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THE BATTALION
Monday March 17, 1952
Ivory Tower
Senate Head’s Out
On Revision Plan
College Station to Aggieland
Seniors Give Name Reasons
Open Letter to College Station Citizens:
POW’s Hit
Reds Blame
UN Airmen
By John Whitmore
There are a few things that the senior class would like
to say concerning the proposed change of the name of Col-
During the past week or so a lot has been said about lege Station. It has been brought to our attention that many
campus politics and elections. Out of it all there is one of the citizens of this community are indignant at having
thing that outshines all other byproducts of the discussion our class undertake such a project.
and that is a resolution passed at the last meeting of the It seems that many of these citizens resent having col-
Student Senate. lege students, who aren’t actually residents, attempt to dic-
At this meeting the senate saw a need to establish a fate to them, the permanent legal residents, the name of their
committee to review and suggest revisions of the student city. It is argued that the permanent, voting citizens are the
body constitution. The senate had in mind bringing some ones who live here and who would be mainly affected by the
of the items up to date and clarify others. change, and that they alone are the ones who should decide
_ , . . the name of their city.
TAKE FOR an example, the senate constitution says all Citizens of College Station, indeed the senior cla5s is not
amendments to the constitution will either go to the Student trying to dictate to you the name of your city. We fully real-
Life Committee or to the Academic Council. j ze that we are not voting citizens here, that we are here for
Munsan, Korea, March 17—
(IP)—Communist truce nego-
C. In addition, the name Aggieland would appear
at the beginning of all newspaper articles written here.
Quite frequently these articles appear in major newspap
ers over the country.
D. This city is already referred to as Aggieland. Let- fiators today accused the uTn.
ters are received addressed as such; buses are labeled as command of carrying out an-
such; our water tower bears this name; and the name is other “criminal” aerial attack
used continually in conversation. on a prisoner of war camp in North
E. During the process of the name change, the story Korea.
would be carried by every paper in the state. Those who The Reds said a British soldier
always wondered where College Station was and what was
there would find out, and those who knew would be remind
ed. Again, this would be fine publicity for the school. The
name Aggieland would soon be known throughout the
state. ■
was wounded when an Allied plane
strafed a camp near Chansong be
fore dawn Sunday.
A second group of negotaitors
working on truce supervision be
gan the thorny job of picking five
2. There are many college stations—NTSC Station, P 0 ^ of entry for troops and ma-
The Sudent Life Constitution says all senate amend- only a relatively short time, and that we have no power what- Southwestern U. Station, TSCW Station, etc.' All of these ~ e y, iel ? n e ^, ch Slde the ba j ttle
ments will go through them and be passed on to the Academic soever to do such a thing. However, just like 70,000 former schools are in a large town whose name and origin are not Communist acceptance of
Council. Who is right ? This was the thing that caused the students, our hearts will be here forever, and we will always directly connected with the school. But College Station was a chinese^Co^Tsai Cheng-Wen
discussion. t feel a part of Aggieland. brought into existence by A^M College, it thrives from this said the Allied plane opened fire
A committee of seven'men was established to look into This idea was proposed by a former student and after College, and it has grown into a city in itself. This city de- on the Changsong prison camp de-
such idiosyncrasies and suggest a change. thorough investigation and consideration of the matter our serves a name which designates it as an independent city and spite “conspicuous markings” on
At the same time Committeeman Ted Stevens got up at c | ass has seen fit to agree with him. Indeed this idea is not distinguishes it from the other college stations which are the tents. He admitted under
the meeting and outlined a proposed amendment or revision s i m Ply a passing fancy or an impulsive whim on our part. We actually only campuses. questioning, however, that the
of the constitution which might blast or lull the entire school. ^ e j a *^L t s h trurth™sufdents n to7hrfo t rmer studentsTn™ to 3 - . No other colle8 . e town in the country would have as C “"i? ZZtL fiSLty pointed out,”
HE PROPOSED a change of representation from the you, the people who live here. In view of this we have decided expressive and as meaningful name as here. We would indeed Tsai said, “that while your side has
