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CIO Representative
Gives Labor Views
On Strikes to Ecos
Ralph Ellinger, district repre
sentative of the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations, appeared
before the Economic Seminar, the
Economics Club, and the general
public Tuesday night in the chem
istry lecture room, and attempted
to justify the union’s stand on
many of the labor issues of today.
Following a brief history of the
CIO, Ellinger emphasized the ex
istence of the workers’ right to
strike for better conditions and
wages. He based this contention
on the fact that it is the worker
who is the producer of the goods
which bring the profits to the big
business man.
Questioned about the “closed
shop” practice common among
unions, Ellinger denied its exis
tence in the CIO, and asserted
that no worker was ever forced to
join the CIO in order to insure
his job. He stressed the absolute
legality and democracy of the
unions, and stated that the mem
bers were kept fully informed of
the actions of their organization
leaders and that nothing secret or
of a questionable nature was cook
ed up in back rooms away from
the eyes of the local body.
MSS
The Battalion
Vets’ Wives Donate
$20 to Student
Development Fund
At a party honoring members
who will be leaving the campus
this summer, Tuesday night the
Ex-Servicemen’s Wives Club pre
sented a donation to the A. & M.
Development Fund.
R. H. Shuffler received the gift
of $20 on behalf of the Develop
ment Fund and expressed appre
ciation of the organization’s inter
est in campus affairs. The money
was earmarked for use in decorat
ing the women’s lounge in the
proposed Memorial Union center.
At a short business before the
party, Peggy van Horne of Dorm
14 was elected club treasurer to
fill the place which will be vaca
ted by Lib Little in June.
Robbie Lyons was presented with
the prize for bridge, and Pat
Braunig was presented with the
consolation gift. Grand prize for
the party games was given to Pat
Maner. Bob Streeter, Aggie stu
dent, assisted with the games.
Jerry Thompson was given the
door prize.
About 65 were present for the
meeting.
Mr. Ellinger encountered consid
erable opposition to his views from
both students and faculty.
Classified
Used Microscope, Bausch and Lomb, Low
—High dry and oil immersion lenses, lOx
objective. In excellent condition. Room
404, Dorm 16.
FOR SALE—3 room house on lot 100 by
175 feet four blocks off campus South. In
quire at 108 Montclair.
Commercial Art Work — Illustrating,
signs, and banners. Jay Cowan, P. O. Box
1871 or A-l Walton.
Equity in 5 room house—Furnished, 408
Montclair, College.
WANTED TO BUY OR RENT—Elec
tric Ice box. Call 4-4404.
FOR SALE—Sealy Mattress. Call 4-616T.
THE SCRIBE SHOP. Typing, mimeo
graphing, drawing. Phone 2-6706, 1007 E.
23rd, Bryan.
FOR SALE Transit and Level. See
Marwil, Room 201, Dorm 1.
Give Mother a silver or gold compact.
All metal and zipped leather types. We
gift wrap and mail for busy students.
Coulter’s Gift Shop, Bryan. Open even
ings.
Carib Craft Mahogany for Mom’s table,
indoor or outdoor use. Peasant linens, pot
tery, glassware. Coulter’s, 114 S. Main,
Bryan. Open evenings.
CLUBS
Wednesday Afternoon, May 8, 1946
AG HORSEMEN TO HEAR
REPORT ON STABLES
Buy a 2-ton guaranteed car jack from
me and save two dollars. G. N. Thomas,
B-2, A. & M. Trailer Court.
GRADUATE CLUB MEETS
TOMORROW EVENING
The Graduate Club will meet
Thursday evening at 7:30 in the
Y. M. C. A. Plans have been com
pleted for the chicken barbecue
which will be held on Saturday,
May 11th, at the country home of
Dr. Charles LaMotte. Thursday
evening will be your last chance to
obtain a ticket for the barbecue.
An interesting program has
been planned, refreshments will be
served, and all graduate students
and their wives are cordially in
vited.
1941 Chevrolet Tudor Special Deluxe.
G. N. Thomas, B-2, A. & M. Trailer
Court.
FOR SALE—312 Foster, College Hills,
three bedroom home, two screened porch
es. Recently redecorated. Furnished from
radio to refrigerator.
Motor Scooters repaired. Eight blocks
from North Gate on College Main.
WANTED—Small desk size adding ma
chine and standard typewriter. L. J.
Westbrook, Office 4-7779, Residence 2-6359.
Will pay premium for good camera.
Prefer 120 with F-2, F2-8, or F3-6 lens.
M. L. Anglin, Room 107, Dorm 12 or Box
4885.
America Learns to Make Its Own Camphor
•fTiOR years, the Japanese main-
r tained a tight hold on the world’s
camphor supply.
Americans had to have camphor
in ever-increasing quantity for the
manufacture of photographic film,
celluloid, plastics, perfumes, medi
cines, lacquers and disinfectants. But
they were forced to pay whatever
price the Japanese chose to ask. And
even at lOlQ’s exorbitant top figure
of $3.75 a pound, they were never
sure of a full supply.
Men of Du Pont undertook to make
this country independent of such an
unsatisfactory source. They knew
that camphor could be synthesized,
but to make it at low cost and in
large quantities was an entirely dif
ferent matter. Long years of experi
ment and research produced little
but disappointment. But finally, in
1932, a way was found to produce
low-cost chemical camphor on a com
mercial scale that matched nature’s
product in color, texture, scent and
usefulness.
