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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1955
Letters To The Editor
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A Sobering Effect
By now everyone at A&M knows about the tragic acci
dent that befell one of our fellow students yesterday. And
everyone also knows the heroic gesture he made in pushing
two of his buddies out of the way of the oncoming car.
No greater act of Aggie Brotherhood could be exampled.
The boy’s injuries are critical, and we all hope for his rapid
recovery.
Such an accident has a sobering effect, and it is with
this in mind that we are asking that every person connected
with the school and community act with even greater regard
for safety than usual. Many reasons, focused in the light of
yesterday’s accident, call for greater personal and community
safety.
In the first place A&M is playing with fire, and no pun
intended, in having such a huge bonfire as we now have. Such
a structure is admittedly dangerous, even though every at
tempt is made to maintain rigid rules of safety. The idea
has come to be this—“Let’s make the bonfire larger every
year.”
We’re not saying this year’s is the largest or even that
it is too large. But a limit exists that overrules any safety
factor or rule applied.
We’re not trying to abolish the bonfire, nor even to hint
that this is our motive.
We’re trying to suggest that accidents do happen—and
happen, like yesterday’s, where one would least expect them.
The bonfire would be the logical place to expect a serious
accident. The fact thatone occured at a guard post only
serves to emphasize the possibility of what could happen—
in the logical place.
We don’t want to sound pessimistic. Too much of such
decadent feeling could destroy, in part or wholly, much that
expresses Aggie Spirit.
But we do want to be realistic. And facing realism will
mean facing the fact that we are limited in what we can do.
And the hardest fact to face is the one that calls for a self-
imposed limit.
This limit is the safety of students and others.
It’s easy to talk about safety, and it’s easy to set up
rules.
But it’s hard — and sometimes horrible — to have to
realize that rules don’t cover everything—even when ob
served.
The worst part, and the paradox, is that one can’t avoid
danger by dodging it. That’s not being realistic, either.
Think it over; learn by the tragic example we had yes
terday ; then be careful. It could happen to you.
Editor, Battalion
To whom it may concern:
As representatives of the class
of ’58, we wish to express our
opinions and feelings toward the
the recent ticket squabble. To us,
as well as many other students
here at A&M, it is not clear why
we can not have enougdi tickets to
go around. We realize that this
year we have an outstanding foot
ball team; therefore, more Aggies
plan to bring their dates to the
T.U. game which will overfill the
Aggie section. But, we can not
understand why the Aggie section
can not be expanded to take care
of the students and their dates.
After all, we are the school and
we personally believe that if the
students and their dates can not
all see the game, no one else
should.
Next time why not take care of
our ticket demands at home before
filling the orders of others.
As a result of the ticket short
age, we have heard many Aggies
comment that they would just
watch the game on T.V. with their
dates. We ask, “Why tear down
the traditions of A&M by selling
all of the tickets before the Aggies
get their share?” We sincerely
believe that the “Twelfth Man” is
an important part of our college,
and everyone of us needs to be
there to support our team. So why
run part of the “Twelfth Man” off
in order to make a few bucks. We
have heard that we have to take in
a certain amount of money in or-
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der to operate, and if the Aggie
section was expanded, it would be
impossible to take in the amount
of money needed at the price of
$2.00 per date ticket. We feel,that
some provisions should be made to
arrange for all the Aggies and
their rates to have a seat, even if
we have to pay the difference in
order to reach the amount needed.
We, the officers of the class of
’58, wish to assure everyone that
when we play Texas University
here in 1958, we expect to have
date tickets for not only the sen
iors and juniors, but for the sopho
mores and freshmen too.
Class of ’58
Arvill Newby
Jerry Ellington
Bob Surovik
Edward McLaughlin
Robnett Martin
Don Kirby
Benn Dunn
Editor and Staff
The Battalion
Sirs:
Your team’s performance against
Rice Institute in the game of Sat
urday, November twelfth, was not
reported in detail here. However,
the statistics alone would indicate
an accomplishment possibly un
equaled in modern football.
One cannot help but admire the
spirit of a group that refuses so
stubbornly to admit the existence
of the word “defeat.”
Sincerely yours,
Ann Blanchard Carter ’56
Hood College
Frederick, Maryland
so anxious to help people. I want
to thank those boys for helping us
and bring to the attention of the
readers of the Battalion how nice
the Aggies are.
Sincerely,
Gardner Osborne
(Mrs. AVm. F. Osborne)
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Editor, Battalion
Dear Sir:
“We are the Aggies .... true
to each other as Ags can be.” Yes,
we are the Aggies .... but are
we true to each other as Aggies
can be? Take this instance: Early
this morning a sophomore was
critically injured in a truck-car
mishap on our oumpus. In pro
curing an ambulance from our
.“very efficient” hospital, a mobile
ham radio operator and his pass
enger were, so I am told, slowed
down by the hospital nurse, and
asked what was wrong before even
phoning the ambulance driver. This
“very efficient” man apparently
didn’t even know where the keys
to the ambulance were and upon
going to the ambulance even had
trouble opening its garage doors.
When were those doors last open
ed or the lock oiled ?
It was almost fifteen minutes,
with a dying Aggie laying crushed,
under a truck, before the ambu
lance got thei'e. By this time a
Bryan ambulance had already ans
wered the call and was on its way
to the hosiptal with the patient.
Is this efficiency or ignorance? I
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Editor, Battalion
Dear Sir:
Too many people seem to be
writing aboLit the “bad manners”
of the Aggies lately. I never be
lieved Aggies had anything but
courteous manners and last night
(Friday night) the Aggies proved
themselves. When we got back to
our car after Town Hall, we found
one of our tires flat. We were
parked next to the entrance on
Highway 6 on the street that runs
in front of the gym. The bonfire
guards on that entrance came over
and took it upon themselves to
change the tire. I doubt if you
will find many schools in which
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