present dormitory senators and at-large-senators to a system to stage a drive to attempt to sell the idea to you. be uni 9 ue - nf d nnJ Si
of representatives from the various classes. It is ridiculous for us to think fop a second that we alone 4. College Station is Aggieland. Besides the thousands * * * y OUr sid J, has carried out suc _
This he said would give the senate a fairer representa- can effect such a change or force you to do it. All we are at- of students who are Aggies, there are many ‘former students ce sive bombing and strafing
tion and a more direct connection with the entire student tempting to do is to bring to your attention these numerous who are now members of the faculty. And, too, few professors, against the captured personnel of
body. advantages which would result from this change. business men or citizens in any field who have come to Col- your side. * * * For these succes-
Now there might well be a lot of bugs in this system Naturally if it is pointed out that the disadvantage of lege Station have failed to catch the spirit and feeling of the sive criminal acts, your side bears
that aren’t immediately apparent. Let’s hope the committee such an innovation outweigh the advantages we will drop the Aggies. So in one form or another—student, former student grave responsibility toward our
has all of these bugs worked out and can present at the next matter immediately. But, as yet, we don’t believe this has or convert—we are all Aggies, and this is indeed Aggieland. side and the P e °i )le °f tbe whole"
meeting some good concrete proposals which will be accept- been one. Therefore, we will continue to try to sell you on 5 The word -station” implies a post office sub-station,
able to the entire student body. the idea and the opposition will continue to point out to you Ev erywhere except here that is what it is—a sub-station
the drawbacks of the move. Ultimately the decision will rest
with you. All we ask is that you approach the problem without
prejudice and with an open mind.
1. Most of the citizens of College Station derive their
livelihood from A&M College; therefore, it is to their ad-
While on the subject of the senate, there is another mat
ter which might well be called the “Case of the Unrepresen
ted.
The business of the senate was stopped dead Thursday vanba ge toi A&M to glow and prosper. The value of this
by lack of a quorum. The senators just didn’t seem interested change in ob advertisement and publicity is priceless
enough in the group to come to the meeting.
SUCH AN ACTION has a tendency to undermine any
and all attempts to make the senate better.
They have a ruling that a person can only miss three
unexcused meetings . . . after that is calls for expulsion. At
the past meeting the official roll book of the senate was not
there for the number of absences to be counted.
Now there were a lot of fellows who were absent because
of some good logical and valid reason—but at the same time
there were a lot of men who were just doing something else.
GRANTED it isn’t the most pleasant thing in the world
to sit in a stuffy Senate Chamber listening to a few men ar
guing over the relative merits of some parliamentary device.
But we elected some men to the job . . . they should
carry out this job or get out.
What is that old saw that says “do something or get
out of the chair.”
world * *
Red Artillery
Rocks Warship
Seoul, Korea, March 17 —
(IP)—Red shore guns yester*
day hit the superstructure oi
the Battleship Wisconsin,
be only one Aggieland Texas. Moreover the other A&M whisHe^top'ltotton out JdeTf Bryff^dTecam^ reorganised SfSfMP ° f the , u - s -, s ? v e nt ‘
or annex of the main post office in a town.
Originally that is what College Staiton was named to be
—a sub-station of the Bryan Post Office. However, today it
is an incorporated city and has obviously outgrown that stig
ma of being known as a Bryan post office sub-station. Still,
however, College Station citizens receive mail addressed: Mr.
Jones, A&M College, Bryan, Texas. Many people who have
long known of A&M still refer to it as being in or near
Bryan, and not as being at College Station.
It is high time this city stopped being branded as a
source S isn7 the^ schoo?* 1Vger Wh ° Se primary re_ a^the separate, independent, progressive city that it is.
B. The name Aggieland would be announced on trains FOR THE SENIOR CLASS:
and at railroad terminals throughout the state. J. W. Dalston, President
A. Letters throughout the nation would be address
ed and postmarked Aggieland. True, there are other A&M
colleges, but there is only one Texas A&M, and there would
Showtime
PROBLEM BOYS
‘Horse Opera’ Has
Time Chances
ilfes
mm
\WHAT to vo? *'
A look at the galley proofs of the coming Commentator
was quite a relief. There is an editorial in the magazine on
pag# two or three that is really worth reading.
IT CONCERNS itself with the need of a department of
fine arts at A&M. This article is worth reading and con
sidering.
