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Page 2 FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1951
THE NEW DISC JOCKEY
Dear Professor.
this uttlb By
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RIGHT INTO LINE f
rpHIS LETTER is neither a sermon nor an
accusation. It is an honest plea for your
interest and a question of your intentions.
Unless we’re badly mistaken, you don’t re
member us. We’re just “seat 3, row 4.”
And we had that designation in place of a
name.
Do you still have the same high aims and
principles towards your students you had
when you began teaching ? Or have you be
come so discouraged by the denseness, stu
pidity, and disinterest of those students that,
for you, teaching now is just a “job?”
Gilbert Highet, professor of Greek and
Latin at Columbia University, had a story
in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine
which should become required reading for
college teachers.
“Perhaps we have all talked too much
about the fate of the nation hanging on mil
itary preparedness alone; perhaps the stu
dents feel that this is a powerful imperative,
too powerful to resist or reason out; and
probably we should tell them—what is un
doubtedly true—that the fate of the nation
depends also upon the education and the
wisdom of the young people who, after every
war and every crisis, have to guide it and to
rebuild it.”
Just as we have a duty to educate them,
so they have a duty, subordinate only to
immediate military necessity, to be educated.
“When we tell them that, we are telling
them the truth. We are also training their
will power. But it is not only their will pow
er which is not fully trained. Their minds
are not fully trained either. It is the teach
er’s chief duty to train them. That is even
more important than filling them with the
right facts. What the young learn in high
school and in college is not primarily sets of
facts, or special skills, or theories, or ex
planations. They learn how to think.
“Every child, every boy, every youth,
in his heart wants to learn and to grow in
mind, to the fullest powers of which he feels
himself capable. The best teacher in the
world cannot force him to do so. All that
he can ever do is to help and to encourage.
“His best reward is to see, not a ’pro
duct,’ but a free and independent human
being who can think.”
Have you as an individual, forgotten that
ideal?
Truman Being Heavil
Guarded by SS Men
TS7ASHINGT0N, March 2—(/P)— under President Lincoln) is now ience guarding presidents as
’’ Quick-muscled men who guard roped off for the entire block. The as secret service work in the field.
President Truman bang away at business-like guard has been re- For security reasons, members of
a bull’s eye within pistol range of inforced.
the White House.
There are some other evidences
the detail cannot be individually
identified.
U. E. Baughman, chief of the
Secret Service, told Congress that
the Nov. 1 attack “made imperative
a revised estimate of the guard
necessary to stop similar fanati
cal attacks, possibly in larger num-
They are Secret Service agents of tighter securit around Wash _
tuning up their trigger fingers at ingto ® in these tense international
a shooting gallery m the basement ti £ alth h nothing to com .
of the Treasury Building, just east ’ with the days of World War
of the Executive Mansion. ft. Y ou can come and go at will
There are more of them since j t ts f the b Pentagon
two men attempted to kill the g uilding f n the ,daytime, but a bers.”
53S2K? hTBw" ifoulTS 1 pa6S T • •
Pennsylvania Avenue from the Agents m the White House de
White House. Mr. Truman and his tail are picked men. Theyare spe j c .
family are living at Blair House cially trained in Judo, a form of has caused the Secret Service con-
while the White House is being re- self defense without weapons, and sidcrable concern. The increase in
p a i red in the use of various kinds of fire- —^ —
Extra funds voted by Congress arms. Frequent target practice is
after the Blair House attack pro- a must for them and for the White
■ * m | ~ House police.
An increase in the number of
threatening letters sent to Pres
ident Truman in the past year also
Long-Time Guard
Mayor Proclaims
Red Cross Month
vide for 27 additional Secret Serv
ice agents for the White House de
tail and additional uniformed White
House policemen.
Some of the new agents have
been assigned to protect Vice Pres
ident Barkley.
Blair House itself is more tight
ly shielded than ever. The side- , . B
walk in front of the home (named agents on the detail is only 30
after the man who built it, Mont- Men who become supervisors of
gomery Blair, postmaster general the detail must have had exper-
fanatical mail has been ascribed
in part to general war-scare ten
sion among people in this country
and abroad.
Puerto Kico
4 gents
up a per-
One agent on the White House Three agents have
detail has been a presidential guard manent Secret Service office
for 15 years, and several others Puerto Rico. The two assassins
helped protect the late Franklin who tried to storm Blair House
D. Roosevelt as well as Mr. Tru- Nov. 1 were members of the Rev-
man. However, the average age of olutionary National Party of Puer
to Rico.
Griselio Torresola was shot and
and
Whereas, our country is now in a state of emergency,
Russia Portraying
* Middle Man ? Role
To Protect Ourselves
rpHE 1951 RED CROSS drive has begun.
