i ■ -i ::. i -J . _ rr r If r i B attali i l Page 2 y -i / . r. etV Ihff townee •If' ' J i ay, A&^I’s s|an , perior .awarded "to or ly th'? upper schools in the Fourth Am the i;esults ,.9f ifthei federa be;eHgiblei'or goes on^ria ijetqNui , _ . I! ; ' l~ . } I Today ani military-scho en l insjpediioii wijl be) da^ period. J (!orps nilsmWrs frdm classes ;oday to particip ded. drills belpre !the. Fobr For • 25 off the) -last 26 yea achieved “extjelleiit” ratings or inspections, for.-which eorpsme privileged to Iweat the “blpe s right sleeve. j This year^ at has been introduced hat of “su- ihjjl will be 10 pferemt pf the y onj the basis of _ ■ u»c; xcueian in^edtjong. As there- are apb| , oxirnaiely i30 slhobls under Fourth Army ^jurisdiction), on|y three will : i ORIALS !' 1 11 J "•M, a,. esman, Knightly Gentlemai Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions , i H !. -j : ■ or ng as a annual) fed- ng ithe' two- erei-excused e in exten- tdbm from star” standards, A&M had a lower point total than two!primarily civilian colleges in this jarea—LjSljj and Oklahoma University. j ;}he “superior” standing this jiiilre the effort and cooperation (ten a hew rankjing, the'new dis 1 rnotipn .. -Ul| advocating thd fedjtihhBluneii if si^h or- under the Dean of l%meermg. Phi feta | -“sZ.grf” iK | gapizattons ofirthe campusf, an^ tliere is no Sigma, the treshman jsociety, accepts all through August, 1945. AW&t one- dohot that ni£ ny other students h tve similar, fresnmen who quamy scnoiasticauy quesCiohs in ri ilhdi j | * ‘ ) ' l ^ certyiniy more than “thirty or forty.” constitutions maxe sure of inite answers ^.elusive [group policy?! S To men year will re( of every sti ‘superior’ X, iiitj now on thi ting offers A&M has we can’t afford riqt to at e annual it means alertness, and sincere effort. To Pave been veterans it means willing cooperation in the on their °he >vay they chp help in a federal inspection ^ —by refraining from wearing parts of mil- / itary uniform:! which may give inspecting officers the erroneous impression that they (yeterans) are part of the corps. It’s a big order, witnstanding the eyes of a dozen army officers whose one aim is to find mistakes/; {But, ft’s not too big an otdi. ~ T IF J .. The corps, ivhicb haS made rapid strides I All of wh dh puts a fair hekvifer burden on ; the' student si of A&M—c orpsifne i and vet erans alike—than has beei thd c ise in the helping hand wnqn need although ach|e\ing “blue We have what it takes. LET’S DO IT! Are Honor Students ‘Exclusive?’... * ;In today’s! Letters |to t ie Edit )r, Fjrank- membership. (Tau Bteta Pi, engineer’s hon linj H. Mikell raises some questjors concern- orary society proposed for the campus, will ing national scholastic himofi|rd societies, admit up to ope-eigliUi; of the jmnor class Migell disagrc es with th^ Eatta|jlt(|n's ejditor- and one-fifth Of tfte semor class of students in military proficiency in the last two years, has jthe abHity to earn the nqw superior rat ing. Veterans can do their part by lending a ded. £ mmmmm frr^ 1 2 j ■j. rti Meat Packing Head Speaks to Seminar • I j e _ j . 'v > 7 j v ||| / j ! Vie.organization of the Houston Packing Company was W. W. Bailey’s subject in a speech which he made here list Monday to the Animal Husbandry Seminar. , .Bailey, class W *36, said that the plant had been in operation for 51 years. He discussed four different job opportunities for college men interested in the packing industry. M Bailey is the general superin tendent of the packing company. BETWEEN THE BOOK ENDS. • i» • rr Old Farmer Bromfield Lures City Dwellers to the ^arra ihM By LOUIS MORGAN MjALABAR FARM by Louis Bromfield. Published by Harper and Brother^ New York. Price $3.75. Publication date Ajpril 28, 1948. “Malabar Farm” carries forward the story of Ljouis Bromfield's life on an Ohio Farm which has been reclaimed and| made to bloom through new farnqng methods and soil conservation, if is, ntir ind bydawE oui stater ents, in many ways,; a continuation of4— his earlier book, “Pleasant Valley” , ^ dw| , cr ^ d L CUS8e3 th * !pcr . Beginning with a letter to u ils of famine threatening great Sergeant on Okinawa, the book areas of the;Vorl|l, even touching df .th^ syciet.es, to W !r find def- rnswers to the mpsi imi oi tarit ques- . personal reasons .'”’ One society (rm Lta tioqi^ Would honorary pocietie^ f )rtn an ex- ^i^ma) accepts member^ automatically; Tau not in jceepiug^ vfiti.A. & i i ountless articles .t. —..