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Battalion Editorials Page 2 t6e BATTALION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1952 College Students Show Sportsmanship In Thought /COLLEGE STUDENTS projected yesterday ^ their views on sportsmanship, its causes and cures, at the same time demonstrated the spirit of their organization. The Southwest Conference Sportsman ship Committee began plans for a long-need ed education program on sportsmanship for all fans, including present and former stu dents. Meeting at Fort Worth, the 24 college student leaders from the seven conference schools expressed their opinions that former students of the different colleges and other colleges were many times at greater fault for “poor sportsmanship” than the students themselves. This, many of us know is true. Former students usually travel a long distance to see a game. Disappointment in a final score eas ily leads to poor sportsmanship. Possible solutions offered by the com mittee included sportsmanship education of the public and fans through newspaper arti cles. We would like to add that former stu dent associations also could help. Brief re minders that the game is being played in fun will help keep the sportsmanship high., A&M’s old tradition of carrying players Future Water Problem Cures |~|NE OF Texas’ most scarce minerals is in ” the spotlight at A&M again. It’s water. During the recent Board of Directors meeting here, Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist ask ed for the establishment of a state wide water research and information center at A&M. The center is designed to bring to gether and organize the vast amount of scattered information now existing on Texas problems and to develop research programs needed to answer many problems still un- unsolved. In doing this, we feel A&M is taking an other step in establishing itself as a “ser vice organization” for the people of the state of Texas. Today the multi-million dollar drought gripping the state has no mechanical solu tion. Yet in years to come such a drought could be prevented. In this respect, research and information released by the center will play an important role. Although West Texas has been stricken hardest because of the laxity of water, cities such as Dallas also are beginning to feel the drought. Lake Dallas, the city’s only drink ing water source, is now I8V2 feet below capacity. Other cities, such as San Angelo, are having to buy water from public wells or other cities. The establishment of the research and in formation center here will be another great public service by A&M in helping the state regain a valuable natural resource. off the field also was discussed. Final opin ions showed that cooperation between schools will help to eliminate causes for poor sports manship. The committee suggested A&M carry through with its plan of asking the in dividual coaches as to whether or not their players should be carried off the field. This also shows what may be good sportsmanship in some instances may prove bad in others. Some coaches had expressed their wishes the A&M students not carry their players off the field. But the commit tee lauded A&M’s traditions and plan as signs of good sportsmanship. We feel that the spirit shown by college students in tackling problems over a confer ence table instead of in a dark alley or under a stadium sets an example which should be followed by all: sportsmanship is merely the cooperation of groups in achieving their pri mary purpose in a manner, fair to all—be it in life or in sports. Free Press, Speech Means Free People I^ELEBRATION of Newspaper Week, Oct. ^ 1-8, brings to mind that our Constitu tion gives to each of us the right of' free speech. With free speech, there is free thought. Kill one, the other dies. But with free speech and freedom of the press comes responsibility. It is important for the individual to qualify his statements and not hurt someone because of using his Constitutional rights. Freedom of a college press also is im portant. A&M has been fortunate to be endowed with intelligent administrators who would rather take a few hard knocks, now and then, from the press than to censor it. Con tinuance of this practice will mean a better written, edited and read newspaper. On today’s editorial page is an article, the second in a series, from Editor and Publish er, a magazine for newspapers. It has many important facts which concern a college press. This means it concerns you. To keep free speech and free thought, and a free world, freedom of the press is a must. . Russians Use ‘New’ Invention AMONG THE many inventions yet un- claimed by the Russians was used by them yesterday. In replacing their old Politburo with the election of a new Presidium, the 19th Con gress of the Soviet Communist Party used the “whitewash.” Patent pending in the United Nations. Korean Vets Get GI Bill All veterans who have been on active military duty since June 27, 1950 are entitled to benefits for education under the Korean G. I. Bill, said Bennie A. Zinn, vete rans advisor. Veterans who intend to take training under the G. I. Bill and who have not made application»ean secure application forms and in structions at 102 Goodwin Hall. Those who have made applica tion and who have received a Cer tificate of Education should submit it to the veterans advisor, 102 Goodwin Hall. No veteran may re ceive subsistence until the form is submitted and pi'oper certifica tion made to the Veterans Admin istration. All veterans under the Korean G. I. Bill are reminded that they must report to 102 Goodwin Hall on the first of each month and execute a Certificate of Training. Students who fail to comply with this instruction will not be paid by the Veterans Administration, Zinn said. ‘Freedom For Student Newspaper Majority College Journals Organized As Free Press Town Hall (Continued from Page 1) many highlights of the show. In this number members of the An thony group led people in the aud ience through the aisles in a modi fied conga line. Later the entre orchestra except the drummer and the man playing the bass fiddle marched through the aisles, out into the lobby, and back again playing “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Back stage after the show, ac tivity was as great as it had been during the scheduled performance. As the band packed its equipment fans swarmed through the wings of the stage collecting autographs, complimenting Anthony, the vocal ists, and members of the orches tra on the performance