Markham, Company ;3, &v ■ m wy N K-' .■vy : fv HI j ; don’t sporty scribe, for it isn , your usual spor sble attempt isjgbne. Bearwi ig tlighting this weed’s ■ie and sports has beep l ufal boxing matches nex gym Monday nights. Judging b; of | th« i crowd, we ventu: t ijs will prove tb be laijof any intramur; > JHarrison, intramu with us whoi«h thin, adding that it response from th< g Interests annual :Adtion, fast and diem Was the key word wh lx sounded the fir^ g his year’s figl tsianding boxers ifere: in IV onday night's perf< fong.them R. W. f‘CI (era in and F. W. Snydei sent ng Companies 2 ani spectively. Anderson defebi ent, W. D. 1 it 9, by exhibiting! which caught Bedford iki times, resulting 1 in a thii id knockdown, whjch.i ' tomjse, wins the fight, under ii i ramural rules. . |, T|111} Sn rder was well-n&atcfiedi with J F Hillman of Flight 12,' but prow d too much for him with In- othei knockdown. " j Orje of the most crowcf-; les of the evening in ml Boxing Undertvay Her?; rowds Watch Large Field BEAN NEED •t | l , J- I'j '' f ' ' j ' ' writing with one of a regular :ten by one, by ho means. Charles writer, is ailing, and we are mak- yoti the Annex sport news while and here goes. j j J 9t le4 ■ :n- rd : , f fait Flight 10| aijdj . is er flying for three tesJ never coming uj) for tie final bell sounded io i went to Stripling. Si ice we have drifted 149 Hb. class,- we’)l s^ay dthejr of the most evenij was between' C. 11, and Lowell Hoi any 1, with Holmes yrjhning ^decision. The Hplrties-Strip- winner will meet W. sG. pRollo- Flight 12, who defeated L] I*, guez, Company 7, ih h toiaitch y night. Dominguez sieemed ire quickly in thd third round, giving HollbweU iUioj much trovble and enabling hitn to get the decision. . i "'T |• J. ; , Twenty-two bouts art slat for Friday night, which the quarterfinals of thei tol ment. Then the following day night, April 11, t|n fit ala will take platje, ajijl 13, Wednesday night, the in each of the weight div I ere are some more Hsiilts of Moiday night's initial bbutft: ji39 lb. class—D. S. Curtiss, | J, li;i}htll2, de« fated W. W. LoOkrlfliM|fC<>m» pany 5. In the 149 pbundttbj H S. defiuftttd to :7. ; J. W. Phjllips of Company 2\ topic i over D. ijr y« in vuv Colomun, Company Hj, de J. jM. Schaefer, Comimnj Bw while WjA.iCs eaiy decision of Company 1, toi k another default Ncsl of Company 7. : V. A. Topperweirt, took another easy one Btjrda df Company 1, nders defeated J. P. ipany 3. another of thd ink category, W. H. (J< mpany 2 won ovei' of Flight 9. Delangd wil w nner of the Toppem dtrs match, on Friday ;ri No fights took plao jiight in the 159 lb. i clan ti in is slated to get Here soon. JC. p. Pad , G ilden Glover and prid j .c pany 7, took a default c Davis, Flight 11, dnd I liter. h anaging Editor.^.. F eature Editor.™ Shorts Editor.... I ilitary Editor.... F hotographer... S*ff Writers.. the saun- rmer lE 11 meet J. D. Carter of Company 4 on Fri day night. This night will also find R. D. Kirk and C. E. Meyer scrapping it out, while the winner of. the J. D. HeacoCk-E. R. Hen dricks match will meet J. D. Mor ton of Company 1. E. B, Rubsamen, another Company 7 man, will meet the E. N. Swirsky, Flight 10-N. E. Welch, Flight 11 victor on Friday night also. 1 - j Going up into the heavier boys, the 169 lb. group, the D. ( E. Scott-M. T. Rarris winner will meet the top man betweem D. L. Glidden and R. T. Nicosia on Friday night. W. B. Tate of “Company 3 will meet (he C. S. Davis-D. M. Brown winner, H. D. Gant of Flight 11 and M. R. Ammons of Company 5 will meet Ammons took a forfeit from - B. T. Hardman, Company 2, while Gant defeated C. L. Geraghty of Flight 10. Friday night will also find the first 179 pounders imaking their debut, when C. F. Parr, Flight 12, "takes on the winner between A. S. Johnson, Company 1, and W. C. Holmes, Company 7. . R. N. jReed, Company 4, and B. W.i Wilson, Company 8, WM tangle to decide the opponent for R. B. Johnson, Company 3. H, B. Mel- lina will take on the winner of the J, JL Peeler, veterans—A. G. Stell, Flight 10, scrap. Now come the big boys, the heavyweights. They, too, will take their first turn in the local ring Friday night, when C. W. Spruiell, Company 7, and J. Ri Gottlob, Company 2, meet. Then r Monday night, W. O. Jacobs, Company 7, and N. W. Naugle, Flight 10, will tangle. Another Friday night match will pitch D. R. Siebarth, Company 3, against D. D. Cregg, Company 8. A complete schedule of the fights is posted in the gymnasium on the bulletin board. * • '' ' Boxing, though it is p o W in the limelight, is not the only in^ra*- mural activity underway ^ at the Annex. Volleyball is daily attract: ing many spectators, with games being played as often as the weftther permits at the * courts south of the Annex gymnasium, Only about four more volleyball games