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Page 2 Friday Afternoon, March 1, 1946 The Battalion The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Office, Room 5, Administration Building, Telephone 4-64444 Texas A. & M. College The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station is published three times weekly, and circulated on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. Member Fbsociafed GpUe&iote Press Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station. Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3.00 per school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City. Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. SAM NIXON Editor MARION PUGH Sports Editor; CHARLIE WIENBAUM Associate WENDELL McCLURE Advertising Manager Staff for This Issue VICK LINDLEY ^ Managing Editor Reporters: PAUL MARTIN, ED GRAY, JOHN A. HARRIS, T. D. PRATER. The McLarty Case . . . Though the McLarty case is by no means a settled issue yet, those who guard the scholastic standings of Texas colleges were cheered by the decision in Austin this week that a state college’s board of directors do have the power to set admission standards. Professional schools such as A. & M. College have built up their reputations the hard way; by turning out graduates of recognized competence over a period of many years. Without touching on the facts in the particular case now in the courts, it should be evident that a college must be able to pick, from the great number of applicants, those who appear to be suitable for the profession in which they seek training. Only by such careful selection can a college continue to graduate men who will be a credit to their pro fession and their school. Between the Book-Ends Books Tell of Alaskan Romance and Opportunity —EDDY— Continued from Page 1 1931, at the beginning of the crisis which has just ended. On June 30, 1934, he saw Hitler and heard him make his terrible “blood bath” speech to the Reichstag'. He heard Martin NiemoIIer's last address before he was thrown into succes sive concentration camps with thousands of persecuted Roman Catholics and Jews. He saw Stalin standing on Len- n’s Tomb,;^‘ —a victory pa- Lost in front of Legetfali (fa rade oi~youch wmJrf evgiTlmii promise of the magificent fight that Russia was to make. He came into intimate contact with Gandhi, Nehru, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and other lead ers of Asia. For twenty years he anually conducted a travelling sem inar of educator’s to study condi tions in Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Great Britain and other countries in Europe. He visited the battlefront of Spain, met the Pres ident of Czechoslovakia at the be ginning of the crisis there, and al so the Prime Ministers and cabinet members of the various countries of Europe and Asia. WESTINGHOUSE TO GIVE THREE FELLOWSHIPS Westinghouse Electric Corp. has announced the reestablishment of post-doctorate fellowships for re search in physics, including chem ical physics, physical metallurgy, and applied mechanics. Three ap pointments will be made this spring. Applicants must be American citizens under the age, of 35 with scientific training equivalent to that represented by a doctorate from a recognized university. Ap- Rad-J ^ -addressed to plications shouftf'T3toLL®u Afumwi - Dr. L. W. Chubb, director of re search, Westinghouse Research Laboratories, E. Pittsburgh, Pa. HILL, MATTHEWS TO ATTEND WORKSHOP AT CHICAGO U. Kate Adele Hill, district agent, and J. L. Matthews, assistant in agricultural planning, both of the A. and M. College Extension Serv ice, will attend a Workshop on Extension Evaluation at the Uni versity of Chicago, March 4-16, it was announced by Director Ide P. Trotter. By Paul S. Ballance Acting Librarian In the early days when the west ern frontier did not extend beyond the Mississippi, Horace Greeley said “Go West young man, and grow up with the country.” In this twentieth century of modern in ventions and the harnessing of atomic energy, we may think that there are no more frontier’s to conquer. However, there is still an American frontier where our people may go and setlte, and that* is Alaska. Within the past two or three' years there have appeared several books about Alaska, the govern ment has published booklets and pamphlets about the possibilities in our far North territory. Many magazine articles have been pub lished about Alaska, and a greater number of people are more con scious of what the country is like. During the period from 1942 un til V-J Day hundreds of people trekked to Alaska to help build our defenses, such as Airports, Army Camps, the Alaskan Highway, the Canol pipe line and other projects. On the other hand thousands of soldiers were sent to Alaska to man these defenses. Many of the civilians will remain in Alaska and many of the soldiers will re turn after their discharge from the Army. Philip H. Godsell has written a most interesting