THE BATTALION
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BATTALION EDITORIALS
‘Aggie Hour' Could Help
College - Area Relations
Last Thursday night three A&M students ventured into
an experiment that could very well be a big step in improving
relations between the college and citizens of the Bryan-Col-
lege Station area.
We are speaking of the inaugural performance of “Aggie
Hour,” a radio program aired for the first time last Thursday
night on radio station KORA.
The program, for the remainder of this semester, will
be presented every Thursday night by students of a radio
television class in the Department of Journalism. And after
the program’s initial night, a success in everyone’s eyes,
plans are already being made for nightly programs during
the 1962-63 school year.
An employee of the station said Monday that the entire
crew was “astonished” at the success of the venture. The
only fault, in the veteran broadcaster’s eyes, was that speak
ing was frequently too fast—a common error even among
professionals with years of experience.
It’s common knowledge that in the past few years, citi
zens of the local area have viewed A&M with mixed emotions.
The Battalion hopes the program will go a long way in
binding the two factions together, for a better school and a
better, more productive community.
Sound Off
Open Letter
Lists Arguments
Editor,
The Battalion:
This is an open letter neither
advocating - nor opposing the
three proposed changes at A&M.
I only ask that the students look
at both sides for and against
before they vote.
In my opinion we should think
about the following arguments:
I. Would you favor coeducation
at A&M?
For
1. Creates a better academic
atmosphere.
2. The daughters of Texans
should not be denied the right
to attend any state-supported
school.
3. Aggie and faculty wives
should benefit from college as
well as their husbands.
4. Would stimulate growth at
A&M.
Against
1. Traditionally, A&M has been
an all-male school.
2. There are no present facili
ties on campus for women.
3. Wombn would not increase
the growth of A&M.
4. Admission of women would
not be of significant importance
to justify the added cost.
II. Would you recommend a
name change for A&M, eliminat
ing “college” and adding “uni
versity?”
For
1. Vital to the growth of A&M
and the attraction of professors.
2. Will raise the prestige of
the institution from college to
university.
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3. Would attract more grants
for research from industry, gov
ernment and foundations.
4. Would allow A&M to enter
associations which are now open
only to institutions of university
status.
Against
1. The traditional name of “col
lege” on the senior ring would
be changed.
2. A&M has been called college
since 1876.
3. A&M has prospered under
the name college.
4. “College” is associated with
the names of men who have
died for their country.
III. Would you favor maintain
ing the present compulsory two
years of ROTC?
For
1. A&M has traditionally been
a military school and should re
main that way.
2. All men entering college
need military training and guid
ance.
3. Would maintain A&M’s pres
ent status as a military institu
tion.
Against
1. Students should be free to
choose whether they desire to
pursue an academic or military
program.
2. The enrollment of the school
would increase.
3. The standards and esprit
de corps would be enhanced be
cause only those students who
desired military training would
be forced to participate.
We, as students, are not so
narrow-minded that we will not
look at the facts objectively and
draw our own conclusions, or are
we ?
Richard B. Willman, ’63
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No Changes
Editor,
The Battalion:
The word is out that we stu
dents at A&M will be able to
voice our opinion through a vote
as to whether or not we want
to change the name of our school,
have a lion-compulsory corps and
ultimately succumb to coeduca
tion.
There are a great many argu
ments for and against these
changes. I feel that too many
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changes are looking past this
school as an individual and are
trying to push it into their own
image of economy and efficiency.
If this is done, where will A&M
be ? The answer is simple—it
will be gone! As an all-male
school, A&M stands out us a pro
ducer of sound, stable men and
good leaders. It is loudly and
frequently lauded for this virtue.
There is a certain caliber of
man that comes to A&M and
stays. Naturally, we have a large
drop-out rate each year, but what
can be expected of a school that
demands so much of its students.
Of those that enroll, the Aggies
stay.
With a change to coeducation
and a non-compulsory corps, the
overall character and spirit of
the student body would drop. Let
the social butterflies have their
cookie-pusher schools and leave
us a school where we can learn
something worthwhile!
/Our staff of professors and
counselors is geared to an all
male class. Their grading sys
tems are geared to the demands
of the engineer, the architect, the
veterinarian and the BA major.
It is apparent that women are
more capable than men when it
comes to taking something from
a book and commiting it to mem
ory., But this is not the kind of
school that we want. A&M is
one of the few schools that
teaches the student how to think
something out and how to reason
for himself.
There are many students here
that have a poor attitude and say
that it won’t make much of u dif
ference what we want. But
there are undoubtedly those who
are closely watching to see if our
spirit as a school is high enough
to merit saving. The way we
vote could have much to do with
the outcome of this issue.
Are we going to vote in these
changes and sink into the seclu
sion that has engulfed so many
of the A&M colleges that were
established under the Morrill
Act, or will we retain our indi
viduality and keep producing the
kind of men that this country
needs and wants ?
There are thousands of coed
schools in this country. Send the
cookie-pushers to them and leave
A&M to the Aggies.
Konroe Stahl, ’64
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