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» -i Page 2- THE BATTAXjon -TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941 The Battalion QuotaWe Quotes STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A- & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and ;hanical College of Texas and the city of College Station, is published three times weekly from September to June, issued Mechanical College of Texas and city of College Station, is 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 rote, $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. 1940 Member 1941 fYssocided Golle&ate Press Bob Nisbet George Fuermann Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Advertising Manager .. Editorial Assistant Staff Artist Proof Readers Keith Hubbard .... Tom Vannoy Pete Tumlinson J. B. Pierce, Phil Levine Sports Department Hub Johnson .'.... Sports Editor Bob Myers Assistant Sports Editor Mike Haikin, Jack Holiimon, W. F. Oxford Junior Sports Editors Circulation Department Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager W. G. Hauger, E. D. Wilmeth Assistant Circulation Managers F. D. Asbury, E. S. Henard Circulation Assistants Photography Department Phil Golman j. Photographic Editor G. W. Brown, John Carpenter, Joe Golman, Jack Jones Assistant Photographers TUESDAY’S EDITORIAL STAFF Bill Clarkson Managing Editor lack Hendricks Assistant Advertising Manager Junior Editors Lee Rogers E. M. Rosenthal Reportorlal Staff Jack Aycock, Jack Decker, Walter Hall, Ralph Inglefield, Tom Leland, Beverly Miller, W. A. Moore, Mike Speer, Dow Wynn, Senate Into Action LEGISLATIVE ACTION is being taken through a bill introduced in the Senate by Penrose Metcalf that would abolish the present office of Commis sioner of Agriculture and State Department of Ag riculture and transfer them to Texas A. & M. to be placed under the supervision of the Board of Direc tors of the college. Said bill is now under consideration by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and, if approved, will be returned to the Senate for vote. That the bill is being strongly pushed is evident from the last clause of same which provides that the con stitutional rule requiring that bills be read on three separate days in each House be suspended. The bill, officially known as S.B. 17, will be come effective, if passed on September 1, 1941. One duty, however, would not be transferred to the college and that is enforcing of the provisions of laws relating to weights and measures. This duty will be taken over by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. Powers designated to the board of directors would include all the former duties and jurisdiction held by the Commissioner of Agriculture. This in cludes appointments of members of boards and commissions now established. Activities of importance that will be trans ferred from Austin to College Station under the act will be the certifying of seed of all types, work with pecans—^varieties and types. Such legislation, long discussed on and about the A. &' M. campus will greatly increase the scope of the agricultural phase of the school. It will mean that more buildings, more employees and work will be needed, and the hum and buzz of activity already existent will get a substantial increase. It will also add to the prestige and influence of the officials of the school connected with the various phases of Agriculture, and it will provide a closer contact be tween the college and activities of the State Dept. If He Only Knew “A DIPLOMA IS NO LONGER a bar to city ser-' vice. Of course, politicians do not like highly educa ted people, but the politicians no longer exercise much control. In every department of the city, state and federal service there are openings in technical positions, in such fields as engineering, architecture, public health, physics, chemistry and others for which the training can be acquired only in college or in post-graduate work. We do need in telligent men and women in every department of government and we want them to make it their life work.” New York City’s Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia urges civil service as a career for college graduates. —Associated Collegiate Press Man, Your Manners OCCASIONALLY it comes to our ears that a few cadets while on corps trips take things from the hotels in which they are stopping. This seems in credible. that young men from so fine a school would completely forget their manners; such be havior is unfair to the many really fine lads at A. & M. who do have nice manners—hotel mana gers might get the impression that all A. & M. cadets are crude. One of the rules of general con duct in hotels is: do not abuse furnishings of the room, and never take home with you anything that belongs to the hotel. Towels, stationery, spoons, ash trays, etc., are made available for your temp orary convenience, not as permanent gifts. There are special rules of etiquette that guests at a hotel are expected to observe; knowing these will make you an acceptable guest, and your stay a pleasant one. Arrival—When you arrive at a hotel, a bell boy will take your bags to the desk, where the clerk will ask if you have a reservation. If so, tell him your name so that he may look it up; if not, ask for whatever accommodations you wish. Since hotels are run on the American or European plan, or both, inquire which is in effect. The difference is that the American plan rate includes three meals a day, while under the European plan rate you pay for the room and are charged separately for the meals eaten at the hotel. An unmarried man signs the register without the “Mr.”