THE BATTALION Pajfe 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, February 21, 1961 Job Interviews The following firms will inter view seniors in the Placement Of fice Feb. 21, 22, 23 and 24: The Allied Chemical Corp., for those majoring in chemical engi neering, mechanical engineering and chemistry. ★ ★ ★ The Colgate-Palmolive Co., for those majoring in chemical engi neering. ★ ★ ★ The Linde Co>., for those ma joring in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, civil en gineering and mechanical engi neering. ★ ★ ★ The Halliburton Co., for those majoring in electrical engineer ing. ★ ★ ★ The Western Union Telegraph Co., for those majoring in ac counting, electrical' engineering, industrial engineering and me chanical engineering. ★ . ★ ★ The International Business Ma chines Corp., for those majoring in agricultural economics, busi ness administration, economics, chemistry, mathematics, physics, data processing, electrical engi neering, industrial engineering, industrial distribution and me chanical engineering. ★ ★ ★ The Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., for those majoring in busi ness administration, economics English and history. ★ ★ ★ The Aetna life Insurance Co., for those majoring in accounting, agricultural economics, business administration, economics and mathematics. ★ ★ ★ Sears, Roebuck and Co., for 'usetfie wmm those majoring in accounting and business administration. ~k 'k The AMES Research Center, for those majoring in aeronaut ical engineering, electrical engi neering, mechanical engineering, physical chemistry and physics. ★ ★ ★ The NASA Flight Research Center, for those majoring in aeronautical ^engineering, elec trical engineering, mechanical en gineering, mathematics and phys ics. k k k Texaco, Inc., for those major ing in chemical engineering, civil engineering, accounting, electri cal engineering, industrial engi neering, geology, geological en gineering, geophysics, petroleum engineering, chemistry, applied mathematics, business adminis tration, economics, physical edu cation, mechanical engineering and physics. In the Domestic Producing Department, these po sitions are open: Design and operation of facilities for hand ling and producing natural gas. Petroleum engineering, including drilling, producing and reservoir engineering. Geology including developing and interpreting data use in petroleum exploration. k k k Texaco, Inc., for summer em ployment for those majoring in chemical engineering, civil engi neering, electrical engineering, geology, geological engineering, geophysics, industrial engineer ing, mechanical engineering, pe troleum engineering, finance and business administration. ★ ★ ★ The Bell Telephone System, for those majoring in aeronautical engineering, chemical engineer ing, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineer ing, industrial technology, me chanical engineering, mathemat ics, physics, business administra tion and economics. Get a flying start on Continental! WASHINGTON NEW ORLEANS CHICAGO Convenient connections at Dallas and Hooston with fast 4-engine non-stops east. For reservations, n»U your Travel Agpoi or Continental at VI 6-4789. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu 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, chairman; Allen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences; Willard I. Truettner, 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 republicfetion 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 the 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 caU VI 6-6415. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year. $6.60 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 Bob Mitchell, Ronnie Bookman, Robert Denney, Gerry Brown - - Staff Writers Johnny Herrin Photographers Russell Brown - Sports Writers CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle ../ “. . . you misunderstood me when I said ‘come to class prepared!’ ” INTERPRETING Neutrals’ Push Red Cold War By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst The Soviet Union’s maneuver for veto power over the United Nations General Assembly ap pears to have been a serious mistake. Yet her economic war against the West goes ahead un checked and is even carried for ward by others. Many years ago the interna tional Communists adopted a fundamental belief that the road to world conquest would wind through the ruins of the Western economic system. At a postwar meeting in China, a definite program was adopted for cutting Europe off from its traditional sources of raw mate rials in Asia and Africa and thus softening the colonial powers for the final coup. It was decided to ride the horse of rising nationalism in these areas, even when it ad vanced beyond the hope of im mediate political advantage for communism. A wedge between an underdeveloped nation and an industrial nation, driven by any one, was a feather in the Com munist hat. The Soviet Union fumbled in her political approach to the Con go. But politically the situation has produced a serious condition and the fall of a