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Virility and Education A^omp^d by Ex
Figures released by the National Ad-
ertisingj Service based upon data gained
)cally indicate that an estimated $8,50(li,-
00 is si>ent annually by Texas Aggies in
nd around College. This would average in
he neighborhood of $1,000 a student.
All but abbut $2,750,000 is spent on
oom, board, tuition, and text books. This
emaining $2,725,000 goes for clothing, en-
ertainnjent, and other incidentals.
Virile Texas Aggies the survey figures
Ihow, ate quite concerned over their per-
.8.
smattering of
on A&M stu-
habits. At best
ions, but off
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can conclude
|onal. appearance, $122,000’s worth. Ip- boys who want
collegesj ^ke A&l
avcjrage, iA&M ii
I A. ! 1
’ buying and spent
igures are appro?
they seem typical
rom 111 this data w^
that A&M is no lodger (if ij. ever has been)
a school Where a student could come here
broke andj after four yearly go away with
a degree and several hundred dollars ir
kbe do is, but the odd*
uraging, In factjmanj
o coihe i to inexpensive
! (despite the $1,1(
relatively inexpensive|
**“ ate greateJ
the banjt. lit still
are seriously dis
lead of being rugged “he men’’, and Idl
ing their appearance go, figures betrly
hat ou; Aggies spend $12,000 a year On
having lotions and talcum powder. Aid
ust abc lit that much more on hair oil. I
Entertainment hungry Aggies average
ibout $15 each spent at local cinemas. The
il% who smoke spend right at $54 during its; share |of the rise. As
he ninb months indulging in this habit rise, education itself inc
irhich may, or may not be entertainment, value to the individual.
ox On Those Who Deplore Texas t . | |
find thati basic expenditu
than thieyi could a[fford.
, : With
the Wholef
try! we ca|
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result of th
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Letters To The Editor
(All letters ito the editor which
college and which do not fcontaih ohdeene or.llbelo
sons wishing to have their names withheld from -
and these names will not, Without the consent of
other than the editors.)
arc signed by • student or employee of the
ne or, libelous material will be published. Per.
sons~wlshlng to have thelii names w|thbsld from publication may request such action
^ * the writer, be divulged to any persons
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In the .outside world (t,he world out- I the world, and ijt’s treason to say othef-
lide of Texas, of course) there is being wise, (end quotes)
:irculated a venomous article deploring ‘ Were it not for a mangy editorial wri
he “myth of Texanisni.” i The author of er for the Rocky Mountain News (
his literary endeavor is a Stephens Col- Colorado) we would probably hai
ege professor who, because of his great read these infamous disparities
Editor, The Battalion:
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other qualifications must be mejt
i . iJ,! - . beforej it is permissable to draijv
You will perhaps recall[my hav- fron> it. First; the top card of thte
feels that he has found the key ourjgifeat state. The Golorad
Denver,
e never
toward
oajn in an
Texas iil
wisdom
|o Undocking the truth about Texans. editorijal; deplores the iptflux of
Dr. Burkhart, for that is the villain’s men who are ijivading his homjeland
tame, cbntends that: The myth that Tex- qpest for black told,
ins/arp mighty people is being used to ThesV Texaps have rknkled his heaK
teep them ever from being able to cope with thefr tales about th| Lone Star State
vith life in the atomic age. and Texas’ advantages oyer Colorado. He
That there’s a “Texas way of doing even expresses the hop^
things’’ and a “Texas way of thinking’’ adoans, Igiven a few years, can civilize
uid thjttt’s why they get such political them (the Texans).’’
eldership. • J Obvlydsly neither Dy Burkhart or the
j That Texas had more men rejected for ; editorial: man have been acquainted with
Military service because ef illiteracy than beautiful Texas. If thly were, how could
my other major state in the nation, but they Write such blasphemies? Arguing
still they believe nobody can fight the way with jtheim would be futile, for ho^v can we
Texans} can. 4 r ll a man abou rr^ e ^ 0rioU8 won *
Tbftt Texas graf)efruit, Texas womert, der of tjhe sunlight if has nejver been
iipd Texas sunshine are the greatest ih out olf! jhe darkness?
iexan On Toasties for Grade Points . . .
