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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1949)
Battalion EDITORIALS Page 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1949 "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions We’ve Got ’Em, Let’s Keep ’Em You can no longer follow your nose to find the rest rooms in Guion Hall. Several B&CU men are now at work replastering the walls, removing debris, replacing the urinals, and cleaning up in general. Now that this work has begun, it will only be a short time until these places will be presentable once more. We can then show our visitors an example of an up- to-date modern theater. As soon as this work is completed how- ever-y we will be faced with another prob lem; that of keeping them in good condi tion. In the past, we have been chiefly responsible for the unsightly conditions in our rest rooms. Another mess like the one now being cleaned up must be avoided. It has always been said, “fools names like monkey’s faces, are always seen in public places.” There should not be any fools here at A&M, so there is no need for names to appear on the replastered walls. Neither is there a need for pictures or witty sayings.. Students crawling in the windows of the basement have also been a major cause of much of the past damage. When crawling through, it is necessary (we are told) to step on one of the wash basins, and sooner or later the pipe gets broken and floods the basement. So, once again, the ball has been hand ed to us and we can’t complain about foul conditions. If we want the Guion Hall rest rooms clean and presentable for our own use and our visitors use, then it will be up to us to keep them that way. A Battleship in Every Room . . Governor Jester announced last Week that German, Japanese and Allied war trophies will be made available to Texas schools and museums under a recently released War Department plan. All states qualify according to the number of men from the state who served in World War II. The dangerous trophies have been em asculated, says the announcement, so no danger accrues from having them around the place. The idea strikes us fine. A submarine in every schoolroom can not make the children any more war conscious than they already are. We can envision high school chapel programs in post-trophy days. On stage the principal berates the kiddies for their habitual tardiness. The kiddies take his criticisms amiss and crush him down with one of the two Tiger tanks that flank the stage. Or with less bother, they lob a few grenades at him. This will bring on com pletely new teacher-student relations. For A&M we have in mind a more fit ting use of the aged material. A new gran ite ..base can be raised in front of the Aca demic Building on which to mount our trophy selection. We would enshrine there a gilded GI brush and simple wooden crosses. Oh, they could sprinkle 88s and Sam urai swords around the campus to thrill visitors, but the brush and cross will serve as an object lesson for our would- be-martinets. Our trophies would empha size the fact that war is not all medals and laurels —'it’s sometimes dirt, and wreaths. TKe Passing Parade . .. From the AP’s Austin office comes this release: Texas Democrats will eat barbecued beef, lamb, chicken and fish together here at $25 a plate March 24 to fatten the par ty’s; war chest. Mayor Tom Miller, setting the date for the fund-raising feed today said: ‘‘This is a party for all good Demo- * Occasionally the efficient operator who bangs out the AP wire news from Dallas, gets his thumbs tied up in the keyboard and' a typo comes out. Here is his latest on the local situation. Goach Harry Stiteler has shifted his ace! fullback, Bobby Goff, to right half on the Texas A&M football team. ¥ President Truman, according to a wire dispatch received by the Racine (Wis.) Journal-Times, “asked the Democratic fi nance committee to stay on the job to help void over his ‘Fair Deal’ legislative program.” crats who supported the Truman-Barkley ticket and it is a real victory dinner, but in making contributions you furnish the much needed funds to fight back a Re publican congress in 1950.” You might call this meal a two-way affair. While the Demos dine on succulent barbecue they will try to arrange for some nice, dry, breast of crow for the opposition party. ¥ * Stiteler moved Bob Smith, 1945 pound gridder from Houston, into the No. 1 full back spot as the Aggies continue spring training. The boys must be getting more to eat on that training table than Morris Frank would have us'believe. * % Twin beds, advertised in the Montreal (Que.) Daily Star, have these qualifica tions : “ . . . complete with Marshall ventila ted mattresses and high quality springs. One brand new, other slightly used.” The Battalion The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday afternoon, except during holidays and examination periods. During the summer The Bat talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.. Subscription rate $4.30 per school year. Advertising rates furnished on request. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish ed herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. KENNETH BOND, TOM CARTER..... Co-Editors Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, ‘under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Ad vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Flews contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 2Q1, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. Louis Morgan Associate Editor Bill Billingsley Wire Editor Harvey Cherry, Art Howard, Otto Kunze, John Singletary Managing Editors Chuck Cabaniss, Charles Kirkham, Mack Nolen Editorial Assistants Emil Bunjes, H. C. Gollob, R. C. Kolbye, Henry Lacour, Carley Puckitt, Clyton Selph. Marvin Brown Staff Reporters Joe Trevino, Hardy Ross Photo Engravers Clark Munroe Feature Editor Carl Thrift Circulation Manager Dave Coslett, Frank Cushing, George Charlton, Buddy Luce, Chuck Maisel, H. C. Michalak, Marvin Rice, Carrolll Trail: Feature Writers Bob “Sack” Spoede, Bill Potts Sports Editors Leon Somer, Frank Simmen, Andy Matula, Scotty Swinney, Travis Brock, Ben Lampkin, Frank Manitzas Sports Reporters Mrs. Nancy Lytle Women’s Page Editor Alfred Johnston Religious Editor Andy Davis Movie Editor Kenneth Marak, Sam Lanford, R. Morales, Frank Welch, C. W. Jennings Staff Cartoonists Letters To The Editor LAUNDRY MARKED Editor, The Battalion: The laundry ticket used by the colege laundry has on it a sec tion marked, “Special Orders:.” What I want to know is this: Does that section of the laundry ticket accomplish any useful purpose, or is it on there for appearance’s sake? I bought a dozen fine qual ity T-shirts, last summer. Before sending them to the college laun dry, I was careful to write under the special orders section of the laundry ticket, “Do not put laun dry mark in neck of shirts and T- shirts. Put it on tail of same.” Every time, my shirts and T- shirts have come back with the laundry mark (a new one, each time) in the neck. Every other laundry that I have sent my shirts to have put the laundry mark on the inside of the tail of my shirts, right below the last button hole. Why must our laundry be differ ent ? Also, I would like to mention that, while at Ft. Sill, last summer, I bought several pair of GI suntan shirts and trousers from the Army Quartermaster. I sent them to the post laundry about five times, without adverse effect. The first time I sent them to the college laundry, they came back with cracked buttons and had been shrunk two sizes. How is it that our laundry has ac complished what the Ft. Sill Quartermaster Laundry, suffer ing frbm a\ shortage of labor, could not accomplish? If the present manager of the college laundry is the same man that was manager of it a year and a half ago, I would like to remind him of a letter which he wrote to the Batt, in which he said that he is using the same methods here that he used when he was manager of the laundry for a prominent Dallas hotel. I would like to ask him if the use of those methods has anything Official Notice SENIORS Seniors graduating in June, July, or August, 1949, who plan to order a set of personnel leaflets must order, these leaflets not later than March 10. Orders for leaflets will not be taken after March 10th, until September, 1949. Cost of Leaflets—S5 plus glossy applica tion Size photograph. Where to Order—^Placement Office, Room 239, Administration building. WENDELL R. HORSLEY, Director, Placement Office. DeLUXE CAFE SERVES THE BEST IN FOOD The Bryan Home of the Texas Aggies to do with the fact that he is no longer manager of the laundry for the prominent Dallas hotel ? I think that he would find it pretty hard to convince about 5,000 of us that it doesn’t. James S. Hanna, Jr., *49 (Editor’s Note: The manager of the college laundry gave the fol lowing as his version: “The system used in this laun dry is set up to mark the “T” shirts in the neck and not to mark them in all of the places that the customer requested. This would cause a great deal more trouble and thus slow down the service. The mark on the dress shirts is on the tail. I have done all that I can to get the employees to use the minimum of marks in the shirts, and the number has been cut down. I invite you to visit the laundry and see for yourself what we do and see if you can find a machine that will break a button. “We use about 500 gross of but tons annually to replace those that are missing. There are several employees that spend all of their time just sewing on buttons and repairing rips, although some shirts do slip through the check ers. The'equipment used here is the same that is used in many of the larger laundries and the same technique is used. NEWMANS MAY SUBMIT DUCHES'S PICTURES Newman Club members desir ing to enter a candidate for club duchess to the Cotton Ball and Pageant have been requested to submit the candidate’s picture as soon as possible. Think Of This “I come to cast fire upon the earth.” Luke 12:49 One of the greatest discoveries ever made by man was the use of the thing that we call fire. Jesus said that he had come to cast fire upon the earth. The fire that he has contains the power to illumi nate, clean, save and keep. The greatest need of the world today is more Christians who are really on fire for the Lord. Are you one of them ? SATURDAY “Of Mice arid Men” Special Fri. Prevue 11:00 P.M. dm ^ « v \ (idp s ups 1 Cary Grant in DON HARTMAN S production ( Every Girl Should i ' Be Married / S The hide-and- ^ seek, tongue- ^ in-cheek tale ^ of a marriage- shy baby- doctor, .and a misbehavin,’ man-huntin’ Babel co-starring and introducing •**> xm BE1SY DRAKE 4 PradiiMtl, Directed and * Co-written by DON HARTMAN Screen Pley CoHeboretion by Steuben Morebouse Awry Job Calls INTERVIEWS (1) March 1 and 2 — Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, will interview chemi cal, mechanical, petroleum, civil and electrical engineers and chem ists. (2) March 2 and 3—The Car ter Oil Company, Tulsa, Oklaho ma, will interview petroleum, me chanical, chemical and electrical engineers for their training pro gram. (3) March 3 and 4—Continen tal Oil Company, Ponca City, Okla homa, will interview petroleum, mechanical, civil, and geological engineers, and petroleum-geology majors. (4) March 4 and 5—The Cali fornia Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, will interview geologists and geological engineers. ENGINEERING (1) Industrial Road Equip ment Corporation, Houston, Texas, is interested in bringing in college trained men for the position of construction supervisor, now call ed foremen. They prefer men with two or three years working expe rience in the field of municipal engineering, or a senior who has had some working experience dur ing the summer months along this line. (2) Southwestern Public Serv ice Company, Amarillo, Texas, has an opening for a man to serve as an advisor or “troubleshooter” in counseling with some of their cli ents and customers. AGRICULTURE (1) There is an opening in the Del Rio area for a man to manage a farm of approximately 640 acres, on which is grown cotton, spinach, and other vegetables. (2) There are several openings for men between the ages of 23 and 35 for various inter-plant jobs, such as cotton weigher and other foreman jobs with Exporters & Traders Compress & Warehouse Company, Waco, Texas. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT (1) Carnation Company has several openings for men training in dairy husbandry for the sum mer months in their ice cream man ufacturing work. (2) Continental Oil Company, Houston, Texas or Fort Worth, Texas, has openings for under graduate students in replacing men in the field while they are on vacation. (3) Bemis Brothers Bag Com pany, Houston, Texas, has open ings for a few men during the summer months. (4) Bewley Mills, Fort Worth, Texas, is interested in employing men during the summer months. They prefer men trained in animal or dairy husbandry. (5) Crane Company, Houston, Texas, may have a few openings for mechanical, chemical, electri cal or management engineers to work during the summer months. This company manufactures valves, fittings, pipe, plumbing, heating, and pump equipment and they are particularly interested in men who would like to enter this business upon graduation. LAST DAY THE EXILE SATURDAY ONLY Ill’s THE JEST OF THE WESpj Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride together Affain! PENNY EDWARDS-JOE BESSER Prevue Saturday 10:30 P.M. STARTS SUNDAY First Showing in this Area Matinee Only Monday —Plus— LATEST NEWS Hayward Marries One And Forgets Adam Has Four Sons By ANDY DAVIS Adam Had Four Sons (Co lumbia) starring Warner Bax ter, Ingrid Bergman, and Susan Hayward. (Campus) Truly a heart warming story of a father, his four sons, and a lovely lady who devoted her life to their happiness. Ingrid Bergman as Emily, takes on the position as governess to Adam’s, four sons, and it isn’t long before she has the love and admi ration of every member of the family. At the death bed of Adam’s wife, she promises to watch after the boys, and the promise is fulfilled. When the stock market crashes, Adam has to give up the house and send Emily home, but she returns to her boys, years later, on the eve of World War I. All the boys enlist, and Davis brings home his bride, Susan Hayward, who soon forgets just who she is married to. Emily leads Adam to think that it is she in Jack’s room instead of Miss Hayward, but when David comes home, his wife accidently exposes herself to him. He tries to kill himself in a plane crash, but does not succeed. Adam is told the truth about Emily and he asks her to marry him. The film is tops from all an gles. Miss Bergman lives up to her high spectations of being a fine actress, and Miss Hayward seems to be well suited in her portrayal of the faithless daugh ter-in-law. nrcfti'i 4 Bryan 2*5579 TODAY and SAT. LLOYD NOLAN Jane James WYATT * GLEASON Martha Stanley VICKERS CLEMENTS BENEFIT VARIETY CLUB BOYS’ RANCH SAT. PREVIEW STARTS SUNDAY _ 5i ' JEFFREY LYNN-S. 2. SARAH-ALAN HALE lewscler '*** Aggies and Veterans TRY YOUNGBLOODS FOR Fried Chicken Sea Food Large Steaks Barbecue Sandwiches All at prices you can afford. QUICK AND COURTEOUS SERVICE Youngblood & Sons Rock Building Midway Between Bryan and College PHONE 2-8038 LAST DAY —Features Start— 1:50 - 3:40 - 5:30 - 7:20 - 9:15 WARNER BAXTER INGRID BERGMAN SUSAN HAYWARD “ADAM HAD FOUR SONS” Prevue Tonight, 11 p.m. SAT. thru TUBS. —Saturday Features Start— 1:30 - 4:10 - 6:30 - 8:50 —Sunday Features .Start— 1:20 - 3:35 - 5:35 - 7:45 - 10:00 FIRST RUN FLYNN Viveca LINDFORS ^/?dventm.f of PLUS CARTOON Sat. Prevue - 11:00 p.m. FIRST RUN POWER • TIERNEY cneee'r REGINALD a MKvir'iMhv AKLEEN I GARCUN&R » WHELAN plus^rtoo^^ I
