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EDITORIALS
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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1#47
A Word of Welcome...
You art at Twuui A. A M. CoUata
Woloomal .«* m m smm - •«
\ »„ Thla "‘ondn* you probably travatad a
w««, wtndlnf road to Tmcm A. A II. CoUm*.
Rut, jfrntlamnn, who haw a much lonnr
• . . full of orooka and eurvta,
roadbkwka and datoura. (
You haw dacidad to ooma to A. A M.
a daciaion made by many Taxana each year.
You choae A. A If. auw you wanted
to take Knflneering, Veterinary Medicine.
or ooa of the Arta Science
("ouphoh Y ou mifht haw picked A. A M. be>
cauaa your dad backed the "maroon and
You might have come because of
the military.
H-^HrdU>ss of the reason motivating your
choice of A. A 11, you will find that there
are other reasons more fundamental for
your desiring a coUege education.
In your stay at college, we urge that you
remember to put "education" first You
j are here to pass your academic work. Not'
only must you make passing grades in your
studies, but also you must learn the applica
tions of the laws of man and nature to the
society in which you live.
Men are continuing with scientific dis
coveries without adapting them tp society
y** You must determine to use your
t oergy, your mind, and all of your faculties
is r e ^ ,,or,d * better pi, “ to whicb
You want a complete education. Men
haw voiced varied thoughts concerning #d-
uoation. W# think that there aw many
wanderer* from the path of knowledge who
choose ins Usd to roam among the thorns. |
Hers la our Idea;
Btcome akillad in th* uat of the Rngtlah
language, both written and spoken. 1U*
member, that la the only way you can be
auw that other* understand yob.
Dewlop an appreciation for the bwt that
baa been written in books and in music. De
velop an appreciation for the bast that has
been done in the other cultural fields.
] Study our historical heritage and resotw
to put our support solidly behind our dem
ocratic institutions. We believe that democ
racy can be saved only through the develop
ment of citisens who think more of their gov
ernment than of their individual pookethooka.
Take part in student activities. There
are any number of clubs, societies, and extra
curricular activities which will broaden your
mind, teach you to associate with others,
and give you experience in every field For
mstance. in the field of dramatics, there is
the Aggie Players. For music, the Aggie
Band. Aggieland Orchestra, Singing Cadets
In publications, The Battalion, Longhorn, Ag
riculturist, Engineer, Commentator. In ad
dition, there are clubs in practically every
academic field. Take your choice.
HoJIh ^ e !! eVe Uut “ ^w^ted man who
doean t take part in government affair* is
no better off than the illiterate who can't
participate in self-government.
__ t ^ u, -government.
Dom What Comes Scientifically
/ We live in the "ScWiHtu a—.- ... _ * * # *
; We live in the "Scientific Age” and are
justly proud of its accomplishments. We
healthier, better informed, and liw long-
! , L t ^ any , of 1 °! lr for * b a* rir * Wa extend
?? wtr * ^b 110 th* farthermost »tara
the power of hearing around our glob* 1
w. fly Ihroufh thTilruid liwto thEZV
the daen. Wa tunnal tha earth and imum
a thou*
un-
lousamj
thedaau. W# tunnal <
through firs. Wa do a thousand Wl •“ m * n
things aach day which only a few daeada* aso e * rt * ln thing.
would haw caused us either to be worshiped * 0 tk>na or his
** supematufel beings "In I^Mufur with branded as re
league ^ . M
•In League with
supematufal bemgs ,
C«xl' or killed as outcssU
Devils”.
, -^be facts that hsw made these things
(Kipslble hsve been discovered one-bv-one bv
jwreona just like you and the man next to
y z J h ; se arp fpw ^ -Mon"
•w of nothing more than plain common
•«« applied to the wltchee. bllck ctTmo^
rmtml chir Uf- port on u,
astrologer*, fortune teller*, quseks, devils.
h*"*. and all the other • hSi
pokus that has been thought up to keep
a man from using the divine spark of his
own mentality. ^ ^
^an succeeds when he puts a simple Ques
tion m a form that can be answered by natur-
“ the form 01 an experiment
He then observes nature’s reply in the form
°f re ?2?i ta r™" 1 t b e conclusions, a course
of mteUigent action may be charted. The
scientific among us follow such courses to
♦ £ roun<i while the unscientific waste
their days gazing into crystal balls.
Those engaged in discovering new truths
by use of the above scientific method are re
search scinetists. It is to them that we owe
*W. Playing H.r.? . . .
our debt of graUtude for hybrid corn 100
atom bombs, DDT, and
ail eiae that la known both good and bad
You. too, may add your bit to the fund
[ ^y bnown and thua become a co-creator
^ V^ tu,r worid fw aii Who follow.
