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Making Our: Stand CWr
President Truman Monday reiterated
this country’s determination t6 resist
communist demoniation of the free na
tions of the world. Speaking before the
Federal Bar Association, the president
warned there is a real danger that com
munism will swallow up; more free na
tions and strengthen Russia for an 'Ulti-
late attack on the United States.
No words were minced as he said,
Against this tyrannical force which we
know as communism, the United States
has developed and put into effect a posi
tive program to strengthen freedom and
democracy. Our program is shaped to
strengthen the United States and to ijhelp
ether free nations protect themselves
against aggression and subversion.”
He listed the Greek-Turkish Aid Pro
gram, the Marshall Plan, the North At
lantic Treaty, the military assistance pro
gram and support of ^he United Nations
|as positive steps taken by the United
States to contain communism.
It is good that the president has made
our position clear. We have committed
burselves-^and rightly so—in the role of
the world’s bu
To continue in
It will involve
AY, APHIL 26, 1950
bulWaife against communism,
role will be expensive,
the president said,
‘‘keeping our military forces strong and
alert.” And the giving of
strength to our joint
ments with other countries
volve sacrifice.
There is no other road
til the time com'
we can reach
with Russia through the Uni
we must Continue in our pre sen
The Russians should understand that
we mean business. To back down any
where, op any front, means only that we
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our pledge, j I (. | j 1
TheSej are perilous times. ! Our rela
tions with Russia are bad /and they are
not improving. There is the possibility of a
showdown which-could come in the near
future. While Wjb must do all possible to
avoid thkt showdown, we mbst continue to
maintain our strength] economic as well
as military, for it may be our salvation.
Letters To The Editor
(AH letters to the editor which are signed by a student or employee of
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b wishing to have their n&mee withheld from publication may reqi
these names will not, without the consent of the writer, he divulged
Absenteeism, Only Four Out of
i
Absenteeism during wartime was
ctiUcd an unpatriotic practice. Some men,
because they didn’t particularly feel like
working, simply stayed at home and deft
their machines in manufacturing plants
stand idle. v
/ This lackadaisical attitude qua u a e d
much concern among those planners of
our war effort who were seeking to boost
production. The cost of absenteeism was
leSs pay for workers and fewer war sup
plies fpr the armed forces.
~ On the floor of the U. S. Senate Cham
ber this past Monday, Texas Senator Tom
Gonnally spoke out against senators who
were absentee legislators. Of a possible
96Tonly three senators were on hand to
hear a fourth senator deliver a speech in
favor of the $3 billion-plus foreign aid
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“The Very idea of passing on a great
measure like this, when you can count the
senators present on one hand!” he ex
claimed.
Whatj
gives legislators the special priv
ilege of Attending sessions lit their leisure
is beyond our conception, i Why a man
shou ‘
and
AAUW Hears Talk
fn ror ortices wnose glories tney „ - ,, f\ee* • 1
but whose responsibilities they Ky indiail UillCiai
In Passing .
t From the American Legion Magazine:
Ini releasing the Uniform Crime Reports
for 1949, FBI Director J. Edgar | Hoover
pointed out some significant trends . . .
i|,i 1,763,290 major crimes were committed
in the United States’in 1949 . . . jA major
crime every 18 seaSfids ... In an average
d$y, 1400 pfedes Were burglarized; 203
persons were feloniously killed or assault-
t ed; there were 102 robberies; 2,000 other
thefts and 440 cars stolen . . . Crime in
1949 was 4.5 percent above 1948 ... In ,
VRbral areas there was an increase of 8.5
jiercent and a 4,2 increase above 1948 ...
seek an office to represent people
nlk fulfill that obligation is something
voters should ponder ami discover about
their representatives in legislative bodies.
On this campus we have student gov
erning bodies and important committees
ridden by absenteeism^ Men get out and
campaign for offices whose glories they
enjoy, but whose resporisibii
shirk.
