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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1951
They Should Know
A WISE man once said, “ . . . the trouble with this world
^ is that no one listens to the persons who really know
what the story is about. ..
Yesterday, the sportsmanship committee composed of
representatives from seven Southwest Conference schools
met in Fayetteville, Ark., on the campus of the University
of Arkansas. They decided from now on they will listen.
Added to the constitution of the committee which was
ratified at the meeting, was “ . . . that four varsity athletes
of each school will be elected by the athletes themselves or
appointed by the schools’ student body president and will
have a vote in the awarding of the sportsmanship trophy ..
This simply means that the men who do the playing
and who should know what the score is on sportsmanship will
now have a voice.
Billy Burkhalter, an athlete himself and one of Rice’s
‘"delegates to the spring meeting at A&M, had suggested the
Idea, which was adopted yesterday by the group.
Another step forward has been made by the committees.
In the future, the votes will have more meaning and the
athletes can now express their ideas as to what each individ
ual school and student can do in displaying sportsmanship,
Former Commandant of A&M
Sends Letter from Korea Post
(Editor’s note: The following
letter addressed to Lt. Col. W.
F. Lewis of the Milittary Depart
ment was received recently from
Brig. Gen. H. L. Boatrt'er, for
mer Commandant and PMS&T of
A&M. We believe he has a mes
sage of vital interest to all stu
dents and military personnel.
Gen. Boatrier is now assistant
commander of the Second In
fantry Division in Korea.)
At First No Job for Zinn,
Then College Yells for Him
nvend no important changes in the small unit leaders must be con- what removed from the direct con-
that program or schedule. The em- stantly on guard. It is a common tact involved in battle, the artil-
phasis on physical conditioning and tenedncy for the American sold- leryman is apt to feel he is just
de-emphasis of athletics by not giv- ier to feel that as long as he is throwing out rounds at an uh-
ing up drill time were, in my oppin- not actually under fire he is com- known target with unknown re
ion, vevy sound. Training, train- paratively safe. It requires the suits and his efficiency is impair
ing and more training must be the efforts of all leaders to keep men ed due to lack of spirit,
guts of any ROTC camp. Maximum constantly aware of the dangers “However, if he is informed of
training results are obtained by of combat and to move as if the the tremendous effect artillery has
(1) increasing the time allotted enemy watching regardless of lo- on the enemy and on the morale of
to training and (2) making certain cation. It is not a brave man but our own infantfy, he can See a
that the most efficient use is made a stupid one who disregards meth- purpose and feel he is actually a
_... of that allotted time. ods by which his life and those of part of the conflict.”
Hear Bui: Admittedly, this type of warfare his men can be saved.” From several sources, even out
Now that I’ve completed six now being waged in Korea is a 1st. Lt. B, Armor, Commanding here, I’ve heard laudatory coni-
weeks in this Division and the special one. There is none harder Officer, Tank Company, 38th In- ments on how “rough” the Fort
memories of ROTC camp and the on our young combat officers and fantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Div- Hood camp was last summer. Some
Army ROTC program at Texas men. It is certainly a misplaced ision—“The armor officer entering officers from that camp are here
A&M are fresh in mind, it might and ill-advised sympathy when re- Korea will be confronted with three now. If I had it all to do over
be of some value to send you some sponsible officers of the combat major adjustments. First, he will again, that camp would be very
written impressions. arms devote energy, time and ef- be working with men who have had little changed—artd certainly just
fort to any frills and not having only a few weeks of armor training as “rough”,
a direct bearing on the training and that will have been conducted All the best,
necessary to keep the officers and mostly in the field. Most replace
men alive if and when they enter ments are basic riflemen and must
combat. be quickly fitted for operational
Officers reporting to this Div- duty in tanks. Marty times, senior
ision are almost certain to be sent non-commissioned officers Will
forward to a, divisional unit and have had no more than two months
from then on, casualties must be training and experience in armor,
expected. “Second, the new officer will
We’ve had plenty of combat
since my arrival here. My exper
iences so far in Korea with a
retrospect view of our ROTC camp
at Fort Hood lead me to recom-
SJncerely
H. L. Boatner
Brig. Gen., US Army
Asst. Div. Commander
P. S. Intimate combat conditions
here have resulted in all my above
comments being directed toward
training a more effective combat
“The job was a definite challenge
, . , , , 1 • , , , i • and that is how I first came to
not only toward their opponents, but also to their own mem- w6r k for A&M,” said Bennie A.
her athletes.
of
Group Helps SWC
(Continued from Page 1)
Jnanship Committee. He said this
was the only such group he had
fc'Ver heard of.
“We need people who think right
to help intercollegite athletics,”
Grubbs said. “Because of mistakes
by a few athletes and a few
schools, all athletics are criticized.
