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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1941
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
Bis Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
linrVml"' College of Texas and the city of College Station, is
pobliehed three times weekly from September to June, issued
Xoefid&y, Thursday, and Saturday mornings ; also it is published
weakly from June through August.
Entered as second-dans matter at the Post Office at College
Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
Subscription rate, $8 a school year. Advertising rates upon
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at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Loa Angeles, and San
Rnaacisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
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Dissociated Collegiate Press
Bob Ntsbet
George Fuermann
Editor-in-Chle<
Associate Editor
Associate i£<
Hubbard Advertising Manager
Vannoy Editorial Assistant
Bete Tumlinson Staff Artist
f, B. Pierce, Phil Levine Proof Readers
Sports Department
Bub Johnson Sports Editor
Bob Myers Assistant Sports Editor
Hike Hailcin, Jack Hollimon
W. F. Oxford Junior Sports Editors
Circulation Department
Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager
W. G. Hauger, E. D. Wilmeth Assistant Circulation Managers
B. D. Asbury, E. 8. Henard Circulation Assistants
Photography Department
ptSQ Goiman Photographic Editor
James Carpenter. Bob Crane, Jack Jones,
Jack Siegal Assistant Photographers
TUESDAY’S EDITORIAL STAFF
BUI Clarkson • Managing Editor
Jack Hendricks Assistant Advertising Manager
Junior Editors
laeo Rogers - E. M. Rosenthal
Reportorial Staff
Jack Aycock, Jack Decker, Walter Hall, Ralph Inglefield,
Tom Leiand, Beverly Miller, W. A. Moore, Mike Speer, Dow
Wynn.
An Ounce of Planning—
“THE MOST VALUABLE tool on the farm is the
lead pencil,” says Dr. Tait Butler. Hoeing-, plowing
and planting can be wasted effort if the proper
amount of pencil and paper work in planning and
laying out a program is not done in advance.
Planning has its advantages in any field of
endeavor, and obtaining a college education is no
exception to the rule. An extreme exception of
failing to properly' plan a systematic method of
devoting time to study was exhibited by a student
showing up at class ten minutes late to discover
that it was the day scheduled for a letter quiz. An
other extreme was the student who studied four
hours for a daily quiz in one subject and slighted
a letter quiz with ten minutes looking over some
notes.
Both were cases of failure to properly plan
and evaluate.
Many outstanding students have found to keep
a notebook in which they list each day the things
they intend to do and the time they should put in
doing each one. Then such things as forgetting
quizzes are unheard of.
An hour’s planning can be worth nine studying
—particularly if it’s the wrong thing.
OPEN FORUM
FIRST OF ALL I want to thank Mr. X for his
highly paid compliment. That compliment was that
I shared a great intellectual capacity with one Dr.
Leiserson of the National Labor Relations Board.
But the article written by Mr. X should receive
more attention than a compliment. Some years ago
one “Abe” Lincoln made his historic Gettysburg
address. However if we read that message carefully,
we will find an extreme likeness to the teachings
of Socrates, Aristotle and Mill. Mr. Lincoln went
on record as having written and delivered a bit of
prose and line of thought comparable with the
classics of the world.
To go further, what is an opinion? According
to John Stuart Mill, the great utilitarian, an opinion
is something that one reads on and hears lines of
thought on. Now if Mr. X will assume the truth
of this promise, I can go on. I too, like most ord
inary people form opinions on what I read and
hear. To be frank I have made a study of the prob
lem of capital-labor relations. I once represented
this institution in intercollegiate debate on the
subject. So I can logically conclude that the first
part of Mr. X’s article is true.
The second point that Mr. X deals with is the
likeness to Dr. Leiserson. That my dear Mr. X I
must confess. Yet I believe firmly that the things
I did was no serious crime. Many inaugural ad
dresses delivered by governors and presidents have
been exact duplications of past governors and
presidents’ addresses. But all this quibbling is be
side the point and gains nothing. In brief re
capitulation there are two points for consideration.
First a good opinion is worth sharing, as many men
before our time have demonstrated. That Mr. X
must concede.
The second I must concede because of the like
ness to Dr. Leiserson’s article. I hope you, Mr. X,
are content with wrangling out this confession from
me. Too bad Lincoln is dead, perhaps you, Mr. X,
could get a confession from him, too. Socrates
would have been plenty mad at “Abe” if he had
only known. Before I close I want to compliment
this modern Rasseau who in spite of strict censor
ship of the press, has managed to get his expose in
pi’int. Good luck to you, Mr. X, in your future
works. It is men like you that are always on their
toes, looking for errors of the day, that I would
trust with a position of Director of such a board
that might be created to administer the present
problem on strikes. You are a great American be
cause of your daring. The dimness of error is
easily illuminated by the brightness of truth. Your
type of journalism is so easy to use.
