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■vf r '-"r ... Page 2 Battalion Editorials ■ - ' ; S i i : 6.; . ■" . FRIDAY, —"" V'X _\ From Shanty Town to Francis Hall, Expansion . . . The Business and Accounting Depart- greater demands by agricultural and en- ment, with the approval of the Board of gineering students for npn-technical cour- Directors, will be soon moving from their ses. Not only does tl.is movement of the quarters in Shanty Town into mor* spac- Business and Accounting Department ious and adequate Francis Hall, soon to be mean better facilities for students already remodeled and expanded. enrolled in that department, but it also Created in 1946, the Business and Ac- means that the expanded facilities of hunting Department was first an astiort- Francis Hall will permit further extension flnent of business and accounting courses of the scope of subjects taught by this previously scattered in department^ of department. ER 2, 1949 r- , I . • / ] v- ■ Already under consideration are plans by the department to increase their of ferings in business and accounting cour ses to provide sufficient studies for men to major in finance, statistics, insurance, and personnel management. New courses that would be added can also serve stu dents from other schools as electives. ' i . j i , We hail this recognition by the Col lege given to the Business and Account- i n g Department as another step to ward our dedicated goal—a greater A&M. with the increased interest of students Physically as well as athletically A&M majoring in liberal subjects as well as may well say, ‘fWe’re building.” the School of Agriculture. This newcomer among A&M departments with its 539 stu dents was placed under the School of Arts and Sciences. Now, after three highly successful years and the attainment of prominence enough to claim a home of its own, the i Business and Accounting Department bulges with 945 students and an expanded list of course offerings. » vii The Business and Accounting Depart ment as well as its parent school, .the School of Arts and Sciences, has grown How Red Was His Bankroll i Russian Communism has now taken Loesser, or Hoagy Carmichael, would its place in the world of music. Composer write a ‘‘Notes to the New Deal” or “Wel- Dmitri Shostakovich, not long ago <jlown come to the Welfare State,” we would to his last baton, joins the ranks of Uncle shudder while watching his personal stock Joe’s favorite sons. Russian music crit- market crash. ics are bending over backwards to praise The crowning blow of the Soviet song the latest work of the composer .‘‘Song of the Forests;” The new composition praises Prime Minister Stalin’s refotjesta- tion plan. ; ThiS is Shostakovich’s fihst. effort since h£ was taken to task for his music in [1948. At that time his compositions were termed ‘‘a vicious formalistic* trend against the people.”. I**- • ) ■} y Just how long the gentleinan last in American musical circles is a mat ter of professional opinion. If an Ameri- lin, Frank t. ould can composer, be he Irving Berlin . , . ; . 1 1 I ■ . ' ! : r Both Good and Bad News From Europe . is its words. The words, said to be repre senting the ‘‘spirit of the music,” contain these choice phrases: ‘‘If Stalin said it will be, we will answer. Leader, it is!” We cannot blame poor Shostakovich for writing such so-called music, however. No doubt he had so many rubies sub- stracted from his biennial pay check that he couldn’t keep himself in long hair. Uncle Joe, keeper of the trees, now strefches the long arm of the lawless in to the hitherto forbidden realms of musi cal imagination. ! • # • Evidently America has not forgotten a little moustached man fanatically screaming promises, prejudices, and inevi table glories of a new German Reich. ; The Washington government has no intention of rearming Germany, accord ing to U. S.; Defense Secretary Louis John-_ sbn and Chief of- Staff General Omar Bradley! currently conferring with west ern Europe’s top military men in Paris. Both leaders, with chiefs