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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-
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joying a longer association with
one another; the instructors and
professors that do not meet the
desired standard or do not have
A&M at heart are individuals
that I, personally, would be in
terested in recommending to
other educational institutions.
I will appreciate your consid
eration of the foregoing before
you lend your support to the
changing of the name of Texas
A&M College.
W. W. Watts, III,’47
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