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Doubtless r lany have fail ed who could hayer^one sa isfactory work had they received adequat > guidance and counseling in selecting courses of stud/. l Some may argue that colleges -elimi- upf: ered to exist among members of the hu man race. i Even the most ardent advocate of sur vival of the fittest would (hardly recom mend that monkeys survive by adapting the tactics of the lion. nate ohly those unfitted i )r higher edu cation-modern version? of survival for the fittest. If man lived b\| instincts alone and the student knew ifstictively the udy to v course of study, tp which h i was best suit ed, guidance would certaii ly be unneces- I Fortunately ©r unfortunately, man seems to have loslt most elf his• instincts, . and it has been foiihd ne ■ ject the youhg ot the ; spfceigs to in- 100 8,na11 ? nd • •' we n0 Personnel ; y« tensive period of learning into them out have evolved.! Thus,, schools v*-- the world . If' i _But trouble has developed somewhere , along the line. Maybe tl J remnants of man’s instincts has caused it.' At any rate, individual .differences ha 4 il- . Congress Fails in It’s Duty .. . (V 1/ I President Truman has llsigned the Re publican Congres.f watere 1-down tversion of the Taft-Ellepder-Wa pner Housing Bill. He signed it hecailse, 15 he said, while it falls “far short ibf the le ^islation which could and should havp be ur enacted,” it will possibly be of sojjne 1 elp in meeting the housing ©risisi. bill pledges the Government to with smaller ? I <>This bill j^led^es jthb insure larger mortgages down payments. Thif ;wi ! enable many more-people to bid 3T, k.r ; -v tpr houses, creating greater demands for ilreia jly scarce labor and materials, and piishh g the spiral of costs even higher.! | . ■ T ] I . L5f The neav law does pot < iffer the buyer a cheaper, or better hous ^ 1 but merely shqulders him with inort iage payments fop the next 20‘or 25|yeais. If the.buyer is unab^ to pay ojff h|s m<irtgage, in case of a receflsioiji, the gcijvem Pent will have to borrow money tq do so because the charge it makes for jhe ance is not nearly ehough to cover the hugef liability). With the Prestdenjt’s si Yet, figuratively speaking, modem , schools often attempt to make monkeys of lions and vice versa when proper guid ance and counseling facilities are not available to help students choose a field of study with a realistic attitude toward — - . . « their aptitudes and interests. ’ 4 ’ I , ' The’ guidance program at A&M is small and completely subsidized by the -—- Amplification Department Veterans Administration. R. H. Hughes, director ^f the Veterans Appraisal Ser vice, reported in his first study of guid- jessary to sub- ance al A&M - j • • • our program is far By CARROLL TRAIL Dear Sir: Several of us boys were on the campus last week with our shoe shine kits trying to shine Aggies’ shoes. They took those kits away from us and said it was not permissible before sending *9 handle Gases in the emotional area... ” t pen to solicit things like this on. the campus. Could you' tell me when £ will get my shoe shine kit back? The summer is nearing an end, and I don’t have much time to shine shoes before school starts. Hopefully yours, f I r !/: S. S. Answer: S. S., apparently you are young and inexperienced in this sort of thing. One of the first things you should know is that the Sherman Anti trust law is not absolutely . . \ i The men who took away your shoe shine kits probably have a monopoly on the shoe-shine indus try on the campus. But isn’t this set-up fair? Do they come into Bryan and try to horn in on your trade? Does not your gang monopolize the off- the-campus business? Do you ob ject to s man’s making an honest dollar? As for your getting your kits back, it’s doubtful. This is serious offense, and you are bucking a wen-organized gang. Probably the kits will be kept for evidence when the case goes to court. 