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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1941
The Battalion Man > Your Manners
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.
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Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
4-4444.
1940 Member 1941
Associated Collegiate Press
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George Fuennann
Keith Hubbard
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J. B. Pierce, Phil Levine
Sports Department
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Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Advertising Manager
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Staff Artist
Proof Readers
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Hike Haikin, Jack Holliman
W. P. Oxford Junior Sports Editor
Circulation Department
Tommy Henderson Circulation Manager
V. G. Hangar, E. D. Wflmeth Assistant Circulation Manager
T. D. Asbury, E. S. Henard Circulation Assistants
Photography Department
Phfl Golman Photographic Editor
James Carpenter, Bob Crane, Jack Jones,
Jac& Siegal Assistant Photographers
TUESDAY’S EDITORIAL STAFF
Bill Clarkson Managing Editor
Jack Hendricks Assistant Advertising Manager
Junior Editors
Lee Rogers E. M. Rosenthal
Reportorial Staff
Jack Aycock, Jack Decker, Walter Hall, Ralph Inglefield, Tom
Leland, Beverly Miller, W. A. Moore, Mike Speer, Dow Wynn.
Four Year Degrees
THE RECOMMENDATION of the executive com
mittee to the academic council that fourth year stu
dents in five year courses be awarded special bache
lor of science degrees is a deserved and practical
step. Such a move may keep many students from
having to leave the institution after four years of
work without any degree.
The reasons behind the move are that the for
eign situation will prevent those students from fin
ishing their normal course, but they have already
completed work sufficient for a bachelor’s degree.
Because of the present national emergency, they
have been called to active army duty and will be
unable to complete the regular work called for
in their curricula. The fault is not theirs, for they
have done all the work the average bachelor of
science has done. The college is following a wise,
just, and far-sighted policy in making special pro
visions for these students.
Changed College Calendar
A CHANGE IN THE COLLEGE CALENDAR has
already been announced for next year that will
make the 1941-1942 session a more agreeable
one from the standpoint of time. Next year’s long
session will begin September 10, one week earlier
than it has begun in the past two years.
This advances the year’s work so that the
college’s schedule will coincide with those of most
other schools. Aggies will not be remaining at home
for a week after friends in other schools have
gone, and will be out of school a week earlier, on
May 30. This will give military juniors an earlier
start toward camp and will also make our summer
school sessions coincide with those of every other
school. Heretofore it was almost impossible to at
tend one summer session here if the student attend
ed the other at another place. There was a week
overlap of time. But next year college will begin a
week earlier and end a week earlier, for the better
ment of all concerned.
Attending Summer School
MORE AND MORE STUDENTS each year are com
ing to summer school here at A. & M. to take ad
vantage of the opportunities for taking extra work.
Almost the entire facilities of the college are open
during the time and the teaching staff is composed
of the regular college professors.
Although summer school was formerly regarded
as extra education work only for students who had
failed to make up the work, it is now regarded as
a valuable part of the school year for any student
who wishes to get advanced hours or lighten his reg
ular load in the long session. Some courses are
taught during the summer session which are un
available during the long terms and other courses
are presented under more advantageous conditions.
This year there are six distinguished professors and
instructors who are being brought here only during
the summer sessions, to teach special courses in
agricultural fields.
The way the summer school is organized allows
a student to take 6 semester hours of working dur
ing each of the two 6-week sessions of the term.
And 12 hours of work (during both sessions) is an
excellent addition to anyone’s course, either helping
him catch up with his schedule or putting him far
ther ahead so it won’t be necessary to take as much
during the regular session.
Summer school is also a pleasant relaxation
from the regular run of the long session. There
are no uniform regulations, and coeds are allowed
to attend. Classes are much smaller than usual and
an informal atmosphere prevails that doesn’^ make
the heat seem bad.
The economy of the summer session is another
point in its favor. Courses taken during these ses
sions cost the student about $5 per hour taken,
while during the long term the student’s expenses
usually average about $10 per hour for an average
18 hour course.
The increasing popularity of the summer ses
sions has shown that greater numbers of students
each year have been taking advantage of the op
portunities. Last year over 2,000 were enrolled and
this summer the number will be still greater.
Major F. E. Bunaway, army officer in charge
of the LoHiisiana State university co-ed rifle team,
states women are as good marksmen as men when
given the same training.
Quotable Quotes
BY I. SHERWOOD
Social Customs are pretty much the same where-
ever we go, but it is well to inquire about local
customs when moving into a new community; great
care should be exercised in selecting an authorita
tive source for this information.
Letters of Introduction: Letters of introduction
may be used when going into a new community,
but they are in effect, a demand upon the person
to whom addressed, to extend hospitality and social
courtesies to the person by whom presented; they
place a definite responsibility upon the recipient
and therefore such letters should be given discre
tion; they should never be given to any but close
friends, and they should be addressed only to close
or intimate friends.
