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r v : . .. 77^ THE BATTALION FRIDAY, M^ MICH 17,1950 l j Page 3 \ Freshman Page , > . ■} ■ ■■:. . i r’. . * S'"' Editorials L Look Sharp, Be Sharp . J; A large number of guests are expected on the Annex campus this weekend for the Corps Parade and the Military B^ll to be held tomorrow afternoon and night. | It behooves us all to look neat and especially sharp, rc» gardless of whether we intend to go to the Military Ball : or have any guests of our own. Many people have only the appearance of the cadets as a basis for evaluating our military organization. Wear your uniform and wear it right. Spend an extra two or three min utes shining your shoes or polishing that brass. The traditional “howdy” is appreciated by all visitors On our campus, so whip out with it and be ready to help anyone who needs any information concerning the where abouts of buildings and places on the Main Campus as well "as the Annex. j. You are a member of the largest military school in the country. Show our visitors that you are proud of that dis tinction. - I FRESHMAN ’I STAFF rh ,111 itor SUyvoqd Schmidt ...— .Managing Et litor P.t t-BUne J<»e Blanchette r X- — .... f - -Sport* | —c. —Assistant Sports B . — 1 v . T aitor ditor Annex Intramurals • y ;> i ^ Band Stores Victory In Annex Wrestling ti. It V ■t L.The band set aside their instru ments and proved to the other members of the Freshman class that it could do other things be sides blow a horn. The taleiited musicians took first place in the intramural wrestling tourney with a total of 16 markers. Cb. 7 and Col 3 tied for second honors with 12 points. Fourth place went to Fit. -13 and 7; fifth and sixth in rank were Co. 8 and Fit. 11 respectively. ; Co. 6’s H. D. Maxwell won a close decisiotl over J. A. Garcia of Co. 4 9-8. The score was tied three I’f ft-.; I 1 - mm Make Her Happy ... if you can’t be with your mother on her day send her the one gift .that wUl make her hap py ... YOUR PHOTOGRAPH ,. —Our Special Offer— ONE 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH Reg. $5.00 Value For Only $2.50 1 (Plus this advertisement) Make an appointment today! AGGIELAND STUDIOS North Gate College -re times between these two ragged heavyweights in a bout that was cheered on by everyone. In the 159 lb. class, J. H. Mal- com of Co. 3 raced from his comer and pinned D. Buchner of Coj 7 ih: 2 minutes, ten seconds of their bout. Buchner put up a good scrap but Malcpm was in better conqitiop. J. L. Yates, Fit. 12, had a hard time holding slippery Ed Austin of Fit. 13, but when he did, Yates canvassed \the versatile Austin in two and a half minutes. B._C. Lay of the champion Ci>( 1 squad, pinned his handmate, H. D. Hulan in three minutes. Lay used" a body press to win over his companion in the 139 lb. bracket. A. It. Bres, Co. 1 worke(} v hard and long to defeat Claude ’’Davis pf Co. 2 Both of the grapplers welre evenly-matched, but Bres was more polished in securing his h^ids.; 11 James Sykora of Co. 3 woh over v jJ. R. -Frey of Co. 4 in the 179! Ib. division. Nine points to five! was the victory margin F. M Willy of Co. 7 had in His tpssl with R, Rivera, also oL Co. 7, ii the 129 lb. class. Fit. ll’s P. Cam eron used a body press to subdu< his opponent R. Hill in the light! weight 119 lb. class. Intramural Volleyball actionj gets under way next Monday field opposite the / nasium. Two! leagues, teams will be in the play. The fir nals in the league will be pleted on April 13. The intramural softball league will open on April 17 at thi An nex. The freshmen have many bud ding diamond stars and plenty of fast action is promised whejn the league play begins. Tracksters at the Annex will have their opportunity when the intramural Track meet is held one week after the Southwest! Con ference meet. The winne# ol event will be presented a mi the Intramural officials. Th ning company or flight Will points for the final . tabulation which will decide the outatnndin outfit on the Annex. u com- : Hi >■4 U . engineering majors Chi speakers In the to!,, hear met hemistry ikers •Iven concern- jUMt !