Battalion
Editorials
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1951
Water Coloring?
/YVER THE weekend water coloring classes seem to have
” begun in the Southwest Conference.
The letters “TCU” were water-colored on the sidewalk
in front of the South Station Post Office in the MSC.
No immediate harm was done because the paint was of
the water base variety. But further developments may prove
different.
It can never be said “students from Texas Christian”
are responsible for the action, for no one was seen. And
since no one was seen painting “TCU” on the sidewalk, it
can easily be questioned whether or not anyone in a con
ference school is responsible.
Past history shows us that if any students go to Fort
Worth, or to any other place for that matter, with retalia
tion in mind it is apt to become a feaux paux. The case of
the Baylor leaflets is the best illustration of this.
The best thing the A&M students can do, is to forget
the incident. Already, however, “Trips to Fort Worth”
prior to Friday seem to be buzzing around the dorm areas.
This is, undoubtedly something which should definitely
be discouraged.
Since we are favored over our coming opponents, it
seems useless to try and stir up trouble on their campus—
again going back to a Baylor incident—this has proven itself
unprofitable.
As we have said, the best thing A&M students can do
about the incident is to forget and when Saturday comes, be
a better and more spirited 12th Man. Let the eleven on the
gridiron do the fighting for A&M.
Committee Members’ Duties, Objectives
SWC Sportsmanship Code
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Agreement makes us soft and com
placent; disagreement brings out
our strength. Our real enemies are
the people who make us feel so good
that we are slowly, but inexorably,
pulled down into the quicksand of
smugness and self-satisfaction.
—Sydney Harris. »• - - • j
International
Needed Course Now Offered Atom Control
Still Possible
‘Editorial Goes
A Little Too Far’
Editor, The Battalion:
I read your editorial about the
Sportsmanship Trophy with dis
gust last night (Thursday). I think
I represent the seniors of the Ag
gie Band in saying that you have
gone a little too far.
I go to yell practices religiously,
and have seen more games than
you have, I am a member of the
“Ole Corps” and “beat the hell out
of everyone” as you say, except
this week because the senior class
said not to.
I am not a two-percenter, and
resent being called a “punk” by
an editor of The Battalion.
If you’ll get your head out and
look around, I think you’ll find
that the man you want to “mark”
is the one who is completely de
void of Aggie Spirit. He is the
“punk” who says “I don’t care if
Interpreting the News
A COURSE in parliamentary procedure is being inaugurat-
ed by Student Activities to help any and all who interest
ed in furthering their knowledge and improving what leader
ship ability they may possess.
An excerpt from the information sheet reads, “The pur
pose of parliamentary procedure is to keep order in meetings,
determine the will of the majority, protect the rights of the
minority, and speed business. The larger the group and the
sharper its conflict of interests, the stricter the rules must be
applied.”
The course, seems made to order for those who are tak
ing office for the first time, and perhaps are not familiar
with the rules and ramifications that are necessary to ac
complish anything constructive in a heterogeneous group.
Newly elected student senators and student life commit
tee men should find the course extremely beneficial. With
such a course being offered, it can no longer suffice when one
is out of order to plead ignorance of the rules of order.
“As the industrial and political leaders of tomorrow, col
lege-trained men are obligated to know the rules well enough
to take part in civic and professional organizations which do
business by parliamentary procedure.”
Probably the most important thing to be offered in
the course is the axiom that, “The majority’s will must pre
vail, though the minority’s rights must be preserved.”
We have never been able to believe
that public speakers, as a group,
believe all that they tell other
people.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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JOHN WHITMORE Editor
Joel Austin Managing Editor
Bill Streich News Editor
Frank Davis City Editor
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,
Benny Holub, Howard Hough, Jon Kinslow, Bryan Spencer,
Ide Trotter, John Robards, Carol Vance, Edgar Watkins,
Berthold Weller, Jerry Wizig, Raymond York News and Feature Writers
Bob Cullen, Jack Brandt Cartoonists
Frank Scott Quarterback Club Director
Jim Jenson Photographer
Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Phillips, F. T. Scott, Chuck Neighbors,
Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette, Ed Holder Sports News Writers
John .Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver
Russel Hagens Advertising Manager
Robert Hay me - Advertising Representative
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR.
