■\V\t fcAvUMAOU CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
p1 Friday, December 4,1%^ ''S**'* J *
— SOCIAL WHIRL
History Proves It
Naughty Words
Depend on Use
“Strong advertising!” said
some.
“Rude!” cried others.
Object of the controversy, a
shaving company’s advertising
slogan, “Can Your Can Compare
With My Big Can?”
The ad, and its controversial
can and girl, revived an even
older controversy: what makes a
naughty word naughty? Fashions
in language change so fast that
today’s perfectly good word is
tomorrow’s abomination — and
vice versa.
It wasn’t so long ago — a mere
125 years or so — that the in
nocent word “chair” was taboo,
and the equally inoffensive and
useful “shirt” a dire insult to
the fair sex! The reason: both
reminded people too strongly of
the bodily parts with which chairs
and shirts come into contact. So
“chair” became “seat” and “shirt”
was reincarnated as “smock,”
then “shift.” Finally all these
words became not-quite-nice —
and people had to rest and dress
themselves in glum but well-bred
silence!
Conversation Hard
Conversation of almost any
kind was difficult in those days.
“Woman” — the word as well
as the worrier — gave our an
cestors a good deal of trouble.
They decided that the word was
too suggestive, and referred to
that hard-to-namd half of the
population as “females.” Vassar
College, one of the oldest and
most famous women’s colleges in
the country, was opened in 1865
as Vassar Female College.
Before you allow yourself that
superior smile, consider your own
verbal habits. You may not fol
low Grandpa’s lead in speaking
of legs as limbs, but you use the
word “lingerie” because “undies,”
“unmentionables” and “step-ins”
have successfully become disrepu
table. It’s more than likely that
you prefer “passed on” to “died”,
“let out” to “was fired.” The
“disposal truck” has replaced the
garbage wagon of old, and the
young criminal is now a. “juve
nile delinquent.”
Still Bad Taste
In some sections of the coun
try, it’s still bad taste for a
farmer to refer to his livestock
as “bulls.” Instead, he must
speak of “gentleman cows” or
“cow critters” or “that old man.”
One Ozark minister refused to
locate Moses in the bullrushes,
putting him “in the flags” in
stead!
But we Americans are by no
means unique in this respect —
“bad word” is world-wide. Just
as many of us refuse to “speak”
of the Devil, “calling him Old
Nick” instead, Scots refer to
“Clootie” and Germans to “Meis-
ter Peter.”
Animal Names Taboo
In many parts of the world,
according to the research de
partment of the Barbasol Co., to
mention a predatory or sacred
animal’s name is to call down his
wrath upon you. Thus Algerian
Arabs mention the lion only as
“Mr, John Johnson,” and the
Bechuana tribe of South Africa
refer to him as “the boy with the
beard.” In various localities,
“grandfather” is the bear, the
tiger, the elephant or the alli
gator. In Lappland, where bears
are many and fierce, they’re
called “the old men with fur
coats.” Sioux call the sacred
beaver “the water-person.”
Tragedy is universally glossed
over: Chinese coffins are “the
boards of old age,” and in Afri
can Mombasa smallpox is “grains
of corn.”
Superstitions
Because of the widespread su
perstition that the strength of a
man or god resides in his name,
many primitives literally “travel
incognito” through life using
substitute names to prevent ene
mies from gaining power over
them by learning their real titles.
For the same reason, it was once
high treason in Thailand, Bur-
man, China and Korea to call
the king by his name. Compli
mentary titles had to be used
instead.
Will all the human race one
ray break it dependence on eu
phemisms? As daring copywriter
proved, it “can” be done!
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THE BATTALION
Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu
dent writers ordy. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, 71071-
profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited a7id op-
era,ted by students as a community newspaper and is under
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 R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr.
E. D. McMurry, 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:
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dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of
spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here
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News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the
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JOHNNY JOHNSON ; EDITOR
David Stoker - Managing Editor
Bob Weekloy Sports Editor
Bill Hicklin, Robbie Godwin News Editors
Joe Caliicoatte Assistant Sports Editor
Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Tommy Holbein, Bob
Sloan, Bob Saile, A1 Vela and Alan Payne....... .Staff Writers
Joe Jackson v~’. Photographer
Russell Brown., CHS Correspondent
“TPs B U rt—I always use this crutch when I want to go
non-reg!”
