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Medical Mdn
Hur
At Forum
“Them rubbin’ doctors har
got to go/' Pr. Algernon
Plasma, president of the Peaf
Smith County Medical Asso
ciation told members Of the
Pre-Med Society last evening
during their annual cocktail
party and forum held in
Sbisa’s Grand Lounge!
Speaking on the proposed Basic
Science Bill before the legislature,
Dr. Plasma assured prc-meds that
the medical profession “ha$ nothing
to worry about from chiropractors.
“We’ve (the doctor's) got more
lobbyists in Austin than there are
rubbin’ doctors! They (the lobby
ists) are just honefit t citizens
a-lookin’ out for our rights, and
the people’s too.”
Thunderous applause followed
Dr. Plasma’s scathing denunciation
Mtatli
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t> the AH
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it pot hopes that some new foot and mouth disease will he named In
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By WILLIAM ALLEN WfllTfe j
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jn 13. Loupot, lo<ml buteincs|.s
in of mtny years' stjinding, yOfi-
lonated to .the Anima| Hu^-
ttndry |De]«rtment a genuine* putd-
bred BOvinus Brazoriusi l
The onl;» college in , the pation
to own orb of these rare species
of cowl AifcM graciously ackho
edged receipt of the gift! iii adel
received h r Loupot late Thgrs
afternoon.
1 The letter, from Deajn 4Sh
Agn
ture, said in part, “Oh belfelf !<if
onates Prize Cow
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ve Livestock Breed
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ful gift. (This latest | gestdrjs f |f
°b
the Collegi! I accept thi
ful gift. (This latest !
yours morj than Sterj
WffOKpdi;
plays youjr undying interest I }n|
your a|id my A&M.” j j !
When j i^ked where he hafl
tained the tare Bov;inus
©ius, Loupot made the follow-
’Ig reply “My friend, you knOwj [
Army Lou is always put jto !
ip evefyone. Well Old Ldu, !
ess his generous soul, heard
that a man in El Paso had onti
of these walking beef-steaks.
“What <iid I do? Why I^fjhiji
out who Wanted a ride to Ef/Paiso.
filled the rback of my tru3«-With
home-lovin’ Aggies and todk ! off.
I Well; wheji I got out to that lahd
"I of sunshine and big hjlls, I ;
and hunted up this jranchefr
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bwned the Bovinus Brazorius and
made him a proposition,
i “But he was one of these im
practical people who vfant to
Mfibble about price all of ijhe time.
Says Old Lou, alt the time flash
ing my glow-in-the dark Aggie
tie, np cost is too high When the
fcWnor of dear old Aggielahd is at
'Make. j ’
|i “Finally, L arranged a swap
With the gent He gave me the
cow and I gave him four dozen
~utmf-date textbooks plus 20 of
he finest gobblers from ray little
Urkey farpi. i . •
“I figured that the books would
Over the cost of the animal and
barged the rest of it to good will,
i-rgood Old Lou’s good will. Count-
ng the resale value of the books,
lus the price of the turkeys,
Which is what they will sell for
after they have had about nine
months to grow, I figure the price
Was about 178,320.15—a mere frac-,
tion of what I pay for advertising
each year,” he concluded.
The Bovinus Brazorius will be
on display in the Exchange
Store window starting next Mon
day. Regarding plans for the lat
est addition to their livestock,
AH Department officials said
that they are hoping to use it to
develop new low-cost, fatless
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beef-steaks by breeding it to
several more familiar members
of the bovine family.
Rumors have circulated to the
effect that “Old Army Lou” may
be immortalized with a bronze
statue which would occupy a posi
tion of prominence in the Horse
Barns.
Preposition Group
Sets Conference
The Preposition Committee of
the Texas English Teachers Asso
ciation will meet in the South Sol
arium of the Y sometime next week
according to Louis < Hauer, head
of the preposition division of the
-A&M English Department. s -
“We’uns suspicion they’ll be a
whole gob of perfessers come to
chat with us,” Hauer said in his
soft, cultured voice. “This here
preposition bizniss gits more vital
ever day. We’uns in Texas use ’em
all the time. I can’t speak fer no
one else, but I sure do aim to use
prepositions till I’m a old man.”
