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Page 4 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, is sued Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is pub lished 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 3, 1879. Subscription rate, $3 a school year. Advertising ratees 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. Don Gabriel E. M. Rosenthal Ralph Criswell .. Mike Haikin Dub Oxford E. D. Wilmeth . D. C. Thurman . Editor Associate Editor Advertising Manager Sports Editor .Assistant Sports Editor Circulation Manager Managing Editor Editor’s Note: Staff organization will be completed after the first staff meeting, and the masthead will carry the com plete staff as soon thereafter as possible. Freshman! It's up to You Now You’re not an Aggie yet—but you’re being introduced to the Aggie way of doing things. Long hours of waiting in registration lines will serve to introduce you to A. & M. But a yellow fiscal receipt does not consti tute proof that you are an Aggie. Your class has made the first step tow ard becoming a member of an organization which has turned out over 25,000 graduates,. Some of you will eventually possess a diploma from A, & M. By that time you will be an Aggie in every sense of the word. Today you are being given an opportunity to gain an education at one of the finest colleges in the country. You are being tested to see if you are capable of being a credit to your school and state. Your freshman year may well be a crisis in your life. It is your opportunity to be on your own. Home ties have been temporarily cut. It may be sink or swim for many of you. But your problems are no different from those which have faced thousands of A. & M. fish before. Their record is proof to you that you too can be an Aggie. Life here will be different from that at home. Any one of you will have an equal opportunity here to make yourself what you want to be. As the months of the school year roll on, you will begin to realize what being an Aggie means. You can understand why A. & M. has the most loyal student body in the state. The A. & M. ideal will grow on you; it will become part of you. It can not be ex pressed in words but its existence is just as tangible as every building on this campus. Prove yourself worthy of being an Ag gie. It is entirely up to your own ability to make the most of your opportunities here. The facilities of a great educational institu tion are at your disposal. You made a wise choice when you determined to come here; now see that you do the best possible work of which you are capable. Keep on plugging and fighting! You’ll be an Aggie soon! They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. —Benjamin Franklin. Work with The Battalion Men Wanted! Here is an opportunity that is open to any student. The Battalion is your student newspaper. With the formation of a new staff for this year, new men will be needed. The editors of The Battalion extend to any interested Aggie an invitation to join the paper’s staff. Previous experience is not a necessity. All students who are interested in joining the staff of The Battalion news paper or magazine are invited to come down to The Battalion office in the Administration Building and meet with the editors or try to attend the first organization meeting, notice of which is found on the first page of this issue. Open Forum TO THE STUDENT BODY: The Battalion of 1941-42 will make an effort to be truly representative of student opinion on the A. & M. campus. In order to accomplish this end, the editors of The Battalion invite all students who are interested to make full use of the “Open Forum” column which ap pears from time to time on the editorial page. This is your column in which you can express your ideas concerning A. & M. The welfare of this college is to a great degree intrusted to the students. It is partly your task to see that the program of this college is progressive. This column offers all Aggies an opportunity to better their college. Sug gestions concerning the welfare of the stu dent body should find an outlet for expression here. All articles which are genuine in their aim to improve A. & M. will be printed in The Battalion if they are signed. Lack of space often will prohibit publication of arti cles over 350 words. Try to make your ex pressions brief and accurate. All “Open Fo rum” articles must be signed. If your views are worth expressing, they are certainly worthy of carrying your signature. The “Open Forum” is for you. Use it to yours and your college’s advantage. —THE EDITORS Things Worth Reading — -"—-By Dr. T. F. May077777- MORE AGGIE FAVORITES Tjhe interest aroused by the list of “Aggie Best Sellers” recently printed in this column encourages me to note a few more of the College Library books which have circulated ten times or more within the last few months. “The Importance of Living,” by Lin Yu Tang A pleasantly informal book about a modern Chinaman’s philosophy. “The Arts,” by Hendrik Van Loon As good an introduction as I know to the whole subject of the fine arts, by a man who brightens up whatever he touches. “Deserts on the March,” by Sears An interesting account of the way in which vast arid spaces have moved on the globe causing equally vast dislocations and disturbances in human affairs. “Discovering Ourselves,” by Stecker Common sense observations about hu man nature drawn from the more sensible of the recent psychologists. “Little Golden America,” by Ilya Ilf and Eu gene Petrov Two communist Russians, with a strong sense of humor, cover the USA in a Ford, and record their impressions of the great est capitalism—something maliciously, al ways entertainingly. “Mustang and Cow,” published by the Texas Folklore Society. Good yarns that smack of our own soil. “Portrait