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I i 7' 1 ' "■ " ir. 7 A . Battalion 1 . ■ i: Page 2 EdiU J—' ' TUliSDA r, f ' 1 ials ’EBRUARY 14, 1950 '7 - ~r On SMU’s Letter of Apology . . . , 7 ' ' 7 : . ( Bob Gibson, president of the SMU often parallel 1 hos< t ; < * | <. s' between nations. A ER'S HOUSE rf apology to the student body of A&M for the incident which occurred there the night of February 7. That night, several SMU students attempted to capture an Aggie mascot, and a fight developed in volving students from both schools. There is not, nor has there ever been, the slightest suspicion that this action by a handful of SMU students was anything but a “spur of the moment” idea conceived by one and put into action by that small group without further thought. Their has'ty, and unsportsmanlike action has brought not only a condition of strained relations between our student bodies, but also the condemnation of their own stu dent body, v; • . ‘ “AH of us regret the incident,” Gibson’s . letter stated, \“and we are doing all wo , can to see that a similar situation does not arise. We students are not permitting this matter to go unnoticed, but we are currently conducting a joint investigation with the administration.” His letter continues, “We feel that re lations between our two student bodies have been very excellent, and we hope that such satisfactory relations may be re sumed hi the very near future;” 4 Relations between Student bodies very border incident or ) pr the a small skirmish has been known to provoke a complete break down between the nations involved in the affair. Letters of protest or investigation , are filed by the attacked nation, and let ters of apology or letters of condemnation are sent in reply by the aggressor hation. Letters of condemnation make matters worse and they usually could deteriorate into more serious attacks. Letters of apology, are intended to smooth the troub led seas of discord; Gibson’s letter on behalf of the student body of SMU makes an honest and sin cere attempt to both apologize for some thing a small and independent number of < their students did, and to attempt an im provement of the relations between our schools. | We cannot overlook the incident which occurred, but we can view it in its proper perspective—an isolated incident. Our friendship with the SMU student body has been too satisfactory and too sincerely rendered in the past to be destroyed by this lone incident. While we do not hold the SMU? student body accountable for the incident, we do hold the SMU students who precipitated this whole affair responsible for their ac tions and subject to disciplinary action. Letters To The Editor <AD tot Ora to Um odttor > 004 which do sot contain TM Of UM which ora lined by • itudcnt or cmployM B , ... obicono or llbsloui material will bo puMuh wtihiag to bavc their namca withheld from publication may requeet such action these namee will not, without the consent of tbs writer, be divulged to any persons r than the edl*—* Dominic Serabino Sends His Valentines Dominic Serabino, the frustrated poet of the Club Legett, was dusting his desk yesterday and noticed that today was St. Valentine’s day. In commemoration of the occasion (Valentines, not the dusting); Domihic dropped his duster, took up his pen, and inscribed these deathless words: Today sheesa Valentines; a most especiala day, \ , T Whena peopla senda presents, to friends far away, Lace hearts ana candies, weeth lotsa pep- To buy and to -wrap, and to right aWay persmint, x’ , sen( i..^ J | J Are somma da prasents, I should oughta But I guess I’mma not do it, at least right have sent, away, To my gorl I shoulda send, a heart witha My check she ain’t in, for another fifteen lace, , day. J ! On Bouncings Out of the Presidential Office Cause inna my heart, sheesa gotta forst place. j To my prof I’mma send, a “comic” thatsa whiz, For da curve heesa throw me, onna to day’s pop a’quiz. To mi familia I’mma never, can send quite enough, j / For da help they give me, alia love and da stuff. Theesa presents I can think off, an eacha one I intend, jletype in The out this news ~ -This Associated £ress Battalion office clacjked brief yesterday: “A White House President Truman to run again for pres ident in 1952 quoted him today as re plying, Tf we should have the same team as last time, maybe we can do something.’ "The visitor was George Luckcy, Cal ifornia Democratic vice chairman. Asked what the president meant by ‘the same team,’ Luckey said he meant ‘the people who supported Mr. Truman in 1948.’ “Luckey bounced out of Mr. Truman’s visitor who urged tole^e“e„. of the United States.’ f’ 1 We cannot help wondering if Luckey is going to be the only person bounced out of the presidential office in the not too distant future in spite of statements which indicate that its present occupant intends to stick around a while longer. * j • . J* “Let us have faith that right makes dare to do our duty as we understand it! might;] and in that faith let us to the end, — Abraham Lincoln 'V The Battalion "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions u News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office. Room 201, Uoodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Stuudent Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Rail. ’ < j 1 'I The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College iof Texaa and the City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday afternoon, except during: holidays and examination periods. Durinsrs the summer The Bat talion is published tri-weekly-on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscription rate $4.30 per achool yr»ar. Advertising rates furnished on request. i l . 