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■-FT- i'1. if L ■■V f ■v- ! ' :hi ih Battalion Page 2 it ' y ^Ai ;id i t r^—^—r' ^Editorials ■ li - FRIDAY. A«OUM Tin* Library Needs Afr Cm||| ■ ; mi t \ s ] ■* v •* ■■ * -i - j ■piThere should;'be ope place on the cam* pMs,where students could go and find an air conditioned study room. I Dormitory rooms are stifling on thes&'wairm summer evehings, entirely too unpleasant to study 'visa ffl-l) ■A¥, AUOU3TI5,1949 4 ,,,, If'# atiy 4:i||fe If li. : have Stated that they are ex- ing better grades from their students of summei school be- ih library rooms has ojiditiohlhg \v{ s mstall- The library would .seem to be; the. logical place 1 for air conditioning and stu- V ‘-dy. There. in the midst ; of ample facilities to accomodate ,bbok-bent : \ students, stu dents could study in comfort. |j \ Other colleges in Texas have found U-i- I ! i v) i i 1 Ki il * r- '4 !M. VI m ti. i •* ■■ .i Y - ’ < i' ■ place to that students^ use pir conditioned! study •rooms in much greater numbers than he ed Six weeks : pgO; ^ ^ Instead of bein; a friend y vi|M|:, we have; four d the libra rjf entity too hot,to even read for pleasure, much- less sit in and stud; v ] | :,. .I ]hm i True, the expense would be great for f nd added this improvement, tyut goodwil r; •»,*•« , grade boints wquld amply compKnsate for yore the air conditioning tinhipmi‘lit Was the money (oyer $100,000)' spent for the • I air conditioning eqfiitfjhent. [, • installed. Officials :? ats North Text si State . ' : Natural Resources and More T r 1 ^ \ . JJ '-(I’'t-'*’ :r I ■ i v. • rr v I 1 . ! • * ’ !. . ■ ( . . ”, v - l 1 ' t T v { r ' •'' 1; *• , ji: (' • j j j - -li' f t •:. i ■ i ! .. i -i| 1 /l J i] A Quiz Show Contestant 'll! R|jk|M mi* Mew York radio Ihidio el ■■I, , lienee wav ric over her head. ih the some nother Governor ShiVersJia^ announced that i ..„;hq thipks Texas’ natural resouit js could stand a little more taxation. He fCels that time is near whep our natural resour ces willVbe “fully exploited/’ Al ter our resources have been cxhaustec, other ... " sources of revenue will have to bp found* ’v the) governor added. J L " ‘ L - y * 11 •| jh ; ; Li lohevi she deserves fro *T\ irces. her, natural On these points We whole-heartedly aJgltee with the governor. Texas has been privileged t [K- ■ '■ possess tj h e greatest concentration of | natural ; Wealth of any like area" in the 'world. But Texas has, and id squandering muelr of the money which this state could collect through taxes upon its natural resource financing the improved state into law. HoW< 1: f A special session of the sta ;e legisla tion will have toibe called to find ways of :on|mendable pngrartt of jervices which they passed Yet, without mcney these Services apear Anly on paper. I ! These state; services to be provided with additional tax money will be better elepmoshary and educational buildings and more efficieit eleemosnary opera- t ' 0 ” s - t! li v.i ■ j ■ ■ . ■ Old Man Texaj had the prescriptions to moke him a healthier man nnd better citizen. It is now up to the leg slature to , . . provide the neceSiiarj’ money ior his re- Around eighty percent of our natural re- covery. We hope t iey will folio 1 v the gov- [sources are consumed outside the state,! ernor’s; suggestion, and tax natural re- i^nd an increased natural resource tax sources rather tha i increasing tjhe already would bring to Texas a greater share of|p too severe property taxes. ;akPrevieWi- “Wc f er«itfang«r^ Doesn't Rate With Other Hnsto» Work By HERMAN C. GOLLOB ;.