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t Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday, December 11, 1953 Letters to the Editors Editors, The Battalion: Dog’s of the universe arise. Here on the campus of the great est dogstitution in the world a voice from the left is heard. Who is the John B. Lucius? He has made a most infamous attack on our freedom. Woof— As your commander - in - chief (bow-woww) I beseech you, do not let such an infrigment on our liberty take place. From now on let the battle cry be “64 Sbisa-40 Duncan or Fight.” After mulling over this situation 1 decided a poll was in order. The results were as follows: Question - Do you consider the giving up of our mess hall privileges a gross indignity and not befitting of our stations as officers and gentleman or do you think that an all out conflict wolld only cause undue conflict. Yes 36 per <jent. No 49 per cent. Undecided 27 per cent. Gosh 3 per cent. (You may be interested to know that this poll was taken on the same basis as the one which de- sided non-reg seating at Kyle Field) The results hei’e too, as you can see, were decisive. Nowhere in the land are there higher dog-matic standards and yet-there is among your number, one who is dissatisfied. This I sup pose, is human nature. There are always those who pick on the insignificant pleasures of a few of us. Grrrrr. I’m not just picking on you “Lucius” but trying to show you the error of your ways. Now if you want to keep cats out of the mess hall, all right. But how could you possibly consider us dogs unfit for human consumption? Respectfully submitted. Reveille, ’55 (Translated by Roger H Terk and Julian Dondis) Editors, The Battalion: Dear Ray: (Ed. Note: We received a copy of this letter, the original of which was sent to Ray George, head football coach.) The following is a vote of con fidence for you, your staff, and the splendid group of sportsmen which you coached this past year. Everyone would like to field winning team, regardless of the sport involved, but a sportsmanlike attitude is to me far more desirable than that attitude which calls for winning at any cost. Please convey to your staff and athletes my heartiest congratula- Conway Leads Bowling League The Conway & Co. bowling team leads the All-Star Bowling league with a 26-7 record with one-third of the season completed. ^ Joe Faulk Auto & Appliance Store’s team is second with a 23-10 mark. League play began in September and will be finished in May. Last week’s high game score of 223 was bowled by Bill Sellman of the Riverside Inn team. Frank Smith of Conway & Co. rolled the high individual series with a 588. STANDINGS lions for their efforts; and if 1 am any judge, these same efforts next year will result in a highly suc cessful season of competitive sports. Best personal regards, B. L. Byrd, ’42 Wichita Fails, Texas Editors, The Battalion: To: J. W. Bass, Jr. ’55 Jimm Wilson ’55 James Milstead ’55 Recently in this section there has been much said by many people about this year’s freshmen and the freshmen area. Many of those speaking out have had little or more basis to speak than you new area loafers have. Talk of the shelter of the fresh men area, if there is any shelter that shelter is to be found in the new area. Last year I was in the new area and there is the place to go to find the shelter. Only in the freshmen area is the responsiblity given to all upper classman, not just the CO or top kick, for it is every man’s duty to teach the fish the ways of Aggie- land. It is job which is taking more of a man to train the fresh man than back in the old days when an upperclassman could get respect and obedience by merely carrying a big stick. The only means a fresh men area upperclassman can force discipline is by the ram pad or through his own strength of character. If you think that you are such great leaders, why don’t you come out of your smug little existence into the freshmen area and do the job yourself? If not as a perman ent resident, you might come .as a visitor for the first time in several yeai's the freshmen area is open to everyone. Perhaps the poor way you claim the freshmen are speaking and meeting is in part your fault. But peihaps before you coxne over to teach the fx'eshmen, you might bet ter survey your own back yard and teach your own sheltered sopho mores to whip out and speak. Next year I hope you are able to have freshmen in your outfit for that is what the leaders of this school have been working toward. Active Duty Dates Still Not Available No definite information is yet available to senior air science stu dents concenxing date of call to active duty. Although the senior air force cadets have stated the month and year they would like to be called to active duty upon graduation, they can not be assured their request will be honored. The month and year stated by the cadets is primarily for air foire planning purposes, said Capt. Jack N. Hoffman, adjutant. However, the cadets’ requests will b e acknowledged as nearly as possible he said. I think that all will agree that the consolidation of the Corps is one thing that will improve the Coi’ps at Texas A&M more than anything else at this time. It would take only a few loose mouthed critics to spoil this plan M. “Pete” Kopecky ’55 Squadron 13 Editors, The Battalion: It is just past 10 a. m. and WTAW is coming in fine. As the program px-oceeds, I find xnyself inspix-ed to literary efforts. Would the Battalion, in coopera tion with appropriate MSG Com mittees and WTAW, conduct general survey concerning the musical performances of WTAW listeners ? Public opinion could be sampled by means of a ballot in the MSC, or by use of a designated agency to accept letters or phone calls. Musical peirference categories might be set up, such as: 1. Classical 2. Semi-classical 3. Unclassical a. Jive b. Western Folksongs, i.e., viz, e. g., to wit: Hill billy c. Et cetera d. Ad finitum Furthur subdivision could in clude preference for instrumental or