! : - . v ir ./> Battalion Editor MONDAY, ‘I Never Thought of This Campus Being Pretty; . if campus, and buildings are bea this weekend, we of pride for this F* 20, 1050 r, ALL IT TAl By noticing the natural beauty of our r thai It is a pleasi campus when we tractions Of the them out—and g that; many of our ul, like |the Aggie did rience a new sense land. bring guests to the sensitive to the at- pus, and can point our visitors remark, Overheard from one of our campus Vis itors this past weekepd, “What ta beauti- ful campus you have.” Her next remark nras just as complimentary, "Our campus fe'not pear as beautiful as A&M’s.”' date, upon hearing this burst of and praise for our campus, looke^i out over the green stretch of grass, trees and buildings near the Administra tion Building and observed, “Yeh, I guess it is. I just never thougbtjj&f this campus being pretty.” ' ii ' "of us have about the same atti tude jab this Aggie—we take the campus for granted and never really notice its beauty until someone not associated with the college points it out to us. >w that spring is bursting forth to give leaves to trees that stood bare and deftolate-looklng through the winter montjhs, patches of grass to bald, oftimes in preserving things placed here, muddy spots In campus yards, and flowers The college B&CU Department is re- tp beds whore no beauty, but the beauty sponsible forj kebping the can of broken dirt, has dwelled sinee late sum- .. „ mor last year. i help keep it beaut^" 1 “What a beautiful campus yau have. ; i b Compatible wit’ sire to preserve natural and material beaUty of the cam pus. Scratched marks on clean walls, bro ken or scuffed and scratched furniture in well equipped rdoms, defacements on buildings bestowed by unthinking students —these are unsightly consequences of lack of pride and of unwillingness to cooperate i this pride is the de- the highest form, the * ‘"samy ' ^ iciea, tched defac campus and Copies Now, The Greater Houston Social Register... the community over a ,j- Houston-and-environs’ counterpart to A&M’s “Who’s Who” the great Houston Social Register, was shipped to this post 6ffic|e last weekend by its publishers, j - Brazos County placed 294 out of 5,000 names in the Register. / j That’s pretty good considering Brazos Comity is 90 miles from Houston. And it’s- a great distinction, too. Commented the ‘Bryun News in a front page sub-head: “Th s area has most names' outside Harris ^(County).” ' 4 Conspicuous in the Register are names of' ]Brazos County people included, and there omitted. Many expected to make it, did ;j many surprise names were there, too. Aiic} just lots of names generally consid ered Social Register: material got lost somewhere in the shuffle. Bases for selection tq the ranks of the elite were carefully described in the Regis ter’s'prefare: “Selections were generally based on the followings:” “Families with K>: social records. contributions to period of time. * “Families whose bac%iround and his tory are closely interwoven with our soc ial structure. “Those individuals whose talents have made noteworthy Contributions to our cul ture and manner of living.” Who buy’s Social Registers? The peo ple who are in them, for one—excellent decorations for end tables. Door to door salesmen also buy: them to learn of pros perous potential customers. And news papers purchase them, tod. The newspaper by checking people’s names against the Social Register will know how to play a story on somebody. If the person is “in the book” then it’s headlines and pictures—catering always to the elite, you knbw. If his name is not among THEM, his would depend on than who he is. hg and distinguished Like flying saucers, 23finch little men, and rocket ships to the moon, social reg- [“Families who have used their prop erties or positions to enrich the arts, sci ences and culture of the community. “Families who have made outstanding isters are not to be At $10 bucks a I newsworthiness then what he DID rather taken j seriously, throw, the publishers of such a collectiori of naUies will drag in $50,000 from social registerites alone. T For New Zealand’s Leopard, the ‘Grand Manner’ New Zealand’^ leopard gained a more leopard ingloriousiy escaped tl Now Zealand’s leopard gained -heroic death than Oklahoma City’s stupid beast that fell for a mickey flnn, was dtagged humiliatingly to his zoo pit, and dtod a lingering death at a day or more. > ^ Army Captain H. B. Conway killed the N« v Zealand leopard at the range of sl^ feet. He emptied a magazine full of ten' guhi Death slugs