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r ' 1st 14 issue of m th^L^ague Improving! Southwest Conference Football . . . .... J .If Southwest, Conference tiffi^ials could b^ll into play. ’ This latter time is now well t£ke soipe tips from the National down to an average of 22.5 seconds as a League whfehiit comes tp improving foot- direct result of Ray’s worjk. The result of reducing this time increased the number of touchdowns per gape in the League from 3.4 iri 1936 to 5;93 t in 1947. Ray figured that for every second over the average of 2?.5 seconds enough time was lost jn each‘game to run 3.^"plays. Concentrating on this alonjj, the average mlmber of plays run in th|e League was increased from 145.5 per game in 1936 to 166.5 in 1947. ! , ! If “slide-rule” football tactics could improve the b,rand of| football played in the Southwest Conference as much as it has improved that played in the National League, then the expense and effort neces sary for its adoption would be I more than justified. The Battalion urges Southwest. hall An article in the Au Collier’s by Bill!Fay tells . adopteid vfhat! it callsj“slide-rule!’ football for improving team pflay. J: l. x “Slide-rule” football is mole than just ^ a compilation:of/teim averages fbr the number of yards lost or gained. It is a* careful collection of data con terming the exact jimoiuif of time spent in every phase of each game. It was originat id by Hugh Ray, one time official , of the Western Conference and a retired mechanical drawing processor. If is Ray’s job to com-,' pile th^se. time statistics ft^r each team in the National Leagufe and! a statistics for the ptirposi the’ League’* brand of bail » Ray has ugures showing ,[imong other things, the eixsict amount lalyze those' improving: Of flings. ign official bjfithe League onds spent iby each team in r af t:me spent by Conference officials to investigate thp ad-i in nahdlihg the vanta 8® s °f H 1686 football time studies for bad. He kndws the exact! number of sec- v If; i I .1 • I, j k .. ,y > •' . « • j i . the purpose of speeding up and improving putting the Conference football. Should! I8-Year-01ds Vote? , ;!T ' j J l " ' . * ’ J The question of whether 18-year-old y When Ellis G 1 Aniall, who is recognized a$ .youths should be given thjaj-jght to vote is one of the greatesti fighters for Southern being hear! from apsides. In several economic, political and social freedom, vv^$ states theni are movements underway to running for the office of governor against demagogical Eugene Talmadge it was the non-voting youth of Georgia who cam paigned for Arnall. After being elected, Arnall acknowledged that it was the sup port of these young people that put him in office. That their choice of a candidate was a wise one is (evidenced by Arnall Is program, of reform for Georgia which has push legislajtiop allowing these young men and women to cast; ballots. [The Burleson County Democratic coinvemtipn on July 31 endorsed a plan allowing 18-year-olds to vote', and. instructeid its delegates to the Stare Convention tb'nomiiu.te h 19-year- old University of Texas student as tem porary chairman of that ^convention-. k- To some people the grealtCst objection- established it as one of the most progre$- to allowing young people to vote is that sive states of tjhe Southwest, a^beliei.theltuths could tested ^ ^ ^ being cal i ed on by tlifc .eract.onal ajppeaM pohtical pro- the M , burden o{ . c i tjM nship. Next pawndH 11tem people main tarn that an , month y of them wil| ^ drafted 18 year: die, .ghnot make up !te mind, that the armed {orces Th pa ^ „„ their he .4 not :n, eia^ecd enough to select good ^ thc aame a3 their bld< . ra I( th J men |for p^hc ot$cp. . are t0 be 1 . equircd to Carr} . out the ^ of citizenship then they should have a The Ba ;t&li&m dues not agree with these people whir woqld If all victim to false a]i- peallj; blit :he proiiortio.ii of these, we are B\irei woull hot hi greater than that of their elder'. voice in the affairs of the government. If ’ i . i . n The RatUlioh urges its readers toicojn- sider the proposal of the Burleson County Iterhajklthe litianijWeh to pop- ^ Democratic coiivenUou-the propoagthjat pie yho bi lievo yclung l4opfle are not ma- would give Texas young i)oople the dppbr- turc | etmudhi to miip<« wilie KelecftoWi is to tunity to share In the