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A Battalion Editorials HE SHOULD BE MADDER THAN ANYBODY Pa ge 2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1951 Like Pull 9 n Teeth ^ FUNNY trait about the American people is their attitude toward gifts. At Christmas they are more than happy to give all they can to all their friends. Mr. J. Q. Public is more than willing to go into debt or make almost any sacrifice to give the Jones a little gift. But at any other time, they are inclined to resist all at tempt of anyone to get them to donate money or give their time. An example of this is the way the College Station Com munity Chest program is going over this year. Leaders of the drive set up a goal of $10,000 for this area. The money is coming in and the end is within sight— this is good. But the appalling part about it is the people who contribute are not eager to give their money to the fund. Here is a chance for the resident of College Station to help the Brazos County Tuberculosis Association, the College Station YMCA, the College Station Youth Committee, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, the Sal vation Army, the Brazos County Crippled Children’s Asso ciation, the Brazos County Hospitalization Fund, the Bryan YMCA, the Needy Children’s Fund, the American Cancer Fund and College Station Recreation Council and the Local chest charities fund. Here is a chance for the people of the community to make it Christmas all year long for thirteen agencies in this locality. Here is a chance to further the good work done by these agencies. For those who do not want to make it Christmas all year long, there is another incentive to give to the commun ity chest. Here is a chance to get all of the year’s donations made in one check writing. Think it over. Giving isn’t as bad as you think it is. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Battalion Review Insults Intellect The well-known human race could yet along better if it were not for some of the human race. Who Owns What? The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texee, is published by students five times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms. The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscrip tion rates $6.00 per year or $.60 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class Batter at Post Office at College Staton, Texas, tmder the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. , r Represented nationally Member or by National Advertising Service Inc., at New York The Associated Press cit y- Chicago, los An geles, and San Francisco, The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office. Room 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel Austin Managing Editor Bill Streich News Editor Bob Selleck Sports News Editor Pat Morley Women’s Editor T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, Benny Holub, Bryan Spencer, Ide Trotter Edgar Watkins, Carl Posey, Gene Steed, Jerry Bennett, Bert Weller Wr it era Bob Cullen, Jack Brandt cartoonist Frank Scott Quarterback Club Director Dick Zeek Photoeraoher Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Philippus, Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette 1 r i Kd Ho'der Sports Staff Writers PuSen h™ Chi P f Phot ° Engraver Robert' V.V. V. *V. V.V. V.V. * A dvert i sir -S Manager Sam Beck rpHE PEOPLE who comprise the student body and staff of . the College are prone at times to forget a very important point. The point in mind is that we tend to forget that A&M, while it is our school figuratively, is not our school literally except to the extent that we help to comprise the people of Texas. A&M College is a state school and as such is the prop erty of the people of the State of Texas. Because we are af forded this opportunity as students to acquire an education and as staff members to earn a livelihood we are obligated to do everything in our power to utilize the facilities and plant furnished to the fullest extent. The student body is failing to do this when they commit petty vandalism such as carving up desks, “floating out” dorms or individuals, or generally destroying or defacing property that does not belong to them. Staff members fail to do this when they attempt to operate at their jobs in any slipshod, inefficient manner be cause they can sometime get away with it because they hap pen to be working for the state government. We should attempt to give the taxpayers of this State the best return possible for their money. All this would en tail would be for the students to treat equipment and proper ty as if it actually were theirs while the man on the staff would need to perform his work in the most efficient man ner possible just as if he were working for himself. We are