Ever since we got our grades from last to a; bulletin we reladllj jmd believing that
spring quarter we’ve been wondering wha’
ii oune
-Ham
ibpperi. Today we found out. The |an- 1 lor highest efficiency, 1
*wer came in the mail in the form of a bul{ bulletin! somewhepe) it
iletin from the state department of health, possible to get u^
amount |6f s cep was necessary
(we read it in a
las i>r&ctically im-
tlme for breakfast.
Going without breakfast, the bulletin i | The beat we could do was arcup of Union
says, is a bad start for the day. It’s been coffee jhfown down botjween classes,
found that workers who skip breakfast j We) laid the blame for Our grades on
[get less done in . the first working hour cuttihg class, sleeping in
than those who eat a good breakfast. Fur- ji n g such little indidei
Ithermbre, it says, as the morning pro-
gresseS, those who didn’t eat breakfast
[grow less efficient.
This casts an entirely new light bn tl
regrettable subject of our grades. Bein(
best
eb tl
Wej laid the blame!
class, not stuy-
ientals. But now
we Havre seen the light] We are resolving,
at the ^tart of a new quarter, never to mi^s
breakfast, even if it m^ans missing every
one of iour morning classes. We are look
ing forward to a grejit improvement ii
the grpde point ndiiv Tovon
ing written you recently in what
turned out to be a vain! attempt
to obtain some information. (The
information was pretty pear use
less.
However, I have doi)e consider
able research on & new parlor game
of which you have heard and which
is becoming rather more than some
what popular.
This game is "Canasta,” which,
as you may also have heard, is
a Spanish word meaning basket.
(My research has not' yeti uncov
ered the connection betweeii basket
and said parlor game. This is pro
bably a very subtle corineciion and
might have reference to an old
Spanish custom of shuffling cards
in a basket. As two decks of cards
are used, a basket comes in handy).
Canasta is a very simple game
but is governed by certain rules,
the interpretation of which brings
out highly individual and often
conflicting opinions. I have now
a severe bruise on my left knee
suffered in a milt) discussion as
to whether red treys should be
put down immediately or can be
put down during any one of the
owner's plays in the deal <>b-
Uin«d. [i?- , J
This is still a moot point and it
is suggested that red treys be de
leted from the two decks used to
regard. j .
; Deuces 'and aces have a point
of 120 each but don't let that mis-
iloud you, as the deuci's are wild . .,
land consequently! avidly sought for. J , ,
Canasta is an aboriginal rummy ** on, y <ln r k of enrda Is
game and, as previously mention- ^ from which have bean re-
• • * ' rr J moved all red trays, all black
treys, all t)ei)ces of both colors, all
jokers. The game is
in the same manner
long form Canasta.
The omission of cards mention
ed makes for a friction-free game
but Is rather dull. It is frankly
suggbsted that the deck so obtained
be used instead for pitch, which is
more, interesting.
E. F. Osborne, Jr.
P. S. My wife wants to know if she
should take A&M and 176 points Sat-
uraav. ’ . ]! \
(Editor’s Note—Dear Mr. Os-
dfeck must immediately (this is
very important in both sets of
rules) be formed into a meld and
played with at least two natural
similar cards from the players
hand. The second qualification is
that dlong with this meld other
melds must also be played to make
up a iotal of 60 points.
(Th s last unless a player has
amassed a total of 1500 points, in
which case he must play 90 points
dowrf)l From that point on the
player endeavors to form Canas
ta, which are melds of 7 or more
of a denomination and the very
devil to get.
By the way, one important point
that I was about to overlook is
the fact that a black trey discarded
on top of the deck also freezes
the dejek. Ybu can readily see that
all t(eys are very troublesome
and do much to retard the game.
