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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1952
Thanksgiving Day - 1952
By the President of the U.S.
A Proclomation
In the cycle of the seasons, another year
marked by the abundance of God’s gifts is
nearing' its end. At such a time we are wont
to turn to Him and with humble hearts to
offer thanks as a Nation for His manifold
blessings.
We are moved by the inspiring autumn
al beauty of our land, which uplifts the
hearts of men. We are thankful for the nat
ural and human resources which have en
abled us not only to enjoy high material and
spiritual standards ourselves but also to
help others in the effort to achieve or pro
tect their well-being.
We are grateful for the privileges and
rights inherent in our way of life, and in
particular for the basic freedoms, which our
citizens can enjoy without fear. This year it
is especially fitting that we offer a prayer
of gratitude for the spirit of unity which
binds together all parts of our country and
makes us one Nation indisivible.
Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, Pres
ident of the United States of America, con
forming to our hallowed custom, and m con
sonance with the joint resolution of Congress
approved on December 26, 1941, do hereby
call upon all our people to celebrate Thurs
day, November 27, 1952, as the Thanksgiving
Day. On that day let us, with a full aware
ness of our privileges and a deepening sense
of the obligations which they entail, each
in his own way, but together as a v/hole peo
ple, give due expression to our thanks, and
let us humbly endeavor to follow the paths
of righteousness in obedience to the will of
Almighty God.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the United
States of America to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
eighth day of November in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and seventy-
seventh.
Harry S. Truman
By the President:
David Bruce, Acting Secretary of State
Seniors Ready with Knives;
Table Carving In Order at State
From The Michigan State News:
you MAY think you’re supreme on this
I- campus, but you’re not. Mementos from
other years are showing you up.
Some of you have lived up to your respon
sibilities. Those of you whose trademarks
are a sailboat, glasses or the head of a Spar
tan warrior, for instance, need not read fur
ther.
Whoever wrote “footprints in the sands
of time” or “Westbrook Pegler” doesn’t need
to worry either.
But the rest of you—those who haven’t
carved your indelible marks in the senior
table top in Old College Hall—you had bet
ter get busy.
The classes of 1951 and 1952 have filled
up every available inch on their table tops.
Both of those tops have now been finished
and are hanging on the walls of Old College
Hall. A brass plate with the names of class
leaders is mounted in the center of each.
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“Obsessed ivith the idea that
everyone was fit for college, we
have tried to make the college fit
for everyone”—Dixon Ryan Fox.
“By doing our duty, ive learn
to do it.”—^E. B. Pusey.
Next senior coffee hour begins at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, but Old College Hall is open al
most any time. Pen knife, anyone?
Ode to Knowledge
On Women
From The UCLA Daily Bruin:
The longer you live and the wiser you are ,
You’ll learn of few women that envy can’t mar.
The more civilized, the more primitive you’ll see.
For Women, damned things, are as cruel as can be.
They’ll have no scruples to take what you own.
They’d rob you of jewels or even your home.
Take those intangibles hard to replace,
Remove all your faith without even a trace.
Slowly but surely you’ll learn to know
That each woman you meet is a probable foe.
Check over your “friends”—you’re lucky if one
Would stand by you true, and you never shun.
Don’t laugh nor jest, but temper your mirth.
For few have learned of a woman’s true worth.
How many to you their charity have shown?
Not many, I’ll wager, in your life have you known.
Bitter? Perhaps, but wise beyond years,
For this author has learned with sighs and with
tears.
Of women: Trust none, despise many, love few.
For each one undoubtedly is naught but a shrew.
6 Flu’ Decreasing
In CS-Bryan Area
Influenza in the College Station-
Bryan area dropped from 60 to 32
cases last week, according to the
report issued Tuesday by the Bry-
an-Brazos County Health Unit.
An increase of 23 cases of diar
rhea and 12 cases of chickenpox
was reported. The number of cases
of diarrhea jumped from 29 to 52
and chicken pox from 25 to 37
last week. Founteen cases of strep
throat were reported as compared
to 28 for the week preceding.
A&M Professors
Serve In Ceremony
Drs. T. S. Burkhalter and R. D.
Thompson of the chemistry de
partment spent the weekend at
North Texas State College in Den
ton, where they participated in the
installation of the first collegiate
chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma in
Texas.
Alpha Chi Sigma is a national
professional chemistry fraternity,
with professional chapters in
Houston and Borger.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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Ed Holder Sports Editor
Harri Baker City Editor
Peggy Maddox * Women’s News Editor
Today’s Issue
Chuck Neighbors News Editor
Bob Hendry Assistant News Editor
Ed Holder Sports News Editor
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'Bob Godfry Photo Engraving Shop Manager
Badgett Is
Polio Drive
Area Advisor
W. Howard Badgett, manager
of physical plants at A&M, has
been re-appointed area campaign
advisor of the March of Dimes
for nine southeast Texas chapters,
announced Robert Smith, state
chairman.
Badgett will assist campaign di
rectors in Brazos, Houston, Leon,
Freestone, Grimes, Madison, Polk-
San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker
counties in their January polio
drive.
