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THE BATTALION
-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1941
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
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Sports Staff
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Saturday’s Staff
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Restore Senior Prestige
Restore the preside of the Senior Class—this
seemed to be the underlying theme of the
meeting of the Senior Class held Thursday
night.
At that time the members of the Senior
Class elected a slate of officers who pledged
to do their best to maintain the power of
the Senior Class. If the power and prestige
of the class has been slipping, then this
downward movement must be checked. The
officers of this year’s class have given their
support to this cause.
It is only natural at A. & M. that the
Senior Class should have a controlling power
over those issues which directly affect the
Cadet Corps. If the class of ’42 should not
be intrusted with this task, then something
is wrong at this college. Within less than a
year, the members of this class will be out
of college and be on their own as responsible
citizens. They can be fully capable of manag
ing those affairs of the college which can be
properly handled by the Senior Class.
A. & M. is capable of graduating respon
sible citizens. In order that members of each
graduating class may have training for re
sponsible positions, they must be allowed to
exercise as much responsibility as possible
while here at A. & M.
However, a greater responsibility rests
upon the officers and members of the Senior
Class, that is to see that the power which
this class has is not abused. The prestige of
the class must be upheld; its reputation must
be increased.
A senior year at A. & M. should provide
the class members with a feeling of responsi
bility. A senior, as a cadet officer, has the
opportunity to exercise leadership; he has
the opportunity to acquire other character
traits which may prove of value to him in
later civilian or military life.
The Senior Class has made a fine start
this year. They have put forth a program
which if carried out successfully will provide
its members with many of the essential char
acteristics of a leader. The officers selected
by the class to lead them seem fully capable
of directing and organizing the activities of
the class.
A, & M. can move forward if the activi
ties of the seniors are for the best interest
of the college. There is no conflict between
the aim of the class in restoring prestige and
the program of the college. The Senior Class
will work for the betterment of A. & M. and
at the same time will be providing a concrete
example of the fact that it is capable of as
suming more responsibilities.
A woman should he seen, not heard.
—Sophocles.
Student Activities
Student activities here have received a stimu
lus with the announcement of a new policy
for raising funds. One of the major prob
lems of the many student organizations has
been a financial one. Clubs have found it
necessary to their welfare that they have
some source of income.
In the past it has been customary for
student organizations to receive much of
their financial assistance from benefit shows
given in the Assembly Hall. This method has
proved rather faulty during the past few
years; however, and many clubs actually lost
money in attempting to give a benefit show.
This year a new system has been put
into operation which is designed to more
equitably distribute money to the various
clubs. Benefit shows have been eliminated.
In the future 20 percent of the proceeds of
Y.M.C.A. shows will be given to student
clubs. Based upon the. record made last year,
this will represent a considerable increase in
student club income.
The program for handling Student Act-
iivities at A. & M. is quite extensive, and all
club officers and members should take full
advantage of these facilities which the stu
dent activities office offers. All club officers
who are interested in obtaining a portion of
the Assembly Hall receipts should get in
immediate contact with the student activities
office.
Extra-curricular activities are among
the most important aspects of a well-rounded
college life. Officers of the various clubs
should take care in seeing that their organi
zation has taken full advantage of the activi
ties office.
Theg Sag
Kollegiate Kaleidoscope
:A. C. Payne;
“There was a little daschund once
So long he had no notion
How long it took to notify
His tail of his emotion.
And so it was that while his eyes
Were full of woe and sadness,
His little tail kept wagging on
Because of previous gladness.”
I don’t know what the author was trying
to “put over” when he wrote this little ditty,
but it’s packed with poetic dynamite. Some
might sum it up as an analogy of social lag;
others might prefer to compare it to the
manufactured enthusiasm of Dr. Goebbels.
To me it depicts the plight of the Class of ’45.
A cynic may or may not be a disillusioned
idealist, but a lot of the so called cynicism of
young people today is merely a result of the
false idealism of those who now blame youth
for its attitude of irresponsibility. It strikes
me that most people who worry over the
perennial “youth problem” are merely dis
concerted by the untarnished sincerity of
their own product.
Realism has recently been dealt a num
ber of misleading blows beneath the belt. It
still stands, however, as a rugged fighter,
faithfully destroying every thin veneer of
false optimism. Its eyes are still open, and
it wastes no time by shadow boxing.
And so, a good suggestion (in this hour
of cheap advice) is to take pride in a bit of
honest skepticism, and try to develop a spirit
of healthful, intellectual curiosity. It really
isn’t so unfortunate that the age of “Amen”
has been replaced by the age of “Oh, Yeah?”
