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THE BATTALION
•SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1941
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
■echanical College of Texas and the city of College Station, is
pnblished 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.
1940 Member 1941
Flssodofed Colle6iate Press
Bob Nisbet Editor-in-Chief
George Fuermann Associate Editor
Keith Hubbard Advertising Manager
Tom Vannoy Editorial Assistant
Pete Tumlinson Staff Artist
J. B. Pierce, Phil Levine Proof Readers
Sports Department
Hub Johnson Sports Editor
Bob Myers Assistant Sports Editor
Mike Haikin, Jack Hollimon
W. F. Oxford Junior Sports Editors
Circulation Department
Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager
W. G. Hauger, E. D. Wilmeth Assistant Circulation Managers
V. D. Asbury, E. S. Henard Circulation Assistants
Photography Department
Phil Golman Photographic Editor
James Carpenter, Bob Crane, Jack Jones,
Jack Siegal Assistant Photographers
SATURDAY’S EDITORIAL STAFF
■aria A. Shields Managing Editor
t. X. Harrison Assistant Advertising Manager
Junior Editors
Will O. Brimberry W. C. Carter Don Gabriel
Reportorlal Staff
Oharles Babcock, Herbert Haile, Paul Haines, Carl Van
■ook, J. J. Keith, 2. A. McReynolda, Beverly Miller, Ehrhard
mttanderf. Jack Nelson, L. B. Tennison.
A&M’s Voting Situation-
A Crying Shame!
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY votes cast from
a combined class of 1500—300 votes cast from a
class of over 1000. Does this sound like Texas A.
& M. ? Sadly enough, it sounds very much like
Texas A. & M.
As a matter of fact those statistics came from
the last two elections held on the campus, that of
senior yell-leader and that of the junior class elec
tion of Town Hall manager, senior social secretary
and Longhorn editor.
At T. S. C. W., a school of about 2000, campus
elections regularly poll more votes than has ever
been recorded on the books at A. & M. At the
University of Texas over half of the student body
turns out to vote in campus elections.
What is the matter with the students of A.
& M.?
Are they so poorly versed in the principles of
a democratic nation that they do not realize the
importance of the individual voter to the manage
ment of the affairs of state. A. & M. is the illus
tration of the old question of “what would happen
if everyone took the attitude of letting someone
else vote. My vote doesn’t count—just one in 7017.”
This indifferent attitude on the part of the stu
dent body of A. & M.—this I don’t care attitude—
is not any new development brought on by war
scare. It is a heritage. There has never been much
interest exhibited in campus elections. It is a chronic
ailment.
A. & M. can be held up as an example for all
the schools of the nation NOT to follow.
Think of the man running for an office at A.
& M. He cannot afford to miss reaching every man
possible in the time allotted. Think how he feels
when he contacts more men and get more votes
promised than are cast in the entire election. It
leaves quite a doubt in a man’s mind to be elected
by 94 men to represent 7000. There will be mis
givings in his mind and doubts that will haunt
him all through his term of office. It is not fair
to the man nor to the school.
Every man on the campus'eligible to vote ip
any election should go to the polls and cast his
Vote. It is his DUTY as a student of the college.
He should cast that vote as a record of his
opinion that a true cross-section of campus opinion
may be obtained. Whether or not he feels that per
haps the outcome is assured, he owes it to the
man who is to serve his class or his school to vote.
It is a vote of confidence. An officer can deal
on surer ground and with firmer convictions if he
knows someone is behind him and is interested in
what he is doing.
There are more general campus elections to be
held this year. A junior class run-off for senior
social secretary and Town Hall’s manager will be
held Monday. Another is next Tuesday and every
student on the campus is eligible to vote, from the
freshmen to the seniors. The ballot box will be
maintained in the rotunda of the Academic build
ing. Next year’s Battalion editor and the junior
representative to the Student Publication board will
be decided.
There should be 5000 votes cast!
OPEN FORUM
DON’T MISUNDERSTAND me gentlemen. I’m not
trying to say that the deans of our various schools
should visit with each and every student of his
particular school. It would be nice could he do this,
but the school is entirely too large for such.
