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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1947 It’s All Over Now... The old corps is gone, and the new corps is here. There’s no use weeping for the “old, old days, which come again no mo’. ,, A major change has been made in the Aggie tradi tions, and we have to accept that fact. It is now up to everyone to pitch in and get the reor ganized Cadet Corps on its feet. Griping over lost issues won’t help. Some cadets of private rank are inclined to fuss at officers who signed, up, asking for their commissions again and accepting punishment for disobedience. That is no way to help. Only those who sat in on some of the conferences know how close A. & M. came to losing its Cadet Corps, perhaps forever. When the word went out last Friday afternoon to turn in all equipment, and the officers realized that in a few hours the corps would be a thing of the past, they capitula ted. By so doing, they saved the corps. Rumors were prevalent on the campus and in the press that A. & M. would be converted to a non-military, standard ROTC college, like L. S. U. and Texas Tech. Col. Meloy has stated that this was never considered seriously; however, for a few hours Friday morning it looked as though A. & M. was de facto, on just such a basis. It’s over now. Soon the wild headlines will be forgot ten. So let us forget about it too, and all work together for the good of A. & M. Houston Vs. Dallas... The recent ruckus in the Cadet Corps furnished editorial writers with fertile material for their daily papers. They lambasted the resigning seniors with galleys of type, and if it hadn’t been for the undoubted patriotism of A. & M. grad uates and students, they would have let loose two well-worn epithets which are usually used on protesting students— “Red” or “Fascist.” The two extremes in editorializing, we believe, are strikingly demonstrated in these two gems of thought gleaned from the dailies that stacked up on our desk during the strife. The Dallas Morning News came through with their usual pious holier-than-thou didacticism, shaking an angry finger at the seniors, and pointing out the movements threat to the American Way of Life. The Houston Press, however, took a light-hearted, cynical view of the whole mat ter. Being human, and not having lost our sense of humor despite interminable meetings and consequent loss of sleep, we are inclined to like the Press’s treatment best of all. It’s too bad the Daily Texan wasn’t being published last week. Maybe they would have suggested a like demonstrat- tion at the University, protesting rules and regulations, and demanding 1:45 permission for all coeds. Caste System, Alas! (The Houston Press) The caste system has been routed from the United States Ar my with officers and enlisted men calling each other by their first names and indulging in other egal itarian whimsies such as the priv ilege of not saluting each other when off the military reservation. What a beautiful world, with the rights of the common man estab lished and the human spirit glori fied! But, alas, the picture of eqhality and fraternity has been marred and the Liberty Tree is withering as the fig tree, accursed, withered in New Testament days.' For, alack, the Cadet Corps at A. and M. has marched on Presi dent Gibb Gilchrist's home during the silent watches of the midnight hour. The officers submitted their resignation and the corps sugges ted that turn about being fair play, Mr. Gilchrist resign too. And what, you may ask, was one of the complaints of the Cadet Corps which is the nephew of the United States Army? The Cadet Corps officers objected to a male that prohibits freshmen from clean ing and caring for the rooms of upper classmen and from running errands for the sophs, juniors and seniors. Goodness, the caste system has reared its ugly head again! Who called this the century of the com mon man? Discipline and Democracy (Dallas Morning News) In some respects, A. & M. Col lege of Texas had the finest record of any military school in the coun try during World War II. In no field of heroism or command were its graduates found wanting. The discipline of the school proved adaptable to the discipline of the Army in a period when the exist ence of America was at stake. All Texas is proud of A. & M. Against that background, the taxpayers of Texas as owners and supporters of the college ought to consider in a fatherly spirit the in subordination of the cadet com missioned officers who refuse to obey college regulations against hazing. Undoubtedly to the of fenders it will seem harsh to call it insubordination. But no soldier worth his salt has any softer term for the mass disobedience of orders by military personnel. In mitigation, it should be noted that these student soldiers them selves submitted to hazing at A. & M. College in their freshman days. They did so with the com forting thought that their turn would come to take it out on the freshmen of another