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Official Newspaper
Number
133: Volume 49
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By C. C. MUNROE
PhtT Parker, civil engineering
major from El Paso, was elected
agent for the Class of 1950 at a
senior meeting in the YMCA last
night. / .
The Seniors also unanimously
approved a resolution which would
forbid any man not taking Sen
ior privileges from wearing the
Aggie ring. The resolution was
passed after members of the class
reported several men taking jun
ior privileges were wearing the
rings. '
Parker’s election automatically
places him on the council of' the
Association of Former Students.
Among his duties will be collec
tion and-sending news of the clas^
to The Texas Aggie, monthly ex-
.; student newspaper.
The new agent is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engin
eers and the Society of American
So an
oss: Vol-
the
hold one
Orove
Word,
stimated
the dance.
Military Engineers. Hi
inactive member of thi
unteers.
The class voted
Senior Ring Dance at|
Saturday, May 20.
social secretary, said
1,200 men would attem
■ Word Ex piaii
He outlined (dans for Seniors
and/their dates to go thrc ugh the
two huge rings which will be
placed at the Grove. | I
No orchestra has beehj signed for
the dance at this timej Word said.
Wayne Stark, director of the
Memorial Student Center, spoke to
members of the class bn possible
class gifts. The Senio rs made no
decision on the gift. They in
structed the Gift Cc riimlittee to
present its recommendi,lions at the
next class meeting.
Members of the committee will
receive suggestions from any mem
ber of the class. They i re Dick
Jack McCarley Wins.
Danforth Fellowshi
'v Jack McCarley was announced
aAimer iof the Junior 1950 Dan
forth Travel Fellowship this morn
ing at R:30 a. m. in the office
of C. N. Shepardson, Dean of the
School of Agriculture.
Winners of the freshman award
were William M. Huffman, fresh
man agriculture major from Long
view . in the agricultural division
'and Gerald Staffel, pre-vet stu
dent from San Antonio winner of
the Danforth Fellowship to a fresh
man studying preparatory veter
inary medicine.
McCarley is a non-corps junior
dairy husbandry major from Deni
son. (■
, Alternates for the junior award
Landscape Art
Students Win
National Honor
Two junior landscape de
sign students have won na
tional recognition and seal
awards in the field of land
scape architecture.
Robert L. Sturdivant of Dallas
and Gustav B. Klatt, Sair-Marcos,
won seal awards in a judgment of
the Class B. No. 2, the’ Landscape
Exchange Problems, Neighborhood
Primary-Kindergarten and First
Three] Grade School, in Central
California.
Sturdivant was awarded one of
the three blue seals (highest
award) given, while Klatt won orte
of the five red seals (second high
est award) offered.
Three other A&M men, W. C.
Belcher, San Antonio, W. R. Bird,
Austin and F. V. Sims of Shawnee,
won recognition in as much as
their work will be'included in the
traveling exhibit The exhibit will
be on the campus of A&M Octo
ber 19.
A&M submitted seven problems,
or eight per cent of the total. It
won 25 per cent of the seal awards
and due tjo a technicality which will
prevent some of the winners from
traveling, A&M winners will com-
piise. 25 per cent of the traveling
exhibit,;
are Jo)m M. Ogglesby,!jim: or ag ed
major 1 from Goldthw ote of the
Corps Staff, first al ornate, and
Marvin G. Twenhtfel.j junior ag
eco student from Me:-ced»s, of B
Co. T. C. second alternate, Fresh
man alternates: were Edgar W.
Smith, freshman ag ed ^aj®^ fr 0111
Austin, and William ]jj Thornton,
freshman agriculture major from
Houston.
McCarley will sper 4 the first
two weeks of the Daniorth Fellow
ship at the Ralston-Purim farms
near St. Louis, then be v.ill jour
ney to Camp Miniwarjca, Ameri
can Youth Foundatior [ Leadership
camp, on Lake Michig»h. Fhe only
expenses McCarley vill .halve to
pay_ are transportati >n expenses
to St. Louis.
The freshman awi ird
will not go to St. Lons,
he leadership c imp on Lake
winners
but will
ls:ion has
attend
Michii
Thai. Danforth Found
been making awards tc outstanding
freshmen and junior agriculture
students of land gr int colleges
for about 18 years, Shepardson
said.
