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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947
In 1947, Lrt Us .. .
Publish a Daily Battalion . . .
The Batt situation is indeed pitiful! It may be com
pared to a game of bridge—someone always trumps your
ace.
First, the A. & M. Press needs paper. Due to circum
stances beyond our control, the newsprint allotment is very
low; however, an increase is in view within six months.
Second, we need journalism courses in order to give
credit where it’s due. This would gradually develop into a
journalism department for A. & M.—a much needed addi
tion to the curricula. We have been led to believe that sev
eral courses will be available next semester.
Third, The Battalion needs an automatic press, which
would enable maximum publication in the least number of
hours. This improvement has been ordered and should ar
rive shortly.
Develop Student Discussion Groups. . .
We want A. & M. students to be aware of existing so
cial and economic problems, both national and international.
From ages past, solutions to problems such as those that
arise today, have been solved through discussions and for
ums. We feel that such a program would fill a vital need
at A. & M. today. It would be the first attempt to fill the
empty vacuum that exists today in the minds of most A.
& M. students concerning national and international affairs.
Balance Our Athletic Program . . .
Rather than de-emphasize football, why not place more
emphasize on other sports at A. & M. ? Baseball, which is
the greatest crowd-attraction in the US, draws little sup
port here. Basketball, tennis, track, and swimming also
do not get proper support.
The reason should not be blamed on students, but rath
er on the administrative group of the athletic department.
If action were taken after each high school graduation, A.
& M. could obtain the s'tars of many a city—the stars of all
sports.
Air-Condition These Buildings . . .
Guion Hall and Cushing Memorial Library. Keep up
with this atomic age and air condition these buildings.
We realize this weather does not go hand-in-hand with
air conditioning, but there is no time like the present.
One of the newest, most popular, and worthwhile groups
on the campus is the American Society of Heating and Ven
tilation Engineers. Perhaps some of its members could
work on this propect during the summer months and make
Guion Hall sit-able and the Library, study-able.
Add Students to Athletic Council . . .
Rating high on the 1947 agenda is more student rep
resentation on the Athletic Council. It was learned—indi
rectly—after the last Council meeting that one football let-
terman was selected each year in this capacity. Is that
enough?
What we want is MORE! Two more!
So The Battalion suggests one member, to be elected by
ballot either by the Student Life Committee or by the en
tire Student Body, from each of the two major campus
groups. These representatives would be present at ALL
meetings of the Athletic Council.
Close Unsanitary Eating Places , , .
Just before the Christmas holidays, the Brazos County
Health Unit inspected the eating places jn and around Col
lege Station and Bryan. As a result, the College Inn cafe
was closed until improvements were made in the cleanliness
of the establishment.
This inspection was needed. But one will not suffice.
So we suggest weekly or semi-monthly inspections of ALL
College Station eateries by the Brazos County Health Unit
or by the Sanitary Board of the College.
A warning or fine is not sufficient punishment for this
offense; close ’em up!
Enlarge Library’s Fiction Section . . .
Just recently there appeared in this column a Library
editorial regarding the need for more fiction and popular
reading books. The fight is still being waged.
For the benefit of the unknowing we reiterate. A
Special Agriculture Book Fund, amounting to $15,000 per
year, is used entirely for agriculture and veterinary medi
cine. An Agriculture Experiment Station Book Fund of
$10,000, originating from the fees of this service, is used
solely for that purpose. And the General Book Fund $10,-
000, supplemented by donations from A. & M. Mothers’
Clubs amounting to about $250, is used for all books and
periodicals other than agriculture and veterinary medicine.
Organize a Debating Society . . .
Do you know that one of the best ways to stimulate
thought is through a Debating Society? And do you know
that such a group does not exist on the A. & M. campus?
In this respect let us suggest for 1947 the formation
of a Debating Society, to be composed primarily of pre-law
students. Of course other students so desiring could par
ticipate in the forums. The most capable speakers of the
society could form a team to represent A. & M. in intercol
legiate forensic meets.
