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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, April 1, 1960 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 . , . Walter Williams CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle i : i SOCIAL WHIRL Poor Showing The Men of Aggieland made a poor showing at the polls in Thursday’s class elections. For men who will soon be taking their places in the out side world as supposed leaders of our society, the Men of Aggieland certainly did not make a very impressive showing in casting their votes for the men who will lead their classes next year. Unlike persons who vote in local, county, district, state or national elections, the Men of Aggieland did not have to pay a poll tax, own property and/or establish a minimum length of residence in their voting area. All they had to do was to make a fast trip by the Me morial Student Center and cast their vote for the candidates of their choice in their class elections. When only 1,381 persons vote out of a potential vote in the Classes of ’61, ’62 and ’63 or more than 4,000, some 2,600 of the Men of Aggieland are not beginning to make even the primary steps toward accepting their roles as future produc tive citizens and potential community leaders. Let us hope that in the run-off elections more of the Men of Aggieland will exercise their most precious freedom— the freedom of voting for the candidates of their choice to guide them. ★ ★ ★ Success? Editor, The Battalion: In all fairness to the present board of education of the A&M Consolidated Schools, and to the voters of the district who elect them to office, I must say that I am not a member of that board as indicated in “Among the Fac- Professor of Biology COURT’S ^Jhe Olympia TYPEWRITERS SHOES Guaranteed As Long As You Are SHOE REPAIR At A&M OTIS MCDONALD’S North Gate BRYAN BUSINESS MACHINES THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu- ient writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community neivspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Membe Student Pu K. J. Koenig, E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. L. A. Duewall, director of :hool of Arts and Sciences; Dr. School of Agriculture: and Dr. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. 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For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. _ VI 6-4910 or at the I ditorial JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR Bill Hicklin Managing Editor Joe Callicoatte Sports Editor Robbie Godwin News Editor Ben Trail, Bob Sloan, Alan Payne Assistant News Editors Nelson Antosh, Ken Coppage, Tommy Holbein, Bob Saile and A1 Vela.... Staff Writers Joe Jackson - Photographer Russell Brown CHS Correspondent “ ... so when this English prof said my handwriting looked like ‘chicken scratchin’ this idea hit me! I haven’t written a theme since!” Among the Faculty and Staff They say the third time is the charm, and the backers of the Arts and Sciences Council’s proposed honor code are hoping it will be. For the past three years tries have been made by the Corps of Cadets to establish a workable honor code, and now thie Arts and Sciences Council will have their try. They propose to confine the code to the classrooms and in classes taught only under the School of Arts and Sciences. They do not propose to cover every facet of the daily life of the Men of Aggieland with the codes as have been tried in the past. Two sides are usually taken when the question comes up. One side says the idea will not work unless it is inaugu rated school-wide. The other side says an overall plan must start with a nucleus such as the Arts and Sciences Council is trying to form. The council faces a task which has heretofore been dropped for lack of interest. The students of Texas A&M have not been willing to accept the discipline which an honor code imposes. This is evidenced in that ‘honor system’ boxes of candy in dormitories came up short, clothing of all kinds cannot be hung with safety on the racks in the Memorial Student Center and money, clothing and personal articles are constantly missing from the dorms. The Arts and Sciences Council must/Come up with a plan better than the others and Aggies must be more willing now to accept the discipline that an honor code implies, or this project will fail as others have. 