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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Wednesday, April 27, 1960
CADET SLOUCH
Cleanses Conscience
Tea-Sipper Lauds
Muster Tradition
(Editor’s Note: The follow
ing article appeared in the
Tuesday edition of The Dallas
Morning News under the by
line of Thomas Turner of the
Central Texas Bureau of The
News.)
This may get us purged from
the ranks of ex-University of
Texas tea-sippers, but we wish
today to cleanse our conscience
about that strange breed of Tex
ans known as Texas A&M Aggies.
Back yonder when we used to
judge people too much by their
college colors we used to think
that humanity could get along
without Aggies. Since then we
have sometimes aimed some
gentle jibes their way but after
being in closer contact with them
for a dozen or so years we must
confess we have decided humanity
is in need of more Aggies.
This illustrates, we think, that
time does indeed cure many
things. Living amidst both Ag
gies and the Baylors long enough
to develop a fondness for them
both is proof that true brother
hood of man is possible, if dif
ficult.
It may be an ingrained ten
dency to revere anything Texas
that brought on this softening
of the heart (or the brain) to
ward the Aggies. The thing
that actually recalls if every year
is their Aggie Muster.
We defy any true Texan to
stand through one of those with
out repenting toward the Aggies'.
They remind us of the irrepres
sible U. S. Marines, which should
alienate the few Ag friends we
have left. But, an Aggie, like
a Marine, thinks he is tougher
than any 14 less fortunate folk.
Job Calls
The following organizations
will interview graduation seniors
Thursday in the Placement Office
on the third floor of the YMCA*
Building:
W. T. Grant Co. will interview
graduates in agricultural econ-
nomics, business administration
and economics for openings as
management trainees.
Gulf Oil Corp., Houston Sales
Division, will interview graduates
in agricultural economics and
business administration for jobs
as sales trainees.
They aren’t—but we like to see
it thought, anyhow.
The Aggies are a clannish lot.
Like the paratroopers, you bet
ter lay off one of them unless
. you want to take on the whole
outfit.
The climax of every Aggie
Muster, on San Jacinto Day, is
when they call the roll. They
do it do it anywhere in the world
there are two Aggies. Or one
Aggie and a Texas Flag will do.
When they call the name of an
Aggie who died for his country,
from somewhere in the ranks
another Aggie cries out proudly,
“Here”.
Thus, no Aggie is ever missing
on Muster Day. Just to be flat-
out honest, we’re glad they’re on
our side, boots and all.
by Jim Earle ‘Beating the Draft' Chances
Advised As Not Being Likely
BOTHERED BY CONSCIENCE
SADDLEBROOK, N. J. UP)—
Hrs. Harry Nelson, 31, lost a wal
let 10 years ago while • taking a
walk. It came back to her in the
mail recently from an anonymous
sender.
Personal papers and cards in
side were intact. But the money
and stamps she had carried were
gone.
Juvenile Gangs
Said To Roam
In San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO hP)_The San
Antonio News say a dozen heavy-
ly-armed juvenile gangs roam
San Antonio streets nightly
“looking for trouble and usually
finding it.”
The newspaper said “Gang
members aren’t averse to busting
the head of even a complete
stranger—especially if he’s alone
and can’t defend himself.”
The News ran a full-page study
of juvenile problems in San An
tonio.
The News outlined these items:
Police keep special files on
gangs and many of their mem
bers, and Police Chief George
Bichsel has 134 names of juve
niles among the 350 names on his
“hood list” of major trouble
maker’s.
Weird ■ nicknames are common
among gang members. Bichsel’s
list notes such names as Tuffy,
Big Bears, Heavy, Drunkard, Gi
ant, Wyatt Earp. Sabu, Gorilla,
Wolf, Little Joe, Elvis, Topper,
Fats, Bird, El Joker and Toy.
Their memberships are among
gangs With titles such as Ghost
Town, Lake, Flame", Dots, Chi
cago, Detroit and Tiger.
Gang members carry arms
ranging from bicycle chains to
sawed-off shotguns.
Adding fo the violence prob
lem is the fact that violence can
—and often does—break out at
Such innocent affairs as birth
day parties and dances, as well as
at known gang hangouts.
Gang activities center on the
west side, The News noted, but
juvenile delinquency erupts in
every section of the city.
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By JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON (A 5 )—Just ' a
little over a year ago this coun
try’s handling of foreign affairs
began to undergo a profound
change, at least outwardly, al
though there was no way of
knowing it for a while.
The word outwardly was chos
en carefully. There has been no
basic change in American foreign
policy which still remains a
standoff with the Soviets. In
this past year there has been no
solution of any major East-West
issue.
But at least the way of hand
ling the standoff is different.
It began in April a year ago
when Christian A. Herter was
sworn in as secretary of state,
succeeding John Foster Dulles,
who soon afterward died of can
cer. The difference in handling
foreign policy is rooted in the
difference between them.
