Battalion Editorials
Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1952
Colleges Now Face
Similar Problems
¥ TNIVERSITIES and colleges across the na-
^ tion are faced with similar problems.
Some are different on the surface, but be
neath all are the same: dissatisfaction be
tween administrators and students.
A recent example of disorganization be
tween the two groups was at Michigan State
College. Because of the housing shortage,
one dormitory there was rooming both sexes.
No complaints were raised, however, as many
old time students claimed they “never had
it so good.”
At Pennsylvania State College, it was
another story. Here it is as reported by a
newspaper there:
•
Possible Solution
To Old Problem
AN ETERNAL question whach has plagued
educators through the many years is:
“What shall be done with the unusually
bright college student?”
Here’s what William Allen White be
lieved :
“Some think holding him under the pump
helps. Other favor making him a Phi Beta
Kappa, thus keeping him so busy with his
keys that he won’t have time for other
things.
“Often he is successfully jimmied by put
ting him on the football team, but some
times it takes athletics and a dash of calico
to tame him.
“At least, the proposition, however troub
lesome, is not hopeless. As a last resort,
give him a whirl on the college paper. That
will bring his grades down to normal, but
sometimes it unsettles his, mind.”
“It has happened again.
“On Tuesday night approximately 200
men gathered in he West Dorm court to
“demonstrate” their displeasure over the ve
toing by the Council of Administration of
All-College Cabinet’s proposal to make chan
ges in the date of the Thanksgiving and
Christmas vacations.
“Most students by now have graciously
accepted the council’s decision. This does
not mean they are satisfied with it, but they
have at least recognized the reasons for the
veto. And most of these students are get
ting well fed up'with such “demonstrations”
as took place Tuesday night.
“Among the more enlightened comments
uttered by participants in the display were:
“We want a vacation.” “All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy,” and “Panty
raid.” Just what did these men expect to
accomplished by their demonstration ? Surely
even if their adolescent immaturity
they could not have hoped that the council’s
decision would be reversed by their action.
“Many of the people taking part in the
affair seemed completely unaware of what
they were doing. Most of those doing the
shouting said they were only making noise”
or were trying to “have a little fun” or gave
some equally childish response.
“The great majority of the student body
is disgusted with such displays which accom
plish nothing and can only lead to trouble.
Before anything really serious happens it
might be wise for the College to clamp down.
The inciters of these demonstrations are
quite easily spotted. Perhaps it’s time a
few of them were collared and dealt with
by the disciplinary committee. A few such
examples should be enough to set the rest of
this type of student straight.
“You’re in College now, boys. Grow up.”
Both incidents show lack of planning, or
ganization, consideration.. These are the cat
alysts of the trouble and dissatisfaction...
Our Brave
Flagbearers
OW BRAVE is your flag bearer?
Will he “climb the highest mountain” to
place your flag atop the highest point on the
campus.
Three military units have scaled the
heights of either the Academic Building,
Electrical Engineering Building radio anten
na, or water tower to fly a flag with their
company name.
This practice of climbing water towers
and other places is something most Aggies
would call “good bull” but is certainly done
without considering the danger involved.
Why not put all this excessive energy to
use on the bonfire, or must we report to
morrow someone has fallen from the power
plant smoke stack?
Is It The Uniform
Or The Cadet?
¥T COULD never happen in Texas, but in
Ohio, at Akron University, feminine logic
seems to be on the blink,
Here’s what the university’s newspaper
reports:
“Asked by a student pollster whether she
preferred male students in ROTC uniforms
or in civilian dress, the coed replied, Tf they
wear uniforms then they don’t have to buy
clothes. That leaves them with more money
to spend on me.’ ”
Mother was right. Never trust a college
educated feline.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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letters to the editor + Job Interviews ★
Seniors Fail to Have
Annual Pictures Made
Editors, The Battalion:
During the past week, less than
10 per cent of the seniors that
were scheduled to have their pic
tures made for the Aggieland did
‘So Goes
The World Today’
Editors, The Battalion:
In the freshman class of ’48 I
am sure that there were some that
were not well informed as to the
extent of hazing here at A&M. We
believe however that the majority
of the boys in that class knew that
in time they would feel the board.
