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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, February 17, 1961 Sound Off ‘undeniable right Editor, The Battalion: There are several reasons for the lack of response to major is sues in the form of letters to The Battalion or in any form. How ever, there are only two basic reasons. The first of these is fear. Fear of reprisal from the administra tion and to a lesser degree from their fellow students and 'faculty members. We live in strait-jack eted atmosphere, afraid to show the least bit of individualism, be cause we are reminded each day that if we step the least bit out of line we will have to answer to someone. I believe this some one was best termed as “big brother” in ’a recent letter to your paper from Colorado State University. The second of these is the “I- don’t - give- - a - damn - it - won’t do-any-good-anyway” attitude. The bad thing about this is that it is the truth. It won’t do any good! We have yet to meet any one who asked us our opinion who could do anything about it. When this condition is present, there is no other way to show one’s opinion than resort to stu dent demonstrations to get our point across. This is our school. It belongs to us and our parents because we paid for it. Texas A&M does not belong to the ad ministration. We have a right, an undeniable right to have some thing to say in the governing of ourselves. Who is going to do something about this whole mess? We won’t. Because We are trying to get through four years, earn a degree and graduate from this school with a commission from the U. S. Army, we must toe the line and watch out that “big brother” doesn’t catch us when we are being individuals. These are the things which discourage us from being individuals and writing letters like this; the stakes are too high. We hope that, when we leave, we will live in a world where we and our fel low citizens can have a voice in the things that affect us and we will not have to worry about los- ‘in name only’ The Battalion: Editor, Recently there has been much controversy concerning the pos sibility of Texas A&M becoming a co-educational institution. Con cerning this a local radio sta tion carried a one-hour program. I tried to imagine what my re action to the news that Texas A&M has become co-education would be. I wondei’ed how I would feel to learn that the Corps of Cadets had been disbanded; that Texas A&M had ceased to exist. I was reminded of a pic ture of a Frenchman watching Hitler’s Legions marching down the streets of the Paris he loved. The grief pictured on this man’s face is the same sort of grief that I, and, I think, most Texas A&M students, and thousands of exes all over the world, would feel when they were informed that the school they had attended and helped build had joined the ranks of hundreds of others, and become “just another co-ed col lege.” It is true that the world is based on hard facts and not on emotion, but my perhaps prej udiced mind cannot find enough true facts in favor of such a move to upset the emotions of the most insignificant man who ever called himself an Aggie. Jim Coombes, ’62 REPAIRS ON AT T. MAKES & MODELS T.V.s -RADIOS-RECORD PLAYERS RECORDERS - CAR RADIOS and TOASTERS - IRONS - ROASTERS - MIXERS PERCOLATORS - VACUUM CLEANERS - WAFFLERS - FANS - LAMPS - ELECTRIC RAZORS DOERGE RADIO & T.V. SERVICE 3212 Doerg# St. TA 2-0223 Midway Bryan & College Off Sulpher Springs Rd. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion ape those of the stu dent ivriters 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,^ chairman; Allen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences; Willard I. Truetther, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Sta tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem ber through' May, and once a week during summer school. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office In College Station, Texas, under tijiije Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. BILL HICKLIN EDITOR Joe Callicoatte - Sports Editor Bob Sloan, Alan Payne, Tommy Holbein News Editors Jim Gibson, Bob Roberts Editorial Writers Larry Smith Assistant Sports Editor Bob Mitchell, Ronnie Bookman, Robert Denney, Gerry Brown Staff Writers Johnny Herrin Photographers Russell Brown Sports Writers CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle ing what we have worked so hard for because we dared to show how we felt or because we were individuals. Carl Aiken, ’62; Charles More land, ’62; Harry Ohlendorf, ’62; Edward M. Dyer, ’62; John Beas- ly, ’62; Larry Jarman, ’63; Wil liam H. Roberts, ’63; Vincent A. Haley, ’63; Gerald A. Jamail, ’63; Jimmy Smith, ’63; Robert C. Bis- sett, ’63; James A. Neuman, ’63; Gaylor M. McClinton, ’63; Wil liam R. Taylor, ’63; Bill Hum phries, ’63; Charles W. Teague, ’63; Thomas M. Smith, ’63; John F. Platt, ’63; Gerald A. Brown, ’63; William C. Kerley, ’63; Paul Ruckman, ’63; Jimmy Guiberteau, ’63; Harry L. Schneider, ’63; Lar ry D. Blythe, ’63; Lee B. Hren- niath, ’63; Harry Jones, ’63; Den nis E. O’Keefe, ’64. ★ ★ ★ Social Calendar 0 The following organizations will meet on campus: Friday The American Ordnance Asso ciation will meet tonight in the Lecture Room of the Biological ; Science Building at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to come and watch the movie “Operation Abolition.” Admission is 20 cents. The Industrial Education Wives Club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in Pruitt’s Southside, College Sta tion. Monday The Range and Forestry Wives Club will meet at 7:25 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Benny Johnson. The Agronomy Wives Club will meet in the Gay Room of the YMCA at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday The Pre-Law Society will get together in Rooms 3-B and 3-C of the Memorial Student Center at 8 p.m. The club picture for Aggieland ’61 will be taken. Ex-Officers Invited To Interviews - “ . .. there’s just nothin’ to do for entertainment here at Texas A&M.” Job Interviews The following firms will hold interviews for employment in the Placement Office: Feb. 20-21 The American Oil Company will interview interested seniors who are majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering for po sitions in the petroleum research and development field. Summer jobs are also available. ★ ★ ★ The Reynolds Metals Co. will interview seniors majoring in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineer ing or mechanical engineering for employment in a heavy man ufacturing facility as a Junior Engineer. ★ ★ ★ The Tidewater Oil Co. will talk to seniors who are majoring in petroleum engineering who are interested in applying for the Company’s one-year training pro gram. ★ ★ ★ The International Business Ma chines Corp. will hold interviews for seniors majoring in agricul tural economics, business admin istration, economics, chemistry, mathemaitcs, physics, data pro cessing, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, industrial distribution and mechanical en gineering. A group meeting is FRIDAY “WHERE THE HOT WINDS BLOWS” with Gina Lollobrigida Plus “MACUMBA LOVE” with Walter Reed LATE SHOW FRIDAY (no extra charge) “THE ELECTRONIC MONSTER” with Rod Cameron Plus “13 GHOSTS” with Charles Herbert SATURDAY “HOT ROD RUMBLE” with Leigh Snowden “TEENAGE DOLL” with June Keeney “THE YOUNG DON’T CRY” with Sal Mineo “NO TIME TO BE YOUNG” with Robert Vaughn Plus FOUR CARTOONS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY “CINDERFELLA” with Jerry Lewis Plus “AIM AT THE STARS” with Curt Jurgens also planned in the Memorial Student Center Monday. A film will be shown in Rooms 3-B and 3-C at 4 p.m. ★ ★ ★ „ The Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart Corp. will talk to seniors majoring in industrial engineer ing or mechanical engineering who are interested in the tech nical sales, design or develop ment fields. ★ ★ ★ The Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. will interview seniors majoring in aeronautical engineering, elec trical engineering, mehanical en gineering, chemical engineering, mathematics or physics who are interested in research, analysis, design, development and testing of a new electronic system. ★ ★ ★ The Westinghouse Electric Corp. will interview seniors ma joring in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineer ing or physics for positions in the engineering, manufacturing or sales fields. PALACE Braan TODAY & SATURDAY 311 ^CiNEfviASco^E COLOR by be LUXE (1.1U..IW Saturday Preview 11 p.m. ^^Tove amongj Bohemians!! K-G-M Prtsrts AN ARTHUR FREED PR0DUCTI3N TODAY'S YOUNQvREBELSL Leslie _ George Uaron-Peppard JANICE RULE-RODDY McDOWALL - Cln^maSccp* and METROCOLOR ^ QUEEN DOUBLE FEATURE Frank Sinatra & Shirley McClain In “SOME CAME RUNNING” Also Joel McCrea In “GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY” Corps Juniors & Sophomores Year book Portrait Schedule JUNIORS & SOPHOMORES in the corps will have their por traits made for the “AGGIE LAND ’61” according to the fol lowing schedule. Portraits will be made in CLASS A WINTER UNIFORM at the Aggieland Studio, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the days scheduled. Feb. 16-17 20-21 21-22 22- 23 23- 24 27-28 G-l, H-l A-2, B-2 B-2 C-2 E-2, F=-2 G-2, G-3 H-2,1, K, L, M, (-2) Feb. 28-March 1 Maroon Band 1-2 White Band Squadron 1-3 Squadron 5-6 Squadron 7-9 Squadron 10-12 2-3 6- 7 7- 8 8- 9 9-10 Squadron 13-17 All ex-military enlisted men or officers who are interested in be coming a member of the 433 Troop Carrier Wing, Reserve, at Kelly Field in San Antonio are asked to accept a paid trip to San An tonio tomorrow for interview's. The plane will leave Eastenvood Airport at 10 a.m. There is no obligation and no expense in volved. For further information inter ested persons can call Capt. James Griffin, phone VI 6-6420. LEARN TO DANCE Attend MSC Dance Committee Dance Classes Taught by Manning Smith At The MSC REGISTRATION Tuesday, February 21, 8 P. M. MSC ASSEMBLY ROOM Instructions offered in: * Jitterbug * Waltzing * Polkas * Latin American * Other Dances Cliff Roberts, Chairman By' WASH jdyThu: jjvernon gion do It poure jiojects i iti worh "Use fejely 1 ijtal act! pains to "I will can to s] lit progi (tonomy ;( itthe n This v itnnedy’ Us con Jirs. I By to (lancelk nil Seer itctors, [tremoni are th FRIDAY RSliiSflSEI ^JmShmows in Sinclair Lewis* ^^55^0 EunRSHmnr lEutall COLOI • tauttalMEO IB ARTISTS I SATURDAY In TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ mFosimeKi** Released thru UNITED03ARTISTS SATURDAY MIDNIGHT AND SUNDAY fcL SBBBQEB8SIBB99CS SBH69BBSSBBE8S9K J - wr .. HIGH mmlo NICOLE MAIM 1 PLUS All Three Days Robert Mitchum In “WE’VE NEVER BEEN LICKED” Humble to hold job interviews February 24-do you qualify? • Accountants (ALL degree levels) graduating in 1961 will be interviewed for permanent employment. To schedule an appointment with the interviewing teams from the Humble Division of Humble Oil & Refining Company, check now with your Placement Bureau. The interviews will be held on the campus. Humble is one of the leading producers of crude oil in the United States, and is a completely integrated oil company. Humble’s Baytown Re finery; one of the largest in the world is engaged in both refining and petro chemical manufacturing. Research centers in Houston and Baytown are making valuable contributions to petroleum and petrochemical technology. For a rewarding career in the petroleum industry, discuss your future with the Humble Division interviewing team. A Quick Look at the Humble Division Area of Operation: Texas, Louisiana, California, Mississippi, New Mexico, Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada. Refining Capacity: 282,000 barrels daily. Retail Sales: Texas, Nevada, California, New Mexico, « and Arizona. Leading Texas Marketer of gasoline. 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