Secondhand goods may be cheaper, but they
seldom give the same satisfaction as mer
chandise which cost a little more. To carry
the analogy farther, it’s sometimes even
more satisfying to a real craftsman if he
constructs the thing himself.
Most everyone agrees that the state
ment, “Keep your feet on the ground” is
good advice, but a fellow doesn’t move for
ward unless he lifts them occasionally!
The sick man is a parasite of so
ciety. In certain cases it is indecent to
go on living. To continue to vegetate
in a state of cowardly dependence upon
doctors and special treatments, once the
meaning of life, the right to life, has
been lost, ought to be regarded with the
greatest contempt by society.
—Friedrich Nietzsche.
The World Turns On
:3y Dr. R. W. Steen:
Steen
Editor’s note: Three points of view are presented
in “The World Turns On,” a column in which three
members of the college staff discuss current national
and international topics. Dr. R. W. Steen presents
an historian’s interpretation of events; A. F. Chalk
considers world affairs from an economist’s angle;
and Dr. J. H. Quisenberry interprets present day
affairs from a scientist’s point of view.
For several months Americans have been
talking of convoying as a theoretical prob
lem. Convoying is no longer a theory, it is
now a condition. American warships, with
orders to shoot Axis raiders on sight, are
now guarding the sea lanes from the United
States to Iceland. They are pro
tecting British as well as Amer
ican ships, and in so doing have
greatly reduced the strain on
the British fleet. Newspaper
comment, in general, is favor
able to the step, as most news
papers have felt it a bit hbsurd
to provide England with mater
ials under the lease-lend act,
and then permit the materials
to be sent to the bottom of the
sea. In any case the American
navy is now convoying mer
chantmen. Time will not have to test the
accuracy of Mr. Roosevelt’s statement made
last year that “convoying means shooting
and shooting means war.”
The neutrality act has been made a dead
letter by interpretation. Repeal of the act
would go far toward clarifying America’s
position, and would at the same time be a
bow in the direction of political honesty.
There is something amusing in the policy of
sending naval vessels out on convoy while
arguing that merchant vessels can’t be armed
because it is contrary to the neutrality act.
The American Legion, at its Milwaukee
convention, changed its attitude toward the
sending of American troops abroad. The
members of the legion knew better than any
body else in America the evils of war. They
have consistently opposed moves which might
result in sending American troops abroad.
The Milwaukee Convention decided, however,
that offense sometimes constitutes the best
defense, and approved the sending of Amer
ican troops to any point where they are
needed.
The various polls indicate that American
enthusiasm for intervention has declined
greatly in the past few months. This change
in sentiment is due to a hope, perhaps a be
lief, that such intervention will not be neces
sary and not to the work of Lindbergh and
his cohorts. This hope has been based on the
remarkable resistance of the Russians. Now,
however, it seems that the superior equip
ment of the Germans is beginning to tell.
The Russians undoubtedly face some very
grave and serious problems. Russian reverses
will doubtless result in a revival of American
interest in intervention.
N ORDER TO
ATTEND THE U.
OF OREGON, A
STUDENT TRAVELED
ALONE 1,700 MILES
FROM SITKA, ALASKA,
IN A \b FOOT DORY/
BACKWASH
By
Charlie Babcock
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
Babcock
. From The
Backwashin’ Around . . . Uncle
Sam’s post office brings the mes
sage from Ira F. Lewis, ’41, who
is working at the Lockheed Air
craft Co. in California, that all
is well in the sun
ny state. Lewis
and a handful of
former Aggies
will verify the
statement made
by Buster Keeton
last year: “In Cal
ifornia you have
to fight off the
pretty girls so that
you can watch
the beautiful ones.
Mail Bag: Backwash is willing to
comply with the request from the
group of freshmen who desire re
classification of Mr. Hitler. Fur
ther suggestions are welcomed . . .
Fish Whitaker of CWS is a more
experienced man today. He knows
that a jar of ionization constants
can not be found in the Chemis
try building . . . Cavalryman “Doc”
Robertson could set up a general
store. His “one and only” came
through recently with a compound
gift of ties, tie clasps, wallets, belt
buckles, and several unmention
ables . . . The Tyler A. & M. club
retained a note of appropriateness
in its recent election of club offi
cers: a student named Tyler was
made vice-president . . . C Battery,
Coast Artillery responded to Coach
Norton’s plea for football centers
with a turnout of half a dozen
men.
