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THE BATTALION PAGE 2 Tuesday, November 24, 1959 BATTALION EDITORIALS . . . Journalism Which Succeeds Best —and Best Deserves Success— Fears God and Honors Man; Is Stoutly Independent, Unmoved by Pride of Opinion or Creed of Power . . . Waller Williams Burning Sym .■ “The Aggie Bonfire symbolizes the.burning desire in the heart of every Fightin’ Texas Aggie to beat the hell out of • T. U.!” y . Those are the words used by The Cadence to describe the Bonfire to freshmen. But words are not sufficient to describe to a freshman , or anyone what the Bonfire means to Aggies. It means a lot more than the desire to beat Texas. The Bonfire symbolizes many of the things that go into , making Texas A&M the finest college in the world and Ag- v gies the greatest men to walk the face of the earth. The unity of men necessary to build the Bonfire is.sym- . ' bolic of the unity of all Aggies—both past, and present. The satisfaction that comes when the Bonfire goes up , in flames is only one of the many tingles up his spine that an Aggie gets during his stay at Texas A&M. t. The magnitude of the Bonfire and the work , that goes into it are representative of the way Aggies*believe in putting quality in all they do. The personal sacrifices by the Men of Aggieland during y the building of the Bonfire are symbolic of the many difficult l tasks that a man must perform in order to become an Aggie. The Bonfire will not be burning the Spirit of Aggieland Wednesday night for the Spirit will continue to burn in the hearts of Aggies as it has for the last 83 years. Credit for Wednesday night’s blaze goes to not just a few of the Men of Aggieland, but to each and every man who has worked during the past few days. The businessmen who have donated trucks or materials for the Bonfire also deserve credit and a special thanks from Aggies. All of these can share in the satisfaction that will be long to Aggies everywhere Wednesday night when once again another Bonfire becomes a part of the living tradition of Texas A&M. SERVICES TO BE HELD IN CHAPEL THURSDAY Meals to he Served In Turkey Day Mode The meal tonight in the Sbisa Dining Halls will again this year be in the spirit of Thanksgiving, according to John G. Peniston, manager of the College Dining Halls. Directors to Meet Here Wednesday The Board of Directors of the A&M College System will meet Wednesday morning on the cam pus of the college. AsM MENS SHOP 103 MAIN •— NORTH GATE AGGIE OWNED Roast turkey and corn bread dressing head the menu. Also listed on the menu are giblet gravy, candied yams, frosted green peas, a relish tray, fresh fruit, pumpkin pie, spiced apple rings, rolls and butter and coffee and milk. 8c Black And White Prints A&M PHOTO SHOP Thanksgiving services will be presented Thursday morning in the All Faith’s Chapel by the Chapel Committee. Services will be held at 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. to which the public is invited. The 8 a.m. message will be delivered by the Rev. Mr. M. W. Bulgerin, pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of College Sta tion. The organist w r ill be Miss Clare Rogers; AUan- : Buvns, stu dent chaplain; Phillip Ro%berson, song leader; special music, Kiver Dahlberg in charge; prayer lead er, Frost E. Gardner. Levi Gentry, minister of the A&M Church of Christ, will de liver the 9 a.m. message. Miss Margaret Berry will be the or ganist; James Manley, student WELCOME AGGIES to Want-A-Burger UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT HAMBURGERS SPECIALITY, MILK SHAKES, COLD DRINKS Open From 10 A. M. Till 9:30 P. M. Seven Days A Week East Gate THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community nexvspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications, chairman ; Dr. A. L. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences; Dr. K. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto It. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. MeMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office in College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. 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JOHNNY JOHNSON A EDITOR David Stoker Managing Editor Bob Weekley Sports Editor Bill Hicklin, Robbie Godwin News Editors Joe Callicoatte Assistant Sports Editor Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Bill Broussard, Ben Trial, Bobby Dodson, Tommy Holbein and Bob Saile Staff Writers Dave Mueller .1 Photographer Caftaps with MsKfihufean (Author of “I JFos a Teen-age Dwarf”, “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”, etc.) Going Up The stacking crews strain on ropes, sticks was carried through the night last night, and the log itself setting it in place on the and will continue this afternoon. 