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THE BATTALION
-THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942
The Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
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Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station,
is published three times weekly from September to June, is
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lished weekly from June through August.
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1941 Member 1942
Fksocioted CbUe6icite Press
E. M. Rosenthal Acting Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
Mike Haikin Sports Editor
W. F. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor
Mike Mann Senior Sports Assistant
Chick Hurst Junior Sports Assistant
Circulation Staff
E. D. Wilmeth Circulation Manager
Photography Staff
Jack Jones Staff Phohographer
Bob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographer
Thursday’s Staff
Charlie Babcock Junior Managing Editor
Clyde C. Franklin Junior Editor
Ken Bresnen : Junior Editor
Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager
Reportorial Staff
Calvin Brumley, Kenneth C. Bresnen, Arthur L. Cox, W. J.
Hamilton, Jr., N. W. Karbach, Jack Keith, Tom B. Journeay,
Tom Leland, Charles P. McKnight, C. G. Scrugss, John May,
Douglass Lancaster.
We Won't Quit
Eight short days ago A. & M. had a system
of student life that was peculiarly its own.
It was a method which rewarded a student
for his seniority, created a desire for ad
vancement, and demanded respect. Then sud
denly the essence of the system’s machinery
was destroyed by a long authoritative arm.
Men all over the campus wouldn’t be
lieve what had happened. They felt that
the situation was only^ temporary; surely,
something could be done.
The leaders of the corps went to the
authorities, fought, begged, pleaded, and off
ered compromises, but all to no avail. A firm
foot has been placed down, and the strong
est student action has yet to have any ef
fect.
But Aggies aren’t quitters. The student
leaders are still fighting to maintain class
distinction and the advantages that go with
it. At the organization commanders meet
ing held early this week numerous plans
were suggested, and of them all only one
seemed practical enough to accomplish de
sired results.
This new plan will again reward a stu
dent for seniority, create a desire for ad
vancement, and demand respect. It doesn’t
have all the good points of the old system,
but it does have many of them.
There’s an old saying that if you don’t
have a dog, hunt with a cat. At first the
student leaders though that such a system
would have to be adopted here, but now they
realize they have a little pup which might
grow into something larger than they had
before.
Remember, if we keep our spirit, our
unity, and our determination, we can’t be
licked.
Elegance in prose composition is mainly
this: a just admission of topics and
words; neither too many nor too few of
of either; enough of sweetness in the
sound to induce us to enter and sit still;
enough of illustration and reflection to
change the posture of our minds when
they would tire; and enough of sound
matter in the complex to repay us for
our attendance. —Walter Landor
tion. New courses have been added and to
others have been given a bias of a military
nature. Wisdom would indicate that much
poise is necessary in proposals for curricular
shifts, as the men still need as much time as
possible for a well-balance curriculum of
humanities, social sciences and the natural
sciences.
Some real heart-serching may be neces
sary for changes in the college curriculum. It
would seem quite in order for colleges to in
sist that students be able to read before be
ing admitted to college, thus obviating col
lege courses in reading.
It is evident that the war will be won
more quickly if we can increase tremendously
our air forces both for land and sea. In
addition to courage and intelligence the pilots
and men in other branches of the air services
must have fundamental collegiate courses
in mathematics and the natural sciences. Off
erings in the high schools and colleges must
be available for training thousands of such
men. —AGP
Quotable Quotes
“Nothing is more clear than that the days of
national self-sufficiency have passed. What
ever the outcome of this present war no
single nation, not we ourselves, can stand
alone, free, secure, prosperous. We are each
of us vitally interested in each other. A
world community, of one sort or another,
there will be. The issue we now face is what
is to be its essential characteristic. The issue
is imminent and it is vital for us. On the one
hand there is the prospect of a community
in which the standards of international con
duct are those to which we have pledged
loyalty in our private lives and as citizens;
one that fosters honesty, kindliness, service
to others, a respect for the life of others, a
recognition of a general law that will serve
in behalf of the weak as well as the strong.
