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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, December 14, 1961 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Bulletin Board Sound Off- Who’s Who Picks Questioned Editor, The Battalion: The Battalion makes public today A&M’s selections for Who’s Who in American Univer sities and Colleges for 1961-62. Supposedly each man was nom inated, and each recommended by a screening committee of his fellow-students—if a civilian, by a civilian screening committee, and, if a cadet, by a corps screen ing committee; supposedly, too, each was then considered and endorsed by the eight-man selec tion committee appointed by the dean of students and composed of three college staff members, one faculty member, two civilian students, and two cadets; and each was approved by the na tional headquarters of Who’s Who. Yet such is not the case for one of the thirty-eight. This stu dent was overwhelmingly disap proved by his screening commit tee; in order to be as fair as possible, however, and because of the high position this student holds on campus, this screening committee suggested that his case be reviewed by the eight- man selection committee, which has authority to reverse any ac tion taken by the screening com mittees. His case was conse quently considered; yet the out come remained the same. The selection committee, by an even more overwhelming vote, agreed with its subcommittee that the student did not possess the quali fications demanded of those se lected for Who’s Who. Thirty- seven other men were selected and their names sent to the na tional office for final approval. Meanwhile, the dean of stu dents read the report of the se lection committee and realized that this same student, whom he himself had personally nom inated, had not been approved by the selection committee. He called the chairman of that com mittee and had this student’s name added to the list, making a total of thirty-eight. Because A&M’s quota was thirty-seven, this necessitated a long distance telephone call to the national headquarters of Who’s Who in Alabama in order to secure per mission to increase the qu.ata by one. Permission was granted and the student’s name approved by the national headquarters. At this point—and not before—were the members of the Who’s Who Selection Committee notified, and then only if) inform them of the already-completed action. As a result of the dean’s ac tion, two students on the screen ing committee asked him for his reasons for overruling the deci sion of their committee as well as that of the selection commit tee. When asked if he felt that the mere holding of a position, such as president of the student senate, corps commander, or president of the civilian student council, entitled such office holder to automatic acceptance into Who’s Who, his reply was, “Yes, if he has nothing on his official record to warrant dis missal from such a position.” It is the feeling of the under signed, who are members of ei ther the screening committee or the selection committee, that the dean overstepped his authority in adding this student’s name to the list. In so doing, he in validated the pux - pose of the en tire mechanics for selection to Who’s Who. Elaborate machin ery is set up for the selection of members of the screening and selection committees with the thought in mind of dispersing the appointive power so that the committees are as representative as possible. Every precaution is taken to insure the same fair and objective consideration of each nominee. The purpose behind all this, of course, is to eliminate the pos sibility of any one person’s con trolling to any significant degree the selection or rejection of Who’s Who nominees. It is a safeguard and protection for those selected for Who’s Who as well as for those serving on the committees. By overruling 1 n '■ !! ADULTS QklLY <$fchOM Hometown Clubs These hometown clubs will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Aca demic Building: Beaumont in Room 208; Wea therford in 205; Borger in 411; Abilene in 204; Cen-Tex in 108; Lavaca in 105; Snyder in 207; Fort Worth in 226; Corpus Christi in 224; El Paso in 106, and Laredo at 7:15 p.m. in Room 127. These hometown clubs will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Building: Richardson in Reading Room; Matagorda in Anderson Room, and Spring Branch and Denton in Lobby. These hometown clubs will CORTEZ, Colo. <A>)_A variety store in this southwestern Colo rado town sells these signs for ranchers during certain seasons: “No hunting. Survivors will be prosecuted.” “ it must be a joke . . . but on the other hand we can’t take a chance on missing it!” HURRY-HURRY-HURRY THERE’S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT—BUT IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT GIFTS FOR THE MEN ON YOUR LIST AT LOUPOTS. Car Coats, Jackets, Sweaters, Socks, Ties and Shirts In All Styles and Sizes Are Reasonably Priced. Attrac tive Gift Wrapping In Re-Usable Boxes Free With Each Purchase Over $3.00. (No Waiting). Make Your Shopping A Pleasure By Stopping In Today Where Your Business Is Appreciated and Friend ly Clerks Are Anxious To Help You. —THIS CHRISTMAS— PATRONIZE JioufuUi, 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 and Sciences; Willard I. Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Sta tion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem ber through May, and once a week during summer school. 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 here in are also reserved. ered as second-class ter at the Post Office college Station, Texas, Ler the Act of Con- ss of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Pres» Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester: $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year, subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on reauest. ress: 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 editorial office, Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. BOB SLOAN ... EDITOR Tommy Holbein Managing Editor Larry Smith Sports Editor the system, he destroys the pur pose of Who’s Who—that of stu dents, faculty, and staff select ing the top seniors on campus. He has proved that one man in the administration is all it takes to make Who’s Who—if he’s the dean of students. We sincerely regret the dean’s action, if for no other reason than for the em barrassing position into which it puts this student; but, more especially, we are deeply con cerned at the dangerous prece dent this action sets. As the dean said to the two students as they left his office— and we quote—“Well, let’s put it this way. You men selected thirty-seven, and I selected one— over your dead bodies.” (End quote). Jeff Wentworth ’62 Jim Myers ’62 Ken Dorris ’59 Kent G. Ellis ’62 Patrick K. Crouch ’62 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ‘THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE” with Lou Tock Plus “FROM THE TERRACE” with Paul Newman Plus “HIGH TIME” with Bing Crosby PALACE Bryan 2‘8S79 NOW SHOWING ‘‘SNOW WHITE and The THREE STOOGES” (In Color) QUEEN DOUBLE FEATURE “1st TEXAN” & “VIOLENT ROAD’ NOW SHOWING Peter Ustonov & Sandra Dee In “ROMANOFF & JULIET” (In Color) PLUS Football Highlights Of 1961 CIRCLE TONIGHT 1st Show 6:45 Tony Curtis In “RAT RACE” (In Color) & William Powell In “TREASURE OF THE LOST CANYON” Students Urged To File Plans Industrial education students with 70 or more credit hours are urged to complete their degree plans, Dr. C. H. Groneman, head of the Department of Industrial Education, said Tuesday. Students may obtain a degree plan card, a curriculum work sheet, and an instruction sheet, “How to Prepare a Degree Plan,” from the Industrial Education Office. The semester-by-semester out line showing when the student intends to enroll for each course in his curriculum should be ap proved by a departmental fac ulty member then filed with the office. 1962 AGGIELAND Texas A&M College College Station, Texas Civilian Yearbook Portrait Schedule Civilian students will have their portrait made for the AGGIE LAND ’62 according to the fol lowing schedule. Portraits will be made at the Aggieland Studio between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. on the days scheduled. COATS AND TIES SHOULD BE WORN. Fish, Soph, and Jr. Civilians Dec. 11-12 R-S 12-13 T-Z Sr. and Grad. Civilians Jan. 4-5 A-B (Surnames) 8- 9 9- 10 10-11 11-12 15- 16 16- 17 17- 18 18- 19 C-E F-H I-K L-N O-Q R-S T-V W-Z POUCH PACK KEEPS TOBACCO FRESHER! 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