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Page 2 THE BATTALION - -SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1942 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural an4 Meehanical College of Texas and the City of College Btatkm, h published thnee .imefl weekly from September to June, fca soed Tuesday, Thursday, ano Saturday mornings; and is pub- Qsbcd 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 S, 1870. Subscription rate $3 a school year, a request. Advertising rates Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, be., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and Sea Francisco. Office, Room 122, Admin Miration Building. Telephone 1941 Member 1942 (Associated Golle6iate Press R. M. Rosenthal Aeting Editor Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager Sports Staff Hike Haikin Sports Editor W. F. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor Mile* Mann Senior Sports Assistant Chick Hurst Junior Sports Assistant Circulation Staff E. D. WGmeth Circulation Manager Photography Staff desk Jones Staff Phohographer Bob Crane, Ralph Stensel Assistant Photographer Saturday’s Staff D. C. Thurman Managing Editor Keith Kirk Junior Editor Robert L. Freeland.. Assistant Editorial Writer Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager Reportorial Staff Tom Leland, Jack Kieth, W. J. Hamilton, Nelson Karback, Tom Journeay, Leonard Griffin, John May, Bill Fox, Doug Lancaster, Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Charles P. Mc- Knight, C. G. Scruggs. On the Food Front Consumption of sugar in the United States in 1941 reached the enormous total of near ly 8,000,000 tons, at least 1,000,000 tons more than normal. Reserve stocks, as a con sequence were seriously reduced. Shipments of sugar from the Philippine Islands, ordinarily amounting to 1,000,000 tons have been entirely cut off by the war. The United States has also promised to make large stocks of sugar available to the United Nations, chiefly Great Britain, Canada and Russia. A substantial part of the Cuban crop must be converted into molasses for the pro duction of war necessary alcohol. And this is just what is happening to any number of American necessary supplies in this critical period. We face a reduction of laboring men in the fields of our nation and a reduction in import supplies from any number of nations. Too, we face an increased demand over any which present supplies will meet. Lack of machinery necessary to large scale produc tion cannot be overcome until some of the metals necessary to produce this machinery can be turned from the war materials pro duction. In the effort to overcome these and oth er difficulties this nation must be prepared to become more self sufficient when neces sary and yet prepared to enter world trade again when the peace comes. Once the war is over the economic struggle is going to begin, which may be the worst of the two. A long train of these practices has at length unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind) the throne greater than the king himself. —William Pitt Something to Read PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis COVERING :By Dr. T. F. Mayo: THE GREAT GAME OF POLITICS If one really wants to find out what makes the wheels of government really go around, there is no better source than this. As a political writer of more than a quarter of a century, the author draws on his actual experiences in and with political organiza tions, and shows us how the legal framework of our governmental organizations, and laws provide us with a poor description of how a governmental unit actually works. Mr. Kent takes us into the cloakroms of legislative halls, into hotel rooms of delegates to politi cal conventions, and shows us that in these behind-the-scenes incidents, the real work ings of governments in this country of ours takes place. A course in American Govern ment and the reading of the Constitution may try to tell us how the government is supposed to operate, but this book gives us the information on how the extra-legal or ganizations, the political parties, and their agents have affected in practice, these “sup- posed-to-be” operations. THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN CAPITAL ISM by Louis M. Hacker. The contrasting viewpoints of these two authors on the development and operation of our economic organization will give the read er a good foundation for a critical estimate. The first one by Mr. Hacker, is a brilliant and interesting summary of the highlights of the organizations and factors that have been the background of our present economic system. Starting with the origins in English and Colonial times, the author has done an excellent job of selecting those things which are necessary to give the reader a well round ed knowledge of the economic development of our country, at least down to the turn of the 20th century. The second volume is in reality an antidote to the optimism expressed in the first one. Mr. Davis has put the so- called “capitalistic system” on the spot, and with a brilliant array of facts and quotations, questioned the results of the “profit motive” to govern properly the economic system un der which we live. One may not agree with the severe and relentless criticism of the high figures in finance, commerce, and in dustry, but it does cause one to stop and try to take stock of the situation. As Mr. J. P. Wernette in the Harvard Business Review has put it, “The indictment is sweeping and savage—. It is liberally buttressed with evi dence; facts and figures are named. It is of course, evidence for the prosecution and it is given boldly. Much argument