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The Battalion
PAGE 2
.. College Station (Brazos County). Texas
Tuesday, April 17, 1956
Cadet Officers Civilian Off-Campus
Cadet officers have been given
the privilege of wearing civilian
clothes off-campus, according to
the Commandant’s Office. It is a
special priviliege “awarded for the
fine showing! this year.”
The uniform must be worn on the
campus due to the interpretation
of a military college. The interpre
tation says a military college is
one where students are habitually
in uniform on campus.
On Campus
with
Maxfihulman
(Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek,” etc.)
PHI BETA KAPPA, I LOVE YOU!
Once there was a Chi Omega named Alljreda Pectate who
was beautiful and well-formed and wore clothes of the most
tasteful cut and snjioked the gentlest of all ^igarettes — Philip
Morris, of corris! j-and had,: in addition t|) these , admirable
qualities, a bi'ain scj massive and retentivelth^t she used to read
the Britannica just for kicks.
Alfreda had one j great ambition: to bei elected to Phi Beta
Kappa. Consequently she was all a-dithejr when she heard a
rumor one night that a man from the Phi Beta Kappa selection
board was coming over to the Chi Omega house to interview
her. Being all a-dither, Alfreda sat down and lit a Philip Morjns,
as she always did when she was all a-dither, for gentle Philip
Morris, as wise Alfreda knew, is comfort to the troubled, balm
to the beset, and a haven to the vexed. But gentle Philip Morris,
as Alfreda, with her mighty intellect, was well aware, is not
only a cigarette for times of stress and strain, but also the
perfect accompaniment to happiness and light. For gentle
Philip Morris is sunny and cheery and jolly and merry and
yummy! All this Alfreda, with her giant cerebellum, knew.
By and by there came a loud, masculine knock on the door, and
Alfreda, composing herself, went to answer it. “Won’t you come
in?” she said to the man outside. “I am Alfreda Pectate.”
“And I am Ed Fester,” said the man, entering with a friendly
smile. Ed had found that a friendly smile was a great asset in the
Venetian blind game, which happened to be Ed’s game. He had
nothing to do with Phi Beta Kappa; he had come over to see
about a new blind for the house mother’s bedroom. But, of
course, Alfreda knew nothing of this.
“Do sit down,” said Alfreda.
“Thanks, hey,” said Ed. “But I can’t stay long.”
“Of course,” said Alfreda and proceeded without delay to
demonstrate how wide and comprehensive was her learning.
“Deer,” she said, “have no gall bladders.”
“Is that so?” said Ed, who until this moment had believed
deer had gall bladders.
“Ben Jonson,” said Alfreda, “was buried in a sitting position.”
“Hmm,” said Ed.
“‘Fortnight’ is a contraction of ‘fourteen nights,’” said
Alfreda.
“What do you know!” said Ed.
“Many peoph- think it is forbidden to wash an American
flag,” said Alfreda. “That is not true. It is perfectly proper to
wash an American flag.”
“Learn something every day,” said Ed.
“The smallest fish in the world,” said Alfreda, “is the Pan-
daka Pygmea, which is under a half inch when full grown.”
“How come they buried that Jonson sitting Up?” said Ed.
“It’s terribly crowded in Westminster Abbey,” said Alfreda.
“Oh,” said Ed.
“Ann Boleyn had six fingers on her left hand,” said Alfreda.
“Heavens to Betsy!” said Ed.
“Are there any questions you’d care to ask me?” said Alfreda.
“Just one,” said Ed. “How big is your house mother’s
window?”
A tear ran down Alfreda’s cheek. “Well, that’s the way it
goes,” she sighed. “You work and slave and study and then they
catch you on a trick question! . . . Oh, well, that’s life, I guess.”
Forlorn and bereft, she rose and shambled to her bed and
fell upon it and wept for several days. But finally she pulled
herself together, and today she is with Byrd in the Antarctic.
©Max Shulman. 1956
You don't have to be a Phibate to knotv that Philip Morris, made
by the sponsors of this column, is the gentlest, tastiest cigarette that
money can buy.
■ LT. SLOUCH—For our read
ers who have never known the
creator of “Cadet Slouch” and
“pimp”, the heroes of the car
toons appearing in The Battal
ion, her^ he is: Lt. James Earle,
at graduate last year from A&M,
now in the U. S. Air Force and
stationed at Abilene, Texas.
Earle dropped by The Battalion
office this past weekend to see
how things were going, and to get
more ideas for his two charac
ters. At the air base, he is
drawing Slouch, also; Airman
Slouch, that is, and very popu
lar, as he recently won a contest
with his cartoons.
