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In spite of all their-wrangling and in- he didn’t know how to study, or because
activity over long spells, the last sesaion his h|gh school foundation was too shaky
of the Texas legislature achieved two dut- for A&M education,
standing services for the cause of better the Junction school willjhelp cut down
education in this state, j 1 . j ' j!] the niimbeh “flunk out’* because there
The Gilmer -^iken bill has given
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teaching profession in our primary
secondary schools the incentive that i
^ these men will have a taste of what will
id be rejuired pf them when the full length
i, ails 1 semester bfSlhtsi Perhaps of even greater
long needed—^dollars. Reports from teach- servae, however, the Junction school will
er's colleges indicate that the hill has made enabib entering freshmen to study six
r ' • 1 ' * - ^ ‘ *• -—of college work that may mean the
the teaching profession - attractive i for hour?
many men and women who would not difference ’between scholastic success or
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have, otherw ise pursued it. Within i
•years, the Texas teachers shortage i
peeled to be whipped. ’ )
Rating second, but of a more
interest to A&M, was the legislatm
appropriation of roughly a quarter million hour handle**,.,
dollars for the A&M Adjunct at Junction. 1 J^any uijper classmen will use the
The purpose of the adjunct—-really a sum- June ion facilities as bases for several
mer camp college—will be to give tests sumimer field courses. j - 1
to freshrhen entering A&M in the fall. and, A^tbally | the Junction project is an
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failuii* at A&M.
urs could be in math, or
English, or chemistry. They will carry
college credit, enabling a freshman to en
ter A&M in the. fall semester with a six
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I BY HAL BOYLE
i> York, U*~T
! the century of the
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could be termed
the century of the
except that you
with alt 32 teel
ner, w n you sa^that.
matter
r campaign
ts that word
sex—and
r she
equal
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CM you have It ready by the ICC corps trip?”
tiers To The Editor
letters to U* Milter tvhieh art by a. student or rmployr* of tho
erlWSo. and *1*1 eh do not contain Obocoo* or mwlou* rnaurtal *111 b« pobUthM. P.*r-
sor« wishing to have Uirtr names WlthheW from publication may request Such acUon
and ithss* namea wUl not, witto-it Ult consent or the writer, be dMilged to any persons
lady,
HKJTw,
applied to m
that aeems only like
Perhaps we could ?
this ”the century of the
the Mrs. Instead of the Mri',
The latest yitetottr of the powder-
puff battalions is the decision of
the Harvard law school tp admit
woman to its daksaa. For 132
MCM only men
Blackstono ■ m this —
the Charles. Its breaching njow by
female bluestockings comes as a
Sour surprise, ins ted, to m«my old-
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other than the editors.)
Kxiitor The Battalion:
In today’s issue of The
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to provide summer preparatory courses experiment. The College is attempting union l found a letter which; ex-
for those who want to enter college but to redjice the number of freshmen who
haven’t the academic foundation.
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; A&M is famous for its freshman mor
tality ratje. We
man who leaves
like the way he
leave
l&M for scholastic reasons.
feel that for every fresh- to
A&M because he doesn’t a
is treated, there are five greater
or ten who drop, out because of scholastic counter,
difficulties. Either the freshman who that
drops oiit couldn’t pass his work because
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Sea Dog, Army Mule, and an Airplane . .
jAsking a;man armed phly with a stick
ijrtijt a jlipn is inhumane. Armed with
)I*p ivitent weapon he has a much
odrtunity for success in his en-
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Arniy and Air Force heavy A&M jnust “lan^i
be getting a lot of pleasure over the wail- and
ings of the Navy before a Congressional dom
committee. Like gladiators who hav<i
been fighting among themselves, the
Army and Air Force seem’ pleased to
watch the pathetic! death cries of their
\bell bottom trousered adversary, the Na
vy. Whether these cries are real or arti
ficial, no one quite seems to know’.
We have no Navy units near Col^e
and no Navy'ROTC units on the campus,
so we cannot observe first hani jtne
claimed deterioration of moral that alleg
edly exists among the seafarers. Not ev
en a peep of discontent has been heard
from that great NavaHtOTC bastion to
our west, the University of Texas.
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Underneath all the Navy’s claims^ wc
fpel that much personal
volved in the squabble,
r.als, who carry a lot of water in Washing
ton, don’t want to become subordinate 1 to
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erful
Legislation No More T
thought t
dog:
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strate|i8ts’j' from the Army’
price. Power once gained is scl-
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willirgty relinquished.
Ffr^bably horse-conscious artillerymen
ve artillery was “going to the
whejn horseless prime movers start
ed mo dng cannons,
<|)ur military’ strategists must regard
fearful consequences of a future war
may be fought with guided missies
a xynj bombs. Such a war would re-i
considerably the activity of the Na- ■
T he f ole of the Navy is still great, but
)es not stand now in the position of
tegic (prominence that it did a gener-
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f asked- what Would be the most de-
i defense set-up, Navy admirals
4 probably answ’er, “Put- all men on
.and all planes on carriers. This
would make the defense establishment the kiiod
best of
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The farm products of this nation are tottodl
basic to its economic and physical survi
val. In farming there is far greater risk
taken by the fanner than most other
forms of business enterprise. Rain, hail,
droughts, dust, insects, and a lengthy list goods,
of other conditions can ruin a year’s crop
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hibito<i what I believe La the max
imum ih lack; of spirit. AjV Ajp-
gie could not have written any
thing like this.
