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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1949)
i ■ • ■ 1 ■ ■ ’ .1: I": ' . 1 • - . T. ' ! • 1 r 1 ! * * *" 1 , - *7 j ;' / '.Av -f •'/ V- ■<"¥/ • 1 1 / [rh ' • '• ’.p x Several pc op e cently about i iijig program from the off S ciences. The prof 4s, but in i grading sheejts I hey will be md times. Tfce n an element 'ective gradiiig Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" j| ' ! ' ,[' ] • ' 'I’,; wrei ce Sullivan Rost, Founder of .Aggie Traditions attalion AY, MARCH 22, 1949 _ .i 1 1 i /, • • • fi '! In the past !rom issuing tl )f the semeste the desired stu md instructor, a bit distorted, ji Some students pp^nt; Hi fore the iheettt Wqr; to be handed out, past. With the-overall effect of surprise thinking up despripti In the blank Several lads questioned us re-' pro and coin that they swayed the true the prof grad- opinions of others and had their own ob- ■ word as received scured in the process. ‘ i ean of Arts and a.-And from the other end of the line, none of the profs actually went out of .... .. J. their way to cater to (students pripr to the ratings, but it would be tempting for an instructor to yield on points of con tention if the class held a rating club over him. Dean Harrington emphasized that the grading system had lived up to all expec tations and had been effective in improv ing instruction. ' In making their decis ion to hold the ratings on an irregular schedule the academic council was not, by any means, condeming the process, he said, but attempting to improve it. / J So, henceforeth, prof rating will be e two weeks be- with us, but not as Obviously as in the ystem is ’ form. While l handed out again, ’irregular intervals ifior this is to bring lie for a more ef- ills have arisen I Sheets at the end q the sheets gave nion of the course ilon was sometimes l( In ftn infqj lust Buturday told White Hmiih #i son why he h from cumernmhtf on hil vncatiun ’Tho p ctufe dent in l^athln Mrs, Truman, || not to permit “They arle a d told him. At the time t ed, the newsmih |ii sorship!" The wered, “iJecuri Even thoug ted States is a does not tmeanl jectives to place whenj the grading sheets are sprung, the (pinion of Prof.” administration should get a truer concept 141 effectively both of our instructors. Uc from Private life ... rmal ^ol'i-Mie-rocord" speech > ! We suspoct many newsmen of atlll y ihl||ii ;l ) resident Truman aSmarting over their bum guess on last tilers the real ren in pictures taken Accompanied him West. taken ef the Presl- am hla “bow", 4v|lousb warned him re bathing pictures, to the family,” she res were demand- auggested, "cen- s secretary ans- privacy. Certaij family, do not newspaper fro it “disgraceful” T ident of the Uni- eiec|ted public servant, it be stripped of all 0 President, or his ictutes plastered on i in unbecoming or November elections, To partially assuage their wounded pride they now attempt to discredit the President whenever possible, Another example M the remark he made at a banquet not lohg ago concerning the (juestionable parentage of a news com mentator whose vehemence was being ill- ipted toward one of the President's aides, Major General Vaughn. Harry Truman has been hjiore than generous to the newsmen assigned to re port his life to the nation. Man,j’ times he has taken them into confidence, letting his hair down to show them he is human as well as president. Being hu|nan, is it m to unreasonable for him to claim vacy ? Shouldn’t we give our president the some pn- gaze we ittire. it is their personal privilege! Many newsmen seem to feel thatj^ny picture ^ff-hand statement in ti should be released volving the Presit for print) ^ Old FIs same immunity from the public insist on for our movie people?, We are not sure that thosie who cri ticise the President’s picture “censorship” would be pleased were they in ms position to have the newspaper readers observe them cavorting on a beach in tjheir bath ing suits.. ; .t— I. |.|| ;^ i ,. i I* • | d Latin Friends . I^ere is a [thought worth pondering profeafred by the 1 Mexican American Le- mra FT ■gion.'. H! * S811 yi ' l; - The Legio battle flags Col. Rosi partmerit of i t posed r ' PeriV BroWn, er. The LegioJj the return of “proper escori The jiropo! pfeHent frldn tries “the fla Value to the The flags back the Mexican liy U. S. forces, r, of the Mexico De- n, said that he pro- flags in a message to national command- congress to order ured flags with mony.” States. The war for Texas Independence is not involved. The idea has quite a bit of merit. Flags have always carried a great deAl of senti ment and significance. Our return of Mex ico’s flags would not only give our own school children fewer militaristic symbols to study but would do much to soothe the ill feeling our Mexican neighbors hold for us. We ihave very little to be proud