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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE S' Friday, May 24, 1957 Editorials A. Look Buck Another year is almost over and only finals stand in the way of most Aggies before the semester ends. This might be a good time to reflect on some of the things which have happened during the year so that next year everyone will be ready to face new problems. The year started right for everybody as the Aggie foot ball team breezed through an undefeated season to win the Southwest Conference championship for the first time since 1941. They didn’t stop with that, however, because in winning the championship they crushed the University of Texas for the first time in Austin’s Memorial Stadium. Despite the NCAA’s refusal to take A&M off athletic probation, which inflamed many Aggies, all were happy the team had taken the SWC crown. UT’s troubles were not over after Turkey Day either. Coach Ken Loeffler’s Aggie cagers broke a 34-year jinx and beat the Longhorns twice during the basketball season. In addition to athletic successes the A&M student body was doing things on its own. Probably the best Student Senate in several years be gan an earnest attempt to provide an accident insurance plan for Aggies. Despite an early set-back because they tried to get a compulsory policy passed for the students, the Senate finally found a policy which seems to be the best possible for all Aggies. As has been the rule every spring for the last few years, controversy spread between Civilians and Corps and words were exchanged back and forth. The Civilian Student Council made the most progress since its start toward organization of its students by insti tuting dormitory organizations and planning a freshman or ientation program for the fall. Coach Ken Loeffler’s job was threatened momentarily when the SWC accused him of illegal recruiting, but Presi dent D. W. Williams decided to let him stay without re cruiting privileges. Finally, probably the most controversial issue of the year came up, when Corps leaders made efforts to urge the Board of Directors to institute compulsory Corps and sever al organizations on the campus began expressing their opin- -ioiis. It has been a year full of problems, but despite those problems much has been accomplished. Congratulations Tomorrow, hard years of sweat, strain and study end with success for the 1957 spring graduates of A&M. It is difficult for those who are not Aggies to realize just what it means to be graduating from A&M. It not only means completion of academic requirements for degrees . and military training for commissions but also it means an ■ intangible degree in training for life’s problems. Many go on to be great military leaders and become a credit to the school while others choose to become civilian ’ leaders and serve the community and state in which they live. Heartiest congratulations go to each and every graduate. It is hoped that they will carry with them the Spirit of Ag- gieland and always be credits to their school. Letters to the Editor SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS Your Activity Fee ef 1.75 per summer semester Includes MOVIES AT THE GROVE 5 NIGHTS WEEKLY—(MON. THRU ERL) (First Term-—22 movies and an operetta last week of term.) (Second Term—28 movies.) 1 The BATTALION Newspaper of the Campus and the City of College Station Editor, The Battalion On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to extend thanks to Doris Purser and the Aggie Wives Council for the time and effort spent in obtaining polio vaccine for Aggie families. We feel that we can breathe a little easier having been inoc ulated against this terrible di sease. I’m sure this feeling is shared by many other families. Thank you. Mrs. John DeWitt Editor, The Battalion Not long ago The Battalion re ceived a rating as being among the top college papers of the United States. This was probably the case before it was turned over to the man who dominated its opinions and filled its pages with nothing but anti-Corps propagan da. Not that we feel that the civilian students should not have their opinions, or express them, for that matter, but that the en tire content of the only paper on the campus has been loaded with feelings against the Corps. All of the content, that is, except that which was “given to Cadet Colonel of the Corps Jack Lunsford so he may express his views,” as was so well pointed out in tire bold face type under the title of the article in the May 2.1. issue. In that same issue appeared an editorial which expressed certain ly the most perverted and twisted view of a student on this campus, obviously written to rationalize the illogical view