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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1941)
Paj^' e Ba a aruDKNT m>wnKLT ^ - TEXAS A. ft M ( orfwtei of Tmi irw Ubw » Tkurwioy. and from Jum thro Um m>4 Um .Cftjf of THE BATTAlJo undrr «Im Act of n m to Juno, to- ■< Much *. in t •tkMtnito br N»t York CKy. CkkMCo. m. bileft, and that the pedestrian as well as the driver of a car should exercise the highest degree of care. As long as the present conditions exist, the cadet corps should be a courteous to the dirvers as possible. In passing to and from classes, Aggies should stay out of the way of passing automobile*. Move over and give them room. Extend to drivers the same courtesy that you would expect if you were the driver. Man, Your Maimers By I. Slwrwond; - Ad««ntoto>c Me a. d. B. ^.-4 ClrmUtt— Staff Editor Editor AMtotant ta MMn r —- ^Y, COVE TT ’ TOHMWOr A real maaieal show of the first with MontffonieT j are Oso Ifasnen, Twadar's ftoaff .Maaaeing Editor Aaatolator Adyarttotes Manaear .JaaMe BMar J i -*41+ A. & M. Traditions .1 M 4tm W A. & is rich in traditions. Traditions have made Jlhis college more than a mere educa tioaal institution; they have prdath- aided A. A |l.’ in graduating men who are more -- f*|^i<&pab)e of taking a man’s place in this MNHaT, 4* ' '|A§lpes 6t today must eternally be on the alot to'kee that some of these most vital traditions are not allowed to decay and fall • into 4i*use. One Aggie tradition which many have^filt was slipping by the-wayside in the past ftw years should be revived to the fullest jextent. This is the Aggie custom of speakiag to everyone whofn they meet on the eafnpus. Orte of the fundamental differences be- tweea an Aggie and any other college stu dent is the spirit of friendliness which he shows in speaking to everyone. Many Aggies have tfid the occasion to walk across the campuq( of some other college or university in Texas apd received a cold shoulder when they dkred to speak to someone. The cadet corps An be thankful that at one time In the eaily days of A. & M. history* some Aggies recognited the fact that iest basis of a unified corps could upon a few traditions such as this one. 4 \ Thfe practice of speaking to everyone on the canipus has grotvn to be part of Aggie- land. This tradition can not be allowed to die. Rig |ht now is the time to put forth fSc effort to see that A. & M. maintains this , traditio|i. This year a larger number of students than ever before are living in the dormi tories ; Ihere is every reason to believe that present^, conditions will make the maintain- ^ence of ^.his tradition an easier task. In order to mor^j fully establish this tradition on a j•qunder-ba^is. it must begin with the Fresh man Cliss. They must be taught that there is a real and worthwhile meaning to this tradition. Upon the upperclassmen falls the major rden of preserving the tradition. Sophonri)l£s, juniors, and seniors must also take uppn themselves this responsibility. Pu< in a cheerful “howdy or hello” when you meet someone on the campus, and be thankful that when they return your greet ing thai you’re going to A. & M. where this spirit 8$U prevails. 'fthere is a homely adage which runt A “Speak softly and carry a big ttaeJciyou will go far." If the Ameri ca* watton will speak softly and yet build «md keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. { ' 1 | —Theodore Roosevelt. j, ; —, I ! Watch Your Step . !/ | . .I 1 . / ~ Slxty-fife hundred Aggies attend class every day, ami surprisingly enwigh, none of them art kiflad in the process. That statement doeaa’t mean that the class room pace at a. a n should be the cause of so many deaths; the really amazing fact is that some • Aggie ish’t hit by an automobile on the way to clhas. Why are the Aggies in the street they might be hit by a car? He’s tfly in the street because there is no for him to walk. real trouble is that with the rapid Of A. & M. in the past decade, there haven’t been enough sidewalks to rdof the student traffic between class- As a result the student has been, forced to take to the streets and compete for room with the automobile. -.Adding to the complications of the traf fic situation has been the rapid growth of the city of College Station with the resultant increase in automobile traffic. Efforts have been made by the college and by the city to solva tlSM problem. A speed limit of twenty milea pet hour has been established and ia ng enforced on the campus. All of these though laudatory in their purpose, do not efieate more aidewalk space for the students.