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By MICHAEL REYNOLDS Battalion Staff Writer On Oct. 4, 1876, Governor Richard Coke, first Chair man of the Board of Directors, outlined the following basic philosophy on which the college was founded and on which it has grown: “The aim and mission of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas is, while preparing the young men of Texas for the high duties of American citizenship, at the same time to train their intelligence in the methods and appliances of science, and their hands for the skills which shall utilize them in the every day pursuits of life.” Through the years, it has become almost a tradition for graduates of A&M to be well prepared for the high duties of citizenship whether it has been in private industry or on the battlefields of the world, defending our precious heritage. Because a cadet is first taught how to take orders and then to give them, is it any wonder that Aggies have an easier time fitting into the machinery of private industry than do graduates of other schools? A glance at the heads of industry in the state of Texas and the nation is testimony enough of the type of training that A&M provides. Ten such names, taken at random include J. W. Aston, ’33, President of Republic National Bank in Dallas; J. W. Foley, ’32, President of Texaco Inc.; E. D. Brockett, ’34, President of Gulf Oil Corporation; Alvin A. Luedecke, ’32, General Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission; Les ter T. Potter, ’27, President of Lone Star Gas Company; Richard Goodson, ’27, Vice-President of AT&T; J. H. Dunn, ’25, Chairman of Shamrock Oil and Gas Company ; J. L. Bates, ’20, President, of Central Ppwer and Light Company, W. W. Lynch President of Texas Power and Light Company, and W. C. McGee, Jr., ’31, President of Tennessee Gas Pipe Line and Transmission Company. The leadership provided by A&M in time of wat is vividly shown by the number of officers that served in World War II. Over 7,000 Regular Army officers and 7,000 Reserve Army officers answered their country’s call. More officers were supplied by A&M than by West Point and Annapolis combined. Six former students of A&M have been awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery in World War II — all but two of the awards being posthumous. A&M trains citizen soldiers, trained men to be avail able for military service in a war emergency. That it has well met its goal is evidenced by the splendid performance of its sons in battle and in industry. A&M has left a rich legacy behind it to the state and the nation, and is even now producing a brillant heritage for tomorrow. Hughes Discusses Bureau’s Problems With Budgeting Actions Affect All U.S. Citizens By DAN LOUIS JR. Battalion Editor The question of trimming the budget was compared to a TV Western that involves a whole crowd of cleancut good guys, without a villian in sight, Phillip S. Hughes, assistant director for the Legislative Reference of the Bureau of the Budget, said Thursday night. Hughes was addressing the ninth annual Student Con ference on National Affairs as the third of five keynote speakers to discuss the theme “U. S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy, A Taxpayer’s View”. He titled his discussion “A Taxpaying Staff Member’s View of the Federal Budget Pro cess.” He said that with so many “good guys” in the scene “it’s a mighty tough job to 4 " SCONA DELEGATES H IN DISCUSSION Alliance Due For Shakeup’ Says Congressional Source WASHINGTON (A*) —A high congressional source s^id Thurs day the administration is consid ering a “complete reorganization and a real shakeup” in the opera tions of the Alliance for Progress program. The source, who refused to be quoted by name, said a reorgani zation is under study “in the be lief that it can do its job better if changes are made” in both its top echelon and its methods of opera tion. He said it was premature to say, as have some published reports, that Teodoro Moscoso, now coordi nator of the development program, will be dropped by President John- A story Thursday in the Balti more Sun said that Moscoso would be eased out because of the Presi dent’s concern over Communist subversion in the Caribbean and Latin America. But the source said there is a possibility Moscoso might replace deLesseps S. Morrison as U.S. am bassador to the Organization of American States. Morrison gave up that post to run for governor of Louisiana. Also, the source said, Moscoso might be named to a new position Kenyans Mark Independence Four proud representatives of Renaud DaGama Rose, a grad- a newly independent country uate student in Agronomy, wel- played host Thursday at a re- corned his guests who included ception in the YMCA to mark Chancellor Harrington, with a the emergence of the 35th Afri- speech that depicted Kenya’s in- can state to sovereignty. dependence as a time for re- The four persons, all Aggies, joicing and a time for solemn Krishan K. Shaunak, a grad uate student in entomology, wound up the informal reception by showing some slides of Ken yan scenery, people and game. are Kenyan graduate students working toward advanced de grees before returning home in August to assume positions in the new government. thinking about the responsibili ties that lay ahead. Following the speech, a cake with a map of Africa clearly showing Kenya, was cut. Kenyan tea, which incidentally is the country’s second largest export, was served. Other Kenyans on hand for the reception were Milwant S. Sandhu and his wife Upinder Sandhu, both of whom are work ing toward their graduate de grees. The former self-governing Brit ish colony is under the helm of Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta, who earlier