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1 V Page 2 THE BATTALION Wednesday, Decemb'er 9, 1953 Battalion Editorial Picture . . . ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO—Last week. The Battalion ran pictures of these same two scenes. Apparently, some good was accomplished as the road on the right was paved soon afterward. However, the road on the left is still a hazard to traffic; especially during the 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. “rush” hours when many cars enter and leave the campus. By A1 Cupp By Wa y mix* Mttem in'tw? IT AIN'T UKB W® WAS rmcm' W0 A (sCOP e>mv op (votmin'.^ WHAT NOTHING? vVgUL, f BACHES NOT! about ersoMT THAT FljsTP-J. TEACHES NOTHi P^Ky ie» eitriN' &one!Puf ON FfScgM®^ -•'//£'& tfgAP OP TH£ PO&S/3M LAA'&JA6£ ■i y/vp pkench TO H5 KIN "flSACH TWJftfT NOTHIN ‘^ouT th&vi F&zem TONOUES'”/? 6CQP m$Pzmsi.£ MAN'. PM| ^MSyoU KNOWVygp who u*4VSNra? -Jfl (SO^ISN / gJMt. Letters to Editors, The Battalion I am an Aggie—an ex Aggie. 1 was surprised to find a mention of "Dear Darling Aggies” in a prom inent magazine. I know very well Iioav the boy feels because I <|iiit your school last Dee. 31. I regret that moment and since then 1 have visited my friends there as often as possible. The school spirit gives me a real thrill and in my opinion that’s what makes A&M. And dear Aggie-Haz ing has made Spirit. I am and Avill be for 19 more months now in the Army—leaving for Europe in the morning. Before going overseas I got three days at home. Out of only three days 1 went down to my second love to see the school—feel the spirit—and see the bonfire. ] feel sorry for the author of that letter. A&M is a love for me and when l get out of the Army I plan to enroll in Aggieland as a sopho more. I just hope that the school spirit is still high and mighty as usual. A Fellow Aggie and Friend, Pvt. James W. Myers ’55 Editors, The Battalion: To Editor, The Daily Lass-O. TSCW: Having read the letter to the editors of The Battalion concern ing my “warped reasoning” in de clining an invitation to appear in a mock wedding at your institution, i cannot help but regret that such opinions as expressed in your let ter arc felt by the students at your institution. It is unfortunate that this entire incident could not have been treated in a different light. Just for the record, however, I would suggest that a few facts be straightened out. First, I believe it is my right as an individual to sign whatever 1 please and I intend to exercise that right when and where I choose. 1 will also respect the right of any of you to do the same and think none the less of you for it. Second and most important, Messrs. Heed, Holdsworth, Stasney and Burkard are privileged to do the same and were under no pres sure from me or from anyone else to do as I chose to do. I am certain that they analyzed the situation as I did and made their decisions ac cordingly. Their reasons may or may not have been the same as mine and I only regret the dis gusting slur on their intelligence present in your letter. I am sure that anyone who knows these men will agree that they are fully cap able of making up their own minds. Some afternoon when you have nothing better to do, why not drop me a line explaining exactly what a mock wedding has to do with a nutritional study ? While realizing that I am not the most popular man a A&M and about the least popular Aggie at TSCW, I hope that you will not condemn the entire senior class for the action of five of its members who chose to exercise their rights as free men. Yours for better inter - school relations, F. H. Mitchell ’54 Editors, The Battalion: Words cannot expi’ess my ap preciation to my friends at A&M College for the nice cards and let ters since I have had my accident. May God bless each of you. Colin INeyland ’57 Editors, The Battalion: For twenty five years 1 wore my “Dog tags”, I have slept in “Pup tents” and was always called with a whistle, but this is the first time 1 have been forced to eat with the dogs. Understand I’m not complain ing. If they have paid their' room, laundry and board they have the same right in the mess hall as 1 have. In that case I wonder if it would be possible for the manage ment to set them a special table? One in particular, a large collie, is a great help. All you have to do is speak to him and he will gently brush the crumbs off the table with his large brush. When it rains of course they don’t want to, stay wet so they rid themselves of the water by shaking, very comfortable for the dog, but not as sanitary as possible for the rest of us. May I The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a Week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods. The Battalion 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 rates $9.00 per year or $ .75 per tnonth. Advertising rates furnished on request. Sintered as eecond-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. Inc., at New Tor!r City, Chicago, ?