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EDITORIALS
Page 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
Getting the Old Man Out of the Mud . . .
It looks as if Old Man Texas will be
lifted out of the political and educational
quagmire by the steady hands of enlight
ened change.
The old man has been kicked around
a lot in his lifetime and he’s been shoved
pretty far down in this muddy bog, by
tin-horn politicians greedy for personal
gain, special interests greedy for money,
and apathetic Texans.
Few things have heretofore been ac
complished by the Jester Administration.
Our Governor has been primarily con
cerned over tidelands. However, the Gov
ernor must be commended for his realiza
tion of the inadequacies in state govern
ment and his appointment of investigating
committees to study and recommend chan
ges in some of our state institutions.
His appointment of the Gilmer-Aiken
committee, and their subsequent recom
mendations provide Texans a possible
course toward a better school system.
He has appointed committees to in
vestigate and submit recommendation for
improvements in our state constitution,
our prison system, and our election lav/s.
These committee reports and their pro
posed bills give the legislature an im
pressive agenda.
To finance these educational changes
a bill has been introduced to tax our nat
ural resources. Such a law has long been
fought by special interest groups and it
will be interesting to see how much power
they will demonstrate this time.
On paper the whole program of change
looks good. Most probably the legislature
will water everything down considerably.
Too long the people of Texas have
been disinterested in our state government
and allowed it to sink in the quagmire of
political corruption. This time we hope
the people of Texas will get a square deal
from their state government.
The First Regiment and the Fifth Fleet . . .
The authorization for the establish
ment of a Naval ROTC unit at Texas A&
M by the Board of Directors comes to all
as a surprise.
We are startled at first, and our initial
reaction is one of hostility toward this
seeming intruder on the campus.
Later comes doubt, then the realiza
tion that the matter will require much
serious thought.
From those quarters hoping for A&M
to return “to the way it used to be” there
will certainly be loud and long cries.
Now that hope, as wild a dream as it
was, is blasted forever. And in its place
ffiepe must be a firm resolution to devote
our energies toward the betterment of
A&M—whatever kind of A&M that arises
out of this period of change.
It is a changed A&M we see today, a
military college more than half non-mili
tary, a military college courting students
from junior colleges who will mostly live
in non-military dormitories, a military col
lege whose organization will be split
among three service components — the
Army, Navy and Air Force.
The Cadet Corps as it is presently
known will evolve into a different form
than now exists. This is necessary if it is
to continue to function as a cadet corps.
At this early hour, so soon after the
surprise announcement, we can neither
praise nor condemn the actions our Board
has taken. Our perspective is too limited,
we are too close to the forest to see more
than trees..
We don’t know whether to say, “Wel
come aboard, Navy,” or “Go walk the
plank.”
The Newmans Start A Good Ball Rolling . . .
Tuesday the Newman Club started a
fund which we hope will soon swell from
a rivulet into a veritable torrent.
The Aggie Band Fund is the name un
der which the account was opened in the
Student Activities Office. Envisioned pur
pose of the fund is to provide expenses for
additional band trips.
Initial contribution for the fund was
$10 from the Newman Club members.
They expressed the hope that other or
ganizations would follow their example
The Passing Parade . . .
An enterprising Parisian mathemati
cian took out his pencil and the minutes
of the UN recently and came up with this
interesting information.
The newspaper France Soir figured out
today that each word spoken at the just-
ended session of the United Nations As
sembly cost 53 cents.
France Soir’s figures: Total oratory
and add more to the total-
This latest movement to reward the
Aggie band for their unselfish and merit
orious service to the college is perhaps the
quickest method of accomplishing that
end. If other organizations think the idea
is a good one and contribute more of the
n^ded cash to the fund, the band may
begin to receive their last desserts.
If the money flows, the band will go
... to places where they can give A&M
more of the fine advertising they special
ize in.
—10,000,000 words; total expenses—1,-
700,000,000 francs; per word, 170 francs
or 53 cents.
Just on a supposition basis, we would
imagine our own countries expenses would
equal or surpass those of France. Of
course Will Rogers used to get a thousand
dollars a minute for his efforts, but his
jokes were better.
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Between the Bookends . . .
Unwatered Realism Found
In ‘The Naked and Dead
The Naked and the Dead, Nor
man Mailer, Harcourt and Bra'ce,
1948.