repeatedly amazed by the speed ivith ivhich street corner pro fessors give out the answer to hu man problems. Editor, The Battalion: A movie critic has the right to his own opinions in giving a com mentary on a picture. However, when the critic shows his ignor ance of the picture he is review ing, his criticisms become insulting to the intelligence of his readers. In Monday night’s Battalion, the movie “An American In Paris” is reviewed. A look at the title alone would indicate the composer whose music is featured is George Gersh win and not Jerome Kern. The reviewer ends his criticism by comparing the picture with “Royal Wedding” apd “Show Ag Bowlers Drop First Game to UH A&M’s “first string” bowling team lost its first gamp in two years Sunday afternoon, bowing to the University of Houston, 3-1. The Aggie “B Team” bowlers fell also before the U of H second team, 4-0. Richard Alexander lead the Ag gie bowlers with a high game of 20G and a 532 series for the after noon. High game of the day was 249 scored by Bob Harker of the U of If. Bowling for the Aggies were J. Middleton, T. Gullette, W. McRey- nolds, R. Boker, D. Austin, J. Crowley, B Hoefelmeyer, and J. Koontz. Regular meeting of the MSG sponsored Bowling Club will be held Wednesday evening at 7:15 in MSG Room 3C. ... .Advertising Representative Circulation Manager AVMA Will Meet In Redmond Home The Junior Chapter of the AVMA Auxiliary meets tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the home of Mrs. Harold Redmond, sponsor. The program, directed by the wives of sophomore Vet Med stu dents will feature Dr. W. A. Var- vel of the psychology department in a lecture on child psychology. Following the program a,rid bus iness session the sophomore wives will serve as hostesses for a soc ial hour. Jerry Bell, reporter, invited all wives of veterinary students to at tend the meeting at the Redmond home on Munson Drive. Iii ihc Hospital Sixteen A&M students were ad mitted to the college hospital yes terday. These included nine fresh men, three juniors, two sopho mores, one senior, and one gradu ate student. The majority of these students are being treated for colds, said Mrs. Irene “Mom” Claghorn, as sistant superintendent at the hos pital. Over 844 boxes of cold tab lets have been given to students since Friday, she added. The freshmen admitted were: Richard Avent of Meeteetse, Tex as, Sidney Goyer of Tyler, Henry Gilbert of Galveston, Richard Nel son of Corpus Christi, Robert Vic of Killeen, Onnie Boils of Angle- ton, Harold Brumley of New Lon don, Cornelius Robinson of Corpus Christi and Victor Robertson of Dallas. Juniors admitted were: Elbert Le Fevre of Eden, Donald Tabb of Albany, and Edward Konderla of Seagovillc. Sophomores admitted were: Dickie O’Connor of Texas City, and Edward Peterson of Elgin. Charles Davis, senior from Hous ton and P. J. Gazdcc, graduate student of Calcutta, India also en tered the hospital yesterday. Allies Retake Lost Point In Fierce Battle Seoul, Korea, Nov. 21 (Wed nesday)—UP)—Allied troops lost one hill position but re captured it in a fierce coun- teratack on he Western Ko- nrean front Tuesday. Four other Red attacks were repulsed on the central front. In the east, United Nations units gained up to a half mile in high ground northwest of the rugged punchbowl area, some twenty miles north of parralle thirty-eight, the Eighth Army communique said. (The North Korean army com munique broadcast by Pyongyang radio claimed that Communist ar tillery fire broke up ten attacks by the United States 7th Division and South Korean 3rd Division in this sector, ■ inflicting heavy losses; There was no confirmation of this enemy claim). Rain and thick clouds over north ernmost Korea cut sharply into Allied air operations Tuesday. The Fifth Air Force said its jets failed to spot a single Communist plane over MIG Alley. However, along the frontlines Allied fighter-bombers killed or wounded an estimated 250 emenmy troops. The Eighth Army, with ruffles and drums, said adieu to the Glori ous Gloucesters as the war-scarred battalion of British Tommies left Pusan for London. They included only 120 members of the original 000 who landed in Korea Nov. 7, 1950. Of these, only fifteen were survivors of the bloody battle of the Imjin River last April. Meanwhile, Communist truce ne gotiators were expected to present their own cease-fire plan at a fate ful Panmunjpm armistice meeting Wednesday or insist on revising an Allied proposal designed to halt fighting in Korea by Christmas. RADIOS & REPAIRING Call For and Delivery . STUDENT CO-OP Truman Announces Plans For ’52 Election Platform Boat.” Pie makes the statement that most prefer the Kern-Ham- merstein- musical to “An American In Paris.” A poll of critics, and the public too, would