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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1954 The Dallas A&M Club Speaks Up Again The Dallas A&M club is yapping again. The latest edition of the Dal-Aggie, of ficial publication of the club, carries a tirade against the Battalion and its editor, and a smaller tirade against the new student life reorganization. The Dal-Aggie is angry because The Bat talion commented unfavorably on a letter the club sent to G. Rollie White, chairman of the board of directors, protesting the mil itary optional plan for A&M students. They also think the new student life or ganization is an attempt to “split a school wide open.” By their usual reasoning pow ers, they see the new student life program as an attempt to start fraternities on the A&M campus. The Dal-Aggie is an interesting publica tion, but it has one outstanding fault—it seems to think it is the Voice of the Form er Student. The Dal-Aggie seems to believe, and it says as much in this latest issue, that it is /{io Grande Runoff f # -Ti ‘r Rains Flood El Paso Area , ■) By the Associated Press Low-lying- sections of El Paso and the lush irrigated Rio Grande •Valley northwest into New Mexico were flooded Monday by runoff from heavy rains trapped between the river and the nearby Franklin Mountains. There was no apparent danger to residents of the area but the muddy water covered wide areas of the flat river bottom farmland plus heavily traveled highways. Further down the Rio Grande, near the Big Bend, cloudbursts in the mountains, of Mexico caused a rise on the border river that closed down the international bridge be tween Presidio and Ojinaga. Farm land bearing the best cotton crop in years was threatened. Elsewhere in Texas scattered thundershowers brought localized downpours that provided at least temporary drouth relief in widely scattered sections. The El Paso flooding came after weekend rains in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas — up to thirteen inches in places. The runoff from the downpours swept down the slopes of the Franklin Mountains, through parts of El Paso’s northern outskirts, then was dammed by the levees guarding the area from Rio Grande floods. There was no danger from the Rio Grande on the other side of the levees. About twenty-five homes were evacuated Sunday night and early Monday in the Crossroads and the White Spur ai*eas, about ten miles north of El Paso on the New Mex- ico-Texas line. The state disaster relief headquarters in Austin said that as many as 200 persons were foi*ced from their homes at one time. About four miles of U. S. High way 80 west of El Paso was under' eight inches of water. Westbound traffic was detoured by a farm road around the flooded areas. Texas National Guardsmen from El Paso worked Monday with sand baks and shovels to kep the trap ped floodwaters from spreading to other areas. American Airlines Resumes Flights WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 American Airlines and its pilots agreed Monday night to end their 24-day strike and resume flights at midnight Tuesday. The joint announcement said the pilots had agreed to continue fly ing nonstop westbound trans-con tinental flights without crew Sample Ballot I am a Democrat and pledge myself to support the nominee of this primary. “You may vote for the candidate of your choice by placing an X in the square beside the name or you may vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by scratching or marking out all other names in that race.” For Governor: □ RALPH YARBOROUGH, Travis County □ ALLAN SHIVERS, Jefferson County For Judge of Court of Criminal Appeals: □ LLOYD W. DAVIDSON, Travis County For Place No. 1, Supreme Court: □ FEW BREWSTER, Bell County □ ALFRED M. SCOTT, Travis County changes over eight hours. This central issue of the dispute will be submitted to a neutral arbi trator to make recommendations, which will not me binding on either the airline or the pilots. The end of the walkout was an nounced by A Ditipasquale, the airline’s director of labor relations, and by Clarence N. Sayen, presi dent of the AFL Air Line Pilots Association. Sayen told reporters the agree ment amounts to a “truce” pend ing recommendations from the ar bitrator. jHe said the pilots would be free to strike again of agree ment can not be reached after the arbitration. David L. Cole of Paterson, N. J., was chosen to arbitrate the dis pute. He is a veteran labor arbi trator, having been chairman of a board chosen by former President Truman in 1950 to settle a wage dispute between American Airlines and its pilots. \ For District Judge, 85th Judicial District □ W. C. DAVIS, Brazos County n W. T. McDONALD, Brazos County Film Society ' Sets 10 Shows Cadet Slouch TWiS IS» ONE NIT il LfVTEB. I E.E&L.L.Y COTT6* STUDY AN* BE READY FO TMAT QUIZ, f ■ ■ ii m the consolidated expression of all the former