f'i, A* ■ v .''| "•t- y !.- ! -■V t ',{■ "■ 7 . Page? Battalion Editaripls lY, DECEMBER 14, 1849 I WED1 : jg • r '!| "i' : Opportunities, Free and Unrationed . ' , . IF • • • How will the TISA aid A&M? This numerous individual assets to be received r question comes to mind with the recent- by an active interest n such an associa- V ly acquired legal status of the Texas In- tion. Here, perhaps, ar e relations between faculty and students which are certainly not the best in the state. This is a topic on ■r. •' ■ terscholastic Students Association. , ‘ With the main purposes of the group to coordinate and establish better rela tions between its member schools, A&M stands to gain as much as any school listed on the rolls. No great institution, Whether it be^a powerful country or an educational stronghold, can expect to ad vance in leaps and bounds unless that in stitution is willing and deserves to accept ideas and improvements from other! sour ces. ' 7 , ■' t t the agenda, tentatively,!for public discus sion at the spring mee ihg of this associa tion. ‘I, An intercollegiate where students may books, would be of greajs benefit here. This is another of the many worthwhile pur poses of the TISA. Standardization,! oil at least a method near uniformity, of el ection rules for the individual schools coiuld be attained through the association. There have been elections here of a •ete and less hap- When a great statesman becomes so wrapped up in,! himself, when he refuses to i signs in recent school acknowledge suggestions jof proven or desire for more cone even unproven associates rind advisors, he hazard procedures. W is doomed to the fate of a few sentences ond-class coach, when in the biographical encyclopedia. With mum of effort, you c|n ride in an upper A&M seeking opportunities to better it- berth? self, the TISA furnishes a medium where- These are but a friw of the many ad- by these opportunities will present them- vantages, which A&M ^ Hseftes. ' ! - i through this associat: . Aside from gains which can be made actually shows signs o: being a permanent, by member schools collectively, A&M has well-founded, well-organized group. It’s Utility Ended, to the Scrap Heap . . When the utility of something no long- wonder its greater timje and economic util- er has value, there is no reasonable ex- ity. cuse for its continued use. This is true With the paissing of the T&P Texas- for equipment, ideas, traditions, and even type locomotive; the railroads take anoth- locomotives. er forward step from book exchange, buy, sell, or trade hy travel in a sec- with only a mini stands to gain oh, the first which _ This past week directors of the Texas world present. Doubuless many railroad- aod Pacific Railroad decided to scrap their ers, and kids w i ho waved the train as it old Texas-type locomotives, long a stan- passed, will reluctant y yield to the rail- dard prime mover of long freight trains, road directors’ decision. While admitting Usually old locomotives are sold to small that the diesel is economy and progress, railroad companies second-hand, but even hearts will yearn fob the monstrous Texas-type 600 has no util- when thundering drivri rods, and pillars of ity for them. / . ; black srUoke informed the whole country- Instead of the moaning, roaring, black side of the great and pjowerful iron horses’ smoke-belching, oil burning locomotive, approach, semi-silent diesels are heading freight Still, if progress is bo be achieved, sen- trains. The diesels are more powerful and timentalities must be tempered by reason more economical. Their utility is greater and acknowledgment than the old 600. A diesel saves $1000 on bility that things no\j, or things as they tl\e run from Fort Worth to El Paso—no used to be could be improved. InP assmg i. The TCU Skiff reports data achieved after a campus poll on “Why are we here?: (quote) Just one big happy family. The work ers, the loafers, the drifters, the soft-soap er; all are together ip the same bdat—col lege. / ; v ; And why are we here? We recently embarrassed ourselves with that question, then wondered what you would say. So v r e asked you. Thirty- rind three of you, that is multiplicity of answejrs! If you are one o this liberal arts schoc 1 for vocational train- our midst. Some 15 News contributions Uoodwin Hall. Class! .Office, Room 209, Good ick in your garage at T.C.U. is toward tl Then there are the who care neither for B ing mankind—you jm So you came here to it. But as might be e: had no real reason f(}> About 6 per cent of ^ Pappa said go.” An earn how best to do cjcpected, some of you r coming to school, ou are here “cause And did we get a ^here because G.