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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1955 Cadet Slouch by James Earle More on Elections WELu.Tuecr DA.V it> over! Kiovj tm' i K1EXT -TU\Kia -T& SjWEAT The Civilian Student Council is on the ver^e of starting a small uproar over its re quest that civilian students be allowed to ac tively campaign for offices. The council has requested that the Stu dent Life Committee allow civilian students to use posters, cards, and signs for campaigns within the civilian areas. This is in opposition to a Student Senate ruling of a couple of years ago, which said that no campaign methods other than per sonal contact would be used by anyone. The Student Life Committee upheld this ruling. The corps is adamant in its refusal to al low campaign material to be used. The corps reasoning is something like “every Aggie is supposed to know every other Aggie, so signs are unnecessary. Besides, signs and posters are childish and tea-sippery.” The civilian students say that they are not forced to know every man in their unit or dormitory as corps students are, therefore, some means of publicizing elections and can didates must be used. The tradition of every Aggie knowing every Aggie, although an admirable idea and noble goal, is obviously unattainable. There are too many Aggies; it would be physically impossible to know 6,000 persons well enough to say which would make the best elected officers. Also, this idea of having elections as quietly as possible, without stirring - up un- Aggie-like fuss that would smack of a coed school, is probably one of. the reasons there has been so little participation in student elections. (If the filings that closed yesterday are any indication, participation has improved somewhat this year. Perhaps this controver sy between civilians and corps, or between army corps and air force corps, will stir the lethargic voter now.) If campaigning were allowed, in both the civilian and corps areas, it would probably make both elections and the elected officers better. Of course, the campaigning would have to be kept in good taste, and designed so as not to absolutely litter the campus with objec- tional material. Two years ago, when cam paigning was allowed, college rules kept it within bounds. The civilian students, because “meeting” « Wednesday, March 30—Fac- is not as firmly entrenched among them as : tory Mutual Engineering division it is among the corps students, would prob- ! (Boston)—interviews for field en- ably use more campaign material, but the gmeering staff. Texas work and corps students probably would use some too, j ; ocation a f t«- about a year of . 1 training* at St. Louis oflice—chem- it gl\ en the chance. i ical, mechanical, industrial After all, elections are a part of the life students will lead when they get out of A&M, and America’s elections are definitely not conducted on the no-publicity principle. A man running for election must be will ing to put himself, his qualifications, and his beliefs before the people. Why shouldn’t A&M students be willing to do the same thing? Definite Plans Adopted For Civilian Activities Definite plans for the Civilian Btudent weekend were formulated yesterday, but the committee plan ning' the activities decided against having 1 “yell practice” on the Thursday before the weekend. The coinmittee, composed of rep resentatives from each dormitory, permanently set the dates for the weekend as May 13-14. The group also planned beard growing contest and adopted sev eral rules for the affair. Civilian students who want to enter the contest must register with floor, ramp, or row representatives in their area beginning Tuesday, April 5. An entrance fee of 10 cents will be charged. Prizes for the winners of the contest are being donated by local merchants. First and second place winners will be picked in two di visions—fanciest beard and scroun- giest beard. Finalists in the con test will be judged at a barbecue May 13. An ugly man contest will be judged at the Civilian Student dance May 14. Rules for the con test are simply “anything goes for those who want to enter.” The group felt any kind of makeup “short of a face mask” would be allowed. The next meeting of the plan ning group will be at 4 p.m. April 19 in the YMCA assembly room. MUSIC 5^ Musical setting—Sons of the Pioneers "Chant of the Wanderer” ■A- Famous Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band ★ Redd Harper . . . "Wide Rollin Plains" -A Cindy Walker . . . "Beloved Enemy" Ar Cindy and Redd . . . "Each Step of the Way" ■A George Beverly Shea . . . "Just a Closer Walk" A Fort. Worth 1000 Voice Crusade Choir ... "The Railroad Song" A Hour of Decision Choir ... "Wonderful Peace" Supported by: BILLY GRAHAM CLIFF BARROWS Grady Wilson Jerry Beavan George Beverly Shea Paul Mickelson and Tedd Smith — Sponsored By — Brotherhood of First Baptist Church College Station FRIDAY NIGHT - APRIL 1st 7:15 P. M. EVERYONE INVITED * Journalists To Publish Conroe Paper Students in journalism 306 will take over and publish the Conroe Courier during the Easter holidays, said Wesley Calvert, instructor of the course. This will be the first time that such a venture has been undertak en here, Calvert said. The students will perform all operations of planning, editing and selling advertising for the April 14 issue. The Courier is a weekly newspa per in Conroe, 63 miles southeast of College Station. The students were offered the | opportunity at the invitation of ; Mr. and Mrs. Rigby Owen, owners I engi neering majors to be interviewed. ©Wednesday, March 30—Great Southern Chemical corporation — (Corpus Christi)—interviews for chemical engineering majors for the position of laboratory assist ant. The person employed would ! be required to become familiar With ilaboratory tests and procedures j and develop new procedures, and