into the spotted cat. As a result she died in nrt tlme at all—or perhaps even soc ner.. - _ - ' “ ^ ' - ’ | - Not blessed by making a bazzare es- leopard ingloriousiy escaped through a hole in the fence, j -j j ij Where thousands of Okies fearlessly beat bushes and stalked shadows for sev eral days, only 40 New Zealanders—sold iers, police, zoo fittendanty, and civilians— were in on the two daylhynt Our observation: NeW Zealand being a rather small island is not as large as the state of Oklahoma. Consequently, hot as many people are needed to hunt leo- cape as did the Oklahoma, New Zealand’s pards there as in Oklahoirija SIBTOT ■ -l .. I-;. ‘ •£■*?. ' * ' " I 1 1 U ' • « < I It* ' 124 \1 1 The Battalion ’Soldttt. Statesman. Knightly Gentleman* / Knightly Getttle r —.- Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradition* X - [ The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication lited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spot ed herein. Rights of rejpublicatioh of all other matter herein are also newt dispatches origin publish- ,°i2KL- IKSgasa Hie Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and lay afternoon, except during holidays and examination periods. Dm m is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscri; r. Advertising rates furnished on request. - i 4: News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office. Room 201, jwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or dt the Stuudent Actmtie* ce. Room 209. Goodwin Hall, X T ^ 1 rad aa saeoad-alaas mattar at Foe* at Colics# Station. Texas, under Act of Consnaa. of March I. 1*70. Member of ■ The Associated Pres* BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE...... Clayton Le ■ s®iph--v , * , *" , *** , *** # »** , ’**”*** , **' ,, “‘"^—*-- - l ,OSl6tlt2 Cftbanlss i •aecseaccaceaeoi -‘~._ Whitmoro, L. O. Tiedt, Dean Reed, Otto Kunze i coach* ' -v >; Huck Cobatiinfi M rccaacaccccoccccc ecc taeccacaa. laaccacccaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacaaai a a LI n.*.,. liefca, Mirv JchStcf'HWW. vinuMs... fcf* •••••• - Today's Issue aaaccccaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaaaaa^aaaa. / aaa^caataaa. •••^t*-***-*’ cc^i-caa.ac.aaaaaaa. tV National Ad- Ine, at New Tort Otr. Co-Editors Editor Editor .“sxsrfe. i ““wsF ** ’ •iirlSSr Ohecttr ormhficlil. it MAtunck. O*or*e i nft, Wilier T*li»mnchi, .......FttbU* • O'* •taeeteaae . V**€V Hob >6a dgrrou Ac W. WM Br2&dt; j«6k ..News IS KNOW-HOW Letters To The Editor lined br a atudent or employee of Um r Ubelom material will be publlibid. Pit- from publication may mount iueb aotMa (All tittin to thi editor •oUeVa aad which do net contain which an oiNwtnt or cone wtahlhf to have thdr neat cl withhild dad thm namei will net, without other than the editafi.) the concent of the writer, be dlvulfcd to any i INFORMATION REQUESTED Ediloir, The Battalion i After reading the letter! which appedivd in the Bntfulion of Miiirh in, certain questldtiH arise In uur minds. We feel that wit it re not in a position to offer any definite comment on the mutters which are currently being ulscUsscd .ny the board of directors for the, reason that no report has been made on thsir: meetings. Wo fool that wo arc ont tied to ■qi!nei‘ Information other tl an the nhnors which circulated in the corps area, so wo propose ho fol lowing questions to the ed tors of The Battalion. v 1. Is there at the present time any plan under discussion to make any change whatever in the status of the Corps pf Ca dets’ 2. If so, is the Cade! Corps to be given any opportunity to ex press their Views or opinions on the subject, or is it to be presen ted as an accomplished fact fol lowing a closed session of the board of directors? 3. If such a plan is under dis cussion, on what grounds is a change justified? As we are di rectly concerned, we are fjirtitled * to an opportunity to answer any charges made. We realize that the answers to ithese questions ; may not he avail able: to our college newspaper. If Such is the casei. We want to know why they are not. If however a plan is unddr discussion, we do not want evasion or lies. We ask a definite statement, yes or no. If we are? to have to fight to preserve the corps, lets start now. Give us the reasons for a! change and a chance tio present pur side of the case. Robert A. White T.O | K. C. Smullen ’. r ».y.,caio l! Usoelatlon of "Former Stu- __ _ ... .Jsve no recent,-concrete information on this subject. At I guessing, but here are oiur per sonal answers to your questions. J--- — ” A