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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1946)
Page 2 The Battalion Friday Afternoon, May 24, 1946 Frid Pag< B STU1 Offi Telepl Enter' Office Act o The Agric Texas publif on & ernoc Re verti Chici Fran Su Advt Sara Wei Around the Campus... This is the first time in a long while that weVe been able to sit around and shoot the bull..When we’re not shak ing an index finger at the Corps for some naughtiness, or tearing our hair because of disquieting conditions existing on the campus, we like to just stroll around and look at things in general. It makes us rather contented and satis fied to sit back and look at all the good things that do go on around the school. Take for example, the improvements on college grounds completed. Have you noticed how charming the site of old Gathright Hall now is? Sweet-smelling petunias and color ful nasturtiums have been planted beside the well clipped hedge surrounding the brick memorial. And now walking past is actually a pleasure since the mudholes have been replaced by concrete sidewalks. Today one of the former dingy spots on the campus has been converted into a pleas ant and lovely sight. Another tribute to the green thumbed grounds work men is the space between the Academic building and Cush ing Library. The closely clipped low hedges and the soft green carpet grass has cheered many a visitor. Any occu pant of a window seat on the east side of the Academic building will admit that its verdure exerts a rather hyp notic relaxing effect. And have you noticed the workmen busily remodeling Legett and Puryear dorms? Upon completion of repairs, all of the old dormitories will provide living quarters fully as desirable as those built only six years ago. Perhaps they will be more in demand because of their central location. Many of us don’t recall how sloppy the New Area be came before the construction of the new concrete sidewalks, when those College Station monsoons descended. But the colored janitors do remember how they would mop the entire dormitory daily for several days following a heavy rain. If you ever begin thinking the college has reached a high peak in stagnation and maladministration, just look back one year from today. The war in Europe had just come to $n end, and everybody was turning their thoughts and energies toward a long war with Japan. Why, the atomic bomb had not even been revealed yet. There were about 300 veteran students. Freshmen were living completely sepa rated from all upperclassmen, and the military was having the devil’s own time handling them. Today general condi tions are improving with an alert student body marching forward, anxious to work for the good of A. & M. We’ve come a long way since May, 1945. . . . Thank goodness. PENNY’S SERENADE By W. L. Pen berthy Leave a Quarter at the Y . . . Students are persons and suffer in all of the war-bred categories of human deprivation and suffering-hunger, home lessness, nakedness, disease, despondency. First-aid relief to these students in 18 war-ravaged lands is being attempted by the students in 4 relatively un scathed lands. 400.000 students in Europe and Asia in desperate need for life’s essentials: wood, shelter, clothing, medical care. 500.000 students in Asia and Europe in need of books and supplies. $2,000,000 minimally needed for the students in 18 lands by June 30, 1946. $500,000 of this amount was expected to come from American students and professors. More than 1,000,000 comfortable, gay students crowd 1200 American colleges and universities. A mere pittance, that will never be felt, from this mil lion Americans would meet this quota. Such action marks the return of the lamp of compassion to the world. And that is .a part of the moral and spiritual reconstruction of the world. We would not be American if we did not wish to share our comparative plenty with suffering people. The WORLD STUDENT SERVICE FUND is finishing CASH — for USED BOOKS DRAWING SETS SLIDE RULES LE.S. LAMPS College Book Store North Gate In the teaching of sports skills a great deal of emphasis is placed on “follow through , \ This is es pecially true in those sports in which an object is propelled away from the body by the hand or foot, or struck with something held in the band such as a racket or bat. By “follow through ,, we mean that part of the motion following the leaving of the object from the hand, foot or bat. The importance of proper “follow through” lies in that by its use the performer is able to control the direction of the object, and at the same time give it that added impetus that sends it further, faster or both. No ath lete can hope to gain the maximum results from his efforts who can not develop a good “follow through.” In order to develop this one must have good balance which in ’ most cases means that his feet must be properly placed and his weight properly distributed, and the performance of the skill the movements of all parts must be so coordinated as to maintain this balance. Unless this is done there be no effective “follow and then develops