The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 06, 1948, Image 2

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    it deal of talk abp
)rps Seniors who tunjt
the Sweetheart of tbil
was not selected to
During the past \ reek there has been
ittee oi
of expk r
people who have asl
If 1
„ WJ ,, ,,,
has been the policy ih the past, the
diue these
ions. | J
fi
year select^ the senio *8 to picl| t(ie sw.eet*j cial Coramjttee of the Stjudent Senate
S
Social Secretary qf
yiear s
heart. ‘ ^ • .,i,j • t ] j| ,
!}.? When his choice vvasiaimounced, how
ever, a great deal of dissatisfaction
expressed, both from |C!|T
/ men. ..
Members of the Sti.
sent at the meeting felt
not a fair representa dpn ji
asked fox a disqupiiifin
Senate Executive Coi^
The Executive C
Corps who argued that
already been made for
members of |the
arrangements racjj _ n , f ,
W to pick? tv (elve Corps men t > go and also that there
s, and why she> w(iuld not be endtgh time to revise the
ijejpiekntj the entire; committee to injcludje non-Corps students.
1 fh T ( 1 !, I'i- i }■
After some pet
he Swio^ tplass this! group raaintai
imojijiu l*. j ..-Al-JI ‘ c i|g|^j|lpp
would be responsibjle fori the selection of
an Aggie Sweetheart.
on wasj The 12 Corps Seniors went to TSCW
antt imn-CorpSf Saturday to select a Sweetheart of the
I M '! j Corps. This Tessfe will represent the
t Innate, pre-| Corps at the SMU-A&M game and at any
haiiheb was- other functions of the Corps. The title,
•thp group and: Sweetheart of the Corps, was decided up-
Tatu&l
cjussions from Corps nh<
The non-Corps asked |
i six non-Corps stpdentls
TSCW and select, ar Aggie
|- This proposal, hov evpf, w
SIR. „ ,
tee]; heard disil
“nClorps men 4
Just AitQtJier ?Wcek
. tip forget, r - ■
;;JI The week from C c obe.
"bisahlefl Veterans \ nek
Abqut the other rtpecijj ( ti
^iake the standard i irases,
"one we have little to s ty.
Most of us in' son e v
ml'
Hensel Gets
Every once in a v ijlc
to the editorial offii :e oi
someone that desert e f
Wm-\ If «
Early lastrJulie ^igihjted
| Coips and
ike] the jtrip to
icart.
protested
nr mm iwith
ibf te over the matter, the
ittee decided that it had
Executive Commuqee uecjqeu umi n itau
no Jurisdiction love ^ the proposed tpip to
TSCW by the| Ij2 Corps students. The
'however, that the So
on since the girl was picked by, and would
represent the Corpi.
This girl, in addition to being Sweet
heart of the Corps is eligible also, to be
the Aggie Sweetheart at the discretion of
me Social Committee of the Student Sen
ate. Whether this h qr is blot done will be
leijt up to thp Socia Committee.
WNIWNIK*'*
known to ftian. Th»* oft
fi|F''
the liblie H
ft
inning of the p»rty
ial etectioi) y«sar. whci
clp^noring f«(r strong
federal govern
t nuiy be quotcc
live the centra
; we tnust preOerve tnn
the oth^r mumI in
states! riihts are the
fourJegRed topi of tho I
may be fbund wavinj
mg probiscis from th*_|
vor of “Freed
u* »* : T
18%-19«5 Period
By CHUCK .MAISEC
(Ed's tibtf: This ih the a
prisine ‘iuniora climbed to the
top of the building aadjlet fly
with three huckets-fulf of water
on the poxing fish. By the next
year, this was an “old tradition”
and steps were made to re-enact
the drowh-out. I
“National
M oi* some
i • ;
|irii|th|9 year is
stkltj, or nav. We have a friend
definite knowledge
■T . ,,, , r
t : ' |j J j '-i: j
of disabled veterans,
or relative who came
back from At is Iasi world war not quite
able to compete eve ily with the rest of jis.
pi, and eaten, close to
Practically ev^ry
designated by spine idea
tional group as a kp< claj
“Ffre Prcventlo i \ W
Dog Week,” “State '? Wepfe,J* or some) Oivwe may have sl Tr .„
Uthei* pame is atiacli(fetji» se||pn days to[ and shared the feelings | of someone for a
make tis more awarebf spmetpiUg \ye temll couple of years who wirtn'tliquite as luck.y
^ it f |rrr r ] ■ | atS vve were . ^ , j|] ; 7!;
3 |p|rbu|Bh d isj We don’t havp to be told what \ye Owe
these men or what we should do for them.