The fellowship gives! the students
a chance to get lei^lebship ex
pebience and to meet other out
standing boys from hll over the
United States, since the Founda
tion awards fellowship^ in most of
the states in the unior^, Shepardson
continued
The candidates are] selected by
a committee appointed by Shep
ardson. The committee, Composed
of members of the S(:ho^l of Ag-
riculture faculty, wag headed by
J. W. Barger of the! agricultural
economics department.!
The farm visit andj tlje leader-
shin camp will be hew in August.
Bobby Bland, senior] A. H. ma
jor from Merkel, was! the Vinner
of the junior award last. i.
2 Students 0(
On in College Hospital
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Twd students unde
dectomys this week
hospital, Mrs. Irene
the hospital staff,
day.
. Students undergo
were Robert Matthewjsj
Edward Thomas of
Other patients reg:
hospital this week
with colds and stomii
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t the»college
'lagham, of
nounced to
ng surgery
senior, and
ai^npx.
ilsttered at the
Ipkve been ill
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IN THE INTEREST OF
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland),
;ent.
Marks, Ed Leuckemeyer, Bruce
Thompson, Phil Parker, Conrad
Ohlendorf, Bruce Morisse, and Cliff
McGoWen.
Bobby Byington, class president,
asked all men present at the meet
ing to assure non-military Seniors
that they were invited to attend
the Senior banquet. There had
been some misunderstanding among
non-military Seniors, Byington
said, since the banquet was to be
held jin; Duncan Hall, the corps
mess hall.
Letter From Hervey \
A letter of welcome into the
Association | of Former Students
was read to the class by Byington.
The letter, signed by Dick Herv y,
executive secretary of the Asso
ciation, read as follows:
“Dear Bobby: Each year at this
time A&M jmen set aside a day
for/ the | traditional observance of
the Apiril 21st Muster, and the
commendable part you and your
classmates have played in carry
ing on this major activity has con
tributed in large degree to its
continuing siuccess.
“With thie coming of Muster
comes my personal realization
that just a few scant weeks re
main before another grand class
graduates from A&M College and
will take its position in the, Asso
ciation of Former Students.
“I look with confidence on the
future of the Class of 1950, and I
extend to ypu and your classmates
the sincere j congratulations of all
former students.
j Class Welcomed
“It: is a real pleasure to wel
come every member'of your class
to full-fledged membership in the
Association.] Because your class
has shown ] remarkable unity and
singleness pf purpose, I feel cer
tain that jiou men of 1950 will
continue as! former students your
enthusiastic interest in the progress
and welfare of the college which
has been so evident during the past
four years.!
“I v want to assure you (that a
S ace is reserved for a 1900 class
embers in the Association of For
mer Students. Again, congratula
tions, best ! wishes and welcome.
Sincerely yours, J. B. (Dick) Her
vey, executive secretary.” '
Ag Council Invites
Jr. College Visitors
Plans fob Open House Day and
details for the forthcoming Jun
ior College Visitation Program
were discussed by Dean , Charles
N. Shepardson of the S c h o o 1
of Agriculture, and members of the
Agricultural Council Wednesday
evening atj 7:30 in the Cabinet
Room of the Y. M. C. A.
Charles jModisett, chairman of
the Open Hpuse Day Planning Com
mittee, reported that fhe programs
have gone | to press and will be
available soon. He asl^ed a repre
sentative from each of the clubs
in the School of Agriculture to re
port on the progress of exhibit
preparations by their club.
Ronald Chase gave a committee
report on j plans for entertaining
junior ! college students who will
be on the campus this week-end.
These students have been invited
to the camjpuK for the purpose of
looking over the School of Agri
culture. J
They will be shown the different
departments in the Ag School
and will then be taken on a tour of
the college farm, by members of
the Agricultural council.
Finance Students
Show iMuch Ability
Students] of finance show a real
istic grasp of sound investment
principles, according to the Pierre
A. DuVal Foundation which is
offering three awards in finance
to students.
