I m566i5S 53pjpflil
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Ready for Honor Groups
gf'-ibg lirgsidfeint
ahead vsiinal on the eKta!
societies ;it : A&M, the
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Battalion
TORIALS
d/er, Statesman, Kmghtt) Gentla/lan"
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$ullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
has .enaljil id| us to takje (lii j^lace alongside
Other ed I ejges a nid utivlriitie^ throughout
the conn; -y. Now. A&iM in t |n will be recog
nized nationally!ijor scho|a|tic achievement.
ourj. With-M tje hatidtcapped
in gradt’4 d kchojdl—thleir ihjmors will be rec-
ogrnzed Jfre tmire^rtSrp "cottcge at which
[i|christ the go-
ilhment of; honor
SoArd of Directors
Too, ji before? an
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requirements for jm
the campus, it •
reception! the
1
iMSDAY, MAY 11, 1948
othe
hers ; of Tau Beta\
‘i ;!
organization with such
enibership is allowed on
ight' be well to await the
!i
receive. Should mem-
for example, exhibit
its p
Pi,
advanced: work jsi uiijciiert4li|en.
It Is .tk Oj W
al agricul 1 ural hbmor
nimous v<S>te of jtlke
Tpria 7ieTiCTbe-nation -
ci(|trequires a una-
tivijmembers for ac
cepting applicants. Thbre.i# a need for some
type.oif a.i ipcmtion to i|ec9r|i.ize the scholastic
proficient yi stwdcmtsl i|i|der the Dean of
Agricultul-e.; There is U pfsMbility, however,
that as th i other socieliesjekhibit their value
to the co) ej^O and tihe ■sjtiid^nts, Alpha Zeta
will be alt owed td e$tdbH?|h{ a chapter on the
campus, j ■ !
• f 1; I >:.!•
any $ign of a tendency to “blackball” pros
pective members fbr purely personal rea-
t I » 1
sons,; not only •Would that particular society
be subjected to the closest scrutiny, but the
possibility for the establishment of Alpha
Zeta would dimjnisl
! !
Now we arq awaiting the day when the
first;of several; hon
tablishes y chapter
Signja Xi’< request
Board was approved
for a chatter is st
>r societies formally es-
on the A&M campus,
for recognition by the
last fall. Its application
11 pending. The college
should t:ik(| steiis immediately to secure chap
ters Of Phi Kappa Pni. Tau Beta Pi. and Phi
Eta Sigmd.
Briglil Lights,
WiiiclqWs .r .
Foolish, Dangerous Smoker.
I L r
Our (iflitprial «oIujpns||cicently carried a istamfied ouTVnjmed
congratuj itiory afticlji oA,f the addition of . erice jdldn’t eVei knc|w that it occurred.
classroonib find build
to detract iij any-way
light-issujnfi powers. .
> The iiik; bad haijrih jlrli
page whq i;we receive ;l]a|i
i? i •
Saturday night in Guion Hall someone’s
cigariette' ignited a curtain. The fire was
ately; most of the audi-
ihat ii
modern IjgHtingyfixtijresj[li yeveral Of our Saturday] tjight Guion Hall was over- 1 Ca^“ru^ Utwe^nf n 1S/ nr |r A1 .
ts were filled and there, and Cuba, tbe inomeni you cross JLiAlCiloIUIl r? UI liei
ience, and squatters in that magic line: you filml yourself
?' ; in a wogiu^herti evccy jyalue is dif-
araica* j j . , .,. feivnt'anil everyidm'pietfion is new..!
On another jfestl ze Saturday mght a halt Here are islands, large and small
ngs-jWe didn’t mean crowded; all tHe sedts were filled and there.
ft’# mother nature’s Avas a standing aucience, and squatters in that magic line you fiigd yourself! . t i , ik
the alisles. I T [ ' ? • : F aitllly
v
i
gruniled jpllindent that
all well iMidi gpod. but
turned otlt lithe last riAn
was forc8d[|to eramloj |ii
are dirty
.Such
ictondi
to find tlie fjoor. It stem^lhat the windows
^d on the editorial
eport from a dis-
new lights were
when they were
eaving the room
cigarette lighter
dozert years ago, ii
a pane of glass.