On the other hand there is the vision of that
which needs no definition: It lies before our
eyes in Czecho-Slovakia and Poland, Nor
way, Holland and Belgium, France Yugoslav
ia, Greece. That is a vision of horror which
cannot be dissipated by wishful thinking.”—
President Seymour of Yale university at
tacks those who avoid the facts in the pres
ent crisis.
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BACKWASH
BY
Charlie Babcock
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
Open Forum
College Speedups
Higher education must have for the coming
year an intelligent and a consecrated leader
ship. The selective service and other war
measures have already disturbed its pro
gram. More drastic changes are quite pos
sible.
In order to gain the victory in this
dreadful war and also to win the peace at its
conclusion the nation must have a steady
flow of educated leaders. This is not only
true for the military forces and govern
mental agencies, but equally so for industry,
business and the professions.
Very wisely has the selective service
made provision for deferment of induction
of those college students training to be phy
sicians, dentists, veterinarians, engineers,
physicists, chemists, biologists, geologists.
Because of the lowering of the minimum
age for selective service, most of the col
leges have decided to accelerate their pro
grams. For some years about two-thirds of
the member colleges in the Association of
American Colleges have had summer ses
sions. The length of these sessions has varied
from six to twelve weeks. The tendency now
is for colleges to have full summer quarters
of twelve weeks in length.
With this acceleration in the college
program, the capable student will be able to
complete graduation requirements in three
years. If similar acceleration can be made in
the grades, another year can be saved in
the educational process. For brilliant pupils
it has been possible for some time to save a
year in the pre-college programs.
With the saving of the two years sug
gested above, the average young man should
be able to complete his college course and be
ready for the call to selective service at the
age of 20.
. Colleges are making changes in the cur
riculum to meet the exigencies of the situa-
To The Battalion:
For one to properly understand the act
ions and customs of any nation, state, stu
dent body, or group of people correctly it
is necessary that the life, characteristics,
and daily routine of living be fully under
stood. If one does not belong to this group
they are liable to consider only how they
would feel under the same circumstances or
else proper allowance will not be made for
the different conditions. This principle
should have special emphasis in considering
any measure at A. & M.
WE ARE STUDENTS, and under very
different circumstances than any other stu
dent body in the State. The location of A. &
M. together with the fact that it is not
co-educational throws the boys continually
in one another’s company. There being no
fraternities the divisions of the student body
are restricted to the four classes—Senior,
Junior, Sophomore, and Fish, corresponding
to the length of time these men have been
at college and to the military organizations
according to the preference of the student.
As every class has its members almost
equally divided between the organizations,
and the companies have men from all class
es; there are no well-defined laws of divis
ion. This tends to create what we have al
ways referred to as Aggie spirit. Every one
is bound together by class, by organization,
and by custom creating a spirit of familiarity
and companionship and giving us a state of
unity and self government.
Seniors, of course, direct the policies
and movements (or at least always have in
the past) that are of importance to the corps
and the Aggie way. There are several rea
sons for this, the most important being age
and experience and an application of nature’s
law of the survival of the fitest which leaves
only 25% at the end of four years.
As for the tragedy of the so called “Fish
Life,” I speak not only for myself but also
for thousands of others when I say that I
believe it is invaluable in the training of
any boy. It’s value is something you can’t
write down in black and white, and it’s
something you can’t put in a man’s heart by
words. While some few bleeds come into the
executives’ offices, think of the thousands
of parents who would just as quickly say,
“I know it did my son good.” Yes good cul
tured, educated, taxpaying Americans living
right here in the State of Texas will tell you
it helped and did not harm their boy.
Hiding behind national defense and hold
ing advanced contracts over our heads, the
Board of Directors of our institution is try
ing to take away everything that the Aggies
believe in. This board met and decided the
policies that we were to follow from now on
without allowing the student body so much
as one representative. The way the situation
now stands the student body of A. & M. can
not serve their country and be democratic
at the same time. There is no one any more
patriotic and more ready to aid in national
defense than the Aggies. They also'believe
in the democratic way of life. If someone
will show us how doing away with tradition
will aid national defense we will be more than
glad to give up what is dear to us. How about
it, old army?
