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i s.. Page 2 x! Polit -■ 6 a it at ion DITORIALS ''Soldier, State. ■'.y if WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1948 man, Knightly Gentleman” I^awrence Sullivan Rbss, Founder of Aggil^ Traditions if k‘s, Even for Bait! The r lion got d # for jvfcteran ^ditor of the $atta- f like ia irheumiftic snail this week, didat^i-sneaked into the Bean’s quietly Tiled for the positioii, fur tively,, as it thfeji wahtqd the fact kept a secret till, after tie election. ^Suddenly, yq'Stjerday the candidates pull ed a quick aboiat-jface, just Tike real candi dates do, I and Mastered nine layers, of posters anfl placards. . Even fTwiggjjnk has under homed in on the campaign: . I^cjven forbid his election. Some the rocilitical platforms t6 be seen ported in ponspijqubus spats are worth jan<Hy- zinig; Most of them are lavish with promises fMf 1 tend to be editor anyhow.” When two of the contenders happen to meet-in a narrow hall where civility demands they speak to one am- cither, it is as a meeting of brothers who Haven’t seen each other since back jn “ought rline.” The^ fall, on each other’s shoulders with much happiness and many salutations. They don’t mean it however. Each wishes sincerely at such a time that tjhe other had bunted out in January. The campaign is never mentioned in these tiete-a-tetes. It’s always bridge hands, the brat’s latest tooth or cute saying, and other very- and- assufancesHJfnd endorsements, thing fyofn morning papers to air-cc ing is offered'to It’he voter in retur laced • !. rough sheer negligence, anil: oyer- for a Only , sight fmvp the Candidates failed to cotne .out in favor of God.; f Hat will probably befenied- iec| ere long! | { • ■ The cindidastb$ are tddyy. in that strain- , edi rnid-stjite of T . ... at like, you, old pal, bjit I in- poisoned with The race will have been run by Friday. The air \yill clear and things will revert to flneiiy former state. Promises will be half- lorgbtten, but ja good Batt will be put out anyway.X ! Politics Ts a great American sport. It ives;people a Chynee to tell their version of he truth about themselves and make mag- animous promises. But, pity the poor voter, he can merely tihoose whyt kind of poison he wants to be BETWEEN THE BOOK ENDS. X History of Marshall Family Told in ‘Citizen Soldier Marshall, Citizen York. 1917. Soldier.; By g William Frye. Bobbs-Merrill, New jr Along with irjfbrmatidn about the Amount Glenn T. Martin, airplane munufactirrer 'aclin'ci This is the life story of a great Americari, Georgje Catlett Marshall, ., {General of the Army; Chief of Staff, 1939-1945; the President’s Special Envoy to China, 1946; Secretary of State, 1947. There is a chapter on the family^ 1 f——— j)—- background, and I was pleasantly ] of 1 moneyl lost Hy lairtines in 1946 ar|d., 1947 iaid Uncle Bam now has A-bombs that makekv^ ,rp [’ i ; se T k?. st , as JTu’flu ca L C r*! &I.Cl\bs was the Htatemejrit that ja railroad Uses 72 nhp nnes dronned nn Janan nk^nletp At that y ’,° •, 18 t i : !■ i J ice 10,01)0,000 ton-rtiilep of employes-to prp- trHnsport ition, W|iile an 626 employes. Apd a bus pi byes foj-eveijyjiOO daih r !pa.ssenge an airlin j uses ill45. WHat do the think thdy r -areMfederal in, the same country won’t .even giveleiach jotjher half if the road itt seems a little fair I'etclutd to hope for world peace. When> people! ji n give]each iotlnc airline requiresj 2,- Ifne uses'Tgur eni- while iirlines bureaus ? While ujtliors Independence lw4te, atwangi would bojcreatjedj iyee'and equal a great deal ' ^ ’ 1 "“lildi have 1 been saved by fijxing ijd l.f a; Jt !