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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,
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 8, 1870.
Subscription rates $3 a school year. Advertising rates
upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service,
Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
4-B444.
1941 Member 1942
Associated Golle6iate Press
E. M. Rosenthal Acting Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
W. F. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor
Mike Mann Senior Sports Assistant
Circulation Staff
Gene Wilmeth Circulation Manager
Bill Hauger Senior Circulation Manager
Photography Staff
Jack Jones.: Staff Photographer
Bob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Tuesday’s Staff
Lee Rogers Managing Editor
Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager
Clyde C. Franklin Junior Editor
Ken Bresnen Junior Editor
Clyde C. Franklin Junior Editor
Robert L. Freeland Assistant Editorial Writer
Reporters
Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Russell Chatham, Bill
Fox, Jack Keith, Tom Journeay, W. J. Hamilton, Nelson Kar-
bach, Tom Leland, Doug Lancaster, Charles P. McKnight, Keith
Kirk, Weinert Richardson, C. C. Scruggs, Henry H. Vollentine,
Ed Kingery, Edmund Bard, Henry Tillet, Harold Jordon, Fred
Pankey, John May, Lonnie Riley, Jack Hood.
THE BATTALION -
-TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1942
Rumor Wrongs
The First Impression Counts
Quotable Quotes
“Most of us waste from one-third to one-half
of all the time we spend reading. Reading
clinics at Dartmouth and other institutions
are proving that 99 out of 100 of us could
streamline our reading ability by devoting
10 or 15 minutes daily for a month to simple,
stimulating exercises. The average adult
reads about 250 words a minute. After a
brief period of self-training, he should be
able to read between 400 and 600 words a
minute. The fundamental rule for increas
ing reading speed is simply this: For five
minutes every day for a month, force your
self to read a little faster than i$ comfortable.
Don’t worry if occasionally you miss the
exact meaning of a phrase, sentence or even
a paragraph. Just keep plowing ahead, grasp
ing the main theme and letting the niceties
of expression go. It’s a good idea to keep
a record of how many words you cover dur
ing five minute sessions each day. To simp
lify the word count, just figure the average
number of words to a line and multiply by
the number of lines you have read.” Robert
M. Bear, director of Dartmouth college Read
ing Clinic, urges abolition of wasted effort
in reading.
PRIVATE BUCK .-. By Clyde Lewis
COVERING
campus distram
WITH &
||)T0M VANNOY ||j
“It is an obligation of the modern medical
school to teach preventative medicine in the
undergraduate curriculum and to accord it
a place of major importance along with diag
nosis and therapeutics. The broadest concept
of medicine is possible only where there are
no sharp lines of demarcation between the
various divisions of the medical school. Pre
ventative and curative medicine are insep
arable.” Dr. Salvatore P. Lucia, assistant
professor of medicine and preventative med
icine at the University of California medical
school, urges greater emphasis on preven
tion.
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Man, Your Manners
“What do you mean, ‘my three minutes are up?”’
By I. Sherwood
Even in normal times rumors are recognized
as dangerous things, but in time of war
they are something which should be avoid
ed to the greatest extent possible.
A. & M. has always had its share of
old maidish gossips who are always willing,
in fact anxious, to tell some story which
they picked up in a bull session. Some of
these tales which have little or no truth
are often within 24 hours considered the
gospel truth by half the student body. Un-
fortuately these rumors can’t be undone
as easily as they are started.
Perhaps the majority of the cadets
who believe such rumors are not affected
one way or another by them. On the other
hand there are always a few who don’t pass
the stories off with a grain of salt. For
example, the current rumor of the campus
is that seniors will be called for active duty
by March 15. Even though there is a pos
sibility of this happening on the basis that
anything can happen in time of war, the
authorities emphatically deny the validity of
the rumor. To their knowledge no one will
be called before the May 16th graduation.
Nevertheless, some students without
checking the facts believe the rumor which
has been spread and are making plans for
leaving within two weeks. Consequently
their plans wil be upset and in all probability
their academic work will take a beating
in the long run. The blame should fall on
those “old maids” who first spoke of an
early call for seniors.
