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Battalion Editorials Page THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1953 Stow; DANGEROUS CURVf AHEAP Firm, Responsible Leadership Dwight Eisenhower intends to be Presi dent. He refuses to be merely an adminis trator, enforcing whatever laws Congress cares to provide. He is taking command of his party to make it the responsible instru ment of the public purpose to achieve certain well-defined goals. Mr. Eisenhower made this quietly" plain before entering on three days of consulta tions with Republican congressional leaders on a program for the new session. Seeking congressional advice, he left at the same time no doubt about the areas of compromise. They are limited to “details,” do not extend to “principles.’’ This is because the President considers the final responsibility for his administra tion rests on Dwight Eisenhower. In 1952 the President received a much more emphatic mandate than did his party. It won only a finger-tip hold on Congress. Mr. Eisen hower is not, however, making this a per sonal matter; he is emphasizing the platform on which the Republicans took power. He is underscoring party responsibility.” But plainly he regards himself as the party leader, possessing the fullest authority to interpret the platform. Moreover, he makes no bones about his intention to obtain frequent renewals of.that authority by laying the case before the public. Very significant ly he has announced a radio and television report to the people on January 4, three days before he addresses Congress on the State of the Union. This is a common-sense position. Indeed, if the two-party system is going to be gen uinely effective it is an indispensable posi tion. Every student of political science, ev ery thoughtful practical politician knows that the two-party system exists because of the need to establish responsibility and give voters a clear choice between parties and platforms. They know, too, that presidential leader ship is required to give coherence and direc tion to party action. Both parties as now ex isting are combinations of diverse elements. No congressman can match the political authority of the presidency, speaking as the one representative of all the people. This power of the Chief Executive can be abused—as can any powers of government. But there are many checks upon it, and at the moment—with the nation engaged in a cold war abroad and beset by confusions at home—there is more danger from weakness than from strength in the presidency. One manifest check upon Mr. Eisenhower is the opposition within his own party. He is seeking to act first of all as a party chieftain. The machinery of the system requires that, and he has therefore called only the leaders of the Republican Party into consultation. His first task is to gain as much understand ing and acceptance as possible for his pro gram in his own party. But even in the field of domestic legislation he cannot count on complete support from Republicans. This places him in a doubly difficult role of leadership. After he has found the larg est common denomination of agreement with in the Republican ranks for a program which in essentials fulfills the promises made in the election, he must strive to enlist Demo cratic aid to provide the needed majority. This is no simple operation. Democratic par tisanship has been hardened by some Repub lican efforts to identify Democrats with Communists. But on the fundamentals of much of the President’s program—partic ularly on foreign affairs and trade—a ma jority of Democrats can oppose only by de nying their own records and convictions. HOLIDAY <traffic TOLL -'-V" , J : ■’A; “f. ' • "V Hi if SUP By Mrs. G. W. Adriance (Ed. Note* Mr. and Mrs. Adriance are out of town this week and we are unable to get any personal comments on her favorite recipes especially the favorites of her husband, Guy. However, it is known that Mrs. Adriance is well known for her gourmet dishes.; Shrimp Bisque 5 Oz. can Shrimp % cup of milk 2 cans condense Cream of % cup of water Celery Soup Dash red hot sauce Add shrimp after mixing other ingredients. Serve with Cheese Loaf: Trim off crlsts from side and ends of a 1 poind loaf of unsliced white bread, then slice, cutting almost thrus to bottom. Combine !4 pound grated American cheese with: 4 tablespoons margerine or 1 tablespoon Lee and Perrin butter sauce Vi tablespoon minced onion !4 tablespoon Celery seed Spread mixture between bread slices. Brush sides and top of loaf with melted butter. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Spiced Tea ideas For Saving Small Dog Offered 1 quart boiling water 2 tablespoons tea 14 cup brown sugar Vt cup granulated sugar 1 stick cinnamon 0 whole cloves Juice of 5 oranges Juice of three lemons Add sugar and spice to 2 cups hot water, boil 5 minutes. Heat bit do not boil, jucie of 5 oranges and 3 lemons. Mix all. Garnish with lemon. Lacy Rolls CARLSBAD, N.M.