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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1947
Wives Show Real Independence... \
Women, who may be calm about the fin
ancial crisis in England or guerilla warfare
in Greece, can get thoroughly aroused over
the “Battle of the Hem-line”, as the Battal
ion fougjl out last week. Pew articles have
received more comment this summer than
the front-page story a week ago. telling how
GI Wivew and other young women here are
general, and Texas women in particular, still
have a tradition of independence which might
■hairy ua men.
Hushing in to the light, the Battalion goes
on rect>rd as encouraging the independent
stand of thr«e women. For year our women
have bi<cn creating what is often called ‘The
American Look." It atr—is freahneaa and
naturalness, and we men like it The new
Parisian styles are distortions of nature, a
backward stap, destroying everything that
American designers have built up over the
past t| years.
WhaTt mere aad them Is where wo
men atmireta are vitally affwt^i h<>»
aaa wo married 01 slodsnti afford to boy
II Hm wpdpshs MS MV fripMi SWI V wo
y^tho aew^styUT Thais lit ftO-a-
We Missed the Boat-
* 1 A
One-hundred end forty-three collrgrn and
univefslties have been deemed qualified to
offer professional training to chemists by the
American Chemical Society. Forty-nine of
these institutions were approved for train
ing chemical engineers. This information was
gathered from the August 18 issue of the
* “Chemical And Engineering News.’
The most outstanding omission was again
Texas A. A M. College. Although the Amerir-
can Chemical Society saw fit to approve such
small colleges as Juniata College, Hunting
don, Pennsylvania, and Carleton College,
Northfield, Minnesota, Texas A. A M. just
didn’t make the grade
' There is an explanation, of course. In fact,
there are several. Last spring the head of
the chemistry department listed four lessons
for our being omitted from an earlier list.
They were:
> 1. A shortage of men holding Ph. D.’s
f exists in the departments of chemistry and
chemical engineering. Several have been hir-
' ed with that degree since the end of the war,
but there are still too few ia the department
At the Universityy of California, Berk-
ety, students wives have taken the same step
as at A. A M„ and have banded together to
fight new styles. If enough young women
stick together on this matter, those who wear
the long dresses will look as ridiculous to
themselves as they do to us right now.
The Dallas Homing News has found it
self in s predicament over the organised re
volt of Dallas women In the ‘‘Little Below
the Knee Chib”, which has been copied in
many other communitiea.
To uphold Dallas’ reputation as a style
center (a reputation won during the “A mar
ican Look” period) stores there went all-out
to make Dallas the first city in Amsrica to
adopt long skirts. The high-pressure back
fired. Dallas has become, instead, the can
ter of organized revolt by American women
against the Parkian edicts. Press
turn wirts carried the “revolution” story to
all perta of the nation last week. A CB8
coast-to-ooeet broadcast featured Mrs. War
ren Woodard, leader of the revolt.
Caught between two firm, the Newt fi
nally took an editorial stand thin week
Braved long dresses, not on j
| styts. but because they are M
economic welfare of the cotton
granade of
‘ for the
” We
good fo
MMr.
■Again...
Germans Planned Rocket
With 3,000 Mile Range
acnDKx anviOB
Tha German* planned a bomb to cross tha IgaeHf and M
Hew York, tt was a rocket to be sUjim m Its long Journey by
other rocket which detached Itself when Its Job wae done
Gen. WUlkun ]
by Brtf.
if of the AJLF Guided Weeks and Air
The QWwans, he said destloped sever*
es. Tha V-t, used against London, v
raa the only ona of this aeries to he
r. tt la not hard to via*
rockets known aa the “A”
and although
what might have bean ta atone for
the Alllee gad the Germans been
given Riffle lent time to Ootnplete
developments. '
Bach of the “A” series was de
veloped primarily fbr research with
the esception of A-4. later known
as the V-l The A-10 wma the
end result toward which thia whole
program waa directed Thia la
the weapon which the Germans «-
to use In bombing Hew
Every Dog Has His
Day—In Colorado!
tin u h.KIS THE BOOKKNDS.
