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The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas and the city of College Station, is
published three times weekly from September to June, issued
Lues day, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is published
weekly from June through August.
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College
Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
Subscription rate, $3 a school year. Advertising rates upon
request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc.,
at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San
Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
«-844i.
1939 Member 1940
Associated Golle&iate Press
BILL MURRAY _
LARRY WEHRLE .
James Grits
E. C. (Jeep) Oates
EL G. Howard
“Hub” Johnson
Philip Golman
John J. Moseley
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Circulation Manager
Intramural Editor
Staff Photographer
Staff Artist
THURSDAY STAFF
James Critz Acting Managing Editor
J. W. Jenkins Asst. Advertising Manager
Don McChesney Asst. Circulation Manager
Phil Levine Editorial Assistant
Junior Editors
George Fuermann v Bob Nisbet
Senior Sports Assistants
Jimmie Cokinos — Jimmy James
Junior Advertising Solicitors
L. J. Nelson - A. J. Hendrick
Reportorial Staff
Jack Aycock, H. D. Borgfeld, P. H. Brown, R. A. Doak, Jim
Dooley, Walter Goodman, Guy Kane, R. R. Mattox, R. B. Pearce,
R. G. Powell, Walter Sullivan, Delbert Whitaker, D. C. Thurman,
Murray Evans, Dow Wynn, Joe Taylor
News in Education
22,000,000 Children
According 1 to records of the U. S. Office of
Education, there are approximately 22,000,000 chil
dren ranging in age from 5 to 14 in elementary
schools, public and private throughout the country.
They are taught by more than 650,000 teachers.
Principals, supervisors, superintendents, and service
employees swell the number beyond 700,000. The
latest published figures available show that slight
ly more than half of the children in public elemen
tary schools in this country attend school in a
community of 2,500 population or less. They go
to school approximately 33 weeks of the year at
an average cost of $56.39 per child.
“Elementary education can be classed as big
business from the standpoint of number of chil
dren enrolled and annual expenditure in dollars
and cents,” says the U. S. Office of Education,
“and there is need for parents and all citizens in a
community to know and understand the principles
on which modern schools are organized.”
Southern Mountains
Comparatively few of the children in the most
mountainous counties of Georgia, Kentucky, or
Virginia, attend high school, unless they go to
nonpublic schools or to public schools outside of their
home counties. A survey of education in the South
ern mountains made by the Office of Education
reveals this fact. Opportunities for secondary edu
cation frequently are not available in the home
counties of high-school-age children, or if avail
able, the distances are great and transportation is
not provided, it was learned.
The Teacher
“The teacher makes the school what it is,” ac
cording to the Office of Education, which em
phasizes the need for parents of school children
and other citizens to get acquainted with teachers.
In a leaflet, “Know Your Teacher,” just published,
the Office of Education asks questions concerning
teacher qualifications, duties, responsibilities, rela
tionships, selection of teachers, and the economic
welfare of teachers, and offers 26 suggestions for
nirvestigation and discussion.
iRetirement
The Office of Education reports that the first
;attempt of any magazine to establish pensions for
‘college teachers was in 1905 when Andrew Car
negie made the announcement that he was setting
aside a gift of $10,000,000 as a foundation for the
purpose of providing retirement pensions for teach
ers of universities, colleges, and technical schools
in the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland.
An Office of Education publication, “Insurance and
Annuity Plans for College Staffs,” reports in de
tail on pensions, group life insurance, retirement
systems, and fundamental principles of a compre
hensive program of insurances and annuities for col
lege staffs.
Library
Does the modern library keep busy? The Of
fice of Education notes 1 day’s activity in 1 library:
1,185 students and faculty members came to the
library; 26 used the browsing room, 232 used the
reference room, 124 the periodical room, 144 the
business library, and 659 the reserve bookroom.
They borrowed 826 books, called at the desk for
56 periodicals, and asked 85 questions. The library
staff answered 22 telephone queries, placed 52 new
books on the shelves, ordered 20 new books, and
sent 1 book out on inter-library loan, mailed 16
letters and 25 notices. Forty-seven books were
placed on reserve.
Safety
The U. S. Office of Education asks if children
are protected by an adequate firealarm provision in
their school. A gong is needed in buildings of more
than one story. It is important that it may be
operated from the janitor’s room, from the princi
pal’s room, and from all teaching rooms. It should
be loud enough to be heard by all teachers and
pupils in the building. To insure its being in re
pair, it should be tested every morning before
school.
