Battalion Editorials
Page 2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1955
Challenge to Youth
D. H. Lawrence, writing on a different theme, once put
into words a challenge which is present for every student
of every American college and university. This was: “Let
Americans turn to America, and to that very America which
has.been rejected and almost annihilated. Do they want tc
draw sustenance for the future?”
These words were written in the hope that America
would develop its own literary culture. We repeat them here
in the hope that such a conference as next week’s Student
Conference on National Affairs will draw attention to the
youth of our colleges. For it is us, the youth of America,
who will have to shoulder the responsibility of carrying for
ward the hope of mankind for peace.
A clarion call exists in the challenge we have before
us. Our generation has been called the “Silent Generation,”
born in the depths of depression, raised in the holocaust of
war, slapped with charges of delinquency, and condemned
for not concerning ourselves with the continual infringements
on civil rights.
Many of these charges, and others, we have to answer
for; many of the answers can be found by retracing the
footsteps of our forerunners, by looking back to the disillus
ionment of those that proceeded us. They must share the
blame for the past; upon us rests the responsibility for the
future.
We are shaped by our environment. Look at today’s
world, at the effects visible in our own nation of events half
way around the world. The United States has apparently
wakened to realize that the decadent philosophy of isolation
ism—bequeathed to us by near-sighted heroes of old—is no
longer valid in an ever-shrinking world.
We have been silent on many issues—issues which have
been so big that they have all but crushed our fathers.
But we’re beginning to feel the strength of our muscles
and our brains. And we’re beginning to wonder about the
situation existing in our world.
We’re beginning to speak, using—as in SCONA—the
experience and mistakes of the past as our guide.
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COL. THOMAS L. CRYSTAL, professor of philosophy at
the U. S. Air Force Academy, Denver, Colo., will serve as
a roving observor at next week’s Student Conference on
National Affairs. He received his BS from the U. S. Mil
itary Academy in 1934 and his MA from Columbia Univer
sity in 1949. Col. Crystal has served as assistant professor
of international relations, Department of Social Sciences,
U. S. Military Academy; and participated in the planning
for and development of the first student conferences on
U. S. affairs at the Academy.
A&M’s SCONA
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uate School; Col. Joe E. Davis,
A&M commandant; Dr. R. W.
Steen, head of the History Depart
ment; Dr. J. Q. Hayes, English
professor at A&M; R. Henderson
Shuffler, director of Information
and Publications, A&M College
System; E. E. McQuillen, execu
tive director of the Development
Fund, A&M System; R. B. Halpin,
associate professor of Agricultural
Economics & Sociology at A&M; N.
T. Ness, Secretary, Anderson,
Clayton & Co., Inc.; Dr. J. Hor
ace Bass, professor of History,
A&M; C. C. Haas, assistant direc
tor, business manager, MSC; Col.
H. E. Dittman, professor of Air
Science, A&M; and Hardin Craid
Jr. Librarian and pi'ofessor of His
tory at Rice Institute.
Opens Wednesday
Conferees will begin arriving
for the opening of the conference
Wednesday. At 3 p.m. that day,
Dr. David H. Morgan, A&M pres
ident, will welcome students from
44 colleges in 15 states and Mexi
co and special guests hex-e for help
ing and speaking at the conference
r fAJ^S Gets New
Employee Jan. 1
Charlotte Tompkins, Carson
county home demonstration agent
since September 1946, on Jan. 1,
1956 will become a member of the
headquarters staff of the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
Extension Director G. G. Gibson
said her new title would be Spe
cialist in Home Management and
that she replaces Mrs. Bernice
Clayton, resigned.
Miss Tompkins is a native of
Missouri but has lived and worked
in Oklahoma and Texas since 1923.
She is a graduate of Oklahoma
A&M with a B.S. degree in home
economics and holds an M.E. de
gree from Colorado A&M in the
same subject.
Social Whirl
Aggie Wives Council will meet
at 8 p.m. Monday in the YMCA.
Representatives ai’e asked to bring
the $1 dues for their club.
bring out the clouds
in your summer snapshots
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| Help Fight TB ^
in the Center ballrom. Lamar
Fleming Jr., chairman of the
board of Anderson, Clayton & Co.,
will deliver the first keynote ad
dress at that time.
Fish
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straight shots as Allen took a 67-60
lead with 5:05 left to play.
Heller grabbed a x-ebound and
passed to Roberts for two points
and Swisher sunk a lay-up on a
fast break that found four Aggie
freshmen down court to but one
Academy man. Montemayor and
Collier pushed through a field goal
each. Swisher hit two clutch free
throws to cut the lead to five
points.
The Fish hobbled a chance to get
closer as they took the ball out of
bounds, but lost it to the Ramblers.
Collier captured a stray A&M pass
and turned it into an easy two
points. Diago meshed a set shot
from in front of the circle and hit
a beautiful two-handed shot from
deep in the light comer after Rob-
ex-ts had stolen, the ball. Collier
dumped the last two-pointer for
Allen. Diago sunk a lay-up, but
time ran out before the Fish could
get in another shot.
The Fish play their first home
game next Wednesday against the
Univei'sity of Houston Kittens in
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Wh at’s Cooking
The Collegiate 4-H Club will
meet Monday in room 3C of the
Memorial Student Centex 1 .
U.Buy Christmas Seals.
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chosen Dec. 15.
A pictux-e of the girl you wish
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Mrs. Carol Cook in the History
Department before 5 p.m. Dec. 15.
The sweetheart will be intro
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day dance which will be held Dec.
29 at the Texaco Countxy Club at
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