The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1967 Page: 1 of 6
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BOX 8066-4924 CO!,F
DALLAS, TEXAS 75^05
(COMP)
'Summer and Smoke
Serves Dual Purpose
— Page 3
51 ST YEAR
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The Campus Chat
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DENTON, TEXAS Friday. October 13, 1967
Mean Green Machine
Oils Up for Colorado
— Page 4
NO. 7
In The News
This Week
Homecoming Parade
To be Set Up Thursday
Representative)! of organizations that
plan to have a car or floau in the Home-
coming parage have been asked to meet
in Koom 233 of the Men's Building at
5 p.m. Thursday.
City Election To Decide
Denton Street Controversy
Denton voters will decide in a special
election Saturday whether to reopen
Oakland Avenue and close Austin Ave-
nue.
The argument over Oakland has been
raging since July when newly elected
City Council members, constituting a
majority, pussed an ordinance to open
Oakland. An ordinance passed in 1964
had originally closed the street. Archi-
tect O'Neill Ford recommended the clos-
ing as part of the long-range plans for
the Civic Center. In Septeml>er a petition
was circulated to obtain an election to
close Oakland. It was also decided to add
a proposition on the closing of Austin
Avenue.
A new U.S. post office is planned to
occupy the land from Locust through
Austin, directly north of McKinney
Street. The city has purchased the land,
but it haa not yet been deeded to the
federal government. The new building as
planned would necessitate the closing of
Austin.
The council majority wants Oakland
reopened on the ground that traffic is
unnecessarily delayed.
The accessibility of the City-County
Library has also Iteen a point of contro-
versy. Oakland runs in front of the
library.
Nu Phi Gets Permission
To Affiliate With TKE
The NTSU chapter of Nu Phi fratern-
ity has received administrative approval
to affiliate with Tau Kappa Epailon, the
largest social fratemity in the United
States.
George S. Stott, coordinator for fra-
ternal affairs, gave the approval Tues-
day.
"Mr. Stott has worked with Dean of
Students William C. Lindley and Nu
Phis for the past year and has helped
us as a local fraternity in many ways,"
Nu I'hi Secretary Bob Williams com-
mented.
ISO Plans Meeting
To Pick Candidates
A fall election candidate slate will be
chosen by the Independent Students Or-
ganization at 7 p.m. Monday in Room
116 of the Business Administration
Building.
USNT Vice-Prcsident Troy Phillips, a
member of the group, said this second
meeting is "the most important meeting
of the year; ISO members will divide
into classes and select slates consisting
of seven senatorial candidates and one
class presidential nominee."
ISO provides a platform for political
hopefuls who are not affiliated with any
other political movement on campus.
"There* is nothing written that says we
cannot endorse other candidates, but
priority goes to independent*," Phillips
said.
"ISO has always worked because mem-
bers haven't minded contributing the
work. That's about the only way to get
elected on this campus," he said.
Testing Begins Saturday
For AFROTC Program
Testing for students wanting to enter
the Air Force ROTC two-year program
liegins Saturday. Upon graduation, par-
ticipants in this program are given a
commission as a second lieutenant.
Candidates must have four full se-
mesters remaining, as of September 1968.
This can include graduate work. Stu-
dents interested in this program should
contact the professor of Aerospace Stud-
ies in Room 231 of the Men's Building
or call 387-6236.
Denton Follows Trend,
Votes for Free Parking
Starting Nov, 1, downtown Denton
shoppers will he able to leave their cars
and not have to fish for a nickel for the
parking meter, because there will be no
meters.
The Denton City Council voted unan-
imously Tuesday to remove all parking
meters from the downtown area. The
request was made by a chamber of com-
merce representative, Richard Taliafer-
ro.
The request is part of an effort to
make downtown shopping more appeal-
ing to Dentonites.
Taliaferro said that the removal of
the meters is an effort to follow the
nationwide trend of shoppers who like to
drive in, park for free and shop.
The meters will not be covered but
will he removed completely, to eliminate
the psychological effect their presence
might have on shoppers, Taliaferro said.
