Battalion I EDITORIALS Pn't 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1M7 ‘Howdy’ Faces Extinction... One of A. A M.'i oldoat and moot credit* able cuxtome Ih rapidly Mnklng Into oblivion. The cuNtom of craetlng everyone with a friemljy "howdy" U one of the moat valuable .AMeta of an Aggie, and yet the preeent «tu» dent uody, vetarana and corna membeca alike have gradually let the practice allp Into dla* UN without a dingle note of dlaaenl. Dyeddn-the^wood Aggie# howled long and ; toud when ortUciam waa directed afalMK' the "tradition" of painting the water tower,! or diMnntinuIng a yell which brought much tinfavorable connnert on the ecbool Violent ^ and united condemnation haa been ahowered upon Bryan Field freshmen for not allow* ing A. A M, traditions to a 'T\ But, at the time these complaints were being voiced, corps members and older Ag gie* on the campus w$re neglecting one of the few original Aggie practices, and inci- ; dentally one which they have never had to defend, as they forgot completely the habi tual, friendly greeting, i ’ The tradition of speaking has been hon ored in press stories about us until it has cutr sgr IxK-ome an Aggie trademark. One of t Batt's roving editors wound up on t Virginia Polytechnic Institute this summer, wandering abo«t« and was made to feel right back at home by the cheering "howdy" given by all VPI iudehta. As "howdy" Is definitely not e Virginia expreealon, ami quite as definitely belongs to Texaa, It appeem that eometimr our greet* » waa aarpied from here to VPI and cop* t We can*t afford to looaen up on a tradi tion that other schools copy from us. To be aura, A. A M. students still speak, but nowhere to be found la that friendly at mosphere that once existed on the campus. VeL-runs who still sport a cheery amile and a greeting to all are few and far be tween. Corps members given but little batter impression as they listfcealy pass one an other with a nod and a grunt or an occasional “Whatchasayf’ What is the cause of this indifference? Who is responsibly? Why, WE are! Organizational Set-Up of Student Life and Student Senate DEAN OF COLLEGE STUDENT irt COAItimC—i 4 «TUOC*4T* STUDENT COUNCIL • «»•**» | (IVIWIM# r WCUCOMNC c omjMTTK nwi *»»«■ *css C0«*rTTI* CLCCTION CMMMTTtC i »««*»«<» MOSPITAL COMMiTTtC. 9 * inn luiuNtt \m CONNITTCC k MNOS* » »»•< General Gripes at Gripers... j- Hive "GI Gripe * (driven off badly need ed army service recruits, as charged by tyaj. Gen. William J. Wallace in his Navy Deo speech in Dallas this week? Wallace, commander of Marine Corps Aviation, At lantic Fleet, warned that the United States must find men to man its fleets and garri- sc no or one day “face another almost- lost I Guadalcanal.” [ ^ ^ ~ We appreciate Gen. Wallace's concern, wonder if his attack on "gripes" shows am appreciation of the cauae of those jjrioes? >, The enMsted man-officer feud referred to by Gen. Wtllsc'*, is not new to the United Str es. U showed \n during the Revolution- an- War, when Independent colonial* refus ed to consider th< mielvei "second class citi- reps" somehow inferior to their officers, t Only the leader»h|n of auch a level-headed ^ man sa Waahing'on kept the colonial army r tegeliier. * . Tom faint acrvi’d Ihrought the Revolu tion m a private, dwiita offers of a com- nil>Hl"n. h- paus* he fearait the rank-and* *®li anight liwe theif m\m\ for hia ♦riling# Jl he were an offwr, •iIiimIH I be iMrn of a -we mihlsry md sunrcet gripei isilitr than do anvlhing al»mit (be whmi» »f lh«m. FtMtunalely, we had a Ued. kiNhhewer at the top, to order The Nation Today ‘Americanism’ Hard Word To Define in Positive Terms The Mtudent lift < 1**— u ^ 0 f«i menibera, with Dona of Men W. L Penlsrlhy in ehniman. The Ntudent divided Into Ml conynitteee: Indent CounMI, WileimAig, Mann, Election Md Exchange Ntoee, Chisos Mountains Vegetation On Upgrade, Reports Taylor raMftty'elalf “eeiate la NiMplUi ••••• #p#clM of ponaidvrahis fttewot, inrludlng th« mwU (her »f the flsU, the ft#rtall#d door I th# Ckbmi MounUtnn, thv javo* Im, th* araifd qunll, the mount. 