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P*ffe 2 THE BATTALION -TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1942 The Battalion Man, Your Manners private buck B y Clyde Lewis COVERING 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, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 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 4-5444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated Gotle6iate 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 Editor 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 Tom Vannoy Junior Managing Editor Ken Bresnen Junior Editor Clyde O. Franklin Junior Editor Robert L. Freeland Assistant Editorial Editor W. A. Goforth Assistant Advertising Manager Reporters Calvin Fox, Jac Fox, bach. To; •k, W( Kingery. Edmund Bard, Henry Tillet, Hai Pankey, John May, Lonnie Riley, Jack Hood. bach, Tom Leiand, Doug Kirk, Weinert Richardson, C. C. Sc: Ed ruggs, Tillet, Do Unto Others- Friday night A. & M. had its first regiment al ball of the '42 season. There was a big- time orchestra, a large crowd and also an unusually large crop of gate crashers. Men from every organization on the campus were there. True enough a small percentage of these men had received invitations from the Field Artillery juniors who gave the ball, but the majority were uninvited. In years past it has been a severe of fense to attend an organization ball other than your own. It just wasn’t the thing to do, and few genuine Aggies did it. Friday night for some unknown reason the bars seem to have been lowered and the sanctity of an exclusive Field Artillery affair was violated. Had the field ball been the only affair of the season or perhaps the last one of 1942 the situation wouldn’t be so bad. The trou ble is that Friday night’s affair was only the first of six balls. After what happened more and more people will be encouraged to crash dances, and this isn’t fair to the various organizations. The golden rule holds for organization dances as well as its does for anything else. Neverthless, if men continue to crash the gate the problem will become one for the mil itary department. Spring, Visitors, Campus The calendar as well as the weather of the past few days shows that spring is definitely on its way. To some this may mean to be on the lookout for a new German offensive; to some it may mean sulfur and molasses; to the average Aggie it has another mean ing—organization balls, reviews and visitors. Of course when there are visitors there must be a host, and in our case every Aggie has the privelege as well as the duty of hav ing this position. As hosts it is our duty to show A. & M. at its best and not as it has been over the winter months. During the winter the campus was here and that was about all. No one other than perhaps the Landscape Art department gave the campus, as such, any thought. Now, the situation should change. We should take a pride in the grounds and make our school appear at its best. Actually the care of the grounds is left to the Landscape Art department and even without the cooperation of the student body the campus usually makes a fair appearance; however, if the students would help out a little more, not throw their trash on the ground and in general take more pride in A. & M. every day of the week, they would be able to show our school off with a greater amount of pride when the visitors are on the campus. By I. Sherwood ry H. Vollentine, Harold Jordon, Fred Not Yours, Not Mine, But -- Our Student Election Today’s headlines anounce the elections for next semester’s high offices. A handful of students realize that now is the time to make their bid for recognition on the campus and are begining to plan campaigns. These men are immediately and frevently taking an in terest in the elections. But these cadets are not the only ones who should feel that the coming campaigns are theirs. Actually it takes both candidates and voters to have an election and by far the voters play the largest part. To play this part well each Aggie should take a sincere interest in campus politics. The candidates soon will begin their campaigns with the accompanying cam paign speeches. Each man will be trying to show how he is best fited for a particul- lar position. Each man will have his good qualities, each man his faults. It is up to the student body, the voters, to decide and decide correctly which men are best qual ified. These decisions will require an active interest by all in the complete campaigns of all candiates. Men and women are besieged