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Page 2 THE BATTALION Tuesday, November 24, 1953 UT, Aggie Friendship EDITORS NOTE: This article should not be read and then forgotten. It has deep and intelligent meaning especially now when re lations are so tense between two American campuses. Holl and Winder ’52 submitted the article to The Battalion. It appeared in the Houston Post during World War II. Letters To the Editors Heart-warming was the letter written from Germany Jan. 4 to the Austin American-Statesman sports editor by Pfc. Barrett H. Wyont of Austin. “I have a little story to tell you about the Texas Aggies and the Texas Longhorns. “I attended U.T. for three years prior to my enlistment in the army and during that time I was very closely connect ed with the Longhorn football team. This naturally made me as bitter an enemy of the ‘Farmers’ as they had. Then I re ported for basic training at Camp Maxey. “The inevitable happened. Half of the company were Texas Aggies and the other half were from Texas. Of course we were bitter at first and fought to beat the others—so much that the company turned out to be the best one in camp. V “During our infantry training we became closer together and that carried on to six months of training in the A.S.T.P. at Ohio State university. As soon as this group of Texans got away from Texas, the bond became tighter than ever and it was no longer ‘Farmers’ and ‘Teasippers’ but just Tex ans. “From our training there we were shipped to an infantry division training camp at Samp Swift and very shortly to combat in Germany. “Even if we couldn’t see or hear the annual Aggie-Long horn game, we did the best we could and wagered a few small bets. I won’t be able to collect some of those bets now, be cause some of MY BUDDIES are no longer with us. ‘Yes, they were my buddies and they were Aggies. I may be condemned for that by some staunch Texas support ers, but when and if I get back to U.T. every Thanksgiving game I attend I will face west and salute some of the best friends I ever had. ‘Gig ’Em Aggies.’ Editors, The Battalion: Open Letter to John Clark Are you really biting’ your fing ernails in despair that your “Dear Darling Aggies” may not have read your charming letter publish ed Wednesday? By your letter you seem rather agitated that certain men of strong character bemoan the passing of the various tradi tions that carved out widespread fame for Aggieland from a wild erness of mediocre southern col leges. Enough has been said about these victims of the attempts by college officials to increase enroll- men to justify larger appropi’ia- tions by the Texas State Legisla ture. These disappearing traditions were instated in a period of rugged individualism now all but past from the American scene. They served their purpose, but with the advent of equalization thru sociali zation they cannot be allowed to remain because individual charac- terand stamna must be standard ized to insure no one person’s get ting different treatment from all others. I fear that if you continue your education in this college for which you have few kind thoughts, you will permanently injure your ability to think rationally. It might really be a good idea for the True Aggies to take uj) a collection for a rail road ticket to O. U. so that your fondest wishes could come true. Thankfully no relation Alber (Shorty) Clark ’54 “PFC. BARRET H. WYONT.” ' An Apology to Houston The Battalion wishes to apologize to the citizens of Houston for a sentence in one of its recent editorials. In the editorial condemning the beating of three Aggies by U of H students The Battalion stated, “It seems the re sidents of Houston are trying to live up to their reputation as the most criminal in the south”. This was meant to pertain only to the lawless element of the city. It was understandably read by many to encom pass the whole population. The Battalion feels that the numerous criticisms it has received because of this generality are justified. Houston is a great city. We do not blame the editorial’s Houston critics for feeling indignant. NEWS BRIEFS SPEAKERS FOR the bonfire will be P. L. (Pinky) Downs jr., Barlow (Bones) Irvin, Ray George and the senors on the team. The bonfire will be lighted at 8 p. ni. * * 3»*. DEAN OF THE COLLEGE J. P. Abbott will preside at the annual Conference of Academic Deans of the Southern States in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 1. The meeting is held in conjunction with the meeting of the Southern Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools. * 4: 5ji MR. AND MRS. ROBERT Owens sang at the Lions club luncheon yesterday in the MSC. Both Owens and his wife are graduates of Bay lor university. He is music di rector of the College Avenue Bap tist church. WhaVs Cooking Tuesday 7:15 p. m.