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Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1954 New H-Bomb Test (Jailed ‘Successful' The government announced yesterday that another hy drogen bomb has been touched off in the Pacific testing aiea and that the test was successful. There is little consolation in that statement. The March 1 test also was successful, but to such an extent the expeits were surprised by the shattering power of the blast. Fishing boats far beyond the safety zone boundary were showered by radioactive debris and ashes and some crewmen had to be hospitalized with severe burns. Two speeches made by Congressmen concerning hydro gen explosions interest us. Rep. Holifield, (D-Calif.), wrote Eisenhower asking him to end world-wide “confusion, feai and hysteria” resulting from the March 1 explosion. This is to be done, we suppose, with a flash of that fa mous Ike smile and an assurance that, after all, it was only a test. But it’s not that easy. Rep. McCormack, (D-Mass.), told the House a Com munist attack against the U.S., powered by atomic weapons, would cost from 10 to 30 million casualties. Figures like those are bound to create “fear and hys teria.” They certainly scare us. What the solution to this race for atomic weapons is connot be answered today, but when the heads of govern ments get together in future parleys to discuss plans for peace, they had better mean what they say. Student’s Areident Brings Safety Home An A&M student was killed in an automobile'accident Saturday night. Sunday, “This Week” magazine carried an article which listed “students” as 62nd from the top in a list of safe drivers by occupations. It is bad that a student has to get killed to bring safe driving close to home, but young Joe Dixon s death could serve to slow us all down during the Aggies’ traditional weekend excursions. Pollsters and the insurance companies rate students low in driving safety. They have a reason. But accidents close to home like this one, sad as they are, make students think. At Silver Taps tonight, think of Joe Dixon. And also think of yourself and your driving. Tiger Nelters Win Tourney am 1 Maleli In tennis, A&M Consolidated’s Tigers beat Navasota 4-1 Friday afternoon and went to Lufkin Saturday to win a team trophy at an invitational tournament. _ In Friday’s match, Betsy Burch- ard of Consolidated beat the Rat tlers’ Jane Mitchell 6-2, 6-1. Helen Holmes of CHS lost to Carol Jean Bindley 4-6,6-8 in girls singles. In girls’ doubles, Janice Latimer and Penny Lavei’ty of Consolidated beat Carolyn Wood and Marietta Bachus of Navasota, 6-4, 6-1. In boy’s singles Fred Anderson of the Tigers defeated Ivan Lee of Navasota 6-0, 6-1; the Tigers’ Bob by Jackson defeated Lee 7-5, 6-0. Navasota brought only one boy to the match. In Lufkin Saturday, CHS won a team trophy with 16 points. Com merce had 15 points, Bryan had 11, Gladewater 10 and Tyler 4. Jackson and Roland Beasley of Consolidated lost to Commerce’s doubles team in opening round of the tournament 3-6, 6-3, 3-6. Fred Anderson beat Lufkin’s singles entry in the opening ground, 6-2, 6-0. Anderson also defeated Jack Yardley of Bryan in the semi-finals 6-1, 6-0. Anderson then lost to John Moore three - year state finalist from Gladewater, in the finals 2-6, 6-8, 2-6. Janice Latimer and Penny Laverty defeated Bryan’s girls doubles team 6-3, 6-2 in the open ing rounds of the girls’ tournament. CHS’ girls doubles lost to the tournament doubles champions from Commerce in the semi finals 5-7, 5-7. Betsy Burchard defeated Glade- water’s girls singles entry 6-3, 6-3 in the initial round. She also de feated Commerce’s singles entry in the semi-finals 6-0, 6-0. Burch ard defeated Jo Ann Nolen of Bryan in the finals, 3-6, 6-4, 9-7. CHS will compete against Bryan and Lufkin in a triangular match on the A&M college cement courts at 2:30 p. m. Thursday. BRIDGE GROWS OLD OROVILLE, Calif. OS’) — The historic bridge across the Feather River at Bidwell’s Bar, east of here, is in its second century and still giving public service. It began its history in a clipper ship, com ing around Cape Horn in 1853. The pilings were started in 1854 and some sections laid and in 1856 it was opened to traffic. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $ ./5 pet month. 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WHITMORE, ’51 and ex-editor of The Battalion, has been promoted to first lieutenant in the army. A member of the 525 military intelligence group, he is acting director of editorial training and public information officer. **;!