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£ : r • l! I ' ' i. / ■ J Battah I . '£ ! • 1 i Vi ' I + There’ll Be a Hot Tibie in the 01 • -‘ lw . Plans for the Diamond Jubilee, a cele- brAtion of A&M’s seventy-fifth year in ac tion, should soon be snowballin g into ac tualities, if J. J. Woolket, chairman of the [committee for the Jubilee, has his way. We have seldom seen a mote enthus- Y, NOVEMBER 11, 1949 wn : ■ r t. I • *. being gained; on the program, a definite outline for tlje events should be on paper. First of tpe scheduled plans will be the inauguration! of Dr. M. T. jHarrington as the first Aggie president of the college, in June. Throughout the summer months 1 iastic man than Woolket, when he talks after that, intended operations which are of prospective plans for the coming year, now pleasant thoughts will rapidly be lt A&M celebrants can realize only one- half these plans, it will be a great year. The committee will be a w^ll-rounded one when it is completed. Various groups from the Former Students’ Association, from the Board of Directors, frcm the fac ulty, the staff, and the present student body wifi formulate a complete program .T mind of nal date because it is too lazy! to change to a new conclusion day of a f *esher war. We celebrate Armistice Day or November 11 because it marked the birtp of a new struggle—a war on war itself Conceived in the brillian Woodrow Wilson, and carried other humanitarian thinkers who had seen how war can maim and distort entire races, the League of Nations flared brief ly as a hope 1 , and was then e by indifference. Our generation has paid bitterly for - j 1 come rea litiep. •: • V- [ • i [1* ' j. : 1 In September, 1950, when Aggieland actually enters its seventy-fifth year of existanc», tpe celebration will definite y gain in importance. . One of the first fall of ’50 events will be the opening and dedication of a build- which will be worthy of such a celebration, ing due to play a great part in the future So far, an agenda for the yjar is only of A&M and in many Aggies’ lives, the in the imagination of Woolket and these. | Memorial Student Center, men, and it will take much hard work and l! Perhaps we are jumping the gun in our much straight-thinking and practical plan- enthusiasm >yer the Jubilee, but we do not ning. , think so. All great things take much Yet when the end of this school year planning, ard this planning can never be- rolls around, since such an early start is gin too earjy. A Birthday or a Dooms Day? . . „ Todayds Armistice Day ; a tWenty-four tory’s struggles. In all the powerful na- hour period set aside to celebrate the end tions o:’ the world, technical minds are of a World War. [ racing ;o harness the most fearsome de- The War whose conclusion^ we are ob- struction oyer conceived by man. serving has already been succeeded by an- On a flat plain in New York, another other more far-reaching and torrifyingly- small group is working. They are just destructive conflict. completing a tall United Nation's build- The world is not clutching to the origi- ping; the symbol of humanity’s hopes to re move the greatest cause of humanity’s suffering. On bur generation’s shoulders, the bur den resits. If we profit by our bitterly- bought! experiences, we can turn back the threat jto burl world’s existence. If we re forward by sume the indifference of our predecessors, we can! plunge ourselves into a war from which few of us will emerge to make an other Attempt. It ii> our generation’s problem, and our Lion’s attitude will decide it. our children continue to celebrate ber 11 as the birthday of perman- Job Calls Engineering Lufkin Foundry & Machine Com- any woujd like to select; one or two engineers from the January graduating class to be trained to serve a£ salesmen for their oil field equipment. Geophysical Services, Inc., has xtinguished t h a t indifference. We ha ve paid in personal suffering, unbalance of our na- ent peace, or will our tombstones bear Members of the Aggie Rodeo tion, and the lives of our bro ' Our generation is now engaged in an overca operation more urgent than —P ’ j " . . In Passing . . . genera Wil Novem hers. a position ohen for a mechanical engineer for design of geophysical equipment. ^They a™ “l 80 interest ed in ; several electrical engineers for lab and shop work. Prefer vet erans whose military experience has given hi(n a familiarity with i electronic equipment. Schaefer and Morrell, Arcritects, may he able [ to use two architec tural draftsnjcn from the January class. They are also Interested in securing the services of a mechan ical engineer to handle electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventil ation arid afir conditioning fori buildings.