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I Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1952 Welcome Pogol Feel At Home Here Exemption Test LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Date Set For A&M Discriminates Against December 4 Civilians, Student Says The first nation-wide Se lective Service College Quali fication Test this year will be given locally on December 4 in the EE lecture room. Applications for these tests should be picked up immediately at > Editors, The Battalion: Here at A&M the college fath ers long ago tried to insure a democratic unprejudiced system of woman-less college life that would pills we have had to swallow arc unmarried non-regs eat at some the following: * greasy North Gate cafe for $1 a Unequal facilities—Post Grad- meal or at the MSC where we get WfELCOME TO Aggieland, Pogo! ” Our campus may not be lined with over hanging branches of century old trees and our ivyless walls may not give the general atmosphere of most campuses, but it’s home to us. And something else that's a part of our campus life is a little fellow very dear to your heart—Pogo! He roared in a little unannounced about a year ago and since then has steadily gained following and respect in this community. His little antics have cast a light on many of our “crude” ways of doing things as hu man beings, and his comical exclamations are in themselves educational to our “uncul tured” minds. Our ways of doing things in America to day deserve a certain amount of criticism, and if the best way to reach out and tell people is through the satirical life of animals in the Okefenokee Swamps, then we’re for it. Most comic strips of today are not writ ten for children, although many old folks won’t admit it. Certainly the true meaning of many Pogo character witicisms can’t be detected by children. You have a comic strip that has done // you would loin a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.—Lincoln. Ags Put to Test; Sports or Not? A&M LAUNCHES its Southwest Confer- • ence football season Saturday and again the Aggies are put to the test. They’re going to be tested in many ways —on the football field, in the stadium, on the campus before the game, and during post-game activities. Let’s start the conference season right and not place a mark before our sportsman ship record at the beginning. “It requires skill and : labor to erect a building, but any idle tramp can burn it down,” are the words of J. M. Gibsom-The same applies to what Aggies might do to ward winning the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Trophy, something we ranked next to last in during the 1951-52 year. Sportsmanship is rather hard to promote in a school where you have 6,200 male stu dents (males usually get the blame for un sportsmanship practices). The power of sug gestion is usually too much for many people to survive and they are led into things they regret later. Let’s remind our friends about these things at the football game and around the campus before and after the game. The Bible recommends that when some thing is done to us, turn the other cheek rather than retaliate. This isn’t so old fash ioned, and it takes a man to turn the other cheek. • something many would have said impossible —through your little animal characters has come an appreciated, well-read piece of liter ature that oftimes leaves us wondering just a little, rather than laughing. You won’t win any presidential elections, Pogo, but perhaps your ability to show some of the things wrong in our political, econo mical, and personal life merits some sort of recognition. This paper takes no official political stand, but we will say—“WE GO POGO!” The larger the island of knoicledge the longer the shore of wonder. Ralph W. Sockman Both Parties Forget Youth W/HEN WE think of many Texans views, ^ we think of the old Arabic proverb. It said: “Life is composed of two parts; that which is past—a dream; and that which is to come—a wish.” The past has happened. Texas signed many papers with the na tional government promising them all titles to their off shore lands. We still hope to keep them. Especially now that oil has been found slicking up the oysters. Texans, by tradition never forget the past when money is involved. The Republicans and the Democrats both know this. The big ques tion in each of the other’s mind is: “Will they remember about the GOP promising aid .to return the tidelands or will they re member about the time Texas last voted Re publican and brought Hoover to the White House ?” One of the cases will have to be forgotten when votes are cast. Forgetting the past and taking that which is to come—a wish. Texans wish that everything would be rosy-posy about the- tidelands; that seems to be the only issue to decide the vote. But both Ike and Adlai better remember about a three-letter word (not oil) which strikes mahy youngsters (over 21) at heart: “war.” We worry about tidelands, about civil rights, about FEPC, about ourselves. What about war? What has been said during the last few weeks about war? Who has dared mention anything about ending the Korean War? Settling terms with the Russians Gaining something for the blood already shed in Korea? Both candidates should remember that National Guard divisions from both Texas and Oklahoma were the