of staff of Brit ain and France, met Monday to formulate a unified plan for the defense of western Europe from Soviet aggression. Defense ministers of countries bound together by the North Atlantic Pact meet today to discuss questions and technical catastrophic wars. ble to their countries’ people are expected to have the final say on the German ques tion. Millions of European hearts are prob ably beating a little easier due to this re cent confirmation of America’s policy against re-arming Germany. This posi tion had previously been announced by President Truman artd Secretary of State Acheson.li I • ! • •; i ! 1 ■ ■ r ‘' • Europeans* no dOubt, can recall only too vividly German militarism at its height of power* Their fear and hatred of any rearmamjent of the Reich has become deep rooted ini their minds as a result of two derails of the plan which is backjed by nearly one billion American dollars' . On his arrival in Paris, Bradley told reporters: ‘‘our government does not think of rearming Germany at this itime.” In; Frankfurt, Johnson said: “the Uni ted States has no intention of realrming Germany. ! . l) However, not military men but defense ministers and political statesmen respohsi- On the heel; of this report, comes the news that Germany has been allowed on the strength of its “word” to keep in oper- alion IQ; synthetic Oil and rubber plants and eight steel plants. Owners of these huge industries are named Rrupp, I. G. Farben, and Thysenn the very names that ushered Adolph Hit ler’s rise to power. f The fiattalioh "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at tke ei Gloodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. . . I - Entered aa aecond-elaaa matter at Po«t DUice at College Station. Texaa, under tlte Act of Congreaa of March S, l&TO.'' FILL BILIJNGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE. ^Member of The Associated Press Ropreaenl Tertislng Chicago, Loa Angela*, and San Franciaco. r~ •*r* Clayton fielpb, Lewis Burton, • Otto Xunae ,...' j.,... ......Managing Editor* Ogve Coalett.,.«••»•••••••«•••••••••••*• Baatttra Editor Chuck Cabanlaa. Bill Potta .Srorta Co-edltora Herman CJollob T Amusement* Editor Kinnetb Marak. Emmett Trant, Jack Brandt .. Oartoonfata Martin Howard Photographer Brad Holme*, Bill HHe*. Hardy Boaa. Joe _ I Trevino . . ... . . . • ... • . • • 'Bfn Brittain • .Iriiflnri VW.. Fredrick AdvertlilngRepteaentaUve I4iry Oliver.. Manage* ■' 5 ' .1 - i. ML L K ON FILE •J y. i '' I- FromWherelSit. J. A ''V" V'1 V ; Alan Ladd Does It Again L : ! |: BY HERMAN C. GOLLOB Chicago Deadline (Paramount) starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed (Campus}, f? Another New Ygar’s resolution, made Ip all good faith, has .fallen along the wayside. y. On the eve of this monumen tal year, which has seen the marriage of Rita and divorce of Ingrid, I soberly vowed to brand as “off limits” any theatre offering as ita feature attrac tion the minor talents of Alan Ladd, he of the frozen counten ance and dronsy monotone. This oath was taken in the box office of where a gala Letters To The Editor/ . - •*-- br ^ * i ' 1 -* • material blicatlon n writer, be ■ (All letter* to the editor which are algned by a *tud«at or college and which do not contain obscene or libelous material will be sons wishing to have their names withheld from publication may reqt and these nances will not, without the consent of tbe writer, be divulged other than the editors.) LETTER FROM LAUFENBERG Editor, The Battalion: It seems to me that a class of ’50 veteran who lives in Vet Vil lage, and who probably has not lived one day with the Cadet Corps, nor put in one hours work on any bonfire, nor attended any yell prac tice unless his wife made him take her, would do well to keep his big mouth shut about the activ ities of the Cadet Corps. I jthink the mission, to TU was damned good; and if this singular activity will keep us from winning* “Snake” Chai;lton, third line-back- the sportsmanship trophy, and if break the poor itty-bitty Of th» l. P*r- such