p aKe ^ —
Veil, the College Library would like to
s^p | -y ^ ' r its modest collection of books on sex-
X 1 LiC X-J kX t . eL l l () 11 a ne means of dispelling this Victorian ig-
crance. Your reading along this line should
STuU texas K a w & K m 1 ' collegk AP oi course be supplemented by conversation
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Vgririn: *nrt with lOCal people Who have approached the
Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station. A 0 . / j i i
is published three times weekly from September ■ uue is- SUDJGCt irOlTl ci SClGlltlilC UirGCllOIl, (nOlRDly
sued Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings and is nub- 4-T^ L, 1 o*ar sinrl typaFp0001*0!^ qhH
Ushed weekly from June through August. CI1 ^ OlUgy dllU geilCULb ^lUltbbUIb;, ailU
-— — with any adult friend of yours—and I mean
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College prillli'
Station. Texas, under the Act of Congress of March H. 1879 UU .
— Meanwhile, you can survey our collect-
opon Su re* C u r eKt tion rate ’ ^ a '' cho01 year ' A<iv '‘ rt,8m ‘' r,lte * ion of books on the subject by looking at
— ’ — the card filed in the Library catalogue after
I. t ..'1rir e rv.rx*c^^ “S"-*.” All these books have been highly re-
San Francisco. ^ commended by either local authorities or re-
Office, Room i22. Administration BuiicW Telephone liable reviewers. You can depend on their
^ 444 - being at least honest and intelligent' discus-
. ’ sions, though of course they differ among
1941 Member 1942 themselves.
Associated Go[le6iate Press But books labelled “sex” are not the
— — only ones from which much can be learned
E°M^^thai-ZZIZLIZZIZZZZZ^iociiite"idS^ about the subject. A vast number of good
Ralph Criswpii sports staff Advertisin,t Mana8er novels and plays deal with sex intelligently
Mik e Haikm— sports Editor and wholesomely, though of course their
MiJ'Mann rd authors differ in their attitudes even more
BrooksUofer .— junior Sports Editor violently than the scientific writers.
circulation staff Among recent writers who have produc-
Assistant ed good fiction and drama about sex ques-
bo, d u A u sbury r aV, ^.......Junior Assistant tions are Bernard Shaw (Man and Superman,
photography staff Sandida, Misalliance, not skipping the famous
Bob* 1 Crane* ^sSZZZZZZT^^ prefaces); H. G. Wells’ (The World of Wil-
Thursday’s staff liam c l iss °l d > especially Volume II); Albert
e. Rosenthal Acting Managing Editor Halper (The Chute); John Galsworthy (The
Adverti3i ?.fn,w 88 ^w Man of Property); W. Somerset Maugham
ciyde c. Franklin junior Editor (Of Human Bondage); Ernest Hemingway
Mik * Speer - Junior Editor (For Whom the Bell Tolls).
„ , „ , Repnrtoriai staff In reading a novel which deals frankly
Calv/iT) Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Selig Frank, W. J. Hamilton, . •iii /
Jr., N. W. Karbach, Jack Keith, Tom B. Journeay, Douglass With SOX, DO SUTG to distinguish between (1)
Rfchjrrd^'F.^Quinn^'Gordon "^suiHvan^c.'^^G! scrugg^^BentoB the sex opinions and conduct of the charact-
Xayior, John Hoiman. ers whom he is depicting; and (2) the
author’s own expressed or implied views on
riincfmac 1 su ^j ec t- Many novelists are thoughtlessly
ullllbLllldb lurri and unjustly condemned for being licentious
, . _ . x , . . and immoral simply because they have the
What a paradox it is to hear the freshmen courage to depict licentious and immoral
singing Christmas carols at night and at characters as they are. On the other hand, I
the same time a radio blares forth with war have read sanctimonious novels which sold
news - themselves by throwing out all sorts of lus-
Chnstmas 1941 a time when man us- c ious hints and suggestions under the dis-
ually thinks of peace, quiet, and happiness guise of virtuous preaching against the very
has changed slightly. As America enters tendencies that they are actually stimulat-
mto the holiday spirit, there is a background j n g their readers
of grim determination determination that T d satistadoril about sex (as to
the blesstags li'l Si -ad satisfeetoriiy about anything) you have
Yes, this is a different Christmas. Our e
country is at war. And this struggle is one . . , „ x
to maintain our democratic institutions and The suffering man ought really to con-
our freedom of religion. Indeed the future sume his own smoke; there is no flood
of Christmas and of Christianity itself may in emitting smoke till you have made it
well be at stake today. mto f ire - —Thomas Carlyle
A challenge has arisen from overseas
which threatens our very existence, which
threatens to destroy the American way of Tl,« TAT^JU
life, and which threatens to destroy even 1116 VV OFlfl 1111718 UI1
Christmas. America has but one answer to
that challenge; that answer has been given. - B y A - F - Chalk —
This nation stands united along with our , t nol be appropriate for u3 to concern
all 1 es to maintain our freedom at any price. ourselves about the nature of the post . war
Soon we celebrate the Christmas again world econom before the war is w0 ^ Many
and at the same time resolve ourselves to le a that we should about
maintain the right of future generations to tll / nature of the post . war world on 5 y after
enjoy Christmas. victory is achieved. At the risk of thus ap-
pearing to be “out of step” the writer would
PiT) J f AIL to comment briefly on one of these post-
U0L fieafll] tor ill9.l33.II13 war problems with which we will almost in-
evitably be confronted.
