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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1948)
■7. ; ..:4c- J age 2 r La^h nice l^iktlivan Ross, Founder of Aggie The Prop : (A iGuest Have you ejvejB. fal wals unbalenced? Hat time to learn tomet mankind? Tr m ! , ['• 'j Ji • f .. ’ I i. :r ; > B a It a l io n TORIALS IT ‘'Sol iter, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman . . t . . ij j. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1948 - ! ! ■ raditiens — r ITT . 4 fii ticjn is not comfidHe. l^tbchiifiliil^urriculnm prDvidgS-jrnu vritih tl|ie|theoii||of aerodyna mics, or the tedhi|ique|(|fiart|f|:iill insemina tion, but doesjinpt pjij(l)are H it to discuss, understand or^appr^fite m)| ticjal science, etijiics.'ecouomics phjldUphjj j^rt'or drama. A technicall y ducat r>n pijoMiilijs us with a means to earh ,i livjijiir, bntj ttiaHes no pro vision for enjoying life ur utldefstanding our fellow man. (Qrlour iaipre'|Wiidjely-educated ^wives, for that |n|ittef ) H j ' Technically Ititaimid men art* taking over more and moreIf the! iilnport|iiint jobs in com merce and govfeiiimejnt toda*'.; Possibly this is a reasoii for the h^fticj, do lai" worshiping, dc-the-other-fe kiw-bcifore-h^-djaes-you j)ace | t* of'American living t k ay, linql .for the high death rate of big! busijijjfHsmciijl Because of ajn jifbialaDck leaders of| todajy fare understanding tudy.. J Is Man djitoiwl) j * better performahce of their duties y^hen they Studies, recently meu- Tlr;,#,™! fiu /m l««‘btcd bi Aitl, are iiteijorcd to the needs ot dumaii t\ an 0 f (n e m ‘ en with the : tecnnical degree who needs to broaden! his education. They may be taken by co rtesbondence pr as extension courses. This is one of the main differences i between Post Grkduate and Post Graduation I Studies. upnianitv rr. | p r Many studentjs, ehliptjialiy ‘-Veterans, are ding to thejr [surprise tljiu|| their [educk- nothing except! their [jllis ah to slow down epmugli Up cnjta lar has become |)ver-ii ppoiifi] ic— 1 * Some ieduhitotrs have favored meeting the need of a broader educatiofi by increasing the standard College course to six years t() ; make room for a more liberal education. This method dbes not seem/to be the answer for several rpaspns. Ip IjlliC past the need for j more 1 technical courses ||ias gradually crowd- ed out the libeml krttlCourses. Considering ! the rapid development of the various techni cal fioldsjtodar it is not unreasonable to as sume that thy process would repeat itself in the caSe of t||e six year course. The aver age youiijg college student is not only un- ■I: f siiid ■44 :~_i. m, i j* % J:. Jk «*# — . Letters to the Editor On The Screen .. . ■ #1 I . fftrn ! 11 V f 1 ’ , - 'I •» v . y . , i i ‘' ' / /- i/ i 1 t Sf Deadly [Another Sweetheart AGAINST NSAI | lions. I'MT uould be ati added Editor, Thu Battalion: [sprint »,( an arms race jwljich can I \?kolelH:iyte(|ily protest against Only wabto industrial poker and the unjmnpr in which the djcklgates huinan life, eliding in the supifeme to the National Student Associa- sacrifice, WAR! fion ale being band-picked by. the Otlnir.s'have stated that Univer- SeilateL These delegates sal Alijitary Training will mater- cei t<\in ah to ll|s tuturJ job and the needs J, w jfj represent ASM before ali the, ially aii<i iliomlly benefit Apierican of that .bib, he also i|S, in most cases, unable \ colleges ami universities of Aip. n- youth. Lifi ge sections of the Amei i- to see thd need for irianyipf the