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} (:. I ; ‘v ‘(•y 'n ?< \ .'•! J fiFA ' | ilri- in i ^ Battali - i H r 1 ,i M Page 2 1 ' • r " i ' ■ ilJi 1 11,1 I jet Them Not Trod on Democ We cannot go along with the--few no ■.(i ! !. ; f ^ - ' j !•! ■, ■ -h :• ,• j' 1 . • m Editorials j t v j- | FRIDAT, SEPTEMBER 30,1049 ! }., !.• I; i 1 . T? ~ ' .pt‘ & fi tracy • 4 We cannot go along with the few Seniors who spoke at Wednesday eve ning’s class meeting in favor of passing ■ II z: Ur *• ,:j j ^ in favor of passing i We despise this tie word anjund that election of members ctatic privilege beqa to the Student Senate should be confined ' ogies that are consciously jat work in the V I: w ■ r ‘ m sjtrictl^ to Glass of 1950 men. These men lylm voiced Auch an a ive either forgotten to analyze the abill* nation a slave nati tjess of capable men in other classes, cjr It is the attitude that we criticise and Id that men of the Class of 1950 are condemn for attitudes influence men’s a superior order destined this year-h thoughts and ^actions, fair means or foul—to rule the roost jta If by condemning the attitude, we con- j Senate. demn men ('who hold this Undemocratic We see in both these attitudes a mode and: unsavory belief, jet thjem stand con- .L-. ; J ' i i . j j ug|i coersion and -• 'h '•K-J ,1 I'!' vm attitude of undemo use it spnacks of ideol- orld to make the American civilization e a^i extinct civilization, and the American 8 * maintain that the integrity of the is a sacjred democratic principle. ballot Those Who woul seek to vidlate that prin- 6 f thinking that is alien to the concept of demned. democracy this “country boasts to the world. We see ih this attitude that same fjeeling [for a- privileged group—because J certa i n *■*“• party, or of a certain race — that has X A am popped up in moat of the anU-democratl, democratic standards whict here, philosophies of government through the -ages.' 1 • 'j We see in this attRude a weakness in,, At&M the friendly,?unsnobbiih, clique-free, the individual who seeks to obtain position Ipng enduring school that it is, and we! power not through abihty, pi| j free always j will be. j I IJ : .T ■ I'.J 1 :' l! Lr'il; ivil • Ip! i . i • si .I* and Sooner or Later They Might Wake Up r\ , , -p! ; we weiuld say, ;! f ‘A. B. Casey, architect.’’* •I* i S. |j.^ I I j L l | i ; ''f. There are still two backward states in ... „ t the union—in one respect—and Oklahoma As long as alcoholic beverages flow so is one of them.: | '. freely in Okjahoirja, the state should be Tuesday the Sooners again voted for alIoW|ed to tax the sales. Tins step would prohibition. This was the sixth time the eliminate the stkte’h exploiting every other issue.has been up for a vote. The result source from twenty-three cent milkshakes gape “drys” the upper hand—the same to seventy-cent theater tickjets. position they haVe had for forty years: Gasoline is The same propaganda has been issued higher than in T I ITT V ! H •I. •' I Public, Critics A, MostMovies, Gall HERMAN ■pm rl ' Common knoxvlec e heartily a^ree) despicable ‘ ous failure ,| jfi GOLLOB e has'it (and we heartily agree)) that ail critics are a despicable lot of charlatans, ridiculous failures or lackadaisical lotus-eaters who camouflage their own pitiable shortcomings Tsy pos ing as infallible experts on spec ific subjects and disparaging the works of the creatively apt. With this in mind. Consumer l a mouthy periodical i proved to be a boon to by chiseling through the le wall of false adver tising erected by manafattorers and laying bare the true facta concerning the product, offers an antidote to the i Letters Tol the Editor j (All letters to the editor college and which do not contain sons wishing to have their namiea and these names will not. without other than the editor*.) - CHUdsai : j |' Editor, The Battalion: I would like to use this medium for a ; criticism of a portion of the cadet corps at the Teclh gaine last wedkend in San Antonio,. • j The situistiion was this): Some of the A* found <Hff of the crowds filling the standing room in thd aisle. Inmmediately the seniors in this row ordered everyone off the ce il are signed by a student or employee of the eene or libelous material will be published Per- hheld from publication may request such action consent of the writer, be divulged to any