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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1948)
Parks > / ; . n 4 2S I jtle.” Now you know wljat a j)earl Parks expla na* fniihor 'most beautjful i . V Curratpr that th£ ' ever found (came from f L’esh j\vpter . mussels.’' This should eliipi mte some "Of those Galves;on Sboach . parties. How a pearl clicks is the (jlifnax of the facts of life foie a pearl l> Parks explains it this way. ‘’The mantle scciietes the pearly rhater- ial and coWrs up the little firiifrn object, The; longer mains within the jnr ! larger will be the'covering offp|earl material,” ' But leave it to the Ohindstj to beat Nature at her own gslpie. Parks says (that ‘jthe Gli inesef nave 'developed an art of trtifjcijally stimulating; the pearl shells! to produce pearls.” The v bhdejt-si of life itself ajre exposed. 1-, Facts of For the Pearl By J. SUTHERLAND — I ■ J i { : ■ y Have you often wohjiered just what a pearl • is ? Or \ rhere t is found? Or what make: it :cl|ck'? * These and Other.revealiig facts of the pearl’s intimate lif i were fa leased for publication iccently by H. B. Parks, cyrdtor of the T-acy 1 Herbarium,, here at A bM.; For the ; convenience of ; t lose Who read from the probe pps tion and out of; reach of a SVebst(jr, a herbarium is “a collect!* n of h erbs -and plants dried and pr ise^Vgt.” Actordinjl: to Parks, 'a pea *1 is a small particle of some fbrpign material which has been introduc ed inside the shell Of he nu ssel between thle hard j shel nnc, that part of the j mussel, calie 1 the than- < U i -. The Department'' of die Army needs a large number >f officers in. its current prograrfi. Colonel Oscar B. Abbott, senior instructor for the Organized ResjrveS, an nounced in Ailstin todi.y. Reserve • officers can be pldced on three years extended active du ty upon their voluntary applica tion. Interested reservists ihay Obtain applications at the lockl inStj-uc- tor’s office;. PMA Building,! Col- 4- lege Station. (All ‘ a tplicat ons must be pp&cessed th -ough the Senior State Instructo -'s Of] ice, 415 West 4th Street, A istin.; , •' ii I ' 1 ho 1 11 ’ •,! I ANOTHER TRKAT (RE like and lots of Othe at] Mars, •. • f - 4 ■ t r : 11*-. 'ffl pi “ J - - m ■ ■ . - • • r it ■‘ihrlr. . m ' ■ ' r~ •«« m m ■ ■: ■ : * i^M ' i'- 1 - Jm—i f " ,;r ^ ■i • S1 . ' ■ ' ■ j j - ' :J _ j : , 1 -- | . , It \ ;■ FRIDAV, JUT® I®, :e?s 4 Poppa Takes a Holiday... i , Oa® Day Victory for The hitchhiking shelter^to be located at the Aggie line outside Waco is pictured above. The sta is being sponsored by the WACO-McLENNAN COUNTY A&M CLUB. DeWerth to Attend Waco-McLennan Club to Build Hitch-hiking Post on Hiway 6 Landscape Art? ( Meet in Chicago A. iF. DeWerth, professor, De partment of Landscape! Art, Will represent A&M and ta^e part in the discussions at the pieeting in Chicago Ah gust 2-4, of the So ciety of American Florists. A&M. is {included [in a group ojf nine Coil- leges to take part in j a one-day forum. . I , Prior to attending the ^convention in Chicagp, Professor! DeWerth took a part in the. meeting of the Texas Association of Nurserymen held, here ’Wednesday and Thurs day. He will then go to the Miss issippi Sthte College j where he will preserit three papers on orna mentals. This conference Of South ern Ornamental Horticulture in cludes the 'States of Alabama, Ar kansas. Florida, Georgia, Louisi ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee ahd Texas. Professor DeWerth will hold a one-day growers' school; at the an nual Convention of the Texas State Floriits’ Association in San An tonio IJuly; 13, 14, and Ip. CE Prof to Attend Holland Interview i Spencer J. Buchahan jof the civ il engineering department will at tend an, international (conference on soil mechanics at' Amsterdam, ■Holland, this summer; 1 ; ] ; The conference wtIT be held the latter part of June, and delegates .from all parts ;of the jWorld will attertd. I PRE-WAR turns: 4 - V| ‘ ' 1 | Remember tioeejFROZEN CANDY BARS . j. cbilled; to just th( right point to be somef thing ‘"extra, good ’ bn a hot day? They’re back again jin a}l the famous brands you Peter Paul’s, Bunte’s, Kings, erls . . i . all waiting for you THE C.41VE ‘ 'I' l : ThE U- ■y AMPUS CORNER ! r : j ■ : ■ r ■ : J By, MARVIN RICE Cicero Gains Clumpf careened the courtyard in his souped-up inrse jehariot and stopped jerk- , n front of the stables, [j He l stepped down sore and weary; the i sweat ranning in rivulets from his ] iacei t L | Every .day just like the rest, he thought. Counting his large store of njbies, taking in taxes from the poor! Upping wine with his many friends, ahd watching the lovely danciing girls were becoming bor ing.! ‘‘Why can’t I have a nice peacjefltil job where I don’t have to work so hard,” he mused. Tpus his thoughts wandered as he ambled across the gold inlaid courtyard': toward the gumptious palajce which he eall^l home. Just a middle class palace, of course. As Gaius dragged listlepsly acrojss the threshold a drop of rm . v !, , J I water ktrubk him on the forehead. The hitch-hiking shelter which burned on the WaCo-! Ho ] 00 kediup just as a heavy jug College highway last fall will be replaced with a new $350 j crashed on bis head, soaking him water from t|>p to bottom, screams of hysterical laugh- jeehoed through the hall, and' , , , , . , caught a gjlimpsp of i his member ol the. Waco club, design- i youragcSt daughter! skidding ed the shelter, drew ui) necessary | through the far doo way. ‘‘Ah, my plans .and made a small scale nttle Ponehichinks,’ he thought. m v-* \ \ -i • , ... , . "She loves me so mjuch.” Tht?- hitch-hiking post will be m Before he could wipe the the shape of a “T,”. with the front of the “T” open and the back clos ed. There will be louvers in the back for ventilation and a bench along the back wall. The word - TV V. X. IX A & VVAA1 MV XVM1C4VVV* TV * Vl* CL 11TV v/ 1 structure planned by the Waco-McLennan County A&M Club, with ] according to President E. 0. Courtade. I W. A. Billington, a fifth-year architecture student and 1 Ga'ils^Taught Forestry Jeep Needed to Fight Fires in Denmark The fire-fighting jeep, develop ed bjrthe A&M Texas Forest Ser vice, has attracted international attention, as evidenced by a query from Copenhagen, Denmark, ask ing for details of operation and special equipment used. According to Niels Yde, chief engineer for tVillys Overland Sam- ilefabrik in Denmark, that country has been plagued with huge forest fires ajnd needs a more efficient fire fighting unit. Yde’s interest in the possibilities of the jeep, was first arousd by contacting 1 the Louisiana Forestry Commission. The Texas version of the jeep is more adaptable to Den mark’s terrain, however, making it more suitable, Yde Mated. Special equipment includes a specially designed; middle buster type plow which folds up into the bed. a steel top, front grill, belly plates, winch and I hydraulic lift, oversized tires and j if two-way ra dio. Each unit has a!two-man crew. One drives and plows a fire lane about three feet wide, the other follows and pets backfires. Before he water 1 frpm his ejyes, a metal sword scabbard banged against his shins, “Youth ith killed,” cried hifl son, Appollodoruth. Poor Appollodoruth couldn’t help liihping because, his fronth teeth ,had, been knocked out while trying to bang hith head through the stone floor in a fit of rage. (Excuth me, but mine are miss ing, tOo), Gains grabbed hi* shin and hop- Hierth to Direct I Campus Debate, Discussion Club Appointment of ! H. E. Hierth - i Poultry I Breeders To Meet in July . The poultry husbandry depart ment wiB sponsor a Poultry Breeders School on | the campus from 10 a. m., July 1. to 12 noon, July 3, according to Dr. J. G. Qui- senberry, chairman. ‘ Registration will be held in Room 300, Agriculture Building from 8 to 10 a. m., Thursday, July 1. All sessions of [the school will be conducted in Eoojns 310 and 311. Agriculture Building. Thirty poultry men are expected to attend] the two-dayi course. “Aggies” will be on the top part! of |the one of the “T”s in raised! maroon letters, and tlje rest of the | structure will be painted white. | The shelter will be constructed of: concrete blocks, Courtade said. On Highway 6 The Waco - McLennan Club plans to erect the shelter paral lel to Highway 6, southeast of Waco, with the word "Aggies” facing toward Dallas. A Cam paign will soon lie underway to raise funds from Waco-exes, the Waco A&M Mothers Club, and interested friends. An 11-man committee of Waco I students, headed bv Paul C. Wilson ! Atiporntmeipt of | H. K. Hierth Jr.,iis making plans foi; the orecr English instructor, as Acting Di- tioii of the'hitch-hiking post. They heetpr of. Forensic Activities has are Jack A. Brooks, Jay C. Curna- boeI j announced by Dr. /T. F. Mayo hap, William P. Dixon, Bobby Joe hpa< 0 * ^ English Department Harrell, Bentley C; Hooks Jr., Carl ' H M h *’ 111 EH the place of R D. McIntosh Jr.. Helmut C. Qui- E. Rlinquist, now bn leave of ab-j ram, James B. Snider, Chalks B. *<*4 *> Pursue graduate studies. ,j Otlher appointments included C. G. ^priggs, chainpan, Discussion and Debate Committee; E. Hubka i Acting Debate Coach; M. A.,Hug- (gettj director of radio forensics; L., J. Martin, freshman debate opach; j .and [ J. W. Carmichael, director. | Professional—and I Service— Club i Speaker.Program. Three grants totaling .$-!,! 001 The [present forensic program have been presented to the college vvblcb includes debate (both intra- for advancement in the field of rnura l ! a P9 intcrcojllegiate), panel agriculture. ’ (discussions* radio programs, and a The American Dairy Association s P eu ^ t ' ,> hjireau, bus been in ex- has made available a grant of '^tence^ only one ypar. $3,000 to support, research on “the! c W «s fuk-ess should go metabolism and deposition of poly- [° ontbusiastic and hard-woik- ped across to a chair, gi-inding his teeth in agony. Shagpasticus, the elder son, had been happily wait ing for this. As his hfather sunk down to rub Ids injured shin, Shag- nasty dropped two loppard kittens into his hair and sajd, “How do you like my neW kittens, Father dear?” Gaius screamed and threw the kittens frorp hipi, receiving new scratches from the little pets. “If I don’t get soipe peace in this house,” he roared, ‘i’ll throw every one of you! to the dogs.” His sons sjunk awAy,. frighten ed. His wife, Cleopatrapus, came running to see what (had brought on such an outburts. She found poor Gaius slumped in his chair moaning a n d muttering dark curses at the thankless life' a father must lead. She carbssed his brow and tried to sopthe; his ruf fled temper, but he would not be placated. j ; h “Why must I come home to jy (ten of ruffians each evening,” he’ bellowed. “I slave at my Counting- house day after day swindling money to keep my family happy and what thanks do I get for it but cracks on the head and broken shins. Not, ope day of quiet do I get all the year long. And my dear, sweet children! Do the^ s|t all day thinking up (new tortures to ex ercise on me (when I epmc home?” At this point Gaius broke down and sobbed? “It ain’t fair,” he twk ban and did. wel blei diff was ■■.h: THE BiyTVk ibcred. “It just a n't la Cleopatrapus, her c ainty ted at the sight qf hei like this, adjusted he began to think oi V'h4 eou d do for her slightly der or tsd spoitse. She thought hin a b , because she had neve' see i hea :d of a father w 10 di|ii wore ami slave exactly las She thought her cliildrei hry \ behaved, too. However, it seemed ' ii! ’ |. — <• . istreated ! ] . such (Ij-astic measures to keep children quiet, bqt she rose to occasj on, mindful