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THE BATTALION
Wednesday, April 29, 1953
FRANKLY SPEAKING
Debate Team FOR belter edu.cation-3
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Academic Freedom Held J^Tourney 1 New Buildings Would
Sacred by All Americans
Manitzas
(First, in the series of three articles on Academic
Freedom—its meaning and concern to every Ameri
can.)
By FRANK N. MANITZAS
Battalion Co-Editor
T^REEDOM to think, freedom to examine any prop
osition and to render opinion, freedom to in
quiry and oration, freedom of research and publica
tion.
These freedoms and many others are held sacred
by the American people and are based on the sacred
trust from our forefathers—the freedom of ideas.
Ideas through these different freedoms have un
covered the controversial, the undaunted and per
sistent battle for progress and achievement by edu
cation. It is this Academic Freedom in the schools
and colleges throughout the United States which
must be protected to insure other generations the
liberty allowed by the laws and statutes of the land.
Academic Freedom has meant that freedom in
teaching and research and of extramural activities
by teachers. It is the freedom to inquire, the free
dom to learn and the freedom to teach in institutions
of higher education, the freedom that teachers shall
enjoy as all other citizens. That is what the Ameri
can Academy of Political and Social Sciences be
lieves it to be.
opinions of others, should make every effort to in
dicate that he is not an institutional spokesman.”
Today colleges, universities, schools of public edu
cation are faced with the problem of financial aid.
Many lack the facilities for taking care of present
students or adding more students. Money is sought
through private concerns or corporate ventures of
special colleges.
Most institutions shun the thought of Government
subsidization. To increase student* enrollment, many
presidents turn quickly to establish or increase the
size of ROTC units on their campuses to insure
male students with escapes from the draft via their
institutions.
Others bolster large athletic pi’ograms, many
times illegal in the pure amateur sense, hoping that
the big brass band and winning football team will
draw the needed students to insure the solvency of
the institution.
A&M’s debate team took second
place in the Southwest Confei*ence
Debate Tommament at Texas
Christian University recently.
Baylor’s affirmative team beat
the Cadet’s negative team of Bert
Weller and Joe Riddle for the
championship in the fifth round.
A&M’s affirmative team lost to
Baylor. Baylor’s negative team
was second to A&M in semi-final
competition.
Two teams, one affirmative and
one negative, represented each of
the five Southwest Conference
schools at the meet. Schools at
tending were Texas Christian Uni
versity, A&M, Southern Metho
dist University, Baylor and the
University of Texas.
To Quality of Educak
RRY
News
(Third in a series of articles
dealing with the building of a
new high school for College
Station.)
By HARRI BAKER
Battalion City Editor
WhaVs Cooking
Athletics Or Education
Academic Freedom Provisions
The American Association of University Profes
sors statement on principles of Academic Freedom
says:
“The teacher is entitled to freedom in the class
room while discussing his subject; but he should be
careful not to introduce into his teaching controver
sial matter which has no relation to his subject.
“Limitations of Academic Freedom because of
religious aims of the institution should be clearly
stated in writing at the time of his appointment . . .
when he speaks or writes as a citizen, he should be
free from institutional censoi'ship or discipline.
“His special position in the community imposes
special obligations . . . he should be accurate, should
exercise appropriate resUaints, show respect for the
Other colleges in all parts of the country re
cognize the downward pull of scholastic standards by
big time athletics; they keep sports in the twiligbt
and encourge the promotion of education as the
primary goal of the college.
Striving for the common good, this greater num
ber of educational institutions realizes each day that
no man is free who is not his own master.
That having liberty, being uncontrolled, unre
strained, unconfined, in their research and teaching,
the individual teacher can produce a better product
than before. |
More administrator's and boards of regents are
beginning to realize that a devotion of freedom is fa
devotion to the immeasurable freedom of the humajn
mind. To insure the integrity of our institution^’
scholarship the fx-eedom of the individual must be
respected. Freedom will encourage individual res
ponsibility while repression will bi’ing iiwesponsi-
bility, and attacks on freedom of teachers to teach
as they wish is an attack oir their personal integrity.
(Next article: Where did attacks begin on Acade
mic Freedom? What are the causes?)
Wednesday
5 p. m.—Trans-Pecos Club, Steps
of MSC, Picture will be made.
7:15 p. m.—A&M Wesley Foun
dation, Wesley Foundation Bldg.,
Panel discussion on “Race Rela
tions” by Bill Wafer, Bill Wise
man, and Dx\ Brooks, Refresh
ments will be seiwed.
