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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.
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Time still remains to make a contribution to the Cam
pus Chest and help that worthy organization reach its
$7,000 goal. You have seen what time, care and money
did to send Bill Curry back on the road to recovery. Many
other Aggies might have a better chance of recovering in
the future if we give to the Chest drive now.
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This is the last “Man to Man” column before the holi
days begin. The columnist joins with each member of The
Battalion staff in saying, “Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!”
Letters To The Editor
Editor:
The Battalion
The present non-compulsory
status here at A&M is grossly un
fair to Corps freshmen and sopho
mores. A cadet comes to this
school in order to study and
further his career. During his
first two years he is hazed and
must devote a good deal of time
to military training. He is forced
to compete now with a class con
taining many men with all the
time in the world for study. The
grades he receives usually show
the results of this study.
To suggest that the school
should remain non-compulsory
and that the Corps should be
relegated to an ordinary ROTC
unit like many other colleges have
would be one good idea. To pro
pose that Corps should be com
pulsory would be another just
solution. Personally I whole
heartedly approve of the board’s
decision for the latter as more
preferable.
One thing which is never tole
rated for an instant on a military
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JOE TINDEL Editor
Jim Neighbors .....Managing Editor
Gary Rollins ... Sports
Joy Roper Society Editor
Gayle McNutt, Val Polk ...City Editors
Joe Buser, Fred Meurer . ..News Editors
Jim Carrell Assistant Sports Editor
Robert Weekley, David Stoker, Johnny Johnson, John Warner,
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Johnny Barger CHS Correspondent
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lltTLE Man ON CAMPUS T>y OfcFIibfe*
"£AY WOfcTHM-Afce SOU SURE lT'$ 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
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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. I
agree with Mr. Stallworth’s letter;
minority groups make their own
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