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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.
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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.
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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.”
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