they had just given while flashbulbs popped in the background. After leaving Bryan today, the band will travel to Victoria and Waco before finishing its tour of Texas. Although it will probably be some time before they return to this vicinity, it is unlikely that Town Hall patrons will soon forget the trumpet and orchestra of Ray Anthony. From Editor & Publisher: CTUDENT EDITORS should be given ‘all ^ possible freedom.” On that point, 30 college and university presidents pretty well agree in their replies to an Editor & Publisher query on “How much freedom for the student newspaper ?” But “all possible freedom” is interpreted as variously by presidents of universities as by presidents of South American republics. To some, it means a policy of letting the un dergraduate paper alone, taking no respon sibility for what it says, in the belief that educational purposes are best served by “hav ing a community of scholars have its own ex perience with the raw materials of freedom,” as President John S. Dickey of Dartmouth puts it. President George D. Stoddard of the Uni versity of Illinois also adheres to this view point, established at Illinois by his predeces sor, President Harry W. Chase: “Were the University of Illinois to as sume any measure of responsibility for stu dent opinion, two results would follow. First, such a policy would drive student opinion underground. Second, it would force the university to assume responsibility for every student utterance, since it assumes respon sibility for some. Both of these results would be unfortunate.” Education Best Served And President Robert Gordon Sproul of the University of California, whose own stu dent daily was in hot water with the univer sity regents last year for printing allegedly pro-communist contributions, supports the contention that education is best served by complete freedom of the student press. “It is good for students,” he says, “to carry full responsibility for the policies and performance of a campus newspaper, and the mistakes they make are not only effective educationally, but are less important than the administration and public think at the time they occur. “In spite of periodic exasperation, I be lieve it is good for a college or university to have a student body which is encouraged to think for itself by the existence of oppor tunity to make mistakes. After all, one of the basic freedoms we are all trying to pro tect is the freedom to criticize and complain —the freedom to ‘gripe.’ ” Fewest Restrictions Are Best These interpretations of “all possible freedom” for the undergraduate newspaper would seem at variance with that expressed by President John A. Hannah of Michigan State College, who says: “We believe here . . . that student edi tors, like students in all other positions of responsibility, should have as much freedom as they can exercise with judgment, proprie ty, and a sense of responsibility. “. . . We believe that a publication sup ported with college—meaning public-funds has no right to embarrass the institution and handicap it in carrying out its major mission.” Or by Dr. E. B. Lemon, dean of adminis tration at Oregon State College: “We be-^' lieve in imposing the fewest limitations, re strictions and controls necessary to assume publication of a good, representative student newspaper. At the same time, the Presi dent’s office has an obligation, as a last re sort, in protecting the institution if it be comes necessary against the effects of ir responsible campus journalism. “. . . Student editors who have the paper handed to them for a year or less on a silver tray and who seldom if ever are involved in any of its financial and operational prob lems or risks are hardly in the same position as the regular newspaper editor. The stu dent editor is here today and gone tomorrow, but the institution and paper go on regardlesi of any possible embarrassing damaging ac» tion of the short-term student editor.” Water Research Junior Election The Battalion Sportsmanship (Continued from Page 1) Dr. Hardt said such practices as “pantie” raids, campus painting sprees, and other mischievous ac tivities carried on by college stu dents are causing people to lose their faith in the things colleges should stand for. “Students involved in these ac tivities are usually branded by the press as ‘lawless college students displaying college spirit’ ” Dr. Hardt said. He commended the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Com mittee on the work it has done in creating better feelings among conference schools. “You have shown your worth; your organization is being noticed and you deserve a large amount of credit for the fine feeling among our schools,” the athletic chairman said. Dr. Hardt followed this commen dation by saying, “Your organiza tion is still young and the field is as large as you want to make it. I hope you can continue to make students more conscious of good sportsmanship practices, ' and at the same time help to restore the confidence of outsiders.” Attending the meeting from A&M were John Childs, senior yell leader; Joel Austin, Frank Manitz- as, Battalion co-editors; Gene Steed, representing the Student Senate; and Baker. Set for A&M Soon Establishment of a statewide water research and information center on the campus has been authorized by the board of direct ors of the A&M College System. Funds have been appropriated to begin the establishment. The Center is designed to bring together and organize information now existing on Texas water prob lems and to develop 'research pro grams needed to answer many problems still unsolved. Continued from Page 1) Juniors running for the Election Commission are John Akard, Nick Alexander, Richard B. Black, John L. Clanton, Marvin H. Ford, Heri- berto A. Garcia, Ferman O. Glei- ser, William R. Hudson, Robert N Johnson, Harold L. Kupfcr, Jerry L. Ledwig, Eugene T. Lewis, Blake E. Lovelace, Raymond E. McBride, James A. McDowell, Bill C. Shepard, Norman E. Sliva, and Prince Vickers. HAVE YOUR CLOTHES DONE AT ‘ CAMPUS CLEANERS the briefer the better ! Say one word—Hanes—and you’ll get aMJhese Fig Leaf features! Tailored athletic support. Hygienic double-panel seat. Absorbent, fully combed cotton. Live elastic in waistband and leg openings. AMERICA S FAVORITE T-SHIRTS GET MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR GET The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies’ / * Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. 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