day. The de nial of that satisfaction now seems to their mind a monstrous thing. But the people of Texas should not lose sight of two things: First, hazing is a statutory offense under the laws of Texas. Second, hazing is “kid-stuff” which materially in terferes with study by freshmen at A. & M. On obedience to law there can be no compromise by any institution concerned with the training of cit izen-soldiers. Juvenile insistence upon “tradition” as superior to obedience to law hasn’t a leg to stand on. And when that insis tence goes to the point of inter fering with the principal business of a tax-supported school, it is time to put down a large, heavy and determined foot. Now, the principal business of A. & M. College is not tradition or the privilege of hazing as vested in the senior class. The main busi ness of the college is instruction by the faculty and study by the students, including the freshman class. How much study a freshman gets to do with hazing in force you can gather from the demands of these insubordinate young men who consider that they are gentle men of command merely because of some metal on their shoulders. They demand that freshmen be subject to valet and red-cap ser vice for seniors at all hours of the day or night. They demand that college courts to punish hazing be constituted to the liking of seniors. They demand that they themselves punish what they deem to be “mi nor” infractions of regulations. They demand that they have the right to force freshmen to punitive and extra drill at a time when no body else has to drill. They de mand a number of other things, the sum of which is that the tradition of hazing continue at A. & M. in defiance of regulation and law. Doubtless these young men feel that they are the champions of democracy. But there is no de mocracy in hazing. There is no democracy in lawlessness. There is no democracy in a military corps of command which will not itself obey orders. Schoolboy soldiers who cannot grasp the first prin ciple of soldiering have no right to run anything military—least of all the right to run A. & M. College. After all there are hundreds of young men, denied the privilege of attending A. & M., who would be glad to take the place of the in subordinates—and obey all regu lations as* ordered. The Battalion The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of and the City of College Station, is published semi-weekly and circulated on Texas Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Member Flssoaoted Gr>Ue&iate Press Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, (Aggieland), Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $4.00 per school year. Advertising rates on request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Allen Self ... — .... .... ............ ........ Corps Editor Vick Lindley Veteran Editor Charles E. Murray Tuesday Associate Editor David M. Seligman .Friday Associate Editor Paul Martin Sports Editor Larry Goodwyn Assistant Sports Editor Wendell McClure, Peyton McKnight ...... ...... Advertising Managers Gerald Monson Circulation Manager Ferd B. English, Authur Matula, J. K. B. Nelson, Franklin Cleland, James Shaffer, Warren PhUlips, William Miller, Doyle Duncan, Glenn Ramey, Ben Schrader Reporters Letters FLOWERS FOR THE LIVING Editor’s Note: Below are two letters which the Battalion edi tors received in response to the eight awards initiated this year, and presented to faculty mem bers who had done meritorious work above and beyond the call of duty. Many thanks! Dear Editors: To say that you made me aw fully happy in selecting / me for the Battalion award is certainly a mild way to express the feeling that I have. Frankly, I can think of a number of men on the A.&M. staff who are much more deserv ing than I, but, even more frankly, I’m glad you didn’t think of them. Whether you realize it or not, this award program that you have instituted has not only caused a great deal of happiness for those selected, but has also provided a lot of mental back-slapping and encouragement for all the staff members to do a better job. A significant thing to me about the people that you selected was that it showed that you were interested in the all-around development of the student body. That, and the fact that you took the trouble to pass out flowers for the living, certainly makes you deserving of mine and everyone else’s thanks. Cordially yours C. G. “Spike” White, Director of Intramural Sports Dear Editors, I think it was awfully kind of you men to start the idea of hon oring the men on the college staff who had done outstanding work for the college in different ways. Naturally, I am especially glad that you saw fit to include Spike White among those you honored. Spike is an old Aggie, and I feel that we are extremely fortun ate in having him with us to di rect our Intramural sports pro gram. In my opinion we could not have a man who is better qual ified to do the job, and in addition Spike is the kind of influence that every college needs on its faculty. Again, congratulations on the idea, as I think it will certainly help the morale and lend a lot of encouragement to others to do bet ter work. Sinrprplv W. L. “Penny” Penberthy, Head of PE Department. What’s Cooking TUESDAY, February 4 7:00 p. m.