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THE BATTALION
Friday, February 22, 1952
Ivory Tower .
Students Comment Dr. Denham Speaks
At Kotary Meeting
Impression sWrong On French Leaving
On Letter’s Policy
• • o My John Whitmore
I'or quite a while those of us up in the upper rooms of
Goodwin Hall had an erroneous opinion on what was this
thing called freedom of the press and freedom of opinion.
But like so many things, when a test case comes up the
illusions come tumbling down. This was the situation in our
letter’s column. We have been telling the public the letter’s
column is an open forum. We have also gone under the as
sumption that each and every man has the right to his op
inion and we felt he could not be punished or touched for ex
pressing his opinions.
In a recent case, a man wrote his opinion in the letter's
column about some of the military officers.
These officers brought out an item of military custom
and an item in the student handbook which says—in essence
—a man does not have the right to publicly criticize his sup
erior officers.
The reason'they gave for this ruling, or custom, is that it would
not be well for a man on the front line to be able to write back
to a newspaper telling about how he was ordered to do something.
This, they, said might undermine the discipline of the unit.
To a certain degree this is right.
However they did concede the point that if a case supported by
evidence came to light they would not take any action against the
author of the criticism.
At the same time let it be understood, we are not backing
up or trying to defend the letter written recently. We feel
the man was not clear in most of his thinking.
So as a result of this case we, the editors, have gotten
together and come up with a revision of the policy in handl
ing letter’s to the editor.
If we feel the letter might do the man writing the letter
harm, we are reserving the right to notify the writer he is
"sticking his nepk out” and we will not be responsible for
any action which might be taken.
A continuation of the present policy, is we will not print letters
which contain libelous, scandalous, or obscene items.
Letters which are not signed will not be published. Request for
having a name withheld will not be honored unless the author of the
letter gets special permission from the editor.
Boiled down and put in common sense words—“Don’t
write a letter unless you have your guns cocked, loaded, and
• can back up all facts listed in the letter.” This does not in
clude letters condemning the action of policy of The Battalion.
The announcement yesterday
that Dr. C. Clement French, dean
of the college, had accepted the
presidency of Washington State
College seemed to leave most A&M
students a bit amazed, and in many
cases disappointed.
Dr. French accepted the new of
fice yesterday and is expected to
submit his resignation at the Feb.
29 meeting of the A&M System
Boai'd of Directors.
Difficult to Fill Position
Bob Allen, senior geology major
from Corpus Christi said, “Finding
a man to fill his position will be
difficult, and Washington State
should feel fortunate to have him.”
George Dishman, a senior busi
ness major from Beaumont com
mented, “Dean French has always
given a helping hand to students
in time of need, we hate to see
men of his caliber go.” Bill Vehon,
senior business major from Dallas,
said, “The news that Dean French
had resigned comes as very much
of a shock to me. I know that
we’re losing a good man, and he
will be hard to replace.”
Jim Cogbum, junior architect
major from Ft. Worth said, “He
has come to be a part of A&M
while he has been here, and it will
be no easy task to find a man to
fill his shoes.”
Said Craig Johnson, a senior
geology major from Dallas, “Dean
French has always been known as
one to deal fairly with the pi'ob-
lems of students, and it is with
most sincere regret and cordial
good wishes that' we bid him fare
well.”
Corps commander Eric Carlson,
senior economics major from Elgin,
said “We are extremely unfortun
ate to lose a man that appreciates
all the student problems as Dean
French does.” Jim Thomas, junior
electrical engineer from Denton,
commented, “It is very rare that
a college finds such a capable ad
ministrator; Dean French will cer
tainly be hard to replace.”
Dr. French came to A&M in
September of 1950 as Dean of the
College. He had held the same of
fice prior to coming to A&M at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg. Va.
On the other hand and on another line of thought, Wash
ington State College got themselves a mighty fine president.
They have hired one of the most outstanding men in the
American educational system. A&M was indeed fortunate to
have had the services of this man for the year and a half he
was here.
We don’t know if it is imagination or fact, but during the time
Dr. Fi’ench was connected with the college, the standards seemed to be
raised.
If this is fact, he is to be commended even higher.
Along the more aesthetic lines, we have lost one of the finest
gentlemen ever to walk the campus grounds.
