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Page 4 THE BATTALION Friday, March' 13, 1953 NEWS BRIEFS All Profs to Judge; Jenson Speaks on Tour PERSISTANT RAINS have not hampered the construction of the new Physical Education Building-, said J. A. Orr Jr., construction superintendent. At the present, structural con crete work is the biggest single job in progress, he said. He added that the new P. E. Building will be finished sometime in October. * * * DR. FRED W. JENSEN, head of the chemistry department, is now on a speaking tour of the south eastern United States. At the invitation of local sec tions of the American Chemical Society, he will speak in Shef field, and Birmingham, Ala.; Pen sacola, Fla.; Auburn, Ala.; Chat tanooga, Tenn.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Maryville, Tenn., and Atlanta, Ga., on the subject, “High Fre quency Methods of Analysis.” Mrs. Jensen is accompanying him on the tour. * * * THREE MEMBERS of the ani mal husbandry department will serve as judges in livestock shows March 12 and 13. J. K. Riggs, in charge of beef cattle for the department, and Al bert Y. Blankenship, herdsman for the department, will judge beef breeding cattle at the Northeast Texas Livestock Show in Sulphur Springs Thursday. They also judg ed on Wednesday. F. I. Dahlberg, professor of an imal husbandry, will judge sale cattle for the Fifth annual sale of Debate Team Sets Piney Woods Meet The A&M debating teams will compete in the Piney Woods De bating Tournament in Nacogdoch es, March 13 and 14. The two teams, Kenneth Scott- fohn Samuels and H. W. Whit ley-John Wilson, are coached by Victor Wiening and J. D. Ebbs of the English department. Competing in the - tournament will be teams from TCU, SMU, Baylor, University of Texas, Uni versity of Houston and several out of state teams. Subject for debate is Compul sory Fair Employment Practices legislation. Wiening will accompany the teams. Marshall Is New Ag Eco Secretary G. F. Marshall was elected soc ial secretary of the Agricultural Economics Club Tuesday. Members of the club discussed ylans for having a party. Marshall t r as appointed head of a commit- lee to make necessary arrange ments for the party, said Thomp son. A committee made up of J. C. Bryan, Andrew Hudson, and Jim mie Holder, was appointed to se lect a duchess for the Cotton Ball. This committee will report its se lection to the club at the next meeting. Film Society Shows ‘Pygmalian’ Tonight “Pygmalian” will be shown by the A&M Film Society at 7:30 to night in the MSC Ballroom. “Open City”, an Italian produc tion, will be shown Monday night at the same time and place. the East Texas Hereford Breed- | ers Association Friday. Wednesday he judged lambs, swine and steers at the Schulen- berg club show. * :K * JOHN B. LONGLEY ’43 of 210 Grove St. this month completed his fifth year with the American Gen eral Life Insui-ance Company. Longely, an instructor in the bus iness administration department, entered the life insurance business here after returning from service. * * * ANNOUNCEMENTS of the ser geant major has been delayed, said Col. Joe E. Davis, commandant, yesterday. The Corps of Cadets made their recommendation about two weeks ago. Candidates for sergeant major have been under discussion for the BACKWARD GLANCES One Year Ago Today Blood donations at A&M totaled approximately 400 pints during the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Five Years Ago Today The newly organized veterinary publication officially Was named “The Southwestern Veterinarian.” The name was picked from entries in a name the magazine contest sponsored by the School of Vet erinary Medicine. Ten Years Ago Today The Academic Council passed a resolution clarifying the status of students called to active military Service before the end of the se mester. A graduating senior would receive his degree if called before graduation. Fifteen Years Ago Today Mary Ann Walker, president of the student body at TSCW, was se lected to reign as Cotton Queen. Fligh t Applications Canceled by Army Applications are no longer be ing accepted for army aviation training, said Col. Shelly P. Myers, PMS&T. The army program includes training as observation pilots and helicopter training. An army cadet may apply for training after he goes on active duty in the army. This change does not affect ti'ansfer of Army ROTC students to the Air ROTC flight program. Besides the