Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1953
Many Don 7 Realize Job
Done Every Day By UN
HTHIS IS UNITED NATIONS WEEK. It is
significant because many of us do not re
alize the job being done every day by the
world government body. We say, “Look al
how that outfit messed things up in Korea.
But what we don’t realize is that the same
“outfit,” through its organizations, has aided
refugees, has fed undernourished peoples and
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Freshmen Might
Enlighten ‘Leaders ’
¥ TPPERCLASSMEN at A&M are supposed
^ to be the leaders. They are supposed to
set the example—so they are told.
The student senate recently took a collec
tion to buy food to feed Reveille. And who
set the example here? You judge for your
self.
The upperclassmen’s area contributed
$10. The freshmen’s area contributed $179.
In our way of figuring, the freshmen gave
almost 18 times as much as the upperclass
men. And the upperclassmen outnumber the
freshmen approximately five to three.
Maybe the freshman could tell the upper
classman a few things about the Spirit of
Aggieland that the “leader” never even knew
about.
has set up workable plans for world harmony
and accord.
Why haven’t these UN “success stories”
been told ? The answer is simple; they have.
The stories have been told through the
mouths of the tawny-skinned Asian with his
stomach tightened with famine, which the
UN has fed, by the displaced eastern Europ
ean refugee with the outstretched hand,
whom the UN has housed, and yes even by
the African natives who have been aided al
though they are under the “protection” of
great colonial powers.
The UN has done a good job with dis
putes in Israel, Iran and Egypt.
It gives the two sides in a dispute a,
chance to settle their differences around a
conference table instead of on a battlefield.
These mediation tasks are nearly always
underplayed in newspapers. They are under
played because the larger things like the UN
police action in Korea, and Vishinsky in the
General Assembly take up all the available
space which can be devoted to the UN.
This week everyone should do his best to
find out about the goals and organizations
within the UN.
The forum committee of the Memorial
Student Center is sponsoring an exhibit in
the MSC in recognition of UN Week. By
visiting the displays and reading the posters
and pamphlets, one can improve his knowl
edge of the world peace organization.
Letters to the Editors
Editors, The Battalion:
When I was in school just after
the last war we had a football
player who had made All-confer
ence for two years during the war
and had led the Aggies to the
Orange Bowl in 1943 on the team.
Things being a little tougher
and competition being a little
keener this particular boy was not
doing as good as he had in the
previous years, yet he was working
just as hard each day in practice
and trying with every thing he
had in ball games.
During one Southwest con
ference game he was having an
awfully hard time getting the
ball away on passes and was
caught several times for losses.
After this had happened once or
twice the CADET CORPS rose en
masse and BOOED him for several
seconds.
To my knowledge this had never
happened by AGGIES to an AG
GIE in the history of the school.
People who were visiting here
were shocked. They had heard how
the AGGIES stuck together thru
thick and thin and for them to
actually hear with their own e&rs
the booing was unbelieveable.
I was in the dressing room after
the game with the boy that had
been booed. Of course he was
heart - broken, but he was man
enough to realize that his fellow
Aggies had not really intended to
pull such a stunt, but in the heat
of all the excitement had lost all
perspective.
Coach Norton had tried to ease
the boys feelings with the idea
that they were really booing him
(Norton) and not the boy, but we
all knew who had been booed.
I thought then, I guess, that such
a demonstration would never take
place again at A&M, but I know
now that I was wrong.
I hope that the Aggies and
other spectators who participated
in the exhibition during the Aggie-
TCU Fish game realize what they
did.
A boy who does the best he can,
tries on every occassion to win for
A&M and although maybe not as I
good in the position he is present
ly playing, might some day be the
star of A&M football teams—a boy
such as this will understand as my
friend of previous years that it
was the excitement of the ball
game and nothing personal against
him. I hope he does.
If he does he is twice the AGGIE
any sitting in the stands who took
part in the demonstratiaon on
Thursday night.
I think the boy deserves an
apology from you—What do you
think ? ? ? ?
Barney Welch, ’45
Editors, The Battalion:
To the Texas Aggies:
The Aggies never lost a game.
Who said that?
Last Thursday night in a contest
entitled “A&M Fish vs. TCU
Wogs,” the Texas Aggies came
close to losing in a few short se
conds, many things that has been
upheld as Aggie Spirit.
So that was Southwest Confer
ence Sportsmanship week? When a
group of men cannot be behind the
actions of an Aggie quarterback,
how can they expect to be sports
manlike with others.
We at A&M call ourselves the
Twelfth Man. Are we so hypo
critical as to believe that the
other ten can have confidence in
us when we deliberately BOO the
eleventh ?
If one of the team said, in public,
that any link in the Twelfth Man
was no good, how can he expect
the rest of us to be behind him?
One man’s spirit, no matter who
he is, is the backbone of Texas
A&M.
There is a lot of sincereness
needed to overshadow this one
fumble.
V. M. (Monty) Montgomery,’54
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Editors, The Battalion:
After reading your Battalion of
Tuesday, Oct. 13, conceming the
donation for Charles Arnold who
is in Waco, as an A&M Mother
here, I was talking to our px-esident
Mrs. Hinze.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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We feel like something could
be done through all our A&M
; clubs in Texas. Even a small do
nation from each would help.
