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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1948)
iF?U Page 2 -T" • V ' \ rl . f i • ■ . . ' > I • » / ' r > • i*' - . I , ■. ^ : L t ■ . \ | ' . - I . 1 i | -f ^ , y‘ J , - ?r - ' , ; , "i : s • 1 wmtttMm EDITORIALS , LX _ : _ . _ . _ m J * •. A J ’A ; "SoM iwreijice ' THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1948 V tr, Statesman, Knightly <jtntltmart‘ Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ' (-ollege En roilment Decline Seen —r Chaotic Conditions Created As Confused Cadets Cram Classes / * ■ ■ \ r: Yantis De-Seated by Dixicrats —- ■ * - t The “cl at colleges for the past f< thing of 1960. j This is W. Bunn, of sity. Mr. ^ several hunc Chicago rhich has hit >p ay be a. itil the year lective service, universal military training and recommehdations of the President’s ,t least llntil the year Commission on Higher Education. Bunn 'j ! 5 said that if 300,000 are drafted in the near opinioii of Registrar John . future, not more than 20 per cent may bp ling GiteenllState univer- from .college. i . Enrolment of veterans will decline ohal ibonfer more rapidly than, was predicted a year i tabulated estimates from collegei represented "at «he,Nati itly at ence on Highfr Education, tlhere Wacted J? dectded - ^ as recorder fer the- OTOW^^pwidying enroll " j- 1 ment trends. The comjmi * *vhich w cts: total enroll- ,226 last fall, to (in, 2,000,000 in 1949, 1,900,000 hi 1950, 1,800,000 in 1952, then Tnse to nn all- j ment, whicl drop to 2,209,000 nca(t au These estimates i more I rn - , , Let’a Keep iQur e-sta^ to sjti the-sta enrolln leges last fall had 1,149,333 veterans and 1,188,233 non-veterans. (Predictions made in Chicago are that the student veterans will number 950,000 next Tall, 700,000 in 1949, 600,000 in 1950, 400,000 in 1952 and 150,000 in 1955-, Conference enrollrpent, forecasts made a year ago were the most accurate of all, it was pointed out ’ ; By T. G. SMITH : Mid-week has rolled around and the painful process of post regis- I tration adjustment is upon us. Al ready the screams and complaints of outraged students, together with the dazed look in the eyes of those too weary to fight, tell the story. Clashes are j in full swing. The gaunt nieaningflul glint is showing in the eyes of the profs, some of whom had grown soft and human over the summer. To add to the wild scramble, there are some students who have had trou ble getting their schedules straight- There is one story mnning around the Modern Language De partment that is too good to pass up. It seems that in a first year French class there was one fellow i who was having a hard time real izing the significance of‘learning the vowel sounds. “Why should we have to Hearn stuff like that??’ he asked. The prof explained that learning the proper tone syllables t was the basis of the whole course. After a few moments'' of silence, the befuddled scholar eaid “Well, maybe I’m dumb, butr-hw heck, " prof, is this the only section of Math, 102 you got?’' I Of course, many students were lucky enough to get one of their profs Nr a second course (or f ;ume7). When Oscar W. Zilch was asked what Ms reaction was when he entered one of his das- ses only to encounter his prev- ioas Instructor he said, (and we quote) “Ahhhhhhhhhhf.” The open frankness and candor of many new Students is also some thftig to hehold. Oiie sophomore, upon running into a prof in the hall said, “Good gosh, 1 thought ! got .rid of you out at the annex.” But older- students know the value of creating a good impres sion on profs just in case they do get them the second time. To illus trate the importance of this,, let’s take the case of a chem engineer ing student who, meeting his 429 AceBattalion JRep Injury at State C 1 By IVAN YANTIS A political analyaist’s life is in deed a difficult one. Covering this convention in Fort Worth has con vinced me that my pay is a far cry frotp the amount I should be paid to compensate/or my troubles and sufferings. I rive ifty all try ing to enlighten the people of A &M, a difficult task *40 say th« least, and in return I receive practically nothing. ; Once 4 relate my experiences in the State Democratic convention I’m sure you faithful readers will otuuciiu wiiUj mealing iii.v iuv » v— rz— class for the first time, walked up A »Srree with me. that my salary to his prof and said, “How are/ should be increased. ^ you, sir? I’m sure you remember/ me. I %as in your 204 class.” The prof beamed and replied, “Of Course, Smith, I remember you. Now if you'll step this way I'll help you fill out a drop slip and no one need ever know.” Oh well, as that famous old somebody or other once said, “Col lege life would be fine if we just didn’t have to go to school.”