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Page 2 THE BATTALION Friday, April 6, 1956 Measure of America WASHINGTON—The Library of Congress Wednesday was given almost a mile of microfilm: The complete record j of all the Sears, Roebuck mail order catalogues since 1888. And to those who could remember when the catalogue’s chief! literary value was as a source material for outhouse jokes; the whole thing was a mite confusing. For here was the librarian, L. Quincy Mumford, pleased as anything, saying ■ of the catalogues: “They are highly important Americana.! Many researchers, historians and other writers use these cat-: alogues as source material. Why? Because, Mumford said, they make one of the “most useful, accurate and, at the same time, fascinating records available of the living standards of the American people from the Gay nineties to the present.” On Campos with MajtShuJman (Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.) MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING I have asked the makers of Philip Morris — an enterprising and aggressive group of men; yet at the same time warm and lovable; though not without acumen, pei'spicacity, and drive; which does not, however, mask their essential greatheartedness; a quality evident to all who have ever enjoyed the beneficence and gentleness of their wares; I refer, of course, to Philip Morris Cigarettes, a smoke fashioned with such loving care and ten dered with such kind regard that these old eyes grow misty when I think upon it — I have asked, I say, the makers of Philip Morris — that aggregate of shrewd but kindly tobacconists, that covey of enlightened Merry Andrews, that cluster of good souls bound together by the profit motive and an unflagging determination to provide all America with a cigai'ette forever gentle and eternally pleasing — I have asked, I say, the makers ot Philip Morris whether I might use today’s column to take up the controversiaLquestion: Should a coed share expenses on a date? “Yes,” said the makers simply. We all embraced then and squeezed each other and exchanged brave smiles, and if our eyes were a trifle moist, who can blame us? To the topic then: Should a coed share expenses on a date? I think I can best answer the question by citing the following typical case: Poseidon Nebenzal, a student at Oklahoma A and M, majoring in hides and tallow, fell wildly in love with Mary Ellen Flange, a flax weevil major at thasame school. His love, he had reason to believe from Mary Ellen’s sidelong glances and maidenly blushes, was not entirely unrequited, and by and by he mustered love m mevztiree/ UtirftfUited ‘Will up enough courage to ask her the all-important question: you wear my 4-H pin?” “Yes,” she said simply. They embraced then and squeezed each other and exchanged brave smiles, and if their eyes were a trifle moist, who can blame them? For a time things went swimmingly. Then a cloud appeared. Mary Ellen, it seems, was a rich girl and accustomed to costly pleasux*es. Poseidon was bone-poor and he quickly ran out of money. Unable to take Max*y Ellen to the posh places she fancied and too px’oud to tell her the reason, he turned suxdy and full of melancholy. Senseless, violent quarx'els developed. Soon it ap- peax-ed that the x’omanee, so pi'omising *at the beginning, was headed for a breakup, but at the last moment, Poseidon man aged to blurt out the truth. “Oh, beloved agrarian!” cried Maxy Ellen, grappling him close. “Oh, px*oud husbandman! Oh, foolish x’eaper! Why have you not told me before? I have plenty of money, and I will con tribute accox'ding to my ability.” Poseidon, of course, px'otested, but she finally pex’suaded him of the wisdom of her course. Fi'om then on they split all ex penses accox'ding to their incomes. Rather than embarx-ass Poseidon by handing him money in public, a joint bank account was set up to allow him to write checks. Into this account each week they faithfully deposited their respective allowances — 35 cents fi’om Poseidon; $2300 fx'om Max-y Ellen. And it worked fine! Gone was all the ax'guing and bickering. They wex-e happy — truly happy! And what’s more, when they graduated they had a nice little nest egg — eight million dollars — with which to funxish a lovely apax’tment in Lubbock, Texas, where today they opex’ate the local laundx’omat. So you see? You too can salvage your failing romance if you will only adopt a healthy, sensible attitude toward money. ©Max Shulman, 1956 Lucre is no obstacle when it conies to Philip Morris. Popular prices still prevail for this, America's gentle cigarette, whose makers bring you this column every week. The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, daily newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College ol Static ege l Publications as a non-profit educational service. 