Justifiable, criticism is okey, but
not this destructive criticism,” he
added.
Grubbs compared the criticism of
college athletics with the “fur
coat and deep freeze trouble” in
federal government.
He also went on to explain the
working procedures of SWC offi
cials. Grubbs identified officials as
people with judgment, guts, and
love of their job.
Coach Otis Douglas of Arkansas
also talked at the dinner. He prais
ed the work done at A&M to quiet
down basketball games.
Three Meetings Each Year
The committee agreed to hold
three meetings a year. The first
in the fall at the home of the
chairmanship school. A second
Zinn, assistant to the Dean
Men for Student Affairs.
While visiting friends in Col
lege Station in August, 1945, Zinn
said he had no indication that in
the fall he would be working for
the college. After returning to
Temple* his hometown, he received
a telegram from A&M with an
offer for the job of setting up a
Veteran’s Advisory Program.
After accepting the position in
the fall of that year, Zinn recalled,
“It was strange in a way because
I had tried in 1936 to come to work
for the college, but I had not met
with success.”
In 1946 he was transferred to
the position he now holds when
W. B. Varner, who held the job
at that time, was recalled into
the armed services.
As an assistant to the Dean of
Men for Student Affairs, Zinn
controls the campus security,
housing office, student labor and
| With such a future, time devoted need t o adjust himself to diffi- office^ Nevertheless'The'mi litarv
to athletic, personnel management, cult i es in resupply operations and character of our Officer Corps
psychological warfare and sub- shortages of necessary equipment, remains the keystone of its ef-
jects sponsored by the spirit of Relow-par equipment must fre- fectiveness
“selling” any special service, arm quently be used under adverse con-
dr weapon smacks of the military ~
demagogus or service politician.
Briefly, my own opinion of the
topics to be emphasized are:
Infantry Lieutenant—(1) A pro-
ditions requiring greater initia
tive from all personnel.
“Third, and most important of
all. the armor officer MUST men-
hlem to emnhasize the Hkimr of tally P re P are himself to use in-
iTJEnt fantry tactics. Armor tactics are
in Korea m almost
every operation artd, due to little
1922. After graduation from A&M
in 1926, he taught school in
Hearne for three years:
Zinn believes he was fortunate
in teaching school there because
in Hearne he met Mrs. Zinn, the one ertemy emplacement by stealth ! a m.ry lac
former Kathleen Murphy. Bennie, and boldness and maximum and co- "“P 0881016
Jr., a 1951 graduate of A&M, was ordinated use of all supporting
born during their last year at
Art
(Continued from Page 1)
present these before schools, clubs,
gathering will be held before the churches, lodges and like organiza-
Cotton Bowl game New Years Day tions keep the Mickles busy most
in Dallas. nights of the week.” according to
What’s Cooking
AGC: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., room
3-C MSC. Plans for field trip to
be made.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
CLUB: Tuesday, after yell prac
tice, room 2-B MSC. Smokes with
free cigars.
ARCHITECTURAL WIVES
The third meeting each year
will be at the host school of the
SWC track meet. These meeting
places were set by the constitution
which was ratified here. It was
also agreed that the chairmanship
would be rotated each year. The
host School for the fall meeting
will appoint a chairman and he
will serve for the remainder of the
year.
The meeting next fall has been
scheduled for TCU and then Bay-
SOCIETY: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., , , v j. ,, ,
South Solarium YMCA. Frank lo1 ' y P, u \ Af l 01 ', lhat
Who’s Who.
Visiting Hollywood often to keep
abreast with the latest glamour
portrait techniques, Mickle studies
methods of many artists' and con
stantly develops his own popular
techniques.
On his Hollywood visits Mickle
is the guest of William Mortenson,
a leading American pictorialist.
Mortenson has perfected a unique
etching texture which is used by
himself and Mickle exclusively.
The three gold framed portraits
year
Hearne.
When the Zinn family moved
to Temple High School, and Tem
ple Junior College. He taught
math and various' sciences at the
high school and at the same time
he taught health and physical
education in the junior college.
He was also assistant football
coach and head track coach at
the college.
Zinn was called to the armed
service in 1940 and stationed with
the 36th Division. A year later he
transferred to the 82nd Airborne
Division. It was with this division
that he saw active duty in the
Normandy invasion during the war.
After he was transferred to the
18th Airborne Corps, Zinn remain
ed in the army for five years. He
spent 27 months overseas which
took him through the North Afri
can, Sicily, Italy, Normandy and
the Battle of the Bulge campaigns.
