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'j™ ■ ■ ..till b-:l. li lli if 'lit- ; M' fflr c Mi'.. ' it i! -j Hi Page 2 •j Battalion Editorials ' . • b 1 't ■ i ■ I) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949 The Class of ’53 and the Twelfth Man . ; Mjb ^ ■ .i Perhaps it’s just our nature to look needs to study, back at the classes below us and condemn wants to go home, no them for not measuring up to standards he’s in, at least makes an effort to at tend home games. An Aggie wants to see his team play because he feels that he’s a member of it. People from all parts of i no matter how much he matter what class set by us when we were in their shoes. Tocj many of us this year cannot re member our viewpoint when we were low er in the system of class caste. Too many of us cannot recall last year’s viewpoint. But we believe it’s no matter of com parison this time. the nation respect us port of the varsity e even. The Twelfth Man is one j thing we’ve got heads and shoulders above other schools—it’s our From the Annex came news recently own distinction. of a paradox. For the first time in the Members of this one-third should have history ofthis college, some freshmen, and known before they cme down here that reportedly \,they’re in no small minority, have purposely taken it upon themselves they were expected to team. M i I r / ■r : ■*<: • i.. for our all-out sup- Ml From Where I Sit — pR»ce$ •. i j ; F- : f / 1 [. ik. / - •■li become part of that to miss corps trips and even home games, They should also realize that their en without any apparent concern. According masse absence from to a recent editorial on the freshman page, tivity as the Houston if a poll'were taken every week during the whole school. 1 * 1 ■ r - 1.;' JiJ 1 !• Reveal any such corps ac- corps parade hurts With the Fish Reg- Letters To The Editor football Season, it probably could have jfent depleted one-third its normal march ing strength, freshman companies and flights may have presented a ragged sight to Houston onlookers. Even if that much direct damage was not done, the showing made by the regiment would have been been found that as large a group as 30 per cent of the Class of ’53 had not at tended Kyle Field games. ? Concerning fish attendance at the Houston Corps Trip, a senior officer wrote recently as a Letter to the Editor, more impressive to skeptics of A&M’s mil- “I went doWn tethe Fish Regiment on Sat- itary prowess had larger freshmen num- urday morning before the corps parade, bers participated. Practically every outfit was short 30 to 50 per cent, and in some cases even more.” This special 30 per cent of the Class of (All letter! to the editor which are algned by a student or employee of the college and which do not contain obscene or libelous material will be published. Per- publlcatlon may ■he writer, be dlv sons wishing to have their names withheld from and these names will not, without the consent of the writ other than the editors.) may request such action be divulged to any persons ’53, whether it realizes it or not,'is par ticipating in a bitter attack on our best tradition, support of the team — the The attitude expressed by one fresh man, “I have never seen the Aggies play and what’s more I never intend to,” is not one compatible with our conception of a good Aggie. £ Twelfth" Man. r -These special freshmen If the tradition of the Twelfth Man is may consider themselves Aggies. We feel to be preserved, our Freshman Class must they are not. An Aggie, no matter how much he support it by percentages much greater than 50 to 70 percent. t —» • , On-Writings From Post Game Quarterbacks . . . • 0 - ■ ' to ' K , I 1 ‘ : j | / i j 1 Directing a nation at war is similar to Russia into the Japanese war after Ger- quarterbacking a football team during the many and Italy had been defeated. Unconditional surrender wasn’t such a good idea, either, these writers claim. What we should have done was to force a conditional surrender upon Germany, Jap an, and Italy. Millions and thousands of lives were added to our war costs because we would take no surrender less than un conditional. And too, they assert, this nation has paid out as much to our van quished foes in the forms of relief and loans as defeat would have cost us. In short, many of our contemporary writers, given several years retrospect, think that* the late President Roosevelt and his aides made a botch out of World War II. Instead of winning, we lost, but we don’t know it. Their conclusion, though thought worthy, does