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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 16, 1964 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle BATTALION EDITORIALS Corps Code Foretells Future Congratulations to the committee responsible for The Standard—the Corps of Cadets new guidebook. A replacement for The Cadence, The Aggie Code of Honor, Social Customs, The Cadet Code of Conduct and the Articles of the Cadet Corps, the new cadet bible is a praise worthy step forward from the chaos of custom. Tradition is an honorable feature of any organization. But the Corps is a mobile, growing body with many facets. What is tradition with one man is not with another, and what is tradition with one outfit is not with another. A code for the future—not the past— is now in the hands of the Corps. It not only spells out each man’s respon sibility to his class and his unit, but for the first time it tells why. How these new standards—imposed by the Corps itself— are accepted will spell the future of A&M military training. K. K. Konfusion Psychologists say normal people don’t try to put round pegs into square holes. It would be interesting to receive their opinions on cam pus parking conditions. Campus Security has graduated beyond the square peg lesson and gone a step further—put ting too many cars in not enough space. Students living in the old dorm area need not consult Sherlock Holmes to discover too many parking permits were issued for the dorm lot—the number of “complementary” parking tickets given yesterday is proof enough. But the solution is a puzzle. Unless more space is pro vided or some cars moved, students will have to play musical chairs with the limited number of parking spaces with the loser taking a parking ticket. Bulletin Board WEDNESDAY The Brazos County A&M Club will see a film on football high lights of 1963 at their monthly meeting at the clubhouse on Ehlinger Drive. Meeting starts at 6 p.m. with refreshments serv ed at 7 p.m. The Judo Club will meet at 5 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. All old members have been asked to report for practice today while new members should report Sept. 23. The Aggies Wives Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center. Athletic officers from com- petiting organizations have been asked to report to the YMCA Building at 5 p.m. The Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Room of the Memorial Student Center. Students, faculty and the public have been asked to com pete. THURSDAY San Angelo West Texas Home town Club will meet in the Art Room of the MSC at 7:30 p.m. The Soil and Crop Science Stu dent Wives Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 302 of the Plant Science Building to discuss a welcoming tea for new mem bers. Graduate Student Council be gins operations for the fall se mester with a noon meeting in the MSC. All graduate students have been invited. FRIDAY The Freshmen Agricultural Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Room of the Animal Industries Building. Officers will be elected. The A&M Women’s Social Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the MSC. A child ren’s fashion show will be held. Read Classifieds Daily Ferreri’s Triangle Restaurant Invites You To Try Our AGGIE SPECIAL Also, try PIZZA, Spaghetti, Raviola, Mexican Food, and Seafood. Book Your Banquets and Special Parties Early. Accomodations From 10 to 200 Persons THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non tax-supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and operated by students as a university and community news paper and is under the supervision of the director of Stu dent Publications at Texas A&M University. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods. Se: ber through May, and once a week during summer school. neot also in i ved. and local news other matter her Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represented nationally by National advertising Service, Inc.. New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and San Francisco. Mail All subsc Address: News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. EDITOR RONALD L. FAN.N Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole Sports Editor - Tex Rogers Day News Editor Michael Reynolds Night News Editor Clovis McCallister Asst. Sports Editor Lani Presswood GONE TO CONFERENCE Health Care For Aged Bill Suffers Set-Back ... “I didn’t think so either, but th’ guy who sold them to me said I’d need ’em!” Civilian—Air Force Plan For Retirement Lauded ABILENE CP) — Sources spon soring the retirement of military men in the Abilene area say their program has met a good response. Lt. Col. M. M. Stallings, Dyess Air Force Base information of ficer, said, “We haven’t heard of any other type of retirement plan between an air base and a com munity being promulgated any where in the United States.” He added, “If this thing gets rolling, we’ll undoubtedly get Air Force-wide notice because it is a unique plan.” The program aims to direct the retiring military man into a ready-made civilian niche. Two committees have been set up. One already is preparing a brochure and planning advertise ments in military publications. Another committee will secure and pass on information about jobs for servicemen about to re tire. Between 10 and 20 men retire each month at Dyess, but the program also aims to reach other bases and servcies. Chamber of Commerce Presi dent C. E. Bentley says that Abi lene in this manner will be at tracting persons in their 40s “who MitJccArl Supply /plclu/te* ptcuMje4- -923 So.CollegeAve-BryanJejCas “Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service “We Service All Foreign Cars” 1422 Texas Ave. TA 2-4517 WELCOME AGGIES! Barbering at “its best” just a short drive to . . . YOUNG’S RIDGECREST BARBER SHOP 3605 Texas Ave. Plenty of parking space. Raymond Young, Proprieter have before them many years of constructive civilian activities. The plan makes available a vast reservoir of talent that will be needed.” One inducement would be that the medical, base and commissary privileges at Dyess wlil be avail able. Col. Stallings said, “There is a vast pool of military people who can step into civilian life and manage technically trained peo ple. We have police personnel, plumbers, teachers, road and ground maintenance operators, heavy equipment operators, doc tors — in short, the whole gamut of society.” The manpower reservoir could be used as an inducement for in dustry to move to Abilene. The colonel said most retired persons are praticularly interest ed in information on jobs, and Abilene plans to provide that. The idea for the military-civil ian retirement plan came from Col. Robert Halbouty of 819th Medical Group at the air base, who wrote a letter outlining the plan when the Chamber of Com merce asked for suggestions to make Abilene grow. The sponsors also hope to bring towns within 50 miles of Abilene into the program. PALACE Bryan Z-SS79 NOW SHOWING 4 fhe'! |color>.d«luxe| .....PANAVISION* HOUSED IHOJ , UNITED ARTISTS / Tickets Now On Sale For Richard Burton’s “HAMLET” (^hiclzen Shuck Chicken . . . Steaks Cutlets . . . Shrimp Orders to Go TA 2-3464 Texas Ave. - Next to Townshire QUEEN TONIGHT 6:30 P. M. FIESTA NITE “VALIENTES NO MUERON” WASHINGTON <A>) — The ad ministration’s program of health care for the elderly suffered a possible fatal setback Tuesday in the House. Without even a token fight, its supporters permitted the Sen ate-passed legislation to go to a Senate-House conference for al most certain death, unless Presi dent Johnson can find a formula to keep it breathing. Of the 12 men who will decide the fate of the measure in the joint conference, eight are known opponents and only four are a- vowed supporters. Their recommendations must be acted on by both the Senate and the House. What is popularly known as the medicare provision was added by the Senate to a House bill to broaden the Social Security program and increase monthly payments to persons on the Social Security pension roles. The Sen ate vote on the amendment, one of more than 60 changes made by that body, was 49 to 44. Health care backers in the House, led by Rep. Cecil R. 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