Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1949)
r Jr •r. T !t ' f <~- m Volume / \7. :/• •,‘t ;/ v . 't'j- 's. '■/ /. J ■Pi i.-y ' ;—*< / > i r" ;i K- v • , • , ■ m . 1 ■H- 1 I is! ' . •* HjMil : T .-. ; , i • ^ i t! for th« nui Union bowling; Workman wlrf* ii{p jtlii *trvl rrlnfowmrnt fortfM ■ | Wl.i Th haaM mu of the nrw Student e pin boys* pito will be hx-ated ugMin»t the wooden form* in the tuuk- K round. Editor’s Letters Get Better 'M i' i oecf Cogitates Colville rhi: j: j 1 . ■ . ' i: . .V 5, | \ . lassification Incorrect i j. IJ I ■ J; lilt'. 'I ii' : .'I i ’ .!: ■ ' r ^ ough it i« against in’s polioy tp contribution! The blish un- tributiouH from read- lo feel thW article from a -!A.i Thefauthor with! because she said ‘*1 yoaneto diejUn cil points of thi gies”. j It Ijj wi to a feature n hi IftSUl add tl at the ori we holpe, the am ten fir no othrj humor; Maybe our unsigned authoress ahouh ! have cnclow >d her name. She flight becWmn dated up rather! than strung np.-»The Ed- itors. . i f Edit lira, Tlie Batt iiion: Now hear this! Now The ’^kgettes' s^ak!! So $/e’r« weihii i don't ou rovers Men! . . , Aggijeis! jld us there ig of pub- her name entirely to the pen is; of Ag- answer here ijo] by W. K. ke<l fun at the We hasten to article (and writ- than i.'Vf Tie Ways merits Ike this. Mcfe *u«p«c Inr. modest, » 'mure.lli We haVo teen protected from this grim wotM. education to enable (us place are m away mindi Alright, I adm t Truly)^ friend C<ftKclH, it’s a lie. We aren’t all O t» o r g e o it $ Georgettes or worm h w ith a ihon. here o worship at tt the reputation you A up for younellea. of us, the more mature, built Sond are excluding all! bjutjthe courses in school^ Hu interested ip laugh ity arel curric ilum, aelvea ment. us, with rest with organize ulterior ptirpto: lb the darlfcra j, ; it say, - ja night ema, sion acceptable t6 a I BA this urda; pt Franklip’s . tljie local cin- r some su<tn form of diver- laiofe and a lad on a bklmy summer night with the stars competfrtg dgaihst the neon signs jbout town. Heaif our side pf th^ tple is our only plea. Then judge for your- like tfue p^en! of discern- reglstered dlffe vnce. k We , persi nlfied. One, : ound oursCiv known e nothli the deep 1 out when acn WE hear this! U! Why jijwue . . . Ifiother al- would be mo- WC are; un- yj and d«- ^o seek an ioj take our Theje hidden les of our We come e shrine of ggles have definite shock to our nervous sys tems. Not that we advocate shav-j ing everydiay. We, top, hate to get up that extra fifteen minutes to make ourselves decent for a day of classes. But at least you could trim your beards! I stepped on a lad’s beard the other day and I didn’t quite know how to apologize. Pardon me \for stepping on your beard, it’s dragging! Or maybe we’ve been fooled by that Aggie Senior Ring which con ceals, oh so unknowingly, that wadding band. It’s just plain cau tion that makes us wary. It’sk a morale booster for the married lad, that I concede, and what about the girl who has the accusing fin ger pointed at her ? . . . “For ward!” screams the multitude. All you single men, put an ’’X’’ on your foreheads or some other means of identification. Then, there are those of us who attend girls’ schodls in the long session. We miss you even more than you miss female companion ship. There’s no shuffleboard to console us on a bright, moonlight night! Just those dim grey walls and the constant measured tread of the housemother. Ugh! All in education’s name we endure! * j „■ 1 | Charity begins at home, so the old proverb chants. Fine! says we. Just endure and be patient, | you fine young men. Let us get re adjusted and take in all of this grandeur known as A&M. We want to know' you, too. After all, we’re faced with the horrible stig ma of being ‘OLD MAIDS.’ You Aggies will just be classified as bachelors. There's a world of dif- ‘iVrence in the two ciasaificationa. W r '. x : rrrf \ J : ‘ ; '!