—Spanish Club meets in Academic Building. 7:30 p. m.—Saddle and Sirloin Club meets in A. I. Lecture Room to elect new officers. 7:30 p. m. — Ex- Servicemen’s. Wives Club will hold a business meeting in the Veteran’s Lounge, Sbisa Hall. THURSDAY, February 6 7:00 p. m.—Shreveport A. & M. Club meets in 106 Academic Build ing. 7:00 p. m.—Houston County Club meets in Room 305, Academic Building to elect new officers. 7:00 p. m.—Young County A. & M. Club, Room 125, Academic Building. 7:30 p. m.—Brazoria County A. & M. Club will hold special meet ing in 224 Academic Building. 7:00 p. m.—Rio Grande Valley Club meets in YMCA for beard judging contest. 7:00 p. m.—Coast Guard repre sentative will be in Assembly Hall to discuss appointments to Coast Guard Academy. 7:30 p. m. — Ex - Servicemen’s Wives Bridge Club meets in Vet eran’s Lounge, Sbisa Hall. 7:00 p. m.—Victoria County A. & M. Club meets in 120 Academic Bldg. SATURDAY, February 8 7:30 p. m.—Reserve Officer’s Dinner Dance. Cafeterias Change Breakfast Hours A new meal schedule now in effect at Duncan and Sbisa caf eterias has been announced by J. Peniston, chief of college sub sistence, for the benefit of new and old students. Breakfast: 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. Dinner: 11:15 to 1:15 noon Supper: 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The breakfast meal hour is the only change from last se mester’s schedule, due to the absence of 7 a. m. classes. Shreveport Club To Meet Thursday The Shreveport A. & M. Club, looking forward to another so ciable semester, will hold the in itial meeting of this semester in Room 106, Academic Building Thursday, February 6. Last se mester the club arranged several congenial Aggie get-togethers and are looking forward to others. All members, especially return ing and new students, are urged to attend Thursday’s meeting. The club picture has been scheduled for noon, Friday, February 7, at Guion Hall. Records and Players, Paint, Wall Paper and Varnishes, Picture Frames. CHAPMAN’S Next to P. 0. Bryan Seniors Can Get Employment Aid From Placement Office Seniors—What are you planning to do after receiving your “Sheep skin” in June, July, or August of this year? If your plans are to make a living, the Placement Of fice, Room 126, Administration Building, would be glad to be of service to you. The purpose of the Placement Office, which works closely with the Faculty of the College, is to assist senior students and alumni in securing employment. There is NO CHARGE for the services rendered by the Placement Office. However, the Placement Office cannot be of service to you unless you file a completed registration record. This is necessary in order that proper credentials may be made available to visiting representa tives of industry and to mail out to prospective employers. The Placement Office has received several requests for credentials for seniors who have not filed a registration record. Some of these requests were from firms who have not visited the Colleges, but had received applications from the se niors by mail or personal visit to the firm’s office. What the Placement Office Does: 1. Maintains complete record on seniors. 2. Arranges interviews for visiting representatives from industry. 3. Contacts industry relative to possible employment of seniors. 4. Maintains contact with a- bout 3000 industrial and business firms. 5. Cooperates with department 'Bridge’ Salvaged From KU Fountain From the Daily Kansan, student publication of the state university, comes this lost and found notice: FOUND: One Bridge. Not of the Brooklyn or Golden Gate ilk, but an essential portion of some one’s dental equipment. The bridge was turned into the Daily Kansan business office by Mrs. Coen Byrn, hostess at the Me morial Union. A note from Mrs. Byrn says the bridge was “Left or lost in the Union fountain.” It is made up of two teeth, believed to be incisors from the central forepart of the lower jaw. No tobacco stains are per ceptible, indicating either a non- smoke or a superior dentifrice. The teeth are reposing peaceful ly, although somewhat forlornly in a small box which was former ly contained paper clips. The individual who is going around wearing a smile with a hole in it can fill his gap by call ing at the Kansan business of fice. heads in counseling with se niors on employment mat ters and preparation of cre dentials. What the Senior Should Do: 1. File a registration record with the Placement Office. 2. Discuss employment m a t- ters with your Major De partment Head and the Placement Office. All seniors and graduate stu dents who expect to graduate by August, 1947, should file their registration records NOW. Bottlers’ Course Opens Three-Week Session at Annex Improvement of beverage pro duction methods will be the theme of the third annual bottlers’ short course, which opened yesterday for a three-week run at the A.