The March of Dimes, Jan. 2-31
this year is the National Founda
tion’s only fund raising activity.
“Texas hopes to raise enough
money to provide for polio patients
and to join the rest of the nation
in providing money for research
and professional personnel to aid
in the prevention and cure of the
disease,” Badgett said.
Badgett is a member of the Col
lege Station City Council, the Ki-
wanis Club, Sul Ross Lodge No.
1300, A. F. & A. M., and the Am
erican Society of Heating and Ven
tilating Engineers.
A graduate of A&M, Badgett
was was commanding officer of
a dual CCC camp at Santa Fe in
1934. A veteran of World War II,
he holds a commission in the Ad
jutant General’s Corps of the Or
ganized Reserve Corps.
Kiwanis Club Hears
Waco Pastor Speak
The Rev. Clyde S. Sherman, pas
tor of the Central Christian Church
of Waco, gave a Thanksgiving mes
sage to the Kiwanis Club Tuesday.
Next week the club will hear a
talk on “The A&M System Water
Research Center” by Dr. J. E.
Johnson, head of the center.
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IN A WORD-
OUR Ihoughts are our own
our Home is our castle
OUR BELIEFS Are OUR GUIDE
WE CaN Buy WHAT WE CAN AFFORD
our Knowledge is our only limitation
THE LAWS ARE FOR OUR PROTECTION
we worship God as we please
we have Individual self respect
our \4>te is our secret
THE FAmIlV IS OUR NATIONAL CORNERSTONE
we eNjoy FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
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Ladies’ Night Held
By CS Lions Club
Forty members of the College
Station Lions Club and their wives
celebrated their quarterly ladies
night Monday at Maggie Parker’s
Dining Room in Bryan.
Lt. Col. A. B. Currie, second
vice president of the club, was in
charge of the program, consisting
of dinner followed by social games.
A set of frosted glasses was
won by Mrs. W. E. Paulson as a
door prize. Herb Thompson and
Mrs. A. B. Medlen also won prizes.
The ladies were given name
cards and a gold palm corsage as
they came in the door.
Skrivanek OK’s Trimmer and Cain
CHS Rest Period Get Borden Award
A five minute rest period be
tween second and third period
classes for A&M Consolidated
High School was approved by
Principal J. J. Skrivanek, after be
ing suggested by the Student
Council at their meeting last
Wednesday.
Students requested the rest per
iod to give them a break during
the morning.
Also discussed at the Council
meeting was revision of the school
handbook, possibility of more time
for club meetings, limiting the
distance of class trips, and fire
drill procedure.
Newton Lamb of the Borden Co.
presented Borden Awards valued
at $250 each to Joseph Cain Jr.
and Billy Ray Trimmer at ajoint
meeting of the American Veter
inary Science Association and the
Kream and Kow Klub.
Trimmer and Cain earned the
awards by having the highest
scholastic average over a three-
year period in their major fields of
study. Trimmer is a dairy hus
bandry major from San Antonio
and Cain is studying to be a vet
erinarian.
• Job Calls ★
Job Interviews
• Dec. 1—Halliburton Oil Well
Cementing Co. will interview Jan-
uary and June graduates majoring
in petroleum, electrical, mechani
cal engineering and chemistry.
They are recruiting men for equip
ment and tool design engineering,
mechanical and research develop
ment engineering, chemical labo
ratory research, and service opera
tions—field engineering.
• Dec. 1 — Chemistry, chemical,
mechanical and industrial engineer
ing fall graduates at all degree
levels will be interviewed by the
Coca-Cola Co. The job is oper
ating laboratory trailers—making
production surveys of bottling
plants for Coca-Cola. Duties for
chemists would be: water analysis;
water treating; limited bacteriolo
gical analyses; syrup analyses;
bottle washing solution analyses.
The technician’s duties would be:
carbonation testing; mechanical,
sanitary, and efficiency investiga
tions of plant and bottling equip
ment. There is a 90-day training
period.
• Dec. 2—The Arkansas Natural
Gas Corp. will interview civil, me
chanical, electrical, petroleum,
chemical and industrial engineer
ing fall graduates for their junior
engineering training program.
Their operations include explora
tion, production, transmission and
distribution of natural gas, explor-
sation, production, transportation
and marketing of petroleum and
petroleum products as well as na
tural gasoline plant operations.
The major portion of the south
eastern sections of the country
ai-e covered by these operations.
Their training program is a max
imum of two yeai’s. The engi
neer is eligible for a regular as
signment any time during this per
iod. After training, an engineer is
given, as far as practicable, every
consideration in choice of regular
assignment.
• Dec. 3—The Oil Well Supply
Division of U. S. Steel Co. will
interview January and June grad
uates who are interested in selling.
They will sell oil field equipment
machinery. A considerable amount
of travel is involved. Prefer grad
uates with engineering background.
• Dec. 4—Aeronautical, mechan
ical, civil, electrical engineering,
math and physics graduates of the
January and June classes will be
interviewed for assignments in
their structures, design and devel-
(See JOB, Page 4)
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