show that the Gershwin musical is probably the most popular. We also wonder just who con siders wonderful, I Got Rhythm, and Our Love Is Here To Stay as classics.' Certainly the concerto in F and the American in Paris ton’e poem are classics, but the picture is far from an attempt to force classical music on the public. A reader who has seen the show cannot help but wonder if the re viewer actually saw the picture. If he Jid, how can be interpret the very beautiful ballet as a char acter study, a revealing “Hidden depths in the actors personality.” If our movie reviewers must use the press to attempt to in fluence opinion on a movie, have them at lodst see the movie. We don’t miml critical reviews; we would like reviews that are intel ligent and thought provoking. This is the first time I have written The Battalion, but if a few more ditties like this one oc cur, I imagine I will have more occasions to write. Mercer Rogers ’53 By the Associated Press President Truman predicted Tuesday night the Republicans will suffer overwhelming defeat in next year’s presidential election if they take “the fatal step” of attacking United States foreign policy as a major issue. As for the.Democrats, Mr. Tru man made it clear they will cam paign on a platform of world peace and prosperity at home. The President gave no inkling whether he will be a candidate for re-election, but said he believes the Democrats “can and'will” win. Hitting out in a speech before the National Women’s Democratic Club in Washington, Mr. Truman also predicted the Republicans will try to buy the presidency in 1952 with the biggest “slush fund” in history and will wage a campaign of “lies and smears.” Says Taft Gets Fund The President singled out Sen. Robert A. Taft (Rep.) of Ohio, a candidate for the GOP nomination, as the beneficiary of “special in terests” which, he said, “poured money” into Ohio last year to help re-elect Taft. Mr. Truman said he hopes the Republicans won’t “play with dy namite” by injecting foreign policy into the election campaign, but he declared: “We can meet this issue if it comes. If the Republicans do make foreign policy an issue in the cam paign, it will be the best issue the Democratic party has. We can stand on our record on foreign policy and our achievements in the struggle for peace. “This is no time to play petty politics with the nation’s safety, and the people of this country will surely rise up against the political party that attempts to do it.” Truman and ‘Don Quixote’ Chairman Guy Gabrielson of the Republican National Committee is sued the following statement on Mr. Truman’s speech: “One surprising flash of realism emerged as the Sancho Panza of Missouri tilted his lance at new windmills. He admits a mistake in a presidential election can cause the country untold harm. “The reminder isn’t necessary for millions of Americans. They are disgusted and alarmed .at the;: high taxes, high prices, corruption, | crises and war of his incompetent;; administration. They won’t make the mistake again.” Newsmen asked aids at GOP headquarters why Gabrielson chose the character of Sancho Panza in stead of Don Quixote in his figure of speech about tilting at wind mills. Sancho Panza was Don Quixote’s valet in the novel by Cervantes. “Because Sancho rode the don key,” it was explained in reply. “Don Quixote rode a big white horse—a bit glamorous for Mr. Truman.” Gabrielson’s statement made it clear that the Republicans will re fuse to heed Mr. Truman’s warning against raising foreign policy as a major issue. No Conspiracy GOP officials recalled that a year ago, in the face of similar Democratic warnings, Gabrielson said the Republicans “will not en ter into a conspiracy of silence” about the Truman administration’s Korean war and Far East policies. “In 1952, as in 1950, the Repub lican party will bring all of the issues before the voters, vigorously, repeatedly and fairly,” Gabrielson said in his statement. As for GOP campaign expendi tures, Gabrielson said that “if Mr. Truman is interested in facts,” he will discover that in 1950 the Dem ocratic party’s three national com mittees spent a total of $2,066,372 against $1,444,894 spent by the Republicans. Blast Flying Earlier in the day, Mr. Tinman came under Republican fire for flying from Key West, Fla., to Washington at government expense to make a political speech. Commenting on Mr. Truman’s trip, Rep. Fred E. Busbey (Rep.) of Illinois called it a “political jun ket and declared in a statement: “It can not be said, by the wild est stretch of anybody's imagina tion, that Mr. Truman’s trip has any connection with official busi- 6 Students Report Diarrhea Illness Six students at A&M were re ported ill with diarrhea during the week ending Nov. 17, by the college hospital. Six additional cases were reported in College Sta tion and five in Bryan by the Bryan-Brazos County Health Unit. Influenza was i-anked second by the Bryan-Brazos County Health Unit. Fourteen cases were report ed in Bryan nnd four in College Station. Septic sore throat was third on the list with’three cases’ reFd®d in College Station. Three cases of whooping cough were on the Health Unit’s records for last week, two of which were in Bryan and one in College Sta tion. Bryan has two cases of pneumon ia. Two cases of syphilis and throe of gonorrhea were also reported there. I ness.” Busbey estimated the cost of the round trip at $2,280. The Illinois lawmaker said the cost of operating the President’s plane, the Independence, is paid out of Air Force funds, and he suggested: Offer to Help Eisenhower “The plane might better be used to fly some wounded veterans home from Army hospitals for the Thanksgiving holiday.” On his arrival in the nation’s capital, Mr. Truman had little to offer newsmen except another de nial that he offered to step aside and throw his support to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Democratic presidential nomina tion next year. Mr. Truman said specifically he had made no such offer through an intermediary or through corre spondence. Thus he tacked down earlier denials of reports that he had offered to aid the 5-star gen eral in a private talk during Eisen hower’s visit to Washington early this month. Bryanites Vote School Bond Issue Dec. 11 McCarthy In Paris to Talk Egyptian Oil Paris, Nov. 21—UP)—Glenn McCarthy arrived in Paris Tuesday to begin talks with Egyptian officials concerning possible exploitation of an oil lease . in Egypt. McCarthy said he expected to remain here two or three days and would meet with the Egyptians Wednesday. In Cairo, Turcom Papzian, man aging director of the Egyptian Na tional Petroleum, Company, said McCarthy plans to invest “from $6 to $10 Million” in the exploitation of Egyptian fields. The talks here, Papzian said, will be a continuation of Conferences held in Cairo last week. Papzian said McCarthy had agreed to conclude a deal which would put him in control of 51 per cent of the National Petro leum Company’s shares if. the Egyptian government .accepts Mc Carthy’s condi (ions. The government’s acceptance or rejection of these conditions is • to be made by next Jan. 31, he con tinued. “Otherwise, McCarthy will turn his attention to another oil deal in Argentina.” Papzian and other oil industry sources in Cairo said there is a strong chance that the government will accept McCarthy’s conditions. Bryan, Nov. 21—(A*) — A $400,000 bond issue for school improvements will be voted on by Bryan independent school district residents Dec. 11. • City commissioners voted una-. nimously to submit the issue to the voters. The bond issue will he handled by a syndicate which will, stand all expenses, including the cost of the special election. The syndicate, which includes: Rowles-Winston of Houston, and Russ and Co., and Rauscher and Pierce, both of San Antonio, was represented at a meeting of the commissioners by Attorney George Small, now with Russ and Co, hut; formerly with the Houston firm, The proopsed bonds would run for 30 years with interest at 2,75 per cent for the first 20 years and 3 per cent for the final 10 years. The money, if the election car ries, will be issued for construction of a new San Jacinto Elementary School building and additions to, Crockett Elementary School and remodeling to Lamar Junior High School. According to Attorney Small, it* will not be necessary to raise prop-, erty valuations or the tax rate in order to serve the proopsed issue. The city commission has also ap proved a contract with the Layne- Texas Company of Houston to re work the eight city wells by low-, ering pumps and doing work need, ed to increase production. According to experts of the com-: pany, the increased production will equal the drilling of another well/ which would cost from $25,000 to $30,000. The contract sets $5,982 as the cost of the work. QUEEN COMING SUNDAY! ItHNBDEE WILLIAM'S PIJIJITER PRITEWlNNff?/ SPECIAL STUDENT PRICE; 50c Matinee Matinee 80c Night $1.00 Phone 4-4114 LEGAL HOLIDAY Thursday, November 22, 1951 being a Legal Holiday, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, the undersigned will observe that date as a Legal Holiday and not be open for business. First National Bank City National Bank First State Bank & Trust Co. College Station State Bank Bryan Building and Loan Ass’n. COME IN AND Sm. Omt Compfete v'DiApfaH- CHRISTMAS CARDS BOX ASSORTMENTS BY • INDIVIDUAuX GREETINGS FOR EVERY PERSON ON YOU R LIST The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” By Walt Kelly LFL ABNER Leave ’Em to the Girls By A1 Capp