Battalion Editorials
Page 2 THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1950
The Governor Rings the Bell . . .
Gov. Allan Shivers may have rung the
bell in more than one way Tuesday after-
jsJioon.
As Dr. M. T. Harrington said, “as loyal
If A&M men, we feel that he has made a
wise choice in selecting A&M as a loca
tion for the Liberty Bell.”
The governor has twice journeyed to
A&M within the past few months to par
ticipate in presentation ceremonies. Some
may pass this off with a remark about
“election year,” or something to that ef
fect.
Yet after talking to Gov. Shivers and
hearing him speak before the crowd in
The Grove Tuesday afternoon, you forget
about politics and election years. You
think only of a nice guy who has never
climbed onto the gubernatorial pedestal.
The college was sincere in its appre
ciation to the governor for sending the
bell to A&M and for presenting it person
ally. We would like to add our own
“thanks” to him.
And there was another wise choice an
nounced in The Grove. Dr. Harrington
told of plans to display the bell in the ro
tunda of the Academic Building, replac
ing the near-historic trophy case in the
center spot of the building.
Such a position will enable students,
faculty and staff members to see the bell
at any time, and will afford an oppor
tunity for visitors to observe it also. The
Academic Building is one of the few #
buildings open constantly.
There are several men who were in
strumental in obtaining the bell for the
college. And the student body, we are
sure, appreciates it.
How Many Lives Must Be Lost?
What can we say that has not already
been said about the shocking number of
traffic deaths which occured during the
recent holdidays? In spite of repeated
warnings and pleadings, millions of driv
ers took to the highways Friday and pro
ceeded to slaughter one another until by
midnight Tuesday more than 450 deaths
had been reported. Countless injured
still lie in danger of death.
Some of these accidents were prob
ably unavoidable—unavoidable, that is,
if cars were to be on the highway at all.
But a miserable majority of them were
caused by carelessness. Such wanton mur
der must not be permitted. Steps must
be taken to bar from the highways the
maniacs who leave behind them a trail of
broken bodies. The words of warning
from public safety agencies, police offi
cials and private citizens must be backed
up by more stringent laws.
The current issue of The Saturday
Evening Post contains an excellent article
on Detroit’s drive to reduce the traffic
death toll. By cracking down on drunk
drivers, who make up a large percentage
of those involved in accidents, the acci
dent toll was reduced to a small fraction
of what it once had been. Every driver
who was detected driving while under the
influence of alcohol was slapped in jail
Their licenses were taken from them. For
habitual offenders, the licenses were re
voked for long periods or forever. No per
son was exempt. Politics were kept out
of the courts.
Texas could well afford to take a les
son from the Detroit police. Establish
ing stiffen fines and making jail the pen
alty for drunken driving would deter
many a man from taking chances he now
feels free to take. Backing up these laws
by rigid enforcement whereby no m a n
should be immune would have a marked
effect on our accident rate.
In addition, we would like to see a
compulsory, annual automobile inspec
tion. Unsafe cars should be barred from
the highways. The next step, barring un
fit drivers, would be the beginning of a
crusade for safety which could make Tex
as the envy of the nation.
The Nation Awaits the Future
The extent of American participation
in the Korean War appears to be increas
ing with each passing day. Beginning
with air and naval support, we are now
supplying ground forces and equipment
in greater and greater numbers to bolster
the faltering South Korean army. Not
only in numbers but in degrees of
participation, the armed forces of the Uni
ted States are fast approaching full scale
war. We early learned that elements of
one U.S. division in Japan had been ship
ped to the front. Later we were told the
entire outfit, the 24th Infantry Division,
was scheduled for transfer to Korea and
battle. A voluntary censorship has pre
vented our knowing what additional
American troops in Japan have been sent
to Korea. But we know a stateside based
Marine division has left for Japan. It is
scheduled to arrive there in the middle of
the month.
From the first days of our entrance
into the war, United States air squadrons
have been stepping up their attacks. This
is happening in spite of constantly unfa
vorable weather.
The Department of Defense has said
the Army “is not contemplating asking
for authority to have Army reserves and
reserve units called in the forseeable fu
ture.” The question now in everybody’s
mind is “Just what is the forseeable fu
ture?” Probably nobody knows. But we
may feel certain that unless the Korean
battle takes a turn for the better, we may
soon expect to hear the call go out for the
reserves.
If and when that time comes, the peo
ple are ready. An overwhelming vote of
confidence has been registered through
public opinion for our action. The course
we have followed was “inescapable,” to use
the words of General Dwight Eisenhower.
