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Page 2 - THE BATTALION 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, is published three times weekly from September to June, is sued Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is pub lished 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 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3 a school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service. Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone 4-B444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated ColIe6iate 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 Saturday’s Staff D. C. Thurman Managing Editor W. A. Goforth 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 United We Stand... Every successful organization whether it be a person’s family, a large business establish ment, the United States Army or even the United Nations trying to fight the war, can not reach its goal unless it has at least a semblance of unity. Without unity a group becomes its own worst enemy, for the various factions in the group spend all of their ef forts fighting one another when the same energy could be used in accomplishing a definite purpose. The necessity for unity of the A. & M. student body is also essential. But the last few days have shown that 100% unity does not exist at our school today as it has in the past. The reason why it didn’t the first few days after the new chang es were announced are obvious: everyone was to stunned to rationalize the situation and each student had his own solution. Now, the student body has had over a week to calm down and coordinate ideas and formu late some definite plan, but still a plan agree able to all can’t be found. What one large group is for a minor group opposes and blocks. If we continue to have small groups of students trying to dominate the picture the senior class as well as the entire student body will never accomplish a thing. The minori ties must accept the plans of the majority, and all must put their wholehearted efforts into such plans. Arguing among ourselves will accomplish nothing. The first ideas accepted by the organiza tion commanders were killed on second pre sentation by the commanders themselves. No doubt there was good reason for such action. A new proposal has now come up. Should it be finally accepted the acceptance should be definite. Every individual student whether he agree with it or not should give his full support. A united front must be shown. Only unity will continue the advance A. & M. has made in years past. Chance to Express Your Ideas Every day someone on the campus feels that he has an idea which should be generally known all over the campus. Perhaps he will tell his room mate and a few of his friends and let the matter go at that, but nevertheless he shelters a discontented feel ing because he hasn’t spread his thought around to a greater extent. For these people there is an opportu nity, an opportunity which will increase the volume of their voices 6,000 fold. All that need to be done is to take advantage of the Open Forum column in The Battalion. In most cases all Open Forum letters re ceived are printed providing they meet with the signature requirement. The person writ ing the article must sign his own name in full. Initials will not suffice. Unsigned articl es are not even considered whether they are from freshmen, sophomores, juniors, men with or without contracts, or from the col lege staff. This is a policy which can not and will not be violated. But the opportunity is still open. Feel free to take advantage of what belongs to you, for the Open Forum column is yours. War Interpretations — — By Robert L. Freeland " FINLANDIA Public sentiment is extremely unpredictable, but so are the fortunes of war. If you will pause a moment to think back, only a little over one short year ago, the Finnish nation had the sympathy and tacit aid of the Amer ican people and government. Finnish Minist er to the United States, Mr. Procope, was re ceived at numerous diplomatic and social functions, and received letters numbering in the thousands sympathizing with the struggle of his little nation against a ruthless aggressor. There were small tin boxes and paper cartons in all the restaurants and cafes throughout the United States urging the American people to drop in their change for ‘Finnish War Relief’. Today, these are no longer to be seen. Why? In October, 1939, Finland was going about her business as usual, little dreaming that a month later she would be the object of a Russian attack. The eyes of all Amer icans were turned upon central Europe, and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was con fidently predicting a quick victory over Ger many. Then came Ihe Russian attack upon Fin land. Russia’s version was Finnish depreda tions across the border and a desire to gain additional land to make her borders safe from future “Finnish aggression.” The Finns told us that the attack was unprevoked and merely represented a desire of the Red Army to add another nation to her already vast territory, flushed with the succes of her armies in Poland after she joined in for the kill with her new-found friend, the Third Reich. The true story is yet to be told, but the latter version is probably nearer to the truth, and the Red Army’s desire to test out her weapons and give her men some fighting experience, probably looking ahead to a clash in the future with either Japan or Germany, or both, Karelia and almost all of present day Finland was once a part of Russia, so why not again, thought Joseph. The Mannaheim line was a tough nut to crack, and cost the Russians much, but it was accomplished, and Finland had to make a peace, giving strips of territory and a naval base on Hangoe Peninsular to Russia. She was now practically defenseless, but Finland