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Blood, Sweat, and Tears Are
In Freshman’s LifeAt The Bryan Annex
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Groups of all
A detailed schedule of
“At present,
sfmnlv enough
sericulture”. Db
plained. “Njoit
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SheDardpon e|x-
Ve irppioft th( nji
s^ptlPs | for | Ihby
dustrv. needs
! ed scientists, j
more in thej o;
-career to bovs
school scienjce,
^and nhvsicsj I
Plant nntihdl
of the field
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lions of lofewefr
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seek' to imprO
and Soften w
with srenejticiBi
new - of hatdieri specif.
So great is the sihora
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trained fnon Af
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fessirina^h tmjnr
olorfists an<
colleges cdnh
graduates for 1
for comme
Shepardson
great, manvj
ing doctor’s d
Then holding
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A sWiiifactonij.
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tan^, icpamistry
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cau ie
annually fo fa
gists stJy and
pormal iblnnts.
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Dunlap
A Plant ifhysiotog; r and Pathology Department tinder
Dr. A. A. Diinliap, hafi dieen organired here effective Septem
ber 1, C.N. Shepardsop, dea i .of the Agricultural School, has
announced. Tlfiis new d ?par ;iinent will fill the great need for
more highly-trjRined plant st i«)htists, he said.
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Dunlap. C‘lhf
is an . good ei
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back in the la
we have ha< »
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^ DR. A. A. DUNLAP has been
named head of the Ptynt Physi
ology and Pathology Department
which will go into operation this
fall. Previously, instructions in
these, fields were given by the
'Biology Department.
lists for Texas,” Dr. Dunlap
‘^Provided, of course, that we get
a sufficient number of qualified
students for the program. - V
Previously, instruction in these
fields was given in the Biology De
partment Assisting Dr. Dunlap
in giving instructions- will be Dr.
V. A. Greulach and Dr. E. M. Hij-
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i Civil Service Lists
VA Position Exam
Examinations for filling vacan-
r. Tok cies in the Veterans Administra-
tol a ser-. tion in the position of Social Work-
disease er have been announced by the
last U. S.. Civil Service Commission,
rufst and Employment' will be with VA es
tablishments in Texas, Louisiana,
and Mississippi at entrance salar
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By Frank Cushbff
Class of ’62i: This is for you. No
doubt freshmen, you are discour
aged by your surroundings. Then,
take heart and listen to the story
of one who has successfully under
gone the battle of the Annex.
Yes, I too was once * confinee
of the Aggie Proving Grounds
known as, the-Bryan Air Field. It
seems like yesterday that I was
in your shoes entering the portals
of college. However I realize that
it was four years ago that I was
a newcomer since l! am now a
Sophomore.
Perhaps by reading the" account
of my initiation, you may gain the
confidjence and courage necessary
for your new life. t
r It was on a typical Brazos
Day that I staggered through
the gates leading to the Bryan
Alpix. I' was slightly warm
carrying ray trunk, suitcase,
three boxes, four bags, one set
of golf clubs, tennis rseket, and
checker board. The temperature
was 105. Someone had told me
that the Freshman college was
just “over yonder,” so I had
walked from town.
Once through the gates I saw
Goode Sponsors
A&M Christian
Science Group
By BUDDY LUCE
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Although there has been no
organized Christian Science
Cchurci on the A&M Cainpus
until last year, interested stu
dents have used iheir own in
itiative for more than 20
years to carry on Christian
Science work here.
& great help to Christian Science
students here for many years has
been Mrs. N. M. McGinnis of Col
lege Station. Through her efforts,
the Christian Science students on
ther campjis have been able to keep
up their own services.
In the spring of 1946 students
discovered that a member of the
faculty, Philip Goode, of the Busi
ness Department, was a Christian
Scientist. Goode took ah active part
In the organization, and, as spon
sor, obtained recognition by Ahe
Mother Church in Boston.
Gpode graduated from the School
of Business at SMU in 1933 and
from the SMU Law School in
1936. He was a practicing insur
ance! lawyer for several years and
some part time teaching at
. He came io A&M to teach
rte Department of Business in
did
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1946
Services are held in the YMCA
Assembly Room Sunday morning
at; eleven o'clock. Services are con
ducted Ipy the students. Student
leaders in the organization are
Kenneth W. McCatty,. acting pres-
idept, and Davis S. Billingsley,
treasurer.
