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b. ■' f ■ ■ iii. Ir ' 1 i ; 3 Page 2 _ •. J ’ - i ■ ; Battalion \ l Let’s Not Start Something i! i . i • • •tv M ; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1949 H' It. I . I * ' ! t. , t .• ■ ■ i r i] Yesterday morning the votes for ator-at-large from the military areas counted. Votes for the first five , e ffive were to be chosen) ran from 2,i It tl :i h iju ; • j 1, A&M’s studer^ nt body, like so E|nr i ate [jammed, were many other groups which have chosen minority rule, may be shortly domineered by an unpopular handful of people. for the first man to 1,760 for the fifth. In stacking the Senate, the fixers The sixth place man, however, got 87' have taken a narrow viewpoint. Thinking votes. Votes for the other twenty-odd only of a few foolish privileges, they have j candidates ranged downward from that ram-rodded people into the Senate who | figure. * / wiU vote thein||jay on these minor issues. It requires very little study to see that They fail to consider the thousand-and- the election was almost completely “fix- one important issues which make for a ed". -J' i . - ! better or worse A&M College and in which j efrr common knowledge about the campus that able enough or jnterested enough to con- i i Lit From Where •41 { - For the past three days it has been their “special representatives” may not be ||able en the cprps-voters were to be “instructed”, tehd with. J > j ,, | i The only question was the degree to which the self-styled political bosses could force the their fellow'students into line. From the and terrific droj) in fifth-to-sixth place votes, it seems the drivrwas extremely success ful. 1 j Hi is possible that the men chosen by p were the better men mt lock” grquf ould have been elected anyway. If they; would have been chosen If! they aren’t, they i, they were, they; woul< • I by a democratic! vote, can do trcmcndolus dai ojus damttge to the Student To Um, the most terrifying thing is the Senate. By following this packing prece* completeness of the fix.^ In almost every dent, vote-ijbterij could Completely wreck dictation in history there has been a sub- what so many others have worked so hard •tantial number of dissenters to help main- to bujid upl ! 'I tain Tf healthy balance. In the senate fix,' To be a success, the Student Senate however the dissenters were pitiably few. must have,'absolutely, the finest students There can't be that many foolis^i peo- foh the carppus. |rheir selection cannot be ^ in A&M. Most of that group must re- made by a fewjjithey must be chosen by a |alize in the back*pf their minds that what democratic majority. If the students jam- they have done is destructive and| se}f- rned into the Sedate are the slightest bit damaging. But they ignored logical think- . below the highest standards, their inabil- ing and were swayed momentajrily by fear itiles will f be magnified and reflected the conference, and throughout t|ie sichool the state. Throne great evil of a majority stack ing a governing* body is that tomorrow or misplaced loyalty. t ^ Let there be no mistake about it. tae have not only done themselves personal hartn, but damaged a part of! A^tM as well. ^ ‘v--;- j ___••$—>fi , \ thejl' may Ibe completely in the minority. The Studeni Senate has been built up An^ today, on many issues, they will be slowly and laboriously by many students 1 . the lesser group.; When that happens they and friends of the college. It is the only will come to appreciate what a truly repre assurance A&M has ever had of a com- sentative governing body could have done pletely representative student government, for them. As long as the Senate is kept on a repre- Then and sacjly enough, probably only sentative basis, every faction on the cam- tjWn—will th< pus will havelts due voices in studen^ af- damagetheir pi fairs. If the balance is broken, and the Sen- themselves and ■vi ' 1 f • .1 \ *1'' * '*•'* •' ' ' ~ I . 