The public is welcome to the
meeting, Hauer said? He stated
that he is baking a cake for the
occasion.
Activities Director Jailed
After Bjrawling in Cafeteria
imm
By ERNEST HEMII
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Carlton b. "Spike’!
tor ofiHttidont Activit
th« MM j»il lust nit
twfjul
itudfni oVer n sll
mtdo by Ijhe studen
nigh
M dlsgruoefullk jfvMjfj'i
Hil
on ha
and thjo pic
papbably be used da' c
court. |lt dhows the brutal
White’s ja{w, the wlckedj g|‘
his eyes, the poised ihahd u
When tr
picture he! shut
ttgllon photogpph^ri ^as
s <
bir
:k«
hat
fob
th*
The fight took place i
j'Haiil he was foiling better.
“I guess I’m just n victim of
environment. If I ) hud staved out
of the environment of Hoturd's
Cufeteria, I wouldn't be flut on
my back now.".
(irmly Kims, usslstont director
of Htudent Activities, did not up-
ia.h ouV wi th '(treat (oM
cringing posture of theipbor
fenseless victim. \ % f
e fight
»itia in Bryan \nouge
suits and ties, in the phato)t\v
Cafeteria
suits and
the two W ere ' eatirtg.
White alleges that
heard the; student (w
is being withheld pel
fication of relatives) l
(Whitt) didn’t have MJJpoti-
ing blood and wad in [rad'
of culturej. White claii
goes stark-raving mad it
anyone says that about
When a Batt reporter
the jail! to (speak tofWr 5 **"
plaintive music
cell-block urea, uoo
Whind bars, . White
1 ' fine Irish tenor
Jail.’' His voii
of sunshii
he collapsed on
bun'
‘I’m a much
he moaned with
wife
sweetest
I not!
at hi
I it
omir
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r
ids In
to care for
give them a father’s love
sent up?
The :
halve att
t#ted in tee Colie;
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Oh, nr
fled studer
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hud just received a transfusion and the news.
pear perturbed ut having, to as
sume the responsibilities or White’s
job. He had moved. Into White's
office immediately after he heard
He moved White’s photographs
and knick-knacks out and pro
ceeded to hang his own captive
Nazi flags and iron crosses in
their stead.
No date for the trial has been
set. Judge Edward Jeffrlea, of the
“Bloody Assizes," will probably
hear the case. Hanging is his fa
vorite sentence. Elms,is thinking
of having his new office done over
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Carlton 0. “Spike” White, well-known college bully and ruffian,
holds his re«ly to lash out at a defenseless student. White was
snapped during a brawl after which he was escorted to jail.
of the chiropractic profession.
Later the society jh&rd Dr.
Leonard R. Fishbine, practicing
chiropractor from Snook, Texas,
reply to Dr. Plasmas remarks.
Fishbine countered with' charges
that the Basic Science Bill was
“merely a dead fish shoved on the
plates of the people’s legislature.”
He atated he had every confidence
that the State Senate would de
feat the Basic Science Bill as pass
ed by the House. “The House has
did wrong,” remarked iFishbine.
This statement brought forth both
exclamations of approval and many
cat calls.
“You're drunk," yeljed Dr.
Plasma as he rushed to the
speaker’s stand. IMtAtna chal
lenged Fishbine to count the
empty bottles on the tables sur
rounding the speaker^ platform.
These empty bottles of medicinal
alcohol hud been brought from
the college hospital to give the
meeting "professional ; atmos
phere,'’ a member said.
The meeting dosed wevornl hours
later, and walking out pf the Grand
Lounge urm-in-arm, Dbctors Plas
ma ilpd Fishbine waved goodbye to
the Society and departed together
in a waiting Greyhound bus.
Aggie Weight Team
Makes Seventh At
Minneapolis Meet
W. Hoyt “Rough House Rocky”
Rothrock, captain of the A&M
Weight Lifting Team, set two new
AAU weight records at the na
tional meet in Minneapolis yester
day.
