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Battalion Editorials
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1950
The System’s Head in Good Hands
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Nine men sat around an ovial shaped
table on^the campus last Saturday morn
ing to decide the affairs of the A&M Sys
tem. The affairs of the System ranged
from the acceptance of gifts to the various
colleges in the System to decisions on basic
curricula matters, from donations of trac
tors, to the new Department of Ocean
ography here at A&M.
Members of the Roard of Directors are
average looking men,
executives, In oil, in business, in industry.
Anothcjr mefriber is an engineer-contract
or. A publisher and a merchant round out
the Board. ' i I ’
We have been greatly impressed by the
sound judgement manifested by the pre
sent Board of Directors of the A&M Sys- j
tem. They conscientiously serve the peo
ple of Texas'and the several divisions of;
the System, without compensation beyond
travel expenses and personal satisfaction
preaching middle age. Each man has been derived from membership to the Board.
successful in his field and has been ap
pointed by the governor, approved by the
Texas Senate to manage the over-all pol
icies of the System. Three of them de
pend on the soil for their living, either
ranching or farming. Three others are
After attending' 1 Saturday’s Board
meeting, we are still convinced that the
administration of the A&M System is in
capable hands acting in the best interests
of the state, and students, present and
future, bf colleges in the System.
Brightening the Outlook for Freshmen
Saturday’s decision of the Board of
Directors to create a separate Basic Di
vision designed for freshman should prove
• a monumentous milestone in academic ad
vancement here. /
— Creation of this division should de
finitely decrease the number of freshman
. failures due to unwise choice of courses.
A stern leadership and guidance^ program,
yet one In which each individual can be
aided,!»the major factor In the euooeea of
this plan. /
- Under the present set-up, if a fresh-
man enters the School of Engineering or
any of the other eehools, he. starts aiming
Now an; entering freshman will be
placed in the Basic Division. Here he will
receive college work; yet he will be faced
with no major decision as to his field of
endeavors. Phe Basic Division also will, be
required for transfer students with de
ficient academic backgrounds in certain
resjHjcts. J
The Basic Division is but one of the
two major decisions of the Board which
will affect future A&M freshmen, The
lease on Bryan Field wag ordered termin
ated on or about June fl. President Bol
ton Immediately-announced that ail class
es will be held ami all students wilt be
immediately towards a degree In his cho- housed on the main campus, beginning next
sen field. - M X Fall. ' ' I . - K "
The June Commencement Speaker: A Private’s General
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
of the United : States military services
Gen. Omar Nelson_Bradley will address
men who have served under him in World
War II and men entering officer reserve
status at the June commencement ceremp-
nies. Omar Nelson Bradley will alsci re
ceive ^the Honorary Degree of Doctor of
.Laws fropi Texas A&M College on this
commencement occasion.
Before him will !be assembled one of
the largest graduating class in the history
of Texas A&M College. The larger por
tion, of this graduating class will be veter
ans of the last waiv
The presence-of Bradley is compatible
with history. His generalship in the great
war that postoned these veterans’ grad
uation two, three, or four years meant
. much in this nation’s achievement of vic
tory in Euirbpe. His leadership in the post
war defense establishment of the United
States affects every American, whether
he is a reserve officer, a man on active
duty, or a taxpayer contributing over 25
cents of every tax dollar to military pre
paredness.
General Bradley is now concerned with
unifying the jbranches of the Armed For
ces to more efficient and less costly opera
tion. He ip also concerned with keeping
America’s military position strong and
prominent among world powers.
In this : period of shaky international
peace, the words of Bradley could easily
be addressed both to A&M graduates en
tering their careers and to the people of
this country. Whatever his views express
ed at commencement, they are worthy of
our consideration.
Towers and Frustrated Bookmakers
Men who have wagered on when the
tower on the Petroleum Engineering
Building will topple down will be disap
pointed by the Bbard of Directors auth-
orizntioli last Saturday of $20,000 for re
pairs, jj . /
The cracks in the tower have been
, Wo nominate the area just sojuth-enst
of the power plant around the thermom-
—Titer to bo called "The Great Bog." Rainy
day» lust week have made that area where
hundreds of our students pass dully a
growing 1 noticeably and several campus
bookmakers have taken bets on the date
of the tower’s collapse. These enterpris
ing bet takers will be frustrated for a few
days, but there are other buildings on the
campus deserving of wagers on when parts
of thorn will drop to the ground in com
pliance with the laws of gravity,
regular quagmire. ji .
A few. wheel barrows full of gravel
would remedy the situation fine, and our
nominatloii would no longer be appropri
ate. 11 4
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Letters To The Editor
i| 0 ha'^bXiM? f t
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and thee# names wilt not. without tha eoosest of tha writer, ha divulged to any persona
other than the editors.)
r imper rimuril-
of Ouion Hitll.
