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Who’s Here
Wednesday, January 7, 1959
BATTALION EDITORIALS
. . . Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the
Press, And it Cannot Be Limited Without Being
Lost . . . Thomas Jefferson
‘Poor Aggies’
As TCU and Arkansas walked into the Cotton Bowl on
New Year’s Day to collect their trophies for being the SWC’s
“best sports’’ of the year, one could faintly hear the familiar
taunt of every school that ever outscored an Aggie team:
“Poor Aggies ...”
The “Poor Aggies” came in a ragged last in the sports
manship rating handed down by student representatives
from the seven conference schools. Criteria for the judging
was based on conduct of athletes and student bodies at con
ference football games—or so the organization’s by-laws
states.
In fact, it would seem that it was a popularity poll—
with the exception of the University of Arkansas, schools
ranked as in the past: church schools on top, A&M on bottom.
Even before the winners were announced, Pete Huff,
president of the Rice Student Body and chairman of the
Sportsmanship Committee, said, “Politics—and the hope of
gaining votes—seems to govern the way some of the schools
voted this year.”
Could it be that politics—not conduct—put A&M last
in the sportsmanship poll? Let’s look at the record:
TCU—After taking a thorough drubbing last year—by
their students, not their team—the men of Aggieland turned
the other cheek and hosted the Christians as'befits'gentle
men and Aggies. There were no grudge battles on our home-
ground—there was no return match for the beating our
students received on their campus.
BAYLOR—The trip to Waco was uneventful despite
the fact that a carload of Baylor students w r ere apprehended
on our campus after the MSC was plastered with a “BU”
that is still faintly visable. There was no paint-slinging by
the “Poor Aggies”—they left retaliation to their team. That
day in Waco, the Aggie team more than made up for the
pride-injuring defacement of our student center.
ARKANSAS—The team from the Ozarks and the few
students who made the trip were treated with the same
courtesy they have extended to our students when the con
test is played in Fayetteville.
SMU—The first Corps trip of the year was truely a
tribute to the discipline that comes second nature here. The
“Poor Aggies” had a tough day on the playing field but the
12th Man did not re-play the game in Lou Ann’s.
RICE—The boys from the Institute laid down an ultima
tum early in the year—“Either return our plaster bird or
we can’t be responsible for the actions of our 1,600 students
when you come to Houston.”
The mascot was found by members of the Student Senate
and returned—even though no Aggies were positively con
nected with its disappearance. To prevent any possible
trouble with the 1,600 students at Rice, the Corps was kept
in the stands for several minutes after the game and they
left en masse. No incidents were reported after the game.
TEXAS—As a coup de grace to a spotless year, the
Texas Aggies traveled to Austin for the hotly-contested
battle with the team from the school with The Tower. Be
fore the game an Ag was shot from a darkened “frat” house
as he attempted to capture a “Prize” from one of the ‘Sips’
floats.
The guilty freshman, as if not punished enough by the
No. 6 pellets in his leg and ankle, was dismissed from A&M,
making it plain that we do not condone vandalism even when
the accuser is not without guilt.
After the game, the pillows came thick and fast from
the Texas student section—they seemed bent on proving
their student body was as capable of victory over the Ags as
their team was that day.
But the “Poor Aggies” left the stands quietly and head
ed for home without testing the courage the Texans dis
played as a group.
Judging from the record, the “Poor Aggies” did have
a poor year—not a fight to their credit. In fact, they didn’t
do much of anything in the stands in 1958—except back their
team.
Maybe that’s why they came out last in sportsmanship—
they were so well behaved they just weren’t noticed at*the
games. . .
Letters To The Editor
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for brevity, clearness and accuracy. Short letters stand a better chance for
publication since space is at a premium. Unsigned letters will not be published. ..
Editor,
The Battalion:
-Finals are coming up presently
and soon every student will be
faced with the spectre of demon
strating his knowledge of things
he supposedly has learned dur
ing the semester.
Everyone knows the import
ance of these exams. Flunk
enough of them and out you go.
Nobody questions whether or
not this is right. One comes to
college to learn. A final is mere
ly a prof’s way of seeing what
we have learned.
I wonder if someone could not
devise a quiz for profs to see
what they have taught. I have
several who would flunk it flat.
Nobody minds working hard for
a man who is rough, but teaches.
But what about these men who
seem to- care only to flunk some,
pass some.
Profs have been looking for
sevei'al years for something to
blame for A&M’s scholastic lazi
ness. I think we ought to put the
blame where it belongs—on our
“educators”.
W. L. Perry Jr. ’59
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“Eligible”
Miss Jackie Clark, freshman from San Antonio, and a Miss
San Antonio finalist, is another “eligible” girl in the Texas
Woman’s University’s Date Bureau. Applications for
Tessie dates may be picked up at the office of Student
Activities, Room 210, YMCA.
By VERN'SANFORD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN, Tex.—Holidays are
over, but Austin is entering
another period equally festive, ac
tive and exhausting for partici
pants.
Tuesday (the 13th) the 56th
Legislature convenes, bringing
hundreds of new residents to the
Capitol City for five or six
months or more. Their arrival
steps up demand in many areas
—for rent houses, hotel rooms,
catering services, typewriters and
stenographers.
