Battalion Editorials
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1951
World’s Number 1 Headache
More Facts You Should Know
MSC Offers Varied Program
GENERAL EISENHOWER wears five
^ stars, but this seems to be inadequate
compensation for the responsibility that is
now officially on his shoulders. General Or
der No. 1 has placed him officially in charge
of the defense of Western Europe, and the
Tidelands ‘Grab’’
Hurts Production
rpHE SUPREME Court, by its tidelands de-
cision, has threatened vital oil production
in the time of international uncertainty.
Washington opinion is rapidly dividing on
this ownership question.
A bill to transfer titles of these lands to
the three states involved—Texas, California,
and Louisiana—has been drafted by 35 sen
ators. For more than 100 years state owner
ship of these lands has not been questioned.
“Interim” legislation has been suggested
as a means to continue production under
federal control. Senator O’Mahoney (D-Wyo)
said that the Hawaii and Alaska Statehood
bill will probably take precedence over the
State ownership bill.
This bill, according to Solicitor General
Philip B. Perleman, is based on “premises
which ignore and contradict the holdings of
the Supreme Court.* Secretary of the Inter
ior Chapman and Secretary of Defense
Marshall also oppose the state ownership
bill.
event has not gone without Russian com
ment.
Add to this the Congressional battle now
raging on the “troops-to-Europe” question,
and a picture of the complications begins to
take shape.
Gromyko’s comment came in the form of
an objection to an agenda for the proposed
Big Four conference which did not contain
a discussion of the “dangerous” North At
lantic Pact. This indicates a certain amount
of Russian concern over Western prepared
ness in the form of arms and bases from
the Soviet Union could be attacked.
Meanwhile, Congress passed a resolution
that President Truman should get Congres
sional approval before sending more than
four American divisions to Europe. The
resolution, unlike a bill, is not legally bind
ing on the President. The reason for this
decision may involve high level strategy that
cannot be revealed. In any case it will reduce
the American troops available in the initial
phase of any Russian move.
From this military, diplomatic, and poli
tical chaos, General Eisenhower must create
an organized and effective fighting force
presumably able to stem the Russian man
power tide. It is a consoling fact that the
Russian soldier fights best when on the de
fensive, but dependence on this idea could
be false security.
Ike’s problem involves the use of limited
forces to check everything the enemy can
possibly do which in this case is an almost
superhuman undertaking.
‘Impossible to Describe
Acts of Medic Bravery’
Lt. Clark C. Monroe, 1950 graduate of A&M
and former co-editor of The Battalion, has Writ
ten his parents what we consider an excellent
account of the actions of the medical corps in
Korea. His parents forwarded the letter to The
Battalion, and we have printed excerpts from it
below. We feel sure that you will agree that it
is one of the most vivid descriptions received
from an ex-student and express sincere appre
ciation to his family for relaying the letter to
us.—The Editor).
18 March 1951
Pungam-Ni
461 DON’T HAVE time to give the details of
1 past few days but we had a pretty tough
go of it. Thank God we had no serious cas
ualties or any killed in the company.
“The gooks were ‘dug in’ on a high pass
overlooking this town. ‘A’ Company was the
tank section of a tank-infantry team whose
job it was to take Pungam-ni. We were sup
posed to do it in one day. It took three.
(Here Monroe made personal reference to a
friend who was wounded.)
“The captain was also hit but, again, it
wasn’t bad. Another lieutenant is now run
ning the company. We had quite a few en
listed men wounded also but thank God all
will be well in a few weeks.
“We lost seven tanks, all by mines, in
cluding my own. The infantry was hit hard.
But now it is all over.
“We are in a quiet area where we are
again getting badly needed sleep, an oppor
tunity to clean up, and the chance to re
pair some of our tanks to bring us back up
to near-authorized strength.
Medics Work Around Clock
“It is impossible here to describe some of
the acts of bravery I saw during the past few
days. Our medics, to mention just one case,
worked around the clock caring for the
wounded, both our own and the infantry’s.
“Many times I saw them aiding some
wounded man while under mortar and ma
chine gun fire. If they got even a rumor of
some GI laying up on a hill they were off,
carrying a litter.
“At one time when we stopped to re
plenish our ammunition I saw them make
four trips up an almost straight-up hill to
bring in wounded.
“Once, after all the wounded in our area
had been retrieved, the two tank medics
rolled their litter jeep down to a collecting
point and from there served as aid men and
also transported the wounded from there to
a rear clearing station.
