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i •'P .1 THE •jf The /on The WorU Turns On PRIVATE *' CK clMa MtUr 4 Um Offlr» at Coll««. tW AM Ofimm of Mar«k ». ir« U • (A4vfrtMin« rata* Ateinairaii.^ RuSMina 1941 \ • -L - » Jaa CtHa C. 4aft -V— i MaMchne Uttar .4 .J«tar ^rzs-aig- a£EB:.Jr^Tr-^g“ ' Aggie Morale To fret down to the point, wherf is the fight, the morale, and the spirit of AggieUnd which have made A. & M. cadets knfcwn through out the country. The w^ole oampus seems dead if you use plain laitguan; there isn’t any life or fire among i Aggieland’s five thdwiwi rtndiata. < i I ^ To climax such a sittiatioiv was the jun ior class nveeting, or lh4 sujgjosed to he meeting, which was held Thursiday night for the purpose! of electing h^icers. The class of Septetnlhor ’43 ahowe4 uf> alsjut 150 strong for one of the tnost important meetings of their caafeer. It’s defihitdy a Hack of class spirit when! there is not [a quorum present at a class mooting. Failure to exercise onf of the basic prin cipals of democracy is practicing poor cit izenship, and during present ttynes when we ire fighting for these ver^ principals of the American way of life, this is eVen worse. * A matter w hich the senior class if guilty of is not cooperating in having pictures made for the Longhorn. The tihedule has been announced by the editor,, and, the infantry seniors havi through Monday ko have their pictures maoe.l A total of jonly 22 have done this so far. The deadlines Will pot be extend ed as it would disrupt thf schedule for the yearbook and work hard/dups on the staff, which is trying to publish the lest Longhorn yet. The abO'e examples dre {he products of • student attitude which prevail on the cam pus at this dime. It is thq idek that we are not accomplishing anything going to shool this sttfOmek’. And it’s tpis What’s the use, who cares” spirit that wil get a person nowhere. Since l^st December fveri Aggie has had a part ti> play in the deft nfe of the coun try. It shoind l»e his duty to continue his education 'Htul pn*pare hinjsel^for anythitTg which might afront him.!Ag|ries with con tracts will paturally go ipto ithe army and others will take positions |in defense indust ries. All thtise should have a definite goal to work for. ] ' | i J Aggies, let’s throw qiff this attitude which is a milestone around ^ur necks, pre siding the achieving of opr ptirpovv here at Aggieland. ^ii»ke Aggielaad ip the summer like it Is in lhe regular term; get some spirit and let’s start the flame iHirrdng once mme. •|/j T : I 1 l| ‘ . SortU (firh u nuld be tlrisfh/ more attrac tive if they xjtent ax mucji time improving their ditpoUtion* ax they ^do It heir complez- ions. ===== m on. a. w. mm " " ~~~ The appearance of Mr. Churchill, accompan ied by a number of British officers, in the United States has resulted in a great deal of speculation concerning the immediate opening of a second front. There can be no doubt that the Russians wish a second front established. The British and the Americans are probably just as anxious to establish one. Such a front may be established in a short time, but it would probably be better for Americans 4ot to accept this possibility as a fact until more definite information is available. It will be no easy task to establish a foothold in any of the Axis controlled coun tries, and it wrill be no simple matter to supply s force once it is placed on the con tinent. Plans must be carefully made and planes, tanks and guns assembled, for this time there must be no Dunquerque. One of the amusing contradictions of the moment grows out of the following opinions, both of which are generally held It is as sumed that the German army and air force, both of which have shown tremendous strik ing power, can not force a landing in Brit ain. It is also assumed that the British, when they are ready, can easily force a landing on the continent. It should be remembered that it is just as far across the channel in one direction as in the other, and that difficulties are to be encountered regardless of the di rection in which the force is moving. A land- 1 ing can be forced, but it will be no simple matter. Much of the action of the week took * place in the Mediterranean area. The British position in North Africa became decidedly worse, although their opposition to th'e Ger- >N SA k» tfta*. djr *1 don’t care i! hC'i oes walk in hn siccp ,T Hc^or(o^vajM^ Dr Arthur T Receives 3! Within One lORNING, JUNE 20. 