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stltutes a threat to parlia-
titillt
nt$fy systeiflfe of government.
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tionialisniii or a (weirdfanll inseparable combi- ‘jlfel is on the btisis o
nature, more tnah on ii
18 Few leditofikN or Articles have explored ture, that advofca
What !is calu; linjg u j sc mlich trouble in the communism
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its anti-democratic
anti-capitalist |ria
ifes of democracy find ex
that important (question [so] well as the Daily tremely. strong reasons for resisting the
Californian, stident !lne\ .-spapfer of the Uni- ipread of. comn^unism. We’ hold that the wilf
vfersity pf California Ot Berkeley. In a recent of the people isi best realized under the cdn-
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>rs us*
the q
On the knotty quest
threat ?’] (they} \frote* lj
fan fentire page and a
^ticm of world peace,
h of “wh^t is the
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ditions jof free thought and freedom of indi
vidual action, a;s exemplified by our Bill of
RightsJ Commuhikm, insofar as it deems
necessary a dictatorship by the Communist
“There are conflicting opinions as to what party (in the nanie bf the proletariat)
constitutes the! cns
threat rot comrnuni
threat of Russia,
holds that the t we t
j “Certainly tew.
coramuntists thcbsel
is a cominfiunist threa
munism tihreajte tiing •
of this threat?
“Avoiding all-in^ln^ive
ofne say it is the mechanism for achieving socialisnyis a
5djme say it is the threat to political democracy. /
predominant view “A danger, which wpuld undoubtedly be
are insieparable. accentuated by a political shif^to the right,
” other than the is the possibility of incirea^ibg power over
11 deny that there the shaping of: policy by those who control
|u(| just-wjiat is com- the prjvately owned concentrations of eco-
^ « ,v, at islthe nature nomiC iwealth within the Unitd States. Al
though private interests are not alone in
generalizations shaping our policies at the present time, it
Ifkej “ouif way of life’* (and “the? American is nevertheless true that they do exert an
way,” cdmmwijism tte resate ns. two principle extraordinarily} $trong pressure upon policy-
items: political |demo|ra<iy; and private enter- shaping bodies. Any weakening of political
Letters to the Editor
prise.
“Th^
; dent to
i tion
sighed
function If aijd ^
: “Thb threat 1
jthreiatj to pfivaite, enterprise is evi-
le pdittt tha' *' l ' H 1
since com
replace c|pfi
Vhe
threat : of «o
democracy isirrade eyi
oritariahlsm, }Riissiai| C
network j of cornmuiiist
lately, by ranti-de:
Czechoslbvakia and
in the Russian itejie.
“Onjj cannot dis
can fiira substantia
that auiljioritai’ijanis:
is not Inherent in c
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<tCj enterprise jo cvi-
|n|eds no Substantia-
tn is a system de-
sm amil can only
capitalism i^ replaced,
nism tej,political
by Russian auth-
boratidn with the
rties, -and, more
oci|ajjic syihptoms in
e htlher countries with-
demberacy means weakening the only check
tb outright priyatefeontrol of policy.
“Another danger, and one that is being
widely capitalized on toclay, is the tendency
to lump together our prjvate enterprise eco
nomy and ourlipolitical structure under the
general) heading of “democracy.’ Thus, one unrest should be classified as a
hean statements to the) effect *M some
bor government in England (or some other of the changGg U d t urmoil) as we
LET’S WAKE UP!
Editor, The Battalion:
During the last three senjesters,
and , especially true since this
spiring semester began, there has
been one particular thing that has,
been brought to my, attention. Not
only has it been brought to my at
tention but also to several of my
close friends. |;
We have, during, the last yedr,
witnessed a period of turmoil and
general unrest cbncerning the func
tions of Texas A&M, Some of this
why not
make the best of the future? Some
ilot; deny.
that i n its
j
j
wilt, the evidence. One
grounds for claiming
olf Ifhe,Russian variety
uliiism. But one can-
xi$ting manifestations,
socialist government) is not democratic^—, see it, have taken away some of
and one hears feuch statements from respon-] the oldest traditions And basic prin
sible people who ought to know better. Th
confusion as to wnai coinstitutes uemocracy
is certainly a great menace to the very exist
ence of democracy. When people do not even
understand what they hiean by demucr.
they can too easily Oe misled—even into des
troying that democracy in its own name.”