Norman Mailer has written a
first novel of unusual power and
imagination. Many critics already
hail it as the best fiction to come
out of the last war. This remains
to be seen, but one thing is sure:
It will be included in any of the
“best” lists of this period.
A veteran himself, Mailer has
drawn on his own personal exper
iences in the Pacific to set down
the fictional account of the cap
ture of a small island, Anopopei,
from the Japanese. Mailer doesn’t
spend much time on the general
strategy of the officers in com
mand, but rather concentrates on
Letters
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
the men themselves and their men
tal processes throughout the cam
paign.
He selects one squad of men,
which is a cross section of every
infantry squad, and presents each
to the reader by means of a de
vice called The Time Machine. This
literary innovation is to writing
what the flashback is to the motion
picture and provides a very novel
and satisfactory method of bring
ing each character’s personality to
the fore.
At the same time, Mailer delves
deep into the intellectual workings
of the General in command and
tells of the conflict between him
and his aid.
During the first few chapters,
the reader will be a little astonish
ed at the realistic freedom with
which the author presents the
conversations of the soldiers. In
many ways he has enhanced the
book by letting the men talk exact
ly as men talk in the sweat and
toil of war, no four letter words
barred.
Editor, The Battalion:
One day last week things looked
very black around my apartment in
College View for my wife had be
come extremely ill and could no
longer care for our little girl. Un
der the circumstances I found it
necessary to get them both to San
Antonio where they be cared for
properly. Not having a car, I
hardly knew what to do.
To make a long story short, my
neighbor, disregarding a quiz he
had to take the next day, drove us
to San Antonio after he got out of
a five p. m. lab. I had intended to
come back with him (and his wife
and two little girls who had gone
along) but my wife was much sick
er than we thought, and it was a
whole week before I got back.
A sink full of dirty .dishes
awaited me, I thought, but my
good neighbor’s wife had washed
them all.
If there are any Good Samari
tan Awards to be passed out, I’d
like to nominate the John Herman
Pharrs, who were ready to help
when they were most needed. They
are the kind of people who make
life worth-while for their friends
and neighbors.
My wife is getting along much
better now and will be out of the
hospital very shortly.
Thanks, John and Marjoree.
George A. Lowes, ’45
Power Spray Given
To AH Department
A power spray machine for
spraying livestock, barns, equip
ment and premises, valued at $500,
has been given the Department of
Animal Husbandry.
The Southwest Company Ltd., of
Dallas, is the donor. “It is an ex
cellent machine, ideally suited for
power spraying of livestock barns
and all kinds of premises,” Dr. J.
C. Miller, Head, Animal Husbandry
Department, said.
Official Notices
Engineering School
All engineering students who expect to
register as classified juniors or above in
the next or succeeding registrations will
be required to present a copy of their
graduation plan before their assignment
card will be approved by the Dean of
Engineering at the time of registration.
Complete information concerning grad
uation plans is available at departmental
offices.”
H. W. BARLOW
Dean of Engineering
Agricultural School
AGRICULTURAL SENIORS
There will be an important meeting of
all agricultural seniors who expect to
graduate this semester in the Agricultural
Engineering Lecture Room at 4 p.m. Mon
day, January 17, 1949.
Professor V. M. Faires, in charge of
the post graduation studies, will discuss
the opportunities of this program with
graduating seniors. Other matters of in
terest to this group will also be discussed.
CHAS. N. SHEPARDSON
Deau of Agriculture
As the story progresses however
the reader forgets this literary
conventionality and actually ima
gines himself in the midst of the
struggle.
The supreme enjoyment of the
book doesn’t really begin until
most of the “time machines” have
been presented and the reader be
gins to know and understand each
character more intimately. Every
statement, every action is interest
ing to the reader because he knows
the why and wherefore.
As a serious, comprehensive,
sometimes cynical study of Ameri
can soldiers in World War II, “The
Naked and the Dead” can’t be beat.
For those who like to read mental
and physical adventure of unwater
ed realism, it is highly recommend
ed.
©jmlt of This
“And they shall see his face.”
Rev. 22:4.
Are you ever attacted by that
thing known as “home-sickness?”
