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Boyle’s Column • • E Page 2 Battalion DITORIALS THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions Manners In the Manners Course . . . A group of seniors on the campus has been working hard the past few weeks in an effort to put over effectively the course on Aggie Social Customs and Courtesies. However, all the hard work can be un done by an unthinking few. When the first few classes of the course were over, several of the students were heard to remark, “It was a big joke” “Why, that guy made a joke of it him self.” The lower classmen who made these remarks must have had some reason for making them. Evidently, the instructor of that particular class did make a joke out of it. But we like to think of this as an ex ception rather than the rule. True, these senior students are not ex perts on the courses they teach. They do not claim to be. All of them do not claim to be expert public speakers or instruc tors. They are learning just like the rest of us. However, these senior instructors have put in some time studying their particul ar phase of the course, and each of them has a few definite points that he is trying to put across. These points are for the student’s benefit, not his. He already knows them. Perhaps more time in preparation should be spent by some of the instructors. Their attitudes and methods of presenta tion will do much in aiding them to convey ideas to the classes. On the other side of the picture, an at tentive attitude by the class will aid the instructor in his presentation. The talks are only about 10 minutes long. That’s not too long to spend in paying attention to something that will be to each individ ual’s benefit. This method of learning manners is new to A&M, but the idea is a good one. Its purpose will be defeated however ,if instructors and students are not willing to meet each other half way. The successful completion of the course depends on everybody’s cooperating. By the People, Of the People . . . From Austin, Tuesday, came one of the most heartening demonstrations of this legislative year. During a public hearing on a rural roads bill by the House Committee on Revenue and Taxation, 3,000 people crowd ed into the house galleries to hear dis cussion of the bill. The people, for the most part were farmers, ranchers and small business men. They came to urge passage of a measure they felt would, to quote the AP, “pull them out of the mud, help them • get'Trheir children to school, move their products to market, and generally promote their welfare.” This direct interest and approach by the people of the state is the best, and pos sibly the only, way to improve a govern ment. Our first impulse, upon hearing of laxity in government, is to go directly to our governmental representatives. Mom entarily this approach can be effective. But if evolution in government is to be continuous, it must stem from a majority of the people. Individuals, newspapers, and political ly interested groups may plug away at legislative bodies to no avail. If they should manage to dispose of legislative laxity, but without the interest and backing of The Passing Parade . .. A group met in Washington this month and came to this conclusion: The schoolhouse of the future should have smaller classes in larger classrooms, a commission of educations and architects said today. The building should be so located, the commission added, that elementary pupils don’t have to walk more than three-quar- the public, the laxity will reappear short ly in other places and other forms. Our state has so many potentialities for development that we shudder at the number missed annually. This year the possibilities for improvement are even greater than usual. There are bills before our state congress to aid schooling, road construction, and state institutions, as well as a myriad of other beneficial mea sures. If the people back them—and dem onstrate their backing as forcibly as they did Tuesday—Texas will advance, and rapidly. Legislative work is tedious and, at times, maddening. Our representatives frequently become lost in details and it becomes easy to grow complacent in their positions. But interested constituents in the gallery can be a strong reminding force. Tuesday's delegation gave proof that interest in legislation pays. The road aid bill was not only passed in the committee, but by a substantial vote and in record time. The phrases “Write your congressman and “See your legislator” are not as emp ty as they sound. If you show an interest in your legislator, he will consequently display a stronger interest in your prob lems. ters of a mile or ride a bus longer than 30 minutes. It said secondary pupils shouldn’t have to walk more than two miles or travel more than an hour each way. A fellow traveler in our business class remarked that he sure wished that group had gotten together before Boomtown was constructed. 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. 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. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. KENNETH BOND, TOM CARTER Co-Editors 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, Clayton 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, Carroll 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 iwarr “You think you’ve got troubles? Why just the other night - - Amplification Department By CARROLL TRAIL Dear Sir: I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your answer to my letter printed in the Batt last Tuesday. In it you explained the article on the soccer, player. I thought you had lost your mar bles until I read in Wednesday’s Dallas News, page 1, section 1, column 1 this story corroborating your answer: “London, March 8 —(UP) King Geoi’ge’s physicians anno u n c e d Tuesday night he would undergo an operation on his leg in the near future.” I guess you were right. Sincerely, N. S. Answer: Yes, N. S., I was right, and apparently the king kicked the player harder than I had thought. While the king’s leg is not serious ly hurt, I understand that his cir culation has been hampered some what. And I am happy to report that he will be all right. However, let this incident be a lesson to all athletes: good sports manship and clean living certainly pay off in the long run. ★ Dear Sir: I noticed in yesterday’s paper that the state House of Repre sentatives has passed a constitu tional amendment lifting the 35 million dollar annual ceiling on state expenditure for old age pen sions. What prompted this action? Sincerely, M. T. Answer: Well, M. T., $35 mill ion just doesn’t go as far these days as it used to. As you know, the cost "of living has risen con siderably, and the aged just can’t make out on the previous allot ment. For example, I was talking just yesterday to a student waiting to get admitted to the Vet Med school. He said that his pension just can’t take care of his expen ses. If they don’t raise the allot ment, he will have to quit school in the near future, and he couldn’t do that since the board is going to act on his application any day now. State Faces Financial Crisis With Most Money in History AUSTIN, Texas, March 10—(/P)—The state of Texas today had more money in the bank than ever before in its history, but it was up against a financial crisis. It had more money, it was spending more money, but it also wanted to spend more money during the next two years than the experts said it + would have to spend. That was the crisis, because the constitution forbids the state to spend more money than is in hand or in sight. The legislature either has to cut down on projected ap propriations, increase revenue with new taxes, or go on deficit financ ing. It can run in the red only by four-fifths vote of its members, and that has not happened since the constitution was amended to put the state on a cash basis. All that came about by the announcement yesterday from Comptroller Robert S. Calvert that earlier revenue estimates were too rosy by 22 million dollars. It left a gap of 80 million dol lars between what Gov. Beau- ford H. Jester called “our means and our desires.” He said he had no inclination to dodge any responsibility to make Buying Newsprint By Carload Begun Fifty-three thousand pounds of newsprint were shipped here last Friday for use by the Battalion, Roland Bing, director of student publications, announced. Until now, 5 tons per month were brought here by truck. Bing said freight costs saved by ob taining carloads of the print will amount to at least eight hundred dollars a year. The Southland Mills of Lufkin supply the newsprint. SMITTY’S College Grill (North Gate) HOME COOKED LUNCH 65c ENCHILADAS - STEAKS helpful suggestions to the legisla ture and promised he would do so soon after giving the new situa tion “careful and prayerful study.” Jester said the possibility that legislature “will be forced to levy new taxes” can not be overlooked. Lieut. Gov. Allan Shivers said he still thought spending should be kept within limits of avail able funds, but if the people de mand the increased appropria tions, “these can only be met through additional taxes.” Shivers said he had always op posed more taxes except “in cases of urgent necessity,” but that he had never hesitated to vote for new taxes “where the demands of the people upon their government justified expenditures.” Think Of This “But when he came to him self ...” Luke 14:17 Success, as it is usually thought of, can very easily become a very dangerous thing. Dui’ing the early part of 1940, the French thought that they had the greatest army in the entire world. However, when it was actually put to a test, it proved to be as nothing. Sometimes the thing that seems to be success, when put to some test, proves to be nothing. So many times the world measures a man’s success by the number of dollars which he controls. This, however, was not the measure which the Lord used. He said “What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his own soul?” Lets take time to meet ourselves, and test out goals in life. Thursday & Friday tooit JOAN 4 CANTOR DAVIS ; ypyov faretv Suite Adopted New Yorker Hal Boyle Reviews His City By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK —(A 3 )— Howdy, stranger. Like our town? Sure I’ll be glad to tell you something about it. Sit down and rest your feet. Well, sir, it’s small as towns go —only 12% acres. But there’s only 54 cities in the USA with more’n our 160,000 population. We do count our daily visitors in that figure, but the Chamber of Com merce in your town probably does, too. Of course, your town may not average 128,000 visitors a day. Ours does. Yep, there are only fifteen build ings. But you just tell me where you can find fifteen anywhere like ’em—anA I’ll eat ’em. Cost $74,- 000,000, they did. Our town pays $3,000,000 real estate taxes. And we fork out $3,- 500,000 rent every year to help keep neighbor “Ike” Eisenhower’s Seminary running up there in the suburbs. Yes, that’s right—Colum bia University owns the ground. What else have we got? Strang er, we got what all you want. You can buy anything here from a ca nary to Jack Benny. Oh, no, I’m wrong there. Jack Benny was bought out of here the other day. Well sir, we got 20 foreign con sulates here, two radio networks, 12 airlines, 36 travel bureaus and 20 railroad offices—almost. You can get a passport here, a perma nent wave, have your eyeglasses Bryan