_.ofl Angeles, and San Fran cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi- j cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights I 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 Chuck Neighbors ttarri Baker Bob Boriskie J on Kinslow Jerry Estes , ... Bob Hendry. Barbara Rubin Co-Editors Managing Editor ! Campus Editor j Sports Editor ..City Editor | Basic Division Editor i Feature Editor Society Editor Jerry Wizig..... ......I.......... •. Associate Sports Editor Rill Turner : Advertising Manager Prank Hinss, Jerry Neighbors, Bob Domey, Jim Collins. Kay Wall, A! Eisenberg, Arnold Goldstein. BiJ! Parsons, BiU Warren. Jack Farley, John Einton. King McGowan, Jay Ireland, Charles Kingsbury, George Manitzds, E. B. McGowan Staff Writers Gardner Collins \ Exchange Editor Bob Palmer, Tom Skrabanek , Advertising Staff Earle.... .... ... . Staff Cartoonist Seymour Smith 'Will Hciladay, John Meacher .Staff pnofographers Earry Eightfoot . Circulation Manager Eoland Baird, Jewel Raymond, Monroe Odom, Tom Syler, Buddy Williams, Russell Reed Circulation Sialf ! respectfully request that someone see the management about having someone dry them off before they come to the table. If by this letter I am flouting any of the sacred traditions here I no'w offer my humblest apologies to Reveille. Yours sincerely, John B. Lucius ’54 • Editors, The Battalion: , Today I received a letter from home and enclosed was this clip ping which concerns a guy who was told to leave A&M, John Clark from Odessa. 1 cannot understand why a guy would try and reform a great school school like Aggieland. I thing that A&M without its numerous traditions and its yell practices would just be another school and 1 don’t believe any guy who is any kind of a guy at all wants his school to be anything but the best. As for the signs I. always got a charge out of helping to make them and trying to beat the “Jocks.” J sort of got a charge out of smear ing lipstick all over a ; - head or serge the week before the T. U. game 1 sort of felt it was a privilege and not a pain. Since when does a guy feel some one else should pay his tuition be cause he isn’t man enough to stick it out and make his grades at the school he chose. I am—proud to be an Aggie even though I only went one year I feel that A&M is the best and it sort of gives me the Red —- -— —, to read or hear some punk knock ft. In the Marine corps we would call him a —bird but I guess there is one in every crowd. Reds Shorten Miitches HONG KONG OP> — Shorter matches and smaller matchboxes are in store for the people of China under' the Communist re gime’s new economy • drive. The Red newspaper Ta Kung Pao estimated that two million dollars would be saved by shortening match sticks by one-fifth of their regular size. I know the old corps of before the war is dead but for gosh sake let’s don’t ruin a great school be cause of a few spoiled kids. David DeGraff, ’54 South Camp Fuji, Japan Editors, The Battalion: Things have surely changed at Aggieland, and for the better, no doubt! I have followed the Clark case both in local papers and in The Battalion, and I must admit the seniors handled the situation beautifully. Evidently, the Ad ministration thinks you behaved well enough under the circum stances, I’m proud of them, too. For those of you who don’t have the facts, Mr. Clark is not the first man to leave A&M; probably the first to leave at such a polite re quest. Aggies of other years took such action as “drowning them out”, “freezing them out” (that is not speaking to them until life is so miserable, they leave). There are dozens of cases where treatment of this type broke the boy down, and made a real guy of him. 1 was disappointed in Mr. Har rington’s remarks. He speaks of “mobs” and “unauthorized persons” as if to disgrace the Senior clas. It is fortunate that he didn’t speak of such “unauthorized per sons” i?i other days. I would say that he just doesn’t appreciate the improvement as does the Administration. 