Do you ever have the desire to
look at the faces of one of your
loved ones that are away from
you? If so, you are experiencing
exactly the feeling that every true
Christian should have toward Je
sus. We often go to no small
amount of trouble for the pleasures
of looking upon some wonderful
sign of which we have heard or'
read. What do you want to see at
the end of the trail of life jour
ney ? There hre only two possible
sights at that joint, either dark
ness and loneliness or the face of
Jesus. Which do you choose? Now
is the time to make your decision.
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Sticking My Neck Out . . .
Students Done Injustice By
Keeping Panel Cases Hushed
By TOM CARTER
Almost every week we hear
someone say, “Did you hear about
old Joe getting kicked out of
school?” “Yeah, I heard, and I
also understand that he got a pret
ty rotten deal. They say that no
one has ever beat the Faculty
Panel yet.”
It is a shame that such talk is
heard on a college campus. It is
a shame because it is unnecessary.
Nearly all these stories of “rotten
deals” stem from the fact that the
students are not informed. Their
only source of truth is what they
hear passed on by word of mouth
and we all know how things get
twisted when they are retold sev
eral times.
The point being driven at is that
the findings of the Faculty Panel
should be published so that wo all
may know the truth and not be
subjected to rumors.
Protection
However, when this subject is
brought up, there always comes the
argument that the student must be
Collins Accepts Invitation
To Speak at Church of Christ
protected — protected from what?
It is not offering a student pro
tection when the truth is with
held. It only leaves the field open
for untruths.
In publishing such matter, it
would be necessary in all cases to
state the person’s name. It could
be withheld where harm would
really be done, as in sex offenses.
At the present time the Panel is
open insofar as the accused is al
lowed to bring in any number of
people he wishes. Normally a stu
dent brought before the Panel does
not wish a large audience and
chooses only a few to speak in his
behalf. As a result, many of us
go through school, having never
seen a Panel in operation and nev
er knowing the truth about them.
Fair Panel
By ALFRED JOHNSTON
Willard Collins of Nashville, Ten
nessee, has accepted an invitation
to serve as guest speaker for the
A&M Church of Christ during Re
ligious Emphasis Week on the
campus, Mr. James F. Fowler,
Church of Christ minister, an
nounced recently.
Collins, a graduate of Vander
bilt University, is a minister of
outstanding ability, Fowler said,
and has been selected for this event
Course in Motion,
Time Study Begins
A score of special students bent
over their slide rule Tuesday morn
ing as the first motion and time
study short course began at A&M.
The course, which will last four
because of his unique qualifica
tions and unusual influence upon
various groups of young people.
Collins now holds the position of
vice-president of David Lipscomb
College, and serves as minister of
the Charlotte Avenue Church of
Christ, Nashville, Tennessee.
Formerly,, for a period of five
years, he served as local minis
ter for the Church of Christ in
Old Hickory, Tennessee. During
his ministry this grew to he one
of the largest congregations of
the Church of Christ in that sec
tion of the country.
Collins has conducted meetings
in a number of states throughout
the nation, and is in great demand
before various college groups, Fow
ler said.
Dutton Reburial
I, personally, have been privi
leged once to sit in on a Panel
case as a spectator and can say
that the man got a fair trial and
was given a lenient sentence, but
a person will not be expected to
believe this, merely because of the
tales that have been told. If these
cases were printed, then we could
all know the truth and be in a bet
ter frame of mind about the whole
affair.
There are many College Regula
tions that we sometimes forget
and there are rules with which we
do not always agree, but never
theless, they are enforced. If it
could be brought to the student’s
attention that these rules are be
ing adhered to, then maybe we
would be a bit more cautious in
some of our actions.
As seen from this angle an in
justice is being done the student
body when Faculty Panel cases are
withheld from publication.
weeks, is sponsored by the Manage
ment Engineering Department,^and
is taught by consulting engineers
from the staff of the Methods En
gineering Council, Kansas City,
Mo.
After learning slide-rule tech
niques, the group will receive both
theoretical and practical training
in industrial motion and time stu
dy. This is the first such course
to be conducted in the Southwest,
although similar work has been
given in the East and Middle West.
Services Slated
Reburial services will be held
for Lt. loland E. Dutton, ’40, Jan
uary 19, in Boyd, Texas.
The service will be held in the
Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m. Fu
neral arrangements are being han
dled by the Christian Funeral
Home at Decatur.
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