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Page 2 THE BATTALION Monday, March 3, 1952 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ANOTHER GUSHER COMES WM w Readers Unhappy About Fairy Tale Editor, The Battalion: In your editorial column of the Batt, Feb. 29, there was a fairy tale that would have made Mr. Grimms sit up and take notice; however, there was a slight omission( on the part of the linotypist, no doubt) which should be placed in a spot of some prominence. The top caste members of this make-believe land as sembled and agreed that rather than send a second-lowest caster into the all powerful mystic circle, where only those of the highest caste may speak and be heard, it would choose one of its own. Our castle must not go unheralded, they cried. Those of the next lowest caste agreed. However, when the news came out that a highest caste member had won, a town crier from some far-away castle cried—unjust, unfair, Un-Ameri can, and prejudice, for he had nothing really to shout about. Now very few of the people of this great castle paid any heed to the ravings of this misguided town crier, but the few that did heed, stamped their hoofs, wiggled their great pointed ears and sighed—“did you hear what he said, did Khnnrtimp you hear what he said? He called us the upper caste,—the UP-PER CASTE.” This is the true story and this is the true ending; an unhappy one for some, but a happy one for most. The peo ple of the magic castle went back to their humdrum existence in the castle, after shaking their fist at the crier and shout ing—you keep your bull out of our pea patch, we know where to get fertilizter if we need it. Hershey Explains Workings Of College Qualification Test Garfield Runs-Up Success in Movie Ben Reynolds Max Statnuin Ralph Gay Roland Ernshoff John W. Devine J. A. Beyers ’52 L. C. Brown Beck Rollins Richard Bethea ’52 ’51 More Unhappiness Editor, The Battalion: As long as the Batt is printing fairy tales, here is one which might be interesting. By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Staff Writer “He Ran All the Way” star ring John Garfield, Shelly Win ters, and Wallace Ford—United Artists—Guion Hall. “He Ran All the Way,” now sprinting across the Guion Hall screen, kicks the overworked sub- Once upon a time there was a great and noble country, cou^h^ to present" an' f entertSnhig This country was large and powerful for one reason only. eSEe' SILT all t^” M Its method of government was composed of four branches fixations, manias, and complexes, which were called 1, 2, 3, 4. John Garfield plays a simple Branch 1 would perform the administrative duties, and down to earth punk who after kill- the execution of this branch’s policies was left to branches 2, 3, and 4. Nearly everyone liked this system, because they knew that someday they would be in branch 1 and would be able to govern the country. Also in this government there was a very important agency whose duty it was to distribute all important news to all citizens in this country, whether they were in branch 1, 2, 3, or 4. Now this country had been ruled for many years by many wise kings, but all this time a subversive terrorist or ganization known as “2 per cent” had been gaining strength. Then one day the old king left the country and a new king took over. Series Written For Magazine By Professor Starting in the March is sue of Progressive Farmer Now this new king was not so strong or popular a ruler magazine is a series of three as had been his predecessor, so the group of terrorists, the articles on farm leases, which dread 2 per cent decided here was their chance to overthrow were written by Dr. Joe Moth- the government. First they seized control of the very im- eral, asst, professor of agricultural portant agency which was supposed to spread information economics of the Texas Agricul- to members of the four branches and instead of information, turaI Experiment Station, this agency soon began to publish nothing but the propa- The artlcle presents a question ganda the dreaded terrorist wanted them to print. and answer dlscussion ° f the major Now the sad part of the tale is in the fact that many cit izens of the great country, especially those in branches 3 and 4, are believing the propaganda the dreaded terrorist are spreading through the information spreading agency. One member of branch 3 believed this so strongly that he de cided he should help govern the great country while he was still in branch 3 and not wait until he was in branch 1. For tunately he was not successful. The dreaded terrorist had the information spreading agency spread many protest, but the citizens who are loyal to the great country will take what they say with a grain of salt. Of course, the dreaded terrorist are still very strong and growing stronger, but victories like this make all loyal problems of the landlords and ten ants throughout the state. Al though dealing with the legal as pects of land leases, the articles were written for the layman. Dr. Motheral says that the problems arising over land leases are caused due to the fact that people do not regard a lease as a binding con tract. The author has written several