Careful study of the first re
ports made by students indicate
that the majority possess more
than a theoretical knowledge of
investments and economic princi-
*’**"9 1FT
t More than 250 students from 50
colleges and universities are com
peting for the awards on the basis
of the best “investment” of a
theoretical $25,000 dollars.
Agronom
Soda Nlti
Three
for e:
been
partmpi
“Thi!
of
Lewis,
y Dept. Gets
Nitrate Grant
is of nitrate of soda
mental purposes, have
available to the De-
Agronomy.
terial has a retail value
three tons,” Dr. R. D.
r, Texas Agricultural
Station, says. The ma-
n the Chilean Nitrate
Bureau, Inc., Shreye-
Louisiana.
A GREATER ARM COLLEGE
, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1950
Edith Boehlert
Edith, senior at Hardin Sim
mons University, will be the
duchess for the Latin American
Club in the Cotton Pageant and
Ba)l. She is from Abilene and
will be escorted by Mario Sol,
Ag; E. major from San Salva
dor), C. A.
French General
Sends ‘Thanks’
For A&M Visit
!
A letter of thanks to the
Corjps of Cadets from Briga
dier General Jacques de la
Boisse, French Military At
tache, was received by Cadet
Coldnel of the Corps Dqyle Avant
yesterday.
Gjeneral de la Boisse wrote Avant
exphessing his appreciation for the
hospitality shown him 'during his
visit on the Campus at the time of
Mili
!by Avant
the Military Ball.
The letter received
reaijl as follows:
Dea]r Colonel Avant:
“1 beg your forgiveness for my
tardiness in replying to your kind
letter of 20 March and thank you
fop! the delightful welcome you
gate me at your annual Military
Dag.
/“My trip to your fine, large
collfege was not an effort for me
but I rather a true pleasure. And in
saying this I am not just using the
ordinary formula of politeness but
am [expressing sincerely my true
feelings. You cannot know how I
regretted, duripg the (lay of 18
March, not being better able to
speak your language irt order to
tell] you how happy I was that you
wanted to invite me to so impres-
sivd a ceremony.
The military in me was enthus
iastic—and this word is not too
string—at the organisation, the
bearing and the spirit of the
Cacet Corps of A&M College. We
do not have in France the equiva
lent of your system of training
Reserve officers in State civilian
universities and that is why my
visit to College Station held a
double interest for me. I was able
to comprehend how the United
States had been able, during the
course of the last war, to activate
an officer in such a short time
the) great Army which liberated
my country and brought victory to
the camp of Freedom.
May I tell you also how much
I appreciated the kindness and af
fectionate comradeship With which
you received me, and express to
yoii and to your Cadets my deepest
gratitude, pegging you to be as-
surjed of my friendliest regard.”
“Sincerely yours, Jacques do la
Boisse, Brigadier General, French
Arjny, Military Attache.”
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Five OeiiU
By CHARLES KIRRHAM
Ten A&M representatives—^five offii
the student senate, two college staff meml
dent observers—left this morning for Waco to al
Texas Intercollegiate Student Association Convention.
The convention, consisting of an estimated 200 delegates
frlom most of the colleges of Texas, will bring student gov-
it representatives together to discuss problems com-
on among student groups. Problems will be considered in
e light of the attempts each Of the several student bodies
hhve made to solve them, Keith Allsup, student senate presi
dent and delegate to the conven-'
tipn said.
After registration and a short
general meeting this morjning, the
convention split into foui) seminar
sections to discuss college honor
systems, student government’s
program of building school spirit,
betterment of student faculty re
lations, and whether student] gov
ernments should investigate school
prices and principles.
This afternoon four mope semin-
will be held. Joe Ftiller,'stu
dent senator from Law Hall, will
letid the discussion on student gov
ernment finance. Fuller will open
the seminar by telling of ways
tl|e A&M student senate has fi
nanced its projects.
harles Kirkham, senate delegate
apd co-vice president of ] the Sen-
I Class Vrill lead the] seminar
:ussing cultural entertainment
TISA rffi-mber schools. This
■ting will explore the possibil-
s of securing big nanies in the
srtainment world at reduced
?s through a TISA circuit,
idy Elms, assistant director of
lent activities, will tell the
linar group how A&M goes
ut securing entertainment for
student body. He will also
<e suggestion on how a cir-
; may be organized enabling
iller colleges to obtain big
ic entertainment talent without
great an expense.
