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V * -d Mjm u o-^.rr S5 n rf rt-.fiu WWtT'Cf EH» WJ’T'WM.M.fciB.s: tr-Ji. »ri e-S. P o-iJ" ^ Bfi-tr;H3S^ a I a P C a e r t e 1 T E 1 I f I « t » > If ) 1 e & u 5 c V £ L History Experiments Spring Up Over Country Millions of American Vacationers See Historic Relics By Associated Press ^THIS year’s million Americans will journay through time toward the era of their ancestors without ever getting out of reach of hot and cold running water. struction is done on the basis of research as extensive as possible. In a more modest way, Valley Forge in Pennsylvania and New Salem in Illinois fall in this same category. This has been made possible by a whole series of living history experiments that have sprung up across the nation in the last quarter century. It was just 25 years ago that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., told Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin to go ahead and have preliminary studies made for the restoration of Williamsburg, Va. Today, with a half •million visitors annually, a $2,000,- 000 budget and 1,000 employees, Colonial Williamsburg is by far the most ambitious and best known of restorations in America. But by no means is it the only one. Williamsburg has paced the nation’s enthusiasm, even if it has not invariably set the style, for historic town restora tion projects. Two dozen major ones stand today in a score of stated. New ones keep cropping up. As a result, the nation’s interest in preservation of its past never was so high as now at a time when danger of destruction never was so apparent. In general there are three classes of projects. Williams burg almost in a class by itself, combines preservation of ex isting structures with re-building of those that have yielded to time, and with removal of modern buildings. The recon- Preservation of Existing Structures Second and most familiar type is the one in which the principal effort is preservation of existing structures, with out any spectatcular attempt to rebuild those that have crumbled away. This goes on in literally hundreds of cities and towns where mansions and public buildings and the birthplace of famous sons and daughters are on display. But the towns in the living history category are the ones like Natchez, Miss., Charleston, S. C., and Virginia City, Nev., where preservation has been made a community project. Finally there is the museum town—like Old Sturbridge, Mass., Shelburne, Vt., and Mystic, Conn.—where synthetic communities are created in the spirit of the past, without any pretense that they represent an actual early day develop ment. Other places where historic projects in one category or another are in being include: Columbia, Calif., Deerfield and Plymouth, Mass., Fort Harrod, Wy., Leesburg and Waterford, Va., Monroe and Richmondtown, N. Y., New Castle, Del., Newport, R. I. Tombstone, Ariz. Virginia City, Mont., Win ston-Salem, N. C., and Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. 1 All this planning and patching, hammering and hauling, fund raising and tourist tempting could hardly go on without differences of opinion. Newton B. Drury, director of the National Park Service which has a great number of the nation’s monuments under its wing, cites the precept—“Better to preserve than to re pair ; better to repair than restore; better to restore than re construct.” Park Department’s Recommendation The park department, he adds, does not recommend the hypothetical or conjectural restoration of structures, or por tions of structures that have long been destroyed. Could he have had in mind such grand scale projects as Williamsburg where restoration of structures long destroyed is routine? On the other side of the fence. G. Edwin Brumbaugh, who has restored the huts at Valley Forge and numerous other buildings in Pennsylvania, writes in the magazine “An tiques” about the technique of such reconstructions. You must do painstaking research, he says, interview old timers, make investigations on the site, study general styles and techniques of the period, and employ the same materials and methods as were originally used. The craze for historic preservation stems back more than 100 years. It was in 1850 that the State of New York started the boom by acquiring Washington’s headquarters at New burgh. Nine years later, a ladies’ association bought Mount Vernon. By 1895, about 20 historic buildings—ranging from Independence Hall in Philadelphia to a Nebraska log cabin— could be viewed by the public. By 1933 there were more than 400; today hundreds more. Historic Buildings Are Magnets Every historic building serves as a tourist magnet. Mount Vernon and Independence Hall, for instance, attract thousands annually. But with the arrival of the preserved or restored community, history really has become big busi ness. : At Williamsburg a survey showed that 200,000 admis sionpaying tourists stayed two days on an average and spent $15. Eyeing that record, a Winston-Salem newspaper com mented : “Businessmen are convinced that in ignoring Old Salem we are overlooking a community asset of real importance— the tourist dollar is a fast dollar and passes through many hands.” In the same vein, a founder of the historic Charles Foun dation has commented: “History is valuable not only in terms of building citizens but in terms of dollars.” Big time incomes such as these