Several AgiX«ionMS|Twe know have
agreed Hi afiwe ^i'e jlo(ji|ia|onough topsoil as
it is will onlt w^stiha pwe on the, schools
casement:. ^}veiwoijie:jsfc<||ls to agree that
this soft >1' jfchingdsiciuHill'tely out of Order.
cigarette.
Lets i oti lx> carried
of the mi
the sun
this time
w electron ill
si bracHcallf
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KditOr, Tlr Hattaiipin:,
• Since Th; llfatt seems b>j bjj- tih
repository of; all tomplaitt-ij,
■\vish to hr ng- to yejin at|e»it|
serious sit lalljop, u?|ich, i if :|l
td to cont inMe,. mgj rc.f i
disaster.
\ Tfc mt*s < j ! hall midcii*
reputation s at stake! ,nV
i be the last tL east dvefi J
(if a doubt ppon thifiri u
cd record, aitj we 'feel jit
that viciou: rumors (halt h
Circulated^ edijintly snoile
jniblic*, and tl|,(jt messjlhiijll
ly he able to imake <a (tleji
of the who e:business. ;
We are ' efiferringi jgentl-;
the’ rufno'ft that the tniji:|
in our mes > 'bmll hjts thd ijilhtj* of
il I'
it
. bitterweed4 We’ve bf‘atd,j
1 t>ay. of cou :sk r .thati isgehl
!;ly by the -powers
Tinees, After all,
radition here by
The United
The greater thieir
to put out.
BETWEEN THE BOOK ENDS....
Ideal Vacation Spot Is Old
Buccaneer Haunts in Indies
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I By’MRS. WIRNORA ARNOLD ! !
i Readers’ Adviser
LAND OF THE INNER SEA. By W. Adolph Roberts. Coward McCann.
If any of you are [planning a Caribbean cruise for youit summer
vacation, here is exactly the hook you need. ||
Beyond the shores of the North American Continent the West In
dies have always been!; the most accessible ports of romaneje for the
American traveler. Th# Tropic of* - •'
s' — - - »—* ;i Key '‘f -'-* 1 *
>1 you
’iib.
Alfred Johnston
Ordained Sunday
At Baptist Church
/
What’s Coo
AGRICULTURAL 0
Wednesday, 7:i5 p.
Room ofdYMCA.
” ACCOUNTING SQCi
p. m., Tuesday, Ki-23.
. ... , : officets and awarding
Alfred A. Johnston, religious ed- ant , s Handbook. i>
itor of The Battalion, was ordain- , „ i
ed to the ministry Sunday night „ A , &M . GA ,V,Vp * .
at the College Station First Bap- * . a 4; in YM CA.
list Churci . ] BIOLOGY’CLUB
A junior from Mexia, Johnston day night, May! ll, a'
has taken part in many religious! in the Biology Lectur
activities cjn the campus. In addi- election of officers; for
tion to hisl part on the Battalion j yehr. j L l
staff as religious editor, he is di- i BAYLOR - ARCRE
rector of the Sunday morning pro-j COUNTY CLUB, 7 p.
gram ovpr WTAW known as Ag- [ day, Room 126^ Acad<
gie Gospel Time. Other religious ing. I 1 HI *’
activities include service on the | GEOLOGY CLUB,
Baptist Student Union Council and ; Wednesday, Lecture R<
the Intef-Church Council.
Other Aggies who took part in
the ordipation service were Cadet
Corps Chaplain Clitf S. Harris and
Roy Hunt.
The ordaining council was com
posed "of the pastor, R. L. Brown,
and other ministers and deacons
of the First Baptist Church. Also j
^on the «j|ouncil was W. F. Howard
of Dallaj, who heads student work
among Baptists on all Texas cam
puses. Louis Hanna of the college
staff presented a Bible to John
ston as p tool for yse m his minis
try.
1 NIC
Rfnd
loom
nip:
leum Engineering Bui
tion of onicerB.; 35;
RIO GRANDE VALl'
5 p. m., Thursday, i
SCOUTERS, 7:30 p
nesday, Room SOL Go<
SUL ROSS LODGE,
Thursday.
