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j Statesman, knightly Gentleman?* >
in Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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NOT A WHODUNIT I
You Ouly^Have four Short Years
The reason a c<
for its vast s|ore o
^ reference copy of
freshipen bripg
the commcK il|jr
■ Jof it away.
^ l;Thfs
freshmen, a
i'"'
lege
knowl<
tuire
seniors
jus is noted
je, or so our
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us, is that
Learn to read extensively. Not only^
required reading, but try to do outside
. . _ ^ ^ .
reading too. It will help you gain a better
ani
Id be of intei
iM, because it isn't so true
these days ajg it rpay have been in the
past. You |ip4y bring a-iot| Of knowledge
with you, jij|t the seniors have changed
the jorder <f ithings-—they a taking in
creasing qu ai|tities ; of tl^e cot imodity with
'them whenlj they graduate. iThis should
|r^hem:jso much of appreciation of the
by giving you a br<
Education is.
ce so little
mean-one t
work you are doing
ider outlook.
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all books, studying,
to you-tr-yoi
to you, as , and writing. 1 Coupled with those things,
ahd just as important, are student ac
tivities. Whether the aetjivity which inter
ests you is sthdent government, a club
sponsored by jinen in your line of study,
sports, or anyi of the other subjects, make
it' a point: to enter into some form of
student activity.
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Trampling Out the Vintage
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Difficult Decisioi
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Courts Over Ruli
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Opportunities
edge in the
in college to
ill have to
u
Music? Try thei baind, the singing ca- *
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dets or the Aggieland j Orchestra.
Publications or journalism? Students By cabkol trail
. sponsor and work on the Battalion, the D *f u ‘ Sir: . . i* u
a significant j^giiorn, the - L • • • • 1 1 am a freshman at a &m, hav
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Amplification Department
take full advantage of the
to increa'se youf store of kn
four shbrt; years ypu will
m^in tjtetfeaa fbr.jt-. the Cflin«entator, th* Agri- f kiju^SKlLuTa
.11 I •' i. t culturist, the EngSneer, knaithe South- ?! he , r hi re ^!l!2.t n 'in W fn P oi t H 0 hlnifm
Your p [tijnary purpose f >r coming to . -L at the annex-in an old broken
, . L . I - ' western Veterinamnr down army barracks away -from
1 —1 is to £et an education. You choose „ . , v ... „
(Tr M : one 4t a numfcfr of rekaons. 4 Sports? -You cajn . join teams for any
Maybe it has and every sport you: 0311 thijlk of ' A&M
jn golf, tennis, swim-
■ :n
college
A&M fa
Maybe yout pad went beret; ^ ,
the eoursel Jlfinstruction yojul are interest- ?. 0 f .. ^ . . ,
ed in, peri|4» yoi came bicauae of the ™ g > *?*»’ ^ ttle >**"*•**
military tf ^ing programj'lr n# y be you debate nsme ^ a few ' “ you don ‘
came beca iie you heard ill was A good ,
. ». i f ? i. .* •. li e r < ."ri form one.
-Take part inj (student government. If
you can’t take pkrt in it, then take an in-
education, terest in it, for its activities are of vital
at* is acquire conce m to yon
find one suited to your interests, then
school. Aii; i jpl these arid m^iny more are
&M, but, as
good reas^iaf for coming t
7 w^jsaid, tiri primary r
^coming tp jcollege Is to get!
r Education is something
for anyone
i>L-
ed % hard Work. You caii’lj come to col-’ \ . There is an increasing tendency to al
lege and sitl!around, hoping to!“get.edu- low students to take over the reins of
catecl” byWri process of £ sorbtion. You student body government, and the more
mv&t wor^jlYour 'first re|dlution should ^interest shown in assuming the rtsponsi-
be to work rind study. In tha: way you can bilities entailed, the better opportunity diftpn, for; as yoji will find out
learn. fiohS make it .youif Jgoal to pass. ’ there will for you to_g ? in valuable ex- . pm”
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civilizatipn.