other articles dealing with the lease problem, one of which will appear in a future issue of Farm and Ranch magazine. Dr. Motheral has been associated ing a guard in a payroll robbery hides out in the apartment of a middle class family after taking them, prisoner. Garfield who has been pushing actors around on the screen for the last 15 years, turns in one of his better portrayals as the scared, suspicious young crim inal who hates society and the world. Flashing his revolver in practically every scene he vividly conveys varied emotions of fear, lust, gentleness, and animal fer- iocity. SHELLY Winters, the girl who unsuspectingly takes the fugitive home to meet the family and lives to regret it, plays her part to the hilt, turning in a performance second only to her celebrated role in “A Place In the Sun.” Depict ing another plain naive girl, Miss Winters recites her lines with a sincerity that depicts a true sym pathy for the tragic character she portrays. Wallace Ford is good as the be- .wildered and frightened father who suddenly finds his family trapped in a web of danger from which there seems no escape. ALTHOUGH the actors are in top form, it is the straight plot minus all psychiatric complications that places “He Ran All the Way” above the average in hoodlum mel odrama. The scripters have por trayed their principal character as a victim of society not a fugitive from a padded cell or a frustrat ed individual suffering from a mother complex. By handling Garfield’s role in this manner, the director is able to get a maximum of stacatto ac tion from his material rather than the dreariness of a hospital wait ing room. Major General Lewis B. Her shey, Director of Selective Service, today reminded college students that applications for the April 24 Selective Service Qualification Test must be postmarked not later than midnight March 10. The deadline is necessary to al low the administrators of the test, the Educational Testing Service at Pi’inceton, N. J., time to process the applications and assign each applicant to the testing center re quested by the student—or to the closest possible alternative center —also to make administration ai'- rangements consistent with the number who will take the test. There are more than 1,000 test ing centers throughout the Uni ted States and its Territories. Local Exams College Station and vicinity tests will be given in the MSG Ballroom under the direction of Dr. Walter Varvel of the education and psy chology department. The time will be announced later. National Headquarters estimates that upward to 100,000 will make application to take the April 24 test. This will be the last test given during the current academic year. Application blanks may be ob tained by students from the nearest local board. They do not have to return home to the local board which has.jurisdiction over them. To be eligible to take the Se lective Service Qualification Test, an applicant, on the testing date: • Must be a selective- service registrant who intends to request deferment as a student; • Must be satisfactorily pursu ing a full-time college course—un- dergradute or graduate—leading to a degree; • Must not previously have tak en the test. National Headquarters said re cently completed statics revealed that 61.3 per cent of the 19,571 stu dents who took the Dec. 13, 1951 test made a score of 70 or better. Of the approximately 340,000 who took the first four tests, 63 per cent made a score of 70 or better. The criteria for consideration for deferment as a student at the present time is- either a score of 70 or better on the Selective Ser vice Qualification Test or class standing among the male m e m - bers in the upper half of the freshman class, upper two thirds of the sophomore class or upper three fourths of the junior class. Seniors accepted for admission to a graduate school satisfy the cri teria if they are among the upper half of the male members of their senior class, or they make a score of 75 or better. Graduates OK Students already enrolled in graduate schools may be consid ered for deferment so long as they remain in good standing. These criteria are guides for the local boards. The local boards are under no compulsion to follow them, but any local board classi fication is subject to appeal. The appeal must be filed in writing with the local board within 10 days of the date the local board mails the notice of classification. General Hershey has urged all eligible students to take the test so they\will have scores in their files when the local boards recon sider their cases to determine whether or not they meet the ci’i- teria for deferment as students. He has emphasized many times that the present criteria are vari ables which may be raised or low ered either to increase or decrease the number of students as the na tional interest shall require. General Hershey also has re peatedly stressed that no defer ment is an exemption. “A defer ment is a delay or postponement,” he said, “and in no way cancels the duty of the registrant to meet his obligations.” A score of 70 on the Selective Service Test, General Hershey has pointed out, does not mean a stu dent answered 70 