■SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1940
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THE BATTALION
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
Tha Battalion, official newspaper at the Agricultural and
Maehanlcal 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.
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Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
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1939 Member 1940
Dissociated GoUe&iate Press
BILL MURRAY
LARRY WEHRLE
James Critz
K. C. (Jeep) Oates
EL G. Howard
Tommy Henderson ....
■Hub' Johnson
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James Carpenter
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Circulation Manager
Asst. Circulation Manager
Asst. Sports Editor
Staff Photographer
Assistant Photographer
Staff Artist
Junior Editors
George Fuermann Bob Nisbet
Earle A. Shields
SATURDAY STAFF
James Critz Acting Managing Editor
Don Burk Asst. Advertising Manager
W. C. Carter Editorial Assistant
R. V. (Red) Myers Jr. Sports Assistant
Junior Advertising Solicitors
J. M- Sedberry G. M. Woodman
Reportorial Staff
E. M. Rosenthal, Lee Rogers, Glenn Mattox, W. A. Moore,
Bob Parker, L. B. Tennison
Ed Robnett, R. M. Shuffler Assistants
Cooperation Is
Essential
You students, after graduation, will assume
places of responsibility in scores of towns in Texas
and in other states. No matter what business you
are in, your success, the success of your job and
the success of your community, as a citizen, will
depend upon cooperation. The most common town
ailment is lack of cooperation. Men work together
in small opposing units. The plumbers, the lawyers,
the business men and the doctors form their
own little groups. They make their own codes, they
speak their own language and they do not under
stand townsmen outside their own profession or
trade. There is a certain amount of cooperation
within these “cliques,” but too often they engage
in practices which only temporarily benefit them
selves at the expense of “outsiders.” It is easy
to think of all sorts of rackets which have been
practiced during recent years.
A man may belong to a union. He may have
a trade or profession, but he is primarily a citi
zen of some town. His first concern should be citi
zenship—loyalty to townsmen ahead of loyalty
to a small group.
That may be the long-range point of view and
it may not have personal appeal; but if we are
to emerge from the mess the world is now in,
we must feel the universal brotherhood of mankind
regardless of whether our neighbor belongs to our
club or not.
We know it is difficult to inspire people to think
in terms of their town. We know it is almost
impossible to get townsmen with diverse interests
to sit around the table and talk about their com
mon problems. We know cooperation is difficult
where there is a strong competitive economic life,
where strong financial interests may run the town,
where capital and labor have not recognized that
they have something in common and where there
are “isms” of all sorts.
The very fact that it is a difficult task makes
it a challenge to every American. Remember that
we are Americans, whose history concerns itself
principally with the accomplishment of the seeming
ly impossible.
There are two elements in cooperation. One is
attitude and the other is action. Where there is a
friendly atmosphere, where there is a spirit of de
featism, it is easier to get jobs done. But just to be
friendly and pleasant isn’t enough. People must
demonstrate their inner feelings through their ac
tions. Today we know people by what they do—
how they live—more than by what they say.
Cooperation means being willing to put our
shoulders to the wheel. There is much to do, and
everyone’s services are needed if we are to take
advantage of our glorious opportunities.
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Is It Murder?
The American legal code makes no distinction
between a “mercy slaying” and any other kind of
slaying. Public opinion, however, does recognize
a difference. Juries in recent years have shown a
tendency to exonerate persons accused of killing
for obviously merciful reasons. Even some members
of the medical profession have been outspoken in
their advocacy of releasing a hopelessly afflicted
person from his misery.
Abraham White, Michigan laborer, has been
arraigned on a charge of murder in the “mercy
killing” of a deaf, dumb, and blind 15-year old son.
The son, an only child, was mentally incompetent
and suffered frequent convulsions. So his father
killed him by submerging his head in a wash boiler
of water.
This case is not so important in itself as it
is for the question it raises. Has man the moral right
to kill? The legal mind will answer “no.” Religion
supports this point of view. “Thou shalt not kill” has
been admonished down through the ages. Yet, the
humanitarian will ask, “Is such an act really murd
er? Is it not in line with the kindness taught by the
New Testament?”
Before judging this father too harshly, one
must visualize the torture which he and his wife
have experienced in watching their only child grow
up, hopelessly afflicted and suffering terribly, with
the realization that time could bring no surcease.
It is strange then that, harassed and driven almost
beyond endurance, Abraham White should no longer
look upon this killing as an actual murder, but as
the last, supreme kindness he could give his only
child? —The Daily Texan
Peace and Unity
One of the routine tasks of an editor is opening
mail every morning. Most of it is addressed “To
the Editor of the College Paper” and its contents
show a close acquaintance with the mimeograph
machine.
