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Battalion Editorials Page 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1952 Our Thanks For RE Week A &M’s 1952 RELIGIOUS Emphasis Week is now history but there’s still time to pass on a few compliments to re sponsible people for a job well done. Just Talk Building Program Well Under Way Pet E Scholarships Awarded March 3 By Joel Austin Three senior petroleum engi neering students will receive scho larships Mai'ch 3, at a banquet in the MSC announced Harold Vance, Thq banquet, sponsored by the A&M Petroleum Engineering Club, will be held in the Assembly Room of the MSC at 7 p. m. Vance will LETTERS What Qualifications For Who’s Who? Editor, The Battalion: Just what does it take to rate Who’s Who at A&M? • Perhaps I should clarify the question and ask what it takes be sides being a Student Life Com- mitteman since they seem to have A&M’s long-range building program is becoming more head of the petroleum engineering be master of ceremonies, and will held their own when the highest real i tv everv rlav Latest, annniineement hv the Of fine department. introduce representatives from the of all Aggie honors were passed of a reality every day. Latest announcement by the Office of Physical Plants is that Ross Hall, Pfieffer Hall, Austin Hall, and the Assembly Hall are due for destruction in the near future. Old Pfieffer holds quite a history within its walls, which were erected in 1880. You could get “Pinky” Downs to tell some pretty good stories about advantures he had while liv ing there in ’06 as a student. Many students have wondered for a long time just when Four Buildings Go Down Soon epresentatives Magnolia Petroleum Company and the Standard Oil Company of Tex as. D. V. Cartel*, chief petroleum en gineer of Magnolia Petroleum Company, will present a cash scho- wil1 be enumerated below was not larship award to one of the three chosen. Aggie honors were passed out this time. Granted that the students nam ed to Who’s Who were deserving. I would like to know why a cadet with the many activities which M Four old buildings on the The enthusiastic response of thousands of students to fateful day would arrive for Austin and Pfieffer to come campus will be torn the RE program proved its worth on the A&;M campus, but also added a feather to the cap of those people whose plan ning and hard work made it a reality. Their tireless efforts can be highly praised, for it was these people with steadfast vision of God in their hearts that promoted this vast program just past. down. Not that the passing from the campus scene would cause a revolt among students, but for the reason that both buildings have become campus relics. Visitors are shown Pfieffer with remarks like, “It’s the oldest on our campus, they kinda hate to tear it down.” Then there are those i i i j i -i , n .... who comment, “Why can’t that ancient mass of bricks and mortar These people helped to prove the need for religion m be remove d, it is quite an eyesore.” the classroom, coupled with campus activities and with the general air of living at A&M.’ Austin Hall doesn’t get much attention, however, because it is thoroughly hidden from the public by the Mechanical Engineering Building, The Exchange Store, and The Academic Building. This 1888 building has kept many students and faculty members wondering for a long time how the Industrial Engineering Department dares to spend even another day in their quarters there. “Poor Man’s Pentagon” The one building that few people With only the Aggie Players Battalion Quarterback Club to support it, the Assembly Hall will be the first of the four down soon as part of the plan for beautification of college grounds, announced W. H. Badgett, assistant manager for 1 physical plants. To be included in the beautifica tion program will be the tearing down of Pfieffer, Ross, Austin, and Assembly Halls. Engineering equipment which is housed in Pfieffer and Austin Halls will be moved to the new Engi neering Building when it is com pleted, Badgett pointed out. This new building being constructed east of Francis Hall should be com pleted in less than a year. The Military Department will move from Ross Hall to the Ex tension Building in the late sum mer or early fall. The Agricultural Extension service will move its facilities to the System Adminis- They were the same boys who from day to day and night after night lead religious devotional services in their room, that worked with the YMCA officials and the Inter-Faith Council to put over this “Operation Religion”, RE Week of 1952. To them we can only admire their willingness to work and their devotion to the need for spreading Christianity on bav e given much thought to, how- an d the the A&M campus. " ^ The big Guion Hall Ciowds showed the student S enthus- jyj an >g Pentagon (as is has been t° come down. When it was built tration Building, Badgett indicated, iastic response last week. The dormitory discussion meetings called) actually doesn’t let its age it had enough seats to hold the were very well attended, which further proved the student’s stand out like the other “old tim- entire student body. Now one class interest in the RE program. ers.” It’s nearby neighbor, Fos- has a hard time crowding into the ter Hall, disappeared But a special word of praise should go to people like campus last fall. M. L. Cashion and J. Gordon Gay, secretaries of the local Thc M . ll ! tai J D £ partm . ent y Vl11 . be , .. moving into the Extension Service YMCA. Their tine selection o± speakers and dormitory coun- Building after the Agricultural Extension Service moves