■i.U- i,. I 1%,'j ]- Hr> [H ■‘Vi attalio , ihi '1 ' , M- 1 , Waitail o n .It o r i a 1 , ; j ' . ''1 WEDNESDAY IP WEDNESDAY 1 J. I First Her, Statesman, Knightly Genii Lawrence!pujlivan Ross, Founder of "Aggie n ■ I: ■. Jr' ■ ■ m L .;T -I m Station are ityl Witness: given !v I First-ruii mipyies in no longer a dream but a rq, “Song of |Lo|4’' at the ture, -nowi wing] show i at atre, bifoke iecajnds at thei Hall noit 16ns ag;d, and. is ( first time inf Brazos Couri 1 M-G-M prod|ctiit)ii to be p Station, andjia special idvsitji given for lodal leaden; in “Life Wi|h Jfbthert’ atiCJjuion Hkll. Cer tainly one 9I thfe top ilmi. j']f the year, it is now being shown here at |")ad-show prices. Some Aggief hive beien Ji [|ttle startled at seeing $1.2Q| potejted op Gwpn’s window for ured that itjis \ivorth vhil 3‘¥o pay full iirice for a fresh |i ; cti!ire rather l||an cut-price for ■ • ' » - ! 1 Reality IP January 21,1948 radjitions — 1 !' i| ; , an oldie, judging from the long lines that have formed at Guion’s box office. ■ifT; : 1 1 -l Both pictures contain performance that ke candidates for Academy Awards— us. This pic- e CamjpusjThe- make ^auuiuat^o ivi Av.auciu^ dio City Music Katherine Hepburn in “Song of, Love” and P i' ON TH TIP 1 t ■ I ! 11^ ■ i p rAcoiTr m li ETtNO Itooai .-m- g shoWn for the It is the first iered at College screening was i^iiusical Activities. was icriH by D: v ; RiQe Institike, 1 at the annual meeting last week of the T%as S jcie :yij of Professional Engineers, i j I - ■ f : Baiid Dr.; Hoiiston write the caHaloj! ue of the of thg.ifutur^. Ijdiope jve that its objefct ii such an untjjersttkndinl of . scientific paincj jles that t. profession cjuidK y, and c !} fectivet}', and to provfdje derstanding! of > William Powell ip “Life With Father.” Us ually we don’t see Academy Award pictures until long after selections have been made. This;year we iarfc;ahead of the parade. ' dr ;i ; : | : fp Not quite 13 months ago, in our “resolu tions” editorial in 'The Batt, we hoped for first-run picture^ in College Station. A month ago, reviewing those resolutions, :we marked that one as “not yet accomplished, bilt soon will be.” Now we are scratching that one ■, < off the score pad as finished. Congratula tions to both Ben Ferguson, operator of the Campus Theatre, ahd Tom Puddy, manager of Guion Hall. Let’s have many more of the same! . iiUiitlenjfn, I tWnk \u- have a leak in the department. The students seem to be getting their final quizes .before we give them. I- ij > i • T k} i i -] • . I ■ ' ; i : ■ i r Op. The Screen Hr § ‘School ofjthe Future’... lations neebssar fot engineering schools V. dbum|n, prekideilt of Wl’len wej cojme to oii^ineerihg school , r .be able to say t it} to pr^v’iidp jt |ie students with u iathematicai and I i.i s Help For Ij of rodn ’■ ■ r • \ 1 .] A new qj'stk. i 1 which jwill fee iji ; partmeht this j .•omin.jt . hope for .many; 1 cynic ' will rdpeatdrs i , , Phy dcs required for eiiicineer ny :! t nec|eqsijir 1 riidftlun tc), hear the hank lectip-qs cess which cioe.hn ter the secoful ii I 11 .. Taking U cl i pi cal cleparimentpvillj bave classes which jcruti s'ujec eas\y parts,] leaijr|ed t ce 4 slowly over HM ‘ 3 M hough —I- A weddihg tiicboun r« Journal said aljcjiut the bi i - t maternal si|l Lands iof Npr Virginia.” Salt is ■aro )fj the Somet^iinjg haw .ini |h ness isj a design (snowing sh fences! The]nanjej: fTi Johnny, Get Statje Lifts Hiinjting Ban || !