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T- Paf* S THE BATTALION ColUg* Station, Texas Wednesday, April S, IMS A&M vs. Harvard CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Debaters Question College For Women “He’s been standing there since they posted th’ mid- semester grades. You'd think it was th’ first ’A* he had made!” Green Grounds, Green Fountain There are many campuses throughout the United States which are architectually more pleasing than A&M. There are others which by virtue of their geographical location are picturesque—for example, the Air Force Acad emy at Colorado Springs. But there are few cam uses, if any, where the grounds are better cared for or better manicured than at A&M. Ever notice how the trees are clipped each spring or how the leaves are painstakingly raked off every lawn around campus buildings? Ever notice how beautifully the MSC lawn is kept year around? Ever notice the miles of underground water springlers which provide moisture for grass and shrubs in the hottest and driest summers Texas has to offer? Such care is not of monumental importance, but it does represent application of the saying “do the best with what you have.” • Hot weather which could have pitentially made A&M a yellow eyesore has been avoided through a little extra cost and effort toward grounds care. For the most part students have been cooperative in their end of the bargain. Where many would throw trash out the window* of their car, few will -drop much more than a cigarette butt on the campus. Many would find it difficult to understand w'hy anyone would want to see the campus marred, but there are appar ently a few. When students from two Southwest Conference schools dropped by A&M last year for a little pre-game after-mid- night paint session. Aggies were seriously considering their own night excursions in retaliation. Having Sully or West Gate Memorial painted is not - what most Aggies consider humorous. Why is it, then, that the Fish Pond has been showing rainbow colors lately? Last week it was red and this week green. Funny? It may prove unique. A&M may have the only fountain in the state whose once white concrete now resembles a fungus. Engineering Leads A&M /Registration One out of every three atudenU here is preparing for a career in engineering, according to a study completed last «reek by Registrar H. L. Heaton. Heaton said the College of Liberal Arts, which has made th« largest gains in recent years, ranks second In total enroll ment. with agriculture third. Engineering now accounts for 3,543 students, or 32.45 per rent of the 10,918-member student body. Liberal arts registered 2,948 students (27.01 per cent); agriculture, 2,008 (18.40 per cent); science, 1,162 (10 65 per cent); eeterinary medicine, 845 ( 7.73 per cent); geoaciencen, 277 ( 2-54 per centL/and Texas Maritime Academg, 134 (1.22 / per cent). The registrar noted that business administration, which has an enrollment of 1,273 and is currently a division of liberal aria, will be made a separate college next fall. Heaton said the largest single department is education, with 615 students. Other departments with enrollments of 400 or more are mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical en gineering, aerospace engineering, management, architecture and pre-veterinary medicine. By TOM CURL Bettaliea Special Writer Resolved: The higher educa tion of women is a fruitless pur suit. Debate teams representing Harvard and Texas ARM argued this point before approximately 150 people in the MSC Monday night. Ronald Hinds and Robert Peek of A&M spoke in favor of the resolution while Ronald Luke and Edward Jones of Harvard took the negative side. PEEK presented three conten tions in favor of'the resolution: 1. Higher education of women is wasted because they have no specific academic goals. 2. Women who finally receive a college degree rarely enter the labor force, and if they do, they are unhappy at home and ineffi cient at work. 3. Attendance in college b> women means less classroom space for men, who are custom arily the wage-earners. "Women waste their education because they never finish it,’’ Peek said in his opening state ment. Peek quoted Robert Sanford in a report on Vassar rtudents: "The thirst for knowledge does not rank very high on reasons girls go to college," Sanford stated. CONCERNING the second con tention, Peek said, “College wom en usually marry their senior year and never enter the labor force." "Even if they enter the labor force, they don’t do as good a job as they should," Peek continued. Peek said that many women be come desparate when they face graduation and the world, thus they marry hurriedly their senior year. "These marriages are more likely to break up than others," Peek remarked in referring to the Vassar report. LUKE responded by citing the advantages of college education for women. "What’s the point of educating a man if a woman is too stupid to understand his accomplishments,’’ lAike asserted. He also noted that educated girls can be entertained for less money. An example used was the 50 cent admission charge to the debate. "Unless you want Paul New man for President, you've got to educate women,” he contended. LI KE also cited the advantage of