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The Challenge of 1950 . . .
Is A. & M. College—or any other university in Texas—
able to provide the education necessary for a person to as
sume a responsible position in the world of 1950? If the col
lege has facilities for such instruction, is it being transmitt
ed to students, unhampered by pressure groups interested
only in accomplishing their own private ends?
There was a time when many students here were in
terested only in getting a diploma in the quickest and eas
iest fashion, and then getting out in the world where that
diploma would assure a good financial income. Students now
here, especially the World War II veterans, have been broad
ened to a new comprehension of their responsibilities in the
world and are expecting more from their education than
technical skill.
At recent meetings of the Ex-Servicemen’s Club or at
the first meeting of the Free Discussion group, a spectator
could sense the determination of this generation to shoulder
the responsibility of democracy, and to continue the fight for
existence of the American way.
You may ask “What fight?” Perhaps “struggle” is a
better word. Regardless of what you call it, we are now en
gaged in a fight for economic freedom; a fight to eliminate
“power mad individuals;” a fight for peace of mind; a fight
for security of individual rights; a fight for a better world
in which to live.
All of these principles, so wisely and sincerely stated
in the Constitution of the United States, have been fought
for previously, but there is no end to the fight. They
were fought for in the Civil War under the name of States’
Rights; in World War I as “the war to make the world safe
for democracy,” and World War II as the war to eliminate the
“isms.” But these armed combats have been only the more
obvious phases of the fight.
How does all this affect us as veteran students at A.
& M. ? First, we are among those who won the combat phase
of World War II, and we are also faced with the large $ebt
so incurred. We feel that we have every right to demand the
wholehearted participation of every person in any program
for the preservation of peace and the development of a
world of economic cooperation.
It is up to us to try for a better, more stable world!
But in order to do this, we need every scrap of information
on world conditions, to supplement the practical knowledge
we gathered through war-time experiences. For that pur
pose we have come to A. & M., as entry into an institution
of higher learning is supposed to be the proper step for one
who wants to learn as much as possible, soon as possible.
(The reverse of too little, too late.)
Now that we are here, the question has risen in our
minds: “Are the universities and colleges able to provide
such education as we need to create the kind of society we
desire?”
No one individual can satisfactorily answer that ques
tion, but it appears that on a national basis the people re
sponsible for providing educational facilities have been un
able to meet the students’ demands for unbiased, straight
forward, unsuppressed information on current problems,
their causes and possible means of alleviation.
It would be regrettable if an institution which contribut
ed more than its share of leadership during the war days
should fail to contribute toward leadership in time of peace.
A few weeks ago the salaries of A. & M. instructors
were raised to a level which would put faculty pay here on
approximately the same level as T. U. This week salaries at
T. U. were raised to bring them closer to national scale. So
we are back in the same relative position from which we
started! . v
“Fifteen for Marsteller” . . .
Dr. R. P. Marsteller will step down from a position in
September that in the past has been a leading one, an im
portant one as far as the country and state are concerned
as well as the A. & M. College of Texas. For forty-one years
Dr. Marsteller has faithfuly served our school, during which
time the veterinary school became one of the outstanding
of the United States.
State wide famous for his leadership in the Texas
Veterinary Medical Society and the Texas Public Health As
sociation, he is also well known in national and inter-na
tional circles for his representation of President Roosevelt
at the International Congress of Doctors of Veterinary Med
icine at Zurich in 1938.
His school developed into one of outstanding reputation
during the time he has served as assistant to the first dean,
Dr. Mark Francis, and as dean.
The decision of the president and the board of directors
to permit Dr. Marsteller to continue as professor of veteri
nary medicine at no reduction in salary for the one remain-
year before he reaches the age of compulsory retirement is a
just one, for surely a man with the organization ability and
with the reputation established in his past years of service
could have carried on for another school year before retiring.
