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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, $3 a school year. Advertising rates upon
request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service,
Ine., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
4-6444.
1940 Member 1941
Pbsockited GoIle6iote Press
Bob Niabet Editor-in-Chief
George Fuermann Associate Editor
Keith Hubbard Advertising Manager
Tom Yannoy Editorial Assistant
Pete Tomlinson Staff Artist
J. B. Pierce, Phil Levine Proof Readers
Sports Department
Hub Johnson ......... Sports Editor
Bob Myers - Assistant Sports Editor
Mike Haikin, Jack HoUimom
W. F. Oxford Junior Sports Editor
Circulation Department
Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager
W- G, Hauger, E. D. Wilmeth Assistant Circulation Manager
F. D. Asbury, E. S. Henard Circulation Assistants
Photography Department
Phil Golman Photographic Editor
Janies Carpenter, Bob Crone, Jack Jones,
Jack Siegal Assistant Photographers
SATURDAY’S EDITORIAL STAFF
Earle A. Shields ; Managing Editor
T. R. Harrison Assistant Advertising Manager
Junior Editors
Will O. Brimberry W. C. Carter Don Gabriel
Reportorial Staff
Charles Babcock, Herbert Haile, Paul Haines, Carl Van
Hook, J. J. Keith, Z. A. McReynolds, Beverly Miller, Ehrhard
Mittendorf, Jack Nelson, L. B. Tennison.
To 102 Aggie Seniors
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO AGGIES have already
had their final review. One hundred and two seniors
have stood in the reviewing stand and seen their
underclassmen pass by for the last time. The entire
corps has paid them their final and supreme tribute,
because these Aggies have been called to active duty
and will not be able to participate in the scheduled
Final Review.
This was a gesture on the part of the corps to
try to tell these seniors that their job has been well
done. The review Thursday could not have had all
the meaning in it that the real Final Review will
have. Some of the sentiment was lacking, the band
was not playing Auld Lang Syne, and the corps
was not in dress yniform, but the men in the Coast
Artillery, Engineers, and Signal Corps knew that
the corps was telling them good-bye as best they
could. These men have been Aggies with all the
rest and the corps could not pass such an opportunity
to'give them the best tribute possible.
So this is a further salute to those 102 Aggies.
They deserve all possible respect that the college
or their classmates can give them and their efforts
have been appreciated. They have been Aggies for
four years, and because we must make some conces
sion to the times does not mean that the corps will
soon forget them. There will be a huge blank space
in the ranks of the seniors in the regular Final
Review, the space that should be filled by these
men, but there will be no blank space in the mem
ory of the corps or their classmates that these
men have been forgotten or overlooked.
Old Area Visitor’s Lounge
THE OLD AREA OF THE CAMPUS NEEDS A
LOUNGE similar to the one now in Kiest Hall in
the new area. That lounge is beautiful, well fur
nished, and very useful to the extent which its size
permits, but it is not centrally located nor large
enough to provide suitable space for a student body
of 6000 men.
A lounge in the YMCA building, such as is now
under consideration by the Y board, would do much
to benefit the situation and provide more space
where Aggies may comfortably take their parents.
At present the old area is without such facilities.
When an Aggie’s parents or friends drive down to
the college to visit him, he has no convenient place
where he may take them to talk. They either ride
around in an automobile or stroll over the campus.
For students in the new area, Kiest Lounge has
proved its usefulness, but it is inadequate for the
entire corps. Few boys from the old area use the
lounge because of its location, not because their
parents don’t visit them. However, its size would
not permit its use by such a large group of students.
As far as its facilities permit, Kiest Lounge admir
ably provides a place for students to visit with their
parents.
And if Kiest Lounge is inadequate and inconven
ient for the old area as it stands, the circumstances
will be worse next year after the completion of the
additional dormitories in the old area. In that sit
uation, a lounge in the old Y. M. C. A. building would
be more centrally located and would be of greater
benefit to more students. Since the lounge under
consideration would be larger than Kiest lounge, it
could absorb part of the overflow from there. Its
location in the Y Building would place it in the
center of the campus and give it a semblance of an
official connection with the college. Probably some
students from the new area would also use it.
Aggie parents are in favor of providing such a
lounge. At the meeting of the Mother’s Club held
here in the Y chapel on Parent’s Day, the situation
was presented to them by students. They indicated
their willingness to provide the furnishings for a
lounge if a suitable place was found. Now under
discussion are the possibilities of converting the
Y chapel into a suitable room, or walling in the
porch of the Y over the barber shop and including
in the proposed lounge part of what is now the
lobby.
