Page 2-
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 $8 a school year. Advertising rates
open 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
Plssocioted GoIIeftide Press
B. M. Rosenthal Acting Editor
Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager
Sports Staff
Hike 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
F. D. Asbury Junior Assistant
BUI Huber, Joe Stalcup Circulation Assistants
Cedric Landon Senior Assistant
Photography Staff
lack Jones... Staff Photographer
dob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Phil Crown Assistant Photographer
Saturday’s Staff
D. C. Thurman Managing Editor
Keith Kirk Junior Editor
Jack Lamberson Assistant Advertising Manager
Reporters
Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Russell Chatham, Bill
Vox, Jack Keith, Tom Journeay, W. J. Hamilton, Nelson Kar-
bach, Tom Leland, Dong Lancaster, Charles P. McKnight, Keith
Kirk; Wemert Richardson, C. C. Scruggs, Henry H. Vollentine,
Ed Klngery, Edmund Bard, Henry Tillet, Harold Jordon, Fred
Pankey, John May, Lonnie Riley, Jack Hood.
A Different Easter
Another Easter Sunday is here with its yel
low and pink trimmings, with its enthusiasm
and glory and with the special Easter serv
ices in the churches for everyone. Mothers
and fathers, sisters and brothers—all have
come to the A. & M. campus to help that
son or brother have a more wholesome week
end and encourage him in his fight for lib
erty and the right to love and be loved.
And with all the visitors the campus is
fairly humming with today’s activities and
the preparations for those tomorrow. Club
meetings, exhibits, shows and receptions
make up a full day for the visitors. Tomor
row holds bigger attractions with the tradi
tional flower pinning ceremony, the presen
tation of commissions, Easter church serv
ices, the review and exhibition drills.
An entirely different situation exists
from that of last Easter. Many campus
changes have come into the picture. New
buildings and different uniforms have slip
ped into the set-up. A change of attitudes
and opinions regarding world happenings,
new faces and personalities ... in fact so
many changes have taken place that to the
ex-student of the college, A. & M. is incog
nito.
This Easter one finds less emphasis be
ing put on elaborate summer suits and de
luxe autos. The newer style items consist
of khakis, more comfortable shoes and “keep
'em flying” defense bonds. Production has
been streamlined to the Nth degree in every
field. Such things as final examinations and
trouser cuffs are strictly taboo.
A. & M.'s Part
Never in the history of our country has the
need for trained men been so great—men
trained in the sciences, agriculture, engineer
ing, veterinary medicine and the art of war.
For years A. & M. has been fulfilling this
need, but since that fateful day December 7,.
1941, every facility of our College has been
operating full time at full speed in order to
do a better job more quickly.
Other than the training of our own un
dergraduates and of our own men who after
May 16 will follow in the glorious tradition
of other Ex Aggies in the Armed Services
A. & M. has also made it possible for still
others to obtain necessary training. Civilians
from all parts of the Southwest are learning
how to help the nation’s industrial war ef
fort. Still others are learning the art of de
fending their own cities against the fire and
destruction of modern warfare.
Any of these projects alone would have
been sufficient for A. & M. to claim that it
was doing its part, but nothing is sufficient
at Aggieland in time of war if still an addi
tional job can be accomplished. So our facil
ities were offered to the Federal govern
ment for what use the national officials
might see fit. Now, A. & M. is honored by
having the navy blue mingle with the army
khaki as both sailor and soldier, side by side,
prepare to defeat the Axis.
News Commends
The following commendation of A. & M. and
the part it is playing in our huge National
Defense effort was printed in the Dallas
Morning News of March 14, 1942:
“Producing more Army officers than West
Point, the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege of Texas has attained an eminent posi
tion as a training ground for leaders, both
military and civilian. It has all nine branches
of the service represented in its reserve-
officer program and is turning out thorough
ly trained officers in a steady stream. In
addition, it supplies technicians and engi
neers for defense industries and farmers to
grow the food required for victory.
“The present usefulness of this land-
grant institution is no overnight achieve
ment, but has been striven for steadily for
sixty-six years. The current administration,
headed by President T. O. Walton, has been
foresighted in its preparations to supply de
fense leaders for the nation. That is one rea
son why the names of Texans appear so oft-
THE BATTALION
•SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1942
Something to Read
By Dr. T. F. Mayo—
About the Navy
The arrival of our new and welcome guests
has probably prompted a recent request for
a column of “Books About the Navy.” Here
is the cream of what the Library has:
JANE’S FIGHTING SHIPS is on order.
(It nearly broke us!)
WHAT THE CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT THE NAVY, by H. W. Baldwin.
(Concise information of general interest).
THE FLEET TODAY, by Kendall Ban
ning. (Just what its title indicates.)
YOUR NAVY, by C. B. Mayo. (The Li
brarian particularly recommends this book.
He would,—his Navy brother wrote it! It
includes chapters on customs and traditions,
naval strategy, and strategy in general. The
analysis of the battle of Jutland is, this re
viewer happens to know, the fruit of a long
and intensive study of all the documents and
first-hand reports. It’s good, if I do say it
myself.)
DELILAH, by Marcus Goodrich. (A re
cent novel by a Texan, dealing with all sorts
of interesting psychological entanglements
on a destroyer in the Philippines just before
the present war.)
THE INTEREST OF AMERICA IN SEA
POWER, by Captain A. T. Mahan. 1917.)
