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DfecfeMBER 18, 1947
N
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to -rei
s inievfit
As you
for Chris
time you
lege?
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the holidays
already ha{\i
several m
j ! . Traffic ®eath
Mother perkpn”.
A&M you jstand
to be that ‘‘ j)ther tiirsop”
fulness, dW waft :hfuiln
words and jmake } ood
your roommate
Id it be the last
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iflrn to A&M after
itafb e ‘‘death” may
an j^ppoinllment for you atld
Aggiws! | |v . i
ijways happen to
0 students from
:e as knyone
idoii’t
the
ikgodd
xpects 100
t dr Public Safetj
die during the holidays on Texas
ringing the year’s^ total to
least 2,870 people will be in-
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rges, “That each citizen
htmself Such disci
jonsibility for the
hua act:
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Surety First, care-
m:
ation, but! they a
pplication.;
We have hadiievejra 1
!ss aife beautiful
(oii’ti do it” conver-
holloviwithdut individual
;ers
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“Sijlver Taps’
Mondaysjtljis fallffor vf^tlnjis of week-end
traffic accidents.
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ith s
veraj
ore spi
body, the !lkw of
may take place bt i
A letter;to President
governor: Beaufo id Jes
Collapse
on
h a large student
siys that others
n er;
ibb Giilchrist from
r stated that the
Depa
ersotis
ighwlays
6 ,100] and
jured. f iI
GdVerno
impose iupoi
sense of re
otherd that
lead to the death
A pre^lctionjof 100
are not inevita
prevented,: j jjj;
, Sush sickenihg hlaiigfht ,
would be a stark negation of the Christma:
message bn earth peace, good will toward
men. A concerted and intensified campaign,
God \Villihg, may bring about ah accident-
Tree Christmas seaspn for all the people of
our Statei” I f jj|, . || ...
In lyour eagerneifs to get home you can
but you may lose a
rk
pline and a
fwelfare of
dcts behind-the-wheel nojt
njjury of hi& fellow men.
dearths and 2,870 injuries
ble. They can and must be
4,
Trampling Ouj the VmUgt
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Hemlerso:
doctor from Eurel
ways : to cure cow:
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Ii-win, old-fashioned countrj'
N. C. has proved that the best
.. >s to ha*; plenty 3f the; f»m
footed animals among one’^ medical “ekvipmerjt
: fir. Irwin uses his surplus cows to lend to
nts, The. system is based ori the theory
min mdst have a cow, especially if he is si
dock forks over a co^’ if the patient di
already | haVe one and the patient gets the
of; plenty of milk. The doctor gets a return oh
investment in the form of all the calves.
“Proiri a $1$0 cow, 1 can Isell the calf fori
a good return,” jsays the IdOc. V
Years of family practice have ccnvinced: him,
the doctjor HBys.-that “a^cpuplc should be refused a
ier Ti
idlal!,
that
« cent
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Jol Wi
t:
iM star.
he
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in, a cento V is
tdwel
i, a sjtove and a cow.” j
EST POINT FOOTBAIX,
H THERN STYLE
ley hive- a
\i
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er ahd suffering
he
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As MacKenzic Sees It
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marriage license uhlcai'tliey can say
bed
WEST PO
SOUT
football tehms ojf the United States Mili
tary Achdettiy seem to bel following in the best tra
dition of) the Old South although Genera] U. Si Grant
would probably tulm over ih bis grave if he heard
about tlje new developmefits along the Hudson.
For the second straight year, the Army fopt-
captain. |
x v/t v»*v o\;vRfiiva jvuAy w»v Avnsy-
ball eleven has elected a: Southern for] its football
gain tjme by hurryijjig
lifetime.jRE CAREFUL!
Education..
