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Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday, May 18, 1951 Page 0 (C to Bar * It thinkir, suit ir class \ bers ol be deti © T1 tee wo it only ua! cl a • SI to repi how tc ® M (becau could ticular majori an op] 1 A ^ the Cc were 1 » G dent j legisls classes © E equal « greate older, • S gainec © 0 by me promo ® ^ more time ■ Sei Sev positii the S< pointy USE 1 BUV, Me ir VCtlOTl 111 cli HFFK lent I lay b( P2 B ers S5. Avei yULL mon or i STOVi Reai Coll LUGG bod' dit.it vels \947 mis! $69. Coll ATRU osrn $50 Tue 4 2” i A-4i r»ENb 12-: STUf nisi sch TYR1 , aft B'OR act 1950 Ha 2-S foi; At c c FUl 21 FOI w b TH £ 3 FU 1 An Editorial AGAIN THE OLD DILEMMA Election Commission Could Insure Fairness in Voting SPRING ELECTIONS for next year’s class ^ officers have come and gone and they have left a bad taste in the mouths of many. We aren’t speaking of those men who were defeated, but those who recognize the inade quacies of the election methods No blame is to be placed on any of the retiring class officers who usually handle the voting. They have carried out their du ties, for the most part, faithfully and as pos itively as they could, facing the situation they do. An excellent solution, or rather some thing which would aid in remedying an un satisfactory siuation, would be an election commission. Many Jobs Aren’t Jobs i S THE SITUATION now stands, classes thing like this. elect from four to eight or nine officers, half of whom never do a lick of work during the year. Most of the positions are strictly honor ary jobs, since few secretaries take any min utes, few historians write histories, few re porters report, and few parliamentarians know Roberts Rules of Order. Someone reminds the out going class president a new election of of ficers is just around the corner. Announcements are made and candidates file. Seldom are candidates checked for qualifications. Just about anyone can run. Senate Committee Upholds Bradley’s Refusal to Talk By DON WHITEHEAD upholding Bradley’s r e f u s a 1 to The dispute^ over the Bradley talk He added the decisions and testimony began thiee days ago WASHINGTON, May 18—(A 3 )— actions taken were his own and his ^ hen T ^ Qonufo invoef i<rcifnrs f Defense Marshall and presidential' adviser W. Averell Harriman. This, however, isn’t the offensive part of the present election system. We shouldn’t say “system,” for actually there is none. The usual class election operates some- The ballots are distributed through corps units and through the civilian dorms. This distribution and collection of votes often must be done by men who are candidates themselves, and it is an easily proven fact that much of the counting is done by candi dates. SW Veterinarian Award to Lumb Cannot Insure Fairness Now IN ALL FAIRNESS to those men running * for office, this should not be allowed. Hold ing an election is no snap job, so few pepole volunteer to work. The most interested par ties are the candidates, and they usually wind up making all arrangements. An election commission would not re move any of the sovereign rights of a class to hold its own election It would, however, standardize class elections and make them more efficient and fair. Here would be a few primary functions of such a body: (1) to announce all filing dates By BILL DICKENS Battalion Staff Writers of Veterinary Medicine here, Aside from his duties as a pro- have asserted it threw a wrench fessor, Dr. Lamb has given much into a settlement attempt Truman Dr. William V. Lamb, professor assistance in the preparation of himself was planning at the time, and deadlines * (2) to see that all candidates veterinary medicine, was pre- publication material for the South- Some Republicans have said that , . ’ .... .. , , sented the Annual Southwestern western Veterinarian and has ex- Acheson urged the dismissal of were Checked tor qualltications; (3) to Stan- Veterinarian Faculty Award for hibited untiring interest in the MacArthur. dardize positions on ballots possibly bv hold- Service and Achievement at the promotion and advancement of the Truman asserted the Senate in- . j . . ... . ’ AVMA chapter meeting in the Vet- magazine. quiry group did exactly right in mg drawings or by first-file, first-on-ballot; erinary Medicine lecture room last — ■“ —' (4) to see that ballots are given to each qual- ni ^ } } t - .j.. i , ■ i i . j • The award, devised by the editor- IIled voter m that election and that no one ial staff of the Southwestern Vet erinarian as a means of recogniz- Senate invest! gators decided conversations with his advisers and