STILL AT IT
Battalion
EDITORIALS
Page 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1949
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
So They May Walk Again . . .
Observance of the March of Dimes,
January 14-31, will enable everyone to aid
in a great humanitarian movement.
March of Dimes is a drive for volun
tary contributions from Americans. The
funds from the drive are divided equally
between The National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis and the local chapters.
The national foundation was founded
by the late Franklin D. Roosevelt on Jan
uary 3, 1938. The annual March of Dimes
is held the last two weeks in January in
observance of his birthday.
That half of the money which goes to
the national foundation is used in a pro
gram of scientific research, education, and
emergency aid in epidemics. Since its es
tablishment the foundation has authorized
$25,944,285 (figures complete through
1946) for its program.
The remaining half of the money stays
with the local chapters serving the areas
contributing it. These chapters work
through recognized health and welfare
agencies to give immediate aid to infan
tile paralysis victims. Aid consists of hos
pitalization and continuing care for the
polio patients. A total of $39,060,869 has
been left with local chapters (through
1946).
Indications are that the toll of infan
tile paralysis this year will approach the
1946 total of 25,191. This total in 1946
was the second worst in the history of
polio in the United States-
These facts show that we have far to
go in order to control effectively this mai
mer of mankind. Although the disease
strikes children for the most part, no per
son is safe from its ravages.
Our only hope in controlling a disease
is to learn all that is possible about it, how
to prevent it, and how to cure victims of
it. The March of Dimes is our opportunity
to advance further this knowledge.
Containers for your contributions will
be in the two College Confectionaries and
mess halls, as well as other points about
the campus, throughout the period of the
drive.
The coins you give now, as you walk
past the containers, will enable others to
walk in the future.
Direct Those Complaints . . .
The Campus Security Committee of
the Student Senate is now holding its in
quiry into traffic problems on the campus.
Everyone, from the driver in the street to
the Campus Security Office, is convinced
the committee can help our muddled traf
fic situation if given the proper help.
For the past two months, prior to the
appointment of the committee, there has
been no shortage of people who wanted to
complain about the campus police, their
_methods, and their regulations. Now, when
these complaints could do a great deal of
good, they are lacking.
The members of the committee are
open to any intelligent discussion of traf
fic problems at any time. Their names
and residences were published in the Jan
uary 12 Battalion along with their invita
tion for students having pertinent traffic
information to contribute to the investi
gation.
Don’t spin your wheels by complaining
about your 17 tickets to your roommate.
It will only distract him from his grade
points and he won’t be interested anyway.
But the Senate Committee is interested.
And if enough people will supply them
with solid information, they can aid our
traffic muddle.
Two weeks ago you couldn’t accomp
lish much by complaining. Now you can-
Get in there and bleed!
Our Textbooks in Jeopardy . . .
Scattered over the nation are civic
and educational committees to investigate
objectionable comic books. These public
spirited people are of the opinion that
certain “funny books” warp, distort, and
unduly influence children’s thoughts.
Outcrys by these committees have been
heard over comic books being printed
which contain stories of love illustrated
The Passing Parade . . .
It has been quite some time since we
heard from our old friend and ex-under
world leader, Mr. Lucky Luciano. But
like the celebrated bad penny, he has turn
ed up again in this dispatch from Rome,
(quote)
Charles “Lucky” Luciano, former New
York underworld character, angrily de
nied tonight charges that he is involved in
shipment of illicit drugs to the United
States.
“It looks like an old style frame up,”
he told a reporter. “I can’t even live my
own life. I’m living clean and proper
by sexy looking women displayed to their
best advantage. This, they claim, causes
the youngsters to get ideas at too early
an age.
Before these committees take any dras
tic steps, we recommend that they first
study the ages who read these comic books.
Ban them for children, but we insist that
college students are old enough to read
these books with discrimination.
over here. I got nothing to hide.”
Customs officials in New York said
yesterday they have “positive information
that Luciano is involved in all illegal trans
fers of narcotics from Italy and other
Mediterranean countries to this country
in recent years.”
The statement was authorized by su
pervising customs agent, Charles E.
Wyatt. (end quote)
Maybe Lucky is applying the old adage
of “When in Rome do as the New Yorkers
do.”
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Louis Morgan Associate Editor
Harvey Cherry, John Singletary Managing Editors
Clark Munroe - Feature Editor
Mrs. Nancy Lytle Women’s Page Editor
Bill Billingsley Wire Editor
T. Nanney Book Editor
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Sneak Preview . . .
Troubled Mind Finds Peaceful
Ending in Lurid Movie
By ANDY DAVIS
Moonrise (Republic) starring
Gail Russell, Dane Clark, Ethel
Barrymore, Rex Ingram.
This film is first fate as to per
formances, atmosphere, and pro
duction. The story is a compelling
one, but much of it is morbid and
drab; consequently its appeal will
be greatest among thoughtful au
diences.
Life in the small Virginia town
had been rough going for Dane
Clark, because the people had nev
er let him forget that his father
had died a criminal. At the weekly
Saturday night dance, the town big
shot picks a fight with Clark, and
tries to kill him, but in the strug
gle it is he who gets bashed in
the head. Clark hides the body, and
the film is thereafter concerned
with Clark’s mental and physical
struggle to escape the conse
quences.
Clark falls deeply in love with
Gail Russell, and it is through
her love and, understanding, that
he surrenders to the law, confi
dent that justice wil be tempered
with mercy.
Letters To The Editor •
WANTS BATT MAGAZINE
Editor, The Battalion:
Right here and now, I would like
to voice a resounding Amen to the
letter in Tuesday’s Battalion.
Mr. Seelke and Brown hit the
nail on the head with three solid
licks, the last of which has been
stirring around in my mind for
nigh onto a year and a half now.