A certain type of mail has been flooding the edi
tor’s mailbox with increasing rapidity this year. It
comes from such sources as the following:
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Student Peace Service of the American Friends
Service Committee
War Resisters League
Women’s International League for Peace and
Freedom
Youth Committee Against War
United Student Peace Committee
American Committee for Democracy and Intel
lectual Freedom
Commission to Study the Organization of Peace
United Peace Chest
World Student Association for Peace, Freedom
and Culture
An examination of this mail presents the read
er with a confusing array of facts, warnings, pro
posals and pleadings. The writer to the paper is
always insistant in his cry for IMMEDIATE AC
TION. Each organization offers plans for meeting
the present world situation. These plans are often
widely divergent.
The aims of these organizations, however, seem
to be one and the same, namely, that of keeping
peace where war has not yet begun, and of bring
ing peace to war-stricken areas.
As we scan this barrage of mail, we cannot
but wonder whether such a multitude of organiza
tions, by their very number, will not fail in the
final test. We frankly question their separate abil
ities to accomplish their goal. United action is the
great necessity in times of crises. These; diverse
groups, if their cry is to be heard, should come
together in one all-inclusive union.
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Man is the only animal that spoils his fun by
worrying about it the morning after.
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Pessimists should be happier than optimists,
because they have fewer disappointments.
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Emerson up to date: If you can produce a
better claptrap, the world will beat a path to your
door.
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In Memoriam
To Dr. Lyle K. Tanzer
He is not dead, this friend, not dead;
But in the paths we mortals tread
Got some few trifling steps ahead
And nearer to the end;
So that we, too, once past the bend,
Shall meet him face to face, this friend
We fancy dead.
—Anonymous.
OPEN FORE M
DIRECTOR PRAISES
Following is a letter just received from Mr.
Robert W. Briggs, member of the Board of Direc
tors of Texas A. & M., from San Antonio, Texas.
Col. Ike Ashburn
College Station
Dear Ike:
I want to compliment the editor of the Battalion
who wrote the editorials on Page 2 of the Saturday,
April 20th, issue. I consider the editorials “Our
Purpose” and “Decency to Visitors” to be excellent,
with regard to timeliness, subject matter, and
writing style.
Sincerely,
(Signed) R. W. Briggs
As the World Turns...
By DR. AL B. NELSON
The Danish Minister to the United States, Hen
rik de Kauwman, has refused to recognize the con
quest of his country by the Germans, and in spite
of the fact that members of his own family are now
in the hands of the Germans he has refused to pass
on orders dictated by the conquerors of his little
country.
American citizens have been ad
vised to leave Hungary by the De
partment of State. This looks as if
the United States officials are really
expecting the war to spread into
the Balkans almost immediately.
Twenty-three thousand employ
ees of the Chrysler Motor Company
have been awarded a total of $1,892,
700 (or nearly $80.00 each) in “un
employment benefits” for their
fifty-four day strike against the company. In other
words, the government is now paying men to go on
strike. No wonder prosperity is so slow in returning,
the employers have reason to go slow in increasing
the number of their employees.
Albert Bushness Hart of Harvard University
History Department, dean of American historians,
says that the United States will probably be forced
to fight Germany. That if Germany wins the war
or fights to a draw, as now seems likely, the wealth
of Europe will be totally exhausted and in sheer
desperation the Germans will be forced to make a
play for the wealth of South America. In that event
the United States will be forced to fight or be
slowly throttled to death.
The Supreme Court, packed with five recent
Roosevelt appointees, just rendered a decision that
strikers can lawfully picket a business in order
to hinder, delay, interfere with or injury any lawful
business in order to bring their cause to the attention
of the people, but the New Deal labor law will not
allow an employer to even publish his side of the
case or even argue with his employees. Frank
Murphy, the former governor of Michigan who re
fused to enforce the law rendered the decision. He
is the most recent appointee on the Supreme Court.
Collegiate Kaleidoscope
PRES. OF THE IMV. OF MARYLAND
IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE.
FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
TO RISE TO SUCH A POSITION/
HE COACHED AT /MARYLAND FOR
* ‘ • 22 YEARS • ‘ ‘
GREEK LETTER STAMP CAN
CELLATION USED AT GREENCASTUEv
IND. V ON A 1871 STAMP/
Carrying concealed weapons
WAS SUCH A COMMON PRACTICE AT
THE UN1V. OF ARKANSAS IN THE
EARLY DAYS THAT THE FACULTY
FOUND IT NECESSARY TO /WAKE A
SPECIAL RULING TO FORCE STU-
DENTSTO LEAVE THEIR'SHOOTING*
IRONS" AT HOME/
SENIOR CALENDAR
| Seniors! Here’s your calendar for your remaining 36
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Saturday, April 27
Check degree requirements and personal record at the
Registrar’s Office.
9:00 p. m.—Corps Dance, Aggieland Orchestra.
