The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Thursday, April 24, 1958
An Editorial
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Why Can 7 We?
“What does your dress uniform look like?”
This was an innocent question a lady shot at an Aggie—
wearing his serge—as he was riding on a bus with a uni
formed Citadel cadet last week when 14 Aggies visited that
school in Charleston, S. C.
The Aggies came back to A&M bustling over with com
pliments for the small compulsory military institute which
has an enrollment of 2,200. With traces of envy in their eyes
they spoke of the “sharp” uniforms, the military bearing and
the general high composure of cadets at The Citadel.
One A&M cadet commented, “Even the ‘scroungy’ ones
(Citadel cadets) are sharp.”
All in all, the trip showed the visiting Aggies that with
a little effort A&M could obtain some of the same high
standards as those The Citadel has. They were especially
impressed by the uniforms worn by Citadel cadets. When
they got back to A&M they “spread the word”, leaving many
Aggies with one question burning in their minds: “Why
can’t w r e be like that?”
Why can’t Aggies be dressed in a uniform of distinc
tion—a uniform that would tell people they are from A&M,
not an Army camp down the highway?
Outstanding among the reasons and, in fact, probably the
only one is the cost.
At The Citadel, which is a state college, not a private
one, each cadet gets $100 for uniforms. Something like that
might be done at A&M. True, the original cost would be
high but after awhile graduation would put many uniforms
into circulation and the cost would be cut down.
With military training here next year the Corps of
Cadets will need some changes and improvements. The uni
form should be one.
The Aggies who made the Citadel trip will meet with
military and air science teachers Tuesday night. Here’s
hoping they get the ball rolling.—FM.
A&M Mothers Aid
All Aggies Lives
A&M Mothers’ Clubs through
out Texas play a vital role in
A&M men’s lives because they
help Aggies in the right places
at the right time.
Forty-one mothers’ clubs are
established in various cities in the
state. The clubs are bound to
gether by the State Federation
of A&M Mothers’ Clubs, which
has its headquarters on the cam
pus. Each year the federation
meets on the campus to decide
what projects will be taken up for
the ensuing year.
The mothers have done many
things to make A&M a better
school for their boys and many
others to get an education.
Last year they furnished sev
eral rooms in the hospital which
were vitally needed during the
Asiatic flu epidemic early in the
school year. Also television sets
have been installed in the college
hospital to keep the bedfast boys
cheerful and gay during their
stay there.
The mothers have also added
several items to the $250,000
chapel on the campus. They pur
chased many small but necessary
things such as books, hymnals and
collection plates.
Another important contribution
of the Mothers’ Clubs is the large
supply of stationery that is avail
able to the students in the Memo
rial Student Center and the
YMCA. Much of the stationery is
used to write the “girl back
home,” but some of it gets back
to the mothers.
It takes a lai'ge amount of
money to buy the magazines and
daily newspapers for the Brows
ing Libi’ai’y in the MSC and va
rious other places on the campus.
This is another project of the
federation.
Besides all that has been men
tioned the clubs have made gener
ous contributions toward a new
lectern now in use and at the
present time they are building a
fund for a vibrachord for the stu
dent center.
Cookies are sent to the cam
pus hometown clubs from the
mothers. For example, the Tyler
Hometown Club receives 12 dozen
cookies twice each month.
Mrs. Ralph Plumlee of Dallas,
president-elect for 1958-59, will
relieve Mrs. Paul Holliday of
Baytown as president of the fed
eration soon. Mrs. A. P. Boyett
of College Station is chairman of
the federation.
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Austin Hometown Club meets
on the first floor of the Academic
Building to discuss High School
Day.
L a n d-of-the-Lakes Hometown
Club meets in Room 304, Aca
demic Building to discuss High
School Day and the club party.
Bell County Hometown Club
meets in Room 106, Academic
Building to elect officers for the
coming year and discuss next
year’s program.
Tyler-Smith County Hometown
Club meets in the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
Del Rio Hometown Club meets
in the YMCA to discuss the
spring party.
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Slates Second Talk
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as State College professor in the
Department of Education and
Pyschology, will speak for the
Marriage Forum Series Thursday
night at 7:30 on the second floor of
the YMCA.
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Such topics as planned parenthood,
ideals and standards of sex
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