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Battalion Editorials
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1950
Some Ideas on Campus Security
One of the biggest gripes on this and
practically every other campus is the work
of the college police force. In our case it
is the Campus Security or “KK” Office
that is the target for frequent verbal at
tacks.
We realize that the job of the KK is
not a pleasant one at best. Regardless of
whatever good effort he may put forth,
he must content himself with self-satis
faction for by the very nature of his job
we doubt if any praise ever will be forth
coming from the car owners of the cam
pus.
We don’t wish to add to the flood of
Criticism heaped on the KK’s, but there
are several things we believe the men of
the Campus Security Office should con
sider.
First, we seriously doubt if any pa
trolman can, while standing on a street
corner, accurately estimate a car’s speed.
However, there have been cases on this
campus when drivers have been given
tickets for driving a reported 22 or 23
miles an hour—this being the speed esti
mated by a sidewalk policeman.
Second, we don’t believe a student’s
record of traffic violations should be re
tained in the files — to be used against
him—for any longer than one year. How
ever, more than one man’s case has been
reported to authorities higher than the
Campus Security Office because one par
ticular offense was his third, the first and
second having occured as many as two
and even three years ago.
Third, if it is necessary for a patrol
man to issue a ticket for a traffic viola
tion, the ticket should be given to the
driver and not the owner of the car, un
less, of course, they happen to be one
and the same person. This is the practice
in other localities and we can see no logi
cal basis for a special ruling here. Many
times the owner of a car has suffered and
had his record marred because of a traffic
offense which he did not commit.
Fourth, when a campus security offi
cer must reprimand a student, we believe
the use of tact, understanding, and court
esy are in order. Such has not always
been the case.
We realize that the crowded conditions
at A&M require a strict enforcement of
traffic rules. But the campus security
officers whose duty it is to see that the
rules are enforced should perform their
duty fairly, observing not only the letter
but the spirit of the law.
Scatter Shot on Family Troubles
It is both regrettable and unfortunate
when families are torn by discord. Back
biting, deceit, double crossing, and work
ing for diametrically opposite goals reduce
*V. the gJrudge fight to lower ethical stand-
' lards than unrelated persons would dare
employ.
The city of Alpine and its bosom child,
Sul Ross College, seem to be having their
share of family strife. Judging from an
editorial in the Sul Ross Skyline, student /
news paper, both father and son are bit
terly accusing each other of selfishness,
snobbery, and clannishness. Even the ac
cusation rises from both camps that tlhe
_ot]»i^r is^raore interested in “what you have
than wha^t you are.” [
Commenting upon this condition, the
Skyliner says, “The interests of Sul Roi^s
are identical with Alpine. How could it
be otherwise? The closest cooperation
would seer^. to be self-evident. Strangely
enough, the friendly interest of that mu
tual relationship appears at times so sadly
lacking on the part of selfish individuals
in both Categories ...
“ThC future progress of Alpine is to a
large degree limited by that of Sul Ross,
existence of one would be difficult
w-' the other. We need each other.”
~!^lpine citizen was quoted as saying,
“Alpine yithout Sul Ross would be a one-
horse town and even the old horse would
A golfing clergyman had been badly
beaten on the links by a parishioner thirty
years his senior and had returned to the
clubhouse rather disgruntled.
“Cheer up,” said his opponent. “Re
member you win at the finish—you’ll pro
bably be burying me some day.”
“Even then,” said the preacher, *‘it will
be your hole!”
be crippled.” (Any local parallel is coin
cidental, or is it?)
A. combination of “the hospitality of
the South” and “the progressive spirit of
the ! West” is recommended by the Sky
line. Recognition of the fact that Sul
Ross’s: growth is as vital to Alpine as it is
to the college itself is urged. Alpine can
hold back the college as much or more than
anyone else can.
“The people of the town (Alpine),” ob
serves the Skyline, “who fail to realize the
importance of the main spring that keeps
it ticking, are like the man out on a^limb
nonchalantly sawing himself off.”
Too frequently college Towns are con
fronted with problems similar to those ir
ritating Sul Ross and Alpine. Blame, if
it could be placed approximately, falls
upon both parties in the dispute—for
neither of them is lilly-white.
, Recognition of the great advantages
mutual cooperation offers is oftimes blur
red by petty conflicts that are more inci
dental than integral.
Like wars, such community-college
misunderstandings and strife produce no
winners, only losers. They so weaken
themselves with their internal struggle
that they cannot meet outside opposition.
As a result, both the cause of education
and the cause of civic advancement are
blunted, and made a sham.
She does impersonations,
And for each song and dance,
We always know just whom she means,
She tells us in advance.
I’ll go no more to masquerades,
You needn’t even ask:
I won first-prize the other night—
I didn’t wear a mask!
The Battalion
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman"
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
Entered as second-class matter at Post
Office at College Station, Texas, under
the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870.
Member of
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A BADLY NEEDED CHANGE
Editor, The Battalion:
All Aggies are justly proud of
the great school of which they are
a part, and there isn’t a one of
all the Aggies that can’t be found
at one time or another extolling
the greatness of Texas A&M.
Nearly every person in the world
has some cause that they faithful
ly champion, but many of thes?
people meet strong opposition aid
argument from people who dis
agree with their opinions. If y»u
stop to think about it for jusf a
minute, you’ll realize that insttad
of argument or opposition, mist
Aggies find hearty agreement wth
their claims for their schoo’s
prominence.