_ .J.Pvts'men IPail a of The whple idc duced to just ohej seh There is uoi fbee IhrnMH ‘ ' 11 -1 : i nt iiijling h i|epeatei:s, ;e|d latioigs necessary for him to take proper place! in this rapidly-changing world.” It would be hard to improve ori that statement. And by substituting the world biological for mathematical, one .could write an objective for Agricultural schools. Dr. Houston .speaks of this statement as for the engineering school of the future. How close'does our present school come - Other schools may be deficient in mathematics o.: basic 1 science. | Obr} own wjeakness, which Hf may learn his must be overcome;in the future, is in human ribute to it ef- relations. Tpe •‘Grpat Issues’’ course, to be- hjln vyithjthat un- gin n^xt m,onthj is the first step toward the lasic jlcjeiiaj and iiuman re- “school of t!he mure . r h- ■ urse Repeaters. i. I .. ■" . • . ! f ii i'i ; 4{.the physics de- tri' ?ster; holds out (A ing lab on thqij Aqi-hrid go-round, but using that (time for ext :u proUemj classes and troubling-sihootiing!sessions, the department ei'ell iijouls No longer has undoubtedly miide it possible for more iTj ( a headachy r r ' epea r rs to 8U W <1 0,1 ^ atten jpt. •4 (| science) have If these spechif classes work out as well r again (a’pro- - in Practice, as they do on paper, we hope the v work;any bet- idea will spread! to < ther departjmmits. There are (jijite a!few bfasses, fundamental to other studies, whicl\ must be mastered before a studeht can go further. There isj no easy way arounp such courses- But this dew system i meets'the failing; student half way, and dis prove^ the old ideiji ‘that teachers want to /‘flunk all they cdti aplj-j) ich, the physics ' H eaters in special Itapitfly over , the filpt time,] and go ttjj By hot requir- ilqs spifnt i wall pape frp jumpM ^1 1 u|i id the first.) t|e Atlanta (Ga.) irngroonr.; “On his ccj] (led ‘from the ihai a; d the Rocks of eaiftH so to speak. ~7t- uary 15 cbmes tliis >er husi- ‘P jumping over fa.” Little Miss TwinkMoes' O’Brien- ’Infinshed Dance’ M/' 1 | [T? i j • Hy Davt* Svllgman • is this fast moyiiig conicdy. Eddie THE UNFINISHED DANCE i Biaek|n and tjr splla Lane are (Cuion, ThFS). PunctuXted with both Stianded youths at a swanky many humsjn interest touches, this 1 Floi i<|g resort 1 oyho bluff their Technicolor; production of gram a way ifito foftui Hand happiness in in the dahee would give Little j a laugh-provoking j screenplay. Margaret O'Brien’s ,uwly dischv- 1 Helping to keen bp a! merry pace ered talent for hallrit full play ore ah eccentric! pianist, who is numerous ballet i sequences ilicud- ing "Swan Lake” and “Holiday for Strings”. A little dance pupil's misguided j/f adoration for a luyely ballerina | i •' I \>utraged at diiterruptidns from his audieCiees. and a^gi'feat Dane with a desirei'to chew (hf leg.' off articles furniture. L r vBn.or causing a rival star dancer to he j \ crippled is the plot of the movie, i thE I-MVBUlhpt’S DORSEY'S The cast includes sohui new names ((’ ;i m J)US ; t ThXeal for ballet 1ans, thd ]i'| t .|'es Doisey playingv themselves general run of Aggies drill not ap-j ai „| getting Hppprt fYom Janet preciate thik movie. i; Blair ami Paul; Whiteman. While ■k j. i :[the ipusic dml jaeting .are above FUN ON A WEEKEND (Queen, Average, the rpeagentess of the fare: screenplay dragk tlie picture down low. (Full review given previous- : N Trampling Out the Vin •U . ;l, •• A No The to Wr Of Prolificindiana Writer So you haven’t got time to-write the folks? Too many finals to bother writing th* girl friend In Dallas, Houston, or Cedar Springs . I 1 Brother, What you need is a little more of the Reynolds Technique. Clinton Reynolds of Bloomington writes letters by the yard. His latest tome Covered 10 M feet of shelf paper 13 inches wide. He refilled his pen, five times to author 3, o ha theiiji down le sal icily t f.