Battalion Editorials
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1951
World Needs Educated Men
OADIO reports and newspaper items have
recently brought to light the relaxed
state of the American people’s moral and
ethical standards. Political graft, the bas
ketball scandal, and the West Point “inci
dent,” have awakened the public to the true
conditions existing in our country today.
In June of this year, two full months
prior to the West Point “incident” which has
put the spotlight on lax morals and ethics in
the educational, political, and business world,
T. F. Mayo, head of the English Depart
ment of A&M had this to say:
“All education, it seems to me, has one
of two aims, power or quality. For conven
ience, let us call education for power, ‘tech
nological education’ and education for qual
ity, “humanistic education.’ ”
“Now both types of education are good
and necessary,” continued Dr. Mayo. “It is
highly desirable to increase the power of our
students to make a living, to make useful
things, to defend the country, to make a good
impression on other people.
‘Cut Out
Give-Away Stuff’
V'ESTERDAY, while speaking before the
Beaumont Rotarians and their farmer-
rancher guests, Governor Allan Shivers
asked that the federal government “cut out
a lot of that give-away stuff at home and
abroad.”
He went on to say that the nation should
devote all its energies to “full preparedness
within and that overseas spending should be
restricted to funds to build America’s de
fense line in strategic places overseas.”
What Governor Shivers has asked is
something the government has been trying
to do for the past five years. It is difficult
indeed to realize Congress is actually giving
away “stuff.” Instead, we believe they are
doing their best to prevent another world
war.
Today, the United Nations, with the Uni
ted States as its big financial “daddy,” is
trying to negotiate a cease fire policy in Ko
rea. While in Europe, Gen. Eisenhower is
trying to consolidate the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization so it may function as
a single group with but one purpose in mind
■—world peace.
In order to do this, money must be spent.
It is no secret who has the money, nor is it a
secret that when spending money some will
be wasted. Hence, the “give-away stuff at
home'and abroad” can be termed as waste,
and only time will show how we can stop this
waste.
“America’s defense line” should be the
basis on which money is spent, Governor
Shivers said, and this brings forth the ques
tion that has bothered American statesman
for many years.” Where is America’s de
fense line?”
As to how we feel, we quote from a re
cent speech by Gen. Eisenhower, “ . . . In the
scale of values of the English-speaking peo
ple, freedom is the first and most precious
right. Without it, no other right can be exer
cised, and human existence loses all signifi
cance ... we will resist naked aggression
with all the force at our command.”
“But I do believe very strongly that edu
cation for quality, humanistic education,
is highly important also. After all, when you
look at the state of mankind today, what
seems to be modern man’s chief deficiency?
Is it power that is lacking? Well, hardly. Two
hundred years of power-producing science
and invention have reached a climax of
power in the harnessing of the atom.
“No, the chief need of the world today,”
said Dr. Mayo, “is not so much for more
powerful men as for better people. More en
lightened, more broadminded, more strongly
and intelligently concerned about social and
ethical decency and obligations. Better ac
quainted with and more appreciative of
man’s struggles and victories and failures.
More disposed to share great men’s lofty
aims and ideals as expressed in great art.
As a teacher, my own chief objective is hu
manistic education, education to improve
the personal quality of my students.”
Dr. Mayo has a noble attitude, one which
we hope could be adopted throughout our
educational system. More courses could be
added to the different curricula taught at
A&M, and other schools, where students can
be shown that happiness and greatness is
not necessarily measured in terms of dol
lars.
. The time is coming again where the fu
ture of the world will depend on the educated
men who are willing to give as well as re
ceive.
We think it is much better' for the
United States to be over-prepared
than to be under-prepared.
TU Opponents
Made Friends
DROGRESS was made Tuesday night, to-
* ward the betterment of relations between
the students of the University of Texas and
A&M.
It was just a softball game that did it,
but what a ball game.
First, Texas showed up with only six
men. The head umpire gave the crew three
minutes to dig up another man before they
would be allowed to play. This was done and
play began.
As most intramural battles,' it was a
grudge game, but especially so because A&M
was playing Texas.
What happened? It turned out to be
quite a hilarous affair which set a new in
tramural record, 41 runs in seven innings,
with both teams and spectators having a
laugh a minute.
Double errors were prominent and hits
were scarce, but both teams got to know
each other much better. Through this con
tact friendships were strengthened and
others were boril.
