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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 19^8
Statesman, Knightly Gentleman?*
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7BJ\ Rosa, Pounder ef Aggie Traditions
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degt center.
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^fternoon atj 1U5 Piflfesident Bol- neither know or know about have further-
ton broke ground fot tjhe M< morial ( Stu- ed the project in manners large[and small.
t -j 1 j J. ’ r v :'Th4re -is' scarcely another/college in
is only [the beginning r o| our country where a student union is more
-actual construction ofj t^ie building, it rep- needed. Its value will nofbe fully realized
tiUillr ‘ * ' * “ f • *' /,i ^
resents the suflcessf
forts of'a great many
of buildi
late thi^t
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iulmiriiatloif of ef- until it is completed and begais its opera-
p^ple.| : ‘ tiomy . V' .i'l. • i
rfous consideration’ pew of the people whdr haye done so
injg a student ujnion began in the much in its construction will ever benefi
ife literally thousands of people from it directly. Less' than half of- th<
ftih.m , e4 this turning of the first students now in school will) be here to see
, It com^Kted. * I
ciation has But to those who think of the school
igned financially since T942 and as something more than a collection, of
diplomalti^aliy for several yet|rs> previous.^ buildings where education is dispensed the
e Stark and his committee put’ 4 student center was properly named a me-
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the empty stomach, the animal would fear
fully approach the device, timidly stretch to day tlfa
"'mm - 'while with j
Amplification Department
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in many miles . and inuts on general con
strue cioin and procedure! detail
morialr lt will be here to make life more
pleasant for Aggies after our names have
'I'hjgse »re tjiut twoi of the contributions faded.-
which come, tp mindj immedj|atelj r . Mahy It will be that greatest of tangible gifts
other grojups ,|ind individitalig whom we —a living memorial.
f Weed [TOhm Mut Ihp Bufld them lip? ... • - • [ . •/
Of tihe thdiusandsjofi students who en- institutions fail to learn enough--about
ter college .each year, more than half drop their prospective students before they ad-
before gmluaion. ] j mit them. Even after thp students are acl-
^ The fijuijvej just
President Macintosh
iege (T ME; Sibpt. 201, l|948) Dreyeals some
By CARROLL TRAIL
Dear Sir: (
jTve heard crumby music and
I’ve heard crumby music; but the
crumbiest I’ve ever heard is “The
Eyes of Texas.’’
What stoop could have written
suth a thing, and how much had
he drunk when he wrote it ?
Sincerely,
G. E.
Answer: In the first place, G, E.,
I think you are entirely too over-
cimpteied by Vice- mitted they do not receive enough atten-
ojf Haferford Col-; tion. ' ' • ‘ , j
Macintosh describes conditions that
* 'interesting if bardly ildasant information confront the student as, too often,'a drab
about U^icbll|ges. Mo|t pfJhe students a nd rigid schedule/overcrowded classes,
who fai
ed to domiblete flbeir courses drop- comparatively inexperienced and Uninspir-
ped out becaiuse of academic |ailure. Most j n g teachers. He deplores the concept that
during their *‘jt i s somewhat beneath the dignity of a
fulUprofessor to stoop to teaching fresh
men.” \
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of those who fialtered did so
freshmen year*
Where does the bh me ijfest-for this
conditionf j 1 ' I. ' . . ■ - Jii
•Edufcatol- iadntosll sajs that the n * B ....
blame is partly the stmfeit’s. It is his con- states ’ “ '*“"*"*
- tention t hat tki presJn$irt,t|e of “every case a « a, . niA » man (m thc ' s °- c
one must go-.tlo college!’ has resulted in
many persons Centering! colleijre who are
not equipped $or such a strenuous task.'
t:he co
But fern the:most parjjt, says Macintosh,
lieges are to blimte. He Inserts that
In summary the Haverford educator
up a
(in the so-called
weeding-put process) were spent in try
ing to find out how to make him work
more effectively, all concerned would be
considerably better off.” / a-.
Something io think about; isn’t it?
of “The Eye* ofjTe'xas.”
Thus the dong Was born.
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Dear Sir: /
How did the Brazos River get its
name? What does the word “Bra-'
zes’’ mei^n?
Love and kisses, ,
R. Ei L. W.
Answer: I’m not quite sure of the
origin of the name, R. E., but I
will give you what I can learn
critical. Not every school can have froni the old timers. You can take
an awe-inspiring song as we have, it for what it is Worth;
Those kids at the forty acres are Tn 1632 when the Spanish paters
doing the best they can. t setting up missions among
The tune is admittedly unimagi- i the-pagair Indians, they happened. -
native, arid the words arc utterly * to stumble upon the mighty river,
impossible: an i animated state 1° the quietness rdf the evening,
whose contortion^ ey^Nive placed w ¥e the wat « rs j vere flowii'P co
upon you! renely from the ipany tributaries,
Thc story goes that back in 190G th c pater narned it “Los Brazos de
when TU was just a half-acre; Dl0S ” meaning the arms of God.
