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The Midnight Yell Practice Controversy
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The circumstances surrounding! the
cancellation of the midnight yell prac
tice in Houston next,Friday night have
been questioned by many people. Rumors
that the letter was a “plant" have cropped Friday night,
up, and„ several people we know of have
publicly condemned the meeting held Wed
nesday afternoon in the Dean of Stu
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The Battalion was represented at that
meeting, and wo feel that we are in pos-
session of enough facts to explain the
background of the yell practice contro
versy, '• •
First, the midnight yell practice was
cancelled at the request of Goorgc Bmlth,
past president of the Former 1 Students
Association and •, presently serving as
chairman of the Houston A»M Club's
iccfljpB trip committee. Smith made the re-
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resentative grpup of students and college
officials to decide whether or not the stu
dents wished to have a yell practice Sat
urday morning since one could not be held
The group consu ted by Penberthy in
cluded the colonel of the corps, the regi
mental commanders, members of both the
student senate and the Student Life Com
mitteejs, the athletic director, the senior
yell leaders, and several other representa
tive students and officials.
Thfs groujii discussed the advantages
and disadvantages of midnight yell prac
tice, and Instances where fights had oc
curred at the Fort Worth midnight yell
practice were talked over. It was brought
out that several cadets had to be taken to
medical aid after being attacked by street
gangs. These attacks occurred In spite of
quest in a letter to Dean Penberthy which police protection. |
we read and which wqs exhibited to the A vote was taken at this meeting and,
students called together in the dean's of- with Only one disentlng voice, the men pre-
fice Wednesday. sent expressed the opinion that the stu-
I In addition to the letter, Smith phoned dent body would prefer a Saturday morn-
Dean Penberthy and indicated that Hous- ing yell practice rather than no yell prac-
ton city officials would not grant a per- tice at all. | ij j
mit to hold any night-tinje yell practices. This expression of opinion does^not
The letter, reinforced by the phone mean that there will be no more midnight
call, left no alternative. Midnight yell yell practices*. It means only that there
no
practice was out of 'the question. The
reason behind this cancellation was stated
by Smith. “It is believed that such a
meeting would only serve to arouse possi
ble acts of violence by persons not con
nected with either institution (Rice or
A&M).”
Dean Penberthy stated that he had
called together what he hoped was a rep-'
will be a yell practice in Houston Saturday
morning immediately after the parade.
We believe that the'expression of opin
ion given by the, men present at Wednes
day’s meeting reflected the opinion which
would have been given by the student
body had they been faced with the same
question—“Dio you want yell practice Sat
urday morning or not at all?"
What, No Fire, Book-Banners?
Houston, the largest city in the larg
est state,- is confronted with a problem.
Or at least Houston’s school board, school
teachers, and school Students are.
Ruling against teaching from a civics
text in Houston's high schools, the school
board now must either continue using the
book for the remaindeir of the year, or not
use any. State textbook laws require a
book which is choHtuv by the school dis
trict-to be used unti) the text goes out
of adoption.
“American Ciovorjnmonl," by Frank
Abbot Magrudor, is the text in question.
In the 1945 edition, Magruder has a foot
note calling certain practices in the United
States Socialistic and Communistic. He
docs not capitalize the terms, however, in-
ferring that he is speaking of the econom
ise school board - based its decision
to ban the book on one paragraph. Civics
classes had already passed the paragraph
and the chapter in question. | We have not
seen a huge red flag waving from the top
of the Gulf Building yet.
The member of
the board who first
brought up the proposal of banning the
text consistently refers to the Houston
schools’ boys and girls as “children," Now,
Mr, Werlein. most of your civics students
are high school |Henif|r», with some juniors
and sophomore^, They are preparing to
enter college next f(dl. or to go out into
the world, competing with society. Cer
tainly when they eniter 1 colleges they will
find many more suggestlye books than the
one 4unt outlawed.
Some of the most Communistic and
Socialistic books, printed are being read
in the higher educational institutions. Yet
There are many things in the United they are being studied to enlighten the
States which are not absolutely what we student on the various types of govern-
• define as democratic, Perhaps they re- mental control, and hot to recruit him into
flect'-Sociabsm, Communism, or even Fas- the ranks of radical systems.
cism. They have been operating under Things such as this schoolbook inci-
the present conditions for years, and have dent happen daily over the world; the peo-
yet to be removed from our scehe. There pie whom we give credit for'having the
• is very little in the world today which most intelligence often perform the most
ic theories, not the corrupt practices.
can be defined as pure democracy.
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PAUL ELLIS’ United Press story
came out this way in the Columbus (O.)
asinine acts.
showed today that perhaps two out of
three births in the United States result
Citizen: “A Study by three physicians from pregnancies."