Do you think that such a situa
tion is conducive to study? Don’t
you think, that regular campus
life is missing from such a deso
late plade?
I don’t think that I am getting
the full ibenfeits from my college
experience out here.
Sincerely,
A. L. '
Answer? A. L., I feel I am
qualified! to answer your question
since' I pave lived at both places.
You think that the annex is
bad. You are wrong. You are
out In the “wide open spaces"
where the air is clean and health
ful. You are away from the con
gested city life; you axe living
close to Mother Nature.
The classrooms out there have
been spaced just far enough apart
one in good physical qon-
from. the chemistry building to the
drawing lab to make class in time/
Oh the main campus we are
crowded into dank brick cata
combs. Our classes are located
mostly in;- a few buildings just
fifty yards apart. We do not get
the sunshine and fresh air you do.
We don’t .condition ourselves by
periodic hikes between buildings.
We are a bunch of softies.
Ah, yps, A. L., you have the
good fortune of being at the An
nex. Don't spoil It by thinking
that the grass might be greener
elsewhere.' I j
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V One of Hie greatest assiets you can ac
quire in school is the ahi|ty to transmit A&M could be
4 - vour ideas! lu un,ctjj™*
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and you will perience in working for and with other
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Say ‘Thanks’
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We believe that the long
hours spent by the feature
writers, staff reporters, photo
graphers, engravers, and the
print shop nien.in the prepara
tion of this issue .should not go
unmentftmed.
To alt these people and oth
ers, we pay “thanks"—The Ed
itors. s It
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your id^as to other'jpeopH That means
you? must
Determine
it will en,
work thro
do it moiro.|feastly.
hl)|e.yt>rijto do m|i e
oughout your col{eft
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KS KSS'S S'bi; TraJitions & ;Custo^ Such As
that isn’t necessary'.. They are all here,
piaster the Eng iah language, waiting for you to take advantage of
bow to do that for if you do them. They are here for that purppse.
These Are the Spirit of A&M
ije satisfactory Make use of them. You’ll only be here for
By C. C. M UNROE
je career, and
The Mark of
The eddeatprs of the fit. S.
Educated Mah
four years and you’ll find that the time
passes quickly. Good luck!
Every- school has its own particular customs and tradi
tions, and A&M is no exception. Even if you’re new to this
school, if you are from Texas you have heard of some of the
many traditions .for which A&M is famous—muster day, the
Aggie handshake, Silver Taps, the “Turkey Day’’ bonfire,
his ability to" „Jli rgtntui himself H '■ * £md many ot ^ ert - :f: | V. 1- .1 -
rently engaged in a squabMd which affects rarely the subject of fears and frustra- .pas Jd^oW^D^
us directly and sariously. T|he issues con- tions that bedevil the rest of the human have become synonymous with A&M itself.
are cur-
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cern the tbjbmier.ihy which an “Educated race. He is able to reconcile and adapt If you have been here for some time, you have heard
man” marij jbej’prdduced. Meat of qur edii- himself to his environment with a mini- stories, soriie true, some not true, concerning many of the
cators cap Recognize an educated man mum of fuss and? complaining. He usually Aggie traditions. These stories, regardless of their origin,
when the^ see one. Few of them can tell -' masters a trade or profession that makes or^'nal ° 88 ^ Su * s a atue ^
how he was produced. Thrit is, they ban him seif supporting. He ia never a para- Who ifj it t h at has not come in contact with an A&M
not go to his background arid pick out the
particular fundamental edipational steps
that distinguished him fr&n his fellow
creatures.
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As a . -esult <4 ... their
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fused edueitional' progTar
site;in the literal sense. i man that did not learn of the Aggie custom of meeting peo-
An educated man is able to gather pie? Or of the friendly handshake that has b^ome so much a
and interpret facts without the guidance part of all of us?