of in our imperialistic wars with Mexico. and tixpeditiofli Since Texas is the buffer between the that in view of the U. S. and Mexico and bur neighbors to cen the two coun- the South base much of their opinion of no significance or our entire nation on our state; we should | A merican people.” be the leaders in the matter. tlhpiWi captured in wars It’s a darn good idea. We only wish we, luted by the United jw a state, had thought of it first. I j, The City Friday talion year, , The credited Entered Office at th« Act of News dwin ' ice, Bill Bill! narvey ^nerry. John 8|n(l Chuck CabaniM.' Mack Nolen Emil Bunjea. H. Lacour Jo* trevlu, " Clark Jf uni Carl Thrift newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the . is published five times n week and circulated every Monday through hg holidays and examination periods. During the sumpier The Bat ty on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.. Subscription rate $430 per school rnished op request. is entitled exclusively to the use for rcpublicatioh of all neiws dispatches wise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish- indication of all other matter herein are also reserved. titer at Pont under 1870. (unfo* Member of The Associated Press ly be made by telephone (4 ads may be placed by tele] Hall. CARTER.. ii 3. Kolbye. Henry Selph, Marvin 1 - — Staff Reporter* Represented nationally vertising Service Inc., at Chicago. Loe Angeles, aid San Franciaoo. ) or at the editorial office, Koom ziu, (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Wire Editor Kunae, Manacins Editors Editorial AssisUnta Frank Cushing, George Cliarlton. ee. Chuck Maiael, H. C ‘ IdZr Carroll Trait— Bob t’Sgek’* Spoede. Bill Potto * l_ Leon Somcr, Prank Simmon. Andy Matah, Scotty Swinney, Travis Brock, Beh napkin, Frank Manltoaa j. Nancy Lytle ; W< Photo Engravers ■ Feature Editor Ciiculatiou aevo ««tm, Sam Lanford, R Freak Watoh. C. W. J«niu S . ivi* Marak, X Morale, Sports Reporters ten’s P “ ' - iir. •! w 1G, OLD MODEL O,: ; W 'X V! i echniq rk ue : \ Gripes Quiz V, V ; nique for winning: sort, Just put youn V By FRANK CUSHINC < i] As the sixth week in the ingly perpetual "So You Know A&M?” contest unfolds, cartain cries of dissatisfaction aft ma terialising from within the ranks of the conteetanta. VaributLakljw- tives, many unprintable, arc being used to describe the entrant! feel ings towards the pictures and tac tics being used. / ! . ' '| ;; :ij To ascertain tho llvmcal con testant’s attitude and to'keep iu you stopT” readers informed, The BatuliMt interviewed one Tolangle Zinslh- time The dorf, a hard working la(j with an buckled ui abundance of perservance who has to XM 0 f Wheatios faithfully followed the pictorial top of Wit took quit’s progress. ly three hburs Zinzindorf was busily studying '‘Cail’t V' if 1 tor’s tindorf, is tl you’ve ever en “Naur,"anew “I’ve been in the gar I got my sUrt aondln for prites, as a kid. quit, though, and Ugun t ration of it all BUl every dbntest I can “Hof come your i 1 • j-x nearly i ntry ci ther A and aerial . iaay thal mother! for la; i/ rtd Bfatos i mU8t g 0 now g, hia desk thank you for the ced orx his c i uded reporte K Zinzindorf "Juat One thing LAST FDWT i —Feature' 8:25 Loiters To The Editor THR XHAFT| iCdliot', The Haltajloni ! Wlmti you Itogati this contest you ettilUetl It “Ho You Know AAM/' not “Ho You Might Be Able To (luess AAM “ Td those of Us who have honoDt|y tried each week in locate :the |>lctur#M, I think you have broken faith. Don't you agree that when we find an object wo should at least be able to recognise It? To date in this contest I huva s >efit about nine hours looking ior the objects in the pictures. I should.,ftevet have started if I'd tonight The Battalion would re sort to a picture like Tuesday's picture. . I have checked: (1) Every por tion—horizontal and vertical—of ’ every football goal on the campus (2) The flagpoles in front of the Administration, Academic, and US DA buildings, the Post Office and the dormitory areas, (3) The hand rails on Kyle Field Stadium, the YMCA, and Sbisa Mess Hitfl. The various pipes and rods water tower. (4) on the by National Ad- New York City, From the blurred picture (in The Battalion, ahy of these could be the subject of Tuesday’s picture. After examining all of these, I stopped searching because I real ized I would not recognize it if I found it. If you drop anyone from the contest because pf missing. Tues day’s subject, you’re stooping pret ty low. There are enough unob trusive objects on this campus without your having to print a blurred picture of a portion of an unidentifiable object. / (Name Withheld) Editors Note—-Congratulations, you guessed right, the “blurred picture’’ was the cross-bar on the Kyle Field goal post. We took the liberty of printing part of your letter as we felt that it might soothe other contestants who were “disturbed" at the | Tuesday picture,) CRIME GOES TO COURT MEMPHIS, Ti-nn.