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I ! New Students In Oceanography Thirteen new students working toward advanced Oceanography de grees have registered in the De partment of Oceanography this se mester. All of them will study un der some form of fellowship or as- sistantship aid, the majority of them on assistantships administer ed through the college and the A&M Research Foundation. Two fox - eign countries, Noi'way and Puerto Rico, are I’epresented as well as eight states scattered ovex 1 the nation. From Olso, Nor way, is Herman G. Gade, maj'oring in physical oceanography, Juan Gonzale», holding a B.S. in biology from the University of Puei’to Rico, is working here toward a M.S. in Biological oceanography. Other new students are Herbert Cur], Ph.D. candidate at Florida State University here as a special student for supplementary work; Ralph E. Scales, Orange; Frederick Marland, Eugene Traganza, John Henderson, Roy Gaul, James B. Smith, Joe S. Creager, Raymond McAllister, Vernon J. Henry, and Coni-ad Neuman. OnCgnpus with MaxShuIman (Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.) THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SMOOCH Back in my courting days (the raccoon coat was all the rage, everybody was singing Good Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip and young Bonaparte had just left Corsica) back, I say, in my court ing days, the standard way to melt a girl’s heart was to write poetry to her. Young men today have abandoned this gambit, and I must say I don’t understand why. Nothing is quite as effective as poetry for moving a difficult girl. What’s more, poems are ridiculously easy to write. The range of subject matter is end less. You can write a poem about a girl’s hair, her eyes, her nose, her lips, her teeth, her walk, her talk, her clothes, her shoes — anything at all. Indeed, one of my most lambent love lyrics was called To Maud's Pencil Box. It went like this: In your dear little leatherette pencil box Are pencils of yellow and red, And if you don’t tell me you love me soon. I’ll hit you on top of the head. Honesty compels me to admit that this poem fell short of success. Nothing daunted, I wrote another one. This time I pulled a switch; 1 threatened myself instead of Maud. Oh, Maud, pray stop this drivel And tell me you’ll be mine, For my sweetbreads they do shrivel And wind around my spine. My heart doth cease its beating. My spleen uncoils and warps. My liver slops secreting. Soon I needs be a corpse. When this heart-rending ballad failed to move Maud, I could only conclude that she was cruel and heartless and that I was better off without her. Accordingly, I took back my Hi-Y pin, bid her adieu, and have not clapped eyes upon her since. Last I heard of her, she was in North Scituate, Rhode Island, working as a clam sorter. ~*tlier£6W.tellLtl6- Were it would, hdve-avfed.tf' She haJrit becttdrMoJ But I did not mourn Maud long, for after Maud came Doris — Doris of the laughing eyes, Doris of the shimmering hair, Doris of the golden tibiae! Within moments of meeting her, I whipped up a torrent of trochaic tetrameter: Oh, my sweet and dulcet Doris! You’re gentle as a Philip Morris, With its mild and rich tobacco And its white and scarlet pack-o, Both in regular and king-size. Doris, tell me please your ring size. Well, of course, the poor girl couldn’t resist a poem like that— what girl could?—and she instantly became my slave. For the rest of the semester she carried my books, washed my car, and coi'ed my apples. There’s no telling where it all would have ended if she hadn’t been drafted. So, men, you can see the efficacy of poetry as an aid to wooing. Ti'y it soon. All you need is a rhyming dictionary, a quill pen, and a second-hand muse. ©Max shuiman, idss The makers of PHILIP MORRIS, sponsors of this column, give you no rhyme, hut plenty of reason, for smoking Philip Morris: IPs the gentlest, pleasantest cigarette on the market today. 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 dxxring the regular school year. During the summex: 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 during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and va cation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday im mediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $6.50 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. 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BILL FULLERTON - - Editor Ralph Cole — Managing Editor Ronnie Greathouse Sports Editor Don Shepaxd, Jim Bower News Editor Welton Jones City Editor Bai'bai'a Paia'e - - Woman’s Editor Jim Neighbors, David McReynolds, Gene Davis Staff Writers Barry Hart Sports Staff Maurice Olian CHS Spox-ts Correspondent Tom Syler Circulation Manager Battalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1955 Last Warning It’s our last chance to warn many of you before you get off for the Corps Trip to Fort Worth this weekend. . It’s a long drive and all long trips has the ever-pres ent danger of an automobile accident. And chances are that, barring Aggies being “luckier” than they were last year, some of our students will be involved in a wreck this weekend. One way to help make us “luckier” this year would