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THE BATTALION
■THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940
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 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
4-5444.
1939 Member 1940
Dissociated Golle&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 Asst. Sports Editor
Philip Golman Staff Photographer
John J. Moseley Staff Artist
Junior Editors
Billy Clarkson George Fuermann Bob Nisbet
A. J. Robinson Earle A. Shields
THURSDAY STAFF
Ray Treadwell Managing Editor
J. W. Jenkins Asst. Advertising Manager
Don McChesney Asst. Circulation Manager
Phil Levine Editorial Assistant
R. V. (Red) Myers Jr. Sports Assistant
Senior Sports Assistants
Jimmie Cokinos Jimmy James
Junior Advertising Solicitors
L. J. Nelson A. J. Hendrick
Reportorial Staff
Jack Aycock, Jim Dooley, Walter Sullivan, D. C. Thurman,
Murray Evans, Joe Taylor, Thomas Gillis, Don Corley, Bill Amis.
Early Action Asked
Once again The Battalion urges the
provision of a student lounge in the Aca
demic Building as soon as possible.
For approximately 25 years now this
building has lacked such an accommodation.
This condition should not be allowed to pre
vail any longer.
It is needless to go again over the need
for such an accommodation. It has been
cited too many times before. It is obvious
to every student, every faculty member and
official of the college. The Academic Build
ing, center of student classroom and military
activities, approximately the geographical
center of the campus, a place visited by
thousands of people from off the campus
during the year, is in dire need of such
an accommodation and should be provided
with it before the end of this term.
The Student Welfare Committee pro
posed and urged this step at its first meet
ing of this session, back in the fall. The
Battabon has editorialized about it a num
ber of times. It was brought up before the
Board of Directors of the college at a re
cent meeting, and was referred to a build
ing committee to consider and present in
more detail at some future meeting.
We ask that no more time than abso
lutely necessary be allowed to elapse on
this question. The officials of the college
all are anxious to see it answered, and the
directors in the main seemed favorable at the
meeting when it finally came up before
them. We realize that the Board of Direc
tors is confronted with much pressing busi
ness, but this is a comparatively small mat
ter—albeit one of considerable import
ance to the students—and it involves the
expenditure of only a couple of thousand
dollars. It seems to us that it is a proposi
tion that could and should be passed on and
put through in just a few minutes at the
very next meeting of the Board.
So once again we repeat our request
that the Board pass this measure at its earli
est convenience so that it may be effected
before one more term has come to an end.
The question has been overlooked too long
already.
★
Twelve-Year Schools
Light on the problem of whether or not Texas
should shift from the present eleven-year plan for
public schools to one of twelve years is expected from
the early publication of an abstract of responses of
teachers to a questionnaire sent out a month ago by
the State Department of Education. This question is
one that calls for expert judgment based on educa
tional experience and experiments and should not be
considered too hastily.
The Texas eleven-year plan contrasts with those
of most states, which require eight years in the
grades and four years in high school. In fact, some
states and many cities extend this to thirteen years
by requiring a year of kindergarten for five-year-
olds. The Texas plan saves taxpayers’ money, but
many here have doubted the ability of this state’s
schools to impart in eleven years the education for
which others take twelve years.
The Texas system is criticized, too, on the ground
that its high school graduates are turned out too
young either to be sent off to college immediately or
to obtain steady jobs. In addition, confusion and ir
ritation often arises in the placing of pupils who move
here from states having the twelve-year system. Uni
formity would be a big advantage for the many fam
ilies that necessarily must move from one state to
another.
While in some of the twelve-year states there is
talk of trying to speed up the school system, this
trend is offset by the desire to keep youngsters from
competing with adults for jobs. As long as the coun
try does not have enough jobs to go around, there is
little point in hurrying pupils through school. New
subjects, such as traffic safety, which are being in
troduced in the schools, also call for additional time.
The trend toward longer schooling is indicated
by the fact that about eighty Texas schools already
have followed the 1936 Port Arthur example in
adopting the twelve-year plan. This problem should
be considered from the point of view of the pupil’s
good, rather than that of teachers or school adminis
trators; but it probably will be found that the
twelve-year term has enough set advantages to make
its additional cost worth while.