A ‘First’ in Illustrated
Writing Is ‘Story of FBI’
■Y Mra WUsars Bartoa
kaaiara* Adviaar
Tha A-u) was d*acribed by him
aa a booster rocket placed behind
the A-B giving it two-etop cooper
ation to aacure ranges of 3 000
milea. The A-S was much Uke the
A-4. more familiarly called tha
V-l. with wings added to give
creased range and using acid aa
an oxidiier ia its foal.
Tha A-10 was never actually con
structed. However, all 4
las and computations
completed, and it appears that it
could have been
its I
had
developmen
The total weight of Ms A-10
was to have boon ISO,000 p
of which 140,000
llfsHki^
2. A. A M.’s salary scale Is much too
low. In tho opinion of tho American Chemical
Society, to support Its Instructors of chemis
try and chemical engineering. This draw
back has been lessened since then, however
8. Laboratory and classroom space
at a premium in both departments. The pas
sage of the coll«‘ir** building amendment on
August 23 might eventually alleviate that
condition.
4. Perhaps 4he most outstanding criti
cism of our two departments is the most
valid: research is neither desired nor en
couraged on this esmpus.
Although sny one of those reasons is
sufficient to remove s school from the AGS
list, it is unususl that all four of them apply
to A. A M. Surely, dreumstanceH alone are
not to blame. Let’s pull the “nigger” out of
the woodpile!”
With such a distinguished man as Dr. F,
W. Jensen heading the department, perhaps
the chemistry department will eventually re
gain the good graces of the American Chem
ical Society ... a powerful organisation.
It’s Been a Quiet Summer...
It’a been a quiet, but hot summer term.
Very little has been accomplished and a
few changes in administrative positions have
been made But as a whole, everyone has
been going to school.
To name a few—‘‘minor" changes—Dean
of the Graduate School and Arts aad Sci
ences T. D. Brooks was placed on modified
aervios; Dr. M. T.
to euecssd him. Dr. F. R Clark was dis
missed as head Of the Economics Deiiart
moot, replaced by Dr. G W. Randle. W. L.
I'enberthy was named Dean of Men to re-
place J, W. Rollins, who resignM to aooept
a similar position at East Texas State Teach-"
fU|0|gBr
V 0. ”8i.»kc" White, director of Intra-
murii AthleUrs, was apnointsd director of
Student Activities, replacing Joe Sktlea, who
IfHpi MMM fiappS’MMacer at
Nortl.TBi State College Luther A*’
"Luke” Harrieon, of the Physical Education
Department will be Deaa of Men at the Bry
an Army Air Field Annex next month. Cl.
Byron Winstead resigned aa director of col
lege Information and Publications, replaced
by MjMAdcreon Shuffler of the Ivvi i .)
merit Fund
l The Athletic Depuitmmt wee strength
ened by the addition of Harry Stiteler. And
LU Dim mitt resigned as assistant football
coach.
In addition, the Routhwe«t’s first alter-
nating-current network calculator Waa to
st allAci to the Electrical Engineering Build-
ing.
C. W. Jackson resigned as radio editor of
the Extension Service, replaced by Andy Ad
ams. . . J The “blue star” was regained bv
the Cadet Corps after a one-year loss. .1. . .
Thk Aggie Players and Singing Cadets pre
sented toe Gilbert A Sullivan ‘The Mikado”.
. -,- -T W. R. ‘TBill” Carmichael was named
Director of Athletics, first full-time employee
to that position. . . . E. N. Holm green, form
erly business manager of the college, was
panted a year’s leave of absence to serve ee
had of an agricultural mission to Greece. ..
The Veteran Students Association sponsorec
a key design contest and an All-College
Dance with Johnny Sullivan’s Orchestra.
Dr. John P. Abbott of the Department of En
glish, was named assistant to the dean of
the college at Bryan Field Annex.
Classroom buildings were moved from
Camp Wallace to accommodate the influx
of students and faculty additions Dr,
G. 8. Frape, a member of toe Chemistry div
laion of the Agricultural Experiment Station,
retired after 44 years’ service. .... Six
older dorms on the campus were rejuvenated
and lounges have been started in Dorms '
aad 10.
Dr, F. W. Jensen waa appointed new head
of the Department of Chemistry to replace
Dr. C. CHedgeu,
And, we mustn't forget that A. A M. was
granted $6,000,000 under the College Build
ing Amendment.
