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With SI,600, A Twelfth Man . . .
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, MAY 5, 1950
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In allocating the Campus Chest Fund
from this year’s campaign, Vthe Student
Senate last night initiated on behalf of the
student body its mostnoble enterprise for
this year. The long Worked If or and ex
pected Twelfth Man Scholarship became
an actuafity by unanimous approval of the
Student Senate. , 1 . ,
Enough money—$1600—-was set aside
to give some deserving young man a four
year scholarship to Texas A&M. At $200
a semester given by the student body, this
young man may attend A&M with many
of his financial difficulties removed.
The Senate’s action came _ with no
strings attached. The,Twelfth Man Schol
arship will go to the nian selected through
competitive examihatlpns conducted by
thWCnllege Development Fund committee.
Thtk selection by the Development Fund
group will Insure the TSvelfth Man Schol
arship freedom from special considera
tions other than those meriting, weight for
an objective choice from the applicants
for the scholarship. \
Yet in this we should not be too quick
to pat ourselves on the back. The $1600
is generous, but iti is $50, a semester less
than the original goal set for the Campus
Chest drive.
While attempting to jraise $4,000, the
Chest committee raised $2,136 after ex
penses had been deducted. Added to this
.$2,136 was around $160| turned over to,
the Twelfth Man Scholarship Fund by the
Exchange: Store. This $160 came from a
15% commission The Exchange Store re
ceived from the Caricaturist who recently
visited the-campus and painted hundreds
of caricatures of Aggies.
By adding,money here and there to
our Campus .Chest Fumj.jwe have taken
the initial step in what should become a
proud tradition of Texas A&M. Former
students who learn of t!i<6 student body’s
efforts in the Campus (Chest Drive and
institution of tho Twelfth Man Scholarship
could not but ba proud of the mien who
will mark 1950 In their lives as spent at-
Tending A&M College.
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Ten Count for the Bell-toned
On a recent field trip to a Houston ad
vertising agency, several journalism stu-
ddrfis heard some disquieting news
straight from the horse’s mouth. Said the
agency men, who have their hand on the
pulse of public demand, “FM broadcasting
is a dead duck.”- "
This confirmed completely and blunt-
ly something we had wondered about, but
never really believed, before: The infant
radio industry of frequency modulation,
which brought high fidelity reproduction
of music and vojces to a select few who
could afford the special-type receiver re
quired to hear them, was being counted
out:
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And the demise, the ad men say, is
not going, to be a temporary one. Many
FM stations are re-applying for AM (am
plitude jnodulation, or ordinary transmis
sion) station permits. The Hou&tanites
believe FJ4 wilLnever mike a come back,
but will be replaced by Television.
They, gaye several reasons for their
theory. First, they Said, FM required al
most as expensive and completely new
equipment as television, but failed to of
fer anything as "new” and different as
the television appeal. Also FM transmis
sion is "line of sight", meaning the ap
proximate broadcasting Radius of average
FM stations is 50 miles. M .1 .
The same is true of TV, of course, but
again it had something mpre to offer. Fin
ally, the agency people skid caustijgpily, the
average listener couldn’t discriminate be
tween good tone in broadcast and the or
dinary, static-filled reception he has be
come accustomed to. j ,. | -
We had known that most FM stations
ran majority of their progranis “sus
taining", or non-sponsoj-ed, which as any
business man cap tell you is no Way to
run a business. But instead of gaining
sponsors, the Houston hucksters contin
ued, FM programs are losing the few
they began with.
So if the advertising (hen are right—
and we have believe reasoh to believe they
know their field—the bell-toned voice of
Frequency Modulation is not much longer
with us. • ’ , j !j i
It will be an unpleasant obituary to
write when the announcement: finally
comes. Particularly in the field of fine
music FM had made a definite addition to^
our' way of life.
Add another to the | list of fine tilings
which starved for lack of apiahciiition.
The Knife Path On ‘0 Mistress Mine’
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A notie* Mppeiwiiig in yMterdny't But
in lion. Hinted that the Aggie Playem'
spring production of "O Mistress Mine"
has been suspended been use of the sudden
lllnesM of and Kn operation on the play’s
horoine has placed us In a quandry.
We are vexed at fate for postponing
the opening night of the play which por
trays the loves and troubles of a cabinet
minister and his mistress. Yet, the post
ponement will provide the Players with
extra days of practice and polishing. x
The Battalion
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Rogtr Coaieit, Jimmy cun la.
