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Battalion Editorials Page 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 The Old Army Gripe . . . From the City Desk . .. Service for Forty-one Years: A Fine Record . . . By Joel Austin I ] ^ NEWS AND WORLD REPORT mag- U«kJo az ine has summarized the ten major gripes from reservists that have caused Congress to consider changing the entire program. These gripes are listed briefly as follows: Advance notice of recall is too short. Authorities lose or ignore deferment pleas until it is too late. Promises about length of service and point requirements are abandoned al most as soon as they are announced. Recently acquired skills are ignored, and new jobs are assigned on the basis of wartime records now obsolete. Reservists are frequently turned down after burning their civilian brid ges behind them. Personnel records are snarled up and out of date. Our Education Can Go Far T’HE STUDENT BODY selected a European -*• country last night, 'from which a student will be brought to A&M. As yet, we don’t know which of the three countries—Germany, Austria, or Norway— was selected. We believe if we could educate a man from any of these three key contin ental nations that it would be well worth the money spent for the scholarship. The Student Senate hopes this year to raise enough funds through the annual Campus Chest Drive to finance two scholar ships—the Twelfth Man and the new foreign student scholarship. When the Twelfth Man Scholarship was created last year, the idea was well received by the student body. Enough money was gathered to finance the award. Now the Senate has a more ambitious program—two such scholarships. We feel sure that, when the Chest drive begins ip the Spring, the student body will back its repre sentatives as it did la£t year, and that a for eign student will enroll here next Fall. This student should be able to study Americanism, good and bad, here at A&M. We hope he will appreciate the “good” por tion, which should completely overbalance its opposite traits. Perhaps through the training of foreign students, chances for a permanent peace may be enhanced. Certainly an American educa tion should give any foreign student a taste of democracy. When he gets that taste, he may want to make it a complete seven-course dinner by returning to his native land ideas of freedom, equality of men, and govern ments designed to benefit the people. Our scholarship will only be a small step in that direction, but the step is a definite and worthy one. The Student Senate has be gun the action, the student body has select ed the country to receive the scholarship, and we will all aid in financing it. With such things as this being a part of Americanism, the other “isms” will have a hard time disintegrating our way of life. Volunteers are ignored while others are called against their will. Individual Commands hoard “availables” refusing to let them participate in the world wide needs of the particular branch of serv ice. Reservists get 80% of duty—20% of promotions. Unorganized (uncompensated) r e - servists are being called ahead of those who have been paid for weekly training. Veterans are drawing hazardous as signments again while non-veterans stay at home. Bulging mailbags will cause changes to be made, but it is doubtful according to the accompanying article if these changes will improve the lot of any un-called reservists. Time is of the essence, and 4-F’s, married non-veterans, college students, non-veterans under 30, and youthful veterans of brief war service can expect more uncertainty of stat us in the near future. Some of the old say ings will be dusted off as the draft involves more men. “Things are rough all over” is a good be ginning. ICs Man vs. Man - And We’re Better IT HAS long been our opinion that war is * a dynamic thing, and revisions of old tac tics and development of new tactics go hand in hand with development of new weapons. A recent release from Korea seems to reflect on the fundamental truth of this idea. Air support, which is now causing more casualties than the ground action, is being put on a round the clock basis. According to the 5th Air Force release, a new team has entered the fight. When a ground unit requests close sup port at night, the liaison officer calls in a flare carrying C-47 (similar to the commer cial DC-3) to illuminate the desired area. Two or three Douglas B-26’s which accom pany the C-47, then make individual bomb runs on the pin pointed areas of enemy ac tivity. The fact that the enemy has been forced to resort to night attacks, and night-time movements speaks well for the effectiveness of the daylight air campaign. We have only the fragmentary story, but it would seem that American guts and ingenuity have done the impossible in containing the Chinese Communist attack. On paper, the unlimited numbers of Chinese appeared able to over run the entire peninsula. Until something better comes along we will put