Battalion Editorials
Page 2
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1951
Welcome
F'RESHMEN, as you take a moment off
•*- the tail chasing race you are now in to
read this, we, the members of The Battalion
staff would like to extend our most heart
felt “Welcome.”
We are glad to see you on the campus.
Seeing you here makes us sure of our choice
of schools. You are the re-birth of A&M.
You are standing in the shoes of the men
who have left Aggieland. And we feel sure
you can fill them.
At times all of us have felt that “maybe
I made the wrong choice of schools by coming
to A&M.” Seeing you makes us sure we did
not.
But why did you come to A&M? Oh,
there are many reasons why a man would
come to this school in place of any others.
Here a man is judged by what he is, and not
what his father is. Here a man is a member
of the greatest fraternities in the world. The
reasons are as many and varied as the sands.
From the Batt
We are not bound by a pin or emblem,
but rather we are bound by an undying love
Campus Security Releases
Current Traffic Regulations
Traffic regulations on the A&M
campus for the school year 1951-52
have been released by Fred Hick
man, chief of campus security.
In regard to registration the
following provisions have been
c ,i i i Ti. • j • u u-i made: students will register their
for the school. It is undying because the vehicles at the office b of Campus
Security, 108 Goodwin Hall, not
later than 48 hours after their ar-
Parking areas are assigned for ings. When a vehicle is parked
student use. During regular class parallel both adjacent wheels
hours cars are not to be used by should be within 12 inches of the
thousands of graduates all vouch for the
saying “Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie.”
In welcoming you to A&M we would also
remind you that here you are a man. Some
where in the Bible it says something about
when as a child you act like a child, but when
you are a man, you put away childish things.
This is true here. Welcome to the fraternity
of men.
But in becoming a man remember, never
do anything at A&M that is degrading to
your position as a human being. Never do
anything that would make you forget your
primary purpose of coming to A&M. You
are here for an education. What ever else
you get is incidental and secondary.
In thinking it over, we guess the best
way to welcome an Aggie to A&M is to just
say “Howdy.”
rival on the campus.
Campus registration plates will
be clearly displayed and firmly at
tached to the front of the vehicle.
Employees desiring to use their
cars on the campus should register
them upon beginning the use of
the car on the campus.
Special Permits
Any person in need of special
consideration concerning driving
and parking permits will apply to
the Campus Security Office.
Try a Battalion Classified ad if
you have anything to buy or sell,
rent or trade. You couldn’t choose
a cheaper, more effective way for
the money invested, to get your
message to the people you want to
reach. Call 4-5324 TODAY and put
your classified ad in the next Bat
talion.
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. From the Staff
I am very happy to have this opportunity to welcome
you to our college community and wish for you a most pleas
ant and fruitful experience during your stay.
Your first objective will be to establish a good academic
record. However, if you get the most out of college, you will
want to balance this with participation in some of the many
worthwhile student activities that are offered to our stu
dents. We have a fine school and if you establish and main
tain the proper balance between your academic work and
• extra-curricular activities you will find college life to be most
inspiring.
We believe you will like A&M and receive a lot of plea
sure and satisfaction from being a part of the A&M Family.
W. L. Penberthy
Dean of Men
I am glad to add my greeting and cordial welcome to
those which you have received as you enter the A&M College
of Texas for the first time. In these days of confusion and
world stress I think you have chosen wisely in carrying on
your college work where civil and military preparation go
hand in hand. In this, the largest military college in the
country, we recognize fully the obligation to prepare our
students for both peace and war, realizing that the former
may best be secured by adequate preparation for the latter.
Whether you enter the Basic Division, or one of the
degree-granting schools, it is the aim of the college admin
istration and faculty to see that you get the best possible
education in this—the oldest state institution of higher
learning in Texas. We welcome you to the student body and
are confident that you will accept and carry on the worthy
traditions of this great college.
C. Clement French
Dean of the College
OFFICE TRAINING COURSE
NEW TERM
Starts Wed. - Sept. 12,1951
Opportunities for Secretaries, Bookkeepers and
Clerk Typists never greater, regardless of age.
Registration now open for new term.
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702 S. Washington Bryan, Texas
PHONE 3-6655
WELCOME AGGIES
Come in and say “Hello”
when youre at the Gate
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Ilolick’s Boot Shop
Established 1891 at A&M
Gilbert Holick, ’39, Owner
Ex Students Attempt
Definition of Spirit
(Editor’s Note—Just what is this thing called “Aggie
Spirit” freshmen have been asking since the first day school
started in 1877. Just a year had passed and already the school
was know in Texas for its spirit. But just what is this elu
sive thing that is called the Aggie Spirit.
