The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 07, 1939, Image 2

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    PACE 2
IN \CLEARER LIGHT ) CORRESPONDENCE
editoria£ page op the battalion
. All SET?
TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1M*
At lut Um tru« colon of The Doily Ttxoa Winter*, Toma.
tort been olkwe4 to blom forth ia the aky. And . 1 | PhL i, 1*19.
The Texan'* editor, Pot Doalela, reload the at Mr. K L Dom
Com men line in o pony aort of way nbeut o inChief of the Battalion,
recent BotUlion editorial, “E. 0. T. C. at U. T^" in A- * **. CoUeye.
whkh we oppoaed the aatahluhmpet of E. 0. T. C. Bryon. Toma,
ot the institution at A Delia, The Texan reprinted D** Hh
our editorial, with the aid of the aixth trades In reply to yonf tetter, I will state mj belief
all Austin elementary schools. ' j of the fire on my cor at Austin just Thanks'
But it ia in the reprinting of oar editorial t^mt fM*** .
I think the purpose in burning my oar was to
attract the attention of the fire track and firemen
Who wore guarding the trash pile to be used as a
Tbs Taxon showed its colors.
On# of the paragraphs ia our editorial
aa follows:
“The R. 0. T. C. has as one of its aims fi
This quality ia obrioasly lacking in the edito
policy of the representation of U. T. which
to our office daily, The Taxaa. H ,
Now, do you suppooo The Texan ia willing to
admit that someone considers its editorial policy
unfair T My, not .
I|pn*i'.|
Sevan A A M Boys were seen running around
north of Prather Hail then east then south and up
under the kill to where this trash pile Was. These
boy* approached the trash pile while the fire boys
were patting aul the fire In my car. They attempted
to set fire to the trash pile and wore met by the
M ^ . . . 1 mitei Who had a shotgun and, of course, were re-
Mr. Daniels changed the word “fairnoes* to
99 u
; I la talking with the firemen, they laid that
Consequently, be saved -face" oa forty atm, tome ^ klMl on the osat of my
he believes. And our already low opinion of Editor ^ M , ftre will not burn downward unless it
Dmiels and bis sheet tumbles even lower down the ^ hquid on the clkr . The scats of my ear
, were not eat, and my wife did not see any Aggies
in my car, but we had left the ear just tea minutes,
and neither one of us smoke nor anyuos else had
EXAM SYSTEM
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been in the car all afternoon that did smoke.
During the recent mid-term Anal exams over The word is being circulated at Tam U»ber-
»t U* U^TmitT. MM Md«t MpMMd opinion •‘‘I’ th ** l ‘ r,,l<UM •» A A M (Mh*. I»l>e*-
PREV1EWS and REVIEWS
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Vittaea Thursday, Friday and bateg a wy venatla actor, aad M
| weal bo surprising to »ea him la
•Tarn Honeymoontf With Bing other faatarea ahmg tlm aama Uaa.
Ooahy, Frandska Gael and Shirley Gael, a my good
IT* ZZ-Z'SZlZLTJr.
the alalp. It U without a doubt the ^ She ia otll in her i *
funniest picture Bing Crosby has drees, and looking as lovely as ever,
ever beeaVjn While Bing is not Shirley Roes hofah up her part and
cons idem) a commedian, ;hls ac- helps to hotter the picture in many
lions iq Urn picture show him a* ways.
I
you
•f the exam aytfma by hanging a lifelike dummy ** ^ *fl^cio“
la front of the Texas Union building. Bloodstained would eorroct th# pmidan * for “*• ple **
was its shirt, and n printed sign proclaimed to the Aa to the reason that. 1 have not contacted the
world that “FINAL EXAMS DROVE ME TO rkenkisnt** office or the commandants office, ia that
THIS!- A lofcger latter add^aaaad to the students I went ahead and bought me a aaw car, and was
What's Showing !•
ifhlaea-Thursday, ^Friday and
Saturday, “Paris Honeymoon’* with
Bing Crosby, Kranciska Gael and
Shirley Ross. ‘ V
i AMMMF Hall—Tuesday and
Wednesday, “Suet"—Ty n \ Pow.
«r and Loretta Young. J V ,
Assembly Ball Saturday i'sSO,
“Fast Company** with ; Matvpa
Douglas, Nat Pendeltpn and Flor
ence Rioa. •
KNOW YOUR COLLEGE
was pinned to the dummy's hack; H dsnouncod the preparing to forgot the whole incident until lottery
torturing final examination ayatem. Thu* one keep pouring in from every tiiregion,
enterprising person expressed his sentiments of
MURRAY
THE BIOLOGY CMJB 18 HAT-
ing its first meeting of the now
semester tonight at 1 7:0f in the
Science lecture room. It Will be S
very important business meeting.
