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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Wednesday, April 16, 1958
CADET 1 SLOUCH by Jim Earle Co-Ctls Like Mcil S FashlonS Best
An Editorial
Two Honor Codes?
Last week, the Civilian Student Council laid the founda
tion for an honor code, similar to the one adopted by Corps
seniors in November, based on the premise that “Aggies
don’t lie, cheat or steal.”
In essence, the two codes, both of which are still in the
planning stages, are alike. They deal with the same viola
tions of honor and review the infractions in a similar manner.
Each faction on the campus has expressed a desire to
initiate a school-wide code which would be acceptable to
students in or out of uniform. Yet, each group is steaming
full speed ahead to institute two separate codes.
The logic behind two separate codes is somewhat shaky.
What is honorable—or dishonorable—for a member of the
Corps is applicable as well to Civilian students. Honor must
be a personal feeling for any degree of success.
The need for an honor code is apparent. The need for
a single code that will apply to everyone is even mqre
apparent.
More meetings such as the one held in December be
tween the Corps orientation committee and the executive
committee of the Civilian Council would be a start toward
unifying the two proposed honor codes.
Unified, they stand a chance of survival—separately,
this asset to the school may be lost.—JB
$6 Millions Spent
On A&M Research
“Sir, did you say this course is physics? I guess I’ve been in
th’ wrong class all semester ... I thought this was biology!”
Letters To The Editor
Since it was established in 1944
as a non-profit organization de
dicated to the encouragement of
research the Agricultural and
Mechanical Kesearch Foundation
has disbursed more than six mil
lion dollars.
These funds have been spent
for salax-ies, equipment, supplies
and insurance for more than 175
research projects, some of which
have been going on for years
with the financing being done
mostly by the federal government
and industry.
During the past fiscal year-
alone, expenditures totalled over
$900,000, about half of which
was paid out in salaries. These
salary checks from the Founda
tion went to 378 persons—under
graduates, graduate students,
wives of students, and members
of the faculty.
Dr. A. A. Jakkula was the first
executive director of the Founda
tion. He died in 1953. Archie
M. Kahan has served as executive
director for the past four years.
Research projects are usually
started in one of two ways. In
some cases representatives of
industrial firms or governmental
agencies come to the campus
seeking a solution to a particular-
problem. Officials of the Re
search Foundation analyze the
problem and arrangements are
made to select someone on the
campus best suited to handle the
research on the problem.
Often someone on the campus
—a student, graduate student or
faculty member — decides he
would like to do a certain phase
of research. Contacts are then
made with possible sponsors.
The sponsor agrees to provide
the money for the research and
it is disbursed by the Foundation.
Oftentimes, one research project
may have numerous co-sponsors
and may take several years to
complete.
Through these arrangements,
scores of problems have been
solved for the government and
industrial firms by the people
of the college.
There are at least 52 projects
currently in progress. They are
being conducted in the depart
ments of Electrical Engineering,
Entomology, Agronomy, Ocean
ography and Meteorology, Chemi
stry, Chemical Engineering, Phy-
Editor
The Battalion
I have just read the Associated
Press dispatch concerning the dis
missal of the Student Publication
Director. Mr. Strader said that he
thought his dismissal dated back
to his refusal to use his influence
to suppress a story in your paper.
If this is true it is a most flag
rant bit of interference and at
tempt at stifling free expression.
The administration has given
no reason for the dismissal.
(Ed. note . . . Mr. Strader was
told that his services were “un
satisfactory” by the administra
tion.)
Apparently Mr. Strader’s
ability was never in question. The
dismissal was made immediate
sics, Biology, Mechanical Engi
neering, Biochemistry and Nutri
tion, and Geology.
Research is also being conduct
ed under contract with the Re
search Foundation in the college
hospital, the Texas Transporta
tion Institute, Texas Engineering
Experiment Station, and the Tex
as Forest Service.
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Robert M. Stevenson ; and Mr. Bennie
re w. i. williams, John Avant, and Billy W. Libby, Ex-
officio members are Mr. Charles A. Roeber; and Ross Strader, Secx'etary and Director
of Student Publications.
the
Chairman ; Prof. Donald D. Burchard ; Prof.
