The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)', Texas
PAGE 2 Tuesday, May 12, 1959
BATTALION EDITORIALS
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Deserves Success— Fears God and Honors Man; Is
Stoutly Independent, Unmoved by Pride of Opinion
or Creed of Power . . . Walter Williams
What Is Responsible
For Enrollment Drop?
Preser;t and former students aren’t the only people in
terested in what happens to Texas A&M and what needs to
be done to improve it.
The resolution passed yesterday morning by the Texas
Senate proves that the legislators have decided that it’s time
to do something about the college’s lag in enrollment in light
of the gains made by the 17 other state-supported colleges
and universities.
B14 their actions aren’t so good as their intentions.
The weak point in the resolution is that it calls not for a
complete study of what caused the enrollment drop, but
rather it points specifically to the lack of coeds and to the
presence of compulsory military training as the roadblocks
to Texas A&M’s hopes for higher enrollment.
For the three senators who proposed the measure to feel
that they can solve the problems of lacking numbers without
a thorough study of the possible causes, shows the weakness
of the move.
No one or two things are responsible for the enroll
ment drop. There are many causes for such a drop.
Lack of funds to improve facilities and hire more and
better instructors, need for a real academic atmosphere, inter
campus dissension and disatisfactions with campus life are
just a few of the many other causes that could and do enter
into this problem of falling enrollment.
Perhaps the best solution to the problem would be
to have an impartial committee study the conditions here
and make their report to the board of directors. This
study will be effective and useful only if it were far-
reaching in scope.
Such a move would serve to give the board some un
biased facts with which to work.
There’s no question that something definitely needs to
be done. Some moves are already underway by college of
ficials to remedy some of the ills, but more are needed.
Most of all the college needs a specific set of objectives
to guide it in overcoming its problems.
# The question is: What is the best method to secure this
plan?
Costa Wins Houston Group’s
Award for Geology Work
HOUSTON (Spl.)—James Paul
Costa, an A&M fifth year petrol
eum and geological engineering
major from Fort Worth, was a
recipient of one of the five Hous
ton Geological Society Awards
presented here last night at the
Houston Club.
The awards were presented for
outstanding undergraduate work
in geology.
The award consists of $50 and
a year’s membership in the so
ciety. Participating schools are
Rice, Lamar State, the University
of Houston, the University of
Texas and A&M.
Costa is a member of Phi Kap
pa Phi, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Eta
Sigma honorary societies. He re
ceived the George P. Mitchell
James Paul Costa
. . . cops $50 award
Award for geological engineering
in 1957 and for petroleum engi
neering in 1958. A Sohio Pe
troleum Co. scholarship was also
given him in 1958.
Two Seniors Grab
IAS Top Prizes
Two awards honoring senior-
students in aeronautical engineer
ing have been announced by A.
E. Cronk, head of the Depart
ment of Aeronautical Engineer-
■ ing.
The Institute of the Aeronaut
ical Sciences Scholarship Award
went to Peter M. Bainum, Hous
ton senior, and the Institute of
£he Aeronautical Sciences Lhcture
Award went to Ben L. Williams,
San Antonio senior.
The winners receive a one-year
membership in the Institute of
Aeronautical Sciences and recog
nition in the form of a certificate.
LETTERS
Editor,
The Battalion:
To the Texas A&M Student Body:
Your comforting expression of
sympathy will always be remem
bered with deep gratitude.
May God bless each and every
one.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Lyons
Dallas, Texas
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CADET SLOUCB by Jim Earle
“ . . . . Th’ high jump! Of 2tJl the intramural track events,
they entered me in th’ high jump!”
Cigarette Stamps
To Disappear Soon
WASHINGTON (A 5 )—The
thoughtful, unsmiling face of De
Witt Clinton has appeared on
nearly 500 billion cigarette tax
stamps during the past 80 years.
This makes Clinton, a 19th cen
tury New York politician and un
successful presidential candidate,
one of the most-pictured men in
history.
Ike Urges U.S.
To Join Bank
WASHINGTON (A>)—President
Eisenhower urged U. S. invest
ment of 450 million dollars in a
special new inter-American bank
that would help south-of-the-bor-
der nations overcome poverty.
At the same time, a House sub
committee Monday recommended
a gradual cutback in arms aid to
Latin America. The group said
such arms had been misused on
occasion, causing deep resent
ment against the United States
among many Latin-Americans.
The twin developments under
scored increasing U. S. attention
to the problems of Latin America,
where there have been signs re
cently of Communist efforts to
feed on economic troubles.
Eisenhower sent Congress a
special message asking approval
of U. S. participation in an pro
posed billion-dollar bank that
would make development loans to
nations in this hemisphere. U. S.
participation would be “ a most
significant step,” he said.
Even so, he languishes in ob
scurity.
After June 24, Clinton will re
cede even further to the shadows
of the past. On that day the
blue tax stamps will be discarded,
to be replaced by the more mod
ern device of tax returns.
Since Clinton’s face was put
on the stamps in 1879, 498 billion
have been printed. This is more
than any other U.S. stamp with
the possible exception of the old
three-cent postage issue picturing
George Washington. The post
office said it did not know how
many of these were printed.
Clinton, 1769-1828, was best
known for pushing the Erie Ca
nal to completion.
He was James Madison’s oppo
nent in the 1812 presidential
election. He was swamped in the
electoral vote. On the other hand,
there aren’t many pictures of
Madison still around.
SENTENCED TO WRITE ESSAY
RICHMOND, Va. (A 3 )—State Po
lice arrested a 14-year-old girl—
too young for a driver’s license—
after a chase at over 100 miles an
hour on the new Richmond-Peters-
burg Expressway. She said she
had damaged a fender on her fa
ther’s car and, fearing punishment,
drove off. Juvenile Judge J. H.