-j< slurred “R’s” and blurred nasal phrasings, and Mr. Garfield is as hopelessly lost as Hansel and Gretel. Jennifer Jones does no better. Perhaps failing to realize that it is not necessary for an actress to • • JjVfte Mot Alone in Protesting Re^festifs j Those of us who are protesting! under keeps producing pew stuff so “We Were Strangers” Colum bia) starring John Garfield, Jen nifer Jones, Pedro. Armendariz (Palace). I shoulda stayed in bed. j Those five imdrtal * wolds, ae- be an Oscar winner in every per- credited to the late Joe Jacobs, forma nee, she tries to do too much expressed my sentiments perfect* with too little. I found her con- ly as, somewhat the disgruntled sistent pursing up of the lips and moviegoer, I strode, angrily out of i hoisting of the eyebrows partic- thg.Palaijeh, where Columbia’s “\Ve ularly annoying. Were Strangers” i s currently But “We Were Strangers” has showing.! -. . i its moments—chiefly when Pedro I expected a great’ deal more Armendariz and Gilbert Roland from writer-director John! Huston, are in focus, whose “.Treasure of Sierra Madre” i Armendariz .is gifted with ex- gave indications that any! product tracrdinary acting intelligence. His of his would bear the same stamp fierce good-looks, attributed to a of imagination and vigoV.I; . flashing pair ; of fanatical dark Unfortunately, “We Were eyes', a set [ of glistening white Strangers" is hardly moire than teeth, and a JuH black mustache; a stifling melodramatic concoc- his sonorous, dr on a quit shw,” agbeed Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. "We aren’t looking for screwballs.’' These two young men—both under 40—are authorities on how to be chosen to appear on the radio giveaways. Tneiy’w picked thousands of cdhtestanojl for the five CBS network quiz shows they produce—Stop the Music,* Winner Take .AU, Hit the Jatkpbt, Beat the.Clock, and 1 Spin to What do they look “We’re not looking for the great est brains in the studio,” said Todman. “We’re looking; for the niwf peo] ‘We want i: off bal ance." ; Thd. art <>f I getting fjelpcted as a contestant lies in attracting th announcer’s eye without scaring hhn away by being too brash or anxious. Women wearing white gloves and a large hat are likely to be chosen merely because they stand out to the announcer ni he passes through the audience. But a woman earing flashy jewelry is auto- ttically rejected.’ j ^‘People don't like to; see any one win money who already looks as if he had more than he needed,” explained Goodson. j Over the years the producers have found that housewives often make better contestants than col lege teachers. “The housewife doesn’t feci she has to prove she’s iimart, so she is ipore relaxed,” said Todman. They also have learned , that men I i r. j-j the jiiovie capitol. ^ The Film Division of the Arts, Scienc es antMPi’ofessiqns Council has opened up! ah attack on the- film companies rcl issuing old pictures, And it is through the old familial ) • * wV care what medium of appealing to the public for paign indicates wants. They’re making good n oney from re-issues arid they are putting them out, goodToi? bw. Film contpanib have Alreiitiy done so, and the Arts Council's propaganda cam- , if f that a lot ting their (her do the he public hat thpy are arc ready and willing to takje advantage cf the movie going public too. 51 . ■ ■ 1 . , ,j In the past few months; our local theatres have carried quite a number of re-issues, but all of them ha :e not been; badj -li 1 '.1:1 ; ■ ■ ; i] ‘ [ ! ■ ; ■ . I ' * j ! ^hal ; we neid is a compromise ben fen the standi taken by the two insti-j tutions. With a little effort, the film com panies could determine which of the better old (pictures the public would like to sec* I' f Mr, the bet [er pfctuM All ’filtn workers. They have nothi rg what- Hollywood would have somet ring to sup- . • „ever to say about those re-releases which plement its ’current productions and the , ar*e / exceHerit movie fare^^and which a lot volume released would not be so great as .M of people had missed.