rearmed with Amer ican aid. The democracies in the rest of the world had failed to give her aid. Finland became a benevolent dictatorship, if there is such a thing. When Germany attacked Russia, she joined in the attack, choosing as an ally a nation which is like an octopus—once its tenacles are in a victim, it never lets go until that country is devoured. The territory lost to Russia was regain ed with the help of Nazi legions and equip ment. Finland was ready to quit, but her ally, with thousands of troops within her borders said ‘No.’ and meant it. At Russia’s request, England declared war on Finland when the latter refused to make peace. But it is a token war, and as yet no British bombs have blasted‘Helsinki. Fin land fights, no doubt unwillingly. And she must continue to fight until either her mast ers call her off or until the body of the octopus is crushed. Her main contribution in the spring may be an attempt to cut the Murmansk-Moscow railroad. But although an enemy now, and although she will be on the opposite side of the conference table from us when peace is restored, you may be sure that the strains of Finlandia will once again be heard over a free, democratic Fin land several years hence. The World Turns On PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis * Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved ■ » “Who was th’ wise guy that said the army travels on : stomach?” BACKWASH BY Charlie Babcock “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster :By Dr. R. W. Steen: When will the war end? That question is ask ed hundreds of times a day, and no one can answer it. Winston Churchill, who is prob ably better qualified to speak on that sub ject than any other person made no attempt to answer the question in his recent address to Parliament. He admitted that the outlook for the imme diate future in the Pacific- is dark, but the more distant fu ture is bright. It is made bright by the courage of free peoples and those who wish to be free, and by the manpower and pro ductive ability of the United States. Certainly we can’t hope for victory in 1942, but it might be possible in 1943. steen A small American force has arrived in northern Ireland. Its function at the moment is to guard the bases prepared there last year by American workmen. We were not at war then, so Britain supervised the activity. These bases could serve only one possible use, and that is the use to which they will doubtless soon be put: to serve as reception bases for American troops on the way to European battlefields. This small force can hardly be described as an American Expeditionary Force, but it is doubtless the vanguard of such a force. Americans—even small numbers of them— in Europe at this time have a great psycho logical value. They will give encouragement to the English. They will discourage the Ger mans. Even more important is the fact that an American expeditionary force will make it possible for the British army to be placed in contact with the Germans. The British army of between two and four million men, probably well equipped by now, has been largely immobilized by geography. It has not been strong enough for an invasion of the continent. The Germans have not gone to England. The result is that the army has drilled and drilled and nothing more. One of the most interesting results of the arrival of this force is the protest made by the Irish government. The Irish seem quite hurt at not having been told all of the plans in advance. Ireland is a neutral coun try, and northern Ireland is not a part of the Irish Free State, so it is a bit difficult to see why the Irish government should have been consulted. More than a century ago an American naval commander sent a message famous for its brevity: “We have met the enemy and they are ours: two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.” This week the pilot of a naval plane made an equally definite statement in even less space. His report: “Saw sub; sank same.” Ye Olde Classified Unbelievable as it may be, we’ve found documentary evidence that there is actually an inanimate ob ject older than Ross Hall, more commonly known as Chateau de Rosse, 1347, or Fort Ross, the last out post. Still more unbelievable is that -this document is the pre historic object. Field Artillery freshman Jack Dempsey suppli ed us with the article in ques tion, a newspa per titled The Ulster County Gazette, dated Saturday, Janu ary 4, 1800. Headline type was as small as Babcock the body type of a modern paper. In fact, only the fourth page of the four-page jour nal carried items of unusual in terest. Several “classified ads” were run on that page, as follows: FOR SALE A neat, elegant, well-finish ed pleasure sleigh. Apply to James Hafbrouch. SAMUEL FREER Has just received an assort ment of goods adapted to the season, which he will dispose of for cash or country produce only, upon very moderate terms. SECOND NOTICE Of my wife Hannah is here by given; forbidding all per sons whatever from harboring or keeping her, and from trust ing her on my account, as I an determined to pay no debts of her contracting Matys Van Steenbergh • e • Air Raid Captain Culberson of the local Army Recruiting Service supplies us with the following which may help Aggies in time of air raid attack, if such ever comes to Col lege Station. AIR RAID INSTRUCTIONS FOR CIVILIANS 1. As soon as the bombs start ' dropping, run like hell. It does n’t matter where, as long as you run. Wear track shoes if possible. If the people running aJiead of you are slower and fall down, you won't have any trouble in passing them or jumping over them. 2. Take advantage of the op- portuities afforded you when the Air Raid sirens sound the warning of attack or black out; If in a bakery, grab a pie. If in a tavern, grab a beer. If in a movie, grab a blonde. 