government in Belgium to balance initial Com munist slipups. The latest killings of political prisoners, by elements through which the West hoped to restore some order, again divide the So viet’s opponents in the United Nations and stir African sym pathy for the pro-Communists. Morocco is turning toward po litical and economic ties with other northern and western Af rican states as against her long association with France. Native forces are working hard to diminish British ties with new nations which are taking various steps toward independence this year. In some areas the forces of cooperation are being seriously challenged by other native forces determined merely to throw out the whites, as in the Congo. There is a possibility thut the new Republic of South Africa will be blackballed from the Com monwealth, creating a serious situation for vast British com mercial interests there. A war between Indonesia and the Netherlands over West New Guinea is always possible. The Soviet Union, by dragging the rebellious Algerian provision al government into a political position regarding the Congo, has added another bit to the dif ficulties of negotiations which the Western world has hoped would bind up the Freneh-Alger- ian wounds. Many of these situations are little influenced by the Commu nists. It’s just that the Reds have a policy into which they fit, as in Cuba. The showdown be tween the Communists and the weak new governments can come later. PIPER 61 SLACKS Look this way this Spring . . . sliver-slim in H-I-S Piper slacks! Smooth and snug, they’re tailored to set low on the hips and ignore a belt (new hidden slide-tabs handle the hold-up). Front is pleatless; bottoms are cuffless. In a great collection of smart spring colors. Ji Sound Off (Editor’s Note: The following letter refers to a headline which appeared in the Feb. 14 edition of The Battalion and which read: “Lumumba’s Death May Effect Africa’s Future.” We have “ton gue-in-cheek” too). who have enough guts to tell the truth. Keep up the good work, and may God bless you. W. H. Everett Attorney at Law Houston, Texas k k k ‘longue-in-cheek 9 ‘This attitude. Editor, The Battalion: FirstI commend you upon do ing a very fine job from day to day. Secondly I must express surprise at your use of the word “effect.” With “tongue in cheek” I can only say that if your usu- age turns out to be correct, it will not be due to your ability to foretell the future. Truman R. Jones, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering k k k ‘h eartwarm ing 9 Editor, The Battalion: It was a real thrill for me to read your very splendid editorial in the Jan. 26 issue of The Bat talion concerning the picture, “Operation Abolition.” I want you to know that you have many supporters and that it is most heartwarming to them to know that they have young men In a recent letter to the editor from the president of the Corpus Christi exes club, the fact was brought to light that the exes had been given no official notifi cation of any sort concerning the proposed name change issue. Mr. W. C. Lonquist went on to say that there was much bitter feel ing among these active Aggies due to the fact that the powers- that-be had not even seen fit to inform them of the issue, much less ask their opinion. This attitude of the present ad ministration is in indicitive, I feel, of their overall plans for our school. It would seem, with a little investigation, that the Social Calendar Attention Club Officers Professional and Hometown club officers are reminded that the deadline for turning in write ups and other information is Feb. 28, 1961. These should be turned in to the sec. at the Office of Student Publications. stress is laid upon conformity to the actions and attitudes of the other universities about the country. Apparently one admin istrative head in particular feels that being in a high administra tive position of a coeducational university will further his polit ical aspirations more than would an all-male military college. These administrative heads are bolstered in their conformity drive by the Trigon hirelings who are doing their best to stamp out all forms of individuality and free thinking in the corps. Tl^pir main weapon appears to be the use of the military con tract as a club to drive any wan derers back into line. In an at tempt to strengthen their wea pon, these “military” heads are The following clubs and or ganizations will meet Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Marketing Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-D of the Memorial Student Center. A film of the 1939 A&M-Texas game will be shown. The Geology Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Geology Building. The Physics Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 320 of the Physics Building. Guest speaker will be Dr. Hedges of the Depart ment of Chemistry. The Student Safety Society will meet in Room 107 of the Mechan ical Engineering Shops. Tuesday Jerry Lewis as “ CINDER FELLA” plus “AIM AT THE STARS” with Curt Jurgens PALACE Bruin 2-SS79 LAST DAY Leslie Caron in “The