Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1960)
THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, May 3, 1960 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle /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 Not Possible A number of cases were reported late last week of Texas A&M students who had ‘lost’ their college identification cards and submitted application for new ones with the date of birth marked a year earlier. These moves were made with assumption the Registrar’s Office does not check previous files on new applications. Also, the applications were presumably submitted to facilitate the purchase of alcoholic beverages by individuals several months under the legal age. And in at least one instance the original card was not lost and the duplicate was given to a minor by an individual of legal age. Students should not be so naive as to make the erroneous assumption that the files are not checked in these instances and such falsification is possible. Ages for identification are reviewed and such falsifica tion of official information is of minute consequence . . . ★ ★ ★ Latin Success Pan American Week closed Saturday with an abundant flavor of Latin success. The 11th annual event was filled with six days of activi ties and festivities designed to promote relations with the Latin American countries. Included on the docket were dis plays of Latin American arts, crafts and folklore; perfor mances of Latin American documentary films and movies; a soccer tourney; and a dance titled ‘Cafe Tropical/ The high light of the gathering was an address delivered by Glenn Garrett, executive director of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas. Garrett brought out a problem in his address which is vague—if known at all—to the people of the free worlds. The director declared numerous factors which cannot be ignored that could easily make the free world the prey of Communist propaganda. He cited inflation, economic development, and education on the list of ‘unforgettables/ The executive director also pictured the situation further when he illustrated that the Latin American countries possess a population of some 185 million and seven million square miles. Garrett named complaints against the Americans which involve neglection of Latin American economic problems, im perialism, friendship to dictators, and a lack of sufficient leverage of the Latin American problems and situations. He also gave examples of each charge. It revelant for Americans to look into these complaints and find a solution toward improved relations with the Latin Americans. Seldom is the United States faced with charges of imperialism and friendship to dictators—particularly with reference to neighboring nations ... Garrett emphasize^ a need for sympathy, knowledge, understanding and trust. Nonetheless, the proverbial congratulations are in order tor 3ose Buentello and his committee for the successful Pan Am Week. The Man Texans A/om/ ° nd fad/Mct 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. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College fltati'.n, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once week d lay, urin Monday, summer school. Entered as second-clai at the Post Offu ege Station, Texa r the Act of Coi gress of March 8, 1870. matter In College under the MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising n a J Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An- ity, eles and San Francisco. The atcb aneoi e also reserved. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the u dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in rigin published herein. Rights of republic ipontaneous origin published herein to use for republication of all ne the paper and local news republication of all other matter hi :W8 Of riptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.60 per full ite furnished on request. Address: The Battalion ~ ' " " Texas. Room 4, Y year. r MCA, News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-S618 or VI 6-4910 or at the orial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. . rlitorial EILL HJCKUN :. ; EDITOR Robbie Godwin Managing Editor Joe Callicoatte Sports Editor Rob Sloan, Alan Payne , News Editors Tommy Holbein Feature Editor . I hear th’ rodeo was pretty muddy!” A&M Program Receives Distant Listener Response Mr. and Mrs. America and at least part of the ships at sea were tuned to WRAP 820, 10:15- 12:00 p. m. April 20th for the “Voices and Music of Texas A&M,” program. The station awarded a pen and pencil set to Fred L. Saab, a member of the U. S. Merchant Marines, who was 1700 miles out from the California Coast on a