1942 ;r Aggie Is - A - vi unilorm like am one cLc r BACKWAttJ ~BMfcVMkl Aa afItalian can names on filA mans has been so great that they have prob- On File ably achieved \hair main purpose, that is the War protection of Alexandria and the Suez Canal from direct attack. Two great convoys, one to Africa and the other to Malta, were push ed through, but at considerable cost. In this Connection the Italian navy w*on another of its great victories: the fleet put out to sea 4nd part of it managed to get back to port. The Italians lost a heavy cruiser and two dvstroyers, and two battleships were severe ly damaged. Incidentally, the damage was done by planes and the Italians did not con tact the British fleet. Some of the planes were American, and they were manned by Americans. This marks the first appearance experts Hell is Hitler’s days . . . after a week’s wait the many of the studflbta( in their Kang keeps all fcnport int Ameri- contractor will be chosen and work ***«*rch. He is ag authority » they can will begin J'elimi late” key from there to dancing under the fnen n our ad- stars ; L fninnl ration aft- diluted; the notice informing stu- t ie victory dents they must pick up laundry claim will as per schedule . . . The Aggieland rs (and we errheatra. under its new Header, rill be Curly Brieht, needs a boost from every Aggie ; . . write a letter to old Schnik- the Fitch Band Wagon. 720 North •w a—the rat Michigan Avenue. Chicago, Illinois, of American fighting men in the Mediterran- m ? d *** woul d prpbabl ,n area. ' Other hundred Cxacha lilled, if he could see hia nagne a id identity Stephens college. Columbia, Mo„ has com- r^iJhriTcT ’ n * ^ pleted plans for a special aviation course for T women. j-woi id get so and tell them how much you would order an- like to heAr your school orchestra on the air. in Dean C. Scruggs (p^st-war) in- ov< red in the This Collegiate World ASSOCIATED COLLBOE PRESS To train replacements for radio workers who may be called into the armed services. North western university, in collaboration with the National Broadcasting company, will erffer a radio institute this summer. Five courses will he taught by members of the radio staff of the university and the production staff of NBC. Ijectures will be given on campus and Studio work will be held in studios of NBC. • The courses will be radio writing, act- Patriotic ing, announcing, production directing, and public service programs. ! Registration will he limited to the 100 NMt-qualified students who apply liefore fUne T. Gilchrist’s office ssys the follow! formation was files: Nsaie—Hitler, iMI ■ M.r-si,,!-hi^logy Home \ddre**4-Alc itrat Island Name of Guardian—gnoMevelt K. Churchill What Quarter of school— Athletics? — Maf hies W hy did you rboose —Thought 1 co^ld get sway with it . . Are you doing;any twenty years For Whom? — All t^e world • ' • . . . that’s us | . we re going all out on fnele family’s side Harry Cordua kave ... he Writes a y article for the Galveston Negrs, 4nd in return In addition to the courses, the institute Kets t he paper ft will hold a series of eight lectures by out- f„reach column, f he , he receives “ together with many ; standing men in broadcasting. College men majoring in the social sciences, vv.r Stamps business or other non-technieai or non-scien- “blow it in.” tifie fields are eligible for the newly organ- a check from the/pap r, he rushes down to the P.O. gnd invests it in ^ Pit Aggielapd; On fidt Band Wagon There’* an emergency! Ilfs hot one of the regular old run-of-the-mill .Rational Kmer- gencief