1 " , l i Meyer, Mountaineers, and Mayhem /The Southwest Conference has always have b^en personally fouled, flung, or itch Meyer admitted that been a rough one. The teams here play flipped. r for keeps, and wc would not want it any this recourse wins taken by his Homed other way. -Yet when a mild little-fellow Frogs in their Saturday game, dike Dutch Meyer from TCU files a pro- ; I We do n<j>t tydieve that many of the test against roughness in a game, the time conference coaches will send their men ori- has come for each school to stop artd look toj the field with ^instructions to maul and (at their tactics.: - maim; we do hovyever, believe that a very Meyer’s protest against the Arkansas few of the 1 coaches yrould discourage their group brings to a head^a number of ob- tooth-loosenihg tactics. Even D, people fully realize the :edent may have done to A&M College 1“ - lections in Southwestern football this sea son arid during past ones. Only last year Aggie tackle Marion Settegast was the victim of a mauling at the hand of the Jtazorbacks. He suffered the loosening of quite a few teeth. Though the complaint is against the Oniversity of Arkansas team, the entire conference seems to be obsessed with the id%a that they must make a rough game of : it, using elbows, legs, and illegal meth ods to insure their being called ^‘Outstand ing” in the Sunday a,m. writeup; f a the aftermath into rfficiia caches, another group unfair could, few j | - Besides the could do much play in the gam?s as Meyer ih^s uu ?g _ players out <|>f tliej game.” This all may be ;o eliminate any un is. Tj’he officials co jgested, “throw a >f the new blood flowing njg, sjince a number of roughiandi-readiec jfrom the old school of calling th| penjaliies are not around this - j i causes are, whatever rm i; Whatever During the heat of battle, retaliation ' roughness is is the only human thing to do when you football. the remed y majy be, one fact remains. This >t Oricket. It is not even The Battalion, official newspaper of i, is pu City of College Station, T( Friday afternoon,, except during holidays n is published tri-weekly on Monday, V . -Advertising; rates furnished on reque Sullivap Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ■ - I --l.n It I i.. _ i- I Si Agricultural ishe 1 - ral and Mechanical College of Texas and the five times a week an( ! c related every Monday through talion year d examination ; iesday and Diringi the summer The Bat- scription rate $4.30 per school credited t ed herein. —H—- Entered u second-ctasa matter! at Pmt Office at College Station, Texa«, under the Act of Congma of March 3, ively to the use fo ‘ the paper and loca ifiey other matter herein ire all news dispatches ieous origin publish- _ f News contributions ma Iwin Hall. Classifi b, Room 209, Goody BlLUKOSLEt. C. <j!. MUNROq.. Lewis Burton. CMMtt.-. Cabaniaa. Bill Potta i . • Oollob ...^ ineth Marak. Emmett Irani, “gward ..... j. \ no*. Bill Hite*. Hardy • ••eeaeeeadn Fa««»« «.•«••••• s < r : : J; : ,K ; 1870, Me may Pres» y be macM by telephone (4-5444) or!at ted; nationally by National Ad- vjice Inc., at' Near York City, Chicar i.i Loa iAagele*. and San Fronctoco. -v-4 iy telephone (4-5024 M . .......Managing IJEdltori . rtl.reatura Editor *-6 i(* 4i 4 • • jDein lUed, *>.-> j p --r-r- lBU, Jack Brandt'. . CartooniaU I Weldon m. r.’ 1 ” Adv.rtlwng AdvartUtng 't'i .CbtsnUtioo .. diii i editorial office, Room 201, ) qr Stuudent Activities I Co-Editors mortal Board Chairman .jj.., Editorial Board C (wlett, q.