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THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, August 23, 1962
BATTALION EDITORIALS
College Is Big Step,
Offers Many Lessons
Even thoug-h they may not realize it now, leaving home
Sept. 11 for that first trip to enroll at A&M will be one of the
most important steps over 2,000 young men from throughout
the nation will ever take.
Youth specialists from every vein of American life have
repeatedly stressed the importance of a college education for
young men and their future careers. This stress is particular
ly significant at A&M, where men are turned out annually to
assume leadership positions in every possible walk of Ameri
can society.
Be it technicians or liberal arts students, A&M has the
facilities and manpower to turn out some of the best-trained
college graduates in the land.
The facilities, however, just exist—they have to be used,
and used properly, before a student can gain the fullest of the
many advantages available here.
Unfortunately, many members of the junior and senior
classes will attest that the time to begin earnestly using the
facilities is in the beginning—not after college is half com
pleted and the more formative years are behind, never to be
lived again.
Many lessons will be learned by the new members of the
Class of ’66) but none could be more important and eventually
valuable that the learning of seriousness and intense desire
to make the best of the available time offered.
Certainly not all time will be taken up by studies—col
leges teach much more and students have an obligation to
learn much more, especially how to communicate and live
with their fellow man.
But time will pass fast—just ask any upperclassman—
and the wasted hours will never return that could have been
spent in the library, in conference with instructors or in
hundreds of other ways that would eventually offer tremen
dous aid to the student.
And, as at other schools, obstacles will appear to con
veniently divert the wandering student. This too will provide
an imnortant lesson—proportioning activities for the most
benefit.
Hints will come from all directions as to how to effective
ly overcome these obstacles. But no student has ever grad
uated from A&M that won’t tell the new student, “work out
your own method—that is the only way.”
And when a graduate can look back and say he met his
hardships face-to-face and conquered them, then he can say
he has learned one of the most important phases of life.
And then he will be able to face that “cold, harsh
world” with uplifted chin—as a graduate of Texas A&,M.
Nothing Stops
An act of nature could not
snuff out a wedding ceremony in
the All-Faiths Chapel last Thurs
day night.
Just as the organist was ham
mering out “Here Comes the
Bride,” and the blushing bride
herself was about half way down
the aisle, the electric organ went
silent due to a power failure
and the whole auditorium was
plunged into total darkness ex
cept for a few decorative can
dles on the alter.
Courageously, the bride kept
walking steadily toward her
groom as though nothing at all
had hapened. After such a dis-
Brave Bride
play of fortitude, no one else
dared call the ceremony to a
halt.
The officiating minister, Rev.
Byron R. Lovelady of the College
Station A&M Methodist Churchy
must have had the scriptural
passages memorized, for it would
have been quite impossible to
read the vows in such dim light.
However, the whole ceremony
turned out to be quite beautiful
after all, and at 8:23 p.m. Rev.
Lovelady pronounced Coach Dick
Johnson and Marlyse Abbot man
and wife.
The couple will live in College
Station.
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T. S. Harrover Managing Editor
CA OET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
“No Sir—I’m not quitting th’ job—I don’t even work
here . . . I’m just trying to get to class!”
A&M Produces
Many Leaders
The 1962-63 freshmen at A&M
will be on “hallowed ground at
Aggieland. For it has been over
this small plot of earth at College
Station that some of the nation’s
outstanding leaders have walked.
It has been over these few acres
that many former students first
received that valuable training in
leadership, discipline and knowl
edge. The freshmen of today is
little different from the freshman
of 1910, 1920 or 1930. For the
most part, all have come from
various sections of Texas and
from all types of economic back
grounds. However, it is safe to
say that many were farm boys
without much money, boys who
“worked their way through” at
A&M.
To name all of the successful
graduates of Aggieland would re
quire a volume; to tell the story;,
of each Aggie would require a li
brary. Their accomplishments in
the world of business, industry,
the military and other fields are
truly outstanding.
In the military field, for ex
ample, many “former freshmen”
have been eminently successful.
Lt. Gen. Bernard A. Schri-
ever, Class of ’31, is commander
of the U. S. Air Missiles Pro
gram, Maj. Gen. Alvin A. Lued-
eke, Class of ’32 is general man
ager of the Atomic Energy Com
mission. This is to name only
two who at one time were Ag
gies — just entering freshmen.
These were men who worried and
tussled over classroom work, men
much like the freshmen of ’62.
Utility Heads
The public utility industry con
tains many A&M graduates who
hold high positions. For instance,
E. H. Leavey, Class of ’15, is
chairman of the board of Inter
national Telephone and Telegraph.
Lester T. Potter, Class of ’28, is
president.of Lone Star Gas Com
pany. J. B. Thomas, Class of ’12
is president of Texas Electric
Service Company. W. W. Lynch,
Class of ’22, is president of Texas
Power and Light Company. J. L.
Bates, Class of ’20 is president of
Central Power and Light Com
pany. Price Campbell, Class of
’13, is president of West Texas
Utility Company. These few ex
amples indicate that this is a field
where Aggies have “made good.”
At one time they were young men
just out of high school who came
to Aggieland to begin their high
er education — men who had
the determination to apply them
selves and to succeed.
Oil Leaders
The oil industry is another field
where Aggies have made their
way to the top. J. W. Foley, Class
of ’32 is president of Texaco, Inc.
J. H. Dunn, Class of ’25, is presi
dent of Shamrock Oil and Gar
Company. W. C. McGee, Jr.,
Class of ’31, is president of Ten
nessee Gas. Pipline Company. J
L. Sewell, Class of V27, is presi
dent of Delhi-Taylor Oil Com
pany. Delbert Brockett, Class of
’34, is president of British-Ameri-
can Oil Company. W. T. Askew,
Class of ’31 is president of Sun
Oil Company of Canada. W. T.