Job Interviews
The following companies will
conduct interviews Monday and
Tuesday in the Placement Office
on the second floor of the YMCA:
Monday
Texaco, Inc. will interview
chemical and mechanical engi
neering degree candidates fop
positions in their production de
partment.
West Texas Utilities Co. will
interview electrical and mechani
cal engineering degree candidates
for jobs in electrical power distri
bution, transmission and produc
tion.
U. S. Navy Department Ad
ministrative Office will interview
degree candidates, all levels, in
aeronautical, architectural, civil,
electrical and mechanical engi
neering.
Monday and Tuesday
National Supply Co. will intei’-
view degree candidates in the
fields of civil, electrical, industri
al and mechanical engineering
and business administration, ac-
Tishler Names
Grad Speakers
Commencement speakers for
the Jan. 23 and the May 28
graduation ceremonies at A&M
have been announced by Carl
Tishler, chairman of the Convo
cations Committee.
Tishler is head of the Depart
ment of Health and Physical
Education.
Dr. Eugene Slater, pastor of
the Polk St. Methodist Church
of Amarillo, will deliver the Jan.
23 commencement address and
Dr. Earl L. Butz, dean of agri
culture at Purdue University, will
deliver the May 28 commence-
njpnt address.
The commencements will be
held in the G. Rollie White Coli
seum.
counting, finance and economics.
Tuesday
Kfendavis Industries, Inc. of
Fort Worth will interview mid
term degree candidates in busi
ness administration, industrial
and mechanical engineering.
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co.
will interview chemical, geologi
cal, mechanical and petroleum en
gineering degree candidates for
positions in the petroleum pro
duction and manufacturing train
ing programs.
Standard Oil Co. of California
will interview degree candidates
in chemical, electrical, mechanical
and petroleum engineering and
chemistry. For positions in" re
search, development), tqfchi^ical
service, operations, design, main
tenance and construction.
Saturday
Business Administration Wives
Club will have a bake sale Sat
urday morning at the Townshire
Shopping Center.
The club will also have a meet
ing at 7:30 Monday night in
the Gay Room of the YMCA for
a panel discussion on the dif
ferent departments in the Divi
sion of Business Administration.
Downs Plan
Anniversary
Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. (Pinkie)
Downs Jr. will observe their
43rd wedding anniversary Mon
day at their home at 301 E.
Dexter in College Station. ■
Downs, ’06, has been connected
with the college for many years
and is presently the official
greeter of the college and as
sistant informational representa
tive in the Department of College
Information and Publications.
The Downs’ home is located
just off the campus and the doors
are always open to Texas Aggies,
according to Downs.
Mr. and Mrs. Downs were mar
ried 43 years ago in Temple,
Tex. Several of the attendants
and relatives at the wedding will
be guests in the Downs home
during the celebration. A wed
ding cake will be supplied.
The Downs have one daughter,
Grey Downs of College Station,
and one grandson, Gary Marion
Baugh of Seattle, Wash.
What’s Cooking
The Pre Med - Pre Dent So
ciety will meet in the Biological
Sciences Lecture Room at 7 :?0
p.m. Tuesday night.
MSC Film Society
Presents
Cinemascope
Demefriu$<md
"filMf
Color by
pfe,. technicolor
«a Ctnota* 4*Trock, HlgltHdtllfy. Mognclic DlrtcRonol-STlREOPHONlC SOUNDl
FRIDAY
7:30 MSC Ballroom
8c Black And
White Prints
A&M
PHOTO SHOP
TODAY THRU SATURDAY
“BATTLE OF THE
CORAL SEA”
Cliff Robertson
Gia Scala
CIRCLE
FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
TECHNICOLOR®* TECHNIRAMA*
Also
Walt Disney’s
“TONKA”
Sal Mineo
Little Sprouts will have their
Christmas Workshop at 9:30 a.m.
in the YMCA.
Monday
Mechanical Engineering Wives
Club will have their annual
Christmas Party at 7 p.m. in
the South Solarium of the
YMCA.
Industrial Engineering Wives
Club will meet in the reading
room of the YMCA.
