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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.
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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. Then, on command, they
chorused, “I do.” Whereupon, Mr.
Townsend broke the spell with, “I
now pronounce you Governors of
Georgia.”
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’46 Outstanding Men List
The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce disclosed its se
lection of “the nation’s ten outstanding young men of the year” the
latter part of last month.
The men and the reason they were picked are as follows: Joseph
A. 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.
Magazine Features
Groneman Projects
The Industrial Arts and Voca
tional Education Magazine recent
ly concluded a series of twenty-
four monthly projects on orna
mental iron and tin craft, prepared
drawn up, and ‘ submitted by C. H.
Groneman, acting head of the In
d u s t r i a 1 Education Department.
The results from this series have
been gratifying to the extent that
Groneman is supplementing this
compilation to be released later in
book form.
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pounds in weight from one bank
of a bridgeless river to the oth
er, or of setting down heavy ar
tillery in “relatively impenetra
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under development by the Army
Air Forces for the “ground ar
my,” according to Major Gen
eral Lawrence C. Craigie, en
gineering chief of the AAF Air
Material Command at Wright
Field, Ohio. He spoke at the In
stitute of the Aeronautical Sci
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He told reporters later that
the machine is still in the “study
stage” between Army engineers
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