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PAGE 2 Friday, October 10, 1068
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
BATTALION EDTTOtlALS
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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-
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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.
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