( . the Detlarktioh of i J f of trou bl it so the.vj wou)d ^tay thaf way. 1 the ones dropped on Japan obsolete. At that, Sf ’ famiirTa i^coSribufed I ive doubt that the old type will be available worthjN-public servants at various! On toy counters this Christmas. jj periods ojNmr country’s history. | ! The winning recipe in a aquash pie chanv)! ^ Ipionship contest neglected to mention squash nevertheless the same family), and | $3 an ingredient. This may explain why it there were others, eUqcators, Was the prize winner. 1 - l statesmen, etc. . • : . I Despite the fact that the jrene: j was born a Pennsylvanian, his Half the world may not know how the ' fa| nily came from the South, sub,! (jlher half lives, but then that stimulates the. ! Hale Of new papers. I Sou thern gentility and gracious, <■ —v : j unhurried, carefully mannered liv-! has in &. ^•‘ 80Wl uti payers had to reach down in their pockets toj- one- revealing voting /George’s 4 new; low. welye-Point Bill of Right) ( j ''iftjh of a Series,) iBY-tAW I -I* /The U8NSA \yi|il seek (o secure and itiain- f! >|* i — - tain equal righff! for alll pcople, and secure equal opdjortuiiitiejsTor ycucation at a 1 levels rcgardlesl; of ! r&te, national origin, cfeed,. add poilitwal belief or economic! cir- cumstani| i s; esp^ially b^ securing ti e even tual elimination;of all forms of distrimina- / tbry eduf'atioHal; 'systems anywhere hi the sfiiee the United States Nat- United S t|onal Sti dent Afenociatio i is opposed cipl^ to f uch The U tates lited systems BY-LAV Student the national, through the- the US NS A States National Studeft Asso- cjiation rfieouj-a” tjs wide!‘investigation! and discussio i of the "problems of iiKHpiality which exist tliroujghout the United SJtates in Order to seen *e tjheir elimination. Hiowever, ip view o' the coHjldex nature of the problem, with its liver sit ri throughout the United States, apd tie- ihiitatioiis imoosed bvjnres- pnt state' rig) Uatutei. and laws, it shall be the policy, of tHe United States National on Association to hike the aqtion regional, and eampuf levels coidesponding organizi tipn of to iipplement its stated princi ples, witi regard i to the legal limitations in- / yolved. .1 BYrLAW Ul. BIL lib order to preserve i ditions indispensable to qf eduealiona nizance of"the which ei sue mental ~right4; c/a Non bolds to the full deveijopment o individiua! and let tlie fulfillment of sponsibii ties t 1 ! ' sex, ^ ... m pnn- progress from “Rat”; to b irst Cap tain of th( Cadet Corps of Virgi nia Military Institute, His expe riences there that made* him decide ;<l : on the Army as a career, and he has never regretted his derision, i All through hi is days in t he sery- , iec he ‘ was a model officer, from his lonely and difficult first as signment to an outpost among re bellious Filipinos to Chief of Staff of the h'nited States Army. You will he amazed to know that Cadet Marshall went through his four years in VMI without even ONE demerit! That same steadfastness to duty ac celerated his rise through the ranks, the accounting of which makes fascinating reading, i could go on at length follow- I shall leave that pleasant task to you. However, one thing more, I’d like to say that the closing chapter called “CODE OF A CITIZEN SOLDIER” is one of the most in spiring pieces I have ever read. But It Tastes i , Like Stinkweed Carnation cows are contented, but A&M’s bo vines, are orchid fed. James L. LSvprman and Wjl- lialK I). Lewis, biology majbjrs who wtm first prize from tnc Texas Ahadeniy of Science for their joint ptjppr, “Range <»f Calopogon Pulebdlus in Tex^j.” first noted the perhtirkuble 'iiiiil- ity of tihe fodder eolKumed ?py local COW'S. j. X^^ / J.ivi fri'an nnii| Lewis disehvilr- edfcalopogon plijdiellus, or snj