The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 09, 1964, Image 2

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    THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, October 9, 1964
BATTALION EDITORIALS
Batt Defends
Against Attack
Rarely is it necessary for a student newspaper to openly
defend itself and the honor of its editors against the un
warranted attacks of fellow students. But because those
assailing these pages are denoted as campus leaders The
Battalion takes exceptional distaste to their assertions.
Last night this publication was slandered at
yell practice. If the aggressors had a legitimate
problem or question about The Battalion’s editorial
policy its editors should have been the first to be
informed—but not so. Instead the issue was aired
at yell practice and the Corps of Cadets spontane
ously tried and condemned all associated with this
paper for “co-edism.”
An explanation—a rebuttal—seems necessary to dispel
the confusion and false accusations. Tuesday of this week
a feature article on co-eds appeared in the pages of The
Battalion. Written in cooperation with the Department of
Journalism’s feature writing class the story concerned a
bonfire log secured by several A&M female students. Partly
out of uniqueness, partly out of courtesy to the feature
writing student the article was run.
To those who say this favors co-eds, we point out the
editorial stands of The Battalion are determined by the
editor and appear as editorials, not feature stories. Nor do
the columns appearing in these pages necessarily represent
the views of the entire staff. These comments are the
personal observations of their authors.
The Battalion was also accused of not repre
senting the views of the Corps. This is entirely
correct. Nor do we necessarily represent the views
of the civilian students, the foreign students, etc.,
etc., etc. For The Battalion represents Texas A&M
University and not any specified faction within it.
Only by treating each segment of the student body
as equals—and this includes co-eds—can a fair and
accurate newspaper be published.
Also discussed at the kangaroo court of yell practice
was the composition of The Battalion staff. True, only one
member of the Corps of Cadets is a member of our perma
nent staff. No qualified member of the A&M student body
has ever been excluded from work on student publications
regardless of race, color, creed or previous condition of
servitude. But unfortunately, because of the time involved,
the decision between a position on The Battalion and serving
in the Corps must be made early in one’s college career.
If this defense of our policy sounds as belliger
ent as the yell practice attacks, it is because we are
more sensitive to the ramblings of the uninformed
on our own campus. A distinction should be made
by the Corps between Aggie Spirit and misguided
emotions of persecution.
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
Miss S. you appall me
Though personal it’s not.
“You’re as Aggie as'Y am.”
My dear, that is rot!
Awhile back I came here
And they gave me a name.
My first name was fish,
Can you say the same ?
I cut all my hair off
And proud I was, too.
I was a Texas Aggie Fish —
No one will say that of you.
And I went to bonfire,
I chewed and I spat;
My dear young Maggie
You cannot say that.
You say you’re an Aggie;
I say that’s not so.
When Ag’s believe that.
That’s the day I will gOi : . - • "
You say you love Aggies —
That’s not hard to see;
But one last word
Don’t waste it on me!
Joe Bush, ’66
Yell Leader
★ ★ ★
Editor,
The Battalion:
To Melvin Cockrell ’67,
How many logs have you cut?
How many bonfires have you
built ?
James Hunt, ’63
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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.
Members of tne Student Publications Board are James L. Lindsey, chairman ; Delbert
McGuire, College of Arts and Sciences ; J. A. Orr, College of Engineering; J. M.
Holcome, College of Agriculture; and Dr. R. S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine.
The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Sta
tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods. Septem
ber through May, and once a week during summer school.
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dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of
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EDITOR
Managing Editor ...
Night News Editor
Sports Editor
Day News Editor ...
Asst. Sports Editor
RONALD L. FANN
... Glenn Dromgoole
.. Clovis McCallister
Tex Rogers
... Michael Reynolds
Lani Presswood
CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
“ . . . They were singing ‘California Here We Come’ when
they left my class—but I didn’t attach any significance
to it until I walked into that empty classroom today!”
U. S. Tells Reds: ‘Pay Up 9
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. <A>>
— The United States gave notice
Thursday it will demand voting
rights be taken away from the
Soviet Union the day the U.N.
General Assembly opens — Nov.
10 — unless the Russian pay up
for peace keeping operations.
The step was taken amid hints
from the Soviet Union that it
will quit the United Nations if it
is deprived of its assembly vote.
Ambassador Adlai E. Steven
son spelled out in detail the U. S.
position on the U. N. financial
crisis in a long memorandum to
Secretary-General U Thant for
circulation as an official docu
ment.
Stevenson expressed the will
ingness of the United States to
accept any reasonable solution
for breaking the deadlock over
finances — provided it includes
ATTENTION
All civilian dorm counselors and
officers
The civilian section of the Ag-
gieland staff announces that the
last date for scheduling group
pictures for the ’65 Aggieland
will be 1 December 1964. The
final day for having pictures
made will be I March 1965, at
which time all other items to
go on pages must be turned in.
We will appreciate your coop
eration and any ideas.
John Holladay, Section editor
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FRIDAY 7:15 P. M.
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“9 HOURS TO RAMA”
SATURDAY 1:15 P. M.
“ZOTZ”
Tom Poston, Jim Baccus,
Julia Mead
And
“9 HOURS TO RAMA”
SATURDAY MIDNIGHT
“HATARI!”
SUNDAY 5:30 P. M.
payment of money to the U. N.
by the Soviet Union and other
debtor nations.
Bulletin Board
FRIDAY
Memorial Student Center Bridge
Committee will meet at 7:15 p.m.