1 When the student fails in his major course of study, he goes home a failure. Adequate guidance and counseling might have, prevented, the failure. Thus the question arises: Has the student'-failed, e been discov- jor has the school failed ? compromise bill, the government increases its financing of private building with pub lic money, shifting the risk$ to the tax payers, and yet Chairman Wolcott (R- Mich) of the House Banking Committee described the proposals for public housing and slum clearance put forth by President Truman as socialistic^: ~ The original Taft-Ellender-Wagner Housing Bill, was ndt the ideal solution to the housing crisis, but it did recognize that the housing problem would go unsolved without mass production and lower prices and it included provisions designed to ac complish those things. While it too sub sidized biiifders with government funds, it specified that some small fraction of the subsidy money be spent for slum clearance and relief for slum-dwellers. Under the new law, the evils of the original T-E-W Bill are retained and its few saving graces are discarded. • The Eightieth Congress has not proved iortgage insurn itself capable of forgetting partisian poli- ^over the tics and igribring pressure from selfish ; outside groups. Its record is not one that, nature on this can be pointed at with pride. Dealt SKft . f I want to do all that is in my power to help in the reconstruc tion of the world. Even though I haV* the lowly job of being head of a laundry, I haven’t lost my patriotic spirit. ' «' I I whuld like to know how can one who has something to sell to Marshall Plan countries get in touch With their purchasing agen- cies; | I happen to be in possession of a few Clothes which I believe would help some poor unfortunate d(Re placed person keep warm this win ter. -Understand, I am not meri cenary* and I expect very little monetary compensation for my gooqs? Yours sincerely, i [• J ■ ■ J. H. K. Answer: J. H. K., I admire your unsel fishness. Apparently you are one of those few people with a big heart. If you will write to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Wash, ington, D. C., or to any of its 4$ field Offices, it will tell you how to get in touch with foreign pur- chasing agencies. When one works midst boilers, dirty clothes, soap, and hot water, it is easy to lose sight of the ob ligations to our fellow man that society has imposed upon us. You are the exception. Continue to do your job the way you have been and yOu will get what’s coming to you; § Rebels Stay in Line Yantis Covers Convention . : i ■ I )t. t j;« I. "i|' |j ' Of Dixiecrats in Houston lie Need for 4 Campaign Handbook By IVAN YANTIS Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, August 9, 1948. (By Carrier Pig eon) I left Vanderbilt University While the board was still consider ing my nomination for the presi dency of that institution. I hlad received a wire from the Batt edi tor to cover this Texas convention of the pixieerfts! rl arrived hero early Sunday in time to note tht I thought my sides ‘Wright.’ ” would f. split. Midst loud guffaws and hilar ious 'laughtcf, Governor Wright adjourned to his hotel. Nothing much happened all the arrival of all the ries. I met presi- southem dignitaries.! T met pre; dentjal candidate J. Strom Thur- rcst of, the day. Coke Stevenson arrived with his slide rule. Al though he didn’t want to admit it, for political reasons, I think J guessed the motive of his visit The slide rule gave him away. Coke was going to do a little calculatin’. V: ; /, The legitimates pu )licit^ about a can didate for public bffi le in< luding his full educational, employment a id professional record, in office and but c: office, credit rating, list of Spdnsors, pi itform, and so on, should be printed jn a (ampaign hand book, to be placed in voter in the state. T exactly ftCir to every! candidate. by {he party as ^ c|ntritjjiition to clean ctior elections. And thait cc^st should be obtain- ■f. - l 1 i y i ed.from the party’s part of an annual reg istration fee collected from party members in lieu of the present poll tax. Out of a registration fee of $1.75, there would be enough left, after the expense of registration. and thumbprint identifica- the lands of every ' tion, to pay for’such a handbook contain- t be )k ought to be ing in compact form what candidates now spend hundreds of dollars to strew over our sidewalks and highways in an effort to reach your eye.