—Dallas Morning News
Why Men Fail
There is a cause for everything. Nothing ever
“just happens.” If a man is promoted to a better
job, there is a reason. If a man loses his job, there
is a cause.
There are many causes that lead to failure. Here
is a list of the most common ones, as assigned by
a noted psychologist. Look them over; if none of
them apply to you, then you are to be congratu
lated, for you are a success.
1. Finding fault with the other fellow, but never
seeing our own.
2. Doing as little as possible, and trying to get as
much as possible for it.
3. Spending much time showing up the other
fellow’s weak points and too little time cor
recting our own.
4. Slandering those we do not like.
5. Procrastination—putting off until tomorrow
something that we should have done day before
yesterday.
6. Deceit—talking friendly to the other’s face and
stabbing him in the back as soon as he turns
around.
7. False belief that we are smart enough to reap
a harvest of pay before sowing a crop of honest
service.
8. Disloyalty to those who have trusted us.
9. Egotism—the belief that we know it all, and no
one can tell us anything.
10. Last, but not least, lack of necessary training
and education to enable us to stand at the head
in our line of work.
OPEN FORUM
SOCIETY EXTENDS THANKS
Following are extracts from resolutions passed
by the Texas Conference Woman’s Missionary So
ciety which recently met at College Station:
“We express deep appreciation to the people of
College Station and Bryan who kindly furnished
hospitality to the delegates.
“We especially thank Professor Joe Woolket
and his ‘Singing Cadets’ for their musical numbers.
The harp numbers by Miss Cynthia Lancaster were
beautiful. The duet by Mrs. Parker Hanna and Mr.
D. T. Killough was most inspirational and delight
ful.
“The organ recitals by Miss Alice Scoates and
Mr. John Edge before each evening service were
deeply enjoyed.
“The facilities of the college placed at the dis
posal of the delegates were most generous. We es
pecially thank Dr. Walton and Col. Ike Ashburn for
making this possible.
“We thank Mrs. T. R. Freeman, for her services
at the piano, and cadet Anthony Bott for leading
the singing.
“Please express our appreciation to others who
assisted in making this a wonderful conference for
us.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. VAN HAMILTON,
Corresponding Secretary and Chairman
of the Resolutions Committee.”
MAN, YOUR MANNERS—
“In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love”—not so lightly for some
of the seniors; they will be getting engaged or mar
ried in a few weeks.
The diamond is considered the conventional sym
bol for an engagement ring; it is proper to make a
selection of rings without your price range, then
let the young lady choose from the selection you
have made.
—Mrs. R. M. Sherwood.
As the World Turns...
By “COUNT” V. K. SUGAREFF
The “two-term” tradition and President Roose
velt’s silence on his future plans have evoked spirit
ed discussion in the press of the country. So far
only one President, Theodore Roosevelt, has actually
challenged the “two-term” tradition. It is true that
General Grant’s bid for a third term (1880) was
sponsored in and out of the Repub
lican convention, but Garfield was
nominated. Theodore Roosevelt head
ed the ticket of the Progressive
Party (a third party) in 1912. To
the surprise of a large number of
conservatives, he polled 4,126,020
votes and received 88 electoral votes.
A third term for President Roose
velt is variously appraised by people
in many walks of life. Two ex-New
Dealers have argued the question
pro and con.
Rexford G. Tugwell holds that Presidents should
be re-elected for a third term for the following rea
sons: (1) Eight years are too short for reform
policies. (2) The change would check the “inertia”
of the Senate. Since the Senate reflects local inter
ests, it has often blocked the President’s policies
which usually represent national interests. (3) Times
change, tradition should likewise.
Raymond Foley is strongly against the third-
term re-election of Presidents and lists his arguments
as follows: (1) The “two-term” tradition is a check
on “thirst for power”. “Those who most desire power
are . . . those most likely to acquire it.” (2) The
“two-term” tradition is considered as vital as the
Constitution. (3) The third-term re-election of any
President presents a danger of personal government
to Democracy.