by advertisers in magazines stressing the importance of making the best appearance possible. Army regulations at A. & &M. give no choice for in dividuality in dress, but eveiy cadet should be aware that good grooming is absolutely essential to good appearance i nany attire. To be well groomed, no matter how ex pensive the outfit may be, its effect is lost if it is not in perfect condition and the wearer’s own appearance in keeping with it. Spots, wrinkles, bagginess, tears and general slop piness in clothes are as inexcusable as soiled hands or face and untidy hair. A man’s shoes should be kept shined, his linen spotless, his suits and coats pressed and clean; he must be close-shaved and have his hair cut and his nails in good order (not highly polished). The well dressed man should have a cas ual air about him, as though he gave his clothes no thought, even though secretly he studies all of the latest styles for the well dressed man. The old saging “handsome is as hand some does” is as true today as it ever was, and no young man can afford to neglect his manners or his integrity even though he may be classed as the best dressed man on the campus. Brains are still the most important thing a young man can have, but a well- groomed appearance complements both brains and integrity. '7' caps disMONs WITH §r I TOM VANNOY O 2 ' "Copr. 1941, King Peati - CWoE. _ I I - to s Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved “For Heaven’s sake, PULL OUT! We’re outrunning the bombs we just dropped!” BACKWASH By Jack Hood "Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster Quotable Quotes Morning Fire grees of latitude.” Dr. George M. McBride, professor of geography at the University of sweI1 California, says geography alone dooms the Axis. The World Turns On "" — By Dr. J. H. Quisenberry One of the criticisms often heard of the Webb, all putting the cat out . . . Alma Bodenhoff and Jeanne High- The Boys and girls at Uncle Ed’s tower, dawn-breaking at the Onyx Saturday night got an extra dose Club . . . Clayton Leach (person- “Throughout the world the sun’s vary- °f excitement. The bull sessions ality-plus well-known on the earn ing position, and the consequent system of were going good (and deep) and a pus) and buddy, James Cassie seasons, and the planetary circulation of the few were dancing, when it happen- drove in from Abilene in time to atmosphere, have resulted in zones with a od. Somebody yelled “Fire!” and make the dance and greet friends, general east-west trend. Climatic conditions, everybody poured outside to watch • • • flora and fauna follow parallel bands from the inside of J. B. Maury’s car “Airways” east to west. This zoning is significant in the burn. Surrounding cars were mov- ^ lives of men as well, and man is not immune ed and the fire was put out with From all reports, hitchhiking is to the potent influence of these planetary a bucket of water, deftly applied growing steadily worse. Tire ra- factors. In human affairs there is a strong by Skeen Staley—he and a few tioning, high taxes, and a tendency tendency toward the same zoning along par- friend had borrowed the Ford from to stick to business, combine to allels of latitude and a strong tendency to- Maury. Luckily, little damage was throw a monkey wrench into the ward disunity along the meridians. North- done, and they had no trouble famous Aggie pastime. Boys who south lines are weaker than those from east starting the car. Wisecracks flow- bit the open road this week-end to west. Cleavage tends to take place along ed, the best one being “Fireman, were jinxed as soon as they reach lines of parallels. Political disaffection be- Fireman save my tires!” ed Bryan. The highways seem al- tween north and south is more common than • • • most haunted in some parts of the between east and west. ‘North is north and ‘Poaoirirr state. Local businessmen say south is south, and never the twain shall -tabbing things are picking up beause the meet’ is probably truer than the more fa- Things clicked iust right last week- boys had rather stay here than to miliar form of Kipling’s phrase. Our own na- end g to rack u J p one 0 V t he Test hichhike home-in time to kiss tional history gives but one of many exam- F-A Balls in several years. Lunce- mom, shake hands with dad, turn pies of cleavage along these lines; SO also f ord ' s School of Jazznocracv hit ar °und and come back. One thing does that of China, Ireland, and the Euro- on all six> with „ Blues J the we ca n do, though: we can all work pean continent as a whole. One