men have in mind indi-H cates big time investments. Some $25,000,000 has been pour ed into Colonial Williamsburg. Winston-Salem seeks $2,500,- 000. Even Tombstone Ariz., has a goal of $500,000. Battalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1951 The Vicious Oil Circle . . . TTIE OIL shortage in Europe caused by the break in Iranian production is being made up out of supplies on hand in the Uni ted States and Canada. A statement by Bruce K. Brown, deputy petroleum administrator, said a number of • Being careful is less painful than being injured—and less expensive, too. Who Outsmarted What Country? SENATOR McMahon (D-Conn) said yes- ^terday the U. S. should lose no time in thrusting more truth into the iron curtain crack made by Russian broadcasts of Amer ican friendship overtures. The Senator made this noble statement after it was announced that the Moscow ra dio had broadcast the texa of a “friendship resolution” passed by Congress. “Now that we have cracked the Iron Cur tain,” continued the Senator, “We must keep at efforts to tell the Russian people the truth about what is going on in the world.” Well said, Senator. But we must not for get that the Russian mind is exceptionally clever when it comes to propaganda, and she sings a very soporific lula-bye—one that tends to put the rest of the world to sleep— having pleasant drearps of a peaceful tomor row. Too often this dream is turned into a nightmare as the deceived people awake to find that Russia has changed her mind about peace. Joe Stalin once said, “We do not lament the hair of one who has been beheaded.” Few people doubt that he intends to get the heads of all of us. U. S. oil companies are making arrangements to increase Middle East and Carribbean crude oil production by approximately 230,- 000 barrels a day. In addition, under a pooling agreement reached since a squabble over nationaliza tion halted shipments from Iran, about 200,- 000 barrels a day of Middle East crude oil which normally goes to the U. S. and Canada is being sent to Europe. The way the dispatch is worded, it might seem that America is losing only 230,- 000 barrels of crude oil per day, but add to that the 200,000 barrels a day we would or dinarily get from the Middle East and we see that our stock pile of crude oil is de preciating at the rapid rate of 430,000 bar rels per day. It seems as if the oil situation is whirl ing in a vicious circle. We send oil to Middle East, the Middle East sends her oil to Eu rope. Anyway you look at it, Europe winds up in the “driver’s seat.” Europe gets involved in a dispute with Iran, Iran cuts off oil production that de prives Europe of badly needed oil. The U. S. apparently wanting to appear that we are not helping Europe by sending crude oil di rectly to her—sends 230,000 barrels per day to the Middle East. In turn the Middle East gives Europe 200,000 barrels a day that should come to us. If this keeps up, Europe will end up with the oil, and the U. S. will wind up with a limited supply. Mowever, this shouldn’t be too surprising, Europe has always been suc cessful in taking Uncle Sam snipe hunting. Inevitably, the American people have usually been left holding the bag. ^ ^ Af JiiEki • • ’- ! I Wf 11 Letters to The Editor Editor, The Battalion: In view of the lead story in Wednesday’s Batt, we have some opinions that we would like for you to hear. In the first place, it is our opin ion that no student governing body has the right to dispose of dormitory Coke funds in any man ner. In the second place, we are of the opinion that it is not Demo cratic to make a whole group suf fer for the failings of a minority, that is if they could be called fail ings. This seemingly stupid idea of the student senate’s appears to be of a Communistic nature, since we are of the opinion that everyone shares everything alike in a Communistic state. We contend that it is not the basic idea of our present day society to account for the short comings of any minority group, therefore, why should we at A&M be held accountable for the short comings of any minority? How many Aggies have been paid for injuries, or personal dam ages received as a result of drown- outs? As we understand it, these so-called TU students were enroll ed in A&M and therefore cannot expect to have any special priv ileges bestowed upon them. If these so-called TU students receive payment for their dam ages, then by virtue of our Demo cratic student government, every Aggie that haSi ever been drowned out has the right to receive pay ment for any damage that he might declare. Just in case you have never been drowned out, we would like to furnish you with the standard op erational proceduere: 1. Find out why you needed the drown-out. 2. Find out specifically who drowned you out. 3. Furnish appropriate retalia tion. The foregoing procedure is stan dard here at A&M before shouting “Oh, I’ve been di’owned out, pay me $248!” In closing, we would like to ask a question. Is it possible to im peach a student member? Ray Rushing ’52 Dick Litjestrand ’52 John H. Henry ’51 Roy M. Young, Grad. G. P. Pepper ’54 Charles Wilson ’51 Duwain E. Fagala ’52 Gerald C. Drew, Grad. Walter Davenport ’52 (Editor’s note: The editorial staff of The Battalion has taken no decisive stand on this matter and only strict accounts of news details have been recorded thus far. After a thorough examina tion of all facts has been made, we will