All former or prospective number,
must be present if they d> nire to
m ■eewsiaa.
Just Received
We have just received
a complete line of organ
ization jewelry pt good
quality to sell at a reason
able price.
W ;itrhcM
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Diamond*
Jewelry
nal boxes of cereals, and drank Cf ' ntmue their membership. If tt
, , . . ^ . We oil know that w* have the non than 180,000 individual half- ** foir “"f
I .» not mro at a^ Aggio^ but irmnly U- world ,, meu but dk] * ™ of tbs reaw>n should bo sent
tho oeason. litvc that any ono of tha sevon A A M Boys who you ev-r wond( , r Just how much pint bottjM of ra,I,L W * 40 ()00 to Dr. LaMotte.
Though ao upressioa of sentiment so open,a* wore at Austin that night, oould tell you art any h fecds M iB on# ^ ^ Dixie ceps of ieo Cream. The total —• —f
this was msoe at A A M n tha number of com- ethers who set fire to my car if they would. niM m4nthlT It k in- 4 tho dairy prodnets used
plaints from the Aggies about tho tamo system 1 am not asking any favors of A. A M. or the credible amount—one that may ha was $r>,000
would seem to indicate that the majority of us aro University of Texas in this matter, ami I hop* that expressed in millions of pounds. * T ________
of the opinion that some revision of our examination my position is dear to you. ' p or instance, did you know that
system should bo made. The Battalion is of the HARRIS MULUN we eat right times our own weight
same opinion. Sincerely yours. ‘be mess hall in nine months?
* Ws have fought for Dead Wnsk-^-a week of
C. W. VARNER,
'Npypiil’-
Bryan
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fIRhdsrely yours,
ED'S NOTE: This letter to reproduced exactly as it Durin * ^
M«,wli.»«w rMiM, m M Un. «. bbl our of(ice . „ .„ yo „„ Ui, u Mo U nJ MOMM p«.nda«
Ports—sod it seems likely that we may be granted #vidence t0 ^ t0 ^ cooduskm that l ’™ ^ or 110 fr * ifl,t carlo ^ i *
MAY BOUND LIKE
from a humor* column—
|oa the Ohio State
campus claim that it
happenod. .
some such weak before future find-exam weeks. T"’*" t “'~TT " 7'"T ' of food ' I Daritg tho last minute rush to
But this is not all ws oead. Tbs Battalion believes A< 7 ^ ^ iwic0,> * to 0pim00 - Fron , # nC9tll tsbulstion- th.i *** ttm <h,ri ^ mid-tenn regtotra-
that more thorough changes than this should bo .Tl [ f ' first of its kind ever made—It was t ‘ on ’ •|V on f * me 4 students wound
made. . TUR QTIIHf?NT rnPf/M ^ ^ that during a typied • round ^ ***• A* 01 ®-
It may be too much to ask that find mama * o*®! ^ i I ■ d CJaCCj/O® month (last November) the 2,800 > 8tra t' o n building. On* student
he entirely done away with. But why, at least, In andrer to Student Forum of Fridag Aggies gating in Sbiss Hall ate ^boutbdfwy up
•nnot exemptions from axams be given to thorn plan tor ^ uubllahmmt of ^ t * e0aat * d *
who have done “A" work during the oemester-or, hickway gmttoas for hitch-hiking Aggies Is in tWelv * eu^loMd, ° f food
STOP WITH US, AGGIES
•PIMA la Hcarnc
ECONOMY CAFE
HE ARNE, TEXAS
“Scrvca Only the B—t al the Lowcat Pric«a w
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of the year.
placed there to keep the students
Bom* of the items furnished that ^ lin *'
a -xa- .a monUl •« “ follows: 45.500 pounds “Is this ths Una to the Pursar*s
t, ? n * f ® r * r,dc could of poutiH R and potato suhstitutes; oWtoU* tho student asked ths
be made very much more pleasant if a proprtotor 3™ ^ of fmh frwt$ , police,,^ • t \
was put in charge to iasll confections and love 0/VA . . s . . . .. '
Finals could stiU bo gtvea to the lower-ranking , “ry ^gasimmT poundl 01 ^ *****
as there are only 000 or two or no “A*s" in some my C} imon ^ greal
dasooo, why cant oxomptioas bo given to tho hi*- - . ^ , a ,
est 25 per cent of tho dasa, as some have sag
rested? • \
studsnts as a find opportunity to bring up their | Esuuuhnient could be made of some nation-
“No," the cop answered. “No, its
61,000 pounds of meats, poultry, the lino to pay your fees. 1 * .