The Battalion
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H. O. “Hub” JOHNSON, JR
VICK BINDLEY
U. V. JOHNSTON
WENDELL McCLURE
PAUL MARTIN, WALLACE H. BENNETT, FERD ENGLISH,
KATHY WILSON, L. R. SCHALIT
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Story of Helicopter, Whittling,
Building Among New Books
by WILNORA BARTON
Are you a whittler? Most boys
pick up some of the art from the
time they receive their first pock
et knives. There is nothing more
rewarding and requiring less
hustle and bustle than whittling.
It is a pasetime and a distinct
pleasure to the gifted ones who
indulge in it, from the old-timers
sitting on the shaded front porch
to the youngsters whittling on the
stock of a “niggershooter.” Ben
Hunt’s Whittling Book is just
the sort of thing you need to give
you some ideas for desigms for
whittling out useful and decor
ative objects. Mr. Hunt is care
ful to point out that his book is
about whittling, not wood carv
ing. The two are not the same.
First, Mr. Hunt says, you have
to have a good knife, and if you
want to do some fancy work, may
be you’d better have two. He has
some good suggestions on select
ing knives, sharpening them, and
tells you which woods are the best
for whittling purposes. The book
is filled with designs, diagrams
and directions.
Then, after he has briefed you
on the essentials, Ben takes you
right into the secrets and the
lore of the art. How much would
you like to carve your own decoys
for the duck hunting season this
fall? Well, why not? It all
sounds so easy! Anyway, there
are a lot of tricks revealed in this
book, and whittling is such a nice
“sitting-under-a-shady-tree” sort
of thing to do on these hot sum
mer afternoons.
Devon Francis has written an
other book on flying. This new
one is The Story of the Helicop
ter. The aircraft designers and
engineers have for years been
trying to develop some aircraft
practical for the private flyer. In
1940 a Russian-born engineer
named Igor Sikorsky wheeled out
of the hanger the first helicopter
to fly successfully and do all the
things a well-behaved airship is
expected to do. Sikorsky had
been working on this flying egg-
beater for over thirty years. It
was no small triumph for him
when the thing took to the air and
stayed the're, responding to the
pilot’s lightest touch.
The book gives a very enlight
ening account of the years of toil
and the frequent disappointments
which went into the development
of the helicopter, not only in this
country, but in other places all
over the world. Engineers in
other countries had tampered with
the idea long before Sikorsky.
The story takes up an 1863 ex- j
periment, through the Herrick
Convertaplane, the Bell Helicop
ter, the Kellett autogiro, to the
“PV-3” in flight.
For those of you who want it
the book gives plenty of technical
detail, but the style is light and
flowing, and the vocabulary j
simple enough for even the most j
uninformed to follow easily. Ex-!
pilots and ground-crew men es
pecially will find this book absorb- j
ing. Here is the “how” as well
as the “why” of the design and
construction of the flying ma
chine “that is different.”
Robert Lasch has something to
say to all of you, veterans and
others, who are desperate for a
place to live. His new book, called
Breaking the Building Blockade,
explains a lot of the deals which
go on back of the -building ma
terials shortages and red tape
tangles which seem to be strang
ling every effort to put roofs over
our heads. ,
Assuming that the American
public is aware of the recent ac
tion of the government to expe
dite housing for veterans, the au
thor asks us to give a little
thought to the soundness of the
idea. Maybe the veterans don’t
want to build homes just yet, es
pecially with materials and labor
costs so high. What if the vet
erans don’t care to own their
homes anyway? Unless a long
er view of the situation is taken
the likelihood of a “haphazard
building” campaign under the head
of “Homes for Veterans” is in
the offing.
Planning for adequate building
is not an individual affair any
more. Housing involves a lot
more than the plans for one
dwelling. “It includes the pro
visions for utilities, services, rec
reation, educational, religious, and
social elements which are the ele
ments of a community.”
Lasch has used forceful lang
uage and pulls no punches in his
effort to wake up the American
consumer public. He leaves out
charts and details which the aver
age reader would skip. However,
his statements of facts are au
thentic. He advocates the long
term community planning idea
and the sincere consideration of
the “Rights of human beings to
be housed decently.”
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Any student who normally expects to
complete all the requirements for a de
gree by the end of the 1946 Summer
Session of school should call by the
Registrar’s Office NOW and make form
al application for a degree.
