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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), TexasPAGE 2 Friday, May 16, 1958

Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler

BATTALION EDITORIALS. . . And Ye Shall Know the Truth, And

The Truth Shall Make You Free . . . John 8:32

VMI: LeadershipEd. Note . . .The following editorial, reprinted from the

VMI Cadet, well outlines the challenge Corps leaders, here as well as there, face next year. . .

The big guns are silent on distant battlefields and the U. S. Army is again subjected to the softening influence of peace. It is very difficult for even battle-tested men to main­tain the martial spirit in such times and harder still for those who haven’t seen combat to comprehend the need for strict discipline and hard training.

It is the duty of veteran combat leaders to maintain this spirit; it will be vital to out country if war should gather us up again.

We hear a great deal about leadership. It is generally praised. But all leaders are not good for either the Army or our country. Some have been bad. For example, there was Benedict Arnold. Leadership has therefore been presented too often from the favorable point of view only. It is a two sided quality and the reverse side of the coin should be seen also.

Leadership is the very foundation upon which a military career is built. Therefore, all officers of the armed forces should study it carefully. The study should begin with an examination of the general principals of leadership.

Then you should critically evaluate the biographies and memories of past military leaders to determine the reasons for the successes or failures of the individual concerned. It should be understood that the traits and methods of each leader have been unique to himself and are not necessarily suitable for anyone else.

Nevertheless, a military man of judgment can learn from earlier leaders what to avoid and what to place value on for charting his career.

Beware of Conformity“Whoso would be a man, must be a non-conformist. . .

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind—Ralph Waldo Emerson

So read the challenging words which reach forward to May 1958 from one of the great American writers and philoso­phers and seek admittance to the minds of some 900 A&M graduates.

Speaking on Self-Reliance in the 1830’s, Emerson was hoping “we have heard the last of conformity and con­sistency.”

This is 1958. Conformity and consistency are still threats to the minds of college graduates.

Many Aggies are at a particular disadvantage in trying to resist the subordination of ideas in some areas of the busi­ness world.

Increased control of the Corps of Cadets by the military departments and the gradual shift away from student res­ponsibility in other areas on the campus have, in many cases, stifled initiative and suppressed ideas.

These disadvantages and the upcoming threats can be overcome if each graduate will remember that, above all else, he is an American, who is an heir of men who have made our nation great and free, through expression of creative ideas and protection of the sacred integrity of the human mind—despite society’s pressure to conform.—JT

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in a series of articles describing the voluntary student accident insurance program available next Fall. . . .

Claim Settlement Students seeking claim pay­

ment will submit pertinent bills to the Director of Student Health Services (Dr. C. R. Lyons.) The di­rector will determine the reason­ableness of the claim and send a proof of claim to the insurer. The insurer will make payment directly to the student and will also send a duplicate voucher to the director for his files. If the student desires, he may assign his benefits directly to the hospital or doctor who has submitted the bills. The director of Student Health Services and the insurer will decide on the type of proof of claim to be used.

Duration of Plan The insurer chosen (American

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Job CallsSoil Conservation Service in

Temple will meet with all stu­dents who have accepted either permanent or summer positions tonight at 7:30 in Room 2-C of the MSC.

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other’s integrity.—Robert South

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THE GREAT CAP AND GOWN CONTROVERSY

It will soon be cap and gown time again, so let us, without delay, take up the vexing question: which side of the cap should the tassel hang oh?

For many years the practice was to hang the tassel over the front of the cap. This practice was abandoned in 1948 when the entire graduating class of Northwestern University, blinded by tassels hanging in their eyes, made a wrong turn during com­mencement exercises and ended up at the Great Lukes Naval Training Center where, all unwitting, they were inducted into the submarine service for five-year hitches.

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There is a growing body of opinion which holds that the tassel should be worn on the same side you keep your Marlboro Cigarettes on. Thus a quick glance will show you where your Marlboros are and save much time and fumbling.

This makes a good deal of sense because when one wants a Marlboro, one wants one with a minimum of delay. One does not relish being kept, even for a second, from the heaps of joy, the barrels of pleasure, the scads of content, the loads of glee, the lumps of ecstasy, that one gets from that filter, that flavor, that flip-top box.

There is another group, small but vocal, which insists the tassel should hang over the back of the cap. The tassel, they say, is a symbol like the bullfighter’s pigtail, signifying honor and courage.

They arc wrong. BullfightefTS wear pigtails for only one reason: to keep the backs of their necks warm. Do you have any idea what a draft a bull makes when he rushes past you? A plenty big one, you may be sure.

In fact, upper respiratory infections, contracted in the wake of passing bulls, is the largest single cause of bull-ring fatalities. I have this interesting statistic from the Bullfighters Mutual Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Incidentally, Hartford, the insurance capital of America, is a delightful city and well worth a visit if you are ever in New England, as north­eastern United States is laughingly called. Try to make your visit in spring when the actuaries are in bloom.

But I digress. We were talking about what side to wear the tassel on. An ingenious solution to this problem was proposed not long ago by Humboldt Sigafoos, perhaps better known as “The Quoit King of Delaware.” An early forbear of Mr. Sigafoos was granted a monopoly by King George III, on all quoits manu­factured in Delaware. Somehow this royal patent was never rescinded and from that day to this, every quoit made in Dela­ware has been a Sigafoos Quoit.

Well sir, Mr. Sigafoos suggested that the way to solve the great tassel controversy was to starch the tassel so it stood upright and hung on no side of the cap at all. But I’m afraid that sly Mr. Sigafoos was only seeking to broaden his market because after graduation, what can you do with an upright tassel except hurl quoits at it?

© 1958 Max Sbulinaa

The makers of Marlboro have no opinion about what side to hang your tasselon. But with cigarettes, they say. firmly: Stay on the light, mild, tasty side. . . with Marlboro, of course!

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