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The Battalion College station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Wednesday, February 18, 1959 BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the Press, And It Cannot Be Limited Without Being Lost . . . Thomas Jefferson Good Show, GPR Army Grades in the Corps of Cadets are higher than last year— and all’s right with the world. The rise in the overall GPR, as indicated by the unof ficial reports taken by the scholastic officers, is not by ac cident. Close cooperation between Corps scholastic officers, faculty advisors and students themselves has made good grades in the Corps a reality instead of a joke. Long a weak spot in the structure of basic Corps policy, the recognition of the importance of scholastics this year was long overdue. Grade Point Army and the shift in em phasis from “good bull” to good grades represents the first honest look at the real problems A&M has been facing for years. Scholastic officers under the willing direction of Bill Myers have nailed grades down to a man-by-man problem this year. Individual attention to each Ag’s needs is still the best way to solve the problem of adjusting to rigid study con ditions. High-sounding phrases and well-worded directives have their place but they cannot take the place of personal observation and coaching. Such has been the case in every unit this year without exception. The students who have not taken advantage of the assistance available from unit scholastic officers have no grounds to complain about their grades. The help has been there for those who wanted it. An addition to the scene this year are the unit faculty advisers which also deserve much of the credit for an out standing overall grade report in the fall. These men have gone the extra mile and have devoted part of their free time to improvement of the position of the Corps student. These men are more than instructors—they are truely representatives of the highest type of educator and well deserve a vote of thanks from the Corps. Binding the entire program together is Grade Point Army, a handful of ideas at first which would bring changes to the Corps—and therefore would be bad. As the year has progressed, it has come to mean an in telligent approach to the problem of gaining an education. And as ignorance was replaced by knowledge, it has been accepted for the most part as reasonable changes are in time. The fall grade reports indicate the changes were in the right direction, even though all of them may not be good enough to be permanent. If the changes were truly respon sible for the increased scholastic standing, it is a real tribute to the system and the men behind it. Good show, Grade Point Army. Job Interviews Thursday Humble will interview ChE, CE, EE, ME, CHEMISTRY, MATH and PHYSICS majors for opportunities in oil and g'as pro duction. Humble will also interview members of the Class of ’60 in ChE, ME and PetE for summer jobs in various departments. Proctor & Gamble will inter view ChE, CE, EE, IEng, ME, BA, and CHEMISTRY majors for opportunities in management and research. Magnolia will interview ChE, EE, IEng, ME, PetE, CHEMIS TRY, MATH and GEOPHYSICS majors 1 for job opportunities. Magnolia will also interview members of the Class of ’60 and ’61, majoring in ChE, ME and PetE interested in summer em ployment in the natural gas de partment. Wee Aggies We Aggies like to read about Wee Ag gies. When a wee one arrives, call VI 6-4910 and ask for the Wee Aggie Edi tor Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Linder of D-3-X, College View are the proud parents of a baby girl. Lorelei Elaine, who weighed in at 9 pounds, 14 ounces, arrived at 7:07 a.m. Sunday in Torbett Hospital and Clinic, Marlin, Tex. 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The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M.. is published in College Sta tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem ber through May, and once a week during summer school. Entered as second - class natter at the Post Office n College Station, Texas, inder the Act of Con- tress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco' Mall subscriptions are J3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, Col- leg* Station, Texas. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of ail other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may be made by teiepl.ff.iing VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the tutorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. JOE BUSER EDITOR Fred Meurer Managing Editor Gayle McNutt ! Executive News Editor Bob Weekley i Sports Editor Bill Reed, Johnny Johnson, David Stoker, Lewis Reddell....News Editors Bill Hicklin Assistant Sports Editor Robbie Godwin, Ken Coppage, Jack Teague, Bob Edge, Jack Hartsfield Staff Writers Laney McMath, Dave Mueller --Photographers Ray Hudson — ...—— Circulation Manager At Lions Club Camp Who’s Here Outdoor Exercise, Crafts Fill Day of Crippled Camper Shoeless Hefner Busily Financing His Education (Editor’s Note: This is the sec ond in a series of articles to ac quaint College Station citizens with the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children at Kerrville and what the camp, supported by Texas Lions Clubs, including the College Station Club, can mean to the community.) i By GAYLE McNUTT Executive News Editor The Lions Camp for Crippled Children is swimming, archery, and all the other activities that mean camp to a boy or girl, de spite a brace, wheel chair or crutches. At the camp, three miles south of Kerrville, a simple ceremony daily greets the rising sun, a boy on crutches, aided by a youngster in a wheelchair, rev erently raises the flag. Around the flagpole, and throughout the camp, each camper pauses and salutes the flag. Thus each day of the camp be gins. And a busy day it always is. Twice a day the sparkling waters of the camp swimming pool receive each camper for a period of fun, frolic and learn