Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1955
Not Until Later
About this time of the year—seven weeks
to graduation—seniors get tired and lazy and
begin to wonder if their four years here has
been worth anything.
Learning is not a spectacular process, and
often there are no visible signs of it. Every
one can remember a few classes or professors,
and some of the good and bad times he’s had
in college, but few people can say, ‘T have
learned this and this, and that.”
On today’s front page, there is an article
written by an A&M graduate and a former
Battalion staff member, telling how his A&M
education has helped him during the last
year, when he has been working.
It’s not easy to realize while you’re in
school, but the courses, the extra-curricular
activities, and most of all the learning to
think for yourself all amount to an invaluable
education.
It won’t show up until you’re out working,
but it will then.
Best Chance
The civilian students are never hesitant
to say that they are not given their fair share
of the representation here, but they are now
passing up their best chance to have a say-
so.
In the general elections coming up, the
only non-corps position that has been filed
for by a cavilian student is the post of civ
ilian yell leader.
Others open to civilian students are the
civilian Student Senate positions. Student
Publications board representative, and Stu
dent Life committee representatives.
The civilians can’t have much grounds for
complaining if they don’t take advantage of
the chances offered them.
National Guard Alert
Will Test Local Unit
Residents of College Station
need not think the infidels have
landed on the Brazos banks if they
see the local National Guard unit
fall out in full battle dress some
time this spring.
College Station’s National Guard
unit will participate in the nation
wide “Operation Minuteman,” an
alert designed to test the speed
and efficiency of National Guard
units in mobilizing for a disaster
or other emergency.
College Station’s unit is the
headquarters and headquarters
company, first battalion, 143rd in-
WhaUs Cooking
WEDNESDAY
5:30 — Houston hometown club,
front of new administration build
ing, re-take Aggieland picture,
members and non-members from
Houston urged to attend.
THURSDAY
7:15—Runnels county hometown
club, 228 Academic.
T association, room 3D, MSC,
discuss spring banquet.
Frigate birds, unlike many sea
birds, do not have waterproof plum
age.
R. S. HERBERT CO., Inc.
103 Lafayette Street, New York 13, N. Y.
Mail Schedule
In case you’ve ever wondered about the exact time to post your letters so they get
to that certain spot on time, here is the College Station post office’s schedule of mail de
partures and arrivals.
To make sure your letter leaves on time, the post office asks that it be in the
post office at least one hour before the time shown as closing time.
Carrier
Pioneer Air Lines
Flight 171 (b)
Trans Texas Airways
Flight 70 (j)
Pioneer Air Lines
Flight 180 (b)
Star Route: Trip 4 (b)
Pioneer Air Lines
Flight 131 (a)
Star Route: Trip 3 (b)
Trans Texas Airways
Flight 73 (j)
Pioneer Air Lines
Flight 130 (a)
Missouri Pacific (j) via
Bus to Hearne
Trans Texas Airways
Flight 72 (h)
Trans Texas Airways
Flight 71 (t)
Southern Pacific
Train 17 (a)
Southern Pacific
Train 18 (a)
Closing Time
6:48 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
1:28 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
6:1-2 p.m.
8:27 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
9:42 p.m.
9:42 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
Leaving Time
7:05 a.m.
10:03 a.m.
10:51 a.m.
11:10 a.m.
1:45 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
,, 6:29 p.m.
8:36 p.m.
9:25 p.m.
9:58 p.m.
10:14 p.m.
*1:06 a.m.
*4:09 a.m.
Destination
Dallas
Shreveport
Houston
Dallas
Dallas
Houston
Arrival Time
8:42 a.m.
11:57 a.m.
11:33 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
3:22 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Corpus Christi 9:10 p.m.
Houston
San Antonio
Longview
Shreveport, La.
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
9:18 p.m.
*6:55 a.m.
*8:10 a.m.
11:54 p.m.
11:24 p.m.
*6:00 a.m.
*6:30 a.m.
Definition of symbols: (a) daily; (b) daily except Sundays; (h) daily except Saturdays; (j) daily
except Sundays and holidays; (t) daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; (*) time shown as
following days.
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Ph. 3-3309
Bryan
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HARRI BAKER Editor
Jon Kinslow Managing Editor
Jerry Wizig Sports Editor
Don Shepard, Ralph Cole 4 News Editors
Bill Fullerton City Editor
Ronnie Greathouse Sports Writer
Roger Coad, Welton Jones, John Warner,
Jim Groves, Dick Rabe. . Reporters
Mrs. Jo Ann Cocanougher Women’s Editor
Miss Betsy Burchard. A&M Consolidated Correspondent
Maurice Olian A&M Consolidated Sports Correspondent
Claude Nussbaum, Romeo Chapa Advertising Salesmen
Tom Syler Circulation Manager
Russell Reed, Kenneth Livingston, Kenneth George,
Tony Goodwin, Giro Lampassas Circulation Staff
Polio Vaccine
(Continued from Page 1)
lowed by a booster shot seven
months later, the Associated Press
reported.
Foundation to Switch
Plans have been made already to
switch the activities of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
to some other field of public health,
officials here disclosed yesterday.
“Plans are underway in the Tex
as branch of the foundation for
such a move,” Mrs. Perry said.
However, she added that present
polio patients would still receive
care from the foundation.
A usually reliable source said
here yesterday the foundation
would probably give its backing to
raising funds to fight another
child-crippling disease.
History-Making
The Salk vaccine tests were the
first time in history that laymen,
research workers and medical doc
tors have worked together in such
a way to study a disease. When
their research work began, they
estimated they would have it com
pleted about 1970.
“It’s terrific,” said Mrs. Perry.
“We of the foundation are just
tickled to death.”
Civil Service Jobs
Open at Air Base
Civil Service commission has an
nounced examinations for road,
ground and runway maintenance
formen at Bryan Air Force base.
Other examinations include of
fice appliance repair foreman,
painter foreman, and office appli
ance repairman.
Disease Report
Strept throat was the leading
disease in the College Station-Bry-
an area last week, according to
the weekly report of the Bryan-
Brazos county health unit. Influ
enza was second on the list with
22 cases reported.
BICYCLES-
REPAIRS
Schwinn Bicycles
Used Bicycles
TUBES — TIRES
BASKETS
And All Types of Repair
STUDENT CO-OP
STORE
NEW
Hi-STANDARD 22’s
4 or 6 in. bbls.
Only $37.50
Terms to please
HILLCREST
HARDWARE
fantry of the Texas National
Guard, with Captain Barney
Welch commanding the headquar
ters company.
The exact date and time of the
alert will be kept a secret until
just a few hours before it is sound
ed, although it will be sometime
this spring.
The go-ahead order will be is
sued by the Texas adjutant gen
eral and transmitted to all Texas
army .and air Guard units.
Meanwhile, nearly 400,000
Guardsmen in more than 2,200
other communities all over the
country will be alerted by their
own governors and adjutants gen-
eral.
“Please remember that this is
just a test alert,” Welch said;
“however, another important pur
pose is to give our fellow citizens
an opportunity to see the local
unit in training and to learn more
about the important mission as
signed to our Guardsmen in peace
and war.”
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