first to go to the bloody mess called the Korean front. Many will vote Nov. 4. But when Texans vote they’ll dream a wish—whether they cast a Democrat or Republican ballot. We are waiting for the sunrise. ' . the nearest draft board, since they inspire Aggies and promote good must be postmarked not later than fellowship and high ideals among midnight, Nov. 1, to be acceptable them. for the December test. Students whose academic ]*ear will end in January 1953 are urged to take the December test so they will .have a t§st score in their draft board files before the end of the fall semester. At the end of the students’ aca demic year, his board reopens and reconsiders his case to determine whether he should be deferred as a student. To be eligible to apply for the test, a person must intend to re quest deferment as a student, be satisfactoxily pursuing a full-time course of instruction, and must not previously have taken the test. Applicants for the test should mail application blanks to the Ed ucational Testing Service, Prince ton, N. J., test administrator, along with a self-addressed enve lope. The graduate also was supposed to come out an educated man. Dur ing the first 70 yeaVs this plan ‘decoration, succeeded for the most part. As America has become more militarized, A&M has become more degenerated, Army style. The corps is becoming synonymous with the Army. “Changes” are be ing made to the “bull’s” enjoyment and the cadets’ disgruntlement. But that is not what I have chosen to speak my piece on. The crux of this story is that while A&M’s n o n-c o r p s population grows, non-reg life is made more disagreeable. Among some of the uate Hall should have been torn down with Foster Hall. It has been so long since Mitchell was fixed up that some of the older cockroaches that inhabit this mag nificent structure can’t remember it. Deep cracks add to the interior “food like - mother - used-to-make/’ Of course, we can eat cafeteria style at Sbisa. If you don’t eat meat, you ,can get by there for only 25 per cent more than the cadets pay. The argument that there are not enough facilities to feed everyone Although the corps’ dormitories is false. When I was a freshman, ^ were the ones last painted, they I learned that we have two of are to be painted first this time the largest mess halls in the world, while non-reg dormitories suffer They could feed many more than a 10 year quarantine from paint. the 6,000 students now enrolled. In Law and Puryear we are en joying three to a room while in the corps the boys rough it with two-one and none to a room. But this is just a temporary unforseen condition which happens every The food situation is one of the most undemocratic situations that the military oligarchs have con structed. I have paid to go to college at Texas A&M. There is nothing in year. Let the freshmen live three the Morrill Act that says non-reg Livestock Judges In National Meet The Livestock Judging Team will meet national competition for the first time Saturday. The team left yesterday after noon for the American Royal In tercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest at Kansas City, Missouri. While enroute, the team plans to visit the Greenville Hereford and Angus Valley farms at Tulsa, Ok lahoma. As a junior team last year, at Fort Worth, the team was sec ond in all livestock classes, first in quarter horses, and second in sheep. ‘ • An awards banquet will be giv en at the Continental Hotel, Kan sas City, honoring the contestants, that light. Aggicrcx Cheers Cadets’ Coach Editors, The Battalion: The purpose of this little note is to tell you that we must not ever be discouraged with the show ing of our football team. The fact that we have lost to Michigan by a large score is beside the point. In a week or so that will be for gotten. The important thing is that we realize that in Coach Ray George we have a man of whom we are all proud. He is doing a wonderful thing for the football team, and for all the Texas Aggies. The fact that we may lose any or all future games is unimpor tant. We must not ever be guil-. ty of putting the slightest pres sure on Coach George, or any of his assistants. To do that is plac ing the wrong emphasis on foot ball. After all, it is only a game, and should always be regarded in to a room fox' a few days at the first of the year. They thin out rapidly. College regulations prohibit un derclassmen from living off the campus. Why don’t we do something about it in the ordinary method? The Student Senate you say—Al though we have 1,700 non-corps students or 28 per cent of the en rollment, our Student Senate rep resentation is, shall we say, mini mal. Five to be exact—five out of 40. If the U. S. government students will be prejudiced against. Roger H. Terk ’53 Tessie-ex Lauds Last Week’s Tilt : Jl I asn rtl] V, ....Editors, The Battalion: To the football team: As some of you know, I iytn^lhc Tessie graduate that went to Lans ing last weekend to see the “Fight- were set up Aggie-style instead in’ Aggie Team.” Boys, you didn’t Sunday. The seven members of the judg ing team are Don Tabb, William Thomas, Bobby Rankin, Cecil Da vis, Jack Willingham, Billy Gene Hill, and James Eller. The important thing is that we play fairly and honestly. Doing that, the victories will take care of themselves, and when