held by its au thor. This naive point of view and its obvious fight against rea son belongs only to the distorted mind and should only be allowed i a paper which reputedly handle that type of material. Such example of rationalization and searching for excuses to support an argument is the obscure and unfounded reason that the com pulsory Corps idea is intended to keep the Corps from slowly sink ing and is a product of fear in the minds of its leaders. Now really, is there any reason to believe that Jack Lunsforc thought, “My gracious, I am afraid of the destiny of the Corps, and in order to keep it from sinking into the mire, I must instigate plan of compulsory Corps policy to save it from this terrible death!’ Of course not! It seems rather obvious that the whole policy is supported because of the benefits a student may receive while being trained in this organization, and this can only be expressed by those who have experienced it Certainly if a man has completed two years of training in the Corps whether he liked it or not, he will be neverltheless a stronger man The huge play-up you gave the faculty against the policy is also a sign of the worthlessness of the paper, not that it brought the news to the students, but that its anti-Corps effect was splashed on the front page of the newspaper of a college whose reputation and fame has been built of the Corps of Cadets. We do not intend to slam the Civilian students or boast of the Corps in this letter, for we only want to expi’ess one point. That is, that the fight now existing be tween the two bodies on this cam pus is affected largely by -thb newspaper, and as its opinions urb only trying to encourage the bat tle, we are assured that it is worthless and trivial in its effort. W. E. Cleland ’59 S. F. Voinis ’59 R. B. Fernandez ’59 E. W. Hill ’59 S. O. Martinez ’59 John G. Thomas ’59 Jack G. Smith ’59 II. P. Isaacks ’59 C. N. Messer ’59 J. M. Woodson ’59 Wesley Heald ’59 Bill Robertson ’59 Wayne Batson ’59 Joe Van Zandt ’59 Editor, The Battalion CORPS LEAGUE BASEBALL SAYS THANKS The Corps League Baseball sea son is over after its first success ful try on the campus. This suc cess could not have been achieved had it not been for the coopera tion of the following people or groups: The Air Science Department for furnishing umpires for the Air Force games; , The Bryan (“Bees”) for giving the leagues use of Travis Park; Mr. Pete Rodriguez for coord inating with the leagues for their scheduling; Mr. Hein of Sbisa Mess Hall for the late tables for our after noon ballplayers; The Battalion for the fine cov- (Sce LETTERS, Page 5) CS Civic ^811, - Member Drive Starts Monday The College Station Civic Association annual member ship drive begins Monday, ac cording to the Board of Direc tors of the organization. The association works for the improvement of the city as a com munity to live in and lends its ac tive support to every woi'thy en deavor of interest to the commu- nity and area. Present programs of the group include support to the public schools, youth and recreation pro grams of the area, local health, T-B and survey and blood collec tion programs, the Carnegie Li brary and other programs of civic improvement. Walter Manning, president of the organization, named the 1957 membership committee as follows: R. E. Callender, chairman; A. C. Magee, vice-chairman; James B. Baty, Robert L. Hunt, J. Gordon Gay, K. A. Manning, Lucian M. Morgan, O. D. Butler, Mrs. W. H. Delaplane and Victor E. Schem- ber. Editor’s IN ole: Due to Final Examinations the Battalion will be published only on Thursday next week. The earth and solar system are two and a half billion years young er than the Milky Way, of which they are now a part. PORTABLE TYPEWRITER MFGRS. LIST PRICES Distributed by Mat. Office Maciune Dealers Assuc. AsM MENS SHOP 103 MAIN —NORTH CATE AGGIE OWNED The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, dally newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, !» published by students In the Office of Student Publications as a non-profit educational service. The Director of Student Publications Is Boss Strader. The governing body of all student publications of the A.&M. College of Texas is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Dr. Carroll D. Laverty, Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard, Prof. Tom Leland and M-r. Bennie S5mn. Student members are W. T. Williams. Murray Miiner, Jr., and Leighlus E. Sheppard. Jr.. Ex-officio members are Mr. Charles Koeber, and Ross Strader. Sec retary. 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. 