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The Battalion
Wednesday Afternoon, May 29, 1946
Rocking the Boat . . .
There have been a few suggestions lately—just a few
—that the Battalion has been rocking the boat so far as
A. & M. is concerned; that by bluntly stating in print what
many of the students are thinking, we have somehow violated
an Aggie tradition of keeping gripes under the hat. Research
fails to support this theory; Aggies have been making their
feelings known for many years back. Remember San Ja
cinto Day in 1903?
The Batt’s major editorials are not last mintue produc
tions of a harrassed editor who has to fill up space in a hur
ry. The general editorial policy is set by Student Council, a
representative body of students, elected by the Corps and by
the ex-servicemen. If the Batt’s editors misunderstand the
point-of-view of the Student Council, as sometimes happens,
the error is quickly pointed out and the Batt put back on the
beam.
If a Batt editorial makes you sore, and you think we
need correcting—just write us a letter. We’ll print it, even
if you call us “playful cows” or prejudiced dunderheads.
The Batt’s editorial policy is simply this: we try to ex
press the sentiment of a majority of students. And our
letter columns are wide open to any who disagree. But when
you do write us, please send your name and address. We won’t
print it if you don’t want your identity known.
Just a Trade School?...
George E. Sokolsky, in his syndicated newspaper col
umn this week in the Dallas News, is the latest to fire a
broadside at American colleges. This one is directed straight
at such technical schools as A. & M., and it challenges
our right to college degrees!
Sokolsky, in his copyrighted article, says that engineer-
irfg and other institutions which teach technological tech
niques but minimize the humanities should be re-classified as
glorified trade-schools and authorized to issue certificates of
proficiency rather than diplomas.
There is one-way to answer such a blast. That is by
making our institution such a center for engineering and phy
sical research that we be considered the Southwest equiva
lent of M. I. T. or Caltech. Our new wind-tunnel out at Eas-
terwood field is a step in that direction. Let’s keep stepping!
Baggage May Be
Stored in Dorm 3
During Summer
Articles which students do not
wish to take home with them at
the end of the current semester
may be stored for the summer in
the basement of Dormitory 3 for
a minimum charge of one dollar.
Items will be received at Dorm 3
Thursday from 1 to 5 o'clock and
on Friday from 8 to 12. There will
be a minimum charge of one dol
lar, payable in advance, for up to
three items, including only one
trunk and a fifty-cent charge for
each additional piece.
All boxes and suitcases must be
securely fastened or tied. Except
in cases of emergency, nothing may
be withdrawn from storage until
the opening of the fall term.
For further information contact
the Student Activities Office in the
Administration building.
The Bryan Banks will be closed Monday,
June 3rd in observance of Jeff Davis’
birthday, a legal holiday.
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City National Bank
First State Bank and Trust Co.
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Letters
RAINEY QUESTION STILL
UNANSWERED, SAYS MANLY
Editor Battalion:
In reading over your answer to
my query about Dr. Rainey, I have
come to the conclusion that many
others must have come to also, that
the question is still unanswered.
In saying, “Although Dr. Rainey
is not an avowed candidate for gov
ernor at this time, it is generally
understood by everybody that he
will be a candidate in the coming
election, and will announce his
candidacy in time. Such a meeting
as proposed would be a political
gathering, and as such cannot be
held on the campus of a state-
owned college", you have not in
vestigated far enough, or you
would know that he spoke to the
student body of the University of
Texas on their campus the night
immediately preceding his speech
off the camus here.
Another point is, the first part
of the above quoted paragraph
which you have quoted as a ruling
from Dean Bolton, can be inter
preted as meaning that with such
a policy of selection of speakers
to be allowed, anyone who has the
power to say “yes” or “no” may
give the prospective speaker
thumbs down by saying simply,
“He (or she) is a potential can
didate for public office, and as
such . . . .” Yes, you can finish
the statement with what you wish
for all members of a democratic
nation are potential candidates for
public office.
