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TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1953
Moore’s Latest Action
May Be a Personal Slam
SENATOR WILLIAM T. MOORE of Bryan
^lias taken another slap at A&M, this time
by requesting the removal of Chancellor Gibb
Gilchrist and the office he holds.
The senator, who represents this area, in
troduced the measure only 10 days after he
pushed a resolution through the Senate to
make the college coeducational. The first
resolution was later killed with Moore cast
ing the only dissenting vote.
Now he claims in the interest of economy
we should eliminate the chancellor’s post. He
used the college’s loss in enrollment as a
reason for the economy move.
We would like to remind him why the
position was created after a congressional
investigation of the college in 1947. A Sen
ate committee at that time found the duties
of president of A&M too pressing* to also look
after the affiliated organizations—Tarleton
State College, Arlington State College, Prai
rie View A&M College, Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural Ex
tension Service, Texas Forest Service, Texas
Engineering Experiment Station, Texas En
gineering Extension Service F i r e m e n’s
Training School, Rodent Control Service and
other agencies and services.
It was concluded by this Senate commit
tee that one man could not properly execute
the duties of a college president and coor
dinate work of the other units which were
then affiliated with this college.
At the Senate committee’s recommenda
tion, the board of directors created the A&;M
System, which included all these affiliated
units and A&M College. Gibb Gilchrist, then
president of the college, was named chancel
lor of the new System.
Enrollment at A&M College has little to
do with responsibilities and duties of the
A&M system chancellor. It is like saying the
number of men in our armed forces is drop
ping, let’s do away with the president’s of
fice.
The defense department is one unit of
the over all picture of our country’s organ
ization. So is A&M College only one part of
the vast A&M System which has grown in
size and value to Texas and the US under
the leadership of Gibb Gilchrist.
Senator Moore is remembered for his ac
tion on the coed situation when he introduc
ed the resolution without consulting A&M
officials. His vote against the college’s ap
propriations bill while a member of the
House, and other similar distasteful actions
toward the college have been taken in stride.
He even showed up late in the Senate re
cently, after insisting that he be the man to
introduce a resolution asking the Senators to
recess to hear A&M’s singing cadets perform
for the House of Representatives.
As a former student of the college, we do
not hold him responsible for acting always in
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chancellor of the A&M System has
not been appointed said G. R.
White of Brady, president of the
System board of directors.
His announcement followed a
statement by W. T. Doherty, new
board member from Houston, who
said such a group had been ap
pointed.
The controversy was brought
about after Senator William T.
Moore of Bryan introduced a reso
lution last week asking the remov
al of Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist and
the office he holds.
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What's Cooking
Tuesday
5 to 6 p.m. — MSC House Commit
tee Coffee, Assembly Room, MSC.
5:30 p. m.—Rusk County Club,
Club pictures will be taken on the
steps of the new Administration
Bldg. Class “B” uniform.
7 p. pi.—State 4-H Club Dinner,
the interests of A&M College. He should first Dining Room, MSC.
consider what is best for Texas, and second,
what his constituents would want him to do.
But at the same time we believe he owes
some allegiance to the college instead of hit
ting at it with every opportunity.
What underlying motives have brought MSC.
about this sour attitude of Sen. Moore to- iSi° m C1 and S Kow Klub,’ ^oom
ward A&M?
It is our belief that careful coordination
through one top central office has done much
to build the A&M System and increase its
value to the State of Texas. The System speak.
would sustain a great loss if the office of AnE ' Eoom Z 1 ’ 7 ’ New Ensil ’-
chancellor were dissolved.
ing, as Senator Moore had request
ed.
Answering to Doherty’s action,
White said:
“On the contrary, at the request
of Chancellor Gibb Gilchiast, I
appointed, to a committee in June,
1951, to recommend to the board
Saddle and Sirloin Club, AI lec- the name of a possible successor,
ture room, Dr. R. R. Shrodc will since Mr. Gilchrist was anxious
be guest speaker. that a successor be named in time
A&M.”
Pre - Law Society, Assemlby for him to retire from this posi-
Room, YMCA, Business meeting
and plans for a party.
9 to 12 a. m.—Extension Service
Conference, Room 2A, MSC.
9 a. m. to 5 p. m.—Dairy Manu-
Etiquette Series— facturers Short Course, Assembly
Rooms, MSC.
9 to 12 a. m.—^Extension Service
Conference, Rooms 3B & 3C, MSC.
1 to 5 p. m.—Extension Service
Conference, Room 2A, 2B, 3B, 3C,
MSC. .
5:30 p. m.—San Angelo Club,
Front of the New Administration
Bldg., Aggieland picture will be
taken.
6 p. m.—Canterbury Club, St.
Thomas Chapel, Cover dish sup-
date established by people
7:30 p. m.
Military, Ballroom, MSC.
AGC Student Chapter, Social
Room, MSC.
ASME, Rooms 3B & 3C MSC.
Camera Club, Room 2B, MSC.
Agronomy Society, Rooms 2C &
2A, MSC.
Journalism Club, Room 3D, MSC.
Bldg. Products Marketing Club
Room 151, BA Bldg., W. A. Mather per, Talk by former chaplain, Rev.
of the Celotex Corporation will Lawrence L. Brown.
tion at the
our policy.”
Chairman of the nominating
committee, E. W. Harrison of
South Bend, said he had at no
time been given any assignment
to consider the possibility of abol
ishing this important office.
“I have served as a member of
the board committee to nominate
a successor to Mr. Gibb Gilchrist
as chancellor of the Texas A&M
College System since June of 1951
and am at present chairman of
this committee. We have not at
any time considei'ed abolishing the
office.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
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President White said Harrison
had been named chairman of the
, , nominating committee after C. C.