questions correct ly, nor does it mean 70 per cent. A score of 70 on the Selective Ser vice Test indicates the same level of ability as a score of 120 on the Army general classificatiion test. Only 16 per cent of the entire populatiion of this country are capable of achieving such a score. Many students have been con fused in differentiating between the I-S and II-S deferments. The II-S deferment is considered on the basis of class standing or qualification test and is discretion ary on the part of the local board. Year to Year It may be granted by the locaM board each successive year, thus ' enabling students who continue to meet the criteria to complete their educatiion. The I-S deferment, on the other hand, is provided for by the law. A college student ordered to re port for induction while he is sat isfactorily pursuing a full-time course is entitled to this I-S defer ment until he finishes his academic year provided he has not had his induction postponed or been deferr ed as a student prior to June 19, 1951. He may be given but one such deferment and it is incumbent upon him to notify his local board of his status when he receives the order to report for induction. a AUSTIN 63 Minutes Mid-Day Flights PIONEER AIR LINE $ Tlmtd by Baylor Walchtt Phone 4-5054 for information and reservations-or call your travel agent PI citizens believe there may be hope for the great country after with the farm lease problem since all. Joe A. Riddle ’53 Merier Rogers ’53 Alan W. Boyd ’53 Perry Beaty ’53 A. Don Bell ’53 C. K. McCrearey ’53 Elwood L. Schmidt ’53 William H. England ’53 Robert H. Bubbell ’53 Jerry Mugg ’53 Bob Parkonier ’53 Robert B. McFarland ’53 Pete Hinman Jr. 53 Dick Foulker ’53 James M. Read'’53 Grady Almaquer ’53 James E. Holloway ’53 Lee J. Phillips ’53 Lee R. Radford ’53 1939, at which time he was grad uated from A&M. He received his Masters Degree in 1947 and his Ph.D. in 1951 at the University of Wisconsin. He is a past presi dent of the local Kiwanis Club, a Director of the College Station Development Association and Chamber of Commerce, and p'resi dent of the Brazos County A&M Club. WELCOME To the NEW . . . Z A R A P E RESTAURANT Mexican Dishes Our Specialty We also serve . . . Shrimp, Steaks, Fried Chicken Mr. and Mrs. Lupe Esquivel, Owners and Operators (Formerly the Flamingo Lounge) College Station easure? the sov reign umanhincl Alexander Pope, January and May To quiet thinking or quick action. Ice-cold Coca-Cola brings the pleasure of real refreshment. 4 BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY The Bryan Coca-Cola Bottling Company "Cote" is o registered trade-mark. 1952, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 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. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during •xamination and vacation periods. Sub scription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. P O G O Entered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Kepresented nationally by National Advertising Ser vices Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Dos An geles, and San Francisco. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial offiee, rooms 201 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 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 news of spontaneous origin published herein. 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 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, Edgar Watkins, Bert Weller Staff Writers Mason L. Cashion, Roddy Peebles, H. A. Cole Staff Photographers Frank Manitzas Editorial Assistant Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Phillippus, Joe Blanchette Sports Writers Rudy Aguilar: Chief Photo-Engraver Russell Hagens , Advertising Manager Robert Venable Advertising Representative bam Beck Circulation Manager FFA Judg ers Plan Contest on Campus The Area III FFA Judging Con test will be held here, April 19. The contest will consist of live stock, dairy, dairy products, poul try and egg, and meats judging. One hundred teams including 300 future farmers and 50 instructors from the twenty counties in the area will compete. The top 10 per cent of the teams in each division of the contest will be eligible to compete in the state contest to be held later in the month. By Walt Kelly l€> £l(3HT ^/VWT p&xjp on yo: Engineer’s Social Duties to Be Aired A panel discussion on social ob ligations of the engineer, will be held at 7:15 p. m., Monday in Room 3D of the Memorial Student Cen ter. Four practicing engineers will constitute the panel before a meet ing of the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Following the discus sion the meeting mil be thrown open for questions and answers. LPL ABNER WE'RE MAKING A FORTUNE our of TABOODL-E. -BUT-s°a. r - GOOD DOES IT DO US? He Has Spoken By A1 Capp DON'T SHOVE.? AH r l_L STOP A-MAKIN' TA BOODLE? -AH IS SORRY IT HAINI'T BIN A SUCCESS//, THAT'S THe'^ TROUBLE, YOU FOOL Tr— IT'S BEEN TOO / BSS ^ A SUCCESS.? Anp-asli’l abver ooes UOME- SOMEWUERE W ERE WLLSM/S UNCLE FUTURE WAKES UP M A COLP SWEA T” V JEST COME T HE/?- THAR'S GONNA BE A WEDDIN" IN TH'VERY NEAR FUTURE— OR MAH NAME HAIN'T FUTURE VOKUM.?,