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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1953)
? Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Ag-gieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1953 Publications Manager Gives Aid, Philosophy to Students By FRANK N. MANITZAS | Educators agree that the product of a college establishes its value to society. I And one could easily say the r-ffeame about Roland Edward Bing, HSnanager of Student Publications, ■who is an institution in himself. I Similar to an educational insti tution, Roland Bing could be in- B pected to find the products he has roduced which have stood the test fn the long-run. He continues to probe the minds ■of his products that they might ifind for themselves the meaning of life. Bing has proven that a man from a small town can rise to pos itions of importance and still re spect opinions of others. Education—Why, Not How Education, he believes, should not teach someone how to think, but why to think. The rest should be accentuated by the individual himself. And it is from here, that one can E. L. Angell Former Publications Head Jobe Aids Publication Solvency A long cherished desire to become a cowboy burned within Carl Jobe, assistant S manager of Student Publica- w tions, when he was a young- H ster * Undoubtedly in an effort to at- || tain this goal, he attended Texas P T e c h, Southwestern University, ■ Hillsboro Junior College and final- Bly Southern Methodist University. After completing his education R at SMU, Jobe entered the adver- K tising business. Jobe was ready to B pursue his natural and trained abilities of selling advertising. * Entered Navy A native of Sweetwater, Jobe E graduated from public schools and | began his college education. He • was drafted during World War II I and served in the Naval Air Corps I until December 1947, when he re- ■ ceived his discharge. Jobe returned to college. H i s 1 hair had started to gray around the H sideburns which gained him the I nickname of “Old Dad.” He does K not claim relation, however, to ■ “Old Granddad.” He likes sports, especially watch- ■ ing them. Football and women’s I swimming contests are his favor- I ite spectator pasttimes. Jobe also I prefers bathing beauty contests to j ! H baseball. But he is not as casual as he ■ might seem. Whenever there is work to br 1 done, Jobe will get it done. He has B helped bring A&M's magazines, es- I pecially The Southwestern Veter- I inarian and The Engineer into the I spotlight of college publications. “Through Jobe’s efforts,” said Ir* Roland Bing, manager of Student [ publications, “the advertising -in I our publications have held up to | pas records, even though we do [ not publish one of the magazines | now.” Jobe succeeded Joe Arnett of I Lufkin when he took the position I here. Preceding Arnett was Sid turn to the philosophy of an edu cated man who has counseled A&M students, past and present, in bet tering themselves, their college, their state and their country. Friendly and rarely in a huff, Bing can make the smallest fresh man or the biggest senior look and feel like he really is—either with a build-up or with lacerating words. Gives Aid, Facts Bing hurries back and forth through his office to .the student offices on the second floor of Goodwin Hall, constantly giving aid when and where asked, but let ting the students realize for them selves the responsibility and faith he has placed in them. He wants and incites freedom of thought in his publications and knows that the students are capa ble of forming the right decisions, once they have consumed the facts. He helps supply these facts or can easily tell someone where they can be found. Bing’s infecting smile initiates his many friendships, but his sin- ?erety and willingness to work with others, keeps them. Edited Agriculturist Born in Oakwood, Bing attended public schools there before coming to A&M. He was graduated in 1942 with a degree in agricultural education. While at A&M, Bing had his first association with Stu dent Publications while editing The Agriculturist. In the summer of 1942, he start ed to work for the Former Stu dents Association. The Army, how ever, had different ideas and Bing was drafted in September. After three years and nine months in the service, he received his honorable discharge, although he remained in the reserve until recently. Returns to A&M Returning to A&M, Bing started again to work with the FSA in June 1946, but in September of that year was named manager of Student Publications, replacing Lamar Fry, now of Cuero. The first manager of publica tions had been J. Elmo Angell. He was killed in an accident and his place was ta^yn by his brother E. L. Angell, nby?' assistant to the chancellor. After Angell started the development of Student Pub lications, four others were named manager before Bing was placed in charge. These men were Millard Collins, Donald May, J. N. Shep ard, W. C. Stone. Although groundwork was laid for daily publication of a news paper when Bing assumed office, he brought about the change from two issues a week to five in 1947. AP Comes to A&M Bing also brought the Associated Press wire-service teletype to the A&M newspaper when The Battal ion started publishing daily. That same year, he authorized and in stigated the publication of The Commentator, an arts and sciences magazine. Also in 1947 The Battalion was elected an associate member of the Associated Press and was rated “All-American” by the Associated Collegiate Press, of which it had long been a member. This year, The Battalion