The Battalion
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Martin Howard / . . . j. . - • . Photographer
Brad Holinos, Bill Hites. Hardy Rosa, Joe
Trevino Photo Engraver*
BW Brlttainr..i....4..Advertising Manager
K. W. Fredrick. ! ... .Advertising Representative
j Lorry OliverCirculation Manager
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George rtiarllon. Dean Reed.
Clayton SelphU Editorial Board
W. K. Colville. Roger Cosiett, G. F. Newton. John Tapley,
Bill Thompson, 'John Whitmore . . , Feature Writers
Weldon Aldridge^. Lawrence Ashburn. Jr., Emil
Buhjes Jr.. John Drisdale, Curtis Edwards. J. C.
'Fails. David Folienlogen, Bob Lane, Bee Land
rum. Bob Lindbeim. Brute Newton. Jack Raley.
Dean Reed, L. O. Tiedt .New* Writers
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Soon Released
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Letters
(All lellsra in ihe riliior which am Hlemxl
by n itudettl or cmiiloycc of th* ciiilcgc
ami which do not coolaln oliaiwnc or
libelous mnierial will be |uiblt*he<jl I'cr-
amih wishing to have their name* withheld
from pubilcallDO may re<|ueal auelv action
nod these mimes will hot, Without the
consent of tin! writer, b> divulged to any
peritons other than the editors.)
Editor, The Hattulioft:
Please refer this to the com
mittee that is in charge of the
seating at Kyle Field.
Thanks a million^ for the good
seats you gave the juniors at the
Baylor game last Saturday. Since
when do sophomores get to sit
from the 20 to 40 yard line and
the juniors get the choice seats
between the 20 to (he rear of the
cm! zone?
Sincerely hoping it is better in
the future.
A. J. Dennis, ’51
Sid Goodloe ’51
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F. E. Neill ’51 J
Kenneth Sehaake ’51
I W. D. Barnes ’51
R. C. Miller ’49
Hugh Morris ’51
J. H. Edwards ’51
Tom Ball ’50
Bob Naylor '49
Jim Connevey ’51
Dick Graves '51
Rip Stults '51
Patt Patterson '51
Riiss Hagens ’51
Ralph Gorman '51 j
Jerry Lambert ’51 |
Bo Da ninth '51
Don Pittman '50
David Britt '51
Donald Lee '51
Charleti Pence ’51
Howard Shelton ’51 **
Bill Noll '51
Jack Sanders ’19
Tom Turned '50
Bill Neal '5L
Jim S. W illiams ’51
Boy Iteed '51
Richard Van t'mjrt '51
John L. Fuller '51 \
Bttoule Banl'lehl '5|
Jake Leltianer '50
Dago Duvla '51 v
B. W. Hudde '50
D, J. Wlchmann '51
SAM Told Value
Of Purchasing
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“A wide-aWakie purchasing de
partment can be of invaluable aid
to the engineering department as
well as to the sales, accounting,
and manufacturing departments,”
Ivan Nevill, purchasing agent for
Cameron Iren Works, told the Stu
dent Chapter of the [Society for
Tuesday night.
Nevill briefly outlined the dut
ies of a good purchasing depart
ment, and then | cited several ex
amples of how money ctjuld be
saved through etpeient use of the
department, in cooperation with
others. . j j ;
Nevill was introduced by Charles
J. Goodwjn Jr., president of the
Chapter.
A short business session con
cluded the meeting.
Official Notice
Those students wtib want their ring for
Christmas must get ithelr order in to the
Registrar's Office before November first.
Any student who lacks not ifiore than
eight hours of having completed the num
ber of hours required through the Junior
year of his curriculum and who lias earned
an equal number of grade points may i
purchase the A. and M. ring.
All ring* must be paid for In full wken j
placing thio order. |
■ The ring window is open only from 8
a.m. to 1J|:00 noon, daily except on Sun
days.
H. L. Heaton.
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Any Dairy Husbandry major student In
tiie Senioi-, Junior or Sophomore classes
who has a grade point ratio qf 2.6 Or
better shuld report to me' at the Dairy
Husbandry office not later than October
28. in order o be considered for scholarship
uwkrds this year. ;
-A. J,. Darnell
; Professor, Dairy Husbandry
Department
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Any agricultural student who completed
two or niore course^ In Dairy Husbandry
prior to September jl. 1949. and who f'**
classified a* a senior on that,date, and
has a grade point fatlo of 2.7S or better
shoul/ report to me [at the Dairy Husband
ry office not later than October 28 tn-
order to be 00081061*60 for any scholarship
awards we offe thrls year. .'"I
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Professor. Dairy Husbandry
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LAST DAY
Jujdy Garland
Van Johnston
“In the Good Ole
Summertime”
SATURDAY ONLY
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The Southwestern Veterin
arian, sponsored by the A&M
Junior Chapter of the Amer
ican Veterinary Medical As
sociation, will be published
Nov. 1, according to editor Hugh
Wallace.