-OtrViously, ithei ^PUh* to hurt eiqplojtr,ent in the fi 1th industry. 4 cil does not care Avhether the public Wants If the battle contiriues/wa, the movie to see some of thej better re-rple^ses or going public, jaife going to spffer for iti, pot. THeir only cone tea# j|.% -prptests. . ;. , Propaganda prepared by the Councrlj, sal’s to movie-goers, “don’t be a sucker jto * this rehash of old fare." ’i Those; are pretty strong words con sidering how much Americans hpte to be called suckers. We’-re inclined t> believe that all re-issues aren’t sucker- rait, and that the Arts Council is showing very little concern for the movie-goer ;■].■. ; . ■ ' f-. j if- n • The Council say.^ that every re-issue ‘.represents a severe loss of employment for tion which rises lo Hutson heights only occasionally. Concerned with the efforts .of a group of Cuban revolutionists (Jennifer Jones, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Norarro, Wally Cassel) led by an lAmerican (John Garfield) to assiiiate the despotic Cuban president and his cabinet and thus destroy, the regime of. tyranny which has been stifling liberty in Cuba, the plot, logy with clinches, seldom leaves low gear, never reaches high, and too often slips into nctura). [. I .■ In the leading roles of Tony Fennerj and China Valdes, John Garfield and Jennifer Jones leave much to be desired. No matter what part he is handed* Garfield will always be Garfield. When given a roll attuned to the Garfield personality, he is - satisfying enough. [ But provide. . him willi a part that requires him to be anyone but his toiigh and cocky self, edmtilete With dramatic, lucid ar- ticulatibn, spiced with a Spanish accent; and the complete ease with which he i handles his sturdy frame assure him of a brilliant screen career as a character actor of some means. In the role of Arriete, the tru culent, semi-barbaric police chief, ■ he doea a masterful job. His scene with Miss Jones in which ' he. reveals his brutal character completely, while ravenously de vouring crabs and partaking freely of Cuban rum, is his best, Aa-Guillermo, a praw/iy dock- hand who is poetic and clever in his own right.; Gilbert Roland is . a natural. W.hjether it is strum ming a calypso melody on a guitar, contriouting a Isharp comment or retort, or philosophizing in his brilliantly simple way, Roland acts -as a bpuyant force on a desperate ly sinking script. I can recommend “We Were Strangers” only as an ersatz “For Whom The Bell Tolls.” Streak Preview .) .14 L J . . ' ‘Crfes Cross’ More Evidence Of Siodtnafe s Directing Work ■'u 1 i w > i ■ L -A ej better re-releases or going public, icern liTtTiat Hollywood not' Hollywood } ' II ■ li • Ilf [i;||l A Hollywood producer receivied a story simpler. We’re intelligent and know what entitled, ‘The Optimist." He called his an optimist is, but how mi ny of those stiff together and said: “Genttemen, tliis morons who’ll see the pictui(e will know jbe changed to poihething he’s ah eye dioc ;or?” / title must I'41 M f ' : Yf, h. I: jii The nged to ^orhethihg he’s ah eye d|oc :or?” ■-] [jj j ■' j : The Battalion "Soldier, StatesniM, Knightly Gentleman" Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions Battali City of College Friday pftemoop, except during talion is published tri-weckly on Monday, Woducsday and year. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered at .Keond-clus* matter at Post- Office at Collcco SUUuu, Tcxia, wider the Act of CoDema .uf Mnrch 8. 1874. ' ./ 'News contributions may be Goothvin Hall. Classified ads may r Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. [ember of 1U ited Press (4-5444) or U. MARVIN BROMTT, CLAYTON SELPJI — hone (4 by telephony (4 ■iyi: i::'lt;4|| ....... Charlie KtrkhuiB|.