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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, November 18, 1964 BATTALION EDITORIALS Southwest Conference vs. Texas A&M No one likes to hang- out their dirty linen for the world to see. Especially a school as proud as A&M. No one likes to admit they are wrong. But this time A&M must. The mane clipping of SMU’s mascot Peruna was a step far beyond the previous pranks played on Southwest Con ference opponents last year. The animal was not injured— a professor in the veterinary school confirmed that—but the damage was more permanent than that inflicted in previous escapades. Not since several University of Texas students inadvertently killed a Baylor bear cub in 1961 has the damage to a school mascot been this severe. True, the incident would not have received such notoriety if Southern Methodist had not been so humbled at their homecoming, but regardless of who is doing the complaining, such action is unforgivable. Reactions at SMU have ranged from excluding A&M from their schedule next year to pro posing the conference adopt an anti-mascot-swiping rule. Because several Aggies went too far in what many before considered good fun, the conference will almost surely accept the latter. The past several weeks have been open season on A&M for other reasons also. Student yelling at the Arkansas game coupled by incidents of misbehavior by both student bodies have compounded these attacks. Now is the time for every other school in the conference who has a gripe to blast A&M. Needless to say this school is now being blamed for every act of violence since the Chicago fire. Arkansas has attacked us for yelling; SMU has attacked us for Peruna shearing and yelling; Baylor has attacked us for yelling, and Texas has started rumors there was an Aggie involved in the Brinks robbery and the sinking of the Titanic. Of course the majority of the charges are blown out of proportion and are the result of “sour grapes” but they do show the result of pushing a prank too far. Houston Attacked By Roaches, Book HOUSTON (/P) — Will Hous ton’s image before the world be the domed stadium or the Manned Spacecraft Center? Or will it be a cockroach crawling down the tracheotomy tube of a sick child in the chari ty hospital ? Jan de Hartog, the Dutch au thor and volunteer hospital or derly, flung this challenge in a salty luncheon speech before the Houston Junior Chamber of Com merce Tuesday. De Hartog said Je had seen “patients attacked'; ; gt~ night by cockroaches trying to get under their bandages.” But his observation paled, he said, beside that of a nurse who Bulletin Board WEDNESDAY Hillel Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the foundation building. Max Friedman will be guest speaker. Aggie Wives Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC. saw a cockroach in a child’s trach tube — a tube inserted in a slit in the throat to aid breath ing. “Like the domed stadium, that cockroach could become the sym bol of Houston before the world,” De Hartog said. It was de Hartog’s book, “The Hospital,” that exploded a con troversy now whirling around the city-county charity hospitals — Ben Taub and Jefferson Davis. De Hartog said Houston must break away from its computers and country clubs and start “car rying the bedpans.” The lean and lively Quaker said no one, except perhaps the whole community, can be blamed for what he called the filth and neglect in the charity hospitals. “Nobody was ever given a man date to run a charity hospital,” he said. “They had a mandate to run a public utility to keep the dead and dying off the streets—but discreetly, oh so discreetly.” 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. Accommodations 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. Members of the 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. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here in are also reserved. 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Why would so much emphasis be placed on first aid training before the bonfire . . . unless . . — Job THURSDAY Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. — aerospace engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineer ing, physics, mechanical engineer ing, data processing mathematics, chemistry, chemical engineering. The Powers Regulator Com pany — industrial distribution, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineer ing, business administration, eco nomics, mathematics. U. S. Atomic Energy Commis sion — chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engi neering, mechanical engineering, accounting, business administra tion, chemistry, physics. U. S. Army Material Area — mathematics, physics, chemistry, microbiology. Calls — United State Steel Corpora tion — chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engi neering, industrial education, in dustrial engineering, mechanical engineering. Prudential Insurance Company of America — accounting, busi ness administration, economics, mathematics. The Proctor & Gamble Com pany — chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engi neering, industrial education, in dustrial education, industrial en gineering, mechanical engineer ing, petroleum engineering, busi- nes administration, economics, chemistry. Author Loses Election^ Plot PHOENIX, Ariz. 6P) — The man who wrote a book about how to win elections told Tues day how they can be lost. Author-political strategist Ste phen Shadegg of Phoenix spoke in an interview. His last book, released earlier this year, was titled “How to Win an Election.” Shadegg served as a regional director in the campaign of Re publican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. He now is working on a book which will tell some of the reasons for Goldwater’s defeat. Foremost of the Shadegg cri ticism : 1. A failure to offer a reason able conservative alternative to the programs of President John son. 2. A failure to adhere strictly to “line and staff” organization, thus letting staff members make decisions they weren’t equipped to handle. candidate than the people saw. This was one of the great frus trations for many of us.” ■' Shadegg said one of the re sponsibilities of any candidate is to propose his own program of opposition, but “I could never find that we offered a reason able, conservative alternative to ATTENTION All civilian dorm counselors and officers The civilian section of the Ag- gieland staff announces that the last date for scheduling group pictures-(dorms) for the ’65 Ag- gieland will be 1 December 1964. Pictures are to be scheduled at the Student Publication Office, Y. M. C. A. Bldg. The final day for having pictures made will be 1 March 1965, at which time all other items to go on pages and payment ($55.00 full page, $30.00 one half page) must be turned in. We will appreciate your cooperation and any ideas. John Holladay, Section editor the programs of the administ tion.” Iggies ATTENTION ALL HOME TOWN AND PROFESSIONS CLUB REPRESENTATIVES avc C The hometown club and profc sional club section of the “Af gieland” staff has annountg ^ er Sets oi that the last date for scheduiitj iest Gregg, club pictures for the “Aggit ~ • land” will be 18 December, IStt. Pictures are to be scheduled!: ;udents sen the Student Publication Offiti Y.M.C.A. Bldg. The final dayfe having the pictures made will It 1 March, 1965. Please arrangements to have your pit! ture scheduled before the deail line. mail a da; he cam i ays this i0. On S' rops to Dave Baker, Section Edita| Mike Rosbury Are You Expecting? Complete Maternity Wear At Joyce’s 608 S. College TA 2-2864 he last of mail College £ said. this total pieces; l: 1 magazir registered 54,681 second 3. A failure of “the political feedback from the field” to be used by the candidates. 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