The feature articles in the maga
zines will the "Veterinary Juris
prudence’’ by Arthur Stewart, as
sociate professor in the Business
Department, and "Hospital Man
agement” by Dr : N. B. Tennille,
Head of Veterinary Medicine and
Surgery at Oklahoma A&M. Both
pf these articles were talks deliv
ered at the Veterinary Conference
in June, 1949.
Other articles that will appear in
the magazine are “Rabies Control
in Corpus Christi” by Paul Brandes,
Senior veterinary student here.
“New treatment of Bloat in Rum
inants,” reprint from the Journal
pf Veterinary Medicine, and "Sep
arative Inflamation or Phligmon”
by Dr. E. R. Frank of Kansas
State College.
By HERMAN C. GOLLOB
A capacity Town Hall audience
had the time of their lives last
night at Guion Hall as Burl Ives
unraveled a program of folk songs
and ballads with his inimitably
warm and vigorous style which
has made balladeering a true art.
Attired in a neat brown sport
jacket and contrasting! tan slacks,
his hair sparse on top but curled
up in thick waves on the back of
his neck, Ives looked like a soph
isticated fur-trapper, We caught
ourselves from time to time envis
aging him clad In a buckskin Jack
et and coonakin cap, flintlock rifle
cradled in his arms, and a soggy
lump of "chawin" tobacco cached
in one side of his mouth.
The yery moment he strolled
on stage, the Inca mall on of sec.
date and plump Jollity with his
twinkling hliie eyes, Menhlsto-
clran heard, slyly bashful grin,
and impressive paunch, the Way*
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Vets Pay Same
Premium Rate
Washington, Oct. 28 — (JP)
—War veterans holding Na
tional Service Life Insurance
Policies may expect to go
right on paying premiums at
the same old rate, big dividends or
no dividend.
In answer to query, Harold W.
Briening, VA administrator for in
surance, said there !is "no likeli
hood at all” of a change in pre
mium rate.
Many veterans have suggested
that since the forthcoming $2,800,-
000,000 IB) dividend on GI poli
cies is the result of a. surplus in
the insurance fund, a reduction fn
premium might be expected.
faring Stranger made hlmeeH—
and his audience—fright at home.
For he Is a master showman.
The prim atmosphere that hs a
rule hangs heavy over the ordi
nary concert gave way to a genial
informality when the affable, easy
going Burl took command.; In
quiet and measured tones, ope or
both hands thrust into his i coat
pockets, Burl gave each of his
song£ an unpretentious introduc
tion and talked to hts audience as
if he were chatting with a friend
over a cup of coffee,
Nothing flustered the joviql bnl-
ladeer. A momentary loss of .mem
ory, sporadic popping of flash
bulb cameras, an out-of-tune String
stentorian requests for practically
hts entire repotolre none fobbed
Ives of his gracious presence of
manner. t T T ~
The easy notiehulance Which
marked his grtt-hoK Ntninimlng
and (he delivery of his sitfl, high,
mellnw voice ladled the keen
sense of drama anil Intricate
mastery of technique which are
so ahutnlnntly his.
To overplay the drnmatkj effect
and technical adroitness j would
h|tve been-to forsake the'people
Whose soriga he sung and whom ho ,
s<!> genuinely epitomises the niM-
tic, with simple passions anil Child*
like naivete.
Ho casually, with an [occas
sional soft chuckle and wistful
gleam or Impish roll of the eye,
he wrong the humor and pathos,
the sadness and the Joy front
each of his tunes, achieving
earthy warmth through a com-.
“Cowl
ity, H
beat in; "The Boll-Weevil,” “When
I Was Single.” "Midplkht Special,
boy’s Lament,”' '{Golden Van-
“Mr, Froggie,’ jand "Riddle
Song-'l Especially d a he do proud
by "The Cowboy’s Lament," which
he presented with uhusual poig
nancy,'and feel for dramatic high
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In response to the u abounded en
thusiasm wfiich greeted him at the
conclusion of his biogram, Ives
returned tp the fobtlights and
obliged hla enthusiaittc audience
with i’The Blue-Ta I Fly," ‘"The
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Candy Mountain," and "Frankie
and Johnny;" Kvenji ton the omni
vorous beast that s an audlenoa.if
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reluctantly iso, * |
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slon It was, this Inaugural per-
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A&M Student Is
Air Performer
An A&M student was one of the
featured performers at!the air
sltow Sunday afternoon at Tipibcr-
lake Airport. j • • '.I
Bill Bowen, senior mechanical
-Notvember[4 at th|*:American L<
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“Any change in premium would engineering major
law,” [ gave an exhibition
frond Paris,
have to bo established by law,” j gave an exhibition of Aerobatics
Breining told a reporter. which included .loops, slow rolls,
“Furthermore, each insurance ! sr >ap rolls! spins, and clpver-leaf,
contract could bo changed only by [ a series of loops , which form a del
mutual’ agreement.
