■SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19,1940 Page Z- THE BATTALION The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 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; 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, 93 a school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Vranciseo. Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone 4-9444. Bob Nisbet Editor-in-Chief Keith Hubbard Advertising Manager George Fuermann ■ Associate Editor Hub Johnson - Sports Editor Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager Phil Golman Staff Photographer Pete Tumlinson Staff Artist J. B. Pierce Editorial Assistant T. R. Vannoy Editorial Assistant SATURDAY’S STAFF Earle A. Shields, Jr Managing Editor T. R. Harrison Assistant Advertising Manager Junior Editors W. O. Brimberry R. B. Pearce W. C. Carter Sports Staff Bob Myers Assistant Sports Editor Jack Hoilimon Junior Sports Editor W. F. Oxford Sports Assistant Reportorial Staff Bill Amis, Charles Babcock, Don Corley, W. F. Keith, Z. A. McReynolds, Jack Nelson, L. B. Tennison Winning Is Fine, But. . . CHAMPIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST and the nation’s No. 1 football team. That’s the cry from far and near. Honor, glory and fame are ours. The toast of the nation! It doesn’t sound bad to our ears. This afternoon at the T.C.U. football game Dean Kyle and President Walton will raise flags bearing inscriptions reading “Southwest Conference Champ ions” and “Nation’s No. 1 Team ’39”. A fine gesture. We have the title, and acknowleging the fact is no act of conceit. But keep this fact in mind. Anyone can yell for a winning team. The true test of the Aggie Spirit will come if and when we lose a game. The bigger we build ourselves while we are winning the farther and harder we will fall if we lose. Winning is fine, very fine. In fact it puts that extra snap into the step; it raises the chin level; it straightens the shoulders; it sends a chill up the spine. Losing is no disgrace. Texas A. & M. and the Aggies were known for their fine school spirit long before they produced a world champion team. Maybe the spirit had some thing to do with the production. At any rate the spirit has been in the school for ages. No other student body stands and yells through out the entire game. No other team greets every substituted player leaving the field regardless of the success his efforts have had. No other school has all the fine traditions that A. & M. has. No other student body yells “just a little bit harder” when the team is in a hole or is losing the game. We are proud of our spirit. But still let’s remember that backing a winner is an easy proposition and the nation knows that fact. We are going to have to yell louder than usual to convince anyone that we’re the best. Our championship is history! Playing our games one-by-one is our technique. Let’s swell with pride as those flags go up, but let’s deflate before the game starts. Our purpose on Kyle Field today is to beat T. C. U. OPEN FORUM October 16, 1940 Dear Batt, To many of those who saw it, the recently cur rent attraction at the Assembly Hall, “The Mortal Storm” will soon be only a hazy memory of an un pleasant dream. But to those who take life seriously, and think of “justice” not simply as a rather boring term to be used only by judges and “patriotic” political as pirants, but who sees it as a flaming symbol of the only means by which men may learn to live together in this world with complete harmony—to those, that picture will live on in memories seared by the injustice, the coldly calculated inhumanity it so vividly portrays. May we let it be at once a soothing relief and an ominous warning. In EVERY instance where force is used; where men are compelled to do (if not think) as others do, or as some others want them to do, there will be injustice—there will be tragedy! R. W. McDonald, ’41 FRANK LOVING PRESENTS: / Heard the Preacher Say By Rev. James Carlin Pastor, First Methodist Church “WHAT WOULD you say,” Mr. Carlin, “to a young man who has come to A. & M. and has turned cyni cal about everything and everybody?” An Aggie asked the question—about whom, I do not know. A lack of knowledge of the problems which brought about this attitude in this particular Aggie would largely keep any would-be counselor from giv ing any real help to him. However, it helps any of us to see ourselves from another’s viewpoint. The Cynic is no exception. On the positive side, let’s observe that a Cynic is usually an Idealist,- and something has gone wrong. Someone (perhaps himself) has failed those ideals—and the reaction is cynicism. It helps if the Cynic realizes that he is a “self-made” man. It is his state of mind, his personal reaction to the world, that produces HIS cynicism. Everyone faces the same world. Yes, the world does treat people differently, but the wide differences we observe in people’s attitudes are not always traceable directly and exactly to external circumstances. People liv ing under nearly the same external circumstances react very differently. One person under stress of poverty will work harder, hold to hope more tenaciously; another steals; still another becomes discouraged and turns to his work like a slave, hating it. One man comes to A. & M. with all the fresh exuberance of youth, hears cynical and pessimistic statements by fellow students and faculty