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Battalion Editorials Pag-e 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FFEBRUARY 17, 1955 What's Cooking Coming Closer m. Although President David H. Morgan probably didn’t mean to, in parts of his “state of the college” talk yesterday he came close to predicting that A&M is heading for coeducation. First he said that unless the department of defense gives military colleges some spe cial recognition, it will be extremely difficult to continue the present organization. Then, later in his talk, he outlined the present status of the other eight military colleges: three are coed, one is considering civilian college organization and co-education, one may be reduced to junior college status, one is considering opening its doors to girls, one is worried about unfilled barracks, and one—with 800 enrollment—is happy the way it is. Morgan and other college officials many times have expressed their desire to keep A&M a military school, and have worked hard to obtain extra recognition for the mil itary school status. In other parts of his talk, Morgan empha sized the military aspects of A&M, including saying that the optional military plan started this year has not appreciably affected the corps, and that the corps is the backbone of A&M. Still, the other parts of his talk foreshad- !S£i' ow coeducation for A&M. Unofficial sources (which adds up to 'ru mors’) have said that A&M has already tak en the first step toward coeducation—mak ing military optional. The next step would be to allow students to take ROTC training without being in the corps of cadets. The board authorized this step last summer, saying the college officials could do it anytime they wanted to. Then perhaps A&M would open its classes to local girls and daughters of staff mem bers. From there to complete coeducation is but a short step. Coeducation won’t be here anytime soon —probably not next year or even the year after. It takes time to prepare for such a change. It will also take a while for the expected increase in overall Texas enrollment to reach A&M, and that increase will have a bearing on whether or not A&M becomes coeducation al. More people everywhere, boys and girls, are going to want to go to college, and A&M is going to want its share of these. Circumstances seem to be forcing A&M to become coeducational, and by doing so the school would be keeping up with the pres ent. THURSDAY 7:00—Wichita Falls hometown club, Academic building - , discuss Sports day and Aggieland picture. 7:15—Wise county hometown club, Apt. 16, 4000 College Main, Bryan. Waco - McLennan county home town club, Third floor Goodwin, election of officers. East Texas hometown club, 227 Academic. Lower Trinity Valley hometown club, 103 Academic. Centex hometown club, third floor Academic. Panhandle club, Academic build ing, election of officers. Abilene club, Academic building, plan for High School Day. Guadalupe Valley hometown club, 125 Academic, plans for High School Day and Aggieland picture. Laredo hometown club, 224 Aca demic. 7:30—Austin hometown club, basement YMCA, discuss spring party and Aggieland pictui*e. Grayson county hometown club, room 3D MSC, plans for High School Day and Aggieland picture. Corpus Christi club, MSC, dis cuss club picture. Irving A&M club, room 2D MSC, discuss Spoils day and Aggieland picture. Hill County hometown club, 106 Academic building. Tyler-Smith county hometown club, 103 Academic. Del Rio hometown club, YMCA. Red River Valley A&M club, 223 Academic, discuss Aggieland pic ture. Amarillo A&M club, first floor Academic, plan a party and make final plans for Sports day. Yankee hometown club, room 3D MSC. East Texas A&M hometown club, assembly room MSC, election of of ficers, plan for High School day and Aggieland pictuxe. Poxt Arthur club, 105 Biology building, discuss Aggieland pictux-e. Cadet Slouch B&POGUE TOE. QO«T- by James Earle —— .^M| Du&iMC* Quiz. The United States produced 2,149,000 automobiles in 1946 and 6,165,000 in 1953. Third Annual In case anybody has been wondering what happened to the Tonkawa Tribe after the brief uprising a few weeks ago, the col lege says officially that the organization is “completely disbanded.” One student was dismissed for “putting constantly before the student body remind ers” of the organization, and there must have been evidence that the group was some what active, because the Executive commit tee was asked to study the probation by which last year's members are now in school. But the Executive committee didn’t want to talk about it, and still doesn’t. Sort of an ‘if - we-ignore-it-maybe-it-will-go-a way’ theory. However, the administration says the or ganization is completely disbanded. It would be easier to believe this good news if we hadn’t heard it so often before. It’s exactly the same statement that was given after the TT investigations of 1952 and 1954. .So it looks like we’ve completed the Third Annual Complete Disbanding of the Tonkawa Tribe. "Tt4€~. Quiz. Shepperd to Speak For A &MIn ilia lion News of the World By The ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS—Christian Pincau yesterday set about picking a list of ministers which lie hopes will satisfy French politi cal jealousies and allow him to. form the 21st postlib.eration government. The construction of a Cabinet has tripped one of the previous aspirants during PYance’s 12-day govern mental crisis and it could prove the undoing of Pineau, a Socialist. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON—A combined Hawaii-Alaska state hood bill, compromised in a bid for presidential support, was approved 19-6 yesterday by the House Insular Af fairs Committee. The compromise consisted of a pro vision authorizing the President to set aside up to 40 per cent of Northern Alaska as a defense zone. ★ ★ ★ SP1GUIN—A roaring, window-shattering blast ripped through two blocks of downtown Seguin early last night in juring at least three persons and doing serious property dam age. “It’s still a pretty bad explosion,” said City Fireman Marvin Wilke, “and we don’t know for sure just how many are hurt.” ★ ★ ★ NEW \ ORK—Harvey Matusow said yesterday he received $977.26 from the government for testifying against 13 Communists convicted in 1953 of conspiracy— testimony he now says was false. The money represent- ted witness fees and expenses, the former Communist and FBI informer said in Federal Court. Morgan (Continued from page 1) HIGH GRADE—This lamb was judged 20th out of 362 entries in the recent Houston P’at Stock show. It was purchased by James Winn, right, manager of the meats department of Miller’s super market. Owners of the lamb are, left to right, Frank Benavidez, Jack McNeely and James Arnold. John Ben Sheppexd, attorney genex-al of Texas, will address A&M’s first pxofessional Gi’eek let ter fxatexnity at the chapter’s in stallation Friday night in the Me morial Student Center. Twenty-one junior and senior students will be initiated into Sig^ ma Delta Chi the national px-ofes- sional Journalism fraternity. Walter Humphrey, master of ceremonies, is editor of the Fort Worth Press. Now a member of the SDX executive committee, Humphi’ey is a past national pres ident of the fraternity. Initiation of new members will be at 6:30 p.m. Installing officers ai - e Fred Hartman, editor of the Baytown Sun; James Byron, news director of WBAP and WBAP-TV in Fort Woifh; W. R. Beaumiei - , representative of the Texas Pxess association; and John Muxphy, ex ecutive secretary of the Texas spring and that number 43 per student body last this spring they cent. Talking about A&M’s budget re quest for this year, Morgan said the request had been made to the Legislature, and that it was high er than in the past. He said the appropriation would probably be alloted so as to give a higher student-teacher ratio, with higher salaries. At the end of his talk, Morgan said that no announcement of the three new deans would be made un til after the Feb. 26 meeting of the board of directors. The announcement will px - ob- ably be made after the April meet ing, he said. The positions to be filled are dean of student personnel services, dean of the basic division, and dean of engineering. 77#e Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by stu dents four timesa week during the regular school year. During the summer terms The Battalion is published twice a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication ml 6 aj 7 - ou £ h Fr|day for the r ‘'«u!ar school year, Tuesday and 1 nursday during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday immediately preceding Faster or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school vear, $7.00 per full $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. year, or Entered na second-clua matter at Post Office at College Station, Texaa under the Act of Con- j gresa of March 3. 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally hy National Advertising i Servicea. Inc., at New Tork 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 Oiigin published herein. Righte of re publication of ail othe» matter herein are also reserved. RE (Continued from page 1) Kansas City Baptist association at the time °f his recall, and after serving at Lackland air force base, w as assig ne d to his present station. ★ ★ ★ Clifton Rogers, Church of Christ minister in Waco, will live in dor mitory id and will lead the forums and discussion groups in the band ■ room of dormitory 16. He will be available for conferences during the week- | Rogers moved t to the Colum bus Avenue Church of Christ in Waco in 1954 from the Proc- 1 ter Street Church of Christ | in Port Arthur. During his min- id a half years in ? congregation was and a utilitarian ■x was constructed. | Abilene Christian ie where he receiv- i xe in 1940. In ad- rk with the Colum- I Daily Newspaper association. Brief messages of congratula tions and welcome will be made by President David H. Morgan; (loss Strader, head of student publica tions; A. Pat Daniels of the SDX association; j, Gene Robins, Gulf Coast Profes sional chapter of SDX, Donald Bur- chard, head of the Journalism de- partment; Dr. DeWitt Reddick,‘vd the University of Texas on behalf of other college chapters; Ralph Cole, student president of the new chapter; J. B. Hervey, Forme! Students association; and Victot Bluedorn, executive director of tht Chicago office of SDX. Students to be initiated are Cole, Harri Baker - , Robert Boriskic, James Collins, Edward Fries, Billy Fullerton, Ronald Greathouse, Wil liam Holloway, Jon Kinslow, Al fred McAfee, Dolph Moten, Philip McNemer, John Nelms, Allen Pen- gel ly, Calvin Pigg, Paul Savage, Don -Shepard, Ray Smith, James Tyree, Bill Thomas and Jerry Wiz- ig. About four or five professional members also will be initiated. 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