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Page 2 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, b published three times weekly from September to June; is- raed Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is pub- Sfshed 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 t, 1879. Subscription rate, $3 a school year. Advertising rate* agon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and ■an Francisco. Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone 4-8444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated GoUe6iate Press Don Gabriel B. M. Rosenthal Ralph Criswell Editor Associate Editor Advertising Manager Sports Staff ||lke Haikm w. T. Oxford ... Mike Mann Brooks Gofer „ Ohiek Hurst Sports Editor ....Assistant Sports Editor ...Senior Sports Assistant Junior Sports Editor Junior Sports Editor Circulation Staff Bene Wilmeth Circulation Manager Bill Hauger Senior Circulation Assistant F. D. Asbury Junior Assistant BUI Huber, Joe Stalcup Circulation Assistant Photography Staff lack Jones Staff Photographer Bob Crane. Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers Saturday’s Staff D. C. Thurman Managing Editor Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager Charlie Babcock Junior Editor Ken Bresnen Junior Editor Reportorial Staff iley, Arthur L. Cox, James R. Dennis, Selig Frank, John M. Holman, W. J. Hamilton, Jr., Tom Howard, Calvin Brumle "ton, Jr., Leonard Kimsey, N. W. Karbach, Jack Keith, Tom B. Journeay, Doug Lancaster, Tom Leland, Charles P. McKnight, W. B. Morehouse, Richard F. Quinn, Gordon Sullivan, C. G. Scruggs, Benton Taylor. There Was A Warning Harnfof Extra Quizzes Being Felt Five days ago The Battalion recognized and pointed out the danger of the many extra hour quasi-finals which were being assigned. It was pointed out that the students would be taxed to the limits studying for the many regularly scheduled major quizzes and lab finals and that they would not have the time to prepare for additional work. These facts were reiterated two days later, and those professors who were not able to see why extra finals were uncalled for were appealed to on another justification for the cancellation of additional work. The justification was that calling off extra quiz zes was conforming with the desires of the school officials, namely the academic council, the executive committee, and many of the deans. But at the time these previous articles were written the possibility of danger was only foreseen. Now, the near disasterous effects of extra examinations is beginning to take concrete form, and the worst is yet to come. Already students are going to the hospital trying to get excused absences from classes because of the work which has been piled upon them. They are saying that as many as three and four major and extra quizzes are to be given on the same day and that they do not have time to prepare for them properly. The reprieve afforded by an excused absence is their only hope, yet it will be only temporary relief. Eventually, though that eventually be only a few days, the extra quizzes will come for those who have managed to get them post poned as well as the majority of other less fortunates who must also take them. These tests will be taken but they will not be treated justly; partial preparation will cause grades to fall far below normal. The idea that the students are merely trying to get out of work is incorrect. Under normal conditions, and the present situation is far from normal, no one would complain of having to do more work provided he had the time. But now there isn’t time, yet the additional quizzes remain. WHY ? —E. M. R. Wheres Your Dime? To date only $98.51 has been collected in the “Dime an Aggie” drive for the Red Cross. Many of the organizations have not turned in their collection at the. Student Activity Office, it was announced yesterday. Aggies, let’s get behind this thing and carry it through to a successful conclusion. After all, it is for the good of the fel lows who are giving their all to preserve the American way of life. Did you ever stop to think that perhaps some clay you may be mighty thankful that some philanthropic person has contributed to this worthy cause? A dime from each Aggie would amount to around $600 to help feed and clothe the war needy and to treat the wounds of men injured in the service of their country. Ten cents can hardly be called “all out for de fense,” but it will be a big help. All of us can afford to sacrifice a pack of cigarettes for a sack of Bull Durham. “A dime an Aggie” may help some other Aggie. Think it over! —K.C.B. Help the Red Cross - Today It’s all for the Red Cross today as A. & M. takes time out from studies to attend the annual charity football game on Kyle Field. There’s no need to explain the work of the Red Cross or what it means to this nation at this time. The organization is serv ing a vital need. In order to carry on its work during war time, the Red Cross like any other private organization needs private funds. Throughout the nation benefits are being given for the Red Cross. A. & M. also does its part. A. & M. will have its chance to cooperate in this drive to day. Last year the first charity football game between the various regimental organizations was held and was a huge success. The Student Aid Fund re ceived the benefits last year. This year since the United States is at war, the sponsors of