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x f A d ‘ 6 « li PAGE 2 Xi - THE BATTALION EDITORIAL PAGE FRIDAY, , MAY 19, 1939 SPECIALIZATION ■ j , The Student Opinion Surveys have pot led out COLLEGIATE REVIEW PREVIEWS and REVIEWS THE CADET CORRAL an opinion The opinion 4: We college students are feeding on theory when our appetites wave voca tions! training and special! contrary opinions, too. that the collegians are over-specialising: the need being more background and cultural work. However, the iftudent Survey seems to think H»at we are scratching where we do not even itch. Our interaata lie in equipping ouneives for a job. The fellow who sneers at the student who ex- pecta to come out of college ready to tackle a life time task has, in all probability, scratched so long on tho places that do not itch that even those spots have begun to itch a little That college students are thinking about some thing else besides the current international situation ited training. There an « reflected in the results of polls taken on many hold to the belief that J campuses. Here an the results o< a few of the most iataMUgp .1 ■' voted large oil company if she vhns the TAIL SPIN*—A Twentieth Spwd *** However, a faulty oil Century-Pox picture directed by *»"* «“*« crack up *** Bob Del Ruth wf Darryl F. Zan- *"** *— Tben ^ uck in charge of production and ° ( *”***"^ h<>r that !,h< ■ < * n On goldfish'gulping: Tulane University stodenU taken frosn an original screen play * tl,, ' f of the graduatilt class is BJ1 At d 6 to 1 against the current wave of eating by Harry Joe Brown. Showing pre- * r *®* **H*d the Powder Puff stunts that has swept over the nation’s campuses view Saturday night, Sunday, and this point a new entry m * on B 11 ' r ' nt * On a third term for President Roosevelt: College Moadtoat the Palace rom, * > int « ^ WT Lester, of aU flesh wherein his of William and Mary undergraduates 80 per cent Cjwt . •Hh the “fasteA *hip ever put Stephen's College date is strot* voted against the idea, although 03 per cent _. . . ' tofeOhm'’. She lends one of her and invited her to make - indicated that they believe be ha. been a good chief T™ ^ T A „ V ' y ' rtf* hu ** nd ¥ • nt * r mUe Missoun-to-Texaa trek Gerry Lester .... Oonstance Bmuiett in the b« open race. la testing the tend the dance with him I Lois Allen j —i executiw. — —vena vne ai On politics: ManhatUn College seniors vtoted the nZil nlll- ~ Haney Kelly plane, he is hilled- This rompletaly cepted and Bill walked We have been told to go to college with the' RspsAlican party their favorite political organisation f 'wl- WROnres l.ois wh>> commit* sui Learn to make a life, rather than to make a living. Unfortunately, we gre judged too heavily on our bank account whether we like it or not, so if we are loaded with too many courses that are not directly in line with oyt chosen profession, we have a justifiable gripe. Hcjwtver, to build an id.-al curriculum wu must five the whole field a glance from the other end of the road. Students have not ** until he received the folio E. and named Thomas for the presidency. 1 On business: Gettysburg College students, by a The picture tells a story of three vote ol ttK to IK. bolteve thot btuloeo. .hooid not AU« YiJ. CoMUnc. Po-dor Pull Derby i. which Trilie be restricted so much by govern meat. On favorites: Fordham University seniors pair NEW TELEGRAM SAYS NO STOP HOPE PUT YOU OUT STOP Bennett, and Nancy Kelly. Each enters against Gerry Lester and her T j lAT y 0U DIDNT ooUNt has a, particular reason for flying, fast plane. n UKB , DID gTOp H«V U».rc ..d Robert Browni* „ U« ^ ^ “ IniT “ * ^ W MT been to the far end yet*, be qualified to give an o| curriculum. > ] The Survey thinks are incompetent doe to some professors would be •r wages. There are incorat fields. Why should unkI college when in f<gir short into a world of gross imj fore, they may not aa to the correct some of the professors wages; We agree. And ipetont at much kigh- it performers in all l an ideal situation in ’ears we will jump out ction? —BAYLOR LARIAT check girl who has worked hgrd to good hour of entertainment for the gy^p jphRIBI Y buy a plane to fly in the Women’s average movie-goer. It ia emotional. ^ STOp M0RE lIte* TrenK^tibenulSp^dR^, Gerry tmt net w, ^„t,<.