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Volume 48 Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 8,1949 Number 138 DR. HARRY C. RAMSOWER, retired Extension Director of Ohio State University, addressed a Bi-Monthly Conference of the A&M Extension Service here Friday. Also shown are DR. R. D. LEWIS, left, director of the Agricultural Experiment Station- and F. R. JONES, right, head of the Agricultural Engineering Department. * “Those Little White Lies” Kid, Wife Market Soars As Income TaxDeadlin eNea rs DOT MANGRUM, TSCW sophomore, was elected Queen of the 15th Annual Cotton Ball and Pageant which will be held here April 29. So Near and Yet • . . By DAVE COSLETT Americans all over the nation are pausing to seriously consider what they owe their country. Pa triotism? No—income tax. Once again Uncle Sam is beck oning with that familiar finger, but this time the gesture signifies a want of money instead of men. The March 15th deadline is al most here signifying that time of year when only the government and aspirin manufacturers get rich. j Every wage earner is again fac ed with the problem of what and ^what does not constitute an ex emption. Income tax experts are beginning to crop up on the pages "of even The Hobo News to assist the digit-dizzy tax payer. The NEA Idea Service has come up with a new kind of form to replace the famous 1040. Instead of being a statement of the riches acquired by the wage- earners, this sheet is a compiled list of an individuals deficits and allows deductions for con tributions paid to “one armed bandits,” better poker players,” and “Mother - in - Law’s brother Jake.” No one, however, has stopped to lend any assistance to that most ixtreme of oddities, an Aggie fac- ?d with paying an income tax. No ?ne considered that an Aggie ever made enough money to match pen nies let alone pay an income tax. Such characters do exist, though, and they have as much right to beat the government out of just as much money as do human beings. Here, therefore, are some suggestions to these woe-begone individuals. There are only thi-ee ways to keep from paying an income tax— don’t earn enough money, get mar ried, or fail to file a return. Fail ing to earn enough money seems to be a favorite with Aggies, and many locaT citizens have employed this device quite expertly. This of fers no solution to the problem of the man who inadvently amas sed a trifling fortune of more than $600 last year, for the simple rea son that he has already missed his golden opportunity. The second alternative, acquiring a wife, boils down to a case of choosing the worst of two evils— you don’t get the money either way. This drastic step is not reco- mended for many reasons, the most Commencement Schedule Given The following is the Commence ment calendar as announced hy W. E. Street, chairman of the com mencement committee. Friday, June 3, 10 a. in. Bacca laureate Sermon. Friday, June 3, 1 p. m. Com missioning of Officers. Friday, June 3, 2:30-4:30 p. m. President’s reception. Friday, June 3, 6 p. m. Com mencement. Friday, June 3, 9 p. m. Final Ball. Saturday, June 4, 9:30 a. m. Corps review. Street suggested that all seniors clip this schedule out of The Bat talion and keep it for future ref- important being that the deadline for tax-dodging matrimony has already passed. Failing to file a return has some definite advantages. Not only will the eliminate paying a tax for last year, but it will give you a 10-year respite from wor rying over such trivial matters. (The Kansas Chamber of Com merce claims that the climate around Leavenworth is indeed invigorating.) For those who still insist on paying an income tax, some de ductions might come in handy. In addition to the standard list is sued by the collectors of internal revenue, there are a few dodges that are reserved to local students. Recurrent payments to outfit funds might easily be brought un der the heading of charitable con tributions. What groups could be more needy than some of the local organizations. Slip-stick wizards could com pute the value of all the cush lost to diners at the adjoining table and enter the sum under the “acts of God” clause. Recent letters to the editor hint that many Aggies could claim non payment under numerous lost through theft items. The word theft has been expanded lately, it seems, to cover fields formerly covered by excessive payment and us ary. It’s debatable as to whether the mess-hall canines could be legally called dependents, but it’s worth a try. Aggie’s best bet on deductions, however, comes in the bad debt department. Figure those out and the government will owe you money. Plane Crashes Inches Short Of Easterwood Landing Field Nature Boy, Too By FRANK CUSHING Two Fort Worth fliers dropped in for a short stay at Easterwood Airport Sunday. The gentlemen really had no intentions of pay ing a call there but a broken oil line forced a quick change in their plans. As they returned from a Gal veston weekend, the two occupants of the Cesna 120 had an unfortu nate accident. Their plane started to vibrate severely as oil, from the broken line, started to spurt around the engine. The pilot, A. J. Meyers, Jr., shut off the motor at an elevation of 3000 feet and prepared to find a landing spot. As the ship glided down, Meyers and his passenger J. R. Vetter—also of Fort Worth, had difficulty ascertaining the po sition necessary for them to set down at Easterwood. “The visibility was bad,” said Meyers, “It was around 6 p. m. The sky was getting hazy as the sun receded and dusk ap proached.” Their small craft barely skipped the sinkholes and depressions bounding the South West corner. Yards short of the runway, the plane hit and bounced across the uneven ground. The landing gear folded immed iately under the terrific pressure. This caused one wing of the mono plane to drop and the right tip dug into the ground. The Cessna did a complete flip. The two occupartts crawled out Dr. Thomas if. Hamilton, Statistics Sage, Has An Interesting Background of their inverted plane virtually unhurt. Only minor scratches and bruises evidenced the wild ride Meyers and Vetter were subjected to. Surveying the situation, the two men had the opportunity to alter nately curse and chortle over their luck. Naturally they were thank ful to have escaped so lightly. However, the right to gripe was their’s too. The wide, safe landing strip of Easterwood was close to their plane’s final resting place. The fliers couldn’t help but ex press their regret that the plane lacked the last bit of momentum that would have made the dif ference. Meyers mournfully resorted to a standard but apropos cliche to summarized the situation. “A miss is as good as a mile.” Color Stereo Film To Be Shown in ‘Y’ Something unusual in sound film three dimensions in color, will be shown in the YMCA Chapel Tues day night and Wednesday, accord ing to Fred Benson of the Civil Engineering Department. The film, “Highway USA”, is a collection of 105 pictures of ‘choice’ highway scenes in the United States. Although originally ob tained for the benefit of the mem bers of the annual Short Course in Highway Engineering, the showing- will be open to the public Wednes day. The projection of the illusion of depth on a screen is not new, but the projection of colored pictures in depth is one of the latest de velopments in stereo photography. At times the illusion is so real that objects appear to project into the By BUDDY LUCE Soldier, statesman, scholar, and statistician, Dr. Thomas R. Ham ilton of the Business and Account ing Department has lived a life fraught with the dangers of sun spot theories, cyclical variations and compound correlations. Dr. Hamilton was born back yonder in 1896 in Okolona, Missis sippi, a little town named after the Indians. His father was a coun ty official and the young “statics” mentor finished high school in the vicinity of his birthplace. Since young Tom’s father thought Mississippi State was nothing but a hell-raiser’s school, he urged the boy to go out of state for his college career. This was what caused Dr. Hamilton to start his college work at Wash ington and Lee University in Lex ington, Virginia. He spent four years there and graduated with a degree in English. With an appetite for further learning, Hamilton entered the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania for one year of graduate work. From there he went to Columbia University School of Business where he completed the requirements for his M.A. and Ph. D. degrees in two years. World War I saw Thomas R. doing his stay in the U. S. Army. He considers the battle of Camp Pike, Arkansas, his most signifi cant victory in that war, mainly because he managed to live through it. His soldiering taken care of, Dr. Hamilton proceeded on his road to recognition and gained experience rapidly in several fields. He served as principal of the high school in Charleston, Arkansas, to gain his teaching experience. Soon associated with the De partment of State, Hamilton was for one year the American Vice- Consul at Rouen, France. Then he spent nine years in Washing ton with the Department of State and the Department of Agricul ture as an economist and statis tician. Although all roads once led to Rome, Dr. Hamilton’s road veered sharply in 1929 and dead-ended at A&M, where he assumed the duties of assistant professor of statistics. Dr. Hamilton authored three publications of the Texas Experi ment Station on the sheep, wool, and mohair industry. He has done summer work as research econo mist on the staffs of the Farm Credit Administration, Texas Agri cultural Experiment Station, and the National Industrial Conference Board of New York City. The “Mouse,” so nicknamed by business students for his quiet, unobtrusive ways and crepe rub ber shoes, holds perhaps the most orderly and attentive classes on the campus. He has been com mended time and again by pro fessors and students alike for his teaching methods and policies on cheating. He teaches statistics, pi-ice