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i Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBED 16, 1952 National Parties Ready For Home Stretch Drive lyfATIONAL POLITICS will move into high gear the latter part of this month when President Truman starts an 8,500 mile, 15 day, “give ’em hell’ campaign in 24 states. The GOP is making plans, too. Although he has received the blessing of the Democratic National Committee in mak ing this tour, President Truman probably will write his own speeches and there’s no telling what he might say. At the present time, the Democratic Party has said Truman’s main job will be “to champion his own and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s record and fire, away at the Re publicans from coast to coast.” Gov. Adlai Simplify Registering ¥>EGISTRATION complications are not ■“■'•new. But solutions are possible. Saturday, registration was prolonged un til about 7 p. m. because graduating seniors had to force their way into classes, already closed because of the set limit. Why aren’t graduating seniors allowed to register first? If they did, registration could be simp lified both for students and professors and making for more equal size classes, since non-graduates could substitute other courses. For Better Service rriHE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER’S -■- Food Department took another step for ward yesterday. In order to quicken its service to students and other customers in the Fountain Room, the food department made a switch in the position of the serving line entrance and the register. This makes for quicker service on malts, milk shakes, and other fountain drinks, while also giving customers more hot coffee which now is at the end of the line. Small changes like this help make the Fountain Room a much better eating place. It’s good thinking by the food department and good business for the MSC, both in the right direction for the student whom they serve. Stevenson, on the other hand, will chart the party program for the future. Stevenson has easy task on his hands as compared to that of Mr. Truman. But the reason behind Truman’s tour is evident. While Mr. Truman is using a hydraulic jack to boost the Democratic Party past rec ord and an electric saw to down the GOP’s platform, Stevenson can give his own views and deny partnership with the President. Few people will be fooled. Gen. Eisenhower, on the other hand, has made plans to try and control his own cam paign. Members of the old Taft crew have been dismissed from the Republicans’ Execu tive Committee and replaced with Ike’s men. Taft has remained faithful to the general and claims ready to go on a stumping tour for him. Gov. Dewey, who has been placed in charge of getting New York to “like Ike,” also may help move the general in his cam paign, and go out of the state. But in both camps, two points will be evident: ® Neither Ike nor Adlai will throw mud at the other. • All others making speeches for each party will have a hard time keeping on white gloves. It all adds up to one of the biggest cam paigns in the last 20 years for the presi dency by both parties with fireworks for everyone. New Cure Found A DOCTOR in Aberdeenshire, Scotland may have found the cure for the Aggies’ main ill: lack of women. Through the use of a newspaper adver tisement and a legal document. Dr. Eliza beth Forbes Semphill now will be known as ‘ Dr. E. Forbes-Semphilf. Just like that, from female to male. Her reason to become a man was so she could be named the legal heir to a Scottish baronetcy. Although we don’t know whether or not a document such as this might hold up in Texas, it would be interesting to see the re sults should Dr. Forbes-Semphill attempt to enroll here. Truman Hits Ike In Philadelphia Talk Former Students (Continued from Page 1) sure would bring prestige to the college by having great men on this campus. Other items considered and which are pending consideration in the future are as follows: 1) Mon ey to build additional rooms to the MSC; 2) Money to install air con ditioning in the college library; 3) Funds to make a film of A&M campus life. Items Not Considered Receiving no consideration by the development fund committee were funds to help pay operational and administrative costs of the MSC, and supplements for faculty salaries. The Former Students Council held their first session Saturday night in the MSC Assembly Room. A breakfast Sunday morning clos ed the conference. At the Sunday meeting speakers included Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of the A&M System; Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the col lege; Barlow (Bones) Irvin, athlet ic director; Col. Frank Anderson, track coach; and Ray George, head football coach. George introduced members of his coaching staff. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16—^ President Truman today described opponents of compulsory medical insurance — they include Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower—as “pull backs” who want to “go back to the horse and buggy days.” The President declared “it is a job for all of us” to bring medical and health services to the people at a price they can afford to pay. “I would not call such a good ‘socialism,’ ” Truman said. “I would call it a goal of enterprise— American enterprise.” No Ike Mentioned Truman didn’t mention the Re publican presidential nominee by name in a speech prepared for a luncheon of the American Hospit al Association in Convention Hall. But he quoted language used by Eisenhower in New York Sunday opposing Truman’s medical insur ance plan. Eisenhower advocated, among other steps, “locally admin istered indigent medical care pro grams.” Truman came here by train from Washington for the address, billed by the White House as “non-po litical.” While he didn’t mention compul sory medical insurance in so many words today, he declared: “You can’t make the best mod ern medicine available to every body—as it should be—unless there is some way for people to pay for it.” Controversy With AMA Truman’s national health pro gram, embracing pre-payment of medical, hospital, laboratory and even some dental costs by in creases in social security pay ments, has kept a controversy go ing between him and the American Medical Association (AMA) for seven years. Eisenhower called it a move toward “socialized medi cine.” The President told the hospital group that good health is of “first importance” to the general wel fare, and added: “That is why, ever since I have been President, I have recommend ed programs' which I believe will provide beter medical and health services for all our people.” Teacher Reception At Consolidated The annual reception for the teachers of A&M Consolidated school, sponsored by the school’s Mothers’ and Dads’ Club, will be at 7:30 tonight in Consolidated’s gymnasium. Mrs. Joe E. Davis is general chairman of the reception. Turkey Agents Receive Completion Certificates Thirty*one turkey selecting and blood collecting agents received certificates of completion, certify ing them as qualified under the National Turkey Improvement Plan at A&M Friday. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of Texas, is published by students foui During of the Agricultural and times a week, during the examination and vacation p the summer terms, and durin ; published twice a week. regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or Advertising rates fiTnished on request. Mechanical College ular school ■ year. Battalion regular riods Tt ig the summer terms, and during Is published twice a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the nd Thursday during examination and vacation S.bO per month. Bntered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. 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City Editor Chuck Neighbors -v News Writer The Aggie-niter ‘Where’sCharlie?* Former Students New Type Musical Prove Interest From g 6 W In student Body By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Co-Editor F|ID YOU ever hear anyone call the former students a ” bunch of old “foggies” who drink beer and cut up like little boys ? Here’s a warning if you believe this about the men who have joined one of the greatest ex-students associations in the United States. They would probably classify as a group that acts like “little boys” at their meetings, but their sole purpose in gath ering here and elsewhere isn’t to form a drinking fellowship. The executive council of the association was in action here Saturday and Sunday, and it was reassuring to see their fine work. Most encouraging was their devotion to A&M. They are concerned with everything which happens on this campus. In the past our Former Students Association has been noted for its “interest” in football. It seemed the only real thing for the men to be organized for—to get football players to come to A&M. They still like football, but the clubs have grown up now. They have found objectives for their money in addition to providing football scholarships and buying up coach’s contracts. A Big Project Ahead Most commendable is their pres ent objective to build an All-Faith chapel on A&M’s campus. Already $74,000 has been set aside by the Former Students Association, and more will probably be appropriated next year. You won’t see anything tangible in the way of construction for sev eral years because the former stu dents want to take their time. They believe time is an important fac tor in building a sacred chapel for students to worship, meditate and commune with God. The chapel would be located in a central place on our campus, so as not to compete with churches of all denominations in College Sta tion, yet be conveniently located for students. One member of the class of ’09 said, “I don’t want the building to be very large, it isn’t necessary, but I would like to see several little ‘side’ rooms where students could go to be alone and ‘work out’ their problems.” What a wonderful gesture this is by former students to provide a place of