But don’t you think, should the dean ever have
the occasion to visit a class room which does the
work of which he is the dean, be it business or
otherwise, would it be asking too much if he-
showed a little interest in the work the students
are doing, especially if the work being done can and
most likely will bring this institution public atten
tion? Or would it be more encouraging to the stu
dents if the dean walked into the class room, glanced
at the paper and debris on the floor and a few
hieroglyphics that have been put on the walls, and
then without showing any interest in the work the
students are doing, pass the remark to the effect
of the students marking on the walls and not being
able to keep the room clean, and then walk out.
Very encouraging indeed!
There is nothing wrong with a room a broom
won’t clean or a little paint won’t cover, such as it
is.
Students like to be encouraged in their work
and little attention shown towards the work which
a student is doing even if it is just a question as
to what he may be doing gives him a feeling his
efforts are appreciated by others than himself which
most assuredly go a long way.
What would give a student more encouragement
than the fact that the dean of the school has
enough interest to maybe just glance at his work
for a second or more. A pat on the back will cer
tainly go a long way for a student and wouldn’t
harm you even if it is just a student, Mr. Dean.
G. W. Goetter, ’40
Quotable Quotes
“We no longer speak a common language as we
no longer have a common intellectual background.
Putting it another way, our modern education suf
fers from intellectual malnutrition. The scientists
have been the greatest specialists, and . . . there is
probably no other group quite so narrow in its in
terests. Our system is out of balance, and if we
would restore it to equilibrium we must give more
attention to the social and the human problems
which we face.” President John W. Nason of Swarth-
more college calls for corrective measures in the ed
ucational system.
FRANK LOVING PRESENTS:
/ Heard the Preacher Say
AT THE RISK of repeating myself, I would like
to rehash a few ideas which I have mentioned be
fore in this column and which I believe will bear
closer scrutiny on our part. There are a great many
things which we can criticize in various phases
through which our religions manifest themselves.
One preacher said that the “church is the only
conscience offering continuous constructive criticism
of the affairs of men,” but one thing I could never
quite see was why the various branches of that
church could never agree as to just what was
wrong and what right. Truth is an absolute thing.
Regardless of what church we go to (or stay away
from) right and wrong are constant quantities. If
it be wrong to do a thing, it is equally wrong wheth
er one is Methodist, Baptist or what-not. Why then
can our ministers and churches not agree on not
only fundamentals but even big issues. One church
condemns dancing and another gives dances; one
church condemns drinking and the head of another
gives bottles of wine to his friends at Christmas. It
is no wonder that a lot of people throw up their
hands in disgust over the whole thing.
In spite of these arguments and differences of
opinion, however there are some things on which
they do agree. They agree on the philosophies and
teachings of an immortal man; They agree on
fundamental rules of right living to guide the
human race toward a more peaceful, happier life
time together and above all they agree
on an attitude toward one’s fellow man of love and
fair dealing—a respect for his rights—sympathy
and kindness for his troubles. These are the im
portant things in the final analysis. To quibble and
fight over other matters of little importance is to
defeat one’s own purpose, and we find ourselves
threshing around on the fringes of the thing and
missing the heart of the whole matter. These other
issues are sometimes of importance no doubt; they
may even be urgent, but do not ignore or neglect
things of lasting value by drowning them in a sea
of details. Maintain your perspective and sense of
values no matter how heated the argument around
you waxes.
As the World Turns...
* By DR. AL B. NELSON
THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP MALAYA, one of the
newest and most powerful in the world is being, or
has just been repaired at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
in New York harbor. A big hole had been blown in
the side of the great warship by a torpedo while
she was on convoy duty in the
Atlantic. Some U. S. newspapers
were given a severe reprimand by
the President for publishing the
account of the arrival of the May-
laya on the ground that they were
giving information to the Germans.
This was extremely laughable since
members of the German consulate
were in the crown watching the ar
rival of the ship and knew all
about it before the news account
was published. If it is desired that
military and naval secrets should
be kept the German officials should be sent out of
the country immediately.