I with Himweml by «n intiflii on
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Editor, Tim Hnttsllon:
On Tutmdsy, Jttn, 1<),
open lettel' in your
Ing the operation
the front pnge by Mr, Fuibly (the
nmimger) unil nn eilitoi'inl on the
newnn pnge of the Weilnemlity te-
sue,
The first Ihlntr t wnnl to any iw
thgt i bold the blglieat regnrd for
Mr, Puddy. lie In it good thejatre
manager and the college la lucky
to have a man of thin calibre In
auch a position. Secondly, 1 ilon't
want to gel In to a running gun
fight with the heads of the col
lege an to their crude wpy of
operating Gulon Hall, Third,; my
intercut Mn the matter dealn Svith
the admission price, a ten ceht ad-
n^sslon at Ouion Hall would afford
many of the students the oppor
tunity to see motion pictures that
are now not attending Guipn Hall
or any theatre because of the high
admission price. Motion pictures
should be used by the college As a
relaxation for the students instead
of trying to show a big profit from
its operations.
I note with interest that Mr.
Puddy states that the theatre
showed a profit of $200.54 for a
two-year operation. To a man in
the theatre busipess, this is an
unreasonable statement. liiidould
say that the candy counter Would
show that much or more profit in
a two weeks’ operation and at the
longest over a one-month period.
I have seen the. records of film
companies regarding the amount of
gross that percentage pictures have
made, and this information is what
makes Mr. Puddy’s Statement so
unreasonable. ,
Guion Hall is paying top film
rental for its old pictures and the
Official Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 141
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAW
FUL TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN AT
LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE
CITX; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A
DO(i WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO
RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE Elhf
AND SPECIFYING THAT EAfcH
STANCE A VIOLATION , OF THIS
DINANCK OCCURS SHALL HE CON-
SIDEHEt) A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
HE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION. TEXAS!
Sm-tlim I. It iiIinH Im> uiiUwtui Hi allow
n iliur tu run at largv within tha limit- of
the City.
S-rliiih g, Any iMirann r—iKin-lblv fnr
thr vi,rv ttf n dog who allow- th- aamo
In run nt largo within thr llntlta of tnn
City -hall ha guilty.of g nil-domra nor and
uttt.o eonvletlon ahall ltd flnvd out Inaa
Ihuu Ion (llO.liOi riollaru nor mtinf; than
flfly (IMMini dnliara,
Hoi'llon H, Each Inatam'- that a vkila-
lion of thia nrmtianr- iwirur- ahall la nttn-
aldarnl a aatiaraln offanai*,
Kattlluii 4. Thta ordlnahnn ahall to* off*,*.
II vo from nnd aftor i>a-*ago and |>iiblloa-
lion.
Pa-aod nml n|i|>rovod tho »th day of
January, IM0,
APPROVEDI [
a /Ernyat Langford
Mayor;
ATTEST:
a/N. M. Met, Inn la
City Socretary
- OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
CONFLICT EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
All atudenta who have conflict* In their
final examination -chedula should refer to
the -chedule of conflict examination- which
is posted on the bulletin board in the Aca
demic Building. This -chedule will indicate
the time that all conflict examinations are
to be given. It la the responsibility of each
student who lias a conflict to Check the
schedule and take the examination at the
time indicated oh the schedule.
Students who have conflicts not Covered
by this schedule should report to the
Registrar’s Office immediately and have
an examination schedule planned for the
conflict. ^ hjEAtok,
Registrar
Amount of rental would be a sur
prise to any interested party] if it
were made publie. Of course the
film company wants to see the
college charge a high admlHsion,
movie firm will reap
Heri'ctdagH
Wrong
Dallas
Graduate Record Examinations will
given here February 8 and 4. Applicati.
for permission to take the exa
must be received at the Pr . .
before January 21. Application blan
be obtained directly from the E<’
Testing Service. P. O. Box SM. 1
N. J.. or from Dr. W. A. Varvd.
ment of Education and Psychol
Profeasor of-
Walter A. Va
hocauso tho
more money from it* pt
iilctut'ea, If Ouion Hall were to
lower U* ailmieaion price to ten
cents, the film company wmiltl tie
forced to continue to serve the
college with pictures ns It tloes
now, There Is a federal law that
lhe film comtmhy chnnot tell a
theatre whitl ntlHilsslofi to charge.
Mplke White ami Mr.i Puddy are
both well aware of that, a
As to Its cost of operation—Mr,
Puddy Is the only mah on a full
time salary (and ItV not high
enough). The operators and the
other student's and student wives .
who work at the theatre receive a
; low hourly wage rate, and work
only n certain numbers of hours per
week. Mr. White, these figures
should he made public* In a state
ment of operation cost of Guion
Hall, I am sure the Batt would
like to print a true statement of
“cost of operation”. jBe sure to
mention what the operators, cash
iers, doormen, and concessions
handlers get for their work and
the number of hours each work per
week.
