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j-SSS. Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, February 14, 1963 BATTALION EDITORIALS Hassle May Slow Down Higher Education Hopes Higher education may have suffered its first setback of the current legislative session Tuesday when members of a House subcommittee failed to agree over who should name the members of a proposed 25-man committee to study Tex as’ higher education. Much more serious than this direct action is the fact that several House members indicated a legislative show down may be nearing with Gov. John Connally. This show down, if it materializes, could slow up not only the naming of a committee to study education, but other education legisla tion as well. The question now being debated is just who should name the 25 members to the proposed committee. Connally wants to appoint each member, but a House subcommittee recom mended that Connally select five members, the House speaker five members and the lieutenant governor five members. How any hassle between Connally and the House would effect other legislation is speculative, but little good can be expected to result. No doubt much debate will accompany college and university budget requests, and ill will between the legislative and executive branches will be far from bene ficial for higher education. And of the three recommended budgets that the legisla ture must consider for higher education, one will come directly from Connally. The others, already submitted, are from the Commission on Higher Education and from former Gov. Price Daniel. Hgher education indeed cannot afford to let a hassle slow down progressive legislation. Appropriate Observance Engineers and engineering students throughout the nation next week will mark “National Engineers Week.” General theme of the week, proclaimed by the National Soci ety of Professional Engineers, will be to present the story of engineering—past, present and future^—to the public. If such an observance is to be noted anywhere, surely it would be here where approximately 15,000 engineering degrees have been granted throughout the years. During such a period of national interest in engineering and tech nology, A&M stands out as one of the top engineering schools in the nation. Interesting facts to note: 1. Through 1961, A&M had awarded more engineering degrees than any other institution in Texas. 2. Through ’61, about 45 per cent of all A&M under graduate degrees were awarded to engineers. 3. Since 1947 A&M has annually awarded from 24 to 40 per cent of the engineering degrees granted in Texas. 4. A&M ranked 15th in the nation in number of en gineering degrees awarded in 1959-60. 5. Three of the first four recipients of Distinguished Alumni Awards were engineering graduates. As American engineers pause to mark “their week,” those practioners here can look back and truly feel that they have had much to do with accomplishments in engineering. 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Second-class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nation a llv by National Advertising Service, Inc.., New York City, Chicago, Los An- feles and San Francisco. Mail spbscriptions All subscriptions sub;. Address: The Battalion, ier full year, on request. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-0618 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 Van Conner Managing Editor Sports Editor Gerry Brown Associate Editor Dan Louis News Editor Kent Johnston, Glenn Dromgoole, David Morgan Staff Writers Jim Bulter, Adrian Adair Assistant Sports Editors Ronnie Farm Photographer CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle SCIENCE AND MORALITY—3 um ' ; Everyone Has His Job ill (Third of a series) Where Do We Fit In? Col. John P. Stapp impressed the scientific world as he repeat edly sped down a specially con structed track to study the ef fects of deceleration. Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., made daring high-altitude jumps to test survival techniques for pilots of high-flying aircraft. Lt. Col. David Simons took his man-high balloon 1914 miles above the earth. Maj. Robert White flew the X-15 to a heighth of 47 miles in pew*** Bulletin Board . . Here’s one signed by President Sul Ross!’ BY BOOKMAN Don You Need Any Insurance? The phone rings. I say hello. “Hello, Ron. Say, got a min ute? Good. I’d like to check your insurance coverage with you if you don’t mind.” Click. That scene is repeated at least a hundred times a day when at least a 'hundred seniors are hounded by at least a hundred insurance salesmen. Now, I already have life in surance. And hospitalization and auto insurance. I don’t want any more insurance and when I do I’ll call my insuranceman. College Station has some re liable, professional-minded insur ance agents. But some can’t re sist the thought of cashing in on the wallets of Aggies innocent in the ways of the world. College regulations prohibit these scavengers from invading the dorms and apartment areas —but that leaves the phone, the mails and traitors who sell their buddies’ names for a cup of cof fee or a tall one. One shrewd would-be salesman had nerve enoug-h to send post age-due letters hawking his bill of goods. If you’ve ever been disgusted, it’s when you pay the postman two cents for a letter and it’s an ad that would insult the intelligence of the lowest frog. With graduation time gleam ing ahead, the pace is quickening and sickening as it becomes*evi dent to these smoothies that they PALACE Brijan Z‘SS79 NOW SHOWING DOUBLE FEATURE MMGER0US...DEVASTATI^GI MCK PA, Mm * 1 1 ’ • - ' ■ ‘ i • - ^ 1 v. AN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURE ALSO m SHOCKING! QUEEN DOUBLE FEATURE Clark Gable In “SOLDIER OF FORTUNE” & “GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN have only a few more months to soak the seniors. This isn’t to say juniors and underclassmen aren’t immune, but the senior year is the time of ambush. These birds work round the clock, and midnight or noon is a common time for them to pound on the day-duck’s door or phone. Memo to these characters. I have enough common sense to know what I need and when I need it. I do business with a reputable agent, and when I want something I call him. Give the Aggies a break, and let them ask for insurance when they want it. Wives Clubs Animal Husbandry club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 700 Thomas St. A contest will be held to se lect Mrs. Surpressed Desire. Hometown Clubs Corpus Ghristi club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-B of the MSC. Marshall club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the second floor* of the MSC. Pictures will be taken. El Paso-Juarez club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 106 of the Academic Building. Brazoria County club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the second floor lounge of the MSC. Pictures will be taken. South Plains club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the main desk of the •MSC. Pictures will be taken. Houston-Reagan club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Academic Building. Red River Valley club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 208 of the Academic Building. Big Thicket club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC. Midcounty club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 224 of the Academic Building. Washington, D. C. club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 105 of the Military Sciences Building SUPER SMOOTH SHAVE New "wetter-than-water"action melts beard’s tough, ness—in seconds. Remarkable new “wetter-than-water” action gives Old Spice Super Smooth Shave its scientific approximation to the feather-touch feel and the efficiency of barber shop shaves. Melts your beard’s toughness like hot towels and massage—in seconds. Shaves that are so comfortable you barely feel the blade. 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Every timet administration becomes invul in the development of defens weapons, we, the public, arei involved. Where do we fit We’re all in this thing togeth s h u ut o N Hold it! Hold it! Does anyone think that the Stapps, the Sim ons, the Kittingers and the Whites accomplished their feats alone ? It took literally thous ands of people to put them on their sleds or in their balloons or in their aircraft. Scientists, en gineers, manufacturers, tool-mak ers, technicians; yes, and cooks, drivers, A.P.’s, clerks, and all the rest of the military and civilian workers involved in the projects. —Job Calk- m The following firms will k| view graduating seniors Placement Office of the YHI Building: Friday Ernst & Ernst — Accour.il and industrial engineering. National Distillers & Cheinii Corp. — Mechanical engineeiij( and chemistry, BS; chemical! gineering, BS, MS. DO Y° U * e? Yirestont SQUEAL • PULL TO LEFT BRAKE ADJUSTMENT Karolyr i. 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