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JANUARY 19, 1950
She Was the Cadet Corps’ Canine Cen
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On January 19 exactly five years ago
the funeral of an individual on this cam
pus made international news. Newspapers
and radio news broadcasts carried an
nouncements of her passing. Letters, tele
grams, and flowers poured in from across
the nation. This was not the death of some
beloved statesman, famous general, or
great benefactor. This was the death of a
little 1)lack and white female mongrel who
in her time had symbolized A&M to hun
dreds of thousands of students, faculty
members, former students, and admirers
of the College. They called her Reveille.
For more than a decade, she had been
official mascot—long, happy years for
A&M and Reveille. Her name was linked
with a school that produced the number
one football of the nation in 1939,"cham
pionship teams in other sports, and well
trained fighter^ and technicians for the
war effort. ;
During her ! long reign she had been
dubbed Queen of Aggieland and named
General in the K-9 Corps- divisfon of the
Wags. .
The first game of the 1931 football
se
wit
m initiated her long acquaintenceship
the studet t body and also evoked
somewhat of a furor. When the green-
serged band came on the field at halftime,
Reveille came on too. In fact, Reveille
came on first,, < apering along in- front of
the drum majori acting under the obvious
for her special
contention that the show had been staged
benefit. A roaring wildcat
followed her exit from the field, andj from
then
bably will never be
The Slum Blot'Can Be Removed
on, it was merely a matter of time
until she was to be adopted as mascot.
; Soon she had the run of the campus.
She was always provided a specially re
served double seat when she travelled on
the train to corps tripd. And whep she
chose to sleep iti a cadet's bed, he was left,
according to tradition, with only twp pre-
rogratives—to find another bunk |or to
sleep on the floor.
She was, truly a significant character
in A&M’s past and more than anything
else represented to everyone the true spirit
of friendliness.
The little dog’$ untimely death left a
void that never has been filled 'and pro-
Houstonians last Sunday read, or could
read, a full-page statement in the news
papers by W. L. Clayton, cotton buyer
and national political figure on slum clear
ance. Clayton’s remarks, first delivered to
the Houston City Council, were in sup
port of the city’s participation in the na
tional drive to reduce slums in America’s
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large cities. Reduction of slums would be
accomplished by public sponsored, gov
ernment financed low-rent housing.
The stand of Clayton was in opposition
of real estate interests’ attempts in that
city tm block public slum clearance brand
ing it “socialistic.” Said Clayton’s state
ment, “If free enterprise would provide it
(low cost housing) for these low income
people* why hasn’t it been done? You’re
told about the many houses that have
boon built fn Houston. Why. haven't the
people moved out of these hovels (cited
earlier In his statement as places without
inside plumbing); out of these breeding
places of disease and Crime In our city?
Why haven't they moved out of there Into
these nice homes
would provide for
The only way
T.
that private enterprise
them?”
to gjet people qut of
$100-a-monlh, Politics, and Bedfellows
Politics sometimes produces strange
bedfelloyCs. Right now ih Washington both
labor and management interests are work
ing together to push through Congress
lexpanded social security legislation. Labor
has been plugging broadened'coverage, of
social security and higher payments for
many years; management, until recently,
has bucked these labor inspired efforts
with signal success.
! w The turning point came not long ago
.when the United Automobile Workers
fCIO) wrangled $100-a-month ; pensions
from auto manufacturers. This pension,
paid by funds provided entirely by the
companies, guaranteed workers upon
reaching retirement age a monthly check
of $100. The companies add to the social
security payments Enough to complete the
$100. _ 4 ' '
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Leaders
in those industries, as well as
others who) see the $100-a-month pension
demand hovering over them, figure that
the higher; social security payments, the
less they, as employers, will have to ante-
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With both labor and management self
ishly shoving their lobby weight around
in favor of expanded social security, there
can be little doubt of its final passage in
this session of Congress.
Broadened and better planned and ad
ministered social security is due in the
United States. Our only wish is that its
strongest supporters were not so selfishly
interested.
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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Official Notice
Journnllimi 202. Beginninic News Report
ing.! will be scheduled at 9 Tuesday and
Thursday, with practice from 1 to 3 on
Friday, rather than the hodr shown in the
printed schedule of classes.
D. D. Burchard
Head of Department
ORDINANCE NQ. 141
IT UNLAW-
TO RUN AT
ITS OF THE
CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON
RESPONSIBLE FOR THU CARE OF
WHO ALLOWS THE
AT LARGE SHALL
Houston’s hovels is for the federal govern- thifS
ment to ‘fsubsidize the provision of Recent
houses for them to live in.”
Slum clearance is the responsibility of
the community. It! is far more important
“to blot out these breeding places of di
sease and crime” by federal building
grants to cities, than for the cities to al
low the slum areas to continue. i •>
Clayton’s cotton business is as controll
ed by government interference as any in
this country. Yet, he has not lost sight
of the great public good that can be gain
ed from federally sponsored elimination of
slums and the undesirable and undemocra
tic ideals that they breed.
Disregarding the tag “HocialiHtic", we
feel that public financed low-rent housing
should bo accepted by Houston and other
cities if i.he|y are unable to eliminate these
slums themselves.
FU_
LARGE
CITY
A
DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO
RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE FINED;
AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN
STANCE A VIOLATION OF i THIS OR
DINANCE OCCURS SHALL!BE CON
SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION. TEXAS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful to allow
a clog to run at large within the limits of
the City.
Sfction 2. Any person responsible for
ttej care of a doff who allows the same
un at larffe within the lihiits of the
shall be guilty of a misde|neanor and
conviction shall be ffn*d not leas
ten ($10.00)
fifty ($50.00) dollars.
dollars nor! more than
Section 3. Each instance that
tioff of this ordinance occurs spa]
sidered a separate offense.
Section 4. This ordinam
tive from and af^er passage ai
tion.
Passed and nr
January. 1950.
* viola-
all be con-
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ordinance styill be effec-
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proved the |Rh day of
APPROVED:
/Ernest Lanffford
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Jan. 19 —Brazos
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River Conservation and reclama
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Wednesday it plans to
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Pinto and Hood Counties, Texas.
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jects, to be known as Turkey
C^eek Dam, Inspiration Point Dam
and De Cordova Bend Dam, will
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and 1,263 feet long. It will have
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