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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18,
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presided at the third session of the
Junior College conference this
1 morning in the South Solarium
" of the YMCA where three panel
discussions were held.
“What are Sandard Terminal
Curricula in Business?” was dis r
cussed by President W. D. Mauldin,
4 i Port Arthur College, Port Arthur);
President J. 0. Loftin, San Antonio
Junior College, Saji Antonio, Reg-
— istrar II. J. Boehni, Blinn College,
Brenham; and President John F.
Barron, Texas Southmost College,
Brownsville.
The second panel, composed of
Dean > C. A. Moore, Westminster
Junior College, Tehuacana, Profes
sor Eugene H. Hughes, Director,
School of Business Administration,
University of Houston, Houston;
President W. J. Adkins, Laredo
Junior College, Laredo, and Dean
George D. Pickens, South Texas
College, Houston, discussed "What
Facilities (Equipment and Librar-
.* ies) are Necessary?”
Abbot Presides .
- Dr. Jofin Paul Abbot of A&M
.presided at the second session of
the conference yesterday evening
in the South Solarium of the
YMCA.
Miss Lola Thompson of Tarletop
State College spoke on ‘‘The Es-
. sential Functions of the Junior
College Library.”
“Centralized and Decentralized
Services of the Library to the In
dustrial Education Programs” was
the subject of a speech by Dean
Conrad Vernon of Le.Toumeati; In
stitute, Longview.
After the speeches, two panel
discussions were h|eld.
The subject of the first panel
discussion, “What I Periodicals are
Needed by Our Libraries for the
Terminal Program in Agriculture?”
was discussed by Professor D.l C.
Kiber, Arlington State, Arlington,
Professor Thomas C. Bell, Paris
Junior College, Paris, Professor
Idpyd E. Clyburn, Southwest Tex
as Junior College, Uvalde, and Dr.
J. B. Corns, Edinburg Junior Col
lege, Edinburg.
Second Discussion
“What Periodicals are Needed
by Our Libraries for the Terminal
Industrial Education Programs?”
the discussion of the second panel
was participated in by Professor
George H. Freeman, Del Mar Col
lege, Corpus Christi, Dean B. W.
Musgraves, Panola County College^
Carthage, and ‘ Professor Fred H.'
Brownlee, Regional Supervisor,
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’ “We need the kind of help ac
crediting can give us— at the pre
sent time the accrediting picture
'. Considered in total, is causing too
(many people too mnch trouble,”
Dr. Lawrence L. Bethel of the
If MCA Junior College, New Haven,
j|onn., told the conference.
"“Junior colleges being the young-
| pst branch of the educational,
Structure stands, as yet, on the
fringes, of the principal problems
of accreditations,” he said.
50 Colleges Represented
More than 50 junior colleges are
represented at the, conference being
held on the campus. Dr. T. D.
Job Applicants
Exceed Demand
All regular jobs being han
dled through the student la
bor office have been filled, ac
cording to George A. Long,
director of student labor.
— However, there may be other jobs
opening up during the year.
: Long stated that many more ap
plications have been filed than
there are job openings. “Unless it
is absolutely necessary, do not file
an application for a jpb at the pre
sent time.” Long requested. i
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The student labor office has nit
released any figures concerning thp
number of Students employed, but
• during the 1948 full semester and
the 1949 spring semester the num
ber was between 800 and 915 each
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These jobs range from attendants
in the mess halls to paper graders
for the various departments. The
largest number is being hired by
the mess halls. Duncan has 118
student laborers employed and
Sbisa has 40, Long stated.
In addition to the regular jobs,
the student labor office handles
each month about 60 or 70 spots
or odd jobs. Duping registration
about 80 more students are hired
for two or three days to help with
registration, Long stated.
Besides the jobs on the campus,
the labor office fills many requests
grocery store clerks, and janitors,
Long concluded.
