Page 6 THE BATTALION ' Friday, February 18, 1951
Octopi Take Note
flow to Roll a Cigarette
In One Impossible Lesson
By ROfiER COSI/ETT
Many of us have seen the west
ern screen hero calmly roll a cig
arette with one hand and beat the
villian to the draw with the other,
but how many of us have ever
tried it ourselves—hot shooting
the villian but rolling the cigarette.
Well then, partner, draw up a
cactus and put down that smoking-
gun because unless you are an ex-
Ag Commissioner
To Talk at Meet
John C. White Texas state com
missioner of agriculture will speak
here Peb. 20. Occasion is the fruit
and vegetable industry loss preven
tion short course, to be held Feb.
20-22.
The short course will deal with
the problems of the fruit and vege
table industry, including losses to
producers, shippers, carriers and
receivers.
Commissioner White will give
his talk Feb. 20 at 10:41) a. m. in
the MSC. Some 26 other speakers
will appear on the program, which
is sponsored jointly by the Amer
ican Association of Railroads, the
A&M Extension Service and other
departments of the college.
The Department of Horticulture
is general sponsor for the short
course.
Tomatoes and watermelons are
two commodities that will receive
principal attention, V. W. Ber
nard of College Station, acting
general chairman, announces.
Dr. Guy W. Adriance, head, Hor
ticulture Department, is in charge
of arrangements.
A banquet will be given at 7
p. m. Feb. 20 in the MSC.
pert already you are going to have
to use both hands for this ex
periment. All that is needed is a
sack of finely shredded tobacco
and some cigarette papers.
Cradle the paper between the
thumb and forefinger of the left
hand (presuming you. are right-
handed) and shake some tobacco
onto the paper.
Only after practice will you
know how much tobacco to use.
Next grasp one string of the
tobacco sack between your teeth
and the other in your right hand
and pull. Toothless persons will
have to devise their own method.
After having closed the sack and
laid it aside you are ready to get
into the actual rolling.
Use the free hand to smooth
the tobacco on the paper. Lift the
two sides of the paper until they
match evenly. Now by applying all
the fingers you can muster on both
hands—so much the better if you
are an octopus—roll the cigarette
toward yourself. By rolling it to
ward oneself the thumbs will hold
the cigarette in shape.
Saliva is then applied to the
Army Receives
.New Shoe Order
The armory has received sev
eral sizes of shoes formerly out of
stock, B. C. Hearne, Military Prop
erty Custodian said.
These shoes, which are now being
issued to ROTC students who
hadn’t received shoes this year,
complete the stock of uniforms ex
cept for special orders of odd size
articles.
Shipment of these odd sized ar
ticles of clothing has been, delayed
and there is no guarantee of then-
receipt this year.
seam. If you are dude enough to be
using gummed paper so much the
better. Now holding the newly
fashioned fag in your left hand,
stroke it upwards with two right
hand fingers. Sometimes it is best
to twist the downward end shut be
fore attempting, this step.
The stroking is supposed to set
tle the tobacco, enhance the shape
and make the cigarette more firm.
For dudes it usually does all of
these things. It settles all the to
bacco into the lower half of the
1 paper, gives the fag a shape like
a coke bottle, and makes it look
even worse than a wilted lily.
And there, you would-be true
westerners, is the dope on how to
roll a cigarette as told to me by
Pecos Pete from his perch atop< a
corral fence.
If you find yourself hep to the
rolling trade then you had best
hustle down and get your entry
in for the Annual Battalion Pipe
Smoking Contest that is to be
held the evening of Feb. 28 in
the MSC Assembly room. There
will be an amateur and profes
sional division to this contest.
Professionals will have to use a
rougher cut of tobacco.
The finished product will be
judged on the basis of appearance,
time in rolling, and serviceability.
Tobacco and paper will be provided
for contestants.
Perhaps you are one of those
persons who desires not to go west
ern, doesn’t smoke a, pipe or cigar
but find yourself rich enough to
buy ready rolled cigarettes. Have
no fear; we have a contest for
you, too.
For you there will be a smoke
ring blowing division. There will
be prizes for the largest smoke
ring and for the larger number
of successive smoke rings with a
single “drag” on a cigarette.
Those “Smoke dreams from
smoke rings while a Chesterfield
glows” cigarettes will be provided
for contestants. Seven cartons have
been donated as prizes in the com
petition by A&M Chesterfield re
presentative Autrey Frederick.