The need for some kind of a lounge on the
campus was recognized when one was placed in
the new area. It has now proved itself inadequate
and there is the need of obtaining more suitable
facilities. Of course the cost is the greatest problem,
but that will be lessened if the Mother’s club furnish
the lounge. Over a period of years the good will for
the college created in the minds of Aggie parents
and visitors who find a pleasant place to visit will
be worth more than the funds spent.
Washington Press
BIGWIGS IN WASHINGTON, according to an ar
ticle appearing recently in a national periodical,
are seriously considering formation of a censorship
bureau in our nation’s capital. Apparently army
and navy officials are sponsoring the move, in an
attempt to stem foreign disruption of America’s
armament setup.
Is there a need for censorship in the United
States press? Is there a justification for such cen
sorship? We reply in the negative to both ques
tions as posed.
There is as much need for curtailment of the
press as there is for a secret police faction. It is
the right of every American to know what is being
done by his government, in which he is the most
important cog. Legislation passed, bills- proposed,
mobilizations planned—these are the specific bus
iness of each and every American.
One hundred fifty years ago our forebearers liv
ed through chaotic warfare and unending suffer
ing that they might institute a government of, by,
and for the people. The nation’s founders provided
for freedom of speech, religion, and press. To what
depths do we degrade these tenets if we permit sub
jugation of any?
Russia has its OGPU, the reich has an oppres
sive and suppressive band of Brown Shirt police,
whose duties are to advance only the views held by
a governmental, administrative minority. This is
censorship in its frankest form, suppression of the
voice of the people.
America is being led into war because not ev
erything is told in the releases emanating from
European press centers. Reuters and the Deutsches
Nachrichten Buro divulge only what England and
Germany wish disclosed. The result is stark con
fusion—two stories each day told one in direct con
tradiction of the others.
Boasted news views fill every newspaper because
not all the facts are brought to light. This is in
opposition to every principle of Americanism. Dis
tortion, one-sidedness, suppression, tight-lipped in
formative federal sources—these have no place in
the American scheme of things if the American
press is to maintain its high position in the w^ld.
To what use are we putting our great press
bureaus, like the Associated Press and the United
Press, if we have to accept the whims of a man or
a board as our basis for opinion? Americans have
the right to run their government as they want to
run it; to this end were instituted our houses of
legislature and our governmental checks in the
three branches.
A free press is a voice of a free people, and it
is not to be turned to the exclusive use of money-
hungry war mongers and grafting politicians. True,
it is, possibly, that patriotism and a tendency to
take sides in the European conflict have a hold in
the United States at the moment. All well and
good, but the fact r’emains that America does not
want to go to war.
Adolph Hitler built his empire on censorship and
oppression. The people of Germany listen to the
government radio programs, read the state news
paper, abide by the maxims laid down by a single
man. Censorship is not yet fact in the United
States, but it is a vivid potentiality. We must not
recognize its birth.
—The Index, Niagara Univ. —AGP
Margaret Whitcomb, a 1939 graduate, is the
first girl meteorology instructor to teach at Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology.
University of New Hampshire had an enroll
ment of 73 farmers for the spring short course in
agriculture.
Students at Colorado State College of Education
are adopting an honor system.
As the World Turns..
BY DR. AL B. NELSON
Mayor Frank (Boss) Hague of Jersey City, New
Jersey, the small time imitator of the Hitler mode
of government, and “New Deal” Democrat, has been
re-elected by a tremendous “vote” and is enter
ing upon his twenty-fifth year as mayor of the
city and political boss of his section of New Jer
sey.
Maury Maverick, Mayor of San Antonio, and
also a tied-to-the-apron-string “New Dealer”, re
ceived over one thousand votes
less than former Mayor C. K.
Quinn in the recent election. There
will be a run-off election the 27th
of this month as neither received
a majority of all votes cast.
More Strikes almost daily in
defense industries. Eleven west
coast shipyards have been closed
by str-ikes in the last ten days.
Three of the major Ford plants
voted more than two to one to
name the C.I.O. as their bargain
ing agent and the union is already
announcing demands for wage increases in spite of
the JFord wage scale, which is already the highest
in the nation for the industry.
Japan is still being supplied with oil from the
United States as a matter of “national policy.” The
oil is still being used J to power planes, tanks and
warships which are daily murdering the Chinese in
an undeclared war. Some day some of the oil will
probably be used by Japanese ships in action against
the U. S. fleet.
No Heavy Tanks are coming off the mass pro
duction lines after a year of all-out preparedness.
The Germans unquestionably know all the facts and
figures but for some reason our leaders do not
take the American people into their confidence.
The facts in the case should be given to the people
in order that they may correctly place the respon
sibility for any unjustifiable delay.
Hunter college offers a play writing course in
which the students write, direct and produce original
plays.
A $140,000 H.O.T.C. building is being planned
at the University of Virginia.
