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THE BATTALION
The Battalion
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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 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
4-6444.
1941 Member 1942
Plssocioted Golle6iate Press
E. M. Rosenthal..
Ralph Criswell....
Acting Editor
Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
Mike Haikin ... ...........Sports Editor
W F Oxford . Assistant Sports Editor
Mike ‘Mann....ZZZ 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
Rob Crane, ’Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Phil Crown Assistant Photographer
Tuesday’s Staff
0. C. Thurman Managing Editor
Ken Bresnen Junior Editor
Robert L. Freeland Assistant Editorial^Editor
Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager
Reporters
Calvin
Fox, Jack
bach, Tom Leland, Doug Lancaster, unaries r-. mcn-uisnu,
Kirk, Weinert Richardson, C. C. Scruggs, Henry H. Vollentme,
Ed Kingery. Edmund Bard, Henry Tillet, Harold Jordon, Fred
Pankey, John May, Lonnie Riley, Jack Hood.
A Challenge, Sophomores
Who are the men passing up a golden oppor
tunity? Where are they? Why can’t they be
found?
Yes, there are men passing up the op
portunity to hold what have in the past
been two of the most coveted positions on
the campus—the positions of the two Jun
ior Yell Leaders for ’43. The men passing
it up may be any two sophomores on the
campus but why they can’t be found is what
is not understood.
In the past numerous petitions were
on hand the week before the deadline for
filing. This year not a single man has an
nounced his intention to run. This is a chal
lenge to the Sophomore class. Do they feel
that there aren’t two men in their ranks
who are able to assume the responsibility,
as well as the glory ? Or is it the men in the
present Sophomore class are afraid to run
for office for fear of meeting defeat?
More than likely the reason for the
lack of candidates is that each man feels
there are better men for the jobs and in
dividually the sophomores are afraid to be
lieve in themselves. But no matter what the
case may be, these are the facts: Tomorrow
is the last day. Those few men who are able
to get their petitions in will have little com
petition in the election, and the reward in
their winning will far overshadow the ef
fort they put in on their election.
Open Forum
PRIVATE* BUCK By Clyde Lewis
In our college catalogue there is a para
graph which states, “Twice a month there
is held a general college assembly of students
and faculty at which addresses are made by
outstanding leaders in various fields.” So
far, I have not seen such a program.
The long absence of such a program
tends to make the above seem unimportant;
however, if we will look about us and dust
off a few cob-webs, we may find here a
very fine and worthwhile addition to our
extra-curricula education. We, as Aggies, are
subjected to four years (and longer) of a
college life which peculiarly does not en
lighten us much as to what is happening in
the world while we are in college, as to what
adult life after college is like, and as to
other such general knowledge that is sought
after by most ambitious young men. After
graduation, we find ourselves loaded with
theory to face a world which is practical and
which we have been away from for four
years.
There are a great many available and
and interesting speakers of various fields
of experience who could aid us a great deal
in broadening our scope of “what’s going
on” about us—and thus give us a start on
being practical in applying ourselves after
graduation. We could arrange, for example,
weekly assemblies in which there could be
no end to the number and variety of speeches
and discussions. For instance, vital subjects
such as those on marriage relations, on per
sonal finances, and on business relations are
all things of which we need to learn some
thing before graduation.
Therefore, let us propose the arrange
ment of such speakers in a program of
weekly (or bi-monthly) assemblies which
could be held in the Assembly Hall during
the late afternoon.
LeRoy Brown, ’42.
The World Turns On
Copr 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved
“If I’m goin’ to do reconnaissance work, Sir, I don’t see why
I can’t have a regular balloon like the other men!”
-TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1942
COVERING
campus distiactioNS
WITH
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BACKWASH
By
Jack Hood
“Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”-
-Webater
By Dr. J. H. Quisenberry
Take a Second More
True, with world conditions as they are
now, precious time must be saved by every
one, and this time saved spent to further
national defense and the war effort. How
ever, there is such a thing as carrying this
too far.
On the campus lately, there has been
a splurge of crosscutting of the lawns of
private homes. On every corner there is a
path trod across the green lawns that are
planted and tended to by the people there to
further the general appearance of their
homes.