You’re right, hazing is against
college regulations, and it has been
ever since this institution was
founded. The system of discipline
established in the early years of
A&M has always been attacked by
those who know little about A&M’s
past or the problems of an all-male
military college.
When we decided to come to
A&M we were cautioned by stu
dents and exes, not to come to
A&M unless we could “take it”. A
few of our friends changed their
minds through this advice and
went to other schools. Our parents
knew about the hazing and most
of them said that it would do us
good. From the Battalion’s note we
gather that you think hazing is a
violation of humdn rights. We
know a few people that will argue
this point. That is, several thous
and exes many of whose achieve
ments are far greater than the
few that are on the other side of
the fence.
We can remember of no one be
ing tied and gagged or even threat
ened if they refused hazing. This
type of person was an obvious mis
fit and may change. Others that
refused to be hazed stayed and
persecuted themselves more than
their upperclassmen could have
hazed them. The ones that accept-
e4 it enjoyed A&M while the others
tortured themselves to stay.
Last June the freshman class of
’48 graduated. We saw changes in
school policy, a war break out, the
military department place its iron
hand on the student body. We saw
maid service leave, the Cadence
leave and other things that were a
part of A&M for 50 years, leave.
We heai’d Aggies called draft-dod
gers for the first time.
It’s evident that the college can
no longer use ROTC and the MSC
as calling cards to A&M for even
the junior colleges are offering
these things plus the companion
ship of the opposite sex. Another
thing we are sure the administra
tion is aware of and that is the
talk of the exes such as Mr. Mal
let, ’44. They certainly realize that
former students of this college
have a great bearing on the en
rollment.
What Ave are trying to say is
that when gold becomes as plenti
ful and as easyrito get as leaves
on the trees it ceases to have any
value. When A&M becomes a
school and only a school (as it is
fast becoming), where the only
thing required of a person is to
study, the word Aggie won’t mean
much. Anything that’s hard to get
becomes a challenge. If Mount
Everest suddenly became an ant
hill we don’t believe many people
would have the desire to climb it.
For four years we have watched
The Battalion take its usual stand
on every student problem that hap
pened to come along. No matter
what the question the Batt immed
iately establishes itself as a min
ority group and begins fighting
whatever the students are trying
(See LETTERS, Page 3) i
so. This is the worst turn out the
Aggieland has ever had.
I know there are a few seniors
that don’t have the $2 necessary
to have their picture made, but a
great many feel like they don’t
have to follow the schedule. That
Is true—you don’t have to follow
the schedule, but you wall save
yourself a great deal of time and
trouble if you do.
The senior class should be the
one class that wants their picture
in the yearbook. If a student is
registered or leaves his record with
the Placement Office, he must also
leave a picture of himself. For 75
cents more this picture may be
obtained along with the picture
that goes in the Aggieland.
We also have deadlines to meet.
Since we are already behind on
senior pictures there will probab
ly be very little time for make-ups.
In this case, the only thing that
can be done is to send in the pic
ture we already have.
To avoid the confusion of last
minute makeups and the possibility
of not even getting your picture
ifiade—along with the embarrass
ment of not having your picture
in the yearbook your last year in
College, I . would like to urge each
and every senior to have their pic
ture made according to schedule.
Guy Delaney
Aggieland ’53 Co-Editor
Interviews
• Nov. 21—Civil and electrical
engineering graduates of the Jan
uary and June classes will be in
terviewed by the Bureau of Rec
lamation from Amarillo.
Job Calls
© A civil engineer is needed by
the Texas Highway Department in
Sweetwater. They are looking for
a man who can use an instrument
and who would be willing to handle
plans and field inspection later on.
They have a variety of work com
ing up the next few years, with
a great deal of heavy construction.
© Beckman Instruments, Inc. of
Houston is interested in hiring
chemistry, chemical, electrical and
mechanical engineers and physics
graduates for this company which
is a leading manufacturer of scien
tific and industrial instruments.
There is a ten week training
course which will be in South Pas
adena, Calif., with all expenses
paid.
The job title for this opening is
as sales engineer and the duties
are as follows: Devotes at least
80 per cent of time to direct cus
tomer contacts selling company’s
products through demonstration
and explanation of uses and ad
vantages; assists in dealer con
tacts and training of dealer sales
personnel; may provide minor rou
tine repairs and adjustments for
users; assists in trade shows, dem
onstrations and in market studies
when assigned.
