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Battalion Editorials
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TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1955
Mosquito
Discussed
Time and Thought
The Civilian Student Council’s fight for
the rights of civilian students this year has
been admirable, but at times they have acted
hastily and made a mistake. Last night was
one of those times.
The meeting was orderly, and the thought
was good. But members of the council
stepped out of line. They made a protest
against an action of the Student Life com
mittee, a protest that was based on some
legitimate grieviences and a few emotional
reactions, and was a little childish.
Because the Student Life committee re
jected a request of their council, they spite
fully said that if the SLC’s alternative to
their request went into effect, they wouldn’t
let civilian Student Life committee members
be on their council. In other words, “either
I pitch or I’ll take my ball and go home.”
And the action was premature — the
SLC’s recommendation, the one in dispute,
has not yet been approved by the Academic
council, and doesn’t go into effect until Sep
tember of 1956 anyway.
Also, the entire student life organization
is liable to be completely revised this sum
mer, with the arrival of the new dean of stu
dent personnel services.
If the Civilian Student Council is going
to become the champion and guide of the
civilian students that it should, it will have to
consider things a little more carefully.
Natural and Inevitable
At first glance, it looks like someone is
trying to make it difficult for students to
come to A&M.
First the Legislature talks about doubling
the tuition, then a compulsory activity fee
comes up, and now the room and board gets
raised 2L cents a day.
But this room and board raise is a na
tural one: the cost of living has gone up, and
there is a need for improved conditions. Af
ter all, the students themselves first sugges
ted the extra bottle of milk, and milks costs
S 1 /^ cents a bottle.
A&M was overdue for a raise in these
fees; the room rent hasn’t been increased
since 1946, and the board fee was decreased
some several years ago. While costs have
been spiraling, these fees have remained the
same.
Just as there’s no sense in worrying about
the tuition increase until the Legislature gets
around to it, there’s no sense in complaining
about these inevitable increases in room and
board. '
The College Station city council
discussed the problems and meth
ods of mosquito control at their
regular meeting last night. Vis
itors to the meeting produced sam
ples of several specimens of , mos
quitos caught in the College Hills
area, and asked the council’s help
in combating this city-wide prob
lem.
Mayor Ernest Langford reported
that the city sanitation inspector,
L. E. Winder, had cleaned out sev
eral tanks and other possible breed
ing places for mosquitos in the,
area, and had reported several
more places free of danger.
“However, we are not able to
find all of the old tires, tin cans,
and similar water-catchers,” Lang
ford said, asking the help of all
citizens in eliminating- these spots.
It was suggested that the Boy
Scouts be contacted to find out if
they would undertake a full-scale
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Langford volunteered to contact
scout officials.
In other business, the council
voted a retaining- fee to Carl Cox,
consulting electrical engineer from
Amarillo, who is presently work
ing on a survey of the college pow
er system.
City Councilman M. C. Pugh in
troduced an ordinance requiring
all itinerate vendors who wish
to do business in the city limits to
obtain a license, pay a fee of $50,
and obtain an office in the city.
The ordinance was referred to City
Attorney J. W. Barger.
7:10—Physics club, lecture room,
Physics building, discuss Mother’s
Day plans.
7:30—Pre-Law society, room 3D
MSC, speaker: W. S. Barron, cof
fee.
WEDNESDAY
5:15—Permain Basin club, front
of new Administration building,
retake Aggieland picture, wear
class A uniform.
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Two Good Men
A&M seems to have drawn itself a win
ning hand with its pair of new deans.
Dr. J. E. Adams, of course, is well known
on the campus and over the nation for his
7 contribution to agriculture. To fill a position
that is about 60 per cent dealing with the
| people of the state and winning friends for
A&M, he’s the man.
And Dr. R. B. Kafnm, who will fill the
newly-created and long-needed post of dean
of student personnel services, has an eager
ness and earnestness that is catching. He
likes A&M already, and is bursting with good
ideas.
Congratulations to these men and the
committees that picked them. Now, has
anybody seen a stray dean for engineering
or the Basic Division?
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. . . by James Earle
The Battalion
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LETTERS
Editors, The Battalion
Gentlemen:
As a friend of Texas A&M and
a regular visitor for the purpose of
recruiting engineers, I would like
to express my concern over a mat
ter of real significance.
During my initial visit to your
campus about three years ago, I
was struck by the genuine friend
ly atmosphere which prevailed and
the “Howdy” which could be heard
every few feet on the campus. Un
fortunately, my observation during
mor,e recent visits to A&M indi
cate that this proud custom has di
minished.
It is not the purpose of this let
ter to take issue with any segment
of the student body. Rather, this
is a plea that we not allow this
tradition to die; for it has helped
make Texas A&M one of the finest
universities in the land.
W. H. Younger, Manager
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News Briefs
ACCOUNTING SOCIETY steak
fry will be held Tuesday, at 6 p.m.
at Hensel park, honoring the ac
counting professors. Tickets are
$1, and may be purchased at the
business administration depart
ments.
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POSITIONS FOR A graduate
student on the Student Publica
tions board is open for application.
The term is for one year.
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TEAMS REPRESENTING the
University of Texas and Whitman
college won the 1955 National In
ter-collegiate Contract Bridge
championship, announced J. Wayne
Stark, director of the Memorial
Student Center and chairman of
the National Inter-collegiate
Bridge tournament committee.
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HARRI BAKER ’. Editor
Jon Kinslow Managing Editor
Jerry Wizig Sports Editor
Don Shepard, Ralph Cole News Editors
Bill Fullerton City Editor
Ronnie Greathouse Sports Writer
Roger Coad, Welton Jones, John Warner,
Jim Groves, Dick Rabe Reporters
Mrs. Jo Ann Cocanougher Women’s Editor
Miss Betsy Burchard A&M Consolidated Correspondent
Maurice Olian... A&M Consolidated Sports Correspondent
Robert Boone, Stanley Holcomb, Charles Ritchey,
Romeo Chapa Advertising Salesmen
Malh Contest Set
Tonight At 7:30
The starting time for the math
ematics contest tonight is 7:30 in
stead of the 7 p.m. time previously
announced in The Battalion. The
contest will end at 9:30.
Two divisions make up the com
petition, with three prizes being
awarded in each. The freshman di
vision, which is for math 104, will
be held in room 223 of the Aca
demic building.
For sophomores enrolled in cal
culus 210, competition will be held
in room 225.
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