pies we can
oh thi.s| We only have tq keep from forgetting
built soutfi |6f the
U’ly J
clearing the grounds; t wib n
seven or eight trees t|o 1t> f i
, Instead of draggi i;
jurning them, F. W
ndscape Art Depf
?y be stacked nei
j at times that wha
|ave a very never be repaid
“Well Dime’’
! 1' !
ford trickles in-
a dped done b>f
n(]||'|pdgiementj
'Ji r
4
oftball dia
rove.j Whil
Scessary fo
' pi®4*
they have given can
scapeman Hensel.
And while we are passing out bouquets’
a rarity ih the editoriaf column, thanks to
thbse who are saving the trees and scrap
lumber accumulating in the construction
iter for the bon fire.
this help us; we only
aii
fijom a prairie outpost; of 1 Ipurning, 1
where wild animals and wilder stu-
(ftuts roartifrd »t will, to one of the
largest Inititutions of itp kind in
j - 11] ' Ju j
; New ImiMings roared their bends
4lhc* Old Mem Hull, the Assembly
ijulii Foatbr, Scienee jHijl (ongi-
rmlly th<* Agriculture Budding),
tpe Old Ohemistry Building (tho
most modem structure Min Toxas
tied) «t»d the first. MtE. Shops.*'
i uolther spot, now vanished, tyro
the stage coach ajmtidn.
The twit men who wcip most r4*
! hjionsible for the coming of ag« of
the school died during this period.
Sully Kos#, founder of AtffM Itb-
iwtio.ns, pair led on in ISySand h. L.
Foster, hi# successor, I .was buried
mi luoij jin! the Old College Coroe-
fery whorp the New Aren now
, dpuwls. u
i The niew president; wias David
Houston. tMl resigned; iii 190|iiuto
ibjpcome Secretary of Agrieultuvo iu
Teddy Bposjtvelt’s cabineti
I “Homcj ; : 6a the Range” was
written on the A&M campus. AU
i; though tf o men dispute the au*
ihorship. both did their compos*
ing at Aggieland. One was John
1 A. bomax, later the fambps
ballad hunter,” then an English
stump of. disapproval on the pro
coedings, so, instead of the prig-]i
inal plan,!the juntors postOd ji no
tice tbut. no freshman would be
ullowad to furry la cahe past the
bandstand* after Glp.m. April First,
j The fish accepted the challenge
and surrounded! their champion^
who cnri&'d thg cane, gt j the up.
pointed hour. They were rushed by
the jpnioij and . sdphomoijq claMOp
and a battle royal ensued. The up-
pcrciasamfn ending the victors.
Every year after (his the “Cpne
Rush" todk place on Apfii First
until tho iTwmiics when author!,
tics of the school put Uio quietus
on the affiair. i
As a. substitute, the annual
oHho toi
ting tales
as to the
stories ai
has it fhat the idea cam
T. Barnum, the note
m famous fori capitalizini
ry situation. It see;
Barnum, yfho niay or ma;
v «v -ave beenf a.Republican, hea
thatjthe party was in search of a
emblem in which ft m jpbt embody
all tlie illustrious traditions of thy
Repiblican Partyi ? I-.’ 1/
Seeing a chance for a bit o;
free advertising fof his “Creates*
Shod 1 on Eartnlf which was cur
rent^y pouring the country, he conj
vinefd the leaders of the imrt
that
i
non-focgetful beast of thp jungle
The seniors at the time put their > . 1h ‘,' “. ,Piff&h v 8y u^ 0 i ®
umr, nf r /liumvOr ival rtn 1 kn nun. StTCl gth 80(1 ( i]fit ICIKiy. HoitS 0.
arc* repr
P. T
kidnapping of the! toastmaster of
the junior banquet by the sophs
had its beginning and lasted to
the mid-Thirtlcs. This too Was
prof, and
David
■■■i ^ other was Ua
Guion. son of John Guion lor
of our Student Cei
Not only does
pp - ? i halve to move the scraps across the street,,
' tt'vay but the constructio i firm saves transpor-
ead of thq tiition costsj of moving the scraps else-^
’fed that where. In something like this everybody
and! laved for profits
fltofrj j From the looks
rtibn towarc this years bonfire
’ to Land-i pyromony.