and certain of its implications would be weakened if were subjected to cross examination.” Not only to the student of economics, but for the gen eral reader who wishes to be informed on what has happened, and what is happening to our economic system, these two books are very worthwhile, and at the same time, very easy to read. The World Turns On FORT CUS7£R. caps diMM WITH §? UlTOM VANNOY O IOT2I Cupr IV41, King Features Syndicate, hu . World right* iv*t\cv1 “Nothing new to report, sir, except your watch stopped about three minutes ago!”' ANimAL ODDITIES BY Tex Lynn Outstanding among the distrac tions on the campus this week-end is the corps danc^! in Sbisa Hall at 9 o’clock tonight with music sup plied in more than ample style by Toppy Pearce and his Aggieland Orchestra. The usual admission price will prevail. At Guion Hall today Richard Ar- len and Eva Gabor are playing in “FORCED LANDING.” It is a tale of an American pilot who gets mixed up in the governmental squabbles of an island in the Pa cific. While engaging in a few aerial gunbattles and being cap tured by rebels and generally keep ing everything stirred up, Arlen manages to fall in love with Eva Gabor, daughter of one of the island’s chiefs. War-torn London is the scene of “CONFIRM OR DENY” showing at the Campus tomorrow and Mon day. Don Ameche is an American correspondent who tries to get stories by the censors about the war. Joan Bennett is a member of the censor service who keeps him from sending news to the world. Ameche is in love with Joan and while trying to get his stories checked, he concentrates on the ro mantic angle. It seems however that the love affair is more im portant than the news story wait ing to be sent to American papers. The film is very timely, but it seems to fall a little flat in spots. (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) Campus Dial 4-1181 LAST DAY (^“GREATEST EVER MADE!" :By Dr. R. W. Steen: Your Club and Mine At A & M the numerous clubs take the place of the fraternities to which students at other universities belong. Here the student has the opportunity of meeting fellow stud ents who have the same interests and they form a place for the mutual exchange of ideas. Many of the larger clubs can bring in noted speakers, who can give the student many valuably ideas, stimulate his thoughts, and impart much to his general education. The smaller clubs have entertaining pro grams, and these add much to the enjoyment of life at A & M for the average student. At the first of each semester, attendance to the various clubs is rather large, but as the semester wears along, many drop out either because they lose interest, don’t care to pay their dues, or “just have something else to do.” One of the most striking ex amples of this was at the last meeting of the Cosmopolitan Club, this last Sunday. At the first meeting of the year, there were approximately 35 students present and sev eral members of the faculty, whereas at the last meeting, besides the club officers, there were only four other students present, and about 20 members of the faculty present. Can it be that if members of the faculty con sider it worth their while to attend, that the meeting holds nothing for the student? Un fortunately this has been the case at many of the recent club meetings. Even the Economics club, one of the strongest organi zations on the campus, had a drop in attend ance at the last meeting. The officers of the various clubs on the campus have to do a great deal of work for the club, to get speakers, plan entertain ments, etc. It is disheartening to these offi cers to come to the meeting with a well pre pared program, and find only a handful of students. Sometimes the expenses of the speakers have to be paid. Refreshments cost money. There are other outlays which the club officers must make, and which are to be met by dues collected. If the students paid no dues, these programs wouldn’t be possible. To help boost the value of the clubs by contributing your efforts benefits all con cerned. So let’s all do the work, and attend dub meetings regularly and pay our dues on time and cheerfully. It’ll pay dividends in the long run. The approach of spring is doubtless bringing with it sleepless nights for statesmen in Vichy, Madrid and Libson. No statesman in any one of these capitals can read the fu ture with any degree of certainty, and after so many months of doubt the suspense must be terrible. The tortuous course followed by Vichyfrance is leading her closer and closer to open alliance with Germany. Spain is quite sympathetic with the Axis and would be glad to aid the totalitarian powers if there was any way of being certain that they would win. Portugal would like to remain neutral, but may not be able to. Recent developments make it more and more apparent that America and Britain have very little influence at Vichy. Every week brings to light new evidence of mili tary assistance given to Germany by the French. Americans are inclined to have great sympathy for France, and to assume that she really wants to aid the Allies but is too much under the control of Germany to do so. This may be true of the average French man, but it seems not to be true of the gen tlemen at Vichy. Petain was never a great admirer of the English, while Darlan has great hatred for them. It should also be remembered that Laval, Darlan and others have openly and willingly taken their stands with the Ger mans. They are for the Axis for the very good reason that their political future de pends upon the outcome of the war. If Ger many wins they will doubtless be given places as overstuffed puppets. If Germany loses they can hope for little