Page 2 Wednesday Afternoon, May 15, 1946 The Battalion -—ife—_ Well Done Again, Cadet Corps... Congratulations are in order all the way around for the excellent Mother's Day Program last weekend. Laboring un der difficulties encountered from inexperience from not having held a Mother’s Day celebration on the campus in the past four years, the committee in charge, headed by Chester Reed, did admirably. The outstanding feature of the whole weekend was the review of the cadet corps Sunday morning. All observers said that the cadets marched better than any previous time this year. Parents were thrilled by the perfect step and the straight ranks and files of the massed companies as they passed the reviewing stand. Perhaps it was* the parents’ presence which inspired the corps to do so well. It would have been difficult indeed to pick the best drilled outfit on the field that day. The ceremony of the presentation of the General Moore flag to F Company and the Albert Sidney Johnson saber to Chester Reed was duly impressive. It is of course regrettable that neither General Moore nor the President of the Col lege were present to award the honors, but next year, after long range planning, no such omission will occur. Incident ally, all you who wondered, the President was in Washington following a meeting of the Highway Safety Committee, of which he was the chairman of the engineering division. This committee meeting had been arranged at a much earlier date than the Mother’s Day program, and it. was virtually im possible for him to withdraw from it to be here at the col lege. --Mistakes, omissions, and sketchy planning are only to be expected the first year any such traditions are revived. What amazes us is that no more occurred than did. It is a fitting tribute to the parents who reared us, that such a detailed complex problem could be dealt with in the more than satisfactory way that it was. PENNY’S SERENADE By W. Li. Penberthy It won’t be long now until another class will be graduating- from our institution. The class is small, but each and every mem ber will go out from the school with one idea in mind and that to make a success of life. In the eyes of many the accum ulation of worldly goods is the first indication of suc cess, and I don’t think I would feel that I had been a success if 1 had not been able to earn enough to support my family com fortably, to edu cate my children Penberthy LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Mr. Sam A. Nixon, Jr. Editor-in-Chief, The Battalion Dear Mr. Nixon: Thanks for your letter comment ing on our May article DANGER: HITCHHIKER AHEAD by Mich ael Evans. A number of readers have objected to the facts in this piece and have called our atten tion to the many honest drivers who offer rides and to the hitch hikers, especially servicemen, who need them. This particular article was writ ten and published for the protec tion of both rider and driver. No doubt you noticed that the author not only mentioned the crimes committed by hitchhikers, but also cited cases where drivers have robbed, injured, and killed inno cent strangers they picked up on the road. We agree it’s extremely unfor tunate that the people who need lifts will suffer hardships if hitch hiking is banned. However, our editorial board felt that the pre valence of crimes evolving from hitching made an article such as this vital to all Americans. We were interested in the clip ping from your school paper The Battalion. We have passed your letter along to author Michael Evans, since we feel that he will also be interested in this article about the Aggie way of hitchhik ing. We appreciate your taking the time and trouble to write. Cordially, Helene Richards For the Editors Coronet Magazine COOL WEATHER IS PASSING Make it a habit now to visit our Fountain daily. AGGIELAND PHARMACY North Gate CASEY'S In the “Y” The place to meet your old pals for EATS DRINKS SMOKES In regard to your editorial of Friday, May 10, about the “Pistol Packin’ Tessies” who defeated the Aggie rifle team this year, there are a few items which should be clarified, for the benefit of all concerned. First, the Aggie-Tessie rifle match was resumed last year ra ther than this year. The Aggies went up to Denton and were beat en by the Tessies, by a two-point margin. This year the gals came to Aggieland and again trounced the Ags, by a one-point margin. This I must say -to the everlasting honor of the little wimmin. How ever, these bnatches are not card ed as regular season matches by the Aggie Rifle Team, for a very excellent reason—they are fired from the prone position only. Dur ing the regular season the Rifle Team cards matches with other colleges and universities, matches which are customarily fired in four stages—prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing. The prone position, being the easiest to fire from, is therefore the last practiced by the Aggie riflemen, since greater bene fit would be obtained by practice on kneeling or standing positions. The Tessies, on the other hand, fire only in the prone posiiton, and frankly, they get pretty good at it. Let Tessie-Ex Mrs. Shull take notice accordingly, but realize the conditions. We love you, ladies! but there are limits. Yours, “Blotto” Harold Borofsky. SAL LIE B. CLARK A 6 hi ACvOOiVNC CO OfSxj