assist in scheduling laboratory Work. ©Wednesday, Thursday, March 30, 31—Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (Toledo, Ohio)—mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, accounting, business administration majors for plant engineering, process engi neering, process control, product development, manufacturing, qual ity control, fundamental research, sales, purchasing, cost control, per sonnel. ® Thursday, March 31—Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific railroad, El Reno, Okla.) — representatives will interview for the Rock Island railroad training- program. Majors: civil, mechanical, electrical, indus trial engineering. WhaEs Cooking THURSDAY — Circle K club, 2nd floor MSC, organizational meet- 5:00 lounge ing. 7:15 — Houston hometown club, 301 Goodwin, discuss Galveston and publishers of the Courier. Owen i beach party. is recognized as one of the most j Guadalupe hometown club, 125 progressive weekly newspaper pub- ; Academic, special meeting to dis- lishers in Texas. cuss Easter party. Calvert said the trip will provide j Cen-Tex hometown club, room much needed actual experience in ( 3C, MSC, film: 1948 class A foot- coping with the problems of pi-o- j ball championship, Monahans vs. ducing and selling a paper. The ' New Braunfels. course, newspaper production and , j 11 - —■ management, is designed to teach | the fundamentals of printing a | weekly newspapei', he said. Editor for the week will be Billy j Fullerton from Houston; managing I editor, Donald Shepard from Gra- ! ham; advertising manager, Jim j Collins from Barstow; assistant advertising manager, Phil McNem- er from Beaumont; farm editor, George Smith from Breckenridge; and sports editor, Bill Thomas from Lewisville. Other students making the trip will be Ed Fries, Dolph Moten, Paul Savage, Bill Holloway, David Mc- Reynolds, Charles Parker, and Ralph Cole. ® Thursday, March 31—^National Lead company—Titanium division (South Amboy, N. J.)—all degree levels inorganic and physical chem ists for basic and applied research on titanium oxide pigment pro cesses, organic chemists for re search on synthesis or organic-me tallic compounds; analytical chem ists for research on methods of analysis for titanium ores and pig ment processes and non-routine analytical determinations with par ticular emphasis on' instrumenta tive methods; chemical engineers for research and development of pigment processes and application of pigments in paint systems. ® Thursday, March 31—Oil Well Supply company of Dallas will in terview accounting majors. © Thursday, March 31 and April 1—Convair of San Diego, Calif.— interviews for engineering oppor tunities — mechanical, electrical, aeronautical, civil engineering and physics. ® Thursday, March 31 — Mc Cullough Tool Co. (Houston)—pe troleum engineering and geology majors for radiation logging posi tions. ® Friday, April 1 — McCullough Tool Co. (Houston)—physics and electrical engineering- majors for electronic research positions. ©‘ Thursday, March 31 — The Texas company (Houston)—geo physics, geological engineering, electrical engineering and physics majors for geological exploration work. ©Thursday, Mai-ch 31 — Lone Star Steel company (Lone Star, Texas)—interviews for mechanical and industrial engineering grad uates interested in design work. ® Friday, April 1—Federal Tele communication laboratories (Nut- ley, N. J.)—electrical and mechani cal engineering and physics grad uates for research and develop ment of electrical and communica tion equipment. DYERS-F^URSTORAGE HATTERS Students '. . . Use Our Convenient Pick Up Stations At Taylor’s Variety Store — North Gate CIGARETTES ODERN SIZE FILTER TIP TAREYTON gives you the Rill, rich taste of quality tobacco and real filtration, too! PRODUCT OF J&neSuacwv $25 OFF LIST PRICE New 1955 Models Royal and Smith-Corona Portable TYPE W R1T E R S Bryan Business Machine Company 429 So. Main Bryan, Texas PHONE 2-1328 ANNUAL FISHING CONTEST Starts April 1st — RULES AS FOLLOWS — Must be caught in 50-mile radius. Must be caught on hook. No need to register—Just bring the fish in to be weighed. 1 Casting Rod. PRIZES FOR — LARGEST BASS . . . $25.00 Heddon-Pal—No. LARGEST WHITE PERCH . . . $22.50 Heddon-Pal—No. 470 Spinning Rod. LARGEST BREAM . . . $17.50 Heddon-Pal—No. 30 Fly Rod. LARGEST CATFISH . . . $17.50—Solid Glass—Salt Water Casting Rod. Student Co-op Store Phone 4-4114 North Gate The Battalion 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 Bummer terms The Battalion is published twice a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication a. e Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday and Thursday during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination aad 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 $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. H tered as second-class matter at Post Office at CoUfege Station, Texas n der the Act of Con- fc-esa of March 3. 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at Nstv York City, Chicago. Ins Angeles, and San Fran cisco. BOB BORISKIE, HARBI BAKER —Co-Editors Lions Club Hears Speech Therapist Mrs. Marsha Fletcher, speech therapist for A&M Consolidated schools, spoke to the College Sta tion Lions club Monday on “Why We Should Have Speech Therapy in Public Schools.” The speech handicapped com prises the largest single group of handicapped persons in the United States today, Mrs. Fletcher ex plained. “We need a program,” she said, “to find these students, diagnose their problems, and correct them.” Anyone’s speech that is not un derstandable or attracts unfavor able attention should have speech therapy. In 1951 there were about i 16,000 children in Texas who need- | ed this therapy, hut there were only i0 therapist in public schools. ■ Now we have 612 speech thera- , pasts, but we are still deficient. j