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THE BATTALION
-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941
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 8, 1879.
Subscription rate, 88 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
1-8444.
1941 Member 1942
Associated Golle6iate Press
Don Gabriel Editor
B. M. Rosenthal Associate Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sport* Staff
Mike Haikin - Sports Editor
W. F. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor
Mike Mann Senior Sports Assistant
Jerry Gleason, D. B. Gofer Junior Sports Editors
Chick Hurst Junior Sports Editor
Circulation Staff
Gene Wilmeth Circulation Manager
Bill Hauger Senior Circulation Assistant
F. D. Asbury J- Junior Assistant
Bill Huber, Joe Stalcup Circulation Assistants
Photography Staff
Jack Jones Staff Photographer
Bob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Thursday’s Staff
E. M. Rosenthal Acting Managing Editor
John Sleeper ..Advertising Assistant
Charles Babcock Junior Editor
Clyde C. Franklin : Junior Editor
Mike Speer .....Junior Editor
Reportorial Staff
Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Selig Frank, W. J. Hamilton,
Jr., N. W. Karbach, Jack Keith, Tom B. Journeay, Douglass
Lancaster, Tom Leland, Charles P. McKnight, W. B. Morehouse,
Richard F. Quinn, Gordon Sullivan, C. G. Scruggs, Benton
Taylor. —
Sick? Try the Hospital
Texas weather is unpredictable—there is no
doubt about that statement. The very incon
sistency of Texas weather often vitally af
fects the health of its citizens.
Brazos County is no exception to the
rule. One minute the corps may march to
mess without coats in November weather;
the next meal formation may find a blue
norther pushing down from the Panhandle
and the corps freezes to death. A great many
days of the year, the Aggies literally swim
to classes as tumultous downpours descend
upon the campus.
All of which is not very conducive to main
taining good health. Unfortunately it is be
yond the powers of the corps to control the
weather; they can only talk about it. But
something can be done. Aggies can avail
themselves of every possible opportunity to
fight off colds and the flu. The facilities of
the college Hospital are at your disposal.
Don’t fail to use them if you are sick. The
proper place for a cadet with a bad cold or
the flu is in the hospital, not in the dormitory
where he merely passes his infection on to
others.
Feel sick? Then go over to the hospital
and have a checkup made. A few common
sense rules of good health if followed can
really help. If your case requires hospital at
tention, don’t fail to go there.
:By Dr. T. F. Mayo:
Some New Books About Latin America
cquired by the College Library Since 1935)
Lamb, Dana—Enchanted Vagabonds.
Rippy, J. F.—The Caribbean Danger.
Roberts, W. A.—The Caribbean; the
story of our sea of destiny.
Wilson, C. M.—Challenge and Opportu
nity; central America.
Mexico
Beteta, R. (ed.)—Economic and Social
Program of Mexico; a controversy. (Latin-
American Round Table, University of Vir
ginia) .
Burbank, A.—Mexican Frieze.
Calccott, W. H.—Santa Anna; the story
of an enigma who once was Mexico.
Dobie, J. F.—Tongues of the Monte.
Gruening, E. H.—Mexico and Its Her
itage.
Jackson, J. H.—Mexican Interlude
Ker, A. M.—Mexican government publi
cation; a guide to the more important publi
cations of the National government of Mex
ico.
Kluckhohn, Frank L.—The Mexican
Challenge.
Mackie, Edith—Mexican Journey; an in
timate guide to Mexico.
Mexican Chamber of Commerce of the
U. S.—Modern Mexico.
Miller, Max—Mexico Around Me.
Ministerio de haciendo y credito publico
(Mexico)—The True Facts about the Expro
priation of the Oil Companies’ properties in
Mexico.
Pinchon, E.—Zapata, the Unconquerable.
Rivera, Diego—^Portrait of Mexico;
paintings by Diego Rivera and text by Ber
tram Wolfe.
Secretaria de la econimia nacional (Mex
ico) Mexico en cifras (Superb statistical
charts)
Steinbeck, John—The Forgotten Village
(with 136 photographs) Story by Steinbeck
Simpson, E. N.—The Ejido; Mexico’s
Way Out
Tannenbaum, Franak—Peace by Revo
lution; an interpretation of Mexico.
U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce—(Trade Promotion Series, No.
152)—Trading Under the Laws of Mexico.
