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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939
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’ TUESDAt STAFF
Ray Treadwell
L E Thompson
Bob Nisbet, A J
There will be some skepticism over the pro
posal to establish “crime clinics’’ in the Texas
public schools under the terms of (be bill already
passed by the Texas Senate and now before the
house. But there must he of necessity doubt
any approach to the crime problem is the right
This idea worked out fn the State Department
cation and effected by the bill written by
Dailey, a veteran practicing attorney of
Delias, is an experiment. But it may prove one
well worth while. The House may do well to add
its eadnreesssnt to that of the SaaaliUi uJi'
All recent crime surveys have shown an in- U * T ^ & ‘ to “ oU >C7 a « b Bene* both on hnd off the enmpas, under end is the singing of the Uni
crossing proportion of young offenders. Various ** Sh >* Assembly Hall. 7 p. m, one head andinoneooffi of Tenaa dgjf Glee Club
reasons are ascribed: the general level of poor
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
■ May 6 A.S.A.R Dance —Ag.
Eng. Bldg.-*:00 P.M.
May 10—T.C.U. vs. A. A
Baseball, Kyle Field
BY RAY TRRADffnA i ‘ Engineering Building.
(This column makes its d» but to will be appropriate, and
the student body as an effort to “hiU-binies H should realy
M, “round up" events of interest to town” at this affair.X
Aggies
the way of activities Another high-light of the
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THE STUDENT FORUM
TO THE BATTALION: f ’
During the past three months several articles
have appeared in our paper concerning final exams,
exemptions from taking them, “dead week," etc.
Once again the students are about to face their
"Waterloo" if they fail to fulfill satisfactorily, in
ths opinion of their prof, the tests set before them
wkRh contain such technical questions concerning the
course as the professor sees fit to ask. Moat profwh {
son are prejudiced concerning their respediM-
courses, which is as the case sheuld be, but the fact
remains that the student has other courses with
profs who are just as demanding. What the student
may or may not know about the quit within a
“three-hour"' time limit will detAxsine .one-third of
his final grade. • “
In dnswering our emphatic request far “dead
week" we were told that the students placed too
much emphasis on the final exams, hut may I ask
why they should not desire every possible chance t«>
do well on the quisxea, wbep they may destroy all
that they have worked for during the .preceding ioar
months? This certainly vis npt desirable totthe stls i
dent; therefore, it must undoubtedly be samewhaKg
in the upper realm that the emphasis is placed pa
final exams.
* I do not advocate a radical change in the prevail
ing system but why can lot the final exam be
averaged on an equal basis with the other major
quisxes? This would let the instructors gain a
knowledge of the results of their term * work and
would not be quite so detrimental to the sQsdmit.
Our Math teacher (or U he?) failed 69%.of
ooe of his classes in Calculus 204, seconding to his
own statement Do you gentlemen think this an at
tainment of which one should boast? As for my-df,
I think it is 4reflection on the ability of that in
structor. Incidentally, 1 was neither one of the 69%
nor one of the 31%).
financial conditions, difficulties of
school or having completed it to find employ
ment, the high coet of present-day living at the
so-called American standard, restless for quest
for geaerally oostly amusement, and so on. What
ever the cause, it is obvious that the country is
failing to strengthen the moral fiber of its young
sters to steel them against the temptation of
The fault may lie in misund
if this is a correct analysis, education to the re
sponsibilities of citixenship and to the inevitable
coats of criminality may save many thousands of
, young Texans to more useful careers than can be
Started from the reformatory and the jail.
bring a
OF THE PRK
was held jester-
Asbury Room at the
I'M p. m. Next year's
lectcd
club picnic
_ lunch and toeet in
of the X. M. C. A. 4t «:M p. m.