SAJd Tuesday! 7fl5 1
Lectui-e Room, election
SIGMA XI CLUB
Thursday, Physics'* Lee
Dr., Arthur W. Rlello
Tour Program Set
For RA Officers
with towering mounta|ins clothejji I I nTIlPFPflPP
in vvrdure to tlu*ir sammits: with V4UIll.d
the Coconut Grove in
Bostcjn, a tirade hirst into flame and^the verdure to tlivir summits; with
crowd stampeded for the exits. The next day countless; lamlloykKd haj'bors of an
they were found; stacked like cord wood . vhiu , belu . hes . Bright-plummaged
against the exits w iich their panic-stricken hirds and flowers of gorgeous hue
numbers had blocked. : ! Charm the eyC, land the flavors of
Ir an audiehce composed in a large part t^otic fruits (lebght the palate
,,, ,V m .ify|frely out ot place of palenU-anil in particular mothers, aifire In( ua n C o U l!t3are eiSdinTr-
at A&M.j Ajiy rihy$ick inlijor f ctw-tell you panic} With the resulting injuries and possible |i y varied, from the independent, al; ea.s concerned with the improvc-
that a I’ilj 11 bf| ; dii’t'.wijll IkweT the refraction deaths has a hbrriblje potential for pain. The Spanish-speaking republics of Cu-; merit of family living, tihe confer-j
angle and iHcfleaabihd il'H>rption powers of Folli# could have easilv been something less ha- and Santo Domingo to Puerto enceLw-as called to arouse national
11 ' 1 ™ ' thm-lhe end of a perfect day for the many
prout 1 people Who .visited their sons batur- black republic With a French eul-1 to consider the status Off the var-
day. •' i _ turc; Jamaica land other Briiish j ied'activities in this ,arfea r :iml to
Tljlis seems! a large price for a fool’s possessions whtjre the language is’ plah action to strengthen family
-V English; and thp scaUftretl.colonies , foundations.
<>f France and the Nejhcrland. j National leaders in die field of
"*! “ r . ... I These were hnee the land# of; odm-at[ion,\health and nuditlai care,
otil .OS IS tr\ ing to uUlici Up thL* huccainccrs utid of. vast suj^ar social, wolfarc, housing oconoruic
productive industries in European countries, plantations worked by slave la- factors, inter-personal relations, :
Amplp opportunity exists 'for
regular army appointments
through the competitive tour pro
gram for capable young officers,
Colonel G. S. Meloy, PMS&T, an
nounced yesterday.
The announcement was made in
view of the possible increase of
the junior officer requirements in
the Department cif the Army.
Colonel Meloy also said that he
had been given authority to ac- j
dept and designate the branch for
the July 1948 competitive: tour
program subject to physical quali
fication, from applicants receiving
ORC appointments at the end of
the current semester.
Application blanks and further
information can be obtained from
ROTC headquarters at Rosii Hall.
speaker.
SAN ANTONIO CL)
m„ Thursday, Rqom 20ij
Election of officers
'SAE, 7:15 p. m,., T
Lecture Room, j J. F.
speak. Vjsitors welcom
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Mexito and New Yoj
highest US birth ratei
X
iology Summer
ijects Offered
1 i
or and senior sociology "ma
offered the opportunity
practical experience it
I through participation ji
york camps, accor^ng tjo
oh Whitman of the Urjitarian
Jfmja*. ‘ .
r survey of Mexican-A tiierican
utions in San Antonio is; one of
programs which have bpen sdt
[by the Unitarian Servi
■ : 'V
m-
>rU
in cooperation with
Unitarian Youth,
mother workcainp for jcollege
ts will be the constfuctlc
< (fomlmunity center jn the ml
nt-inhiabited area of Ok ahoipa
outh volunteers may ch >ose
wofk in Sydenham Hospital,
nation’s only inter-racial' )rivate
hoa(pital, located in the larlej:
ion of New York City,
his year’s j workcamps, kecord
Whitman will offer
program of work,
and recreation in; addition to
a bajl-
educ»-
pngaR-
; caip-
c|jr 1 primary purpose of
0 young Americans jn tht
gn to dispel ignorance,, preju-
*, and poverty.
