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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1948)
-V i I :U DR. WHITE D1 U BAYLOR PR] \ AUSTIN, ly if the presicl^nci lim, but wheri |Ui< :ommittee infornuid the f hi ■\ ; Cl . . name was which all could pgrte, ‘!I tlje sehtp BAfTlNO CY W. R. (Bi : lly) Wl(i4 T 'elw| eTprfc- Volume 47 - d£nt of Baylor Sathr-j; - •' y ini nonial faW 11 * ! d|three serm injday Sc; iool clh I vis^d - the bereaved fami|ii • of two r|en whp |(1 ed di ring past holiday season He said he hai| thought was made up to dec ijie c >urte< GREATER A COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS* MONDAY, JANUAR able to phrase --say .it." I “The' matter Sas riesol' ed to where it is matter rpyself and the tprd ti^re my own udgrtient, reserved a few daMsj part I hope will be then I shall nfaK^ my known to you anjd: ^o of Trustees at E ^ tihued. ylor,” iree he hf eadqd Majnujl w Pi, ? is t \ SPANISH CON! iCL KII v IN JERUSALEM BLAST i) JERUSALEM Jap. 5 \ cuers dug today ihtji,the the Semiramis Hotje for 1» persion -j , v missing after thi iVtOe-st)ry!stl<in structure was It vel ed bj which police sa d tfie Jifvish {pnf derground had j lninted. sons were knotvi dead. One informant said was one of five d|sjtnct ters for an Ante milita y > r The known deat includer Salazar Travese lc(, atftin: consul. Some 17 were inj A similar act olf violen ie •oc!’ji red Sunday in Jaffa, wh^re Ara > * headquarters wasi pombel and persons were ki let! ajnd about: injured. J Jf T , CONGRESS RESUMES 'SESSIONS TOMORRONVI WASHINGTON!, : Jan. 5 Questions bearing ivitallr’ oni|Lhip future of the United StatesJi most of the wotld iconiront) 80th Congres^ ■niefttihg iomoihto for its final sesdph. Help for Eurqiej aind ' \sia, L cutting, the high cost of lidipjl rent control and th^ hjousi ng shpi I age, military ppeparedi] health insurance jufe ja fji I top issues. , • ’ i wen > nominating that ;nis jf 20 jor was pot nee 4nc 1 itfe: betwiferi To iia' I havi of wmc Sstuified, ani decisio the Bour. he Aggies (Jet Coke In Recreational The chief ex' ejutive \i|ll gb the capitol We<jldefday ji i to deliver his a niiiiul st union message t ) : jaj joint j: - 1 111 ri( l a ^ budget message nejet be delivered by the Senate ape nomic report op 1.1 n ! 1 ES Mt)Ut i ibiination imea). front i RATIONING “( PAPPY DECLfl : WASHTNGTO! | A contention that would nqt work Wj|h trols pnd that a c»i a two would “stilflje I tion came i tot a|y Wherry (R-Nel); The Nebrask iri opinion in cofnnepfipg o Senator Flaiuleis'(RrVt) duce legislation sboptly ing the Agrieull uj't prepare for nuai point just short tif effect. _ Another long-fti used", harsher O’Dartiel (D-Tekc)i ment in which 1 e a “Communistic, tp ure" which “w 11 out of the groci-ry ; e jh> l- anfl uuirin micueiSU i craLs can feed (in ip a. day out of t! oiii fat, expense accouri^s.| ; SUPERLATIVES OF 11947 These are nominations foj iupeirlatives by AP in sjpecialistd: BIGGEST FOREGONE .CONCLUSION: The per? 4 *-°ff» I't: essiopl ouse. His feccj(- litew I^oo|c T MOST ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Flying Sniuc- jj BEST FREE .SHOW’: The marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Louis Mountbatteni MOST PUBLICIZED EXPENSE ACCOUNT: Johnny Meyer’s. STAR WITNESS: Maj. Gen. Bennett Mevers. MOST NO-ING MAN: Russia’s Molotov. BIGGEST POLITICAL QUESTION MARK: an. Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Presidency. IOST FRUSTRATED DREAM: Living quarters budget: i OVERWORKED PHRASE: ! “6pen the door, Ri«fhard.” j BIGGjEST COMEBACK:. Geh. Charles de Gaulle, who re-cfmerged into a position of political dpmi- ijibnce lini.France. I ODDEST MIXI P: The situation which gave two ‘fGovernors” to Georgia. 1 BIGGEST BUBBLE: In front ()f Junior’s tnOuth. ; i J tUithin budget: -u most and'lh id ay | :r. WEIRDEST TALE: Deaths of the CoHver ' i - . r ' • Sl T B.fECT: The cost of Brothersj •moroe in] 'New York. MOST DISCUSSED livi ‘i UJfjiSTTC mieat ftfhf-ANiljfAL OF THE YEAR: The alley cat that j f: f strolled jinto a hotel in St. Loute to keep out of 5 4 ratio" I rice proflu Senfit irf: r ex prised plaii to iH.tr authdriz BepH^tmeiR ratio pUtti; e criti irds. iskued tfermed talitai :ake store itrrTmd walked off with' two prizes in a cat ihow. {■[;•..' ' i || ■ 1 J' 'h V |J' i MOST UNUSUAL ROMANCE: Jim Schuffert, ab.'oY New Kensington, Pa., teas hired Us a baby- ijitter, f;ll in love with a IJ-year-pld “Ijiabyt and ^!o they were, married. ij (HIGHEST BIRTH: Aaxico: Vega, born T.500 jfeet in/the 4‘r in a plane en route from New: Yorfc to J^ierto Rico. , j c \ OI TSTANDING ATinJE^E: Mrs. Bal»e Did- rikson Zaharlas. OUTSTANDING NEW SPORTS STAR: Jackie jRobinson of the Brooklyn Dwlgers. EST SPORTS DISAPPOINTMENT: Bos- Sox, who bowed to the Uiiiterdog Yankees the American League pennant race. BldGEST SPORTS SURPRISE: Joe Louis be ing floored by Joe Walcott. W'ORST SPORTS PROPHRCY: By Frank Leahy, coach of the undefeated Notre Dame foot ball team: "W’e will lose three games this year.” TOP SPORTS THRILL: Lavugctto’s two-base hit in the ninth inning which broke up a no- hitter and won a game for the Dodgers against the -Yankees in the World Series. BEST PLAY ON BROADW’AY: Tennessee W’il- liams’ "A Streetcar Named Desire.” WORST PLAY: ’'Heads or Tails,” by H. J. Lengjsfelqer' and Ervin Drake. BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Failure of the American Repertory Theater to make money, de spite, several artistic successes. BEST NEW ACTRESS: June Lockhart in ”Foir Love or Money.fi i c BEST NEW ACTOR: Janies Whitmore of “Command Decision." BEST MALE MOVIE PERFORMANCE: Greg ory Peck in “Gentlemen's Agreement." " BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE: Rosalind Russiell in “Mourning Become^ Electra.” BEST IMPORTED FILM: “Great Expecta- itloiw.” MOST PROMISING FILM NEWCOMERS: Barbara Belle; Geddes, W'eldell Corev. BIGGEST MOVIE NEWS: Britain’s 75 per cent! tax on l|.S. fijms. BEST FICTION WORK PUBLISHED: “This Is ' the Year.].’ by Feikej Feikema. ^IST NON-FICTION: "Man Against Myths," by Eferrows Dunham., , ; -> Most important literary event: Awflrd of HiC Nobel Prize to Andre Gldeu BIGGEST LITERARY SURPRISE: The suc cess! of the first $5 novel, “House Divided,” by Beii An»e,s Williams. BEST NEW WHITER: Calder Willingham auth or of “Enid as a Mali” | ' OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERSONALITY: Artib' Toisoanini, NBC Symphony Conductor, who Is Sd. ] I ' ■ j . i }. Most PUBLICIZED NEW SINGER: Mar garet Truman. ( • j ; | X-Ray Surveys Begin Tuesday Morning in ‘Y The Texas State Depart ment of Health; will conduct a chest X-ray survey on the main campus and at Bryan Field January 6 through Jan- urary 17 from :9 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily except Sunday. The survey will seek to examine all students, college employees, and their familieis for the pur pose of finding diseases of the chest, principally, tuBerculbsis. The X-ray machines will be lo cated in the YMCA Chapel