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r-"’ at Bh tvl dejl cal ] Hi. fir ita fir a s u4 b£^ mt be. ca ; Dj mi otl de P t4 to 1 m ef J BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Our Liberty Depends on the Freedom of the Press, And It Cannot Be Limited Without Being Lost . . . Thomas Jefferson ^*¥Tr!S¥!f by Jim Earle Future Depends On Class of ’63 This weekend high school seniors will become for a short while a part of the tradition and heritage of the greatest school of its kind anywhere—Texas A&M. Soon these same seniors will be a part of the future of A&M when they become the Men of Aggieland. On their shoulders will rest the responsibility of carrying on and adding to the traditions and heritage that have made A&M great for 83 years. It will be up to them to maintain the high standards of Aggieland. Everywhere they look this weekend they will see - evi dence of the heritage of the school—the Memorial Student Center, built as a memorial to the sons of A&M who gave their lives in the defense of their country; the 52 flags around Kyle Field flown in memory of the Ags who died in World War I; the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, “soldier, statesman and knightly gentleman”; the list g'oes on and on. These same future Ags will also see traditions and her itage in the making—the Corps of Cadets in review; the athletic teams; the Ags of today yelling for the football team; life in the Corps dorms; and other campus happenings of today that will be part of tomorrow’s heritage of the largest military college in the nation. What they see will help them decide if they want to be a part of the largest and most elite fraternity in the world— the Texas Aggies. What they hear from present Agsi will be important to them. They must weigh what they learn this weekend against what they see and hear of other colleges. They must learn enough to want to be a part of the heritage, tradition and future of the state’s oldest and great est tax supported school. We want them to learn enough to make their theme song “The Spirit of Aggieland” and to have enough “spirit” to guide them back next fall. The Class of ’63 members here this weekend must be so impressed they 1 will want to be a part of the great military and scholastic heritage and future of A&M. It’s our job to show them enough of the real Aggieland to accomplish this task. The future of A&M depends on them. Letters To The Editor The Battalion welcomes letters to the editor hut reserves the right to edit letters 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... Discovers Mistake “And I thought we had about eased the tension.” Social Whirl Filings Begin for CSC Posts Monday Aero Wives Club will meet at 7:45 p.m. in the Anderson Room of the Y to discuss plans for P.H.T. degrees. * * * Ag. Eco. & Rural Sociology Wives will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Room of the MSC. Dress casually to work on skit for Roundup night. * * * B. A. Wives Club meets at 8 p.m. in the Cushion Lounge of the Y. A beauty counselor represen tative will be present to demon strate proper makeup techniques. Civilian students who wish to run for the Civilian Student Council may file now with any three of the Civilian Counselors, Robert O. Murray Jr., director of Student Affairs, said yester day. Civilian counselors are Alton C. Linne Jr., Walton Hall Lounge; William G. Breazeale, 1-H Pur- year Hall; and Robert L. Melcher, 105 Bizzell Hall. To be a candidate for the Ci vilian Student Council a student must have been a civilian stu dent for one semester, have a 1.25 GPR and be free from scholastic or disciplinary probation. GOING LEGIT NEW YORK OT)—Just like the legitimate theaters, Broadway’s reserved seat movie houses are getting a fancy magazine program of their own. Eight cinemas have subscribed to the new venture and will distribute to patrons the publication, “Show bill.” Editor, The Battalion: Your editorial of this date (April 14, 1959) again displays the ignorance of youth. You call Sen. Moore’s remarks inac curate. He says 1,500 empty bed (beds)—you say only about one- half that many empty rooms, two to a room. While you critically remark yet your own word verify (veri fied) his remarks — you say no - empty classrooms — many are only used once a day or week. On this basis there are many eirypty. The rest of (the) Aggies in (the) Legislature know it. They do not fight truth. A&M be came great on account of work of Bryan people. In years past they rustled the money. Read Wipprecht ’16 College Station, Tex. Enough Ignorance Editor, The Battalion: Have taken as much ignorance as I can. Must have The Battal ion. Please start my subscription for a year—bill me. Thanks a lot. Joe Dan Boyd ’57 Alexandria, Ya. Mother Declares Editor, The Battalion: I have read with great interest the letters concerning A&M and have kept silent but after read- Charles Wren’s letter April 10, I feel I must say something. His first statement—“One of the facts we learn as college stu dents is that the only thing con sistent is change.” I would like to add something to this: namely, education is the ability to use what you have learned “intelligently.” All of the book learning in the world is no good unless you use this