A M
Medical
to day IA
Library
officers
tor the
tha also dis
May IS—Senior Ring Dance, Because two club dances are be- Assembly Hall tonight at 7'J0,>fol.
vounesten to MeM H * U » • P- I »• m. tag h«l4 Ml home this week-end, lowing the picture show. The Club THE A A M DA||
May 13- dorps Dance, Mees (be chief center of attraction for has bean well received in the past, SDOn * )nn - a 0^.1,. ^1.-
Hall, 9 p, m. to midnight (be Corps Will probably be the and this year promisee to he nq geoatoe t*11 mjirn i
•*2.^* •««ptfcn, Willi «0 cMd,hm,(am- d , nU >n d ^ ta *ud
versity, Baseball, Kyle Held tan, Saturday night Earl “Father” bering among them the Swm
May 16—A. A M. vs. Tsxas Uni- Hines—whose playing was very of the University and quite
versity, Baseball, Kyle Field. popular here last year when he Bluebonnet Bells, not to
May 19—Biology Club Educa- “wrung out” for the Cavalry BaU, an attractive trio, and the
“ "r,” 7— «„«! plcn» Au^mbl, H.11 ■—c.«.rt, .ml on tbc fint jwg.
crime. The fault may he in misunderstanding and # ^ ^ Corps OmHiwIoBpirtag night- paper.
May 21-Reserve Officers’ As- wi ! 1 the orchestra for the The girls are visiting A.
sooation Senior Luncheon, 12 noon occ,is * on - He has been featured s at the invitstibn of the two
Mess Hall. lot on (he air this past year, and that are staging the annual
, his orchestra has* been improved, tienintfl’ WM IpiMgpl <1)1
MISCHA ELMAN, WORLD 0t b* r event * ^ add to the pro- and Kow Klub and the
Under the pending bill, district courts would ftinou< Tloliniftj wU1 in , grsm st C. I. A.-land, which should Sirloin Club. The girls
be enlisted in the study by reason of being placed ^ n for relief of p^. prove very popular with the Aggies guests of honor at the ball
under compulsion to furnish case histones of am- ^ JewiBh Tk . this ^ k-cndTT TT The end of thir week
victions. It is hoped to assemble facts or cpntri- tim# ^ Nwi on The only costume ball open to calendar with only four more fecks * I ——
buting factors ia crime in which scientific fight , . h M 6 ^ Houston the eT)iil * "tudent body during this unUl the Junior Prom and final DAN BUSSELL’S BIBLE
City Auditorium.’ wil1 ^ ^ thi * ** ^ ^ the ferial djU8 ^ ^ Fini Baptist Chunh
plan will work, no one Mischa Elman is touring the ^tardsy night when the Agricul- calendar, so far as dances ma or- i„ Bryfcn will hava its class plc-
can possibly know. Tbe problem loams Urge. It ifnit^i .nd r^nsda for 1 t"™ 1 ^ftaeering Society presents ganixation balls are concerned, un- tore taken Sunday. All memb«w
the
IOU8TON A. A M. CLU)
t Monday, May &, at
1 the Y Chapel to
WILL BE A WAL1
, and her LeUgoe meeting in the
be Chapel Sunday at 4 p. m. Rev.
at W. Luekens will conduct servit
the at 5 o’clock. Everyone U invite)
against it can be based.
Whether the school _ , . , _ _____ m __
l»ossibly know. The problem looms Urge. It United States and for 8 ^ftaoering Society presents ganixation balls are
must he attacked and this method merits thorough monte, appearing on the concert ,U aIUI *** ®* ni al *o til then. This season has hefe by arc to be pi
trial. If the pton is attempted in perfunctory fash- stage in 25 cities. Proceeds of °®* y th * «tire year, far the biggest and most elaberau-
ion, it will not succeed. But if it develops a thorough these concerts will
temperstual enlistment in besting down the most equally among the
dangerous condition existing today in our body organizations mentioned
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politic, progress will have hem made. There is s
heartening plctuqe in the conception of the Texas THERE WILL BE A SHORT
educational system accepting with understanding business meeting of the A. A M.
the malleable mass of young Americans in Hs Chapter of the American Assoda-
the malleable mass of young American in its tion of University Professors, 6 p.
charge.—-The Dallas Morning News. m . Tutodny, May 9, In room 803
jglFJtffflK ^ j' '' J i j I • of the Academic Building, for the
The M world’! funniest man” has been npurned by purpose of electing officers,
the “trorld’s funniest men,” and he’s decidedly un
happy about the whole thing.