The U. S. Battleship North Carolina was com
missioned a few days ago. This is the first U. S.
capital ship to be built in twenty years and is
claimed to be the most powerful fighting unit
afloat. A sister ship to the North Carolina is sched
uled to be commissioned by mid-summer.
The Japanese and Russian non-aggression treaty
whicA has just been concluded is expected to give
the Japanese a free hand in the south Pacific and
the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, or the
British base at Singapore may be attacked by the
Japanese at any moment. When war does come
the gasoline, oil, steel, and other essential supplies
which we have been selling them will certainly be
used against us. Also the money paid to the Japan
ese by the American women for silk stockings is
one of the principal means of financing the Japan
ese military program.
The large firms in the steel industry which were
forced by the government mediators to raise the
pay of the C.I.O. strikers in order to get them
back to work on defense orders are now being
forbidden to raise their prices enough to pay the
increased wages.
^ ale university has set up a plan of group in-
suiance for students which provides reimbursement
of medical and hospital bills up to $500 for any one
accident each year.
"Look, Dad I Can’t we settle this by arbitration?"
Examinations
Announced For
Civil Service Jobs
Civil service examinations for
several positions were announced
by the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission today. Applica
tions will be accepted at the Com
mission’s Washington office not
later than the closing dates speci
fied. The salaries are subject to
a 3% percent retirement deduction.
Expediter, marine propelling and
outfitting equipment, $3,200 a
year, United States Maritime Com
mission. Four years of experience
in a factory or shipyard manufac
turing marine propelling or out
fitting equipment are required. Ap
propriate college study or practi
cal mechanical experience may be
used to fill this requirement. The
maximum age limit is sixty-five
years. Applications will be rated
until further notice.
Head soil scientist, $6,500 a
year, Bureau of Plant Industry,
Department of Agriculture. The
minimum requirements include
completion of a 4-year college
course and 8 years of successful
and progressive experience in soils
research. The closing date is April
24, 1941.
Junior engineering draftsman,
$1,440 a year. Applicants may
qualify in various branches of
drafting. In addition to completing
14 units of high school study, ap
plicants must have completed one
years’ experience or education in
drafting. The closing date is April
24, 1941.
Bookbinder (hand), Government
Printing Office, $1.20 an hour and
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
$10.08 a day; boojtbinder (Machine
operations), Government Printing
Office, $1.26 an hour. Appoint
ments will be made in Washing
ton, D. C. only. Completion of an
appropriate apprenticeship or equi
valent experience and one year of
experience as journeyman book
binder are required. The closing
date is April 24, 1941.
Full information as to the re
quirements for these examinations,
and application forms, may be ob
tained from College Station, Tex
as and Bryan, Texas Secretary of
the Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners, at the post office or
customhouse in those cities, or
from the Secretary of the Board
of U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
at any first- or second-class post
office.
The United States Maritime
Commission has announced an ex-
Gay Will Inspect
Collegiate YMCA’s
Gordon Gay, associate secretary
of the local YMCA, left Fri
day, May 18, on a two-week tour
of Texas and Oklahoma colleges
to study plans and conditions of
other YMCA chapters in this vi
cinity.
Gay stated that in the absence
amination for Deck and Engineer
Cadets in the Merchant Marine of
the United States. These positions
are not under civil service and
the register of eligibles will be
maintained by the Maritime Com
mission. Unmarried men between
the ages of 18 and 25 who can
produce evidence of good moral
character and who can meet cer
tain physical and educational re
quirements will be eligible to com
pete in the examination. Further
information regarding the exami
nation is contained in the formal
announcement posted in first- and
second-class post offices. Persons
desiring copies of the announce
ment and application forms may
obtain them from the Supervisor
of Cadet Training, U. S. Mari
time Commission, Washington, D.
C. Applications may be filed with
that office not later than May
10, 1941.
WIIAVS SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Saturday—“GUNGA DIN,”
starring Cary Grant, Victor
McLaglen, Douglas Fair
banks Jr. and Joan Fontaine.
Saturday midnight—“WHO
KILLED AUNT MAGGIE,”
with John Hubbard, Wendy
Barrie, Edgar Kennedy and
Elizabeth Patterson.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
—“G ONE WITH THE
WIND,” starring Clark Ga
ble, Leslie Howard, Olivia
deHavilland and Vivien Leigh.