(. jwiru Lewli Burton, Otto Kuuro— 1, •fetal Drirdalc, tnyse Fendoy, Loath. Jones,'Bfietti i N(Wton, Burrj Smith, llobtrt Williams Stiff ijtsmirtcn W. K. Colville...' . W •' Andy Davis Movie Kev >4*«*a*«—»* )•••• >»,y.hn,^;t*me taw fTL. Hch-«y,. 4 •w ., Pho« out iiphrr Ch»rM'* 1 Kenneth : ■P Ben BrltL iewet Larry OH rlter. AuUty ; J /.LI U" p rnm Loose Ends Bj m. k BROWN _ Battalion' .Stall Psychiatrist Dear!Dr. Brown: I r • 1 Aft ;r reading your two brilliant and quite unprecedented discus sions ! of the abstract questions "Why?" and “When?'’j I haVpi de cided that you might be of assis tance! to: me lit my research on the question “How?" Would you mind disclosing your views? Sincerely, Miss Ann Thrope , Dear Miss Thrope: j j rj . If «you read my column of last Wednesday you know that jU ad vised G.L.B. on the same question. Ordinarily I would not discuss the but due By HERMAN C. GOLLOB "Criss Cross” (U n iv e r s a 1 - International) starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo (Gufon). With “Criss Cross” director Rob-' ert Siodmak gives further proof thsjt he is a jiast master of the art of creating in a melodramatic screen production a tense, gripping atmosphere, charged with emotion- Mjons^ jLt •, In this instance, Siodmak takes a conventional gangster opus and spices it with such clever bits as Mrs. Roosevelt Will Return To United Nations Aug. 5 —GT)— President Trtiman said yesterday that he had rejected art offer by Mrs. (Franklin D. Roosevelt to resign from Ktejlf. United Nations post. He said she will retuni to the next general as sembly as a delegate. The president said that no ref- crcncc tb Mrs. Roosevelt’s contro versy With Francis Cardinal Spell man oyer federal benefits to Paro chial schools was contained in her letter/ 4, ; |jj . ■;']/ i He described it as the routirie formal offer tb realign that Vir tually all holders of diploipatic posts send in regularly.! / A reporter brought |jp the sub. i ject at Mr. Truman’s weekly news conference. The newsman said he had been told that th<y widow of the late president ha(f offered to resign' her post with: the United Nations (jshe is a member of the Humah Rights Commission) be. cause of her controversy with the Catholic Prelate in New York. Mr. Truman replied promptly that Mrs. Roosevqjt offers her refer ignation every year, i In the last case, he'said she expressed ho reason. Asked if he will accept thp resignation, Mr. Truman replied she’s going back to the United Nations. f " • urv ioi; women from the South or South- tst part, of America make the st contestants on a geographic are ahy mart informed,^ re* “They are simply , —d homey-talking.’!’ Who makes the ideal contestant t Tt isn’t “Oh. Pd say man from Fort, to be a doctor was would be a young Worth, studying and married to a Battalion CrmsuiOrd i was working to help him degree,’! said Goodson. . ould help if the wife had y,” laughed To<l- cnce loves young M4- C3CO QHDfclD CIJQ girl who get Kis * “It woul just had a! bafty,” laughed Tod man. "The nud fitters.” -f! 41. Femlnfno lo" awX j! utry ■] 44. Thlnr. law : .1 4C. Uecov«red th* horpughfaret jJiaJda abbr. i 4V. Sward ttoivfabrlca 60. Chines. danidelir'62. oMe<r rhrm.nt Da e r &g a BBg aD «« musical: 5L 61. ment ;l! "Tb* , j0jnp(i3t M . lostrumenti! 68. Myself . , t*. Palo •; :! 68. Like a hire SO. Massachusetts CO. Mental pictuf* 63. Cl i‘ar gain 61. Dl-ectton: Scotch Bitter vetch 7. Headland [ ■V f In n jr 7 r - r m p| .'2 ! . • »r /5 r. . ii 7C~ 7 i ilj 1 i ■ 16 8 | zT J P 2T * jj / 5T * I 2S 1 a i i : ^ ?,! rt i p|j 2T I; ST 3t i 33 w 35 5T i 1 ffT 2 * . M 40 1 P IT ;• 1 M l M Ts —i if • • ¥ , To A. I So" St m ,5V? ' '! f i P so ;.'J; s* i : !' r B 5ST ** IT % 1 ' j 1 to [ul ■ \ l K 1 . |1 ' 1 *1 7T j i 1 io4 L.