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WEDNESDAY,
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Some Holes, a Shovel, and Some Gravel
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to both dormitories Four and
of the new area to
Jdihg, the rest of the
entrances
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One of the Engineer units out seeking from the main entrance
a jittle publicity the other night set what the Agriculture Buildii
w<s think is a good example for the Col- pathway behind George’s, the
lege to follow. p *
They put shovel to gravel! and filled
in la little troublesome mud-hclle in front
of George’s (oops, Campus Cofrier). Now
wo’d like ta see the College follow suit
ard fill in the big hole over behind-that
sajme building.
Street side), and
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TING SAUCERS AGAIN
pathway between
Austin:
n Hall. All of
shovelfuls of
the M. E. Building and
these could well use a
gravel in their lowest, low spots at least.
A litUe telephoning revealed that**
“yard” of filling gravel costs around $2.
About ten yards Of this gravel shoveled
into a few strategic points would be a
wisely invested $20
We can’t think
n’t benefit, except
polish merchants.
of anyone tfho would
possibly the local shw
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Besides that one, \here are several
other mud-holes, peculiarly located in the
m ddle of heavily traveled wal)c#ays, that
ha ve been intimate with numerous pairs
of well shined shoes on several occasions.
* To mention a few: the short-cut path
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Monday Night At Sbisa .
Monday evening’s productions by the ) causes us to temper criticism folr fear that
Aggie Players, in Sbisa’s experiments with the experiment would not be continued,
the "intimate theater” as Director George Criticisms, if any, should be directed
. D llavou phrased it, was enthusiastically toward those Aggies who “intended” to
received by the near-hundred theater- attend but didn’t. | •
goers in attendance. : The hour-long program, staged after
Working on a stage surrounded on all considerable preparation, was highly en-
-f our sides by peering spectators the actors tertainihg and somethiiig of the! order that
artd actresses creditably presented" three this campus needs in greater abundance,
one act plays traversing the span from \
comedy to drama to farcQ."
Certainly the productions had short
comings, none are presented perfectly.
But- bur interest in the plays caused us
tp swallow whatever discomforture, We ex
perienced when hearing the distracting
jangle of glasses next door, or the poor
enunciation of several of the players.
Our enthusiasm with the experiment
With Overflowing Storehouses, Cutbacks ...
Play acting ;furnishes students inter
ested in stage wbrk the opportunity to
demonstrate their talenljs; it also affords
interested audiences a pleasant evening of
entertainment.
Whatever the future fate of theater-in-
the-round at A&M, we regard Monday
evening’s performances as much better
than “good."
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! Readers of todays newspa^x 3 don’t
have to know anything about ^gric\ilt\^e
to realize that our farmers are causing
qiiite an economic problem in tljiis country.
i Judging from the column7mches used
for farm surplus copy, tht& problem is as
prominent In legislative amd Economic cir
cles as the cold War or tpe rest of Con
gress’ business combined.?
This nation is having 1 to face the fact
that our farms produce more than our peo
ple can consume at present price levels.
The government has, over the past decade
or more, resorted to purchasing this na
tion’s farm surplusses. Crops for the past
few years have been so bountiful that gov-
ernment storehouses are bulging with
agricultural
flowing.,
farmer is greedy, like everyone else. He
tries to wring as much from his land as he
can. He, johis government programs be
cause they>help him. He yelps when they
pinch him. t , j
Current among yelps being heard are
those issued by cotton farmers who must
cut back their acreage next year to less
"than previously. Cforn pereage will be cut
back 5.9%. Rice, ilotatpes, peamits, beans
—these and other surplus crops will re
ceive reduced acreage allotments for next
year.
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stores, and many are over-
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Because of their strateige economic
position anq their likewise prominent poli
tical position, farmers have been handed
tl>e choice plumbs from our great legisla
tive pot. Subsidies, grants, and all sorts of
aids have befallen the farmer.
j< He is how virtually assuerd an annual
irjeome or ascertain amount, whether his
crop is destroyed or not. Naturally, the
The farmer, who produces for, and
buys from, markets he doesn’t control, has
been victimized for generations, until the
New Deal. Now that his position is* profit
able, it is threatened by the economic laws
of supply and demand, j ’ 1 \ \ \ l' '
Agricultural prices are too high for
any great increase of consumption by mil
lions of Americans. If the farmer is to con
tinue insisting on high priceis for his
goods, he must expect further govern
mental steps to control his production.
This nation cannot indefinitely go on
buying farm surpluses at the present rate.
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By HERMAN C GOLLOB
Another note scribbled with
poison pen has reached this de
partment indicating the suscep
tibility of souls even as ethical and
ethereal as we to the sins of the
flesh and errors of the find.
