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Th* Battalion -> Collmga Station (Brasot County), Tnxa$ CADET SI O EC FI PAGE 2 TtoMUy. S«|A«aib<>r IS. IMS BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . itui ) e Shall kiitor tk* The truth Shmil tiulrr ton t'nrt And John fcjff i\o Excuse Now Of mII the utterances a freshman uses the most ovur- worketl is. “No excuse, sir " From the fimt day of New StiKWnt Week, “fish" are drilled to take the r«sj>onsitility for their actions no matter what the consequences And yet, w hen a new student is late f<r clans, fails to make a hijrh mark on an exam or withdraws from college he is ready with a half-dexen stock reasons for instructors, classmates and parents. “The Corps was too rough" or “I didn't have time U study" or "1 was so harrassed I felt more like a convict than a college freshman ’ Of course, to an extent, these answers might have ap plied in years past But in many cases even then the rea son for failure did not rest only with the Corps. Too many freshmen left AAM because of, let us say. scholastic difficulties, aggravated Uy unwise use of the free time they had. Another segment of the fourth class- men which left A&M last year did so because of inability to adjust to the regimenkated life aasociated with military organizations. Yet. many put the blame on the Corps rather than admit they were unfit—or unwilling to personally dis cipline their minds and ladies to the rigors of military life. The net result was the Corps got a black eye across Texas. Mothers joined th*^r mistreated sons’ laments over the evil* j»erpetuateti in tJp- Corps and their protests were sent to the college by rfa hundreds. Unfortunately, not all the brand new Aggies who left last year accusing the Corps of mistreatment did so falsely. In some cases, foo.ishness and pointless hazing administer ed under the guise of "Old .Army" took up valuable study time needed by entering freshmen to adjust from high school to college Too many (one would l>e too many) "fish" were act ually deprived of the dignity and comradship long a part of the Corps and were thus cheated out a chance to fairly appraise A&M and the Corps of Cadets before deciding to pack up and leave. Because of these men who did not get a fair return for their investment in time and money the Corps has under gone some radical changes. Princijwil among these is the basic policy outlined by Vice President Rudder in a meeting Monday with the three upper classes "See how much you can do FOR the freshihen —not how much you can do to them.” With the continuing support of this doctrine by every upperclassman in the Corps, freshmen will no kmger be able to saddle the Corps with their inadequacies or failure This year's program was carefully designed to give fourth class- men every opportunity to adjust to college life and the Corps of Cadets. Freshmen will l»e treated as subordinates but not as inferiors as has been the case in ears past. Supervision and regular checks on progress offered by “Grade Point Army" is unequalled. Nowhere do entering freshmen have as mam - older men concerned with their scholastic well-being and general contentment. Along with the changes in attitude toward academics, discipline, too, has been revised to hiake it more reasonable and more applicable to real military situations. Hazing per s^ is a product of college and not regular military life. Correction given by an officer to one his junior is direct and explicit but seldom administered in a fashion that would antagonize the recipient. The Corps is now attempting to grew up with the freshman—for up perclassmen cannot expect the “fish" to tie ovsiel cadets when they are exposed to