—b^—J u<1 ge William J. Bacon thought he had disposed of all ibis criminal cases for the day. But when ho returned to his office from the courtroom he found he was wrong. Somebody bad stolon his over coat, "I j . | Official Notice All Animal lluibandry major* who hav* not niltd out their Dcgrc* Plan are ro4u«at«d to do so at their earllst con venience. Copies of v the Degree Plan are In th« Animal Hiiahandry Office. Please take care of your Plan as Boon' a* possible. If any'doubt exists as to whtther you nted to romflete a Iieyree I Plan plane consult the list, of names on J the Animal Uuabandry bulletin board onJ the second floor of the Aniitui Industries] Buildlfg. .j' T ! B.'R. DANA AGRKK8 Kdilor, Tht HnUalitmi I mad lIh> artiole, “Climax of thi iAtngnrln Affair," wlilcli ap imaml In Tin* Battalion Imuo of March ifilli, I want to tino thla opportunity of congi ululating thi author of thla artlclp, In my opin- < loti, this artlclp has hnun on* of Dip host that has appeared on the editorial page of The Battalion. 1 am u student here at A&M. und of Latin-American descent. 1 - have had the humiliating exper ience of walking in some- public establishments here in the state of Texas and Hgrvice being denied be+ causa of the color of my skin, tAf the author of the article states!, the only place to help us Latin- Americans is In the legislative hall of Austin ; and Washington. I will believe the democratic way of life to be the best only when we are treated like human beings and not as an “inferior race” as somie peo ple consider us. (Name Withheld by Request) Think Of This “We are laborers together with God.” 1 Cor. 3:9 When we began to think in the terms of building a business /of some kind, we usually start Iqbk- ing for a partner to help U& hi the work that We are planning-To do. Is business more important than life? The Lord Jesus put a great deal of: emphasis on life. One of his stated purposes was “that you might have life, and have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Considering this fact, is it not only sensible that we should have a partner in the job of living? Can you think of a better one than the Lord who said “I will be with you always, even unto the end of the world.?” i . ;i / i. various maps graphs of the campus and Bottoms which littered hi when the reporter knocked door. Without rising. Zinzinidorf «j UB t one thibg, 1 laid down his powerful magnifying said. "How about let glass and acknowledged the re- ... porter’s introductions. “I don’t mean to be rude,” said Zinzindorf, ,< but I can’t get up while my feet are in this mustard bath. 1 ain’t got a cold—just sore feet Because of blisters 1 haven’t been able to get my shoos on since last Tuesday. “Why the blisters?” shot the Batt man at the interviewee, pOs- i ing his pencil over the pad to re cord the statement “Why else but walking,” atu ed Zinzindorf in a disgusted tone ‘Tve covered every square foot pi this darned area looking for crack in the snow. Then, after realized that there wasn’t an. snow to bo cracked, I began look ing for a pole." Grasping the point behind! JjlU ilndorfs conversation, the ]MN man said, “1 see, you moan you S ot sore foot while searching lor le Item in To-day's paperT As a matter of fact,” he continued, 'Tin here to get art Interview with you on the contest; Odr reader! would like to know how you Con testants are doing, anil what your technique la,“ \ “Well," Zlnulndorf said,\'Tm not one to brag, hut I do feel I've done very well In this affair, Of course the prlie Isn't mine yet but I fig ure 1 can last as long aa thim<> chicken editors hud their hlurped pictures.” ' j , \ “How did you manage to identify the goal post?” queried the repor ter, ignoring the slander commit ted to the editors. “We figuml we'd clean the field out with that °ne. M i j ' tl] ■. "Ah, it was easy. I just haid to thyself: Ziany, 1 always call myself Zinny ’cause Zinzindorf sounds so formal; Zinny, I says, if you Were a grasping, no good editor trying to keep some prizes for yoqrself in a contest you’d started, What would you take pictures of. From there on out it was easy. Of course like I told you, I first thought they had taken a photo of a crack in the Snow.” I \i\ “Then,” the reporter asked, “that might be classified as your tech- L QUEEN TODAY thru WED. Ml wfth Dorothy L&mour 11 PLUS OA Tuesday & Wednesday B!SI HIV Of fHf DAR 1 :/ IT :e, Room 201, Co-Editors Writers Sports Editon Pace Editor lit bus Editor Movb Editor Stoll Cartoonists ■7 Z THE GIFT!! . . , that only you cun give, [ ' ' f • 'j,J • . * j; . J ' ; i ; ! // Your 'Mother ^- Your Portrait MOTHER'S Dh4 ■ Mays/ AGGIELAND STUDIO r M H/ Noirth Gate I I.';’ Se e - T : ii f M: / *' 1: " /mm Stephen F. Austin Hiph |di / ■\ y/p ' •" ? <! ! 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