need not have Night,” “Four Five Times.” etc 1° ma ke the campus a better place much fear, or hope Of long life for the Rome- up Ulbisa Senegal to spend the week-end. Attend all i X1 i! S ^/r 0 opinion held the band the best to th e dances, don’t miss Kadet Ka- hit here in several seasons . . . P ers > bock something and ask the lots Slid friend down, pitch into extra- of bandstand sweaters pulled up curricular activities with all you’ve chairs to watch the antics of & ot > and we ’ n reall y S et the bal1 bandsmen in preference to dancing rollin g wound here. Who knows, . . . j’bugs really got a work-out y° u ma y not want to leave ( as ... the good word spread Satur- often ’ an yw a y) if we have some day, causing the largest corp thing to keep you here, dance attendance since the Bonfire Don,t for £ e t to ' be extra courte- (so says Alden Cathy, Social Sec) ous when y° u do have to thum b it. . Making the local nighteries 1Vs one tradition that will selective service m the World War I was that Sundav morn- At Unclp Fd’q wm-p always be liked, too many technically trained men were Jack W ai ms iy, S am Ellsberry, and • • • placed either in combative positions or in dates Margie Lucky and Martha Backwashing’ Around jobs Where previous training was no asset Heiser, of T.U. . . . quipped Mar- Week-end middle-aislers: Mies Nan or in no way utilized. This, of course, in tha , eyes, yon get the best bands Pinchback became Mrs. Dub Ox- addltion to being unwise IS extremely waste- 0Ter here-after us” . . . Prank- ford Saturday night. Mrs. Oxford tul Ot human resources. ]j n » s handled the heaviest crowd of is a S.H.S.T.C. girl . . . Mrs. W. In World War I, too many college men after-dancers, with Charlie Sam- M. Carr became Mrs. J. N. Shep- in intellectual pursuits were taken as offi- mons and Louise Williams, Tabor perd Sunday after. Mr. Shepperd cers. Many of these men were poor leaders, Rowe and Pat Clark, Guy McCar- is in the English department here, lacking many of the necessary qualifications ty and Bo Peep Free, Emith Law- and the Mrs. is secretary to and might have been replaced by foremen less and Bill Brown, A1 Robertson “Chief” E. L. Angell . . . thanks to and men accustomed to bossing large gangs, and Doris Bonhanan, Bob Russell Q. Williams for a note giving Being individuals, we tend to lok at the and Betty Jo Bomam (T.C.U.), credit to Bob Simpson and Harry selective draft from the purely individualis- Dlck H erve y and Patsy Burrage Saunders who made much of the tic viewpoint. In time of war our country (T.C.U.), Joe Sparks and Jane F.A. Ball decorations possible. has the right to demand the services of every citizen. The personal danger hazard has tend- :== ed to be the basis of equalization of the de mand for such services. This has caused, and continues to cause, many individuals strongly endowed with the qualities of cour age and unselfish loyalty to volunteer for .— duties fraught with great danger but for which the individual was poorly fitted. Many Because they give their follow- chestra. One of the most experi- draft boards have, on the same basis, draft*- ers something really different in enced all-around musicians who ed men for duties for which they were poorly the way of modern music, John ever P la y ed i azz > Levine has work- fitted although they may have been doing K irby and his swing group are one ® d unde [ Toscanini and Walter an admirable job in a poition contributing , , . , A , Damrosch, and last season he held to national defense but wherein the personal . ^ SieS an eS n °^ 11 down a trum P et chair in tbe NBC danger was negligible bands in the countr y- Just recently Symphony. But he loves Dixie- Administrators char Fed with tbo ro- they SWUng ° Ut with an innovation land i azz best and features it in •x-r, n i • . . —the Kirby band sings for the no uncertain fashion on his own sp ns bihty of applying the selective service first time A trio made up of alto show every Friday nighti Levine act, as well as the local draft boards, are to saxman Russell Procope, clairnet- is probably the first and only e congratu ated on the way m which they ist B uster Bailey and trumpet man swing musician to be listed in the have tried to consider the defense of the charlie Shavers give ^ the di 5 ied rolls of ™ country as a whole as more important than W0Tds to « Wondering Where/ , a A g erica » the equalization of personal danger. new recording by victori The ^ ... Employment deferment is one example i s bouncy, and right after the vocal Freddie Martin’s mounting