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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.
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“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.
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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.
Also
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Musical Meanderings
MOVIE
GUION HALL I
Tuesday and Wednesday
4:30 and 7:45
:By Murray Evans
with JIMMY DURANTE ^MCHARD TR Avfs • BIU^BURK J 'I
Thursday and Friday
“UNHOLY PARTNERS”
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