Throughout the city volunteer workers
will be seeking contributions for this cause
during the month of March.
This volunteer power—which internation
ally numbers hundreds of thousands of men
and women, dedicated to the idea of serving
well as the handling of pistols and
sub-machine guns.
Must be Offered
Other Medicines
Whereas, the danger now facing us requires all-out
mobilization of natural resources and manpower for ade
quate defense, and
Whereas, The American National Red Cross—under WASHINGTON, March 2-UP)— They must deal through Moscow’s
its Congressional Charter—is serving the armed forces; is i,,, V p C .?!innt!, S t \,f m>hiv !ii m ^ le ' men ‘
mobilizing for defense for the protection of the family, the tic-and profitable-ro!e of middle-’ through monthTof h'checking^by that'given Secret Service agents,
community, and the nation and is aiding the victims of nat- man among its satellites. American trade experts. Neither It includes disarming an opponent,
Ural disaster; now Russia seems to have become Russia not its satellites puts out fhst aid, gas and fire drills
Therefore, I Ernest Langford, Mayor of the City both the buying and selling agent annual trade reports,
others—is the greatest single strength be- 0 f College Station, proclaim the month of March 1951, as f° r ke y commodities produced from F or the most part these facts
hind the Red Cross symbol. Red Cross Month and do here and now urge all citizens of East Germany to s ang lau were gleaned from Communist
Most of us have only a vague idea of the ‘his commu,^ to the ^ Many i„ „a-
Red Cross, its purposes, and its operations I further ufge that all'men and women of good will ySf ?n ttfuTs'RfevS XcW CommeS DepT/t!
Here are a few facts worth considering. If remember that in these critical times this great humanitarian though world traders know that ™ent and the Economic Coopera-
you think the cause is worthwhile, and we organization must be maintained at full strength; that this Russia never did or could turn out bon Administration (EGA),
feel sure you will, make it a point to con- symbol of man’s humanity remain bright as a guide to those these materials. Satellites are be- Moscow’s system is simple
J F who turn to it in time of need. tn h,,v ,n the frfiP worlfl T10t
Ernest Langford
Mayor
City of College Station
Precaution for Trips
|>ACK in the horse-and-buggy days, the
** country doctor represented both medicine
and sociology to his community. Although
he was bound by the Hippocratic oath to
secrecy about the private affairs of his pa
tients, he usually found some way to help
them in other problems besides medicine.
But as doctors, and the entire field of
medicine, became engrossed in science and
scientific methods of combatting disease, and
as great medical clinics became the style,
the doctor began to lose such close touch
with his community.
Last week in Dallas, Dr. Carl Moyer,
dean of Southwestern Medical School of the
University of Texas, asked medical men to
take a more active interest in sociological
problems.
Probably the most important point
he brought up was the non-production fal
lacy of our society brought about by medical
research.
Dr. Moyer said that in the last fifty
years scientific advances have increased the
life expectancy of a newborn child from
forty to sixty-nine years. But at the same
time society has progressively restricted the
productivity of people by restricting the
right to work under the age of eighteen or
over the age of sixty. As a result, our society
is becoming overloaded with nonproductive
people.
The medical world will do much to pre
serve its liberty by accepting its responsi
bilities to the people and understanding that
it must offer them more than drugs and
surgical techniques.
tribute to the Red Cross this month.
The National Blood Program—this por
tion of the Red Cross has become more im
portant than ever. Once more our nation
has found itself engaged in battle. And bat
tle means casualties, casualties mean medi
cal care, and that care often requires blood
transfusions. The Red Cross has been re
quested by the Defense Department to ac
cept the responsibility for planning and op
erating a vast blood procurement program
for the armed forces.
Within five days after the first public
announcement of the need for whole blood
for our combat forces in Korea, the first
forced to buy in the free world not
only for their own needs but for
Russia’s.
Russia’s satellites may not even
trade directly with each other.
Foster Hall Pigeons Having
Their School Troubles, Too
When Poland wants Bulgarian
tabacco and Bulgaria wants Polish
coal the Soviets buy both and then
re-sell. Poland and Bulgaria are
not permitted to trade with each
other. In the deal Moscow knocks
off a middle man’s profit.
France Buying
Extraordinary precautions a r e
taken when the President goes on
a trip. When he visits another
city hundreds of police guard the
streets through which his auto
passes. Detectives are scattered
through the crowds.
Police guard the entrance to him
hotel, its elevators and fire es
capes and the doors he passes.
Other officers guard the fire es
capes and rooftops of adjoining
buildings.