M ...j only . which Cduld answer this question, and its members would hMye to answer It as a group, nm as Individuals, It: Is our opinion that next Fall (hit Fresh men will he separated Into their own units. We believe this will hp the only major change whleh will he made In the stintim of the Corps of Cadets. : (question two —The Student Life Committee of the Board of Directors has met twice on the cAmpus within the past month. This committee has questioned —to obtain the Cadet viewpoint —the following atudents and for mer students: cadet colonels of 45-46, 46-47, and 49-50 j Senior Class presidents of 46-47, 48-49, and 49-50; the presidents of the Classes of 51 and 52; two pres ent company commander**: the head yeti leader of 49-50; and the president and vice president of Bib le Verte God is my strength arid power' and he maketh my way perfect. —II Samubl 22: 33. the U dents. j (At every Board of Directora meeting Ihei'e la a “closed” or executive session as well aa an "open" or nubile session. Moat major AAM System business is hniidled during the "dosed" session. (Any Announced decision hy the Board of Directora la "final'’ or, as you nut it, "an accomp lished fact,’’ short of counter manding legislative action. (question three — Again we say the Board of Directors is the only body which could say whether any chatjge is under discussion and, if so,, upon what grounds a change might be jus tified. (Judging from caRversations we have had with many of the students and former students who were interviewed by the Board’s Student Life Committee we believe the student viewpoint is definitely being considered. (We would like to make this comment on your statement as to the unavailability of an swers to The Battalion. No per son on this campus is empower ed to speak for the Board of Directors. Neither is any in dividual member of the Board empowered to speak for the Board as a Whole. Therefore, official answers to your ques tions are not available to any one at this time. (The next Board of Directors meeting will be this coming Fri day and Saturday in Dallas. Both co-editors will be present at the “open" session and The Battalion will carry a full re part of all board action. MODEL PLANE PROBLEMS Editor. The Battalion: As occupants of the A rdW of College View, We have a complaint to make. Every clear afternoon we Imlpt either leave College View or be run stark-raving mad by the peo ple who fly tholr model airplanes behind our apartments, Our bab ies can’t sleep through all ithls noise and as far a* studying goes, we must never make plana for that on a clear afternoon. .Tlmre must be Home other place the guys can go to fly their planes, but If there Is npj other place We wish they would stop flying them completely. ’It’* awful tb have to listen to that noise , a 11 afternoon. We would sure appreciate it if the people who arts Dying these plands would stop. Signed: Donald Ray Beasley *48 H. F. Weaver *50 L. T. Smith ’81 C. L. Lelnwebcr ’51 R. R. Allen ’44 M. H. Browne ’43 T. M. Robinson ’52 Official Notice NOTICE TO AGRICCLTI RAI. FRESHMEN Any agricultural freshman student plan ning ta major In Dairy Husbandry haa an opportunity for a *250 annual training scholarship offered by the American QUern- sey Cattle Club. Any atudent Interested should call 'Prof. A. L. Darnell. Office phone (-5824 or ree- Idence phone (in evenings' 4-43«4 for ap pointment and additional Information. j SKYWAY SHOWS Tonite — !.ast Nit* Manrren O'Hara and Paul Christian In "BAGDAD" IT «:4* - 8:45 r I Ti 11-41 From Where I Sit ^ II '! ! New MGM Musical Doffs Reality, Dons Exuberance 4 By HERMAN C. GOLLOB Ann MiUer (Palace) . i>ne who has ever expressed the desire for a screen mttsical comedy which like those of the stage, drops all pretense of reality, Ag Engine Field Trip Will Tour Valley > 4 M - . ' Fifty - seven agricultural engineering seniors are plan ning to make a field trip to quite taking. itself seriously, and carries ita audience into the bright and wistful nether-nether-world of melodious fantasy would profit by a visit to the Palace, Where MGM’s brassy and exuberant “On the Town" a film adaption of the Broadway hit, is enjoying a three- day run. 7 For the first time in Oscar only i*KnoW0, plot becomes merrily in consequential in a musical and serves ony to tie the muAic to gether heatly and orderly. I . With the carefree, boisterous ! I energy of a gang of eight year playing cops and robbers. lower Rio Grande Valley Ing the week prior to the Easter Holidays, Roy G. Garrett, professor of Agricultural