Battalion
EDITORIALS
Page 2 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1947
A New Leaf.. .
After a brief respite, the campus of Ag-
gieland is seething once more with activity
as a new school year gets underway. From
near and far, from big city and small town,
from the “forks of the creek”, students have
drifted in to start A&M on its 72nd year of
college instruction.
Numerous changes have been instituted
since Texas A&M was founded nearly three-
quarters of a century ago; many changes
have taken place Since the end of the spring
semester.
Most notable of all, was the action taken
during the summer by the Board of Direc
tors in regard to housing of freshman stu
dents. This “deportation” of freshmen to
the A. & M. College Annex was probably
more closely related to the upheaval in the
Cadet Corps last spring, than to crowded
housing conditions, which for some unac
countable reason have become intensified
with a drop in enrollment of some 1,100 stu
dents.
The Directors also acted to appoint two
new department heads, a new Director of
Information and Publications and an athletic
director.
W. L. Penberthy, head of the Physical
Education Department, was appointed Dean
of Men to succeed J. W. “Dough” Rollins
who resigned to accept a similar position at
East Texas State Teachers College. Dr. M.
T. Harrington was named Dean of Arts and
Sciences to replace Dr. T. D. Brooks, who
went on modified service September 1.
Dr. F. B. Clark, Head of the Department
of Economics, and a prominent figure in the
campus turmoil of last semester, was re
lieved of his duties, and Dr. C. W. Randle
replaced him. Dr. C. C. Hedges resigned and
was replaced by Dr. F. W. Jensen. R. Hen
derson Shuffler, executive director of the
A. & M. Development Fund was named Direc
tor of Information and Publications, replac
ing G. B. Winstead, who resigned to enter
private practice.
W. R. “Bill” Carmichael, former execu
tive secretary of the Texas High School
Coaches Association, took over duties of
Director of Athletics at A. & M. last August
12.
These were the most important of the
internal changes made in the college system;
they will directly affect every department,
every member of the faculty, and every stu
dent.
As a whole, these were needed and de
sirable actions toward improving the effec
tive operation of the college. The one ex
ception, freshman housing, was undoubtedly
a move to eliminate hazing, along with the
unfavorable publicity that has literally
swamped Texas A. & M. for the past few
semesters.
It is the hope of The Battalion that re
turning Aggies will work together in an hon
est effort to regain the confidence and re
spect of the people of Texas and their Board
of Directors so as to enable a return of the
true Cadet Corps.
The Expanding Batt...
With this issue of The Battalion, we are
beginning five-time-a-week publication. Mon
day through Friday afternoons The Battal
ion will be distributed throughout the dor
mitories and sent through the mail.
Two Associated Press teletype machines
have been installed in The Batt offices, which
are now located on the second floor of Good
win Hall. From 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
through Saturday, the teletypes will tick off
the latest news straight from Texas AP of
fices in Dallas.
In addition, a cylindrical-type Goss press
has been installed in the A. & M. Print Shop,
replacing the flat-bed press of by-gone days.
The Goss press will be able to print and fold
2,750 papers per hour, as compared to the
1,000-hourly maximum of the flat-bed press,
which did not include an automatic folder.
An Elliott addressing machine has been
received, capable of addressing 2,000 papers
an hour. This addition to the expanding
Battalion will make it possible for papers to
be in the post office for final afternoon de
livery.
Battalions will be distributed in the dor
mitories about 6 p.m. each day; at the an
nex, students will receive copies around 7
p.m. in the individual barracks.
All non-dorm students will receive their
copies through the mail. Students who do
not live in dorms have automatically been
placed on the mailing list, through records
filled out for the Housing Office.
News stories will be accepted in The Bat
talion office until 9 a.m. on the morning of
publication. After that deadline all stories
will be held over for the next day’s issue.
Advertisements and classified ads must
be turned in to the Office of Student Acti
vities, also on the second floor of Goodwin
Hall, before 9 a.m. on the day before each
publication.
