The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 09, 1950, Image 2
■ •• ri H -r I '•<» 1 ! i r [• Battalion Editorials \ i THURSDAY, FBBRUARY 0, 1060 •DKT The Fight at Southern Methodist Universit; 4 On today’s front page we have pub lished the story of a fight which occured Tuesday night at Southern Methodist Uni versity. We knew of the scrap yesterday morning,* but didn’t report it until, we could obtain all possible facts, for it isn’t a story to be printed without a great deal of consideration. Last night we talked with the men in volved in the fight and we talked with persons who witnessed it. All the facts bear out this pne thing—three non-mili tary students from A&M were attacked without warning and without reason by a gang of SMU students, some of whom have been positively identified as letter- men on the Mustang football team. The details of the fight are in the front page story. " s ■ We have talked with the authorities here at A&M and they informed us that • i 4 been lodged Southern Meth- involved in all |of us in the awaiting the an official protest has i With the administrators < odist University. The the fight, together wit student body are aiurioi results that protest will The time has come when incidents such as this must be stopped. The officials of this college have set the machinery in mo tion to see that they are stopped and we, together with the men fight are convinced that that must be handled on an official level. Oh this point, the three Aggies said to The Battalion, “If we could talk to every man in the corps and to every non-reg we would say this—‘Don’t do anything that would in any way cast a bad reflection on A&M. What we want to do is erase any such reflection, not create one.’ 1 All we can say is, involved in the this is something ■j'+- Amen.’ Waltham Watch’s Last Hour : In Waltham, Massachusetts last week 1,200 Wokers of the Waltham Watch Com pany were permanently dismissed and the plant shut down. Immediate reason: The federal government had aefused Waltham another $2 rhiillon loan to continue its op- I eration.j ^ The long range reason for Waltham’s closure was its inability to compete fur ther with im|torted Swiss-made watches. Americans could buy. better watches made in Switzerland and at cheaper prices than Waltham etmld produce. Officials of Waltham were, naturally, indignant over the government’s refusal. They claimed the American watchmaking industry was being “sold down the river.’’ They wanted the importation of foreign- made watches Checked-—to protect Amer ican watch manufacturers. In the case of Waltham we have an op portunity to ask ourselves, “Should tarriff advantages and. subsidies be given Amer ican industries who cannot compete favor ably with foreign producers of the goods?” Without analyzing the watchmaking industry, a fl^t “yes” or “no” answer can not be given. Swiss sources of fine watches, and other precision instruments the watchmaking industry make would be closed to us in the event of another war. anti; cheaper in- ght from watch- ap can be manu- into Switzerland ucta of her crafts- these two eoun- Yet, in peace time bett struments can be makers in Switzerland factured in this count Also, dollars peui for the finer, better i ipeu. enable trade bet\ tries to exist on a casbf not a strictly give away basis. Waltham Watch and' other American companies suffer because our tariff laws do not give them privilege, while many other Amcrleaii companies (such as the liquor industry, the cosmetics industry are protected by high import taxes and can flourish oven though their products arc not as high grade as foreign produced ones. If the government’s refusal to Wal tham Watch means a changed attitude to give manufacturers from other countries equal competitive advantage in this coun try (meaning better and cheaper prducts on the American market) we say, “good.” If the government’s refusal will be con fined only to Waltham Watch and the pol icy of favor to certain other American manufacturers ia| continued, our support goes with Waltham Watch. ‘Hitler Youth’,Gestapo Rebuilt by East Germans By THOMAS A. REEDY Berlin, Feb. 9 —UP)—Eastern Germany rolled the calendar back to 1933 tonight, creating ajnew red gestapo and drafting the young into a regimented organization like the old Hitler youth. The Volkskammer (People’s Chamber) enacted both laws Without dissent. j