A member of the English department staff could serve
as sponsor, just as Art Angrist “came through with flying
colors” with the Aggie Players. Perhaps even a spot could
be found on “your 1150 listening habit” in order to broad
cast campus debates.
Show First-Run Movies at Guion . . .
Since recreational facilities at A. & M. are at such a
low ebb—with little being done to remedy the situation—
we urge that Guion Hall show first-run movies for the bene
fit of students and residents. This week’s program shows
an improvement from the usual caliber of Guion shows. But
will it continue?
We understand that Tom Puddy is making an effort to
better Guion Hall movies. Instead of making College Sta
tion people go to Bryan to see good movies, let’s make the
people of Bryan come to College Station for that purpose.
Let’s get our films ahead of Bryan’s Palace Theater or the
Campus Theater!
Improve North Gate Entrance . . .
From the East, from the West, a visitor is led to believe
that he is entering a college campus. But from the North
—what a sight to behold!
Now let’s not jump to conclusions and say, “It’s impos
sible!” Reconsider. Would it not be possible to build ade
quate sidewalks, curbs, and streets at the North Gate—to
make a divided entrance? The street in front of the post
office would remain unchanged; and the main street by
Walton Hall would run straight. This would give one block
an island-effect with two lanes, and some of the shrubbery
could be left growing.
What Makes A Person Go to
War Told in '''‘State of Nature”
PENNY’S
SERENADE
W. L. Penberthy
We have just returned from the
longest and most looked forward
to vacation of the school year, and
everyone I have talked with re
ports a very wonderful time. Al
though I feel that the best deal
on vacations is to take a little one
each and every
day, I also look
forward to a va
cation of some
length. This
morning I heard
one of my asso
ciates remark
that “He needs
a vacation a s
bad as one who
has just return
ed from o n e.”
The grounds for
this remark is
that most of us
try to burn the
candle at both ends, and so have
to come back from our vacation
to rest up.
Most of us have the wrong slant
on vacations. We feel that we
need some time off to rest up from
our labors, but really the purpose
of a vacation is not to recuperate
but to prepare us for the tasks
ahead. During a football game
the teams have a fifteen-minute
intermission between halves, not
to rest up, but to prepare them
for a strong second half.
We have had a fine vacation.
Maybe we are a little tired, but
we have had a change and some
recreation, and should be mentally
rested and in shape to wind up the
semester’s work with a lot of en
thusiasm.
In watching sports contests we
all like to see our team make a
strong finish. This thing is true
in just about everything, and to
those of us who have been crowd
ing the border line, a strong finish
will certainly make a fine im
pression.
DFC Awarded A&M
Graduate of 1937
Lieut. Comdr. Jackson L. Gray
son, USN, a 1937 graduate of A.
& M., was recently presented the
Distinguished Flying Cross and
three Gold Stars in lieu of the 3rd,
4th, and 5th Air Medals by the
Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval
Intelligence School, Washington,
D. C.
Comdr. Grayson participated in
the Defense of the Phillipines, the
Battle of Java Sea and the Mar
shall Islands engagements. He
holds the Air Medal with five Gold
Stars, the Distinguished Flying
Cross, Purple Heart, Presidential
Unit Citation with two Bronze
Stars, Army Distinguished Unit
Badge, the Phillipine Defense Rib
bon, as well as the American De
fense, American Theatre and Asia
tic Pacific campaign ribbons.
Grayson is now making his home
in Washington, D. C.
Faculty Volleyball
League Opens Play
Play in the Faculty Recreation
Volleyball opens Monday n i'g h t
with all eight teams comprising
the league slated to swing into
action at the Consolidated High
School. „ ,
Opening night pairings have the
Tigers booked against the Indians;
Cubs vs. Yankees; Pirates vs.
Giants, and Cardinals vs. Braves.
The teams are composed of mem
bers of the faculty, members of
the staff of the Extension Ser
vice with a sprinkling of students
thrown in.
More than 10,000 volumes were
added to libraries of Veterans Ad
ministration hospitals during Oc
tober for the use of veteran-pa
tients.