Mayo Thompson, ’41
Innocent I
in peaceful America millions hungry, miserable and
hopeless. It seems strange that in an American
Congress it should be pertinent to remind members
that our capacity to reflect, observe, and study, and
to use our minds leads some to accept a political
philosophy foreign to others. What constituted
anyone in this free system the judge of other men’s
opinions?” Oregon representative Walter M. Pierce
has his own perspective on the A.Y.C. Congress.
—Associated CoUegiate Press
Man, Your Manners
By I. SHERWOOD
The Etiquette of Flower Giving
THOSE WHO have experienced the joy of receiv
ing flowers, especially when ill, know what a gra
cious and friendly gift they are.
Etiquette has pages and pages of rules on the
giving of flowers for various occasions, but the point
of it all is, there is scarcely any situation imagin
able in which flowers are not the most suitable
as well as the most beautiful messengers of friend
ship or sympathy or love that can be sent.
No young man need fear that his girl will be
displeased if he gives her flowers instead of a more
costly gift (women have always loved flowers).
Your flower gifts need not be the largest and best
that dollars can buy—with a little time and per
sonal thought in the buying of them, very often
the flattest purse can be overcome.
When You Buy for Her—If the flowers are to be
given to her to be worn in the morning, choose
flowers suitable for daytime wear; for sport clothes
choose daisies, corn flowers, violets, and garden
pinks, or if they are to be worn with afternoon
clothes choose roses, carnations or a single gar
denia. For evening wear, ask her the color of the
dress she will be wearing and if she has a choice
in flowers; rose, sweet peas, carnations, and gar
denias are always in excellent taste.
For the benefit of the young man who feels
that to send less than three gardenias would be
cheap, it might be well to say that according to
best taste, two gardenias worn on an evening dress
is perfection. Three small gardenias are the most
that any real smart woman can wear—ever. A little
message with your flowers is a very thoughtful
thing, but too often forgotten.
We Must Send Flowers—There are certain oc
casions when the sending of flowers is obligatory
unless slack of money makes it impossible. We must
send flowers to the funeral of a friend or a mem
ber of an intimate friend’s family. We also send
flowers to an intimate friend who is ill. To neigh
bors who give an anniversary party; to a lady
guest speaker, if we are in charge. In fact thought
ful people are constantly sending flowers.
When your girl is a guest in someone’s home
here on the campus, it would be a nice thing if you
would send her hostess a gift of flowers to show
your appreciation; if she is a paying guest, that
is quite another thing.
As the World Turns.
BY DR. R. W. STEEN
REPRESENTATIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA are sche
duled to sign an agreement with the Axis on Tues
day. There is no way of saying that they will sign,
as the date has been postponed several times, and
it is quite obvious that many of the people of the
country are opposed to such a step.
Axis pressure is great, however,
and it is probable that the pact
will be signed.
The announced terms of the pro
posed pact indicates that Germany
is pledging herself to guarantee
the boundaries of Yugoslavia. Ger
many has made a number of guar
antees of this natui’e in the past
two years, but remarkably few of
them have been kept. In this case
Steen Podges to both Bulgaria and
Yugoslavia cannot be kept, as Bulgaria seems to
have been promised a slice of Yugoslavia. Of course
the pledges mean little, since Hitler doubtless hopes
to include both countries in the German sphere per
manently. In that case the matter of boundary will
be of minor importance.
The position of Russia is as indefinite as ever.
Latest reports indicate that she has promised to
supply materials to Turkey in case that country
fights Germany, but it is never safe to depend too
greatly on indications when Russia is the country
involved. Russia doubtless hopes for the ultimate
defeat of Germany, and may come in when she is
convinced that Hitler is beaten.
Reports from London are that a popular demand
is being built up in England for British raids on the
residential sections of German towns. If we are to
believe reports the R. A. F. has concentrated its
attacks upon military targets, while German fliers
over Britain have bombed rather indiscriminately.
The British public, at least, is convinced that this
is the case, and they are anxious to have the Ger
man people repaid in kind.
The Bremen, pride of the German merchant
fleet, is how little more than a burned out hulk, as
the result of a fire which raged through the ship
for almost two days last week. A picture, taken by
a British reconnaissance plane, shows the liner
burning at its pier at Bremerhaven. There is no
positive claim that it was set afire by the R. A. F.,
but that possibility is well within the bounds of
reason. The British bombed Bremerhaven two nights
before the fire was reported, and the night before
they attacked “selected” targets in Germany. The
Bremen was held in New York for two days just
before the beginning of the war, and got back to
Germany by a most indirect route.
Quotable Quotes
“I AM DEEPLY sympathetic with youth today
coming to earning age in a jobless society. I do not
wonder that they meet in congresses ... I wish to
put no obstacles in their way. It is not so important
what we think of them. I just wonder what they
think of us as they look about a world in ruins—two
thirds of all the people involved in war, and here
‘Your parachute? It was so dirty I sent it to. the laundry!"
