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Thn Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Friday, January 17, 1958 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Art for Aggies^ Sake By WELTON JONES The situation elsewhere in The Battalion (and A&M College) being what it is, this column welcomes the reader Back to one part of our turbulent little sphere, at least, that maintains a semblance of normalcy. PAINTING—Xavier Gonzalez is an artist of such stature that when he speaks, one listens. When he said “the majority (of contemporary American artists) have no talent,” he bore out a sentiment that this column had long suspect ed to be true. The occasion was the fourth presentation this year, of a dis tinguished guest speaker by the Architecture Division, this time in cooperation with the Memorial Student Center Creative Arts Group. Mrs. Emalita Terry, advisor of the MSC group and a former pu pil of Gonzalez’, did seem to stretch the thing a bit when she introduced him as “the greatest American painter of today”. Per haps the most versatile, but, even with Jackson Pollard dead, “the most . . seems a bit strong. Gonzalez, however, animatedly sketched and lectured his way through a presentable commen tary on today’s art world. “The artist is seldom articu late; he lives in a silent world of symbols,” he said and went on to admit “I seldom understand art critics” or those who “transfer the graphic arts into literature”. Earlier in the year this column examined the definition of the word “art”. Gonzalez added some food for thought. “Art is not a link of transit ion, but a thing in itself,” he said. “Art is, after all, only a degree of perfection.” Very articulate, Mr. Gonzalez. MUSIC — It seems some time since this column has had a Town Hall presentation to talk about. Now, just under the January sheet on the calender but ob scured by finals and mid-term recess, we find the February 6 appearance of Victor Alessandro and “his” San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Called the “best playing or ganization that ever bore the name” by the Dallas News’ John Rosenfield, this year’s edition, Alessandro’s seventh, features “a remarkable sense of ensemble”, according to Rosenfield. The young conductor, born in Waco and educated in Houston, brought a previous San Antonio Symphony to College Station two years ago and was warmly re ceived. He played a concert in the afternoon for children and the evening performance, unless memory fails, was anchored by Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Overture”. Now with an improved group (but still undersized at 74 pieces) he returns. His new concertmas- ter is, strangely enough, a wo man, Nannette Levi, but Miss Levi, it is reported, “plays brilli antly with a strong tone and ex erts a decisive leadership”. We shall have the orchestra’s program upon return from the recess, no doubt, but now is not too early to begin urging attend ance at the event, a good start for a potentially good semester in “the arts”. MISCELLANEOUS—Bill Tur ner, of the Singing Cadets and Aggieland Orchestra, writes to remind students of his music ap preciation course which will be offei-ed again this spring. The course, Liberal Arts 201, consists of one lecture and two listening hours each week. It meets MWF at 10 and counts two hours as an elective. It is open to sophomores and above. All is not smooth between en tertainment ventures and admin istration at A&M this week, eit her. The Aggie Players have been forced to abandon plans for af ternoon matinees of “Macbeth” originally planned for the bene fit of area public schools. It seems that someone decided that the Guion Hall movie would lose too much money giving up the afternoons. And a member of the MSC Re cital Series Selection Committee admitted that he was embarass- ed” to approach prominent Hous ton concert groups with his lim ited funds. He plans to go ahead anyway, incidentally. Trade With Lou “MOST AGGIES DO” Army, Do You Need A Slide Rule? ® POST \ ERSALOG • K & E • PICKETT And Many Good USED RULES \ At LOUPOT'S Trade And’Save With Lou The Bat station. Texas September thr< Faculty Chairman; Pr» Zinn. Student otficto mem bet tor of Student Mail sul year. Advert's* College Station udent newspaper at Texaa A A M. ?pt Saturday. Sunday, and Monda and once a week during summer sc i put and ted ti il'.day he Student Publications Board are Dr. Carroll D. Lave Burchard: Prof. Robert M. Stevenson: and Mr. Bet W. T. WMitarna. John Avant, and Billy W. Libby, i axles A. Roe her: and Ross Strader. Secretary and Dl: Mi per seme on request school year. (6.50 per full Battalion. Room 4. YMCA. Entered as second-claas I MEMBER: matter at the Post Office Associated Press In College Station. Texas .r 0 . _ under the Act of Con , _ Texas Press Ass n gress of March 8. is?