Alabama! the Cadet Corps of A. & M. is The problem to which we refer is that
ready. Once again an Aggie team is ready to that of the nature of our future foreign
take the gridiron against a postseason foe. trade policy. This country will probably be
Army, be in Dallas on New Year’s Day i n a position to tear down many of the
for the Cotton Bowl classic. Now is our world trade barriers which have been erected
time to show the Southwest Conference during recent generations. Whether we will
Champions that we’re behind them one use our influence in that direction should
hundred per cent. Naturally, it will be im- vitally concern those who believe that eco-
possible for some of the corps to be. in Dal- nomic nationalism has been partly respon-
las for the game, but they’ll be there in spirit. s ible for recent wars. The increased standard
If at all possible, be in Dallas for the of living which should result from the de
game. Army, get on the march to Dalllas struction of trade barriers would remove one
now. of the most important sources of discontent
between nations.
** f pi * Political democracy without effective
Kppn piT) rlmnn economic democracy will hardly be sufficient
a to keep the peoples of the world contented.
Keep ’em flying! That’s Americas theme to- If we do not bear in mind this all-important
day. The emphasis of modern warfare is fact > w e will be in grave danger of repeating
definitely concerned with air power. A. & M. ^ be errors made after the first World War.
is doing its share in this keep ’em flying would seem that we could profit by our
theme. This week has been declared as keep P ast experiences in the field of international
’em flying week by the Cadet Colonel. economic relations. It is, in some respects,
The army recruiting service has been one greatest paradoxes of modern
making a concerted enlistment drive on the times that we should continue to use the pro
campus during this week to obtain pros- tective tariff so extensively in the Western
pective Air Corps flying officers. The Air World when its pernicious effects have been
Corps offers all Aggies who do not hold con- so widly explained in the educational systems
tracts an opportunity to obtain commissions 0 t the major countries,
in the army z' One of the major arguments for the use
The Army Air Corps needs men. This of a high tariff policy has been that a nation
may be your opportunity to serve if you are must protect its industries in oidei that it
not already taking advanced military train- ma y be relatively self-sufficient m time of
ing. The special recruiting service will be on w ?''' When we win the present conflict, we
the campus the entire week. Investigate this wl11 s " e 'y PJ ovld<! s T e k pe of w . OT ld-w,de
now; you can help to keep ’em flying. organization to prevent nations arming them-
selves to the teeth. If such compulsory dis-
Dost thou love life? Then do not squan- armament is used, then we should realize
der time, for that is the stuff life is th at ran afford to lower our tariffs with-
made of. —Benjamin Franklin out any fear of the military consequences.
The very act of opening the world mar-
— kets to every nation would itself tend to
prevent the recurrence of the “have not”
^nmpfhinn tn Poan complex which has been exploited by most
UUillGLimiy LU ilGClu of dictators in recent years. To gradually
n nr t f Mnvn °P en our 0 wn markets to world competitors
* ’ * will require a type of statesmanship rarely
Sense about Sex ' seen in Washington, for the minority groups
(N. B. in the books, I mean—not in this col- accustomed to protection will assure the
umn! public that economic chaos would immediate-
One of the less valuable bequests from our ly result from the lowering of the tariffs.
Victorian forebears is a hush-hush attitude The so-called interventionists have in-
toward the question of sex. If you don’t be- sisted in recent months that we cannot live
lieve that the Aggies are (at bottom) Vic- alone politically or economically in our mod-
torian in this respect, listen to them titter ern world. If this thesis be true, then surely
and giggle like delightedly shocked school- it will be realized by these people that we
girls when sex appears on the screen. One must cooperate with other nations in free-
of the less valuable results of this hush-hush ing the world of major trade barriers. This
attitude is a considerable degree of ignor- change to a system approximating free trade
ance among us, on this justly celebrated would entail many sacrifices, but the long-
though perhaps somewhat overrated sub- run benefits would more than justify the
ject of sex. temporary sacrifices made by some groups.
THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1941
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campus dimoNs
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ON 1796 GEORGE WASHINGTON!
DONATED TO WHAT IS NOW
WASHINGTON AND LEE GOLLEGE
#50,000 WORTH OF JAMIES
RIVER CANAL STOCK, AS AN!
EXPRESSION OF HIS INTEREST
IN THE IDEALS AND ENDEAVOR.
REPRESENTED BY THE IN
STITUTION.