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"Aggies Like To Deal With Aggies" “When you enter the business or professional world, there will be about twenty thousand A&M men who would rather deal with you, one of their fellow Aggies. “Let them know where you are by putting your ad in the monthly former-student newspaper The Texas Aggie, and they’ll beat a path to your door in a hurry. “All you have to do is write a letter to The Texas Aggie, Association of Former Students, College Station, Texas, and they’ll send you the rate card and, if you wish, help you plan and compose your ad.” 1 he Texas Aggie Association of Former Students College Station, Texas FOR LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE MOVING \ _ BEARD TRANSFER & STORAGE Ph. TA 2-2835 Agent for United Gear Elected Prexy Of Ag. Eco. Club Ed Gear, from Point Comfort, was chosen Wednesday night to head the Agricultural Economics Club for next year at a regular meeting in room 312 of the Agri culture Building. Also elected to serve for the coming year were vice president, Ken McKinney; secretary, John Walker; treasurer, Dehnar Deterl- ing; reporter, Larry Womack; and Roy Davis, Agricultural Council representative. Lallioun to Speak At Builders Meet Dr. John C. Calhouiid Jr., dean of the School of Engineering, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Texas Associated General Contractors Chapters Exe cutive Council to be held here June 2 and 3. Response to Dr. Calhoun’s speech will be made by Arthur LeBlane of the LeBlane Construction Co. Hous ton. On Campos with Max Qhvkm (Author of “Barefoot Boy With Cheek,” etc.) LANGUAGE MADE SIMPLE: No. 2 Exams loom closer and closer. The sands run out; the chips are down. This, you will agree, is no time for levity. Accordingly, I have asked the makers of Philip Morris whether I might not dispense with jesting in today’s col umn and instead devote it to a cram course in languages. Their consent was cheerfully given, for they are fine, great-hearted men, the makers of Philip Morris, just as full of natural goodness as the cigarettes they turn out, just as friendly, just as jolly, just as regular, just as un filtered, just as agreeable. “Why, bless you, child !” cried the makers. “Of course!” Then they rumpled my chest nut curls and somebody cried “Not it!” and before you could say flip-top box, a game of Squat Tag was on, and we played ’til the moon was over the yardarm, and then, pink and tousled, we all went inside and had flagons of temperance punch and Philip Morris cigarettes and fell into our trundle beds and slept the clock around! But I digress. Today let us turn our attention to the study of languages. Do you realize how important languages are? I must confess that, until recently, I did not. “What good will Spanish ever do me?” I kept asking. Well sir, I found out. Recently I took a trip to Latin America, and every day I thanked my lucky stars for having learned Spanish in college. While my fellow tour ists stumbled and bumbled, I was perfectly at home. 1 (L 6g/vit>g£ko fa /titer, get&tite?/ I recall our first stop in Mexico City. I stepped from the airplane, walked over to the nearest colorful native, and said, “Hasta la vista, senorita. (Good morning, sir.) <sPero las lastimas y calimadades se ayravaban mas y mas cada dia?” (Has tiiy footman finished sweeping out thy chamber?) “No, sir,” he replied in Spanish. “He is an idle rogue.” “How is thy footman called?” I asked. “He is called Diego,” replied my friend, “and the little daughter of his fat sister is called Juanita. She has two small books, one gray cat, three black dogs, 24 red chickens, one fat pig, eight pewter mugs, and a partridge in a pear tree.” “Wilt thou have a Philip Morris cigarette?” I asked. “Gracious,” he said thankfully.. We lit Philip Morrises and smoked contentedly the better part of the day. “Perhaps by now my footman shall have finished sweep ing my chamber,” he said. “Wilt thou not come to my house?” “Gracious,” I said. Arm in arm we walked to his house, but, alas, his footman had not yet swept out his chamber. So we each took a barrel stave and beat the impudent scamp until it was time for my airplane to take off. Aloha, Mexico, brooding land of enchantment! ©, Max Shulraan, 1957 Farewell, Mexico ... Hello, U.S.A., land of the long size and regular, the flip-top box, the fresh, natural, zestful smoke — Philip Morris, of corrisl — ivhosc makers bring you this column throughout the school year. LI’L ABNER SINCE THE RETIREMENT OF HENRV CABBAGE COD, , YOU'RE THE BIGGEST NAME IN FISH, GROVER ' WHALE. HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED RUNNING FOR By Al Capp PEANUTS PEANUTS NOTHING...I JUST UKE TO SIT HERE AND WATCH THE REST OF -7 THE WORLD 60 BY ^ By Charles M. 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