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THE BATTALION
THE DATTALiCN
Student weekly published by the students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College Station,
Texas, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
Member of The National College Press Association.
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CLAUDE M. EVANS
PHILIP JOHN
M. J. BLOCK
D. B. McNERNEY .
W. J. FAULK
R. L. HERBERT
C. E. BEESON
J. L. KEITH
RUSTY SMITH
W. 0. SANDERS ....
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
.... Managing Editor
Associate Editor
..... Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Feature Editor
Staff Correspondent
Art Editor
Cartoonist
Cartoonist
Reportorial Staff: R. A. Wright, R. L. Elkins, E. L. Williams, G. M.
Dent, Lewis Gross, E. C. Roberts, H. G. Seeligson.
BUSINESS STAFF
B. G. ZIMMERMAN Advertising Manager
TOM C. MORRIS Assistant Adv. Manager
TRYGVE BOGEVOLD Assistant Adv. Manager
E. M. LIEM Circulation Manager
GEORGE C. BRUNDRETT Assistant Circulation Mgr.
S. M. U. Goes Anti-War!
Pledging themselves to refuse to submit to conscription and to
take places as “conscientious objectors” in case of war, a selected
group of Southern Methodist University students signed a petition
addressed to the President and the Congress of the United States
decrying war and asking that conditions might possible lead to the
entrance of this country into war be remidied. The petition has been
signed by many outstanding S M U pupils and is still circulating on
the campus.
The petition embodies several of the evil effects of war and the
beliefs of the students. It is a true fact that war does produce greater
problems than it solves and that sixty per cent to eighty-five per cent
of the taxes of the United States go to paying war debts and army
maintenance.
The petition proposed the “cessation of the glorification of war
by discouraging the untrue representation of it in literature, in the
legitimate drama, and in the moving picture shows of this country;
The prohibiting of compulsory military training in educational
institutions and the elimination of the R 0 T C from the public schools;
The withdrawal of American Marines from Nicauragua;
ri The removal of American citizens from the Sino-Japanese war
zone and the subsequent withdrawal of American military forces;
The entrance of the United States into any world court oi’' other
international organization that advocates the use of econmoic blockade
as a coercive instrument against any nation whose aims seem to appose
the welfare of the international society.”
The petition closed with the pledge of the students to “oppose
all war propaganda, to deny the efficacy of war as a means of settling
international disputes—to deny peace time cooperation with wholly
military groups—and in the event of war to REFUSE conscription and
to take their places as “conscientious objectors.”
No doubt the authors of the petition were sincere in their beliefs
but they have overlooked the fact that war is an outcropping of national
misunderstandings and hatreds. The way of world peace is the con
struction of a new world-wide empire in which all nations will be linked
together as the states of this nation are linked to a central governing
body.
World peace will have been realized when the nations of the world
will be held together by bonds of commerce, understanding, and the
realization of universal equality. To fence ourselves off, to erect a
barrier around ourselves would be the undoing of the only actual
benefit realized from the world war and make ourselves the object
of universal hate and misunderstanding.
To abandon our present means of national defense is to open
ourselves to the onslaughts of enemy nations. The world today is not
ready for peace and the present economic system is one that requires
war for its cure. The abolition of national defense measures would be
suicide. No one is in sympathy with false patriotic ballyhoo and
propaganda but what effect would all of the unlicensed “hooey” un
leashed on the world in 1914 have on the blase and sophisticated youth
of today? A truthful statement of facts is the way to the hearts
of youth today and we believe that this will take the place of war
propaganda. Professed martyrdom comes easier than actual sacrifice
and many of the “conscientious objectors” will find it easier to face
the guns of the enemy than the sneers of the uneducated who cannot
reckon the price of war.
Scoreless Tie Gives
Cavalry Grid Title
In Closing Battle
A scoreless deadlock with the
Cavalry squadron in the season’s
final definitely eliminated a last
hope of the champion First Battal
ion Infantrymen as possible re
peaters, dethroning them, and plac
ing the Cavalrymen in undisputed
possession of the 1932 intramural
football title.
From the very start until the
closing minutes of play, when the
Cavalry carried the ball to within
six yards of the Infantry goal, on
a series of line plunges by Bumpas,
the game was played on very near
ly even terms. The punting of
Peter Ellis, Infantry tackle, and
the ball carrying of T. B. Sebas
tian, Cavalry halfback, were instru
mental to a large degree in keep
ing their respective teams from be-
Sebastian led the Cavalry attack
through the entire game, being a
constant threat and repeatedly cut
ting inside tackle for telling gains.
The Cavalry drives featured very
straight football with few varia
tions, Bumpas alternating with Se
bastian in drives through the line.