After reading that aidicle by
Dudely Thomas, it went through
my heart and I called our president
and had a chat with her and just
wondered if you would like to have
some donations that way, as we
feel like it is our place and time
to do those things.
Such a terrible thing-—and our
heax-ts feel for him.
Please let me hear so I can get
in touch with Mrs. Hinze.
Thanks,
Mrs. E. Wulfe
503 Mission St.
San Antonio
Editors, The Battalion:
To All Aggies:
We all read in last Tuesday’s
Battalion about the fire that de
stroyed the home that Leo and
Margeret Draper wei'e living in.
As is always time whenever a
fellow Aggie needs help, the mem
bers of the coi’ps once again pimved
the Spirit of Aggieland is a living
thing and gave genei’ously to aid
Leo and his wife.
I want to take this oppoi’tunity
to thank each and evei'y Aggie for
co-opei-ating as he did to make this
fund the success it was.
As long as we always stick to
gether and help out fellow Aggies
in their time of need, we will never
have to woimy about the lack of
Spirit which has made A&M and
the Aggies the gi’eatest symbol of
unity in the world.
William T. Wilson, ’54
Saturday, Oct. 24th
Concert Guion Hall
7:15 p.m. 75c a Person
Tickets on Sale at
Student Activities Office
JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER Co-Editors
Chuck Neighbors Managing Editor
Hai*ri Baker Campus Editor
Bob Boriskie Sports Editor
Jon Kinslow 1 City Editor
Jerry Estes Basic Division Editor
Bob Hendry Feature Editor
Barbara Rubin Society Editor
Dance Sbisa Hall
9 p.m. $2.00 a Couple
— After the Baylor Game —
Blood Drive Starts
Here Next Month
The regional office of the Amer
ican Red Cross in Waco starts the
1953-54 blood drive campaign hei'e
Nov. 19. The goal is 250 pints.
This blood Avill be put in the de
fense stockpile for any national
emergency. This means that the
blood does not have to be used for
the armed forces overseas. It may
be used here in case of an attack.
William M. Reed, blood drive
chairman for the 1953-54 school
yeax‘, said that infoimation, includ
ing pai'ental permission forms for
students under 21, will be given to
company commanders within the
next 10 days.
Mrs. C. C. Doak, who is in
chai'ge of volunteer services, is
making arrangements with the
women of the community to help
the unit during the drive.
Newcomers Plan
Party Wednesday'
The Newcomers club of the Col
lege Women’s Social club will hold
a bridge and canasta party at 2 p.
m. Wednesday at the Memorial
Student Center.
Mrs. T. S. Burkhalter is chair
man for the party.
The Newcomers meet the first
and third Wednesday of each
month. Mrs. Keith L. Dixon is club
president.
Mrs. llolzmann
Honored at CHS
Hearings Set
Tonight For
Chest Budget
A time schedule has been set for
the A&M College-College Station
Community Chest budget hearing
at 7 p. m. tonight in room 2B of
the Memorial Student Center.
“The cooperation of groups ap
pearing before the committee will
aid the work of our group,” said
Fred Benson, chairman of this
year’s chest drive.
The schedule is as follows:
7:00, Tuberculosis association,
7:15, Girl Scouts
7:30, American Red Cross,
7:45, Boy Scouts
8:00, Salvation Army
8:10, Needy Children (A&M
Consolidated school Mom and
Dads’ club)
8.20, Brazos County Hospital
Fund.
8:30, College Station Recrea
tion Council.
8:40, College Station YMCA.
8:50, USO.
9:00, College Station Youth
committee.
9:10, National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis.
9:20, American Cancer society.
Saturday night was declared Jen
nie Holzmann night at the A&M
Consolidated schools when about
100 teachers and guests gathered
at the school cafeteria to see Mrs.
C. B. Holzmann receive her pin for
25 years’ service in the consolidat
ed school system.
L. S. Richardson, superindendent,
was master of ceremonies. Robert
Boone, band and chorus director,
sang “Jeannie With the Light
Brown Hair”. Jack Chaney gave
the invocation.
Richardson presented a life
story of Mrs. Holzmann, written by
her sister Mrs. Mattie Mann.
In charge of serving was Mrs.
D. W. Fleming, assisted by the
eighth grade homemaking class.
Mrs. Charles Byrd was arrange
ments chairman.
Those receiving ten-year service
pins were Mesdames Pearle Tan-
zer, C. K. Leighton, A. R. Orr, and
W. G. Coke.
Five-year pins were presented to
Mesdames L. P. Dulaney, H. L.
Heaton, Lewis A. Knowles, Sydney
Kev. and Mrs. Sneed
Return From Capitol
Rev. and Mrs. Robert C. Sneed
returned this week from a trip to
Washington, D. C., where they at
tended a Methodist Citizenship
seminar, Oct. 14-16.
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New Musical Program
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WTAW began a new radio pro
gram yesterday.
The program is conducted by
Tyree Hardy, who will play classi
cal records from the Memorial
Student Center browsing library
from 5:30 to 6 p. m.
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