Page 2 THE BATTALION l College Station, Texas Thursday, January 10, 1963 | ' ' BATTALION EDITORIALS I\o More Misunderstanding The Academic Council decision to require Graduate Record Examinations of all graduating - seniors probably accomplished a number of things, but from the student view point possibly the biggest accomplishment was a clarifica tion of what is really going on. Since the first exams were given last year, students have had anything but a clear understanding of the testing pro gram. Initially students were in doubt as to the expense of the tests, which now will be borne by the college. Also there were questions as to whether the tests were required. In fact, the initial status of the tests was that “all seniors must take them, but they will not be a requirement for graduation.” Needless to say, there were complications and misunderstandings. Now, however, we all know. As of next year, the exams will be required for graduation. As a result of this requirement decision, the administra tion got what it wanted in being able to use the tests as a norm to compare local instruction with accomplishments at other schools. And students weren’t really “punished.” The only re quirement is that the tests be taken, not that a certain minimum grade must be attained. And the college is footing the bill. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE MARKED id To Colleges Posses $122 Millk Time To Back Changes We were far from surprised to see the Student .Senate last Thursday vote to disqualify Miro Pavelka from the elec tion race for freshman class secretary-treasurer. The re sult seemed inevitable—we only hope the senate and the election commission will now follow up on a pledge to revise the College Regulations concerning campaigning for campus elections. Pavelka, who tied his opponent in the election, was found guilty of campaigning in the Memorial Student Cen ter—a regulation that is fiot included in the Colleg-e Regula tions. The freshman thus became the second victim within a year to lose out in a campus election because of misunder standing of the campaign regulations. The only bright spot in the disqualification procedure was the formation of a committee to revise the College Regu lations campaign rules. This effort deserves hearty back ing—there definitely is need for improvement and the need less disqualification of candidates need not continue. Mm *¥*»**« m “ 1 can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about studying in th’ li brary that gives me an in feriority complex.” Sound Off Editor, The Battalion: I would personally like to know what is the matter with Eick Graham (letter of Jan. 8) and all so-called Aggies like him. Are they still smarting over the University of Texas’ win over the Aggies on Thanksgiving Day ? If so, it’s about time they grew up and became men. Sports are wonderful if one doesn’t become blind to their purpose. They are designed to give moral, spiritual and physi cal conditioning to the players in volved, and to give as much plus some excellent entertainment to the spectators. Concerning the Cotton Bowl game, I am sure that both teams played as hard and as sportsman like as they could with regard to the school, student body and pres sure placed on them. The Ag gies had their chance to beat TU, but they didn’t. If the Aggies “outclassed the children in orange,” but still lost the game, I bet the U. of T. stu dents feel they were outclassed by a bunch of infants. The main point that I’m try ing to make is that it’s high time Aggies grew up and looked to the future instead of always looking to the past. David Leach, ’65 ★ ★ ★ Editor, The Battalion: I would like to say a few words about the letter from Eick Gra ham concerning Texas Univer sity’s defeat in the Cotton Bowl. Although I have nothing good to say about TU, it does seem to me that the dignity of our school is lowered by such a let ter. There is no reason to run down the Longhorns simply because they met a team that could beat them. As for the Texas band, it is one of the few school spirit ed organizations on the Texas campus, even though it has a long way to go to beat our band. In conclusion, I would like to say that I think we Aggies have enough good things to say a- bout our school without having to lower ourselves to criticizing others. Hank Howard, ’65 TRADE WITH LOU Where Your Business Is Appreciated THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a noro-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a college and community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. 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 ber through May, and once a week during summer school. for republication of all news paper and local news of spontaneous origin ] in are also reserved. tion of all other matter here- Second-class postage paid •t College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service. City, Chicago, Los An- feles and San Francisco. Inc-., New York Chicago, Los Mail spbseriptions are $3.60 per All subscriptions Address: The Battalion, per full year, on request. News contributions may editorial office. Room 4, lay be. made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or A YMCA Building. For advertising or deliv VI 6-4910 or at the ery call VI 6-6416. ALAN PAYNE ... Ronnie Bookman . Van Conner .. EDITOR Managing Editor Sports Editor Dan Louis, Gerry Brown News Editors Jim Butler. Adrian Adair Assistant Sport Editors Ronnie Fann Photographer Kent Johnston, Glenn Dromgoole Staff Writers NOW SHOWING mss | pmn- TECHNICOLOR’ CIRCLE Tony Curtis In “VIKINGS’ & “HANGING TREE’ With Gary Cooper PALACE Bryan Z’SH'l*) NOW SHOWING it Jew# lijiwsW i If! • it V Its 1 MM Oroiy A PawOGM PP»\a-*E QUEEN DOUBLE FEATURE Natalie Woods In “SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS” & ‘BATTLEGROUND’ (Special to The Battalion) WASHINGTON — Total vol untary support of state colleges and universities rose to $122,- 614,000 in 1960-61, according to figures just released by the Coun cil for Financial Aid to Educa tion. This marked a substantial in crease of 43.4 per cent over the $85,505,882 contributed in vol untary gifts during the 1958-59 period. At the same time, these institutions’ share of all volun tary support of higher education rose from 13.6 per cent in 1958- 59 to 15.3 per cent in 1960-61. The CFAE report covered 164 state colleges and universities General welfare foundations contributed more than any other source in 1960-61, with a total of $37,443,701, or 30.6 per cent. Business corporations formed the. second largest group of contri butors, giving a total of $33,177,- 185, or 27.0 per cent of the total. This was a juxtaposition from the 1958 - 59 apportionment, when business corporations gave 15.2 per cent of total voluntary gifts and general welfare foundations ranked below with 12.6 per cent. Business corporations, however, accounted for a slightly smaller percentage of total support of all colleges and universities in 1960- 61 than they did in the earlier period. 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