3. If you find an unexploded bomb, pick it up and shake it. Maybe the firing pin is stuck. 4. If an incendiary bomb is found burning a building, throw gasoline on it—you can’t put it out anyway, and you might just as well have a little fun. 5. When the first bomb falls, holler bloody murder. It will add to the fun and confusion and scares hell out of the kids. 6. It is well to have onions or limburger cheese handy as a snack before entering a crowd ed air raid shelter. It may make you a very unpopular fellow, but you’ll have lots of room for yourself. 7. If you should be a victim of a direct hit, don’t go to pieces. Just lie still and the sanitat ion squad will attend to you. 8. If an air raid warden starts to tell you what to do, knock him down and kick his teeth in. Wardens always save the best seats for themselves, any way. California University Experiments Produce Only Missing Element BERKELEY, Calif.—An un stable form of element No. 61, only missing item in the list of known chemicals of the material universe, has been produced in the University of California cyclotron and by experimenters at Ohio State university. Announcement of the experiment here- said a radioactive form of No. 61 was produced by bombard ing some rare earths with atomic bullets. The raw materials used were sent to Berkeley more than a year ago from Italy by Dr. Luigi Rolla, Italian chemist. The work was done by Dr. Elilio Segre, one of the discoverers of elements No. 43 and 85, and Dr. Chien Shiung-wu, a young Chinese woman researcher in nuclear phy sics. Get the Newest in Both Styles on VICTOR and W DEBIRD RECORDS VICTOR RECORDS 50c BLUEBIRD RECORDS S5« “Serenade For Strings”—Waltz—Freddy Martin “Angels Of Mercy”—Glenn Miller (Royalties on this record is split between Red Cross and the President’s Fund.) “I Don’t Want To Walk Without You”—Dinah Shore “Deep In The Heart Of Texas”—Alvino Rey “We’re The Couple In The Castle”—Sammy Kaye “Blues In The Night”—Artie Shaw HAS WELL* S 3QDE 3QQE 3QQE SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1942 COVERING campus distracte WITH i TOM VANNOY Charley Chaplin, who made his fame back in the silent era of motion pictures, got an inspira tion for a story that is bound to have you rolling in the aisles be fore it is all over. This is not to be conjectured once the picture gets under way. Chaplin gives “THE GREAT DICTATOR” fling and Jack Oakie gets rung in as II Duce. Chaplin’s first effort for a number of years is really tops in entertainment and will be shown at the Campus tomorrow and Mon day. The great comedian is the lead er of the followers of the Double Cross. Also he is a barber who was a soldier in the German Army in first war and lost his mind. The story flashes from one char acter to the other. When it is all put together, it’s a riot that has not been equalled for quite some time. When Chaplin and Oakie start to outdo each other in showing off their military might and egoism, the picture gets better than ever. If you are in need of some relaxation that is excellent, don’t miss seeing “The Great Dicta tor.” Bonnie Baker and Orrin Tucker This Collegiate World : =ACP= State Teachers college males of Greenville, W. Va., especially those from Louise Bennett hall, dormitory for men, are chanting a lot of once-familiar hit tunes these days and in addition a new number titled “Kanawha Hall Girls, Aren’t You Coming Out Tonight?” On more than one occasion, just after the shades of evening drop ped over the green campus, the male chorus, neither hand-picked nor formally trained, went like Romeos to the lawn in front of Kanawha hall, dormitory for women, and there offered the new vocal number, plus such old favor ites as “Especially for You,” and “Playmates, Come Out and Play With Me.” Not to be outdone, girls re sponded with a new version that sounded like “I’m Sorry, Play mates, I Cannot Play With You; I’m Campused, BOO! HOO! HOO!” To which the boys replied with Barbara Field’s arrangement of “Good Night, Ladies, Were Going To Leave You Now.” And what’s behind all this ing- ing? All but three girls in the hall recently violated bed-time rules and were “Sentenced” to demerits, which forbid their leaving the hall after 8 p. m. • • • Dr. Zeeb Gilman, oldest living graduate of Dartmouth college celebrated his 100th birthday at Redlands, Calif., on May 13. tried to get something started in the film at Guion hall at 1 o’clock today, “YOU’RE THE ONE,” It is all about the efforts that a sing er makes to land a job with a dance orchestra. The whole thing flopped rather flat. But if it’s a close-up of Wee Bonnie you’re wanting, then this should fill the bill. Bi'itain in war-time is depicted in the story of “BLACKOUT” at Guion hall tonight. Conrad Veidt and Frances Hobson play the roles of a Danish sea captain and a British intelligence agent, respec tively. The story of German agents at tempting to overpower them to ob tain vital information is lacking in dramatic polish, but it portrays splendidly the life in England un der the stress of the blockade and blackouts and bombing. WHAT’S SHOWING AT GUION HALL Saturday, 1:00—“YOU’RE THE ONE,” with Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, and Jerry Colonna. Saturday, 6:45, 8:30— ‘BLACKOUT,” featuring Conrad Veidt and Varelie Hobson. Monday — “SAINT’S VA CATION,” with Hugh Sin clair. AT THE CAMPUS Saturday —“THIS WOM AN IS MINE,” with Fran- chot Tone, Waltef Brennan and Carol Bruce. Saturday prevue, Sunday, Monday — “THE GREAT DICTATOR,” starring Char les Chaplin and Jack Oakie. LOUPOT’S- i Little Place BIG SAYINGS 4-1181 LAST DAY “THIS WOMAN IS MINE” Carol Franchot Bruce Tone PREVUE TONIGHT 11:00 P. M. SUNDAY — MONDAY The Great DICTATOR Go In 9:20 P. M. & See Both Shows Movie GUION HALL SATURDAY 1P.M. Bonnie Baker — Orrin Tucker in “You’re The One” 6:45 & 8:30 Conrad Veidt — Valeria Hobson in “BLACKOUT” Also MICKEY MOUSE