May 1 to 9
Fingerprinting of all seniors to be appointed in the j
Officers’ Reserve Corps at end of this chool year. j
Saturday, May 4
2:30 p. m.—Baseball game, A. & M. and S. M. U., j
Kyle Field. j
9:00 p. m.—Corps Dance, Sbisa Hall, Aggieland Or
chestra.
Friday, May 10
7:00 p. m.—Senior Ring Dance Banquet, Sbisa Hall.
9:00 p. m.—Senior Ring Dance, Sbisa Hall, Russ Mor
gan and his orchestra.
Saturday, May 11
8:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m.—Engineering Show, all de- |
partments. |
9:00 p. m.—Corps Dance, Russ Morgan and his or- i
chestra.
Sunday, May 12
9:00 a. m.—Mothers’ Day Program.
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14, 15
8:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m.—Annual Corps Area Com
mander’s Inspection of A. & M.’s Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps, Colonel E. A. Keyes in charge.
Wednesday, May 29 t
5:00 p. m.—Last classes for candidates for degrees. |
Grades to be reported to Registrar’s Office by this time.
Thursday, May 30 \
4:30 p. m.—Final Concert, Aggie Band.
5:00 p. m.—Deadline for payment of all breakage
fees, bills, etc., with Fiscal Department.
10:00 p. m.—Junior Prom.
Friday, May 31
10:30 a. m.—Baccalaureate Sermon, Reverend S. W.
Williams, D.D., Pastor, First Methodist Church, Brown-
wood. 1
6:30 p. m.—Commencement Exercises. Address by Dr. !
C. E. Filey, president, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa; Vale- I
dictory by Cadet Colonel D. B. Varner, Cottonwood; conferring |
of degrees by Dr. T. O. Walton, president of Texas A. & M. i
College; presentation of diplomas by F. M. Law, president j
of the Board of Directors.
8:30 p. m.—Informal reception at home by President and
Mrs. Walton to members of the graduating class, guests, for
mer students, members of the faculty and their families, and
parents.
10:00 p. m.—Final Ball.
Saturday, June 1
8:30 a. m.—Formal presentation of reserve commissions
by Brigadier-General W. B. Pyron, Texas National Guard,
Houston.
9:30 a. m.—Final Review.
Definite dates for other events of the year have not
as yet been set. Events for which dates will be announced
later are the Former Students’ picnic for graduating seniors,
and presentation of cadet commissions.
One of the old rip-snorting,
blood and thunder, run of the mill,
tales of frontier Indian fighting
brings Claire Trevor and John
Wayne to the Assembly Hall in
“ALLEGHENY UPRISING.” The
story is taken from the best seller
“The First Rebel,” but the cinema
version lacks some of the fire that
a good best seller should have. The
story happens in pre-revolution
days when British troops in the
Alleghenies refuse to punish some
Indians and illicit traders. The true
American pioneer settlers take
things in their own hands to make
it pretty hot for the Indians and,
indirectly, the British. Lots of
powder is burned in numerous fra
cases with the red skins, and Ag
gies who love action in the war
whoop manner will find pleasant
entertainment.
The “INVISIBLE STRIPES” of
the prison are burned permanently
upon George Raft with Humphrey
Bogart after they are released as
parolees from Sing Sing, and but
for the noble action of George,
might be burned upon his younger
brother, too. After their release,
Raft makes an honest and sincere
attempt to go straight, being al
ways hindered by the fact that he
is an ex-con, but Humphrey Bo
gart again enters a racket and
puts up a standing invitation to
George to join him. George and his
younger brother, William Holden,
are not quite able to support the
BACKWASH
Bi)
George fuermann
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrsneo.”—Webster.
Backwashin’ around . . . The
University of Texas, it is under
stood, will soon offer a new de
gree for resident students of that
institution. The de
gree will be known
as L.L.D., “Doctor
of Lounge Lizard-
ry”, and entrance
requirements in
clude such difficult
courses as Foun-
|| ||||g tain Room Chem
istry,' Ping-Pong
Fuermann Calisthenics, Dav
enport Develop-
ment, and Vergeneering—for those
students on the verge of flunking
out . . . “An optimist,” one cadet
recently pointed out, “is a fellow
who expects to pass calculus the
first time he takes it.” “A pessi
mist,” he further declared, “is the
same fellow one semester later.”
... As has been the case each
year, last night’s Barnyard Frolic
was tops from an entertainment
viewpoint and the Aggieland Or
chestra again proved that they
were definitely capable of produc
ing dance music the equal of sev
eral of the name bands on. the cam
pus this year ... A. & M. is the
only major Texas educational in
stitution that has an original school
song. Texas U. has the tune to
“I’ve Been Working On The Rail
road,” Baylor uses the tune of “In
The Good Old Summer Time,” S.
