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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Tuesday, September 26, 1961
cadet SLOUCH by ji m Earle Bowen Urges Open Minds
BATTALION EDITORIALS
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Bustin 9 The Seams
Just released fall semester enrollment figures show
7,694 students enrolled in classes at Texas A&M.
This is the highest enrollment has been since 7,772
students signed up for courses in 1949. It is the fifth highest
fall semester enrollment in the 85-year history of the school.
(The greatest enrollment ever was in post-World War
II 1946 when veterans and 'students who had been forced to
discontinue their education to fight a war came back and
boosted figures from slightly more than 2,500 to 8,651! The
years that followed continued to show a huge enrollment,
but the number began to taper off slowly.)
The enrollment this fall also represents a continuing
growth which started in the fall of 1959 following a rather
disappointing six per cent drop from the previous year.
This growing trend, exemplified by the large enrollment
this fall, indicates a positive desire on the part of the student
body and the faculty to mold the College into the great uni
versity it is capable of being.
For it is the same type of student who did not come to
A&M following the 1957-58 school year because of an un
healthy academic climate, (or at least the idea that such a
climate existed), that has once again begun to fill our dormi
tories and classrooms.
And filled they are—to capacity. Following registration
many students found themselves literally stacked three to
a room. Students who remember the difficulty in getting
permission to live off campus last year are finding things
much easier this year, as each dormitory bed is at a permium.
This is rather paradoxical, for while increased enroll
ment and greater emphasis on academic is definately
healthy to the growth of a university, overcrowded class
rooms and living quarters are just as definately unhealthy.
Texas A&M has begun to take on the air of a growing
boy—getting bigger, stronger and smarter every day, but
growing so fast his jeans are bustin’ at the seams. It’s time
to begin thinking about some new jeans.
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AUSTIN UP>—A Bryan educa
tor said Monday “witch hunting -
has no place in public school pro
grams to teach children the val
ues of the American system of
government as opposed to com
munism.
“Witch hunting can kill our
program quicker than anything
else,” said A. O. Bowen, super
intendent of the Bryan Indepen
dent School District.
Bowen was on a five-man pan
el discussing “Teaching Ameri
canism” at the convention of the
Texas Association of School
Boards and the Texas Associa
tion of School Administrators.
About 100 persons attended
the discussion.
“In a democracy, something is
wrong when there’s no longer
room for liberals and conserva
tives, for state’s righters and fed
eralists, for Republicans and
Democrats. We should stress in
our teaching not a certain polit
ical party philosophy, but the
unique character of a democracy
“According to my schedule this is History 105, but as the
course progresses I’m not sure!”
Bulletin Board
Sound Off-
‘New Army’ S.A.
Trinity University in San Antonio has gone New Army.
“This year,” comments the Trinitonian, student news
paper of the university, “freshmen and upperclassmen as
wellj will wear name tags.”
Not even the profs are safe from the name-tag fad
that seems to be sweeping over the state. The Trinitonian
goes on to say Trinity ( University faculty members will also
begin wearing the tags.
For class distinction, the tags will be color coded-fresh
men will wear green tags, sophomores will wear blue, juniors
will wear orange and seniors will sport maroon. Faculty
members will wear black tags.
The paper didn’t say if the various colors had any
significance.
The tags at Trinity take the place of an ancient and
honored tradition—that of requiring freshmen to wear
beanies.
(Editor’s note: This is the
text of a telegram sent Monday
to A&M Student Senate Presi
dent Malcolm Hall. By way of
explanation, the Student Senate
hosted several University of
Houston student leaders at a
luncheon and get-together prior
to the game Saturday. In the
course of the meeting. Hall bet
his senior boots for one week
against a cherished U of H
plaque which hangs in Houston
Dean of Students Will William
son’s office. If A&M won, the
plaque was was to hang in the
Memorial Student Center for one
week; if they won. Hall’s boots
were to be placed in a prominent
place on the University campus—
both objects to be returned after
one week. Because of the tie,
both boots and plaque remained
on their respective campuses.)
Malcolm Hall,
Student Senate, Texas A&M:
Thank you for the luncheon
Saturday evening. We think this
is a step forward in promoting
a more sincere feeling of fellow
ship that we need between the
student leaders of both schools.
Trinity Dean of student life John C. Narciso explains
the beanie-to-tag switch this way: . #
“It (wearing beanies) is a practice which belonged more XNQQ
to the college spirit of the 1940s. It’s a better idea to have OO
tags. The beanies (with the wearer’s name on them) were
aimed at introducing freshmen to the college while the tags
will literally introduce everyone to everyone.
The speakin’ out ought to be pretty good when A&M
meet Trinity for football Oct. 14 in San Antonio.
FREE
GIVEN AWAY
EACH MONTH
One Pair Of FLORSHEIM SHOES
In a Nationally Advertised Style Up To
$22.95 VALUE
Simply fill out the coupon below and bring it to Allen & Stone
Clothiers, 114 N. Main, Bryan. Drawing will be made the last
Saturday of the month, you do not have to be present to win ....
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Two future Aggie dates and
a future Corps Commander were
born at St. Joseph Hospital last
week:
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day, Sept. 17.
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This will go well with the rival
ry and competitive spirit already
established through the years.