a constant parade of high school ROTC antics from their cadet officers and NC-O’s. The Corps is no longer the perfect excuse for a fresh man’s short-comings. If anything, the Corps now offers him more advantages than he would find elsewhere in a college of this size. So when the time come# for the men to l>e separated from the boy* there should be none attnl*- uting their classification as boys to the Corps. Grand Point Army will do its jiart in providing the at mosphere and assistance freshmen want anti need. If a fourth classman’s cxjierience here is not a happy and pros perous one, the cause rests not with the Corps but with the individual. hr jim Fnrir Who's Hero At Aggteland ‘Red Cloud’ Isn't an Indian But He Has Been To India "Don’t worry about classes being hard! survived Freshmen Week, didn’t you?" The Lively Art* After all, you Hy JACK TEAGTE Howdy! Tti m column is d<'sipnei t<> in troduce b'K ‘man and the litMe man at Texas A4M To mau^uiMt* Who's lleic At Angf'land we're introducing the Corps c tamandcr, Donald K (Ked Man) Cloud. Don isn't really an Indian- he gained hu nickname because of his continual blushing Don was born in Kerens, Teg., w here he li\ed until ID >4. Then l.e went with his mo'her, swter and brother (now an Aggie fish) to join Ins fit the i in Last 1 akiS' Lin. Mis dad is the State Iw- partnent 1CA advisor to I’akis tan. While in Pakistan Don did h lot of traveling and hunting and -attended school h i senior year at a boarding school in the Hima laya Mountains of northern India. Twenty-three different nationali ties were fepiesented in the en rollment of 4f>0 student*. He was pres dent of his senior class and lettered in football and basketball. After graduating from high school he went to Kashmir for a a short time before returning to East Pakistan and then toured various points in the Middle East and Europe. He tl»en returned to Texas wheie he enrolled at A&M in 195a. An economics major, Don plans to go into the Air Force upon graduation and then return to more Schooling as a law student at the L'niversity of Texas. Al though he is still undecided as to a profession he dooa plan to en ter some political field. Politics, sports, travel, and. . . women are Don's main attrac tions. Especially. . . .travel. "Hunting wild boars in the juglea of India has probably been the most exciting moment of my life," says Cloud. At Aggieland Don has been a distinguished student four se mesters, was selected outstanding sophomoie in Aits & Sciences, outstanding junior m the Corps of Cadets, outstanding junior in Category I (pilot training), re ceived the Memorial btudent Cen ter Appreciation Award for out standing service, and was select ed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce as the outstanding NCO in the Corps. The Memorial Student (enter Announces its] NEW SERVICE in the COFFEE SHOP Self Service for COFFEE, ROLLS AND PASTRIES (Coffee Be, with cream 7c) DAILY — 8:30 - 11:00 A. M. THE BATTALION 1 Ojnnumt expressed in The BattcUum are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported non-profit, self supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a community neu spaper and is gov erned by tht Student Publication# Board at Texas A. & M College. The Mwalion ■ (taavitt Mwipapar at T»*a» A&M., M puHUlwA In Coilae* 8t* Uan Taaaa. Salty axerpt SaturUM BaaAay. and MnaAay and bolida, p*r>oda gnptaa bar Uinaiati Hay. and ane* a weak dunn* auaaae r aekaul Pacalty mam Mr, of lha Siadrnt PuMlcat lona Bonrd arr i. W Amy* School of fcaS'naartnf Harry La# K.