from January 6 through January 14, and in Building 25(1 at Bryan Field, January 15, 16, and 17. The X-ray survey is conducted rapidly without removal qf cloth- j ing and at no cost to the individual, Assistant Dean nf Men Bennie Zinn said At.the time of examina tion the person ^-rdsyed iq asked to name the physician td whom he wishes his Report sent,] should any abnormality he found. If the film interpretation for an individual shows suspicious tuberculosis- definite, tuberculosis non-tuberculosis pathology or if the film is unsatisfactory, the physician designated is notified. If the interpretation 6f the film (See X-RAY on Page) 41 Unit Commander Sehators To Hear Pla ManJ 1 will soon c of the nickels dropped into c ome home to roost in the form (ke-vendintf money for an annoiinlcement by Dean W. L. Penberthy. to outfits will be explained at a meeting of compand senators, iud housemaster^ Tuesday ievenjing at nil. Vend ng machines were installed in the dormitori^j George’s, Qasey’sj Acquire New Look CampUH Confectioneries Open Under i Direction of Memorial Center Head By VK’K LINDLEY The,two campus confectioneries, previdijsly klici^’n as Casey’s and George’s, reopened yesterday aftbrnoon management of the Student Memorial Center. Both were completely cleaned, repainted, and renovated the Christmas holidays by a staff of twenty meh. tinder stores luring whol fhk the' followjiiiij? Itermaupnl; urfnilory ori Athletic or rjpcroaYional (Ttainmcnt. harlwqu*] ixijftintk.) cjtt for breakage! 4f fur niture hr $iipilnr damagq i ormitory wpejn Ihe l<»ss liiacoahle tte' specific stm Any othffr wholesome |i(mni activities or studei are. Unit cpnkibqpiling off! nuitory si-i\iit(j)rs may pik its or i'tiepjizi'c] bills tfej l(o $tuj worked (light and day during much of th^ti ti,me. The “New l/ook’’. of both places, partly due to jlarkig,, use of color in repainting, presents a night-dubbisji effect^ th ’ t’ qltjt ActiviUfS Office fo use pnrpoBi**.; Bills, iWst not l»p Sgryutei' aiiiihunt crjodijtc|d to the i»|l The Central Area shop, formerly^ Casey's, has been treated moder- nistieally in silver, black and coral; while the South Area store, formerly Jeorge’s, has been paint ed coral (ind green. Small “drug” You’ve Got A Hot Seat, Harry ... But We’re With You •'! >1 £■ ’ 1 Pear Coach : (An Editorial) counters containing toil and other sbihll items ha put Up in eaqh; store. jiirticlesi! yp beers'; ( New names jiave not jie jn ehos-ij en yet for the Itwo confe,et onorioK in hd t rr I V While we were away, the newspapers informed us that you had been named head football coach at Texas A. & M. TJiat’s quite a. jqb: As Harold Ratljiff of the Associated Press said, you are (/used to stepping iitfto'hot seats. y^u all the way. were the star of the r Sen^ti i a .sfU ratioijink an m|as t|ie sUall^ and! |n| > m in the sivajnky nstaurinU hotels tehejre; ibloate 1 bureau - em tl ME AT R ATION I TO BE REVIVE WASHINGTON liegislation to jjet ing machinerjrt ' could slip into gt be introduced I in Senator Flandeji's The senatot- G \Pt after Secretary derson expressed belief gross wiH resturel meat . during the seMiop Open day.-. H I : F - , ' ' 4- ■t ATTORNEY G 2NER.VL TEACHER SALA$I!ES AUSTIN, TFX.jjan. I* Teachers salter^ > ijlchedu ree t ix n | Jan (5 — i-T» ip mekt rat hi eh At qu i: few (R-Vti i. ou(Jibed us of i Agrici Itunv ^ ary * s will meet withj tn > miniinum pai requirements ofl tb law (ilacted;' the 50th Legislature are [not si ject to approval o' ldisaiiproval|!o)f the state superintendent jbr bod u - !