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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1931)
. 2 THE BATTALION “The End” Not the End for Egyptian Mummy in Francis Hall Collections “This is the end!” It would be interestnig indeed to know how many times these words had been penned by young- and dis illusioned poets—youngsters who us ually think they have lived life when in reality they probably have made but a start on the great adventure. But they should go over to Francis hall—one flight up to the big room in the right wing—to see the relic of an Egyptian mummy on display there. Perhaps this mummy too once had an idea that the end had come. Per haps he too once laughed and scowled, sang and mumbled. Perhaps he reach ed the height that few men ever at tain—the ruler of men. And perhaps he too committed that folly which is the bane of mankind and fell in love. But perhaps, for there is no one to know, our mummy wasn’t a “he” af ter all. But for the mummy there is no end. Long years after his compatriots had lain him to rest in his pyramid if he was king, and in his common grave if he wasn’t, prying hands came ruth lessly to tear away the veil of the grave. Eager fingers tore open the intricate and beautifully designed mummy case to see if there were trea sures to be found within. Whether the riches were found is a matter of con jecture, for even the story of the mum my is lost. The mummy came to College Sta tion from Wichita Falls where Dr. Mark Francis once bought the entire stock of a museum there. At first visitors were allowed to gather around the relic and to touch it here and there, but the great American pest, the souvenir hunter, plucked a piece of fabric here and attempted to chip off a piece of the wooden case there. The mummy’s toes were broken off, and now lie forlornly on top of some of the wrappings. The mummy, lying in half of his case, now is protected from the public’s reach by an array of dis play cases, and visitors can come with in only about four or five feet of the remains. The mummy case by itself would make a very interesting exhibit. Light wooden pegs instead of nails are used to hold the parts together, and traces of the hieroglyphics and other beauti ful art work still can be seen on the top despite stains of time and of wear. There are other things of interest too in the Francis hall museum if only the casual visitor were to take the time to see them. In the same room with the mummy there are facial masks of approximately fifty types of human beings, probably the most interesting of which is that of a burly Welsh miner. At first glance one would think it to be the reproduction of the most savage of apes. The skeleton of Leo, once inhabitant of the defunct Aggieland zoo, also stands in state in this room, not farm from two hu man skeletons draped from the ceil ing. Downstairs can be found mounted remains of calves who died from the same disease from which many girls and boys suffer—swelled head. One of the three exhibits of two-headed calves bears the placard: “Two minds with but a single thought. Two hearts that beat as one.” Mounted remains of mastodons can be found in almost every room—tusks, teeth, heads. Last summer an expert pieced together parts of a mastodon skeleton found near Waco and now the entire skull of the beast is on dis play. The Francis hall museum usually is open to sightseers during both the morning and afternoon hours. Criticizes Wisconsin Experimental College MADISON, Wis.—As plans were be ing made here to investigate the re sults thus far of Experimental college at the University of Wisconsin with a view either to abandonment or ex tension of the experiment, The Nation, New York weekly, on March 25 pub lished an article of criticism of the college by Eliseo Vivas, of the Univer sity of Wisconsin, along with a re joinder by Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, who began the experiment in the fall of 1927. The import, briefly, of Vivas’ ar ticle is that the Experimental college thus far as proved capable of giving only a more or less superficial edu cation to its students. Dr. Meikle john replies that now, when the uni versity is attempting to find out what has been done thus far, is no time for criticism of the college by a professor who is not entirely familiar with its workings or results. Described briefly, the plan of the Experimental college is as follows (keeping in mind that it is experimen tal and subject to what even changes the administration believes advisable): It is a two-year course, to which only students of the right type are admitted, taking up the first two years of college. The course of study is based on two great civilizations— that of the Greeks, and that of the modern United States. All other study hinges about this. Vivas contends in his article in The Nation, that it has been demon strated that the students in the col lege are inclined to lack experience in that sort of study which demands decipline, that the teachers, because ■they are rather young, are not spe- -cialists in their subjects, and chat dis cussions by the students are apt to be a superficial means of obtaining an education. Dr. Meiklejohn replies, that while he is not entering into a debate as to the merits of the criticism, the stu dent discussions are only a part of the course of study, that frequent re ports are required on outside reading. LUMBER LECTURE All engineering and architectural junior and senior students were ex cused from ten o’clock classes on Tues day, March 31, for the purpose of at tending' a lecture on “Lumber and Its Uses,” by D. R. Brewster, lumber util ization engineer to the National Lum ber Manufacturers’ Association. Mr. Brewster spoke to students in petro leum engineering earlier in th emorn- ing on “Uses of Lumber in the Oil Industry.” TECHNOSCOPE Third issue of the year of the Tech noscope, engineering school student quarterly magazine, will be published the latter part of the week. The final number for the school year will appear just before the Second Annual Engi neering Day scheduled for May 9. April 5 Is Easter!— Drop in and let us show you our line of Straws— Dobbs and Townsend Grace $2.00 to $8.50 Sailors, Yachts and Panamas T. K* Lawrence Inc. Bryan, Texas Itain Causes Delay in Choral Club Departure Jupiter Pluvius, erractic old gentle man who refuses to rain on Tuesdays and Thursdays, redeemed himself in part for part of the cadet corps Mon day when his efforts on dirt roads be tween College Station and Belton caused the Baylor Belton Choral club to remain overnight on the campus Monday. The group left here for their home station about eight o'clock Tuesday morning a special Greyhound bus. The Choral club presented their con cert at the Assembly hall Monday night, thus bringing a ten day road trip to a close. Their itinerary includ ed Austin, San Antonio, Sinton, Cor pus Christi, Alice, Robstown, Goliad, Galveston, Freeport, Houston (short broadcast over radio station KPRC), and College Station. It was the eighteenth annual tour of the Choral club, but also was the first time in several years that a per formance had been given at A and M. The college Y M C A, sponsors of the Choral club visit here, entertain ed the young ladies with a reception following the performance. Abandonment of prohibition in favor of a system holding liquor dealers re sponsible for damage done by their patrons while under the influence of liquor is advocated by Dr. Robert C. Binkley, professor of history at Flora Stone Mather college of Western Re serve university. Shylock Not Usurer, Lefkowitz Points Out Shakespeare, in his play “The Mer chant of Venice,” erred considerably in portraying Shylock as the money lender, and Ludwig Lewissohn proved it in his book, “The Last Days of Shylock,” Dr. David Lef kowitz, Tem ple Emanuel rabbi of Dallas, told mem bers of the Hillel club Sunday night while reviewing Lewissohn’s work. In reality, Dr. Lefkowitz pointed out, Shy lock was the victim and a Christian was the money lender. Dr. Lefkowitz founded the Hillel Club here and expressed surprise over the growth and the work of that or ganization. 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. CEASE FIRING! The battle with your shoes is practically over, as soon as you discover the ease of shining and dyeing your shoes with LaFrance Dye Polish. The polish that gives you more than a shine; it dyes, oils and pre serves the leather, restoring that softness and pliability that adds to your comfort and still meets with your rigid inspection with the least effort. LaFrance Polishes are sold at practically all post exchanges, service canteens, at a special price to service men. 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