•- DR. WILLIAM F. ALEXANDER, of the St. Louis University school of Medicine, will discuss “The Anatomy, Function, Nutrition and Metabolism of the Autonomic Nervous System,” at 8 p. m. Thurs day in the lecture room of the Biological Sciences building. * * SHAFFER’S BOOK STORE Will move to their new location, two doors east of their present store, about April 12, said Herbert Shaffer, owner of the store. # * * THREE TELEVISION CHAN- nels have been allocated to the College Station—Bryan area ac cording to John D. Linton, district representative of United Televis ion Laboratories of Louisville, Ky. They are channels 3 and 48 for College Station and 54 for Bryan. Channel 3 will function primarily in the interests of local educational institutions. * * * OLIVER HENDERSON JR ., now on the faculty of The Citadel, has been awarded a research assist- antship in the oceanography de partment here. The assistantship MSC Displaying Local Art Work Art work of Mrs. Ruth Mogford and Mrs. Virginia Dobson, both of College Station, is now on dis play in the Memorial Student Cen ter. Mrs. Dobson and Mrs. Mogford, members of the Texas Fine Arts Association, had their paintings chosen by the Texas Fine Arts Jury to be displayed throughout Texas this year. One-hundred-fifty entries were selected from about 600 submitted to represent the association. Twenty - nine of these will be on display in the MSC until April 3. CHS Kittens Win Softball Tilt 20-0 A&M Consolidated’s junior high school Kittens defeated the Nava sota Fangs 20-0 in the firnt round of the district softball tournament in Navasoth Friday afternoon. . Alton Arnold of the Kittens led the batters with three hits for four appearances at the plate. Arnold collected a single, a triple and a home run. Edgar Feldman, Billy Kavanaugh and Steadman Davis hit homers for the Kittens. Davis hit his with the bases loaded. Feldman struck out ten of the 12 Fangs who faced him, giving up only two hits in four innings. He is an eighth grader at Consolidated. The Kittens’ next game will be in Huntsville on April 10 with the winner of the Huntsville—Madison- ville game. CHS’ Carter Wins High Jump in Meet Bobby Carter of A&M Consoli dated won the high jump at the Cameron Relays Saturday with a leap of six feet, one inch. More than 500 central Texas high school students we;;e entered in the meet. City Editor Womans Editor Cartoonist Circulation Manager He’s here, on the campus now to show you how to . . . earn over $5000 a year .. • become an officer in the air force .. • get a head start in jet aviation .. « be a part of a great flying team ... as an Aviation Cadet. See him while you can. \ ; Lt. John M. Gaskins and Aviation Cadet Se lection Team No. 204 are staying at the MSC for two more d a y s. They will be available between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3:30 to those desiring further information on career opportunities in the Air Force. Ellington Air Force Base will be work on one of the depart ment’s projects sponsored by in dustry and government. * * * THE FOURTEENTH Rico Ex position will be held April 2-3. The student show displays the work of the various departments of Rice Institute and is open to the public. He Received A Personal Exhibition Paul Giel, pitching star of the Minnesota baseball team which played here last week, learned many things about the college’s traditions during his stay. He especially remembers talking with some of the corps students Wednesday about the Aggie custom of “drowning out” people in the middle of the night. Giel even had a demonstra tion of just how a “drown out” was carried out, but he didn’t find it too amusing. He was the victim Wednesday night. Wcyland (Continued from Page 1) graduated from there in 1925 and was later instructor and school sec retary. He served in Hawaii from 1931 to 1934 and was graduated from the air force tactical school in 1938 and the command and general staff school in 1939. From 1941 to 1942 he served in the Panama Canal zone. From 1942 to 1943 he filled staff assign ments in the air force headquar ters. Weyland then took command of the 84th fighter wing in Europe. In 1944, he became commanding general of the 19th air supply com mand and in 1945 was assigned as commandant of the command and general staff school. In 1947 he became director of plans and operations in the office of the deputy chief of staff for operations. He was appointed dep uty commandant of the national war college in 1948 and in 1950 again became commanding general of the 19th air forctx In July of 1950, he was trans ferred to Tokyo to become vice commander and then commanding general for the Far East air force. Weyland is now on leave between assignments. He will replace Gen. Joe Cannon as commanding general of the tactical air command in the United States. What’s Cooking TUESDAY 7:15 p. m.—Entomology club meeting, new Biology Building. Business and film. 7:30 p. m.—Aggie Players meet ing, music hall. Business Society meeting, as sembly room, MSC. Mr. E. O. 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