the game decided that all the proceeds should go to the Red Cross. Congratulations are due to the players and coaches for the time they are giving to help in this cause. The only job left to do now is to go to the game today. It deserves the support of all. Quotable Quotes “It was often alleged, in the years of disil lusionment that followed Versailles, that ‘propaganda’ played a major role in persuad ing Americans to fight in 1917. There was active propaganda in the United States from 1914 to 1917—far more, indeed, than there is at the present time. British and Germans carried on an unremitting compaign to in fluence opinion, maintaining elaborate or ganizations spending large sums of money. Yet, in retrospect, we can see that propa ganda played an insignificant role in the de cision of April, 1917. The determining fac tors were both more fundamental and more realistic than the propagandist realized. The fundamental factors, then, as now, were American suspicion of Germany; the realis tic factors, then, as now, were the overt acts of which Americans read, day after day, in their newspapers. The moral of the invasion of Belgium, the sinking of the Lusi tania, the unrestricted submarine warfare, the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, did not need to be emphasized by propaganda—no more, in deed, than does the moral of the invasion of the Low Countries, the bombing of Rotter dam, or unrestricted submarine and aerial warfare today.” Henry Steele Commanger, professor of history, Columbia university, minimizes the importance of propaganda as a factor leading to U. S. entry into the war. —A. C. P. War Interpretations By Robert L. RrpplanH - - - The gigantic conflict which has been raging since Adolf Hitler ordered his Wehrmacht to attack Russia more than six months ago con tinues to be the major battle now in progress. This conflict is so tremendous that it is al most impossible to realize the full extent of it. The battle lines stretch in an irregular, jagged front from the Arctic Ocean to the tip of the Crimean peninsula, a distance of more than 2000 miles. Thousands of aircraft, mechanized units, armored forces, and mil lions of men struggle for the cause that they believe to be just. So far neither side has in any way tri umphed ; millions of men have died and been wounded, an equal number of pieces of war equipment destroyed or changed hands, bat tle lines surged back and forth, the hopes of one side risen as those of the other fallen, but still the final blow is to be struck. The Germans scored great successes during the first few-months of the campaign, although failing to take three of their main objectives, namely Leningrad, Moscow, and Sevastopol. Then came a stalemate of a few weeks and now a great Russian counter-of fensive. As the Red army’s lines of supply and communication lengthen, and those of the Nazi army shorten, and as the bitter cold of winter and mud of spring give way to dry, dusty plains it is not at all unlikely and quite probable that the Germans will again be able to push forward, and possibly accomplish what they have been trying to do for the past six months—namely to so dis rupt and shatter the Red army that it will have to retire from the war, either by means of a peace or by setting up lines of defense behind the Volga River. Either of these would be extremely dangerous to the Allied cause, for although this would undoubtedly leave the German Army greatly weakened, it would also allow the German general staff to once again turn its attention to other fields of action—that is, against the Anglo-Amer ican forces, which might be in Africa, the Near East, or even Spain. One of the most pressing questions in the minds of the American public today seems to be “Will Russia join in our war against Japan?” At present that seems ex tremely unlikely. Japan is a powerful antag onist, and Russia must have withdrawn much of her equipment and manpower from Siber ia. The same, no doubt, holds true for Japan, but Russia is too busy in Europe to be able to pay much attention to the Far East at present. The use of the naval base at Vladi vostok would be useful to Allied forces, but does not seem to be vital, for a naval base or air base must be stocked with fuel, ammu nition, bombs, and replacement parts before it can be used. With Japanese sea and air superiority in the waters around the Empire of the Rising Sun, this would be impossible, and this base would be almost useless to the Allied high commands. The Kremlin is very close-mouthed. Few know what actually happens there under the auspices of Joseph Stalin, and at present Russia is just as great an interrogation mark as ever, except that the world does know that the Red army is much better than was supposed. THE BATTALION “No, no, Buck. It’s a MACHINE-GUN you’re supposed to be able to dismantle while blindfolded!” BACKWASH Charlie Babcock “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster Ancient Longhorn We were looking: through a complete file of A. & M. Long horns the other day—one particu lar annual caught our eye, the year, 1913. On page 139 of the book, the history of the junior class is written. A com parison between the setbacks and troubles of Ag gies in ’13 with those of today provides enlight ening reading. Consider the fol- Babcock lowing excerpts from page 139: The Junior Class entered the College at the openng of the ’lO-’ll session. Hazing