return trip from Honolulu when he heard the broadcast. Saab’s permanent address is San Fran cisco. One of the most interesting comments from listeners was voiced by Bernard Zglinski of Golconda, Nev., who wrote, “For the past three years I have been trying to find words to express to my wife the feelings of friend ship, loyalty and obedience that exists at Texas A&M. . . I turned on my radio and all my thoughts and words were expressed by your wonderful program.” The program featured songs and music by the Singing Ca dets, the Aggie Band, and the Aggieland Orchestra, plus 21 taped talks by various officials at .the College. Cards and letters received, other than the one from Saab and the one from Golconda, were from Augusta( Me., Mason City, 111. Ceder Falls, la., Ontario, Can ada, Ontonagon, Mich., Mash- field, Wis., Sidel, La., Farm City, Job Calls The following organizations will interview graduating sen iors Wednesday in the Placement Office on the third floor of the YMCA Building: Mason & Hanger, Silas Mason Co., will interview B.S. and M.S. degree candidates in chemical, mechanical and physics and B.§>. and ' M.A. degree candidates in mathematics for career oppor tunities. Business Men’s Insurance Co. of America will interview grad uates in agricultural economics and business administration in terested in personnel for their training program. Aetina Casualty and Surety Co. will interview graduates in industrial technology interested in safety engineering. MOTHERS' DAY May 8th ^peciai and card: ^Special a6pittance— ddpedal - wrapping. J — f° Ifour uerg .pedal WODJdW on are uwi ted to SHOP /ith Memorial Student Center Qft SI, ■top 111., Howard, Neb., Hebron, Neb., Columbus, Mont., Michigan City, Ind., San Diego, Calif., Albu querque, N.M., Greenwood, Miss., Bellor-e, Colo., Bloomington, Ind., Richmond, Calif., LaCrosse, Wis., Duluth, Minn., Andrews, Ind., Lehr, N. D„ Oaklawn, 111., El- wood, Ind., Royal Oak, Mich., Creve Coeur, Mo., Birmingham, Ala., Fosston, Minn., Dixie, Ga., Truth or Consequences, N.M., Carbondale, 111., and Lawton, Okla. In addition, replies were from virtually every point in the state of Texas were received. The program was produced in cooperation with the Department of College Information and Pub lications. TODAY and WEDNESDAY BRICIfTE"'--*** 17 BARDOT « RUBETTe eUsToWR IK MAN COLOR arrf CMMI COLUMBIA BICTUIC CIRCLE TONIGHT “A HOLE IN THE HEAD” Frank Sinatra Eleanor Parker Edward G. Robinson Also “CRY TOUGH” John Saxon The Firing Line Editor’s Note: This letter was addressed to Johnny Johnson, out going editor of The Battalion, from Bennie Zinn, director of Student Affairs.) ‘warmest thanks ... ’ You have retired from your as signment on The Battalion staff and will soon be completing your work at A&M. You and your staff have done a very excellent job in the publication of The Bat talion this school year. All of us sincerely appreciate your in terest in a better A&M, your fair play, your honesty, your courage and extend our wannest thanks to you. We wish much happiness and success for you and Rosalie (Mrs. Johnson) in all that you do. And we know that you had many fine students on your staff and we are thankful for all of them. Very truly yours, Bennie A. Zinn ★ ‘A Joke’ Editor, The Battalion: The letter you published April Around the SWC By Alan Payne 27 was surely a joke. Most of us here at Texas A&M are very proud of our campus and we are thankful that, at last, we are going to have the pleasure of at tending classes in air-conditioned comfort. If the noise of the men mow ing the grass and the minute dis comfort caused by construction workers in the Academic Build ing is in danger of upsetting Mr. McAdams’ thought, I can only say that Highway 6 still runs both ways. The efforts of gentlemen re sponsible for our well kept cam- I s'. pus and the air-conditioning in the" Academic Building do de serve a hearty “well done,” but not in the manner that Mr. Mc Adams notices it. John L. Mogford, II, ’62 Texas Christian University A safety program has been launched on the TCU campus to study present conditions and look for better and safer ways to op erate the school. Oddly enough, the idea for the program originated at the State Safety Conference, which was conducted right here on the A&M campus. Southern Methodist University In a humor edition of the SMU Campus, “university officials” denied SMU lagged behind TCU in the length of time it takes for registration. In fact, SMU officials have dreamed up ideas for new regis tration cards to be filled out and speed up registration. Two of these ideas are being planned for the summer sessions. One is a card that is absolutely blank. This card should give