in the way of reward. It is safe to assume, therefore, that they will give all aid possible to Germany, and that they will move as fast as they can force French opinion to let them go. The most important contributions Vichy france could make to the Axis at the moment would be the use of French bases on the Med iterranean and the use of the French navy. There is some evidence that the only thing that has saved the navy up to now is the belief that the crews might mutiny. That fear will not halt Laval, Darlan, Petain and Company for long once they are convinced that the need of Germany is desperate. The French navy added to those of Ger many and Japan and the remnants of the Italian navy would make a formidable force. It could play a major role in the battle of the Mediterranean or in the battle of the At lantic. The democracies always try to move with decent respect for the conventions, but that is often a costly business when dealing with an unscrupulous foe. Decency aside, it might be wise to deal with the French fleet before there is a chance for it to fall into German hands. The Chevrotain In war-torn Malaya is found the little-known Chevrotain, or Mouse deer, an animal that for years was thought to exist only in the minds of the superstitious inland natives. On first seeing one of these dim inutive creatures, one is inclined to state, as did the country yokel when he saw a giraffe for the first time, “There ain’t no such ani- mule.” Amazing as it may seem, these deer-like creatures stand no more than ten inches high at the shoul ders, and scarcely tip the scales at five pounds, truly a poor meal for one in the habit of eating the comparatively meaty White Tail Deer of Texas. Were a mouse deer so inclined, it could place all four feet together on a twenty-five cent piece without any undue crowding. Indeed, their legs are so delicate and frail that they seem scarcely able to sustain the weight of even so small an animal—an ordinary cigarette is perceptibly larger in girth than the fairy-like legs of this almost mythical jungle inhabi tant. Unlike other deer, these Chevro- tains have no horns, but their den tition is very similar to that of true ruminants, in that they have no upper incisors. They do, how ever, have two comparatively large canine teeth that protrude, fang like, outward and downward from —CAMPS— (Continued from Page 1) duty will normally be granted to Reserve Officers newly appointed from R. O. T. C. units, except to medical students required to serve as internes in medical institutions for qualification to medical prac tice, and to other students who require additional time to complete normal academic courses for de gree as anticipated at appointment A delay of not more than 10 days, however, may be granted at the discretion of the ordering author ities. the upper jaw. This rather undeer like feature led to an age-old belief that these creatures, when pursued, could leap upward to catch an over-hanging limb with these “tusks,” and would theU hang there much like a common jungle fruit found in that section of the world. The Malay name for them is “Pelandok,” and since time im memorial these mouse deer have been referred to as the “King of the Jungle,” probably because of the animal’s well-known habit of seeking the most inaccessible haunts in the jungle for its stamp ing ground. It has been supposed that they have supernatural powers of out witting their enemies—it is a com pliment in Malay social circles to have ones intelligence compared to that of a Pelandok’s. In true ori ental philosophy, a Malay will say that the Pelandok can readily un seat any adversary, hut only with a mental thrust. In Malaya, in stead of being as wise as an owl, one is as keen as a Pelandok. —EMPHASIS— (Continued from Page 1) Leaders can get acquainted with each other in an informal manner. ATTENTION AGGIES! DON’T PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR YOUR JUNIOR UNIFORMS UNTIL YOU SEE SOL FRANK MILITARY SUPPLY COMPANY SAN ANTONIO Display At The La Salle Hotel, Bryan, Room 412 / SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST G. W. ZANDER, Representative The Mercury Actors SEE IT FROM THE BEGINNING 2:10 - 4:45 - 7:20 - 9:55 • • • PREVIEW TONIGHT SUNDAY - MONDAY §!? • • • Tuesday and Wednesday 3 Bugs (Bunny Cartoons Also “WHICH WAY DID HE GO, GEORGE?” FEATURE: “I Wanted Wings” —SADDLE— (Continued From Page 1) the rodeo the Club put on here last fall and should make a good showing at this rodeo. It is hoped that the Arizona University and other colleges will send a team to the Aggie rodeo here next fall. Monday night the club heard a very interesting discussion on auc tion sales. Principal speakers in this discussion were Colonel Earl Gartin, auctioneer; Pete Peterson, of “The Cattlemen”; Frank Farley, “Hereford Journal”; Ward Moor ing, purebred breeder; V. Y. Parr, and Walter Britton, auctioneer. Aggies may arrange personal in terviews with the visiting guest speakers by calling at the Inter view Desk in the Y.M.C.A. or by seeing the individual leader. Several of the visiting leaders will room in the dormitories and eat in the mess halls with the students. Gel the Newest in Both Styles on VICTOR and Pi UFRIRD RECORDS VICTOR RECORDS SOe BLUEBIRD RECORDS M« SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE, Benny Goodman EVERYTHING I LOVE, Glenn Miller MISS YOU, Dinah Shore WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM AGAIN, Glenn Miller HOW ABOUT YOU, Dick Todd HASWELL^ BRYAN lilllll Movie GUION HALL Saturday, February 21 1:00 6:45 8:30 Richard Arlen Eva Gabor “FORCED LANDING” Also March of Time... “When Air Raids Strike” Selected Shorts v * « # * * 4 ♦-