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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940
The Battalion
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E. C. (Jeep) Oates Sports Editor
H. G. Howard Circulation Manager
Tommy Henderson Asst. Circulation Manager
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John J. Moseley — Staff Artist
Junior Editors
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TUESDAY STAFF
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Bam Davenport Asst. Advertising Manager
C. A. Montgomery Editorial Assistant
R. V. (Red) Myers Jr. Sports Assistant
Senior Sports Assistant
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Junior Advertising Solicitors
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Reportorial Staff
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W. P. Walker, R. J. Warren
How oAbout This??
In the Saturday issue of The Battalion (April
20), it was announced that the concert members
of the Aggie Band, composed of some eighty mem
bers of the Field Artillery and Infantry units of
the complete Band, would present a concert of class
ical and semi-classical music.
These eighty members of the Band practiced
from two to three hours each day for the past
week in preparation of a program that would
be pleasing and of interest to the student body
as we31 as faculty members and citizens of Bryan
and 'College Station. At the time the program
was .scheduled to begin, there were forty-five
people In spacious Guion Hall—thirty students, two
or three faculty members, the rest civilians and
F. F. A. boys who arrived on the campus earlier
.than the rest.
Could it be that the A. & M. Band is not made
up of musicians that you do not come ? Could it be
that they are not directed by one who is qualified
to direct a musical organization?
At least three members of the Band hold “first
division” ratings obtained in National Band Con
tests. A score or more hold “highly superior” rat
ing obtained in the State Band Contests held in pre
vious years when they were in high school.
Colonel Richard J. Dunn is one of the foremost
musicians of the nation today. He is invited to
judge musicians in all sections of the country, and
during the summer, the conducts musical conserva
tories throughout the state. He devotes a goodly
portion of his time in the direction and supervision
of the A. & M. Band in order that it get only the
most favorable of criticism.
After working as hard as they do on concerts,
it is very distressing for members of the Band to
play before audiences of forty-five when the program
would be just as pleasing to an audience of forty-
five hundred. The Bandsmen receive no compen
sation for their efforts, and their only recompense
is the appreciation shown by students, faculty mem
bers, and citizens through their attendance at these
concerts.
Where were you Sunday afternoon at 3:30?
You were all on hand when Shep Fields presented
a program in Guion Hall, and most of you paid
to hear him. If you had been in Guion Hall Sun
day afternoon you would have heard a baritone
trio that could be put up against any college trio
in the country in competitive playing. Is this of
no interest to you who would be interested in what
your college is doing?
Next time a band concert is scheduled, why
not come out and see what your Band has to offer?
You might be surprised and even pleased at their
accomplishments.
O I 3 E IV FORUM
EX-COACH PRAISES AGGIE TEAM
Following is an excerpt from a letter received
by Colonel Ike Ashburn from Charlie Moran, well-
remembered former coach here under whom A. &
M. won many victories:
“I wish to congratulate Coach Norton, staff,
the great football squad, and Dean Kyle, and wish
A. & M. had gone to the Rose Bowl in place of
Tennessee, although I played at Tennessee. But
Bob Neyland was handicapped this year by not
having an extra set of good halfbacks.
“I feel a little swelled up at that, with Neyland
being under me at A. & M., and Bill James with
me at Center. Looks like you should have a great
team this year.
“Best regards to all I know at A. & M."
(Signed) C. B. MORAN.
TOO MUCH CREDIT
To The Battalion:
In order to correct a misapprehension con
cerning the Rifle Team, I would like to take this
opportunity to give you a more accurate resume
of our past season than has recently been reported
in the press. We do not lay any claims to Na
tional Intercollegiate honors. As a matter of fact,
in the matches against other colleges during the
season just closed we did not win all of our matches,
losing some by reason of lower scores, and others
by forfeit when not enough men were able to
turn out for the match, due to examinations or other
pressing business.
The statement that the Rifle Team is the best
in the Eighth Corps Area, while it did not originate
with us, has more of a foundation of fact, for A.
& M. did win with a very creditable score the
Eighth Corps Area Hearst Trophy Match.
However, much I would like to have stories
concerning our unbeaten record be true, in the inter
est of accuracy, I must correct the too optimistic
reports that have been made. Certainly the large! t
military college in the country should have a rifle
team second to none. It is hoped that the match
with the girls of T. S. C. W. and the invitation for
our team to fire a return match at Denton next
season, will create enough interest in rifling to
encourage more men to try out for the team.
Thank you for correcting this error. Our team,
while a good one, was not, this year, in a position
to make claims for the National Championship.
But in order not to let you down, we will attempt
to justify your statements next season.
THOMAS A. ADCOCK,
Captain, C. E.,
Coach.
