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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.
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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
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