U.S.D.A. Weather Bureau—(Monthly
Weather Review, Supplement No. 33)—The
Climate of Mexico
Weyl, N.—The Reconquest of Mexico;
the years of Lazaro Cardenas.
There is America, which at this day
serves for little more than to amuse you
with stories of savage men and uncouth
manners, yet shall, before you taste of
death, show itself equal to the whole of
that commerce ivhich now attracts the
envy of the world. —Edmund Burke
The World Turns On
:By A. F. Chalk:
America Prepares
A militant America is taking definite steps
toward the destruction of the Nazi military
machine. With the changing of the Neutrality
Act, the United States has shown the world
that the role of this country is to aid England
and her Allies in any possible manner. This
aid also includes actual naval support.
The era of the neutrality experiment
has certainly passed. Today American ships
may enter belligerent ports; today American
naval vessels are actively engaged in convoy
duty to England. A sea offensive in the
Atlantic can be expected as this country
attempts to assert its traditional right of
freedom of the seas.
On the home front the productivity of
American industry increases almost daily.
In 1940 airplane production in the United
States was 5,000 planes yearly; today plane
production for 1941 is estimated to be 19,000.
In 1942 it is estimated thaLSG^OO planes will
be produced in this country. A similar sit
uation is seen in the study of tank product
ion; 1940 production was 500 tanks, 1941
production 5,000 tanks, and the estimated
production for 1942 is 26,000 tanks.
Defense education is also being stressed
at this time. Colleges like A. & M. are utiliz
ing their facilities and the knowledge of
their teaching staffs in preparing men for
jobs in defense industries. A. & M. is offer
ing defense courses throughout the state.
At the present time courses are being offered
in Houston, Kilgore, and other places.
From a military standpoint this country
is increasing its preparations for defense.
Men are being trained for military life
throughout this country’s entire educational
system. Officers for the army and navy are
being equipped by colleges in every state to
answer the need for a trained military per
sonnel.
The United States has taken a definite
stand, a stand so definite that it may lead
us into actual war. In event that does hap
pen, this country must be prepared. Our
national defense program must be pushed to
thn limit.
Something to Read
France and England have been justly criticiz
ed because they adopted an appeasement
policy for several years prior to the outbreak
of war. It is not in the least difficult for
most of us to lay much of the blame for the
current state of affairs at the feet of the
so-called appeasement groups which were in
control of the governments of France and
England. Many of us are, however, too prone
to assume a holier-than-thou attitude toward
the errors made by the leading democracies
in the pre-war era. The unpleasant fact is
that we have had no small part in aiding the
totalitarian governments in their rise to
power.
Like most other democracies we were
guilty of not having been able to foresee the
extent and importance of the revolution going
on in Europe. The original Neutrality Act
was passed in 1935, and it vested power in
the hands of the President to institute a ban
on the shipment of war materials to belliger
ent powers when we found a state of war to
exist between such powers. When Japan be
gan to wage undeclared war on China, the
President did not find that a state of war
existed between these two powers. We con
tinued, therefore, to send war materials sucl*
as oil and machine tools to Japan, while the
supplies of such materials being sent to China
were negligible.
We have more recently begun to give
active help,to China in the form of lease-lend
aid. We have also cut off the shipment of
military supplies to Japan, but this has been
done only after having first strengthened
Japan’s military position through our huge
exports of oil in recent years. Now that we
are on the verge of military conflict with all
the axis powers, it is obvious that our diffi
culties have been multiplied by our recent
international economic and political policies.
The civil war in Spain is still another
case in point. We amended the Neutrality
Act in 1937 to include a provision banning
the shipment of war materials to both sides
in the Spanish conflict. This policy of our
was in effect an aid to the Spanish fascists,
for they were receiving a great deal of help
from Italy and Germany. Our policy in the
Spanish war was like that of England and
France; these two countries pursued their
now famous policy of non-intervention” in
attempting to localize the war, and they have
belatedly realized the extent to which they
played into the hands of Hitler and Mussi-
lini.
The purpose of these comments is not to
villify but rather to remind us that v^e were
guilty along with other governments in fail
ing to resist more vigorously the spread of
aggression. Of course, it can be said that
at the time of these events we were con
vinced we would remain neutral regardless of
European developments. It is equally true,
however, that England and France hoped to
avoid war by refusing to challenge the' ex
pansionist policies of Italy, Germany and
Japan. The error lay in the fact that we could
not imagine the form these coming events
would assume. The democratic powers simply
made a major miscalculation of the strength
of their enemies, and we were hardly less
guilty of this error than were other govern
ments.