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ard, presided at the open-
ilitary Ball Date Set
Today At Student Life Meet
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ing sess on in the YMCA Monday
afternoon Ivith Pr^s. F. C. Bolton
welcoming the delegates.
pr. jB'jthel who spoke On “Prob
lems in the Accreditation of Jun
ior col eges,” said thut “it is
possible that, if we attempt to ana
lyze the general problems of nc-
credatioh, and our specific problems
ahead at) we may anticipate them,
we may be able to make construc
tive rather than destructive chan
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“Accrediting agencies, have been
damned by many of the senior col
leges and universities as well as
by the junior colleges. However,
1 think all will aglree that accred
iting has made a Hignificiant con
tributor to the improvement • of
education in this country. Even the
most severe critics will agree that
basically {he aims of the accredit
ing agpbcies ate to improve iththef
than reitriCt institutions.’’ , 1 dl
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The Military Ball will be held
Saturday, March 18, the Student
Life Committee decided yesterday
at its first meeting of the school
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The request for the Saturday
night date for the corps’ annual
ball was the only item on the
spring social calender approved at
the meeting. The entire fall soc
ial bvent |ine-up, which was present
ed by Grady Elms, was given the
go-ahead sign by the committee.
Approval of the remainder of
the , spring social calender will be
considered at the committee’s Nov
ember meeting.
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The motion to set the Saturday
date for the Military Ball was
made by Harry Raney, veteran
village committeeman.
It, was approved unanimously.
Yell Leader Policy Approved
The committee also gave the
stamp of approval to a yell lead
er’s policy which Will govern duties
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and considerations to be given the
yell stuff. The policy was approv
ed by head yell leader Glenn Kotjt-
man, pean of Students W. L. Pen-
berthyi and Athletic Director Bar
low “Bones” Irvin before it wtis
presented to the committee by C. G.
"Spike’’ White, assistant to the
dean of students.
Alt the suggestion of Charles
Cabaniss, non-military committee-
m’ah, the policy whs altered before
it waS approved; Cabaniss asked
that dny business regarding the
yell leaders be submitted to the
welfare and recreation committee
of Student Life rather than BO
directly to the Dean of Students
office as they have been doing.
R V Request Refused
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The student-faculty committee
vetoed a request from the Ross
Volunteer Company to allow that
organization to sponsor the pro
gram for Parent’s Day. Together
with the veto, however, the coni-
Women No
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WCA; Chapel Selected I
~ Site for Smoking Duel
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left before touch-off ; time for -this
year’s Battalion Annual Pipe Smok
ing Contest, inspectors are [l
With only a week; and one da;
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Smok
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ing frantically around the 1 XMPA
Chapel io check the iftjre-proofing).
This room has been designated
as the bfficial meetihgl place for
the nicojtine duel. All efforts are
being made to insure propeif ven
tilation jfor the event.
Entry blanks have already start
ed eomipg into The Battalion of
fices. Persons planning to | enter
are urged to fill in thesC blanks,
now appearing djaily; in The Batt,
and subriiil them as soon as possi
ble.
To be eligible for this year’.,
' contest,! contestants must have
filled oiit this blank and ‘
ore 5 p. m. Monda
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•y to popular belief, lad
les will hot be excluded from the
competition. One disgruntled
male has already stormed the
test editor with a complaint based
oh ;this assumption.
A faithful Batt reader, she sent
a letter) post-marked Gruesome
Grpve, Kentucky. Said she, “I
wood lik to interr a protast agin
tbepi folks what is a runnin’ yore
pip smokeing corniest.
“Y it is that ever time sumthin
gootle comes up, us ladeez is not
givin leave to tak plaace. i larnt
to smoke frum pap and fele that
i could give any won doun ther a
rase.
“Bye the waa. cood yu sent me
the'nam of the goode lokipg felo
hoo had his pitchure drawed
smokeing the reel expinseve pip.
He wuz shore hansum.”