A number of territories in sev
eral parts of the United States are
open and sales engineers may be
required to travel 25-40 per cent
of the time.
“Man In Cloak’’
Fades Too Fast
Editors, The Battalion:
Ever since we have been at Fat
Chance, alias A&M College, it has
been a standing custom that you
could get in to Guion Hall free
after 9 p. m., and see the remaind
er of the show.
Last night we were informed
that the “Feds” had cracked down
and in order to get in you had to
slap down 30 cents.
After being informed by the
manager that the complete show
would be run we accepted our fate
and paid.
Then after scrounging up 30
cents a head, and you know it was
scrounged if we paid, we were
shown only 30 minutes of the main
feature, the comedy, and the news
reel.
. If someone happened to see the
whole shovt’ We Would appreciate
knowing how “The Man. With the
Cloak” ended.
Your immediate attention will
be greatly appreciated.
Ray Alsmeyer ’52
W. I). Warner ’52
A. L. Byrnes ’55
Bill Vaughn ’52
Kenneth Baker ’52
Artists
(Continued from Page 1)
“Landscape,” Virginia Thiltgen;
“Oil Mill, Caldwell, Texas,” Bessie
Womble; “Cactus,” Fran Berry;
“The Copper Pitcher,” Mark Lyle;
“The Brass Plate,” Dell Bauer;
“Still Life,” Elsie Fudge; “Aban
doned,” Joan Miller.
“The Rock Pile,” Mrs. J. B. Mc
Kinley; “Redbud,” Billie Lanham;
“September Souvenir,” Nettie Mc-
Gehee; “Corn Against the Sky,”
Dannie Darden; “Sand Dunes,”
Grace Marmon; “After the Storm,”
Emalita Newton Terry; “Jugs,”
Freda Greenwood; “Pine,” Polly
Demis; “Bugs Bunny,” Joanne
Walker; “Empty Aerena,” Dick
Tarver; “Green and Brown,” Jean
Stinson; “In the Woods,” Martha
Adams; “Landscape,” L. S. Aloe;
“In the Bunkhousg,” Don O’Neal.
Featured during the festival will
be the Allied Arts Ball on Thanks-
giving eve. A 25 million dollar
exhibition of old masters from the
Wilderstein Art Galleries in New
York and six separate exhibits by
member organizations belonging
to the Allied Arts Association will
be on display.
Exhibitions are planned to hang
in the auditorium of the Pruden
tial Life Building, the Contempo
rary Arts Museum, Museum of
Fine Arts, Foley’s, the Shamrock.
• Swift and Co. of Fort Worth
has an opening for a feed sales
man who has majored in animal
or dairy husbandry, range and for- *
estry, or agricultural economics.
They prefer a man who has major
ed in animal husbandry because
part of the duties will be in con
tacting dairymen, ranchers, and a
knowledge of feeds and feeding
would be beneficial. Will spend two
days each week contacting em
ployers.
• A chemist is needed by the
Southwestern Graphite Co. of Bur
net for routine assay work and
research.
© Business Administration grad
uates will be considered for em
ployment with the Liberty Mutual
Insurance Co. of Dallas. This is
the largest casualty insurance com
pany in the United States. Men are
hired as claims adjuster trainees*
and sent to Boston for their claims
training class. After training, em
ployees return to branch office
for which they have been selected-
and are classified as an adjuster.
© The Jefferson County Mosqui
to Control Commission, Port Ar
thur, has an opening for an in
spector with an entomological
background.
• The Pacific Gas and Electric
Co. of San Francisco is in need of
electrical, mechanical, civil and in
dustrial engineering graduates for
work in this power company which
is one of the largest private owned
in the United States. The duties
for these engineers would be as
follows: Design and estimate , of
cost maintenance and constructions
job for: overhead electrical dis
tribution systems, underground
electi'ical distribution systems,
electi’ical distribution substations,
steam and hydro generating plants,
gas distribution and transmission
systems, compressor plants and
gas holders and telephone systems.
Location will be in cities of 10,000
population or more from Santa
Marie and Bakersfield north to
Eureka and Red Bluff, Cal.
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