THE BATTALION
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Advice First, Discipline Second,
According to Wisconsin System
MADISON, Wis. (Ic.NS)—The pre
liminary report of the Wisconsin stu
dent discipline committee outlines a
plan whereby the duty of counseling
would be distinctly separated from
the office of the deans, and would be
placed in the hands of a central staff
of advisors.
The advisors will have the power to
hear all cases of first offenses, and
in cases that go to the disciplinary
deans, the advisor will not be obliged
to appear before the Student Conduct
committee or disciplinary deans to
give information. This will protect the
advisors from being forced into giv
ing information against their will.
“We believe,” the report declares,
“most university students will respond
better to counseling by their advisors,
backed with the threat of discipline,
than to the discipline of a committee,
backed with the threat of counseling.
On a man’s first offense, we want
Student Demonstrates
First Rocket Ice-Boat
SYRACUSE, N. W.—The science of
locomotion by rocket, by which man
hopes eventually to leave this more
or less well explored earth and search
out new planets, was given another
boost on the mushy ice of Oneida Lake
near here recently when Harry W.
Bull, 21, undergraduate at Syracuse
university, made the first rocket ice
boat run on record.
The silvery little craft, invented by
the student, roared and spit fire and
leaped 50 feet in two-fifths of a sec
ond. Then it struck some snow which
caused it to spin about like a pin-
wheel.
A gasping crowd, of 500 spectators
scattered in all directions as the small
vehicle, with flames and smoke gush
ing from ten exploding rockets, whirl
ed dizzily about and pointed toward
the spectators. Young Bull sat coolly
in the cockpit and held a steady hand
on the switch which was set to touch
off the 28 remaining rockets.
Other tests ended in the same man
ner, but the Syracuse student had dem
onstrated to the satisfaction of all
that a rocket-propelled boat is capable
of moving with dazzling speed.
Roberts Wins Second
Medal, Arch. Contest
Decision of awards in a sectional
judgement of entrants on an archaeol
ogy problem of the Beaux-Arts Insti
tute of Design gave E. E. Roberts,
San Antonio, a place of second medal.
The judgement was made by a group
of Dallas architects, and will enable
all those from this college that were
given a place of second mention or
higher to enter in the national con
test, competing against architecture
students from some forty colleges.
The problem, open to students of
class A and B archaeology, was “A
Fleche” of the thirteenth century Goth
ic type, and did not require any origi
nality of the student but was a mat
ter of proper presentation of style.
Beside the winning of second medal
by E. E. Roberts, several others were
awarded first mention and second
mention. Those receiving first men
tion are L. Daeuble, El Paso; J. E.
Monroe, El Paso; C. R. Coneway, Fri-
ona; R. B. Coltrin, Galveston; G. W.
Alexander, Dalhart; J. L. Keith, Beau-
month; and W. M. Curtis, Covington,
Oklahoma.
Second mention was given to the
following: R. O. Travis, Mexia; W.
M. Collier, Abilene; B. N. Young, Aus
tin; E. P. Krumbholz, East Point, La.;
A. G. McCain, College Station; and
R. L. Stripling, San Augustine.
Sea roads are so cheap that New
Zealand may be described as 500
American railway miles from England.
—Carlyon Bellairs.
counseling to be the ordinary recourse
and discipline the alternative,” in
stead of vice versa. “The counseling
should be done by the person who
knows the student best—his advisor.”
‘We question whether expulsion is
satisfactory except when the student
is an unregenerate offender or when
the university can suggest some alter
native more beneficial than college
education. Young people of college age
usually are still plastic.”
“Therefore, if kept on in the univer
sity under the wing of an advisor, they
may be properly molded; if thrown
out into the haphazard interplay of
life, the first offender may be as eas
ily ruined as saved. The most desirable
course would seem to be to retain
first offenders—under helpful scru
tiny of their advisors.”
The staff of advisors' is suggested
to be made up of half older faculty
members and half younger graduate
students.
Campus Cop’s Thieves
Merely R. V. Decorators
Help, murder, police! Thieves in our
midst!
With crafty vigilance, one night-
watchman equipped with one pistol
variously reported as ranging in size
from a .22 blank to a French 75 crept
stealthily upon seven uckless freshmen
and one harried senior who were en
gaged in removing a pile of two-by-
fours from the immediate vicinity of
Hart hall to the inside of the main
mess hall.
