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Student Forum
College Station, Texas
February 8, ly.74.
Editor,
The Battalion,
Campus.
T ENGINEER
ES SHOWN
MOTION PICTURES
Ufe of Thoma* A. Edition
Portrayed in One Film of
the Four Shown.
Landscape Work On__
New East Entrance
Nearinj? Completion
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EDITORIAL, STAFF
Wade M Watson.
C. A. Toseh.
E. C. Roberts
H. G. Seeligson
Jack Sloan.
H. F. Martin
P. G. Post
Kay Murray
J. M. Shepherd
M. F. Fincke
F. W. Brendt*
i B. L. Mears
W. D. Percy
C. B. Hussey
Tom Meta
W. E. Fitzgerald
D. M. Emery
S. R. Greer —
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JUNIOR EDITORS
T. W Porter
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LEditor
Editor
Sport*! Editor
.Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
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R. S. Evans
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I>ear Sir:
I have just finished reading your article in yesterday’s issue of
The Battalion in regards to installing a ventilation system <h the As
sembly Hall- That the insUllation of such s system is necessary for tht
Assembly Hall if the audience is to enjoy the presenUtion^ in comfort
will be doubted by no one. However, .Mr. Editor, has it ever pccurred
to you that such a ventilation system is only one of the many improve
ments necessary to give this college an auditorium adequate to meet
the needs of the various dramatic clubs. Y M C A picture shows, and
the many other presenutions that require a completely equipped stage?
Those who witnessed the admirable |>erformanc« of the cast of ami distributed these films prim-
“The Whole Town’s Tfilking" must have been struck, as 1. with the very arily to familiarize the engineering
poor quality of the scenery that was used in the ptod|iction. But what student with problems which con
cise could the director use? And it must be admitted that such a back- front the company.
ground detracted heavily from the actual l■‘rforn>anOe of .the play— . , , .. .. .
t t * is«w*a .... . _ •• m « a < * I ? inf* JlfSl. cWM (lt*M 11 Wltn nl|Pn
even in such a farce as The Whole Towns Talking. If the day ever
» ' points in Mm life of Thomas A.
came when it was necessary to present a play of the more dramatic „ .
„ ,, . . .. , . ^ Edison, ni next was concerned
At a j<dnt meeting of the Amer
ican Society of .Mechanical Engi
Peers and the American Society of
Electrical Engineers held in the
Assembly Hall at 7 o’clock last
Thursday evening, four motion
picture reels dealing with subjects
Of an engineering nature were pre
sented. General Electric produced
type, the Hall would not be able to provide the necessary equipment
and settings for the most effective presentation *»f the play.
The erection of a modern, adequate auditorium that would include
a fine motion picture outfit, a large stage plus the necessary sets of
scenery, and s ventilation system js. from an entertainment point of , ^ .. . r , ,, . _
. , . . „ . , 1, . rtm Railway. Following “The Ro
view, A and M * most pressing need. Such an auditorium would not
only encourage stage presentations, but it would givp our college a
place where we could stage our various shows with fifride and with a
know ledge that every individual in the auditorium was getting the most
out of every spoken line.
J. I). M.
EDITOR'S NOTE—This article was received by the editor of the Bat
talion immediately after the last issue of the Battalion had gone to
press. The magazine issue delayed the article one week.
The Passing Review
Take Care of New Buildings
Just why some Aggies must allow their uhthoughtfulness to be
come a lasting mar on the beauty of the new buildings is not to be un
derstood and should not be tolerated by those Interested in the archi- j
tectural achievements of the college.
It has been less than a year since the man^' new buildings of the ^
campus has been opened to the respective department* of the college. Loud lamentations issued from old game of “Post Office”. The
and already they bear evidence of the unappfeejative attitude of some the dormitory assigned to **F” renovators, we bear, tall their ver*
who scratch names in the new desks, make markings on the decorative Battery, Field Arullery. when sion of the game f “Post Office
walls, and allow cigarette stubs to bum scars into the new equipment. B. Hussey, commander of this ba^ Ftreet '.
Every Aggie should be proud of the interest that ha* been shown in tery was notified that a certain
designing the finer buildings for the campus *mi each of us should
feel that it is our part to maintain the beauty Chat has been added in
our buildings by preventing this unnecessary anil thoughtless defacing
of these new and modern improvements.
Show your interest in your building and thd hfauty of the college
by refraining from these atrocious acts and by encouraging others to
recognize and appreciate the value of these new buildings. Do your
part.
with the difficulties encountered
in the conktrtiction of the concrete
-tunnel through the Cascades in
Washington for the Great North-
mance of Power”, in which the
u*es of electrical apparatus was
demonstrated, was the reel which
stressed thie mechanical and pleas
on* features of an ocean liner
bound from New York to San
Francisco. !
that
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Free Sunday Afternoon Show
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Seldom has the college ever done as much for its students from
which so much praise and gratitude has ben derived as the free pictures
given to A and M students each Sunday afternoon.