The student saves only a second by
cutting across and not walking around, yet
by this action he destroys and mutilates
many hours spent in watering, cutting, etc.,
by the owner. The Landscape Art depart
ment has done much to improve the general
appearance of OUR campus, yet one can
easily see trails and paths across all of the
grass areas made by thoughtless students
who wanted to save a couple of seconds.
If you owned a house here on the cam
pus would you like to have students walk
ing past your windows, trampling down
your flower beds and crushing your grass
and hedges? No, you wouldn’t. Neither do
the people now living in those houses.
We are all fighting to preserve the con
stitution and what it stands for. One of
the things it guarantees is protection of pri
vate property. Still we are not carrying out
this part of our beloved constitution. Next
time go around, and don’t cut across some
private land to save a second. We’ll have a
more beautiful campus if ■ you do.
Quotable Quotes
“The present world crisis has made it im
perative that in our country the schools shall
rededicate themselves to effective citizenship
training. We must create a real tolerance
toward those who differ from us in race,
wealth, occupation, or belief. We must study
the weakness of our government and eco
nomic system, as well as their merits, and
we must point the way to needed corrections.
It is of the utmost importance that the pub
lic realize the difficulties faced by the teach
ers of this country as we attempt to shoulder
these heavy responsibilities. Hundreds of
thousands of us are underpaid, employed
without contracts, or from year to year, and
subject to discharge without cause or notice.
Various minority groups are unjustly crit
icizing and attacking teachers, school man-
Much complaint has been heard about the
slowness with which our war efforts have
developed. Various reasons have been of
fered for this slow progress, none of which
the average civilian has been willing to ac
cept without reserve.
It is difficult for us to realize the far-
reaching effects the post-war teachings of
World War I had on us as individuals or as
a nation. We were quite sure that friendships
could supplant battleships. Although, as
pointed out by Dr. Frank B. Jewett, Bell
Telephone Laboratories, fifteen years follow
ing World War I was a period of the most
productive activity in fundamental science
research and of intense effort to apply old
and new methods in industry, a laissez-faire
attitude prevailed toward military develop
ments. This, of course, was a reflection of
our general attitude toward war, resulting
in a death of appropriations. Warships were
sunk and the army reduced to the size of a
modest police force.
As the shadows of a second World War
came on more interest became apparent in
the importance of diverting some of our re
search to the business of defense. As the
shadows darkened into real war clouds, final
ly opening to deluge the world with a flood
of blood and bombs we began frantic efforts
to mobilize our technical and scientific men
and resources and to establish liaison with
the combat forces.
Many problems are associated with the
mobilization of science for national defense.
First, comes a discovery of men qualified for
worthwhile contributions to the defense ef
fort. Second, comes the conversion and con
struction of laboratories for their efforts.
Third, is the provision of some materials for
testing and construction of new devices and
mechanisms. Fourth is the adequate testing
of promising designs. Fifth is getting these
designs into mass production before the en
emy develops something better or a satisfac
tory combative weapon.
Official recognition of the part that the
civilian population could take in the solution
of military problems was given in 1863
through an Act of Congress, creating the
National Academy of Sciences. In 1915 the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronau
tics (NACA) was created by an Act of Con
gress. In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson
created the National Research Council. The
National Defense Research Committee
(NDRC) was created by executive order in
June, 1940. In 1941 two additional commit
tees were formed by order of President
Roosevelt. One of these was the Committee
on Medical Research (CMR) and the other
the Office of Scientific Research and Devel
opment (OSRD). Dr. Vannevar Bush was put
in charge of OSRD and President Conant
of Harvard was made chairman of NDRC.
Dr. Newton Richards, of the University of
Pennsylvania Medical School was made
chairman of CMR.
Members of these groups are giving
gratuitously of their time in order that the
boys on the battle line shall not have to add
to the wail “too little and too late,” “inferior
and insufficient.”
agement, and school expenditures, textbooks,
and courses of study. It is important in this
period of peril that schools be well financed
and that necessary protection be given teach
ers that we may work at greatest efficiency.
But it is of the utmost importance that we
have the support, appreciation, and respect
of the public if we are to succeed in protecting
our democracy.” Donald DuShane, president,
National Education association, asks public
understanding of the educator’s task.
