The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 3, 1966 Page: 2 of 4
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Pago 2
WAR WHOOP
February 3 1966
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Strikes Against Public
Compel New Federal Law
Editor's Nolo: Smoke Signals is
a regular feature which attempts
to present investigations of the
current vital topics which so pro-
foundly affect us today and in the
future.
By CRAIG GOODRUM
WHILE SOME OF TODAY'S
less libdline thinkers ate rice. la r-
ini! that even sex is novel only
a pnvato affau but a pul)Iic re-
sponsibility .is well some old 1 no
labui learicis still hold the posi-
tion th.it any woi Iters stiike even
on defense and public seivicu
pi. nils is stiictly a private
iiinttei
In face of this kick-back to this
policy of Iaissr-faire-when-it-helps-ine
President Johnson in
his Slate of the Union address
called foi new fedeial laws "to
clc.it with strikes which threaten
nrep.iiable damage to the na-
lion.il inleiest" As additional
stimulus to bis timely consideia-
tion Waller Ueulber president of
the United Auto Workers and
second in command for the AFL-
CIO has suggested a committee
of government labor and indus-
try off.ti.ils to find "a new mech-
anism and a new procedure to
settle public seivice facilities
labor disputes
A i eview ot the cost of the New
Voik tiansit strike drives home
this need. Mayor Lindsay's esti-
mate of total cost is about $500
million other estimates arc higher.
An estimated 75 million lost man-
houis cost workers aiound $187 5
million m wages according to the
Commerce and Industry Associa-
tion Retailers probably suffered
a $320 million dollar loss in sales.
The immediate point is not
the adheiance to presidential
guidelines about which Presi-
dent Johnson complained. The
validity of the guidelines are
being debated in economic circles
The undebatcable point is that
this strike called a private mat-
'School Daze' Theme
For SEA Meeting
The Student Education Asso-
ciation will have a special joint
meeting with Kappa Delta Gam-
ma at the Abilene Women's Club
IVIiiu.iiy II at 7 30 p m.
The piogi.un is "School D.ue"
.irid will be piescnted to all three
college lutuie te.iLhei societies
Plans com ei rung the State
Convention to be held in Cot pus
Chnsti will be made at the next
legulai business meeting of SEA
at 7 30 j) m in C201 February 15
The local chapter will .send eleven
delegates to the State Convention
Membeislup is now open foi
those who wish to join SEA foi
the fee of $2 75 Membeis le-
ceie the Texas Outlook and
NEA Journal Contact Shaion
Hceos Picsident Hall oi come
to the next legulai SEA meeting
ter by President Johnson while
he was denouncing the violation
of his guidelines is not a private
matter Even though citizens of
New York are voteis they were
not dnect parties to the dispute.
Dut they were the direct suf-
fcrers from the strike.
However a federal law
simply outlawing strikes by pub-
lic service industry employees is
not all that is needed. When
this right to strike against a
whole city or nation is denied
the same law must provide
another bargaining means to take
its place. Such un alternative for
these industries is compulsory
arbitration of labor-management
disputes after the breakdown of
company-union negotiations
Such a new mechanism would
allow plenty of time for serious
negotiations between the affect-
ed parties. When after a
peiiod of time the bargaining
fails the result will not be a
strike in which the end of a fav-
orable contract no matter how
urgently needed would use the
means of public suffering to ac-
complish what reason failed to do
Industiy and labor disputants
approaching an informed but un-
piejudiced committee of govern-
ment labor and industry special-
ists would need to have no more
fear for a just case than any citi-
zen needs to fear from our courts.
Aibitiation is not the end of col-
lective baigaining; it is the begin-
ning of new respect for it. But
it must be the end of capricious
abuse of the American public.
Ebv
Byrd's Jbjc View
By EDNA BYRD
War Whoop Editoi
d
Winning Confidence in Village
Entails Hard Work Recreation
Evety young man has a military obligation for a mini-
mum of six years two of which must be served on active
duty. The ROTC program at Hardin-bimmons University
offers him the opportunity of fulfilling his military obliga-
tion whi.e continuing his college education.
Colonel Johnny M. Rice professor of Military Science
at H-SU stated at a recent press meeting that it is a waste
of a young man's time to get a college education and perform
his militaty obligation in enlisted status. He does not have
the prestige nor the pay that he would have if he had par-
ticipated in the ROTC program. This spring H-SU will offer
the ROTC program consisting of a two-year and a four-year
program in which McMurry students are eligible to partici-
pate. Upon graduation the student in ROTC is commissioned
a second lieutenant in the Army in one of 13 branches. Mili-
tary obligation for the 2-ycar or 4-year ROTC graduate is
the same 2 years active duty and 4 years in the Reserves. If
a young man carries a twelve-hour load he is assured of a
draft deferment after a half year enrollment in ROTC. Regis-
tration is now in process at Hardm-Simmons and anyone
wishing to enroll in ROTC may still do so. For further in-
formation about ROTC contact Colonel Rice at H-SU.
ONE DYING. ONE BURYING ....
"Call the Doctor get help quick because our plant is
dying" frantically cried Mrs. Billie Powers in the Public
Relations Office.
Because one plant in the office had already died Billie
had been giving special attention to the remaining one
"loving and noutishing it." But sure enough little tiny black
specks were all over the leaves of her beloved plant so Jack
Holden assuied her that Don McCormick would find a bug
killer. Taking a sample of the plant and its bugs Don cat ted
the specimen off to an expeit to find out what they should do.
