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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, July 2, 1964 BATTALION EDITORIALS Philosophy And Humanities The recent decision by the Board of Directors to ask the Texas Commission on Higher Education to approve the estab lishment of a Department of Philosophy and Humanities within the framework of the College of Arts and Sciences should provide encouragement to those persons interested in the growth and development of A&M as an institution of higher learning. In the twentieth-century, with all its strides in the scientific and literary spheres of civilization, it be hooves every intelligent person to attain an understanding of the men and ideas that form the cornerstones of the modern world. Today is the era of emerging science, and the term emerging is not incorrect when one encounters the enthusias tic scientist optimistically proclaiming that only the surface of man’s pool of ability has been scratched. The full potential of science only made its appearance some 30 years ago. Before that time, with the exception of a few excellent institutions such the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scientists were on the whole regarded by the layman as unpractical types, who lived with their heads in the clouds. Presently of course, the scientist is the national hero and the focal point for countless federal aid, and private endow ment. That is only right, for without a healthy crop of scientists we would be in sad shape, both culturally and de fense wise. As one of the key points in the nation’s space effort, the Houston area is pinpointed for the birth of countless new industries. Subsequently the surrounding universities of the area are logical institutions in which to create new sources of skilled scientific manpower. We at A&M of course have benefited heavily with the result that we now have facilities second to none in this part of the nation. Unfortunately in the past.we have been sadly lacking in adequate liberal arts facilities. Those involved in the liberal arts must have often gazed jealously at the financial aid and the physical resources available to the sciences. Now the trend has apparently changed. The Board of Directors of A&M University knew full well that without a rounded College of Arts and Sciences, an important function of a university would be lost. ‘Tough’ Legislation TPA—An already “tough” job faced by Texas lawmakers in the 59th Legislature will be compli cated even more by “issues of high emotional content,” Lt. Gov. Preston Smith feels. These issues, according to the lieutenant governor, include: pro posals to legalize parimutual bet ting on horse races, sale of liquor by the drink in eating establish ments, control of oyster shell dredging on the Gulf Coast, an oil and gas “pooling” bill, fur ther controls on water pollution, repeal of the poll tax and anoth er proposed constitutional amend ment to guarantee equal rights to women in property and business management. “The Legislature will need a ; “Sports Car Center” gj j Dealers for | ; Renault-Peugeot : & a ; British Motor Cars Hj Sales—Parts—Service 3j ■ “We Service All Foreign Cars”!' ■1422 Texas Ave. TA 2-45171 combination of many virtures if it disposes of all the important and controversial legislation laid before it,” Lt. Gov. Smith told approximately 250 mayors and councilmen gathered in the capi tal city for an institute on muni cipal problems. Three major “musts” confront the Legislature next year, Smith said. These include: deciding the future course of higher educa tion, financing education and “other vital state functions”, and legislative redistricting. Legislators are busy with maps and population tables, trying to see how the new court rules on legislative apportionment affect them. One plan in general circu lation involves the Texas Senate. It envisions slicing up the four big-city counties of Harris, Dal las, Bexar and Tarrant and at taching the slices to present sen atorial districts which tough them. This plan would give all pre sent senators except two a chance for re-election, if they can get the votes in the portions of the big cities assigned them. Ferreri’s Triangle Restaurant Try Our New SECRETARY SPECIAL Monday Thru Friday The SECRETARY SPECIAL is a quick, low calorie meal which gives you time to shop during your noon hour. Book Your Banquets and Special Parties Early. 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JOHN WRIGHT EDITOR Clovis McCallister - News Editor CADET slouch by Jim Earle Underworld Languages “See what I mean—we’ve had ’em for years, so why make a fuss over topless bathing suits now?” By BOB GASSAWAY SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (A 5 ) — Inhabitants of the underworld communicate in their own langu age which has a mystifying flav or to outsiders, called “squares,” who try to make an honest living. Yet some of the underworld words eventually slip into the stream of daily conversation. Such words as “cop” and “fuzz” mean policeman to the average American. In the underworld, where they were spawned, these words generally have been re placed by “heat” and “The Man.” A police informer has long been known as a stool pigeon. Now he is a snitch, one of the most hated elements of the under world. Characters of the criminal world normally have little res pect for women, whom they call ‘hides.” A “broad” is a “hide” sought for purely pleasures, but if a little bit of romance enters the picture or “scene,” the “board” becomes a “chick.” When an agreement or “deal” is