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This semestei*, for the first time in
eight .years of continuous observation of
A&M student life| the editors of The Bat
talion saw something which completely
diafeusted them. ! ; 1 . ' i
We saw an leader drunk while
rqmiaehting the : school|In an. official ca
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and post wajr adjuatmeiitja. ' We have fre
quently disagreed with other students, and
Occasionally felt a few students were do
ing, the school harm. B{ut this has been
the] first time in our livejs as Aggies that
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we say to any person in an official capac
ity whoigets dru ik. What you do in your
private life is purely up to your conscience.
But when you ran and were elected to an
official post! of the College,, you became
the direct and definite representative of
8,000 bther igglies. What you do, they
are judged by. If [you make a drunken
fool of yourself* the entire A&M student
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and downs in athletlc» r »chool revolutions, body is classified 1 in
many mindM as a
group of inebriated idiots.
We don't believe you have the moral
right to give A&M and the thousands of
people it represents a public black eye. 1
We'd Ijhe to belleye that you haven’t
. we felt ashamed to admiit that our fellow intentional!^ damaged A&M. We’d like to
student was an Aggie-M)r at least was be- believe ( that you wore only thinking of
ing judged as. an Aggie, r . • your own pleasure and not considering
In the true sense of the word, this per- who you represented and the harm you
son is not what we cohsider an Aggie, were doing.
That term 4s reserved iin our minds for If that is true, there’s only one way to
A&M students who have the interest of show it. Get squared a\Vay right now and
become a leader all Aggies con be proud
the school foremost in their minds.
Any student, and particularly an elec
ted student leader, who goes out to repre
sent the school with any of his faculties
limited, does not have that interest]
We aren’t moralists.! But this (much
Y;6u can’t work for the Seagram’s dis
tilleries and A5tM College at the same
time.! Either get back with the Aggies or
get down into the gutter.
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Law and Justice and the Dual Standard . . .
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In this country we often have difficul- on the part of others ,to the Joint Chiefs
ty separating the privileges of our dem- of Staff.
ocracy from the responsibilities of a mil- Admiral Denfield, most ardent spokes
itary organization. The' privilege to 1 speak man for the Navy and the Navy’s vote on
out’freely, so long as the remarks are the Joint Chiefs of Staff Council, display-
within reason, is a cornerstone of our dem- ed that he didn’t agree with the way uni-
ocratic philosophy. The military respon- fication was being run. He felt that the
sibility, necessarily, is a blind obedience to Navy was being stripped of its offensive
established lines of authority and the com- power by the Army-Air Force coalition. In
plete and unyielding spirit of working as a short] he didn't like the team he was play-
team. _ ing pn ( the; Joint Chiefd) and he disagreed
' i Each of these seem inherent to their with its coacfy jljecretarjy of Defense Louis
own system. We are frequently faced
with the decisfon of which syslem shall
take precedence; over the other.
Ah example of thi« conflict between
our dual standards is the recenf Army-
NaVy-Alr Force squabble. Navy men,
feeling that it was their prerogative as
Americans to speak freely, voiced their
thoughts on the B-38, strategic bombing,
—dud the Navy’s present status in this na
tion's military establishment. By four
military standard they frequently (rod on
(he rocky grounds of lnsubofdination-~in-
Johnscn.
Whefher to replace] Denfield with an
admiral who will play on and with and
for the team is a decision being pondered
by men who have the authority to decide
and act. Yet, their problem is the problem
of America in deciding which of our two
standards should prevail.
A statement frbm an English judge
seems appropriate toward a solution of
^_our;dual standard ehigmaj Said he. "This
\is a court of justice, not a court of law."
."Justice" should be America’s keyword,
Subordination, on the part of Crommelin, and 1 law used to support and supplement
to immediate superiors; insubordination, f justice.
Don. Marquis: Do not pass a tempa-
tion lightly by; it may never come again.
^Honore d’e Blanzaci It is as absurd to
pretend that one can hot love the same
Ionian always as to pretend that a good
artist needs several violins'to play a piece spank grandpa when he was a little boy? 1
Little Boy in Woodshed: "Father, did
grandpa spank you when you were a lit
tle boy?"
Father (with paddle): "Yes, my son."
Little Boy; “And did grea-grandpa
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“Police Repair Man Killed by Car.” 1
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A woman was bemoaning the fact that
her husband had left her for the sixth
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bor, “he’ll come back again.”
