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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, May 6, 1965 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Lefties: A Backward World sos ? liks “I have a request for Players . . you members Aggie Our’s is a time of increased awareness of discrimination against minority groups. There is one minority group which con stitutes 10 per cent of the world’s population but is still ridiculed by our society. This is the group of people who were unfortunate enough to be born left-handed. The left-handed individual ap pears to many to be clumsy or sort of odd. Actually he is liv ing in a world he didn’t make and was not designed for him. Can openers, paper cutters, desks, pencil sharpeners, automo bile gear shifts, outboard motor starting cords, power-mower lev ers, camera buttons, sewing ma chines, and water fountains are ordinary contraptions of Amer ican life which “righty” takes for granted. However, for the “lefty” the successful manipulation of such devices is a major accom plishment. The mechanical process of writ ing is somewhat of a traumatic experience. While “righties” hand moves before the pen away from the fresh ink, “lefties” trails after, smearing as it goes. Thus, he must maneuver his paper and writing position around which re sults in giving him an appear ance of being deformed. Imagine the consequential effect upon a grade-school child when his pen manship teacher discovers he Editorial Happy Birthday, Mr. President There is a not-so-old Aggie proverb which says, “Student doth not pat admini stration on the back.” But with the risk of breaking such a sacred statute, we feel compelled to honor President Earl Rudder on his 55th birthday. And the best way, we feel, to pay tribute to the man who has been chief administrator of this university for the past six years is to review A&M’s achievements under his leadership. In 1958-59 work began on the Nuclear Science Center, an invaluable asset to the university in acquiring outstanding faculty members and graduate students in this and related fields . The Data Processing Center was added in 1959-60 and the Department of Nuclear Engineering began operation. Also that year, the Petroleum Engineering Building and the Hensel Apartment housing develop ment were completed. The Century Council Study — which was to chart a model course for A&M’s future — was established in 1960-61. Two additional institutions were added to the A&M complex in 1961-62 with the establishment of the Texas Maritime Aca demy and the Graduate Institute of Statis tics. The Nuclear Science Center became operational that year. The Plant Sciences Building and the Architecture Building were finished in 1962- 63, adding greatly to the university’s physi cal plant. The Century Council Study was completed and their report was made public at the first A&M convocation. Last year witnessed the creation of three more divisions of Texas A&M: the Texas Water Resources Institute, the Cyclotron Institutes and the College of Geosciences. The College of Veterinary Medicine program was converted to a tri-semester plan. And this year new dormitories were add ed and the Data Processing Center received a new IBM 7094 computer. A&M has pre pared to launch a vocational-technical school at the old James Connally Air Force Base, an institution which will service trade groups throughout the state. We could go on and on with statistic after statistic, such as the almost tripled enroll ment in the Graduate College since President Rudder and his dog moved into the high post, the $1014 million in major grants since 1958-59, and 39 per cent increase in average faculty salary, and the addition of four distinguished professors to the teaching ranks. But we will just sum it up with: Birthday, Mr. President.” ‘Happy Guest Editorial Another Factor In College Dropouts Although college enrollments are steadily mounting, so are college dropouts. Recent reports show that dropout rates are as high as 20-50 per cent in classes at the large private and state universities. Students give as their major reasons for quitting (1) personal problems and (2) dissatisfaction with faculty. It is more than likely that poor or un successful administration is at the root of many dropout cases, and this a problem that has not received sufficient attention. Lack of inspiring instructors can play a big part in a student’s attitude toward his college career. Administrators, counselors and psycho logists need to be alerted to the problems of the students attending colleges and univer sities so that they can catch these prob lems early enough to treat them as effec tively as possible. An often used metaphor refers to the mind as clay which can be worked and molded, hopefully under