and fish; 10,800 pounds of floor j Aad ths student tuned around
grades. Exemptions would create aa added incentive ^ HeArti Bureau and when the Aggies . . otkpr materials- in non TTjL'TI , ,,7, "
to dl to study harder and learn mort^Roroughout reathi-d their d. Ftmationi* lovely •‘creamrocks" would poundB 0 f emn*},- 47 00C oou'nds * nt t Jt ^ bul d,n,f •
tho entire ssmsstor in order to eargYhe exemptions. ^ wa|tmg> for them poaDdn oI cmrt^lM, 47,009 pounds
who have
. ^ Castoihean plants could ba set out sU around lt>fioo of .bortesing snd j BUth problems and English
have repeat ^ itetk)n ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 4 of
Why, after ail, should those
worked hardest during the
wmocfissnly ou the find what
learned, and have shown they have learned?
those who have done the best work during tl Kamos could be placed in eacn station ana 10,200 pounds
master who do ths most and the best study for ^ cooperation of the college authorities, ^ condiments
finds. Generally It is those who have done poor would broadcast, class lectures t* the sta
work, who either “cram“*for their finds-* poor 4mf$ wbs „„ cl>M<gL
way to study—or else study scareely at all for them.
It is difficult to offer
of sugar*; 6*200 pounds of butter;
• a w a 'W' — ■ -— •—» ^ ^ w UISM ~ m if\sir l H > u i KJ ** t»l IM* > Cl {& af t* 11 in - V11 XT 111V9 CXI u.'iumtlT US1V
WOUW I"** 7 *** *« ot puUin f half and terisls; ZfiOO pounds erf “little the f,eshm«'s greatest
earned t 11^ , Ur s in the walll for proper ventilation. rabbit” (olives, pickles, etc.); and problem, but at Vand
Radios could be placed in each station and 10f2 oo pounds of nuts aad spices versity this year the
am- themes aro usually thought of as
curriculum
VsnderbUt Uni-
spices veraity this year the first year
\ FOR YOUR VALENTINE
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Send Your Girl, Mother, or Sister a Box Of
j Valentine Candy 1
t ome In and Let t/a Help Yo« in Your Choice From
Our Lane Stock of Choice Candies
hi . tT 1'
Lipscomb Pharmacy
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pl^Ou 1 i i 1 imiraien
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students are tackling the nation's
|That Aggies definitely art not number on* economic problem,
r , “toarippers" to shown by the fact 'The South." ; -
«, Bi u ^ ^ t “ i tj: “.r*-' *"*.’**« tk.t .ni, in m»i. x m. todo^u., i. >k. id. <»
. Mnuto ud Jto- tk. M.U ud euk tto. on. CMjkt . rid. ^ wmp>r ^ . ith 4S0 , ou „ d , ,f hlDd a,, ^ kImc. mt-
ctker MtUlMtorr Ml.«io. for tk. .m» oroUo.. tho, .„ u ld mo*, up o„. notch witk Hi ^ 3.400 pound, of m«m. cmtrM. PurpM. of tk. comm
But w* believe that a greet ded of improvement in occupant - .. , , . . , . ■ . . „ ^
Mtuotlon mM Md ikonld ho mmi. ^ - U* -S* ~«.r
WAITBR8 AND BI S BOYS IN TEMPLE the comfort of those who bed eaten too heartily
University's grill aad cafeteria celebrate eoc* s year while on journey. *
by holding a Gravy Ball. With the use of photo electric beams placed up
■ ' ■ ■— 'the road about a mile the approach of s potential
ride could be fleshed to the Aggies in time for
assume some sort of mechanical smile for
approval of the driver of the car.
eggs, not to mention 1300 pounds and methods of the sodd sciences
of froten eggs used in ©ur cakes and t* interest them in con tempo-
sad pica. We used 100,008 individ- rary problems
The BattalionZrl
Agents from Hector Hickman** cooperative en-
. _ terprise would be located at each station to help
M C.U*. Sttdon, tMM. «nd.r th. Act of Cunrr.» >#y to b. .uft.rin, fra.
Entered as second dess matter at ths post offko
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SB March S, 1878.
