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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1952 There ’veBeen Some Changes While You Were Away Selah WELCOME BACK to Aggieland! ^ While you spent your summer at ROTC Camp, working under the hot sun on con struction jobs, or just loafing away the time, people were at work here making changes on and around the campus. In the way of changes you will notice the progress of construction On the hew Engi neering Building, the Texas Engineer’s Li brary, the new athletic plant, and the Vet erinary Hospital. A&;M’s mammoth gym nasium is slowly rising out of the ground, and evidently is not being delayed much by the recent steel strike. Progress along other lines of construc tion, however, is lagging and many people are asking why. The Military Department was to have moved into the Extension Serv ice Building this summer, while the extension service disolved its many offices in other buildings on the campus. The System Ad ministration Building which is to house sev eral of the extension offices, is far behind schedule in being rennovated for its new occupants. Look for the “big move” in De cember or January. Green grass has been one of the most noticeable additions. to the campus picture. The college has an abundant supply of water and officials have seen fit to water all sum mer the main drill field, the MSC lawn, and now even the band practice field is getting a thorough sprinkling? -v You are going tq notice some changes in price at local business establishments. Hair cuts advanced from 75 cents to one dollar, and a picture show ticket now costs 50 cents. These are not the only changes in prices, but certainly most noticeable to the average Ag gie. Fresh coats of paint adorn the walls of several dormitories in the upperclassman ar ea. College officials promise to finish paint ing all upperclassman dormitories next sum mer. Everything is ready for your registration tomorrow. Practically all- professors are back from their short vacation between summer school and the regular semester. Now let’s start the new school year off in a big way. A big hearty “howdy” to ev eryone. We’re glad you are back. % Big Year Certain For A&M Again In Athletics, Corps, Administration fall A&M is STARTING a tog - year. rt-kX-ifl Although the enrollment may about 200 below last year’s, more than 6,000 students will find the college progressing in many ways. In athletics, the Aggie football team has again been rated as “a cellar favorite.” This, of course, has not daunted Head Coach Ray George, his staff or our team. Since Sept. 1, all have been working hard, preparing for this year’s intersectional clashes and South west Conference games. A&M will gain prominence on a nation wide basis again this fall with the coast-to- coast telecasting of the Michigan State foot ball game at Lansing, Mich. The Cadets, not surprisingly, are the underdogs to the Associated Press’ No. 1 team in the nation, Michigan State. However, more people than ever before will hear of Texas A&M and see their fine athletic squad and sportsmanship in action. Our cellar rating usually doesn’t hold true to form. Other athletics also hold a bright future. Coach John Floyd will have an experienced and tall basketball team. Baseball prospects are looking good with last year’s constantly winning freshman team now eligible for SWC play. Unbeatable and colorful track teams are rapidly becoming a tradition under the helm of Col. Frank (Andy) Anderson. Two A&M students participated in the Olympics this summer. Walter (Buddy) Da vis won the gold medal in the high jump and Darrow Hooper, who is returning this year to play football and also compete in track, placed second in the shot put, less than a half inch behind first place. A&M is defending SWC Track Champions and has been defeated only once in three years.*' Our minor sports will be stronger. The fencing team should be able , to continue as champions of the conference and our other activities are stronger. And the Corps of Cadets is improving too. Formed with three divisions, larger com panies, better picked staffs, the Corps should increase A&M’s military proficiency ratings. Our student government has received a few changes which could effect the perman ent structure of student organizations. New professors have been added. And others, some students will be glad to hear, are gone. We have a new dean of the col lege, and he’s practically an Aggie having come here from Colorado A&M. It’ll be a big year. Don’t forget, you’re part of it. To Entering Freshmen Now Allah be praised, while his servant begets A few words of wisdom to you first year cadets Rocky’s the path of the halt and the lame, Trod by thou creatures who bear “Fish” as thy name. Heed well these expressions; they’re wonderously true, And each one applies of perforce to you. Thy prophet gained wisdom as he passed there before, Spending three years of madness in Math 104. Thy great thirst for knowledge, you may quench from this pool, But avoid thou these pits as you trek through the school. Beware of the “wet head”, a man filled with guile. He will chastise thy body and frown on thy smile. Oh, beware of that group known as Team of the Dean. It rewards not with letters, nor the monthly long