The letter was signed Bedilia
Briars. In answer to her last ques
tion, the picture was submitted to
us with the single word caption,
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Also for the satisfaction of
those who have inquired, there
w'ill be a special division set
aside in this year's contest for
so-called radiator” pipes, those
popular air-cooled jobs. A sim
ilar division was set aside last
year.
Prizes are still being donated to
Ithe contest. An up-to-date list of
the awards on hand will be re
leased either tomorrow or Thurs-
day. j
Readers who plan to take a try
at com cob smoking are welcome
to come by the Batt Office to
pick up practice pipes. Burning the
bottom out of the bowl in this
phase of the contest will automati
cally disqualify contenders.
In the smoke-ring division,
tentative plans have been made
to award prizes to contestants
who blow tbe largest ring and to
those w ho blow the greatest num
ber of rings with a single intake
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Other phases of the contest w}ll
be explained in forthcoming stories.
Automatic Transmissions Soon
On Ford, Mercury Automobiles
(A*)--Automatic
be available
Detroit, Oct. 13
transmissions will
for Ford and Mercufy model auto
mobiles soihe time njax ; surnmej
The, new! device, developed joint
ly by Borg-Warner |Cq “ r ’ ■’
Ford Motcjr Co., is a uut-t*
and torque* converted jtirpe. A
pany announcement sajd It wlR be
priced at "probably rtot over $1
new transmission.
cfficiala said
1 —plan of) re
placing thi Hydra-ma{ic with the
tramtfission.
new
Youngrqn, Ford Motor
Company engineering vice presi
dent Said development work on the
Harold
Com
Mercury-Ford Iran
under way for
tTansmUsi
parts "
matic transmissions now in us^, is
air-cooled without sep-
oooler and g ves greater
completely
arate oil c
fuel ^co:
speed si
installath
It also
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npmission has
about four
i|»n, he said,
other auto
nomy than a peg
standard type
Oris.
iliminates
a clutch pedal.
The device combines a three-
speed gear box with a hydraulic
torqup converter. This is arranged
so that the engine transmits pow
er in all gear ranges.
The transmission selector, loca
ted <)>n the steering column, has
four )positions to cover all driving
conditions, plus a fifth position for
engaging a parking brake. Neutral
positions is in the center of the
selector panel. To the right is the
driving range and low gear posi
tion; to the left reverse and park
ing position.
Shifting to low gear and re
verse is done manually. All other
driving is done in the driving range
position and the shifting is accom
plished automatically.
mittee passed a resolution suggest
ing that Stjident Activities con-
application for an ac
cession.
sider any RV
ceptable con
Traffic
Clear-up Asked
The Studejit Life Committee re
quested that immediate action be
taken to correct the confused traf
fic situation j in the corps area.
In a resolution which will be for
warded to President F. C. Bolton,
the committee recommended that
the pickup terminal for the local
bpsses be mbved from in front of
George’s confectionary to any
suitable location until a permanent
station can be built.
They also suggested in the re
solution that Trail Street be de
signated a one-way street with
the traffic flowing sduth.
This latter action was taken
when it was reported to the com
mittee that a small boy had been
struck by a car on Trail Street
over the weekend.
Constitution! Changed
The Student Life Committee con
stitution was altered at the meet
ing.
The membership section of the
constitution, before it was changed,
stated that the president should
appoint seven faculty members to
the committee in addition to the
Dean of Students and the Director
of Student Activities who were
automatic members.
The revised section of the con
stitution dealing with faculty re
presentation on thd committee says
that the president shall apoint
nine members to the committee.
The Dean of Students and the Di
rector of Student Activities—now
titled the Assistant to the Dean of
Students for Activities—are no
longer automatic jnembers of the
committee.
Charles Cabaniss asked that Don
ald Jarvis be invited to report on his
European trip at the next commit
tee meeting. Jarvis was awarded
a cash grant by the Student Life
Committee last year to aid him
in joining an architect’s tour of
Europe this past summer.
Lt. Col. Joe E. Davis reported to
the committee that several fights
took place at Saturday’s midnight
yell practice in Fort Worth: ^e
said that the fights were largely
the fault of street gangs which
congregated in the yell practice
area.
