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EDITORIALS
Page 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949
.. "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
We Want Our Tickets Punched . . .
The action of the Student Senate to
petition the Southwest Conference Cot
ton Bowl Committee for an allotment of
tickets to each conference school for the
New Year’s Day game receives our ap
proval, and second.
Theoretically, the Cotton Bowl game
on New Year’s Day is a conference affair.
But heretofore, it has been a winner-take
all proposition so far as the other con
ference schools were concerned.
Now the Student Senate has initiated
the plan to give each school in the confer
ence an opportunity to buy a specific num
ber of tickets to the game. Such a policy
would increase chances for a growing
feeling, of unity and sportsmanship among
-eohference schools.
This policy is especially appropriate
now that the New Year’s Eve Cotton Bowl
Ball has become an annual affair. Stu
dents who hold tickets to the game could'
go to Dallas the day before the game,
enjoy the Ball, and cheer for the South
west Conference representative New
Year’s Day.
Since the conference collects ten thou
sand dollars (or 25 percent of the school’s
take) from the Southwest Conference
schools playing in other bowl games, it
does not appear too fantastic to ask that
student tickets be sold. True, the tickets
sold at regular rates would be bought, but
regular rates would seem to commercialize
what used to be—and we still like to think
is—a sport.
Members of the student government
of four other conference schools have al
ready voiced support of the plan proposed
by the A&M Student Senate. We believe
nearly every student from conference
schools would be in favor of the plan.
In the near future some reply should
come from conference officials. The plan
is destined for rough sailing when objec
tions are raised by money conscious con
ference committeemen.
Football has become a multi-million
dollar business in the Southwest. Let us
hope that the student bodies of conference
schools will not be ungratefully cast aside
in the dollar scramble.
Six of One, A Fifth of Another . . .
Brought up for legislative considera
tion in Austin this past week was a bill
to permit the sale of mixed drinks in
Texas.
Two lobbies promptly swung into ac
tion; the night club and tavern owners’
lobby and the package store lobby.
Taking the progressive and to them,
profitable stand, the tavern owners point
out the pleasures of open drinking and
-Uae^extreme desire of the people to be able
to step up to a bar and order a shot. The
package store owners, whose business is,
and would be to sell by the bottle, are
striving to keep the status quo. “Every
thing is alright now, so leave things as
they are,” they insist.
Texans, who take it any way they can
get it, have not started any mass move
ment towards the banner of either lobby.
The first group argues that the present
status seem adequate enough. Mixed
drinks would mean more drunks. More
people would be on the highways after
having had “just one or two.” And more
drinking than is already practiced would
result-
On the other hand, those who are go
ing to drink liquor will not be led to drink
milk instead. Many now who get thorough
ly plastered would probably not get quite
so tipsy.
It is one of those problems, typical in
present day affairs, that concerns every
one, but the decisions are made in a legis
lative assembly and the battles are being
fought by interested lobbies.
Help for the Needy Americans . . .
Senora Maria Eva Duarte de Peron,
wife of the Argentine’ dictator, has caused
our State Department in particular, and
Americans in general, considerable em
barrassment. The civic minded woman
heads a committee to collect donations in
Argentina for six hundred needy Wash
ington children.
Though well intended it seems to imply
that old Uncle Sam, donor of billions, can
not take care of his own needy. The ges
ture also gives the Russia propaganda ma
chine a story to multiply several times and
then beam to the world.
Astounding as the assistance j$, doubt
less the recipients of the Argentine cloth
ing will be extremely grateful.
In this country of abundance there are
great numbers who have not received for
tune’s smile. These people are born into an
economic order that gives them few of the
pleasures that the more fortunate enjoy.
Life is hard for these people, and at death
they can show little for a life’s work.
There is rising sympathy for these
groups. The Democratic Administration
of the past sixteen years has don much
to enable these people to enjoy a more
abundant life. Proposed legislation will do
even more.
Higher minimum wages, broader social
security benefits and disability compensa
tion, federal aid to education, and a plan
for national health insurance—all would
help the lower income brackets.
These people are an element of our so
ciety that cannot be neglected. As citizens
of our country their welfare is a public
concern. But welfare in the form of hand
outs are neither desired or expected- These
people look to the present administration
for a fair deal.