Kollegiate Kaleidoscope
After studying together
FOR SIX YEARS
MR> MRS. HAROLD CARLSON
GRADUATED AT THE HEAD OF
THEIR CLASS' OF 140 FROM THE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COURSE AT NEW YORK U.
HIS AVERAGE WAS 95. HERS 94.8/
127
OF THE RICHEST
COLLEGES’ IN
' AMERICA HAVE
A TOTAL EN-
, D0WMENT OF
#1 270,721.000/
POULTRY POSTMEN/
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, WHILE A STUDENT IN
POULTRY HUSBANDRY AT KANSAS STATE
COLLEGE, MADE HENS LAY EGGS CONTAINING
PERSONAL MESSAGES' THROUGH A PAINLESS
OPERATION HE INSERTED A HOLLOW CORK CON
TAINING THE MESSAGE INTO THE OVIDUCT IN
PLACE OF THE YOLK. THE EGO FORM? NOR-
• • • MALLY AROUND IT • • •
BACKWASH
BY
Charlie Babcock
"Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence."—Webster
COVERING
campus disMous
^ WITH
0TOM VANNOY (||)
The feature attraction at the is in extreme danger if hit by a
ampus today is “MR. DISTRICT ’bomb. This together with the fine
ATTORNEY” with Dennis O’Keefe, acting by the cast combine to make
Florance Rice, "and Peter Lorre, this an excellent drama of men in
Capitalizing on the radio show of their battle against the sea. Each
the same name, the producers have character is so well done that it
made a fairly good picture with seems almost life-like,
the little they had to start with. Another story about the army
O’Keefe is the D. A., Florence is ig « Y OU’LL NEVER GET RICH”
a newswoman who helps him stamp ^ ^ Friday and
out crime. All through the story -
Fetter Lorre keeps bobbing up With a east like Fred Astaire,
with that sinister smile of his to Kita Hayworth and Bob Benchley,
keep the story from getting too it has to be a bang-up musical
dry comedy. Which it is.
Extremely timely and bearing In addition a near-perfeet
the well-known mark of its author, dance team of Astaue and Hay-
Eugene O’Neill, is the picture play- worth, there are several produc
ing at Guion Hall today and to- tion scenes that are reminiscent of
row. The title is “THE LONG Hollywood's more lavish days. The
VOYAGE HOME.’’ In the staining music for the show was written
roles are John Wayne, Thomas by Cole Porter; that makes an-
Mitchell, and Ian Hunter. other point rn the show s favor.
Most of the story takes place on Tr uo, tbe army was used as a
the S. S. Gleneairn, a British steam- background, but the show gets away
or bound from the West Indies to Iron, the original theme somewhat
London. However, one of the most as it develops. In spite of the
unforgetable scenes in the show great number of pictures released
is in a Limehouse pub in the water- about the men in the service, t is
■*'. front district of London. promises to be one of the best.
While enroute to England, the
attacked by
ship is attacked by an enemy
/.plane, and, because of its cargo,
z i —
Time for Reflection Remem- football sign prizesTX 'E.ULoupot
her that fateful November day in is offering $2.50 for the best foot-
Austin last year? Remember when ball sign for the Texas game and
thousands of men and boys stood $10 for the best banner of the past
dazed in a hated stadium and cried three weeks.
like babies? Remember how much Judges Tom Gillis, Dick Hervey,
it hurt to have and Jack Miller will be on the
those Rose Bowl loose sometime before sundown
dreams shatter- Friday. For a sign to be eligible
ed? Do you re- f 0 r the contest it is advisable to
member that 7- have it up by Friday morning.
0 score? Winners will be announced in this
LISTEN TO
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1150 KC
Thursday’s Programs
11:25 a. m.—The Regular Army
Is on the Air (War Department)
11:40 a. m.—Pied Piper, Jr.,
It hurts, doesn t co i urnn nex t Tuesday and the cash ^ >1 i e ^ e ^ S
it? The memory awar( j s presented to the lucky or-
of that Thanks- g an i za ti 0 n at that time,
giving tragedy
does bring back * *
Babcock bitter memories. Jq6 Roiltt
But there are a few finer mem
ories the sportsmanlike at- Elsewhere in this issue is a con- tration)
titude of the Aggies after it was mentary concerning the only sports 11:40 a. m.—Pied
all over. . . .the resolution that wr it e r in America who in Septem- P iesen t s -
A. & M. would beat Texas at any ber picked the Texas Aggies to 11:55 a. m.-“Town Crier” and
win the Southwest Conference Battalion Newscast.
