The Battalion College Station (Braxos County?, Texat PAGE 2 Tuesday,April 28, 1959 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 Unsigned letters will not be published. .. Editor, The Battalion: I would like to speak for that 15 per cent of “people” who turned out for the Aggie Muster and address this to whom it may concern. How many of your “true” Ag gie Corps boys turned out to one of the greatest traditions here at Aggieland because they were un der tension, or because they felt themselves as part of the tradi tion ? We, as non-regs, went not as a body but as brothers. This is the true Aggie Spirit. I cannot defend those who did not attend, but those who did go. Their devotion to the tradition can not be counted in percent ages, but as brothers. What were you doing counting the number of men present? And you, who are playing judge and jury, say that we are the shame, the dirt—look again! Think if you are able, that many of the “people”, those non- regs, the “skeletons-in-the-closet” are veterans of World War II and/or the Korean War. These men, a very meek word for them, were ready to give their all that we may still live in the land of the free and attend the greatest school in the land—Texas A&M! A. A. Hunzicker ’60 Editor, The Battalion: After reading the letter by the C Armor junior, I started think ing whether these people could be called men. They call themselves men, but I call them children. They are agitated and very narrow-minded. Most of the civilians have been in the real army and not the make-believe army these men are in. A lot of these “sack-rats” have served in the service during a real war where their buddies were shot down next to them. If they feel like sacking out, let them. This is supposed to be a free country. I hope those narrow-minded, childish C Armor juniors grow out of their handicap some day. The world outside won’t baby them the rest of the night. If these children want to bomb me, drown me out or any other of their childish pranks, I’ll save them the time and tell them that I live in Bizzell 154. Grandon Harris ’61 Editor, The Battalion: I, as an individual, was amused and chagrined to note that some of the Corps boys attended the Aggie Muster, not to pay tribute to fallen comrades, but to find out how many of us civilians did not attend. I believe that most of us do know “The Spirit”, say “howdy” to friends we respect, and refuse to display the Aggie spirit which the Southwest Conference thinks is the most unsportsmanlike in the conference. I also realize that any cadet would have gotten four “hours” if he had not at tended the muster. But I believe it was Lincoln who said that the world will not long remember what is said at musters. The goal of any man should be to do everything which will build his self-respect and the respect of others toward him, and not ne cessarily to imitate a revered hero. The GI’s at Corregidor had al ready gone “above and beyond” the call of duty in defending their country. The world did not demand that they pause to re member the heroes who had fall en before them. Yet they were humble enough to offer their re spects in the middle of turmoil. We, the students, have not yet even begun to serve our country and fellow man. Therefore, I cannot deduct any analogy be tween us and that group of stal warts. Instead of knocking every non-conformist, we should try to follow good rules; not ne cessarily the rules laid down by exes, but the Golden Rule and the rule of'loyalty to our ideals. Nieves Soto ’61 Editor, The Battalion: As you all know, the college, as well as various independent agencies on the campus, often in vites distinguished citizens of foreign countries to lecture so as to give the students a broader knowledge of life, whether in sci ences, arts, politics, or social wel fare. This is done for your good and benefit. Attending these speeches is very important. Many of you might find excuses for not attending, such as having class assignments or quizzes that are important to you. Others might say, “Why should we go to listen to someone who wants to talk about politics. We are not going to become politicians.” I believe that every student should attend these speeches, from which he can learn things that he cannot learn in class. Everyone of us should realize the fact that although he is a single individual, he is a vital factor in the nation. All you need is a small pebble to keep a big rock in equilibrium, and it could be you who might be this small pebble for your people. Having carried arms in five years of fighting in the Middle East, I feel the necessity of every student’s attending these lectures. Attend and learn the facts of life. The present leaders of the United States are not immortal, and you may be among those who take their places. Be prepared. Sulieman Dejani ’61 Palestinian Refugee “I don’t think I’m gonna enter the rodeo this year!’ General Tax Bill Passed By Texas Senate Monday FROM BURLESQUE TO BROADWAY NEW YORK (A 5 )—Bert Lahr, who made his name in burlesque and slapstick musical comedy, is becoming a leading interpreter of French drama. He began the cycle with an ap pearance in “Waiting for Godot,” and moved on last season to the classic farce, “Hotel Paradiso.” Next season he is booked to ap pear in “Moodbirds,” a new drama by Marcel Ayme. IMOGENE RETURNS TO BROADWAY NEW YORK (A>)_Once again at liberty from television, Comme- dienne Imogene Coca has been signed for one of the two feminine leads in “The Girls in 509,” an up coming Broadway offering by How ard Teichmann. The play is being produced by Alfred de Liagre Jr., who captured Miss Coca for her previous stage outing in the 1956 hit “Janus.” THI 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’lcations, chairman ; 3. 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. 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Room 4, YMCA. epwning VI tising or dolii For advertising or delivery ca 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the .11 VI 6-641S. 