Lady Listed As Aggie Graduate By GEORGE CHARLTON Yeah, this is a man’s school. But it is a fact that A&M has had one woman graduate. The holder of this title is Mrs. L. B. Locke, the only woman to be a- warded a degree from this insti tution. Mrs. Locke, formerly Evelyn Crawford, finished Bryan High school in 1918 and was the star player on the girls’ basketball team. As a “fish” during the school year, 1918-19, she attended the College of Industrial Arts at Den ton, now known especially around these parts, as Tessieland. The fol lowing year she attended the Uni versity of Texas and later taught in the rural schools of Brazos County and the city schools of English Group To Discuss Philosophy Dr. S. S. Morgan, associate pro fessor of English, will address the first meeting of a discussion group for English majors. His topic will be Plato. The , group was formed to give English majors a background of philosophy, according to Robert Barzak, seci’etary of the group. Literature is closely related to philosophy, he said. Meetings will be held every sec ond week. Other speakers schedul ed to talk to the group include M. A. Hugget and Dr. J. P. Abbott of the English Department; Dr. J. H. Hill of the History Department, and Dr. Joseph Stadelman of the Modern Language Department. Anyone interested in the talks are invited to attend them, Bar- zak added. The group will meet Monday night at 7:30 in the YM- CA lounge. Palmer Re-enters Veterinary Corps First Lieutenant Jack S. Palmer of the Veterinary Corps in the or ganized reserves, has re-entered the army on a tour of extended duty, Colonel Oscar B. Abbott, ex ecutive officer for the Texas Mili tary District, announced today. Palmer will be stationed with the Inspection Service in Chicago Illinois. A native Texan, Palmer is a 1946 graduate of Texas A&M. His home is in Stanton, Texas. HIGH COURT CLOSES CIVIL SERVICE CASES AUSTIN, March 10 —(A 3 )— The Supreme court closed its book Wed nesday on the attack against vali dity of the, firemen and policeman civil service act passed by the leg islature two years ago. It refused a motion for rehear ing, sought by the city of Fort Worth, in the case in which the court had upheld the law permit ting cities to adopt the civil service provisions. Bryan. Then it happened. In 1924 she enrolled in A&M. Although before this time daughters of college em ployees had been allowed to visit classes, they had never been offi cially enrolled. At the time of Mrs. Locke’s entrance, however, that rule had been changed so that girls who were relatives of college em ployees might register. Some eight to ten such girls had registered. Mrs. Locke took a course in Lib eral Arts majoring in English and minoring in Education. She grad uated in the summer of 1925. The friendly, publicity shy lady now lives in Bryan and is the wife of L. B. Locke, assistant secretary of the Former Students Associa tion. Referring to her treatment while a student she laughingly said, “We were tolerated by some of the ad ministration and that’s all.” “When I entered A&M, I didn’t want to get any publicity. I just wanted a better education. I stud ied as hard as I could and tried to complete every assignment, even if. it wasn’t exactly right.” The papers Mrs. Locke, wrote must have been fairly accurate be cause she didn’t fail to make eith er an “A” or “B” in any of her courses during her years here. “I wasn’t given a diploma in any sort of ceremony. The secre-. tary of the registrar just handed it to me,” "she added. Her distinction is a unique one, and is likely to be long lived be cause of a court decision in 1934 by which the Board of Directors was empowered to decide who might be admitted as students to the college. repaired, your teeth filled, or your finger bandaged. We even got a drugstore that still sells aspirin tablets. But we don’t have a hotel or a jail. Do we have culture? Why, our town’s crawling with culture. We got an outdoor ice and roller skat ing rink. We got the largest indoor movie parlor in the world—seats 6,200. And it doesn’t show double features either. I tell you, stranger, there never was a town like ours. Sometimes I almost wished I lived in it. We got the fastest moving stairway in the world—125 feet a minute. We got the largest chandelier in the world—weighs six tons and has 590 bulbs, all electric. Now wait a minute, stranger. I know you’re beginning to think I’m the world’s largest outdoor liar. But I ain’t. Who’s the big family in our town, stranger? W-e-e-11, we got a lot of big families here. But I guess you might say the Rockefellers are the biggest. In fact we named our town after them—Rockefeller Center. They own it—pretty much. One thing about the whole fami ly, stranger. They got a dern fine sense of propitty. And the wnole thing started from $500. Some time ago, that was. THERTRE k TODAY & FRIDAY JAMES STEWART JOAN fohtaine m. A ^ 1 • r .BA SATURDAY—2 HITS “Western Heritage’- “King of Gamblers” SUNDAY— “Sorry, Wrong Number” CATHOLIC MASS Friday 6:45 a.m. ST. MAKY’S CHAPEL mmmM: Thursday thru Saturday Prevue Friday—11 P.M. BMIH HELD OVER — TODAY and FRIDAY JOHN GAIL WAYNE-RUSSELL TODAY & FRIDAY —Thursday Features Start— 3:15 - 4:35 - 6:30 - 8:15 - 10:00 —Friday Features Start 1:35 - 3:15 - 4:55 - 6:35 - 8:15 10:00 RGARiNS DRAMA. CF AIRMEN ...AND THEIR MEM A COLUMBIA RE-RELEASE Produced by B P. SCHULBERG Semen play by Michael Blankfort • Directed by SIDNEY SAUt A Re-releifee PLUS CARTOON—NEWS Friday Prevue—11 P.M. SAT. thru TUBS. FIRST RUN '*r , A CHUCKLE WITH A HEART-BEAT... , A TEAR WITH A SMII.EI PLUS CARTOON Sat. Prevue—11:00 P.M. FIRST RUN They're Headed This Way! FROM GARLAND ROARK'S BOOK THAT SOLD A MILLION COPIES! A REPUBLIC PICTURE gss PLUS CARTOON