persons Aggies on the aisle row fficulty in seeing because tnent and on to the wood so that they could see. This only caused mope cadets higher up to bjs With out ivision. The corker came when the cadets in this section tried to Execute the yells perched up on the tvood. It became difficult for some to even see 1 the yell leaders, much less pass back the yells. I stand corrected if It is radl* tioigaU.to]'execute a hump perched upon the wood during yells. j* John D. Shoemaker, '50 , everal cents per gallon exas or other surround- ry a five-cent by both sides for years. It has, however, ing states because of thesd (small taxes, ceased to be k question of “.liqucir or ho Cigarettes in Oklahoma car liquor/’ Liquor is equally as plentiful in “dry’’ Oklahoma as it is in “wet” Texas. In fact, liquor is even cheaper there. Bootlegging has become so common that a mart is referred to ih the newspa pers as “J. J. Joiiesi bootlegger,” just as- a Cigarettes in state tax. This issue which confro ers every few years brings t adage. Taxtwise the Okies seem to be stepping over a five-dollar bill to pick up Another Look Into the Future nts the Soon- o mind an old I • , ; ' - jl 11 ! IDi I I !; •] Superforts Flyiftg to Alaska For ‘Routine’ War Training Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 30—•A’i Washington, Sept. 30—(A*)—The —Movement of long-range B-36’s Air Force disclosed yesterday that to ba^es in Alaska manned by several of its giant B-36 bombers— crews trained to deliver the atom- with crews trained in atom bomb- ic bomb, began last week almost ing technique—have gone tej Alas- at the same time President Truman ka for “routine training.” A high officer said under ques tioning | that it was only “coin- Cidejnce” that the bombers took off from theip Fort Worth, Texas, base eading xious outpourings of the wry itical mind by way of cempar- >»g the criUc8 , (minions on cur rent movies with those of Con sumer subscribers. Sent a rating card upon re quest, the subscriber fills it out «Mi; inturns it to Consumer, stat ing whether he considers the film in question Excellent, Good, Fair, or PoorT; A tabulation showing the percentage of replies in each cat egory is printed alongside the op inions of several movie critics about the uame -film. Much to our rhagrln, the taste of public and critic, as record ed in this informative mag, are terrifyingly hartnonloua. Take Columbia’s “Knock On Any Door,” for an example, An above the average social melodrama with intermittent signs of excellancc, it w6| voted "Goodl’ by a majority of the subscribers 'and experts. Screen Artists’ very fine ‘‘Charhpion" was rdted as “Excel lent” [by subscribers. and received both “Excellent” and “Good" rat ings from the critics. A Idne cry of dissent was raised by ,our good friend Jack Dempsey, who us you no diiub.t remember is ’honorary vice-pifesident of the Society for the Protection of the Grand Old Game [of Boxing, Another Screen Artists’ effort, “HoaKe of the Brave,” along with - Laurence Olivier's impeccable adaption of “Hamlet," received , unanimous votes of approval from both groups. We agree with — 1 i — According to professor Lucien War ner, psychologist at Claremont (Calif.) Men’s College, it wjll be possible in not fojr several years careers.' , Naturally results won’t a college student will life, h - i U jecause of loo many years to predict whether or not be successful in later V ' ■ A novel psychological experiment was -recently launched at Claremont to find out if it is at all possible to make such a pre diction. The plan was to measure under graduates’ attitudes toward religious, pol itics,love and marriage, money and Amer-. ' ica,. '■ N'T r t ■ j •; x The findings of these tests will be compared in later years with the success start coming the long-term last week at e national meeting of the American Psy- ition in Denver, pro! r Warner kprfead confidence that he ifpuld sometime in the future find a for- n^ture of the project. But thi etiological Association ip Dmverj profes- enhowers and attained at various stages of the men And ’Round And ’Round She Coes niula for picking future ”Ei Forrestals, Fords pnd Kan assortment of green collegians. If tfhis experiment doe i prove to be successful, ill would, in all i leave all presieiit day vocational and edu cational guidance teals still aghast at the gate- sers” from an , % i ( f .