Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1939)
ON KYLE FIELD'; T BI I. C “JKBP* OATK8 Wim* Zapobe and Tom Pkkott, Probably the two ooUUndiny foot- ^ •tar* ia hifh school in Texas 1 **t fall, were here yesterday to look over what will be their new borne next year. They went down to the new tonne where they will stay next 7*Br and appeared to he very pleased with the school Both left for the Ehst Texas oil fields, where they will work daring the summer. Plans are coming along nicely for the softball league for the sum. raer. There will be eight teams in the league and each team will play either two or three games each Is Football Safer Than It Used To Be? Just how safe is it to play foot- ball ami Is it sailer now than it was Several years ago? The only way to answer this is to show the amber that have been killed playing the sport during the last eight or nine pears. S In ls:n the flying block* the fly ing tackle end pilUng-on ware al lowed. During that year there were 49 deaths resulting fn>m toe sport The next y«-u*, after changes in the rules had been nuuie, there were S8 men who met death on the grid. Ia 1938 threre weip 44, in 1984 there Were M, in m there ware 48, 45 in ’36, 41 in YI and 39 last season. The only proposed rentedy for this situation hTbetter equipment, Tetter medical | Attention* better headgears, removal of payers at the first signs of fatigue, placing the players welfare over that of the burning desire for victory Battali COLLEGE STATION \ lAit 30. Each year there is an All-Star fane played between the College teams and the Bryfn teams. Last Mason there were two games play ed. Bryan won the first tilt and the College stars copped the sec ond fray. At this time it is ahaeat cer tain that College laa, Lip- Moeib Pharmacy, Soathera Pacific and Lake’s Grocery-will have teams. Aaysae waatiag to pUy should got ia loach *ith qae of these coweeras. Anyone waatiag to eater a team should see this writer at N MUaer before the ead of the week. It ir |sxpected that the teams here wQ be stronger this season. So far 3 r« has been much inter est shown by students, faculty and outsiders. ' < Ball and bats saay be obtained now as it is expected that the league will get under way abount Monday June II PAGE S ■ ■ ■ i Intramural Managers, Leaders Hold Banquet „rl Ag Eco-Dept. Will New Summer re Course The, tore Department of Agricultural will offer « special lec- this shumsdr from June 6 to 4>ly 16 on ♦‘Our Natural Re and Their Conservation”, ire will be daily from lt:10 16, and will be a complete of our natural resources > wildlife, forests and minerals and i morse is o| I I student* A .ifmn*t Dv*4' whan he ^ going strong and for him when h* starts “'i 111 * ; T1 Th# St Ix>uis Cardinals and th* Rads continue to fitfht it out for first place in the National League while the Yankees are still leading the American. Bob Williams will leovb for Chi cago where he will play for th* White Sox Friday or Satoiday. « t ■ ? j Jess Undnun, former Aggie star, continaos to pound the ball for. Homer Peel’s Sports. Several hundred junior students in the advanced R. O. T. C. course will leave for camp* over tie U. S. Saturday. Some of them are get ting all kinds of so-called automo biles to maksi the trips is. W Old Dissy stepped out on the mound again Sunday and gained his second Win of the season. Maybe that soup-bone b not gone yet It seems that the people are If you want to know what H leak like to make • parse hub- jump, you’ll hav* a chance at K at toe New York World’* Pa|f. One pf the amusement conressiso* of fers such an experience, but with -every ears foe “safety first,” 4 t yi You Should Know ■ - . ’ * J! r . , jj tifi. | • Compare our prices With oth- j ere before you buy your aid- j larm, Our prices have always been right. | -.• | T| jf j • There is no substitute for a correctly tailored HAND MADE uniform. We gife you the beat in material and workmanship and guarantee satisfaction. * : V’ -Iv ri' t WJ • Made by Mendl and Hornak is a sumbol of the beat in HAND MADE UNIFORMS* I j iV M open to visitors as and b offered of ten other and several state LASALLE BARBERSHOP f |i S A X E T “GOOD” > •• ICE CREAM Jryan Dairy Stole n a min Sr’FriJEi At the Intramaral banquet last Thuraday, awards l<. intramural maaagen were made by W. L. Pea- berth y, director of intramaral athletic*. Above ia shows Urn speakers’ Uhls; below is sheen a section of the ihtramarai leader* at the banquet. . * UNIFORM TAILOR SHOP MENDL& HORNAK North Gate I ■ ’U 1. V i - I After Coal Parley T M , % ' SOPHOMORES!!! We do not cater to a CHEAP UNIFORM— but if yau want to own ami wear one pf the BEST nee us and leave us your measure be- LeavbiK the White House ia Waakinytea aftor jssnltosati with President Roosevelt eoneerninic the strike deadlock, are (left to right): John l. Lewis, C. L 0. head, negotiator for the coal miners; Secretary of Labor Perkins sad James F. Dewey, labor department conciliator. The President demanded the mines to be opened. fore school is out. V . Tr - 1 , K I iff I ivestigate Before You Invest — emember Boys—you will wear w»ur uni- >rm two years or more. Buy a good one bile you are at it and don’t be sorry later. 