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Italian. ' S 0 RI A L S ( ‘ ' i. J WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1948 Knightly Gentleman”. ■ | i|| | Founder of Aggie roiress at the T..! ■! ! F •: ted ‘Superior’ By 3 n f™ » -TTTirinmr 1 Federal) Inspecting Party ‘Oldest’ Tit 145 ROTC Commissions Presented Cadets by Fourth Army Commander j The Cadet Corps ha the army, can award an nounced Thursday night mander of the Fourth Army. | .1 ; . Gen. Handy and Brig, Gon. Harry Johnson, commander of the 10th Air Force, presented! .r-.M" 1 - ^ f the t rating that r, it was an* Handy, com- ian .Asfeocia- That maken 'the t-CA movement 104 old Superfioiilly, seem that th^t should kejp si lent ’ aboi^t its, birtl days, a s i accm|nulafed y ^ a r s hold littlje ih the wjay of . ' ' ), ' Think ing perspnsi w 1 11 njah^e, however, ,’that it is quite possible ^or-an orgjiniza- tion to qhdure for ' ir many years sand still keep young—tjarticularl r 'one in which youth is “jof the essencebtf L J ' Y a d t changei have taken place since 1844, but through peacfe and t 'war, prosperity aid de pression, the 1 n^ !ed^)f youth for encouragement That is why the YUCA Out o|t its cea: icless many important social ganized whrk for city yoju|;l and for students 1 olj univi ' It ha^ ^ven qs the punched lather-and-son ive list Solidl|y rooted in thi lire young by n contimjious iijiJliix Statement — , presented! . . . . 145 commissions as second lieu-! s - Meloy Jr., and A&M President tenants to cadets completing Gibb Gilchrist. He praised Me- their ROTC work. About weiuj j loy’a ‘‘outstanding abilities and of the commissions were in die Aim leadership,' and said tuichnst 'nas Force spared no effort to make the mil- What sleeve emblem! U be •*- mi ^ worn to indicate "superior!’ rank •‘The nat has not yet been announced- The rating ig new and one step j higher than the former top, "excellent,”) which was shown by a blue star on; the sleeVe. M | Gen. Handy congratulated-»-the the seds you as much today j as it did in time of war help guide its leader staining peace in the Handy told the Gen. '‘Your training and fitness are basis for success hi either mil- corps, • its commandant, Col. Guy ; itary of civilian life. But no mat- : t«r|! which career you choose— military or civilian /- this coun try’s task of maintaining the peace wilf be shared equauy among you. '*!$€ a leader—not a driver," he advised. "Surveys of soldier opin ion show ttyey rate as the two prilne requisites of a good officer: gt—ability or competence: Sec- -interest in the welfare of his _gresaive and determined iership is the priceless factor inspires a command sad n which aU success depends, n battles are won, ieader- p has triumphed. When re- are suffered command has » , ig. Gen. Johnson pointed out that the Air Force cadets were the-, first to receive commissions as a result of training in the Air Force ROTC. “It is to you younger men that all of us now in the Air Force look forward," he remarked. tjargesl^Class In History Of A&M Graduate on Kyle Field nd wholesome activities has remained constant, spread to 74 countries and continued to grow-; diving into the needs of youth over the years have come Ijn elopments. In America the YMCA has pioneered in or ator young men in the armed services, for railroad men, :ies and high schools. of bp^'^all and volleyball, pioneered in boy^' camps, ijaigm;.. Still more items ccjuld be added to this impres- cfc thousands of communities around-the world and kept of new generations, the YMCA wears its burden lightly and promises to ad|d many pore decades,;of increasingly fruitful service. Whi|e 1947-1948 school yeai- clpajf debris stors the off