publish a round-up of the senate’s plan for repaying the stu dents, opposition to the payment, and our conclusion. (We will answer your questions, however, and possibly help you see a few details which your letter shows you do not fully understand. (Although we do not have a copy of the Student Senate con stitution available at this moment, we do know that when the Coca- Cola machines were set up in the dormitories a few years ago, an agreement was made at that time for Senators in each dorm to be re sponsible for all “Coke” machine profits. This would give him the right to do with it as he sees fit, which has usually been to distrib ute the funds to companies in the dormitory, or in the case of non military dormitories, place the money in the dorm fund. (We will not question your atti tude of whether or not a group should suffer for what a few has done. But we would like to point out that our present day society DOES have to account for the short comings of a minority group. The students of A&M are suffer ing now through the ill feelings those Texas students have because of the damages done to their prop erty. They cannot blame any one individual, so they must blame a group, and you and I and all of us are rightfully held accountable be cause we are a member of the group from which a minority did the actual drowning-out. (The Dean of Men’s Office has cited several cases where students have paid for damages incurred as a result of drown-outs among themselves in the dormitories. (The TU geologists are not A& M students and they are not reg istered at A&M. They merely live in A&M dormitories and pay only for their housing here. They are taught by University of Texas- paid professors, and use that school’s facilities in their training. (We believe your three point plan for drown-out SOP can’t be classed to this instance. In the first place, the number one ques tion can be answered with the fact that some students here liked to exercise that age-old rivalry be tween A&M and TU by doing this Interpreting the News act. (But don’t you think that if the TU students and the college offi cials knew who did it they would, as you say, retaliate and collect from them. But as long as those guilty students stay in the back ground and do not make them selves known, the blame for the in cident rests on the shoulders of the entire student body, whether you were to blame or not. (According to information we have been able to obtain, there is a provision that states that stu dents may recall a Senator which they have elected. (We would like to say, however, that every domitory that does not have a Senator here this Summer had an equal chance for represen tation at the meeting and a chance for helping to decide the outcome of disposing of these funds for paying the TU students. All house masters in dormitories were sup posed to have been notified of the meeting held Tuesday night — if there was no Senator in their dorm. (Was your housemaster there?) 3 POUND CAN Grisco... 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What they want is the pay that they can’t get ivithout working. ^ The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published five times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, ■Bud Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under he Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. 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Roland, Frank Davis, William Dickens Staff News Writers Ray Rushing Tom Rountree, Gus Becker. Ray Holbrook : : Sports News Writers Calvin Janak .. .Picture File Clerk Ike for Prexy Odds Are Tops By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst n^HERE seems to be an increas- -*■ ing number of spots in New York and Washington where you can get odds that General Eisen hower is a willing if passive candi date for the Republican presiden tial nomination. President Truman has made it plain Eisenhower is under no obli gation not to run. Some compe tent observers think Senator Taft’s concentration and belief in the strength of the Middle West has left the way clear in the East for Eisenhower’s popularity and the Dewey-supported Eisenhower cam paign there. Maybe Dewey Some of these observers also think that if Eisenhower is finally deterred by his European job and his disinclination for political con flict, Governor Dewey will be pre pared to offer as an Eastern sub stitute. President Truman’s public equan- amity about the Eisenhower sub ject, his very willingness to discuss it, has created a deal of specula tion. Some even theorize the President, a strong believer in the practicalities of party organiza tion, might prefer to meet a knight on a white horse rather than a natural candidate of the Republican state and city machines. These are the ones who assume that Truman will be the Democratic nominee. The ideas that Eisenhow er might be the Democratic choice in event of Truman’s abdication, (See EISENHOWER, Page 4) 2—NO. 2 CANS CRYSTAL Pie Cherries 47c 3 POUND CARTON MRS. TUCKER’S Shortening 83c U. S. NO. 1 New Potatoes 5 lbs. 23c GOLDEN RIPE Bananas 2 lbs. 25c Specials for Friday & Saturday - Aug. 10th & 11th WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES Charlie's Food Market North Gate — — WE DELIVER — College Station LI’L ABNER A Conjuring Woman Scorned By A1 Capp WE'LL MAKE A CHARMIN' YOUNG COUPLE. 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