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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1933)
V ELECT HERMANN LEADER FOR MA TERM Chib Plaiis To Have Local and Out-of-Town Doctors Ap pear At Meetiafs. THE BA T T A LI R. C. Hermann, Yoakum, Battery D Ftdd Artillery, wae elected presi dent of the Pre-Medical Society at the society'! first meeting of the year held Monday night, October 9. in the Science Hall George Woodfin, Paris, was elec ted vice-president; C. H. “Skinnie’’ Winkler, Jr., College Station, was elected secretary-treasurer; and R. O. Berry, associate-professor in the biology department, was elected club sponsor. A program committee comi>os«l of G. E. Wise. Palestine, B. Kim ball, Paris, and T. O. Walton, Jr., College Station, was appointed. The club plans to have local and out-pf-town doctors appear and speak at its meetings. ARCHITECTS BOV VALUABLE BOORS FOR UBEARV USE XpiroxinuUdy $1000 Worth gWnhiable Volumes Are Shelved in the Architectural Library. S. S. Morgan Awarded Doctor’s Degree In English At Ohio U. Terminating n seven year inves- tigatien of . the late eighteenth century, S. S. Morgan, profeasor of English was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Ohio Stata University this summer, following n final preparation of six weeks at that school under the direction of his adviser, Dr. M. 0. PereivaL Dr. Morgan gave to his thesis the title, “Social Problems in the Drama of the Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Century.” Having been awarded a summer Kcholarship to Harvard, Dr. Mor gan found the majority of his materiel for his compilation while doing research work at that college. Dr. Morgan took a B. A degree from the University of Cincinatti in 192$ and a M. A. degree from the University of Ohio in 1927. books reprr-M'nt expenditure of approx- thousand dollars have and placed in the library on the fourth floor of the old Main Building. Ernest Langford, head of the de partment, says that this acquisi tion to the department’s library is one of the biggest accomplishments realised during the year. In addi lion to the books .there are some two thousand lantern slides that Will be used in varioos courses particularly the history of arch! tact ora. Ajmong the most valuable of the new- voIumow are: “Propylaen Kun- •tgeschkhte", in sixteen volumes, and “Orgenla”, a complete set of the great monographs on St Marks ih Venice, in fifteen volumes, both works'were purchase*! from A. Zwemmer, Book Publishers, Lon don. Mr. Langford recommended “Antiquities of Athons” by Stuart and Revett, “Antiquities of Ions” si published by the Dilettanti 8o- ciety, “Edifice* of Ancient Rome”, Canina, Gurlitt’s “Die Baukunst lea ('on slant mo pie”, and Foley's “St Paul’s Cathedral” as exceptio nally beautiful volumes. The latter group of books was purchased from B. T. Bataford, Limited, Lea- don. ^INSPIRATION By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Lets Deaa of Mew, ef iHiseis. QL / Burke Elected Head (Horticulture Club Few ef us realise, I am sure, to what extent the faith aad conS- deoce of tb who are behind us, who are de pending upon our refrying on. has upon eur actions Inspiration of one sort or another la at the bot tom of most sue- Over $5000 Worth of Equipment Added To College Hospital Earl White Elected Chairman of Local Charter of AIEE r * T * * * I — R. E. White, Hendmwon, was elected Chairman of the local chapt er of the American Institute of Electric*] Engineers at the initial meetir* of that organlkation, which was held in the lecture room of the Electrical Engineering Building Thursday night, October 6. The position of chairman corresponds to that of president in similar soeftie*. R. Roderick, Dodd City, was elected secretary-treasure) for the current year. The remainder of the meeting was speat in outlining the aims and purpose* of the institute and was conducted by N. F. Rode, pro fessor of electrical engineering. The local chapter is' planning a joint meeting with the Rice insti tute branch sometime , during the -pnng. At that time meraben of the two chapters will deliver papers on subjects of mutual in terest. At a cost of more than fiw thousand dollars, the college hos pital has been refinished through out and a new hot and cold water system installed. Ice-water foun tains have b.en placed en each floor. (’eiling fans in every room will aid . in securing a more efficient system of vsntilation, J. E. Marsh, collage physician and hospital h<-a 1. announced. A modern tile kitchen with up to date equipment replaced the told furnishings. This year the nursing staff of the hospital has been augmented with • technician in the person of Florance Banderatay, formerly of Atchison, Raw—a. , The word “gin,” as it applies to the Cotton gia, is said to be a ne gro corruption of the word engine. Eli Whitney’s invention of the gin in 1793 brought cotton to the fore because up to that time all seed ing was hand work. A workman could separate only a pound of fiber from the seed in a day. It wss at a football gam# years sgo when Illinois was play ing Cblcsgo. and Hershberger was captain of the University tf Chi cago team, and It was upon him and his leadership apiairently that the success of Chicago depended, when (he Incident happeau# which Illus trates my point The gam* had hard ly begun when the brilliant cap tain’s ankle wae broken and he was carried helpless to the sidelines, it wss the most serious accident which coup* havt happened. Without Hershberger the game seemed Inst and the tram went heck lain the scrimmage despondent and almost helpless. Hut all the time there was Hershberger lying on the side lines and he became at once the In- apt rat I on of the crippled team. As they lined np for play some called ©Of. '•Remember Hershey fel lows,” and that was the slogan which throughout the game urxed C ent on to victory. For Hershherg , crippled and out of the game as be was, was the Inspiration which brought his team to victory. Pew - if ns work for ourselves alone. Behind us there Is some one urging us on, putting faith In ( accomplishments, believing that wt will do something worthy of praise. It was Felton’p wife who was his Inspiration. Naturally he was shy, unaggresslvs, and kept himself In the background. It was aba who brought him out, who recognised his strong points and urged him on to make the most of them. Be was cleverest and brightest when she was sitting near. He pushed him self ahead because It pleased her to have him receive recognition. She really made a new man otrt of him. Be followed her to tb* grave very quickly, for they had no children when she was goo* there •earned nothing to work far. His la- ^Iratlon was goo*. * 1111. Wsstws Nswsswssr Dwisw. THOSE GOOD MALTED MILKS We Still Make Them! King’s Whitman’s and Pangburn’s Candies Holmes Bros. Confectionery Bryan , Phone 221 AMIII! ASSHAVliLY | HAUL “YES, MR. BROWN” with JACK BUCHANAN Saturday, 6:30 and 8:30 “BED OF ROSES” with CONSTANCE BENNETT Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 P.M. 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Ritter taFeria, preaided at the meeting. In addition to n large number in re# ser»*ente-*t-arm — . if di,pl * jr ‘ work L. Andrus. Galv—t ^ G flon,tj had nursery * 8 I-'' ■* * men ai the to enter ex 1 dibits in the show. COME TO PENNEY’S • J ! Fqr YOUR NIGHTWEAR AND UNDERWEAR _ At A Saving Broadcloth^ 39< J. c. PENNEY COMPANY, IRC. Zimmerman To Lead Architectural Club For 1933-34 Term **eveUry and treasurer; and J. A. Worley^ .Dallas, sergeant-at-arms. Plans formulated for tha year's activities of the club included ten tative plans for the annual Beaux- Arth ball to be held in tha early K. E. Zimmerman, Coleman. elected president of the Arrhitec- t A larger enrollment | tural Club at a meeting of that club before enjoyed by the club wss pro- held last Thursday night Other of- ••*4 » t meeting of the ficers elected at the meeting were current year, and indications an G. L. Ingram, Neederknd, vice- I that this will be the most success prasident; R. L. 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