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specia session:! o^\ Moijday and the Presi-
Soldtet., Statesman, Kntvhtly Gentleman”
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Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradlt
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ng, provide ada plate housing, and
of liv
autho rize a; federal grjant for aid to edu-
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election yeaf 1 the President &nd the
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dent v dll be| there to! atldresi its members. v , , r, ** ,
ft., , ,, i ;... ' ,, „ , avoid a knockrdown, ;< rag-out, mud-slmg-
That address *1 prdbabiy eiall for, among ^ ^
other things, bills t6 halt tjhe rising cost, ^ hpttpr }
Dedn accused of
to- sipecial session
He may have, but
that in the
>efore the Re
publican convention (Congress sidetrack
ed iniihy vital issues, fiorgot others and at
best liast\ly patched ajnd pushed through
the most nepfssary cjnes. j Much of the
legislation thajt was Ipdssed was originally
designed tojserve gobdjpurposes, but when ;
it carjie thrpugh the jamj thjat charactelriz- r r
ed ths final days of tjie- 80th Congress it example to the world bf the ability of the
" v "~ ^ i American people to w^>rk together in time
of world strife and! national political
battling
and the world will
be better off.n
One thing is certa n. Something must
be done at this session about the rising
cost of living and tho housing shortage.
Members of bdth part es are agreed upon
this. There are other vital issues .that
could be considered, but they can wait un
til after election day.'
Housing and price legislation Cannot
Wait. If Congress and the President pan
forget, or at least ignore, political differ
ences for this session and work together
for suitable bills to settle these two issues
then the nation will benefit.
The action of Cong ess and the Presi
dent in the coming weeks must serve as an
was barelyf retogmzafifie.
sifecfal sessijon,
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Tliis sifec^al sessipn, Whether called
for piditical nfotives or not, will give both
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The Dcjbj We Owe to Democracy .,.
r dernodratie government owes us a
great
;
Opr deiiiociratie government owes us a has no such document. Its rights are
j ^yer-allow ourselves to shadowy and vague, rarely seen and rare-
forgeti thispFbr '272.jjears we; have clam- , rtepeettd.^ But the(v ar« the source of ;
,pred-for pjrat|orS whq jremind us of our,
inaliepable|rights. Wef hav^ idolized those
i could ton^ure ip new r ined. When the " “ * " Tuesday they announced that they were prepared to
ts: of okr Bill of Rights are s ^ ron ^ ei: ! than the people who serve it. We supply food to all of the Berlin inhabitant^, including those in
a politician we
who ccjuld '
simple ter
stated in flowfery tern s
ehout, “L0.U .itat^ 1 —^
the pi rsuijt qf ha
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Asiwe ia\ie claihotted ar
■ By FRANK CUSHING i
Men who have gaped at the retrogression
of the female species to long skins and bust
les are about to be shocked even further.
That is if the “Pipelore” publication is a
reasonable gqide to trends in fashions. A
recent advertisement gives the illuminating
information that the chic, smart, young lad
ies are now reviving the fashionable art of
pipesmoking. It proceeds in glowing words
to tell how the women may once more enjoy
the pleasure |hat their brothers and hus
bands have relished for years.
Doubtless no female wardrobe will be
complete frorri now on without a brier-color
ed to match every hat, The enticing colors
offered to date are Chinese Red, Jade Green,
Tortise Shell, and the too divine Daffodil
Yellow. Certainly that should be a sufficient
selection to satisfy any women of taste and
discrimination.
This news should gladden the hearts of
our backwoodfs women who have nearly dis-
paired at ever catching up with the styles.
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The Security Office should take notice of
the enterprising city of New Castle, Indiana.
To facilitate driving, the city is placing on
sale ten dollar books of tickets which entitle
the holder to twenty parking violations a
year. They would certainly be a handy thing
upon our campus.
Students would merely have to tuck the
coupon in' the customary place mider the
windshield and then proceed to a restful
classroom sleep unmarred with parking vio
lation worried Perhaps, too, the VJ A. cquld
be persuaded to finance the blessed bbtfks.