«y night Koom t the Gampu ,. , jalks were gl |the various engineering s<»cle- wimh fresh man engineering Join next year. is culled together Harlow, dean of then turned the 4 ties c* eni m Ha ths exj M for jmei about , , vities of thejir club. key-note of all of the was that the contacts pw will i prove to be vei-y when they go into bUs- r graduation. Coffee and cookies were served as groups were formed according to their’majors. These talks were informal. . ji Over to W- C. Harrington, m, who is u member of jnt Engineering Council, the function of the coun- explained the requirements — } t j, e counc ii. each of the en- ership prs fro j to m « ties I UM ^ societies told something the aims, views, and social Tennis Notice i j i AH | Annex freshmen interested in Entering the Open Tennis match, sipglek and doubles, report to N. A. Ponthietix in the Gym before Wed nesday, j March 22. Air Force Reserve Program Explained 1 1 n Representatives of the office pf Reserve Coordinator for the Air Force will be on the campus March i22, 23 to receive applica tions I fbr the Organized Reserve program, according to Captain Glenn Huber of the Reserve of- ftce in | Houston. Thijs: meeting is being held in response to inquiries made by A&M students concerning opportunities •in the new program of the Air Force Reserve. A hew feature of this program [is weekend training which provides for ai lour day period during each [ month j which can be met by col lege students. f ■ '? President F. C. Bolton congratulates Richard Faulkner, freshman - civil engineering major from Port Arthur, for his straight “A” grade average at the Freshman Regimental parade honoring dis tinguished students last week. Faulkner was one of the 13 Annex Freshmen with “A” averages. G-G-Greeting Ag-Ag-Aggies - ' •' • J-jr- ■" • ■■■i—| : . ' • / |, | Hahn Praises Aggie Spirit; \ " ' \' v •" I i • ! 11 i / '■ * * j i I Stutter Act Fools A udience By EL WOOD SCHMIDT Caesar “Dutch” Hohn, ’12, hejd a sympathetic Freshman Class in absolute silence while he stuttered through the first fbw minutes of hiS speech at a yell! practice Mon day night. A lustjr wildcat then burst out as the audience realized it had been made the victim of a hoax when Hohn sullenly, declared in a well enunciated voice, “Just being at A&M and speaking before a group of Aggies always improves my speech.” , Speaking of Aggie spirit. said, “A&M is ,the the world that has such a spirit Of other campus US friendly and by each other helpfulness. Oh nc have I seen men as ready to stand as at A&M.” To the amusement of the entire audience, Hohjn then asserted, “Your friends, the sophomores, don’t haze yoiji, they just leave their calling cards land help you to adjust yourself to life at A&M. only school in Hohn )ol in u Intramural Wrestling champs at the Annex kneeling from left to rijfht are J. H. Malcolm, Co. 3, 159 lb. class; H. D. Maxwell of Co. 5, heavy weight; J. L. Yates, Fit. 12, 149 lb.; and A. H. Bres, Co. 1,139 lb. division. Standing are B. G. Lay of Co. I,, 169 lb. champ.; SHeet Cameron, Fit. 11, Ilk lb. and F. M. Willy,!of Co. 7, winner in the 129 Ib. class. each d by win- gain ' --j ' ' i - -r! • j Top-Rating Qlft for Mon STIIRHIDE BILLFOLD sycnmEO / hmdaonf tooM dtslgnt ■ ' '• Smooth, sturdy, suppla steerhide — a man’s (•athaf; in bill folds handsomely styled for men — and they look the parti Superbly tooled designs, finest craftsmanship throughout. With or without zipper closed bill pockets. Roomy pock for cards, co!n£ and papers. Nylon stitched for strength add wear. Seejhem now. The Exchange Store A&M Annex — TWO STORES — Main Campus h;- ;•• ;-. :L - -i : :i s' *UfiV WTAW - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY , ^ Fresh For i • • -Mi Bus Scheduled Set for Farad Schedules tor freshmen onto ti ‘pus f<^r the corps JOEL AUSTIN I i' The man who is lonely at A&M is the one who does not have any call ing cards left to him by the sopho mores.” f I Hohn admonished the Freshman Class to, “Get to the games and know your placers. In spite] of your; separation from the main Icampus, you freshmen]: must keep up the; spirit and reputation of the Fish: Class. “Raise hell; when it’s time to? raise hell and get down to busi ness when it’s! time for business,” he continued. Hohn is one of the all time Aggie football and baseball greats. He was selected as an all-state football player at four positions — guard, tackle, end, and fullback. He was also elec ted captain his senior year. It was during this time that A&M enjoyed some of its greatest suc cess on the football field. Hohn