liberal cour- U*a- They will help to make deds- can'public, civic oVgatiizations, edu- education, 11 ses. He ciinsiders them a waste of his vorv ' <>1 ’ s VVI ^ vitally alieet ilex- cational ass.oci »tions, ■ church fll.rt.ehikithics ami and valuable time: lie is probably right, because £ A«« TV* UwaM to wtotol »«|» W»r m* df hjlanitjl. Thev know : a course I ...a,",., •» A.. * 4 twtort to4> m elkew have cm,c out .against jl'vmeiU of itrt, modern American difeUrioti apj'reciate the kdbtle 11 filing^ net take time <|>uit fo i [he ef literature, and dramL’Ijiecdjk^A hie does not urderstand fht?m. Meit'nei - ^ican he apply •ethics, i-economjicis, pl)i|)Sophlv)| ior sociology, to his dealings{wiith lii'|iellcj|v|Nviorkers, __ A study of plireu^o!ijwkcdnomics of /fo reign Tradej Hussiinl ver.di.iijLki Kconomy, ape not’ able life. The dol- :i because the j any dierstand and ed. life. He can- in which he haH no interest will do him ver\j little good.; The only courses he puts anything into ajnd from which he gets retuijn are those in which he is interest- Manyi vetei'iiln s udents, ^specially those who j had [some cpljlege experience before the war, havfe awakejied to the fact that their educatioif is inadiequate. Tney found th|ere one exception, (jur delegates luivi 1 , i . [dune little Or i dthing funeo they is a greal need tor many of the courses t ley | KOt b;K .K. u , u ,|ehgaie nu.de ov- thought wen* a waste Of time. 'Some df those vital talks about ns A hwore var- men arejtrying to make up this deficit by ‘<>us organization.- here ..u tie addijug Stich courses tnftheir course of study.! cain! ' us -.’the <d.iiers jhaven l, dom I^titrn America/vfoulti jil’ovidj' j|i> understand- j The man; who has already graduated and be- open ellectioii where wo can learn this theory of reasoning. These 1 what they intenjd to staml for. groups ns well as myself believe At the last Xatiinnal Student As- that Army control of American soeiation donvenit ion, d e hvgju l i s youth would substitute arbitrary wyre urged to g(|> back to thei:r. ow^i difsejpline and iegbnentation for schools amt fxldain in detail to otir traditional ideals of ereaitive- tlieir studonn hoijlie-j the aiifis, tlilne- in t -s amf individual initiative. Free tions, and thy Operations of. the 'education aiid scientific studies National Studdni Association. With would Inc submerged deeper and I H> DAVE SELIG.WAPJ' MOSS ROSE (Palace, SpreSM). On to a new sweetheart, tlhe sinis ter Victor Mature leaves as his signature,4U moss rose on an open Bible, beside the corpse of, the gild he has > loft. Peggy Cummins, a cockney showgirl vj'ants, to become a lady and blackmails Mature into inviting her to his [jeleganti country man&Rpi. Theii'e she hobnobs with his jeal ous fiancee (Patricia Medina) and [his old mother (Etjhel Barrymore). Sho algo tries to play dete(aive and fallk in love with fher nurnber dnb suspeilt. That of Liourse puis hoi* in tint! for the rosa and Bible pre- senitatuon, but is saved by a sur- pme finish. Miss Cumihins proves she has a future in Hollywood by j her out* [standing performance, while Ma ture jfets a break by not having tai speak, 1 much, verbosity being bis nemesis. The general run of mysery fans! will be irked by the .lack of mystery and also by the ending which leaves many things unexplained, 1 . ' DEEP VALLE IT (Guion, SM). x Warrjers attempt hto mix a tragic iWa itoryiwith suspenaelul, aetioiu- f 1 liyd diama in this feature which is set on ii remote California faYnju An ihrynsje passion is built up be tween kja Lupino, a neglected, slave - like farni girl, and Dane Clark, an escaped,'.