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On SMU’s Letter of Apology . . .
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Bob Gibson, president of the SMU often parallel 1
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apology to the student body of A&M for
the incident which occurred there the
night of February 7. That night, several
SMU students attempted to capture an
Aggie mascot, and a fight developed in
volving students from both schools.
There is not, nor has there ever been,
the slightest suspicion that this action by
a handful of SMU students was anything
but a “spur of the moment” idea conceived
by one and put into action by that small
group without further thought. Their
has'ty, and unsportsmanlike action has
brought not only a condition of strained
relations between our student bodies, but
also the condemnation of their own stu
dent body, v; • . ‘
“AH of us regret the incident,” Gibson’s .
letter stated, \“and we are doing all wo ,
can to see that a similar situation does not
arise. We students are not permitting
this matter to go unnoticed, but we are
currently conducting a joint investigation
with the administration.”
His letter continues, “We feel that re
lations between our two student bodies
have been very excellent, and we hope
that such satisfactory relations may be re
sumed hi the very near future;” 4
Relations between Student bodies very
border incident or
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the
a small skirmish has
been known to provoke a complete break
down between the nations involved in the
affair. Letters of protest or investigation ,
are filed by the attacked nation, and let
ters of apology or letters of condemnation
are sent in reply by the aggressor hation.
Letters of condemnation make matters
worse and they usually could deteriorate
into more serious attacks. Letters of
apology, are intended to smooth the troub
led seas of discord;
Gibson’s letter on behalf of the student
body of SMU makes an honest and sin
cere attempt to both apologize for some
thing a small and independent number of <
their students did, and to attempt an im
provement of the relations between our
schools. |
We cannot overlook the incident which
occurred, but we can view it in its proper
perspective—an isolated incident. Our
friendship with the SMU student body has
been too satisfactory and too sincerely
rendered in the past to be destroyed by
this lone incident.
While we do not hold the SMU? student
body accountable for the incident, we do
hold the SMU students who precipitated
this whole affair responsible for their ac
tions and subject to disciplinary action.
Letters To The Editor
<AD tot Ora to Um odttor
> 004 which do sot contain
TM Of UM
which ora lined by • itudcnt or cmployM
B , ... obicono or llbsloui material will bo puMuh
wtihiag to bavc their namca withheld from publication may requeet such action
these namee will not, without the consent of tbs writer, be divulged to any persons
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Dominic Serabino Sends His Valentines
Dominic Serabino, the frustrated poet
of the Club Legett, was dusting his desk
yesterday and noticed that today was St.
Valentine’s day. In commemoration of
the occasion (Valentines, not the dusting);
Domihic dropped his duster, took up his
pen, and inscribed these deathless words:
Today sheesa Valentines; a most especiala
day, \ , T
Whena peopla senda presents, to friends
far away,
Lace hearts ana candies, weeth lotsa pep- To buy and to -wrap, and to right aWay
persmint, x’ , sen( i..^ J | J
Are somma da prasents, I should oughta But I guess I’mma not do it, at least right
have sent, away,
To my gorl I shoulda send, a heart witha My check she ain’t in, for another fifteen
lace, , day.
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On Bouncings Out of the Presidential Office
Cause inna my heart, sheesa gotta forst
place. j
To my prof I’mma send, a “comic” thatsa
whiz,
For da curve heesa throw me, onna to
day’s pop a’quiz.
To mi familia I’mma never, can send quite
enough, j /
For da help they give me, alia love and da
stuff.
Theesa presents I can think off, an eacha
one I intend,
jletype in The
out this news
~ -This Associated £ress
Battalion office clacjked
brief yesterday:
“A White House
President Truman to run again for pres
ident in 1952 quoted him today as re
plying, Tf we should have the same team
as last time, maybe we can do something.’
"The visitor was George Luckcy, Cal
ifornia Democratic vice chairman. Asked
what the president meant by ‘the same
team,’ Luckey said he meant ‘the people
who supported Mr. Truman in 1948.’