* ; The Chrysler Institute of En gineering is again interested in Rodeo! Team Off For Kingsville >[' ' i ‘ j i , The TexAs AgRie Rodeo Team left Wednesday for Kingsville to part icipate in Texas A & I’s first Na tional Intercollegiate Rodeio to be held in conjunction with the 25 county Sopth Texas Fair and Live stock Exposition. some new date—the day that the atom rue the brain cell, and our civiliza- any of his- tion was wiped, off the slate? Ma The Readers Digest, always one to of fer bits of homey philosophy has these little gems-on men and women : * I Advice to young men: Sejlect the girl forget whose husband will be most ijkply to sue- hers ceed. • ny ai woman will use a pill to get rid of a headafche and vice versa. A woman is perturbed by what a man a man by what a woman remem- Th» difference between a man and a He owes his success to his first wife> woman is thht a man will pay two dollars * I for a and his second wife to his success. Most men over 35 are eithe r married or woman will pay one dollar for a two-dollar singular. Team are Rpbha Day^ Crystal jCity; Bo Damuth, Magnolia; Charlie Rankin, Corsicana; Bill Hogg, Ft. Worth; Cnarlie Wampleij, Long view; and Wally Cardwell, Rock dale. . j j The Aggiie Rhdeo Team will com pete againist 10 other college and university teams including Okla homa A&M, Texas Toch, Sul Ross Texas Unlivetsity, Baylor, West Texas Staip, Arlington State, and Texas A & I. Wharton to Preach To Presbyterians eceiying applications from out- tanding engineering graduates who re interested in automotive‘work, j.’he next Graduate Training Course ;will begin around February 1. There is an opening for an arch- iitect, industrial education or busi- Incss and accounting major to sell architect, artist, and engineering service, with Bell Reproduction iCompany. | Teaching Oakland Vocational Institute in Marlin, Texas, has an opening for a principal of a trade school de voted to G. I. education. Simpson Speaks To Marketing Society James D. Simpson of the Soil Conservation Service, spoke to the Marketing and Finance Club Tues day night. He discussed the organ ization, functions, and methods uked by jithe SCS in dealing with the farhier. Simpson said that work of the SCS is increasing. He explained that a quality which is needed more by agricultural workers is sales manship. As an example, he ex- one-dollar item he wants, while a The Rev. item she doesn’t want. plained how the SCS must sell their ideas afid methods; on soil conservation to the farmer. Simpson then discussed prospects of employment with SCS and ans wered questions concerning the field. Ahy agricultural major who meets certain requirements as to credit hours in specific subjects may apply. Poultry Team Back From Austirt Meet Seveij senior candidates for the Poultry Judging Team returned from Austin Thursday night, after judging at the Austin County Poultry Show, according to Ed Parnellj team coach. ‘ Making the trip were Parnell, Boh Mayfield, John Lewis, Grady Scroggins, Bill Temple, James Boothe* Bill Doran, and Delvin Barrett. A saijiior judging team of four men will be selected from the ; Headline in the Paris edition of the W 11 Rogers: Never was a country in New York Herald Tribune? ‘French Girl the throes of more capital letters than Chosen by Lcgipn to Inaugurate U. S. the od lisiA., but we still haven't sent Pappy Drive.”, Headline in the Washing out the SOS. server: -i'Feeblc-Minded School Dcah Has "Care Resigned.” ’ r-s The Battalion, official newsp iper of the Agricultural and City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week on, Pa., (Hi- Headline in the Calgary, Alta., Herald: lem.” j.: of Canada's Aged Is Grave Prob- Conway T. Wharton,! who is ifi Ameriba oh furlough)* from his Ihissionary work in thfj Belgian Cdlngo of Africa, will de-i liver the sermon at the A&M PrcsJ byterian Church Sunday ing at 11„ according to The Rev. Norman' Anderson, pastor of the church. | Wharton has spent 20 years in Africa, during which time he has translated!the Bible into the Ballu- ha native tongue. Before Aoihg to Africa, Whurton! t served as ipaHtqr of the University ‘fief: \ ii HIV ( k PStll*V Presbyterian Church in Austin fob , _ J five year*, and is familiar' with student problems, Anderson said] Official Notice group who made the Austin trip, said Parnell. Selection will be made, morn- on t^e basis of points scored in practice judging shows. Those chosen team members will compete in the National Intercol legiate Poultry Judging Contest, to be held in Chicago, December i, Parnell said. Of Armistice Today S! Was Hington, bserve A e Battalion "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" Atl. NTi mCNT Lawrence Sillivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions Friday afternoon, except during talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, .Wednesday and year. Advertising rates furnishejd on requesti ' The Associated Press is enti credited'to it or not otherwise c ed herein. 