* I. li those who came to Approximately half came here for that ing, don’t feel bad. of your class-mates same purpose. Doiigjlas Jeter, Fort Worth graduate, about summed up the situation when he said, “You can’t dig a ditch these days if you don’t ha 1 'e a degree.’ But there are still a few idealists in >er cent of you would rather serve mankind than put a new Bu- tempting. The please r outnumber both group! came to T.C.U. “just “I cable to scl|ioo mental activity,” was one persj>p. We are he meant that! But pmpng us w ers and soft-soapers a few radicals. Twb terviewed actually cal for an education! pther 6 per cent are leralism proved too e-seekers, however, 3. Some 9 per cent f6r fun.” to stimulate some the answer given by still wondering how The Battalion "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” ' s >\ 1 , ■ t , vrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditi may be made by telephone (4-5444' ads may be placed by telephone in Hall. The Battalion, official newspaper of the Ajjricqltural and City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a weel: Friday afternoon, except during holidays and examination j e, talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Frida ydar. Advertising rates furnished on request. 1 • Thd Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use credited' to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and locai cd herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein • ej*; > . ‘ Entered u Mcond-clau matter at Poet Office at College Station, Texae, under the Act of Congreea of March I. 1870. Member of The Associated Press Mechanical and circula iriods. Du: iy. Sub fj>r republi 1 news t are also 1 hews of spo > resen BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE.. Clayton Selph, Lewis Burton, 1 FMR 0 . s j I 1; ' / I* . j : .r i :•;] , V /• ^ » 1' ■'! ! r .1; W \ Letters (All tettera to the editor which are slgaed by a alpdent or employee of the college and which do not contain obeesne or libelous material will be publlehed. Per sons wishing to have their numea witMioid from publication may requeet such action and theae name* will not, without the eonssut of the writer, be divulged to aay persoos other than the editon.is 1 llepe of Texas and the every Monday thyousrh i the summer The Bat- n rate $4.30 per school of all news dispatches jitaneous origin publish- ed. — nationally by National Ad- dee Inc., at New Yorh City. Angeles, and Baa Francisco. Co-Editors >1.........Vbatuas Editor Sports Co-editow .Li;.... Amusements Editor Rob Price, / Feature Writers Mauitaas. !. . . . Sports Writers Advertising Manager Herbert Gibbs, ; r^RtaraSSs ■well. Hill Mitiwli. t . . Circulation AssistenU i WELL, WELL Editor, The Battslion: Pardon me if I seem a little green—my envy is showing sin^e reading of the Temple “Texas Ag- giettes.” May I ask what is wrong with Bifyan and College Statiqn girls that makes the Aggies dis- 'approve of them? I am i a devoted, Aggie follower tis my brother is one, so please don’t misunderstand my motive. Since moving here, I have seqiu quite a few Bryan and College Station girls (pretty and nicq) who are left dateless because t|e Aggies seem to think they are tbo popular or some other such ’obscure idea. i I ami in contact with Aggies Soil Class To Take Field Trip Seventy-five students of the soil conservation class will see the agricultural practices being carried on in the Temple area Saturday, Dec. 17, ac cording to J. F. Mills, instructor (j>f the group. The group will meet with the Rosebud Soil Conservation Work Unit Saturday morning. Thomas Elder, work unit conservationist, will direct the group on a upit member’s farm. The farm conscjr- yation plan for that farm will, *tep by step, be given them by the ijsoil conservation workers. I That afternoon they will visit the Temple agricultural experi ment sub-station, Mills said. There, Ur. J. K. Johnston,, )sub-stati(in superintendent, will show them the research practices that are being jried at that station. The class will leave College Station at 7:30 a. m. and return jibout 5:00 p. m. They will trayel in private cars, Mills stated. Official Notice Will the students having the folowjng I. D. numbers please come by Dean Bur- low’s Office. Rm. 210 Petroleum Building, (first vacant period or call 4-5744. I 49. 74 Brunson. 2S7 Wood, J. F., 125 ilorten, J. L., 43$ Lancaster. 440 Me. Daniel. 455, 504 Kelson. 505 Massey. 657 Wallace, 5S3 Oradat, 5Ss Oradat, $07 (Yater, 617 Lynch, 712 Cloninger. 715 Schmidt, 722 McDaniel. 757 Fluker, 759 Uackson. 766 Goodwin, 769 Anderson, B. J., 792 Martin, C. D.. 796 Massey. 797 Frank lin. H30 Boyd. S3H . Parma. K52 Potts, 671 (Phillips, S7H Rice, J. R„ K80 Meyer, 922 Simpson. 