Zinn was released from active
service in July, 1945 with the rank
of lieutenant colonel, and returned
to his home in Temple before com
ing to A&M in the fall.
weapons available in an Infantry 01 ' ^ opposition from enemy ar-
Regiment, and (2) quickly organ^ ^
We can never condone “stealing,
cheating or lying.” The fearless
ness of our military officials and
their refusal to compromise in a
recent national scandal involving
our people will continue to sup-
individual integrity is prPof that
port the traditional attitude and
moral fiber of the United States
Army.
ize and prepare that occupied posi- ‘ his f the *&’ V s 8Up Port 0 f the in-
’JL fVm fantry. Therefore, the tanks must
tion to resist the “to-be-expected
counter counterattack.”
Tank Lieutenant—Learn expedi
ents and enterprise in getting tanks
forward to assist the infantry ad
vance. (Terrain here precludes or
thodox tank warfare.)
Artillery Lieutenant — The “for
ward observer” has reached the
pinnacle of his Usefullness out here.
He must learn use of cover and
concealment for his team and him
self.
Other individual views relative
to the three branches follow:
1st. Lt. A, Infantry, Headquar
ters 2nd Infantry Division, for
merly platoon leader, 24th Divi-
move wherever the infantry at
tacks however difficult the ter
rain and seemingly impossible the
tank position.
1st. Lt. C, Artillery, assistant
S-3, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division, formerly
Forward Observer, Battery Exe
cutive Officer and Battery Com
mander—“One of the major attri
butes an artillery officer can de
velop is the ability to talk with
the men warmly and inform them
of their part in the conflict. Too
often, enlisted men do riot work
with spirit and determination be
cause they have no idea of the ef
fect of their jobs on the enemy
sion—“It has been my experience and in the advancing of our own
that 25 per cent of >hc casualties elements.
incurred in battle are due to care- “In artillery, a man must be
lessness. Such things as failure to made to feel that rounds he is
dig-in properly, bunching up (and firing are for some purpose and
soldiers have a great tendency to have a definite effect. Being some-
db this) and exposing oneself by'
Walking bn the skyline, and using
trails instead of going overland
are discrepancies against which
DR. WILLIAM
GOTTLIEB
Registered Chiropodist
Foot Specialist
4824 S. Main, Houston
Will Be in Bryan
the 2nd Wednesday of
each month. Next visit
will be —
WEDNESDAY
October 10, 1951
at the LaSalle Hotel
Office Hours
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evening: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Bennie Zinn
3-A MSC. Movies and
ments.
PANHANDLE CLUB: Tuesday,
after yell practice, Acd. Bldg.
PERMIAN BASIN CLUB: Tues
day, after yell practice, room 3-D
MSC. Election of officers and plans
for Christmas dance.
PORT ARTHUR CLUB: Tues
day, after yell practice, room 301
Goodwin. Members please be pre
sent as there will be election of
new officers.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY: Tuesday,
after yell practice, YMCA Lobby.
Will elect officers.
meetings will be held at schools in in the exhibit were exhibited by in-
alphebetical order: Arkansas, vitation in the Salon of the Royal
A&M, Baylor, Rice, SMU, TCU, Photographic Society of London,
and UT. The character studies are from the
Leon C. Brunk president of the Baylor Little Theater which is un-
Arkansas Associated Student Body der the direction of Paul Baker,
presided. John Whitmore of A&M The pictures will be on exhibit
until Oct. 23, and Mickle plans to
refresh- presentative from all SWC schools
attended.
Coulter will address the group;
members may invite guests; re
freshments will be served.
GALVESTON COUNTY HOME
TOWN CLUB: Tuesday, after yell
practice, room 301 Goodwin.
HORTICULTURE SOCIETY:
Tuesday, after yell practice, room was secretary of the sessions. Re
loans, veterans advisory service,
dormitory councellors, as well
as the administrative duties of
the Dean of Men’s office, which
includes the supervision of sick
reports, refunds from the college,
and work with the Student Sen
ate.
Born irt Temple in 1904, Zinn
Position of Colleges
(Continued from Page 1)
visit the campus before the end of was graduated from Temple High
the exhibit, Click said. School before attending A&M in
Prairie View A&M
After a short program by the
tj,.. . „ ,, ... .. *•. n,, Singing Cadets, directed by Bill
Entering College ni these Times?” Turrter, B. W. Musgraves, spfecial-
Dean Walter Rurtdell, of Lee Col- j n junior college standards for
lege, was the chairmai for this the Texas Educational Agency,
discussion. The leaders [were Ray cited « Somc observations on the
A. Laird, dean of Laredo Jumor Responsibility of the State to the
College; and J. M. Hodges, presi- junior College.”
Facilities Improved
Smith New Head
Pathology College
Among its achievements was re
newed emphasis on its agricultural
and engineering programs. The
$350,000 plant and animal indus
tries building, which with its mod-
The new head of the American
College of Veterinary Pathologists
is Dr. H. A. Smith, head of the
department of veterinary pathol
ogy at A&M.
