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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1949)
i ; j i on . the sprini only hM I it hai al dormitbi :li But Union until! wholesoi some ai Ametici to vdl Jr lotivat dug well-traveled routes for we give our office holders so ittle re- V , : ’ r-;7 •• i M \'. i':- !> i- •• % ttalion Editorial ' ’ ' '■ ! . J S' v ' •. I ;.i ' !' i :i' d ■ J ■ „ THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1949 m ■ . -. All the Candidates... f pyw m 1 i-rl 'j'~r :/r ■ /s r i x \7:'A ■vi r \ J ji' lye become victims of muneration. There is 1 not Campaign posters. Not to s^t up a system of opportunity for. there is e fwW spread on trees, but no money involved. When the money in- iL. * in All 2 ar. 4- n ..•■■lln A .. .1 A.... 4 2 ..A 21. MAMA ,2.1 V. r\ a! , 2 . f f\ M pam. ilso r#: find it a Candida iL g ill “IsT^tai livestock, interest in i stock indi|s . Such « i ng to walls and/ jboaijds. ■' cursing these some- s/ we hail them as r ,vre is anything whole- ble, it is an election. e:uliar in that they like " someone to represent ting ''The do it. we have a good demo? j Our candidates are [ires to do a service and - ihre of personal glory. We ipossible to accuse any )eing sincere or honest centive is removed, there is no object for the crooked candidate to rub. To those candidates who do not re ceive a popular mandate to office, there is still consolation. A defeated candidate in Hearne, our neighbor and curved- bridge city to the north, has organized a Defeated Candidates Club. Requirement for membership is to have unsuccessfully Sought a public office. Now politics in this region offers something to everyone— to the victors goes the office; to the losers the Defeated Candidates Club. fol; £attJe Out of the Yard . Liberty or Death’ to Parad Mystery Flag Regiment; His, j j. There, in the cor 1 * i 'j" " By C, C. MUNROB f \ ' • other officer*, la A «hroud of my*tery deeper than rolled the banner any ever aired on a radio “who* Slowly, as * the dunit” fell over A&M yesterday open, a figure afternoon. The Military Depart- side of the flag * ment, in its most; valiant effort ab)e. Resplendent it df the year, ha* so far failed to was a picture of a| pierce the shadows of the unknown i n her uplifted arn "The Case Of The Mystor* which hangs a I unsolved at thia “Liberty or Dentti The womap i f* Actually thd mystery began two |ng white gown. A years ago deep in the vaulta of circles her waist Rohm Hull. It * waa then that Her- to her feet, -gcant Ray J. Chandler, sergeant Bordering the major of the enlisted detachment, rectangle is an 0 the fringe) painstgkini 1 at some unknown ■ort “Where did it c« While the question hoe Ti made his _first^entry his at Ross purpose T ‘ u i}r. hrougn locaeo recuras. wane the question no* ummaging through various box? ?! dqes it belong tq * stored in the vault he disrov* renreaent?" othen 1 cred a large package. Curious, Chandler anwnipped the pack- othen But nobody knowi ' Old Aggies ai pus were called ii shed no jjgjip i !M! College ashamed of its the happy grunting pig ... ” ? * tick department, and its We wonde^ if the interested public liplopment of the live- driving along Highway six has ever con- ;he state?” cerned itself with battling the legions of Picture of a state legislator, looking arouni T.S.CW. Datel ine ■1 to the' 'Farmer widely reid ing to the I approvingl tl the paslures Building tio tl the railn Whak^Jfl f s to more thin K ?placemefit.~|| un-interesi iiig his hidcebl gb ddWs.’ 11 The agriculturt be that jtb| from thfo <|t what an 0^1: up to (lidplhjHil ing mam'jtL- !n py grunting J driving ^loliif I't is encoUfa Progressiv interest jn the pastjur Where ejsh zine wit! Progresslvt such a pro! But, we Progressive! arounci 1 le breeze Wus pastures gni neighing litorial question posed flies that congregate in our picturesque ins of the Progressive meadows in the heat of summer? And we more revenue. idge Is axe and found a large white flag. Thinking it had been put there for storage, he replaced it and for two years the flag lay un touched. Then last week Chandler re-dis covered the flag. This time curi- question which osity got the best of him, and he thinking. What |f|jj took the banner to Lt Col. Joe sented some hoh ’ E. Davis, assistant commandant. Obviously it wou banner. Nobody ing it or hearint “What shall w< another asked. Ai M ■ ¥ 4 itji(|)n. The editors of the wonder if much thought has been given ag&zine were referr- to the inadequate grazing area the East Gate meadows afford our growing live stock herds? I ; ; j These things are not noticeable to the casual