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(Kt L | Mauzy Slams Record
^ j Of Texas Legislature
By BOBI MICHELSON
Texas is 32nd in the nation in teacher's
salaries "Itecause the legislature doesn't
have any damn sense we need to raise
taxes to get better teachers," state Sen-
ator Oscar Mauzy told NTSU Young
Democrats here Wednesday night.
Speaking on "Accomplish.i.ents (?) of
the Texas legislature—1967" Mauzy
said, "We are settling for mediocrity (in
education) .... We did not do enough
to inspire the academic climate; we've
done nothing to bring about academic
freedom on Texas campuses."
MAUZY, A LIBERAL who was named
rookie of the year this year by the state
AFL-CIO, represents Southwest Dallas.
This was his first appearance at North
Texas since he participated in a debate
against the Young Republicans for the
YDs in 1965.
Mauzy has been on the Insurance, Ed-
ucation and Constitutional Revision com-
mittees in the state legislature. He has
served as president of the Dallas County
YDs and national committeeman from
the Texas YDs.
Criticizing conservatism in Texas poli-
tics, Mauzy said, "We live in a state that
has the brightest future in the nation,
but we keep dragging our feet. We need
to have a revigorization in Texas we
need to start doing some things that are
progressive."
IN KNOCKING the legislature, Mau-
Senate OKs Budget
Appoints 3 Justices
O/) Death, Where Is Thy Sting?'
Denise Moyer, a sophomore elementary education major from Columbus, Ohio,
has trouble keeping a straight face about Marquis Hall's school spirit project.
The coeds laid Colorado State to rest five days early.
Photo by SAKAIt WKSATV.KK
USNT Petitions Due
Senate Race Deadline 6 p.m.
By IRVIN POWER
Fall election petitions must l>e turned
in to the Elections Board in the USNT
office before fi p.m. today.
Chairman Mary Burns said petitions
must have L.> sigffntures and must be
accompanied by $3 and a dexigraph for
students of sophomore level and above.
Last VIP Leader
Quits YR Club
NTSU Young Republicans elected three
new officers Wednesday night, lost an-
other by resignation, and heard the
state YR chairman criticize the Demo-
crats.
Treasurer Bob Walden, a member of
the YRs and the breakaway VIP group,
presided over the election and then
walked out. He was the only remaining
VIP member on the club executive com-
mittee.
The YRs elected Johnny Hendrik
president, Wes Smitherman vice-presi-
dent and Richard Hill secretary.
Then they heard state chairman Glenn
Looney of Lubbock in a brief speech. He
said national dissatisfaction with Presi-
dent Johnson's policies gives Republicans
a prime opportunity in next year's elec-
tions. He also said that YRs should all
have the same goals—to help the party
- and "I think it is bad to let |>etty dif-
ferences blind us U> our goals."
Freshmen must show some proof of en-
rollment.
Candidates will draw for places on
the ballot at 7 p.m. today in the Business
Administration Lecture Hall, Miss Burns
said, "Cariilaiiites. ..yill divide according
to the office they are seeking, and will
draw according to the time at which they
turned in their petitions," she said.
Fifty-eight petitions had l>een taken
from the USNT office by 2 p.m. Wednes-
day. A permanent Senate, Homecoming
queen and freshman cheerleaders will
be elected Oct. 26.
"SO FAR, everything is going smooth-
ly," Miss Burns said. "We hope that the
rules changes adopted by USNT will
make the election run smoother and
draw more people to the polls."
Candidates for offices must have a
1.0 grade point average. Glades will be
checked at the USNT office as petitions
are turned in.
Candidates will run for sign positions
Tuesday, with election board members
registering the sign positions at 6 p.m.
that day. Signs must come down by 6
a.m. Oct. 26, election day, and board
members will check the campus for signs
l>efore the balloting liegins.
THREE POLLING BOOTHS will In-
available this year—on the second floor
of the Union Building, on the first floor
of the Library and outside on the cam-
pus grounds. Election board members
will be present at each polling booth
each hour that the polls are open.
By DAVID DAVIS
The USNT Interim Senate approved
recommendations for three new Supreme
Court justices and passed the USNT
budget for 1967-68 in their third meet-
ing of the year Tuesday night.
