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4 THE BATTALION HowYe Your Shoes? We have your price at the CAMPUS SHOE SHOP Dr. LAMAR JONES Dentist X-Ray Second Floor City National Bank Building Bryan, Texas | DR. A. BENBOW Dentist Phone: 275 or 635 CAMPUS CLEANERS & TAILORS SERVICE CLEANING, PRESSING, REPAIRING, AND ALTERATIONS W. E. (Short) Halbrooks Joel English ^^[niPTiniiimiiniirriinnn '*** Pay for Similar Quality BROADCLOTH SHI RTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS White and Fancy Patterns $1.00 MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY The Greater Palace THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY RICHARD ARLE N JACK OAKI E ROBERT COOGAN COMEDY — NEWS — CARTOON SUNDAY 2 and 4 P. M.—Night 8:30 jWARRANT SYMPATHY Oft SCORN?. She stopped at nothing—not even murder—in fighting madly for love. There never was a pic- ture with greater finesse, / more brilliant acting or / superior direction. £ Irresistibly Impressive wJWNWVCK ^Tothiddeii' ADOLPHE MENJOU Ralph Bellamy “HOTEL CONTINENTAL’ ’ with PEGGY SHANNON Bargain Matinee 1 to 2 P. M. 25^ Every Day Except Sunday SHOW TALK By Philip John Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Palace — “Sky Bride.” Saturday 12:30—Assembly Hall —“Union Depot.” Saturday night—Assembly Hall —“Are These Our Children?” Saturday preview, Tuesday, Wed nesday — Palace — “Hotel Con tinental.” Olympic Outlook By Leonard Norwin Olympic Writer Homer tells us in his Iliad of Polyphemus, one-eyed giant and cannibalistic son of Neptune, whom Ulysses outwitted. Polyphemus thought there wasn’t a hewer of logs or heaver of weights in all Sunday, Monday Palace - anc ient world who could equal him as he lifted boulders off the Assembly Hall coast of Sicily and threw them into Museum— (Continued from page 1) “Forbidden.” Wednesday “Around The World in Eighty Min utes.” The thrilling comeback of an air dare-devil is the story of “Sky Bride,” a real air action picture featuring Richard Arlen, Jack Oakie, and Robert Coogan. This Paramount air story is their latest thriller. ' the ocean far below in a mad ef fort to crush Ulysses and his tiny fleet. Unless Homer was much less of an exaggerator than we suspect he was, Polyphemus would lose a load of conceit could he see Charles Rigoulet, the professional French weight-lifter in the modern day— or Rudolph Ismayer, the chubby German university lad, lift their 400 and 248 pound bar-bells re spectively. And would Polyphemus’ single “Union Depot” may be seen on “Y” privilege cards, unused last week. The entire story takes place in the unusual setting of a union ’ e ye pop could he see the 210-pound depot. The cast of this novel story is led by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, and Dickie Moore. “Are These Our Children?” is a panorama of youth, featuring a cast of actors in their ’teens, Eric Linden, Arline Judge, and many others. The adult cast is led by Beryl Mercer. Egyptian heavy-weight, Nossier, lift poundages which are expected to make the Olympic Auditorium, scene of the weight-lifting events in 1932, rock. Polyphemus’ Step-Children In the massive Olympic Auditor ium, built by the Los Angeles Athletic Club at a cost of $500,000 on a site only a mile away from the quaint Mexican plaza where 151 years ago Felipe de Neve lift ed the flag of imperial Spain and declared La Cuidad de Los Angeles “Hotel Continental” is a thrill ing drama set amid the surging life in a palatial hotel. Its story » founded, brawny men from a score is a review of the life of the hotel I , ’ , ,, , . , patrons, their successes, hopes, and sorrows. The cast is led by Peggy Shannon, supported by Theodore Von Eltz, J. Ferrell MacDonald, and Rockliff Fellowes. Barbara Stanwyck’s latest pic ture is “Forbidden.” Her role takes her through four ages of woman hood, and she is convincing in all of them. She is seen as a girl, a young mother, a middle-aged wom an, and finally as an old and worn woman. Adolphe Menjou and Ralph Bellamy are the men who are her lovers through her life. Barbara plays her greatest dramatic role in this picture. A drive is now on for a complete attendance of campus residents, „ ^ . . ,,,,, ,j, ,, ,,, from Pershing Square, m the cen- student body and faculty, at the : of lands will do another kind of lifting in 1932. Polyphemus’ step-children will perform in an 18-foot ring lighted by six 1500 candle-power lamps and surrounded by 10,400 spectators and a wall of fresh air provided by eight large exhaust fans and two intake fans. Preparations have been made to cover the floor of the ring, later to be used for the boxing and wrestling events, with a 3-inch extra layer of hardwood to withstand the pressure of the weight-lifting events on the eve nings of July 30 and 31 in the Tenth Olympiad. The Olympic Auditorium is but a 5-minute car ride from the Olympic Stadium, hub of the Tenth Olympiad, and but a few blocks G. Adams, director of the library here. “We have known what the Brit ish officers thought of Washington and his followers, but many of them were prejudiced,” Dr. Adams said in telling of the acquisition. “The Hessian generals, however, had no sentimental reasons for disliking Americans and their let ters Avere full of admiration for Washington and his soldiers.” 