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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1950)
1 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1950 ~ :i PageS The Freshman Ui Pa l'A •1 i H Ion of rooms ide an ex BtU- r, Editorials Our Private Study Hall Annex students, whether they know it or not, are joying a feature adopted for their benefit at the Ann this year. .K - ) . 4 The added feature mentioned is the construe several special study: halls made available to students not able to study under the normal barracks and study hall con ditions. Although some damage was done to these in the four buildings in the 200 block, they have n outstanding contribution toward solving many Ann dent’s study problems. ! Recently, a few students—who no doubt spend s great deal of time in the rooms studying-rhave declared {arts of the buildings a» their own private office or study roim and have moved in lamps, radios, and other conveniences. Along with these luxuries of study, they have added locki to the doors mifytlhg the study rooms accesible only to then selves, The primary purpose Of the special study halls vas give everyone a quiet, convenient place to study without ,i disturbance of doors opening and closing, people talking around, as well as radios and loud talking. As the situation now stands, the few rooms available to everyone are taker early and other rooms claimed by men who may nojt study that night go unused. This problem can be remedied if special study ha|l users will take it upon themselves to leave all rooms op in and available to other freshmen if they don’t intend to use them i pres- The purpose of the study rooms will be defeated If tlju ent situation continues to exist. v? - ■ A Vote of Confidence . . . ■ V " • ' • il i i Paul Muth., employee of the B&CU department at thp Annex, was the ; recipient of a handsome certifici.e this week from the State Health Board for proficiency ;in a test he took from that office on water purification. ' Although Muth boasts no engineering degree other ijype of college “sheep-skin”, *his practical kn and long hours of work have taught him the princS purifying water which he has been doing at the Anne:t. A vote of confidence should be extended to Muth for his achievement. Certainly no one can complain at out the Water at the Annex . . . that is, as far as purificatior cerned. We can’t blame him for the cold water that often rune througjt our showers!. FRESHMAN STAFF Joel Austin Elwood Schmidt Allen Pencelly Pat LaBtano - Joe Blanchette Managing ±ss ..Anaiatant 8| A Poll Of Opinions And Attitude At The Anl or any owledge pies bf i ineers Match in AnnualEi test Next We engineers will dii i- card their Slip-sticks and notebool s next week as they match wr a over the drawing boards in t) e annual Engineering Drawing Con test due to get underway Satu r day April i 29, at 1 p. in. Tpe contest, sponsored by ti e Engineering Drawing Department, will offer : competition in varioi is forms of j drawing. Any one i >f three contests is open to the con testants, Including: instrument il working drawing, freehand pictor ial drawing, or the solution of a p r k c t i c h 1 descriptive geome t- ry ; woblem. p Lettering Contest i In addition to the contests men tioned, thp engineering tnajois may also i enter the contest n freehand lettering which alreac y has approximately fifty entrants, uccdrding to H. F. K. Mullin, ap sedate professor of eni drawing. Rules fqr the contest published by Ihe El) Deiiaitment state thnt contestants should he "A" ur "I I" students in their drawing course. Students competing in each of tlie limited contests (those other thi n fredhand lettering) will report io Room 4 It) hulldlng T-:i(J7 at tlie Amiex, or Room R In Anchor Hi II on the CatnpuS by 1 p. m. Haiti r« Aprilj 29, j the publication aft- engineerir day, Ani nouheed. Gontei ntestatits will be limited to four houraj to complete tfyelr wo k in the contest. No assistance will be allowed to students competing. .Information Supplied According to the rules, entries in the freehand lettering' contest must be submitted before i p. m. the day of the contest. Informa tion for this section of the meet is currently being supplied to stu dents in their classes. First, second, and third j prizes will be given in each eveik with donations totaling $160 in i prizes coming from the Fredrick Post Company, Eugene Dietzgen Com pany, and The Exchange Store. Award Ceremony Awards will be made in a for mal ceremony in the Annex theater under the leadership of C. Hi Kans- dell, dean of the Annex, at which time Marvin C. Nichols of the firm of Freese and Nichols, con sulting engineers of Fort |Worth, will make the principal address. Dr, W. E. Street, head of the ED Department, will make u short talk about the histury of the con test, and Dr. H. W. Harlow, jleimof engineering, will present prizes to the winners. Judges for the contest are Pro fessor Rogers L. Harton of the In dustrial Education DepaKment, and Lt. Col. Hheliy P. Meyers Jr, of thli Military Science Depart ment. The winning drawings will he exhibited as u feature of All-Col lege Day, May 18. Plans Mapped In Outstanding Student Award Wheels were put in motion this week to choose the out standing cadet of each com pany, flight, battalion, And entire freshman regiment. Memoranda were sent out to each company and flight requesting them to select three outstanding cadets in their unit, announced Major H. B. Greer, PMS&T of the Annex and president