has published more pages than ever be fore. The Southwestern Veterin arian, Aggieland ’53, The Engineer —all are being produced more ef fectively and on a larger scale. Gets Masters Last summer, Bing received his Master of Education degree from A&M. And he continues to take courses. A change in appearance of the famous “Bingle desk,” long noted for its piled up newspapers and clippings and never-removed old issues of The Battalion, was seen a few weeks after his marriage to the former Miss Jo Watts of Bryan. They were wed last Aug ust. His future plans probably are the same as in the past: to produce better graduates through the con tinuation of a full and uncensored publication program. About 300 Students 1 l elp Make Publications Program Success Publish Daily Newspaper, Three Magazines, Yearbook Roland E. Bing ‘Tell Me Your Problems, Lad’ THREE FIRST PLACES ‘Bait’ Wins Five Nat’l Awards In Five Years of Competition A continuous stream of national honors have been awarded The Battalion since it began daily pub lication in 1947. Its interest in promoting traffic safety among the student body, in the community and the college has brought the second largest college daily in the South fom - awards in its four years of compe- Battalion Honors Faculty Each Year Outstanding members of the A&M faculty and staff are selected each year to receive the annual Battalion Awards, which are rec ognition of meritorious achieve ment. ‘ _ Selection is made by members of the Battalion staff, usually through recommendations of stu dents or other members of student publications staffs. Recipients of the award have varied from president of the col lege to a lady staff member who served with the Student Activities Office at the time students were housed at the Bryan Field Annex. Several Fields In picking the winners, Battalion staff members usually look for particularly outstanding people in sever recognition in 1948, eight in 1949, five in 1950 and six each year since that time. No limit is set on the number of awards that can be given. Winners of The Battalion awaids are as follows: 1953 Lt Col. Charles R. Stapp, Dr. David H. Morgan, E. D. Parmell, Dr. Dale F. Leipper, Lt. Col. Rob ert L. Melcher and Joseph H. Sor- rels. 1952 Dr H. W. Barlow, Dr. L B. Boughton, M. L. Cashion, D. E. Newsom, Dr. Dan Russell and Dr. Ralph Steen. 1951 Dr. John R. Bertrand, Lt. Col. Wise, icularly outstanding people in ' p Myers, E. L. Angell, Col. ral fields. The professional, J, n N apj e r. W. H. Rothrock and administrative, as well as staff ‘ L Kidd . levels are included. No limit, how- j 1 950 ever, is set on the number of pro- , Marion p. Bowden, Dr. fessors, staff members or military I Lt. -v • T p Mayo> j. s. men who may receive the award ^ and ’ j Wayne Stark, in a given year. Mogio Announcement of winners has come the past three years at the p r J. P. Abbott, Arthur • Press Club’s annual Student-Prof j ^ dam son, F. C. Bolton, William banquet, an affair designed to Caudill, Dr. M. T Harrmgto stimulate better relations between ; p r i tz Hensel, Dr. Ralph Steen ana members of the faculty and stu- | Dr George Summey. dents. 1948 Points Considered j ^ ^ Co | E y Adams, Frank G. Among the points considered for | And< l rson> Roland E. Bing, K. E. Elmquist, Virgil M. Faires, S. L. “Jack” Frost, Mrs. Ann Hilliard, E. E. McQuillen, and Dr. Josef Stadelmann. 1947 Art Angrist, George J. Dillovou, Larry Jene Fisher, Gibb Gilchrist, Col. Guy S. Meloy, Edgar S. Mc- Fadden, E. E. Vezey, and C. G. | “Spike” White. . tition. Two of the awards were for first place. -.While a member of the Associa-^ ted Collegiate Press, The Battal ion was named to an All-American Rating in 1947 and the following: year was named a full member of The Associated Press. Becomes AP Member Becoming a full member of the AP, the official newspaper of the college and the city of College Station has the authority to repre sent the national wire news serv ice in any events within a 32 mile radius. In 1949, the National Advertis ing Service Inc. presented a first place award to the newspaper for outstanding work in college news paper competition research. The beginning of an unending wins of safety awards and recog nition from the National Safety Council was in 1950 when first place was awarded to The Battal ion. First Place Plus With the first place award in the nationwide college newspaper contest came $500 to The Bat talion. Co-Editors C. C. Munroe and Rex (Bill) Billingsley guided the first place issue in the cam paign designed to promote safe driving among students. Battalion Boasts 7,500 Circulation The Battalion’s circulation of 7,500 is the largest in south-central Texas within a 90-uiile range. Waco, Houston, and Austin are the nearest large papers. The Battalion’s circulation in cludes students. College Station and mail-outs. Every country in the world where Aggies live receives The Battalion, including South Ameri ca, China, England, Europe and the Iron Curtain countries dominated by Russia. Sponsored by the Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Company the con test proved profitable again in 1951 with a . second place award of $250. Co-Editors Clayton Selph and Dave Coslett were at the helm of the newspaper that year. Editor John Whitmore placed The Battalion in the contest the following year and although the paper was only Honorable Men tion in its entirety, an individual entry submitted by Frank N. Man- itzas was judged as the best fea ture article. Manitzas was given $100 and a first place certificate. "Won Third in ’53 This year. The