our “security money” on the kind of teamwork, judgment, courage, vision, and determination exhibited by the UN forces in Korea. Atomic weapons are a good supplement, but they are not a substitute for this kind of security. If the test comes in Europe, we believe that this is where the difference will lie—in the qualities of the individual men. The Battalion 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, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Th6 Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches cred ited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. ■ Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Eepresented nationally by National Ad- vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. CLAYTON L. SELPH, DAVE COSLETT Co-Editors John Whitmore, Dean Reed Managing Editors Andy Anderson, Bob Hughson Campus Editors Ralph Gorman Sports Editor Fred Walker t , Associate Sports Editor „ Joel Austin , , City Editor j Today’s Issue 4 John Whitmore ... Bob Hughson Ralph Gorman Joel Austin Managing Editor Campus News Editor Sports News Editor r City News Editor T. M. Fontaine, Carter Phillips Editorialists Allen Pengelly Assistant City Editor Leon McClellan, Norman Blaliuta. Jack Fontaine. Ed Holder. Bryan Spencer, John Tapley, Bob Venable, Bill Streich, George Charlton. Bob Sellcck, Dale Walston. Bee Landrum, Frank Davis, Phil Snyder, Art Giesc. Christy Orth, James Fuller, Leo Wallace, W. H. Dickens, Fig Newton, Joe Price, Pat Hermann, Ed Holder, Wesley Mason News and Feature Staff Dick Kelly Club Publicity Co-ordinator Herman C. Gollob — ........Amusements Editor Vivian Castleberry. Women’s Editor Jimmy Ashlock, Joe Blanchette, Kay Holbrook, Chuck Neighbors, Joe Hollis, Pat LeBlanc. Dowell Peterson Sports News Staff Autrey Frederick Advertising Manager Russell Hagens, Bob Haynie Advertising Representatives Roger Coslett ...Pipe Smoking Contest Manager Curtis Edwards Church News Editor Sid Abernathy Make-up Editor John Hollingshead .....Photo Engraving Shop Manager Tom Fontaine, Johnny Lancaster, Joe Gray Charles McCullough Photo Engravers T HIS WEEK OUR congratulations go to the Boy Scouts of the Brazos County area. You seldom see such an earnest, enthusiastic, hard work ing group of boys as the members of the local scout units. Approximately half a dozen members of the College Station troops have reached scouting’s highest rank—Eagle Scout. Many others are not far from that rank which is every scout’s goal from the time he becomes a Cub Scout at the age of nine or a Boy Scout at 11 years. Also in College Station is an Explorer Post for Senior Scouts who qualify at the age of 15. The most unique feat the boys have accomplished in addition to their regular scout activities is their excellence in participation in swimming meets in competition wth other troops from towns larger than College Station. Seldom did the local group fail to come through with a first place in every event. Forty-one Years of Service Forty-one years of continuous service is a record any organization may be proud of. But it is very seldom you find any of the local boys boasting about their achievements. Following their motto “Be Prepared” these boys are al ways ready to do a good turn for any one in distress, or be of service in time of emergency. Congratulations on your birthday —may many more follow. Council To Be Busy Monday night’s city council meeting should keep members busy for quite a while if all business goes accoi’ding to schedule. Top items on the agenda will include the passing of an ordinance to is sue the first of the bonds voted for a $200,000 utility expansion in the city eaxiy last month. The amount will probably be in the vicinity of $60,000 to be used mainly for purchase of power lines in College Hills. Also on the agenda will be the approval of an ordinance calling for a municipal election the first Tuesday in April. City Election Coming The municipal election will be held to elect three city councilmen to fill terms which expire this Spring. Finishing their two year terms are W. H. Badgett, W. D. Fitch; and G. W. Black. Plans for running again have not been announced by any of the councilmen, but filing dates have not been made public by city of ficials. Mayor Ernest Langford said yes terday anyone wishing to file for the three ward council positions should contact immediately the city manager or some other official at the City Hall to determine when filing is in order. News Novelties Direct Phone For Telegrams In MSC Lobby A self-service coin box tele phone for sending telegrams has just been installed in the Memorial Student Center lob by. No longer will it be necessary for frequenters of the MSC to go to the telegraph office in order to send a telegram. The customer merely writes his telegram, then lifts the hook on the telephone and dictates his message to the Western Union opei’ator and deposits coins in payment. The equipment consists of a phone line dmectly connected with