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THE THRESHER
DECEMBER 18, IMi
12-25-59
The Christmas story once again peals out upon a
happy little stereophonic, filter-tip world of parking tick-
ets, bluebooks and dexedrine.
The booming carols in glittering, teeming department
stores remind us of the joyous message — that we can
shelve our books for bottles and speed over turnpikes to
share a few precious days with our families, old friends,
and perhaps lavishing what remains of ourselves and our
wallets on a special someone.
Strange that the humble birth of a baby in an obscure
village of the Near East a couple of thousand years ago
should so disrupt the pattern of The Good Life that even
the New York Stock Exchange pauses for the day.
Odd that church bells in Brussels, Boston, Buenos
Aires and Biloxi ring out to commemorate the coming of
a child who would never know the intricacies of economic
warfare and foreign policy, much less the diplomacy of
cocktail party etiquette.
Funny that angels and shepherds should share top
billing with Maverick, missiles, and sensational murders.
More unusual still are the moments amid tinsel and
egg-nog- when we realize that this celebrated infant of a
far-off time and place was a living symbol of all the love
and humanity that man can ever hope to know.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
i now
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* WHetJ /AY EXreNP THESE EXTRA LITTLE COURTESIES
tOO CAM BET WE'RE SETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO FINALS/'
The Thresher Reply
It was indeed interesting to note the presentation of
the Daily Texan concerning the Thresher's move to improve
Sportsmanship between the two schools, especially in cit-
ing offenses of the Texas student body which could easily
be cleared up.
The Texan apparently took the stand that the Uni-
versity has sufficient sportsmanship to satisfy the student
body—and remember with such sportsmanship, Texas
tied for the SWC championship. In other words, "the ends
justify the means."
It should also be pointed out to The Texan that Rice
lost six other games besides the Longhorn affair—but
only in this instance was poor sportsmanship overly ob-
vious. Reports from T.C.U. and Baylor seem to indicate
that Rice was not the only school to fall victim to the
"over-excited" spirit of the Longhorns.
To clarify a mis-belief apparent on The Texan staff,
the Thresher is not attacking the University of Texas,
only its seemingly student apathy toward sportsmanship.
In conclusion may we propose a question to the Texas stu-
dent body—In the last seven years, the team representing
the SWC in the Cotton Bowl has each time been awarded
the "defunct" trophy for sportsmanship. Does the Texas
student body feel that they would have won the trophy
this year because of their sportsmanship?
Jim Bob Doty
American Dimplomacy-
Fly Now, Pay Later
Prophecies are rife on the value
of the President's world tour.
Democrats caution that utter dis-
illusionment will follow, and Re-
publicans promise a new era of
American diplomacy.
News reports are optimistic.
But the news reports bear tiring
resemblance to sports write-ups.
The papers cannot restrain the
urge to wow the homefolks with
records and statistics. "Have you
heard? Ike's going to cover
70,000 miles this year — 22,000
in 19 days! Did you hear about
the 7-story-high picture of him in
Ankara?" The crowds are, of
course, encouraging.
What's Up?
We have not heard, however,
what the President is doing, or
is likely to do, when he leaves
the throngs to confer with na-
tional leaders. The test of Eisen-
hower's success will come, not
while. the President is in An-
kara, Tehran, Kabul, New Delhi,
or Karachi, but after he has left
His Asian stops were in na-
tions with borders on the Com-
munistic countries, nations suf-
fering constant intimidation by
the Soviets. Turkey and Pakistan
have been threatened viciously,
told that if war erupts in Asia,
American troops and planes will
arrive just in time for the funer-
al. Pakistant has been alarmed by
flights of Red Chinese planes
over her Himalayan borders, and
the Turkish border situation is
explosive.
Tribute To Popularity
It is certainly a tribute to
American popularity in Turkey
that Soviet threats have not
aparpently cowed the Turks, who
have agreed to station nuclear
•weapons in Turkey. The question
is, how long can people be told
that they will be annihilated
without a loss of morale?