. He signs thus: George Bruce, Chicago, Illinois. If he is married, he signs Mr. and Mrs. George Bruce, Chicago, Illinois; he does not put the street address. Tipping—In most hotels, alas, the service you receive depends on the amount of tip ping you do. Most any guest will let his pocket- book be his guide, but it is well to know whom should be tipped. The waiter, head-waiter, bellhop, porter, chambermaid, and elevator boy all expect tips; the chambermaid and elevator boy are very often overlooked. When your stay is just overnight, the amount of your tipping should be at your discretion. Daily meals should include a tip of ten per cent of each meal’s cost. Bellboys, porters, etc., are tipped after each service. Checking Out—When you are ready to leave, see the cashier or telephone and ask him to make out your bill. After you have packed, call for a bellboy to get your bags. Leave a tip in the room for the maid, and when you pay your bill at the desk, give the clerk a forwarding address in case any mail should arrive after you are gone. As the World Turns. BY DR. R. W. STEEN A LETTER received in the office of the president was attached to a newspaper clipping of a story dealing with the recent ban of the “bat” for use in disciplinary measures in the Texas prisons. The “bat” referred to is a heavy leather strap about three feet in length and six to eight inches in width. When the instrument was in use in Texas, there were a total of six states that condoned wljip- pings. But to the letter, as received, it reads as fol lows: “Prisoners are more important than A. & M. Fish. Next inspection you make looking for bats, etc., be sure the ones at headquarters are not tip ped off as before also look in closets and trunks. “If teachers run the school and the seniors did not rule the teachers the parents would not send their boys to school to run errands and be lackeys and whipped. If I had a boy he would never go there.” Such a letter on first impression is extremely amusing, in fact hilariously funny. But on further consideration the aspect of such a communication is tragic. That there could be a citizen in the state of Texas with such an attitude is extremely dis couraging. That a citizen of Texas could believe that such are the conditions of our institution is still more discouraging. Where and when the school developed a repu tation for hazing—no one can definitely say—but it remind^ us of a story told by Jimmy Walker, the former mayor of New York City. Walker was campaigning against La Guardia in an election, and in the heat of the political race, he made a statement charging La Guardia with at tending a certain shady spot in the city’s slum dis trict. When asked the reason for making an accu sation he knew to be false he replied that no mat ter how vociferously La Guardia denied the charge, there would be thousands of people but that would never be convinced that La Guardia was not a reg ular habitue of the bright light district, or but that he went there on occasion. It seems unjust that accusations of the nature of those implied in the above letter, without any justification whatsoever, could be believed, but it is just not human nature to investigate matters be fore accepting them as truth. To the unknown person who sent the letter we say, “Come down and visit our college sometime. It is evident from your writing that you have never been here. We have a fine school, and though you may not believe it, our freshmen are happy and well-contented.” THE WAR OF NERVES is under full steam. Every one is convinced that Germany will strike soon, but no one knows where. There is tension in England, in France and Spain, in the Balkans, and in the Far East. Regardless of where fighting may develop the main show will doubtless be the attack on Eng land. The British say they are ready for such an attack. Germany will | move soon in an effort to win the |§ war before American factories reach peak production. All of the activity in the Balkans may be no more than a sham, for Germany cannot defeat Britain by fighting Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, or any other Near Eastern country. In fact any fight ing there would tend to weaken Germany rather than to weaken Steen England. The Italians are having nerve troubles of their own. Every radio repoi’t brings news of additional disasters in