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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1950)
They Call it Superiority . 9 9 P ARDON US while we dig among some embers—dying embers of the fiery Tur key Day classic in Austin. ! Fully realizing that we face a definite disadvantage—that of having lost a foot ball game and the opportunity to comment during the days immediately following the game—we want to list ours among the apol ogies gracing this page today. Our initial apology should rightfully be for the artistic escapades of a few of our students during the week preceding the game. Their colorful contribution to the TU campus was damaging both to our rep utation and to the buildings and sidewalks they painted. They are paying heavily for their actions. We can make no excuse for them other than the fact that they were freshmen. Perhaps they didn’t know better. But we have other apologies, too. One should go to our own student body. It seems that in our pre-game editions we fail ed to warn them sufficiently about the per ils of the Capital city. We had considered a warning based on reported incidents sur rounding the TU-SMU game. But we fol lowed the doctrine of believing the defendent innocent until proven otherwise. The proof we got was otherwise. We grant that some of the unpleasant incidents of the Austin Corps Trip were caused by over-zealous Austin high school students. We also grant that not all TU students participated in or even condoned a few of the pranks. The fact remains, though, that some Tex as lads pulled some pretty dirty dealings ovef the two-day period. From the reports we would judge the TU rowdies were either awfully fast-moving or very numerous. We have no official count of the missing senior boots after the week-end. Some, though, were taken. So were several gar rison caps and a uniform or two. Keev your mind on your business 'when your business is driving. Death and Taxes: What Does Future Hold? T HOMAS PAINE was the first man to ap ply the priority question of the chicken and the egg to war and taxes. In his opin ion, “wars are raised to maintain taxes” in stead of the present day trend. The old trend of foreign affairs in the last five years causes the taxpayer to give more credence to Paine’s view. Vast sums of money and thousands of men have been expended in this period with no apparent net gain worthy of the expense. Some ironical facts that history will record in this period will be based on the “reversals of status” of Japan, China, Germany, Rus sia,, and Yugoslavia. Added to these is the fact that Britain has recognized Red China, yet British troops are fighting with U.N. forces against Chinese Communists. The big question now is—what does the future hold? All countries outside the iron curtain are alarmed over the increased ex pense of preparedness for a war that seems almost inevitable. If this happens, everyone concedes that it will be hell on earth, and in all probability there will still be no worth while gain. Death and taxes still remain as sure fire “inevitables,” but we can still ask —how much ? This proof recalls to mind a recent edi torial comment in the Daily Texan concern ing how seldom Texas students get i n trouble defacing property. It seems that they like to believe, and we quote, “that there is some sort of superiority of our stu dents over those of other Southwest Con ference schools.” Our evidence fails to bring out any super iority other than in enrollment. That brings us to our last apology—this one to the Daily Texan which had a com plaint about our “wailing” for proper con duct in Austin on these editorial pages pre ceding the TU game. We see now that our words would have fallen on more needy ears on the Texan editorial pages. Those are our apologies. Add to them congratulations to the Texas football team on a fine season. We hold no grudge on that score. All WE lost was a football game. Careless drivers sometimes get there; care fid drivers always do. They’re Different T WO NEWS stories appearing in the state papers Monday morning served to reem phasize the difference in the Communist and American fighting man. The stories orig inated half a world apart but they should be printed side by side and circulated through the world as American truth propaganda. The first story came from the northeast ern Korean front. Wounded American sol diers, just rescued from the Changjin Res ervoir sector, revealed that Chinese soldiers Letters $1V2 Million Given Research Effort Since Late 1944 Research grants totalling $1,651,- the Foundation or through 948 have been received by the of its specialized equipment, were being inspired to fight by