-i "Fnen< i Rivieji llat ft bal n|c|(: nhi. As A sary Ii ported biggeij 4- ThFS). Light and amusing nronj the Ihyari (Texas) Eagle of Jan- classic “Wanted’ ad: RABIES or ph Idren to keep in ,ray. hfime jdurini^ ue day or at night. 2215 Echols or cal 2-8804' Tihankjs justs the same] We’ll children. take Regarding the Idistillers’ place in the campaign, theHirttdn (W. Va.) Daily News headlined: “Whiskey Heads Air Grievance Mercury. i 'il .ecji)!f'|)inic.s. can be :dnjc(iT -i at Meeting.” ' ' p ij Bulletin for Pi^titions Taken For History 30ft Studflit$ ' intcresU'ld in regis tering for; History; 308, Consti tutional Development, should sign a petition foi; ;thc course at the history department office, Room 211, Academic Building, Dr. S, R. Gammon, tjead of the department, announced' Satur day. Although the course is nor mally offered only once each year, a number of students Have expressed a desire to take the course this spring,! Dr. Gammon explained. If Men names can be secured, History 308 will be offered on Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Sat urdays at 9, he, declared. iy)- . Ii usjhes re- Room in Boston; htt3 a price policy — and ‘JSc for each; o , GKADh}' : tentienhis the way u!Cif(fss d'h i -them students. In mhih courses thjerp if only one answer tc a] hrolilijiir, 5' not in other courses 1(5 lish) there Aiay! le [a vi.rkty j answers. < In.othpr \ more than hire i stylW ol.-writihg.) j, The Batttaliqm* of (College Station afternoon, except lished semi-weekljt’. Sub; ipf p petifici wjurds. cjori'eCt 'ft official , Texai dhring i Newa c I win Hall. , , 209, Gtoodwin Hall ——;■ < — contributions i Cjlassif ed| aids AJl-Ameriican 4 ’ The AssteciafeL led to it or hot ptbejnfisc Rights of republtcation o — t-r Entered sa apco Office .at CottCee w the (Act of Cortgresa ’ressj ei net IS* (fiat (ition.l T4x r ' ia^ch CHARLIE MTlRkfkT, JIllMlgjkELSON Vick! Lindley — ran* Block, Diika EctCU, 1. It David Seliflman / Hack T. Noleni ...4 LouU Morgan. Kep# : ; K. D. Bruce, 4r.,, H< I row Cn^ter. Ted C*. G. Jd^rtia J Lad n 1 ^! . : . The Darbury revolutionary- new .25 for yotlr first drink ne thereafter. Merit System Sets Exams for Feb. 28 A&M Researcher To Talk in N. \. , ;• jD |r “l.iive Loads for! Highway Bridg- ; es” will be the subject ; of> a paper presented by HI |K. Stjevenson at a mtjo'ting of tbe AS OF. in New York City Januiaijy 22. Stevenson, aisstjciatei professor I and research engineer of the civil j ongideenng dep^rtmentj has based : his study oh thdigfoupiijg of heavy ‘ truck)- in traffiE < | . • The ninety-fifth annual ^meeting ! of the ASCE is( bfeing held In the Gomihodore Hotiid from January 21 through January 24, Other men attending {from A&M : are Dr. S. R. Wright, Head of the (civil engineering (department and [Dr. A. A. Jakkulu, engineer with ; the Engineering Experiment Sta tion. Shell Egg Graders Meeting Jan. 27-28 A shell egg graders short course under the sponsorship of the poul try department and the Production and Marketing Division of -the United States Department of Agri culture, will be hehl at .the College | January 27 and 28, Professor E. D. - Parnell of the poultry husbandry j department, has announced. Practice in grading work with j the United States Department of j Agiicuture will constitute a .gryaG , er portion of the program. This short course, an annual af fair, is set up to qualify official shell egg graders for buying plants j in Texas' and other southwestern < states. Poultry men are welcome to at- | tend, Parnell said. However, thij! school is primarily planned to meet the needs of official grad erf;.