The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 07, 1940, Image 2
k *&m*Ui*» PAGE 2 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 Tuesday, 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 3, 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 4-6444. 1939 Member 1940 Associated GoUe&iate Press BILL MURRAY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LARRY WEHRLE ADVERTISING MANAGER James Critz Associate Editor E. C. (Jeep) Oates Sports Editor H. G. Howard Circulation Manager “Hub” Johnson Intramural Editor Philip Golman Staff Photographer John J. Moseley Staff Artist THURSDAY STAFF Ray Treadwell Managing Editor J. W. Jenkins Asst. Advertising Manager Don McChesney Asst. Circulation Manager Phil Levine Editorial Assistant Junior Editors George Fuermann Bob Nisbet Senior Sports Assistant 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, Don Wynn, Joe Taylor, Thomas Gillis, L. B. Tennison, Bill Amis, Don Corley. BATTALION RADIO STAFF George Fuermann Battalion Announcer Charles A. Montgomery Associate Robert M. Shuffler Assistant Ugly Boy Contest At present The Battalion is conducting for the first time in A. & M.’s history an official “Ugly Boy” contest, sponsored by “Backwash” col umn, and the rules for the election formulated by an election committee of 41 members. As is the case with any such movement the first time it is tried, a few complications and misunderstandings have developed. It is unfortu nate that such should be the case, especially in connection with a contest that has aroused as much interest as the novel and mirth-provoking “Ugly Boy” contest. We regret it if there exist any reasons why any candidate or faction in this race should feel as if they had been treated unjustly. The Battal ion left the running of the election entirely up to the impartially-chosen election committee. To the best of our knowledge, the decisions and actions of the committee and the leading men connected with the election have been completely fair—as much so as they could possibly make them. It is our hope that those conditions which serve to create misunderstanding and disagreement may be entirely eliminated from any future such con test held here. Democracy Fosters Initiative We should be happy we attend a democratic institution where students have a part in their student government, student activities and student organizations. Cooperation and education along this line in college is definitely an essential to good and beneficial citizenship. Colleges and universities should come more and more to let the students do it—whatever “it” might be. Student government is a good beginner but certainly is not enough, and many times to day is not being used in the correct manner. Too many times, elections are in reality popularity •contests and not always do most popular students make the best leaders. Responsibilities in other academic organizations, clubs and institutional activities should become more and more to be given to and accepted by the students themselves. Most students are ambitious, have creative minds, and, if properly sponsored, would prove to be beneficial leaders, not only for the students but for the institution as well. Re sponsibilities and the accepting of responsibilities are the greatest byproducts of a college education. Cooperation is not a factor to be overlooked, but rather one to be considered above all. Students who will learn to cooperate and accept responsibili ties in the success of a college activity will be the respective and respected leaders of their communi ties. Initiative and ambition are dormant charac teristics of every college student and these need on ly be aroused or given a chance to develop to make a student leader. Let the student take the lead, but sponsor and educate his activities. OPEN FORUM AGGIE SENIOR PROTESTS T.S.C.W.’s INDEFINITE CLOTHES REGULATIONS T. S. C. W. already has a book full of rules and regulations setting forth the do’s and dont’s of the institution, but there aren’t any rules the Aggies have ever known of that govern what the well-dressed man will wear to the College Club. Many rumors exist about the proper dress for a man, but nothing seems to be definite. In order to keep from being inconvienced or embar rassed, it is necessary to find out, not more than one hour in advance, what rule applies for that particular night because the regulations vary each time the club is open. It appears that the style of dress is set by the person in charge, and as the same person is not always there the style varies. Can't they all get together and draw up a set of rules that will apply for all times? We appreciate the fact that the College Club should be maintained on the highest possible plane, and technically, boys in civilian clothes should wear coats, and those in uniforms should wear blouses. But if you’ve never worn a blouse, you can’t appre ciate how nice it is not to wear one when the weather is warm. We realize that the club is not for the enjoyment of Aggies alone but it is very confusing as well as disgusting to be refused admission one night because of a khaki shirt, while the next time a white shirt is definitely out of place. There is a real need for a set of rules govern ing the clothes situation, and the boys will ap preciate it if definite regulations are made and en forced as to the proper attire at the club. —DON CORLEY, ’40. (A copy of this article has been sent to the T. S. C. W. Lass-O.) BOOKS YOU’LL ENJOY Bull-Sessions Could Be Valuable MAN, YOUR MANNERS— As the World Turns. Sugareff THE BATTALION -THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940 