■iTke man is George C. Miller, president of the The Battalion
American Association at College Comics and boss of
the Ohio State University humor magasine. The S /i Ij U T E S
men are the members of the organisation he heads
Here’s why George is unhappy.
Since last year, when he was elected president
PREVIEWS and REVIEWS
BY BOB inspired by his sweetheart’s
“THE STORY OF ALEXAND- neM * prolri(k tha world
ER GRAHAM BELL”—A Darryl , „
p * l. . .. . . . better system at common
F. Zsmiik pn>duction taken from
an original story by Ray Harris. u,u *l difflcultie*. finabe
Shows today and tomorrow at the otherwise, arise to dog kis
s :. steps. Then drsmaticany
The Cast:
Alexander Graham Bell
Lorefe
has become
the dng,
and everybody lives happily ever
after.
Here is • show that you can see
wuh. nt the after effects of a bad
brown taste in your mouth. Ev+n
though it is just another
in the so-called “motion
gallery of the great”, it stands | a
long way from the worst of
. J Don Ameche n»*n to »natch sway the g
THE SENIOR RING COMMIT- Mrs. Bell (Mabel Hubbard
of the funmen, George’s fraternity brothers have TEE for choosing a manufacturer . . _ Loretta Young
b< «n greeting his entrance into a room with, “Here f®*’ (be rings on quality of product, Thomas Watson Henry Fonda
comes the world’s funniest man." George would rather than location. Gardiner Hubbard, Charles Coburn
how in response • ANDY ROLUNS, as valedkrtor- Thomas Sanders __ Gene Lockhart
Last week he called a convention of his comic “n of this year’s graduating class, Mr * Hubbard Spring Byington
cohorts so they could elect new officers—but not (*» almost-perfect grade point Gertrude Hubbard Sally Blane
average of 2.986. The enthustosm with which ike
MAYO THOMPSON, who in public greeted the current tread
spite of being a sophomore has toward classics and character study
proved the outstanding man on the has brought about Zanuek’s latest
debate team. attempt. Bell's life furnishes a
THE COMPOSITE REGIMENT, background for another of Holly-
which though the smallest outfit wood's ‘real-life romancee". Lo
on the campus, had possibly the rette Young gets the chance to
At the University of Mlnnt^nta. students have best orchestra and decorations, and prove she still has what it takes,
lot. “Hie Story of Alexander G
k®t- ham Bell” is no Academy A
dis- winner, but seeing it will
covers the secret and hit dtfems money well spent] ‘My advice
are realised,when op p< t a k»<gey “see it if you can, but don’t
.At if you miss K."
one delegate showed up!
So now George is wondering whether or not
they’ll ever have another national convention—and
he's worried about the prospect of going through
up to his t(tle of “world's funniest
formed two dubs for the promotion of Americanism.
The Constitution Club and the American Gub both
will campaign for democracy and the freedom and
rights guaranteed in the U. S. constitution.
On National Affairs
BY DR. R. P. LI DM M
One point in connection with the recent war
scares has interested me particularly. That point is Warfare platoon.
. , , . , . • the discrepancy between what people think the s..» i'h .■
wm, .r. th, prof.—.
dents and their grades recorded permanently as the
students’ grades are? I am sure the results would
indisputably one of the best dances, and her performance is not dit-
of them all. couraging; Ameche’s acting is sv-
THE MOTHERS’ DAY COM- erage. A rather different role bt-
M ITT EE, for its plans for a pkr- falls Henry Fonda, that of show-
entd’ program which will provide ing the world he is versatile enough
more entertainment and enable to get out of his yut in playing in
them to see more dearly a cadet’s gangster pictures. Playing “sec-
life. ond fiddle” is a somewhat unfa-
W. C, STURDIVANT, for win- miliar part for Fonda, but he comes
ning the Baker Trophy as the com- through ip fine style.