, pf a teacher, or politician as the case may * ».• a n au -m «
J u rt • u 2 • j t xv • • -i- t* 16 tradition of speaking to all thole you pass. Nothing
confusion of be-iHe is characterized by the inquisitive- ^ more to create and maintain a friendly spirit among
ness that marks the minds of growing the students than that. Before the student body was so large
children. Ho is never satisfied with his it was customary for everyone to know everyone else. That
knowledge or his abilities. He always impossible these days, but the tradition of speaking has
{ Th 1 ■*** improvd What natU ^ has f Ved p™hap S the one thipg that has dojw more to spread the
techinical tnjaining t© the broad lib- f 11111 * name of A&M across Texas and across the nation has been
' eral arte (jliirses. iNeither je ctrenie has let An educated inan is able to take pleas- hitchhiking: Every town in the state has its “Aggie line,”
concocted'if formula- by 4 ich theyjbuid rire from his life. He makes this easier wnere, rain or shine, on every weekend throughout the year
take 100 students and njia ie fhem react by extending his interests and his abili- Aggie| congregate, going to and from school. ,
^ fHtb X40 l!||ottrs |f collegp work and get tiics to as many fields of expression as h aV r e something in store. There you can meet, and probably
out 100 ediiiated men. Tl#.t can't produce possible. He acquaints himself with both S p e nd a lot of time with, your classmate^. There the stories
of A&M, its' traditions and its customs are retold hundreds
Wh
tha
If you have spent any time on the campus, you know
;o pick oiit the
i given us con-
i and confused
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25 educal
-rating is
Ah
t^is abii
language,
and intei|e^t:
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Friday
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men per 100.,Their efficiency n the fine arts arid the practical arts. He
about 3 peirdent. r - - can enjoy both classical music and folk
of times. When you walk up to that corner, step up and meet
fed Aun a ifst often char- mteic. Be. kan enj* both fine paintings
octerized.fer hisiunder9t|iding of other and grw* feulpture alongfei^h the crude
men. ; ]^| n nially is a manner of practical •. jgaiyihgs of a neighbor boy. ; . , give them all the assistance you can. When you; leave, tell
paychologut Whei he chpoeps he can com- The pattern off an educated man ia them how much you appreciated their kindness., for your
mand thjd~j espeef. and intiefest of his col- marked by three abilities. The ability: to future ride and the future ride of your classmates will de
leagues antf neighbors. In connection with serve others;' the ability to grow; the P^nd on the impression you make. ; j
xk:, v/L„ 0 ii„Tkl a nr,™ oKuiix. fn nnini, Ufr, if IXbw There are other, mpre solemn traditions at A&M. Per-
Wk ov ® r ®” J f y ^V 8 W1 ^ n ou ^ poW j r haps the most impressive and the
{with
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T uur educators can give us littli
ted man is characterized by Our hope lies within ourselves.
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Agripultura
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pqbliflhed five
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g holidays! and- examination
Monday’.rWednesday and
Building to,pay their last tribute. As the deceased jorih’s
company comes to attention benind Sully’s statue and as the
dormitory lights go out, six buglers sqund Taps from atop
the Academic Building, Three times the call is sounded, and
then thi students return quietly to their rooms.
There, are other customs and traditions—Final Review,
the bomire before the Turkey Day Game with the “sipa’V
ciated Pres* ii
nth*:
not!
its of repub:
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matter
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of :Uarcb 3, 1
MO iGAN..
tied exclusively to the use for
credited in the paper and local
request.
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Member of
The Associated Press
ition of aQ news dispatches
spontaneous origin publikh-
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by MsUmuU Ad-
W. at Nr» York City.
AnscTcs. and San
-CaaEditors
shall always come when a senior dons hi? boots, midnight
yell practice before the {games, the Senior Ring Dance, and
many, many others.
The Spirit of Agg&and is mad# up of such things,
coupled with a pride in a bright past and a brighter future.