It concerned the matter of re
starting fhe old Battalion maga
zine.
When I was a slightly less ma
ture Aggie in the fifth grade,
there was no other publication
that could interest by way of stor
ies, excite by the pictures, or
amuse me quite so much as that
brilliant magazine. Since those days
I looked forward eagerly to the
time when I could read The Batta
lion in my own little “hole” at
A&M.
Needless to say I was disap
pointed no end when the maga-
Official Notices
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. Tues
day, January 18, 1949.
This meeting was previously scheduled
for Monday January 17.
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 discuss
ed.
CHAS. N. SHEPARDSON
Dean of Agriculture
zinc ceased publication.
Now why can’t it be started
again? If we get really hard up
for writers or contributors, I just
might be able to persuade my
roommate to submit some of his
works of art, even if they are
poems.
C. A. Henson, Jr.
Class of ’51
(Editor’s Note: The magazine
The Battalion, was discontinued
during the War along with the*
other magazines—Engineer and
Agriculturist. The Student Life
Committee is the organization
which has authority to resume
its publication.)
®ljmk of (Dus
“Be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of
life.” Rev. 2:10.
There are many things that
give us rewards for the efforts
that we put forth. There is the
smiles of our loved ones, the “Well
done” from a leader or friend, or
perhaps only the self-satisfaction
that we find in having done a
thing and done it well. Each of
these bring a certain amount of
thrill to the one that receives them
however, they last only for the
moments time when they can be
remembered. The Lord said, “I
will give thee a crown of life.” He
did Viot mean this reward for faith
ful service to be one to last for a
day or an hour, but forever.
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Sticking My Neck Out
• • •
‘Press 9 Th inks Houston Can
Pu tA way Aggie Barricades
By KENNETH BOND
Apparently, writers for The
Houston Press have not been read
ing The Battalion carefully the
past year and a half.
Yesterday, they had an article
reading like this: “Houstonians
can put away
, any barricades
they might have
||p planned to use
nex t November
11*111 mmr w ^ e n a & m
IffpG, plays Rice o n
fi/lmm JP^IIIli.r the gridiron. Be-
iP'L&. . cause “gentle-
), men” — not
ripsnorting Ag-
^* es — will in-
Jlllll vade Houston.
dm&M
“Latest inno
vation of the A
&M Cadet Corps
is an “etiquette committee’ whose
problem it will be to “educate”
the freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors. (The seniors don’t need
any learnin’ since they are sup
posed to be educated—etiquettely
speaking.)”
The article goes on with a brief
discussion of the purposes and
scope of the new course.
Without a doubt, the news writer
must have forgotten the cox-dial
reception which Rice received the
past fall when they played A&M
hex-e in football. None of our A&M
students required a course in eti
quette to treat the Rice fans in
a proper manner.
Good Sportsmanship
Nor do I believe that we will
need a course in etiquette in order
Letters
TAKE DEANS OFF PANELS
Editor, The Battalion:
I read with interest your article
tonight about faculty panel, and
thinking of that group brings to
my mind an evil which I firmly be
lieve needs correction.
Normal thinking leads me to be
lieve that a dean in college is sup
posed to be more or less a helper,
advisor, and foster father to the
students. Why are our deans the
men on this faculty panel ? Why is
the Dean of Men given a job which
consists mostly of discipline rath
er than help?
Who, in need of help, takes his
problem to a campus cop? Not I
if the problem is one which requir
es a solution affecting my personal
relations or course of study. Neith-
df d6 I go to a dean. Do I con
sider these deans as police? Yes,
and I am not alone in this think
ing, or I wouldn’t be writing.
Let me nip the first answer
in the bud before it gets out of
anyone’s mouth. Men serving on
faculty panel are not considered
judges by the students, even
though that is the capacity in
which they theoretically serve on
the tribunal. A judge in court
has the confidence of most people
because these people believe that
(See LETTERS, Page 4)
PALACE
Bryan Z‘S879
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for us to be gentlemen at Houston
in November. The friendly rela
tions and feeling which the A&M
Student Body has shown towards
other conference schools during
the past two school years be
speaks this.
Certainly the new course will
help to improve the manners of
our students, but without it, Hous
ton still has nothing to fear from
“rip-snorting Aggies.”
’A'
In spite of the poll taken in De
cember, several January graduates
are still in doubt as to why Com
mencement Exei’cises will not be
held in Januax-y.
According to Bennie A. Zinn, as
sistant Dean of Men, the Academic
Council has, in the past, declared
that only one graduation exercise
each year would be conducted. This
exercise, of course, is scheduled for
June of each year.
Consider Question
Early in the fall the Commence
ment Committee, with W. E. Street
as chairman, discussed the matter
and voted to ask the graduating
seniors of the January 1949 group
to make a study and recommenda
tion. If the class desired an exer
cise, the committee was willing to
present the matter to the proper
authorities for consideration.
Early in the semester the Dean
of Men was approached about an
exercise, and the student was told
that there would be no commence
ment exercise in January. Chair
man Street discussed the matter
with Don Kasper, president of the
Senior Class, and was told by Don
that a survey would be made.
The Battalion carried a story
early in December stating that a
January exercise would be conduc
ted if the graduating seniors so de
sired. In the balloting, 208 stu
dents voted against having the
exercises, and 71 voted for it.
2 Weeks Lost
It seems that the chief objec
tion voiced by students was the
two week period which the grad
uates would waste waiting for the
ceremonies. They feel that they
could better spend that two_ weeks 1
in moving from A&M, getting es
tablished, or hunting a job.
Possibly this explanation will
clear up the matter for those grad
uating seniors who wanted to have
Commencement Exercises.
Angel
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