Adding our name to the long list of well wishers, The Battalion
staff extends its congratulations to Dr. French. At the same time,
w;e hate to see him go.
Lutheran Brotherhood
Holds Meeting Here
Kruger
The Fourteenth Annual Brother
hood of the Texas District of the
American Lutheran Church will
hold a, meeting in the MSC Friday.
The Texas District of 200 congre
gations in Texas, Louisiana, and
Arkansas.
Approximately 500 men from the
ALC congregations are expected
to attend the convention, the Rev.
T. H. Swygert, H. W. Havermann,
president of the Texas District
Brotherhood, will preside over the
meeting. Havermann is from
Orange Grove.
Hosts for the convention will be
Fred Sommers of Brenham, presi
dent of the Brenham Area Broth
erhood; Theo. Hohlt, vice president
of the Area and G. E. Jaehne,
secretary. Hohlt and Haehne are
both from Bryan, and are members
of the Brotherhood of Our Sav
iour’s Lutheran Church.
Registration will be from 8-9
a. m. Friday. At 9, the Convention
will open. A banquet at 6 p. m.
in the MSC will conclude the ses
sion.
Toastmaster
Toastmaster for the banquet will
be Dr. William Kraushaar, presi
dent of Texas Lutheran College,
Seguin, and the speaker for the
banquet will be John Bachman,
head of Radio Division of Baylor
University, Waco. Bachman’s sub
ject for the evening will be
“What’s The Use.”
Speakers for the convention will
include Carl Schock, executive di
rector of the International Broth
erhood of the American Lutheran
Church, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. H. H.
Weinert, chairman, Board of Re
gents, Texas Lutheran College, and
the Rev. Henry Hoesman, director
of Evangelism for the American
Lutheran Church, Columbus, Ohio.
Eric Carlson, Cadet Colonel of
the Corps, will welcome the con
vention to A&M.
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He is a member of Tau Beta Pi,
Phi Eta Sigma, Town Hall Staff,
Ross Volunteers, and the PetE
Club. He is secretary to the En
gineer’s Council and was named
only this week as one of four jun
iors to receive Who’s Who honors,
Other honors Kruger has receiv
ed at A&M are outstanding sopho
more of H Squadron, outstanding
freshman of the third squadron,
and company commander of fresh
man flight 12.
Kruger, who has served earlier
this year as acting sergeant-major,
is the son of Mrs. W. A. Kruger,
4404 Avenue C, Austin.
He was graduated from high
school at Brenham where in his
senior year he was valdictorian,
football captain, and president of
the senior class.
Dr. Wm. E. Denham, principal
speaker for Religious Emphasis
Week, was the featured speaker
for the Bryan-College Station Ro
tary Club Wednesday.
Dr. Denham spoke on the
“Christian Answer to Commun
ism.” He pointed out that we could
not solve the great problem of
communism today simply by say
ing that we are better than they
are or simply by guns, although
the matter of guns may be a tem
porary necessax-y expedient.
Davids Talks
To Study Club
“Pi’ices ixx Your Pocketbook”
was the topic discussed by Dr. L.
E. Davids, business administra
tion department, when he spoke to
the Campus Study Club on Tues
day afternoon at the YMCA.
Dr. Davids, who has served with
the OPS in Iowa, pointed out some
of the problems and difficulties of
price controls for the retailer and
for the consumer. He also noted
some of the advantages especially
to the consumer.
MEE GUEST SPEAKER
Mi’. Allen B. Johnson, Class of
’28, sales manager of the Otis
Elevator company, will speak to
the AIEE Feb. 28.
DR. M. W. DEASON
Optometrist
313 College Main
(Formerly Corky’s)
8:00 to 5:00 Ph. 4-1106
RE Week
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“West Point is primarily a mili
tary school and its purpose is to
tuim out officers, while A&M is
primai'ily a technical college with
officer ti’aining secondary,” he
pointed out.
“Things are more relaxed here
and there are more privileges than
at West Point,” the colonel used
as an example.
On the standing which A&M has
gained in the eyes of officers and
cadets at the military academy,
Colonel Ki’egel said, “A&M is x’ec-
ognized both for the number of of
ficers it produces and for the qual
ity that they have shown in the
services.”
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