know ledge wisely. Also some things are best left unchanged. Let’s take the matter of ma jority and minority. Does any man have the right to change something that suits the needs of the majority? According to our American heritage he does not. If this thinking op the lines of changing everything isn’t check ed- and soon we may find our selves enslaved to some slob (and I use the word in disgust) ruling us with an iron hand. Now let me call your attention to the one thing that has not changed. Within the breast of man is a heart that beats the same as it did from creation. Can any man change that? With this . thought in mind I would speak of the cadets of Texas A&M. God bless them, they are loved by ev eryone I have been privileged to speak to. And for those senior boots and sabers, son, they stand for some thing you evidently do not under stand. It goes back to the heart beat, that one unchangeable thing. Without it there would be no dear old Texas A&M for you to complain about. Surely Mr. Wren has found one good thing at A&M or he would n’t stay there. Mrs. Eugene F. Fudge Texarkana, Texas E. E. Wives Club meets at 8 Idaho farmers harvested 177,200 p.m. in the Brooks Room of the acr es of potatoes last year. The Y. Guest, speaker is J. Coulter Agricultural Marketing Service re- gmith. ports that Idaho plans are for 186,000 acres of potatoes in 1959. Pet. Engineering Wives meet in the home of E. B. Reynolds, 200 Pershing, College Station, at 7:45 p.m/. Tuesday Fifth Battalion Wives will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 105, Bio logical Science Bldg, for a regu lar meeting. * * * Handicraft and Rug Group of the A&M Social Club meets in the home of Mrs. G. E. Sidall, 306 Kyle, at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. A. R. Wapple is co-hostess. * * * P. E. Wives Club meets at 8 p.m. in the library of G. Rollie White for election of officers. Dine in style at... HOTARD’S Cafeteria 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.—5 p. m. - 8:30 p.m. A. F. 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Box 95004, Los Angeles 45, California Pi PEANUTS PEANUTS A special gun that shoots balls of ice as large as 2 inches in dia meter at speeds in excess of 600 m.p.h. is used by General Electric engineers to test the “beating” a CJ805 jet plane engine will take in a hailstorm. THE SUCC&S OF A TEAM DEPENDS UPON THE PLAYERS DOING JUST WHAT THE MNA6ER SAYS, AND I INTEND TO DO WHAT- ( EVER YOU ASK ME, CHARLIE BROWN/ ^7HATSF/NE..0)HY DON'T Y YOU START BY CHASING A FED FLIES IN THE OUTFIELD, AND. J /Jr 4-/7 By Charles M. Schulz OUTFIELD? 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’^cations, chairman ; J. .W. 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JOE BUSER Fred Meurer or at the EDITOR .Managing Editor Do You Think for Yourself ? THIS TEST WILL GIVE YOU A CLUE! * , ^ cT ^ 1. If your parents exhibited “baby pictures” of you to a friend, would you be (a) embarrassed? (b) merely interested in your friend’s reaction? (c) just plain annoyed? 2. You are making a speech—and suddenly find you have a large hole in your clothes. Would'you (a) excuse yourself and leave? (b) pretend you didn’t know the hole was there and finish the speech? ^ (c) cover up the hole with a handkerchief? 3. Would you rather have the characteristics of (a) U.S. Grant? (b) Thomas Edison? (c) J. P. Morgan? 4. You have taken your date to dinner and find you haven’t money to tip the waiter as well as take your date home. Would you (a) ignore the waiter? (b) take him aside and tell him you’ll tip him next day? (c) tip him and walk your date home? AD BD CD AD bD CD AD BD CD AQ B □ cQ 5. Mathematics is your poorest subject, yet you are A □ fascinated by the idea of being an atomic physicist, b □ Would you (a) try to overcome your difficulties c q with math? (b) pick an easier occupation? (c) ask yourself if it’s physics you like or its glamour? 6. Your roommate is a nice person, but suddenly AD takes to asserting an ability to foretell the future, b □ Would you (a) notify the authorities? (b) ignore c □ the whole thing? (c) give him tests to prove to him he’s wrong? 7. Do you believe the maxim “It’s a long lane that A □ has no turning” is (A) a complete non sequitur? bD (b) a well-known fact? (c) an allusion to a com- c □ mon phenomenon? 8. Would you rather have as a birthday present (a) A ^ something expensive? (b) something long-lasting? B LJ (c) something beautiful? C D 9. In choosing a filter cigarette, would you a □ pick one that (a) claims it filters best? b □ (b) merely says it tastes good? (c) c m gives you a thinking man’s filter and a smoking man’s taste? If you’re the kind of person who thinks for yourself . . . you use judgment in your choice of cigarettes, as in everything else. Men and women who think for themselves usually smoke VICEROY. Their reason? Best in the world. They know that only VICEROY has a thinking man’s filter and a smoking man’s taste. *7/ you have checked (B) in three out of the first four questions, and (C) in four out of the last fire . . . you think for yourself! © 1959. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. The Man Who Thinks for Himself Knows — ONLY VICEROY HAS A THINKING MAN’S FILTER... A SMOKING MAN’S TASTE/