Doherty, Class of ’22, is president
of the Mound' Company. These
men look back to their days at
Aggieland with pride and remem
ber that they, too, were once
freshmen who had a lot to do and
a lot to look forward to.
More Successes
Former students like H. A.
Sawyer, Class of ’16, president of
Lone Star Cement Company; Ty
ree L. Bell, Class of ’13, president
of Austin Road Company; J. W.
Aston, Class of ’33, president of
Republic National Bank; George
Mitchell, Class of ’40, president of
Christi-Mitchell-Mitchell; M. r i.
Halbouty, Class of ’30, petroleum
engineer and geologist and Leon
ard S. Hobbs, Class of ’16, vice
president of United Aircraft Com
pany, have proved themselves
successful. They, like the others,
walked the drill field, studied late
at night and participated in the
affairs of the student body very
much like the freshmen of 1962-63
will do.
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Typical Day In Life Of hr
Filled With Activity,
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Many things have been said
about the life of a freshman at
A&M, but one thing has never
been said, that it is dull and un
eventful.
The Aggie week day starts at
6:30 in the morning, breakfast at
6:50. This 20 minutes is devoted
to, first of all getting out of bed.
If an individual has trouble waking
up and getting up at the same
time, he will overcome his diff
iculty here.
It is advisable to leave the room
dusted and swept, and the bed
made, before going to formation.
This, added to the fact one has
to dress and shave, makes those
first 20 minutes very well spent.
At 6:50 you will fall out and
march to breakfast.
After breakfast there are
classes, which begin at 8 a.m. and
are conducted until the lunch for
mation at 12 noon. Classes begin
promptly at 1 p.m. in the after
noon and are conducted until 5
a few, there are football, softball,
wrestling, basketball, handball,
horeshoes, rifle, gymnastics, golf
and soccer. Equipment may be
checked out for any of these sports
at any time of the day, also there
are ample facilities for each.
Next on the agenda is the even
ing meal at 6 p.m. after which one
is free until Call to Quarters. Be
ginning at 7:30 p.m., the dormitory
is quieted, and so begins C. Q. or
study time. The fresmen and
sophomores are required to be in
their rooms, at their desks, study
ing. An individual may be excused
from C. Q. only by a valid reason
for his absence.
The “typical day" ,M wil
did not mean every e up
not attend class eiylte of j
day, the average 5 rof. 1
hours per day. Theil enp
dividual has no da; 19 y
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Then comes the time to play.
A&M sponsors one of the finest
intramural programs in the South
west. The variety of sports of
fered is numerous. To mention
All summer school students
who will live in dormitories in
the fall are reminded by the
Housing Office to pay their $20
room deposit and get their fall
room assignment if they have not
done so.
This is necessary in order that
they can move to their new rooms
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LOUPOT Has Top Standif
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A small maroon and white building at the West edge of North Gate IThe r
traditional standing both in the business atmosphere of the A&M College areaas ! s t of
as the presonal life of many of its students. g f ori
Inside Loupot’s Trading Post, the Aggies will find one of the best friendsthe T
can make while at A&M, J. E. Loupot, ’32. He is not hard to spot, being a littleff Educ;
than thin, a little lacking in hair, and with an ever-present grin. ^
Old Army Lou, as many have come to know him, has many ties with Ahr wi
dating back to 1.928, when he entered A&M as a fish. After leaving A&M a few Ingram
later, he tried business in other parts of the state. 2S . ,
But after a few years, Loupot decided he could do more for the Aggies, and ence
alma mater, right here in College Station. So he returned and set up a small sliofvy an
North Gate. sendi;
Determined to make his future here, Loupot moved his business to its pre* the
location in a modest brick and stucco building across from the new dormitory !y oca ]
in 1942. . y ree ^
Since that day, Old Army Lou has done as much for the Aggies as it is possocessi
for a man of his means to do. A list of his helping- hands to Aggies would be-h me
long to mention, but a few examples will prove the point. comp
At present Lou has a floating loan fund, the first located at A&M, with ffHeart
he helps the Aggies over the rough spots. He loans the money in small amounts
those who really need it and at no interest.
He sells books on the rental system. A student pays 95 cents to $1.95 rentj
a deposit on the book. When brought back to Lou at the end of the semester, ;
deposit is returned if the book is still on the current book list.
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At times, when the need becomes evident, Lou has asked professors to give A sp<
time to tutoring students who need help, in order to keep the freshmen at A&M twinge
their hardest year. j (
Lou considers the friendship of the Aggies and the local community one of Legg
best assets. ying
“This is nothing but good business,” said Loupot. “If the Aggies like the’ 1 '’ 6 a 1
usiness, they will keep coming back. And they will tell their friends about move
I do business
too.”
Books
Loupot’s is probably known best as a book store, where the customers <i eked
have to pay new book prices, but can usually find used books at much better rs ile a
However, Lou carries no books that ai’e out-of-date.
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Aside from the book business, Lou has a complete line of name-brand doth? Exc
both for civilian students and Corps men. A complete line of accessories are alsof Vlanaj
at Lou’s and he will not be beat on prices. He has the brass, belts, shoes, extia '^ggtt
forms, school supplies, and room furnishings that the beginning Aggie needs. m ^
The reason Lou can offer such low prices is obvious. There are no higho tiem
head costs to pay, no set amount to be given to outside interests. >lishn
“I do business to give the Aggies the best value possible,” Loupot said. “V being
an Aggie needs help, I will give it to him individually.” stud
The tradition of Loupot will live as long as Aggies exist. For he has hc'r 1 ^* 31
them, and they have in turn helped him. A mutual trust and a mutual interests ! mai
as this cannot help benefit past, present, and future Aggies.
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