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Laxry Oliver - V .Managing Editor* ... Feature Editor .Sports Co-editors Amusements Editor Jandt .. Cartoonists . Photographer 8 L Photo Charier George Cl W. K. Bill Charponj Dean lyton (JUxulation Bob A len ’ ■ A.:M at $324) th nationally by National Ad- ilng Service Inc., at New York City, i. o, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. J e editorial office, Room 201, or at the Stuudent Activities 7 a i-rr T Co-Editor* College nkencieM will fommence th* u* of student ‘Identification card* November 21. Every student who ha* not had his photo made should report to the/ Photo graphic ami,' Visual Aids, Laboratory [Nov ember t-t otj 16; from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Cards made after; November ik will be Htsuetj upon paytrifljnt of a Jl.ori fee. Mr. ownby states than thei cards will be checked a^ the Tex#* tame on Thanksgiving. Bfnnm A. Zltin Assistant Dean of Students if III _J_i • . 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Frank sa% Frank Simmen . , [ . . . . Sports Wi the requlrei at the end file bp. 355. 367. 396. 436. 437. 440. 471. 480, 484. 504. 505. 507, 532. 537. 688, 410. 41T, 447. 482, 486. 488. 510. 519. 52$ 539. 546. 511. 789. S33. 865, 868, 2204 , 226’. 1443, 2828, 3110. 3136. 317$! Bach candidata who to compleje meats for*”thKiter:* Degree of the current semester shoud Hon for the degree with the *5 nr maw ? Dr. Id* P. Trotter . Nov. 11 Ameri cana oMerve Armintice Day today the iilNt annivernary of the end- fa* of| World War I. President Truman will lead a long piradc of notables to the tomb of the Unknown Spldier for. wreath. ' laying 1 ceremonies. / George N. Craig, National com- mandei’ of the American Legion will make an Armistice Day ad dress in the Arlington Amphi theater shortly afterward. 3—i- -—u 1 'r , r;; l «> ■ • r •; j ■ LAST DAY “Meet the KUler” —With — Bud Abbott Lou Costello Boris Karloff Saturday Double Feature “Road to Rio” ./ii. - ■’lu*- ^ry Behind a OccurAgpmO (Kditor'n Not* -4 The follow* g article appeared in this Dal- I Morning Nows on April 17) 19147. It was sent to us Texas Highway Patrol.) BY KENNETH FOREE a chance to ask a qqoution. turing him. Did, did Billy have a chance? The sperialist looked at Brewer a full moment, then slowly, Word lessly, his head kegah to ttibve. The News didn’t caiiry a squib It moved Irom side to ^ide—not up ;J ’ A "‘ u * jmd down. naaiiAail. 6 * 6 - ■ ■■niofi: Houston Ti ' ' * 3 I > - >« w I;'’ J' ‘ T >*•1 |Ljl| -w .j > took the { ictures gnd Bcewer got on lit—partly due to it seeming a minor roll of America dicing with th, partly to Park Cities police clamping the lid on police news 4 in thear area. owever, it would have been oni|y a squib like this: "Billy wer, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Brewer, 8813 Hanover, was injured by an automobile last night (May 17 1946) on Preston Road. He was taken to Baylor Hospital.” Behind 'that and other such squibs are things that should give American’s pause. Those squibs tell nothing of a ringing tele- pone, Mrs. Brewer excusing her self from after-dinner guests, an swering it, hearing a childish voice, “Mrs. Brewer, you won’t like this but Billy has been run over by a car on Preston Road.” Click! A sinking feeling, desolation that the boy they had Highland Park High for play and who said he walk home was now .. Then a rush back to the living room, a frantic, “Oh, ! Bob, Billy’s hurt.” Everyone jumping up and running outside to cars. Two police cars pulling Tip, a flashlight playing on the hbuje number, one car turning away; the Brewers piling in their car and following. Brewer jerked his car to a stop in the middle of Preston by other stopped cars. There in the gutter is —or—was Billy. Brewer, a fuper- al director, has seen many dead, Billy looked blank, eyes closed. A man was keeping the crowd back. Thank God, it was Dr. L. B. Hurt. “Bob," said Dr. Hurt, "if* a brain injury. You will need a brain specialist. Would you like for me to call one?” “Please, please, ’Leonard.” Far away a high-pitched whine of a siren, then it became a wail, then a scream, then it was there. A stretcher was hurried out, the limp figure put on it and in the ambulance, the Brewers jumped in, their cars with keys in it still in the middle of Preston. The siren snarled, the crowd parted, the CflCe to Baylor began, Mrs. Brewer si lently, feverishly praying, quiet, dark-faced Brewer darker in his grimness. Then the hospital emergency room and interns who