400 Letters Among the discovered manu scripts are more than 400 letters from Baron Wilhelm von Knyphau- sen, commander of the Hessian troops, and 60 other officers, ad dressed to Baron Friedrich von Jungken, minister of war of Hesse Cassel. Early letters, written shortly af ter the arrival of the mercenary troops in this country, express the hope that “the rebels soon will be conquered.” Later, however, the letters assert that the war will last a long time. Finally there is ex pressed the frank belief that peace will come only with American in dependence. Military Information According to Dr. Adams, the doc uments contain military informa tion which will be of inestimable value in adding to the history of the Revolution. Descriptions of Americans and the life of the coun try at the time, he says, may be of even more importance. According to one young German officer stationed in New York, “the feminine sex here is exceedingly beautiful and of refined education. The women are dressed according to the latest European fashions.” Another officer told how the British Commander-in-Chief Howe wasted a whole winter in Phila delphia with revelry. showing of “Around the World in Eighty Minutes” at the Assembly Hall Wednesday night to two show ings of the picture. Receipts from this show will go to the purchase of a refrigerated drinking fountain for the campus. If everyone at tends, it will be possible to have the fountain installed before the close of school. In true Fairbanks style, Douglas and his three com panions bring you thrills from every corner of the globe. All of the scenes were actually shot in all the strange parts of the world. Don’t miss this picture for real en tertainment. Showing as added fea tures are Laurel and Hardy in “Any Old Port,” and Bing Crosby in “One More Chance.” See them Wednesday. Germs— (Continued from page 1) The deadly sound waves are con centrated in the large end of an inverted funnel for killing pur poses. Milk, containing thousands of living bacteria, flows upward through the concentrated sound waves. When the milk comes out the small end of the funnel most of the bacteria are dead. If found consistently practical, the new device will probably in time do away with the heat meth od of killing bacteria in milk, since the heat has a tendency to spoil the flavor and food value of the milk. .Intramural— (Continued from page 1) this time in swimming because of the large number of men expected to try for this sport. The events scheduled are: 40 yard free style; 40 yard back stroke; 40 yard breast stroke; 100 yard /ree style, plunge for distance; and fancy diving. Fountain— (Continued from page 1) frigerating capacity to supply wa ter cooled to fifty degrees for 180 people each hour, Mr. Cashion said. “Around the World in Eighty Minutes” is a first-run picture and is a humorous travelogue based upon the recent ’round-the-world trip made by Douglas Fairbanks. It has received considerable favor able comment from movie critics and is excepted to prove an excel lent drawing card Wednesday, Mr. Cashion added. ter of the downtown district, front ed by the elegant 1500-room Bilt- more Hotel, headquarters-to-be of a host of Olympic officials and visitors. An Eye-Opener “Weight-lifting, as it will be demonstrated to the Olympic spec tator,” says handsome Jere Kings bury, assistant coach of the Amer ican weight-lifting team, “will be a revelation to the sporting fra ternity. “They will find that modern weight-lifting, far from being the sport of piano-movers and human oxen, is a sport in which the fin est type of speed, co-ordination, and balance combined with strength are demanded.” Weight-lifters are classified into 5 groups—featherweight, light weight, middleweight, lightheavy- weight, and heavyweight; and they compete only Avith men in the same weight class. Each nation has two men in each category, making a ten-man team. Each of the husky gentlemen get three turns at the following lifts—two hands military press, two hands snatch, and two hands clean and jerk. His best ef forts are added, and the total ob tained is his score. Prospects Rudolph Ismayer, 162 pound world’s middleweight champ, sim ply dotes on the two hands snatch in which he must, by dropping rap idly under the weight, hurl his world’s record 248 pounds of bar bell in one movement to arm’s length