Industrial Education Wives
Club will have their Christmas
Party at the home of Mrs. L. B.
Hardeman at 7:30 p.m.
Range and Forestry Wives
Club will meet in the home of
Mrs. Mona Bowmer at 408 South
Hutchins St. at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Wildlife Wives Club will hold
their annual Christmas Party at
7:00 p.m. at the Hensel Park
Cashion Cabin.
Show Opens Weekdays 6
P. M.
Saturdays & Sundays At 1
p; m.
FRIDAY
the wonderful ^
musical adventure/
M-G-M presents • ?
A George Pal Production J
“tom
thumb"
. its colorsome /
siniing
Russ Tamblyn
Alan Young
Terry-Thomas
Peler Sellers I theatre
SATURDAY
“STAKEOUT ON
DOPE STREET”
With Yale Wexler
Plus
COSTARRING with
EFREM Z1MBALIST, JR.
MARTIN MILNER. Screenplay by ART and JO NAPOLEON
Produced by HENRY BLANK! Directed by ART NAPOLEON
Preview Saturday 10:30 p. m.
Also Sunday & Monday
COLUMBIA PICTURES presents A CARL FOREMAN Picture
WIUUUM0MM
HMKfrUKEM
mm mm
Carol Reed's Production
AGGIES!
Have Sunday Dinner
In The MSC Dining Room
$1.00 Special
Country Style Veal Steak
French Fried Potatoes
Combination Fresh Vegetable Salad
Hot Rolls and Butter
Tea or Coffee
Served from 12 - 2 p. m.
PEANUTS
By Charles M. SchuF
PEANUTS
GOON HOMEte DON'T WANT
YOU AROUND HERE. 1 (UNO Asm
YOU TO COME 0Y IN THE FIRST
PLACE?NOBODY! GO ON HOME!
/YOU KNOU), IT£ A ST2ANSE
[thins AW atArlif broojn.
you almost never see
HIM LAUSH!
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 288
AN OKDINAiNOii Cull A1 UNO A HOARD
ur Ll iibit/ili ¥ HE VIEW LO Ufc, kiNLIWPI
HS TDK BOAKD OF REVIEW K0H
h.jlADEkSl FKOVlDlNG x mo NUMuhK
UF MliMliEKS, TllElK Ki.UilUlUl T
aWD MibXHUlJ OX’ APFUXN lAltNl;
i iYOVIDUNG THE DUTIES AND AREAS
UN WHICH THE BOAKD SHALL NOT
DUE: FltOViDiiNC; /v SAVlxNLi CuAUEt:
FKOV1D1NG AN EMEKGKNCV CCAUSE
kind AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
xxxl IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN
CIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA
TION :
SxbCTION 1. There is hereby created a
ixoant of Literary Review for the City of
College Station which shall be known and
designated officially as the "Board of Re
view for Headers".
SECTION 2. The board of review ahall
consist of seven (7) members; one to be
appointed at large by the mayor; one a
member of the Parents-Teachers Associa
tion ; one a metnoer of the A. & M. Con
solidated Independent School District,
either the superintendent or a person ap
pointed by the superintendent; one a
lepresentutive of student publications; one
a member of the A. & M. College Counsel
ing service to be appointee^ by the Presi
de nt of A. & M. College; and one shall
be a member of the Brazos County Youth
Counseling Service ; and the seventh mem
ber shall be the City Attorney of the City
of College Station. Each member shall
.>e a citizen of the City of College Station.
The members shall be appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the city coun
cil. One of these members shall be de
signated as Chairman and one as Secretary,
out lx appointed by the Mayor witn tne
approval of the city council. The members
snail serve a period of two years. All
vacancies shall oe tilled by tne mayor wun
tue approval of tne city council as here-
uioctore provided.
tiXLtJXlOW 3. Promptly after the passage
ui this ordinance and the appointment of
the board of review, designation of the
chairman and secretary, the chairman shall
cull a meeting of the board. Rules and
regulations shall be formulated for the
orderly conduct of the affairs of the
board consistent with the provisions of
mis ordinance.
