Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1952 V. E. DAY VICTORY EISENHOWER and World’s Future Now In Eisenhower’s Hands ■■ - ■. - >... • - ; .1 ' V A/ • ' & |\EAR MR. PRESIDENT: Today and during the last few months, all America has been watching you and every thing you have done and said. This group of presidential campaign watchers includes more than the regular run-of-the-mill voters. Amoe*g the many are the leaders of tomor row—us. As the younger generation, always famed for lacking the ability to make our own de cisions, we now express our desire to work with you in every way possible to produce for the United States, and the world, a last ing peace. We include the world, for history has shown that no nation can rebuke human in stincts, or let them pass unrecognized. What we need most, is not so much to realize the ideal as to ide alize the real.—Hedge. A&M, SMU Face Similar Problems HPROUBLES OR ROTC units are not limit- ed to A&M, and one might learn solutions for local problems by watching others in action. At Southern Methodist University, the general trend of thought fails to pin-point military science as a class or as an extracur ricular activity. And trouble stems around the subject: To march or not to march at half time of the A&M and SMU football game Saturday? Here is an answer from the SMU Campus, the college’s newspaper: “SMU is not a military school, and stu dents intend to keep it that way. If it were not for the present national crisis, the corps at SMU would be a tiny thing with a few gung-ho (hmm?) boys, who would be far happier at A&M or VMI, in it. “If SMU men had wanted to march at halftime at fooball games, they certainly would not have come to SMU.” An interpretation: Men who come to A&M must come to be in a military school while gaining their education; both colleges are faced with similar problems. The problems are: • Failure to comply with orders from higher authorities (as an Armed Forces chain of command.) • Failure of higher authorities to rec ognize the situation that ROTC students are not mentally prepared for acting as a strict military unit, but will ask their rights to use their time outside of classrooms as they wish, and not necessarily as others always de sire. % Lack of a solution faces both A&M and SMU to their problems with their corps. An answer profitable to both sides will-.be found only when there is a meeting of the minds. Our support to the United Nations, our increased understanding of our neighbors, persons in far off countries, and more impor tant, ourselves, will provide a major portion of the foundation which can support a last ing world peace. Together with these physical supports, we must continue observation of religious freedom, constantly striving to erase all views of segregation and discrimination of races and creeds. In your hands is one of the world’s great est forces. Its influence is felt far and wide, chang ing the lives of persons at home and abroad. Use the President’s office with careful thought, remembering that even though you may be right, the manner you use to execute an idea may destroy the good you wish to accomplish. Many of us voted against you, Mr. Presi dent. But this we want you to remember: We are on your side. Teamwork is our by word. If an idiot were to tell you the same stoynj every day for a year, you ivould end by believing him.— Burke. Congratu lations! Mr. and Mrs. Citizen T^EAR MR. and Mrs. Citizen: ^ Congratulations. If you voted that is. You are one of the millions who set a new record yesterday in ballots cast of any presidential election. You have shown again that democ racy moves with the free vote — your or der as to how the government should be run. To those of you who could but did not vote: We express our regrets. By all rights, you should keep your big mouth shut about the government’s operation during the next four years. Your chahce is gone. The voter is the strength of independent thought and the great contribution to the American political system. m ^ CtttCWE Humble As I Am Proud’ GOP Wild As Ike Accepts Democrats’ Congratulations Religion—a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknoivable.— Good Riddance ■jVfEWSPAPERS rarely cheer when anoth- er publication goes out of business. But in the case of The Daily Compass, a New York morning tabloid which closed yesterday after three and a half years of publication, it’s a different story. A long time sympathizer of the Commun ist Party and Soviet actions, The Daily Com pass is one paper which will be missed by few people. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” New York, Nov. 5—(-S’)—Dwight D. Eisenhower stood there, solemn and unsmiling, holding a piece of paper in his right hand early to day. Pie looked a, little tired. The deep crease that cuts across his nose, between the eyes, is an un failing mark of deep feeling. He stared into the hot, blue-white light pouring down on him and gestured —a small, almost helpless gesture —toward the crowd in front of ..him. It was a long, mppjept. be fore he could speak. The people in the Hotel Com modore’s big ballroom were frantic with delight and excitement. Some were standing on chairs. Some were throwing confetti, made from torn tally sheets, into the air. Others were embracing each other. The hoarse cries and the shrieking and screaming swelled irfto a frenzy. Little Expression Eisenhower tried again. Then, through the din, he began to speak. “I am indeed as humbled as I am proud,” he said. He looked straight out across the gi’eat throng. In this moment of supreme vic tory, there was little expression on his face. The famous flashing smile and the animation were gone. He frowned again. With his first words, the defean- ing roar subsided, and then col lapsed entirely. What he had to say was quickly and soberly said. First, he read a telegram of con gratulations Prom Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson. Then he read his re ply (see text of Eisenhowei’’s speech on this