Battalion Editorials
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1954
Douglas-Black Opinion
Deserves Full Support
Justices Douglas and Black’s recent op
position to state film censorship boards is
one of the most intelligent opinions delivered
from the bench in a long time.
Both Supreme Court officials said that
state movie censorship was against the Con
stitution’s first amendment which advocates
freedom of speech.
The whole court gave a legal spanking to
New York for banning “La Ronde” and to
Ohio for banning “M” but only Douglas and
Black issued an opinion covering the whole
problem.
State censorship of motion pictures has
plagued Hollywood and film patrons for a
long time now. Its a situation that in many
states has bordered on the ridiculous.
Excellent movies have been denied cities,
towns and entire states because a committee
feels it can voice the moral, social or political
standards for everyone else. To say the least
it’s undemocratic when we can be told what
movies we can or can’t see.
It should be hoped that the Supreme
Court decides to hand down another decision
which would turn the Douglas-Black opinion
into a law. This would return the full power
of film censorship to the motion picture in
dustry where it belongs. More important,
a democratic principal, which has long been
neglected, would be restored.
Aggie 12th Man Needed
Even More in Classroom
Where is the 12th Man? He is needed
badly right now it seems, but where is he?
The 12th Man referred to here is the 12th
man required in each course before it can
be taught at A&M.
It passed a law which says any class
taught at A&M must have an enrollment of
12 persons or the course cannot be held.
There is a myriad of courses at A&M.
No one wants to take the same course. But
what happens when a student tries to branch
out and take a course which he really wants
or feels he needs in order to round out his
education ?
He walks into the class and the instruc
tor tells him, “Sorry, we don’t have a large
enough class to hold this course this semes
ter. Try again next time.”
Of course, if the legislature would like,
A&M could have one curricula and have every
student take the same courses each semester.
But the legislature might run into a little
difficulty deciding what one curricula should
be offered.
Someone didn’t stop to think of the far-
reaching effects the narrowing of curricula
can have upon the men which A&M grad
uates. The term “well-rounded” will cease
to exist when A&M produces nothing but
robots cast from the same mold.
It’s a deplroable situation existing when
a student waits three, four or even five years
to take a course and then is turned down be
cause there isn’t a 12th Man.
But this exists right here at A&M.
Recital Series Set
Texas Quartet
The Memorial Student Cen
ter liecital series will present a
string quartet from the Univer
sity of Texas Feb. 28 in the MSG
ballroom.
News Briefs
_ DR. F. T. WALL of the Univer
sity of Illinois will speak to the
local section of the American
Chemical society on “Ionic Be
havior of the Polymeric Electroly
tes.” at 8:15 p. m., Feb. 18, in the
Chemistry lecture room.
FRANKLIN Whitwell, Seguin,
has qualified for aviation cadet
training as a pilot with the air
force. Whitwell attended A&M.
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E. R. EUDALY ’10, has recent
ly been named a vice-president of
Universal Mills in Fort Worth.
Eudaly was a swine and dairy
specialist with the Extension ser
vice for many years.
DR. R. L. SKRABANEK, of the
agricultural economics and so
ciology department, was elected
★
job Calls *
® Accounting and business admini
stration majors may qualify for
several positions open with The
National Hotel company as junior
traveling auditors. Applicants
should have completed several
courses in accounting or auditing
as the work they will do consists of
making internal audits in their ho
tels. These auditors are away from
the home office almost 100 per
cent of the time and are allowed
all necessary traveling expenses.
@ The Standard Fruit and Steam
ship company has openings in their
Honduran division for three civil
or agricultural engineering majors
with a background in surface ir
rigation to serve as field engineers,
and two draftsmen with a back
ground in topography and hydrau
lics. The engineering positions will
be in the “Bush” so to speak and
their residence would be approxi
mately seventy kilometers from La
Ceiba proper.
SUMMER JOB CALLS
The Magnolia Petroleum com
pany has summer jobs available in
their field operations. They also
have summer jobs available in their
field research laboratory, located
in Dallas, for technical personnel
who have at least a BS degree and
plan to continue toward graduate
degree. In the selection of summer
workers, preference will be given
to those whose field of education
is related to their work. Also, third
year students will be given pre
ference over second year students,
and second year over first year.
Please contact the Placement Of
fice for application forms.
Aggies to Give
Program in Denton
A group of A&M students will
go to Denton high school this week
end to present a program about
A&M.
Dean Duncan, magician, and Bill
Barefield and his western band
will be among the entertainers.
Others may be named later, said
W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, business
manager of student activities.
John Ackai-d, B. K. Boyd and an
athlete will make the trip and give
talks on some of the advantages of
coming to A&M. The athlete will
be named later, Hardesty said.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
“Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
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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
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and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods
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matter at Post Office at
College Station, Texas
onder the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1870.
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^09 Goodwin Hall.
WEDNESDAY
5, p. in.--A&M Gymnastics club
meeting, little gym.
THURSDAY
7:15 p. m.—Dallas A&M club
meeting, Biological Science build
ing, lecture room. Important busi
ness.
Houston hometown club meet
ing, room 301, Goodwin hall. Plan
for Aggieland picture.
Galveston county A&M club
meeting, room 3B, MSC. Bring
dues and ticket money.
Weatherford hometown club
meeting, Y’MCA.
Rio Grande Valley club meeting,
YMCA. Refreshments will be
served and a film will be shown.
Lavaca county A&M club meet
ing, Academic building.
Wispering Pines club meeting,
room 228, Academic building.
Audio club meeting, radio room,
MSC. Election of officers.
A. G. C. meeting, MSC. To elect
officers and a sponsor.
