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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1930)
THE BATTALION 5 FLASHES FROM EVERYWHERE Mrs. Mary Anne Lally, at the age of 74, is just completing her third semester at Cleveland college, where she studies the essay, short story and English Jcourses. :J: * Henry Ford, who is vacationing at Fort Myers, Fla., told the Interna tional News Service recently that he plans to devote the rest of his life and probably the sum of $100,000,000 for education. ❖ * * His plan, the billionaire automobile manufacturer said, is to build a num ber of schools to educate boys in trades, either before or after they have had regular high school or col lege educations. * sjs * The congestion of the city of Pan ama is expected to be greatly reliev ed by the completion of a fill on the water front which adds 26 acres to the city, allowing more space for the erection of buildings. * :{i * Cannibals who only a few years ago were eating other human beings in the jungles of the Papuan Moun tains in Australia, now have a troop of Boy Scouts who are doing their good turns every day. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM (Continued from Page 1) Thursday, May 29— 5:30 p. m.—Individual competitive drill by Ross Volunteers. 8:00 p. m.—President and Mrs. Wal ton at home informally to mem bers of the senior class and their guests and to members of the faculty and their families. Friday, May 30—■ 1:00-4 :00 p. m.—All departments open for inspection. 1:30 p. m.—Livestock Show. Animal Husbandry Building. 4:00 p. m. Exhibition drill by Ross Volunteers. 5:00 p. m.—Formal presentation of reserve commissions. 9 :00 p. m.—Final Ball. Saturday, May 31 — 9:00 a. m.—Commencement proces sional. 9:15 a. m.—Commencement exer cises. Address, Dr. T. O. Walton. Valedictoi’y. Conferring of degrees, F. M. president of the board of di rectors. 12:30 p. m.—Graduating review. ENGINEERS (Continued from Page 1) to camp last summer, only eleven re ceived better than satisfactory rat ings from the engineer inspectors of the corps area board. The local unit received a rating of “Excellent”, outranking such institutions as Vir ginia Military Institute, Iowa State and Virginia Polythecnic. As this was the first camp for the A. and M. En gineers such a showing speaks well for their future. In the article in the Engineer, men tion was made of several permanent fixtures left by the cadets on the bridle-path at Laredo. Two fixed bridges—one 26 and the other 41 feet in length and both capable of carrying division loads—were among the improvements listed. NORRIS ELECTION (Continued from Page 1) cap with the uniform several ques tions will probably appear on the ballot to be answered by each indivi dual. They will probably read as fol lows: Are you in favor of wearing the overseas cap with number one uni form Lnd jto classes with number two uniform, wearing the campaign hat on rainy days and to drill ? Or are you in favor of wearing the overseas cap only to classes ? Or do you vote against it? Are you in favor of having a regu lation overcoat? The object of this vote is merely to obtain student opinion on both matters and is not final in any re spect. However, it will carry weight and students aer urged to think these questions out before the time comes to vote. LUMBERMEN (Continued from Page 1) las. President J. A. Kirkpatrick, Wa co, of the Lumbermens’ Association of Texas, and E. A. Bryan, of Hearne, presided at the sessions. Speakers included P. A. Bloomer, New Or leans; John W. Neill, Yoakum; R. B. Galloway, Amarillo. E. P. Hunter, Waco, presided as toastmaster at the banquet Monday night with Presi dent Walton and J. C. Dionne of Houston among the speakers. BUDAPEST.—-Because the moving picture company which paid him a large sum for aiding in making a picture of a rocket trip to the moon, stopped its funds when the picture was completed, Professor Franz Ob- erth, has returned to his native vil lage without completing his pro jected “moonshooting rocket.” He expects to complete the ven ture when he can secure more money, he says. The writer has not received a sin gle suggestion on this column—yet? (So it must be O. K. Thanks!) Over the zon JOIN US IN THE GENERAL ELECTRIC HOUR, BROADCAST EVERY SATURDAY AT 9 P.M., E.S T ON A NATION-WIDE N.B.C. NETWORK. GENERAL ELECTRIC T TERE they come—the nucleus of an all-electric J- -1- merchant marine. Yesterday, they were a dream. To-day, they are well over the horizon, linking the ports of the east and west coasts with fortnightly service. The goal of the Panama Pacific Line is to build three more turbine-electric ships, thus enabling weekly New York- Frisco sailings. Even now, the three liners, California, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, constitute the largest fleet of turbine-electric commercial ships in the world. Besides propelling these ships, electricity hoists freight, raises anchors, mans pumps, turns rudders, drives winches, and warps the vessels into their berths. It lights lamps, spins fans, operates elevators, cools and cooks food. Its magic touch is apparent on every deck. All electric equipment, above and below deck, is a prod uct of General Electric. The planning, production, and distribution of such equipment has been largely the responsibility of college- trained men who are working with General Electric and who have aided in bringing these ships over the horizon. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, SCHENECTADY, N E W 95-733DH YORK