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lilt w Ha Hii thi Ion Ct) co: Bi co: Bi SPi Ba Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1951 DOESN’T BELONG TO HIM, BUT- ] ‘The World Is Jungle StilT UBLIC opinion is a fickle judge. That which is exalted today can be cast aside tomorrow and hardly a sigh of remorse is to be heard. Men enjoy now the plaudits from every side only to later feel unrelenting scorn from the same voices. Another Korea Near the Baltic? W/E MUST DECIDE now and make a decla- : ” ration of the West’s intentions toward Yugoslavia and not delay until we have an other Korea on our hands, Georgia’s Sena tor Russell told the Senate last Saturday. If the Korean situation has taught us anything, it should be evident that Russia intends to move into any place which the Western powers have not definitely claimed. South Korea was not attacked until the Reds were told that we had no interests there. Any unprotected, or unspoken for, area is an open invitation to aggression. There are two main reasons for our help ing Tito’s Communists: Yugoslavia’s strategic position as an ally gives us a valuable base both for European defense and for spreading anti-Russian pro paganda to the Red satellites. Tito’s heresy is one of the most painful thorns in the side of the Russian propagan dists. Since Yugoslavia’s successful break with Russia, nationalistic Communism has been threatening Stalinist Communism all over Europe. By aiding Tito, we may prove to the rest of the world that it is possible to break the Moscow stranglehold and yet survive. Fear, not love, keeps most of Russia’s satel lites in line. v Harry Stiteler has felt the two extremes. Yet how different were the prices paid for each! The exaltation was brought at the cost of hard work and persistent endeavor. Put ting a football team on the road to a cham pionship is no small task. But the scorn—and it is just as loud as the praise— came so much more easily. It cost but one mistake—what we believe was a very small and very human mistake. It would be rather futile to argue the justness of that scorn. The unwritten laws of public acclaim dictate that those in the public eye must free themselves of human faults. Personal privacy seems to be a lux ury reserved to those content to be lost in obscurity. Our only request is that A&M remember Harry Stiteler for what we think he is—a great coach, a fine man and a builder toward future Aggieland greatness. Nobody cares why you slipped and fell, Falling behind the pace; Nobody cares if you broke a leg As long as you lost the race. We came from the caves just a few steps back Where all they knew was the kill. There’s a slight veneer which the first tribes missed, But the world is jungle still. —Grantland Rice UN Troops Within 17 Miles Of 38th Parallel in Korea Tokyo, March 20 — — Allied troops today ranged ahead of a strong line stretching across Korea less than 17 miles from the Par allel 38 border. Their exact locations were cloak ed in censorship. The U. S. Eighth Army reported only that “holding elements” were in the line at ten scattered points across the peninsula. It denied published reports that U. S. troops were within ten miles of the par allel and that South Korean troops were on the invisable boundary it self. There were no reports of heavy fighting. Field dispatches indicated the allies were advancing against re treating Communists all along the front. Censorship was lifted on the cap ture of the Chungbyong Reservoir and power station 15 miles north east of Seoul. They were captured intact three days ago. United Na tions troops, the Eighth Army said, have advanced beyond that point. Moderate rear-guard action was reported during the day. Chinese and North Korean Communists were reported at three widely-sep arated points: east of Uijongbu, which is 12 miles north of Seoul; northeast of Hangye on the central front, and north of allied-held Kangnung on the east coast. The Reds have thrown up road blocks in some places to delay the U. N. advance. From the central front AP cor respondent Tom Bradshaw report ed evidence the Chinese were only’* trying to slow down the U. N. ad vance until they can complete their withdrawal north of 38. He said the main resistance was met Monday on a road running northeast of Hongchon. Although withdrawing behind the old boundary between North and South Korea, the Communists hint ed they plan to return some day. The radio called on Korean youth ■ of both sexes to “rise against the enemy” and “start people’s riots everywhere.” Ex-Student and Officer Report on Engineers Headline over story about speech by Gen. George C. Marshall at the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh, appearing in the Som erset (Pa.) American: “Marshall Spoke; Wife Got Degree.” Religious Speaker Scheduled For Arts and Science Week By FRANK DAVIS Guest speaker for the Religious Education Day Program, April 1, will be Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, ‘ of New York. The program will be , part of Arts and Sciences Week. Rabbi Lelyveld will speak on ’ “The Place of Religion in a Civil ised Society,” in the Ballroom of the MSC. The speaker is the na tional director of the B’nai B’rith Hillcl Foundations, an organiza tion fostering cultural and religi ous activities on college campuses. The founder of the National Federation of Temple Youth, Rab bi Lelyveld was at one time editor of the “Youth Leader.” He was graduated from Columbia Univer sity, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1933. While attending the Hebrew Un ion College where he was ordained Rabbi in 1939, Rabbi Lelyveld pur sued graduate studies at the Uni versity of Cincinnati. He is the author of several articles in the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia and in The American Journal of Educa tion. Arts and Sciences Week will open March 30 and last until April 8. It is sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences as part of the 75th anniversary year obseiwancc. To signalize the work of each of the departments is a primary objective of Arts and Sciences Week, according to Dr. T. F. Mayo. Dr. Mayo is the chairman of the Arts and Sciences Week committee. To bring to the campus as many visitors as possible and to bring into the anniversaiy activities a large number of students are other objectives which Dr. Mayo named. The School of Arts and Sciences will open the week by presenting The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, oflicial newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published by students 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. 