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DITORIALS
''Soldier, State.
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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
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“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
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“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
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fourteen different
nd is! equally pro-
DRiVSt:
1VED.
MER
HOAGY
ICHAEL
“NIGIIT SONG”
FRI—IHHJBIJB BIjLL
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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
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erve ai)d extend thcise con-
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objectives!, and with lull cog-
responsibifties and obligations
frbvji any assertion of! funda-
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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
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discussi and exchab
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national
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rj international groups.;
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WICjK VAN KOUEHOVEN
(Ed. Note: We can’t figure out
what it means, either. Must have
to some other story!)
belonged
Lutheran Group
To Elect Officers
The Lutheran Student Associa
tion will hold a special business
meeting in thc YMCA Assembly
Room Wednesday, May 19, at 7:30
p. m.
Purpose of the meeting is to
elect officers for the coming year,
Rex Colwick, president' of the asso
ciation, announced.
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
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