Parse Discusses
j j
j Two other subjects will be dis
cussed by groups during the early
afternoon seminars. Trinity Col
lege of San Antonio will I&od the
discussions on student court sys
tems Bill Parse and Charlie Roy-
ty, of the A&M senate delegation
ill sit in on this discussion.
Disciplinary committees and how
ey function will be led by a
exas Tech delegate.
{ Later this afternoon the whole
convention will participate in a
parade through ddwntown Waco.
Meetings for the convention are
hjeing held in the hew Baylor Stu
dent Union Building.
1 Saturday morning a TISA Town
all meeting is scheduled to be-
in at 8:30 In the Town Hall dis-
ssion, the general subject “What
(See TISA, Page 6)
Hundreds of Aggies—living on
if
the cami
Educator For sees
Recreation Crisis
Dallas, April 21—g—A mary-
1 ind educator, Dr. George Gloss,
said today the increasiijg number
<f leisure hours will give a “soc-
i il crisis” 1 unless recreation is or
ganized on a national basis.
He urged that women’s groups
undertake the organization.
Dr. Gloss is chairman of grad
uate work in health, physical edu
cation and recreation at the Uni
versity of Maryland. )Ie is at
tending the convention of the Am
erican Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation
here.
TB Check
Takes Short Time
By GEORGE CHARLTON J The time involved In taking the
, , . i test is minute in comparison with
They re always amazed how saving in time and money if
"B is not caught while in the early
short a time it takes.”
That’s what Mrs. A. Blumberg
said yesterday when asked how
persons having X-rays taken were
reacting to the test. She’s execu
tive secretary of the county tuber
culosis association, and at the time,
was stapling people’s personaLin-
formation cards while they waited
fop the check-up. J. i \
“Just as long as it takes to
say ‘take a deep breath, hold it,
and that’s all’ is all the time it
takes,” she said.
Since Tuesday when the unit
was first set up in the campus
YMCA, 11,563 persons have had
their X-rays taken. Of this num
ber, 3,965 are students and faculty
members. According to Mrs. Blum
berg, the number of persons taking
the check-up until 5 o’clock was
approximately 900.
After Saturday, the unit will
go to Caldwell. The, unit will
operate from 9 a. m. (ill 4 p. m.
Saturday, and all persons in the
College Station area or sur
rounding country are eligible for
the free service.
, -j
any stages, rest may be the only
iedicine needed.
At the Annex last Week, 1,425
rsons had their pictures made,
his included students, faculty,
taff, and clerical workers. Al-
hough the service, is [free, it is
ot a charity project. It ts a Census
if Chest Health.”
For the campaign to be effec-
We, at least 80 per cent of the
mpulation must be X-rayed, Mrs.
Slumberg said.
No undressing nor any sort of
in appointment is necessary.
Two weeks time will be taken
np before results are mailed
back to the individual. In addi
tion to discovering TB suspects,
the portable X-ray will also show
chest disorders and such things
as scare from pneumonia, pleur
isy, cancer or even the shadow
of an enlarged hear
In cases of chest disorder, the
■eport is forwarded to the indi-
idual’s doctor.
\
. pus and gradu
ates who return for this occasion—will gather in Guion Hall
the 47th annual Aggie Muster. A
itiorial features of Aggie Musters
this evening at 7:30 for. t
truid
program embodying
will be
ceremonies; M' \\
This annual
casion. Wherever 1 !)
this April 21, theif
The
J. Wayne Stark, director of the Student Memorial Cent
far left), presents a check to the lone winners of the
legiate Bridge Tournament Committee, R. C. Lyon and
ney. The 1 check, for $165 was to pay expenses to a
to be held in Chicago. G. L. Farrar (far right) wab the
for the team; A, M. Platt co-advisor is not pictur
nafii
(bn the
Inter-Col
ob Blake-
inal meet
:p-advisor
Sbisa Goes Western
For Cowboy’s B
By RAY WILLIAMS 1 J
“Swing your pardner, like
swinging oh a gate;] swing your
pardner and don’t be ilate,” will he
the order !of the djay Saturday
night when the Saddle and Sirloin
Club throw theif annual Cattle
men’s Ball, i
Sbisa Hull is the location for
the gala affair. Jesse James and
“All the Boys”, from the Forty
Acre country, will i furnish the
music for both round and square
dancing.