drugs. Texas A&M Research Foundation , “That’s why they come after you so reck- th? System, 11 the F^undatiorhas lessly—they keep hopped up on that dope Foundation director’ renorted to made available at College Station and they don’t know what they’re doing,” his board of trusted at its No- a mass spectromer laboratory, A-C TU Students Wish Aggie Success To the A&M Student Body: As far as we are concerned, the two best teams in the nation were playing against each other in Memorial Stadium this past Thurs day, and either team would have a heck of a time defeating the other. Now that the “big” game is over we want you to know that we are behind you all the way, and are hoping that you will beat the out of Maryland. (Georgia is the school we play) Gig ’em Aggies—bring home that cup. Bob Glide, Richard Hatch, Jack Prindible, Buddy Baker Jr., Tho mas Oakes, Jimmy Boyles, Bob Trochta, Harry McGee, Robert Theall, Ted Primeaux. University Student On Sportsmanship To (he A&M Student Body: On behalf of the good sports as this University I would like to apologize for the few vandals and thieves, who, unfortunately, attend this university also. As guests of this school it is a ' shame that you couldn’t be wel comed as such. The acts of theft and cowardice, and the jibes di rected toward the Aggies reflect on both the faculty and students of this school. I am sorry that a lone cadet couldn’t walk the streets of Austin without listen ing to the vulgar comments toss ed at him. I am sorry also that this cadet had to walk about with his cap in his pocket because of the thieves who roamed our cam pus and streets. The valuable garrison caps that I saw taken were not taken by souvenir hunters. They were stolen by thieves and cowards because they had a majority of a crowd behind them who condoned this act. Shame. I remain, in the in- usc terest of good sportsmanship, sin cerely yours, Jack Young Increased Darkness Bodes Ill to Drivers vemW mi'n'Wlv mootw Wp Network Calculator laboratory and said one of the Americans. Every one of the Gl . ants came fr0 j 11 f edera i agen . heat pump laboratory and a Grand wounded soldiers said they had seen Chinese cies and private industry to fi- I sle j Louisiana, a Marine labora- with individual cans of dope ,iance stu(lies undertaken by the t01 ‘y- The Texas Safety Association , „ ,, * • Foundation, which uses staff mem- W _ B _ Clayton of Dallas is reports that increased hours of The story of the American fighting man bers and facilities of the Texas p res i den t of the Foundation’s darkness mean increased automo- came from Hensley Field in Dallas, Texas. A&M System us wel1 as its 0W11- board of trustees and F. C. Bol- bile deaths. A Dflllaq Air National Guardsman ^avo lik Total income of the Founda- ton of College Station is vice pres- Shadows, reflection and glare A uaiias All INationai Oruarasman gave ms tion for the past year was $356,- ident. Other trustees present for restrict the distance that an object life Sunday rather than crash his flaming 270, he reported, the funds be- the November meeting included W. can be seen by the human eye. ing used to finance 21 separate research projects now under way. jet plane amidst sight-seers in automobiles blocking an approach to the runways. First Lt. James A. Bradley, flying an WE KNOW WHICH PIECE WEIL GET B. Cook of Houston, C. M. Gaines Remember your Uniform Traffic of San Antonio, Gibb Gilchrist of Code and dim your lights when College Station, D. B. Harris of approaching within 500 feet of „ Houston, Raleight Hortenstine of fin oncoming car. . , jies under way a c this lime D a ji as C. M. Malone of Houston Safety is cheap—it costs only a F-84 Thunderjet, dived to his death m a include the operation of an A-C and j. D p v0gers of Navasota. thought! s "fpw irnnutp^ sf’tpu Lip Rnrl uctwoik cAlculdtor IciborEitoiy loi — —. \ .l**— y pasture a rew minutes alter ne naa taken the solution of p roblcms in utility off. An internal explosion set the plane operations. The network calculator, afire on the takeoff. Officers watching said originally sponsored by a group of T, ,, n 1. 