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Established in 1925
School of Arts and Sciences
Now Includes 40% of Faculty
While the name of the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College of
Texas indicates that.it is an insti
tution offering technical instruc
tion, some 40 per cent of its fac
ulty is employed in the School of
Arts and Sciences.
Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean of arts
and Sciences, points out, that, while
A&M is more widely known for its
schools of agriculture and engin
eering, major courses are offered
in such liberal arts subjects as
English, history, modern languages
and journalism.
“Although agriculture and en
gineering have properly been' em
phasized from the beginning,” says
Dean Abbott, “even the first of
ferings of the college included a
course in language and literature.
And in 1885 a course was offered
leading to a degree in the sciences.
Service School
“As other arts and science cour
ses were added in response to de
mand, the principal function of the
arts and science departments re
mained to supply the special needs
and necessary general education of
agricultural and engineering stu
dents.”
For many years the courses and
departments were administered by
the dean of the college, Dean Ab
bott points out, but about 1925,
the program had grown to such
an extent that it was necessary to
create the School of Arts and Sci-
, Charles E. Friley, now president
of Iowa State College, was the
first dean. He was charged with
enlarging the service of these de
partments through the administra
tion of curricula leading to de-
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Danny Cochrane, and Tackles Mor
ris Weis will not make the trip
because of injuries.
ARKANSAS — The Razorbacks
held their next-to-last heavy work
out yesterday before its opening
game.
Coach Otis Douglas put the squad
through a long defensive practice
against the plays he believes Okla
homa A&M will use when the two
teams meet at Little Rock Satur
day.
grees in science and the liberal
arts.
Under Dr. T. D. Brooks, who
succeeded Friley in 1932, the school
made substantial progress, as its
offerings were increased to meet
new needs.
Dr. M. T. Harrington, now pres
ident of the College, succeeded Dr.
Brooks in 1947. Under his direction,
two new departments were added—
journalism and oceanography.
Dr. Abbott, who joined the fac
ulty in 1926 as an instructor in
English, became dean of the School
of Arts and Sciences after Dr.
Harrington was named president
in 1949.
Before that time he had served
as administrative head of the A&M
annex at Bryan Air Field.
Large Faculty
While the departments which
come under the School of Arts
and Sciences have grow:*, until they
include nearly 40 per cent of the
faculty of the college, the stu
dents majoring in those depart
ments constitute about one-fifth
of the student body.
The high proportion of the arts
and science faculty, Dean Abbott
points out, is because of the fact
that it is necessary for students
in every school of the college to
take certain background and ser
vice courses in the School of Arts
and Sciences.
There presently are 14 depart
ments in the school, including bio
logy, business administration,
chemistry, economics, education and
psychology, English, geography,
history, journalism, mathematics,
modern languages, oceanography,
physical education and physics.
Business is Largest
The Business Administration De
partment, which offers eight sep
arate major fields, had 940 majors
in 1949-50, more than any other
department of the college.
The newly established Oceano
graphy Department offers work
at senior and graduate levels only,
and only a minor is available in
geography.
Students may major in any of
the other departments, with many
of them offering graduate courses
and several offering graduate de
grees.
The Biology Department trains
premedical and predental students
and specialists in three basic divi
sions of life science—botany, bac
teriology and zoology.
A three-year pre-law curriculum
offered by the school is accepted
for admittance at all Texas law
schools. The curricula closely
parallels that of ,a history major
with an economics minor.
Various churches have been auth
orized, to offer courses in religious
education open to students of jun
ior and senior standing. Fifteen
such courses are offered under this
plan, with a maximum of six
hours in religious education cre
ditable toward a degree.
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Out-Insults” Tax Collector
By JAMES MARLOW
Washington—(TP)—We have in
our office a copyboy with red hair.
Maybe that has something to do
with the letters he writes.
He’s not really a boy. He’s a
man in his early 20’s, and a vet
eran. Last year, 1949, he didn’t
make much money for several rea
sons :
He was ill a couple of months,
and then because he was going to
school most of the time under the
GI Bill of Rights, he worked only
part time.
But recently he got a letter from
the tax collector for a county in
one of the nearby states. The let
ter said:
“Dear Mr. : Our records
show that you have not as yet made
your state and local tax return
which should have been filed before
May 1.
“In order not to resort to the
law and summons you to appear,
we are sending you a tax form
which we will thank you to pre
pare and return within the next
five days. Please cooperate with
us.
“If, prior to the receipt of this
letter you have made your return,
please advise us of the approxi
mate date of filing of same, giving
name and address under which you
filed.