Ytftfll hear the stories, of them all, tpld again and again.
They may pot mean mu|h to an outsider, hut they are a vital
part of life at A&M. \ .
They are; our traditions and those'of the men who have
gone before us. They are yours now trcllS *
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By FRANK CUSHING
The Supreme Court of Michigan has a
weighty problem facing it. The iearned jud
ges must assemble with full legal regalia and
discuss the pros and cons of Kissing and the
techniques used by those practicing the a^t.
a ue court uas been appealed to set asu\®
the decision rendered in a lower court upon
a case brougnt agains a woliish boss by |
teen-age hign school girl. The trial court rul
ed uua ttu.osttyuu anu uattery was commit
ted by the masher. j ; . 1
An eifective defense was made by the
employer’s lawyer but to no avail. The
smootn talking lawyer lirst pointed out that
a previous decision by tne supreme court of
tnat state hau ruled tnat a mere Kiss, “not
involving ruae or aggressive or brutal action
ol any Kind’’ did not constitute assault and
battery. He lurtner made a sly appeal to
tne human side of the judge by saying,
“Everyone Knows that a menuiy kiss irom
the boss in an everyuay occurrence in tne
business world.” We trust tnat he meant
to say everyone does but the wile, and sne
suspects.
Tne state is no doubt waiting with great
concern to see H the supreme Court bacas
up t«e lower courts decision. Tnat bounder
must be snown tnat the courts, as well as
heaven, protect the poor working girl.
A fellow in Detroit, Michigan, should
have let wed enougn aiune'tne otner day. As
the thujg who hau justrrobbed mm of Jpi&.uO
lied, tne roboed one looKea'about turii lor a
quick means ol summoning aid. bignting a
lire alarm box he puued the designated lever.
The next day he was forced to pay a $6U.U0
fine for turning in a false alarm.
seem
lluemte ol Jtt[oilyv|ood
has a|n
The
Snell
a rol
(Fuy
to, r
way
noted ricibr
ifqtncfid it puns lor a grand Opem
ir|t qeposit|r wm be Horotny Lamour.
star^u
y.
er ua
a SnOt
jufch s|ablc| institutions as banks
oijget |neii) dignity under the in-
A new bang out there
le josi
w up,
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tmnical €olleg« of T«xas and the the bomire before the Turkey Day Game with the sipa v
circulated every Monday through those long anticipated corps trips, the {pride and honor that*
i ..a summer The But- —‘ -—f ^ —* * .*__t.a
rat* $4.30 per school
a eiM
wiim
aeu.
that ink kuh walk a<
I start.
Ljiyinjg su
he
The fids wt
was oiai ;ctl. xai
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not so
at his
Occxaet
Tne!
[somew ii|i
jon
a
arrived
jin irou [>i
t
JNO
ipeting
to oii|r
vice.
Yantis and Twiggins Part o
Their Origins j Lost In Con
-bu'fcii
cet, sw
lo/e for
i4> jjet iier
Dal
oline s
teruay
ed out
was wi|rii|in|{ tne
la nidei
EiUU
has s<
Ai io is n( w. A car ipu
ai|d a injjntu: tooKing nusband jump-
ine atLenueiit tnat tne stork
l)j nuorm
cdt
Q m
it n<
ine signs
g is siaujbns win naiye to be altered
Fi ee A /, Water and Midwife beij-
He was nominated
for pi ca; de it
a colic i\
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feted last spring ky
quet
His reports are always
as he generally gives the
side of the news. He evkh
baoy
ih time
tne
fonts
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Kisses
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ixired.
that the race
uy Ue wuuimed gins.