BACKWASH
By
George Fuermann
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
Backwashin’ Around. . . .Watch
for an early settlement of the AS-
CAP-BMI feud whereby ASCAP’s
songs will return to the airwaves.
ASCAP, incidentally, recently took
the beating it so richly deserved,
and at the hands of Uncle Sam.
... A few weeks
A University of Texas student pays his way
by acting as a combination nut-candy, life insurance
and tombstone salesman.
Approximately a sixth of the 1,794 students at
the University of North Dakota are sons or daugh
ters of farmers.
The University of Illinois school of journalism
has added a course in radio broadcasting.
ago Backwash pro
phesied that by
|| June Aggies might
read about their
college in four in
ternationally-circu
lated magazines;
News Week, Life,
Colliers and Sat-
u r d a y Evening
Fuermann p °st. News Week’s
article (on national defense) ma
terialized in a small way, the
Life article is still on the fire and
both Colliers and the Post have
turned thumbs down. . . .Mem
bers of the Singing Cadets are
still talking about their recent
tour. Their particular Concern is
Beaumont. “Not only did the ex
students’ club there furnish us
with dates,” Fred Donovan pointed
out, “but there were 50 more
girls—and all with cars—than there
were Aggies!” . . . .Head Yell
Leader Buster Keeton frequent
ly receives letters from his young
er brother who is now in the Army
at Camp Bowie. “This place is full
of ex-Aggies,” his brother writes,
“and it’s a tri-weekly fight to see
who is first to read the Battalion.”
.... Anson Weeks and his orches
tra, who scored a tremendous hit
at Aggieland last social season
when he played for the Cavalry
Ball, almost landed a spot on this
year’s list. A broken kirm received
in an automobile accident prevent
ed the deal from going through.
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Excellent
The Composite regiment is bless
ed with good fortune when it comes
to selecting a dance band for its
annual ball. Last year, when Ber-
nie Cummins was contracted, there
was considerable grumbling on the
part of the unit’s members. Yet
Cummins ran Anson Weeks a tie
for the No. 1 orchestra of the year
where the A. & M. social season
was concerned.
Again, this year, there was a
double helping of fidgeting when
the committee announced that Boyd
Raeburn and company—compara
tively unknown in this region—
would play for the ball.
It may well develop, however,
that Boyd will follow in Bernie’s
footsteps. Those members of the
Backwash orchestra poll commit
tee who have thus far been heard
from indicate that Boyd’s orches
tra won the whole-hearted approv
al of the men in the Composite
regiment and those who attended
Saturday night’s corps dance.
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Rebuttal
“I’ve read what Cummins and
Morgan told you they paid the men
in their orchestras,” Boyd said, “but
personally I doubt those figures.”
(Bernie and Russ allegedly pay
their men $90 weekly.)
Boyd’s men make a base pay of
$50 weekly. That figure may be
more, depending upon the local
union scale. However, the $50 base
pay is for a five night week. If the
orchestra plays six or seven nights
the men receive an additional $10
a night.
Boyd is unique in that he pays
his vocalist the same salary the
men receive. Usually the singer
receives less.
“Frenesi” remained the No. 1
song on the Aggie Hit Parade for
the second consecutive week as
“Star Dust” rose from the No. 3
spot to second choice and “It All
Comes Back to Me Now” came in
third to ride the mythical hit pa
rade for the first time.
Like Bernie Cummins, Boyd had
an entertaining between-the-hal-
ves show that panicked the aud
ience. Unlike Bernie, Boyd’s out
fit was equipped with a set of goofy
masks that the men wore for this
intermission show. The unique
show brought the house down.
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Nova—Tops
Definitely the best of the vo
calists to hit the campus thus far
this year was lovely Nova Cog-
gan.
Twenty years old, she began
singing with orchestras when she
was still in high school five years
ago in St. Louis. Now a Chicago
belle, she smokes constantly; is
not allowed (by Boyd) to dance
while filling an engagement; was
dated this past weekend by Jack
Forman, chairman of the orches
tra committee for the Composite
regiment; and has been with Boyd
for two months.
Although Mary Jane Howard
was originally scheduled to make
the trip with Boyd, she was strick
en ill in Chi and has now left the
organization permanently.
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Bird’s Eye View
All in all, the Composite ball
was an all-the-way success
Especially were the decorations
outstanding Boyd and his or
chestra will lay over in Houston
for a few days this week waiting
for their next engagement to come
through. He has a brother, Dale
Raeburn, who is a wholesale drug
gist in Houston .... Boyd has
been in the music-making business
for eight years; has only had his
present organization 18 months . . .