When the President eats a mea)
in a hotel dining room there’s a
Secret Service agent at the table
France recently bought rose oil i' 1 front of him and other agents
By B. F. ROLAND
TV"OW THAT Foster Hall has been
’ ordered demolished, a very im
portant question presents itself in
full gravity.
What will happen to the many
v- j. i i v ri ji pigeons who have lived in Foster
shipment had been flown across the Pacific. f 0 ® so many yeai . s ?
Other shipments have been following regu- An impulsive reply to this ques-
, , # tion would be that they must find
lariy. * another homestead. But, upon
Administrative costs of Red Cross opera- Doking a little deeper into the
1 problem, are such facilities avau-
tions are, although some misinformed people able on the campus ?
claim otherwise, quite low—less than five ?) ie ^ a11 pige 9 ns f re
^ a liberal-minded, easy-going lot.
per cent of the funds for last year s service We feel that our staff knows,
was spent for administrative overhead.
Again, volunteer workers relieve the costs.
the Foster pigeons better, per
haps, than any students on tin#
campus.
The Red Cross is playing a huge role in have 0r bee,rktSng tl tLh''wings
our civil defense. It has promised to train and frightening the wits from our + „ij np
t photoencravers on the niirht shift. . . anotnei, ana
They are a militaristic, almost bel
ligerent group. Their pride is
quite high, and one of their pet
hates is that the Academic Build
ing pigeons are really the big birds
of the college. They realize this
fact, but are still quite envious.
Playing the most important
factor in the life of the Ross
Hall pigeons is their highly-re
garded caste system. Each pig
eon has a certain spot on the
ladder and must listen attentive
ly when any pigeon above him
speaks.
This distinction has both good
and bad points. If the top pig
eon wants to fortify Ross Hall,
he only has to request his secretar
ial pigeon — who are sometimes
quite nice pigeons—to contact an
other pigeon.
for its perfume industry from Rus
sia, although it was produced in
Bulgaria.
Indig bough,! from Russia text
iles woven in Czechoslovakia.
Italy bought Polish coal and Bul
garian tobacco, again from Russia.
But the greatest trade surprise
Too many of the Ross Hall pig
eons arc too haughty, however, and
cannot achieve the needed results o fT950 has-been Russia’s appear-
from the hundreds of minor pig- ance as seller of hog bristle and
eons who live in the dormitory ar- tungsten, the two products by
ea. For the most part, these pig- which China traditionally earned
eons are a friendly group, but the large portion of its foreign
a few should have their wings exchange. China has disappeared as
clipped. the large trader in the two com-
They are keeping the pigeons in modities.
Ross from gaining the needed re- What the satellites, including
spect of the dormitory pigeons. China, get in return for the pro-
The Foster pigeons have been
living in the hall since its con
struction in 1891. In this 60
years they have adopted many
of the attributes of former res
idents of the old dorm—students.
Now our feathered friends of
Foster are caught between two
ducts that Moscow sells is not
known. But Communist propa
ganda boasts loudly in middle Eu
ropean papers whenever Russian
machines arrive in satellite cities.
They call it the “brotherly assist
ance of the Soviet Union.”
20 million people in first aid, train thousands ZtoTSJSS abouf
powerful groups, which are feud-
The last-mentioned pigeon will ea ^?^ er '„ J he ^? a ? ei ? k
"on '
How it Works
down the BuMing pigeons are great be-
in home nursing and as nurse’s aides, help ruined by a pigeon bathing in
prepare for emergency feeding, clothing, and aclf! 111 om I<ostel lab
Excluding such petty prejudices
shelter; and recruit needed millions of blood as these, though, the Foster pig
eons are pretty good birds
Many a good engraving has been cnain .9 1 . commana aoouc a dozen
- - ° - t-t-p more links goes the order. Final
ly Ross Hall is fortified, and the
top pigeon is happy.
donors for both civilian and military needs. UmS theyare quite" friendl U y‘ Thty
The 1951 goal of the Red Cross has been
set much higher than last year’s. This is to
meet these plans for expanding our armed
forces and huge civil defense preparations.
These are but a few of the major services
of the Red Cross. Each of them plays an
important, seldom seen, part in our every
day existence and safety.
To protect that safety, give generously
to the 1951 Red Cross campaign.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
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
Represented 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 Associate Sports Editor
Joel Austin City Editor
Today’s Issue
John Whitmore
Bob Hughson
Ralph Gorman
Allen Pengelly
-
Managing Editor
Campus News Editor
Sports News Editor
City News Editor
T. M. Fontaine, Carter Phillips Editorialists
Allen Fengelly Assistant City Editor
Leon McClellan, Norman Blahuta, Jack Fontaine.