Africa. The British navy controls the Mediterranean, and occasionally delivers unwelcome calling cards to Italian cities. Now the British have added a new threat, that of parachute troops. A number of such soldiers were dropped in Southern Italy last week. There is no way of knowing how many were dropped, just as there is no way of knowing what damage was done. Italy claims to have captured all of them, but Britain reports that a number returned to their base. How they returned is left entirely to conjecture. Italy claims that no damage was done, yet it is asking a lot of the world to accept the suspension of freight traffic on railroads in Southern Italy as mere coincidence. The Far Eastern situation is tense. The Japan ese navy is prowling about in strange places, and Japan has recently taken air bases in Indo-China. Britain apparently expects an attack, and has mined the approaches to Singapore. Japan may move a- gainst Britain and the Dutch East Indies, but it is safe to assume that she will make no move until Germany gets her drive under way in Europe. Whether or not she moves then depends upon the attitude of the United States. The Senate is debating the lease-lend bill this week. Even the opponents of the measure admit that it will pass, and they seem to have only vague hopes of writing any amendments into it. American aid is coming to be an important factor. American warplane production in January was slightly more than one thousand. A four motor bomber flew from California to New York Sunday, and it was an nounced that it would take off from New York in a day or two on a non-stop flight to England. It will be the first plane delivered by so direct a route. LiA’ Students of iue university of WISCONSIN TRAVELED OVER 10 TIMES TIE DISTANCE FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON IN ORDER To T£ HOME FOR CHRISTMAS LAST YEARJ Cesar Romero, the slick Latin, hasn’t been given many roles in class A productions and he isn’t fully given it in “THE GAY CAB ALLERO,” but it is a step in the right direction. By Hollywood standards of budget and stars, this is a class B show, and it is, but Romero for once has his chance for the real male lead. He hasn’t got much to work with and con sequently can’t turn out much of a howling success, but he does all right. As the Cisco Kid, Romero finds out that he is supposedly dead and buried. This just helps him have a little more fun as he goes on his Robin Hood missions of crime busting. Some of the things he does are even ludicrous and the plot ends up exactly where it BACKWASH By George Fuermann titute of Oral and Visual Educa tion) . 11:45 a.m.: Regular Army on the Air. 12:00 a.m.: Sign-off. “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster. The Way of Things . . . Lean ing over backwards to aid hitch hiking Aggies during the near freezing weather current through out the mid-term holiday period, one of the Bryan lumber compan ies distributed a truck load of lum ber to the various hitch hiking sta tions in this vicin ity with which the cadets could build fires. . .Tom Van noy, by way of a definition, “A skel eton is a bunch Fuermann of bones with the people scraped off!” . . . .So cial Secretary Jack Nelson and the writer have asked seven men to help poll the corps following each major dance of the social season to determine the Aggie rating of the various orchestras, the fem inine vocalists and the Aggie hit parade. George Mueller, Howard Wilson, John Kellis, Joe H. Snow, John Ball, Dan Grant and Bob Alexander are the Aggies concern ed. They’re distributed evenly throughout the campus, so when you’ve got an opinion concerning the past weekend’s dance, let one of the committeemen know about it. The poll will be conducted through a printed form distributed to those cadets who attend the corps dances regularly. ... A rule in the 1913 edition of the Blue Book required cadets “to salute mem bers of the board of directors, the president, members of the faculty and instructors.”. . . One of the best entertainment features of the entire college year was the so-called cooky shower given by the Houston A. & M. Mothers club for the Hous ton Aggies Sunday. An annual af fair, it was attended by some 800 persons, featured an all-girl or chestra which was tops in its field and was a grade ‘A’ event if there ever was one. ... A cavalry sen ior, speaking of one of bis profes sors: “He makes so much noise lecturing that we can’t sleep in class anymore.” • • • John bellowed to the foreman: “By gawd, if you don’t get me out of here in a hurry, I’m going to let go of this damn girder!” • • • Ode to Sleep . Radio Station WTAW 1120 Kc.