-—Lynn Landrum The The tost of this book ou jht to be borne !> ~ * I / \ I I' ^ •• 1 We are hot levfcn attem >ting ; to collect sons: (■&) we are.jtryjng ti and (b) she does: • r.~ t-have it 1 L The Battalion, oi City of Coil Friday aftej taiion is t>u year. Advi 4 ertising! mond at the aiinport. Wc had a very tender meeting, since we have always thought a lot of each other ever since we were fraternity bro thers at Tuskegee. We kissed on the cheek, gave the secret hand shake. sar|g “Dixie” twice, and phrted company. Monday saw lots of politicking among the delegates. Each was trying to get himself chosen as one of 9 the party electors. Cigars wer« rassed out, hands shaken, apid backs flapped^ The Rice Hotel was filled to over-flowing with delegates. { ' t Governor Fielding Wright, vice- presidential candidate landed short ly after Thurmond's departure. lepar Flashing a bigWsmilc to the hun- ’of admirers gathered at the your eye.- Dallas Neics. dreds j field, governor Wright said. “Let’s stay in line, folks,—the Mason- Dixon Line, that is." The crowd shouted with glee. Fielding was m quite a comedian. “And,” the gov- . . .. r . . - - r. • ernor continued with a 'sly twinkle in his eye, “I’m not wrong. I'm T , _ ‘Easy payments” ds a fit, appropriate the money Europe owes u i for two rea- and accurate terin—except in the estima- ^Letters be her friend tion of people who have to collect them and people who have to make thorn ! „ i . ; The Battalion 'icifl newl L ORIGINALITY, PLEASE! Editors, the Battalion: Your article on The Reminder Service appearing in thd Monday Battalion was good, but the con- j tents were not original as far as Mr.-and Mrs. Bruce Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. William Tise are con ceded. \ lp|?i r NeWs conti-ibutia Goodwin Hall. ;€lasii — Office, Room 20& Th# Associated t edited to it or not: esei J herein. Rights o; p ." -4, ( EnUrcd U Mcond-clMk ■ OttUp at College Slot lot, the Ast ortCoturiew of D- KENNETH BOND* L C. C.-JiuuroL ■ i'.;-' h:- x Mrs paper of\ the Agricultural and Mechanical College of T -nd circulated every oda. During the summer-The Bat- f Te.xaf.a^dUhc is pubGshed five times a week and circulated every Monday through holidays and examination peril Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ed on request. , • ng tl y. Subscription rate $4-80 per school the editorial office, Room 201, .V the Student . • ' ' ) ---q .. S- ^ ’ ■ ex itled. exclusively to the us* for republication of all newa dispatches Tl ' :in puUilh- •t T<jU». «Sder >». 117ft pub credited in the paper and local news of- spontaneous origin put of all other matter, herein arc also resemd. i ‘ Mcrabei ot The Assoriaced Press BeOmtenlad. naUoulir by Matlmwl A4- irtUIng Service Inc.. «t New York City. r |J Cblc*go, Lu» Ausulee, and Sw Vn ■ 'r*. — ..WUo Editor r’mnmem wni—r-rf. - ulcawnmi vsmhbwi; V* •?rfTr*t?"wwr?riTi' mszxis®,'- •j?' Art 11 ^ —. - .J. Woodward, II ^Teatare VflB: Alan Cwry — “ Ice Uaurice jiervica-on a national scaje. Head- ouai*ters are in New York, I be lieve—if I remember correctly. So if you want to be reminded of unforgettable occasions, I ad vise you to Join the National Re minder Service and ndt the local organisation which claims to be the outgrowth of a “conversation,'’ as PWLKoonce phrased it. Hon is not trying to steal jrpm etudSnts, tn'Mpf jo lver^iigira' faQs in a barrel; wo wjB publit though- nToday the convention began, but ,et ^ rw,y “ ; 'r ii -—— ]•* Trampling Out the Vintage . J.., JVork Cut Out far leld •’nr ji • ■ • • ( v . Amidst the Fiel >■ ■ .'