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The Battalion
Wednesday Afternoon, March 13, 1946
The Battalion
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REPORTERS—Robert Huston, Warren Rice, Paul Martin, James A. Davis.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy n 11,11,11
While attending the Border
Olympics at Laredo I heard a story
about a farmer who decided to buy
a milking machine to replace the
less modern method of milking.
After the machine had been used
for about a week
one cow asked
another, “How do
you like this new
c o n t ra ption ?”
The second cow
answered, “Oh, I
guess it’s all
right, but I sure
do miss the per
sonal touch.”
Personal touch
is a very valuable
asset to all of us.
Outside of its
value in speeding
up our progress
in our particular
vocation it just
makes for a fuller, happier life,
because I feel that the amount of
real pleasure and happiness we get
out of life is in direct proportion to
the amount we put into life in the
way of service and little personal
things we do in our relations with
our fellow man. The late George B.
Dealey, publisher of the Dallas
Morning News, had a host of
friends among those who were less
fortunate because of the interest
he took in them and the little per
sonal things he did for them.
We may feel that it is expensive
to have the personal touch; but
such things as a warm and ready
smile, a cheery hello, a thank you,
a word of encouragement, a pat on
the back, and an interest in our
associates and friends that prompts
us to do little things to make them
happy, are little personal touches
that will bring a lot of pleasure
to all parties concerned. And the
nice thing is that none of these
things cost us a cent.
The earth is not round, but
spheroid, its shape that of a ball
slightly flattened at the poles.
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By George Manning
A miniature golf course owned
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North Gate just east of the Cam
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ley are both students, ex-service
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’42 respectively.
Miniature golf, an interesting
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FEATURES
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Mr. Leventhal was correct about
the tradition of inviting all sen
iors, irrespective of organizations,
to all regimental balls. This tradi
tion was a courtesy which was ob
served until the spring of 1943
when organizational balls were
discontinued and the entire corps
had Skinnay Ennis for a school-
wide dance. It was this tradition
which the veterans were uphold
ing when they invited the seniors
to attend the Veterans’ Dance this
past month.
While on the subject of tradi
tions, many of us were very dis
appointed during the recent bas
ketball games to hear the Corps
groaning after the Aggies missed
free throws and field goals. In
the past the C 01 ’PS has never
groaned when a pass fell incom
plete in a football game, or a field
er missed a fly ball in a baseball
game, or a player missed a free
not been definitely set, but Her
mansen was quoted as saying that
they will be reasonable.
Law and Puryear
Still Unavailable
In response to queries by occu
pants of Milner, Leggett, Mitchell^
and Bizzell dormitories, Harry >
Boyer, - chief of campus housing,
has stated that neither Law Hall
nor Puryear Hall will be available
for occupancy by students this
semester. Lack of plumbing sup
plies has held up completion of the
renovation, and these two dorms
have been available for use by
weekend visitors only.
AGRONOMY SOCIETY
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The Agronomy Society will meet
tonight at 7:00 o’clock in Room
301 of the Agriculture building.*
There will be an initiation of new
members and a thorough discus-"
sion of the Cotton Pageant.
throw in a basketball game. The
spirit always prevailed that the
team would make it up on the next
play. It would be even more dis
appointing to the old Aggies who
were such staunch supporters of
our teams during the long “lean
years”. We should always remem
ber that win, lose, or draw, our
team is “the best in the West”.
Sincerely,
G. D. Boesch,
Class of ’44.
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