BACKWASH h George Fuermann "Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster. NEW BOOKS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY “THE NAZARENE,” by Shalom Asch. “WROUGHT IRON,” by James Aston. “MORE FOR YOUR MONEY,” by Harry Ben nett. “MAN OF GLORY,” (Daniel Joseph Clinton). “TO STEP ASIDE,” by Noel COWARD. “ . . TIME, SPACE, AND ATOMS,” by R. T. Cox. “WORLD IN ARMS,” by Richard Ernest Dupuy. “ENJOYMENT OF LAUGHTER,” by Max Eastman. “ . . . EARTH OIL,” by Gustav Egloff. “CO-EDIQUETTE,” by Elizabeth Eldridge. “THE YOUNG MAN IN FARMING,” by Ar thur Kendall Getman. “MR. EMMANUEL,” by Louis Golding. “OUT OF THE SOUTH,” by Paul Green. “ATOMS IN ACTION,” by G. R. Harrison. “AMERICA’S HOUSE OF LORDS,” by Har old Ickes. “VANISHING LANDS,” by G. V. Jacks. “YOUR NAVY,” by Claude Banks Mayo. “ . . . FLOWERING EARTH,” by Donald C. Peattie. “HOW FARE AMERICAN YOUTH?” by Hom er P. Rainey. “SLOGUM HOUSE,” by Mari Sandoz. “SOLDIERS IN THE SUN,” by W. T. Sexton. “ . . . LIFE-GIVING LIGHT,” by C. Sheard. “OUR MILITARY CHAOS,” by Oswald G. Vil- lard. “DEMOCRACY HAS ROOTS,” by Milburn L. Wilson. “ADJUSTMENT AND MASTERY,” by R. S. Woodworth. . • . The winner of Backwash’s Ugly Boy contest will be announced on your writer’s regular Friday aft ernoon Battalion newscast tomor row at 5:15 ... At this time all five of the run- o f f candidates will be interview ed and WTAW manager John Rosser has an nounced that one of the year’s most entertaining Clambakes will be presented in Fuermann connection with the Ugly Boy championship . . . The nickname written on the first primary ballots for some of the candidates shade their own ef forts at self-description. Witness, for example, Eddie Hall’s “Pug,” “King Kong,” “Fussy,” “Real Countenance,” “Terrible,” “Bad- man,” “Sweet Daddy,” “Gorilla,” “Monk,” and “Alley Oop.” Then there was Jack Fugate’s perennial “Gas Mask,” Roy Chappell’s “Frankenstein,” M. E. Shepherd’s “Ship-Shape,” and Irvin Thomp son’s “Mortimer Snerd.” A late ballot which came in by mail gave Superman his one and only vote in the contest . . . But how did it happen? How did the contest ants derive such “uglemug” notor iety ? It probably started when they were babies. A good authority has it that at the tender age of six months one of the candidates was dubbed “Little horse-face hor ror” and still another was known as “Goon-puss throw-back.” With such a start in life it’s little won der that they have attained their lovely Jeanne Towery. Many ca dets will remember that Jeanne was the winner of the “Miss 17” contest recently sponsored by Para mount Pictures throughout the na tion. As a result, she received a trip to Hollywood as a guest of Jackie Cooper and Paramount Studios and, with sixteen other girls from widely separated sec tions of the nation, Jeanne wit nessed the world premiere of Booth Tarkington’s classic, “Sev enteen,” and took part in a coast- to-coast radio program. “F” is for final: Bowed heads . . . hushed voices . . . determined expressions, grim expressions, dazed expressions . . . coffee pills . . . cigaret bills . . . “The mills of the gods grind slow, but they grind exceeding fine.” . . . Yeah—here’s another collec tion of exam boners which fellow Aggies have made in the past three years: Last sentence from a freshman autobiography: “I have many friends. Friends add to the charm and chastity of my life.” From still another: “I possessed to be a follower of Christ in 1920, but since that time I have barely lived a Christian life.” Asked to write an editorial on Europe, one student politically ex pressed himself thus: “God help Europe. They need it. In fact, they need it worse than we need, a Republican victory in 1940, and that’s saying a lot.” ECENT ECORD ELEASES is a long-awaited follow-up to the “Snow White” score. Kenney Baker sings two popular ditties for Victor, assisted by Da vid Broekman’s orchestra. “ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGA PORE” and “FAITHFUL FOR EVER” are the songs and snazzy is the world for them a la Baker. A late Hal Kemp Victor release j takes advantage of the current catch-phrase, “CONFUCIUS SAYS,” which Winchell has added to the language. The lyrics are a grand combination of the better gags, mixed with a lilting melody. “WOULD ’JA MIND,” Orrin Tuck er’s tune, backs it. Robin and Rainger have done it again with the songs used in the musical, “NICE COIN’,” waxed for Victor by Leo Resiman’s society band. The show tune is “I Shoulda Stood in Bed,” vocalized by Lee Sullivan. “THE BLUE DANUBE WALTZ” is on the “B” side. Two “Pinnochio” ditties, “TURN ON THE OLD MUSIC BOX” and “WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR” have been done by swing ing, swayin’ Sammy Kaye. Here WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL Thursday and Friday— “THREE. SMART GIRLS GROW UP,” starring Deanna Durbin, with Helen Parrish and Nan Grey. AT THE PALACE Thursday, Friday, and Sat urday—“I TAKE THIS WOMAN,” starring Spencer Tracey and Hedy Lamarr. AT THE QUEEN Friday and Saturday— “CONGO MAISIE,” with Ann Sothern and John Car- roll. “The bull session is an American institution. To let it slide into greater disrepute would be a shame. Next time the gang gets together for a talk-fest why not try to do something construc tive, why not try to reach a definite conclusion, why not think through a problem? The American student has brains. The American student must learn to use them. From the bull session could come something fine and valuable.” The University of Iowa Daily Iowan urges a more serious purpose for these gab-fests that are usually not so