«l but wb.. SEE Y0U JUNE 10TH ' Lester (Constance Bennett) took can stand it; it ia exciting, but it j up flying to try to win over her won’t make your hair turn grey • n boy-friend who is a Navy pilot. Lois while you watch it; it has love, but Jun * ®*®**“ J N „ . -J _ . . , , ■ ... Allen (Nancy Kelly) flies to bt not the sticky kind; it has musk— d * y ■ plan P 0 !’*’ luge undergradustes, by a 5 * 1 majonty, bdieve Mar ^ hu!tbllll4 wb o is a dare- Alke Faye sing, a new CyonUfj *** fty .*y <r .devil test pilot. On the day before Revel hit tune (not enough of this), overwhelmingly in favor of Hoagy Carmichaels the race, Trixie learns that the can If you’re deciding which show to most popular of aH men and women. On old age pensions: University of Miiae stu dents voted 4 to 1 against the Townsend plan. On old age pensions: University of Maine stu dents voted 4 to 1 against the Townsend plan. On dance orchestras: Iowa State Teachers Col ’Star Dust” as their favorite tune. f obtain a flying contract with a se# this week-end, see ‘Tail Spin." PROFESSIONS little more than a decade ago, the university student chose his profession, went through the ex os! college routine in obtaining a degree, and stepped out into a waiting world to fill a gap in a welcoming profession. It really eras as simple aa that Nor did the student often wait until he had com pie ted more than one year of college work. Wistful yearning to become a pilot, or a cowboy movie star aa a child gave way to sober thought and a final de cision in high school or early college days. With the concrete solution to enter a chosen profession usual ly ctme the choice of a career along a particular line. Not all were successful, and some changed after failure; but the trend of toe present age is far different. Today’s youth faces a forbidding unemploy ment problem, and overcrowded professional worid —a minimum of opportunities. How does toilsy * student choose his profe*Mon? Those who are for tunate enough to have a definite future usually prepare for the waiting position because of economic necessity, even though they may have a burning de- airsT to enter aa entirely different field. .1; What of the student who must carve hie niche unaided? Many collegians prepare for the profession they have dreamed of since early youth, perhaps blindly, but certainly with little more team! for a forthcoming opportunity to capitalise the years of preparation. Many achieve success, Hut some fail; aid after long unemployment or meagre living, change professions Not uncommon is the young engineering student who has spent six of his life in college; has dragged a chain for number of years at (75 a month; and has finally accepted a positrapj far removed from toe demn-d engineering field. What of the students who have no golden opportunity awaiting and have no desire V>*ard a particular field? Often they follow the line of their greatest ability which usually ia diHcoven-d while in college. Perhaps H would be more accurate to aay that thair outstanding talents decide their pro fessions for them. Yet they too will likely face the “Inf#rmatR>n, training, learning, sdentifk *e- asarch. Intellectual culture—any Or all of these alone wifi not be sufficient to save the world ia our troubled day. The world needs spiritual regenera tion and our university halls ought to echo with the voice of moral authority* President William Free- CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS The Pre-Law Clab Officers of the organisation in- The A. A M. Pre-Law dub is chide 0<»rg» Fuermann, president; ton Few of Duke University charts education’s duty both an old and a young orgmnixa- H*/ 0 Thompson, vice-president; to h shaky world. j H. tkm—having been in existence on »>b Lg»eh, secretory; Ed Biaett, “It is now the task of education to equip man this campus some six years; but "enreant-at-amw; sad Tom Stu- J not only to think for himself bat also to make the having been entirely reorganised 4*’ reportage highest use of these new forces which, misused, may last September, on a different wreck the civilisation that has built this mechanism basis. A " 1 1 ... of possible progress. Education ia the process by Its membership is by no means which the individual relates himself to the universe, limited strictly to Pre-Law students givhs himself citisenship in the changing world, of the college. A large proportion shares the race’s mind and enfranchises his own fully 35 per cent—is made up of sotiL" New York Times Editor Kmeritus John