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Battalion Editorials
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On Taking Time Oiit to Live . . .
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" What is life worth anyway?
-/ With newspapers and radios bleating
of hydrogen bombs, guided missiles, and
enemy submarines lurking off our coasts
and filling their remaining space with
automobile and plane crashes, and using
illigitinjiate babies for their human-inter
est angle, the stock dealing with man’s
life probably would not bo eagerly sought
- by any intelligent economist.
It is indeed a pity that the world has
fallen into the hands of a few who know
so' Tittle of the art of living and so much
of the science of destruction.
^ The true appreciation of living and
the taking timd to give thanks for all the
little things which make life worthwhile
are being overshadowed by the present
! day race for power and knowledge. This
! is true, even on the A&M Campus. ~
i How many students and professors
! take even a few minutes each day to notice
i-the so-called “little things?” — The way
i a deep breath of early morning air clean-
; ses and expands the chest.—The designs
; of the campus buildings—The fragrance
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of newly mown lawns—'“Old Sully”—A
cardinal singing in some tree-top—Our
flag waving in the wind—A new’ leaf on
a winter-sleeping tree—-New flowerbeds
'—■ Our fellow man — The difference be
tween a sincere word of greeting and a
forced one. . . .
If some of the worid leaders could
knoW and love these “simple things” and
quit their race for methpds to destroy
everything, perhaps they might be drink
ing the wine of life instead of trying to
figure out a way to make it burn.
Nearly iall that a student can do is
cross his fingers and pfay that if he
ever attains the position of a leader pf
men, he can guide them away from the
present trend of self-destrpction and show
them that living really is better than dy
ing.
In the meantime^ maype a few “wast
ed” minutes, the magic of sprinlg-time,
and Religious Emphasis Week wilt com
bine to add purpose to our race forlknowl-
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edge and assure t us that
while thjing.
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: After Five Cushions, Incoherent Jabberings .
Heard over the burnt of artillery sheila
and the atutter of machine guns during
; battlea of tha laiit war were the Incoherent
< Jabbering* of formerly tough men in the
outfit, gone peychoneurotic. Wild-eyed,
freneied, Momething within tfielr head* had
; snapped 'ftnd Inntend of being their usual
r calm In the faro of battle, they were raving
matt. What cauacd this change, this loss
of control ?
• Laet week the Army Medical Depart*
“ment Bulletin carried Major Raymond S6-
-^bel’s analysis of 50 cases of men who
“weathered several battles^ and finally
^cracked up. Sobel found that a five-layer
-Cushion of psychological defenses protec-
-ted these old sergeants in combat from
-caving in. Battle after battle wore these
flayers away, one by one. Finally, with no
~m$re reason for mental control the men
“lost their mental equilibrium.
£ The outermost cushion that shell fire
JJand death soon ground away was the one
“of “distant ideals.” Hpre a reliance on
-such intangibles as “the f6ur freedoms,”
- democracy, and the desire for “keeping
-the enemy^put of the United States,” pre-
served their sanity.
f £ Next to-go was the “hatred of the en-
-emy.” Initially this sentiment was very
.7 strong, but-combat, long-sustained, broke
r it down. , r ,
life is a j worth-
Then short term [Objectives—the pill
box ahead, the hill objective in the noon
attack—sustained these sioldiers after the
former barriers werie let down. Once the
hill was captured, maybe relief would
come.
But relief didn't come, and the hjHI wns
captured. Another hill was ahead. Now
the combat soldier relied
on his personal
even took away
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^ “My faith in the proposition that each
-man should do precisely as he pleases with
-all which is exclusively his own, lies at the
- foundation of the sense of justice there is
-in me. I extend the principle to communi-
Tties of men as well as to individuals. I so
^extend it because it is politically wise, as
^“well as naturally just: politically wise in
* saving us from broils about matters which
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pride. A few more shot
his pride. I.j.l
The last thing holdijig him together
was his "loyalty to the group". He could
n’t bring himself to leaving hia outfit, leav
ing the men who needed him and his rifle.
Even this weakened, dissolved, and passed
away. f I i
Without these sustaining influences,
the old soldier, the seasoned combat man
saw war and death in different focus, and
he could no longer reason his behavior.
The sight Of a wounded comn
scream of a shell ^passing overhea
close call sent him into ravings and
dered him a shell of. man.
Once removed from the combat zone,
given treatment, and rest the soldier soon
recovered. Hp could still serve his ^.rmy
well, but in a tear area.
