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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.
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LOUPOT’S Will Give FREE An
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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
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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. Final judg
ing will be done by a committee
constructive and useful informa-
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