green. Pay court to the Grade Point, that valuable gem, It will keep and esteem thee at Tex A and M. Practice the Hump, and always pay heed To the Yell Leader’s signals, when the Eleven need Speed. When strangers thou see, be pleasant and bland, Inquire of their homesite; extend forth thy hand! When on the King’s Highway, to forego the “ream”, Stay clear of the short-haul and the illegal Up stream. In all manner of athletics, thou wilt always be right, To have only praise for the Maroon and the White. Know thou the War Hymn and the time when it’s sung; Saw Varsity’s horns off with great force of the lung. Always cogitate and never once think; Befriend Army Lou and the Downs known as “Pink”. If thou heed this advice and none of it spurn, A “wheel” thou’ll be and have grade points to burn. Thou wilt join a “fraternity” that wilt prosper thy days. And the words, The True Spirit, will mean more than a phrase. For it has truly been spoken in the tents of the wise, There’s no group of men greater than those Texas .Ay j ize ^ ALLAH BILL BILLINGSLEY Senate, Life Committee Governing Bodies Receive Overhaul By FRANK MANITZAS Battalion Co-Editor Student government at A&M is continuing to progress with more students participating and taking interest in.run ning their own affairs. Founded in 1947, the Student Senate became the “lower house” of A&M’s bicameral student government with the Student Life Committee (SLC) serving as the “upper house.” Last year, the Student Senate amended and approved the Constitution of the Student Body which calls for the ex istence of the SLC and itself. The Constitution was approved by the Student Life Committee as passed by the senate which would make a broader and more representative form of gov ernment here. . t An unheralded change was made during the summer months by the Academic Council. Article Three of the Con stitution, as amended May 16, 1951, was subtracted. This article was important for it placed the existence of the Stu dent Life Committee in the hands of the students. With the extraction of the article, the Academic Council now fathers the life committee. But A&M’s student government covers a large field. Be sides the life committee and the senate, the Athletic Council and the Memorial Student Center Council have* student body representation. Senate Has Various Functions The Student Senate serves the student body in other capacities along - with its executive power. It represents the student body both on and off the campus and serves as a liaison org-anization between the faculty, the student body and other colleges in mat ters relating to student activities. More than 44 senators will make up this year’s senate. The num ber over the 44 will be A&M stu dents who are officers of the Tex as Intercollegiate Students Asso ciation (TISA) and under the new Constitution become exofficio members of the senate. Representation in the Student Senate will be: • Two senators elected from and by the day students. © One senator from each hous ing area, Veterans Village and College View. sena- J • One senator from each non military dormitory. (Five tors.) • The vice president of each class shall be a member of the senate. (Four senators.) • Fifteen senators elected at large from and by the senior class. • Ten senators elected at large from and by the junior class. © Six senators elected at large from and by the sophomore class. The Student Senate will continue to keep its officers, elected by the members. Officers are a, presi dent, vice president, recording sec retary, corresponding secretary, treasurer, parliamentarian, and chairman of standing committees. These committees again will prove the backbone of the senate in working out details and reporting results to the members. * Important Changb The remainder of the Constitu- probably could be reversed by thi tion carries only one other import- students if they sued for action, ant change from the 1951-52 char- The alteration of the Student ter: Article Six which calls for Body Constitution without student the formation of an election com- representation could set a danger- mission. This group of 20 students ous precedent. and one faculty staff member ap- Prior to the new Constitution, College Blue Book Has Minor Changes pointed by the dean of men have the responsibility to provide a se cret ballot type voluntary prefer ence for all student elections. all matters from the senate moved to the “upper house” of the A&M student government, the Student Life Committee. Under the stu- The rule that freshman and sophomore non-military students who are on probation must have permission to leave the campus on weekends has been dropped from the 1952 edition of the College Rule Book. Another new rule covers per sonal property abandoned on the campus. It may be picked up and held at the Campus Security Of fice until called for and identi- Poultry Work Given Cash Grant A cash grant of $6,500 has been received by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station from T. A. Hensarling, executive seci’etary of the Texas Poultry Improvement Association. The fund will be used by super visors of the poultry husbandry department in carrying out a poul try improvement program in Tex as, Director R. D. Lewis of the Texas Station announced. This