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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
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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.
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