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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1955 Borrowed Thoughts Last Sunday’s Family Weekly Magazine carried an in teresting article by a former U. S. Senator, William Benton, from Connecticut. Entitled “Dare to be Different,” it took up the basic characteristic of our generation, that of con formity. Benton believes that our national heritage is founded on independence of mind, not on blind conformity. Yet, he says, many persons consider the independently thinking American to be radical, even,communistic. “One of the central differences between ourselves and our communist adversaries is that our traditions commit us to belief in the utility ... of dissent, while theirs do not. Ours is a democracy with faith in the freedom of men and faith that out of unfettered dissent and diversity will come pro gress.” The sure path of defeat, Benton' declares, is to become as narrow-minded and inflexible as our enemies. Yet those who dare to disagree are oft-times considered dangerous, controversial, even unpatriotic and a threat to national se curity. Among other things said about our age was the state ment that in some ways high school and college students are the world’s worst conformities. And woe to the student who challenges the majority. “Nowhere is there such ah intricate system of castes and cliques, except perhaps in primitive societies,” Benton says. It’s hard to find the road to truth in these days; each student must find his own way in the midst of a thousand different lures, each offering its own version of truth. And the road can be lonely and difficult. If you are sometimes called a “non-conformist” for hold ing certain opinions, do not be afraid. Even if the develop ment of your own mind and character lead you in a lonely direction, don’t be afraid to be different! Finally Caught CADET SLOUCH by James Earle , UAvyf jj'io TUER.& "SIP OL.E= e>ODCW ' V KA IM TU' MOOD * TA.UK UOOTBUUU/ |40vj'*s TOOK TEAM. OOikj' i-ATEUV? \ Aggie Sweetheart Will Be . Selected Ten A&M students will leave here Saturday at 6 a.m. for Texas State College for Women in Denton to select the Aggie Sweetheart for 1955-56. She will be chosen on qualities such as personality, beauty, con versational ability and charm. Photographs of 10 TSCW beauties were selected last night from 41 nominated by the sophomore, jun ior and senior classes at TSC^V; names could not be released. A&Mi delegation will arrive in Denton in time to have lunch with the 10 lovelies Saturday noon. That afternoon the Aggies will be en tertained with a picnic at Lake Dallas. They will return in the evening and dress for a formal dance which will start at 8 p.m. and last until 12 mid-night. Sunday morning the group will attend services in the Little Chapel in the Woods accompanied by the sweetheart nominees. Following the services there will be a two hour recess and the sweetheart will be selected from the 10 nominees. One sweetheart and two alternates will be elected. The A&M group will then dine with the Tessies, and the selection Brilliant Briefs In lieu of having a paid col umnist for The Battalion, the staff has decided that enough funny things go on around Ag- gieland to warrant an “anec dote” column in as many is sues as is justified by the amount of material gathered. To help with this, it is hoped that all who get a kick out of the ordinary happenings fall ing under the category of the . It takes TWO to fill the bill . . . or fashion a Christian home TWO by TWO The class for Aggie Couples First Baptist Church College Station humorous or unusual will help provide tips for these tales. Today’s anecdote, provided by W. R. Garrett, could also run under the title he suggested: “Phantom Strikes Ag‘ain—Finally Caught.” In a problems lab Tuesday, one of the students, seizing lipon the earliness! of the hour and the pro fessor’s late arrival, set about writ ing a short note on the blackboard about the prof. Puffing nervously on a cigarette and glancing fur tively from time to time at the door, he drew a gear, the current study of the class, and beside it, in letters of bold and valiant size; “Today’s phantom droodle — Gear from (the^ prof’s) railroad watch to keep us on the timetable.” He was referring’ to the prof’s freq uent mention of whether or not he was. on schedule with his lecture,. What the “Phantom” didn’t know was that while he was busy with his writing, his “victim” had come into the room and, immediately re alizing what was occuring, had taken a seat among the students in the class. Amid howls of laughter, louder by far thijn he had ever received before, thfe student finished his work and slipped out the door to dispose of his cigarette. He glanc ed right at, or rather through, the prof, not recognizing him for a (See BRIEFS, Page 6) News Briefs DR. H. J. SAWIN, professor of zoology and dean of the Graduate School of the University of Hous ton, will present a graduate lecture to the faculty, staff and graduate students at 8 p.m. tonight. His topic will be “The Origin of the Vertebrate Skeleton,” and will cov er conflicting reports on the ori gin of teeth, cartilage and dermal bone. A TOTAL OF 10,665 visitors were on the campus during the months of June, July, August and September, according td P. L. Downs Jr., official greeter for the college. Of this number 1,081 were on the campus during September. JIMMY PATTERSON has been selected as the outstanding fresh man of Squadron 21 for Septem ber. Don Garner was selected out standing sophomore for the same outfit. Their selection was based on military appearance, interest in the Corps of Cadets and courtesy. OPEN FOR ALL BANQUETS, DINNERS RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND LUNCHEONS ALL by RESERVATION ONLY MAGGIE PARKER DINING HALL 2-5089 “The Oaks” — 3-4375 BRYAN 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 once a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Thursday during the summer terms, and Thursday 4 ur ing examination and va cation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday im mediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. 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BILL FULLERTON : Editor Ralph Cole Managing Editor Ronnie Greathouse Sports Editor Don Shepard News Editor Welton Jones City Editor Barbara Paige Woman’s Editor Jim Neighbors, David McReynolds, Jim Bower. Staff Writers Barry Hart Sports Editor Maurice Olian CHS Sports Correspondent Tom Syler Circulation Manager Clarence Hatcher In Warm Springs In a letter received from Sid Cox in the English Department, it was learned that Clarence Hatcher, ’55, was in the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation in Gonzales,. Texas. Hatcher, who received a Spine in jury in an automobile accident last year, is now paralyzed from the shoulders down. The letter said he was in good spirits and hopes to be recovered to the extent thdt he can return to school next se mester. Hatcher was in the Air Force ROTC and lived in dormitory 12 until the time of his accident. Scholarships Given To Four John H. Simms, Randall C. Ho ward, William D. Tabor and David B. Morris received scholarships for $150 and $200 as a bonus resulting from their summer sales work with the Vita-Craft Company of Lewis ville, Texas. Simms is from Port Arthur; Ho ward from College Station; Tabor from Hillsboro and Morris is from Yoakum. For More . . . ® Courteous • Prompt ® Efficient SERVICE Have All Your Cleaning Done By The CAMPUS CLEANERS Now at 2 convenient locations on the campus COLLEGE STATION Phone 4-5114 will be announced in the recreation room of the Union Building fol lowing lunch. Representing A&M will be Larry Kennedy, Corps commander; John Jenkins, deputy Corps commander; Scotty Parham, Student Senate president; Allan Greer, Senior Class president; Bill Willis, presi dent of the Arts and Sciences Council; Joe Bill Foster, Senior Class social secretary; Bud Whit ney, MSC council president; Don Burton, president of Senior Court; Bob Lee, election commission, and a representative of the Civilian Student Council. 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