THE BATTALION
Pag-e 2 College Station, Texas Friday, January 19, 1962
I BATTALION EDITORIALS
Candy Machines
There is a small service being 1 rendered in most campus
dormitories that may disappear in the near future, due to
irresponsible vandalism from dorm residents.
Candy machines aren’t essential by any sense of the
word; they are a small collective luxury that has been com
mon-place in dormitories for many years, and provided a
convenient and close source of refreshment for the students
living in the dorms. They are appreciated by most students.
However, since this year’s fall semester began, numerous
accounts of machines being broken into, locks being smashed
and extra supplies of candy taken, glass being broken and
display candy being stolen, have come into The Battalion of
fice.
The problem isn’t in the amount of candy taken; it is in
the repair of the vending machines, who are loyally serviced
by students earning needed funds by handling the machines.
It is almost impossible to steal over 35 cents’ worth of
candy from a machine by breaking the display windows;
but the damage incurred to the glass runs over $2. When
locks are broken, the expense increases even more.
Often, prospective candy machine raiders will violently
kick the bottom door of the machine, trying to pry it open.
This is usually a futile effort, but the results are a badly-
bent machine, and often an inferior inner mechanism where
by the machine might steal money from customers, giving
nothing in return.
Even though the problem of an inaccurately operating
machine might be caused by vandalism, several students
have suggested that student machine operator’s put their
names and room numbers on the machines, they service.
In case any students are “gyped” by the apparatus, the stu
dent services might be contacted. Some have already done
this, while others can always be contacted through the Stu
dent Activities office.
If more respect isn’t shown to the machines, the service
might dissappear in some dormitories. This has been done
in the past, but only in exceptional circumstances.
The residents of A&M’s college dormitories should be
able to control the situation of vandalism to the machines
much in the same way that other damages are appeased—if
the machine is damaged, or candy missing, everyone is respon
sible, and should pay accordingly. A harsh solution, but one
which usually stimulates “discipline from the peers.”
It boils down to a small question of honor. The vending
machine situation is just another opportunity for Aggies to
prove they are capable of enforcing respect and honor in the
dormitories. Would they tolerate a thief stealing from the
dormitory rooms ? Taking candy from a machine is an equal-
ly-evil offense; someone suffers from it just as much.
Can honor in this area improve in the dormitories? Or
will the situation dissolve itself when the machines are re
moved—?
GUEST EDITORIAL
Unbalanced...
A political liberal at the University of Texas has been
voicing surprise at the liberal delegations from Southwestern
schools at the SCONA conference at Texas A&M recently.
The topic was “Trends in Government: The Liberal and
Conservative.” Determining whether the student body at
SMU is conservative or liberal in the political sense is difficult
at best but the majority of all political polls of late would
show a 75 to 80 per cent conservative rating. Nixon’s 4-1
majority over Kennedy in a mock election last year is an
example.
Yet SMU sent a delegation dominated by several mem
bers of the school’s noisy liberal clique. Perhaps it is not the
fault of the school. Perhaps conservatives didn’t apply. Per
haps the liberal were better qualified.
Why the liberals represented SMU is not the point as
much as should they. Students, especially conservatives,
should think about it.
—SMU Campus
LEGAL HOLIDAY
Friday, January 19, 1962 being a Legal Holiday, in ob
servance of Robert E. Lee’s Birthday, the undersigned
will' observe that date as a Legal Holiday and not be
open for business.
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First National Bank
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Bryan Building & Loan Association
Community Savings & Loan Association
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Church NeiVS
Attend the church of your
choice Sunday.
A&M Presbyterian Church
Sunday — Aggie welcome cof
fee, 9:80 a.m.; Church school,
9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11.
a.m.; Leagues, 5 p.m.
A&M Church of Christ
Sunday—Radio sertnon, 8 a.m.;
Bible school, 9:45 a.m.; morning
worship, “The Seven Utterances
of Christ on the Cross,” 10:45
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Wednesda y—Ladies’ Bible
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A&M Lutheran Church
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Sunday — Morning worship,
“The Brevity of Human Life,”
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Sunday — Worship, 8:15 a.m.;
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Dominican Republic
Boss Taken Prisoner
(Editor’s note: The following
story came over The Battalion’s
Associated Press wire Thursday
at 10:56 p.m.)
By ROBERT BERRELLEZ
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic (A*)—The voice of Do
minica radio station announced
Thursday night that strongman
Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
has been taken prisoner and the
ousted State Council would be
reinstated.
The announcement came 48
hours after the general dissolved
the council and set up a new
civilian-military junta
Crowds spilled joyfully into
the streets at the announcement,
shouting “Liberty! Liberty!”
Tanks roared through the
streets of the capital to ringing
cheers resounding from bal
conies.
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