— CPI—Bol stered by a multitude of sugges tions, Fire Chief Ira Stockwell to day took his turn at trying to res cue a 2-month-old pup from the bottom of a dry water well. Ideas by the dozens were offered by newspaper readers and radio listeners. It all began nine days ago when 6-year-old Teresa Curtis pushed two pups into a hole in her back yard. It’s about 10 inches wide at the top and 38 feet deep. Her cousins, Dan Hardin, 15, and Poe Hardin, 12, rescued one of the pups. They lowered a burlap sack and the pup walked into it. But the other little mongrel shied off. a rope loop over the pup and haul him to safety. New Mexico newspaper and wire service offices were besieged with suggestions for rescue. One of the .plans came from a woman who said: “Send the other puppy down in a basket. The trapped puppy may be so glad to see him he’ll climb in the basket too.” A fisherman: “Drop a piece of net the size of the bottom of the hole to the bottom with ropes tied to he four corners. When he reaches for he piece of meat in the center, jerk him out like a cat fish.” Vi cup molasses (Brer Rabbit) Vz cup shortening (butter) 1 tablespoon Ginger Heat molasses to boiling point. 1 cup sifted flour (or plain flour) % tablespoon salt % cup granulated sugar Add butter and stir well. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and slowly add to first mixture, stirring con stantly. Rrop Vi tablespoon at a time about 3 or 4 inches apart on Crisco greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven (350°) until snaps are golden brown (8 to 10 minutes). Allow to cool slightly, remove and wrap quickly around handle of wooden spoon into a roll, remove. Makes 5 dozen rolls. White Fruit Cake 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Vi lb. citron Vi lb. candied cherries IVz lbs. candied pineapple 1 quart pecans The strength of the President’s position is that by every visible sign the people want j leadership—firm, responsible leadership. And ; in the direction he is taking.— — (Christian Science Monitor) The Hardin boys have* been keep ing the trapped pup alive by low ering bowls of milk and cereal. America’s merchant fleets be gan to decline after 1840 when steam engines and iron ships in Yesterday a couple of Boy ! which the English held advantages Scouts tried unsuccessfully to drop ! began to be used extensively. 1 cup butter 2 cups' sugar 8 egg whites Vz cup cider 1 grated cocoanut 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon lemon extract Cream butter and sugar and add eggs, one at a time. Add cider, cocoanlt, vanilla and extract. Last may be added the fruits. Use extra flour for dredging the friuts. Bake very slowly in pan lined with greased brown paper. Bake with pan of plain water in top shelf to add moisture. Cake will be improved by keeping in artight tin several days. LTL ABNER Of Moose And Men By AI Cupp Retirement Study Shows Substitute for Work Needed CHICAGO—CP)—If you would be happier after you retire from your job you had better try to find a substitute for work. Watching TV or following an isolating hobby will not do the trick. This is one of the preliminary conclusions reached by sociologists at the University of Chicago who have a three-year study under way in six Florida communities. First reports on the study ap pear today in the American Jour nal of Sociology in an issue devot ed entii-ely to the subject of grow ing older. L. C. Michelon, assistant profes- sor of industrial relations, says there is a defference between the leisure of the job holder merely pausing between work activities and the full-time activity of re tirement. “Leisure of the individual busy at work is welcome,” said Mich elon, “because there is the knowl edge that there will be a return to the vital business of work. With retirement, the individual must j live for himself, rather than wor- I rying about a job or what other j people require of him.” “Looking - at television, taking a ride in the country and engaging | in hobbies are called leisure for the person engaged in work, but actually they are only a “pause between activities.” He added that hobbies a man undertakes in isolation are satis fying during his working life be cause it is good to escape the hus tle and bustle of daily living. In retirement, however, isolating hobbies are not so satisfying, he said, since the new leisure should force a person into activities with others. 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 i and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of! publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, j and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods j and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $ .75 per I Month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Luxembourg Head Dies of Stroke After Breaking Leg LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg— VP)—The long-time Prime Minister of NATO’s smallest member, Pier re Dupong of Luxembourg, died to day after a stroke. He was 68. The veteran politician, Prime Minister since 1937 and a member of his nation’s Parliament since 1915, was hospitalized last Friday after breaking his leg in a fall. During World War II, he trav eled widely in the United States and organized a provisional gov- ernment-in-exile in Montreal. Later he shifted his administration to London, where the Grand Dichess Charlotte, ruler of the tiny prin cipality adjacent to France, Bel gium and Germany, had taken ref uge from the Nazi occupation of her land. LTL ABNER ^r^HILE THE SENIOR YOKUMS SIT PETRIFIED WITH HORROR, IN THE OFFICE OF REX MUDHEN, M.D., LET US LOOK AT THE UUNIOR YOKUMS. ■tz-zr Merry Christmas To All! By A1 Capp IT'S CWRISTMAS.VLAH hain't COME TO GIT NOTH I MW-AH IS HERE-TOGiVE. T SOMETHIN^ J Also 6HOES- Second-hai underwear & SocKs AU- -the latest A/aSOJ/ Records! P. GF.OCZPJcS M Iso-ZAenV e? The skeleton framework for modern skyscrapers was perfected in Chicago around 1885. 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