C 10 H 16 O from Turpentine
Basic material from which Du Pont
camphor is made is pinene, obtained
from turpentine from southern
pine trees. The formula of pinene
(C 10 H 16 ) seems to differ but little
from that of camphor (CioHieO), but
the structural difference is consider
ably greater than is indicated by the
single atom of oxygen. Although the
chemical conversion of pinene to
camphor is not difficult to accom
plish in the laboratory, to do so eco
nomically on a commercial scale
taxed the ingenuity of many Du Pont
chemists, engineers and designers.
World War II completely shut off
the supply of natural camphor. But
within a few months Du Pont pro
duction men were able to step up the
output of the man-made product to
take care of military, medical and
civilian needs. Today this supply is
going into the manufacture of hun
dreds of products that will bring
more comfort, more satisfaction,
more joy into the lives of millions.
All the men at Du Pont—chem
ists, mechanical engineers, civil en
gineers, and hundreds of others who
worked on this development—feel
great pride that they were able to
free their country from foreign
sources for such a vital material in
our industrial life.
• • •
SYNTHESIS OPENS NEW ERA
IN PERFUME MANUFACTURE
Some of the most interesting discov
eries at Du Pont have come from
^fundamental” research groups as
signed to establish new scientific
facts without regard to immediate
commercial use.
Synthetic musk is an example.
Musk is the most important single
ingredient used in perfumery, a fixa
tive blending many subtle odors into
one fragrance and making it lasting.
Until recently its only source was the
musk deer of Tibet, an animal near
ing extinction.
Then Du Pont organic chemists, in
their long-time study of giant mole
cules, noted that a group of ring
compounds called macro-ketones re
sembled musk in odor. Following up
their observations with intensive re
search, they produced compounds of
even more pronounced likeness.
Now, in "Astrotone,” perfumers
are offered a synthetic musk that is
of a determined strength, immedi
ately usable and as powerful as the
pure essence of natural musk.
Questions College Men ask
about working with Du Pont
"WILL AN ADVANCED DEGREE
HELP ME AT DU PONT?"
There are many Ph.D.’s at Du Pont.
However, the majority of our chem
ists, chemical and mechanical engi
neers, physicists and biologists are
Bachelors or Masters. Every effort is
made to see that full recognition is
made of a man’s scientific training, as
well as his special experiences and
aptitudes. For certain openings, a
higher degree is a distinct asset.
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More facts about Du Pont—Listen to “Cavalcade of America,” Mondays, 6 P. M. CSX, on NBC
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BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING
...THROUGH CHEMISTRY
K. I. Dtf FONT Dl NKMOURS A CO. (INC.)
WILMINGTON 90, DKLAWARI
The Texas A. & M. Horsemen’s
Association will hold a meeting
Thursday evening, May 9, at 7:30
p.m. in the lecture room of the
Animal Husbandry Building. A re
port will be made on the progress
of negotiations for stabling facil
ities at the College.
—COUNCII^
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ing rooms, and game and hobby
roome.
He further stated that the union
is not to be a static structure, but
one which can continually be im
proved, enlarged, and altered to
suit the needs of the student body.
“Chief” Angell explained that it
would be fortunate if some clever
individual would dream up a new
name to substitute for “student
union building”, as ours will not ac
tually be such as those conceived
by other collegians in the past.
It was decided that there will be
another meeting of the council next
Tuesday to present the names of
those chosen to serve on the pro
motion committee, and to discuss
plans for a reorganization of The
Battalion staff next fall.
Members of the Council present
were Hubert Braunig, Pete Utesch,
Gene Howard, D. F. Manley, Ray
mond Parrish, Roland Ball, U. V.
Johnston, and J. R. Persons, of
the Board of Representatives of the
Ex-Servicemen’s Club. Represent
ing the corps were Eli Barker, Hil
ton Hall, Leonard Williams, Joe
McGowan, Chester Reed, Glenn
Bell, Asa Holleman, and Chester
Bell.
In addition to Mr. Angell and Mr.
Adams, Woody Varner, Breezy
Breazeale, Lucien Morgan, and Joe
Skiles were present.
Official Notices
OFFICE OF DEAN OF MEN
Memorandum
Subject: Commercial Moving for June let
and 2nd.
To: All Students Not Returning for the
Summer Session.
It has come to the attention of this of
fice that a good number of married stu
dents are having difficulty in obtaining
transportation for their excess luggage to
their homes on June 1st and 2nd.
Those interested should come by Room
100, Goodwin Hall, and fill out forms
which wil Ibe consolidated. This will ex-,
pedite your moving as shipments can Jt>e
grouped in accordance with the localities
of the state.
This should be done at your earliest
possible convenience in order to have a
van available for you.
J. W. ROLLINS,
Dean of Men
by W. R. HORSLEY,
Vice-Director Student Affairs.
OFFICE OF DEAN OF MEN
Memorandum No. 42 :
Subject: Advanced Reservation fee for
Summer School.
To: AH Students, Except Those Living
in College Operated Apartments.
1. Students now registered in school,
and whose names do not appear on the
current scholastic deficiency list, must
pay the $6.00 advanced reservation fee by
15 May 1946, in order to be assured of
a room for the summer term. The Fiscal
receipt must be presented to Room 100,
Goodwin Hall in order to reserve a room.
2. Those students who desire to pay the
entire registration fee for the first 6 weeks
term may pay these fees at the Fiscal
Office at the same time room reservation
payment is made.
J. W. ROLLINS,
Dean of Men
by W. R. HORSLEY,
Vice-Director Student Affairs.
Battalion
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