—ASME, IAS, and SAE joint meeting, lecture room, petroleum Eng. building. Speaker and film from Bell Aircraft corpo ration. 7:30 p. m.—Pre-Med Club meet ing, room 107, Biology building. Freshmen invited. A&M Collegiate FFA Chapter, lecture room, Biological Science building. A talk by George Hurt, state director of vocational agri culture. Collegiate 4 - H club meeting, senate chamber, MSC. All former member urged to attend.. West home town club meeting, YMCA. Party plans to be dis cussed. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Tne Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during „he regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalidn is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rdtes $9.00 per year or $ .75 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Editors, The Battalion: My Dear Mr. John Clark, I would like to ask a few ques tions. If you consider A&M a dark age institution, why in the HELL did you come down here. You mentioned that A&M is not a civilized part of the world.* Then how does A&M tux-n out more and better officei\s than any other school in the U. S. ? You stated that “we children” ai'e under the impression that a man is not a man unless he can take physical punishment. I think I can safely say that if someone can not abide with our rules at A&M, he is not capable of being called a man or an AGGIE. As for our enrollment dropping, some of it can be explained. The boys graduating from high school in 1952 had the smallest class en rollment in several year's. As for making fun at cookie- pushers, well I guess a person with your mentality does not x’ealize that all colleges make fun at other colleges in some way or other. When you went to visit O.U. and liked it so, why in the HELL didn’t you stay up there where you could see more of their truly great foot ball team and band. When you get to O.U. in 1955 you Won’t have to worry about an AGGIE 'di'opping by and seeing you. By the way, if you like O.U. so much, why don’t you go up there now, for as far as we ai’e concerned we don’t want you down here. And, as far as the financial px'oblem of going to OU is con cerned, to anyone who really wants an education, money is no pi’oblem. A person who really wants an education is willing to work his way through, regardless of ex pense. Don Page, ’56 Milton Sharp, ’56 Jay W. Weinstein, ’56 John D. Cunningham, ’56 • Editors, The Battalion: To Cookiepusher Clark: In inference to your letter (?) to the editox ; s, in Wednesday’s Batt, we, the undersigned, would like to comment on your feeble efforts to deride the A&M Student body. Sntered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, tnc., at New York City, Chicago, Xahs Angeles, and San Fran cisco. Deer Hunters The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise Credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. ~ ~ : . JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER. Shuck Neighbors Karri Baker Bob Boriskie —— Jon Kinslow .... lerry Estes Bob Hendry - Bai-bara Rubin Jerry Wizig Co-Editors ^larjaging Editor Campus Editor ....................Sports Editor City Editor Basic Division Editor .......Feature Editor - .........Society Editor .Associate Sports Editor Bill Turner. — Advertising Manager Prank Hiues; Jerry Neighbors, Eeb Domey, Jim CplUjui. Ray Wail, A1 Elsenberg, Arr.cld Goldstein, Bill.. Parsons, Bill Warren, Jack Farley, John Linton. King McGowap, Jay Treiihi, Charles Kingsbury, George Manitaes, E- B. McGd'vac , ... Y. ..... Staff Write** Gardner CelUee. A - ........ . 1 Exchange Editor Sob Palmer. Tom Skrabanek. .'. Advertising Staff James Earle i : .,.Staff Cartoonist Seymour gaiufc. wm Hdiiaday, Buddy Woods. .^t^ff Photbgfaphers Joe Hipp .'.....Frews Editor Larry Lightfoot .................. r ....... Cireulatioo ^ Jlipafc** Poland Paird, Jewei 04cm, Vom WY.,ms 2r.WS«Z J.eed — Duck Hunters New and ufeed rifles and shotguns. Telescopes and sights on your favorite rifles zeroed in on our own range. A COMPLETE LINE OF Shooters Supplies Smith Gun Works Your Recommended Factory Gun Smith One Mile South of College on Hvy- 6 Fii’st, Texas A&M is a militai’y college (the lai’gest in the woi’ld) where a certain amount of dis cipline is necessary. According to Webster, discipline is “training which coiT’ects, molds, sti’engthens or perfects.” Hardships, on the other had, ai’e “that which is hard to bear, such as privation or injury.” Our fii’st point Mi'. Clark, is that men at A&M are not forced to go through hardships, but are made to accept the standards of discipline that prevail here. Second, as far as uncivilized parts of the country are concerned, A&M