AP News Analyst
President Truman made his re
ply yesterday to Joseph Stalin’s
recent claim that Soviet Russia has
been forced into the atomic race
by fear of the United States.
The President merely pointed
out that the United States had of
fered to submit its atomic power
to ‘ international control long be
fore Russia had an atomic bomb,
and that the offer still stands.
“We are ready now, as we al
ways: have been, to sit down with
the Soviet Union, and all the na
tions concerned, in the United Na
tions, and work together for lift
ing the burden of armaments and
securing the peace,” Mr. Truman
said.
Others Have Agreed
He might have gone on to say
that the United States and all
the other countries already have
agreed on the proper system for
atomic control. Only Russia has
held out for her own proposal, one
which would be binding on nations
of good will, but which would mean
nothing to a nation on banditry.
The President did not speak as
one who hoped that his words
would mean anything, any more
than he attached any sincerity to
the recent Stalin statement, which
he did not mention directly.
“So long as one country has the
power and the forces to overwhelm
others, and so long as that country
has aggressive intentions, real
peace is unattainable.”
When the power of such a coun
try has been balanced, said the
President, then something may be
possible.
Committee Appointed
After President Truman’s pro
posal a year ago, the U. N. ap
pointed a committee to study the
feasibility of consolidating the
atomic and conventional arms con
trol committees to see if a new ap
proach could be arrived at by
lumping all limitations under one
plane. The sub-committee worked
out a plan which will come before
the general assembly during its ap
proaching Paris session.
No practical observer expects
anything to come of it.
As observers see it now, Russia
is not going to agree to give any
international authority control over
anything she does, much less her
war preparedness program. She in
tends to catch up with the.United
States in the atomic field if that
is possible.
As a corollary, she may enter
tain some hope that America might
be led by her interest in peace to
do what she did in 1921, when she
agreed to scuttle some ships, while
other nations scuttled some blue
prints, in an effort to avoid a
naval race.
It would seem that Russia would
by now have seen enough of Amer
ican determination to realize the
futility of such a hope. But the
Kremlin seems strangely obtuse at
times.
■we win the sportsmanship trophy
or not.”
He is the one who goes around
painting up campuses and start
ing fights.
You have stepped on the wrong
man’s toes again, Mr. Editor.
Joe M. Pyle ’52
Leon R. Bennett ’52
E. J. Sandoval ’52
Louis R. Latch ’52
Lowell A. Holmes ’52
W. D. Bennett ’52
Sam A. Beck ’52
G. D. Kennedy ’52
Alan Cooper ’52
Vernon Berry ’52
Joe Bryant ’52
Ray Alsmeyer ’52
E. A. Yeager ’52
R. C. Fisher, Jr. ’52
Jimmy Carlise ’52
Ed Hill ’52
Comad R. Springer ’52
R. L, Robinson ’52
Charlie Frederickson ’52
B. E. Feriday ’52
J. A. Pope, III ’52
E. R. Anderson ’52
J. K. Miller ’52
G. C. Ellison ’52
(As we explained in yesterday’s
paper, we are admittedly wrong.
Repeating from yester<^iy’s ex
planation of the Oct. 11 editorial,
we think the basic error in the
editorial “Watch Him Well” was
an error in expression, rather
than an error in thinking.
(We agree wholeheartedly
with you that the “punk” is the
one who says “I don’t care if we
win the Sportsmanship Trophy
or not”, and goes around paint
ing up campuses and starting
fights.
(As for your last paragraph,
although we have “stepped on
the wrong man’s toes”, we are
glad to see that the “right” man
is known.—The Editor.)
Need A Reason?
Editor, The Battalion:
Just a note to compliment you on
your editorial “Dollar a Day.” I
am sure that the Fiscal Office has
a valid reason for not setting a
definite date on when the students
are to be paid. What ever the rea
son may be, I’d like to hear it.
Your Turn “Fiscal Department.”
Boh Wolslegel ’51
(Editor’s Note—Nuf Sed!)
K of C’s Present
Awards for Themes
Emil Richers, A&M senior and
Grand Knight of the. College Sta
tion Council of the Knights of Col
umbus, presented Sacred Heart
medals to Sam Urso, eighth grade,
Dickie Newland, seventh grade,
and Patricia Ann Fridel, sixth
grade, of St. Joseph’s School, Bry
an, for writing the best themes
in the annual K of C Columbus
Day contest.
