The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 05, 1953, Image 2

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    Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953
What’s Cooking
Better Education Possible
With Adequate Facilities
A PPROVAL OF the $385,000 school bond
issue by the College Station voters this
past weekend will provide this community
with better educational facilities.
Needless to say, many voters believe that
Supreme Court- Hits
Discrimination
t’XCLUSION of discrimination in Texas be-
cause of color is being aided by the Su
preme Court.
The US’s highest (court yesterday ruled
that a Texas County organization called the
Jaybird Democratic Association may not ex
clude Negroes from its primary “elections.”
Such exclusion. Justice Black said for
the court, is a violation of the federal Con
stitution’s guarantee that no person may be
denied a vote on acount of race.
The Supreme Court did not rule Monday
on the discrimination in southern schools but
is expected to do so soon.
It would be well that the court remember
when ruling on discrimination in the schools,
that the Constitution also says “the citizens
of each State shall be entitled to all privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several
States.”
even more money could be spent in improv
ing A&M Consolidated and preparing it for
the future.
The passing of this bond issue will bring
a new high school, an auditorium, a general
purpose room for Lincoln School for Negroes
and 13 acres of land.
The overcrowding which was noticed so
by an evaluating committee last week will be
lessened by the added space.
For the children of College Station, the
new bond issue will mean better education
as well as improved educational facilities.
The evaluating committee pointed out that
the additional facilities will “allow the facul
ty to do the fine work they’re doing, even
better.”
Now that the voters have approved the
issue, the rest is in the hands of the admin
istrators and faculty of Consolidated. Edu
cators agree that buildings do not make the
school, but adequate faculties will allow a
good faculty to do a better job.
We know that Consolidated will not let
down the voters, and do their part in pro
viding a better education.
Tuesday
7:15 p.m. >— American Chemical
Society, Room 105, Chem. Bldg.,
Final Mother’s Day plans.
ASAE, Ag. Eng. Bldg.
7:30 p.m.—Camera Club, Room
2B, MSC.
Saddle & Sirloin Club, AI Lec
ture Room.
AIA Student Chapter, Biol. Sci.
Lecture Room, Joint meeting with
Brazos Chapter AIA, J. Herschel
Fisher, Dallas Architect, will
speak.
Business Society, YMCA Chapel,
Election of officers and discussion
of important business.
MSC Dance Classes, Ballroom,
MSC.
ASME, Room 2A, MSC.
AGC Student Chapter, Room 2C,
MSC.
Sociology Club, Room 2D, MSC.
Ratings
(Continued from Page 1)
Junto Club, Room 3D, MSC.
Kream and Kow Klub, Room 3B,
MSC.
7:30 p.m., Pre-Law Society YM
CA Cabinet Room. Important bus
iness will be discussed.
8 p.m.—Dames Club, South So
larium, YMCA, Election of offi
cers.
Wednesday
5:30 p.m. — Newcomers Club,
Hensel Park, Family picnic.
6 p.m. — Canterbury Club, St.
Thomas Chapel, Cover dish supper
and movie, plans for picnic with
TU Club.
7:15 p.m. — Newman Club, St.
Mary’s Chapel, Election of officers.
Hillel Club, Room 2C, MSC.
Executive Committee, Senate
Room, MSC.
7:30 p.m.—Christian Science
Church, Room 3D, MSC.
Senior Court, Room 2A & 2B,
MSC.
TSCW Ex-Students, Room 2D,
MSC.
AAUP to Hear Hill ^
Talk on Insurance
The American Association of
University Professtors will hold its
last meeting for the year Friday a _ 1T
in the YMCA Assembly Room. It j an ,'
will be followed by a meeting of 0 f ^
the College Classroom Teacher’s
Association.
J. W. Hill, dhector of work
men’s compensation insurance for
the A&M System, will speak to the
AAUP on the system’s hospitiliza-
tion, life insurance and employe-
teacher retirement plans.
The CCTA will elect officers and
hear reports on the Austin chap
ter’s activities.
The two meetings are held in
conjunction because of overlapp
ing members, said Dr. M. S.
Brooks, secretary-treasurer of the
CCTA.
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“Those who deny freedom to others, de
serve it not foF themselves,. and, under a
just God, cannot long retain it.“
—Abraham Lincoln, (April 6, 1859)
NEWS BRIEFS
FFA Sets Student-Pro J Feed;
Seniors May Pick Up Favors
FFA Student-Prof. Banquet will
be held April 21, according to
Charles ’Zeigler, president of the
A&M Collegiate FFA Chapter.
This banquet is an annual affair
sponsored by the FFA Chapter. A
program consisting of achieve
ments and awards will be the main
feature of the banquet.
point individuals in each contest
were presented awards.
THREE SENIORS have been
chosen to receive the Faculty
Achievement A w a r d, highest
academic award granted by the
School of Arts and Sciences, an
nounced Dean J. P. Abbott.