■[(» j ' ■ mily Post l-r rivers By JOE HOLLIS The Police Chief of Bloomington, 111., has almost reached the conclusion that driv ers aren’t as courteous as they might be. The Chief was selected as a judge of a traf fic courtesy contest and roamed the streets carrying a five dollar bill to reward any act he thought commendable. ■ j ! The Chief had practically given the whole thing up as a bad job when -he saw a situa tion that was just an ideal one for a motor-" ized Sir Walter Raleigh. A crippled pedes trian was slowly hobDiing across the street with the aid of crutches. The hopeful judge watched four motorists come along and each nearly knocked the crutch user down. The chief returned the five dollar bill to the contest committee and seemed a bit disgust ed with the whole situation. had st iried fo; things flame s hoot % church happ< aipily ' ake of Ji i car k ter, hi aqing foiipkifts u a barfiyfercl anf was bi tire in msleif. broke Tie these the threai with put o the star extern nij Great ent when hey noticed back of the can. ded each would V ie motner jumped r hip. The daugh- own, ran tnruug^i by a dog. j t out during all but hot before if ignited tae road. The new fire- et |tne car afire. The father, . ti ej of pdssersby, eventually ny didn’t tiiink Birdlers tin The height of something or other was reached the other day in Orange, Texas. A thougntful individual gave a traffic officer there a ride to a luncheon meeting of a club which they both belonged to. They were slightly late and to avoid tne ten cent assess ment for bein£ : late the driver was a little heavy footed. r f * ; The next day the ride-giver appeared in court to pay his speeding fine. The passeng er was just too darned conscientious. It is a reasonable assumption that the traffic offi cer will make ms own way to the meetings from now on. Little enters d excep ik, An homej ie kiuci iniall lad a chah; reactiii chemi itty set. 'ij that r toll of tti| id} equip] Initial futed lig e: ed tne did saying about im anf as, the other nignt. They standi Tr e put a conduj )ut it gave me an ie word passersby. 1 ! but didn’t take a thing Jl r \V ! :★ : n Fasadepa, Calif., produced worth from his ne pecuiUr part aoout it was eiemenui! involved were not en{ in fps set. rted when the bby can ne had been The can did its ’ tenon s iau)h in icnts | There are somedays when you just can’t seem to do any good at all. A family in Mar- part pants motuelr A nei tivity too. I DIOWI tire, idned rnbor’s d< aid felt emerg }d an, lexas, nau such a day recently. Tney was t Be Kind to the Dogs Remain Calm When Food Splatt It’s Part of Etiquette Coi rimenis jh. Tne can did its ; up and catcnmg tne boy’s Things kJept moving as the ;o neip trie amateur cnemist.- bit thi from e jdog g got excited oy au tue ac-^ om neiied to get into the act rmlcner. The omy one tnat experiment unharmed tns rs on Plate: Sbisa Hall I was- standing in the, lobby, ap palled at all this hustle-bustle, when an old man addressed me “What do you say there, sonny. What’s your name?” “Ivan,” I shouted, seeing that he was holding a trumpet to his ear. “You been what?” he asked. “Ivan. IVAN. That’s my name.” “Snioltz. Joe Smoltz. What’s yoonf M . | V A. 1 i Bering the ease was hopeless, I turned and left him atandins there. As I was leavinfc, I bump ed into my old friend Senator laniels. BY FRANK CUSHING Do you hide your head at meal time? Are you fearful that you will be shunned by class mates because of your tablie mannors?. Wtm’t your best friends tell you? The n read on ..., This article is, written, to aid those mal-adjusted students who arc embarrassed by thf.r own lack of eating manners. To aid them overcome dinner time faux pas, I have throughly covered koine 'of the niostr glaring