not fit into the spreading realization that war produces no winners and no losers. By winning, we must pay game. Decisions and strategies doped out in advance often go awry. On-tl\e-spot t thinking and deciding frequently is re- q u i r e d. Sometimes the right play is > called; othei^ times the play chosen wasn’t so smart. But at the time, a play had to be called. - ! : 1 .. , ■ • After a war, just the same as after - football' games, there are scores of self- styled quarterbacks who unweave the war from its last day until its beginning. They point out all the errors in judgment and misapplied policies that had been made (at the time these errors were made, the quar- trback or national chief didn’t have the post-game experts perspective of several years), •f * • j. ' Newspapers and magazines are cur rently devoting much space to writers , who&e capabilities to unravel the past war and point out this country’s mistakes are to rebuild those nations we destroyed. By_ astonishing. These after-game critics re- losing, Germany and Italy and Japan must gard Yalta as an example of the late Pres- suffer the humiliation and the years of re sident. Roosevelt’s selling out this country construction before their nations are again to the Russians. At the time of Yalta, restored. they don’t point out, this country didn’t And the dead of all nations partici- have an atom bomb and our concessions pating in World War II sleep impervious - td the Russians were calculated to bring to victory or defeat. * 4 ★ i Booze Who. In Chester, England, po- ned to send copies to all pubs with the iVTlce of Cheshire County began printing warning: ‘jlf you serve this man, you are photographs of the town drunkard, plan- liable to 10 pounds fine.”—Time. The Battalion "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” . r*’! !•' . j . i • • ( ' Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions DISAGREEMENT NUMBER FIVE ./Editor, The Battalion; (More particularly the author of “Support, Both Positive and Negative) Mind, Pm not more surprised at this effort of yours than the usual, but this piece of uncalled for print ed matter was the proverbial “Last Straw”, Don’t you realize that the posi tive action on the part of those sophomores fostered /more true “Aggie. Spirit” tha/ any of your editorials have, or will? I like to thipk of Texas A&M as a, school to be respected in a material Bagwell as a spiritual sense. It seems we have been lulled into thimking it’s most commendable to buy:' : respect with sweet words and fcirgiveness and not accom plishments. While not condoning the treatment of fair play, it is wise to fight fire with fire. Or don’t you remember last years efforts on our own bonfire? The Silver Cup of Sportsmanship should be awarded to the school who shows the most clean fighting spirit and not the one who speaks with the kindest words. We don’t want any trophy that will take away jour courage and self-re spect to obtain it. Damned good to the sophomores of ’52. Respectfully, Sam M. Marshall ’48 News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office. Room 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads niay be placed by telephone (4t5324) or at the Stuudent Activities \ Office, Room 209, Goodwin gall. :r ' ; I ' £ 1 The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the -City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday afternoon, except during holidays and examination periods. Durings the summer The Bat talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Subscription rate I4.S0 per school year. 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DISAGREEMENT NUMBER SIX Editor, The Battalion: We have read your “editorials” concerning every tradition and spirit building mechanism that we arje still so desperately clinging .to, and wei would like to know if there is anything about this school that you do; approve of; pot that we particularly care what you like or dislike.; About the bonfire-burning inci dent which occurred in Austin this weekend, we do not believe that the loss of two or three men from work ing on the bonfire hurt the ulti mate Achievement we were all working for—building the biggest and best bonfire in the school’s history] Are Atrophies” all that we are seeking out of the school year? Since When does bonfire burning in dicate Ithat you cannot meet the opposition on even terms? We believe that back in ’39, ’40, and ’41 the same things were happen ings, and we do not believe even you, Mr. Editor, will say that .those