H. L. Heaton, Registrar
Will all seniors who plan to graduate
this summer please file registration records
with the Placement Office immediately.
L. R. Hickman,
Acting Director.
All students who are interested in tak
ing flight training during the fall semes
ter, under the controlled course as is now
being offered, should make application at
the Dean of Engineering office at once.
H. W. Barlow,
Dean of Engineering.
VETERANS CHANGING COURSES—
Veterans desiring to change courses must
contact the Veterans Advisor, Administra
tion Building, at least four (4) weeks prior
to the effective date of the change. Vete
rans change of courses.
Bennie A. Zinn,
Veterans Advisor.
Classified
THE SCRIBE SHOP. Typing, mimeo-
rrapbing, drawing. Phone 2-6705, 1007 E.
!3rd, Bryan.
FOR SALE—Lot 22 in Block 3 in Col
lege Hills for sale. Close to East Gate
and Highway 6. Abstract goes with lot
also house plan designed for lot if desired.
Size of lot is 50 ft. x 132 ft. Facing south.
Box 2338, College Station.
Notice Ex-Servicemen—Yearly subscrip
tions to LIFE and TIME are still $3.50,
READER’S DIGEST $1.50. Johnson’s Mag
azine Agency at College Book Store, Phone
4-8814.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—1942 Dodge,
Tudor Sedan, good condition, good tires.
Call 2-7273. See at 300 South Houston,
Bryan.
FOR RENT—Near campus. Room with
cooking and laundry privileges. Temporary.
Address Box 103 F. E., College Station.
Notice to Teachers: LIFE and TIME
renewals will increase July 26. See John
son’s Magazine Agency at College Book
Store, North Gate. Phone 4-8814 for re
newals.
WANTED—Metal Army footlocker. Call
2-6549 after 5 p.m.
WANTED—’38 or ’39 Tudor Sedan. Rob-
ert S. Holmes, Box 641, Campus.
ENGINEERS get your math chart at
the Exchange Store. Notebook size 3 5 C.
Concession owned by W. O. Reese, ’46.
FOR SALE—1940 Remington Standard
typewriter with 130 space platen. See
Giese, J-l Puryear.
Vets Wives to Meet
Monday at Sbisa
The Style and Fashion Group of
the Veterans Wives Club will
meet Monday, July 22, at 7:30 P.
M. in Sbisa Hall. There will be
an open discussion of fashion and
cosmetic news. All student’s
wives, regardless of husband’s sta
tus, are invited to attend. The
demonstration of Avon products
originally scheduled has been post
poned until a later date.
Navy-Marine Club
To Meet Friday
The Navy and Marine Airman
club will hold a meeting Friday
night, at 7:30 P. M. in the YMCA
chapel for all ex-Navy and Ma
rine aviation personel, both ground
and flight. This club will be or
ganized for social purposes only.
Plans for a party will be discus
sed and permanent officers will be
elected.
EX-MARINES TO FORM ASSN.
IN BRYAN FRIDAY NIGHT
A meeting of all ex-marines at
tending A. & M. College will be
held on Friday night, July 23, at
7:30 P. M. in the district court
room of the Brazos County Court
house in Bryan. The purpose of
this meeting is to organize a
Brazos County Marine Corps
League. This all-marine veteran
organization was chartered by
Congress in 1923 and has a total
membership of 33,892 at the
present time.
KEEP A
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RECORD
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PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy
Aero Student: “Let’s see she has
a sustained flight of . . . and a
manifold pressure of . . .”
Letters
Not long ago I heard a friend
repeat a statement that “our at
titude 'controls our altitude.” We
hear a lot of talk about the mental
attitude of a
team before a big
game because we
realize the out
come of the game
is greatly influ-
enced by the at-
|| titude of the
players. In like
manner our at-
titude towards
people and things
governs our ac
tions and our
success is pretty
muchly governed
by our actions.
This is very well
brought out in the following poem
from the Baptist Standard.
You tell on yourself by the
friends you seek,
By the very manner in which
you speak,
Penny
By the way you employ your
leisure time.