action any paraona know oi Whom I any Speaking in the first paragraph, it is Kenneth Bond, a so called classmate of mine. \ A |. John W. Laufenberg E Vet Flight - BOWL - (Continued from Page 1) Some ojf the Battalion stalwarts are Frahk “Crusher” j Manitzas, first Hije-backer; Frink ‘‘Per” Simmen, second line-backer George er; and Ben “Cash-register” Brit- it will break the poor itty-bitty tain, fourth line-backer. All hearts of the Battalion Editors not Battalion ‘ ' " to tyin it, may I suggest that the next time the Battalion wishes to donate money PLEASE USE IT FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOME TEXAS BOY WHO WOULD MAKE A DAMN GOOD AGGIE! Just to make certain that you What’s Cooking AGGIE SQUARES, Friday, De cember 2, 8 p. m., Bryan Field Recreation Center. CHILDRESS A&M CLUB, Tues day, 7:30 p.m., Room 226, Aca demic Building. \ UpAFTS COMMITTEE, (leath- erwork, metal work) Memorial - Student Center, Monday, December 5, 6:45 p. m., Room 167, west wing Bizzell Hall. Organizational meet- in X- ! \ ] GALLERY COMMITTEE, Mem- oriail Sfudent Center, Monday, De- cemiber 5, 6:45 p. m., RdoTn 157, west wing Bizzell Hall. Business meeting. LATIN AMERICAN CLUB, Fri day, December 2, ;7:15 p. .m, YMCA assembly room. TEXAS A&M COLLEGIATE 4-iH| CLUB, December 7:15 p. m., Moore House (First house south of Extension Service Building fac ing Guion Hall) This' is an organ ization meeting, all former 4-H Official Notice SCHOOL OK KNCI.VEERINU November 5, 1H9 * NOTICE—-ID CARDS—Wilt all students In all schools having ID Cards numbered below please phone or call at the Dean of Engineering Office (phone 4-5744 or 4-M44) at 210 Petroleum Building and give the name corresponding to their card number. A new list will be published each day. H. W. BARLOW. \ Dean ot Engineering ' 4(). fil. 74. 95, 147. 24S. 263, 2b7, 4^0. 42 r ». 434 . 436, 440, 447, 466. 480. 480k 486j 488, 503. 504. 505. 506. 507, 510. 521, 529, 537, 1712. 1752, 1786, 1863, 2828, ftOli, 3177, 3178. 3322, 3403. 3412, 3443, aiei. 3511 3610. 3709. 3792. 3814, 3851, 3«|5t.2 3895, 3936, 3944 , 4016, 4038, 4055, 4J9(|l. 4198, 4264, 4305, 4382, 4479, 4485, 456). 4673, 6058, 5079, 5013, 6014, 5016, 5296. 5341. the lii)e back ers, sin<je they are employing the Dana X. Bing, No-mah line. Aggiejand co-editqr, ' James “Chained-Lightning” Woodall, has announced himself as )he star of his squad and adds thjit no other names need be added io the pro gram as they will only distract from thte main attraction. Battalion staffers were aston ished t() find their citing sports) co-editof, Chuck “Grfeat Shape” Cabaniss is playing on the Aggie- land grejup. Seeking to sour-gropes his desertion, they said of his leav ing, “Aw, we didn’t want yeW po bow”. After resurveying the weight he had to contribute to somebody’s line, however, they decided to re tract their statement. Despite all the undecided factors underlying today’s game, the Ag- gieland and Batt squads are cer tain one of them will: emerge .as champion of the publications lea gue—none of the magazines hive large enough staffs to field a nine man team. On the basis of pokver, speed, and ability, the Aggieland 1950 squad sCems to be a sdlid favorite in this afternoon’s battle. But no matter *’hat the score, ^n the write up—carefully written and edited by Battalion staffers, e ai c h reader will swear the Aggielanders were horribly crushed. Ah pen, how mightlfcr art thou local movie Rouse, reat the New Year” festival was being held several critics of the flicker-: who were, by the way, disgusti _ . sober. / But the appearance of “'Chicag Deadline” at the Campus, I w, forced to welch on my seeoiln firm promise. Publicity < had promised a story of the ne paper rack—I mean busin< and as a prospective dissemina of the news.1 felt it my duty see this information film and a few tips on how a acts, even if it meant an spent in the listless company languid Ladd. What I actually saw bn the Cai pus screen was the bilious sterotyped Hollywood coi of managing editor and re the