of the wrath- moodl (Sa'ius was in. Sbp pinned ai uge ijo»e over his' ear and then hsitened to fetch him an extra litt|:e bucket of mead. aius (gulped noisily, w’iped bis, ith xvjith ft ros'e petal and sgmk know/ Cleopatrapus, IH th ik I «hnlT njention this to the ,. , , , , , „ , . r (norabii Bmperor JSammua him before he rau$«1 th|>i|i|all|]£J{ He]l<|odld circulate amongst! some tragic disaster. Giaius on as she pondeijed—a cult feat t<j> which her as yet unaccustonjed). Suddenly she criep hajJjj have the solution, wi 1 set aside one day Gaius in tire y|t iu|t for you, so thajt you hake peace and quiet ajittle while out of C'aius looked at he: witi a blank-look on the i smiled nmlicioti JM)S Abilities of what fhe sa ten id his mind. “ That sounds woAderfu dear,” said Gaius, with an light, in his eyes. "Suppose w< rig| it now by lockin; bur daijlir.g heathens in the di . on D'H i" nothing but jmmpetjnjijkel; 0 ‘ ‘ ' inkl-' wa D aqr td tequila for tbeir f joyously, Gaius ire." C - mclered e Ponehichinks, Appollodni th, bj n dm ipg ,His day tiudes and prbclaim thisji 'Vvtftcr’s Day. The rose be'sy'mbol sigmfk’injf the »iiit and tranquility We ould enjoy.” $o saying, ^ us slumped his head upon his st, softly! blowing meady b^ib- i throirgh his lips and dreaming J the happy hours to come. i I a Thus (began the small interlude . ' ii ring- jwhith our fathers may neape fibm their ruby-counting, j ^4 illii'ir daiicijng girls, and their ii gelic cbildrcn. ; o (Ion’ be frightened[ little lilies, ji'iieh father comes traip-j • i f; jauiir lyj homeward Saturday uing with a rose stuck in his! and lD?k8 you up in the cellar ^hout jfb ir supper. He' just wants j pe certaini that nothing disturbs Shaghasty to be (fcest, darkest dung (leepatrapus had {•asit in eon. not c< Don't (kit him keep you locked ■ 1 too Iteig, though, because onej ijtcd Ijlftl} is all (he gets. Irt - MID-JUNE — TIME FOR CLEANUP, FOR CANNI NC, AND FOR KEEPING COOL i, CANS GREEN LABEL G RAT El) Star Kisl Tuna . . 2 (jans 79< NO. 1 TALL CANS BERING’S RE^> SOCKEYF Salmon j ! / : : •an 6‘»( Snider, and Alva G. Walsh.l §4,100 in Grants Presented College For Ag Research zunsaturated fatty acids from ani- ll,K sDic'gnts and cdopcrative facul- nial and plant sources.” The grant ^ mer, ’kers and pflicers of the was made through Milton Hult, a omimiftr;ttion who have partici- president of the National Dairy, •’“L’ hocqrding tq Elmquist. Council. Chicago. . I Ians iqr next year include . a Another fund made available is i an 'o r College debate tomnanien. for $100 from the Texas and Faci- rainpus and a spring dinner | fic Railway Company through its Wllh au Hf ; te.'-di.i.u|r speaking con- 35c pint 21c )int Gi)c )int 43c * INSECTICIDE SALE GULF SPRAY ’ . •, . (juarts 0 ?ULF IRAK, surfidde ?OOK-KILL . , . . JPRAYj GUNS, Gulf . . . 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Tickets at $2 each may be ! the construction of special benches ( I k I ah01)1 a \ £x Ifl urchasedi at the registration desk, j j,) the greenhouses of the tomato ^ j i— ! disease investigations laboratory : L? : amus of lAg CliFhj at •l: lck v onvillt “; «i\ r 1 v [JP | The rreeport Sulphur Company Word, lifts been Received by the IVL^rtpft I has renewed its grant of $1,000 to Military Diepartmcnt at Olfiahotna ! 1 . the college for cottou insect in- A&M College that the ROTC unit Yll science club! officers in-’the v 4*tigations ..'on sulphur and i dupt there earlied the rating of '‘super- Dii RaeL ,gs. ,)C Rates Superior hool of Agriculture are request- . lu ',^ ures ', ior” as a result of |i formal inspec S'- ' Hi Plpntv Rif*li Creamy Goodness c r e ai m todav. A Cool and to leave their (names and ad-( ‘ ni ’ Agricultural Experiment tion given by Fourt “esses iri Dean phep$rdson’s of- ^tution \Mll administer the grants, on April 2*. '■e, C. >t. 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