and entertain ing book entitled The Romance of the Alaskan Highway. This book is definitely not a technical treatise on the construction of the Alas kan Highway, but a popular book about why it was built, and the country through which it runs. No one would be in a better position to write about the Alaskan High way than this author. He is an arc tic traveler, and explorer, and as inspecting officer for the Hud son’s Bay Company he has travell ed over most of the territory from Lake Superior to the Hudson Bay and the JArctic Islands. The first half of the book is the experiences ) of the nvi m m ^ , author in blazing U ailL® 1 * WP**iii*. v this North country. There were sections of t his remote and iso lated territory where no other white man had ever been ahead the author. GodselTs secret in dealing with the Indians was to always take them gifts, or treat them fair ly when trading with them, and this practice was not always fol lowed by the other traders and trappers. The latter part of the book is devoted principally to the action taken after Pearl Harbor, for im proving our defenses. The building of air fields as stepping stones to Russia and Europe made it im perative that a road be built into Alaska so that men and supplies could be moved in. It was estimated in 1940 that a twenty-four foot grade, with a twenty-foot gravel surface would cost $25,000,000 and that it would take five or six years to build. The Alaskan Highway was actually completed within less than a year as a war emergency project, and the cost was no doubt more than the estimated amount in 1940. George Sunborg has written another very interesting book about this once isolated and far distant territory, entitled Oppor tunity in Alaska. The author dis cusses the opportunities in consid erable detail for the craftsman, the professional man or the busi nessman. Some space is devoted to telling the reader what the country is like, as to size, climate, and peo ple. These things are just as im portant as are the opportunities in one field of endeavor. Naturally, if people are planning to settle in a place to make a living they want to know of the physical features, etc., of the country. Alaska con tains the greatest untouched for ests on the North American con tinent. There are three areas or sections where agricultural may be made profitable, at the present time Alaska produces only one- tenth of the food that it consumes, the remainder is shipped in. The fishing industry is one of the largest and it still offers great possibilities for expansion. The mining industry, fur trade and trapping still offer opportunities. The tourist trade, transportation and possibly construction offer the greatest opportunities in Alaska. On the other hand there is a need for doctors, dentists, nurses, en gineers, teachers and many others. There are innumerable opportun ities for the starting of a small business of some kind. This book would be invaluable to FEATURES Karow to Look Over Aggie Linksters Coach Marty Karow has issued a call for all men who reported for the golf team to show up at the Bryan Country Club on Sat urday afternoon, March 2, and again on Sunday afternoon, March 3, at 1:00 o’clock. He will oe on hand to start off an intra-squad match and from the results he will begin work on those who will make the team to repre sent Old Army this year. Present plans call for the South west Conference meet to be play ed here this year on the Aggies’ home course at the Country Club which is always a distinct advan tage to the home players. Any other candidates who shoot in the low 80’s are invited to re port at the Country Club along with the others who have given in their names to Coach Marty. “Must Live Together or Go to Dust” Says Goers “People of this world must live together in reasonable peace and harmony, or they will go back to atomic dust,” Morris C. Goers told an audience Wednesday night at tending the first forum of the In ternational Institute of Under standing sponsored by the Bryan Rotary Club. Presenting arguments for mak ing an international organization effective, Mr. Goers was the first of four internationally known authorities who will discuss the overall picture of steps toward world stability. T. R. Spence was master of cere monies and the speaker was intro duced by M. C. Atkins, vice pres ident of the sponsoring organiza tion. those who may be planning to go to Alaska, but it will prove inter esting to those who may just be curious about the place. These books and others about Alaska are in the Coll^g-' Library. . STUDENT CO-OP Bicycle and Radio Repair PHONE 4-4114 DR. N. B. McNUTT DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas State Farm Insurance Cos. Auto — Life — Fire U. M. Alexander, Jr., ’40 2-2629 Bryan 5NYON AUTO STORE ASSOCIATE Household Needs Ironing Boards Pads and Covers Station South Side 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. 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