The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 10, 1946, Image 2

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The Battalion
Wednesday Afternoon, April 10, 1946
Kyle Field Improvements . . .
Present interest in sports events and increased en
rollment points toward an over-crowded situation in the-
athletic plant of the college when the next fall and winter
conference competition rolls around.
Surprisingly, only four and a half months remain be
fore the football season begins, and shortly after that the
basketball race begins.
Everyone who attended the the basketball games this
spring knows of the crowded condition in the gymnasium.
Many were turned away, and many of those who got inside
were forced to stand.
If there is going to be any construction or remodeling
work done on the gym, it should begin in the near future in
order not to interfere with fall intramurals. The seating
capacity will have to be enlarged to around 7,000, or double
its present number of seats.
Last fall the Battalion advocated construction of a new
scoreboard on Kyle Field. We have heard that plans have
been held up because of a reluctance on the part of the Ath
letic Council to lay out money now when building prices are
high. Perhaps they are high at the present, but large gate
receipts promised for this fall could more than pay for an
excellent electric scoreboard. No need is more pressing for
the football field.
The athletic facilities of A. & M. should grow in con
junction with large enrollment and increased interest in
sports.
Kind Words for T. u. . . .
Its not often that the Batt has a chance to say kind
words about Texas u., but the forty-six page Round-up is
sue of the Daily Texan was a lulu. Congrats.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Orange Painting Makes
Two Aggies See Red
Dear Sirs,
In our years at A. & M. we have
developed a rather intense dislike
for the color orange. From this
dislike this bleed was born. We
spend most of our week-ends at
Austin sweating out the T. u.
women, therefore all weekend we
see nothing but orange, orange
busses .... orange street signs;
they even have orange fireplugs
(that’s to fool the dogs). In
the past, Aggieland has been our
haven, our retreat from the color
orange. Of course, occasionally a
frat boy from T. u. would venture
down from tealand and spread a
bit of orange and of course we
sent him back clean shaven. But
this is no longer the case. Military
Walk now looks as though some
teahound tried to paint it orange.
All the streets in the old area look
Tennis Racquets
Nylon Strings with
6 ply. Frams $6.75
Hot Plates $2.49
KENYON
AUTO STORE
Joe Faulk
South Side
Across from Project Houses
S/ULfE B.CLAkK
man who made a million
IN SPAGHETTI,CERTAINLY USED
HIS NOODLE.
A 6 M ADVERTISING CO
A^M GRILL
SPECIALIZING IN STEAKS
^^HOME COOKED FOODS
MSSSAUK 3. C/JiPr.OWHfft
NORTH GATE-
about the same as Military Walk.
Evidently, the B. & C. U. depart
ment must have hired some T. u.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Pen berthy
In this life of ours all of us are
seeking happiness and in my opin
ion one of the
greatest sources
of real happiness
is our friends.
One of the best
ways to have
friends is to look
at the good in
them, and love
them in spite of
the few faults
§§11 they may have.
The follow ing
poem expresses it
far better than I:
Penberthy
Wouldn’t this old
world be bet
ter
graduate to paint the streets. If the
entire city of Austin can get be
hind the T. u. orange, it seems as
though A. & M. could paint maroon
or just any color besides orange.
Orange streets are not going to
look very good to the exes come
April 21.
Darrell J. Manley, ’46
Marvin L. Russell, ’46.
Dear Editor:
Why not re-print the words of
all Aggie songs in the Battalion
. . . . especially the Aggie War
Hymn? Some of us do not know
them and would like to sing along
with the rest at the baseball games,
etc. Surely, this would increase the
cheering spirit at these sports
events.
Thanks,
Dorothy Johnston.
Your lady
will be delighted
BRING HER TO OUR STORE.
Show her our display of - - - -
Costume Jewelry
Aggie Souvenirs
Pennants and Stickers
Elastic Bracelets
Gold or Silver Compacts
Pens and Lockets
Now On Our Shelves a New Small Size
SANDS “WIPES”
A soft cellulose tissue 5x9 size. Convenient, economi
cal. Disposable facial tissue.
THE EXCHANGE STORE
SERVING TEXAS AGGIS
If folks we* meet would say;
I know something good about you,
And then treat us just that way ?
Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy
If each handclasp, fond and true
Carried with it this assurance
“I know something good about
you!”
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If the good that’s in us all,
Were the only things about us
That folks bothered to recall?
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If we praised the good we see,
For there’s such a lot of goodness
In the worst of you and me!
Wouldn’t it be nice to practice
That fine way of thinking too ?
You know something good about
me;
“I know something good about
you.”
(Author unknown).
AIEE MEETS THURSDAY
IN LECTURE ROOM
The American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers will meet Thurs
day night at 7:10 in the Electrical
Engineering lecture room.
FEATURES
Aggie
House—Marms
(EDITOR’S NOTE- Presented herewith
is the ninth of a series of thumbnail
sketches on the house masters in charge
of the non-military dormitories on the
campus.)
G. R. (BOB) PAGE is 28 years
old, from Houston, taking Physi
cal Education. Entered service as
private in 1941 and was separated
in January, 1946, as a captain. Was
commanding officer for Company
C, 739th Tank Battalion. Served
14 months in European Theatre
and received ETO ribbon with
three campaign stars. Housemaster
for Dorm 3 and lives in Room 218.
(Next issue: E. F. Howard)
Mrs. C. D. Newsome
B. S. in Business Administration
Public Stenographer
Over Aggieland Studio - N. Gate
Hours 9-5
Laboratory in a
Birch Thicket
This thicket of birch trees is one of
the Bell System’s scientific work
shops.
Here our scientists have strung
telephone wires through the crowded
branches to learn just how much
tree rubbing and abuse the protective
coverings and insulation on new
types of wire will stand.
Important? With more than fifteen
million insulated "drop wires” con
necting home and business telephones
to nearby poles, we’ve got to be sure
that the wire we use is the very best
that can be produced.
This is but one small example of
hundreds of experiments and research
projects carried on constantly by Bell
Laboratories to make Bell Telephone
Service more dependable, more useful,
to more people.