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Letters To The Editor
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MIH’I'AK KH
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Rdilot', The lisU(tlloiu
Pethuim 1 uni] overly Mbtisitlve,.
but nnotnur Inddlmt dccuiit-d Tuea-
duy to be adtlcil to the long lint of
blights und erroneous credit lines
in regard to the School of Vete
rinary Medicine., 1 believe that if
you will check (lie picture of the
entertainment committee on page
4 of Tuesday’s Battalion, you
will find that one. of the gentlemen
pictured is not Fred Brisson, but
Dr. F. P. Jaggi of the Department
of Veterinary Bacteriology and
Hygiene. I believe you will agree
with me that jeredit should be
given where credit is due,
I don’t believe it will be- neces
sary to enumerate other incidents
in the past which precipitated this
letter,-because you are more aware
of them than, I.! However, I would
like to tajke this] opportunity to in
vite you &nd the members of your
staff to visit tl}e School of Step-
childreft in the; Northeast corner
of the campus tjo see what we ac
tually do down | there ip our lit
tle corner. Really, old hoy, we
aren’t as crude, and illiterate as
gome members ojf the student body
and faculty seem to think.
Don I. Kiddle ’46
(Editors’ Note—Our apologies
to both Pr.'Jaggi and Fred Bris
son. Identification of these in the
photo wps made frotn the en
graving jst press time ^nd there
was not time to check names
Bible Verse
Come unto me, all ye that labour
and are heavey laden, and I will
give you rest.
--.Matthew 11: 28.
Hhuulil tiu* playtfTojd from UiiH knife
blow'being struck on tlM’ operating tublo,
wn all will hitve lost. Tlta cast will have
Jqst thtrfr many luniriji in pratitl^o and
mcniorlielng, and wo wl|l have Inst the op
portunity to atie (the [title Intrlguca uh).
thiv Mayer's iatOBi preauction.
THelr earlier prone»hation of three one-
act plays staged theatoh - in - the - round »
fashion, was'delightful^ And "O Mistreats
Mine” promised to be the same. a -
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"Wt> are umiwsre of Ihs "long
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errorn In nur j-uveritge of any
of the Mchtmln are unlnlenfionsi.
We do out best] t,u keep litem at
a minimum. ,
(We have visited the School
of Veterinary Medicine and have
the highest regard for the school,
its staff, and students. We think
you will find, If you make the
effort, that our opinion is shared
by a big majority of the student
body and the faculty. But don't
feel downhearted. Your impres
sion is mistaken just as was the
man w'ho wrote our credit line.
W'e alt make mistakes.)
Fifth Cbil
Specialists will he on
,nd May 8 to conduct the fifth
.1 Shrine Club’s Crippled
ildren’s Clinic to be he)d in
♦he basement of the college hospi-
. according to Dr. G. W. Schles-
f sel man, hegd of the Shrine Club
Considered the best of i!
thp state by doctors ai
1 men who have been hpje in
ist years, the clinic promises to be
bigger and better than ever thia
year and as a result several new
x -ff members have been added,
tration will begin at 8 a.
and will close at 12 noon. Chil
dren from 11 surrounding# bount
ies will receive treatment jit the
clinic during the dgy.
If corrective surgery is recom
mended by one of the specialists,
apd the child’s parents do not have
the money for the operation, loc-
al committees will raise the] funds
after an investigation of the fam
ily’s financial condition.
Three orthopedic men, Dr. H.
E. Hipps of Marlin, and Dr. G. W.
Eggers and Dr. Otto Blocker of
Galveston, will take care of ortho-
R odic cases, which in psst yesrs
live been more numerous than
other typoii of defects,
Dr, Aliisworth, also of (lalvps-
tnn, one of the more pro nlnent
plastic surgeons of the stave, will
attend to examine notimtinl plastic
Bursary cases. Children who have
hail burns, who were marked at
birth, or who have sears frimi In-
Juries who can possibly be helped
by plastic surgery arc especially
invited to attend.
linic
ay 8
ana a peaiaincipn to consult
children having nervous diso
and examine various types of
lysis that might be aided by
For Jhe first time the Clinic
will have the ait of a speech ther
apist who will examine children
who stutter, stammer, or are
r 'tongue-tied or ‘ pave other speech
impediments.
will lx two neurologists
a pediatrician to consult with
disorders
para
neu
rology.
The pediatrician will examine
infant disorders and discuss infant
care with (he parents.
These eight men will be assist
ed by nurses and by volunteer help
ers from the Byran-College Sta
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