The end to which it will lead is the subject
of much conjecture. But we are all cer
tain of what the results would have been
had we followed any other path.
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Should construction start on the new here’s our suggestion for yell practice
College Administration Building by fall, grounds: The Grove.
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Construction Starts
For New Cleaners
Construction started yesterday
on the new $21,000 building to
house the Campus Cleaners.
Located across the street south
of the College laundry, and being
constructed by the R. B. Butler
Construction Company of Bryan,
the dry cleaning plant will require
approximately 90 days to build.
The foundation for the one-story
building is being drilled 18 feet
below the natural grade level. The
floor will be a floating concrete
slab, not connected to the founda
tion, and the gypsum roof will be
supported by steel tresses. Red
concrete brick will line the out
side of the building, and steel
casement windows will be used.
The area will be approximately
60 by 40 feet.
Campus Cleaners, presently lo
cated on the second floor of the
Exchange Store Building, has been
scheduled to move from this loca
tion for several months, in order
that the Exchange Store may un
dergo a remodeling.
A&M Cadets Swell
Engineer Number
Fort Belvoir, Va.—Special—The
arrival of $7 cadets from Texas
A&M helped swell this year’s at
tendance to 797 embryonic-Engin-
eer officers, making the Engineer
1950 ROTC summer camp here the
largest group ever to participate
in an activity of this kind.
Coming from 57 colleges and uni
versities in 32 states, the cadets
started arriving on June 17, when
they were immediately processed
and quartered, and readied for of
ficial training. The training began
at 7:30 the following Monday, June
19.
A training regiment, composed of
five battalions, each of three com
panies, staffed by tactical officers
and non-commissioned officers se
lected from the offices of the Pro
fessors of Military Science and
Tactics of the various schools par
ticipating in the ROTC program,
was functioning prior to the arrival
of the first cadet.
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst
Mediation between the United
States and Russia on the Korean
situation, as suggested by India,
is obviously impossible.
Yugoslavia first proposed media
tion in Korea instead of the U. N.
Security Council’s original cease
fire order. India seconded the idea.
At the same time she agreed to go
along on the resolution for armed
intervention, and followed through
by offering to mediate herself be
tween the U. S. and Russia.
Russian Pretense
In the first place, Russia would
have to abandon her pretense of
non-responsibility in Korea if they
accepted such an offer. In the sec
ond place, if mediation between the
U. S. and Russia on Korea were
possible, it would be possible to
apply it to the whole cold war sit
uation, another obvious impossibil
ity.
Instead of a desire to accept
mediation, Russia appears more in
terested now, following direct ap
plied military intervention, in get
ting out of the whole thing with
some face left. This is strongly
suggested by Gromyko’s statement
Monday night, emphasizing Rus
sia’s non-interventionist policy and
comparing the right of the Koreans
to settle their country’s status
among themselves with the Ameri
can civil war.
India Backs Down
As a matter of fact, India seems
to have cooled off on the media
tion idea within a few hours of its
publication. Her U. N. representa
tive agrees, that “the time is not
ripe.” But India does continue to
cite the beneficial results of ne
gotiations between the prime min
isters of India and Pakistan in the
The College Supply Center, now
in the east wing of the Exchange
Store Building, will occupy the
second floor when the remodeling
is completed.
The concession for cleaning and
pressing on the campus has been
held by the Association of Former
Students since 1927. The new build
ing, which is being built and paid
for by the Association of Former
Students, will offer the same ser
vices which were available in the
old location, but under improved
working conditions and in a more
convenient location. Services are of
fered by the Campus Cleaners
which are common to all cleaning
and pressing establishments.
Two substations will be main
tained this fall. One is presently
located in the Campus Corner
building in the new dormitory area,
and the other will be in the Ex
change Store building.
Fifty-five Die
In Holidays
By Associated Press
Fifty-five' Texans died violently
during the long July 4 holiday
weekend, 30 in traffic accidents.
The latest reports included:
Clifford B. Cunningham, 28, was
stabbed to death Tuesday night in
Amarillo. Charges of murder were
filed against a Negro woman, Tracy
Mae Johns, 26. In a signed state
ment to the district attorney, the
woman said she was walking home
in the dark and believed Cunning
ham tried to grab her.
Richard B. Whiteside, 30, of San
Antonio died Tuesday from traf
fic injuries suffered in San An
tonio Sunday.