1 ' lAIITERSTEIN’S Djscuss Proprosed Aid Bty PINE UN3 FORMS L-i 31* • > Baylor U. Builds Up 1 Big History Museum A priceless'maadseript, a copy of the first reproduction of the sec ond letter of Heigtando Cortot, oonquerer of MextcS, to Emperlor Charles V of Spain, accompanied by the initial draft of plans for the city of Mexico, has been added to Baylor Universitt’a Texas His tory collection, it wad announced by Prof. Guy B. Harrison, curator. Th,e letter is the earliest existing one written by CoijhM,' Ms first having been destroyed. Th* collection of Texanis, con taining at least 8,000 hound vol umes valued • St approximately f.imi.OOo, second in siae only to that of the University of Texas, was noted to Baylor cn 1923 by Dr. K. H. Aynesworth of Waco. In cluded in it are wgtehes, paper money, a sash worn bf Santa Anna, a spinning wheel and many other oddities which tx-longed to people famous in the molding of Texas. Another important book in the collection is Casasss’s “History of Spanish Cruelty," Published in 1619. The book depigta by wood- cut illustrations the ’ tortues and cruel executions of Indians by the Spaniards. The first regular piano in Tex as, a gift of Sam Houston to daughter, Nannie Elisabeth, is an other interesting srtfcle of early history. The instromanV brought from New York to Tfxas by boa: that Nannie Elizabeth might take muak lessons, was given to the Baylor collection recently by the Morrow family, descendants of toe pioneer Houston. A most unusual article is the band of an Indian, Chief Black Foot, who had been kiBed in battle wKh another warrier, Chief Pint ado. Both died but Black Foot long claim himself th* ing Black Foot’s hand it by runner to Rosa, his friend and fo first Waco hotel. Three articles, not i taming to Texas but are two candlesticks that were the eon Bonaparte during the island of St new on the cam outstanding Isetur attend. Enrollment for the egpecUdl to bq around 260 of this course is to of the vital problems importance. Conservation resources ia one of our public problems It involves using our resources to maximum social bene- jonly for the present genera- for generations to follow Reckless exploitation and destruction of many natural resources in the of our national exis- en it appeared that such were boundless, has given y of our current public The seriousness of a of such problems has a- wakened people generally to the realization that our resources con stitute the material bases of our national well-being, and moat be The present program of tion includes the taking of an isventory of natural resour ce*, and the formulation of immedi ate and long-tagto plans for their use. Such plans emphasise social welfare, It Is only logical to in clude in connection with a atudy of our nabiral resources, a considers tiou of our human resources and their conservation. Among the outside lecturers are W. J. Tbckar, Executive Secretary of the toate Game, Fish and Oys ter Commission; P. D. Goodrum, director of research and education for the same Commission; Dr. W. P. Taylor of the the above Com mission, Mead of the A. A M. Wild Game Department; J. W. Pritchett, State Board of “Water Engineers; Colonel Ernest 0. Thompson, State Railroad I Commissioner; Dr. C. W. Siebel, Bureau of Mines. U. S. He lium Pleat, Amarillo; P. H. Walser Soil Conservation; Oran Dawson, Soil Cotoervation; E D. Bolton, C. C. C\; P. A. Cunyus, Soil Con- eirftttor Dr. H. K. Wheeler, U. S. Foreal Service, Washington, D. C.; and f r. W. Pmur. 1 M1U SNKAVKLY HALI. Ho was a loaooomo 3nd a hag way trow t'ie was a aoptiisticaton looking tor some FU1 lay - Wedm and 31 6:30 P. , WE HAVE T IEM! I V 1 Hand Bag* . Suit Cants - M Mh Balls - Rope Abo Souvenirs - Stickers -j Booster Plates See Our Uiki CAAlPUS VARIETY STORE SOPHOMORES - i’t Forget To Uave Voir Measure For JUNHOR UNIFORMS AND DCS C REAM BKEEUHES Finent and Cheapent Uniforms Anywhere Order NowSend Depo lit Later i Military supp ,ies FNIORS outlived to pro- .ft ReprMeaUUve Leonard W. Schaetx of Illinois (left), actiag chair man of th* Hoas* Naval Affairs Committee and City Manager A. R. tUHar discuss details of the proposed location of naval ait base at ■iami. • !, [ . j J ’ I 1 i ‘ ;il 4 • I ’IP intereat, a dock 4 Nepal exile on Between 40 and fto 1 are offered for sale S. colleges Gifts to colleges per cent between 1930 President Roosevelt srrary patron of the varsity junior prom. I only IJ5 1938. an bon UaC ZUBltf’S UNIFORM Td 1896 — 43 Years lILOR shop a 939 m Junior Uniforms Thanking you past year sad the coaling QUJ Oar aaiforsts ■ re of the best material available with ^dy experienced tailors to make (hem. Come by sad toe an before yea bay. «v )«>ur baaiaasu tho yeo lots of lock BRYAN, -• i