- 4 * PACK t THE If gg | # HiUr thia country arv cabM from London, whore Jne Battalion ru^-T , .r:^~Trt: .— < [] : ;•! nfi ,r i ! THUaSDAY, JULY U, 1940 the tn*a a. * ■ fraa I an* Omw—> AaowA mm m*+r .t th. PaM OMW at OaL F Uw A»t a< C«a«aa«i mM> Jr C. Oetaa W. a WUIlMB 0 C npoman P-wer CeertowN- J« •>. JulMi Mbm < imilMlne !■••>•*• r ttaff nweuemetor A»«M»rei'»t» nenar a." *» aeit..r aaiirwi ammmi aeituruu ammumi •Aurt < Mem E4Ht«r ■n>r < .4taM. Jerk rm.i MNiara Dr T P Mer- Dr A* t HrlMie B Staff Members At of toot aemootrr Jeep Oh tee, for the aeeoad time ia two men the. announced hu fin lah At the job of Sport* Editor Now for the aoeond time in almost the aame time he has ptrked ap the rood work and ia earryinc on a ram Eurene Oatea has been a member of The Battalion staff ahtoe way bark ja 1934 Tbs past two ysars he has keen Sports Editor -that mean* lots of copy has ten finrers. So we Geographic Notes Few of us know much about reofrapby. except ia a moat earue way, and this beinr the ease a little imtuiry into the latitude and lonfitude of rartous places often reveal* facto which arc some what surprisinr. as s few examples may illustrate We think of “tunny Italy" as a warm, south ern country, yet Rome and Chicago are in exactly the same latitude. Other pairs of places of equal latitur* are Paris and Quebec; Berlin and Attu Island. Alaska; New York and Istanbul (Constan tinople >; Florence, Italy and Toronto. Canada Ven ice, famed for its canals, ia in the aame latitude as Montreal In the matter of lonfitude, also, our casual im- preasions often might be found faulty. A classic example, pretty well known by this time is that the Pacific end of the Panama Canal is father east than the Atlantit end, owing to the peculiar cure* of the isthmus. Due to the eastward sweep ot' South America's western coast, we find Santiago, Chili, to be 200 miles farther east than New York. Reno, Nev , ia father west than I am Angeles Washington, D. C. is due north of Nassau, Barama Islands. A good many persons, when the first heard of it, were surprised to learn that Tokyo, Japan, is some 1,100 miles farther east than Manilla, Philip pine Islands. —Clipped. • aw # —- — "Mr. Withtn, I represent the Acme Shoe leather Company." BACKWASH fej taoe tuennan take eut this time and space to Kami Jarp this Summer Redding... bouquet with our compliments, eongratulatiens. *“ J 0 and our thanks for taking over again. By way of explaining. Huh Johnson, who was announeod as second some*ter Sports Editor, found it asors convenient to live at home in Houston and take his work ia the University of Houston Cant •ay as we blame him because the University is an ap and coming school Anyway Hub’ll be around aoxt year, Earle Shields, oi* of last year’s able Junior Editors and one of n#xt year’s Managing Editors, has followed the crowd from Built* to C'oHege Sta tion and will be the Managing Editor for thif se mester in order to pick up s little extra teehmqae’V « Nothing To Do? To the new students who enter the gate* »f this unique and otherwise unusual school and also to the old students who aiw beard every now ami then to complain about "aothing to do here", a word of advice Of course the first purpo*e of all *tudents en rolled should be to devote s sufficient antount of time to their course of study, but even the most persistent bookworm takes off an occasional moment for leisure Frankly there’s so much te do that it ia hard to find a place te start In the first place, if and when you make a date, get out of the old rut of calling at 7:30, going to a show, and then juat sitting or driving (if you are lacky enough to have a car* Vary the diet — make afternoon dates to the swimming pool or the tennis courts Why not eater a tournament with her aa your partner Show the girl just how much you know and teach her to howl or maybe she can heat ywu at your own game It is no sin for a firi to play an occasional game of billiards. Ping pong is lota of fun or if she loves good music, the library makes mgkt reservations of the muatr reom Then, too, don't forget the Juke Box Proms every Saturday night, and the softball game* to watch. There might be a chance to take her horae bark riding Rent or borrow a couple of Bicycles It la true that there are no night clubs to give College Station a “big city" effect, but the idea is to do the beat with what is at hand For spare