Whether in an industrial plant during
wartime, or bn the floor of any governing
body full attendance is expected. Men
who seek those offices acknowledge as a
«duty their responsibility toj attend and to
participate. ! ‘ ,
Without an interested majority, we
leave ourselves open to the control of a
militant minority.
the:
UNPLEASANT, incident
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Editor, The Battalion:
This past Saturday a group of
FFA boys were on the campus
to participate in various contests.
These boys should have been
shown the greatest amount of hos-
itality, courtesy, and friendliness
y the students and the members
of the faculty who came in con
tact with them.
I wish this was the case, how
ever it wasn’t, at least in dne
particular Incident. I was sUtndintr
over at the cattle barns watching
some boys judging. A group was
just entering the east half of the
burn while three F FA boy* were
walking out.
The A. H. prof in charge of tho
group .stopped these three hoys
and asked what group they were
tn. Their answered thnt they had
judged dairy cattle and were
^ Declines were noted in murders, negligent
manslaughters and auto
ban and rural areas j. .
792,029 fingerprint arrest
ing 1948 % 4.3 percent .
inant age among persons a
. . . Youtnl played a pred
crimes against property,
arrests in this class were 1
Reports from larger cities
percent of the stolen auto:
covered by police. Recove
types of property was;
jewelry, 18/4; furs,
19.7'/i ; and miscellaneouis
32.3'4.
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FBk examined
recolxls, exceed-
The predom-
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in ant part in
27.4 percent of
ess than 21.4. .
showed that 93
ihobiles were re-
ry of other
rency, 15.6%;
clothing
property
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The Intcmational Relations
Group of tl^e AAUW heard Joe
Devadanam , A&M graduate stu-
dent from India, apeak on “the
place of' women in India at pre
sent and. in, the future.” Hewas
introduced by Mrs. W. D. Fitch.
In India, Devadanam is assistant
director of animal husbandry of the
Hyderabad state government.
He received master degrees: at
Northwestern Unive ’sity and at
the University of Minnesota. Af
terwards he went back to his state
government for 11 jears. He has
now returned to this country to
study here at A&M. :
Devadanam attended the United
Nations Conference on conserva
tion and utilization of natural I re
sources at which representatives
of 49 other nations were present.
His talk was followed by a
question and answer session. -
Bible Verse
Thou puttest away all the wick
ed of the earth like dross: there
fore I love thy testimonies, j
—Psalms 119j'106
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All campus housed cadets from
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j Aa part of the inspection, cer
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politohess).
boys after-
through. The prof exclaimed,
“Then get the hell/ out- of here”.
Now I ask you, is sudh a statement
becoming of a collegs professor, a
presumably educated man (and I
use this term very loosely in re
ference to this man) ? Was it ap
propriate for the occasion?
Surely, if they wofc in the way,
they would have left just as quick
ly if asked politely but this prof
is not familiar witp
J talked to these thr ;e hoys
winds. One had thought about
coming to A&M but thnt incident
changed his mind. I don’t blame
him.
I wouldn't come I lore either if
that prof is im ux implo of tho
faculty. Fortunately he isn't, hut
these boys don't know that. It Is
aniar.lrig to me how a school with
as few attraction* k* A&M hits
enn afford to discour igo boys from
coming here by havitig sueh a rude
prof oh tho faculty
I’m not condemnh g the faculty
—I think they an* n very fine
group of men; this prof is just
a black sheep, an exception. Any
one familiar with the A. H. Dept,
will know who he is, as he is
the only A. H. prof cupable of such
a disgraceful act’.
It would seem to I me only pro
per for this prof (and he knoys
who he is) to wrije a letteb yf
apology to' these boys. They age
from Flatonia and could be readi
ed by writing to tyie local FFA
Chapter in that community,
This letter should also appear in
the Batt. If he doesn’t write a let
ter of apology, ij. will be assumed
that his action has received the
sanction of both the A. H. Dept,
and the School of Agriculture.