profound. present position of eminence. When you write letters to friends, they should be written by hand with pen and ink, but you may typewrite a very long letter, and all business let ters should be typewritten. Never typewrite an invitation, acceptance or regret. Never typewrite a formal social note. Do not underscore words or add postscripts. Do not use unmatched paper and envelopes— except when writing home for money. Never send a letter with a blot on it. If at first you don’t succeed . . . Stories from the College Laun dry are not infrequent, and the best of the current lot concerns the Aggie who had repeatedly sent a pair of cotton slacks with the instructions, “please iron out the cuffs,” because the pants were too short with them. Three times he sent them . . . Three times they came back WITH cuffs. Fin ally, in desperation, the cadet pin ned a note inside the cuffs where the ironer would be certain to see it. The note read, “Please— no damn cuffs!” He won. The line forms on the left: Attending Friday night’s Coast Artillery Ball will be Houston’s A bird’s-eye view . . . D Com pany Infantry goes to camp. Early birds at getting the traditional camp car, W. P. Sims, Bob Phil lips, T. A. Arnold, and Paul Stach have quartered $50 for a Model A Ford of very doubtful vintage. . . . Tht, public address system rigged up in Ugly Boy candidate Eddie Hall’s room to further his candidacy is the handi work of Marshall Osborn who’s been working at such things for a long time . . . Rice Institute de clared a holiday when they recent ly won 1940’s Southwest Confer ence basketball championship . . . Going vari-colored diets one better —J. B. Ashby frequently break fasts on American cheese sand wiches . . . Chalked on one of the Academic Building blackboards: “Dear Summer: Am having one hell of a time. Wish you were here.” by Dob Nisbet By “COUNT” V. K. SUGAREFF Mr. A. P. Herbert, M. P., declared in the House of Commons, “Let America do what she will about the war, but for God’s sake don’t let her have anything to do with the peace!” Had Mr. Herbert the chance to study American public sentiment about the war, he would be surprised to find that most Americans would be glad to remain neutral in the present war and the future peace as well. But should there be a chance for an early peace, official Ameri ca would willingly offer its good offices to bring it about. President Roosevelt must have been aware of such a chance before he sent Sumner Welles on a “fact-finding” mission to the capitals of the war ring nations. Underneath the loud shouting about the kind of peace Hitler wants, there might be a bit of realism. Rumor has it that parties close of the Nazi leaders have urged our President to take steps toward peace. Peace “feelers” have been coming from Germany through citizens of neighboring states: Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Belgium, and Switzerland. Mr. Welles was sent to Europe to find out if there is any truth in these intimations. If the warring na tions are in favor of peace, then there would be a basis for future discussions. Mr. Welles took with him no definite peace plan, but he handed to Mussolini an “autographed message from the President.” He likely carries with him similar messages for the heads of the other governments that he will visit. The auto graphed message to Mussolini has stirred up a good deal of speculation; but so far the contents have not been divulged to the public. Mr. Welles was well received in Rome and Berlin. He should go also to Russia and the Scandinavian countries. There, too, he might be able to secure for the President valuable information. Some people link Mr. Welles’ mission to Eu rope with the third-term aspirations of the Pres ident. They say that the President favors a peace based on such terms as would open the resources of the world to all nations. United States gold could be effectively used during the reconstruction period. Our government would loan money on in terest to foreign countries. These countries would sell their products to us to obtain more dollars and would use them to buy goods from us. Such favor able economic conditions would insure the Presi dent’s nomination by the Democrats and his elec tion. Such a plan is a rather far-fetched possibil ity. The A. I. Ch. E. has this week’s benefit at the Assembly Hall. “THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP” is the show they picked, and it’s a good one. Deanna Durbin with her miraculous voice doesn’t need much cast or plot to make a good show. The show follows the past picture called “Three Smart Girls,” and has all the characters that the other one had. If you are in need of something to do, come to the show and give us “test-tube boys” a break. At the Palace, “I TAKE THIS WOMAN” is running for the rest of this week. Hedy Lamarr again tries her hand at acting. Her suc cess is doubtful. The cast is as follows: Karl Decker Spencer Tracy Georgi Gragore Hedy Lamarr Madame Marcesa Verree Teasdale Phil Mayberry Kent Taylor Spencer Tracy gives the clue as to what it will take to win over Hedy’s heart. If and when she is single again, it will be some good advice. The idea is to res cue her from the ocean. Tracy tries the idea, and it works. Wear The Smartest . . . GRIFFON SPRING SUITS • It’s no trick to look successful — so “wear the smartest” this spring. Griffon Spring Suits and Sports Ensembles set a new standard in fabric value. Soft draping Che viots and Shetlands, smart Tweeds, sturdy Worsteds, gay gabar dines—they’re all here in a big selection. 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