M. U. has “She’ll Be Cornin’
Around The Mountain,” and so it
goes—but “The Aggie War Hymn”
and “The Spirit Of Aggieland” are
our own songs—words and music.
. . . Backwash’s suggestion relative
to the all-female yelling section at
next October’s U. C. L. A. game
in Los Angeles has received fav
orable comment everywhere. Only
two protests have been registered
thus far—both of them on the
grounds that girls have no bus
iness giving our yells. But, 118 out
of 120 cadets quizzed on the sub
ject were heartily in favor of the
deal, the yell-leaders favor the
movement, and, now that it is seen
that the corps favors the move,
definite action will soon be taken
and Warner Brothers—with Buster
Keeton, “Foots” Bland, and the
writer—will make plans according
ly. Warner Brothers’ publicity ag
ent Bill Lewis and Henry Krumm,
incidentally, are the men making
the stunt possible and the Califor
nia Former Students Club will co
operate.
This time and twice more:
Aggies hear it countless times—
so Jack Rudy decided to get some
statistics. Throughout the last
three innings of most Aggie con
ference baseball games the Band
continually plays the Helling
“Wildcat.” But—did you ever stop
to think how many times? In the
seventh frame of Saturday’s A.
and M.-Texas U. game Jack count-
family comfortably and honestly so
that William can marry Jane Bry
an, and the profits of dishonesty
make a strong appeal. Realizing
that his life is already ruined and
wanting the kid brother to keep
his faith in the right, Raft accepts
Bogart’s invitation and sends
enough money home for young Wil
liam to set up a garage and house
keeping. In a quick and emotional
ending, William gets into trouble
himself and finds where the money
has been coming from. George
clears him, however, by accepting
the whole blame himself and get
ting killed in a gang war.
WHAVS SHOWING
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Saturday, 12:45—“ALLEG
HENY UPRISING,” with
Claire Trevor and John Way
ne.
Saturday, 6:45 and 8:30—
“INVISIBLE STRIPES,”
with George Raft, Humphrey
Bogart, Jane Bryan, and Wil
liam Holden.
Monday, 3:30—“REMEM
BER THE NIGHT,” with
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred
MacMurray.
TWO YEARS OF LAW
Leading to the LL.B degree
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee
A School With a Great
History—1842-1940
Courses of study include both
text books and case books. Ex
tensive Moot Court practice.
Instruction given by trained
Lawyers and Judges. For Cat
alogue, Address Cumberland
University Law School, Le
banon, Tennessee.
ed 75, 110 in the eighth, and 103 in
the ninth—a total of 288 times in
three innings. Not only is that an
indication of the tremendous work
the Band does, but it’s a good dis
play of the famous Aggie Spirit
because the corps was right behind
the Band in yelling strength and
Texas U. was on the long end of
the score.
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It can’t happen here:
In one of the several midwestern
universities is a masculine student
by the name of Marion Johnson.
Now Marion, it seems was the ob
ject of constant concern to the dean
of women who failed to grasp the
unfeminine tone of the lad’s first
name. At last, in desperation, he
sent her the following note:
“Dear Deansie :
Yes, I am rooming on the second
floor of the boys’ dorm and I think
it’s just ducky! The boys are all
so sweet to me. Please concern
yourself no further!
Love,
Marion”
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The yell-leader gifts:
Two Battalion editorials have
suggested that the corps do some
thing for the four yell-leaders to
show its appreciation for the fine
work they have done this year.
Thus far nothing apparent has been
done in respect to this but, if the
move is to be made, it should be
made in a hurry—there’s not many
more weeks of the current long
session left.
It’s hardly necessary to point
out that Bodie, Bert, Buster, and
“Foots” are more than in line for
the gift. Furthermore, the corps
seems to favor the idea. One sug
gestion is that the four class pres
idents get together and take act
ion—but something should be done
soon. . . .or it will be too late.
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RKO RADIO
Picture, starring
CLAIRE TREVOR • JOHN WAYNE
’with GEORGE SANDERS • BRIAN D0NLEVY
WILFRID LAWSON • Robert Barret
John F. Hamilton • Moroni Olsen • Eddie Quillan
Produced by P. J. Wolfson. Directed by
William A. Seiter. PANDRO S. BERMAN
in charge of production. Screen Play by
P J. Wolfson.
Sat., Apr. 27
12:45
GEORGE RAFT
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JANE BRYAN
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WM. HOLDEN
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HUMPHREY BOGART
FLORA ROBSON !
PAUL KELLY • HENRY j
O’NEILL • LEE PATRICK <
I -■ Directed by Lloyd Bacon ■
! AWARNERBROS.-Rrst National Pfctore
' Screen »t*y by Wane* Doff • From mm Original Story by 1
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Sat., Apr. 27
6:45 & 8:30
Also “Silly Clock Cleaners”