:eu>s. ne nau become gnped
or anotner and
me
skirts, anal extract,
bi is iifom the top of her nyiohri.
p< or c il*K who u nave to attempt
eifoM tn2 tra wail tarns in a business ukg
i)| Jihotqer ,d< pos.tor will b| Lassie, mat
will [mt away a bone iot saie-
4 'l : t
eriia e bflfcyclje race in France was
wi lut r unar jcncumstances tne otn-
i ic gins wei e tensea in expectation,
wjis iireq anu ah out one got ow to ^
ne gin wno dion t get off
rt, it turned out, was wouo-
s tarter ytumy exciamied
aliyiw
If Ti .
me rial, super-service, gas-
A car puueo in orie yea-
;o Dai
itatiol
. ne nat
reason.
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how ne leit. V*
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race to me noapitai.
calmed ' tne man down
uoceeued to put
(leii^refing team, ihe Doctor
anu weigh me baby
upon all com- 1
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‘The South
Published
Wide Select!
Planned in
By ,q. C. MUNROll
Kenneth F. Smith, seni(
Eco, major froip Amarillpi
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By CARROLL TRAIL
Wherever there is an institution of Vanderbilt University, ajnjd
with colorful traditions and a pic
turesque past, there are just as
colorful and picturesque charac
ters, both legendary „and factual,
who make the institution what it
is. , s, r
And A&M is no exception. It,
too, boasts some personages whose
very existence is mingled with the
development and growth of the
college. Most of these men are
real} some- 'are fictitious; sonic
are a mixture of both. -V''
It is often hard to separate the
truth from the fiction. From as
far back as the geat Lawrence
Sullivan Ross down through the
years to the reign of the fabulous
“Jarnn’ John’,’ , Kimbrough have f H>en nanie d editor of thii
dome tales of these men’s exploits. Agriculturist by the* Agiiti
And with each.re-telling there has Council. Roland Bing, dimeter of
been added just enough fantasy student publications has '
to make the separation of the real cc d
from the Imagined a near-impos- T * he Agriculturist, whicl
sibility. official publication of the A
Two such recent characters ture de p artment) presents
whose rdal background has been : tv 0 f a
lost with time are the two Bat- student
“ re P? r ^ er8 ” v C ? nra( L V - tion. In addition it provides
Twlgghis and Ivan YanU* These j for fltudenta inten;s . M
men have associated with them ridultan J journalism by
a section of A&M history all their them an op J portunity t/ 7
own After being with the paper Ujar wi ^‘t he pr ^ 0 d ure
just two years, they have made a h and pub U i/iK a
^ f a ^ magazine. The pvfbHcatioU
Pr °^I. e8S and achievemtnt * , serves as a sounding bka
, These men’s pasts are so * nioa.sure the achievements
clouded with conflicting reporfe culture societies on the ca
that it is hard to sort out the This year w ill mark th4
truth from the ficticious. How- f u ii year 0 f publication
ever, a few pseudo-facts arc Agriculturist since the wai,
h* 0 " 11 -, established daring*' the 1*
Twiggins is a native of Well- ^ool vear, but lubliea
born Brazos County. Texas. Just * ’ r w ^
when and under what circumstan
ce* he was bom is not known. But
minor has it that he is approxi
mately 57. He is not an enrolled
Aggie; but he claims he is one by
proxy. He is taking a course by
correspondence leading to a bach
elor of philosophy degree.
He has, always taken an ac
tive interest in local politics,
having waged three unsuccessful
major campaigns. Twice he
Was defeated for chairmanship
of the Brazos County Thought
Control Association, and last
spring he ran a poor fourth for
the editorship of the Batt. ♦
He say* he ha* no intention of
entering A&M a* a regular *tu-
dfnt He believes he can be pf
,-vV.
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system of pigeon eour-
ersj to fly in his articles.
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is true, i
a ted
to
can
more service to the student* and
residents of the community if ht nary work ,thc Veterinari m
and continues to wage voted mainly to technica a
A relatively new. public at^
the campus is the Soutj i\
Veterinarian sponsored by
M Student Chapter of the
Making its debut in Ma;r:
year, it was immediately
a success by its readers J
whom are more than .1500
ing veterinarian*.