the Joint ^ | ta { f 18 to 8 yesterday that they can- staff were his own business. to tel ' g ffiLLi not compel Gen. Omar N. Bradley Earlier, the President struck out was attended by the ™adent, to reveal what was said between a t those he said would have this ’ n J n J 0 ;2 of President Truman and his advis- country go for an all-out wui ers at a meeting which led to the in China all by ourselves, ouster of Gen. MacArthur. The Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee thus upheld their presiding officer, Sen ator Russell (D-Ga.), who ruled Bradley was within his rights in refusing to disclose the conversa tion. Bradley declared his value as a confidential adviser to the Pres ident would be ruined if he talked. The vote kicked up a new con troversy in the Truman-MacAr- thur dispute with charges and den ials that the inquiry into Mac- Arthur’s dismissal has taken on “political overtones.” Truman Speaks Out President Truman spoke out with a glimpse into what went on at the White House meeting April 6—five days before MacArthur was fired. He said he had been thinking of firing MacArthur off and on for a year—but hadn’t made a decision until the general offered on March 24 to talk peace terms with ^the Red commaqder in Korea. The President referred to this offer as an ultimatum. Administration men else is allowed to vote; (5) to observe the . x , election carelully and prevent, if possible, for their services, contributions, any occurances which might cause an im proper result of a vote; and to (6) have run off procedures standardized and announced publicly before even the primary vote is taken. and interest in promoting the mag azine, is the first of its nature to be presented. Becomes Annual Event AH Groups Represented /COMPOSITION OF the election commission ^ might be something like this: three rep resentatives from each of the four classes, members of the Student Senate election com mittee, two members of the Student Life Committee, and one member of the M S C. Council. All members of the commission need not be involved in each election, but in only those within his jurisdiction. Any appeals con- In the future, the award will be an annual event and a replica of each years award will be kept on display in the Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Lamb was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and reared in Manhat- earning alactions could ba mu,da to this body, tan, Kan. He graduated from Kan- which might also establish rules of campaign- sas state College in 1943, where- ing, limits to linancas, End sat proper pan- the Veterinary Corps, U.S. Army, alties for rule infractions. for three y ears - In 1946 and 1947, he served his Commissioners could operate more freely A^i™| hi Ho5n t al^ n A! ifosto^M" s i s a ! if they were appointed impartially from the where he made his residence for the group they represent. This would prevent joinei^the'facuHy"of the^Schod the commission from becoming a political plum itself. from SANDWICHES to ... . STEAKS FINE FOOD FIXED JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT 12th MAN INN North Gate “We Serve the Best” MVille Cattlemen Make Invitations AMAZING NEW TVfUCH MORE detail than this must be * worked out before such a plan could be put into satisfactory operation, but an ugly situation is now existing when it need not. Last year’s Student Senate vetoed a sim- Plan Must Be Detailed The Madisollyille sidewalk Cal . liar plan. This year’s Senate didn’t receive of thS the suggestion But the Student Life Com- ions organizations of College Sta- mittee meets Monday and such a plan might * 10 " e S e ^ Ug" ffiVEisoS wlel be brought before them at the last meet- vine’s Legion Park and to attend the annual barbecue and reunion held over the week end. mg. aum TRAVEL KIT Deeper Cuts Ahead, Warns Truman Government Slaps Controls On Auto Steel, ‘Hard Goods’ WASHINGTON, May 18—UP)— The orders, varying somewhat controls, under sharp fire on Capi- holding back cattle for expansion Ihe government cut supplies from industry to industry, will be tol Hill. 0 f herds, of steel for autos and other civil- issued shortly to take effect July Some Congress members were Chairman Cooley (D-NC) told ’ I ^ n i. £ 00( * s yesterday to 1. They were announced as Pres- openly balking at the administra- Brannan his testimony “fails to about 65 per cent of pre-Korean ident Truman and key officials tion’s call for eVen greater con- justify” the rollback order be- war levels and warned of deeper tiled to arouse public support for trol powers. cause he had not shown it would cuts ahead. the administration’s program of Asserting government controls lead to an increased production of are needed to combat “tremendous beef. (Take* $o littlt room—yet carries ^ to moth) FOR OVERNIGHT TRIPS.