pop- of this far-sighted policy. Unfortunately, the boys break it up with the ac- ularity has been boosted quite most of these blanket deferments have been customed Kirby style. Oneil Spen- some and no little by his smooth cancelled but a certain amount of option may cer, ace drummer with Kirby, is strings, still be exercised by the local draft boards, back beating the hides with the It takes a lot of them to make A greater effort is also being made by the band after being laid low in the much noise, but if the payroll bur- Army and Navy to place men more intelli- hospital for a couple of months. den doesn’t get out of bounds, it’s gently on the basis of their previous train- • • • worthwhile to add them. For i n K- One of the most colorful figures they’re worth their salt, and the As greater demands are made upon our in the swing business is Henry gross intake will soon prove it. available man power, it will become increas- Levine, leader of the Dixieland ingly difficult to avoid mis-use of our human octet on the Lower Basin Street More freshman men at Louisiana resources. As replacements become neces- rad i° program. What most people state university choose engineer- saiy we must hope that fitness, and not sen- don’t know is that Henry goes di- ing than any other course, and iority will determine whom our military lead- rectly from that broadcast to play more freshmen woriten choose ers shall become. trumpet with Frank Black’s or- teaching. One of the year’s best comedies has been made from the Kaufman- Hart play that ran on Broadway for some two years, “THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.” Monty Wooley of the original stage cast continues in his same role in the film. Bette Davis, Ann Sheri dan, Jimmy Durante, Billy Burke and Reginald Gardiner make up the remainder of the cast. The pic ture will he on at Guion Hall to day and tomorrow. Ann Sheridan, the screen’s num ber one “oomph” girl started out to be a school teacher and at tended classes at North T e x a s' Teachers College; in Denton. After;: winning a beauty 1 !! contest, she for-: sook a college M career for one in the motion pic ture world and gained stardom after acting in a number of unim portant roles. Then she was off the screen for more than a year because of a squabble with the company executives. Lately she has been starred in “They Drive By Night,” “Navy Blues,” and “It All Came True.” The only objection to “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is that the story is so delightful that the laughter is apt to drown out some of the lines. The performances in the picture are flawless as are the production details and directing. The original story was one of the stage sensations of the year and the film version is creating one as equally great in the field of com edy as “The Little Foxes” did in drama. The verbal satire exchanged be tween the characters is superb, and it seems that each is trying to out do the other for the best perform ance in the picture. Michael Shayne, the super sleuth, gets into stride once more in “BLUE, WHITE, AND PER FECT” at the Campus today and tomorrow. Lloyd Nolan as the de tective extra-ordinary, takes a fling at the thieves who are steal ing industrial diamonds from air craft factories in California. The story is well-above-average for the type. The story moves at sormething resembling the speed of a P-47 from start to finish. With the timely angle of the plot about the present world situation, the story adds greatly to the growing popularity of the Shayne series. The other half of the double fea ture attraction at the Campus to day and tomorrow is “MYSTERY SEA RAIDER” starring Carole Landis. The picture is all about a pack of submarines that prey on shipping from a ship as a base that is supposed to have been sunk. Fifty-seven per cent of Dart mouth’s living, known-and-active alumni contributed amounts aver aging $16.75 to the Alumni coun cil’s record fund of $196,000. {Ja/npiii Dial 4-1181 Today and Tomorrow DOUBLE FEATURE “BLUE WHITE WHAT’S SHOWING with AT GUION HALL Lloyd Nolan Tuesday, Wednesday — “THE MAN WHO CAME Mary Beth Hughes Shows, 2:20; 5:10; 8; 10:50 TO DINNER,” starring Bet- Shows, 3:35; 6:25; 9:15 te Davis, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Woolley. “MYSTERY AT THE CAMPUS SEA RAIDER” Tuesday, Wednesday— with “MYSTERY SEA RAIDER”, Carole Landis with Carole Landis. Also Henry Wilcoxon “BLUE, WHITE, AND PER- Onslow Stevens FECT,” with Lloyd Nolan and Mary Beth Hughes. 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