In addition, “The Little Batt’ will be
published at the A. & M. Annex, or “Little
Aggieland” every Tuesday and Friday af
ternoon. It will be a mimeographed paper,
sponsored by The Battalion, of special inter
est to freshmen.
The Little Batt will provide experience
in the art of newspaper editing and writing
for new students to use later on The Batt
staff.
Surprise . . •
A young lady we know went to a big
publisher’s 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
getting paper. Our young lady left right 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
wrong room. Just those men sitting around
that big table. The last meeting I went to
wasn’t like that at all. There were all sorts
of good things to eat and it was lots of fun—
just like a regular outing.”
—TIDE
The latest bit of classified advertising to
catch our eye comes from the New York
Herald Tribune, and the copy goes like this:
“Experienced dentist or veterinarian to drill
front large tusk of a lion. Lion has cavity
that must be filled.”
Sbisa Hall—1887 . . .
Below is reprinted an excerpt from the
Texas A.&M. bulletin of 1887:
“The food served in the mess hall is ad
mitted by all to be abundant, palatable, and
wholesome. It is therefore very desirable
that parents should refrain from sending
boxes of delicacies to their sons. The prac
tice of eating from these between meals is
undoubtedly very injurious to the health of
the young men.”
Need we say more?
The Arcadia, California branch of the
Citizens Bank of Moravia will soon feature
drive-in tellers to accommodate depositors
in their cars.
—TIDE
A PRINTER on the Columbus, Ohio Citi
zen didn’t estimate Rocky Graziano’s
strength when he set the line: “The fight
is scheduled for 75 rounds.”
The Battalion
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City
of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday
afternoon, except during holidays and examination periods. During the summer The Battalion is pub
lished semi-weekly. Subscription rate $4 per school year. Advertising rates furnished on request.
News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201, Good
win Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room
208, Goodwin Hall.
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credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published here
in. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved.
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Act of Congress of March 8, 1870.
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CHARLIE MURRY, JIMMIE NELSON Co-Editors
Vick Lindley Wire Editor
Farris Block, Duke Hobbs, J. T. Miller,
David Seligman Managing Editors
Mack T. Nolen Feature Editor
Louis Morgan, Kenneth Bond Feature Writers
A. D. Bruce, Jr., Howard Spencer Columnists
Paul Martin Sports Editor
Don Engelking, Arthur Howard,
Larry Goodwyn Sports Writers
Maurice Howell Advertising Manager
D. W. Springer Circulation Manager
Record Rush to Classrooms
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You’re Better Off Than Most
By A. D. Bruce, Jr.
The rush to go to college will again be a mad scramble
this year. Demand for higher education has never been
greater. Colleges expect a record-breaking registration of
about 2,750,000 students in the 1947-48 sea
son. They will be squeezing those students
into an educational plant originally de
signed for about 1,600,000. Needless to
say, much of that plant was out of date
before the war began.
The result is that the living and study
ing conditions in many colleges may be
worse than in the autumn of 1946. Yet
those who do manage to get into any college
may be counted as lucky. A.&M. has been
more fortunate than most schools, for very
few students have been turned down for
admittance. This may be accounted for by the raising of
entrance standards for out-of-state students. High school
graduates from other states must'’’
be in the upper quarter of their
class and transferees must have a
grade-point ratio of 1.5. Veterans
are getting a break on scholastic
requirements. Those over 21 years
of age without high school diplo
mas may enter A. & M. by passing
an extrance exam. The Veterinary
Medicine School at A. & M. has
had to turn down approximately
seven-eighths of those desiring en
trance this fall.
sophomore classes cannot be less
than 10 students is no cause for
worry any more. The big problem
is finding some way to keep classes
below 30 or 35 students. Laboratory
classes are limited by the amount
of equipment on hand. Many sec
tions are combined for lectures.
Different departments set differ
ent limits on the size of the classes,
and when registering, it becomes a
case of first-come-first-serve.
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In many universities fees have
risen considerably. Here, the cost
of board has increased and a re
quired student activities fee has
been added. However the medical
service fee and the cost of laundry
have been slightly reduced. Vet
erans’ fees are now a flat $150
regardless of the number of hours
carried, which was the basis of the
costs figured for last year.