overhead. Rudy comes from Germany where Hans Wolfram, German all-round athlete tells us, “we feel that the only thing which can revive us is the athletic idea, hence physical culture and the playing of games has become a necessity for us.” The ordinary strong athlete weighing 200 pounds or more, but unaccustomed to lifting, would be unable to lift a 248-pound weight to the chest—let alone hurl it to arm’s length overhead. America, as a novice in the lift ing events compared to some of the nations Avhich have had weight lifting entrants ever since the Athens Olympiad of 1896, looks to receiving the hardest competi tion from Egypt. Pharoah’s de scendants have lost none of their lifting abilities inherited from the pyramid-builders. They hold the lightweight, lightheavyweight, and heavyweight world records. In addition, certain determined Aggies— (Continued from page 1) B. Hooser, Milford. The varsity time made by Jack Kohler in win ning the event was 10.6 seconds. Wicker, as anchor man in the quar ter-mile relay, finished strong ten yards ahead of the varsity which finished second. The winning time was 43.3. Irwin, stellar weight man, did not have to push himself to win the discus and shot-put. After win ning the shot-put with a heave of 46 feet 7 inches, he again toseed 46 feet 7 inches, he again tossed tion feature. The Summary 440 yard dash—Weems, A C, first; Lord, A & M, second. Time 50.6 seconds. 100 yard dash—Kohler, A & M, first; Klein, A & M, second. Time 10.6 seconds. Mile run—Simmons, A C, first; Fuentes, A & M, second. Time 4:30.4 seconds. 220 yard dash—Weems, A C, first; Kohler, A & M, second. Time 23 seconds. 120 yard high hurdles—Billimek, A & M, first; McVey ,second. Time 16.1. Two mile run—Marques, A & M, first; Smith, A & M, second. Time 10:37.4. 220 yard low hurdles—Lawrence, A C, first; Morris, A & M, second. Time 25.5 seconds. 880 yard run—Gray, A C, first; Mimms, A & M, second. Time 2:3.3 seconds. 440 yard relay—A & M (Billi mek, Klein, Kohler, Morris). Time 44.8. Mile relay—A C (Simmons, Wat son, Gray, Weems). Time 3:26. Pole vault—Hester, A & M, first; Smith, A C, second. Height 12 feet. Shot-put—Irwin, A & M, first; Adams, A C, second. Distance 46 feet, 11 inches. Javelin—Cooper, A C, first; Lightfoot, A & M, second. Distance 178 feet 2 inches. High jump—Watkins, A C, first; Wingo, A & M, second. Height 6 feet, five and seven-eights inches. Broad jump—Lawrence, A C, first; Robertson, A & M, second. Distance 22 feet 5 Vs inches. Discus—Irwin, A & M, first; Mc- Cluney, A & M, second. Distance 134 feet, 10% inches. The Campus Barber Shop The Shop for a haircut, shave, shampoo and tonic! The Uniform Tailor Shop JUNIORS Now is the time to order your uniform for next year and take advantage of the LOW PRICES on all Tailor-made Blouses, Slacks, Breeches, and Shirts. Mendl Kornak, & Props. (North Gate of Campus) COLONIAL CAFE The coolest place in Navasota for the Aggies to refresh themselves on their way to Houston. Famous for its FOOD and SERVICE Navasota Texas Mothers’ Day Remember her with a box of Candy! Come, have a look at the new silk package. —Give us the order, we will mail it for you.— Aggieland Pharmacy “YOUR DRUG STORE” ROMP AROUND THE WORLD WITH DOUG! Fairbanks speed — Fairbanks pep — in a new and daringly successful form of screen entertainment! ^ mm® Cyclonic pageant of laughs, gags, thrills, romance, adventure! Conceived, enacted, directed by the incomparable genius of Doug Fairbanks— supported by a cosmic cast of five hundred All The World His Stage I Continents His Playground! UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE I millions 1 'jJL gentlemen from France, Germany, Austria, and Italy will attempt a repitition of former victories. A Carbon-Copy Of Nature In Sparta, according to hoary lore, lifting -was confined to pock ets when the young aspirants could get away with it. In Southern California, the Tenth Olympiad of 1932 will find men of all the world imitating on a minia ture scale the forces of nature which lifted the mountainous gran deur of this region out of the bowels of the earth. This picture is given for the benefit of a refrigerated drinking fountain at the Y. M. C. A. building. The Executive Com mittee has kindly given permission for two shows—one at 6:45 and the second will follow immediately. This is a first run picture and every student and faculty member who attends will be getting the worth of his money personally and at the same time making a contribution toward a most helpful and worthwhile service to all the thou sands who come the A. and M. way. Wednesday, May 4th—Two shows beginning at 6:45. There will be two two-reel comedies, one Bing Crosby in “Just One More Chance.” Laurel and Hardy in “Any Old Port.” Each program will be about one hour and fifty-five minutes.