When Don returned Billie anxiously asked him what
kind of treatment was needed to save the plant. Don replied
"The man said: it's not bugs; it's seeds." And when I told
him about the leaves turning yellow and falling off he
quietly informed me that "that's what happens when it has
little ones." So calmly Billie called her boss Jack Holden.
on the phone and told him: "Everything's all right we'ie
just expecting babies."
By JOY HART
Assoc i.iting with people is a
p.ut of the student's job. He
is supposed to go slowly win
the people's confidence and
entei into the village life
'Ihcse lesponsibilitie.s fall upon
any lollegc student who applies
foi a job as a p.ut of a seivice
piojecl in foieign eountnes.
Hiihairi Dunn a McMuny sen-
iiii along with III other college
students p.u ticipated in such a
piojcct last .summer in Cauh-
teneo Mexico Sponsored by the
American Knenris Seivice Com-
mittees the project is organized
for the pm pose of letting the stu-
dents leain about the people and
eountiy of Mexico while these
people in leluin become ac-
quainted with Amei leans.
Cauhtenco us an Indian village
on the slopes of an extinct vol
cano Mahnche in Mexico's pooi-
cst and smallest state Tlaxcola.
The people of Cuahtenco had
little idea about Americans
although a few of the men have
worked in the United States as
biaceros
The boys woiked with the
men fiom the village digging two
wells without modern equipment.
All the woik was clone by hand
with picks and shovels. This was
a eonsirieiable task consideiing
that the wells aie about 200 feet
deep
Instead of paying taxes the
men of the village helped work
on the wells The village is di-
vided into sections and a certain
section helps each clay Before
the wells weie finished the peo-
ple had to bung all then water
fiom the uver.
Anxious to improve themselves
THE
McMURRY COLLEGE
Published twenty-six times during the school year by the
students of McMuny College. The views expressed in the edi-
torial are those of the writei and not necessarily those of the
administration or the War Whoop staff.
Editor
Managing Editor
Business Manager
News Editor
Sports Editor
Photographers
Cartoonist
Reporters
Sponsor
Edna Dyrd
Richard Bauman
Rick Klrkcndall
- . . Craig Goodrum
Tommy Jordan
Bo Mcrrcll Barry Casterlinc
John Hawkins
Joy Hart Linda Thorsen Julie Byrd
Gene Patty
the village people also worked to
build a good dut road to help
bung their village out of its isola-
tion. The old road was only a
liver bed in spots. All the work
on the road is also done by men
without modern equipment. When
Richaid returned to the village at
Chustmas he found this road
finished to the river and a bridge
begun.
Since school vacation in Mex-
ico is in November and Decem-
ber the village children are in
school duung the summer.
Duung their stay Richard and
the other college students plan-
ned an hour recreation program
each day for the school children.
They did arts and crafts and
played American games. The
Mexican children even taught
some Mexican games to their
teachers!
With children's books they had
brought with them the group
stalled a children's library in
Cuahtenco. Also they taught an
English class to some of the men
of the village twice a week.
Anyone was welcome at the
English classes but none of the
women over came because the
village women of Mexico are
consideied inferior.
There weie only two small
stores in the village which sold
only the barest necessities. Shop-
ping trips were made to the next
village about three times a week
but the students went in groups
so that everyone got to go to
"town" about once a week. All
the students had to learn how to
bargain in the market place.
Richard said "It took us a while
to learn but it was fun."
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Oanmian's
JDow
By RICHARD BAUMAN
So VOU think I'm nrmr (nlmn CJ t :r : j u.
middle of the coldest winter spell Abilene has had. Maybe
I am but at least I'm preparing for a job I hope to get this
summer. r t
It is not too early to be thinking about summer jobs
because I understand that they fill up rather hurriedly.
Some of you may not want to work this summer so you
cn.n ?hnBif &Te t0 EurPe' Traveling in Europe
" 'he Pla4cuest that one reads about in history class
visiting spots that make American heritage great must be
fun because thousands of people do so every year.
f .KVSfc aTre in EuroPc' yu y hanker for a year
of study at he International College in Copenhagen which
nrS nl i ? Eopo "e cach semester. Courses
nr Sn ?nrh " A1lWorld Seminars which can be audited
or aken for credit. Expenses may be as low as 350 U. S
m.rsa.ori0rnnri V m d?VdS " the course of study
pursued and the duration of the stay.
ht fnTfw0"!30"1 10 see EurPe without studying
but say they just don't have enough money to take a tour.
Hon thrnSStb-r wffiln6n Europe have come to my atten-
?nihlS.fi1Ce' U- one works in Europe on farms
?mnd"st a a tudor- r in resorts he may be able to see
he Old World for as little as $300 and he will get to know
the people better too. The American Student Information
S'serlieo'rff? and the American-European Stu-
Tnfi y fur .opportunities on a non-profit basis.
Information can be obtained in the War Whoop office.
which1 Inn Jf U mayf b0 Plan"in8 a guided tour of Europe
FnnTrL0-lCSSsclaims is the only way to see
England France Switzerland Italy Spain Germany Nor-
oaSXdrenI Se?mki Hllandl etc' That is whaA plan
summertourinr enUgh fireenbacks to sPend the
No matter what you plan to do you mieht check now
to see whether your plans will continue. TmYe for m to
agamrmTtftSTng250 " 3rUnd that YMC
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 3, 1966, newspaper, February 3, 1966; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth104001/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Taylor+County+-+Abilene%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.