ac/CTlOxv 4. It shall be the duty of the
board of review to keep informed of the
contents of literary and pictorial publica
tions found in the City of the nature de
scribed in Ordinance No. 287 and to call
to the attention of the proper legal pro
secuting authorities and literary or pictorial
publication which the board believes should
oe investigated by the prosecutor to deter
mine whether or not it tends to the corrup
tion of the morals of minors and/or in
dividuals or to incite anyone to disregard
the law of the land. The board shall
have the right to express its views as to
the propriety or legality of any publica
tion read by minors and/or individuals,
hut the board shall not have the right to
enforce its views by any direct or indirect
threats to prosecute persons who disagree
with the lioard, whether such threats are
made openly or covertly to the publishing,
distributing or retailing trade. The board
otherwise may take whatever measure it
diems advisable to suppress any literatim
which it lielieves detrimental to minors and/
or citizens.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection ol
any part of this ordinance shall be heli
to be unconstitutional or inoperative, such
invalidity shall not effect any of the re-
maining portions thereof, it being the ex
press intention of the city council to enact
ccnstitutionnl and operative provisions and
they would not have included any uncon
stitutional or inoperative provisions if they
had known of such invalidity at the time
the ordinance was adopted.
SECTION 6. The fact that the City of
College Station does not presently have
an , ordinance providing for the creation
of a board of review for readers, together
with the fact that much obscene, immoral
and indepent literature is being distributed
to both minors and adults creates all
emergency and an imperative public neces
sity that this ordinance shall take effect
and be in forpe at and from the time of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE
23rd day of November. 1959.
S/Ernest Langford
Mayor
ATTEST:
S/N. M. McGinnis
City Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. 289
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING REGIS
TRATION FOR SOLICITING AND TAK
ING ORDERS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
OUT OF STATE GOODS AND PUBLICA
TION, AND/OR FOR TAKING ORDERS
FOR ANY GOODS OR MERCHANDISE,
PRESCR11S1NG METHOD OF REGISTRA
TION, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY,
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN
CIL OF THE CH'Y OF COLLEGE STA
TION, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, un
less he has registered and become licensed
for that purpose to engage in temporary or
transient business in the City of College
Station, by soliciting or taking an order or
subscription within the city for any mer
chandise, photographs, newspapers, maga
zines, or other items or service.
SECTION II.
Licensing for the above purpose shall
consist of the following:
(aj Filling out appropriate form pro
vided by the Assessor and Collector
of taxes, giving the following in
formation :
1. Name, home address and local
address of registrant.
2. Name and address pf the person,
firm, or corporation, if any, that
he or she represents, or for
whom or through whom orders
are to be solicited or cleared.
3. Nature of the articles or things
which are to be sold or for
which orders are to be solicited.
4. Whether registrant, upon any
sale or order shall demand or
receive or accept payment or
deposit of money in advance of
final delivery.
5. Period of time which registrant
expects to solicit or sell in said
city of College Station.
6. A credit report from a bona
fide credit agency of the city
manager deems it necessary.
7. A certified copy of its permit to
do business in Texas if the ven
dor be a foreign corporation.
(b) Furnishing satisfactory written or
documentai'y evidence of the regis
trants identity.
(c) Payment of two ($2.00) dollars
licensing fee to partially dcfi'ay the
expense of enforcing the provisions
of this ordinance.
SECTION III.
The license permit shall be good for one
year from date of issue, subject to renewal
under the same conditions cited in Section
II. Under no condition is license permit
transferrable, nor does it give authority
to more than one person.
SECTION IV.
This ordinance is not and shall not be
applicable to:
a. Vendors of farm produce.
b. Sales of goods or merchandise do
nated by the owner thereof, proceeds
of which are applied to any charita
ble or philanthropic purpose.
SECTION V.
The city of College Station reserves the
right to cancel any license permit at any
time for just cause.
SECTION VI.
Any person violating this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con
viction shall be punished by a fine of not
less than ten (810.00) dollars nor more than
one hundred ($100.00) dollars and each sale
or exhibition for the purpose of sale, or
for taking orders for the sale thereof, shall
be a separate offense.
SECTION VII.
REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT ORDI
NANCES. All ordinances and parts of all
other ordinances inconsistent or in con
flict with the provisions of this ordinance
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
23rd day of November, 1959.
S/Ernest Langford
Mayor
ATTEST;
S/N. M. McGinnis
City Secretary
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