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Letters To The Editor •
THANKS, COACH
Editors, the Battalion:
Sometimes in the hustle and
bustle of Exams and changing
terms, we are prone to forget to
pay tribute and thanks to the folks
that have helped us most in our
endeavor to do a good job in what
ever capacity we are in.
To be sure that I personally do
not forget, I would like to take
this opportunity now through the
medium of The Battalion to sin
cerely thank the Administrative
and Faculty members for their
generous help and encouragement
during this trying season just pas
sed.
I would also like to acclaim the
fine job done by the yell leaders
this year in leading this student
body in being the real Twelfth
Man. We here in the Athletic
Department realize that the
world loves a winner and we
know that it takes a great deal
of courage for a group of stu
dents such as ours to stick with
a losing ball club through thick
and thin. I hope we may show
the same calibre of understand
ing and faithfulness through our
future victories that you folks
have shown in our defeat this
year.
We have made several attempts
to thank E. V. Adams, and his
band members individually, but
now we would like to thank them
collectively so that all may know
how much we appreciate their
splendid efforts in getting us
ready for each game this _ year.
There may be sometime in the
future when I will have the op
portunity to repay some of the
A-M Cooperates In
Training Program
An on-the-job training program
for its supervisory employes, is
being conducted this week in Dallas
by the Texas and Pacific Railway
in cooperation with the Industrial
Extension Service of A&M.
The complete A&M supervisory
training program comprises five
separate courses, with 20 hours of
classwork in each one. This first
unit starting on the Texas and
Pacific is called “analyzing the su
pervisor’s job.” It is a discussion
of the supervisor’s responsibility
for job training and instruction.
A. L. Kramer of the Industrial
Extension Service is leader for the
conference. Sixteen employees are
attending class for 20 hours, four
hours a day for five days.
E. L. Williams, director of the
Industrial Extension Service points
out that A&M cooperates with the
State Board for Vocational Edu
cation in all this work.
Official Notices
Agricultural School
>1 agricultural students who had com-
Bd 64 hours or more of work at the
nning of the current semester must
: their degree plans completed before
stration. Assignment cards will not
tpproved at registration unless accom-
ied by the student’s .copy of his degree
i. Students who have not completed
e plans should contact the head of
r major department immediately.
CHAS. N. SHEPARDSON
Ilpan nf Aorriculture
many favors you folks have done
for us. If and when this time
comes, do not hesitate to call on
me or any member of my staff,
and we, in our humble way, will
do all we can to help.
Again, thanks a million for your
continued support and leadership
in giving us the will to fight which
will eventually bring victory. Let
me say now that upon assuming
this job, my hopes for all of us,
administrators, teachers, student
body and players, to go into one
big huddle and come out with the
same signal, have been reached.
Harry Stiteler
Head Football Coach
200 Expected To
Attend Short Ice
Makers Course
About 200 persons are expected
to attend the short course for Ice
Plant Engineers which will be held
on the campus from January 23
through January 29, accoixiing to
Lucian Morgan, assistant director
of the Placement Office.
The course is sponsored by A&M
and “ the ’ Southwestern Ice Manu
facturers’ Association. Registration
will be held in Sbisa Lounge from
1 until 9 p. m. Sunday.
A banquet will be held for per-
6:30 p. m., January 27 in Sbisa
sons attending the short course at
Hall. Tickets to the banquet may be
obtained at the registration desk.
Gage Design Short
Course Scheduled
Twenty-five persons are expec
ted to attend the Gage Design
Short Course to be held on the
campus February 3 and 4; Lucian
Morgan, assistant director of the
Placement Office, has announced.
Registration will be held in the
YMCA Lobby from 9 to 10 a. m.,
February 3. Meetings will be held
in the YMCA Assembly Room.
A dinner will be held at 6:30
p. m., February 3 at the Aggieland
Inn.
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“Whosoever will save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever shall
lose his life for my sake and the
gospel’s, the same shall save it,”
Mark 8:35.
When a candle has burned all
the way down, we throw the stub
away as being of no further use.