It is clear that we have some
thing to be proud of indeed in an
institution that is widely recog
nized for high quality, especially
in spirit.
Could there be an impending
downfall drawing nearer every
day? I firmly believe that there
not only could be, but is. Let me ex
plain what I have in mind.
This is something that has
troubled me ever since I have been
a student here at A&M. The rela
tionship between the student body
and the Faculty Staff of the col
lege will do irreparable damage un
less it is improved in the very near
future. We constantly hear talk
, about thd Communist Iron Curtain.
1 This team is- used »in reference
to the condition existing in which
we know, practically nothing about
the acti&ities of Russia and the
Communists, while they seem to be
very well informed about most of
our activities and policies. The
seems to be highly insignificant
strength of the Iron Curtain
if compared to the strength and
impermeability of the wall that
stands between the student body
and the Faculty-Staff of this col
lege.
This wall is much more ominous,
because neither side knows what
is going on on the other. Do you
agree that this is the existing sit
uation ? Just how much do you
know about the interest of the
faculty in teaching here, and by the
same token, just how much do the
members of the faculty and staff
know about the motives of the
students ? The ansrwer to these
questions is undoubtedly the same
—practically nothing. It is surely
plain to see that a Vider knowledge
on the part of both faculty and
students, and more mutual inter
ests could vastly improve the rela
tionship between the two factions.
Let us, as student^, look at our
selves and our attitudes with a
critical eye. The ideid student at
titude is undoubtedly that in
which every man is pere for the
sole purpose of gairfing all the
offered knowledge possible, and
taking it all with han into life
as a foundation fori his future.
Striving toward this * ^nd would
THANKS
Editoi The Battalion:
We wish to thank you, the stu
dents at Texas A&M, for the gen
erous check. It seems that things
like that always arrive at the
i ght time.
For awhile we thought perhaps
little Eddie Wayne was on the
road to recovery, but his tumor
started to grow again two weeks
afeo, and now he is even worse.
All we can hope and pray for
no'h is that one of the other new
drugs they will try, will retard
the growth of the tumor and pro
long his life until there is a de
finite cure.
Thanking you again for your
siind donation.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Franks.
(Editor’s Note: This letter, re
ceived in The Battalion offices
during the mid-term holidays,
reached the editors after they
had already learned of Baby
Franks death which occurred at
'-T2, a. m. Saturday, Jam 28. The
letter was dated Jan. 18.)
surely make for a very scholarly
attitude to be sure, but one not
very well rounded. In short, every
man would be a bookworm, and
with no other interests, every mafy
j^wjdd be the model students front
ai. “'standpoint of ability to com
suijie information.
No one will argue this is prac
tical however, and the obviops
practical answer is for each stu
dent to merely keep this objective
more clearly in mind throughout
his college career. Try to see into
the future.
The faculty would undoubtedly
be highly pleased if they encoun
tered this attitude, and improve
ment would undoubtedly be forth
coming, but that would be as a re
sult of a change on only one side
of the wall. Think what might be
accomplished if there were a cor
responding change on the other
side of the wall. It has been my
experience that the prevailing fac
ulty majority attitude toward stu
dents is that they are a non-de
script group with no greater or far
reaching ambition than wishing for
the coming of night and sleep, ac
quiring a sufficient amount of food
to sustain life until the next op
portunity to leave the campus.
Maybe this is a rather brutal and
harsh description, but it seems to
fit remarkably well in many cases.
I am confident that both students
and faculty members have heard
numerous excuses or reasons for
this attitude in young people, so
I will not go into any of them fur
ther than to say that it is recog
nized as a sure symptom of the
stage between adolescence and true
adulthood. It is this attitude that
invariably pi’ovokes the comment,
(See LETTERS, Page 4)
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Detroit, San Francisco, and Cin
cinnati Symphony Orchestra, the
Chicago Symphony, and Kansas
City Philharmonic. And he has
waxed several Columbia recordings
conducting the New York Phil
harmonic.
From its herculean repertoire,
the Houston Symphony has chosen
as its selections for the Monday
matinee Herold’s Overture to
“Zampa,” Haydn’s Symphony No.
88, Chopin’s Waltz in C. Sharp
Minor from “Les Sylphides” bal
let, Faure’s Pavanne, Tchaikow-
sky’s Swan Lake Ballet Suite, and
Rodgers’ South Pacific Symphonic
Suite.
At Town Hall that evening the
orchestra will offer Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op.
92, Barber’s Adagio for Strings,
Saint-Saens Dance Macabre, Von
Weer’s Invitation to the Waltz, and
Berlioz’ Excerpts from “The
Damnation of Faust.”
The Symphony’s matinee per
formance is entirely independent
from Town Hall. To all students
in the Bryan-College Station area
the price of admission will be 50^
while non-student tickets are
priced at $1.25.
Ellington
Top Jazz Man
Congratulations to Walt Zim
merman and Grady Elms, for their
success in obtaining Duke Elling
ton and his orchestra for the Mili
tary Ball on March 18.
The “Duke” is by far the leading
exponent of jazz today. His com
positions, among which are “Car
avan”, “Mood Indigo,” and “So
phisticated Lady,” are classics in
their field, salient proof of the
Duke’s genius.
In Ellington’s band are found
the top instrumentalists in mod
ern music, the foremost two being
Lester Allan and Johnny Hodges,
alto saxophonists.
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