The overall contest will also in
clude corn cob and various .size
and types pipe smoking; cigar
smoking, pipe collections and a
special division for professors and
instructors.
Entry blanks will be placed in
the lobby of the MSC, which is co
sponsoring the contest, and will
appear in The Battalion.
Lynne Lovinggood Bonnie Towler
. . . from Dallas’ Highland Park
High School, is one of four
sweetheart finalists for Satur
day night’s Sophomore Ball. A
high school senior, she will be
escorted by Bill Scott, sopho
more personnel administration
student from Amarillo.
. . . escorted to the Sophomore
Class Ball by Henry Prochaska
is one of the four finalists in the
Sweetheart contest, Miss Towler
will be presented along with the
three other finalists during an
intermission period.
Prediction for Aggie Win —
(Continued from Page 6)
Suman’s Rice Ows to even lower
conference levels, and will come
from behind to defeat the Texas
Longhorns in Gregory Gym (our
records show that this hasn’t been
equalled at any time since at least
the 1942 season). Hence, the Ca
dets tie with TCU—each showing
six wins and three defeats.
Arkansas, recuperating from a
very slow start, bemoans the fact
that they have hit their stride
just two games late.
The Hogs will stop Bill Hender
son’s Baylor quint (Ralph John
son and all) in Waco tomorrow
night, and will go on next week
to upset TCU in Fayetteville and
do likewise to TU in Austin.
They will find little trouble in
dropping the Owls in the shade
when their bout is rescheduled. So
we find the Razorbacks with eight
wins and four losses and a clear
title on the No. 2 spot.
TU, riding high today, will not
be so haughty when it ip all over,
when they show a seven and five
record.
Tonight will be the last Steer
victory in the SWC campaign,
when they shellack SMU on the
latter’s home court. After to
night’s win, the Longhorns will
lose to Arkansas at home; then
journey to Waco where they will
bow to the Bears; and the Aggies
are to win from them when they
return to Austin.
SMU, tied for fourth today will
be in fifth tomorrow. We’ve given
them defeats at the hands of TU,
A&M, and TCU, but they will win
once more at the expense of the
Owls in Dallas.
Baylor’s, future is planned with
a final seasonal record of nine
losses to three wins, as they are
to lose to Arkansas and TCU, be
fore topping the Longhorns in
Waco.
Rice, who we thought could do
nothing but improve over last sea
son’s cellar rating, will again find
recluse in that spot once more
without a single win in 12 con
ference starts. SMU was their
victim early in the season.
So, there we have it. One of the
conference’s most bitter cage
struggles . .. but we have it solved.
WhaVs Cooking
LUTHERAN WALTHER CLUB,
Friday, 7:30 p. m., Room 2A MSC.
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for Aggieland.
College Demands Facts
(Continued from Page 1)
“I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t
think he’d have any reason to make
such a statement.”
His office, in which Klevenha-
gen works, has not been requested
by college officials to make an in
vestigation of Stiteler’s case, Pur
vis said.
President Harrington called the
Press’ handling of the story “a
dark blot on the otherwise fine
record of Texas newspaper ethics.”
College Charges
Here is the complete text of the
demands made by Harrington and
Williams:
“The Press has printed a series
of sensational front page stories
since Coach Stiteler was the vic
tim of an attack in Houston on the
night of Dee. 15,” President Har
rington said.
“While few statements of fact
have been made in these stories,
there have been many implications,
damaging both to Mr. Stiteler and
to the college.”
“Common Decency”
“In the interest of common de
cency, we demand that the Press
make public what it has repeat
edly referred to as ‘the true story’
of this affair and be prepared to
prove the truth of its statements.”
Williams, who, in addition to
holding the Athletic Council chair
manship, is also chairman for the
Southwest Conference and serves
as vice-chancellor of agriculture
for the A&M System, said in the
joint statement:
“Jack Donahue of the Press told
me on the telephone last Monday
afternoon that he knew who hit
Coach Stiteler and had known for
several days. I told him. then that
we would like to know who did it
and had no objection, to the publi
cation of any established facts in
this case.”
“Back Up . . . With Facts”
“If Mr. Donahue knows who at
tacked Harry Stiteler, it is time
for him to name the person and
back up his accusations with facts.”
“The Houston Press, on Monday,
Feb. 5, stated that ‘the true story
of how Aggie Coach Harry Stiteler
was beaten up in Houston on Dec.
15 is being covered up by author
ities at A&M Colleg-e,” President
Harrington continued.