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mender of the best-drilled Chem
In s nutshell, the plot involves
Don Ameche as a young scientist
surprise the officials of our institution. Would ttfej
not be • fair procedure in our democrat^
tion? However, we students are failing in only
one phase when we fail a course, whereas the
profcaaore are failing to perform their mission'in
life. This should cause a little more effort on the
part of the professors, which is most featoable They
have presented the same material so many times
th«y seem to have forgotten their objective, if many
of them have one other than earning a living They
sheuld desire to present the matter in such a way
«s to make H peasible for the students to gain a
better knowledge of their course, and not punish
us for not coming up to certain specified standards
Out of thirty boys to a class, at.hmst 60% should
get enough out of a course (If it is fairly presented)
to keep his efforts from gaining him nil This may
not be a fair percentage but the ratio is undoubtefjj
not so abmjrd as the flunking of 69' « of • class. >
* —D. H. BRATCHER, ’41
COLLEGIATE REVIEW
TMninc of U. 8. collere anil univ«r»ity itu-
dents for married life is grow Dig by leaps and
ft was disclosed st s spmrial University of
Nerth Carolina marriage institute.
Since last year more than 90 rollegfe have
bean added to the list of 214 who early established
instruction in marital relations. ; s 4
Speaking In favor of continued expansion ta
this form at education, Dr. Ernest R. Grovekof the
North Carolina Univeraity, said: “It is 6 disgrace
to allow young paopla to go out into the world so
unprepared and unequipped to dad with the elemen
tary problems of human existence”
Dr. Groves founded the first credit course on
marriage ta the United States. /}
A committee of the conference sat up the fol
lowing qualifications in the selection
of marriage
“Honesty of purpose, ability to handle day-by
day problems with balance and perspective, in other
trords, common sensat’had a depth and breadth of
onderstanding that inspires confidence ’’
do, and what they think it —
will do.
There is a large body of opinion in this country
which reasons, so far is I can follow it, somewhat
like this: The last orar was a profitless venture in
which, as we can see at this distance, the United
States was fll-advised to participate. There is no
reason to think the next occasion will be different
in any important way. Hence, we should not par
ticipate in unother European wnr. But when anoth-
’ er war comes, the pressure and the excitement will
be >0 great that people will be unable to resist it;
so that we will enter the next war. Thus, although
probably a majority considers oar entry into the I
next war to be undesirable, R is certain to take
place.
This type of thought K too pessimistic and too
fateliatjc for my taste. It sssunwa too aaaily that
individaals are intelligent, but that groupe of indi
viduals are slot. It considers it fetile to hold one’s
own convictions, upon the assumption that they
are certain to be overcome in the end anyway. I dis
like to adaait that a majority must yield its position,
even before it is naked to yield it. because each mem
ber of the majority feels the other members of the
majority will give way. I prefer to believe, with
Mr. Roosevelt, that we are not mere creatures of
Fate- but that we are, instead, the masters of our
own destiny.
“All ear dignity,’’ said Pascal, “consists in
thought Endeavor then to think well: that is the
essence of morality.” And ns someone else has writ
ten, in fenment upon that statement: “It was by
taking thought that man first differentiated him
self from the beasts; by taking more thought that
he achieved whatever men have, by taking thought,
ju lk'rd worthy. What more he may achieve an be
achieved, sad whether it ia worthy an he determin
ed, only by taking still mote thought. Since men
most in say case think, and do what they think of
doing, it seems axiomatic to ay that they should
be free to think and to express their thoughts as
well as they can.”
Haring thought their way through to a con
elusion, are men then to decide, even ta advance of
the necessity, that this conclusion is sure to be over
whelmed fay another and that other quite likely
held by fewer perrons ? The idea seems to me to be
more than pessimistic. It seems to be the negation of
all rationality
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