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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1949)
1 \'K !K - j-, ■ " •>:• - ■’ n?.: V 1 - ft } . Battalion Page? V ,w. v f T ? r ii!" ? ! TT f: i'! ^ Both the Old - 'I: , V* I ■ i - jn on the A&M hsK;! r! 1 : Itoriah ' 1 — the New ■j^nd no matter how varied! their age before in ypflr life, there is little diffelrence nor how far retnoved their bus- need for us to say that you are welcome inesjs' and social interests in life, two Agt here. t, 11 .1 m -year to year, A & M’s football ■; 5ER, 11, 1949 fortunes may vary, the enrollmen rise and fall, and a war may even some of its fringe habits, but one will always remain as a jtruism—A gies will always jhavo a strong bond of friendship. We have! never fallen into a bull session with an jAggie ex in which he failed to recountr-tie time an older ex $ . gof him a place tq stay, steered him into a &M is job, or, more than tiat, gave him that / of* of the friendliest places in the world, ^greatest of confidence builders; the state- l’s t _. ery freshman, since the tydi establishment, has been urged, sometimes even whrmly urged, to do two things above "l others: meet as many people as he can speak and be friendly toward $yery he sees. . ; j~ i *. ’ ■> '! 4*° person ment that, “If there b anything I can do for you, just let me know.” : That spirit can neither be bought nor measured in terms of, that green stuff issued by the treasury department. So to all of you Over a period of 73 years tbe the campus for the 1! >49-50 semester tice^s paid off, In thiir relations] with -whefher you be new •! each other,, and,the public at large i^ bus iness associations, A&M men have made Inapid strides, many time* far out of keep- f ipg with their business ability* simply be cause they got along with their assc ' -1 1 people coming onto students or old iates. we say, "Welcome.’ You old students know what we mean by the expression. ^ nd in four years it will mean jr great <bal to you new stu dents as well, - i -■ ■ fown Hall, Acipaintenceship Withj Fint Music A couple of weeks ago the storjf reach- ^ had at least a small measure of cultural eid us about the. Aggie who was inv ted out appreciation gave, the jAggie a much great by his boss for supper. This Ag 'fe jhacj ■ip follow the, lead of hjs boss’s vife iri choosing what silverware to use on cerr tfiiin dishes. He felt rather clumsy ;and ilLats. ease. !■ 1 • The conversation began to drag be- ise the Aggie and his boss had littld in 1 qommon, except the. work at - the office. appreciation gaveyr er opportunity for success and advance ment. j \j :'i ' , l|j ' ij , i I V; ' This is what the Town Hall series at tempts to do. The ;op talent in varied fields of entertainme: it is brought to the Campus for the studpnt body to attend. Over a period of four years, you, as a stu dent, get the opporti inity to become ac quainted with the very best in the light classical and qlassica music field. Last yeaV Gladys Swarthout, Alec Templeton, the Don Cossack Choir, and Phil Spitalny were on Town Hall programs. This year ut after a while the wife, probing q subject of conversation, mentioned that she liked good music. The only thing v tfliat the Aggie knew' of good music or fine entertainment were the programs he had attended on the campus Bm-mfr the Towd B b aw Hall season. - j m .■ i ! J L, „ . c , JT He mentioned that he Had heard T ou s ^ f ladya Swarthout last spring:. Miss Swarty ■ ^ Ha| , performances . out was one of the boss s wife s favor- 1 they had a common ! V !