Primarily piutmod to a
veterinarians and other* ip
sidents
•fay* out and continues to wage voted mainly to techmca a
his fight to clean up local politics, irr which graduate and slu lie:
•k erinarians pass along the r
] Ivan Yantis’ past is even more iences and experiments p
Unknown than Twiggln*’. A na- animals. 4.
The VeUrlharian will
He claims ht is a “white" flu*- !j 8 ^ ^ a xj na n, t ? -i ? 4 ^ r
&X'i« 6 ,oofer 'm
H. .iiiglluijly MM «. MM
tive of the Sdviet Union, lie left
the country during the revolution.
JnSt how much of it
cjbuldn't say. I have just repca
it I have heard.
f Ag Material
Agriculturist
sjjuspknded during the war. Prior
tnati time it was combined with
He jmdgazine now known as the
ngmter and was known as tho
cieijitUic Review .• \ [
The 'Scientific Review was tho
« th pf an earlier publication
he (Texas | Aggie Countryman'. A.
Material used in the Agricultur
ist is dollected, written and edited
X
GOllpCt
fricultu
re-students.
I
ctive participation in the
rtipn* of the Agriculturist b
mked, Any agricultural, mUi-
regardlote of academic clas-
sifijeation, u Urged to frrite ar-
tidies for the magazine. There
arp positions open to atudeub
who wish to become members of
lhe ; editorial staff of the Agri
culturist, and aiyy others inter-
csted : in any phase of agricul-
lurni i journalism are urged to
participate ii) its publication.
Headquarters for. tho 194$-49
^gncujlturist are, in Room 207,
Joolwln Halt. '/.
t
Ur
sttrtt
II A.
this
>ed j; 4
<ng
c ic-
t Sri-
de-
■tii :les
to major in English, but he
dded after his first
course he could writer
than the profs, so he got a
as roving reporter on the Be
Since he has gone out on
irst mission, he has never
ned to school long enougl
ttle down. He has been
ji excaiyating drew in
:o; he co
*
h to
With
New Mex-
vered the royal wedding
London: he explored Africa; he
ehlptt-recked In the Pacific;
ie has been ori- eT giraffe in India,
■HHI* ipubU&m
elephant—rat the Repul
ition, on a donkey at
locratlc convention.
the
Purpose of the neW
in as wqs stated in the
“We hope; that this
will serve as a com
one veterinarian to ano
foci that there is a dice
a source of information
type of veterinary mcdicitih
practiced in the Southwest
The Veterinarian’s 6P
niensions institute •,* *
for a publication fjt
Karl Wallace, vet mi
jor from Fort Worth,
aa editor for the cpminjt ]
iness manager is M. K.
He covered the Dixiecrats’ meet- who has been serving-as
mgs in Birmingham and Houston, business manager.
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Produced By
dian Buffaloes
ch in Butterfat
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omi ii^ a graduate
Agricultural College, Us*
akiHtanrfSmd, is now, ft*
\&M doing graduate work
Technology. Sponsored by
vernment, Karrcm plana to
Ph.D.^ar# in
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Buffaloes pf India give
riouiid^ of milk daily averaging
from seven to nine percent butter-
fatJ according tq S. Z. Karrem 0(
Pakistan. ' y
K a !r r o m
ore, ! Pj
tending A&
ir.
get lut, M. A. and .*<
the United States.
I iii just in tha last few years
{that any attention has been given
production records. In tbo All
Competition of India in
.7 cows and 15 buffaloes
erje entered. Of all breeds of cab
i milked inlndia viry closely re*
uijblBlour Brahma breed.
Of {the 15 buffaloes em
bid iof the Muiirah breed,
id 3 werovNili. The resul
ilal Contest.! confirmed the belief
the buffalo receives
tion in' the villages
better!! fed and carea ior. <
switch oh the tail but, only
other hairs on the bcijy,
Laing on tU belly.
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