Big Four Collapse Finds US,
England, France in a Huddle
This year, it was Joe Steffy, All-American guard
from Chattanooga, Tenn, Nelxt year, the Army’s
gridiron destinies will he handled by feill Yoempn,
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ion oi
A proposal issued re^ht|y lb
Truman’s: Commii
turns the Upotlig
been in the shadov
we are one) of the
ers, our entire ec
be spinning its w
The federal pi
financial Help to
by llj)60, and it c
“Quota Systems”
y President
ouble!tjbl ege -enrollments with high schoql work
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
Al* Forsign Affairs Analyst
The collapse of the Big Four
efforts in London to frame Ger-.
man and Austrian peace treaties
has sent America, Britain and
France into a huddle to devise
ways and means for the economic
consolidation of Western Germany,
sufficient funds, poor instruction, and in- leaving eastern Gprjmahjt in the
adequate facilities, especially in the rural of th e Russians who will
ureas, are fordn* our prima* schools to! ^
turn out students who aie unable to cope s Plan and extend Sovipt domination
ht „ . r -
Higher Education levels. Gur own Gilbert-Aike
tundition that has the Tfexak educational watch
Thj seams arej also bursting at lower
‘ ‘ ' n Committee,
dog, paints a
tajtie|li!a denunciation of
a
/
teachers and oth ;r pro:
but stand jliii peril kk foi^te
elite” as ttkll. . j
At fir^j glanj^ oup- colleges, with their tion dr no education at all.
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pchool failures at
ever befw4, and:
years as wfell as
for same flme. Although disma picture of our grammar schools. In
irlds niiokt educated paw- sufficient funds, poor instruction,
cation 'machine seems to
eels, jj *
jposal I ! fp|s for sufficient
across western Europe.
This may easily be the decisive
European battle in the struggle
between Communism and the Demo-
_ Aside front the faults of the; entire sys-
anlit^la segregation in tern, there arej some self inflietjed stop gaps.
schooling. The 'Kit page tfeporf! said in part The admission quota systems, employed by On the brighter side is
that, we mpjfc only {(face ia g||oittage of doctors, many universities, are in many instances the fact that it finds the three
sSibnal personnel, tailored to deny learning fp certain hiinorit-! niajor Democracies finally united
ngjan “intellectual ies. In the 17 states where segregation is ‘n this crisis.
practiced, the Negro receives inferior educa- As the Bis? Four ( onfert!nce was
n’t act any Jopgor fts referee be
tween Russia and the USA. He
said “it becomes dbVious that the
USSR’? efforts no longer are aimed
at perfee.”
Braaiilt’s stakemenj might be ex
tended. It is equally true that it
rto longer is possible for any coun
try, or individual, to take a middle
of the road course between Com
munism and Democracy) It’s either
one or the othbr. N
s Meantime, in accordance with
treaty obligations, the last of uncle
Sam’s Troops in Italy are aboard
Found ! | •College Speaks
End Y^ar Frjflay
taly
ort,
The Trur^an report lists these statistics:
by 1960 there will be two million new admin-
] rushing to aiv angry:close, French
j Foreign Minister Bidault was qtidt-
! o<l by the newspapeif Paris-Prefese
veteran sjddentsjii.-raramjed intq all corners,
seem the]ideal iMedujra Iprsa]! mass produc- by 1960 thehfe will be two million new'admin- 'as declaring that his country Could-
tion. As in most flflrst.gla ifeiv the impression istrative pos^s to be filled. One million new
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is deceptife. This Iv’earfs ?|b|icrop is the peak teachers must be recruited and trained to; a -• it .i
of a receeping wapfe. Tfie <|x4G.1. and his pro- match the growth of the population and eco- ^USlin iflOint l S
fit-produqujig Bill
and he rjnast be
school popiilation
The efinker h
, are Unable fto rep
cause of tJjieir o^fh stjudjejiit] problems
will soon be gone, nomvj, and tb
by today’s high 26 thousand mo^eidoctors will be needed than
the Humber how in sighh
SSMlKC I To Sponsor Dance
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The Austijn A&M -Mother's ClujiY
si tliit the high schools To meet these demands the commission 1 is honoring all Austin Aggies with
tjhe College students be- says; the federal government must “expand I a dance to be held Saturday, D<{-
no\k
they! oqdur
\e first Itvyo
have, repciiied asj ftianu a ;[35> of a graduat
ing class failinj.