He said that he and other veter
ans did not like to stand up during
the football games like other
'•more eager’ students did. AI-,
though he was not "eager’ enough
’ to stand during the game, he
thought he deserved to sit In better
seuts than the Corps. (The corps,
and other Aggies, still halve enough
spirit to stand durihg the gatne.l
II Mr. TVppercenter (he was
cartful to withhold his real name!
wants In the west stands, he can
buy a regular ticket.! He may lis
ten to, his radio also. Better still,
he could get the rest of those
sharing his ideas and transfer to
Texas University where he cah be
among his own kind. I j
Bbguatestly y ours,
Merton (Skaggs, TV)
Bobby parhton. ',V»
.Timmy Hies ter, 'M
(llfford X Taylor, ill
C. B. Jefferies, 'W
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Editor, The Battalion:
I ^ish to express niy sincere ap*
rrrr|ation for the privilegej and
honor of attending the Texas State
Beekeepers Association meeting
held on your campiis. As a hathe
Texan, I feel that the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College of
Tejjlas contributes a definite; ser
vice to our country by reason of
the; wide scope of Its informative
and educational training program.
a visitor to A&M while attend
ing! the Texas State Beekeepers
Official Notice
all possible defense establish-
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t*i the
mer Deserves.
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as a mckfe a pound, and a bale
When the
overnight. Before this era of farm legis
lation, the farmer was at the mercy ojf the
elciftenta, insects, and feven those who
bought, his crops.
The farmer, apd the nation rembribers
the dark dayk of the depression ivhen
if cotton brought 25 dollars,
armer is prosperous, the nation is pros
perous. Industry produces goods for farm
consumption as well as other consumers
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Jealously the farmer is hanging onto
his present favorable position and he is
gainirg further legislation that will give
more worth to the products of his land
and libors. Thorn* who would bring the
farmjer again to his knees, would also bring
this jjountry into depression and chaos.
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of Ag^ie Traditions
The Buttaltofi, official newspaper of die Agricultural
City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a
hViday ufternooir, except during holidays; and exuminati
talion is published tri-weckly op Monday. Wednesday and
rear; Aavertising rates furnished bn request.
and Mechanical College of Texas and the
Areak and circulated every Monday through
MijpHlods. Durings the Bummer The Bat-
Fndby. Subscription rate $4J30 per school
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the Act of CohEifosj ; of March 3, lEfO-'
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L OF M114T.VKT SCWbCE
to October i»w ,.
L ffOTICi!:
.... iajt wo KcBts one stolen'. «1i1Ic
f,’"gaily u-snng tfct unUorta ot an officer
oi jtbe ArunixJ Vorc-s po tWa ciaopw.
a ctifk uitl) Inefficient Cir-lr In
(!«• bank to cow ft. A former Owlrin
last! Saturday In 8*tf>o Uouie, while: wear
ing; the umtortu of a cadpt to include
l»ooiy. uaa detected I brlnglnr dlrcmllt On
tiiej! Corps of fade's. I h»'«. had otlierv
vhp oo"e were cadets add are still students
u-hn' have nothinc but the highest motive-
and; standards' of eondUetJ Inqulrd Con-;
r-rbin/ their eligibility to bjear the c*d>-t
uniform and senior boo's.
l!j is contrary lb federal Statute; j>up-
t.<hab!e by imprisontuent and a ’fine: up to
•JllOi). to pear any uniform of the Armed |
herilres unless one ts a bboa fide njefn ; .
her] of the Armed Bettvieea. on active or I
tralhln* duty. Tills statute includfcfl the j
n-eUrlng of the ROTfc uiilform. ; Otlly ;
thoije students who ore ix>na tldo; me(n- I
1-ts of U*e< Corp« of Cadets and are tto- !
roiljed in Military Science Hasses jahb j
nutburt/.H to near the ROTC untfortn ulUj 1
the Insignia of this Corps of Cadets, jit j
ts especially desirable th^t, the idgbest '
maijldaM.s he maintained because the pr(v i
eat na;> Inalgnla, v iolates Ke*l-‘ral Suttuic.i
in Itiat II embraces U’" Kfe-at sea); of ih-
I'nitH State*,. : After rvDjrlderaWe! nt(jo-
tlailiin «e have ),utliorlty tt) eontlnu- ■■“*-“
the pr-seht ei|> msl(t)U tUit-Jl unot
;i|*ii!a can l* d'-eufTied. OtrtOusly
the ) duty of all friend.' oi the CorpH of
Calfi-i.i to >ee that ihe u earing of thir
cadet uniform Is of lj!fhw|t aUudahl luid
Ik leuai.