The awards were made yester
day afternoon in the office of Sis
ter Rita, Mother Superior of St.
Joseph’s.
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(During the past week, we
have .received various comments
concerning the Sportsmanship
Trophy, and the committee be
hind this award. In our amaze
ment, we found many students
did not know what the commit
tee was, who was on it, or the
purpose behind it. In the follow
ing, we have tried to explain
this.—The Editor.)
Adopted by the seven Southwest
Conference schools when the
Sportsmanship committee was
formed, were the “Characteristics
of Good Sportsmanship” which are
caused by the voting members in
determining the award winner.
The “Characteristics of Good
Sportsmanship” are:
• Athletic teams shall be al
lowed to play the game to the
best of their natural ability un
hampered by distracting influences
rtom off the field of play.
• Athletic officials shall be
treated with respect and courtesy,
amd their decisions will be accept
ed in good spirit.
• Students of opposing schools
will maintain friendly relationships
at all times and wiill not in any
manner mar or deface the property
or grounds of any school.
• Host schools will make every
effort, to welcome visitors on their
campus and to make their stay en
joyable.
• Outstanding performances or
plays by any team or athlete will
be applauded.
• Victory or defeat will be ac
cepted in a gracious manner.
Athletes shall play the game
to the best of their ability, abid
ing by fair and proper means of
conduct as determined by the rules
of the game.
SWC Sportsmanship Code
Also approved at the second
meeting of the Committee in 1948,
was the SWC Sportsmanship Code,
which is as follows:
PREAMBLE: The purpose of the
Sportsmanship Code is to further
good relatiions between Southwest
Conference schools.
I. Team
A. Each member of the team shall:
Participate in the contest to
the best of his ability abiding
by the fair and proper means of
conduct as determined by the
rules of the contest.
Treat contest officials with
due respect and courtesy and
shall accept the official’s deci
sion in good spirit.
Accept victory or defeat in a
gracious manner.
II. Student Body
A. Pre-game courtesy
1. The host school shall:
Write a letter to the visiting
school and team prior to the
game. This letter should be pub
licized during the week prior to
game in the visiting school’s
paper. Letter should list the ac
tivities of weekend, i. e. ban
quets, dances, and receptions.
Provide receptions and direc
tions for visiting students and
team.
Provide a means of infor
mation—booths or ushers to
provide information about tick
ets, sections, seating, etc.
B. Game Courtesy
1. There shall be cooperation
between yell leaders, band, oth
er student organizations, and
student bodies; i. e. yell leaders’
cheers will not coincide, and stu
dent bodies will not yell while
teams are in huddle or calling
signals.
2. The student bodies shall
avoid misconduct such as fight
ing and overt demonstrations,
use of intoxicating drinks, dis
respect and discourtesy toward
teams and officials, and general
discourtesies during the half
time period.
C. Post-game courtesy
1. Each student body shall
demonstrate:
Respect to both teams after
game.
Respect to each other and to
spectators.
Mutual respect for school
songs whenever they are play
ed.
Members of Committee
Included on the Southwest Con
ference Sportsmanship Committee
and each having votes are:
The President of the student
government or student body.
Editor of each school paper.
Head yell leader.
A representative from varsity
athletic Teams who may either
be elected by the athletes or ap
pointed by the student govern
ment president.
Executive-Secretary of the al
umni or representative of the
former students of each school.
Executive-Secretary of the
Southwest Conference.
Athletic Director of each con
ference school.
Dean of Students in each con
ference school.
Seven sports writers (each
school designates one to vote.)
SWC officials given eight
votes for each the fall and spring
seasons of conference sports.
Also included on the committee,
but not having a vote, is an execu
tive secretary who shall always be
from A&M.
For each voting member, a dele
gate can be appointed to represent
him at the meetings which will
now be held three times during the
year and his vote will be counted.
•
Method of Selection
The method of selection employ
ed is as follows:
• Each person will select three
schools from among the seven con
ference members who, in his opin
ion, best displayed the character
istics of true sportsmanship.
• He will rate these schools ac
cording to their relative merit in
first, second, and third positions
with points to be given in the fol
lowing manner: five points for
first place, three points for second
place, and two points for third
place.
• The school that i*eceives the
largest total number of votes will
be selected as the winner of the
sportsmanship award.
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