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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)', Texas
PAGE 2 Thursday, October 31, 1957
An Editorial < . .
Sacred Tradition
Silver Taps is probably the greatest of all Aggie tradi
tions and all Ag'gies should regard it more than any other.
Yet last night two men, after the last strains of taps
had drifted away in the wind, lit their cigarettes before they
were off the hallowed ground.
Besides this most distasteful act, they talked with
each other while walking- away.
Of all the traditions, Silver Taps should be one in which
no Aggie has to be disciplined or forced to participate.
Neither should there be any reason why such an inci
dent as the one last ijight has to happen.
Wheii thinking of Silver Taps, remember that one of
the men who has walked the campus in the same place the
halloowed ceremony is being held and shared the joys and
problems of all Aggies will no longer be doing these things
with his buddies again.
When an Aggie dies, the whole student body should
feel that a part of them is missing and respect his memory
accordingly.
From now on, that greatest of all traditions should be
thought of as something almost sacred and treated in that
manner.
Cadet Slouch
by Jim Earle
Job Interviews
The
will
following
in
job
the
interviews
Placement
be'.held
Office: '> '/A * ‘ :i
Friday : ,
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND
AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COM
PANY interviews industrial,
mechanical, electrical and civil
engineering, business administra
tion and accounting majors.
EMPLOYERS CASUALTY
COMPANY interviews account
ing, business administration, eco
nomics, agricultural economics
and other interested majors.
NATIONAL CARBON COM
PANY will interview business ad
ministration, agricultural econom
ics, industrial technology, mech
anical engineering and other in
terested majors.
SOUTHWESTERN INDUS-
TRIAL ELECTRONICS COM
PANY interviews aeronautical,
electrical, industrial and mechan
ical engineering and physics ma
jors for positions in development
and manufacturing of geophysi
cal instruments.
Highlights and Sidelights
From Your State Capitol
Must be a security leak—How else could they know when we’re serving stew?’
Letters To The Editor
By VERN SANFORD
Texas Press Association
MUDDY ROAD—Proponents of
a statewide water planning bill
are having slow going too.
They’re having to slog through
waters muddied by scores of
amendments and objections from
various area groups who fear an
overall state plan might short
change them.
House members have to strug
gle with two different bills and
35 proposed amendments. Rep. W.
A. Stroman of San Angelo intro
duced a substitute which cuts out
the provision for the state to buy
storage space in federal reser
voirs. It also would require the
water planners to report to the
Legislature in 1959 and would not
allow the Water Board to have
final say on a state plan.
Balloting in next Tuesday’s con
stitutional amendment election
may have an effect on legislative
efforts. In their vote on the pro
posed $200,000,000 water bond is
sue, Texans will indicate just how
strong they are on statewide
water programs.
Governor Daniel told the Senate
committee he would not want to
see the whole water planning bill
ditched because of the storage
buying feature. But he didn’t want
to “suggest you drop it.”
“MURDER CAPITAL” CITED
—Crime study and state practice
act—the two other items in the
governor’s special session call—
are generating less legislative sta-
’tic.
A House hearing on the crime
study bill brought strong pleas
for better law enfox-cement from
Houston civic leaders. Houston
(109 murders last year) has been
called the “murder capital of the
world,” they said. Worse than
Chicago’s gangland days. “It’s
time we face up to some of these
things,” said a Jaycee spokesman.
Sen. A. M. Aikin has introduced
in the Senate the bill to x-egulate
legal practice before state agen
cies. A similar bill already is in
the House mill.
Editor:
The Battalion
What is justice ? The diction
ary defines justice as the quality
of being reasonable or just. Is
there anything reasonable about
the x-ecent actions concerning ca
det coux-t ?
A&M is a school which claims
to be a molder of men, a maker
of leaders. Ai'e we setting any
example, having an organization
which, while it is supposed to be
our main judicial body, can do
WhaFs Cooking
The following
meet tonight:
organizations
umi
interviews for career
opportunities as
sales representatives with
Burroughs Division
Burroughs Corporation
NOVEMBER 4, 1957
Get the full story on a rewarding future with this important division of this
ever-expanding firm. As a sales representative for Burroughs Division, you
will be looked up to in your community and you'll be a solid asset to busi
nessmen who need your help in solving their figuring, accounting and
systems problems. The products you’ll handle are the ones that have made
the name Burroughs famous. Good starting salary with income scaled to
rise as you sell in your own exclusive territory. Excellent company benefits,
thorough practical training. Every opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of
success early—as a sales representative for Burroughs Division, Burroughs
Corporation, Detroit 32, Michigan.
Contact your college placement
office now for your appointment.
7:30
TYLER - SMITH COUNTY
HOMETOWN CLUB meets in
Room 3C of the Memorial Student
Center.
MART - GROESBECK-MEXIA
HOMETOWN CLUB meets in
Room 326, Academic, to elect of-
ficex-s.
MIDLAND HOMETOWN
CLUB meets in the YMCA to
make final plans for a pai'ty.
FORT WORTH HOMETOWN
CLUB meets in the Bi'ooks Room
of the YMCA to see a football
film and discuss a Thanksgiving
party.
GUADALUPE VALLEY
HOMETOWN CLUB meets in
Nagle Hall to begin woi’k on the
Christmas Dance.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
HOMETOWN CLUB meets in
room 2B of the Memorial Student
Center to see 1956 football high
lights film.
SAN ANGELO-WEST TEXAS
HOMETOWN CLUB meets in
Room 205 of the Agriculture
Building to discuss Christmas
plans.
PANHANDLE A&M HOME
TOWN CLUB meets in Room 305,
Academic.
EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB
meets in Room 226, Academic.
7:45
ABILENE HOMETOWN CLUB
meets in the Academic Building
to elect officers.
FLAX COUNTRY HOME
TOWN CLUB meets in Room 106,
Academic to elect officers.
nothing but agi'ee with the whims
and desires of a select few. Re
cently the court tried and passed
judgment on a Corps sophomore.
Its decision was tossed out by
the Office of the Commandant.
If this is justice, why do we need
a cadet court ?
Pexhaps the fault lies in the
complacency of our senior class.
Do rank and prestige mean so
much that the leaders of the
Coi’ps cannot stand up and ex-
pi'ess their actual beliefs?
Joel S. Spitzer ’58
Louis E. Biar, Jr. ’58
Earl Willis ’58
Richard S. Palmer ’58
Terry W. Lamkin ’58
Kenneth L. Haggard ’58
Milton Roberts ’58
Bob Coffey ’58
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THURSDAY and FRIDAY
“Abandon Ship”
With Tyrone Power
also
“The Burglar”
With Jayne Mansfield
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
TAB HUNTER
(in ‘Battle' dress again!)
NATALIE WOOD
_<a ‘Rebel’ with a cause!) . —
Left
Behind'
Bn Concert
Great Britain's Outstanding
Musical Organization
TED HEATH
and his
MUSIC
London Records
Extra Added Attraction
Carmen McRae
Decca Records
Winner of the Metronome Poll
JSX-ML-M-jHL
PRESENTED BY WARNER BROS,
with JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS* JIM BACKUS*HENRY JONES
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Gary Rollins Sports Editor
Joy Roper Society Editor
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