having an educated sweet heart at home. “If the girl is educated and you are not around, she will settle down with a good book instead of a good friend,” he said. Hinds said, “You can get a non economic degree somewhere be sides a college or university. Hinds suggested a system of “trade schools” to train women for -such jobs as secretaries and teachers of elementary school. "A higher education isn’t need ed to train someone to be i good secrvfery,” Hinds asserted. JONES had different opinions. "Let’s try to think of higher education as a protector of in nocence," Jones suggested. He said that college is a place for fathers to send their 18-year- daughters who are not needed at home and too young to marry. Jones said he favored mascu line supremacy and believed that the males’ superior position was not jeopardned by women in col lege. “We can depend on the girls to continue to act inferior, even if they are superior. This is a trait of females,’’ he contended. IN REBUTTAL to Peek’s and Hinds’ contentions, Luke said that higher education is one of ouri country’s chief goals. Concerning the A&M plan to i put women in trade schools, Jones | said it was a backward idea. "Why don’t you take all these proposed trade schools and put them in one place and call it a college," Luke suggested concern ing the A&M plan that supposed ly would replace women’s and coed colleges. Peek and Hinds charged in their rebuttal that Luke and Jones had evaded the three contentions presented. Sound Off what really goes on at their celebrated Easter rites M ii Fort LaiMIe Compiled by William Haines and William Taggart Beet 9S<, see X year Isahrtan 6B0VE Editor, The Battalion: To the Class of *79: My name is John F. MacGillis. As you probably know, I am one of two candidates in the run-off for next year's Class President. I would like to inform you of my plans for next year if I am elected. My first official act will be to call a class-wide assembly to ob tain suggestions from students as to types of social functions to have, and different ways to raise money. At the same time the students could inform me of any other major projects that they would like the officers to work on. If the first meeting is even moderately successful, others will be called throughout the year. Since I am a civilian, I would (like to have an informal Cadet Advisory Board of about four to six active, interested, informed cadets who would enable me to * J keep abreast of the activities and problems of that part of the cam pus. Since my main objective will be to unify the class, I would at tempt to have more social func tions scheduled for the ENTIRE class. In short. Aggies, I want to work with you for the betterment of the whole class, for no matter what side of the campus we live on, or what type of clothes we wear, we are all Aggies, and I sincerely believe that, with your help, we can make the Class of 1970 “the best d class on the campus!" John F. MacGillis ’7» Editor. The Battalion: To the Class of ’79 I would like to introduce myself to those of the Class of 1970 who do not already know me. My name is Danny Swords and 1 am a run off candidate for Secretary- Treasurer. I feel I can handle the responsibility of the office as well as instigate several new ideas to the class of 1970. My main goal will be to strive toward a more informed Junior Class. Why Not give me you support in the forthcoming election Thurs day? Danny Swords ’79 ? / I . ti Inspector General U. S. Department of Agriculture AUDITORS % ' 1 ff Accounting Majors Entering Salary front $6,681 to $7,634 SPECIAL AGENTS No Specific Degree Requirements. For positions in Southwest region. Temple, Texas with suboffices in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Little Rock, Arkansas, New Orleans & Alexandria, Louisiana. CAMPUS INTERVIEWS April 4, 1968 V What’s a 1967Olds doing in this 1968 Olds advertisement? It's making the point that you can own an Oldsmobile. If not a new one, then certainly o used one. Like the nifty 1967 Olds 4-4-2 you see here. Or a sporty used Cutlass convertible maybe. Or, even, one of those great Olds Rocket 88s. Of course. Olds dealers also carry a large stock of other brands on their Value-Rated used car lot. And should you decide on one of them instead ... well, at least we'll know you picked a good place to do it. « Bulletin Board TODAY The Finance Sodriy will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 202 of Fran cis Hall. The Hillel (Tab will mw films of the Cotton Bowl at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillel Foundation. /The Aggie Wives Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Me morial Student Center. THURSDAY The Amarillo Hemet own Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Academic Building. The Beaumont Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the YMCA. The Dallas Hometowa Clnb will discuss an Easter party at 7:15 p.m. in the Lobby of the Me- < mortal Student Center. The Mechanical Engineering Seminar will hear Ted M. Means, Industrial Division Director fur the Houston Lighting and Power Co., speak on the industrial de velopment of the Greater Hous ton area at 10 a.m. in Room 303, I Fermiee Hall. 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