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PAGE 4 THE BATTALION ■TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultura' 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 ; also it 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. Bob Nisbet Editor-in-Chief Keith Hubbard Advertising Manager George Fuermann Associate Editor Hub Johnson Sports Editor Bob Myers .-...Senior Sports Assistant Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager Phil Golman Staff Photographer Pete Tumlinson Staff Artist Earle A. Shields Managing Editor Billy Clarkson Managing Editor Editor’s Note: Staff organization will be completed after the first staff meeting, and the masthead will carry the complete staff as soon thereafter as is possible. As Usual—Welcome “As usual, welcome” probably sounds a little blunt, but that’s been the order of things for the past 64 Septembers at A. & M. College. About 22,000 men have been on the receiving end of that greet ing since the college was founded in 1876 .... All (j—22,000 of them were, or are, Texas Aggies. And so it is, to the 4,000 returning old students, “As usual, welcome.” But there’s an expected 2,500 freshmen who are receiving the greeting for the first time. In the next nine months they’ll learn the full meaning of that greeting—at least, they’ll learn what’s behind it. They’ll learn the famous A. & M. traditions. . . . They’ll learn, and practice, one of the most important of all Aggie traditions—that a freshman, wherever he is, introduces himself at all times to other Aggies and persons whom he is not already acquaint ed with. They’ll not only learn what these traditions are, but—if they’re real Aggies—they’ll follow these traditions to the letter, just as 22,000 men before them have done. So it’s “welcome,” and heartily so, to these two and a half thousand freshmen. More than just welcome, here’s a wish for their success throughout their college careers as Texas Aggies. j~ Texas Aggies And the World War—-No. 2 Any American citizen has more than just a casual interest in the current World War. Any American citizen has a right to be interested in this war. Every American citizen, so to speak, has a vested interest in this war because every Ameri can citizen may soon be called upon to directly share in the war’s burden. • But the students of Texas A. & M. College are even more concerned with the European con flict . . . They have even a greater right and more of a vested interest in this affair than the average American citizen. To begin with, Texas A. & M. is the largest military college in the world. In the last World War Texas A. & M. supplied the armies of the United States with more officers than any other American college or university. In the event of the nation’s par ticipation in another World War, the college will probably be called upon to repeat its performance. Should the United States again enter armed combat with aggressor nations, Texas Aggies will be among the very first to be called upon. With few exceptions, every A. & M. cadet receives at least two years military training during his college career; and many receive the full four-year course and thus become reserve of fivers in the United States Army. There were six thousand members of the A. & M. cadet corps during the last long session. There are thousands more of Texag Aggies scat tered throughout the world. And so we say—the students of Texas A. & M. College have more of a vested interest in this affair than the average American citizen. • The Battalion is not in a position to make a valid declaration as to Aggie opinion in respect to the nation’s possible intervention in Europe’s war, but there are some things about this Aggie opinion that The Battalion can say with accuracy. One thing is certain ... In the past year Aggie opinion has changed considerably—but that’s not news because so has the opinion of almost every American. One A. & M. professor made it a point to discuss the situation with his students a year ago, and at the time the sentiment was unanimous— not one of the students was willing to fight unless the United States was invaded. Late last May the same professor brought up the same discussion be fore another group of students. The opinion had almost about-faced—seventy percent of the cadets indicated that they believed the United States should enter the conflict NOW with possible favor able results rather than enter the war LATER at which time it might be too late. Aggies don’t want to go to war—but neither does any other American. In his address in June, made from the campus of the University of Vir ginia, President Roosevelt was right when he de clared that complete isolation for the United States was an utter and fantastic impossibility. Aggies recognize this fact and believe in it, but they’re still not anxious to die in some war that they didn’t have much part in starting. Aggie opinion, it seems, goes something like this: Yes, we’ll fight if that is what it takes to pre serve the American way of life. Really, though, we’d much rather stay out of this thing if that is possible. Before France’s downfall French Premier Paul Reynaud said, “We want U. S. horsepower—not manpower; we need her help—but in the form of motorized equipment; planes, and other products of her tremendous industrial organization; all she can possibly offer us.” Maybe that’s the answer ... At any rate, that seems to be the way that Aggies feel about the situation. Let’s give till it hurts where our indus trial products are concerned. As far