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Page 2 THE BATTALION Thursday, February 7,1952 Page 4 Mull New Waco, hands. Birth < tots of the 1. W1 2. W1 3. Ar bears, and Chita Baylor in was govei: then govei The I has telegr The t Right no’ sharing t| Josephine courts. Ri Sh The li tary Clu Variety in the School I “The tunate i; real tali man, pi of the ] area an traction tainmei most o: Perfi folk so Mathel batic ' ler, ly humor and a Apj hum oi evenir Pro benefi 01; i who ! son; Meth hurd Stall then vans the Bmi 1 Si cl os eacl botl das S pec Chi Sta thd yei in sei Bl! -He Took Throne In Perilous Times King George VI—He Was The Common Man’s King (By The Associated Press) George VI, more perhaps than any British Sovereign before him, was the common man’s King. The people at home and in the distant commonwealths esteemed him for his personification of that ideal as well as for . his reign in ex tremely difficult times. The pub- cally in moving syllahles and in an be esteem reached new heights atmosphere charged with high m World W ar II. drama, George seemed rather The times were perilous when tame) almost common p lace . he ascended the throne. The dic- on June 3, no member of the royal Less than three years after Touring London’s bomb-scarred entire crew on the mission died Mediterranean fortress the George family or official British represen- George VI ascended the throne east end on one occasion, the with him. Cross—civilian version of the Vic- tative was among the 15 witnesses Britain was engulfed by war. In King and Queen were told by a The grandeur and misery of toria Cross—for gallantry and the crucible of that straggle he woman with a shawl over her Dunkerque appalled the King, valor in the face of the Axis on reached full maturity in state- head: “1 have been bombed out caused him untold suffering, yet slaught. It was the first time that twice and I am waiting to be at the same time thrilled him with such a distinction had been be- bombed out again, but I shall stick it.” “That’s the spirit,” said the of the ceremony. A Contrast to Edward After Edward, the bold, the un predictable, the prime favorite, who had taken his leave histori- craft and the heights in the pub lic’s loyalty and affection, thusiastically acclaimed. The previous year he and the Queen had paid a brief visit to King, shaking her hand warmly. France. Shortly thereafter came tator nations were in the ascen dancy. There were grave fore bodings of threats to the British way ; of life, even to the nation’s very : survival. At the time his reign began, George said: “If will be my constant endeavor, with God’s help, supportedas I shall be by my dear wife, to uphold the honor of the Realm, and to “This one will never set the Thames on fire,” people were wont to say in effect, affectionately enough, but not without a tinge of regret at the glamor that had been lost by the idolized Edward’s renunciation. The reign, it was generally ‘agreed, would not be brilliant or adventuresome. its qualities of epic heroism. And his emotions were one with those of his people during the anxious months of the Battle of Britain, the perils of which he shared as a natural course. He went to sea with Britain’s home fleet that he might have a Kent. He was killed in the crash first hand view of naval defense, of a flying boat in Northern Scot- and kept in constant touch with craft. land in the summer of 1942 while all the armed services. He visited There were many who thought en route to Iceland on active Allied troops in North Africa, the K ing ran too many personal He visited them at sel ’ vicc as an air commodore. The Italy, Malta, island citadel which riskS) that he shouId not so ex _ pose himself to a multitude of Doubtless the new King was anything but audacious; maybe he promote the happiness of my peo- appeared frail and unregal as some Pl e> ” said, the understudy rather than Albert, Duke ot York, had been the star. But at least he was level- an unassuming Prince. For years headed. He lacked superficial so- he had insisted he was not palace- c i a l gifts, but his dry humor and ma d invasion heightened, minded. He detested sycophancy, freedom from affectation were re- said in effect: the war. ■ The King mingled freely with the people and won their hearts by his friendliness, informality arid sympathy in their troubles. No other British Monarch in history talked with so many of his people, their work and in their bomb- blasted towns. He was constantly meeting England’s housewives and factory girls, the soldiers, sailors and aimen. He and the Queen steadfastly rajected all suggestions that their daughters be evacuated to some safer region as the danger of Ger- They Duke of Kent Killed War