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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,
IB published three times weekly from September to June; m-
faed Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is pub-
ihhed weekly from June through August.
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College
Itation, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March t, 1878.
Subscription rate, $3 a school year. Advertising rates
upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service,
tne., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
t-5444.
1941 Member 1942
Plssocided Gol!e6iate Press
Don Gabriel Editor
■. M. Rosenthal Associate Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
Mike Haikm Sports Editor
W. T. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor
Xike Mann ' Senior Sports Assistant
ferooks Gofer Junior Sports Editor
Chick Hurst Junior Sports Editor
Circulation Staff
Bene Wilmeth ..Circulation Manager
Bill Hauger Senior Circulation Assistant
F. D. Asbury Junior Assistant
SOI Huber, Joe Stalcup - Circulation Assistant
Photography Staff
Jack Jones Staff Photographer
Bob Crane. Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Thursday’s Staff
B. M. Rosenthal Acting Managing Editor
John Sleeper Advertising Assistant
Clyde C. Franklin Junior Editor
Tom Yannoy Junior Editor
Reportorial Staff
Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, James R. Dennis, Selig
Frank, John M. Holman, W. J. Hamilton, Jr., Tom Howard,
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^
The Least We Can Do
Loyal and true Americans, men willing to do
the utmost for the good of democracy and
their country—this has been the light in
which A. & M. graduates and students have
been looked upon and in which they have
looked at themselves since 1876 when Gath-
right first swung open its doors. The acid
test of 1917 and 1918 proved this to be the
full truth.
Today another situation has arisen
which will again put A. & M. men to the
acid test. Little doubt is in anyone’s mind
what the result will be.
But to be prepared fully for this test in
the short time available, to be ready morally,
mentally, and physically, some changes have
been deemed necessary by the college author
ities. These changes may cost the sacrifice
of personal pleasures and conveniences, but
this is little enough to give up in the face of
national emergency.
The President of the United States
asked that every person build himself up
mentally and physically to the fullest ex
tent so that the nation as a whole be ready
for any eventuality. Our new program and
yesterday’s action by the executive com
mittee is A. & M.’s answer to this request.
There is another reason for this change.
A. & M. is considered one of the Nation’s
foremost developers of military leaders. Now,
our school is expected to continue the deve
lopment of officers to an even greater ex
tent than it has in the past. Aggies are now
supposed to be the finished product, and
this goal cannot be attained unless definite
changes are made in the military routine of
life at Aggieland.
Some students may feel the pinch of the
sacrifices, but if these men are true Aggies
and true Americans they will not complain.
No, their action will be the opposite for they
know that nothing is too great a sacrifice
for the good of the American way of life.
THE UNITED STATES IS AT WAR!
I know no method to se&are the re
peal of bad or obnoxious laws so ef
fective as their stringent execution.
—Ulysses Grant.
Publications Will Carrg On
Heartening news to the cadet corps was the
action taken Monday by the Student Activi
ties Board when it adopted a broad policy of
maintaining student publications on a 12
month basis.
As the college prepared to enter into a
streamlined educational program for the du
ration of the war, it became apparent that
every effort must be made to insure that
college life would continue uninterrupted.
The June-October session must be considered
by all as a regular session and not a glorified
summer school.
The Activities Board recognized this
fact when is adopted a 12 month policy for
all publications. Specific provision was made
that The Battalion would continue as a tri
weekly publication. Within the past four
years, The Battalion has emerged from a
weekly paper into a tri-weekly, and the board
realized that this policy should be continued.
Of vital importance to all members of
graduating classes during the emergency
was the announcement that each graduating
class would have a Longhorn. Eventually
this may mean a great deal of readjustment
for the yearbook, but the publications office
will make every effort to see that every
senior will have a Longhorn.
Present plans also call for the publica
tion of The Battalion Magazine as well as
the college’s two technical publications, The
Agriculturist and The Engineer. These also
have come to play a very important role in
student activities on the A. & M. campus.
Members of the board should be com
mended on their far-sightedness in providing
for the continuation of these student activi
ties.
Something to Read
—- Ry Dr. T. F. Mayo ,:=ir=
Reading in War Time
The most important thing in war time, it
seems to me, is to remember that war time
will not last forever. Wars are short; history
is long.
Of course, while it lasts, the war and
its demands must take precedence of every
thing else. We are in a fight, and in a fight
you must win—or else. Fortunately for us,
we have a good cause to fight for, and a
good chance to win if we buckle down and
try.