j The bill for a new Ministry of State Security t<j> direct a secret political force with unlimited authority to arrest and imprison is modeled after Russia's ownj secret police, the MVD. It may embrace a vast nework of informera an in the daya iof Hitler'a geatapo. The Communist Preaa said the measure waa neceaaary ti> direct "defensive espionage" in all walks of life because the East German state la endangered by "saboteurs of Anglo American Un- qariallftm." forth, a boy or girl la the Hoviet son* must bo a mem ber of the Free Dorman youth (PIM1 or will not be able to take part In sports, |tloulcs, hikes, Iravelu, certain solhool work and even In the choice of a profession, iiy the language of the act, (he youth also would be encouraiTetl to become a gigantic inter ml spy ring, just as the Uitler jugend was taught to tattle even on pnjrents If they were anti-Ntml, The law "authorises iimmcraUc youth to develop Its initiative In (ho fight against bureaucracy, sabotage and the deficiencies of labor" - terms which thb Communists employ in attacks on their political Opposition. Spado-boardod Walter l lbrtcht, deputy prime minister, told • the chamber the youth organization, now about S,000,000 strong, would have as Its “aacr>d duty" the deepening of Soviot-Gemuui friendship and anti-Americanism. “We art? convinced tbit the tanks and guns Uni Americans bring to Western Germany will be turned against them Some day, just as it was in the case of China." he said. Adoption of the measires coincided with reports from West Ber- jin sources that the Communists had heightened a purge of minority party members who observe nominal cooperation With the Comniun- ist. Test Tube Football Viewed Over TV Official Ni American Broadcasting Com pany’s vice president Robert Saudek took a crystal ball view of football in the future and commented in TIME: “Sports would be'turned over completely to television. “Then we’ll have silent football. It will be played indoors under perfect conditions. The weather will always be just right, the grass just the proper height, the ball will never be slippery. In this test tube foot ball, the players won’t be bothered by the roar of the crowd, because the crowds will all be watching at home, and they’ll be comfortable. Tbere’ll be no one at the game except the sponsor—and he’ll be be hind a glass cage-” Saudek obviously assumes that “tele vision squint” and eye fatigue from watch ing the television screen will be corrected by engineers of future video sets. He as sumes too, that sports fans will want to trade their splintered bench-type seats in the grandstand for comfortable living room chairs. Perhaps the engineers can be counted on to iron-out television “bugs”, but we’d not want to take any bets that sports fans will make their part of the swap. There’s something to being there that the TV screen will never capture. faculty and in the Religious suspended ig to the A H— The Battalion "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" Lawrence Sullivan Rost, Founder of Aggie Tradition! 1 OFFICIAL NOTICE In order to permit students to attend, services In Guion Hall Annex Chapel during the annu; Kmphasis week. Classes will on the main campus accord; ; follow in g schedule: Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 13 10 to 11 a.m Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 15 & 16— 11 to 12 a.m. Friday. Feb. 17—9 to 10 a.m Classes will be dismissed at; the annex according to the following schedule: Monday & Tuesday, Feb. li & 14— 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday A Thursday. Feb. 15 & 16— 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17—11 to 12 a.m. M. T. HARRIN6TON Dean 'of the College NOTICE PREMEDICAL - PREDENTAL STUDENTS The Bulletins of Information and appli cation forms for the Medical College Ad mission Test to be given May 13. 1950, are now available at the office of Dr. George E. Potter. Premedical-Predental Advisor. Room 13. Science Hall. Alt pre- medlcal-predental students who expect to apply fbr admission to the professional schools In 1951 are required \o take this test or the follow-up test to tye given No- vmber 13. 