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Saturday 6:45 & 8:30—
“KITTY FOYLE,” starring
Ginger Rogers, Dennis Mor
gan and James Craig.
Monday 3:30, Tuesday 3:30
& 6:45 — “YOU’RE THE
ONE,” with Orin Tucker,
Bonnie Baker, Albert Dek-
ker, and Edward Everett
Horton.
Two Academy Award winning
picture shows are playing at the
college this week-end and there’s
no going wi - ong seeing either of
them. Both took top honors in
this year’s “KITTY FOYLE” and
last year’s “GONE WITH THE
WIND.”
“Kitty Foyle” is at the Assembly
Hall Saturday night with Ginger
Rogers and Dennis Morgan. It is
the realistic and human story of a
poor working girl in the big city
of New York. She as secretary falls
for her definitely upper-crust boss,
Moi'gan, and they actually marry,
but Morgan’s family gives the
“girl from the other side of the
tracks” the cold shoulder. Ginger
breaks the marriage because of
their attitude and walks out of his
life. She has a baby and meets
a young doctor. The doc and Mor
gan return to propose at the same
time, and by now Morgan has an
other wife that wont divorce him.
This brings up a delicate moral
decision.
James Craig, who is the young
doctor, is a “droop” of the first
water. One of the best scenes of
the show is when he comes to Gin
ger’s apartment for their first
date. The show contains pathos
and down-to-earth. humanness that
is plenty good. And Dennis Mor
gan has a wicked grin that would
interest any woman.
Almost everything has been said
about “Gone With The Wind” that
could possibly be said, and no
thing added here would make a
bit of difference to anybody. It is
colorful and 'superb, but it leaves
you wondering. It goes through
of a traveling officer for this spe
cific purpose, associate secretaries
of YMCA organizations make sim
ilar tours in an endeavor to become
better acquainted with, and in
struct when possible, other chap
ters of this organization.
Gay will attend the North Texas
Cabinet Training Conference to be
held at SMU beginning Friday and
continuing through Sunday. Other
colleges he expects to visit are:
Austin college at Sherman,
Southwestern State college at Dur
ant, Oklahoma, Texas Wesleyan
college at Fort Worth, Hardin
Junior college at Wichita Falls,
Daniel Baker college at Brown-
wood, Trinity University at Waxa-
hachie and Stephen F. Austin col
lege at Nacogdoches.
so many climaxes and always takes
up the story again that it seems
like it could repeat the process
once more to let the audience know
whether or not Vivian Leigh ever
got Clark Gable back again.
“YOU’RE THE ONE” is a mu
sical with Orin Tucker and Bonnie
Baker that is a sour note as far as
motion pictures go. It has rather
low grade slapstick for a plot. All
the plot is supposed to be is just
an excuse to bring Tucker’s music
and Bonnie’s face to the screen,
but it is a poor excuse for even
that. The music may be good, but
that is its only face-saving quality.
Dancing on a
Terrace
... It sounds too good
to be true. Dance under
the stars and be cool.
. . . After the dances, the
best place to grab a
snack is where your
friends are.
FRANKLIN'S
1 Mile West on Airport Rd.
Assembly Hall
Kitty Foyle, Secretary—Whot Did
She Have That You (?) Haven’t Got?
-Aw Frorntypewritertosocietymarriage-andbacktoherlone-
\some room-by choice!..Amazing, daring confessionsl
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Qampus
20<
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Merrie Melody - News
Shows at 1:52 - 4:36 - 7:06
and 9:36
PREVUE TONIGHT ONLY
The Natural
History Of
A Woman.
Come at 9:00 and see
Both Shows for 20^
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday
LIMITED ENGAGEMENTF!f FULL LENGTH!!!
NOTHING CUT BUT THE PRICE'
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE
TWO SHOWS DAILY — 1:45 - 7:30
GINGER ROGERS
— as America's White-Collar Girl—
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SPECIAL SHOWING AT 12:45
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Selected Shorts — Also March of Time entitled-
“AUSTRALIA AT WAR”
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