Most people bemoan their fate for lack-
of the^ensron* h'aR forcTd^the ekisiirTof some l OOO of Berlin’s ing ^ iU in certain tasks ' The 0 PP° site P° int
ot the tension, has lorced the closure ot some l,UW oi Berlin s of ■ ig held by a young resident of Living-
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court iua
were
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racticed by deaf
o thisi wciiH be
our temp sr ar
he proce< uije
Random TTionghts
Russia Offers to Furnish
Food for Germans In Berlin
-A j ! ' By Can»lTrail -jlfi .
As the situation grows from bad to Worse in Berlin, all
the World watches breathlessly for the spark that might touch
off another war. \ a . [ iti '■ + .
In the midst of charges and counter-charges, strained
tempers, and high nervoiis tension, a small incident could pro
voke a physical conflict for which neither side is ready.
The Russian blockade, which has fostered the major part
The li st W01
jhown by i pan)
ing a rece it
stalled a s
>oth equi pried
lils to fafcil ta
supervisoif. t i
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?t ri^e 1 e got a
in the rop i. f he
sem tp bo flhat i
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lect a (pros le r at 1
AGhicigl
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ip serges|nt|s
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mself
If theile ts dop
the athlet c )6we
simply ijcj qve#
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male con*e:
do with t|ie acti
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nonchalanjtljj fro^i
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passing ciovrds bje
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democracy’s vigor. We owe it something
too. It hasjnever been and never will be
owe it therefore trained, competent office-.
industrial plants. It has cut off the Western Allies’ ground
supply lines and forced the present air shuttle service. This
unique method of getting around the Soviet blockade has
turned out so successfully that the Russians have launched a
new propoganda campaign. * I j ! F
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ces reportf i
povas ”wi
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Cadet Nickname for Army Birass
With Capt. ‘Bull’ Sargent, ’
ability at lasso-
sudden twenty
leasing his hold [
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st rope cars, and
be an expert, se-
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related recently; how
service problem of
till, remained free from
'fyfhbni his inner-feelings
suppression he merely
ough tjhe sign language
' tes. T ie only drawback
dangejr of really losing
Haking an arm or two in
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in thoughtfulness was
Orhahk, Nebraska. Dur
ing of the Building it in-
itwalk and observation
leather upholstered arm
job of being a sidewalk
h time someone recog-
[ring thie fine art of ka-
m
one’s mind as to
Aggies then he should /
vjietw the residents of
Psrhapi the recent influx of fe-
eiltionljejs has had something to
ies there. It Is indeed a
t<| Witpjess the occuparits hanging
the third floor windows
lie; they conversle with the
low. Usually rieliable sour-
<ases of prospective Casa-
rield limbs who found the
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the western sectors. The food, they said would amount to..
!’ Life, liberty and holders. We owe it a jconscientious voting some 100,000 tons of grain from the reserve supply of the
pijnbss are no longer public. ■ j Soviet Union. r 1 I ■>
enouglj (dqesffl’t a derjiacracy owe its peo- The democratic primary tomorrow of- The purpose of this announcement was two-fold. First,
1 ' ' f fars us an opportuni|> r to p^ty our debts, the Kremlin was bidding for support frorfi all Germans”th its
d shouted, our Democracy will get efficient servants only attempt to oust the western Allies from Berlin. Russia wants
By FRAkK WELCH ’
When the rcjll is called in the
grreat beyond, 1 members of the
class of ’06 exjpect to line up to
the commands pf Captain Herbert
H. “Bull” Sargent. If you don’t
believe it just ask one of the rtiem-
bers of that class. ‘ To them, Sar
gent -was tops.
A than who combined scholarly
habits with his army career, “Bull”
Sargent served as commandant
here from 1903 to 1907. 'During
that time he acquired not only
the respect duo a military man of
his stature, but also the admira- ?
tion of the entire corps. This is
verified by the ribbings that Sar
gent took in the Long Horns of
that period.
In the humorous section of ’06
Long Horn, there is a cartoon of
^argent with the following cap
tion: “30 years a war criticAa
soldier and critic — author, lie
shows Napoleon how to do it.