1 tne dov«, fur sninuiU. heesets, and etaaea 4 at least a temporary freedom for the Stars- and-Btripes and its gripe column. (Jen Wallace suggests that it is not nor mal for so many gripes to be heard, and ftutheg'tuggest* that some "isms” are re- sponsible for the spread of complaints. If griping makes one an “1st" of any faction, a lot of us would have to be censured. I. The Doolittle commission made some fine suggestions, but few of them have yet been -j put into practice. There is probably less discrimination be tween American enlisted men and officers than in my other army. But American# are not accustomed to any discrimination in civil life, and inevitably resent if in military eeHce. This is especially true when officers take a patronizing attitude toward the men under them, as some did, regretably, during World War II. On the other hand, first lieutenant# and captain# have been forced to gripe about the conduct of Rome colonel# and general#. The entire Texaa division made an of ficial grt|ie about the conducting of the Rapido emaaing, The War Dupgrtment ha# not yet forgiven Texi Ing up. oi Texa* veler#lie for aiteak* uripe# -*ont* good ntdured and #otne hit* Mg AMthe Mtiural ratal! of war •ervlw To a#k ex #oldler# or aalior# In "|ui#b bu#b" wbal went on miring tne last whr would lie a last straw, an far a# mant veteran# are ■MrtU'l By JERKY KORN (For JAMES MARLOW) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S-(AV_ What ta “Americanism”? You’ve seen that word — and others, like “un-American,” “dis loyal”, and “security risk”—more and more in recent weeks. Right now a committee of the House of Representatives is in vestigating Communism in Holly wood. Its name is “The Committee of un-American Activities.” “Un-American”— What does it mean? Webster’s new international dic tionary givas this definition: “not characteristic of, or consistent with American customs, principles, etc.” And for “Americanism”, Web ster’s says: “attachment or loyalty to tha United States, its traditions, interests or ideals.” But the dictionary doesn't say which customs, principles or ideals. Back In 1139, the committae on un-American aetivlUaa, reporting on it# first year of eiiatence, de fined Americanism in several hum died wards. Here are some of the thinga the committee sal* then: "In the first plm*, Americanism ie rerognUiMH of the truth that th« inherent and fundamental rights of man%rv derived front Uud and noi fiom guvei omenta, By BAT D. BlRGMl’ND \ Removal of 40,000 hand of livestock is resulting is the rmpn) re- coVery of the vegetation of the Chieoe Mountains and their surnaind mg foothllb and is proving beneficial evsa to the slow growii* vege tation on the desert flats. This is the report brought hack from tha Bis Bend National by Dr. Walter P. Taylor, of the Texaa Cooperative Wildlife Unit > A. 6 M. Department of wild- ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ Letters “IBON UL’RTAIN” 9 Dear Editor, Referring to your editorial, "Iron Curtain in Washington?,” it ap pears that the Washington Post must have been pretty hard ap for editorials when it made its charges against Secretary Marshall. It would seem to me that, foreign re lations being what they are, an “iron curtain” ia just what we need in Washington for protection against the leaking out of vital •sc rets. Robert M. Lana, Jr. suspect irnhsll tkat Secretary Marshall get raugkt ia creea-flre ever aa at tempt by seme Waskiagtea <»f flclala to set ap sack aa “irea cartaia.” wkick has since hern repudiated by Ike admlalatrs- mSs km fils hi tkt# wiMHtrv Inti Ah* limy Mb A mubiMUtov dldht H.Ml, |MMA 'Where's Kyle Field. Bud?'... u The A. A M. campus la jrroWlnf. Many temporarir buildings Uvc been erected, and other offieea have Moved to now locations. When a member of a claaa from 25 year* back return# to the campua, he ia often con futed aa to the whereabouts of certain build- ink# or departments. This is also the case of weelc-cnd visitors, or even mid-week visitors, who are forever coming onto the campus to tisit students or just see the sights. Ijast week-end waa a good example. Bay lor fans crowded the campus, aa well aa Ag- J £ies of bt-gone ye%rs. Many of them were in a complete daze. If the sun had not been high in t^ie heavens, they would not have Tnown the North Gate from the West Gate. The Battalion feels that maps should be printed and kept on hand in the lobby of the YMCA, in the Aggieland Inn, in the dormitory lounges, and in other conspicous AbieriMhiem 14 mI Hbinl Ibmft places. In this way visitors have the "lay of the land" at their fiitgertipa. Of course Ag gie# are only too proud to show guofta tni sight!) of the campus, but a printed (labeled) diagram of College Station would be a more permanent direction method. How many GI*s who served in England remember having heard, "Go fifteen blocks south, ten blocks north, one block east, turn up the alley, and you CAWN’T miss it!” But then you*follow ed the not-too-clear directions, and you DID miss it. The present map of the college used, in the YMCA handbook would probably serve the desired purpose for the next year or two. But after that time a more up-to-date chart would have to be made. The Battalion feels that the great bene fit rendered campus visitors would offset the small cost of printing the maps. MHUetiea, liteUtare, Xiii«« ur ilk Mill lb (ItH Mb) Tke „ ttlil II WbltbMMi! "fk* wMMbw m( *•!