students, everywhere. Let’s look at some statistics: According to a box score appearing in each issue of the Dal-Aggie, the Dallas A&M club has 272 “active members.” According to the same box score, 36 members attend ed the last meeting. The former student directory says there are 2,268 A&M former students living in Dallas, and there are more than 27,000 mem bers of the national Former Students asso ciation. Still, the 36 men of the Dallas A&M club say they speak for the former students. Some of the more logical former stu dents, the ones who realize that a school must grow and change with the times, should speak up in times like these. If no one else speaks, everyone will begin to get the idea that the Dallas A&M club and their Dal-Aggie really are the voice of the former students. Ain’t any YA E.ITUEB. KM TYA PON’Tf- nfT, md F. ge y dep \g with down 1 'here y is, goin :k with et is i: ing,” l dng, I sedi i [depart r cry at eo shot I ke Praises GOP-Rim Congi DENVER, Colo. hP>.—President Eisenhower Monday night heaped praise on the Republican-run Eighty-third Congress, hit again at opposition “prophets of gloom and doom,” and voiced confidence the voters will back his administra tion in the November congressional elections. In a nationwide television and radio address on the record of the Congress . which closed up shop on legislative matters last Friday, the President declared his program is good for America. The chief executive, speaking in relaxed manner standing in front of a TV studio desk, did not repeat in so many words the appeal he made last week for more Republi cans in Washington. But he left no doubt he would like to see GOP representation in Congress increas ed. As for the record of the Eighty- third Congress, Eisenhowci'—hands resting on the desk behind him— said the administration went to bat sixty-four times on measures it wanted enacted. “Fifty-four were enacted,” he de clared with a smile. “We didn’t al ways make home runs, but anyway there were fifty-four hits.” He called ing in any average of this “pretty goo league” — u bi .830. (The Preau mathematics were a bit off. 'I average on the basis of his figui is .844). he South America Patterns Life After Us—Snyder Roy Snyder, meat specialist for the Agricultural Extension service, told the College Station Lions club yesterday that the people of South America are changing their ways of life and living, and “they’re pat terning themselves after us.” Snyder has just returned from a year’s leave of absence to work with the livestock industry in Para guay and Peru. In a talk illusti'ated by slides, he said these countries, were behind the United States’ thinking on ag ricultural problems, but “they have something there, and all is a little help.” they G. G. Gi member ij Also at the Lion Logan, scoutmastei sponsored troop 41 summer activities f< spite of summer-t cash member of the ing on building a project, he said. There will be no meeting for the nc but a Ladies’ night isipl one of the weekends. The club will also shirt newsletter for members. Davis, Jack Bai Eli that bow xt P utchison littec wl for th W. N. Randolj Hicke ladkwcll. 7 the E open its at thl ;er. LI’L ABNER By -AN Y.Y CRAGNOSE SAY EF HE EVAH FINDS FH' H-HEARTLESS PARENTS WHO ABANDONED HONEST ABE-HE'LL f SEND 'EM UP FO' ^ loo YARS.V- u. LI’L ABNER BUT-SOB/- YO' IS HIS pAppyr/- or the ej week, ompletk i Gay, g 1C A. john E. 3 the Ep: as been [ker. Hi mes hen minist t selecte id discu: held ea 6s. SHO$* TH' FIGHT FINDS TW OUT h : -'_ StiNDCS^ Hen will unng ailable t sted in P O G O The Battalion For Next Year 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 toonth. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Fran cisco. 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 reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) 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. Harri Baker. : Editor, Advertising Manager Kerstin Ekfelt Woman’s Editor Larry Lightfoot Circulation Manager The Memorial Student Cen ter Film society has contract ed for 10 movies to be shown during the coming year. Dates for the showings have been set, but it has not been decided when each particular movie will be shown. The society is still trying to get two foreign films in addition to the movies already con tracted. Admission will be $1.25 a semes ter for students, and $1.50 fox’ non students. Tickets will go on sale the latter part of September; there will be no general admission. The films for which the society has contracted to date are “Senti mental Journey,” “Twelve O’clock High,” “The Male Animal,” “Knute Rocknei—All American,” “One Foot in Heaven.” “Pinky,” “Mr. 880,” “The Prince of Foxes,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” and “Of Mice and Men.” . RIPPOH' THAT AVSlgUf? PINE TAKE UPfrOK® 1 THAN USUAL, NO? urse, v the Re 500 pe: Ja highv Sept. 7-9 sponso | g depar i vay depi it in the