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Twenty-four hours mean a lot when On bne
they are spent at home during Christmas the Col ege
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time. Twenty-four hours at home before requests; for more holidays. On the other,
Christmas are more important than a day
toward the end of Christmas holidays.
In those twenty-four hours before
Christinas, last minute shopping can be
accomplished. A few extra dollars can be
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earned. Or the day can be used for men
tal adjustment to home life again. What-
as Holiday..
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hand, we see the
relative to gran
on of
student
we see the position of a great number of
our students who are having a hardship
worked on them by the present ruling.
A compromise would seem logical, and
a logical compromise seems to us would
be to begin Christmas holidays after class
es on Wednesday, December 21. This
fcVer an extra day before Christmas could would l>e tventy-four hours earlier than
accomplish, the present arrangement for the present ruling. This would enable
this year’s Christmas holidays precludes most of our students to get home under
them. And too many students of A&M less pressure. Last minutelgift shopping
will hardly get their bags unpacked before for some, ai extra day to work for others,
Christmas morning. J and for all, a few more hours at home be-
The executive committee of the Aca- fore Cirisimas—getting used to being
demic Council has flatly turned down a
proposal by the special Student Senate
committee proposing extension of the
Christmas holidays forward to begin after
classes on Saturday, December 17. The
senate proposal would hack <^ut a week of
classes (Monday through Thursday) from
the already planned program for this col
lege semester, the executive committee
stated. This would mean a 17-week sem-
ester-va condition contrary to the recom-
home algairi.
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If assignments missed on Thursday
would upset those courses’ programs too
severely, we believe students would be
willing ' to accept individual professors’
plans for adding the assignment to work
to be done later this semester.
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be re-airanged to the extent of granting
holidays starting on December 17, we rec-
mendations of the Southern Regional ommenjd that serious consideration be giv
Crediting Association, an association of
southern colleges.
en this
es Wednesday, December 21.
Taps for General George F.MooIre .
proposal to begin them after class-
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tional hero, and an Aggie died Friday
night J , ' f .
He was Major General George F.
Moore, hero of Corregidor and one of the
most popular PMS&T’s ever to serve A&M.
From 1937 until 1940 he gave to the
commandant’s office the dignity^of mili
tary bearing and the benefit o^iairness
and understanding in his Ikgdfing of stu
dent affairs. That military Muring is still
recognized by our Moore A|rard for mili
tary excellence and that understanding in
dealing with cadets prompted one of our-
predecessors to say editorially of the Gen
eral when he left A&M, “he was the most
outstanding and best-loved commandant in our school with his distinguished military.
strong-poir t of Corregidor.
Whbn the Japanese overran that fort
ress, tie General was imprisoned, along
with tl e isfand’s other defenders. The war
and his confinement in the Japanese prison
camps weighed heavily on his health and
mind. He was retired in August after
more than 40 years of outstanding service
to his country.
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To us. Gen. Moore was the embody-
ment of tl e words inscribed on Lawrence
Sullivan Ross’ statue — “soldier, states
man, and 1 nightly gentleman”.
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Nojt orly by his good work here as
commandant, but by the credit he brought
.the history of A&M”. :
He had long been recognized by the
army as one of their top artillery officers,
and with the situation in the Pacific grow
ing serious, he was sent to the artillery
In Passing .
The Daily Iowan, student paper for
the University of Iowa had this to say
about “lover boy” Engel, the Romeo of
widows with money:
There must be a tesson for the Amer-
feel he contributed greatly to
A&M mourns the passing of
career^ we
A&M.
All of
Major General George F. Moore, one
it& outstanding students and leaders.
forgotten shortly after the honey-
ually
moon.
From the formidable list of widows
whom Enjtel disillusioned, one would think
that those soon-forgotten courtship tech-
can male in the caper-cuttings of Sigmund, niquesj; have a value.