Subterraneans” STARTS TOMORROW inWARNERSCOPE From WARNER BROS. QUEEN LAST DAY Double Feature “DATE BAIT” and “High School Caesar” REPAIRS ON ALL 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 Doerge St. TA 2-0223 Midway Bryan & College Off Sulpher Springs Rd. now attempting to bar drill-and- ceremony cadets from the Corps. If we, the students of Texas A&M, remain complacent, these men will accomplish their aims and Texas A&M will become TSU and fall into line behind the other coeducational universities in the country. A powerful weapon in our fight to save Texas A&M is the as yet untapped resource of the Aggie exes. These men can wield great authority if through no other means than their monetary con tributions to our school. It is undoubtedly because of this potential opposition that the college heads have not bothered & Cow trs fr If annual tiniOi c to inform the exes of the plans they have for our school. If for no other reason than common courtesy, these men should be informed of the hap. penings in their college whicli fill ^ they so generously support, the administrative heads of our institution do not see fit to ex tend this courtesy, it is up to as as the student body to do so, It is time we take a definite stand, as the men who make ap Aggieland and not allow our selves to be used as stepping stones by those who merely de sire political and academic ac claim. John K. Marshall, ’63 jrepa tleati The sired Comm lexas Extern On Campus with MaxShuIman (Author of “I Was a Teen-age Dwarf’, “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”, etc.) WORDS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE Today let us take up the subject of etymology (or entomology, as it is sometimes called) which is the study of word origins (or insects, as they are sometimes called). Where are word origins (insects) to be found? Well sir, some times words are proper names that have passed into the language. Take, for instance, the words used in electricity: ampere was named after its discoverer, the Frenchman Andre Marie Ampere (1775-1836); similarly ohm was named after the German G. S. Ohm (1781-1854), watt after the Scot James Watt (1736-1819), and bulb after the American Fred C. Bulb (1843-1912). There is, incidentally, quite a poignant little story about Dir. Bulb. Until Bulb’s invention, all illumination was provided by gas, which was named after its inventor Milton T. Gas who, strange to tell, had been Bulb’s roommate at Cal Tech! In fact, strange to tell, the third man sharing the room with Bulb and Gas was also one whose name burns bright in the annals of illumination—Walter Candle! The three roommates were inseparable companions in col lege. After graduation all three did research in the problem of artificial light, which at this time did not exist. All America used to go to bed with the chickens. In fact, many Americans were chickens. Well sir, the three comrades—Bulb, Gas, and Candle- promised to be friends forever when they left school, but success, alas, spoiled all that. First Candle invented the candle, got rich, and forgot his old friends. Then Gas invented gas, got rich, bankrupted Candle, and forgot his old friends. Then Bulb in vented the bulb, got rich, bankrupted Gas, and forgot his old friends. Candle and Gas, bitter and impoverished at the age respec tively of 75 and 71, went to sea as respectively the world’s oldest and second oldest cabin boy. Bulb, rich and grand, also went to sea, but he went in style—as a first-class passenger on luxury liners. Well sir, strange to tell, all three were aboard the ill-fated Lusitania when she was sunk in the North Atlantic. And, strange to tell, when they were swimming for their lives after the shipwreck, all three clambered aboard the same dinghy! Well sir, chastened and made wiser by their brush with death, they fell into each other’s arms and wept and exchanged for giveness and became fast friends all over again. For three years they drifted in the dinghy, shaking hands and singing the Cal Tech rouser all the while. Then, at long last, they spied a passing liner and were taken aboard. They remained fast friends for the rest of their days, which, I regret to report, were not many, because the liner which picked them up was the Titanic. What a pity that Marlboros were not invented during the lifetimes of Bulb, Gas, and Candle! Had there been Marlboros, these three friends never would have grown apart because they would have known how much, despite their differences, they still had in common. I mean to say that Marlboros can be lit by candle, by gas, or by electricity, and no matter how you light them, you always get a full-flavored smoke, a filter cigarette with an unfiltered taste that makes anyone—including Bulb, Gas, and Candle—settle back and forget anger and strife and smile the sweet smile of friendship on all who pass! © 1961 Max Sholmaa Another peaceful smoke from the makers of Marlboro is the brand-new unfiltered king-size Philip Morris Commander. Try one soon and find out how welcome you’ll be aboard. 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