Hillel Club, Room 2C, MSC.
Executive Committee, Senate
Room, MSC.
Aggie Band to Present Aggie Loses
Spring Concert May 5 Cooky Box
The Aggie Band will present its cai-efi-ee little donkey, who occa-
annual spring concei't at 7:45 p.m. sionally works a “hot lick” into
May 5 in Guion Hall undex* the the pattern of his gait as he
baton of Col. E. V. Adams, band ti-udges down the road, said Col.
dii'ectox'. Adams.
First part of the program will other numb ers by the upper-
consxst of four numbers by the classmen will be “Amparito Roca,”
freshmen band. The upperclass- a Spanish march> “Eroica,” based
man band will present nine num- on themes from Beethoven’s Third
bers m the second part. Symphony, “Fitter Pat Parade,”
The freshmen will open the pro- another of LaValle’s melodies, “The
gram with the Star Spangled Ban- American Way,” a concei't march
hgU followed by a march, “Air and the closing number of the
Waves” and an overture, “Student program, “The Spirit of Aggie-
Prince.” Two marches will fol- land.”
low, “Mai-che Fantastique” and
“Pux-ple Pageant.”
On Train
Cookies from home are pi'et-
ty valuable around here, but
some Aggie has been cai'eless
with his.
T. H. Black, agent for the
Southern Pacific Railroad here,
found a box of cookies last
week on the 8 p. m. train from
Dallas.
Thursday
8 a. m. to 5 p. m.—Homestead
Imp. & Landscape Woi'kshop, Ball
room, MSC.
9 a. m. to 5 p. m.—Homestead
Imp. & Landscape Workshop, So
cial Room, MSC.
Homestead Imp. & Landscape
Workshop, Rooms 2A & 2B, MSC.
Homestead Imp. & Landscape
Woi'kshop, Rooms 2C & 2D, MSC.
Homestead Imp. & Landscape
Workshop, Rooms 3B & 3C, MSC.
5 to 6 p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma
Birch Room, MSC.
6 to 7 p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma In
itiation, Assembly Room, MSC.
7p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma Banquet,
Ballroom, MSC.
FFA, Rooms 3B & 3C, MSC.
7:30 p. m.—Aggie Wives Bridge
Club, Beginners, Room 2B, MSC.
Aggie Wives Bridge Club,
Rooms 2C & 2D, MSC.
Club De las Americas, Room 2A,
MSC, A movie about Venezuela
will be shown, Evex-ybody is in
vited.
ASH&VE, Biology Lecture
Room, Officers from the Houston
Chapter will speak and answer
questions aboxit the field of air
Just exactly what will a
new high school and auditor
ium building do for A&M Con
solidated School?
The school board of trust
ees has proposed a $385,000
bond issue that would provide
for these buildings, plus land
to put them on and a general
purpose room for Lincoln
School for Negroes.
Consolidated is a good school
now, but it isn’t enough. The
teaching and administration are
above reproach; reliable surveys
and evaluating committees have
said that. But the faculty doesn’t
have the facilities to work with to
give College Station’s children the
best possible education.
Of coui'se, the most important
factor is that the children and
teachers are crowded, the new high
school would add 14 more elass-
who have auditoriums, they decid
ed on the proposed 600-seat one.
“An auditorium is a teaching
aid, a part of education,” said Su
perintendent L. S. Richardson. “It
wouldn’t be idle at any time dur
ing the day,” said J. J. Skrivanek,
high school principal.
Besides the obvious advantage
of providing a place where large
groups could assemble to hear
special programs, and allowing the
school to have more programs,
there are many other uses for an
auditorium.
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Here are a few usesHisted by a
group of teachers: audio-visual
aids teaching, public speaking
classes, out-of-town student con
ventions, music laboratory, music
competitions, vocational talks,
study halls, and any other activity
or class that could be given to a
large group of students at one
time.
rooms.
But there are other points. Ex
isting buildings have inadequate
laboratories, industrial education
shops, homemaking rooms, science
laboratories, and vocal and band
music I'ooms.
Also, the present building has no
locker room where girls can dress
for physical education classes, no
retiring or rest rooms for teach
ers, administrative offices that are
too small, and no suitable place
for assemblies.
Included in the plans for the
new school ai'e science laboratories,
shops, and other special purpose
looms. Some of the other rooms
can be converted to special pur
pose rooms in the future.