11:55 a. m.—“Town Crier” and
Battalion Newscast.
12:00 noon—Sign-off.
Friday’s Programs
11:25 a. m.—Federal Music Pro
gram (Works Progress Adminis-
Piper, Jr.,
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Thursday — “MR. DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY,” with
Dennis O’Keefe, Florence
Rice, and Peter Lorre.
Friday, Sat. — “YOU’LL
NEVER GET RICH” starring
Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth,
and Robert Benchley.
AT GUION HALL
Thursday, Friday—“THE
LONG VOYAGE HOME,”
featuring John Wayne, Ian
Mitchell, and Ian Hunter.
—
PALACE
Thu. - Fri. - Sat.
—
Paramount presents
cost!
Well, the time has arrived. It’s championship,
time for us to stop talking—begin
acting. It’s time for us to start
“living” that Texas game.
We’ve got a start, but it is in
the wrong direction. We’re assum
ing the role of the favorite and
relegating the Longhorns to the
same sports expert, Tommy O’Brien
interviewed the former all-Ameri
can Aggie guard, Joe Routt, on one
of his daily radio broadcasts. Routt
was the first Aggie to gain all-Am-
, , erican recognition at Aggieland,
depths of the under-dog. Perhaps , . , ,.„x. ,
t, j u j-4. i-i. i i ma kmg it in two different years,
1936 and 1937.
Follows an excerpt from O’Brien
12:00 noon—Sign-off.
T , . , ,. . , 4:30 - 5:30 p. m.—THE AGGIE
It was just this week that the cl A m;]3A.;ke
we had better take another look
at this matter.
WE AREN’T GOING TO HAVE
AN EASY TIME WITH TEXAS introduction of Routt.
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. They
have everything to gain, nothing
to lose. A team in that state of
mind, regardless of other difficul
ties, is hard to beat.
Don’t forget the Austin tragedy
and 1940.
• • •
Better Banners
This is the final week for those
This
Collegiate
World
:ACP:
“Tonight, I’d like to intro
duce you to a football player
« and if you’re expecting to meet
some illiterate bird who was
pushed through school because
he was a football player, if
you’re expecting to meet some
plug-ugly brute with a bashed
in face, you’re going to be dis
appointed.
“This fellow you’re going to
meet is handsome enough to fill
any collar ad. . . .and you’re
going to enjoy hearing him
speak. And mister. . . he was
no third stringer. . . he was an
All-American guard . . . and
rated one of the finest guards
in modern football. . . a man
whose name is still respected
whenever great football play
ers are talked about.”
Crypt-0-Quiz
Quiz Conscious? Then try your
skill at solving this coded
message. The solution will
appear in the next issue of
The Battalion.
• • •
“BACSENE KEMSA HET
TAHRE WRGO RDOFER” —
YLAYG.
* * *
Solution to Crypt-O-Quiz which
appeared in the last issue of The
Battalion—“A fool and hiis money
are soon parted.”—Ibed.
BOB HOPE
PAULETTE GODDARD
Preview 11 P. M.
Sat. Night
A live oak tree was planted
right after the war for each Ag
gie who gave his life in the World
War.
Shown Sun. - Mon.
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4-1181
TODAY ONLY
Dean John G. Harvey of the
Temple university law school says
that 71,500 American husbands de
serted their wives last year be
cause wives:
Talked too much about their
operations.
Came down to breakfast in curl
ers and negligee.
Told in detail of children’s mis
deeds.
Tried to keep up with the
Joneses.
Were too critical.
Had no sense of hjimor.
He made these disclosures at a
women’s club luncheon. Among
the members listening was his wife.
• • •
Even the best have to play sec
ond fiddle sometime. This is the
story of a drum major who lost a
decision to a baton.
Kenneth LeBar, freshman drum
major at Kent State university
who recently won the Penn-Ohio
championship for outstanding work
as a drum major, knocked himself
out recently with a baton while
practicing. LeBar tossed the baton
into the air, but instead of catching
it in his hand he stopped it with
his head.
Students passing by found LeBar
!L a TT?" 3 Sta r l nd “ Showins 1941 A. & M. vs. Baylor
him to the university hospital, Pootball Game
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