came-to A&M in 1908 froirt Yojktown. He arrived on the cam pus (crowded with some 500 stu dents) totalljv [ignorant of Aggie traditions and customs. He laugh ingly declared that he learned them rapidly. . ‘ Life of star football players ip Hohn’s day wpsinot the cushy life of our modern players. Hohn had arrived on tne campus with $12(1; he earned the] rest of the money needed for his education by work ing in his' off hours. The first three years Hohn played football, Texas was de feated, but iin His last year, 'Bex-t as won 6-9, the first team to score on the] Angies that sea son. In speaking of his love for. fool- ball, Ho rn said, “I got fun in play ing football because I could knock hell out of the other guy legally.” He played Oil the baseball first string for three years and was elected captain of the team in his last year. ] i j All of H«hn”s distinction as an Aggie did not come on the ath letic field. He was the first mah to receive a masters degree ih Agriculture at A&M. He is nojw employed as a spil conservationist by the Lower Col orado Riveit Authority and resides in Independence. He has spent ;10 years as aj cOunty agent and 24 years in the A&M Extension Serv ice. His son graduated from A&M in January! 1950 with a masters degree in Agriculture. Companies 1 through 6 will fall kut in the street at 12:20 p.m. and board college buses in the vicinity of the gym. The buses are sched uled to depart for the campus at 12:30. . 7 Mi Companies 7 and 8 and Flights 9 through 13 will fall out an hour later and leave for the campus in buses at 1:30. ■ \ Buses will go directly to | the Administration Building where pic tures will be made of all compan ies. Units will then march to the assembly area just west of the Hospital and railroad tracks. Debators in Meet j At Blinn Jr College at the Upited ationalize the Ba- “Resolved:; States Should Sic Non-Agricultural Industries' was the topic for discussion at the debate tournament held yesterday at Blinn College inXBrenhaiijlJ j Representing A&M at the meet were Charles LaRue, Robert Huff man, Bob Travis; and Roy Wells. It was the team of LaRue and Huffman which reached the finals last week in the A&M debate tour- nament. i ' . j N Milford Allen, Annex debate coach, was pleased with his char ges but quickly added that there is still room for improvement 9nd that anyone interested in college debate is invited to attend the teani meetings and participate in the events. Students may contact any member of the club for; mjore details concerning membership, ac tivities, and future tournaments, Allen added. Annex Freshmen Entered in Meet ! Several freshmen from the An nex will participate in a trj-sport event to be held at A&M March 25. N. A. Ponthieux of the An nex will take part in gymnastics and in weight-lifting. The event, Which is open both to freshmen and upper-classmeh alike is termed “tri-sport” and consists mainly of gymnastics, weigkjtjlift- ing, and wrestling, although hand ball will be included. So far, only Texas University and; A&M have entered the; efent, Ponthieux said. Fewer Patients, But Surgery Needed Twice Francis Bethancourt and Kay Graves, frestiman students! here, underwent surgery for appendi citis last week at the College Hos pital, said Miss Irana '“Mom” Claghorn, assistant superintendent of the hospital- At the present time there ar< only 15 patients in the hospital some 40 fewer than in the past twe or three weeks, said Miss Claghorn After three weeks ron flag, miesing since not been recovered An extensive ■earohi le night #: g. the Ipst Cay air DC Upg:| 1":. ry Squftci- Ereshmfen Ball, has r of the [Annex &L well as the( ques tioning of several students could offer only a few leads as f—' —'+—etojth* whereabouts of the flag that on the lude to on the Flight 11 Wiiiis Annex Parade Top honors in the tal parade held at the last week honoring guished students we Flight 11 of the Third ron. Major H. B. Greer; PMS&T, announced. '' Second place went to th with Flight 12 coming ir Flight 9 was fourth and Company 4, Flight 13, and Flight 10 placed fifth, sixth and seventh respective ly, Major Greer said. The remain ing companies placed in the [follow ing order: Company 3, Company 6, Company 8, Company 7, Com pany 6, and Company 2. Another parade was he! air strip yesterday as a pi Saturday’s Corps Parade campus. | Annex