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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1948)
II'. V v y.‘- Page 6 ■> 5« '• i i). HE 1b {■n >• : •M bKttseion 'AY, SEPTEMBER 11, IMS • oulders, Red Shirts nj » c • CL ric Survey Shows r, !•' ■ rw ' ■ • w ■ i 1 c i' tie’ •« While i students, t!i0 cording to <■' ■! For ir and double P including strij r VjHuuratiBt . • art* atamla By* HENRY MICHALAK H pm ies of i some sort are usually worn by college stes off .individuals are widely divergent ac- snt si rvey>conducted y PIC Magazine, ice in i lost colleges the choice between single tedisiits is about 50-50 with color patterns checks a nd solii are wor i in soj jsers alnd spoi While sport locales, sli k coat coTnbiihat|iojjis are jtdaptabl for practically any dccasion. Sport coatsj ^ith nicelyr padd< shoulders to aivlb weoreri the al footba II pluyeit ciring appirel. (I what pads caul db for a guy!) N all students, httviever, are the ki to deceive th<W of the • fair so and there ar* «(|me who^ wear tl plain back; tl mie button natu shoulder sport efats/It' s« etna thJjt not every min jiwants to disguii ;\ r the fact that te Is not stiickud li a Greek discun |hrower. .. Corduroy sbnrjf jackets >re wid ly worn (Inning the witter, a * biazers seem lb be gtining i| popularity.' Bit (who kno vs, sor ’ day may seb tl ie fntrod iction oif 4 . a spotted sport coat to compete . ] with the gaudy <jp}or sclje nes worn 1 by girls, thopph for the time b(fl ing the colbr setheme see. ns to be evenly divided ajjnong'sbliis, strip es and checks. 1 - White sHiflsjiare the predomi nate choice, biut stripes’ and -- checks of yi •ious graj, blue, brown ind |fr|en shales areji worn too. . • College' stilt efts generally db not care fok n it)), but in ihe sou(l|i and -west,"the ftfvboy hat| is oftem worn. 1 Where arid rain is and rain hats cold wild bid fuent, ei r muflg ?ojfoe in ha idy. Otljir i verslty of] Air faculty memlw those studenti cd can affpri ’.r- er hat types ifofhi on occksion dri- snapbrms, and porkpies. Strar giply-the -lo ady little beannie didl n(t even get a merit •' -tion.-' • i, ' | 1 Socks worn rtinged from solid wool and ray in. single tolors to those gaudy cplored dues thpit seem to resernlSle splasl es on p wall by an ini icjuous jiai iter. Nqjj-' tural^y if soclisll are worn, sho 1 are worn too. lli the cow countrjjf where western h|its are tie favoift ite top ^piece, idiwboy bocts adorb tbe.feet of th< falkers. Neverthe t less, all colleg e| students are ndt ..from the west arid fortunately for rthe shoe reftai els, brogiu s, mocaT sins and brow i jloxfords' i re worn. In one colliegf, jlmaybe rt is best pot. to mention \|hich one it was i|h order to avoic itarting m inter- college wait, jen* student said hie wears “clomps ” | _ •. Ip the choicrbf neckwepr. each student has u i chance o be a standout ace( rding to hjls likes! and flnancja^ At. I he Uni-|l ona,"' pr ly the wear ties, hut ho are »ul)Hidiz4| wear “< Kokers''! .WHAT, NO VIOL VERITIES'? ;• BATON UO Jffit Ln.-Four of Loul>i«ri& Stuit •’I 1048 gi Id oppo| tents purthjipiifUfl in bey 1 .gume toi last New Ineai’sf Day:;uYxm am Alabama, Spotr 5 Bowl ri'nls’,'ftfl i Itn Howl clamp; an 11 e* I J Misscthe Dp Georgia, who Gator Bowl r. A 4 r T -h Maryliu d in tli(!i .1 with exotic handpainted pfetures of his own liking, be it mermaids or famous land marks. For the (gther college students it is the conventional tie with spots, stripes and solid colors or the bow,tile. ■ Sweaters seem to be in vogue nt all colleges in all parts of the: United-States. There are slipoyers, sleeveless, turtleneck, and plain krilt sweaters of all Colors to fit the whims of all students. In places where the mercury tumbles tp the depths of the ther mometer, jBtridents wear top coats and gloves. In many parts of the country, however, the temperature is such