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
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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.
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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
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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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STAFF FOR TODAY’S EDITION
JIMMY TURNAGE
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