remain, said Luke Harrison Tuesday; afternoon, before the champiojnship series can be play ed between the two league chumps. By just taking a quick look at the records,jit seems that either Com pany 1 hr Flight 11 will rijpresetn League "B,” 'while it could go to any of three teams in League "A,” with Company 8 taking our vote. Incidentally, the boys are talk ing it ub pretty much down in the bund boirracks area abobt their po tential champion volleyball team. This is the first team which has gotten out of the loser’s column, and may be the one which will go all the way. Tnis isn’t purely company loyalty, and if you don’t believe us, take a look at the sex tet. Sparked by Sam Beck, G. C. Ellisar, and others!, they may be the tealm to beat. The Freshman WA y;< K Page 1/ the battalion THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949 -l Page 3 Idle Crew Dreads Up Question Of the Week; Ffeh Air Views tennis is progressing like the proverbial turtle, according to N. A. Ponthieux’s bulletin board post ing^. In the doubles matches, C. K. Taylor and Bruce McDaniels; have advanced, and will meet the R. D. Grimes-B. Chapman team. Ischy F eature W ri t era..;—j . ill, Th4>: i 01 LI The Freehman Page, newspaper o Thursday ae an Intide page of louthwell, faculty advisor, j fT] il Newt contribution* may; be mad e I tadent Center at the Annex. r IHMAN STAFF .....Dean Reed L. 0. Tiedt G. F. “Fig” Newton Charles Sebeeta John Tapley Hank Cole tfeuvar, Bob Price, David Rice, R. A. Moreland, impsoo, Alfred Thorpe ; i . W. W. Aldridge. Robert Bynea, Willie Davia. Zane Martin, Tommy Martinez the Total A. A M. Annex freahmen, is publiahH 1 the BATTALION, and is sponsored by Sag at the Freehman BATTALION office In tht r. j ,.R ■r ir- See Us For GARDENIAS ORCHIDS CAMELLIAS By BILL THOMPSON The atmosphere around the Freshman Bait office has been so dreamy the last few weeks that this department just couldn’t stay awake long enough to think of ideas for this column. We were sleeping, reclined, in the editor’s big easy chair, when said person angrily interrupted our snooze with a vociferous “If you don’t get out and work up that story. I'm going to (censored)!! And that’s final—get out!” Note to editor. “Dear Editor: Will you please forgive and forget for we’ve hit upon a subject ati last!” v Our question of the week for this week interns the new ap- j pearance of the corps in the j khaki summer uniforms and the j various reactions of the cadets and members of the Annex per- j sonnel. ' ] It had been so long since we had gone on a tour of questioning that we hardly knew where to begin. After finally deciding jus£ to wanr der around the Annex, visiting horse-shoe games, card games, meandering among the cadets wat ching the poor unfortunates drill, we finally wound up in the Ad ministration Building. Cadet W. H. Dickens, Company 2, said, “I like our going back into khaki. Thisuuniform will be much cooler, even though it doesn’t look as good. Another disadvantage is that it's harder to k^ep clean.” / C., F. Stallings, Company 5 look ed up from his card game and said “I Can’t wait to get into those khaki*. They are really going (o feel good after wearing serge for so long-” “It doesn’t make too much dif ference to me,” said Joe Mack Johnson, of Company 1. “It’s ju] getting too hot for serge, so only 'logical to enter the kl uniform.” ’’ i [i • M. B. Burton, a veteran, saty “Since it naturally doesn't af fect me, I really don’t care. Kha kis will give the Annex that sea sonal affect that cornea out with the warmer weather, however.?' The tactical officer of the Fi^st Battalion, Major W. B. Wood, ttjld us,j “I don't think that the khdki unijform meets the serge stamiarils in appearance. The cadets will have to pay more attention (to brass now, because belt buckl|es, uu- Mack jukt ) it’s (haki especially, will make a ‘break’ in the uniform. Well polished brass can make a cadet look very nice, but a dirty belt buckle can make an otherwise neat uniform look sloppy. However, I think that the comfort and coolness of khakis will outweigh the extra time and work put in polishing brass.” We ended our tour in Dr. J. I\ Abbott’s office, and of course it was after 5 p. m., forcing the„ good doctor to remain a few minutes after hours. Dr. Abbot said, “Khakis will look very neat when they are dean, and they are much easier to clean than serge. I envy the cool look of the khaki uniform. I can assure you they are much more com fortable than any suit,” And so ended our opinions for this week. If we haven’t met favor with the editor, maybe our name will remain on the freshman staff anyway. and Griffin will meet Morris and Blockman in another of the doubJes matches to be held soon. In the singles events, Loiyell Holmes took a forfeit game oVer J. R. Nail, and 1 will. meet A. I A, Hayes, who