* t of education, the t ttomi ] < geiujl n has ruled; The effect bf tl|.e leg i opin|o|i was to nullify previous rction|b' Dr. L, A. Wo^ds, super ntend|nt of public instructicnt whi’had (jb approved salary scliedulei of Goi Creek arid Abilene.. Irji epend|m School Districts Cong / ckly day Houston Speaker To Address ASME ! Michael I. Kear hat 0o .ratioipi ng Tii)e )KE\|^ -fti 1 Kearnes, gbineral of Brown Shipbijilding "ompany, Houston, will address the A.<feM. chapter of- the lAmcte (can Society -of MechanicaJl En-'' ineers Tuesday evening at 7:30 tfiei Mechanical Engineering cture Roon;, C. E, LCnnon,' pres- lent, Announced today, . j] Kearjnes, chairman of the] South Texas Section of the ASME and graduate of the US Naval • Acad- ftny, will speak on the “Advan tages pf Joining Technical ] Socie ties.” ] During World War] II he 44rved! in the Navy. ] He will be accompanied i by G. El. Neyil, also of the Brown Slpp- miildidg Company and sccl-etary- tijensujrer of the South Tcxis Sec- jlon ojf the ASME. National Teacher Examinations [toll Be Gwen Here, Feb. 7,14 f 1 . • | j’ ' I; j : | % ' National teacher examinations df the American Council • ■> * 1 EAST TE ly'cloudy, afteSronon and in jjaouth Cooler in nortih ^ . .. PfEtion A few showurp injlextreme sou .T-l portion ton ght j; Moderated to fi] winds on the northerly lat® ! lea;' Lo pai no th tt Donigt Tldft'ida : -L You’ve got one, but we’re behind Old timers tell us that when you Aggie track team in your student days, Frank Anderson wouldn’t let you play football for fear, you’d break your leg and not be able to' pole- vault, But you sneaked out the back win dow of the gym, blacked your face, and played anyway. Th|at’s the kind of spirit you’ll need to lick the situation here. A.&M. had some pretty Jleah football seasons the past four years. ^Prospects for . i „, ., ... ^ ■ n, u c . , \ next fall are no brighter, ydu are admitted- on: Education will be given in College Station on Saturday. > u ly ^king over one pf the hot-test seats in February / and .Saturday, lebruary 14 George B. Wilcox, 1 rkHBk the country-withoUt batting an eve, . hebd of thq education and, psychology department, has an- ^ VPH they tell us thjit you have a year-to- i IL i A -L 4• . 44 . . ... / , j: .j i year contract that can be broken at any JJS? either party. It took „en-e on your part to accept a contract hke that. But we don t think you 11 regret it; Well, we’ve heard how you took underdog Waco High rpation tcsUsi wiU bc„gi,Ven on Feb- cd,(cation as, a part of ruary 7, Wilcox said. /Special ex- - ^ K am millions Covering the subject' matter t<i bie , taught Will be ad- ministereljl on Februatn/ 17. The testa Will be given in Room their teacher ]selection service by colleges for student self-study and guidance, and as professional qualifying examinations. Wilcox said that candidates in 102, Academjjc Building, with Wil- i 1943 rria y the following tests: cox serving jb local examiner. ( COMMON EXAMINA- Tlte teacher examihations arefTIONS, rnconimendgd for all can- superintenflents and 1 (See EXAMS op Page 4) I . j ; U usbd School up to Dallas in '45 to battle the Highland Park Scot ties, and when they asked you abou( the,odds against you, you said, “We’re not coming up to Dallas to lose.’’ And you didn’t! That, top, is the spirit that jt will take to put A.&M. football teams back where they belong. Of this much you can be sure: the Aggie student body is behind you 100 percent. 