-convict. It |s a storV about lonely people and Jwhat theNbi'bakdown of this lonolliiess does! to them—and for them, The pictufk is rather pa thetic because bvtrymie concerned is trying to do something good, ;■ ■. l A powerful aiid opt of the ordijfkry. Occasionally this effort brings Ithe film to life, but on the whole (the character is that of feeble |entir It |; I ippprting roles are Fay Bainier! (the and Henry [Hull <tl Ht mentality. [In the j Wayne Mojjrisl, girl’s mother)/ (her fathers. f ’ . . !• ★ ' Also shoeing ajt the thea PIRATES OFjMONTERR the Queen SMTW and at the |p|ftm- pus H,ER HUSBAND’S AFFAIRS running SpkeSMTW. . Newman Club Fiete Schedule Sunday ! The Newman plub will be| host to the girls of the Catholic parish es of Bryah with" a dance Suiiday night at 7:il5 inj the basement of St. Mary’s Chaipjel, J. S. peipnling, reporter, apnouijced yestejrdhyj. All Catholic Aggies are invited to attend, he said. f f 4- DIAMOND EDGE POCKET KNIVES i SPORTING GOODS Hillcrest Hardware 2013 College Road •• ' r- "T -t— See LETTERS on Page i The much of anything. Why haven’t there heeil a series ... . |,. . . - . . , . j»f detailed artiilles in The Ralta- Postj gFa^l,nation pludies nave been especially i lion and talks on WTAW al»mt errelatinnshliis ofliridn society. Such designed [for him : . He call pick courses which the Natioiuti student As-oniaimi? M . . ... - i , j xW01 j|,j jjw. t 0 |jvniiml (hejnidn- iijt’of many jtfl thel| f'orkl’M^rdblems. It- gun wi)rl|inK doe^ notlhavo this opportunity. Would tend to ; )ijom()|je|-ii.nd|i*4|it»iling of the Dr John S. Caldwell Optometrist Caldwell’s Jewelry Store Bryan, T^xas oral courses Hpulijj |ire])dra^ra(lnates for will fill Ijis needs. What Lies Behind ue-s? Have you evbr wo: sonalities behiiicl the n textbooks? Howlwodk you had no’ wjitieh ( f i rst-screw-cutlihk la the earliest venii|ati.ng first thotjghl Itif ajit WHi’ do many meopl drama to the ntodern ha# thesd old pljays Ije thei hell U- These,[and hinny weired jin lkisjt Gr designed l|>|’ th(,.,„ ..., ethinp; of tlf4 histpi'|c;il |i ground ofiScieiicje, Hi and art, j. . \ \ . ■ . ,i .|: i- [As yet vemi few! courses of thi.-j kypei be the. iUdneeTy!iji th ber jof cO.drsef Jhpve logtie dascrikirg thy Facjulty members, wit grojind of educfiition sold; on the idee that tional- courses |j|i th(|i - I . "I :Li y. M. Fair eh, ht. engjneeriruf deMrijnd tal in outlining!^ml ij. .-e detai iinesF |eel...i«| Wiopl the .per- | ||i saw trTvour you!jnMlasfire time if iloct’/JijlVhat did the! |t|> lookltTet How were gofved ? Who ; insemination ? 5)reft|| Shakespearian. miTk; jh brand? Why ! !! I hoi's'of. thl- Stuih-nl Senu.to that I I :■ j i i i • f. t they were elected to of fice to nerve [ j ; ! Ij ! the student^ of Texas A. & M., not .•! •) .. to distribute free trips to rnnvoii-l He has King felt the need for a. system such j*’ (''suppIlrV'tiu' 1 Niltb.i.ai stmU-nt! as this apd has done.an enormous amount; of Association ami its objectives in work in’^electing tehct.s, setting up tentative fulf but unless tlu- whole i(lea of j courses, joutlining cfedit requirements.' and x ; S- \ i k. v *« ll \T H . i i.jl! , ;. t, !!la , ‘“i‘i n,s getting t|he plan accepted by the college. A&M is offering correspondence or jex- tension ([ours# in such subjects as Kconb- mics, American Literature, Modem Drama, Political-Geogiraphy. jlistorkls of Various In- gat