of Mexico,” by Diega Rivera Reproductions of paintings by the great est North American artist. “American Social Problems,” by Howard Washington Odum Frank and sensible discussion of most of the things that are, or ought to be, bother ing you. “The Story of the Bible,” by Hendrik Van Loon Another subject enlivened by this in teresting fellow. “The Dream We Lost,” by Freda Utley An intelligent English communist re nounces communism and Stalin, and explains why they are even worse than National So cialism. “Americas to the South,” by Whitaker. What we all ought to know about our neighbors. Great economic and social forces flow with a tidal sweep over commu nities that are only half conscious of that which is befalling them. Wise statesmen are those tcho foresee what time is thus bringing, and endeavor to shape institutions and to mold men’s thought and purpose in accordance with the change that is silently surrounding them. —John Viscount Morley. The World Turns On By Dr. R. W. Steen ========== For many years certain sections of the Amer ican press have played up what they describ ed as the “Yellow Peril.” It is true that re lations between the United States and Japan have been something less than friendly for many years, but it is only recently that we cen speak with justice of the “Yellow Peril.” Even now Japan is a peril more because of her relationships with cer tain European countries whose policies are considered dang erous to America’s welfare than because of any intention Japan may have to fight the United States. Japan has aligned herself with the Axis powers, and to some degree her activities are being determined in Berlin. Japanese military officers are much more aggressive and much more jingoistic than are the naval officers. Perhaps they haven’t been around as much. In any case the question of peace in the pacific is apt to depend largely upon the composition of the Japanese cabinet. A cab inet dominated by naval officers will doubt less attempt to avoid any move which would anger America. A cabinet dominated by army officers might see fit to issue a definite challenge to this country. The initiative in meeting a Japanese chal lenge rests with the United States. This has been more or less true since the beginning of the war in Europe, but was not definitely stated until Winston Churchill reported to the world on his meeting with the President of the United States. In his address Churchill declared that Britain would back the United States in any stand she took in the Far East. It was clearly intimated that in case of war the United States navy would have free ac cess to the British naval base at Singapore. The “yellow peril” now seems to offer the most likely road for American entrance into the world war. For quite some time it seemed that the activities of our ships in the Atlantic might result in war, but at the moment the situation in the Far East seems more threatening. Russia has now fought for ten weeks, and even though the Russians have suffered great losses in men, materials and territory they have thrown the German time table entirely out of gear and have practically guaranteed the continuation for some time to come of a war on two fronts. General Winter will soon come to their assistance in the north and that will make the work of de fense much easier than the work of attack. THE BATTALION -TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1941 Kollegiate Kaleidoscope Aggie Water Tower Assumes Appearance of an Art Gallery By Douglas Lancaster Fool’s names and fool’s faces often appear in public places—so goes an old saying. The A. & M. counterpart of this statement seems to be the water tower, which stands high over the A. & M. campus and displays for miles around the art and enter prise of many an Aggie fish. A constant source of amazement are the many and varied signs which adorn the “Aggie Art Gal lery.” Probably all, of us at one time or another have wondered just how those signs were printed up there as straight as they are. To solve the mystery all one must know is that alongside the tower is a revolving ladder which rotates about the sides of the tower. After discovering how the signs were put on the tower the insignias of many organizations are seen proudly painted upon its sides. Crossed cannons, rifles, sabers, and num- dents it may be said that Back wash is a column designed and written for Aggies. The policy of the column will be to present news- ette items of humor, human inter est, and feature caliber. Wherever and whenever the interest and ben efit of the cadet corps is concern ed, the column will present its own editorialized slant on things. Back In The Saddle . . . Advance period brings to mind the case of And j n p ass i n g ) ^ jg we u to re _ dope from Cowtown has it that the a Cornell University undergraduate cord the fact tha ’ t the founder of cadet corps will be given the en- as related by the AGP. Backwash, George Fuermann, es- tire. east stands of the T. C. U. Fascinated by the epic proper- tablished a worthy cause in writ- stadium come corps trip time ... tions of the feat, the young colle- ten form when Backwash first ap- Perhaps Lyndon Johnson was a bit g i an de cided to pay his university peared in September 1939 . PeeVC \ d ? e registration bill of $243.50 entirely ^ it will be the nine . month at _ was defeated by m penmes-24,350 pennies. The re- tempt of the current writter to W. L O. in the sultant sack of copper coins was embed this A ie column ag an _ recent Texas sen- hauled to the fiscal office and other of the time _ reverred tradi _ | atoria l election, stacked before the proper window, tions of A g.g.j e ] and But look at the whereupon an incensed treasurer case of Dean Gibb informed the panting student that Gilchrist: On the pennies in that sum were not legal eve of the elect- tender and could not be accepted, ion a paid politi- Undaunted, our hero returned to a bank to deposit his pennies and get the cash to pay his bill. It seems, however, that- the bank had FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE HAS THE OMLY IMPORTED HINDU TEMPLE IN AMERICA. THIS HAND- CARVED TEMPLE WEIGHS 10 TONS, WAS BROUGHT TO THE FLORIDA CAMPUS FROM BENARES^ INDIA Each tear the president of NORTHWESTERN UNIV LIGHTS A HUGH PURPLE CANDLE 4 FT HIGH AT fi-'OI P.M ON A WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. AT THE SAME MOMENT MU. ALUMNI ALL OVER THE WORLD LIGHT CANDLES. BACKWASH “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action By Charlie Babcock occurrence.”