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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1946
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Room Rent Increase? . . .
One of life’s economic mysteries may be found in the
announcement that room rent for the coming semester has
been raised. This is merely a small item in a nation-wide
inflationary trend, but it deserves some investigation.
During the war years, when student enrollment was at
its lowest ebb in many seasons, room rent was raised 100%
—from twenty dollars to forty dollars per semester. This
was supposed to be a wartime exigency, and reduction was
promised as soon as there was a return to normalcy. After
the war, student enrollment increased to a decent level, so
the Administration reduced rent. Not back to the previous
figure, however, but to thirty dollars—a 25% reduction.
After this semester had started, a refund was declared
for all those living three in a room. Evidently our land
lords awoke to the injustice of charging the same rates for
both two in a room, and three in a room. But now that has
been revoked, and a new universal increase will go into ef
fect in January.
Try as we might, we couldn’t quite figure out why such
a raise is adequately justified. Surely payments on the
new dorms have not increased. Janitors’ salaries haven’t
risen that much. Dormitory upkeep is pretty much of a
fixed cost proposition.
Can it be that the College is attempting to cash in on
the present-day pseudo-prosperity by jacking up rents? The
American is always more willing to accept changes when
reasons motivating them are explained.
Whiz, Bang, Boom!. . .
Crash, bang, whoosh! No, that’s not sound effects for
the battle of I wo Jima, or the bombardment of Monte Cas-
sino. It’s the sound-track for any recent night in the dor
mitories at A. & M. Christmas is coming, and for many
generations past Christmas in the South has meant fire
crackers.
But there are now on the campus many men who have
been listening to “firecrackers” for the last four Christmas
seasons—the kind of firecrackers that are intended to maim
or kill—and who are understandably sick of that kind of
noise.
The Batt has received a letter from such a one who re
marks “I don’t like to beef or be a joy killer, nor to cast slurs
on anybody’s character, but please, won’t the gentlemen
who ENJOY listening to the sound of simulated gunfire
i kindly take their firecrackers and such explosives some-
| where outside the dormitories ? I suffered' from combat fa-
|tigue, was treated for it, but I’m not well yet. I personally
1 would appreciate it if the lovers of bangbang would quit
■setting off 18-in TNT crackers in the .hallways.”
Says the Battalion: Amen!
{Aggieland Forever. ..
There are cold words and hot words. There are words
| that stir you up and words that leave you indifferent. In
1 the English language there are many sets of words, one of
| which will have all the emotional connotation of poetry, while
If the other has no more appeal than second-hand chewing gum.
’ Fr’instance, take the words “Aggieland” and “College
*§ Station.” Aggieland is a word full of fire, a word of en-
|| thusiasm, a word that makes you snap to attention and puts
If butterflies in your stomach. But the designation “College
^ Station” has little meaning. It brings to mind not the A.
& M. College of Texas, but a little railroad station at the
West Gate.
Almost every state in the country has a town with a
name similar to College Station. Pennsylvania even has
two: State College, where Penn State does business, and
Collegeville, where Ursinus College functions. But there
is only one Aggieland.
The Kerr Bus Co. has taken a step of which we greatly
approve, painting the illuminated destination-signs on their
buses “Aggieland,” rather than College Station. Not only
do we approve, but we wish the Southern Pacific, the Mis-
“ souri Pacific and the United States Post Office could be per
suaded to follow that example,
y Think how much better news dispatches would look in
the Houston Post or Dallas News if the date line read “Ag
gieland, Dec. 13 . . .” instead of the cold “College Station.”
Think how much better it would sound on the Sunbeam to
have the conductor call out “Aggieland—all out for A. & M.
College.” Think how much more alluring letters would look,
arriving at TSCW, with the cancellation mark boldly pro
claiming “Aggieland, 9:00 p.m.” Think how it would sound
coming over your radio, “Station WTAW, Aggieland, Tex
as.
Whoop it up, Aggies! “Aggieland Forever.’