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Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, 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 Vivian Castleberry Women’s Editor T. V. Smith, professor at Syracuse University in a discussion entitled “The Real Issue with Russia.” “Our Current Defense Program” will be discussed April 2 by Felix E. Larkin, general counsel of the Department of Defense. Larkin will be presented by the Great Is sues Course. The school plant will bo discuss ed in a joint program on April 3 by the Education and Psychology Department and the Physical Edu cation Department. W. C. McCord, president of Southland Life Insurance Company, Dallas, will speak at a dinner April 4 given by the Business Ad ministration Department for its faculty and students. The Journalism Department will hold a Church News Conference April 5 as its contribution to the week’s activities. The Singing Cadets under the direction of Bill Turner will pre sent a concert April 8 for the stu dent body and the people of Bryan- College Station. The regional meeting of the Texas Academy of Science will be held April 6 and 7 in the Biologi cal Science Building. Dr. W. Arm strong Price, professor of oceano graphy, is in charge of ari'ange- ments. Concurrent meetings of the Tex as Conference of College Teachers of English and the Joint Committee of Integration of English Teaching in High School and College will be held Mai’ch 30 and 31. Smith will speak to the groups on “Philosophy, Politics and Poet ry.” The various events, except the Academy of Science meeting, will be held in the MSC. An exhibit of old and rare books and pamphlets illustrating the literature activity of Texas and the Southwest will be on dis play in the center during the week. The display will he arranged by Frank Pierce of the English De partment. Today’s Issue Joel Austin.... Managing Editor Bob Hughson Campus News Editor Ralph Gorman....: Sports News Editor Allen Pengelly .City News Editor T. M. Fontaine, Carter Phillips —Editorialists Allen Pengelly.._ ;... Assistant City Editor Leon McClellan, Jack Fontaine, Ed Holder, Bryan Spencer, Bob Venable, Dale Walston, Bee Landrum, Frank Davis, Phil Snyder, Art Giese, Cristy Orth, James Fuller, Leo Wallace, W. H. Dickens, Fig Newton, Joe Price, Fete Hermann. Wesley Mason, B. F. Roland, Ivan Yantis, fciid Ragsdale, Bill Aaberg, Idc Trotter, John Hildebrand, Chuck Neighbors, Bob Sellcck, Rill Streich, Curtis Edwards, Howard Heard Staff Writers Jimmy Ashlock, Joe Blanchette, Ray Holbrook, Joe Hollis, Pat LcBlane , ....: ....Sports Staff Writers Sam Molinary, Bob Alderdicc i; Staff Photographers Sid Abernathy Page Make-up Joe Gray,....:....-........... - — —Photo Engraving Shop Manager Tom Fontaine, Johnny Lancaster, Charles McCullough, R. R. Peeples, R. D. Wither -..Photo Engravers Autrcy Frederick — Advertising Manager Uuaaell Hageiii, Bob Hay rue Advartisiug Eepr-6seiiUU.es Dick Belly - Club Publicity Co-ordinator President Slates Two Dallas Talks Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college, will address a joint meeting of the Dallas A&M Club and. the High Noon Club in Dallas Thursday. His subject will be, “Texas’ State Colleges Democracy in Ac tion.” The address will be given at the Adolphus Hotel. Bible Verse C PEAK NOT evil one of another, ^ Brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou are not a doer of the law, but a judge- —James 4:11 (Editor’s note: Below are ex cerpts from two letters which Col Walter H. Parsons has re ceived from friends now in Korea. Col. Parsons has relay ed the letters to The Battalion, and we believe parts of them will be of general interest to our readers. (The first letter is from Major V. C. Williams, assign ed to the A&M Military De partment last year and now with the headquarters unit of the 8224th Engineer Construc tion Group.) March 5, 1951—” ... I have been with Group more than a month and I like the work fine. I think it is valuable experience for me. There is quite a bit more to the operations of Group than in a battalion. “At present we have two combat battalions (185th and 73rd), a light equipment company and an En gineer dump truck company. In a short time we expect to have two additional combat battalions. There is a possibility that Group will be re-designated a combat group. “I think it should be chang ed as all of the units are combat and not construction. West Germans Asked to Draw Air, Sea Plans Bonn, Germany, March 20 —UP) — The West German government has been asked by the Western Allies to draw up plans for air and naval forces that might be part of Gen eral Dwight D. Eisenhower’s At lantic Pact army, a government spokesman said today. The plans, ho added, would be “purely hypothetical” as the Bonn regime has not yet formally pledged a militaiy contribution of any kind to the Western defense force. The proposals are to be drawn up by former German generals Hans Speidel and