analysis, and business cycles. Thoroughness is one of his by- (See HAMILTON, Page 6) Because of an expected large attendance the film will be shown to the public Wednesday at 9, 10, and 11 a. m., and 12:45, 2 and 3 p. m., Benson said. Overfy Will Head East Texas Club James Overly, junior mechanical engineering student from Long view, was elected president of the East Texas Club last Thursday. Plans were discussed concerning the organization of an East Texas A&M Mothers’ Club. A duchess to represent the club at the Cotton Ball will be chosen from photo graphs submitted by members. Smith Will Address Agronomists Today Harris P. Smith, professor of agricultural engineering at the Experiment Station, will address the Agronomy Society tonight at 7:30 in the Animal Industries Lec- ture Room. Smith will show slides and give a brief resume of mechanized pro duction of cotton, according to Blakely Smith, chairman of the program committee of the Agro nomy Society. DR. T. R. HAMILTON, professor in the business department, has had one of the most colorful careers of any member of the teaching staff. He now divides his teaching duties between Statis tics and Business Cycles. BOB SMITH and DOT MANGRUM, King and Queen of Cotton, are flanked by 16 Dukes and Duchesses of the Royal Court of Cotton. The Court will be presented at (he Cotton Ball and Pageant, April 29. Roosevelt Will Discuss Near East In Guion Hall Kermit Roosevelt—traveler, writer and lecturer—will speak to the Great Issues class on “The Near East” in Guion tomorrow evening at eight. The talk will be open to all interested persons, Dr. R. S. Gammon, history department said. Grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ker- Freshmen to Hold Annual Ball Night The Freshman Class will hold its annual ball Saturday night at 8 in Sbisa Hall, Ralph Rowen, class president, announced today. “All Seniors with their dates are invited to attend,” Rowen said. Seniors and freshmen on the campus may get their tickets at the Student Activities office in Room 209, Goodwin Hall for $2.50. Music will be furnished by the Aggieland Orchestra, and the dance is scheduled to last until 12. Knapp to Address Poultry men Today Ben Knapp, head of the Dairy and Poultry Division of Swift and Company of Chicago, will be the principal speaker at the Poultry Science Club meeting tonight at 7:30 in Room 312 of the Agricul ture Building, Robert Mayfield, president of the club, announced today. In addition to the speech, Knapp will show two movies of special interest to poultry husbandry and dairy husbandry majors, Mayfield said. Freshman poultry husbandry majors from the Annex along with members of the Kream and Kow Klub will be guests at the meet ing. KERMIT ROOSEVELT will address the Great Issues Class in Guion Hall, Wednesday night. The meeting is open to the pub lic. Shreveport Aggies To Select Duchess The Shreveport A&M Club will select a duchess to the Cotton Ball at its meeting at 7:30 tonight in Room 106, Academic Building, Ralph Segall, acting president of the club, has announced. Officers for the semester will also be elected during the meeting, Segall said. He asked all members to be present so that equal representa tion could be had. The meeting will be over at 8:15, he added. ■funit crossed the Andes with his parents at the age of six weeks and by the time he was 3, he had crossed the Atlantic twice. Roosevelt attended school at Buckley, Groton, and Harvard. He finished Harvard with hon ors in three years, graduating in 1937. After graduation he taught in the Harvard History Department for two years before going td' flie California Institute of Technology to teach and do research. During the war, Roosevelt ser ved under General “Wild Bill” Donovan. Later he served as spe cial assistant to Dean Acheson in the State Department. While in the Army, he spent most .of his time in the Near East and Italy. In 1947, Roosevelt made what he called an “interview tour” of the Middle East. His article, “Will The Arabs Fight?” was written as a result of his ob servations and conversations with various leaders on the tour. Roosevelt’s chief interests are writing, traveling, history, and flying. His love for travel took him through most of the European countries during his summer vaca tions while in college. In 1943 while working for the State Department in Egypt, Roose velt first became acquainted with the Palestine problem. He is plan ning another trip to the Middle East this summer which will in clude a visit to Turkey. Those who heard Randolph Churchill speak on “Europe To day,” last week will recall that he touched on the Near East prob lem only mildly, Dr. Gammon said. Hearing Roosevelt’s talk should be enlightening. No, this is not another view of the work on the Student Memorial Center, and neither is it a picture of the construction on the College Station State Bank Building. It’s not even another “So You Know A&M” picture. It does show a stage in the building of the new bandshell at the Grove.