Honor guest at the affair will
be G. R. White, preOident of the
A&M Board of Directors. White,
who is recognized as one of the
leading livestock breeders in the
state, will be awarded an honor
ary membership in the Saddle
and Sirloin Club.
Also attending the ball will be
tten
Pre-Law Society
Attends SMU Meet
Members of the [Texas A&M
Pro Law Club will jgo to Dallas
Saturday to attend] the annual
“Lawyer’s Day” program present
ed by the Southern Methodist
University School of [Law. I
The future barristare will make
an informal inspection of the
SMU Law Schodf, in| the morning
(9:30) listen to! the annual Case
Club Argument later in the after
noon, and hiake a totir of the new
Legal Center buildings. Distin
guished guests Who will be present
are Attorney General Price Dan
iel, and the members of the Texas
Supreme Court, Brian Moran, club
president ijaid. j
Moran stated that any student
considering attending law school
or anyone Interested !in joining the
Pre Law Club Would he welcome
to make the’ trip and should con
tact either himself or Doug
Heame.
Reneker Addresses
AH Sminars Here
Bill . Rei)
for the Sv
to the An|:
ar Monday
A&I Lect
Reneker > talked on
meat
hogs tha!
looking foi
“The question
what weight hogs
desire has
I think th<
ward the
hog that
2£5 pound
Reneker! has
for the
known
judged at
Show for
head hog buyer
and Company, spoke
~Iusbandry Semin-
night at 7:00 in the
om
the Canadian
and the type of
moat packer is
hat type and
the packer
many times,
is to aim to-
the-road type
in the 200-
said Reneker.
rked for Swift
He is a well
hogs and has
’Orth Fat Stock
last 12! yean.
'a number Of prominent livestock
raisers from all ov sr the state
“Two hundred fif y invitations
have been sent out, «nd we are al
ready assured of a good attendance
out of this group,” said Pat Hen-
cerling, publicity-cha rnjan.
Livestock and nr eat judging
teams that have bee) i outstanding
during the year will Receive medals
at the Ball.
The senior livestock
is made up of J. R,
Paul R. Weyerts, C
Gene Turnbow, J. S
C. R. Kempelin.
The junior lives) ock
team who will also leceive medals
is made up of Do iglas Wythe,
W. V. Reyes, B. H ‘
B. Dunkle, Maxie
and W. M. Lindig.-
Also receiving awjards will be
the senior meats •; udging team
made up of B. J. Blaii
Riley, A. S. Agnor
Dunkum, Jr.
Ticket may be purchased from
any man in the Dairy Husbandry
or Animal. Husbandry Depart
ments. The price it) $2.00, stag
or drag, and all Ag Students and
their gneats are jinvited. The
- time for the affairjfhas been set
for 9 till 1.
A prize will be ajjvMtded to the
best dressed couple In wystern
garb. The ones who look the most
like cowboys and cowgirls, that is.
The sweetheult of the Saddle
and Sirloin Club will lie presented
ut the BSll. v i/
judging team
Strauss, Jr.,
D. Green,
Sentell and
judging
iv<
igli
Gibbs, Glenn
Overstreet,
nd Jr., H. E.
and W. G.
Chemical
Meet lierj
eting of
tyr tV ;
deal Eng
<ngineer
Today
A meytin
Section
of Chemii
ation with the
ter, will be held
pus, this aftern
Highlighting
a demonstration
troleum Buildin,
5:00, by M.
Manager of the
Dow Chemical
subject, “Silicon:
dustry”, will co|
compounds that
in the industrial
worth, having
perience with si
e South Texas
lerican Institute
eers. in colaboi-
I. student chap-
the A&M catp-
meetrng will be
talk in the Pe-
lecture room at
.. Leavenworth,
|X>allas Office of
Corporation. His
i at Work in In-
cem a class of
is relatively new
field. L e a v e h-
extensive ex-
onesi, will remon
strate some of tjheir unusual pro
perties.