“This statement is false and Mr,
Donahue, whose byline appeared
on this story, had been told plain
ly that we had no such informa
tion before his story was printed.
“This same story in the Houston
Press,” Harrington pointed out,
“said ‘Ranger John J. Klevenhagen
today said that Stiteler was beaten
up within a short distance of the
Municipal Airport . .. and nowhere
near the Shamrock.’
“Ranger Klevenhagen has made
no such statement to any official
of A&M College insofar as I have
been able to determine. If he made
such a statement to the Houston
Press, we are entitled to the in
formation directly from him and to
the facts on which this alleged
assertation was based.
“If he did not make such a state
ment, he should say so publicly.
“The A&M College belongs to the
people of Texas, and every offi
cial of this institution is respon
sible to the people of the state for
his actions. We will not, under any
circumstances, cover up any infor
mation to which the public is en
titled.
“The attempted destruction of a
man’s reputation and the besmirch
ing of a college’s name by a cam
paign of inuendo and implied slan
der is beyond the realm of decent
human behavior,” President Har
rington said.
“It is my honest opinion that,
the manner in which this story
has been mishandled by one news
paper is a dark blot on the other
wise record of Texas newspaper
ethics.” *
“If anyone in the possession of
facts concerning this affair will
come forward with proof, it wilk
be a real service to us all.”
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Official Notice
TO ALL COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS AND
CUSTOMERS OF THE COLLEGE
ICE PLANT
Effective March 1, 1951, the College Ice
Plant will discontinue all Ice deliveries,
and ice will be sold only from the Ice
dock of the College Power Plant.
Beginning March 1. 1951, the following
prices will be charged for ice:
10,000 lbs. coupon books $ .40 per 100 lb.
(No sales less than 100 lb.)
1,000 lbs. coupon books $ .50 per 100 lb.
All Cash Sales $ .60 per 100 lb.
.30 for 50 lb.
.15 for 25 lb.
.10 for 12% lb.
J. K. WALKER,
Superintendent
Building and College Utilities
CANDIDATES FOB DLUKEK8:
Any student who normally expects to
complete all the requirement for a degree
by the end of the current semester should
call by the Registrar's Office NOW and
make formal application for a degree.
MARCH 1st is the deadline for filing
an application for a degree to be con
ferred at the end of the current semester.
This deadline applies to both graduate and
undergraduate students. Those students
who have not already done so should make
formal application in the Registrar’s Office
immediately.
A senior may be allowed one special ex
amination in a subject which he failed
during the preceding semester and which
he Is not currently repeating, provided
that on his mid-semester report he is
passing all work of his current schedule
with grades which, if maintained to the
end of the semester, will meet fully, both
in hours and grade points, all the requtre-
mnts for graduation except for a passing
grade in the subject in which the exam-
infetion is requested. Requests for such
Dr. Carlton R. Lee
OPTOMETRIST
203 S. Main Street
Call 2-1662 for Appointment
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. Phone 4-4114 ■ Fri
special examinations should be made to
the Registrar soon after mid-semester.
H. L. HEATON
Registrar
The Second installment of Fees are Pay
able between Feb. 1-—Feb. 20.
C. A. Roebor, Auditor.
GRADUATING SENIORS NOTE: Orders
are now being taken for Graduation An-
pouncements at the office of Student
Activities Second Floor, Goodwin Hall.
The deadline is 5 o’clock, M:arch 13.
Senior Favors for years ’50 and ’51
will be sold “across the counter” begin
ning March 1. Because of the war-time
curtailment, all other favors are unobtain
able.
C. G. White,
Office of Student Activities
IDENTIFICATION CARDS NOW
AVAILABLE
Identification Cards which were made
In connection with registration for the cur
rent semester, except for late registrants,
are ready for distribution ir the Registrar’s
Office. They should be claimed in person
Immediately.
H. L. HEATON
Registrar
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An hour of song dedicated to the service of Christ
at Aggieland
A service you shall never forget
Sunday, February 18
7:30 P. M.
A re In The A ir—-
And soon it will be
birds-and-bees time
again. Rushing the
season? Well,may
be just a little, but
we want you to be
prepared for the so
cial events and the
current happenings
at A&M and at Col
lege Station t h i s
Spring.
So we urge you to follow the Batt for up-
to-date news on what’s going on. Read the
Batt and keep abreast of the latest poop on
all the dances, proms, meetings and other
events that will be held. They’ll be covered
thoroughly in the columns of...
First Baptist Church
College Station
D. BYRON RICHARDSON, Pastor
The Battalion
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