the retiring L l their debris from the as the hew editorijal stal|f,|en surae our posts. We found that Ithe fb lef| us with a souiid fouijid to |ase ! our policies. • " ? past theije haM betfaeei} The Batta fon ai will j endjeavor to correct! (thpsej dif: erences iivi fpr the last of ice, we, terec to as- Itib ei) dif. ts E Id m th fujture with mr obj A&M—in view at oil times 1 Ve Invite all oi r readierl with oiir policies to n|k criticisn|i for our benefit There ajre three w ays to your opinion through the Editor co umn, coibing by talkibg'With any olf the sit A&M Mjenr de|rs, Rates niiTf^r Mrs of the Cad and college ipfficj oiliest dream ahke, c^n plishmeilt Gleabfd froiuj the Brjlah-Colleji factory printing: - “FAiCTtf. Station and CO! (Anld CommefciJ . Al but B: > . Home q Ithe AG DEGE ofji'exa$. it was v *rt of ad,; tool) realized Har the “ leadej Co: ' night] When Gendral T nounCeci that A&M had ROTC Unit rating}.Thi rating th|e Army can unit. ^ ] Tpe Bkttalion Extends congratulations to tM en:ire Cadit Conis} on a ibb well dftnS AU orps Aggie^, cfictei: be justly proud he insid Station this lit le quip 1. We want all widows veteran? and those whjo- widovvSjSodh, to ki ow thi.t ply of foims 584 cn hafujl- Moutgo m cry Herald. ... : The Bt ttalion, oflfTcial n, Tek- i ept'diii ii-weekb City of College Static Friday ^ftomoon, (ho talion isi published t oir request. -Nevvje < ontributio i Goodwin] H Office, |too ill. Classlf 19,209, G ■t-'j \ V -< * . The credited •ed berei i- Untofcd PfflM thfe’Aol r KENNETH r ' • r- A«t «jf Couarcbi of ' Vi' C ‘ C ‘ isr 'i ; A/pciated' it oi; not Rigl au Muttror. or not rhtb of bccunfl-cJa,.*:, Co Statioi 1 ONE, ' -J ’ r * •'! ■ 11-ess fc otheryis ' repulil(c. *4 luattcr'; Much ; ,ouis bin Bfctury, who disagree onstmctive and g lidance. voicing to the offices and f men in ami s had which rences readjers. We rences better bers, or r (|^or]is, their, heird,the Thursday dy an- iluperior highest ROTC and v this sterans accom- biick coyer of tolepht worthy coming by the offices to take a position on the staff and improve the paper by work ing on it. . We will not curry favor. We will en deavor to represent fairly all those whom our paper serves. This policy will be ap plied to editorials as well as coverage of news. ~ | ' ; j l We members of the editorial board, will determine' and assume full responsi bility for the editorial policy. . We reabze the responsibility of our task and will do our best to fullfill that re sponsibility. 1. • r Signed: Louis Morgan Kenneth Bond C. C. Muntoe “ Harvev Cherry / • . | John Singletary C. C. Trail Dr. Gamble thinks that perhaps col lege presidents should issue citations to graduates who produce tWo or more chib, dren. Better sHU, he would like to see the graduates themselves get together in a college yell : “Our Aim Is a Greater Quan tity of Children of Quality.” —Boston! Sunday Herald. V y FROM the agony column of the Cobloskill (N. Y.) .Index: “NOTICE—.Would certain people on the upper end of Quarry and North Sts., please keep their nose out of my business. -I-am capable of running my own. Signed, Robert C. Bell. - ” , i |tl CULTURAL Chamber of ’oil lege World lan to \ b fiave Troy < War 1 become a sup-, N. C.) THE FAME of the Fighting Irish reaches into, fdjreign chambers of the state. The Decatur (111.) Revicic received this on the AP’wire: “A leading Italian politico-ecoppmist, Gonstituenjt Assembly Deputy Ivatm Lombardo, had this to say: First Army 0, Notre panic 13.” i] . ? —— i. • She had resided for seventy-five years on Joy Street jiieir the State House on Beacon Hill. Fjor years Mrs. F had cooked doughnuts and sent them to the Joy Street police station. There are no known survivors.