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EDITORIALS
Page 2 THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1948
"’Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
Slick Trick by Stalin • • •
Our country has been placed on a spot by
the exchange of “open letters” between Hen
ry Wallace and Joseph Stalin. We have re
fused to accept any idea of talks on differ
ences between the United States and Russia
on the basis of proposals made by Wallace
and approved by Prime Minister Stalin.
To an unthinking person the responsi
bilities for any future conflict which might
develop as a result of the differences cover
ed in Wallace’s “open letter” will fall on our
state department. Nothing could be further
from the truth.
Why have we rejected Stalin’s offer?
One of the most important reasons is that
there already exists mach nery designed for
the very purpose of settling international
differences—the United Nations. This or
ganization cannot be ignored. Another rea
son is the fact that any differences between
our country and Russia which involve an
other nation must be settled in such a man
ner as to give that nation an opportunity to
speak for itself.
Finally, there have been Russian declara
tions of peaceful intentions in the past, yet
the stated intentions have not been followed
up with any shift in Russian policy. It is
hardly conceivable that a program to ex
tend communism to all the world which has
been in operation for 30 years will suddenly
be abandoned. In other words, the state de
partment doesn’t trust the Russians.
What should we do about Stalin’s offer
to talk over differences between the two .
countries? Even though efforts in the Uni-1
ted Nations to iron out past troubles have 1
met with little success in the past it is only
fair to take new hope in these new proposals
for peace '^nd put them to a test within the
UN framework. That is what the UN is for,
to settle international differences.
Our government has proposed that the
differences between the United States and
Russia be referred to the United Nations. It
is now Russia’s responsibility to prove the
sincerity of her proposals. If the feelers for
peace talks are sincere then Russia deserves
credit for recognizing the need for peaceful
settlement. It will not be surprising, how
ever, if her offer turns out to be an attempt
to saddle the United States alone with the
responsibility for world peace.
Whatever the outcome, the state depart
ment’s answer to Russia—to refer our dif
ferences to the United Nations—is the best
answer to Stalin’s proposal.
Advertised in the McAllen (Tex.) Valley
Evening Monitor:
USUALLY LOVELY
4-Room Apartment
The ad also says these accommodations
are “available to permanent couple only.”
A typo error in the AP wire report for
May 3 is argument for less worry. It says:
“Two persons died in traffic accidents and
a third by frowning in Fresno County over
the week-end.”
Another housing shortage contribution,
this one from the Spokane (Wash.) Spokes
man Review:
Two young working ladies desire apt. on
bus.
The proposed biggest passenger ship ever
built in the United States would carry 2,000
passengers, or as a troopship it would carry
12,000. That would be the Army, Mr. Jones.
Scientists are going to find the earth’s i
exact shape even through every body knows
what shape it’s in.
The new Benjamin Franklin half dollars
have gone into circulation. With two of them
you can buy a half dollar’s worth of some
thing.
Americans once objected to taxation
without representation. They have since dis
covered it was much cheaper that way.
Daylight saving time has been adopted
at Washington where every day in the year
a lot of time is lost.
America’s economic foundation rests up
on the soil as bed rock—unless the soil is
eroded down to the bed rock.
Classified Ad in Ironton (O.)Daily News
For Rent: Sleepin groom, close in.
.VSA Applies Its Rights
(Sixth of a Series)
Application of the Foregoing Rights Should
Be in Accordance with the Following Criteria
1. Recognition: University and college ad
ministrations may properly require of
ficial recognition of student organiza
tions as a condition for assigning them
campus facilities and giving them any
financial support with the college or
university may make available.
(a) Where campus organizations or
publications in effect enjoy a monopoly
of certain college or university facilities
of finances, the college or university ad
ministration may properly insist on ade
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of membership and control, and for in
cluding in publications the expression of
points of view opposed to those of the
editors, provided that all such safe
guards are to be democratically student
formulated and administered.
(b) In the case of all other organiza
tions and publications, recognition
should be qualified only by the require
ment that these organizations are gen
uinely connected with students or facul
ty at that college or university and do
not demonstrably interfere with the
stated purposes and program of the in
stitution itself. Recognition should not
be used as a lever: 1. To control the pur
poses of programs of the organizations
or publications; 2. To force them to
merge with other organizations or pub
lications on the campus against the
wishes of their membership; or 3. To
dictate their form of organization or
procedure.
2. Limitations imposed by recognition:
Recognition may properly limit the
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lege or university off-campus, such as
requiring them to indicate clearly that
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opinion—directly affecting matters off-
campus. But no disciplinary action may
properly be taken against students, fa
culty members, or their organizations
or publications for activities off-campus
not purporting to represent or involve
the institution, or for expressing opin
ions on-campus concerning matters off-
campus.
3. Faculty advisors: In institutions having
faculty advisors for student organiza
tions, such advisors should be chosen or
approved by the student organization
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bidden to function because no faculty
member will consent to serve as their
advisor.
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cedures involving or affecting the rights
of academic freedom, and the conditions
of recognition of student and of faculty
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should be formally accepted by the en
tire campus community. These policies
and procedures should in no case be
subject to change without notice under
the pressure of a particular situation,
and the groups affected should partici
pate at all times in their application.
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WHAT THIS COUNTRY DOESN’T NEED—i
Aggies Weep As
Mid-Continent Supply Company
Plans to Employ A&M Grads
‘Wet Goods 9 Go
Down the Drain
College Station temperance for
ces bolted into action yesterday to
the everlasting mortification of the
local Omar Khayyam League.
In a simple, moving ceremony in
the office of Fred Hickman, chief
of campus security, twelve fifths
of aged and potable liquor and
about two cases of beer were pour
ed down the'drain while a solemn
faced audience looked on with mix
ed emotions.
The potations disposed of yes
terday were the loot carried off in
all the year’s raids on elbow-bend
ing parties by the campus security
forces.
Tears sparkled in the eyes of
several on-lookers. As the drains
gurgled happily, handkerchiefs
jabbed at eyes and many noses
were blown.
Near the middle of the ceremony
resentment seemed to rise up in
the crowd. There was a sullen
surge of humanity toward the yet
unemptied flasks, but the vigilant
polizei clicked the bolts of their
rifles noisily and the crowd drew
back.
When it was finished, the crowd
but not the odor, melted away
under a metallic sky.
The pouring was performed by
three renegade students who wore
masks for obvious reasons.
Good feelings were restored to
the campus, however, when a Batt
reporter posted the following gen
uine bulletin:
MILWAUKEE ,May 19 —(A 5 )—
Mid-Continent Supply Company, with executive offices
in Fort Worth, has selected A&M as one of the educational
institutions from which it wishes to employ graduating stu
dents to help fill the requirements for expansion of the firm,
according to Ken W. Davis of Fort Worth, president.
Davis, who visited here last week, said applications now
are being accepted from seven of-*
the major universities of Texas j n f th(j soirees d o W n at
and that the firm hopes to employ , v , • A ,,
graduates who want to make a
career of the petroleum industry
supply business.
“Our company now is the larg
est independent supplier to the
protroleum industry,” Davis said.
“Since demand for our services
constantly is increasing it is neces
sary that we find young men who
wish to build a career with us.”
Mid-Continent Supply Com
pany, he pointed out, operates
world-wide and at present is in
a position to place young men in
foreign as well as domestic lo
cales.
“We need men of varied back
grounds, interests and training,”
he said. “These men, once they
join the company, will be given
special training for a brief time,
after which they will find the field
open for advancement.
“Mid-Continent realizes that its
strength depends entirely upon the
type men it attracts as employes,
and has set up an employment
policy to permit each man to ad
vance as he proves himself quali
fied for additional responsibility.”
Davis explained that Mid-Con
tinent provides all types of equip
ment for every phase of the petro
leum industry, including explora
tion, drilling, production, transpor
tation, refining, and marketing.
Letters
“THE DESIGNING FEMALE”
Editor, The Battalion:
To the feature department and
very especially to Timothy
Hsycs *
Your item entitled “WOLVES
LINES” which appeared in the
May 5 edition of The Battalion
has caused quite a great deal of
comment among the fair members
of the opposite sex residing in the
great metropolis commonly known
as “Big D”.
As previously related, many,
many times, and in numerous ways
and places, there are always 2
sides to every question. And in the
case of wolves, true to form, there
are two opposite kinds. Pray tell
us, boys, have you ever heard of
“The Designing Female”???