government by being cite the cakfil of '|.hc youtih pr 'Geofgia. allowed to vote. * h ! • 1 | . Il r • * - i The Oil Industry Conies Through ... -the diLft; is worrying u lot of people, ciency to l,300,0(f0 barrels and made avail- but young men between 1.8 and 25 are able another 500,000 barrels. The three z* not the only ones. Last week the oil indus- companies that provided this relief were try let, tie country know by its actions Standard Oil of California, Standard- that it 'top is concerned with its future Vacuum Oil Company and thc Union Oil • sixths under the new selective service law. Company. * j Recently the idiirddjor of the armed / services petroleum agency, Rear Admiral ■; E. D. Foster, told the hatioual petrhleum council that unlejfis the oil industry ^pro- -videjl 1,700,000 barrels of gasoline and met other petroleum friends, the armed forces w-jmld recammejitd mandatory ac tion. Thb action^ whicih tvould authorize the government to seize petroleum sup- ’ ^^ 1 procedures a provision in the > m _ This sudden -change of hearty on the part 6f the oil industry' is heartening to see. It is hoped that it will be more willing to provide for the armed forces’ heeds in the future without the government having to resort to threats. plies and direct imanufa' now possible under drait law. ,• ppa rentlj ; disturb xi by Admiral Fos- •nrng, the -/o ter tbr| chough gasoline j to waffling, gh- with flying 1 ’■ ‘ ' * . • •* ii - J I The I attalion, offida! City of Caitege Station, Friday afternoon, exoepl tialipn is published tri-we year. Ad vei-tiaing rates Npws cotitribu iops wajy Coqdwtn. Hall, ice. Room 209, If the government ever were compel led to take over thb oil industry it would be a regretable action, for not only would it represent an invasion on the right of free enterprise, but it would be an indi cation that hi a time of international cri sis one phase of American industry failed and provided to perform 1 what.it should consider not ts privilege. oil ; industry came e the fuel defi- only its duty, but its he Battalioh Classified adsi maye Goodam Hall. B^eed R’ wcond-cta* matter 4. part W70. tK • -'i the AfTficultural ed five times a ' V . during holidays and examinatii y pn Monday, Wednesday and iahed\pn request. U __nical College of Texas, and the circulated every Monday through i. During the summer The Bat- Subscription rate $4.30 per school telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room-j’201, placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities • ] • • 1 ■ ■ * . '\r\ .V. I 4* Tlae j Associated Press is Entitled T _ lited to it or ifh otherwi te V ENOUGH IS ENOUOH • lIa li- hir® m i, ■ Trampling Out the Vintage . s Professor) Might But He’s Hep on By JOE BOLUS j . V ' A Caltech mathematics professor could n’t quite see the humor behind an advertise- ' tnent recently. The prof read the advertise ment which had a catch line that offered one thousand dollars to anyone who could square /ft circle, and went to work. The company running the advertisement received the unexpected but probably inevit able—the solution. Accompanying the un- '! wanted answer was the address where the one thousand dollars could, and should be sent. The responsible people wrote the man that the whole thing was just meant for a joke ha, ha. The humorless professor now has a suit in to recover the money he claims is technically his. Personally I have no idea of the legality of the demand but it would seem to me they ought to pay. In the first place the guy earn ed it; second, they quite obviously ought to give the old square some money so he can get around. 1 4fr - • b' ' ■ jfx’ 1 ■■ v 4 . v . I , ; Battalion Forum This Column is often to all Battalion readers I; ■ ; Francisco paper recently answer Should the Dixiecrats Bolt? ■ I r i the question to “Should the Dixiecrats Bolt the Democratic Party,” Tom Holcomb says the Dixiecrats are justified. Civil Rights is another attempt to pass a social law, he contends. By Tom Holcomb I ' j In the coming November Presi dential election, the people will have a new party to vote for, the Dixiecrats. This is the Southern part of the old Democratic Party and is the only hope for the nation in this election. / This party is a primarily against the so called Civil Rightf of Presi dent Truman, and for states rights. As for the civil rights, they