completed, “it goes down.” Police officers frequently bor row from the underworld verna cular. For instance, undercover nar cotics agents often buy drugs from a peddler as a prelude to filing charges against him, and have regular officers arrest the man later. When an agent does this, he “buys and walks off.” If the agent’s car is recognized by his quarry, it is “heated up.” When police arrest a man, or “thing” as they call him, the criminal could say “the heat fell bn me.” The “thing” probably would say he “copped a fall,” after he is sentenced to jail or “the joint” as prison is sometimes known. Police officers will explain they “ran some paper” if they used a search warrant. READ BATTALION CLASSIFIEDS The Big Agricultural Game; U. S. Versus Soviet Union By JOHN G. McHANEY Economist — Texas Agricultural Extension Service We have a great country; we are better fed, better clothed, and better housed than any other country in the world. Our eco nomic system and our agricul tural economy have played a major role in this development. Extensive research, educational programs through the land-grant colleges and universities, and the system of free enterprise, plus an abundance of natural resources, have done much to shape the role of agriculture in this country. Our mammoth agricultural pro duction and our agricultural eco nomy are unmatched by no other nation in the world, including the Soviet Union. The United States is blessed with a favorable agricultural cli mate and tremendous land re sources while in the Soviet Union, climate is a much greater limit ing factor than soil or land re sources. Russia has a much shorter growing season. Although the Soviet Union has nearly seven times as many peo ple in its farm labor force, our farmers are much more produc tive. In 1959 one farm worker in the U. S. supplied himself and 23 other Americans with food and fiber while in the Soviet Union, one farm worker supplied him self and only three others with these items. In Russia 45 percent of the total labor force is in the farm labor group in relation to only 11 percent in our country. Labor inputs in agriculture are extremely high in the Soviet Union due to lack of capital. This condition results from chan neling capital into industry ra ther than into agriculture. Labor is also inefficiently managed and utilized. Farm machinery in the Soviet Union is scarce. In 1961 there was only one tractor for every 432 acres of sown cropland com pared with one tractor for every 66 acres of such land' in the U. S. NATIONALIZATION A great majority of our farm ers and ranchers own and oper ate their land. In the Soviet College Students Faculty Members College Libraries SUBSCRIBE NOW AT HALF PRICE Clip this advertisement and return it with your check or money order to: The Chrlttlea Science Mon I ter One Nerwey St., Boiton, Meet. 02115 □ 1 YEAR $12 □ 6 mos. $6 □ COLLEGE STUDENT □ FACULTY MEMBER Union all land is nationalized and the operational unit is mostly the large collective farm or the larg er state farm. State farms, where workers are paid regular wages, are constantly increasing. Although most of the farming is controlled by the government, there are still a few traces of private farming scattered about on the Soviet landscape. These are the tiny private plots that collective and state farm work ers and other workers are per mitted to maintain. Having only about three to four percent of the sown crop land in the country, these pri vate plots produce no less than 30 percent of the total agricul tural production. The bulk of the agricultural commodities pro duced on these holdings are high value products such as meat, milk, eggs, potatoes, and vege tables. Private farming, how ever, has declined considerably in the last two decades. LARGE FARMS Soviet farms are gigantic when compared with U. S. farms. Our average farm in 1960 was 302 acres and had an average of 84 acres of cropland. In the Soviet Union there was an average of 6,785 sown acres on collective farms an dan average of 22,485 sown acres on state farms. On the average, about IV2 farm workers were employed on each farm in the U. S. in 1960 while each Soviet collective farm con tained 386 households and each state farm employed 753 workers. Since 1958, a year of excep tionally favorable weather for Russian agriculture, Soviet net agricultural production has de clined, especially in per capita terms. In contrast, U. S. agri cultural production has continued to increase. Although land and labor in puts in the U. S. are far smaller than in the Soviet Union, total production is much larger. On three times the sown area, the Soviet Union harvested only 50 percent more wheat in 1961. During the same year, the U. S. obtained seven times the corn production on three times the corn acreage. For almost all the crops grown in both coun tries, we obtain far higher out put on less land. SUMMER SALE Our Summer Sale is now in progress —save now on men’s and boy’s suits — slacks —sports shirts shoes — pajamas —sportswear and swimwear. Save Now at Conway & Co. in Bryan Conway & Co. Downtown, Bryan The Church..For a Fuller Life..For You.. ^^unercii BRYAN, TEXAS 502 West 26th St. PHONE TA 2-1572 STUDENT PUBLICATION Campus and Circle Theatres College Station CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC Sunday Masses—7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 OUR SAMOUR’S LUTHERAN 8:15 & 10:45 A.M.—The Church at Worship 9 :30 A.M.—Bible Classes For All Holy Communion—First Sunday Month day Each ST. 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