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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, October 5, 1961
| BATTALION EDITORIALS
For 85 Years
It’s been 85 years now, since Texas A&M threw open its
doors to those first 40 students that brisk October after
noon, ushering in a new era in Texas education.
It’s been 85 years of growth and progress; of dedicated
service to the state and nation. It’s been 85 years of pro
ducing men who can handle any situation; of producing lead
ers for every walk of life.
And yet the original aim of the Texas Legislature in es
tablishing the school outlined in 1876 by Gov. Richard Coke,
has remained paramount: “ . . .. to bring down to the low
est possible figure the cost of an education which shall be at
the same time thorough liberal and practical ... to teach
agriculture and mechanic arts . . . without excluding other
scientific and classical studies, including military tactics.”
The original idea has grown until today nearly 8,000
students receive the best possible instruction in 51 different
fields. And the cost has remained such that even students of
the most modest means can afford a college education.
The facilities available at Texas A&M today would stag
ger the imagination of the student of 85 years past. To even
list them would require many pages. Just this year, for ex
ample, we have watched the growth of a $2-million Plant
Sciences Building, a $3-million nuclear science center, a $400,-
000 wing on the Physics Building and a $350,000 addition to
the Military Sciences Building.
And more projects are on the way—air conditioning for
campus buildings, an outdoor swimming pool, an Architect
ure Building, and on and on.
But today, as in the past, it is the men A&M produces
that make the school. Men such as were found in the Class
of 1917, who volunteered en masse to serve their country in
World War I. Men such as the six Congressional Medal of
Honor winners of World War II.
These men— proud and dedicated—are still found at
Texas A&M. Now, as the school moves forward into its
86th year, these men will more than ever be the measure of
her greatness.
Pass
In
Review
Well, 01’ Army didn’t think much of picture taken at
the MSC Dance Committee’s weekly dance class (Tuesday’s
Battalion).
Biggest gripe seemed to be a fear other schools might
see the picture and make jokes about the Aggies. Biggest
fear we’ve got about the whole situation is that the Aggies
may have forgotten how to laugh at themselves.
Here’s a situation that could only happen at A&M! We’ve
got 7,694 MEN down here—and. naturally, a girl shortage
For years this has been the ingredient of a million and one
jokes by the boys at Co-ed U. And who has laughed hardest
at these jokes? Us Ags. ‘Cause we know the kind of MAN
A&M produces.
And to the guys in the picture, if we’ve caused you any
embarassment, it was unintentional. We saw only 100 deter
mined Aggies using their inititive to overcome one of the
more serious drawbacks to learning to dance at A&M—
namely a serious shortage of girls.
But then every school worth is its salt has problems.
★ ★ ★
Counter espionage Department: The CIA could learn a
lot from our modern language profs. To improve the language
courses here, one sneaky professor disguised himself as “Joe
College” and enrolled in a TU summer session Portuguese
class. Besides playing havoc with the class average curve,
our spy found the students there were using the language
lab for “romance” languages other than Spanish and French.
Amo, amas, ama.
★ ★ ★
Over the airwaves this week:
“ ‘On The Beam’ is a weekly feature of KORA, presented
each night Monday through Friday,”
Well, yes, guess that is just about a week.
We also learned, via the radio, that “Mr. Wedge has
formed a Fourth Brigade.”
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Confidential to “A Friend (?):” Have you ever asked
her?
★ ★ ★ .
The-World-Gets-Smaller-Every-Day Department,
in front of Dorm 17 proclaims: “LaGrange—36 miles.
We would have sworn it was a lot further.
Sign
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BOB SLOAN EDITOR
Tommy Holbein Managing Editor
Larry Smith Sports Editor
Alan Payne, Ronnie Bookman „ News Editors
Bob Roberts Assistant Sports Editor
Gerry Brown, Bill Cox, Johnny Baughman,
Charles Teague Staff Writers
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Sa f ety Fellowsh ips A warded
Olin K. Dart, Jr., and William
L. Moore, graduate engineering
students, have been named recipi-
The ground hog is heavy-
bodied, grizzled, white-nosed
species of marmot living in open
woodlands and meadows in North
America.
ents of two $2,000 fellowships
from Automotive Safety Founda
tion, Washington, D. C.
Dean of Engineering Fred J
Benson announced the awards,
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... as chairman of th’ ’85th Anniversary Committee,’ I move that class be dismissed
in honor of this glorious occasion!”
Bulletin Board
Hometown Clubs
Amarillo Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Room 126, Academic
Building.
Snyder Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Room 207, Academic
Building.
Borger Hometown Club forma
tion meeting will be held at 7:30
p.m. in Room 411, Academic
Building,
Abilene Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Room 206, Academic
Building.
Pasadena Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in Room 128, Academic
Building.
Johnson County Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 127,
Academic Building.
Lavaca County Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 106,
Academic Building.
Matagorda County Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA
Anderson Room.
Sam Houston of Houston Club
will hold an organizational meet
ing at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA
Fountain Room.
Galveston Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Brooks
Room.
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 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.
October 4-5 - 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 bring OWN BLOUSE
WITH BRASS.)
24 HOUR
Delivery Service
On Black & White
Roll Film
A&M PHOTO
North Gate
MILADY
BEAUTY SALON
Martha Bell
Agnes Beaver, Aggie Wife
Appointments Only
TA 2-0252
Also Open Thursday
and Friday Evenings
1414 S. College
Milby Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the YMCA Lounge.
San Angelo-West Texas Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
Agricultural Building.
Bay Area Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in Room 2-A, Memorial
Student Center.
Victoria Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in MSC Main Lounge.
Angelina County Club will meet
at 7:45 p.m. in Room 2-D, MSC.
San Antonio Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in MSC Social Room.
Fort Worth Club will meet at
7:45 p.m. in MSC Assembly Room.
“Sports Car Center”
Dealers for
Renault-Peugeot
&
British Motor Cars
Sales—Parts—Service
“We Service All Foreign Cars”
1416 Texas Ave. TA 2-4517
TODAY THRU SAT.
“SAT. NITE AND
SUNDAY MORNING”
No One Under 18 Will Be
Admitted
CIRCLE
Tonight 1st Show 6:45
“GUNS OF
NAVARONE”
&
“WHITE FEATHER’
BEVERLEY BRALEY TOURS & TRAVEL
MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER — TEXAS A&M COLLEGE
Offers Two Tours During The Christmas Holidays
HOLIDAY-ON-SKIS TOUR IN COLORADO
Dec. 26th - Jan. 1st
and
VIVA HOLIDAY IN MEXICO TOUR
Dec. 26th - Jan. 1st
Consult one of your travel advisors - Arthur M. Smith . . . Mrs. Arthur M. Smith . . . Mrs. Merle McKay
Phone: VI 6-7744
Write: Box 5778, College Station, Texas
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