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THE BATTALION
Thursday, October 4," 1951
— ‘If I Were AFreshman Again f
Working for Others, Diversity
Of Interests Would Be Goal
(The following article “If I were a Freshman Again”
by Senator Estes Kefauver is reprinted from Motive, a
Christian student magazine. We believe it will be of in
terest not only to the freshman but also everyone con
nected with education.—The Editor.)
By SENATOR ESTES KEFAUVER
It is not “Old Hat”. Its observance is an insurance pol
icy for a truly and happy satisfying life.
As to the second objective, if I were a freshman again.
Take a Break College Survey Indicates
Ideal Prof Students Prefer
By POGO
Over at Forty Acres plans are
being speeded to create a ‘•‘spirit.”
They say “ ... at A&M you get it
“What is a good college profes- and essays from all of the 48
® His office door would be open
(spirit?) on the end of a paddle; sor, according to 1951 standards?” states. to students for help in their sub-
at Baylor, in a chapel; at other That is the. question a faculty According to these answers, the jects or personal problems,
schools out of a bottle ...” But member in a certain university ideal college professor would have • The curve system of marking
the killing line in The Daily Tex- recently asked students, in other these characteristics: in which eight or ten per cent
an was “. . . at the airport (pep colleges and universities all over 9 He would be a young man, of the class must fail would not be
rally) Friday, there weren’t the country. The survey had the would have a thorough knowledge used ' The ideal college professor
enough people to start a decent success of bring in over a thous- 0 f his subject and would be ade- would rat e each student mdivid-
Canasta game ...” Only one thing
I would place more emphasis on having a wide diversity of to say: Some can ’ some cant '
1 If I were a freshman again, I would place more emphasis
^ on two fundamentals goals of life—working for others and
diversity of interests.
In my 12 years in Washington, I have had many oppor-
1 tunities to observe the reactions of those whose accomplish-
3 ments are only for themselves or some narrow selfish group.
They are not happy.
Their souls know no true or lasting peace. Regardless ^.
of the money they make, the contracts they land, the special aimes -
interests bills they push through Congress, they are basical
ly unhappy.
■|i Evidence of their unhappiness is provided by their rest-
' lessness and their constant and never-satisfied desire for
more and more accomplishments of the same unsatisfying
character.
interests. Specialization unquestionably has its virtues, but
like all things it can be carried too far. And in my opinion,
too many people have already carried it too far.
Certainly we have seen specialization carried too far
in the field of education. This has been particularly true
of students in the physical sciences who all too often have
carried just enough courses in social sciences and humanities
to get by, confining all their interest and energy to their
specialty.
While turning out highly-trained mechanics, such spec-
Never underestimate the pow
er of a “dewdrop” ... it was in
a French class and the prof was
calling roll for the first time . . .
he called a name, a body dashed
up madly, met the prof, and the
prof was so shocked, he dismiss
ed class immediately.
Vet Wives Club
Elects Officers
quately prepared to teach it.
ually on effort as well as growth.
® He would possess a sense of ® ^ £
humor and would laugh with the ,, ,
, -J! ® „ other courses and would make as-
class even if they were laughing signments with this in mind .
a m ' . O He would give frequent an-
• He would recognize the stu- no unced exams rather than merely
Officers were elected by the Vet de f a / f indlv jJ ual i° th 111 aad a final, or a mid-term and final.
crcu oyrne out 0 f c i agS) rather than merely 9 H e would dress in an up-to-
Wives Club at their first meeting
held Monday night in the South
Solarium of the YMCA.
Mrs. Timi Kramer was elected
president of the VWC. Paula
Phillips was chosen vice president.