cost the life of the King’s youngest brother, the Duke of stowed on a part of the Empire. Took Risks as Duty Only a few days after the Al lied invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, the King visited the littered beachhead, crossing the channel aboard a craiser and landing from an amphibious In 1947 the royal family made to such an extent that it seemed a triumphal tour of South Africa, in no way incompatible with the Shortly after their return to Eng- Labor-Socialist government that land the King announced the en- came in the wake of World War gagement of Princess Elizabeth II. to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten for- Jt WM meaningful that in £ prince mer prince of Greece and Den mark. In November, at a magni ficent ceremony in sacred West minster Abbey, the twenty-one- year-old heiress presumptive was K^^^therth^Torf it. marned to the man of her choice, newly created Duke of Edinburg and Prince of the Realm. midst of Britain’s heaving poli tical experiment—often called a bloodless equivalent of the French revolution—the Monarchy gained Mindful of Services By sovereign decree rules of postwar austerity were observed, Labor party adherents were mindful of the King’s services, as the Duke of York, in the active He rejoiced in simple, quiet, every- freshing. Old comrades in World day things. He had never minded playing, second fiddle to his dash ing brother, Edward VIII, 18 months older than he. Situation Changed Then on Dec. 11, 193(J, Edward in the Royal Flying Corps, abdicated the throne in order to a veteran naval officer who wed “the woman I love” and the helped train Prince Albert Fred- vast weight of the British crown, e rick Arthur George in his cadet with many .of the problems of a da y S a f Dartmouth (British equiv- War I recalled that he was “good company.” In that conflict he saw action in the Navy and was cited for courage under fire. He also served troubled world, was transferred to him. To him fell the task of being the nominal ruler of an Empire with a total population in excess of 500,000,000, approximately a quarter of the people of the globe, strip the elder.” He lacked three days of being 41 years old at the time. At his side was Elizabeth, his Edward, as Prince of Wales, wife, of an ancient line of noble once said that his brother “would Scottish thanes, her cheeks flushed make a better King than I would.” with health and her smile broad ,The then Duke of York modestly and unfailing, winning everybody, said of himself: “My chief claim There were also two young chil- to fame seems to be that I am the alent of Annapolis) said “one knew instinctively that he would never let you down.” Another, who was a shipmate of the Prince, remarked in something like a flash of intui tion that “the younger son will out- Reached Heights in War dren, Elizabeth the elder, and Mar garet Rose. These seemed more like.: ordinary children than Princesses, It became the vogue to compare their traits with those of one’s own small daughters. Plans for the coronation, with Edward .as chief aetpr, had been under rtay for a year. George was like the understufly of a stage star suddenly called to enact a chief role. Of father of Princess Elizabeth.” Shared Dangers With Others “We all face a common peril. Thousands of parents in this coun try are compelled to keep their children at home. We would prefer to share whatever family perils there may be with parents of this country.” The King “bucked up” his ha rassed people who for five years endured the most sustained bom bardment of civilians in history. Once a bomb crashed through the apartment of the Queen, but failed to explode. Buckingham Palace was hit several times. Even under aerial fire the King, many times accompanied by the Queen, hastened to scenes of> blitz tragedy. He visited people as they stood defiantly in the rubble of their shattered towns, moved quiet ly and helpfully among them at their work, made sure that the bombed out received all possible help. yet there was a splendor about the Presidency of the Industrial We occasion which had been absent f f e ^ ^ m ' n ful ' from the British scene for ten ftlso ^ Vls, . ts to ^ years. The people rejoiced in the ies ’ milles and mines; of his hazards, that he taxed the ingen- happiness of the royal bride and talks , vv ‘ th ' vorkers at lheir bench; uity of the security authorities too groom and found welcome release hl ” earnest interest in alf heavily. f rom care and hardship in the their P roblem s- “It is my duty,” he replied high excitement of the wedding The King once gave this defini- simply. week. King George did much to strengthen Anglo-American friend- King’s Early Difficulties George VI was bom at York