teams had to stoop to underhand tactics ito win. Just because you hayc the pow er to print your ideai, does not mean that there cannot be a way of stopping even the "power of the press.” We have heard that the Daily Texan is in need of an editor and we suggest that if you can not write articles “for” A&M, • : i j . j . ‘ Official Notice SCHOOL, OF ENGLNEKKINO November S, 1948 NOTICE—1° CARDS—.Will all students in all sc|hriols having ID | Cards numbered below please phone or clall 1 at the Dean of Engiaeering Office (phone 4-5744 or 4-8344) jat 210 Petroleum Building and give the name corresponding to their card number. A new list will pe published each day. H. W. BARLOW. Dean of Engineering 49. 61, 74. 95. 147. 248. 263. 287. 420. 425, 434), 436. 440. 447J 4l55. 460. 480. 486. 48% 503. 504 , 505] 5b6. 507, -510, ■5il, 529.j 537, 1712. 1752. 1746, 1863, 2828, SOIL 31117. 3178. 3322, 340?, 3412, 3443, 3461, 35) 1 3610. 3709. 3792, 3814 , 3851, 3858.2 3495, 3936. 3944. 4016. 4038, 4055. 4190, 4196. 4264, 4305, 1382. 4479, 4485. 4561, 4673. 5068, 5079. 5013, 5014, 4016, 5295. 5341. — D. J. Hughes 51 D. A. Hughes 51 Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station. Texas, nnder the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870, I] Member of The Associated Press BILL BILLINGSLEY, C C. MUNROE. Represented nationally hr National Ad vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago. Los Angeles, and Saa Francisco. J— T Clayton Selph, Lewis Burton, Otto Kunss -r Co-Editors i e •••••*.#' Bill Potts. • ••• »•••-#• ■ e • • 4 • a • e e • • Managing Editors ,.. Feature Editor .Sports Co-editors Oars Coslett..,. Chuck Cabkriiss, out runs.. • . Herman Oollab Amusements Editor Kenneth Msrsk, Emmett Traat, Jack Brandt ..Cartoonists Martin Howard Photographer Brad Holtnea. Bill Hites, Hardy Rose, Joe Trevino . » Photo Engraven Ben Brittain LAdvartlsiag Manager " wr * ,a “*‘ ..Editorial Board Chalraaa ..Editorial Board tejao.aoeaea Larry OUver ••••••••• «• • Charles Klrkham.... j.... L George Charlton. Dean Reed. Clayton Selph.../...... W. K. Colville. Roger Coelett. 0. P. Newton. John Teptay. Bill Thompson, John Whitmore . . . Feature Writan Weldon AW^as Lawrence Ashburn, Jr. Emil BunJrs Jr.. John Drisdale, Curtis Edwarda, J. C. Fails] David Folse* logei.. Bob Lane. Bee Land- Jack Raley. e • e * Jv0W Gorman. Ftonk (•A***««* Sport* Lawrence oizScm rum. Bob Lindheira. Bruce Newton, Jat Dean Read, L. O. TledtL;L. : Bob Allen. Harold Gann. ~ r Mdhltiaa, Fraak lii Writan DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK DROOPEY? - r J — BRING THEM TO — CAMPUS CLEANERS EXPERT WORKMANSHIP QUICK SERVICE Over The Exchange Stone \ lr .. .v ■4*'' ib the heavy assortment of notss over the four- day Thanksgiving respite ... Note: Mbst of those who man aged a ticket to the Tommy Dor sey concert in Guion last Wednes- ht were disappointed In the ; wh ch TD and the boys Seen* to think that the or- s present lack of strings i from its former excel lence. Still, no one can deny that the Inimitable Mr. D. has yet to meet his nutch when it .comes to tromboning, : ”Song of India,” "Boogie Woogie,” “Marie,” and ‘Tm Getting Sentimental Over You” were among the "classics” which Dorsey served up. Vocalist Sonny Calello failed to make an impression-mice voice, but noth ing that c istinguishea it from those of the countless male vocal ists all ove- the country. Wiry Jack Duffy wiggled and ogled through a cpuple of novelty num- that you go to Austin to write “against”. Sincerely, John R. McFall ’51 Edward F. Heusinger ’51 Douglas L. Simmons, Jr. ’51 Donald K. King, Jr. ’51 Dave Ryan, 51 C. M. Kitcheil ’51 T. M. Johnson, '51 Joe Streetmsn '51 Dick Vehon '51 Dan W. West ’51 * Rusty Deeg ’51 *a Johnson '51 Harold Humphrey '50 Benton W. Rude’ 50 1). J. Wickmann Lee Wilson ’51 i Jim Goult ’51 j R. E. Reed ’51 ' \ John F. Ireland ’51 Jack Tanner ’51 DISAGREEMENT NO. SEVEN Editor, The Battalion; Fifteen for Albert P. Kutzer and James W. Phillips! ! ! We’re glad to see that someone around here has some spirit whether the editors of the Batt. do or not. And from what we heard over in the bon fire area, about T. U.’s bonfire, fifteen hundred for the rest of the so called “Two Percenters”! ! We’re also glad to see that about 98 9! of the rest of the school is now obviously crowded into that lonely “Two Percent” ! ! ! What this school needs is more burnt, , bonfires and less gab from editors who think that they alone are the absolute authority on the likes and dislikes of the whole student