<m *hooi of Art, and Sciaaca* LHta R Kunsa School ol Afncultura and Dr E O Mcllurry School of Vatrrtnary Mo&nr.r »r a« Mm Fart Offwa *i OailMr Matron Taaaa. ; ■atfar Mm Act af Co*. ■raaa of March ». IM# The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. ■ nationally h» ^^^^^AjDartlalsj CAr Chtaaeo. Laa An| Fraas la onMUrd aaa(uat£ty to thr aao for r^ahltaaMaa of all aavo to a or nal o«harwMa aradttad la Um passr aad loaal aams of aahlMhaS harm »«h» of rasuhlMatioo of Ml SUar BMttar haro ara SI M par motor J( par asheol pa*. S* VC par tall paar aearms tw a^itoa, s—m a ymca. cai aoatrthutlona may ha mmU hr Mlrphinh^ VI A-SSl* pr ' ffM* Sonai t YMCA For ppvartMHia ar SMapry aall VI VI S-4S1* pr at thr m ram J - mmt Fred Meursr Managing Editor Gayle McNutt , .Executive News Editor Bob Wtekley * - Sports Editor Bill Heed, Johnny Johnson, David Stoker, Lewis Keddeil News Editors Tommy Kietb - Jports Writer Jay Collins and Tucker ^utherlaad — ,.Reporter* Flicks and Foot hall Me in Dallas Saturday By HENRY LYLE Hallahea Amsaementa iolumnial There is sn unconfirmed rumor that many loyal Ags are really heading for "Big D" this week end to see Brigitte Bardot's latest film instead of the Texas Tech game. This is probably only a rumor, of course, but since the Dallas weekend is almost here, it might be wsll to mention some of the entertainment which that city has to offer through the next few days. The screen version of the best selling novel, ‘The Naked and the Dead," opens today at the Majestic and will run through next week. “South Pacific" con tinues its long engagement at the Wyuneweod One of the most powerful mys tery motfon pictures produced in the last ten years is m the midst of a re run at the Maple. "Dia boliuue,” the French film that took the country by storm in 1956, is credited with beginning the current horror movie craze. A * * But the French made film that really stirs interest opens today at the Palace. As mentioned abo\e, HB will he in Dallas the same time the Aggies are What the result will be, this reviewer does not know, but it is only fair to point out that certain essential precautions have been taken. Cordons of foot and motorcycle gendarmes will be at the scene to keep order and the mayor may broadcast an appeal to the citi zens of Dallas to keep calm. By the way, I might add in passing that the title of the putuie is What** Cooking "The Night Heaven f'ell.” Bug itte gets involved wit^ a murder er in Spain (if thaC makes anv difference). 3 AAA lose scholafli KQDL KROSSWORD No. 1 ACROSS 1. MsnlyB - , first ur*- Ar* y<M k >)oi - to Krsck iS« v ' For those scholar* who art staying home this xjeekend, er tortamment on the l«cal scene i: quite encouraging. YJie Film So riety’s first offering this yeai is "The Ilesert Fox? Effectivi battle scenes anti exetllent acting have made this on# of the bee films to come out u( World Wai II. James Mason's striking per formance as Field Msrahal Erwit Rommel is enhanced by a re markable phys.ral r<»si*mblanct to that famed soldiesp P miglc be wise to arrive twtrly for tho one. the "Jocks" will probabh have a compulsory formation th* MSt Ballroouj on Fndnv night. AAA Jn Biyan, "Oregon Pas ng* ’ opens today at the (Jueen. Two Al tar's Studio peritoiialit es wii> have achieved sucefss in Holly wood are appealing in a doubl> bill at the Palace: him .S'a iley in “The Goddess” and Eli t Katn Doll) Wallach in The Lim u(i. MK Prof Sim ikU Siimrm*r al Huinhlr P. D. Weiner, mechanr ai engi neering piofessor, spent the sum mer in Houston worjurg foi thi Humble Od & Ke(lriing Co. v Weiner did experimental w ork on tubing and casing thread design for the H umbie pmduetion depart ment. He was one of *J'i professor* from 11 univi rsitics invited U. work for Humble. This is the IN DC STRIA L ENGINEERS will second summer We net ha.