the Western Union main office over the Exchange Store and a coin collecting device for paying for the message. Horn's of service are the same as observed by the local main Western Union office—7:30 a. m. until 8:00 p. m. on week days, with Sunday service limited to 9 to 11 in the morning and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. After hour service is still avail able at the College Housing Of fice, Room 100 Goodwin Hall, but the new direct self service equip ment is only connected to the main office. Boy Scout Week Climaxes With Church Day Services Oklahoma Legislator Flails Texas Based on AF Reports OKLAHOMA’S House of Repre sentatives took Texas over the coals this week. It al started when the Ford Times referred to Lake Texoma as an “ocean in Texas.” “Texas bi’ags about being under six flags,” an Oklahoma legislat or said. “She doesn’t mention the regime when she was under a flour sack.” (Much applause.) “Texas,” he added, “is the state where men are men and the women are governoi’S.” (More applause and laughter.) The Oklahoma House resolved officially to censure the Fox’d Pub lication. A copy of the resolution will also be sent the Texas secre tary of state. • BRITISH housewives, peeved over the nation’s meat shortage, have put their complaints into poetry. When they petitioned their Parliament member for “better handling” of food problems, they displayed a banner which read: “Mai’y had a little lamb, “Her sister came to grief— “She lived in 1951 “And only got corned beef.” • NEW ZEALAND’S Ministry of Justice intends to appoint a new public hangman. The first appli cant for the job: a woman. • LETTER to the Buffalo (N. Y.) Courier-Express editor: “Please stop mispelling names of horses in the race entries . . . my husband has the insane idea that every horse with a mispelled name will win. He is losing his wages every week.” Ag Experimenters Receive $200 Gift The Pittsburgh Agi’icultural Chemical Company of New York, has made available $200 to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Dr. R. D. Lewis, director, said today. The money will be used at Sub station No. 15, Weslaco, “in re- seai'ch with some of the newer or ganic phosphates in determining the insecticidal efficiency of such xxew compounds as Metacide, Sys- tox and Potasan,” Lewis says. Boy Scout Week will be climaxed Sunday by local observance of Church Day. On that day, scouts and scouters will attend church, some for special sermons, in uni form. Dairy Conference Slated Feb. 14-15 Problems confronting the man ufacturer of dairy products will be discussed by ranking authorities in the industry at the dairy man ufacturers’ conference Feb. 14 and 15. At the opening sessioq Wednes day, Feb. 11, discussions will cover such problems as proposed changes in testing milk, antibiotics and milk fermentations, cottage cheese stoi'age problems and product quality for the restaui’ateur. Thursday’s sessions will feature talks on industrial safety, care of plant equipment, making good nut ice cream, use of whey solids in sherbets, ice cream plant refrigera tion, ice cream flavor concentrates and high solids ice cream Speakers of the conference will be dairy manufacturers from all over the nation. The conference is sponsored by the Dairy Husbandry Department. The A&M Presbyterian Church will have a special sermon by the Reverend Norman Anderson for Cub Pack 102, a group of 120 boys. Bill Manning’s Troop 102 will attend the South Oakwood Epis copal Church, while Troop 411 will attend the A&M Methodist Church. Previous programs of these local organisations included, dur- ’ ing National Scout Week, a skit at the Kiwanis Club meeting lust Tuesday. j Representatives from the two troops and the pack told of their ‘accomplishments in the past year in the crusade to strengthen the» arm of liberty. Pack 102, in the latter part of next week, will spread window dis plays around College Station de- ^ picting Cub Skills. Further plans include a demonstration of skills Friday at Consolidated Grade School. The Memorial Student Center will house Troop Ill’s display of trophies and ribbons. Saturday, bringing its scout week activities to a close, Troop 102 will hold its traditional camp at North Gate. Between 4 and 6 p. m. beef stew will be served in its tent headquarters. Sunday morn ing, after breaking camp, they will attend church in a body. TALK OF THE TOWN Where Everyone Meets To Enjoy Good Food at Popular Prices Air Conditioned D YE R5 - FUR STORAGE HATTERS TO.OY?xcan 2*1564 Loupot’s Trading Post-Agents Iii the last 10 years 983 TELEPHONES fav&bmzM in College Station ,., to bring telephone service to more people, and faster service to everyone h d • All of this expansion and improvement is vitally important fight now. We’re not only able to give you more and better service, but the additional facilities are' needed more than ever as the nation turns to the telephone to speed the job of defense. LPLABNER • Till the Clods Roll By By AUCapp