On the side, this looks like the best issue of the maga
zine to come off the presses.
By JERRY BENNETT
Battalion Saff Writer
“Bend of the River” starring- James Stewart and Arthur Ken
nedy—Universal International.
“Bend of the River” adds some new lyrics to the horse
opera’s familiar score which enables the film to stand out
among its thundering herd of corny contemporaries with a
brand all its own.
Photographed against the background of the Oregon
® country, this superior “North Western,” nourished its origi-
* , . ,. , — . , . . i • -,..1 nal plot with some high grade oats consisting of technicolor,
^ f/u ien( r w 10 aiound the performances by stars James Stewart and Arthur Ken-
office had something rather funny m it. According to a nedy, and the lively direction of Anthony (“Winchester 73”)
graduate of about four years ago, the corps is going to the
place of eternal brimstone smoke.
UNDER DIRECTOR Mann’s spirited guidance, the mov-
WHEN THE EXES think this, men, it is time to cash j e wastes little fime in getting started. From the moment!
in the work we have been doing. Maybe Hollick’s will give the first scene flashes on the screen the action is continuous
you a cash refund on your boots and the Exchange Store will as it moves from a saloon fight, three pitched gun battles, an
buy back your brass. Indian raid, and a fight to the death between hero and vil-
It’s time to go! lain i n rapids of the Columbia river.
® Although loaded with excitement,
T , ± tj- it is the movie’s detour from the
Laurels are kmda like the seat of your pants. If you hov trail blazed bv nreced-
sit on them too long, they get thin. ing stampedes of horsy nonsense,
that gives the movie a distinction
all its own.
Give an Irishman lager for a month, and he's a dead INSTEAD of the hackneyed sit-
/
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MEW HAMPSHIRE
PRIMA&V
RE5ULTS
man. An Irishman is lined with copper, and the beer corrodes nations involving bank robberies,
misunderstood desperados with a
hero complex or the defense of the
old homestead, the plot depicts the
harships of a wagon train bringing
supplies over mountaineous coun
try to a group of settlers.
Trying to reach its destination
before winter, it is hampered by
the elements, attacks of desperados
and a mutiny.
Using his characteristic boyish
drawl and nonchalant mannerisms,
James Stewart is good as the guide
who leads the supply train through
its perilous journey.
ALTHOUGH Stewart delivers a
winning performance, it is the act-
Kepresented nationally by ing of Arthur Kennedy that steals
National Advertising Ser
vices Inc., at New York
City, Chicago, Los An
geles, and San Francisco.
it. But whiskey polishes the copper and is the saving of him
—Mark Ttrain.
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the show. Winner of the 1951
Broadway Critics Award, Kennedy
is outstanding as the happy-go-
lucky killer who double-crosses all
his friends for control of the sup
plies.
In addition to an exciting story
and the capable acting of its stars,
the show becomes outstanding
through its use of authentic scen-
ei-y instead of painted backdrops.
AT TIMES the film’s action is
overshadowed by shots of beauti
ful snow covered mountains, tur
bulent rivers, green forests and
majestic wastelands which are ac
cented by the technicolor photo
graphy.
So far the best western of the
1952 season, “Bend of the River”
proves that a horse opera can go
metropolitan if played in right key.
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P O G O
By Walt Kelly
WON’T PO NO (30OCX I'M THE
PENT CONTROL. OFPJCEJE, TcO\
NEITHER THE TENANT NOR THE f
LANPEORO TRUBTE MET
Fleet, off the east coast of Nortl;
Korea.
Damage was superficial.
Three sailors were hurt slightly.
U.S. F-86 Sabre jets Sunday
shot down three Communist MIG-
15 jets, probably destroyed two and
damaged eight in the first air bat
tle in four days.
Infantrymen warmed their chill
ed bones under one of the warmest
suns since last Fall.
Ground action remained light and
scattered.
One Allied division marked St.
Patrick’s Day by firing green
smoke shells at the Reds.
At noon Monday (10 p.m. EST,
Sunday), the U.S. Eighth Army
clamped a new blanket of censor
ship on front line troop designa
tions. The Army recently identi
fied several divisions on the battle-
line.
The heaviest ground action Sun
day was south of Kosong on the
eastern front.