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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1952 Individualistic Thinking Is The Key to Success I^VERYDAY, students find that thinking is necessary to reach a logical and clear con clusion. This thinking, however, must be motivat ed in an individualistic pattern or its value will be lost. President Harold W. Dodds, of Prince ton University has this to say concerning man’s mind: “The workings of the mass mind are en tirely different from the operations. of the democratic mind. Hitler’s Germany and the countries now within the circle of the Iron Curtain are examples of the mass mind at work. “When I denounce the mass mind, I am not thinking at all of the operation of a true democracy which follows the family tradi tions and processes of popular government. Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is.not completely born 'til he has passed through death.—Franklin. Brains Rate Over Good Looks? k CALIFORNIA student newspaper recent- ^ ly found that intelligence was No. 1 on the rating list for the ideal mate while good looks was ranked last. In asking 118 “well-adjusted” college men and women “How would you rate your date for a prospective mate?” it was found that 77 per cent of the men and 92 per cent of the women believed a college woman should marry a college man. And 52 per cent of the men and 66 per cent of tht women think that a college man should marry a college woman. The woman’s average on marrying a col lege man is most easily explained by the fact that most women go to college for that spec ific purpose. But this should prove interesting. Women like to date the college men because “he is more mature,” or “has the better prospects for the future,” or “has more knowledge of what’s going on in the world.” On the other hand, the poll indicates a col lege male likes to date the educated feline be cause she is “more level headed,” “more in telligent,” or “more pleasant.” The surprising fact which showed the in telligence of the college man was that only 1.78 per cent considered it of top importance in a future wife that she be better looking than intelligent. How does this show the male is more in telligent? Surely, he must have some “undisclosed” scheme for rating her intelligence with the eye and whistle checkup given when passing same. Until we get that spouse, we’ll continue with the 1.78 per cent—good looks first- “The mass mind is not personal; it is not generous and considerate; it is selfish and self-centered. Its method is to impose its will by power, not by reason or by convincing others. “In a true democracy the emphasis is on discussion, on holding the arena open to all ideas,” on “submitting them to scrutiny and debate not of experts only but of the whole population;” and by this process to arrive at an agreed decision. “The mass mind does not reflect; it does not examine itself to see if it is right. Its weapon is power. “If an individual comes to think of him self only as a microscopic part of various huge organizations, as merely the product of vast forces imposed from without, and concludes that he can only realize himself as he is a member of a mass, his hope of secur ity through his own efforts gives way to gnawing insecurity.” To examine one’s own mind and trend of thinking will prevent this mass mind as ex plained by President Dodds. Man owes it to himself to think and act singularly for the good of all. Think it over. Activity Ducats Now Available In SA Office Aggie Activity Apprecia tion Tickets are now being is sued at the Office of Student Activities, according to Spike White, Director of Student Activities. These tickets are is sued to certain students who par ticipate in extra-curricular activ ities, as an award for their ef forts and to serve as an incentive for other students. Each eligible student will re ceive 16 of these tickets. A tick et and ten cents (federal tax and service charge) will gain admit tance to Guion Hall. A student may qualify for only one set of tickets regardless of the number of activ ities he is engaged in. Students who may get these tickets are Athletic “T” Card Hold ers of Major and Minor Sports, Band Seniors, Cadet Officers whose rank is Lt. Col. and above. Class Officers—Junior and Sen ior Classes, Commanders of Com panies, Troops, Bands; Flights, and Batteries, Drum and Bugle Corps members, Editors of Student Pub lications. Freshmen numeral winners for major sports (two semesters after award), Housemasters, Intramural Managers—Junior and Senior, Singing Cadet Officers, Student Life Members, Student Senate Members, Training Room Assist ants and Yell Leaders. These stu dents are urged to get these tick ets as soon as possible. The AGGIE-Nizer Grievance Committee Needs. Students’ Backing to Succeed By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Co-Editor A&M’s minor crisis which now is soothed from revolt stage to peaceful bargaining is getting attention throughout the state. Peo ple are looking to the students with question ed expressions concerning the grievances which a few days ago could have transform ed into a mass walkout of cadet officers and other seniors. What averted this drastic action? What will keep it from happening in weeks, months, and years to come? One word is the an swer—htinking. A little thinking can go a long