4 -4 t-L.. 4ii—i-—— a-: the floijir-l pre k>- k* was Newt .,] clfguij If liovr-i The greal«#t changes jhi made iii Cafisy’s, as that older shop.! AH walls were scrubbed by hand painting. Much of the removed and, ; replastered linoleum was put on the!-tfl|fc(te-t(ipf in the booths, qnd more fhu il'hscWiW lights added.]Miin'orts ware i'fF-ill'pr ed. The fountain and coffte uwr were completely torn apart ed. and put together again] ever part of the coffee ij fh w|ifi broken in thqjpi'ocess and another Urn was borjipwed tempjinsijih' ter a long-diKtance teleppoiii* cijilljl New Equipment at ('ab^yM ’* New cquiptnent at the Cenltrai Area store includes'a doughnut ma chine and a larger gripl i With hood for verttihg smoke] or furnbal To break up congestion, tiiuii(mr J gers, sandwiches, doughnuts, aiijc coffeje are available at cndi'faar. dl the epunter;; malts, foun 1 ain drinjk|s and tnnre I'Offee at aruth i‘('. New (nitsjde storm i or b^en installed, and the I ol doors tjemoyed. A rack] him nmij4 Hnjs belci :rs Id installed to hold fext boots whik the owners are getjting (i “juke hojx” has alsb beeii Storage space has betj the same thorough! Cleauin g as till: Serving section. ■ j j] Fewer Change* at George’s At tf)q Sduth Area s erly Gcorgels, change! evident: Hoteever this was giveh a complete serbb repaintjilg; q larg?r gr|ll stalled, iivith hood, and tihi all tables jwere Sanded finished. Coffee will be sp two different parts of t To improve the outside itpi (See GEORGE’S on Pa iiijack jiikleci (li glV'l rK form ;lte lesi ijitfe als)< dug ank Was jt)j (tops {pi ijnd t'd (id frdilt ciounter ejarancc ie 4 f Battalion Selects Aggielancfs Top Ten News Stories of 1947 . . . 'tt'T- i r iH'iirnged ] , anil flies, the a tills aweveij jthiin) b considejab rlunce jfr'oiii outfit to Mf> ojm dopttl ]jto iijlorni. Ini at id) lijuit pfpfjit; •ipg cllafg 11161 loss! ’'■fuf ifin r (jhi. 1 ] not (•dhijiletply expen led, will itaifl'y oyer) jfrptn vear ti yrny, tjHei particuhlf ptitfjt, and tj^aiidihg officeij or senattijr (red to Mcilfy; his balant|e 11 ijident AqHviliics Office He first part jof every ; Uise lofficeiis nire aldo re| u yck jin nidyalnjce the lejjjalit #t qifestjpitii'hll' purchas y qte prod its | ] for i niilitarv my Course, tj|un the opnt of Conti is re nt the luring nonthl rqd to of S5 a i month mi|ii for nbn-militffi kwedits avprfigj d month. (The nonfm tie i ((fopijderable i'd ff m '4 ic. inBtqnkje,; thf charge f< rltrokeii hjtlMiyiiwafl <»»•*•{ ter *ha a tnl I resulted h( \, lostl d jto that d irniiWy. ntoro than ’eeovOred ekf month, .tec^unts, yf! Men’s o Ifnre (•ofit war r,ich)-rs Pt'j pat)' hil s. 40% : T<) Studei t Wj 'Tie otiluT] tq'j; of net | I )qute(| , ny: | jthe Stud‘nt 1 Lif(? nttiittjee! honijc time aj;o to thy leirUl Ifpirld iji thi' Sti itios. pff|ce;'] which is (loot welfare aiid i i(tl Ox pc ulMuivs fmtn tl) nd hayc! been! used fpr| giiiiig thapiK, ] cluli spei) C i thii lie m i 1 1 o f; : ii Vi ‘ i 'NHP. ‘tetes, jryraal )t>f films,, pimliast' lounge i||nd j-theiitre (t|Uip]me!nt;, s as the W’ers |fo|]l sudli occas wining of thef Aggie veil ojfj ftudhiit Dad tjonr, niiiscellanelou^ 1 ultratm ml sports p ii airiMh] lelrs! Tice ha? Dehil: saggesteid tljat jdvilinn ’dc mutoriei tot un c(|n(iji|itte!es to dele mihe th<* leciflie'jushofmoke fum (s and to I'hjoriza live ienplors . to^ sign jutfits ilg f th()' lonni+ about ifftarjl larger.) e dif* and least lent Ac- used' for crejationt. general travel of kera’ ix]- 4* o|s ajs th S»eetnoal iti to cotil- iLemjs