&M. Annex, Bryan Air Field, Wendell R. Horsley, course director, an nounced Saturday. The annual course, originated at A. & M. in 1945, will be staged dur ing February and March at three other high ranking institutions by the American Bottlers of Carbona ted Beverages, Horsley said. The other schools are Drexel Institute, Philadelphia; University of Illi nois, Urbana; and Oregon State College, Corvallis. Far-Away Visitors More than 50 bottling plant owners and superintendents, some from as far away as British Gui ana and Hawaii, are expected to attend. College faculty members have volunteered to lecture on various phases of bottling processes with which they are conversant, and a number of recognized bottling ex perts will be on hand to demon strate practical applications o f new methods. Among the faculty scheduled to lecture are Dr. M. T. Harrington, dean of the annex; A. V. Moore, dairy husbandry; Dr. E. E. Vezey, physics; Fred Farrar, business and administration; J. S. Hopper, re frigeration; J. H. Sorrels, chem istry of water; Dr. W. M. Potts, sweetening agents for syrups; C. M. Simmang, mechanical main tenance; E. L. Williams, motor ve- hice malintenance and safety mea sures; R. L. Elkins, plant opera tions and personnel; and Ernest Langford, plant design. Coast Guard Representative To Speak Thursday Evening A representative of the Coast Guard will speak at 7 p. m., Thursday, February 6, in the As sembly Hall regarding appoint ment to the Coast Guard Acad emy. Competitive examinations will be given for appointment, and at this time the requirements will be set forth to all interested. 1,000 Georgia Governors Reginald Townsend, president of the Circus Saints and Sinners, called for silence among 1,000 per sons at the organization’s monthly luncheon in the Waldorf-Astoria. “Raise your right hands,” he com manded. Then he introduced Hal Ford, distinguished looking and bearded actor, who intoned an oath of office pledging to uphold all that is good and dear. The audi ence stood hushed until Mr. Ford finished. 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Burne, president of the National - * - Federation of Telephone Workers, an independent union was selected “for his example of the mature responsibility evinced by a union leader to the public.”; and Charles G. Bolte, chairman of American Veterans’ Committee, for his lead ership in veterans’ affairs. Dan Duke> Assistant Attorney of Georgia, “For his leadership in the campaign against the revivad Ku-Klux Klan and the fascist hate group, Columbians.”; John Ken nedy, Democratic Congressman, for his example that “All young men owe their land a civic respon sibility, and for his fight for vet erans’ housing.”; and Joe Louis, w o r 1 d’s heavyweight champion, “For stimulating good will and bringing to the boxing ring the re-r spectability it presently enjoys.” Bill Mauldin, cartoonist of the New York Herald Tribune,. “For his clear interpretation of present problems through the unclouded eyes of a Willie and Joe now in Fellowship Data For Graduates At Placement Office W. R. Horsley of the Placement Office recently received announce ments from the Universities of Florida and Cincinnati concerning fellowships for graduate students The University of Florida an nounced openings for research as sistants in the engineering and in dustrial experiment Station, and graduate assistants in the teach ing departments for those desir ing graduate study in engineering subjects. Fellowships will be ap pointed in the following engineer ing fields: areonautical, chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical. Applications for appointments must be received by March 15. Applicants for fellowships at the University of Cincinnati must have majored in chemical engineering, metallurgical engineering, or ap plied chemistry. Students interested in the above fellowships should call at the Placement Office for complete de tails. 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He spoke at the In stitute of the Aeronautical Sci ences the other day. He told reporters later that the machine is still in the “study stage” between Army engineers and those of the Kellett Aircraft Company, of North Wales, Penn sylvania, but that it was believed feasible and would fit into the ground forces’ recently a n- nounced plan to transform all its elements into airborne units. —Tuesday & Wednesday— “TIME OF THEIR LIVES” Abbot & Costello THURSDAY ONLY LUPINO MIDI MltliD „ . pANCY COLEMAN * ARTHflR KENNEDY JpAME MAY WHITTY • VICTOR FRANCE* DIRECTED BY CURTIS BERNHARD! * KIITH WINTEt • Or-sirol Swy by TWOOC* KM} - " '•** - ' RORNQOO, * —Friday and Saturday— DOUBLE FEATURE “Breakfast in Hollywood” —with— Tom Brenaman —Plus—• Stud RATHBONE '%i 9 el BRUCE MAN WWBRM'We 60DFRE1 i DENNIS HDET • BUDf BtVAN