the guidance of a competent instructor. True, it is the in dividual himself who must be the sculptor. It is up to the individual what he will learn and the understanding that he will gain, but the institution should be concerned with nurturing inspiration and confidence in its students. While the student must want to learn, effective administrative procedures can assist him to comprehend and to put that comprehension to use. Student evaluation of classes and instruc tors can be helpful to the administration in checking the effectiveness of the instruc tion. A constant check is necessary, and procedures along this line need to be given more consideration and attention than they are at the present time. It is likely that with improvements in administrative procedures, dropouts and in different attitudes will decrease. And hope fully, in their place will be a rise of ambi tion and determination. — Washington State Daily Evergreen. Read Battalion Classifieds 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, Knight, College of Arts and Sciences; J. G. McGuire, College of Engineering; Dr. Page Morgan^ College of Agriculture; and Dr. R. S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine. , chairman : Robert Engineering ; Dr. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is tion, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, ber through May, and once a week during : Texas A&M is published in College Sta- and Monday, and holiday periods, Septem- summer school. eond-Class pos College Static MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Assn. Represe: N a t i o Service, - City, Chi geles and icago, Los An- San Francisco. per full year, on request. 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 6-6416. EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE Managing Editor Gerald Garcia Sports Editor - - Larry R. Jerden News Editor Tommy DeFrank Associate Editor Clovis McCallister Campus Editor Mike Reynolds Sports Writer A1 Pugh Photographer ....1 Ham McQueen, Gus De La Garza “SEND ME NO FLOWERS” and ‘MARNIE” possesses this disability. Musical instruments are de signed to stifle the muscially ta lented “lefty.” Stringed instru ments have to be played right- handed or be strung upside down. Other instruments such as the trumpet and the clarinet are more awkward to the left-handed per son. The piano is the greatest enemy. All of its tricky musical parts appear in the score for the right hand while the great talents of the “lefties” left hand are wasted on the easy parts. To further his plight, many CAVE COMMENTS Confession Of A Southpaw By GLENN DROMGOOLE I’m wrong-handed. All my life I’ve been left-hand ed, and I suppose I will continue to suffer this plight as long as I live. I see no immediate way out. My writing and eating habits are formed. I didn’t ask to be bom left- handed, but I was. So from the time I brush my teeth in the morning until I take off my shoes at night, I do things backwards. But I’m not as left-handed as some left-handers I know. Real ly, I’m kind of ambidexterous. That’s even more confusing. I’m more left-handed than right-hand ed in some things and more right- handed than left-handed in others. Basically, precision is relegat ed to my left hand while strength is left to the right. But when something requires both preci sion and strength, I am in a dilemma. In cases such as these, I follow the old adage: “When in trouble or in doubt, run in cir cles, scream and shout.” A classic example of this prob lem arose in my high school at tempts at tennis — and attempts is actually stretching the imagin ation just a wee bit. Since it required strength — and it was quite demanding on my then-105 pound frame — I wanted to use my right hand. And I sorta na turally did. As long as I could hit only the forehand shot, I managed to get by. But when the ball would get to my left side, the right hand just wouldn’t respond and I would frantically switch the racquet to my wrong hand. This would create quite a scene, and I won many a match by default because my opponent would laugh too hard to play. But when a serious-minded play er came along, he would keep me switching from one hand to the other in a vain attempt to re turn his shots and I would not only lose the match but also wear out two arms trying to keep up. There was one advan tage to this style, however: I only wore out one side of the racquet. Another experience I remem ber — and I can’t forget it be cause it occurs again nearly every day — was and is eating. I have always rushed to the table to stake out the left corner, but sometimes I fail. And when this happens, I must curl up in my delegated position and just do my best. It’s hard to eat when your eating elbow is constantly aggravated by your neighbor’s