J. L. Standefer, ’43
Debunking the New Regime . . .
No use denying the facts. Regard
less of whether the corps accepts
any “compromise plan” or not, the
cold opinion is prevalent that A.
& M. will never be A. & M. until
room orderly and
fish service is
JSSmmmkL returned. Aggies
-S-: 11 are certainly un-
but it is quite ev
ident that all are
dissatisfied with
the new 8-day
farce. And some
Babcock are voicing their
dissatisfaction with violence. Boy
cotting of any college activity (ath
letic contests, Town Hall, and oth
er functions) and harassing mem
bers of the executive committee
night and day seems to be the pres
ent effort . . . .Contrary to cer
tain rumjbrs, your ]author still
takes to the air waves over WTAW
every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat
urday at 11:55 a.m. ... A worthy
item on anyone’s calendar of events
should be the T-Club’s benefit
picture show tomorrow night in
the Assembly Hall. Shots of sev
eral 1941 games will be on display.
• • •
On to Berlin
It may take two generations to
do it, but it seems that the U. S.
stands a fair chance to win this
war. Take a look at the following
case:
Private William Dendy of Lo-
gansport, Indiana, stationed at
Sheppard field, recently made pub
lic a note he found in the pocket
of a pair of pajamas issued to
him by the quartermaster.
The note read:
“Dear soldier boy in France:
“As long as we are not priv
ileged to go to the front to
help lick the kaiser, the next
best thing we can do is to
work at the Red Cross.
“We hope that you will like
these nice pajamas—good luck
and God-speed.”
The note, signed by Lillian A.
Longshore of Kane, Pa., was dat
ed July 10, 1918.
This Collegiate World
:ACP
The pretty girl with the blonde
curls and a consistent C average is
being relegated as a luxury by RO-
TC men at Vermont university, at
least for the duration.
Members of Champlain Sabers,
honorary military society, have de
cided that the first qualification a
girl must have to reign as Co-ed
Major at Military Ball is charac
ter. In descending order the requir
ed qualifications are class stand
ing, activities, personality and,
least improtant, appearance.
To arrive at a selection, the
Sabersmen have put the first choice
of cadidates to the women them
selves. Each dormitory and soror
ity is directed to select a candidate.
Names and pictures of these char
acter girls are submitted to Col. G.
F. N. Dailey, head of the military
science department, and a group of
university professors. - These gen
tlemen will remember not to be
lieve their eyes and eliminate all
but four girls.
Higher ROTC students then will
choose the character girl.
• • •
Art is all right in its place, but
when the art is a nude statue, its
place isn’t the library of the Den
ver university. So “Summer,” a
modem classic nude cast in bronze
by the French sculptor, Aristide
Maillol, is back in her niche at the
Denver Art museum.
The trouble started when “Sum
mer” was lent to the university
by the museum to assume her
stance in the Renaissance room of
Mary Reed library. She had been
there only a few days when a pro
fessor asked at a faculty meeting:
‘When is that statue going to be
moved?”
It wasn’t so much what he said as
the derogatory tone he used that
caused art professors to leap to her
defense.
“She doesn’t belong in a library,"
one faction contended. “Students
go there to study, not to be dis
tracted—by art or anything else.”
To which the art instructors re
plied: “Of course students go to
the Renaissance room to study. Art
is a study, too. And we would be
shirking our duty if we failed to
give students a chance to see and
appreciate the great works of art.”
The anti-“ Summer” faction,
charging she attracted too many
students to the library—but not
to pore over its books—suggested
the nude be placed in the univers
ity stadium. “She could draw as
many people as she wanted down
there without disturbing anyone.
The stadium needs filling, anyway,"
they pointed out.