foir Ograiu, and Ii I am reetoni TV nabie to Visit do I lege Station i Tuesd « pthe tedomji . AIChEWil Melet mg Hi . ■ Tuesday The studerit ! c Anierlcan Injtitu Engineering iwil evening, January ^ at t:l ■!, Petroleum Lecture Roo n. „Dr. J. ;D. wmm Meat Iii cHemical eng n will speak on] fit'-'r-- ,'v /“i i r- of Chenv Tuesdht' 15 in 7 pf v)iyr«i 1*3111,1* 4AV i it, * 4vu vai M1 vO i 11. (All; tile: i jhandlje. along the Gulf, in the piney woolds of East Texas;] and in the IRIO Grande Valley. Some of the publicity was ffood somje bad. (j)ut of the maze of rjeWa stories Ijivotving^ A,AM. during; 1047, The Battalion staff picked one- the ahti-administratiori; fight that lapread the length of the sjprtng semester - as the op netes story of Aggieland for 1947. <_ l! ANTI-ADMINISTRATION nijght march",Of the Cadef Corps be, the Veteran Student Assojha ion iht famed “six questions"! the charges Economic Department iHead F. B.l Clatk and h|'s subsequent dis- tjniissal, the culmination of] the entire 'ajffair in the vesttgation—these wore fhe events df the adm fight that carried the affajr to the top of the heap stories. s J] k AS—The how famed “mid- the story. The ^entrance of (he fight thropghipts eqpally- aiinst Prertdpnf Gibb Gilchrist i at th|< • in filmD ittracteji if mom House-Senaty In- inistrAtion-stildent of 1947 Aggieland Texas Associated Press editors rated the anti-administration fracas sixth among the top state Stoifiek-j’qr 1947. 4 2 RESIGNATION OF FOOTBALL COACH IIOMER IIILL NOR TON—Late December produced the second biggest story of 1947, Coach Norton’s resignation, following publication: throughout the state Of the intentions of “Aggies, Unlimited” tb purchase hjs unexpired Contract. The resignation of the veteran coach brought to an end aijnear-old squabble between Norton and former studenti that, began after the disappointing 1946, season. Assistant, Coach Hirry. Stiteler has been named to fill ffolrton's shoes. 3. REORGANIZATION OF STUDENT LIFE—The First success- move on the student life front flnce the beginning, op student dis- L. ‘“Penny” Penberthy was eleva- thb fm ife front .cjdntent in 1945 occurred when W ted to the office of the dean of inmediately made a success of hpt to handle” since the introduett Other changes, like\ tb the head of Student Ac t.i The affable, well-liked “Penny” tickliahjjob that had proven “too i ofjSe “Basic Policy* 1 . “ Mccesaful, sent "Spike" White 3 the formation of the Student ] ' 1 , i-i ‘‘excellent” conferred upon the corps 1946-47. ! ''• T | ' ] ] l | . | • Other significant changes in the Cadet Coips during were the adoption of the^serge uniform as standard for fres sophomores, as well as juniors and Seniors, increasing impoi the Air Force as an integral part of the corps, ahd.thg tnau; of the practice of awarding citation cords and "color rights” to the unit designated “best militarily" on the campus the preceding] year. 5. COLLEGE BUILDING AMENDMENT CONFLlCT— The pas sage of the college building amendment, allowing Texas and A.&M. to spend money in anticipation of future earnings over a 30-yeai[ period, and the subsequent attempt to block the measure by Texas Tech, pro vided A.&M. w f ith its fifth story of 1947. The bill, long sought by both state-supported schools, was fought by Tech on the grounds it was getting disproportionately small amount of the "take'’ Passed over the protest of the West Texas school, the amendment, at the beginning of the New Year, still is a long vyay from beating fruit ih the form of much-needed buildings until prices] become within reach. 