Last year’s accomplishment were
the greatest in the history of the
organization, highlighted by at
tainment of recognition by the na
tional organization and the setting
up of ; a building fund.
the unbelievable spectacle of my
new home. There before my eyes
lay “Little Aggieland”. My eyes
watered and my throat choked up.
After I bad wiped the dust from
my -eyss^pd swallowed the clod
it, I stared be-
decided that Un-
ig to trick me
I turhed to run
* distinguished
of dirt in my
fore me.
Immediately
cle Sam was tryin
into uniform again,
and was halted by a d
looking individual who turned ont
to be the warden. He assured me
that I was not in the Army, nor
was I seeing mirages.
With) a look of justifiable pride
he exclaimed. “Lad, that tree stud
ded campus is your future Alma
Mater. Those fjne concrete all
modern dormitories you see before
you will house yon and your class
mates. The ivy covered buildings
Ahead' will shelter you as your
professors lead you into the paths
of. knowledge.”
I thanked 'him for his infor
mation, patted his seeing eye
dog upon the head and resumed
my track towards the area.
I would rather not tell you about
my registration experiences. There
are some things that are best for
gotten. I will state that I wake up
in the night screaming, “No! No!
Not another card to fill out, I can’t
stand it!”
My first morning of classes was
one I looked forward to with vast
anticipation. I awoke with the
the dawn and leaped from bed in
tending to start the day wii|h a
bang. My intentions were Com
pletely fulfilled since I had for
gotten that I was reclining on a
top bunk. I spat out some teeth
which I had no further use for,
straightened my nose into a sem-
blence of it’s former shape, 1 and
started for breakfast.
Thirty 'minutes later I reached
the mess JialL {I had been an ace
track star in high school.) There
delicious Smells were wafted from
the kitchen to me. I later learned
that the cooks were preparing
their breakfast. I ate th^ provided
food. This consisted of oatmeal
that had been saved from the pre
vious semester, one piece of toast
that had been burnt the night be
fore and placed in the freezer to
keep fresh; and One cup of coffee
made from the traditional recipe
of one coffee bean to three gallons,
of waten- ! ’
I stuffed myself like a pig. By
that I mean I consumed the chow,
and went to class. Classes were
brief,-the instructors merely point
ed out the books to get and the
hundred pages to be read for the
Following Day’s class plus the
assignment problems to be work-,
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I was extremely fortunate
in obtaining my books. It took
me only the remainder of the
day. A friend of mine sllowed
me to Step in his place while
he went and obtained some
sleep. He was exhausted since
he had been in the line for two
days and a night
books t de-
Having secured
cided to enjoy the
ed by the place,
the Snack bar was
in their coffee ra
my evening with
I put down my i
for the ping-pong
and was informed! that my app
lication would be Iconsidered, and
leasures offer
er had it that
big two beans
o, so I started
bracing cup.
me on the list
nd pool tables
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THE ASABAB BALL isjui annual affair for the Architectural
Society. The two‘specimens, shown above, were runner-ups in the
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India’s Plans for Educational and Industrial
Development Explained by Foreign Students
By H. G.’ MICHALAK
A conversation with K. L. Cur
ran i and T; C. Kala, students from
India, revealeu several things of
interest about their country, sports
hobbies and what they think of a
few things! in general.
Both men are working on their
master’s degrees here at A&M.
India is large both in area fend
in, population. Of her 400.000,000
people, one fourth are Moslems.
Since the partition Aufeust 16, 1947
Pakistan has been given to the
Hindus. .When the partition went
into effect, there was a great exo-
dus of the populace as all Mos
lems moved, out of Pakistan into
the Indian tlnion and all Hindus
moved out. of the Indian Union
jinto Pakistan.
“India in general is very rich
in .agricultural and mineral re
sources which need only to be de
veloped to raise that civilization's
standard of living tb> a level equal
to that of other countries,” Gur-
nani said.
countr 'P s > Pakistan and In-
sai f”Tdla, are trying! to carry on exten
sive improvements in education,
agriculture,, trade and industries.
