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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.
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1941 Member 1942
Associated GoUe6iate Press
Don Gabriel
B. M. Rosenthal
Ralph Criswell
Editor
Associate Editor
Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
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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
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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
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HASWELL’S
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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.
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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
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