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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1957)
* The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)^ Texas PAGE 2 Tuesday, December 17, 1957 j Man to Man By JOE TINDEL SCONA is over and each year that’s one sure indica tion that Christmas is not far away. Those attending the third annual Student Conference on National Affairs all were in agreement that it was one of the greatest educational ventures ever attempted at A&M. From Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s speech Friday many re affirmed their belief that a man of his caliber is badly needed in the White House. The Corps of Cadets is to be congratulated on an ex cellent review Saturday before the SCONA delegates. I’m sure that each visitor went away highly impressed with the Corps and A&M. ★ ★ ★ For many, this week is “catchup week” since all the activities lately have occupied much time. The professors are not to be excluded from this list. I’ve never seen the like of reports due and quizzes to be taken. ★ ★ ★ Time still remains to make a contribution to the Cam pus Chest and help that worthy organization reach its $7,000 goal. You have seen what time, care and money did to send Bill Curry back on the road to recovery. Many other Aggies might have a better chance of recovering in the future if we give to the Chest drive now. ★ ★ ★ This is the last “Man to Man” column before the holi days begin. The columnist joins with each member of The Battalion staff in saying, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” Letters To The Editor Editor: The Battalion The present non-compulsory status here at A&M is grossly un fair to Corps freshmen and sopho mores. A cadet comes to this school in order to study and further his career. During his first two years he is hazed and must devote a good deal of time to military training. He is forced to compete now with a class con taining many men with all the time in the world for study. The grades he receives usually show the results of this study. To suggest that the school should remain non-compulsory and that the Corps should be relegated to an ordinary ROTC unit like many other colleges have would be one good idea. To pro pose that Corps should be com pulsory would be another just solution. Personally I whole heartedly approve of the board’s decision for the latter as more preferable. One thing which is never tole rated for an instant on a military Last Minute Suggestion A Sport Coat From The Slaxatorium At A Price That Is Sensible $23.95 Another Sensible Suggestion French Flannel Slacks A Luxry Item At $15.1)5 We Guarantee Perfect Fit— No Extra Charge 110 MAIN College Station THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a community newspaper and is gov erned by the student-faculty Student Publications Board at Texas A. & M. College. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A & M., .is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Faculty members of the Student Publications Board are Dr. Carroll D. Laverty, Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard; Prof. Kobert M. Stevenson; and Mr. Bennie Zinn. Student members are W. T. Williams, John Avant, and Billy W. Libby. Ex- officio members are Mr. Charles A. Hoeber; and Ross Strader, Secretary and Direc tor of Student Publications. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rates furnished on request. Address; The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office in College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press • Texas Press Ass’n Associated Collegiate Press Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago. Los An geles, and San Francisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 on at the editorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. JOE TINDEL Editor Jim Neighbors .....Managing Editor Gary Rollins ... Sports Joy Roper Society Editor Gayle McNutt, Val Polk ...City Editors Joe Buser, Fred Meurer . ..News Editors Jim Carrell Assistant Sports Editor Robert Weekley, David Stoker, Johnny Johnson, John Warner, Ronald Easley, Lewis Reddell Reporters Raoul Roth News Photographer Francis Nyvera Sport Photographer Johnny Barger CHS Correspondent George Wise Circulation Manager lltTLE Man ON CAMPUS T>y OfcFIibfe* "£AY WOfcTHM-Afce SOU SURE lT'$ GAINING?" reservation is cat-calling march- reputation. Incidentally I am a ing men. The base police would non-reg. not hesitate to pick up the com- Theodore C. Shields ’60 nianding general’s son if he were doing this. I saw that being done near Sbisa shortly after the news The following will meet tonight: 7:30 Pre-Vet Society meets for ban quet in the MSC Ballroom. Dr. Alvin A. Price, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, will be main speaker. ASME, student chapter, meets in Room 3D of the MSC. Allen F. Rhodes and Edward W. DeJon will debate the merits of large and small companies. Rural Sociology Club meets in DALLAS CHRISTMAS DANCE All Ags Invited Statler - Hilton Friday, Dec. 27 8:00 p. m. 12:00 p. m. $5.00 Per Couple Cokes Included Room 2B of the MSC tonight to plan a club picture. A film on the family will be shown and re freshments will be served. 8:00 Physical Education Club meets in Room 231 of G. Rollie White Coliseum to have pictures made. Dance Classes Set Parly Tonight at 8 The Memorial Student Centei/ dance classes will hold their nJjf- nual Christmas Dance tonight ak 8 in the MSC Ballroom. The informal dance is for mem bers of the classes and their dates only. Refreshments will be served. A SPECIAL GROUP of Nationally Famous DISTINCTIVELY STYLED IN 14 K. GOLD What’s Cooking organizations of the board’s decision was published. The group doing it did not look like graduates, veterans or physically disabled people. Judging from the portions of uni form which they wore, one might guess that many of them were once members of the Corps. 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