Other officers elected were Nita
^ It could only happen here ... A
ialization does not produce well-rounded, integrated person- otheSouthwes^ Amuses before f Mathis ’ secr ! tary; aad Bca Vinas ’ irtant "’material iUustrate the
Nnr Hopc! it m-nrhipp nspfnl eitiVpns ? T e ?r ? 1W u treasurer. Kay Hebert was ap- important matenai.
mi does it pi ounce US Clt Zens. he decided to attend A&M ... His pointed chairman of the dance com- • He would express enthusiasm
The Great Books approach to education has proved an reasoning ... I went to Loyola, m ittee at the meeting,
important and useful counter-force to the trend toward Rlce ’ S ^ U > and Texas . . . every- New mem bers welcomed in the
(here were jarfqae wtaonitlon 1 titT.T-wLnqueS'dind”:
tractions, he answered, . . . you j drs> Charlotte Maddox,
know, those things .. . women . He
should be president.
as a name on the class roll. 1 da ^ e f as hion which sets an exam-
® He would come to his class pie for his class,
fully prepared, knowing what he • He would be the type of per
is going to say. He would say it son who could be a leader of men
in an interesting manner without if he should leave his cloistered
extensive reference to notes, and existence.
• He would be sincere in his
work and in his relations with the
could give to a college freshman it would be—to read.
Well Read Person—Useful Citizen
and would like his subject so that
his enthusiasm would be transfer
red to his students.
® He would attempt to correlate
his course with the' world of real-
The group decided to schedule a ity and would use up-to-date ex
regular meeting on the second amples.
Idealists Form Striking Contrast
In striking contrast are the few genuine idealists I
Monday of every month at 7:30
p.m. A program will be planned
and refreshments served at each
meeting, the members decided.
Hattie Benson was appointed
Some 7,680 reserved seat tickets program chairman for the October
7,680 Tickets Left
For A&M-OU Game
® He would use simple, clear
those of the professor.
• His class . would be friendly
And do not confine your reading to just one or a few
fields. A well-read person is not only a well informed per
son; he is a useful citizen.
But the task of absorbing the wisdom of the past in
have met in Washington. Whether they work in behalf of philosophy, history, literature, the arts and the broad hu- w „. , __J
world peace, better living standards for the poor, or some manities, generally, should not stop with the end of college, are still available for the A&M- meeting. Activities scheduled for
similar idealistic cause, they share in common a repose of It should continue throughout one’s life, supplemented and OB football game Saturday night, d ^ a e eai n fU Q a [ e wee^omTof
spirit and a happiness of soul which those who struggle only reinforced by the works of the important and serious writers ageT^said. 6 Half on this dumber the football game with the Univer-
for material ends can never attain. of the day. are temporary box seats now being Sity of Oklahoma.
I believe, there is a strong tendency among young peo- Diversity of interests should, of course, extend beyond placed on both sides of the track Summer marriages have increas-
ple—at least there was in my day—to think of the Golden reading of books. A well-rounded person should be interested m Kyle Field. cd the membership in the club, ac- and would be conducted in an in-
Rule as a fine and noble idea, but at something which actual- in the theatre, in the arts, in the concerts. He should also gouth'end^f the fiekTmakeup the C0ldnig to one member ' formal, democratic manner,
ly has little place in the modern world in which we live. be interested in sports, particularly those in which he can remainder of this number.
Such an attitude, I am convinced, is wrong. It is wrong participate At the rate of present selling,
because the rules of life which have largely come to take But above all, the well-rounded person should be active- ^ els 1 a T said a PP roximately 4 gooo
its place bring only restlessness and unhappiness. ly interested in world and national affairs. He should attend
And out of this restlessness and unhappiness has come forums and debates on public issues. ing 3,590 are being sold in the
the moral breakdown which is the all-pervasive character- It probably would not hurt him even to participate in a corps section and many of these
istic of our times. Therefore, I urge all young people, in political campaign. And when he has the opportunity, he stiR are on sale > Nelson said,
embarking on their life careers, not to disregard the Golden must exercise his privilege to vote, not only in national but
Rule and the concept of working for others. in state and local elections as well. time Saturday.
students.
• He would use impersonal fair
ness in his grading of students.
• He would express on interest
for his students and a hope of their
mastery of the subject and of life.
• He would know other sub
jects rather than just his own
specialty. He would be well versed
language rather than attempt to in sports, music, literature, popular
impress the student with his large fiction and the comics,
vocabulary. 9 He would
not dodge the stu-
© He would treat the student dents’ questions. He would answer
as his equal and would recognise them when they are asked and
that occasionally the student, too, would admit it if he does not know
can be right and can express ideas the answer,
that are sound but different from 9 He would vary his voice tone
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Block Voting?