Subscription rates, $2.00 per year
Advertising rates upon request ^i- ^
Office ia Room IB, Admlaldratioa BuQding. OQr c# i) 4qre M tkmel recognition. Next year Is our
Telephone College A Offks* open from 11 a. se.
fbiandd difficulties.
These few saggestions will surely help to
make these new stations something that will gain
Bntil 4 p. m. daily. 1
Represented for national advertising by Na
tional Advertising Service, toe, 420 Madison Ave,
New York City.
R L DOSS
W. H. SMITH. ADVERTISING MANAGER
^ Bin Payne, James Crits ‘ ^ ^
Managing Editors
. Georg* Fulton, B. C. Knetaar
Assistant Advertising Managers
B. C (Jeep) Ostes Sports Editor
Bob Oliver, Wsyne Stark
Associate Editors *'
Philip Oolmaa — Jtaff rbotogrsphrr
year, Aggies!
So far it hemi*t been pointed out how these
projects ere to be financed. I, personally, would
like to auggest that at least a couple of departments
rnrrw ** b * n “ h * <1 * rom w»y of the various schools on
..P.LVZ ... w 7. the campus. The savings from these aeonomical
measures could be used to the construction of these
lounges for hitch-hikers. »
Let's get together, fellows, and aaa if this cant
be aceomptiehed. With the aid of two or three fret
men and a couple of Mothers’ clubs this plan can be
realised.
—JACK ROUTT
MID-TERM JUNIORS
Bi*st In Workmanship On Your
JUNIOR UNIFORMS - WHITE DANCE UNIFORMS
11 • UNIFORM Ti
Mt-ndl A Horaafc !
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North Gait
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WELCOME YOU BACK AGGffiS
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Stretch Your Dollars At Penney’s
AGGIE UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES
AT A 20% SAVING!
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Ask any AGGIE abont PENNEY’S regulation shirts.
They have M IL n The best shirt in the country at rea-
mmm pMa w>.
Tn.i I dl ' * i 1 * > y- J \
il omplete Line of Every thing for Aggies
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY INC..
“AGGIE ECONOMY CENTER" I \
Bryan, Texas
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Ou the Dies Committee’s activities, from the
UniversKy of West Virginia “Athenaeum”: “It
would probably ha found that wo have just as
many (food 5 old American npios alithering around
WLL~ J - *! : Europe. But Mr. Dtes wouldn't admit It"
Proof reader, ^ pioposrd Jefferson memorial to Waah-
TUESDAY STAFF ingtoa, from th* University of Virginia (founded by
— Sporta Assistant j«ff e rson) “College Topics”: “We wil continue
Jotoor Editor ta reaintain that Thomas Jefferson would far have
Juator Editor preferred to have any memorial to him take the
I J. a Diet*
. Circulation Manager
Don McChesnoy, H. G. Howard
Circulation Assistants
DeVllbtoa
Tern Darvww :
Bill Mawf 't.ii ' —*
JL G. Warrea —
B. F. Rogers,; .li. 0. Fuemsna, H. 0. Tolbot, ^ utilitarian structure at the uuivetoity
Lewis ChtvailUer, 1 p. A. Shields, J. A. StomaA he founded end loved than to have a hulking grey
R. H. IwrleftsW, Foeter Wise, A. J. Rot>in»on. mu, ^ architectural achievement thrown together
%. P n ’ Davenpert, J. W. Jenkins, l* J. Wekrls ■omewhere in the Tidal Basin at Washington. What
Advertising Assistants of the tool of tho man who was om of the greatoet
mote an aggres-
friday staff
KJ. M. Wflktaaoa
Ray Treadwell
L. R. Thompsoa -.-
Paul Ketelsen
r * of all Americans—does
...Junior Editor slve democratic spirit?
Junior Editog' On sportsmanship, from the Worcester Poly-
E,liter technic Institute “Tech News": “If the team loeee
..Junior Editor this year, don't blame k oas the referee (unlees
Frank Phelan, J. F. Henderson, Billy Clarkson, there is good cause) or some player's figurate boa*
L A: Scholl Maeon Jonaa, G. W. DeArmond, Jr, Uviag. Think befora you bUsm anyon* And ra-
u A. Newman R W Burchfield. I member, if a few dictator* would follow the same
to W. Geriteh. W. C. Regan, R. L. Adame eouras, the world would bo a M* rater place to
live to."
LET US FURNISH
YOUR SCHOOL NEI
NEW AND USED BOOKS
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DRAWING INSTRUMENTS
LABORATORY SUPPLIES
EXCHANGE STORE
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M An Aggie Institution”
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