Monday in the Social Room in the
MSC.
Memorial Student Center Chess
Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Friday in MSC.
John A. Lomax Folklore Socie
ty will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday
in Room 3-A in the MSC.
Oceanography and Meteorology
Wives will meet to play bridge
at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Laura West at 4309
Oaklawn.
Chinese Student’s Association
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
in Room 202 of the YMCA Build
ing.
College Station Chapter .of , the
American Meteorological Society
will meet at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in
Room 306 of the Goodwin Hall.
CORPS FRESHMEN
YEARBOOK PORTRAIT
SCHEDULE
FRESHMEN IN THE CORPS
will have their portrait made for
the “Aggieland ’65” according to
the following schedule. Por
traits will be made at the
AGGIELAND STUDIO, ONE
BLOCK NORTH of the inter
section at North Gate, between
the hours of 0800 and 1700 on
the days scheduled.
Uniform will be winter blouse.
BLOUSES AND BRASS WILL
BE FURNISHED AT THE
STUDIO. EACH MAN MUST
BRING HIS OWN SHIRT AND
TIE. Annual portraits are with
out cap. GH cap may be worn
for optional personal portraits.
October 6-7 Squadrons 7-9
7- 8 Squadrons 10-12
8- 9 Squadrons 13-15
12-13 Squadrons 16-18
14- 15 Maroon Band . .
PLEASE NOTE: The
studio will have NO
BAND BRASS. Band
members are request
ed to bring their OWN
BLOUSE WITH
BRASS.
15- 16 White Band
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Campaign Doesn’t Alter
Foreign Policies—Rusk
WASHINGTON UP) — Secre
tary of State Dean Rusk protest
ed Thursday against any asser
tion that administration decisions
on Viet Nam could be influenced
by election campaign considera
tions.
Also in reply to Republican
critics, Rusk said the previous
GOP administration rather than
the Democrats should be blamed
for Cuba’s shift to communism.
Rusk told a news conference
that South ' Viet Nam presents
major issues of war and peace
and this is “not a matter which
any president of the United
States can deal with on electoral
terms.”
Stressing that the United
State remains deeply committed
to the security of Southeast Asia,
Rusk said that this commitment
“has nothing to do with our
electoral process here.”
“We are not concealing any
thing, or postponing, or making
time, or refusing to make the
decisions that are required,” he
said.
Former Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon said in Chicago
Wednesday that South Viet Nam
might be lost within a year, and
Read Classifieds Daily
ATTENTION
ALL HOMETOWN
CLUB REPRESENTATIVES
The hometown club section
of the “Aggieland” staff has
announced that the last date for
scheduling club pictures for the
“Aggieland” will be 18 Decem
ber, 1964. The final day for
having the pictures made will
be 1 March, 1965. Please make
arrangements to have your pic
ture scheduled before the dead
line.
Dave Baker, Section Editor
R. D. Baker
CIVILIAN FRESHMEN
Aggieland ’65
Civilian Freshmen will have
their pictures taken for the Ag
gieland ’65 starting the 5th of
October and running through
the 16th of October. Pictures
will be taken at the Aggieland
Studio at North Gate between
the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00
p. m. Coat and ties should be
worn.
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in U. S. policy.
On Cuba, Rusk was aske!|
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presidential candidate William E.I
Miller made in Miami Wednes )
day. Miller said the Johnson ad-
ministration is pursuing a policyl
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PICTURE SCHEDULE
AGGIELAND ’65
Outfit pictures for the AG
GIELAND will be made accord
ing to the schedule below.
Uniform will be class A Win
ter. Outfit C.O.’s will wear sa
bers; seniors will wear boots.
Ike jackets may be worn if all
seniors in the outfit can obtain
them. Guidons and award flags
will be carried. All personnel in
the outfit will wear the billed
service cap issued by the college,
The type of cap worn by under
classmen to and from the picture
taking area is left to the discre
tion of the outfit C.O.
Outfits should be in front of
the Administration Building by
1230 hrs. on the appointed day,
Arrangements should be made
by first sergeants with the Mess
Hall supervisors to allow the
outfit to be admitted to the Mess
Hall early.
Vol
October
5 — C-2, D-2
7 — A-3, B-3
8 — C-3, D-3
9 — E-3, F-3
12 — G-3, H-3
13 — Sqd 1, Sqd 2
14 — Sqd 3, Sqd 4
15 — Sqd 5, Sqd 6
16—- Sqd 7, Sqd 8
19 — Sqd 9, Sqd 10
20 —Sqd 11, Sqd 12
21 —Sqd 13, Sqd 14
22 — Sqd 15, Sqd 16
23 — Sqd 17, Sqd 18
26 — M-Band,
W-Band
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LAST NITE
2 Color Thrillers
1st Show 6:40 p. m.
Tony Randall
In
‘7 FACES OF DR. LAO’
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2nd Show 9 p. m.
Lee Remick
In
“WHEELER
DEALERS”
OUR SAT. NITE BIG 3
Enjoy our outdoor movie in
comfort in our all-weather in
door theater
1st Show 6:40 p. m.
Paul Newman
In
“THE RACK”
2nd Show 8:45 p. m.
Dale Robertson
In
‘DAKOTA INCIDENT”
(In Color)
3rd Show 10:15 p. m.
Marshall Thompson
In
‘THE ROSE BOWL
STORY”
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