935 Sullivan. 936 Ribe, jJ. R . 947 Naiicn, 960 Sutton. 967 Perjry, 970 Sullivan. 977 Patterson, 9*H Prince, (991 Nauert. 1013 Scott. 1024 Pigott, 1026 Stevenson. 1029 Mitchell. 1032 Rabb, 1033 Stanford. 1035 Pyle. 1012 Reeves, 1049 Strain. 1050 Collier, 1057 Pigott, 1059 (Schmidt, E. J.. 1060 Sparks. 1061 Stevens, il062 Savage, 1064 Pape.. 1065 Swartz, ;1066 Russell. 1067 Smith. J. E.. 106# jSimmons, 1077 Singleton. 1078 Spalding. !l0S4 Sparks. 1090 Sinclair. 1099 Frazier, illOl Dailey, 1102 Sigut. 1107 Patterson, ill 12 Russell, 1119 Shelton, 1120 Schroeder, |1125 Rychlik. 1)35 Drozd, 1139 Snodgrass, |ll55 Stephens, 1160 Skinner. 1166 Davis, IR. B . 1173 Price, W. 8„ 1175 Coulter, (1176 Ragland. 1178 Dieckman, 1181 Crow, 11183 Darby, 1184 Campbell, 1186 Stockard, 1197, 1202 Fehrmann, 1206 Foster. 1217 (Ross, 1225 Fuchs, 1227 Sinclair, 1228 hooper. 1234 Duhan, 1237 Elliott, 1240 Darby. 1250 Fenner, 1254 Dolive, 11283 Francis. 1284 Dixon, J287 Stubble field,, 1289 Humphries, 1294 Davis. C. E., 1298. 1316 Knloe. 1327 Hughe-I, 1328 Pring le, 1335 Johnson, J. E., 1352 Hinckley, 1360 Kirkpatrick, 1374 Flanagan, 1379 GutHrie, 1380 Daniel, 1382 Herring, 1883 Holman. 1387 Hauser. 1403 Hudgins, 1411 Johnson. R. B., 1414 Garni, 1419 Hoy, 11425 Holloway, 1429 Giebel. 1434 Gould, 11438 Riddle. 1439 Hubert. 1442 Fairchild. |1444 Horalson, 1452 Jewell. | 1453 Holcomb. 1458 Jones, R. L„ 1466 Hayes. 1474 Oordy. 1475 Hatcher, 1476 Hanjl. 1483 Fteener, 1487 Knapp. 1489 Oamy. 1491 Goff, 1493 Hauser, 1500 Holland, 1529 Dawson, 1540 Kosarek, 1590 Holmes. 1766 Smith, 186J Miller. Roy. 2828 Garcia, 3177. 3178. 3322 Goodyear, 3403. 3412 Lott. 3442 Pr|ce, C. F.. 3413. 3810 Robbins. 3851 Johnson. J. £., 3895. 3944 Green, | , j "! 3969. 4016 Jones. 4038, 4190 Smith. 4198 Johnson. R. B., 4305 Jones, R. Gay- lion, 4382Mlller, Wallace, 4479’ Anderson, )4485, 4561, 4673 Gray. J. D;, 4795. 4850. 4890. 5079 Jones. 5214 . 5216. 5295 Price. 5441 Smith. C. R,. 5543 Thompson, 5549 Cox. W. H., 5574 , 5722 Prlcej C. 5810. 5921 Wright. Bobby. 6303 . 6316, 6373. 7051 Wilson. Wm. everyday, but they never stop to find o^t if you arf “dated up." They jfist take it for granted that you are. When they do find that you are not “dated up” for weeks in advance, they act so surprised that you want to choke them. Where is that “ole Ag^ie Spirit of ’47?” My question ia--why must a single girl live in Dallas, Hous ton, etc., to date these darling Aggies? Name Withheld by Request Air Reservists Hear Address On Atom Rays Neither we nor our children need fear the effect of stray gamma rays, said Harold D. Loden at an Air Forces Re serve meeting, Monday night. Loden, a captain in the Air For ces Reserve, was addressing Flight A of the 9807 VART Squadron on the “Genetic Implications! of Atom ic Radiation.” A total iof 36 re serve officers attended the meet ing. Prior to Loden’s discussion, 1st Lt. Edward M. Schlieter discussed some of the latest developments irt the Air Reserve Program. Lieu tenant Schlieter serves as a liai son between the local un|t and the Twelfth Air Forces, Bropks Field. In the first lecture oni the sub ject Dec. 5, Loden reviewed the basic chromosorfie and gene the ory for the reserve group and de scribed tlie general effects of at omic bombing. During tjhe second lecture he discussed trie results from irridiated plant material from the Bikini tests and described some of the effects of ^he explo sion on exposed test trijals. He explained to the gjroup how Japanese and American scientists are still studying the pffects of the explosion in Japanj and are comparing these effects; with an other Japanese town. Special em phasis is being placed on the num ber of abnormal births jn the two towns described by atoniic bombs. The next meeting of the”squad ron is planned for Jan. i) with the second meeting for the month scheduled for Jan. 16. At the next meeting, F. E. Sm|th, a ma jor in the Air Forces Reserve, will continue a discussioh of "Mil itary Law and Justice,' followed by a discussion by William S. Mc- Culley of the “Principles of War and Air Warfare." Ag Eds Learning Film Projection j j y’ Over sixty Agricultural Educa tion Majors have been in to learn the techniques of operating a six teen millimeter film projbetor, ac cording to W. W. Mcllrdy, chair man of the Cen-Tex Fil n Library and assistant professor of agri cultural education. Mcllroy said that since visual education is becoming Very pop ular in modern education, he be lieves every agricultural education major should learn to operate a pro jector before he graduates. The Cen-Tex Film Library is a poxTion of the Agricultural Ed ucation Department haring films available for