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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1931)
8 THE BATTALION Four Hours’ Sleep Is Enoug-h, Doctor Thinks ROCHESTER, Minn.—The average man sleeps entirely too much, and four hours sleep each night is a plen ty, according to Dr. Wilson A. Allen, of Rochester, who says he has not slept for more that four hours out of the 24 in 58 years. Since he celebrated his 97th birth day the other day, his argument was not disputed by reporters who like to spend a good share of their time snooz ing at the police station. The doctor recommends the four hours sleep for business and profes sional men. Those who work with their bodies may need more, he admits. Bryan Nursery & Floral Co. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Bryan 266-R1 Bryan College Heights Golf Course Don’t forget the Tournament This Week-end On Old Cavalry Drill Field The Spring Round-up A special spring round-up at the Methodist Church, last ing just five evenings, from Wednesday April 1 through Easter Sunday, April 5. Rev. F. E. Few of Hunts ville will do the preaching. Services each evening at 6:45. THE PAN By D. B. McNerney A and M students as a whole— do not possess acute powers of ob servation and therefore there may be many who have not noticed the many improvements being made on the campus by the Buildings and Grounds Dept. We have refer- erence to the shrubs and hedges being set out around the buldings. It will be left to the students— as to the degree of benefit which will be gained by these plans of campus beautification. As a gen eral rule, and quite in keeping with our he-man complex, we tend to thwart all such progress movements by carelessness and lack of pride in the beauty of our surroundings. Ivy, tall, old trees, and hedges— bespeak of age and with age comes the increase in actual value. If a building is covered with vines or surrounded with green-stuff to cov- re its bareness and soften its sharp corners, the on-looker is at once impressed by its command of re spect,its peaceful atmosphere. Although it seems sacriligious— at times to praise a rival, we think it not out of place here to call your attention to the respect commanded by Rice Institute’s beautiful cam pus. This institution has quite a rep utation for its high scholastic rat ing and surely such an outward ap pearance does anything but detract from this envious record. We must be truthful— though it may hurt. Our campus is .void of any real artistic land scaping, except, perhaps, the few square yards immediately around the main building and a would-be sunken garden between two of the dormitories. This is so, chiefly, we think, because the students them selves, will not attempt to preserve the efforts of the college authorities by exercising even the ordinary amount of care. Visitors generally commend— the apearance of the school. Think what a pleasant impression A and M would present them if it possess ed half the beauty it should right fully have. All the detractive ugli ness would be covered by a soft blanket of green in much the same way we hide our ill-doings from them by the assumption of an an gelic map. SHOW TALK By Phillip John Wednesday, Assembly Hall—“Min and Bill.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Pal ace—“Stolen Heaven.” Saturday, Assembly Hall— '“The Spoilers.” Saturday preview, and Monday, Pal ace—“The Easiest Way.” Rating: 1—Fair; 2—Good; 3—Excellent. “Min and Bill,” features two of the best actors on the screen, Marie Dres sier and Wallace Beery. It is a tragic water-front story, spiced with inimi table comedy, and an excellent vehicle for this new team of stars.—2. The third American planetarium is to be erected in Los Angeles. It will cost $750,000, and will be part of the Hall of Science to be erected on Mount Hollywood in Griffin Park, near the open-air Greek theater. AGGIELAND BARBER SHOP NEXT TO AGGIELAND PHARMACY Let us show you how fine a good shave, sham poo or haircut can make you feel! R. W. IVY, PROP. TiJHE TO CALL A HALT ON THAT--- Wasting time on shining shoes. LaFRANCE Boot and Shoe Lotion Cream gives a better shine in half the time. Just apply a small amount of La- France Boot and Shoe Lotion Cream on the leather and let it dry, then pol ish with a soft cloth or soft brush in half the time you generally used. Doing three things at once—cleaning, oiling and dyeing. La France Dye Polishes are sold at your post exchange in Black, Basset Brown, Cordovan Brown and Light Tan. ASK FOR IT AT THE EXCHANGE STORE La France Boot & Shoe Lotion Cream obtainable in following colors NEUTRAL DARK BROWN RUSSET BROWN LIGHT TAN Nancy Carroll’s new picture, “Stolen Heaven,” is a romantic story of two young folks, who try to steal a little paradise on twenty thousand stolen dollars. Phillips Holmes, star of “Her Man,” is Nancy’s leading man.—2. With this picture is featured an ex cellent three reel comedy, Laurel and Hardy in “Cickens Come Home.”—3. “The Spoilers,” based on Rex Beach’s novel, tells the story of the law versus the gold miners. This is red meat melo drama, packed with action and inter est. An all-star cast is featured in this production: Gary Cooper, Kay Johnson, Betty Compson, William Boyd, and Slim Summerville.—2. Clara Bow’s new picture, “No Lim it,” is the story of a flirtatious ushur- ette, who smiles at a sailor, and he gives her a Rolls Royce and the keys to his gambling house, but she be comes involved in a plot even more interesting than the Daisy DeVoe type.—2. “The Easiest Way,” Constance Ben nett’s new picture, is the old. story of a poor girl who wanted pretty things, and got them, from a very rich man, but no wedding ring. The theme of the story is of the modern type, so phisticated and frank. The picture is very well directed, and has an excel lent cast: Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Anita Page and Robert Mont gomery. Says Moon Only 100 Miles Away From Earth CLEVELAND.—Gustav F. Ebding, of Cleveland, who failed in his injunc tion suit to keep President Hoover from taking office in 1929, and author of a book proving—to his satisfac tion—that the world is not a globe but rather that we live on the inside of a big hole in solid space, now has a new idea for reaching the moon. According to Ebding’s theory, all stars, the moon and the sun are in the center of this fairly small vacant space, and the way to get to China quickest is to fly straight up. To encourage aviators to fly to the moon, which he says is less than 100 miles away, Ebding would have someone give $5,000 for every mile above the eight-mile limit flown by an aviator. Some day, he claims, trips will he made to the moon within a few min utes flying time. The Greater Palace Thursday — Friday — Saturday BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM IH KAMCYI CARROLL PHILLIPS HOLMES Stolen Heaven \CL Qaramounl Cpicture AND LOOK WHO’S ON THE. BILL LAUREL AND HARDY Latest Talking Riot “Chickens Come Home” PREVIEW 11 P. M. SATURDAY Also Monday only Clar’s Latest Also Comedy and News Tuesday—W ednesday CONSTANCE BENNETT ROBERT MONTGOMERY ADOLPHE MENJOU in “The Easiest Way” NOTICE ! MANY NECESSITIES NEEDED TO MAKE YOUR INSPECTION TRIPS A SUC CESS ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR STORE. H GLADSTONE BAGS ARROW SHIRTS, TIES, UN DERWEAR, EVER- SHARP PENCILS AND FOUN- T AIN PENS. cQxp A STORE ON THE CAMPUS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE rQvp The Exchange Store The Official Store of the College