II \,[
of the stacks piling up,
should be a peak in
jr our Turkey
it wa^ the fip
this yqaFs bon ^irp.
f¥ p ““s|
’fie Greek arnHi'pii . , o
Communist guerfilli^f |n th| ! northen A the Staff’s Infantr r school. They had ha|i
. gii weeks .of bask trainiiig.—^The Asso
ciated Press.
! If Basic Trainilng is like it was four
mountains with tactijcs i|i«ed;|by United
Sf ftfAa- Vnvnml !| w'M S ! 'll I i i A I
attack tlu \ platoons of about
States 3 Forces,
r / I For the first ti
I; came to
iirtesj'
whom Guioq Hall wa|''hamed.
The ten; year era saw* student
publications hs we now know them
get their start. The Long Horn
(two words); first appeared ufjder. a8 i t should be’'T|ic date changed
that name in 1903. A monthly to Apdl 2l, but this was the first
newspaper called the Battalion! was Aggie Muster ^ver to be held.
io‘r banquet t
beginning a
i-TblrticH. T
frowned upon by. the college, and
again the form wax changed
making the sbphpmorcs the vic
tims. : ; . ?! r ( . Tjl
Another: event impotAant to Ag
gie Tiadition happened in 1908.
This was‘ the Corps revolt which
brought about the now famous Ag
gie Muster. lyhen tho bandmas
ter failed to sbmuli recall after call
to classes* on Texas Independence :
Day, Marqh 2nd (pot April 21 as j
is commonly thought), the Corps I
rose in anger as they were suppos
ed to have a holiday. Thpy Van to
the drill fjeld and conducted a war
dance. • j \ jil: • I : : . j... : ■' . ’i
After raising)iinuch cane, they
stormed Prexy’# home where Hous
ton told them tj> celebrate the day
the elephant, a powerfu
would be u p.'rfeet symbol q:!
L-. ». lir
ing n piWfits from jthis «hrew(
bit <f pronotion even : today,
—iSii 1 ■ i--j il-—- *"•
's fortune are reported!
Rdserye Officers
Wanted for Active
Duty i n Air Force
Tdn thou Hand Air Ifhrce Rcservi)
qnd Ajr Rational (iaard Officer*
v'' *
S h
#nt being offenod an opportunity „(!•„, „ ., A .
Iso return o extended uct|ve dut3 7°^ ®’j n n k ev
the Ifni ted StatOH Air Force,
ivt Vandenij(>rir unnoun, da J lights OUt qf< an tli
Others maintained * thht ,the
idea grew out of the !fac:t that
Whig,, which wa« it ho original
name of-It he party,' IfWLW
Armenian word Rwninlg *!«•
phapt, j explaining IU origin
; Another :#torjy cluim»i tha* the
plqphani was tile incvitrtblo Choice,
alnco: the iprominent Hnaiir, • i»nd
oversized ears of the, baiat are
ideally suited for feti’etilpg out
nullity storlba. uholit oppioWhgMcan-
Th« drub truth of tko!; matter,’
hoMQVcr, revea s that ope, Thomas
S&i ^
Imal from ajr old legend. ^ ^
!)«, JOHN*!sfc'ALUWKl.L
ew»w'« 0 jl>m<>f illOo 1
Bryl"
the
which
L*leii)h|rt’ whoi
ftiJ'h ■'"“"i iSSKSSKPSi' i
he req ilrements of the peace* • ky ’« c kpt >h»t fjo;
finie expat ding Air Force call for ' the nwstory ii .
an additio ml 5,000; of these offU Mdpt ohof»se the olcphhntMUmtead
^ci*s by tl4 ertd of tbc|year, ho exi of the foJft ^°. r . Pfl.rft
..nT %
^,l,i <n. ..I ur.l ...if 1,,,.*-.n non i... „,.v4 li 11 i'ti IncW. I)t‘W('V nuirh
wcv niiirht, thlls mill
ed on a \toluntary basis. General arlrido a beautiful silver fox, list
^undenberr emphasised, pointing vesting the, votes Of cnviOUs Wh
put that tHe' U§AF is recalling mi mop from Maine to Caliifoftito. ;| [;;.
PALACE
Br^an 2‘ff&79
"SAT”
m ino nits m me (HI
■i
■K
3ft to 40 men each to
born a few years earlier.
