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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1947)
Battalion E DITORIALS P*ge 2 TUESDAY, UULY 1, 1947 Still a Military School... 1. /‘Announcement that the Board of Directors, in their June session at Texas A. & M. College, had decided to make no change, at least for the present, in the military sys tem which has obtained on the Campus for many years, was received by thousands of vmm, friend of the institution through the years, and former studenU, with a defi nite degree of satisfaction. 2. “It has been intimated some caaage might be made, at least to the ex tent of doing away with the present military system and substituting a modified ROTC pniti and some suggestions had gone so far M t© suggest that the college be turned into a c<ved inatitutiomas the only remedy for a disturbed Campus condition that has been given perhaps wider publicity than was war ranted, and which has been marked bv more or leas careless comment and some misrep resentation. ^ . J • matter of fact fundamental enangas In the system employed at Aggie- land have been discussed in the editorial col umn. of recent issues of the Battalion, the student newspaper. Whether these were written by Aggies or others has not been made known, but their tenor would indie air they were not the writing! of men who were well grounded in their love for the history and traditions of the College. 4. “It was stated, in one of these, that The above editorial was reprinted in its entirety from the Bryan Daily Eagle We want it understood that this does not repre sent our viewd. In an effort to be fair with The Eagle fairer than it was to us, we have reprinted it so t|iat you can see for yourself the por tions with which we disagree. The paragraphs have been numbered for convenience of reference. We believe that our previous editorials, four in number, ans wer all portions of the editorial with the ex ception of paragraph 3. First of all we don’t like to pick on ladies, but we think that the editor. Mrs. Lee J Rountree, has stepped out of bounds in at tacking our integrity. We feel that the intimation that the edi- tonais were not written by Aggie members of the staff ia in poor taste. For the infor mation of the Eagle, every word was written the respon- the affairs of aprove it to the Iteadily increas- an educational position was hope the fine be kept green in the peat, ortunity to im The Editor and the Inquisition the demands of the time im, sibility of those administeri the College to enlarge and i end that it might meet the ing demands made on H and service institution. taken that to achieve this igosl something more than tradition would be required. 5. “This may be admitted, but It might be pointed out, also, that Success is more likely to reward what efforts may be made to expand and improve the educational and service facilities of the C olltfe if there is s foundation of fine and high tradition on which to build than if thiajwere lacking. 6. The friesds of Texas A.AM. College, in Bryan and College Station, at well aa throughout Texas snd wherever thr influ ence of this chsrm t» r-buildliji, and manmak ing institution has been fel traditions of the school wi in the future, as they hsve snd that every possible oj. ^ prove the institution as an educational and sendee Institution snd as m<|der of men who stand the test, as the recoitl shows Aggies have done in time of national atresa, be tak en by those inebarge of administering the affairs of the institution. And the laurels that have been earned by ^ggieland in the past should not be forgotten or permitted to wither." by studenU now enrolled ii A. A M. By whose “ringless* hand doe* Mrs. Rountree believe the editorials were written? If we were to follow the feame line of rea soning as that pursued by the Eagle, we might accuse some of those (townspeople who have been publicly found ‘iguUty of meddl ing in the internal affairs [of the A. A M. College’’ with having written the editorial in the Bryan paper. We do not believe this to be true, however, and feel reasonably sure that the editorial expresses;the views of the editor, Mrs. Rountree. Ini all fairness, we would like to point out that we are respon sible to no Board of Censors or Board of Stockholders. We would never question Mrs. Rountree’s interest in and love for A. A M. just because she fails to pgree with our proposals. We seek only the same consideration for our selves. Friday night the editor of The Battalion was invited “to come before the council (VSA of Representatives) ... so you can Ml u. your policiw...." It «u t mooting in Sbiaa Lounge “to outline the summer pro gram for the association.’’ This written invitation was supplemented with a personal visit to the editor by an of- ficer of the V 8A who dw)gred that there 1 were big things planned by the group this summer. Including a barbecue and dance Around 8 o’clock Friday evening the edl- tor and a reporter dropped around Sbiaa UWEymly to find tho Court of Inqul.ltlon **^88dy for the kill. Surrounded by 14 rep resents Ikes officers, the editor was ready to tie raked over the coals. First subiect brought up—In rather an out-of^rder fashion—was the ruling passed by the Board of Directors to place next fall’s freshmen at Bryan Field Annex. Talk along this line was quickly squelched by VSA Pres ident Buddy Brennan, who felt there were more important things to be taken care of After all. there was a barbecue and dance to be given this summer. • The next five-to-ten minutes were de voted to a barbecue which was set for July 12, and an all-veteran dance, the date of which will be announced later. Then the fireworks began. Sam Williams, secretary of the VSA and treasurer of las* semester’s fight to oust President Gibb Gilchrist, brought up the Rep. W. T. Moore editorial, which appeared in the first summer issue of The Battalion. He inquired about the background of that edi torial, as to the outside influence behind its publication. : We ho8e were you o members were quiet T grinding, Williams and who was the outside the talking Thev wir* , influence which prompted you to bring that # of the veterans and ^ matter up at the meeting?’’ We wonder if - ana y et you, Sam, supposedly speaking on behalf of the VSA, are opposed to passage of a bill sup- jKirttag all state institutions of higher learn ing. including A. A M. k\ Further ado about Rep. Moore was check ed when one of the quieter members decided that he was In agreement with the editorial Editorials “Are We Blinded by Tradi- GI s’ Curtailed . . . Mystery Of ‘Red’. Marks By A. D. Brace. Jr. TW fTMt Mystery of the mon ey-making plates that tho U. 8. turnod over to Russia can now be unrailed. Secrets of the engrnv- “4 tiw»r aae, when brought light, reranl that the platan for Printing German marks were given to Russia in Anril, 1M4, after Rassia declared that otherwise she woul.l print marks with plates of her own design. Originally money printed by the Russians from these plates was exchangeable for U. 8. dollars whan it reached the pock- *U of the U. 8. soldiers. These soldiers garner ed about two snd one-half billion marks, worth •280.000.000. snd presented these m*rks to t h « Treasury to be exchanged for greenbacks. Taxpayers need not worry too this two-hundred snd fifty million. Ways and moans have boon found ra w rase mi or the marks collsctoAW be used up without to texpayota This money bolng used to pay German pris- °*V r * to buy German goods aod services that otherwise would ^ *** 1or to rfolkr*. Unraveling the facta it ia found o mon * Jr the United State*, under rules ~t for use in the countries r^r din f if* “W^Hty" to the G. l.s This money was used <o pay U. 8. troops as well aa to Pey some of the other costs of occupation. In Germany's case. Russia at first insisted upon doing ■ iT* P r *nting of money. To the confusion of having more i*" ktad of U *, 8 Britain and fraaes with actual marks and £ r wl!u p, *“* being sent home, “Kinot allowed to exchange their «*riu far rubles, looked for ways Load^ n wi^fh^L t G * nn * n y- h f ck they offered fabulous prices in marks for gadgets geddled by u7 8. troops. Tneaa troops traded wateh- aa, clothing, candy, cigarettes, and other things for marks. Then they 0 °T5™ *!* mark » to dollars. After a while the Army suppos- “*?