“But as soon as we needed them up front
they were back.
“During the worst night when we pulled
the tanks up in a tight column and ‘holed up’
for the hours of darkness they parked their
jeep behind the lead tank and used it as a
base of operations for collecting wounded.
“I plan to put them in for a decoration.
They deserve it without a doubt.
“Well, there is much to be done so I must
close. Some of our tanks which were dis
abled are now rolling in, having been re
paired on the road.
“We are reorganizing the platoons,
shifting men and tanks to again regain
some semblence of tactical balance.
Given a few days we’ll be in near top-
shape.
“The news is encouraging. We are with
in 20 miles of the 38th parallel and there, I
believe and hope ,we will stop and perhaps
that will be the beginning of the end of this
war.
“We’re rolling now.”
This second article in a series of three stories of Memorial
Student Center organization and operation explores committee
and duh activities within the MSC.
The first article in this series, being run as a service to
Battalion readers, discussed overall purposes on the MSC. It ran
in last Monday’s paper. A third article, soon to follow, will discuss
the financial structure of the building and its program.
By BILL AABERG
Battalion Staff Writer
W7HAT ARE THE advantages of MSC activity committees
^ and what are the names of these committees ? How can
I become a committee member?
In the answers to these questions lies the key that will
open to the student a type of recreational education that first
came to A&M when the MSC was built.
The chief purpose of all the MSC activities committees
is to help the college turn out a well-balanced graduate. They
do this in several ways.
Educational Value of Committee
The committees are educational, in that they help the
student to learn by teaching and being taught by association
with others. They offer leadership and public relations ex
perience and help the student to become more proficient in
technical and recreational fields.
How often have we heard it said of a person, “He is well
educated. He can talk with you, intelligently, on almost
any subject.” Because thorough education calls for a knowl
edge of varied subjects for conversation, personal pleasure,
and advancement of the personality, the Student Center has
a comprehensively varied program of activities.
The recreational facilities of the Center are important
to students because they allow them to exercise mind and
body in leisure time. Recreational committees give the stu
dent the opportunity to take part in new hobbies, games, and
competitive sports that help him directly and indirectly.
Offer Relaxation and Social Skill Too
When a student goes to the Center for an afternoon of
bowling, table tennis or any other game, he relieves the
boredom and tension of his regular class schedule. This
serves to create a frame of mind that makes studying a lot
easier‘and thereby helps to raise the grade-point ratio.
Social skills, such as dancing, playing or enjoying music,
or being host at dances or other affairs are emphasized on
some of the committees to aid the student in taking a step
toward better living.
Having noted some of the advantages of present com
mittees, we can understand, that as the Center grows and
forms more committees to serve students, the activity pro
gram of the MSC will become even more important to A&M.
Committees are Varied
The names of the MSC activity committees should be,
and are becoming, familiar to every Aggie. If a student
is to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the
Center he must be acquainted with all the committees that
offer them.
The House Committee makes it possible for a student to
take part in student social affairs, students-faculty affairs,
or those concerning MSC guests. One of the jobs undertaken
by the House Committee is the invitation of students and
professors of the various departments of the college to
coffees held in the MSC. This is a typical example of the
activities of the committee, which serves to promote more
friendly relations over the campus.
Many of the dances held in the MSC and the Grove are
sponsored by the Dance Committee, which plans dances for
students and faculty. The committee is designed to offer
the entire college organization more planned dances at a
minimum charge.
The music heard in the lounges and the Browsing Li
brary and the records available in the record room are select
ed by the Music Committee as a service to faculty, students,
and MSC visitors.
Art, BridgB and Camera
The Camera Committee gives campus “shutter-bugs” a
chance to get together to discuss cameras and ideas and to
learn the art of photography. The committee members have
the use of the MSC darkroom and all its facilities and an
advisor who furnishes advice and experience.
For those who enjoy the art work of others or like to
paint for their own pleasure there is the Art Gallery Com
mittee, which offers the student facilities to study art or to
try to paint or sketch.
The Bridge Committee, which last year sent a team to
the National Inter-collegiate Bridge Tournament, offers in
struction and competition in the game of bridge.
Craft’s Talent and Indoor Sports
The Craft Shop in the basement of the Center is under
the auspices of the Crafts Committee, which offers instruc
tion and facilities for wood, leather, ceramics, and metal
work.
As a need of an index of community talent arose, the
Talent Bureau was formed. The Bureau has its headquar
ters in the Front Office of the MSC and keeps files on indi
viduals and groups and their various talents.
