The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Tuesday, October 15, 1957
Cadet Slouch'
by Jim Earle LETTERS
Man to Man
By JOE TINDEL
The Aggies won and the rains' came. That’s about the
size of this—the beginning of the fifth week at Aggieland,
1957-58.
Needless' to say, the Aggie win was the biggest thing
with the rain coming in as close second—except for those
Aggies caught in it without raincoats.
★ ★ ★
Congratulations to the Sweetheart Selection Committee
for picking the best-looking sweetheart yet. All our kindest
regards go to the new sweetheart. Miss Nancy Norton. Also,
good luck, Jon Hagler, on your attempt to break the kissing
record. You can do it.
★ ★ A
Saturday night at midnight yell practice, I wondered
how many freshmen felt as I did when the War Hymn and
the Spirit were played and sung. Once you have that feeling
you can never forget it, nor do you want to forget.
★ ★ ★
Talk of organization of a third national political party
seems absurd and reorganization of the two major parties
along liberal and conservative lines is not likely. History
shows the former plan would never work because of the
necessity of a majority for election.
The latter plan is unlikely because of the “middle-of-
the-road” feelings of some. Also there would seldom be a
consistent need for either conservatism or liberalism. Pre
sent parties can adjust to the needs of the time.
★ ★ ★
Saturday is the first Corps trip. Beat H— outta TCU
and drive carefully.
Jim Earle
Slouch’s Creator
Back At Aggieland
Along' about Thanksgiving; in
1953, a new Aggie came to the
campus, stepped into the role of
a typical Aggie junior and soon
became one of the most well-
known personalities to hit Aggie
land since Sully.
This personality was none other
th.en Cadet Slouch. And Slouch
is back! At least he’s back in the
form of his creator, Jim Earle,
who is now teaching freshman
engineering drawing students how
to draw—not Slouch but me
chanical problems.
After serving a two year’s
hitch in the Air Force, Earle has
returned to the campus at the
E. D. teaching post, trying a,t
the same time to break into
syndicated cartooning.
Earle, a ’55 architecture’ grad
uate, is still a firm believer in
traditional Aggie principles as he
demonstrates in his Slouch car
toons. He says A&M probably
furnishes more cartoon material
than any other place in the world.
“All Aggies are creative,” says
Earle. “Just go to any movie
theater around the campus, a yell
practice, or witness a good old
water fight. Proof is all around
you.”
“And then there’s the ‘sac’.
Without it A&M would fold,” he
said. “What would Aggies do
without the ‘sac’, read their flush
letters?” Earle asked.
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DICK RUBIN, ’59
North Gate
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JOE TINDEL Editor
Jim Neighbors ...’ .. .Managing Editor
Gary Rollins Sports Editor
Editor:
The Battalion
I have certainly enjoyed re
ceiving and reading The Battal
ion. Your articles and editorials
about A&M, its activities and
aims are very timely as well as
informative. Your editorial on
Sportsmanship was excellent.
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Mrs. Weldon F. Appelt
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Houston A&M Mothers’ Club
Editor:
The Battalion:
(Editor’s note: The following
letter was written to the persons
sending the letter which appeared
in Friday’s Battalion in answer
to the editorial on sportsman
ship.)
Gentlemen:
SO WHAT?
Nick Hopkins ’58
WWY DOM l T WE
BUILD A BONFIRE PGR EVERV
Gr AWtE **
Veterinary Ladies
Plan Staff Dinner
The October meeting of the Vet
erinary Faculty Ladies was held
Friday morning at the home of
Mrs. S. M. Gaafar.
Mrs. John Milliff presided at the
business meeting during which
plans were made for the annual
veterinary faculty dinner to be
held in November.
During the social hour refresh
ments were served by the co-hos
tesses, the Mesdames Gaafar, R. D.
Turk, W. C. Banks, Fred Lynd and
Ted Franklin.
Tuesday & Wednesday
“BABY DOLL”
with Karl Malden
plus
‘OUTSIDE THE LAW’
with Ray Danton
Senior Ring Order
Deadline Oct. 31
Eligible seniors have until Oct
ober 31 to order their senior rings
for delivery before the Christmas
holidays, according to H. L. Heat
on, director of admissions and reg
istrar.
Heaton said any student who has
95 hours and is in good standing
with the college may purchase the
ring.
All rings must be paid for in
full when placing the order.
The ring clerk is on duty from
8-12 Tuesday through Saturday,
said Heaton.
WhaVs Cooking
The following organizations
meet tonight:
7:30
PRE-LAW SOCIETY meets in
Room 3D of the Memorial Stu
dent Center to elect officers and
plan for the year.
ACCOUNTING SOCIETY
meets in the Social Room of the
MSC for an organizational meet
ing and to hear a special speaker.
RURAL SOCIOLOGY CLUB
meets in Room 2D, MSC, to hear
Dr. Charles Lyons, hospital sup
erintendent.
“T’s ” Being Issued
Letters and letter sweaters for
lettermen in 1957 spring sports
will be issued from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday.
They may be picked up in room
110 of G. Rollie White Coliseum.
TODAY & WED.
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Of Two Minds
On the one hand, you have Thirsty G. Smith.
Good taste to him means zest and zip in a
beverage, sparkle and lift and all like that . . ;
On the other hand, T. Gourmet Smythe
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An Editorial
JVo Fighting?
Texas Aggies won a decisive victory Saturday on Kyle
Field—over themselves as well as the University of
Houston.
The Cougars came to A&M with winning on their
minds, and when they were stopped cold by the boys from
Bryant, they tried some rough stuff on the Band. And again
they were stopped cold.
The situation in the stands was ticklish throughout the
game. The 12th Man is unaccustomed to being taunted to
“come down from the stands and fight” without complying
with haste. Nor is the band accustomed to crashing a line
of football players in order to execute a countermarch. But,
despite considerable provocation, the Corps remained in the
stands—where they belonged—during the game.
To be bigger than the visiting rowdies—to let the team
do the fighting for A&M—takes real courage. It cannot be
said that a man is a coward for turning the other cheek.
And Saturday, Ags turned the other cheek more than once.
The boys from U of H went home solidly beaten and
probably wondering why very few answered their chal
lenges.
The answer is simple: Texas Aggies need not fight in
the stands—they can win on the field.—JB
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