The committee selected Harry
Raney to serve as parlimentarian
for the year. The regular meeting
date was set for the third Monday
of every month.
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W alton i Reserved
For Dance Guests
I, J. and K Ramps, of Walton
Hall will be used to provide accom
modations for visiting girls attend
ing the Cadet Commissioning Ball
and All College Dane? Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, Bennie
A. Zinn, assistant dean of students,
said today.
Students having guests staying
in Walton Hall will be assessed a
charge of $1.25 per night per guest
to cover cost of matrbns and other
incidental expenses. (Sheets, pillow
cases, j blankets, pillows and m^t-
tressei will be provided). Refunds
cannot be made, Zinr^ said.
Rooms Open Friday
Guests will be admitted to their
rooms at 4 p. m. Friday, October
21. The rooms must be vacated by
11:30 a. m. Sunday, October 23.
Luggage will be removed from
rooms; and the dormitory locked
promptly at that time. The college
cannot be responsible for the per
sonal property of any guest or
any student! Zinn stated.
Room assignment may be made
at Room 100 Goodwin Hall. Stud
ents whose guests; will occupy the
dormitory both Friday and Satur
day nights may reserve rooms be
ginning at 1:00 p. m. Wednesday,
October 19.
Guest in by 2 a. m.
In compliance with College regu
lations, guests staying in the dor
mitory must be in not later than
2 a. m. Saturday morning and 1
a. m. Sunday morning. Guests must
check in with the matron upop
their return to the dormitory after
the dance. When resevrations have
been made for the guests, they will
not be permitted to check out un
til they depart for their homes.
This will be done with the matron.
Escorts will be held strictly for
compliance with these regulations,
Zinn said.
Russian Arrested By
Austrian Policeman
Vienna, tP)—An Australian po-
licemaji arrested a Russian soldier
yesterday after the Russian’s
truck ran into four pedestrians,
killipg two and injuring the other
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Finance Pistol
Team Meets
President F. C. Bolton an
nounced yesterday that finan
cial assistance required to as
sure the continuance of the
Varsity Pistol Team would be
made available in time for the
1949-50 firing season, Lt. Col. F.
C. Swoger, team sponsor, said to
day.
“There was a question whether
or not the pistol team would be
able; to compete this year since
new pistols were needed to re
place some of the old ones. The
teal* has used some of thq pis
tols for over 10 years. In addi
tion) the other suppliek for the
team were required and these, add
ed to the cost of the pistol, pre
sented quite a large financial out
lay,” Swoger said.
“The athletic council was unable
to secure the necessary funds.
It appeared that there was little
hope for the continuing the pistol
competition this year. It was then
that President Bolton stepped into
the picture and assured us that the
necessary funds to purchase the
pistols would be made available.
The pistol team is now going ahead
with plans for the coming season,”
SwOger 8ai(l. ' .
The military department will
purchase the required targets from
general maintenance funds, &wo-
ger said, and will make an effort
to secure the necessary ammuni
tion. The department is trying to
get the funds iq time for the team
to start practicing for the first
match, he added.
About 50 matches will be fired
this year with various schools in
the United States.
Tbe pistol teams record last year
was 32 wins out of 37 matched.
Several of the best shots from last
year’s team are back In school and
ready to fire again, Swoger said.
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mors fer his
his wif^j, Louise.
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Volie Miller’s pleas have) beeiv answered,
j Volie, if you will rememiber, Is the v,
Wednesday's Battaliop, aikeU for' blbod dbnors
Louise who may need the blood when she beoomes^a mother
part of next month. ;j
Twenty-four Battalion readers hkve pffered their blooc^
iqore Indicate their desire to help.