( The letter comes from percep
tive Harry Hurt, Jr., a stickler
for the facts and undoubtedly a
tenacious devotee of jaxs:
Editor, The Battalion:
about as amusing as anything
I’ve ever read in The Battalion.
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Did he actually attend the El
lington concert? I don’t soe how
, ho could mlM so many names
unless it was meant to bo amus-
[ Ing. The star of the band was
finy Greer, not Sid Catlett.
|ers were A1 Kibbler, not Al-
bert ’Milhi; Ray Nanancp, not
Ray Tanner; etc. And when did
Johnny Hodges become a great
,trombone and bass(?) saxo
phone artist? The “C” in Mr.
Gollob’s name must be for
“cube,” a worst kind of square,
completely oblivious to every-
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but “hgathen”
I can’t seo how anything
that every got past the
eyes of that must
wise Bill Billingsley. How al
a bit mors accuracy and less
fancy palaver In those fine,
critical reviews?
Sincerely,
Harry Hurt, Jr,
(Reader Hurt also encloses pic-
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Spring Has Sprung, Da Boids
On Da Wing— Well, So What}
By DAVE COSL$TT
Spring—it’s here at last.
“The birds are singing, the bees
are buzzing, the trees arje budding.
The world is happy.”
Sea who ?
So the bqids is singling. They
should be. Did dey haye a quiz
in Physics 210 this moiming.
'• And the bees is makin’ like a
door-bell on Hallowe’en.! They can
sting a “Tac” officerj and get
away with it—I can’t tven sting
my room-mate for a coke.
And the trees—poppin’ out wit
^Lookin' Back
From the Battalion Files
of 15 Years Ago
Reville, A&M’s canine mascot,
attended services at the A&M
Methodist Church Sunday. Her ap
pearance was in conjunction with
Rev. R. L. Jackson’s nermon ion
“Human Pets.”
. The U. S, Army Air
vealed Friday that the
Octane fuel had enabled
pursuit planes to attain
as high at 216.8 mph.
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Results of a Literally Digest
survey of 30,000 college students
in, 30 colleges throughout the
country showed that {»ily 4,982
of the students qyostu
take up arms against
invader of the United $tates.
Corps re-
tse of 100
new army
top speeds
An early morning fire com
pletely gutted Bachelor Hall
Wednesday evening. S >venty-five
students were left homeless. A six
hour fight by the colleire fire de
partment failed to stem' the blaze.
Damages were estimated at $30,-
000.
Official TV
NOTICE TO VETERINARY MEDICINE
-^SCHOOL APPLICANTS
All .currently enrolled ] >re-veterinary
medicine students who expect to qualify
as applicants for admission irito the School
of Veterinary Medicine in September. 1950,
should file their application in the Reg
istrar’s Office not later than April 1.
Forms to be used in making application
for admission to the School! 6f Veterinary
Medicine are available at th^ information
peak in the Registrar’s Offtcu.
H. L. HEATON
Registrar
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leaves as thick as birddogs at a
ball. So my Biology Prof tells
me to get samples of different
vanashuns in leaves.
Thej woild is happy. I "feel like
I just got campused.
“When a young man’s fancy
turns to love.” That’s what mine
did. Sent me the ring this morn
ing. Sez she, “I know you won’t
like what I got to tell you . .
I didn’t. ■ j
“When (he woild invites you to
inspect the glories of nature.” I
got a yellow piece of paper in
citin’ me to trample down a lot
of grass on the bull ring Saturday.
“When the sleeping wonders of
nature awake.” I just wonder how
some people get to sleep around
dis joint.
And the editor tells me to write
a story on Spring. “Do you know
what today is?”
I answer, “Two days after I
pay fees. Only I didn’t pay them.”
“No,” he says, “Something
else.”
“The day my 2,000 word theme
ia due. I ain’t got that either.”
“It’s spring,” he says, gettin’
Aggie maroon in the face.
“So what,” I sez.
'iJR’hen he runs through all dis
TJflnus about boids and trees. And
he adds, “It’s time for spring
fever, too.”
Now dat, I got. Will you folks
excuse me while I K° to sleep.
PALACE
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worry. Reserve your alley mow!
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ires of Sonny Greer and Sid
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Sincere apologies, Reader Hurt.!
was a sin most foul-smelling of
to rename the members of the j|'
ke’s impeccable organization,
to tell you the truthi upon
ing the concert we had their
s listed correctly on a sheet
of {the onion-skin parchment we use
in {writing our column. _
However a trip to the Flamingo
Lounge to gather meat for our
forthcoming Night Owl (adv). col
umn resulted In its loss, and in a
fit of unaavory resourcefulness,
we subetftuted mines of our own
creation. Llttla we dreamed that
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