H. engineering and agricultural stu- Finley believes education should train for living dents who are interested in the with all mankind. , activities of the club. This is one 1 -Mere awareness of a problem is not a solution, of the basic principles on whkh Precisely because the student of today gl more the Pre-Law Club was reorganised Goings On SCHEDULE OF BYENfS \ May 21 -Reserve Officers’ As- sociation Senior Luncheon, 12 noon Mens Hall. May 88, L E. Club Benefit show, aware of threats to civilisation, the obligation to last fall As everyone is concerned Assembly Hall, 8:46 p. m. Supplement mere awareness with care Ail analysis with some aspect of law sometime June 1, Junior Prom, Mesa Hall, Is greater than ever before. Thought must precede during his lifet the membership 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. action, lent foolishly we rush ia where experta fear to should be open to all, to learn June 2, Final Ball, Mess Hall, tread. If a college education means anything at all, about the phases of the legal pro- ’( p. m. to 1 a. m. it means, or should mean, ability to comprehend, fesaion. j analyse and carry through to reasoned conclusions Further than this, another pur- - - with an open ramd." Elmira College's President, pose of the club is the discussion of tho Larffe Enamel A. & M. Buckles Regular 12.50 Valor $1.85 . ■ Other Items in AGGIE JEWELR1 ;]' From $1.00 Up C. W. VAR JEWELER ( W.I (8. A. Pott, asks college student - to guard national affairs and current events. actions prompted by emotional gppeals. Meetings are held * • • agaitiat What’s Showing twice each month. At the first meeting of the AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL 'j '"Vote now and make the world safe for radio month a speaker from outside the lM4KMrkl club addresses the group That's th, slow, of the UnpopuUrit, Son,. na , ^ ^ Conle.1 otiwiKd hi Haverfond Collefa student, fc*** [>,. £ p Gettps. Saturday night -‘•Wife, Hus band, and Friend" with Loretta ML I t. counierpet the many popular .on, min* bain, , v dmJd,. Oh. r |„ . l'T, '? !', a Ik. hr^djast. the St.nher Parada. a. thdy oil their uiKt).. O. R Simp-*. Dr. R. P. ‘„ , J W " h ’inally “PW*m. is designed to do away with songs | udUlI - - nd a f chalk ' Sunday free show-“My Old Ken- Evelyn. Venable that plague the ears of the radio public. AT THE PALACR On National Affairs BY DR. R. P. LUDLUM 1 Ludlum. and A. F, Chalk. At thd second meeting of each month various current events are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday discussed. These discussions are be- - ‘Confessions of a Naxi Spy” with gun with short add****, on the Edward G. Robinson, subject at hand, by one of the Sunday and Monday—Tail Spin" members. , with Alice Faye, Constance Ben- The club, which comes under the nett - “ n<1 Nancy Kelly. The Wagner Act School of Arts and Scieam^. is — — . - , lf 4 , 1 mentioned one aspect of the Wagner Act in sponsored by the jHMtory Depart- On July 1, Hofstra College oi future without defknto assurance of success. E«o- this column a few weeks ago, and then, in Company ment whkh is represented by V. .Now York will sever its connec- with sllnost everyone else, my attention was di- K ‘‘( ountT Sugareff and Dr R. W. tios with the parent Institution and nomic necessity may place su<$» a student behind a meat counter after four yaars of burning midnight oil over difficult accounting problems. -BAYLOR LARIAT student from Costa Rica, is spending hif money for his college (Mhicntion-in fact it’s going to cost him exactly $2&,(H)<L Herb’s how he figures it oat: The Costa Ritan dollar is worth 20 cents ia Ameri can money, and every time he spends a dollar here it’s costing his father five bucks. The Battalion STUDENT SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF TEXAS A k M. COLLEGE ) 'a. * f | TV m * •[ T £ i » il iti . Entered as second clsss matter at the pustoffic. at College Station, Texas, under the Act ccf Con grass of March 3, 1879 SebneripUon rates, (2 a year. AdvartMing rates ujion request Office la Room 122 Administration haildinp Telephone College 8. Night phone Collsge t>99. Represented for national advertising by Nation si Advertising Service, Inc^ 420 Madison Ava* New York City R. L. DOSS EDITOR IN CHIKF W. H. SMITH ADVERTISING MANAGER lamas Crito, Bill Murray E. C. (Jeao) Oates Gaovcs Fulton. B. C. Knetaar Asst Adv. Bob Olkrar, Wayne Stark Philip Go In. an .