FYom time to time, when on«< ia in poaess-
^Hil^ inxih ' b* r a* "a
onui men knows how to behsw toward that
reruin thing. To all the world then, Wa
seem strange. Ha la
iwa - a heretic, or a
cj*ackMK>t. In earlier times these wara
#n<1 th * ifnorant murder-
*^* w b° professed to be leading the oeonle
A J )o ."/^Sy^Vhst oure Is the MdesUflc
mlTnnli l/ pri f ^ t i ,ther » ‘n that some
SISTTk ^ to think and
thought to question, and from the
t^tb Armed with the
Ki a can successfully
defend hia facU against the doubt and ridi
cule of an unenlightened world. It ia this
foUow-through m action that marked the fi
nal step in the Scientific Method.
For emphasis let us restate the steDs. A
person with an (1) inquiring mind (J) aks
" c *‘ ved an arunre «-.
a conclusion, which (4) he thinks
worth following. Simple, isn’t it?
. Tb 18 matter of scientific method and the
fulfillment of its promise for man’s well be
ing and the curtailment of its threat of de-
ronl^r«nl? ° f yo<lr b* 81 ^ort in
thl^homuS' thil,kin * ^ c * n do
Lab Manual, Biology 101
One advertising medium that you seldom
hear about are the little envelopes that
Broadway show producers use to put the
tickets in. They carry plugs for hose, whiskev
and-other thing* that playgoers are apt to
use. Well, the other day the St. James Thea
tre, currently housing Oklahoma, got a let
ter from a lady in Hamilton (Ont.). The let-
sTtofisr 1 two ticket * 40 the th ° w and ^
, . ^Drer Bln: Some time ago I wrote you
to obtain two tickets for Oklahoma April 19.
I received the ticketa, but on the envelope
containing them waa written:' Three Feat£
•f*—Hailed by the Critic.!! Does thU memi
that Oklahoma will not be playing on that
* date but that Tires Feathern wSl?
•end me a note explaining this."
Kindly
TIDE
A young lady we know went to a big
Publishers stockholder meeting last week.
It didn t last long and nothing much happen
ed except that a couple of elderly ladies kept
asking why magazines had so much trouble
hfnH ln fv, P * I S r °f ,r y °? ng ]hdy ,eft ri kbt be
hind the old gals and. by eavesdropping a
little, heard one say to the other: “What a
funny meeting! At first I thought It was the
thTu.r 0 ?"!:! men arou » d
/ VSS. that at *11. There were all sorts
th ^ eat and 11 l° u of Un
just like a regular outing."
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H^Wn* in tb* Petersburg (Virginia)
3 «?ldincig.
Tb# BattaMoa, offletal
Collet*
The Battalion
A<tv*rtl*lnf
>lng rstao furnished on reouo.t klr w»to«iptioe rat* $4 pv Mhool rear.
Offto*.
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Aigfrieland Ork
or* totting * break on acholaitic o n* wr
TSTKursa’aS IS? Sees Big Year
«?J2*SS2Vt TTZL Ahead for 48
had to turn down approximately ^
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Record Rush to Classrooms
* * *
Yjou’re Better Off Than Most
By A. D. Braee, Jr. >
, T b* rtta b to go to college will again be a mad scramble
higher education haa never been
kr eater. Colleges ex|*ect a record-breaking recittratioo of
about 2,750,000 studenU in the 1947-48 sea
They will be aqmiting there studenU
an educational plant originally de-
d for about 1,800,000. Naadlrea to
into an
signed
aav, much of that plant waa out of date
before the war began.
The result ia that tha living and study
ing conditions in many colleges may be
worse than in ths autumn of 1946, Yst
thore who do manage to get Into any college
may be counted aa lucky. A.AM. has been
more fortunate than moat schools, for vary
J few students have Wn turned down for
admittance. This may be accounted for bv the raising of
entrance standards for out-of-stata students. High acL^ 1
rnduate* from oth*r ateta* nMist*
to |i tto «PP*r quarter of ttotr
•*»* tisaaftows must h*v* ■
trade-point ratio of U. Vtterana
trance
rS^a -1,>0 " **' 1 "’* “■
p.rl»ncioc • 11*0. nor. diffleult
in ngwbit out waya to atrato
thoir |90
Housint conditiona art hotter
wan a roar ago at moot col
With th« addition of tto
View Apertteonte, A. * M. haa
coliogo-o para tod apartmonta and
■to?* f° r 120 tralloro for marriod
■tudento. Since marriod toterana
vooated Walton and Hart Halla.
