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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1939)
THE SUMMER BATTALION - PACE 4 | ^E2U/72//2? a L BATTALION .11: •Tl~ ,_\X luaimer weekly newspaper published by students of T«xas A 4 If _ [I J 1 ' College. Entered as e^oosid^lass matter at the Post Office at College Station, Wider the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Room-jl#*, Administration Building. Telephone College 8. L j ULNartiain* rates upon request. / Office in NatiMMl Advertisinc Service, Me. New Voan. M. YZ / II HIU. M 1 RKAY . DOK BURK . (i.oijrr Fuermann Huh Johnson i B -b Nis bet .1 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - ADVERTISING MANAGER Miaaging Editor ——r. Sports Editor Movie Edito Earle ShieKls PbUl J. Stack STAFF Sara Allen Cofer Peggy Campbell Margaret Hollingshead \fmbtications Progress j DaHnx the regalar session of A- 4 M. College last ended. Phe Hsttslioa was taaued twice a week, far the first time. Nest term it will become, for the first time, a tri weekly paper. , And today still another step sf progress la bettering the i U p, ^ the college la being taken, with Ike U- nasnce of the first issue of the first sammer pohUration ever ’•■mpiMll at A. 4 M. It has been named “The Summer BattaHaa“. to distinguish »t from the seven-colamn paper of the long seasioa. It is a five-column tabloid-size newspaper, sad will be issaed weekly It in destined and intended to make the saauaor nrssiss at It A. 4 M. one of greater value sad interest than ever before wiH carry for the first time during the summer msaths news of the college and notices for the student body. ilirill afford merchants of the vicinity an advertising nodium daring the sammer months, one that win reach some twa thousand stodents. The staff sf The Summer Battalion '• ndg.lt, thanks to thooe merchants who kar* cooix-r .t. ,i in sopporting, through their ad> Ttising. this, the first Isaac of the summer nc»M>»i>er of A. 4 M. • ti\ ZUi lii'dvr i /. . * NEWS OF THE WORLD DR. AL B. NELSON '' THE COET OF AGGRESSION to the entire world is appalling eve i expense alone U counted, bbt the lose to the aggresao is, of whom Japan is a shining example, can no longer be esti asdtad merely in terms of armament and equipment coat, even thougi one might so dartre. Tremendous sacrifices have bean made by th Japanese in privation and lowered living standards, but witl end of their undeclared war apparently as far away as ever, th I cost is becoming every day more visible. This can be seen clearl l» loss of trade through unofficial boycotts and loss of credit. Wor has come in the last few days that Standard Oil, immfcions manufnc tuie;- arid dealers in scrap trbn. are demaadfeE'cagh in advance to every barrel of oil. pound of scrap, or bullet. Tankers loaded wit precious ofl, vital to Japan's war machine in China, are waiting ii California ports while Japan scrapes the bottom of her purse to fin the money wherewith to pay. While Congress vacillates and argue (►ver neutrality legislation, msrehants and public opinion are puttini on pressure. ;'v SQUEEZE PLAY IN REVERSE was one thing the dictator^ ha hoped hot to see for a much longer time. For years the totalitarihn pow **n* have appeared to have a copyright on the squeeae play and hav worked R successfully in Europe. Asia, sad Africa, but at last a nev unm seems to be trying the idea since England deserted appeasemen for encirclement. Chamberlain's “better )ate than never * realisatio • >f th«- necefssty of an Anglo-French-Russian allianoe is freeing Rus Mb's hands U the Far East. With a friendly England and France t MMlfcfEenMny oh the European front. Russia has been allowm frontier »"incidents of major proportions to develop on the horde feeing the Japanese occupied area. While this is happening, the stti cade Of the Major western powers toward Japan has definitely stiffen Od in t^e • last week or two. Ihntain has curtly notified Japan the searching of all ahipa within two hundred miles of the China coas must stop <the same thing that caused the United States to wa against England In 181*>, and the United States, England and Franc landed mRnnes and sailors st Amoy to prevent seizure of the Intr- hi QssttLmn ‘ * In sddition to all this, national Settlement by the Japanese. Chinese are once more winning battles. AUSTRALIAN REPORTS show definitely interesting preparati for eventualities. This independent member of the British Com me Wealth of Nations, population seven million, is ordering one - .*nr planes per year for protection ggainst Japan, and is prepari th establish a fully staffed legation *t Washington. D. C. The latl action opens posMh.litiaa of an effective loophole in the U 8 ember •*> MPPU- » the event of a major European conflict, always pi Vidcd Congress retains the embargo and the law against loans to debt nations. Is tfcsre a flaw in the prospective set-up? Australis, whi o««*s us no gar debt and would not he in a European war sone, m become a way station for money and supplies to the “democrat powers. { tj I Open Forum This is the first issue of any summer publication at A. 4 M. A small but industrious staff has worked Hard to bring you this summer paper. We hope you will like it—like It well enough to sub scribe to it and read it. We hope to cover in this summer paper all local news of importance, to afford all an opportunity never before available during the swn- mer months to get notices before the student body, and to help make summer school more profitable and interesting for everyone than ever before. , We welcome and will greatly ap preciate any comments or sug gestions anyone may have to make that will enable as to give you a better paper that will better satis fy you. Those who hove news of »ny social function or other evept taking place here ase invited to .eport it to as for publication. A si all who are interested in doing newspaper work are invited to join the staff of The Summer Battalion. In the future this column, ‘Klpen Forum”, will be used for the puh- .