Movies of their “cotton-coated wooly” sheep
were made by University of Wyoming authorities.
THE BATTALION
Now then, let’s try it again. You say, ‘Miss Teasly, may I have
the pleasure of this dance?’ "
BACKWASH
By
Charles Babcock
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
Aggie Reflections . . . With a
sportsman-like apology and reso
lution, the University “T” Asso
ciation, speaking for the Texas stu
dent body, furthered the attempt
to make the Aggie-Steer rivalry a
more friendly one. Everyone realiz
es that this rivalry is one of the
endeared possessions of a college
career, and as such, it should stand
up regardless of sacrifice . . . With
a class history parallel to that of
the current year, the class of ’16
will meet in its 25th anniversary
on the campus June 6 and 7. Class
es of ’06, ’ll, and ’26 are also hold
ing reunions . . . Unique, and even
discouraging, is the fitting descrip
tion of a letter received recently
by a Field Artillery freshman, Ivan
Schwing of Port Arthur, from a
hometown girl friend. Upon read
ing the letter, the cadet was dumb
founded until he had finished and
read the instructions at the end
which explained that the true mean
ing of the correspondence could be
better understood by reading every
other line. An excerpt of said let
ter ... to quote . . .
“The love I have heretofore ex
pressed for you
is gone. I find my indifference
toward you
increases daily. Everytime I see
you,
you appear in my eyes as an,
object of contempt.
I feel myself in every way dis
posed and determined
to hate you, and I assure you I
never intended
to love you . . .”
• • •
Concerning the tale of an In
fantry freshman who wanted to
see the ball game in Austin last
Monday . . .
He went to the hospital Sunday
night with the intention of being
released the next morning with an
excuse for the day’s classes.
Morning came, but instead of re
lease, the doctor ordered an extra
day for “close observation” since
the cause of the freshman’s ill
ness had not been located.
•
The freshman was worried and
excited, until a friend came around
for an exchange of notes about
9:00 o’clock. Then, the “bed
ridden” Aggie rested easier.
In about fifteen minutes the
hospital telephone rang and the
bass voice of the freshman’s fath
er boomed over the wire, stating
that he had come to College Sta
tion all the way from west Texas
to see his son and demanding that
the boy be released as soon as pos
sible.
The nurse replied that he would
have to come by the office and talk
to Dr. Marsh before the cadet
would be allowed to leave the hos
pital. With a hurried gasp and
goodbye, the “father from west
Texas” slammed the receiver on
the hook.
Hospital attendants waited near
ly an hour—but still no father.
They informed the student in ques
tion of the telephone conversation,
stating that an hour had elapsed in
the meantime.
As an answer to where his fath
er could be, the crimson-faced Ag
gie said, “I don’t know. He must
have gotten lost in the bushes
along the way.”
• • •
The Aggies are behind you, L. G.
Evans. Any fella that can stay
on his back with pneumonia for
over a month, deserves a boost.
And that is what Evans, a Coast
Artillery junior, has been doing at
the College Hospital since some
time back in April.
According to Mom, Glenn is re
covering and should be able to get
out in the fresh air once again be
fore long.
MUSICAL MEANDERINGS
By Murray Evans
Toppy Pearce, Aggieland Or
chestra’s new chief for the coming
year, says that the band will be
toned down considerably, and that
slower tempos and softer music
will prevail while he wields the
baton. He says that he will stress
quality and not volume and will
pay particular attention to his reed
section, when augmented by Low
ell Rigg’s return, will indeed be
a fine unit. Pearce further states
that Aggieland will use a Houston
songstress for the whole of next
season, and from all reports that
be, she has an exceedingly pleas
ing voice—and carries it around in
a beautiful frame too.
As long as Nick Stuart retains
one Mr. Bill Kleeb in his retinue,
he will never suffer from a dearth
of cash customers. Those who
heard Stuart’s orchestra last
Thursday at Bryan Country Club
will agree that Kleeb was in his
usual fine fettle. A ‘triple threat’
man, in that he is an excellent
vocalist, ‘front’ (leader) man, and
a comedian of the first water on
novelties. Bill has become almost
as well-known in Texas as Stuart
himself. His “I Won’t Dance” rou
tine in which he dons a yellow wig
and a red night shirt, has pan
icked every audience to date, and
it has been done so much in Texas
that there are any number of re
quests for it on every job.
Like nine out of ten musicians,
Kleeb plans some day to leave the
music game and get into some
thing steadier and more depend
able. Quotes Bill: “And when I do
leave it, I will confine my musical
efforts to the privacy of my own
fireside, and for a few jam ses
sions with some of the boys now
and then for our own amusement
and amazement.”