1959 bonfire. The work in the stacking area MSG Auction Of Lost Items Set Tomorrow chaplain; Rush McGinty, song- leader; Basil Shannon, soloist; prayer leader, John Welch. The 10 a.m. message will be delivered by the Rev. Mr. Norman Anderson, pastor, A&M Presby terian Church. Miss Anita Mow- ery will be the organist; William C. Shenkir, student chaplain; Ben Marshall, song leader; Lane Lynch, soloist; prayer leader, Charles McLaran. The Rev. Mr. Thomas Shep herd, minister, A&M Christian Church, will deliver the 11 a.m. message, Frank Buchanan III will be the organist; Robert Compton, student chaplain; Joe B. Belue, song leader; W. C. Ar rington, soloist; Percy Mims, prayer leader. The annual Memorial Student Center Lost and Found Auction will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Fountain Room of the Me morial Student Center, according to Clyde Whitwell, auction chair man. I Only those items held at least six months will be sold. All items will be on display in room 2A of the MSC, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The auction will be held from 3 p.m. until the Bonfire begins at 8 p.m. and will be resumed immediately after the Bonfire is over. Some of the items to be auc tioned are sweaters, pencils, fountain and ball-point pens, gloves, caps, hats, toilet articles, sunglasses, house shoes, street shoes, bill folds, purses, lighters, cigaret cases, text books, maga zines, handkerchiefs, shirts, com pacts, socks, notebooks, jewelry, records, towels and washcloths. A tree which has its own state park is the Wye Oak on Maryland’s eastern shore. The largest white oak in the United States, it is about 420 years old, stands 95 feet. Molemen and Ot her Undercover Men! Six sets of keys Psychology book One pocket knife Checkbook These helpful items can be ob tained at the MSC Lost and Found Auction before and after the Bonfire. Read Battalion tlassiHcds This handsome wash and wear woven cotton check has been tailored by Truval with longer sleeves and body for the Tall man. Authentic Ivy features include smart button down collar with back button and box pleat. Be well groomed for success That “like new” look we give your clothes is sure to make the right impressions whether you’re on the job or on the town. CAMPUS CLEANERS Two roomy pockets. Select yours today. ^jLe ^Ixchunae St ore “Serving Texas Aggies” umh—iMtiBiMK fM'iiMiirnim wmmmmmuBmamm AMERICAN LITERATURE: ITS CAUSE AND CURE Today, as a service to students of American literature, this column presents digests of two classic American novels: THE SCARLET LETTER by Nathaniel “Swifty” Hawthorne This is a heart-rending story of a humble New England lass named Hester Prynne who is so poor that she does not have what to eat nor a roof to cover her head. But she is a brave, brawny girl and she never complains, and by and by her patience is rewarded: in the summer of 1859 she wins a football scholarship to Alabama. Hard-working Hester soon wins her letter and everyone says she is a shoo-in for All-Conference honors, but along comes the War Between the States and football, alas, is dropped for the duration. 4|Uw. Poor Hester goes back to New England. It is a bitter cold winter and poor Hester, alas, does not have any warm clothing except for her football sweater from Alabama, but that, alas, has a big scarlet “A” on the front of it and she can hardly wear such a thing in New England where Union sentiment runs so high. Poor Hester, alas, freezes to death. LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May “Bubbles” Alcott The Marches are a very happy family—and for no discernible reason. They are poor as snakes; they work from cockcrow to evensong; their dear old father Philip is away with the Union armies; and they can’t do a thing with their hair. Still, nothing can dampen the spirits of madcap Meg, jocular Jo, buoyant Beth, animated Amy, and crazy old Marmee, as the merry March girls laughingly call their lovable mother. Well sir, one Christmas the March girls get an invitation to a ball. They are dying to go because they never have any fun at all except maybe a few chuckles during the hog-rendering season. But Beth reminds her sisters that they can hardly go traipsing off to a ball and leave poor Marmee all alone at Christmas time. The sisters swear a lot, but they finally agree with Beth. Marmee, however, will not hear of it. “Land’s sakes, little women!” she cries. “You must go to the ball and have some fun. There will be fruit punch and Toll House cookies and Early American sandwiches. Best of all, there will be morris dancing. Oh, how your father and I used to love that!” “I never knew father could dance,” cries Meg. “Oh yeah?” cries Marmee. “You should have seen Philip morris.” “Was Philip a good morriser?” cries Jo. “The best!” cries Marmee. “Philip could morris in soft pack or flip-top box and was full of fine, fresh, natural mildness!” The girls are cheered to hear this and go to the ball. Marmee stays home alone, but soon gets a wonderful surprise: Philip comes back from the war! When the girls return from the ball, they find Marmee and Philip morrising, and they cry “Huzzah!” and throw their poke bonnets in the air, where they are to this day. And speaking of literature, in our book the best selection of cigarettes on the market today comes from Philip Morris Inc.—Marlboro filters; new Alpines, high filtration and light •nenthol—and, of course, mild, unfiltered Philip Morris. PEANUTS By Charles M. Schufr