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THE BATTALION
•SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1942
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, 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.
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Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
4-6444.
1941 Member 1942
Associated Golle6iate Press
E. M. Rosenthal Acting Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
■ike 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
Phil Crown Assistant Photographer
Saturday’s Staff
D. C. Thurman Managing Editor
Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager
Keith Kirk Junior Editor
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.
Something New Added
Something new will be added next week,
something which should increase the flavor
and quality of living at A. & M. At first we
will be skeptical. There will be a flavor sam
pling occurring on all parts of the campus,
and the Aggies, as connoisseurs of human
nature, will look for both unpleasant and
desirable characteristics. All A. & M. will
wonder if this new condiment is going to
add to or subtract from the flavor of the
Aggie way of life.
No doubt after the first few days the
Bluejackets arrive on the campus some of
us will look on them as strangers invading
our sacred territory; some will merely gape
in curiosity; but the majority in a short
time will recognize the truth.
The Bluejackets are in many respects
similar to the Aggies. The mean ages of
the two groups are about the same. Family
backgrounds are similar. Both are in train
ing for an immediate military career. And
above all, both groups have the common
bond of human nature. What we like, they
will like. What few curtesies we would ex
pect in a similar position, they will expect.
The friendly attitude we hope to find at our
future posts, they too will sincerely desire
here.
So if we, as Aggies and men, try to pic
ture ourselves in the shoes of the Bluejack
ets there is only one thing we will want to
do. Treat them as friends who with us are
preparing to fight a common foe. Instead of
a burden on the campus we will find that
they will add color, life and friendship for
us all.
Private Colleges
The prospect of continued success for pri
vate colleges in the United States, in the face
of the strangling effects of an all-out war
situation, has become a frequently-discussed
subject in educational circles. Three recent
statements by college presidents seem to
summarize educational opinion with regard
to the outlook for these institutions:
Asserting that private colleges have
proved a healthy influence on the life of the
nation, the Rev. Robert I. Gannon, president
of Fordham university, says “it is significant
that wherever absolute states have flour
ished they have depended for their support
upon public, and therefore political, control
of all education. Without criticizing or even
suspecting any college or university in the
country, we can face the fact that the elim
ination of privately controlled institutions
or even their serious debility, would remove
an obstacle from the path of a possible dic
tator in the United States.”
Dr. William Mather Lewis, president of
Lafayette college, expresses a high degree
of faith in the private endowed college. “We
are constantly reminded,” he points out,
“that the pirvately endowed college is not
free, that its future is problematical, that
in a period of rapidly increasing government
domination it may entirely disappear. This
counsel of gloom I believe to be entirely
without foundation, because the independent
institutions train youth to meet the new in
dustrial, social and political problems of each
epoch. However, if our private colleges insist
upon maintaining outmoded curricula, if
they are timid and fearful in the face of
crises which affect income and attendance,
if they lower their standards and admit the
unprepared, if they are jealous and suspi
cious of each other and do not put the inter
ests of higher education above institutional
prosperity, then they will, as they should,
ultimately cease to function.”
Courage to supplant apprehension is
called for by Dr. Arnaud C. Marts, president
of Bucknell university. He agrees that “the
privately endowed college faces some very
puzzling problems brought on by war condi
tions,” and adds that “every person, every
institution, every business, is facing equally
puzzling problems'.” He then goes on to ask:
“Why should the college be exempt from
worry, from readjustments, from sharp sac
rifices? It is no time for a college to feel
sorry for itself. Rather it is time for it to
face its problems squarely, bravely and wish
unselfish zeal for maximum service to youth,
to freedom and to America.”—ACP.
Something to Read
Tty Dr. T. F. Mayo~ ,
Good for Vet Meds (and Others)
A good library customer from the vet
erinary faculty has obligingly worked out
the following list of readable books which
will, he thinks, light up his field, either for
Vets themselves or for the inquiring out
sider:
Claud Bernard, Physiologist, by J. M.
D. Olmsted. — An eminent physiologist, a
great scientist and a noble scholar, Bernard
was the first to demonstrate the condition of
“tonus” in the vascular system and show the
importance of this in maintaining and regu
lating blood pressure. He, also, was the first
to indicate the presence of hormones in the
body.