*—We don’t remember claiming too much credit for
the Rifle Team, but if such was inferred we beg
pardon. Anyhow, it’s a mighty good one, and we
hope it does win the national championship next
season.—The Staff.
To Their Credit
It is largely due to the loan shark that we have
the credit union. When ordinary working people
saw how loan sharks prayed on them for un
reasonable and extortionate interest on small loans,
they said, “Why not club together and lend our
money to ourselves,”
Especially since 1935 have they been doing it.
Result: a million members of credit unions doing a
$134,000,000 annual business.
Here is one more case where existing institu
tions, when they do not perform properly the job
they were created to do, must face new and better
institutions aimed at the same evils. The credit
union, or mutual small loan association, is here
to stay. All this developed because some could
not be intrusted with lending money to people
without gypping them.
Initiated last summer, A. & M.’s own Federal
Credit Union is now a healthy thriving organiza
tion, participated in by members of faculty and
staff members of the college, to the mutual benefit,
profit and advancement of all concerned.
They Manage Eco Club
MAN, YOUR MANNERS—
QUESTION: What are the expenses of a bride
groom ?
ANSWER: For a formal wedding the things he
must pay for are:
An engagement ring.
A wedding ring.
A present to the bride, something for her adorn
ment.
His bachelor dinner.
The marriage license.
A personal gift to his best man and ushers.
To each of the above he should give wedding ties
and boutonieres.
The clergyman’s fee.
In some localities it is customary to give the bride
a bouquet. If he does not give her a bouquet,
he may send her a corsage to wear away.
(Don’t let this list frighten you—you may leave
out everything but the license, and still get mar
ried!)
—Mrs. R. M. Sherwood.
As the World Tums^
By DR. R. W. STEEN
The sun dial was added to the equipment at
San Jacinto State Park in a ceremony Sunday, San
Jacinto Day. Governor O’Daniel was not one of
the several speakers, but devoted his Sunday morn
ing broadcast to the spirit of the day, and rendered
due homage to the memories of Sam
Houston and the eight hundred men
who charged with him across the
San Jacinto Plains 104 years ago.
This charge was remarkable in many
respects. For one thing the defend
ing army of Santa Anna outnumber
ed the attacking force in a ratio
of about three to two. It was some
thing less than orthodox generalship
to lead a smaller force across more
! than a mile of open prairie at three
R. w. Steen o’clock in the afternoon to attack a
foe who had ample time to prepare his defense.
More remarkable still is the fact that the Mexicans
were taken completely by surprise.
It was indeed a great victory, but the Governor
probably claimed too much for it. According to
the Governor “those boys won the most decisive
battle known in world history.” In view of the fact
that larger blocks of land had been involved in
other battles, and that relatively few people lived
in Texas at the time it would seem that several
other battles in the history of the world might out
rank it. It should be remembered also that the
boundaries of the United States would probably be
about the same had there been no Texas revolu
tion, because “manifest destiny” was making it
self felt in the United States long before the
Mexican banners were grounded at San Jacinto. On
the other hand the importance of the battle should
not be underestimated. It did bring into actual
being the Republic of Texas, and gave to Texas
the ten-year period of independence from which
so many of our traditions are drawn.
* * *
“Big Navy” men enjoyed a field day last week.
It was revealed that Japan had more large war
ships under construction than the United States
thought, and these disclosures vied for headlines
with stories of the fighting in Norway and rail
road wrecks. At a result of the disclosures the
Senate voted the largest naval appropriation in the
peacetime history of this country, and authorized
the speeding up of work on American warships
now under construction. At the same time the
Senate approved plans for the construction by this
country of two 45,000-ton battleships. The House
will doubtless approve the Senate measures, and
the navy will be greatly strengthened during the
next two or three years. Let the State Department
issue a few more statements similar to the one con
cerning the Dutch East Indies and the navy may
have more to do than engage in practice mantevera.
By
George Fuermann
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster.
BAGKWASH
Above is pictured the Board of Directors of A. & M.’s Economics
Club, which is, so far as is known, the only incorporated college
club in the state of Texas.
Left to right, the directors are (standing) Maurice Durklin; Bill
Duncan, vice-president; H. H. Liebhofsky; Roy Caldwell, president;
Paul Lowry; and Gilbert Michalk; (seated) Charles Connelly, secre
tary; R. L. “Satch” Elkins, economics professor and faculty sponsor
of the club; and Jimmie Cokinos, publicity chairman. Member of
the board J. B. Wolf is not shown.
Economics Club Is Only Club at A. & M.
And In Texas That Is Incorporated
Not only the only club in Texas
A. & M. College that is incorpor
ated, not only the only collegiate
club in Texas that is incorporated,
but one of the few collegiate or
ganizations in the nation with an
incorporation charter . . . Natural
ly, it’s the Economics Club.