observer, but let them spend some time ( near the herds on the sweltering summer days and perhaps they will see in£ else was the re- the method in our madness, s by a ‘‘tired and And what about the enemies of the • rs. i tjipM. f I J i r 1 ■ worriedly seeking college which tjhe Progressive Farmer says tl in the spacious mea- can make “an director’s action in fer of livestock from ig the Administration grazing areas across fr&sive Fanner objected Jessies Debate if B Social Grace or Relaxation By JEANHNE BROWN ‘That’s the Law’ Ql Jx TU Registrar Refuses Graduate Student’s Entr Four blank issue . with the college apparently playing up golf and pushing ijt ojn to quote an A&M the livestock into the background ?” These i ais saying, “It may enemies, too, are invited down to A&M to an teach agriculture witness the “lowing herd, neighing mare,” iosjtion just as well. But etc^ SometiniO in July, perhaps, ijtiktljie college is giving And finalfy, we wonder if the Progres- owing herd, the neigh- sive Farmer ^nd the enemies of the col- i g !|heep, and the hap- lege have ever heard the story of Ihe hard ari interested public working farm couple who kept their cows #h\j\my 6.” grazing in front of their modest little 1 to know that the white home. 1 • has taken such an After years of hard work, the couple otyal of our herds from amassed a sum of money- Their friends e: iing the highway. ' showing a neighborly interest, asked the \|)rld would a hiaga- couple what they were going to do now distribution as the that they had some extra cashi? “bh, we don’t plan to change much,” the farmer replied, “but I always promised my wife that if and when we could afford it, we’d move the cows out of thje front yard.” , Well, we aren’t a rich school by any means, but finally we have gotten to wh^re we can move the cows out of qur front yard. walls, except for several b. boards and a dozen or so signs, a ouple of windows, dreary weatherj Now* is that the proper atiposphere for an exciting bridge game ? | This led to o!ne of those philo sophic. discussions— while Plato and Aristotle turned over in their mummy cases. Should I bridge be culti- jivated as a so cial grace or as a rclnxa t i o n , play to win or just for the en- fun if the^e are enough people around. Speaking of studying, sdme peo ple rfre goinjg to work a little extra entertHinme it in between studying this we^ek. 7he seniors are having Their DJjy jrhursday; in assembly they will read their will and pro phecy, and then they are going to Lake Dallas for a picnic with fried chicken (charged to the college bill). The senio's will deserve rest and relaxation liter the strain of the Carnegie 'Ifests which they will take Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings—a four hour test each mornipg. It sounds like fun, missing all! those claske?. i mauler to whftt out of school. Thalt’s what ill concern itself with No one seems to kfiow exactly tyhy they joyment of play- have to take the testa. It’s some ing? From the «ort of honor for the school's aoh- art of bridge- iors tp he asked to take it. Si ^ "Maying we wurit'i’ school. muMa it compulsory. in , an orderly It’s gotteh to be iiut* a probl t we have gotten around hor4 about no# to take sun hath. Everyone kmws how l.t , s' done but no|t without the aun. Girls Iirokc our aesslon ( j oc | ( | e it’s ipi-rfact wuathcr for a up VNle all dee (led that .f we set- ^ ( t pnipi)ire( , but [)y tied , own to ^ork right now that the timo to the balconies wo ought get sM t^g out of our _ the sun .J a huge- ias year at .jill^e^sett e down cloud May L tiy Saturday the sun and go to class a least five (lays wiU Imke >< , tj f mimi _ th ' t . H wh<m a week. (Do jteachers really ex- our swimm ^ po ol opens. We may have new sjiits, but no! new tana. I ' THIS MAhj HAD FAITH AUSTIN, April 28 -(#>_ The Students in the \ University of Texas yesterday re- they were senionf^atj jected applications of a group of weeks ago had negroes seeking admission as grad- • about how they uate students. professional study') Assistant Registrar Max Ficht-, graduation this sui enbijium told them to make applir ' cation at the Texas State Unfver- , The governor sity for Negroes at Houston. se8 s> on of “That’s the law,” Fichtenbaum the amitt/They 1 told the group of 34 who had marched m an orderly procession ^ 8enio ‘J in to the Administration Building, c ’ ol , f f Ne ( carrying placards. tend theirMfoi Earner, nine representatives of sional service !to five Texas colleges for negroes viloged'race, begiri; called at the governor’s office, in 1949.” their campaign to gain admission , to the University of Texas. “Fifteen already have filled their registration cards at the Univer sity," said J. H. Morton, chemistry .MaBUvyto < ugroes iwro. 1 wo file this Afternoon.