orchid, last spf.ng in Brandos Marksman w Drive-In Theatre I ' C ^' ] I - “Folks who! like to shoot also the teachings of the E| like to Watcjfi the other fellow dit for saving their liv shoot,” says Ken Beegle, interna tionally famous marksman who will give a demonstration of his shooting ability at the Sky-Way Drive-In Thehter Thursday after noon at 4 pj. m. Beegle and his wife, Blanche, make up one of Remington Arms Company’s ^hooting exhibit 1 o n teams. During the war they tour ed the country, appearing before millions ojf Gjls at army camps and naval basts. That their instruc tions were Worthwhile is attested by the fact that they app the reci pients of numerous letters from overseas combat soldiers who give Mmm Xd , * ■ X' : I X r'r [f!X l . R . “Every one who she ious about how the o does it and likes tp t* new !in the shooting Beegle. “Many of the i watch me shoot go hor ‘If ho can do it, so can start in practicing sdi shots. And they can i‘dfl only they will easily discouraged and on practicing until tl the proper timing. “Proper timing is th< all shooting at movii Once the shooter lea the gun practically a pljai self, learning to shoot, ciency becomes compan [i “Good shooting ; s not reacli of anyone whp hap body, steady! n^rinfes, which can be controlled jjindfifi good eyesight Once the tals of shooting becorng to graduate from the ktjatu mediocre shot to that] |f em cellept marksman. entrenched in the min 1- n i dividual that they an j j second nature, it is cqs ‘No shot one person can do is ible for; the other fellow ill onlji master the prob- ;ma or timing and proper gun iting or pointing. It just les a little patience and a lot i|f practice.” fie uses ijpes of guns A lent with rifle, ihotgiip and stol. During his exhibition, he kures .on pepper and safe gun fndling. ' Mrs. Beegle assists her noted' hiisband in all qf his exhibitions. iff- r I ' ^ fourteen different nd is! equally pro- DRiVSt: 1VED. MER HOAGY ICHAEL “NIGIIT SONG” FRI—IHHJBIJB BIjLL I County, where | they had bl grbw.ng ineogirjitii for years. The calopjyon imlcluljus, w hich is found I in the post e ik au<i low pineladds of East Tcx- asj flowers in April and is put of bloom in May. Usually plums are well scattered, but as many as: twenty to thirty are sopje- times found together. Commercial possibilities for the small orchid seem rempH?! sipce a plant ! may not bloom oftener than once in ten years, but it is probable that this per formance can V corrected With proper cultivation. G. The right of students! to a clear and cdnci.se statement, before entering col lege, of their contractual rights, obliga- ; tions, and responsibilities pertaining to ; educational and extra-curricular activi- j ties. 4. The right of every student to exerdise! • his full rights as a citizen in forming apd participating in local, national or | international organizations for intel lectual, religious, social, political, eco-1 . ,, , ‘Domic or'cultural purposes, and to pub- nL t ™ r ;«v t lish and distribute their views. o. The right of recognized student organi zations to use the institution’s name subject to its regulations with respect to off-campus activities. . ' 6. The right of students and recognized student organizations to use campus fa cilities, provided the facilities are used for the purpose contracted, subject only to such regulations as are required for scheduling meeting times and places. 7. The ; right to invite and hear speakers of their choice on subjects of their o , , r , j . . . a i 1 in full) ‘‘They’ll think twice before! hospitul reported. 