• • A- . [I ] Tv' - “ / /< ' / | 1 . L ' . ; ■ ml ■' N Battalio, PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE ] K M COLLEGE STATION (Aggidand), TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24.1949 /,. X... I ' - • . % • /J* • ' V V 4:4! w\ )/ • k H FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949 Good Pernpiralion Concession Small, Determined Group Cuts Concrete Rug at The Grove the major- little extra Ut like a Aih! Such a. Werle minority naybe twp/of can/Compare an Aggie dares Id of * i By LOUISE JONES Precisely at eight o’clock Wed nesday night when the lights were being turfted out and padlocks put vi, in many of College Station’s recreation spots, a small band of pilgrims was slowly making its way to that well-vegetated ^ind artistic part of town known as the Grove. These believers were on hand to inaugurate a new social function . P . a dance, pure and un diluted, in the middle of the.: week! Although the temperature was staggering in the 90’s and an occasional victim of the heat could be seln sinking to his kneds and being quietly carried out, attendance was good. The number of couples were estimat ed as slightly fewer than at the Saturday night dance. A. quartet, “The Metronomes,” ^as an added attraction' to the program. Composed of Dolly Moss, Herb Beadle, Bbb Stinson, and Ben Brittain, the four sang “Cherokee,” and “I Want a Girl.” Laverne Hunt, on, fella*, {ive us a break. T! ju e exem p_ M ye given er are a TMAS V cloudy and Sat- jwjera in portion nnar upper |l; pat much in tern* it r i turti Nkh to locally 1 in tarn* I In tempera i cif»; urea. _ .Jlfl MMtiff (Mntther- Y Xrtd on the fotat. TKX* ivyjwsr AMi +T Pmr t ly i lnudy this ar- tonight ‘ aftdftiooh and nigi h( t much change College Employee Goes to Harvard Marion N. Williamson, Jr., of the farm (management section of the Experiment Station Research Department, will leave A*M the first part of September to attend Harvard for a year under a Gem eral Education Board Fellowship. While at Harvard, WillUmson will study production economics in the School of Public Administra tion under John D. Block, noted auiiiority In that field. William* son will ronrentrate on the eco* nomtaf^of farm meohanlwition, with particular reference to the machaniaation of cotton farming. Williamson attended John Tarle* ion for two years and was grsdu* uted from A AM. In lp37, with a degree; ta Agricultural Admin sira* Don. He received his master« de* gree Ip accounting and stat sties hcM> lit 1080, and worked with the Bureau of Agricultural Bcomlmics of the United States Department of Agriculture from that time un til 1942, when he attended Har vard business school for a year. pianist for the Aggie Combo, wrote all song arrangements for the group. The dance marked the debut of the Metronomes. They will sing at future C/r6ye dances and hope to sing with thq Aggie Band in the fall. The .group: will ..be one of the few to sing with an A&M musical organization for any length of time. A trio sang with the Aggie Band a few times last fall. Three quartet members, Dol ly .Moss, Bob Stinson, and Herb Beadle, are members of “The Chocolate Soldier” cast. Out on the dance floor, life seethed on. Varying views of the dance were taken by some whose voices wafted above the music. Most frequently heard seemed to be the opinion that the dance didn’t last long enough. One boy paid, “Why you can’t even get started in two. hours,” as he energetically executed a soaring pirouette-tum- with-clicked-heels at 10 p. m. How ever another Aggie, with the lines of many beer-filled nights showing beneath his eyes, cast them heav enward and muttered simply, ‘‘Yes,” as the combo played its closing trills. “Bully for me,” was the hoarse comment of a small child of ten as she frolicked about with a huge pail' taking charge of the wringing- the-perspiration-out - of- handler- chiefs concession. • k. . Two VA Men On Campuft Thursday According to J, R, Varnell, the present cunlrai t> representative for thi Veterans. Administration ut A AM, th* Regions! Office at Wseo will send Lonnie Houtherlend, con* tect