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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, January 7, 1965 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Michigan Says Freshmen Doing Better In English “Whad’ya say we think about takin’ these Christmas decorations down!” Congressional Debate Looms On Viet Nam Situation WASHINGTON <A>) — On the threshold of renewed congres sional debate over South Viet Nam, many senators share a sense of frustration and uncer tainty over the course of the U. S.-backed war on communism in Southeast Asia. Eighty-three senators spoke out in an Associated Press sur vey as Congress prepared for a Indonesia Promotes Red Feud JAKARTA, Indonesia (A*) — Red China and the Soviet Union made Indonesia a diplomatic bat tleground Wednesday. The Chin ese backed Indonesia’s decision to withdraw from the United Na tions and the Soviets opposed it. Communist Chinese Ambassa dor Yao Chung-ming called twice on Foreign Minister Subandrie to communicate Peking’s backing. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Yao obviously informed Su- bandrio about Communist China’s solid support to Indonesia’s stand, made earlier in Peking. But the spokeman did not ex plain why Yao met twice with Subandrio — once in the morning and again in the evening. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai A. Mikahilov got to Subandrio first. He called Tuesday night and urg ed Indonesia to remain in the United Nations, reliable diplo matic sources said. Diplomatic quarters have ex pressed fear that Indonesia’s withdrawal would further cement relations between Peking and Jakarta. They said the Soviet Union seems to share this view. It was a day of intense diplo matic activity for Subandrio. U. S. Ambassador Howard P. Jones, and the diplomats of Pak istan, Czechoslovakia and Poland called on him. Jones was said to have sought reasons why In donesia was quitting the United Nations. long, hard look at the situation in South Viet Nam, beset by Communist guerillas and internal government woes. Only a scat tering advocated expansion of the war into Communist North Viet Nam. “The problem is tragically difficult,’’ said Sen. Alan Bible, D-Nev., “but I believe we must continue to do everything possi ble under the present policy-in- creasing the emphasis on a stable and responsible Vietnamese gov ernment.” Thirty-one of the senators ready to prescribe a course voiced generally similar views, many of them suggesting nego tiations later, when the anti communist forces are in a bet ter bargaining position. “It’s a mistake to negotiate when losing,” said Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis. “We should do what we are doing,” advised Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney, D-Okla., “but do it even better.” Ten favored moving for nego tiations now, some suggesting United Nations guidance toward a settlement based on neutrality. ‘Twas the season to be jolly. Now it is the season for some last minute cramming, grade point grabbing and after hours brown-nosing. But we must not dispense entirely with the jolli ness. The rattling of dominoes, shuf fling of cards, watching teevee and flicks,, and raising hell will certainly continue, but perhaps at a slower pace. This is the time for worrying about the grade point one isn’t going to get, drinking gallons of coffee in preparing for the all-night study sessions, pacing the floor while waiting for papers to be graded, cursing profs for not giv ing the desired grades, and ex plaining to mom and dad why “little precious” didn’t fare so well. Church attendance increases as students converge upon the sanc tuaries for their semi-annual final exam prayers, perhaps depositing a dime in the collection plate as payment in advance. In all seriousness — these are the times that try men’s souls. That’s a good line; maybe it will become famous some day. It is a time of reckoning: stu dents reckon they will get A’s or B’s; profs reckon they won’t. It is a time of decision: deciding whether to play cards tonight and study tomorrow or study tonight and play cards tomorrow or just forget about studying and have a good time. It is a time of medi tation: meditating on what one is going to do with his time dur ing the mid-term break or what his girl is doing or why she didn’t write today of 43,682 other things. As Shakespeare didn’t say: be ware of the ides of January. ★ ★ ★ Peeking ahead at next semester finds these social events on the calendar: ★ ★ ★ Feb. 1-10: Space Fiesta. Feb. 12: Town Hall — A1 Hirt. Feb. 13: Band Dance. Feb. 15-19: Religious Emphasis Week. Feb. 20: Fish Ball. Feb. 22: Town Hall—Spoon River. March 5: Combat Ball; Inter collegiate Talent Show; Cafe Rue Pinalle. March 6: Spring Military Day, Military Ball. Bulletin Board THURSDAY Waco-McLennan County Home town Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Gay Room of the YMCA Building. Aggieland pictures will be taken. El Paso Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-B of the Memorial Student Center. San Antonio Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the As sembly Room of the MSC. Odessa Hometown Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Gay Room of the YMCA Building. Aggie land pictures will be taken and the club sweetheart will be elect ed. Laredo Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2-A of the MSC. Bell County Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 205 of the Academic Building. 