Eureka, he is still a CAPTAIN.”
It was no joke that Sargent was
a military strategist and author
of renown. When he arrived at
A&Jil, he had two books about Ns-,,
poleon to his credit, “Napoleon
Bonaparte's First Campaign” and
“The Campaign of Morengo*” In
a critical review of the latter the
London Ariny # .Navy Gaaette
wrote, “We do not know where to
find a finer picture of the Italian
campaign than in Col. Sargent’s
volume. A volume that is well
worthy to be ranked with Lord
Yalseley’s ‘Decline and Fall of
Napoleon.’” jA"
After graduating from West
Point, Sargent first saw duty on
the American frontier fighting the
Indians and later was engaged in
the Spanish American War, about
which he wrote “The Campaigh
of 'Santiago de Cuba,” the only
authentic account of that camr
domoeratid ’system nc uvishied thq strong- when we choose to fuinish them. This will the Gerjnan to think of St ns hia provide^ and protectorer. If
the Soviets can get this isort of (fconomic hold on Berlin, half
II-
est, most yirjle eeonpmy the world has
knownOifr society has lllourishOd too;
and occasionally it has risen above man’s
inhumknity to man by
deal for others or byi
with The less jblessed; We are a most for
tunate people;—and all jof the time we go
yappity, yippity, yap the
this, the stlatei owes, us that
cratic government owes u
The ci iz'ejns of tins s democracy have
a Bill I of Rigits, but the democracy itself
require that We study; candidates more for
their ability to serve; than by what they
promise, more for thejir character than for
demanding a square the character 6f theiir political ^)arty. We
^tarjing its bounty owe democracy* mor$ than party alleg
iance, more than taxjes., We owe it lives
' devoted to its principles, intelligence de
voted to its improvement! Given this de
votion from day to !day our democracy
. will not require the last full measure every
20 years. W r e have the choice. It can be
expressed by votes. liet us not be silent.
world, owes us
and the demo-
everything.
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theiXbattle is won. Probably, however, very little-grain will
appeai\on the market. I j |
Secondly, the Russian announcement is. an attempt to
discredit the western Deutschemjark. For in its proclamation,
the Soviet agency said that only the Russian-sponsored cur
rency would be taken in payment. Thus, the western currency
would be rendered useless as a food-getting medium.
Even though the situation in Berlin is bad now, it will
get worse. Relations will become more strained, and by fall
the crisis will come. Then the Russians will make their last
bid for complete control of Berlin, for they will figure that
the United States Will be tied up with internal affairs in the
form of; the presidential election.
I
pa|t Af’eek has!been jthe mostpjleas- this is the last year tfje conference is sche- BetWCCIl tllC Rookcilids
for one rea- duled to meet at A&M. However, we wish
ant week bf 'summer school fo:
son4-4he presence of pome 500 young peo- next year’s conference success when the
pie attending the Methodist YbOth Con- new meetipg center fc inauguratd at Lon
ferpnee. j | •' j .•IJa f < Morris Junior Collegq.
Their presence On [the ckmpua has been Many of the; yminfc people have become
enjoyable, ncit only iof us, but, we hope, well acquainted withj A&M during their
for them. were glad to see that des- stay here, and we hope that before the
hours ttye young people spent conference is over a ill of them will have.
joitiihg in discue- We are sure of one thing, however, all the
porttiftities to take conferees are in agreement with the fact
..v.vantage! of! the ii#, fiaities offered th , at a ful1 moon have P icked a
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np*** 1 ^ tol&iVtoA j t 0O) and j n addition, jbins the student body
an invitation to all
‘Vinegar Joe’s Selflessness
Revealed in Stilwell Papers
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pite the long hours t
attending lectures add
siohs, they! halve had
change to seije tfcm
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in extending an
One thing for Avniifcli We are sorry--- j people to come back soon, and often.
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VACATiNG-ASacrifice blond, also maple
bedroom suite, Bendjx combination radio,
misc. household. ~~ lNe.iv Rochelle SUnt
dard-SUir.
By T. G. NANNEY
THE STILWELL PAPERS, by
Joseph Stilwell, William Sloen' As
sociates, New York, $4.