but ithe real thing. Jn fact, it includes every able bodied Aggie and otherwise at A. & M. that hAs one gopd band, a pencil, and a piece of paper with an psed three cent stamp on it The Aggieland Orchestri needs help. Curly Brieiit and his boy's Want a ride on the Fitch Band Wagon thia-rfutpmtT and it’s vital that ttiey get there. Juqt Wagine what would happen if they succeeded in their aim! A. & M. would not only lie, noted throughout the land for having the beat lootball tear* in the U. S.. and for putting oul more officers than any Other college, bpt would rise to the height:* of fame as the hot licks of the “AggialantA Orchestra” poured out through every radio set from Newj York to Ban Francisco.TAggieland” wquld be on the tip of the tan^ue of every hepjeat in the na tion. All that is needed to produce this amaz ing phenomenon is for eagh i\ggie to write at least ori^ letter, not in the terms he would w ; rite his girl-friend but fn K nice friendly fashion extolling the greatneMi of the orches tra to this address: Fitch Band Wagon ft, ; 720 Nijrth Michigan Axe, . . Chicago. Illinois 1 1 I * • . T7/T • ^1 Moat women are guarding their hose like precious jewels these days, but six Univer* sity of Wisconsin co-ads have abandoned socks for campus wear and are giving their hose special endurance tests. Jean Henkel, assistant in the horf? eco nomics department, has .been conducting the experiment since November to determine which kind of hose now available will wear the longest. The co-eds, selected because they walk a lot, are wearing mercerized cotton, nylon, and silk stockings an equal number of times, keeping a daily report chart on snags amf runs. Results of (he study will be submitted for a master’s thesis( Miss Henkel explain ed. The girls follow detailed instructions for washing and general care, use the same type of soap powder, and note effects of high heels and oxfords. A certain number of “mends” are allowed, but so far the only casualties have been the silk hos^ Advertisement* '.for I Hi Jack Hood ailing fr Thro* honors were one week recently to J. Todd, chairmen of th* department at Northwestern txai- ▼eraity, but the one that gave the biffeot “kick- came f*mi the Inmates of a prison The honors are a fejlowahip In the American Acpdea* for the Advancement of berth ip in the ene# oe Family honorary degree of from the directors of Bute prison. Signed by Nathan Leopold. Jr, partner with * the senstational ’•■crime tury” of the early fO’s, hearing the d«>greg is Latin and says, “Far his merit, for his gr*t for his magnificent work of Beany years, by the'authority veet- Od in us, we present Arthur J. Todd with the degree of GOOD 1GG with highest honor*;” Other signers wfre director* of the Stateville school, wljieh has done what Dr^ Todd call* M mag- nificient rehabilitation” for the inmates since Leopold began it more than lO yeart a^o. It’s removing hfs silver oek leaf dnd; on replacing it with an eagle venter-* a short road Creational and leisure activities d . y for about ^ TJ W under tho •* antidotes for crime. | otea. He then donned coveralls dni took off for the gunnery range 13(4 Irony—pure and un- . miles south. Northwestern University’s eiyiLy ian pilot training program mires has sent enough men into the ed services to man three completed combat sections. Furher in Castor Bean Stalk Ten Inches Across; Thread of Wood Have roo ever seen a castor been stalk ten inches in diameter or thread made from wood—or n hijfh vine running up through the trunk of a tree ? Have you ever seen roots that look like beetles and wood which looks so heavy that yon ex perience * great feeling of sur prise wh# c you almost hit your- I self in the chin upon lifting it? All these and many more things of interest can be seen In the mus eum of the Texas Forestry Service I on the top floor of the Adminis- trstioc Building. Fire fighting equipment, wood products and novelties, over sev- u, the idea *"7 ■t-clB-n. of t,e., le.ro. .nd oddities of the plant