7:15 j). in.—Hillel Club, Room 2C „ 3- ... ,
nTor . 1 ’ Krueger ot ban Antonio was not
reappointed to the board in Jan
uary of 1953.
6:30 p. in.—Dairy Manufacturers
SC Banquet, MSC.
Move Freshmen to 4 New Area’
(The Battalion has received a deluge of
letters during the recent coeducation and
military crack-down controversy. We want
to print your opinions and suggestions, but
remind our readers that only a limited
amount of space is available to do so.
Brevity will be the determining factor as
to when your letter is printed. If you sub
mit a lengthy discussion, we may not have
room for your letter immediately. — The
Co-Editors.)
Editors, The Battalion:
For three years I have been
reading The Battalion and reading
the new ideas of each class as how
to better A&M. Each class with
some good ideas, each with some
mistakes resulting from thought
less actions. A good example of
this was the Grievance Commit
tee, the results of which make me
feel glad that I was not a mem
ber of that group.
I read your article on conditions
at A&M, and I must congratulate
you on a clever piece of journalism.
Everything you said was bitterly
true and it hurt deep inside to sit
back and realize that maybe I
was a part of the degeneration of
A&M. Since the printing of your
article, I have read many letters
in The Battalion in answer to your
“quest” for a solution to our prob
lem. To date no one has offered a
feasible solution.
After thoughtful consideration
I have come to the conclusion that
our main problem isn’t that of
losing the corps to the “coeds.”
Our former students can swing
enough weight to control that—
our problem is the possible dis
banding of the corps by the De
partment of the Army. Don’t think
our old friend “the Boat” (Gen.
Haydon L. Boatner, former com
mandant and new deputy fourth
army commander) doesn’t have us
under the spy glass. Especially
now! The Army is going to stand
for just so much of this perpetual
laxity, and they can eagily take
our corps away, and all the king’s
men and all the exes won’t be able
to do a thing about it.
There is but one solution and
one solution only. The corps must
be run entirely by the seniors.
They must accept full responsibil
ity, not just individually, but col
lectively—each and every man do
ing his full part and this principle
followed throughout the corps.
The corps must be united again!
A student should undergo a strict
“old Army” freshman year just
once. The basic division is doing
a wonderful job in the freshman
area academically, but as far as
morally and militarily it stinks.
The hand full of .upperclassmen
over there in each outfit cannot
sufficiently train and discipline
the actions of each and every
freshman. There will always be a
few to “get away with something.”
Many are getting their education
at the “Triangle.” Please don’t
misunderstand me, there is nothing
wrong with occassional indulgence
provided it doesn’t go to the ex
tremes so as to degrade the name
of our school or the honor of the
word “Aggie.” It’s pretty em-
barassihg when a carload of in
toxicated freshmen drive up along
side your car bellowing profane
language when you have your girl
down for a dance.
All of these things could be
and must be made possible. I
know the former students would
back anything that will help
A&M, and the military depart
ment has nothing to lose—only fit
and qualified leaders to gain.
None of this can be accomplish
ed, however, unless the corps is
given back to the full jurisdiction
MSC.
Executive Committee, Room, 2D,
MSC.
7:30 p. m.—Student AVMA Aux
iliary, Social Room, MSC.
Air Force Reserve, Rooms 2A
& 2B, MSC.
Christian Science Church, Room
3D, MSC
Senior Court, Senate Room
MSC.
Friday
1:15 p. m. — Foods group of Col
lege Women’s Social Club at A&M
Christian Church.
MSC Storm Sewer
Nearing Completion
Work on the storm sewer be
hind the MSC is nearing eomple
of the seniors, and this will only tion, said Walter Sayers, foreman
come about by the acceptance of of the job.
full responsibility. First we must
show college officials we can run
“At the Feb. 28, 1953, meeting
of the board of directors, since
the chairman of this committee
had not been reappointed to the
The Battalion
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A tree will only grow the way
you train it and only as big as the
limits it’s root system will permit.
What I’m trying to put forth is
that the freshman must be trained
correctly and made fit to carry on
and continue the duties of those
who go before them.
If the freshman were moved
back into the “area,” this would do
away with the “low man on the
totem-pole, two years in a row
feelings of the sophomores. Pos
sibly it would do away with their
obstinate attitude. It would also
start, the well needed, leadership
a year earlier. At the present a
cadet receives no leadership until
his junior year and half of that
time is spent in learning what
his new found duties are. This
could possibly cause less contempt
and better feeling toward the “Ag
gie Brotherhood” for building a
bigger and greater A&M. It would
definitely increase the leadership
qualities to help A&M again pro
duce the greatest officers in the
world. You may also check the dif
ference between the grades of
come back next
year—and the grades of the soph
omores. It would increase the aca
demic potential of the sophomores
and decrease the number of fresh
men lost due to academic difficul
ties because of improper training,
academically. Very strict enforce
ment of C. Q.
Here are some exact figures per
taining to the decrease in enroll-
the show. Bargaining with the
commandant’s department, such as
the case of the grievance commit
tee will not get the job done— this
(See LETTERS, Page 4)
Progress on the job has been
hampered by frequent rains, he
said. The sewer will provide drain
age for the MSC.
This job is one of a series of
storm sewer repairs on the cam
pus which began in September
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Today’s Issue
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— News Editor
Sports News Editor
in your article. In September there
were 884 freshmen registered, in
February, 708—a loss of 176. In
September there were 701 sopho
mores registered, in February 526
—a loss of 175. These figures are
for Army branches only, and can
be checked in the registrar’s of
fice. There are entirely too many
sophomores leaving school: The
weeding out should come at the
end of the freshman year. Could
this be due to the fact of the
“sophomore situation ? ”