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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
“ ... It’s not a diploma—it’s a note that says ‘Report to th’
registrar’s office’!”
Stars And Strips Forever?
We consider it un-American not to respect the flag which
is symbolic of our nation.
As students at A&M, which is still recognized as a mili
tary school, we should take pride in the flag that represents
the freedoms for which men have fought and died in past
years.
And most of us would, if asked, claim to hold in high
esteem the value of respect toward the Stars and Stripes.
Yet we let a most uncouth form of disrespect pass by our eyes
daily.
We permit a soiled, battered, faded United States flag,
located 50 yards west of Sbisa Dining Hall, to continue to
fly despite its condition. Another flies in front of the
Academic Building.
While this flag is batted to and fro from day to day,
while it is soaked by driving rains and while it is gently
folded every night, we stand by with a “couldn’t care less”
attitude and allow it to be raised every morning.
Perhaps military men don’t recognize a worn-out flag
when they see one. Take a good look at this one, then. It
doesn’t take a veteran flag-saluter to tell that 4t has seen
its better days and is ready for retirement.
And if you think this isn’t important, you just might
be very wrong. Not only is it disrespectful to fly such a
weather-beaten, outdated flag such as this, it also is not
especially attractive to the eyes of those individuals who
might choose to visit our campus.
Flags flown over battlefields are often scarred with
bullet wounds. Despite its appearance, this flag has not
been through a war — unless perhaps the war of mis
use.—G. A. D.
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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, January 23, 1964
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by John Wright
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opportunity to write a column
about Zanzibar. But somehow,
this week, the problems of Zan
zibar seem rather remote and
far removed from the immediate
problem or surviving final week.
I resent having to study half
the night away in order to cover
up for a rotten memory and a
semester’s lack of willpower. As
I sit and awefully view the
limitless array of material before
me, I think of the instructor who
is faced with the problem of
constructing a semester exam
that will be representative of the
material that he has taught, and
I, hopefully have learned.
This, and this too, he must
surely ask on the exam. But how
about these definitions, how a-
bout those. Snowed by the a-
mount of memorization and tired
I find myself becoming more and
more pathetic. More rationaliza
tion and more absurb thoughts.
First it was stay up all night,
now its get some sleep and with
a clear head face the exam and
just do your best and hope.
The alarm goes off with a
shattering noise. Its nearly day
light. A decision to make —
last minute cram or coffee, or
perhaps even another forty
winks ? Are you crazy ? Out of
bed again and this time straight
to the shower. Now I’m awake
Multinational
Force Stands
GENEVA <A>) The United
States has assured West Ger
many that President Johnson’s
five-point arms control plan will
not interfere in any way with
the proposed multinational nu
clear force of the North Atlan
tic Treaty Organization.
The assurance was given on
Wednesday by the U. S. Disarm
ament negotiator, William C.
Foster, to Dr. Lothar Lahn, new
ly appointed West German ob
server at the 17-nation disarm
ament conference here.
West Germany is not a confer
ence participant and Lahn does
not sit in on the conference ses
sions.
Foster presented the Johnson
plan to the conference Tuesday
as it resumed following a five-
month recess. Wednesday, with
no conference session scheduled
Foster had a 45-minute private
meeting with Lahn at the U. S.
delegation headquarters.
American and West German
officials described the meeting
as a courtesy visit by Lahn.
Authoritative s o u r c es said
that Foster gave Lahn renewed
assurances that the United
States will engage in no arms
control bargaining with the So
viet Union without full prior
consultation with the NATO
council. In particular, Foster
assured Lahn that the Johnson
plan does not make the multi
national force a subject of ne
gotiation at this conference.
start of the exam. Too late now
buddy. A quick cup of coffee in
the MSC. Oh hell! I’ve left
my pen in my room. Well, no
time now, you will have to bor
row one. You know it seems like
every time I take an exam, it’s
with somebody else’s pen.
The prof hands out the exams.
I pick up my copy, turn it over
and read. Surprisingly enough
I seem to recognize most of the
material. It won’t be as bad
as I thought.
Write, write like crazy, Wright.
Now I’m almost halfway through,
but look at the time — not
enough time! Oh good, the last
few questions are multiple choice.
I’m through! Now its over
and it wasn’t half as bad as I
though it would be. I though I
was tired, but now I, feel like
lingering a bit and relishing the
joy of idleness.
Back in the same old rut!
WASHINGTON UP) — Presi
dent Johnson and Canada’s
Prime Minister Lester B. Pear
son concluded a two-day meet
ing on a harmonious note
Wednesday with the signing of
two pacts.
One agreement, signed in the
Treaty Room at the White
House, would carry forward the
giant project of harnessing the
Columbia River system in the
Pacific Northwest.
The other would make an in
ternational park of the Campo-
bello Island summer home of
former President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Pearson, who arrived Tuesday
afternoon for his first business
meeting with the new Presi
dent, began the day by laying
a wreath at the Arlington Na
tional Cemetery grave of the
late President John F. Kennedy.
Then he went to the White
House for two hours of talks
with Johnson on a wide range of
subjects.
Both men, in obvious good
spirits, supervised a crowded
noontime ceremony at which
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
and Paul Martin, Canada’s for
eign minister, signed notes to
implement the 1961 Columbia
River treaty.
JOHNSON SAID the river de
velopment project will mean
more industry and will “make a
general contribution to the prog
ress of the Northwest and British
Columbia.”
In an aside to the U. S. and
Canadian delegation present, he
added that if America and Can
ada can agree on sharing power
from the Columbia River they
should be able to agree on mat
ters like taxes and lumber.
U. S. lumbermen have been
perturbed over Canadian j
ports, and each country disSj
taxes levied by the other ^
affect business across the boci
ary.
Pearson saw the treaty
helping both countries. “Wei,
get advantages,” he said,
UNDER THE IMPLEM
ING agreement, Canada is to
$318.8 million to finance
stream development of the lit.
system which crosses the botj
ary on its way to the Paciiic
Of this, $254.4 million w,
be an advance lump sum ft
a nonprofit corporation in|
U. S. Northwest to purcki
from Canada its share
power to be developed dor
stream over the next 30 yen
The other $64.4 million wj
be U. S. federal govemm
funds for flood control beneia
America would receive thro;;
Canadian reservoirs upstream
CIVILIAN
YEARBOOK PORTRAIT
SCHEDULE
Civilian Students will have
their portrait made for the “Ag-
gieland ’64” according to the
following schedule. Portraits
will be made at the Aggieland
Studio, between 8 AM and 5
PM on the days scheduled. TIES
AND COATS SHOULD BE
WORN.
NOTE: JANUARY GRAD
UATES should have their por
trait made before leaving school,
disregarding any conflict in
schedule dates.
CIVILIAN SENIORS AND
GRADUATE STUDENTS
January 22-23 U-Z
CIVILIAN SOPHOMORES
AND JUNIORS
February 4-5 A-E
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