Battalion
Editorials
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952
Wt HAH TO
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6UESS
An Individual
rTHE BATTALION belatedly pays tribute editorially on the
-*• passinng of Mr. L. L. Fouraker, associate professor of
electrical engineering.
People who knew Mr. Fouraker, fondly known as “Pap
py” by his students, say he was outstanding among his fel
low staff members. He combined the finest attributes of a
teacher—scholarship plus a feeling of kinship with his fel
low man.
He showed little concern about the personal gain or the
little inter-departmental bickerings which so frequently pre
vail in the academic world.
Friends say, Mr. Fouraker was not a man out for the
other fellow’s job. He went his own way and expected his
associates to do the same thing.
If others around him were involved in petty bickering,
Mr. Fouraker often just took his golf clubs out to play a few
.holes—he just ignored them.
When the other profs would climb into their robes and
put on their mortar boards in preparation for some ceremon
ial dance—Mr. Fouraker stayed at home or slipped away to a
quiet fishing hole. It seemed as if Pappy had little regard for
such academic pomposity. He must have recognized the “tom
foolery” for what it was.
But even though he was an individual he did not forget
the academic side of his job. Today thousands of electrical
engineers will swear by him as a professor.
To the family of Mr. Fouraker, we say—you should be
proud to have such a great man as Pappy in your family. You
should be proud because he was an individual. We extend to
you our heartfelt sympathy.
Food for Thinking
IT WASN’T too long ago the course called “Great Issues”
•*wos dropped. Reason—“lack of student interest.”
Perhaps no other course in the college curricula receiv
ed the publicity given to this elective course. Still, student
participation, for unknown reasons, was weak after a major
ity of the civilian students were graduated.
Another course, which differs yet is related to “Great
Issues,” has been formed.
This course is Administration 304 or “Philosophies of
Life.”
With no publicity other than personal contact, this
course is a success. The instructor who hoped to have the min
imum number of students for the class, garnered over the
maximum number for any one class—almost 40 students.
Both “Great Issues” and “Philosophy” are similar in
that they both deal with thought. The former dealing with
the present and the latter in the past. Both take into consid
eration the writings and thoughts of great men in reaching
conclusions.
Yet, one folded because of “lack of student interest,”
while the other sefems destined to rise because of the maxi
mum participation.
This trend should be greeted with open arms in hopes
it can be expanded. With its expansion can come a renewed
.interest in one of the unfortunate drops—-“Great Issues.”
It could also pave the way for additional courses which
•may improve the thinking ability of all students.
r Majority Can Be Wrong
>THE MAJORITY can often be wrong. The MSG Art Gallery
l-*- Committee is proving this fact daily.
! Who would ever think of the Home of the Fighting Tex-
las Aggies as being the home of an art center? You have to
admit it is a stretch of the imagination to think of a group
Jof Aggies working over a canvas and paints.
1 Take last night for an example. Over 100 people watched
a noted finger painter give lessons.
The majority can often be wrong.
C f (p ^ ^ ases ^ sease Reported in Area
It JLtl/.&AA.I^fvyX The Bryan - Bralzos County Feb, 2. In the Bryan-College S
-H- Health Unit has released the mor- tinn area, there were a. total
Drive Results Good
tttozp,
MGM Goes Historical
History Profs Man
Your Slip Sticks!
By JERRY BENNETT
Battalion Staff Writer
“Lone Star” Starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Broderick
Crawford—MGM—Palace Theatre.
“Lone Star” now shining brightly over the Palace box
office, tries to make Texas history seem like pulp literature
and succeeds beautifully in the attempt. Texans who have
long basked in glorious legends of their local heroes, will be
shocked to learn that Sam Houston was only a figure head
in the building of their great state.
According to MGM, the credit should go to a mercinary
adventurer (Clark Gable), a gun-totin’ politician, (Broderick
Crawford) and a two-timing female editor played by Ava
(That’s a lot of woman) Gardner.
Crawford, who would like to ,see Texas remain an independent
country, is just itching to gun down renegade Gab leader of the an
nexation group. After both hire their own crews of trigger happy ex
tras, the action is thick and fast.
Against a Texas background of sandy deserts and imposing moun
tains, which Rand-McNally fprgot to menton in their atlas, they use
up enough ammunition to fight World War III.
When not playing politics or-f—
Hopalong Cassidy, actor Gable
takes an intermission in the arms
of Miss Gardner whose best lings
are not in her dialogue. They en
joy their passionate pastimes
while servants, stand, in the /back
ground strumming guitars. Follow
ing one of these interludes, Gable
becomes so confused he raids the
enemy at night wearing a white
shirt and hat rather than the
black outfit he usually dons dur
ing the day time.