What’s Cooking
SUNDAY, Jan. 5
3:00 p. m. Mask & Foil Club,
Gymnasium. A. B. Rodner, Hous
ton Pro, to instruct.
MONDAY, Jan. 6
7:00 Mask & Foil Club, Assem
bly Room, YMCA.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8
7:00 p. m. Former Navy and
Marine Corps personnel, organiza
tional meeting for club, Room 307,
Acad. Bldg.
—EARNINGS—
(Continued from Page 1)
Earnings that should be report
ed are wages, salary, commissions,
bonuses or other payments receiv
ed by a veteran by reason of his
employment. This includes earn
ings from overtime work custom-
By WILNORA BARTON
Readers’ Adviser
THE STATE OF NATURE, a
novel by Paul Goodman, is an un
usual study of those basic urges
found in individuals of the human
race which make us wish to wage
war and find satisfaction in des
truction. He tries to explain the
social and psychological relations
among people which make them
seek to return to the elemental
nature within them. The violence
of war, however, cannot bring
them to this nature. Mr. Good
man’s conclusion is the joyful one
—that we must “wage peace” in
feverish and explosive determin
ation if we are to have peace at
all. On the whole Mr. Goodman’s
book presents a pessimistic view
of the war, but the approach and
presentation of the problem of
peace is unique. THE STATE OF
NATURE is indeed a novel that
is different.
* * =H
ALL THAT’S MINE by Alice
Lent Covert is the pathetic and
deeply moving story' of two peo
ple who found love and deep hap
piness in middle life. The little
Indian village of Tres Padres high
in the mountains offered a refuge
for pretty, red-haired Maureen
Angus, who went there to super
vise the Indian Schools. After
eight years of devotion to a worth
less man, her personal world blew
up in her face, and wishing to
leave her old life behind, she went
to Tres Padres. There she met
Gundar Sandow. Sandow had suf
fered a double loss, and his grief,
which was tied up with his devo
tion to the Indians, had made of
him a bitter and cynical man. The
By CHAS. CALLAWAY
Any member will tell you that
me most entertaining, educational
and nationally-known club on the
campus is the Radio Club. Involv
ing work that is very intriguing,
those members of the amateur op
erators’ organization hhve a chance
to keep up on the latest gossip
and happenings in other parts of
the country.
It is possible for members of
the club to keep in contact with
people in many parts of the world,
both in the States and in foreign
countries. Communicating with
Hawaii has been reported. How
ever, the more distant countries
are hard to contact, except in the
wee hours of the morning.
The local club has been in oper
ation since back in the early twen
ties. They jiave QSL cards dat
ing back as far as 1927. These
QSL cards are mailed upon request
by the station you were communi
cating with, in acknowledgement
of having received your message.
Several students over the campus
proudly tack these cards to the
doors of their rooms. Most of
the boys on the campus have their
cards issued for operating from
their home address. When oper
ating from the local station on
the campus, they have to state the
fact that they are using portable
sets.
The letters that appear upon
these QSL cards have a meaning.
For example a card with the let
tering W5AQY has the following
meaning: “W” stands for the Unit
ed States, the figure “5” stands
for a certain zone in the United
States; and “AQY” is the call sign
which has been assigned by the
Federal Communication Commis
sion.
The maximum power allowed in
operating an amateur transmitter
is 1000 watts. The local station
on the campus, which is located
in the Electrical Engineering
Building, was originally the old
transmitter of WTAW. This sta
tion operates on about 900 watts.
One of the Electrical Engineering
students is a trustee of the sta
tion, and is held responsible for
abiding by all regulations set forth
by the Federal Communication
Commission.
Anyone is permitted to talk over
the transmitter, provided that a
licensed operator is there operat
ing the transmitter. This has
come in very handy in sending
messages to “Tessieland”. Not
exactly like the telephone, this is
the next best way of communicat-
arily scheduled, but will not in
clude any other overtime pay.
A veteran who desires informa
tion or assistance in completing
the report should consult the Vet
erans Advisor in Ramp B, Hart
Hall.
sincere devotion which both Mau
reen and Sandow felt for the In
dians brings them together, and
for the first time in their emotion
ally warped lives they find peace
and happiness.
