THE BATTALIOin
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, May 17, 1962
BATTALION EDITORIALS
Disqualification Reveals
Need For Understanding
The disqualification of a newly-elected officer of the
Student Senate Tuesday night brings to light a need for
clear understanding of election procedures among candidates
for student offices.
A paragraph on Page 32 of College Regulations brought
on the disqualification of the student, who admittedly violated
the statute but did so unknowingly.
The passage in question reads: “Campaign posters will be
posted only on dormitory or college apartment bulletin boards
and will not exceed SVk” x 11” in size. No posters will be
posted on walls or doors.”
The student, who signed a statement that he understood
all election regulations when he filed for office, understood
the passage to mean that posters in dormitories and apart
ment buildings could be posted only on bulletin boards. He
said that he was aware of no regulation concerning posters
in classroom buildings—the charge for which he was dis
qualified.
Irregardless of the factors in Tuesday’s disqualification
proceedings, the issue brought to light one vital point—
regulations can be honestly misunderstood!
Whether the student or the authors of the regulations
are to blame isn’t particularly important. The unfortunate
disqualification incident only shows that all candidates for
college offices should make every possible effort to perfectly
understand the regulations.
The consequences of a misunderstanding can be serious!
GUEST EDITORIAL
Bonds Still Good Buy
When Series “E” U. S. Savings Bonds first appeared for
sale 21 years ago, the nation was in dire % trouble, only seven
months from the cataclysm of Pearl Harbor.
Millions of Americans, prompted by the patriotic de
sire to add their bit to the nation’s defense—and later, war—
effort, poured millions of dollars into the bond program.
After the war, these same Americans found that what
had made patriotic good sense, now also made financial good
sense.
Tens of millions of Americans have shown confidence
in their nation to the tune of some $110 billion invested in the
Savings Bond program which, except for a slight dip in 1946,
has grown steadily since its inception.
As of January 1, 1962, some $441/5 billion of Americans’
liquid savings was invested in the bonds (which have been
extended to include Seines “H”).
By such investments, Americans have assured them
selves not only of a certain substantial return, but they have
helped to build into the economy a stabilizer against both in
flation and depression.
Now in 1962, with unsettled world conditions threaten
ing our security, Savings Bonds again enter the picture as a
powerful weapon of defense—as well as a good buy for every
American. That’s why President Kennedy has announced a
nation-wide Freedom Bond .Drive beginning this month.
Dabbling in the stock market, which not too many years
ago was an occult mystery engaged in by only the initiated
and affluent few, has in recent years become a national pas
time of considerable proportions.
But for millions of Americans, whose family budgets (to
say nothing of excitable ulcers) cannit tolerate of fluctua
tions of the stock market, U. S. Savings Bonds offer a means
of investnaent which satisfies both the normal selfish desire
for a good, safe return and the unselfish desire to be of serv
ice to the nation in time of need.
—The Denver Post
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CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
“ . . . my notebook has to compensate for my quiz grades!”
Bulletin Board
Hometown Clubs
Milby club will meet Thursday
at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Build
ing.
El Paso club will meet at 7:30
Thursday in Room 207 of the
Academic Building.
Wichita Falls club will meet
Thursday at 7:30 in Room 3-B
of the Memorial Student Center.
Departmental Clubs
Division of Business Adminis
tration faculty, stenographers,
librarians, spouses and children
will hold a box social at G p.m.
Thursday at Pleasant Acres.
“T” Association officers have
been elected for the 1962-63
school year. They are Eddie Van
Dyke, president; Ed Singley,
vice president; Ronnie Brice,
secretary-treasurer; Terry Rob
inson, sergeant-at-arms; and Lee
Walker, publicity director.
COLLEGE MASTER
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Sound Off
Student Wonders
‘Where’s My Girl?’
Editor,
The Battalion:
In reply to the letter of Mrs.
Ed Kohutek (Tuesday, May 15
—ed.), I would like to say that
I am rather ugly, a very poor
dancer and not very clean all
the time. But, I am an Aggie.
Now, I would like to ask,
where are all of these girls from
TU and other coeducational in
stitutions who are willing to date
me ? Heaven knows that I would
never try to date anyone who
did not come from a coed insti
tution. However I have gone
over to Austin many times and
never have the girls flocked
after me.
In fact, one girl walked up
and said, and I quote her exact
words, “You are ugly> you prob
ably can’t dance, you smell bad,
you have on a uniform, I bet you
are an Aggie.” She recognized
me as an Aggie. Strangely
enough, she did not ask me for
a date.
Hugh Magers, ’63
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