*This ia the fundamental need. EffcHs have been made during the past few yeari) to alleviate this situation and the construction of sidewalks has been increased, but the present number ia still inadequate*. 7 , The building of more and Wider sidewalks would alrio aid in the preservation of the grass surrounding college buildings. The cooperation of the cadet corps roust •" Also be given at this time. While under pres- . ent conditions the use of the streets ia in- , « * evitable, jlggies must remember that the streets are designed primarily for automo- COMMUTING CNSMIP IS PV WILLIAM CAURDRNIA college sruoeiO *M0 THUMBS' US WAN TO MILES A QA* TO SCHOOL l To the young men reading thi» column for the first time, we want them to know that it is dedicated to all cadets at A. & M. in the hope that it will encourage them to get a full share of pleasure from their social life, and to lay a foundation .for making ef fective contacts in all kinds of situations. Information on manners, in this column, will be of a practical nature; it will be based on an authoritative source, and will deal with “dating," improving table manners, how to meet people, in fact, it will cover all prob lems in manners that concern cadets. In a recent survey, the five traits men-, tioned most 'frequently by women in ex plaining their likipg for men were intel ligence, consideration, kindliness, cheerful ness, and mannerliness. Good manners re quired the expression of all these traits, and a man’s manners should lie placed along with his other good qualities, such as, honesty, willingness to. cooperate, and a sense of values; however, good manners are the one quality in a man that we can recognize al most as soon as we meet him. Although manners cannot be entirely standardized for every locality, particularly for A. & M., there are basic* tves in good manners that it is wise to know, since they Fro " , Th *“ TiHier T *l* • ••• Be * 1116 P** es * or fe * r the profewor >UNDER AGl£ feWturin* N*n are needed in every-day living; a knowledge lieved the ,on ** gt P*rwnal t*le- would it, and he didn't have s how,aJ at the rwu. of them will save many embarrassing mo- Krmm in h ‘ Btor y. Alabama Poly- room to turn them if he kept the It ia a rather weak stftfcv ments, and will also give a feeling of personal technic Inatitn* studftnts dispatch, daily down out of sight. ' who have security. AH of us like to be liked, and the * • word wir. to auidmaa Ho. oat *«• for fiv pHnut* RWERNfTV AND SORORliy HOUSES ANNUALLY SPEND ♦57,560.000 FOR. FOOD / BACKWASH ggftl An r>«uHina from M Charlie Babcock artie* *r •crarraar*.**—Wrb.tr, class ia j-ZIEGFELD GIRL" show- in* at the Aaaemhljr . Hall today and tomotrowj With ft coat that includes James Stewart, Judy Gar. \ land, Hedy Lamarr. Lana Turner, \ Tony Martin, Charloo Wlnninger, Cooper, and a number of others, it just can’t help but be something really worthwhile see ing. "Xiegfeld Girl’’ is really one of the taft. musical productions that has oyer been. induced in Hollywood. \! .1 The story concerns three Zieg- ^eld girl* who start .Wether in the show business pud of their straggles for success. Two of them succMn! m finding happiness; one doesn’h, All in all, the Btory M a study ef contrasts of changetera, j. skillfully executed. ’The best jier* j formaace is'' by Lana Turner wan gives her swA^theart, James f>U‘W- >, art, the run-arhund to accept the attentions of a yealthjr playboy, .Ian Hunter. \ Bi'sides the story Mftro has film ed some fine musical numbers, vo cals by Tbny Martin amNudy Gar land, and the opening flight per- formancefc of three Follie* with all their' dazzling coatumed and beautiful chortnea. The show is made with a sepia finish, another unusual touch for an unusual show/ W right. whats Jr., Md Carroll "•l v •* fiHOWIHC AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL Tuesday, * ibdaaaday “ZIFXJFBLl) GIRL" aUr- ring .Jaaatp j Stewart, Judy Garland, lie^ Lamarr, and Lana Turneri . AT TH^ CAMPUS Tiu-vlay—“L'NUER AGE," | with Naa Grhy. . . Wednesday) Thursday — -ACCENT OK LOVE,” fea turing George Montgoruefy, Cobina Wright, Jr., and Cur- roll Naiah. 