Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1955
Who Listens to Speeches?
High school day, A&M’s big annual pub
lic-relations splurge, is coming up Saturday,
with the full blast planned: speeches by the
high moguls, tours of the campus, and
enough sports to satiate a Roman.
More than 1,000 high schol seniors from
Texas and neighboring states wall here,
eagerly absorbing all of A&M that they can
in one day.
Many of these will come back to A&M,
and this is the value of high school day. It
introduces, more or less formally, A&M to
the young people of the state.
But the main factor in getting these
young men to come back to A&M as Aggies,
and the principal impression they will get
Saturday, is one that is not too noticeable in
the hub-bub.
In spite of speeches, tours and games, the
thing they will remember most about A&M
is the caliber of people they will meet during
the day. These people, the present A&M
students, will be A&M to the high school
boys.
Remember this when you meet them. By
your actions, invite them back—to stay.
Inappropriate
Went over to fill out a formal application
for a degree ’tother day. What an anticli
max. After nigh unto four years of blood,
sweat and tears, all it takes to get out is
printing your full name on a three-by-five
card.
There must be a longer form available,
one more worthy of such a momentous oc
casion. After all, look at registration.
Letters to the Editors
Gentlemen:
The editors of the Battalion, its
staff, and the products of these
persons as enunciated in the edi
torial columns of the paper, have
in recent weeks been subjected to
a veritable barrage of criticism.
With your permission I will add to
this chastisement. The Battalion
has many faults and there are
many just criticisms of the paper
and its staff available from a mul
titude of credible sources.
True, some of these are not so
just, but even so, their sincerity is
not doubted. It is of course ob
vious that this is a perfectly undei*-
standable situation due to the fact
that few of us are satisfied with
any of the conditions here at our
school.
There are many fine men who
love A&M deeply and would not
abandon it for any other school,
who, nevertheless, do not dispute
with any degree of intellectual hon
esty the fact that many things
are wrong here. It is not from a»y
disloyalty that this criticism arises,
rather from a strong conviction
that these wrongs can be righted.
Turn this critical energy toward
positive action forward for a great
er A&M. Do not be afraid to criti-
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The 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 times a 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
are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday and
Thursday during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination
and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday
immediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates
are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $7.00 per full year, or
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cize the Batt, hospital, food, ex
change store, College Boai*d, Non-
regs, and yes—face it gentlemen,
even the corps. Do all the criti
cizing you like and crusading for
a better education and life here at
A&M.
But, the important thing to re
member is that in the end, bind up
the differences that exist. Allow
every non-reg, transfer, frog, day-
duck, and regular to feel that there
is a little place here where he,
together with all his Aggie bud
dies, can stand shoulder to shoul
der and fight for an ever finer
A&M.
Do not fear to stand up and crit
icize boldly those things you con
sider wrong. And above all, do
not consider it unfashionable or
unmanly to admit that you love
your school notwithstanding its
faults, and will love it even more
when these have been remedied.
Bill Martin ’57
To whom it may concern:
Through: The editors of
The Battalion
Are the freshmen too busy in
the new army traditions of doing
whatever they want to to clean off
the orange paint that has been on
Sully since before the bon fire ?
Bud Williams ’53
Deon Haven ’56
Editors:
I enjoyed your feature length
article in the February 25th issue,
which was dedicated to the A&M
Consolidated high school senior
play. This was quite a build-up,
if I may say so. Tell me, will you
do the same for the Aggie Players ?
The Aggie Players have tried in
the past to get a little publicity in
order to make their plays profit
able, and it seems that for some
unknown reason all that is printed
is a few lines stating that the play
will be produced at a certain time.
This is a college organization and
should be backed by the college
newspaper. Give the students a
break that offer their time and
effort in order to produce a play.
I know you have many things
to consider in publishing a news
paper, but I think it only proper
that you acknowledge the college
organizations and give less space
to advertising. The Aggie Players
want an article, in fact, a dam
good article in reference to the
play, “Ah, Wilderness!” which will
be produced March 14th, 15th, and
16th, that will explain to the stu
dents just what to expect, with
due credit to all those connected
with the play. If this is done we
will be completely satisfied. I
thank you.
Bill Campbell ’56
Roger Alexander ’56
Lee Greer ’56
Bill Swann ’56
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Ronnie Greathouse
— Co-Editors
Managing Editor
Sports Editor
News Editors
City Editor
Sports Writer
The A&M System board of di
rectors Saturday officially accepted
$275,000 worth of grants-in-aid
from the Robert A. Welch founda
tion of Houston, and also accepted
scholarships, fellowships and loan
funds for the college totaling more
than $17,000.
The Welch foundation awards
will be given to A&M faculty mem
bers over a period of three years.
They will go to Dr. Fred W. Jen
sen, for high Frequency research;
Dr. A. F. Isbell, for fundamental
study in organo-phosphorous chem
istry; Dr. Carl Lyman, for research
into the chemistry and metabolism
of proteins and amino acids; and
Dr. J. R. Couch, for study of new
vitamins for poultry nutrition.
The directors accepted an oil
painting valued at $18,000 from C.
C. Krueger of San Antonio, indus 1 -
trialist and former member of thd
board. This will be added to the
collection Krueger has already pre
sented to the library.
Mrs. Alice M. Hanszen, Houston,
has made an irrevocable trust with
First National Bank of Houston,
for the college to reecive $13,000
at her death or her renouncement
of income from the trust. That
sum will be added to the Robert
Nicholson Memorial Trust estab
lished earlier by Mrs. Hanszen.
Col. Thomas H. Barton, El Do
rado, Ark., has presented 100
shares of common stock in the Lion
Oil company to the college, pro
ceeds from which for use in stu
dent 'aid under the Opportunity
Award plan.
Cash gifts to the college were
accepted from Aluminum Company
of America, Rockdale; T. M. Smith,
East Columbia; A&M Mothers
clubs of San Antonio and Milam,
Stephens and Williamson counties;
Mr. and Mrs. Aly Lasheen, horti
cultural department of the col
lege; S. C. Smith, Uvalde, and A.
F. Mitchell, Corsicana.
Scholarships, fellowships and
loan funds came from Texas Power
and Light company; East Texas
chapter, American Petroleum Insti
tute; Dick Price; Anderson, Clay
ton and Company; the Dons Duke
foundation; C. J. Davidson; Walter
Burpee company;
T. W. Mohle and Company; Gal
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company; Mrs. S. W. Henderson
sr.; Montgomery County A&M
club; C.H.C. Anderson; Mosher
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Center to complete plans for the
I annual sports day March 5. Re-
{ freshments will be served.
) Der Deutsche Studentenverein
(German club), room 2C MSC, Ger-
j man film and panel on ways for
touring or studying in Europe (es-
!pecially Germany), refreshments.
Range and Forestry club, third
j floor Engineering building, report
j of the San Jose trip, pictures and J
! movies, refreshments.
Agronomy society, 105 Agrono-
j my building, election of King Cot-
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