Using the rich and varied back
ground of conflict between two
civilizations Miss Covert has writ
ten a story both beautiful and
stirring.
* * * ♦
WOODLAND, FIELD AND
WATER FOWL HUNTING, by
Ben O. Robinson.
“What is more precious to the
outdoorsman than the sight of a
wedge of wild geese painted
against the background of the au
tumn sunset; the remembrance of
a flight of mallards dropping out
of the falltime of dusk into some
meadow pond; or the sly rustle
of the birches as a cunning buck
deer slips down the wooded slope
and then goes dancing off across
the prairies with its white flag
waving a challenge to the hunts
man ? ”
This is the opening sentence of
Mr. Robinson’s book and reveals
the fact that he ’is a man whose
whole heart is devoted to the fine
art of hunting. With such a be
ginning one might think the book
would dwell more on the esthetic
pleasure in the sport than on prac
tical considerations. That, how
ever, is decidedly not the case. Mr.
Robinson discusses the guns, and
other equipment, as well as the
habits and best methods of hunt
ing various types of game. Any
hunter will find this admirably-
written book filled with real en
joyment.
ing. It is possible to have friends
talk to you from some station. In
speaking to another person at
some other station, he talks a
while, then signs off; then you
are able to talk.
The purpose of the A. & M.
Radio Club is to further and stim
ulate interest in building and oper
ating amateur radios. The Ama
teur Radio Club has been a relay
league in carrying messages all
over the world. The amateur op
erators are allowed to operate on
any of the various frequency
bands assigned to them. The most
common band being used on the
campus is the 75 meter (3850 to
4000 K. C.) and the 10 meter band
(28,000 to 30,000 K. C.).
Although most of the 20-odd
members on the campus are E. E.
majors, any person interested can
obtain an amateur operator’s li
cense, providing he can pass the
exam given by the F.C.C., and join
the club. Harold Rudasill, presi
dent, or Manning Trewitt, vice-
president of the local club, would
be glad to discuss details of the
organization with anyone interest
ed in radio.
Slobbovians Have More
Time, Less Doings-- ‘
It Is Indicated Here!
Students living and attending
classes at the A. & M. Annex are
making better grades than stu
dents living on the main campus,
according to a survey completed
by H. L. Heaton, A. & M. regis
trar.
A study made of the grade aver
ages of new students who entered
A. & M. in September showed that
the Annex freshmen (including
freshmen veterans) had a grade
point average of 1.27 as compared
with the 1.22 average of new stu
dents on the main campus.
Among the Cadets as a whole,
the Annex average is 1.11 against
1.06 for the main campus Cadets.
Veterans on the main campus
made a showing of only 1.38 grade
point average, as compared with
1.43 for the Annex veterans.
Grade point average is a ratio
between credit hours given and
the grade made by the student in
the course.
A comparison between ROTC
units shows that “A” Company,
Engineers took top honors by hav
ing 83.3% of its members post an
average of “B” or better.
Tea and Cookies on
Agronomy Menu
Each Wednesday
A way to combine business with
pleasure is being demonstrated
each Wednesday afternoon from
5 to 6 o’clock by the Agronomy
graduate Seminar 603 class.
Ordinarily, 5 p. m. marks the
end of a not-so-perfect school day
for most students, but this is not
so for the 603 boys. At this time
they are just beginning their Sem
inar class, which really isn’t bad,
since during each lecture, tea and
cookies are served.
The refreshments ai’e paid for
by contributions made by those
attending the weekly class, and
the chief cook and bottle-washers
are selected weekly by R. C.
Potts, Instructor-in-charge.
Regular attendants to the class
include extension workers, exper
iment station workers, members of
the Agronomy faculty, graduate
Seminal’ 603 class members, and
Agronomy senior Seminar 415
students.
A spot of tea might help make
any course more interesting.
