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EDITORIALS
Page 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1949
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman"
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
Let the Students Present
A student committee, made up largely
of the Student Senators, will plan, and
present this year’s Mother’s Day program
in Guion Hall.
Last year, and years previous, there
was much discussion on whether to hold
a student’s program on the stage of Guion
Hall (at an hour when local church ser
vices are being held) or to leave the
Mother’s Day program in the hands of
local churchmen. The local churches desire
to have students and their mothers pre
sent at their morning services that moth
ers may see and enjoy the religious facili
ties available to their sons. Also the Sun
day morning student’s program draws
heavily on student attendance at church
that morning.
Numerous students contend, however,
that visiting mothers are more interested
It . . .
in a student program given on the cam
pus. Many students and parents who do
not go to church anyway would be present
at the Guion Hall program.
Both the argument for discontinuance
of the Mother’s Day Program by students
and the argument to continue it have
many valid points that we all would pro
fit to consider. And too, in this evaluation
let us ask ourselves which alternative
would serve the greater number of stu
dents and their visiting mothers?
We remember with particular signi
ficance the Mother’s Day program in
Guion Hall last year. The merits of that
program should be sufficient to all who
attended to justify, even demand, that
such a program, sponsored and planned
by students, should be presented again
this year.
To Make a Stronger Europe
Senator Fulbright of Arkansas asked
Congress Saturday to tell Europe that
the United States favors an economic and
political federation on the continent.
The long-discussed union, which Win
ston Churchill nudged into the limelight,
has received support from great numbers
of the European population who see in
it an aid to economic recovery and a basis
for political stability.
Some of our senators hesitate to re
solve that the union might be a good thing
for fear that charges of meddling be level
ed against us. But we have heretofore ap
proved smaller versions of a United Stat-
The Passing Parade . , .
SMU’s coach is famous for his moan
ing tactics. Here is his latest outcry:
Coach Matty Bell wondered out loud
last night how ex-students and fans of
Southern Methodist University will react
when—and if — the Mustangs run into a
losing streak.
Speaking at the annual football ban
quet, Bell said:
“We have good enough boys to have a
fine team (next season). But every team
has to lose and in the next three years we
will have the toughest schedule Southern
Methodist ever faced.”
“The big question is whether all our
boys will be able to take prosperity. There
is no way we can go, unless we maintain
our standing, except down. I wonder how
the ex-students and the ex-lettermen will
take it when we do run into a losing
streak.”
If you’d really like to know Matty, just
address a card or letter to “General De
livery, College Station, Texas.”
From Austin comes this release:
Texas building contracts broke all Jan
uary records last month at $83,198,573.
At the end of February’s first week,
the year’s total had climbed to $93,060,462
the Texas contractor, building trade jour
nal, reported.
January contracts easily outstripped
the previous post-war high for the month,
January 1948, when $68,726,813 was
spent-
es of Europe. Benelux is one. The hesitant
senators are merely being picayunish.
An European federation would hold
many blessings for the American people.
Trade and customs agreements would be
facilitated and through union would come
strength. The enormous burden of econo
mic recovery now on American shoulders
would be lightened by the possible cooper
ative action of a European union.
European governments do listen in
tently to the opinions of the American
government. A resolution from the senate
in favor of union might turn the trick for
a richer and more stable world.
Residential Building led other cate
gories, accounting for $42,065,562. Non-
residential awards amounted to $32,212,-
401 and engineering contracts, $8,920,610.
It’s encouraging to see this progress
of construction, but the builders had bet
ter hurry if they want to keep up with the
eviction notices.
Here is a disquieting note from Wash
ington :
Unemployment jumped 700,000 in Jan
uary—one of the biggest increases since
the end of the war, the census bureau re
ported today.
Simultaneously, total employment
plunged 2,000,000 below the December
level, the bureau added.
Net effects of these developments were:
Total unemployment rose to a level of
2,650,000 in the first month of 1949, and
stood 600,000 higher than in January,
1949.
Total employment fell to 57,500,000
but wound up 265,000 higher than a year
ago.
Build up the wood-pile John Henry,
the next winter may be even colder yet.
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THE LINEUP
Letters To The Editor •
Editor, The Battalion,
Officiating comes—like every
thing else in life—good and bad.
Possibly this is because the offi
cials are only human. Most of
them do manage to convey the
impression however, that they are
doing their best to call deviations
from the rules in an unbiased and
absolutely fair manner. Consequ
ently most of us are content to ex
press our disapproval of a decis
ion by a few choice remarks, a
good healthy hoot, and a little
good Aggie white flag salute.