• • •
Aggie Sparkler
S. B. Zisman of the department
of architecture reads the New
York newspaper, The PM!
Zisman was on his toes this
week when he uncovered the fol
lowing in the Manhattan sheet:
“The football Giants are a pret
ty tough outfit this year and
they’ll have a loud voice in who
wins what title in the National
League race.
“For thirty minutes against the
Philadelphia Eagles Saturday
night, they were the same old
seemingly stodgy Giants. But with
the insertion of Marion Pugh, their
new passing and running back,
they are a different ball club.
“This Pugh has plenty of poise,
handles a team well and knows
where the body lies all the time.
He can pass with rifle accuracy
and can pick spots like a deadly
virus. Keep your eye on him this
fall . . .”
• • •
All-Out Spirit
Monday night proved a few
things. First of all, there was
the customary yell- practice.
But more than that, a little
scene took place in front of Walton
hall that left an indelible impres
sion on those fortunate enough to
see it.
Yell practice was nearing the
closing point. The band was play
ing “The Spirit of Aggieland.”
Riding on the campus from the
North Gate in a taxi were two
khaki-clad Aggies. As soon as
the sacred notes of the Aggie song
hit their ears, the cadets told the
“taxi skip” to stop the car, and
both of them got out of the auto
mobile and stood at attention
throughout the remainder of the
tune.
Proof enough that the “twelfth
man” is getting ready.
—SIGNAL CORPS—
(Continued from page 1)
serve commision in the Signal Corps
is known as a communication en
gineer, no matter what phase of
engineering he majors in. Training
in the Signal Corps furnishes such
practical and useful training that
numerous large industrial organ
izations as General Electric, West-
inghouse, Graybar, K.C.A., and
Bell Telephone hire many Signal
Corps officers after they enter civ
ilian life.
There are now twenty-one non
electrical engineering students en
rolled in the Signal Corps R.O.T.
C. unit here at A. & M. There are
also three liberal arts or science
students in the Signal Corps this
year. This is the first year that
students outside of the electrical
engineering department have had
this opportunity of joining the Sig
nal Corps and receive reserve com
missions in that branch of the
service.
All men interested in enrolling
in the Signal Corps are authoriz
ed to do so by the P. M. S. & T.
Freshmen and sophomores desir
ing such change should see Lt.
Lerner, room 110 EE building at
once.
The first name of “The Battal
ion” was “The Journal.”
We Still Have
Two Pairs Of
BOOTS
Four Pairs Of
BOOT BREECHES
Two Bi-Swing
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L O U P O T ’ S
North Gate
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Norman Anderson, Pastor
Welcomes you and invites you to attend
all its services
9:45, Sunday School
11:00, Sunday Morning Worship
2:00, Council Retreat (at the Mance)
7:00, Student League
8:00, Evening Devotion and Fellowship
All Services in the Y. M. C. A. Chapel
This Collegiate World
Due to some diligent investiga
tions by Williams college stu
dents a few salient facts have been
discovered concerning the attitude
of Smith and Vassar girls. The
Smith lasses were recently quired
on the question, “If it were a
matter of choice, would you rather
have your husband imprisoned for
conscientious objection or killed
in Europe?”, and returned a ver
dict in favor of the latter alter
native.
Evidently possessing much of
the Madame Defarge in their cold
blooded little hearts, the young
ladies felt that a “hero dead”
would be preferable to a “coward
ailve.” Of course, the tradition
al Smith feeling that “you can
always get another” may have in
part prompted this display of
pseudo self-sacrifice on the altar
of their country, hut we are more
inclined to credit it to their self-
styled “dashing love of adven
ture.”
Vassar, on the other hand, of
fers an understanding heart to the
youth who refuses to fight in a
senseless combat. The lad who
expects to be a conscientious ob
jector in the event that the Unit
ed States is drawn into foreign
entanglement had best begin some
weekend prospecting tours to
Poughkeepsie, for the adopted
daughters of Matthew Vassar,
would prefer a husband in irons
to a husband entombed, any hus-
:ACP:
band being better than no hus
band.
Consequently, the lover of the
home and fireside, who has no illu
sions about the glory of war, will
find a more sympathetic compan
ion at Poughkeepsie than he can
hope to find by carrying the favor
of some damsel at Northampton.
The class of 1918 was the first
class in the history of A. & M,
to take an absolute stand against
hazing. The senior class resolved,
“hazing must go; let our class be
the first to accomplish the impos
sible.”
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