JUir- I ! « fry W THE BATTALION /; \ THI JHUDtHT PUDUCiTlO* OT 4 i M CCIIItil Ci IIX45 COlLLffL^STATIOS .TiXAi An A|rti« •* cultured who U hipped on the subject of radio (“interest"); whose interest has led him to learn a lot about radio (“informed interest"); and whose interest in radio is not due en- SCHOOL Accordinir to Jose Pad%i. com missioner of education at Uni- tirely to the hoped for profit (“for verftlty of p Ut , rto R ico< lYesident its own sake ). ‘ ijtpoaevelt is not the first N#w I)eal- And the field of one’s rultura^nr. In an address to the ui^iversity may be antthinic: horses; Up- students. Padm told thefn that Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at < ollcffe Station. ,Uncina; jazz music; dramatics; •JfHM) years air<> t'onfueius jattract- Texas, under the Act of Conifress. March S. 1879. Subscription rate $1.75 per year. Advertising rates upon request Editorial Staff I). I„ Tismjrer M F. Kincke R. F’. I-urie Jack Shepherd A. S. (Jueen Walter France (•eorjre Wonnacott f G. S. Morgan Reporters Jim Love; Jack Creighton; Mitchell Hancro/f; G. L. DeArmond; T. 0. Allen; M M. Stallings; W. E. Tardy; R. Storms; M. C. Herzik; T. H. Porter; W. E. Mantes; W. W. Hanphi; J. E. (ireer; C. L. Morgan; Bill Bradford; G. H. Hjiffines; E. A. Shope Editor Managing Editor Re wfite Editor ... Junior Editor / >|H>rts ) iliiei ..... \xc hange Editor ,Couy'\Reader Jnraot Reader • ( bridges (or bridge); football; eeo- e«l tr>gether a group of younger stu- nomies; military activity; psychol- .h-nts who acted as his firs* “Brain offjr; aviation; rope tw irling; the Trust." History‘merely re|H*ats it- mustc of Beethovpfi; comparative self rtdigion; RumImi ’communism; • • • streamline cae*. I have simply A number of Temple university listed at random a few of the students will be employed hs radio fields in which I have found Ag- salesmen by the Philco Radio agen- gics tvMh a genuine and sometimes ey in Philadelphia. Pa. After hear an Extremely rich culture. ing a few of their “sales talks" * 9 i the prospective 1 customur will probably prefer th^* radio. , Evidently, then, the question to ask yourself is not “am I cultur- The fact that women still dislike ed?” The answer to this question to have their ages made known is is. in almost every case; “you cer- i revealed in the records of S C W Staff Bill Percy Advertising Manager M. M. Dikeman * Asst. Advertiaing ^ Manager 1 H. F. Souder...‘.„ Asat. Advertising Manager Aaat. Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Circulation Manager AsA. Circulation Manager Asst, ('irculation Manager R. T. Durst W. E. Fitzgerald. - ... Tom Metz .... Asst / R. S. Evans J. H. McNamara School or Mob Spirit? Although we feel that the final (though late!) approval of the Auatin invitation, by the Corpn, was made through the impreMflionability of 'the student lx>dy; and not through a realization of the advisability of the move, we are glad to voice our commendation! It should have been this realization of the benefit that would have been afforded our school, however, that caused the decision in favor of the trip, and not the surging of feeling that comes when some spirited person (our neighbor) shouts: “Let’s GO!” ; i That these spirited persons prompted the admittance of a mistake is true, ami that this admittance was noble is ~ also true, hut the fault in our nature that necessitates such T cause the dam was erected too late—and the smashing on the rocks below is our deserved punishment. tamly zre." • • • A more useful question might be: “How wide, how deep, how perma nently watiMfying ia my culture?" Will a taste for radio, for example, no matter how genuine, how highly informed, or how’ independent of possible profit it may be. be enough to make your life inter esting? Will it lead you by de grees into understanding your neighbor, and therefore into toler atmg him with intelligent sympa thy? Will it help directly to make you a sensible member of society? Don’t let anybody tell you that the Aggies are not caltared. In eighteen years, I have rarely found an Aggie who lacked aa informed intereat in something for ita own sake. That culture has nearly al ways been genuine and. like all genuine culture, unaffected, and unpretentious, and genuineness of interest is the rarest quality among people who pride themselves on their “culture.” So, personally, in spite of its tendency to narrowness. I prefer the genuine culture which I find among the Aggies, to the more dressy article which appears too often among people who cul tivate the "rultural"- arts and graces. graduate schwl. These graduate students resort to various tricks to avoid divulging their agrs. File clerks of the matriculatiop cards report that, while some dt them merely leave the space blaak, oth ers draw a line in the spa^e, oth ers jokingly insert a questiofi mark, and still andther group irmist on filling in with “21 plus.” T^ie old est known student registered in the post graduate courses is “oyer 50." ' See GEORGE RAFT in “LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS." his forthcoming Paramount Picture If. then, your cultuAr (s genuine but narrow—how about cheering up by reading a book once in a while? ,'vj ■* n iWIll Righto \ — WaVa a bit snooty about our draw ing inks— choke of tho best draftsman for the lost 54 years. Give ’em a tumble I CHAS. M HIGGINS a CO . Im. f71 MmS S. tbsahtja. M. Y. HIGGINS' American DRAWING INKS ^ AGGIE -■1 WK ARK 100% FOR ::—:: YOU ::—: e DURING THE BATTLE THANKSGIVING DAY And When :: : SERVICE : :: Is Needed The Exchange Store HAS IT! I* Official Store of the College -rnTrrmmnrr- AND A FEW MICA* I*. T t M. it happens, you are being neither insulted nor irade fun of^thii* time Aiv Aggies Cultured? - , Yes, 1 think they are. Culture is always being confus ed with Polish. They don’t mean I the same thing. In fact, no two words, carefully and clearly de fined. ever do mean the same thing. The . dictionary doesn't help much. It tan do no more than tell us how the words are used. # And yet the word “culture” has And this present usage is just been so badly confused, especially what we are objecting to, as con- by the dear ladies tbless their fused and untidy. So you are here- hearts!) that I’m afraid the Ag by offered a home-made defini- gies won’t take this as a corapU- tion of Culture, tlhich has at least ment. the virtue of not spilling over into the territory covered by the “Pol- I'm afraid they’ll think either: | '*k- I I > that they are being called tea- ' sippers, or (2) that they are be ing sarcastically laughed at. As t ulture is an informed iplerest in anything for it‘a own wake. V l J.C. PENNEY COMPANY Bryan, Texas Be on Your Toes, Aflrfcies . for THANKSGIVING liOok Prosperous and Win Ot that dressed up feeling at Penney’* with new— SOCKS SHOES TRENCH COATS BLACKS HATS SHIRTS TIES at live and let live prices > 1 Most Important for THANKSGIVING the Game Turkey Appetite Good r Company and a— SMART POLO COAT We received today another shipment of 50-inch Polo (’oat*—in Blues — Tans — Checks Oxfords $16.50 to $19.50 Gloves — Wool Muf flers to Harmonize BULLOCK & AKIN -i I - - Pipe tobacco made by the Wellman Process and rough cut as Granger is, does not clog the pipe but stays lit, smokes longer, slower and cooler. Wc believe this process is the reason for Granger being milder. " Wc know it adds something to the flavor and aroma of the good, ripe White Burley Tobac co that cannot be obtained in any other way. ITV u rs/>, in some way, we could get every man who smokes a pipe to just try Granger. ... in a common- package—l Oe • £ I % i*M. Lkcctt * Myui Tomlk ' A t. •* ,