Yes, it’s been a quiet summer term
One World . . •
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That new magaxtne. Unit'd Nation*
World, will eschew all such expressions as
"foreign” or “foreigners” (foreign to or
from what? it asks), as well as all talk about
“distant places” (distant from where?) or
“strange cultures’’ (strange to whom?). We
consider this a damn good policy which more
of us should adopt. But we think the United
Nation* World might go a st^) further and
change its masthead so it won’t read the way
it has up to now: “Subscriptions: $4.00 one
year. . . Foreign postage, $1.00.”
1 —TONI
A RECENT bride, in filling out her wed
ding data blank for the Waterbary Connec
ticut Americas wrote under “decorations for
reception—Four Rotes and Throe Feathers.
TMl 8T01Y OP TUB PM. •?
Dm Milan ol LOOK, with as
laaretfMtlea by J. Mgar Maa-
far. NesTanu Dutlsa, IMf.
Tha alary of Ika FBI waa writ-
ton and photographed with tha
full cooperation and aaalatanco
of tha Fodarsl Bureau of Inveat-
tgation Tho book tolls for tho
first time in picturee tho FBI’o
history, and show* how it foes
about ita tosh of protecting the
natkm’s internal aeeurity. Auth
enticity and accuracy in every
detail was insured by close col
experts. LOOK editors and photo
graphers have used the new vis
ual techniques of Picture journal
ism to present this exciting story
text mod pictures.
The book depicts the prepara
tion and training undergone by
candidates for tthe position of
Special Agent, shows the precise
work performed by technicians
examiners in the laboratory,
and recouunts the dramatic role
played by the G-men in the battle
against spies and saboteurs, thugs,
d racketeers.
Here for the first time is
the progress of an FBI
in the classroom, the gymnasium! 1
on the range, and in the field. A
hypothetical murder ease is
acted ia pictures, with FBI
playing their real-life roles in its
solution; step bv step the reader
i-* shown how clues are collected,
how tho laboratory brings the
resources of science to bear on the
evidence submitted to it. He learns
bow modern precision instruments
have revolutionised crime detect
ion.
The FBI’s dramatic and effect
I vs contribution to winning the
war is recounted, with many de
toils told for the first time: The
SlNMlng
Instlon'l
Isalty |
wsr plants
—\ s hs asam atm^i
ihim! prtn
byth/WiS
survey of their protective devisea
. . . Hew business acoecTstad to
mhhe Ameritt’a wsr Industry spy-
proof and saboteur proof so that
Inspired sabotage took
avsnvsvmaae m
.-bans
e provided
given saw
nt and pro
■very dog may have his day,
but the legal rights of a dog seem
to d. p. nd on whether the laws wars
sde by friends or foea of Ms
niaes.
In Colorado, Springs, Colorado,
a court ruled that a dog is entitled
to one bito
But out in Pasadena, California,
you cannot kaop a dog that barks,
the law any*.
These are two of tha
animal laws dk
Meyer, "answer
coin Park Zoo in Chicago. Here
are tome other animal laws which
Meyer a-ported. J
Bullfrogs and cottontail rabbits
Mf protected In Hayden Anions
n’kl ntninst the law to disturb
l&MVIlt
Ctitfc
many i
ad tha stals 1 !
• hunting In
!■• was to have been nwai-
S .I*w.d ..f a boo miles an
'be use of Ihn A*i° aa •
»d by Frad
at the Lin-
g f.wket wblr
>d would drop
"■ purpose
whtsh detached
^■fnaa after
located peoples, Soviet policy re
garding mfnorttica; and the col
onial crisis.
WHEN PEOPLES MEET. Edited
by Alain Locke and Banihnrd J.
Stern. New York, Hinds, Haydea
A » klmdg«. lac,, 1M1.
In this significant book 85 emi-
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With the advent of atomic pow-
mankind has entered the most
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In this comprehensive study the
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This edition brings the material
up to date, through the period of
the second World War. New topics
include: how the war affected Am
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the Japanese in the United States
during the war; intercuitaral edu
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bidding race discrimination; Am
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m; toe
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