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The Battalion
Wednesday Afternoon, February 20, 1946
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Office, Room 5, Administration Building, Telephone 4-54444
Texas A. & M. College
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
and the City of Cqllege Station is published three times weekly, and circulated on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
Subscription rate $3.00 per school year. Advertising rates upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City,
Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
SAM NIXON
MARION PUGH
WENDELL McCLURE
ALLEN SELF
JAMES DAVIS
WARREN RICE
Staff for this Issue
-...Editor
-Sports Editor
Advertising and Cirulation
Managing Editor
Reporter
Reporter
To Battalion Readers . . .
I
Criticism of the Battalion's policies in regard to news,
editorials, and advertising space has been widespread.
Much of it is justified. There are demands that we cover
the news more fully, cut down the space devoted to adver
tising, increase the size of our sheet, and bear down on
our proofreading.
We are not evading the issue. There is plenty of room
for improvement. And we intend to improve the Battalion’s
appearance and content so as to conform as well as possible
to the needs of a large student body and a growing com
munity.
Tabloid size has prevented us from achieving desired
news coverage. We have hopes of adding an insert sheet
soon, but so far, post-war restrictions on paper have pre
vented this. Our editorial and reportorial staff is now or
ganizing for the hurry-up pace.
In future issues of the Battalion, general interest ar
ticles about campus and community will be found on the
front page. Editorials, Backwash columns and features ar
ticles will be found on the second page. Sports will dominate
the third page, and the back page will be devoted to notices,
club news, and classified advertising.
We feel our responsibility to the student body and the
community very keenly. We will try our best to fulfill our
obligations to our readers.
, from
YOUR NEEDS
We build our large complete stocks of
the finest in college supplies. Our only
aim is to fill those needs fully with total
satisfaction.
Satisfaction, to us, means quality mate
rials, courteously sold to you Aggies for
the lowest possible prices.
Come in with your problems and needs.
We have what ever it may be.
It’s the friendliest spot on the campus.
THE EXCHANGE STORE
SERVING TEXAS AGGIES
BACKWASH
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
By Warren Rice
As eight o’clock classes pulled
Aggies out of bed Monday morn
ing, few had spent the weekend
on the campus. The lure of faraway
places was apparently strong. Most
of them came back looking like
Ray Milland in “The Lost Week
end”. One senior, returning in the
wee hours from Tessieland must
have been smoking too much, be
cause as he was put to bed, he
smiled, “Ahh! So round, so firm,
so fully packed!”
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In some years College Station
has a season called winter. Then
the fountain in Prexy’s Triangle
is frozen and even the bulls wear
ear muffs. But on other years, such
as this'one, it just rains. Either
drops as big as billiard balls at,
ten, two, and four, or a saturating
mist during all twenty-four hours.
These are the years that try men’s
souls.
The wet years have only one
compensation. The spring follow
ing the monsoon months is such
a relief! The Batt usually runs a
little pome on the first sunny day
of each spring:
Spring is sprung
The grass is riz,
I wonder where
The flowers is.
The next day it hails.
" 0 *
Currently, the foremost bleed
heard on the campus is about the
cafeteria in Sbisa Hall. And aboufc
the plans for installing a similar
chow line in Duncan Hall for non
military students. Non-regs say
it costs them about a buck and a
half each day for very little food
and takes more time then regular
mess hall style meals. They would
like to see the cafeteria continued
for the benefit of married couples
only, and a return to mess tables,
more food and lower charges for
single exservicemen.
A navy ex comes up with a line
about the tattooing expert who
FLOWERS
For That Lady
She will be complete for
the Ball
with a
CORSAGE
— from —
WYATT’S
FLOWER SHOP
Just Phone 2-2400
for Delivery
Opens 1:00 P. M. - - 4-1181
»
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
DEANNA DURBIN
RALPH BELLAMY DAVID BRUCE
GEORGE C0UL0URIS - ALLEN JENKINS
'DAN DURYEA * EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
PATRICIA MORISON- ELIZABETH PAHERSON
— plus
Fliker Flashbacks Short
Little Lula Cartoon
LAST TIME TODAY
“STAGE COACH”
THURSDAY ONLY
“ENTER ARSENE
LUPIN”
BARGAIN DAY—Two per-
sons admitted for one ticket
plus tax.
GOING PLACES?
If you want a ride
If you have some space
SEE L0UP0T
for arrangement for your
Transportation
Home or to Denton
LOUPOT’S TRADING POST
J. E. Loupot, ’32
phoned his wife one afternoon—
“I’ll be home late tonite dear. I
have two more battleships and a
blond to make.”
—0—
Clipped from Ponyville’s Campus:
A modest girl never pursues a
man. Nor does a mouse trap pur
sue a mouse.
DR. N. B. McNUTT
' DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
Harmonicas, Novelty Piccolos,
Sheet Music, Band Instruments,
Accessories, Reeds, Appliances
— Write for Catalogue —
MAPLE MUSIC SHOP
98 Maple Ave.. Newark 8, N. J.
Bryan—Texas
Wed. - Thurs. - Fri. - Sat.
“LEAVE HER TO
HEAVEN”
— with —
Gene Tierney
Saturday Night Preview
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
“JOHNNY ANGEL”
— with —
George Raft
GEOR6C WASHINGTON WAS ONCG
A LITTLE FELLOW LIKE ME AND
HE GREW UP STRONG AND BRAVE
AND MADE THIS COUNTRY FREE.
RAGS.OLD BOV, I WISH I COULD >
AMOUNT TO SOMETHING
Be Wise, Aggies
George Washington kept
very accurate records.
You’ll want a permanent
record of life at A. & M.
Let us equip you for those
snap shots from a large
stock of
Amateur
Photographers
Supplies
Flash Bulbs — Film Packs
Developers - Hypo - Toners
Eastman Cameras, size 616
A.&M. Photo Shop
North Gate
IF you want to buy it
IF you want to sell it
IF you want to trade it
SEE LOUPOT