■ '.. ■' ! "• Symphony Orchestra, Burl <o Porio a fa booked for Immediately alking point, j • ^ As the Aggie later recalled the ex- rience, he said that from then on there e’emed to be a change in attitude his boss eld toward him. The fact that they both IV Not only: are the programs entertain ing in themselves, ^ut they help develop appreciation for f^ine music and elevating entertainment. • ( : We recommend your attendance to thjis years Town jHall series. T [ft [- , ' '( \ iej ! Memorial Student Center, A Contribution . . . ft ''■' j - ■ n ' -iv 5 I'|j On the main campus just south of the Those of us bn the main campus have ut thb Cen- We didn’t )rill Field, bricklayers are building walls rnot grown very hepped up a be around a large reinforced skeleton of a ter. it was just given to us. wilding. Drawings of the building show buy any bricks at $100 each; we didn’t teat architectural lines, and the new build- kiejk in on arq- donations; we haven’t do- rig’* directors promise many services and naled a penny. ’acilities to be provided for the student < But soniietime during this coming school year we are all going to be asked to help out: dih the Center. 5 x)dy. This building being carried mid- vAys through construction is the Memor- al Student Center. \ (Nobody in authority will commit him self, but rumors have it that the Center yill begin operation in mid-1950. So, by :He time you reach the main campus, there’ll b* a brand new Student Center for rm ‘. - 1 ; -As a student body] We’ve not done ere’s *nough money to build the building, and enough even to put furni- But there are a ture (of a sort) in number of things that our Center will need that, Unless we help buy it, the stu dent bpdy will haVe to do without. building like the Center, with all its planned facilities will take more monqy much to get the Center for A&M. The «than has been appropriated. We want to former students started the ball rolling |)ut nicer furpitpre in it than present funds ? several years ago with a substantial do- will provid*. nation, and the state legislature followed ran get the that-up with an appropriation of, around tribute somt $1.5 million. I..! . i it. I We want the best, and we st if We are willing to con- qf qur i personal money for ■ ■ ■I ''V '. iv !• ■ ) ■ The Battalion ■■ "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" L - Lawrence Sullivan Ross, founder of Aggie Traditions The Battalion, official newspaper of the Ai C|ty of C^oUege Station, Texas, is^pubjished fivi * »uutniK iiw»iu«jrS and 6X811 taliop is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscription rate $4.30 per school year. ^Advertising rates furnished on request. apical College of Texas and the dated every Monday through urings the summer The Bat- a The Wssociated Press is entitled exjclusively to the use for rppublication if all news dispatches credited to it; or not otherwise credited in the p*p«r; «nd local news of spontaneous origin publish ed herein. Rights of ropublication of all Other m«imr herein ure ails ■i ■■■ Thla landmark at the college presents a far different appearance to returning students this year than It has In years gone by. The redecorating lob survived the ravages of the Texas heat better than did most of the students who pttended the summer session. Sense of Duty and Pride in School Are Spirit of A&M The railroods, highways; airplanes and cattle trails leading to College Station have taken a real pounding this past week as thousands of Aggies, old and new, began their trek to school. Those of you coming to A&M for the first timh no doubt are-wondering what the next few yeans will hold, but your immediate concern probably deals with what kind of school this A&M really is. You may have heard of some of our customs and cere monies. Surely you know something of our Muster Day from listening to^our radio and reading your newspapers, v Then, too, you perhaps havje heard of our annual "Turkey Day” bonfire which preceeds every football game with Texas University. j j ’ j You may know of Silver Taps, our "Aggie lines” which can be found in every Texas town, and the friendly way We grpet each other. | !'