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EDITORIAL PAGE THE BATTALION
r m i, . zo,
ON THE SHELF?
PUaa of Um Colter* Station and Bryan city
rovarninr bodiaa to aotee the probiani ai in tor-city
transportation are —roewhat Row in doeelopiar,
it aaenu to ua. ^ |
It was oyer a month ago, on March 23, when the
two bodies met together and determined to —lee
the transportation problem. They went ao far as to
appoint a committee, composed of Mayors Binary ef
College and Yeager ef Bryan and City Attorneys
Barger of College and Henderson of Bryan, to
reach a solution.
The solution hasn’t bean reached—or, if it has,
there has been a strange air of silence about the
ATTITUDE
PREVIEWS and REVIEWS
Meanwhile. 5.H00 students continue to be sere
ed by an hourly bus and six taxicabs, which
for stretching the imagination, to say the least And
students aren’t the. Ofiy group affected, although
they do form the largest. There are dozens of
College Station worlnsrs who lies in Bryan.
The matter is, of Courne. entirely in the hands
of the city commission at the two cities. Let us
hope that it gathers dust only a very short time
longer and that a solution is speedily forthcoming.
COLLEGIATE REVIEW
The Bryan New*, in a recent editorial, glees ■ - ■ —— — .. .. ^— '
away completely the attitude which some Bryan m RAY TRRADWBLI. phoney doctor, hms been washing PIGS: Luther College haaanew
people hare toward Aggie*. “Burn ’Em Up 0‘Conner,’’ an the driver's eyes wHh a poison endowment building stunt that we
The News, in psaiaisig the chance* for a sotu- ROM picture directed by Edward solution thst bi nd- thenTand think is someth* ' that
tio* to the transportation problem, take, the Sedgwick, produced by Harry Rap*, emus- the crashes. Of course, * piece la our little book of col-
attitude that it must be done to make money for and baaod on a book written by the throughout the story runs a love legist* oddities. To gather' funds
Bryan out of the Aggies. famous speed demon. Sir Malcolm story involving O’Keefe and Mi— for the erection of a new we aren't
; Now w* don’t Marne that paper for hoping to Campbell. Showing Saturday after- Parker, who plays the part of the **■». it is asking farmer fi tend*
keep Aggie amney in Bryan, just — we den't noon at 12:45 at the Aaeembly daughter of his bo—. to donate a pig to the college in
jM-nf the North’ Gate and Boat Gate merchants Hall An mter-Ung sfdeaot* in the ** •P rln *' fMd it during tt*
for trying to k—p it in College Station. THE CAST f Ura the fact that the racing oar mtT ’ and Present' the full -
But isn’t it a little strung* that that should Jerry O’Conner Dennis O’Keefe uaad — the crash car in on* Jf the ho « or equivalent >*
be the principal reason cited for the need of Jane Delano . CecUin Parker icon** w— the ear that Louis Mev ** c ° n «** n * xX *»•> Yea.1 col
solution t WW think the convenience of Aggie. Buddy Buttle Nat Pendleton er thrice winner of the Indiana no- '*** U located in the
‘ ‘ be considered by somebody The News does, P G DeUno Harry Carey lu classic drove to first nl.ee * t * U!
Itn- of a column-long oditorisj. mention Ed Eberhart _^A«fcliaon Richard, the 1928 Memorial Day raro The
that K might not be ekaetly healthful for 10 “Doe" Heath Charley Grapcwin c . r wh ieh had proved iUelf ro
people to ride in on* cab and that it is uaeom- This is one of the rare “B" class w ,u j,, r,,! h ! fe juilt ”
P A J AM AS
Si— S '
STUDENT SIDE
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la the Tuesday Battalion, the sports staff
put in a request that the Athletic CoimcU- have
two student representative* added to its
We sincerely urge'the Board of Dtreclors to
consider taking such action.
As it stands now, the Council is composed ef
three member* of the. faculty, two Former Students
Association representatives, and only one member
of the student body.
And yet athletics are supposed to be organised
and carried on for the benefit of the student body!
If A. A M. wish— to retain that daim. doesn’t it
seen logical that the student body should have a
larger part in directing athletics?
We can fores— no great change in council
policy to come from adoption of such a plan, but
we can a— a much bettor organization amt a much
better feeling in the student body.