Competing in the 180-pound
class, Rothrock curled 216 pounds
and pressed 248 to far exceed the
previously standing records set by
Jardo Nagorski in 1939.
Rothrock’s spectacular lifts
gave the Aggie team enough points
to place seventh in the national
standings.
Other members of the four-man
Aggie team were: J. Allen Moore,
instructor with Rothrock in the
Modem Language Department; J.
B. Ashby of the Business and Ac
counting Department; and Howard
W. Barlow, dean of engineering.
Commenting on his record-shat
tering feat, Rothrock said modest
ly, “It wuzn’t nuthin’ much,
really.”
The team will return te College
Station Monday.
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gieland Orchestr
Old-Time Hill-Bill
cm
f the ARgleland Orcheatn
as one of the sweetest poll
on a new light tonight at
leader, announced at the si
morning.
“I’m fed up with thlk m
Turner cried, jabbing a pltehforlj
into the ground as he ranted,”, ajnt)
I'm determined that from here bi
out the Aggielanders will be knowil
as the Kings Of Mountain MbsiM
Thousands of animal huibait-i;
dry students, present at the ii)-i
terview 'with Turtiier, qheered v
wildly when the aging jnusic 1 *) 1 '
made his declaration.
“People .have been compIamW
for years that we play too
we. play too fast, we’re too^ pro
ressive or too backward in oi
music. I’m tired of it; th® .band
is tired of it, In the future top
won’t play anything but hiUbilly
music, and that's final. - • 1
“I didn’t plan to tell' anyone
until tohight at the prom,, but it’k
too good tsf keep. The boys and l
have heed practicing down at thj
Clay Pit i every night,, ? gettin;
ready for the occasion.”
As he talked, the members
the orchestra who were prese
took the opportunity to stroll
through Ifh® ®«ttle pens gatherinji
up atmosphere for theiij new,role{
Campus reaction was violent!
as the inews traveled upwind^
from the cattle barns. Avid fans!
of the recently deceased Aggi*5!
Ramblers proclaimed a holiday!
from classea.! Irate junioro, whti
were planning to attend, the!
prom tonight,
lynching. ! I T r
Leonard Perkins, nsslstm^'illred*
tor of the Hinging Cadefa, isuftl
that ho thought It was one of tljo
widest moves Turner h»a ever,
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BUI Turner, famous musician and orchestra leader, reverts to
his true nature. Announcing that henceforth the Aggleland Orchestra
will be a hill-billy organization, Turner chortled, “Wal, doggone
if’n 1 don’t cai’ate we’uns’JI fetch in mo’ money this hyar way.
Ilyuk, hytik!”
Military Department Approves
Atlantic Defense Pact Today
Aggie Rodeo Club
Sets Date For Its
Spring Tea-Dance
The Aggie Rodeo Club announc
ed today that it will hold its an
nual tea-dance and reception to
night at which the Shakespearian
film “Hamlet" will be! shown.
Charlie Rankin, social secretory,
said that tuxedoes will not bo re
quired, but they will be preferred
pecausu of the “esthetic : climate”
that they create.
Huhlm Day, prograip ohotrifinn,
announced that he inUwdi to wear
his summer tux “lrreg*rd|ess."
The Aggie Chamber Music So
ciety and String Uuartgt, under
the direction of Vibtiplst Jack
Kingsbery, will render selections
from Hundel and Beethoven to
which the club will dance.
Tea will be poured by Prince
Wood and Charlie Wampler will
preside at the Guest Book.
Russell Quits Boy
Scouting; Plans
Girl Scout Troop
“Boy Scouts, bah! Pm tired of
wasting my time with the little
swine,” said Dan Russell yesterday
as he -announced that he was form
ing a girl scout troop here.
Russell, an instructor in the So
ciology Department, has been ac
tive in Boy Scout work -in College
Station for many years.
“But what have you got when
you’re through?” he asked. “Boys”
he said disgustedly. Eagle Scout
Bob McClure was in agreement.
“Girl Scout work will prove more
interesting, I’m sure,” McClure
purred. ] </
Russell said that aipy girls in
terested in joining his troop should
contact him at hU office. Only
girls between the ages of 18 and
26 will be accepted for member
ship, he concluded.
