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, TUESDAY, AHUL 27, 1948
] ' Soldtet, Statesman, Kntgwy Gentleman”
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
Where Is
;t K.'
i! Are
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all: the
ection Committee?
of the Student
functioning as well as everyone be-
; T! i-i i ll I I ;: i r
Student
itsregul;:
fudent Life C
regular jnjeeiin
(Electidn Cornmittee of fthii
complete plans foir
on j the Election Committee’s
^ rements.
system for hblding thel, election has nol|
snnii
cause they fail
ommittee
d realize anc
embers or be-
understand the
I
mitte suggested been decided upon. Other than planning o:
April 12 that the an election similar to the | Student Sena
Senate meet and election last fall, the comnSittee has given
Mdiitig an election of no joinii thought to the idea
editor^ for Student
ihitteelhas not.met!
committee! his •prepared the qualifi-
cationi for the Battalion- Editors, but it has t
not. foiimuiated quali: f i ’
of the Longhorn Ehtfinber, Commentator, plan tpi run foi* jthe positioijis, and the Stu-
AgriciilturisL or Sfoiithjivesjtern Veterinarian, dent Body need: the information that the
Ofjcouftse, a list hff qualifications can be Election Comn ittee of the Senate has not
prepared for these pc sifcioiris in a short while, f produced. I r
but coijisidqraibletiime^iilfbe required for the Members of : the Election Committee, are
Senate and the Slut elf Life Committee to you discharging 1 youjr duties as you should?
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fojr Student ; P^lijjiations. This com- j Coldd the hold-up be because of the laxity
fared the qualifi- cause t
liters, but it has ; resport
ti<j>ns for the editors , Student Publications, thje students who
e holdl-
of the Election C
3 they fail to i
responsibility of their position?
w
Jr, The Battalio
Just who did Bob
Fisher represent
[ Austin to at
Bonus”
ted to quite a number of
and 1 have found only s
in favor of the
can’t quite believe
men represented a
ty of A&M veterans'
suld like to know just why
ison and Mr. Fisher, or any-
else for that matter, think
it the state owes them a bonus,
the talk abour bond issues
natural resources taxes to pay
Kthe proposed bonus '
much propaganda.
be the veterans
who pay for their bonus. If the|
bonus legislation is passed, veter-
will nave to pay taxes to cover
_ >enses which could be- paid'foir
| by? the natural resources tax.
Let’s! not try to kid ourselves
Any state bonus PL
S H Y^Li/jk, y
t Deanna Durbin
Mill
“FLLBE
YQI.RS”
wilf be paid f<
can’t get somet
Sincerely,
THOMAS HALFF
Veteran, ’48
INTEREST
eterans. We
or nothinf.:
Fortifying
j Is it true tiiai if
plann
^ t ^L^grou^AirTorce’could not’ be
In the mean
Lower
1 r
me;
J'j
that if the American defense 66 vs. 70 group Air Force controversy. He
prograjm is left f'sjoleiy ;o the military, then’ll is battling for a: 66-group Air Force. A 70-
fortifjj the moon!”? T ia' js what Secretary group one is favored by some military men
cf Defense Forrjesjtal to d Senators this weiek. and has strong backing in Congress.
i M n Mi not that miliary Under questioning from Senator O’Ma-
s should[bje cha|ged with inter-plape- honey (D-Wy) Forrestal agreed that plan-
blt
t^p
ted States military . Something j is
wrong in Washiiigtoni wcien such bitter
phrase|> are publicly h|irl<fd about.: Perhaps
-unifidatidn'- his on yintpisISlnter-ser- miiitar^snendiM n
vice rivalries, twheH ^ari ending them.' has decldcd ra,l,tary sp * nd "' g "
man in the
ip Aii
tifying
classed as “fortifying the moon.”
But Forrestal insisted that a 66-group
force promised ‘the, best military results if
ed.