. fleets of se- y —Kait Stater Enrollment Up . . . '.y ■ 1 1 1 f' The scv<fn days from September 12 I18, ii948, have been! officially pro- ^ 1 ^ 'onatitu ;h»i v|eek." -v >■ - : f f. f k Tlu- dtr of. tl|e United States of Ameriesi should ^ prmid jbf the accom- jdjshmJhl ol Clds nation in Institution and jbjwrnUii# pder a jdocumpnt with the iwopo and justice of the (Honatltutloo. slmpM. not tio expressed in j|i(.)st-!>biitfn|r or scorn for other peoples ■ " Y- not so fortuimU' in tl eir attempts at self* U’gvo|n^ontlAfter| Viking id; the past lurid present, wv should attempt to improve further our 1 ^ natiofi. The only evidence which we can pre sent to show that our idea of democracy is the best way of life is ourselves anil -our country. We must read, discuss, and think about our government.* We must drop our nonchalant attitude of “one man can’t do a fhiiiR in the midst of all this corruption." I , if thoro is corniptirin, let us begin with this '‘Constitution Woek" and become •ictive and t^inklug participants in gover ning ourselves. j f .Shall we take advantage bf the op|>or-\ 1 unity of sell-governmonl which the Con stitution offers? ’t ! V An editoHa! writdfs life i.s not a happy «" c -. i l - , ' ! j ' I liccausojof the mjtwrc |f his-job he is usually! spoken of a| a reformer and at il X. ^fomeode w times ^verrflbeginsi td feel (like one. J *" \.L> ' 'I ■ L ; ' ’• No jdb s so thankle.s| and has less sitrrfessi': tions/ et ■ 1 ^ . f ■ l / 3 -x •. 1 A lions,- 1 ' 1 • ‘ / "f. , 'wj' ' ' | , >. -t' 1 Lor-the.-e rcaisQiiii the |ditorial writer ts' overwhelmed with joy when he finds 0 takes ■ 1 r The City of I'tiday talion it, j)u ■‘H iirthe caretakei’s of the Academic Build ing’s Rotunda trophy case. . For endless years ilnow Battalion edi torialist^ have done little else but watch the aforementioned case. When it begins to get lost in a mantle of internal dqst we run a short tsh-tShing editorial in bur er his forpgs in the hght M iksdjes them. ciism.fb be pondered apd if found plaus- rt>le, la cJted. The Battalion hai fou)|d sue lb a party *•-1 1 i I [! I ‘! 7 a ship’s-brask lustre. < This itE'llic arrangement is like a well balanced see-saw. We 1 wouldn’t do one thing to disrupt it. To offer one Undue —» . , as construct ive enU - scoldingwgpd is uhtHirikablc. I iiif r 1 _ 1 O L :..L ^ JiA. J.l. 1 OfficlHi r So thisjls our editorial. The trophy case is dirty again, fellas. Thanks a million. j - v y ; v ' / { * he BaitaUm v- " l-: • ^ , ..... » credited to it cd keteiti. RkhU of K. The Afcso riuted Pvc *8 is vitititled exclusively to the use for ropublitafion of all tfewa dispatches ited to it or not otjiorwisf credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publiih- K. . Unto red •«) i Ofltce •»; Cf"- Um Act el 4- : Ngwa. (ioodkiali Office, Ro tiibutions Wm T^taf.,! Station,: except bed tri-\Viekly ing rated fumis ipaper of the Agricultural is publislied five times is i ; holidayjs and .examination periods. During the-dimmer Thfe Bat- Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscription rate 5-L30 per school led on request. |, nd-oks* aidttir at Post Sutlou, ' «m«. uikdvr K'-of Marc> S.-IffI may b< of all other mutter herein are also, reserved ,.■» mi.,..-.... Member ot '-f., l^ie Associated Press nU-d buticmally by tonal Ad* vcrtialng Strvict fee., at KewAork City. CWcaco, Lo» Angelo*, and Ban Francisco. Uuru > .(’firi Mr-' em«uc»v , Art T. Naunej ^,-1 Alan CartV-X-. 1 i ,. sl h bIcu i ,;0|rrol Trial . 1 if" ..... ‘rJ' . . .. 