•inglo vote ran* hare toon placnl
to a room inatoad of throo.
Although th* now "tomwka”
SifJ?*? 0 ?! 1 * effieue tow* at
•’hog-hoilow" on (ho main eampua
afC net ItoSL ttoy wtUtob alio-
vlate th* •ilfflculllM encountered
loot rear Boforo th* war, oollogre
tod about IM »quar* foot of apoc*
tor otutont for all Inatructlon jpur-
toare. TMa yrer. ttoy will Hare
about N aquore feet par atudent
.fiaiitlll frrely warn that
•mom now are too large for In
struction of normal quality, lab-
oratory aoctiona are ao largo that
■My aftMaete cannot oren ao* th*
aasMSaa and proreoaoo th* Inatruc
tore are demonutreUng. A. 4 M
eat Tte with any college for the
•M-time low In Hektlng, a condi-
Uoa which should be corrected.
Army technique*, such aa uaing a
loudsp*ok*r for l*ctorir^ to large
cUaaoa. are being adopted. Several
their quiEses
■■attol Ifiailii — which may or
may not to a disadvantage.
Th* old rule that freshman and
sophomore claaao* cannot be leas
than 10 student* is no cause for
worry any more The big problem
{• finding tome way to keep classes
below SO or U studenU. Laborstorv
classes are limited by the amount
of equipment on hand. Many sec-
tion* are combined for lecture*.
Different departments set differ
ent limit* on the *ise of the classes,
and when registering, it becomes a
case of first-come-first-serve.
brightt^Ito the textbook
On the
abort age of last year is not ex
ported to recur at this registration.
Books hare been ordered since the
nm of August and there is no
ndicaUon that ttoy will not arrive
in time. .
Only M2 students had part-time
)«b* at AAM last spring. That
■•MM that about one-ninth of
thoae enrolled were working, which
Md students.
ureaairing
for st
to build. Congress poresd up that
requret for tto tha* being. ASM.
however ean new pat around $6
■lllion to good not — thonki to
tSLfLSS? *•
The Jump In enrollments is forc
ing more colleges to herd students
through wnhout Individual treat-
wsyryjs ATS
o* hop* that th* change* made at
TWW* A * M are for the betterment
of all concerned.
This faU the Aggieland Orches
tra will again take to tto band-
■tend to “give out" with some of
the “hot licks" for which it has
In mmt mtomrnm §m h.„ ISttrtwTSfiSft
orb^S'bi r ^^!4 M ?ir‘' CO#t ^bodule of school’ dances
ss-i xrSFS
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Like everywhere elae, living cost* weekly “Showtime” broad-
are up at A. A M. Fortunately ca>t have won for the band a dep-
eoete are not as bad as ttoy sre “tation unique for a group of col-
ln tto east, snd it is possible for l*«Iat* musiciaas. Last year they
~* A - * veteran to get by on ^ined more distinction when they
his fM hy carefully watching his P'ejaJ »t the Governor’s Inaugural
expenses. Married veterans are ex- B *h in Austin.
i - Every year during the Christmas
holidays, tto Aggtelaad Orchestra
tours tto state playing for A. A M
Club dances. Last ytar alone, they
treveied some 2,500 miles during
toriod. This practice,
which has been going on for years,
ZFZ* kt *? band eon-
•tantly in tto public tye.
Th# orchestra boasts one of tto
finest music Hbrariss of Its kind
In ths country. Most of ttolr music,
valued at orer ll.OOO, has been
■PtejaBy arr—fd by professional
Ijgftr retoareals are told I*
to Music Hall, located acres, from
Orests’# Confectionary in the new
area. Mludents Interested In this
type work ean contact Twmsr,
whs** offtre is in that b*UdtM.
When playing fee daneee, band
member* drew *Uk* Tuxe* for
th* more formal oecMtone and
•port coats snd slneks for III* In-
fermnl sffslre help give the bend
that professional touch.
At All Events,
Aggie Band Is
Always There
The Texas. Aggie Band has often
been referred to as tto “pulse of
the spirit of Aggieland." This title
i* justified when it is realised that
the “famous Texas Aggie Band”
plays such a Vital part in all aetiv-
itiea. The band plays for all athle
tic eventa, yell practices, military
ceremonies, snd retreat formations;
•nd st least one formal concert is
held in the spring of each year.