Rehabilitation
The Office of Education reports that during
1937-38 nearly 10,000 persons throughout the Unit
ed States were rehabilitated—that is, they were re
stored physically, trained where necessary, and
placed in remunerative employment. At the close
of the year 1937-38 there were 48,000 persons in
process of rehabilitation. During the year the total
expenditure of federal funds by the State for voca
tional rehabilitation was $1,790,842.42.
★
The average man shaves twenty miles of face
during his lifetime.
NATIONAL LOTTERIES
It may not be generally known that an Ameri
can national lottery was instituted by the Congress
of 1776 and that between that date and 1829 at least
seventy acts were passed by Congress authorizing
lotteries for public purposes, such as school, road
and other improvements.
During the presidency of Washington, Harvard
College supported itself in part by a grand lottery,
with capital prizes as high as $20,000.
Most European governments have at one time
or another employed national lotteries as a means
of raising funds for the public treasuries, and mu
nicipal lotteries have been common. Cuba has con
ducted a national lottery since the formation of the
republic.
France financed the war of the Spanish Succes
sion by a lottery which was not suppressed until
1836. England authorized lotteries for harbor im
provements and for the financing of the Virginia
Company, which founded the early settlement in
America, and raised government funds by that means
until 1824.
Religious and charitable, organizations were in
some countries permitted to operate lotteries, long
after the government had abolished them as national
institutions. On a small scale such exist in Amer
ica today in the form of “raffles,” which do not
differ in principle from the more pretentious lot
teries of the past.
But during the last hundred years the trend of
sentiment throughout the world has been against
lotteries, particularly in the United States, where
drastic legislation for their suppression has been
enacted. ,
Still, the gambling instinct is perhaps as strong
as ever and finds opportunities for expression in
many ways, ranging from the outright method of
the gaming table to lawful speculation in markets
and stocks, regarding the morals of which there is
much difference of opinion, even among the better
elements of society.
MAN, YOUR MANNERS-
QUESTION: What is the correct way to sign a
hotel register? A. L.
ANSWER: Use the form of name that you use
in business or on your identification
card, adding also your town or city
and state; the street address is not
necessary.
QUESTION: What kinds of sandwiches should be
held in the fingers to be eaten? G. W r .
ANSWER: Most sandwiches are held in the
fingers. The fork is used for a club
sandwich or larger chicken sandwich;
the knife is also employed when
necessary.
BOOKS YOU'LL ENJOY
SELECTED LIST OF NEW BOOKS IN
THE LIBRARY
Alexander, Roy—THE CRUISE OF THE
RAIDER ‘WOLF.’
American Institute of Chemical Engineers—
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CHEMICAL ENGI
NEERING PROGRESS.
Kain, Ronald Stuart—EUROPE: VERSAILLES
TO WARSAW.
Lister, Joseph J.—RURAL YOUTH SPEAK.
LYND, R. S.—KNOWLEDGE FOR WHAT.
Odom, Howard Washington—AMERICAN SO
CIAL PROBLEMS.
Osborn, Paul—ON BORROWED TIME.
Pearl, Raymond—THE PRESENT STATUS
OF EUGENICS.
As the World Turns...
By “COUNT” V. K. SUGAREFF
Taking advantage of the law is not an uncom
mon practice, but for professional ball players to
collect unemployment insurance during the off
season seems an exorbitant violation of the spirit
of the law. They collect $15.00 a week for twelve
weeks, which is the maximum time
limit. Some of the ball players in
question are members of major
league teams and draw good sal
aries. One of them receives a
salary of between $8,000 and
$9,000. These gentlemen have the
legal right to get these benefits,
but it does not have the force
of being ethical.
* * *
John L. Lewis’ vituperative
salvos against the Democratic
Party will hardly be appreciated
by many Americans who sympathize with labor
unions and their efforts to improve the lot of
Labor. The Democratic Party has not done enough
for laboir\to suit Mr. Lewis. He has eliminated the
Republican Party for “its frankly hostile attitude”
toward labor. Some people are speculating as to
whether Mr. Lewis is about to organize a labor
party and become its nominee for the presidency.
It might be well for him to consider that forty-
seven local unions of the C. I. O. have endorsed
Roosevelt for a third term. He might find him
self in the same predicament as when he ran
against Samuel Gompers for presidency of the
A. F. L. The votes were overwhelmingly for
Gompers. After the defeat Lewis said that he
“must have misunderstood the call.”