Incidentally, they complemented
Prof. Darnell on his friendliness
and eagerness to I help them. Too
■ bad the good impression of A&M
he gave these boys was scratched
out by this other prof.
Three Names Withheld by Reqpcst
LAST DAY
THURSDAY A
TRULY A 9RIAT MO
FRIDAY
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Py B. V. ROLAND t
Tho vcraatil* Aggie Band provwi
laat night it la aa good on tho
concert a tag* ds it ia on tho grid
iron at halftime,
f In their annual Spring co
123 bandsmen mixed every
of mualeal aolectlon Into
S inuto program that was a tri
1 to to themaelvea and their di
rector, Lt. Col. K. V. _
More than 1,400 tumhd out for
the occaaion—alwaya an antici
pated Spring event. Their ap
plause rang through Uuioa Hall
after every number and: poet-eon-
cert comment* wore full of en
thusiastic praise. iTT
Following the "Star Spangled
Banner," the band o^egied its
'with Alford’s march, "The
Carnival.” From this first
number it was clearly evident the
band was at its peak for the even-
ing’s program.
enaen’a ^Second Norwe
gian Rhapsody,” which followed
the opening march, wagj a stately
selection. 'Die woodwind* were es
pecially smooth as they carried
thoir part of the melody.
The Cornet Quartet, one of two
brass quartets featured during
the concert, took several bows in,
response to the hearty applause
which greeted it ’ -
her, “Tourname:
Quartet mem
lap, Richard L*;.
son, and W. J, Aaberg, put a
touch of daneeaMe rhythem in
to sharp arrangement.
Muted trumpets and a smooth,
underlying rhythm highlighted the
old favorite “Cool W*ter.” The
audience forced the band to rise in
response to applause after this
number. | .
The tympani, played by Tod
Lokey, and the castanets in the
hands of Eddie Rodriguia added
tho Latin touch to a medley,
“South of the Rio". Eight popular
Latin American melodies were com
bined into this pre-intormlsslon
selection. 1 -
The audience was surprised
when, at intermission: time, the
Imik! swung into a fast march
instead of leaving (ho stage.
The surprise turned to. amass
ment ns one by one, sections of
the bend laid down thgtr instra-
menta and walked off Die stage
during the number.
While there was no noticeable
lack of volume, the stage emptied
rapidly while the audicbcc laughed
at the spectacle. 1 >>
At last, only three drummers re
mained and with a final beat they
tossed their sticks into the air
and walked off into the wings.
Movies of th£ band during* its
halftime performances at four Ag
gie football games wdre featureq
during intermission. With a sound
skyway: —
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“JOHNNY APOi
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SPECIAL PREVTJE
FRIDAY II IP. M.
U’L ABNER CaU of tite Wild
truck of marvh music dubbed Into
the film, the;audience once again
watched the band perform its tu
iter marches, spread en
other maneuv*M.J{
The etlrring "Emblem of Unit;
march .opened the second hulf-
the doncort It was followed b;
"The Student; Prince," a Rombc;
melody arranged for concert bam
The 'Aggie Band’* performance;
would have bten a credit to any of
the great service bands.
'ne trombone quartet- com
posed of E.: D. Sneed, Gordon
Keller, Chetiee Rowin. end T.
W. Carlisle then moved to the
front of the stage. Their selec
tion. “Trombone Troubadours/
featured
danceuble
audience
time for em
Burl Ives
instruments
H. W. Fi
harmony and e
ythm that had the
' ng there were
outdone by 127
hen the Iband played
s arrangement ' of
“Blue Tail Fly.”
The band’s (final selection, “Over
ture Raymond,” was flirther proof
to the audience of the extensive
practice whiejh went into the pre
paration for: the concert. Evefy
section of the band wais used to its
best advantage in the stirring over-
Spirit of Aggielend" con
cluded the evening's program.
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