men, charges it up to experience, and keeps his confidence that the world is on his side. Another observes in consistent behavior on the part of leaders whom he is expected to follow and he becomes cynical, in sisting “the place is filled with hypocrites”. The place is filled with the same folk for both men, yet each man’s reaction is his own. Cynicism is an attitude resulting from personal inadequacy in coping with the world as it is. Cyna- cism is “defense mechanism”, a running away from dealing adequately and positively with unpleasing facts and people by resorting to an attitude of condemnation of “the other fellow”. The Cynic presupposes the superiority of the Cynic; he sits in judgment of his fellow men, finds them disappointing, and makes himself unhappy in the bargain. “Judge not lest ye be judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.” Jesus was not saying that a person must not make eval uations of human conduct but that he must remem ber that his standards of judgment will be used by others in judging him. That remembrance will make a more tolerant man. Is cynacism a necessary reaction when a man comes hard up against the world? It isn’t to keep trying to realize our best aims and to live up to our ideals. It is right and proper that during a man’s college career he re peatedly re-think his aims, and it is not too much to say that the ideals with which he came to college must be re-thought. If they are to prove of value they must become principles. Ideals must stand examination in the light of experience and be ham mered “on the anvil of experience” into life prin ciples—from the clouds into foundations, from vague “good intentions” into worthy goals. Finding ways and means of turning our good intentions into realities is the most difficult task confronting every man. That’s a sweeping state ment. But, look at it. Sam Jones, a colored Ameri can preacher two or three generations back said, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Our reach always exceeds our grasp. Our ideals outrun our actions. Our intentions are the best but the difficulties of every-day living are very real. That “spread” or gap between the ideal and the achievement produces cynicism in some men as they fail to bridge it or see other men fail; to others it is a life-time challenge, a challenge which is the secret of zest in living, of the “why” of hard work, the source of large happiness and achievement. Men don’t grow old and pessimistic and cynical who have “practical ideals,” the kind it takes a life-time to realize, and are worth a life-time to realize. As the World Turns... By Dr. Al. B. Nelson THE “SECRET Bomb-sight” of the U. S. Army is to be released to the British according to late re ports. U. S. intelligence reports indicate that Ger many already has it and that the only thing we can do now is to equalize matters by allowing the British to use it on their planes. If the report is true it shows plainly the extent of German espion age in this country when our most valuable aviation secret cannot be guarded from the enemy. The last of the fifty destroyers traded to the British have been delivered. Two hundred and twen ty-nine old tanks have been traded to Canada for training purposes. They are two slow for modern military use. The English Cruiser Ajax, one of the ships which fought the Admiral von Spee nearly a year ago, has once more covered itself with glory by sinking three Italian destroyers in an engagement with superior enemy forces. In a political speech delivered in Rhode Island Wendell Willkie called for an embargo against Jap anese goods coming into this country. It is interest ing to note that Japan has had what amounts to an embargo on imports from the United States, except supplies needed by their army, for a long time. The latest Gallup Poll records a reversal of the recent political trend toward Roosevelt and shows a gain of four states for Willkie, plus an increase in sentiment for him in states which still have a ma jority for Roosevelt. The democrats are now begin ning to question the value of polls. The German tolerated French Government has just restored the Grand Cross of the Legion of Hon or to King Leopold of Belgium. It had been taken from him at the time he betrayed the armies which had come to his assistance. Semi-official statements from Turkey have warn ed the Axis powers to keep out of Greece and nq£. to encroach upon Turkish interests in the Black Sea. Russia is also reported to be massing troops to threaten the flank of the new German invasion of the Balkans. Britain is also said to be sending Anthony Eden to Turkey to talk over the threaten ing situation in the Near East. The former King Carol of Rumania is busily engaged in attempting to set up a Rumanian Gov ernment in exile to be backed by the British. The doubtful part of the procedure is as, to whether he can gain British backing. Carol is noted for his attempt to ride more than one political horse at a time in the not too distant past. The English govern ment may not trust him again. Under the new congressional legislation permit ting Home Guard units, many states are already at work upon such a program. They will be composed of men ineligible for the army and will be useful in guarding bridges, factories, etc., from sabotage by agents of hostile countries. They’re guffawing about a new one by Wis consin’s Coach Harry Stuhldreher, rated as the best collegiate story-teller in his weight class. Seems a couple of idiots were out duck hunting together. A flock of mallards zoomed overhead and one of the idiots aimed carefully and dropped a duck. “You nin ny!” bellowed the other. “What did you waste a shell for? The fall would have killed him!” We were really beginning to worry about the plight of the University of Michigan, where the only key to the lost and found office was lost, when we were jolted by a report on some eye tests at the University of Washington, where it was learned one-fourth of the co-eds are incapable of winking. BACKWASH By George tamann ‘Backwash: Aa a citation rssnltlnr frsm sea* action or oecnrrsnec."