We look forward to hosting Tex
as A&M next year. Sorry that
1 didn’t win the boots because
1 had already become attached
to them. We wish you the best
of luck throughout your remain
ing football season.
Professional Clubs
Geology Club will meet tomor
row at 7:30 p.m. in the Geology
Building. Dr. H. R. Blank Jr.
will speak on “The Geology of
The Uniced Areas of Antarc
tica.”
Wayne Dessens, President
of the Student Body,
University of Houston.
CORPS FRESHMAN
YEARBOOK PORTRAIT
SCHEDULE
FRESHMEN in the Corps will
have their portrait made for the
“AGGIELAND” according to
the following schedule. Por-
raits will be made at the AG
GIELAND STUDIO, one block
north of the intersection at
North G-ate, between the hours
of 8 AM and 5 PM on the days
scheduled.
UNIFORM for portraits will be
winter blouse. BLOUSES AND
BRASS WILL BE FURNISH
ED AT THE STUDIO. EACH
MAN SHOULD BRING HIS
OWN SHIRT AND TIE.
September 25-26 - Co. A2 &
26- 27 - Co. C2 &
27- 28 ■
28- 29 •
2- 3 -
3- 4 -
4- 5 -
B2
D2
F2
October
B3
D3
Co. E2 &
Co. G2
Co. A3 &
Co. C3 &
E3, F3, G3,
& H3
5-6 - Squadrons 1-3
9- 10 - Squadrons 4-5
10- 11 - Squadrons 6-7
11- 12-Squadrons 8-10
12-13 - Squadrons Ll-13
16- 17-Squadrons 14-16
17- 18 Maroon & White
Bands
(The studio will have no Band
Brass. Band Members are re
quested to bring OWN BLOUSE
WITH BRASS.)
Church Groups
A&.M Newman Club will hold
its first meeting tomorrow after
church services in St. Mary’s
Student Center.
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LAST NITE TONIGHT
First Showing 7:05
Lana Turner
“BY
LOVE POSSESSED”
&
Robert ffcyan
In
“PROUD ONES”
which places man ahead of tha
state, and the inalienable rights
we have,” Bowen said.
Consolidated Menu
Wednesday: Hamburgers, po
tato chips, buttered English peas,
pickles and onions, buns, butter
cookies.
Thursday: Sauerkraut and
franks, creamed potatoes, cream
peas, celery and apple salad,
cornbread and butter, mixed fruit
bread pudding.
Friday: Macaroni and cheese,
buttered green beans, cabbage,
green pepper salad, bread, peach
cobbler.
Milk is served with all meals.
TEAM LOST ITS SOCKS
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. pm*?
William and Mary College fJP’
ball players lost their socks-
a football too—even befon
season opened. A thief priei|!
hasp off the door to Cary
dressing rooms and took the
egu
equipment.
THE LITTLE 500
CO-KART
TRACK
OPEN—
7 Days Weekly
6 P.M. — 12 P. M.
2700 So. College Ave.
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
rn hi
It happens every day. A y
his home town sweetheart
he finds that he has outgi
honorable tiling to do?
Well sir, you can do what Rod
When Rock left Cut and Shoot,
a simple country lass named T»
though I am far away in college,
never look at another girl. If I d(
wither, uuiy my viscera writhe lil
my new tweed jacket!”
Then he clutched Tes)
upon her fragrant young
his heart to be faithful.
But on the very first
Fata Morgana, a girl of
savoir-faire as Rock had
Frans Kafka, she hunti
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knowingly at
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Now, Rock didn’t know Frans Kafka from Pa
Mozart from James K. Polk, but Mariboros he
He knew that anyone who smoked Marlboro* w.
advanced and as studded with brains as a hat
Good sense tells you that you can’t beat Ma.rH>
selectrate filter, and you never could beat Marlbo
This Rock knew.
So all day he followed Fata around campus and
talk about Franz Kafka, and then in the evening
to the dormitory and found this letter from h
eweetheart Teas:
Dear Rock,
Us kids had a kern time yrsterday. IVr m*
pond and caught some frogs. I caught the nu
Then tec hitched rides on trucks and did lot*
like that. Well, 1 must close now because 1 gt
the fence.
Your fr
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I wdl.
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CiOVUL
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flavor.
P.S. — / can do mg Hula Hoop
Well sir, Rock thought about Tese and thet
nlxmt Fata and then a great sadness fell upon hi
he knew he had outgrown young, innocent Tess;
belonged to smart, sophisticated Kata.
Rock, being al>ove all things honorable, roturi
to his home towm and walked up to Tess and lool
eye and said manlily, “I do not love you any rn
girl named Fata Morgana. You can hit me in the
all your might if you like.”
“That’s okay, hey,” said Tess amiably. “I d<
neither. I found a new boy.”
“What is his name?” asked Rock.
“Franz Kafka,” said Tess.
“A splendid fellow,” said Rock and shook Tes
they have remained good friends to this day. Inf;
Fata often double-date with Franz and Tess and have he
fun. Franz can do the Hula Hoop 6,000 times.
: he went luck
is home town
'id down to the
of anybody.
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Marlboro, in the king-size soft pack and famous flip-top
box, is sold and enjoyed in all HO States. And king-size un
filtered Philip Morris Commander, made of superb natural
tobaccos, is also available wherever you travel.
PEANUTS
By Charles M. Schulz
SOMEBODY AT THE AGENCY
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