High
greatly” its]fihancikl aid. It mehtions scholar- *|rt T,b ? r - 0 at the oW Boy ScoUt
.kSni ■ R»t in the Rollinfcvfood Addition.
The dance will begin at 9 p. m. and
cjlose at midnight; ] . i ’ ;
The Austin A&M Clbh decided
re numerous thap shipi fellowship*, and general support, and
rr iji the last tw r 6 says specific proposals will be offered later.
Many schools We are noli only anxious to hear these pro
a Yuletide transport, bound for
home, and the British also have
folded their itenW and departed
that economically shattered and
politically turbulent country whose
government is, fighting a life and
death struggle agaihst Moscow-di-
rected Communism. |
At first glanc.C this withdrawal
might seem like Ranking crutches
from under a { cripple—but not so.
These military Contingents had
been reduced to a handful of men,
mere token forces. And as the
Americans sail away they are re
placed by President Truman’s blunt
warningrthat, if Italy’s sovereign
ty should he threatened, the United
States would be bbliped to con
sider what [measpres would be
appropriate far the maintenance of
peace and security.
That, I take it, (is a promise—
couched in thp lapgbage of diplo-
A bbjx of Christmas (’Sards, be
longing to Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Batcher, were found at the an-
pcx. The Cards are at thtj Campus
Securit|y Office at the annex.
*
A watch and a pair ojf glasses
have been found outside the Ani-
inal Husbandry pavilion. These
articles can be claimed by identi
fying theip at the animal Hus
bandry office.
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To Meet Tonight
The YVaco - McLennan County
Ulub will meet in Room 301, Good
win Hall: (at 7:30 p. m. tonight to
make final plaris .for tjhe Christ-
■L ~ j-L_ g o Cour]ade, pyeSi-
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land
nanagers ITr
endamfe in
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tex. Moy s am
lot, jw? ntikt
Dr. T. R. Kami ton, o: the!
partment of business and acfcdiljjiktt
in$, will spe^k Frilay dt 5:1*
WTAW on i'Why Business
in Cycles”. This tvill be the
speaker before thi Christjmaii
days.
The daily Collej'e Splaaks S
jwijl be reburied ol JanUa: y 5, tl}
when C. A. Sauer, of ith,?'Em; i|
department will speak on ; Tpy 1
Language Bbgipn'ngs”.
I !
ipas rlahcje,
djent, announced today.]
:
The lance will be held a,tj the
Casa 1 lainca Supper f'Jub, 1 Lake
Shore prive, Waco, Difcembej- 22
with music furnished ijiy the] Ag-
gieland Orchestra and a floor show
by the Club.
An invitation has been extdnded
by the clbb to all Aggies living in
the Weed area and to those who
Will be in the dity cjuring the
Chi-istrmi holidays, j
Tickets, may be procured Ifiom
the Iloige Music Shop,]821 -Austin
venue, Waco, or at thif door Mon-
ay night. I : ;
ovi,
Fto police] lii Chi
ih nine tavern
jiown trouble
B obstacles jin his
’1 him. He told police |
many pbpple ill
my gun
in the ih< ft’s rodm.
the gun was stolen.? ,.
•WNO [T j
ind the owner,” wail^i .
This goat is going to
, but I’m not.”i
THE CUSTOMER
S'
in Sacre-
l e hadn’t.
Pouhd-
as ,ajn immediate hlt-r-a
e it has flicked up consi
ie idy interiors.
Id in .
as annotmeed t^o-
' ig hunHk with a
of iit jis:;iiot
both approve t
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tbea
irable
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limitec
he idea
a° ri
And Wl
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ajnprn
iplqmas.
