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Pi Columns • Editorials • News Briefs Che Battalion Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 9, 1966 • Opinions • Cartoons Features 1 Sound-Off Campus Comradeship Urged Between Corps, Civilians Editor, The Battalion: Since there is a lull in the storm of the “opinion letters” to our Battalion editor, I felt no distastefulness in this rather ^ lengthy one of my own—my first to be exact. Throughout the last semester (as in most preceding semesters) at Texas A&M, the “Batt” Sound Off column was flooded sporad ically by Corps vs. civilian or civilian vs. Corps (as you like it) letters based on readily re membered articles written and opinionated by some of the “Batt” staff and other Texas A&M stu dent (s). The articles, ranging from the indecent behavior of the civilian masses to the assumed cowardice of “fish Jones,” pro duced quite a flow of letters to the editor’s desk. Thus, like an endless merry-go-round, every one must ride to the tune of “Something Must Be Said.” And, Hollywood Popland Comes To Campus High school students usually feel that their teachers are somehow just not real people, or at best a different type than is usually seen on the street. But nothing corrects this impression faster than a year at an average college. Here, the student meets a breed dif ferent unto itself: The Prof. He exists in a somewhat closed community, and when that community is separated from the near est ramparts of civilizaton by 90 miles of two-lane highways and is protected from radio waves by a phenomenom known as the “Brazos Valley Blackout,” he really loses contact with the world. In this environment, quite a sub-culture develops. Here at A&M, this species flou rishes as in few other places. First of all, the names are utterly astounding. The Department of Mathematics seems to have more than its share of the odd names. This discipline is presented to the tender Aggie minds by such greats as “Hollywood” Hurt, “Pop” Lyle, “Cube Root” Kent and “Square Root” Harris, not to mention “Ole Army George” Abdo. As near as can be determined, “Hollywood” refers to the shades and “cool” dress of Mr. Hurt, while the numerical designations tra ditionally refer to the percentage of the class that is likely to pass the semester. “Ole Army George” is a legend in his own time. A graduate of Rice, he has thrown his ring from that institution into the Brazos River and wears an Aggie ring, a Fish haircut, and never misses a yell practice. History has its share of the more color ful profs, with “Ivy League” Taylor, “Blue Book” Benton, Screamin’ All” Nelson and a cretain Mr. Harris whose title is rarely seen in print. The military seems to furnish some “name” lecturers, also. The army had a Major “Thunderbolt” Bolte, as well as a “second looey” called alternately “Fish” Moore and “Lt. Fuzz.” And no one in the Air Science Depart ment will ever forget Capt. “Fuzzbutt” Hewitt. In the basement of Nagle Hall, where the budding journalists learn their trade, the department is headed by “No Cut” Del bert McGuire, and a new face was added this year, quickly dubbed “Happy Jack” Boggan. But not only profs have personalities. The term “Academic Excellence” has gain ed at least state-wide note thanks to its occasional mention by the university hier archy, and it seemed for three years that every performance by an Aggie gridder was “The best I’ve seen since I’ve been at A&M.” From these brief examples, it should be clear that college is far from a dull place. The fact that the vast majority of stu dents can remember all these names and quotes is a tribute to their learning powers. So, a salute to Pop, Ivy League, Blue Book, No Cut and the rest. Long may they educate the CT’s and the Groady Non’regs, not to mention the Maggies and Goat Rop ers, in the long road towards the best aca demic excellence since we’ve been at A&M. grab bag By Glenn Dromgoole J. Alton Enloe, ’52, of 13707 Candleshade in Houston, has come up with an analytical service for people who tell Aggie jokes. Titled “Joke Diminishers,” Enloe’s answers to Aggie joke-tellers are in the form of psycho logical analyses. “Tell me all the Aggie jokes you know,” Enloe says, ‘and I will tell you about your frustations.” For instance: A person who tells Aggie jokes on any sub ject is termed a normal individual because “every one has heard at least one Aggie joke and even Aggies can remember the last one told on them selves.” Those who make light of Aggie intelligence are “frightened by current knowledge explosion; joke telling is method of venting vexations against the great universities rising to meet the challenge; Texas A&M is merely a symbol to these individuals.” Making light of Aggie dexterity signifies “suffering unresolved frustrations wrought by (1) neighborhood bully in early childhood, (2) un successful individual identification with contem porary athletic stars or (3) unsuccessful identifica tion with any elite, epitomized by the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and its fighting Aggie band.” Ridiculing Aggie morals indicates “notice able lacklustre stemming from deep-seated sense of guilt associated with (1) sexual problems during adolescence or (2) proxy or real adultery during marriage. Persons who tell Aggie jokes on a variety of subjects are told by Enloe that they “really have problems.” Enloe encourages Aggies to patiently endure the “hilarious” tirades, then distribute “Joke Diminishers” to all concerned. “Satisfaction guaranteed,’ the Diminisher pub lisher claims. Orders for the pamphlet may be ordered at Enloe’s home address at five for $1 or 25 cents each. ,★ ★ ★ Registration is a perennial pain in the neck to college students. It has become almost uni versally accepted as a necessary evil in the edu cational process. But at Texas Tech things became so bad during spring registration that students were thrown into turmoil and the Toreador — Tech’s student newspaper — jumped into the act. Among the major criticisms catalogued by the Toreador were: —Freshmen were registering first and quick ly filled up sections that sophomores, juniors and even seniors were desperately needing. (One jun ior boy reported to the newspaper that so many sections were filled up early that he could only get six hours that would help him toward gradu ation.) —(Many students in the School of Arts and Sciences had to form lines in sub-freezing weather and stand there as long as an hour before they could get their registration permits stamped. (Several girls were reported to have fainted while waiting in such lines.) —The registration procedure in each school is so radically different in several cases that a stu dent can sail through without any problems in one, while his counterpart in the other must wait and wait and wait. 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 enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Joe Buser, chairman ; Dr. David Bowers, College of Liberal Arts ; Dr. Robert A. Clark, College of Geosciences ; Dr. Frank A. Mc Donald, College of Science; Dr. J. G. McGuire, College of Engineering; Dr. Robert S. Titus, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. A. B. Wooten, College of Agriculture. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Station, Texas daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association 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 herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. News contributions may be made by telephoning 846-6618 846-4910 or at the editorial office. Room 4, YMCA Building, ir advertising or delivery call 846-6416. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 2% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building, College Station, Texas. EDITOR Managing Editor Sports Editor News Editor Photographer GLENN DROMGOOLE Gerald Garcia Larry Jerden Tommy DeFrank Herky Killingsworth "O/e Army" Says Thanks For Your Business . . . it’s a pleasure to do business with you. NORTH GATE Loupot's COLLEGE STATION indeed, I must take my turn too. I am no standard nor do I claim to hold the key to campus comrad- ship. I prefer to leave the de cision up to the reader if there is one to be made. Hard Core Fact No. 1: “Through Unity, Strength,” (Corps brass). Dividing the Corps and civilians at the foot- CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle ball games seems applicable, but dividing them by hate, prejudice, and selfishness, as seen in the re lated articles, could eventually ruin that essential “bond of to getherness . . . between men of widely different backgrounds,” as read in the 1965 Aggieland, page nine. F’cQ & b “Holy grade points! It says that underclassmen who do not maintain satisfactory grades will lose their privilege to watch Batman—they’re out for blood!” Hard Core Fact No. 2: “. . . let honor be your guiding star in your dealings with your superi ors, your fellows, with all,” (Richard Coke, the father of Texas A&M University). Honor implies respect. The civilians could help A&M remain as the best in military schools by en forcing respect; the Corps could save the name of the civilian masses by like manner. In short, honor for the individual Aggie could bring each one of us to a friendlier and more serene atmos phere on campus (and respect could wipe out the above men tioned articles which provide “smelly” reading for those who may visit our campus). Hard Core Fact No. 3: “The Aggie Prayer: God of all men everywhere, we are thankful for your love which penetrates all barriers. Help us to be the men we ought to be. Make us aware of the shortness and uncertainty of human life. Forgive us when we seek anything but doing Your will. As we realize our positions of leadership, may our devotion to You be beyond the call of duty, Teach us to be unashamed of Your presence in us as we stand before our fellowmen, our leaders, and our loved ones. Instill in mankind a sense of brotherhood and a desire for peace. AMEN,” (1965 Aggieland, page 186), Basic moral laws have never changed. Furthermore, their ap plication has never ceased to reap benefits—even selfless comrade ship. Donald J. 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