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Pag* 2 College Station, Texa* Wednesday, February 8, 1961 THE BATTALION CADET SLOUCH by Jim Eat Corpus Opposes Editor, The Battalion: At the most recent meeting of the Corpus Christi A&M Club (composed of 368 dues-paying members), the propesed name change for the College was dis cussed. For the reasons stated below, any name change was em phatically and unanimously op posed by our membership. At the outset, it should be no ted that much resentment exists among former students who feel that this matter has not been given sufficient publicity to per mit the citizens of this State and former students to express their views and have them considered. Also, special mention should be given to the fact that there was no official representation from the former students on the com mittee seletced to study the pro posed name change. It is our understanding that this proposal has been made to facilitate the procurment of grants and to aid in obtaining and keeping faculty members. We therefore contacted persons fa miliar with the policies and pro cedures followed in the allocation o fthese funds and A^e have been advised that while school back ground, curriculum, facilities, quality of the students and other factors are weighed, the name of the school is unimportant. It does not appear illogical to assume that a teacher considers the same factors, in addition to salary, in deciding where he teaches. The College will prob ably be better off without a fac ulty member who does otherwise. It might be prudent to here note that there are many schools in the country with the highest aca demic and research standards and reputation who do not bear the title, “University.” Assuming that there is some merit to the name change sug gestion, the disadvantages are many. The name “Texas A&M College” is known and ^ respected throughout the world. “Texas A&M” men have dedicated al most a century of effort to build the reputation this name has earned. Their efforts should not be destroyed with one stroke of the pen. “Texas A&M,” more than any other school, is founded upon ti'adition. The names “Tex as A&M” and “Aggies” are the greatest part of this tradition. Many corporations and business establishments seek Texas A&M graduates, not only because of their academic qualifications, but because they are “Aggies” — a term which denotes leadership, ability to mix with people in all walks of life, loyalty and enthus iasm. We are convinced that any ad vantage, real or imaginary, that would be derived from this ac tion, would be overshadowed by the loss of our school name and all the cherished things for which it stands. Far better reasons should be presented for making the Aggie ring obsolete. If the problems earlier mentioned do ex ist, those charged with the re sponsibility of correction might do well to look for the remedy elsewhere. Corpus Christi A&M Club W. C. (Bill) Lonquist, ’48, President Aggies 9 9 Guest Booms are available at the Memorial Student Center for the following events: FRESHMAN BALL SOPHOMORE BALL JUNIOR PROM SENIOR RING DANCE MILITARY BALL COTTON BALL COMMENCEMENT (Graduating Seniors Only) Reservations may be made at the Main Desk or by writing: Reservations Memorial Student Center A&M College of Texas College Station, Texas Sorry, no rooms available for Mothers’ Day due to drawings held in June of 1960. Profits from the MSC Businesses go to help support Student Programs and Activities THE BATTALION Sound Off ★ ★ ★ ‘Is is shocking.. . ? Editor, The Battalion: The letter by Don Cook needs more open discussion since two important points were brought out. First, a cadet expressed his opinion about the controversial film, “Operation Abolition,’ and a week later was asked by an Air Science instructor to report and explain how he had formed his opinions. Second, the stu dent stated that academic free dom is limited on this campus. Don Cook indicated that he was questioned not because' he spoke out of turn at a drill but because he had formed the wrong opinion. If a student must pass the scrutiny test about controver sial issues to be a loyal officer, this means his thinking must also be restricted since spoken opin ion is preceded by thought. Perhaps I am wrong in assum ing that an officer should be a leader, that is, a thinker about all matters which face him in his work and life. It is shocking that on a college campus any instruc tor feels he has the right to ques tion a student about his back ground, club activities and polit ical beliefs. What are the correct answers to these questions ? If we are go ing to muzzle students and in ef fect brainwash them then we ought to drop a paragraph out of the 1960-61 catalogue (page 70). “Every student has rights which are to be respected. They include the right of respect for personal feelings, the right of freedom from indignity of any 'type, the right of freedom from control by any person except as may be in accord with the pub lished rules and regulations of the College, and the right to make the best use of his time and his talents toward the objective which brought him to this insti tution. No officer or student, re gardless of position or rank, shall violate these rights. No custom or regulation in conflict will be INTERPRETING Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu- Z dent 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. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications, chairmanAllen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences; Willard I. Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is tibn, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, ber through May, and once a week during summer school. - tibn as A.&M. Is published in College Sta- Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem- The Associated Press is entitled ;o it n pi ‘ ' in are also reserved. The Associated Press dispatches credited to it or no Spontaneous origin published herein xclusively ex< it or not otherwise y to the use for republication of all news redited in the paper and local news of Rights of republication of all other matter here- d as matter at the Poet Office in College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National Advertising York national Adveri Services, Inc., Nev City, Chicago, Lc Los An geles and San Francisco. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or editorial office, Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-4910 or at the VI 6-6415. ive: College Station, Texas. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, Advertising rate tatii furnished request. Our Military Defense- Where Do/ We Stand? By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst The people of the United States have been told so many things about the state of their military defense that they don’t know what to believe. They have been told that this is the world’s greatest power, that it is a second-rate nation, and a lot of stuff in between. “Missile gap” is a phrase which haad almost come to be accepted asa n established fact. President Eisenhower always said it wasn’t exactly true, despite the Soviet Union’s lead in rocket motors. Candidate Kennedy and President Kennedy stuck to the • gloomier side. But now the Pentagon is more inclined to agree with Eisenhow er. Kennedy’s own Pentagon team says there’s no gap now. The suggestion is that while the Reds have gone forward with their experiments, production has been a different matter. There has been a long standing indication, based primarily on the number and variety of space shots, that the United States has a fundamentally broader pro gram, embracing a greater num ber of space capabilities which lays a better foundation for pre cision production. The recent successful testing of a solid-fuel missile was an im portant step forward for the Uni ted State sin the purely military uses of rockets. The arrival of the Minuteman may mark the real beginning of U. S. produc tion for operational purposes, al though there is already quite a stockpile of earlier models. The new Pentagon study sug gests that Russia, too, still has started no intensive production program. This lends weight to estimates, based on the Novem ber Communist manifesto and re cent Kremlin statements that the Soviet Union really intends to fight the cold war first holding military power in reserve in case she cannot win the world with out fighting. Under such circumstances, it would be to Russia’s benefit not to expend too much of her indus trial capacity on military produc tion now. Yet by her very flex ibility—her knowledge that she will not be attacked by the de mocracies while herself holding the initiative for war—she for ces the United States to • con tinue. Premier Khrushchev’s promise to aid civil wars in the promotion of nationalism is one of the pres sures. Kennedy is meeting that one through enlargement and re organization of airborne power. SPECIAL OFFER... BILL HICKLIN EDITOR For 2-Headet! Pipe Collectors Genuine imported hand-carved cherry wood pipe... that really smokes! This unique two-headed pipe is a real conversation piece... a must for your collection! 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It is easy to blame others for our own hes itancy and lack of courage, but I am convinced that the faculty members themselves must share the responsibility for loss of aca demic freedom on any campus. Whether our school goes by the name of college or univer sity, it is an institution of high er learing and its teachers must devote themselves to the truth. Frederick H. Kasten, Department of Biology “ ... don’t panic, men, but have you noticed (hat wel have bread pudding after we have a bread fight!?” Whi Read Battalion Classifieds Do AGGIES WE WILL PAY CASH FOR YOUR USED BOOKS AT X oup y otd For The Best Banquet Service Anywhere Plan Your Banquet At THE TRIANGLE RESTAURANT “The FOR CHOICE DATES PLAN NOW DIAL TA 2-1352 Triangle Restaurant 3606 S. College ^ . . . - ^ ' RCA, builder of Tiros Satellite, needs young engineers today for spectacular achievements tomorrow Tiros has broadened man’s scope of the heavem and earth. 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