body! * AH through this semester we’ve been patiently reading that you are itching to buy a lot of one way tickets away from A&M. We have no shotguns] ... we don’t need ’em! ! Wje live on the top stoop of Dorm No. 15 . . . So what ! ! ! Frank E. Poole ’47 Don A. Fitzgerald ’48 Ortis M. Duty ’44 William P. Wilson ’48 P. S. And before you start saying what our team likes and dislikes, why don’t you ask ’em ? ? ? DISAGREEMENT NO. EIGHT Editor, The Battalion: It appears to us that the Battal ion is not printing the views of the great majority but those of a con servative minority who, have more fire in their pens than in the true Aggie location. If winning the Sportsmanship Trophy two years in succession requires Aggies to give up practices which most of us have come here to participate in, we don’t consider it a necessity. It seems as though you, the editors, wish to condemn two cadets for nullifying the work done by “8,000" other Aggies. Even if this incident didn’t boost the morale of the team it greatly increased the spirit of the Corps. j For Beve)*! ^months nfcw the Battalion' editorials have been based on subjects concerning the spirit and its components here on the campus. Why not pick a sub ject on which you are better in formed ? Yours truly, Benton Burdine ’51 Frank L. Helvey HI ’51 Gene B. Wiggihs’49 Bob Smith ’49 Marvin Engelberg ’51 Joseph White ’51 Joe Benson '50 Jody Damron '50 F. L. Maxwell ’49 Wm. T. Kaufman ’49 Bobbie Cox ’50' Bill Couch ’50 i A. G. Schroeder Jr. 50 G. A. Mistrot ’50 it ‘X’ Marks the Spot Washington Local police are looking for a man who has suc ceeded in pussing bad checks all over town despite a formidable handicap: He can’t Write. The check passer is described as being about 75 yiars old, six feet tall, and clad in faded .blue over alls. Equipped with a social security card as identification, he has been ambling into stores and ottering down payments—by check—on merchandise.] The checks invariably are for much more than the amount of the down payment He signs them with an “X.” James O’Connell, Jr. Marries Local Girl James O’Connell, Jr., senior civil engineering major and Shirley An- gelia Bolmanski were married Fri day in Si, Joseph’s Catholic Church In Bryan. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mr?. Louis J, Bolmanski, who were hosts at a reception at the Woman’s Club after the cere mony. One of the real —ting by ’ - a lost-' itages lied stick to rhythmic d an ode to is solo, calling him oung drummer in the * " Good publicity sought solace and who . has neurotic dew, JUf perform tion, of in eloquent if. lidMivekiA the real treats WU sought solace in sexual indulgence this (■ ^ li ,,i.i i v | ! . l ij ; -; , j Enjoyed Thanksgiving en- ...jent "dinner” Saturday. Selznick’s served ‘up Ten nessee Williams’ ^’A Streetcar Named Desire" for the main dish, while Van Grona and his Texas Stage group provided the desert with “This Is Illyria, Ladles,” a frothy adaption of Shakespeare’s ’Twelfth Night." Williafas, to his play, successfully walked the bor derline separating the unpleasant and the disgusting. Sexual abnor mality, venality, perversion, rape, harlotry, and lunacy were all made realistically dramatic by the gifted playwright. In the leading role of the Southern school teacher whose marriage ended to Southern school ended in tragedy when her homosexual husband committed Suicide, who }ias. vainly Tractor on Display In Building Lobby ■ 1 I'W'f A cut-away version of ;the Farm- all Cub Tractor is now ;on display in the lobby of the Agricultural Engineering Building. Fred R. Jones, head of the Ag ricultural j^hgineerlng Department, said the tractor would be on dis play for thirty days/ .Accord ing to him, this is the smallest tractor manufactured by Interna/ tional Harvcrter. ? : 7 It was placed in its present lo cation so that students: who take courses in Agricultural Engin eering might study its design. Classes in farm design have lodkcd at it in connection with their lab oratory work. j. I j.'I| Presented by the International Harvester Company of Houston, the tractor arrived here after it was shown in at the! State Fair, ulgehoe, me a chronic ions of gfan- contributcjd a was an exl ibl- sensltive, ii n d rization seldom uston stgge. aa'fvf encountered on a Houi Ralph Meeker displayed remarka ble depth and intuition in his role . of the wondrously coarse and im pulsive Stanley Kowalski, Blan- che’s brother-lnrlaw. Jo M elz- nerts set, combined with the ijuig- orous Dixieland jazz generated In the background-by a