as the United States is concerned, let’s make this an economic war fare. If possible, LETS STAY OUT OF ARMED COMBAT. But, if and when the United States does enter armed conflict again, Texas Aggies will lead the way. < Joining The Battalion Staff “How to join The Battalion staff” is a question which for the information of freshmen and others interested in journalistic work can be answered in very few words. The procedure is to come to the Battalion Office, room 122 Administration Building and tell any senior on the staff your intentions. That is all there is to it. Prospective members are invited to attend a meeting of the entire staff of The Battalion to be held Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Members of the editorial, advertising, art, and photography staffs will be called together to organize their work for the year, coordinating their efforts to function smoothly and in harmony with the rest of the units, and the meeting will furnish new and old members an op portunity to get acquainted. Those who have done journalistic work in high school or on other publications will agree that news paper work is fun. Newspaper reporting aids the student in making new acquaintances both among other students and among faculty members. It gives the cadet the chance to meet professors and learn the problems involved in courses of study other than his own. Too, the feeling that he knows what’s going on and why, is a feeling of satisfaction. A newspaper reporter has the opportunity to im prove his writing ability as well as his speech. Speaking of improving one’s writing, W. C. Stone of Waco has been brought to A. & M. to work as an assistant in the Student Publication Office. Among his other duties, he will conduct classes in journalism cooperating with The Battalion. Classes will be held in the morning, and laboratory work will be done as part of the regular Battalion news and feature writing. This course, known as English 329, will be open to juniors and seniors and to some sophomore with permission. It will carry a credit rating of three hours, and in this course will be taught news writing, feature writing, headline writ ing, copy and proof reading, advertising, and other essential parts of a journalistic course. Besides the personal satisfaction and the educa tional value to be gained from work on The Battal ion, there is also a chance to work into a paying position as a senior on the staff. Managing editors, advertising assistants, the advertising manager, the sports editor and intramural editor, the associate editor, staff artist and staff photographer as well as the editor-in-chief are all paying positions. To those who are skeptical of their ability, it is not always the “A” student who makes the best reporter, although good grades never hurt anyone’s chances. If you have never done any, newspaper work before but you think you would like to try, the opportunity is yourse. You never know what you can do until you try. The goal of this year’s paper will be to build a staff that will work together as one large machine, each man doing his share of the work and each man getting his share of the credit. The appearance of the paper is not what the editors of ’40-’41 desire to change; we hope that we can improve in the content and in the ease with which a paper should be written. In the past each paper started from scratch and built from the ground up. Our object is to reverse the process and attempt to build and enlarge upon what has been accomplished before us in order that the final result will be twice that from where we picked it up. As the World Turns... BY. DR. R. W. STEEN This column is one year old. It has lived through one of the most tragic years the history of mankind can offer. The world is at war. That is bad enough, but worse still is the fact that international gan- sterism—masquerading under a swastika and a fascis—has been so successful in exploiting the theory that might makes right. Nation after nation, including many devoted apostles of the principles of personal liberty and unpreparedness, has fallen before the onrush of a German geared to war and conquest. Long before actual fighting be gan Czechoslovakia was sacrificed upon the Nazi altar in a futile at tempt to maintain peace in our time. In spite of the fiasco at Munich men and nations continued to believe that appeasement was possible. Some men still believe that it is, but it is difficult to see how they can do so. Poland, Norwar, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, and France have fallen. Today civiliza tion, as America knows civilization, is protected by little more than British courage and American in dustry. Perhaps the two can win. There is reason to believe that Hitler has erected a house of cards. Once it is shoved off balance it will probably collapse in even less time than it took to build it. First, however, it must be shoved off bal ance. Hitler’s first major defeat will result in a def inite loss of face for Germany in those countries that are yet neutral, and will do much to restor British prestige. More important still is the fact that millions of subject peoples will doubtless seize the first sign of weakness as an opportunity to re volt. These people are already smarting under the memory of a recently inflicted defeat. The starvation rations on which they will be placed this winter will do little to increase their love for Germany. Hungry men are dangerous. They will not overlook many opportunities to bit the hand that starves them. Italy is one of the weakest spots in the Hitler armor. Italy stood by during the trying days which saw France putting up some resistance to the German invasion. As France weakened before the onslaught of the German war machine and the treachery of some of her own leaders, Mussolini courageously tossed insult after insult at the be leaguered French. Then with collapse practically complete Italy, in true jackal fashion, rushed bravely to the assistance of Germany. She seemed to think that Britain would collapse too, and that the war was over. Britain has not collapsed, and there is now much evidence to indicate that Italy is already in desperate need of many vital supplies. >. R. W. Steen BACKWASH Bu George Fuermann “Backwash: An agitation resalting from some action or oeenrrenee.”