©. ! Associated Collegiate Press Represented nationally by Natlona 1 Advertising Sendees Inc., New York City. Chicago. Los An geles. and San Francisco The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to the use for re publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local new* of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of re publication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may h« made by telephoning VI 6-6611 iie editorial office. Room 4. YMCA. For advertising or deliven or VI 6-4910 or at call VI 6-6415 THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu- I dent writers only. The Battalion is a noiv-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. "wuat'6 All this coedoc'atioio talk ? WHO WAkiT*, I&iei-'b?- And while the rest of the world frantically searches for football coaches, girls and other cast-off items they think we might use, Ags prepare for finals, pretend ing they don’t know the college is going to be destroyed by the infiltration of evil. ★ ★ ★ Seems like some of the profs this week were attempting to end dead week with a death. Ours. ★ ★ ★ And some prime poop from a source which asked that his name be withheld—typical enough these days. Here it is; Kyle Field is being put into the Soil Bank. ★ ★ ★ A note on business trends in the Bryan-College Station area: Bab-o sales are sky-rocketing. Letters To The Editor Editor, The Battalion, To The Aggies: Tonight I heard the most in credible details of the incident that occurred here at the Baylor —A&M basketball game. 1 know for a fact that every detail was true. My girl friends had the mis fortune of not only seeing the incident but being included in it. My apology along with several hundred of us freshman girls seem so small and inadequate. But we are truly ashamed of what happened.- The Baylor boys can’t under stand why Baylor girls date Ag gies; therefore are very jealous of them. This could be part of the reason foi‘ so much conflict. Girls like gentlemen and Aggies are gentlemen. We (the girls) are past the juvenile age, but un fortunately most Baylor hoys are not. This was shown tonight when the date of one of the Aggies, a Baylor girl, was slapped around. I just wonder if those boys feel like big, strong he-men now. FRIDAY — EUA KAZAN PRODUCTION BUDD SCHUIBERGS i rathe Crowd mstmto bt WARNER BROS. si»«9'»o ANDY GRIFFITH" 0 PATRlCiA NEAL Slof, l*< Sc«M Hit trr 8000 SCWU'SC • S«*«i *t TO* 6Ull« »»8 BUBO XMCIBIK • O.'Ttl* *1 til* *V»* ' * WO&MIIM SATURDAY We hang our heads in shame and disgust at the attitude the boys showed tonight and hope the Aggies realize that not all Baylor students feel and act as so many did tonight. Baylor is considered a Christian college and is one, but one always finds bad among the good. I bow humbly to the Aggies who rate very highly in my heart. I only wish that in some way I could repay you for the trouble caused. But I have only my apology to give. Please accept it. Hats off to the “Aggies”, the finest boys that ever walked. Most sincerely, A Baylor freshman Girl Editor, The Battalion, Dearest Aggie: This is a very sincere apology to you for the way some of the Baylor boys conducted themselves tonight at the Baylor — A&M game. There is no way that I could ever describe how ashamed I was of these “so-called” college young men. I know that this apology can never repay the feel ings of the Aggies toward Baylor now. I only wish that there were more I could do or say to let you know how terribly sorry I am. The Aggies have always held a high place in Baylor girls’ hearts, but now we respect and love you to the highest degree, more than ever. I think that Aggies are the most wonderful gentlemen in the world because