Engel, who is currently facing trial for Perhaps it would be easier to keep the
duping a number of wealthy widows. fires burning longer if "good husbands”
The 73-yeab-Qld Engel shows there were to a dopt other Engle tricks. They
must be a lot more to being a “good hus- should ro) the cookie jar where the little
band” than merely paying the bills, keep- woman keeps her savings, they should tell
ing regular hours and having eyes for no open-face i lies and they should devote
one but the wife.
Engle’s technique included walks along
the lake under a star-studded sky, holding
hands and little wooing tricks that are us-
more tim> to making empty promises.
Then he wives would have a hard time
finding anything wrong with their hus-
bands. TTiey would all be Engles.
Billet Doux. In Portland, Me., Floyd with the
Kierstead, suing for divorce, charged his dence a love note he had found in the gar-
wife with carrying on a correspondence bag'
e cam
garbage collector, cited as evi--
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Editor, The Battalion;
The real purpose
is to make a few comments and
ask some questions. First of all,
I wish to teil the person who wrote
thp editorial about jokes at yell
practice that he may now consider
Himself a success. Yes, Glenn and
Tex, the two men who told the
jokes at yell practice, appeared
before the faculty panel yester
day, November 30. Their sentence
r-to be campused for the rest of
the semester, and they were also
put on good conduct probation for
the rest of the time that they are
in A&M. I presume that the auth
or of that editorial must be very
proud to see that his efforts were
not in vain. i
I understand that the yell lead
ers were supposed to appear be
fore one of two other committees
and not the faculty panel. I have
heard it said that if they mis
behave (I use this word loosely)
they are supposed to appear before
either the Student Life Committee
or The Yell Practice Committee.
Please darify this for me, and if
it is so, why did the faculty panel
get their teeth into these men
before their appearances in the
other places.
I would like to know why in
ypai's past the yell leaders were
not condemned for telling jokes
at yell practice. Might the answer
be that never before have we had
a man on the Batt fighting against
the students? Or 1 is this the be
ginning iof a new regime? If so,
then I'm afraid that the loyalist
and best Aggie, that this campus
Has ever known! Pinky Downs,
will soop appear before the faculty
panel for using the word damn at
a yell practice. I hope that they
_ „ beloua material will b* publlabed. P*r-
’wishing to have their name* withheld from publication mar requeat eueh action
these names will not, without th* consent of the writer, be divulged to anr pereon*
than the editor*.)
don’t put him on conduct proba
tion, for it might puzzle that grand
man why after all these years such
a thing happened.
It appears as though there js a
man in the administration who was
not happy just to see us go without
a midnight yell practice in Hous
ton, but also must want the yell
leaders to put on SKIRTS for yell
practices here at school. Why does
n’t he just use his power and in
fluence and appoint himself as a
yell leader instead of sitting in the
background and trying to run
things? Maybe he has been going
out to Bryan Field and encourag
ing the freshmen to go home in
stead of to the football games.
While on the subject of Bryan
field, I wondered if the Batt would
publish the number of freshmen
who have left school this year and
the number of those on scholastic
probation. I’m sure that the fig
ures will show what a valuable as
set Bryan Field is to our college.
It’s too bad that figures aren’t
available to show how many 1 peo
pie throughout this state chose
another college rather than come
to A&M and be sentenced to Bryan
Field.
I wish to also tell this editorial
writer of some more of his so-
called success. I understand that
the two sophomores who made the
trip to the TTJ campus and now up
to their necks in hot water. Part of
it is due, I feel sure, to the pub
licity which he gave them. I’m
sure that his only regret is that he
won’t be able to stand on their
heads and put them all the way
under the water. j ■ ?
What price do you want us to
pay to get the sportsmanship tro
phy? It is true that we wOn it
last year, but let us look at Other
facts concerning last year T-
hounds attempted to set our ’bon
fire ablaze by dropping bombs
from a plane. Had the bombs hit
someone, we might have had one
less Aggie “Buddy” around the
campus. Baylor burned a “Bt" in
the ground in front of one of our
buildings. Rkse and Baylor both
painted our campus. Yet,
a plea was made to we
Aggies, we played the
good boys and stayed here at li|ome.