ship. Wounded soldiers, including Cottage) Sandringham, December many Americans, were entertained at Buckingham Palace. GI’s were invited to royal dances and par ties. He praised the battle brother hood of the cousin countries, and behind the scenes the King strove to knit the transatlantic ties ever closer. He profoundly admired Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and disclosed after the war that he and the government had tried very hard to have him visit Britain. tion of a trae leader: "The true leader is a man witl the gift of vision and the desire in his soul to leave the world a little better than he found it. Such a leader does not demand iinmed- Marlborough j a ^ e resu it S) but is willing to strive for what appears to be unattain- I 14, 1895. His childhood was spent chiefly thez'e or at House in London. The difficulties of his own early able, leaving it to his successors days, which included frequent ill- to gather the fruits, and to be nesses, helped to move him into content if he can feel that what closer sympathy with struggling he did made that ultimate harvest youth and indeed with the little possible.’ people generally. *——J Two serious handicaps plagued him at the outset. Never ragged in constitution, he suffered from boyhood into early manhood The friendship between the King from a weakness which cut short and Queen and President Roose velt dated back to 1939 when George and Elizabeth made a his toric trip to Canada and the United States. The King’s hand shake with the President at their cordial meeting in Washington his naval career in World War I. After an operation for a duodenal ulcer, his general health improved. Obstinate Stammer Much more obstinate was la stammer. He largely overcame it symbolized the growing fellowship by will power, perseverance, the King George VI between the two English-speaking peoples who had parted politically in 1776. with the motherland had stood up to years of furious aerial assault. He collectively awarded this Elizabeth Declared Her Life to People’s Service By ASSOCIATED PRESS ily, on her first tour of the ’Em- prrispect of filling the savercign’s Princess Elizatfeth'gre'rtljio : i \ V' : ' V- ’ 1 A.f difficult job. turity in times of economic ad- -Elizabeth puce described the The privacy and shielding from versity that challenged her efforts British Empire as “a noble broth- public gaze that had surrounded natural retiring to restore the glory that had been erhood” owing its, existence to her early upbringing as the child nature, he found the pomp and Britain’s. She asked all her peo- “God’s guidance and the work of of the shy Duke of York and his pageantry strenuous and wearing, pie to help toward that goal, our forefathers all over the world.” Duchess continued for about five The exacting days culminated on Many confidently predicted that She gave that description in her years after the Duke, in, 1936, be- to Buckingham Palace with Phil- Elizabeth exhibited something May 12, 1937, with the tradition- her future reign would bring pros- first talk with political implica- came King. Emphasis, throughout jp, she looked confident and deep- of a sense of new freedom after ally brilliant enthronement in perity such as the Empire had tions, made on Empire Day in adolescense, on her future respon- ly happy. She smiled and waved al- marriage. She found expression Westminster Abbey. That night known under two great ruling 1946. sibilities refined a dignity in- most continuously, gaily acknowl- for it in homemaking, and in her Saying that “our enemies in the herited from both sides of her edging the ringing good washes of first trip to a foreign land, past have often depicted the Em- family the people. Until she was 22, Elizabeth had pire as a great world pow T er mlt Elizabeth began to appear as a day mai . ked her complete never traveled outside the British services of speech defect specialists and the constant help and encour agement of his wife. One u'ho knew the King vir tually all his life asserted: “It is a tribute alone to his resolution and fortitude that in the early days he so successfully masked the anguish he felt when speak ing publicly. It was only.his vig orous sense of public duty wluch impelled him to accept speaking “I ’will” was timoribus, but it pounds dud provided Elizabeth am engageifteiitsS'at all.” spunded' clearly through the ^income of 41J,Writprrurids; Herfunds" massed microphones which broad- included household money as well cast the words of her troth to as a personal allowance. While most of the world. The marriage Philip had royal blood, he lacked has hailed as a true love match. the; personal funds to live in the Driving from the Abbey back ^ rc ^ lure<1 of a British