is the fourth year the Texas Poultry Improvement Association has provided the poultry depart ment with a cash grant for con ducting an improvement program, Lewis said. Open for Students MSC Activities Listed The Memorial Student Center has an almost unlimited number of activities open for student partici pation. Supervision of these rests with the MSC Directorate and MSC Council, essentially student organi zations made up of appointed and elected members. Lamar McNew is president of the MSC Council and Directorate for the coming school year; John Samuels is vice-president. Committees in the Center are di- The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, • official new: m, • official newspaper of Texas, is published by students four times the During the summer terms is publishe regular scl periods ant Advertising rates ig s published twice egular school year, ai eriods and the summe: Agricultural and week, during the and during examination and vacatic week. 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MANITZAS, JOEL AUSTIN-J.„- Co-Editors Jerry Bennett News Editor Ed Holder , : Sports Editor Haxri Baker City Editor Chuck Neighbors News Writer vided into two types: service and interest. The service committees include house, publicity, browsing library, dance and music. Crafts, art, radio, and bowling make up the interest committees. Chan-men of the MSC Directorate committees for 1952 are Rodney Heath, house; Jerry Moseley, browsing library; Chuck Neigh bors, publicity; Boyce Holmes, dance; and Barton Raynaud, mu sic. Chairmen of the interest com mittees are Louis Hampton, art; A. W. Tieken, crafts; Gus Fox, Radio and T. K. Kennedy, bowling. MSC Council Part of the MSC Council is elect ed every spring from the student body, the rest is composed of rep resentatives from The Battalion, Former Students Association, fac ulty, administration, and staff. The dance committee of the Di rectorate is in charge of the popu lar series of Cafe Rue Pinalle per formances throughout the school year. The Cafe is on a French night club style and will open its doors in the ping pong area of the bowling alley about ten times during 1952-53 on “big” weekends. An Intercollegiate Talent Show is just one of the activities of the MSC’s Music Committee. The committee also provides .records for the Center’s sound system and Browsing Library. Mrs. Ralph Terry is instructor and advisor to the art gallei*y com mittee for those interested in art fied. If it is not redeemed within 12 months, it will be sold, the pi’oceeds to go to the Student Wel fare and Recreational Facilities Account. Scholastic Probation A student may be put on pro bation for any scholastic deficien cy at the discretion of the dean of his school, according to the new rule book. This is a deviation from the previous rule that a student may be put on probation for fail ing to meet a specified grade re quirement. There are also a few minor rule changes. College regulations are explain ed in greater detail in the new book. It has 74 pages, as contrast ed to 68 pages in last year’s book, instruction at a nominal fee. The The book is in a blue binding committee puts on some art ex- this year, living up to its tradi- A seemingly minor change was dent government channels of 1951, in the powers and functions of the Student Senate was to forward the Student Senate. All actions of its decision through the Student the senate which require the ap- Life Committee to the dean of proval of higher authority now men and eventually to the dean of will be submitted to the dean of the .college, Academic Council or men. This change was introduced Executive Committee, with the extracting of the Student Specifically, the dean of men Life Committee from the Student and the Student Life Committee Body Constitution. The changes have changed position in the stu- made by the Academic Council dent government channels. Student Life Keeps Same Size The Student Life Committee will continue to operate with its nine faculty members and 11 stu dents. Faculty members are ap pointed for one year terms by the President of the College. C. G. (Spike) White, director of Student Activities, serves as secretary for the group, but cannot cast a vote. Student members include: Cadet Colonel of the Corps Weldon Kru ger, President of the Senior Class Joe Mattel, President of the Jun ior Class Tillotson B. Field Jr., The Battalion Co-Editors Joel Aus tin and Frank Manitzas (one-haH vote each), four Student Senators elected by the senate and tfrree members elected by the non-mili tary students. Although the Student Body Con stitution says “all actions of the senate which require the approval of higher authority will be sub mitted to the dean of men,” the SLC Constitution reads “The SLC will serve as an intermediary be tween the Student Senate and Aca demic Council.” hibitions and has charge of the (See MSC, Page 4) tional name of “the blue book.’ Last year’s book cover was brown. Dean of Men’s Action Neither Constitution specifies if tween the two groups. The latter the Dean of Men will take action is preferred to keep the students’ on the reuests of the senate or actions in student hands and mov- act merely as a messenger be- (See SENATE, Page 6) „ LFL ABNER Loathsome Road By Al Capp