The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Friday, May 11, 1956 Thank You There are certain highlights in a boy’s high school career that will nexer grow dim. For an athlete, such a highlight may be the breaking of a record or victory in an important event or game. For an intellect, it may be the mastering of an evasive course; a new score on the slide-rule, or a valedictory honor. For a Thespian, it may be the lead in the Senior Play, a place on the all-star cast, or the presidency of the Dramatics Club. For us—the eleven high school boys putting out this edition of The Battalion, there are two brilliantly beaming bulbs in our highlight. The first bulb is the spotlight swung on us by the A&M Journalism Department when it selected us as the top stu dents of journalism in Texas. The second glare comes from the subsequent invitation to come and take part in these Texas A&M High School Journalism Honor Days. It is more than a privilege, pleasure, or honor to be here; it is an experience. For years we have heard and read of A&M now we see it, and all the words in the world fail to do justice to the picture. The traditions, the legends, the color, and the customs of Aggieland have never, nor can ever be conveyed com pletely to an outsider. To capture the whole meaning, to taste the full flavor, one must feel that he is a part of it. Our stay here the past two days has done just that. To those responsible for this opportunity, to those who threw the switch on our highlight and kept it burning, to these people we wish to say what is a most warranted and sincere “thanks.” “This spotlight will not burn out.” Charles Hoehne No Middle Road My Dad once told me something that I will always re member and associate with him. He said, “There is no degree to honesty! A person is either honest — or he isn’t. There is no middle of the road.” So simple, yet so infinitely true. If a person commits willfully one dishonest act, then he may no longer be considered completely trustworthy. It will soon be time for final exams. Perhaps cheating doesn’t seem such a bad crime, but ask yourself, “Is it hon est?” “Would I be ashamed to have the whole Corps see me do this?” It is easy to be upright when there is a chance of being caught, but true honesty occurs when there is temptation with no chance of detection, and you come through with complete probity. If a person CAN be honest with himself, then he WILL be honest with everyone else. Can you? Jim Turnage Who Is To Blame? In our daily efforts to further our position in life, we often set up false goals and ambitions and even false rules with which to accomplish these things. One of the most common and damaging approaches that we make is our system of evaluation. Everything we ex perience is compared with not what would be best for the most but what is best for “I”. It is always “I”. We ar afraid to move “I” out of the center of focus. True, very little can be accomplished if there isn’t a certain amount of ambition, self confidence and pride, but overdoses of these often lead to our downfall. One of the primary qualities of leadership is that the leader thinks first of the people he is responsible for—those who are depending upon him. He falls down miserably if he shrinks from this obligation. Therefore to be a success ful leader, a person has to move “I” aside and think of the best method for all—regardless of the monetary pain it may cause him. The most common alibi for falling leaders is they say the problem will drag them all down if they face it. So they try to pretend it isn’t there. Realities don’t vanish like dreams. Instead of going away, they smoulder and grow worse until when they finally break out, they no longer are in the controllable stage. Now comes the real tragedy. After the problem has gotten out of control and is widely known, where do we put the blame? Do we look back and see where perhaps we might have made a mistake? No. We blame those who are seeing our exposed faults. This isn’t right by any means. If our actions can’t bear scrutiny, there isn’t much basis for them. —JB Th e Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors Entered a* second-cl&as matter at Post Office at Collesre Station. Texaa. under the Act of Con- srre»» of March 3. 1870. Member of The Associated Press Army And Air Force To Provide Exhibits The most decorated B-29 of World War II, “Command Decis ion,” will be on display in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum tomor row and Sunday. Both the Air Force and Ai-my are planning; to provide interesting and informative displays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for visi ting parents. In addition to “Command De cision” the Air Force will have an F-86 jet fighter and an engine dis play in front of the coliseum and several indoor exhibits. The indoor exhibits will be by the Air Force Orientation Group, School of Aviation Medicine, Fly ing Training Air Force, an USAF Recruiting Group. They will in clude a Salute to Texas A&M, the Air Force ROTC Program, Chem istry Flies, Research Photography, Cavalcade of U. S. Air Power, Sur- I Believe . . . The ministers of College Sta tion and Bryan have designated the month of May as “Church At tendance Month.” Local churches and student movements are work ing to reach 80 per cent of their enrollment during the Sundays of this month. Perhaps this month is particu- larily significant in that Christians have just celebrated the most meaningful event in church his tory, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Now, we have the oppor tunity to see what this resurrection can mean to us and shout its meaning to others. As they share in worship ser vices, men and women are finding- answers to vital questions that all of us are asking. These answers may come through the special mu sic, the sermon, special commun ity services and through prayer. Those on the church roles are in vited to join their friends at their home church. For those not mem bers of churches in this locality, you are invited to visit any of the local churches