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THE BATTALION
College Station, Tex^s Wednesday, September 25, 1968
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
'tell you what Vd do
“Now that you’ve had a few days to get over it, maybe it
would do you good to talk about it! After all, it was only a
football game!”
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Most of you can skip the first couple of paragraphs
of this. The explanatory matter is directed toward fresh
men, transfer students, and that handful of the rest of
you who didn’t eagerly peruse the Batt editorial page four
times a week last September.
A relatively new but already hallowed tradition has
made its way into our student culture. It is The Battalion’s
Sincerity, Humility, Intelligence and Tact Award, and it
is presented monthly to a fellow journalist who has dis
tinguished himself in the general field of public relations.
The first award was made last April, and was originally
reserved for public relations directors “for some individual
in the public eye” who exhibit “those qualities of sincerity,
humility, intelligence and tact which distinguish inspired
PR work from mere shoddy drumbeating.” Since then,
the field has been broadened; the winner for May, for
example, was Blackie Sherrod, sports editor of the Dallas
Times Herald.
Once again that mysterious group of decision-makers
has met and passed on additional savings to you.
It’s like this: It seems that a number of students at
A&M are married and their wives are employed on campus.
The salaries are, to say the least, marginal.
But this last pay-day there was a little more in the
envelope.
One of my neighbors, Tom Sobey by name, has sug
gested that there is more to this than meets the eye. He
claims there is a group of economics professors that meets
frequently to figure how much it costs to “get by” in Col
lege Station.
The image projected is interesting to me at least.
Here they are, four or five specialists in economics
(the number varies with the law of supply and demand) at
their called meeting late this summer:
“Well, tuna fish has gone up this week and there is
talk of a strike by the International Brotherhood of Chicken
Pluckers. In my opinion we must act quickly to counteract
this unbalancing of cost vs. ability to pay,” the first econ
omist states.
“Under the circumstances of increased taxes, utility
expenses and rent, it is imperative that we take steps
immediately to curb the inequality evident on such a large
scale as found on the community level of accelerated oligop
olistic activities among the input-output proportional scale
of frequently-appearing programmed monitorized . . . er . . .
ah . . . “What was I talking about?” says economist Num
ber Two.
“Professor,” interrupts the third decider of fate, “we’ll
thank you to remember that you are NOT in one of your
classes and you don’t need to impress us.”
“Yes, Yes,” the others chime in,” we must refrain from
such outbursts.”
“Anyway,” Number Four presses forward, “we simply
must raise the salaries for student wives so as not to upset
the balance of ... ”
“Excuse me, Number Four,” Number Three says irrit
ably.
So after much haggling and arguing it is decided to
give the girls a break. The raise? It was made more equal
. . . now all working wives are making at least $1.60 an
hour—the minimum wage set by the Federal Government.
★ ★ ★
The Battalion photographer has been outdone by the
cross-town rivals.
On the Monday front page of the other newspaper
there is a remarkable photograph. The cutlines read:
“A member of the Danish Gym Team rehearses for the
demonstration of gymnastic exercises and routines to be
performed at 8 p.m in G. Rollie White Colliseum (sic).”
The picture shows a beautiful young thing tossing a
ball of some sort into the air. She is framed between two
weathered pillars, evidently of ancient Grecian origin. G.
Rollie White never looked like that to me.
★ ★ ★
(This week’s column is dedicated to all the dogs on
campus. After all, this is National Dog Week.)
But enough of this shilly-shallying.
The September winner of the Sincerity, Humility, In
telligence and Tact Award is Merry Clark, editor of The
Daily Texan at The University of Texas at Austin.
Miss (or perhaps Mrs.) Clark earned the honor by
demonstrating a real flair for communication in the Sept.
17 editorial page of the Texan. In these days of namby-
pamby college editors, it was refreshing to see someone
who doesn’t shink from using big headlines such as “Editor
Comments—While You Were Away—On Actions of Regents
and Legislature,” “Editor Proposal” and “Editor Explains,”
as the new Texan editor did in that edition. Miss or Mrs.
Clark further demonstrated her refusal to be bullied by
outmoded newspaper practices bu using, just above the
“Editor Explains item, a two-column-width picture of her
self, seated at the editor’s desk, pencil in gesturing hand,
in the apparent act of telling it like it is directly to the
photographer. The sincerity, humility, intelligence and tact
fairly shine from her eyes in the picture.
Eckard, Walker Receive Posts
In Former Students Group
What really clinched the award, however, was Miss or
Mrs. Clark’s courageous usage of the term “editor” in six
of the seven paragraphs under that photograph. The edi
torial closed with the following no-nonsense stand:
“The editorial columns of the Texan are' solely the
opinion of the editor, Merry Clark. All editorials unless
otherwise indicated are written by the editor. Responsibility
for editorials is that of the editor.”
If that isn’t full of sincerity, humility, intelligence and
tact, we don’t know what is.