“The question was niot, ‘Why did \they
break?’” explored Sobjel, “but whjy did
they continue'to endure?’
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Mark Twain: j Love seems the swiftest,
but it! js the slowest of all growths. No
man or woman rfeally knows what perfect
love is until they have been married a
quarter of a century, j S
-(jo not concern us.
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— Abraham Lincoln
To perpetuate the baby's first shoes j j
Is a task that has me signing the blues',
For no sooner do I decide to bronze ’em
Than another one comes along and dons
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The Battalion
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman"
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MUSTANG SPORTSMANSHIP
Editor, The Battalion:
Many have been the anguished
sighs, moans, and groans issued
from your office during the past
five months about conduct de
trimental to our chances fur the
Sportsmanship. Trophy. I huve a
little story that I feel should be
brought to light before the ballot
for the award is east.
I wits one of it group Unit at-
• tended the huxkoUmll game Tues
day night In Dallas. We lost the
aunie, bqt after the game l lost
something mure, 1 lust the genuine
leujtect: ftnd wnrtn feeling that I
had previously burn for the HMD
student hody, I have now moved,
(hem from a high plaie on my
friendship list In a very prominent
spot on itnother list,
Within a Mock of Perkins Gym,
Hill Thornton, lloh McClure, ami
Mitsy lojtvls were aitaehett by a
pack of hulking vnndals trying to
steal out mascot an amiable bull
dog named Moses wearing an Ag
gie blanket. Bill Thornton- was
grabbed from behind, and, with
his amis pinned to his sides, he
Official Notice
OFFICIAL NOTICK
In order to permit students and faculty
to attend service* In Gulon Hall and In the
Annex Ghapel durin* the annual itelUtious
Kmphaals 'week, Classes will be suspended
on the main campus according to the
foilowlftff schedule:
Monday & Tuesday. Feb. 13 & lifr-
“ to ii a.m.
Weddesday St Thursday. Feb. 10 A
J i to 12 9. vn. j ■ . -t?,&tp
Friday. Feb: 17—« to 10 a m.
Glasses will be dismissed at the annex
according to the following schedule:
Monday. Feb, 13. 9 to 10 a.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday. Feb. 11 & 15,
10 tO 11 a.m.
Thursday & Friday. Feb. 16 & 17, 11
to 12 a.m '
M. T. HARRINGTON
Dean of the College
was beat about the head by oth
ers. An Aggie basketballUr’s wife
and two dates were shoved rough
ly aside while, McClure and Davis
received their share of [ punish
ment. If you would like jevidcnce
to substantiate, this story, take a
gander at the, marks oh these
three boys. -
This was no alien grou|> on the
SMU campus. At leant four of the
utlackcrs were-men in prominent
positions on the KMITj football
team last year, If theih names
were repeated I'm sure they would
lie very familiar to you. <
i would like to say tluilj the Ag
gie's wife mentioned wlmve turn
ed out in ibe as good a; fighting
Texas Aggie as her husbiun! Is on
the courts. Although hihlly out-
numbered mid outweighed these
hoys fought with everything they
had, and we hrmfght Moses and
his hlntiket home safely, ;
Although ti was disappointed ut
losing the game, I feel my eyes
were opened to something I was
not. nwarn of before. Yot| will, no
doubt, Condemn our boyh for tn-
stigliting a brawl, but I would
like to express my gratitude to
them for an act which I feel upheld
our honor.
I hope our football plaiycrs next”
year will bear this in blind and
make these individual*; rue the
day they ever heard the fair name
of Aggieland for most of them
will be back next year. Ip my esti
mation,; it takes a pretty low-life
.yellow-belly to beat a man while
he is being held an push his date
around, too.
Compare this with some of the
so-called outrageous sips of our
own student body and see how it
stacks up. .
Jimmy Onstott, '49
Rev. Paul C. Wassenick
Director of Texas University Bible Chair
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By HERMAN C. GOLLOB
Robert Rounsevillc, gifted sr
personable tenor, last night gavi
an appreciative and enthusiastjji
Bryan Artists audience in Stephci
j Austin Auditorium an hour ant
n half of the vocal eloquence thal
ha* gained him widespread funu
in the renowned musical circles o
this country.