Ed Holder. Bryan Spencer, John Tapley, Bob
Venable, Bill Streich, George Charlton, Bob
Selleck, Dale Walston, Bee Landrum. Frank
Davis, Phil Snyder, Art Giese, 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
Vivian Castleberry Women’s Editor
Jimmy Ashlock, Joe Blanchette, Ray Holbrook,
Chuck Neighbors, Joe Hollis, Pat LeBlanc,
Dowell Peterson ...Sports News Staff
Curtis Edwards Church News Editor
Roger Coslett . -.t . .. Pipe Smoking Contest Manager
Tom Fantaine, Johnny Lancaster, Joe Gray,
Charles McCullough Photo Engravers
Sid Abernathy. Make-up Editor
Autrey Frederick., — Advertising Manager
Russell Hagens, Bob Haynie Advertising Representatives
fly around “cooing” and our edi
tors “coo” back at them and every
one is happy.
But the Foster pigeons will
have trouble finding another
home. They have been ostra
cized by other pigeons on the
campus. These others all live
i n educational surroundings,
such as the Academic Building,
or in extreme military environ
ments, like Ross Hall.
We shall describe the idiosyn
crasies of the latter two groups—•
those little likes and dislikes which
have caused them to discriminte
against the Foster Hall pigeons.
First the Academic Building
pigeons. Oh, they are an educa
ted bunch of old birds. They can
speak any of a dozen languages
and even have their own—pigeon
English. They can tell you that
the quickest way to go from the
MSC to the New area isn’t by car,
but by walking a straight line
through the Journalism Building.
With their academic back
ground, these pigeons live a life
of budgeted food and planned
economy. They keep their birth
rate controlled—planned parent
hood—and fly down to the Eco-
onomics Department nightly to
breeze through a few chapters
on the Malthusian theory.
Only one major trouble exists
in the life of the Academic Build
ing pigeons. They seem to have
too many members who want to
be the biggest bird of them all.
This, of course, is strictly hush-
hush and only uttered in utter pri
vacy between a couple of the mal
contents.
The chief bird now has things
well under control, however. He
is a pigeon respected by other pig
eons, although he has not spotted
the weak birds in his organization.
Time should remedy this, however,
and the Academic Building pigeons
shall progress
Now for the Ross Hall pigeons.
A major change is in the making
among the Ross Hall pigeons, how
ever, for the chief pigeon is leav
ing and a new big bird must step
in.
We have spotted a new bird,
who flies better than most of
them, and are keeping our fin
gers crossed. He is a fine pig
eon.
lievers in initiative, free thinking,
and free acting—to a point.
On the other hand, the pigeons
from Ross Hall insist things be
done in a military manner, which
can become extremely involved.
The Ross Hall pigeons, although
they may not realize it, some- ond time,
time crush individualism in pigeons The EGA experts saw Moscow
over the campus. Their entire sys- appears to be claiming a monopoly
tern often conflicts with that of on all key commodities produced
the Academic Building pigeons. in the communist camp, whether
And the Foster Hall pigeons are for sale in the area or for sale
caught in the middle. abroad.
Here is one way that “brother
ly assistance” works:
EGA experts say Moscow will
buy Bulgarian tobacco at a few
cents a pound below world prices.
So the Bulgars lose. Then Moscow
sells Russian machines to Bul
garia at a third above the world
price. So the Bulgars lose a sec-
at the tables to his right and to his
left. Agents are at all entrances
and in the balcony if there is one.
The Secret Service makes an ad
vance check of the epoks and wait
ers in a hotel where the Pf'esi-
dent dines. Advance inspections
also are made of buildings, rooms
and platforms where he speaks.
The President often rides in a
bullet-proof limousine. The ar
mored cars of the Secret Service go
along to provide additional pro- ,
tection.
Secret Service protection of the
President began in 1901 after Pres
ident McKinley was assassinated at <
a public reception in Buffalo N.Y.
He was shot by Ikon Czolgosz, a
young anarchist who was hanged.
Policeman Coffelt was the sec
ond man under Secret Service com
mand to lose his life protecting a
president. The first was killed
while guarding President Theodore
Roosevelt.
Agent William Craig was riding
with the President in the back of
a carriage. A trolley car round
ed a corner, and agent Craig stood
up to wave to the motorman to
stop. The trolley car hit the car
riage, and Craig was thrown out
and killed when his head struck
the pavement.
Bible Verse
T_IE THAT observeth the wind
shall not sow; and he that re-
gardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:4*
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killed in the battle with White
House police in front of Blair
House. Oscar Coliazo, 37, is held
under murder indictment for the
killing of White House policeman
Leslie Coffelt. His trial is sched
uled to begin Monday.
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branch of the Secret Service. Mem
bers are picked from the Wash
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the Interior Department’s park *
police.
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