Tk0 Battalion •*> Coihg* Station (Bruton County), Toxas PAGE 2 Friday, October 10, 1068 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle BATTALION EDTTOtlALS . . . Our l.ibrriy DrprruJ* on tkr Froodom of the Prr**. And ll (onnot Hr Untiled Without Being I.O* t . , . Thonui* Jeffernon Good Haling Vital Monday and Tuesday are very important days for the ('(•rps of Cadets—and despite any rumors to the contrary, it is mandator? that the visit inf insiwction team i* impressed if the Corps is to cantina* to prosper. Purpose of the two-day inspection is to determine if A AM is qualified as a Military Collffe, under l>epartrm»nt of l>ef*nse standards. The distinction would be an asset to ever? graduate seeking a commission in either a regular or reaene branch If approved, A AM would receive double commutation— twice as much money per cadet per year for uniforms. At present basic students (first two years) are alloted $2« t > per year, advanced students $50 for uniforms. Reclassifications would allow the college to purchase more uniforms and main tain the ones already purchased and the Corps would be is sued better looking and possibly more uniforms in years to come. , Also. Col. Davis has said that with double commutation, the possibility of a new. distinctive uniform for AAM might become a reality with the additional funds. Another point worth considering is the respect our mili tary graduates would have among other ROTC commissioned officers. * For many years, a serious drawback to the Corps of Cadets has been that our graduates were considered only- equal with the “R-C” boys from ether colleges who wear their uniform twice a week. The distinction of being a Mili tary College would be compensation for the additional train ing the Corps offers men at AAM in respect. On the other hand, little change would be made in policy or tradition. Cadets would habitually wear the uniform- but the oldest copy of the Articles of the Cadet Corps available on e spells this out most explicitly. Cadets would conduct themselves like members of a mili tary organization, not a fraternity of look-a-likes—but again, this should not be a change at AAM Many of the changes necessary before AAM could even be considered eligible have already been made Things like the half a hundred uniform combinations which appalled the inspection team last year have already been eliminated and have given the corps unity it lacked ('lass distinction by uniform is still present but no one looks underprivileged in hand-me-down greens with a unit wearing pinks. Organization is at an all time high this year and it has not ’only afforded l*etter training but has eliminated much time-consuming foolishness that so well described the Corps of recent Oars Of course, there are men who find military life most distasteful and have no desire to la 1 a member of the Corps if it becomes “military ” They want only the fraternal spirit and mystical “g'ssl bull" to the exclusion of leadership train ing and character building that comes with,a military Corps. However, there seems no way to continue to have com missioning exercises on the campus without becoming mili tary—the Army or the Air Force just isn't interested in issuing commissions to members of Phi Beta Corps. . . Who’* Here "Tull Man* Sights Future Doing good is th« only rsrtaiiuy happy action uf a man’* Ufa. tr for the hngiitear Curl is one Afijie who has an disMof of summer school. For it wan during th* 151f>7 summer sessx n that he met a local g!rl, Mii-s Mai gat et Berry, in a gov ernment class. They got along fins and now plan to "tie the knot" next summer "My dad never had an oppor tunity to go to college,” says Carl, “but it was his influence that got me interested in \AM I don't think I’ve ever accepted a better recommendation, either.” “This year we kiss afler every first down instead of touch downs.” \&M Leaders Speak By JACK TEAUI t < url Tall Man' Thumpeon, sen ior mechanical engineering major from Shreveport, is one Aggie who knows what he wants to do in life—namely, get married, en ter the service, get out and go to work in Dallas. Carl was born in Mmden, l.a., but haa always called Shreveport his home since he lived there most of his life. In high school he founA time to play football and also work after school. During summer vacations, Carl worked for Gifford k Hill, Inc., in Shreveport. It was this job that gave him his start at Aggie- land, for he is attending school on an opportunity awaid fiom the firm. Carl spent his first two years ere as a member of A Chemical Company. He is serving on the Get rid of those warped rake irst Baptist Church student pans if you want your cakes to be council sn«l is also a member of attractively even! AS ME. Jf- Last year Carl was named ser geant major of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment and became battal ion commander this year. He is vice president of the Shreveport Hometown Club snd a staff writ- Planning to Paint RI BBER BABE PAINT *al. ROLLER AND PAN $1.29 WHITE HOUSE PAINT $3.95 gal. CHAPMAN’S PAINT STORE Next to Font Office, Kryaa Leftover coconut that ha* be come dry may be softened by soak mg it in a little milk and u sus picion of sugar Drain before add mg it to your recipe ingredients. JOE ami CLAtTXE Vacuum Clcwier Service • ParlH • Supplies Repair* on all makes and models NEW and l-SED 1M3 S. College T \ 2-79*7 (Continued from Page 1| ter the San Antonio board member concluded “One Student Hody” - Rudder Vice President Earl Ruddei j said. “We no longer have two fac tions on the campus—we have only student body now When a man registers at A&M he is an Aggie in every sense of the word ” In explaining the problems of previous years to the AAl’P mem tiers, the vice president said com munications were a source of dif ficulty and a problem to he taken up “when these other things get straightened up ’’ “Our number one problem now is student life in the Corps of ' a dets,” Rudder said. He said solutions in administra tion, as at other levels, came after discussion and research He ex plained that many official* met in his office and together they came up with the tiest solution for the situation considering the tools available. "We don't always agree, but we do try to find the best solution, the vice president said, mortal Student Center and student discipline Price Explain* TV Teaching Dr. A A Price, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, re ported to the group on the educa tional possibilities of closed cir cuit television. He said the units now in use in his department allowed 2iX) stu dents to vuew operative procedure that heretofore was limited to eight on lookers because of crowd ed conditions. He said it was a valuable tool in presenting material to students. for'nit'** 1 '* SPORT JACKETS SLACKS SWEATERS Another TRIANGLE Special—, THIS UH /*f>\ > ot an .‘5 Piuces of Chicken French Fries Poll with Honey liutler Choice Of Coke, Pool Beer, Hr. Pepper A&M MEN'S SHOP V our Dy league ( enter Dick Rubin. 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