eating elbow and your cutting elbow is provoked by your other neighbor’s cutting elbow. It’s a real battle, and about the only solution I’ve found is to wait until your neighbor has returned his fork to his plate while chew ing, and then gobble down a quick bite or two. And there’s just no use to try to use your knife when your right-handed neighbor has the same idea. But despite the aggravations, there is one basic advantage to being left-handed: the food tastes better when served by the left hand. I know . . . I’ve tried to eat right-handed and I nearly starved to death. tools such as hand drills and tin shears have to be operated upside down or backward. Also consider the neurotic results of being attacked by cords whenever he must use a phone in a phone booth or an iron used in the con ventional manner. The left-handed person, true, does have some relief because cer tain items are also designed in a left-handed version. Left-hand ed golf clubs, notebooks, bowling balls, baseball mitts, checkbooks, and lecture desks do provide some deliverance from his disadvan tage. But have you ever sat next to a “lefty” at a formal dress dinner and observed all his trials and tribulations over the orthodox way place settings are arranged ? As a parting thought and per haps some compensation, consider the fame and fortune a good “southpaw” baseball pitcher at tracts! — The Washington State Daily Evergreen. OV Fatso Must Endure Other’s Jokes By BOB M. GASSAWAY Associated Press Writer Fat people have four major enemies: food, scales, clothing manufacturers and people who don't have a weight problem. Of these, the people are the worst. For instance: you’ve really been working on a diet and the scales show you’ve lost 15 pounds. Then you meet an old friend who says: “Say, you’re putting on a little more weight, aren’t you?” Surely homicide would be just ified. If you happen to be tall and fat, at least once a week you’re told: “If I were as big as you are, I’d go huntin’ bears with a switch.” One squelch is: “You know, there are some little bears too.” Somehow that seems in measures 34 inches or less seems to be a frustrated comedian. Some of the favorite jokes (each fol lowed by raucous laughter by one party) are: “When you played football, which side of the line were you?” “Who makes your clothes? Omar the Tent Maker?” (That one must have been old before Benjamin Franklin needed glass es.) The thin-as-a-stick guys appar ently don’t realize a fat person’s nerve endings go to the skin just like everyone else’s, so the men tion of being cold invariably br ings the remark: “With all that padding, how can you be cold?” A quiet squak about hard chairs brings a similar response. TRICON ISSUES adequate. A favorite line for a party GUA1VGE host or hostess who never misses a meal and stays thin is, “Oh, go ahead and eat. You can do without tomorrow.” People who can eat like a horse and never gain an once are the ones who always tell chubby acquaintances: “All it takes to lose weight is will power.” All sorts of allegedly funny remarks are built around fat peo ple and automobiles, such as: “Did you have your car lowered on the left side?” The driver who tells a fat per son “get in the back and hold us on the road,” should have his license revoked. Every skin - and - bones type seems to know about the liquid diets. “I understand you had a prob lem with the liquid diets. You didn’t know whether to drink the stuff before or after your meals.” That’s supposed to be hilarious. Every character whose waist Commanding officers of com panies and squadrons in the Corps of Cadets will have the rank of major next year. “The purpose of this move is to give more prestige to an of fice that most people feel bears one of the greatest loads of re sponsibility in the Corps, that of the C.O.,” Col. D. L. Baker, commandant of the Corps of Cadets, said. Executive officers of the com panies and squadrons will be raised from first lieutenant to captain. “Before, the commanding of ficers of the outfits were out ranked by members of staffs throughout the Corps. We de cided to raise their rank and lower the rank of all persons on Battalion and Group Staffs be sides the commander and execu tive officer to that of captain,” Baker concluded. Aggies — Remember Youngblood's -MOTHER'S DAY- SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY DINNER Fried Chicken Steaks — Barbecue — Seafood Call Saturday And We Will Have Your Take-Out Orders of Fried Chicken Ready Sunday Regular Order Fried Chicken $1.25 Bucket of Fried Chicken $3.20 YOUNGBLOOD'S Rock Building South College Ph 822-4557 Midway Between Bryan & College T. V., Radio. Phono., Car Radio l Transistor Radio Service 713 S. Main TA 2-19I! 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