Magic in a Bottle, by M. Silverman. —
A book of great interest to the graduate as
well as the undergraduate. The author traces
the development of some of our most import
ant drugs in medicine such as morphine, co
caine the sulfonamides and others. A “must”
for students in pharmacology.
Life and Letter of Dr. William Beau
mont, edited by J. S. Meyer.—This physi
cian, after trying unsuccessfully to close a
gastric fistula, realized the practical know
ledge pertaining to the processes of gastric
digestion which might be gained from look
ing thru this “artificial window.” Interest
ing sidelights on medical practice of the
area are given.
Galileo Galilei, by Harsanyi, Z. — An
Italian, destined to be a leader of time, was
born on the day of the death of Michelan
gelo, died on the day of the birth of Sir
Isaac Newton. He was a bridging gap be
tween the “Middle Ages” and the “New
Science” which he aided in forwarding. He
invented the telescope, improved the micro
scope, and was a leading astronomer and
physicist.
Dutch Vet, by A Rootheart.—The act
ivities of the Dutch Vet and greater interest
to your studies, knowing that you, top, will
have many similar cases to treat and sim
ilar decisions to make. The story in the
background is such as to maintain the in
terest of any reader and observer of every
day literaturer and life.
Quotable Quotes
“Basic education, not specialized training,
is the best contribution the liberal arts col
lege can offer as preparation for either mili
tary or civilian life, and this is the ball we
must keep our eyes on.” Dr. Strang Lawson,
associate professor of English, Colgate uni
versity.
* * * *
“When young people make a choice about
drinking a cocktail they do it in a split sec
ond and their choices are made under a lot
of social pressure. There is seldom fruit or
tomato juice on the tray to make their deci
sion easier.” W. Roy Berg.
The World Turns On
~"By Dr. R. W. Steenrm =
The last few weeks have given plenty of evi
dence that Democracy does work. A short
time ago the members of congress, appar
ently engulfed in a wave of patriotism, voted
themselves pensions. It may be that this was
a patriotic move intended to convince the
soldiers in the Philippines that Congress had
unlimited faith in the future of the country,
but the people of the United States did not
accept it in that manner. There was an im
mediate, and wide spread, demand that the
act be repealed. It took congressmen only a
short time to begin having visions of defeat
in the coming elections, and the measure
was repealed.
More recently still the public has become
aroused over the apparent fumbling in the
war effort. Mass meetings have been held
in all parts of the country, and thousands
of letters have gone to Washington demand
ing of congressmen that the country be giv
en more action and less talk. Strikes in de
fense industries are difficult to excuse. Just
as difficult to excuse are profits of 300 per
cent on government contracts. The people
have become convinced that we are at war,
but congress and the administration are try
ing to carry on Washington-as-usual. A short
time ago leaders were crying that the people
were apathetic. There is no longer any room
for such statements. It is time for the lead
ership of the country to catch up with the
people. «
Mr. John Q. Public has become convinced
that there has been too much interest in the
welfare of the farmer, and the manufactur
er, and the laborer, but not nearly enough
interest in the welfare of the United States.
The public has decided that war is no time
for pocket-stuffing, and is demanding action
of its government. There is little doubt but
that the people will get what they want.
Such a thing could not happen in a dic
tatorship. There the people are told what to
do, when to cheer and how to act. The first
evidence of criticism of the government
would result in much action on the part of
the Gestapo. In a dictatorship there is no way
for the public to express itself, nor is there
any way for the public to demand efficiency
on the part of its leaders. In a democracy, the
people follow when the administration moves
forward effectively, but let the administra
tion falter and the people drive.
PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis
COVERING
campus distraeiiONs
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things he wants to say to you!”
ANIdlAL ODDITIES
BY
Tex Lynn
Flaunting the idea of obtaining
the “never-never” animals to an
ardent animal hunter is like wav
ing a red flag in front of a bull
(even though the physiologist
states the bull is color-blind) Col
lectors have searched the world’s
four corners for rare and exotic
fauna — little known animals
whose capture and delivery in
flates the hunter’s ego as well as
his pocketbook.
Since the beginning of the twen
tieth century, the African jungles
have surrendered several spectacu
lar and absolutely new. wild ani
mal species. One of these is the
unbelievable Okapi whose pres
ence wasn’t suspected until 1900.
