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The Battalion
Friday Afternoon, February 15, 1946
The Battalion
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Sports Editor
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Managinn Editor
PAUL MARTIN
Reporter
ED GRAY
Reporter
JOHN R. HARRIS
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This “Upstream” Hitch-hiking - - -
. There was a time when an Aggie could hitch-hike his
way from College Station to home and back over the week
end in an orderly way, and with certainty that all his fel
low-students would follow the well-defined traditions of’
Aggie thumbing. Taint so any more.
What has happened? No one seems to know, but it takes
only a small number of non-cooperators to destroy a great
practical tradition. For gosh sakes, boys, let’s all get back
in line before hitching gets to be a mess!
Next issue the Battalion will carry a detailed article
on the proper way to hitch-hike. It involves going to rec
ognized Aggie “lines”, waiting in turn, and behaving as a
gentlemen after getting a ride. Simple enough, but right
now those principles are more “honored by breach than by
observance.”
Maybe a lot of people are cynical right now about tra
ditions, and no doubt a lot more are tired of standing in
line. But unless conditions improve, hitch-hiking from Col
lege will be as bad as buying nylons in a bargain basement!
—NOTICE—
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BATTALION call 4-5444 imme
diately. All campus students re
ceive a delivery. Off campus stu
dents watch the mail.
FISCAL OFFICE HOURS
The Fiscal Office will be open
at the following hours for the
benefit of those having accounts:
8:00 to 1:30 weekdays; 8:00 to
1:00 Saturday.
St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel
The Rev. O. G. Helvey, Chaplain - 206 Jersey — Phone 4-9404
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:45 a.m. Aggie Coffee Club
9:45 a.m. Church School
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon
A nursery is provided at the Rectory for the convenience of
Campus families.
One Block South New Dorm Area
FLY
EASTERW00D FIELD
One Mile West College Station
Interstate Cadets, 65 h.p., hr.
Solo Flight, 10 hr. block 1
Fairchid M62, 175 h.p., dual or solo
Phone 4-1171 for Transportation
College Owned and Operated
$ 7.00
$65.00
$12.00
Science Club Will
Edit March TASCA
The United Science Club of A. &
M. is expecting a busy week-end,
completing work on the March is
sue of TASCA, a monthly maga
zine published by the Collegiate
Division of the Texas Academy of
Sciences.
This magazine is published on
succeeding months by various mem
ber colleges of the academy. The
March issue is being prepared by
several campus organizations at
A. & M., including the Biology
Club, the Geology Club, Aeronauti
cal Engineering Club and the Fish
and Game Club.
The Biology Club and Fish and
Game Club at a meeting Monday
night, had a demonstration of
hypnotism, given in the Science
Hall by Dr. Varner, head of the
department of Psychology.
Still Room for More
In Spanish Lectures
There is still room for more in
the Spanish classes being conducted
by Prof. J. J. Woolket every Thurs
day evening in the Chemistry lec
ture hall at 7:30 p. m.
At the first meeting there were
about 140 present, and the classes
were found to be part study, part-
fun, The classes are being con-
Agronomy Society
Elects Officers
The Agronomy Society held its
regular meeting Wednesday night,
February 13. Officers for the cur
rent semester were elected. These
are: Martin Vick, president; Karl
Wallace, vice-president; Howard
Anderson, secretary-treasurer; Le-
land Main, reporter; Joe Brannen,
parliamentarian; LeRoy Hendricks,
sergeant-at-arms; Mr. Joe S. Mog-
ford, Agronomy professor was ap
pointed faculty adviser.
Mrs. Manning Smith, director
of the Cotton Style Show Pageant,
was elected an honorary member
of the society by a unanimous
vote.
Medical Exam Saturday
For Advanced R. O. T. C.
A medical examiner will be pre
sent at the college Hospital from
10:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. this Sat-
turday to examine applicants for
advanced R. O. T. C. training. Vet
erans and qualified cadets who
have made application for the
training are to present themselves
within that time.
Taking of this physical exami
nation should not be allowed to
interfere with any scheduled class-
Library Displays
Books on Texas
In recognition of the Texas Cen
tennial of Statehood which is now
being celebrated the library has
prepared a display case of Texas
books. In selecting the titles the
library was guided by a list of
twenty-five Texas books which was
published in the January issue of
the Southwestern Historical Quar
terly. The display case containing
the Texas books is located on the
main floor of the library and con
tains most of the list of “best”
books as well as a number of oth
ers.
The list prepared for the South
western Historical Quarterly is
made up of the following titles:
R. N. Richardson, Texas: The
Lone Star State; Eugene C. Barker,
Readings in Texas History; Eu
gene C. Barker, Life of Stephen F.
Austin; W. P. Webb, The Texas
Rangers; W. P. Webb, The Great
Plains; Ralph W. Steen, History of
Texas; Ralph W. Steen, Twentieth
Century Texas; Noah Smithwick,
The Evolution of a State; H. H.
Bancroft, North Mexican States
and Texas; Andy Adams, Log of a
Cowboy; Sam Acheson, 35,000 Days
in Texas; Dixon and Kemp, The
Heroes of San Jacinto; John C.
Duval, The Adventures of Big Foot
Wallace; Louis W. Kemp, The Sign
ers of the Texas Declaration of
Independence; George W. Kendall,
Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe
Expedition; J. W. Schmitz, Texas
Statecraft; Ellen Schultz, Texas
Wildflowers; American Guide Se
ries, Texas; Justin H. Smith, The
Annexation of Texas; Clarence R.
ducted with no charge, except for
a text book costing 75 cents.
Wharton, The Republic of Texas;
John A. Lomax, Cowboy Songs;
George P. Garrison, Texas; H. P.
Garbrell, Mirabeau B. Lamar; S.
W. Geiser, Naturalists of the
Frontier; J. Evetts Haley, The
XIT Ranch of Texas.
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