The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County). Texas
PAGE 2 Thursday, November 8, 1956
Safety Before Pleasure
Leaving at various times tomorrow afternoon, the bulk
of Aggies making the Corps Trip to Dallas will arrive there
sometime between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m.
This three-hour period has a totally different meaning
in the death statistics compiled by the Texas Safety Associa
tion. , ,, , •
According to them, the mileage death rate, m an average
year, is three times as great at night as in the daylight hours.
Surprisingly enough, the peak hour for these fatal ti attic
accidents is from 5 to 8 p.m. ,
The primary factor in safety is responsibility ot the in
dividual. Granted that a driver takes all precautions he can,
he still must carefully watch all other drivers. This rule
goes hand in hand with the natural instinct for self preserva-
But remember too, any careless act on our part which
results in an acident, makes us responsible for any injury or
loss of life that results.
No one wants, to hear Silver Taps next week.
Seating Plan Ideas Needed
' Because the Student Senate doesn’t meet until the
Thursday before the Rice game which is too late to work out
another seating plan, Jim Rowland has asked for students to
turn in their suggestions and ideas to the Office of Student
Activities. . lt ,
Rowland said the seating committee is continually work
ing’ on the seating problem and will have time to considci
and act on any ideas they might receive.
He said also that students could give their ideas to him,
Bill Dorsey, Tom Miller or Charles Wilson, all seating com
mittee members.
In going along with the trend toward better student
seating, the senior class has unanimously voted to let no
one but seniors and their dates sit in the senior section. Ihis
should take some of the crowded atmosphere out of the sec
tion.
The forward step toward better seating arrangements
has been taken. It is up to the student body to see that
continued progress is made.
Both Senate and seating committee members have said
they wanted ideas and suggestions from the student body.
In addition to getting a better seating plan, our active par
ticipation in turning in ideas will go a long way in strengthen
ing our student government. ,
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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
™at?o1J h fs a non-profit 8 educational service The Director of Student PublicaUons
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 Dr. Carrol! D.
Laverty. Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard Prof. Tom Leland and Bennie
Zm— Student members are John W. Gossett, Murray Milner, Jr., and Le.gh.us E.
Sheppard, Jr. Ex-officio members are Mr. Charles Roeber. and Ross Strader Sec
retary The Battalion is published four times a week during the regular school year
ard once a week during the summer and vacation and examination periods. Dais o.
publication a^e Tuesday through Friday for tire regular school year and on Thursday
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
33"
by Dick Bibter
Letters To The Editor
"OK. INTH' SAC* ROW—'ierS HAVE THAT GIKUB
magazine up here ih this basket/"
Editor,
The Battalion
In the past The Battalion has
been something of which all Ag
gies could truly be proud, but after
the article about Reveille, one
wonders, “Just where is this Editor
from ? ”
You stated that Rev’s actions on
the football field give the Aggies
the “reputation of being uncouth
and possessing no dignity.” Friend,
vve assure you that there are people
who think it is uncouth to kiss in
public and is not dignified to stand
up and wildcat for sixty minutes.
How about just shaking hands
with our dates during the game
like our sister schools, about whom
you seem to be so concerned.
There are many more traditions at
A&M which do not meet with the
approval of everyone, but we sure
ly don’t intend to change them just
because one person or one small
group of persons frown upon them.
If it is your wish to do away with
offending things, how about discon
tinuing the Editor’s articles in 1 he
Battalion. They have certainly of
fended as many, if not more people
than Rev.
There are other schools in the
South-west Conference and the
United States which keep their
mascots on leashes and in cages.
If you are embarrassed by the way
Rev. acts, we are sure any of
these schools would be glad to have
you as a student.
We hope to see Reveille in the
Cotton Bowl New Year’s Day and
if you want to close your eyes dur
ing the half-time activities, you
have our blessings but we aren’t
quite so easily offended.
We agree that we have the finest
band in the Nation, but as for Rev
distracting from or degrading it,
we believe that she is just as
much a part of this school as the
band or any other organization or
function, including The Battalion.
Sonny Ellen ’58
Bob Caster ’58
Vic Hlavinka ’58
John Eagleson ’58
A&M is one of the few colleges
with a Basic Division which has
academic supervision of all fresh
men students to assist them in
adjusting to college life.
What’s Cooking
The schedule for tonight’s club
meetings are as follows:
7:15
Smith County Hometown Club
will meet in room 225, Academic
Building.
Lubbock-South Plains Club will
meet in room 108, Academic Build
ing.
Cen-Tex Hometown Club will
meet in room 205 of the Academic
Building.
Brush County Hometown Club
will meet in room 3-B of the MSC.
Red River Valley Hometown Club
will meet in room 103 of the
Academic Building.
Galveston Hometown Club will
meet in 3D of the MSC.
Grayson County Club will meet
in room 104 of the Academic
Building.
Angelina Club will meet in the
game room of the YMCA.
Rio Grande Valley Club will meet
in the Biology Building.
Amarillo Hometown Club will
meet in the Birch Room of the MSC
to make Christmas Party plans.
Fayette - Colorado Hometown
Club will meet in room 206 of the
Academic Building.
Baytown Hometown Club will
meet in room 127 of the Academic
Building.
Guadalupe Valley Hometown
Club will meet in room 17 of the
Civil Engineering Building.
(See WHAT’S COOKING, Page 3)
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