The officials of the college seem to have solved the problem
has been uppenpost in their minds for a numlwr of year*— that of
viding entertainment for the students over the week-ends. A fe»ling
of restlessness seemed to prevail in the students over the week-end
because Of the lack of something to do, and those who resented this
restlessness, would leave over the week-end oc waA until Sunday and
then take (Hit for some of the neighboring towns. At first a committee
made up of faculty members and some students tried tz» work o|it
plan of entertainment for the students through some other means such
as athletic ontests and plays. This didn't help the situatim very much
and was soon abandoned. ( I »
The free movie, besides providing good entertaiamenl for the stu
dents, is an excellent place for relaxation after the noon meal. It is
also timed so that when the student gets out of the show, Ke hasn’t time
to highway to neighboring towns close by and return in. fime for *up
per. And may we add that the problem erf entertainment has been taken
care admirably well.
The problem was taken up again this year, and the idea of a show
on Sunday afternoon at the Assembly Hall was fir*t brought up in the
Studdbt Welfare Committee with a maximum admission price of fifteen
cents. Very soon after this was undertaken, the college, officials ad
vised th* Ex-Students Association that it would lie very good if the
show copld be given to the students through their association. Fol
lowing tfus, all of the Sunday afternoon shows have been given to| the
students by the Ex-Students’ Association.
Bryan lass was dropped from the i
roster of his organization. Loud
lam* ntations aforementioned were
inspired by the fact thdt the boys
were unawwre of a co-ed in the
ranks until she had been chopped.
And so.- gentlemen, we give, you
Aggieland's first co-ed battery
with a Hussey in command, ra
ting. what?
A Phony fanfare, for Bob Nor
wood. “A” Infantry junior'who is
a self-adjudged military *cienee
Medical Students of
Galveston Meet With
Pre-Medical Society
Five membqrii of the Nu Sigma
Nu Fraterpilj of the Galveston
Medical College met with the Pre-
Medieai Society last Thursday
evening, February 15, in the Sci
ence Hall to present the pre-med-
And a silver, <fe*sert spoon to
Wilkie Adsit Rambo, Infantry sen
ior from Gonzales, who is so un
familiar with Emily Post’s dic
tates concerning table etiquette ns
to mistake a side dish for a des
sert. While dining in the Officer’s
Mess at Ft. Crockett Wilkie Adsit
saved his potatoes au gratin for
the last, thinking it was the des
sert. Adsit, meal hounds, the whole
truth and I think it au gratin on
expert. This renuarnation of Na- k*1 studentis of A and M with the
advantages and benefits of the Gal
veston College as a school to fin
ish their medical studies,
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R. C. “PtfM? Hermann, Yoakum,
president ojf the Pre-Medical So
ciety. turndd the meeting over to
the Galvyston students of which
Martin L. Towler was the princi
pal s|>eaker, Mr. Towler discussed
the academic requiremeTUs of the
Galveston medical college. Other
topics discqsaod were social acti-
poleon, Caesar, or-who will you.
argued irately foe‘hours Ihftt a
major was tin offifWf of raflk high
er than colonel Nnrtvood he con-
, cede that he --a* tdtall>* wrong
\after a strenuou. debate, -j
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Cjiai.t a lyric <>f sophqi^iories
and Incorporate a verse to "ftovine’
iiow to you illiterates otpnipre-
st-titi Davidson of “LI” company
Infantry This college tired sbphis-
ticate was detected passing notes vitjes and the history and advan-
to a co-ed in class asking her for tHge* of tie fraternities. The A
a date. Of passing interest and and M students were extended an
for obvious reasons* was jt that
she refused this stalwart. ’Next
step on the short p%th to ‘jMbron
Manor will eithei he curving mi-
his nerves. And on this same trip. : tiais on desks or bringing apples
to class. Ilyah. hyahJ Th%* drama
of Cow Kd \> Co-ed!
it is said that “Kraut” Kenderdme
and I). B. Mastin modernized the
invitation tb the Nu Sigma Nu
Fraternity by Mr Fowler.
These Gjjivfaston students will
visit practically every college in
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the state before returning to their
studies at C aivrston.
Olvera Puppeteers
^To Be Presented At
Assembly Hall Soon
Student Labor
Just as it has been found in giving government relief work to
citizens in other cities, college officials employing student* in govern
ment projects at A and M are encountering the puzzling problem of
which students need aid. Or rather, perhaps we should hate said, they
are finding it difficult to select the students that need government aid
the most. It seems to us that the student ho<4t itself should be held
responsible for solving the problem: For in tjie business world, the
fear of being branded with the word “chisler” has kept the selfish
individual from cashing in on government relief at the ekpense of a
more unfortunate neighbor.
A and M cadets have a still stronger term to apply tb those $tu-
dents that accept employment when they do not need it to stay in
school. Of course, all of us could use a little pin money. Butfk-hpw-
ever, it hardly seems necessary to ask an f A and M Student to look
around before accepting student lalior to see if one of hi* classmates
needs the job more than he does. I>et this serve, then, merely as a
suggestion that government projects are not “relief projects” unless
some needy person is given help.