Well, a few of our braver gals
here in “Big D” are going to en
deavor to enlighten you on the
little known facts of the case. . .
We also, shall set the scene at
GUY H. DEATON
Typewriter Exchange
New & Used Typewriters
Guaranteed Repairs
116 S. Main Bryan
dear ole Sbisa Hall. The scene is
set . . . the evening, heavenly, . . .
and down the walk pass two hand
some dogs, entwined arm in arm
with two pretty, shy innocents see
ing the wonders of the campus
with wide-eyed interest. The two
couples walk on, make their en
trance, and then, on to dancing,
usually to the lilting strains of the
Aggieland Orchestra or some other
reasonably similar substitution.
Everyone’s having a fine time, very
especially the boys. They seem to
think it is very nice to have a
pretty lassie all to yourself for a
change, and down on the campus,
too.
Just as the hoys decide they
should really try this more often
—something happens—They sud
denly begin to see less and less
of their dates. After a few hours
of racing around the floor trying,
to spot them, they catch a glimpse
. . . being the center of dispute
among 6 or 7 high-ranking seniors.
The boys look, gulp, and then re
tire to the sidelines—a bit wiser
and sadder—but always softly
cursing the established institution
of bird-dogging.
But boys, do you really know
what’s happened three-fourths of
the time??? YOU HAVE HAD
A DATE WITH A WOLFESS!
The first “Siberian She” we
shall tell you about is the “sweet
young thing” with the big baby-
blue eyes, who, while dreamily
dancing with you. . . is also fast
and furiously hypnotizing the stag
line over your shoulder. You know,
the type that’s dumb. . . like a
fox.
The second type. . . She always
happens to misplace her date and
friends. . . and always stops to
look for him right in front of the
stag line. GAD! What innocence!
And the last but not least of
these—is the hale and hardy late
dater . . . who comes down with
plans made weeks in advance to
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Merle Oheron
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John Hall—
“MICHIGAN KID"
Pat O’Brien,—
“RIFF RAFF”
#3:
NATUDC’S NUTRITIONAL
ICE CREAM is a bountiful source
of precious Vitamin A,
proteins, calcium, phos
phorous, riboflavin — all
the tissue and bone build*
tj ing minerals you could pos*
sibly find in one food.». de*
licious, nutritious, eat it often.
Milwaukee’s famed brew began to
flow toward the nation’s spigots
again today.
A strike which had closed the
Schlitz, Pabst, Miller, Blatz, Inde
pendent and Gettelman Breweries
since April 25, ended last night.
Dr. Cook to Speak
Friday Over KAMT
Dr. Gaines M. Cook, executive
secretary of the International Con
vention of Disciples of Christ, will
speak on a transcribed program
over KAMT Friday at 4:30 p. m.
see the “hidden wonders” of Frank
lin’s, the Avalon, and the Onyx
with all her ole buddies who are
just stagging till that night after
her date takes her in . . . well, at
least she keeps her date happy,
for his limited time.
We could go on and on, but as
the parcel postman said at the end
of the day ... “I guess that about
wraps it up” . . . and too, we don’t
want to give away too many se
crets. . . 1 hope womanhood won’t
disown us for admitting this much.
Written in doubt,
By Misses . . .
MARY ELLEN WILLIAMS
PAT HERNDEN
JEANINE CLARK
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Maj. Gen. William McKee, vice
deputy chief of staff for air.
The question of reactivation'
will be determined largely by Li'
Gen. John K. Cannon, head of the
air training command in the
Southwest. His headquarters are at
Shreveport, La.
WASHINGTON, May 20 (A 5 )—
A Bryan, Tex., delegation has been
assured by air force officials that
plans are for the eventual reacti
vation of the Bryan air base.
Rep. Teague (D-Tex), Travis’B.
Bryan, president of the Bryan
First National Bank, and Harry
Logan, Chamber of Commerce
manager, conferred at Air Force
Headquarters Tuesday.
“We were told that there are
no immediate plans for Bryan
Field, but that they do intend
eventually to reactivate it,”
Teague said.
He said that air officials told
the Texas group that while money
was being appropriated presently
for a 70-group air force, funds
were not on hand for construc
tion of facilities at such World
War II training centers as Bryan.
The Texans met with assistant
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