When I asked the question via
post card, I was not particularly
interested in any candidate for
governor, but you can rest assured,
and so may anyone else, that I
definitely have taken a stand for
one man.
Find also an enclosed letter, mis-
takingly sent to me, giving me
no end of cane for writing what
you did. I regret that I opened
it, but it is up to someone else to
straighten out the person as to
the fact that I am not the Editor
of the Batt.
As a last thought to be left with
you, here goes. Has there ever
been in the history of the college
under the present administration,
a political candidate seeking elec
tion or reelection to speak on the
campus ?
Robert L. Manly, Jr.
(Ed. Note: The enclosed letter
which Mr. Manly mentions was
sent both to him and to the Bat
talion in duplicate. It raises some
provocative questions, but is un
signed. As the Battalion has a
standing rule against printing un
signed letters (especially on so se
rious an issue) this letter will not
be published unless the author
sends us his name. We won’t print
the name, but we must have it on
file and know who and what the
writer is.
As for the questions raised by
Mr. Manley, it is up to each indi
vidual student to read the state
ments from both points of view and
then make up his own mind as to
what actually happened.)
Bryan, Texas
WED. - THURS. - FRI. - SAT.
Lana Turner
— in —
The Postman Al-
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. Li. Penberthy
This is commencement time and
another class will be graduating
from our school. At this time it is
customary to give a little advice,
but I always hesitate because
whenever I think of advice I think
of what two friends of mine said
about it. The first said, “Advice
costs nothing—and is worth it.”
The second said, “Advice is like
castor oil—everybody wants to
give it but nobody wants to take
it”. The most practical advice I
ever received was from a camp
Kidd to Address
Non-Regs, Non-Yets
Monday night in the Architecture
Library, Mr. Harry L. Kidd of the
English Department will speak on
“Straight Thinking in Education”
before the organization of non-mil
itary, non-veteran students, it has
been announced by D. Tybault, or
ganization president.
The organization, newly formed,
will meet at 7:30. Tybault and his
aides are presently making a con
centrated membership drive to bol
ster organization strength. Good
attendance has been asked of all
non-veteran students not living in
the Corps. Mr. Kidd’s address will
be of interest to all students, and
an invitation to attend the meet
ing has been extended to all who
are interested.
SAACS Hold Annual
Hamburger Fry Sat.
The climax of the semester’s ac
tivities of the A. & M. Chapter of
the Student Affiliates of the
American Chemical Society was
their annual hamburger fry Satur
day evening at 6:30 p.m. at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Jen
sen in South Oakwood. In the tra
ditional manner, Dr. Jensen of
ficiated at the outdoor grill. In
addition to hamburgers, two tables
were loaded with all the trimmings.
Also served were potato salad, cof
fee, punch, cookies, and fresh black
berries.
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director who in bidding me good
bye on my day off said, “Penny,
don’t do anything you couldn’t do
on a bicycle.”
One thing that has been very
forcibly impressed upon me from
working with sports and observing
the play of good performers is the
importance placed
on the mastery of
the fundamentals
of the game. So
many times we
are not content to
do this, but can’t
seem to resist the
temptation to be
“tricky”, and so
take a good lick
ing from those
who are well
grounded funda
mentally. There
is nothing wrong
with being tricky
but that privilege
is reserved for those who have been
well grounded in the fundamentals
and I feel that very few of us
ever reach that stage. I knew a
very successful coach who used to
say, “Give me a bunch of boys who
can block and tackle and I will
win lots of games.”
Fundamentals are of as much
importance in the living of a suc
cessful life as in the playing of the
various sports. Just as blocking and
tackling are of primary importance
in football so are such fundamen
tals as courage, honesty, consider
ation, fair play, clean living, and
faith in God of primary importance
in the life we live.
Batt Rated “Excellent”
By National Association
The Battalion has been given a
rating of “first-class, excellent” by
the Associated Collegiate Press, a
national association of college
newspapers.
Penberthy
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