We can’t see the reason for having the faculty
in the majority on tftie Council, and we certainly
- can’t a— the reason for having the Former Stu
dents with more representation than the preeent
students, the people A. A M. is her* for, I
If the Board of 'Directors wants to correct A
faulty set-up. the Athletic Council offers them
a wonderful opportunity. Having the Council com
posed of three faculty members, three students and
two Former Students would make the- student body
know that athletic programs are designed for
and not for the rest of the Southwest.
new and novel use f*r
’ bonus— has just bean
vet-
fortobte to have to stand on a street corner. The pictures that turned out to be mpre the grade, in the artificial ^Trld nounc * <t b Y Columbia Cnteersity
What’s Showing
authorities.
They —ported last sree^ that
graduates of the university who
e universito
in the won I
have contributed more than HI8.000
in bonus— to the alumni fund. Of
ficials estimated that receipt from
this source would eventually reach
_ , Bir t t ^ Flirt ' , ' K WUh » 76 - 000 A »w» u pf the money
hate with Joe E. Brown. will be used to erect a special me-
WE yfH’RECIATE
Your Business, II
Acsies
JONES BARBER SHOP
Bryan, Texas
TIME TO ACT
"The d—irability of rate structures providing
uniform rat— on like artsetes which
an* on may be produced in different sections of the
country from such sections to common marketd, i*
not open to serious ipisati—. . , Maintenance of a
territorial difference in rate levels tends to prevent
natiao-wide development at industry, and is not
conducive to the promotion of the beet interests of
the carriers — a while or the country — a whole."
Such an attitude — refleteted in this statement
by Commissioner L— of the Interstate Commerce
Coaami—ion indicates that now la an opportune time
t* file a case with that commission timed at cor
recting rate discrimination between territories —
exists under the unequal sane system for rate mak
ing. This action can be taken by the railroad com
■'AMwaey General's _■ I
culy If the necessary appropriation is made by the reminded me in' the past, the type you
legiatatere. The W—t Tex— Chamber of Commerce,
which has urged such an appropriation, may be
commended for its action — sponsor of the cam ■!.
paign for rate revision.
Should the ICC ha induced to —teblish a level
of freight rat— in Tea— comparable to existing
rates in the North-and Fast, there would result
an. annual saving t* Tex— industry estimated at
approximately fh*M).JO0.()O() Expenditure at a few
thou—nd dollars in aa effort to effect this vast
aaving is a sound investment
[fp . : In ' —
The Battalion
STUDENT SEMI-WEEKLY NKWSPAPEE OF
TEXAS A A M. COLLEGE
nest of the editorial to a trifle mercenary. than even the studio had originally 0 f the film
Another example of the “attitude” we refer planned for the film and as a re-
to come* from a conservation between an Aggie suit ended up — a box-office hit
and h Bryan policeman. That policeman —id that for the company. Other pictures of
if Aggies didn’t like Bryan they could take their the second-rate type that have came
patronage elsewhere, and that Bryan w—• here up the line to be hits are the scries
long before A. A M. and that it *ould be here of Hardy family films. Stagecoach, ASSEMBLY HALL
tong after it. and a few others. In a picture of
The Aggies aren't bad guys, Mr. and Mrs. this type the film is made on a
Bryan Resident, and they’d be friendly if a cer- definite budget with second-rate
tain portion pf the group to which you belong stars in the show or perhaps on* Saturday afternoon—“Burn ’Em mo rial on the camp—,
would let them be ao.' It’s — much the fault of first-class star, with the id— in O’Conner” with Dennis O’Keefe,
your group as of Aggies that there’s no love tost mind of producing a general —ter- c ** l lla Parker.
between the two plat— * . Uinmeat show for the middle o#- Saturday night—"Heart of the
i the-week run or for a fill-in. But North” starring Dick Foran.