former being a thickwit heartless character whose chief purpose in life is to distort (Re news and make his star reporter miserable; while the reporter ip a dashing, douglasfairbankian Su perman who beats up bad guys, helps out nice guys, kisses pretty ladies, outwits dumb cops, and writes pulitzer-prize winning ator- ies. At the beginning. Paramount’s story actually makes a noise like an above average myKtery melodrama. After the first few reels, however, it is evident that like the accordion, the whole thing folds up and becomes merely • vehicle for the pmjee- tton of Ladd’s negative sc tees and a mortician-like deliyenr i registering not the slightest t emotion. Old chestnuts, apart from the newspaper type, crackle iif the fire: beautiful, wisecracking, sexy blonde; urban, cruel, rich businessi- man; sarcastic, sadistic tough guy, etc. h\ Sole redeeming features unhappy little episode arc formances of Donna Reed thur Kennedy. Misa Reed combines fresh beauty with able talents in her sincere portrait of the tragic Rosita; Kennedy, always an earn est and sensitive performer, is seen as Tommy, Rosita’s brother. , , i;it i —rr n~r— r7 TTr than the yard marker. That’ll teach ’em to recruit players with muscles by printing signs readjhg “Last Chance to Beat Up the Batt- xlion Editors”! i-i-/ IT IS NEW . .. IT IS BIG .., IT IS EXCITING ... IT IS SENSATIONAL What Is It? IT’S SHAFFER’S NEW AND DIFFERENT CONTEST MONDAY IS TttE TIME. IR’S BOOKjT RE IS THE PLACE JT J ' ' .if.- Ahd here is A clue— “HOW DUMB CAN YOU GET?” pAY If PETER GODFREyST^ir - LTIRD AY ONLY ! A j “CASTLE ON THE HUDSON” -f'-H —-- PREVUli SATURDAY ; m Tjr° w many players cjin -11 you pick? .j • ■ ' ' i i! * i 1 11 Does the star of your team rate with the nation’s best? Here’s the exciting answer, in this week’s Collier’s—the original, official All-America selections by the American Football Coaches Associa tion, through their own Board of eight top gridirbn mentors. i Be the first to meet the propd ’ winners of college football’s greatest honor! And to learn the surprise of the year—'in this week’s Collier’s, on Rile iwfe. • -U ^ i ' j 1 ' T ; ’ \ December 2nd. mo it ».i i Collier’s Sunday & Monday ' *1 | ‘Xj; » tO'Slomog oi DOMlNiOUl OATHICIA FOR MUSIC THAT CAN’T BE BEAT . . . Buy that “AGGIE WAR HYMN” It’s really a treat! Wc all know that it’s the bjest in the land i.. So buy 'em now while Lou has them ot) hand LOIPOTS “Trade with Lou — | He’s right with you” CLASS '32 v ditorial office, Boom 201, a’; the Stuudent Activities, r The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday afternoon, except during holiday? and examination periods. Durings the summer The Bat talion is published tri-weekly On Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscription rate $4.80 per school year. Advertising rates furnished on request. | M j j^j 1 ; i . The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for re'publication of all news dispatches credited, to it or not otherwise credited )n the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish ed herein. Rights of republication of all] other nutter hereii) are also resejwed. ' The Most Intimate j \ The Most Personal ^ of - ’ i ■ • . 4 , 1 ’• Christinas Remembrances YOUR PHOTOGRAPH . " • : ' ' -‘I AGGIELAND STUDIO North Gate College, Station nted nationally hr National Ad- Eer\-ice Inc^ at New York City, Co-Editors Charla* Klrhham,... .Editorial Board Chairman George Charlton,, Dean Read. Clayton Sel^h... .j........,...Editorial Board W. K. Colville, Roger Bill Thompson, J, Weldon Aldridge, La wren Bunjea Jr., John Driadale, Curtia Edwarda, J. C. FaUa. David Folrenlogen, Bob Lane, pee Land- rum, Hob Litidhoim. Rrucc Nowton, Jack Raley, Dean Raed, L. 0. Tledt f.. i .New* Wrlttn sr Coalett, G. F. Newton, John Tapler, John Whitmore , . , Feature Writer* Lawrence Aehburn, Jr.,' Emil iriadal*. Cortii nlogon, Bob I it. Brute Newi Dean R*ed, L. O. Tledt .N< Bob Allen, Harold Gann. Ralph Gorman, Frank Uanitia*. 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