As the first step towhrd this
improvement, 2,000 student? have
been sent to the United States and
other countries to study medicine,
griculture,- animal
industrial methods
Most of these stu
dents are graduates of India's
schools as well as of other foreign
schools. Most of them are now
forking on their Master’s or Doc
tor’s degrees.
Upon completion of their studies
abroad, these students will,return
to> their country to put into' effect
the advanced methods of agricul
ture, medicine, and industry that
they are learning here. In effect,
what it will amouqt to is that
2,000 students will be the
if India’s future agricul-
industrial development.
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Primarily, India and Pakistan
are agricultural countries. About
75 to 80%' of the population is en
gaged in •, agriculture. ^Primitive
methods are still largely employr,
ed but in the futures modern meth
ods jvill be employed with the in
troduction of machinery and ferti
lizers.
Gurnani’s special interest is in
agronomy and machine implements.
Ir) India he has done research on
rice, and extensive work for the
government during the past 16
years. Rainfall in India varies from
6 inches in the drier parts to 400
inches in Cheeripunji. In the area
where Gurnani is from, the aver
age rainfall is very slight, so
much resort must be made to ir
rigation.
The Indus River in Pakistan,
like the Nile in Egypt, is the prin
cipal source of water for the grow
ing of rice. The seedlings are
planted in water that is five feet
deep; in these areas the crop is
harvested from boats. Other crops
that are grown include wheikt, got
ten; and grain sorghums. < . j
“The country is well supplied
with raw materials,” Gurnani stat
ed, “and we are trying to develop
those resources to become inde
pendent” At present, the ferti
lizers used are costly because all
of it must be imported. The aver
age yield of rice per acre ranges
from 1500 to 2000 pounds. The use
of ammonium nitrates greatly in
creases the yield.
When Kala and Gurnani were
asked what they thought of Texas,
and A&M, their response was very
lively and surprising. The first
thing concerning them was the
heat. While the temperature often
goes to 125 degrees in Pakistan,
they said that it does not seem as
hot as it does here. And they also
said that they were much better
fixed for the heat than people are
here in Texas. “We have plenty of
good fans to keep us cool,” paid
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Gurnani. They could not reconcile
themselves to the fact that fans
were nbt furnished here.
Food; another item of discus
sion, was classified as terrible, be
low par, and of too small quantity.
However, what these dudes were
most concerned about was the con
dition to their shirts and trousers
when they came back from the
laundry. As per usual the trous
ers usually were well ripped fore
and aft, the shirts always were
ripped and minus buttons and
tails, white underwear just didn’t
stand a show at the laundry at all.
In regards to our customs, these
men showed some curiosity about
the devils that we have here. “We
have no such devils in India,” sta
ted Gurnani. Our sports, especial
ly football, irked or perplexed
them too. After witnessing all of-
the games last fall they say that
we have misnamed the game. We
do not use the feet enough to
justify the name of football that
we give to it. ^
“Why, in our game similar to
football." said Gurnani, “if we
touch the ball with our hands, -it
is a foul, but you Americans hard
ly ever get your foot on the ball.
You'use hands on the football al
most exclusively; and that should
be a foul. You should change the
way of playing the game or re
name it to better fit the way it is
played?’ Other sports that these
me|n enioy are hockey, soccer, cric
ket, volley ball and tennis.
Kalft! says that he is very busy
with his studies, but he finds time
for a game of chess occasionally.
Gurnani has several hobbies among
which are reading, stamp collect
ing, arid traveling. Besides that, he
practices palmistry and magic.
Both men are looking forward to
the time next spring when they
complete their studies and can go
back home to carry on their ex-
tension and research work.
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that were being shown at Die
theater, (I use the noun loosely.)
The first show was an exciting
picture entitled “The Great Train
Robbery”. It was excellent but
might have been improved with
sound. The other feature was an
academy award winning movie
ilameed “We’ve Never Been Lick
ed”. '
A hot shower was next upon
my schedule. At. first I was
slightly disconcerted by the
crowd under the taps. I watch
ed several others gain admit
tance to the ahower room so I
successfully followed their tech
nique of running at full speed
>r and slamming into the congest
ed bodies.
I left the shower much refreshed
only to find that I was not wet.
Rather than undergo the ordeal
again I put on my Denton Sleep
er’s and plodded wearily to bed.
