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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15, 1946
Newspaper or Special Order?...
What’s in store in the way of a newspaper next Fall is
rather indefinite.
So far, it can’t be definitely said that the present press
facilities could print one issue a week to reach every student
and faculty member. Read that again—one issue a week.
In years gone by, student publications have published a
tri-weekly paper, and two technical publications and the
comic magazine each month.
The obligations of the press have increased, but the
facilities of the press have not. Employment of printers is
practically at a stand still due to the housing shortage.
This isn’t blaming the press for not being able to meet the
demand but someone is at fault.
A weekly issue for the long semesters when the cam
pus and Bryan Field will be packed will be nothing more
than a special order telling of new appointments and of new
rules and regulations.
Whose Club?...
Last Monday night in the old Assembly Hall the Ex-
Servicemen’s Club held a called meeting to hear the final
mess hall committee report and to act on the selection of
a new co-editor of the Battalion. There were approximately
140 veterans present.
With those present the president-pro-tem tried to carry
on a business meeting and to steer clear of radical moves
and ideas. This is true at all meetings of this organization.
The policies and decisions arrived at by the club do not
represent the entire ex-servicemen enrollment here. Are
they true? Do you agree with the way the organization is
being run and operated? If you don’t, tomorrow morning
as you pick up that brush to shave, blame it on the fellow
you see staring at you with those dreary eyes, not those few
who care.
In bull sessions, in classes and in The Battalion poll
conducted recently a great deal has been said concerning
this organization which expresses the opinions of thousands
with the vote of just over a hundred. Have you done your
part?
The club was recognized by the Dean of Men’s Office
as one of the most influential on the campus last February.
The Former Student Association included the officers in
the board of directors of their organization. It looked like
there existed one organization large enough and strong
enough to successfully engage in business, scholastic and
social activities. Somewhere, someone dropped the ball. The
quarterbacking could have been poor in some moves, how
ever the blame is placed on the whole team.
The Battalion is not in defense of the club, its policies or
its being. It is under no obligation to further the activities
of any club or organization. It tries in every way to tell the
students and community of all meetings of such gatherings.
The information included in announcements is limited to
that revealed by the officers of the clubs before meetings.
Reporters or editors cover the large meetings. Many organi
zations handle their own write-ups and announcements and
other forms of publicity in the Battalion. The Architecture
Society seems to be “on the ball” in this respect.
Still, all of the publicity and stories that could be print
ed won’t correct the misrepresentation that you are com
plaining of. You alone can correct this. The Ex-Servicemen’s
Club has done some good, scholastically and socially.
The question remains, “Whose club?”
Star-Gazers
Star-gazing at Tdxas A. & M. is not confined to students
with dates strolling down Military Walk after a prom. Some
serious star-gazing has been done recently from the roof of
the Physics building, whenever Professor E. E. Vezey takes
his 12-inch reflecting mirror up to the roof and puts it in
the mounting prepared there.
But this a catch-as-catch-can method of sight-seeing
the stars, and a group of students is now banding together
to form a new organization, the A. & M. Astronomy Club.
Their first project is to get a water-proof shelter erected
over the telescope mounting. With such a shelter, the tele
scope would be ready for use as soon as the roof was rolled
back. Aggies Dick Bolin and John Holman are seeking as
sistance in building such a shelter.
A 12-inch reflecting telescope is no mean piece of equip
ment. Many a college with courses in astronomy has to use
less efficient telescopes. This instrument was built by the
physics department, and Professor Vezey himself ground the
mirror—a remarkable job.
It is hoped that the new Astronomy Club will be able to
get their shelter built, and that A. & M. will be able to boast
that the most ancient of sciences has a following here.
Letters
The Future of Texas A. & M.
As a Military College
Editor:
Rarely does one see an article
concerning the accomplishment of
A. & M. men, which does not men
tion our contribution to the na
tion’s armed forces. In typical
Texas style, we emphasize the
fact that the number of our offi
cers surpassed that of any other
school—well, we may be proud of
that. Also, we like to think that
the quality of these men is ex
cellent; (and to this date there
has been no evidence to the con
trary) but what of the years to
come? Will our school, which we
look upon with pride and rever
ence, uphold its traditions or will
it become just another school
where military science is taught?