^ worked meet Tuesday at 7:d0 p.m. in room f" r Humble. 207 of the New Engineering Build- mg Freshmen and sophomores are urged to attend and get ac quainted. Refreshments will U- served. DOWN 1. Matrimonial tVC^r^oO. C OnlrMHI 8 MirtMi.', t r»d»-m*rk A Hue. d»»t rmfl hen fi. 1 -nfal piskup arast 6 Hi*h spot 7. A ahad'a lejaey S. lairia dt 1 jmmernwior'l boy friend 9 W'hai a frater nity pin doea in. Student’* m«htm*r* 13. W ro-r* to meet Irene Dunne IS Ktral name of ■ mwardly fi'er IS Kind of —mm 22 Where to find blaaer* 26 Hake with rrumha .ir in a cream attune 30 Kind ot been 32 Backward paycbiatnat 34 Travelmj •eeretary 85 Hoa K ed* feel to your throat 36 Wh.. a oa —? 37 Kind of wiae SS l^e ter final* 3* What ahe aay* » hen pinched SO Drinkinj place 43 Eraktne Cald- weil’n property 46 Met.alt, tool fjumbled 4S Ballplayer . report card 50 Moat unpopular word on a date 53 Fart pa jam** 61. Jayne'g load of 54 Cenotoic of Ja*» appeal bo. Kind of boae 11 A place for cold pot*i‘>«a 12 W ay to aie-ak 14 Half of nine 15. Vintafe auda 17 W illie ia peraon 19 Sicn of au''<oaa 20 Do* atar 21 French connective 23 ' atiadlan import, liquid 24 What they do in Vtrytnta J.V Hoilv wi.k! word for food" 27 Ballplayer labbr | 25 l.ynne 2S Firat word of “Star Spangled Banner’ 31 W'ilhe’a pond 33 Pniducta M Madia. >n A Vay 36 I bapf,e and hotdli grow here t abbr i 37 Pofo in peraon 41 f 'tmey or Crete abbr.) 42 What an * Cyl inder "bomb d.aa to tfaa (2 word# 41. and behold 46 A ttwe: part larfe, part lurch 4' Don a 49 <‘o<tl adjective for K'hiI (2 worda) 52 It ruha <>n naany a fiwifcJi fen H0T2 -to Snow Fresh KGDL What a wonderful difference when you switch lo Snow Kivsh KOOL! At once your ntoulh fuels clean and cool . . . your throat feels smoothed, refreshed! Enjoy the umat refreshing experience in smoking Smoke K'HiL ... with mild, mild menthol for a cleaner, fresher taste all through the day! Amwvt an Pg 00 BOOL GivFS YOU A CHOICE REGULAR OR RING Si/E WITH FILTER' • I ttrvWn A VA 1 amn'-fi T ‘»*v«rro t *«rp. mis MUfTMOt him e - #•t • ('Ufa retted -'’TV '""Nip DALLAS HOMETOWN < LI B will have a meeting tonight at 7:15 in the Biolegicnl Sciences Building room 107. Officers will be elected PANHANDLE CLUB will meet tonight in room 2C of the Memo rial Student ( enter immediately after yell pmctiee AMARILLO HOMETOWN ( LI B will meet tonight under the bell in the Acadenm Build ng, immediate ly after yell practice. Sweden, alarmed by the shortage of physicians im that country, is in viting do< tors of other countries to practice there. JUST A MOMENT Church of Christ Bible Chair By Pence Dacus PSALMS Scripture: “As the hart panteth after (be water brooks, eo pen lath m\ soul after thee. O Gad." Psalm. 42:1 Visualize the picture of a great stag with heaving flanks and Quivering nostrils as he sinks ms muzzle into the cool ing water *f a mountain stream Picture the chase as the hounds raced the terrified animal across the fields and meadows Thro finally comes the bleaaed relief of escape ue one by one the bounds fall out of the chase The paalmiat thirsts for God juat as the heaving slag thirsts for the stream of water Today God seeks those who passionate ly crave for Him through Jesus Christ, Uis Son. A*. ' be verify hruley tours • trove! tarvice *«»•’ rations and Ti.:k*». business et Vacation Travel A FREE SERVICE , W» at# ' Mm. ,s.pn«J o*.n4, ol tho canto,, c-d hstaU.l ''at' tlsyd 31-I'.y «tt M-w fe,tl,n» C.r.o Vt 6’•92J U$ North Mmo »,yrr T* » Mr \rin\. Lou U IYoihI You \1ru Arr His Ciistomers If Not Completely Satisfied With Iroupot'b Anything Bought At Krturn Arlielcs By FRIDAY For FI LL REFLM) LOUPOTS The Store OF AggieB. HY Aiigiew, & FOR AggieH PEANUTS Dl AM IS Uy Charles M. Schulz