Having read this, freshmen, you
must now realize that the path be
fore you is hard but it has been
conquered by others. Youj-s is a
bleak future but others are suffer
ing too. Why just think of all the
poor unfortunates who must at
tend other schools that have
picturesque campuses addmed
with coeds. On second thought,
you’ed better not think about that.
Appendicitis Takes
Heavy Toll During
First Five Months
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. Sixty Texirfls died as the result
of appendicitis during the first
Ive months of 1948, according to
G. W. Cox, state health offU
ir.
“This figure does ndt appear
large when compared to the deaths
from cancer, tuberculosis and heart
ease," he said, “but with the
lowledge that these sixty Texans
:essly, the figure is
high.”
atality in appendicitis, Cox
said, is usually due to the com
placent attitude of the people con-
ejerning the disease.) It is not put
in its “proper perspective.” Too
often people have the vain hope
that the prolonged! pain in their
stomach will “wear*off.” He cau
tioned that the stomach ache which
lasts more than three or four hours
should be considered a serious
matter. . j £
“Operative techniques have been
improved to the extent that an un-
rupturdd appendix can be removed
with great safety," Dr. Cox said.
“It is therefore apparent that the
negligence in appendicitis rest?
with the patient who fails to seek
prompt medical attention.”
He said it was imperative that
the patient lie quiet until the doc
tor comes as moving about dis
turbs the inflamed parts. He
strongly urged against taking lax
atives in cases of suspected ap
pendicitis.
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Before tobacco was discoveredj
men of the Orient were smokin;
spicy j substances, myrrh and
frankincense.
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By T. NANNEY l
This great American cofit|i
has produced some great
can products—and one of tjh«»h)is
not the great American fe
The American woman is a
and not a fact. S^teVan
rated, over commercialized,
idealized fantasy. This isfi’t
we all have the facts but
forgotten how to read. The
can male is a sucker.
I’ll draw a picture so
understand the humiliating
tioh better. Hollywood and
Perfumes have been selling
anges and delivering lemoni.
wake up.
First, we never- see our
can women. They hide behin
Cades of paint and pigment
Completely obscure their trja<
tures. They are so cleverly
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ology major, U retiring
editor of the Battalion. II
has served as feature
managing editor, and co
of the Battalion during tt
two years. He plans to gr
next June.
Morgan’s hometown Is
kett, Texas.
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* onotoaously beautiful." By v
is I mean that she always looks
it] like her sister. They both
stereotyped copies of the!
ywo^d pattern and change
style of, dress and war
to the count of a distant
sergeant. There is absolute-
i individuality in their com-
tion. Question one of the
ies about this and she’ll say,
fBift why should I be natural.
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d -ather he like Garbo.”
Tl rd, the American female is
aost intelligently stupid wor
n on <aHh. Did you evefr hear
w< nan give directions? Did you
ekier see a good woman driver?
Iljd ou e ver have to listen to their!
id; d clulj) gossip ? Gads and
Pi ifishel—it’s awful. They can
ci ss apjlthing fluently and [with
}m< knowledge of rhetoric—but
ve • .with logic.' Feminine intui-
•n is a [curse that can not lightly
b -okeii. [ The normally effective
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i pon tc) this black spelL
F< UrtK, [she’s spoiled andMmua?
?ntU petulant and'naive. I have^tb
thesd together because they,
marliftfstetiotis of the same
ll?. The American wotnan has-
'M id tb grow up. She has, there-
nerepy grown older. She won’t
t this of.course but a confes- ,
isn’t (necessary. We so pani-4
)ur women and so idolize them
they never have to work fory;
sbarcli forpanything. They just
a tiny tear, and we rush but
get what they want.. It’s de-
adjing to them ahd is an awful
(iveniepce to us. Vi
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the great American fe-
a luxury. Years ago in
a e is
^ndp i’s day a woman could be
gd and won with wild flow-
and a! box of candy. Any guy
t tttkes^jyild^flowerB to the
i that (I know had better take
lu ig a njet so he can act like he.
beeni hunting bees — these
o lernl gals want orchids—and
j candyj, Candy is "fattening.
Ajjiy pofmally intelligent male
nd -this. list. I won’t insult
ijigence by attempting f&
all of the flaws in our
y’s [heart. After ail we make
vhat she is and wg’H probably-;—
‘cflj her that way. We males are" .
[ijcurably (romantic.
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