errors and will attempt to give some small aids in dining etiquette. The correct attlire at Sbisa is a fundamental requirement to eating grace. The evening meal requires more formal attire of the diner than* the o.uer trio periods. There the keynote is upon fashion. White “T” shirts are extremely natty but are not to be recommended for the novice. Their color clashes with the bits of discarded food or bever age that chances to fail upon them. Levis prove to be highly satis factory due to their durability •’ and because of their absorbant qualities which facilitates the wiping of the hands after com pletion of the meal. Good manners should begin as soon as you enter the lines out side the mess hall. Be courteous to your fellow students at all times thpre. If one in front of you has the misfortune to fail because ,of your pushing, attempt to step over > him; Also consideration may be ■shown by passing the word back along the line so that others, fore warned, will not stand upon the prostrate one longer than neces sary. Control yourself as you pass along the serving counter, l( the attendant insists upon depositing your icq cream in the gravy, do not give vent to your anger. Mere ly shrug it off with a “Cest La Sbisa” which is Fionch for “It’s all mixed up in your stomach any way.” - \ Time does not permit a detail ed instruction upon the proper use of your eating utensifs. ever, you may tare well ing about and observing ver manipulations of around you. A good gui whose technique should lattd may be had by the faces of the eaters ,ariy about (be ropmh. 'whose faces arc libeVall. f ed with cuts, scratches bruises may be reasons ily sup posed to lack the dexte rit r de- sired, V Ton may havl 1 the feeli >y llodk- thjb 4il- qthers e jjas; to >e feriu- tol.viinR larlicul- i hose i mrk- amd ng* while eating that there are eye i staring at you. There probably management of Sbisa Ayish proper atmosphere for y and dogs seem to give that certain air. Note, that you are not to feed mals from your plates, actions have been brough students accused of this SPCA. Emily Post followers tejl ijs that, the bowl should always away from the eater w suming soup. I won’t bcicui e that One an i. >ui meal 1 fie place io never, tli e ani-; jj J everal a gainst | ly the) Pei urve •ad i Jig 'iV. •:V nesshall do not run.' Many nts haV s msbed from the exit, 1,. to fall heavily upon the ce- outsidi. There are numerous • lines strung about there are iitilizcsi in present ink quiz show. hfudient, whose Case 'I, studied, was trippid in t while attempting to m' late claj*s.< Before he could rise he had’, won two tickets to he Campus theater. haps tjlese few pyuitcrs will- the ii e purpose.'With a careful of this, the student should i cojiiidentpf hit dining etiquette, njiay now hold his head up. the student body kndwing*- ?e too :}s master of the moss ;T. tipped ill i con- h ’artily technical but do not blow upon the soups and thpn drink directly from the 1 bowl. Always chew your food thoro ughly. If, as some pc<q le com plain, the meat is unc lei able, do not throw it upon t ic floor and attempt to tenderize .it with your heels. Place It u »oii| the table and beat it lightly with your fist until softened. Do not talk while your mouth is full. I know Of one friendship that was coldly severed bccauffc i f this seemingly trivial habit, fhq 1 com panionship I am speakini ok, Was of the closest type until |th< fate ful dayi when one undejrtqjok to explain Eibs.teiri’s theory tivity with his mouth full Upon the completion of uso care in removing eluijivi rem napts of your meal frqm your teeth. Since toothpicks ar> provid ed by fhe thoughtful maiagement ( Bowie knives are not nec ?sf ary. One last caution. Whei i 1 laying Sneak Preview . O’Danit “Whht are you doing down here,” tasked. . ( “Oh|. ! just came down to help the Dixiecrats along,” he said, “I’m giving them three tons of my best flour. “I don’t get