!j
a stupid
n un a position from
3n.i Dwight
warns that; the partner toda;
some stupid act nay s|art a war-
act thdt puts some nation In
whichfit cannot wjithidlaw’’
feap-fill that Russians
in liertnaiw or eisewtui|-e ih the world might
pull sqme boner \vhicl|-wduld start a-world
conflict. listening to |he bickering on the
Potomac, we aren’t stale tiiat the Reds have
any monopoly of stupility
The Secretary! ofi defense testified to a
Senate AppropinatiOji^ Subcommittee inj a
new rounjd °f corigreSif ona l hearings on the
Gambling jv|. Sportsman&up
feed Pulling Contest to Bring
‘fiood Old Days to Young Folks
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' I i ( By CONRAD TWIGGINS
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April ^6, 1948 — Dear Diary — The shame of it all!
Our Brazos County young’uns are growing into manhood
land womanhood without ever haying tasted the pleasures we
old folks had back in the good ole days. ! ji ,
I have thought about the matter long and seriously and
haVe decided to treat the youfigfr J. l . ,
people to some of those good i£ile 1>u * t ^' at 8 l U8t 40 ** e ^ er
I
He said he
niust be limit-
y
up force, Forrestal ar-
o keep {, “balance”
mby an^l Navy. He
jse words to the Sen-
Opposing a 7'
gues it is ni
among Air !
put the argUihe
ate group:
“In order for this (air) striding force to
be capable of the swift use that we desire it
toi have, there iHudt be, in as near instant
readinesls as possible, those supporting com
ponents of the Army and Navy which ex
perience ih Wofld War II taught were as
essential t)o the use of air power as that
power itsejlf.” ,j
l
•: •
took q
Athletic proi'rimS ip .s< hools and colleges I 1 It is just as lawless for a wealthy church
' “ “ ^ 1 “ " ■*“ ■’ Ji ± l 1 irticipate in a lottery in the
efties adjacent to Dallas as it
lite a' beating from the pulpit in Dal- ! member to
las this past weekend
grams:had asTpei
character, Dr.
congregation aj
Church (which
dist University
says:, A coach whe
rshill T. Steel told hi
ighlkmd -I Park Methodist
oinsothe Southern Method
mbijs.) Now, Dr. Steel
maljtes a decision on the
plain interest iS| npt
wages.!
• Drj Steel h4s
bask .Of good sportamlanship.is sometimes
'hooted by thosje jin jthja grandstand whose
the game but their
uchpd there on a matter
previously discussed,, \|ith some bitterness,
.eferee Jack Siscb. rW«
lies
by Referee Jack Siscb. tWe don’t believe the
plaguejthat Dr. Steel! and Sisco complain of
has reached Kyle Field yet, and we hope it
won’t. I But it is something to be deplored
and fejared. j j i 1
The minkter’s, 1 cfta4ges, J ,h
further than football.: HfcMidft
ican social structure is Jieiri'g
Dy amateur gambling qjt tootbal
prjvat<‘ clubs, oft the radio, in public schools
and atrsome churches. j ■ |
leas on fthe Uhi-
haVe a ! new ap-
reiss reports. Here’s
posted sighs
er, went
the Amer-
dermined
amesJ in
- “Keep Off the GTa
versity of -Maine’s cam,
proaeh, the Ass6cijate|d Ifr
what dome of the! tiefti
is say.
“2 -“There was a little plot of grass which
died o| suffocation. Some co-eds and some
college! Joes walked ftor4 in mediatio
mjan to play a slot machine in
pefor section of West Dallas, he said in
two sermons Sunday. • ,i ' j
He said that [students sold tickets in a
lottery for a carnival at Highland Park
Junior High School to raise money for band
I uniforms.' ; : jj j ...
“If it is wrong for Negro boys to shoot
craps in Deep Ellum (a Dallas section), it
is wrong ( for Our school children to sell
chances to try to win a motor scooter,” Dr.
Steel declared.-:
He said that clubs how seem to think
it necessary to attach financial arrange
ments to recreation such as cards and golf.
He asserted that radio, instead of develop
ing entertainment talent, seems to be drift
ing more and more into the “get something
for nothing” channel.
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Is sportsmanship ceasing to be a part
lof the “American Way ?” ( Has everything be
come just a “racket” to the participant?
You answer that one. We can’t.