The pi-esent band room would be
given to the industrial arts shop,
with the band and vocal music clas
ses moving into special rooms con
nected to the aduitorium.
The school board worked a long
time on the auditorium. After
consulting with school officials
conditioning.
College to Paint
Five Dormitories
“They’ve been here several
days, but they’i'e still good,”
he said.
Begins Section
The concei't will be free, said
Col. Adams.
Whoever lost the box can
pick it up at the station.
Friday Is Deadline
For Camp Change
“Hail Miami” will begin the up-
poi'classmen’s section of the sprang
concert. Next on the program
will be an arrangement of folk
songs scored by Paul LaValle, di
rector of The Band of Amei*ica.
Huffman, Steed, Black Win
Top Agriculture Atvards
Some of these will be “Home on
the Range,” “Little Liza Jane,
“Red River Valley” and “Yankee
Doodle.”
“Annie Laui’ie a la Modeime,” a
comet ti'io with „band accompani
ment, will feature Jim Thomas,
L. A. Walker and Jex*ry Jenkins*
Next on the program will be
“El Buiu'ito.” This novelty rhythm
is based on the hoof beats of a
William M. Huffman, Gene E.
Steed and Shelton G. Black have
been chosen to receive the School
of Agi'iculture’s Faculty Achieve
ment Awai'ds, said Di\ Chtaides N.
Shepai'dson, dean.
The awai’ds are presented an
nually by the faculty of the School
of Agriculture to classified seniors
enrolled in some field of agricul
ture.
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Harri Baker..: City Editor
PeggY Maddox Women’s News Editor
They are given on the basis of
a candidate’s over - all activities
during his four years at A&M.
This includes scholarship, in
tramural activities, and leader
ship.
“We feel that this is the high
est award a senior student of ag
riculture can receive at A & M,
Shepardson said.
Certificates will be presented to
the winners by Dean Shepardson
during the School of Agriculture’s
Award and Merit Day Program
May 12 in Guion Hall.
Black is an agronomy major
from Mexia. He has been selected
to “Who’s Who in American Uni
versities and Colleges.” His other
activities include Phi Kappa Phi,
Phi Eta Sigma, the Sid W. Richard
son Opporturnity Award Scholar
ship, cadet colonel in the corps of
cadets, and president of the Ag
ronomy Society.
Many Honors
Steed is an animal husbandry
major from Groom. He has been
selected to “Who’s Who at A&M.”
Some of his other activities are Phi
Eta Sigma, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa
Phi, and Second Division com
mander in the cadet corps.
Huffman, poultry husbandry
major from Longview, holds the
Danforth Award, and a $2,000
First American Life Insurance
Scholarship. Among other things,
he is a member of Phi Eta Sigma',
Alpha Zeta and Phi Kappa Phi. He
is a cadet captain in the corps of
cadets.
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Plans 3-D Movies
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The Campus theatre will show
third dimensional movies when the
special screening equipment is
standardized for small theatres,
said A. P. Boyett, manager.
Problems that are keeping these
films out of the smaller theaters
are the high cost of a special
screen and remodeling the pro
jection box, he said. Also the mo
tion picture industry has not ap
proved a standard type of pro
jector for showing third dimension
al films.
AFROTC students may not
switch summer camp sites after
5 p. m. Friday, said Capt. Jack N.
Hoffman, adjuntant.
To exchange summer camps,
students mpst see M/Sgt. John W.
Tenery Sr., Air Force sergeant
major, in the PAS&T’s office at
military headquarters.
It is impossible to permit an ex
change unless both of the interest
ed parties appear in person, Hoff
man said.
Five dormitories in the corps
area will be repainted this sum
mer on the inside, said W. H.
Badgett, manager of physical
plants.
The painting of these dormi
tories, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 11, will com
plete the work being done in this
area, he said. The others were
painted last summer.
In addition, Badgett continued,
we plan to paint the exterior of
Bizzell, Mitchell and Milner and
if there are enough funds, Hart
and Leggett.
We also are planning to replace
the windows in the chambers of
the YMCA. This will cost around
$7000 to $8000, said Badgett.
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These benefits would be given to
students in all the grades.
The auditorium could also be
used for community meetings and
entertainments. Anyone who has
been to a meeting in the gymna
sium, knows how hard it is to hear
past the first few rows of seats.
There’s another, more intangible,
value to an auditorium. School
authorities believe that by attend
ing programs in a proper audito
rium, students would automatically
plane, head i
department, -J
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