Engin eering. said this morning. Student headquarters in the Valley will be at the Weslaco Ex periment Station. Men making the trip will be quartered In bar racks at the Experiment Station and In the Cortes Hetel in Wei* faculty members planning to make the trip are Fred R. Jones, head of the Agricultural Engin eering Department, and Professor Garrett 1 Tours Scheduled The field trip will include tour* of the Weslaco Experiment Sta tion, the Irrigated farms In the Eljm and Edrough areas, the Holt Experiment Company at Weslaco, the TJiiitod Irrigation Company head at Mission, the Frank Reis- ing Company at Edinburg, some of the irrigated farms which have been planned by the Soil Sonser- vation Service, the Cameron and Hidalgo County Water District Number 9, and the Central PoWer and Light Company at San Bert-! ito. Students planning to make the 1 ur are W. F. Allison, J. W. Bak- S. H. Barnes, W. D. Bellah, B. Bickham, L. W. Boern, B. E. g to ma fes. T- M. Hu Booth, A. G. Brahm, E. C. Brown 1. R. Burch, C. M. Bussey, R. E. CAllender, W. R. Clay, S. D. Ed- •wprds, D. W. Elliott, J. Franklin, M. L. Fulbright, O. Gonzales, M. W. Gordon, and B. R. GreenwQod,.. ; 4 ; Other Students 'll ■ 4 ; Other students planning to toe Hodges, n. nunman, a. m. nura B. M. Killihgsworth, O. R. Kunze J. Longserre, Y McGregor, G'. H Mobley, C. B. Mod iSett, W. B. Newsom, and H. P, O’Neal. A final group of students who Will make the trip are C. RathmelK F. C. Repper, G. C. Schrank, B. L. Shaw,' L. W. Shillcr, J. R. Skeen, B. W. Smith, H. R. Smith, T. E. Smith, J. E, Stockton, C StUbblcf I field. W. C. Tito, N. C. TreUdc. R. I W. Walsh, I. C. Ware, B. J. Wcleli and M. M. Williams. i LI L. Lomax, D. E. McAdams, M. Miller, M. K. Mo helluvg good time as it whimsical the cast lets down its hair and haa a helluva good .time .prance* through such whi and delightful nonseride As burst ing into a dance AH Times Square, in the Museum of Fine« Art, atop the Empire StAte I Building, and in the middle of seemingly orthodox conservation. < This zany and unorthodox script, brimming with slapstick shenani gans and ribald romance, has a fa miliar thenhe and familiar rou tine* which have been given a robust and envigorntlng treatment by co-director Gene Kelly. Three sailor* Muiishin) have NeW York City, paint the town red. » (Kelly, a 24-houi f, and. *t Sirtutr*. our leave f ln Set out \to In the coui A&M Papers Second, Third In Competition Papers by A&M students were rated second and third among 40 presented at this annual meeting of Collegiate Academy in Houston in Dej- cembdr, Charles LaMotte, Idol professor at A&M College ai counsellor for the academy a: nounced 1 today. Second place honors went Charles L. Novosad, Jr., pre-mi cal student from Bryan, and Doji- ald Ogden, graduate student from Nacagdoches for their paper on "The Histological Effects of Test- erone and Gonadogen Upon the Reproductive Organs of Young Fe male Rats.’" . t i William B. Jackson, Senior Brj- tomology student from Btaumdht, won. third place with his paper, -on “DDT Contamination of Dairy Products." Frank Wood, Jr., of Texas Wes leyan College, Fort Worth, (Won first place with a paper entitled “A Foui? Beam System of Cqjor Television Transmission and Re ception.” .. j- . i | The Collegiate is a statewide or ganisation of undergraduate soil ence students sponsored by the Texas Academy of Science. i. iu.oo , u .„ 0 v..v-. (Vera- ■ Ellen). 11 ' ;l ! He finds her, she reciprocates hi* feeling of love at flnit| sight, they overcome the usual! hmrd- that greet young lovers. It endshapoily. jj has i wy „ ships that greet young and all end* hapuilv. Kelly Has injected his sprightly and dramatic imagination into the routines which are executed corresponding verve b£ he; Killer, Vera-EUen, Munshin, Sinatra. particularly vivid (pardon the y viv iiche, but itA getting “m;«i Turnstdes” lertce late) were the “Miss Turn*ti routine and Kelly's ballet sequ witji Vera-EUen. If you plan to ace Town, arrange nothing i afterwards. It’ll wear you out, but pleasantly so. "OW the qAriOus tot I !• PALACE Bryan 2-5H79 TODAY thru WEDNESDAY . Nasr*? \CW7H£7&W/ ; Make Her Happy ... if you can’t be with your mother on her day send her the one gift that will make her hap py ... . YOUR PHOTOGRAPH . —Our Special Offer— ONE 8x10 photog: 1 Beg. $5.00 Value For Only $2.50 : (Pius this advertisement) Make an appointment today! AGGIELAND STUDIOS North Gate College LTL ABNER Him ? knuPman !/7" “ K-HUtJLs" ' 11 ,,, / ///jy ■ s. rui fr tmm A -rr— By Al Capp 1 c:.? ? ■ 1 r i( : 4; i