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The Battalion
Friday Afternoon, May 24, 1946
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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past is actually a pleasure since the mudholes have been
replaced by concrete sidewalks.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”
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meet your
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EATS
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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
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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.
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