THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, January 30, 1964
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Grange Meets
BATTALION EDITORIALS
H's About Time
By the time most people reach university age they have
learned that the bad comes with the good. With full recog
nition of the numerous capable educators and administrators
on campus, and also those who might not be so capable but
who give their best, some criticism (intended to be con
structive) is in order for some of our educators and adminis
trators.
The matter in point is simply one of attitude. Students
are often counseled on their attitude and advised to alter
the attitude or prepare to suffer the consequences.
It’s time for some of the advisors to heed their own
suggestions. Increased difficulty for students to obtain
sincere counseling in some departments, schools and colleges
of this university have caused some students to take a “what
the hell” attitude toward degree plans, course selection and
other elements of their education.
While realizing that most of the academic curricula
offered at A&M, or any other university, have been estab
lished by people with years of experience in education, it
is still objectional to any student to be told that he must
adhere down the line to an established degree plan. These
catalogue curricula have been established for the average
,student. However, there are some students who are not
just the fellow looking for a degree. Some students know
where they are headed and what they intend to do with
their lives.
However, the solid student with a goal in mind is often
told that a counselor (be he a professor or dean) knows
what courses are best for him. This decision is sometimes
reached without the counselor ever considering, or even
hearing, about the student’s plans and goals.
It might be well for some of these “Student, you’re
interferring with my day” counselors to remember why they
are being paid by the State of Texas and what their prime
duties are—to see to it that each student gets the best
education possible out of this university.
Conceded, a student must show a desire to obtain this
education by concentrated study. But, also, he should be
given the opportunity t^> consult sincere counselors. And
this does not mean to simply visit some individual in an
office who gruffly tells him what he must take “according
to . . .”.
Wouldn’t it be just as easy for all the people on this
campus who have occasion to counsel students to actually
conduct two-way counseling sessions. Fifteen minutes of
sincere counseling would be much more efficient than 30
minutes of a student trying to argue for a course that he
knows he will need, but has been denied because “the book
doesn’t list it.”
We simply ask those who have forgotten, to remember
that the student is your day’s work, not an intrusion in
that work. Why not greet him as a counselor should, listen
to him and work with him—at least until he shows that he
does not deserve the consideration.
U. S. —Panama Efforts
For Workshop For Canal Negotiation Fail
wiiiciciis or tfiG x 0-A.ns ol-cIlg ^^
Officials of the Texas State
Grange are meeting at A&M Uni
versity today through Saturday
for their sixth annual Leadership
Workshop.
W. N. Williamson, assistant di
rector of the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, said part of the
program will focus on the art of
public speaking.. Bob Hunt, as
sistant state 4-H Club leader, will
head the discussion.
Among the other A&M personnel
who will participate are Dr. A. B.
Wooten, asociate professor in the
Agricultural Economics and So
ciology Department, who will
speak on farm subsidies; and Dr.
J. C. Gaines, head of the Entomolo
gy Department, who will discuss
safe use of insecticides.
WASHINGTON <A>) Negoti
ations to end the dispute be
tween the United States and
Panama over the Panama Canal
collapsed Wednesday night, Pa
nama’s negotiator Miguel Mo
reno reported.
Moreno, his country’s ambas
sador to the Organization of
American States, said, “Unfor
tunately Panama has done all
that it is possible to do” but no
agreement has been reached.
The Panamanian diplomat said
Panama “has no other recourse”
than to call for an emergency
meeting of the foreign ministers
of the American republics.
He added that request will be
filed with the OAS general sec
retariat Wednesday night.
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One Day To Buy
Citizens, both those pleased and those displeased with
current state and county elected officials, have only one
day left to pay for the right to support or reject those
officials.
If a person is interested in only federal positions, he
need not worry about deadlines at the present. This
November Texans will not have to pay the State’s poll tax
to vote for federal officials. However, at a date to be
established later, the people of Texas who have not paid
the poll tax will have to register for the November elections.
Regardless of what we think of the situation that has
been created by Texans voting to keep a poll tax that the
nation has decided to abolish, we should all seek to avail
ourselves of the right to vote—however that right has to
be obtained. Each citizen should pick up his responsibility
of suffrage.
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The Coogs Inc. put on quite
a show for the estimated 450
Aggies among the 7,700 who
showed up for the battle in the
Houston Coliseum Tuesday night.
It was a three-ring circus of
fun, consisting of SWC title
claims, “Pooooooor Aggggggies”
and Uncle Dan the Blind Man.
One Cougar High player was
heard to remark that now that
the boys in red and white have
beaten everyone worth beating in
the Southwest Conference, they
now deserve the conference title.
How about Rice, fellows, among
others ?
Not only have the Coogs never
played the Rice Owls, but also it
must be remembered that the
boys in blue pretend the Cougars
don’t even exist. The Cougars
should be thankful that the whole
conference doesn’t take Rice’s
attitude. Then the Cougars might
have to go hunting for someone
to put up with them. Get in
competition, then talk about how
great you are, Cougars.
Cougar spirit hit a new high
as the cheerleaders began lead
ing their now famous “Poor
Aggies” yell. That is the only
one that the student body does
above a whisper and probably the
only one most of them know.
A second half rally, led by the
A&M team and two self appoint
ed Yell Leaders, Frank and
James Ray, showed true school
spirit.
The brothers left the stands at
half-time and returned with the
team clad in white shirts and
warm-up pants.
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For those who chose to watch
the game, Dan Watson, referee
from the Missouri Valley Con
ference, provided much of the
excitement on the court.
Every Aggie present was sur
prised at some of his calls. They
might not have been surprised
had they known that he referees
nearly one half of UH’s home
games and is known to the team
as “Good ole Uncle Dan.”
The scene of the battle was a
temporarily rigged court that is
one of the highlights of Cougar
High’s physical plant for ath
letics, right along with the rent
al of Rice stadium for football.
(Rice is no group of fools. They
may not recognize UH but they
certainly will relieve them of
their money.)
If the Cougars could come to
Rice Field House Saturday, one
way or the other, they would see
the SWC champion in action and
might get a few tips on being a
real university.
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