• , ; But there are other sides of life at A&M of which you may not yet haive heard. Things such as belonging to the close knit organization which we make up.' That will come with living as we do in close, personal contact. You will have the opportunity to form friendships that will last far beyond the few short years that you are a student here. And you will participate in or witness the activities of the military department which are so much a part of A&M. h You will learn to know and take pride in the history of A&M, the world's largest military school, which stands ready to offer you the best in modern education. Perhaps you might think from the way we talk that studies are of secondary importance, but you will learn that we make good use of th* vast physical plant that is A&M. You, too, will have the opportunity to do the same with these almost unliniited facilities. - i t / You will take part in the many traditional ceremon ies that occur throughout the school year. Yqu will learn to speak our language, to take an active interest in our affairs, and to share our common interests. And with your sharing of our jives you will develop a respect for this college and for the men who made, possible your at tendance here. And gradually the real reason for our pride in being Aggies will become apparent to you. It is not only be cause we have one of the most outstanding schools in the: world or that wei tjurn out some of the best trained college graduates in the country. But it is a pride in being a part of a vast body of men who have shared com mon experiences, and who have dedicated a part of their , lives to making their own- school a better school so that others might have an opportunity to share in the uneq ualled experiences that can be had jat A&M. When you know that pride, when you have developed an appreciation for the woCk of those men who fore you and a sense of responsibility for those will ing went be- men who follow you, then you wijl know as we do the true mean- of The Spirit of Asgieland. •’ • ’ iV • ' T < • * Knlortd »« MomiiJ-clMii rn»tt«r I'ont Ofhov at Coll«an* Station, ToxfU, /urnfar the Aet of Ciinirw* of Marott S, WTO. u M< NmvH contribution w . r wnmtionfl m»y bil «i_ B ^ Goodwin Hull, CUiw|fi«l ; »4« mny be i*Uc«d Office, Boom 200, Goodwin Hell. | be made by telephonf T BILL BlbblNOBUDY, C. 0.' Of * j ted Free* ., .MMimiini IMIlMfl i I » < » • tlji -i i i i # ef§MtVM I ., rwiuM wnura ■ tor man, rrank fllamm nalpli. Mwia furlM, 1)Hn KUDH S , * V 1C ) Sefvft, rianit 'guthtj mnh”5imiw”nij’!7', , *i>or7ii"Writarji Hrnnatli Matak, Ala* Mimrua, Kmmail-Muit, ^ ,<3a»WilUajS I V . Oi. L I , . . (an. • <'. i . > • • <’• > ■ Latry Plivar i, pm I , photo (.Advtfinma Harman dallo I W, W.'Aid frad Holm#*. »n Srlitalu. ...■ ■ ■•j*.- -. ■ * i I , i I I 11 <••>**••••* .< r: 1 4-5444) ml iphone ( Ohjtriaa Kirklipm •a t'liarlHM, Clayton nfen ' IS l "I re ‘ erT *f: ' 1 HopreMintod nationally by j National Ad- vartialnd'larvlae Ine.. at Ntw York City. Chltaao, Loa Awtflai and San Kranelaao. ! m ■ ' m i r^r— editorkl office, Ro<»n 201. Jr Jt the editor ‘ •5124) or et tb< <> Btuudent Actlvitle# rt.llLj. Ml, .. nil* dwana— | CoOBdltors ■., i i j ij, »*1 1 . t> . t Martin, twnmy I'riia, n. A. Mi I avid ..b . !■ f. f| s ... , i ; fcfl k( Chairman P v: t ; J ■ '•!![' ’ . ...i,..,MtterM HNrd Amuaamanta WHor 1 • 11. * • ' . i •«♦ . AmuMvran !Krrt“» , K I ■ L. ltd, am •»— u'.'^Na *r«S, Sharia* Bab w«d HlWl, •viia > wiarowavr |ij| *$ e 4 • t e 4 {]] ■ I . ! ■ i JIU- jtovern- campus States were n bat- ]• m [ I 1 “ J 1 Student elected by each Annex, Keith Ali the; Student ,iaee« liuMy.. , . ent Senate is tb ig organiaatielf comparable to ^the Uni Hous^ of Reprefientatives Last year thw&_ Sena elected by the thre^ fi talions at\he Annex and lone Sen- ' ator, from the veteran group. In addition to the Senators elected bY the battalions \and veterans, the Freshman Class Wice-president. by virtue of his office v became a mem ber of theLSenate. v , The Student Senate is composed of 43 members. These tnembers are ejected by the following methods: each dormitory and housing area on the i-main campus deists one member; day students elect two members; vice-president^ the classes (Freshman, S< Junior, Senior) are mem, a number shall be elected! to bring the total Senate j member- , ship to 48.’ ] Senate Officers] i! The Senate electa from its own memberihip the Senate officers— president, secretary, and parlia mentarian. Every Senator is a member of one of the nine stand ing committees. Frpm time to time special committees are appointed,* Once * ntonth Ahle Senate meets to discuss the fitters of student government under; consjdcratioti. Committee reports, and rqcommcn- dations are heard, and hew bus iness is discussed, | For the past two years the Sen ate has been organized, j It con cerns itself with matters, of gen eral student body importance. It acts id an executive cap»city for :e mHI|yL ovei-nment jerv Jke bers) . . . . 7 Phc .. the student bndy and represents the student body both ort and off the campus. The Senate serves as a liaison organization! between the faculty, the student b<idy, and other Colleges it] matters! relating to student activities. ' The.'fe nine Senate committees Fro^n Where I Sit t Ilk ■ in f- •eto\the followin; . oceVos itself with; ters ofiatudent life which are;.not Wlamnlf y of°te committee. An example of the Executive Committee’s jurisdiction is the'subject of the identification cards which are beihg issued Fall. The original discussions ’ begun by the Executive Commit- The 1 Social Committee members works with tk of StUdent Affairs in pi college social program, resentafives requestec . colleges to represent A&M t chosen by the Social Committee Thel Welcoming Committee also with five members is rfspopsible •for .njaintairting cooperative rela tions With other student bodies and outsidie groups. This past year A&M was chosen by other schools in the! Southwest Conference as be ing the most sportsmanlike. Thej Sportsmanship Award was won only after much work had been done! by suqh groups as the Wei- coming Committee. The Welcom ing 'Committee journeyed to other campuses during football season last year and officially invited the other: student bodies to qur cam pus. i !]Also\the comrrHttce operated inforpmtionXbooths on the ] main c»mpM« during football weekends here,] . ; ’ I Election Cc fhb Election .members) handles elect ons except those the'(ilasscs themselves. This com- mittde sets’ election rules and rec ommends to the Sentfte qualifica tions for the various campus of fices. j; ’ Four Senators are elected to serve on the joint 'ftudent-faculty Student Life Gominiftee. This comihittec is, comparable to the United States Senate, ; All policy affecting measures passed by the 1 Senate must, 1^ submitted to the Student Life Committed for their members of the Sena * to serve as a Py ,li news Stories on "“le i Wei They will >n Senate activities, ess, Hospital, an<r Ex- ly- andidates for ,dent i Senator must fjle of candidacy with 1 the Stu J —~ L ■' pden'ts at S ' didei °" 1 " Ms; Dean of Annex. W.| Breazeale. These petitions of be secured from may secre ; TFillnigv for ca made within the school. Election ther neap the end hs 'I'l 1 1 must rst fen days of will] be ] held of (he seednd early ..In UMi} ,1b Committee ssJ.Mn | !! The tenure of x office for Student Senator is for one year, from Oc tober seventh to djetober sixth. Last, yokr notable achievements of the Student Senate were its ef- forfs; tnwird A&M’s winning the ] Sportsmanship Award, recommen dation of the use of identification cards, plaifning and presentation of tjic state-wide Muster broiMlcilst' and the Mother’ll Day f Prognun Committee (five railing $850 in the World Student; » nil campus-wide [Service Fund drive and sending thosevheld, within [half the money tjO Germany anq\ half to Greece, and handling ing arrangements at home ball games. Over the past teio yeica the ate has grown from a new, i fectivo, recognized, and resi organization, ICharles Kiri president of the Senate stat* said that every this year will achievement fot ereby, a year •Jci ■ i if- consHeration and approval before the: student body. indication is ‘ one of greater iccwjl the Senate more servic A, : .li ■ fTi Pleasure Seeking Fish Is Biveri Vital ‘Orientation s : -I • ■: i.t ■ ! i 11 i- :■ IF ■ : 1 :t % 1!]' '-lit By,HERMAN C. GOLLOB To the FisK, ; who between the childish achievement tests which