At Cantre College, in K—tacky, stud—to have occasionally a show of this type ^ ;
organized an Anti-War Club. An announoam—t from turns out to be more than j—t a A
the group —ys that chapters have be— organised fill-in. and this show to in that Friday and Saturday—“Gunga
already at Louisiana State, Western Reserve, Le- dam. None of the actors to of the Din” with Cmry Grant, Victor Me
high. University of Maine, Wesleyan, and Up—la. top-notch type, but all turn in a Lagi—, and Douglas Fairbanks,'
Member* take an oath that they will not go to war good job nevertheless, especially Jr. Ml
except ip defend our shore*. Stated purpo- of. the Dennis O’Keefe who plays the part Saturday night preview Sunday
organization to to awaken the youth of the nation at a hayseed country boy who likes and Monday—“Never Say Die”’
to the proximity at war under present policies and to race ears and ua— the midget witfc Martha Raye and Bob Hope
to oppose those policies • motor-racing field — locale. — , '
T The story to baaed around the — —
At Villanova College, students have organized cleaning up of a crooked race-track
toymen and clergy into a Legion of Just** to pro- g^ng who by the us* of a phony
mote the id—1 “living wage.” Members will not pur- doctor manage to win all of the
chase goods they know to be sweat shop and non- net, by causing crashes. O’Keefe
union made articles. solves the mystery when he dia-
i covert that hte team's tramer, the
On National Affairs
BY DR. R. P. LUDLl'M
Falter EaptoaeU—
I wss pleased to see the editorial comm—to upon
the queries 1 propounded in this column tost week.
I was pleased because I think the subject we both
were discussing is important. Therefore. It to —lutery
to have it discussed and pondered. Thoughtful, good-
tempered discussion of important issues to of the
essence of democracy, and I am glad to have a small
part in such a discussion I am sure your readers
do aot assume that you always agree with attitudes
expressed 'in a separate column appearing under a
signature. , . - ,
Aa to the question immediately under considera
tion 1—t week. 1 am afraid you misunderstood me in
one instance. My 1—t question was not intended to be
wholly separate' from all the preceding ones. My
first eight queries Were meant to imply my belief
that Mr. Roosevelt's actions tend strongly to draw
us Into a war, and therefore my last question was
whether he desired to have the United States partici
pate in a war. The further implication to patent: if
’ his actions tend to draw us into a wai, but if he
doesn’t want us to participate in a war, he ought
to adopt a different line of action.
Putting my position positively, instead of in the
form of questions, it comes to this. (It has to he
stated in its unqualified form, because, — you have
to not
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made af rubber.) If our objective to to avoid activw.
military participation in European war. we should
avoid meshing —r economy with the economy of one
aide in that war. aad wa should also avoid the id—
that one aide must win the war, because it la
easy a atop from each a conviction to actual aaqtot-
ane* to the aide we think should win. Aa to the
dtotincti— you a—ke between "discs ssi
“propaganda," I thing it to a distinction, in this
ease, without a difference. Mr. Roosevelt's —-
—ge to perfectly molted to the use* at “propaganda.”
— you employ the word. I am afraid Mr. Roosevelt
to shoving ua rapidly to the place where we will
think we have to fight.
Compare the situation in the tost war with
the situation now. Two distinguished historians
write: “Tot in 1*14 the suspicion hardly dawned —
the average American that him country might be
drawn into the war, aad there was an almost uni-
veraal determination to stay out. . . . American de-
terminatien to prs—rvi and enforce neutrality tra
versed rlaee, sectional, and party lines. ... In 1U05-12
the United States had the will and the intelligence
to re mala neutral, but set the power. In K14-17,
it to melancholy to record, we had the power,
the spectacle of warring Burope — broke down
the American will to neutrality that the country’!
entry into the war in 1217 teemed the only course
consistent with self-respect. Yet now that twenty
years have elapsed, many Americans qasstkm
the wisdom aad the necessity of a policy that in
1*17 seamed not only right, but inevitable.” Ter—ty
years from now, will historians write, "Predisposed
from the start to favor the Grand Alliance, and
hart—ad by the leadership af a saif-confidant Presi
dent who tans serene is his own consciousness of
doing right, the United States entered tl
World War almost at ooce — ao— — it began. Yet
in 1M0 many Americans question both the wisdom
and the necessity af a policy that in 123b seemed
uaqoastiaambiy rigMTT T
Year position end min* differ in two other
points, at least. I decidedly do not believe "we may
safely sscums" that the anti-Fascist nations will be
fighting far democracy. I think they will be fighting
against Fascism, and for their own national and
imperial interests. Secondly, leaving aside the com-
psrative merits at Wile— and Rooaovelt at post
war conference tables, — an absolute basis it to evi
dent I plan far la— treat in Mr. Roosevelt than
yen do. His intentions may be good, but you know
where the read paved with good intentions a—y