In Afghanistan, Eisenhower
must deal with unnerving prob-.
lems. The Afghans coaxed a su-
i still recall the oranges
POMES
By
John Fowler
well I'm back again
this time with a sort of run-
ning commentary to add spice,
color and all that joyful sort of
crud but mainly to take up space
because i'm running out of
pomes.
but there are still a few of the
jessies left
this being one
_ • * *
when i walk in the moonlight
i say to myself
why the hell
am i walking in the moonlight
♦ # *
ah but the christmas season
is roaring down on us
disguistingly quickly and all
too soon we shall all bid a tear-
ful farewell to the ivy-covered
inconvenience and go home
and in this more cheerful vein
i offer a pome/
* * *
Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus
like hell
which kind of makes you stop
and think doesn't it
and now, in a more nostalgic
mood,
* * *
though college life is quite the
thing, 4
it never quite could be
as jolly as the fellowship
the boy scouts gave to me.
the time we pushed a tenderfoot
off the hanging bridge,
the time we hanged our counselor
on dear old Gruble Ridge.
i still recall our summer camp
in Belch Gulch, Indiana,
where we set all the tents on fire,
and mined the grand piano,
the food we ate was really great,
i sitll recall the oranges.
i'd like to finish up this poem,
but nothing rhymes with oranges.
Neil Anderson
Republican Presidential Timber
If a case is to be made out
for the Republican cause it cer-
tainly cannot dwell on any cur-
rent policy difference of great
import as there is none. It would
be -ridiculous to go back and re-
hash old partisan issues like Tru-
man's storming of the Halls of
Montezuma.
Deal In Personality
We are left to deal in per-
sonalities and oddly enough this
is where the Republican cause
gains its strength. There have
been, and continue to be, some
lessons in Washington but on the
whole the Eisenhower adminis-
tration seems to have made a
genuine effort to appoint men of
integrity and ability to its cab-
inet posts.
The most notable example of
this is the current secretary of
the Treasury, Robety B. Ander-
son. Anderson is unique for two
reasons—he is a native Texan
who admittedly is not an ex-
Texan and he quietly changed
from the Democratic Party to
the Republican Party in 1952
when he found he was more in
sympathy with the ideals of the
latter group .
As Navy Secretary
As Secretary of the Navy from
1952-55 he engendered a relaxed
but marvelously efficient atmo-
sphere in the Pentagon. He dealt
with the problem of integration
in the Navy by the ingenious
method of issuing an executive
order stipulating that all Navy
buildings be repainted. In the
accomplishment of this task all
the old signs denoting white
areas were simply covered up.
Anderson soon moved up to
Under Secretary of Defense, but
in 1955 went back to private
business—only to be called back
to head the Treasury in 1957.
Not only did he succeed George
Humphrey in this position; ° but
also in his role as Mr. Eisenhow-
er's chief ^gsor. Since it has
been this man who has formulat-
ed much of the administration's
domestic and even foreign pol-
icy.
Breaks Mold
For many generations the tome
man in Republican treasuries has
been a Madison Avenue type that
can best be characterized as safe.
Robert Anderson breaks this
mold. He is conservative in the
old classic vein.
Recently when he was asked to
address the National Cathedral
Association he declined and sub-
mitted instead 130 lines of blank
verse. He is probably the onily
member of this current adminis-
tration who spends his Sundays
in the National Art Gallery in-
stead . of trampling around the
golf course.
Good Man
If the Republicans are looking
for good Presidential timber
they need look no further than
the musty halls of the Treasury
building for the man Mr. Eisen-
hower has said could handle the
job.
THRESHER
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EDITOR BUDDY HERS;
BUSINESS MANAGER -t JOEL HOCHMAH
ASSISTANT EDITOR BILL DELANEY
MANAGING EDITOR MARJORIE TRULAN
NEWS EDITOR KAY KELLEY
DEPARTMENT EDITORS
Features Reed Martin,
Student Life Ann Kriegel and Wanda Pheara
Sports Tad Hermann
Colleges Jim Deegan.
Religion Dick Vi«bi«-
Circulation Manager Melvin Buck
Graphic Art* Scott Morris and Frank Van Ortfe*
Faculty Advisor Dr. Jack Conner*
CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTS
Harry Raaseiur, VieUr Emahuel, Barry Meore, Mike Geis, Ralpfc.
Weaver, 8yd Nathans, Jim Bob Doty, and Neil Anderson.
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