that no more than a good leather jacket or half-length top coat is enough to shield the stu dents- from thp rigors of the ele ments. I' ‘ ,1 For bjg social events on the sea sonal calendar, the survey- shows that ^orti'e students.never wear ful) formal yflress, while at other Col leges the 1 percentage that wear formalsjls 85%. In these places the apparel consists of the military uniform or single or doublebreasted tail carats. , J ■ T. V ' Sheep tUE ' I "r i ■ i ,| <r 4/ ■ * FORTCHNOTLY, ah: landed ON MAH i OH/'-THET STRANGE Maosicjr-AH ——, .f - a-r LEAD HE TO IT. OLD MAM f*- —OR, IS YO'j* SHEEPDOG'" ,.F^ id! Hi! - . ■'< By Al C app Let’s Get This Straight AH WON'T TURN BACK/T-AH A-COMIN' RUM TH' HEERD STRANGE MOOSC, AN'AH JO'COURSE. I/H.SUMME^A AIMS T'SEE. WHAR ITS CONIN' /NOUNG SHMOOS FANCV UGHTLY ( D. P. McALPINE, elaas of ’92, and oldest living Aggie letter- man, points out familiar' sites on the campus. Now a member of an. accounting firm. Me Alpine lives in Dallas. \/ _ 1 7~ 1 ' - j^- - I ‘Here’s Where I /Played Shortstop’ A&M’s Oldest Baseball letterman Visits Campus; Records Confirm Recollections ■t By BUDDY LUCE “Here’s where , I played short stop in ’93”, wefl the "words of D. P. McAlpine, .clbss of ’92. Old est living Aggie (jleftenriaji, Mc Alpine lettered on the first A&M. vad no coach,” Bidor.and I had (j) py ^combination baseball team in 1|893. “Although we said Mac, “Walter the best double in the country.” These recollections by McAlpine wefe confirmed by records compil ed'by P. iL Dovfns. Resident manager and partner! in the Dallas office of a national, accounting firm, McAlpine visit ed the A&M campus recently while conducting official bUSL nesS with the City of College Station. , Those were' the days when A&M was young and the Corps consist ed of orfe infantry battalion made uj) ‘of four comjmnies. Guy,Carlton was. commandant and ;Sj unlday morning inspections by hijbii and ranking cadet officer Walter Al len from Marlin were something to behold. Rams were handed out free.lv and tit that time tHfe “hull-, ring’ whs called “hitting the front and center” with an eleven ^iund musket, on a grnvtd road in ijron.t of-what is now the academic builtL- ing. ' i ’ LCOME BACK SCHOOL !' I H- : r . ■ > me. r i _ 1: I J in Biry tn make McCulloch-Dansby yourliheadqulirters for complete house hold jturniAiijigs. We have all the items Ir ^ li 1 il' l' - I r new home or apartment, f r ; M 4- McAlpine remembers the famous “insurrection of 1892” when the corps! protested as a body when h senior classman who was p four year private was named. Officer of the Day by theiComraandant. In that_day and time the 0. t). was a man of great power and impor- taneb and iri the, eyes of the corps such an act was a crime and an in sult to tlhe cadet officers of the corpk < Old Mac’s “hole” was in Gath- right Hall, one of the five build ings, on the campus at -that Vine. The mess hall was on th^ bot tom ftoor of Gathright, where Aggie mess hall slanguage such as ‘’cush’’ and “gunwaddin’ ” was born. McAlpine was a Mechanical En- gineeijng student during his] days at - A&M arid remembers tjaking mathematics under the watchful them cake and punch or other “goodies.” Another diversion from campuu activities, in the words of McAl pine, was to “stroll down to the railroad station after the cessa tion of daily hostilities on the campus, cross the tracks, enter a little country store, buy peanut candy, sit on a bench on the gallery of the little store and chew peanut capdy and shoot the bull with some fugitive from the Brazos b0t^tonls. , ' .i j ,i Uniforms worn by the cadet corps then, were Very similar to those-of West Point. They were gray with a black stripe down the side. They had a high collar cap* with a black visor, cadets had to buy their uni- .....s in Bryan. As old Mac strolled about the present day campus and recalled eye of Bob Smith. L. L. l^cG-iimis j the nights 1 in '92 whim he walked htinel duty in the wee small ujx. his omnipn wa», “Yeah, you Vetnrinary —'Al('(|fciiie. ] lioj's Knvi* it (iusy.