A college columnist took sides
with the anti-“Summer” faction.
“She could be retired to a quiet
comer—where always the obvious
appears more subtle and the artis
tic more comfortable,” Lewis Kora-
field said in the Clarion. He describ
ed “Summer” as “a rather peasant
looking woman with thick ankles
and a fine carriage” who is “stand
ing in the draft.”
“Summer finally was removed to
the museum where she is so highly
regarded that she is insured for
$30,000.
• • •
When Jessica Dragonette appear
ed at Kent State university (Ohio)
to present a voice concert, she
received a new addition to her
colection of hats with meanings.
The addition was a Kent State
1945 freshman dink. Robert Byrne,
president of the freshman class,
presented the dink to Miss Drag
onette at a press conference.
• • •
Bernard M. Fitzgerald, profes
sor of evidence at Loyola university
law school, is serving as special
counsel with the compliance divis
ion of price administration and civ
ilian supply at Washington.
The renowned Burma Road is
the scene of the story of the pic
ture at the Campus today and to
morrow entitled “BURMA CON
VOY.” Charles Bickford is an
American truck-driver carrying
supplies to the beleaguered Chi
nese. Just as he is about to quit
the job to return to American, his
younger brother is killed because
he has uncovered the source of the
leak of information to the Japanese
about shipments to China.
Supplying the feminine interest
is Evelyn Ankers as the daughter
of a Scotchman. The story is well-
filled with thrills and action and
promises to be an evening of well-
spent time. The junior class of the
Consolidated high school is spon
soring the show in its efforts to
raise funds for the class treasury.
Tickets for the affair may be pur
chased from any member of the
class.
Grind, Grind, Grind! And Holly
wood grinds out another show that
is nothing to get inspired about. It
is “THIS WOMAN IS MINE” at
the Campus tomorrow and Satur
day. Carol Bruce who made her
fame and name on Broadway as
the Louisiana lovely in “Louisiana
Purchase” comes to movieland and
gets put into something like this.
It just isn’t right, but it is all
done now. She is a stowaway on
a fur-trader’s boat bound for Ore
gon back in the early 1800’s. She
thought it was going to Paris, but
somebody made a mistake.
Franchot Tone is on board as
the representative of the fur com
pany. John Carrol is the seaman
who smuggled her on the boat.
And Walter Brennan is the ship’s
captain who finally saves the day.
So the story goes on and on and
nothing that amounts to so very
much is ever accomplished.
Joan Crawford has done a truly
great performance in the gripping
story of “A WOMAN’S FACE”
which will be at Guion Hall today
Lignite Coal Deposits
Surveyed by N Dakota
Grand Forks, N. D.—Research di
rected at widening the use of
North Dakota’s large lignite coal
deposits is being conducted at the
University of North Dakota, by H.
G. Yuster, instructor in chemical
engineering.
A carbonizing unit under con
struction will remove lignite con
stituents such as coal tar, ammonia,
and water, and the char obtained
in the process will be used to pro
duce activated lignite.
and tomorrow. The locale of the
story is in Sweden. Co-starred with
Miss Crawford are Melvyn Doug
las and Conrad Veidt.
The picture is sure to hold your
interest until the very end. Miss
Crawford plays the part of a
woman who has been shunned by
the world because of her mutilated
face. She hates the world and trys
to get revenge for the treatment
she has received at its hands.
You will find “A Woman’s Face”
is an extraordinarily fine motion
picture well worth the time and
one that will not be forgotten for
quite some time.
WHAT’tf SHOWING
AT THE CAMPUS
Thursday—“BURMA CON
VOY”, featuring Charles
Bickford and Evelyn Ankers.
Benefit Junior Class Consoli
dated High School.
Friday, Saturday—“THIS
WOMAN IS MINE”, with
Franchot Tone, Walter Bren
nan ,and Carol Bruce.
AT GUION HALL
Thursday, Friday—“A WO
MAN’S FACE,” starring
Jona Crawford and Melvyn
Douglas.
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