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The Battalion
Monday Afternoon, May 6, 1946
Write ’Em a Letter . . .
In the May issue of Coronet magazine, on page 56, there
appears an article that has irked every Aggie who has read
it. Its title is “Danger: Hitchhiker Ahead!” Michael Evans,
the author, informs the magazines' readers that thum-
bers are dangerous characters and are to be avoided at
every opportunity, because without a doubt they are the
most nefarious group of criminals in the nation. Mr. Evans
cites examples of the various ways that hitchhikers have of
killing people, robbing them, and causing wrecks of all sorts.
Mr. Evans freely states:
“The hitchhiker is a menace. A deadly menace, not
only to others but to himself. Ask the chief of police in your
town, the head of the State Highway Patrol, or better yet
the FBI, this question:
‘What is the connection between hitchhiking and
crime?'
“The answer will come back like a volley: ‘Hitchhiking
and crime are virtually synonomous.' ”
All of which leads us to believe that Mr. Evans pretty
little smear will not apply to this part of the country, yet
the tone of the article would lead one to believe sincerely
that it does.
Old Army, write the editors of Coronet at 919 N. Mich
igan Avenue, Chicago (11), Illinois, and set them straight
on the reputation of Texas Aggies as the companions and
helpers, if need be, of the highways when they hitchhike.
P.S. A small note of irony crept into our mind as we
finished the article. As filer was this quotation from Chan-
ning Pollock, directly under the story. “You'd be surprised
how you can win friends and influence people if you have
some idea of what you're talking about.” Mr. Evans could
have made a lot of friends around here had he but stated
some exceptions to his rule.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor “Battalion”
College Station, Texas.
Dear Sirs:
I wish to leave the following ar
ticle to be printed if it is at all
possible.
I am student from Torreon,
Coah., Mexico. I can furnish you
with a similar article each week
for publication, that is if you are
allowed to publish them.
Sincerely,
Adolph Salas
THE WOMEN
In writing about women and their
sublime virtues of love and char
ity, one must dip his pen in the
bright and varied colors of the
rainbow and then blend that al
ready written with the colorful
dust from the variegated wing of
the butterfly.
The woman — who possesses a
soul of divine essence and an ex
quisite sensibility, sometimes like
a great moral fortress, superior to
those of the men—can elevate their
spirits to the stars, and their hearts
close to God, so as to spread over
the earth the greatest and most
beautiful of destinies. For human
nature in its most glorious chap
ters, presents majestic examples
of women who know how to give
their lives in holocaust of the high
est and most noble ideals.
The sweet poetic words of La
martine mention that: “God has
placed the woman’s temper in his
heart, and the doings of that tem
perament are the doings of love.”
The social life of the woman
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begins in the home, but it must not
stop there. It must continue inten
sively through life, developing in
her sons the virtues of citizenship
and encouraging love and charity
so that humanity may be more
generous, more meritorious and
have more respect for justice, lib
erty exhaulted, distant ideals, even
of men, which is universal frater
nity.
The engine of an airplane should
never be referred to as a “motor”.
Although the term is frequently
used even in airline circles, it is
technically incorrect.
By Ferd English
With such an abundance of good
records appearing on the market
after the long period of doing
without, it is rather hard to pick
out the ones that would be of
most interest to you music fans.
Columbia has put Dinah Shore to
work and turned out two sides that
should grace every collectors shelf
in short order. “THE GYPSY” and
“LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE
(Crying on the Inside”) are both
on their way to the near top, and
suit the chirps tonsils to a tee.
Sonny Burke and Ork back her
up, and their music is just unob
trusive enough to let the gal’s po
lished piping put the songs across.
The two songs are one of the fin
est jobs of material selection tfor
Dinah in a long time. If either side
misses, it’ll be a surprise.
“IN THE MOON MIST” and
“MADAM BUTTERBALL” by the
Pied Pipers has been released by
Capitol. “Moon Mist” is on the
“Dream” side with some very good
vibes in the background. “Butter-
ball’ is a bounce tune about a fe
male “Mister Five-by-Five”. Both
sides are styled after past pied
piper hits-
Johnny Green has made a cut
of two oldies; “COQUETTE” and
“I COVER THE WATERFRONT”.
“Coquette” is done up in fine style
by the Kay Thompson singers.
The background music sounds very
danceable, what with' some sax, vio
lin, and trumpet all mixed up.
“Waterfront” is the old torchy
that has been kicking around for
the last fifteen years without
gaining or loosing popularity. The
vocal chorus is by Barbara Ames.
One of the finest pieces of in
strumental work to come out in
a long time is “PAINTED RHY
THM”, written and played by Stan
Kenton. The title is perfect, for
it is really rhythm that has been
concocted into a picture. Featured
are Stan Kenton; Piano; Eddie
Szarfranski, Bass; Vido Musso,
Tenor Sax; Johnny Simms, Trom
bone. “FOUR MONTHS, THREE
WEEKS, TWO DAYS, ONE
HOUR BLUES” is a racy blues
number that should last much
longer than its title implies. June
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