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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1934)
I r v - I I M A 1 THE B ATT A I4ION Show Talk AT THE PALACE— Thursday Friday, and Saturday: “Fashion* of 1934” Preview Saturday Night, Sun day, and Monday: “Massacre” Tuesday and Wednesday: “Man dalay” AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL- Saturday Night; 6:30 and 8:00: “Bitter Sweet” Saturdays Night: 10:30: “Aggie Appleby" W'ednesday Night; March 14: “Biner at Eight” Tfearaday, Friday, and Saturday at the Palace: “Fashions of 1934.” William Powell and Bette Davis co-star in a picture Consisting solely of beautiful gowns and the suave Mr. Powell’s cunning tricks. He is a fashion racketeer and keeps the road hot from Paris to Ne# York with his style-stealing. Gaudy clothes and good dialogue. Cast: William Powell, Bette Da vis, Frank McHugh, and Veree Teasdale. the death of hidj father and the wrecking of his .sister, and feta some nice action out of it. MAYO ADDRESSES— « (Continued from page 1) < liberal critics have pointed out, the Humanistic indifference to social reform is not really indifference at ■J! all, but masks a firm support of that capitalistic order which fur nishes most Humanists their anug Cast: Richard Barthelmess. Ann and berth *- but Dvorak, Dudley Diggs, and Claire (ontmunism has^swortl te Dodd. Preview Saturday Night, Sun day, and Monday at the Palace; “Massacre.” Dick Barthelmes, a modem In dian who has made good in the Chicago World's Fair, returns to find his parents in a terrible con dition, which is caused by the cor rupt administration of the Preser vation; He sets about to avenge destroy root and branch. Disagreeing with the idea that Tueaday and Wednesday a» the creative literature shouM Palace: “Mandalay." “preach", Professor Mayo vouched Kay Francis and Ricardo Cor- the opinion that there is also in te*. featured as adventurous drift- *ny age a place for books which wood of the orient, cross trails in “charm and stimulate, and recon- Rangoon and fall in love. Kay eile us to being human." In ruad- Francis tries to get away to start ing this type of literature, we anew again, but her past keeps ' satisfy a need that is as real as coming back at her, Cortes in par ticular. Finally, in transport to Mandalay, the climax is reached which decides the story. Quite a tricky plot. Cast: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cor tez. Warner Oland, and Lyle Talbot! DR. HORLACHER TO ADDRESSFRESHMER AT BREAKFAST SUN. Speaker To Addrem Student* On “Human Sterilization” In Second of Seric* of Freshman Discu’ssion Group*. Saturday Night at the Asnem- bly Hall: "Bitter Sweet.” 1. _.. The romantic story of a young musician and his wife, as told by that woman long h/ter the tragedy nents an extensive amount of re- the obligation of doing our small bits toward the improvement of individual character or of social institutions, he added. At the close of the address, a general discuasioa took place, the speaker answering various ques tions from the audience. Professor Mayo’s book, “Epi curus in England”, a thesis which completes his work toward the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia University, and repre A A M ARCHITECTS— i Continued on Page 6) running, a* the first sketches showed an understanding of the problem and were well done." The sketches were sent off last Thurs day and a report is expected by next week. which forms the climax of the pic ture occurs, dccidtv a modern girl to choone romantically but foolish ly but in suitors. Another one of Noel Coward’s brilliantly dialogued operettas. Cast: Anna Nhagle, Fernand Graavey, Esme Percy, and Ivy St. j Helier. 1 j . I : can architecturpl traditions, had 1 to be placed on a 400 foot square plot, and had to provide ample space within o congregate 1000 people, either qpen or closed. No text books, files, photographs, notes, or plate* could be used in this preliminary- competition. The institute of the American Academy in Rome was founded a- search, will be published shortly. Dr. Walter R. Horlacher, profes sor of genetics, will speuk to the freshman class on “Human Steri lisation” following breakfast m the mess hall Sunday, March 11. Dr. Horlacher ia the second of a series of speakers being presented by the Y M C A Cabinet, in con junction with their freshman dis cussion group program. “Earlier in the year Dr. Horiach- er addressed the Scholarship Hon or Society on the same subject and his speech was received with so much enthusiasm", said H. G. Seel- igson, II, Dallas, chairman of the freshman discussion group com mittee “that the YMCA Cabinet feels extremely fortunate in being able to secure him as a speaker on their program". Human aterilisa* tion is a social problem that it be- Conference Scoring Honors Won By Gray Jack Gray, stellar Steer for ward. equalled the record set by Adolph DieUel of T C U in 1931- 32 by winning the conference high- scoring honors fpr the second con secutive year. Making a total of &4 field goals sad 43 free throws with a total of 151 points. Gray ended the *ea.-< n 11 points ahead of Richard Allieon, Texas Chris tian sharp-shooter who had a total of 140 tallies. Merita of A and M was third with 124 points. Gray, who has one more year of eligibility, il onf of the greatest all-around perforiner* yet seen on the Southwest .conference cage floors. He is farped lor his unor thodox style of play and can shoot at a goal with deadly accuracy from almost any angle.* This style of play is very hhrd to guard, and Gray can shoot with one hand as well as with twf—thus becoming known as the “piish shot” artist. < ASMS DANCE — (Contirtued from page 1) for a dollar and a half per couple. C. D. Long, chairman of co rations committee, announces that the decorations will carry out a motif along mechanical lines. The committee assisting Long with decorations is composed of F. J. Malina; J. G. Otts; E. A. 01- sovsky; and W. M. Hansard. REMEMBER - - Mrs. Parkhill’s Cafe Where Food and Service Are Unexcelled one block cast of north gate C. ing brought before the world by the German government and it is therefore well Worthwhile that thought be stimu^ted on that sub- . ject. Dr. Horlarfapr commented. SAVE WITH SAFETY | at Your Drug Store We have as complete stock of dru£8 and drug sundrie* as any store—“Our Store is Your Store.” We apprepriate the wonderful support given us by the corps and the campus residents. AGGIELAND PHARMACY V ’ “Your Drug Store” Keenest of competition for the bout twenty-five years ago by prise is understood as the winner Charles Follen McKim, one of the ... , ,, original members of the firm of will receive a two year residence ( M< . Kim ^ and study at the American Academy fame and known „ ^ neatest in Rome in all kinds of Architec- firm of architects. McKim and a ture. The total prise will amount f ew °f his interested friends found- to fiv# thousand dollars, including **<1 tbe academy in Rome, near the fifteen hundred dollars a year liv- f'rid* of the early architectural ing e#ftae* »nd ‘be transporta- development, so studenta of special Won to. and from Rome. All fields architectural talent may be able of Art Study are represented by to study near the early develop- auclft competitions in each field. , ments. ; > Alexander entered the competi- tkm^ Ust year but failed to reach the finals for which only ten men were chosen. The judges of the plates submitted are usually a com mittee of competent New York ar- Prairie View College. SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS— (Continued from Page 1) trip to the college, they will visit chitects who have received a sim ilar award before. . This problem, the subject un known. to the candidates until the time f6r beginning, had to be com pleted in a continuous twenty-four hour period without the aid or criticism or help of any kind. It had to conform to the best Ameri- Dr. Daniel Russel, professor of rural sociology, states that al though no definite date has been decided upon, the date will be de cided by the seniors taking the course in community organization who are promoting the inspection trip. 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