Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 4, 1961 CADET SLOUCH BATTALION EDITORIALS by Jim Earle An Open Letter This is an open letter to “A Fightin’ Texas Aggie.” We received your letter—and were ashamed. You want to know what is happening to the Aggie fish. You seem sure of yourself when you say we are no longer insterested in quality—“only in quantity.” You indicate in your wording that you do not believe Texas A&M is turning out the quality graduate Texas and the nation has been proud of for the past 85 years. You even offer “a suggestion that will solve the whole problem.” It would seem you are truly concerned with the type graduate Texas A&M produces in the future. This is good. We are glad you are concerned, for this is an area that concerns all of us—Aggies past, present and future! We disagree with several points in your letter, but we wholeheartedly defend your right to your ideas—and your right to stand up for them. Yet you forfeit your right to individual ideas by hiding behind the skirts of anonymity, admitting you are afraid to speak up and let others know how you feel. You sign your letter “A Fightin’ Texas Aggie.” The first thing we would suggest is scratch the word “fighting” from your vocabulary until you are willing to stand up for what you truly think is right. We would be the first to agree with you: Texas A&M is not perfect. Far from it. But how can we ever hope to be a truly great institution if the Men of Aggieland—those closest to her problems—are afraid to criticize and to fight for what they believe is right. Certainly to sulk, to write anonymous “letters to-the- editor” or to criticize the college and its administration in whispers behind closed doors is not an Aggie tradition. But you say you have a reason for not signing your name. “I know the penality for a member of the Corps to speak his mind,” you say. Tell us. We belong to the Corps of Cadets—a fact of which we are quite proud. We are also proud to live in a country where freedom of thought is encouraged. The first amendment to your nation’s Consitution guar antees you the freedom to speak your mind and the right to constructively criticize authority. If there is a “penalty” being inmposed on those who exercise these rights, it should be reported to your congressman or senator. We would suggest this, “Texas Aggies” Keep an open mind. Study all the angles of every issue. Try to see the other fellow’s side. And, if you disagree with him, speak your mind. w ■■rt TmVWfVW 11 ! ■ ■ ■■«■■«■« ti “Sports Car Center’ Dealers for Renault-I^eugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service ‘We Service All Foreign Cars”! 1416 Texas Ave. TA 2-4517 i iiniutiiiuiiiii lujuui * 7xHIL9REH UNOtt 12 YCARS" T Kt * it’s easy to pick out th’ ones who come to the library because air-conditioned!’ Sound Off Editor, The Battalion: The money situation at the Texas A&M Security Force must be in a very sad shape since the Security Force is using every single “technicality” in the book to pry money from the students. Example: I went to register my car for the Fall Semester, not knowing and never being informed, as I am a transfer student, that I am supposed to leave my car home and walk or hitch-hike to school to register my car. The only place that I knew to park while I registered it was in front of the Security A&M Offers Refresher Course For HS Staffs And above all, remember; the future of your school, the future of your country, depends on your courage to fight for partment what you believe in! Too Bad Coeds at North Texas State University at Denton can no longer use a “blanket permission” from their parents to stay out overnight, according to the North Texas student newspaper, The Campus Chat. “An overnight absence from the campus, except going home, must be approved in advance in writing by the par ents,” say the university officials. Says the Chat: “What Mother doesn’t know may not hurt her, but it can curtail plans coeds make for weekend trips.” Yeah! Guest Editorial Chicago public schoolteacher Samuel Broyde is on the carpet for flunking about one third of his mathematics stu dents who couldn’t score 100 per cent on his tests after four tries. “I’m doing them a great deal of good,” said the sus pended teacher. “For the first time in their lives, they realize they’re being held responsible for their mistakes.” Maybe teacher Broyde is a little rough, but his aim is admirable. Many a successful adult looks back gratefully to an exacting teacher as a key influence on his life. One thing is certain: Young people would be better off with more of his stubbornness, and less of such silly ideas as passing pupils whether or not they have met reasonable standards of diligence and learning. —Dallas Morning News An extension course for high school teachers will be conducted during the fall by the A&M De- of Mathematics. Financed by a National Science Foundation grant, the sessions are being held weekly at Jacksonville High School. H. D. Perry, an as sistant professor hex - e, is teaching the course. The refresher course includes modern math taught in high schools. Teachers attending re ceive extension graduate credit. The National Science Foundation pays for tuition, travel and cost of books. In the spring, the course will be repeated. Roger McGee, A&M associate professor of mathemat ics, will teach. High school teachers wanting to take the course should contact C. M. Loyd, co-ordinator of the National Science Foundation train ing programs for A&M. Facilities at Jacksonville were made available by W. D. Mauldin, superintendent of schools. Read Classifieds Daily 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. 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CRYAR, Agent Phone 1,5 • NORTH ZULCH MILADY BEAUTY SALON Martha Bell Agnes Beaver, Aggie Wife Appointments Only TA 2-0252 Also Open Thursday and Friday Evenings 1414 S. College Office. I walked in to register my car, and upon going out there was a ticket on my car. Reason: No college decal and parked in vis itor’s place. I walked back to the Security Office and informed the “Chief” about the situation and he said that I would have to pay or ap peal. So I appealed. This I figured would be handled by some men who would reason the situation logically, but I received the shock of my life when I was informed that I would still have to pay the fine. The above evidence suggests that the situation for the Se curity Force must be pretty des perate when they start fining people over such “Technicalities.” When I transferred here I was read proud to be a part of Texas A&M and above all an Aggie. Now I am still proud to be an Aggie but that proudness is tarnished. I don’t mind paying the fine if I am wrong, but I feel that I was done an injustice. I would be more than glad to contribute to a fund to raise money for the Security Force, but don’t try to give me a ticket just to increase the fund. I’ilar Petra, ’64 I’.S. I will write to my State Senator and Representative to ask him to please try and ap propriate more funds for the Security Force so that they won’t give tickets on “Technicalities.” Wednesday - Thursday - Friday “THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER” with Kerwin Mathews Plus “HOME FROM THE HILL’ with Robert Mitchum Plus “PORK CHOP HILL” with Gregory Peck cmm lo\ ’est Hit. ST ARTS TOMORROW ducati. „ - -nnL- vi,le th 1 gund^y A MominOW WJiTTom mm. 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