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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1952
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Sportsmanship
A&M Needs Neglected
Great Issues Course
rpHE “KNOW WHY” 'will be considered
again with the “know how” this year at
the University of Texas, but not so at A&M.
Reason: Texas has a Great Issues course
which will prove the envy of A&M and other
comparable schools.
Their theme will be “The Citizen and Civ
ic Responsibilities.”
Various Great Issues topics, which at
tracted 1,500 students the first year offered
to them, include “Democratic Ideals and
Realities,” “Liberal Versus Specialized Edu
cation,” “Is Secular Society a Good Teacher
of Citizenship?,” “Political Parties— Vice Or
Virtue?,” “Moral Responsibility in Govern
ment,” “The U. S. Or U. N. ?” and others.
What does this mean? Texas students
The Good Lord must have loved the com
mon people or he wouldn’t have made so
many of us.—Lincoln.
Barter Possible
With U of H?
rpHE UNIVERSITY of Houston’s newspa-
per, The Cougar, recently praised the Ag
gie’s yelling in an editorial. It said:
“ . . . The Aggies, possibly surpassed only
by the United States Military Academy in
their cheering (hmm?) ability, have a fresh
man section reserved and bolster the yells
of tl^ freshmen with those of the upperclass
men seated behind the ‘Fish.’ ”
The Cougar suggested the development
of a “male cheering section” for the Univer
sity of Houston.
We feel the Military Academy may sur
pass our “cheering” but not our “yelling.”
Perhaps when the Student Senate gets
organized we could start an exchange with
University of Houston, whereby we furnish
them with a male cheering section and they
' in return loan us “a female ybll sectidii:”"*
This may satisfy both sides.
A poor 'freedom is better than a rich
slavery.—Henry Ward Beecher
To Each His Own
r |'iWO YOUNG new professors were talking
it over in the Fountain Room. One had re
turned to A&M after having done graduate
work elsewhere, the other was from another
college and state.
“Tell me,” said the Aggie, “why is it you
out-Of-staters talk about nothing except the
friendliness at A&M and the MSC?”
“And what do the Aggies talk about?”
asked the out-of-stater.
“We talk about wine, women and song—
the good things in life,” replied the Aggie-ex
professor.
“So,” replied the out-of-stater, “each per
son talks about that which he needs the
most.”
will have the opportunity to fulfill a purpose
set forth by the Great Issues course:
“. . . The primary object of education is to
call out thought—not to load the memory—
to strengthen the mind and not to crush it
under an accumulation of undigested facts.”
Students taking the courses “are endeav
oring to look at the citizens of 1952 with crit
ical eyes, seeking some evaluation of his ma
turity in group responsibility and his re
sponses to the demands of a world citizen
ship.”
Here, a Great Issues course was tried.
Once, maybe twice. We don’t remember. But
we do know efforts to stimulate such courses
have not been encouraged.
Everyday history is being made. Most of
us have lived, and some have fought, through
the most destructive war the world has seen.
Others may fight and die in one which will
surpass it.
Is it wrong for us to know what’s going
on ? Is there a history book which can explain
it? Can we depend on wire services for
Washington reports or news about the Office
of Internal Revenue?
Why can’t we have a similar setup as that
at the University of Texas? Why couldn’t we
have the same speakers? Or better ones?
Showing at Guion Hall is “The San Fran
cisco Story,” at the Palace “Son of Ali Baba”
and the Campus “Dream Boat.” This is our
outside “thought” stimulant and source.
Greater love hath no man than this, that
Editors, The Battalion:
The Student Council of Longview
High School would like to start a
sportsmanship award in our foot
ball district. Since you present the
plaque in the Southwest Confer
ence, we thought you could give
us some information about it.
We would like to know who
judges the sportsmanship, the
point system by which it is judged,
Eisenhower Wins
In Local Poll
Eisenhower leads Stevenson by
a convincing majority in a poll
taken among a representative
group of College Station men.
Of the 92 men polled, 69 indicat
ed a preference for Ike, 18 chose
Adlai and five were undecided.
Poll tax has been payed by 86
of the men. Only six have not
paid their tax yet.
In the last presidential election,
1948, party preference of the men
polled was divided about evenly.
Thirty-four voted Republican,
42 voted Democrat, two voted
States Rights, and 14 didn’t vote.
and whether or not A&M is eligi
ble to win the award. We would
appreciate this and any other in
formation as soon as possible.