Also fortunately for us, we have history
on our side: That is, if we should lose, the
current of history would be violently diverted
from the course which it has been following
for three hundred years. If we win, we shall
simply be keeping open the channel through
which the stream of history can go on flow
ing in the same direction, in the direction
which for three centuries has been the nor
mal one, in the direction of more freedom, a
greater degree of equality of opportunity,
more decency and kindliness and intelligence
in the relations between man and man.
There are two great dangers. One is
that we may not win; but we are aroused at
last, and we can win. The other danger is
less obvious: It is that in our intense con
centration on winning we may lose sight of
what we are fighting for, of the grand his
torical tendencies mentioned above: toward
more freedom, more social justice, more de
cency and kindliness and intelligence. It is
to avoid this danger that you are urged to
read in war time at least some of the great
sober books which most fully express these
grand historical tendencies which we are
fighting to maintain.
For one thing, try re-reading the Four
Gospels in the New Testament. After all, the
Sermon on the Mount will continue to in
fluence human development long after Mein
Kampf is enshrined in a historical Chamber
of Horrors. And while you have your Bible
open, read the Book of Job and Esther and
Ruth.
Then read one or two of the great novels
of the world: Dostoevsky’s The Brothers
Karamazov is about as great as any of them.
Without shutting his eyes to any evil what
soever, the author leaves you with a sense
of the dignity of man, and of the continuity
and upward trend of his history. Even a
humorous novel like Fielding’s Tom Jones
somehow makes you better satisfied to be
long to the same species which includes Mus
solini. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bond
age deals with problems which will interest
young men much longer than tanks and
Stukas.
Praise, like gold and diamonds, otves its
value only to its scarcity.
—Samuel Johnson
The World Turns On
By A. F. Chalk
It will be interesting to observe the reaction
of Congress to the recommendations of the
President concerning the pending tax pro
gram. Many politicians have expressed be
lief that the “feathers must be plucked where
it will hurt the least.” This familiar tech
nique of political feather plucking is utilized
most frequently before an election year, and
the present crisis may not cause any mater
ial change in this traditional procedure.
One of the most violent debates will
probably occur when the problem of the
sales tax is considered. It is commonly rec
ognized that a sales tax is not an equitable
form of taxation, because it does not con
form to the widely-accepted “ability to pay”
principle of taxation. Most congressmen are
well aware of this fact, but many of them
will be willing to vote for such a tax. These
votes will ostensibly be cast for reasons of
expediency—the theory being that it is bet
ter to use any method which will yield large
revenues without causing great political re
percussions. The President as expressed op
position to a sales tax but it is generally be
lieved that he would accept such a measure
without anything more than a mild protest.
The question arises as to what the sourc
es of additional revenue will be if the sales
tax is not adopted. The President has sug
gested that $2,000,000,000 be raised by in
creasing Social Security taxes. The remain
ing $7,000,000,000 are, according to his pro
posal, to be raised primarily by means of in
creases in excess profits taxes, personal in
come taxes, and most of the existing excise
taxes.
This $9,000,000,000 tax program will ap
pear to be very severe, but the fact is that it
should not be looked upon as a final tax
measure. With an estimated deficit of $33,-
000,000,000 for the coming fiscal year (as
suming the pending $9,000,000,000 tax bill
is enacted) it can readily be seen that taxes
are likely to go even higher in the near fu
ture.
Within a relatively short period of time,
we will likely utilize more fully the excess
profits tax and most of the excise taxes. The
need for additional revenue will be so great
that a general sales tax will have an excel
lent chance of being adopted for the duration
of the war. In addition to these tax increases,
there will very likely be instituted a form of
forced savings comparable to that used in
England. We should make every effort to
try to curtail the vastly increased purchas
ing power of the people, because the supply
of consumer goods is diminishing at a rapid
pace. The only alternative is to permit a rapid
rise in the general price level.
THE BATTALION
-THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942
Kollegiate Kaleidoscope
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COURSES NOW BEING OFFERED
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PART TIME STUDENTS' ENROLLED
AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY THAN
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ANY OTHER COLLEGE, EXCEPTING
CALIFORNIA /
BACKWASH
BY
Charlie Babcock
An agitation resulting from aoma action or occurranea."—Webstar
Cinema Record
Capitalizing on a most timely
appearance before the public eye,
“Sergeant York,” Warners’ bio
graphical film of the greatest hero
of World War I, is topping all
Houston movie records, according
to the latest re
ports from the
ater officials in
that city.
Sergeant York
is now in its sev
enth consecutive
week in the down-
state metropolis,
having played
three weeks at
Babcoab Majestic and then
four at the Kirby. It will be held
over at least through this week
at the Kirby.
Setting a record also in the num- owner-
her of movie fans who have seen
this stirring picturization of the
life of a true American, “Ser
geant York,” through last Friday
night, had played to 99,673 paid
admissions.
