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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1949)
m '4" : I: — Page 2 Fr« F ; i: ■‘if ■ I- r> vf i •» ii ■ , tions will first hand seen by a: Tt lege will ed. to rna tour wo by P 1 write a jects of The ac tee in appH' forward a: The comm such a stu through Iffy till worth the( inqll 1 mm Intereut not as at i rather strong fool thai HUctossfi ,\ . .j! Whei aown M< the mitt speech A gin. u ce- Arthiut: ' • . The j f by a on ed incited a j -. At a Was und a cler; speech “Christie meetrn who fo P. Long o Tenfrli -/ t . ;l /:! 'J lion Editorials • • ' ■ 1 . t / WEDNESDAY, MAY 19,1940 I An Aggie to Report . . . r • i-. ; -i T i ■ , y- ; lubs and organize- come an annual | award) will encou more stud' concerned opportunity to if European Hi hear more student^ to become interested in European life as dtnt this summer. tional borders. rag. lents 1 with the world beyond our tJL/ /i v' r in part ($400) student will be ex- otal groups and also he Battalion sub- III 1 Student Life Contmit- expenditure shows a thinking here at A&M. !e information that ive the student body d articles would be ft college subsidy. esisi 1 £ state of Texas. ign affairs, though He may even persuade several Kuro- otild like fo see, is peans that western movies have exaggera- mnny sthdents. We ted life in Texas a little. And that pur idfiised tpdr (which, if lives are not directly proportional to the ir j|j ruwrI h f k deal aric Roosevet terms & j" his heckhiis, Five for majdl canT '4 simply anger, | about pj Sue! brief dp violates guarantleip Juati behalf Uc’ i He i Th oui^ eyje H. words .Amerilciilti But ihe ' ^*1 RedsMly Ulion year. probably be- accuracy of Indian arrows. K J | 'j f; '■ \ I ' •■ ! Boundries of Free Speech? . . !< ■< \ decision, handed ion. * * t sing people all over Jackson said a “drive by totalitarian Jolrujor where freedom of groups to undermine the prestige and the hter people’s rights be- effectiveness; of local Democratic govern ments is advanced whenever either of involved a speech, made theip can win from this court a ruling ied| Alabama priest nam- which paralyzes the power of the officials. niello, which virtually This is such a case.” Chicago meeting in 1946. Justice Douglas in speaking for him- le speech Terminiello self and for Justices Reed, Black, Murphy si<fn from his duties as and Rutlddge said that the function of political activity. His . free speech is to invite dispute, r | the- auspices of the “It may indeed best serve its high M of America” and the purpose,” Douglas asserted, “when it y Gerald L. K. Smith, induces a condition of unrest, creates dis- 3 M • with the late Huey satisfaction with conditions as they are, larta, 4 or even stirs people to anger, peech blasted the new With this particular case fresh in mind, 1 ed Mrs. Franklin D, we agree reluctantly with the majority unist and applied such opinion. Within a year’s time, this inci- yfsci m” and “bedbugs” to dent, which so disgusts us now, will be 1 lil I forgotten. But our precious ahd jealously e£nl C|urt justices — enough guarded freedom of speectL will still be 9 ;!the tribunal—say you with us. | I j vibt hi hi <pf .disorderly conduct' It all reminds us of a story told about fHi U f u b|ic dispute or brings ance for whom he entertained a healthy ITtI ' M' dislike'.' : r 1 ■ . , CO ii\|ctihjn, the five said in a “I never forget a face,” Groucho said, w|itt|!n by Justice Douglas, bristling,, “but in your case I’m willing to corj|sti{utioji’3 free speech make an exception.” We can never forget our principles of S' i le(ie ii — .) credited] ed if talu is .“speech stirs people to Groucho Marx, Groucho met an acquaint- onjjjtook up the fi^ht on freedom of speech. But in Terminiello’s ')(. f pth Ti a dissenting opin- case, we’d like to make an exception. Parade . ii y 1 , t, tv. movie column caught Baltimore writer sought movies as enter |(AP quote). 1 tainmeni during his illness. <j iJert,! who has said harsh 1 likfe* ’dm. s P his long career in as become* a film fan. The Battalion . \ t ’Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman?’ 'Ml Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions Pitas entitled exclusively to the usef fdr republication of all news dispatches otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish- lepublication of all.other matter herein are also*reserved. !' I. •t Post Texw. under 1870. ' Member of . The Associated Press ~ 1- ’ • _ may be made by telephone ( ied pds may be placed by telephoi r Represented nationally by National Ad vertising' Service Inc., at New York City. Chicago. Los Angela*, and San Franciaco. Vi M / 1- T. 1 j'f _■ / / clubs and the Col- Whoever is selected to make the initial the Aggie select- • tour in this new and progressive endeavor Ur in Europe. This of the college will have the/fate of future , tours linked with the success of his re- | ports to groups here through his talks and articles. Failure tq/measure up to the expectations of the groups he will speak to, or write for; will seriously jeopardize future tours/subsidized