—Wanatac. Once Over Lightly Carson, who made , . . Keyes were overtaken by the remainder 13,000-mile of the party in the now-repaired The main and ever present char- this from “I Married a Nazi” and hitch-hiking jaunt this past sum- Chrysler. Then things really began acter of “REBECCA” never ap- this first title would have more mer, says that the Aggies’ All- to happen—first, the thing caught pears in the show but her domina- perfectly described it. The honor American back, John Kimbrough, fire, then the distributor failed, tion of the entire feature and the G f t h e N az } doctrine in the show is equally ag well known in Canada and finally the fuel pump broke. In actions of every single character j s SO mewhat lightened by humor. as in the U. S. “Al- the world of statistics—the car can not be forgotten for a minute. The main attraction that this most every Cana- car travelled 3,800 miles, used 380 It is well that she does not appear fi] m offers over other propaganda dian who gave me gallons of gas, 46 quarts of oil, because such a perfect and charm- fji ms j s that it tries to show Hit- a ride asked about and four tires. mg woman as she is made out to be jgr’s Germany through the eyes of Big John and were ® would be hard to find. Every scene a typical American girl, Joan Ben- curious to know Water Comes High. refers to this marvelous woman in ne tt. Francis Lederer is the in- whether or not he Then there . s the story concern _ some way and the way this single stniment of the party who turns was really the : • Ae-gieR and dates who tllread of intcrest running through- sour on everything, moulding Joan, •great bone crush- trekked into one of California . s the whole feature is one of the and she finally waIks out on him . er’ ‘hat they had swankiest night spotSi La Oonga . outstanding points m making this Catch line of the show is the one read him to be,” j t wag jj m cj a y ) Clarence Hall, W a ' :op no ‘ ;ctl P r °duction. shown in the teaser advertising the Fuermann Keyes said . . . q Carter, Guy Crawford John Joan Fontaine is perfect as the picture—Joan Bennett’s farewell Unique: Meaning Tommy Vaughn’s s earcy) an d Lew Ness and,'at the young, shy, second wife of Laurence speech to Lederer, “Heil, Heel!” introduction of another varsity conclus ’ ion of t he night’s’ dining 01iver - Rebecca was wife No. 1, footballer to an escortee of a an d dancing, the six were presented and Joan enters an existence con- few evenings ago—“Meet John Doe, with a c h e ck totaling $12. Some- stantl y overshadowed by the per- a graduate of Daniel Boone ju- what taken aback> they a pp roac h- sonality of this woman. Her over- nior college at North Bedias Creek ed the mana g erj explained to him eager and half-apologetic attempts where he lettered in trapping, trail tbat they were j ust poor boys try _ to live up to the reputation of Re blazing, tap dancing, and open- ing to get a i on g ) were no t inter- be cca carry on until the latter part hearth cooking!” . . . Best of the ested in buyin g an interest in La of the show - Laurence Oliver is current stories concerning local Conga or even a small portion t* 16 sur ly> reserved member of Eng- golfers is the one about the prof thereof, and would he, the manager bang’s landed gentry and he returns who was in a sand trap and, after please do something about the sky- r\ew wife to his country three futile attempts to get out of b jg b prices. A good natured fellow, mansion, abandoned since the death the thing, decided to call it a putt ^ be manager finally brought the Efibecca. and conceded it to himself! . . . p r i ce down to $4.28—including tax Telling the story of such a mov- Sidelight of the day’s T.C.U. game — and £ be s j x managed to leave mg picture could not do justice to is the fact that the Fort Worth -without washing dishes. Joke of the fine direction and camera work college is generally considered to the evening, though, was John who which help to make it so outstand- be A. & M.’s most friendly inter- hadn’t ordered as much as a five- mg, but the combination of drama, collegiate rival. Illogical enough cen t drink. One full glass of water photography, and excellent direct- the reverse-reason seems to be the -was his share of the evening’s win- ion are all brought out in the scene fact that the Horned Frogs have i ng an d dining—but his, like the giving Oliver’s eight minute mon- defeated the Aggies often and con- j-est, was a 50 cent cover charge, ologue explaining the death of Re- sistantly since 1924. Between that beca. In an abandoned boathouse, he tells Joan of the real life of the woman who now casts a shadow ov- er her happiness. This picture is a year and 1936 the cadets