“Luckey bounced out of Mr. Truman’s
visitor who urged tole^e“e„.
of the United States.’ f’
1 We cannot help wondering if Luckey
is going to be the only person bounced out
of the presidential office in the not too
distant future in spite of statements which
indicate that its present occupant intends
to stick around a while longer.
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“Let us have faith that right makes dare to do our duty as we understand it!
might;] and in that faith let us to the end,
— Abraham Lincoln
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HRKF.ZF.S FROM THE ANNEX
Editor*, The Bsttultoni
We Wish to congrnfulato the
Edlloni of the “Batt", the best col
legiate daily In the land, on their
tireless efforts to create s bigger
nnd better college newspaper, one
filled with timely, Interesting; and
provocative advertisements. In
stead <i>f being a sounding board
for unlmportint and irrelevant op
inions of a minority gjroup, the
editorials are most stimulating and
in the interest of every true Ag
gie.
We have noticed a definite im
provement since the beginning of
last semester, and we know that
the quality of the ‘‘Batt’ will re
main on the same ■ high plane as
long as it remains |n such capable
hands. We may add that the ar
rival of the newspaper is awaited
with great enthusiasm, | once or
twice a week so that one can
find out what is on at the movies.
In closing we offer our best wish
es for the continued success of the
Battalion, the most complete shop
pers’ guide in Brazos/ County.
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B. G. Kimball
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paper in history which has ignor
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weak sheet, staffed by poor
writers and dominated by Its
few advertisers. The Battalion
is no exception to the general
rule. We claw and fight for the
small amount of ad revenue in
this area in order to be able to
Bible Verse
Tuesday, Feb. 14:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all they heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great com
mandment
—Matthew 22: 37-38.
Official Notice
In ord«r to iwrmlt nturitnM nnd fm'uHy
In nttvnd atrvIcM to nuloti Hall owl In Um
Annex Chapel diirlno the animal Urllglnux
Kmpnaxti, week. CMnaoo will 1>e auapended
on I ha main compua norotrilns to the
followlnR achadnle:
Monday A Tuaadoy. fab. 13 A 14—
lo to II s.m.
Wedrveurtay A Thunnfay, Keb. 13 A 18—
. (I In II o.m.
flMaor. fab. IT—8 to 10 s.m.
Claaajta will be .dlamlaaed (it the Annex
accofdlris to the following Schedule:
Monday, fab. >a. 9 to 10 *.m.
Tuaadoy A Wednaaday. fab. 14 A 15.
10 to 11 o.m.
Thurodoy A Friday, Feb. 16 A 17. 11
lo 13 o.m
M. T. HARRINGTON
Dean of the College
NOTICE
FREMEMCAI. - FREOFNTAI,
STCDENTS
The Bulletins of Information and appli
cation forma for the Medical College Ad-
mission Teat to be given May 13, 1950.
are now available at the office of Dr.
George E. Potter,i Premedlc&l-Predental
Advisor, Room 13. Science Hall. All pre-
medlcsl-predental students who expect to
apply for admission to the professional
schools In 1951 are required to take this
test or the follow-up test to be given No-
vmber 13, 1950. Applications for the May
13 test mu(it be In Princeton, New Jersey
before April *9.
O. E. POTTER
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR
GRADUATE DEGREES IN JUNE. 1950 _
All candidates for graduate degrees tn
June. 1950. must be reglatred In the Grad
uate School this semestr. It Is the stu
dent’s responsibility to both register and
check arlth the Graduate School to see
that his record is clear for graduation, both
scholastically and In every other way. This
includes filling out a request for admission
to candidacy lor the degree In June.
The faculty Is requested to assist their
students In meeting all these requirements
prompuy.
IDE P. TROTTER
say what wr think whrn \vr want
tw say It.
Ths grnwrally acci'ptexl ratio
of now*-to-advert lain* In a
newNpaper Is M% to 65%, vary^
Ittg with loenttofl ami rates. The
Battalion trie* for a 50-56 ratio,
usually give* more news than
atls, ami still makes money.
