The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 10, 1962, Image 2
Page 2 THE BATTALIOm College Station, Texas Thursday, May 10, 1962 BATTALION EDITORIALS Parents Day Weekend Chance To Say 'Thanks’ ★ ★ ★ Ancient Greeks Started Present ‘Mother’s Day’ Special To The Itattalion Honoring mother at least once a year with a special day goes back many centuries. The Greeks started it with an annual Iribute to Cybele, mother of the gods, held on the Ides of March. The custom was later in troduced to Rome about 250 B.C. Mothers in Medieval Europe were honored on the fourth Sun day before Easter. Sixteenth cen tury England changed this Sun day to “Mothering Sunday,” a day when children went to see their mothers, taking along trin kets and cakes. The pages of history contain many tributes and memorials to motherhood — which proves that “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that I'ules the world.” When Abraham Lincoln became pi'esident he said of his mother: “All I am or ever hope to be I owe to my angel mother.” His mother’s last words to him were: “Be something, Abe.” Another great American, Geor ge Washington, was also influ enced by his mother. Seeing the tears in his mother’s eyes as he was about to leave on a British Man-of-War as a mid-shipmen, Washington said: “Mother I can not go and cause you so much grief.” Man-made memorials to moth erhood can be found in all corners of the world. The Taj Mahal of India, for example, is a monu ment to a mother. Shah Jehan built it in memory of Mumtz Ma hal, his favorite wife. The famous American statue “The Pioneer Woman,” honors the valiant mothers who carried civ ilization to the West. The most important tribute to mother in modern times occurred in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a Congressional resolution making the second Sun day in May a national holiday “dedicated to the memory of the best mother in the world, your mother.” Today, thoughtful chiltli’en ex press their feelings on Mother’s Day with gifts and Mother’s Day greeting cards. Howdy Aggies! Order Your Senior Boots Now And Pay Later $69.95 “Boots of All Types’ * * * PALACE 1212 Prairie BOOT INC. Phone CA 6-7965 Houston 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 Allen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences ; Willard I. Truettner, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agri culture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. 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- HUU, ACLAtU), ut&ujr 1/U JL U O U livrcxy , dllU -LU.VM1 UCIJ', I 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 republicatioi in are also reserved. ion of all other matter hers- cond-class postage paid College Station, Texas. Second' at MEMBER: The Assoeiated Frews Texas Press Assru Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Bos An geles and San Francisco. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester; $6 per school year, $6.60 per full year, All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: 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 •ditorial office. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. ALAN PAYNE EDITOR Ronnie Bookman Managing Editor Van Conner Sports Editor Gerry Brown, Ronnie Fann, Dan Louis Jr. News Editors Kent Johnston, Tom Harrover, Bruce Shulter Staff Writers CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle it w M HP Twr If ffj A ■M tfW ryW ,11'! 1 p* f /. 3\ r f" A la Mill*. .,>• . I \ . J .'b/i, v < t .it' . / A The honor officially goes to Mrs. Dottie Neumann, but thousands of parents will be almost equally feted this week end at A&M’s annual observance of Parents Day—truly one of the big events of the school year. From every corner of Texas and the U. S., parents and friends will congregate here for the one time yearly that the A&M student body as a whole can show its appreciation for all our parents have done for us. Many hours of hard work have gone into planning the weekend, but all the preparation and work, all the color and ceremony will be for naught if we do not realize the true purpose of the weekend—to sincerely thank our parents for what they have done for us. Few of us realize the personal and financial sacrifices our parents have made in order that we get the best educa tion available. Perhaps this is because they make these sacrifices with- out^omplaint and without thought of retribution. All they ask is that we take advantage of what is offered us and con tinue to make them proud of us throughout our lives. It would be impossible to physically show our parents how much we think of them. All we can do is earnestly strive to attain the goals they have set for us and never cease show ing our appreciation for all they have done. Parents Day weekend has been created for just this purpose—to show our parents how much we appreciate what they have done for us. Regardless of how feeble our efforts might be—they will be appreciated and something to be remembered for years to come. rJt’Hf 1:1 < r wj-'-IhI! '.'•tuVu Bulletin Board of the MSC. #i! l *** Hometown Clubs The following hometown clubs will meet Thursday night at 7:30: Bell County club in the YMCA Building. Lardeo club in the MSC Ball room. Lavaca County club in the aca demic Building. Richardson club in Room 3-B Rio Grande Valley club in 227 of the Academic Building. San Antonio club in Art Bn of the MSC. Robei Kerrvil COLLEGE MAS® men \ VI6-4988 and ' I Keep opp SIDEWALKS .. they don’t cut across th’ drill field anymore . . . !” S T E A M SHIP RESERVATIONS TRANS - ATLANTIC TRANS - PACIFIC AROUND THE WORLD YOU PICK YOUR SHIP— WE’LL MAKE YOUK RESERVATIONS CALL TA 2-3784 FOR FARES • SAILING DATES • INFORMATICS Robert Halsell Travel Service 1411 Texas Avenue Sound Off- Student Desires Statue To KK’s Editor, The Battalion: With Mother’s Day approach ing, the students at A&M are concerned about recipients of various awards for outstanding service to our campus. Why should we omit an award to one of our most cherished traditions on the A&M Campus? Needless to say, we are re ferring to the organization of the most wisely spent tax dollar that this state has appropriated — the Campus Security Office on the A&M campus. Dui’ing the many years of this office, they have diligently pa trolled our campus, writing park ing tickets in the face of all kinds of weather, regardless of time of day. They have also al ways been on hand to collect a $3 COLLEGE MASTER VI 6-4988 Win your letters in style! Sharpen up in super-slim PIPER SLACKS Make your goal the quick and easy way... in low-riding, tight- fitting, sliver-slim Pipers! No cuffs and no belt...hidden side tabs handle the hold-up. In washable Du Pont Dacron”poly- ester blends; also colorful all cotton fabrics. Get a few pair at stores that know the score... $4.95 to $10.95. fee at registration time. Their devotion in writing park ing tickets has never faltered an iota — even on the night when vandals were clipping every wire around the drill field (which cost our taxpayers money.) This minor distraction, even as close as 25 yards from their head quarters, could not waiver their I dedication to hacking about the campus in late model, tax sup ported, college automobiles. Come Aggies, rally around and show these men of the yellow ticket pad that we appreciate this service to our college. Is .$50 too much for each student to donate for a bronze statue to be unveil ed Sunday in honor of this office so dear to the hearts of all Aggies ? Ronnie Stuart, ’59 PARENT’S DAY SMORGASBORD winner Award. He i the Di Econon tip and I R. Tim | made i The former lished ‘gev, a ment and Ri Rob( tificat placed the de of Si? and tl Otb< the re Krai Swaff who ir future n’culti a new $1,729 Fre Benja sion. Agric its to Sop Jtober M. S. C. DINING ROOM SATURDAY, MAY 12 5:30 to 7:30 P. M. Its whats up front that counts [FJLTER-BLEMD1 is yours in Winston and only Winston. Up front you get rich golden tobaccos specially selected and specially processed for filter smoking. Smoke Winston. mm ■. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Wjoston-Salem, N. G. WINSTON TASTES GOOD /ike a ciigaremshoM! PEANUTS By Charles M. 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