• rmeket to the bud hy lifting the number of that a soldier could tarn ‘Rats’ Ssyg Sleepy Ysntig . .. Boulders Down Chimney Keep Rover in State of New Mexico By Ivan Tsatis tell thmn "f** ut dl Ari<1 anyone it? zr«sr~* * ke * pg awak * ni,rht - 1 kn ° w wjut •* *•— The temporary roof oa this enchssting hovel where I live is pa- per-thm. and the patter of little feet on It gives eff aaaada like unto thjndcrinjr Every Un * •"Other rodent of the “ni-trsdcfor-whstever- youVe-got variety scampers across, I ^ ee f !Ii mT v, 22 „ aDd ^ b to» k comfort it affords. Needless to say. Pm a ner vous wreck. Ust evening I left three matches o«t- Vj? wh f ^ I -Urted the fire far supper. _ After I had retired, I heard the little mcaatere ^ying wound, and I knew for sure they were gnawing on the In- cendisry tins trying to kindle a forest y~ —. —- - — • Through n hole in the back wall a niece of phorescent wood glowed at me. Too cold and lasy to check on sach u, jnrjs: r„ k ^ u ,: ™. k ‘ , xj 1 r‘ h * -m I Ve counted all the sheep in the Rocky Mouuntsln mod •* <,p *toe the authorities recommended and a few of mv osn tried complete relaxation of the mind ai3 Imdy teted YoH Mp.rim.nuq .|U, u.,.£.k, “wTW? I 'l; StS. None of thsm have brought oa the desired results. Tomorrow I m going lata town for seme daps. The Battalion tion?” ami “Living In the Paat Is Not Enough were the most severely criticised subjects of The BatUlion.~ One repraaenUtive. who during the whole course of his diiuierUtion held hi« Aggie- nng-clad finger aloft, aasefted that the Ag- ntore to an Aggie than the respective ring moans to graduate* of any other college. To the editor, this broad state ment is doubtful. 0t w ht !‘ 1 [ n ihia *4f l % "tating that they had worked hard for Their rings. The editor questioned this Inst statement of working hard . whether if meant “walking in the street as a freahmaq. doing extracur- r cu .!KJ^ hy,,,< ;• , <'** , *rl«es, h** M the board, etc. They, In turn aasurqd him that such was the case. Another veteran stated that such “tripe” that appeared in The Batt would have been expected from the Houston Press. Here, he erred, since In two meeting* of the VSA last ygfoP* *J»u"ton Preis was considered !^i frien {Lu f lh ^i VSAM wh » fh wou,d *> them justice. When the editor pointed out this u 1 "’. t** "tatemAit was rescinded “J?. Port •ndiChronicle substi tuted therefor. The Press was their friend because, while other pajier* were harping on hazing, it was blaming the trouble on “Op- ™ wjste’ * o'*™™- One point which came out at the meet ng was the fact that (he Cadet Corps Mi U kV h °'! 10 as80C tate with others. Might be true, but does it teach men how t®act in the “outside world?” How to serve in a democracy? r the hou ^ of ”J err °R»tion about members were quiet. Ttie other 8 did all caking on behalf yei wiere had been no thTt time f ^ enUre 0,gani2ation U P to Frcwn March 27, the date of the mass vet- «tion S 6 P^tlve 0 investi- "£7 ‘ 1ntimida tion" was cusing someone else ori^n^dattoiT^^ow OfftM sl CM!** At* sf B>lie>lU ssSsSaESSSiSSSS , Advsrthiag rates fundsksd ee requtet C«Ust« of Thursday. buodefed Gbfe6cto FV«m C-rr Al and tho Citar of a* ••‘"tv 14 pm school year D W. ■ ta'wmi— i mm taMsammAtoMkMlMI lifting the number ot : -—• • •oldior could tun tote dollars and send homo. How- They bad to resort to paying ia a now form of scrip instead of marks •J™ • U) P ^ conversion of marks into dollars. • On# mystery still remains: Just *yhs did the Russians •rint from the U. 8. plates? So far. the “Roosians ain't talkin’." Applications For Terminal Leave Pay Due Sept. 1 Applications for terminal loave pay must bo submitted before Rep- tontbet 1, 1847 or payments will apt be mads, according to Olln Si ron « T * Mm «n, Blsth District of Tsxas. Application blanks may bo so- cored from the post office or from rervire officers of most v.Wrens' •eganisstiono. Payments for ter- jalnal leave will he by five-year IntereotAwaring bonds (a multiples ^ any balance being psid In cash. "I believe." stated Congressman T JW. “that there ia a good £••****•. authorising the veteran to rash his bonds be fore the expiration date if he de sires to do so. Interest on these bonds costs the government 180,- 000 'OW each year, snd it would be a definite