Sunday, Monday — Palace —
“Shanghai Express.”
An apparently well rounded at
tack was crippled early in the game
when S. T. Martin, fleet-footed In
fantry field general, was removed
from the game because of a leg in
jury sustained when he was tackled
by an opposing lineman. From that
point the defending champions con
tented themselves to play conserv
ative ball and await the “breaks”
of the game.
They were seldom on the offen
sive and failed miserably when the
opportunity presented itself in their
efforts to gain through the tough
Cavalry forward wall. Numerous
passes attempted late in the fray
were either batted down or inter
cepted by the alert and determined
Cavalrymen.
Members of the championship
squad, coached by H. B. “Red” Del-
ery of Houston, are: F. E. Grove,
C. H. Meyer, M. L. Bright, L. I.
Webb, A. B. Fisk, C. Heidrick, R.
E. Denison, J. A. Golasinski, W. W.
Schulz, C. S. Fleischmann, L. B.
Howard, W. B. Morris, R. J. Bum
pas, T. B. Sebastian jr., J. N. Love,
R. D. Hardcastle, W. E. Young, R.
J. Dulaney, L. 0. Zapp, R. J. An
derson, and E. Levy. Intramural
medals and sweaters will be given
members of the championship
team. The medals will be awarded
by the Intramural department
while the sweaters will be the gift
of appreciation by the Cavalry
squadron.
Saturday 12:30— Assembly Hall
—“Tulane vs Southern California.”
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are reminded that 5 p. m. is the
last opportunity they will have to
make entrance applications. No
charge is made for entering the
contest, but it will be necessary to
know how many will participate in
order to make adequate prepara
tions.
New Typewriters
Machines used in the contest
will be the new Corona-Smith type
writers which will come direct
from the factory with a represen
tative in charge of the contest.
Contestants will be timed by
stop watches for accuracy and
speed in writing, and all entrants
will not necessarily write at the
same time. The contest is absolute
ly open to anyone with the ability
to use a typewriter proficiently.
Valuable Prizes
Prizes offered to the winner in
clude $5.00 for first prize, a copy
of this year’s Longhorn for second
prize, and three complimentary
tickets to the Assembly Hall pic
ture shows for third prize. A fourth
prize will be offered regarding a
special offer on The Battalion
which will be announced later.
Students are reminded that only
those whose names have been re
corded in the contest book will be
allowed to participate but that it
does not cost anything to enter.
Applications should be sent to
“Typewriter Contest,” Box 259,
Campus, or may be made on the
telephone by calling number 8.
Graduates Approve
Military Training
(■College News Service)
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—Of
10,166 college graduates who re
ceived military training as a part
of their educational careers, over
97 per cent believe the training
worth while, according to results
of a survey announced this week
by the Office of Education, Depart
ment of the Interior. All but 1.5
Points
A 317.5
Battery A, Field
Artillery Heads
Intramural List
The Intramural participation
race being well advanced and those
sports to include football finished,
a standing of the twenty-six cam
pus organizations have been com
piled to include all football games.
The standings are*
Organization
Eatery A, F
Battery F, F A 290
C Cavalry 290
A Signal 277.5
H Infantry 275
B Infantry 270
A Engineers 257.5
B Signal 255
F Infantry 250
B Engineers 247.5
D Infantry 230.3
Battery A, C A 227.5
Company C, Inf. 214.25
G Infantry 207.5
Battery D, F A 200
B Infantry 186.75
A Cavalry 175
B Cav 172.83
D Cavalry 150
Band 142.5
Battery C, F A 125
Battery B, C A 115
E Infantry 115
A Infantry 115
A specially appointed committee—
of college professors has submit
ted a recommendation for some
thing like thirty-five changes to
be effected for the betterment of
A and M. Personnally, we are
surprised that so few faults were
found, still it’s our business to
unearth dis-agreeable things and
we may be, for that reason, a bit
more cynical regarding our
school’s good points.
One of the most important-
recommendation, and probably
the most discussed at the present
time, concerns the changing of
our present uniform require
ments. There are many argu
ments both pro and con. some
suggestions have been made pro
posing the use of Government
Issue uniforms to be worn on
drill days only. This would mean
that students would no longer be
required to wear the uniform
daily, but they could purchase
and wear one if they so desired.
The strongest argument—
upholders of such a change would
rave, lies in the belief that a
great deal of money can be sav
ed the students. We doubt this
however. Uniform clothing is of
one style, one price, and one qua
lity. At the present time the cost
of civilian clothing is well be
low normal, and many bargains
can be obtained, but ordinarily
a uniform will far outlast a civ
ilian suit of the same price.
