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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
The human hand has been used as a visual symbol on
posters and hand bills for decades.
A flattened hand, palm toward you indicates stop.
Churchill’s two-fing-ered symbol indicated victory. Two
hands clasped together ask you to attend the church of
your choice each week.
But the most symbolic hand is probably that of Uncle
Sam, who since World War I has been pointing his finger
of need at the youth of this country.
It is this hand which has been slapped severely dur
ing the Vietnam war.
The establishment of a democracy has long seemed a
difficult field to plow and almost unique to the United
States.
It is the freedom embodied in our first amendment to
the Constitution which demonstrates Uncle Sam’s tolera
tion of his nieces and nephews to dissent.
Where else could eager hands reach out to burn or drop
their symbolic obligation to defend their country into a
basket, and in front of a federal building? (See AP wire-
photo, page 3 of The Battalion, Oct. 19.
We support the right for peaceful dissent and the right
to change laws or remove officials through Constitutional
provisions.
This week’s peace demonstrations, focal point for anti
war, anti-draft sentiment in cities throughout the country,
show a widespread feeling by many intelligent and promi
nent persons that the present Vietnamese war is wrong.
It undoubtedly hurts American bargaining power in
North Vietnam. It undoubtedly hurts morale of fighting
men in Vietnam. It undoubtedly creates some loss of faith
in the new generation and explosive friction between mem
bers of that generation.
It is difficult to say whether those protesting the war
and the draft would be willing to defend their country under
any circumstances.
Although many are articulate speakers, present true
and logical arguments or have religious convictions which
prevent participation in war, most demonstrators appear
to be the cattle led by the bell of a few.
As the war continues, more Americans are taking to
the extremes in thought, the black and white on either
side of that middle road.
The war, internal strife, threats of an internal sickness
of population and filthy air and water are slowly straining
reason and toleration.
Some will applaud as once-smiling young faces of those
destroying draft cards are bloodied by club swinging police,
as in California. The action seems quick, direct and appro
priate.
Dissent will be tested and dealt with more harshly in
the next year. The good that will come from it will be
minimal.
For there are no easy nor quick solutions to the Viet
namese war, or to any domestic or world problem. The
days of the wild west are gone, for the gun does not equalize
all men.
Uncle Sam’s strong firm hand is out and will be slapped
many times.
Finance Major
Wins Award
From HSIM
James G. Riley, senior finance
major at Texas A&M, has been
chosen to receive the Fred A.
Randall Memorial Scholarship, an
nounced Dr. John E. Pearson, di
rector of the School of Business
Administration.
The $500-a-year scholarship is
awarded by the Houston Society
of Insurance Management to a
senior finance major in A&M’s
Business Administration.
Riley is married and the father
of two children, and they make
their home in College Station.
Riley is the son of Mrs. W. J.
Riley of College Station.
L. W. Gray, scholarship com
mittee chairman for the Society,
presented Riley with his scholar
ship at a special award luncheon
on October 11th. Dr. Pearson and
Dr. R. M. Stevenson, Professor
of Finance at A&M, were in at
tendance at the meeting.
Vice President Frank L. Donal-
son presided at the Houston pre
sentation luncheon.
“By the time this cartoon is published everybody will be
in Fort Worth with nobody to read it — so today I do
nothing.”
Club To Study
Color Work
Sound Off
The Battalion
Editor:
May I pose a question to my
fellow students, the administra
tion, and the faculty? What is
“the American way of life” ? It
seems that the students of this
school have been rewarded by the
Freedoms Foundation because of
their support of “the American
way of life.” I wish to separate
myself from those who are ac
cepting this award.
Read Classifieds Daily
I would imagine that the ma
jority of student at A&M con
sider support of United States
policy in Viet Nam to be essential
to the American way. I am writ
ing this letter to state my dis
agreement with that idea. Dis
sent is an integral part of our
political system, and is desireable
on issues of great importance.
Persons who do not support this
war are participating in the
American tradition as much as
those who support the war.
Now Open!
All Freshmen
Make-up Pictures
Aggie Den
for 1968 Aggieland
October 23 - 27
Billiards & Pinball
at University Studio
North Gate
Open 7 Days
A Week Until
1 ATTENTION ! !
Midnight
I ALT, CLUBS
(Next to Loupot’s)
Athletic, Hometown, Professional and Campus
North Gate
1 Organizations.
Pictures for the club sections of the Aggieland are
1 now being scheduled at the Student Publications Office,
1 Y.M.C.A. Building.
I hope that persons on this
campus who oppose our Viet Nam
policy will take a more forthright
stance and make themselves
heard. With the approach of
Scona XIII there arises a great
opportunity lor intelligent and
restrained discussion of United
States Asian policy. I, for one,
do not want myself included in
the seemingly unanimous approv
al of the war which pervades this
campus.
C. R. Glover
Box 1526
College Station
Color darkroom procedure will
be covered in Camera Committee
doings in the Memorial Student
Center for the next two weeks.
The committee meets Monday
at 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 3B and C,
announced chairman Frank Tilley.
“Helpful Tips for Color Print
ers,” a Photographic Society of
American presentation by Dr.
Martin B. Yalisove APSA, will
be the program, according to Dale
Bolyard of LaMarque, program
chairman.
Tilley will instruct a class in
color printing the following week
for interested club members. Pri
vileges to the committee’s color
darkroom facilities are accorded
members who attend the sessions.
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