five army cadets an nounced earlier this semester, about 15 more have applied for transfer. Guion Will Show Film 'Limeligh t ? “Limelight” will be shown in Guion Hall when it is released, said J. B. Puddy, manager of Guion. The movie has been banned in California by the- American Legion because the star, Charlie Chaplain, is not an American citizen. The Campus and Palace thea tres have not yet placed bids on the film. No groups have filed any com plaints against showing the pic ture, said Puddy. | last two weeks, Davis said. The announcement was to have been made this week, but interviews of candidates has held up the selec tion. * * TWO AGGIE-EXES were men tioned recently in a story in the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Re ported to receive a Silver Star is 2nd Lt. Robert L. Middleton ’52 of Tomball now participating in the Korean action. Another Aggie-ex Lt. Kenneth Schaake ’52 of Bryant was reported as “ordering his tanks to action, searing the hill Avith machine gun fire.” * * # CIVILIAN STUDENTS within 120 days of graduation and be- tAveen the ages of 19 and 27 may intervieAV Monday a member of the Naval Officer Procurement. IntervieAVs will be held in Room 3D of the MSC. Officer qualifica tion tests Avill be given. Candidates Avho successfully complete train ing will be appointed to the grade of Ensign, USNR. * * * NEWT HIELSCHER ’33 of Bry an aauII be toastmaster at a smor- gasboi'd dinner 6 p. m. Saturday in the MSC Ballroom at the Class of 1933 reunion. A class business meeting Avill folloAV a breakfast at 8 a. m. Sunday. s * * * SENIORS CAN order gradua tion announcements beginning Monday in the Student Activities Office, second floor of Goodwin Hall, Deadline for orders Avill be April 15. Board of Directors Okeys Monument The Board of Directors, Satur day accepted a monument in mem ory of students, officers and fac ulty of A&M Avho served in the Spanish-American Wax*. The gx-anite monument donat ed by the American Memorial As sociation Avill be four feet high, eighteen inches thick and six feet long, mounted on a slap ten inches thick, thi'ee feet, six inches wide and nine feet long. The insci'iption Avill read “In memoxy of students, officers and faculty Avho served in the Span ish American War.” Location for the monument has not definitely been selected, but it Avill pi-obably be near the Avest exxtrance to the campus Avhere the World War I monument noxv stands. Aggies to Compete In U of H Rodeo The Aggie Rodeo Club will send a team of six coxxtestants to enter the Univei'sity of Houston rodeo March 27-29. The i-odeo, sponsored by Stock and Stolon, University of Houston agidcultural club, will be held on the Rocking R Ranch eight miles fi’om Houston. The events scheduled for March 27 and 28 AA r ill be open to inter collegiate entries only. Events scheduled for March 29 will be open to all entries. Area high school entries will compete in spec ial eA r ents. Events Avill include bull riding, bai'eback bronc riding, saddle bi-onc riding, steer wrestling and calf x’oping. The i-odeo will use National In- tei'collegiate Rodeo Association rules. Th e Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” 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 tAAdce a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the x-egular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and va cation periods and the summer tex-ms. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Tex as ‘under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches cred ited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Actirities Office, Room 209 Goodivin Hall. FRANK N. MANITZAS, JOEL AUSTIN Co-Editors Ed Holdei', Jerry Bennett Managing Editors Hand Baker City Editor Peggy Maddox Women’s News Editor Today’s Issue Ed Holder Managing Editor Hand Baker News Editor Bob Boriskie. - ...Sports News Editors Bob Hendry, Joe Hipp, Chuck Neighbors News Writers Gus Becker, Bob Boriskie, Jerry Estes. . . .Sports News Editors Vernon Anderson, Frank Hines, Bob Alderdice, AX Leroy Bruton. Guy Dawson, W. P. Franklin, R. D. Gossett, Carl Hale, Donald Kemp, Alfred McAfee, Bill Rogers, Ray Smith, Jerry Sonnier, Edwin Stern, Roy Sullivan, Jon Kinslow, Dick Moore, Lionel Garcia, John Moody, Bob Palmer. Bill Shepard Staff News Writers Jerry Wizig, Jerry Neighbors, Hugh Fhihppus, Bill Thomas Sports News Writers Jerry Bennett, Bob Hendry .Amusements Jon Kinslow, Dick Porter, Calvin Pigg. i .... City News Writers Wilson Davis .... .. . . .. .Crculatioh Manager Conrad Strelau, Lawrence Casbeer. Robert Huey, Jewell Raymond, J. R. Shepard, Don Young, Fred Hernandez, Charles F. Chick...... 