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Coional. lofiatry , |
J’.M.ti.&T. aid Colaniamllint
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iuo.,a btudeuti ahoaunt thou ring lor
enrutmas must vat, their order lo t* Ui4
Mura. Noa-—•“ '
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Association meeting, j reccivetl
many helpful and constructive
ideas. .As an enthusiast of bee cul
ture, .1 trust that I may have the
opportunity of attending all fut
ure meetings in connection with
this field.
Of particular significance was the
friendliness (of the A&jM students.
No matter where I went or whom
I met, there was always a word of
greeting and a’cordial handshake.
Equally impressive wore the reli
gious teachings as evidence by the
prayers at the tabic in Duncan
Mess Hall. I '
Our whole nation can point with
justifiable pride to tjhib fine in
stitution of learning. Thanks to a
wplendid faculty and a wholesome
student body—a tribute to our
American way of life*.
Respectfully,
Dave Toon Ozanne
Dallas, Texas
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Editor, The Battalion;
In Wednesday’s Butt there ap
peared a picture of four luscious
babes lying on whai you called
:i pile of cotton seed* If you had
taken the trouble to notire the let
tering on the gW'* suit", you would
have seen that rt read: Perry ton,
Texas. Now, Perryton is in the
north Panhandle add who ever
heard of growing cptton in the
northern Panhandle.
Perryton is the jeountry scat
of Ochiltree county, the leading
wheat and seed wheat producing
county of Texas.
C. B. Thomas
E. F. A]
P. .S. The one on jhe left is al
ready married, Tough luck. Ole
Army.
(Editor’s Not*: Our cutline edi
tor in charge of rottonaeed,
•wheat and seed wheat dearly re
grets his gh**Uy error in caiUng
the wheat cottonseed. After be
ing buried in wheat up to his
ankles, head-first, that L>, for
several hours, h« finally promised
never to let it happen again.)
Pope Sees Douglases
Castol Gandolfo, Italy, Oct. It
l.Pi—Pope Pius XII received Am
bassador Lewis W. Douglas, Mrs.
Douglas and their daughter, Shar-
man, in private audience yester
day.
Corps, Ban
Coapli|ent^
yesterday by Colonel H^L. Boatner,
PMS&T and Commadant, from
Lieut. Gen. Troy H. Middleton,
USA, Retired, who is serving as
Comptroller at LSIU:
"My .sincere congratulations on
the excellent appearance and splen
did conduct pf the Texas A&M Ca
dets: who Visited the campus on
Saturday. !,•;]: . j • v H
"As for your band it was superb.
It is not often one sees a military'
band comparable to yf>ur cadet
organization. Your football team,
though defeated, made a lot; of
friends’.’ j- ,!’ '
Ueutenant funeral Middleton is
u retired regular army officer land
formerly PMS&T, Commandjant, , ^ , ,, .
and Doan of Men at L8U, Colonel
Boatner aaid, and he later assumed TODAY &
his present position as comptroller.
General Middleton has never
boon lavish in his praise, Colonel
Boatner said, and he considered the
statemen as a high compliment to
the corps and school. : ;
Aren’t there air
women laying down
?” They cry.
e ti-uth is the
y is just a dazed
feminine equal right
is living in a shakedqwn
in tne new war between thq
For many women scream fott mqrf
rights with one breath, and damor
for their ancient privWegM with
the next. , . ; 11’! ^
They insist (they no longer have
to ride a horse or a barstpol side
saddle, but they eye-dagger a for
getful male in an elevator be
cause he won’t; drop his packages
and take off hiis hat ip their hon
or.. In the saloons they call for
the television program they want,
but it’s the gent with them who
: | homes wi
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picks up the tab 1 when
are all in. i f
Of course, tBe;
this. Some gate
to
y all
still
the martinis
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bom in (lie ^ house.
ih; e.
office. But many,
Just demand ah equal) chat
efn females ; play
against the middle.
. rtf
two bathroom!
<| even then
iw^rld is hung
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ith lady
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her want
to act like men and be treated
like women, j
Naturally, the ordinary' mun
thinks this lal a little unfair of
the fairer sex, He'd like either to
deal with a lady as a lady,;or have)
preMtnt code of ethics kpd eti-
modifled to allow Hun to
presumptuous female with
a baseball bat if she: gold opt of
line. Right now : hels confused.
Should he take .off his hat before-
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or after hitting her?
Women say this is still)a;man’s
world. But where ?
‘The only mud’s wojrld left if jn
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Gold Still Sought
In California Hills
San Francisco, UP!—They’re itiR
looking for more gold in Califor
nia’s hills. The October bulletin
of the SUte Division of Mines
reports activities at a number of
mines and placer locations in Mo
doc and; Ariiador counties.
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rear of baa rurrKuiuta ao<i who bad mmc-I
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Lnwfbncu Aahboru. Jr., Emil
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Bob Lane, Be* Land-
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u* btudem Agricult'triil poaBoii in fc'-om
•JOft, .Verlrtiltiiral Building ut 7 p.iri VVjjd-
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October * a#d 29 are urged t# toiuptefe
eI e|r.regiatrationu with. fir. VV. .V. VaC-.el
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