The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 31, 1954, Image 2
Battalion Editorials Page 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1954 Student Factions Need Perspective The non-regs are organizing politically to try to get more voice in A&M’s student government, dhey say that non-regs have not had proportionate representation in stu dent life here. This could be a good thing, in that it will probably get more voters to the polls and may get the non-regs deserved positions in student life. But it could be a bad thing, if the non-regs become so highly organized that they, as a minority, control student elections. Let’s look at the situation: On the student senate, non-regs have representation in proportion to their number, just as the states are represented in the House of Representatives. Non-regs have nothing to gain here. The organized non-reg group is obviously pointing to ward the class elections, coming up next Tuesday. Since most non-regs are either juniors or seniors, they will want more voice in these two classes. This is just. They should have a voice in the activities of these classes. Non-iegs say that in the past, corps students at these meetings have at tempted to railroad through things which would be detiimen- tal to the non-regs. But, in the meetings this year of the senior and junior classes, only a handful of non-regs have attended. If they are interested in their rights, why don’t they defend them at these meetings ? The class meetings are open to non-regs. It is good that the non-regs are going to try to get more of a say-so in student government, but they should also take advantage of the facilities for expression they already have. To be a leader in government, a man must be active in all phases of government. Government begins with the voice from the floor. On the part of the corps students there is an attitude among many cadets that the non-regs are a “necessary evil” they have to be here because this is a state school, but they aren’t really a part of A&M life. Many non-regs have accepted this attitude. I hey have lapsed into oblivion, not taking part in any student life func tions. Both groups seem to have forgotten the basic concept: all A&M students are Aggies, together. Nark, Palmer Will Compete In IAS Contest Ted C. Nark, from Corpus Christi and G. Dan Palmer, from Amarillo will compete in the student technical paper competition sponsored by the Southwestern section of the In stitute of Aeronautical Sciences. They will compete in Dallas with students from colleges throughout the Southwest April 21 — 24. Palmer will enter the graduate competition with a technical paper on “Nuclear Shielding of Aircraft.” Nark will compete in the under graduate division with his tech- nical paper on “Survey of Metallic Creep.” The winning presentation in each division will receive $300. Second and third places will get $200 and $100. Palmer’s and Nark’s papers were selected to represent A&M from competition held by the aeronauti cal engineering department. Last year John Firebaugh won third place for A&M in the under graduate division of the IAS meet. It is almost impossible to swim in the Dead Sea because arms and legs protrude from the thick, oily water. Dabney Wins First In Design Contest Robert L. Dabney, junior arci- tecture major from Dallas, won first place in a design contest held here recently. The problem was to design a house for Mr. and Mrs. Keith Langford of Houston. Langford is the son of Ernest Langford, head of the architecture department. Second place winner was William H. Anderson of Houston, and third place went to Gary G. Bourgeois of College Station. Receiving honorable mention were: Joe Bob Walker, and Walter F. Bell. The awards were $25 for first place, $15 for second place, and $10 for third place. The contest was judged by staff members of the architecture de partment. INEXPENSIVE FIRE WORCESTER, Mass. <A>> — Al though firefighters poured on water for five hours to control a recent blaze, it was one of the least expensive in recent history. The smouldering flames were in a freight carload of sawdust at a siding. The loss—a scorched interior of a boxcar and some well dampened sawdust. 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. Cadet Slouch and Federal Inspection by Earle Holered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station. Texas under the Act of Con- tress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally bj National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Lo# Angeles, and San Fran cisco. *#«! FEDEKM- IINSPECTION , let’s <hE.T &n 1 1 ENP-lX STtSS-T 1 AN' CLEAN UP J ....