-t i, u on politics, agriculture and soil j third of the 405|page book] is mafj e , conservation, plus books on eco- of (extracts from Brumfield s nomics, government, and natural knes the reS ources, Bromfibld nresenfs his member of tne select* group can -biacK-| privau “ M m * to, “ to: “ ! ball” any prospective imembers purely for, another person. Alter .deicing: tihro^. *44 reports, “Vvhy ‘hasn't it bejn stated'that any K^SJ^inffc qf 32?' KniJnS. j ijr . i i “Why hasn't il' \fc4nj bfrpughti to ;the at tention of thi student body . .L that mem bership • is nof only jimitecji to Bcjioiastically qualified- studjents blit ojily to | small quota. -4 of [these?” Uiked .asks. order oTthirty ar'fcrty of the class i - Ite aildi 'The report jojf the ]>eta Pi requires a majority vote ot ail active members; Phi Kappa Phi will elect members by a three-fourths vote of the active mem bers; prospects for Sigma Xi are eiected to membership lj>y a vote’of three-fourths of the active members present. Only Alpha Zeta requires a unanimous vote of all active TSondetj-nng in the, members for admitting candidates. >f jthe fo$ two-fifths However, a member of Alpha Zeta now wed to jiutt ” he adds, teaching at A&M; told The Battalion that _ ) r x ; ) Siudeiit Engineers’ “the way it works bqt practically, it’s a pret- Cobncil^Tecommended that fibe stnoiastic ty democratic manner of selecting members. 1 ^ " lL ,J “ He added that only in extreme cases Were prospective me(mbers '[blackballed”; petty hopor societies be estaUiihCd/oh the cam- -ipif 'T F.OU:.- \ r i- • The societies proposed for Ai & M, are —LJ. thq Phi Eta Sigma, for llreshinp Pi : for engineers, Phi ■ 1: and sciences, Sigma Xi for tore. • According agjpa [Phi for. arts Alpha Zetja tor Agriculturists, graduate ^tujdentA 4 nd instruc- grievances held by a mjember were aired in meetings of th|e society, thus giving other to jBairdf cap College I'ratfraittesj, only irequii’emeptsLof tAlpha Zita, ithjje honorary agricultural society propo prpach the cinditions mei letter. Up to 40% students rfiajpring in, agricultu erj percentage of ' honorary members a chance to sjieak for the man up for membership. Only men recognized as unfit for such honors were barred, he con- cltuted. \ of Ameri- Frankly, we doii’t really know if national eligibility honor societies will raise scholastic standards at A&M. But the recognition afforded mem- sed i|of A&M, ap- bers, the personal satisfaction derived from sntio of the sanio] juftfors '’•;f s m Mikell’s or class of ind a small- figible for membership, and the higher academic stand ing of A&M in the eyes of employers . . . . all have convinced us that our school needs national scl lolastic honor societies. , - ‘v ■ ''T ~ i ^raternitiHs? ‘Editor, THe Bi {talion: ■To :: the best of my knowledge i, •Texas A&M lias neve/ beejn-; a ’ jsehcol that at vocated 7it remain that way. We have ftuhned out some pretty-good iheli Bromfield discusses his own beliefs on the right and wrong ways to farm. Included also are his tastes, his reading habits, his family, and his neighbors. Along with a« account of farm ing methods used at Malabar and the results obtained, BromfHd presents and makes interesting; the terrifying fertility of his dogs, and the consternation of the herd bull removed from his harem. He makes drama of the seeding of a field, the blooming of a once barren hillside, or the creating of a farm pond. Bromfield recommends farming as a wholesome Way of life for the language. MS TODAY 0—— v : 1 !p«iai» Durbin Tom Broun -Hi. BE J? YOURS" I ; '■ Open* 1:00 V. M. Ph. 4^1181 TVOW 1 thru iivrw , SATURDAY j —Features Begin— 1:40 - 3:45 - 5:50 - 7:56 | • FIRST RUN 10:00 LOVE...horn in gunsmokel - NEWS — BUGS BUNNY CARTOOI SATURDAY PREVUE CITTV THRU X z 1 1 #■ fr h i EVE ARDEN )W<»*rtlbyA«CM OIOLM •o-Goidwyn-Moyer I K Illustrations fori the book j were made by Kate Lord, w,ho alsoiillus trated “Pleasant Valley.” (Bromfield has j been heard on the A&M catnpuij as a lecturer several times.) ; / I' 1 I t ‘ } | JOHN MINBY SHIBltT WAYNE • FONDA • TEMPLE Fort Apache Dr John S. Caldwell ,H Optometrist Caldwell’s Jewelry Store Bryan, Texas v -til— \$KmMY 'Dtiim/N rmm NOW LAST DAY Deaaaa “ril Be ours” Tomorrow “JOHNNY O’CLDCI Gieeks on this campu|s and they art pretty well known all over the • . v s w< rid without having to swing aj > forty ot ^ y on a watch chain to imp! ess “ f ,ass w, ‘lJ «ry 0nc . # ’ j * Dp you smceivly believe that th'se frats will .raise the scholas- "average here or is this.one of j new Aggie Ti'aditions ? ;I’m agjainht it as it stands now. i Sincerely, Iributioms may be niade by telephone (4-5444) o ssified ads may be’ iilacid by telephone (4-5324) cn ;o it or not othenyisio credited fin the paper and local hews htSi pf rep (blicatiom " ^ - ■* r : : j Y ter’ ot Post exju. under 3. 18 ip. a_ FRANKLIN H. MIKELL, jl NOT “FOR NOTHING” Editor, The Battalion: . | '4 Re:. Mr. Halff’s .letter concern ing Rblspn and Fisher’s representi ng Aggie veterans at “Operation Sonus . There are two things I’d ike for Halff to understand. First, f he wouldn’t have wanted affir mative representation at Opera tion Bonus, he should have utilized the j ballot ' n the Batt two days be fore the delegates left. He should have voted “No,” as I did for var ious personal reasons. Second, I want him to under stand that if the proposed bonus is passed, that Vmly those who did nothing will get “something for hothing,” .as he puts it. Those of us ,\vho have been “kissed” here anq tfcere in the various campaigns wontt feel “that it’s something for not! ing.” A ways remember, Halff, “noth ing is tpo good for the boys who were at the front.” And that’s just what we got, NOTHING, and it wus too good for us! RALPH GREENBERG, ’4&/ —I ; t—A » )! 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