[ II 1 ' Here’s ahother of the recent games gleaned frorti foreign countries. It’s fin/ thf) beard on the first two 11 uu < il D r*l 11 sit'*** AiU/vll in-4 ti 'IQ I ' •! ' I j j, l once too often, aftq)’ beating tljie man with chances. He oldie, though—Russian Roulette. The odds are good, but if you rpiss, the penalty is rather heavy. You don’t lose your rubles; .you lose all. Latest vic tim is a 15-year-old son' of a wealthy Ti juana. Mexico businessman. .r ^ The youthful gambler tempted placed one shell in a 38-caliber revolver, ahd spun the tylftider twic i. There was no! discharge. The third t me, howdver, the weapon fired a bullet ink) his temple. As for the influx of foreign games, we’ll stick to "Cahasta” orj even better. fate' our own stud poker. i i I- The Battalion "Soldi#, Statesman^ Knightly Gentleman” Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Traditions -rif I The Battalion, officii City ipf College Station, 1 Friday afternoon, except, during holidaya apd examination peric talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, year. Advertising rates (furnished on request. newspaper of the Agricultural and Me , is published five times a week ' — t ~iys apd examinat’” * j, Wednesday and 4 ica! College of Texas and the every Monday through r the summer The Bat- Subscription rate |4.30 per school The Associated press is entitled exclueively to the use for republioitioP of all hews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish ed herein. Rights of repnblication of all other matter herein are also rest-n ed. ■ Entered as second-class matter at Post Oflit* at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March g 1170. 1 ; ■ . : * . -r* r- dews contributions may be in Hall. Classified ads i Rodm 209, Goodwm Hal]. BILlT BILLINGSLEY, c\ ~C. [the Ass iated Press . vertislng Serv ice ine Chicago, Los Angeles. Represented nationally by National Ad- ephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201, d by telephone (4-5324) or at the Stuludent Activities Clayton 8elph. Lswls Burton. Otto Kiusa L.»t L)»vt Coslett ....i..... W. Chuc Ralph V 1 '-f Colville, Frank Cuahln, Cabuhlaa. Travis Brock, BIU PotU, Frank Sltumona. Alsx Munroe, Brnmett Tw ward. Frank'' Helvay •*. Wardy; Roaa. Jo* »*.a • b I • e » e • a • • • e'^ •• t • * i U .If ! •.% J.: f f •rr L aLaiimieas sfl »|vv a • a 4v yv a •' Klrkham T*vVtoi:: a a a a a • a AH' a: b *) a L i • a a aja a BQUOri i! * * ^ * * *i *^ * * * • * t • .Editorial Board Chairman it • atdjetaaeaea at New York City, and San Franciaco. Co-Editors gave the world I startling news that Russia had. the secret of atomic fission, the Star-Telegram learned today, j .j '■] Althougli headquarters here of the 8th Air Force at Carswell Air Base described the B-36 flights as “routine^ training j missions,” it was known that one of the first planes carried Brig. Gen, John William P. Fisher, commander of Carswell and of its 7th Bombard ment Wing—the only wing in the Air Force operating B-36’s Maj. Gen. Roger Ramey, the Sth’s commander and one of the top ex-; perts in the Air Force on atomic warfare, O-'as scheduled to return) to his headquarters here today after more than a week of conferences in Washington. ! >: kl ■ (; 1 , Col. Cecil Combs, Ramsey’s dep uty commander, left Carswell Tues day on one of the B-36 flights to join Montgomery and Fisher at Eieison Air Base near Fairbanks. Combs was accompanied by Maj. Gen. Earl Barnes, member of Sec retary of Defense Jcdinson's Spec ial Weapons Evaluation Board. Previous test flights from Cars- ' well to Alaska* bases were made during the summer, to test opera tional characteristlcH of the big planus in weather conditions of the far north and to survey facilities available there for crewmen and for serving the planes. St. Mary’a Chapel 1 SpoiiKorH Fentival The annual Fall Festival s|K»h* sored by the parishioners of St. Mary’s Chapel will take place Sat urday at the Bryan Country Club, Colonel Walter H. Parsons Jr., gen eral chairman, said today. A barbecue supper is to tye served between five and eight in the evening. Entertaining games such as bingo, cakewalks, apron sales, fish pond, and a movie for the children. After supper a dance will be held in the club bail room, said Cot. Parsons. . ;| This festival was made possible of the Knights of Columbus, St. Mary’s Altar Society, and the A&M Newman (jlub. Official Notice Student iajioratory usi.tants arc need ed by th. Physic. Department on Satur days. K - 11a. m. In Phyiscs 201 and on Mondays. 