it,” I said, baffled. “They’ll need some dough, won’t they?” he answered, gently nudg ing ma in the ribs. . ■ | left the Senator strumming gttUr and strolledyfound hfttel to see if I could llnd hello, And went To consolidate the sduthern par ty, the Alabama governor is here W. part Latest Carson-Morgan F Rated As Slapstick 0 rogress Made tidies At Spur] of Rola- o] stew, th ; meal Progress lis reported in cattle, edii g stuc ies at the Spuj 1 , Texas (vision of he Texas Agricultural , xpetiment Station. In it recent report may b<- found mlts of - experiments- with fat lor, protein feeds and light and avy-grazed pasture effects pn ' :eers.T Ip an experiment run witii- ereford, Jersey and, Herefol'd- rsey crosshrcd steers, the off 4 causes of yellow-colored fat ere determined. The polor of fat n a beef larcaks has long bden sir ered an finaex of quality, and, with white colored fat Hus eon ireferied to beef with yellow t. i . . ■' By ANDY DAVIS TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS— (Warner BrosA, Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy starring Denni ■ , ton, Dorothy Ma lone, apd Penniy Edwards. The only good think about this movieJs H# title, and even then, thi: ‘Two Guys” (Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson) arft not from paces, and bum a ride i > ,a by dude-ranch fShangri L#)- Dorothy to stay, i xr XT Texas. Somebody misled the boat ,'and guess who's th« tlio li on this one goat? I Jack Carson as bright cowboy, who’s animals and girls, is a that) and not so afraid of riot (ha’s keep rjf UNION 1948 HITS $220,878 » s X' m f publish it wa« not the first) Ith it «ves wprse titan that) and will keep the audience in stitches (agony is more like it). Morgan handles the romantic angles and the vocals (song* (hat are out of thll world, — and nettsr <af*whord Telegraph Co. r#- Pen^y Edwards and DorOtrt * J its operations for lone, two newcomers to the H^tnonths of 1948 re- g deficit of WSW Ibii. Aug. Ii —dP— volume ariiing.&om the 1947 teje* phone strike. hax-aV ’ i w o*uu uw reel robbers, $14 V® er partner, love with Miss j-eady engaged t car is stolen i sheriff busy search Jack is cured of his ffar of animals by a psychlatriit tViet), w-ho explains thst ho r al y has an infericlity complex taiisd bn Morgan’s success with thi > omen He advises Jadk to takiru girl away from bis friend. J icM t ms with alhwst favorable rest Iti Then their ear is found, aft* 1 been used for , a cet*aw »y ' rtickup. Csriiou and Mo giu tronBfti'rtd from the rftmh .U jug bouse. They, escape : rohi and hrflte at rodeo ii time to catch the real robbers, |14 Vou 0 ' I . 'adtitiest, i gas in the middie of the wide open—then yeu should enjoy Uu iim. . Its allows Thii pn juilic* against y iloroii fat bn beef does have son yellow ‘ some. f imml basis itr that older animals t md Lo have yellower fat than 3 ounger animals.’ However, it is { ossicle to produce excellent qual- i y bief with yellow-tinted fat •#hen cattle: stures or other high carotene »- ons. Thi i study is being made be. use Texas produces a large num- f cattle fattened on grass, crossbred from Jersey, Her rd tnd Brahman cattle, and cpt*. e finished on wheat, Sudan me pasture—all of which may gcod quality beef in spit* o£ [elloa ish-qolored fat. Thii experimqntcsiiowad that the ■ in tii^foad ftf- higb in carotene. :re was more yelloW color In ftt of Jeney than in the fat Hertford or. Hex losetied st dfd, it»«r*.l Mest with 'yellow- I fat xpay come from a H«fe- cieey or » crossbred animal ration .high carotopc. it on with ye sitford-Jersey In A Sr for mce ii i {•.• poriment the eG eupplements w(n\ whi* practically no' lain, between protein cotton luiv proujn aqi„ mcftl or 70 percent tn cjquivsleut cottonseed m atton:, luviixg similar content i'..r enftrgy, It Trould ttavi rtquitcd from 4 wialcl mofe in the teedlot ao ’o feedr-tb My| ingde .vy.grwed steeri eiWhi th ftiHd ifriri ip finiih. 'i.