#••, tollglHMu Mill SttWi TkbH'fl'iP, n ni#b wk« sill Tiwstoe rtae# h#tH>4 is tlslnl/ "*' 1 Amarirtib, ewb If He i hi ini sbtl reiiglmni tokfiiM* It la h< un-AmprlPSti In hat* nm '« npifhbol- berau«p Hp ha« nv>re nf the wnrld'a malerial vonda •» it ia to hate him becauae he wal bom into another race or worahipe 1 God according to a different faith." Rcoantly, Both President Truman aixi the State Department have ad ded aome definitiona dealing with the aame aubject. The President, H U.ANCK III INtKT TO miiOPB WARHINUTON, Oet. M -U* Ren Mary uf TreMuiy Nnydar aaid t aaterday tha U*iiad Mtoto# ahmild aep ita hudfal l»alMiv».d in yiw vMlbtf any aid fur XMruM under h#ll aalf h#! Park 0# the A. ft M. Department life management. Dr. Taylor was one of a party who on die invitation of M. R. Tillotoon, Regional Director, Na tional Park Service, recently tour ed the Big Bend National Park to inspect the area taken over by the Department of Interior on June 12. 1*44. • Other memben of the party i V. C. Marshall, Executive Di rector, Texas State Conservation Board; Paul H. Walaer, State Con servationiat, U. S. Sofl Coinerva tioo Service; Horace Leithead, Dis trict Conservationist, Maria; Bar aid M. Ratcliff, Regional Foraeter, National Park Service, Sante Fe; Paul Balch, Regional Soil Conaer- vadonist; Rohh A. Maxwell, Sup erintendent; and Georg*- Sholi, Chief Ranger, Big Bend Nadooal Park. Dr. Omer E. Sperry, ef the De partment of Range and Foreatry and Professor K. R. Alexander, head of the Department of Agri cultural Education at A. ft M^ were to have been members of the party, but were unable to make the tHp. Dr. Sperry kaa carried for ward botanical atudiee of the Big Bend area ovar a period of aevenU years and has preps rad a manu- •mpl on lha kubieit 4 and 1941, Dr. T»y* of • party for the explore tioo of the of the Park, other fittphn t Dr. W. B Davis, head of the Department of Wildlife at Texas A. ft M. College and Dr. W. B. McDougall, natural- tot and botantot ef the National Park Service. The Big Band National Park AW ?0U PREPARE) ia com of aa ov9o oeddagf? Arc YOU pcaparad to meat p- rage, doctor, hospital Mis, law- vcr>’ fees, a auggenag liability claim? Even when yon re not to blame, are you prepared to stand a coetiy laweuk to prove k? Be prepared ask about that State Farm Mutual auto pokey todapf II. M. ALEXANDER, JR* '49 ^>&f. Main Pk. 14419 Bryan, Texas I Hi ring 1944 I lur was is vhar OiMwa 1:00 pjtt. 4-1181 TODAY —and— Color Cartoo*—Lateat Newy Features Start 1:41 • 4:M 4tU • 9:14 - 14 IVATI 9AIM MVTUA AUtOMOIIll INIUIANCI CC> f tmWA )Hr tfsr« I'Htfrsbi NR MHimsbt, dsfibed "diNlsynMy" (hi# "'M*>mhvt«hib lb, #(filialbib Wiik •ymtalhetie a««brisib*b wilh fatsigb nr dnmeetie nrgabl»a* any fotiilgb I HMnetotian, nntvemenL gm orratnbinaUan of |<».i .imignii thr AHoiM.'V QMM9 H faHBHHRH ted by a»lring Congreas for money to in- con*titution. ite “di ' ('■tHlitarian, faaetst, eommuntot or aubvereive.” Also members of groups which favor taking away the rohntitution- al righto of other* by force, or which want to change the form of the United States government in some way not allowed by the GUIONHALC - T 0 It A V - BARRYMORE • CRM6 • BREMER — TOMOKKOW— Joe E. Brown “Shut My ; lie Mm luth* uwn nkMV- r* no n c 2-«6TQ THRU SATURDAY We r0 Glad to Hear . • . • _ j ^ .• After sum ving 89 colleges and univer- litie* in the United Staten, the Rev. Charie* McAllister is convinead they “are not breeding places for Communism," according to Associated Proas. The Pr^idenf of the Aanociated Govern ing Boa ids of State Universities and Allied lR«titutioni said at a meeting last In the RftMgh (N.C.) Hines recently: “Corsages of gardenias marked the places of Mrs. Cham^ilin and Mrs. Cherry, and nose gays of panties were at the places of the other guests." ■IlfcfE that Ci.mnuinUn) “is not •van a aeriou# threat" in collegf VVn're ^lad to Uii much-abu*c4 iubjuet. 0 M.^e«H. (•>•>.«> t WHlon Fall Set . . and Mt for fall ia this eoft flattering hairdo . ., with lustrous soft curia headed for the top! 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