Another reason that Guion Hal)
is not making money is on account
of its huge pass list. While you are
going to make public some figures,
let’s have a look at the names on
the “tax only” pass list. “For the
love of mike. Spike”, you couldn’t
operate any kind of business if
you give away your merchandise.
I would like to make the col
lege a deal—I will lease Guion
Hall on a 12 montl) basis, not
change any of the personnel, but
raise their wage scale, lower the
admission price to ten cents for
students, give them a day a week
for their Town Hall and other
« student shows, etc., show better
pictures quicker than is now be
ing done, and give the theatre a
better operation. For this lease,
I will pay $10,000 per year with
option of renewal at the same
figure.
Again I say that the theatre
admission should be ten cents far
students and their families only.
Rid it of the commercial angle and
It will show a huge profit and al
low all students a chance to re
lax and enjoy motion pictures. And
PLBA8R don’t mislead the atudenta
with tho fact that you can’t get
good pictures nt thl* figure, be
cause YOV CAN. And you tfan
buy all your pictures on a flat
rental basis for a figure under
$26 If you really want to, nlpco
tho theatre Is part of tho nhn-
thrcutrlcHl operation and] for the.
students of a state college.
I hope you will give tho above
operation a try for Ml) days,
Yours truly.
Jack A. Farr
P. S. I might also add that you
operated FRKK SHOWS at the
Grove last summer for all who
wished to attend. You had some
big crowds that would number; In
the thousands. Your concessions
sales were big. If iyou can do
this in the summer you should be
able to charge a ten cent admis- >
sion price throughput the regular
school year and draw big crowds
and increase your concessions bus
iness in Guion Hall.
(Editors’ Note—Since you are
in no way connected with the
college, we were under no obli
gation to reprint yoar letter.
We did so in order that you
might have the opportunity to
clarify your position in regard
to your previous statements on
Guion Hall’s operation.
(Henceforth, your actions on
this matter wrill, if they are
newsworthy, be covered in our
regular news columns.
(In line with our policy of sub- !
mitting letters such as yours
following
article : is
n eachers
Tews Coin
et Credit,
nistSavs
fitment . of
rould insure
criminality,
portion of Lynn Landrum’s col
umn “Thinking, Out Loud,” In
the Jan, 12 issue of the Dallas
Morning News.)
Dr. Frederick Eby, profeeCsor of
the history and philosophy pf edu
cation at the University of Texas,
thinks young Texas should go to
school the year round. He is quoted
as saying that public education is
not really a function of the state—
whatever he may" have meant by
that, and that education is 100
years behind the times in meeting
social needs. < i. *;
Dr. Eby declared that “the pro
fession” (the teaching profession)
“is held in such disesteen that Its
judgment is not considered of
value.”
Again: “A century ago the peo
ple of this country were sole
advised that the enlightm ’
the minds of children woul*
against want, vice and crir
and lead to a higher civilization.
Want has decreased, but vice and
criminality have not. Crime and
delinquency are ; today at: an all-
time high in this land of liberty
and plenty.” \
Dr Eby thinks the remedy is
more school.
Error
Both the church—the latterday
church to a considerable extent—
and the school have fallen into
error on ono point. It is; a vital
point. And that point is thM: Right
eousness and character are riot
taught. They are caught.
There is nothing new about that.
There is nothing hew in the phras-
>.*iw ..■■j — : wjj"— t..
to affected parties for comment,
we asked G, "Spike" Whlje,
HNaialtant dean of sludenU for
ncilvilin, for a alalement, H*
said, "Mr, Furr *»d J are In*
agreement on the nialter of not
\wiiiting lo Indulge In a 'running
glut right' on this or miy other
mailer, I
so.
("An It has l»en pointed mil
before, Goloh Hair Theatre Ac
count la audited regularly by
the proper authorities, If Mr.
Farr has any doubt as In the
accuracy of statements made pre
viously by Mr, IMnltly on tlhs
matter, 1 suggest”, White c^m-
eluded, “that he take his com
plaints direct to my superiors
in the A&M System or; to the
State Auditor.”
KARR’S WILLINGNESS "
Editor, The Battalion*:
One wonders to what extent
Mr. Farr’s altruistic Help-the-Poor-
Texas-Aggie campaign is inspired
by his “willingness” to leabe Guion
Hall for $10,000 a year .j . . jand
to what extent a virtualistic mono
poly. of second-run showk in the
College Station area would affect
play dates at the Skyway and at
Guion Hall.
Sincerely,
Peggy C. Owens j
(Eds. Note: Miss Owens read
Farr’s letter, printed above, and
which appeared first In a Bryan
paper.)
