Battalion Editorials
Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955
Why
Many years ago, A&M had a veterinary
ROTC plan, whereby veterinary students
took the special ROTC courses and were
guaranteed commissions in the veterinary
corps when they got their degrees.
The veterinary ROTC here was dropped
when the service said that it would give
commissions to all vet graduates on a pro
fessional basis, whether they were in the
ROTC or not.
This worked fine for a while; everybody
that got a vet degree got a commission if
they wanted it. It worked fine until this
year, that is.
This year, about 18 graduates applied
Not?
for a professional commission. So far, about
half of them have been turned down, and
the other half hasn’t heard anything.
If any of these men who were turned
down get drafted as a private and don’t get
a commission, wasting their years of pro
fessional training in a highly specialized
field, A&M should do something about rein
stating the vet ROTC here.
Most of the vet students seem to like the
idea, and there are at least four colleges in
the country that have such a program. If
there is a real need for it, the nation’s larg
est military school certainly should offer vet
erinary ROTC.
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Ag Soccer Team
Loses Title Game
A&M’s soccer team lost its first
game to Bryan air force base in
four years, 4-3 Saturday in two
overtime halves, and it cost the
Aggies the International Soccer
league title,
A&M and BAFB came into the
game tied in league play with 12
points each.
The first five minute overtime
period was scoreless but late in
the second overtime, Bryan scored
on a shot which bounced off an
Aggie player into the net.
Bryan took a 2-0 lead, but Ag
gie co-captain Aristides Casas
booted a penalty shot to make it
2- 1 at the half. Captain Juan
Letts tied the score in the second
half on a 40-yard free kick, but
BAFB scored on a penalty shot.
Jose Merino tied it for A&M on
a short goal.
A&M had heated Bryan twice
earlier in the season 4-2, defeated
Allen, 8-0 and 10-0, split with
University of Houston, 2-4 and
3- 2, and split with Ellington air
force base, 2-3 and 10-0.
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Annual Pet Show
(Continued from Page 1)
David Holdridge; and Whittle, Da
vid Murphy.
Large, Short-Haired
First—Honey, Sharlee Franklin;
Tex, Mary Ann Harris; Randy, Su
san Caudill; and Blue Lady II, Ja
net Davids.
Small, Long-Haired
First—Indie, Sharon Cable; Fluf
fy Jane, Patricia Ann Hill; Prissy,
David LeRoy Parsons; and Suzzie,
Daizy May Sloan. Other entrants
were Cheton, Betty Sue Mixon;
Flapsie, Susie Stevenson; Big Boy,
Harry Lewis; Rocky, Andy Adams;
Taffy, Suzanne Sorenson; Jip, Mar
garet Castle; Poppy, Claire Elkins;
Jumbo, Bobby Elkins; Stricky,
Scotty Manning; Buster Lee, Pete
Caffey; Dandy, June Beardon;
Groucho, Lawrence Cox; Fellow,
George Heabner; Juppy, Guinn
Mountney; Nipper, James Macky-
fee; and Ranger, Charlott Garrett.
Small, Short-Haired
First—Shatza, Roger Collins;
Cheeto, Betty Sue Mixon; Fifi,
Paul Slovacek; Liebchin, Brian
Bailey. Others entered were Bon
nie, Diana Lentz; Pretzle, Gregg
George; Debbie, Linda McGuire;
Schatzi, Nancy Goode; Petey, Jody
Rush; Kertz, Steve Murray; Kap,
Wade Wright; Bullet, Lynn Oakes;
Spot, Terry Ann Cox; and Mitzi,
Harold Elliott.
Variety Dogs
Small, Short-Haired
First—Chico, Lane Coulter; Pug,
Loretta Covington; Daisy, Paulette
Flippin; and Spot, Peter Dehlinger.
Other contestants were Butch, Pat
Atkins; Blackie, Butch Mayhugh;
Diamond, Tommy Hughes; Tippy,
Betty Gene Burkhalter; Frisky,
Melton Moore; Miss Priss, Lester
Palmer; Mittens, Jan Butler; Pixie,
Joe White; and Pris, Margaret
Darst.
Small, Long-Haired
Mitzy, Dick Pewther, first; La
dy, Cheryl Skipton, second; Skip
per, John Perry, third; and Prissy,
Mark Quick, fourth. Other en
trants were Frisky, George Crea-
ger; Gyppy, Gwen Mountney; Sally,
Susan Abercrombie; Susie, Norma
Gleason; Murtle, Alba Jo Karcher;
Fido, Emma Ruth Bishop; Junior,
Jimmy Holland; Bo, Tommy Skri-
vanek; Susie, Bobby Jones; Jumbo,
Bobby Elkins; and Poppy Claire
Elkins.
Large, Long-Haired
First—Joe, Carol Sue Winn;
Ruff, Judy Perry; Rip, Patsy
O’Grady; and Nickie, Robert
Schroeder.
Large, Short-Haired
First—Peggie, Joy Thigpen and
Janet Durst; Pat, Barbara Anne
Brock; Cookie, Sharon Manning;
and Princess, Bill Jones. Other
entrant was Pepper, owned by John
Barry.
(List of contestants will be con
tinued in tomorrow’s paper.)
WhaVs Cooking
TUESDAY
7:30—Deutscher Studentin Verin,
room 3B MSC, election of next
year’s officers, short program on
German music, refreshments.
Pre-Med, Pre-Dent club, 107 Bi
ology building, discuss Mother’s
day plans.
Saddle and Sirloin club, AI lec
ture room.
Industrial Education club, 113
Biological Science building, speak
er on “The Engineer’s Responsi
bility in Industrial Safety,” elec
tion of next year’s president.
MSC Camera committee, birch
room MSC, special showing of slide
show “Pictorial Chicago,” public
invited.
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