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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1954
Current Event Courses
Should Be Taught Here
A student may have a straight A average
in all his courses but still be ignorant of
probably the most important subject today—
the happenings of the world in which he
lives.
The college graduate who leaves school
uninformed on the problems of his communi
ty, state, country or the world, places himself
and many others at a disadvantage. He may
be the best young engineer in the company
or the sharpest salesman on the payroll. But
how will he do as an intelligent citizen?
Textbooks can not train a man how
he should vote in national or local elections.
Casting a ballot is more than just helping a
person or political party gain office.
It involves the support of actions and be
liefs that may affect the voter’s life and those
of thousands of others. The only way a per
son can properly vote is to understand the
issues at hand by keeping up with current
events.
Many colleges seem to overlook this in
their efforts to turn out graduates in spe
cialized fields. This is particularly true at
A&M where the majority of curricula is
geared on a highly technical level.
Either the students become too interested
in their academic subjects to want to study
anything else or they are too swamped with
required work to find the time. On the sur
face it might seem unlikely that a student
would not have time to read a newspaper or
several of the weekly periodicals.
Yet when the hours of lecture and lab,
which many of our courses require, are added
to the time it takes to prepare for them, the
problem is more understandable.
A&M would be doing a great service to
its students if it would require courses in
current events. These courses would be val
uable even if they w r ere no more than class
periods for reading newspapers, magazines
and books on current affairs.
Grades would be unimportant and un
necessary. The courses would be successful
in that they would allot students a certain
time to study world happenings. Of course,
there are always those students who just
aren’t interested. However such courses
would give them a chance to develop inter
est.
Today when the world is being subjected
to constant change and strife, the necessity
for understanding current events is more im
portant than ever.
What is news today becomes invaluable
background material for the future.
News Briefs
DR. COY W. WALLER of the
Lederle Laboratory, American
Cyaliamid company, Avill discuss
“The Chemistry of Aureomycin”
at 8:15 p. m. Friday, Jan. 22, in
the Chemistry lecture room. He
will address the local chapter of the
American Chemical Society.
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.EIGHTY-SEVEN cases of in
fluenza were reported last week in
this area, according to the Bryan-
Brazos County Health unit. Other
diseases reported were diarrhea,
63; strepl. throat, 16; and pneu
monia, 13.
Letters
to the
Editors
Editors, The Battalion:
To: A&M Basketball Team
Thanks! Humbly thanking you
for a thrill of a life time on Jan.
12, 1954. You were all champions
that nite, every last one of you.
The Longhorns who played will
long remember your spirit and
determination in that game, and
the Aggies who witnessed it will
never forget what they saw and
felt. You fellows won a victory on
the floor that nite, let.no one tell
you different. It was a great game,
you are great guys.
Gig um Aggies!
Doyle L. Smith ’56
MAJ. GEORGE MILNER of
Pacos has received the Bronze Star
for “meritoriols service”. An A&M
former student, he was civil affairs
officer with the second infantry
division in Korea.
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TWENTY senior animal hus
bandry students toured the Fort
Worth stockyards Monday. The
students, all enrolled in a live
stock marketing course, were ac
companied by their instructor, F.
I. Dahlberg.
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THE EXTENSION service will
have a coffee for all students
interested in working for the ex
tension service after graduation.
The coffee will be at 7:30 p. m.
Jan. 19 in the YMCA.
:1s He He
DON W. McCOMBS of Livings
ton has joined the supervisor
training staff of the Engineering
Extension service. He is a butane
CHS Band Flans
Circus Carnival
Plans for a circus carnival were
discussed at the meeting of the
A&M Consolidated schools Band
Booster’s club meeting Tuesday
evening at the high school library.
The date was set for March 12
at the high school gym and on the
Patranella memorial slab. There
will be various food and game
booths, and several acts are plan
ned.
Proceeds of the carnival will be
used to buy instruments for the
band. The chairman and co-chair
man will be announced at a later
date.
safety instructor and will have a
state-wide circuit for instructing
dealers in handling butane safely.
DR. R. G. P©^T«--pT'-th i 'e’'?reipttrt-
ment of agronomy will conduct a
five-day pasture short course at
Waller Jan. 25-29. Field demon
strations and trips within the area
will be part of the program.