This week’s rumor is not unusual. Ev
ery week something else starts and every
week someone else is consequently hurt by
the false rumor. As long as there are men
on the campus who continue to start and
spread such reports which have no author
itative support, A. & M. will not be comply
ing with the policy it adopted for “an all
out preparation for national defense.”
Student hospitality: If a cadet invites a girl
to the campus for the week end, he should
pay all her expenses, except railroad or bus
fare and her room. He should arrange in
advance where she is to stay; if she is in col-
This Collegiate World
AGP:
Two professors at the southern their ideas of the most difficult
lege somewhere, her college will probably branch of University of Idaho have position to play on a football
require that she stay in regulation places, advanced the theory that extensive team.
Faculty guests: Invitations to faculty bombing of Japan might cause dis- Here are some of the answers:
guests should be sent out two weeks in ad- placements that would set off dev- Quarterback, guard, center, “be-
vance of the dance or dinner dance. astating earthquakes. They are C. cause he always sees things up-
The dance or dinner committee should A. Lee and A. L. Lillibridge of ge- side down,” coach “because he nev-
arrange for members within its group to be Ology and mechanical engineering er knows just what’s going to hap-
responsible for the pleasure of its faculty departments. pen,” water-boy, bench-warmer
guests. Etiquette has it, that no dance is too “Bombings themselves won’t flat-on-your-back, and season-tick-
large for the committee to fail to greet its cause earthquakes, but there is the et holders,
faculty. possibility, how actual or remote I • • •
In a recent survey made of Colleges and don’t know, that vibrations set up A co-operative arrangement be-
Universities it was found that neglect of fac- by continuous bombings might re- tween the school of education and
ulty guests at dances has become so marked suit in changing earth pressure Medill school of journalism at
on some campuses that it is difficult to per- which normally wouldn’t occur for Northwestern university, first of
suade faculty members to attend student years,” Lee explained. its kind in American educational
functions. Their objection, usually, is not If faults that cause earthquakes circles, goes into effect this fall,
that they find themselves with unpleasant in the island were almost at the providing a joint-degree program
responsibilities; it is rather that they are “shifting point” repeated bombings enabling students to receive their
ignored, meet few students and spend the might be the right factor to set bachelor’s degree in education at
off a quake, Lee said. the end of the fourth year and
• • • their master's degree in joumal-
In a recent questionnaire, stu- ism at the end of the fifth,
dents at the Arizona State Col- The new plan supplement* a
lege (Tempe) were asked to give teachers’ sequence offered by Medill
in which students may receive the
Calif Psychologist Z^theTone.e’,
evening badly bored.
A. & M. is a man’s school, but its men
are as capable of taking care of its social
courtesies as any co-ed school, anywhere.
A motion picture that is destined
to go down in history as one of
the greatest and best shows ever
made is “SERGEANT YORK,”
produced by Warner Brothers. For
his masterful performance in the
film, Gary Cooper was awarded
the gold “oscar” by the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sci
ences at its annual dinner last
week as the best actor of the year.
In the supporting roles in the
story are Joan Leslie as York’s
sweetheart, and Walter Brennan
as the country storekeeper-pastor
who advises Alvin on various mat
ters and passes along to the rest
of the world some of the best
homespun philosophy it will hear
for quite some time.
As is well known, the picture
deals with the life of Alvin York,
the Tennessee backwoodsman who
was America’s greatest hero in the
first World War. York’s feat in
France when he killed 20 Germans
and captured 132 others including
an officer is shown for contempla
tion by the rest of America.
When the picture was getting
under way, the original Sergeant
York was asked whom he wanted
to play the part of York in the
picture, and he immediately re
quested Cooper. He plays the role
with a dignity that is magnificent.
You will find “Sergeant York” a
picture that will remain fixed in
your memory forever. Don’t miss
seeing it at Guion Hall today
through Friday.