officer, end Hugh Minton, in> surenre officer, to AAM for one day, neat Thursday. They will han dle problems and answer any ouestlons which the Veteran stu dents may have. Southerland and Minton will make their office in toom 260, Bizzell Hall. Tho office will open at 9 in the morning and close at A i " Bowling AUeys Going Up At! Student Center The bulk of the work being done this week on the Stu dent Memorial Center build ing is the steel fabrication and pouring of concrete on| unit number three, which will house the bowling alleys and billiard tables. Steel workers were wiring up the reinforcements for the units supporting columns yesterday and the pouring of the concrete will probably begin tomorrow, accord ing to steel foreman Sam McMillan. The alley flooring slab has already been poured and is now covered with a protective paper layer. ' The bowling lanes will run east and west, with the pin pits just across the street from Guion Hall. There will be eight alleys. Just west of the alleys will b« the eleven billiard tables. Unit three will be connected to the main unite by a covered archway, whose wooden frame* are now being built. Pouring will probably begin there in one Or two days, McMillan added, if the weather is coopera tive. Only other concrete work being done at present is the two pent houses atop units one and two. Minor finishing work Is also being done on the interior of. these two units. The first unit will house the cafeteria, consessions, shops and office buildings. Unit two is the hotel portion of the building. Nurserymen’s School Closes Finishing with a general program in which fertiliza tion, irrigation and other broad topics were discussed, the Texas Association ’ of Nurserymen’s short course ended it’s three day run to-, day. Fifty pebple from across - the state attended the sessions and heard speakers cover such subjects and problems as seed germination, plant hormones,' plant physiology and pathology, and plant diseases. Beginning Wednesday, the lect ures and panel discussions ran un broken through the three days. The course was planned by F. R. Brinon, chairman of the short course comb»ittee and head of the Horticultum Department, to, as he Vqver all phases of the bi siness ” morning’s report on treatment was given DeWerth, head of the Art Department. Ver- a mixture of sand and vermiculltej gives the highest per centage of rooting for each indivi dual treatment to hardwood cut tings, roseji, etc., according to De- Werth’s report. • , •< Opening day speakers included E. W. Schultz who spoke on "Prob lems in Seed Germination” and Gordon M Ine and H. T. Black- hurst, both of A&M, who spoke on “Plant Ht I v : yy IL'" W. R. COWLBY h»* been ap pointed auperihtendent of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Ex periment Station at Weslaco. put it, nursery Yesterday vermiculite by A. F. Landscape miculite or rmones. What *8 Cooking AGGIE RUTH CIRCLE, 8 p.m. Monday. With Mrs. Floyd Mosk, BSD, College View. A&M Will Give Book List If Asked - Bolton • J fi \ In an interview yesterday President F. C. Boltbn, said that A&M would cbmply with any congressionaj request for text book listiv although A&M has received no letter of request. /-' This followed the action of Pres ident T. 5-k Painter of Texas Un iversity,/who said Saturday that he will be “glad” to provide the House Un-American Activities conimittee with a list of University text and reference books. / Eir. Bolton said that lettera of this nature had been sent out to 97 colleges and universities, chosen at random throughout the country. Qn June 12, President Edmund Day of 'Cornell ' University had branded the textbook investigation as a “witch hunt” violating aca demic freedom. When questioned about this at titude, Dr. Bolton said that he did not’ agree xrith it, but added that the ; investigation was “probably just a waste of time.” rljhe Committee stated in Wash ington Saturday that a letter as suring American universities that the House Un-American Activities Committee