2 • 5 j>. m. In Physics 304. Other vacancies may occur later. Man who have oompleted sophomore physics courses with superior records are invited to apply immediately at the office of the department. . i if The scale of compensation .I* .SO per hour for new assistants apd .70 par hour for experienced assistant?. J. G. . Potter ; ; Head. Dept. ofFHirste* j rW !, ; i" Ml students desiring to take Petroleum Knglneering 305 and 3071the second semes- tr should contact the Petroleum Kngineertn^ Department and make out degree plans showing the need for this course during the second semester. HAROLD VANCE. their choice of the latter, but 4- suspicion that the former yail enthusiasm because of its sociol ogical significance, (this d< ment considered even that what negative.) ; 4 - J. Arthur Rank’s "Quartet,? adaptation of four short stories-by the eminently readable Somerset Maugham, found a place jn the •‘Excellent’’ category of eighty) per cent of the subscribers, critics lab eling it “Good” as well. “Quartet" was one of - the Inner things we saw on a Houston, screen this past summer. ^ |. f m ;• And “Mr, Belevedere Goes To College,” a frail sequel to "Sitting Pretty,” gathered in a majority of “Good" ratings. Speaking of Bele vedere, his haughty countenance will be icing silver screens before long in 1 “ * West.” Thus, bewildered^ dismayed, and angered at this alarming coincidal of opinions between Our Friends the public and those nasty critics, we can' only ask thr. 1 . question: "Have the latter’s tastes improved, or the former’s grown worse?” G'-» • HS1 LAST DAY Belevedere Goes “WENDY” CHANCE Former owner of Hamburger King IT ir Is now across the \ • [ y.;«i ; 1 street. fif ON THE BRYAN FIELD HIGHWAY “Y” Bring Your BuddieN : to the NEW : WENDY’S IMMIPI. ' lOBEltj ’■ ■ i >'»|' SAT Do M , . . . . Davis, Nsuvar »P.». ( Editoria|;3oard Editor S& • da aw dees Ksportw. Head of Department • » P mw. • n nopliomure students nts wh* expect tr - nr, M well m i Department not later SWR'LS UU M I ' . ]> "JiflBfi transter Datn- at about t)ie time .President Truman disclosed that Russia has achieved an atomic explosion. ' p Ii)" j y / |- ■' ! 1 | ’’ 1 * The big planes went tp this country’s most northern outpost, which is separated by narrow wat er from (Russia. The Air Force called it routine training. “We had planned this particular training last winter^ but didn’t get around to it,” the Air Force officer said. Crews are drained in atomic bomb warfare. He said he was not certain as to the number but he believed four B-36’s went to Alaska on this trip. Teague Against Arming West Washington, Sept. 29—GT) —Rep. CMin Teague of College Station, a Decorated World War two eombat veterap, was the only Texas representative voting Hgitlnst the Foreign i Arms Aid Bill yasterday. Two Texans, Rep. Kd Gossett of WlchlU Falls and Clark Fisher Of San Angelo, had voted earlier with Teague to rerommitt the com- prom lac measure. Recommittal was defeated, 213 to 118. Itl waa propoaed by oppo- nentn of the Senate’a action In raising the funds first approved by the House (from 8819,505.000 to $1,314,010,000 <B>. Immediately after recommittal lost out, tpe bill carrying the lara- pr amount; was passed, 223 to 109. Teague (told a reporter he felt the Arnui Aid FUnds would be wasted in Europe and could be Spent to aijmuch greater advantage ht home. Mrs. Bolton Holds # - Reception and Tea Mrs. F. C. Bolton entertained Newcoiners to A&M at a reception and taja at her home, Wednesday aftero|oh. ) ■ ! : ■ Exhibits by the various interests groups" Which the Social -Club spon sors Were on display during the afternktm. M•’ iv t 1 ; TheSnterest groups sponsor such activi^es as painting, cookery, swimrrting, handicrafts, and books. QamptL PALACE Bryan 2*5#79 TODAY thru SAT. VAN HEFLIN iOU/S I j i J0URDAN MGM'i CHRISTOPHER KE GERE 10CKW “ FRAMK ALLEN GLADYS COOP and JAMBS MASOI Ascvmn puu# 1 TODAY & SAT. Features Start— 6:30 - 8:50 S3 A? - a, ! fl ScrMn Pl.y by SOBtRT *RORli i :0<M« 0*1 «l. Nov* by QUSTAVf nAUBERT : OiteCtod b/ VINCENTE MINNHU Produced by PANDRO 5. 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