hours between classes, hull sessions •re fine, but sometimes when it is running rather •tala, there’s many a pleasant hour to be spent in the Asbury Browsing Room in the Library Dr Mayo or Don Henneasee can make some excellent sug gestions Drop into the Y MCA lobby once in a while and keep up with the world’ and the war by means of the daily papers Too, it might be B good idea to write that letter you should have written ages ago and juat never could find time fer -the “Y" has stationery and sells stamps The heat mental relaxation next to sleep ia doing something different, and that is the answer to thoae who get "mentally tired " Never he caught doing “nothing’'. Ufa ia far too short at boot to waste on idleness BY DR T. F MAYO Nobody living ran spin better yams than Somerset Maughaai I “Of Human Bondage". ‘‘Rain’’, “The Lettor’’, etc.) That gentleman's choice of the best yams of all countries and all ages is worth looking at His recent little "Books and Yoa** men tions and comments, conversationally and pointedly, upon about forty books, including a few essays and poems, but consisting largely of novels Mr Maughsm sternly refuses to recommend s single “groat" book that it not readable and enter taining Consequently, if you will let “Hooks and Yau" guide your casual leading for a year or so, you are in for a good deni ot elegant fun Fot one thing, you will make the acquaintance, from the inside, of s lot of people, some entertain mg. others disturbing, still others inspiring The heroic gold-digger, Becky Sharp, for example, is enough by herself to season highly the page* of Vault) Fair' ’, even if she wete not supported by three or four of the best, and involved in situations ranging from love nest tnangles to the Hattie of Waterloo The terrific family of “The Brothers Karama aov" just about runs the gamut of human person ality. fiom the bestial father, through the self tor turing intellectuahsm and the ungovernable im pulse* of the two elder brother*, to the radiant humanity of young Alyosha Halxac’s heartless monsters in "nu“. In the first place, of counw, he picks all the juiciest book* But v hat definitely wins his reader's con fidence is the fact that he badly and hones'l}’ ad vacate* skipping! As the World Turns... The way of thiags . . , Earl Vexey becomes the first Texas Ag gte to go navy under the new 30- day cruise plan He reports in New York City on August 19, and a month later he'll have an opportu nity to take a three-month shore course at the end of which he will be eligible for a re serve commission ! as an ens'ga . . . Aegielaad Orches tra's maestro Jack Littlejeha will proha hit mi return to A. A M. Fred Wolcott Friday sad Satarday at the Campus is -title OW Now Yark“ with Alice Faye, Fred MacMarray. Richard Greene, and Brenda Joyce. It brings bark theae days "way back when" cows roamed Fifth Avenue, grog was a penny a swig, and the Aston and the Reoeeveils were just getting on their way Although the picture deals basical ly with the drama of the steam boat, the historical aspects are overshadowed by the story of a barmaid belle of the brawling waterfront who fought the whole town to win the love and share in the glory of such s man as Rob ert Fulton. AQ the flavor and appeal of Booth Tsrkington’s famous story •re retained ia tke picture “Sevea teen." which will be at the As sembly Hall Saturday. Jackie Cpoper. as the small town Indians boy. engaging in his first romance, captures audience sympathy from the start. Butty Field, who play ed a dramsntic role in “Of Mice and Men," deaionstrates her versa tility as the visiting Chicago glam our girl who makes Jackie's heart beat faster. This picture is an ideal attraction for all types of audiences. Preview Saturday night, Sanday, and Monday at The Campus is “Tkats Right lou'rr Wrong," starring Kay Kyser with his or chestra and Adolph Menjou. The l Thu picture ia eliaaaxed ot the moot thrillii* Jail i at Uaton Y„ ia eor. would have made blush with envy • Life’s minor tragedies— Na. 1 Ts-wit: The Texas University student valedictorian of his high school graduating class a year ago —who, by way of showing that hii picture breaks sharply away from is the “whole-hof-or-none“ route, the conventional boy meet* girl managed to stumble and falter theme on which most band leader films have beea based Instead, the story deals with the hihnous but futile efforts of