“Assuring you of my good
wishes, I am
“Very truly yours,
The copyboy then sat down and
wrote the tax collector this letter:
“Dear Mr. : In the indi
vidual income tax return form on
page three, paragraph one ... I
find that every single person mak
ing less than $1,000 in 1949 does
not have to file an income tax re
turn. This applies to me.
“If you or your staff had taken
as much trouble to find out how
much I had earned in 1949 as you
had in sending me the insulting let
ter that I received, I believe you
would have found your letter un
necessary.
“My receiving this letter leads
me to the conclusion that your of
fice is under-staffed, incompetent,
or that the income tax return form
is in error. One of the aforesaid
statements must be true in order
for you to inform me that you
would resort to the law and have
me summoned if I did not file said
form. For your records and for
your deficient staff I am acknowl
edging your letter.
“Sorry that I cannot be of fur
ther assistance to you in this peri
od of great financial crisis and
your hour of need.
“Thanking you for your inad
equate service, I am
“Very truly yours,
A few days later the tax collec
tor answered him with this letter:
“Dear Mr. : I feel sorry
for you that you are not making
more . . . than $662 annually. Such
cases as yours are few and far
apart but it is our business where
we have no report on such matters
to make inquiry of the individ
ual. . . .
“If our letter was insulting, then
by the same token we feel that
your letter to us was likewise in
sulting and if you are capable of,
writing such a letter as the one we
received . . . and looking for a po
sition, 1 would be very glad to have
you call at my office and talk the
matter of a better position than
the $662 annual one you have now
over with us.
“Yours very truly,
<< y>
The copyboy hasn’t gone around
yet to see the tax collector about
the job offer. Some of us in the
office have been urging him to go.
We sort of felt, from the tax
collector’s letter, that he had found
the kind of man he’d been looking
for.
Battalion
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1950
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All ads should be turned in by 10:00
a.m. of the day before publication.
• FOR KENT • ~
TWO ROOMS in my home, private bath,
central heating, attic fan, near campus.
211 E. Dexte* Drive, College Park, ph.
4-7054.
TWO FURNISHED bedrooms with connec
ting bath. Near Campus and on bus
line. Professor or graduate student pre
ferred. Phone 4-9724.
ONE BEDROOM, private entrance. Share
bath with one other person. Ph. 2-SS95.
UPSTAIRS furnished apartment with wat
er-cooled fan, all utilities paid, ana
garage. $60.00 per month. See at
2504 So. Hwy, 6, or call 3-3641.
TWO UNFURNISHED 5-room brick apart
ments, 1318 Antone St., East Side Bry
an. Phone 2-5639.'
• HELP WANTED •
At TEXAN Drive-In, Neat looking car
hops needed. Salary and tips over $50
a week. Apply from 12 to 4 in person
any day except Monday.
• LOST AND FOUND •
LOST on campus, car keys—license tag
number CB-820. Please leave them at
Campus Security Office.
• MISCELLANEOUS •
DON’T let your children keep you from
working, attending football games, par
ties, etc. Let us keep them. Balanced
meals, supervised play, and rest periods.
Open at 7:45 until 6:15. Call 2-2523
or come by 707 Nall Lane.
GILKEY'S Gift and Pet Cottage, 301 E.
28th, Bryan. 'Tropical & Gold Fish,
Turtles, Aquar’s, Plants, Snails, Food,
Canaries, Parakeets, Hamster’s Cages,
and Food.
WILL KEEP children ages two to six,
during Working horus. Located near
North Gate, Call 6-6491.
Prompt Radio Service
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712 S. Main St.
Ph. 2-1941 Bryan
Flavor tells
why It's
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FRESHMEN!
for ALTERATIONS
for CLEANING
for PRESSING ....
Come to the
Campus Cleaners
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Aggies for many years
have found our service
excellent . . .
Campus Cleaners
Over The Exchange Store
Let Us Wash Your Upholstery
& Rug to Revive Its Beauty!
We bring machine to home or office.
No liquid touches the fabric. Soft
dry foam that is immediately re
moved cleans your fabric. New
odorless detergent that cleans is
beneficial to fabric.
BR Y-TEX
Cleaning Service
CALL US: DIAL 2-2920
603 Restwood Bryan
YOU MAY WIN FREE
A Youngstown Kitchens Automatic Dishwasher
WEEKEND SPECIA S
The average family has so many other items with a
higher priority than an automatic dishwasher that
this will always remain just a dream for most of them.
Yet, we know of no more appropriate gift for one of
our customers. For it has been estimated that the
average housewife “upon retirement” has spent four
solid years washing and drying dishes.
OUR PURPOSE
We know our grocery prices are low low. That they
will bear comparison with those or any store in Brazos
county.
Successful operation at low prices is possible only with
increased volume. Therefore, having low prices alone
is not enough. We must be recognized as having low
prices. We have designed a short-cut to achieve that
recognition.