was just coming into disfavor, and the faculty was beginning to weed it out in all its forms. Since that time, hazing has become a capital offense in the eyes of the faculty, and all a man has to do is haze, and his life, in so far as the A. & M. College is concerned, is finished. The Junior Class is by far the strongest class that has at tended the Agricultural and Mechanical College for many years, but since stepping from the train on that first memor able day, they have been be set by one continuous string of hard luck. Everything has gone wrong with the Class and the School. The Mess Hall and the Main Building have been destroyed; Varsity beat us last year in football and cancelled her ath letic relations with us; through the hardest kind of luck the Kansas Aggies beat us on Kyle Field, at the close of the most successful season we ever had, thus preventing us from claiming Southern honors in football; the meningitis scare of last year; the wholesale cannings of the present ses sion, together with the strike shortly afterwards; death of several of our most beloved classmates; the loss of several of our friends on the faculty; the move to consolidate A. & M. and Texas University; and now the proposed consolidation amendment before the people of Texas. • • • Celluloid Poll A recent survey conducted among college students in the U. S. indicates the likes and dislikes of Aggies where movies are con cerned. Take note Campus and Guion. Opinion was almost evenly di vided on the question of double features with 35 per cent of the students opposed to the twin bill attractions and 36 per cent in fav or of them. The remaining 29 per cent don’t care. However, more than three-fourths of the students polled disliked movie pro grams to last over two and a half hours. The survey also reveals that men attend movies more often than women and that both sexes attend because of the picture and not the stars in it. Another tabulation shows that favorite types of pictures for uni versity students are light comedies and musicals. -SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1942 COVERING campus dismoi'is WITH (g)T0M VANNOY g) A lot of action, comedy and ro- avoid pursuit from the army. It mance is packed into the picture at Guion Hall this afternoon at 1 o’clock. Richard Arlen and Jean Parker are featured in the third of this series of aviation stories, “FLYING BLIND.” Yes, there is no dearth of excitement in this one. There’s a lot of espionage and fighting all the way through. Arlen starts out as an airline pilot, and then organizes his own line for honeymooners from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Some for eign spies gets in the plane and force him to fly off his course to gets terrifically interesting before it’s all over. The legendary football star, who is a flash on the gridiron but can’t remember his classwork well enough to recall when Columbus (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) 4-1181 WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE CAMPUS Saturday — “NIGHT OF JANUARY 16,” with Robert Preston and Ellen Drew. Saturday prevue, Sunday, Monday — “RISE AND SHINE,” starring Jack Oakie, Lana Turner, and George Murphy. AT GUION HALL Saturday, 1 p. m.—“FLY ING BLIND,” with Richard Arlen and Jean Parker. Saturday, 6:45, 8:30—■ “THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING,” featuring Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, and Burgess Meredith. Monday—“SHINING VIC TORY,” with James Steph enson and Geraldine Fitzger ald. LAST DAY with Robert Preston — Ellen Drew also Donald Duck—Sports—Fox News PREVUE TONIGHT 11 P. M. SUNDAY — MONDAY JACK OAKIE GEOKGE murphy WALTER BRENNAN LINDA DARNELL MILTON BERLE Information Please — Fox News Popeye Cartoon RED CROSS BENEFIT GAME TODAY! FOR GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC RESULTS COME TO pi? AGGIELAND STUDIO North Gate 2?. Daniels Get the Newest in Both Styles on = VICTOR and PI DFRIRD RECORDS § VICTOR RECORDS 50e BLUEBIRD RECORDS 35« “Someone’s Rocking My Dream Boat”—Artie Shaw “Moonlight Cocktail”—Glenn Miller “Blues In The Night”—Charlie Barnet “Sing Your Worries Away”—Alvino Rey “I’ll Think Of You”—Tommie Dorsey This Collegiate World “It Happened In Hawaii”—Glenn Miller HASWELL’S inn r— i r mnr—ir inn r— i r :ACP Here is proof that Canada is military-minded: Royal Canadian air force pilots, visiting Kent to participate in De fense day, inquired of Kent State university co-eds whether their tan raincoats were uniforms furnished them by the university. Rio Grande (Ohio) college has found a new way to “award” scho larships. Odell Marchington out- scrambled 100 other high school seniors from six counties to re cover a $50 scholarship dropped from an airplane at Rio Grande’s High School festival. • • • Sophomore Walter Kane is work ing his way through Providence college—the easy way. Kane was elected two years ago to the Rhode Island general as sembly and this year 'he was re elected for a second two-year term. MAROONS vs. WHITES Red Cross Benefit Game Today Results! Aggies Win! FOR THE BEST RESULTS ON YOUR MONEY COME TO THE Aggieland Pharmacy See Our Valentine Candy! Pangburn’s Chocolates 30^ to $7.50 Boxes “Keep to Right at the North Gate” Movie GUION HALL SATURDAY — 1 P. M. Richard Arlen — Jean Parker in “flying Blind” SATURDAY — 6:45 & 8:30 “That Uncertain Feeling” with Merle Oberon — Melvyn Douglas SELECTED SHORTS