—The Times. y Eight hundred and seventy-one: graduates received diplomas Fri day night at A&M’s 72nd annual commencement on Kyle Freld. / Two generals and two civilians received honorary doctorate^ from the hands of President Gibb Gil-i CHRIST and Dean of the College F. C. BOLTON. Generals AUBREY LEE MOORK and WILLIAM DONALD OLD, both former A&M students and native T exans , received doctor of , laws degrees. A. B. CONNER, A&lVI graduate of 1904 and former director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, was j made <i doctor Of agriculture, while E. W. BOEHNE, Class of 1926(, of the Massachusetts Institute of Techt- nology was named a doctor of enr gineering. UK. W. R. WHITE, new presif dent of Baylor |University, was principal commencement speaker. He urged the June graduates not to let undue ‘‘practicality’’ kill their idbalisra. 1 f . Dr. White deplored the fact that idealism is being rejected by the world because it isn’t: “prac tical.’’! “There is something viry prac tical a^out idealism.” \yhite l n f sisted. “Idealism takes drudgery out of duty and puts lifg into it. Lack (jif . idealism produces com ditidns | out of which wa^r cornea It did hot take idealism to mak^ the atomic bomb, but it Will surel^ take idealism to make the bomb safe for the world" NELSON M. DULLER JR. of Houatop, army veteran and phy sics graduate, gave the valedictory for the largest class evpr to re ceive diplomas from A&M. Dinlomas were presented by Gc R. WHITE of Brady, president of the A&M Board of Directors. He wa« assisted by the deaps of the respective schools of the college, j SAM B. HILL, A&M ; College chaulain. delivered the invocation, and O. G. HELVEY, vicar of St. Thomas Episcopal Chape), College Station] presented the benediction. W. K. STREET, head Of the en gineering drawing department, wa} chairman of the commencemen «tl speakers. The Ageie Band, under His direc tion of LT. COL. E. V. ADAMS, played the processional and re cessional for the program. Befon the nrincipal address, the banc presented a medley of Cole Porter seiectiona. j At baccalaureate exarHses Fri day morning, DR. GEORGE S, BENSON, president of Hardh College, Searcy, Arkansas, tolc graduates that “lack of religious training in America is causing Our high divorce rate, our crime wave out* race problem, and pur indus trial sfrife, “Whjen America was founded, it was by religious men ana on a ret liglous basis. Schools and college: were originally establish h! by ligious denominations. Mow hal ceiveB no religious training what ever in school." President Gilchrist, introduced JUDGE AND MRS. JOHN W. GOOPWIN of Lubbock. Judge Goodwin was one of the three sur- ^viving members of A&M’s first class'to enter in 1876. Invitations w-ere! extended the other two class mates of ’76 but they were unable to attend. They are WILLIAM MALONE of Houston and LOUIS .A. CERF SR. of New York City. A. E. “RED’’ IIINMAN, imme diate past president of the Former Students Association, presented a Development Fund Gift to Presi dent; Gilchrist on behalf of the en tire association. outstanding graduates of the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Em ginefring, and Agriculture were presented faculty awards by their respective deans. REV. JAMES F. JACKSON of the College Station First Methodist Chufch gave the invocation, and CLIFF HARRIS, cadet corps chap lain. delivered the benediction. LEONARD PERKINS on the or gan | played the, processional and recessional. BUDDY BOYD was featured Soloist in the selection, “Morning.’’ a' ® : * Commencement activities began Thursday evening with the com missioning exercises in Guion Hall. - At that time 145 reserve com missions in the ‘ Army and Air Force were presented by GEN. THOMAS HANDY, commanding general of Fourth Armv and BRIG. GEN. HARRY JOHNSON, commanding general of the Tenth Air Force, Gen. Handy announced that the cadet corps had received a “superior" rating for the 1947- 48 school year. Friday afternoon a reception for graduates, their guests, and fac- thc population of Welcome Again, to Aggieland— HOUCK’S BOOT SHOP North Gate WELCOME Students of TEXAS A.&M. ! COLLEGE ulty members was held in the pres ident’s home. The reception was followed by final review, in which tHe entire corps participated. ; ■ * Body of Bryan Ex Arrives Tomorrow The body of 2nd Lt. Aubrey L. Tobias, Route 3, Bryan, who was killed in Australia on May 25, 1942, Will arrive in Bryan tomorrow at 1?:45 p.m. on the Missouri Pacific line. Lt. Tobias./a 1941 graduate of A,&M, was born in Brazos County oh June 25, 1918. Ho went into the service following his gradua- • tion from A&M and was sent over seas on November 21, 1941. l| Lt. Tobias is survived by his father, Aubrey Tobias, and three sisters, Catherine Sue and Topsy Tobias of Bryan, add Mary Fran ces Bullock of Washington, D. C. Funeral arrangements are being undertaken by the Bruce Funeral Home : The Collegiate Shoppe WELCOME BACK AGGIES Anwrica paper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College] of Texas and the s published five times a week and circulated every Monday through lidays arid examination periods. Duriitg the summer The Bat- Sujbscriptjion rate $4.30 per school year. 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SA' .TCEDAY I LAST DAY —Featufea Begin— 1:10 - 3:00 - 4:50 - 6:40 - 8:35 10:25 "Yob havi to see it twite!” ftyi WAITH WINOKU “The ROOSEVELT &) Story” fc.. . 7 tutAitpTmujjwno Ajmsn i. ■ dmti*' 1 * —Plus— . EWS — CARTOONS SHORT i : QUEEN Tiwre. r W 4-SRt •IT 1 ''I ENE DUNNE; ! i l j i—^r TfllBS. - liU. - SAX, —Features Begin— 1:30 - H:20 - 5:05 - 6:55 •, gbs , 40:30 CINECOL QlR|l TWJ hi • - ' •3f. Three living members first class at A&M now the distinction of “oldest uate” of the college. They are Judge Jot win of Austin, Will: of Houston, and Louis V Sr. of New York City, tered A&M in 1876 and ed ip 1879. J Oldest graduate in the College Station area is ling City, as the oldest graduate college, died May 30. Bla almost ten years older tha of his classmates, having the WE WANT TO . . Welcome Vm AGGIES A&M Photo Shob North Gate FOLLOW T HIE € i j : ' , I i Ai id i . Rc ■ I . I V.- ■ . - f |-1 :M in 1877 after severs , ra of business experience an: age study. < V T T •—- . percent of iron made n ted States is from ores i i in the iron ranges of M a- •w Jl Military 8uppliee> e ‘ : - C, S \ j f • ■] I : I KELLEY’S COFFEE SHOP "•‘I “Just Good FOOD Ralph Stacy, Owner t -—: 3 h >WD j . . Fun! > iting - !■ t I 1 bj of Bryan ■ j . ? Alterations North Gate Notice: THE A&M LI CORD^ TO THE| AT THE NEW Wednesday, June 9, Friday, June 11, 7:3Q Saturday, June 12, T Sunday, June 13, 7# i r in th j Plwne 4-MH j J idents! ENT SERVICE YOU ! ,NG MEETINGS l|N STUDENT CENTER ■v •> 11." a.m.—4 10:45 a.ra.—A ^ (Married and Hymnsplration Socis f. ^Refreshments !’• 1 Topic Discussion, duped Social, al Evening Sen’icc. !A CltAFEL ■ I rNR 13— Social” and '■>r (The New Lutheran at Main & Cross _. r to the A&M campm 4 of; idp\ and Biblo Class , ce. to; bring their wives and Sunday’s wrvlcea) ttgriter ia located at the comer J two tllw ka north of the North Gate iv t • “coffe and—” at noon too. i served in a top-quality 1 u* . A. ' ril|C WHERE CROWD? i! ’t bland the press your meal stop this your meal stop away from the mass, and prepared from J \' m ( . . . • \Tl i : l if ^ 1Y 1 ■, . -IAS ^ r -! l:!,/ [Ilf 1 It: