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J Battalion Editorials Page 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1952 WHEN PRESSURE AREAS MEET !- STORMY ! , Qn ilie Silver Screens , A Fair Shake? IIOW LONG are we here at A&M going to let our system kill itself? As the years go by we can see how one of our aversions is hurting us and gives an indication it will hurt us even more. It is our attitude toward the transfer students—these men have two and a half strikes against them before they even come to A&M. We feel as if there is something wrong with them if they went to some other school before they came to A&M. In student honors, the transfer student is shunned. In rank, with some exceptions, they are ignored. In day to day living, they are belittled. So what are they to do? They stop coming to A&M. And when a man doesn’t come to A&M after he is grad uated from a junior college we can’t see why he refused the chance to have the honors connected with Aggieland. Riggs Invited to Be Hope Revives Old Smashes; Speaker at Kansas Gangsters Go Scientific Educators have said there is a trend in education today for the students who are graduated from high schools to enter a junior college—yet we fail to take this into account. _What is the reason for our attitude toward the transfer student? The reasons vary. Some say it is because they have not gone through the rigors of a freshman’s life—while what happens to a fresh man at some of the other schools makes us look like pikers. Others might say it is because if a person went to an other school their allegiance is split. About this reason we wonder if anyone has ever heard a transfer student sing his former school’s song while the Aggie band is playing The Twelfth Man ? At the same time do we ever think any of the men who have been here all during their time at collge have an urge to sing their high school song while the band is play ing The Spirit? If you will look at the enrollment figures, you will see we are not getting the number of transfer students we did in the past. •»$ sfr * Why, because in many cases, the transfer student"goes back to his old school and tells his friends “You don’t get a lair shake at A&M.” And he is right, a transfer student does not get a fair shake at A&M. How long are we here at A&M going to let our system kill itself? Peas in a Pod TSyilETHER a man realizes it or not, his main purpose in going to college is to learn to become a leader. This does not only apply to his being able to direct other persons, but it also has a bearing on his being able to control himself. " To obtain this ability of leadership, a man must sue feed first in gaining an individual character, one that will l^lace him above others and command the respect and admira tion that a leader should have. This is especially true at a military school, an institution fhat has the responsibility of not only turning out men that fvill benefit civilian society but men that can lead the armed forces of our nation. Such a man can only be made if he i|s able to obtain individuality all his own. ! An individual can never be born if he is forced to bow to the will of the majority of students or be ostracized for holding ideas of his own. Soon he will become afraid to express and carry out his own beliefs and become just another college graduate with a degree and nothing more. It is true that any military school must have discipline jf it is to develop character in a man, but discipline should hot be confused with the right of every person to hold his Own ideas and feel free to express them without fear of being classified as a non-conformist and disloyal student. ^ Drouth Slows Tillage (Continued from Page 1) continued drouth and the earth becomes pulverized. It is an added expense since it produces no in come, but farmers are working at it pretty hard,” he said. Some areas, including the one extending from Lubbock to Big Spring to Pecos, are too dry for tillage operations, he said. “The drouth has been of 18 months duratiion or longer in more than 100 counties. This is longer than the drouth of 1917-18 and the most severe since 1886. Poor Land Coverage “This means poor to fair cover on ranges and poor to none on crop lands,” Merrill said. Art Brailey, Potter County farm agent, said at Amarillo that he does not expect the return of dust bowl days soon, if ever. At attri buted this to deep moisture in that area and improved soil treatment and crop methods. In that region, he said, “The wheat country is in a lot better shape than in the 30’s.” “We will have some blowing this spring in this area, but in my opin ion, will not have a return of the dust bowl this season. Barring a lot of thawing and freezing, we will be in a pretty good shape, except in some spots where there is no coverage. Moisture in Soil John W. Herring of Alice, head of a six-county soil conservation district, said the Corpus Christi area is in a “little bit better con dition” to avoid dusters than the rest of the state because of mois ture of the soil. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College ol Teiee, 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 sxamination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication, are Mondaj through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. 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JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel Austin Associate Editor Bill Streich Managing Editor Bob Selleck Sports Editor Prank Davis -..City Editor Peggy Maddox Women’s Editor T. H, Baker, E. R. Briggs, Benny Holub, Bryan Spender, Ide Trotter Edgar Watkins, Carl Posey, Gene Steed, Jerry Bennett, Bert Weller Staff Writers Bob Cullen, Jack Brandt Staff Cartoonist Frank Scott Quarterback Club Director Dick Zeek Staff Photographer iPat LcBlanc, Hugh Philippus, Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette Ed Holder Sports Staff Writers John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver Russell Hagens Advertising Manager Robert Hay me Advertising Representative S&tQ Beck Circulation Manager ASLDKFHGHDKSL No, it doesn’t mean anything—we just had to get your attention. Ole Lou needs books, and needs ’em bad. Look over this list, and if you have any of these books, bring ’em by TODAY. Let’s make a trade. A deal with Lou—is a steal for you. I PAY CASH! 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(Your books are usually worth more on a trade in than they are worth in cash.) Loupot’s Trading 1*081 NORTH GATE By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Staff Writer “My Favorite Spy” starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr — Paramount—Queen Theatre. “My Favorite Spy” is a rehash of Bob Hope’s earlier movies (“My Favorite Blond”, “They’ve G'ot Me Covered”) served with assorted jokes and routines that have been tasted many times before. Employing the ancient comedy vehicle of the mistaken identity. “My Favorite Spy” concerns a down-at-the heels burlesque comic who impersonates a dangerous but amorous. European spy. This im personation carries him from the allies and swank night clubs of Tangiers to the boudoir of the local Mata Hari, (Hedy Lamarr). ON THE WAY, he is involved with such screen menances as Frank L. Sullivan and Marc Law rence who, not appreciating the Hope brand of humor, try to as- sinate him all through the picture. Their methods involve everything from the old fashioned shooting to putting a bomb in his top hat. Since Hope is faster with a gag than the villians with a gun he lives to ad lib again. Although it lacks the originality of his earlier successes, his .loyal fans will still find Hope funny as the confused half-wit involved with international criminals. The COMEDIAN’S talent for getting laughs out of the oldest comic routines combined with Hedy Lamarr’s ability to make a deaf man enjoy a movie with fast dia logue, enable “My Favorite Spy” to succeed is its plagiarism of the earlier comedies. “Calling Bulldog Drummond’,’ starring Walter Pidgeon and Margaret Leighton—M.G.M. — Campus Theatre, “Calling Bulldog Drummond” is an unpretentious little thriller con- WITH THE exception of the ra- cerning some scientific minded dar bandits the plot seems too gangsters who introduce the new familiar to win any awards on or- look to the stick-up business. iginality. But the performances > T , , , ,, ,, of stars Pidgeon and Leighton corn el l°™ ally bined with a capable supporting cast of British actors make “Call ing Bulldog Drummond” a better than average crime movie. Sire Testing of Bulls and Rams” is the subject of a talk to be given to Kansas State College by J. K. Riggs, professor of animal husbandry, J. C. Miller, head of the animal husbandry department, has announced. accepted methods of hoisting a joint, these hoods use radar, walk ie-talkies, and military precision in performing their felonious activi ties. Riggs has accepted an invitation from the animal husbandry de partment of Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas, to appear on their Livestock Day Program of Farm and Home Week, Feb. 7. BULLDOG DRUMMOND, the undaunted scourge of the London underworld who raises pigs for a hobby is well played by Walter Pidgeon. Sophisticated to his fin gernails and employing a wit as dry as the Saharra, actor Pidgeon gives an enjoyable performance. 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