Adolf Heusinger. They are the West German government’s representatives on the Allied-Ger man military committee studying technical aspects of possible Ger man participation in the Atlantic Pact army. The committee met last Friday and is scheduled to meet again April 6, when German air and naval plans will be discussed. The committee of British, French, American and German of ficials and soldiers has been study ing the whole question of possible German participation since last January. LETTERS Texas Statehood Was Early Debate Topic Editor, The Battalion: Thank you for your excellent story of Friday March 16 on the debating activities of Texas A&M. We are very proud of our debate squad. Let me add to two pieces of in formation. Mr. Lee J. Martin is one of the four debate coaches, and the Mr. Allen mentioned in the story is Mr. Milford F. Allen. Also, it is probably not by any means so that “prior to 1926, there was virtually no debating ac tivity of any kind at A&M;” it would be more accurate to say that very little is known about that ac tivity. Professor D. B. Coffer, Archivist of the College, has some very in teresting information about de bates which took place here in the eighties.and nineties, not long af ter the College was founded. One of the interesting questions debat ed in those days was, “Resolved, That Texas did not exercise good judgment in joining the Union.” Kar! E. Ehuquist Assoc. Prof, of English “Our major projects are over a hundred miles of MSR, two air fields, rehabilitation of Chechen rail yards, and numerous other small jobs- “They all have almost impossible obstacles to overcome. One of the worst difficulties encountered is weather and its effects, especially in earthwork. The ground is still frozen to a depth of from 12 to 14 inches. An unscheduled rain also gave us plenty of trouble recent ly- “Drainage is one of our big problems from here out. Most of ficers and men don’t seem to realize its importance. The lack of proper drainage has put us in the hole (mud hole) lately. “We are making extensive use of native labor. Their materials are crude but with sheer numbers, much can be accomplished. We are employing more than a thousand each day. Another thing that the engineer troops are learning is that all work is not done by equipment. Hdnd tools, picks and shovels are a must. “There are many minor things which I believe should be taught or gotten to the Engineer ROTC student as a result of the Korean operations. “Perhaps someone will make a study of the operations here and have it published. However, I believe that the basic principle taught the Engineers at A&M are sound. “There are pleasant rumors go ing around concerning rotation of officer personnel in Korea. One is that those with combat experience will be sent back to the U.S. to teach or train new men. “Another rumor is that a nor mal tour will be from 12 to 18 months in Korea.” (The second letter which Col. Parsons has graciously allowed us to publish was writ ten by Lieut. Walter O. Bachus of Tyler, a member of the Class of 1950. LieUt. Bachus’ letter was dated Feb. 27.—The Editor.) “ We are still the only American company of Engineers to have reached the Yalu River, bor der of Manchuria. From Hyesan- jin we had to vrithdraw after we found we were pretty well pilmed in by the Chinese. “So we back-tracked the long, slow route to the Yalu, blowing bridges that we had built, and destroying the roads that we im proved. “In spite of these rather sad episodes, we managed to get most of the equipment to Hamhung for a port of exit. While we were there waiting for the units to as semble (some coming from the Cho- sin Reservoir trap), we laid sev eral thousand yards of that fam iliar and indispensable double-ap ron fence with accompanying mine fields. “These entanglements really kept the Chinese out until we could clear the port. “From Hamhung we went back to Pusan and a couple of weeks later we moved up to Chechon, again with the 17th Regimental Combat Team (7th Inf. Div-). “There we constructed again sev eral thousand yards of wire with mines to hold back the apparent Chinese thrust from Wonju, about 18 miles North. But they never came . . . “On about 1 Feb. we pushed off toward Haengsong (scene of re cent news). From there our mis sion was to move the artillery (U. S.) which was supporting R. O. K. soldiers out in front. “Some 12 miles Northeast of Hoengsong on the night of the 11th we found we were cut off by some three Chinese divisions from Wonju—just when we were apparently doing so well. “So at 11:30 my C. O. told me to take my platoon and the bull dozer and try to pioneer a road across rice paddies to connect with a trail to the East some five miles to get back to Hoensong. “Finally by a lot of cussing, blasting, and bulldozing, we made the road and a ford which inter linked with a fair road. We then thought it would be easy going to Wonju through Hoengsong, but much to our surprise. “After reaching Hoengsong, we found it had fallen to the Chinese at 1730. Now about 0200 the 12th, we manned all the guns and tried to run the guantlet through town. “It took us two hours to get through town, through the small arm, machine gun, mortar fire and close combat. “Our losses were about 25 per cent, bdt the Engineers took about 50 times that many and really showed up well. “We’re better than their profes sional infantry comrades, I’d say. “But we managed to get oiit a battalion of 105 Howitzers and 155 plus prime movers—what a job it is to move those babies! “Now we have been relieved tc get more men and equipment and are finding working around the Engineer Battalion a little duH, but a lot safer. . t ” W //'V warn ' % THE RUBBING COVERS SCUFF MARKS! GIVES SHOES RICHER COLOR! 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