practice teachers and other agriculture teachers who meet the qualifications which are set up by tjie board. Mcllroy stated that the library also has a number of sljdefilms and filmstrips availably for the teachers. j*: BY HERMAN G. GOLLOB When the curtain rises at Guion Hall on “The Taming of the Shrew” this Thursday night at 8, a local audience will be given its first taste of Shakespeare elo quence since last February, at which time a wandering troupe brought “Romeo and Juliet" here for a one-night engagement. This year's offering is being presented by the National Gas | sic Theatre, a repertory g directed by Clare Tree Ma w and originating from New York. As far as Mrs. Major is con cerned, the repertory theatre, which is merely a permanent company of actors who present each year a series of three or four widely differing plays, of fers the sole means to the full realization of great theatre. Type casting and the star sys tem chief obstructions in the road to u mature theatre are eliminated in the repertory company, with each member capable of playing both leading roles and bit parts. Those who still associate Shake- speare with heavy, sombre trag edies such uk Hamlet and Mac- Bcth will learn much about the Bard’s insurpashable versatility when “Taming of the Shrew,” one of his merriest confections and a masterpiece of sustained hilarity, is .. reeled off by the National Classic group Thursday night. Ah — one moment, please amiable C. G. White, manager of Student Activities, has just thrust his grinning countenance into our ultra-deluxe, Persian- carpeted, indirectly lighted off * fice to announce that tickets, for the Shakespearean comedy pri ced at 50f per student, 70c for non-students, are now on sale at Student Activities office. i ★ Hamlet had his tragic, flaw, Oedipus Rex likewise. And this reviewer, as unbelievable as it may seem, suffers single charac ter discrepancy which renders his shining virtues null and void. ( Exhibitionism It is that has plagued us since early child hood, when we took wry delight in carving our name on desks with a knife, scratching it in fresh cement with a knife, or scribbling it on the walls of gent’s rooms with a pencil. Today; as outlet for our exhibi tionist tendencies we write for a newspaper. For the thrill alone of seeing our name in print «lq we squander our time hammering type writer keys in the stuffy confines of the Battalion office, where the only bright spot is our suit. Recently, our craving for not oriety took on an all-time in tensity. Cjnly a few short weeks ago we decided that local recog nition would not suffice, and commenced writing letters to every popular magazine in the nation hoping that they would see fit to print our pertinent communication with the all im portant signature, of course. Thus far, our ^Uempts have been futile, and a recjpnt missive, direct ed to Time iTfaguzine, even re sulted in our complete humiliation. In the November 21 issue of Time, we thought we detected a glaring error in one of the film reviews, which stated that The Crowd Roars, a picture of several years back, dealt with the racing gaipe. Stretching our elephantine memory back to 1938, we recalled that The Crowd Roars was an MGM release starring Robert Taylor, and dealt with boxing, immediately we dashed offe, a note to the editors, verbally thrasing them for their gross error, and believing that a cor- m ew Thursday 9 Set ■ w ’ I! * i hective epistle as this would sur ly gain thei “Letters to the ” ’ tors” column of a forthco issue. j: . But shame was the only rewajrd we received for our effort. A let ter bearing the Time , masthi was received from Barbara CrL. You’re quite right in recal - ing that there, was a 1938 release concerning' the fight game, ei - wiH find Another film by thi t title; this one dealing! with the speedway, as we pointed! but in our review (Time, November 21 >. Hats off? to the tremendoiis 1 Jf- ficiency of Time’s infa”'-^ search staff; heads boWe disgrace tl>at is ours. ; _ jjIYjy December seems to be u Month" in jthe local theatres, List Sunday the Palace reachtq[bi ck to 1933 and Came up with Frank Cnpra’s "It Happened One Night," first of the modern sophi^tlca cd comedies, and a dasalc toil iy. (See GOLLOB, ^ ' TODA1 1:25 - 2:35 Features SI - 5:45 - THE IMMORT/ FIRST 8H( A CAST PALACE Bruan Z'SSIQ TODAY — SATURDAY M-E-M Mints GIEER LAST DAY fp^. p^.,—_ THURSDAY & FRIDAY SAVE 10 TO 20% On Your Automobile and Fire Insurance Stock oc Mutual Policies ALEXANDER - BEAL AGEN _L 203 South Main if — ife. •liU. 2-5547 Hi lUrring JOEL with JOSEPH CAUtIA WU.UAM CONRAD Dinctad by ALFRED GREEN (Pfwi nniM M FORSYTE WO! 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