A STICK-UP MAN IN BABIES’ CLOTHING
The Pittsburgh Press headlined recently:: DIAPER THIEF
LEAVES 150 BABIES WITH NO PLACE TO GO.
The Battalion
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The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas and the City of College Station, is published semi-weekly and circulated on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
Member
Associated CbUe6iate Press
Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
Subscription rate $4.00 per school year. Advertising rates on request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City,
Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Allen Self
Corps Editor
Veteran Editor
..Tuesday Associate Editor
Friday Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Larry Goodwyn Sports Writer
Ike Ashburn, Jr Annex Editor
Wendell McClure, Peyton Me Knight Advertising Managers
Gerald Monson Circulation Manager
Vick Lindley
David M. Seligman —
Charles E. Murray
U. V. Johnston 1
Paul Martin
Gerald Monson
Ferd English, Arthur Matula, Claude Buntyn, Wm. Colville,
Dudley Burris, Clyde H. Patterson, Jr., J. M. Nelson
A1 Hudeck, Jack Herrington
.Reporters
Photographers
Diaper and Doll Parade
MARTIN B. MARX, Aggie papa, watches his son, KING BILL,
presented a gift by MRS. R. H. HARRISON at the Diaper and Doll
Parade held last Sunday afternoon.
Special to The Battalion — Far North Correspondent
Remembering his appointment with old Santa, the Battalion cor
respondent wearily made his way through the snow to the little log
cabin which served as Saint Nick’s headquarters.
Though his face was numb with cold, our reporter rapped Joudly
on the door. Saint Nick in his gruff voice, yelled, “Come on in, I
have troubles enough now.”
Looking up as the heavy oaken door creaked on its hinges, Santa’s
face turned a livid red as he recognized his visitor.
Santa rushed to the door. Waving his arms madly, he said, “Get
out of my sight immediately. You have betrayed my secrets. Who
gave you authority to tell all the world about my plans?”
Our correspondent assured Santa that he had nothing to do with
telling the world of his secrets. He blamed it all on the Battalion
staff and assured Santa that he would never associate with that group
again.
Saint Nick, in his usual fashion, started talking gifts again. “I
like to see gifts go where they will do the most good,” he chuckled.
“To Battalion Associate Editor Charles Murray goes the legal power
to hold mascot elections any time he pleases.
“My sympathies go out to Harry Boyer who has housing prob
lems galore. Heaven help him when he starts moving veterans and
their families out of Hart and Walton. I reckon I will send him some
strong arm men to keep him from being murdered in that fiasco. I
have trouble bossing my wife around and I don’t get to give many
orders. When he starts ordering that many women around tempers
are bound to flare.”
“Many of my Aggieland friends seemed very much perturbed
about the conversation-making ability of their yell leaders. I am
sending each of the five yell leaders a Joe Miller joke book.”
“One of my recent letters came from a man' who signed his name
as “The Senator.” He wanted some big name bands. I think he in
tends going to New York City to run for office. Frankly, I believe
he is wrong in thinking that orchestra players will cast their vote for
him. I later found that man was Joe Skiles.”
“ ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Before you can
divide, you must first have a house. To Sid Smith, president of the
Veterans’ Club, I will bring members. Reports reaching me say that
memberships in that club are about as popular as a skunk at a sing
ing convention.
“I won’t tolerate waste in any form. The west is widely noted
for its great rodeos, and I hate to hear of all those roaches in Casey’s
going to waste. Think of all the entertainment they might furnish
if placed in a rodeo arena. Bridles and saddles it will be.”
With that much info with which Santa had supplied the Far North
Correspondent, he was on his way back to Aggieland.
Facts Concerning Hospital and
Equipment Clarified by Group
This week the Hospital Committee made an investiga
tion of the college hospital. The committee is a part of
the student government set up at the beginning of the se
mester under the direction of the dean of men. Members
of the group are G. B. Wilcox, Dr.