* There will be no legist rat font feel ! 1 e old tity’s |i[ ~n I . 1 puldn to the wful 1 they h and fa DA RONALD ■jrtlt t(n.\nv ift Also Ncjw THIRSDA It * i 1 iojithit, but itiinate"; OUT Chief Phjlip L Short jis ready ire-hc to pny (gal detected on’ in opg of the muth-public hing suits.-’ v t i Visit A.&M GRILL HOME COOKED FOODS Open 5:30 A.M. ’till 11 P/M. — -etters to the Editor hbl: nay iniy w Recijntily, an instijuftor told his class tihat a group (if English in- struHijrs; were given, [three paters to gi-ible- The 'grailtjs' given the l«ipi|i-s| fangpil from F’ to D-f. I I {have heard instructors say (in soj niany words), “John Doe, I per- sobtlly' like your writing—you icj'Spnaily know j situdents, jvhi u-:jit- wero alt the Annex gK; le won d iniake ; an A undt r lotie ijistructoi stqfly mesierj ajijd ian F or D under dH- Jt i olhejc instructor the next semester I Ty mesierjapd * |jt! other ijistn E ig- ; (in English 104). There, of course, y of ; is a difference in the jsubject mat itlilet'sUis' tei- of the, two coursek, but surely ll ' .J ! ..... .... .1 1 I If 1 ,, not the difference the grades indl- . 1 ! i ' ll te just the way I have all my students to irevious • goes to show see (ii to wri jtr lcid .to te< <’h wijfi ie.” AH the ast year v> no j phjj a eordistent grading .Jystem 1 English ’ 9 i j is t ceded very badly. How such a the tirst so- bjp could be contrived, would bej ( .major problem, but there are enfugh people here who have the ; ability and who are interested in giving the students a fair deal to wo»k out such a pldmj\ruti’t there? WILLIAM BROWN; ’50 m' The Battalia Spaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City olished fivje jiitnes a week and circulated Ijtivefy Monday through Friday ^ys and exatnination periods. During the hummer The Battalion is pub- rate $4 per school year. Advertising rates furnished on request. , U-4— —-— hr!—-9 made by j telephone (4-5444) or at the epitorial olfice, Rpom 201, Goodr. placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room The M lit fit System Council, which ; serves as 1 a ■‘clearing house” for | positions iji; the Texhs Employment j Compiissiofi and the State Depart-[ inent of Public Welfare, will hold ; open competitive examinations on: February 28 for positions now open in 4 both agencies, according to: Charles Gfiidinor, director of the i Merit System Coupcil. Positions to be filled by the De partment. iiff Public Welfare con sist ‘of tiej.d worker, child welfare j worker, and senior Child welfare | worker, junior stenographer, and key punch operator. Openings ex isting in the Texas Employment Commission are for interviewers, heiV who have the j claims examiners, technical drafts man, clerk-typists, stenographers,'j. and clerks.j Gardiner .pornted opt that appli cation to tjtke an exatnination must be made ojv an offidiil application j blank, whijeh may be obtained by.j writing thj- Merit Syittem Council, 1 SI/8 Tribute Buil<(ii|ig, Austin. "The elofing dab' fdr submission 1 of ajtplk'ufions is February 7. and application^ postmarked after mid night on tKo closing date Will not he consideted.” he added. For mote* than two centuries New England agriculture showed the influence of Indian methods. queen Opens 1:00 p.m. 4-1181 LAST' ’ll f “Escape Me Never’’ '..[[Hh:: T —with—! j . 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