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THE BATTALION PAGE 2 Wednesday, December 2, 1959 CADET SLOUCH by /«*» Uarlt- Among the Faculty And Staff BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Journalism Which Succeeds Best —and Best. Deserves Success— Fears God and Honors Man; Is Stoutly Independent, Unmoved by Pride of Opinion or Creed of Power . . . Waller Williams Possible Lesson The letter printed in yesterday’s Letters to the Editor column of The Battalion from “John J. Wilson” regarding the Texas A&M football team and Texas A&M in general was an unwarranted slam against this school. An interesting fact about “Wilson” is that he is not listed in the Association of Former Students Directory nor is his picture in copies of the Texas A&M yearbook for the years he says he was in school here. A call to Houston re vealed that no “John J. Wilson” at 4821 Jackson Dr. has a telephone listed. Another check discovered that there is no 4821 Jackson Dr. address in Houston. Regardless of whether the writer of the letter is named “John J. Wilson” does not reduce the impact of the letter. Several parts of the letter show that it could have been writ ten by only a person who either went to Texas A&M or is highly familiar with the school. For anyone to write such a# letter, especially if he did go to Texas A&M, was completely out of line and highly derogatory to Texas A&M. If “Wilson” did go to Texas A&M, then he missed on essential lesson—being an Aggie. If “Wilson” did not go to Texas A&M, it was a pretty underhanded sort of trick to pull in writing such a letter to any school’s football team. “Wilson’s” letter can serve one useful purpose. It should serve as a lesson to all the Men of Aggieland of how bad things about Texas A&M sound. All too often,'members of the Men of Aggieland are prone to complain about things here. They fail to stop and realize that although the basis for the complaint is petty to us, people outside the school may consider the complaint as serious as we did the letter from “Wilson.” If “Wilson’s” letter can serve to impress upon Aggies to be more careful about complaining about the school, then it will have served one useful purpose. 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 Unsigned letters will not be published... CAMPUS CU&ST GIVE." I— u m em? Professor Otto R. Kunze ' One of A&M 9 s Young Profs “I’ll be broke before the day’s over anyway—I may as well give it to a worthy cause!” (The Campus Chest Drive will begin Saturday.) Education, Surprise Wildlife Offers Casual Visitor Dual Fasnitation (Editor’s Note: The follow ing letter was written to the Aggie football team and coaches by an Aggie gradu ate of the Class of ’47.) In the 11 years I have been out of school, I have never written a letter to an Aggie athletic group, although I am always proud of any Aggie team. How ever, after yesterday’s game, I cannot help but say something. Against Arkansas,, against SMU, and against Rice, you dis played a fighting spirit sym bolic of everything Texas A&M stands for. It is with pride that I look back on these games — pride for men who have the ut most in guts, determination and discipline. Words are not yet devised that can give due credit to your effort yesterday (Thursday) against the Teasips. Several times dur ing the game, I found myself swallowing hard because I was so intensely possessed with the s/irit of your supreme individu al and collective sacrifice. It is not quite possible for human be ings to have so much fight, so much individual willingness to sacrifice. Certainly there has never been a football team that demonstrated the courage and de termination you did yesterday. For the rest of your lives you can be justly proud of what you did Thanksgiving afternoon, 1959. Nothing but the highest praise can be extended to such an alert and hard-hitting Aggie line, a fast-thinking and fast-acting Aggie backfield and a proven- excellent coaching staff. Jim Roach, ’47 1452 Skirvin Tower Oklahoma City, Okla. Editor, The Battalion: As you well know, our 1959 College Station United Chest The Department of Wildlife Management offers the casual visitor two things: a quickie on snakes," birds, fishes, etc., and a big surprise at the wealth of in formation there. Neatly classified and catalog- loged, the visual library is the Southwest’s largest collection of vertebrate wild animals native to the United States. With the exception of a few fishes, six somber Gila monsters and several other lizard types, the collection is not a zoo of live animals. Many are represented in skeletal form, while the fishes are pickled in bottles and rodents and birds are dry-preserved in row upon row of shelves. Here is a brief description of the collection, according to Dr. William Davis, head of the de partment: Birds: 6,741 study specimens, representing almost every bird in Texas. These amount to nearly Drive was of the most success ful in the history of our fine city. One of the principle reasons was the outstanding job you and your staff did in acquainting our citi zens of the needs. Speaking for the United Chest Committee, I would like to ex press our most sincere thanks to you and The Battalion for your wholehearted cooperation and as sistance which assured the suc cess of the drive. J. B. (Dick Hervey General Chairman College Station United Chest Editor, The Battalion: I would like to take this op- ; portunity to thank you for your IVTom^C coverage of the Great Issues*^ dllctgiill HctlllUn Robert Kennedy presentation. This is the^best coverage we have ever received from The Battalion and each of us sincerely appreci ate it. We are looking forward to working with you and your staff through out this year. Thanks again. Wally Cannon, Vice Chairman MSC Great Issues Committee Editor, The Battalion: May I commend The Battalion for the fine coverage given to the recent A&M Consolidated School bond issue. The officials involved in presenting this in formation to community are deep ly grateful. We feel that without this, the patrons of the school district would not have been as well informed of the issues in volved. We are particularly ap preciative of Robbie Godwin. His articles were always thorough, accurate and objective. The Bat- tallion is rendering a real service to not only the students of A&M College but to the people of our community. J. R. Jackson, President A&M Consolidated School District Board of Trustees Rudder to Board Earl Rudder, A&M president, 2nd Comanding General of the Texas 90th Division (Reserve) has been appointed to the Na tional Reserve Forces Policy Board according to an announce ment made by The Pentagon Nov. 24. Rudder was appointed to the position by former secretary of Defeftse Neil H. McElroy. 