J. E. Marsh, J. W. Rollins, Col.
C. S. Meloy, and W. L. Penberthy
representing the faculty and staff;
E. D. Ord, E. A. Gordon, and H.
E. Robards, veteran students; and
Tommy John, Don Farrell, and
Jim O’Connell military students.
Certain facts concerning the
equipment, staff, procedure, and
regulation of the hospital were
learned in order that the group
will be able to understand the
problems of this institution to
which they are authorized to make
recommendations. Also included
in the program of the committee
is its cooperation with the hospital
staff in devising operational pro
cedure and in establishing logical
policies.
According to the findings of the
committee, the hospital has a ca
pacity of 150 bed's and a staff
composed of two full-time doctors,
eleven nurses, a superintendent
nurse, and two techincians. Meals
for the patient are prepared by
the hospital staff under the direc
tion of a dietician.
In return for the hospital fee
assessed as part of the fiscal pay
ment, a student is entitled to the
following medical services: treat
ment and hospitalization for all
minor illnesses and injuries; first
aid, laboratory tests, and physio
therapy treatments; examination
and diagnosis; treatment and hos
pitalization for major illnesses and
injuries without additional cost
except a major operation and extra
medicine; examination and minor
treatment for the eyes, nose, and
throat; dental X-ray, examination
and minor treatment; and the fur
nishing of unit comanders, house
mothers, and individuals with med
ical supplies on request.
Several administrative regula
tions are in effect at the infirmary
it was learned by the committee
during their investigation. It op
erates on a twenty-four hour basis
for treatment of injuries and sud
den illnesses, but sick call hours
are set between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Fri
day and 8 a.m. and noon on Sat
urday. A floor nurse is on du
ty at all times with a head nurse
and laboratory technician on call,
besides a doctor being available at
any time. At the annex two nur
ses are on constant duty in addi
tion to ambulance service to the
college hospital. Student visit
ing hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. and
parents or authorized persons may
visit at any time.
The inspection of the infirmary
by parents and campus visitors is
invited at their convenience by the
staff, it was stated.
What’s Cooking
FRIDAY, December 13
7:30 Marketing & Finance Club
special meeting. Room 312 Ag
Building.
SATURDAY, December 14
7:30 p. m. Baptist Young Peo
ples party, First Baptist Church.
SUNDAY, December 15
1:00 p. m. Mask & Foil Club,
Gym. A. B. Rodner, Houston Pro,
to instruct.
7:30 p. m. Aggie Wives Circle,
Xmas Party, President’s home.
TUESDAY, December 17
6:00 p. m. Spanish Club picinc.
Members meet on steps of YMCA.
7:15 p. m. S A E, A S M E, &
I Ae S, Physics lecture room. D.
H. Levin, Consolidated Aircraft,
speaks on “Influence of Jets and
Turbines in Aircraft Design”.
8:00 p. m. Palestine Club, Room
303, Acad. Bldg.
"PISH" BLOTTO
5AY, MAGARKIN, HAVE YOU
HAD YOUR CLASS PICTURE
MADE FOR THE 'LONGHORN"
YET 9
THE DEADLINE IS THE
FIFTEENTH — SAY,'
YOU'RE: NOT LISTENING
TO ME /
%?H, I ALREADY GOT MINE.
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PROOFS NEVER /
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By Pete Tumllnson
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BODYELSE'S PICTURE
BY MISTAKE/
Letters
HOUSTON REPLIES
(Below is reprinted a copy of
a letter from E. D. Kilman, Editor
of the Houston Post, to Lee W.
Thompson, Jr., in answer to a re
cent manuscript which Thompson
sent to the Post.—Ed.)
Dear Mr. Thompson:
Your letter to The Post regard
ing the alleged ostracizing of Rice
girls for having dates with Aggies
is interesting.
However, you misrepresented
the fact in one of your observa
tions—insofar as it applies to The
Post—on a subject on which I
happen to be informed, and I am
wondering whether your other
statements on matters on which I
am not well informed are equally
erroneous.