hasn’t done too badly in turning out good officers for the armed services, leaders in the busi ness field, outstanding authorities in agriculture, outstanding engi neers and above all, men. It is gratifying to know that among the 6.500 “children” en rolled in A&M there is one man who is above physical punishment. How did you manage to escape the stone club In this “dark ages institution”. Save your sorrows for yourself, Clark, because creatures like you are responsible for our traditions falling out along the way. Speaking on the campus was not an old tradition when it first be gan. So Oklahoma U. has a student, body that likes to yell, so they have a beautiful campus, so they have rich backers, so they have a good football team (1951 A&M 14 O. U. 7), so what? Since you have told us why you are not at O. U., will you tell us why you are at A&M ? There are other state supported schools in Texas where you would probably be better suited, such as TSCW or TU. After you get to O. U. Law School in ’55, please drop us a line and let us know which sorority you are pledging, that is if you can withstand the physical hardships of Hell Week! Evidently you would rather be a “Damned Sooner” than a good Aggie; therefore, since Reveille’s food fund got such good response perhaps we can start a similar fund and get you out of your misery and out of this uncivilized area and “dark ages institution”. We commend you on one point in your letter. You did not disgrace your class further by indicating which one it is. Speaking of mentality, Clark, were you Valedictorian of your English 103 class ? If your use of the English langu age is indicative of your mentality, the only way you will ever be ac cepted by the bar is to prove to the Liquor Control Board that you have passed 21 years of age. Richard L. Drive, ’53 Charles Cobb, ’53 Bubba Super, ’54 Bill Cobble, ’53 • Editors, The Battalion: There has been much said re cently about the way the freshmen are being treated. Let’s face it. It’s not entirely the freshmen’s fault— neither is it entirely the fault of the rest of the Corps. The Basic Division hasn’t helped matters a whole lot. It is hardly ever in agreement with the Corps, the military, or anybody else on any problem. There will always be a problem of some sort as long as there is this disagreement among these different parts of our school. Every year the CORPS has had less to say about how the CORPS is to be run. This fact is very evident, because if the Corps had the strength it used to have, idiots like John Clark would not be here to fill the Batt with tripe like that which appeared in Wednesday’s edition. By the way, what class is Mr. ( ?) Clark in ? Maybe he is just as unproud of it as he is of the rest of A&M. To Buchanan, Boses, Leimbrook, Heaton, Daniels, and Jones: It is very evident that you Aggies (?) are in the freshman area. All of us in this area are naturally proud of the freshmen. But, they are far from perfect! As far as the class of ’57 being better than the class of ’56, just what do you mean? Are TtDarican 210 S. Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 they better because they have more privileges than we ever had ? Are they better because SOME up perclassmen want to . . . polish their apples? Ask the freshmen/ The majority will tell you that they would like to be like other classes too (That is, if you don’t use a Basic Division Poll as an example). Just because some “mean ole’ new area wetheads” wrote some harsh (?) words about the class of ’57 is not a reason for the fish area upperclassmen (not to mention any names) to go “ape” trying to take up for them. The sooner the Corps can run it self again, the sooner we will have a better A&M. And, as for “OLD ARMY” Clark, all that can be said is: THE NORTH GATE IS AL WAYS OPEN!! Larry Griffin ’56 Tommy Murray ’56 Don Smith ’56 Ted Chinnock ’56 Gerry Griffin Jim Renick ’58 Gene Tongate ’56 Duddley Swofford ’56 Ken Snipes ’56 Bud Whitney ’56 Marion Williams ’56 « Editors, The Battalion: To Deaiest John Clark, Aggie? In your letter to the Batt you refer to “people of your mentality,” meaning that you placd your self on a pedestal as having super ior mental attributes over the rest of the student body. Why didn’t you write OU and tell them of this) wonderful gift? I am sure you could have landed an all expense scholarship. Since you didn’t do this and you are still worried about cost, I know a place you can go for absolutely nothing. J. W. “Moon” Mullen, ’54 Editors, The Battalion: air. Clark, If that part of the student body which likes to be reffered to as TEXAS AGGIES doesn’t pack you away from this school, then Old Army lias indeed gone to hell! 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