s big Molly wikmj film company to make a pic ture with the famous orchestra leader I’ll probably see the pic ture a third time just to laugh at the gondola scene and hear Ginny Censoring America’s News IBaadocs and slurs art hoard from ovary aid* sad from many person* concerning the utter un- dopundabitty ot newspaper reports as ia particular regards the war news The sad part of the situation ia that m mam theae people speak the truth. To road the proto releases from newspapers on asm aids would produce quit# a different picture thaa that pamtod by the other la fact at times it •aesas that some big-city papers have res sad to be ■aught but propaganda organa. For instance it would bo ot mtorast to cowat the number af dead Russians from Urn luaas Finnish conflict, as re ported by BnUah sad American newspapers or the number af Gormans reported at dead ia the Polish l frrgndW fbr atttmpte at rrusaii But bet us not be too busty to to '•papers fur being piam liars ^nttl of tha diffi- today are un it 1 DR Al. H NELSON French Nati-dominated government has ordered the arrest of former Premier Edouard Deladier. the mpn who headed the French Government at the time of itk declaration of war on Germany Others were arrested with him. Andre Girsud the French new* rwUmntst who has written for many years under the name “Pertinax” has arrived in the United States. Giraud. a real French patriot is faced with ar rest and death if he goes hack to his own country The degradation of France is complete when ber people are arrested, imprisoned, or put to death simply because they were patriotic enough to fight or write for their own country The Amariraa Nat lens are ia conference at Havana, capitol of Cuba, in un attempt to further define their economic and political at titude toward the new political situation in Europe At the present moment the public diecuamoa centers around the disposition to be made of the European possessions in the Cam boon which are threatened with Nasi domination, such aa the French and Dutch islands Some very odd persons in the United States Congress are still blocking the proposed fortification of our island of Guam which would be an invaluable naval and air bum in the event of war with Japan. Their reason ia that it might make tha Japanese angy They avertook tha tort that the Japanese are already aa angry at us and they can he and that the fortification of this island cannot make them asore so. If war does not come the forttfieattoM will he hamlcos, in the event of war they would be neceoaory BUT BY THAT TIME IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO BUHf f FORTIFICATIONS F. D. R. came eai Tuoaday with a blast al “turncoat" Democrats but it ia peculiar, if voting for another party ia such a terrible offense, that the president should have insisted on having a forumr Republican nominated by the Democrats far the rioc-presidency. along the poths of T. U.*s scholastic endeavor to the non-valedictory tune of passing NONE of hu fresh man work this past semester One of A A M '• summer school enrollee* this semester, he's here to try and recuperate his higher education Quoth a fellow frater- next long Mwaioa which brings nity-ite, “He's really brilliant, it's Simms ung “I'm Fit to be Tied." up the question of who will be the j« s t his motto that flips his studies Not since “Jesse James" ha* new leader? He’ll be picked by a - ‘pleasure before business' ” Tyrone Power had a role like that vote of the orchestra's returning • of "Johnny Vppolo which will be members Jack's work with the All this and a kilchen stove too st The Assembly Hall Tuesday orchestra which followed that of A sign on the Y M C.A. bulletin "Johnny Appolo" is the alias of brother Tommy—was outstanding board recently made known to all a young college man, s banker's and it was under the leadership that a woman's purse had been son who turns mobster when the of the Littlejohn brother* that the found in the building and that father he idolised is sent to prison orchestra reached Its peak which the owner could have same by and his wealthy friends turn many persons hoped would rste identifying the thing. Now a great against him Darothy Laihour is the orchestra a place on Fitch's many people probably wondered more alluring than ever as Lucky 1940 Summer Bandwagon Failure what was in the purse ... A few Dubarry, the hard boiled night of the orchestra