at the time of the Mau Mau uprising, spent several years in jail after being accused of attempting to overthrow the colonial government. of U.S. representative on the Lat- in-American Economic Committee recently established in Brazil at a conference attended by Undersec retary of State W. Averell Harri- Journalism Panel Slated For Tuesday Foreign professors and stu dents at A&M University will discuss the journalism of their countries and compare their press with that of the United States at the second Journalism Forum of the year to be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3, Nagle Hall. “International Press: Compari sons” is sponsored by the Society of A&M Journalists, a journal ism department club. Panelists for Tuesday night’s forum are Derrick Clague, Eng land; Hilbert Sharon, Ireland; Alauddin Ahmad, Pakistan; Juergen Fehr, West Germany; Dr. Mohammed Zeitoun, U.A.R.; Debabrota Ghosh, India; Philip Hwong, Formosa, and Luis Ro jas, Costa Rica. decide who rides off into the sunset with the shy young heiress.” The heiress referred to by Hughes would be the dollars allotted by the bureau. “I INTEND speaking to you about what we call the ‘budget process’,” Hughes told approxi mately 180 student delegates from Canada, United States and Mexico attending the SCONA IX and visi tors to the conference, “and bring to your attention some of the prob lems of budgeting which will en able you to see it somewhat from the inside—as we who wrestle with it see it.” “I hope, too, that I can convince you that your own budget argu ments should deal specifically and objectively with the real issues,” he continued, “always with care ful regard for the Nation’s needs, and with minimum recourse to such easy labels as ‘tight’ and ‘loose’ or ‘spender’ and ‘saver’.” HE SAID that he wanted to focus on the process and problems of the budget rather than answers. “The answers aren’t absolutes; they depend on the point of view, and it takes something over a full year for the executive agencies, the President, and the Congress to thrash them out in the context of a given Presidential budget,” Hughes Said. Budgetary action cannot proceed in a vacuum, by the stroke of a pen, or by the use of arbitrary formula or labels, Hughes said. “Each budgetary action taken af fects people — frequently thou sands or millions of people — as well as dollars, and because people are people, as well as because peo ple vote, the effect of budgetary actions is a matter of vital concern to all of us and particularly to those who run for public office.” THE FEDERAL BUDGET, a mighty formidable document — in dollars, in physical size, and in its impact on the Nation and the world, requires careful, responsi ble and objective consideration, Hughes said. To give the budget this consid eration, Hughes suggested, “ . . . first of all, move quickly by the easy generalizations and the catch phrases. Then let us consider budg et programs and proposals in terms of three questions. The first of these is the question ‘how well’? How well and how efficiently are we carrying on the Government’s business ?” Hughes explained that this ques tion encompasses such problems as waste, the caliber and number of Federal personnel in relation to workloads, and duplication of ef forts among Federal agencies. “OVERALL Federal Budget lev els, however, can be affected even more significantly by budget deci sions responsive to two other ques tions: What? What programs or activities is the Federal Govern ment to undertake?” And how much ? How much should the Gov ernment spend on each of these ? Hughes said the problem of the Bureau of the Budget is to reach the “proper blend or mix of the numberless proposals which might be generated by these three ques tions. “Surely improvements in econo my and efficiency must continu ously be sought, but other things being equal the level of the budget is determined by the things which we, the taxpayers and voters, through our elected officials, and through our individual and organ ized pressures want the Federal Government to do,” he said. Please Locate One Missing SCONA Guest ft k • 5 V 4 I The Student Conference on Na tional Affairs, as many other con ferences, has come upon many problems. Some of these are minor and some are major. The trans portation committee of SCONA IX was put into full action yesterday in order to solve one of these major problems. At 9:30 yesterday morning East ern Airlines Flight 503 left Wash ington’s Dulles Airport en route to Houston International Airport. On (See Please Locate, on Page 3) Aggie Talent Show Set For Saturday; 8 Acts Scheduled Congratulations In Order Chancellor and Mrs. M. T. Harrington con- hu on the occasion of Kenya’s independence, gratulate Milwant S. Sandhu and Mrs. Sand- Birthday Of Graduate students from Kenya around cake for the occasion. Left to right, the Sandhus, A New Nation Renaud DaGama Rose and Krishan Shaunak. It’s time for the Aggie Talent Show again and eight group and individual acts have been selected to participate in the event Sat urday night at 7:30 in Guion Hall, said Curtis Morton, corresponding secretary of the Talent Committee. The ATS is being emceed once again by Tom Martin of Houston, the combination magician and master of ceremonies who per formed last year. On Dec. 6 eight acts were select ed from a field of about 20 try outs, stated Morton. Included in this number are Little John C. and the Texas Three, a country music group; the Ovemighters, instrumentalists; Sally Winn, so loist and the first co-ed to appear on ATS; the Wayfarers, a folk song group who won the ATS contest last year; the Avantis, an instrumental band; Fred J. Barr, folk singer; Tony McClure, folk singer, and the Crescent City Six, jazz band.