page.) Shortly afterward, his press sec retary, James C. Hagerty, an nounced that the President-elect, members of his family and a few people on his personal staff would leave this afternoon for a 10-day rest at Augusta, Ga. Whether Eisenhower will begin his new task with a trip to Korea— Motheral Takes New Position Joe Motheral, newly-appoin ted head of the Farm Labor Section of the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, left October 1 for Washington, D. C., where he will reside for one year. In his new post, he will be in charge of the bureau’s stepped-up research program relating to sup ply, demand, wage rates and other matters connected with the nation’s manpower force. Motheral’s special field is land economics. He has been principal speaker at many farm meetings, short courses and chamber of commerce meet ings. Motheral is an active com munity worker, having served as chairman of the College Station Youth Activity committee, presi dent of the Kiwanis club, president of the Brazos A&M club and vice- president of both the College Sta tion Development Association and Chamber of Commerce. lie has been connected with the agricultural economics department of A&M since 1941. He is an A&M graduate, and holds a PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin. While a student at A&M, Mother al was a distinguished student and holder o? a graduate fellowship from the general.education board. before the inauguration in January ■—is still not known. In the closing days of the campaign, he pledged himself to go to the scene of the Korean War for a personal inspec tion. He placed the' achieving of peace as the first and greatest ob jective of his work; and he said he felt he could best make the start by visiting the battlefields and studying the Korean problem on the ground. Hageify said “there has never been a schedule, so far as I know” made for the Korean trip. When Eisenhower left the ball room, the celebration broke out with even greater fury. He hurried to a suite in the hotel where scores of his friends and political asso ciates were waiting. They had been with him all evening. Among them were Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Mrs. Dewey, ex- Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minne sota, and many others. A lai'ge cake, brought in an ticipation of the moment, w r as wait ing to be cut. With a small smile, Eisenhower said, “I have never cut a presi dential cake before.” Fayette-Colorado A&M Club Organized Monday The Fayette-Colorado County A&M Club was organized Monday night at a meeting in the Aca demic building. Officers were elected and dele gated to draw up a club constitu tion. Future plans and business will be discussed next Monday at 7:30 in Room 228 Academic build ing. Any residents of either county are urged to join the club if they have not already made plans to do so, said Danney Kallus, president. * Ike Urges United U.S.’ For Future NEW YORK, Nov. 5—Fol lowing Gen. Eisenhower’s ear- lowing is the text of Gen. Eis enhower’s early morning talk to the crowd assembled in the ballroom at his hotel head quarters. “I am not certain, my friends, whether or not you have read ox- heard the telegram that Mr. Ste venson just sent to me. It reads: “The people* have made their choice and I congratulate you. That you may be the servant and* the guardian of peace and make the day of trobule a dawn of hope is my earnest prayer. Best wish es, Adlai Stevenson.” * “Just as I came down to the ball room I replied to that telegram as follows: “I thank you for your coux-teous and genex-ous message. Recogniz ing the intensity of the difficulties that lie ahead, it is clearly neces sary that men and -women of good will of both parties forget the po litical sti-ife of the past and de vote themselves to a single pur pose of a better future. This I believe they will do.” It is signe-jj with my name. “Now, my friends, it is trite to say that this is a day of dedica tion rather than of triumph, but I am ixxdeed as humble as I aift px-oud by the decision that the American people have made. I recognize clearly the weight of the responsibilities that you have plac ed upon me and I assure you that I shall never in my service in Washington give short weight to those x-esponsibilities. “To each of you here who has worked so hard to ixiake this cru sade a success thus fax-, to every man, woman and child—and-there have been many children in it— throughout the country who have helped, I extend my warm thanks and hope that the day will come when I can extend that thanks in a more personal way. Feel Debt of Gratitude “Now, all over the country theN is still a more persoxxal word o: appreciation. The courtesy, ttf warmth of the greeting tha'. Mamie aixd I have experienced everywhere has been something that is xxxemorable—indeed, unfor- getable. So to everybody this evening we feel this very great debt of gratitude. “I also point out that we cannot now do all the job ahead of us except as united people. So let us x-eally put into practice what I have tx-ied to say so haltingly in the little telegram that I sent to my late x-ival. Let us unite for the better future of America, for our children and our grandchildren. “And now, my fxiends, it has beexx a long and sometimes hard road, but it has Seen great to meet you people, to wox-k with you—all of you—for a common cause. “Good night.” ? Elkins and Hensel Attend Conference R. L. Elkins, business adminis- tx-ation department, and Bill Hen sel, placement office, attended the 14th annual conference of the Tex as Pex-sonnel and Management As sociation Oct. 30, in Austin. Highlights of the confex-ence in cluded lectux-es by Dr. Lillian M. Gilbx-eth, president, Gilbx-eth, Inc. axxd Di\ Umphrey Lee, px-esident of Southex-n Methodist Univei-sity. An estimated 2000 persons at tended the conference. Repi-esent- ing A&M besides Elkins and Hen sel wex-e M. L. Cashion Jr., Bob Fagley, and Phil Rouse. 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