Battalion was named to third place in the finals from 200 college entries. Co-Ed itors Joel Austin and Manitzas ed ited the paper. Other awards which A&M’s daily newspaper received included a res olution from the A&M System Board of Directors congratulating The Battalion and those who had built it to what it is today and for 75 years of continuous publication on its anniversary. One of the much appreciated awards given to The Battalion was from the University of Houston Chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, na tional fraternity for women in journalism. It was commemora ting the newspaper on its 72 an niversary. About 300 students are working- this year helping to produce a daily newspaper, three magazines and a yearbook for A&M. . . Student Publications, one of the largest extracurricular activities on the campus, is responsible for the publication ot The Battalion, The Commentator, The Engineer, The South western Veterinarian and Aggieland ’53. ^ “The students who work on these publications, said Roland Bing, manager of Student Publications, are prepai- ing themselves for^the future. The lessons they learn are applicable outside the printing industry.” Bing, who directs one of the most complete student pub lication programs in US colleges,*- allows his editors to have full dir ection of their individual publica tions. “Bing acts a guiding light,” the editors say. Not Only Publications But the Student Publications program is more than just publish ing the news or articles for mag azines. Among the activities originated by Student Publications include The A&M Film Society, which brings back to the campus the best of movie entertainment; the Stu dent-Prof Banquet, which this year was attended by about 160 persons; publication of the football pro grams and free distribution of these programs at the minor ports; publication of the Student Direct ory. The Battalion, official newspaper of the college and the city of Col lege Station, originated the fa mous Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee (SWC- SC) which annually awards the sportsmanship trophy to one of the seven conference schools. Creates Interest “The validity of this committee,” said Harri Baker, executive secre tary of the SWCSC and city editor of The Battalion,” is best shown in the interest it has created in other conferences.” More than a dozen requests for information of the SWCSC have been received from Texas high schools which are trying to estab lish sportsmanship committees in their districts. “The promotion of sportsman ship in the high schools together with this committee in the colleges will help in producing better rela tions for all concerned,” said Ba ker. (See PUBLICATION, Page 2) No Girls Cigarette Ad Failed Here Cigarette firms have always been an important source of advertising business for news papers, but one tobacco com pany made a costly blunder in November, 1935. In a six column by 12 inch es ad was a picture of two petite ladies purchasing cartons of cigarettes, blushing- ly remarking: “Of course, I’m just getting them in case the boys should call . . .” The attempt to win women smokers with that ad was wasted on A&M’s all - male campus. Ed M. Holder making the award are the follow ing: contribution to the college, ability to reach the students in a manner which helps build him in any way, stimulation of better re lations between students and fac ulty or staff members, and many others. The Battalion Awards were first made in 1947, at which time eight t'receaing .~vrneil »> i - . , . . formerly of North Carolina, were given. Nine people recened Student Publications Does Athletic Programs Basketball and baseball pro grams are distributed free at the home games by Student Publica tions. The programs are printed in the A&M Press or mimeographed in the Student Activities office and distributed by students. TOP AWARD—Smiling with pride. 1949-50 Battalion fea ture editor Dave Coslett admires the first place award ot the Lumberman’s Mutual College Newspaper Contest to promote safe driving by college students. Looking on are Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist, Lumberman’s representative. President F. C. Bolton, Gov. Allen Sh^ ers, und Acting 1 Dean of the College M. T. Harrington. Jerry Bennett New Co-Editors Take Over Batt Publication - Jerry Bennett of Fort Worth and Ed Holder of Wichita Falls took over the reins as Co-Editors of The Battalion today as they suc ceed Frank N. Manitzas and Joel Austin. Both men have been managing editors of the paper during the present Spring term. Holder has worked on The Battalion for three years, and Bennett two years. Bennett, 21, was News Editor for the first semester this year, and Holder was Sports Editor. Ben nett is a sergeant on the corps staff and vice president and presi dent elect of the A&M Film Soci ety. , _ A distinguished student, Ben nett plans to graduate in June ’54. In addition to his Battalion work, Bennett has worked on the Com mentator. He is secretary of the Journalism Club and the club’s ju nior representative to the Arts and Science Council. Bennett Will Intern Bennett has been chosen as an intern for the journalism depart ment this summer. He will work as a news reporter on the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He is also a member of the Town Hall selec tion committee. Holder, 20s, plans to graduate in June ’54 with two dergees, one in journalism and the other in agri- ! cultural journalism. He is president of the A&M Film iety and vice president of the (See CO-EDITORS, Page 5), _ Socii