It has served its purpose. But even
in the act of discard there is a
certain worth in that lump of wax
not to be found in a whole new
candle. It has furnished light for
others, even at the cost of its own
existence. No matter how beauti
ful a candle may be, it misses its
purpose until the match turns it
into flame. Then in self-forgetful
ness, it attains ultimate value. You
and I become of real worth only
as Ye forget ourselves completely
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Sticking My Neck Out . . .
Military Ball Will Make
Some Happy, Others Angry
By CHARLES KIRKHAM
The Military Ball to be held
Saturday evening, February 12,
will feature the orchestra and voice
of Vaughn Monroe, Governor Beau-
ford Jester, “Tiger” Teague, and
several big-wig generals from
Washington. Among these generals
will be President Truman’s mili
tary aid, Major General Harry
Vaughn, and the Commander of
the Army’s ROTC program.
The Military Department has
borrowed decorations from several
Texas military posts to brighten-
up Sbisa Hall’s main Ball Room.
A popular national weekly maga
zine is considering featuring the
Military Ball in its. “Going to a
Party” section. Prior to the Ball,
Vaughn Monroe will broadcast his
national program from the stage of
Guion Hall.
Highlight of 1949
For the Cadet Corps it will be
the highlight of the 1949 Spring
social season. • The Military Ball
is an opportunity for them to get
together, enjoy an evening, and
gain recognition for A&M from
state and national officials.
Under this calm description of
what is to be, are the troubled
waters of discontent from several
quarters. Those feeling the great
est injustice ar«, perhaps, present
Balmorhea Station
Gets Feedstuffs
For Beef Study
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station’s Balmorhea substation is
receiving $1,500 worth of feedstuff
from the Western Cottonoil Com
pany of Abilene this winter.
“Because of its interest in the
projects for comparing various
feeds and an improvement of beef
cattle through selection of tested
sires, the Western Cottonoil Com
pany is making this feedstuff a-
vailable,” says Dr. R. D. Lewis,
director of the Experiment Sta
tion.
“Where animals are fed experi
mentally, handled and weighed
separately, the costs are naturally
greater than in regular feeding op
erations,” Dr. Lewis says. “The
return is in information for feed
ers and breeders, not in immediate
money income.”
The project at the Balmorhea
substation is under the direction of
J. J. Bayles, superintendent of the
substation, and representatives of
the department of animal husban
dry at College Station.
During World War II, the U. S.
Navy for the first time had more
installed diesel power than steam
power.
Corpsmen who will complete their
contracts this semester and will be
non-military students next semes
ter. They cannot attend, because
they will no longer be in the Cadet
Corps.
Another source of discontent is
in the non-military areas. These
men feel that they should not be
denied attendance to a Saturday
evening dance featuring one of the
biggest name bands. The practice
of the past has been All-college
dances on Saturday evenings.
Some Background
A little background on the Mili
tary Ball might be interesting for
everyone, whatever his stake in the
issue may be; It has long’ been the
dream of the Cadet Corps and the
Military Department to have an
all Corps dance once a year. This
year the idea was submitted to
Corps officers and met with their
approval. Then Student Activities
was requested to book the best
band available to play for the
Military Ball.
The Corps Committee assured
Student Activities that the Cadet
Corps had $3,500 to book the band.
â– Student Activities, acting under
the policy of booking the best for
whoever (one person if he had the
money for a private concert) would
pay for it, made arrangements for
Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra.
News of this leaked out and
non-military Senators protested.
Two meetings were held, and the
Corps Military Ball Committee ex
plained their desire to have a
Corps Dance. They told of plans to
invite key officials who were im
portant and were in positions to
help A&M. They admitted that
primarily they wanted a formal
ball where they could invite their
girls down and really shine.
No Regulation Violated
Student Activities emphasized
that holding the dance on Satur
day evening was not in disagree
ment with any college regulation,
though it was a deviation of an
unwritten policy.
The result of the meetings was
to open sales of tickets to the
concert for non-military students
two days in advance of general
sales. It was thought that in this
way everyone »who wanted to hear
Vaughn Monroe would have the
opportunity.
Before anyone goes off the deep
end and crys “Let’s have a dance,”
I ask him if he really thinks he
can take the lead in a movement
to secure promises for two or three
thousand dollars to give a dance.
If so count me in for three bucks.
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