It is a sort of a Texas picture
at the Campus today and tomor
row. Ann Miller along with Bob
Wills and his Texas Playboys
are featured in a good old fash
ioned Western entitled “GO WEST,
YOUNG LADY.” It is a typical
“horse opera” dressed up with a
little music and dancing to make
it go better. Ann Miller was born
in Chireno, Texas, and later moved
to Houston and started taking
dancing lessons at the age of three.
Later she got on Broadway and
then the road led straight to Holly
wood.
Campus is “SEALED LIPS” with
William Gargan and Anne Nagel.
It is sort of a cops and robbers
story whose only distinction is
that the plot is on the original side.
The authorities of a prison just as
they are about to release a man
who has been incarcerated for a
long term, fear that the man they
have had in prison is not the man
who was convicted, but a double,
and they prove it, too.
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT GUION HALL
Tuesday, Wednesday—
“SERGEANT YORK,” star
ring Gary Cooper.
AT THE CAMPUS
Tuesday, Wednesday—“GO
WEST, YOUNG LADY,”
with Ann Miller and Bob
Wills and his Texas Play
boys. Also “SEALED LIPS,”
with William Gargan and
Anne Nagel.
Dial 4-1181
Box Office Opens 2 P. M.
TODAY AND TOMORROW
DOUBLE FEATURE
“SEALED LIPS”
with
WILLIAM GARGAN
ANN NAGLE
JUNE CLYDE
JOHN LITEL
Shows at 2:00 - 4:33 - 7:06 - 9:49
War involves in its progress such a train
of unforeseen and unsupposed circum
stances that no human wisdom can cal
culate the end. It has but one thing cer
tain, and that is to increase taxes.
—Thomas Paine
Claims Women Should The new joint-degree program per-
Run Foreign Relations mi ^ * 5 ‘ T0,1 * er ' d “-
cation.
The World Turns On
By Dr. J. H. Quisenberry
The students of A. & M. are now being
looked up to by the people of the State of
Texas and by the people of the entire na
tion as future leaders in our struggle with
the nations of the world. In the past many
of these people have never paid much at
tention to the Aggies but now the crops is
being particularly noticed.
For these initial noticers the first im
pression is what counts. To them any Aggie
is representative of the school and such a
student reflects the attitude and opinion of
the entire corps.
One of the easiest ways to make these
first impressions stand out is for each cadet
to appear his best. A reg uniform neatly
worn will do more to win over the whole
hearted support of outsiders than anything
else a student can do.
There are other reason too for the corps
appearing at its best at all times. Surprisingly
enough a nice appearance becomes almost
contagious, and within a short time everyone
is taking a little more interest in his uni
form. Such things as this is what builds up
the morale of any organization.
Perhaps some such move as an “Ap
pear Neater” week is out of place and out
of date but for the benefit of those people
who have their hopes centered on the future
military leaders A. & M. is producing and
for its own benefit the student body should
take more pride in the Aggie uniform and
what it represents.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AGP)—Boys Students in the new program re-
—• cause 75 per cent of strife in nur- main in the school of education for
sery schools; therefore, if the their first three years. They trans-
world wants more peace, it might fer to journalism for their fourth
try putting women in charge of and fifth years but receive their
__ international relations, says Dr. bachelor’s degree from the school
Catherine Landreth, University of of education at the end of the
War news of the past week has been more California psychologist. fourth,
heartening to the Allied nations. News from Women by training are slightly . T in - ii ~
the Russian front tell of more Nazi reverses more proficient in use of language AltlCriCcin l^OllGgCS
and a resort to their own pincer methods than men, while the males may Suffer Little From
of cutting off great gobs of the enemy troops be disposed to make up in direct PJirth Eafp
causing severe losses as they attempt to es- action what they lack in eloquence, • L A»>vereu drill rvdie
cape or as rescue is attempted. Aerial at- Bhe asserts. While elementary school enroll-
tempts to help the surrounded Germans have Thus, with women at the helm ment figures are plunging far be-
been met by stiff Russian resistance, indi- in foreign offices there might be a low those of a year ago, America’s
eating that Russia’s air strength is still not lot more talking back and forth colleges and high schools have not
dissipated. between nations than there is now, yet felt the full effects of lower-
Recent reports of a German drive to the but the chances are that there ed birth-rates during the depres-
south to meet the Japs in India would seem would be less military action, Dr. sion of the thirties,
a risky venture until the Russians are re- Landreth believes. The United States office of edu-
moved from the rear. Indications are that She bases her conclusions on a cation estimates college enrollment
spring will bring another German all-out scientific test. For two months she this year will be 1,450,000, a rise
push against Russia. studied the crying of 32 children of 25,000. Some educators ques-
British Commando forays on the OCCU- in a nursery schol. Then for five tioned the accuracy of this early
pied French Coast the past week indicate weeks she studied the crying of estimate, in view of the drift of
that the British are expecting such a move 25 of these same children in their college-age men into the armed
and possibly anticipate another invasion of homes. services.
