Page G College Station, Texas Thursday, June 16, 19G0 THE BATTALION
Award Winners
James A. Dotson, left, of Hearne, and Travis man and Weg-enhoft a junior in agricultural
L. Wegenhoft of Columbus have been named education. They are the sons of Mr. and
William H. Danforth Scholarship winners Mrs. Alfa Dotson of Hearne and Mr. and
for the summer of 1960. Dotson is a fresh- Mrs. Oliver Wegenhoft of Columbus.
Although Father’s Bay SO;
Idea Mas Old Origination
Father’s Day may be officially
CO years old this Sunday, but trib
utes to Dad are an ancient tradi
tion.
Probably the oldest is a clay
tablet written by Elmesu, a Baby
lonian, about 2,000 years befoi’e
Christ. It implores the gods to
grant his father good health and
“enduring days”—wishes which
are echoed in a thousand different
ways on this year’s affectionate
Father’s Day greeting cards.
On the sentimental side, for ex
ample:
You do so very much for
others,
In a way that really
counts,
And give your time and
patience
In such generous amounts,
That on special days like
this one,
When we’re wishing
things for you,
We always wish the very
best,
For nothing else would
do!
And from an affectionate to a
light-hearted tribute to the fam
ily’s “forgotten man” comes this
one from the same publisher:
‘. . .Dish. . .Wisher’
“Happy Father’s Day from your
favorite Dish. . .Washer!”
Several of the ‘off-beat’ studio
cards depict Dad as he really is:
“To Dad who is always calm,
cool and. . .collected from!”
And, “to good oP Pop. . .Happy
Pauper’s Day!”
Dad may be King in America
(well for one day, anyway) but in
some parts of the world, he could
stand a little recognition.
In the South Seas
On Palau Island in the South
Seas, for example, the ruling mat
riarch can have any male executed
if he even disturbs her contempla
tion.
And near Sumatra, Dad has to
go live with his wife’s family;
children take their mother’s name
—and only daughters inherit prop
erty.
In India, Dad’s in even worse
shape. If he goes into debt, Mo
ther can sell him into slavery to
pay off his creditors. And in the
African Sudan, Mother may return
to her parents after bearing five
children—leaving Father to look
after the little ones.
Not Always Low
■Fathers were not always low
men on the totem pole, though.
Back in Ancient Greece, an an
nual festival honored Zeus, father
of the gods. Zeus was also patron
of human fathers, and dutiful sons
gave their Dads the traditional
gift—a cluster of ripe grapes.
Probably the champion father
of all time was Emporer Mulai
Ismail of Morocco, who died in
1727 at the age of 81, leaving 548
sons and 340 daughters. He had
300 wives and 700 concubines.
The setting apart of a day on
which to honor fathers by special
services in churches and in other
ways, originated independently in
different parts of the country and
in different years. Different days
were chosen before there came to
be a general agreement on the
third Sunday in June.
Idea Come in 1909
The credit for making the first
suggestion of a Father’s Day be
longs to Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of
Spokane, Wash. The idea came
to Mrs. Dodd in 1909 as a suitable
tribute to her own father who had
successfully reared a family of
children after the death of their
mother.
Mrs. Dodd took her plan to a
preacher'. A resolution was drawn
up a year later and on June 10,
1910, the first known Father’s Day
was observed in Spokane, spon
sored by the Spokane Ministerial
Assn, and the YMCA.
The first observance of truly
national proportions was in 1922
on the third Sunday in June. It
has continued on that day ever
since.
Little League
by Russell Brown
The rise of the White Sox and
the fall of the Orioles highlighted
the American League, South Lit
tle League activity last week as
the Red Sox moved into the first
place slot ahead of the Birds and
the White Sox shoved the Senators
into the cellar.
The White Sox started the Or
iole’s skid Thursday night with a
convincing 12-2 decision over the
league leaders, as Eddie Putz set
the Birds down on four hits while
his teammates were spiking the
platter in every frame but the
third. Duke Butler, John Skra-
banek, and Tommy Cartwright
each had two hits in the seven-hit
Sox attack against Willie Edmonds
and Dennis Chaney while Jerry
Davis had a homer and a single.
The Senators dropped the Pale
Hose the following night as How
ard Nelson came within two outs
of pitching the loop’s first no
hitter. Butler and Cartwright
ruined his bid in the sixth after a
walk and an error had spoiled his
shutout in the fourth. Walter
Varvel slammed a homer and a
single to pace the winners.