Vou said: “The newspapers of
Houston seem to form their edi
torial policies around the fact that
every reader of Houston news
papers is a 100% died-in-the-wool
Rice fan whenever a controversy
or football game involving Rice
is treated.” . I have had charge of
the Post editorial page for four
years—which probably is longer
than you have been interested in
the subject—and to my knowledge
this paper has never taken an ed
itorial position or formed an edi
torial policy in any controversy in-
v o 1 v i n g a Rice-Aggie football
game. If you think you can find
any instance where it has, during
the period I mention, I will make
you an attractive proposition to
cite it.
Furthermore, while I can not
say this positively, I think The
Post has had about as many edi
torials favorable, to A.&M. as to
Rice Institute during the past four
years. You might have to spot me
one or two or three on this, but
I can recall having written numer-
our editorials complimentary to
A.&M., as you can confirm by ask
ing my good friend Dr. Gibb Gil
christ or Dr. T. O. Walton, his
predecessor. I say this as one
who personally roots for Texas in
football games, against Rice or
A.&M., because my only child went
there. I would have been proud of
the opportunity to make either of
the three schools my alma mater,
but didn’t have "it.
I share with you the desire that
relations between Rice and A.&M.
improve; but just now I am con
siderably disturbed by reports
which have come to me of grave in
juries done to A.&M. freshmen by
hazers. And since you are con
cerned for the welfare of A.&M.,
I would be glad to have such in
formation as you can give me on
this subject, in connection with an
inquiry I am making into the sub
ject.
Sincerely,
E.D. Kilman,
Editor.
YOUNG COUNTY CLUB PLANS
PARTY FOR WICHITA FALLS
Plans for a Christmas party
were made at a recent meeting by
the Young County Club. Mem
bers voted to have the party at
the Club Weisman in Wichita
Falls.
All Young County Aggies are
invited.
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PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy
This is the time of the year when
we go to scratching our heads
for Christmas gift ideas for our
friends and loved ones. In normal
times this is always quite a chore
for most of us, but it is really a
problem during these days of
shortages and inflated prices.
Then, with some of us, it is just
naturally hard to
think of and pur
chase gifts for
different o c c a-
sions.
It is unfortu-
nate that we
think of giving
only at Christ
mas time and on
other special oc
casions. Some of
:jg||| the happiest peo-
pi e j k now prac
tice giving little
gifts throughout
the year. It is
also unfortunate that when we
think of giving we think of mater
ial things, because I feel that we
Throw Away Clocks
Listen for A 'Boom’
Aggies will soon be awakened
from now on by a large “boom”
instead of the customary sound of
the bugle. A 3” field artillery
gun has been placed in the new ar
ea on the campus and will be fired
at reveille and retreat.
The gun was very difficult to
secure from the government, and
any breakage of parts will almost
mean purchasing a new gun, ac
cording to Col. Guy S. Meloy. Col.
Meloy also stated that there will
be a cleaning detail to work on
the gun every day—a hint to the
freshman!
can give more real pleasure and
happiness through giving a little
of ourselves each and every day
we live.
I know of no better gift than
a smile and a cherry “Hello.” It
has the same effect through the
rest of the year that “Merry
Christmas” has at Yule Time.
Another gift that is priceless is
a word of praise or a pat on the
back. This is a gift we too often
fail to give, and one that is very
often appreciated more than any.
I have known cases when a word
of commendation would bring
forth the best in a person when all
other means failed.
A third gift that is everlasting
is a word of encouragement. We
all get “down in the dumps” and
get discouraged, and to have our
fribnds give us gifts of encourage
ment means more to us than any
material gift could possibly mean.
The gifts mentioned are not ra
tioned; there is no scarcity; they
cost nothing, and they give plea
sure to both the giver and the re
ceiver—what could be finer!
A fine Holiday Season to Each
and Everyone of You.
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