-Stair c. Diets Circulation Rons Howard, H Howard ^Circulation Atatataato C. F. DeVObiss Editorial IlMdtaiit TUESDAY STAFF TreadweQ — Junior Editor Thomson Junior Editor Bob Nnhet A J. Robinson, J. A Footer Wise, George KuermannyT. N. 9taker ChevaillWr. Hub Johnson 4- : * FRIDAY ST, 0. M. Wilkiaeoe Frank Phelan, H. G. J. P. McGarr, Billy CUrki Max Perkins, D. K. Hill, W. M. L Howard, Max MeCaSar, ADVERTISING fnmday Staff: ”Sms R L Darerijs'rt. S P ■aaby. J 1- Managing 1 Sports tv Stanst‘11 ar, bowls Junior Editor >t, E. A. Shields, A. Newmaa, Jr., Sullivaa. McCord. ucrroRS Friday Staff: Bark. fiL Q. Jenkins, J. W. Wskrln, L J. , verted to world affairs. Now, I should like to sqy Steen, something more on the recurring question: Is the Art unfair?) I* « " | .^ Hslf{ The Act is benefkial to labor. In that gestae it is one-sided, and it was intended to be. It wag passed in the belief that the individual laborer Arcidedly cannot bargain with hia, employer upon k basis of equality, because in fact the employer ia Stronger than his employee. Therefore the Art aaaures the employee the right to organize and to bargain col lectively. k doee not give labor an advantage; it simply removes a disadvantage. But has the National Labor Relations Board, set up by the Act, been arbitrary, unfair, capricious, and pro-CK), as ia ao often charged ? Here ia the record of the first three years of the operation of the Board. Of all the cases brought before the Board, the Board dismissed the charges brought by the union against the employer in 16 per cent of cases; the union, after conference with the em ployer and the Board representative, withdrew its charge against the employer in 24 per cent of etata; * settlement Mtufsctory to all the parties was arrived at after conference# among the union, the employer, and the Board representative, in 55 per cent of cases. Thus no formal procedure of complaint, hearings, Board order, and more or less reluctant compliance was neceaaary in 95 per cent of the cases referred to the Board. The remaining five per cent of the cases are : the ones that get into the papers. It Is upon the pablkity received by these cases that your judgment of the Board and its work probably is based. In these cases, it ia charged by the American Federa tion of. Labor and others that the Board has favor ed the CIO. It ia true that in the first 208 election contests involving both the AF of L and the CIO, the CIO won 77 per cent, and the AF of L 23 per oeat. But in 48 vital cases where the question for decision was whether the craft unit or an indus trial anit should be the collective bargaining unit, 24 were settled favorably to the AF of I* 19 were settled favorably to the CIO, and five were oompro- nuatsl, but with a alight advantage to the AF of L Is four out of the five cases. Certainly there Jt no pro- CIO bias in the second group of cases. As to the election cases, is the Board to be accused of bias be- •I cause labor voters favor the CIO? In short, if . the inequality of bargaining power between the employer and employee be admitted, flit ACT seems desirable, and Ita administration impar tial. assume an independent status. PALACE . 6 AT. « Nazi Spy* LAST DAY I M Co«fcataoie of PREVIEW L II P. Ma SAT. Shown Sun. BUStTT kllLY * nr *M ^W i 4 * s 11 ? ft ' * i NEW DIXIE SUN. t MON. - TUBS. 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San Antonio, Texaa in bob NISBET PT GB0MB FraUtANM j If getting to th* plan wh«o ; Event of last week was Trktay tren telephone opera tors have to r ight s traditional Senior (j Ring be “up ' on their qukk eomabaeka. Dance, and not the least pert irbsd Witness the ca|e of th* one who rang four numbers for a campus way ftbiak. Finding nobody in at any of the numbers, she disgustedly asked, “Have you any MORE num bers on your 1m|?” ' at- • el • tank I Vi i « The eminent scholar (Hal) and pviiwiai wa... - . „ . „ „ ■ — —---.p —- C«u*> Infantry captain, Jim Behr- Dewey as their candidate ■ Zt” 11 b 2 ukin 2 ^ to a high tgmm.] • T man. will be back with us next Alabama Jane f^taan aititnde and spinning to the ground. NEW xelegh^m frqm WoM r— T Ji » discover, u a couraa TV climax of the show is the PE I*! ©NT ia the catalogue that be mimed; ao kLSO I* com sa> next year, to taka ON ^ London Bridge ia falling dawn, and ao are Ross and Foster. 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