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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
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Leage of America. The meet will
Conway & Co.
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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”
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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.
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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.
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