Caroline Skipper
Student Council
Longview High School
(Editor’s note: The informa
tion has been forwarded to Miss
Skipper.)
Houston Eight
Editors, The Battalion:
Here is another little item about
our boy Don Joyce, the 250-pound
second year tackle from Tulane,
whom everyone seems to enjoy
picking on. If you’ll note, it’s the
first time in Sammy Baugh’s car
eer that he has been ejected from
a game.
Eddie Dansby ’53
Willie Minturn ’53
W. L. McReynolds ’53
(Editor’s Note: Readers will
remember Don Joyce as one of
the dramatic persons of the
Houston incident of Sept. 21. See
today’s editorial column.)
Selective Service College
Tests Given Here Dec. 4
Selective Service college qualifi
cation tests will be given Thurs
day, December 4, 1952 and Thurs
day, Api’il 23, 1953, announced
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield, state
draft director.
Tentative plans call for tests to
be taken in the Lecture Room of
the Electrical Engineering Build
ing. Dr. W. A. Varvel, of the Ed
ucation and Psychological depart
ment will be in charge of giving
the tests.
Students whose academic year
will end in January 1953 were
urged by General Wakefield to
take the December test so they
will have a test score in their
draft board files before the end of
the fall semester.
Applicants for the test .will mail
application blanks to Educational
Testing Service, test administra
tor, in self-addressed envelopes.
ZARAFE RESTAURANT
Open All Day Saturday Until 1 a.m.
Open All Day Sunday
DINING AND DANCING ON THE
• STARLIGHT TERRACE
“The Perfect Place to Bring a Date”
4 Blocks East of Highway 6 on Sulphur Springs Road
a man lay doivn his life for
his friends.
—St. John
Joyce Brings
Wo Joy% Again
rpiIERE’S ALWAYS a first t*me.
-*■ Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, 38, coach and
•football star, completed 11 passes, two for
touchdowns and threw a few left and rights
at Don Joyce. Joyce is a 250-pound second
year tackle from Tulane and recently of fame
from his Sept. 21 performance in front of
the Rice Hotel.
It was Baugh’s first time during 16 Sea
sons of professional football to be given the
gate. No statistics are available concerning
Joyce’s past actions on the field.
The Associated Press reported the inci
dent saying both men were ejected after “a
pile up in the fourth period.”
Although no mention was made of a wo
man, one may have been, present. The last
fight which Joyce had in Houston with Ag
gies was (many persons say) because of the
“respectability of a woman in question” who
wanted to take off her shoes.
Proof that Aggies read reports of pro
fessional football games was evident by the
number of phone calls we received concern
ing Joyce’s latest fracas.
Although it was Baugh’s first time, we
doubt that it will be Joyce’s last.
Foreign Officials
Visiting Campus
High-ranking officials from two
foreign countries arrived here
Sept. 27.
George R. Moule, director of
sheep and wool husbandry, of the
department of agriculture and
stock, Brisbane, Queensland, Aus
tralia, will spend 11 days visiting
part of the A&M College System
dealing with animal husbandry.
Hasshn Dibayan, liaison man be
tween the Ministry of Agriculture
for Iran and Iran’s seven year de
velopment program, will spend 27
days studying all phases of agri-
cultural extension work and simi
lar programs.
D. A. (Andy) Adam, of the Ag
ricultural Extension Service, ar
ranged individual programs for
both Moule and Dibayan.
Junior Colleges
Hold Conference
A Junior College Conference will
be, conducted in the Assembly
Room, and Rooms 3B, 3C, 3D, 2C
and 2D of the MSC on Oct. 6 and
7. Registration for the conference
will be held from to 9 p. m. on
Oct. 5, and from 8 a.m. to 12
noon on Oct. 6. .The registration
fee will be $1.25 per person.
At 12:15 p. m., Oct. 6, a lunch
eon will be held in Rooms 2C and
2D of the MSC., and there will be
held in the Assembly Room of the
MSC. Tickets for the luncheon
will be $1.75 per person, and tick
ets for the dinner will be $2.25 per
person. They may be obtained at
the registration desk.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
“Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
Board Picks Firm
To Design School
The A&M Consolidated School
Board has named the firm of Car-
dill, Rowlett, Scott and Associates
a^ the designers and engineers of
a new school building, said Les
Richardson, superintendent.
Work already has begun in sur
veying the Consolidated tract,
Richardson added. Probably locat
ed behind the present building, the
new structure will increase the
facilities of the A&M Consolidated
School system, Richardson said.
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