Of the board to select the outstanding cadets and company. Requests for nominations have also been made of each of the ac ademic departments, the Dean of Men’s Office, *thte' Office of the Commandant, and the pfffce of the Dean of Students, Major Greer added. The response has been en thusiastic and every effort to in clude for consideration ail worthy cadets will be made, Major Greer declared. ; 1 ] I , The board making the final se lection of the outstanding fadots, composed of Major C. R. Stupp, — ' Captaini G. M. Hy ALLEN PBNGKLLY One of-the big arguments In fa vor of doing away with the Annex was that of the poor studying conditions thnt existed and also the fact that the Annex wasn’t t roperly equipped with study aids. )(-elding to find out exactly how the Annex felt about the mutter, ' I confronted a number of students „ with the question, "What is your opinion ^of the study conditions at the Annex?” The somewhat surprising answers are recorded below. ' r John Morgan, q\ Dallas petrol eum and mechanical ^engineering biajor says, “I haven’t found any trouble with the studying condi- . tions. Although being in a room 4 with only one other person will be a lot better, I don’t see any- •thing wrong with the way the con- .ditions are at present!” Agreeing with Morgan is Col- lis Davis, a mechanical engineer from Tyler, who says, “1 study over at the special study hail only because the floor shakes, a condition which can’t be helped, making it hard to do my engin eering drawing, ©ther than that complaint, I don’t find the study ing impossible gs some claim al though they will be improved FOR MUSIC THAT CAN’T BE BEAT . . . It's really a treat! Buy that ^ “AGCftE WAR HYMN” We all know that lt’« the beat In the land ... So btpx ’em now while « Lou hoe them on hand LOUPOT’S to greatly when we movi dorms next year.” A business udministjri. dent, Collier Phillips, fro offers a new argument'ii doing away with the Ahn ix. Says Phillips. ’The Annex fw’t equip ped with enough study phis sue! adding mnehines, scientific eq ment for demonstrationi periments. libraries, iL». such facilities so as to aid the ..Editor tu Editor Editor Editor T 01 Thomas from Vernon, races to a victory in the duel meets held frith Allen in Bryan. The Fish lost homas. Annex high hurdler ne of ~ heir last meet with the Allei Ramblers last Saturday afternoon. Editor the Annex Sports . . . len Wins Duel eet With Annex In a track meet lest Saturday with the Allan Academy Rambljers thp Annex trackmen came out end of the final on sfore the tty thjc short er but sotmi of the freshmen at college <|id place in the meet, |E. A. 'Scott placed third In the uler meet behind two Allen ro •sentutlvcM in the 440 yd. dash, Boyjtl was awarded first in the broad jump With a heap of 19 feet oodwnrd-and Davit of Boyd w finis ively. dent in understandip problems.” John Malcolm gineering student Christi, feels, “ . , Christi, feels, “. conditions in 'the what a student If the fellows in a ball ly wants to get down then they aren’t goirg] rnnrwl diffic jtlen finished second and third spectlvel | Lathatp finished third in file rub to add points to ii; mil "F Chi hi leal fron .,Cor| tn > studying studying barracks are makes them. , barracks rel- and study g to let , a few boys horse around and both er them.” Bob Boyd asserts ihat, “They could be a lot better, jbut if one really applies himself te the Con ditions at hand, he should be able to make good grades without too re- the the ish” store in the meet. Fref' of Company 4 was awarded place in I the pole vault. K. B. derson finished second in the tps toss and tied'for secont the pole vault. Thomas was wjihner jh the high jump. [ The ihtramural volleyball gues continued at a fast pace week with Companies 3, 7, fj 11, 12 apd the Vets turning in tones, j i Usihg! only one substitute^ the !,» 1 ityka. 111 -the “Trade with Lou — He's right with you" $ - ./• CLASS 'S3 much trouble. Boyd is A military science major from Tr’ i ~ , '“ •As can he seen froi swers above a good it J are of the opinion thnf the studying condition improved a great dea ly rests with the ind to the conditions he| to prevail. The snack bar rer til 9:30 p.m. for thp already finished their i for those who desire j break” during study an- y people although could be it most- viduai as II allow pen un- who have udying and “take a rs. r Russell Will Waco-Mcl Daniel Russell, o al sociology departn to speak at County or Company 6 volleyballers turned ill a decisive victory in both tilts With the airmen of Flight 13. The infantrymen won both contests, 1$-1 and 16-4. it was necessary for Comjjany to go the limit in defeating their second battalion rivals, Company Company i3 won the opener 16- but propped the second tilt to n inspired group by the wide mar gin' of 16-6. In the final game mem^eri of the first battalion try won! oyer a tiring cdmpai team, 15-8. Company 7 blasted the Flighjt 10 dtry through scores of 16-7 16-13. i Flight 13 won on a invited Lennaji Iresks Muster the rur- , has been Waco-Mc- kl muster. CULPEPPER INSURANCE AGENCY I’m* Autoifrobilo Cniiuulty l.ifo MorUja<|o I.oann 141 Wallon Drive ,>l ' 4 1216 r. v !. ■ ' ' ■ i. 1 IT’S THE feit from another group of airmen, Flight 11. Onh of the best games Witnessed lately saw Flight 12 conquer Com pany 6 |n a three game match. The airmen edged out a victory In the opener us they dropped the entry from Company 6; IR-l.'l! In the second game Company 6 Won 16-8. In the deciding game life Flight 12 