that time comes, we must be as humble in victory as we are resolute in de feat. Yale B. Griffis ’30 Milk Group Closes Two-Day Meeting The Southwestern Milk Market ing Conference closed a two-day meeting Tuesday at A&M after hearing top-flight authorities dis- for the Michigan State game Went Squadron Nine Wins Sign Award The weekly sign contest award throughout the convention. of Jefferson style, Nevada would have one senator while New York had one hundred and one. There are many other similar conditions like these to which non- regs are chained. But the most dis couraging condition of non-reg life is the good situation. While the corps boys eat all they can hold for $40 a month, Aggies Sing In Baptist Youth Choir Four Aggies are among those chosen to sing in the 80-voice youth choir that will perform for the Texas Baptist ^Student Con vention in Dallas, Oct. 31-Nov. 2. The choir, composed of mem- bers gathered from 27 Texas col leges, was originated by Wayne Fhilpott, sriitc music chairman for the Texas Baptist Student Un ion. A Baylor University student, Fhilpott will direct the choir disappoint me; and from the re marks made by dozens of Aggie- exes at the game you didn’t dis appoint them either. I’ll admit the score had a lop sided look about it. But the spec tators at the game stayed till the end of the fourth quarter because they were seeing a terrific con test not a slaughter. F Several Michigan people have told me that you fellas played » good, clean, sportsman-like game. During your short stay in Lan sing you and the Aggie-exes real ly demonstrated the Texas “charm” and the Aggie spirit. It was more than the cowboy boots, Stetson hats, and “gig ’em Ag gies.” It was your friendliness, gnod manners and attitude toward defeat. Well fellas, I know you’re still a great team . . . Beat TCU. Fran McCasland TSCW ’52 (Editor’s Note: “ E Pluribus Gig ’em.”) The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” cuss the various phases of the in dustry. They were welcomed to A&M by President M. T. Harrington. Ses sions were held in the MSC. Chairmen of the sessions were B. E. Stallones of Houston, Mark Abildgaard, Wichita, Kansas, G. G. Gibson, director of the Extension Service, A&M; B. S. Graham of Oklahoma City, J. O. Woodman, Arlington. Dean C. N. Shepardson of A&M’s School of Agriculture dis cussed the “Outlook for Dairying in the Southwest,” at the opening session. Other subjects discussed during the meetings included Who’s Who in the Southwest, recent develop ments in marketing orders, public relationship in association pro grams, recruiting and training per sonnel, extra curriculum of asso ciation programs, marketing milk and dairy products for membexs, milk and marketing px’oblems in Ax’kansas. to Squadron 9 for fixst place, and to Squadron 24 in the freshman ax - ea for second place. The two winning squadrons were each made cash awax-ds, the first prize $5 and the second pr-ize $2.50 were donted by Eugene Rush of the Rush Insux-ance Agency who sponsor's the weekly contest. Country Club Site Of AICE Barbeque The Amei'ican Institute of Chem ical Engineers will hold a barbe cue at Bryan Country Club Fri day, starting at 4 p. m., announc ed Chuck Schriebex - , president. Outdoor games and entertain ment ai’e features of the barbecue, he said. Undex’dassmen chemical engineering majors are especially invited. Tickets may be obtained from any club officer or from the chem ical engineering office, said Schrieber. According to Fhilpott, the choir’s membership was selected from 150 students nominated by student leader's on each campus. Final selection was made on the basis of the individual’s music ability, spiritual life, and avail ability. Aggie members are Gene Har vey, Senior Architecture major Dallas; 'Bill Nix, senior M. E. major from Stephenville; Earnest McCollum, junior Religious Ed. major from Madisonville; and Tom Galloway, senior Animal Hus bandry major from Beaumont. Extension Service To Meet Thursday The Extension Service Club will meet in the MSC at 3 p. m. Thurs day. G. G. Gibson, director of the Texas Agriculture Extension Ser vice, will speak on the subject, “Extension AH Profs Judge In State Fairs Four members of the animd husbandry department have bcej^ active recently as livestock judget and officials at shows in Texas and neighboring states. Professor F. I. Dahlbcrg will sift hogs at the Texas State Fair in Dallas Oct. 14-15. He recently returned from the Ouachita Valley Fair in Monroe, La., where he judged Hereford and Angus cattle Oct. 8. Dr. J. C. Miller, head of the department, judged cattle in the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson earlier this month. Prof. Fred Hale spent the week of Oct. 5 at the State Fair in Dallas, serving as superintendent of the swine show. Dr. W. G. Kammlade Jr., acted as official sheep judge in the State 4-H Club judging contest at the fair and while in Dallas, partici pated in the annual meeting of Horizons.” The pro gram will be under the direction the Texas Purebred Sheep Breed of Mrs. E. M. Regenbrecht. ers Association POGO By Walt Kelly > The Battalion, official newspaper of thfe Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examina tion and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. 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