— but, we TtiooqwrJ INSPECTION TOMOUSLOW tf~ " " 111 I Driver Didn ~l Get Ticket, Instead He Got A Wife! NASHVILLE, Tenm, March 31— (/P)—Sgt. Leonard Schmidt’s auto mobile overturned near here on the morning of March 18. And he might have bled to death from severe lacerations except for Mrs. Donna Davis. The 28-year-old widow, on her way to work in the Federal Build ing was the first person to reach the scene. She applied first aid to stop the flow of blood and accom panied the 33-year-old Air Force sergeant to the hospital. After he was transferred to the nearby Sewart base hospital, Mrs. Davis visited him and brought flowers. She told him she had taken Rodeo To Have 20 Colleges Represented Twenty Colleges and uni versities will be represented here in the fifth annual in tercollegiate Rodeo Thursday, Friday and Saturday sponsor ed by the Rodeo club. A cutting horse contest, approved by the National Cutting Horse association, will be held this year for the first time. Other events are bareback and saddle bronc rid ing, Brahma bull riding, bull- dogging, and ribbon and tie down roping. Girl’s events are barrel racing and goat tying. Rodeo stock producer will be Duke Gibbs of the Triangle Bell ranch at Belton. Judges for the cutting horse contest will be Leon Locke of Hungerford and Floy Saxon of College Station. All other events will be judged by Johnny Bowen and Johnny Mellon, both of Belton. Rodeo announcer will be Blake McCreless, radio farm di rector for station KONO in San Antonio. 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 news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also iesei\ed. j News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7G04) 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. ■ Co-Editors Managing Editor Sports Editor City Editor Womans Editor Cartoonist Circulation Manager B BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER i Kinslow ick Neighbors >rge Manitzas •bara Rubin * lies Earle ry Lightfoot.... Vet Fraternity Sets Initiation April 1 The Eta chapter of Phi Zeta, scholarship and research fraternity for the veterinary profession, will hold its annual initiation and ban quet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at Maggie Parker’s dining room in Bryan. The speaker will be Dr. W. W. Armistead, dean of veterinary med icine. The invocation will be given by the Rev. Orin G. Helvey, pastor of St. Andrews Episcopal church. New members to be initiated are William Henry Smith and Lloyd Melvin Reedy from the veterinary class of 1954, and Tommy Foy Ab bott, Edward Leland Tieken, Rich ard Wayne Moore, Billy Ray West brook, Jerry James Hosek and Ralph Weir George from the vet erinary class of 1955. Chapter officers are Dr. John H. Milliff, president; Everett D. Besch, vice president; and, E. W. Brucks Jr., secretary-treasurer. Other members of the Eta chap ter are Dr. I. B. Boughton, Dr. P. W. Burns, Dr. J. P. Delaplane, Dr. R. C. Dunn, Dr. L. W. Gibbs, Dr. F. P. Jaggie Jr., Dr. A. A. Lenert, Dr. R. J- Beamer. Dr. A. A. Price, Dr. Hubert Schmidt, Dr. H. A. Smith, Dr. R. D. Turk, Dr. F. K. Wills and N. P. Clarke, J. G. Fish and L. N. Sprin ger from the veterinary class of 1954. _ . • her first aid test the night before the accident, and had passed with a perfect score. “It was love at the beginning for me,” Sgt. Schmidt said today. “I knew I was in love,” the comply brunette smiled. They’ll be married Friday night. WhaVs Cooking WEDNESDAY 5:30 p. m.—Pre-Med, Pre-Den club meeting, in front of the main door, MSC. Club picture will be taken, all members be there. THURSDAY 5 p. m.—Pre-Med, Pre-Den so ciety meeting, room 107, Biologi cal Science building. Call meeting concerning lecture of Dr. Alex ander, of St. Louis University of Medicine. 7 p. m.—Kawfman county club meeting, reading room, YMCA. Runnels county hometown club meeting, room 206, Academic build ing. 7:15 p. m.—Houston A&M club meeting, room 301, Goodwin hall. Discussion of Easter dance. East Texas A&M club meeting, room 227, Academic building. East er party plans. IE Seniors Set In spec! ion Trip Industrial engineering seniors will have their annual inspection trip to plants and industries in the Dallas—Grand Prairie—Ft. Worth area April 12, 13 and 14. A. R. Burgess, head of the in dustrial engineering department, will accompany the seniors on the trip. ^fABLtSS^OSDI CK V* . A £ r* Wildroot Cream-Oil is America’s favorite hair tonic. It’s non-alcoholic. ic. Contains soothing Lanolin. Grooms hair,relieves dryness, removes loose dandruff. Get Wildroot Cream-Oil, Charlie! Low as 29*. Cadet Slouch . . . by James Earle