Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1953
PUTTING THE KEYSTONE IN PLACE
Ws Not ‘Sissy’
To Be A Christian
/YNE OF THE GREATEST objectives of the
^ late Senate chaplain Peter Marshall was
to teach men they weren't sissies to be
Christians.
Many times we look upon the habitual
church-goer as a fellow who is meek, humble,
and not “one of the boys.” In a men’s col
lege such as A&M emphasis is placed on the
rough, tough individual, supposedly charac
teristic of a military man. We sometimes for
get the place of Christianity in our day-to-
day lives.
Many examples are apparent on this cam
pus of men who have proven religion is not
for sissies. The captain of A&M’s 1953 base
ball team is one of the most ardent Christian
workers on the campus. Several members of
the football team also deserve mention along
this line, as well as the corps commander, and
others who have excelled in their particular
extra-curricular field, yet found strength and
reassurance through God.
During this week of Religious Emphasis
it would be well for all students to decide
what part God plays in their lives. Don’t
leave this for someone else to decide. Have
you considered the part religion could play
in your life at A(%M? Have you considered
'‘The reward of one duty done
is the power to fulfill another.”—
George Eliot.
Answer Was Not
‘In The Book' 1
OELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK brings
about many enlightening experiences for
students and the faculty. But we know of
two persons, said to be members of the A&.M
staff, who especially need “.enlighteniDg” on
a certain point.
With a great amount of seriousness these
two approached a display in the main show
case of the MSC. This display consisted of a
picture of Dr. Robert E. Goodrich, main RE
speaker, projected on a large screen. Below
the picture was a Bible with a long ribbon
marker and opened to Psalms.
After surveying the situation with appar
ent interest, and entirely serious at all times,
the following conversation was held:
“Wonder who that guy is?” said the first.
“I don’t know,” answered the second,
“maybe it is Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist.”
“No,” was the reply, “I don’t think so,
it’s probably the guy who wrote that book.”
They walked on toward the fountain
room, probably satisfied that some author
was trying to advertise his new book.
“A great artist is always before
his time or behind it.” — George
Moore.
the man who goes to church a “sissy” ? Have
you failed to find an interest in some church
in this community?
Only you can decide the role you will take.
Practically all great men of our time have
found comfort and strength through God.
They did not consider themselves a sissy to
open their mind and heart in His presence
and gain His help in making decisions.
Peter Marshall never made a decision
without first going to God for guidance. He
was no sissy, nor is any man who knows God.
Through God we may find strength and grow
in greater proportions than any man who is
physically strong only.
If you consider the church-goer or the
man who is close to God a sissy, maybe you
should re-examine your own self. Perhaps
you are the wealking and he is a greater man
than you.
“He ivho woidd govern others
should first be master of himself.”
—Massinger.
Public School Week Set March l - 7
March 1-7 will be Public Schools A local citizens committee has
Week this year, announced Rich- been organized to work with
ard L. Webb, manager of radio school authorities in promotion of
. „ rm ’ , rru- the event. Members are Dr. F. C.
station WTAW today. This yeai B o it 0 n, Luther G. Jones, J. J. Skri-
will mark the third annual observ- vanek) Don Vestal, R. L. Webb,
ation of the event. John S. Rogers, and J. B. Baty.
Emphasis is placed on getting Public Schools Week is author-
the public to visit local schools ized by a joint resolution of the
during the week and becoming ac- state legislature, the state Board
quainted with work the schools of Education, and a proclamation
are doing, he said. by the governor.
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‘Naked Spur’
Lacks Ethics
Of Westerns
By JERRY BENNETT
Amusements Editor
Bo Girls Like
‘Corps Happy’ Ags?
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“The Naked Spur” starring
James Stewart, Janet Leigh,
Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker,
and Millard Mitchell—MGM—
Campus Theatre.
“The Naked Spur” goads
four questionable characters
and Janet Leigh through 90
minutes of technicolored gore
GROUP of girls at the University of Ok- and passion which are strip-
lahoma write that perhaps members of pe T h fougLour%t Utl7 mo“?' the
the feminine sex should be quizzed on wheth- screen becomes drenched with
er or not they favor the “Gig ’em Boy.”
Their letter was in reference to a recent
Battalion feature which contended A&M stu
dents don’t like dates who are too heavily
imbued with the Aggie spirit.
The girls Claim a great liking for A&M tor (Millard Mitchell) and a "mo-
and its standards, but they ask; “Why not . u ,> st ^ ble ” army offlcer
consider the girls point o± view? How can
you say that we’re ’corps happy ?’ If you only
knew what it was like to have a date with a
‘corps happy’ Aggie who . . .
“Couldn’t stand to be parted from his
uniform; carries his thumb in a 90 degree
angle all of the time; never stops shaking
hands; never stops talking of all the drown rim.
outs, fireworks, and fights; never stops using , In Edition to strained relations,
.... ,, i i • the group is attacked by Indians,
mess hall slang; cant remember his manners caught in avalanches, and beaten
long enough to eat one meal away from by the elements. Since each man
A&M; cant forget the beauty and sex appeal has an undesirable personality, it
of his uniform; can’t forget his many week
end love affairs; can’t forget his wolf cry
long enough to be a gentleman on a date;
forgets his date until a touchdown is made
at football games; can’t buy a gift for a girl
enough murder, mayhem, and un
varnished brutality to make Audie
Murphy’s cactus antics look like
a drop in the cuspidor.
Hair Trigger
A hair-trigger neurotic (James
Stewart), a gold crabed prospec-
law hiding in the mountains. Us
ing their greed for the. $5,000 re
ward, the killer (Robert Ryan)
spurs each against the other.
Whenever he thinks their self ex
termination is moving too slow,
Ryan applies more direct methods,
such as loosening Stewart’s cinch
strap while riding on a mountain
is doubtful which one, if any, will
survive.
Director Anthony (“Bend of the
River” and “Winchester 73”) Mann
has lassoed this violence against
some of the most beautiful techni
color photography ever filmed.
without ‘Aggie’ stamped on it; considers the Th f majestic mountains, rivers,
™ ,, and forests of the Wests timber-
Aggie the Man of Tomorrow.
In Asking for justice, by polling dates of
Aggies to their preference of “corps happy”
Aggies, the girls contend: “Public opinion is
the basis of a democracy.”
“A fool always finds some great
er fool to admire him.”—Boileau.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
“Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
line are brought to the screen with
an angle shot technique which
sometimes resembles third dimen
sion.
An expert on filming westerns,
Mann has made his action scenes
exciting without seeming prepos
terous. His male characters are
saddle sore ragged without being
typed and his heroine is believe-
able, which is something unusual
for a horseopera.
Disregarding the title, the
film’s entire six-gun production
is the most well dressed since
“High Noon.”
With The
Little League
Baseball and Spring . . . like small boys and dirt, all go together.
Small boys and Baseball mean the Little League. THE STUDENT
CO-OP STORE now has a full line of all Little League equipment. . ■
Everything to make Little League the All American Sport. If you
want to make a small boy happy, take one of these. . . .
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Little League
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Little League
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Little League
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Little League
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Little League
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Little League
Leg Guard
The Student Co-Op Store
Next to College Station State Bank
Phone 4-4114
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