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Psyje 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, April 8, 1960 CADET SLOUCH 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 Closer Look There is a lack of knowledge on the part of both the students and the faculty of Texas A&M on the provisions of excused and unexcused absences. And the program is grow- ing. Official absences from classes must be obtained from the Executive Committee or entail sickness or death in the immediate family. All others are unofficial. According to the College Regulations (Section I, para graph 17), the only absences excusable are “for athletic trips or other activities specifically approved by the Execu tive Committee; and for hospitalization in the College Hospi tal, or for illness at home when verified by a statement from the family physician ... it shall be the responsibility of the student to call the attention of the instructor to his absence and the inclusion of his name on the official absentee list that opportunity will be provided for making up missed work.” The chief offenders of the phase of the regulations re ferring to the “athletic trips or other activities” are off- campus church groups and the bowling team, according to Dean of Students James P. Hannigan. Official absences do not involve such activities since they are not College-sanctioned. However, the College will send memorandums to the proper factions on the campus, denoting these students are on worthwhile activities and leave permission for the absence to the discretion instruc tor. < Another section of the Regulations verifies this truth by stating, “In the case of absences other than the type mentioned above, the instructor may judge whether the absence and the work of the student warrant his cooperation in providing opportunity to make up all required work missed.” Class attendance is an important phase of education here at Texas A&M and the standards can be better met if all concerned have a thorough knowledge of the standards put forth by the College. by Jim Earle /V^y Wants First m Lilte Job By JAMES MARLOW Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON <A>)—The Navy —apostle of the moving duck theory as against the sitting duck —would like to be this country’s first line of defense. It may never be, but it’s making progress. Since World War II the seagoing arm of national defense has been overshadowed by the development of the fast, long-range bomber and the intercontinental ballistic mis sile ICBM. . not bad, . . . not bad at all, but it just doesn’t give me th’ Easter spirit!” Babcock Contest Deadline Changed; Now April 25 The deadline for submitting en- to be named by President Earl tion for publication, especially in tries in the C. L. Babcock Essay Rudder. pamphlet form.” Contest has been moved up to Criteria used in judging the en- To Keith .59 won last Apn, 20 order to g ,ve tr.es a S set by Babeock are ; ;ls it yesr>s , 260 prize with his essas Even the worth of the aircraft carriers, with their short-range planes, looked questionable. Then the Navy began develop ment of an atomic-powered sub marine capable of firing the Polaris missile, with a nuclear war head, 1,200 miles. In time it hopes to have 45 such subs. It has only two afloat now. None will be in operation till fall. This week President Eisenhower approved stepping up the produc tion rate. In three years the Navy may have 21 of these submarines which can stay out of sight of an enemy, slip close to a continent, and start firing. Each Polaris sub can fire 16 missiles. The Navy’s big pitch for the Polaris-missile submarine can be summed up like this: An enemy would know the launching sites of this country’s ICBMs and. its shorter range mis siles abroad because they’d be on fixed platforms, immovable. FREE FREE FREE To Every High School Boy Whose Application for Admission to Texas A&M College Is Accepted By the Office of Admissions, LOUPOT’S Will Give FREE An Aggie T-SHIRT To Any Prospective Student of the College, Lou Will Give An Aggie Sticker FREE. All An Aggie Has To Do Is Turn In The Name And Address Of The Prospective Student To Lou. interested in winning the $250 first the truth?”, “Is it fair?”, “Will it o n “ T exas~A&M—What It“ Means prize a chance to work on his es- build good will?” and “Will it be to ^ „ say over the Easter holidays. beneficial?” The original deadline was set for entries should be prepared Keith’s essay was entered in the April 15, but it was believed that in regular manuscript form. They Congressional Record as ■ ■ ■ 1 in ★ ★ ★ well as more Aggies would be able to en- should be typed, double spaced, bein & reprinted in several Texas ter the contest if the closing date with an original and two carbon newspapers. The Association of were set for after Spring Recess, copies. Entries are to be turned Former Students also distributed The Battalion office on the essa y t 0 interested parties. Passing Glance Second Contest This is the second annual con test sponsored by Babcock, ’20, a Beaumont insurance man. The in to ground floor of the YMCA Build ing. They must be submitted on or before April 20. The manuscripts should be no A passing glance at the participation of Texas A&M students in the recent spring elections shows very vividly a lack of civic interests. In the initial election March 31, just 1,391 votes were counted for the offices of the sophomore, junior and senior ■{lasses this fall. And in the ensuing runoffs, the results Were even more appalling as a lesser number frequented the polls. Only 1,243 votes were submitted. Elections at Texas A&M are similar to those city, state or national polls with voting machines being set up and an entire day—from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.—allotted for voting. Nonetheless, slightly over 1,000 were the only students who had enough interest to go to the polls and make their respective choices. This figure arises from a college with an enrollment in the vicinity of 7,000. Less than 15 per cent of the students participated in the elections. Concievably, the will of the .students resulted from the elections, but if all the campus had taken part, the total votes actually submitted would not have composed the majority. topic for this year’s theme is “The less than 250 or more than 1,000 Advantages I Find at Texas words in length. A&M.” Any full time student currently In addition to the $250 first enrolled at A&M, with the excep- prize, 10 runners-up will receive t’ on °f members of The Battaliort certificates. Both the first prize staff, are eligible to submit an es- award and the certificates will be say. presented at the annual Student Constructive Information Publications Awards Banquet May In announcing the contest, Bab- 13. cock said, “I believe the papers Essays submitted in the contest P re P are d_ b y students ^will contain will first be screened by members of The Battalion staff. 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JOE FRIDAY in the first feature-length production of mm Warnergolorw 5SJ!S E L Imm Sm bowe ann mbinson a MARK VII LTD. moucim w wm “JACK WEBB WARNER V 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 newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. 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. X. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and li. D. 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