his “follow through” will have his share of success. Many athletes have fine balance but fail to achieve the suc cess of which they are capable be cause they cannot seem to “fol low through”. We have reached the time in the semester for a “scholastic follow through” and just as the part of the performance in sports may be the difference it can also be the difference in doing a mediocre or good job in our studies. If we haven’t built on a good foundation we probably don’t have what it takes for a good “follow through”, but if we have built soundly a good “follow through” will wind things up in fine shape. can through”, but the performer who has built his technique on the sound foundation of good balance Taxonomy Students Go On Field Trip Dr. B. C. Tharp, and Dr. Fred A. Barkley of the University of Texas served as hosts in conduct ing a group of plant taxonomy stu dents from A. and M. College and the University of Texas on a field trip on May 18. The group made a partial study of the vegetation and the ecology of the area north of Austin, Texas. The general region studied is known as the Bull Creek area on the edge of the Edwards Plateau. Dr. Tharp is well known as a plant ecologist and systematic bo tanist. Dr. Barkley is in charge of the herbarium of the University of Texas and has made several outstanding contributions to the science of plant taxonomy. Students from A&M who made the trip included H. K. Buechner, D. H. Buck, Rafael Cintron, and Michael Throckmorton. Drs. Charles LaMotte and John J. Sperry accompanied the group from A. and M. its campaign on the A&M campus this week. So far less than one half of a $1200 quota has been raised. A half consumption of cig arettes, cigars or ice cream for one week will provide the money. Bring your nickels, dimes, or quraters to the YMCA desk secre tary. Let’s every one give a bit, not even sacrificially, and “Cast our bread upon the waters which after many days will return” in good will, stronger and friedlier na tions. EVERY STUDENT CAN SPARE A QUARTER, THE FAC ULTY TOO. CASEY'S In the “Y” The place to meet your old pals for EATS DRINKS SMOKES —CLUB HONORS— (Continued from Page 3) port, La.; and Wiiiiam Washing ton, Dallas, Washington was elect ed captain for the past season. Tennis lettermen included: Wil liam Gilbert, Dallas; Guillermo Elizondo, Mexico, D. F.; Thomas Metcalfe, Franklin; and Bennie Stanford, Dallas. Gilbert was elect ed captain for the past season. Rifle lettermen included: Edwin Daniels, Corsicana; James Jones, Brady; John Grohn, Sour Lake; Laurence Sexton, Houston; and John Richardson, Shreveport, La. Jones was elected captain for the past season. No teams were fielded in pistol, fencing or polo. Top honors went to Oscar White, the tall lad from Rising Star, who wound up the 194546 year winner of three varsity letters—football, basketball and track. In addition, he won the heavyweight boxing title at the college. He is the only man this school year to win three letters. White and Hub Ellis, Kil gore, made three letters in 1944- 45. Several athletes won letters in two sports. W. M. Carmichael, club presi dent, served as master of cere monies. Head coaches of the sev eral teams announced the letter- men. In the absence of Head Coach Homer Norton, recipients of the Munnerlyn-Lipscomb awards were Letters v Look Out, Lightning Does Strike Twice! The Battalion Dear Sirs: We wish to call your attention to an erroneous statement that ap peared in the May 20th issue of the Batttalion. We were both in bed when the lightning struck. We wish to make this point clear as we told our one and onlys that we were staying on the campus this last weekend. They read the Bat talion too. What are you trying to do to us ? Pleasehelp us clear u§ this point. Yours truly, ^ Bill Huddleston Pete Godfrey Editor’s Note: With face slightly red, The Batt confesses its informant nfhst not have tarried long after the light ning hit to learn who was in bed or under the bed. Suffice to say, the entire staff is prepared to of fer testimony in any court in the land that Huddleston and Godfrey were in bed when the bolt struck. It’s a fair guess they both went to Sunday School later. announced by S. A. Lipscomb. Lipscomb also was renominated by the club as its member on the board, of directors of the Association of Former Students, thereby break ing a precedent of several years standing for electing a new direc tor each year. W. R. Carmichael also was the winner of the monthly attendance prize drawing. U. M. ALEXANDER, JR., ’40 Bryan, Texas Phone 2-2629 OVERS-FUR STORAGE HATTERS . k— 4- J iL 2-1565 214 SOUTH MAIN BRYAN, TEXAS FLY EASTERW00D FIELD One Mile West College Station L ^ ^ . y. Interstate Cadets, 65 h.p., hr. Dual or Solo Flight, 10 hr. block Fairchid M62, 175 h.p., dual or solo $ 7.00 .$65.00 $12.00 Phone 4-1171 for Transportation College Owned and Operated B Li 0 Ar covet three to mi 71 vj woun *feon a night A&M ktes Bryai * Th< valub to Gi from Earl Dalla Art : Yoak man noun< winn< Th« tain Daws to Ox Holla Runn son. donoi tfi th elect* most coach Pho WII Fa 2£ an ac oth 1 ,