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77/e Battalion Page 2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956 Censorship at Texas The Daily Texan, newspaper of the University of Texas, is having trouble with a board of regents that says Texan comment on controversial state and national issues is illegal. The claim, part of a move to censor one of the best stu dent newspapers in the country, is based on an obscure sec tion of the Texas appropriations bill that prevents state funds, “whatever their source, from being used for influenc ing the outcome of any election, or the passage or defeat of any legislative measure.” The regents claim the matter is an issue of law, not free dom of the press. The Texan defends itself upon the facts that Texas Student Publications is an independent corpora tion receiving no state or University money, that the move involves direct censorship and containment of the press’ le gitimate rights to take stands on all issues, and that academic freedom itself has been threatened—for if a rider in the state appropriations bill can be used to kill a student news paper it could also be used to silence any student or any fac ulty member. The Texan yelled—and loud. And we don’t blame them and offer them our encouragement to continue the fight. The issue arose because the board of regents there fear that the University may be denied money in the next appro priations bill. If so, our state Legislature will have sunk pretty low. Money is important, especially in our state schools which cannot get anywhere near the amount they need to provide the kind of education needed. But someone, somewhere, lias to draw the line and get up off their knees. The Legislature hasn’t paid the attention it should to the needs of our schools. The people of the state need to learn, something about these needs. Anyone following the reasoning of the “big-city” papers will realize that the people of our state are not being told. Which leaves it up to papers which have the nerve to comment on matters “not so popular” with some of our cit izens. And, apparently, the only newspapers, with a few ex ceptions, are those of our college press. Papers, like The Texan for instance. The Daily Texan is a very excellent newspaper. And, although we have never met him but have followed him through his writings, the editor seems like a very honest and thoughtful journalist. A very good editor, we’d say. But it looks like both he and The Texan are being damned for being “too good.” We Highly Recommend To You SPRED SATIN 100 0 /o Latex Paint $q;.69 gal. $1 -79 J- qt. SPRED SATIN is the most beau tiful, most washable, easiest-to- use paint we’ve ever seen. Do It Yourself and get beautiful results on walls and woodwork. CHAPMAN’S PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. Next to Post Office ENROLL NOW Spring Term Opens Monday, March 5th HAY and NIGHT SCHOOL HY-SPEED LONGHAND will be offered for the first time in a special ten-week course ad night. This is an ideal system for taking notes in college and for taking light office dictation. Typing will be given with this special course. Phone TA 3-6655 for information or call at 702 South Washington Avenue, JBryan, Texas McKenzie-Bald win Business College Th e Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, daily newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by students in the Office of Student Publications as a non-profit educational service. The Director of Student Publications is Ross Strader. The governing body of all student publications of the A.&M. College of Texas is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Karl E. Elmciuist, Chairman; Donald D. Burchard, Tom Leland and Bennie Zinn. Student members are Derrell U. Guiles. Paul Holladay. and Wayne Moore. Ex-officio members are Charles Roeber. and Ross Strader. Secretary. The Battalion is published four times a. week during the regular school year and once a week during the summer and vacation and examination periods. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year dnd on Thursday during the summer terms and during examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday immediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are S3.50 per semester. $6.00 per school year, $6.50 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., a t New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San B’ran- cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republieation of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may he made by telephone (VT 6-6618 or VI 6-4910) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (VI 6-6415) or at the Student Publica tion Office, Room 207 Goodwin Hall. BILL FULLERTON — - Editor Ralph Cole — - - Managing Editor Lon Shepard, Jim Bower, Dave McReynolds ... News Editors | Ronnie Greathouse - Sports Editor Welton Jones City Editor Barbara Paige Woman’s Editor! Mrs. Irene Claghorn Aggies nicknamed her ‘Mom’ 4 Mom’ Started Career In Army Nurse Corps By ERNEST F. BIEHUNKO Battalion Staff Writer One of Texas. A&M’s most be loved employees, Mrs. Irene Clag horn, known to Aggies as “Morn Claghorn,” College Hospital Super intendent, first came to A&M Col lege as an army nurse in 1918. Mrs. Claghorn well remembers the night she arrived on the cam pus — there were four pneumonia patients waiting for her’. She said all four of the students were dying and she became very