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
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The A&M Military Department
this morning announced its appro
val and acceptance of the North
Atlantic Pact to which the nations
of/ Western Europe and the United
States have agreed.
Col. Hayden L. Boatner, head of
the powerful and influential de
partment, made the announcement
in his usual colorful prose at his
regular Friday morning press con
ference. -
The local war-department’s ac
ceptance of the pact virtually as
sures the success of the under
taking. Official Washington breath
ed a sigh of relief when the infor
mation reached there. For several
days speculation had been rife in
the American capital with many
pessimists predicting that the A&
M Department would revert to its
old isolation thinking.
Lt. Col. McElhenny, vice-chan
cellor of the department, appear
ed at the press conference in
his new full dress uniform—
white blouse with medals, buff
doeskin breeches, jack boots. He
was also wearing a new perfume,
odeur de cheval.
While Colonel Boatner was mak
ing his historic pronouncement,
Colonel McElhenny was shooting
spit-balls at Colonel John Kelley,
an employee of the department
< In Moscow, the news had a
shatterinj? effect on tho politburo’s
egul * . ! *
(Friday here, Wednesday there, wo
regular Wednesday night meeting
can’t explain it, but. the Russians
claim to have invented the calen
dar so they can do what they want
with it). The politburo was so dis
concerted that the members were
addressing each other with yes
terday’* lltles,
President Truman, of the United
.State*, wired hi* ((oiigrutulntlon*
Hnd fervent thank* to Colonel Boat-
tier when he heard that A&M had
endoiMod the plan. Truman ha* of
ten privately admitted that tho
North Atlantic Pact would. be
meaningless If there were no pal
pable strength hi the organization,
“You (Colonel Boatner) , have
given palpable strength to our
organization. We arc grateful.
It would all be futile without
your support,” Truman wired.
The College Station populace ex
pected to see the school called to
an immediate alert. A source near
the A&M . War Depa^ment sa ^
that orders were now being run
off to suspend all classes in favor
of mobilization of veteran students.
The veterans would be absorbed in
to the corps organizations in the
grade of freshmen because they
Shepardson Named
Norway Minister
have forgotten all their past mili
tary experience. ‘
Martial law will be invoked, the
source sdid. This will at last put
a gag in The Battalion’s mouth.
All thej higher officers have^ a-
greed that this is the first tyove (
to be taken. They say it is eSsen- Temporary plans now call f*
tial to the smooth working of the Austin Hall to be repainted (
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tle| barn this
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Student Memorial
Disappears Into
Mud; Three Dead
The 'floating foundation! of the
new Student Memorial Center
this morning.
Wayne Stark, manager
works, was in tears as he report
ed the incident. ‘ J
Two workmen were drowned fr
the slimy morass while frying Jc
launch a raft as the top of Djk
partially completed building dis
appeared from -sight. ; jT
The contractor, like a true-hliie
old-school builder, also went doufn
jwith his building.
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Gilchrist Resigns ;
Returns To Forei,
By KATHLEEN WINDSOR'
Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of the
A&M System, resigned his position
today and will leave at once for
Fez, Morocco, where he will join
the French Foreign Legion, the
College Publicity Office announced-
today.
Gilchrist granted an interview
to Battalion cub reporter Kathleen
Windsor and explained to her that
this is no spur-of-the-moment de
cision. He stated that he had for
merly been in the Legion
he learned road construction w!
working in the Taj Mahal Mqufi
tain$.
He continued by sayihg tHl
ever since Joe Palooka started
telling his North African advtjj
tures ior the newspaper#, the
has been a burning desire in hipj
to return also: /
i. His determination became con'r
crete only yesterday qflien m |
met a man named Smokey whi>t-
consented to accompany him o^ \
' t'rlrll
the.idea of I
tjiuulinitte: Hi! trumpet for
i He did tefl you about
ee, Bib’s (been having
vith his; lipj ever since
to hit tliat high note in
le,” He wooded about it
1 then to'heb he; decided
bv«);! to striqtly mountain
le natural teing was to
ie hbrn for the banjo,
already gotten a new
for the occasion."
k il’s opb of the nicest
at «ould hale been /lone
my joihingi the foreign
Gitib Gilchrist, former .