All of Stuart’s men like Texas
better than any section of the
country in which they have played,
and as they are becoming so pop
ular in this state, and because
they are booked through M. C. A.
at Dallas, .it stands to reason that
we will be hearing more from
them within the next year from
the hotels and better night spots
in Texas.
Ento Club Issues
Annual Publication
The Texas Aggie Entomologist,
annual publication of the Texas A.
& M. Entomology club, will be
completed and distributed among
students and graduates of the En
tomology department before May
30, M. K. Rethke, president of
the club and editor of the publi
cation announced today.
The publication contains activi
ties of the A. & M. Entomology
Club, the entomology division of
the Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station, the Extension Ser
vice and also activities of ex-stu-
dents together with a list and ad
dress of each of the former stu
dents.
■SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1941
By Tom Vannoy
The “Four Daughters” who be
came “Four Wives” are now
“FOUR MOTHERS” at the As
sembly Hall today. With Rose
mary, Lola, Priscilla Lane and
Gale Page, it promises to be an
eyeful. We enjoyed the previous
films in the Lemp family series
immensely but the whole thing is
about to go under as far as dra
matic quality is concerned.
A good thing can be run into the
ground, and that seems to be
what Warner Brothers have just
about done. Of course there are
lots of laughs in the picture, but
it is not all that could be expected
from the talented Lane sisters and
Gale.
“THE PENALTY” will be shown
at the Assembly Hall Monday and
Tuesday. With a cast made up
of Edward Arnold, Lionel Barry
more, Marsha Hunt and Gene Rey
nolds, it promises to be an excel
lent attraction. Arnold and Bar-
rymore appeared together in “You
Can’t Take it With You,” and Gene
was starred in “Edison the Man”
and “Boy’s Town”, all unforget
table motion pictures.
It concerns the criminal, Edward
Arnold, who tries to make a crim
inal of his son, Gene Reynolds.
Lionnel Barrymore lives on a farm
and takes Gene in when he is
about to be sent to a reform
school. Gene decides that the old
way of living is not the best, and
that the farm is a pretty good
place after all.
Rosalind Russell and Melvyn
Douglas are presented at the Cam
pus today in “THIS THING
CALLED LOVE.”
It is about the romance of Ros
alind and Melvyn and Binnie, Mel-
vyn’s secretary is mixed in, too.
It’s zany. It’s funny.
The best show to be seen around
these parts in some time will be
at the Campus for a prevue Sat
urday night, Sunday and Mon
day. Alice Faye, Don Ameche, and
Carmen Miranda are featured in
“THAT NIGHT IN RIO.” In addi
tion to containing some stellar act
ing, it is calculated to improve the
150 to 5 p.m. — 20^ After
LAST DAY
“THIS THING
CALLED LOVE”
Rosalind Russell
Melvyn Douglas
SAT. NIGHT PREVUE
SUNDAY — MONDAY
A Her Don C.unrirn
FAYE*AMECHE * MIRANDA
IN RIO
IN TECHNICOLOR!
South American oplinion of us
“yanquis.”
Last summer Nelson Rockefeller
founded the office for coordination
of Commercial and Cultural Rela
tions between the American Re
publics and included a motion pic
ture division, too. They figured
that by producing a number of
films showing the better side of
Latin America that perhaps con
ditions would be improved. Any
way the Brazilian embassy was al
lowed to approve the outline of the
story before it was made. Other
shows following up this idea in
the near future will he Robert Tay
lor in “The Life of Simon Boli
var,” Tyrone Power in “Blood and
Sand,” and “They Met in Argen
tina.”
To get back to “That Night in
Rio.” Don Ameche is a U. S.
night-club entertainer who falls
for Carmen, also an entertainer.
In addition, he is a rich Brazilian
broker who is married to Alice
Faye. As can be seen, this re
markable similarity between the
male stars leads to quite a mix-up
between Carmen and Alice and
Don. It approaches “The Comedy
of Errors” for its laughs because
of twisted personalities, but “That
Night in Rio” is produced in tech
nicolor, which means that it will
be extremely worthwhile to take
off a couple of hours and see the
picture. Carmen Miranda keeps up
those miraculous dances and songs.
In addition, there is Alice Faye
who always can be depended on
to be right there when good jobs
are to be done. Don’t miss “THAT
NIGHT IN RIO.”
THE COCOANUT
Wins the Young Man’s
Vote!
Vent-O-Lated
Solar* Straws
1.98
The rough braid, the
pinch front shape, the
natural brown shade, the
sash band—every single
detail emphasizes the
smartness of the Cocoa-
nut!
The interesting open de
sign in the crown is more
than an exclusive style
note—it’s a complete air
conditioning unit for
your head!
“Aggie Economy Center”
Bryan, Texas
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6:45 and 8:30
“Four Mothers’ 7
with
THE LANE SISTERS
Also
"MARCH of TIME’