FULL COOPERATION IN GUION
Editor, The Battalion:
I have noticed with regret what
appears to be an effort by certain
commercial interests to ; discredit
the present management ;of Guion
Hall as campus entertainment cen-
ter. -j Jj • U
In building up the course* in
LAST DAY
imssn*
COMING:
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
gnus i'*"
laqU MS Mm »>»»*»
But the cold
nq essential
ing of the idea,
is that there is
tionship between a Ph.D. and
er righteousness or character. Any
body can become ai Ph. D.
But our school system is built on
the proposition that better teach
ing comes of higher degrees. It
isn’t so.* Dr. Eby’s remarks show
that isn’t so. A Ph. D. may be a
saint or; he may’be; a sex pervert.
The school system pf Texas, from
the bottom on up to the University
of Texas, has found that out from
actual experience.
Mistaken System j; • j
The trouble is very simple to
diagnose. It is hard to cure. The
trouble is (hat when we hire a
teacher, we - judge him by his
pupils. Here is Adoniram G. Whiz-
zlephat. He studied mathematics
under Einstein, has a 3 Ph. D P from
Harvard, can’t add up a laundry
list, puts his. name down on
Communist-ffont list that
fered for signature, and is pretty
shady in hirpatriotism, but has
“published” ip a number of mathe
matical journals. | **.
Then, again, here is Adam HaT-
digger, who has raised a family of
fine lads, is a natural leader of
young people,* is still in love with
his wife after thirty years and has
turned out of his classes a suc
cession of fine citizens who went
on to be engineers, astronomers, re
searchists and business leaders of
note. But Hardigger never got his
Ph.D.
According to the system, Hardig
ger rates the little job at the low
salary. But Whlszlephat is a great
liberal educator with big pay."; j
H Needs Uhanitni
We need a new degree, Why not
a Doctor of Education which will
not he awarded until after ten
years of actual teaching T By that
time, yau know, a muIImIiIo survey
»m«*R«w«aMiMeRgm«iima*4RiMgpMgMrtBmBpiiiMMBaBRa«aaUiaa»waemp)ijV
"Great Issues" by bringing such
men as Uamlnlph ('hurcnlji, Kctf-
mtl HmtseveU, Walter TJuranty,
and ntbecs In the canV|ius, it ha*
been necessary on fk. number i(f
nccasbrns In Urn sprlbg Of 1II4N
and 11)41) in use Guinn Hall frail)
Miami 7lH0|tb 0:110 pi trt.i thus |ird.
venting It* use for rjtovle* at such
time.
1 wish to say that tn every oije
of these Instances the Great Is
sues Committee has had the fullest,
promptest, and most efficient co
operation from Mr. Puddy, Quldn
Hall’s present manager, not only
on having the building "all sot”
for such use, but also by install
ing maps and other small items jof
equipment which were needed. Iti
short, his assistance to this com
mittee’s work has left nothing ] to
be desired, and has been given
pleasantly and. cheerfully.
Very truly yours,
of the man and his wore will de
termine* his character, ns influ
ence upon the private lives of bis
students—and his ab lity »
“spark” his studonUx int» puttir g
a little of their own «rive and
steapi into the project of toughen
ing their own brains, «wakening
their own. intellects and dedicating
their own talents. ,
But no Hardigger, however fine
he is, can put charactt r into \
blackboard education or certify tp
it on an examination grac e. He
got to be so upright hinself
others will take him for the noi
of uprightness, so kirdly
others will want to be like him,
honest that his student i will
ashamed to be dishonest with 01*
Hardigger. ■ 'jj• J |
None of this is new to Dr. Eby
who undoubtedly is in favor ol
teachers who. can teac i and ii
favor of teachers who are wonder
fpl examples in chara, jter. Ant
yet the good doctor iq a il right at
right can be’when he says Dial
schools are failing v to turn.out th<
sort: of citizens that most of ui
seem to expect of the i chools.
S. R. Gammon Chairman
Issues
Committee on i
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Mrs- Vada Francis Hale of Dal
las, president of the T3CW Ex
Student Association, wil be gucs'
speaker here for the Extensioi
Service Club on Januar / 19 at
n.jiw. Mrs, Hale will speak oi
“Hobbles ami ('lafls," using hei
collection of dolls as illustrutivi
material.
At 7 p, m. Mrs, Hale nml Mist
7,mi Aiken, executive seiTetary ol
the Assnelntlnn, will inert with ex - J
students residing In ii e itrynn
UtiiHegn Htnllnn ni’PH fm the pui
mum uf organising nn ilx-Htiident
chnptsr. i
, Mrs, Hub*, who receive il n degree
in art at .WW, Is the mother ul
Iturnsrt Male n Nujilmm ti e en«ln»
eerlng student nt ,\&M,
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