Prince ' In George’s'reign the monarchy •—chiefly ceremonial, but exercis ing no small degree of influence nevertheless — became democratic I'lie” ' ^ Store “Serving- Texas Aggies’’ ■ V known under two the.newly crowned Monarch, in a Queens—Elizabeth Tudor and Vic- radio address to the empire, said: toria. “To the ministry of kingship I On her 21st birthday the Heiress have, in your hearing, dedicated Presumptive dedicated her life to myself, with the Queen at my the globe-girdling Empire. Speak- side, in words of the deepest ing by radio from Capetown, solemnity. We will, God helping South Africa, she told a world- us, faithfully discharge our trust.” wide audience of millions of her He added: father’s subjects: “I follow a father who won for Declares Service himsef an abiding place in the declare before you all that hearts of the people, and a brother my w b 0 i e iife ( whether it be long whose brilliant qualities gave 01 , g bort, shall be devoted to your promise of another historic reign serv ice and the service of our great a reign cut short in circumstances i mperial fatTlily to which we a u upon which, for their very sadness, belong ” none of us would wish to dwell.” A few hours after Edward’s ab dication, King George had created him the Duke of Windsor. “Royal Highness.” When Edward married Mrs. Wallis Warfield After recalling the hardships and anxieties left by the war “for every nation of our Common wealth,’ the Princess said: “Im sure that you will see our Simpson, twice-divorced American, difficulties in the light that I see On May 28, the King decreed th em, as the great opportunity for that the Duke of Windsor’s in- Y ou an( i me> ” tended wife would not be entitled . She was in Capetown, with to the designation or rank of other members of the Royal Fam- The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ''Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College oi Texes, is published by students 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 Mondaj through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscrip tion rates $6.00 per year or $.60 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. public figure in her own right in transition into a public figure of Commonwealth. In the spring of her late teens, taking up her fust f u j] s t a ture. She set up her own 1948 she made her first trip to a aidulous duties as a representa- ,. nvw ] iinnsoVinlrl „nH nlannoH hor non-British country—a long week end visit to Paris with her hus band. The French people acclaim- (Sec NEW QUEEN, Page 6) Queen Elizabeth II c by cunning and held together by force,*' the Princess declared that tive of the Crown in the middle of World War II. Married Prince Philip At 18 she delivered her first public speech, accepting the pres idency of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children. Her words, spoken to a small group of direc tors, physicians and officials, were simple and lasted for only about a minute. But she spoke of the King as “my father” and of the Queen as “my mother”—a homely touch, departing from the traditional stiff formality of “His Majesty the King.’ On Nov. 20, 1947, seven months after her 21st birthday, Princess Elizabeth was married to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, her distant cousin. Both were great grand children of Queen Victoria. Mountbatten, a blond, hand- royal household and planned her own public appearances. The government granted Philip an annual allowance of 10,000 TYPEWRITER Sales — Service — Rentals — Supplies Bryan Business Machine Company ROYAL TYPEWRITERS VICTOR ADDING MACHINES 209 N. Main St., Bryan Dial 2-1328 Just a Few Words TO LET YOU HEAR ABOUT . . . That Wonderful Service AT AGGIE CLEANERS North Gate LI’L ABNER 3 Is There A Doctor In The Tree? By Al Capp was “far from the truth.” Instead, some, six foot navy officer, five she said, is was “a band of broth- years older than Elizabeth, was a prince of the Greek ruling family. He assumed British citizenship a few months before the wedding and renounced all his claims to ers. Two fateful events early des tined her to be Britain’s- first reigning Queen since Victoria, entered as second-class natter at Post Office at College Staton, Texas, Under the Act of Con« press of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press w r ho ascended the throne nearly a Greek throne, century before Elizabeth’s birth. On the eve of the wedding King One v r as the abdication of Ed- George created him Duke of Edin- ward VIII. Edward quit his throne burgh, Earl of Merioneth and Ba- Represented nationally to wed Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simp- ron Greenwich. The King also Servfce^nc?,^areNew^york son, an American woman who had granted him royal styling as “His City, Chicago, Log An geles, and San Francisco. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-6444) or at the editorial officer Room 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-6324) or al the Student Activities Office, Boom 209, Goodwin Hall. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local newi of spontaneous origin published herein. Eights of republication of all other matte! herein are also reserved. JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel Austin Associate Editor Bill Streich Managing Editor Bob Selleck Sports Editor Frank Davis City Editor Peggy Maddox ..Women’s Editor T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, Benny Holub, Bryan Spencer, Ids Trotter Edgar Watkins, Carl Posey, Gene Steed, Jerry Bennett, Bert Weller staff Writers Bob Cullen, Jack Brandt Staff Cartoonist Frank Scott. Quarterback Club Director Dick Zeek Staff Photographer Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Philippus, Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette Ed Holder Sports Staff Writers John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver Russell Hagens ; Advertising Manager Robert Haynle • Advertising Representative, fcun Be<4s. circulation Manager the throne laid before her the been married twice previously. Ed- Royal Highness.” ward’s brother, the Duke of York, The wedding of the dashing succeeded as George VI and the Philip and the blue-eyed, brown- new King’s elder daughter became haired Princess brought a bringht the Heiress Presumptive. splash of color to the fabric of a Had No Brothers nation rent by bombs and economic , , . , trobules. I he other event vais the birth THIS, GENTLEMEN-IS BEYOND THE SPHERE OTCIVIUZED MEDICINE,? IT'S VOODOO.?- WE'LL HAVE TO , PLY IN A CONSULTANT- DOCTOR eA-BA-LOO/T—HlS OFFICE IS IN A BANANA TREE, IN CENTRAL HAITI ." POGO BfeMu-v By Walt Kelly of Margaret Rose. The fact that this only other child of King George and his Queen w r as a girl secured Elizabeth’s position—a lit tle brother would have taken her place in line for the Crown. In childhood and youth she w'as the darling of the Empire, whose people called her “Lillibet” in im itation of the Princess’s own first efforts to say her name. Elizabeth w r as only 10 wlien her father’s unexpected elevation to Called True Love Match Elizabeths ivory satin wedding gown, trimmed with thousands of pearls, made her somewhat full figure seem quite slim and its flowing skirt made the most of her 5 feet 4 inches of height. Escorted by plumed, bright garbed guardsmen, she drove in a carriage with her father between lanes of packed and cheering hu manity to gray, historic Westmin ster Abbey. She 'was shy and nervous. Her 'Bran] By FRANK N. V Battalion Stall “Brannon’s Brats” ■scrambling last nigh t Doming the Agg: 41 in jam-packed 1 I House, the Texas Ch ■won their first game ■“since gosh knows v | That’s what TCU’i I George McLeod said | tory which placed | Frogs into a first j 1 the Texas Longhorns I ped into fourth plat Southern Methodist Only “Pinky” Dov flash than that disj | Cotton Bowl Tourm I when he ripped off Victims f P’jquesiH Of Meg Pittsburgh, Fe Take it from the < i q u e s n e Univei ; straight basketba the Dukes haven’ dinary team. They I collegiate five in th That’s LaSalle’s singing the praises one of the two un quintets in the n Dukes pasted LaSall day. If Loeffler is ri) he’lf get no argume other 14 coaches who been steam-rolled by Here’s Loeffler’s the £ast improving P ly ranked fifth in 1 Press poll: “My boys played think we have as as there is around ception of Duquesne it this way—we can but the Dukes. “There’s no questic that Coach Dudey 5 best collegiate team try. They could be anybody I can think say its the best cc I’ve ever seen. 142 ( * El Paso, Feb. 7— nesa, Briarcliffe, NA a par-smashing ass: more than 200 pi through a pro-am a tuneup for the $10 open. Turnesa, who has ring much lately, d 66, five under par o yard course and toi as the low scorer. He was almost tiec by a weird happenii of a round in total ( everybody thought e been decided and ev scorer had departed. Bill Ogden of Chi in finishing his roun the Splaying with hi sol^ had quit. Charlie Butler, El I however, stayed wi guide over the rem course and made a 1 tie Turaesa. He finis Ogden won $58.33 RoJiisoR of San Ai Hebert of Verona, P; gol of Lemont, Ill.; I 2,000 f Night Gc Based on AP Lloyd Mangrur richer Tuesday ] his victory over f Amateur Joe Lou ond annual “Stai Stars” night golf tc The sponsor of tl day night at the In try Club had promi winner $1,000 for < bettered the par fi| Mangram shot a DR. M. W. I - Optomet 4 313 Collegi (Formerly ( 8:00 to 5:00