by the college. From^European scenes an Aggie will report and conditions as he sees them in cpCmtries he visits. While noting for us gs of interest, he is also our ambassa- telling interested and curious Euro peans about these United States and the / V v 7 ; / :y Boyle’s Co v ' 'P ^4 j • \ Give? TUI nd fmn —. - 'i . • "J. * r By HAL BOl ■V Citf a technicians could cp complish this obj —(it^— Pnr vitul Knur NEW YOKK, May lb :ti me . For vital bourn The explosion of a chemical-laden ra j K ht slow or neft truck in the Holland 1 1 America a needed son of what coaid happen K ; of is to- ould happci It was a small-scale e iiow vulnerable a great cii day. The Holland Tunnel neath the Hudson River Manhattan and Jersey Ci twin tubes, each more t' feet long. The accidental blast traffic in the wes few hours, halted east bound tube more days. It interrupted news, telephone and wirephoto But what would ha band of desperate, higl men made a determined attem knock out New York City? sought keeps police officials vous about the activities of cal groups who believe id ch governments by force. Fifth colihnn of revoluti \ * California Offers Veterinary Work pulsing heart of th« ever built. The heart is Ma This 1 fcmall islar intricate thing ever Id be. mind and labor of nta id joins square miles of . It has life and death, pqve 9,000 But it is very im lyV Si 0 ,"’ 144 | i ■ i N 1 I •:' i'i i 1 ■■ ■u ffl; ■ i Ii i "CViitlny got Ihrqc 1st X p j. 'Ll, come up during dead week, lUoigHtroyd. I only i|uIbv.cn und two tolm re|M»rts to emmp me style!" Letters To The Editor N THK LIGHTER Battalii fre HETUI: Editor, Thf KattiUlon: Are ail of the zroshnton residing at the Aiinex ks dishonest and petty as ot e of (he, five I chanced to come iu contact with Sunday night? Or lave I ix*en deceived by actions of one childish soul? As the cise stands, late Sunday evening on my vtay back to Austin after a very pleasant stay at Col lege Station, I picked up five Fish in Bryan and carried them but to the Annex Shortly after letting the men out, I discovered that my cigarette case Which was lying on the back seat gone. * Now honestly I belieyed that it had merely been lost under, the seat, hut upon arrival in Austin aqd after, i very thdrough search, no ’cigarette cape. Now surely, my being a stqdent at the University of Texas, d '‘Tqasipper’’ if you so desire, didr’t warrant such drastic action. ! If that vfasn’t the reason, if the one of you who! took the case will look closely yoit will find that the case isn’t silver as you no doubt thought buck there in the dark, Sneak Preview * . but Just hrnsM with a good nickel- plating Job. You wm* cheated! Be sides it will spoil its looks if you muid off my name from the front, I would really like it returned, not for material value but as a keepsake, or "'Sentimental value" as the saying goes. To save any expense on your part if you decide to reconsider and return it, you might simply put it in my brother- in-laVs Postofficq box: John W. Buckler, P. O. Box 5663, South Station, College Station, v And thanks for not^waiiting my movie camera which was within easy, undetectable reach also. E. D. Anthony, Jr. PHA Dorm H 2500 San Jacinto, Austin, Texas , (Editor's Note: We doubt that thbre is justification for the closing remark but that i^. neith er here or there. * If one of our students “bor- rowed” the man's lighter, we hope it is returned promptly. We ddn’t play this way among our selves and definitely not with other college students.) ‘Enibraeeable You’ Off Beaten Track, But Still Ends Happily Mencken believe** when he recovers he will see an average of three films a year, (end quote). ♦ And unless Hollywood improves over some of their latest epics, those three will noted that the famed put him right back into bed again, ibation periods Monday, Wednesday and Friday.. Subscription rate $4.30 per school on requjest. j , ■ \ By. ANDY DAVIS KmbnK cable You (Warner Bros.) stirring Dane Clark, and v OeraMtne Brooks. (Gulon) Off the aeaten track from most films of (he"Jday, "Bmbraceable You," is the story of a boy and a girl, whope fleeting romance is doomed by the evil which brought them togej-her, Dane ; Clark, driving a get-away car for a gangatcr, becomes in volved in a tyt-and-run Incident, in which Geraldine Brooks Is fa tally inJuNsd. | Pretending to be her brothi t's ifriend, Clark visits Miss Broo (s at the hospital. She appears jerfejctly well, but the doctors ini ormj him, that her dayp are numb< red. Walace Ford, the detective, spots Cla *k as the hit-and-rurt driven am 1 fotces him to do all irt Lockheed Builds New “Heavy” Jtet Fighter BURBANK,] Calif. May 18 —(A 1 ) Details oi a long-range, heavy weight jed fighter, designed to fly and fight (deep in enemy territory, were announced today by the U. S. Air Force! and Lockheed Aircraft Corp. The neetile-nosed craft, designa ted the FI-90,' made its first taxi runs at 90 miles an hour today on the 6,000 Ifoot Lockheed runway. The plane will be shipped later to the Aiij Force test base at Mu-. roc, Calif.J for the first test flight. I;W/ \ ' his