THE BATTALION
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!)
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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
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The planning, production, and distribution of such
equipment has been largely the responsibility of college-
trained men who are working with General Electric and
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