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Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1954
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Holidays Were Happy
|| Even if the Aggies didn’t win the football
game, it was a good weekend for A&M stu
dents.
The student body did itself proud over
the Thanksgiving weekend and during the
bonfire-building week that preceded it.
First of all, there were no serious traffic
accidents during the holidays. Everybody
got back, and everybody got back sound.
This in itself is enough to be thankful for.
And also, the spirit that builds here be
fore the University of Texas game was a
healthy thing, and didn’t find an outlet in
vandalism and fighting.
Considering what could have happened,
and what has happened in the past when
A&M played Texas, it was a quiet game.
(Remember last year.)
There was some sign stealing—three in
stances, less than usual—and one case of
drinking during bonfire guard.
The Austin police said that nothing hap
pened in Austin involving A&M students.
So we say it was a good weekend, al
though a win might have made it a better
one.
It’s Your Turn
Tomorrow is the day that the College
Station residents will decide whether or not
they want an adequate sewerage system for
their growing city. At least it is the day
some of the people will voice their opinions.
Any city government is of little use un
less it knows what the citizens want, and the
best way to determine this is through the
results of an election. So, no matter how
you stand on the bond issue, cast your vote
tomorrow,' because the outcome of the bal
loting will affect each resident.
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TUESDAY
7:30—Journalism club, room 2D
MSC.
Geology club, room 140 Geology
building, Joseph W. Lea will speak
on the “Geologic Framework of
the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas”,
coffee and doughnuts.
McCasland Elected
Council President
William R. McCasland has been
elected president of the student
Engineers council.
Other officers are John P. De-
wald, vice-president; Joe Bob
Walker, secretary; and Buck O.
Isbell, treasurer.
Walker and James R. Henderson
were appointed as a committee to
investigate the possibilities of hav
ing an honor system in the School
of Engineering this year.
They are to write other colleges
an<T universities in the United
States to get information on var
ious honor systems used.
The committee will present a
plan at the next council meeting,
Dec. 6.
Letters to the Editors
(Editor’s note: This letter was
sent Nov. 24 in reply to Dr.
Charles S. Alexander of Hous
ton who criticized the A&M
band for not playing “The
Eyes of Texas” at the Fish-
Shorthorn football game here
Nov. 20. Alexander’s letter
to The Battalion appeared in
last Thursday’s paper.)
Dear Dr. Armstrong,
I have the copy of the letter
which you wrote to the Editors
of The Battalion on Nov. 22. I
sincerely wish that you had writ
ten t.o me personally before you
wrote to the paper for I feel that
there are certain conditions exist
ing that you do not know about.
We do not use the school songs
(Alma Maters) of any school at
any time. There is quite a bit of
tradition involved in the playing of
any school song and no two bands
play them the same way. To avoid
any hard feelings in this respect,
we avoid them at all times.
Perhaps had you been in Aus
tin on any of the occasions of the
same game that you saw last Sat
urday, you would understand fur-
The Battalion
The Editorial Policy of The Battalion
Represents the Views of the Student Editors
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan
ical Collega 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 ol
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 pel
month. Advertising rates furnished on request.
Entered as second-class
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College Station, Texas
under the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1870.
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the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights
of republication of all othei 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 Publication, Office,
Room 207 Goodwin Hall.
BOB BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER _..Co-Editors
Jon Kinslow Managing Editor
Jerry Wizig Sports Editor
Don Shepard, Bill Fullerton News Editors
Ralph Cole .- City Editor
Jim Neighbors, Welton Jones, Paul Savage Reporters
Mrs. Jo Ann Cocanougher Women’s Editor
Miss Betsy Burchard A&M Consolidated Correspondent
Maurice Olian A&M Consolidated Sports Correspondent
Larry Lightfoot Circulation Manager
Tom Syler, Russell Reed, Ken Livingston, Gus Baker,
A1 Eisenberg, Tony Goodwin Circulation Staff
'JOHN HUBER Advertising Manager
Charles Ritchie, George Allen Advertising Salesmen
ther why we do not play “The Eyes
of Texas.” On those occasions, the
University band has used all our
songs in a most ridiculous manner.
For example, the announcer would
state, “The band will now pl'ay
the Alma Mater of the share crop
pers”. The band would then start
with the introduction to the,“Spirit
of Aggieland” in a very serious
manner and then change to “The
Farmer in the Dell”. Then they
would announce “The Farmer’s
Fight Song” and play “Old Mac
Donald Had a Farm.” The situa
tion became so bad that we no
longer go over for that game even
when invited by the sponsors of
the game.
Last year, here on Kyle field, the
varsity band from the University
played the Aggie War Hymn on
the field during their performance
in a mocking style of ridicule.
Nothing was said about this by
anyone. Had we played “The Eyes
of Texas” last Saturday all of our
students would have sung the
Words to “I’ve Been Working on
the Railroad”. This would not
have been courteous and we would
have been criticized for that too.
Over a period of years, I have
found it best to leave the songs of
other schools to the other schools.
I might add that we strive for pre
cision and not “percision” as re
ferred to in your letter.
E. V. Adams
Lt. Col., USAR
Director,
Texas Aggie Band
Stark Appointed
Bridge Chairman
J. Wayne Stark, executive direc
tor of the Memorial Student Cen
ter, recently was named chairman
for the national inter-collegiate
bridge tournament.
Stark went to New York for a
meeting with other members of the
Games committee of the Associa
tion of College Unions. On the trip
he visited North Carolina State
college and the University of
Pennsylvania.
The bridge toumament has been
held every school year since 1947
and last year approximately 5,000
players represented 175 colleges
and universities in the nation.