An example: it was the first time we had
ever seen an Aggie help coach a Texas team,
as a few did for the short handed Steers.
A good lesson can be learned by this—
don’t take the word of others concerning peo
ple. There is but one way that you can act
ually judge someone and that is for you
yourself to know him.
c Senator Suggests A&M
A Student Senate
Elected By, For As Top Otticer School
Summer Students
Austin
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion Editor
WAS THE Student Senate justified in voting “Coke” ma-
W chine money to pay damages done to Texas University
geologists who were drowned-out in their dormitory early
this Summer?
We’ve heard that question many times
since members of the senate voted to use
the funds to pay the TU boys for what had
happened while they were on our campus for
a geology field course.
Before any action was taken by the sen
ate members, the constitution and regula
tions of the senate were taken into careful
consideration and the action was found to be
legal.
The senators do have the right to handle
“Coke” machine funds, and they do have the
right to spend it for paying the TU students for losses sus
tained on this campus.
We will admit there are several obstacles which stand in
the way for many students to thoroughly understand just
how and why this action was taken.
Why didn’t the senators let the students know about
this meeting so everyone could have an opportunity to voice
an opinion concerning the vote which the senator would
make ? Why must we pay the TU students ? Why are they to
receive full payment for their losses when Aggies lost uni
forms and other things on their campus and received only a
fraction of the loss? Those questions have been pouring into
our office ever since the senate voted to pay the TU students.
•
Some of the problems and many But is this enough, and can
of the questions could be batted something be done whereby stu-
around by many of us and you dents can feel that they have di-
would probably find that both sides rect representation ?
have some good reasons to support To explain the situation as it
their cause. now exists, senators are elected
But the big thing isn’t the fact "
that the TU students were paid ate ig f nstalled . This would give
for their loses or that some Ag- them autHorit of office thrc f ugh
gies still haven t been paid for the Summer t y erm and would ^
losses on the TU campus-the most 1qw them to on matters re _
important question, m our estima- iri sena ^ action during the
tion, is the view many Aggies have ^ umnmonths . The onl re ^ uire .
taken about the senates action. mentS) which we can se ^ is ! that
As we said, they were within they must be enrolled in the col-
their legal rights. lege to maintain that authority.
•
The action taken by this senate ® The former senators will re
group has been done and there is tain the right to attend meetings
little, if no chance for changing of the Summer senators, but have
what they did. We believe the no vote. They would have the
senate acted in' the best interests right to aid Summer senators in
of the students and the school. But conducting meetings acpording to
anytirpe there is question from stu- senate procedure and familiarize
dents on such a large basis about the Summer officers of information
whether or not they were repre- concerning past senate actions,
sented at a senate meeting, and 0 f c pnatp
whether the senators could handle
“Coke” money, and other related W “ 1 J be e e , cted fl0m N
problems, we believe a correction and he.wouki serve as the presid-
„ ppH J , mg officer of the group and also
' Here’s our suggestion for provid- act in th , e , official ca P acitl , es , a s top
ing for such a case as happened representative of the student body
this Summer: ln the two Summer terms ‘
• Each dormitory elect a £en- ® Th e Summer senate would
ator at the beginning of the first meet once or twice each month, as
Summer term. agreed at their meeting—or as
© The election will be handled amended to the constitution,
by former members of the Senate ® Senators elected to the posi-
(senators who served in their tions would agree to remain in
regular nine-month period). school both Summer semesters.
Look over this plan and see
what you think about it. We don’t
profess that it is infalable. But
we believe it could be the basis
of a needy change in the student
government of A&M during the
Summer.
A&M cannot be without an ac
tual representative student govern
ing body at any time. According to
reports we have received, the only
reason a similar plan wasn’t adopt
ed before was because the Senate
could not find anyone to conduct
the election. The report also led
us to believe that the Senate
wasn’t too concerned with what
happened in the Summertime.
Instead of worrying about what
the Senate has done this Summer—
whether it suits you or not—we
believe the best thing anyone can
do now is to look ahead to next
year. Next Fall see to it your
senator realizes what happened in
the “Coke” fund case. Encourage
him to approve a plan similar to
the one above and let’s not have
students wondering who repi’esents
who and where the senators are.
The main fault with allowing
senators elected in the Fall to con
tinue in power over the Summer
period is that in most, if not all,
cases they do not even live in the
dormitories which they were elect
ed to represent.