I hive not yet learned who in
vented this game but have already
concluded that he must have been
of a misanthropic turn to have
introduced so many troublesome
features into what should be ^ di-
Wjdop.
In an effort to correct this
condition, I have given up my
final
original aim of becoming an ex
pert on and a conceded auth
ority of, Cantata and am dedi
cating myaelf to the development
of an abridged version of what
I call worry free Canasta. This
game I simply pall "Canasta IBs-
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Judge: Could the m
the late-sleeper type (type B, accor
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Visitor: “Hosy did your horse happe
to win the race ?” ^ -
Jockey,: “Well, I just kept whispering
i his ear, ‘Roses are red; violets are
blue — horses that lose are made into Wife; ind he picked on me.”
otorist have missed
Main: “He certainly could, your honor.
He ha| d the choice of hitting me or my
-The Daily Texan.
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BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE-,
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Chuck dabanUa. Bill Fotte - AmuMmcnoTEditor
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.tionally by National Ad-
Inc., at New York City,
lea, and San Franciaco.
ed, governed by certain rules of
which there an* at least two offi
cial versions.
I personally favor that sot en
dorsed by the National Association
o«f Playing Card Manufacturers,
who should know. My wife, how
ever, is a stroing suppbrter of the
set included ob .the batik of a .Can
asta score pad. Her reasoning is
based on the fact that my rules
are given out [free am) eomiilimen-
tary while hers cost 25<‘ with the
score pad thrown ini That does
seem to weigh in her favor.
In thejCveiit a certain number
of cards are dealt to each play
er after careful shuffling. (The
exact number of cards dealt to
each player varies according to j
which set of rules you are going [
by and also by number of play
ers engaged; also varying inver
sely as the square of the hypo
tenuse), The remaining cards are
called the stock, the top one of
which is turned over.;
If this turned card is a deuce,
joker or a red trey (you should
have taken them out like I told
you) the deck is froizen and cards
may only be drawn from the stock •
until another card is discarded cov- *
elring up the offending freezer
card. As in ordinary or garden
variety rumijny the principal ob
ject of the game is to form- melds
consisting of a ■ minimum of three
raids of thc( same |denomination.
(Sequences don’t count so don’t
waste time trying to: collect them.)
After the deck is defrosted
(and may be drawn from) still
Official Notice
Thoa* rtuOtnli who *»nt thtlr ring for
Chrlstmaa nuiai got Iheir order in to th*
Regietrsr * Office hef»ri November flr*».
Aag stadtmt wh* l*ek» not tn«r* ««»/
tight hour* of (hiving, eimpirted the mint/
ber of hour* inquired through th* Junior
year of hie euiffUmlum and who has ear»*d
an equal nurtiber of grade point* may
purchae* tha A. ,ai;d; M. ring.
All ring* mUai be paid for in full when
placing tha order. r ! (
The ring wuidow la open only from 8
a.m to 11:00 [noon, dal|y except on Bunr
day*.
aces and til
then playod
as 1050, di',
borne, we wish to recommend to
kour consideratk
me
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fort t
Canas
E
to det
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BV HERMAN C. 001
The initial excitement of what;
Uinment season this school has
known begins Thursday night when
Burl Ives, America’s foremost in
terpreter of folk-songs and ballads,
appear in concert at Guion Hall
is Launches
eason
LLOB
of w
Burl eventually foui
New York where he;
ing. Meeting numerous discoun
ments, he finally started down!
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•inches Tow*
ThiMmm
fouhd his way to and Derca.
s he studied sing- Thank i to our capable 1
I i'TvI
Mi
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under the auspices of Towi i Hall.
Ives, who made the "B ue-Tall
Fly” a household pet, enioyi i ah en
viable reputation as both 4 singer
and an actor in every possit le med
ium of entertainment -• stage;
screen, radio, and. racordifgs. To
our. aiMae-
ertts editor, Herman Gollob.
litor Gollob will be happy to
oin forces with you in any ef
fort to develop a' short form of
Canasta.; May we also suggest
with advertising at 6$,
a column inch, you attempt^
~ develop a “short” form of let
ter to the editor if this business
jis to continue.