The band is. organised for mili
tary purposes with two complete
organisations — the Maroon Band
and the White Band. These groups
were formerly designated as the
Field Artillery Band and the In
fantry Band, but since band mem
bers may now take any military
science course offered, these des
ignations sre no longer applicable
The two bands alternate at retreat
formations snd regimental parades,
reducing the amount of work re
quired of one organisation.
Approximately 100 students will
compose tto Freshman Band at tto
Annex, and 176 men will form the
Maroon and White Bands.
Membership in tto band is
U not a very large percentage. Membership in tto band is open
About 00% of those men were vet- •tudents who have played in
erana. When war-time savings are *" *«*Pt*ble high school band,
depleted more students are expect- t*7-««ta are not required ex-
#d to apply for Jobs. on the more common instni-
Competition for scholastic stand- I***" 1 * , Stud#nt * “<* taking mill
ing wilTcontlnu* to be keen. Vet- S? m !T lhr * *'*•
erans, older and In a hurry to grad- zL*. £!T id * d #th#r r *« x,ir *-
uate, seam to be setting the pare ar * "ret
However, with freshman at tto i T V r * j* "• remun*r*tlen for
Annex, competition will be meetlv ka,>d .. wo ^ ,l . t “rept free admittance
Mtong high *choel graduate*. \
tto tosetor ihertofe, atud*nte
more on ttolr ewn. Trecton
Never a Dull Moment At
Annex Recreation Center
m. until 11 pjn.
mostly » ' ?*rept free admittance
>. w.«i
Jill Aft oil triMe t#v
”SL.“ “S'”*■ *rfi5mrej R**
. A great many collage* are I
tto Government to help any
leaet gert of tto facHitim
Lite at tto A. A M. College An-
re*re"2|?re around the Student
Oeater. fponsomi hy tto Office of
2"*"*. Aa^HMee, the Stndant
€ant*r I. under the d.recUon of
Mr*. Ann Hllinnd. It is centreOi
loreted and tonnes varied typH-. of
reonretloreU fneilltto tm SSCnt.
' B B opm* frees TiftO
reeh day.
yiitbt.
. . »-w— -■*- ..../ortahl*
b « , Wte’ current magaslne*,
‘*•*1? *ewtpap#ri frees ell ever
u!-!. U . to ,or ‘be en.
tontT * *** mormkHm ef stu-
Far Ito musleally-mintled stu-
dents i piano end eutowett* ree-
vwLrVr.'** Uttk# ha#) Pre-
mr, ee in added st-
tractlen, > eemblnailon radio end
record rbsoger With * large selee-
Won of reeorde haa toee (nstalled
the week all of ttoa* teSf:
t^.are evnlkhfa to stndenu, and
Saturday night when a dance
^ been scheduled, small
ffther for dancing
r z! tJr Pre •bound at th*
Student Center. Some of the
^teLio^* 0 " - 1
retertain and occupy a freshman’s
dvrway to sponsor frs*
fumes one* or twice
Should a student desire «, .vuaj
JUS* •5^2} Center rather than
h J* ^ks. to ia free to do so.
Study tables are provided for this
purpose.
Thi* year It is planned to form
an organisation of students inter
ested in drama. Also, as an ad
junct to the famous Singing Cadets
of Aggieland, a glee club will be
formed at the Annex. Top listing
of extra-curricular activities plan
ned by the Student Activities Of
fice is the organization of an An
nex orchestra.
Social life at tto Annex is en
hanced with week-end dances spon-
•ored by the Office of Student Ac-
Uvities, by military organizations,
and by tto veterans' club
One of tto outstanding eventa
MBS. ANN HILLIABD
Muclrnt , Pn irr Host, ««
of th* year ia tto Christmas party
tlven by Student Activities at tto
Baxter during prv-Chri«tma* week
ter all students, staff member*.
Annex jH'r.or*||, and Invited
mas. Tin party is an informa
tion get-together, and Usually een-
atos of a Christmas program, re
freshments, and group carol sing-
ing. |
Adjacent to tto Student Center
ia tto Snack Bar, which ia also op
erated under tto auspices of ths
Student Activities Office. Cold
drinks, lee cream, and sandwiches
are available to an students, guests,
and faculty member*
Tto Stndant Center ia maintain-
•fJSi -upPorted by tha Student
Activities Office at no cost to stu
dents. AU equipment snd entertain
ment, with the exception of dances,
*re free, and students and their
*y?u U ap#a, ?* d 10 uk * ^vantage
of tKo facilities made available to
them.
Faculty Members . . . •
“THE COMMENTATOR
Touch#* tha Pula# Of
tha Southwest!
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the Class of H.
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IS ML W. Bryan Mnj n
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