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Friday, May 15, 1953
THE BATTALION
Page 5
Battalion Serves City as Official Paper
The Battalion does a two-fold
job fox* this ai-ea. Besides being
the official newspaper of A&M, it
is the official paper of the city of
College Station.
This means the news and adver
tising columns of the Battalion also
sexve the residents of the commu
nity of almost 4,000 people that
has grown ai'ound the college.
Most of these residents are eith
er directly or indirectly connected
with the college in some way.
Circulation to 1,200
The paper is circulated daily to
1,200 residents. Five cax-riers make
deliveiles to the thi*ee sections of
College Station. The Battalion ar-
I'ives at homes between 5 and
6 p.m.
To be official publication of a
city, a newspaper must be publish
ed at least once each week of the
yeax*, accoi-ding to xuling of the
Texas attorney general.
The Battalion is published daily
Battalion Full
Member of AP
Since April, ’50
The Battalion is a full mem
ber of the Associated Press,
just as large professional
dailies.
In 1947, when The Battalion
became a daily papei*, it became
a member of the Associated Colle
giate Pi-ess of the National Col
legiate Pi'ess Association.
That year the NCPA i-ated The
Battalion as “All-American,” the
highest award given.
The following year The Battal
ion became an associate member
of the AP, dx*opping the NCPA
press sexwice.
In Apifl of 1950, it became a full
member of the AP, with all rights
V.nd privileges. The Battalion re-
leives the Texas wire and the na
tional wii*e of the AP dux*ing the
day and through the night.
This area, within a 30-mile i*a-
dius, is covered by The Battalion
fox* the AP system. The AP works
on a coopei'ative system, with
member papers covering news in
theix* locality for the other mem
ber papers.
Through the wire sexwice, The
Battalion can ' pxint national and
state news of local interest and
staff members are kept infoimed
on happenings all over the woxld.
Batt Aids Charity
In City and College
The Battalion performs a serv
ice iix aiding charity and civic
di’ives fox* the city of College Sta-
tioxx and the college.
Among the dx*ives The Battalion
has helped by publicity ax*e the
Community Chest, the Max-ch of
Dimes, the Red Cross, the Blood-
mobile, the Campus Chest and the
Tubexculosis X-Ray.
The Battalion was also instim-
mental in the passing of a bond
issue for new buildings at A&M
Consolidated High School.
The chainnan of each of these
drives has sent a thank-you letter
to The Battalion at the close of
his dxive.
Legislature Hit
In First Paper
The Texas Collegian,, forerunner
of the present Battalion, stressed
the need for more appropriations
from the Legislature when the col
lege was only iwo years old.
In its first issue, The Texas Col
legian said, “The Sixteenth Legis-
latpre should give the college
$100,000. Thex*e should be no hesi
tation. Texas is entitled to have
this. . . . Will the Legislatuxe hes
itate ?
The editoi’ial demanded that oth
er states, even the smallest, col-
leets tribute of Texas for higher
education.
“A proper x*egax*d to the futux*e
as well as a just state pride 'de
mands a liberal dealing with our
college,” the editorial closed.
Co-Editors Elect
(Continued* fi-om Page 1)
Journalism Club. Holder is px*esi-
dent of the Wichita Falls Home
Town Club, and senior x*epresen-
tative to the Arts and Sciences
Council from the Journalism Club.
Holder also has wox-ked for The
Commentator and The Agricultur
ist in addition to his Battalion
work. He is a cadet major on the
Third Division Staff, and was pres
ident of the A&M Quarterback
Club during the past year.
Holder married Miss Tx*udy Dat-
son fi’om Wichita Falls in Decem
ber, 1952. They live at 521 N.
Main,
dux-ing the school year and twice
a week dui’ing the summer months,
examination weeks, and between
semesters.
Being official paper means The
Battalion is the legal organ for
official notices of the city govern
ment. The paper also prints the
city budget each year. College
Station is one of the few cities that
has its budget printed publicly.
Active City Department
The Battalion city department
also covers city govexmment, civic
clubs, schools, churches, communi
ty activities, and anything else of
interest to the people of College
Station.
The Battalion became the offi
cial paper of the city in 1939, when
Col. Frank L. Anderson, A&M
track coach, was mayor.
The paper was dxopped as of
ficial paper in 1950, after it missed
a week of publication during ex
amination week in Februax*y.
The paper completed the next
year without a miss, and was re
voted as official publication by the
city council. It has not missed a
week since.
College Station, incox*porated un
der a home x*ule chai*ter, has a
mayor and city council type gov-
emment. Ex-nest Langfox*d, head
of the ax*chitecture department, has
been mayor for the last 12 yeax*s.
City Manager Employed
A city manage!*. Ran Boswell,
is employed to handle business de
tails of imnning the city.
To cai*x*y out its obligation to
the gi*owing city of College Sta
tion, The Battalion has had a full
time city editor for the last four
years.
This position has been filled by |
Curtis Edwards, Joel Austin, Fx*ank |
Davis, and Harri Baker, the pres- I
ent city editor.
A women’s editor is on the staff
to give covex*age to activities of |
women.
DAILY DOZEN—A&M Infantry cadets get instruction in
exercise procedure in 1917.
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On Your 75th* A N N IV E R S ARY!
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