1950. Applications for the May 13 test must be in Princeton. New Jersey before April *9. O. E. POTTER NOTICE TO CANDIDATjEft FOR GRADUATE DEGREES IN JUNE. 1950 Ail candidates for graduate degrees In June. 1060. must be regiutred in the Grad uate School this semastr. It is the sta- denl's responsibility to both register and check with the Graduate School to aee that his record is eltar for grsjduation. both scholastically and In evary other way. This , includes filling out a request for admission to candidacy for the degree ih The f ■Indents promptly June Mews contribution* may bo made by telephone (4-6444) or at tile editorial office. Room 801. 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Dave CosletC. - - — - — Chuck CabaSflss - John Whitmore, L. O. Tiedt, Dean Reed, Otto Kunze - Co-Editors Managing Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor News Editors Thursday Issue Dave Coslett. .. Chuck ........ ••4- Now* Editor ...Sports News Editor Oeorge Charlton A*.latent Feature Editor Herman Oollob j ... .AtanxemenU Editor Sid Abernathy. Emil Bupjen, Jr . Bob t-ane, Cbex-. Charles ter i John John Whitmore. Jerry Zuber. Larry OUver. Todndr. Feature Writer* .Circulation Manager Itxaa. Dean R s&r: Fontaine, Bob ) ,.f v | CJih L'iSS: Cjaet Editorial let — Feature Editor BANK HOLIDAY The banks of Bryan and College Station will be closed Monday, February 13, —*-»— .] J 1950 in observance of^ Lincoln’s birth- . day, a legal holiday. / First National Bank City National Bank First State Bank & Trust Station State Bank 4 ■ ; J j L-" IK - ' i Letters * dlVuTted le*• edllort.) Editor, Th« Battalion! Thor* ia definite!) Collage parking eapoc ly a pari problem In College View, es telly oh "A** Avenue, but we are of the opinion It can be remedied Purdue Alumni To Meet February 24 All Purdue, alumni and ..their friends are invited to attend the reception for far. Frank C. Hocke- ma and Mr. Bth Baugh front Pur due University, Lafayette, Inidiaha, Dean H. W. Barlow announced to day. The reception will be held on February 24 at 8 p. m., at the Shamrock Hotel. Reservations should be made with Mr. R. A. Stapleton, 2603 Tangley, Houston. middle of a space where tw could easily be parked. By ing CLOSE to a car that ready parked we can co space and help our nelgf * a fellow comes in late rainy night and has to two blocks from his some of neigh- View, let IOUS onr just because soi space than is righ makes a person feel his neighbors are not boriy. So Drivers of us become PARKING and respect the neighbors by parkingl our cars CLOSE to each other. If we do this there will be plenty of parking space for everyone. Yours truly, Claude J. Gabryach ’49 Lonnie Boerm ’60 Kenneth Burns ’46 ^ Roy Saunders *45 - viSF: iHBMP Soil Service Job Discussion Honda 1 have made plans to attend sum mer miliUry camp, Shepardson said. ? Doyle Peters Chooses Norma Rider as Bride Doyle B. Peters, agronomy grad uate student from Houston, and Miss Norma Faye Rider, a grad uate of Stephen F. Austin State College, were married in the-First Baptist Church of Rusk, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 4. The newlyweds will live in et House Apartment 6-1). Agronomists Earn Doctor’s Degrees Richard C. Potts and Ethan C. Holt, members of the forage crops section of the A&M Agronomy De- partment have received' Doctor of Philosophy degrees i according to J. E. Adams, head of the Agrono my Department. Potts, who is head of the for- aga crops section, received a doc tor a to January. 88, from the Unl- veraity of Nehrasku. HI* major waa In agronomy, with a minor in botohy, \ / ; „ t Holt received a due to re to Feb- vuary 6, from Purdue University, Hie major w»* In plant breeding, wlth4k minor in pfimt phyfbdngy and pathology. r.r.,raaias.-TassJC3-agni«y;ai sa Organist to Hold Recital Sunday A recital of eacred organ music willi he offered at Hi- Andrew's Episcopal Church in Bryan at 7:80 p. nd. Sunday by Mjrs. C. H. Moore, the Rev. Vern Rwartsfogep, rector, announced today. ' 1 CORSAGES. j Beautiful flowers for that lovely lady — You can relax in one of our cabs, knowing you’ll get the kind of service you want. PHONE 2-1400 V - — Ersages / ., Y BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDS ' T ”; " ; ■•-!' * GARDENIAS CAMELLIAS 'j • ' ; j' We Deliver on CAMPUS and BRYAN | 1 CALL 3-1003 STILES’ Flowers . John Stiles, ’48 T“ OUR PRICES ARE SET TO FIT YOUR POCKETBOOK "Our flowers fiay it for you" AGO I ELAND Flower Shop PHONE 4-1212 (Next to the Campus Theatre) Begin With a TliuOf Heine** Blenq •.. 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