world are on exhibit in the museum. Specimens of ail the commercial trees in Tex-' the course? Yes, and a buck b< fore he can of their finished products. Visitors are welcome and will be shown all the things of interest by mem bers of the personnel. if We WELCOMED the Establishment of Price Ceilings, for we saw our oppor tunity to prove how low Penney price* have al ways been. When short age* forced up the co*t of all kind* o* merchan- dite, we kept our selling price* down as loig as we could. • And since our price* had itead'astly withstood the general price rise, our coiling price* ore set at levels that make Penney’* now, more than ever, a place for thrifty people to shop. • And by thrifty people we mean everybody! C orps Dance Saturday Night. Sl,l*j if (pampas ■zed 12-week summer pre-induction course at ^ whp mi|rht „ tra two New York university, designed to train men biu here and tM , . . . th , -old subject to military call for specialized posts Boy with th* Wh|»k«rs” need* it. with the air corps, signal corps, artillery and • other services of the army and navy. It is c,. r£ w aTS : r .„. c , believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. The program was formulated with ad vice of the war department, army and navy officials and follows a recent appeal by Sec retary of War Stimson for pre-induction training of men at mstitutions of higher learning. The course closely follows a pat tern outlined by Secretary Stimson. with emphasis on mathematics, physical training, radio communications and other scientific and technical subjects. Opening June 15, the clasdes will meet five days a week for a 12- week period. That’s just a st|Kg« ition to Ag- . . v .. .. u • l < orp* Dance Saturday Nighl. $1. 10 4-1181 Bax Office Opena 1 P. LAST DAY ‘THREE GIRI.S ABOUT TOWN” with ' * r- 1 JOAN BLONDKLL j I BINN1E BARNES 3 JOHN HO.WARI) * [ Also Cartoon — News March of Time — i PREVIEW’ TONIGHT SUNDAY — MONDAY TO I THE SHORES JOFTRlPOir moi MAuatn itwxx** PAYME • O’HARA • ^J)TT Also (artoon — Short News Two hundred sailors are study ing irv a naval radio code and com munication school established for the navy gt the University of Wis- bida on the consin. Can Still Save On OOKS OPINIONS 4ND ATTITUDES • CORRECTN1ISS AND PRECIS ION IN WRITIP< G • < » x HISTORY ♦>€ Trading Post 32 North Gate % o v / e Guion Hall I if (SATURDAY 1:0< P, M., 7:00 and 8:30 BROUGHT HACK BY SPECIAL REQUEST!!! Spencer Tnacy and Ingrid Bergman B “DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE" Abo Comedy News MICKEY MOUSE in “OLD Mac DONALD DUCK” I i ic \ Coming Mon. - Tues. Wed. Courtship of Andy Han i I r; ’i today of Use promotion of U. Col William L. Kennedy to the rank of colonel, the new rank to he effective immediately Colonel Kennedy le director of training at the Harlingen Army School. His military career has been one of the most brilliant if! '* any officer in th* Gulf Const traki- A native of Leggett, Texas, colonel graduated from A. A R. j in IMS with e Bachelor of dagre* In mechanic* Almost immediately thereafter, h*- Correanondanc ^hrwd ' T1H~vU and g™4uated from Kelly Correapopdencr school at HUnoi. t#xm m ^ ^ ^ ^ rank of aecoad lieutenant ’ In 1BS0 and 19S1 he attended th* Air Corps Technical School at Chanute, Kansas, where he was rated an armorer. Last year, he went to England to attend an RAF gunnery school. He has logged in excess of 5000 hour* as a pilot, and holds a sen ior pilot’s rating. In addition, h*- is qualified as an eerbl-gtMMr.j bnmbadier. observer and armoier.l He served In Hawaii from 1B2. to 19.15. Colonel Kennedy reported !W Harlingen in October of 1941, a>td? was elevated from major to Lt.-* Colonel in January of this' year.j His wife and two children, Ain,! • •••• actio* »r •rrarrcnr* "—W,talar ‘ 1 == f For *® Ver al year* Dr. todd has 6 , " n d WUlmm U^^monthaJ construction of the open-air dance ^tod as adviser to the J inmato- rt .nide t with him in HarlingVn. 1 * •Ub will tw x-nt out in > >“ l h *‘ Colon,! K.nrwdy "ckbrnl*!"^/ i 1