Week-end Notes
Another annual Engineers Ball is
history, but the boys are still talk
ing about the sizzling rhythm
dished out by the Kirk Clouds (in
typical Negro fashion). June Rich
mond, vocalist, put all of her 200
pounds into blueing up both nights
—she really put out “dawky style”
—and her band-stand antics tic
kled the Sweaters.
Speaking of sweaters, their fav
orite was A1 Sears, 1st sax man,
who bent over backward and put
his heart and soul in his music.
A1 was spotlighted on nearly ev
ery number—probably because
Kirk recognizes him as the top
flight sax artist he is. (Incident
ally, A1 is an Aggie fan of long
standing. He knows more statis
tics on A. & M. sports than do
most Aggies.)
Floyd Smith filled up the gaps
with his electric guitars—swing
and steel.(His steel guitar was
badly in need of repair, but he
handled it with skill approaching
Alvino Key’s.) Mary Lou Wil
liams, boogie-woogie pianist,
spanked the blacks and ivories
with ease—she’s a gifted composer
of boogie-woogie tunes, including
“Little Joe from Chicago,” “Roll
’Em,” and helping on others more
popular.
The band leaned toward fast
music, one of their best being
“Lady Be Good.” On this one, An
dy .called the dancers around the
bandstand claiming it too fast for
dancing—it was his answer to the
“turn the drummer loose” yells.
The band warmed it up and the
drummer blacksmithed the rest of
the way.
Many compliments have been
passed on the unique decorations.
Henry C. Avery, C Engineers, en
gineered the whole set-up, with
Louis Tregre, same organization,
contributing part of the balloon
cage idea. The back-drop was
good, with the revolving Engin
eer’s castle, etc., but the balloon
idea was the best yet to grace the
hall (it had to be removed before
the corps dance). Avery, by cut
ting a few corners, designed and
constructed everything with a net
cost of $31.60—and the help of the
fish of C company and the mess
hall workers.
Back Wash-line
The A.S.C.E. trippers tell one on
Dan “Rocky” Sutherland, E En
gineers and J. C. Denney, B En
gineers. Both boys whipped in
the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, in
Austin, for the convention, and
before they knew it, two nice U.
S. O. girls collared them. The
girls propelled the boys into the
USO room, offering cookies,
games, etc. The boys ate (hut
backed down on the games) and
J. C. walked out, leaving “Rocky”
still trying to explain that they
weren’t soldiers . . . J. L, Petti
grew, M Infantry, walked away
with a $10 bounty for his paper
on the construction of the Easter-
wood Airport.
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Gun Wizards
The Shooting Topperweins proved
their press notices out by the Cav
alry stables Saturday by splat
tering eggs, potatoes, oranges,
cans, etc., all over the scenery—
and spectators. Topperwein drew
a laugh by kissing his wife before
she shot cigarettes out of his
mouth and off his shirt with a
pistol. Demonstrating the driving
power of a rifle, Topperwein plac
ed an empty oil can on top of
another filled with water. He shot
into the filled can with his .30-.30
rifle, bursting it and blowing the
top can at least 50 feet in the air
—he shot this can before it reach
ed the ground (and it was a lever-
action rifle).
Acadia U Originated
Fish Orientation Week
Freshman orientation week, now
popular in many colleges through
out the country, had its beginning
22 years ago at Acadia university,
Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
George Barton Cutten, president
of Colgate university, then head
of Acadia university, said the plan
was developed when former soldiers
opposed the institution’s “funny
little restrictions.” Cutten explain
ed that the freshman class was
made up mostly of returned sol
diers who had their own ideas of
personal freedom.
The freshmen were assembled
at a private camp near the Acadia
campus. After three days, Cutten
said, the men understood college
regulations and never afterward
caused trouble.
If you are in need of a blues-
chaser take time to see “DESIGN
FOR SCANDAL” at Guion Hall
today or tomorrow. With a leading
trio made up of Rosalind Russell,
Walter Pidgeon and Edward Arn
old, the story gets off at a lively
clip and never slows down.
