THE BATTALIOlN Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, May 24, 1962 BATTALION EDITORIALS Seniors Leave Behind Many Accomplishments Years come and go, but the departure of the Class of ’62 after graduation ceremonies Saturday will leave many college officials realizing the passing of time more so than ever before. Registration of the Class of ’62 back in September of 1958 was the beginning of a very important experiment in the history of A&M. No longer was the Corps of Cadets non-compulsory for a student’s first two years, and gone forever were the branch units of Army ROTC. The changing of these traditions understandably brought many complaints from students—but today the changes have been accepted and the school and its students are moving forward. Present senior also arrived on the scene in the midst of a campaign to decrease the number of freshmen dropping out of school for various reasons. Once again, the class lived up to all expectations as the Corps dropout number went from 213 after the 1958-59 year to 154 the following term. Dropout figures among civilians 'were equally impres sive, with the total hitting only 68 in 1959. The previous year 91 civilian freshmen had resigned from school. Academic standards at the college have also taken a definite jump during the Class of ’62’s four-year tenure. This is especially true in the Corps of Cadets, where for the last two years grades have been higher than ever before. Naturally no college year compares with the senior year ■—and during the past year the class has particularly shined. Activities such as the Campus Chest, Blood Drive, 12th Man Bowl and many others were greater successes than in recent years. Everyone’s time must come—and surely most graduates are eagerly looking forward to new adventures in life—but the remembrance of the Class of ’62 will linger long in the annals of A&M history. They arrived on campus in a time of doubt, and will leave with the entire school anxiously anticipating a bright future. Church News A&M Presbyterian Church Sunday—Aggie welcome coffee, 9:30 a.m.; Church school, 9:45 a.m.; morning worship, guest speaker, Rev. Alfred Johnson of St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel, 11 a.m.; leagues, 5 p.m. COLLEGE MASTER VI6-4988 Bulletin Board Hometown Club The following clubs will hold meetings Thursday night: Midland club at 6:30 at the YMCA Building. Reagan club at 7:30 in Room 125 of the Academic Building. Laredo club at 7:30 in Room 3-B of the Memorial Student Center. Cen-Tex club at 8 in Room 2-A of the MSC. Erik the Red had no choice-but Vitalis with V-7 will keep your hair neat all day without grease. Naturally. V-7 is the greaseless grooming discovery. Vitalis® with V-7© fights embarrassing dandruff, prevents dryness, keeps your hair neat all day without grease.Try Vitalis today! 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ALAN PAYNE — EDITOR Ronnie Bookman Managing Editor Van Conner -— Sports Editor Gerry Brown, Ronnie Farm, Dan Louis Jr News Editors Jim Butler, Adrian Adair Assistant Sports Editors Sylvia Ann Bookman Society Editor Johnny Herrin, Ben Wolfe Photographers Kent Johnston, Tom Harrover, Bruce Shulter Staff Writers CADET SLOUCH pay ml bk by Jim Earle fl aSS jf y S Dal mm mm**. I notice they’re making sure all lab fees are paid this year!” Reasons Listed For Stock Slump NEW YORK (A*)—Three rea sons for the current downtrend of a stock market were advanced Wednesday by the head of an in vestment advisory service—along with arguments to dispute each reason. Roger E. Spear, president of Spear and Staff, said powerful psychological factors must be at work to force a Irend counter to general business. For one, he said, many people seem convinced that inflation has stopped, taking the bloom off the rose of stocks as anti-inflation protection. 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