They are Robert E. Huffman of
Breckenridge, Frank G. Nedbalek
of Bryan and Otto Ashley Prather
Jr. of Donna.
SENIOR RING FAVORS are in
and may be picked up, said W. D.
(Pete) Hardesty, business manager
for Student Activities,
The favors are a replica of the
Senior ring in pin form. They are
a common gift for dates, wives and
mothers. The price this year is
$3 plain and $4.25 with the safety
chain and numeral, he said.
lize in the fields of monetary
theory and policy and general ad
vanced economic theory. After he
has completed his Ph. D., Kirk
patrick plans to continue his career
in teaching.
He received his B. A. and M. A.
degrees from A&M and started
his teaching experience as a grad
uate assistant here in 1948. In
addition to his graduate work here
he attended the summer quarters
at the University of Chicago in
1951 and 1952.
50 per cent said that students can
distinguish between “indoctrina
tion and good teaching.”
Effected and Distorted
Two items which received the
greatest support stating that stu
dent ratings are effected and dis
torted to a great extent were:
The student’s personal fondness
or dislike for the teacher, 79.3 per
cent “Yes”.
• The general attitude toward
the school, 71.0 per cent “Yes.”
Also effecting student ratings
were:
• The pre-established reputa
tion of the instructor, 59.5 per cent
“Yes.”
• The amount of work required
by the course, 67.4 per cent “Yes”.
• Lack of seriousness in carry
ing out the ratings, 44.4 per cent
“Yes.”
• Grades received, 67.4 per cent
“Yes.”
Rating Results
Two-thirds of the faculty voted
that the results of the ratings
should be made available to the in
structors’ supervisors.
However, general disagreement
was seen in comments by the facul
ty concerning the use of rating re
sults by the administration for
other than personal development of
the instructor. The faculty said the
results should not be used as a
basis for dismissal, promotion or
salary increases.
Some faculty members also said
the faculty and students should
plan the student ratings rather
than the administration.
About 43 per cent of the facul
ty agreed that student opinion of
teaching in the form of gossip
has considerable influence on
school administrators.
Four recommendations based on
the sui-vey and repoi-t will be
made by the CDTP to the Execu
tive Committee of the college.
Ex-Batt Staffer
Missing in Korea
Second lieutenant Autrey W.
Frederick, ’51, is missing in action
and presumed dead in Korea’ ac
cording to the Defense Depart
ment.
Lt. Fredericks, former student
advertising manager for the Bat
talion, was an army pilot with a
liaison unit in Korea. His L-19
observation plane was hit by enemy
fire while flying about 5,000
yards inside Communist lines. It
crashed into a hillside.
A Belgian officer was with Lt.
Fredericks when the- light plane
crashed; the two men were spot
ting artillery fire.
While at A&M, Fredericks was a
member of C Armor, president of
the Port Arthur Club, a Student
Senator, secretary of the Business
Society, director of the A&M Film
Society and recipient of a Student
Publications Award.
He went overseas in January.
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THE SWEEPSTAKES award of
the State FFA judging contest
here Saturday was won by the
Llano FFA Chapter.
Teams from the Llano Chapter
took first place in livestock judg
ing, second in meats judging and
fifth in dairy products judging.
More than 1100 FFA boys from
dhe 10 areas of Texas competed
in the five contests conducted here.
The top five teams and 10 high
PH.D. CANDIDATES who
would be interested in a special
private course in French in pre
paration for the French Reading
Examination are asked to contact
Prof. E. M. Stack, 101 Academic
Building this week. If a minimum
number apply, the course will be
held during the first semester of
the summer session. The course is
not official nor connected with the
college.
PRESIDENT M. T. Harrington
will return this afternoon from
Pleasanton where he spoke to the
local 4-H group.
THE LOCAL CHAPTER of the
University Dames will elect of
ficers for the fall semester tonight
at 8 p. m. at the final meeting
this spring in the South Solarium
of the YMCA.
JOHN A. KIRKPATRICK, in
structor in economics, has accepted
a teaching assistantship at North
western University, Evanston, 111.
where he will continue his grad
uate studies. He intends to specia-
The Battalion
DR. MARVIN H. FERGERSON,
agronomy professor, is appearing
on the program of the Texas Cem
etery Superintendents Asspciation
at Galveston, May 4—5.
Dr. Fergerson will speak on
cemetery turf grasses and will re
main in Galveston for the remain
der of the convention.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
“Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
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FRANK N. MANITZAS, JOEL AUSTIN Co-Editors
Ed Holder, Jerry Bennett Managing Editors
Harri Baker City Editor
Peggy Maddox Women’s News Editor
Today’s Issue
Jerry Bennett Managing Editor
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Bob Boriskie- Sports News Editor
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