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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, August 13, 1964 BATTALION EDITORIALS What's Your Opinion? As college students, most of us like to think that we are capable of listening to the opinions of others with a cer tain degree of equanimity. However, if actions be qualified criteria for deciding whether or not our estimates of our selves are justifiable, many of us will find that we are in drastic need of self-improvement. We believe that we can be open-minded about most things, but, at the same time, we avoid situations which might expose our bigotry. If you think this statement is absurd, simply look around. What do you see? Sure, there are small groups of people talking together, laughing together, etc. But look more closely! There are three engineering students. A little farther away under the tree are some students majoring in English. So what? How many of us ever consider the reason behind our gathering in small little cliques? Of course, in all probabil ity, the students in any single group have similar interests. This fact alone seems to justify their being together. Yet, “outsider” enters our discussions? As a matter of fact, why do we feel resentful the very minute this person offers us his opinion about our topic of discussion" (He sounds a little stupid, doesn’t he?) If we really examine this sort of occurrence, we unfortunately may find that our hostile feel ings spring from our failure to understand or appreciate the “outsider’s” opinions. It is because of this failure to understand others that we often choose to remain in our closed little groups. Now, exactly how open-minded are we? In the near future, we are to have a new Department of Philosophy and Humanities here at A&M University. As students and as social beings, we owe it to ourselves to reap as many benefits as possible from the courses to be offered by this new department. By diligently applying ourselves to the study of ideas, we can attain a better understanding of our fellow students’ ideas and actions. Also, we can dis cover that many of the greatest thinkers in history were both scientists and philosophers. (For example, have you heard of Rene Descartes?) However, most important of all, we can gain a receptive attitude toward other and their ideas. Once this is accomplished, we can be genuinely proud of our open-mindedness. TO COLLEGE SENIORS and GRADUATE STUDENTS You will be particularly interested in the fact that the College Master: . . . has no war exclusion clause. . . . affords excellent savings and insurance features. . . . provides a unique family plan feature. ... is guaranteed by a top company. . . . gives Insurance Now, with permium deposits deferred until you are out of school. 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News contributions may^be^inade by telephoning VI^6-661^8 ^or. VI 6-4910 verv f'stll at the call VI 6-6415. “ . . . man, was I prepared—I studied ‘til 4:00 last night! I had that quiz down cold—from one end to the other—I was zeroed in! I’m rather curious to know how I would have done if I hadn’t slept through it!” Grazing Land Infested By VERN SANFORD Texas Press Association AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ pro gress in the field of race re lations was commended by visit ing federal officials here to dis cuss aspects of the new Civil Rights Law. Gov. John Connally met brief ly with Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins, director of the new Community Relations Service; and former Gov. Bu ford Ellington of Tennessee. Session was one of a series to be conducted with governors in all states at the request of President Johnson to discuss the Commun ity Relations Service operation. Agency will provide conciliation service at the state and local level to resolve discrimination disputes. Governor Connally predicted Texas will continue to move for ward without outside help. Meanwhile, Texas School Board Association warned that action on the part of segregated schools between now and Labor Day may determine their con tinued eligibility for federal funds. tative procedures for enforcement of Title VI (of the Civil Rights Law) will require assurance from local school boards of compliance or intention to comply before federal funds will be awarded.” APPOINTMENTS announced — Governor Connally selected Pat Taggart of Waco, president of Newspaper, Inc., as a member of Texas State Historical Survey Committee to succeed Sam Pri- vitt of Childress for an unexpired term extending until January 1. New members of the State Board of Vocational Nurse Ex aminers are Miss Hedwig Puste- jovsky of Houston, Mrs. Jimmie L. Morrison of Hico and Mrs. Naomi Younger of Levelland. Their terms extend until Septem ber 7, 1969. Dr. J. A. Barrington of Wichita Falls and Dr. Claude Willey of El Paso were named to six-year terms on the State Board of Veterinary Medicial Examiners. They succeed Dr. John McCoy of Paris and Dr. Edmund Dwclle of Alice. ner, San Angelo, will take over Seanght’s duties with the dustrial Commission on August 15. TEMPLE, Tex. <A>) — Over four-fifths — 88.5 million acres — of Texas grazing land is now infested with various kinds of un desirable or low-value shrubs or trees, the U. S. Soil Conservation Service reports. State Conservationist H. N. Smith says on half of the in fested area — 54 million acres — the better forage plants on which the livestock industry relies are unable to make satisfactory yields. On 24 million acres there is so much brush of medium density — with 10 to 20 per cent of the range shaded by the brush can opy — it soon will crowd out the better grasses and forage plants, Smith said the survey showed. Soil Conservation Service tech- Sound Off Dear Sir: In the fourth section of the Aug. 6 issue (Freshrtian Edition) of The Battalion, it was errone ously reported that “The Spirit of Aggieland” was written in 1941 by Mrs. Ford Munnerlynn. “The Spirit of Aggieland” was written in 1925 by Richard J. Dunn, director of the Aggie Band from 1924 until he retired in 1946, and M. H. Mimms, a 1929 Aggie graduate. Mrs. Ford Munnerlyhn wrote the Aggie fight song, “The Twelfth Man” in 1941. Sincerely, Josephine Dunn Johnson (Mrs. J. N. Johnson) Ed.—You are indeed quite cor rect Mrs. Johnson, The Battalion apologizes for such a gross error. Bulletin Board The Industrial Education Wives Club will meet on Thursday even ing, Aug. 20 at 8:00 p.m. in the Brooks Room of the YMCA. 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The survey showed an increase in mesquite to a new total of 56 million acres of this doggedly stubborn plant. Rangelands oc cupied by cedar now total 21 mil lion acres, an increase of 3.5 mil lion acres since the 1947 survey. According to Department of Health, Education and Welfare officials on the Civil Rights Law, all the answers won’t be known until new regulations are drawn late this month. But the law has been inter preted as banning federal aid to segregated facilities. Texas schools now get about $30,000,000 a year in federal money for such programs as the national defense education act, vocational education, school lunch and milk program and aid to dis tricts where federal installations bring in a large number of pupils. HEW personnel indicate “ten- Kirby Hillin of Dallas and Vir gil A. Walston of Houston suc ceed W. J. Burkhart of Dallas and Kenneth Nelson of Diboll to six- year terms on the State Board of Registration for Public Survey ors. 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