You may tell your wife that if
jshe plays her cards close (red
trey omited) she may feel safe
with A&M and 76 points.)
itbr. The Battalion:
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Mdst all letters published by you
isually contain a criticism of some
hast* of college life. I’d like to add
bit of: constructive criticism t<*
Butt, itself. Don’t misunder-
I, I have no fault with any
hrtidlc appearing In The Butt,
but father with what does not ap
pear, im-r
Quite a number of the students,
myself included, rely on The Batt
viable reputation
r in every possi
mtortainment -
“i igs.
say nothing of his successful so*
jurn Into the litdrary flc d with
his best-selling auto.biography,
"The Wayfaring Strangerv’
Born in Southern Illihois of
sturdy, independent tenant-farmer
people, Ives first desire was to
enter the clergy. A spell at col
lege squelched this ambition and
transformed it into a craving of
adventure, which resulted in his
quitting his books and taking to the
open road.
equipped with fifteen cent*,
a banjo, and a repotoire of song*
learned from his mother and
grandmother, he roamed from
town to town, singing for his
meab, picking up new songs,
meeting a. Wide variety of peo
ple, learning about the little peo
ple who make America tick.
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for all their news—local, national,
and international. Due to space
limitations, I realize that news
other than that dealing ikith Ag-
gieland must be held to a minimum.
But, please, Can’t you include more
forthright articles and editorials
on what r s going on in our Na
tion’s capital? Congress has again
adjourned after another “do-noth
ing” session: except to go hqg
wild in spending more money.
It’s time that everyone—stud
ents not excepted—take more than
a passing interest in national af
fairs. One way to do this is through
the medium of the newspaper. To
continue ,in the same direction
which the President and the pre
sent Congress are leading Us is
to invite national suicide,
Sure the farmer needs aid, hut
is there ho limit to such aid? The
same question is to be asked of
foreign spending. Our concern
should not be just confined to the
money angle, but also to recent
appointees to high government
positions by Mr. Truman. (I refer
you to the editorial in The Satur
day Evening Post for October 22).
I could continue on indefinitely,
hut I’m hoping you wi|l take it
from here. IPcrhaps you can mkkc
the studenta conscious of the ppll-
cal moss we are in. If so, at the
next Congressional election they
will have the desire to express
themselves at the polls to the end
that those elected will begin to
untie the knots of our present pre
dicament, and also tie a few knots
in the taxpayer’s pursestrings.
Sincerely
John W. Hnlzer '46
(Editor'a Note—We appreciate
your constructive criticism. Let
ters to the editor, such as yours,
are the hioat reliable indication
we have for knowing when we
are "slipping up" in 6t)r job of
providing well balanced news cov
erage for our particular situa
tion. I j v! j • ' ^
Your suggestldns are well
taken, and will be carefully con
sidered in our selection of future
editorial subjects.)
PALACE
Bruon 2'$879
Showing Today
JOHNjUNO t OIANATOIN
alow road
I A
fame aii
djtional American aoi
Greenwich Village night-club.
He then took to the airways
with hla j ballads, [and-, became
known as (‘The Wayfaring Strang
er.*? Then (followed p^rts in shows.
Before he entered the army in
1941, he Had appealed in several
smash Broadway hit
Medically discharged from the
Army in 1942, Ivea returned to his
CBS program. Soon after, Holly
wood gobbled his Up and he
paared as a singer-actor in “Smo
ky,” “Green Graas lof Wyoming,”
"Station Weat.” and “So Dear To
My Heart.”