Books fof jWhom?...
, I' Textbooks, i in ifeerhl arts subjects at gues. They toss off phrases like “remember-
least, are written bylsclioiars for the benefit ing the Baltimore conference, we can see
of scholars ahq(profissoju Frankly, we.don’t (S at ,R a R™ ore conference/
L • 1 , f T 'if They say‘This js jm direct disagreement with
stand a| chante), frietids, j
to a
i’b heart.
ces being thte iasie
They haven’t lejarnefl tl a^ in sa^fhlg “this is
the end ;proc}uot of |aiSi Introverted Hegelian
dialectic*’ thby are |aUi iLg students to read
philosophy to find oi|t m hut the Hegelian dia
lectic is po thaf theji can find out what Heg
el had tq do with f/Dad Capital” so that they
can find lout What Alfinx thought.
Prof Assorts are 4 r rit ihg for their collea-
Professorial I autfiofe haven’t Ite a r n e d
about ffeort {pj.ragr|ph.‘| and coriciSe. senten-
ifeg "
Burke’s theory.” Burke’s theory?
Do professors who write books fear that
if they maive unngs as clear as possioie they
will lose face in the sight of their contem
poraries? Do they think students learn more
by “wading through” than they would by
digesting clear, concise: construction?
They should be writing for- those who
DON’T know an(| are frying to find out—
but they ARE writing fer those who already
know and will be reading for entertainmei.
—Ted Shields in the Daily Trojan.
The Senator and the General .1..
t’s harp for satirical fiction est democratic nation on the face of the
thing. Take “The
earth—should Hng out over The land ana
Sometimes it’s
to keep ahead of tHe i|eal
Senator j Was Indislrfet,” for instance, the
'moving} pieferte'that Wisiseen in Bryan just
fast week. Thh Daily! fTnojan -(^SC)- pulled win. "—senator Melvni
out a speech jy S|nator Melvit Gassaway said. }
Ashtoiiy “hero’’ of fthittipicture, 4nd set it - “I am deeply grateful for the spontaneous
sidi^by side yi ;h thq wqrds of a certain presi- display of friendly confMence. No man could
dential candidi .te. fail to be profoundly stirred by such a pqb-
“A» ; jyou j all kn(|\v, 11 am a simple God- lie movement in this hour of momentous im-
' i-ialkirk ipah, with no taste for port—national, international, temporal, and
jter fancy words. So I spiritual.
open: jand aboveboard with “While it seems unnecessary for me to
y6ii, adT alW4y s hive bfeeh. repeat I do not actively seek or covet Any
“Gentlemen, I cj nnet put thisjtoo strong- office and have nb plans for leaving my post
ly; I am|NOT 4 cam idate for the presidency! in Japan, I can say and with due humility
BUT! } j . i j- ; f j that I would be recreant;to all my concepts of
fehpingllplam-
bvaiion and nq talent;
am - going
ciples upon which Apgieland was
founded some seventy-two years
ago. One of these traditions known
as speaking and meeting people
is now at 'its lowest point.
Not too long ago, let’s say three
semesters ago, an Aggie or anyone
else as far as that matter is con
cerned, could Walk out of any
building on this famous campus and
feel rather assured that one of
h{s fellow Aggies should meet him
w r th a friendly “Rowdy” or one of
thosd world-famous Aggie hand
shakes.
Ask yourself these questions—
“How many men have met me dur
ing the past week?” “How many
men have snpken to nie?” That’s
easy to think of, now ask yourself
these questions—“How many men
have I met during the past week?”
