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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1947
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Musical T exas...
A few years ago, if one spoke of music in Texas, it w£ls
in a patronizing tone. New Yorkers and Californians could
tell you, smugly, that Texas music had gone downhill, not
up, since the days of the Chisholm trail. Old songs such as
“Home on the Range” had become a part of American folk-
music, but “Pistol Packin’ Mama” and “Pass the Biscuits,
Pappy,” were supposed to be the zenith of contemporary
Texian creation and appreciation.
Today, Texas has arrived musically. Three orchestras
in this state are included among the twenty major symph
onies of the country. Antal Dorati in Dallas, Max Werner
in San Antonio, and Ernst Hoffman in Houston have earn
ed the respect of the country’s critics. They have presented
programs as well chosen, as perfectly played, and as enthus
iastically received as can be heard anywhere in the world.
The Stephen F. Austin High School A Cappella Choir
from Bryan last year sang Brahm’s Requiem—a work so
difficult that it is national news when anyone tries it. Visi
tors were amazed to hear the high school group perform it
perfectly.
Many of the artists featured in a recent Life article on
“New Yorks’ Greatest Musical Season” were native Texans,
who frequently appear here with our symphonies. The school
of music at NTSC, Denton, is slowly acquiring a national
reputation.
On this campus we have our own Singing Cadets, a
choral group of which we have a right to be proud. Not far
away, at Huntsville, is the A Cappella Choir of the Sam
Houston Teachers College, and at TSCW, the girls from
“heaven” sing in their own “angelic” chorus and play in their
own symphony.
Three of the groups making Texas musical history will
appear on Town Hall in the next few weeks. March 4, the
Sam Houston A Cappella Choir will be heard. The Singing
Cadets will be on the Guion Hall stage March 18, and, as a
climax, the entire Houston Symphony Orchestra will be
brought here April 2.
Where could you do better?
Only Four Cents Apiece...
Two hundred and forty-two dollars seems like an aw
fully large sum of money to some of us who get less than
that to finance an entire semester. But when it is divided
up among all the student body, individual contributions of
less than four cents apiece would make the total.
The debt incurred in building the bonfire is an hon
est debt, and deserves payment. It isn’t fair to say that
the Cadet Corps alone, or the veterans alone, should pay for
the damage. All the Aggies enjoyed the Bonfire, even if the
game following was not so inspiring.
Gallon jars have been placed in appropriate places on
the campus—George’s, Aggieland Inn, Duncan Hall, Sbisa—
for contributions to pay the debt we owe.
Give what you can, or what you feel you should. And
remember that only four cents—less than the price of a
coke—from each Aggie will wipe out a debt that should not
exist as a stain on our record.
Honor System Practical?...
Honor systems at examination time have proved practi
cal in many universities in other parts of the country; is
there any reason for supposing that Texan colleges could
not adopt them ?
Recently the Battalion pointed out that as long as exams
are strictly monitored, cheating will seem “part of the game.”
How about some department making an experiment next
time, putting some exams on an honor basis, with other
exams on the traditional plan? The second group would
serve as a control.
The greatest obstacle in the face of establishment of
an honor system at A & M is a tenet of the cadet system—
you don’t squeal on your buddy. Under the honor system
a person signs a pledge that he has neither given nor re
ceived aid during a quiz, and has not observed illegal ex
change of information. These two requirements would be
in direct violation of each other.
However, here are some items from the Rice Institute
“constitution of the honor system,” which might serve as
a guide as to how an honor system could be established.
Honor System, Rice Institute
Words Worth Repeating... what’s Cooking
The honor system shall be gov
erned and controlled, under the fi
nal centrol of the President of the
Institute, by a body of representa
tive students to be known as the
Honor Council.
The Honor Council shall be com
posed of nine members, including
the chairman: four from the sen-
ion class, three from the junior
class, and two from the sophomore
class. The chairman must be a sen
ior during the term of office.
In any case touching the honor
of the student body, individual or
as a whole, a signed report or ac
cusation shall be given to a mem
ber of the Honor Council. The
signed report shall be kept by the
member, unless requested by the
Dean of the Institute to turn it
over to the President of the Insti
tute. The member of the Council
to whom the report is given shall
forward an unsigned copy of the
same to the Chairman of the Coun
cil, who shall read it at a meeting
of the Council in the presence of
the accused.
The formal reading of the report
must come at least one week be
fore the trjal.