- WEEKENDS...GOLF LOCKERS Waterproof folding plastic case contains: Town After-Shave lotion .Town Brushless Shave Town Tale \ JawnColagneDeodoran! Town Shampoo Jawn Hair Dressing PLUS Gillette Tech Razor^ Gillette Blue Blades a Dr. West’s Toothbrush Calox Tooth Powder ^ Axar headache remedy Plastic comb You’re off to a flying start with... 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Ph. 2-1541 Bryan Texas The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” inflationary pressures,” Mr. Tru- Colley Explains man told the National Conference Km. ,, , , , . . , , on 0iti7pn<?hin- lhat s what we’re interested “The special interests and the Jn,” Colley said. “Everything tends lobbies will wreck this stabiliza- show • )Ust the - contrar y- LI’L ABNER I’m Working On the Railrodeo By Ai Capp tion (control) program, as sure to show just the contrary—that incentive (to produce more beef) Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Staton, Texas, trader the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco. as you’re born, unless 'the main S as bee " dulled „ and that we wiU body of the citizens of this country ba )( e f decrease, get busy and do something about t ien demanded: it” Did you m the first place look Letter-Writing Advised wi * h favor on J 1 * rollback?” . Brannan replied uneasily that The President’s advice: Write his department just supplied in- your congressman. formation to Price Stabilizer Mich- ——t . Secretary of Agriculture Bran- ael V. DiSalle, who issued the or- CLAYTON L. SELPH, DAVE COSLETT Co-Editors nan sa id unhappily he didn’t want der. Mr. Truman later backed Di- John Whitmore, Dean Reed .....Managing Editors ^ ont ™ls an y kin d, but he has- Salle to the hilt. Andy Anderson, Bob Hughson : Campus Editors <,^7 d '' u , J Across the capitol, genera coun- Fred Walker Sports Editor these are abnormal times and sel Wilbur La Roe, Jr., of the Na- Joel Austin ..City Editor We ma ^ have to take abnormal tional Independent Meat Packers Vivian Castleberry yj'nrnpn’a Editor measures -” Brannan’s comment Association, told the Senate Bank- came as he underwent a stiff grill- ing Committee: ing by members of the House Agri- “Meat prices, believe it or not, culture Committee on the govern- are not unduly high and should ment’s recent order for a rollback not be controlled. The price of on cattle prices. meat is subnormal compared with Western cattle raisers have be- the price of labor.” seiged Washington ever since the La Roe was quickly challenged order was issued, complaining ang- by Senator Moody (D-Mich), who rily that it means ruin for them wanted to know what the work- T. m. Fontaine, Carter Phillips -Editorialists and the return of meat black mar- ing man should answer when his ; Allen Pengeily Assistant City Editor kets for the public. wife complained of paying $1.25 ‘Leon McClellan, Jack Fontaine, Ed Holder, Bryan Spencer, Bob Venable, Dale , T T V a pound for ground round Steak Walston, Bee Landrum, Frank Davis, Phil Snyder, Art Giese, Cristy Orth, Means Less Later “wVipn wn<rp« nre frnvpn ” James Fuller, Leo Wallace. W. H. Dickens, Fig Newton. Joe Price, Pete tj . , T ° ' , , Hermann, Wesley Mason, B. F. Roland, Ivan Yantis, Sid Ragsdale, Bill Brannan Said the price Order La Roe replied that an hours Aaberg, ide Trotter, John Hildebrand, chuck Neighbors, Bob Seiieck, Bill may put more beef on dinner tables labor now will buy more meat than streich, Curtis Edwards, Howard Heard — staff Writers over the next year or two, but at any time since 1929. Jimmy Ashlock, Joe Blanchette, Ray Holbrook, Joe Hollis, i 000 Pat LeBianc Sports staff Writers lass m thiee to me years hence. Sam Molinary, Bob Alderdice. Staff Photographers He had testified that the rollback Sid Abernathy Page Make-up would “not jeopardize cattle pro- Tilltlo Dick Kelly :.Club Publicity Co-ordinator Hiirtinn ” UlUikS r tt# Ot" Joe Gray —Photo Engraving Shop Manager ' . , Tom Fontaine, Johnny Lancaster, Charles McCullough, R. R. Peeples, Brannan asserted that when BLESSED ARE ye that hunger K. D.^witter— — — ...Photo Engravers long-range price prospects for cat- ^ now: for ye shall be filled. k3 uZ££, ’^"'H^ZIZIirZZZIZrZlAdv^^V^LwUfavM ar f, ul " avo ^ bI t’ cattkmen tend Blessed are ye that weep Row: for to sell off the beef instead of ye shall laugh. —St. Luke 6:21. Today’s Issue Dean Reed Bob Hughson Bill Aaberg Managing Editor _,. r City News Editor Campus News Editor I