out. We aren’t quite sure where all the ex tension work will be quartered, but the best reports we get indi cate most of the activities will seniors. John Domercqe, vice president of Standard Oil Company of Texas will present two $500 scholarships to the other two seniors. “The awards are given as an incentive to petroleum engineer ing students to do better work,” said Vance. Requirements To be eligible for the scholar ships, the student must be a sen ior taking the second semester of senior petroleum engineering work. Basis for the awards are scholar ship, evidence of leadership, char acter, sincerity of purpose, and good citizenship. An invitation is extended to any one who would like to attend the banquet by Vance. Tickets are on sale at the petroleum engineering office in the Petroleum Engineer ing Building, he said. High School (Continued from Page 1) from the structure. The “No Smoking” sign in this wood and mortar building really mean, more than in most orientation meeting agenda are selors to come here for RE Week, plus their tireless efforts in co-ordinating the week’s activities is to be commended. And not to be left out is John Olson and the Inter Faith Coun cil who put the plans into effect. . . . _ . be centered in the System Admin We need more programs such as Religious Emphasis istration Building. Week to help us realize the need for religion on a larger scale at A&M. places on the campus. Its a wonder the nearby fire department hasn’t already been summoned to put out a blaze there before now. W. H. Badgett of the Office of Physical Plants will be accept ing bids for the materials in the Assembly Hall in his office at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Great thoughts, great feelings, came to them, Like instincts unawares—Milnes I Ed. Conference Slated March 29 brief addresses by student leaders who will discuss the Basic Divi sion, campus recreational activities, intercollegiate athletics, functions of the MSC, life in the cadet corps, and campus religious facilities. Included in these discussions will be Dean of the Basic Division Dr. John Bertrand, Kenneth Wiggins, Dan Davis, Eric Carlson, and C. L. Ray. An outstanding athlete will also be picked to discuss the inter collegiate athletic program. At 10:30 the high school students will make group tours of the col lege’s educational facilities. These To take the place of these old buildings coming down will be several new structures being erected. There are others in the planning stages, but most of the present build program is just about underway. The big new Veterinary Medicine Hospital is going up tours are planned to give prospec- beyond the railroad tracks on the West side of the campus, tive A&M students a chance to see Also under construction is the mammoth Engineering build- just what we have to offer them ing which is just North of the Agriculture Building. The in the particular course of study School of Engineering will be centrally located here, with they desire or in their general field parts of it coming in from scattered places on the campus, of advanced educational endeavor, Major Allen Gets Citation Maj. William S. Allen has been cited for meritorious achievement in Korea and an Oak Leaf Cluster has been added to his bronze star medal. He is on his way back to the* United States and to A&M where he is a full-time extension agricul ture engineer, whose specialty is building. He left A&M Oct. 1 1950 to go into the army. Major Allen was cited for meri torious achievement during the period of Sept. 13, 1951 to Jan. 21, 1952, while serving as regimental supply officer of the 7th division’s 17th infantry. The citation states that “on the nights of 23-24 and 27-28 of No vember, during severe enemy at tacks, Major Allen immediately ob tained numerous quantities of am- Undoubtedly this boy has been hurt, but he is taking it on the chin and would certainly be the last to consent to my writing this letter. Remembering this, I would list his activities as follows: (1) Cadet Colonel (2) President of two campus club technical organizations (3) Phi Kappa Phi (Upper 10 per cent scholastically) (4) Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Honor Fraternity) (5) Several awards for out standing student in his field (6) Judging team (7) Active in practically every intramural sport and winner of several medals (Club and individual) (8) DMS and DS seven semes ters (9) Active church member It might be added that this stu dent turned down several oppor tunities for positions which he could have held had he not already been chosen for so many other time consuming activities. Have just been wondering why he did not rate “Who’s Who.” Alton Enloe Aggie Wives Circle Will Meet Tonight The Aggie Wives Circle of the A&M Methodist Church will meet with Mi’s. Roberta Inglis, 12-B Propect House, tonight at 7:45. “Our South American Neigh bors” will be studied. Included in the new building- Will be the Aeronautical Engi- White added. —---munition and successfully replen- Dewey Barich of the Community Relations Department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich., will lead the Industrial Education Con ference March 29. Barich is also manager of the Ford Motor Company Industrial Arts Award program. Friday even ing Barich will speak on “Public Relations for Industrial Teachers.” Visit Shops Saturday morning will be de voted to visitation of the school shops of Consolidated and Bryan high schools and demonstrations The fourth annual Industrial Teacher Conference will be held at A&M Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29 and March 