THE BATTALION
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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, March 20, 1962
| BATTALION EDITORIALS
An III Service
Publication by several Texas newspapers Sunday and
Monday of a portion of the “Faculty-Staff-Student Aspira
tions Committee” report came as an unpleasant surprise.
We were not surprised or displeased at the committee’s
recommendation. Nor were we surprised at the use of the
story by many Texas newspapers. For after all, recommenda
tion by a group as important as the Aspirations Committee
that A&M admit women for the first time in it’s history is
news.
We were distressed, however, that such an important
report was circulated to the public prematurly, and that only
a fragment of the 213-page document was quoted or com
mented upon by the press.
The part of the report which was reported by the Asso
ciated Press and the Bryan Daily Eagle makes very interest
ing reading—coeducation and the compulsory corps question
always do.
The Aspirations Commitee’s report was not a public
document. It was prepared by the committee members for
Century Council and the A&M System Board of Directors in
the formulation of a “Blueprint for Progress” for A&M. The
faculty-staff-students’ report was to be only one of several
reports by external and internal study groups to be used in
the forming of this plan of action.
Full details of the various reports, as well as the Board
of Directors’ answer to the proposals will be presented at a
convocation next fall at A&M.
The dangers of releasing a portion of any of these re
ports before they have been studied and the plan of action
decided upon are obvious.
First, the Aspirations Committee report, by itself, does
not consitute the basis for any action by the board of direc
tors. And it is the board, and this board alone, that can
bring about any of the changes suggested by the report.
The report is merely the expression of belief by one
small, 24-member committee. While the members of the
Faculty-Staff-Student Aspirations Committee put in many
hours of research and many more hours of discussion before
submitting their report, the report remains only one of
several to be studied by the board of directors before any
decision on any issue can be made.
The report of the Aspirations Committee does not reflect
the present position of the A&M administration or of the
board of directors. In an interview with the Houston Post
Sunday, President Earl Rudder reiterated the college’s posi
tion when he said “the policy is a compulsory Corps and non
admission of women.”
And worst of all, only a portion—less than three
pages—of the 213-page report, was used. Nothing was men
tioned of the remainder of the report, yet many worthwhile
proposals were made.
We are sure that all of the ideas expressed in the report
are sound and merit the full consideration of the board of
directors.
We believe strongly, however, that since the report was
not prepared for public consumption, but only as a guide for
action by the board of directors, those people responsible for
first releasing the story to the public have done an ill service
to A&M College.
The report, at best, was a strong argument.
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Snorts Editor
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Ronnie Fann, Gerry Brown, T. S. Harrover Staff Writers
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by Jim Earle
Sound Off-
A&M. After all we want son*
thing better for A&M.
Congratulations to Malcolm.
Grandon Garris, ’i|
“These new boxes are nice, but I’m gonna miss mv snider
—he was with me since my fish year!”
Wee Aggies
General, Dean
Praise A&M
(Editor’s Note: The following
two letters were sent to Presi
dent Earl Rudder and Student
Program Director Pete Hardesty
following “Military Weekend,”
Mar. 9, 10 and 11.)
Dear General Rudder:
It was certainly a pleasure for
me to be able to participate as
an observer in the Military Day
activities at Texas A&M College
last Saturday
1 thought that the review was
one of the finest that I have
ever seen, and the band and drill
team were without question su
perior and probably cannot be
matched throughout the entire
country. I also appreciate the
many courtesies extended to me
while I was a guest at the college
including the various receptions
and parties.
Please extend to all of those
who assisted in making my visit
a real red letter day during my
stay in Texas my sincere appreci
ation and thanks.
With kindest personal regards.
T. R. Yancey
Major General, USA
Commanding
Combat Ball, the Intercollegiate
Talent Show, and the Military
Ball.
I feel that I have experienced
the ultimate in hospitality and
gallantry for which the A&M stu
dents are so well known. As I
observed the Military Ball, my
pride ad confidence in all the
men who have made our country
great was renewed.
I hope you will convey to the
students my sincere appreciation
for the privilege and pleasure
afforded me.
*(Mrs.) Kathryn Crossland
Associate Dean
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
Houston Center
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Mar. 8.
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Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Sheets, 406 East 17th, Mar. 13.
Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Michael
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Boy to Mr. and Mrs. John Col
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Dear Mr. Hardesty:
I am deeply grateful for the
privilege extended me by the stu
dents to spend the weekend at
the Memorial Student Center and
the opportunity to attend the
Hall’s Backbone
Editor,
The Battalion:
Someone should stand up for
Malcolm Hall since he has had
enough backbone to do something
worthwhile in pushing rejection
of the SWCSA. I’m glad to see
we still have a leader around this
campus to lead the sheep.
All the rest of the ratifying
schools of the SWCSA are mere
ly sheep being led to the slaugh
ter. The Southwest Conference
Athletic Conference serves all
the purposes the SWCSA does.
I am in favor of backing a Stu
dent Association if it can benefit
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