powers to please the girl. He fulfills his promise, but complica tions set in when he finds himself being hunted by the gangster. Withthe aid of Ford he and Miss Brooks skip town and hide out in the country. Miss Brooks discovers her fate after a Serious attack, but at the same time finds solitude In her love with Clark. The film domes to a close with the two getting married, pretending It is forevdr. . | • ", ' \ ; ’ A Extensioners Fly To Nation Capital Maurihe Hearn, extension vice- director for women, and Dr. Idw P. Trotter, extension consultant on personnel and professional Improve ment, will leave by plarte this vreekend for Washington, D. C. to attend the conference On extension work around the world, according to J. D. Prewit, acting director of the Texas Extension Service. Held today through Friday, this conference is a discussion of ex tension developments around the world. Dr. Trotter will add to the discussion his observations from the Orient and his ideas of the ways for best development of ex tension work based on his exper ience in Texas and the Far East. Careers in veterinary medicine under a civil service merit system is being offered bV the California Slate Division of Anlmnl Industry! to graduates of recognised veteri nary colleges. Because of the neur- emergency spread of NeonUgiptiiS] diNenscH among the livestock of! that state, California residence re quirements arc being waived and examinations for the positidtiH are being given throughout the coun ty* ■ t \ A doctor’s degree in veterinary medicine from an accredited i x stitutinn is the minimum qualifi cation for the examinations but registration in such an institution in the academic year in twhich the degree will be granted will admit applicants to the exianlination. however, before being hired, an individual must produce evi dence of possession of the required degree. ^ $ Those selected from the examin ations will be placed ir^one of three main types of work yondueted by the State: field work in investiga tion add inspection of disease con trol, laboratory research in the determination of cause and nature of livestock and poultry diseases, and meat inspection work carried out under regulations similar to those of Federal meat inspection. The entrance salary for those ac cepted is $358 and yearly increases based on a satisfactory service! rec ord are part of. the program. Sick leave, retirement benefits, and va cation leave are all included’in the- California civil service schedule. Final filing date for the Mid- July examination for the Veteri narian positions is June 25th. Those eligible and interested may secure application forms from 1 the Cali fornia State Personnel Board,] 1015 L Street, Sacramento, California, ( “ ' || r ! Brazos Dam Plans Go To Governor's Desk MINERAL WELLS, May 18 — UP)—Plans for the construction of five dams in the Brazos RivC watershed on its tributaries been sent to Governor Ben Jester. ‘ j [ \ /[ The Brazos River Conservation and reclamation district yesterday approved the army board of engi neers plan. ' /. PWVE I »*• ' ibf vast port and its rpany well as takas, absorbs. Lika no longer fust countryside. It i ;ttte farmers who feed it, ds them cash and radio in exchange for their depend on it as it de- da ejlt them. lut likle all complicated things, |il|y disturbed. “ AJ ■r ■ i v' 1 ^ /A i! i ! \ ROSARY BENEDI St. Mary’i TONIGHT -m W \ 7:30 P V H - LAST lZ, Official ii • yK " i r * f • KttilSTUAK’N OFFICE rr f ) or at the editorial office, Room 201, (4-5324) or at the Student Activities ; H v-' / ■ :. ; ypr]„ : ...Co-Editor^ w "* E4 “" illarria Browa, Naufins Rditor* 4 Editorial AuUtanU nature Editor „Wr-men’* P*f* Editor R*liliou» Editor H«nrr r.' Mkh.Uk. rss: aunitu* —. Some of <ur. students are making plans to attend th, IMS Summer Session In somr j ‘unlwslty. Such students the Registrar’s Office at work completed elste- In transfer to A*M.! ; be accepted In tranafler /for degree ctedlt unless they are (at sub stantially equivalent In character and tent, (b) nbnnally offered at the level, and With essentially the prerequisites as similar courses off< this college. Students q-ho subsequent at another validating e: course* before transfer toward fluff Eejortw ’ ■. / ' A irf'i / SLLM :e Ject and sutseqUently take such course fall a course in any In the same ^uhjeete may be required to p4*a In such course or .... will bo accepted (or degree requirements. H L. HEATON lU|lllW ! i/1{ PALACE Bryan 2‘$$79 NOW SHOWING “PORTRAIT of JEANNIE” SKTUJ'M T O N I ij |S| First Show at 7|:30 and it's . Lucky License GOULD YOU USE (Less Tax);’ v. Two Numbers Wilt Be Selected —FIRST FOR— 1 *175. -tSECO! \n OANI ClIIAtOINB i v Mk. ..Ai On Our Giant Scr DANA ANDREWS LILLI PALMER I LOUIS .WAN 1 Thursday . . . ABBOTT - COSTELLO Ii i u * h hi rr n K - -S.ISAKALL*WALLA SOWUS Stwor-mt* tows eu, it tss. Thursday II LAST DAY I FIR8T FIRIST BUN Features Start 3:40 - 5:45 - J;50 - 10:00 warnbr bros; wr musicau • ' Ld { ir -fr & * AiN- soru-fwawt «au sts- v woMa cwmf v—— — *: CARTOON—NKWS . 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