they treat a girl like a lady, among many, many other reasons. My heart will always be open to the Aggies. I can hardly realize that the Baylor boys slapped and knocked me around because I was with an Aggie—for I was very proud of him and of all the Ag gies who stood beside me and the other girls who had dates with Aggies. We love you all! Very sincerely yours, Sharon Jane Bailey CIRCLE THURSDAY & FRIDAY cLinct gate CinemaScc Also “Omar Khayyam” Cornel Wilde SATURDAY ONLY Randoipli scon HhrtKXColo Also “Revolt Of Ft. Laramie’ Also “Wild Party” Anthony Quinn EARLY BIRD SHOPPE TOGS — GIFTS AND TOYS for Girls and Boys FABRICS — SHOES Kldgpcrvst VillaRP :iH0I Texas Ave. FRIDAY & SATURDAY “White Huntress” And “Naked Africa” tm-Ijlin UNOUM.’VlAfcV IRH FRIDAY “Fire Down Below” With Rita Hayworth Plus “Massacre” With Dane Clark SATURDAY ‘SomelKidy Up There Likes Me” “Nightfall” “Kronos” Plus 1 Cartoons Aii Editorial Changes At A&M In one hour last night, the Student Senate laid the foundation for three changes in Aggieland: 1. A new con cept of the purpose of the Senate 2. An airing of opinion on a controversial issue by all the students 3. Censorship of a free press. And Aggieland is adverse to change. But let’s look at each change individually and see just how they will affect the traditional college in Brazos County. 1. The Senate, by interferring with The Battalion ask ing that its editor be removed, has stepped out of its juris diction. The Battalion is governed, along with other campus publications, by the Student Publications Board. The decision to oust an editor for not having the best interests of the college as his purpose is theirs. But if Joe Tindel is removed, regardless of whether it be in the best interest of the college or not, it will put the Senate in a most powerful position. If they can, by recommendation, cut down one campus leader, will it be done again and again ? Where will the sniping end? 2. All year long the cry of “not representative of every body” has clouded every major campus issue. At last a referendum has been called and soon we shall see if this long-sought panacea verifies^—or contradicts—the so called “evident truths” that all Aggies believe. But regardless of what it indicates about student opin ion, in itself it will accomplish little in shaping future col lege policy. As the Student Publications Board is unlikely to do an about face after, on two occasions this year, supporting the editor of The Battalion; even less likely is the Board of Di rectors to match basic college policy with the desires of the students. What if later on, a majority wanted a new Board? 3. The Battalion is one of the few really uncensored college newspapers left. To curb, even slightly, its freedom to print the news and express opinion—freely—on contro versial campus topics will not remedy any of the existing conflicts here. Removal of its editor, for anything other than violation of his obligation to keep the best interests of the college as first purpose of his publication, is censorship. And then what can his successors look forward to—a vote of confidence before every stand on controversial topics ? We need less mouthpieces for the status quo, simply be cause it was successful in the past, not more. We must ob jectively seek the best things for A&M; to do that, personal feelings must be replaced with deliberate thinking. The future of the A&M College is at stake. —JB SPORT SHIRT SALE Bud Burma & Sandy MacDonald $4.95 and $5.95 NOW $1.95 and $2.95 LEON B. WEISS Down From Campus Theater ART SUPPLIES PICTURE FRAMES CRAFT SUPPLIES MINK ARTCRAFT 923 So. College Bryan, Texas SELL Y0LR BOOKS WITH CONFIDENCE! YOU'LL GET THE MOST CASH FOR YOUR BOOKS SLffeA At Hie Place To Sell Your Books Grariiialing Seniors! Big Graduation Sale On Now! Any make, any model, sports cars or family cars. NO DOWN PAYMENT — 36 months to pay Bank rates of interest. New car warranty on new cars. 100% warranty on all used cars. Century Molor Co. 423 S. Main, Bryan TA 3-2524 LI’L ABNER By AI Capp Preview Saturday 10:30 p. m. Also Sunday & Monday ALLIED ARTISTS preconUt GARY COOPER AUDREY HEPBURN MAURICE CHEVALIER LOVE IN THE AHERNOON L 3 BILLY WILDER TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY ^Dino * JOE TINDEL Editor