Like any other corporation, it
has its elected board of directors.
This year the board is made up
of Roy Caldwell, president; Bill
Duncan, vice-president; Charles
Donnelly, secretary; Jimmy Coki
nos, publicity chairman; H. H.
Liebhofsky; Maurice Dunklin; Paul
Lowry; Gilbert Michalk; and J. B.
Wolf. R. L. Elkins acts as faculty
sponsor of the club.
It was January 13, 1938, that
the organization received the uni
que distinction of being incorpor
ated. The incorporaters were John
Kercheville, H. A. Bischoff, and
R. L. Elkins.
The organization’s activities are
many. Besides sponsoring an an
nual inspection trip, the club
brings prominent speakers in the
economics field to the campus and
generally broadens its members in
affairs pertaining to economics.
Speakers thus far this year have
included Dr. L. P. Gettys, John
Rosser, J. H. Oliver, Margie Neal,
and Col. Ike Ashburn.
One of the newer campus organ
izations, the Economics Club was
founded in 1936 with only nine
members. Today its membership
numbers over sixty and it is one of
the campus’ fastest growing clubs.
By Tom Gillis
The familiar childhood story of
“GULLIVER’S TRAVELS,” now
made into a full length technicolor
movie, is showing at the Assembly
Hall. With its animated and col
orful little figures of the people
of Lilliput, the picture shows how
the giant Gulliver solves the prob
lems of two small governments
and fosters the romance of the
prince and princess. The story
of the travels of the English sail
or, Gulliver, are familiar to every
one, but his trip to the land of
the Lilliputians is all that is told
in the cartoon.
The little people of Lilliput
would be but 6 inches high in our
world, and all their houses and
utensils would be built to the same
scale, but their problems are as
life size as the one which Gulliver
helps them solve. He is treated
as a captive at first when found
on the shores of the island, and
his huge body presents a major
engineering problem when they 1
Schedule of the Miller Theater in Navasota
(Save for future reference)
DATE NAME OF FEATURE PRINCIPAL ACTORS
April 23, THE GHOST COMES HOME, Frank Morgan, Ann
Rutherford, Billie Burk
April 24 and 25, VIGIL IN THE NIGHT, Carole Lombard, Brian
Aherne, Anne Shirley
April 26, SEVENTEEN, Jackie Cooper, Betty Field
April 28, OH JOHNNY, HOW YOU CAN LOVE, Tom Brown,
Peggy Moran, Allen Jenkins, Donald Meek
April 27, 28, 29 (Midnight show Sat.), TILL WE MEET AGAIN,
Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O’Brien, Geraldine Fitz
gerald
April 30, THE BIG CITY, Victor McLeglen, Jackie Cooper
May 1 and 2, MY LITTLE CHICKADEE, Mae West, W. C.
Fields
May 3, THREE CHEERS FOR THE IRISH, Priscilla Lane,
Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan
May 4, 5, 6 (Midnight show Sat.), TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY,
Joan Blondell, Lana Turner, George Murphy
May 7, THE LIGHT THAT FAILED, Ronald Colman, Walter
Huston
May 8 and 9, SLIGHTLY HONORABLE, Pat O’Brien, Edward
Arnold, Broderick Crawford, Ruth Arnold
May 10, DR. KILDARE’S STRANGE CASE, Lew Ayres, Lionel
Barrymore
May 11, CALL A MESSENGER, Billy Hallup, Huntz Hall,
Mary Carlisle, Larry Crabbe
May 11, 12, 13 (Sat. Midnight) HIS GIRL FRIDAY, Gary Grant,
Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
May 14, IT ALL CAME TRUE, Ann Sheridan, Jeffry Lynn,
Humphry Bogart, Zasu Pitts
May 15 and 16, IT’S A DATE, Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis,
Walter Pidgeon
May 17, ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS, George Brent, Isa Miran
da, John Loder, Nigel Bruce, Elizabeth Patterson
May 18, THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER, Martha Raye, Charlie
Ruggles
May 18, 19, 20 (Sat. Midnight), GRAPES OF WRATH, Henry
Fonda, Jane Harwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin,
Dorris Bowdon
May 21, OPENED BY MISTAKE, Charlie Ruggles, R. Paige,
Jane Logan
May 22 and 23, IF I HAD MY WAY, Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean
May 24, KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS, John Payne, Gloria
Dickenson
May 25, SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, Thomas Mitchell, Edna
Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilbum, Tim Holt, Baby
Bobby Quillen
May 25, 26, 27 (Midnight Sat.), 40 LITTLE MOTHERS, Eddie
Cantor, Rita Johnson, Bonita Granville
May 28, GRANNY GET YOUR GUN, May Robson
May 29 and 30, SHOOTING HIGH, Jane Withers, Gene Autry
May 31, AND ONE WAS BEAUTIFUL, Jean Muir, Loraine Day
Robert Cummings, Billie Burke
Only 212 more shopping days un
til Christmas . . . His nomer at
A. & M. is “Uncle Bill,” but on
football programs the name of
the Aggies’ line coach is Bill
James. If you ask any of the foot
ball player—who’d
vote for Uncle
Bill for anything
from tax asses
sor to president—
he has a pretty
good philosophy
which he likes
to pass on to
others. “A man can
Fuermann do anything he
wanst to do,” Uncle
Bill asserts, and that’s probably
one reason why the Aggies are
national champions today . . . .
