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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1955 Progressive Education The University of Florida has a course that opens vast new fields for higher educa tion. According to this week’s Sports Illustra ted magazine, Florida offers a course in fish ing, for college credit. The course, justly called one of the most popular at the Univer sity, is taught in the physical education de partment by a man who is now working on his doctor’s degree in the science of angling. According to Sports Illustrated, the course is no snap—4t involves written and oral quizzes, and a lab that starts at 4 a.m. It is co-educational, though. A&M, long a leader in the land-grant field, has missed the boat here. The sky is the limit on courses of this type. When Dr. Robert Hutchins, former chan cellor of the University of Chicago, spoke here last fall, he mentioned a course in “rest and relaxation” taught at a California col lege. Here, we believe, is A&M’s chance to catch up with the rest of the nation in Pro gressive Education. Although this Califor nia school has a head start, A&M, with the natural talent available, could become the world’s foremost teacher of rest and relax ation. For example. Cadet Slouch is both a mir ror and a guide to the A&M student body, and everybody knows how much voluntary practice he gets on his “sac.” And every student could nominate at least a dozen professors whose ypice and class mannerisms are conducive to teaching a class in rest and relaxation. The only thing left to do is to set up the mechanics and get going—progressive edu cation progresses! Left to Right The Student Senate has a knotty problem on its hands, one that will test the group’s growing ability. Whatever they do with the all-fouled-up election situation, the problem will have to be solved in such a way as to heal the breach that is developing between the army and air force students. If allowed to grow, or even continue, this breach could wreck the corps of cadets more thoroughly than coeds, civilian college organ ization, or anything else. So when a senator gets up to talk tonight, he will have to remember the Aggie patch on his right shoulder, not the branch patch on his left shoulder. Airmen Eligible For Reserve Pay Airmen in the College Station- Bryan area are now eligible to earn training pay while staying at home. The Air Reserve program offers this pay and accumulation of a retirement fund at mo extra cost. They can serve their country while staying at home. Only a few airmen are needed to begin two flights, one in ad ministration and one in communi cation. For information, call Sgt. Allen, liason NCO of the 9807th air reserve squadron, or see him at 3600 College avenue in Bryan. 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King, low; and Charles Jeffries, traveling, for the regulars. Beginning winners were Mrs. Pedigo, high; and Mrs. At kins, low. In White Coliseum — THIS AD WORTH 50c — The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical .College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by stu dents four times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms The Battalion is published once a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Thursday dur ing the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday immediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $7.00 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates fumished on request. Bntered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Fran cisco. KARRI BAKER Editor COWBOY PANTS Rodeo contestants and cowboys get set now in the new Slim Lee Rid ers. Fit tight to ride right —- Guar anteed no shrink age. Designed by cowboys for cow boys. This ad worth 50c on your first pair of Slims if bought by Rodeo time. COMPLETE STOCK OF SIZES AT Loupot’s Your Lee Dealer Guy Lombardo Plays For Town Hall Guy Lombairio, one of the peren nial favorites of American popular music, brings his orchestra to A&M for a Town Hall presentation of the “Sweetest Conceri This Side of Heaven” Monday, at 8 p.m. in the White coliseum. Lombardo and his Royal Cana- Pancake Queen To Be At Fiesta Aunt Jemima, well-known for her tasty griddle cakes will be at the Kiwanis Club’s “Pancake Fiesta” at the Bryan country club Saturday, said Maj. Charles Taylor; publicity chairman. Aunt Jemima will come from Col. Higbee’s Landing - on the Miss issippi to keep an eye on the local Kiwanis club members as they do the cooking and serving. The menu will include syrup, bacon, marga rine, milk, coffee and griddle cakes. There will be no limit on the stacks, the number being deter mined by individual capacity. The Pancake Fiesta is a joint project of College Station-Bryan Kiwanians to raise money for local underpriviliged children. Advance tickets are 50 cents each and can be purchased from any Kiwanian or at Loupot’s, McCarty Jewelers and Lipscomb’s Pharmacy. Tickets will also be sold at the fiesta. dians are familiar to thousands of Americans through their weekly Guy Lombardo radio shows, records, and cross country tours. The bands’ associa tion with the Roosevelt hotel in New York is said to be the longest run for a single organization in the nation’s history. Lombardo began his series of annual fall-win ter engagements there in 1929. While still in grammar school in London, Canada, he oi - ganized a four-piece band using two of his brothers. Carman and Lebert, with a neighbor boy, pianist Fred Kreit- zer. This group formed the nu cleus of the group which toured Canada and caught the ear of American booking agents. These nine musicians are still with the orchestra. Lombardo operates on the theory that the public wants to know what song is being played, and they want it played in in a rhythm to which they can dance. His stylings on current favorites and old stan dards have gained him a place in the highly unstable music busi ness no matter what type of style happens to be popular at the time. Included in the show with the Lombardo orchestra will be Jimmy Nelson, popular ventriloquist, and the “Taylor Maids,” Capitol record ing artists. NEW Hi-STANDARD 22’s 4 or 6 in. bbls. Only $37.50 Terms to please HILLCREST HARDWARE (Advertisement) AT L-AST , , , QOTTA MAkAE.1 liTT Fiscal Payment Due By April 26 The fourth and last installment is now due at the fiscal office and must be paid by April 26 to avoid the $1 per day penalty for late payment. The fee is $65.15 and covers the rest of this semester. Included in the fee is board, $47.95; room, $13; and laundry, $4.20. WhaVs Cooking THURSDAY 7:15—-Runnels county hometown club, 228 Academic. Waco . hometown club, room 3D MSC. 7:30—Eta Kappa Nu, EE build ing, election of next year’s officers. Panhandle club, Academic build ing. Amarillo hometown club, room 2D MSC. Edwards Plateau A&M club, 204 Academic. Calendar Heeling Set For April 28 The organizational meeting for the 1955-56 All-College calendar will be Thursday, April 28, at 5 p. m. in room 301 of Goodwin hall. At the meeting, representatives of such groups as regiments, clas ses, clubs, and departments will reserve dates for all student functions. IT’S « PISU cuz? TUE MAME W&b £>UBMrr-n=D 0V DAVID R. CAfcDVJEUL 701 S. DEXTER. COLL.EC,E STM’ICU I.PICK. op vooe PIO 22 QIPT CER TIPlCATE. AT SORE-UtbOW’S MERE ARE PRICES you cAki t; iuru oowm. ; • 2CA VICTOR. port&bjue radio WA-b -ALL. BICVCLE EOUlPVAEUT O&tz Mi&MV OTU£S£6 1 SORENSOM’S HARDWARE oue. t-ioKTU OP PQgrr occulta. Are You This Man? College Student own car, free to work full time this summer in Texas EARN $1,500 BY SEPTEMBER No experience necessary, no travel, not door to door — Personal interviews held 5 and 7 p.m. on the hour Thursday 8 and 10 a.m.; 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. on the hour Friday. Please be on time. Mrs. I. H. 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