It is impossible to believe that
the Stilwell papers could have been
published without strong opposi
tion from the guy with the horns.
These papers are too powerful, too
obviMlly allied with truth to be
allowed a peaceful presentation to
the world. These papers are hot
merely a challenge. They are an
active assult
The?'are a hell-raising, maraud
ing attack. They castigate and
destroy those perverse habits of
man which man uses to destroy and
castigate, himself. We identify
these habits by such names as hy-
procrisy, slander,,fear. In the Stil-
Itiea
inost unknown. That, needs Cor-
rection foj-i StilwelPs story belongs
jbo the world. , .
The main outlines of his defeat
in Bunna land his subsequent vic-
jtory were-well publicized, but the
inertia, th0 stupidity, the double-
crosses that he had to fight and
defeat wefe not publicized. They
iare of more importance.
The politicians of Chungking
feared, despised and hated him.
Chiang Kai-shek blocked his ef
forts with senseless vacillation and
contemptious disregard. The Brit
ish reneged: oh their promise and
F,D.R. talked double talk.
; The Stiltvell papers are the story
of his response to this mess. He
called it ! his “manure pile.” In
that manure pile he fermented a
Hero’s Welt
On Return
Hall which for all purposes s
the same functiop. Boihe wks
Bohemian ^an'Ce Hall Where befer
was served and all nignt tk nc t>S
were held. Needless to say t ie
cadets found this! forerunm r
Shiloh a favorite spot for re axjja^,
tion.
The “Bull” decid&D that Ihcw
fr«|uent excursions Wor4c'li| b id
influence on the boys and enl 1st >d
the aid of a math prof n .m .*d uu i
Smith to do a little" under o\ rr (to iljB .,
work in behalf of military | ro F jwns'jatmeptlwhen
tiency. One night Smith rep»rt:d IpdL ;fher«: in thr
to Sargent^ that a large co iiti M • >1(1
gent of the civvy-clad cadets wps wib
r
reyeiUe.
thp ; ;adveiiiturc('us group had start-
ie
across whdt
field. When,
, Hcii|id| tlje call for assornbly,
j tore put fh- a dash,
must have been disconcerting
rgent to find that not a man;
the roll was cpll-j
e darkness of thdi
ei-y panting cadet
By IVAN YANTIS
I arrived at College Statioi
morning and was! met by
“wlicels” of the ciiy. Ernest 1 <&
ford, mayor, and Pinky Downs
bassador, headed the welc<jmi|
^committee. Although the
band was not called out f<|r
official welcome, 1 was told; that
Chancellor- Gilchrist hit a fjbw
phords on hia guitar. M ip
After I ai-rived, I started 11 ahll
a taxi to carry rhy trunk 11 t he ‘
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Scary
Agricultwal arid
i five times a week
Axamihation,
and
It is of historic importance that jof purpose, and selflessness thiit
a man should have the character ard a ‘
to assult wo formidable a horde of Men
errors. That he did so is part of easie
our heritage. That he did ao is al- ’ 1
the
the
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easier
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across the
to be wise.
the use for
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national]; by
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dispatches
origin publish-
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great city <
vuwnrwvj take s* onc*2
ot Utica.
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ifatfevr Yorlc* City,
cb ^ « d ««* ended a letter'to!
f*t«-
Editorial Page headline * the
NVanton Russian ties.”
iSStiSVS’r* a
“fR would depend noon
with and also whether
^ town.—Detroit News.
_ 1, for liwtance, in g place the
Kis^
iipaign
cVer written. With the rank! qf
Colonel in the Volunteers, he fought
in the Phillipiqe Moro wars where
he was commended by high rank
ing officers for “the skill and
bravery he displayed in the diffi
cult San Matec affair.”