would give the Negro a right to life with out prejudice, but the constitutioin does that. ! . What will hurt the people of the South is that the National Government is again trying to pass a social law. This ^as pro ved inefficient with the [prohibi tion ]aws. This is another atj- tempt of the government to take away the few remaining states rights that we have lefi. I believe that the Negro has a right to the priviledges granted to him under the constitution, but there are other people in the South that do not feel as I do. The thing that, must happen is to have these people won' over to the! fact that the Negro is a person, wtith a soul and with a God as everyone eljse has. He is a human peing and should: be treated so. However, this is not the sort of thing that can be legislated from any White House «>r Capi tol, It must come about of its own accord. I believe that the Negro needa JIIHTICK not laws. The. Civil Rights ore; not what the country needs; Stataa- Rights ore. That is what the Dixie-Crat* are fighting for and that is why they snouUf revolt. ' A San Francisco paper recently ran ft perfume advertisement printed in ft special ink which contained a touch of perfume. The resulting paper had a different and appeal ing air to it. The management checked care fully the public’s reactions to the innovation for future reference. The tabulated results showed that the perfume which was being pushed had tife- laneous other “Wi buy a eludes tqb, tax, answer have the Any Agjgi, the qtteslJioHs chest, w flowers, offspring search te i four psy: many m< lems by and me psychoL_._ his officej, riointtf g couch to hijm./and just ansvejr theke you like inils?”) So fa nine on y them W sejmewha ning to gdt alo Tneytel 4 s that ateij with the STOM ; mendoua wmfc.of.the Mpy- are making a mistake. They also say the South should remain “un predictable.” ' By Paul E. Parker and Louis B. Cole The question of Civil Rights is one with which we all are of the opinion that we understand. The tiputh is that when Civil Rights ist mentioned, we immediate«- ly jump to the conclusion that someone is trying to force the issue of racial equality down our throats. cussions were quite unexpected. For instan an asthma! sufferer griped that it bro: rra it. de his on another attack. A lady called to in the publishers that it ruined: [her pot A small laji reported that the odor cat sick, j The management is not discouraged, how- 1 ever. They realize that such is the penalty of ' being progressive. Besides no bne wrote in that the whole idea smelled. / racial equality down our j! . , J* . / ,. ^ , The so-called intelligent We seem to be running through miscel- aution thirsty dr , the Only thi i lough, 6D ne ;wot deliv< Sqmre malics today It here is an- red in an •- of hearing family njachine. The price in- with ery. F, S. If I don’t let it ring. Y may up and canT hear.” 1. I been wny goj ling liohs has iwim, shot with beat thrtr j- prefer red to teach their Id join a re- ronx Zoo. The to solve these and ght-provokihg prob- e animal’s behavior, you see one of tne us^ejring an orangutang into outfthe traditional leather then [saying “Relax p now; questions truthfittly. Do information turned up Iby pit wo ah ape takes a mou|tniul hellpful to anyone plan* wjth the animal world. intention of spitting it on to do is spit at him first, ake sure he isn’t just :|acnps for a glass of water.' r ‘ an in California ought to be a pusjnqjver fo|r a stomach pump, salesman. It wouii The teer ;ertai ajger ing to abp ear H liquid.dieis ifai A m or th a tion thinking s YestertUy she WJs quench her thin t syrup t linking JOE ABBOT feel* that the Ddx- ii-crata were fatheml by a fev fanatics. By Joe 0. Abbot Thq recent bolting from the Democratic Patty by u group of so called “Dixiocrats” has brought many arguments pro and con thc movement. It ia my belief that this newly formed group acted very unwisely. . That the decision to form a new- party was of an emotional nature Is obvious. The southern dissenters acted rashly and with out consider ation of the consequences. It stands to reason that they not only weak- (Sce ABBOT o« Page 4) people who think they know what] is best for the “south” would be much better off if they would let each section of this country settle the problems that are particular to that locale and let us all con-! centrate