’urther information and; uppli-
ions may be obtained from Ujii-
ian Workcamps, 9 Park Ftredt,
R iji 8, Ma«s. ] [.
:
|UPAL Arie.—(A>)_Tho ijrail te
thjs Indian community at the bot-
toni of the Grand Canyon! dr<j^s
i,(1)0 feet from the canyon ‘rini 111
th|, first mile and a half of] its 14
Mrs.; Eloise Trigg JoHnisou, Ex-
tensioii Service family life spec
ialist, attended the National Con
ference on Family Life held in
Washington, D. C. May <5-8.
Sponsored by 112 organizations '
repyesent.ng all professions and
areas concerned with thp Improve-
PALACE
Bryan Z‘SS79
N O W
Pa 11 handle’*
QUEEN
Letters to the Editor
hitter
mow. bill were large enough for
fhe cow # to eat. Marsh [explain
ed that the whole story Is a long
. ... one and invited, anyone iptereSU-d
■ ! t<< drop! bv for' all the '
,4-! •—!-' *
fl 4, a ■ ,j ^
j| ; 1 Dear Ltnltor:
imhint’s Orciiidsj to the men of t'B
nipaiJy for the
Smethhd dr improvement to ]sug-
jgest. The technical aspects of road. ,
jeonstruction are not along mv line,! . * Adplphe Robert# was born ; being held in Washington This
Ibut I would like to make two Lug- ln Jamaica and is the author of conference is scheduled tjo edd May
• ; ns ‘ J I several outstanding works on Car- 15.. Mrs.-Johnson will qttejul this
Tear these cow path* up ihbean question#. He his made six-; series of meetings where specific
begin from scratch' to build tt ’ en HaPP about the archipelago, plans will he made for mistruc-
as they should have been culminating in the one for the tive hot ion in the states.;
n the first place. (I know purposes of this book, which took
wi 11 jto , eran Co
sb : dow thoughtful
1 L l!is|h-; their con
o fljj jfdir s|)li‘ii(lid
* H'el men held in S
jgestii
j r di
ja nd
| , them
% ^
rpany fund toward the : * “ ,
Mother’s Day Banquet T esulf
nsa Sunday noqn.
iave
Such action is commenilajbU* not'r 0 01
1. cij' iadc
■ tllj • luv- , only from
r Iti iSeakt. but from m,- i V
I i t'ahjjshing! a precedent wliicH dut-
Ilui, to: fits w ill do well, to follow in the
I'vcpd ; future. I j
ReSpejct fully,
CLIFF HAKRlh, ’17
tion is goii giihto the fpujt; i!j|eek.l "A t ,,
Not only ai c itihese scoyndijc ast- 1 -,{0 \D DESTRUCTION 7
ing aspers o|i| .on oug t Oflrf Editor, Tile Battalion!
nianagontei t,j but also dmtjlil miaiti-1 • :
ageiiwint ol ddr own : A&Jl! '('iit|anl-' ^ * u> 811 h.tect of road ilmprove-
er yj j 1: , ;[ j, IIP JI j ment (or; destruction) s^lems to!#
'W: I Li a)’-
tua-
(2
it urn
jtions
iinee,
posec
eausi
Now they are a kaleidoscopic
patter of nations already
born and of backward peoples
struggling toward self-govern
ment. History has left its mark
on every hand, in the form of
ruined fortresses and noble sur
viving monuments.
lltpilt the less we ll have >or ‘ '^ e gi'eab naval powers wag- an d mfental hygiene participated in
( ‘‘ ed incessent wars for their control, the meeting. \
Mrs. Lydia And. Lynde, feiR-ral
extension specialist in parent edu
cation, is on the advisjoiy commit
tee of the National Confe/enoe of
Family Life.
Following the national confer
ence, a conference of sf)J:-c'iiljots in ;
parent education and family life,
N O W
w4 Three Daring
Daughters” /
L-y
of money has been spend and him to <jvcry impoitant, unit. He 1
(Ui> 1 ,M {is. he jng bpent on repair and; im- includes the three g^uumas which!