sextet came through with a 16-13 win. Company 2 bopped the musician* of the band In two successive games, 15-1 Ih and 16-8. jThe vets once again led by their [ uce bull spiker, Johnny Biehuslavl dropped Flight 12 in two straight; contests, 15-0 and 15-8. Rain Slows Tennis Harrassed hy bad weather most of last week, only a fejw tennis players had a chance to show their wares. C. R. Cargill, in' the best match of this short week, outlast ed W. C. Hill! by a count of 8-5. Cargill exhibited a steady court game in upsetting court-Wise Hill. J. Martin won easily over Tom* my Murchison, 8-1. Martha played hard at the start and neyer let up on his opponent. Employing an Australian jump-like service, H. A. Hodges outl served Gaston Det- weiler, 8-5. Detweiler pulled a late rally when Hodges had him at a 7-1 game advantage, but the in spiring spurge fell short. In tho consolation bracket, four netter’ came out victors. Hudspeth showed a fine net game In defeat ing “Red” LeFeure. BUrchmiller looked at ease in swinging a win over J. 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Hyde, will base their choices on four point)*—(I) acmlemlc standing, (2) i military proficiency and Icmiorslhlp, (3) character and personality!, and U) extra curricular artivitfijs, Major Greer explained. Selection of the outstanding company will be mudej by the same board on the hasliji of item- demlc standing, military droflcl- onry, and disciplinary record, but intramural sports standjngjs will definitely not Influence the jrholce, Major Greer emphasized, On Mother’s Day the final se lections will be announced njnd the outstanding cadets will receive medals while the outstanding com pany will be presented With ^ a streamer to be attached to its guidon, Major Greer concluded. Muster Traditions Told at Annex Before an estimated 800 fresh man late yesterday afternoon, Ken Landrum, chairman of this year’s Aggie Mustejr, explained the Muster tradition and invited all A&M students at j the Annex to attend the 1960 Aggie Muster to be held in Guion Hall at 7:30 Fri day evening. Landrum also asjeed for and re ceived' permission ( from Annex Commandant Lt. Col. R. L. Melcher for'the use of four freshmen from the Freshman Drill Team to act as standard bearers duriing the Muster program. Landrum announced that he was arranging busses to transport freshmen who wished to attend the Muster. They will leave the Annex around 6:30, he sqid. Temporary c h some of the cqi and. non-commissioned offi cers posts were an nounced this week in a general order published by Lt. C<|l.j R. L. Mel cher, Annex commi The appointments feet until after fede according to the repot W. (Ji Shown us tjhp temporary commander of the fnjshinuii regi ment. Other rhung*fa| In the regl- montul headquarters were tho ap pointment* of R, 1. IHuundors us executive officer it id Joe Blan chette ojs regimental adjutant Other! changes an nounced were us followsi 1, A. wolfskin, rorn- mniider of the second battalion! K. W. Hegmann, ex thutlve officer k. k ~ r - ■ it ml Urote, niljiitunt of the third squadron rest cjrtively. Several changes vere Hated In the leaderships of th[» [various com panies. Reason fur the Mnporury ap pointments wns said to be because present [officers huvq not had an opportunity to receive sufficient training to lead thejd units in the federal inspection. Thumbing It all the wav,- the group will begin its full day of activities tomorrow when the Drill Team parades into the ntwly con structed San Antonio Colisium to put on a short performance during the matinee snow of ‘the annual Jaycee’s Rodeo. The unit will march into the arena at 2 p.m. « Parade fit 7:30 A&M will be well i/epresented in the torchlight parade due to get underway at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night as the Freshman Color Guard, Band, Drill Team and the Ross Volunteers occppy the place of honor in the spectacular par ade which feature^ outstanding high school and colhge bands and marching units along with beau tifully decorated fonts. Toroh- Federal Inspection Begins Next Week Federal inspcctioi) will get un derway at the Annex next .week when members of the Inspecting party visit Military! Science class room* and drill sessions nil dnv Thursday, nraordlng to Major H.i B. 0rear, Annex PMS&T. ('lasses will he dismissed Fri day morning, at which time an In spection of living quarters nml ea- dels In ranks will tdke plfice, Knllowlnk the Inspection, the Inspecting officers nnd tjndels will move to the drill field for a For- mal Guard Mount Exhibition the Freshman Bund and Drill -Team. The Drill Team will thru put on an exhibition! of precision drill followed by a review of [the fresh man regimept ■, J Classes will be resumed Friday afternoon as scheduled, Major Greer added- I 1 1 bearers will provide the only light for the spectators to view the par ade. Escorting the queen’s flfa the end of the parade, will Ibo thf Ross Volunteers, pro-ceded by the Band, Drill Team, and Color'Guard in that order. / ! Drill Team Exhibitions The Drill Team’will put on three exhibition's ;in' front of the Alamo just before the parade, featuring complex manuevers of marching skilK As thC -jUrade comes to a halt in front of the television cameras due to be Set Mip near Jhe Post Office Building ow " the tnnrchthg cont Annex willjperfo audience. The, qt—_ , then be brought (nto view of the cameras when she is presented, and (he parade will bo over. 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