TODAY, MAY 12, 1939
THE BATTALION
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Almost Half of U. S. Collegians Work While at School
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BASEBALL TEAM, SECOND THIS
VBAH, RAY BE CHAMP IN 1940
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D«tiM4 to mcob4 placo in thn
tmUfam for tho prmnt aonoon,
Anhe be**bell teem under
ooneh Marty Knrow, are aettinf
their eora^e** for that ehampion-
•hip not »pnnjf
Tho Cadet* will loo* only three
•tarter* from their present teen
and next aeaaon will find proved
men at every petition. Jack Cooper,
wtp Md tha lttme|ta hitting laat
yoar, will be loat aa will Capum
Bob Willuim* at firat and Tony
Polanovich, firat rata piteher.
BUI “Atterbor” Henderson of
the' present freahman t—m of
Marion Pugh, who waa shifted from [afe* of 17 and O, ia sponsored by
firat bate to the outfield this
■on in order to got more hitting
strength in the lineup, will take
Wiliams’ place at first next see-
Bit ,: '
If Hei.dfison gets the firat bate
job, Pugh will take Cooper’s place
ia the outer garden.
Boys May Continue
Scouting After
Coming to A* & M.
Two senior Boy Scout organisa
tions art operating at present on
the A. A M. campus. One, a Rover
Crew, available to mao between the
DR. JOHN ASHTON, JOURNALISM
PROF, ONE OF A. & M.’S MOSTp-
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MEMBERS
DRY • ♦ CLEANERS
PHONE 1 ||’, BRYAN
PntronJoM Onr Agent in Tow
the Karal So<i..k)gy I)ep»itment
This craw ia the outgrowth of a
scoutmasters’ training school which
was hold on this campus the past
amar. The second organization is a
Rover ere* sponsored by the Col
lege Station Methodist Church.
Either of these crews ia available
to any scoot coming to A. ft M.
who is interested in continuing his
scout work and wishes to do ao by
transferring his membership to an
advanced scouting organization.
In addition to those two groupa
there ia an active Sea Scout ship
in ftryan which is available to Sea-
Scouta who wish to eontinue ia that
program-
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'.“JdHE
AMERICAN WAY”
Correct Sports Wear
for a life of leisure!
To enjoy life a* we live it...
that’s the American way. Tak
ing leisure and dressing for
it With the new leisure sports
" ear, ca>uall>. cooly, comfort
ably. This Spring and Snmmer
will be a great sport season.
We are showing sports wear
of good taste and spirit. Dres
sy ^ort coats, collar leas jack
ets, shirt ’n slack suita and
contranting slacks, in a great
variety of colors and patterns.
Sport Coats $10 to $16.50
Sport Jackets—:L $5 to $6.50
Shirt n Stark Suits $3.95 Up
Sport Skirts $1.00. $1.65, $2.00
Sport Slacks $2.95 to $7.95
< harhi Stevenson. freshman
strikeout king, will replace Pola
novich on the mound staff and will
probably be the number one or two
pitcher.
Chubby Nolen and Bob Stone,
ro capable All-Conference men,
will be back at abort and third re
spectively. Jack Ddran and “Bed”
Kirkpatrick, both «wo year letter-
men will be behind the plate. Jef
frey and Jack Lindsey will be the
lettermen holdovers nt second. AIL
Conference Deve A Isobrook, two
year letter-man will be in center,
and will be flankedjby two capable
The mound staff sho
i (with
pride of the league
Ralph Lindsey,
Snipe Cbnley,
will give them two
ers and in S
should be the
8am Bass,
lie Stevenson,
WeMh. That
twirl-
*n, they know
they have a winning pitcher.
BY BILL LAWSON
A man with enough experience
for a dozen men is Dr. John Ash
ton. professor of agricultural jour
nalism at A. ft H. A distinguished
journalist and fictioaist, recipient
of honors from the Crown of Bel
gium, world war veteran of the
allied anniee, recipient of the
Merite Agricole of Prance, editor,
publisher, father, husband, dilet
tante student and instructor that,
fat part, describes Dr. Ashton
Born in Hyde, Fi^pand, ia 1880,
he went to high school in England
hut attended college at Texas
A. ft M. He was in the class of 06
Dr. Ashton waa a true Aggie and
still is; there is never n ball game
ef any kind that he does not at
tend. He can tell you just exactly
hew they did it in the old days as
well as the present.
In 1984, Dr. Athlon obtained his
master’s degree from the Univer
sity of Missouri and his PhJ). ia
1929 from the same school
' He has written several publica
tion*. Among them are History of
Hoim and Pork Production in Mis
souri, History of Sherthoms Prior
to the Civil War, and Histone R*v
enwood. He collaborated with Walt
Williams in Missouri, Mother of
the West; with A. H. Sanders and
Wayne Dines mo re in History of
the Percheron Horse and ^he
World's Pood Supply; and with Bel
lows in Book of Rural Life. He
was also author of innumerable
articles on American an dforeign
agriculture.