disheartened at the whole affair. “I wrote my mother that night,” she said, “and told her I wished they had given me someone that I would have had a chance to save.” But, nevertheless, 38 years later, Mrs. Claghorn says she thinks this is a wonderful place and “you couldn’t run me off.” Mrs. Claghorn was born in Cal- umbiana, Ala., and moved to Groes- beck at the age of three. She later moved to Mexia where she was graduated from Mexia High School and married to Johnny Claghorn, who died in 1917. She entered the Army Nurse Corps upon the death of her hus band, being stationed at Love Field, Dallas and Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. She reached the rank of captain before retiring to accept the college position as head of the College Hospital. “The kids have always been won derful to me,” she said, “I think its wonderful. I -wouldn't stay here if I didn’t like it—I would retire.” Johnston Elected The Saddle and Sirloin Club elected Bob Johnston president Tuesday night for the spring and | fall semesters of ’56. Mel Lebo was elected vice president; Cecil Skaggs, secretary; Pat Garner, treasurer and Jim Renick, report er. Mrs. Claghorn could sit and tell stoi'ies about former A&M students for hours at a time. One incident she remembers quite well involved a man now in the House of Repre sentatives—Olin Teague. “When Olin Teague, better known as ‘Tiger Teague’ in those days, was here,” Mrs. Claghorn said, “I once caught him in the quarantined mumps ward.” Upon investigating, Mrs. Clag horn found that Teague had climb ed the wall and entered the hospital through a window to talk with some of his buddies in bed with the mumps. “I told him it would take ten days for the mumps to break out, and another 21 for him to get well,” she said. “About 30 minutes later, I told him he could leave if he would promise to never come back and break in that way again. “Needless to say, he left and said, T’ll never be. back’!” Besides catering to Aggie sick ness, Mrs. Claghorn travels throughout the state talking to A&M Mother’s Clubs, telling them just what their son receives in an education at A&M College. Her hobbies include crocheting and swimming. And, the big-gest job of all—a mother to 6,000 i-estless Aggies! MSC Dance Class Registers Monday Registration of the >spring se mester Memorial Student Center Dance Classes will be held Mon day in the Center. These classes are open to any student who wishes to attend and pay a registration fee which is be ing lowered this semester. Registration will be held in the ballroom from 7:30-8:30 Monday and Tuesday night. THURS. & FRI. Advance R0TC Contract Exam Scheduled The RQ3 examinations for ad vance ROTC contracts will be giv en on March 1 and 8, said Col. D. P. Anderson, PMS&T. “All Army cadets who are now in their fourth semester of mili tary science or who have complet ed the fourth semester are eligible to take the examination,-” he said. Veterans with one or more years of active military duty also are eligible to take the examination. The March 1 test will be given in the Electrical Engineering lec ture room, Physics lecture room and the Animal Husbandry Build ing lecture room at 4 p.m. All eligible civilian and Air Force students may take the qualifying examination in the Physics lecture room at 4 p.m. March 8, said Col. Anderson. Students in this cate gory must be either in their fourth semester of air science, or have completed four semesters of either Army or Air Force ROTC. Specific instructions to eligible personnel will be given at a later date through The Battalion, and by classroom orientation. Students Have Winning Papers Two A&M students placed among those presenting winning papers at the annual meeting of the Col legiate Academy of the Texas Academy of Science held in Waco last Dec. 9 and 10. Hinton D. Hoese, senior wildlife management major from San An tonio, won third place in the Bio logical Sciences Section with his paper, “Summer Distribution An alysis of the Southern Bay An- chory in East Bay, Texas.” Ray E. Stratton, senior oceano graphy major from Houston, won third place in the Physical Sci ences Section with his paper, “FJuid Motion Study of Hurri canes as Shown by Radar Echoes.” Both will receive citations of merit from the Texas Academy of Science. Film To Be Shown The Film Society presents “The Moon is Down”, starring Sir Fred erick Hardwick in the ballroom of the MSC at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Ad mission is by season pass or 25 cents per person. TRACK SHOES — We Have Your Size — ALSO CROSS COUNTRY SHOES WARM-UP SUITS Sludcnt Co-op Store The Western STEAKS — CHICKEN — SEA FOOD LUNCH SERVED 11:00 A.M. — 2:00 P.M. OPEN 24 HRS. HWY. G SOUTH ATTENTION SENIORS! We Will Have A Showing of ARMY AND AIR FORCE UNIFORMS Thursday, Feh. 16 — Room <‘>B Friday, Feh. 17 — Room 3C THURS. & FRI. ^Good Morning Miss DoveP with Jennifer Jones — Plus — “Garden of Evil*” with Gary Cooper THRU SATURDAY “Sheep Has Five Legs” Fernandel CIRCLE THRU FRIDAY “Blood Alley*” John Wayne — Also — “Thunder Over The Plains” Randolph Scott EDMUND GRAINGER RORY I SHELLEY | GILBERT CALHOUN! WINTERS! ROLAHD THE TREASURE OF PANCHCUmLA ^ TIME: (> P.M. TO 9 P.M. “LAUTERSTEINS” M. L. McNeely, M^r., ’35 LPL ABNER ~W| OM REX MOONLIGHT, M.D.,PtH^ fmjts cure for psycho somatic blindness u * Brilliant voung Hollv^ 00 ^ medic willing to perform miracle care on any patient. P O G O By Walt Kelly