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THF BATTALIOin
College Station, Texas
Tuesday, April 17, 1962
BATTALION EDITORIALS
CA mr SLOUCH by Jim Enrle
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Muster Challenge
The following letter, addressed to all students at A&M,
emphasizes the vital loyalty to our school that will be tested
during this year’s Muster. In past years, this loyalty has been
proven beyond a doubt.
With the large number of Former Students’ clubs in the
state and nation, there will be ample opportunity for all Ag
gies believing in the tradition of Muster, to attend the event.
Those who decide to stay home, might find it slightly more
difficult to call themselves true Aggies.
What does Muster mean to me? It’s time all of us
stopped and asked ourselves this question. Unfortunately,
for too many of us, when we think of the Aggie Muster, we
think of one afternoon during the spring when the Aggies
walk over to the MSC, sit on the grass, listen to a speech or
two, watch the R.V.’s fire off a salute, and then go back to
the dormitory.
Most of the time this much effort would be adequate; it
would get us through Muster for the year and for those who
didn’t have the true spirit of Muster, no-one would even be
the wiser—this year we face a different situation.
April 21, 1962, falls during the Easter holidays and for
most of us this means we will be at home on Muster day.
It means that we will attend the Musters that are held by
the many Aggie Former Student clubs that are dispersed
throughout the state, nation and world. Most of our home
towns have Former Student clubs and we will be able to ob
serve Muster with them, but there are others of us who will
have to travel a considerable distance to reach a Muster.
For those who are tempted to miss Muster because of
the inconvenience of having to travel a few miles or for some
similar reason, there will be no problem. Nobody will be at
our backs to make us go and probably no-one will say any
thing to us if we do not. This year, the responsibility for
attending Muster is ours alone.
We have often heard the stories of the Aggies who
mustered together on Bataan and Corregidor during World
War II. It is well for us to remember the example they set.
Those Musters were held under battle conditions. No-one
made those men muster, either.
Not only do the six Aggies who died this year deserve
your attendence at Muster, but also the thousands of Aggies
who have gone before us and who gave this institution the
reputation of which we are so proud.
Will you be present when the roll is called at Muster this
year?
Kenneth Joyce
Chairman, Student Life Committee
Texas A&M Student Senate
Head Battalion Classifieds
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BOB SLOAN
.. EDITOR
Tommy Holbein Managing: Editor
Larry Smith - Sports Editor
Alan Payne, Ronnie Bookman, Robbie D. Godwin News Editors
Sylvia Ann Bookman Society Editor
Van Conner Assistant Sports Editor
Ronnie Fann, Gerry Brown, T. S. Harrover Staff Writers
Johnny Herrin Chief Photographer
Ben Wolfe, Bill Stripling Photographers
Sound Off-
“That was much better, but if you really want to leave
early for th’ spring holidays, let’s rehearse once more!
When you say your ride leaves at noon, let’s have a little
more tears and heartache!”
Editor,
The Battalion:
Tripod, the unofficial mascot
of Texas A&M, was seen by
several people Sunday, April 8,
at 1 p.m. in front of Sbisa Dining
Hall. At 7:30 p.m. the same day,
while driving down one of the
main streets of Huntsville, two
Texas Aggies noticed a familiar
looking dog lying near a phone
booth. When the dog stood up
they recognized him as A&M’s
own Tripod.
Tripod, in his usual friendly
manner, was easily coaxed into
the car with the help of a mor-
sal of food.
Since these Aggies did not plan
to return to A&M until later that
evening, Tripod was transfered
to another Aggie’s car and re
turned to home ground.
The question this raises in our
mind is: Can’t Sam Houston State
find another means to replace
their own “Tripod” that died a
few months ago, or has Tripod
found another love ? Best we bel
on our guard, Aggies, or Tripoc’l
may again wander to foreign soil.
Travis H. Small Jr., ’63
its members are virtually unre
presented in student government
outside of their own, separate
governing body.
Unification of the student body
through civilian representation in
the Student Senate, class offices,
and other student government
positions affecting the entire stu
dent body has been the aim of the
Civilian Student Government In
terest Committee.
It should, nevertheless, be re
membered that the under-repre
sented civilians cannot and will
not, gain representation without
exerting the slight effort it takes
to go vote, irregardless of how
long voting lines may be. There
was certainly a very poor turn
out of civilians at the polls last
Wednesday. Unity of the student
body may also be realized if of
ficers are elected on the basis
of qualifications rather than on
whether or not they wear a uni
form.
Now is the opportunity to
prove that the student body can
he united on the campus and to
IKE SAYS GOP CAN
WIN IN’64
A lot of politicians think JriU.!
a shoo-in in '64. Not so, saistjj
hower. But he admits there^
of room for improvement in Mis
In this week’s Post, Ike analy»tj
soft spots in the GOP organia
Comments on the prospectsolN
Rockefeller and George Ronweji|
tells why there’s no room'orj
wing extremists within thei 1
Thr Saturday £rening
IHJiST
Joe T. McKnight, ’63
and others.
Wee Aggies
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Lars
Three future Aggies and three
future Aggie dates were born
recently at Bryan’s St. Joseph
Hospital:
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Henry Blackburn, W-2-B Hensel,
April 10.
Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Don V.
Sachtleben, X-3-F Hensel, April
12.
Boy to Mr. and Mrs. William J.
Kuder, Jr., Rt. 4, Bryan, April
12.
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Glynn
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meet Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. in
Room 305, Goodwin Hall.
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Room 229, Chemistry Building.
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