defeated J. H. Wilnn. R. D. Grimes ibeat Joe Mazjzu, while C, K. Tayjor won over Sjam Vester in other matches. Gripies and Taylor will! meet soon, with the winner playing the Holir|es- Hayes victor for the singles title. , Tennis’ little brother, intramural ping-pong, was finished in a re cent tournament, with the Haii- Barry combination taking the double^ crown. ★ The Annex track team, coached by J. R. Hill, P. E. instructor, tied the Allen Academy thinly-cjads again in a dual meet held last Sat urday in Bryan. This was the sec ond time that the Annexites tied the strong Allen group in two con secutive matches. We have not been able to get the complete results of the meet from Mr. Hill, but these will be published as soon as possible. Our congratulations to a spirited bunch of tracksters! Speaking of track, we have to turn again (o intranhurals to men tion the tentative open meet to be held on Kyle Field sometime in the middle of May, according to Luke Harrison. This will be another in tramural event, said Luke, and will cover most of the usual track and field events. There will be; the 440 yard dash, the 100 yard the 880 dash, the 120 low (the usual hurdle race 220 low or 110 high—this will com bine the two, with the hurdles be- ing spaced as in the 110 thigh hurdle event). Others will include the shot-put, broadjump, high- jump, and the pole-vault. Another item before closing, the final speedball game will take place Thursday evening at 5 p.m. Gonzales Gets His i Probation; Gives •J j. Judge Fine Reason SAN ANTONIO —MP>- Juan Gonzales, a little man with ner vous hands, stood before the judge twisting an old felt hat out of shape, while his eyes grew bright with^worry and fear. Jhan was facing an 18-month prison term assessed by a jury following his conviction on an as sault to murder indictment. -Judge W. W. McCrory, of CrU minal District court, cleared his throat and surveyed the little mtfn, and then turned to the attorneys. "Why do you think he deserves probation,” the judge asked. “As sault to murder is a pretty serious offense, you know.”: j “It’s this way, judge,” one of the attorneys began, and then, as if realizing the futility of words, turned to the little inan. "Get ’em in here, Juan,” he di rected. Presently, through the courtroom door a parade came trooping. “Uno, dos, tres, quatrd, cinco, seis, siete” Juan intoned. He turn ed triumphantly to the judge. “Eh todo,” he exclaimed. Los hijos lined up in front of/the judge, solemn and pnblinking, like a row of owls. “Mi familia,” Juan said. The judge grinned: “Probation granted,” he said. “Those are seven good reasons for probation. GOETHE CONGRESS PLANNED | ./FRANKFURT der., — <*>> — More than 200 scientists from the United States, South America and West Europe have been invited to come here next August to hon or the memory of; Johann Wolf gang Goethe, German poet. Celebrating the 200th anniver sary of the birth of Goethe, the city has arranged gn international scientists’ congress to debate “Goe the’s influence upon the thinkihg of the present day world.” The congress will meet here Aug. 24 to 26. It will be the climax of the “Goethe Festival Year” be ginning in March and ending in October. Goethe was bom here August 28, 1749, and died : at Weimer at the age of 73. The festival program includes gala performances of Goethe’s dra matic works including “Dr. Faus- tus.” / ■ j. ;] | ■' r BABE HAS FALL; DAD GOES TO HOSPITAL HOUSTON, —(A*)— A 5-month old baby fell froni a bed last night. The youngster’s; father went to the hospital. J. M. Proctor Jr,, 80, was taking a bath when he heard a “thud" and a cry from his son’s bedroom. In rushing to! the child’s aid, the father slipped onthe |citchen floor. He grabbed the family refrigerator ripping the door off its hinges and toppling the 200-pound box over on him. The child was not injured. You must be a male ci sically sound, and ha to paaa the equivalent viewing team). Both ijjng! Mother’s Day Program For Annex Planned A tentative schedule of events for the Mother’s Day activities was announced Tuesday by Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of men at the An- nex. Dr. Abbott said, “Though Mother’s Day is a month away, I would like to urge all freshmen students to begin making plans for having their parents and friends attend our Annex ceremonies.” The program, which has become traditional at A&M, will be high lighted by a parade by the Fresh man Regiment at the Annex 1 , an nounced Dr. Abbott. -The student committee for the day’s activities has been appointed, said Dr. Abbott. The committee consists of J. W. Rogers, company commander of the freshman band; Richard Ingles, director of the freshman Drill Team; J. W. Dais- ton, of the YMCA; Paul H. Moth- eral, leader of the Little Aggielapd Orchestra; Roy LeTourneau, fresh- man regimental