determine his ability to accomplish such inconsequential trivial ties as memorization of the Einstein the ory and i translation of aiicient hi eroglyphics; apd unctubus pep talks bV a deceptively exuberant . faculty; who extorthe advantages of the outdoor latrine, finds time hanging heavy on his jfinsc we dedicate this column. Which we shall disparlngly refer; to as the most vital part orien tation. Fish Jones, there iji po[ heed to languish in your tarpaper: suite at the Annex the whole day through, twiddling your tfaumjba; or writ ing, with quive^ng lip ahd misty eyes, love laments to the [gal with whomijjyou have parted seemingly; foreveb; troubling deaf ! Heaven with your bootless cries and other wise beweeping your butc*Bt state. Treat' yburself to that most eco nomical and pleasureablf* of all ennui antidotes and the surest cure for the blues, the zenith of all forms, of diversion (with the ex ception of an evening in the cordial atmosphere of Unqle Ed’s)—the movief j [ I I ijnplore you to disregard the fallacious and dastardly! rumors concerning the dearth of gen uine,: wholesome entertainment ! in the Bryan-College Station f area.* We are not, as those in-1 ! sidioits He tamers of oilKjCom-; munity declare, singularly des titute^ in forms! of recrei tion. Far ffom it, there are six thea tres irf this vicinity, and to clear up a misconception. “We’vje Never] Been lacked” is no longer the fea ture attraction at them *11. In College Station, we find two diversion dens, the Campus and Guion |(all. In Bryan, the pleasure emporiums number fully[ three— the Paigce, Queen, and Dixie. And right ]iJ your own back yu»d you’ll find the Rivcli (I believe it is still standing), j. Thej pampus and Palace: cater tb. fiifst-rwi films as well as] the pop ular reissues. lThere the] current offerings of Ifoflywood’s [top com panies 3> re -screened, and strange enough? these theatres pften ceive fkms before those hot-’ of culture and crime, Houston a Dallas. >; . j: ]■ A somewhat erratic policy in en tertainment offerings is follows : by thelQueen. Both Grafle-A am ipediocfe films find their way this sdben, as do the ’irst-ru and sec6nd-time-arounds. And wi Crn addicts may have their I for hosb ridin* and gun plly stated at thel Dixie, which i> rteticeably partial^ to the talents of Johnny it^asaJgsijtis'rfsj handled six shooter. sec- l -j -j . rmr, ^ Guion Hall is primarily a ond-run house although' is casionaliy \ bills a contemorary attraction. At Guion,; also, the works of the Effglish infidel, J. Arthur Rank, appear]on occas- : jons which are not too rare. Last, and least, we have that droll little Annex establishment the] Rivoli) A&M’s contribution to the barn theatres of our country. The absence of arm-rests on the seats could hardly be termed con ducive to the full enjoyment of a film. The same may be said of the ventilation, which had its ori gin, beyond a dopbt, iii Cro-Mag,- I , 1 ' I. i ,1 the movies aren’t' all wo offer, Fish Jones. Several; times during the year Town Hall, .np admirable campus organization managed this year by Jarvis Mil ler, presents in concept the top musical personalties not only of this country but the world as well. :ti‘a» :eer;n I 4^ * S v-iiio vv/M11VI ,Y a/uv Wliv »» v *»• eso Joseph Szigeti, the violinist ext ordinary; Burl Ives th* ballade *•' i Which hap been gleaned fir the coming ycarF] ' j f f ' ’> Aggleliand givjsa its answer to (he ’Great White Way two op three times a year at Guion Hall . when director George Dillavou IMayere, an i) inception f students and tnembers of the community with . ionel < toristic of previous playef, efforts mukes way for substantial optl- nffitnii op this year’s attractions, Which are as yet unannounced. So bear up, iFiah Jones. Thd grind is not so intolerable nor the entertainment so scarce that you can’t take time to venture within the dark confines of a theatre and partake of the thoans of illusion it ’ \ A I: 'i 1 affords. ;;|.M II ■ —c AL ■ j / 1 ? / ■ - . t / i i j i —■ -LTJl V'V j ill 1,': a« V 1 :i . lit !' fell- UJ