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Wednesday, December 1, 1965
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Tommy DeFrank
Bonfire: Tradition Or Tedium?
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
“Some guys never get enough.’
Monkeyshines
Everyone has seen the three little monkeys.
They sit on their hind legs and cover their eyes, ears or
mouth with their hands.
Their names are “See No Evil”, “Hear No Evil” and
“Speak No Evil.”
They are presently unemployed. It is their own fault.
They could be professional jurymen.
In the recent trial concerning the registration of the
Communist party in the United States, qualifications for
the jury were agreed upon that matched the attributes of
the monkeys.
Time Magazine listed a juror’s qualifications as foll
ows:
. . . swear that they 1) did not regard the Communist
Party as “subversive” or a threat to themselves or their
families; 2) felt no hostility toward the party; 3) had “not
read, seen or heard anything derogatory about the party,”
and 4) would not doubt the truthfulness of any officer or
the party itself. .
“The jurors also swore that neither they nor their fam
ilies had ever worked for the U. S. Government or belonged
to the John Birch Society, Ku Klux Klan, American Legion,
American Nazi Party, Young Americans for Freedom,
Americans for Constitutional Action, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Daughters of the American Revolution, Conservative
Society of America, Liberty Lobby, Americans for National
Security, Christian Anti-Communist Crusade, Christian
Crusade, American Committee for Protection of Foreign
Born, Labor Youth League, Civil Rights Congress, Com
munist Party, Jefferson School of Social Science, New York
School of Marxist Studies, Young Communist League,
American Peace Crusade, National Council of American-
Soviet Peace Crusade, Nation of Islam, International Work
ers Order, Washington Bookshop Association, Fair Play for
Cuba Committee, or the Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
“None of the jurors had ever read books by Elizabeth
Bentley, Whittaker Chambers, Louis Budenz, J. B. Mat
thews, Herbert Philbrick, William F. Buckley Jr., Gerald L.
Smith, L. K. Smith, Westbrook Pegler, Dan Smoot, Robert
Welch, Dr. Fred Schwarz or Dr. George Benson, or listened
to radio programs conducted by Fulton Lewis Jr., John T.
Flynn, Life Line, Facts Forum or the 20th Century Refor
mation Hour.”
Despite these qualifications, or lack of them, the jury
was filled in just two hours.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil. When
you set a monkey to do a man’s job, you get a monkey’s re
sults, monkey-shines.
It says somewhere that the
Bonfire is one of the most hal
lowed of all Ag-gie traditions.
The Bonfire is supposed to
symbolize the love Aggies have
for their school, and also their
burning: desire to beat the hell
out of the University in Austin.
But about all it symbolized this
year for many Aggies was their
burning desire to enjoy a three-
day weekend.
The traditional off-Monday be
fore Thanksgiving, which the *
university allows each year to
permit students to devote more
time to the Bonfire, merely meant
an extra day of sleep for more
Aggies than we would like to
think.
This let-the-freshmen-work-on-
the-thing attitude is nothing new,
however; it happens every year.
But what was more alarming
this year was the number of
“leaders” who felt it below their
station to work on the Bonfire.
True, many Aggies worked
round-the-clock to insure a suc
cessful Bonfire.
And they ranged from fresh
men to graduate students.
And one of the hardest working
units was F Troop, the civilian
outfit that stacked logs nearly
24 hours straight and were still
at the cutting area when many
Corps units had gone home.
But while many Aggies who
scream the loudest about their
spirit were enjoying their ex
tended weekend passes, most stu
dents were slaving on the Bonfire.
Notable exceptions were the
members of Corps Staff.
Now, Corps Staff is supposed
to provide leadership for the
Corps. So where was Corps Staff
while other Aggies worked?
With the girl back home.
With the girl in Denton.
Playing football.
In the rack.
It doesn’t really matter where
they were; they just weren’t
where they should have been.