“Stop or I’ll shoot,” cried our hero,
the cop. “I’m in cahoots with Sheriff
Reed of Bryan, I am, and you’re bound
for the bastile there, you are.”
Argument proved of no avail at
first until said senior, Walter Swank
by name, prevailed upon the minion
of the law to call in senior Eddie Rob
erts, Ross Volunteer decoration com
mittee chairman, for an explanation.
Thence followed a telephone call to
W. A. Orth of the buildings and
grounds department who set matters
aright. Burly policeman proceeded
grumpily on his way, while contented
workmen once more gaily began the
task of converting the main mess hall
into a yacht club wharf.
Senior Stock Judg-ers
Are Presented Medals
The six members of the stock judg
ing team that represented A & M at
the International Stock Show were
presented with gold medals Friday
night by Dean E. J. Kyle in behalf of
the Saddle and Sirloin Club.
The men receiving the medals were
L. T. Burns, Yoakum; J. R. Couch,
Alvarado; K. W. Tottenham, Breham;
D. H. Taylor, Victoria; H. E. Smith,
San Angelo; and N. G. Schuessler,
Llano.
Arrangements for securing medals
for the junior stock judging team that
went to the Ft. Worth stock show last
month were made. This will be the
first year the the junior team has
even received medals.
Rankin Kennedy Taylor, was elected
associate editor to represent the ani
mal husbandry department on the Tex
as Aggie Countryman staff.
College Heights Golf
Course
PRIZES FOR BEST
PLAY EACH
WEEK-END
On Old Cavalry Drill Field
To Hold Highway Short
Course Here April 9-11
The seventh annual short course in
highway engineering will be held here
April 9-11, inclusive, through the co
operation of the state highway depart
ment and under the direction of the
department of civil engineering at the
college. Prof. J. T. L. McNew is in
charge of the program and has ar
ranged it so that each session is un
der the personal direction of one of
the members of the two named de
partments. Invitations have been mail
ed to a large number of state engi
neers, and contractors.
The purpose of the course, to bring
these men together for conferences
r.nd discussions of problems and vari
ous subjects related to their work, is
brought about through a series of
meetings in the mornings and after
noons.
One of the features of the program
will be the reading of the prize win
ning essay of a contest put on this
winter by the Associated General Con
tractors. This contest was open to en
gineering students of the engineering
schools of the state, and was entered
by several students of the college. The
winner has not been announced.
Indications, from the number of let
ters received, show that there will be
approximately 200 here for the meet
ing. As well as members of the state
highway department attneding, A. R.
Losh, chief highway engineer for the
state of Oklahoma and his assistant
will be here. Invitations have been sent
also to engineers of the state depart
ments of Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico and the Republic of Mexico.
Attendance of any of the meetings
is open to anyone interested; all are
invited to attend. A complete program
can be secured at the civil engineering-
department.
FACULTY DANCE
The monthly dance of the college
dancing club will be held in the mess
hall annex Saturday, April 4, accord
ing to Thomas F. Mayo, president. In
vitations have been extended to all
college employees.
A special feature of the entertain
ment will be a native mexican dance
by Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Roberts. It
will be done in costume.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the Aggieland orchestra
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SOPHOMORE PROM
The sophomore prom inaugerated
last year by the class of ’32 is to be
continued this year as an annual so
cial event, according to Tommy Good
rich, Marlin, president fo the class.
As yet only tentative plans have been
made, but a meeting is to be held in
the future to arrange for the music,
and other details.
For my part, I esteem a certain
churlishness in a newspaper.—James
N. Cain. ;
AGGIELAND TAILOR SHOP
Tailor Made
Uniform Shirts
Breeches — Blouses — Slacks — Suits
A Specialty
FRANK ZUBIK, Prop.
Alterations, Cleaning-, Pressing and Repairs
Hats Cleaned and Blocked
Caps Cleaned. Ties Cleaned and Pressed
The Campus Cleaners and Tailors
HENRY LOCKE, Manager
OVER THE EXCHANGE STORE
What better remembrance for Mother than a photograph of
yourself as you are today?
Get one of those 8x10 Specials for $1.50
The Aggieland Studio
North Gate of Campus
20% discount on Kodak finishing
MOTHER’S DAY
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WHEN PASSING
THROUGH
Navasota
At The
Colonial Cafe