At the trial the accused will
have the right to bring in evi
dence or witnesses to prove his
innocence. The witnesses must be
in a position to present evidence
bearing on the case in hand.
The decision in the case shall
be rendered after the withdrawal
of the accused and witnesses from
the meeting. Such a decision must
be rendered in secret session.
The accused to be found guilty
must be voted so by every member
of the Council; in other words,
the verdict must be unanimous.
The penalty for the offense shall
rest with the Honor Council. In
order for a penalty to be determin
ed, three-fourths (7) of the Coun
cil shall be in favor of it.
The penalty for cheating on an
examination or test shall be not
less than one year’s suspension.
Should a member of the Honor
Council be accused of dishonorable
conduct, the said member auto
matically shall, for the time being,
lose his place in the Council, and
his place filled during his trial
bv a member of his class, to be
elected by the council.
Each member of the Honor
Council shall individually pledge
to keep everything concerning cas
es brought up before the Council
an absolute secret during process
of the trial; but the final decision
rendered and any justification
thereof needed shall not necessar
ily be kept secret.
the Battalion
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“The briar and bramble can never become the vine and olive; but
their asperities may be softened by culture, and their properties im
proved to usefulness. In the present spirit of extending to the great
mass of mankind the blessings of instruction, I see a prospect of great
advancement in the happiness of the human race.” — Jefferson
“In the present spirit of extending to the great mass
of mankind the blessings of instruction, I see a prospect of
great advancement in the happiness of the human race,”
wrote Jefferson to an acquaintance in 1822. He was ever a
firm believer in, and staunch supporter of, education as a
major force in the advancement forward and upward of
civilization. When the more pressing needs for his services
in public office had been satisfied, this great man, author of
the Declaration of Independence, Secretary of State, Vice-
President and twice President of the United States, devoted
much of the remainder of his life to establishing a Virginia
system of education which would embrace all the children
therein.
The crown and capstone of this system was the Univer
sity of Virginia. Jefferson personally designed and super
intended the details of its construction and lived long enough
to see it well into its second year of existence in 1826 with
an enrollment of 177 students. The depth of Jefferson’s
convictions as to the value of education is attested by this
inscription which he prepared and which, in accordance with
his instructions, was engraved on the stone which marks his
grave at Monticello: “Here was buried Thomas Jefferson,
author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the
Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of
the University of Virginia.”
There is, however, a serious flaw in Jefferson’s view
as to the “‘blessings of instruction” to the mass of mankind.
Instruction or education is knowledge and knowledge is
power. The world knows to its cost that power can as easily
become a curse as a blessing. One need only point out that
the Germans were a highly educated mass in 1914 and 1939.
‘“The blessing” of instruction to mankind may be said to
depend upon the instruction’s application and use being con
trolled by a body of high-principled philosophy such as
Christianity, if the power of knowledge is to be prevented
from becoming a curse and is to operate as a blessing.
by Dr. S. R. Gammon, History Dept.
Chaw, Chaw, Chaw...
The Battalion has found a solution for all problems now
facing A. M. C. What do you worry about? The freshman
question? Hazing? Norton? Senior commissions? Scholastic
standing? Directors’ meetings? “A” quizzes? Sluff ’em all
off.
What A & M needs right new is a good tobacco chewer.
One who can stuff 100 plugs of Brown Mule into his cheeks
at once. Such a man can win national renown for this insti
tution and make the public forget everything else.
How do we figure that way? Noticing the astronomical
amount of newspaper space lavished on Ed Goldwasser of
Western Reserve University, we have decided that the high
est purpose of a university education must be to swallow,
or at least chew on, whatever is presented to you, whether
it be biology lessons, chewing gum or plug tobacco.
Goldwasser, in case you don’t read the daily papers,
tried to chew 100 sticks of chewing gum at once. His jaws
stuck tight at 85, and he had to pay off on a $10 wager.
The same day Harold Garson of Ohio State found him
self unable to finish eating 85 shrimp cocktails, containing
425 shrimp. His gastronomic incompetence cost him $30,
the amount bet.
All of which brings back memories of the long-ago days
before the war, when gold-fish swallowing was the craze. It
was started by a student at Harvard University who ate one
goldfish on the steps of Widener Library. It ended a month
later, after imitations from coast to coast, when a student
at MIT, a mere mile down the road from Harvard, swallowed
something like a hundred minnows.