Because of the limited distribu
tion and the practical impenetra-
bilit yof its habitat, this animal
has remained as mysterious as the
fabled unicorn.
The Okapi is an animal that
looks as though it were modeled
from some left-over giraffe; its
color ■ scheme is like something
thought up by an interior decor
ator in the last throes of a nerv
ous breakdown. The general body
color is deep liver while the lower
parts of the legs are white. Above
the knees and hocks the white is
striped with lines of autumn red,
and fine lines of white cover the
thighs and lower parts of the
rump. Small skin-covered horns
are found on the head between
two abnormally large ears, and to
top it all, this little-known and less
understood animal has a fourteen
inch tongue that is used to clean
out its ears or to flick off an oc
casional fly that may alight on
its withers.
Another highly-prized rarity is
the teddy bear-like Giant Panda
from the upland regions of inter
ior China. Its playful antics makes
it a much-sought for pet in zoo
logical parks—its never-ending
repertoire lead one to believe that
it was trained to perform them all
for the benefit of the gawking
public. The Panda, until recently,
was erroneously classed in the
bear family; now, however it has
been put in its proper category—
with the raccoon—an ignominious
let-down for such a celebrity.
The Giant Forest Hog of Kenya
province is the largest of all wild
swine, standing a good three and
a half feet high at the shoulders.
It is said to be capable of disem-
bowling one’s horse with a speed
and agility unbelievable in so
Valentine Goes to
Beaumont Substation
James H. Valentine, of the Class
of ’39, has been appointed Plant
Physiologist at the Beaumont sub
station of the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Service for the dura
tion of the war to take the place
of Dr. C. E. Minarik, who has
been called into army service. Val
entine received his B.S. degree in
agronomy here in 1939, and re
ceived his M.S. degree in agron
omy and plant physiology in
1941. Up to the time of his ap
pointment he worked in the De
partment of Agronomy as grad
uate assistant.
slumsy an appearing animal. The
combination of huge carving tusks,
a broad, warty face, two crafty
eyes gives this animal a visage
of utter brutality.
The animal is completely black,
from its glossy, bristly coat and
skin to the mocous membrane
and small, beady eyes. Time and
again this animal has been hunted
by professional and amateur alike,
and always the hunter returns
with the same story, “too much
speed, skill, and brute cunning
packed in one animal for any ten
men to cope with”—this animal
will live to hunt and kill another
day.
There is not one chance in a
thousand of any Zoological park
exhibiting a 20 foot sea elephant
from the South Georgia Islands,
a 12 foot African Bull Elephant,
nor a 20 foot crocodile, but the
mere possibility of the existence
of such animals is all that is need
ed to send a red-blooded adven
turer hot on their trail.
You don’t know how much fun
you have missed out on if you
haven’t ever dropped in at the As
sembly Hall some Saturday night
at 7 and see some of those cre
ations as arranged by Richard
Jenkins, the Singing Cadets versa
tile leader.
Once every year or so the pro
ducers make a picture that re
mains in our memory for longer
after the hit has gone than any
other. It is one that usually wins
all the top awards for the year,
a truly super-motion picture. Such
a picture is “HOW GREEN WAS
MY VALLEY.”
There isn’t anything that can be
said about the show that isn’t com
plimentary. The actors never get
out of character. The tone is uni
form all the way through. It is
the story of a boy’s life in a Welsh
mining town with all the know
ledge that experiences in the world
can bring to a young lad.
Roddy McDowell plays the part
of “Huw” Morgan, the young
Welshman around whom the story
revolves. His father Gwilym Mor
gan, played by Donald Crisp, and
his brothers work in a coal mine.
Maureen O’Hara is Morgan’s only
daughter.
Walter Pidgeon continues his
great acting as Mr. Gruffydd, the
village pastor. The mother of the
Morgan family is Sara Allgood.
She slaves and battles for her
group as the heart of the family.
The motion picture was made
from Richard Llwellyn’s famous
novel. It has been head by more
than one million and a half read
ers and translated into four lang
uages. The film version of the
book will be at the Campus to
morrow and Monday.
Action is the keynote of
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