•cation of any contributions from readers. All such contributions are welcomed and will he printed if judged worthy. -TV Editor. What’s Showing AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL: Tonight—"The Saint Strikes Backs”, with Louis Hayward and Kay Sutton. Thursday — “Four Girls in White”, with Florence Rice, Una Merkel. Ann Rutherford, and Mary Howard. j ^Ti Saturday—“Always in Trouble”, with Jane Withers, Jean Rogers, and Arthur Treacher. AT THE PALACE: ^ Today and tomorrow — “One Third of a Nation”, with Sylvia Sydney and Lief Erikson. TMaradag, Friday, and Saturday —“Dark Victory”, with Bette Dav is, George Brent, and Humphrey Bogart. Sunday and Moaday—“Stage coach”, with Claire Trevor and John Wayne. ~ i Good Books For Summer Reading BY DR. T. F. MAYO, Librarian. Summer is hereby recommended *» * rood time in which to catch up on books that you missed as they came out. The Library accord ingly suggests the following mixed grill, all of which have appeared within the last Jhar or two. Per haps yo» may have overlooked some of them: “I Like America”, by Graaville Hicks. (The ablest American Com munist gives a radical’s reason for loving his country.) I, “Music for Everxb<Kly", by Sig mund Spaeth (The best of aU the beginners’ guides to enjoyment of music.) “And Tell of Time.” by Laura Key. (A sort of Texas “Gone with the Wind”. The scene is laid in the Braxos Bottoms!) “Farewell to Sparta,” by Paul Gsllico. (Plain words about the ath letic world by one of my two fav orite sports writers-^John Tunis being the other.}. “The Gland- H.-irulsting Perso- aaUty ” by Lewis Berman (The re- °rnt edition of the most popula- book about the ductless glands and what they do to our dispositions.) The Wild Palms”, by William Faulkner. (The new novel by the moet powerful novelist in Amer- leu- "You may hate him hut you won’t lay him down.)) T TI HSI AY, JUNE 6, 1939 BACK WASH BY GEORGE FI FR MANN (Ed’s Note: Stu-dente! Hors it is—the first copy of a new feature to be ran weekly in The Summer Battalion, as well as in The Bat talion starting next Sept*mb,tr.) With many attractive girls on the campus thfc mupmir, the usual weekend business of “mooning and spooning” should become a nightly occurence. Most of the girls will be staying st Walton Hall. This And what. In these hot summer months, could be a better incentive for students to work on the Sum- m * T Battalion than the announce ment that there will be several girls (ah-h-hhh) on the staff? It’s the truth. “Peggy*’ Camp bell, Sara Cofer aad Margaret Holl ingshead are the first three to sign up. And there’s more to come we hope!! 'Add to ^historical notes: This marks the first time in The Battal ion’s history that members of the opposite sex have taken a part in regular staff work. Progress, *n stuff. ... j An unquotable quote taken from a southern college’s humor mag azine: “We still think, after seeing the R. O. T. C. drill, that it’s a good thing we have a navy.” Maybe the author of this not so complimentary quip should com* to Aggieland and see our Final Re view—fain and all!! Owpgnnl a conversation be tween two freahmen at Final Re view last Saturday tnornii^ and it’s a giKMi simile, top. “Women and mice, like oil and water, don’t mix well." Ruth Gordon, Queen of last April’s Gotten Pageant and Ball, thought enough of the Final Ball to ride an airplane from Sophie Newcomb College i« New Orleans to Houston. New Records H ue Barron does a fine job of two smooth “pop” tunes: “THEN CAME THE RAIN* and “NIGHT MUST FALL”. Rung Carlyle is fea tured as vocalist. Hal Kemp with Maxine Grey as vocalist give us “BOOM” and Bob Allen as the Vocalist on the opposite side singing “S’POSIN’.” Grey Gordon and his Tic-Toc Rhythm present the much dis cussed hit “I’M IN LOVE WITH THE HONORABLE MR. SO AND SO”, and “A LADY NEEDS A CHANGE”. Benny Bradley is vo- J| 1— Every State and every art cen ter in the United States is to be tepped by tfcp Net* York World’s Fair fbr SsliMion of about 800 works for a comprehensive exhibit of contemporary MMaridui art in a special building. ?——- ' • WELCOME SUMMER STUDENTS . p vr. ii U , r ' | / If /-li To The r1‘ Y. M. C. A. BARBER SHOP it,;.;- / L/' r i V; ■ WELCOME SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS Make Our Place Your Heariquartan At The North Gate AGGIELAND PHARMACY O. K. STETLER, Met. ] j A j ATTENTION ! SUMMER STUDENTS PENNEY’S MEN’S DEPARTMENT Is Ready With Your ■ SUMMER APPAREL NEEDS NEW SLACKS ... SPORT SETS ... SPORT SHOES W-ACK SOCKS . . . COOL I NDKRWF VR COOL NECKWEAR PENNEY CO. ‘AGGIE ECONOMY CENTER" Bryan, Texas f 7