Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, May 5, 1966
THE BATTALION CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle
Student Wishes Ignored
Read Classifieds Rail
In Graduation Invitations
The graduation invitations, in all their
variations, are certainly well done and a
fitting tribute to four years of hard work.
But once again, it is The Battalion’s un
pleasant task to point out a fly in a beauti
ful ointment, and call for its removal.
On the last page of the more expensive
versions there is printed the text of “The
Spirit,” in old English lettering. At a
glance it is beautiful, but upon reading
the whole of it, some Aggies should re
ceive a slight turn of the stomach.
“We are the Aggies, the Aggies so true,
We are from Texas A.M.U.”
These are the last two lines of the
graduation invitation version of “The
Spirit.” They are, by announcement of
Robert L. Boone on August 22, 1963, the
“official” words of the song, and the Ad
ministration even secured the approval of
Marvin H. Mimms when the change was
made.
But you can’t change a tradition with
a pencil and eraser.
Or by administration decree.
Or by slipping it in when no one is
looking.
Not even with the author’s approval.
That song belongs to the thousands of
Aggies who have sung it, loved it and
sacrificed for it. And if those who would
pencil in the changes would also attend yell
practice, ball games or Muster, they would
realize that the student body has totally
rejected the new wording.
No one sings it.
No one approves of it.
And no one wants to be reminded of
it when they look back at their graduation
invitations.
It is clear that whoever told the print
ing company to change the words thinks
this will bring eventual acceptence.
It won’t.
So, if it wouldn’t bother too many
people, couldn’t we just keep our songs
the way they are?
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
The American Association of
University Professors, to which
you gave front page headlines in
your May 3rd edition as the pro
tector of campus freedom, is no
more than a labor union for
teachers.
Yes, I am aware that Dr.
Treacy said “It is not a labor
union, but a professional group
that has taken the position that
faculty members of colleges and
universities have professional
rights and responsibilities toward
the institution and also them
selves.” But, I would ask Dr.
Treacy if labor unions do not
take the position that the work
ers have rights and responsibi
lities toward the company and
also themselves ?
He goes on to say that, “The
AAUP has also tried to improve
the economic status of the pro
fession ...” What does a labor
union do ? Doesn’t it try to im
prove the economic status of the
workers ?
If I may point out one last
similarity, Dr. Treacy says,
“ . . . that all faculty members
are to be granted tenure, and
that seven years is the maxi
mum trial period accepted by
the AAUP.” Aren’t labor unions
concerned with tenure for the
worker? Dr. Treacy may not be
lieve that these points make the
AAUP a labor union, but he will
have a bit of trouble convinc
ing anyone who looks into the
matter.
One last point. How is it
that an organization such as the
AAUP which claims to be the de
fender of “academic freedom,”
employes the tactic of “Black
Listing” those schools with which
it does not agree and tells its
members not to work in these
schools ? This tactic has been re
jected by those who truly value
freedom.
Michael F. Linz ’65
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