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The Battalion College Station fBraxos County)', Texan PAGE 2 Thursday, April 16, 1959 BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the Press, And It Cannot Be Limited Without Being Lost . . . Thomas Jefferson All Join Hands If all of the criticizers of Texas A&M would join hands they would stretch half way across the Atlantic Ocean. May be this would be a good way to put a stop to the gossip-mon gers. Not really. But something must be done to wipe the smirk from the public’s face everytime Texas A&M is men tioned. Somehow the so-called disinterested public must be told that in addition to all the rotten things they hear and read, A&M has some really good points, too. Granted, the school’s got problems. But that doesn’t make it unique—or newsworthy. Every college in the country has problems. Not every college has a Corps of Cadets with 83 years of proud history behind it, however. That does make A&M unique. / Not every college can boost of “Never Being Licked” on or off the playing field. None can boast of “the spirit that can ne’er be told . . .” This college is Texas size—even with a decrease in en rollment its still the biggest of its kind. And it would be the best—if YOU would just think so. If each man who attaches himself to the college kept this one fact in mind half our problems would be over. CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle 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 A future Corps commander was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Walsh, ’54, A-8-C College View. Donald Bradley Walsh was born at 9:35 a.m., April 10 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Gale Cisco, Raleigh, N. C., relief pitcher, played football at Ohio State University. CIRCLE TONIGHT “GUN RUNNERS” Audie Murphy Also “WILD HERITAGE” Will Rogers, Jr. TODAY THRU SATURDAY “SOUND AND THE FURY” Phoenix, Ariz., maintains a “city” park as a recreation area for its citizens and tourists. It is 85 miles outside the city limits WWa);" Ml . Wl MM it AVS f RM THURSDAY and FRIDAY June Allyson in “MY MAN GODFREY” Plus Robert Wagner in “A KISS BEFORE DYING” , THURSDAY & FRIDAY Paramount Presents A&M doesn’t want the support of every man, woman and child in Texas. It just wants yours—the rest will come in time—they are mostly following your example. The best salesmen—or the worst—are students. If upperclassmen force “fish” to get their hair cut close or if freshmen get their heads shaven “for good bull” the effect on the public is the same: “A&M is still treating new students like POW’s.” IPs an example of how students make work for them selves by not thinking. ★ ★ ★ Here’s a handy little game that should prove time con suming and lots of fun for everyone. • The next time someone begins to tell you how HE would run A&M if he were on the Board, tactfully ask why he isn’t? • The next time someone suggests a sweeping solution to ALL the problems see if you can separate the dollars he stands to make from sincere interest in seeing the school grow and prosper. • The next time someone takes a crack at the college you profess to love during football season, be man enough to stand up and be counted . . . only$59.95 at LOUPOT’S A. F. SENIORS - LOOK AT THIS APPROVED BY AIR MATERIAL COMMAND SERGE UNIFORM REGULATION AIR FORCE Tuesday, April 21, 1959 being a Holiday, in observance of San Jacinto Day, the undersigned will 'observe that date as a Holiday and not be open for business. HOLIDAY First National Bank City National Bank First State Bank & Trust Co. College Station State Bank Bryan Building & Loan Ass’n Community Savings & Loan Ass’n THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Puh’ications. chairman ; J. W. Amyx, School of Engineering ; Harry Lee Kidd, School of Arts and Sciences; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. 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 matter at the Post Office in College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. I Represented nationally by (National Advertising I Services, Inc., New York j City, Chicago, Los An- | geles, and San Francisco' Mall subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school ye.ar, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, Col lege 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 ■pontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI ,6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the Jriitorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. JOE BUSER EDITOR Fred Meurer Managing Editor Gayle McNutt — Executive News Editor Bob Weekley Sports Editor Bill Reed, Johnny Johnson, David Stoker, Lewis ReddelL.._News Editors Bill Hicklin Assistant Sports Editor Robbie Godwin, Ken Coppage, Bob Edge, Jack Harts- field, Joe Callicoatte, Bob Saile, Jim Odom, Sam Spence, Leo Rigsby, Bob Roberts Staff Writers Ray Hudson Circulation Manager What’s Cooking The following clubs and organ izations will meet tonight: 5:00 Election Commission will meet in front of the Memorial Stu dent Center to have a picture LETTERS Editor, The Battalion: I agree. Something must be done about the situation here at A&M. But must it be an immed iate discarding of all the tradi tions, which in their oldest con ceptions, made the school what it is now? This statement sounds alarm ist, true, but I think that we have lost the true meanings of the expressions “two-percenter,” “Aggie spirit,” and “an Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal.” Careful investigation into the old meanings of these words would probably indicate that in them lie the ideals of honor, loyalty, and scholarship. These ideals appear to have been lost in the ideas of “getting a good job and security,” or “getting a commission and a chance for a military career.” Yes, let’s look at our tradi tions critically, and let’s find what is truly “good about them.” If a sincere evaluation such as this is carried out and a return is made to the real “Old Army,” I don’t think that discipline, honor, or spirit will need to be forced on any man. Paul M. Curda ’59 The only monument in this coun try dedicated to birds is the Sea gull Monument in Salt Lake City. It commemorates the second year of the settlement when seagulls saved the crops from swarms of crickets. The^MSC Film Society In Cooperation With Pan American Week, Presents THURSDAY AT 7:45 P. M. IN THE MSC BALLROOM taken. Cadets will wear Class A summer uniform. 7:15 Amarillo Hometown Club will meet in the MSC to discuss plans for summer jobs. 7:30 Austin Hometown Club meets in Room 125 of the Academic Bldg. Brazoria County Hometown Club meets in Room 304 of the Academic Bldg. Galena Park Hometown Club will meet in Room 106 of the Academic Bldg. Grayson County Hometown Club will meet in Room 127 of the Academic Bldg. Sons of the Service Club meets in Room 3D of the MSC. Southwest Texas Hometown Club will meet in Room 108 of the Academic Bldg. EAT HOTARD’S NEW HOURS 11:00 - 2:30 5:00 - 8:30 PEANUTS ~~ ARCHIM$D>£S makes another great discovery... It's what's up front that counts You can reproduce the experiment. It’s easy as 7T. (Yes, you can do it in the bathtub.) Assuming that you have first visited your friendly tobac conist, simply light your first Winston and smoke it. Reasoning backwards, the discovery proceeds as follows: first, you will notice a delightful flavor, in the class of fresh coffee or of bread baking. Obviously, such flavor cannot come from the filter. Therefore, it’s what’s up front that counts: Winston’s Filter-Blend. The tobaccos are selected for flavor and mildness, then specially processed for filter smoking. This extra step is the real difference between Winston and all other filter cigarettes. Besides, it’s why Winston is America’s best selling filter cigarette. “Eureka! Winston tastes good . .. like a cigarette should ! ” R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.. WINSTON-SALEM. N. C. By Charles M. Schulz OH, I THOUGHT MAVSEVO; HAD BROUGHT IT OUT ONTO THE FIELD UJlTH YOU, AND I JUGT DIDN'T THINK THAT. ,