does not desire to inter fere with academic freedom or cen sor.! text-books was sent as follow up Ito the one requesting a list of texts used in the social science fields. Count I. • •; '/. I •X (4 X' ; / Ik' ' j/ /■ * ' • v v • 'tV; ! ’ Numbers Y m / Range, Forestry Field (| Under Way in Sonora T «al a*mni isti a ' /’he third Range and Forestry Summer field course gets under way at Sonora, Texas today, ac* cording to Dn Vernon Young, hfad of the Range and Forestry de partment ami the Texsjs Extension Service. ■ 'If • By request of the county agents who attend the course it Is being repeated this summer and is ex pected to !>e benlficiul to rapeh- ers all over the state, > Dr. Young said. i The practical nntuM of tite course and its wide ipluptubllity make it espeVjully popular with the ranchers who depend on th* county ageiifr for Information oh the latest Improvemlnte./ ’ —r :— r ! iF/ -r X. H. E. Dale Named I f Vet Med Professor Dr. H. E, Dale has joined the staff of the School of Veterinary Medicine as assistant professor in the department of physiology and pharmacology, I. B. Bbughton, dean of Veterinary Medicine, announc ed today. 0r. Dale received his'DVA de gree from Iowa State in 1944, his Master’s |n June 1949 from Iowa State. He was in. the army from March 1945 to March 1946. From March 1946 to August 1947 he was assistant state veterinarian for the State of IHinois. He was graduate assistant in the department of physiology at Iowa State from September 1947 to June of this ye*r r when he assumed his duties here. jle is married, and a native of Minnesota. Dairy Short Course Men Shown Films The Dairy Short Course be ing held on the'jc/mpus this week by the Daiyy Extension Service, will proyide a labor atory practical on milk test ing procedure, r ! The Dairy Herd| Improvement Association and Official Supervi sors Training Course has com pleted its theory ^’ork and will spend Friday afterndon performing actual milk tests. This evening the class will see a trading filth ti tled “John Martin and Son.” i According to A. Mi Meekma. as- sr8%&nt dairy husbandman in charge of the course, the clgss has studied the purpose and value of dairy herd ‘improvement, t|he problems df bookkeeping, official testing, and milk testing procedure. One after noon was spent in! observ’"^ official tester at hii work. Another class period was devoted the study of artificial breeding as applied to DHIA and was con ducted by R. E. Biirleson, ap as sistant dairy husbandman. Tpe Friday morning classes were used to summarize the material covered in the various lectures and demonstrations, and the after noon and evening periods will be used in the laboratory work add movie. Saturday will be devoted to the final examination for the rputae. The course began last Mpnday and will end Saturpuy. jSevon men are enrolled in th* classes; The program is Resigned, Meflkr ma said, to teach dairynwn hpW to collect and keep data fpr Mse as a basis for feeding programs, culling herds, and a yardstick in their breeding programs, tj GROVE SCI Beadle Will Play Hero In Operetta :! )UNTESS JONES Herbert Beadle Jr., assistant to the rectof of St. Thomas Chapel, will playjjthe part of Alexius, the first-act hero of “The Chocolate Soldier,” ! which will be presented- July 7 at the Grove. Alexius, the “My Hero,” of the famous song from the operetta is a rather asinine character, who has become the idol of the Bulgar- iiiia through a fluke. It seems he dashed, alone and unprotected, into danger to lead a victorious Bulgar ian Calvary charge. Of course, no one but the enemy realize* that Alexius' horse bolted and be was carried involuntarily into the op. posing forces, The fact that the enemy ammunition didn't fit their cannons also helped' However, thi a overbearing young man Is reduced from hero to two, in th# eyrn of his love at any rate, before the final rurtalm Beadle Is • graduate of the University of Texas. This should in no way dull Aggies' appreciation of his performance, hot in addition to his