All of which is much fun, both for college boys and
grown up readers. The only unfortunate thing is, some
people get the idea that whatever is suggested by, or support
ed by, college students is automatically funny. In a word, we
are comedians, and can’t be taken seriously. Dear Mr. Pub
lic, can’t you recognize a change of pace?
Do you think your old lady could manage 100 plugs of
Brown Mule?
Letters
VISUAL AIDS
Dear Editor:
Your editorial campaign direct
ed at gaining a wider use of visual
and other teaching aids, is greatly
appreciated. Please keep up the
effort. I believe that a look into
our attempts in the Department
of Biology to make wider use
of these things would reveal some
points of interest to you.
Yours very truly,
C. C. Doak
Head of Department
Editor’s Note: But we do
realize that the Biology De
partment .is one of the few
with visual teaching aids,
since The Batt staff borrow
ed its projector the other
night.
NORTH GATE MESS
Editor the Battalion:
Sometime ago, you suggested a
plan to remedy the traffic con
gestion at the North Gate. But
what will happen in the meantime ?
Since building a boulevard would
take a considerable length of time,
I suggest that the police force of
Texas A & M be advised of this
situation. Surely, if they knew of
this disgusting mess, they would
have enough police knowledge to
place a traffic cop at this inter
section and not use the light dur
ing the rush hours.
• Hopefully yours,
Charles L. Hrncir
Dear Editor:
I have another gripe on the cafe
teria situation. Why can’t Dun
can Hall be heated on cold days ? It
is equipped with heating unit and
I feel that the profit from their
“food” justifies the use of these
units.
Sincerely,
Albert D. Stewart ’46
Brownwood Club to Meet Tonight
The Brownwood A & M Club
will meet this evening at 7 p. m.
to elect officers for this semester.
The group meeting will be held in
Room 123, Academic Building.
Brush Country Club to Plan
Holiday Party, Pick Duchess
Members of the Brush County
Club will meet this evening at 7
p. m. to discuss an Easter holiday
party and to select a Cotton Ball
Duchess for the group. The club
will meet in Room 304, Academic
Building. After the business ses
sion, football movies will be shown.
THURSDAY, February 27th
7:00 p.m.—San Antonio A. & M.
Club meets in Rm. 205, Academic
Bldg. Selection of Cotton Ball
Duchess and plans for party with
TSCW Club.
7:00 p.m.—Denton County Club
meets in 325 Academic Bldg.
7:00 p.m.—Laredo Club meets in
Rm. 224, Academic Bldg.
7:30 p.m.—Square dancing in
struction in YMCA, sponsored by
College Station Recreation Coun
cil.'
7:30 p.m.—Pt. Arthur .Club
meets in Rm. 104, Academic Bldg,
for special meeting.
7:30 p.m.—Johnson County A. &
M. Club meets in 303 Academic
Building.
7:30 p.m.—Rural Sociology Club,
election of officers. Room 203, Ag
Building.
7:00 p.m.—Grayson County Club
meets in Rm. 306, Academic Bldg.
Officers to be elected.
7:00 p.m.—Land of the Lakes
Club meets in Rm. 324 Academic
Bldg.
7:00 p.m.—Lufkin A. & M. Club
meets in Academic Building.
FRIDAY, February 28
7:15 p.m.—Jewish Services, “Y”
Chapel.
9:00 p.m.—S ophomore Ball,
Sbisa Hall.
SATURDAY, March 1
9:00 p.m.—All College Dance.
MONDAY, March 3
7:15 p.m.—Dilbert & Spoilers
meet in YMCA.
In One Minute ...
Camera Puts Out
Finished Product
A camera that produces a finish
ed, dry print one minute after a
picture has been snapped, accomp
lished in a single step all the pro
cessing operations of ordinary
photography, was demonstrated in
New York last week.
The camera was exhibited at the
Optical Society of America by its
inventor, Edwin H. Land, presi
dent and director of research of
Polaroid Corporation. A Polaroid
official said, “It will be several
months before we announce when
camera will be available and what
they will cost.”
The new camera will remove the
guesswork from photography, its
maker claimed. An amateur can
take a picture and then compare it
with the scene; if not satisfied, he
can retake the shot to correct the
fault. The camera can be manu
factured in the same variety of
sizes and shapes now popular.
Shaped like an ordinary roll-
film, folding camera, it contained
a pair of small rollers and a place
for a roll of special paper in addi
tion to the usual roll of film. After
a picture was snapped, a turn of a
knob advanced the film and paper
out of the back of the camera
through the rollers.