Campus, regional and national win
ners are determined on hands made
up by a nationally known expert
for play by the students.
Board Confirms
Staff Appointments
The following appointments and
promotions for Texas A&M were
confirmed by the A&M System
board of directors at their meet
ing in Austin Thursday:
Clifford H. Ransdell, assistant
dean of the Basic Division since
1950, was promoted to acting dean
of the division.
Ransdell, a graduate of Texas
Tech, joined the faculty in 1937
as associate professor of engi
neering drawing. Dr. John R.
Bertrand resigned as dean of the
basic division Oct. 1 to accept a
position at the University of Ne
vada.
Appointments confirmed by the
board of directors Were:
School of Agriculture
Dean’s office: Mrs. Betty Wat
kins; agricultural engineering,
Carroll W. Keese; Agronomy, Nor
man D. Flados, Thomas D. Hinesly,
George G. McBee, James A. Wil
son; animal husbandry, W. T. Ber-
ry jr;
Biochemistry and nutrition, Wid
P. Crawford, Billy G. Creech; dairy
husbandry, Mrs. Alice Jane Glass,
Frank Pinkerton; entomology, Bil
ly H. Daughdrill, Louis O. San
chez; poultry husbandry, Don F.
McCracken; range and forestry,
Thomas K. Eaman; wildlife man
agement, Paul W. Lukens.
School of Arts and Sciences
Business administration, John L.
Sandstedt, William Whittington;
chemistry, Robert F. Anderson,
William G. Bradley, Robert L.
Burdick, Lawrence R. Burns, Mel-
ven B. Burton jr., Gilbert V.
Chambers, Thomas E. Cox, John
O. Eccles, Benjamin F. Edwards
jr., Glenn T. Gilchrest, Fay A.
Herrero, Sidney H. Metzger, Ben
jamin P. Miller, Karl Pfenninger,
Walter J. Polestak, H.G.R. Reddy,
James H. Shaffer, Dean O. Skov-
lin, Dixon P. Van Tuyl, Robert D.
Wales, William B. Witmer, Ralph
E. Zerwekh jr.;
English, Jacob P. Blumenfeld, L.
D. Clark, William B. Kadow;
mathematics, Mrs. Marjorie S.
Freeman, Alvin F. Hildebrandt,
Harry B. Llenza jr., Robert L. No
len, Carl M. Pearcy jr.; modern
languages, Mrs. Carolyn LaCaste;
oceanography, Edward J. Dale,
Maurice H. Halstead, William W.
Hildreth jr., Peter B. Kelly, My
ron Ligda, George Moskovits,
Charles M. Proctor, Pramatma S.
Srivastava, Jerome E. Stein, Wil
liam Wendel, Mrs. Shirley E. Wil
kinson;
Physics, Randolph Blumberg,
James R. Day, Sidney E. Hodges,
William L. Hoffman, James A.
McCray, Mrs. Beverly A. Young;
School of Engineering
Aeronatuical engineering, Mrs.
Betty Saundei-s; architecture, Wil
liam G. Wagner; civil engineer
ing, Robert H. Schleider jr.; elec
trical engineering, Silvio O. Na
varro, Michael G. Rekoff jr., Shir
ley Wager; geology, Mrs. Gale
Broom, Peter Dehlinger; industrial
education, Leslie V. Hawkins; me
chanical engineering, Thomas J.
Casey, George D. Palmer, Mrs.
Jane E. Salbador;
School of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary anatomy, Mrs. John
A. Johnson; veterinary medicine
and surgery, Robert L. Brewer, Dr.
Gilberto Stephenson Travino; vet
erinary parasitology and veteri
nary physiology and pharmacol
ogy, Mrs. Beverly Jean Reyman;
veterinary pathology, Mrs. Carole
Speck;
Other Departments
A. and M. development fund,
Mrs. Delma R. Scasta; athletic de
partment, Louis C. Karibo; basic
division, Warren C. Bonney, Mrs.
Shirley J. Churchill, Algie S. Gil
bert;
Buildings and college utilities,
Mi s. Rita Jo Ann Graul, Homer R.
Seay; grounds maintenance, James
Hurt; college plantation, Mi'S.
Glenda Ann Durham; command
ant’s office, Lena H. Douphrate,
Lt. Joseph N. Hoirngreen, Mrs.
June Philippus, Mrs. Patsy L.
Price, Maj. Edward L. Scott;
Dining hall, Mrs. Sara D.
Groves; Exchange store, Mrs.
Ruth Allen; faculty post office,
Hannon L. Copeland; fiscal office,
Mrs. Joan K. Cabeen, Mrs. Robbie
N. Cook, James T. Jannett, Mrs.
Martha Sue Teal'f;
Golf course, Joe Phieve, hos-
(See APPOINTMENTS, Page 6)
★ Job Interviews ★
• Dec. 1—Arthur Young &
company will interview January
graduates interested in positions as
junior accountants.
• Dec. 2 — Goodyear Aircraft
corporation and Goodyear Atomic
corporation will interview chemi
cal, mechanical, electrical, indus
trial, civil, and aeronautical engi
neers, chemists, physicists. The
atomic division will interview for
positions in research, product de
velopment, process development,
plant engineering, machine design,
and factory management. The air
craft division will interview for
openings in research, development,
design, drafting, plant engineer
ing, production engineering, tool
planning, stress and weight anal
ysis.
© Dec. 2 — The Western com
pany will interview all students
graduating during the 1954-55
school year at all degree levels.
Majors called for are chemical, in
dustrial, m e c h a n ical, electrical
(communications option), petro
leum (geology or production op
tion) engineering, physics, business
administration (management or
marketing and retailing.)
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