handle Die nightly, ghastly crop worked swiftly, gave plasma, ordered X- rays, set a right knee wjiere the kneecap was askew and a frac tured right hip. The X-raya showed no skull fracture, but men lyho can look at still faces and judge pretty well told Brewer, “No chance.” ■ , ‘ | 1 Then the brain specialist, Dh Casey E. Patterson, arrived, or dered X-rays of the brain, They i' I i. 1 j’"' ""77! T" !' j i Hi Monte Swatzell Is Tumbling Head Monte Swatzell, senior Veterin ary student from Cleburne, was elected president of the Tumbling Club Tuesday night. Others elected were Bob Coon; vice-president; Ed Hoffman; secre tary-treasurer; Don Pittman, re ported 4 . The club is planning tumbling meets with Texas and SMlJ. Meet ings are held each Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p. m. in the Lit tle Gym. But Blllly lasted through the night, the Brewers hovering over him, nurses, interns, doctors rush ing in and out, fighting the old man with | the scythe. He was still unconscious next morning as more nurses, doctors and red-eyed, stag gering Brewers, fought on. Oxy gen tent aind one nostril tube lead ing into His lungs delivering oxy gen, another pumping out gather ing fluid to prevent, pneumonia. Then the fluid tube removed and a stomach tube inserted. He must be fed to keep up his strength. The Brewers got an adjoining space with lounge chairs in it. One dozeq while the other watched. Occasionally the watcher woke the other: Billy was sinking, no vis ible respiration, just a flicker of a pulse, nurses and doctors giving, stimulatirig injections, shoving Billy and three nurs* ome. Bilfy got htrongCr, two s left. One day the It st one, Alta Epps, 'laid, “Notj , Billy, big old; boy, let's try tlo tyulk. a step, ,Come on." Bil y grin- as she held his arm tight.:'Billy Jy put put his left foot. “Now pud j that right, null’ rard ” Billy putted hard, hardeUf, hardest—the leg: moved.! Billy grinnei. The Briwers cheered. ^ • | [j; newer took up the a phabet. “Bijly, say :A.” Billy said “Uhhh.’\ “Ttir againL” Billy grinned,, tried away that old man with the scythe.: Each timi: they said Billy couldn’t: rally, again. But he did, he fought back—haid. 1 ..j^! It seem ed that wenjt on forever; —two weeks, three, a month, the* boy unconscious, the parents dead on their feet. After six weeks Billy’s eyelids opened a fraction^ God be praised! Consciousness rei turning, pe faioved h|s lips A bit; an unintelligible sound came. Hd moved His left hand and arm. His rignt side was ; still, After iwo and one! half months in Baylrr, Dr. Patterson, who marveled at the hoy’s will to livir, slid they could take him home and forecast the future. THcrc hud beefi cxtemdvti damage tp the middip, brain. It j would take a long time tp recover- if he did. lie would hovje to Icarr to sec, talk and walk Saddle and Sirloin EssaV Contest Ends * Three students topk top' honors last week in the Saddle and Sir loin essiy contest and were pre sented prizes in a brief ceremohy held fa the Animal Husbandry Building. B. W^yne S^herrep, a senior an- mnl husbandry ptudent from Han Antonio, was awarded first prize in the “Leg of Lamb"' contest. Second place went to John T. Gib son, a miechanieal engineering soph omore from Fort Worth. Another animal Husbandry major from San XHtonioi Charles R. HeWitt, won thifd prize. .■ ’ The faster of ceremonies :fpr tho'occnsibn was Dr. J: C. Miffar, head of the Animal Husbandry po part mert at the college. J. S. Farmer, president !of [the Texas Sheep and Goat Association, presented the prizes, pen afid cil sets, to the winners. : n. HU right >id» wm ' Time would 1 Al j They tried over alphabet, maybe a million Thith they put glasses on 1 ^fKr[|l|’ as jyell as!B and thp rest of the times. —, r _. „— him to hejp cure Idouble’ vision, had him exercise the lids to try to make th<|m open wide. It’S bjeen nearly a year now. . Bijly can waik now minus help ai- , thpugh his/gait is unsteady and al- ’ though he says wiver fpr river Mjaijis a bit difficult to under stand at times, his mind U t bright, ho talks a; blue streak, he begs to . go back tp school, his wisecracks keep everyone laughing and Patterson told Brewer, “It looks Hlni he’s jfoing to recover” Thus the story back of that squib that didn’t run, the’ squib that would have gone likp this: Mr. and Robert H. Brewer, 3)118 Han- 1 “Billy Brewer, 14, son of Mrs. Robek H. Brewer, i oyer, was; fajured by an automo bile on Preston Road' last night. He was taken, to Baylor Hospital.” /The nojjt time you read such a siuib—a .squib possibly of your ovn makipg—stop, shake and shi ver and juggle a little njpie care- f(j||y that dynamite of u steer- iijg wheel; in your hand. 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