dutiei Chapel he also With the 7 ■I ; Thomas Optional 'exes. This should These He ggies* appreciation given to we. however,; since for • mi s duties at the St. During b. .i»> pi, t j m- «««it.ut Agglsland Cbmba tn nistrstii that has been providing entertain ment for these hot dry nights at Grove. / adle actually is an exceedingly itile'musician. Besides the sax singing he plays the piano and . violin, composes music and con ducts orchestras. , While majoring in music com position and violin at TU, he studied with Went Wennan and Anthony Donato, and played in the Austin and the University of Texas symphony orchestral. He is a senior at the General Theological Seminary in New York Ci ly. There he appeared in T. S. Kdot's “Murder in the CathedraL’’ The next year he wrote the original music and conducted th* orchestra ami chorus for Dorothy Bayer's “fhe Devil to Fay." At present be is writing the susir for Heffmin'a "Heboid Ron," on th# Abeslom-Dsvid \ story, which will he pro- at the Reminary this fall. Remlnary productions are to rata# 12,HOC annually rnlmion la the I'hilliplnee. ring the war Beadte served as t lieutenant in the medical ad- nistration corps. i-. - ■ i i 5* Square Dance 28..I ...Dah|ce .....Skating •••I Skating ... Free Movies Friday, June 24 4 Saturday, June Sunday, June 26 Monday, Juno 27 Tuesday, June 28 Wednesday, June 29, Aggie Combo. . I I . ; 11 K Thursday, June 30—Free Movies Friday, June 24 ....Square' Danc^ Dance After a welcoming address by show them domonstMtjlbhsj if tilt el J?"*./ M* T, Hs rr( ngton, ^D. w, various range pj'uctlres (jovuedln/H 1 ''^®^ superintendent of Pharr . .-.1 1T1TTIH |T i n.ii.iu a-u.-i- -'•«( gtgte'UlS < the school, said Young, Instructors will pfki-e phusl* on the wed fur ^criityilxi the key plant special iff! an area. These key species Clin ji* l! Id I, As’ a guide to proper j junjkv d iiiza tlon.. r -, j Dr. Young is in charge of the; course. Other instruHots wHI he Dr. O. K. Hperry, hf the HJingr and Forestry depar mtipt, L. B.' Merrill of the Honor! stetiort artd ; A. H. Walker, extentdon range specialist. , ; •"[ If y. '' "Other departments of' the (lol,*. lege, county agents tnd Sojij Cbn- servation Service, peri(^meliiiill co operate to make thj<‘ field! trips ami instructions as practical ti possible, Young said To those who course, graduate cre< 11 en. at this school. '" k '“ part of the in-s^rvicj professional improve ilent program of the Texas Extension: Confercn Churche tool. Half of the in >Sonora visits to local deiH<mst Ha ton make up this part *|f the ‘ In the time remaining tpcjjigortts will visit/ranches h Tt tiler pari* of West Texas. Thi li Mirp#t'; of these visita is to acquui it t with the range vegptjat on ijjhd^jto th(t glv- 'ImS meting M h i Conference Id Jof oduclntlon who are *' Msaf ^ ‘ Junior! clamber of Com- rning of County rintehdents and Super- tii and the Texas School ministration ^onfer e r c e If] i leet ir\ Soint session here nc ay morning, to open at is expected to be the akfgett cohference for both wee their I beginning^ an- n :es G. B. Wilcox, head of Education and Psycology depaitment and Secretary of fe 3 Tc^as School Adminis- Iriidun Conference. School* wlljr xtate : the ob- tlv« s Of tho ctinforwnra.'Follow- bit lit 9:<’l0 there will It* an uddr*a« W Di. Morris H, Wailaco, Profss- *rijr of Kdurajl rn at the University M sslsslppl, one of th* key nkors for ijhfl conference. )lh t prominent men in th|» t the sbsaions Include John uk aji Hhipperd, President of the - After a five ds that began Monc the’ Fourth Ai y, morning, Church Co^fereb«fe a, caipe Ur to a close today at ' iound of ‘ i ' four talks and discussion, accor Dan Ruspell of t iology dtepartm^ Leading J off this Ijinbiriiftiir was Eugen'e Smathers of BiirLijilp, nessee. He spoke op ‘!0ne ; and its Community Lick." Following Sm David E. ; Lindstron| St|)rji( of Big sti *r» was Dr. ' brofuirior qi‘ Vlriiljylpf I) Rural Trands. Other talks session included''“D Farmers Cooperatillj by Eugene Butler, edi!tby