William L. Prather,'president, of- In the subsequent years when
ten encouraied the little tykes to the river went on frequent ram-
do their best by saying “the eyes pages, damaging crops, destroying
of Texas arc upon you.’’ / homes, and annihilating towns,
The glee club, a bunch of red- many believed that Ac “of God’’
bloodied yourigsters always looking phrase! was inappropriate. So in
fer a joke, once sang, “I’ve Been stead of changing the name, the
Working on the Levee” in Pra- phrase was dropped and “Brazos”
ther’s pnesence, but used the words remains today.
out a paw ,and quickly bat the switch w
cringing: from the expected shock. The (friar
The technicians then placed a sabcer of vard wneit he]
milk liberally spiked with- alcohol,’in the _ autorrion n )icc|in| hi£ road. Iftie obstacle’s
pen. The picture changed. The cat still did- djrivet wm ta>
not like the switch, but the feline Mickey desenbejd air a
Finn helped his nerves no end. * about a I t e
, The subject would first take a few deep Our h r I tjried
belts from the saucer. Reinforced, he would to letl tlu iet;ers
stick out his furry chest and stride confi- continue/n j >Urn
dently, if unsteadily, over to the lever. With internal tor
one masterful blow he would complete the about tm 1 or(n hotirk jthat
necessary routine and then await his food, his pi.rlie ai, rar[ back to tjne waiung auto
The whole situation must be.causing a and fit t lelsqrpn^ed driver:twice and tnen
great deal of bother as to which society proce xiCc
should condemn the experiment .and people The
concerned. The WCTU and the A5PCA have Vatcting ^
a potential jurisdictional battle to rival the
traditional union fights, concerning which j..,,
one has the reforming task. - * -
Christmas shoppers will be startled to and fjin
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The Sill| r Season of Politics . . .
. Last week. Senatoj* Ti
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aft niade a state- bag of marbles.
As an illustration we give you two quo-
The ^e ^s inothing/so uuiusual abhut r tations from a pair of the political stal-
the act itself since the rood senator in his warts which we feel will go down along-
long ani varied pojitfcaf carefr hps issiled 1 8 ide the Gettysburg address tqnd Churc-
more f tatements tli
jimes.
But
ail Rockefeller: has hill’s defense statements, j, | ^
. A l /! .The-first of these burning words of
in thisi] partic^ 1 ar staj|emeirt Taft political prose was,>’‘You sit down!” and
I exhibit^ore; wisddtnl thanjhe knew. It; the rcply> - Y ou try'ahd makeihe!”iPretty
_ J - J ^inor iff the Ohio inspiring, isn’t it V
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' completjely. In
was
congre
dent T
ing the! IhtCrnfetiona
ion. The statenfeit was,
the^illy season jin politics.
SenaW, ydiu‘ arc sol right
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\ your sti&Tnonts we have agreed with in
a long timd. Our only
ventibii
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City of
Friday
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year.
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aving with Presi-
ottica! .jtlnm invblv-. ’ sh J
typographical Un
We idealize that a certain amount of
“We have reached
is is
is necessary to a political
campaign. We further realize that any
itiove to discredit your opponent is consid-
, . , efed good political strategy no' matter
L c f c 7 l - how extreme the Wow may be. ^-
We are also, A little reluctant to trust!
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our voice in the government to a man who
hasn’t enough resource and self control
to keep out of a quarjrel with some other
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complaint is that
you didn’t-pursue thh matterljfar enoughs
Thok of 4 who hive bin watchins '
the political - scene' 6f ate fqel that you \ ^ >
could have hardly picke :1 a belter descrip- ' Adtnitted that the voters sometimes
live adjteMydlFrom national to local poli- show « questionable intelligence. But ; you
f .-tics the groundless ciiarges, iijjrelevant in- 1 have the word of an expert vhom they re-
simiatidns, andljust rllain oUtind-out mud wel1 that W can ’ t f ° o1 of them
all the time. ! It’s surprising how smart a
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By FRANK CUSHING see the
' Laboratory studies in the University of ^
Chicago brought out the information that
^sats are pretty human. The studies showed
that the feline species too may be driven to
the cursed beverage in order to face un- p.
pleasant tasks. * reptii
■ A series of experiments were so con- as Mi Ik-V x tie
structed that 'the cat-subject was educated ying the c ,p ac i
td the fact that a certain switch must be is placeq )jbe
pushed before food could be obtained. The T)ie ii wntjo
catch was thatvthe switch gave off an elec- the udde ye
tribal shdck.jwiich was non-harming but tried tc irrjpiio
painful. !' —r. Therd an lo‘
The cat would wait as long as possible The alccejMi
before gaining the courage, to throw the
switch. Eventually, answering the howl of j.
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has a glass tubejser-
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toy;, satisfied with
nature, have hot
thel tow's design,
facilitate milking,
is still: necessary.
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1 :he|er again tfy to interfere
^bf true love.
vas drivirig along a busy boule
»e| flbuild a r hapiuifardly parked
u«y kissing his companion,
io|as redhead, to worry
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