Far-reaching improvements in
facilities at Prairie View A&M
College to help the institution keep
pace with increasing demands for
its services were reported to the
Board of Directors of the A&M
College System Saturday. facility of this type to be found in
Dr. E. B. Evans, Prairie View a Negro college in the country,
president, in his annual report to was completed. The increasingly
the Board, described the 75th anni- important role played by the Agri-
versary year of the Texas Negro cultural Experiment Substation at
land grant college as the most pro- the college gave hew impetus to
enrollment at Prairie View has
increased by 90 per cent and
graduate enrollment by 172 per
cent.
Improvements in curricula and
dent of the Wharton Cqunty Jun
ior College.
Dr. J. C. Jerriigan, dean of the
college, Texas A&I, was the con
sultant for this group.
After the noon luncheon, John
R. Bertrand, dean of the Basic
Division, presided over the second
session in the MSC Assembly room.
“Establishing a Functioning
Guidance Program in the Junior
College” was the title of the lec
ture delivered by Dr. Arthur E.
Traxler, executive director, educa
tional records bureau, New York.
Deah of the Graduate School,
Ide P. Trotter presided over a
panel discussion on “How Can
Teacher Training Programs be
Made to Serve Junior College
Needs More Effectively?” Mem-
bets of the panel were J. B. Boren,
president of Midwestern Univer
sity; A. H. Nolle, dean of the
Southwest, Texas State Teachers
College; T. M. Spenser, president
of Blinn College; and J. B. Davis,
dean of Amarillo College.
This morning the group attend
ed final meetings to study the
ern equipment, is the outstanding facilities were credited with much
ductive in its history.
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the teaching of agriculture.
Early in the year ail evapora
tion and climatological labora
tory was established at the sub
station in cooperation with the
Texas Board of Water Engineers
and the Soil Conservation Ser
vice. Research in plant introduc
tion and adaption, animal ra
tions and pasture improvement
were conducted, and the beef cat
tle herd was greatly improved.
The School of Engineering was
organized during the year, and
new equipment was received for
engineering instruction. The $220,-
000 engineering building is near-
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Bill Streich News Editor
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Allen Pengelly Assistant News Editor
Bob Selleck Sports News Editor
William Dickens Feature Editor
T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, A1 Bruton, Norman Campbell,
Mickey Cannon, Monte Curry, Dan Dawson, Bob Fagley,
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John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver
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Advertising Representative
Robert Haynie..,
The strong teacher training pro
gram, which for many years has
been the foremost activity of
Prairie View A&M College, finally
has met the most pressing demands
for Negro teachers in Texas. It
now can be operated on the basis
of revision and improvement to
meet changing needs, without the
necessity for constant expansion.
As the college works to revise
its teacher training program to
meet the needs of Texas’ Negro
teachers dnder the Gilmer-Aiken
Law, the trend is illustrated by
the graduate school’s new high en
rollment of 1,100 mostly in-service
teachers, during the summer ses
sion. The new training school
building for this work is nearing
completion.
Continued increases in enroll
ment were noted, with a total for
the year of 4,151, of which 2,350
attended the regular sessions. In
the last six years, undergraduate
of this increase, along with up
ward trends in Negro educational
and economic backgrounds in Tex
as.
To accoirtmodate the growing en
rollment, a hew $350,000 dormitory
for girls went into use at the be
ginning,of the year. One of the old
dormitories was renovated, and a
new $350,000 dormitory for men is
nearing completion.
A campus beautification program
was initiated, and the appearance
of the campus has been greatly
improved.
Completing its first 75 years,
Prairie View A&M College looks
back on a three-quarters of a cen
tury which has been anything but
smooth. The college was founded,
symbolically, on the ruins of a
slave plantation.
Although created in 1876, it
did not enroll its first students,
eight in number, until 1878. The
following fall the class abandon
ed school to take advantage of
the high wages paid for cotton
picking. The college was changed
to a normal school the next year
and reopened with 16 students,
which grew to 60 before the win
ter was over.
But other troubles soon beset
the small Negro school—a state
comptroller who refused to audit
its accounts, and a wind storm
which swept away a good part of
its buildings.
In concluding his report to the
Board, President Evans said, “we
look back on these first 75 years
with ... a deep respect for those
courageous men and women who
struggled through its darkest days.
We look forward with pleasure to
the next 75, determined to justify
those early struggles by fulfilling
the dreams which prompted them—
and more.”
Following this lecture, Dr. Robert previous days discussions and pre-
Jacobs, director of counseling at pare reports.
A&M, answered Dr. Traxler’s ques- At the noon luncheon, Dr. Med-
ti'on with “What We Have Learn- sker delivered an evaluation of the
ed About Guidance in Our Basic conference., The conference offical-
Division.” ly closed following this talk.
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