- F. Newton. John Tanley, Jol |n| Whitmore .. . . Feature Writer* Uaw ience Aahburn. Jr., Emil ri /dale, Ciirtia Edward*. J. C. I men, Bi*b Lane. Bee Land- , Bruce Newton. Jack Raley, T idt .. New* Writera nn Ralyh .Gorman. Frank Sjilnmien Sport. Writer* I if m : Iflf - i t! r : i • •: H!i ‘Friendship, Friei ti-rs Will Still Be ‘ director.'iftiig sore: right of >r and the: play ' $ HERMAN C. hia gregarious and convivial , who so fears and abhors sol- e that he h— 1 — J — J ,<u — - v l '» \ v • if' wi tei This soul itude that He has rendered ‘How To Win Friends etc.” to tatters from constant usage, is the despon dent recipient of surprising news from John Chapman, drama re viewer for the New York News. tewer iur tne imcw xuik imcwb. m *. .t .* o, hsrjrj-A.'si What’s Cooking AGUIK C1IKIHT1AN FELiLOWi HH1P, YMCA. Wednesday, 7:16 p. ml Msetin'gjof AAM AMAlTRUR tui* DIO CjlUB, WediiestUy, Otlrfj. V lay, Oct fllh at 10(1 AcHidcinlc Biitlding. ig « 7:30. (lub room K.K Hldg, - BAYTOWN A*M CLUB n|eeti Wednesday, Oet fllh ai 7:3() p. ' “ i Kledioii or ornettt's, 11 ■ : ! • | BRA/imiA COUNTY CLOl), Thursday, October (1, f:30 h, hi , Room 224 Academic t Building. Election of officers. BILLIARDS CLUB, Wednesday, 7:30, Reading Rriom of Y6|CA. Organize new Club. DISCISSION AND DEBATE SOCIETf, Wednesday, Kdom 326, Academic Bt|il(iing. Discus-! sion of nationalization of industry. EAST TEXAS CLUB, Thurs day, October 6, 7;30: p. m. YMCA Room. 7 southwest Texas club, Thursday, S' p.m^, YMCA Chapel. SUL RUSH RESEARCH CLUB, Wednesday,! 7:00 p.m,, Assembly Room, YMCA. WEATHERFORD A&M CLUB, Monday, 7:10 p.m., Room 123, Aca demic Building. , K 1 WICHITA FALLS CLUB, We«l- nesday, 7:16, Room 208, Academfc Building. Election of officers (kiid discussion of social plans. Strongmen to Meet Wednesday at 7:30 I correspondence from aspiring dra ma critics seeking the “inside dope” on the reviewing racket. Chapman has condescended to conduct a ques tion and answer series in print for their edification—and amusement. It is Chapman’s latest lesson, entitled “How To Become a-pra na Critic .!. . and Friendless,” that has moved us to such poig nant fits of self-sorrow and de spair. Our future is bleak, gepi- Ue readers. Listen. , , T To the question, “Can I lose ijnany friends . . , by writing hasty things?” the cynical Mr. Chapman bluntly replies. “That hojlps, but writing nice things is qute|cw.” Impossible! we bellowed in wild disbelief. Surely all those glossy phrases off icqrpmendktion wbicr we had betipi idtaohing to the lat est movies weren't engendering ill will! All-the same, we c&itinued reading Chapman's words ;pf wis dom. j’ . I : M- , : [ ■ “The mors you praise ap actor, the more lie despises you.” he warns. “This goes for i other thentre people, too. ■»—..>1,111m IS I»i|I i(ks 1.«»pi4oMM I iM - Iia« |-. Navarro County V.ot«H Coo|)er to PreMideticy L. T. Cooper was tdecteil presi dent of the Navarro County [ Club Thursday night. “If you praise an author, jt burns the director and the producer. The -director says the script was a shambles and only a miracle (him- iself) pulled it together. The pro ducer says that if th author hadn’t been un< the time, making silly he’d have a better shoyv foir less money. “And readers. They wiR write in and say, “Yoii have beeh my favorite for years, but your no tice this moirning is so stupid that reaches ou ...... ....it , Wk|! slval' I have lost 1 nw |aith in you and {rioddshlp will never read your drivel again,” ticql applici. ' -' r 1 " i • 1 1 '' ■ . - -i - -1. -! / j “Say you praise, a makes two people the bat: the director and wright. ‘ k The director says, ‘What does the book know about directingt" Rrasint pi And the playwright. I know auth- ;ors whose- plays have run a solid year ! and who maintain the dS- R? - i ' / I / ('! i:- t patn on the I ation, be«i k to evei eying Wat we \ l inicurringll uoaliakeable frl ships by so doing. We had fat Inllyte “ydu scratch my doictrine John. |[ But