be to redefine luck in terms of “carefulness.” It isn’t the many times we obey all the rules of traffic safety and common sense that get us in trouble on our high ways. It’s those few times that some outside influence, be it a sense of power, alcohol, a desire to “show off,” or just not looking where we’re going, overpowers us that cause al most all our wrecks. And it doesn’t matter how careful we are to observe that we are doing right—if we fail to observe what the other fel low is doing. We had a bad traffic fatality record at A&M last year; so far this year we’ve had only injuries and.no deaths. Let s keep this record of no deaths and try to eliminate as many as possible of the so-called minor wrecks that can still play havoc with a person’s body. This will be a rough weekend for travel, but safety can and must be accomplished. CADET SLOUCH by James Earle Leipper Appointed To USNC Panel Dr. Dale F. Leipper, head of the Oceanography Department, has been appointed to technical panels by the U. S. National Committee for the International Geophysical Y ear, 1957-58. He has been named executive vice-chairman of the U. S. National Committee Technical Panel of Me teorology and a member of the Oceanography panel. Leipper has recently returned xrom a meeting in Brussells where he met with scientists fro m throughout the world on the Inter national Geophysical Year. The USNC International Geo physical Year was established by the National Academy of Science to plan, dii'ect and execute the U. S. program during the Internation al Geophysical Year 1957-58. Fed eral sponsorship and funds have been obtained by the Academy’s committee thirough the National Science Foundation, the govern ment agency responsible for feder ally supported basic research. To date the congress has appropria ted $12 million for the program. During the International Geo physical Year the scientists of 40 nations will conduct the most com- orehensive study of the earth ever undertaken. Dr. Leipper said. “In- ‘ensive investigations throughout the world will be. carried out in meteorology, latitude and longi tude determinations, geomagnet ism, gravity measurements, ionos pheric physics, aurora and airglow, TSC W Cam iva l Begins Oct. 18 The third annual Gold Rush Car nival at Texas State College for Women will be held on their cam pus beginning Ttxesday, Oct. 18. A parade starting at 4 p.m. Tues day will launch the carnival. A midway coxxxplete with games and prizes, rides and variety stunts is also planned for the event. Ad mission is ten cents per person. The carnival is being held for the purpose, of raising money for the TSCW foundation, a charitable organization for advancing the in terests of higher education in the state and promoting the general welfare of TSCW. Pretty vegetable platter: cauli flower surrounded with alternate mounds’ of cai x’ots and green peas f or snap beans. System Board Compliments Band Conduct The A&M System Board of Directors recently passed a resolution complimenting the Band on its trip to California, Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, band director, and the Former Students Association. In part, the resolution reads as follows: “Whereas the appearance and performance of the Band was high ly creditable and the personal con duct of the members evoked much favorable comment from those who came irf contact with the stu dents on the ti’ip, and “Whex-eas this action reflects credit upon the Band and A&M, the Board desh'es to express to Col. Adams its gratitude for his fine work and Dr. David H. Moi'- gan, px-esident of A&M, gratitude for his outstanding leadership in leading the drive to obtain funds for the ti'ip, and that “It be I’esolved that the Board express its gratitude to the many members of the Former Students Association and friends of the Col lege who generously provided the financial support which made this ti’ip possible.” To peel tomatoes, dip them into boiling water for about a minute. Pull off the skin after you have cut out the stem end. WATCH 1T GROW! The SLAXATORIUM 110 College Main North Gate TRIANGLE Drive In Dining Room 90 CENT LUNCH Served from 11 until 2 PLATE LUNCHES Soup or Juice — 2 Vegetables Meat — Coffee or Tea — Dessert solar activity, cosmic x’ays, glaci ology, oceanography, seismology, rocket exploration of the upper at mosphere and the earth satellite program,” he said. TODAY & FRIDAY THURSDAY & FRIDAY “THEY WERE SO YOUNG” Scott Brady — Johanna Matz Raymond Burr - PLUS SECOND FEATURE - “RICOCHET ROMANCE” Marjorie Main Chill Wills ..E THURSDAY & FRIDAY “Star Is Born” Judy Garland — Also — “U nchained” ANNOUNCEMENT To TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS of • COLLEGE STATION EXCHANGE We are pleased to announce that we will move our Local Business Office activities on October 15th. to our recently completed New Building on Nagle St., near the Circle Drive In theatre entrance, and across from the Catholic Student Center. Beginning Monday October 17th all busi ness will be transacted from the new location. We look forward to welcoming and serving you in our new home. THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES TELEPHONE CO. G. M. 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