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 ar McGuire. College of Arts and Scien Holcome, College of Agrieultu es; J. A. re; and Dr. R. S. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and ber through May, and once a week during summer school. Th dispat •pontane in are also reserv is published in College Sta- snd holiday periods, Septetn- eond-Claas postage paid College Station, Texas. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per 1 subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Adverti [drees: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building; College News contributions i iitorial office. Room 4, fork City, Chicago, L«oe An geles and San Francisco. r school year, $6.50 per ising rate furnished o: College Station, Texas. full year, on reque nay be made by telephoning VI 6.6618 or YMCA Building. For advertising or deli VI 6-4910 or at the ivery call VI 6-6415. EDITOR - - RONALD L. FANN Managing Editor - —- Glenn Dromgoole Sports Editor - Lani Presswood Day News Editor Mike Reynolds Night News Editor Clovis McCalhster Asst. Sports Editor - - Bob Spivey Asst. News Editor — —-- Gerald Garcia Staff Writers - Tommy DeFrank, Jerry Cooper Photographer - - Herkey Killingsworth ATTENTION Picture Schedule Aggieland '65 Individual pictures for the Ag gieland will be made at the Ag gieland Studio according to the schedule below. Coats and ties will be worn. CIVILIAN SENIORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS Jan. 6-7 A, B, C, D 7-8 E, F, G, H 11-12 I, J, K, L, M 12- 13 N, O. P, Q, R 13- 14 S, T, U, V 14-15 W, X, Y, Z CIVILIAN JUNIORS & SOPHOMORES Feb. 1-2 A, B, C, D, E, F 2-3 G, H, I, J, K, L 3-4 M, N, O, P, Q, R 4-5 S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z March 13: High School Career Day. March 18-24: Aggie Players — “Comedy of Errors.” March 18: World Around Us Series — “Highlights of Brazil.” March 27: A&M Invitational Drill Meet; Junior Ban quet and Ball; Louisiana Hayride with Jerry Lee Lewis and George Jones. You might want to underscore some of these events on your university calendar to remind you of a fun-filled, but long, second semester. By Intercollegiate Press Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Uni versity of Michigan is finding its freshmen better prepared in Eng lish than ever before. So pro nounced has been this improve ment that the University’s Col lege of Literature, Science and Arts recently announced reduction of the requirement of freshman English for its students from six hours to three. This decision to require only one term of freshman English instead of two was made after long study, notes Dean William Haber. “Factors determining this deci sion included the continued and substantial improvements in pro grams of high school instruction, the increasing stringency of ad mission standards in the college, the improved performance of en tering freshmen on scholastic apt itude and other tests, the rising grade average of the college pop ulation, the decrease in freshman dropouts, and the rising level of competence demonstrated by stu dents in freshman English cours es.” Dean Haber also reveals that the literary college’s curriculum committee has released a report evaluating the present distribu tion system and posing possible alternatives. He points out that the committee’s report was in tended simply as the first of many such reports to be heard over a period of years. Curriculum report excerpts: “The committee was confronted with a series of questions high ly revelant to a review of the distribution system. Our present intention is simply to make the faculty aware of these problems and to explore opinion. “First, the chairman of three science departments have pointed m i out that their concentrators it difficult to fit a demaiA; series of prerequisites into as4 g. M. edule crowded with distributi:: ' or the requirements in the first ft ;ension years. “Second, we discovered that bout one quarter of the studer, submit petitions for changes their distribution pattern. T petitions suggest the existence a de facto curriculum alongside de juro one. Finally, both s dents and departments have ei pressed a certain dissatisfactk with various requirements, part cularly in the area of the mi laboratory science courses. “Many discern an inconsistesr in our curricular arrangement! One the one hand, there is a avowed aim to create ‘liberal educated graduates who han some experience in the tk major subdivisions of knowledg Johnson County Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Brooks Room of the YMCA Build ing. Brazoria County Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 225 of the Academic Building. Jackson County Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC. PICTURE SCHEDULE 1965 Aggieland WHO’S WHO Appointments must be made with the Aggieland Studio and j pictures will have to be made before February 15 anyth'ime between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 P* nr. ATTENTION ATHLETIC CLUBS The Aggieland staff has announced that the last date for scheduling Athletic Club pictures for the 1965 Aggieland will be Feb. 10, 1965. Pictures are to be scheduled at the Stu dent Publications Office, YMCA Bldg. Open 9 a. m. to 7 p. m., Redmond Terrace Center, Hwy. 6 So. Prices Good Thurs., Fri., Sat. Only. 100% Virgin Wool KNITTING YARN 3 Vs Oz. Skein in colors or varigated. 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