'if
posa
wrill
s, but are equally as eager to see what at a meeting Monday night to hold
Over-Snecialization Curse
te done about them.
lii
macp—to safqguari
gressiom
igu
d i
taly from ag.-
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-if!
; - The import of' Prekiq
mission on'educkeon fdi-
has so ( mel eloquqr^ Word:
discussed! in thes| coli|iraji3p|refunded educa
lion.' for citii'
tlizensjifp asj \N
sion. The dqmmitlee sajys
fll as for
the first of several reports
said | . 1 l.l f , li
‘Bpecializatiojn is a hallmark of our so-
cietvf,/ and its advantages to mankind have
•1:
‘Presjetjt collftge pjrt
tributing: ajdequ afely |o
dents’ adujt liye
pitizens. f i
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“Thisj is tr
Unity of liberal
ed by ovwspecik
fnt Truman’s com-’
ctiised above) also
anj a isubject often ^ irr „._ r ._„ r ._.
?d educa- cietjf,/ and its advantages to mankind have EoitlpOsitC (jfOlip
a profes- been remarkable. Bjit in the educational iiro- ryi 4 . o
gram it has become a course both of strength I O iriCUl JtUlUcirV o
. m , , i , I aridlof weaioiejsa.. :r if]
mfra'P*, ai .^ no ^ c “ 11 " iFilteriiig downward from the graduate
quality ?ot stu- ail( j .p r0 f ess i 0 nal school levels, it has taken
workers or as 11 - - ^ * T j n\ - -
eitljef
in lir|
; ' In short: tc
students; spend
of study.: \v,ithqlu
with theibsjpecia
; will rouijjd jout t
- r
fp
. The cl
Tintes Hfr
; HEAiPLINb
une recently:.
BILL
IK-w
From Bos
fell through t
seat of Jld qld.
zatioin.
:y, a cot rse of studies which
•eir thin kirjg,
.The-foriimiss jon, M-hich Itljia week made
on education,
their Christmas Parjy at “The La
Congp" in South Austin oil Decem
ber 29th. All members of the cliib
and the Bryan Field! freshman :p'e
urged to attend. Details of the
party may be obtained; by calling
president uinuny McGuire.
e part because the
The 479th Composite Group, Ot-
T k gsmized Reserve, will hold its next
d' 1 '"'*” 1 ,cvc, ?ii‘ 4 ' . Y ... U looting at 7130 p. :m., January 8
over.the undergraduate veais, too, and in the Chemistry tieeture Room,
morp extreme instances it has made of the Colonel R. A. EadA commamling
libefial arts colleges little more [than another officer, announced today.
Topic for discussion will be “Psy
chological Warfare” presented by
Professor M. S. Kavanaugh of the'
department of education and psy
chology,
Visitors who are ] interested are
invited to attend.
Staff Members Go
To Alabama Meet *
Dr. D. R. Ergle ahd .Dr. J. Fer
guson qf the? Agricultural Expe
riment Station and Dr. J. G. Pot
ter, head of the (physics depart
ment, are attending a conference
on the applipatioij of radioactive
isotopes in agricultural research at
Alabaha.Polytechnic Institute, Au
burn, Alabama, 1 Detymber 18-20,
The eonfeit-nce will include pa
pers on reseajrch hjy'agriculturists,
biologists, aiwi physicists.
bcafiqi hfts been splinter- vocational school, in which the kim of teach
ing s almost exclusively preparatory for ad
vanned studv’in one or another specialty,
o jmany s^obls let too many “Today’s college graduate itrtay have gain-
po mud i time in one field e( } ijechnicbl or professional training in one
making them take, along fi e lt] of. wbrk or another, but!is: only inci
dentally, if at all, majde ready for perform-
' - his'dutlies as.-a man, a patent and a citi-
ing
zen
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Dallas (Tex.)