—Webster Bob Nisbet from a job in an upholstery estab lishment to pre-eminence as a mod el of fashion, and who goes on to become the rage of the social realm. songs are introduced, among them “Out on a Limb”, “Castle of Dreams”, and “Irene”. “DANGER ON WHEELS” is a Backwashin’ around . . . It’s back new A. & M. blanket. One of the in the collegiate saddle once again newer Aggie traditions, started ., ,. . .. ...... , • , at 4 000 Texas Ae-o-ies take nn about four vears arm dictates that Ab ° ut a year ag ° thlS writter P hce to & klllm £> and fmall y wmds where they left off last June and each year the new head yell lead- was h av i n g a short snack in one up in jail. The story moves along at as 2,500 freshmen become Texas er must buy Rev’s blanket. After of the local confectioneries, drink- a fast pace, and the whole thing is Aggies ... An protecting the famous lady for a i n g a coke with two friends. The not too bad. interesting side- long session, the blanket becomes conversa t ion had run rather stale, Probably the best picture of the light of the recent the souvenir-property of the yell of ^ me when list is .-IRENE”, a musical comedy gubernatorial leader. Head Yell Leader E. R. . ^ starring- Rav Milland Anna Nea campaign is the “Buster” Keeton has ordered the 1 was going to announce a four- & Ray Milland, Anna Nea- anecdote being blanket for the 1940 season and it grade-point show. Old students will g ’ ^ Robson, Roan Young, told by an Aggie will soon be decorating the canine remember the one, two, and three a J 16 Bmke < a11 ab e acto ^ s who was visiting mascot in the guise of her new fall grade point ratings developed in an ac 1 esses Irene wows society s in Austin while clothes. this column last year. That day the JJPPer-crust at a Long Island ball the campaign was But there’s quite a story in Rev best answcr 1 could « ive the tw0 AUcI Blu^wWch brinS forth the at its height, herself . . . sSe’s the only female ''“Were (that was before football ^ Bta , wh.ch bnngs_forth he Walking into a student at Aggieland ... Has no W £ “ r ^ ^ofy there is recounted the L of Fuerman.. music store, he classes to make, no maintenance to quip ’ The first day one of you j i w h om circumstances elevates asked for a guitar pay, and a lifetime fellowship . . . gets more than three grade-points a g w ° m c rcums a c tes string. The surprised clerk came She’s the object of every Aggie’s P er hour on some course.” back with, “My God son, this is affection and the commander of the Now, however, this writer has Texas—don’t you know there’s an corps’ protection—not that she has found a show that in his mind election in sway? We can’t keep ever been in a spot where she merits all of four grade-points and those thing in stock now.” . . . couldn’t take care of herself . . . more. Those who saw the Sugar Senior-to-have-been Earl Vezey be- She’s almost ten years old, coming Bowl pictures will agree that “Tu- came the first Texas Aggie to go to the campus in 1931 as a pup . . . lane vs. A. & M.”, starring John navy under the recently begun 30 Takes her meals in either of the Kimbrough and Walemon Price, . day cruise plan. He reported in two mess halls and sleeps in any was certainly the most heart-warm- ^ f ° ai p° New York City August 19 and room on the campus that she de- ing show ever to be shown before s ais 1 n . y i, 1C ^ J ru’ next week he’ll have an opportunity sires . . . “Goodbye to Texas” has a bunch of Aggies. In fact I think a es r . lver ’ . e eavy > e to take a three-month shore course as much meaning to her as to the John Kimbrough got the Academy m ^ ma ® 18 , eggy oran. at the end of which he will be Aggies ... Her favorite sport is Award; didn’t he? a t®’t f its punches, eligible for a reserve commission heckling Joe College and Peruna, The first few days of school, be- u 1 18 au y we P ace ‘ as an ensign . . . R. L. Doss: Baylor and S. M. U. mascots . . . ing leisure days with no classes “Women are like chocolate sodas— She rates a full seat on the train on to make and no lessons to prepare, they’re nice, but you can take ’em corps trips ... Is very snooty to will find a goodly percentage of the or leave ’em!” . . . There’s a Col- other dogs . . . She makes every students spending their time at the lege Station belle who ups each yell practice and is respected by Assembly Hall and The Campus morning via the urging of four every Aggie ... Is a queen in her seeing shows to pass the time, alarm clocks set fifteen minutes own right. What they will find when they go apart so she can’t go back to sleep. # is listed in the “What’s Showing” Quoth the four-alarmer: “It’s a column, and so we will take a swell system and really works, but All this and a Kitchen stove too: quick trip through its