* '! U ' About 42 ale tfbing out' to the University-to ask for admission.” T W > 3 } ill wn 1 K-rmilHIon ent t( oaf you v or regiipitfnt now hkve I? an?! i ni knows i $aber’’ * L ti 1 . thp case, jhti have been jover ambitious ca- aae, it would be it in A AM ceic- one organisation hich waa without wo use this,” A latrr, “for I ” Cadet Colonel , commander of Xth§regiment, thought thing for hla out- were held in Rosa ho necia mi ■ion. Finally PM8AT, gayo allow the sixth the banner. And where the new r came fromr e story. I it cjome from? hen and why was t into the. quesr wered. Maybe no ire the “Lady with elfrom. Maybe no- UlL, ^ - wn? Ibwidld it get in at RUM [Han? Those k, , jd i ikiihYi v l f ‘ antpu FRIDAY 5:00 pjn- JlllliMllllliilHi ill u Mi ». MARV-l sales resii object” e:^ day’s pfty^h •; ii!l I HI ! .» j if the editors of the have ever stood area when a good illeir way across the ie “lowing herd, the Seating sheep, and • '• : i ! ining to tumble as It won’t be long until the meat bill l|i. The “price is no! can be cut in half as papa brings in fresh ippearing like Satur- trout for the table. There will be no ex planation as to why the hardware is triple the amount saved on meat. bill has been living for - 1 hold out for two Joe Stalin would no doubt be glad to qlect him to some split a bottle qf vodka with us if we would split the atom with him. • | j / / 'he Battalion "Sulditf, Statcfhan, Knightly Gentle mm" Sullivan Ross, Founder of A##ic Tradition! nswapupor of th« Agrletdlural anil Meehanioal Collogo of Texas and the xas, is publlHhed five tiquis a wook and circulated every Monday llirimuh ilshod on roquoit. ex pect yoiji to goj to class on Satur day ?) It might not be such a hard job to settle down since the ring dance at A&M is ovpr, and there’s only the Cot|ton B:)!! and a few other dlances jlown there and the class dances |up hejre, club activities, dorm pi(cnics, pnd the sort. Only hope Flj be able to write a term ! uaperj per week fffr the i ext tivp weeks. AH teachers must give shjiilar issignments because that library Has been as crowded as the tjorm pprehes at 12:14% on Saturday riighjts. Studying can be Official Notice All cadets on I the, main campus will be excused from] classes from 8:00 until 10 a m. and frojtt 3 until 5 p.m Thurs day, April 2S. f^r the purpose of taking part in the Federal R.O.T.C. Inspection. Cadets at the Aj.&M. Annex will be ex cused from all jclassjes from S Until 12 a.m. Friday. April 28. Those cadets Itaking part in the in spection at other times will be given an t linn rut Ion slips by their Military Sci ence Instructors tjo be taksn to the Instruc tor of th^ class ipr classes missed J ' M. t. Harrington Actljig Dean of the College LAMKSA, Tex., —(A 1 )— Grocer Rosa Davis yesterday advertised by radio that he was taking the day off. Ife left the door to his store open, cash in the register and all of J ;2,500 stock on the shel ves. He to d customers in his ad vertisement that they could take what they wished and place the money in tie register. Davis checked up at the end of the day. Hi made $15 in profit. He gave the $15 to a church. Why did he do this? He said he just wanted to prove that people are hondst. PALACE Bryan ZSW 11 . _____ J TODAY thru SATURDAY P “ENCHANTMErJ' FRIDAY PREVIEW—11 PjA; “SOUTH of ST. LOU SATURDAY PREVIEW—li P. “SO DEAR TO MY HE A jj. QUEEN s/rrmtr ■'! [lUi SUNDAY MAY 1ST i, TODAY & FRIDAY Thiinuiay & Friday Tl! joHdays ami oXHinltiation periods. During the summer The Hat* onday, Wednosday and Friday,. 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Kolbye, Henry Cori Thrift . jiirvin Brown, : Kenneth Mai i—H——— Staff P.erortcrj .Jsn Treviso, Wfm HUTTON JOIN i.UND K() The [Perils Ol Pauline — *NI> COLOR HIT — Y ROGERS It I Laur m Mhints COLO* ar TECNN/COIOR SIR CEDRIC W HARDWICKE •JUDITH ANDERSON Under California Stars M / Circulation Msrak, 8am Ladford, R. Morales... Staff Cartoohista ino, Hardy Roes, Brad Holmes Photo Engravers £$ At Produced by SttfHtK tlCHAKO WAllACE Borden CImm tyfi SUN. — 4 Screen Play h« and John Twl# ^ Rita Hayworth The tOVES of CARMEN” ' / DAUNTLESS MAID. Wounded at the B4 Fortress, Joan of Arc directs he ard Derr) and poulengy (Ray Teal) to carry on Arc”. Miss Bergman is starred ih the title tol< Fleming’s lavish production in color by technlcol Wanger produced, and Victor Fleming directed Pictures drama. j «] j: J -1" FT-TT ADMISSION Matinee-80c Night —01. 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