Correct Deportment: A gentleman, no matter
where he may be, always adheres to the view that
women deserve especial attention and consideration.
The society of ladies and gentlemen is predicated
upon individual dignity and mutual respect and
nothing stamps the presence or absence of good
breeding in a man as his behavior toward women.
Assisting Strangers: It is proper for a man to
offer assistance to a woman when it is needed, even
though she is unknown to him. He should not take
advantage of her acceptance. For example, having
assisted her across the street, he should lift his
hat and leave at once.
Punctuality: Women should never be kept wait
ing, especially when the meeting place is public.
(Women should be equally as considerate of men.)
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STEWART A. FERGUSON
OF ARKANSAS A.& M. HAS A STIP
ULATION IN HIS AGREEMENT
THAT STATES HE DOESNT HAVE
TO WIN A SINGLE GAME IN THREE
YEARS/
“AT COLLEGE, if you have lived right, you have
found enough learning to make you humble, enough
friendship to make your hearts large and warm,
enough culture to teach you the refinement of sim
plicity, enough wisdom to keep you sweet in pov
erty and temperate in wealth. Here you have learn
ed to see great and small in their true relation, to
look at both sides of a question, to respect the
point of view of every honest man or woman, and
to recognize the point of view that differs most
widely from your own. Here you have found the
democracy that excludes neither rich nor poor, and
the quick sympathy that listens to all, and helps
by the very listening. Here too, it may be at the
end of a long struggle you have seen if only in
transient glimpses — that after doubt comes rev
erence, after anxiety peace, after faintness cour
age, and that out of weakness we are made strong.
Suffer these glimpses to become an abiding vision
and you have the supreme joy of life.” LeBaron
Russel Briggs, long-time professor at Harvard.
BACKWASH mike Speer
‘Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
“THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY, of self-govern
ment, of fair play, of personal liberty can be pre
served only if we organize ourselves to give prac
tical expression to the fundamental human urge to
work and create. We educators can do remarkable
things with the educational machinery we have
built up if we can set before the community the
ideal of creation and release it from the stultifying
fear of surpluses. If democratic leadership cannot
say to youth under peacetime conditions as well as
in wartime crises: “You are needed; prepare well;
the way to the top is open,” -democracy cannot in my
judgment survive the challenge of modern dicta
torship. Genuine loyalty to the democratic ideal
cannot ultimately be induced merely by indictrinat-
ing you with academic arguments in favor of the
free society.” John W. Studebaker, United States
commissioner of education.
—AGP
As the World Turns..
BY R. W. STEEN
President Roosevelt is to address the American
people tonight. There is no way of knowing in ad
vance what he will say, but it can be presumed that
he will report on the progress of the defense pro
gram and give some information as to the inten
tions of the United States. To say the least his ad
dress is being eagerly awaited by the American
people, and just as eagerly awaited in London,
Berlin, Vichy, and other capitals. It is evident that
the United States is steadily increasing the aid to
Britain. It may be that Mr. Roosevelt will make a
statement as to the next steps in this program of
aid, but it is more likely that he will make general
statements and then act as conditions dictate.
A number of Americans, including some mem
bers of Congress, are urging that
the United States immediately oc
cupy the French islands in the
Caribbean area and occupy Da
kar in Africa. Support for such
a move is increasing as Vichey
becomes more closely tied to Ber
lin. The French have obviously
gone far beyond the requirements
made of them in the armistice, and
there is little doubt but that they
will go farther still. That the
French are in a difficult position,
all will admit. Few will concede
that they are living up to the traditions of France.
The destruction of The Hood is a great blow to
the British and gives the Germans an opportunity
to boast about the prowess of the German navy.
They are probably too optimistic, however, in seeing
German control of the seas as a result of the vic
tory. Germany has two battleships, Britain has
fifteen. Moreover the victory, while a great one,
can hardly be classed as epic. The Hood was lightly
armored and classed as a battle cruiser. She sacri
ficed armor for speed, and lost. According to the
British admiralty the battle is still under way, and
losses may be increased before the German squad
ron returns to its base. There can be no doubt that
the British will do all in their power to avenge the
Hood. The German admiralty has taken the victory
over the Hood as an opporuntity to warn the United
States that it would be most unwise to permit any
of its ships to come within range of German guns.
It is a nice warning, but has been issued before.
Besides the United States has no ships comparable
to the Hood. The warning will have little effect,
but may cause some revisions of the president’s
speech.
Here and There
A deluge of welcomes were un
suspectingly sprayed on Jug New
ton, John Scoggins and Melville
Phillips from the third story win
dow of dorms 5 last Saturday night
when they returned from the Ag-
gie-Baylor baseball game played
in Waco. The “witchy” san-tone
suit worn by Phillips fairly wilted
under the storm. Diplomatic is-
only a fitting description of the
A. & M. Fish who was sent to
J Co Inf.,. Room 300, to borrow
a book from a fictitious individual
and then returned with it—a nice
.guy to have around . . . The inevi
table end of school is evidenced by
the numerous drowning outs that
seem to be an annual fad here
at A. & M. Results may be seen
hanging out of many of the dormi
tory windows ... In a recent
mathematics contest sponsored by
the Math Department, J. J. Keith
and J. A. Baird, added a touch of
prestige to their mutual outfit, B.