After a pitched battle in the
streets of Austin, both sides decide
the picture is a hopeless case,
shake hands, and ride into the sun
set together to fight in the Mex
ican War.
History profs, seeing “Lone
Star”, will probably burn, their
notes and request a transfer to
the math department where so far
Hollywood has not invaded.
Results, of the College Station
Development Association and
Chamber of Commerce membership
drive which started Feb. 1, have
been excellent so far, announced
Marion Pugh, president.
About 15 business houses have
been contacted, and all the owners
have taken membership cards,
Puch said. The drive is scheduled
to end Feb. 14.
Cards for soliciting members
were given to men in each college
building this morning by N. M|
McGinnis, general chairman for the
drive.
Chamber of Commerce fees
which entitle membership and vot
ing powers are $5 per individual
and $6 per family with the man
and woman having voting powers.
Committee assignments for 1952
announced recently for the Cham
ber of Commerce are as follows:
Agriculture: C. N. Shepardson,
chairman, and J. E. Roberts,.
Business Development: H. E.
Burgess and H. A. Miller, co-
chairmen; G. E. Madeley, and J.
H. Pruitt.
Church: Mrs. W. D. Lloyd, chair
man, and Mrs. C. B. Godbey.
City Planning: J. M. Rowlett,
chairman, and F. C. Bolton.
Civic Development: R. F. White,
chairman, and J. B. Longley.
Conferences: F. W. Hensel and
J. W. Stark, co-chairmen; M. T.
Harrington, and Gibb Gilchrist.
Education: Mrs. A. W. Melloh,
chairman, and L. S. Richardson.
Finance: A. C. Magee, chairman,
and Harold Sullivan.
Inter-City: H. W. Barlow, chair
man, and C. C. French.
Membership: N. M. McGinnis,
chairman; K. A. Manning, H. E.
Registration Open
For Dance Classes
Registration for this semester’s
dance classes is being held now in
the office of Miss Betty Bolander,
assistant social director of the
MSC.
Burgess, and G. E. Madeley, vice
chairmen; R. L. Hunt, M. C. Pugh,
and Mrs. H. E. Burgess.
Public Health: Mrs. W. M. Dow
ell, chairman, and J. B. Baty.
Publicity: D. D. Burchard, chair
man, and J. R. Motheral. ■
Recreation: J. G. Gay, chairman,
and C. W. Price.
Transportation: C. A. Roeber,
chairman, and M. C. Pugh. / ‘
Sta-
Health Unit has released the mor- tion area there were a total of
bidity report for the week ending 81 cases involving 9 deaths.
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Aggie Coach Floyd believes that
McLeod has to be held under 14
points to give his Cadets a chancq.
Buddy Davis looks just like the
man to handle the job and if he
can add a few of his own points
to, the final total, the Aggies could
win.
McLeod will receive able support
from Ted Reynolds, who is one of
the best forwards in the conference
John Ethridge, one of the better
outside men, and Harry Fromme,
scorer of 48 points in conference
play, add to the Frogs’ offensive
threat.
Capacity Crowd Expected
A capacity crowd of 3,000 is ex
pected for the clash which has been
tagged as the most important this
week. An additional 500 bleacher
seats have been installed at the end
of DeWare Field House to take
care of the predicted overflow.
Starters for TCU will probably
be Harvey Fromme and Ted Rey
nolds at forward; John Ethridge
and Bryan Kilpatrick at the guard
slots; and George McLeod at cen
ter.
For A&M, Coach Flyod will
probably start LeRoy Miksch and
Eddie Houser at forwards; Don
Heft and Raymond Walker at
guards; and Buddy Davis.
Reds Want New
Political Meet
After Armistice
Munsan, Korea, Wednesday,
Feb. 6—UP) — The Commun
ists today proposed a high lev
el political conference within
three months after the Ko
rean armistice to negotiate three
major problems arising out of the
war.
Gen. Nam II, chief Red truce
delegate who made the proposal at
a full plenary session of the armis
tice committees today, defined
these issues as:
1. Withdrawal of foreign troops
from Korea.
\ 2. Peaceful settlement of the
Korean question.
3. Settlement of “other ques
tions related to peace in Korea.”
The Communists gave no imme
diate clarification of what they
included in the latter two points.
Dr. Neal Added
To Vet Med Staff
Dr. Frederick C. Neal has joined
the staff of the School , of Veter
inary Medicine, as an assistant
professor, Dr. I. B. Boughton,
dean, announced today.
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