1 4 1 A, 1 public utility companies, is the Bradley could have stopped his take-off and only one of its type in the South escaped. But about 100 automobiles, filled ami is now available for use of • ., . . i i i £ companies or individuals who con- with spectators, were parked at the end. of h , ac £ for its service . A mass spec . the runways. trometer laboratory, established by So Bradley elected to fly the plane over ^J^is^it^operaUmi 0 ^v^study °of the cars rather than risk plowing through the significance of magnesium in the wire fence and into them. He radioed diet of , herbivorous animals is ., , , i -j . being made for Dow Chemical the tower he would stay with the ship until company. he could land it where it would do no harm. The largest project in marine He gunned the plane for more altitude. The biology ever undertaken, a study nnwpr failed c;till with wonderful qkill he of the causes of oyster mortality power railed, btin, wim wonaerrui skin, ne in the Gulf of Mexic0; is stilI in kept the craft aloft until he had cleared six progress, under the sponsorship houses two miles from the field.. Then nev- a £T 0U J1 of m a.i° r oil companies, er getting more than two hundred feet off heating, using the earth tempera- the ground, Bradley crashed into the pas- tui ' c to hc at and cool buildings, is i -iu a j? being made for Texas Electric ture With terrific force. Service company. The toxicity of It is very obvious that Bradley did some sulphur and relation of sulphur real thinking before his plane crashed. His “oflixas r Calf act of courageous heroism required cool Sulphur Company. thinking,? bravery, and most of all, a love of his fellow Americans. The Chinese Corn- Maintaining and operating a marine laboratory on the Gulf . , , . ., . i , , . Coast, the foundation is conduct- mumsts, chewing their dope and making ing ^search in chemical oceano their wild animalistic charges, don’t com pare. Page 2 The Battalion 'TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1950 Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ''Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published five times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, amkTuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscription rates $6.00 per year can Heart Institute. graphy, procuring oceanographic data, marine pipeline problems, and water migration for sponsors including Dow American Employ ers’ Insurance company. In the field of aeronautics, a study of the ‘unstalled angle of attack margin is being made for the national advisory committee for aeronautics Using the facilities of the de partment of Biochemistry at A&M College, studies are being made of the metabolism of fatty acids and of polyunsaturated fatty acids of the heart and other organs for Dow Chemical company, the office of Naval Research and the Ameri- LI’L ABNER If-56ft?. HAl^T FAiRT AH THOUGHT YO' WAS MOOW&EAM IfSWIWfe/ WHO ALLUS DRAPS ME AFORE WE GITS T'TH' FINISH LINE-SHE BEIN'A LAZY VARMINT- Run, Fool, Run Taking the Broad World Viewpoint By CARL VICTOR LITTLE Houston Press Chief Editorialist United Nations, I cheer today, I sing of the Tower of Babel; The Windbags talk dear lives away, They don’t know Cain from Abel; Yakity-lak, the statesmen cry, They pound their gums all night; For theirs is not to do or die, Their words set all things right. Oh, Mr. Chairman, yak, yak, yak, I cite the rigid rules— (The G.I.s fall, stabbed in the back, While statesmen talk like fools.) The by-laws say, the by-laws say, Sure, scan the ifs and buts— While in Korea far aw r ay Are str§wn our soldiers’ guts. Ahem, ahem, the cons and pros, They argue nicely by the book; A well-turned phrase gets ahs and ohs, (Smile, gents, and in the Graflex look!) Today, dear friends, we’re televised, The stupid people see our show; We’re neatly dressed and civilized, Aloof—as bloody rivers flow. Tis on the shores of Lake Success, (Why not the shores of Gitche Goomee?) Decorum rules; with great finesse A statesman coos, Oh listen to me: Let’s do away with fahrenheit, And put the world on centigrade; Let’s pick another factory site And make the Greeks some marmalade! Oh, don’t forget the Hottentots, They need our sympathetic votes, They need some shiny pans and pots— Let’s send their women redingotes! But worry not of G. I. Joe, On foreign soil his brains are splattered; Greet, gents, the bloody Kremlin foe, Excuse it, please, it hasn’t mattered! What are a thousand sacred lives, What are a thousand times that number? . And what if none this war survives, As long as statesmen gab and slumber? Debate, debate, amid the slaughter! Oh, peace on earth, good will to all; We’ll stem the blood that flows like water— Another UN roll we’ll call! United Nations, I cheer today, I sing of the Tower of Babel; The jyindbags talk dear lives away, They don’t know Cain from Abel; ,v ' Yakity-yak. the statesmen cry, They pound their gums all night; For theirs is not to do or die, Their words set all things right. Dec.25-Jcan.l^Order Tickets NOW! 8 Nights at 8:30 P.M. Matinees (Wed. & Sat.) 2:30 P.M. Only W Performances daring Cotton Bowl Week! Good Seats Still Avallsble-Bon't Delay Ordering! 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