We painted no campuses and burn
ed no fires. So instead we werej mo
lested. I’m not necessary saying
that wc should go looking
trouble, but if wc have to tak
that hell to got the sportsmanship
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give the home corresponding to their card
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ATTENTION NUMBSKULLS
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Are Your Quiz Grades Low???
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SHAFFER’S SENSATIONAL
■ CONTEST
5 p.m. Saturday. This contest is excitingly
new and each and every one has a chance
to win. Have you always been noted for
your ignorance? Now is your chance to
take advantage of it Do so\today. Don’t
wait. Bring your quiz with you when you
enter.
JOIN THE FUN AND MAKE THOSE LOW
GRADES WORTH SOMETHING TO YOU
IN SHAFFER’S NUMBSKULL CONTEST
This contest is being held in the spirit of
consolation toward all Aggies rather than
[ condolence. ^
LOOK YOU NUMBSKULLS—HER^ IS A
CHANCE YOU HAVE LOOKED FOR AL-
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SWCStudents Calmed
For Semester’s Homes
There was little happening in
the Southwest Conference this
week. Like the cadets at Texas
A&M, most of the students were
settling down for the semester’s
grim homestretch. \
Arkansas students will he able to
see only six basketball games in
Fayetteville this year while there
will be four played at Little Rock,
200 miles from the University of
Arkansas. The Arkansas Traveler
began an editorial campaign last
Friday against the athletic depart
ment for scheduling the four games
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Kiwams Dinner to
Be Wednesdav
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Kiwanis of College Station'w 11
gather; at their annual banquet
Wednesday, December 7 in Sbisa
Hall at 6:30 p. m., according to
J. B. '“Dick” Hervey, program
chairman for the event.
The | Prairie Viey A&M quartet
will provide vocal numbers for the
banquet, while R. Von Charlton,
music director at Prairie View, will
render, piano selections, Hervey
said. ! .] !
Caytje Moore of Heamd, noted
humorist and philosopher, will, be
principal speaker at the banquet,
and toastmaster will be Dr. Jdhn
G. McjNeely.
Retiring president of the Kiwa|nis
is DrJ Ralph Steen, who will j be
succeeded by Joe Motheral. iThe
local (Sub will enter its fifth year
of organization Wednesday night,
according to Dan Davis, charter
member.
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Organize Tonight
An organizational Collegiate d-H
Club meeting is scheduled to; be
held ih Moore House, located I be
hind George’s, Monday, Dec. 5, at
7:15 ;p. m., according to A. H.
Karcl(er, assistant State 4-H Club
leader.
The purpose of the Collegiate
4-H Club is to help 4-H!ers keep*
contact with 4-H club work and
remain active while in college. It
will also serve to further the 4-H
movefrient in Texas.
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niversity i
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TCU’s
of the
more
ember
about
the
October ^
to close last July when
Congress took over
management and operation of the
loungeT’ T r
SMU
finished
spection
campus.
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was before the organ
isation of the “Trade Track”: in-
shade in
lag will begin at the fifty-y
line on the west side of tl
ture, scheduled to be i
football season of 1960.
University of Texas Student; As
sembly ratified the constitution
of the Texas Inter-Collegiate Stu
dent Association last week.
Two years ago the Student As
sembly voted to join the National
Student Association by a close
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Rodeo Club Slated
To Meet Monday
The Rodeo Club will meet; at 8
p. m. in the library of the AI
building Maxiell Qverstree,: dub
president said today.
A final tally of the points’ made
at the recent Inter-collegiate; rodeo
will be discussed. Men with 1 tickets
or ticket money have been'asked
to bring that money to the; meet*
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joined! TISA,
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expected to j<;
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merobiers.
campus
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tatives of twen-
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Colleges will meet
December 5-7 to
make rcconmend-
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will be composed
11, President Emer-
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The annul
Society banc
Sbisaj Hall Thursday night alt eight,
according E. A. Elnendorf,
reporter for '‘the group.
Tidkete are available from Corky
Nash in Doriii 4, Room 217. Cost
of the tickets Ss $1.50 for n icmbcrs
and s2.00 for,'non-memben.
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