The Red Sox continued to lay it
on the chin of the Orioles on Mon
day as Bill Gilliam came through
with a two-hitter to give his club
a 9-1 decision. Only Davis’ two-
out double in the first spoiled the
tall righthander’s whitewashing.
Steve Prescott and Jimbo Robison
had two hits apiece to back up
Gilliam with a six-hit night.
Tuesday found one of the best
played tilts in the league thus far
as the White Sox got the pitching
and fielding combined to edge the
Senators, 4-2, in a quick contest.
Duke Butler and Joe Williams
wound up in a pitcher’s duel as
Butler allowed the Senators four
hits, while stranding six runners
on the sacks. The little right
hander spaced four walks effect
ively, while whiffing eight. Wil
liams pitched almost an identical
tilt, but an error and battery
trouble in the first gave the White
Sox three runs in the first frame
and the Sens never could catch up.
The final tally came in the fifth
on Jim Butler’s double, a passed
ball and an infield out.
Wildness cost the Orioles their
third straight loss Wednesday
night as Doyle Robertson and
Tommy Johns yielded 18 bases on
balls while the White Sox were
banging out 10 hits to take a 17-7
win over the fading Birds. The
White Sox jumped into third place
with the win, tallying in every
inning. Three walks in the first
plus a timely single started the
ball rolling for the White Sox
before the Orioles took a short
lived 5-3 lead in the second on
some rocky pitching by winner Ed
die Putz. But the Sox tied the
count in the third on three more
walks and two hits before break
ing the tilt wide open with six
tallies in the fourth, four in the
fihth, and two in the sixth. The
Orioles rallied bravely in the
fourth but scored only two runs as
Putz allowed only one more base
runner in the final two frames.
Jerry Davis, Oriole catcher, went
into the game with a .750 average
but Putz whittled it down to .600
as the big backstop flied out three
times and walked once.
Nelson Top Hurler
Howard Nelson leads the pitch
ing column as the southpaw hurler
has picked up two straight wins,
the only ones for the Sens this
year. Helped out by 14 strikeouts
against the White Sox, the Senator
twirler has whiffed 27 in 12 inn
ings while walking 11 and giving
up only two earned runs for a fine
1.00 ERA.
Standings
W L T
Red Sox 311
Orioles 3 2 0
White Sox 3 4 0
Senators 2 3 1
Leading Hitters (Thru 6-14)
Davis, Orioles
Varvel, Sens
Prescott, RS
D. , Butler, WS
Robertson, Orioles
Stevenson, Orioles
Creswell, RS
Gilliam, RS
1
2
2%
.750
.692
.556
.500
.467
.400
.400
.364
.364
.357
i 2; Senators 9,
Orioles 1 ; White
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W. Williams, Sens
Edmonds, Orioles
Week’s Results
....White Sox 12, Orioles
White Sox 3 ; Red Sox 8,
ox 4, Senators 2; White Sox 17, Orioles 7.
Week’s Schedule
Senators vs. Red Sox, Thursday; White
Sox vs. Red Sox, Friday; Orioles vs. Sena
tors, Saturday; Senators vs. Orioles, Mon
day ; Red Sox vs. Orioles, Tuesday; Red
Sox vs. White Sox Wednesday.
Minerals School
Begins Monday
A special workshop in rocks and
minerals for elementary and junior
high school teachers, will get un
der way next Monday,
It will last through July 15.
It will be conducted by the De
partment of Geology and Physics,
with Dr. M. C. Schroeder, associ
ate professor in the Department of
Geology, director. The course is
made possible by a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
The course is a special project
and the only one of its kind in the
nation.
Main objectives of the course are
to give teachers knowledge to aid
them in helping their students who
are working on rock and mineral
collections. It will also enable
teachers to give adequate presenta
tions of earth sciences and to de
velop ideas for Science Fair pro
jects in the earth sciences.
Forty hours of lectures will be
given and will also feature lec
tures by visiting scientists.
FATHER’S DAY IS JUNE 19
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SHORT STORY
FOR FATHER’S DAY
Think of the happiness these shorts stand for! Every pair is
sure to put a glow on the face of a grateful dad somewhere.
Why? Because the bold designs brighten his outlook. He gets
restful coolness, and wonderful no-iron fabrics that make the
livin’ so easy. And each time he wears ’em there’s a pleasant
lift just in knowing someone remembered!
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