1 . Circulation Staff Bob Godfrey, Davey Davidson, Roy AA r ells, Keith Nickie, Melvin Longhofer Herman Meinera. . Phot Engrat era Gens Rydell, Perry Shpard, John MeriU Advertising Representatives Bean Kennedy. .File Clerife LETTERS TO THE EDITORS ary Mentality of All-Male (elf"-- ^ officers. Enthusiasts Questione itizen Editors: The Battalion: To whom it may concern: We are glad that you noticed our letter. We are also glad that you read it carefully enough to note the obvious fallacies in our state ments concerning the “majority- minority” relationship as to the opinion of the student body. We are not surprised by your come backs regarding these statements. We anticipated them Avhen the let ter Avas being Avritten. Therefore, can offer little in the way of argument here. We realize the fallacy of anyone stating, or even implying, that “any one not agree ing \Adth us is pi'ejudiced”. Such a statement in itself is biased. How ever, these gx-oss exaggerations are no worse than those used in some of the letters appearing in yester day’s Battalion. You, like us, Aveve merely attempting to stress a point in an effort to get your ba sic ideas across. Why did Ave come to this col lege instead of enrolling in anoth er haAdng co-educational facilities ? We might ask the same question of you. There are doubtless many reasons for each student attending this college, or any other, for that inattex*. First, avc must consider the student’s motree. Our motives ai - e directed toward some goal in our college career. Our goal hex-e is the successful completion in the curriculum of our choice, from the college of our choice, with a degree from this college as our x’ewax’d. Most of us came here of our own free will, AA r ithout the need of a fonnal imitation. Since Ave did not need any one to make up our minds, and since we apparently did adjust ourseUes to the situations of college life, avc feel that, some how, Ave will continue to make our OAA’n decisions, to think as we please, and to say what we please; proAuded that we do not abuse this democratic heritage. We feel that any student who is not satisfied Avith his collegiate environment can either: 1) adjust himself to his en- A'ironment, or; 2) adjust his en- vironment, or; 3) effect some com promises between himself and his environment. If none of these are satisfactory, he should carefully examine the situation and try again else\Adiei:e. We do not believe that any of us Avould still be here if Ave had not Avanted to stay. Any stu dent Avho feels that he has the au thority to choose who can or cannot attend this college, is opening him self to x'idicule. He too can leave if he is not satisfied Avith the type of students attending A&M. He can join a fratei'nity where mem bership is exclusive. In this way he will be able to “black ball” any one whom he does not feel will en hance the standards of his fi'ater- nity. Fortunately, A&M is not EXCLUSIVE to a chosen few. We feel that we ha\'e the same x'ight to attend this college as any other aspirant who has met all of the entrance requirements and who is morally and mentally sound. If our opinions do not coincide with years, this does not mean that we are not “AGGIE”, no more than your rejection of our ideas means that you are communists! We still feel that as individuals, we should think individually. We don’t need any one to do our thinking for us. One letter asks: “What are guys of your caliber doing at an all male college?” We wonder what “caliber” the author fancies him self as possessing? We are re minded of the old axiom Avhich states: “Judge not, lest ye your self be judged.” We invite the author of this letter to expound up- an and enlighten the readers of his “caliber”. Perhaps we can better calibrate ourselves by his example. Another letter emphasizes the “childishness” of our opinions. No doubt they feel that avc are “child ish” because we do not agree with them. We still do not believe that women on the campus will prevent us from getting an education. What is more, we did not come to A&M to get away from them. Our mo tivation was solely the acquiring of a degree in the curriculum of our choice from the college of our choice. The fact that A&M was not