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We have noticed a definite im provement since the beginning of last semester, and we know that the quality of the ‘‘Batt’ will re main on the same ■ high plane as long as it remains |n such capable hands. We may add that the ar rival of the newspaper is awaited with great enthusiasm, | once or twice a week so that one can find out what is on at the movies. In closing we offer our best wish es for the continued success of the Battalion, the most complete shop pers’ guide in Brazos/ County. J. W. Harper J. J. Bohuslav B. G. Kimball (Eds Note:; Engines run on power, newspapers run on ad vertising revenue. Every news paper in history which has ignor ed it* finances has become a weak sheet, staffed by poor writers and dominated by Its few advertisers. The Battalion is no exception to the general rule. We claw and fight for the small amount of ad revenue in this area in order to be able to Bible Verse Tuesday, Feb. 14: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all they heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great com mandment —Matthew 22: 37-38. Official Notice In ord«r to iwrmlt nturitnM nnd fm'uHy In nttvnd atrvIcM to nuloti Hall owl In Um Annex Chapel diirlno the animal Urllglnux Kmpnaxti, week. CMnaoo will 1>e auapended on I ha main compua norotrilns to the followlnR achadnle: Monday A Tuaadoy. fab. 13 A 14— lo to II s.m. Wedrveurtay A Thunnfay, Keb. 13 A 18— . (I In II o.m. flMaor. fab. IT—8 to 10 s.m. Claaajta will be .dlamlaaed (it the Annex accofdlris to the following Schedule: Monday, fab. >a. 9 to 10 *.m. Tuaadoy A Wednaaday. fab. 14 A 15. 10 to 11 o.m. Thurodoy A Friday, Feb. 16 A 17. 11 lo 13 o.m M. T. HARRINGTON Dean of the College NOTICE FREMEMCAI. - FREOFNTAI, STCDENTS The Bulletins of Information and appli cation forma for the Medical College Ad- mission Teat to be given May 13, 1950. are now available at the office of Dr. George E. Potter,i Premedlc&l-Predental Advisor, Room 13. Science Hall. All pre- medlcsl-predental students who expect to apply for admission to the professional schools In 1951 are required to take this test or the follow-up test to be given No- vmber 13, 1950. Applications for the May 13 test mu(it be In Princeton, New Jersey before April *9. O. E. POTTER NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES IN JUNE. 1950 _ All candidates for graduate degrees tn June. 1950. must be reglatred In the Grad uate School this semestr. It Is the stu dent’s responsibility to both register and check arlth the Graduate School to see that his record is clear for graduation, both scholastically and In every other way. This includes filling out a request for admission to candidacy lor the degree In June. The faculty Is requested to assist their students In meeting all these requirements prompuy. IDE P. TROTTER say what wr think whrn \vr want tw say It. Ths grnwrally acci'ptexl ratio of now*-to-advert lain* In a newNpaper Is M% to 65%, vary^ Ittg with loenttofl ami rates. The Battalion trie* for a 50-56 ratio, usually give* more news than atls, ami still makes money. With that margin of financial safety we can print unhlaseil news ami our own editorial thoughts. We are currently en gaged In refusing an advertiser because we disagree with his ob jectives and business -principles. We choose to run ads (and a minimum of ads at that) and he our own boss. How would you run the newspaper?) I&E Dept. To Sponsor 2nd Industrial Meet / The second tri-club Indus trial Teacher Conference will be held on the campus during March 3 and 4, C. H. Gronp- man, head of the Industrial Education Department at A&M and chairman of the conference, announced today. Thfe featured speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Hoyt H. Lon don, head of the Industrial Educa tion Department at the University of Missouri, Groneman said. Lon don has been at the University of Missouri for the past ten years and before that time he served as consultant to federal agencies and as an instructor in teacher train ing department in Georgia, Miss issippi and Texas. He has also held various offices national educational organiza tions, according to Groneman. Lon don will speak at the opening session on Friday evening, March 3 and at the noon luncheon on Saturday, March 4. This conference promises to be far more outstanding than the first one, Groneman stated. Sat urday morning will be devoted to making a tour of the Industrial Education facilities on the campus arid the Industrial Arts programs nnd the College Station High Schools. Some excel- Ctiiaf mitortaiist Sparta F a Mara Editor Frank Matt Jr fporta Wrltsra Cartoon lata • Kioto Xngrxvari We pay the highest prices for Used Books— We maintain wholesale and retail lists the year round. GET OUR PRICES BEFORE SELLING THE EXCHANGE STORE ’ Serving Texas Aggies' . ; • ; j Corn Replaces Cupid ‘if p )• ‘Three Little Words ’ Gone, Insults Noiv Fill the Mail of let) might “IF mall »t’s lo< t has By JOHN WHITMORE A usually gentle postman comes home today, beats his wife, kick* his dog, and spanks his children. Why? Well, kiddies, it’s St. Val entine's Day. Mr. Postman has trudged a long and weary way today with a pack twice the usual size. He have good cause to be Irritable, j' j. 1 ■ t’s j look at this surplus shattered domestic Of course, some of the red, lacy sweet- that have made Feb. 14 go eagerly looked for since a good old saint named Valentine started the whole business. What about the real