There, no doubt, would be more
crime in the world if there were
very many beautiful judges like
Miss Russell. This modem Portia
in a court decision forces Edward
Arnold to pay rather high to his
ex-wife.
Arnold decides that if the judge
herself were caught in a not-so-
pleaSing situation, she would he
apt to lower the alimony. As Arn
old’s helper, Walter Pidgeon
makes love to the judge. The boss’
plans go awry though when Wal
ter really does fall for the femin
ine jurist.
The climax of the whole film
takes place in a courtroom scene.
The picture has been very well
produced, the acting is sincere,
and with a cast like this one has,
a show must be a very enjoyable
one.
The lovely Brenda Joyce pro
vides the greater portion of the
interest in “RIGHT TO THE
HEART” at the Campus today
and tomorrow. Newcomer Joseph
Allen, Jr., and Cobina Wright, Jr.,
make up the most of the rest of
the cast.
The story is lacking in the vital
essentials to make a successful
motion picture. The actors try
their utmost, but as is usually
the case, something worthwhile
cannot be made without some foot-
Wayne U Students
Serve Wartime Need
DETROIT, Mich. — Re-direct
ing of speech-department presenta
tions to the public so that they
may serve wartime instead of
peacetime needs, has been approv
ed by administrators of Wayne
university.
Under the plan, immediately ef
fective, students will receive the
same training as before, but in
tercollegiate competition will be
eliminated and war-related work
substituted.
The new plan includes: (1) drop
ping of intercollegiate competition
in debating, oratory, and interpre
tative reading and’ substitution of
a speaker’s and reader’s bureau
to train students for Wayne coun
ty work in connection with , the
war efforts; (2) use of the ser
vices of the University Broad
casting guild by the radio divi
sion of civilian defense; (3) use of
speech clinic’s services for rehabili
tation work in speech and hearing;
and (4) training of mobile units
in play production to entertain
men in the armed forces.
Wear Your Uniform
While You Are Paying
For It!
LOUPOT’S
ing to start with.
Maxie Rosenbloom’s blissful ig
norance of the proper usage of
the English language come in to
the foreground in the other half
of the double feature at the Cam
pus today and tomorrow, “HARV
ARD, HERE I COME.”
The picture would probably have
made a delightful short, as it be
comes rather boring in spots be
cause Slapsie Maxie just couldn’t
keep murdering the King’s Eng
lish forever. It is too loosely wov
en to be anything at all.
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT GUION HALL
Tuesday, Wednesday —
“DESIGN FOR SCANDAL,”
starring Rosalind Russell
and Walter Pidgeon.
AT THE CAMPUS
Tuesday, Wednesday —
“RIGHT TO THE HEART”
with Brenda Joyce. Also
“HARVARD, HERE I
COME,” with Maxie Rosen-
bloom and Arline Judge.
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DOUBLE FEATURE
“Right to the Heart ,,
with
BRENDA JOYCE
COBINA WRIGHT, JR.
JOSEPH ALLEN, JR.
3:33 - 5:28 - 7:23 - 8:14 - 10:09
“Harvard Here I
Come ,,
with
MAXIE ROSENBLOOM
ARLINE JUDGE
STANLEY DROWN
Also
WACKY WORM CARTOON
2:28 - 4:23 - 6:18 - 7:49 - 9:44
SPECIAL NOTICE
There will be no change in prices on Cleaning and
Pressing through agents at
HOLICK CLEANERS
But in order to maintain our high quality of work
manship with rising costs of materials the following
prices will be effective starting March 18, 1942:
Cash & Carry Charge & Deliver
Slacks, C.&P 25^f D n c u
Blouse, C.&P 25^ Pants ’ C ’ &P 3( k
Suit, C.&P. o0c Suit, C.&P 60^
Wool Shirt, C.&P. ... 25^
Khaki Shirt, C.&P. 15^ Dresses, C.&P.-. . 60c up
Dresses, C.&P. 50c up
Other Garments in Proportion
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MOVIE
GUION HALL
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
7:45
DESIGN FOR SCANDAL
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with
Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon
NEWS — COMEDY
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Coming Thursday and Friday
“SMILIN' THROUGH”
with
Jeannette MacDonald and
Brian Aherne
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