Louis J. Warner, 52, of San An
tonio was found shot to death in
his parked car near a golf course
Tuesday. Justice of the Peace J.
W. Saye returned a verdict of sui
cide.
Seven Texans were drowned dur
ing the holiday weekend. Two oil
field workers were killed Tuesday
in an explosion. Shootings, stab-
bings, falls, lightning and fire ac
counted for most of the rest.
Kashmir matter as an example of
the possibilities of high level con
ferences. Stalin and Truman are
obviously in mind.
Instead of mediation and the like,
attention at Lake Success is cen
tered on implementaticfn of the Ko
rean intervention program. The Se
curity Council is expected to meet
within 48 hours to clarify General
MacArthur’s status in the allied
program, probably to designate him
as the U. N. commander over and
above his duties as allied high com
mander in the area. Use of the U.
N. flag beside the national banners
of the participating allies is ex-
pectd to follow.
Indications are that the United
States wants someone else to car
ry the resolutions ball on these
matters, to get somewhat away
from the appearance that the Se
curity Council is acting as a rubber
stamp for American policy in Ko
rea.
State Firemen
Begin School
Here Monday
The Twenty - First Annual
Fireman’s Training School
will begin Monday, according
to H. R. Brayton, director of
the school.
“We expect an attendance of 700
men including 85 instructors from
various departments over the
state,” Brayton said. These in
structors are both paid and volun
tary, he added.
During the week four different
courses will be offered. The cour
ses are the Basic Fireman’s Course,
Advanced Fireman’s Course, Fire
Marshall's Course, and Fire De
partment Instructor’s Course. A
man can register for only one of
these courses, Brayton said.
School’s Advantage
The advantage of this school,
said Brayton, is that cities with a
representative attending will re
ceive a 3 per cent credit in their
key rating. This means that if a
person was paying 50^ for fire in
surance in a city, the payment
would be reduced to 48%^, he add-
ed. ^
“The major saving,” said Bray
ton,, “is the decrease on loss of life
and property with more efficient
and better fire prevention meth
ods.”
Talks Set
During the week several talks
will be given by Dr. W. A. Ross,
U. S. Department of Education,
Washington, D. C.; and Emmet
Cox, Field Instructor for Western
Actuarial Bureau.
Although most of the work will
be conducted in the field, short
sessions will be held in the As
sembly Hall each morning, Bray
ton said.
Don’t Get Excited
_ He warned that if you see four
oil pits, butane and gasoline tanks,
rubber tires, and shacks burning
at College View Wednesday night,
don’t get alarmed and call the
Fire Department. The Fire Depart
ment will already be there, Brayton
said.
This is all a part of the Fire
man’s Training School, he said,
scheduled to end July 14. Methods
and equipment for handling these
situations will be studied.
Gilmer-Aikin
School Budget
Program Given
Austin, Tex., July 6. —
(AP)—Approved budgets of
2,312 school districts receiv
ing extra state aid totaled 170
million dollars during the first
year under the. Gilmer-Aikin
school program, Senator Ottis
Lock of Lufkin reported last week.
Lock, one of three Senators who
sponsored the Gilmer-Ankin bills,
released a detailed report showing
how the combination of state and
local funds was spent.
Salaries of classroom teachers
accounted for the bulk. With one
teacher for each 26 pupils in
average daily attendance, 41,141
were paid $119,723,417. The aver
age salary for the nine-month
school year yas $2,910.
Employment of 2,087 vocation
al teachers at an average salary
of $3,287 added nearly 7 million
dollars.
Special service teachers, includ
ing librarians, school nurses,
school physicians, visiting teach
ers and itinerant teachers, num
bered 1,445. Their average salar
ies of $1,011 totalled less than
414 million dollars.
Only 194 teachers of exceptional
children were hired. Their salar
ies ran $3,150 and totalled $611,-
000. The number of supervisors
and counsellors was also small—
538. Their salaries averaged
$4,200. The total outlay for this
type service was a little more
than 2 1/4 million dollars.
Part-time principals who re
ceived an average supplement of
$425— numbered 2,054. Their
extra pay amounted to $872,950.
Average salaries of $4,250 were
paid to 899 full-time principals
and totalled nearly three and
three-fourths million dollars.
. A total of more than 5)4 mil
lion dollars was paid to 1,026 sup
erintendents, whose average sal-
lary was $5,500.
Current operating expenses,
calculated at an average of $382.25
times the number of classroom
teachers per school, totalled more
than 15)4 million dollars.