Wartme necessities played havoc
with our Aggie way of life. Post
war restrictions have served only
to render the cadet corps into a
hounded minority. The senior class
has lost power and prestige. Old
Aggies view with alarm an in
creased tendency to quell the tra
ditions which have made our
school—those traditions which in
culcate our cadets with discipline
and respect for constituted au
thority. The personality of a
school is not affected by the way
classes are taught or the way the
grass is cut; it is our Aggie tra
ditions which spell the difference
here.
Needless to say, the past meth
od of training at A. & M. can
well stand on its excellent record.
As a freshman my opportunities
for study were seldom, if ever, in
fringed upon by the upper class.
On the contrary, our organiza
tion commander sought to im
prove the scholastic standing of
our unit in every manner possible.
Every cadet studied from call to
quarters until tattoo. Four years
spent in the unit welded us with
our Aggie spirit. It can be well
understood why seniors cried at
final review.
Our old Aggie system, whereby
the commandant and the senior
class jointly administer the affairs
of the cadet corps, should be re
instated. Cadet officers should
be placed in complete charge of
their organizations. The argu
ment that the present senior
classes are not capable of assum
ing this responsibility is not a
valid one. The seniors must be
given an opportunity to be lead
ers if. this school is to maintain
the quality of its men. We look
to our school officials for this
restoration.
An Aggie who has seen
it work and knows it
will work again.
A Fine Show...
If one of “His Majesty’s” ships ever met with similar
success as did H. M. S. Pinafore here last week, it could
consider it a job well done.
Congratulations to the cast, directors, orchestra and
stage hands. Congratulations, too, to those local parents who
transported the younger members of the cast to and from
the old assembly hall for the many nights of practice.
The production has been spoken of by many who saw it
as the greatest ever staged by students, faculty and local
high school students. It certainly set a standard for those
productions to follow. It definitely strengthened the fact
that A. & M. needs a good theatre or auditorium which can
be used year around in comfort.
WRITER HAS PRAISE FOR
AGGIE CHIVALRY
Editor, The Battalion:
After reading Jack Holliman’s
letter in the Batt, I was inspired to
write a letter in a slightly differ
ent vein.
I would like the teachers and stu
dents to know that we young wo
men who are here in school this
summer appreciate the friendliness
and courteousness, which is shown
us. A. & M. is, after all, a man’s
school, and even though the stu
dents may thoroughly enjoy hav
ing their best girls here on week
ends, I think they are probably
glad that the school is not co-ed
during the week. Indivually or col
lectively, Aggies are tops for chiv
alry and courtesy shown to the
weaker” sex.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Allen E. Denton, Jr.
Campus Scandal-
They Live Together
With No Legality
Maroon and White
Maroon and white is our favorite color combination
(naturally) and we are glad to see so much of it in evidence.
The Bryan-College Traction Co. is now engaged in re-painting
its busses in that color scheme. The B. & C. U. department
some time ago painted most of its trucks in our college col
ors, and the no-parking spaces are again being marked with
maroon. More power to the painters!
Battalijon
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You might call it a campus
scandal. It could even be termed
an insult to all that is upright
and moral. But there they are:
living together without the slight
est hint of legality.
What’s the straight dope on this
thing? Yep, you guessed it—or did
you? They are a pair of papaya
plants now occupying a lion’s share
of the Department of Horticulture’s
greenhouse located south-east of
the Science Building.
Papayas, or Carica papaya, if
you desire technicalities, are
tropical, herbacious melon plants.
The fruit is used as a fresh melon,
for it’s enzymeti csecretion papain,
and as a base for soft drinks. The
plant itself grows very rapidly and
can attain a height of 25 feet in
two years time. The two specimens
here verify that statement.