1. Sponsoring departments are In dustrial Education and the Texas Engineering Extension Service. Registi'ation will begin at 4 p. m. Friday in the main lobby of the MSC. Demonstrations Friday Friday afternoon will be devoted to demonstrations on the use of power circular saws and jointers by representatives of the Delta Tool Division of the Rockwell Man ufacturing Company of Milwaukee, Wis. The consultant for the confer- on ceramics, metal spinning, leather craft, and textiles in the Mechanical Engineering Shops building. The conference will conclude with a demonstration lecture by Barich on silversmithing which he will present at a luncheon in the ballroom of thc MSC Saturday noon. James T. Goode, principal of thc Dallas vocational school, wil pre side at this final session. veering Department, the Industrial Engineering Department, and others. The dean of the school will probably move over to the new place from his office in the Petroleum and Geology building. The Texas Engineering Library is nearing com pletion. • Still looking to the future on the master building program is the fate of the Business Administration Department. This unit of the School of Arts and Sciences is the fastest growing department on the campus and may soon become a school by itself. The new addition to Francis Hall, completed early in 1951, houses offices of the BA De partment, besides a portion of the BA classrooms. The original Francis Hall is still home of the Veterinary Medicine School and will be until their new place is completed. When the Vets move out, the BA boys will occupy the entire building, which will be quite an improvement over “The Shacks.” Included in the morning’s meet ing agenda is a discussion of the Opportunity Award Scholarship program at A&M, and. an explana tion of the military draft law as it affects students enrolled here. De velopment Fund Director E. E. Me- Quillen will offer information on the scholarship program, and Col. Shelly P. Myers, PMS&T, will pre sent the draft law information. Visiting high school students will eat meals with the corps in either Duncan or Sbisa Mess Halls. Housing facilities will be provided for the visitors in vacant dormi tory rooms. ished the foremost elements, en abling them to stem the fierce at tacks,” DR. M. W. DEASON Optometrist 313 College Main (Formerly Corky’s) 8:00 to 5:00 Ph. 4-1106 WhaVs Cooking EL PASO CLUB: Monday, 7:30 p. m., Room 306 Acad. Bldg. Plans for trip to Denton. MARSHALL CLUB: Monday, 5 p. m., MSG front steps. Picture for Aggieland ’52. PRE-LAW SOCIETY: Monday, 7:30 p. m., 2nd floor lobby MSC. Picture for Aggieland ’52. WICHITA FALLS CLUB: Mon day, 7:15 p. m., Room 2-C MSC. Select duchess to Cotton Ball. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradition! "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 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. 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Rights of republication of all other matter 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. Jim Ashlock. Jerry Bennett, Gardner Collins, Billy Cobble Don Copeland, J. A. Damon. Wayne Dean, Phil Gougler. Joe Hipp, Ben F. Holub, Ed. M. Holder. Charles Neighbors, Royce Price. Dave Roberts, Gene Steed. Ben M. Stevens, John Thomas, Ide Trotter, 1 Edgar Watkins. Bert Weller Staff Writers Mason L. Cashion, Roddy Peebles, H. A. Cole Staff Photographers Frank Manitzas Editorial Assistant Pat LcBlanc, Hugh Phillippus, Joe Blanchette Sports Writers Rudy Aguilar Chief Photo-Engraver Russell Hagens Advertising Manager Robert Venable Advertising Representative Sam Beck ....Circulation Manager “Shacks” Here to Stay And speaking of “’The Shacks” (A&M’s answer to crowded w; time classroom facilities) they are here to stay. As Dr. M. T. Harring ton, president of the college, re marked the other day, once you set up those frame structures it’s kinda hard to do away with them.” Right now the Military Depart ment, and other departments are making good use of thc “tempor ary” buildings. The goal of the building pro gram, and something that has caused much, speculation by stu dents, administrators, and former students, is the proposed new ath letic plant to house physical educa tion facilities. This building would also offer adequate seating for basketball games. Government restrictions on steel allotments hold up the awarding of a contract on this building which is to be erected next to Kyle Field. The board of directors had origin ally planned to let contracts for this building at their meeting this spring, but this will probably be impossible. Something else that should be included in our discussion is the tearing down of many homes on the campus which formerly housed college officials. | Those that haven’t been convert ed into classrooms (thc Journal ism Department) or office build ings (Structural Research Labora tory) are being torn down or mov ed. This is indeed a great help to thc overall beautification of the campus. Before this program is all over, jt will be time to tear down the Memorial Student Center and start verythnig all over again. DALLAS 1 Hour 1 , 36 Minutes 2 Flights Daily Timed by Baylor Watches Phone 4-5054 for information and reservations-or call your travel agent LEON B. WEISS BOYETT STREET Ready to Take Your Measure For Tailored Summer Serge Shirts or Slacks SALE Civilian Suits - Slacks LEON B. WEISS P O G O By Walt Kelly DON’T BE IMPEETIMHNT TO TREE FOWLS' AHINP TAB THROWS ‘CMezf /S GON£ SS TH£ FOMf#' /NFgQNT of/y too. YOU GON? BE IW FRONTS’ I TRUNK/ WAS THE CANDIDATE! /jy/T h/f , LJZ'HUMANggAfif? 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