4 01 the A&M System,
iiu kpow, he even offered .,
as first ukeleleist with
t, arid I th ught a long
tyre giing on > ith my plana
oreign legion ” •
'll
I ’{be
; ah;
ii
irtirte
ter '
t'l
unior Class, ”
pt pf the
ant laughec aloud when.,,,
the new#, thinking it was / I
Fo ol’s joke. However,
o ^ruthi was revealed
k<il into tears,.
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tef* e KSrkham, ^residenl of
entjaenate, was rontart- ^
Norlh Galclmerchant’s,
HU|is on th» bark.
Informed Af tho news,
ertmromitod that every
pcedH a hillh|Iy band Just
dogent Soitnorn polltl-
he voters, or, stu- *
vor <)f tho switch '
Of tourso, thero
imoj who (IbiKt toko to Iho
n ,.J I ain’t snyf blame thorn /,
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Tdtn Butler, vocalist with tho
A|:gif?lhhd QrOhMtm was!. Inter-
tee. pool | hull nt. tho
»te where hf was listen-
nkj Thompson records on
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I think, our show will
big. Just liiaen to Honk
p’a rrom my j hoirie town,
It teu
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know -4 he makes
the mdney Turner
why (should we stick
trip# we play now? 4 ’
tifpical reaction oh the sit-
vas expressed by Bucko
1r»' sergeartt of C Cav-
pfergea
disfe/jockey for any radio
’•- 1 is harp up! enough
hiri. “Since; Kenton dis-
|#oin ‘body, had to take the
ke»ping thi best music
ie people. If Turner thinks ,
do it with hillbilly, then
it.
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Dean Charles N. Shepardson! of
the School of Agriculture has been
named United States Minister to
Norway, it was announced today.
Following the tradition of send
ing ex-deans as representatives to
foreign countries, the State De
partment chose Shepardson for
this post after he informed them
that he was available.
“I am available,” he said; *
Norway is one of the world’s
greatest producers of butter. He will re-enllgt in the French*Foreign Ldflem
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J e'f not much anyone can
they say ihat A&M. is
Texas • UniVerpity only
* jnqneyl is,given out, but
jpi As far. a^ I’m concern-
Whole system can|/go r
!to tu. ,[ f (
trow that btekf the cam-
/IlGIlchript sjaid;, “was the
aot yesterday teat a TU <
rd was .s!i«n |wearing sen* .
kfin Dertoi| When that
I kneiv ft»r i sure that
was a wut t<) drop out,
d to leaver
rijd said that he under-,
hjit the KorVign Legion
ej-run by (termans and
vas itnkinm* to get in
format on'nf ! the Nasi
Me said that tt has al-
ij»dn a aeefet
icmbcr qf a gr(»u» where
uild go from in Inter to
wjUmut a co lege cdu-
'After kH,'1| He cohUti-
tad te havf iae to be-
ianfellor,”
IreSscd ifs idcislra to go
ftbe rugged; I life. "Ever
lit working jfor the Atlas
Divlslmfv (|f 'th# North
Highway Dlphrtment I
fr felt *3ittct(y In Dvb peak
Ijlon, but |I hpvi> felt more
fi the round.
} jnom
years. I mi|B!.the yearly
absence that' the legion
iously itivei,"l he said. r ...
nothing like Jiving with '
Of fine respectable, up-
j)-and-cp|ming, intelligent,
ien and t ringing schnapps
m at the village bistro
y night.
„ too, there is always a
portunitj therA for tnem-
my prefent’staff. I am
[y thinking of taking Mr.
along to be piy viee-pri-
fter all (one in my posl-
’t be fxpectcd to get ,
any organhuttion with-
.ted that he halted to leave
friends here, but that
>f th em
•1
ly of
liaitre
ihortly
, be oi
mclusio;
ming <
tion of Ids
aur i to Jet
if me.” ,
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would
they prob-
»id teat he
ng a 30-vol-t
tfmoirs, “I’m
Kinston get