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ly if the presicl^nci
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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.|
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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 $tuj
worked (light and day during much of th^ti ti,me.
The “New l/ook’’. of both places, partly due to jlarkig,,
use of color in repainting, presents a night-dubbisji effect^
th ’
t’
qltjt ActiviUfS Office fo
use pnrpoBi**.; Bills,
iWst not l»p Sgryutei'
aiiiihunt crjodijtc|d to the i»|l
The Central Area shop, formerly^
Casey's, has been treated moder-
nistieally in silver, black and
coral; while the South Area store,
formerly Jeorge’s, has been paint
ed coral (ind green. Small “drug”
You’ve Got A Hot Seat, Harry ...
But We’re With You
•'!
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Pear Coach :
(An Editorial)
counters containing toil
and other sbihll items ha
put Up in eaqh; store.
jiirticlesi!
yp beers'; (
New names jiave not jie jn ehos-ij
en yet for the Itwo confe,et onorioK
in
hd
t
rr
I
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While we were away, the newspapers informed us that
you had been named head football coach at Texas A. & M.
TJiat’s quite a. jqb: As Harold Ratljiff of the Associated
Press said, you are (/used to stepping iitfto'hot seats.
y^u all the way.
were the star of the
r
Sen^ti i
a .sfU
ratioijink
an m|as
t|ie sUall^
and! |n| >
m in the sivajnky nstaurinU
hotels tehejre; ibloate 1 bureau -
em tl
ME AT R ATION I
TO BE REVIVE
WASHINGTON
liegislation to jjet
ing machinerjrt '
could slip into gt
be introduced I in
Senator Flandeji's
The senatot-
G \Pt
after Secretary
derson expressed belief
gross wiH resturel meat
. during the seMiop Open
day.-. H I
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ATTORNEY G 2NER.VL
TEACHER SALA$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
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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
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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 ]
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‘‘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:
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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.
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