Of course, neither of the two gentlemen argues
in favor of or against the present incumbent of the
presidential office. They are discussing general prin
ciples and trends of our political setup. However,
indications point to a strong current movement in
favor of the third-term re-election of President
Roosevelt. Recent presidential primaries in four
states indicate that a large percent of the Democrats
favors the nomination of President Roosevelt at
the convention of the Democratic Party. However
favorable the pre-convention sentiment might be to
President Roosevelt, it might be as fruitless as that
of Genei-al Grant. In a Democracy no individual is
indispensable.
Rollins and Forrest, Well-Known
Exes, Join in New Engineering Firm
by Dob Nisbe!
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Two of the best-known figures in
general engineering fields of the
Southwest recently joined hands to
form the consulting engineering
form of Rollins and Forrest, with
offices in the Praetorian Building,
Dallas. Members of the firm are A.
P. “Andy” Rollins, ’06, and T. C.
Forrest, Jr., ’17.
The firm is qualified to handle
all kinds of general enginering
work. The partners have been
prominent in the engineering pro
fession in Dallas for two decades.
Forrest has been operating as
a consulting engineer under his
own name since last March. Prior
to that time, he was a member of
the firm Myers, Noyes, and For
rest, of Dallas. He served as con
sulting engineer to both the Cen
tennial Exposition and the New
York World’s Fair. Forrest is an
older brother of Ernest Forrest,
’21, and Bedford Forrest, ’23.
“Andy” Rollins is one of the
deans of the engineering profes
sion in the Southwest and has been
engaged in various engineering ac
tivities since his graduation in
1906. He is the father of A. P.
Rollins, Jr., ’39, and one of the
six original Rollins brothers who
attended A. & M.
He was a member of the old
firm of Nagle, Witt, Rollins and
Gilchrist. As a member of the firm
of Rollins and Clinger, he super
vised an extensive Dallas County
highway program. During his re
cent term as director of public
works and city engineer of Dalllas,
that city carried on its largest pub
lic works program.
In announcing the new firm, its
members state, “We will be open
for business in our offices in the
Praetorian Building every day ex
cept Saturday afternoons during
football season.”
BACKWASH
By
George Fuermann
“Backwash: An agitation resulting: from some action or occurrence.’’—Webstar.
The way of things . . . Behind
the eight ball is the campus uni
form tailor who recently sent many
juniors and senior letters with a
salutation reading,
“Dear Future Ju
nior.” . . . The most
consistent protest
made by feminine
visitors to the cam
pus is their inabil-
jrSMHpL ity to find the fam-
flF lift ed Sugar Bowl tro-
— phy. Jean Melton
claimed that, “I
Fuermann think the Aggies
have hocked the thing!” And Mar-
ceia Jolly, a T.S.C.W.-ian who also
attended last week-end’s Composite
Regiment Ball, pointed out that,
“I don’t believe that there is a
Sugar Bowl!” . . . Architect’s plans
for the landscaping of the new
dorm area’s “front yard” are im
pressive and already a tremendous
improvement is evidenced over the
appearance a few months ago . . .
A little-known fact about next Sat
urday’s Hillel Club dance is that
it will be the organization’s twen
tieth consecutive prom . . . The
reason that the recently construct
ed theater at the North Gate has
n’t opened is that three gentiles—
more or less partners in the deal—
can’t agree on a few very salient
points . . . Bernie Cummins’ pop
ular drummer, Fred Benson, drum
med his second consecutive Com
posite Regimental Ball last Friday
night. He was formerly with Art
Kassel, and Art and his “Kassels
In the Air” played last year’s
Composite Ball . . . Good idea: One
of the local eateries—^recently turn
ed combination pool hall and cafe—
displays a highly original sign
which reads, “Ladies Especially In
vited.”
Aggie sidelight:
A crowd of nearly a hundred peo
ple were gathered around the old
Consolidated School slide last week.
Cadets, school children, and teach
ers alike—all watching a little com
bination-breed dog as he somewhat
hesitantly climbed the slide’s steps,
reached the top, emitted a feeble
yelp, and then slid down amid the
throaty cheers of his onlookers.
First in the heart of his master—
ten-year-old Phil Enslow Jr.—he’s
also first in the hearts of the Con
solidated School children for whom
he performs at least once a week.