“There
change.”
is no likelihood of
Billiard King
Demonstrates
Trick Shots
A nine cushion shot, a ball
in every pocket, jumping a
dime into a shot glass, jump
ing a cue ball into a hat held
by a spectator—and many
other I rick shots wort! in the bil
liard exhibition staged In the
YMCA chapel Monday night hy
Chat He Peterson, world's cham
pion fancy shot anlst,
Approximately 200 amateur cue
ists saw the performance, Peter-
\son hits been touring the various
colleges and universities since 1931
iiv an attempt to stimulate In-
tciX’st in billiards, which he calls
the \“greatest game of all,”
At \70, Peterson does not ac
knowledge old age; he Continues
to speak of such dates as 1894,
when he played Cutler for the
world's baikline championship, or
he may mention he knew Hoppe as
a boy.
Peterson first explained the fun
damentals of billiards and the
three basic shots. After finishing
his presentation he remained for
; over an hour giving instructions
and answering questions about
the game.
Jimmy Flowers, president of the
newly formed club, has a^ked that
all students interested in parti
cipating in tournament play*, enter
the elimination tournament to be
started soon. • •
By intracollegiute play of this
type, the club will choose the
eight men who will compose the
team to enter the intercollegiate
tournament next spring. All those
who enter the elimination matches
will automatically become members
of the club, Flowers added.
At the last meeting of the club,
J.. C, Girouard was elected secre
tary and Ralph Gorman was named
vice-president to assist Flowers.
Unde Sam to Dig
In Vets Insurance
sign resembling a four-lcpf clover,
a j Bill is a former Air Force pilot
and has remained active in flying
j since returning to A&M. He has
' taken part in several local air
shows, and is a licensed .flight in
structor. He works as a fcrop dust-
"ing pilot during the summer.
! Other attractions of the ihoW Ini
eluded a crop dusting demonstra-
: tion and aerobatics by, Ed Bowles,
Veterans Administration said to-[ an( | MacBride salting a
Washington, Oct, 28 bP'
linistration saiu iw- ano juck Macjiride stut
day it may dip into the forth- t()nventiona ] i i>rht planc , (Spy Davip
coming ex-GI. life insurance div- ' thrilled the spectators during his
idend to collect up to $30,000,000 }|^p|,|. a Q aa ^i 0 |) () f a i a ther thickf-
thnt veterans owe the government, skulled student on his first solo
"Somewhere between $20,000,000 ' flight. A bomb dropping contest
mid $30,000,000 of sileb debets may wus held with local ami visiting
be collected from National Ser-j pinmm competing, in which small
vice Life Imammce dividends," it sacks of flour were u*ud|.a« Uombi.
said in a news release, Near misses on both the largel aiWl
"All of the Individuals eoncorn- ((y t speelators were rerorded,
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to the government and know that
It. Is deductible from other VA pay
ments to which they may he en
titled," I
The ugejney said around (1110,000
veterans owe II about $70,000,000,
The individual dividend payments
will he sufficient it) wipe but less
than hah' of the total.
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Bryan
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‘‘Comedy Carnival”
First Run
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In dfier: !U*e entewalnntenl la.
Hikjer mty. j fhelr parade
tloda Hie aisle ali|iQ| wlllt lltelr
terjtioiis Journey arfiiss Hie rows
In Httdr (teials ereafe^a inlaor fur
or illsteHeilon lit Utjtse who Mod
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seats hy eortuln tl|rte, and ills- \;>
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Town Halt Hlaff liltould adopt a
policy : whereby tjl» doors will
henpefqrth be rioaetj jat eight sharp,
making It impossible for latecom
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Range, Forfesters
To Have Barbecue
fhe Range and! forestry Glut
wilj have • a party
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and barbequ|
'idn Rail,! Leland f
poiter, said todayj
The ! party had
planned for Octc
sabjl, out it! was nec
thfei date sp. that m
beFs couldj- attend.
charge of $1
be assessed, Kiker
party, | which will
be open
tlptir wivep, and gn
dulled, j
iker, club Ire
•iginally beeij
-_?r 28, Kiker
;ISary to ehanga
lojre of the memj
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ontinued. Thd
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