commander; and R. W. Rowe, freshman class presi dent. Discussed in the tentative sche dule were, said Dr. Abbott, de partmental exhibits in the student center, an informal dance the night on the night of May 7, a general assembly and morning player Sunday, with the presenta tion of flowers to the cadets. The parade will be held Sunday afternoon, and will be high-lighted by the presentation of the outstan ding company and outstanding ca dets, said Dr. Abbott. Engineering Cent Freshmen To Be Library Cures All Ills; Aids Failing Cadets y By BOB PRICE Dr. Doak to Speak To Biology Club At Annex Tonight Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the bi ology department at A&M, will speak to the A&M Annex Biology Club in their meeting Thursday night, said Bill Thompson, vice- president of the' club and chairman of the program committee. Dr. Doak’s topic will be “Evolution.” The meeting will be held in the biology lecture room at the An nex, starting at about 6:15, said T. M. Ferguson, biology instruc tor at the Annex and sponsor of the club. Lee Gruhlkey, chairman of a committee named to select a duch ess to represent the Biojlogy Club at the Cotton Ball and Pageant, has announced that the duchess has been selected. She is Miss Bar bara Tucker, a freshman TSCW student from Laredo. Miss Tucker was selected by the committee, af ter being entered by Bill Powell, Annex freshman from Laredo. Annex Freshman, do you have trouble studying lately, do you feel bad and are your grades simi lar to your health? If your answer is “yes” to this question, here is the solution. The ^Abnex library offers a cure-all for your study problems. Studying, surrounded by this myriad of knowledge, will cer tainly have a soothing effect on your grades. The Annex library is really the very place to get your studying' done. This building of great know ledge contains over 1,000 volumes of fiction, non-fiction and research works. You will likely find the answer to any question here. The library also has all the required reading books for English 103 and 104. Quiet surroundings, conducive to study are always available at the library, open from 8 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 p. m., and 6 to 9 p. m. for the convenience of the students. If it is a good book you are seeking, once again the library provides the solution. A book may be check ed out fot two weeks, with a two weeks renewal available if so de sired. Daily newspapers and weekly and monthly magazines are always available for the students to read at any time. Mrs. Mildred Pryor and Mrs. Elsie Peeler, the librar ians, are also on hand to assist the student wi(h any of his read ing or study problems. Mrs. Pryor Says that if the li brary doesn’t have any of the ma terial that the student wants, she will be glad to secure the desired book or information from the main library at the campus. When asked about the popularity of the library, Mrs. Pryor said that the library is full most of the time with “in dustrious scholars.” She says that on the whole her job is a most pleasant one. She would appreciate it, however, if the boys would be sure to sign a check card when they checked out books. So at last you have found the solution of that old study woe, too many distractions. Make a trip to the library when you have some studying to do. Your grades are sure to rise with your spirits when at last you are able to study- peace and solitude. J- Bj W. W. ALM The Annual Engineer’s tion, a freshman engineerin ing contest, will be held t on April 23, said B. F. K. instructor in the Annex ing department. The co: begin at 1 p. m. and end ji at 5 p, m. on that Satui id. , The contest will consist classes of drawing^said These will be (1) workingVd ings ‘with instruments, (: Biology G Sends Duche|s To Cotton B " n S Irtrw- H's- ; / • • Ijj, i lue, (3) e *h* nd (4> Dra leg?, hei ie commi ire promotir m Ford, Ed :h con said Mulliihi idges, Dr. ay, and iow | whose a fi ee-1 or. IE., ome worth it the final sej by ipartmt w. three tihis con- -i ] Parker] •MS: i< n of < ohventfon, ,Mjay 6 A Vrith three for the division. An ; invitation to s< duchess to the Cotton he hold on April 29 campus, has been receb the Annex Biology Ch nounced Haydon . Jenkins, dent of the club, at the Thursday, March 24. The the club’s duchess and heV)|e8, ' 1 y, a judge in this Uontest, ijirst; iqntifs in natiougi icom: ud ilje enrolled at -AltM |y, nan-., instru- ot' finite n r '! ati- « / earn ices A \ ijsdi i; i' of the next meeting, on Abril! 7. pn pari if] ifor Boon* Gow- ^ ' - • Fr;shinja(t ! Drill Tulcsd^y-evening that five at 'l/ 7 ] . :r of* the announced ^jam was , ifances in ' • I th4i ndqr future. i.| ment of dues anytime befewe thei next meeting, and then a wiring: it, also. T. M. 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