Montgomery sentenced her to write
a 1,000-word essay on the cause
of automobile accidents.
Ramon Monzant of the San Fran
cisco Giants led the Carolina
League in strikeouts in 1953. He
fanned 232gfor Danville, Va.
Ag.Eco. Names Civilian Counselor Takes
Top Students Midwestern University Jol
Monday Night
Seven students received awards
at the annual Spring Round Up
of the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Rural Sociology
held last night in the Memorial
Student Center.
Delmar Deterling, senior agri
cultural economics and agircul-
tural journalism major from
Schulenberg, received the J.
Wheeler Barger Memorial Award
as the outstanding senior in the
department.
The Rural Sociology Award
went to William K. Perrier, Na-
vasota, as the outstanding senior
in rural sociology.
William C. Meacham, junior
agricultural economics major
from Liberty, received the Bank
ers School Scholarship.
George Ohlendorf, Lockhart,
was named outstanding junior in
rural sociology.
The Wall Street Journal Stu
dent Achievement Award went to
Jack W. Rapp, Austin senior ag
ricultural economics major.
The Department Head’s Award
went to Ralph S. Harper, senior
agricultural economics major
from Covington.
The Agricultural Economics
Teachers’ Award went to Harry
H. Elliott, senior agricultural eco
nomics major from New Boston.
Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, head of
the department, presented the
awards.
Correction
The Battalion had mistakes
in two news stories last week.
In Thursday’s paper pertain
ing to The Battalion-sponsored
C. L. Babcock essay contest,
James A. Brady, senior aero
nautical engineering major
from College Station, a final
ist in the contest, was not listed
as a finalist.
Also Troy David Spencer,
sophomore science major from
Alice, is a finalist in the con
test and not David S. Spencer,
a freshman science major from
Shreveport, La.
In Friday’s paper two mis
takes appeared in the story
about the winners in the an
nual math contest. Instead of
John H. Jones, the winner in
the sophomore division was
John H. Owens, engineering
major from Goldthwaite.
In the same story freshman
winner William L. Henricks’
name was misspelled as Wil
liam L. Hendricks.
FSAFacultyA ward
To Be Given May 17
The Faculty Achievement
Awards given by the Association
of Former Students, will be made
Tuesday, May 19, at 4 p.m., in
Guion Hall, Vice President Earl
Rudder has announced.
Immediately following the
awards ceremony there will be a
general faculty meeting.
Alton C. Linnie, civilian student
counselor at A&M, has been re
cently appointed dean of men at
Midwestern University at Wichita
'Falls.
Linne will assume his new duties
on Sept. 1, 1959.
A graduate of Monahans High'
School; Linne received his B.A. and
M.A. degrees from Texas Technolo
gical College in Lubbock. From
September 1954 to June, 1957, he
was on the staff at Texas Tech as
a dormitory supervisor with the
responsibility of counseling and
guiding several hundred students.
In September, 1957, Linne be-
Alton Linne
, . gets new post
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came civilian counselor at A
where he has administered
counseling, guidance and discipli
of the civilian students living
Walton, Milner and Leggett Hal
Dr. Travis A. White, presidi
of Midwestern University, aj
Dr. W. A. Yardley, dean of st^
dents, issued the following joi
statement, “We are very hap;
indeed that Linne is joining
staff. He has an excellent bat;!
ground in student life work, as
we feel fortunate that he has a
cepfed this appointment.”
Linne, his wife and two chi
ren, plan to move to Wichita Fal
sometime during the summer.
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“THE MAN INSIDE”
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAI
Do You Think for Yourself ?
THIS QUIZ IS THE
TIP - OFF! *
'L. J. Do you think that men who look you straight in Ad
the eye when they talk are (a) to be trusted? (b) bQ
nearsighted? (c) watching your reaction? cQ
2. Of three men who have asked her for a date, should A □
a girl pick (a) the one with a big car and money? B □
(b) the one who makes lots of jokes, but is broke? C □
(c) the one who helped her study for an exam?
3. Mountaineers say they climb a mountain “because A □
it’s there.” Does this strike you as (a) logical? Bd
(b) indicative of an inferiority complex? (c) a cQ
symbol of man’s drive to conquer nature?
4. If you were offered a million dollars to be the first A □
^ man to fly to the moon, would you (a) leap at the B □
chance? (b) take the money and hire someone cD
else to go? (c) find out why the job paid so much?
5. Do you think the maxim “A penny saved is a
penny earned” is (a) an excuse for miserliness?
(B) a thrift precept more people should follow?
(c) a disastrous economic policy?
6. Do you believe that the expression “Every cloud
has a silver lining” is (a) sticky sentimentality?
(b) optimism with a poetic license? (c) faulty
meteorology?
Ad
Bd
Cd
7. Do you think that helping other people at all times A □
YI will (a) give you a lot of fun? (b) win you a lot of b □
friends? (C) get you into a lot of trouble? c □
8. Do you think the primary purpose of parking Ad
meters is to (a) stop all-day parking? (b) raise bD
money? (c) make people leave their cars at home? c P
9. In choosing a filter cigarette, would you A d
depend most (a) on the claims yob read b d
and hear? (b) on satisfying yourself that c d
you’re getting the right filtration and
taste? (c) on the recommendations of
your friends?
When you think for yourself... you depend
on judgment, not chance, in your choice of
cigarettes. That is why men and women
who think for themselves usually smoke
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*If you have checked (C) on three out of the
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last five... you certainly think for yourself!
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