With that margin of financial
safety we can print unhlaseil
news ami our own editorial
thoughts. We are currently en
gaged In refusing an advertiser
because we disagree with his ob
jectives and business -principles.
We choose to run ads (and a
minimum of ads at that) and he
our own boss. How would you
run the newspaper?)
I&E Dept. To
Sponsor 2nd
Industrial Meet
/ The second tri-club Indus
trial Teacher Conference will
be held on the campus during
March 3 and 4, C. H. Gronp-
man, head of the Industrial
Education Department at A&M
and chairman of the conference,
announced today.
Thfe featured speaker for the
occasion will be Dr. Hoyt H. Lon
don, head of the Industrial Educa
tion Department at the University
of Missouri, Groneman said. Lon
don has been at the University
of Missouri for the past ten years
and before that time he served as
consultant to federal agencies and
as an instructor in teacher train
ing department in Georgia, Miss
issippi and Texas.
He has also held various offices
national educational organiza
tions, according to Groneman. Lon
don will speak at the opening
session on Friday evening, March
3 and at the noon luncheon on
Saturday, March 4.
This conference promises to be
far more outstanding than the
first one, Groneman stated. Sat
urday morning will be devoted to
making a tour of the Industrial
Education facilities on the campus
arid the Industrial Arts programs
nnd the
College Station
High Schools. Some excel-
Ctiiaf mitortaiist
Sparta F a Mara Editor
Frank Matt
Jr fporta Wrltsra
Cartoon lata
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We pay the highest prices for Used Books—
We maintain wholesale and retail lists the
year round.
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‘Three Little Words ’ Gone,
Insults Noiv Fill the Mail
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By JOHN WHITMORE
A usually gentle postman comes
home today, beats his wife, kick*
his dog, and spanks his children.
Why? Well, kiddies, it’s St. Val
entine's Day.
Mr. Postman has trudged a long
and weary way today with a pack
twice the usual size. He
have good cause to be
Irritable, j' j. 1 ■
t’s j look at this surplus
shattered domestic
Of course, some of
the red, lacy sweet-
that have made Feb. 14
go eagerly looked for since a good
old saint named Valentine started
the whole business.
What about the real bulk of the
extra matter? Does it aid and
abet the beautiful institution of
courtship and love? Does it Con
vey the burning affection of some
lovesick female for an attractive
ly rich bachelor?
No!! Instead we find a day of
sentimentality changed to an ex
cuse to take a poetic poke at your
fellow man. The comic valentine
rears Its tearing head.
Let’s take a look at a few exam
ples of this legalized libel. There’s
this ons to an employer, for In-
stance—
A* a boss 1
b*,
But as any
see,
you am fit as ran
fool can plainly
i left up to ms* i
work for Simon
what is supposed to be
honor of a very special
Would turn ov-
grave and demand that
that thought up such
shot at dawn,
are such things as this
little ode to the college prof)—
You spend many an hour,
over something punk.
In some secluded bower,
of w4m> to think.
Then, you run up on a little gem
that sounds like it was written by
a kadet staggering out of Duncan
Mess Hall. It reads . . .
yon ate only a cook,
has to check In every
rather
eat It Td
It’s shocking to moat col
lege students to know that such 1
work* are published. ■
We should rebel and put St. Val
entine’s Day back on the old foot^
inf that made it a great-holiday
in time* gone by. 1
- Just think how nice it would be
to open a valentine and ae* some
old fashioned phrase such as
For you I pine,
My Valentine.
I hav* brought these examples
Tornado Damage Told
By Disaster Agencies
Austin, Tex., Feb. 14—(A*)—The
Texas Highway Patrol reported to
the state disaster relief headquar
ters here Monday the following
conditions in 18 communities > htt
by tornadtoes:
Baileyville community near
Rosebud: Estimated property dam
age $75,000; 40 homeless; 20 hous
es damaged or destroyed; 3 people
injured, none seriously; all utilities
are back in order; Red Cross is
sending disaster unit to take care
pf needy.