A sense of democracy—
exists with the wearing of a uni
form. There are few opportuni
ties for the student of wealthy
parents to cause his less fortu
nate fellow-students embarass-
ment by wearing more expensive
clothing. Military rules concern
ing ties, shirt sleeves, and leath
er teaches neatness in dress. We
couldn’t expect a student body
composed entirely of men to
to dress as neatly in civilian clo
thes as they now do in uniforms.
That is proven daily by the popu
larity of fatigue clothing.
Editor’s View About
Marriage Bring His
Removal From Post
(College News Service)
DANVILLE, Ky„ Feb. 24.--
Charles J. Thurmond, editor of
Cento, weekly at Centre College,
this week had been ousted from
his positio nbecause of an editorial
on marriage.
He was declared to have attack
ed marriage as “the stupidest of
all institutions in existence today,
(one which) ends in wrecked lives
and casting of ugly blemishes on
young lives having to come into
contact with it.”
Thurmond declared that his forc
ed resignation was an attemtp to
throttle the freedom of the press.
THEM GOOD MALTED
MILKS
We Still Make Them!
King’s, Whitman’s and
Pangburn’s Candies
Holmes Bros.
Confectionery
Bryan
Phone 221
Thursday, Friday, Saturday —
Palace—“Dancers in the Dark.”
Aggieland
Grocery
A complete line of
Groceries
Eats and
Drinks
R. P. ANDREWS, Mgr.
(Across the street from The
Exchange Store)
The pipe is not for
pretty girls.
Here, MEN,
smoke a
man’s smoke
A PIPEFUL of good tobacco is dis-
AV tinctly a man’s smoke. The
women (long may they wave!) have
taken over most
of our masculine
privileges. But
pipe smoking still
belongs to us.
In every walk
of life you’ll find
that the men at
the top are pipe
smokers. And most college men agree
that the pipe offers the rarest pleasures
a man could ask of his smoking.
When you smoke a pipe, be sure
you choose the tobacco that will give
you the greatest
enjoyment. In 42
out of 54 colleges
Edgeworth is the
favorite. You can
buy Edgeworth
wherever good
tobacco is sold.
Or for a special Here’s the smoke for
, men, a pipe and good
sample packet, tobacco.
write to Larus &C Bro. Co., 105 S. 2zd
St., Richmond, Va. Sample is free.
EDGEWORTH
SMOKING TOBACCO
Edgeworth is a blend of fine old hurleys,
with its natural savor enhanced by Edge
worth’s distinctive
and exclusive elev
enth process. Buy
Edgeworth any
where in two forms
—Edgeworth Ready-
Rubbed and Edge-
worth Plug Slice.
All sizes, 15^ pocket
package to #1.50
pound humidor tin.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday —
Palace — “Dancers in the Dark.”
per cent oppose any move to abol
ish the R. O. T. C. from collegiate
institutions.
TIMES CHANGE—
SO DO YOU
Only by having your pho
tograph taken now will
you be able to show the
children “how daddy
looked” when he was
young.
Aggieland Studio
JOE SOSOLIK, Prop.
Kodak Finishing ..Films
Picture Frames
BERT SEZ:—
SERVICE, FRIENDSHIP AND EXPERT
WORKMANSHIP IS FURNISHED FREE WITH
EVERY HAIRCUT YOU GET
at the
CAMPUS BARBER SHOP
(in the Y)
BERT SMITH, Prop.
The Uniform Tailor Shop
JUNIORS
Now is the time to order your uniform for
next year and take advantage of the LOW
PRICES on all Tailor-made Blouses, Slacks,
Breeches, and Shirts.
Mendl & Hornak, Props.
(North Gate of Campus)
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Clothes Made To Your Measure
Like YOU want them. New Spring Samples
from International Tailoring Co. Come in and
see them.
The Campus’ only Cleaning Plant
The Campus Cleaners & Tailors
(Over Exchange Store)
—and that’s what the
statistician does for industry
Definite knowledge of “where we are” and
“what lies ahead” is as vital in business as in
flying. For this expert navigating, the Bell
System has long relied upon statisticians.
These men study present and prospective
industrial, economic and social conditions in
all parts of the country. They gather facts—
analyze them, correlate them, discover their
significance to the telephone business, draw
guidance from them. They study and fore-
cast the changing re qu i rements of the
for telephone semce. They est.mate the
probable future demand for new services,
such as radio telephony to foreign lands and
ships at sea. They keep the executives advised
as to current progress towards the objectives
thus carefully determined.
Only by plotting a course scientifically can
the Bell System continue to develop along
sound lines.
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