Sweetheart Choice
Method Clarified
Editor, The Battalion:
objection, we would like to know?
Also, we would like to make clear
why the selection committee was
chosen in this manner. It is very
evident that the writer of the
article neglected to take the time
THOUGHTS- AND AFTE^OUGHTS
Editor, The Battalion:
In regard to your article (?) in or effort to find out the reasons
Tuesday’s Battalion, captioned for himself.
“Sweetheeart Chances Enlarged By
Since when has A&M College
been run by dorm masters?
Today, I was instructed to vote
u „ Officials of TSCW requested that for the three (3) dorm masters
Two Selection Groups”, was as the selection be made at least two running for Student Life Commit-
members of the Senior Class would weeks prior to the Corps trip be- tee.
like to ask a few questions and cause of the many duties that they ... „
clear up a few points. We say have to be performed and arrange- All you fe low Aggies,with'any
“article” questionably because the ments that have to be made by the let s . st °P Bus block voting
impression we got from reading college and the girl that is chosen. ^ defeating these dorm masters
if Krocs floof if airoc. Q Ta/s/av. offa-rwraf Ttl P fWfl TMnst IfKnVnl TTlPn f.n tOnignt.
Don’t use my name for these
Corps and the'Social Secretary of dorm masters will give me hell.
Name Withheld By Request
it was that it was a poor attempt The two most logical men to
to fill up blank space. The blank handle the job, J;he Cobnel of the
space would have been better.
You give the impression that tbe Senior Class, were asked to
there is a major controversy be- make the necessary arrangements
tween the Senior Class and the toward choosing a selection com-
Student Senate over the question mittee. The Senate could not even
of who should choose the Aggie be considered in making the selec-
sweetheart this year.
tion since it would not be func-
Yet, how can there be a contro- tioning in time,
versy between two groups when These men completed arrange-
one of these groups is not even in ments and a committee was ap-
existence at the present time. No pointed. In our opinion, the corn-
members of this year’s Senate have mittee could not have been more
been elected and the Senate won’t representative since it includes rep-
be organized or in operation for resentatives from each of the eight
at lease another week and a half, regiments, two-non-corps represen-
Still, your so called article, tatives, and even one of your own
leads us to believe that someone staff members.
(This letter was received yes
terday. It’s contents refer to
last night’s elections. Yet, The
Battalion staff after cursory
examination of the situation
could not find any information to.
correspond with that of the writ
er.—The Editor.)
has made an objection to the fact
that a representative group from
In conclusion, it is our opinion
that there are enough real con-
the Senior Class will select the troversies on this campus with out
Notes From
Grad School
TffoZRJS-
Sweetheart. Just who made this
Rush or Rush?
In yesterday’s Battalion W. T.
Rush was mistaken for his broth
er, Marshall, who was named the
third top Aggie lineman of the
week. The trouble was there were
so many Rushes, rushing against
Tech, we were sometimes mistak
en as to which Rush was rushing.
€U Department
(Continued from Page 1)
any attempt on your part to create “Guide Posts for Graduate Edu-
new ones. In the future may we cation” will be the topic presented
suggest that if you are so hard up by Dean Laurence H. Snyder of
for articles to fill up space try the Graduate College of the Uni
cross-word puzzles or something versity of Oklahoma in the first
more simple and suited to your tal- lecture of the year in the Graduate ed out screens,
ents Lecture Series. I think student breakage has
Sincerely, The meeting will be held in the greatly reduced since several years
Ted M. Stephens ’52 Lecture Room of the Biological a g.°i however, I expect to replace
R. E. Bickham ’52 Sciences building at 8 p.m. on reis year at least $1,000 worth
Thursday, October 4. street lights and fixtures broken
Rather than deal with a particu- k y students,” Walker said,
lar subject matter area as most “Our present plans call for the
graduate lectures do this one is repainting of every dorm on the
designed to present the fundament- campus, but when this will be ac-
al principles of graduate education complished I cannot say,” revealed
and graduate school organization Walker. “I do know the program
and operation as Dean Snyder see has been retarded by the over-
them and as they are practiced in crowded housing of students,
many of the best graduate schools “A building cannot be properly
in the country with which he has repaired and re-painted with oc-
been associated.