This specie comes in three sexes
and produces five distinct flower
types. To add to this state of con
fusion, no less than four fruit var
iations are to be found. Here is the
pay-off: the so-called male plant
usually is capable of producing, edi
ble fruit! And Aggieland’s Mr.
Papaya is no exception.
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(This is a continuation of a
series of articles presented by the
Architecture Society with the pur
pose of giving a few pertinent
facts related to the Architecture
of 1946.)
Contrary to popular opinion, a
“modern” house does not neces
sarily have to have a flat roof.
Contemporary homes, free from
all traditional columns and ginger
bread, can be built with a pitched
roof as well as a flat one. But a
flat roof does have some very
definite advantages over the
pitched one.
The flat roof is cooler. Doing
away with the great pocket of
air in an attic, the flat roof al
lows only the cool breeze to travel
through the space between the
roof joists. An excellent feature
of the flat roof, proved successful
in recent homes, is the possibility
of flooding the roof with a layer
of water to act as a cooling sys
tem.
The flat roof is more flexible
than the pitched roof. The plan
should be the primary considera
tion in any home; with a flat
roof practically any plan can be
covered easily and at a relatively
low cost. But a pitched roof will
limit the plan to a certain ar
rangement; there are numerous
plans that cannot be executed with
a pitched roof except at excessive
costs. In only one case is it
necessary to use a pitched roof
when the span is so great that
a truss of some kind is required.
By cutting down the amount of
lumber and other building material
used in a roof, the flat roof is
more economical than the pitched
roof. In a flat roof almost two-
thirds of the amount of lumber
used in a pitched roof can be
saved. Thus, the flat roof—cooler,
more flexible, and more economi
cal—becomes a very important
element in the home of 1946.
"Pinafore” Crew Receives A
Wildcatting Aggie Welcome
by Vick Lindley
When His Majesty’s Ship Pina
fore dropped anchor here for two
nights last week, the crew was
given a rousing Aggie welcome.
The seventy-year old operetta by
Gilbert and Sullivan was found to
be as fresh and amusing as when
it was the “newest rage” for our
great-grandparents. For, as was
remarked by one spectator, “peo
ple haven’t changed, snobs haven’t
changed at all, and even the Navy
hasn’t changed very much.”
A near capacity audience crowd
ed the old Assembly Hall each
night and gave loud eyidence of
its approval. The unusual setting,
showing the deck of an English
Man-o-war, the colorful nineteenth
century costumes, the stinging wit
of the patter songs, all drew praise,
and only the heat was subjected to
the critics scorn.
Fine voices were no novelty, as
player after player burst into
song. Outstanding were Miriam
Forman of Houston, wife of a
veteran student, as Josephine, the
captain’s daughter; Watson Keen
ey of Weslaco as the daring sailor,
Ralph Rackstraw; Ruth Echols of
Galveston as Little Buttercup; and
Helmut Quiram of Waco as the
Bosun’t mate. Harry Doran of
San Saba lilted the lyrics of the
Pinafore’s captain, and Bernyce
Jenson of College Station sang
Hebe.
LIBRARY ASKS
RETURN OF BOOKS
BY AUGUST 17
In order to make a partial
inventory of volumes in the Col
lege Library and the Texas En
gineers Library, Paul S. Bal
ance, librarian, has requested
that all borrowers return books
on regular loan not later than
August 17. This will make it
possible to go forward with a
program for accurate inven
tory of the books that the li
braries possess. The cooperation
of all borrowers is asked.
Pay close attention to what goes
on in class—A. & M. Handbook.
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Comedy hits were made by
Lloyd Baily of Waco as the be
spangled, sword-wearing Sir Jo
seph Porter, K. C. B., the ruler of
the Queen’s Navee; and by Prof
essor Tom Terrell of the Civil En
gineering department; so dis
guised with scars and patches
that his pupils could hardly recog
nize him.