Most all students, both past and present, agree it is
among the hardest things in the world to define. Some would
say that it is a lifelong feeling that is similar to cold chills
that run down your spine at a football game.
Others might say it is the genuine fraternal feeling all
Aggies have one for another.
But just what is the answer ... it is as futile to define
as counting all of the stars shining on a summer’s night.
Two former students have tackled the job of trying to
define the will-o-the-wisp Aggie Spirit. Dick Hervey, execu
tive secretary of the Association of former students has tried
as has Col. Joe Davis, commandant.)
The AGGIE SPIRIT is the emotional response of individuals who
share a love and respect for the common heritage of Aggieland—
a heritage rich in tradition, customs, brotherhood, and pride of
accomplishment, democracy, and the “tie that binds.”
Col. Joe Davis
Commandant
The Aggie Spirit, in my opinion, is a by-product of the A&M
way of life. Many factors contribute to this very real and wbn-
derful, yet intangible thing.
To define “The Aggie Spirit” itself, I think you must first
have an understanding and appi’eciation for what causes it.
In the first place, our campus life offers complete social equal
ity to all students regardless of family background or wealth.
An orphan or a boy of very meager financial means stands on an
equal basis with the millionaire’s son.
Along with social equality, there is an equal opportunity for
all—opportunity for scholastic achievement, military leadership and
recognition in extracurricular activities.
As the United States’ largest dormitory school for men, stu
dents here eat, sleep, study and play together and dress alike in a
concentration area and in rooms of similar design and furnishings.
This physical arrangement naturally lends itself to a family type
of situation where students become widely acquainted with each
other.
The geographical location of the College offers a minimum of
off-campus diversions for the student body, thus most student ac
tivity revolves within the campus boundaries.
As a military school, a larger percentage of students here have
an opportunity for student leadership and the responsibility that
goes along with it. A very strong class conscientiousness is a na
tural outgrowth of the military and dormitory life.
These conditions create a bond of friendship between students,
and a loyalty and love for the College which is everlasting.
When you have a combination of the above factors added to
a campus where some of its oldest traditions are friendliness, help
fulness, loyalty and love of school, then the net result is “The
Aggie Spirit.”
Dick Hervey
Executive Secretary
Association of Former Students
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
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to the water pipe—and vice
versa.
students for the purpose of attend
ing classes or transacting other
business on the campus.
Employee parking areas and Col
lege streets may be used by stu
dents after regular class hours, but
parking is restricted to assigned
areas after 2 a.fn., except Sunday.
Employees will park vehicles in
the area assigned for their use
near the building where they are
employed. When it is necessary
for an employee to go to another
College building on business, his
car may be parked in the street
for a limited time.
curb. Cars will be parked only on
the side of the street where park
ing is permitted; not in front of
fire hydrants, walkways, building
entrances and loading zones.
Operators of vehicles will refrain
from unnecessary sounding of horn
or other warning devices on the
campus. All motor vehicles must
be effectively muffled.
Drivers will convey only those
persons that can be accommodated
on the inside of the vehicle. Driv
ers of motorcycles or scooters will
limit passengers to one other per
son.
Freshman Week
(Continued from Page !)
Wednesday the students will be
broken into two groups according
to their surnames—A-L in Guion
Hall and M-Z in the Assembly
Hall—for a general assembly.
Academic counselors will also
schedule individual meetings all
during Wednesday to iron out any
possible difficulties of the stu
dents.
Present student leaders will meet
the future student leaders in an
assembly in Guion Hall Thursday
morning. Cadet Colonel Small
wood will preside oyer the. meeting.
The cadet colonel of the corps,
president of the senior class, rep
resentative of the student senate,
the editor of The Battalion, and
the President of the MSC Council
will talk.
Partial results- of the test taken
Saturday will be gone over with
the students Thursday afternoon.
Friday the week’s activities will
be ended and the new students will
register for classes.
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Near Curb
On the campus there will be two
speed limits respectively, 20 and 30
Parking will be parallel, except miles pen hour. These limits will
on those streets where angle park- be marked and otherwise prescrib
ing is designated by street mark- ed from time to time.
DALLAS - FT. WORTH
2 Flights Daily
One Way $11.70 (Plus Tax)
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Frank Dam -City Editor
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