i ( ) is \ wli|( ijfettld fes. which I - H ,, ■ ' ' ’ , , . (imiej|r|rwH’tal? What j dust ries.j Foreign Policy, Sociology, and is thislihiodtlHf km-lb||)i;>pHed to be!! Books Tfiat Have Influenced America. • l[] IP [j IF ] f ■ I Thestfcoinfses will'count from twp to four i - and many Mfier Hilffstions will lie credit holurs toward'a bachelor of philosophy degree. Bonks may be bought, borrowed from public libraries, or borrowed from the cok lege library, j, j j • i ’ 1 I : \ The (|ourse Will (post $5 per semester hour plus a $1 examination fee.Tf books are bor rowed by mail from thtf college library there will be aj $2.50 charge. Some courses will re ef A. & M-» ib cicjtuil and -milnss delegates! are cHeSen in a i<kmii- eratie manner (t)y ielect ifin, l uige ■ all Aggies to vnU \igamj-t hiking Texas A&M join the’Watfonijt .Stu dent A-sociation. H. K. kOBAUDS. JR. ★ \ ! ; UMT— NO! PALA.CE W > o c. TODAY & TOMORROW USiVtilUl IM18NA1I0NA: prestnli Di li!ieei!;i iliM human baek- |, Agriculture, j leg feM field, fejfn st has Mhei , '4v. &. jVI is|jiot ^h sferit usly- 4he 4ijideji At Lehigh Uir^fersify’ up by the stucjitjnt c comes after 1h(:|i’acult, at the semest<|if’s e grade the leaelilrs— age ” or “ u nsat fifac t< 11f on: (jl) ('larityj()jf’|jrtsf tatioi, (2) sucHfss in dation in the jdoursi 'class meetings,]ft) el jindlt affieil, if turiji riti ‘pi; the he Battali pf Ct liege Slatitkii, Texy afternoon, expeptf durirjg lishec semi-weekly j, offi(jia|: next iis pi win t all. Class 2Qlf, 'C|oodwin Hall!. All-American j ij ;i Enter Office the Act ie Associated Press it of not otherwise ■ “ t! ted to -Rigtrt^ of tepubljcjation -(— ^ as f aocondims* wk It CdllcKe £ tuition, Ti of CunsTcsa (jf March H f CHAR LIE. jMURkAY, JI>1|\1IE ^tjSON tick Li idler —-gf-- h 'arris block, :Du,ke ifclbbs, J. I David Selicman 1.L,. Nokin i j.... .-(h Bond *. v D. liruee. Jr.l H .*Ttfd Sije Tom Cn -ter, fed Co teland, G.i'.prJcj ■ TI ■ 1. I ack T uia Ir a |i of j 'Svij^h to know ‘.4p)|tV(‘ offered' d;jhi-and should jmitVd num- p.jandj a cat a-; lji|en piiblished.f i)|ct|ssary back? quire a extbodk. About 10 hotirs work per ed. \ Students Get Last Word... . ' «! »! 1} : !. 'Oil i |chool to tajtc htiij: r j pi! professors tjlijplan drawn jiij: “last word’ ■ Editor, The Buttitlion: V Universal Militury Trainiijg.will not support future peace but Will be another step leading Us tjowunii World War III 11111(1 the final de\ structien of our Demoeratic forinX of government. The adoption of UMT will seriously threaten uiter- national cooperation, and Aim pros pects of a lasting peace. : Many military leaders gave stat ed that Universal Military jFrain- lesson oif 50 hours per credit will be requir- ing is needed for natioiufl kmiii- ty. Hchv'ever, 1 believe that otir, national security can best be sor- • ved by an increased effort to in- \ OU decide, UP you giuduute, to tuke ndvunt- j strument for international cooper-' age of this opportunity ito broaden yuujr un-i t .tion and peace-Jbe United Na- (le'ijstanding of life-problems. “The proper;[ ;' study oflmaitkiqd is. man.” *: j. ? \ ; % ; ■■ ■ —Fred Wiscnhinit ■ # j : h''[ K ■ , . i. ! I \ Will [the A. & M. plan be a success or (ll exipethejneo must lie failure?|That all depends? on how many of 1 [iv sriiijldset up addi- a*ou decide, ak vou graduate, to take ad van t- lifiek si. b| Jnanagement t, has Ineji instrumen ting .upjthese courses] GUION HALL TODAY AND SATURDAY “The Sea of Crass” with Spencer TracyN and Katherine Hepburn H „ IN —r~ SUNDAY & MONDAY ■■ High and if Mighty Adventure! « Mi “ c I rG 1 Hi .W« ixchange Store h- F 1 !» '* ! TOMORROW [;,1 I I [ 111 cal and independent thinking, (6) interest and effe:*tiv|nesK in giying individual help, (7) definiteness! in assignments direct ions jnjiifinal gEade.- and outlining the reqjui rent cuts of the course, i (if! the student.-j (8) friejndlingss toward students, Ip) fair ness in grading quizzes and (If)) promptness in closing and opening class periods. \ loverii^fti-age,'’ “avert q jgrade is base(| I ■ -a 1 Itajl joiliil and interpret sound founf I|'|ejiaration fo:* U in arousing of tests land interest n Students also appr particuhir Emphasis ol used, the quantity, difficulty, and emphasis rise the course with quality of textbooks x The Battalion subject matter. olid i Sufb^ri])tj( r --j - llqpjm of the Agricultural and!Mechanical College of Texas atid the City bjmljod five timesfaweek and circulated every I and exainination periods. (During the summer The Battalion is pub- |ajte $1 pdr school year. Advertising rates furnished on request. h ews jcontriihtions ifiiy bt pjMie by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial led ad|s may bteiillUced by telephone (4-5Z24) or at the Student — 1 Member of Monday throiigh Friday | office, Room 201, Gootf- Activities Office, Room 1879. e] exclusively to! the use for ip the paper aiid local n**ws matter herein! are also rts< he Associated Press republication of all news of spontaneous origin rved. • ; ', dispatches credi- published herein. •11 ^ I H. Associated Collegiate Irress Member vertiBiYiK Service. Jnc '■.I ..Wire Editor Paul Man ^. r ,.M^naBinit Editori ..Feature Editor Feature Writer* Calumulata tin . Xa la. 7. M.. |l. Represented nationally by National A.d- at New York! City, Chicago, Los Angeled and San Francisco. CkitEditors Don Engi'iking. Arthur Howard. Larry Goodwyh.^Andy i.Sport« Editor Matuial Zero .Hammond, Hershell Shelby Sam Lanfdrd, W, K. Colville, L. Gray Maurice Hbwell I jtsoartsi* J. D. Barrett, Preston D. Kiel D. W. Springer Wilson H. lleaWaiey. Jr. t- ! Sporte jW .i.i....Oa4o Advertising Ma ritera miita PVI. umr Advertising Assistant- Circulation! Manager Raligioua Editor j y j: llL u ;. j. iA_ii \ Glamorous Lucille Ball who stars with I'raiu-hot Tone in C'ohim- luA'h newest zany taught sensation) “Her llushainrs AffairF’, " > j • | ji ;j . f\J| v . ! ' which opens with a prevpix Saturday at 11:00 jtjn., and plays, Sumlay through VVedib'Mtay at the C’AMPRs. \ ' • :yV!4:'[.ih'rj : kiil :Hi' The CAMPUS is jvery proud in Having istHuml ‘fhis J’lKsT KI N FirriKE. i ♦ e I \ M ( \ \ j \ : aa».«»t!tMMi X IDA WAYNE MORRIS P r <*ent & •*'1 > •* ^ t ' T * a 11 / H 5v BNNTER faw WUBUM® IT ESDA Y, V\E1)N KSDAY AND tHURSDAY! !, Sr '*~ \\ i/ !, \ w : / iathing MAurr iov( COMAN IC Sli DAME MAY WHITTY • SHARON McMANUS Stbry by Erwin Gelsey and Lorrame Fielding • Directed !by Produced by JOE PASTERNAK • A Metfo-Qaldwvn-Mayet Picture ['richaroThor -i N ■R j. [X \ . : . • a . J 4-U81 •i 1 ’ n i rirks ChanijiioiA of ’47 I ! ;-J ! j I’ARAMOUN'irS HE VIEW OF SPjORTS, p/ ■ 1 lligliligltth jpf All the u M, I 1 ' h 'N: I ■ [ ilMtamlittg Sporting Events Li 4- i 'tr* ODAY — SATURDAY %M.U • PEfiS'sTATE J (Not! a Newsiks*!) ! IN THE BID m G )TTON BOWL CLASSIC -r ' I Features Star 3) - 3:!>0H5:55 - 8:| : ]■ j SAlTHtDAY PRlEVUE jj and Sujn. thru Vk'ied- ' |]| ; Ij. I r U Another Big (and Super) 1st Run [Feature - 10:00 - I|w* FicruHS. .ytcxilt V I 1 , J ll I; |M ] 1 ! ; S «