Why not have a student govern
ing body elected by the students
next Summer? It can be done and
with little trouble.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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Cancer Research
Meeting Slated
A two day meeting of investi
gators working on cancer of the
eye in cattle will be held' with in
terested cattlemen at Mai-fa Aug.
25 and 25, announced Dr. I. B.
Boughton, dean of the School of
Veterinary Medicine.
The meeting is sponsoi-ed by the
Highland Hereford Breeders Asso
ciation. An integrated plan for
further research into the problems
will be discussed at this meeting.
Norton Stationed
At Reese AFB
Second Lt. Don A. Norton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Norton,
8118 Chadbourne Road, Dallas, who
was commissioned in the Air Force
June 1, 1951, has been assigned as
assistant adjutant of the Head
quarters Squadron, 3500th Pilot
Training Wing, at Reese Air Force
Base, Lubbock, Texas.
Lt. Norton attended N. R. Croz-
ier Technical High in Dallas and
Texas A&M, graduating with a-
B. S. degree in agriculture.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—(A>>—
Waco’s Congressman W. R.
(Bob) Poage candidly admits he
can’t qualify as a military expert.
In World War One he was a navy
gob, and didn’t even get to sea
before the armistice was signed.
Nevertheless, he says, it’s evi
dent that something drastic needs
to be done to overhaul our officer
training program.
West Point and Annapolis
He has in mind West Point and
Annapolis. He hastens to add that
the West Point cheating episode
has nothing tq do with his views.
The 51-year-old legislator is con
cerned about the amount of money
being poured into the defense pro
gram. He agrees it’s necessary.
“But,” he adds, “that doesn’t
blind you to the fact that nearly
one-third of our national income
is going into the development
and maintenance of our armed ser
vices.
“War and preparation to pre
vent war involve our factories, our
fields, and our national economy
just as truly as it involves man
euvers’ on the battlefields.”
As Poage sees it, keen business
leadership is part of a successful
defense program as well as bat
tlefield leadership. He says a man
qualfying for the top in one field
Bible Verse
HTRAIN UP a child in the way he
A should go: and when he is old
he will not depart from it. Prov
erbs 22:6.
might not be a capable leader in
the other.
Suggests A&M
Poage doesn’t want to abolish
West Pqirit and Annapolis. But, he
does think they might very proper-
TEC Seeks
Employment
Applications
Contract construction and Gov
ernmental establishments hired the
most workers during July, accord
ing to J. B. McKinley, area man
ager of the Texas Employment
Commission.
These two activities are expected
to continue to demand workers
during the next few months. De
mand for skilled, semi-skilled and
unskilled workers in construction
is heavy now and will increase
sharply during the next few
months, he said.
The Bryan office wants every
applicant for employment they can
get regardless of their experience
or lack of experience. Demand for
workers is increasing and the sup
ply is shrinking, according to the
manager.
The Bryan TEC office is ready to
do the best they can to try to get
this year’s cotton crop harvested.
They are ready to set in motion
their program to recruit local
labor, to intercept and direct mig
rant workers as they reach the
territory. Farmers are urged to
work closely with TEC, McKinley
said.
ly become graduate schools for
advanced training of men who al
ready are officers in the military
forces. He would have the officers
come originally from such schools
as Texas A&M College or up from
the ranks.
“If a boy gets an appointment
to West Point or Annapolis under
the present system,” he adds, “he
goes in at 17 or 18 and immediate
ly looks to the government for
his food, clothing, shelter and
spendihg money.
“On the other hand, the boy at
Baylor or A&M or some other
school may be working his way,
waiting on tables, cutting lawns or
doing any number of odd jobs.
“The boy who is going: to make
a professional officer is exper
iencing no problem of personal fi
nance—all he has to do is follow
regulations and he has financial
security for life. This is not con
ducive of making sharp business
men.” f
Courses for Battlefield
He argues the courses at Anna
polis and West Point are designed (
to train leaders of men on thAi
field of battle, then adds: AI
“We find West Point graduates ^
well qualified as combat officers,
but when war comes the combat
positions are largely filled with
men who got their training either
in the ranks or in institutions like
Texas A&M. The West Point men,
having been in longer, are, by and
large, pushed up to the desk jobs.
“Thus, the country loses much
of the combat training it has given
these men. They find themselves
taking over gigantic administra
tive tasks for which they are not
prepared.”
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