—26G.7 meters Sunday, February 23, 1941 8:30 a.m.: Roan’s Chapel Singers 8:45 a.m.: Songs of Your Heart 9:15 a.m.: Gilbert and Sullivan 9:30 a.m.: Sign-off started with Romero still single and riding off to new adventures, but it is still jolly entertainment. Except for Romero’s ability, the show itself has nothing on the ball but you won’t do any harm by going to see it. There is some kind of a wild story about diamond mines and the frustrated love of a woman in “SOUTH OF SUEZ,” and George Brent, with a slick mustache and close-cropped haircut, is .the victim of suspicion in a vengeful murder. Brent has never really been such a virile or forceful actor as the man in the tropics and man of the world such as this show needs. He always seems a little weak and lacks something of giving a con vincing act. Things start out on a diamond mine in South Africa with Lee Patrick married to the owner but in love with the foreman, George Brent. Brent ignores her, and hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. She gets him fired and he finally winds up in England with a murder charge pinned on him, so he marries Brenda Marshall after she helps to prove his innocence. The whole story lacks ‘punch’ and convincing reality. Although most of the story takes place in a min ing camp with possibilities for wild activity, the liveliest scene in the show is the final courtroom scene. One of the A. & M. professors is telling a story concerning a believe-it-or-not occurance in a re cent class of his. It seems that one of the cadets near the rear of the room had been lulled to sleep by the musical intonations of the prof’s lecture. Observing this and feeling that the student might possibly benefit from the lecture’s contents, the prof asked a neigh boring student to awaken the then snoring Aggie. “Huh-huh,” came the quick reply; “You put him to sleep—you wake him up!” On WTAW 1120 kc. — 2677 meters NEW!! PARKER “51” FOUNTAIN PENS Writes with instantly drying permanent ink. Perfect for drawing. 10 years ahead of other Parkers. Ask for a demonstration - no obligation. NEW! AGGIE SEAL HEARTS —in yellow gold. New - Different Also Silver Hearts at 500 NEW! Pepsodent 50 Tuft Tooth Brush 25^ Pepsodent powder or paste, FREE! AGGIELAND PHARMACY Radio Station WTAW 1120 kc. — 267.7 meters Friday, February 21, 1941 via Texas Quality Network (not carried on WTAW) 6:15 a.m.-6:30 a.m.: Texas Farm and Home Program. N.N. New man, Rural Supervisor, Farm Se curity Administration. O. C. Cope land, Chief, Division of Dairy, Ex periment Station. 11:25 a.m.: Sign-on: Weather, News. 11:30 a.m.: Federal Music Pro gram (Works Progress Administra tion). 11:45 a.m.: The Kitchen Clock. 12:00 a.m.: Sign-off. 4:30-5:30 p.m.: The Aggie Clam bake. ‘Keep to your right at the North Gate and you can’t go wrong.” Patience Latest of the giggle items con cerning Big Jawn Kimbrough con cerns his search for summer em ployment a few summers ago. He finally came across a steel cons- truction job and sought out the foreman to ask for work. “Are ya strong enough to tote an I beam?” the foreman asked, shifting his chew and winking at a bystander. . “Reckon so,” John came back, and then, seeing four men strug gling with one of the beams, ambled over, shoved the huskies aside, picked up the beam and walked away with it. “You’re hired,” the foreman said in a hurry. It seems that a little later in the week John was toting one of the girders when fte slipped on the edge of the foundation and plunged into the adjacent Brazos. Coming up for air, he roared for help. The workmen, witless from excitement, made no effort to throw him a line or jump in and help. Again John went under and again he came up for qif. Still no help, and John went down again. Finally, thoroughly annoyed and now out 0 f patience, Radio Station WTAW 1120 kc. — 267.7 meters Saturday, February 22, 1941 via Texas Quality Network (not carried on WTAW) 6:15 a.m.-6:30 a.m.: Texas Farm and Home Program. Mrs. F. L. Thomas, Texas Farm and Home Book Reviewer. George P. McCar thy, Extension Poultryman. 11:25 a.m.: Sign-on: Weather, News. 11:30 a.m.: Lest We Forget (Ins- WHATS SHOWING AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL Tuesday 3:30 & 6:45— “SOUTH OF SUEZ,” featur ing George Brent, Brenda Marshall, George Tobias, James Stephenson, Lee Pat rick and Eric Blore. Wednesday, Thursday 3:30 & 6:45—“LITTLE NELLIE KELLY,” starring Judy Gar land, George Murphy, Char les Winninger and Douglas McPhail. AT THE CAMPUS Tuesday — “THE LONE WOLF STRIKES,” Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore, Alan Baxter, Montague Love and Robert Wilcox. Wednesday, Thursday — “THE GAY CABALLERO,” featuring Cesar Romero, Sheila Ryan, Robert Sterl ing, Cris-Pin Martin and Ja net Beecher. THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE FOR QUALITY MERCHAHDISE OUR STOCK INCLUDES ONLY THOSE ARTICLES THAT ARE NATIONALLY KNOWN Arrow Shirts in new patterns and colors for spring $2.00 Ties Arrow or Grayco Ties in attractive colors to har monize with the shirts new $1.00 Socks Interwoven or Phoenix Socks in colors and pat terns to make your ward robe complete 350 to 500 Underwear Shorts in white or fancy patterns with gripper snaps 500 - 650 The Exchange Store The Official College Store # < ■i a f 3 > * y ^ ... I, V J 'V a lr " X ' V J * a Hi H E legi I the On bac 3 one wil J the tri]