Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, March 16, 1967 THE
Sound Off
Editor:
The Battalion;
Dear Sir;
A P.S. to the letter appearing
in Sound Off Tues., Mar. 14—
Wednesday “morning I looked
up at Old Glory soaring and
snapping in a very fine spring
breeze.
Indeed, she looked old.” About
eight years old I’d say. Yes, our
illustrious Corps of Cadets did
take down the flag with the RV
bullet hole in it. But what did
they put in its place: An Arizona
Special—vintage 1912. Yessiree,
the “new” flag flying so proudly
in the Sbisa area has only 48
stars. As I see it, we have three
alternative: bring the Corps up
to date; take up a collection for
a new flag; or get rid of two
states. So, remember Betsy Ross!
Say, is she the one the RV’s are
named after?
Ronald D. Hinds ’69
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Editor:
Battalion;
Dear Sir;
For several weeks I have ob
served the flag in the Sbisa area.
Unless I am mistaken, there are
three different flags which are to
be flown, each for a different
reason. There is a nylon, all-
weather flag, which is to be used
in inclement weather. There is
also a holiday or ceremony flag.
This ceremony flag is the one re
ferred to in Mr. Logan’s letter.
Occasionally, I see the correct
flag on the pole. It is about half
the size of the ceremony flag.
I wish one of the O.D.’s would
make a check and see about hav-.
ing the correct flag on the pole
for a change. Most military bases
have this type of flag arrange
ment. I believe, that A&M, being
an R.O.T.C. detachment, should
have this same flag arrangement.
Sincerely,
David W. McElwrath
Walton J-5
P.S.: Old Glory is like a
woman. She has a face for all
occasions. Let’s keep her happy.
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Editor:
The Battalion;
(In answer to letter appearing
in Sound, Off, March 14.)
Dear Mr. Logan:
Concerning the condition of the
flag in the Sbisa area, I feel your
complaint was justified. How
ever, I do not appreciate, nor do
I see justification for, your hy
pothesis that the hole in the flag
was “caused by a stray RV
bullet.” It is surely a shame to
see a fine “crusade” marred by
an unwarranted and certainly
unplausible statement. Also, let
it be known, when the RV Firing
Squad fires, it does so with full
knowledge of what it is doing,
as well as why such an occasion
is being observed. It is regret
table that one should attempt to
lower a sacred tradition to the
status of a crutch, to be used in
support of a poor argument.
Respectfully,
Bob Holcomb
Commanding Officer
RV Firing Squad
Editor:
The Battalion;
Dear Sir;
What’s happened to the “Fish
Pond”? For a month water has
been dribbling over the top edge
and no one seems to know what
is wrong with it. Do you know
when it is going to be either
turned up or fixed?
Sincerely,
Harvie Nachlinger '70
We talked with a Physical Plant
official who said the fountain
was off for drain repair, and he
assured us it would be back on
by the time you get this paper.
—Ed.
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Editor :
The Battalion;
Dear Sir;
It appears from your editorial
of Tuesday, March 14, that by
praising General Rudder and
condemning Mr. DeFrank you
know the right thing to do to
keep your job. Poor Mr. DeFrank
simply wasn’t intelligent enough.
Freedom of speech and of the
press is a very precious posses
sion. They are freedoms denied
to many people around the world.
I believe these freedoms are some
of the goals we are fighting and
dying for in Vietnam, but losing
on our campus.
Sincerely,
Larry E. Brown
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Editor:
Battalion:
Dear Sir:
After reading your March 14
issue, all I can say is BRAVO
DEFRANK!
Sincerely
C. Almaguer
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Editor:
The Battalion;
Dear Sir:
It seems to me that were it not
for mouth washes, this campus
might begin to smell like a glue
factory, considering the great
deal of waste that is being scat
tered around this area of Texas
over an issue that many had
thought died a great while ago.
That is except for the verbal ob
stetrician that this campus was
so blessed to have had as an edi
tor to the college newspaper at
one time, who spends a great deal
of time, better spent on rebuild
ing an acceptable image, giving
birth to words that are empty in
their context and hold no place
in a college geared towards excel
lence.
Perhaps this wizard of syntac
tical sarcasm has forgotten that
he is attending a forum where
people strive to avoid needless
obstacles and not running into
them with any apparent reason.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once
said that it was “impossible for
a man to be cheated by anyone
but himself, as for a thing to be,
and not to be, at the same time.”
This doesn’t seem to be the
case with Mr. DeFrank who must
realize that everytime he opens
his mouth and egotistically
spouts off, he harms the reputa
tion of Aggies who aren’t even
concerned with his problem. It
seems he might give more con
sideration to where his words are
actually receiving the most effect.
But eventually this will all be
forgotten and all DeFrank will be
left with is a broken crutch and
memories, for what their worth,
of how he brought only disap
pointment to the student body he
once represented in print.
I realize, Mr. Editor, it takes
a great deal of courage to print
what you did about a sore spot
on this campus’ reputation, but
believe me it will not be nearly
as difficult as the eventual ac
ceptance by that sore spot that
he may be intelligent and the re
cipient of a great many awards,
but somewhere along the line he
forgot to complete the gap be
tween adolescence and maturity.
Respectfully
Barry Baker ’67
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Editor:
The Battalion;
Dear Sir:
I would like to know if every
one who “knocks” A&M is tear
ing away at the super-structure
of a perfect university. Obvious
ly, Mr. DeFrank feels that the
present system of handling con
troversial subjects can withstand
some serious criticism. Many of
the students are concerned deeply
with the existence of political
clubs and the opportunities these
clubs bring to stimulate free re
sponsible thinking. The univer
sity’s policy in this field is as
progressive and alive as a ghetto.
As for the “no censorship” tes
timonial for Green and Moreno,
the first breath of life they have
shown as editors came in yester
day’s paper. Until this issue re
opened there has been a long
string of wishy-washy editorials
designed to stimulate the hell out
of five year olds.
My personal feelings for De-
Frank would not normally lead
me to defend him. He fathered
one of the most irresponsible edi
torials I have ever read. I am re
ferring to the one last year that
condemned the civilian student
body as a whole. It was offen
sive, to say the least. But—it did
lead to two weeks of the most
free throwing exchange of facts,
ideas, and opinions I .have ever
witnessed since enrolling in A&M.
What I would like to know is,
if Lindsey had the power to re
fuse an article concerning the
present progress of political clubs
at A&M, how would he allow such
a biased (militarilly, of course)
editorial to be given an “o.k. ?”
We students pay (at least in
part) for this publication. Re
turn it to us. Let us decide which
articles are of value and which
are not. Let us make our mis
takes. As proven by DeFrank’s
mistake, we students will correct
it. As the Battalion stands now,
it is emasculated. Don’t allow
this paper to breed any more of
the apathy so prevalent here.
Ray J. Evans ’69
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