Co. Signal Corps, by taking top
honors in the Freshman and Sopho
more classes. Could it have been
a frame-up?
Dead Stick
“S-O-S. Student out of gaso
line. Somewhere in the wilds of
the Brazos bottoms. Come and
get m*e.”
Having received this message via
telephone Friday afternoon, CAA
instructors Smith, Parkman and
Foults took off from Easterwood
Airport in search of a somewhat
bewildered but unharmed Paul
Stach, senior in the advanced CAA
pilot training course.
Stach had flown some distance
from the airport early Friday
afternoon to get in some stunting
practice. On his return trip home,
the Myers Trainer in which he was
flying, suddenly ran out of gas,
sputtered and died. At the time
he was flying over a broad open,
level field on which a landing
would have been fairly simple but
not having sufficient altitude to
turn and land into the wind he
had to make an emergency dead
stick landing in a small cotton
patch that was the nearest thing
handy.
He was forced down on the W.
H. Oliver Farm near the old, wash
ed-out Pitts Bridge across the
Brazos river on the Caldwell high
way. He walked to the nearest
farm house and called the airport
for help. When help came, fol
lowing difficult instructions only
giving directions and approximate
distance, Stach’s plane was refuel
ed enabling him to take to the
air once more and return safely
home.
Either Stach had been living
right or he was born under luck
iest sign known to man.
Finale
With the Aggie social season
ringing down the curtain on June
5-6, Lou Breese, new comer to the
national orchestra notables, prom
ises a colorful finale when he plays
here for the Junior Prom and
Final Ball. Breese and his orches
tra have skyrocketed to national
fame in a remarkable short time;
have played in many of the fam
ous night spots the country over
and was recently engaged to play
on alternate nights for three weeks
over NBC.
He played an engagement at
Frank Daley’s Meadowbrook, Cedar
Grove, New Jersey, which, inci
dentally, features only top-notch
bands.
If records and statistics have
any bearing on the matter Breese
stands an excellent chance of be
ing voted top band of the social
season here at A. & M.
By Tom Yannoy
The cinematic offerings for this
week are nothing to get excited
about. Since circumstances are
what they are, the local theaters
have had trouble booking some
good shows for the rest of the
year.
Showing at the Assembly Hall
for the last times today is “PEN
ALTY”, starring Edward Arnold
and Lionel Barrymore. It has some
good actors, but the story lacks
something necessary to make it
really a good show. Lionel is per
haps the most noted member of
the cast. He has been in the en
tertainment business for the bet
ter part of the twentieth century
and is still regarded as one of the
outstanding actors today. .
Something on the lighter side
at the Assembly Hall for Wednes
day and Thursday is “BROAD
WAY MELODY OF 1940”. Fred
Astaire and Eleanor Powell keep
right on with their amazing dance
numbers and musical productions.
Remember “Second Chorus”? It is
regarded as pure entertainment
and there is nothing regarding
drama or that sort of thing con
nected with the picture. In addi
tion, it will recall some of the
tunes that were popular last year
when the film was first released.
Being primarily a musical show,
the plot does not help toward mak
ing it a success. For music, danc
ing, and an eyeful of lovely cos
tumes, then “Broadway Melody of
1940” is right here for you to see.
Another one of the Campus’ dou
ble feature days in on hand to
day and tomorrow with “TALL,
DARK AND HANDSOME” and
“MEET THE CHUMP.” The.first
one features Cesar Romero; the
second, Hugh Herbert and Jeanne
Kelly.
Fun with a Chicago gunman
with new twist to the old, old
idea is about all there is to “Tall
Dark and Handsome.” Cesar is a
gangster who doesn’t have the
heart to shoot anyone. Naturally,
in order to be a motion picture,
he has to fall in love with some
girl. So he decides on Virginia
Gilmore. Enough said?
Hugh Herbert is enough to in
sure laughs and some more laughs
in “Meet the Chump.” Nuttier
than a nickel bag of peanuts, it
gets crazier as the show progres
ses. Hugh swindles his nephew out
of $5,000,000, and then has him
self declared insane in order to
avoid any explanations. That’s on
ly the beginning. In fact it is so
ridiculous even to be legitimately
funny.
The title, “Grand Duke of Yuca
tan” was conferred on Dr. E. K.
Turnreer, professor of Latin at
Emory university, 36 years ago
by descendant of Maximillian.
To provide students a method of
“democratic student control,” West
minster college has set up a week
ly “open forum” chapel period.
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“THE PENALTY"
Edward Arnold — Lionel Barrymore
3:30 — 6:45
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MAY 28 - 29 - 30
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