Transportation costs were fig
ured at $31.50 to $63 per student,
depending upon the density of
the scholastic population, trans
ported more than two miles.
Interpreting the News . . .
Russian Mediation
With US Impossible
Theater’s Summer
Traditionally Dull
By FRED WALKER
The combination of heat, a tedi
ous holiday, and a gruesome double
feature at the Campus, was enough
to make life comparable to a
Dali canvas.
I had planned a restful after
noon, but a zealous editor applied
40 lashes and drove me from the
office screaming insults at my re
treating back. I hastened to the
Campus where I suffered my first
upset stomach of the day: “Deputy
Marshall” (Jon Hall and Frances
Langford) and “Treasure of Monte
Cristo” (Glenn Langan, Adele Jer-
gens, and Steve Brodie).
Strictly Old Stuff
You have seen these pictures 100
times over. “Deputy Marshall” pre
sents the time-old horse opera pro
position of one ass upon another.
It has the same dumpy heroine, the
same jumping jack music, and the
same monotone-gifted, hero carry
ing standard 18-shot six-shooters.
Actors, era, and setting are dif-
Cadets Finish
ferent, but the theme and plot arc
basically the same in the little
murder'ditty “Treasure of Monte
Crisco”. Virtue conquers vice.
Something new.
Can’t Be Helped
It is agonizing to have to sit
through movies like these, but it
cannot be helped. Hollywood makes
a great number of class B and C
pictures every year. There will al
ways be a certain segment of the
people that will go to see these,
and it provides a wonderful oppor
tunity to cut costs on the more ex
pensive productions.
The Campus is no different from
any other theatre. When Ben Fer
guson bids on his films, he is
obliged to take a certain percent
age of these B and C films. Sum
mer is always the slow period at
the box office, so that season would
naturally be the time to show most
of these pictures.
Sam Goldwyn once made the
statement that he wanted art in
Hollywood, “Art for art’s sake.”
1 think that remark is enough to
wind this up on a comical note.
Just grin and bear it.
Second Week
At ASA Camp
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. —'
Special—The second week is
over, and the A&M cadets at
tending ASA ROTC summer
camp are beginning to settle
down to the rigors of army life.
Time that hasn’t been spent at
cleaning, polishing, shining, and
catching up on sleep, has been de
voted to various phases of the more
pleasant side of camp life.
A softball team has been organ
ized with nine-tenths of the mem
bers from A&M.
Don Webb has been holding his
own with the pitching assignment,
while Bill Witty and Bill Wilson
are the team’s most promising slug
gers. Witty banged out five for
six in the last game.
“Father” Dick Schroeder and
a few of the boys whooped it up
down Washington way this past
weekend. Dave Sechelski was the
most popular boy in camp last
week, having volunteered to get
dates for all.
Plans for a few new admirals
in the Texan Navy are being for
mulated by chief bucket-mate Joe
Wilhelm and “stick” man first-
class Ronnie Grost. Water-tender
Ernie Miller has mustered out his
bo-sun’s whistle to pipe the new
members aboard.
A camp yearbook is being con
ceived by a staff appointed from
the 48 boys attending camp. It will
be a record of the events of train
ing and recreation. Bill Boddeker
from A&M is assistant editor, and
Fred Somers and Emil Huber are
slated for future job assignments.
Girl Born to Daniels
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Daniels of 26B Vet Vil
lage at 1:10 p. m. yesterday. She
weighed 5 pounds, 11% ounces,
the Bryan Hospital staff an
nounced.
LAST DAY
DOUBLE FEATURE
FIRST RUN
Feature IVo. I
“Treasure of
Monte Cristo”
Feature No. 2
“Deputy
Marshal”
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
STARTS 1:40 — 3:15 — 5:25
7:20 — 9:15
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FRRNK McHUGH and BARTON MaclANE release .
Plus Cartoon - News
Candidate Running
Against 4 A11 of ‘Em’
Dallas, July 6—<7P)—Tom Fairey,
candidate for state commissioner of
agriculture, said yesterday he is
running against the field—not just
J. E. McDonald, the incumbent.
Fairey, Travis County stockman
and rancher, said he is tired of be
ing considered along with Charles
McClellan of Eagle Lake ahd John
C. White of Wichita Falls, as one
of three candidates against Mc
Donald.
“As far as I am concerned there
are three candidates to be defeat
ed,” Fairey said. “I don’t care what
happens to McDonald or the others.
I am only interested in seeing that
Tom Fairey is elected.”
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