‘'Not this time,” she .sobbed,
taken his golf clubs.” ■<
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Boy: “And did great - great - grandpa
spank great-graindpa ? ’
Father: “Yes.”- J
Boy: “Well, dph’t you think with my
help you could overcome this inherited
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Her&ld-Argus classified columns: “Private
^ bath, suitable for 2 adults.”
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Letters To The Editor
(All letter* to the editor which nre signed by a student or employee of the
college and wtjlcH do not contain obscene or libelous materia
sons wishing to have their names withheld from publication
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CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN
Editor, Tho Battalion:
I’m not bleeding, just seeking
information. I don’t know exact
ly how many are in. the Corps, but
estimating ther^ are 4,000 and each
pays $7 a year, that totals $28,000
a year. This aside from charges
against damaged clothing and
shoes. >
Again, estimating there are ten
employee^ who issue clothing, each
would receive $2^000 per year, but
I thought the) government paid
them.
After four years, or five as in
my case,; I haye paid in $35 for
which I could hjave bought a good
ly .portion of kaid uniform.
I;am aware of the fact that the
abojve figures are way off, but it’s
the' principle c|f the thing which
irks me.
Sincerely , vours,
Floyd Blount Jr. ’4»
P. S. Cotild it have gone for the
Board of Director’s garage?
(Editors Note—To answer your
question we consulted the Mili
tary ('ustodian, the Fiscal Of
fice, the college auditor, ami the
Military Department.
(First, there are five regular
employees at the MPO ware
house where uniforms are stored
and IsKtied. In addition, a fluc
tuating number of temporary
employees nre hired during the
rush seasons. All the salaries
for these |>eqplo are paid from
the $7 uniform storage eharge.
The state and the federal gov
ernment are not permitted to
furnish free food, lodging, or
clothing, so sludents mtisl hear
tills expense. ,
’(Money from the storage
eharge Is also used to care' for
issuo uniforms, repair damaged
clothing not traceable to stu
dents, ami to pay all handling
and cleaning required above that
done hy students.
(Any losses which cannot lie
traced to cadets are also re
placed' usings the fund aeeumu-
iated from collection of the $7.
Them are many colleges with
ROTC units where the storage
eharge is greater than that at
A&M, and in more than one in
stance the price Is $15.
(Wo are forced to disagree
with you on your statement that
you could have bought a goodly
portion of the uniform for the
$35. The government catalogue
price of the entire issue is in
excess of $200. This catalogue
lists a short coat at $27.22, a
blouse at $20.42 (they’re $42 at
the gate), green wool slacks at
$11.43 (gate price almost d-ouble
that) so the government esti
mate is low*
(Another item of interest, each
school term the MFC issues
v $500,000 dollars worth of uni
forms, and that’s based on the
government’s price, not the re-
v tail price.
A POINT TO CONSIDER
Editor, The Battalion:
As an old Aggie saying goes,
“We have riever been licked”, it
Official Notice
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Those students wiio want their ring for
sChrlstmas must get their order In to the
iteglstrar's Office before November first.
Any student, who lacks not more than
eight hours of having completed the num
ber of hours required through the Junior
year of his curriculum and who has earned
an equal number of grade points, may
purchase the A. and M. ring.
All rings must be paid for In full when -
placing the order.
The ring window Is open only from 8
a.m. to 12:00 noon, daily except on Sun
days.
H. L. Heaton. |
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News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201,
Goodwin Halit -Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Stuudent Activities
Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. j ; j » ’ .
gjLjy BILLINGSLEY, C. * C. idJ^TROE....... —.................... Co-Editors
Board Chairman
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bslctt. G. JF. Newton, John Tapley,
Bill Thompson, John Whitmore . . . Feature Writers
Weldon Aldridge, Lawrence Ashburn. Jr., Emil
j Bunjos Jr.. John Drisdale, Curtis Edwards, J. C.
Fails, David Polrenlogen, Bob Lane, Bee Laad-
j rUra, Bob Lhtdheim. Bruce Newton. Jack Raley.
Dean Reed. -L. O. Tledt .! News Writer*
Bob Allen. Harold Gann. Ralph Gorman. Frank
Manitxas, Frank Simmen . . | . . . . . Sport* Writer*
Any Dairy Husbandry major; student In
the Senior. Junior or Sophomore classes
who has a grade point ratio of 2.6 or
better shuld report to! me at j the Dairy
Husbandry office not later than October.
28. In order o be considered for, scholarship
awards this year.
A, L. Darnett
Professor. Dairy Husbandry
Department
Any agricultural student who completed
two or more courses In Dairy! Husbandry
prior to September 1. 1049. and who was
classified as a. senior on that date, an'
has a grade! point ratio of 2.75 or better
should repori to me at the Dairy Husband
ry office not later, than October 28 in
order to be considered for any scholarship
awards wk bffe thrls ‘year.