. . . But you’d have to see the show
to really appreciate it.
•
Once over lightly:
Still more on last week’s highly
successful Composite Regiment
Ball . . . Cleverest number of the
night was Connie Barleau’s inter
pretation of “Ma, She’s making
Eyes At Me.” . . . Tops in the fast
dying art of jitterbugging were
T.S.C.W.-ite June Lynch and Aggie
Barney Leathers ... R. O. A. Cap
tain W. S. McCulley: “It’s a heck
of a note when a ‘bird-dog’ get
away with your wife!” . . . Enter
ing Aggieland Inn for a cup of
coffee last Saturday noon, Connie
found nothing but men eating there.
Siding up to Paul Stach, she asked,
“Are women allowed in here?”
•
Wisdom in the rough:
Backwash notes with pleasure
the recognition of earthly things
that some professors are beginning
to evidence. Maybe it’s the prox
imity of spring, but one of the
math profs recently made the state
ment that, “While a straight line
may be the shortest distance be
tween two points, a curved line is
the most interesting line between
two points.”
This week’s benefit show is for
the Economics Club, and it will
be shown both afternoon and night
Thursday and Friday. “DARK
VICTORY” it is and stars Bette
Davis and George Brent.
“Dark Victory”, if you will re
member, was picked by practically
every selection as one of the ten
best shows of last year. That was
a wise choice; it certainly is one
of the best shows seen. The ele
ments that make it so good were
the splendid acting of Bette Davis
and the touching story that she
enacted. That Bette is a splendid
actress is an established fact, and
the fact that she got a good part
in this show cinched it to be a
hit. Of course the story is sad
and more or less melodramatic,
but for those boys who feel as
though they need a good cry any
way, “Dark Victory” is a good
place and a good excuse to go
and have a big one.
The story deals with a head
strong young heiress (Bette Dav
is) who has some sort of neurotic
ailment. At any rate it is so seri
ous it effects her poise and her
vision, but she is afraid a doctor
Seniors Lacking One
Subject May Petition
For Special Exams
Dean F. C. Bolton has reissued
notice that, under College Regula
tions, a senior who on April 1
lacks only one subject for gradua
tion may petition for a special ex
amination in that subject, provided:
(1) That the subject was taken
in class in the summer of 1939 or
in the first semester of the present
session.
(2) That the student is passing
all the work of his current sched
ule on the April 1st report with
grades which will give him a mathe
matical chance to graduate at the
end of the semester.
Petitions from those affected by
the above regulation should be sub
mitted immediately—and in no case
later than April 6.
Those special examinations which
are authorized will be set for the
afternoon of April 13.
will make her stop her active so
cial life; therefore she refuses to
be helped until the day she crashes
her horse into a hurdle. Then she
is convinced that it would be wise
to get a physician’s counsel. But
she is too late for him to save her
life; he gives her ten months to
live and falls in love with her.
Thinking that he wants to marry
her out of sympathy, she refuses
his proposal of marriage. Finally
she realizes that she cannot es
cape her fear alone, so she marries
him and learns from him the way
to escape from her fear of being
blind and in the dark. For that
reason comes the name, “Dark
Victory”.
WHITS SHOWING
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Thursday and Friday, 3:30
and 6:45-“DARK VIC
TORY”, with Bette Davis
and George Brent.
AT THE PALACE
Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday—“THE GRAPES OF
WRATH”, with Henry Fon
da.
Daphne Salois Senior
Representative At
Bluebonnet Festival
Miss Daphne Salois, T. S. C. W.
student from Dallas, has been chos
en to represent the senior class of
A. & M. as its duchess at the an
nual Navasota Bluebonnet Festi
val to be held in Navasota April
12 and 13.
Miss Salois was one of the eight
girls selected by Kay Kyser to be
pictured in the Vanity Fair section
of the 1939-40 Longhorn.
She will be escorted by Dan
Sharp, captain of the Ross Volun
teers.
Expert opinion picks
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Ford Munnerlyn, ’26, Dist. Mgr.
Associates:
H. E. Burgess, ’29 Sidney L. Loveless, ’38
O. B. Donaho Paul L. Martin, ’39