7:30 p. m.—Baytown club meet
ing, Academic building.
El Paso A&M club meeting,
Academic building. Discuss pictures
for Aggieland.
Central West Texas A&M club
meeting, room 223, Academic build
ing. To discuss picture for Aggie
land.
JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER.
.Co-Editors
Chuck Neighbors Managing Editoi
darn Baker Campus Editor
Sob Boriskie Sports Editoi
ion Kinslow City Editor
Jerry Estes Basic Division Editor
Sob Hendry Feature Editor
Barbara Rubin Society Editor
Jerry Wizig Associate Sports Editor
Frank Hines, Jerry Neighbors, Bob Domey, Jim Collins, Ray Wall,
A1 Bisenberg, Arnold Goldstein, Bill Parsons, Bill Warren,
Jack Farley, John Linton, King ilcGowan, Jay Ireland,
Charles Kingsbury, George Manitzas, E. B. McGowan Staff Writers
Gardner Collins. .Exchange Editor
Bob Palmer, Tom Skrabanek Advertising Staff
fames Earle Staff Cartoonist
Seymour Smith. Will Holladay, John Meacher., srafe Ph''toe’-aoh*>-s
Larry Lightfoot ' Circulation Manager
P.oland Baird, Jawei Raymcad, iicsroa Odes:, Tom Sylsr, Buddy .
Bussell Reed Circulation Statt
Three Grants Set
For Ag. Research
Three new grants-in-aids have
been given to the Agricultural Ex
periment station for research
work.
Texas City Chemicals, Inc., has
given the station $1,750 for studies
of chemicals in chicken and turkey
feeds. The studies arc being di
rected by J. R. Couch of the de
partment of biochemistry and
nutrition.
Mrs. Tucker’s Foods, Inc., has
given $2,500 to support research in
the manufacture of filled milk
cheese. Dr. Issac Peters of the
dairy husbandry department will
direct the work.
The Dow Chemical company has
renewed a grant of $1,000 for weed
control investigations, under the
direction of H. E. Rea of the
agi-onomy department.
EMERGENCY CALL
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (/P) — K. G.
Wells, director of the Ozark Em
pire fair, got an emergency call
on the public address system.
bail-grounds police sent him hur
rying to the grandstand where his
young- son, Keith was waiting for
him.
“You want me?” Wells asked,
“ios, Daddy, I v.ant some pea
nuts.”
Shreveport club moeting, room
106, Academic building.
Austin hometown club moeting,
chapel, YMCA. To discuss picture
in Aggieland.
Waco—McLennan county home
town club meeting, room 306,
Goodwin hall. Elect officers.
Wichita Falls hometown club
meeting, room 128, Academic
building.
West hometown dub meeting,
YMCA.
Texarkana Four States club,
room 224, Academic building.
Guadalupe Valley club meeting,
room 3D, MSC. To discuss club
picture.
8: p. m.—Newman club meeting,
country club. Valentine dance,fi-ee
admission, free soft drinks for
members.
Suspended Classes
Listed for RE Week
So students and faculty may at
tend services in Guion Hall during
Religious Emphasis Week, classes
will bo suspended on the following
schedule, said J. P. Abbott, dean
of the college.
Monday — 11 a. m. to 12 noon
Tuesday and Wednesday—1U a.
m. to 11 a. m.
Thursday and Friday — 9 a. m.
to 10 a. m.
president of the agricultural
economics and rural sociology
section of the Association of
Southern Agricultural Workers in
Dallas last week.
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THE BRYAN LIONS 1954 minstrel
show will be Thursday and Fri
day nights at the Stephen F.
Austin high school auditorium.
Proceeds from the show will be
used for the Texas Lions Crippled
Children’s camp at Kerrville.
THE A&M NEWMAN club will
hold a dance at the Bryan Country
club Thursday night. Members and
students interested in, the club are
invited. Refreshments will be
served.
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THE TEXAS Education agency
recently appx*oved A&M Municipal
Police school for veterans’ edu
cation, according to George H.
Blassingame, supervisor, institu
tional approval.
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CANDIDATES for graduate
degrees this spring of summor may
get help on correct English at 4
p. m. Thursday in the Biological
Science building. English teachers
will give a brief review of style
and construction.
JAMES E. (Monk) Vance, Beau
mont Enterprise farm and ranch
editor, recently joined the Agri
culture Extension Information
staff as assistant agriculture in
formation editor, lie will co
ordinate news from experiment
stations throughout the state.
Two New Members
Added to Link
Two new staff members have
been added to the news staff of the
Link, monthly Baptist Student
union publication.
They are Bill Thomas, sopho
more journalism major from Lew
isville, and Don Shepard, junior ag
journalism major from Jurmyn.
Joe Hipp, senior journalism
major from San Antonio, and editor
of the Link, said that the boys are
being trained for editorship next
year.
Other members of the Link staff
are News Editor Frank Hines,
senior journalism major from
Davilla and Circulation Manager
Fred Sassrftan, senior general busi
ness major from Victoria.
Con i mittees Nan ted
For Combat Ball
Committees for the Combat ball,
March 5, were appointed yester
day.
B. K. Boyd, first regiment com
mander, is over-all chairman for
the dance.
Other committeemen are Stan
Bell, guests; Carl Wilson, finance;
Bruce Storzing, decoration; Dale
Dowell, publicity; Ralph Vaught,
tickets and door.
Ed Keeling will be coordinator of
the program committee. Sub-com
mitteemen will be Bill Dark,
orchestra; Louis Gashnir, enter
tainment; Marvin Ford, booklet.
The dance will be for all mem
bers of the combat arms.
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