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Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, January 6, 1961 THE BATTALION CADFT SLOUCH by Jim Carlo Job Interviews The Stark Brothers Nurseries will interview seniors in the Placement Office Jan. 10 who are majoring in agricultural "econom ics, agronomy, business adminis tration, floriculture and land scape architecture and horticul ture. The job initially would con sist of calling on commercial and residential accounts to interest them in landscaping. The Ralston Purina Co. will hold interviews in the Placement Office Jan. 12 for those seniors majoring in agricultural econom ics, agricultural engineering, me chanical engineering or business administration for positions as production trainees. Charles Pfizer and Co. will in terview seniors majoring in agri cultural economics, agronomy, biology, business administration, chemistry or entomology in the Placement Office Jan. 17. Posi tions in the technical salesman and pharmaceutical salesman fields are available. H aw “Sir, would you run over that problem again?” Sound Off Editor, The Battalion: Since I began receiving The Battalion about a month ago, it seems that there is an effort to de-emphasize the Corps of Ca dets at A&M. This I believe is a very definite mistake. A&M has a most enviable rep utation in the Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy. This reputa tion has been established by the calibre of officer, both Regular and Reserve, that has been pro duced by A&M. These men are the product of the ..esprit and discipline that is the heart of the Corps. To lessen the-importance of the Corps and its traditions can serve no pur pose but to weaken this discip line and esprit, and consequently lower the stature of the grad uate. Believe me, those individuals who attended co-ed schools are almost totally lacking in the fierce pride of school and “suck ing together” that is typical of the A&M man. The Corps can play an impor tant role in the acquisition of a larger enrollment if it is proper ly exploited. It is my belief that the color and tra'ditions of A&M, as preserved by the Corps of Ca dets, will bi-ing in far more “fightin’ fish” than the attrac tions offered by co-ed schools such as North Texas, SMU and TCU. In one of your issues, there was an editorial about sending the Band to Washington for the inaugural parade. This would put that magnificent organiza tion before the eyes of millions of Americans, not to mention the rest of the world. N> ' If the money is lacking, an ap peal to the Association of For mer Students would be in order. I, for one, would be glad to con tribute. The temporary inconvenience of rescheduling finals for the members of the Band w<juld be more than offset by the excellent publicity. Remember the Corps of Cadets is the backbone and the lifeblood of A&M. Do not allow it to be come just another course of in struction, for by so doing A&M would be just another school in stead of the unique and proud institution that it is. Clarence B. Sanders, Jr., ’59 Editor, The Battalion: I would like to take this oppor tunity to express my opinion with regard to the proposed changing of the name of Texas A&M College. I am a graduate of A&M, a very enthusiastic sup porter of A&M and am sincerely interested in any and all pro grams that will benefit past, present and future students. The 'three major points that enter fri-y mind regarding the pro posed name change are as fol lows: 1. It is difficult to appreciate the argument that grants to edu cational institutions are made on the basis of name—that is, that an institution with the term “col lege” in its name would be looked upon with less favor than an institution with the term “uni versity.” ■ It appears to me that the organizations making such grants would investigate the rec ord as well as the present pro gram of any institution being considered. 2. In some quarters, it is stated that traditions are qf no value, and to this statement, I want to take emphatic exception. Tra ditions have bound people togeth er and have been a major factor in preserving high standards— moral and otherwise. It is my firm belief that the de-emphasis and neglect of traditions has been a contributing factor to the general decline of patriotism and sincere interest of the people of this country in the government and programs of national in terest. 3. It has been reported to me that the instructors and profes sors of A&M are interested in the name being changed so as to include the name “university” in order that they might enjoy greater prestige upon their seek ing employment with other edu cational institutions. To the foregoing, I would like to state that in my opinion, the outstand ing records that the graduates of Texas A&M have made throughout the world do add prestige, and should result in considerable pride being taken on the part of any person that has been privileged to have been as sociated with Texas A&M Col lege. Alsq, the statement that the changing of the name would as sist our professors when they are seeking employment elsewhere seems to be a worthless argu ment, in as much as those; ih- structors and professors that the College new employs that are well qualified will benefit them selves and the College by en- THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, now- .'rofit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op rated by students as a community newspaper and is under he supervision of the director of Student Publications at Cexas A&M College. Members Publicatio fruettner. School of hlngineering ; tfcMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. on, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, ■r through May, and once a week during summer school. is published in College Sta- ind holiday periods, Septem- Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news otherwise credited in the paper and local nei Rights of republication of all other matter Th -spatcl ontaneous origin Press es credited to it or not otherwi: eous origin published herein, are also reserved. ews of r here- ntered as second-class atter at the Post Office r College Station, Texas, nder the Act of Con- ress of March 8, 1870. 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