way, and it is apparently something A&M students A&M still has ; cadet corps. The corps was still in existence after the revolt, although the Board of Directors came close to abolishing it—but not because there was a lack of cadet officers. No one ever got anywhere by giving up. Instead of spending so much time griping about how bad conditions are, it appears more <<*-.1 i a people could profit if that same ‘All My Sons , by ‘Arthur effort could be stemmed in the Miller, will be the Aggie Play- direction of trying to improve the ers first production of the contested issues, year, C. K. Esten, director, an- The grievance committee is the nounced. The tragedy will be first and most sensible action tak- given by the players November 18- en by the officers and other sen- Aggie Players Ready For ‘All My Sons’ could stand a little more of. Rather than give everything up tor lost, the cadet officers ap pointed a committee to collect their griev ances—the issues which kindled the flames— and present them in an orderly manner to college authorities. Former students continue to ask what is going on? They remember the 1947 revolt when hundreds of cadet officers protested the college administrative set up and turned in their cadet rank and wonder if it will hap pen again. The reasoning then, as we have heard recently, “What can college officials do if all the officers turn in their rank . . . what kind of corps will A&M have then?” It’s more than five years later now anc] iors to work out the problems peacefully with college authorities. The committee will not get many of it requests granted, however. And if members of the senior class and other students thought the majority of grievances would be granted they were only fooling themselves. College authorities have reasons for establishing certain regula tions. We are not defending their stand on the issues as much as we are opposing the narrow view taken by many students toward college officials for their stand. Life is a series of surprises. We do not guess today the mood, the pleasure, the power of tomorrow, when we are building up our be ing.—Emerson. A&M Relives Past, Overlooks Future k PERSON enters college to progress. As the student progresses, the college also improves. Both depend on each other to such an extent it is impossible to say which side carries the most responsibility for im provement. Today, due to the chaotic world situation, our country is calling for men who are able to look ahead, and plan for a better way of life. Colleges throughout the country are ex pected to supply these men. A&M is falling down on the job. Many students refuse to look ahead to solve their problems. Instead of progressing, they wish to move backward. This point has been accented during the latest disputes between the student body and administration. Many students believe the solution to these problems lies in going back to the “old days” of A&M with the “board” as the symbol of this period. Leaders are never made from men who try to relive the past. A man who accepts responsibility is never satisfied with the pre sent. He accepts the past only as a bridge to the future, and A&M has a large gap in its bridge. ) Not all the responsibility for this fault rests with the students. An administration must be present to control the college. Each influences the other. Baylor Registrar To Head TACR Truett K. Grant, registrar of Baylor University, was elected president of the Texas Associa tion of Collegiate Registrars as the group concluded a two-day work shop conference last weekend in the MSC. President M. T. Harrington wel comed the registrars and guests to A&M Friday morning. The Singing Cadets entertained the Registrars at an open house in the MSC Thursday. The cadets, di rected by Bill Turner, sang “This Is My Country,” “So Tired, So Poor,” “There Is Nothing Like A Dame” and “Dry Bones.” 19 at 8:15 p.m. in the Ballroom of the MSC. The cast for the play includes Harry Gooding in the star role of the father, Joe Keller. Iris Bul lard plays the supporting role of Kate Keller, the mother. Others in the cast are Jerry , McFarland as Chris Keller, Virginia Lemmon as Ann Deever, and Bill Witty as George Deever. Richard Black portrays Dr. Jim Bayliss, Joan Brown plays the part of Sue Bayliss, Roger Melton as Frank Lubey, and Jeanne McMul len as Lydia Lubey. Tickets to the production may be bought from any member of the Aggie Players or from the ticket booth in the MSC. Admission is 50 cents. Something May Give Rogers Ag Group To Visit Campus A group of' 25 vocational agri cultural students from Rogers High School, will visit here Nov. 15. They will be in charge of J. H. Merka, A&M graduate, voca tional agriculture instructor at Rogers^ High School. College facilities, including buildings, swine center, and the livestock area will be inspected by the grpup. They will eat at a mess hall at noon. In the afternoon they will at tend the A&M-Rice football game and will be in charge of official greeter P. L. Downs Jr. during their stay. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman. Knightly Gentleman” Spence Street Repairs Delayed by Weather Completion of Spence St. re pairs is awaiting suitable Weather according to the Office of Physi cal Plants. The first stages of the topping have been finished and completion of the street lacks only final as phalting. Due to the nature of the mater ials used in the work, the asphalt ing can be done only in Avarm weather, it was explained. Aggies A ttend BSU Meet “Christ Must Reign” was the theme of the 33 Texas Baptist Stu dent Convention-Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at the Gaston Avfchlul • Baptist Church in Dallas. Twenty-four Aggies accompani ed Cliff Harris, the College Sta tion BSU director, to the conven tion. There were 2,500 Baptist stu dents from all the colleges and universities in Texas present. Aggies who sang in the state BSU choir Friday afternoon were: Gene Harvey, Bill Nix, Tom Gallo way and Earnest McColleen. Tom my Dunnigan, A&M’s §SU presi dent, was a chairman of Seminar Saturday morning. The entire A&M group were ushers at the Sunday morning service. ’ Outstanding speakers of the con vention were Louis and Colleen (ToAvnsden) E\ 7 ans, San Francisco; Chester E. Swor, Jackson Miss.; E. H. Westmorland, Houston; For rest C. Freezer, Waco and Charles A. Wells, New York, City. If they must stand up for what they think is right and what’s best for the college, taking the loss in popularity and unrest in the stu dent body, something may give. Either the students ease their feelings toward the officials, the officials let down on what they think is right and grant other re quests, or reshuffle the adminis trative posts and stai’t all over. All three of these solutions are rather Grade answers to our prob lem. The best and most effective way to arrive at a suitable answer to the issues at stake is for repre- senative groups to peacefully sit down at the same table and com promise on all points. For this to be successful stu dents must show the proper re spect for members of the grievance committee and accept the commit tee’s recommendations and compro mises. Six thousand students can not bargain with a few adminis trative officials and get anywhere. When you hear the report of the grievance committee try and un derstand that members were ap pointed by Corps Commander Wel don Kruger because they express ed the most interest in the prob lems and they know the score. Whatever your action is, think. That is the greatest asset man can possess. Without the ability to think an individual ceases to be an individual and becomes puppet whose mind and actions are ruled by others. Former Student Ponders Questions Bank Execs to Study Problems facing bank executives Avho process agricultural loans is the objective of the second annual Farm and Ranch Credit School for Commercial Bankers. The school Avill be held in the Ballroom of the MSC Dec. 7-19. Enrollment is limited to 175 on a “first come, first served” basis. A former student recently wrote us concerning the present corps situation. He was on the campus when the flare-up was the great est a feAV Aveek ago. He says: “From the Batt since 1 returned home, it appears things have, not settled down much as yet; the boys seem to be using their heads, most ly, but I regret their suggesting (the senior officers) that they will turn in their commissions and ranks if things do not turn out as they want them to. “I cannot see how such a gesture can do anything but cause confus ion for everyone concerned, be a Hughes Welcomes Electric Metermen M. C. Hughes, head of the elec trical engineering department, AA’elcomed electric metermen at tending the public utility short course here this Aveek. Nearly 170 registered Monday and more are expected to register before the meeting closes Friday, said Norman Rode, in charge of local arrangements. A film “What Makes the Meter Run” was shown at a meeting of the entire group Monday. There are three different cours es being offered. P O G O by Walt Kelly 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. During the summer terms, and examina tion and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and va cation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. 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IT'LL PROBABL/ fw: AH FIGGERED ANNONE WIF A FACE LIKE VOUPt'N GOT A LOT O'GOOD IN HIM—SO AH BRUNG VO'A ■ DOGPATCH WAM/T'-^c- big blow to the school and set all those .doing so back tremendously and finally accomplish nothing of lasting good. “Down through the years I have been muchly concerned about the situation there, and it is a most difficult one to handle. So many good men who were popular with the students before they were charged with the job of handling discipline, have been removed shortly after they had to try- and stop hazing and sacrificed for do ing what was their duty. “One looking at things far re moved from the scene cannot be driven towards the conclusion that the demands are impossible to he met satisfactorily, and that haz ing is at the bottom of it all. % “ ... I really fear the conse quences of another flare-up there and it might result in abolition of the corps, something I really would grieve to see.” His words like hundreds of oth ers come to our ears. From mem bers of the Board of Directors to mothers of students we are asked, “What will become of this situa tion at A&M? I don’t like what I am hearing.” * The answer rests with the stu dents. Will they be able to “think freely with conscience clear” as Prof. Jackson of TSCW once said, or will they cloud their minds with selfish motives. It’s yours to answer—do it wise ly- =3—=,