1 hope that A&M will never change to the extent that the Sen ior class will not have the authority, official or unofficial, to control a character-building system of discipline among Underclass men. It does worlds of good, and little harm to anyone. Bring on the improvements, Men; knock out old traditions, bring in new ones to take their place, but for the sake' of old Aggie hearts, continue to teach humility, respect for others, and instill in • your hearts that Spirit of Aggieland. William Garrett ’47 J. Paul Slice fly* Switched to Wildrool Lream-Oil Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test Here's a sad cotton taie. poor Paul was in a stew about his hare until his paw wrote: ' T ear you got a bun on because your girl left you. N ow, lettuce look at the bre’r facts. To get in on the bunny huggih’, smart rabbits foot it down to any toilet goods counter for Wildroot Cream-Oil, America’s biggest-selling hare tonic. So fuzz thing tomorrow, invest 29f in a bottle or handy tube. Contains soothing Lanolin. Non alcoholic. Grooms the hare. Relieves annoying dryness. Re moves loose, ugly dandruff. Helps you pass the Finger-Nail Test. Sheedy tried Xv'lldroot Cream-Oil and now he’s a jump ahead of every Tom, Dick and Harvey. So what’re you wait ing fur? Get Wiidroct Cream-Oil today, arrU askfor Wildroot at your barber s. You’re bound to like it 1 -kaf 131 2s. Hirr Wildroot Co: H:'l R4., Willa&KstHls, N. Y. try, Inc., Bundle 11, N. Y. i Whill’s Cooking Wednesday 7:10 p. m. — A&M Wesley Foundation building. Decorating party—come non-reg. 7:30 p. m.—Knights of Colum bus, basement of St. Mary’s chapel. Thursday 7:00 p. m.—Beaumont A&M club meeting, room 104, Academic build ing. Discuss Christmas dance. Abilene club meeting, rotunda, Academic building. Discuss Christ mas dance and party. 7:15 p. m. — Robertson County club meeting, room 303 Goodwin hall. San Antonio Club meeting, room 301, Goodwin ball. Plans for Christ mas party. Refreshments. Panhandle club meeting, room 3C, MSG. To discuss Christmas function. < 1 u b nYet'TTng, rbbiil 3B, MSG. Land of the Lakes club meeting, room 106, Academic building. Dis cuss Christmas party plans. Waco — McLennan County club meeting, room 306, Goodwin hull. Discuss Christmas party. Permian Basin club meeting, MSC. Distribute Christmas dance tickets—roll call. Whispering Pines club meeting, room 228, Academic building. Christmas party. •El Paso hometown club meeting, Academic building. Collect dues for Christmas party. Robertson county club meeting, room 302, Goodwin hall. 7:15—Pasadena Hometown Club, Goodwin Hall, room 305. Very im portant. Everyone try to attend. Refreshments will be served and business discussed. It is estimated that U. S. farm ers have about 750,000 horsepower available to them in various types of machines on their farm. .News TOIUNADOES in I his area re cently will be discussed at a meet ing of the College Station chapter of the American Meteorological so ciety at 7:45 p. m. in room 107 of the Biological Sciences building. The discussion will be led by Dr. Walter J. Saucier. The meeting is open to the public. JOHN FLOYD, A&M basketball coach, will speak to the Brazos County A&M club at 7 p. m. Friday in the club’s clubhouse. The meet ing Will also be membership night for the group. I * r iels EIGHTY-THREE j uniors will be initiated Thursday into the Ross Volunteers. The initiation banquet will be held in the Memorial Stu dent Center.- The juniors will bring the total membership to 125 stu dents. * * * INFLUENZA cases arc on the increase in Brazos county. For the week ending Dec. 5, the Brazos county health unit reported 42 cases of influenza in College Sta tion and Bryan. Sixteen of the 42 cases of “flu” are in College Sta tion. Christmas inspirations ® Minisingwear Warm Sleeping-wear ® Costume Jewelry ® Household Linens Th e o uses FABRIC SHOPPE MAIN ST. — BRYAN * Neekwear ® Stoles FEATURING e . a “The Spirit of Aggieland * = “The Twelfth Man” “Aggie War Hymn*’ & Others ON SALE Student Activities = M S C = Exchange Store 73 RPM—$3,00 45 RFM—$3.50 We Will Mall It AiiywRete tor 35c Postage