The Bowling Club and the Table Tennis Club plan intra
college and inter-collegiate competitions for club members,
making the sports more interesting.
The Publicity Committee’s job is to publicize the activi
ties of the various other committees of the Center by working
for or with them. Another important job of the Publicity
Committee is to explain the MSC to students, faculty, and
alumni.
Annual Budgets are Provided
Each of the committees is given annually by the MSC
Council, a sum of money with which to carry on its activities.
In this way students are greatly relieved of the responsibility
of raising money for committee projects. The committee
members may vote to pay dues, as they see fit or to collect
funds in other ways to finance more costly projects. The
Council often will aid a committee financially on such proj
ects.
Advisors for each committee are available from the
MSC staff, the faculty or college employees.
In advising the committee the advisor offers suggestions
based on new ideas or past experience, and the committee
discusses them but is not obligated to accept them.
Every student becomes a member of the MSC when he
pays his fees. He has the privilege of taking part in all
MSC activities and of joining any or all activity committees.
To become a member of a committee the student need
only attend a regular meeting or contact the committee
chairman.
Ideas are Encouraged
New ideas or constructive criticisms are welcomed by
committees, and any student may endeavor to incorporate
his idea in a committee by becoming a member of the re
spective committee and thereby enabling himself to present
his idea to the committee members for vote.
In the event that a student comes up with an entirely
new idea, for which there is no committee currently operat
ing, a new committee may be formed. To do this'a student
should present his idea to J. Wayne Stark, MSC director;
Ann Hilliard, social and educational advisor; Betty Bolander,
activity advisor; or any member of the MSC Council.
If the idea is considered feasible by the Council a new
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Aid From Military
Applications are now being ac
cepted from high school graduates
or graduating seniors for two mili
tary scholarships established by
Jesse H. Jones of Houston.
They are the General Dwight D.
Eisenhower and General S. Patton
scholarships, which give annual
allowances of $300 and $400 to the
winner for four years.
The scholarships arc for “young
men of outstanding ability who in
dicate a positive desire and intent
to follow a life career in the mili
tary service of the United States
and who, without such a scholar
ship, would be unable to attend
college or follow such a career.”
Six students how are enrolled
at A&M under the scholarships.
Applications must be sent to R.
G. Perryman, Registrar’s Office.
Application forms may be secured
from high school principals
throughout Texas or from Perry
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Scientists Ask
School Profs .
To Attend Meet
All high school science
teachers in Texas have been
invited to attend a meeting
of the Eastern District of the
Texas Academy of Science to
be held on the campus Friday and'
Saturday.
Featured especially for the high
school teachers will be three sym
posiums, two of them pertaining'
to opportunities for professional
careers in the sciences and one on
high school science teaching.
The first symposium on oppor-’
tunities for professional careers
in the sciences will be at 9:15 a
m. Friday. Participants will be L.
L. Gee of the Biology Department;
J. R. Couch of the Biochemistry
and Nutrition Department.
A. A. Price of the School of
Veterinary Medicine; R. O. Reed of
the Oceanography Department, and
J. T. Kent of the Mathematics De-
partment, whose sideline is as
tronomy.
The symposium on high school
science teaching Saturday at i) p.
m., will be conducted by C. C.
Doak, head of the Biology Depart
ment; H. T. Jones of Prairie View
A&M; R. H. LeRoy, Chemistry De
partment and T. N. Hatfield of the
University of Texas Physics De
partment.
■ Among the speakers will be Dr.
Kurt Mendelssohn, professor of
physics at Oxford University, who
will speak on Thursday evening.
The science meeting is a part
of “Arts and Sciences Week.”
Events of the week represent the
school of Arts and Sciences’ part
in the observance of the college’^
75th anniversary year.
INACE Forum Set
For Houston Cafe
The Houston section of the Na
tional Association of Corrosion Ex.-
gineers will hold a student forum
on corrosion engineering in Hous
ton at Kaphan's restaurant Thurs
day at 6 p. ml
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Astronomical Movies
Slated by Physicists
Three movies concerning astron
omy will be shown in the Physics
Lecture Room Wednesday night at
8 p. m. under the sponsorship of
the Physics Department.
The movies which are being
shown in conjunction with an as
tronomy course taught by J. T.
Kent of the Mathematics Depart
ment, will be “The Moon,” “Our
Solar System,” and “Exploring the
Universe.”
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