The Battalion
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
Pissociated Gpl!e6iate 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
Vick Lindley Veteran Editor
David M. Seligman Tuesday Associate Editor
Charles E. Murray Friday Associate Editor
Paul Martin Sports Editor
Larry Goodwyn Assistant Sports Editor
Ike Ashbum, Jr — Annex Editor
Wendell McClure, Peyton McKnight Advertising Managers
Gerald Monson Circulation Manager
Ferd English. Arthur Matula, Wm. Colville, Dudley Burris,
J. M. Nelson Reporters
A1 Hudeck, Jack Herrington Photographers
Just Ask Any Member-A. & A4/s
Radio Club's Best-Says Member
Hollywood Revel-ations
By Harry Revel
Hi ’ya Aggies . . . Autograph
fanaticism in New York City is
plainly becoming hoodlumism, as
witness the recent frenzied attack
on FRANK SINATRA . . . arriv
ing at a broadcasting station, he
was seized upon by a mob of gib
bering bobby-soxers who proceed
ed to tear him apart. Two smart
alecks grabbed hold of his bow-tie
and began pulling at each end of
the tie, slowly strangling him.
While Frank was gasping for air,
another so-called ‘fan’ began pum-
meling the singer’s head with his
fist . . . only the intervention of
the police prevented what might
have become a serious injury. On
ly recently, other movie celebs
have been the recipients of the
same sort of treatments from
these mobs . . . something’s got
to be done about this . . . BUT
SOON!
LANA TURNER is sponsoring
a handsome singer by the name
of NICK DELANO ... his recent
discing ‘HONEY’ and ‘GUILTY’
on Black .and White Recordings
are selling by the thousands . . .
They say that MARTHA RAYE’S
interpretation of the wife that
couldn’t be killed in the forthcom
ing CHAPLIN picture MONSIEUR
VERDOUX is really something.
This picture was originally called
BLUEBEARD and CHAPLIN has
discarded his old baggy pants, cane
and moustache, and plays a French
dapper dandy, who wins the wo
men, and then one by one, bumps
them off . . . until he meets his
Waterloo.
Two new Broadway shows soon
to be produced have unusual titles
. . . THREE INDELICATE LA
DIES and MOON FOR THE MIS
BEGOTTEN.
An impressive English picture
called STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
is getting raves from the review
ers . . . it was originally called
‘A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH’ ... it was started 18
months ago and in the early sta
ges of shooting, scenes were being
enacted on a deserted beach in
Devon ... a Captain (Army) was
cycling by and stopped to inquire
the name of the picture that was
being made ... ‘A MATTER OF
LIFE AND DEATH’ replied the
producer . . . the Captain frowned
and retorted “if you don’t get
away from this beach right away,
it will be a matter of life and
death, there are plenty of hidden
land mines under the sand ...”
. . . the company scrammed pronto.
THE LIFE OF VINCENT YOU-
MANS ’ will be made by MGM.
DR. N. B. McNUTT
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
Youmans was the composer of
such all-time favorites as TEA
FOR TWO, TIME ON MY
HANDS, WITHOUT A SONG, and
CARIOCA. A trunk full of com
positions was found recently, and
some eighty numbers that have
never been heard may get a chance
to attain popularity ... a lovely
red-headed bundle of feminine pul
chritude by the name of JOANNE
MYLES has arrived in Hollywood
from the East and every studio
in town is seeking her services for
various movies . . . right now she’s
being Technicolor-tested for
BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
from all of us Hollywoodians.
Mask and Foilers to
Meet on Monday
Members of the Mask and Foil
Club are urged to be present at
a meeting to be held Monday, Jan
uary 6, at 7 p. m. The meeting
will take place in the YMCA-Cab
inet Room, Bill Wallis, president
of the club, announced.
Since there are many important
subjects for discussion, everyone
is requested to be present. First
on the agenda is arranging for
semi-monthly meetings with A. B.
Rodner, fencing professional of
Houston. Round-robin t o u r n a-
ments will be held to select a fen
cing team. At this time arrange
ments will also be made to send
invitations to other schools for
fencing meets. Lastly, Wallis con
cluded, it is planned to make the
Mask and Foil Club the official
fencing team of A. & M.
Onceover
and a dean^_^
shave!
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