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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1950)
'■ •! I f ■ mt&FZ' * ;/**?*- ; "■ : /! ;■; . J '.'>! H Pago 2 l*lecze, Not Onna Da Trees Yesterday afternoon we passed Grady l&lms, one of the quieter inhabitants of the Student[ Activities office, which is just down the hall from our paper-littered •syt pit. This time, Elms was even quiet er than ugi^ah He wore on his face a look of deep perplexity. '.V;.' “Dr. Elms”, we said, noting his con cern, “what is your problem?” V ;;;; “It’s the trees and walls”, moaned Elms,j his face growing - longer. “Every year we have lovely student elections, and the campaign is red hot.” He smiled weakly, and momentarily. “But then” his -brow furrowed further and his lower lip extended, “all the candidates nail posters on all the trees with huge spikes, mang- . ling the trees and making the Landscape Art people unhappy. Then they stick more 1 signs all over the walls on the campus - • with scotch tape, ripping off all the plas ter and running up the B&CU repair -mm • HiO voice rose to a wail, “And Spike is trjdng So hard to conserve money for his golf course!” Thus shaken by seeing a strong man cry, we ran to the Club Legget for Dom inic Serabino, the poet laureatte of that distinguished domicile, to see if he could r, offer any aid toward saving Mr. Elm’s elms. 3 , When we had finished posing our prob- TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1950 HEAVY, :FO: .1 IS lam, Donjilnicjs face broke into a wide grin, he shoutjad "Shoota”, and seised pen se words were forthcom- and paper. iI>g: Thisa tirtte eacha year, there’sa big ■ commotion, Muclia shaka da hand, and a lotsa promotion. There’sa lotsa cigars, anna lotsa da srhoke, Eveifyone slappa your back, an a’ laugh at your joke. Ana da sign they make, willa knock out your eye, Bright as da rainbow, ana tall as da sky. BUt summa da boys, inna looking fora space, Get , \ ;N> J alia excited, and picka da wrong place. They taka da nail, anna go ona da spree, Drive da spike, ana they killa da tree. So lissena to me fellas, anna hear What I say, About placin’ da signs, and where it’s otay. Nov onna da bulletins board, dat’s okay for da words, ^ But not onna da tree, tl ‘Great Affection’ Prompts a Re We the follow redd' ; Jess*' Jones caused a lot of turmoil in scale, •both private and government circles last I week when ho recommended a “decent ’ burialjl lock, stock, and barrel” for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Writing to Senator Fulbrlgtit, Democrat from Arkansas who is chairman of a sen ate banking committee Investigating RFC policies, Jones listed four reasons for his rccom mendation. "First,” he said, “because none of the conditions which prompted creation of the RFC and the various amendments' to its powers exist today; second, govern ment lending }n competition with private business is not a proper function under our free enterprise system; third, be cause it is being prostituted when making such loans as the Kaiser-Fraser, the Lus- tron, the Texmass and the Waltham Watch Company; and fourth, because, there is ample credit for all legitimate and justifiable loans.” If Congress is not willing to disband the RFC, Jones suggested^ the agency should close its 32 branches and only make loans in coopenfikion with banks and other financial institutions on a ifraited L. : f * 1 " ★ ^ Notice where the Santa Clauses in Melbourne, Australia;held out for higher pay to compjensate for wearing such heavy suits diiring the Christmas season, : H warm part of the year on that; continent. Hope none of the preachers start com plaining about uncomfortable pulpits. latsa for da birds! :ommendation 1 The!Houston financier, who waa head of the RFC fqr 13 years, »ald be had “great affection” for the - government agency, but is “saddened by the way It Is now bring njlsused.” It ii more than just sadness for the misuse the RFC which prompted Jones to tnakiK hi* recommendations, however. The four roasoiiH ho gave Fulbright tell the etpify for all to see. Their logic cannot be refuted, f i; : « r ' the administration will recommendation. By , itja big step in the direction