6. KYLE FIELD ENLARGEMENT—The Field marks one of the real progressive steps made [by th< during the year. Money for the project is being raised th]rough a series of 2(Kyear options oh individual seats, sold toi Aggie football fans at prices varying with the quality of the seats. 4 : 7. SPRING SPORTS UPSETS—The unexpected loss of the; con ference swimming title to Texas and the equally-unexpected viptory of A.&M. in the conference track meet over the favored Longhorns highlighted spring sports. The Aggie 9 SUCCESS OF RELIGIOUS EMP1 ing 1)9)7 success of this annual event was of Df.; W. -H, Alexander. Oklahoma City for met boxer-pastor made such an instan phasis spring! 10. of The IS WEEK—The tlributed to the linlster.' The red hitj during Religii Week that he had made three retufh engagements ;s: •jfj- j I j ;i: -l ENLARGEMENT OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS-4’ Commentator, step-up of The BaCt&tibn tb daily S! r plan tb enlarge Kyle the college surpri4 liularit headed bs Em cels4 birtil ktep-up of The Battalion tb daily s(|tU8, in staliatiion of Associated Pres^ facilities, t|te All-Ajinerican mting o' The Battalion, and the doubling of Studihti Publication pf flees grouped together to produce Aggieland’s Ipthl story of the y<(ar. !* Thus did A.&M. pass into print in 1947.4 As the year <|iied ou 'other [stories of the year came to mind o|f The Battalion’s ielecti; board that, however, because they failed to ca!|t a shadow on possib futurq events, could not bo classed among the select ten. ‘A” Company, Signal Corpp received the coveted Moore [at the Mother's Day review; monthly health inspections of l ing establishments begun; the “breech-block ] incident” seribus end when it was discovered the block from the 75 ;mi in the new area had been stolen by a student Who “couldn’t ing jblasted out of bed every morning.” j . The Battalion inaugurated its annual awards to faculty for outstanding service during the year; the college rais to heljp Texas City dig out dflthie ruins of t)ie terrible Apr! and tie North Gate traffic snarl was finally corrected by t rj The Frejedoroj Train Mil bie un- c to vittit College Stc tion bn its p throiisliiout the United Sltntes, ;ve Bnifie,. prjesident (j>f |thej jSti(- it ]■ Sendtej, ar noqnced a lelltt)r received fboi national difec ill i May when Coj. Frank Anderson’s track team turhed bn the utelun to dethrone the Steers abVSWC cinder Icings. ■ «w. ” i. .1 i-ii M]i] ; • ■! ■ i. V Ii ■ i / !r •j.;,; 1 new i(oad. IT profibTto ’alrslty and items of the l! m 1947 inch s fict ' •111.' e $14,000 ot "on; the ofgknlzatl shake-ups in ilw dmi aprd Shugrji»f. (national dtfrctbb c Pie American Heritage', Founds ti ih. sponsor of the tom ;, the Join Train I, is due to ?o\ «j00f> miijbs ih, the cobtiiibnti] Ljpptiid Sitjaltes j visiting 3(1 ^ imit.itect II diffrqultibs df .1) ariona nti ;a, and the] Herculean sire projejeft mbke it inleasible foir ‘ rmativtly answer nil Unities. “OUr 0| Stjaltes ] viglting et-year time af If uest for a Freedom) Trai ._ l Bi >y U !und|atl« m my rai <£ee stated. rary <j>f thd Trial rkCd but long r^prejaeritativ}» of n and officials d cbrjipanl ns invblvei on I age] 41) tin was , T n t!u-1 4 rcs< of Feb tie* White ip Scott j rev Octbb ?r 1 II or L ahgec tour hbllad< ejr- slated to Ijlall Janu] lis pi tfor] ident lActiv- b it th pike” todah)’. 1 r Was hooked th * date was is tales. Ii i , .-] ’ll 1 I j fi I J '>il u