now Re learn that on pain of 4 l)fc pathetically void of friends, map or beast, oqr column ntijU^t J irve as a- receptacle for ohly ost passionate invective aga! musiunentfc in any shalie, size, Opi only tivish, John, is that soikie* lay i-ou should write,' direct, and tar [in a (film a play which humble community then win your-tenuous * jy putting into prge- tion your saga Uteo! PALACE Brym Z-SSS*) NOW BHOWINi Loretta YOUNG • Celeste MM f ■! The Weight Lifting Club will hold its initial meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Little Gym. Purpose of the meeting will be to Aiuur, nt ttu J. I reorganize and elect officers, ac- n * K « M 7 ?n CLU • P UtHd ., a i cording to Frank Thurmond, re- October 6, 7:30 p. ni.,i Romp 207! - I Academic Building. Elation of o|-| * p|ang fbr , hjs in . Other club officers elected ^vere Albert Frfljf, vice-president; Eu gene Ewing, Fecs-etary; and Al Westbrook, [social chairma|n. .'i' i i' 1 Reading EL C Thursday], [8 YMCA Solarium. ficers. F I V E-O-CLUB, p.m HEARlT O’ TEXAS CLUB, Wed nesday, October 5,- 7:30 p. m., M Shop Lecture Room. HILLEL CLUB, Wednesday, October'5, 7:15 p. .m, Y M C A Cabinet Room. Election of officers and discussion of comiri(g businesjs. LAREpO CLUB, Friday, OC- 1 I elude sending a team to the Gulf AAU Meet in Houston, to the Southwestern Meet in Dallas, and to the University of Texas Invi tational Meet,’^ Thurmond said. Also plans are tentative for hold ing two meets on the campus this . | spring. ' J Ik Last year the tedpi beat weight v ; lifters from the University ofe'Tex- as club team. Ipj the Houston picet i Ne ^AWSICAlf DEPREC/ATI08 REVUES 1950 welcome,” Thurmond said. p LU $ Ag. Exp. Station rn I Am u tober 7,'t7:00 p.m., Room 123, Ac*-! the Aggie jaeigRt lifters won first, deinic Building. Dance Plans. Oyer: S W third, ami fourth place, before game starts ' [ ! Members frbm last ! year are . NTAC CLUB, WjsU, <Hl| ^ 5, 7:30 p m., Room 10, ClE Building,; Organizational. NAVARRO COUNTY CLUJ Thursday, October 6, 7:30 Room 22$, Academic Building. ; , , _ . » . ■ petroleum wives’ cLukj Keoeives Animals Thursclay, October 6, 7:30 p. nf., Sovoral ar)imnlt; haV e been made [ available tp the Texas Agricultural i Experiment Station, Texas A&M College System, recently. They will be used in the dairy breeding pro gram. The donors ami animals are Hen ry Ci Koontz, Inez, one gray Brah man female; J, T. Garrett, Dan bury, one gray Brahman female calf, both gifts, and loan of a gray Brahman Female by Tommie Gresh- h»m Of Louise. Mail Your Orders PERFORMANCES NIQHTS: Monday through Saturday, 1:30 P.M.) Sunday, 9:00 P.M. MATINEES: Thun- dayi, 2:30 P.M.) Saturdayl, 1:30 and 4:30 P. M.j Sunday!, 2:30 and 4:00 P.M. 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Wcdni-n- The r>urpo*e of thy me*‘t ng I* -to ae- <iuaiht you with the [Degree J Plan And It* purpose, to diHCUt* what should l>e done before m»k|inK out the Degree Plain, and to answer iiueation* f«ncerni|ng any; p(ha«c of the Ddgree P|«ut.- 1; , t . j r. , You will find It definitely | to your Ad vantage to attend the meeting. PmuK be! there. ; ill * j o: ». R. Dana , i [ | Animal Hu.shandr^ Department All Htudcjnt* majoring in hortirultijire are required to register with the Herretdry of the Horticulture Departmertt inj Rohm 307, Agrirujlture iluHding not later than 6 p. m.. Ojctober 14. Gpy W, Adrinncr tcad. Horticulture Department Pa/npu TODAY & THUR. — Double Feature — LAST DAY 40 ^ tXCITEMM HOWARD HAWKS’ GRffl! PR JDUCTION ; — Features Start — I 1:20 - 4:20 - 7:00 - 10:00 t RED RIVER SKrtmr SHOWS — 7-0 P.M. | NOW: LAST DAt 1375 Lucky License (Less Tax) ■ ■ j . -TWO LICENSES SELECTED— 1st—$175.00 2nd—$150.00 . BE |0)5lUE| ^ I 1 . Barbara Stanwyck The Lady Gambles Is. THUR. 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