failed to r\ . _ . , ring the bell a single time, although Dr3in I WISlGT Rann College. God Bless Somebody. Once every week through the mail a W. J. Douglas, Jr. INSURANCE AGENCY General Insurance Commerce Bldg Phone Bryan 160 the Frogs were tied twice. The all- time record favors the Aggies 19 Heye ig a method suggested for “ THE MAN I MAR- played in 1897 when the Chiistians wbo can do no other arithmetic RIED.” The title was changed to were located in Waco as the Add opera tion Suppose you wish to multiply two numbers together. Proceed as follows. there comes Make two columns by dividing timely little the first number by two, disregard- document titled “Facts in Review”. j n g fractions, putting the result Published by the German Library down i n the first column. Multiply of Information, it’s a propaganda the second number by two and put organ pure and simple and is a this result in the second column, half-way proof of one of two Next divide the number you placed things: Either that the current j n the first column by two, disre- order of things in the U. S. is garding fractions, placing the re freedom of the press rather than sult i n the first column again, the alleged “fleedom” of the press Multiply the number in the sec- or else—and what’s probably clos- ond co i umn by two and place in er to the truth there’s too much the second column. Repeat the laxity on the part of the usually above process until you obtain the efficient F. B. I. where this grade number one j n the first column. “A” fifth column organization is Now s t rike out a ll the numbers concerned. j n the second column which are About fifty issues of the publi- opposite an even number in the cation are received each week at fi rs t column and then add the re- A. & M., but not through the wish ma j n i n g numbers in the second column. The sum is the desired re sult of the multiplication. See ex.- WHATS SHOWING AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL Saturday 6:45 & 8:30— “TORRID ZONE,” featuring James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Ann Sheridan, and Andy De- vine. Monday, Tuesday, 3:30 & 6:45—“REBECCA,” starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Ol iver, and Judith Anderson. AT THE CAMPUS Saturday—“THE MAN I MARRIED,” with Joan Ben nett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan, Anna Sten, and Marie Ouspenskaya. Saturday midnight, Sun day, Monday—“DARK COM MAND,” starring Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon, John Wayne, Porter Hall, and Mar jorie Main. of the recipients. The Library of Information sends the paper to addresses of prominent persons in amp i e every locality in the nation. A typ ical example of the articles included is one in the latest issued titled “How Lies Are Manufactured”, and that’s one thing the German Li brary of Information should know plenty about—they’ve manufact- Lnd of No. 1. ured a few themselves in the past few years. Here is a nice little problem in Incidentally, there actually are division on which to s P end a little time. Beat T.C.U. We’re With You Aggies • VARNER JEWELRY Bryan North Gate GRILL SYSTEM NO. 19 Hamburgers 5^ - 10^ Club Breakfasts 150 - 200 - 250 Nothing Over 250 Curb Service 27 13 6 3 1 X 31 62 124 248 496 837 a few instances of the so-called fifth column and Trojan Horse act ivities on the campus but thus far they’ve been effectively hushed. One recent investigation in a non-mil- AN J EASY ONE Each letter represents a digit. , . No two letters represent the same itary dormitory came to naught digit and nQ letter repreaents tw0 but there’s a case in another dor mitory—in the old area—that’s fast bearing fruit. Watch for a break in this connection within the next 30 days. • Westward Ho! Stories now going the rounds concerning the recent cross-coun try jaunt of a quarter - thousand Aggies to watch the A. & M.- U. C. L. A. game are as many as the Aggies who made the trip, but there are two in particular that rate public-hearing. The first, as told by Jack Fuller, concerns the adventures of Jim Rominger, Tom Houston, Joe Stokes, Kay Cox, John Kenagy, and George Bentinck who made the College Station-to- Los Angeles trip via a tempera mental Chrysler dated 1933. All went well until the crew neared San Angelo where the car turned over—no bones broken. Continu ing, things really began to get rough when the car windows had to be kept down in sub-zero weath er because of exhaust fumes from a broken muffler. Finally, after 65 hours of day-and-night driving, they arrived in L. A. two hours be fore game time. The return trip wasn’t much better. A broken axle delayed them 24 hours in Westmorland, Califor nia, but Kay had a job and needed to get back to college as soon as possible. The result: He and John began the cross-country highway- ing jaunt. Back in the Lone Star State once again, Kay and John digits. (Answer on page 4) Love is the spark that lights the brightest fires of service. The Bryan Banks will close at one o’clock Saturday afternoon, October 19, 1940 for A. & M. - T.C.U. Football game. FIRST NATIONAL BANK CITY NATIONAL BANK FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. Fun For All Bird Dogs Allowed SATURDAY NITE, OCTOBER, 19 CORPS DANCE Music By Aggieland Orchestra ADMISSION $1.00—Tax .10—Total Admission $1.10 ‘DON’T MISS THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE SOCIAL SEASON” SBISA HALL 9-12 P.M.