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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