entirety, it takes too damn much time wind- Early this past summer a sign Beginning with the Assembly ing the things.” . . . Allen Culpep- on the Y.M.C.A. bulletin board HeiU on Wednesday, we find per, referring to the facial unat- pointed out that a woman’s purse “FREE, BLONDE, AND 21”, which tractiveness of Kay Kyser’s trump- had been found in the building and is just as funny as Joan Davis and eter Ish Kabibble, “He wasn’t be- that the owner could repossess same Chick Chandler can make a show, hind the door when looks were by identifying the thing. Now it’s Pi a ys Wednesday afternoon and passed out—he wasn’t even in the quite possible that many persons, night. A murder develops, though, room!” . . . Eco Prof, P. A. Nutter, on reading the sign, wondered anc i an attempt at drama is made— to Taxation and Public Finance what the purse contained. Some that ruins it. The story is built class, “It’s okeh with me if the probably even let their imagina- around a hotel for women where colleges makes a bound volume of tions run riot and imagined that Mary Beth Hughes, portraying a all quizzes and puts them in the the purse contained a thousand dol- scheming young thing, pretends to library for reference.” ... It was lars in cash or Trojan Horse plans commit suicide, becomes as accom- a tabloid sports columnist, Dan to blitzkrieg the college and blow- ' Parker of the New York Mirror, up the Administration Building. In who made his contribution to some- fact, however, the contents were thing or other a few years ago very down-to-earth and probably when he defined “Gloober’s Dis- typical of women’s purses in gen- ease,” at that time a relatively e ral. The contents: One Xmas little known affliction, as “spots greeting card, postmarked Decem- on de vest.” . . . T.S.C.W.-ite Ellen ber 28, 1938; one valentine, unused; Orr, “We girls are at a disadvant- one p a i r 0 f dice, small; one com age—we have to write to an audi- p ac t with broken mirror; one coin ence, not to a single person. Every- purse, contents, one cent; one min- one in an A. & M. dormitory usually iature white ivory horse; one foun- reads our letters or knows what is tain pen; one small piece of yellow in them, and forms an opinion ac- chalk; two pencils, both broken; cordingly.” The Aggies say “ditto” one handkerchief, clean; and one BBen - small piece of quartz. WKtrS SHOWING AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL Wednesday — “FREE, BLONDE, AND 21”, with Lynn Bari, and Joan Davis. Thursday and Friday— “IRENE”, with Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, and Roland Young. AT THE CAMPUS Wednesday and Thursday— “YOU’RE NOT SO TOUGH”, with Nan Grey, Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall. Friday and Saturday— “DANGER ON WHEELS”, with Richard Arlen and Andy Devine. Point of View: Earlier this summer an editorial pass * n ^* appearing in the Summer Texas, And so > ^ or ^he second consecu- student publication of the Univer- tive y ear > Backwash begins a nine- sity of Texas, aroused considerable month grind of tri-weekly column- comment on the basis that it was During the great 1939-40 long an un-American expression closely sess i on the column tried to do a akin to Martin Dies-hearalded great many things, but most of “subversive activities.” Most unique ad it tried to be a mirror of Aggie of the many letters received by thought and a column definitely editor Boyd Sinclair (who, inci- written according to the Aggie dentally, is anything but un-Amer- " a y °t things. And that will be ican) was the following gem: AGGIE HEADQUARTERS WHEN IN BRYAN . . . . If It’s New, We Have It AGGIE JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS TRY OUR WATCH DEPARTMENT Dear Editor: “A well-known authority re marked to me that there has been submersive activities go ing on at the Texan. He did not make it clear what they were, but if they are any thing like submarines or out board motors, I wish to join said submersive activities at once, as it sounds like fun to me. “The last time 1 rode in a submersive was one summer when my favorite Model T ran into Bull Creek. Since that time I have not seen any of my friends that were with me, but that’s not the point, since I got to ride in a submersive.” • This time, and twice more: ....Believe-it-or-not item of the past summer is the story being told by J. W. “Woody” Walker and L. G. “Pinky” Denny. The two Aggies were “highwaying” out of Dallas and received a ride from one of the county’s deputy sheriffs. The deputy, however, was only going as far as Corsicana and, being a die-hard Aggie fan, he was an xious to help the cadets get an all-the-way-ride. In short order a car with a Brazos County license passed him at a much more than legal rate of speed. The deputy went to work and caught up with the speeding car, stopped it, and amazed the driver by letting him go—on one condition: That he give the two Aggies a ride to College Station. • Milady’s fall styles: When the famous Aggie mascot, Reveille, trots out on Kyle Field September 28 she’ll be wearing her the order of things again ... A column written for the Twelfth Man ... A column written about the Twelfth Man ... A column based on the belief that “The Aggie way of doing things is the best way.” We have served you Aggies for over fifty years and we feel like we have improved with age. Have Your Eyes Examined by DR. J. S. CALDWELL, Registered Optometrist Caldwell's Jewelry Store Bryan, Texas WELCOME AGGIES! ZOBIK’S IMFORB... ... 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