The “Bull,” with whom that well
known title foij fermy officers orig*--
inated, was a strict believer in dis
had acquired 1 his nickname And
cvetything Svas on an even keel
case, fwitgent
oweyful personality
that he becamje a favorite subject
for jokes. '
Thcj '06 Lopg Horn had il
Miee at t^ie
One( was a sect
“Twenty
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hotel, when I noticed Fred IfiJki
man peering i at me suspic iu ly
from behind a baggage ex ir »t l
truck. Since l could actual! ift 0 f
the trunk by means of a bide ; sind -4
tackle, I decided that porh; ps I up.
had better carry it to the ho el Son go*
foot. A* _f' B wr
The hotels were crowded,
I decided to try to get a
on the campus in one of
dorms. I called the Housinfi O !•
flee, and although I was! to d
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there were plenty of, e^ip y
rooms, my request couldn' fea .
filled stpee Harry Boyer w|»
out and couldk'tiOK it,
1 I must say that the cajmpi s
changed. The women here f< r
summer and the visitors att< id nk-'
tlje Methodist Youth Assfmp!
etally make fbr an unhealU y
, as long, as I mi
—**• wamha
ir faa
Cairrol Kill
a:
Ondy Griffin
name
im
i- (&**.) Post:
a subscriber
Ivery
fane
lorn man d
9. He
i pro:
jEom
chew the
abundance, lot I, the
chew and do helii
teeth wn to
i—I am the
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name of the ‘BuH
lijay
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uation. Y<
any way he
become
un'
some
If Ball
othet das
wwt to.
BeW ^ 1
w 11 hot
ft * '-|
hew
tieiicieroop.
'Te.-tineham Jt Billinmlw.
T. Noteaf Bob (Sack) 6ti
ioud, P , A]»n "Curry ._
-Staff B«porUrii Maurlo* Hrtwrll
vwters'
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Pbotograpkar
C.-Caraway, Mack
..Roving Oorraapmrfenti
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Aciv^ni»in* Manaovr
A library in
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het 'with the aftefsetfs’s SsostiIitfe$ *bh
entertained... ”
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sere is a
how he
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there v
I'iur{fk
elert for these
mocracy and
move.
J strolled around the
Hits morning for a wh ;, ‘
hick. Librarian- Paul
aeiwbawijterta/
aborts .a*i
:« this, too,' if you wo:
aSpSly U «Mt« r!
In .eeriy days thero yiJL left . him i» i a pool
>r Youngbloods but and ambled over to tbv .
place called Bohe Office at Goodwin Hall. &
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whooping It up.
cotjurtabdant, determined to
thjem a lesson, called the
and had him sound f
!an assembly call sl
ip the meantime, j.
ick te the campus
>w the new drill
(Mil field-ever;
j accomnted for. '
Iciveii Yantis •
From Travels
results,-I was told that T
e aWb to sleep on a park
but 5t wasn’t official—
and couldn’t OK
I decided to
Inn. Hearing
there was an English girt :
the desk, I decided to put on
best Limey-talk for her.
fheetiloi and pip-pip,” I said,
essiitg her.
Whutj cha want, Mac?" -she
*2j» <Jl<j filing, could f pos-
^ e| a room and all that sort
ih’t got no room. All filled
shd answered, popping h*r
hat’i bloody beastly of
I said. “Cawn’t
& 1
III?:;
qfijied.
1* ««
old
thi
ibl;
little
hat’s
find me just one
om?’
matter, Mac, Got
lYffil £%£$ ■
feeing J las fighting a Idsitig
litUe. l left and decided to mosy
id the c.
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^lild find anyone who could put
op for the "•*
campus and sw* if I
me wb
night
is leaving th
to Mic tny o
f
the Inn I ju:
y old crony,
.*« wat just goL
isa, and he iriVited
y 'him. I asked hiii
n the nienu. “Roast bebf
meat loaf,” he said. I
t'n wlmt we had when II
in ’32,” I answered.
antin,”he«dd. “'fhis
than you or I.
a and meat loaf
m
fe&SJ
for almost an hour
liceman made me
off, still looking
my wcury heod.
\X*b a.
‘btcwiaKd
0
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V,:,
,tbi^ aboot Sargent
ttempted to thwart
^jlhities bf
i^y daye.tiuero
Wr
166* the de-
went w
'when they Vent to ?
te qnsttem a «*t-
iitobk otto look 4t HU
etarted talking.
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