“Row many of my fellow Aggies
have I spoken to?” To some of
you, the latter is not quite so pleas
ant, to think about. Probably the
latter questions hit pretty close to
home for that bottom 2 c /r. Too
many times we take the attitude
of letting the other map do all the
speaking and meeting. What if
everyone took that attitiide? Th-’nk
about that, men, it’s a problem
that has, just recently become quite
serious, even m6re bo than many of
Us think. i.-
You know, speaking to and
meeting people is one of Aggie-
land’s oldest traditions. It’s a
tradition that no one wants to
take away from us. It’s a tra
dition that can be torn down or
taken away only by each of us.
Men, I don’t want that tradition
to slip away front us and surely
the 98% bf ns feel the same way.
• And here’s to the 2%’ers—why
don’t you drop that old idea of “Ah
what’s the use o£ speakin’, the
other fellow wot^’t speak back ?’’
Nine chanCes out of ten, if you’ll
put some feeling into those “How
dy’s” and “My name is (Whatever
it might be)” Hie other guy will*
feel the lame way about it. There’s
none of us in too big of a hurry
to holler out “Howdy’ or maybe
even take time ’to meet a fellow
Aggie occasionally. When you Say
“Howdy” say Unlike you mean it.
When ypu meet another fellow,
sound-off on your name like you
are really proud of it aind want it
to be known. Then when you depart
from the person;, sound-off with a
good hearty “glad to have met you
(whatever his name might have
been).’ ? i | ; ■ !
; Men, we’r|! all down here for
a purpose—to ;get that diploma
stamped “GRADUATE OF THE
Texas a&m College.” You
Girts! Girts!
But No Dates!
A passel of beautiful models
fend Optton Ball duchesses need
escorts for next week-end.
Bob Moore of B-ll Walton,
who is chairman of the social
committee for the, Cotton Ball
lind Pageant, if looking for
volunteers who, in fhe true
most beautiful girls ip Texas.
^ You get firrt choice (after
- i—.ii. i.ii.
Roller, Show In
Grove to Feature
Skating Artists
V skating and style show featur-
ijig 10 to 15 beautiful girls will be,
(sented on the new roller r| '
the near future, according to i
loiincement by Bill Vfenghn, <
rector of the show.
‘The presentation is designed
.introduce the slab as a skating
rink to the students,” Vaughn stat-
The show will be packed with a
variety of different acts, including
a short style show presenting, the
newest skate and sports wear. Ex
hibition skating, both singles and
doubles, will be featured along with
potatoe races, thgee-legged races
and speed races.
[Vaughn requests that any stu
dent interested in participating in
the show contact him in Room 228,
Dorm 10.
S
says in its
Port* is the [ expans
education ffedlicies
student* may be i
college.
The Commission,
outstanding , educw
pointed by President
summer to ^examine
of higher education
and the means
t bei perform*
iducftors urf
free public educati
first two yehrs of
concerted drive'to i!
for public colleges at
A mjnlttwn enrolli
000 students;in colh
attained by 1960, .t!
believes, as compan
time high of 2,364,(M
day,
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Mil
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our
nt ofi
:s shi
comail
to th(
enroll
Th a real sense j
our civilization depej
rection education tab
the distant future, W ___
immediately ahead,”] \ he
sion stated in its first repoi
cation was described ilifj the
and most hopeful thfe n|
enterprises, and thfe: Comr
stated that of the H ncipal
of higher education : jthe th|
Agronomy Isiociety
Selects Duchess
4
Commissi
i«4 College
O
winch fhotald come first *re to
bring to all the people of the Na
tion: - j: -
. “Education [for fe fuller realizi-
oTuv^* Bno ^“ y r e,ery
Dr. Schipper To
Address Student
iutherans in T
;; i ■ ; ri
Dr. j A. L. :Schiplpler, associate
rofesjsor of biology, will address
he AI&M Lutheran Student Asso-
atioijj at, 7:80* p. jm. Wednesday
fin , the YMCA Asselnbly Room, im
hie tq^ic, “Present Day Concepts
rt.