—Webster bers of graduating classes give evidence of Aggie daring. There are some organizations who would find it difficult to paint their insignias on the tower. It seems quite impossible to paint a picture of a regimental headquar ters battery. However this didn’t phase the second combat train of the Field Artillery—they promptly proceeded to paint a drawing of & train and a tender with the figure 2nd above it. Strangely appearing on the tow er is an orange “Texas U” painted on its sides by a group of “tea- sippers” prior to a Thanksgiving game on Kyle Field. The freshmen of that year were told that they would have to do something about it in a hurry in order to get one step ahead of the “teasippers,” so the Aggie fish scurried up the' tower and painted the word “Beat” above the Texas U. inscription. Now with the water tower hold ing its capacity of both art and water, a question has arisen as to whether the tower will be repaint ed so the fish of ’45 can have room to show their artistic ability. Ac cording to B. D. Marburger, head of the B. & C. U. department, the tower will not be painted for an other two years. The class of ’45 will have to find new fields on which to display their art. Constructed in 1920, the tower has a capacity of 145,000 gallons. After its completion the water tow er was painted black, but at a later date it was painted aluminum. Experiments have been made to indicate that teachers have most of their disciplinary problems on windy days. Join the Battalion staff. cal advertisement Babcock was inserted in the Dallas News under his name. Public retraction was made by the an un f or t ima te rule that pennies News, and Gilchrist is still trying could not be accepted for depogit to find out who perpetrated the un]ess wrapped _ S0; for tbe small fraud . . . How several Texas Ag- gum of $g 00) the gtudent hired a gies now in the Royal Canadian c j erb wbo worbed t be g rea ter part Air Force “can’t take it” is ex- of the night) and by morning the plained in an article appearing pennieg were wrapped and ready Sunday, August 3, in The Summer for depos j t- Texan, student newspaper of Tex as university during the jsummer months. Among other thing the story quips: “The boys from the University of Texas are doing Armed with the necessary cash, a much chastened student returned to the fiscal office, feeling much relief at the prospective ending of nicely and there’s two or three an unha PP y e P isode ’ only to find from A. & M. that we passed some that an addit “> nal fine of *5.00 had time ago. Good boys, just lacked been slap P ed affainst his account the old' initiative. They’re back in for late P ayment of fees * Texas now—safe and sound!” Well, • • • let’s wait until Thanksgiving. There HoiieyniOOIl are a few around here that re- when Jim Collins> an Aggie member that 7 to 0 licking . . . graduate of and Walter Sul _ Success story: Its another touch- ^ clasg of , 41> completed thdr down for Jimmy Parker After at the Engineering School serving the A. & M team for the in Fort Belvoii . Virginiaj thig pagt past two years in the capacity of gummei . they agked for a five _ day student football manager, Parker ^ before being asg . gned to has been appointed manager of the pemanent posts . Jim wanted to equipment and storage room . . be married; and Sully wag to be Aggieland’s 1940-41 cadet colonel, his begt man _ Lieutenant Bill Becker, is stationed ' with the 62nd Field Artillery at u However weddmg p ans had to Fort Bliss, Texas . . . Summer be postponed when Collins was re tragedy: Louis Engelke, a summer the requested ataence. But student at the U. ef T. who had f' 11 ™ 8 ra " led h » f ‘v«-day studied Spanish for half a year, ur oug ‘ reported for an examination which So, Collins reported to his mil- was to cover a year’s work. By it ar y post a single man, and Sully mistake he took a two-year exam whiled away the time at Coney instead of the one-year test. He Island, rushed back and took the one-year • • • exam. The grade list, posted a week KVoryi MqW On later, announced that Engelke AGGIE CLOTHIERS n For REG. KHAKI SHIRTS (Sanforized) (WE SEW ON PATCHES FREE) COVERALLS, SOCKS, TIES, COLLAR ORNAMENTS, TRENCH COATS, SHORTS, UNDERSHIRTS, HAT CORDS, CAPS— — ALL MILITARY SUPPLIES — JUNIOR SLACKS FISH SLACKS KHAKI SLACKS (Alterations Free) Genuine 100% Water Proof Trench Coats WE CASH YOUR CHECKS AGGIE CLOTHIERS EVERYTHING THE AGGIE NEEDS AT FAIR PRICES. North Gate passed the two-year quiz but failed the one for one-year students! • • • Common Cents And so it is that the first Back wash of the 1941-42 session breaks into print with a new author. The policy and purpose of the column is an established fact with The present Aggie registration returning Aggies. To all new stu- WELCOME BACK AGGIES WE STAND READY AGAIN TO SERVE YOU IN WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIR WORK DOBYNE JEWELERS North Gate He’ll be ready to stand all Inspections because he’ll have his tailor work done at the ... 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