bulk of the extra matter? Does it aid and abet the beautiful institution of courtship and love? Does it Con vey the burning affection of some lovesick female for an attractive ly rich bachelor? No!! Instead we find a day of sentimentality changed to an ex cuse to take a poetic poke at your fellow man. The comic valentine rears Its tearing head. Let’s take a look at a few exam ples of this legalized libel. There’s this ons to an employer, for In- stance— A* a boss 1 b*, But as any see, you am fit as ran fool can plainly i left up to ms* i work for Simon what is supposed to be honor of a very special Would turn ov- grave and demand that that thought up such shot at dawn, are such things as this little ode to the college prof)— You spend many an hour, over something punk. In some secluded bower, of w4m> to think. Then, you run up on a little gem that sounds like it was written by a kadet staggering out of Duncan Mess Hall. It reads . . . yon ate only a cook, has to check In every rather eat It Td It’s shocking to moat col lege students to know that such 1 work* are published. ■ We should rebel and put St. Val entine’s Day back on the old foot^ inf that made it a great-holiday in time* gone by. 1 - Just think how nice it would be to open a valentine and ae* some old fashioned phrase such as For you I pine, My Valentine. I hav* brought these examples Tornado Damage Told By Disaster Agencies Austin, Tex., Feb. 14—(A*)—The Texas Highway Patrol reported to the state disaster relief headquar ters here Monday the following conditions in 18 communities > htt by tornadtoes: Baileyville community near Rosebud: Estimated property dam age $75,000; 40 homeless; 20 hous es damaged or destroyed; 3 people injured, none seriously; all utilities are back in order; Red Cross is sending disaster unit to take care pf needy. Groesbeck: Property damage es timated at $15,000 ; 8 people home less; nt) injuries; all utilities work ing; 4 houses completely destroyed. Chapel Hill Community: Esti mated property damage $40,000 ; 2 families homeless; 2 : persons in jured. Hughes Springs: i Estimated property damage $50,000; 2 fami lies homeless; 6 injured, 1 critical- l y - I . Corley: Estimated property darriage $35,000 ; 4 families home less 6 injured; 1 dead Omaha: Estimated property damage $70,000; 2 families home; less; high school damaged. at the Bryan lent demonstrations are also be ing planned for the forenoon, Groneman pointed out. The conference is being spon sored jointly by the Industrial Education Department and the In dustrial Division of Engineering Extension Service. Registration will be held from 4 to 8 p. m. on Friday, March 3, in the Industrial Education Of fice. The registration fee will be fifty cents. All lectures and dem onstrations will be held in the Petroleum Engineering lecture room and in the Industrial Edu cation Shops. Attendents of the conference will be housed in Ramps I, J, and K of Walton Hall but will be re quired to vacate these rooms by 9 a. m. on Saturday morning. This is necessary in order that the rooms may be prepared for dates of students attending the Sopho more Ball. A luncheon will be held at 12:30 p. m. on Saturday in Sbisa' Hall. Tickets for the luncheon will be on sale for $1.50 at the registra tion desk. The estimated atten dance of the luncheon is 125, Lucian Morgan, assistant director of the short course committee, said. A&M Consolidated Hears Rabbi Malev Rabbi William Malev, spiritual leader of the congregation Beth Yeshurun, of Houston, addressed the A&M Consolidated student body yesterday at 2 p.m., L. E. Boze, prir. ipal tutid today. Rabbi Malev is holding open forum* an^l special discussions on the A&M campus during Religion* Empha sis week. A&M Consolidated is observing n religious emphasis week of it* own this week with speakers scheduled at 2 p.m. every day, Boze added . Today’* speaker will be a Cath olic Brtd Wednesday’s /will be Prot estant, Speakers for the remain der of the week have hot been an- nounnid. The A&M Consolidated Student Council is it) charge of these programs, he saijd. Miller Selected To Enter Contest C. A. Miller, civil/ engineering major, has been selected by the ASCE student chapter to enter a contest on technical j| papers held in Fort Worth Monday by the Texas Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The winner of this contest will represent Texas at the Western regional contest this Spring In Cal ifornia. S. R. Wright gineering Departme at the dinner given by the Fort Worth ASCE. • ~~ . 1 1 • |! i .. j i Camp County: Estimated prop erty damage $18,000 ; 2 homeless; 3 Injured. Gill: (8 miles south of Mar shall): Estimated property dam age $20,000; three families home less; 2 injured. 10 miles west of Tyler: Estima ted property damage $25,000; families homeless. Anderson County: Estimated propertjy damage $30,000 ; 3 fami lies homeless; 2 injured. Lovell Lake near Beaumont; Es timated property damage $40,000 10 persons homeless; 1 injured. — Donation to Help Market Analysis An additional deposit of $1,00<) to majke an organizational anqj economic analysis of agricultural marketing cooperatives in Texas, has been received by the Agricul tural Experiment Station. The initial $1,000 contribution was received January 17, 1950, prj. R. D. Lewis, director of the TAES says. The money is from George B. Blair, executive secretary ami treasurer of the Texas Federatlort of Cooperatives, Dallas. fr j' r 1 ’- i ; j 1 i . ! 4.1 7 : -'i ’.1 j\ 7..,: .j ^ 7il ; • gj-lv mjni . i rum pr rupting stitutioi Rente USE OUR FAST . . . 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