Zinn. Student members are W. T. Williams, John Avant, and B
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because he made it a public issue.
It is to be hoped that this will
become a public issue, and that
other colleges and papers
throughout the nation will vigo
rously protest this arbitrary ac
tion.
To resort to dismissal to under
mine freedom is reprehensible
and sets a poor example for the
student body.
George M. Jenks
Instructor,
New Mexico A&M
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Coeds in American colleges say,
generally, that they like men’s
fashions better than their own.
Results of a recent Associated
Collegiate Press National Poll
of Student Opinion show that
over 90 per cent of our nation’s
college women say they like
men’s styles, and only 7 per cent
of them dislike them. This com
pares with only about 60 per cent
of the coeds who say they like
their own styles. Proportionally
fewer men, on the other hand,
say they like the styles they’re
wearing. Eighty-six per cent of
the college men interviewed like
their present day fashions, nearly
ten cent don’t like them, and a
few haven’t made up their minds
yet.
Associated Collegiate Press ob
tained this information from an
swers to the following question,
which was asked of a representa
tive group of students in United
States colleges and universities:
“Do you like present styles in
men’s clothes?”
A complete tabulation of re
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men, all of the coeds interviewed
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subject:
Like present styles, Men, 86%;
Women, 93%; Total, 89%.
Don’t like present styles, Men,
9%; Women, 7%; Total, 8%.
Undecided, Men, 5%; Women,
0; Total, 3%.
Among the men, freshmen
seem to be the most enthusiastic
about the clothes they are wear
ing. All of them who were in
terviewed indicated they like pre-
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sent styles. Junior men have the
smallest proportion of “likes” but
senior men account for the great
est number of “dislikes”, and al
though the seniors aren’t as un
animous in their liking for con
temporary fashions, they shared
complete decision with freshmen.
All of the seniors interviewed
also indicated a choice one way
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None of them are undecided.
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THE POSTMAN COMETH
I have recently received several letters from readers which
have been so interesting, so piquant, so je ne sais quoi, that I
feel I must share them with all of you. The letters and my
replies follow:
SIR:
Maybe you can help me. I came up to college eight years
ago. On my very first day I got into a bridge game in the
student union. I am still in the same bridge game. I have never
gone to class, cracked a book, or paid any tuition. All I do
is play bridge.
To explain my long absence and keep the money coming
from home, I told a harmless little lie. I said I was in medical
school. This made Dad (my father) terribly proud. It also
enabled me to keep playing bridge. We were both very happy.
But all good things must come to an end. Mine ended when
I came home for Christmas vacation. I arrived to find that
Sister (my sister) was in the hospital with an ingrown spleen.
Dr. Norbert Sigafoos, the eminent ingrown spleen surgeon, was
scheduled to operate, but unfortunately he was run over by
a hot-food cart on the way to the scrubbing room.
“Oh, never mind,” chuckled Dad (my father). “Harlow (me)
will fix Sister (my sister).’’
Well sir, what could I do? If I told the truth I would make a
laughingstock out of Dad (my father) who had been bragging
about me all over town. Also I would get yanked out of school
which would be a dirty shame just when I am beginning to
understand the weak club bid.
There was nothing for it but to brazen it out. I got Sister
(my sister) apart all right, but I must confess myself completely
at a loss as to how to put her back together again. Can you
suggest anything? They’re getting pretty surly around here.
Sincerely,
Harlow Protein
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glum when Marlboro gives you such a lot to like?
Not I. Not you. Not nobody.
SIR:
Just off the campus where I go to school there is a lake
called Lake Widgiwagan. Thirty years ago when my father was
an undergraduate here he went fishing one day in Lake Widgi
wagan and dropped his Deke pin in the water. He dived for
days but never found it.
Just yesterday—thirty years later, mark you!—I went fish
ing in Widgiwagan. I caught a four-pound bass. I took the
fish home, cut it open, and what do you think I found inside?
You guessed it! Two tickets to the Dempsey-Firpo fight.
Sincerely,
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