By the use you make of dollar
and dime.
You tell what you are by the
things you wear,
By the spirit in which your bur
dens bear,
By the kind of things at which
you laugh,
By the records you play on the
phonograph.
You tell what you are by the
way you walk,
By the things of which you de
light to talk,
By the manner in which you
bear defeat,
By so simple a thing as how you
eat. .
By the books you choose from
the well-filled shelf:
In these ways and more, you
tell on yourself;
So there’s really no particle of
sense
In an effort to keep up false
pretense.
G. I. Bill Further Explained
To Veterans of College
Editor Battalion
College Station, Texas
Dear Sir:
In response to the article in the
July 11 issue of the “Batt” re
garding registration of souvenir
firearms: No souvenir firearms,
with certain exceptions, are re
quired to be registered. There has
been a concerted effort by federal
officers to register ALL souvenir
firearms, but there is no law
which requires it.
I took this matter up with Mr.
Stewart about a week ago, and
his reply was this:
“Replying to your letter, dat
ed June 27, 1946, with refer
ence to the above mentioned
subject (Registration of fire
arms), this is to advise you
that the following firearms
are subject to registration:
Firearms of the automatic
type, such as machine guns,
sub-machine guns, or any type
of gun from which a number of
shots, or bullets may be dis
charged with one continuous
pull of the trigger. Also any
rifle or shot gun with a bar
rel length of less than eight
een inches. This applies to
domestic as well as foreign
guns.”
Therefore it may be seen that
only those firearms coming under
the classifications mentioned by
Mr. Stewart need be registered.
As mentioned above, there has
been an endeavor to force regis
tration of souvenir firearms,
which is a direct usurpation of
personal rights. No one is re
quired to register ANY firearms
except those specifically named.
Very truly yours,
Elbei'i B. Reynolds, Jr.
Though the G. I. Bill of rights
as a whole has been thoroughly
cussed and discussed, the educa
tional benefits have met with the
general approval of those who
are eligible and are understood in
a broad sense. However, these bene
fits, as they apply specifically
to veterans attending Texas A. &
M. under the present provisions,
are not generally known.
The bill is administered in Tex
as by four regional offices, located
in Waco, Dallas, Houston, and
San Antonio, and a fifth is soon
to be opened at Lubbock. The Dal
las branch is the central office for
the entire southwest and handles
insurance, vocational guidance
training, disability claims, and hos
pitalization claims as well as edu
cational benefits. Guidance centers
are located at strategic points to
aid any veteran in anything that
is pertinent to the Servicemens
Readjustment Act. Though the re
gional offices formulate the policy
for jnen attending school, they do
not interfere in any way with aca
demic freedom and leave complete
jurisdiction and academic standards
to the individual colleges. The bill
has heretofore been very liberal.
In the educational provisions of
the G. I. Bill, in addition to $65
and $90 per month subsistance for
single and married men respective
ly, $500 as provided for each school
year, a school year consisting of
thirty to thirty-egiht weeks, fdr
matriculation fees, medical fees,
SERVING ALL
AGGIELAND
student activities fees and supplies.
Supplies include only those items
that are required of all students
and are prescribed by the depart
ment for any particular course.
Under the pending contract for
the current fiscal year, and effec
tive June 1, 1946, $10 per semester
hour for each student will be in
cluded in the cost and taken from
the $500. However, if less than
the full $500 is spent in one school
year, the excess amount is not car
ried over into the next year. A
new contract will be drawn for
each fiscal year. By state law, any
veteran attending school and who
is not under the G. I. Bill, is ex
empt from paying the matricula
tion fee.
For anyone wishing to change
schools or interupt education, a
simplified form has now been in
stituted. These forms facilitate the
filing of records in the regional
offices and simplifies the applica
tion made by the student. The
forms may be obtained in the of
fice of the Veterans Advisor, Col.
Benny Zinn.
Should any student fail to re
ceive a reply within four weeks
after submitting an application
for entrance into school, the vete
rans advisor or the Veterans guid
ance center at Hart Hall, ramp B
should be notified.
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