USNT President Charles Dixon made
the recommendations for the vacancies
on the Supreme Court. Those appointed
were Scotta Edlin, Mike Giles and Aud-
ley Bradburn. Bradburn will serve as
chief justice.
The budget for the USNT was present-
ed to the senate by George Christian,
the budget officer. "The past records of
the USNT budget are relatively few,"
Christian said "This year the attitude of
the senate is to spend every penny al-
lotted but to make every penny count
throughout the year," Christian said.
THE MONEY allotted U> the USNT by
the administration this year is $3,460.
Supplies and printing are expected to
take $700 about 20 per cent.
Seven hundred dollars is also ear-
marked for travel. Last year, about
$1,500 was used for travel. "We want
to spend more money here on the North
Texas students instead of going to other
places," Christian said.
A new item on the budget will pay
cheerleaders' expenses at cheerleading
school next summer. "Where to get the
money to send our cheerleaders to cheer-
leading school has always been a prob-
lem," Christian said.
Another new fund is itemized as
"working capital," which will be used
for projects throughout the year.
THE SENATE also outlawed cam-
paigning within 50 feet of the polls on
election day. This was the year's 11th
change in election rules.
Two bills were presented by Senior
Interim Senator Jerry Zenick One con-
cerned circulating a petition among stu-
dents and their parents of to establish
an open door policy at North Texas. The
petition will lie presented to the Board
of Regents if passed
Zenick's second hill would set up a
committee to look into the appropriation
of funds for cheerleaders. The bill called
for an all school dance to be held if the
Style More Important Than Safety
Nader Blasts Big Three
B> HOWARD SWINDLE
For the first time in history the fed-
eral government is spending more on
automobile safety than for the protec-
tion of migratory birds, national safety
expert and author Ralph Nader said here
Thursday night.
Nader, author of "Unsafe at Any
Speed," told a Lecture Series audience
in the Main Auditorium that the $1 mil-
lion the government plans for research
on auto safety "still isn't enough to pre-
vent 'the epidemic of the highway '"
NADER. WHOSE modem-day muck-
raking of the auto industry was followed
by strengthened safety standards this
year, added, "We spend more money on
products to prevent bad breath than on
devices to save lives."
The graduate of Princeton and Har-
vard laid the blame for the nation's in
creased traffic deaths and injuries at
the doorsteps of the Big Three auto-
makers.
Nader cited five areas in which the
auto industry "is letting the consumer
down." They are:
• Too much emphasis on style and
not enough on engineering excellence.
• Lack of adequate research and de-
velopment on safety.
• Secrecy among the automakers.
• Poor competition.
• Consumer ignorance.
Nader said the emphasis in Detroit
today is toward style arid not toward
finding better safety devices, "Even
bumpers are designed for style's sake,"
the author said.
"THE FUNCTION OF today's bumper
is to protect the bumper not to lessen
damage to passengers in accidents," Na-
der said "One company makes thousands
of dollars a year just selling bumper
guards."
Nailer, whose muckraking has recently
lieen extended to the meatpacking indus-
try and pipeline companies, told the
sparse crowd that the Big Three spent
only $1 million dollars of a muti million
dollar profit last year for safety re-
search
"And that was spent when a
senile subcommittee was investigating
safety research at their plants," Nader
added,
present system is "inadequate and un-
changeable."
Also presented to the senate was a
proposal to set up a committee to lobby
in favor of the Texas constitutional
amendment, coming up for a vote in No-
vember, which would allow federal and
state non-elected offocials to work in
state positions (such as teachers and in-
structors in state schools) as long as the
two jobs do not conflict.
A bill investigating the foreign langu-
age requirements at North Texas was
dropped as was a bill to set up auditions
for a talent program to be held at Texas
A&M, which was dropped because of
lack of time.
zy said, "We did not pass the new regis-
tration hill in Texas, which is good be-
cause it was extremely restricUve." If
the bill had passed, there would have
been no voter registration via mail, only
through the county courthouse "The
most important thing we've done is kill
the bill," he said.