Basin Street combo was as perfect a projector of the tawdry, cheap, oppreslve, at mosphere of the lower Fr mch Quarter as could be desired. Van Grona, with only the meagereft of" props accomplished miracles in his eminently enjoyable, flaugi able take-off on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. An altogether novel and ingenious effect was products! .by the flashing of multicolored, elab orately designed showcard* oiRo a solid whit backdrop to feyoke mood and indicate change of secen. This constituted the major part of the sceneryj vrith a couple of chairs, a paper-ihachcc screen, and a box filling In the rest. In the dual role of the priggish Malvolio, and the stately prince, Van Grona being far the beet by contrast. / . if Note: A/levfr piece of iibllfr* lyera ity was used by the A between halves of Thui m connexftioh wi|h thel ing production hi ti t appears on Guion Stag* December 8 snd 9. Parading aroun k during half-time was 4 "ro- ’ bearing appropriate infbrmn- conceming the what, (when, and wherf of the aforementioned play. > ft? ’/! Jones said v if It is a small one row; tractor for the one family farm apd is avail able for all kinds of ; equipment, Jones said,! — Letters DISAGREEMENT NO. r Continued 9 Editor, The Battalion: Finally has come the straw that broke the camel’s back. For two months now we’ve read the Batt and watcheji it change from a school newspaper to an instrument for conducting a personal fight against anything which you are in the least prjejudiced. If we wanted, numerous in stances coulijl be mentioned, but for the sake of leaving space for your propaganda column, We’ll just speak of yoqr November 22 article about the bonfire burning.. Per sonally we bejieve that it is one of the best things that’s happened around here since the last time somebody bprned T. U.’s bonfire, and although no extensive poll has been taken, the general concensus seems to be the same as ours. Just as you said, the incident probably did cost us • the “good sportsmanship” trophy, and that is very regrettable. But,', if we have to “pussyfoot” to everyone in the conference and put a loving cup ahead of that good ole Aggie Spirit, I think the old A&M is gone, just as a lot of people have said. One more thing before we sign the names that will join the ranks of the many others that in ybur opinion are ruining A&M. The sophomores that “played with fire and got burjied” probably did more work on the bonfire in the time they have been here than you’ve done in you! 1 entire stay* at A&M— what about lit? Sinberely, * . John Monaghan ’51 v T. Toland '51 Jjm Walker ’51 Ted Me Beth ’61 Roger Corbett ’51 Tjie Davis ’51 Jlim Cain '51 , Bob King ’51 / Braden Mc Allister '51 Jjack Stansbury ’51 Pom Royder ’51 D. Hinton '51 ■fete Stravolemos ’61 iilton Bell ’51 Howard Burnhardt ’51 lob Bradley '51 figure of any other in Star-Telegram's recent- giant edij- tion. I have underlined one sen tence which I am questioning. We claim that our circulation ] fi is now in excess Texas. Sincerely yours, James Record JM^naging Editor Fort-Worth ' Star Tele gram. Editor’s Note: The editorial which Mr. Record refers to waif one in which we had; erroneous!^ stated the Star Telegram “is far, from the largest circulation figure in the state.” Wc have previously corrected the error, but for Mr. Record and others who may have missed It] we repeat; the Fort Worth Star-Telegra'm hits the state’s largest circulation figures. n Christmas Dinner Set for Employees The amiial Christmasdinjncr for employejer of tfic . college will be held December 21 at 7:15 p. in. at Sbisa Hall. W.Tr. fiprltoy isf in charge of airungcmeiits. Employees w(io have been with the college 26 ypars will 1% hone? guests. It will be a joint m ec Ung with the College Employees Dim ner club, Horsley says. Newcomers, persons Who halve joined the college since the be ginning of this ycar, : will be guests. ?'• r, ill The program,, is being readied with A. B. Jolley of the Extension Service at'Dallqs, master of cere monies. j: || / mi A WORD Editor, The FROM COWTOWN : Battalion: I am returning a copy of an edi torial in your paper about the •WBOORDS fifthiwfci ALL •RADIOS * Office Yousipasqft nmm \ i I mmm M T.iJ . Tuesday & Wednesday V ^Ssrop^o! wS ■ Qa/npu. LAS’* DAY FIRST RUN —Features Start 1:30 - 3:40 - 5:45 - 7:55 si 1 - 10:00 IT PLUS: CARTOON—NEWS Rice-Baylor Game /■[•■/ | . y 'IT WED. tl FIRS! ■f ’".r [HI 8^ RtJN -MM T / | —Features Start 1:50 - 3:50 - 5:|*5 - 8:( 1 ' iOWOf BOOT TOUT 1 PLUS: C Baylor Mb f I''''.