isifleB ad iin
Id aa L ,
NhTER SAY ‘NO
When ybu pan, 1 hd a jnjljpe jiitle 5-room red
brick fop Sale, ]:It h
room/^inning riom. ki
room add bath.j ' ‘I |j| ■ j
A, LOST-AND-FOUNI) advertiser report
ed misjbai?(l-I tick stbry in the Salt Lake City
(Ut)ih) Telegram: “Lost—Keys on three
rings, has i four-leaf clover and rabbit fbot.”
jj tiHy m j 1 ■ ■ 1(1;
8 bedrooms, living
hen, 8x9 breakfast
Civil Service To
(jive Nurse Exams
The'Civil Service Commission
has alinounml examinations for
i the positions of General Staff
Xui'sn and Head Nurse, according
j to Paul H. Figg. Regional Direc*
i REllp'lrA^T ^lycribei; wrote to, the
NfKtll
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of College Stjatijc
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lished se
• Newt i||
win Hall.
209, Qoot j
rierald Trib-
ITS DIAPER
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Ppst: “The boy
lobr in the rumble
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Los Angeles Times: '
mt 1 ! that she (had been ,
one] tear up (he Tinids.
andj will keep: our 1 pooch
tute.”
Classified ad in Beaumont (Tex.) Jour- Street, Dallas 1. Texas,
naji: “FOR SALE—Two milk cows, onji ex-
l
Viek Lindlk r
Fmrri. Bl«f,
David
Mack T.
Ia>uU Mori »n,
A. D. Bru i.
he Battalion
neighbor infoimed $2644.80 tb $3397.00! per year. Emj
)ur dbg and another ployment lyill be with various Fed|
I am lorry for this eral agencies: in the state of Texas:
loekod nn in the f,i. Application forms may be obtaim
lOCKCu Up 111 tnt XU j Post. Dffifnr oi- fronil
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ed from, tjhe Post Office; or fronji
the Director, 14th U. S. Civil Serj-
vice Regibi), 1 210 South Harwonijl
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Corpus Club Holds
Christmas Dance
The Corpus Christi Club will hold
its annual Chnstijnas (jance at 9
p. m., Deeenabev 26 at the Plaza
Deck in that city.] '
Special gutsts of the club will
be the athletes of the local high
school and jnnidr collegij.
Tickets nifty be procured now
from Forrest Sparks. Room 401,
Dorm 2, oi} from members of the
club inCaf-ptis Christi during the
holidays b\[ calling 5666.
U, S, SI B STAYS DOWN
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
HVASHINGTOilNj Dec. 18 —a'Pi-L
An America]) Submarine remained
under water,; off New England re
cently for “a coup|e of weeks” and
could have stayed (here much long
er, Rear Admiral Cjiarles W. Sty-
ler has roVealeg.
The craft was equipped with a
“snorkel,’’ or breather tube, cop
ied from captured German t’-boats.
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English Tea Given
By IStudy Club
IV- ir ^ L:
The Campus Study Club hold an
Englis i tea Tuesday in the VMCA
<jhapel in honor of its tjwenty-three
new members. f !
Includ(|d on the entertainment
program were Christmas carols by
the Harmony Choral Club, directed
by Mrs. J, Krug and accompanied
by* Mrs. Ralph Steen; ia Christmas
Story py Miss Marjorie Wipprecht,
and sejngs by Mrs.'Russ Neff,
TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD
DEFENDS SOUTH
V
SAX ANTONIO, Deb. 18 -U/Pi—
The National Guard of Texas, La.,
and Calif., will comprise the South
ern perimeter 0 f defense qf this
country in case of surprise at
tack, Major Gen. Kenneth F. Cram-
jer, chief of the National Guard Bu-
jreau, f speaking to ICjth Airforce
Nivtiojnat Guard members at Brooks
Field^ declared here.
Leonard Boswell
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i^hed five.times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday
. ys and examination periods. During the sumrher The ffeattalion is pub-
ptioiit rate $4 per school yeit. Advertising bates furnished bh request.
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