A week later comes the In
auguration of Gov. Price Daniel,
with a parade, swearing-in cere
mony, Capitol reception and a
multitude of balls and special
parties.
Thereafter, if the usual pat
tern continues, there’ll be more
social activities for and by the
visitors. Lawmakers’ wives, sep
arated from home-town friends
and, often, from their husbands
by long hours of ; debate and com
mittee hearings, form their own
luncheon clubs.
Even school children come by
the busload to supplement their
civics studies by observation.
Last session, a period of un
comfortable concern over ethics
and lobbying, saw a dropping
off in the lavighness of party
giving for legislators. This
round may be even more grim
and business-like. Lawmakei's
will face staggering problems in
trying to pull the state out of
debt and find money for new
needs. No group would want to
appear too flush lest it be seen
as a likely tax target.
Some events and issues on
which interest is likely to focus
immediately:
SPEAKERSHIP of the House
of Representatives, still is in
doubt. Even those who claim it’s
“sewed up” know that pledges
can come unhitched. There’ll be
a big crowd on hand to find out
whether the secret vote hands
the gavel to Waggoner Carr of
Lubbock or Joe Burkett Jr. of
Kerrville. Secretary of State
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THRU FRIDAY
Jean Simmons in
‘HOME BEFORE DARK’
Plus
Andie Murphy in
“JOE BUTTERFLY”
WEDNESDAY
ONCE IN
SOW
SUSPENSE LIKE THIS!
MARLENE DIETRICH
CHARLESlAUGHION |
Tyrone
POWER
Zollie Steakley will preside at
the suspenseful opening session.
After the speaker is picked,
attention will shift to committee
assignments—who’ll get the top
jobs. There’s also speculation as
to how well members who’ve
fought each other so hard in
the speaker’s race are going to
get along afterward.
MONEY gets top billing on
almost everybody’s list of legis
lative problems.
Governor Daniel’s recommend
ed budget calls for spending
$2,311,434,306 during 1960-61.
An extra $185,000,000 in new
tax revenue, would have to be
raised to' cover it and wipe out
the current deficit.
Overall, the governor’s bud
get is a 10 per cent increase over
present spending. Almost all the
increase, he pointed out, would
gp to meet a, growing popula
tion’s need for basic . state serv
ices—education, highways, wel-
ware and hospital and correc
tional institutions. Governor
Daniel said he had found “no
public sentiment” for reducing
these services.
Not included in this budget are
several items for which there is
certain to be demand, such as
teacher pay raises and medical
aid for persons on the welfare
rolls.
EDUCATION, on all levels,
will be a broth that many will
try to stir.
For public schools, the Hale-
Aikin Committee of 24 is pre
senting a lengthy report on ideas
for improving programs. Includ
ed are more pay for teachers,
longer school terms, special in
struction for 1 the gifted, driver
education, etci Total cost of the
additions would be $80,000,000 a
year for the state, about $32,-
000,000 a year for local districts. !
Both the Commission on High
er Education and Governor Dan
iel have recommended increased
appropriations for state-support
ed colleges and universities. Both
also recommended Aldington
State College be made a senior
college.
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Blast Almost Ended Future
For Aggie From Texas City
By JACK TEAGUE
Jon DeLaune, 21-year-old elec
trical engineering major from
Texas City, really appreciates
the fact that he’s an Aggie. In
fact, he really appreciates the
fact that he’s alive to be an Ag
gie.
The Texas City disaster in
1947 nearly ended the outlook for
Jon’s future. He just happened to
be sharpening a pencil in the
right place at the right time.
A graduate of Texas City
High School, Jon was on the
tennis team, and won the out
standing band award in his sen
ior year. He was also president
of the Texas City Radio Club, a
group of ham operators who used
their equipment to keep in con
tact with many parts of the
world.
Jon has kept up his interest
in radio amateur operations here
at Aggieland. He has set up his
two-way radio equipment in his
room in Dorm 5 and carries on
constant conversations with per
sons throughout the United
States, Mexico, Canada and Lab
rador. Last year he contacted an
explorer on a scientific expedi
tion three miles from the North
Pole.
Jon’s main reason for coming
to Aggieland was that it offered
the best electrical engineering
training- in Texas. He has since
developed another love, though—
the Air Force.
Jon spent his freshman and
sophomore days in Squadron 21,
which has long since “bitten the
dust”. Last year Squadron 21
became Squadron 4 and Jon is
now one of its flight command
ers. He is also a member of the
MSC Radio Committee, Ameri
can Institute of Electrical En
gineering, Institute of Radio En
gineers and the Galveston Coun
ty Hometown Club. He is also
a Ross Volunteer.
A Category I (pilot training)
RQTC student, Jon plans to fly
for the Air Force for five years
upon graduation. He just com
pleted his student flying pro
gram yesterday when he soloed
with 12 hours instruction time.
After the Air Force, Jon plans
to return to school to study for
a master’s degree and then enter
into industry in the electronics
field.
Besides his interest in radio
operations, Jon is also a self-
taught radio-TV repairman.
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