The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 23, 1958, Image 2
f The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Thursday, January 23, 1958 Man to Man By JOE TIN DEL Last week’s column was going to be the last one be fore the end of the semester but in view of all the events occurring during the past week, J think comments on them are in order. * Uppermost in our minds today is the hiring of Jim Myers as head football coach and athletic director. The Bat talion has known he would come here for at least two days or one day before the announcement. Hiring Myers is the wisest thing that has been done at A&M for many years. His qualifications are above reproach according to Gary Rollins, Battalion sports editor. The Bat talion thought he was best all along so we went out and helped get him for the Aggie team. ★ ★ ★ A letter on this page asks me to explain why I got out of the Corps my freshman year and labels me anti-Corps. Mr. Cross’s opinion is that I am anti-Corps and T respect his opinion and right to express it. I would urge him, how ever, to study the Battalion editorial policy closer before he cides definitely. I got out of the Corps two weeks after the beginning of my sophomore year, not during my freshman year. I had academic reasons which were encouraged by definite knowledge of contract ineligibility because of a physical handicap. If anyone wants to know more, my office is al ways open to visitors. ★ ★ ★ As might be imagined, many letters have come to this office concerning the co-education controversy. The Bat talion has always tried and will continue to run all letters of reasonable length. AUSTIN—Pay your poll tax! Pay your poll tax! Pay your poll tax! AFL-CIO and strong labor com mittees are making- a vigorous drive to get union members to pay the $1.75 right-to-vote tax, and become eligible to put labor in the saddle in Texas govern ment. Gov. Price Daniel is urging all Texans to get that poll tax re ceipt now, before the Jan. 31 deadline. '‘Bad public officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote,” the governor said. “I urge every Texan who loves this state and believes in majority rule to pay his poll tax and take active part this year in the fight for consti tutional government of, by and for the people.” He emphasized that "minority groups should not be allowed to take over Texas.” State Democratic Executive Committee heads, Jim Lindsey of Texarkana and Jake Pickle of Austin are also busy contacting eligible voters. &</ Vem SbriforcL Equally active is the Democrats for Texas organization, whose chief spokesman is Mrs. Frankie Randolph of Houston. Aiding her are Alex Dickie of Denton, Creek- more Fath of Austin, AFL-CIO heads, and NAACP leaders. DEMOCRATIC PARTY CON TROL is expected to be a hotter issue this year than most cam paigns for Capitol posts. The stage is set for the first round of customary shin-kicking and name-calling at the State Democratic Executive Committee meeting here Feb. 1. SDEC is largely made up of conservatives favorable to Governor Daniel. Their critics and Opponents are the Democrats of Texas, a liberal group which contends its parti sans were in the majority at the last state convention, but were unfairly squeezed out of party posts. DOT has drawn up a proposed "code of ethics” which, it says, will prevent any fast shuffles at future conventions. At the Feb. 1 meeting DOT representatives will urge the Executive Commit tee to adopt the code. ^ContinentalAirlines get there faster! t .. DALLAS LUBBOCK ] EL PASO ■ . *vio connecfing airline NEW YORK* WASHINGTON,;. CHICAGO* ©O NOW, PAY LATER! Call Continental at VI 6-4789. m t-.i THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a community netuspaper and is gov erned by the student-faculty Student Publications Board at Texas A. & M. College. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A & M., Is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September through May, and once a week during summer school. and holiday periods, Faculty members of the Student Publications Board are Dr. Carroll D. Lavert; ; and Mr. Be lly W. Libby. officio members are Mr. Charles A. Hoeber; and Boss Strader, Secretary and Direc tor of Student Publications. Ity members of the Student Publications Board are Dr. Carroll D. Laverty, Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard; Prof. Robert M. Stevenson; and Mr. Bennie Zinn. Student members are W. T. Williams, John Avant, and Billy W. Libby. Ex- Mail subscriptions are S3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full, year. Advertising rates furnished on request Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office In College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n Associated Collegiate Press Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services. Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited, to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office, Room 4, YMCA. For advertising^ or delivery call VI 6-6415. JOE TINDEL : Editor Jim Neighbors .* Managing Editor Gary Rollins Sports Joy Roper Society Editor Gayle McNutt, Val Polk City Editors Joe Buser, Fred Meurer News Editors Jim Carrel! Assistant Sports Editor Robert Weekley, David Stoker, Johnny Johnson, John Warner, Ronald Easley, Lewis Reddell Reporters A New Flag Over Kyle Field—Long May It Wave All The World Searches For Aggie Coach And the hue and cry for a coach for A&M has carried as far as Seattle, Washington. According to one Emmett Wat son, in the Post-Intelligencer, of that city, on Jan. 17, the next coaching prospect should be Oscar Hammerstein II. He said that, as Hammerstein pointed out, "There is nothing like a dame.” And that goes for football players and coaches, he said. He quoted from the much quot ed statements of Bob Busby, of the Kansas City Star, who called existence at A&M, “. . . Spartan, with no mid-week proms, no jel lying at the soda fountain with a dolly.” “The coaching problem, is a lack of girls. College football prospects do not like the idea of four years at A&M with nothing to ogle but other college football players,” Watson said. Yet, after yesterday, it seems that Aggie football players may have something other than each other to ogle . . . namely, Jim Myers. mwt Well, the 51 days and nights of fasting are over. The orphans now have parents. And it is good. ★ ★ ★ Since I’ve been getting requests to use names in my column (of sorts), here’s a start: James (Jim), Jon, Gary and Lupe. ★ ★ ★ Could we say a new trend is beginning on the campus? Let’s see, what would it be like to see on the ballots next year at elec tion time, “Mark here for your choice for the investigation committee.” Evil is everywhere. ★ ★ ★ Especially posted outside the classroom door. ★ ★ ★ Adiqs, Lupe. Letters To The Editor Editor: The Battalion I would like to make a few re marks concerning the formation of an association for the advance ment of co-education on the A&M campus. I feel that Metts is perfectly within his rights in creating this organization for this is a free country. But I am protesting the proposed name of this group (Ag gie Association for the Advance ment of Co-education) because the men founding it are not Aggies. I believe that it is wrong for the people of Texas and all people who know A&M to be fooled into thinking that a group of Aggies would sponsor such a group. Being enrolled as a student at A&M does not give a person the privilege of calling himself an Aggie. The men, Civilian and mil itary, who, since 1876, have built and loved the proud reputation and great traditions of this school are Aggies. Can anyone who proposes to tear down these traditions call himself an Aggie ? Can William Metts call him self an Aggie? ... I say NO! And he can’t rightfully call his group an "Aggie Association” any more than I could form a “W. B. Metts Association for the Promotion of Communism.” Jim Riggs ’58 Editor: The Battalion It seems to me that we Aggies have more than our share of hos tility to face in the Southwest without brewing more among our selves. Why don’t we all make an effort to unite ? There would still be differences of opinions pertaining to compul sory Corps, co-education, etc., but hell gentlemen, we are supposed to be (almost according to the profs) mentally mature. We should be able to discuss these differences intelligently and real ize the best possible conclusions without becoming hostile with one another. Larry Van Doozer ’58 Editor: The Battalion Mr. William Boyd Metts: This note is just to tell you we To Aggies & Faculty Plan Your Banquets NOW For Spring. Banquet Room With Reservations For 250 Or Less Call TA 2-1353 The TRIANGLE 3606 So. College Ave admire the stand you have taken for woman admission and the fact that the student body has factions that have hurt you in their strong arm tactics is deplorable. * This violence indicates their frustration over a situation that they cannot cope with in the writ ten word. I’m proud to see fel lows like you, otherwise A&M and Texas will remain decades behind the cultures and schools better than A&M that have ad mitted women long ago. Don’t doubt the wisdom of your stand even though there is vio lence and ignorance on the cam pus today. Michael Sivetz 9748 Westview Houston, Texas SERVING BRYAN and COLLEGE STATION ^ SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR Lv. N. Zukh 10:08 a.m. Ar. Dallas . . 12:47 p.m. Lv. N. Zulch Ar. Houston Bilrliiigtoii Home. 7:28 p.m. 9:15 p.m. FORT WORTH AND DENVER RAILWAY N. L. CRYAR, Agent Phone 15 •NORTH ZULCH COURT’S College Station’s Finest Shoe Center COURT’S Shoes — Shoe Repairs North Gale Winner of 1st Prize in U. S. 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