The Corps Staff seniors set the
example by not showing up, ex
cept for one or two.
And four of the six staff
juniors felt it below their stature
to expend effort on such a
project.
One of the four, who has al
ready complained that his posi
tion on a staff merits more re
spect than other junior “peons”
(his words), explained that he
went home because the Bonfire
was for “gung-ho” Aggies.
At first Corps Staff juniors
were scheduled for road guard
duty, like all other staff members.
But the Corps Commander re
portedly succeeded in saving them
from such a distasteful duty.
But the four who laid low
finally repented on the last day,
Wednesday.
“We caught so much flak about
not working on the Bonfire we
decided we’d better get out there,”
one explained.
So all six were working on the
final day, when there was little
left to do, save for stacking logs.
But not everyone was pleased
that they showed up.
“I tried to throw them out
every time I happened to see one
of them,” a stacking area boss
said. “They wanted us to reserve
a special section for them.”
Each gear’s Bonfire belongs to
the freshman class, but it’s still
the Aggie Bonfire.
The Bonfire would never have
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blazed without the dedicated ef
fort of Aggies, Corps and civilian
from all classes who gave up a
three-day weekend to participate
in one of our hallowed traditions.
Let us hope that the miserable
attitude of some, who feel their
positions of “prominence” exempt
them from service, is not con
tagious.
Or else some day Texas A&M
will be a school without tradition
—only “leaders.”
Mortimer's
Notes
FOR THE RECORD: Word
has been received that “wild-
catting” in the mess halls will be
prohibited by an upcoming order
from the Trigon
The latest change in cadet din
ing habits is intended to add
dignity to mealtime and provide
a more refined atmosphere
A Corps junior commented: “If
refinement is what they want,
why don’t they put white linen
tablecloths and candles on the
tables and serve us huge steaks
every night?”
Next thing to go, some dis
gruntled cadets predict, are outfit
jodie calls
Well, why not ? After all, some
of them aren’t quite in keeping
with our “good, clean, Christian
atmosphere.”
Another phrase that could de
velop into a Texas A&M cliche
cropped up Tuesday night when
Board Chairman H. C. Helden-
fels told an Associated Press re
porter: “I don’t know why so
many people have been calling
me about this.”
Of course, coeducation is such
a minor issue and he is only
chairman of the group in whose
hands lay the final authority to
determine whether on not girls
will attend A&M
Pretty soon someone will write
a book entitled “1,001 Aggie
Cliches.”
It would probably include:
“Best I’ve seen since I’ve been
at A&M” — Hank Foldberg;
“Good, clean, Christian at
mosphere” — Dean Hannigan;
“Goodness gracious” and “Make
something happen” — Gene Stal
lings; “Academic Excellence” —
President Rudder; “The Corps
has gone to hell” — Corps Mem
ber; “Gig ‘em Aggies” — Pinkie
Downs; and “Groady Non-Regs”
— Anonymous
Of course, there’s nothing
wrong with cliches as long as
they’re not overused .... See Ya
’Round — Mortimer,
Texas A&M University’s senior livestock judging team has won
the International Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest for the
third time in the event’s 66-year history. The contest was held
during the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago.
The team edged out 35 other teams from agricultural colleges
and universities. Kansas State University was second and the
University of Illinois and Iowa State University tied for third.
Aggie team members are Bill Sanders of San Angelo, Dennis
Ellebracht of Fredricksburg, Jimmy Newsom of Azle, Malcolm Os
bourn of Valley Spring, Rex Stultz of Ballinger and Ross Conner
of Izoro.
L. D. Wythe of the Animal Science Department coached the team.
*****
Two Texas A&M University freshmen are among a 38-member
delegation from Texas which is representing the state and other
4-H Club members at the 44th annual National 4-H Club Congress
in Chicago, Nov. 26-Dec. 2.
