Battalion Editorials
Page 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1955
Understandable, But . . .
Handball Club
Will Organize
Team Today
A regrettable, but understandable, incident occurred
yesterday at the State Fair in Dallas. This was the picket
ing of the fair grounds by Negroes, protesting what they be
lieved to be discrimination and segregation.
The setting was the annual Negro Achievement Day at
the fair, and the picketers were from the youth council of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Segregation, undeniably, has been in effect at the annual
affair. And in conservative Texas, until a hole-proof de
cision, backed by enough prestige to put it into effect, is
made about desegregation at the fair, the Negro will continue
to be discriminated against. It’s doubtful if most Texans
will find the Supreme Court ruling on desegregation in pub
lic schools applies as well to the State Fair. In Texas, the
law has to be spelled out; there’s very little imagination used
by those in a position to bring about needed change.
But, while not denying the validity of the charge of
discrimination, the action taken by the youth council was
probably more detrimental than favorable to the cause of
the NAACP.
Purposeful and intelligent action, not an act of defiance,
is what is needed to retain the prestige which such a great
social revolution as desegregation will entail. It may take a
little longer, but will be a lot smoother in the long run.
One favorable aspect of yesterday’s picketing was-that
no violence accompanied the action. This represents a great
difference from the bloody trails followed by another large
group that fought to overcome oppression and discrimination
—the worker. Uplifting the dignity and social status of the
worker involved a great social change. History reveals the
unnecessary violence and strife that accompanied this move
ment. May the NAACP look at the past for a clue on how to
avoid many of the pitfalls that will beset it in its struggles
to attain its birthright.
The Handball Club will hold
an organizational meeting
today in DeWare Field House,
according to Don Grant, mem
ber of the handball team last
year.
Membership is open to anyone—
faculty, students or former stu
dents. Anyone interested in hand
ball, skilled or just learning the
game, is invited to attend the
meeing, Grant said.
The club has scheduled matches
with other Southwest Conference
Schools and some YMCA groups
throughout the state. The first
game will probably be in Novem
ber.
The handball team will take part
in the National Collegiate Handball
Tournament, sponsored by the
United States Handball Associa
tion, held as a part of the Sugar
Bowl festivities in New Orleans.
.Last year’s team came in second
in the tournament.
Don . Johnson and Jim Mathis,
’55, were the national intercolle
giate doubles champions last year.
Instruction will be given to all
persons attending the workouts.
Grant sa>'d.
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BRYAN
The Battalion
By MAURICE OLIAN
CHS Sports Correspondent
With two blocked punts setting
up touchdowns for both sides, the
A&M Consolidated Tigers and the
Cypress-Fairbanks Bobcats fought
to a 6-6 tie on Tiger Field last
Friday night' as the Tigers com
pleted their non-district schedule
with a 1-4-1 record.
Cypress-Fairbanks opened the
scoring early in the second period.
A partially blocked punt gave them
the ball on the Tiger 28.
Back on the 35 as a result of a
fumble and facing fourth down
and 17 yards to go, Louis Velda
passed to end Frank Tillota who
took it away from two Tiger de
fenders on the two. Fullback
Charles Stansell bucked into the
line twice and hit paydirt the sec
ond time. The conversion attempt
fell short and the Bobcats led, 6-0.
With 2:31 remaining in the half,
Consolidated’s Jack McNeely, 151-
pound senior guard slashed thru
to block a Bobcat punt and fell on
it in the end zone for the touch
down. The kick for the point-af
ter barely got off the ground and
that ended the scoring for the
night.
Penalties helped Cypress-Fair
banks move to the Tiger 13 early
in the fourth quarter, but Velda
was hit hard and fumbled on the
15 where Ed Linton recovered for
Consolidated.
From thei-e the Tigers put to
gether their longest sustained
drive of the night, moving to the
Bobcat 15 on seven plays. Alton
Arnold sprinted 33-yards and Ed
gar Feldman hit Manuel Garcia
on a 29-yard pass play to eat up
most of the yardage, but Tillota
recovered a Consolidated fumble
to end the threat.