the student quite a problem and force him to return to the registration office to see if some mistake has been made. Baylor University In an effort to secure publicity for a special issue of the Baylor Lariat, which was to come out on High School Journalism Day, a group of Baylor students were hard pressed to find some news which could provide variety for the usual items to be included in the day’s paper. In so doing, they found a stray Ud A M O N D Together- ^ wev&ri 'U RAMSAY-LOCK Wedding Ring—$100.00 Sankey Park Jewelers 111 N. Main Bryan PALACE LAST DAY Ray Dalton “RISE & FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND” STARTS TOMORROW MERVYN LEROY’S Wake me Whenl& Ct^er C;inen/!aSc:oP>£ COLOR by DC LUXE L-' ERNIE KOVACS' MARGO JACK NOBU DICK MOORE - WARDEN • MCCARTHY,*!, SHAWN-richardbreen QUEEN NOW SHOWING “BIG FISHERMAN” cow on campus and proceeded to milk her right there. In the next Maine was a part of Massachu- day’s paper, a big picture of the setts from 1691 to 1820. Maine was proceedings was in the middle admitted to th6 union as a sepa- of page 3. rate state on March 3, 1820. “Biltrite” Boots and Shoes Made By Economy Shoe Repair and Boot Co. Large Stock of Handmade Boots Convenient Budget & Lay-Away Plan $55.00 a pair Made To Order I Main Office: 509 W. Commerce, San Antonio) CA 3-0047 A # OnCaflftte with MaxShdman (Author of “I Was a Teen-age Dwarf”, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”, etc.) EUROPE MADE SIMPLE: No. 1 Summer vacation is just around the corner, and naturally all of you are going to Europe. Perhaps I can offer a handy tip or two. (I must confess I have never been to Europe myself, but I eat a lot of Scotch broth and French dressing, so I am not entirely without qualification.) First let me say that no trip to Europe is complete without a visit to England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Lichtenstein, Holland, Belgium, Switzer land, Luxembourg, Denmkrk, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Po land, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Greece, Yugoslavia, Albania, Crete, Sardinia, Sicily, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Lapland, and Andorra. Let us take up these countries in order. First, England. The capital of England is London—or Liverpool, as it is sometimes called. There are many interesting things to see in London—chiefly, the changing of the guards. The guards are changed daily. The old ones are thrown away. Another “must” while in London is a visit to Buckingham Palace. Frequently in the afternoons Her Majesty the Queen comes out on the balcony of the palace and waves to her loyal subjects below. The loyal subjects wave back at the Queen. However, they only continue to wave as long as Her Majesty is waving. This of course is the origin of wave lengths from which we have derived numerous benefits including radio, television and the A&P Gypsies. \ Be sure also when you are in London to visit the palace of the Duke of Marlborough. Marlborough is spelled Marlborough, but pronounced Marlboro. English spelling is very quaint but terribly disorganized. The late George Bernard Shaw, author of Jo’s Boys, fought all his life to simplify English spelling. He once asked a friend, “What does g-h-o-t-i spell?” The friend pondered a bit and replied, “Goatee.” Shaw sniggered. “Pshaw,” said Shaw. “G-h-o-t-i does not spell goatee. It spells fish. Gh as in enough, o as in women, ti as in motion.” It must be remembered, however, that Shaw was a vegetarian —which, all in all, was probably a good thing. As Disraeli once remarked to Guy Fawkes, “If Shaw were not a vegetarian, no lamb chop in London would be safe.” But I digress. We were speaking of the palace of the Duke of Marlborough—or Marlboro, as it is called in the United States. It is called Marlboro by every smoker who knows flavor did not go out when filters came in. Be sure you are well supplied with Marlboros when you make your trip abroad. After a long, tiring day of sightseeing, there is nothing so welcome as a fine, flavorful Marlboro and a foot bath with hot Epsom salts. Epsom salts can be obtained in England at Epsom Downs. Kensington salts can be obtained at Kensington Gardens, Al bert salts can be obtained at Albert Hall, Hyde salts can be obtained at Hyde Park, and the crown jewels can be obtained at the Tower of London. Well sir, now you know all you need to know about England. Next week we will visit the Land of the Midnight Sun—France. © 1960 Max Shulman And you also know all you need to know about smoking: Marlboro, if you want the best of the filter cigarettes—Philip Morris if you want the best of the unfillered cigarettes. I t 1 4