What’s your size? Whatever it is,
yours probably isn’t as large as
the size of Harold ‘Frog’ Duncan’s
shoes—he wears size ll'/i ... A
reliable source has indicated that
chances are better than 50-50 that
the Aggie footballers will fly to
California for next October’s U.
C. L. A. game. Not only will this
save wear and tear on the team,
but it will also save almost a
week’s traveling time . . . Two bus
loads of T. S. C. W.-ians will in
vade Aggieland for next Friday
night’s Ag Engineering Barn
Dance—the same which is always
one of the social session’s high
sports. Prexy scores again: Pres
ident Walton was among those
decide to move him to the capital
as a prisoner. While in the capital
the fleet of the waring neighbor
island attacks but flees at the sight
of the huge creature. At this the
Lilliputians treat Gulliver as a
hero and free him and give him
all the honors their small country
affords. The war between the two
kingdoms of King Little and King
Bombo was started over a minor
quarrel over wedding arrangements
between the prince and princess of
the two royal families but by ex
traordinary military tactics such
as towing the whole enemy fleet,
and by common sense, Gulliver
solves the difficulty and reunites
the two happy lovers.
Comedy is provided in the show
by the antics of the little town
crier, Gabby, who manages to get
himself into everything and then
usually gets everything in a mess.
Definitely not a cartoon, but the
glamorous figure and face of Hedy
Lamarr comes Wednesday in “I
TAKE THIS WOMAN.” Spencer
Tracy is the man who takes the
woman on the rebound from her
love of another young socialite
who is already married. Spencer
is a struggling doctor with a heart
of gold, but no gold to support a
wife. He meets Hedy while trav
eling to Yucatan to do research
work. There she forgets the mar
ried lover and marries Spencer
to help him and his work. A rich
friend of Hedy’s wants to see her
in better circumstances, so brings
the couple back to New York, gets
Doctor Tracy a better position,
and puts them both in society. Here
Hedy sees her former love con
stantly, but in a final crisis where
magnanimous and kind Spencer
offers to step out of the way, she
still holds her love for Spencer.
Spencer Tracy plays well his
part as the lovable and steady
doctor, worshiped by his patients
and kind to all. The Academy
award winner and Hedy are two
excellent reasons why this is a
good movie.
present when the Singing Cadets
made their recent trip to Houston.
Riding with the Aggies on one
of the two busses, he continually
entertained them with jokes and
with stories of his experiences in
Finland and Denmark. After the
concert he took the entire group
to one of Houston’s picture shows.
•
Life’s minor tragedies:
It was Ernie Pannell who fre
quently missed drill on one pre
text or another during his sopho
more year last long session. All
went well until one of the regu
lar arm officers began to doubt
the authenticity of Ernie’s ills. On
a particular drill day Ernie fail
ed to show up because of “an in
jured thumb on the rifle hand,’
so the officer in question notified
Ernie that he wanted him to call
by his office immediately. Smell
ing the proverbial rat, Ernie rap
ped a few yards of gauze around
the allegedly sore thumb and
promptly presented himself to the
officer. After talking the situa
tion over briefly, Ernie was asked
to unwrap the bandaged thumb so
that “we can estimate the dam
age.” Somewhat taken aback,
Ernie decided to bluff it out . . .
Began very slowly and somewhat
hesitantly to unwrap the thumb . . .
looked up every foot or so to see
if the officer would relent . . . He
wouldn’t .... Ernie continued . . .
The officer still wouldn’t relent . . .
And the uninjured thumb finally
came to light.
Quoth Ernie: “He was really
rough. Thereafter I made drill
with astounding regularity.”
WHATS SHOWING
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Tuesday 3:30 and 6:45—
“GULLIVER’S TRAVELS,”
full length Technicolor car
toon.
Wednesday — “I TAKE
THIS WOMAN,” with Spen
cer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr.
George’s is the place
where the corps goes.
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