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KOREAN veterans must file a
monthly certificate in rooin 102
Goodwin hall before leaving, if
they do not intend to enroll for
the spring semester, according to
Bennie A. Zinn, veterans advisor.
The Battalion
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JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER.
.Co-Editors
Ex-Aggie
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A&M in 1916 with a B. S. degree
in mechanical engineering. He was
the youngest member of his class,
graduating at the age of nineteen.
He was on the Executive and Re
ception committees of the ME and
EE clubs, and was a distinguished
student in 1915 and 1916. Hobbs
was in “H” Company infantry and
in the Longhorn of 1916 was pre
dicted to be a success because of
his excellent record.
Hobbs went to Pratt and Whit
ney as a research engineer in 1927
and took over direction of P&W
engineering in 1939. He was named
a member of the board of directors
of United Aircraft in 1942 and
vice-president for engineering two
years later. As chief of the senior
engineering staff, he supervises all
engineering of United’s four divis
ions.
Although unkown to the public,
Hobbs is recognized in aviation
circles as perhaps the world’s out
standing authority on aircraft
engines.
lie is frankly enthusiastic about
his J-57 engine, and justifiably
proud of the big gamble he took
seven years ago—a gamble which
has paid off by putting Pratt &
Whitney into the lead in the Jet-
engine development race and
Hobbs himself in the American
Aviation Hall of Fame as winner
of the Collier Trophy.
Chuck Neighbors Managing Editor
Harri Baker Campus Editor
Bob Boriskie Sports Editor
Ion Kinslow City Editor
ferry Estes Basic Division Editor
Bob Hendry Feature Editor |
Barbara Rubin Society Editor
Jerry Wizig Associate Sports Editor !
Frank Hines, Jerry Neighbors, Bob Domey, Jim coiiins, Ray Wall,
A1 Eisenberg, Arnold Goldstein, Bill Parsons, Bill Warren,
Jack Farley, John Linton. Kin|: McGowan, Jay Ireland,
Charles Kingsbury, George Manitzaa, E. B. McGowan .staff Writers
Gardner Collins Exchange Editor i
Bob Palmer, Tom Skrabanek Advertising Staff
Tames Earle Staff Cartoonist
Seymour Smith, Will Holiaday, John Msacher Staff photographers I
Larry Llghtfoot Circulation Manager!
Poland Baird, Jewel Raymond, Monroe Giom, Tom Sylcr, Radiy Wakamt.
Russell Reed Circulation Staff [
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Save Your Clothes!
CAMPUS
CLEANERS
Bar Association
To Hear Talk
By Mrs. Wall
Assistant Attorney General
of Texas Mrs. Mary K. Wall
will speak at 7:30 p. m. Jan.
18 to the Brazos County Bar
association.
The association will meet in the
court house’s district court room.
All Democratic and Republican
precinct chairman and interested
persons are invited to be guests at
the meeting, said B. H. Dewey Jr.,
District 44 representative.
A graduate of the University of
Texas, Mrs. Walk has been assign
ed to the election desk in the At
torney General’s office for two
years.
She was a member of the law
yers committee appointed in the
fall of 1952 by the president of the
state bar to study and recommend
changes in election laws.
Wilson Addresses
Pre-Law Society
The A&M Pre - Law Society
heard an address by Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Will
Wilson in which he said that more
emphasis should be placed on re
form of criminals and less on
punishment.
The increase in crime in Texas
has placed it among the top three
or four states, ahead of California,
New York and Massachusetts in
crime rates per 100,000 population,
he said.
Wilson said, “More punishment
should be practiced on the local
level and more effort made pn re
habilitation of criminals locally,
rather then sending them to pri
son.”
After efforts at rehabilitation of
the criminal failed, then he should
be given a term sentence, Wilson
said.
Dairies Permitted
To Sell Milk Here
Seven dairies have been issued
permits by tlw U. S. Public Health
service to sell milk and milk pro
ducts in College Station and Bry
an.
Permits to sell Grade “A”
pasteurized milk and milk pro
ducts were issued to the A&M col
lege creamery, here;- Borden Co.,
Houston; Carnation Co., Houston
and Austin, Lucerne Milk Co., Fort
Worth; Sanitary Farm dairies, Bry
an; and Sanitary Farm dairies,
Houston.