to place on the probably let their imagination club entertainer who understands Fitch show isn’t a reflection on ran not and imagined that the and loves the boy, no matter what the orchestra itaelf —It's last the parse contained everything from s same old story af Damayaakee ia- fifty dollar bill to Trojan Horse terests heinf little rnnrerned witk plans to blitlkneg A. 4 M Col- •nytking south of the Masoa-Dixun lege and blow up the Admmistra- liae . . Colonel 0. E Beexley. tion Building Desiring to en- wben asked his opinion on the lighten the public st all times, navy’s new :Ui-day cruise plan Backwash made an investigation - mentioned above, i don't like the and here's the resulting contest* water!" . . . Houston Douglas, One Xmas greeting card, poat- when an Exchange Store employee marked DecemBer 24, 193H; one asked him whether he wanted s Valentine, unused; one pair dice; new or second hand text b«>ok. ‘The one compart; one coin purse, con oid books have more in 'em than I tents one cent; one miniature white can learn." ivory horae; one fountain pen; one 9 small piece of yellow chalk, two Hix two aad-evew pencils, both broken; one handkei- Varsity lettermsn Marion Pugh chief, clean; and one small piece is an Aggie blessed -or cursed, d* of quarts pending on your jMiint of view— — - -■ ■ — with more names than the Dionne CoHeff Park ( (immunity quintuplets, and thereby hangs (>nter Hah Formal Opening many s tale Best of the lot. July Clearance SALE! Our entire stock of men’t fine quality summer clothing, straw hats, sport shoes, and furnish ings now on sale. Straw Hato Vi Price ALL WHITE OXFORDS Vs Price LADIES BAGS AND GLOVES l /j Price REDUCED PRICES on SUMMER CLOTHING SUMMER SLACKS FANCY SHIRTS (White Shirta Excepted) GANTNER SWIM SUITS INTERWOVEN SOCKS B V D. UNDERWEAR SUMMER ROBES ALL PAJAMAS SUMMER NECKWEAR HICKOK SPORT BELTS (Sport Shirts sad Sport Suits Excepted! ' TAiJfoMrasrAsih W.*57X7 CLOC KICKS though, is the story behind the nickname “Dumbie " Marion and another footballer. Finis White, were "highwaytng" through East Texas sot so long ago and, on passing s flourishing hnnky tonk, decided to imbibe therein Being lads with s sense of humor, the two decided to act deaf and dumb while in the place. Seating themselves at a table, they were approached by a rather thick- IS the middle breweas who came all too bluntly to the point by asking. “WatU ya want?” Much waving of the hands on the part of the two Aggies finally relayed to the unsuspecting victim that they wanted pencil and paper . .. Which was shortly produced , . , And on which Merton scribbled an order for two boors. The lass stepped back to the kitchen to fill the orders and roll ed to another waitraaa, “Bay honey, bow'd ya like a data with Dumbie?* Whereupon Marion came back with, “Any time, baba, any tune!” Tha girl turned, her face taking on all •hadee of the color rod; looked to* credulously at Marion; dropped the tray she was carrying; triad to make her fart aaovo temporarily couldn’t, and finally rta out the back door at a rata ot Mad which The Casey-Burges* Building, the new community center in College Park south of the project houses, had its formal opening on Tues day, July 23, from J to 9 The Lilly Creamery served ice cream in the drug store, and punch ws* furnished by the Canada Dry con cern Thu new building houses the Southside Food Market, the Made- ley Pharmacy, the Oakwood Realty Company heeded by H E Burgess, Joe Vincent’s general insurance office, the branch office of the Seaboard Life Insurance Company under Sidney J. Lovelorn, and the office of D W Andres. M D. — IS YOUR SLACK SUIT READY? Whether you go to the Juke Box I’rom. on a picnic, or away for the week-end. you’ll need clean, frenh rlotheM. SEND THEM TO THE CAMPUS CLEANERS WELCOME SUMMER STUDENTS NOTICE I have opened my ot the aew Caaey-Burgwai teg. West Park m •oath ot Kyle PteM. Dwight W. Am M. D. Stop At The AGGIELAND BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP WANTED! $1,000 i worth of uaed books also - We Still Have A Stock Of The Following Books A. A ft* 202, 301 Ag. Eco. 112. 314 Agr. 10S them 102. 104 C. E. 201. SOS Be*. 204, SIO, 403 Educ. 321 A 323 Eig. 104 Hlot. 100. 300 Math. 101, 103. 104. 203, 204. A 30S M. E. 102. 212 Pfcyrict 202, 208 Nerth Guta P. 0. We Allow A Liberal Trade In On Any Textbook loopors monte post M'HTH gate CW, ’ll . LL • i;