and talk to the pas tor and church members about be ing added to rftembership of that branch of Christ’s great church. Now is our opportunity to find power in spirituality that can be meaningful to us today. By HARRY SCOTT, Corps Chaplain vival and Rescue, Flying Equip ment, some WAF’s with the re cruiting group and many other in teresting displays. Nine branches of the Army will have exhibits set up in the area surrounding Guion Hall. There will be crews operating the dis plays. The infantry will display some of its newest weapons. The Quar termaster Corps, will have new parachutes and refrigeration units to show. Contrast will hit its peak when the Signal Corps breaks out its tiny portable radios, and follows it up with a gigantic truck moun ted job. There will be lumbering tanks rolling around, and the deafening ioar of a 105 mm howitzer firing- battery. There will be many more varied spectacles which are com mon-place to the armed forces. The Air Science and Military Science Departments of A&M ex tend a cordial invitation for all parents visiting the campus to come by and see these exhibits. TVu rserym en Date Course; Expect 125 A two-day short course is in store for an estimated 125 nursery men May 28-30. Sponsored by the Departments of Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Physiology, Agronomy, Ento mology and Floriculture and Land scape Architecture, classes for the course will be held in the Assem bly room of the Memorial Student Center. Registration will be in the Serpentine lounge of the MSC at 8 a.m. May 28. In connection with the short course a smorgasbord will be held at 7 p.m. May 29. Tickets costing $2 will be on sale at the registra tion desk. F. R. Brison, of the Horticulture Department is chairman of the course. Trie 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.AM. College of Texas is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Karl E. Elmquist. Chairman; Donald D. Burchard, Tom Leland and Bennie Zinn. Student members are Derrell H. 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 and on Thursday during tl - summer terms and during examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday immediately I preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester. $6.00 I per school year, $6.50 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished | ou request Represented nationally by | National Advertising ; Services, Inc., a t New i York City. Chicago, Los j Angeles, and San Fran- : cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi- j cation of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in | the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (VI 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- j lion Office, Room 207 Goodwin Hall. / Kirschke Gets Vet Medical Scholarship John A. Kirschke, Jr., freshman preparatory veter inary medicine major from Boerne, has been awarded the William H. Danforth Scholar ship which provides two weeks of leadership training at the Ameri can Youth Foundation Camp. The camp will be held at Camp Mini- wanca. Stony Lake, Mich. August 13-26. The scholarship, made possible by the Danforth Foundation is pre sented each year to the outstanding male freshman intending to major in veterinary medicine at each of several selected and leading schools. Kirschke will receive $50 which, for one person, will cover the full camp expense of training, board, lodging and social recreational ac tivities, according to Allen E. Den ton Jr. of the Basic Division. The American Youth Foundation, through which Kiischke’s training will be given, is a non-denomina- tional Christian leadership train ing organization in its 39th year of service. It has no propaganda, does not promote a program of its own in the local field and serves wholly through existing organiza tions working-with youth, accord ing to Earl A. Sindecuse of the Danforth Foundation. It is com prised of a group of specialists in youth training and its purpose is to assist young people to discover and develop their best selves, bet ter equipping them to guide oth ers. GI Bill For WW II Vets Stops July 25 Veterans of World War II may attend classes under the G.I. Bill (P.L. 346) until July 25, according to Bennie A. Zinn, veterans advisor. A few veterans might be able to attend beyond this date but the Veterans Administration must make the decision, Zinn said. Korean veterans who are to re ceive degrees and have not been approved for a higher degree, must apply for additional training prior to commencement May 25. Korean veterans who plan to change schools should file with the Veterans Advisor prior to depar ture from the campus at the close of the semester, Zinn said. Leho Elected Head Melvin Lebo, junior animal hus bandry major from Austin has been elected to represent the Saddle and Sirloin Club in the Agriculture Council during the 1956-57 school year. Lebo also is vice-president of the Saddle and Sirloin Club and a member of the junior meats judging team. LPL ABNER : ' YOU MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY—John C.Fanderford got out of this in fair shape after a head-on collision Wednesday night with Pat Jean Farley on the Jones Bridge Road. Von La Dwain Bowen, driver of a third car, escaped injury. All were A&M students. Deadline Set On Graduates’ Attire Regalia for baccalaureate sermon and commencement exercises May 25 may be rented at the College Exchange Store through 12 noon Saturday. The rental is as fol lows: Doctor’s cap and gown, $3.90; master’s cap and gown, $3.60'; bachelor’s cap and gown, $3.30. Hood rental for Ph.D. candidates and D.V.M. candidates is $3.90, and orders must be placed and hoods left at the registrar’s office no later than 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. Military personnel who may be candidate’s for degrees, advanced or undergraduate, will wear the un iform, as will ROTC students who will be graduating. All civilian students who are can didates for degrees will wear the bachelor’s caps and gowns. 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