1,000 species. > Fishes: 20,000 study specimens, most of which can be found in Texas. Reptiles and amphibians: 13,- 692 specimens. Mammals: 6,543 specimens. Davis said the collection has been building since 1937, the year he came to A&M and started the Department of Wildlife Manage ment. Since that time, the department has experienced vigorous growth. All its teachers spend much of their time in research in the field and laboratory, one of the main reasons the school produces out standing game biologists and wildlife managers. Six students enrolled when the department was formed. Today, there are 84 undergraduates ma joring in this rapidly expanding field, Davis said. Davis said 207 students have taken, graduate training, 32 have earned their master of science degrees and 6 have gone on to receive their doctorates. By DAVE STOKER Battalion Managing Editor One of A&M’s younger faculty members is Otto Robert Kunze, an associate professor in the De partment of Agricultural Engi neering. Kunze has been ^t A&M for some three years. The 34-year- Job Calls The following companies and organizations will interview job applicants Thursday in the Place ment Office on the second floor of the YMCA: City Public Service Board of San Antonio will interview elec trical, mechanical and petroleum engineering degree candidates for positions in the planning and distribution of power, the dis tribution of natural gas, and com mercial representative posts. Pan American Petroleum Corp oration will interview accounting degree candidates for jobs in the accounting department of its of fice. Universal Oil Products Co. will interview chemical engineering degree candidates for positions in design, commercial development, technical service, research and development. old professor, who also spends a lot of time conducting research, is also a member of the Student Publication Board. Kunze graduated from Aggie land in 1948, receiving a bache lor of science degree in 1950. Furthering his education, Kunze received a master of science de gree from Iowa State College in 1951. Born in Warda, Tex., May 27, 1925, Kunze attended high school at La Grange, Tex. He served in the U. S. Army for 22 months, including 17 months overseas in the EAME campaign. For his duty overseas, Kunze received a ribbon with two bronze stars. He is co-author of two articles, the TAES Bulletoin 874, “Con crete Tilt-Up Construction on the Farm; and the TAES Bulletin 890, “Accelerated Wear Tests on Common Flobr Covering Materi als.” Kunze is currently conducting research on indentation and re- covey characteristics of different resilient floor coverings and scrubability characteristics of kitchen and bathroom wall sur facing materials. Kunze and his wife, the former Alice Ruth Eifert, live at 1002 Milner in College Station. They are the parents of two boys, Glenn, 6, and Allen, 1. Kunze’s brother, Dr. George William Kunze, is a professor in the Department of Agronomy. What’s Cooking The following clubs and or ganizations will meet this after noon and tonight: The ASME group picture will be made on the steps of the Richard Coke Building. All stu dents, faculty, regular and asso ciate members are urged to be present. 7:80 Marketing Society will meet in Room 2-C of the MSC. Pictures will be made. I Social Whirl Civil Engineering Wives Club will meet tonight in the YMCA South Solarium at 8. Geology Wives Club will meet tonight in Room 3-C of the MSC at 8. Otto R. Kunze . . prof, researcher See Russia in 1960 Economy Student/Teacher summer tours, American conducted, from {495. ■ Russia by Molorcoach* 17-days from Warsaw or Helsinki. Visit rural towns plus major cities- ■ Diamond Grand Tour. Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Scandinavia, Western Europe highlights. ■ Collegiate Circle. Black Sea Cruise, Russia, Poland, Czechoslo vakia, Scandinavia, Benelux, W. Europe. ■ Eastern Europe Adventure. First time available. Bulgaria, Roumania, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, West ern Europe scenic route. fl See your Travel Agent or write Maupintourj^ 400 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Twenty-Four Hour Black And White Film Developing A&M PHOTO SHOP LAST DAY D. H. Lawrence’s Controversal Masterpiece “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” Leo Genn WEDNESDAY “THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW” s — with — Kenneth Moore and Jayne Mansfield PEANUTS By Charles M. Schute X KNOO), / am,THEN J'M PLAN j/1 THfRE’E SJllLMOPE' FOP YOU,CHARLIE, EPOCON... IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS IN YOURSELF, THEN THAT'S THE FIRST STEP OP FROM BLAHD0M! ~(l lU ^-z 7/ 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 mider the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications, chairman ; Dr. A. L. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences ; Dr. K. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto It. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. MeMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. 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. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. 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