When the Class of ’03 graduated,
they found they had automatically
tn rexas. [^,j t/owna,
Pinky, was vice-president,
' ' ‘ 1 * 1 -WMi
its
Wm
and ‘tho college
Ihttcr wnd ‘C rather than T. '
The ’02 team waa dubbed
“ChampiOnb of the South” and
in that year A&M scored its firat
touchdown! against the hated
Varsity of that school in Austin.
The mun: who did the honor Was
George Hope, a freshman. The
end of ftr 4, *“* ,J —'
The cadet vocabulary ran
something like thin: axle grease
for buttiir; bull tics, the turn of
the century version of bull-text;
butts, the word now called
‘shorts,; cash, the freshman
dream; regulator, shortened to
day to ‘rcgYand ah expression
yes, thnl had Umir version of
sir raids .too each time the lights
in the mess hall I Would go out
during the mining rtbal.
Did they have Khzjnjj? Wall, if
rcHerve officers to duty without
^heir consent. ! j
^ Vacancids exist in a wide range
pf profess onal, technical and ad-
inistratiye fields for officers un-
^hrough coJonel.
- Most needed are second licuten
gnts who are college graduates,
such as:graduates from Air ROTCi
These mep, he said, will nave, an
gxceptid.mil opportunity to’ obtain
regular Air Force commissions dur
ing their tour oif active duty.
£ Only o: ficer.i commissioned in!
Hie Air Force Reserve or the Air
National puard of the United!
States arq eligible to apply.
| ■Im: ■ Ii I i ■' ■ ii
ir
you would! call St hazing, they had
a favorite: stunt which wijs pulled
on all incbniing freshmen, It con
sisted of tying a hapless fiib to the
score INO. 1 , WJ ' the msxt teaekj •ii i #
The nert year T.U. was attain OW Arfny Was codtuig but of
lii I its Shell.
... Pfff- ^SiTT
Ameriican methods c|f jiffarttJy chmbttij
tteretofore the British jh i(i $cwc All th«|
tralnfiitf.
Thp Greek gene
I Buttalion l; off!'
Associat
to it or
Righ
I
EntenjJ *$ ueeond
rice at College ti
I' » Act <4 Congrtai
wb contiri!
t Hall. G!
Room 209, G
!»' Morgun .w.
Cherry. Jo
iMunroo. Car
, , Andy D»vl.„
! *laB On*-
Keuiu/Ui M« rale j Sum J
” VxanV Vtaleb i.....
Qlucjf Cabuuiae,: Chur mi
Guerrillas had better give up while they
still have a chan
they could threaten
Guerillas through Basic.-
j. , j i
to lion
1 and Mechaifica ! Coll
week and circulated e
*■ During thu a
senption rate
Texas and tho
onday through
meb The Bat-
per school
e use for repubjlicatnJW of all news dispatches
origin publiUi-
perand local newi
attqr herein are alijo
ated Press
B^pr^smU-d Mi
ing Service Ihc
Im Angdw,
hH
Art, Hdwnrd
Ovn Engciking
b'ab"S*ck
* N«
d Son FraneUco.
......Co-Editors
Itirt, anSf 1 SddJ^ mH
ucIitU Cl 0 tou
goc
Mi—
ua. bsnir
OeorgeTchi rlton.
Z,a^i
of 27-6. •ihc Aggies were then
«f
The Gadol Corps of the time
dumbered! one battalioni and; had
us its couunandcr a ropjor rat*
than a colonel. The bam) aver
Ik pieces for the ten years, hi
was as jammt.4 then througjhput
the state a# the band
ton Rifles was tho
tho Ross Volunteers,
changed pack to
KOr dufing Pr
ion’s adn inistration
Some of the r
campus werd: (
tssJt
member'nf the Hoard rti Dlm-
tors wMm so » Ijkter to be-
imfeir
jMrtmcnt; R. K Marstcller, 1 !
Dean' Emeritus ; of the jvet
|PilIL»«
i u ih i ™ - 1 " 1L - 1
Sis
Slunk of (Hub
“The Ijprd is my shepherd
INalht 2$ '
A • shepherd ' net only knows
where to itakc his sheep io water
and food, hut he also pirotecla them
so that they are cpntent and will
ir. hikowipc,
shc^p, f
dpmmoi
not hoVc reason to (fear
God proUjcts us, hi#
all the fertrs which alt <#
man. (Read Psalm 28)
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