Dulles, the dominant type, was
given to flambouant, startling,
even prococative statements as
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egy to threaten an enemy or try
to push him off balance.
Herter is a mild man who
pitches his foreign policy in a
low, soft key. Dulles seemed to
think nothing could be done un
less he did it personally. Herter
has more confidence in his sub
ordinates, depends more on his
staff.
Neither Dulles nor Herter has
come up with an original basic
policy. Both followed the Tru
man policy before them: stiff-
arm the Soviets and the Red Chi
nese. But at least relations with
the Soviets, handled on a much
milder plane than Dulles was
capable of, seem to have im
proved.
In the long run this appearance
may prove to be an optical illu
sion.
But the improvement in rela
tions With the Soviet Union has
its roots in factors Which have
nothing to do with Herter’s man
ner. President Eisenhower has
taken a more active part in for
eign affairs, and the Soviets
pushed Eisenhower into this.
Almost from the time Herter
took over Eisenhower moved out
of the Dulles shadow and began
asserting himself, with the result
that Herter is now pretty com-
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pletely overshadowed by Eisen
hower.
In the beginning, because he
didn’t know Herter as well as
Dulles, Eisenhower may have felt
impelled to take charge.
, But in the background, forcing
Eisenhower to move up front and
center, was Premier Nikita
Khrushchev, who created such a
crisis over his demands for the
Allies to get out of Berlin he
practically blackjacked Eisenhow
er into inviting him here to talk
things over.
Further, the nimble Khrush
chev had set an example for ac
tivity by a head of state by his
own personal trips to countries
and areas he wished to impress or
influence.
The Khrushchev activity and
travels were a challenge to Eisen
hower to do the same. And Ei
senhower did. This of necessity
put Herter in the background.
It would be the crowning
achievement of his life if at the
summit conference in May , or
sometime before he leaves office
next Jan. 20 Herter could work
out an arrangement with the
Soviets to give better relations
some permanency.
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ALAN JEANNE
LADD CRAIN
By COL. M. S. SCHWARTZ
State Selective Service Head
For many months now I have
heard public discussion about a
young man’s prospects for “beat
ing” the draft. What are his
chances? What are the odds
that he will or won’t “beat” it ?
First, what is meatn by the
term, “beating” the draft? To
me, a young man who “beats”
the draft is one who meets the
legal qualifications for service
and takes no action to entitle
himself to a deferred classifica
tion, then simply is never called
for military service because there
is not enough demand for mili
tary manpower.
‘. . .little chance’
If this is a good definition of
the term, “beating” the draft,
and I believe it is an acceptable
one among many who discuss the
subject, then I submit there is
little or no chance of “beating”
the draft.
Sent to Induction
From April 1, 1959, to April 1,
1960, we sent 5,575 men for in
duction, and 1,516 were rejected,
a rejection rate of 27.1%. Dur
ing the same period, we sent
11,797 men for pre-induction ex
amination (physical, mental, and
moral evaluation), and 5,064 of
this number were rejected, a re
jection rate of 42.9%.
Take the 3,770 examined and
acceptable men we have currently
in the above table and subtract
27.1% (1,022) and you have left
2,748 men. Similarly, take the
current 9,738 men who have not
been examined and subtract
42.9% (4,177) and you have left
5,561 men.
Two thousand, seven hundred
and forty-eight plus 5,561 equals
8,309, the estimated number of
physically, mentally and morally
acceptable men of vulnerable
draft age (volunteers age 17-26
and I-A and I-A-0 non-fathers
age 22-26) who have not qual
ified for deferment as of the op
ening for official business on
April 1, 1960. During the time
the non-volunteers are of vulner
able draft age (four years) they
face a possible call 48 times, once
each month for four years.
Now if these 8,309 men are
vulnerable for four years, what is
the quota for Texas likely to be
for the next four years? Of
course, we don’t know; but let
us assume the yearly quotas will
be the same as the past year—
admittedly light.
Delivered 4,117
From April 1, 1959, through
April 1, 1960, we delivered 4,117 S'
men to the Army who were in
ducted. If the rate of induction
remains the same during the time
the above qualified 8,309 men are
vulnerable for draft (four years),
we shall need 16,468 men. In
the next two years, from April 1,
1960, to April 1, 1962, we shall
need 8,234 men. With a supply
of 8,309 men as of April 1, I960,
and a potential demand of 8,234
from that time to April 1, 1962,
virtually all currently qualified
men ages 22 to 26 can expect
induction for armed forces service
within two years after their 22nd
birthday unless fate or fhey them
selves by their own actions pro
vide their local boards with a
reason or reasons to defer them.
Of course, younger qualified ones ®
are coining into the available pool
at all times, but the currently
older ones are always considered
available ahead of the younger.
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