Like everywhere else, living costs
are up at A. & M. Fortunately
costs are not as bad as they are
in the east, and it is possible for
the A. & M. veteran to get by on
his $65 by carefully watching his
expenses. Married veterans are ex
periencing a little more difficulty
in figuring out ways to stretch
their $90.
Housing conditions are better
than a year ago at most colleges.
With the addition of the College
View Apartments, A. & M. has 687
college-operated apartments and
space for 120 trailers for married
students. Since married veterans
vacated Walton and Hart Halls,
single veterans have been placed
two to a room instead of three.
Although the new “barracks”
classrooms and offices down at
“hog-hollow” on the main campus
are not ideal, they will help alle
viate the difficulties encountered
last year. Before the war, colleges
had about 165 square feet of space
per student for all instruction pur
poses. This year, they will have
about 83 square feet per student.
Educators freely warn that
classes now are too large for in
struction of normal quality. Lab
oratory sections are so large that
many students cannot even see the
machines and processes the instruc
tors are demonstrating. A. & M.
can vie with any college for the
all-time low in lighting, a condi
tion which should be corrected.
Army techniques, such as using a
loudspeaker for lecturing to large
classes, are being adopted. Several
colleges are having their quizzes
machine-graded — which may or
may not be a disadvantage.
The old rule that freshman and
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On the bright side the textbook
shortage of last year is not ex
pected to recur at this registration.
Books have been ordered since the
first of August and there is no
indication that they will not arrive
in time.
Only 652 students had part-time
jobs at A&M last spring. That
means that about one-ninth of
those enrolled were working, which
is not a very large percentage.
About 60% of those men were vet
erans. When war-time savings are
depleted more students are expect
ed to apply for jobs.
Competition for scholastic stand
ing will continue to be keen. Vet
erans, older and in a hurry to grad
uate, seem to be setting the pace.
However, with freshman at the
Annex, competition will be mostly
among high school graduates. With
the teacher shortage, students are
more on their own. Teachers of
college grade are too few. This
causes a strain on both the college
and students.
A great many colleges are asking
the Government to help pay for at
least part of the facilities they
need, but do not have the money
to build. Congress passed up that
request for the time being. A&M,
however, can now put around $5
million to good use — thanks to
those who supported the college
building amendment.
The jump in enrollments is forc
ing more colleges to herd students
through without individual treat
ment. That means many changes
in the pattern of college life. Let
us hope that the changes made at
Texas A&M are for the betterment
of all concerned.
Bejoins CE Department
Return of Howard L. Furr to
the civil engineering faculty has
been a nnounced by Dr. S. R.
Wright, department head. Furr
taught briefly here after being
separated from the army, and cur
rently is connected with the South
ern Railway, Cincinnati.
He is a Mississippi State College
graduate.
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Dairy Husbandman Ag Engineer Story
On 5-State Tour In British Review
R. E. Burleson, assistant dairy
husbandman for the A. & M. Ex
tension Service, is visiting points
in five states to make a detailed
study of dairy cattle artificial
breeding programs. He will visit
Muskogee, Oklahoma, Springfield,
Missouri, Madison and Shawano,
Wisconsin, East Lansing, Michigan,
and Tiffin, Ohio.
From the tour Burleson will be
able to gain firsthand knowledge
of progress being made in the va
rious localities and can determine
whether or not it is adaptable to
conditions in Texas.
H. P. Smith, agricultural en
gineer for A. & M., has been mak
ing late headlines in the cotton
press.
His article, “The Production of
Cotton in the United States,” was
featured in the July issue of the
Empire (British) Cotton Growing
Review. This magazine is publish
ed in London, England, by the Em
pire Cotton Growing Corporation.
Smith was also given a boost
August 20 for “fighting the farm
er’s problems” by Bodie Crump,
feature columnist for the Delta
Democrat Times published at
Greenville, Mississippi.
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