saving to allow cash payments now." A GOOD PLACE . TO EAT New York Cafe 118 S. Main Bryan DALACC AL* P M O N » s • v BRYAN, TEXAS WED., THURSL, FRI., and SATURDAY HEDY LAMARR — In — i “DISHONORED LADY” COMING PURVIEW SAT. NIGHT. SUN. MON.. 1 L j hud TUESDAY M AUREENOTIA RA ' — In — "MIRACLE ON 34th STREET" Yantis fire to be rid of me. soporific Dear Editor: Since you are apparently setting yourself up as an authority on adu- eatioa. wlqr did you choose to at tend this school when you, as such an authority, knew before entering ^tet it failed to meet the minimum requirements such an authority as yourself deemed necessary? When did the requirement come into effect that a school must be co-education* 1 before it may con sider the education furnished its studenU up to or above some stand- f* ^ have failed as yet to define? I know of ^ number of co-educstioaa) schools whose grad uates have made less of a mark in this world than have the grad uates of this school. Why ia it not possible for a military school to attain your ranking? On this same subject, did it ever occur to you that the mili tary program of this school might be instrumental in drawing many of the studenU who enter here? L for one, came to school here in 1940 with tho two-fold purpose at obtaining an education in engineer- ing snd an education in the basic* o# military science. As a well pre pared citixen of a democracy, such ia a requirement if one is to be well educated. Whan I leave this school hi a gw months, my success as an in dividual member of society will bo a measure of how well I have used those implements given me by school, by home, and by experience. I hone that I shall ^ever be so small aa to blame someone, or something else for my own inabil ity to uao those implement*. Education is not alone what one may learn from texts. It ii, rather, the sum total of all one has en countered together with one's un derstanding and application of such. If you are going to denounce so harshly a system such as we have here, you must first demon strate the worthlessness of that : y V"V l contend that you have failed to demonstrate such. When l came to school here, I Quality Ckaaiag MODEL CLEANER 112 Soutli Maim, Bryan Phone 2-14M ■* v LACK’S Auto Stores JOE FAULK, *32 Southside ' K j 217 S. Main College Bryan 4-1169 ' / 1 / 2-1669 I COOL scans • re*#* fcoety white mg tm BULLOCK'SIMS did not *XM« to tautf as a man well versed in all subjects ^ P ro<,ll «* • well in- formed ritlsen of such a demoornrv m oure ! did coma bate to receive th* basic r.^uirsaamil aaSipy far th* practice of jaagtaMdhMt as a profession. Available to mo, as to you, srs numerous articles and text ? ^ » ov «™aB«t, history, #co- nomica, law, sociology, and any other subject that one may con rider to the knowledge of a well educated person. There is not tirm in a four year cour*.' in engineer mg to study these things. My hav ing gone to Texas A. 4 M does not hinder my studying these subject* at ray later leisure. . *> "<* believe it possible to obtain such an engineering edu- retioa as I desire by attaining this school, then I would like to refer you to several letters in mj files. These letters are from the person nel managers of The Dow Chemical ( ompany, Monsanto Chemical Com pany, E. L Du Pont Dc Nemours See LETTERS, Page 4 ctitag'A WRITING RApfllt Everyone writes lettm. and stationery b an alwtyt wrl- C8m« ftft—for blrthdiyt, •rndvemritt or any holiday -■ A ■'/ ’ 7 ICSIOA Unique, MyWd pack, iftt, la » wide prior range, M Our ttationcry ■ jcountcr Exchange Store ‘Serving Texas Aggies’’ f AIR CONDITIONED ’ Opens 1:00 p.m. } Ph. 4-1181 TUESDAY-LAST DAY! 1 • ^ " “RETURN OF MONTE CRISTO” — Starring — LOUIS HAYWARD BARBARA BRITTON ;■ ‘ 1 JC ». / ' Wednesday and Thursday iA-CP. •rasaala 4 Day Sarvlca on Claaning and Staffing 1 Day Sarvlca on Main Springs and Crowns Work Gsaranu.'d R. L McCARTY JEWELER < North Gate I ibbitotoocH WUM.A veinuAt iuiaii Both Features Are 1st Run Entertainment.. — GUION HALL THEATER Tuesday - Wednesday and Thursday FRIDAY and SATURDAY DENNIS MORGAN and JACK ( ARSON — In — “THE TIME, PLACE AND GIRL” ATTENTION! This Theater will be closed Sunday and Monday, July 6 • 7 ALWAYS CORBECT i 4 m