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THE BATTALION
Thursday, November 6, 1952
ARTS AND DARTS
‘High Noon’ Stars Cooper
In Top Cinema Classic
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU—Gary Cooper prepares for
the climax of “High Noon,” one of the outstanding west
erns of the year.
By JERRY BENNETT
Battalion Amusements Editor
(“High Noon,” starring Gary
Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd
Bridges and Katy Jurado—Unit
ed Artists—Guion Hall.)
“High Noon” casts aside tech
nicolor, white horses, and Ran
dolph Scott to take its place as
a classic in. cinema art.
Produced by Stanley Kramer,
the movie effectively uses believe-
able characters and situations in a
plot that is simple and direct.
Just after his marriage to a
young Quaker girl, Marshall Will
Kane (Gary Cooper) receives word
that Frank Millex - , a ci'azed mux*-
derer is arriving on the noon train.
Already three of Miller’s henchmen
are waiting at the depot for the
arrival of their boss. Kane had
sent Miller to prison to be hanged
but due to some political juggling,
Miller has been given a full par
don. His main purpose in x'eturning
to town is to kill Kane.
Althoxxgh he has already resign
ed his position as marshal, Kane
I’efuses to leave town. He hopes
to gather a posse and stop Miller
Grievance Committee
(Continued fi'om Page 1)
ervised by the C. O. of his desig
nated representative. The cadet of
ficers feel that the calling of an
outfit meeting is an integi'al part
of commanding a unit and that all
C. O.’s are interested in the gi’ades
that their men maintain and will
not misuse this privilege. All C.
O.’s are aware of the fact that
50 per cent of the General Moore
Award is based on the grade point
ratio of the outfit.
II. Topic: Senior companies
A. Complaint: Senior companies
as such are not accomplishing any
purpose whatsoever’.
Suggestions:
Completely abolish senior com
panies at the beginning of the
spring semester, 1953. The cadet
officers feel that any senior who
has been exposed to three years
of training at A&M College is
capable of leadership over the un
derclassmen in his outfit and
should not be deprived of the pi'iv-
iiege of continuing to live with
the outfit he has lived with for
thi’ee years. A senior in a senior
company has absolutely xxo oppor
tunity to exert or develop his
leadership. It is the unanimous
opinion of the company command-,
ex's that they can handle their
outfit with the seniors from sen
ior companies back in the outfit.
We feel that action on this matter
next semester is imperative be
cause of the following:
1. The number of seniox’s not
classified next semester will be
small.
2. The men woifld lose out on
one full semester of leadership op
portunity.
III. Topic: Seniors going mm-reg
after the evening meal.
A. Complaint: Seniox-s should
have the px-ivilege of going xxon-
reg after evening chow and on
Suxxdays.
Suggestion:
Grant the seixiox’s the px-ivilege
of goixxg non-reg after evening
chow and on Sundays. This priv
ilege would be strictly enforced by
the seniors, who, after all have
eax-ned this privilege. We feel that
this is as xnuch a part of being a
senior as the wearixxg of senior
boots.
IY. Topic: The Freshman area
A. Complaint: The fx*eshman
area should be open to all uppex'-
classmexx between 8 a. m. axxd 7
p. m. each day.
Suggestions:
1. Open the freshman area to all
upperclassmen from 8 a. m. to 7
p. m. This will not take away the
study time of any freshman and
will px’ovide an oppox-tunity for
the “fish” . and the uppex-cla'Ssmen
to become acquainted and also for
the more complete “ox-ientation”
of the fish. We feel that a sign
in sheet should be posted on each
commander’s door in the fish area
and that each uppex’classman be
required to sign this sheet before
he visits any freshxnan in this
outfit.
The C. O. will have the privi
lege of preventing any man from
enterixxg his outfit at any time.
This college has a x’eputation for
being “fx’iexxdly”—yet the fresh
xnan area is off limits to all uppei'-
classmen with the exception of
senior class cadet officex-s. This,
in our opinioxx, does xxot add up. to
what A&M is supposed to be.
We also feel that a “healthier”
situation would be promoted with
in the Corps because the sopho-
mox-e and freshman classes would
become acquainted to the the ex
tent that discipline cases in the
upperclassman outfits the follow
ing year would be at a minimum.
At px’esent and in the past a great
number of misunderstandings have
been caused between the sopho
mores and the juniox’s because the
juixiox-s feel that as fish, the sopho
mores were protected too much.
2. To x-elieve the above situa
tion the seniors feel that fresh
men should be allowed to visit
the uppex-classman ax’ea by Feb-
ruary, 1953.
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3. Furthermore, the seniors feel
that the abolishment of the fresh
man area by Septembex*, 1953
would be a definite step toward
reuniting the cox’ps and would
eliminate “second year freshmen.”
We feel it would give us one cam
pus instead of the present two.
V. Topic: Misinterpretation of pri
vileges and traditions
A. Refex-ence: Article 47—Viola
tion of px’ivileges
Suggestions:
The standing tx’aditions commit
tee of the Senior class will coor
dinate with the office of the com
mandant all standing and pi’oposed
px’ivileges.
VI. Topic: Letters of complaint.
A. Complaint: The company
commander never sees a letter of
complaint, complete with accusex*,
x’egax-ding his outfit or members
thereof.
Suggestions:
That all letters regax-ding his
outfit or membex’s thereof be mbde
known, complete with accuse!’, to
the involved C. O. We feel that
any C. O. would be willing at
any time to meet the cadet involv
ed, the doirnitox’y counselor, the
commandant and the involved ca
det’s parents. We feel that at the
present, letters of complaint ai’e
favoring individuals over an en
tire group. Correspondence be
tween the involved cadet’s parents
and the C. O. should be encouraged.
