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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-
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JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR
Bill Hicklin Managing Editor
Joe Callicoatte Sports Editor
Robbie Godwin News Editor
Ben Trail, Bob Sloan, Alan Payne Assistant News Editors
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“ ... 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.
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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. B. Davis,
101 Brook Lane, Bryan.
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