At the beginning of the World
War, he was in FVanee, and join
ed the French Army. He spent four
yean and 77 days as a volunteer
with the Allies. He was decorated
with a General Service Miedal and
n Medalll* Comrm-moratif (Prench).
After the actual war was over ha
; seven months on the Rhine
ee a military interpreter during the
Armistice.
Dr. Ashton is n member ef the
Alpha Chi honorary agricultural
fraternity and has been in the
American Who’s Who since 1918.
He is now working on e history of
the development ef the lives
industry in Tsxns. Laat summer he
worked in th* library at the Uni
versity of Texas collecting
for the completion of this history.
This was don«- nt the requsst of
Dean Kyle, who ia interested in the
completion of the publication.
He was formerly associate edi
tor of the Breeders’ Gexetts, lec
turer on agricultural problems for
the Missouri State Bosurd of Agri
culture, and editor and publisher
for seven yean of the Valley Parm
er, an agricultural publication of
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Iamk Hours «f Work
And Hanning Have •
Helped Athletic Plant
Beauty is ths thing that is want,
iag during thw agelnad the Ath
letic department of k ft M. M M
exception. Thouaant of dollar*
and thousand* ef
speat seek year in conditioning and
beautifying Kyle Ffcld. the home
of the Texas
Thia year there pill be excep-
the b« h . i •
treatment for the (kthletie plant
when Thanksgiving rolls
around there wfll I» soma IftpOO
grid fan*, ex student* of the two
largest iiute school* on hand for
the A. ft )C.-Uaitepitp of Texna
football
At one time, not many grid wars
ago, Kyle Field was more of a sand
Pile than n sodded oirf Than G. F
Ashford began hi*f inventing and
work on tho flald. He carried in
many yards of aaa4r loam to rate*
grass.
We carry a complete line of
Aggie Belts and Buckle*.
Pennants, Banners, Stickers,
and many otker itema Mail
orders promptly filled.
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Norik Gmte
the lower Rio Grande Valley.
In 1925 and 19S4, he spent six
month* in the rural districts of
Western Europe without the use
of an interpreter. A working know
ledege of French, Spanish, ant
Italian makes such expeditions as
this possible for him. Besides these
three languages. Dr. Ashton
speaks Chinese and German.
Dr. Ashton married Mias Maria
Arperi. To them were born two
children, Jsequel line Maria and
Estelle Angelina, both of *
finished high school in Corpus
Christi with highest honors. They
both studied here at A ft M. teat
summer and will finish their four
courses at the University of Ttaas
in three years.
Dr. Ashton returned to A. ft M.
in August of 1937 as sa instructor
in agricultural journalism. His re
turn marked the beginning of two
courses in journalism at A. ft M
which were the first courses of
this nature ever U> be offered nt
thia institution.
Aa far as hobbies are concerned,
just any kind of sport will bring
him out. Wherever the Aggie
teams play, you will always find
“Dr. John.”
Meeting him is not like meeting
the average professor; one time is
enough for Dr. Ashton—he will call
you by name the next time he sees
you.
In (he spring
iron gladiator*
on ths practice
working the Soil
He ploughs the
harrows it, sows
keeps it watered
the first game
resembles a huge
Until last
field wa
black cinders,
track coach “
cided he would
sek off the
and the green fan
some “red dog*
Red dof”Ts a
and slate, along
that ia the
material is
•et off by spon
It ia the mate
fastest tracks
1935 Chink Wal
the 100 yard
and established
80.5 in the d~>0
the old cinder
expected that
records will fi
when the conf
With the
track and the
oval stadium,
of the best
South.
472 Per Cent Of
America’s College
Youth Earn Money
By Stedeat Op.a.oo Sarveyl ’
ef America
AUSTIN, May 12.—“Workteg
hie way Unpack college" fans be-
• a milch-applied phrase In
describing the typical American
youth attemftng one of the nation'*
fifteen hundred institutions of
higher learning. And K is a wsll-
founded description, for nearly
half ef them are doing just that
A nation-teide study of economic
conditions of college and university
students has been conducted by the
Student Opinion Surveys of Amer
ica, the results showing that, 47J
per cent “wprk to pay part or all
of their college expenses.”