Freshman WinsAFLAMiet M. A. “Mike” Nicholas, Jr., freshman business major from port Arthur, won first plat e in the Amateur Fencer’s Le: igue of America meet which yas hold in the Rice Field House in ] louston. I From a field of ten, Micholas took top honors in the Prep Foil jClass, by winning nine matches. Nicholas, who was awarded a medal for- hit? first place victory, will be eligible to enter the state [finals in tne Prep Foil Class to [be held at A&M in the near future. Larry Butler, freshman business major/from Refugio, alsc entered the meet, winning one out Of four [of his matches. Approximately seven ol the An nex fencers will participate in the Novice Foil Class meet to be held in-'Hice’s Field House iomorrow afternoon, R. D. Jones, Annex fencing-coach, announced. Several of the Annex freshmen will go to the open A FLA meet in Galveston; Saturday, March 25, Jones added. Annex Chest Brings Over frive m Campus Dean of showed realized A NEW IDEA ... SHIRTS WITH ZIPPERS Thesi new ... AIRMAN tailoijed zipper f r o p t, shirts • m e aj n quicker (Dressing . . . . and jno button worrjies. Tr y em. 1 You’ll^ - *** like 'em! $3.95 IT’S •-'ll ! 1 V- irmun MODELZ G/cJicburp fi Cb. HCNS CUOTHIN* SIMOt I04D ; is ! v77\i7' !PI Chest drive from Anne: Students, W. G. Breazea! a total of $430 had beei tn the drive. Approximately $380 was turned in by barracks chiefs aft;r making personal contact with all men at the Annex. The additional $50 came from a benefit picture show held in the thea'ler at tpe Annex, Breazeale said. umh! as part tit ;th« dMQMkij of SbiAu Hall for the annua frjeshmnn d( nee. [Col. H. L Boatner, commandant . the! dollige, conferred w'“ shman Class President Ji Brooks anc Freshman Regim Commander Guy Shown Tue about what action would be -ti_ by the Commandant if the ban ner was net returned. The flag was a gift of the A& Mother’s Clfub some years ago and has been Salued by college offw" cials in the excess of $200. Lt. Col. R. L. Melcher, commandant of the Annex reported the flag would be almost impossible to duplicate if it were necessary to replace it, Since the flag is hand-made. -4 i Col. Melkher said the Cavalry Squadron Will be fbreed to march without its colors in the corps par ade Saturday, although efforts " had been [made by Ihe Military Department to get a flag of some description! to substitute for it. In a meeting of the Freshman • Class last week, Shown and Brooks informed the Annex Freshmen how important it was to find the fl<|g' as soon a$ possible. “Not only is this incident casting a bad re flection upon the class of ’63, hot also on the A&M Cadet Corpd,” Shown sail. “It is imperative that we all gei, to work'and find thhi- flag before we all have to suffer - “ for what a few have done,’* the regimenta commander added. 7 ■ Ministerial Student To Speak at Annex Merrill [Proudfoot~of the Ausdn Presbyterian Theological Semin ary will be guest pastor Sunday! . at the Annex chapel. Proudfoot, a native of Osceola, Iowa, is a graduate of Austin College, Where he was a high hon or student. Last- iull he was awarded teaching fellowship in eletrfuntary Greek at Austin Seminary ror the school year, and In February hi* re ceived a $500 graduate study scho larship ^warded by the Alumni Association of Austin Semina Pictures Available Wednesday Only proofs ahd copies of pictures i for the Aggieland, W. S. B Representatives fro\n the Ag- gieland |5tudio Will be at the An nex Wednesday to deliver pic turf . Br eale,' Arnex dean of students an nounced. Any further business to be transacted concerning the pictures may be done at the studio in Cols lege Station, Breazeale added. Friday was the last day for!pic ture-making. .2. ■- >T *' ' I.,. ■ J (twdefa Cok Mooting the gang to rilaqugM quia i Hi date with the campus queen- or juat (tilling'time between clawtee -the Field Houae at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge is one ' j' of the favorite places for a rendez vous. At the Field .House, college Campus haunts < a frosty bottle of Coc«-(£ola is al ways on hand for the pause that refreshes- Coke belongt. •OTTLED UNDER Aik Jehr it either way ,.. both trade-markt mean the same thing. AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COtA COMPANY ST BRYAN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPi O 1949 t 1S. r i - -.' • • i it! '