The Famous Puppeteers, direct
from Los Angeles, will present
their inipreskive and unique enter
tainment the afternoon and even
ing of Thursday. February 22. at
the Assembly Hall. The matinee,
Jimmie's Adventure* at the Cir- !
cus”, is chucked full of clowns and
animals and has been designed to
appeal to children; the perform
ance will begin at three thirty in
the afteVnoon. “Puppet Gaieties
of ’33”, a musical revue, will be
presented at eight o’clock in the
evening.
The Famous Olvera Puppeteers
travel with their own stage, spec
ially equipped with sound ampli
fiers that make it possible for
everyone in the auditorium to hear
as well as see. Many of the favor
ite movie stars in Hollywood have
posed for portrait puppets of
themselves. Marie Dressier, Joan
Crawford, Greta Garbo, ami num
erous others appear in the revue
in mi nature.
"WHEN, A
NEEDS A FRIEND'
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Co-operation
Cooperation between student organizations and the departments
of the college is one of the necessary things that create an atmosphere
So necessary to the growth and development of A and M. An example
of such cooperation was exhibited last week when the Press Club
presented it* benefit show in Bryan. Transportation for students
attending the show was furnished free of charge by the Buildings and
College Utilities department; tickets were printed at tost by the A and
M Press; and the college officials kindly permitted tuadetfclbssmen to
be absent from their rooms during call to quarter^ i J
Not all colleges are so.interested in student activities that they
willingly permit their departments to operate on a non-profit basis.
So we should sincerely appreciate such kindness as shown the Press
Club, which is an example of only one of many - timilar occasions.
Whatever expense the college departments may have incurred through Fort Worth, D. R. Parker, Laredo,
their kindness will be more than repaid by the friendly feeling toward and Van De ihrtte. At a later date.
>ncing Team Will
Meet University In
Practice Match Here
An exhibition of A and M’s new
est sport will be given March 3 in
the Memorial Gymnasium when the
University of Texas fencing team
meets the Aggies ia a practice
match. The purpose of the match
will be to create greater interest
in this sport, Charlerf Van De Putte,
San Antonio, captain of the local
team and C C. Palmer, Couch, an
nounced yesterday.
Members of the squad who will
participate in the first event will
be M. G. Culvert, Eagle Lake, F.'j
A. Hubbard, Waco. K. H. Pier.
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Placed on the market a year ago. this pipe
mikture made many friend* before it had
a line of advertising; Aged in the wood for
years . . . BRIGGS is mellow, packed with
flavor, bitelem! Won't you try a tin and let
genial BRIGGS speak for Itself?
*Err PACTOUY HtKSN
j kf laaar Mala* ®l
cai.i oruANK
them by members of the student body.
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Landscape work on the new Ea.-t
entrance to the college is rapidly
nearing completion, F. W'. Hertsel.
head of the landscape departim-ni
and who is in charge of the pro
ject, announced yesterday. Include
ed irt the project are a terrace wiiii
ballustrade in front of the Ad
ministration Bdildmg. planting the
Chemistry Budding, grading th<
area east of the Textile Building,
and paving parking area* on eucli
side of the Administration Build
ing. Concrete walks in the runt
and front of the Administration
Building will ak*o tie {toured with
in the next few weeks. Additional
standards have bt*en orded t<>
light the streets from the retu <
the library to the Animal Indu?
tries ami Agraultuial Engineer-
lag Buildings.
The Landsca|M- Art Department
has just been alloted thirty-om
students under the Federal Re
lief funds and these, wfth regulnr
V W A laborers, temporary and
permanent labor force, bring the
totpJ to seventy-five men now em
ployed «r( campus improvement
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] ASSEMBLY k
(| H VI.I, |
“Little IVomen”
w ith
Katherine Hepburn, Joan
Bennett and I'aul Lukas
: altiPilay. b : X) and 8:00
p. m.
“ V Shriek in the
wita
I > It 'I itlhot and (linger
Rogers
Saturday. 10:30
‘•Prizefighter
aiid the Lady”
w.ibl
.Mj nia I.oy, Max Baer,
lack Dempsey
\\ tu u^-cay. Kch. ,28th.
.Neither of the two societies held
a business meeting this past week.
WE AKK KQl : IPPKJ>
TO HAKDI,K YOl'H \M> URKSSING
MKE IT SHOl I D HE.
THE CAMPUS CLEANERS - '
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Joel English
’ < ALove th«
“Shorty'' Halhrooks
The Greater Palace;
THURSDAY — FRIDAY SATURDAY !
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ECLIPSING THE GLORY
THAT WAS ROME!
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CANTO
IH IMF. SAMUEL GOLDWYN
PRODUCTION OF ,]
SCANDALS
with
RUTH ETTING
GLORIA STUART
DAVID MANNERS
and the Golduyn Girls
RrU'asrd thru Undrd Artists f
Rome never visioned »uDi beauty as 1
this! And how you'll howl when the
Goldwyn Girls make ruin* of Rome
. . . and a wrtvk out of EDDIE!
Preview 11 P.M. Saturdav
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JOE E.
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A First Nolicnat lough hit wDh JEAN
MUIR • I RANK McHUGH • TilLlMA TODD
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Also Shown Sunday and Monday
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