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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Tuesday, February 25, 1958
Aii Editorial
Thanks, Board
A&M’s Board of Directors Saturday showed they could
approve constructive measures when they okayed installa
tion of an up-dated IBM-701 electronic computer and gave
the go-ahead to plans for a nuclear science center.
These men showed seldom-seen foresight when they
placed A&M at the top in the South in both electronic com
puter facilities and nuclear science.
Congratulations and deep gratitude should come from
all those interested in the advancement of A&M as an educa
tional institution.
The computer can make it possible to solve problems
which could not be solved formerly on this campus even with
the versatile network calculator in the Electrical Engineer
ing Department.
With completion of the nuclear science center will come
a new opportunity for young Texans to get better training
in this field than anywhere in the South.
A step forward has been taken. Let’s continue on the
same path.
Job Interviews
The following - job interviews
will be held Wednesday in the
Placement Office:
Dow Chemical Company, Texas
Division, Freeport, Texas, inter
views chemistry (all degree
levels), chemical engineering
(all degree levels), electrical
engineering and mechanical engi
neering (BS and MS degree
levels) majors.
St. Louis, San Francisco &
Texas Railroad Co, Fort Worth,
interviews civil engineering ma
jors for engineer grade “B” posi
tions and student apprentice -pro
grams.
Prudential Insurance Company
of America, Houston, interviews
agricultural economics, business
administration and economics
majors for management develop
ment program and technical posi
tions.
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing
Company interviews agricultural,
electrical, industrial and mechani
cal engineers.
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany interviews electrical engi
neering, industrial, mechanical
engineers, accounting and busi
ness administration majors for
positions in operating, account
ing, plant and engineering and
development departments.
Convair Aircraft, Fort Worth,
will interview aeronautical, civil,
electrical and mechanical engi
neering (all degree levels)
mathematics (MS, PhD) and
physics (MS, PhD) majors for job
opportunities in aircraft, research
and development, advanced
weapons system and nuclear re
search.
WhaVs Cooking
The following clubs and organi
zations meet tonight at 7:30:
Collegiate F. F. A. chapter of
A&M meets in the agricultural
Engineering Building to discuss
plans for the F. F. A. banquet.
The Math Club meets in Room
206 Academic for a business
meeting. Refreshments will be
served.
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JOE TINDEL Editor
Jim Neighbors Managing Editor
Gary Rollins Sports
Joy Roper Society Editor
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One little girl did what 7,000
Aggies couldn’t:
The hairy growth on Welton
Jones’ face is no more.
Other hangers on from Macbeth
could well profit from this and
go see their girls.
★ ★ ★
* Let the library set up a. new
book exhibit: no one notices.
Give a concert in G. Rollie: no
one shows.
But put a model highway com
plete with little cars that move
in the MSC lobby and the crowd
chokes the traffic to the post of
fice.
What we need is a model MSC
lobby with moving people.
A scene from the classroom:
Says the prof: I like A&M.
Whats more, I like Aggies. And
I like College Station. If I didn’t
—I might go out and get a job.”
Laughter by all.
By JOE TINDEL
News really popped over the weekend and as I write
this, I’m wondering if we can get it all in for you, the
readers. • v
I’m still quite elated over the board’s forward step in the
nuclear science and computer fields. The impact of their ’
recent decision can be felt all over the South as a selling
point for Texas A&M.
Despite the fact that we do not always agree, the board
has definitely done something in this case with which I am
whole-heartedly sympathetic.
It’s too bad, they can’t see the educational value of
keeping the Corps optional.
★ ★ ★
Speaking of optional Corps, I would like to thank the
board for what seemed to be a warm welcome and fair hear
ing of the Civilian viewpoint on compulsory Corps.
They evidently did not plan to change their minds but
the interest showed was commendable.
These men want to be convinced definitely that com
pulsory Corps is wrong. Maybe they won’t but indications
are that they will.
★ ★ ★
Dr. Meredith, the RE Week convocation speaker, “threw
in” some interesting observations about the future of A&M
as he had observed it.
It’s strange that a man who had been here only four
days could see the same problem many of us have been see
ing all along.
★ ★ ★
It has become necessary to provide that after March
1, any letters received unsigned will not be published. If
you have opinions to express don’t be afraid to express
them. This is a free country isn’t it?
Letters To The Editor
Editor,
The Battalion:
Those who favor coeducation at
A&M say that we are losing out
on attracting new students be
cause some people think that the
Corps and its tradition are more
important than progress. They
reason that by turning A&M into
a coed school we would bring Ag-
gieland up to date and < experi
ence enrollment increases enjoyed
by other coed colleges. I doubt
this seriously.
In adopting coeducation, all we
would be doing is to put ourselves
in competition with schools like
TU, Rice, TCU and others. It is
foolish to even think that we
could attract prospective students
on that basis. We would have
absolutely nothing to offer that
would make Aggieland preferable
to these long-established coed in
stitutions.
They proudly crusade that “old
traditions must give way to prog
ress.” One of these traditions
enjoyed by all Aggies which
would surely be lost is that here
a person is judged solely by what
kind of man he is;-it makes no
difference how much money he
has. Yet no intelligent person
would deny that at coed schools,
a person’s clothes, car and bank
account determine which fraterni
ty he belongs to and consequently
who his associates are.
Is this progress ? Why change
just for the sake of change ? If
this is what you want, don’t claim
to be an Aggie.
Bill Woodman ’59
Johnny Roberson ’59
David L. Betty ’59
William F. Mays ’59
Albert L. Yantis ’59
Dave Beck ’59
Johnny Lunardon ’59
Joe Don Winkle ’59
E. J. Blaschke ’59
Oscar L. Dillahunty ’59
Donnie R. DuBlissey ’59
Editor,
The Battalion:
My hat’s off to you for having
the courage of your convictions.
You seem to weather all your
tnals and persecutions.
Please answer this question for
me. How much is the big, swank
dormitory for the 90 football
players going to cost and is the
money coming from state funds;
or maybe the rich Aggies are put
ting up the money? I’m anxious
to know. Some of the older dorms
are in need of repairs badly. How
can so much money be spent for
only 90 boys to reap the benefits
while other boys are living in un
desirable dorms and also there is
not sufficient ROTC quarters ?
Please clear up the fog in my
mind on this point.
Trent Harwell
Austin, Texas
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