1 — 1 —H *— «• BRAND NEW 1942 PHILCO ^Chan»P‘ on , knowledge of how to act sin social situations Kay K > r * er lMt y e * r * inviting him trying to turn the pages slowly eo to play on their that they wouldn’t >crackle and is a determining factor in the way other people react to us. (Questions on manners will be answered in this column or by letter on request.) Labor disgraces no man;' unfortu nately you occasionally find men dis grace labor. —-Ulysses Grant. Quotable Quotes. crime outwit their leaders and _• ^ . j . . x ... turn them over to the authorities, campua. The wire j^t about to give up in dia- ^ was signed by ev- guest when the jnan sitting direct- •ry member of tha i y i n fr0 nt bf him turned and body . . . gave him a paper which was al- Superstit iona ready arranged at page eight coma and auper- -ji^glrtjyou might be having atitiom. go claima # ^ of tro-ble •• he aaid. “I had the University of Idaho's Psycholo-* gist Allen C. Le- mon, but one that Stx>p The Rumor college students stick with is this: . . . Blondes .re lea* trustworthy than We ve h * ard ^ an * now! brunettes . . . Editors Roland Bing The rutnor ^ ^ P*™'*"* WE TALK ENDLESSLY ABOUT DE- and Billy Davis of the 1941-42 sinc * "S'" 1 ™* 0 " da y Most of US realize that defense is Agriculturist and Engineer have students ,feere awurned to that • • B«tor*rk FEN not mef^ly a matter of mechanical supplies a goaf to shoot for this year in KTand <lad of a11 livinR quarters, but that H, 18 a matter of maintaining free the way of merit of their reaped Hall.j However, the institutions. But surely we need do more than live magazines. Tom Power and rumor was unfounded and merek defend democracy. We need to under-Jeff Montgomery, editors of the * ncorrect Conclusion of such judg- sUnd it, we need to promote it, we need to same publications a yuar ago, have ment may ^ proven by ** cit *' build it into something that is finer and received several eomplimeftu from t,on of two n » mel y= That better. I assert, thexefore, that universities many experienced men in Texas G * thn «f ht has been gone for many* have a duty to civilization Justus civilization concerning the style and makeup year * and a botUeneck ^rred in has a duty to them. Thvy <ttnnot be indif- of their books Iitfantry fresh- the r ^ i8tr » tion procedure in the those ideals and man Marion Fox had keen .landing Acad «"'* building. in line all day. registering and YW botUeneck was the use of PHying fees. In climaxing his reg- * n o\6 Gathright rubber stamp in istration duties, he had to go tb* Commandant’s office which whs through the customary physical needed in stamping dormitory res- exam at the hospital. Standing in edition evarxis. The result being the line for color-blindnes* test. th *t Bome students thought that Fish Fox’s reply when a ball of th<, y »ere being assigned to the old /ed cloth was pushed before his l* s t outpost, Gathright. eyes was quite perturbing—“No - ', air.^ don’t believe I want to buy 0 ne of the first broadcasU of •n, of th.l " . r„inx b.rrth, , {m0w1 | „„ , h . , ir wls and the nur»er> of science. A living ropm is rmnlly by an ()hio state made on the A. A M. campus m not yet necessary U*cause science has not University faculty member—“Can 1919 wh «‘ n ^ r «P° rt of ^ if*" 1 * come O age. Ours IS often spoken of as you tht , approximate cost was put on the air in code and hi!t ^ ?e f°l K enCe ; Tie*** 0 !?!* ot IovhlR raon ^ for a was made from Kyle Field by an history of man has human life and thought v-ediess to sav before the audition . , u j . • been so influenced by science. But does this w^answerH ? wl. Aw ' e ' W Wa ’ Per ° n t0p ° f fact alone make this the Age of Science? tuted for the *—«—*• the pre " hox - Those who maintain that it does ia nothing to recomnud, this as a picture worth seeiBg* For some not-too-exciting en tertainment there is “ACCENT ON LOVE” at the Campua. tomorrow and Thursday. George 'Montgom ery does hia part by rebelling ( against hia job and hia marriage which can’t very well bo'diaaolved because of that certain little, thing known as family pride., It might have been an excellent atorjr, but it jnat did not turn out that way. < George goes to digging ditches and keeps at it until all his prob lems have been solve<L Haying PMIUOaaiT. This beautiful, quilify-bujlt P-.ilco has no equal lor its size and price in tone, power, sensitivity and features! 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