The Caucasian ranch here is per
mitted to sell Grade “A” raw goat
milk.
Job Calls
• Due to future Branch House
Sausage Factory expansion the
Rath Packing company is in need
of two men to train for sausage
factory production management.
There is an 18 month training pro
gram at their branches in Houston
and San Antonio. Animal hus
bandry, agricultural economics and
industrial engineering majors may
qualify.
® The Dow Chemical company in
Freeport is in need of a civil engi
neer that is pretty strong in struc
tural design. The opening is in
their engineering department and
about 90 per cent of the work
would be on the drafting board.
They prefer a veteran for this
position.
& There is a vacancy with radio
station KIUN at Pacos, Texas, for
a man trained in the field of ac
counting to do all their bookkeep
ing and tax work.
Cadet Slouch
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by Earle
Students Can Get
Activity Refund
All students who paid the stu
dent activity fee in September and
who are not returning next semes
ter will be given refunds, said Ben
nie A. Zinn, assistant dean of men.
These students must report to
the student activities office in
Goodwin hall to turn in their Town
Hall tickets and to the Athletic of-
•Tice-tot ftmr rmUFdF'mftisti-e dtrppn
book before a refund will be given.
They also must submit a clear
ance to the Housing office, Zinn
said. Clearances may be obtained
from dormitory counselors.
CHS Teachers
See Book Exhibit
Miss Evelyn Miller of Houghton
Misslin company, Dallas book pub
lishers, spoke Wednesday to ele
mentary classroom teachers and
English and reading teachers of
tiie A&M Consolidated schools.
She spoke on “Word Recogni
tion Exercises” and showed the
teachers an exhibit of library
books.
The meeting ended after an in
formal discussion of the problems
covered in Miss Miller’s talk.
Singing Cadets
Plan Two Concerts
The Singing Cadets arc planning
concerts in Port Arthur and Beau
mont /at the beginning of next
semester. The group will be in
Port Arthur Feb. 4 and return to
Beaumont Feb. 5.
A concert will be given in the
Thomas Jefferson high school
auditorium in Port Arthur at 8
p. m., Feb. 4. The concert will be
sponsored by the Port Arthur
A&M Mother’s club.
The concert in Beaumont will be
held at 8 p. m. in the Beaumont
high school auditorium. This , con
cert will be sponsored by the Beau
mont A&M Mother’s Club.
The Singing Cadets are under
the direction of Bill Turner.
Girl Scouts Elect Officers,
Pam Sperry Is President
Pam Sperry was elected presi
dent of the troop two Girl Scouts
at a meeting Monday evening at
Florists Course
Ope us Here Soon
More iKah s : '-Ml’l at
tend the florists short course here
Jan. 23-25 in Hie Memorial Stu
dent Centex'.
Various phases of the florist in
dustry, including growing and re
tailing, will be discussed by tup
ranking authorities.
Dr. Max Bruk, professor of
marketing at Cornell university,
will give a talk on “The Economic
and Market Outlook for Floricul
ture.”
Insect and disease control pro
blems and propagation, soils and
fertilizers and water relationshops
are also among the subjects to be
discussed.
the home of Marcia Sue Harris,
A-3-A College View.
Other officers elected were
Charlotte Wilson, vice president;
Sue Simpson, secretary; Rebecca
McNiel, treasurer; Marcia Harris,
x'eporter.
Also, chosep wu.rc.^ Alba Jo
Is. archer find Sherrill Duncan, >
Ecrgeants-at-anns; Sharon Patter
son and Dorothy Berry, scrapbool;
committee; a:id the telephone com
mittee composed of Patsy Wilkins,
chairman, and Marcia Harris, Ami
Elkins and Cecelia Dayton.
Patsy Will cins is outgoing presi
dent. The girls have just, complet
ed the dance merit budge and votedm
to work on tliA good grooming'
badge for their next study. \
After the meeting cokes and
cookies were served to the 17 mem-7
hers and the troop leader Mrs. Sue
Poland by the hostesses, Marcia
Harris and Patsy Wilkins.
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