Mauzy criticized the failure of the
constitutional amendment concerning an-
nual legislative meetings. Another fail-
ing bill, he said, was one to rewrite the
Texas Constitution. He blamed tne fail-
ure of both on conservatives.
SENATOR MAI ZY said the Texas
Legislature did make some steps for-
ward, but not nearly enough. "1 think
we're going to do it we'll see enough
Republicans elected to force the Demo-
crats to become progressive. Republican
members of the legislature will increase,
and this is good, as it will make the
Democrats live up to their promises I'm
tired of t>eing held responsible for Re-
publicans who call themselves Demo-
crats."
The senator also accused Republicans
of infiltrating the Democratic primaries.
Concerning academic freedom, Mauzy
said, "Academic freedom is the right of
a person to seek out the truth, regard-
less if he steps on someone's toes . . .
regardless if the opinion is popular. Ac-
ademic freedom should not be subjected
to political control by politicians. Peo-
ple should be completely free in their
inquiries."
"I think Governor John Connally will
run -the president will tell him to run,"
Mauzy said when questioned about the
1968 gubernatorial race.
Mauzy urged students to inquire and
question to Ik- progressive. "Youth
should be rebellious," he said. "I think
that's the role YDs should play."
I Flamenco Guitarist
iti
To Present Concert
■
Renowned flamenco guitarist Carlos
Montoya will perform here at 8:1ft
p.m. Wednesday as the second prescn
tation of the Fine Arts Series The
concert will be in the Main Auditor-
ium.
The entire repertoire will be orig-
inal compositions and arrangements
by Montoya, playing unaccompanied.
Montoya is the most-recorded fla-
menco artist in history and was the
first to perform solo concerts. He has
performed throughout the free world,
from Canada to the Orient. Before
Montoya, flamenco music was little
besides simple chord accompaniment
for dancers.
Montoya was born in Madrid of
gypsy parents And this is the key
to his music, which is highly improv-
isational. It is often contended that a
gypsy heritage is necessary for any
flamenco artist to achieve great abil-
ity. Montoya himself never plays the
same thing twice the same way. He
has said, "It's the spirit, not the tech-
nique, that is im|x rtant."
lie began playing guitar at the age
of eight under the tutorship of his
mother and studied with the Spanish
instructor Pepe el Barbero for two
years. He started his first European
tour with Antonia Merce, "La Argen-
tina," and achieved national renown
by age 14. In 1948 he decided to try-
solo recitals never before done by h
flamenco guitarist in the United
States, Canada and Europe.
Instant success followed.
Montoya's more recent headliner is
CARLOS MONTOYA
. . , master musician
for
the four-part "Suite Flamenca"
guitar and orchestra.
Tickets for the concert were made
available at the University Store
Thursday morning Students must pre-
sent ID cards. Faculty members and
other nonstudents must show Fine
Arts cards.
The program will consist of 17 num-
liers, mostly gypsy dance themes. In-
cluded are: 'Alegrias," which calls
for handclapping time; "Zambra," a
Moorish theme with tamlxiurine imi-
tations, and "Nana del Gitanito," the
litUe gypsy's lullaby.
Nader lielieves that manufacturers'
secrecy has caused many deaths and in-
juries "The public didn't know the car
they were driving was defective because
the companies wouldn't call them back
for revision,
"BUT NOW. WITH the Motor Vehicle
Safety Law, the government requires the
companies to repair the defects," he said.
The law has aided in breaking the
"chrome curtain of secrecy," he added.
Nader said cars lack safety features
because none of the manufacturers has
taken the lead in innovation.
"They compete in advertising, dealer
strength and capital, but not in safety-
innovation," he explained.
Bl'T SOME OF the blame for lack of
safe cars falls on consumers, Nader said
"People want to know how fast they can
get from zero to 00 m p h., not how fast
they can get from 60 to zero," he noted.
Nader sprang into the public eye when
he appeared before the U. S. Senate,
pleading for more stringent automohile
safety standards and government inter
vention in the auto industry.
Hands flick •cross tha strings as Montoya makes music
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