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BILL FULLERTON Ralph Cole Ronnie Greathouse Jim Bower, Dave McReynolda Editor Managing Editor Sports Editor News Editors F. C. Bolton Student Fund To Be Set Up The F. C. Bolton Student Aid Fund is being set up by electrical engineering gi’adu- ates of Texas A&M. The en dowed fund for establishing a scholarship or some other form of student aid, will pay tribute to Dr. F. C. Bolton, president emeri tus of the college. “Former electrical engineex-ing students of A&M desiie to expi’ess their lasting esteem for Dr. Bol ton since his retii’ement from a long and distinguished term of sex-vice as an educator and adminis- trator with the college,” Edgar C. Rack of 1800 Columbus Ave., Wa co, class of ’15, in chax-ge of the project announces. Dx - . Bolton re- tii-ed August 31, 1955. Dr. Bolton came to A&M in 1909 to head the Electx-ical Engineering Depax-tment. He has sexwed as dean of Engineering, dean of the College and President. He is af fectionately known as the “grand old man of ^fiM.” J. Dept. Head To Make Speech Donald D. Burchard, hedd of the A&M Journalism Department, will speak on “What’s Ahead for Small Town Newspapers” Apx-il 13 at a meeting of the Pan Handle Press Association in Amarillo. Burchard will be at the conference April 13 and 14. Another member of the Journal ism Department, Wesley Calvex-t, will speak April 13 on bookkeep ing and accounting methods fox- weekly newspapers at a Texas Px-ess Association meeting in Luf kin. Buxchard will move on to San Antonio the following week to at tend a meeting of the South Texas Press Association Apx-il 19 thx-ough 21. He will sex-ve as judge for a non-metropolitan newspaper con test. Following the meeting Api'il 21, he will fly that night to New York City to attend a meeting April 22 23 of the American Council for Education on Journalism. Bibles To Attend Circle K Meeting Doyle Dean Bibles, junior range and fox-estry student from Burnet, will attend the first annual Dis tinct Circle K Converttion in Ada, Okla., April 14 and 15. Bibles is Lt. Governor of Division 9 for Cix-cle K. He will be accompanied by officers of the A&M club. The Cix-cle K Clubs represent Kiwanis International at a col lege level. There are 13 divisions in the Texas and Oklahoma Dis trict. The program will start with a banquet meeting of all incoming- presidents and disti'ict officers. The general convention will stai’t Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m, and will close Sunday, Api’il 15, at 10 a.m. FRIDAY |*WaTE-WAR4, Major bemson - -Technicolor /A\ demises! tix CDSSiOmE oni TIM HOVET A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE S A T U R D A Y I0HN ACAR LORI NELSON JOHN 8R0MFIELD & »wr<wyijirtfwoMincTvs£ PREVUE SAT—10:30 P.M. Also Sunday & Monday [ ROMANT| C COMEDY! j The Tender Ttapu TOANK ocemc DAVID CELESTE m Cinemascope and color! A&M Professor To Publish Book Clark Lee Allen, head of the Department of Economics at Texas A&M College, has now completed ax-rangements with the Macmillan Company for the publication of a new book which is to be called “The Fundamentals of Foreign Trade and Finance: Essays in In ternational Economic Equilibrium and Adjustment,” Pi’ofessor Allen will be joined in this px-oject by What’s Cooking The Permian Basin Club will meet at 5:15 p.m. Monday on the fx-ont steps of the Administration Building to have the Aggieland picture made. All members are urged to be present. Dress will be class “A” unifox-m or coat and tie. Saddle and Sirloin Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday on front steps of MSC to have Aggieland picture taken. Dress will be class “A” uniform or coat and tie. his younger brother, William R. Allen, of the Department of Economics at the University of California at Los Angeles. The younger Allen was a graduate stu dent in international economics of his brother at Duke University. In addition to the book on in ternation economics, Dr. Allen is the author, together with J. M. Buchanan of the University of Vixginia and M. R. Colberg of Florida State University, of “Prices, Income, and Public Policy”, published by McGx-aw- Hill and used as the basic text in the elementary economics courses at Texas A&M. He also joined with Aurelius Morgner of Texas A&M and R. H. Strotz of Northwestern University in writing “Problems in Price Theox-y”, published by Pxentice- Hall and used in Economics 203 at Texas A&M OPEN FOR ALL BANQUETS, DINNERS RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND LUNCHEONS MAGGIE PARKER DINING HALL TA 2-5089 “The Oaks” — TA 3-4375 BRYAN Swine Center Will Help With Hogs Texas A&M’s Swine Center will make 50 hogs available by April 9 for students interested in slaugh tering and processing one for the Ham Show of the Little South western Livestock show May 11-12. Butchering skill is not a x’equire- ment for application. Assistants will be on hand at the Meats Lab- ox-atox-y to instruct and help when necessaxy. Students participating in the show must sign up six weeks ahead of time. Hogs will be slaughtered April The Censis Bureau estimates 26% million Amex-icans over 64 in the year 2000. —.Hoffman Diamond CuKing Co. iPSfe A tow overhead! OrfICE OPERATION 1 T SaueA you typ. 40 1 On Engagement Sets 3$ and Fine Diamond Jewelry tfig? DIAMOND CUTTING CO. 3rd Floor Banker's Mortgage Building "Next to the Gulf Building" 708 Main Street Houston 9-14 to allow for the 21-day cur ing period necessary to produce a high quality ham. Each man will select the best of the two hams he prepared to enter in the show. Hams will be judged on the basis of the slaughterer’s workmanship, according to J. A. Loftis, superin tendent of the Ham Show. A champion will be selected and 10 other awards will be made. ROPED IN BY WASHDAY WOES? LET US SET YOU FREE! 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