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CWW» Cabnnto*, Loon m fcousw, and Uur*Un4 Sholbj- ^>orU HcporUru i i. : Travel M; V } II r tr men gather from ail over , educational machinery developed during to sjltudy here riiid every year the 'the first half of the.year, it is estimatied and facilities ace Responsibility for., the steps taken to / made xe4dy |d^ the df students. remedy the situation cannot rest entirely During^almiTried (first week the facu]- ^vith the-edllege administration. A smaii ty and^pe aaministrsitidn r|sfe to the chal- effort by the student body, individually lenge, an<j djuring tile next four months and in organizations, can bring a large . the buspiessji of education functions on dividend inimproyed educational facilities well-oiled wheels, | v 1 for-all of us. Then conjies mid-semester, antU' nearly^ The home town clubs can help by in- 1000 men dijop. freniithe rolls of 3 the col- viting high school seniors to the campus lege. . J’j-^L: - j j I •*-‘7 A J, : on football week ends. 1 ^ The facilities thejn for 8000 students Speaking. engagements Can be made now instrtici only 7000. ^ I . ' by seniors in the high Schools of the state Faced by the prcjspectjijof the largest during the Christmas recess and during mid-seiriesJtejf graduating class in the his- the month of January, tory of' the. sphooV A4tM should take steps In these Ways the student enrollment to insure that the mid-semester enroll- can be kept constant, and Al&M can enjoy ment Will bfe lai’ge ^noug}i. to utilize the the benefits of a stable enrollment. A Tribute to! TAfe ‘Perfect Document’ . . i lagazme to Analyze Texas and Texans in 3 Issues Texas will receive the most extensive treatment ever accorded any state by a national magazine with publication of the first of three issues of HOLIDAY devoted principally to the Lone Star State. \ Scores of articles and . pictures will tell the stoiy of Texas’ history, agriculture, aria-*- ‘ " * *- life fr Having been assigned the con ventiqorcovermg tusk I immediate- ly ivwmt to the Fiscal office to draW lmy travel allowance. With the payment in my hand, I debated the best method of getting to the convention. . There weren’t too many choices offered by the 17 cents I was granted .1 finally, with much con centration, narrowed the selection down to walking, (My faith ful mule has been pensioned to a rest home for animals sponsored by a kindly Houston meat packing plant.) or hitching a ride. A pass ing cattle truck headed, naturally, for “Cowtown” solved my dilemma. The convention started off with the singing of “The Eyes of Tex as”. (Never fear Aggies, I was loyal throughout. I sang The “Ag gie War Hymn” under my breath all the time.) This was followed by a .prayer. A brief talk by fied referee about “Keep no hitting etc.’!, or a trum|p< would have bein m<ge I was proceeding fairly Dixiecrats decided they some fresh air and left I to watch their departure, ed by thfc elcitement and 1 witnessed history being slowly sank back to my i At least that is what I ted (o do. Alajs, I felt rujdn heavily to the ,flobr. The crats, it seems, had a fifs gage upon the fixtures and cided that they must pro investment. For an iaajtk«litpn x I fess that I have failed yoi I have been able to cover of the convention. I am now ing a brief sojurn in the attempting to rdgain my My natural modesty pre from disclosing the exac of my injury. I can saji now have in a sling that p Anatomy which some d readers hive expressed th< industries, rural and city life from El Faso to the East Texas oil fields, the range country and the Rio Grande^Vallejf. f J. Frank Dobie, noted Texas his- toriain, and other Texas authors who interpret their; state to the nation in articles about Texas will fill about a hundred pages. Hart Stilwell, Green Peyton, Lewis Nor- dyke, Robert Easton, and national ly known writers from other sec tions, have also contributed arti cles. In analysis of personalities who wear the Texas brand, Holi day pictures a topical Texas wildcatter and a cattleman'. It details the history of the Texas Ranger and touches on the states hunting and fishing preserves, Deadline Extended 1 j» i , f ik • For Reinstatement Of Vet Insurance World War II veterans still can reinstate their National Service Life Insurance!, the Veterans Ad ministration ha&\ announced. Some veterans are under the impression they can ho longer ob tain this government insurance. Worl^ W^r II veterans who can [pass a physical examination may reinstate their