Watch for his orchestra to be in
the top bracket when the corps does
its final balloting at the end of
the year.
The “SANTA FE TRAIL” blazes
a pretty hot path across the pre-
Civil War years and Errol Flynn
does most of the blazing. Errol is
a plenty good actor, and what’s
more he is a globe trotter in real
life who is just as wild as some
of his pictures, but he seems to
have such a self-confident sneer
when he’s on the screen. Even
when the going gets the tightest,
he grins on, like a Superman might,
and comes out in fine shape.
In “Santa Fe Trail” he has a
dashing role all right. As a West
Point graduate of the year ’54 he
is assigned to patrol the frontier
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The
upstart young shavetail becomes
the friendly rival of his comrade
for the hand of pretty Olivia de-
Havilland. The shooting and action,
of which there is plenty, comes
when they convoy a wagon train
of Olivia’s out to the west. But
there is plenty more blood and
thunder after they get back.
The plot goes at whirlwind pace
but covers all the details, as Holly
wood likes to do. It is even crowd
ed with too many people and almost
too much for them to do but it
covers the situation well. The real
theme behind the story is the
underlying issue of the Civil War,
Fish and Game
Department Conducts
Bobwhite Quail Count
Dr. W. P. Taylor and Dr. W. B.
Davis of the fish and game de
partment have been conducting a
bobwhite quail census on theMc-
Cullough ranch ten miles east of
College Station.
Doctors Taylor and Davis were
assisted by Robert Mauermann and
Herman Henry of the Texas Game,
Fish, and Oyster Commission.
All wildlife rights on the Mc
Cullough ranch, including some
2,400 acres, have been turned over
to the cooperative wildlife research
unit for experimental purposes.
The fish and game department
and the Texas Game, Fish, and
Oyster Commission are working
together on food plot studies and
wildlife inventories looking toward
building up the same supply in this
region.
slavery. Old bearded John Brown,
the zealot who stirred up so much
trouble in Kansas and elsewhere,
has a prominent part. He is well
played by Raymond Massey, and
the old boy has five future generals
chasing him before he cashes in
his chips. The actors put over the
idea that they are working up to
a war that is bigger than any of
them can handle. This picture is
big and good. Olivia adds a lot of
beauty and charm and Raymond
Massey adds a lot of passionate
fighting for a losing cause.
“SORORITY HOUSE” at the
Campus Tuesday has got Ann Shir
ley in it. Ann is a pretty nice look
ing starlet, nothing extra but good
enough, who seemed to be started
on the way up a few years ago.
She had prominent and promising
roles but the deal slipped some
how. “Sorority House” is one of
these college stories that won’t
hurt her chances any but won’t do
too much good either, just a step
ping stone.
Il
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A class in horseback riding has
been organized at Furman U.
Cashion Plans
International
Good Will Program
M. L. Cashion, director of the
A. & M. Y. M. C. A., recently sent
a letter to a great many faculty
men and Deans asking them to en
tertain students from foreign coun
tries in their homes. This plan
was devised to allow students to
become acquainted with American
customs and home life and to help
promote international good will.
The response to the letter was
such that all these students, about
104 in number, can be entertained
on three of four separate Sunday
afternoons. On Sunday, March 9,
the entire group of foreign stu
dents were entertained at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Brown
and last Sunday the group met at
the home of President and Mrs.
Walton. From now on the group
will be divided into groups of from
two to six students who will visit
the homes of various faculty mem
bers in College Station. The stu
dents represent the countries of
Central America, Cuba, Canal Zone,
Hawaii, Ireland, Mexico, West In
dies, Palestine, Phillipine Islands,
Porto Rico, South America, the
Virgin islands and Japan. The
students have reported very enjoy
able afternoons spent in these
homes.
WHATS SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Tuesday — “SORORITY
HOUSE,” with Ann Shirley
and James Ellison.
Wednesday, Thursday —
“BEAUTY FOR THE ASK
ING,” featuring Lucile Ball,
Patric Knowles, Donald
Donald Woods and Frieda
Inescort.
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Tuesday 3:30 & 6:45—
“HULLABALOO,” featuring
Frank Morgan and Virginia
Grey.
Wednesday, Thursday, 3:30
& 6:45 — “SANTA FE
TRAIL,” starring Errol
Flynn, Olivia deHavilland,
Raymond Massey, Ronald
Reagan and Alan Hale.
3 VICTOR
“Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider”
Glenn Miller
“It Isn’t Time To Fall in Love”
Larry Clinton (theme song)
“It’s Always You”
Tommy Dorsey
“This Is Romance”
Artie Shaw
“Birmingham Breakdown”
Charlie Barnet
Ask about the new RCA Victor
Long Life Needle
Yes Sir, Spring Is Just
Around The Corner
WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR
NEW SPRING SPORT SHIRTS
COME IN AND SEE THEM
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