RS Class To Study
Life Behind Walls
Life behind prison walls will be
studied by the rural sociology 304
class when they visit the Texas
State Pentitentiary, today.
Fifteen members of the crimi
nology class and their instructor,
Dr. Dan Russel, will start their
tour at the main prison system
in Huntsville. Included in their
plans are visits to the G o r e e
Prison Farm for Women, Wynne
Prison Farm for aged and crippled
prisoners, and Furgeson Prison
Farm for honor prisoners.
Special observation will be giv
en to prison recreational activities
and occupational facilities.
Other points of interest will
include • the prison classification
office, maximum security units,
and the death cell.
The class will have lunch in the
pentitentiary as guests of the
warden.
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Claudette Colbert
What's Cooking
The schedule for tonight is as
follows:
7:13
Student Affiliate American
Chemical Society will meet in room
106 of the Chemistry Building for
a short business meeting and to
see the electron microscope in ac
tion.
7:30
Poultry Science Club will meet
in the MSC for officer elections.
Institute of the Aeronautical
Sciences will meet in lioom 21J of
Journalism Class
Presents Newscast
Journalism 311, radio news
writing ^and editing, will present
its seventh tape-recorded news pro
gram “Campus News ’’over WTAW
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. ,
The , program, recorded three
times weekly by members of class,
is a 15 minute broadcast of news
from the campus and surrounding
areas.
According to Otis Miller, associ
ate professor of journalism and
teacher of the class, the news
cast is designed to give students
a chance to apply what they learn
in the classroom.
The students don’t know what
a good script is until they have
voiced it,” said Miller. “This pro
gram gives them a chance to hear
how their scripts actually sound.”
Besides giving students practical
application, the newscast supplies
a condensed form of news with a
local color.
the new Engineering Building.
Dick Weick will present a talk on
executive aircraft design.
Sa'ddle & Sirloin Club will meet
in the lecture room of the Animal
j Industries Building for an impoiv
itant business meeting. All stu
dents who want to order Saddle &
!Sirloin or Block & Bridle Club keys
are asked to- bring their money to
this meeting.
8:30
Texas Aggie Rodeo Club wii|'
meet in room 203 of the Animal
Industries Building. The team
election will be held for the Aggie
Rodeo and job assignments will be
made.
Ag Eng Meeting
Robert W. Wilson and E.R.
Pate, sales promotion managers
for John Deere Tractor Co., will
speak to the American Society
of Agriculture Engineers tonight
at- 7:30 in the Agriculture /Engi
neer Buildihg. They will discuss
“Employment Opportunities With
John Deere Company,” and are
coming from the Dallas office.
Nevada, with a population of 31 Statisticians report mamifactur-
per cent between April 1, 1950 and
July 1, 1954 had only 60,000 more
people, but led the nation percen
tagewise.
ing employment in the Tennessee
Valley up 88 per cent since 1929.
compared to a U.S. average 52" per
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
of the
COLLEGE STATION STATE BANK
College Station, Texas
at the close of business April 10, 1956, a State banking institution organ
ized and operating under the banking laws of this State and a member of
the Federal Reserve System. Published in accordance with a call made by
the State Banking Authorities and by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District.
ASSETS
Cash, Balances with other banks, including reserve
balance, and cash items in process of collection 1 $ 916,503.33
United States Government obligations, direct and
guaranteed - 857,022.70
Obligations of States and political subdivisions - 51,500.00
Corporate stocks (including $4,800.00 stock of
Federal Reserve bank) - - -— 4,800.00
Loans and discounts (including $10,886.36 overdrafts)—,: 1,032,096.19
Bank premises owned $31,680.00, furniture and
fixtures $14,500.00 — - 46,180.00
Real Estate owned other than bank premises 1.00
Other Assets - 1,500.00
TOTAL ASSETS $2,909,603.22
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and corporations $1,952,643.32
Deposits of United States Government
(including postal savings) 168,731.87
Deposits of States and political subdivisions 584,233.91
Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 7,180.88
TOTAL DEPOSITS — $2,712,789.98
Other Liabilities ... 6,763.38
TOTAL LIABILITIES ...... $2,719,553.36
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital* .... .*. ... $ 100,000.00
Surplus i 60,000.00
Undivided Profits ! 30,049.86
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $ 190,049.86
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ...... $2,909,603.22
*This bank’s capital consists of;
Common stock with total par value of $100,000.00 k
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities
and for other purposes .... $ 892,592.70
I, T. E. Whiteley, Cashier of the above-named bank, hereby certify that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
T. W. LELAND
CORRECT—ATTEST: H. E. BURGESS
HAROLD SULLIVAN, Directors
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZOS
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 13th day of April, 1956.
LOIS BETHEA
Notary Public
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