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Wednesday Afternoon, May 15, 1946
The Battalion
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Well Done Again, Cadet Corps...
Congratulations are in order all the way around for the
excellent Mother's Day Program last weekend. Laboring un
der difficulties encountered from inexperience from not
having held a Mother’s Day celebration on the campus in
the past four years, the committee in charge, headed by
Chester Reed, did admirably.
The outstanding feature of the whole weekend was the
review of the cadet corps Sunday morning. All observers
said that the cadets marched better than any previous time
this year. Parents were thrilled by the perfect step and
the straight ranks and files of the massed companies as they
passed the reviewing stand. Perhaps it was* the parents’
presence which inspired the corps to do so well. It would
have been difficult indeed to pick the best drilled outfit
on the field that day.
The ceremony of the presentation of the General Moore
flag to F Company and the Albert Sidney Johnson saber to
Chester Reed was duly impressive. It is of course regrettable
that neither General Moore nor the President of the Col
lege were present to award the honors, but next year, after
long range planning, no such omission will occur. Incident
ally, all you who wondered, the President was in Washington
following a meeting of the Highway Safety Committee, of
which he was the chairman of the engineering division. This
committee meeting had been arranged at a much earlier date
than the Mother’s Day program, and it. was virtually im
possible for him to withdraw from it to be here at the col
lege.
--Mistakes, omissions, and sketchy planning are only to
be expected the first year any such traditions are revived.
What amazes us is that no more occurred than did. It is
a fitting tribute to the parents who reared us, that such a
detailed complex problem could be dealt with in the more
than satisfactory way that it was.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. Li. Penberthy
It won’t be long now until
another class will be graduating-
from our institution. The class is
small, but each and every mem
ber will go out from the school with
one idea in mind
and that to make
a success of life.
In the eyes of
many the accum
ulation of worldly
goods is the first
indication of suc
cess, and I don’t
think I would
feel that I had
been a success if
1 had not been
able to earn
enough to support
my family com
fortably, to edu
cate my children
Penberthy
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mr. Sam A. Nixon, Jr.
Editor-in-Chief, The Battalion
Dear Mr. Nixon:
Thanks for your letter comment
ing on our May article DANGER:
HITCHHIKER AHEAD by Mich
ael Evans. A number of readers
have objected to the facts in this
piece and have called our atten
tion to the many honest drivers
who offer rides and to the hitch
hikers, especially servicemen, who
need them.
This particular article was writ
ten and published for the protec
tion of both rider and driver. No
doubt you noticed that the author
not only mentioned the crimes
committed by hitchhikers, but also
cited cases where drivers have
robbed, injured, and killed inno
cent strangers they picked up on
the road.
We agree it’s extremely unfor
tunate that the people who need
lifts will suffer hardships if hitch
hiking is banned. However, our
editorial board felt that the pre
valence of crimes evolving from
hitching made an article such as
this vital to all Americans.
We were interested in the clip
ping from your school paper The
Battalion. We have passed your
letter along to author Michael
Evans, since we feel that he will
also be interested in this article
about the Aggie way of hitchhik
ing. We appreciate your taking
the time and trouble to write.
Cordially,
Helene Richards
For the Editors
Coronet Magazine
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In regard to your editorial of
Friday, May 10, about the “Pistol
Packin’ Tessies” who defeated the
Aggie rifle team this year, there
are a few items which should be
clarified, for the benefit of all
concerned.
First, the Aggie-Tessie rifle
match was resumed last year ra
ther than this year. The Aggies
went up to Denton and were beat
en by the Tessies, by a two-point
margin. This year the gals came
to Aggieland and again trounced
the Ags, by a one-point margin.
This I must say -to the everlasting
honor of the little wimmin. How
ever, these bnatches are not card
ed as regular season matches by
the Aggie Rifle Team, for a very
excellent reason—they are fired
from the prone position only. Dur
ing the regular season the Rifle
Team cards matches with other
colleges and universities, matches
which are customarily fired in four
stages—prone, sitting, kneeling,
and standing. The prone position,
being the easiest to fire from, is
therefore the last practiced by the
Aggie riflemen, since greater bene
fit would be obtained by practice
on kneeling or standing positions.
The Tessies, on the other hand,
fire only in the prone posiiton, and
frankly, they get pretty good at
it. Let Tessie-Ex Mrs. Shull take
notice accordingly, but realize the
conditions. We love you, ladies!
but there are limits.
Yours,
“Blotto”
Harold Borofsky.
SAL LIE B. CLARK
A 6 hi ACvOOiVNC CO
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'“Serving Texas Aggies’
through college, and to provide for
some simple, whoelsome recreation.
But if we are to be happy, and
I don’t feel that a person can
consider himself successful if he
isn’t happy, there are some other
things we must accomplish in ad
dition to the accumulation of
wealth. We all have our own ideas
about these things, but the fol
lowing is one person’s idea and I
feel that it covers the subject pret
ty well, and it doesn’t even mention
’money.
“He has achieved success who
has lived long, laughed often and
loved much . . . Who has gained the
trust of pure women, the respect
of intelligent men and love of lit
tle children . . . Who has filled
his niche and accomplished his
task . . . Who has left the world
better than he found it, whether
by an improved Poppy, a perfect
poem or a rescued soul . . . Who
has always looked for the best
in others and always given the
best he had . . . Whose life was
an inspiration, whose memory a
Benediction.”
6450 Seedlings
Set This Spring
Brazos County tree planters set
out 6,450 pine and hardwood seed
lings this spring*, according to a
report prepared by D. A. Anderson
of the Texas Forest Service at
A. & M. College last week. The
trees were grown at the Texas
Forest Service nursery near Alto,
and are part of a total of 1,761,-
000 seedling’s grown and distribut
ed from the nursery during the
past season.
The largest planting in che
county was made by the Boy Scouts
of Troop 102 at College Station
who set out over 4,000 seedlings
as a memorial to Roland Nunn,
former member of their troop, An
derson ,who is in charge of the
nursery program said.
They used to refer to them as
kitchen matches. Now they call
’em Union, because they will strike
anywhere.
’ H-5
“I got interested in Accounting:
and Statistical work while in the
army and am following it on
through here at Texas A. & M.
College,!’ said Army Veteran Jack
McKenzie of Mesquite, Texas.
Jack was discharged in Septem
ber, 1945 afte«^service overseas
with the 453rd Bomit Dmup earn
ing such decorations as the Air
Medal, Victory Medal, American
Theater Ribbon, and the European
Theater Ribbon with Three Battle
Stars.
He is entitled to four years of
College under the G. I. Bill of
Rights and intends to get his de
gree at Texas A. & M. College.
PROUD PARENTS
Mary Sue is the name which has
been given to the young lady born
to Veteran Student and Mrs. James
R. Penland on May 9 at Vvalde,
Texas. Penland, who now resides in
Dorm 17, had to present the Bryan
cop with a cigar in order to con
tinue his “flying” trip to Uvalde.
iO
DR. N. B. McJjj
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