IfHE GIFT STILL YIELDS AN
INCOME, AND EVERY STUDENT
AT W.&L.MAY BE SAID TO
RECEIVE FROM GEORGE
WASHINGTON A SUM TOWARD
HIS EDUCATION/
Cadets at ^ J
THE CITADEL
SHINE THEIR Cy
SHOES FOUR , '
TIMES A DAY/ ",
BACKWASH
BY
Charlie Babcock
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence/*—Webster
R* hrnrk
“Hitch-Hiking
Pickups Before Christmas . . . Tiny
Marshville, Wis., dreamed of fame
and fortune with a Christmas let
ter business rivaling that of Santa
Claus, Ind., asked the Post Of
fice Department permission to
change its name
to North Pole.
Post Martem:
Marshville’s post
office was clos
ed several days
later because of
lack of business
. . . For those in
terested, Cadet
Keyes Carson has
placed his book,
Information,” for
sale on a local market at the Ag-
gieland Pharmacy. The pamphlet
sells for 15 cents and contains
pertinent information for thumb
ing collegians . . . Rumor: It’s
as simple as “ABCD,” and then
the “Jig” is up. Explanation:
Meaning America, Britain, China,
and Dutch over Japan, Italy, and
Germany . . . Tossed: In Wichita,
Kans., Pedestrian John Hancock
was bumped by an automobile that
pitched him in front of a second
car going in the opposite direc
tion. The second tossed him in
front of a third. A fourth hit
him. He survived . . . Number
Please: In Newark, a butcher
closed his shop, went home with
out feeding his cat. A telephone
operator reported to police that
the butcher’s telephone was being
jiggled. Police found the cat .m
the telephone, notified the butcher,
who returned and fed the cat . . .
The Singing Cadets are grateful
to Travis Smith, ’98, who footed
the luncheon bill noon Monday
for the 110 member troupe . . .
The A. & M. freshman was em
barrassed on his recent visit to
Baylor-Belton. Confusing Tie
name of his date with tlAit of
one of the Belton dormitories, the
fish asked where he could find
Ruth Stribling. Ruth Stribling
turned out to be an inanimate
building of brick . . . The Coast
artillery boys have a new name
for it. Jap Extermination 413 in
stead of bull text ... A post card
from Doris in Denton expresses
the wish for a Merry Christmas
for the entire cadet corps . . .
And so dees your columnist with
the Yuletide hope that Alabama
and Japan can be taken, one at
a time.
• • •
Traditions to Uphold
The Aggies will be playing their
Cotton Bowl Classic this year with
a couple of traditions on their
backs.
No. 1 among the so-called tradi
tions is the one which is actually an
existing jinx between Southwest
Conference schols and Alabama
schools, a jinx that states that nev
er has a team now a member of
the Southwest Conference been de
feated by an eleven from Alabama.
Traditional item No. 2 is the
one concerning the regularity with
which A. & M. manages to win its
bowl games. Never have the Ag
gies been defeated or tied in a post-
v (See BACKWASH, Page 4)
The Aldrich family comes up
with another picture at the Cam
pus today; this time it’s “HENRY
ALDRICH FOR PRESIDENT.”
Jimmy Lydon plays the part of
Henry, the Centerville school boy.
He is running for president of the
Centerville student body, not the
President of the United States. He
gets into the usual number of em-
barassing scrapes with his elders
and with the members of the op
posite sex. It is almost complete
ly farcical humor.
Robert Taylor is “BILLY THE
KID” at Guion Hall today and
tomorrow. The life of the famed
Western outlaw has been produced
in technicolor. It is Taylor’s first
hole in a western picture.
The character of “the Kid” as
recorded in the history books, is
quite different from that that ap
pears on the screen. From a reck
less raider, who takes the law in
to his own hands, he has been made
into an almost benevolent cowboy.
In spite of this, Robert plays the
role with such an earnestness that
you will enjoy it a lot.
Something interesting, different
Three Hours, Twelve
Minutes-Dentist Says
San Francisco, Calif., (AGP)—
Dr. Willard C. Fleming, dean of
of the University of California
college of dentistry, estimates the
average American should spend
three hours and 12 minutes each
year with his dentist.
In each 100,000 persons, he said,
at least 90,000 have dental disor
ders.
and dramatic sums up the story
of the struggle of immigrants who
attempt to enter the United
States from Mexico in “HOLD
BACK THE DAWN,” at the Cam
pus tomorrow and Saturday.
Charles Boyer and Olivia DeHavil-
land and Paulette Goddard play
the leading parts in the film. Boyer
plays his best part since “Algiers”
and Paulette Goddard shows a
marked improvement in her acting
over her earlier roles.
The story is enjoyable and the
whole show is a very good one.
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Thursday—“HENRY ALD
RICH FOR PRESIDENT,”
featuring Jimmy Lydon and
June Preisser.
Friday, Saturday—“HOLD
BACK THE DAWN,” star
ring Charles Boyer, Olivia
DeHavilland, and Paulette
Goddard.
AT GUION HALL
Thursday, Friday—“BILLY
THE KID,” with Robert Tay
lor.
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