The pressure of the follers broke
a tiny pod of sealed container
attached to the special paper. The
pod released a few drops of a vis-
cuos chemical mixture which
spread in a moist layer between
the paper and film. The chemicals
developed the negative and simul
taneously formed the positive print
during the time the film and paper
were in contact.
The optical society said Land’s
work is a “new kind of photo
graphy as revolutionary as the
transition from wet plates to day
light-loading fihn.”
And all in just one minute.
Tri-Deltas
The members of Delta Delta Del
ta Sorority in Bryan and College
Station wish to contact all mem
bers among the faculty and vet
erans’ wives. Please call Mrs.
Frank Powell at 2-7400 after 4
p. m.
FOR THE
Sophomore
BALL
and the
All College
DANCE
Is As Close As Your Telephone
J. COULTER SMITH
FLORIST
Call 2-6725 for Delivery
BETWEEN THE BOOKENDS . . .
How US Outstripped Enemy In
‘Scientists Against Time’
By Wilnora Barton
Reader’s Adviser
SCIENTISTS AGAINST TIME by James Phinney Baxter. Little,
Brown. 1946.
It’s here at last, the book which
reveals the official inside story of
OSRD (Office of Scientific Re
search and Development). Many
of you have inquired for this book
at the library, and now we have
it available for circulation. The
book tells of the plans, the hopes,
the endless experiments, the un
remitting labor that lay behind the
ultimate success of our scientists
in outstripping the enemy.
Given here is the story of each
new instrument and weapon as
each new emergency demanded it.
Here is the story of the rocket;
why gas was not used; of the in-
cendiaryand the flame thrower. Our
best scientific minds worked night
and day with time at their heels,
and are no less valiant warriors
than those who used the instru
ments which they created.
GLASS HOUSE OF PREJUDICE by Dorothy W. Baruch. Morrow. 1947.
Dorothy Baruch has given us
here a study of prejudice, what
it does to your neighbor and what
it does to you.
Have you examined your own
mind recently to see how much
prejudice you harbor against
groups who are unlike you—racial
ly, politically or otherwise ? Dr.
Baruch’s training and experience
have given her admirable equip
ment with which to write this
hard-hitting book. She describes
the results and causes of prejudice
toward minority groups in the
United States. She presents force
fully the effects of prejudice both
on the people toward whom it is
felt and on the people who feel it.
Dr. Baruch believes that preju
dice is curable—it must be cured
if we are to have a nationally
healthy mind, he discusses in the
final section of the book ways
of recognizing and overcoming it,
and the last chapter contains some
illuminating questions by which
the reader can test his own reac
tions.
BY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE by Willis J. Ballinger. Scribner. 1947.
Mr. Ballinger, former Economic
Adviser to the Federal Trade Com
mission, teacher, and journalist,
presents in his new book a clear
and concise study of the collapse
of eight democratic governments.
Reviewing such great capitalistic
democracies of the past as Athens,
Rome, Venice, Florence, the France
of the First and Third Republics,
Weimar Germany, Mr. Ballinger
comes to the far-reaching conclu
sion that free governments gener
ally perish by vote of the people.
In his book the author attempts
to trace the steps leading to the
failures of free governments and
capitalistic business mechanisms.
American capitalism need not meet
with the same fate as that of
medieval and ancient worlds, but
reform and revitalizing programs
will be necessary if our tratitional
economic system is to survive. In
the words of John Chamberlain:
“His analyses are brilliant. If see
ing is believing a great deal of
good will come out of the wide
reading which BY VOTE OF THE
PEOPLE DESERVES.”
Class of ’46 To Select P
Duchess For Cotton Ball
Meeting for the first time this
semester, the class of ’46 gathered
in the Assembly Hall Monday night
and decided to select a duchess
for the annual Cotton Ball.
The meeting was called by class
president, Bill Terrell. Vice-Presi
dent, Jim Trigg read the invitation
from the Agronomy Society ask
ing the class to enter a duchess
for the occasion.
President Terrell appointed a
committee of five consisting of J.
E. Kelly, H-6 Walton; Andy Ma
tula, J-6 Puryear; Ed Fatten, 9-D
Law; John Poole, 101 Dorm 15;
and Tommy Leger, 208 Dorm 3.
The committee will accept photo
graphs of duchess candidates from
class members for the next two
weeks. Pictures must have both
the girl’s name and address as well
as the person’s who submitted
them. The committee will present
for class approval, three of the
candidates, one of whom will be
selected class duchess.
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