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rnsum Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 27, 1961 CADET SLOUCH 1 BATTALION EDITORIALS by Jim Earle ■yr " / Job To Be Done Men of Texas A&M, known world-wide for their con tributions to the cause of American defense and democracy, once again are answering their country’s call to duty. Dean of Students James P. Hannigan said Tuesday A&M students will without a doubt be included in the National Guard and Reserve units which will begin training next month at Fort Polk, La. The manner the bad news has been accepted by these students and the college is a credit that lives up to the tra ditions of A&M. The turn of events has disrupted plans. But these men seem to have taken this turn of events is it should be taken— a job must be done. The school has also responded admirably. Hannigan an nounced that each student will be entitled to refunds of semester fees. It is hoped these men will experience relatively short tours of duty and will return to A&M to complete their edu cation. They will certainly be welcome back—they are doing a great deed for a great cause. An Illusion The entire concept is infeasible. That great marching machine, the Texas Aggie Band, must defy every law of nature, common sense and probability each time they take the field. No group of two-hundred plus individuals from nearly as many hometowns and envi ronments can possibly march onto a football field after not much more than a week of school and perform like the Ag gie Band did Saturday night in Kyle Field. But there they were. Another witness to their first performance of the year theorized that the band was not actually doing all the in tricate movements it seemed to be—“it’s just an illusion,” he said. If so, it was a wonderful illusion and made every Aggie present stand just a little taller the second half. The band, and those who lead the band, certainly deserve a pat on the back. Bulletin Board Hometown Clubs Laredo Hometown Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 127 of the Academic Build ing. Brush Country Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Reading Room. Amarillo Hometown Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 126 of the Academic Build ing. Odessa Hometown Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2-D of the Memorial Stu dent Center. Wichita Falls Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 107 of the Biology Building. Hill County Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA. Waco Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Gay Room. Bell County Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center. Ellis County Hometown Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the YMCA. Women’s Clubs Dairy Science Wives Club will hold a meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. A. M. Meek- ma, 728 Mary Lake Dr., Bryan. Officers are to be elected. Aggie Wives Circle of the First Baptist Church, College Station, will hold a “Get Acquainted Party” for all Aggie wives Thurs day at 7:30 p.m. in the church lounge. Professional Clubs All local Civil Air Patrol units will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Military Shack “C.” I B M Invites You To See The New IBM Selectric Typewriter, a revolutionary new typewriter without typebars or moving car riage. ^;JKg£.r MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER ROOM 2-C Friday, September 29, 1961 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. 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 journalism laboratory and 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 oi.’ Agriculture: and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and ber through May, and once a week during summer school. published in College Sta- 1 holiday per periods, Septem- 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 hero 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 Advertisin Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building. College Station, Texas. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. editorial office. Room 4, BOB SLOAN EDITOR Tommy Holbein Managing Editor Larry Smith Sports Editor Alan Payne, Ronnie Bookman News Editors Gerry Brown Staff Writer Johnny Herrin Photographer Sound Off P’he PRIM]!® fix Editor, The Battalion: I should like to sound off on Aggie manners along with Mrs. Anderson (Battalion, Sept. 22). As a secretary on the campus, my pet peeve is being run down at sidewalk crossings by these so- called Aggie gentlemen. Fellows, I believe the procedure on most campuses (or elsewhere) is not to run a race in order to flatten a member of the fair sex. By the way it is even more in furiating when this rudeness is accompanied by that pseudo- chivalrous “Howdy, Ma’am.” If that unrecognized element, the coed, were allowed to enroll I here you would have an oppor tunity to polish your manners to match other college men. Mrs. Doris Allison 6-C Project House PER throug i t? soh.tio Only For Rees Black & White “ . . . They’re letting- us fish have longer hair this year, but yours may be longer than regulation permits!” Aggie Humor Lives In New Slouch Book In 1953 an improbable looking Aggie senior named Cadet Slouch began wandering through the dorms and classroom buildings of A&M looking for a degree. Fortunately for the rest of the student body, he never found it and is still here, along with a whole string of buddies, who like Slouch, may never graduate. Slouch, the Aggies’ Aggie, now has found refuge in a book called, appropriately enough, “Slouch— The Aggies’ Aggie. Author is Jim Earle, the luckless senior’s cre ator, (who, by-the-way, gradu ated from A&M in 1954, then returned to teach in the Depart ment of Engineering Graphics). The book is a collection of some of the more hilarious cartoons which have appeared in The Bat talion since 1953, all arranged in a sequence to show a typical school year at A&M. In his foreword, Earle says: “Probably more humorous situ ations exist at Texas A&M than at any other college or university. No one enjoys this humor more than the Aggie, who are all blessed with an avid sense of humor. Whether the joke is on the prof, the teasip, their room mate or even themselves, the Aggies enjoy a good laugh.” And few people enjoy it better than Slouch and his readers. —Bob Sloan (“Slouch—The Aggies’ Aggie,” by Jim Farle. Copyright 1961 by Jim Earle. At the Memorial Stu dent Center Gift Shop or mail order copies from Slouch Enter prises, Box 412, College Station.) MUSICAL TRADITION BRYAN, Ohio <A>)_When Bry an’s civic band gives weekly out door concerts in Courthouse Park each summer, it’s carrying on a century-old tradition. So is Dale Connin, the director. The band was formed in 1852, when the community was only 12 years old. And the present direc tor is a grandson of John Connin, the band’s founder. COUPS 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 Gate, 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 26-27 - Co. C2 & D2 27- 28 28- 29 2- 3 - 3- 4 - 4- 5 - October Co. E2 & F2 Co. G2 Co. A3 & B3 Co. C3 & D3 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 11*13 16- 17-Squadrons 14-16 17- 18 Maroon & White Bands (The studio will have no Band Brass. Band Members are re quested to brine: OWN BLOUSE WITH BRASS.) 201 S. 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