A. L. Darnell
Professor. Dairy Husbandry
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
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respect. This being that after the
second touchdown scored by T.C.-
U., the extra point which the ref
erees so reluctantly gave the good
conversion signal, h a*s really
prompted us tjo bring this to your
attention.
We occupied seats squarely on
the North goal post and had a
clear view in regards to whether
the kick was short or whether it
actually cleared the horizontal part
of the goakpost. It* was more than
obvious, that the ball did not get
above the horizontal bar of the
goal post. We, as well as Uncle
Bill James, all concurred that it
was easily two feet below that hor
izontal bar.
Still further, this is probably not
a new item of information, but for
the purpose of pacifying three exes
--What Was the final decision?
As a passing thought, we were
truly gratified to have witnessed
the activities of the Cadet Corps,
band, and that Fighting AGGIE
football team. Despite the fact
that all events were not literally
victorious, the spirit behind all
these purposes still prevails. And
it seems only fitting for a trio of
exes to say that we were tremen
dously elated, and Would again
weather the storm of a 1,700 mile
trip for a Fighting TEXAS AG
GIE game.
Lt. (ins (i. Vletus ’40
Lt. Henry M. Ellis ’41) !
Lt. "Corky" Eekert ’4»
Ft. Bcnnlng, Georgia
(Editor’s Note—"Bones" Irvin,
iitliletle director, said In a phone
conversation that no protest was
made since the officials had
ruled the point whs good, and
since the one point did not affect
the outcome of the game.
We, ||oo, sat on the goal line
and agree with you that the ball
appeared (ji have fallen short.
However, the point Is In the rec
ord books and will probably stay
there.)
Pet E Department
To Graduate 127
One hundred and jtwenty-seven
petroleum engineering seniors ex
pect to graduate in June, 1!)50..
Of the total number, 105 expect
to receive B. S. degrees in petrol
eum engineering. Fifteen are aim
ing at a BS in petroleum-mechani
cal engineering. Seven expect pe
troleum-geological degrees.
Seventy six of the students have
indicated that they want to work
for major companies; 27 hope to
work fdr independent operators,
fifteen for drilling contractors.
Twenty-two desire work in for
eign countries.
Field experience ranges from
three months to four and a half
years. Ninety-five of the students
have had some kind \ of petroleum
field work.
Salaries expected pn graduation
range from $250 to $350 a month.
Forty-nine of tho 127 students
are married. Twenty-four of these
have children, the nymber °f chil
dren ranging one to three.
The indicated grade point aver
ages afl of September 1, range
from .9 to'2.8.
Ages of the students range from
20 ; to 32 years. The average age
is 23.0 years,
BY HERMAl* C. G|
Hodge-Podge: j e.
Jolly Burl Ives, the plump bal-
ladeer who has brought; art to the
singing of folk songs, ihaugurates
the 1949-1950 Town Hall season
tonight when he appears in con
cert at Guion Hall. Following the
customary Town Hall policy, 'bur-
tain time will be 8 o’clock.
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In character with) tpe honesty,
frankness, and intellectual integrity
which we have so emihentiv dis
played In times gone hjy, this de
partment once more glares con-
temptuoLisly at Insolent] (Pride and
unhesitatingly admits a i short-corn-
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You may recall Unit in last
Monday’s issue of the llstlslion
(here spprared on the editorial
page, in the guise of s Idler
to the editors, a thesis by, K. A.
Osborne on the enmiilex past-
time of Canasta. According to
card-shark Osborne, Canasta Is,
merely a card variation of (he
Einstein theory, and If he had
his way, would be reduced] to
a much simpler form. ,
I In an effort to help jeardist Os
borne realize his drean) of a sim
plified Canastai ( and hlso to keep
us busy) our helpful and indus
trious editors recommend us to him
suggesting that together we might
devise and revive this upstart card
game and thereby render it child
like in simplicity.
Alas and alack, worthy edi
tors! You have sent him to the
wrong man. Card playing is a
facet of amusements we had
never before considered and
about which we know compara
tively little.
Not only are we a biojigical phen
omenon (all thumbs) when shuffl
ing the deck, but to boot, our ac
quaintance with cards is limited
to a working knowledge of “Bat
tle.” And we seldom even win that.
In view of our ignorance and in
eptitude with the “fiftjy-two”, and
epartment
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LLOB in consideration of the exhaustive
knowledge of cards which reader
Osborne posses, we graciously ex-
tend to the latter a hearty invi
tation to join this department as
Card Editor.