upon the issues of utmost importance to the peace and wel fare of the country as |a whole in relation to our role in a World of Peace. $ The problems of racial equality are vital; they must be settled, and we believe that they will be such problems that are not settled by the passage of laws. These • problems are settled by. the education, not only of the negro, but of society as a whole, s A third party will not accom* plish the settlement of platform, disputes and will .not allay the fears of the people that unfavor- ,able laws will be passed by the Republican Party. It will, however, speed the victory of the Republi can > Party and sound tb« death knoll of the chances fop a Domoi- irafcic victory, slim though they may be already, in the forth-com ing! election. / | The altitude of the Dixiecrats prolaces u quicker and easier victory for the/Republican Party. Tim Dixiecrats are not helping the cause of the Dombcrntle Party nor their bwn by throwing the spotlight bn the post mistakes and faults of the Democratic Party. As fyt th# Civil Rights Program, the ls*uo will not be settled by the iirdsloh in the' 1 Novcml>(’r election of which party is to be In office. Thil) issue will %tT settled by Cong ress which is already elected and regardless of whether Dewey Or Trtjman is in the office, both nave declared in favor of the program, We do not need a third party In the South. We do, however, need and wp must have two nearly equally strong parties in thc South if we ate to have anv bargaining pow- (See MISTAKE on Page 4) Thought Controller Rebuffed % Wellborn Waterboy Refused ’48 Football Tilts; Plans Lat pjave her hospital bills, slightly plump and desir- venus nas been following ully.i . j\ v j sne drank bleaching solu- wus'partaking ? of water, s ai it again. Tnis time to j she downed a glass of ant' was! ap^ jiii^e.' ;rf| Y' r ^ / CfilbiRAD TWIGGINS .S^mctancs I think that I have performed j my numerous and fur reaching ^f-orks in vain, Now, as you frienda. of mine well know, I’m not the type who wants to take advajitage of my political poWcr. I j haven’t gom; high hat since iny climb to the dizzy heights of fame. S'act is, I’m more than ready to help out a voter in any way I can. However, I feel that I should have some small recqg-’ nitiion for my services. 1 have been insulted ip the worst way by pomo of the minor schools of Texju: mainly TU, SMU, and llaylor. I.asl week I wrote these srhools and asked them to kindly send me some passes to their football games with AAM. • . ■ !■ t wasn’t choosey In my request*. All l asked for was oix or seven statt* nlong the fifty yard line, Nuiumlly I told them who I was and told them if by chanci tigy hadn’t hoard of me, (That’* Just my naturul modesty popping out Now then, the letters Ij got back were astounding. I am starting an immediate nvjestli- gation as to why* our poa al [sys tem allows letters contaii words which they used through. I’m sure that a law on the books son that prohibits use of and obscene words in le again) to check County Curb and Soapbox Speak- ‘ ‘ il bar— ors Union of which president. xppon to be Baylor told me that t only hadn’t heardPdf ntp ; didn’t care if they never me again. That to the li was Chairman of the Bras ty Thought Control Comm three successive terms. ' htfoid that so much, but w ; offered mo a position ait / boy if I’d come right start training, that was HMU wrote that they [wi glvu passes to Harry 8. T; I reaent the Implication b< remark. EvcryoiKK should that I'm hot a follower of T 1’vo just purchased a bit, pair of trackshoes and h i* limbering up in the hum rw dash for the State D convention. Brother, w n tie j: here fane s. not tlioy rd of vfho 3oun- e for lldn’t they 'fttlor. fend t »o jmneh. ’t ihnn. that know than, pow been Nr; lUlt, j|ou can be sure (bat your eervar t Twiggina will be the pack. woi-st letter of all came fropi Hnivereity. They nsed Ronic that cyen an Aggie would |t arid that’ll saying plenty. They u||»y l >c tea-nippers but they arc j something in their tea be-- sugar fend lemon; They said, parts: that can be quoted, they Wouldn’t give me-La game but the to the game but they wished cojme over anyhow. They waht occupy thc truditHmal strut-- uiig fiiom the iwle. merely | wrote you this tp Amplification Department Bathing Suits, Durante, M Color, Make Lively New Mi nine (fat | wttnoi lies” to spi Don't frqt |mwn hy thj rttms thoi mlf g, Whi k' the foptball boys have to do their my “Otg 'em Ag* them on thla yepr. about the disrespect m overgrown klhdii- My revenge Is , don’t know Ik , t thpy f « By CABROLL TRAIL Dear Sir: Have there been any modifica- tiona in tlie dxive-in thenti-e indus- tiy? It looks to me that since establishment, these movie houses have made no progress. Sincerely, T. C. | ' Answer: T. C., you are wrong. The drive- in industry hartaken great strides to iinprove itself and provide grea ter,, comfort for its patrons. For instance, a theatre in As- bury Park, New Jersey, has a fly- in service for the helicopter en thusiasts. And Maple Cove, Mass., is planning a canoe-in, with the movie screen located on a river bank. I understand that the manager of the Skyway near Bryan is con- tentplatink building a new theatre. Calling it the All-in, be says that it is ‘ designed with beds for: the students of C. E. 300s who are too tired to sit through one of the other movies. this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in jit jwill be banished; persons at tempting to find a plot in it will be Shot* / Such a picture was “The Time of Your Life.” ' By ANDY DAVIS ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU (M G>1), starring Ester Williams, Peter Lawford. Cyd Charissc, Jim my Durante, Ricardo Montalhan, Xavier Cugat and his orchestra. Filmed in rich Technicolor, “On Tpju" presents a sic and Dear Sir: jiPkasc s Dear Sir: I have been hearinga lot about the movie ‘The T Your Member of The Associated [Press Represented nationally hr National JU- i otAalk Time of ’lease send me a few copies of th* paper wnth the obituary of my aunt. Also publish enclosed clipping of the marriage of my niece who lives in Oregon. And I wish you would mention in the local column, if it does not cost anything, that I have two nice puppies for sale. As my subscrip tion, is out please stop the paper as we have to cut down whenever possible these days. Thank you, t uT. * Answer: Anything to oblige, H. R.?The policy of the Battalion is Service with a'smile. If we can be. of any future assistance, please don't hes itate to lot us know. ; I - jr an Island with Y mixture of romance, comedy. It may be true that Ester Will iams hasn’t won ain Academy A- ward for her acting ability, but after looking at her in a bathing suit and watching her swim, the dramatic angle is soon forgotten. Miss Williams is more'beautiful than ever, and is {riven every op portunity to display her “talents”, (aquatic).' T\ The story as it goes . . . Eater -Williams and Ricardo Montalhan solace with Cyd Charri :sei (One of tbeir dance sequent esj is: an outstanding feature of tlic pic ture.) . With Xavier Cugat ai d |his or chestra supplying the i luiic, thc one and only. Jimmy' Durante around, and the eye ap ict 1 men tioned above, it all addi .1 p r to a good movie that thc wh >lc. family should enjoy. ..... —: l 1 .!-,! I—— I a. * i fc H.R. t i are film stars, shoot ing-epenes fpr i jSSf Du 'S, j while siting epi land. Jim 1 daectot. , . ■ i Life” at a Bryan theatre ru- rj.. .Lx .» V— v«.k ritv cently. I wai busy all that time *******»»<«;w-to. *«««£{.12K. Letters EXPRESSES APPRECIATION I Ik) The Corps of Cadets: j a picture on an isl rante ia assistant Peter Lawford, a uut, is acting as ait. ' • • It seems ipated, frith Me had itliesc islands thing | for the fell niadly ifl When Lawford ho files her off tditWis they; originally shamble* * hut, romance Lawford looks intio-bar aye* asks her (this trill kill 7 ou) dance. This could! only happen tn On An IshVnt J WAYm j QUEEN in. iirvd of winning the K-tlbn of CoBiUblfl for Urn Bov- nth Pftclnot on tha Dixl«crat Uek* In Movenibor, • ’ Those of you who arc cxpoctang j win had Iwtter get ot a ‘ * kiiig into hie war record. Civil , _ * aeknc • Ighty reveitling thiufe. I’m pot. oini; to tell! all yet but 1 can e’a not the hero he’s bpon telling I. 1 1X ' . r ii .. New when I gbt elected, thbwi oopfo who- have been talking *<■ maijt had Ibcttcr watch out. ItU on’t be safe for them to conic ) hrough precinct number seven.-No f if I’U geti them foe^wometlung/ have to make up a law ior - to bn|ak. Ill have the butt law or my numc ain’t Con- TWlggiujh |M DAT urea Begin 1.7*50 ^ j- 50.10:00 L Qti Afl % lesd; i:20 * C^XOOK l thru SATURDAY V V|M jt’.j NEWS