The student that goes through
four years ef classroom and lab
oratory routine and as a sideline
earns all his living expenses is not
aa common as the one who has I
part-time job that merely supple-
menu his allowance from home oi
a scholarship fund. Neverttealesa
the Surveys clearly point out tha
almost five out of every ten stu
denU in this Country cane sfaougli
about an education beyond higT
school to be willing to work for it
Although hot as many women a i
men hold job*, over a third Mpsf i
that they jijerfonn some sort o
work to si(l their pocketbooks
Slightly lesi than 34 per rent of
the co-eds pKluded in the repre —-
I senUtive sainpie used answere I
11 “yea” to life question, “Do you
! work to pa^ tall or part of you r
tcrial of slag college expenses!"
th some coal,; Students in the central states- -
left when the Ohio, Indiaha. Illinois. Michi ;aii,
*ft*r being Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, low*.
— Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Da
kota, and Sofath Di-.kota—appear to
have the ifost ambition or the
greatest nee(l. In this secths there
is a remarkably even distribution
of working istudenU. 54 per cent.
Of these 62jper cent are mtn and
41 per cent'dre women.
New Engirt de s teem to be bet
ter off when it cimms to receiiring
the monthly cheats from home.
Only three oet of every tea' men
and two out of every ten women
perform sons# work while in col
lege. Other Sections of the country
fall between; these two extremes.
seed
the grid
butting heads
Ashford is
the main lot.
grid,
then
the time of
year the field
™g- U
th* football
by a track of
that time
fa" Rollins de-
some color to
ncrete stadium
So ha imported
cover the track
combustion
U that pakes the
the cduntry. In
sr of Texas tied
reccgd of 9.6
new record of
This was on
tk here. It ia
ly of the truck
here tomorrow
finals are held,
field, the red
iite three-quarter
Aggies have one
plants in the
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Bryan Dairy Store
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PHIL ENSLOWWIU HAVE CHAHP
PISM TEAM AGAIN NEXT YEAR
Four yean alp tbe army sent-f
Captain Phil Efaelow to A ft M
aa an instructeJin the Field Ar
tillery branch of the E Oj T. C.
He took over the pistol team af
ter he came an| got pistol shout
ing recognized as a minor sport
Then he began to go out and shoot
against any teten that wanted to
fire. I T T
Thia season ho rfot together Bob
and Gene ShielA W. A. Becker. C
A Lewis, L C.,Kennemer, and J.
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CITY INATIONAL BANK
Bryan, Texas
OFFICERS: I
H. A8T1N. President
G. a PAKKKR. nu VHrft-Preaident
iJNO. M. LAWRENCE, JR„ V. P. sad Cashier
F. L. ( AVITT, Ass’t. Cashier
J- H. BEARD, Ass’t. Cashier
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DIRECTORS:
E. H. ASTIN
J. IL ASTIN i, 1
GEO H. CHANCE
JOHNSON COUCH
JNO. M. LAWKKM K, JR.
G. 8. PARKER, JR.
M. L. PARKER
j CAPITAL $100,000 SURPLUS $100,000
Member: j ] , x
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
T. Ashford,
be tbe best
stepped out
intercollegiate
In college
been defeated
waa at tha
veraity, who
top rung for
itch Purdue
d shot an
•core, but a
have bettered
year.
Purdue loot
to taro teams i
already beaten.
Beside* trim:
lege team tbe
the Bayou
and the
•ty of Austin,
team* of T
Aggies’ smol
asking for ne
have proved to
in eoUoge, and
won the national
tol *h(K)Ung tide,
he* they have
y once and that
of Purftsfa Ute-
been around the
yean. On this
n lucky streak
high}
that th* Aggies
times thia
Not satisfied with beating every-
Btatei
Ipt. Enslow arranged
one
teams
rm into tfte ground.
thing in th^; United St*tee, Bob
Shiels and
a match
pistol shoot!
and then
of the leading
aa of England
Several
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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when they lost
the Aggie* had
all but one col-
have beaten
Club of Houston
it of Public Saf-
of the police
hav« eaten tbe
easoa and are
at it
kites’ GhtC in
KOOL KLOTH
The shirt >o tehee* cmdhto
teee the body comlonati. tur
mq h« summer da V* . .I. fa*
khM. Glacier Gieea. and Ascfas-
Gray . .. Open weave mesh ia
unusual deeiqad . (oh Colkw
. . . Shined bock . . . IW.c
•teeve* i . Pte.hr .nit anO
ColotlatE . J . Priced ot »l.bC
j At *H er writ*
FUtLIK SHIRTS
7> LeseerS Mreef. New CM,
Make Y
our Cleaner The One Most
I |v • I i \ .;
Conyenientlv liocated
“THE CAMPUS CLEANERS”
Chei
Where
Warkmaiwhip and Firat
Go Hand In Hand
lOfANERS
Exckanfe Stem i
Work
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