But when two men, roaming
about the country in the guise of
and under the name of, Southwest
Conference Basketball Officials,
put on an exhibition such as was
displayed in the DeWare Field
House Saturday night, then I
think it is time to call a halt. Can
it be that the Conference is not
financially able to stand the lux
ury of first-rate officiating? Sure
ly there must be someway that the
student body can register a com
plaint with the men responsible
for the maintenance of the offi
ciating staff.
I hope this does not sound like
the sob story of a poor loser. I
feel confident that everyone who
saw the game will agree with
these sentiments.
E. G. BILDERBACK ’45
(Editors Note: We agree.)
Editor, The Battalion:
I am enclosing a parking ticket
that I received Monday morning.
Maybe you can explain it to me.
It was my understanding that the
only place day students could park
was down by the Petroleum Build
ing. Therefore, that morning as
usual, I parked my car there and
made nine o’clock class. When I
returned at eleven, there was the
ticket.
I understand that a senate com
mittee is investigating the Secur
ity Office. I would like to mention
a few complaints of my own. Many
times day students would like to
use the library, see a buddy in
the dorm about those old quizzes,
the dean, or attend to other busi
ness which requires only a few
minutes to transact. To do this, a
student must park his car a short
distance this side of Bryan and
hoof it the rest.of the way.
I realize that there must be some
regulations concerning traffic on
the campus, but I also believe the
Security Office is too free with
the tickets. While we are on the
subject, the parking lot at times
is awfully crowded. I believe the
members of the Security Police
could do more good directing traf
fic at the busy intersections than
they do by writing tickets. I know
several members of the force and
know that they are acting on ord
ers. Therefore, the place to clean
house and get some decent regula-
LIFE Art Display
To Be Shown In
Academic Building
The A&M Architecture Depart
ment has arranged to show “Fine
Arts Under Fire,” a photographic
exhibition prepared by the editors
of LIFE magazine illustrating the
work of Allied Armies in preserv
ing and salvaging Western Eu
rope’s historic monuments and
works of art in combat areas.
This exhibition will open Feb
ruary 11, and will continue through
February 20 on the fourth floor
of the Academic Building, accord
ing to Joe Meador, architecture in
structor. '
Thirty panels of enlarged photo
graphs will be displayed, with a
short explanatory text. Beginning
with a few examples of the extent
and type of damage to historic
buildings during the war, the ex
hibition emphasizes the applica
tion of the Allied program for the
protection of those monuments
within the limits of military nec
essity, for the saving of whatever
remained of- war-damaged build
ings and collections, and for the
handling of dispersed and looted
works of art.
The second part suggests the
magnitude and detail of the Ar
my’s problem in returning 100,000
looted and displaced works of art.
It deals with the discovery of some
of the 700 caches for German art
plunder, and the recovery of some
of these possessions from salt and
copper mines, farmhouses, bunk
ers and churches.
tions is the head of the force.
I will watch the Batt for an
answer concerning the ticket I re
ceived Monday.
JAMES T. ROBERTS
(Editors Note: We consulted
Fred Hickman concerning your
particular incident, and you were
charged with parking in the'
Petroleum Engineering parking
lot. The day student parking lot
is separate and is located across
the road from and in back of
the Petroleum Building. Hick
man said that several students
have met this same situation and
it is only after the second of
fense that a fine is levied.
We understand the senate com
mittee has already ironed out
many of the difficulties you
mentioned above. The senate is
meeting tonight and the commit
tee report will probably answer
most or all of your questions.)
LAST DAY
NO
ADVANCE
WILLIAM POWELL
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The results of the cotton variety
tests conducted the past year at
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Ex
periment Station at Weslaco were
announced recently by W. R. Cow
ley, superintendent of the station.
Weather conditions during the
past season were quite favorable
for the production and harvesting
of cotton, Cowley said. Shortages
of irrigation water were critical
during certain periods, and the
yields were reduced by boll weevil
infestations later in the season.
Of the 16 varieties tested, the
Mebane 8G, Floyd, required only
54 bolls to produce a pound of
seed cotton, and ranked third high
est in the production of lint on a
percentage basis. Deltapine 15 and
the Hi-Bred varieties ranked high
est by having a lint percentage of
42. The lint percentage of Mebane
was 40.
The Acala Mesa 17-33, Stahman,
variety produced the longest lint
length which was one and three
eighth inches. Coker Wilds was
second with a length of one and
a quarter inches. Deltapine 15,
Empire W. R. P-43, and Dortch 10
tied for first place in yields by
producing 733 pounds of lint per
acre.
Reports on the lint per acre
yielding performances of the var
ieties tested for the past five years
have also been compiled and re
veal that the Coker Strains hold
five of the six highest averages.
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