worship accessable to all students at all hours of the day. We feel sure the building will be used by many students. Interested In What Goes On Here To further illustrate the associa tion’s interest in what goes on around the campus, one member moved that the organization go on record as commending cadet offi cers for erasing the traditional football greeting “Beat the H out of .” He said use of profanity had no place on the campus, and as far as he could tell it did nothing to bol ster the team’s spirit on Satur day afternoon. The councilmen were very enthusiastic in agreeing to his motion. One place where the Former Stu dents Associations is missing the boat in some towns is in contacting students who are already at A&M. Many boys come to this school with no idea of. who belongs to the club in their home town. If men in these local clubs could contact the boys and show the students how interested they are that the boy picked A&M, it might help when the going gets rough. By JERRY BENNETT Battalion News Editor (“Where’s Charlie?” starring Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie and Robert Shackleton. Warner Bros. —Campus Theatre.) “Where’s Charley?” is a techni color musical placing more stress on song than sociology, which usually plagues the average run of syncopated soap operas. Excluding MGM who usually manages to turn out musical come dies worthy of the name, most pro ducers get off key with a senario which drowns out melody with the marital problems of its characters. Adapted from the Broadway pro duction of the same name, War ner Bros.’ “Where’s Charley?” combines music, dancing, and com edy to provide some of the best entertainment filmed this year. Using the original New York cast Publications Staffs To Meet This Week The Aggielnnd staff will hold its first meeting of the school year at 7:15 p. m. Wednesday in room 2A of the MSC, announced Guy Delaney and Harvey Miller, co- editors. All new and returning students interested in joining the staff are invited to attend the meeting, De laney said. The Battalion staff will have an organizational meeting Wednesday night immediately after the even ing meal. Refreshments will be served to all students interested in working on the publication, an nounced co-editors Joel Austin and Frank Manitzas. Students will be dismissed from The Battalion meeting in time to attend church meetings. whicji includes Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, and Robert Shackleton, ^ director David Butler has used both cinema and stage techniques in filming the movie. “Where’s Charley?” conveys the effect of seeing a stage show care- 5 fully transposed on film, the only difference, being movie sets are used instead of a stage therefore giving the players a wider range of action. Definite Clue For instance all songs and dance numbers are performed at a def inite cue with no apparent reason for their appearance. Due to Hol lywood’s mastery of motion picture techniques which can make the ri diculous seem natural, the use of s stage principles on film seems out * of place at first. This effect only lasts a short time, the audience finally becoming enveloped in the delightful rhythum >and comedy of ^ the whole affair. Ray Bolger manipulates his body with the grace of a born dancer, ■ demonstrating all. top danceu^»|j»n^ hold contracts with MGM. on q e cast’s vocals and dance routines are accented by Frank Loesser’s unforgetable musical score. One song in particular, “Amy”, should send “Jambalaya” back down the bayou. FENCE IF IT’S FENCE I HAVE IT —Also— Flowerbed and Driveway Trim NO DOWN PAYMENT 3 Years to Pay! Free Estimate! Permanent and Portable Lawn Sprinkler Systems HUDSON TRADING POST W. C. (Bill) Hudson Rt. 1, Box 355A Ph. 3-3840 Bryan, Texas AGGIES!! Some Meetings Held In some places the formef stu- duced first—the athletic director dents clubs have gone all out to or president of the college, hold parties and other meetings for President Harrington won the getting acquainted with their boys ruling, attending A&M. This is a fine - - step on the part of the former stu dents, for not only do they get a chance to help the boys who «.re at tending A&M, but they also have an opportunity to find out what is happening on this campus. Typical of the former students reputation for stressing football and an interest in athletic teams is a gesture made by A. F. (Smil ey) Mitchell, president of the FSA. He had called on Penrose Met calfe of San Angelo to serve as parliamentarian at the morning session of the council. After break fast was finished and it came time to hear talks by the dignitaries present, President Mitchell had to consult parliamentarian Metcalfe to see which men should be intro- Thirteen Korean War Vets Have Enrolled Thirteen veterans of the Korean War have been approved for en rollment at A&M, announced Ben nie Zinn, assisstant dean of men. One hundred veterans have con tacted his office in regard to en tering school, Zinn added. 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