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... ulty and Staff” Tuesday, and have not been for six or eight years. I am quite proud, how ever, of having once been a mem ber. It is quite an enlightening experience. Charles LaMotte, Walton Definitely Not Clock Watcher There is at least one A&M pro fessor who doesn’t believe in quitting work at the five o’clock whistle—for Ernest V. Walton, head of the Department of Ag ricultural Education, time for work has just begun. Walton, whose hobby is creative writing, is author of over a dozen books, texts and papers. With the college since 1946, Walton was associate professor of agricultural education from 1946 to 1951. In 1951 Walton became a professor in the depart ment and in 1953 he was made department head. Born in Hamilton County Walton was born Oct. 12, 1912, in Hamilton County, Tex. His early life was spent on farms and ranches in Central and West Texas. He attended various ru ral schools until he entered col lege. Walton graduated from John Tarleton Agricultural College in 1931 where he majored in rural education. In 1937 he received his B.S. degree in agricultural education from A&M. He received his M.S. degree in agricultural education with a mi nor in agronomy from A&M in 1947. Walton has done graduate work for a doctor’s degree at Ohio State, Michigan State and the University of Texas. Became Farmer On graduation from Tarleton in 1931, Walton became a farmer in Erath County. In 1933 he be came principal of the rural schools in Comanche County, a job he held until 1936. From 1937-43, Walton taught vocational agricultural at Lan caster, Tex. In 1943 he joined the Navy as a lieutenant (senior grade) and served as an aerial navigator in patrol bombers. He is a retired lieutenant command er in the U.S. Navy Reserve. After the war, Walton came to A&M where he has been since. Walton was listed in Who’s Who in American Education in 1948 and in Who’s Who in the Southwest in 1956. He is chairman of the Commit tee on Public Relations for Voca tional Agriculture, Southern Re gion of the United States; was a consultant for the Florida State Conference on Vocational Agri culture Teachers in 1956, and a consultant in guidance and coun seling for the Industrial Consoli dated School District, Vanderbilt, Tex., 1963-56. Walton married the former Es telle Cook and they are the par ents of three sons. Daylon L. Walton graduated from A&M in 1955 and their two other sons, Michael C. and James V. are members of the Classes of ’62 and ’63 respectively. The Waltons reside at 1105 Foster and are members of the A&M. Baptist Church. Marshall Anxiously Awaits Negro Students ’ Next Move MARSHALL UP>—This deep East Texas city today anxiously awaited the next move of hun dreds of Negro college students pledged to a last-ditch fight to obtain service at downtown lunch counters. The youths have declared they will continue to stage sit-ins even though it will mean certain ar rests. Several have said they are “willing to give my life” for equal rights at lunch counters. The students have not an nounced when their next demon stration will be staged. But if they follow their already estab lished pattern of striking every day another dehnonstration will be staged today. Fire hoses were turned on the students Wednesday after 57 were arrested for seeking service at lunch counters and 200 others Bonds That Unite The Battalion detained for staging a protest demonstration on the court house square. All were released but the 57 were warned that warrants for their re-arrest will be issued if there are more demonstrations. Sit-ins were staged also Mon day and last Saturday. More than 100 state, county and municipal oflicers today con tinued to patrol this tense city of 30,000, half of whose popula tion are Negro. Officers say that if the sit-ins are renewed they fear there may be violence in this city, long known for its # strict hewing to Southern segregation policies. For your EASTER VACATION and INTERVIEW TRIP beverley braley tours • travel service Mem. Student Center VI 6-7744 Monday Sophomore Veterinary Wives Club will hold their monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Vet erinary Hospital. Hostesses for the meeting are Mrs. Barry Phil lips, Mrs. Robert Leonpacher and Mrs. C. E. Richardson. Agricultural Education Wives Club will meet at 7:15 p.m. in the Agricultural Engineering Build ing. Industrial Engineering Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA and plans will be dis cussed for the spring dinner- dance. Aeronautical Engineering Wives Club will meet in the YMCA Cabinet Room at 7:45. Industrial Education Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Maxine Griffith, 4402 College Main. Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Bryan City Hall^or an electrical dem onstration by Mrs. Bogart. Range and Forestry Wives Club will meet in the home of Mrs. Jean Sultemeier, C-9-B, Col lege View, at 7:30 p.m. Mechanical Engineering Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Bryan offices of the Lone Star Gas Co. Business Administration Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Nu Life Studio. Tuesday Handicraft and Rug Group of the A&M Social Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Mrs. Chester O’Donnell, 315 Lee St. Wildlife Management Wives Club will hold their social and business meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. W. 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