Groesbeck: Property damage es
timated at $15,000 ; 8 people home
less; nt) injuries; all utilities work
ing; 4 houses completely destroyed.
Chapel Hill Community: Esti
mated property damage $40,000 ; 2
families homeless; 2 : persons in
jured.
Hughes Springs: i Estimated
property damage $50,000; 2 fami
lies homeless; 6 injured, 1 critical-
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Corley: Estimated property
darriage $35,000 ; 4 families home
less 6 injured; 1 dead
Omaha: Estimated property
damage $70,000; 2 families home;
less; high school damaged.
at the
Bryan
lent demonstrations are also be
ing planned for the forenoon,
Groneman pointed out.
The conference is being spon
sored jointly by the Industrial
Education Department and the In
dustrial Division of Engineering
Extension Service.
Registration will be held from
4 to 8 p. m. on Friday, March
3, in the Industrial Education Of
fice. The registration fee will be
fifty cents. All lectures and dem
onstrations will be held in the
Petroleum Engineering lecture
room and in the Industrial Edu
cation Shops.
Attendents of the conference
will be housed in Ramps I, J, and
K of Walton Hall but will be re
quired to vacate these rooms by
9 a. m. on Saturday morning. This
is necessary in order that the
rooms may be prepared for dates
of students attending the Sopho
more Ball.
A luncheon will be held at 12:30
p. m. on Saturday in Sbisa' Hall.
Tickets for the luncheon will be
on sale for $1.50 at the registra
tion desk. The estimated atten
dance of the luncheon is 125,
Lucian Morgan, assistant director
of the short course committee, said.
A&M Consolidated
Hears Rabbi Malev
Rabbi William Malev, spiritual
leader of the congregation Beth
Yeshurun, of Houston, addressed
the A&M Consolidated student
body yesterday at 2 p.m., L. E.
Boze, prir. ipal tutid today. Rabbi
Malev is holding open forum* an^l
special discussions on the A&M
campus during Religion* Empha
sis week.
A&M Consolidated is observing
n religious emphasis week of it*
own this week with speakers
scheduled at 2 p.m. every day, Boze
added .
Today’* speaker will be a Cath
olic Brtd Wednesday’s /will be Prot
estant, Speakers for the remain
der of the week have hot been an-
nounnid. The A&M Consolidated
Student Council is it) charge of
these programs, he saijd.
Miller Selected
To Enter Contest
C. A. Miller, civil/ engineering
major, has been selected by the
ASCE student chapter to enter a
contest on technical j| papers held
in Fort Worth Monday by the
Texas Branch of the American
Society of Civil Engineers.
The winner of this contest will
represent Texas at the Western
regional contest this Spring In Cal
ifornia.
S. R. Wright
gineering Departme
at the dinner given
by the Fort Worth
ASCE.
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Camp County: Estimated prop
erty damage $18,000 ; 2 homeless;
3 Injured.
Gill: (8 miles south of Mar
shall): Estimated property dam
age $20,000; three families home
less; 2 injured.
10 miles west of Tyler: Estima
ted property damage $25,000;
families homeless.
Anderson County: Estimated
propertjy damage $30,000 ; 3 fami
lies homeless; 2 injured.
Lovell Lake near Beaumont; Es
timated property damage $40,000
10 persons homeless; 1 injured.
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marketing cooperatives in Texas,
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R. D. Lewis, director of the TAES
says. The money is from George B.
Blair, executive secretary ami
treasurer of the Texas Federatlort
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up to strengthen my appeal ror
members of the RSPOCVIUS
(Royal Society for the Prevention
of Comic Valentine* In the United
State*). This organisation would,
with proper support, revoke such
valentines from the market and
get an injunction passed to prevent
the author of the above. •poems’
from printing such drivel, and cor-
' ing the minds of people in in-
itions of higher learning,
ember, without support such
itfma as the following will fill my
mail box. next year, too: . | "
Your looks anro ain’t the boat,
You can’t even pass the F.N.
But, without a good shot of
rye, >
You positively terrify. ,,
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PALACE
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