At the close of Dean Snyder’s
(Editor’s note: Touche!!!)
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
''Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texes, is published by students five times a week during the regular school year. , , ,, ... v ,• ,
During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during lecture tnere Will 06 time Set asiue
examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday for a question and answer period
through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer as Jg the custom in all graduate
terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscrip- , , ° ^ “
tion rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request, mcttues.
cupants having to live and study
there at the same as the repair
men are trying to work.”
The only dorm that repaired
and repainted this summer was
rn, , , Dorm 12 because throughout the
L-11 “ radu f 4e School requests s Umme r, delegations to the various
short courses were housed in the
dorms not occupied by the summer
students.
. . “The two major projects of the
The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all ments are 1 urnished the depart- department at the present are the
news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news ments and others can be obtained greeting of the street light stand-
herein 0 are ne °ko r ° e r s i j : r i " cd pubIished herein - Right3 of republication of aU other matter from the Graduate School office. ards a r 0Und the MSG and the ty-
, Snyder has been associated j n g_i n 0 f plumbing facilitis from
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Boom 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at educational and research institu- i J • *- li ” *.
the Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. •L A- "Arif oALL L A those already installed,” Comment-
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matter at Post Office at
College Staton, Texas,
under the Act of Con
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Member of
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Represented nationally that all departments bring this lee
ServkeAAA aA^A- York ture to the attention of their grad
City, Chicago, Los An- uate students and urge their at
geies, and San Francisco, tendance. Mimeographed announce
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JOHN WHITMORE Editor which was a land-grant college
ed Walker.
“We should have the lights
finished by the end of the month;
however the plumbing will be
done according to the contract
or’s building schedule,” said
Walker.
Joel Austin Managing Editor similar to the A. and M. College
Bill Streich News Editor of Texas. Since 1947 he has simul-
Frank Davis City Editor taneously filled the positions of
Allen Pengelly Assistant News Editor Zoological Sciences in the School
Bob Selleck Sports News Editor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of
William Dickens Feature Editor Medical Genetics in the School of
t. h. Baker, e. r. Briggs, Ai Bruton, Norman Campbell, , Medicine, Director of Organized
Mickey Cannon, Monte Curry Dan Dawson Bob Fagley, Research, and Dean of the Grad-
Benny Holub, Howard Hough, Jon Kinslow, Bryan Spencer, , ^ TT . £ . ..
Ide Trotter, John Robards, Carol Vance, Edgar Watkins, UHte College Oi the University Ot Oilers the following advicet
Berthold Weller, Jerry Wizig, Raymond York News and Feature Writers Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
Boh c ui le n. Jack Brandt Cartoonists Therefore he knows the southwest-
Jim Jenson Photographer el ' a situation and its problems. He
Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Phillips, F. T. Scott, Chuck Neighbors, also has a nation-wide and WOlid-
For
their
those who wish to paint
own dorm rooms, Walker
• Obtain authority to paint the
room from outfit commander or
housemaster.
Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette. Ed Holder Sports News Writers wi de WktPXHmd experience a^d
John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver * ‘ - - *
® Secure permit from Dean of
Russel Hagens. ,
Robert Haynie.
dvertising Manager acquaintance on which to draw for Men’s office to purchase paint
.Advertising Representative the material he will present
from this department.
©Use caution when applying
paint so as not to ruin room and
be assessed cost of new paint job.
“I suggest buying paint from
us because if the wrong color paint
is used, the Dean of Men’s office
will charge the student for a com
plete new paint job,” cautioned
Walker.
With an eye toward the future,
Walker predicts that the college
will have to build a new power
plaht, or at least remodel the pre
sent one.
Said Walker, “The power plant
is almost reaching its capacity out
put now and arrangements will
have to be made in the near future
to carry the load of power neces
sary for efficient operation.
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when lecturing and would move
freely around the room.
• He would not be prejudiced
against any' race or religion.