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Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, lt)54
iJT Students Defeat
Purpose by Rash Action
A group of students at the University of
Texas have formed what they call a “loose
society” to protest the inviting of the con
troversial Sen. Joe McCarthy as speaker for
the San Jacinto Day ceremonies in Houston
April 21.
A spokesman for the group said in a let
ter to The Battalion that they “see him (Mc
Carthy) as the outstanding threat to liberal
ism and the American heritage of freedom
of thought.”
The group is circulating petitions at the
University, and plans “if necessary” to or
ganize an automobile caravan to visit Hous
ton in a “more vocal protest.”
We don’t agree with McCarthy’s actions
or methods, but that is not the issue here.
The issue is that these students are trying
to stop a speaker because they don’t agree
with what he says.
They call McCarthy a threat to liberalism
and freedom of thought. Their actions in
trying to refuse him the right to speak are
also a threat to liberalism and freedom of
thought.
The quotation attributed to Voltaire sums
it up: “I may.not agree with what you
say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.”
Morgan Luncheon
Honors Weyland
Gen. Otto P. Weyland was guest
of honor at a luncheon given by
President David H. Morgan at
12:15 today in the Memorial Stu
dent Center assembly room.
Weyland, former commanding
general of the Far East air force
in Korea and A&M’s highest-rank
ing former student, will review the
corps of cadets at the federal in
spection review at 4 p.m. today.
H. L. Heaton gave the invoca
tion preceding the luncheon, fol
lowed by introductions of guests
by Col. Joe E. Davis and Morgan.
Chancellor M. T. Harrington
welcomed the guest, after which
Dewitt Greer, Texas highway en
gineer, commented on Weyland’s
student life at A&M. Greer and
Weyland were roommates of the
class of 1923. Weyland gave a
response to Greer’s commentary.
Morgan introduced Travis Bryan
sr., Bryan banker, who gave Wey
land an American Legion Gold Life
Membership card.
Other luncheon guests were
Maj. Gen. Gabriel P. Disoway,
commander of the flying training
air force; Col. Thomas C. Green,
senior army inspector; Col. Frank
lin G. Pruyn, senior air force in
spector; Col. A. E. Olsen, com
mander of Bryan air force base;
Col. Norman L. Callish, command
er of Ellington air force base, and
George C. Smith, chairman of the
Roth Will Head
Play ers Committee
Raoul Roth was appointed chair
man of a committee to make plans
for the Aggie Players annual ban
quet which will be May 17 in the
Memorial Student Center.
Other members on the committee
are Don Powell and Harry Estey.
Awards and the new officers will
be presented at the banquet.
It was decided at the business
meeting Tuesday night that the
Players will do a one-act play
for the Aggie Follies. The play
will be “A Night at an Inn” with
aii all male cast. Tryouts for the
play will be at 7:30 p. m. April 5
in the Music hall.
The Aggie Players will go as a
group to Texas University to see
the dramatics group there do the
play “Mid-Summer’s Night Dream”
April 30.
The next meeting will be May 4.
Houston Chamber of Commerce
military affairs committee.
A. H. Weyland, brother of Gen.
Weyland and manager of Arkan
sas Natural Gas corporation, at
tended with five of the general’s
classmates of ’23.
Fred Mitchell, corps commander;
Kert Goode, deputy corps com
mander; B. K. Boyd, first regiment
commander; Bill Reed, first wing
commander; V. R. Kennedy, first
composite regiment commander and
Harri Baker, Battalion co-editor,
were also luncheon guests.
Other guests were air force and
army inspection officers.
PR Class Plans
Program For CHS
Public relations class 406 will try
to promote better public relations
for A&M Consolidated high school
by setting up a public relations
program and helping Consolidated
faculty members carry out the pro
gram.
The class is taught by the
journalism department.
The 24-member class plans to
use local radio stations and news
papers to carry out the program.
They may use highway billboards,
said Otis Miller, instructor.
Teaching methods, school board
functions and the importance of
the Mothers and Dads club high
light the plan, Miller said.
Members of the class hope
Consolidated faculty members will
be appointed to head the work
after the class finishes its project
in May, he said.
Five Journalists
Will Be Interns
Five A&M journalism students
will serve ten week internships on
newspapers in the state this sum
mer.
These students have not been
named said D. D. Burchard, head
of the journalism department.
They are a part of a group of
24 students from .nine colleges
which take part in a training pro-
gi-am sponsored by the Texas Dai
ly Newspaper Association.