the continent to divert part of the sting of In all crying incidents in the Those expetcing an increase in
the Axis war machine. If such an invasion is school, boys were responsible three total college enrollment contend
attempted it is quite possible that the B. E. out of every four times. that while Johnny may go to the
F. will this time be aided with an A. E. F. This was attributed in part to Army or to work,
Wills got his start in life out at
Memphis, Texas; then he began
selling flour and through his con
nections with gubernatorial poli
tics became a nationally-known
figure.
The other half of the double fea
ture today and tomorrow at the
“GO WEST,
YOUNG LADY”
with
PENNY SINGLETON
ANN MILLER
GLENN FORD
and
Bob Wills and His Texas
Playboys
Also WOODY WOODPECKER
Cartoon
“WHAT’S COOKIN’ ”
Shows at 3:02 - 5:35 - 8:08 - 10:51
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Movie
QUION HALL
4:30 and 7:30
TUBS. - WED.
THURS. - FRI.
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‘more men in
On the African front all seems to have the greater aggressiveness in boys, jobs means more money for Mary’*
been relatively quiet except for R. A. F. which is natural; in part to the education.”
raids on Tripoli and Bengasi, and the work relative inability of the boys to The education office estimates
of both Axis and Allied desert scouting par- gain their point by outtalking the enrollment in elementary school*
ties. girls, and in part to social pres- has dropped to 20,707,000, a decline
Although the Allied forces are inflicting sure which requires girls to be of 210,000 in a year. The estimate
proportionately heavy losses on the Japa- “nice” and to refrain from squab- for high school enrollment is
nese there seems to be no lessening of their bling. 7,334,000—up 100,000.
striking force in the South Pacific. They
continue to advance. The Allied shipping
losses are heavy and despite our rapidly ex
panding production, developments indicate
we are still no match for the Japanese in
this area. Unless our shipping losses are re
duced and the sea lanes to the South Pacific
kept open, it is beginning to look as if the
Japanese and Germans may meet on the
Russian front instad of in India.
On the home front we are slowly com
ing to the realization that to change the
tide of this war is going to require more
than the rationing of sugar and automobile
tires. It is going to demand not only limita
tions and restrictions but longer working
days and greater efforts on the part of all.
For many it must mean the sacrifice of life
itself. It will probably mean the development
of bitter hatreds and desire for revenge.
Before this comes is the best time to
formulate plans for a reconstituted world
worthy of the great price we shall pay for
the privilege of entering into its reconstitu
tion.
Something She
Will Always
Remember . . .
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EVENING AT
FRANKLIN’S
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Mexican Foods of All Kinds
WALTER BRENNAN • JOAN LESLIE
GEORGE TOBIAS • STANLEY RIDGES
A HOWARD HAWKS PRODUCTION
Produced by Jesse L Lasky and Hal B. Wallis
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The national contract on “SERGEANT YORK” specifies that
this admission price must be charged at all theatres.
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