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
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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.
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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.
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