Under this program, students are
required to work during the sum
mer following their junior year.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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BOB BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER
Jon Kinslow
Chuck Neighbors
George Manitzas
Barbara Rubin
James Earle
Larry Lightfoot
Co-Editors
Managing Editor
Sports Editor
City Editor
Womans Editor
Cartoonist
Circulation Manager
Wh at’s Cooking
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.
Easter party plans.
Heart of Texas club meeting
(Brown and adjoining counties),
1st floor, Academic building. Elec
tion of offices. Discuss Easter
party, and make final plans for
Aggieland picture. Bring a dollar.
Pasadena hometown club meet
ing, room 305, Goodwin hall. A
party needs to be planned, so
everyone attend.
Red River Valley A&M club
meeting, MSG. Called meeting to
plan Easter party.
Bosque county A&M club meet
ing, room 3B,MSC.
Hidalgo Starr county club meet
ing, YMCA. Important to discuss
Cotton Ball and club picture.
Golden State club meeting, room
3B, MSG. Important, everyone
please be there on time.
Caldwell county club meeting,
room 3D, MSG.
Texarkana Four States club
meeting, room 224, Academic build
ing. Plans for picture.
Rusk couhty hometown club
meeting, room 307, Goodwin hall.
Brazoria county hometown club
meeting, room 208, Academic build
ing. Important.
Beaumont A&M club meeting,
room 104, Academic building. Guest
speaker.
Austin hometown club meet
ing, YMCA. To plan Easter party.
Port Arthur hometown club
meeting, Biological Science build
ing.
Ags To Supervise
Explorer Scouts
Several members of Dr. Dan
Russel’s Boy Scout organization
class will serve as crew leaders for
the spring explorer encampment
to be held Friday ahd Satui’day at
Bryan air force base.
The Aggie scouters will super
vise explorer scouts from the
Brazos-Robertson district.
During encampment, the scouts
will be given a tour of the base,
eat in the mess hall, and sleep in
the barracks.
On Friday night at 7:30, a pro
gram will be given, and adults are
invited to attend.
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MSC Sponsoring
Radio Programs
The MSC forum committee has
started a series of radio programs
discussing topics of state, national
or international interests.
Bud Whitney, vice president
elect of the MSC council, is the
chairman of the committee.
The first' program began March
9 at 5 p. m. over WTAW and there
has had a program regularly every
Thursday.
Each week two professors and
two students are asked to parti-
capate in the panel discussion, said
Whiteny.
Such topics as “Are American
College Athletics Over Empha
sized?”, “Should the United States
Adopt Free Trade?”, “Should
Segregation in Schools Be Abolish
ed?” “Should Red China Be Admit
ted to the United Nations?”, and
“Is World Government Desirable?”
have been discussed.
Persons who have participated
in the programs are Coach Paul
(Bear) Bryant, Dr. A. F. Chalk,
and Dr. R. G. Layer, department
of economics, Dr. A. B. Nelson,
and Dr. J. M. Nance, department
of history, Dr. W. A. Varvel,
pschology department and Dr. T.
F. Mayo hnd Harry Kidd, Eng
lish department.
Students who have taken part in
the discussions include C. C.
(Chuck) Neighbors, John Samuels,
Ken Scott, Dick Porter, Clayton
Williams, John Wilson, Jim Mar
tin, Bill Willis, Jules Vieaux, A1
Lasheen, Richard Black and Fred
Mitchell.
Letters to the Editors
Editors,
The Battalion:
Last night during silver taps a
tradition was disgracefully flaunt
ed. A light was present in Good
win Hall and the YMCA in plain
view of the cadet corps and the
non regs that were in front of the
Academic Building during this
ceremony.
The last tribute that can be paid
to one of our past fellow Aggies
is symbolized by the practice of all
lights being turned out, yet evi
dently some people think this is
too much of an effort.
I hope the persons who are re
sponsible are as ashamed of it as
1 am, and I hope in the future
something can be done to prevent
this from happening.
Tom Roberts, ’56
Editors,
The Battalion:
Last night, during Silver Taps
three cars with lights on, were
driven away from Military walk.
One car drove off after lights were
out and two others during the
ceremony.
This incident may be due to lack
of forethought or just plain dis
respect. It seems much in order
for the campus Security Officers
and the Officer of the day to ful
fill their duties and prevent such
actions in the future.
Is it asking too much for us to
give five minutes of our time to
show the respect due to a fellow
sfudent ? Who knows you might
be next.
Also, why can’t the MSC and
Guion hall observe this occasion
by turning out all lights?
T. F. Abbott, ’53
J. J. Hosek, ’53
S. J. Smith, Jr., ’53
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