“ M(ist dussoit were held iij tin ■building calrad “old main,” which ids!) served' as the administration building.' Other huildifigs Htnjndlng at That time wvfe Pfcuffe •, (tiath- rigLfi and Austin hulls. / As Iuis always been the Case, --me Aggies of that day and tifne had; their diversions. Il seems that there was ■ little string musical organization, rio doubt nncestdrs of the Aggie Ramblers which used to ride the old muUl* powered bus over the dirt roa«)r tou Bryan- to entertain certain* i elements of the Bryan “40(1”.* Star entertainer of the group wuii Fritz Hoffman, who could swallow !a harmonica and make all kinds of music with the gadget between his tonsils. As a Mteult pf the rtmantic inclinations pi these musical Aggies , to serenade the fairer sex, the girls would serve T .. i . , \ / • US Civil Service Needs Therapists Examinations will he given soon for tihe position of Occupational Therapist with the U. S. Civil Ser vice, the Commission has announ ced. ! Employment will be with Veter ans Administration establishment* ijn Texas, Louisiana, and Mississip pi at, beginning salaries ranging from $2|)74 to $52^2. Application fonris may “be ob tained from Roger W. Jackson at the College Station Post Office. Some prospectors have sunk prospecting oil wells more, than 20 piiles off land in the Gulf of Mexi co. 1 ? -k ” ! I- Sure, A Fresh,, Clean Suit For All Occasions! -i ' ' '< t t | ! i 1 ... is just what you’ll get if you send j , \ „it to us, NOW for up-to-the-minute '[ \ thorough dry cleaning—We’re spec- j . ialists in rejuvinating men’s clothes. . Our charge is minimum! “We Pick Up & Deliver” ' COURTS CLEANERS & DYERS Bryan ■ji- f • ' Phone 2-7010 Ozr-ttt there AROUND ? — MY BIN A LONG TIME SI SEEN A SHMOO. IN AH NCVftH SEEN ON£ WHUT IS A SHMOO? LTL ABNER There’s Bad Shmoos Tonight ! ! . ■_ ■ i No,STupiD-rrs because THEV'RE SO OOODfT TAKE IT FUM me-th'best THING THAT OOL -S- ThE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO NO ISTOtKC A SHMOO/F By Al Capp HOW ABOUT >' • -'1 •41 By Al Capp LI’L ABNER ' How Crowded Is My Valley YO' IS A CUTE WHATrlVER-YO' IS/T WHAT'S YORE NAME? AH tS SO MAD AH COULD TEAR MAH HAIR OUT-BUT AH DON'T DARE. - BECAUSE, . ! THEN AW'D BE klAKED/T \°v N. 9 U’L ABNER '1 Believe It or Not 1 1 ■Ai SHMOOS?? *mISji-es. I I'’ V LI’L ABNER A Goodly Crowd Was There ! 1 £ — * -• •• .y • ^ a * k ; •; M * r/ AN' YO' CLAIMS THEY r —^ ( HE DIES OF SHEER HAPPMtMdf^ MAKES WONDIFUL STEAKRy-VOMM^ > \ / / U’L ABNER THERE'S MO WESTEL/r HIDE MAKES THE FlhJEET LEATHER-OR CLOTH, or- THICK YOU ILI "MAKES WONDd A BUTTONS-, THERE ARE ABSOLUTr NO nONBS.7^^ •V *'.*.• *., '“'.V i' By Al Cayp -THEY COME 1 WUMMItfT J IN, AN'ALL WHITIMEAT, MUND. PKEERThCRE HONEiTBlV THEN- WHV IS THEY- ■SKH , W\ G Eft* By Al Capp ‘WlF THCSI ROUND, NOBOCM WONT IEVAH WAFTA WORK NO fZ-ALL HapMANlTy DW LIVE OfTtH' FAT O' TH' LAND — NAMELY SHMOOS/r LyQt A Fool There Was ! ! - IT'S TOO LATl.T-THE SHMOOS HAVE TAKEN A FANCY TO HIM - AS THEY WILL TO ANYONE WHO'S «V DECENT TO 'EM/*’ THEY'LL FOLLOW HIM, NOW U’L ABNER r Amoorin’ gut Coafoorin’ THERE. ARE ENOUGH SOOY ON EARTH WIT FOREVKA AND THE SHMOOS. DON’T EAT Al MULTIPLY RAPIDLY/T- black myfor yc YOKUM—AND FOB ^ mjmauitv rr . & r* I 4* iff r—; ,.C7: By At ,C.jp STOP A-BAWL SNO NEED T' 4J\ MISERY-L 0 LEAVE TH' AH M MERELY 'YHILE, MA'M .T WHUT TYPt EATMENTS < D*0‘CPA/E?, COIN' r TH* STORE FO* SbME EATMENTS ; V'i BUTTER, W- AiJ* MEAT/** ' -'t •! ««• f Tl ■«» \ •'f’ ' i tu li - V, <F; k • ’ * ■ ’ i \ff ■ ;J mk -U* X- \. - ) r yV D vn* l.r THAR'S ENOUGH & I MOO 5 FO' KVWYBOOY.'T 4y -WONDER WHV THET OLE MAN SAID THIS < WAS A BLACK DAY FO’ H06MANITY-??. V,.,' ' • ... / A i 4 • m mmtmu#.