• • •
Leg Leather
At any rate, anyone knowing the
whereabouts of the jacket could
restore a freshman’s faith in the
human race by returning it to the
Fish Huff, F-7 Walton.
FOR A
GOOD NEAT
HAIRCUT
Juniors are wondering whether
the customary senior boots will
be generally accepted as dress
wear for four-year men next scho
lastic year.
Let’s quote the facts. Through
Tuesday, nearly two hundred pair
of boots had been ordered by pros
pective seniors from the two lead
ing boot makers, Holick and Luc-
chese.
That seems to be a strong indi
cation that boots will retain their
traditional popularity with sen
iors.
C • •
Mailbag
You Just Can’t Beat
the
Y.M.C.A. BARBER
SHOP
OLD “Y”
box
day
the
Our usually empty P. O.
produced a letter the other
from a certain member of
Class of ’45.
The fish began his letter with:
“In your column in The Battal
ion, you are persistently trying to
boost Aggie tradition and honesty.
COVEFUMG
caps disMioNs
WITH £$
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For something in the upper feaure to be shown at the Campus
realm of entertainment don’t miss today. George Sanders and Wendy
seeing “THE CHOCOLATE SOL- Barrie play the leading roles in
DIER,” at Guion Hall today orchis typical detective story that
tomorrow. Nelson Eddy and Rise lacks a punch to make it really
Stevens have been starred in one thrilling.
of the year’s best musical shows. Brian Donlevy and Maria Montez
Miss Stevens makes her debut contribute a Sotuh Sea atmosphere
in motion pictures from the stage
of the Metropolitan Opera and it
to “SOUTH OF THITI” and Brod
Crawford makes up the trio. Any
seems that this will not be her similarity between this picture and
last picture either. She has great the “Road” to Singapore oT Zanzi
possibilities as a motion picture bar is probably no mistake. It’s
star as well as an outstanding rather pleasing on the eye, and
performer in the opera.
“THE GAY FALCON,”
is
Well, here’s another of those ‘ex
amples’.”
The Aggie goes on with his
case by stating that he left his
green and white jacket in the auto
mobile of a Tyler Aggie while
highwaying home Christmas. The
freshman had his name on the in
side of the jacket and can’t under
stand why it hasn’t been returned.
Perhaps the Tyler Aggie doesn’t
feel obligated to remember the
fish’s name, since the fish didn’t
remember his. But that isn’t the
right attitude. More than likely
the Tyler Aggie is like thousands
of other cadets—lazy—and just
hasn’t taken time out to return
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Thursday — “THE GAY
FALCON,” with George San
ders and Wendy Barrie.
Friday, Saturday —
“SOUTH OF TAHITI,”
featuring Brian Donlevy,
Brod Crawford, and Maria
Montez.
AT GUION HALL
Thursday, Friday — “THE
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER,”
with Nelson Fddy and Rise
Stevens.
Saturday, 1:00—“THREE
SONS O’ GUNS,” with
Wayne Morris and Marjorie
Rambeau.
Saturday, 6:45, 8:30—
“PASTOR HALL,” starring
Wilfrid Lawson and Nova
Pilbeam.
that is about all. In all the other
the departments the story falls just
a little short of specifications. It
will be at the Campus Friday and
Saturday.
In a sleepy little German town of
Altdorf, there is a pastor known as
“PASTOR HALL.” When the
Nazis came into power in Ger-
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THE GAY FALCON
With
George Sanders — Wendy Barrie
Also
Popeye Cartoon, Sports, Popular
Science
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
Also
Donald Duck Cartoon — Sport
Latest Movietone News
PREVUE SAT. NIGHT 11 P. M.
SUNDAY — MONDAY
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Information Please — News
Popeye Cartoon
This
Collegiate
World
:ACP:
“Sleep late, and, let the Mer
cury Book Service return your ov
ernight reserve hooks to any cam
pus library before 9 a.m.”
That is the appeal being made
he two enterprising Brown uni
versity students who are setting
up a book returning service—for
a price, of course.
The entrepreneurs, Vincent J.
Luca and William P. Saunders, fig
ure that many students would ra
ther pay a nickel to be sure their
books are returned on time than
pay the library’s fine of 10 cents
for every 15 minutes that a res
erve book is overdue.
With an average of 450 reserve
books on overnight loan during
the week, at the Providence, R. I.,
school, Luca and Saunders can
make a maximum of $22.50 a week.
Movie
GUION HALL
THURSDAY & FRIDAY — 3:30 & 6:45
The Chocolate Soldier
With
Nelson Eddy and Rise Stevens
News — “The Flying Bear ,, — Comedy
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