VII. Topic: Physical inspections
A. Complaint: No man should
be foi'ced to undergo a personal
indignity.
Suggestion:
We feel that this is an individ
ual matter and should be treated
as such. We feel that the individ
ual has the right to demand exam
ination by a medical doctor if he
so wishes.
VIII. Topic: Reinstatement of “B”
Troop Cavalry
A. Complaint: The Cox’ps ques
tions the disbanding of “B” Ax-
mox\
Reasons:
1. The Cox’ps does not undei’-
stand why it was dissolved. Site
case of “A” Infantx’y, 1949.
2. No cadets px-esent during the
decision for the disorganization
after it was stipulated that cadets
would be on the panel.
3. Ai’inor men living outside of
Ax’mor will not have a chance to
apply leadership through x-ank if
px’ivileges. Only by being in an
Armor unit will they be able to
apply themselves constructively.
4. The Coi’ps feels that a gx’oup
was punished to get to a few.
Suggestions :
(a) Reorganize “B” Ax’mor
(b) Reiixstate Vic Gillette as C.
O.
IX. Topic: Fish day
Complaint: Fish day on October
31 and Apx’il 1st have been taken
away.
Suggestion:
We suggest that the two above
days be officially designated as
“Fish Day” because of the fact
that it is an old Aggie tradition.
X. Midnight Yell Practice out of
town.
Complaint: Why do our college
officials pi-ohibit us from having
out of town mid-night yell pi’ac-
tices when the cit officials of these
towns tell us they would be glad
for us to have one.
Suggestion:
Give the yell leaders a chance
to prove that we can conduct a
mid-night yell pi’actice out of
town.
and his gang fx’om causing txwxble.
When he receives news of Miller’s
coming, the time is 10:30 in the
morning which gives him only on
hour and a half to px-epax’e. But
the marshal can fihd no assistance.
Everyone, including his best
fx’iends, are afx’aid of risking their
lives axxd futures to help. Even his
wife, who because of her x-eligion
doesn’t believe in killing for any
cause, leaves him.
Desei’ted by all, he is left in the
xxoon sun and dusty stx’eet to face
certain death alone.
This situation makes for one of
the most powex-ful dx’amas seexx on
the scx’een since the beginning of
motion pictures.
Tight as a Drum
The stox-y is put together as
tight as a dx’uxxx and haxxdled with
the cax’e of a master craftsman.
No scene is ever allowed to dx-ag
with an over abundance of dialogue
or meaningless action. Each lasts
just long enough to add its essen
tial part to the whole, the actors
seeming to take their cue fx*om the
audience when it is time to change.
No fade outs ax’e used in the chang
ing of scenes. Each transformation
is sharp, coxxcise axxd conveys all
the impact of two freight eax’s
coupling togethex*.
All the action takes place in al
most the exact time it takes to see
the film. Mouxxting suspense is
created with sharp photogx*aphy
and editing, lonesome shots of the
x’ailx*oad tracks stretching into the
distance, and scenes of clocks as
their hands approach 12 o’clock
and the airival of the noon traixx
with the death that is certain to
follow.
Strong Character
Although he appears only near
the film’s end, Fx-ank Miller (Ian
McDonald) is molded into a strong
character through the convex’sation
of others and the suspense cx-eat-
ed while awaiting his airival. Even
when he gets off the tx-ain, sus
pense is held by the camera’s re
fusal to show his face. When Mil
ler finally turns towax-d the cam
era, the face is a vivid composite
of his character and reputation
that have been built up throughout
the entix-e show.
Highlight of the film is Dimitx’i
(“Duel in the Sun”) Tiomkin’s ex
ceptional musical score. At inter
vals the plaintive “High Noon”
ballad, sung by Tex Ritter, can be
heax’d as. if it is coming from fhr
in the distance. Accompanying the
ballad is the slow soft heart beat
x’hythm of a tonx tom. The vocals
ax - e only intex’mittent, the rest of
the score being ox’chestx’ative var
iations of the ballad that convey
all the story’s approaching vio
lence.
Excellent Cast
“High Noon’s” entix’e cast is ex
cellent. Each creates a human
powerful character, not just an in
terpretation of a role. Gary Coo
per is outstanding as the marshal
while Lloyd Bridges is up« to his
usual high standards as Kane’s
jealous deputy. Katy Jurado cre
ates a compelling personality in
Vernon To Attend
Chicago Meeting
Ralph J. Vernon, assistant pro
fessor of industrial education, said
he will attend the National Safety
Couxxcil’s meeting in Chicago. De
cember 8-12.
The px’ogram will be both dem
onstration and lectures covering
many new safety devices.
The training progx’am will be
handled by 25 instructors on the
staff of the NSC.
the x’ole of Kane’s old gix-1 fx’iend.
Gi’ace Kelly as the marshal’s
wife, Thomas Mitchell, Otto Kru-
gei’, James Millican, Lon Chaney,
and Henry Morgan never detour
from the intelligent interpretations
they give their x-oles.
Chaney States Moral
The film’s moral as stated by
Lon Chaney applies as much to our
present day communities as it does
to the movie’s fictional town of
Hadleyville.
“People do a lot of talking about
law and order, but when it comes
to doing something about it they
just don’t care. They just don’t
care.”
After seeing the picture, the
viewer might well ask hixxxself if
he would have the courage to wait
for the tx’ain that arrived at high
noon.
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