lapsed insurance at [any time; The deadline lor reinstating NS- of the magazine commences with 1 LI without a physical examination _ THURS. J. ARTHUR RANK prewnU . DEBORAH KERR* TREVOR HOWARD “THE ADVENTURESS RAYMOND HUNTLEY • MICHAEL HOW ARD NORMAN SHEUXY • U AM REDMOND nUNSDlR^I^EYGiaiAT p l M«.4 W TRANK LAVNAOt AN INDIVIDUAL PICTURE An EAGli-UON FILMS R»Imm i ii; Suffers tioiiHl e must i ate. H r JPj' : r . ,ve not been aWo scene description t between .. , “4 have — to ponder about method. , hut % lutipn to (he problem. I 4*4 it, only, one possible ill both men will this sa vottM, bull we need two met) th< re. (Jelrtairily no one man can caifcbly .fill the; position that will **44- P" ■•IMS PALACE ■ PKONE 2-fl.f r, & WED. COSNEL WILDE undaDARNELL anne BAXTER kirk DOUGLAS M.—ftione 4-1WI rHURS.||- m. - SAT. . Features Begin— - 12:55 - 4;45 - «:30 ■ 3:20; - 10100 ■ ANN DVORAK'Pioductd T 1 - - The series of three Texas issues the October number, to be publish ed September 15. That issue car ries the first half of a two-part article by Dobie entitled “Explaih- was July 31, 1948, VA explained. Prior to the deadline, a veteran could reinstate lapsed insurance by certifying that his health was as ing Texas," and articles on Hous-! good as it was when the policy ton, Dallas, and Fort Worth plus hunting and fishing, A doipic-pagc dfccorated map of the state, picturing the industries and agricultural products of the various sections, is also cnrriril in the October issue. Diphtheria Serum For Infants Urged By Health Offieer The prvvulttneeyDf difihthoriu in Tvka«-4a the target of the State Health Dopartment in a recent morbidity report. The report show, ed only 2 eases of smallpox for this year, hut 5H8 cares of dlph- -theria in this period. c Commenting on t these eonipava- ttvo figures, Dr. George W, Cox, 1 State Health Officer stated that diphtheria is as readily controlled by immunization as is smallpox, hut that apparently the public has failed to recognize this fact, or to act upon it. “Smallpox, which is highly con- tugious, is no longer Considered a major health prdblem in Texas.” Dr. Cox said, "and this is due to widespread vaccination against^ the disease. Diphtheria, equally con tagious, can also be reduced to the point where a single case isi a. rarity, but only when parents a- wakc to the fact that every child should be imniunized in infancy. “The baby’s doctor will recom mend when this .should be done, and if all children were given this protection, there would be none, susceptible to'contract this, killing disease.” ., { . J Ordinarily the immunity provid ed by diphtheria toxoid lasts a child until he -Is of school ago, however a Schick test should bo given before the child enters school and, an additional shot of toxoid - riidbld he adniinistered if needed; pr. Cox said.. [ “Wheff'aH children arc routine ly itfinnmieed against this dreader! disease, it ean bo virtually elm*)' nated #s the health hazard that i( is now to the boys and girls of Texas,” <Dr. Cox declared. >. A&MGrad Teaches Phys Ed At Annex Tne Physical Educaildn Depart ment Iras made the announcement that* James R. Hill A&M graduate, has been employed to teach phy sical education »♦ the Ahnux tWa Vdar. Hill received hKs Bachelor’s degree in Phykkul Education lust June. ; ' , H^U was bom in El Paso and later moved to Ysluta, where graduated from high school, semd 44 months in the havy «» ! ui pilot aboard an aircraft carncrL r While attending A*M, Hill let- tered three years as a member of the Aggpc track team, specialiting iu the hrwui jump. lapsed. This deadline confused some vet erans. who feel that they cannot reimstato lapsed insurance since the deadline passed, (That is not cor rect, VA said. \ Veterans may reinstate their in surance at any time by passing a physical examination. If the policy has’ lapsed less than three months, It still can he reinstated without taking the aminattun. IN CAR SPEAKERS Hg : i TODAY and FRIDAY “ESatsatairt- f fliiani ''n r ■ /fj ii !■ physical ex- ... v O*. .« , Niimlay “SLAVK GIRI/' QUEEN THURS - tRI. w The Men in iron Curta ■M Starting STARTERS ~ te^fcBAfORS ES — - jCARilBi J LJ^E^fAR^lTE” lateMws ! H i .. •1 PREVUE 11:00 P t M. 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