Battalion Editorials
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
The Friendly Spirit
Two statements were made at last night’s Student Sen
ate meeting with which The Battalion is heartily in favor.
Not that these were the only statements made we ascribe to,
but something about these two struck a particularly warm
spot with us.
One statement was, in approximate terms, “Reveille’s
not too friendly with all of the students.”
The other one we like particularly well was, again in
approximate terms, “Why don’t we trade her for a friendlier
dog ?”
We did not know the first Reveille, the friendly little ca
nine that won the hearts of students who knew her. But
from all reports Rev I was quite a dog—quite a nice dog.
We have, however, known the brown and white dog
that has “graced” our campus in our days. Her actions speak
louder than any words we could say.
Its Proper Role
The Senate was told last night it was the official govern
ing group of the A&M student body. With this we heartily
agree, and we hope that other student bodies on the campus
falling under the jurisdiction of the Senate also agree.
These other bodies have not always acted as if they
thought so. But the Senate can take its proper place, not by
force, but by assuming the responsibility that comes with a
position of authority.
Senate
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to Gus Mijalis, chairman of the
committee.
“Students who did not pay their
activities fee will not be allowed to
sit in the student sections of the
bleachers,” Mijalis said.
The yearly problem of who will
keep Reveille was brought up at
the meeting. It seems that two
students want to keep the dog and
Aggie rules say only one may do
so. One student is a civilian and
the other is a Corps student. The
two will appear at the next meet
ing, Oct. 6, for a decision.
One Senator said, “She seems to
enjoy life better in a Corps dormi
tory.”
Another Senator said to solve
the problem, a dog house should be
built halfway between the civilian
area and the corps area.
It was brought out at the meet
ing that Reveille had become a
“one-man dog” and that she was
n’t too friendly with all of the
students. Then, someone mention
ed that she ought to be traded for
a friendlier dog. The matter was
referred to the Reveille Commit
tee.
At the beginning of the meet
ing, Scotty Parham, Senate presi
dent, was presented with a gavel
by the class of ’58.
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By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRIPOLI, Libya—Fifteen persons died in the flaming
wreckage of a British airliner which crashed in a desert
sandstorm near the Idriss Airport early yesterday. Thirty
two of the 47 aboard the four-engined Argonaut survived—
and the British Airways Corporation, operators of the plane,
said only two were seriously injured.
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MEXICO CITY—Flood waters in hurricane-battered
Tampico began receding yesterday as nurses and health
experts were air-lifted into the oil port to combat the
danger of epidemics. The unofficial death toll in Tampico
and the Panuco River basin flood was 205, with the num
ber expected to rise as isolated districts reported their
losses. In addition to the known dead, unofficial esti
mates listed about 400 persons missing. Another 1,000
were reported injured.
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WASHINGTON—The Russian Red Cross and Red Cres
cent societies have contributed $25,000 to the American Na
tional Red Cross to aid the sufferers in the flood and hurri
cane-damaged sections of the eastern United States.
★ ★ ★
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The U. N. General
Assembly’s Steering Committee voted last night against
Assembly debate on the question of self-determination
for Algeria. The lineup in the 15-nation committee was
5 in favor of consideration, 8 opposed and 2 abstaining.
★ ★ ★
MEXICO CITY—The newspaper Ultimas Noticias said
yesterday Mexican Communists are planning to launch a
major propaganda campaign financed by Russia. The news
paper said the Communist Party has received a first payment
of two million pesos, $160,000, and for some time has been
receiving 160 tons of newsprint daily which has been stock
piled for publishing a daily newspaper. The newspaper, ac
cording to government sources, will be edited by Communist
exiles from Cuba and Venezuela.
ME Prof Finds Journalism Pays
Conference
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them. And especially was he en
thusiastic about bringing such a
conference to the Southwest,
where, because of their remoteness
from the centers where national
affairs are handled, students have
no opportunity for such a behind-
the-scenes look.
soon
Whitney’s enthusiasm
spread to other leaders among
A&M students, lie soon enlisted
the support of Jenkins, now chair
man for the conference; Robinson,
Moseley, Walker, Arnold, Johnston,
Bacher, Kennedy, and Sellers.
This group secured the approval
of the college administration and
an advisory council from the fac
ulty. They drew detailed plans
for the meeting hnd a budget,
based on the experience
West Point conference.
plans and hopes in hand, they set
out in groups of threes and fours
to sell the idea for SCONA to busi
ness and industrial leaders of the
state and raise the $12,000 needed
for the conference.