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The Balkan Entente, meeting at Belgrade,
Yugoslavia, last weekend, has agreed to maintain
a “common virgil” to protect their independence
and territorial status quo. In plain language, it
means that there will not be a strong military al
liance among the Balkan states to cope with future
emergencies. Should the Allies guarantee the in
dependence of all the members of the Entente as
they have that of Turkey, then Greece, Runiania,
and Yugoslavia might be persuaded to enter a
military alliance. In the absence of such an al
liance the Balkan states are apt to be the victims
of aggression from any one of the large European
powers.
Sugareff
THE BATTALION
BACKWASH
By
George fuermann
THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1940
George Washington University Northwestern University received
will soon begin the construction more than $9,000,000 in gifts dur-
of a millon-dollar auditorium. ing 1939.
“Backwash: An agitation resalting from somo action or occurrence.*’—Webster.
Then came registration . . . Cecil
Grissom, speaking of an eco prof,
“He doesn’t even use the textbook
when he makes out the final exam.
He just goes into
a trance.” ....
Johnny Bannister
points out that,
“If you really
want to know a
girl’s bad points,
just praise her to
another.” . . How
many can you do ?
Fuermann Th ere are 293
different ways of
giving change for a one-dollar
bill . . . Winston’s Simplified Dic
tionary has endeared itself to all
Aggies. In defining “ordeal,” the
explanation reads, “ . . . hence, a
severe trial or experience; as, the
ordeal of taking two examinations
in one day.” ... A Southern
gazette recently offered a year’s
subscription for the best answer
to the query: “Why is a woman
like a newspaper?” Among the
entries were, “Because you can’t
believe anything they say,” “Be
cause they are thinner than they
used to be,” “Because they are
well worth looking over,” “Because
back numbers are not usually
worth what they cost,” “Because
they always have the last word,”
and “Because they carry the news
wherever they go.” Winner of
the grand prize, and deservedly so,
was: “Because every man should
have one of his own and not bor
row the other fellow’s.”
To whom it may concern:
Freshmen Harold Hickman and
Tom Rideout wanted to “cram”
for finals but were continually
harassed by visitors who had al
ready completed theirs. The re
sult was the appearance of a sign
on the door which read:
Abiding within this humble room,
Two little freshmen await their
doom.
Until with finals we are through,
WHATS SHOWING
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Thursday and Friday—“ON
DRESS PARADE,” with the
Dead End Kids.
Saturday 12:45 — “20,000
MEN A YEAR,” with Ran
dolph Scott.
Saturday 6:30 and 8:30—
“STAR OF MIDNIGHT,”
with William Powell and
Ginger Rogers.
Monday 6:30 and 8:30—
“THE ROARING TWEN
TIES,” with James Cagney
and Priscilla Lane.
Tuesday 3:30 and 6:30—
“FOUR FEATHERS,” with
C. Aubrey Smith.
Wednesday 3:30 and 6:30—
“ANOTHER THIN MAN,”
with William Powell and
Myrna Loy.
AT THE PALACE
Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday — "GULLIVERS
TRAVELS/’ a Max Flfeischer
cartoon.
Sunday through Tuesday—
“REMEMBER THE-NIGHT,”
with Fred MacMurray and
Barbara Stanwyck.
Beginning Wednesday —
“BROTHER RAT AND A
BABY,” with Wayne Morris
and Priscilla Lane.
AT THE QUEEN
Friday and Saturday —
“FULL CONFESSIONS,”
with Victor McLaglen.
Sunday and Monday—“OH
JOHNNY HOW YOU CAN
LOVE,” with Tom Brown.
FLOWERS
will take your
VALENTINE
MESSAGE
Let us take your order,
and wire your floral
greetings.
WYATT’S
FLOWER SHOP
Bryan Phone B-93
Please stay out, and this means
you!
Equally as blunt was the sign
on the door of one of the agricul
tural departments: “NO—your
papers are not yet graded!”
•
And—in the same vein—from
T. S. C. W.:
During “dead week” at T.S.C.W.
lately, a number of “please-do-not-
disturb” signs appeared on doors
throughout the dorms. Some of
the best ones were:
DO NOT DISTURB US!!
Only exceptions to this rule:
1. To read us letters from Bob,
Francis, Walter, Larry, Marcus, or
Mr. X.
2. Telegrams or calls to anyone
from anyone.
3. Juicy gossip that can’t wait.
4. Food for us!
On the door of Lucille Self and
Margaret Lane’s room was:
QUIET!!
The owners of this room are try-
to sleep it off!