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 AUSTIN (A 5 )—The House passed, by a 74-70 vote, the skeletonized general Aax bill, HB 727, late Monday. Then representatives turned to other deficit erasing measures. After two minutes of talk, the House approved 112-33 the pro posed one-year raise in state fran chise taxes, HB 238. The two measures were urged as emergency measures that could erase the 65 million dollar current deficit—if approved by the Senate. There was no talk, in debating the two bills, that both the deficit and the 1960-61 spending problem will be satisfied at this regular session ending May 12. “A special session is a must,” said Rep. H. J. Blanchard, Lub bock, in arguments for the tax bill. “The tax bill that came before this House was the height of ir responsibility and folly,” said Rep. Doon Kennard, Fort Worth. He said that by passage of the bill the House is telling the Senate “that we were a bunch pf damn fools who didn’t know what we TODAY THRU SATURDAY “SOME LIKE IT HOT” Marilyn Monroe Tony Curtis Jack Lemmon * * C TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY Frank Sinatra in “SOME CAME RUNNING” Plus Henry Fonda in “THE WRONG MAN” CIRCLE TONIGHT “TEN NORTH FREDERICK” Gary Cooper Also r “FEMALE ANIMAL” Jane Powell ' ‘ • -•V- TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY were doing when we passed that big appropriations bill and sent it over to you.” Both the House and Senate have acted on next biennium’s spending bill, HB 216. It is back in the House for approval of Senate amendments. The general tax bill was tenta tively approved 73-72 last Thurs day. The measure was attacked in closing debate as an admission that the House could not write a work able tax bill. Opponents said the House was passing the buck to the Senate. Defender^ of the bill said it was essential to pass it now, at least to retire the current 65 million dollar general fund deficit. They said responsibility for slashing it from its original 290 million to 77 million lay with those who opposed it. JOKE THAT BALLONED SEARCY, Ark. (A*)—Jack Rober son was baffled when the first person came into his grocery store and said, “Here’s your balloon, where’s my hundred dollars.” And he was^more confused when others followed, including a man who had driven 16 miles from neighboring Beebe and a woman who phoned from Concord, 30 miles away. Finally, he figured it out. He had given gas-filled balloons to scores of youngsters as part of an anniversary celebration for his store. Apparently some of the youngsters had though up the trick of tying notes to the balloons, promising the $100 payments, and then released them. It’s SO much faster to FLY! \ cgntinenHal 1 \ AIRUMMS k I \ j i z. I JF DALLAS ABILENE For reservations; call Continental at VI6-4789. Her ter Starts Job Next Week in Paris Social Whirl University Dames Club will meet at 8 p.m. tonight in the South Solarium of the YMCA. PARIS (A*)—Taking up his first foreign assignment as U. S. sec retary of state, Christian A. Her- ter arrives in Paris Tuesday to help shore up weak points in the Western front for Geneva talks with the Soviet Union. Herter will begin formal talks with his French, British and West German counterparts Wednesday in the French Foreign Ministry. Diplomatic sources said those talks scheduled to last three days, will be under three general head ings: Berlin, German reunified tion, European security. American and French sources professed optimism for a solid Western position before the East- West foreign ministers talks open in Geneva May 11. A top French diplomat said: “We have found the basis for a general agreement.” A highly informed American source said: “Pd be surprised if we didn’t have it wrapped up beautifully before Geneva.” The four Western ministers will work on secret recommenda tions drawn up by their experts in meetings which ended in Lon don last Friday. They will also have suggestions of their North Atlantic Alliance allies who stud ied the experts’ dossiers in Paris Monday. In addition, they may have a fresh presentation of the Soviet position from the Warsaw Pact foreign ministers session, which just opened in the Polish capitol. A surprise development came from Warsaw in a communique item noting that Red China’s Dep. Foreign Minister Chang Wen-tien sat in as a full participant. His government is not a member of the pact. It was announced earlier that Chang, formerly Peiping’s am bassador to Moscow, would at tend as an observer. His assign ment to delegate ranking might be aimed to show that European Communists want to give Red China full recognition in world policy. He attended along with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromy ko and foreign ministers or dep uties of the other pact powers— Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Allied sources in Paris insisted that there is no real clash among the Western partners on the broad outlines of a package plan to be handed to the Soviets at Geneva. This includes a resolve to main tain Western occupation rights in Berlin, steps to advance the long-delayed reunification of East and West Germany, and tension easing moves in central Europe. The trouble arises, one source said, only when it comes to ap plying tactics, emphasis and al ternatives. Most of the political dynamite in the Western camp was tied up in the matter of European secu rity. Suspicion cropped up ear lier this year when British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush chev suggested that further study be made of increasing security “by some method of limitation of forces and weapons, both conven tional and nuclear.” West German and French gov ernment figures and top Atlan tic Alliance military commanders viewed this darkly as the begin ning of disengagement—a with, drawal of the Western military shield. They talked instead of i freeze or ceiling on central Eu< ropean forces. Eat just what you like . .. 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