. f -
Washington dispatch, which says the
amount of money in the people’s hands has
decreased ipofe than a billion dollars since
Christmas, gives no information whatever
as to whether Christmas had anything to do
with it. —Arkansas Gazette.
days.
Therefore, I am going
an old-fashioned weed pulling
test the last part of this w
The weeds are on my farm betwa
College Station and Wellborn. Npw
ji don’t want anyone to get the idea
:hat I am just trying to get ipy
farm weeded free. It’s out of the
jopdness of my heart—I want the
noting ’uns to! enjoy thehlselves.
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To make it Sporting there will
be U*prize awarded for the grand
I champion weed puller, soma-
thing useful, like a truck load
I of fertilizer perhaps. Of course
there will hav^ to be an entrance
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Commissions Open
In Marine Corps
f i ■ 1 ill i i - iv} J j •
Any male citizen of the United
States, between the ages of twen
ty and twenty-five and who is a
graduate of an accredited college
or - university, may make applica
tion for appointment to commis
sioned rank as a Second Lieuten
ant in the regular Marine Corps.
[Both married and single appli
cants are eligible,
j* After appointment to commis-
tsioned rank and the satisfactory
mpletion of a basic course, the
iricer is then oh the same pro-
essional standing as all other
fficers of equal rank who have
n procured from other sources,
j If accepted the applicant is re
quired to serve only two years,
iafter which at his own request ‘
ay terminate his active duty
ce. The place of duty is nor
ly rotated every three years
” ing the officer and his faro: .
ortunity for travel and educia-
ion.
i Interested applicants .should
contact the Placement Office for
further details. >
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of mailing aid handling.
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I heard with regret about the
ices the school has made for
cealaureate and commencement
ers. I sort of had my heart
in delivering the baccalaureate
to the boys myself, and I just
knew that my good friend, Texas’
greatest statesman, Senator 0’-
Dsniel, would get the call for the
commencement. , j
Well, next year, ole army!
I. also got wind of this honor
ary fraternity businoes. Man and
boy for nigh onto forty years
I been a-fighting to keep A&M
as it was in the good ole days.
Now they’re trying to trot this
vnR fa4 ; .
jl am opposed to honorary so
cieties because they cause people
to think. In fact you have to think
to get in, and that’s dangerous to
oift traditions.
This Little Issues course is also
trying to undermine us. They can’t
bring liberals and open-minded
people into this country and not
Civil Service
Oilers Positions
The Civil Service Commission
announces examinations for filling
vacancies in the positions of un
derwriting and insurance accounts
officer and insurance examiner
(lay medical approver) at entrance
salaries ranging from $8397.20 to
$5905.20 per year.
Employment will be with the
Veterans Administration in Dallas.
Application forms may be ob
tained from the College Station
Post Office or the Executive Sec
retary, Board of U S Civil Service
Examiners, Veterans Administra
tion Branch Office No. 10, 114
Commerce Street, Dallas.
VL
PALACE
Bryan 2'W9
NOW thru SATURDAY
Shocking . .
Expose! y
Gentleman’s
Agreement
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AFFAIR*
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OBOLER
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Rtf IR&kBR «p Mj^CoMwyiw
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‘Toe straight -ana
Stick fo it, kids, the
U And this hflpful
stains.’
Japanese sci|t
ns
Yes,
i 3ntist5
pons tj) observe jthe’
v e know
rtow path is best,
sft needs a itest.”
ni: “Avoid' grass
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! making prepara-
ilipse of the sun.
j thought is.
Last paraj
the Mattoon (p
»ph on a wedding story
Journal-Gazette and Com-
mercja-Star: ‘fFollowing a short business
trip*jMr. and Mrs. C .... are making their
home at 0000 Moultrie Ave.”
Heading on the theater page in the In
dianapolis (Ind.) Star: MR. COWARb’S
B R Y AN
Motor Co.
Son le of the bills sftd
of Representatives >riej
I trovers y. Some of the
rkansas Gazette SHORTS COLORFUL AS EVER.
ig up in the House j
ising spirited cort- Ojir 1
iter ones showing no “cow’ - in
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