An enormous black sign with
white letters hung outside An
nette Cogswell’s room, reading:
Come One, Come All!
An hilarious time is to be
had by everyone in this room
from Jan. 26 to Feb. 4. Time?
All hours both day and night.
Open discussion on men and
stuff going on continuously.
•
From the January 31 issue of a
local paper:
Discussing the forthcoming can
didacy of one of the citizenry, the
story declared that, “He received
his high school education at the
University of Texas.”
—And then completed his educa
tion at some first-class college like
A. & M.?
START THE MONTH OFF RIGHT
By Using
SINCLAIR
GAS AND OIL
AGGIE SERVICE STATION
E. C. (Red) GREY, MANAGER
Two Blocks East of North Gate
Phone C-400
OYER 600 SENIORS TURN
IN FORMS TO PLACEMENT
BUREAU FOR LEAFLETS
More than 600 seniors have filled
out the forms of the Placement
and Personnel Division of the
Former Students Association to
secure leaflets, Lucian M. Morgan,
head of the division, has reported,
and 350 have made payment for
leaflets.
The leaflets are to be sent out
very soon, Mr. Morgan stated—
some before the first of March.
Those who have not turned in
their pictures for leaflets or re
turned the leaflets which have
been sent them to be checked, are
urged to do so as soon as possi
ble.
ARROW
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Survival of the Fittest
A rrow Trump’s the longest wearing and
jL\. the fittin’est shirt you ever put on your
back. The superb Mitoga form-fit is custom
shaped to your build. Trump’s sleek, good-
looking soft collar is one of Arrow’s best—
specially woven and Arrow styled.
Tell your roommate to buy some white Trump
shirts today. Only two dollars each. You’ll
like them—so will he! They’re Sanforized-
shrunk — fabric shrinkage less than 1% — a
new shirt free if one ever shrinks out of fit.
ARROW SHIRTS
WELCOME NEW AGGIES
Here Is Your List—Be Wise—Economize—Buy It At Penney’s
Uniform Supplies
Fish Slacks $7.50
(18-oz. best army serge)
Campaign Hats $5.00
(Permanent brim, fur felt)
Fish Dress Caps $2.95
Fish Sam Browne $2.50
Aggie Lab. Suits $3.25
(Aggie Seal, form-fitting, zipper, action back)
Trench Coats $3.98
(50-in. split tail)
I.E.S. Study Lamps $2.95
(Official, Globe furnished)
Regulation Shirts
Form fitting, guaranteed colors. Aggies have
bought 20,000 of them.
Broadcloth $1.75
Poplin $1.95
(Patches attached free)
Gym Shirts 29 <
Gym Shorts 79tf
Sweat Shirts 79tf 98£
Aggie Seal Polo Shirts 69tf
Web Belts 50tf
Hat Cords 25^
Chin Straps 25
Ornaments (clutch back) pr. 50^
OMC Cap Ornaments 50^
Blitz 15tf
Sta-Ties 50£ 89£
Aggie Patch 200
Terry Cloth Robes $2.50
Tennis Shoes 790 980 $1.98
Cord sole drill shoes $2.98
Dress Oxfords $2.98 to $4.98
Rubber Boots $1.98 $2.75
Riding Boots, 17 in $6.90
Athletic Socks 250
Dress Socks 100 to 490
Drawing Supplies
Drawing Board $1.00
(With T Square attached to back) $2.50
T Squares $1.45
DRAWING SETS:
No. 1 Quality $13.75
No. 2 Quality $5.95
12 in. Triangles 450
6 in. Irregular Curves 250
2HF Turquoise Pencils 120
2HF Castelle Pencils 120
Pencil Pointers 100
Ruby Erasers 50
Higgins India Ink 250
Gillette Pins 20
Celluloid % Rulers 50
Clip Boards 500 750
Junior Uniforms
Blouse, tailor made $27.50
Slacks, tailor made $12.50
Cream Breeches, tailor made $16.50
Cotton Breeches, tailor made $ 5.75
Dress Cap $ 5.00
Sam Browne $ 5.00
Field Boots $20.00
Dress Boots .— $20.00
Marathon Hats $ 5.00
Serge Shirts, tailored $11.00
Also form A & B paper, service binders, price
book sheets, etc.
Blankets, sheets, towels, rugs, curtains, pillows,
bedspreads, shades, shoe polishes and complete
line toiletries.
J.C.PENNEY C0
BRYAN, TEXAS
“Aggie Economy Center”
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