ing. The water massages and ex ercises unused muscles as the campers sport through the clear waves. Swimming Lessons Daily Swimming instructors first teach the youngsters to overcome their fear of water and open the secrets of floating and simple adapted swimming strokes to them. Each camper’s individual handicap is studied and taught accordingly. Almost all learn ways to overcome their physical limitations and propel themselves through the water. Red Cross water safety instruc tors and lifeguards are always at the poolside ready to help in any way. Floating aids and life jackets are always available for use. A cleverly designed gate across the pool separates the shallow water from the deep re served for the better swimmers. Chair Patients Too Even the children confined to wheel chairs don’t miss out on the daily dips. A movable sliding board has been built to let the youngsters slip gently into the water. And when it’s time to come out, a specially designed hoist lifts him back into his wheel chair. All camping activities are de signed along similar lines. All are designed to give the camper maximum results for his abili ties, regardless of disability. Archery practice, overnight campouts, party nights, fun times, painting, leather craft, ceramics and other crafts fill the busy camper’s schedule. And for each of his accomplishments the youngster receives a merit badge at the awards program held on the final night of the camp. Appetites Grow When the dinner bell tolls, there’s no worry about lost ap petites. Campers troop into the big mess hall to seat themselves at family-style tables, serving themselves, or with the help of a counselor when necessary. Af terwards each camper scrapes his plate and helps clear off his table. Best Campers At the close of each camping’ session at the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children,.,awards are made to the best all-around boy camper and best all-around girl camper. Here two proud winners display their trophies. MISSED THE WHOLE THING MAYSVILLE, Ky. (A>)_Garrett McDowell reckons he’s a sound sleeper. A car knocked down the fence in his yard, overturned, and crashed into his bedroom. McDow ell slept through it all. >ywva>:" N % I “Ff % THI AlWI . - N V l' . I Al \ \ l \ WEDNESDAY Robert Taylor in “PARTY GIRL” Plus Doris Day in ‘THE PAJAMA GAME’ LAST DAY HERE’S THE ONE movie YOU’VE WAITED FOR! 1 wmm $k State Farm Saved Texans Money We aim to insure careful drivers only. Savings here have allowed us to pay divi dends to Texas policyholders year after year. Call me. U. M. Alexander, Jr., ’40 215 S. Main Phone TA 3-3616 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Home Office—Bloomington. Illinois LAST DAY 2a ROSALIND RVSSSLL hiraMA co-atarrlng FORREST TUCKER A WARNEA BROS. PICTURE •t Emu. mum COLOR by DE LUXE CI fNJ E fvt S c O F 3 £ Most campers gain several pounds during their stay and most of that is good solid muscle. Only wholesome foods are served at the camp and there’s always plenty of it. Religious Services Held The spiritual side of camp life is not neglected. Evening vesper devotionals are held at each of the five camp bunkhouses every evening. And each meal is pre ceded by a simple Grace, usually sung by the young campers in harmony. Worship in the outdoors is held each Sunday morning at the open-air chapel, complete with electric organ, a little altar and comfortable bench-pews. The chapel is located high on a camp hill and campers and counselors of all denominations and creeds feel equally at home as they per-' form their own brief and infor mal services. Sad, But Happy Ending As each camp ends, parents and Lion Club friends throng- to the camp to take the campers back home. The youngsters greet friends and relatives with joy, but there is sadness too, for the campers have discovered the most precious wealth of all — forget ting' handicaps and sharing friendship, openly and fully. (Tomorrow: Who may attend.) By JACK TEAGUE Tommy Hefner, 22-year-old farm management major from Dallas and Ennis, answered when asked why he came to Aggie- land: “I just thought there was no other school.” Born in Dallas and raised on a farm in Ennis, Tommy grad uated from Adamson High School in Dallas with quite a record be hind him. Besides playing foot ball four years, singing in the school choir two years and one year in the All-State Choir, he must have set another record by being elected vice president of his freshman, sophomore and sen ior classes. Tommy entered A&M in Sep tember, 1954, after having spent the summer at Junction. He spent several weeks with A Infantry and then had to leave school be cause of difficulties. He re-enter ed A&M and A Infantry in Sep tember of 1955, when he spent more time working than going to classes. At one time Tommy was working 35 hours a week by hold ing down five jobs at once. Once again Tommy had to leave A&M, this - time in November, 1956,- returning to his dad’s Here ford farm in Ennis. He returned in spring of 1958 and has been here since then, even in summer school. One of the brightest moments in Tommy’s life took place on Aug. 23, 1958, when he married the former Miss Jackie Fisk of Dallas. “My brother Robert, Class of ’51, had taught Jackie at Sunset High School,” Tommy said. “One time Robert and Jackie’s brother teamed up on us and got us on a blind date to gether. It worked out fine.” Tommy plans to graduate in January, 1960. A cattle enthus iast all his life, he plans to go into business as a cattle raiser. “Right now I’m having a hard time keping up with two dogs at my home, though,” said Tom. He likes horses, guns and dogs along with his cattle. One interesting sidelight of Tom’s wedding was that he wore boots with his suit. “I didn’t do it to be funny,” he said. “I just didn’t and still don’t own a pair of shoes—and I never want to.” It seems that the only time Tommy ever wore shoes in his life was in grade school and as a Corps member at Aggieland. 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