Volie, slightly amazed a)t the thunderous response, h,
lined up one volunteer to be; on hand, if needed, "others i
tlfied if Louise shows signs that shje wijl need more
The first response iio Wednesday's story came from
;F. Schmitz who got In touch with Miller immediately tif
ing the story. Schmitz, a junior Jn “A" Flight Air Foi
Louise's type of blood—‘AHi with a positive RH factor.
An education major, 8chjir||itz jmade arrangements to be
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the transfusion at aijy tipie.
unteers have not all! been d
will be needed,
At the present time, Lodlse iS taking! iver shots in hopeji that
build herself up to withs tand;'dillp-bitth without additional blc
She has been suffering from 'anemia wltq a low blood coufitl
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View, R, K. Dewey of Bryan, Kenneth M. jBaker of College View, John
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Webb of Dorm ; 8,; Arthur Go
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Stl Leonard-on-the Sea, England,
(Ah—Spry and hearty, Mrs. Ma-
Coppin celebrated her 107th
birthday today. In Stroud; Kent,
brother, Charles Evans, 94,
he would drop around to his
saloon tonight to drink a
toast to her health.
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Our photographer didn’t «
noon or midnight whe» h
of wildcat ting Aggie, and
group
their date, behind the
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ably »tui going atrong H hour.
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anyway.
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blood types of the other
fniinedl bu: Volie doubts
Othqr donors, iri the ortfar ifj which they submitted th^ir nai
are Donald H. Sheffield of pbrm 8, Wendell W. Shqffl
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Hughes of College
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Hicks of Law
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... berg of Dorm 15,
Sail, and Dan Longsierre of College Slatijon.
Still other tentative donw-s *re M, 1$. Thompson of Blrydn,
J, Buckner of View, Mrs. Margqrdt Burton of College Station,
Charles Nicholij, Guy F; Bcyettp Jr.,’Ralph Gonzales of [the AltMn
Annex, Jack C. Williams* of Law; Hall, Hob Marcotte, Gienc Stephjens
of the Veterinary Researcl Department,'Mrs. Angela Vegelia! of
Bryan, D. A. Longserre of College View) ,|jmd G. Lopez of Law riftll
A long range resqxmse canje from A. 1*1 “Dutch” Sebesta,
of Marlin, Texas. Sebesta definitely has A-B (positive)
Volie, who reports that Louise is colng fine at the present tl|
has but one comment ori ih« whple thi ig. "It’s not that I don’t
predate everyone’s desire to belli,'’ he qays, “but I’m now pretty
that the blood will be on hand if: needed]; How do you go about 8i
ping this thing?" ; ; ' I “
Last year’s class offi
Class of ’52 met last mghU
made plans for] the election
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Ralph Rowe, retiring; prerideiit,
Hayden Jenkins, outgoing Vel vice-
president, and j Eyic CarLor,
year’s class parliamentarian, were
present at the meeting with jfady
Elm’s, assistant to the iiirec of .of
student activities. (The njeetin r jwas
held at 5 p. m. in Elms’ of; ic'd
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A sophpmoni class meeiin f will
be held, in the Assembly) Hall
Thursday afterpopn,- October 20,
from 6 to 6 p. m., anndunced
Rowe. At that time, plans fi ir I the
election and for the filing o ’ <;an
didates will be announced to the
class. r
Applications for the class
tions can be mad^, jB«id
the Student Ac
floor, Goodwin Hall, stating
day,:October 21 at 8 a, m. D
limDfor filing will be Wedn*! lay,
October ^26, at 5 pu ^
Thr
ballo 1
be made on
A f final
y.^Octdher
The election will consist (If two
Rowe said. The
the {(leadline for filin
vote] will be held Mom
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Three top men for eai:
will be placed on
acconding to their showing in
first vote, The second ballot
determine the final winners,
will! be no third runoff.)
The winners will be determ
by q plurality of the ybtes
in the final void. Howevi
majority in the first elec)
remove the necessity foj
vote, Rowe said.
A record number of j nine
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Row
nt, corps v
non-corps vice-president,
treasurer, soci
mentarian, sei
a combined-historian.
opened to s
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