| i 3 a Mr W» n m L- w” |t _r 2 Jj Breeders*!^ Plai The second pinnual conference! of technicians ay the Artificial Brcjcd- ■ers Association and the; Dairy Hlerd Ipiprovomont Association will be held i here/September 6 and fi, ;ac- /(o Dr. I. W. Rupd, head Dairy Husbandry Depart ment/ [: Tms is the first time the two associations will meet iointly. R. E/ Burleson, extension dairy soc ialist, is in charge of developing /the program. Loading the program will be Dr. Rupel and the staff of the Dairy Department. A . R. Starbuck, extension dai ry specialist from Columbus, Opio, will be the main speaker: »t the conference.-, 'v ,!/ . '••]; ..(! The purpose of the conferenqo is to discuss the problems « ' individual dairyman and clear up their different probl Their will discuss operations 4nd machinery that arc new in jfhc dairjy industry. British Que^n Hono London, Aug 5-jJiT)—U States Navy ships in iritnsh ] fired 21-gua salutes at noon jyps terday -in honor of Queen Eliza beth’s 4.9th birtiiday. -ft r StttUul I late 1 life, I -j. »• lateral 29. Land ml S3. Qnpitf” 34. South can bli 8 i. Attention | zf. Ron* for holstinr a «. ttisissua, 4!. Atiiloyo work-r J1 Greetc 11. Dinner courso Jjl- The end T 5 . BHn« Into row 1 . Working wnreoment 51. Water* ■■ frits J . SmnM-cub* PALACE 2'$879 thb cutting down of herb Burt TODAY & SAtOT^AY Lancaster’s broken arm by a seem- - ineaster’s Broken arm by a seem L ly devoted husband who is in; lity a tjool of mobster Ban t-uryeai a bar with a mousy, high- voiced bartender and a female afi cionado who seems to come With the joint. , i !■] ascription rate f4.30 per school dispatches Represented nattonall r br National Ad- _ Service lac., it New York City, phichgo. Lo* Angelca, pQd 6*9 FrandKO. ilication of all hews ,,, of sponteneoua origin publiah- -li the editorial oOTfe,’ lloom 201, i or at the Student Activities •••••• *•••»•• tfaire ■ - •: Co-EUitora people who mmlSM Holding my nose, Twill dive selfishness and desire fbr < good right into the middle of the discus- .fimc.' sion: Fir's^, relax and kCep .calm. Although both turn in capable Don’t get too dxcIM.rpr exam- ^performances, they find tough pie. it’s bad if you | get excited ednipefition in the steller support- whllo trying to charip snakqs. fg cast headed by weak-faced Dan ' Secondly, use 4 jffiMrJe blc hd of Dui-yca as the clcm. sarcastic imagination, technique, and in- tpughic; Stephen McNally «s a stinct. Of course, if-you don’t conscientious cop; and Alan Nai- know "How”, then yop probably pier as an elderiy, erudite tippler have/no technique anyway, sb you who Contrives the armored car had best concentrate top imagina- hold-un tion and instinct. You can'wajrr . j! . J i . . . dm’clop a technique later. . Cnss. Cross ^ohers an hour and Thirdly, always be prepared. You forty-odd minutes of sordid, fast- never know when you will be dolled paced entertainment, the ending upon to perform. (I discussed furnishing moviegoers the .eqmva- “When?” in a previous cohmm.) ; I;!-* 1 * 1 o{ a 8to P in thc facc - hi believe my - advice vyill help ;j.. a ; you in almost any. situation, and I hope I have cleared up any con- fusion about the subject that you n* ^RANGERS” MmhM dohn Garfield A4A-' SAt. itM ' ■ TODAY i fewHCI®# P:!!! '•fr im Circulation Munaxw rculation Arststanu ems. fi Dr. M. N. Brown A.AA.A. b liivempioyntont Rises ’ Washinglon—h’B-r.U n c nTp 1 o y- mebt rdee above i l,0$0,0d0 in July for the first time' since January, 1912,'the census bureau reported today.; • : ^OOK m THE j SIlfl'R I LINING 5 1 SAYtUtDAY^REWIE SUNDAY & MONDAY r V Samuel Goldwyn’ W ffiESfTe; of Our Lives" titst*4 Iftrv IKQ'M* flttiirn It J V. t".: I! '. - I . i I ill !.....