Other progra
elude briefing
Petroleu!
from
lege facilities
hour and thirt;
demonstration
H^Sel
arrangements in-
jrs in the
are room
n of Col-
following
until the
gt 5:00;
Ig
at 6:00.
Chemicial
it is In
sejs
Fate dealt a
to ; the romantii
reel, creel blow
Inclinations of
i
some Aggies during a recent field
The travelers from this academy
were headed through the i heart of
Mexico. While in a small town
which doesn’t see many tourists a
blowout interrupted their progress.
Most Of the
the'car while
changed, but the
^ew
stayed . with
re vims being
“Romeo” , of the
group
the tir
caravan decided tjo scout thy terri
tory.
minutes he re-
from ear to ear.
is kind.] I’ve got
In just a '%<
turned, beamiii;
“Men, the worl
dates for each bjLus for a dance
they’re having here tonight.” Wav
ing a slip of pat>er he continued,
“Here, I vy got their names writ
ten dowh.”
He handed the list of “datea’
names” to their guide, who, upon
looking at it, burst out into laugh
ter.
“Amigo,” he cried, “you’ve been
taken in. These are the names of
four Mexican MOVIE STARS.”
[Dgvid Haines acting as master of
ong A&M men is a world-wide oc-
more Aggies can get together on
a Muster,
iters on the campus have been or-
“ganized and sponsored , by i com
mittee from the student senate
working with the Association of
Former Students, college officials,
and representatives from the Bra
zos County A&M Club, Keh Lan
drum, chairman of the senate wel-
corning committee, headed this
yeajr’s Muster plapning.
Marion S. ChurcH will deliver
the' principal address, at this even
ing’s Muster. An outstanding stu-
den while enrolled here; Church
has continued his successful ways
to !his present standing as a pro
minent attorney and civic leader
in Dallas. He was president of the
Association pf Former Students
1923-24. J , , ./ ’■ '
Hartung to Speak
Louis A- Hartung, president of
the Association of Former Stu
dents, will deliver a Short talk to
prenent students at A&M. Doyle
Avant, cadet colonel of the chips
of cadets', will give response on *
behalf of the student body.
The program for the 1950 Mus
ter will begin with “The Aggie War
Hymn” played by the band and
sung by the audience. Haines will
then call the Muster together and
King Egger, corps chaplain, will
give the invocation.
Next, the Singing Cadets will
sing “The Twelfth Man” to lie
joined in by the audience on fho
chorus. i ‘
William DuPuy will read the
Muster Tradition, 1 a resume of the ;
historical origin of the Aggie Mus
ter and facts about outstanding
Musters held since the first one
in 1903. [
Band and Staging Cadets i
After another band selection and
one by j.he Singing Cadets, Jack
Norman will read the traditional
Muster poem “Roll Call for thy
Absent.” Following .the reading
Norman will call 'the roll of A&M
saluted at the tHi4 year’s Mus
ter. Five names of students who
have diet) since the last Muster knd /
three names of outstanding former
students will be called. Comrades
of these; men will answer the roll
call with “Here.’!
Names; on the roll call are Jer
ry Oliver Bisson, Marcus R. Brown,
Norbert | James Lucas, Warren
Nelton; and Reagan Dale Roberts.
Formed Student’s'names to be read
are Abram Hensarling, R. R. Lan
caster, and Gen. George F. Moore.
A squad of Ross Volunteers .will
fire a three volley salute to the
men whos^ names were called on
roll call for the absent* These six
men will fire their -salute outside
Guion Hall on the east side) Lan
drum said- * , r . ' . -
“Auld Lang Syne” will be sung-
by the Singing Cadets while
Haines gives the closing | cere
mony. Concluding the 1950 TMus-
ter will ,be Silver Taps.
Landrum Heads Committee
Members of this yedr’a Mutter
committee are Ken Landrum, chair
man; Bill Parse; John Christian
sen; Jackie Miller; Cheater Shroud;
Dick Hervey, secretary for the
Association of Former Students;
and R. Henderson Shuffler, direc
tor of the college Information and
Publications Office.
Hervey announced earlier In the
week that attempts have failed
to gain the presence of one of
the men who attended the historic
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