Working on their own time,
much of it during the summer va
cation, and largely at their own
expense, the group raised the
amount needed in three months.
Three of the state’s leading foun
dations gave $3,000 each and the
rest was made up of gifts of from
$50 to $500 from business men and
industries.
With the money came other as
sistance in the form of aid given
by top industrialists in lining up
national figures as speakers. Foun
dations lent experienced consult-
_ . ants to help gmde the program,
of the Some of the early backers of the
Then, 1 plan called their friends and
suaded them to join in putting up
the necessary funds.
The amount needed has been col
lected, the SCONA committees are
finishing preparations and invita
tions are being mailed to the insti
tutions selected to send delegates.
This year’s conference is assured,
and plans are being laid to make
the program an annual event.
New History Paper
Edited By Steen
Dr. Ralph W. Steen, head of the
History Department is the editor
of the forthcoming publication
‘The Texas News.”
“The Texas News” is printed in
newspaper style and will be pub
lished Oct. 3 by the Steck Co. of
Austin. It will contain “on the
spot” reporting of the events and
people who made news in Texas
from the time of the first visit of
the white man. It is based on
years of study and research by the
author.
Dr. Steen is an outstanding Tex
as histoidan and is author of many
articles and books on Texas. He
has twice been awarded “The Bat
talion Award” for outstanding
service at A&M.
In addition to teaching at A&M
he has taught in high schools, jun
ior and senior colleges and the
University of Texas. He is first
vice-president of the Texas State
Historical Association, a commit
tee member of the Southern His
torical Association, and was a
member of the Board of Advisors
for “The Handbook of Texas,” for
which he wrote more than 50 ar
ticles.
Business Clubs
To Hear Bowman
Dr. Neal Bowman, a staff speak
er for the National Association of
Manufacturers, will address
meeting of the combined clubs of
the Business Administration De
partment at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
“Pattern for Progress” is the
title of Dr. Bowman’s talk, which
will be given in the Assembly
Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
The speaker has had a wide
background as an educator, author
lecturer and sales psychologist. He
has been a professor of marketing
at Temple University, written
three books on advertising and
selling and has a new one on pub
lic speaking. He has traveled all
over the nation on lecture tours
in his present job with the NAM
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Correction
The Battalion wishes to cor
rect an announcement which
appeared in the Wednesday
issue.
The announcement stated
membership in the Memorial
Student Center’s Film Society
was contained in the activity
fee paid at registration.
Prices are $1.50 for non-stu
dent tickets, $1.25 for students
and student wives, and 25
cents for single admissions.
They may be purchased at the
main desk of the MSC.
Athletes Will
Drill Early
Members of A and B Athletics
and Squadrons 24 and 25 will drill
at 1 p.m. each Thursday in order
not to conflict with their practice
sessions, according to Lt. Col. Tay
lor Wilkins, assistant commandant.
Athletes living with other out- I
fits will be excused from drill dur
ing the season for their sport but I
they are expected to drill at 1 p.m
with one of the athletic units, Wil
kins said.
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first 9 months if you are hard up for cash — and there will be
no make up on premiums later.) You pay the $11.40 rate for
15 years, and if you want to stop paying premiums then, we
issue you a paid-up policy for $4,090. (Or, you could take $1,810
in cash at that time.) If you l.et this $4,090 of paid-up insurance
ride until you reach retirement age 65, we will give you $3,006
in cash for it. . . . You paid in a total of only $2,062 in pre
miums during the 15 years, and for that you got: $10,000 of life
insurance for 16 years; $4,090 of life insurance for 28 more
years; and then got back $3,006 in cash. Not a bad deal, is it?
See if you can beat it! Texas’ largest life insurance company
guarantees every dollar in this policy, and the company has over
$560 million in assets that say they will do what they guarantee
to do. . . . See or call Eugene Rush, at the North Gate above
Aggieland Pharmacy, if you are interested. A College regulation
forbids insurance agents or their student representatives from
coming to a dormitory to talk with a student about insurance.
You wouldn’t want to buy a smuggled life insurance policy,
would you!
Articles for popular magazines
have two decided advantages over
technical reports, according to
Robert Fletcher of the Mechanical
Engineering Department.
The advantages, Fletcher pointed
out are, a fat pay check and, no
expert will argue about this.
Fletcher was the author of the
article “Your Turbocar” in the Au
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