We have made a list of 100 typical grocery items. Im
portant items, for the most part; items usually bought
every month.
This list looks like a conventional grocery ad, except
that no prices are shown. We have an ample supply
of these lists at the store. We want you to come to
our store any time between Sept. 15 and noon Oct. 3rd,
“shop” our shelves, locate the itmes on the list, and
write in on the list the appropriate price for that day
for each listed item.
These items will be plainly indicated with red price
tags, and signs to simplify location. Also, an adequate
number of clerks will be on hand to assist, if necessary.
Thus, anyone in/15 or 20 minutes time should be able
to complete the list. Then simply fill in the Entry
Coupon attached to the list so that we may find you
in case you win.
When You Have Completed Filling
in This List, We Know You Will Be
Aware of Just How Low Our Prices
Really are . . .
You do not have to buy anything to become eligible to
win the Automatic Dishwasher. Further, you may
become eligible to have the dishwasher installed in
your home at our expense (up to a total of $25). De
tails of this feature will be displayed in the store, or
our clerks will explain.
Should the winner live in a college apartment or other
wise be unable to use the dishwasher, we will give the
winner the choice of taking $200 in cash in full settle
ment, instead.
The award will be made at 3 o’clock p.m. Oct. 3rd.
Once the question of prices is settled in your mind, we
feel that we offer enough other desirable qualities that
you will want to shop here regularly.
Effective Fri. & Sat - Sept 22 - 23
Kraft’s Miracle Whip
Salad Dressing, qt 57c
Kraft 8 Oz.
French Dressing . 19c
Parkay
Oleo lb. 29c
A representative of Kraft Foods will be
on hand all day Saturday to sample
their cheeses . . .
A Party Suggestion . . .
Serve an assortment of
KRAFT CHEESES
Kraft’s Velveeta
Cheese . 2 lb. box 79c
Philadelphia Cream
Cheese . . 2 pkgs. 25c
Wisconsin Cheddar
CHEESE
Mild lb. 45c
Sharp lb. 55c
KRAFT’S PRE-SLICED PACKAGE CHEESES
American pkg* 29c
Pimiento P^g* 29c
ARMOUR’S FINE MEATS
Grade A Baby Beef
Square Cut Shoulder Roast . lb. 63c
Beef Short Ribs lb. 35c
Loin Steaks lb. 89c
BACON
Armour’s Star lb. 69c
Armour’s Dexter lb. 55c
Fully Dressed—Heart o’ Texas
Fryers . . lb. 65c
Hens lb. 45c
FROZEN FOODS
6 Oz. Cans Snow Crop
Orange Juice 2 cans 47c
Birdseye
Green Peas 2 pkgs. 49c
FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Fresh, Green, Medium
STALK CELERY each 15c
Hard, Green
CABBAGE lb. 5c
Central American
BANANAS 2 lbs. 25c
Colorado Rocky Ford
CANTALOUPES.
2 for 27c
si,,,. A—U.S. No. 1 Calif.
POTATOES 10 lbs. 55c
Sanitary Farms Dairies will have a representative in our
Deluxe Grade Extra Good Ice Cream.
You May Also Buy, at . .
Swiss pkg. 31 c
Old English . pkg. 33c
Snow Ball-—Fesh
CAULIFLOWER lb. 17 c
Fine Bakers—No. 1
YAMS 5 lbs. 29c
Sunkist 432 Size
LEMONS dozen 23 c
46 Oz. Can Rotel Grade A Tex
Grapefruit Juice .... 3 cans $1.00
6 Oz. Can Bits o’ Sea
Grated Tuna can 27c
3 Lb. Carton Swift’s Jewel
Shortening carton 69c
16 Oz. Jar Schimmel’s
Pineapple Preserves 23c
One of the Better Grades—No. 2J/ 2 Cans Red Crown
Vienna Sausage can 15e
No. (4 Cans Keyless American
Sardines 4 cans 25c
8 Oz. Pkg. Extra Fancy
McCormick’s Tea pkg. 47c
I Lb. Can
Folger’s Coffee each 81c
Crisco 3 lb. can 85c
Kools, Embassy, Tipped Raleigh
Cigarettes carton $1.80
(OTHER POPULAR BRANDS—$1.86)
No. 300 Cans Rusk
Tomatoes 3 cans 28c
12 Oz. Cans Snack
Spiced Luncheon Meat . . can 39c
4 Oz. Carton French’s
Black Pepper each 63c
store all day Saturday giving FREE SAMPLES of their
Pint 27c
We reserve the right to limit quantities
Southside Food Market
Save all our cash register receipts.
They may be exchanged for valuable premiums