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and the
sej6—|a Victorian living room in a
Nbb Hilii mansion-—wis authentic
enough to capture thy gaudineHs
anil |e?rc e 8s which’ igiaracterized
Card Editor Osborne, drop by our Victorian ; interior idesi
mnn/I unit** ut Tlntf, —"f— r- r*
air-cqnditipned suite at Jthe Batt
office any time after four (and be
fore five) in the afternoop and pick
up the 10 ‘x 10 gold engraved
membership card which npw awaits
you. Perhaps you may even con-
sont?to help us improve bur game
of “iUattlo," or better yet, teach
us how to play "Fish." AVe do soj
want to be well-rounded.;
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Watch out, cultured and soph
isticated Dallas! Your Hide
country cousin Houston! hss csst
off Its rustic garments ami Is
now prepared to rhsllenge your
claim to being the entertainment
-.center of the Houth.
It has five resident stage groups
lOnphony orchestra (which {
Town Hall feature later i
i), a summertime light
opCral company, and a prodigious
list of concert stum and road
show'productions scheduled to
appear throughout the year.
In' Houston Tuesday night we.
saw] their Little Theatre in a pre
sentation of Ryscrson and Cle
ments "Stiange BedftjUows,” An
adu|lt drawing room comedy of
manners of a veiy high and-juicy
ord >r with wit ranging between the ;
broui and the subtle, j
The entire production was flaw-
les.‘ly handled as far as this re-l;
viewer is concerned. Each member
of ;he cast handled his assignment ,
fru tfully, particularly.' Gertrude
I.e^ as a wise and witty suffraj- ’
gette, Ailecn Morris inf, a flighty
ape featherbrained role,’; and Caro
line Richter as a bold ^nd bawdy
San Francisco madam. Convincing
in a supporting role was Renette
Cooper, an attractive high school
senior who displayed extraordinary
finjsse for her age and experience.
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ment of the nation’!? first “all
• weather" jet engine for military
aircraft was announced today by
the General Electric Company.
C. A- Salmonsen, acting mana-
\ gor of tho company’s Aircraft Gas
Turbine Divisions hefe, said hew
engineering features added to. tho
General Electric J-47 turbojet have
made the engine an "iall weather”
powerplant capable of operating
successfully under icing conditions.
Salmonsen also announced that
design refinements arit Improving
the performance of the standard
>1-47, already the mhst powerful
turbojet In production In thls-eoun-
try with a rating of more than
5,000 pounds thrust or driving
force. General Electric manufac
tures the J-47 for the] Air Force in
plants here and at Lockland, O.
An experimental model of tho
"ail weather" turbojet already has
been built and, Salmonsen said*
Us new features will j be Incorpor
ated into production engines as
quickly us possible, j
Salmonsen disclosed that the
“all-weather" engine is protected
trom icing conditions by heated
parts at the nose.
“With the applicatio nof heat,
adequate anti-icing protection nan
be provided,’’ he • said. “And this
can be accomplished, effectively
through the use of internally heat
ed hollow parts.”
Heated parts include inlet guide
vanes, fairings, and forward frame
struts.
Hot air supplied to these partis
from the engine’s compressor, Sal
monsen declared, “prevents large
accumulations of ice at the inlet
which Ishut off air flow and might
even, b>'eak off and enter the en
gine to cause severe damage.”
Anti-icing tests leading to the
ne\$ developments were conducted
on an engine installed atop Mt.
Washington during the winter. The
new devices then were given in
flight,; research program for the
Air F'brce.X^
Design improvements in com
pressor and turbine have accounted
for the engine’s / greater power
which has been achieved without
any increase in fuel consumption
or size of engine, Salmonsen point
ed opt. , [X
In addition, reductions jn the
sjrnmr
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THURSDAY A FRIDAY
Judy Garland
use of scarce alloys, li|ce tung-
sten and cobalt, has greatly im
proved the “producibilityr ot the
jet engines, without sacrificing ef
ficiency or life of parts,; Sttlmop-
sen said. Ho declared that this
practice would lesson the danger
of production curtailment -in the
ev mt of shortages of these ole-
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pr'Sent J-47’s include the Ndrth
American F-80, the Boeing 1M7,
and Republic's XF-^l interceptor,
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Friday flight
‘‘One'Hj.pe*
You are coijdialy invited
o hear th6se itwo me$-
|i5ages, the last^two of a
leries of sever* sermons
; )y this noted sbeaker. i
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