' This handsome young singer
with the elfish twinkle in hia eye
and infectious grin possesses a,
spirit and style which at once has
strength, richness, breadth,, and in
telligence. ! { V-j.i]
Rounseville’s sense of time
values is marvelous; his subtlety-
in placing the curious accents
on his music uncanny; his phy
sical grace on the platform as
fascinating as the sounds he;
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The music of this program hi
vitality, color, and jhigh intelligi
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other cadets must have three
things—discipline, education and
leadership.
“Bjut above all,”! he concluded,
“let us have character, the key
stone of our arch.”
History Read
Free ceding Gen.) Bruce’s talk,
a history of the Ross Volunteer,
Comjpany was givep by fii-st ser-
geaift John L. Tayltir. (
Platoon leader j Ken Landrum
read the constitution of the Ross
Volunteers and executive officer
Jimj Hatsenbuehlor gave the roll
call.
Id addition to fien. Bruce ami
Krueger, the guest list included
Gibb Oilchrlkt; chahcollor of the
A AM System iPreiililent P. C. Bol
ton! K. L. Angell, executive us-j
sistpnt to thi* clutncelloi'i Dean
M, IT. Harrlngtoij; Dean W, L,
l , enherthy i Colonoj H. L. Ibrntnor,
D, jfl, **Bnlka" Arnold, '37, m.
Ilupston; P, L. Hewn# J»m Mrsi
Irene ('laghoin, Lt; Cols. John 4,
Keljy and Joe 1C. I*«vts[ Capt. J,
<i, Otts; t,t, K, Josey, aide to
Get). Htucei and Hgt, D, V. Htroud,
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j PERSONAL FAVOR
Editor, The Hattllion:
Ii would like to jt«ku thi# opppr*
tunity . to unk a personal favor
of the A&M studtnt body. This i*
notj- intended as a “pep talk”, but
as an earnest appeal.
Tuesday night. B A&M students,
myself included, and one Aggie
wife, were treated rather roughly
by a group of SM|U students. Pro
bably everyone i$ familiar with
this incident which took place ffij-
mmliately after [the A&M-SIwtJ
basketball game in Dallas.
Tonight, Baylo)- University will
have its’ basketball team here to
do battle with our Aggies. Our
team will represent us—and very
well—on the basketball court.
To those Baylor students who
will inevitably follow their team
here, let us ex^nd our sincere
friendship. Beat the hell outa Bay
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James A. j“Bitsy" Davis '49
l)” Was delivered
with clarity and
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by Rounsevillc v ^ ^
fullness. To Gioacchino Rossini'
lively and staccato "La Danta” he
Imparted particular, aest and fi
nesse; the strenuous demands of
the music had hot the slightest ef
fects on the natural! ease and flui
dity of his tone.
Gabriel Faure’a “Nell.’’ Felix
Fondraan'a “Carnaval,” and H.
all were treated by Rouseville
with high polish and suave, hand- -
some quality.
> It was in George Bizet’s “The
Flower Song,” from the opera
’‘Carmen,” that RounsevilR* most
clearly demonstrated the purity
and nobility of his tone, his flaw
less range, and his superior ani
mation and expressiveness.
What we considered the even
ing’s sole discrepancy was the em
phasis which Roupseville pla<
in ballads. The five which he s«
were pleasant and! energetic, I
incapable of drawing out the spirit
and virtuosity which Rounsevilie
abounds in. His Voice is too class
ical in style to be lent to the-bal-
Jad; such a form should be ret-
served Tor the Burl Ives’ and thoir
^ audience wAs merciless in
its insistence j for enedres, and
Rounsevilie graciously 1 obliged
with “Foggy, Foggy, Dew,” “Come
Back to Sorrento” and a sprightly
comic number from Prokofiev’s
“Three Oranges.”
The board of truateo* of;
the A&M Reaearch Founda-i •
lion meet at 1:30 p. m, today!
on the campu*.
■ Dr. A. A. Jakkula,-execu
tive director of the Foundation!
says that routine business will
discussed. I
Trustees are H. W Barlow,
of the School of Engineering;
A&M; A. P. Beutol, rlce-presidqnt;,
Dow Chemical Comp my, .
F. C. Bolton, president,
W. W. Cardwell, manager,
Foundation Farm, Luting; Gcorgi-
C. Chance, Bryan; W. B. C|aytoi
president of the Foundation, vici-
presidetit. General Electric Con -
pany; W. P. Luse; Victor Schof-
felmayer, agricultural consultant,
Southwest Rescsircn Institute, aal
of Dallas. l L ]
Sterling C. Evans, president:
Federal Land Bank; D. B. Har
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