Likewise recording companies
lost little time in adding Burl to
their rosters. Recording nOw ex
clusively for Columbia, hie fpr*
merly sold his serVleat to Aagh
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Casting Shadows
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October 25—Ticket (sale for Victor-
id<
liscourage- staff, we iare now b<
[ down! the the opportunity to sii
ig his trt- among Halladeprs aln|
in a small which sit( to much a|
I heritage,
r e arc lnfoi'med
assistant dean; of st
• ui hvmuvuih, iui
tivities, that there | still re
s
Hall si( ketn at $7.6( tpc
few studi
r i • ii i » '
forty nbn-student reserved Town
frijetn at IT
very fejw student^gjmeral
sion tlclieta at:$3.50, tajeh i
qffers the_ holder ^ a|ir
11 Tom|
ywir.
1 petfirr
and a
admls-
courae
sion to
III
“Bottler Incident;"
showing, at the Gampua,
MOM Release conccriiln-
forts cjf the (US gover
modem
jrrently
i a pew
the ef-
nant to
; up a modefip slafa' trade
gang a haggling Me dean! laborers
across the border Into California
to wor) -on crop farn a;
A m xlest little lovfr
odrams,; Border Inci
lest offers several
Borge show tjegins; Student
Activity offi(
$.70 General
Activity office; $1.20 reserved;
dmission (Not
a Town Hall performance).
October 27—Burl Ives in concert
at Guion Hail; & p. m. (Town
Hall).
October—28-29—Aggie Rodeo; An
imal Husbandry pavilion.
Kream-Kow Hears
Houston Official
The Kream and Kow Club had
its regular meeting: Tuesday night
in Robinf 203, Academic Building,
with W. E. Thorns s of Sunup Ice
Creaip Company (rf Houston the
principal speaker.
The sale of chpcolate' milk at
football games was discussed and
agreed upon. Everyone having any
time off ijra* requested to .help in
the sale qf the milk-
Awards [were made to the Dairy
Products Judg ng team to aid
them on tbeir trip to Los Apgeles,
California to the National Dairy
Products Judging Contest. The team;
consislts of ’Jim P^riL William
Coker, W. C. Jdnes, and B. J.
Johnson.
President Hogg stressed the nqed
for selling subscriptions to the Ag
riculturist. The club selling the
most subscriptions will receive a
barbecue as a result of their ef-
forts. j
Two Speakers At
Geology Club Meet
M. M. Reiley, j>f the Lone Star
Gan Company and W. W. jilcMa-
ban, Magnolia Peiroleum Company,
will speak to thej Geology Club on
Tuesday, October 25, W. 0. Har
rington, president of the club, said
today.
They will spekk on the condi
tions which they have met since
they started wolrking,|
Prevl^’ musical dl
atlons with genul
>«at dlispenae.
Headed by genis
phy and suave, hank
Montalhap, the mu
than able cast coni
sharply etched
I the bdrc^of (the lot
treacherous
cutthroats, ably pis
if: radio , f
hissworthy VOlaiit* of "The
e of
smellinlg, unkempt vil
la m clever m« mbeti
o /n\ y (UU
tvc-M m
Several vac*
staff at [.itaM
Co-Editors
..Editorial, Board Chairman
L.. Editorial Board
Colville, Ro*w Coelett Qi F. Newton, John TapWy.
II Thom peon, John Whitmore j , j. Feature Wri Ur*
tha FtqtalQ*
completed sophomore
■uperior rec
Instruction.
apparatus In (the label
of corapeniatlta I* $4.6b par hour for now
Mslaunt* and W.T0 p*r hour for exper
ienced na»l»t*it*. A**l*tant are needed *t
varlnus period* distributed throughout th*
the
, assistants of
. Men who hav#,
lysica course* wish
nted to assist wllh
and Ute handling of
iorjtorl*s. The wugt
last day
-The
FcMlnlaiIlhead ,,
. i; —with—
GARY COOPER
PATRICIA NEAL
Harold t,
Frank Simme i j.
New* Writers
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Appli
th* office of
liest convenience
J. G.
are Invited to regUter at
at their ear-
the department
of Physics
Tuesday & Wednesday
ROBERT RYAN
AtDREY TROTTER
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