of government spending will result. - J ! ■ - 4 Cutting ! back such essential services as the Post Office Department may be one Way to reduce federal expenditures. However, it is just A start. If the govern ment is in earnest about its desire to bring our spending more in line with our in come, it should follow Jones’ advice on the RFC. And, if that is done, we imagine the - Houatqnian would be glad to offer more proposals for government economy if lie .is approached in the right way. ..! ★ r Everybody is so interested in predic ting .wherethe present generation is head ing, they rail to investigate from whence i* ] • iper work i Behind the Barricades . . Our Glass Offi Can’t be Figureheads By CLAYTON L. SELPH . One of our friends told us the other day that he thought class offices were nothing more than honorary posi tions. He said he intended to vote for someone he liked, whether he had any particular (Qualifications or not. .' — ' rfi. j ' t 1 ; So very pleased have we been with the interest shown in this year’s elections, thatj his statement sort of knocked the wind out of us. jBut our friend is not right. Class officers arb not figureheads. They are figureheads only if they sit on their posteriors during thoir term of office and make po effort to accomplish anything. A class officer makes or breaks his office through his own efforts. If ho displays wise judge ment ho is often looked to for advice—by jfmpor- fcsnt people, policymakers. Poor judgment {makes a class officer u figurehead becausij no one wants r lnion. i _ „ set, without uacstlon, thst those students• who thlpk and work as class officers Influence mightily what goes oh in student af fairs. Their suggestions are heard with interest and glviln every con sideration by .college officials whose Job It Is to doltmnlne student opinion. Nut so with the non-thinker; he’s loft out. lie's the figure- ^ bead. Next year, we will fare problems that will Influtjnro student life for years to come. Freshmen will be back on the campus for the first time since lt)4(l. Their presence will Introduce pitipleniH that will require the best In student thinking If handled pmpel'ty, , I Of course, there will be more than Just class officers dealing with these problems. Cadet Corps officers, Student Life Committeemen, Student senators, yell leaders—all these will be vitally concerned. 1 Both the Junior and senior class presidents nCe members of th* Student (Life Committee, The vice-president* are tor rubers of the Som htc. Even If these men do only enough work to retain their self respect, they’re going to be more than figureheads. I And we, can’t afford to have any figureheads njext year Every officer has got to be a go-getter if we are to be successful, in meeting and solving the problems that will confront us. No, we can’t agree with our friend. Class officer^ arc not figure heads. We can’t let them be. i ; * SELPH tin hear his opt It is a fai The challenge to do a good job is too great, \Ve can’t risk electing men on their popularity or phasing person ality alone. Experience, leyel-headedness, and industry is what we, need. t li T Men who are anxious to hold class office because of the challenge and the chance to get in and dd some real work arc the ones wc want, not those who just want an other honor to tack by their name. ' The sophomores must decide tonight. The jpniors have two more days. The outcome of these election, will indi cate whether we are looking to next year wfth serioc minds bent on doing something, or with careless min* void of purpose. Agronomy Dept. Aids Seed it came. News] Where el wrong is so much fun. could a man be so consistantly get paid for it. Agronomy 3X9, Seed Technology, will be offered for the first time beginning with the Fall semester, Dr. J. E. Adams, Head of the Ag ronomy Department, hag announ ced, ,' ' 1 The course has been designed for students interested in the pro duction of planting seed, both com mercial run and certified seed. It will carry consisting of oii three hours la! Agronomy 105 quisite. Course two hours credit ie hour theory apd Moratory per week, is the only prere- Official Notice ■ T / "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly G> Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founds of The Associated Presa is entitled exclusively to the credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper | •d herein. Rights of republication of all other matter The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural (a publlnhod ftYa times a \ City of College Station, Texas, Is pul Friday afternoon, except during holidays and em Ullion ia published tri-weekly on Monday, Wmmmi mar. Advertising rates furnished on request. sxamlnatl ny und N#w« contribution* Tnsy be msd* by telephone (4-5440 dwin Hall. Classified ads may bo placed by telaphoM ( — Room 209, Goodwin Hall. -r gntereS m Mcand-ilua ■utter el ft Off la. at Oollose Station. Tmm, oat Mm At! of OonsroM of Monk ». 1ST*. The on raU BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE.. Clayton L, S6lpitooo.o.»w.*eoooo.—oooe—«ooooeoo»ooa—oo—o—o—«o« Dave Coslett Chuck CabanUs.. 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Z'SSJV TODAY — WEDNESDAY riot on wheels! 1 n TODAY — WEDNESDAY AH campus be excused fl a.m. to 10 a.m. All cadets w classes at 3 p. 27. , Ail cadets al excused from Friday, April Ml D loused cadets will classes from 8 lursday, April 27. Il be excused from Thursday, April the annex will be a.m. to 12 noon, T. Harrington, tn of the College tion of Mr. Ilj L. Harrington for his Fh.D. degree in civil engin eering will be held on Friday, April 28th at [8 p.tn. In the Aca- demlc Council Building. All Intereal Faculty are 1 ioom, 208 Academic members of the ted to attend. J. Miles, Chairmen. HKVWAV — DRIVE IN - i\». *i«e" Tyrno 1‘nweir - "JOHNNY A l.nnimirc , ?vv- Letters (All letters to the adltc signed by a student or aaa college and which So not scene or libelous material WQUMt gUflh SlHiftli iji will net. without th* < — writer, b. dlvulgad to Say of th. DECENCY OR HONESTY? Editor. Th# BatUlltm: I have read an editorial and two lettars on th# pros end cons of ad- mitting Negro stQdenU to the In Wednesday’s Butt, you ans wered the only logical objection —finding a place for them to atay. If the Student Senate still does n’t want to be decent about th, situation they could at least be honest Why don’t they suggest changing the name to “Texas White Intercollegiate Student’s Association?” W. R. Wilson (Editor’s Note: At the TISA convention this past weekend, the motion which would allow Negro college* to enter TISA was tabled. This means the mo tion will come tip before the group in their 1951 meeting scheduled for this: campus. Those who favor allowing entrance of Negro colleges may be able to ' * enough to get by next year, the editorial tpril 24 Battal- on the mat- PQINTING Chicago—lAh—Pi Ptefr influence the vo the motion We refer you in the Monday, ion for our ter.) DECISION DIS Editor, The Ba We, the members of the Baptist Student Union qbUn<ii!, wish to express our disappointment in the decision reached by the Student Senate in the meeting of April / 13 in which the Senate voted in opposition of Negro [ college ad mittance ino the j Texas Intercol legiate Student’s' Association. Since Negroes | are entitled to equal educational opportunities, they should have the privilege of belonging to the TISA where stu dent problemh are discussed and solutions from othier student bodies considered- We believe that Negro colleges should be admitted to the TISA now. "Gradualism; Is a false god." according to a federal judge of South Carolina. “If a man Is en titled to civil rights now, then ho ® shouldn't have to wait forever to got them." Baptist Student Colon Council (Twelve Signatures) 1:20 TODAY A FIRST RVN , -^Features Star - 3:36”- 5:40 -17:1 Itart— 66 - 10:00 COLBN GUY - OttlLB JdW*> PLUS: CARTOON—NEWS = THURS. — FRL — SAT. 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They’re the easiest, breeziest, lightweight Straw Hats that ever cooled a brow. ■ - Stetson an,d Pedigree Straws in all the newest styles and \' * Get set for Summer Come in xd pick your new Straw now. vJlI/ CLOtklERS College and Bryan is TH’ REASON THREE GUN CARSON GOT - _ '5JI cantfigger 1 /ev’rv our HOW HE RRESVlME THAT THIRO <8UW.r, THE»4 I AM'U*! B, Al 'll; '| it; L n : n;