Vestal Attends
Chicago Parley
Donald M. Vestal, research engi
neer with the Texas Engineering
Experiment Station and Supervi
sor of the Reverse Cycle Heating
Project of the A&M Research
Foundation, left Saturday noon for
Chicago where he will attend the
Margaret Gaston
ted as duchless to
Agronomy Society
coming Cotton Page
[argaret is the
tbh, Veteran studentf Of Agrpj
nnH vfofl.nraRiifont nil the ^
and vjee-president
nomy Society. She
Sioux City, Iowa add
employed wjth the
Union offilce.
beer.
r|preaea
the
At.
of Bii
f Evolution.”
[ A graduate of the University lof
Iowa};Dr. Schipper has been at A
& M isince 1937 except for a tour
of duty with the Army Air Forties
in which he served as a Captain.'
I Dr. i Schipper has served on the
tihurcb council of the Americjan
Lutheran Church bf College Sta
tion fpr the past eight years. He is
a member of the board of trustees
itof the A&M Lutheran Student
jFbundatjon, Ihc., and of the Fouh-
dgjiion’s building committee.
Inesday eveninigs lectqre .Hill
[followed by an ppen forum dlis-
cu'ision. Everyone interested is |n-
' J ed |to attend ‘the meeting.
Wv that diploma roally doaon't
mean Very much: to a person unless
he carries with piim the memories
of some of the closest-woven frie«l-
ships in the world. Take my w<*rd,
along with the £fe%, that there are
some of the finest felbvvs in ,the
world right here on this campus.
My friends would like to be your
friends. Would feu like to be their
friend?
Let’s fill this Ole campus with/
“Howdys” and “handshakes” again
What you say, ARMY!!
A fellow Aggie always,
B. J. SEALE, ’49
Vestal was accompanied by his
brife and will return to College
Station Monday to continue his
work
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’“t jlSPLACEl}’’ IMMIGRANTS
ASHINGTON, J April 6 j-W>
Hdufle Judiciary Subcommittj
ed! unanimously yentettlay
nspr a bill to allow 200,000 dis
ced person* from Europe to' in-
the United States during the
ntkt (wo years.
.
ACE
iBlpPSuiliSDAY
S/itKMl'tmi 8mme imsi
Composite Group
Will Form Units
“. . j i wiRI not lift
this greatest [gift
grateful} republic—
the diaKlem of man ci
the people oithese Uni
f ’• i-i.
f one finger to obtain
wilhih the power of a
righteslt jewel in
good citizenship were I to shrink, because of
hazards and responsibilities involved, from
accepting any public duty to which I migh •
! calle
ut if tihje voice of be called by the American people.”—Gen.
$tates-‘-the great- Douglas MacArthur. j
GOP, ChAiJrmanl feeepe telki his Party A Brooklyn'judge has ruled that the ar-
leaders that ihe is siib Of the coming cam- rival of a new baby in an apartment does not
paign ik Penpirgas isrh. Voters are asked to constitute ground for an increase in rent.
g ng iri questions like high His Honor holds that the event is a blessed
shortage, and World peace one for the parents, not for the landlord.—
ii •' i NiwYorker. ' H ]T |
refrain: trom
jprices, jtihe. hi
te-New Yorktiji
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Fec^iial j^(|verniieift agencies are going
atomic energy on
Monjtt&to Magazine says Scents, many of
them chemical, lead us by the nose more than
we suspect. [And blondes, many of them
Provisional uhits will be organ
ized in order to meet the require
ments of the incoming reserve com
ponent; fey bill puring the meeting
of the 497th Composite Group at
7:30 p. m. Thursday, April 8, ac
cording to Col.: R. A. Eads, Com
manding OfficcK
All reserve officers who desire to
qualify for pay must attend this
meeting, he stated.
The meeting -will take place on
the second; floor of the PMA (AA
A) Building, College Station.
QUEEN|
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FIGHTING REPORTED
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PITTSBURGH, Aprtl 6
Fighting betwefe roving pickets
and non-union strip miners was re
ported" yesterday in one section of
the nation’s bituminous coal fields,
now paralyzed by a pension walk
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