“Maestro” Bill Turner wielded
a firm baton over both the sing
ers and the College Station Sym
phony, which played the sparkling
score. Forrest Hood was lord of
all things backstage. Turner and
Hood are the regular directors, re
spectively, of the Singing Cadets
and the Aggie players, which joint
ly produced the operetta. When
the subject was first broached, the
two coaches were warned that no
thing like it had ever been suc
cessfully produced at Aggieland.
That determined them to prove
the skeptic wrong.
Sir Joseph’s Cousins, Nieces and
Aunts, (in other words, the girls’
chorus) were Nell Arhopulos,
Shirly Hampton, Betty Smith, Lei
la Winstead, Jeanne Kernodle, Dale
Laird, Helen Ludwig and Signe
Jakkula.
The crew of the Pinafore in
cluded Wesley Fiedler, Bob Seyle,
John Helm, Fred Hall, Tommy Mil
ler, A. D. Salmon, John Smith and
John Buchanan.
In the orchestra were Wynette
Veazy, Mary Leland, Betty Back,
Mary Bonnen, Anna Jean Bodby,
Frances Copeland, Shirley Long,
Gene Brock Beth Hale, Nelson Mc
Lain, Everett Semmonds, Richard
Alvis, Tom Blankenship, Louie
Hauer, Marjorie Winstead, Tom
Leland, Richard Parker, Gerald
Coughlin, C. B. Harrison, George
Bynum; Louis Bains, Harry Otell,
and Jimmy Rosenborough.
Tom Puddy painted the ship-set.
The technical staff and stage
crew were made up of members of
the Aggie Players not on stage in
this production. Already the group
is making plans for their fourth
production, next fall, when they
present George M. Cohan’s farci
cal who-dun-it, “The Tavern.”
New Book Tells of the Trials
of Guarding Five Presidents
By Wilnora Barton
Readers Advisor, College Library
Colonel Ed Starling was for
thirty years on the Secret Serv
ice Detail which guarded five
presidents from Wilson to Roose
velt. His story as told to Thomas
Sugrue is one of the most inter
esting accounts of the official and
unofficial lives of the presidents
which I have ever read. In fact,
Starling himself was an unusually
interesting individual, but prac
tically all of the book is devoted
to tales about his job and the
men who kept him busy. The
book entitled “Starling of the
White House” is remarkably free
from prejudice or partisanship,
and he gives up graphic and some
times startling glimpses of the
presidents he served, Wilson,
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and
Roosevelt.
From the introduction written
by Sugrue we learn what manner
of man could so completely and
unselfishly give his life—waking
and sleeping to public duty.
Starling was a fine example of
that American legend, the Ken
tucky gentleman. He was a
Southerner, suh, and a staunch
Presbyterian, which means that
he was as politely determined and
devoted to duty as any man could
be.
By far the larger part of his
book is given to the early years
of his service. He tells of those
months when Wilson was court
ing the lovely Mrs. Galt; the anx
ious time before we finally en
tered the first World War; and
finally the breaking of Wilson and
his ideals of a peaceful world.
Wilson was Starling’s favorite
president, and he recounted his
experiences with as fresh a mem
ory as if they had occurred yes
terday.
When Starling was assigned to
the White House Detail he was
told “Never let the President out
of your sight.” The Secret Service
never spies on the private lives
of the presidents, but they are or
dered to stand by within hearing
distance at all times, and they
make themselves as unobtrusive
as fence posts. It was with a
great deal of embarrassment and
some annoyance on both sides
that the Service saw Wilson
through the courtship of Mrs.
Galt, later the second Mrs. Wil
son. Starling was assigned to ac
company the two on their rides
and walks together—and the story
he tells is a charming one.
It is typical of the man Starl
ing to be as fair and as objective
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Bride From France
To Talk Fashions
At Wives Meeting
The Style and Fashion Group
of the Vets Wives Club will have
its regular meeting Monday, Aug
ust 19, 7:30 p. m, at Sbisa Hall.
Mrs. Jocelyn Welsch, student wife,
and a native of France, will talk
®on Fashions in Paris and France
today. All members are urged
to attend.
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