coeducational was of little im portance. We would question the mentality, morality, and maturity of students -who came here ONLY because there were no women here. We prefer to think that their mo tivations were the desire for an education of their choice. With such a degree from the college of their own choosing. We also hope that suchl ^ ® predated for ity forit'cd i high scholastic schools merely becauseng Mond “boys” school, Motte, pre 1 ieve that SEX:,ve momb tic achievement xnako a women can mablidated p! can men, and school boa: gence is I'estri&ose Hvhos male sex. make tin “We c; We do not would damafa conditions, any that they wouk We only feeltl have a right to ulum and their , men. If A&M- that a Texas la j out leaving the then she is ent ! it & 8 A . n ^ature St is her birthbY . 5.23 We note tha: _ signing: their Batt Editors Policy Praised As Sound ...Editors, The Battalion: Let me congratulate you for the fine job you are doing in editing and handling the 1953 Battalion. The recent controversial issue concerning coeds at Texas A&M is but another example of your adult, clear thinking, journalistic abili ties. Because of your recent editor ial some of your readers had their feelings hurt, but we think you were right. The letters in the Tuesday, March 10 edition of the Batt were the best examples of unadultrated childhood rebuttals we have ever read. When an Aggie-ex of the class of ’47 suggests that the voters of College and more especially the voters of this senatorial dis trict, refuse to re-elect the senator who introduced the coed bill we began to wonder just hoAV serious ly the people of College Station would consider this foolish sug gestion. It is a known and accept ed fact that a senator’s duty is to represent his constituents in the state legislature. A constituent is not a person who once attended a college in a certain district. Sen. Moore, the author of the coed bill obAdously feels that an increased enrollment at Texas A&M Avould be beneficial to his distinct. He is x’ight. Female stu dents Avould increase the enroll ment: inci'easing the enrollment Avould necessitate enlarging the faculty: enlarging the faculty would inci’ease the College Sta tion population—and pay i-oll. These things may seem ti'ivial to the children eni'olled at A&M but let us all remember that as stu dents we are only transit, the is sues involved ax-e of greater con cern to the permanent xesidents of this city. Since xve students do not pay city or county taxes, we should have no voice in choosing the public officials, much less right does an Ex haA r e in voicing his opinion as to Brazos County’s public officials. Let’s hope the votex - s of College Station do not fall for that kind of logic. “Letters” ares/- is easy enough! on a soap coeds. They from such a ck'tarring would see to K CRAWFQRi that some inc |ara be corps ha^ MSIA pi6ure ‘‘rank happy”,! .■ 11 ‘ 1P ‘ \S — < 'A coeducation w. their personal DYERS'FUR. STORAGE HATTERS 210 S. Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 In regards to the letter concern ing Sex and Numbers Lessons, ha- ha-ha 1 ! The most logical idea in the letter was added by you—“sic”. It seems they can neither think nor spell. The reason avc can’t spell correctly is that avc haven’t yet graduated from Texas A&M. Mr. John L. Parks states that you cannot be removed from your office. If this is time, it is a good thiAg—surely no editor would last over two days ai-ound here and still edit a good paper. Keep up the good work boys and maybe some of the boys in the class of ’53 Avon’t be as misinformed as some of the boys in the grand and glorious class of 01’ Army ’47. Are the majt against coedur poll conducted this campus si for thought, taken by a sho : The class was against the ide; Another poll w same class, but ballot. You learn that the A'oted in FAYO X E TC 11 P.M. th ru Gene L. Watts, B. S. Eugene T. Rowe, B. 8. Moi.se A. Waguespack, B. S. Dick Walthcr, ’51 Spencer C. Spruill, ’51 We don’t c»VS any way for u openly. You i right to voice same as we, ti to stir any student body. IHI “1 wholly disa? you have to sa; the death your T. F, E V, CA CA It's the Real Thing . Italian Spagli and Meat Ba SERVED EVERY SUNDAY FR0Mg|g Try a Big Steaming Platter Triangle Drive- NNY MAS bv FRANK DAVi B I D i 5 © © P O G O you WON'T 6ivg A U&T&S at My ^ose, HUH? THE* HOUR ©ppjR-ris 0£S.e>e/T~— A IN TH5 WlNP, 1 ^ ANP THE WlNP WINP& HIGH, ROWING AUGHT