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
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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
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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
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