™ »">• htToriS
stbp;H‘d their pokor game to L all, l economically, with the other
it in the hot sun and dabble European colorjies. There is also
mu 1 s immimimcmie imi s , j., . i a ^ r) u. 1 i t ) a chapter on Bermuda in the At-
the .parent s standpoint. ; ’l! 1(1 I- 111 K™' 11 anrt a^Pnalt.) v , q cc favored resort
th.. st-mdnoinr nif ex ' Leave the mess a# it 18 and lanuL ucejn >. 4 lavoitu ieson
tin standpoint <xt its ys- a]1 * alarjes an( , ^pp ro p r ia- among American vacationists.
intended for street mainten-
oveit to the fund for the pro-
Student l.'nion Building, a
from Which value spent will
result in value received.
Sincerely,
ALBERT D. STEWART, ’46
G U Y/ H. DEATON
Typewriter Exchange
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NOTE OF APPRECIATION
.- r . Jtrfiow
era of the jpi'Bss to 1 brjnr ;|)|G
truth of tlj: linattei^-
J. It. W OLF ,
J. T. TROTMAN
'f\
(Ed. Nite: It is bSttef^v
or rather ;l mixture of
weeds, irjilk ( J weeds, ;an
flora of t :c Rrazpa Hot,
C. Marsh (jf the dairy; j ej
ment sail ; jthe A&M ()ri;jr
obtains milk!from 12 daiL)
ductrs in jhis areji; whilst
make par j of their liviitg! in
were not ujejl
-CU
Twelve clubs; have pot submit-
[ ted member li$ts fob the 1948
: Longhorn, according to Bobby Lee
I Williamson, co-.editor.
M , Rosters for each of? the follow*
WHY. ' ■ - , 'iji ; 1 W’o are deeply grateful for the jpg clubs must be turijed in to the
The roads on the main campus; Jieau iful flpral offerings and ex- Xqmghorn office:, Goodwin Hall, be-
n still be traversed with only pres^ions of sympathy for our son fore 5 p. m., Friday:
i:oo t'.ixi. PR. 4-U81
LAST DA jV
| 111 A A v ^ V/ J. j V 4 X fcj 4. 4 v B 4—' I . J 4- W. 444 4J \ J
We urge jypp to uac all lilrlAowl- forgotten hrouml here. [ jEditijr, The Battalion:
ess to'brim:
jnatteri;
Rjttcrly your.-t !
•}
can
minor automotive damages' result- Gorkv.
ing, while those leading ffom the \ Wif wish to thank each 6f the
t i
main campus to Bryan or College ffello'
! View have! reverted through neg- iliac
loot to me lie coxy paths. Thj.se last ! dd
.mentioned ipaths are so c uttered B iG
j [with holes that it is a wonder any paijy
'car makes it across withoult, haying gete
a spring cracked- or axle broken.
V\'hat must! visitors think opoij en-
ro- ; teiing out beautiful giioufeds? Crcix
ws More than likely, at present, their nik|
only'thought is to get off the |hor-
ving organizations and men,
ditioh to the entire A&M stu-
body: the Sophomore Clair; i
impahy. Infantry; “C” CoTii-j
Infantry; intramural mana- i
Petroleum Engineering Club; i
nvest Texas A&M Club.
Jo|m Hagan, Alton Bailey, Geo. !
Jack Russell, Evtrett La-!
Dtis Yelton, and Spike W'hite. I
Soiit
old fashriludl way—tliajt js||byl rible roads as soon as po$fiible
eating w;cjejdk He said tnej f||eds j 1 do not think a person i shoi
p. m., Friday
AVMA , . |
Beaumont Club
Brazoria County Club
Business Spciety
El Paso Club
Fisb and Game Club
HJSK
Lutheran Walther
Marketing jSt Finance
Pre-Med and Pre-Dental
San Antonio Mothers Club
SAM
Singe rely,
high emougl
should
gripe unless he has some. better
i WASHINGTON—— Aviation
A NI) r MRS. (». D. ZIM- engineers suggest that rockets at
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