The two are Roy Childers from Iowa Park and Michael Mur-
phay from Elgin. Childers won the state electric program and
Murphay won the Sante Fe award.
During the week more than 20 boys and girls will be de
signated national winners of educational scholarships.
*****
James Natho of Cuero, freshman animal sci
ence major has been presented a Youth Conser
vationist of the Year Award.
The award was presented Monday night in
Austin by Gov. John Connally during a Driskill
Hotel banquet honoring winners in each of 10
categories.
Purpose of the awards is to stimulate in
terest in natural resource conservation. Spon
sors are the Sportsmen’s Club of Texas, the Na
tional Wildlife Federation and the Sears-Roe-
buck Foundation.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Natho
of Cuero. Natho has been a member of the Lindenau 4-H Club 10
years and is a member of the A&M Band.
Natho has two brothers who also are Aggies. One is Bernard,
who graduated in 1960 with a BS degree in animal science. The other
is Thomas, now a sophomore in agricultural economics.
*****
Some of the major livestock shows have passed for another year,
but yet to come are the Houston Livestock Show, San Antonio Live
stock Exposition, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show
and others. A good thing to look for at these shows is a hoof-carcass
class. Many shows across the country have these contests which
provide practical ways of comparing meajt animals and showing
producers the type of meat consumers want.
Anyone who has worked livestock knows how much trouble
it is to load animals, carry them to a scale, unload, weigh, load,
return home and unload. The Judson FFA Chapter came up with an
idea for a mobile scale which
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Short Snorts
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr
ruled that the Rio Grande Inde
pendent Rehabilitation District is
part of the public school program
of Texas and is eligible for finan
cial assistance under Title III of
the National Defense Act of 1958.
Truckers and insurance under
writers representing them have
until mid-December to file briefs
to back protests against the State
Board of Insurance’s proposed
truck rule amendment relative to
statistical data, policy limits and
equipment.
Governor Connally has ap
proved these seven Neighborhood
Youth Corps Projects: Welling
ton, $28,900; Houston, $257,760;
Cooper, $41,430; San Antonio,
$102,480; Kingsville, $81,410; Sul
phur Springs, $79,320; and Mis
sion, $14,600.
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
has been authorized to assist local
conservation organizations in Hill,
Johnson, Hood, and Parker Coun
ties, based on applications ap
proved by the Texas State Soil
Conservation Board.
State Supreme Court declined
to review a Houston church’s
appeal for tax exemption on house
used as residence for its “educa
tional minister,” leaving in effect
Court of Civil Appeals ruling that
tax exemption applies only to
church and minister’s dwelling.
saves time for the livestock man
and wear and tear on the animals.
The mobile scale consists of a
used platform scale, found around
most feed stores, some old jail
frames (iron rods or boards
could be used instead), a set of
wheels and odds and ends. It
cost about $25 and took about 10
hours to build.
Construction involved making
a trailer frame and setting a pair of platform scales in it. An
angle iron frame was welded to the scales and a floor built on it
then sides and ends added.
Hitch the mobile scale to a pick-up, drive to the pasture and
you’re ready to weigh animals.
*****
More and more farmers are finding that underground electrical
circuits to buildings, light post and equipment are practical, says
W. S. Allen, Extension agricultural engineer.
“Electrical cables especially designed for underground installa
tions have been on the market for many years,” he points out.
“These cables withstand moisture and corrosion in wet soil.”
Cables intended for dry locations in residential construction
should never be used for underground circuits.
Underground cables should be buried deep enough to avoid
the risk of being cut by farm implements. Where these buried
cables may be run over by heavy loads, a board should be laid over
the cable before the trench is filled to help distribute the weight
above the cable.
In planning for unusual installations involving long distances,
expensive equipment, or heavy loads, it is safest to seek the advice
of the local power supplier, an engineer, or a qualified contractor,
Allen advises.
At least eight signers of the
Declaration o f Independence,
including John Hancock, were
Ulstermen.
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