Cypress drove to the Tiger 46
where Charles Phillips broke loose
for a 41-yai'd gainer before he was
brought down by Arnold on the
five. Four tries lost three yards
and Consolidated took over on the
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eight.
In the final minute and a half
the ball changed hands three times.
Unable to move the Tigers got
It’s Class “A”
For Appearance
on the
Campus
CAMPUS
CLEANERS
Letters To The Editor
Editor,
The Battalion
Dear Yell Leaders,
Why isn’t the “Twelfth Man”
sung anymore? As has been the
tradition in the past we have sung
it at all yell practices. There has
been no need to sing it after the
last four football games. The
“Twelfth Man” has been very evi
dent at all football games this year
and we are sure more than 2,000
would like to have dates to watch
the Aggies on their march to the
top of the Southwest Conference.
Why don’t we start singing it
once again ? Also why should we
leave “The Spirit” out at yell prac
tice ? If you will remember back
it was not sung at yell practice
last Thursday night. Before long
you will be leaving out the “War
Hymn” and then I guess we will
stop having yell practice altogeth
er. Is (Are) all. the traditions of
yell practice going to become some
thing of the past like “khaki ties.”
Class of ’57
A Ordnance
Dear Editors:
As a self-appointed repi’esenta-
tive of the FFSA (Future Former
Students’ Association), I toured
the MSC the other dtiy in order to
observe the run-down conditions
which would justify the redecora
tions discussed in The Batt earlier
this (last Tuesday) week.
6-6;
Up TD’s
right back into trouble with a
short punt that went out of bounds
on the 28, but Wayne Thompson
intercepted a Bobcat pass two
plays later on the 15.
Four plays gained only four-
yards and Cypress took over on
the 19. The game ended seconds
later with the Bobcats on the Ti
ger 12.
Consolidated opens District 25-A
action aganist Katy Friday night
at Katy. The other district teams
opened last Friday with Sealy
downing Waller, 28-14, and Tom-
ball beating Katy, 12-0.
Fortunately or unfortunately,
whichever it may be, I could find
no justification for redecoration in
these days of student union fees.
As a result of my tour I would
like to recommend that that Mr.
Wayne Stark’s office be moved to
the third floor of Goodwin Hall to
create in him a taste for the lower-
portion of the hog.
Gordon de Marraid, ’57
Ed. Note: We’re on the second
floor.
Dear Editor,
It seems a shame that while at
the TCU game, with the team play
ing their hearts out, the students
Giardina Elected
Vince Giardina has been elected
president of the Beaumont Home
town. Club, for the coming year.
Other officers include Creighton
Maynard, treasurer; Sammy Net-
terville, vice-president; and Pat
Wilson, secretary.
sitting in the front rows did not
pass the yells back during time
outs and during other yells. Seems
that every time “Gig ’em” was
given, we in the back did not get
the signal until the yell was over.
Sincerely it is hoped this matter
can be improved upon, as we had
to continually watch the yell lead
ers in order to catch the signals for
yells.
Bob King, ’55
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You wouldn’t want to buy a smuggled life insurance policy,
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WE PREDICT: 1955’s most infuriating magazine article will be
“THE NATURAL SUPERIORITY
OF IVY LEAGUE IV1EN”
in November HOLIDAY magazine
. . . and that its noted author, Henry Morton Robinson (Columbia ’23) will be man most
burned in effigy on non-Ivy campuses this fall! It’s guaranteed to enrage the letter men
of "Moline Subnormal” and “Turpentine Tech” . . . redden the faces of state universities’
“professorlings” (that’s what Robinson calls ’em) . . . wound the tender feelings of every
drum majorette in America.
You’ll smoulder at Robinson’s gibes at courses in chain-store management and em
balming! Burn at his references to state universities as “educational rabbit warrens.”
Explode at his views on mass education for the “denizens of Outer Mediocrity.” It’s one
of a trio of provocative articles on Ivy League men, social life, sports. Don’t miss,it!
November HOLIDAY —now on your newsstand!
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