p 'exasi' - - - - grussive Farmer. Final udi’aszlo: the morning was givyh b r W, R McBoe of Dallas. He'spoke icrii “Th* Blue Cross,,the Bludj wal iPlanlfor! Rural People." Since its opening day, the copference tihuously holding iWefiter] Mon is rii 't con- night meetings, Rusite 1 sdili- i : [i ^ Panel discussions friye lieeh held on “Rural Women’s Mvorkl in De veloping Rural| Cliurehp ’ and “Promoting AgricultJujfnt Programs Through ihe Rural 1(11 iurc i,'' Evb«; ning sessions ^ of tho conference' have featured speakjers front' as] far as Nebraska an^ mlnn' Two hundred fift largest g oup ever Rural, Cpurch Coi he rneetin; sociology at the Umvfraiayjpr m linols, who .discussed ?‘Si|| nificant Rural Trands.*’ jj ; ■ I in tmh irtor I' ‘“D^velopomi ratltes In iIN here for t eluded. ■ / perfonjs, the ut ;er|d the ce, were uhseJl con- I . Djti Hj H. Hill. Nashville, ^jnnejssee; Rqscoe White, Shreye- Louisiana; R. L. Thomis, link Texas.and Dr. J. W. Edgar, i, Texas] Wilcox said. Three Day Meet conference is to last for ee days and the morning ms- ijibns will a|l be joint' meetings, the two Organizations breaking up in;th|> afternoons for their separ ate ti»picS. At the Tuesday morning joint Study the topic will be School Planning, and case histories of past endeavors will be made. Pro- fefeso:' Bill Caudill of the Archi tecture department is to give thq irfjtroductory remarks concerning tbjK subject. At this meeting there II ilso be a panel discussion in vOfiict the members are all special- s j t the building field. Questions ill'liC brought up and put to the ‘mbin concerned with, that par- tttuli r phase of construction. Wt dnesday morning there win be ah i n porta hf discussion on new jUgiriation in the educational field. The ' Jilmer-Aiken. Bill is to be the in topic at this time, and on hind to aid in the talks will be Senaior James Taylor, Keren*, Tex as. 1 is very possible that further discuisions will be made on thix subjti-t Wednesday afternoon, said Wild ix. At the Tuesday evening meeting Dr. V»llace( will speak on, “A Four teen! Year Program Of Public Ed- uratbn" after iwhlch A. G. Welch, Superintendent' of Alvin Schools, Aivijj, Texas, Will make it known I that [the public school system of to Ins Alviii is going institute this prog am and that it will go into effec w ; fi. , <•. ) M i ' * / ■jt trill i‘.' pla;r '/ l/X V vi ' Y 1 • 1 r/ In Ihe X Ufa! V /, JWRl ^ \ f. ; feqt lit .September of this year. New OffictlH _ 7 >—A ‘Nijw officers will be elected by the jTcxan School Administration onf i«i ence at this session and five member*! of the executive cj)ui)^il will bo elected- for three' ■■ Items. i T|j**re is to be a dinner pt Frank- linH Monday night for the County Hupi rintondents nnd ;Supervisors the ; irogrum for which' 1> to be ir- rangnl, according to Wilcox. According t6 Dean Harrington, A&M was chosen for the meeting platii' because of the many conven- I ienci s furnished by the poljege, Such as lounges, swimming pools and an .excellent golf course. ,.i Unless otherwise announced, all mee'ings wdll be held In' the Y.M.- C.A.i Wilcox said. ethodisTSummer ices Reset ura for summer services at College Station Methodist h h%ve been changed by ac- of the Church board of stew- , The Reverend Jama* F. Jack- pastor, said today. l| arting time for Sunday morn ing services has been changed to 9:30 for the , summer. The ^old starting time was lO-'a.m. Morn ing worship will now start at 10:30 eacl, Sunday moving instead of li; Vesper Services will start at 7 ei «h evening. / ; T i* new schedule will continue in effect until September 4, the Rev Jackson said. S imon topic for thfis Sunday mwnl/if will be “Ixmk Ahead," he 4nhqunced. . JamoR McfJord , Conduct Service# | •rend James I. McCord, d*ftn * Austin Frasbyteristi Th*o- / I Reminary, will Conduct > Ing servi**s Nt lhe AAM 1'ies- rian rhurrh, Huttday. v. Norman Anderson, pastor .he I oral church, is attending Rtudetrt Work Dlvislofi of thi ibyterian Educational Aworia- Um South in Moptreat, N. c. r?