R.C. (Connie) Eckard and Rob
ert L. (Bob) Walker have been
named to Former Students Asso
ciation posts here.
Eckard, of the A&M class of
1955, will direct publications and
edit the “Texas Aggie.” As as
sociate executive director to Rich
ard Weirus, Walker will have re
sponsibility for association fund
raising programs.
A 1958 A&M graduate, Walker
was with Pepperdine College
nine years, serving the last four
as alumni relations director.
The Victoria native completed
high school in Spur and studied
business administration at A&M.
His master’s degree in education
is from Pepperdine. Walker was
in Squadron 4 in the Cadet Corps
and on the Interfaith Council.
He and his wife, the former Jo-
Ann Nolen, were married in the
All Faith’s Chapel and have
three children.
Eckard has been in industrial
editing for five years with Texas
Instruments, Dallas. The Air
Force Reserve captain earlier
worked in newspaper advertising
and editorial areas at Seguin,
Arlington, Pasadena and Hous
ton.
He received a liberal arts de
gree in 1957. While working his
way through A&M, Eckard was a
Squadron 18 cadet, “Commenta
tor” editor, boxing team co-cap-
tain and in the Aggie Players.
His wife Joyce was a journalism
major at TWU. They have three
children.
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Three representatives for Mo
bil’s Corpus Christi Division, Pete
Dickinson, Bill Belcher and Larry
Denton, formally presented the
awards in campus ceremonies layst
week.
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partment received a $1,000 grant
and the Civil Engineering Depart
ment, $500. The Mobil officials
said both grants can be used in
arty appropriate manner by the
university.
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Bible Study Class
OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
Old Testament III
Seminary Extension Department
WHEN — Registration, 9 - 5:30 to Thurs. Sept. 23 - 25 at the BSU
1st Class, Monday, Sept. 30,
(12 sessions — each Monday, 7 to 8:30 p.m.)
WHERE — The Baptist Student Center
201 North Main, College Station
WHO — Bible Teacher — Rev. Bob Burch
COST — $12.00 Per Semester (Includes Text)
WHY — If You Need To Know Your Bible Better, Here Is A Chance To
Receive Some Guidance and Help In
UNDERSTANDING THE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE.
Also, An Added Attraction Is CREDIT For The Course
From Southwestern Theological Seminary.
Editor,
The Battalion:
The following copy of a news
item was sent to me by a friend
from California, which goes to
show that the “Spirit of Aggie-
land” is truly from coast to
coast:
BRYAN, Tex. (UP!)—When
a radio station opened on the
Texas Agricultural and Me
chanical College Campus in
1918, the Federal Communica
tions Commission approved call
letters that combined a name
with some school spirit. Sta
tion WTAT says its letters
came from the phrase, “Watch
the Aggies Win.”—The Times.
Well . . . “Watch the Aggies
Try,” anyway. (New Yorker
Magazine, Sept. 14, 1968.)
Scholarship awards to A&M
students of Czech have been
made possible by a $1,000 Sla
vonic Benevolent Order of the
State of Texas (SPJST) grant.
The award to the Modern Lan
guages Department was an
nounced by Raymond A. Urba-
novsky of Temple, state secre
tary.
Twenty students will benefit
from scholarship awards accord
ing to Dr. Jack A. Dabbs, depart
ment head.
“This is the largest single
award to the department,” he
added. It will continue annually
until the next SPJST conven
tion, in 1972.
Dabbs noted 31 students
enrolled in Czech courses
fall, an inctease of four over Si
tember, 1967
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Stationery, books, cards
baby albums
shower invitations
baby announcements
shower centerpieces
napkins, cups, plates
etc.
AGGIELAND FLOWER
AND GIFT SHOPPE
209 University Drive
As you have probably sur
mised, the first paragraph ap
peared in The New York Times.
Discovering the typographical er
ror, the staff of The New Yorker
Magazine added their comment.
Why not . . . “Watch the Ag
gies Triumph?”
Mrs. Calvin Boykin, Jr.
Department of Oceanography
Army Grads Get
New Assignments
Texas A&M graduates serving
in the U. S. Army are qualifying
for new assignments.
Army Doctor (Capt.) John B.
Woodall of Beaumont is serving
his one-year medical internship
at Brooke General Hospital, Fort
Sam Houston. The 1964 gradu
ate in zoology will qualify for as
signment to an Army hospital or
medical unit.
First Lt. Robert L. Acklen Jr.
of Dallas completed the rotary
wing course at the Army Avia
tion School, Fort Rucker, Ala.
The 1967 graduate in history
learned cargo and utility tactics
helicopter flying.
Attention Aggies!
CAMPUS
SALESMEN
WANTED!
All persons interested in becoming Dormitory Salesmen
for the Student Floral Concession must meet with the
manager of the concession on Thursday, September 2S
at 5:00 p. m. at the Floriculture Building — Comer of
Lamar and Nagle.
This Will Be A SHORT Organizational Meeting Only!
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