8. The right of-students to engage freely 1 they do that again.” > j 5?ur?c6 interested ih off-campus activities, provided they; Do what again? I’ve hunted all ■ do not claim to represent the institution over Pa Ke 3 trying answer. Before the KEN BEEGLE, ace marksman will perform at the Sky-Way Drive-In [Theater Thursday af ternoon 1 ajt I. ‘ - Faires to Explain Post (/rad Studies A&Mry tl;,jn of Rost Graduation ! ■J^udie;- iwill |)v explained to inter- esteds>‘tiior.-i Tbursday at 1 p. mi in RoonbTOJ ME Building. V. ,M. Faires. IhMI of Po>t G'aduution | ; Studies,, aimfjitnred to(|ay. Seniors wlho arXgradhating in | June or i/urjn'g thteXuuimer arc | invited toj -attend and Xiarn of j this new program which is ot^ign-1 ed to help A&M graduates through ! iife. | ; Managemeht engineering and geology majoi-s will have the pro gram explained to them later and should not! cbme to this meeting. Letters THEY’LL DO WHAT? Editor, The Battalion: In yesterday’s Batt I find an item which says, (and I quote it Nurses Needed At VA Waco Hospital f ’ j - Nurses are needed at the Waco Veterans Administration hospi|tal, according to the regional VAijof fice. Salaries for these openiiHgs range from $2,641 to $3,397 a year depending upon I training and edu cation. Nurses who are accepted by the hospital will have full profession al status in the Department of Medicine and Sfurgeryi the Waco learning about opportunjjties in the Vete x Opens 1:00 p.m. Ph. 4-1181 LAST DAY First; Rtm Bryan-Cnllegr -i-Feature Begins — •1:30 - 3|35j- 5:45 - 9:50 - 10:00 OF RIGHTS erve ai)d extend thcise con- he full achievement objectives!, and with lull cog- responsibifties and obligations frbvji any assertion of! funda- tlje National Student Asso- th ! ei following rights essential •elSopmeht (jff the studejit {as ah his re- asj k citjzeh: exercising their rights as citizens of community, state, and nation. The right to establish and issue regular publications free of any censorship or banquet? Before the Batt prints .other pressure aimed at controlling edi- j gu^n ie r " 1CS a weok dming thc v- to find the | ans Adrninhitrajtion arc asked to Little Batt! sec or write thiji Personnel Officer staff will put out another paper? | or Director of [Nursing, Veterans Before the A&M 'Press .Club stages i Administration Center, Waco, Tfcx- another “strip-tease” stunt at its | as. The right bl cveVy [student to 4 college education j | ',/” j. • y. The Tight tioiconducfi research froejy and MilxllV'lt I 1 »i i . • , • 1 r> /1 v- <»fi /'r rtvivr to ipublish, fine indi ings discussi and exchab vidually br in association wi national ge any recomiiendations, Whether rj international groups.; Newjs cbntiibjutjona nia; win Hall ClaK$ifiei ads m 209, Good' bn The AJssocIrI qd to it op not Kighta of repuhlijral ii CHARLIE ►MI'P *' Kenne it P- a»i ' ‘ Mack T. Nol in...... ‘ L-JUbal - Dm It. 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QUEEN GREEN BAY, Wis., April 29— UPl—Ralph Earhart of Texas Tech was signed to i 1948 contract to day by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football cLagueJ PALACE Bryan 2’8$79 NOW thru SATURDAY NIMHi r A POWER till! screen lias never seen before! WAl feL v N ^ TOON THlRfk — FBI. — SAT. I 1 IrstRun Bryon-^nllege ,-ro J eitures B«gin- •tO > 3,00 - 4:50 - #:40 - 8:00 10:00 the ■•whflewei 1 i m Si LAST DAY Yvonne beCarlo CASBAH’ SHOWING Wed. thru SaG Dana Andrews ; | j in —- KIT CARSON” MS FUNKIEST FILM M 10 YEARS! v" M iliSli : smm »» SATURDAY TORES 1 p a*i<w mmt! re«1l MTMm ;.. with leughterl They howl..; In Herrorl ;i BUTCH JENKINS'C! % UNA <YN‘MERKEL A METRO • GOLDEN. MAYER PICTUR ’j j • h a? Xn xi :artoon IEST NEWS PING PRETTY stmiepeNiBp aaOUIEU WORE flORTS j utHtticoiait J i StH! (Ifikljll-OA'iiVA'i.fY 2o ‘ 'n, ■ W4ic» in i. s i ALSO-i-LATKSi !f T^rir 11 I ' t,! TINE—AND CARTOON