vocal (sometimes oral) selec tions. If the survey were supported properly, it w r ould then be posible to say that most of WTAW’s pi’o- gi’ams would be what most of the people want to hear most of the time. Until then, the issue is high ly in doubt. Allan N. Brown, Grad. \ Fencers lo Attend Rice AFLA Meet Several members of the A&M fencing team will attend a meet sponsored by the Amateur Fencing W L Leage of America. The meet will Conway & Co. 26 7 be Satui-day at 2 p. m. in the Rice Joe Faulk 23 10 Institute Gymnasium. Individual Student Co-op 21 12 competition will be held in open Coca Cola 21 12 foil and epee. Carroll’s 13 20 This is the first official AFLA Sehulman 13 20 meet of the season for the Aggie Kennedy 7 26 team. William’s 190 Leads A&M Rifle MatdL_ Fred Williams shot a 190 as Army ROTC members of the A&M rifle team fired in the 33xd annual William Randolph Hearst postal match Wednesday night. Three A&M teams were entex-ed. They competed against college and university army, navy and air force ROTC teams throughout the na tion. The winner will receive the William Randoph Hearst National Defense trophy. Scoi’es of army team no. 1 were Williams, 190; Howard Mims, 188; David Allen, 187; Sidney Ferrell, 184; and Fred Galley, 179. The team’s total score was 928. 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 month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Meeting to Discuss NR A Set Monday A meeting to discuss member ship and participation in the Na tional Rifle Association will be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the Memorial Student Center, said Sgt. R. C. Cox, A&M pistol team coach. It will meet in room 2-D, Everyone in the Bryan-College Station area interested in rifle or pistol firing is invited to attend, said Cox. Under N. R. A. rules, there is an official referee present at most matches to see that fir ing follows regulations. The N. R. A. is a non-profit or ganization supported by member ship fees. Its pui’pose is the train ing of its members in efficient and safe use of rifles and pistols. Ladet Slouch Entered as second-class cnatter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under ttie Act of Con gress of March S, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Baa Fran cisco. 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 nev/s of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication 6f 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 (4-6324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall, JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER Chuck Neighbors Hard Bakeb Bob Boriskie Co-Editors .Managing Editor H v A Niglii In Nsw flrlsans / CI with V?; fFEAGARTB Anil His Dixie Un?j Bsnd Friday, Dec, 11 Friday Night Only Jon Kinslow. Jerry Estes. .Campus Editor .Sports Editor .City Editor Bob Hendry. Barbara Rubin. .Basic Division Editor Feature Editor Society Editor Jerry Wizig.. Bill Turner— Frank Hines Jerry Neighbors, Sab Domey, Jin: Celling. Hay wall, A1 HisenViere-. Arnold Goldstein, 3:11 Parsons, Biil Warren .jack Farley] John Hinton, King HcGcwar.. Jay Ireland Charles Kingsbury, George Manitoba. E. 3. McGowan. .... Gardner CcVHn*.... a. A - Sob Painter, Ton: Shrafcaneh ■ rls. deynoo Garry i'-gitb ..Associate Sports Editor .Advertising Manager Kbit,-.. V/... rco. Staff Writers • ' Edits? % Staff taff Cartoonist ■■Hb? . S-.a.'f photyina: . Rios. Kawife Poland Baird, Jewel Kav mead, hfcarce Cdc-no, Tent Syler, Buddy Williams « • Circulatics Soecio! New Orleans Cuisifts Shrimp Arnold Louisiana Gumba Steak end Chicken a la New Orleans plus many other Creole Spedafties Raliis, IF YOU SEND YOU 12. A— $1.98 BEFORE MiDNIYfr / SATURDAY, YOU WIL-L BE SEMT A GENIUIKJE SIWUJtArED MEMBER-bUIP CARD TO TUE SECRET CLUB TUE T SLUE -rOOIGS NOW R.EME. M BE R THAT ADDRESS- TUE TT MANl, CLI NT, TEXr' SPELLED C - JL- i - M - T. What’s Cooking Friday 5 p. m.—Institute of aeronauti cal sciences, new engineering building. Bar-b-quc for members and guests at Bryan municpal park at 5:30 p. m. 7:30 p. m.—Lavaca county club meeting, Academic building. Final plans For Christmas dance. South Louisiana club meeting, room 301, Goodwin hall. Christmas party plans. Monday 7:30 p. m.—ASME meeting, lec- ture room, C. E. building. A film on mountain training will be shown. Tuesday 7:15 p. m.—Kream and Kow Kiub meeting, room 3D, MSC. SKELETONS IN BOHEMIA NEW YORK </P> -- Utility com pany employes say discoverey of human remains in Washington Squai’e is “a matter of x’outine.” Washington Square is the center of Greenwich Village, artistic and boheinian resort. An estimated 100,000 persons have been buried in the ai’ea, which was used as a Potter’s Field from 1797 to 1823. Ag Pistol Team Flies to West Point Eleven members of the A&M pistol team left by plane for West Point, N. Y., this morning for a meet with the U. S. Military Academy Satui'day. Col. John A. Way, PAS&T, and Capt. M. R. Mitchell wei'e to fly the team in a C-47. Sgt R. C. Cox, team coach, also made the trip. Team members making the trip wei’e Frank Norvell, Jimmy Arledge, Toby Chandler, Claude Heslip, Dave McCane, Joe Martinez, Bill Perry, George Sturgis, Joe Wax-rick, Heuxy Gill and Melvin Lorighoffex - . Norvell has a score of 280 of a possible 300 this year. Other top scoi’ers are McCane, 271; Arledge, 268; Perry, 247; and Gill, 246. Their total is 1312 of a possible 1500. The Aggies fixed a postal match with Washington State Wednes day xxight. Final x-esults will be obtained by Wednesday. DYERS'FUR STORAGE HATTERS 210 S, Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 I Lounging Luxury V $398 littl Tteep, rlcli glamour.’..ctu.sb-fesisXatit velvet m .le slippers you’ll look your loveliest in •while entertaining... or being entertained lyT-V . BLACK , ROYAL • RED The Bootery 101 N. Main Bryan, Texas LI’L ABNER Absolute Ruler By A1 (Japp OH, PLEAGE, HONEST ABE/.''- V/MISTLE. THEM SKONKS ©FFA VO RE PORE FAPPY.'T'- X IAS!.' 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