(A naval classic by the greatest of all Navy
writers, who influenced the thought of every
maritime nation in the world.)
A group of U. S. Government Documents
(To be called for on white slips and read in
the Library.)
THE RESERVE OFFICER’S MANUAL,
prepared by Lieutenant Robert P. Erdman,
U.S.N., 1932. (Catalogued under “U. S. Bu
reau of Navigation.”) (Full of useful infor
mation about such "things as the Shore Es
tablishment; the Establishment Afloat; the
Naval Reserve; Essential Notes for Offi
cers; Leadership and Discipline; Officer of
the Deck, etc., etc.)
Commodore Perry’s Story: U. S. Navy
Department. Narrative of the expedition of
an American squadron to the China Sea and
Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853,
and 1854, under the command of Commodore
Matthew Galbraith Perry, U. S. Navy, by
order of the Government of the U. S. 3 vols.
1856. (The Commodore really started some
thing, didn’t he? Read the first volume for
the expedition. The others deal with natural
history and “Observations on the Zodiacal
Light”—whatever that is!)
U. S. Navy Department. Official Rec
ords of the Union and Confederate Navies in
the War of the Rebellion. 30 vols., published
from 1894 to 1922. (Interesting to dip into.)
Quotable Quotes
“The cultivation of the mind alone assures
neither strong character nor worthy citizen
ship, for knowledge is not always virtue.
Neither, op the other hand, can high ideals
alone accomplish high ends. To be productive,
ideals need the strength and direction of dis
ciplined minds.”—Ralph P. Bridgman, dean
of students at Brooklyn college.
The World Turns On
1 By Dr. R. W. Steen=. ....=
It is interesting to speculate on what the ef
fect of a long war would be on American
life. The conflict has just begun, but Ameri
cans find that the. average man can buy no
new tires and no new automobiles. Nor can
the average citizen buy a typewriter, a steel
desk, or even a bicycle. In all probability the
building of homes and other structures not
essential to the war effort will be stopped in
the next few weeks. Sugar is to be rationed
shortly, and razor blades are already being
rationed but not severely enough to matter
as yet.
Several million Americans are already
devoting all of their time to war and pro
duction for war. As time goes on the number
engaged directly in the war effort will stead
ily increase. As the war effort takes more
and more of America’s production there will
be fewer and fewer things available for pur
chase by the citizens. At the same time
prices will be higher, and the percentage of
the income used for taxes and the purchase
of victory bonds will steadily increase.
America should not have to go hungry,
but changes will have to be made in the diet
if the war proves to be a long one. The ra
tioning of sugar will bring changes in the
diets of many people. Coffee may be diffi
cult to obtain, and tea will doubtless be on
the way out after this summer. Numerous
other articles will become scarce as the war
goes on.
This should not be taken to mean that
America can not fight a long war. She can
if she needs to, but she can not fight it on
the basis of business as usual nor on the
basis of live as usual. We have been primarily
selfish in our war effort. Americans want to
win, but each faction wants the other to be
the first to make sacrifices. In the last war
one of the slogans was: “Give till it hurts.”
It is high time to adopt a similar slogan in
this war.
The Senate last week finally approved
the seating of Senator Danger. His seat has
been in dispute since 1940. Danger has been
accused of most of the evil practices in the
political book. The committee which investi
gated his record voted against him 13-3, but
the Senate welcomed him by a vote of 50-32.
en in dispatches from the fronts. In the era
of peace and reconstruction bound to fol
low this war, A. & M. can, and undoubtedly
will, have an equally useful role.”
| PRIVATE BUCK /. By Clyde Lewis
Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved I I* 13 &A.
Hey, Buck! Did you hear the latest spy rumor?*’
BACKWASH
“Backwash: Am agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.’’—Webater
Backwashin’ Around
From the “All Fool’s Day” edition
of the Baylor Daily Lariat: Bears
Defeat Aggies, and it’s Not in
Chess. Undismayed by the 48-0 de
feat in football last year the Bay
lor marble-shooters gallently
fought back yesterday to chalk up
an amazing 6-0 victory over the
Aggies. Besides winning all the
marbles of the opponents, they
picked up a couple of agates on
side bets . . .
While the Bryan
team looked on
ip !|| with amazement,
^IPf Dwight Parks
quietiy
jsgmk. 1? Jllllljithe contents of
llpilllA. jJiillllthe Aggie mar
ble sack . . . The
Aggies only threatened once, but
were quickly disqualified when the
referee caught Jitterbug Hender
son “fudging.”
The story is going around about
the soldier who went to the Medi
cal Officer at the camp hospital,
complaining of stomach trouble.
To his plight, the officer replied,
“Young man, Generals have ab-
domenal disorder, Colonels have
internal trouble, Captains have
stomach ache—you have the belly
ache!”
Girls may come, and girls may
go—they ..usually., do—but some
come to Aggieland from farther
away than others . . . this year, as
far as is known, the girl who holds
honors for having come the long
est distance, was the date of Gus
Carlsen, at the Cavalry Ball. His
date lives in Houston, but attends
the Mount Vernon Seminary of
Washington, D. C. . . . she left
there Thursday by plane in order
to make the dance Friday night
. . . incidentally, Carlsen is from
Lima, Peru—quite a distance from
Washington, D. C. . . . Seen in a
local phone booth: Hansen’s Gigilo
Service—Mitchell Hall—phone or
call in person . . . Passing-out-the-
laurels Dept.: C. G. Basham, F
FA, recently won a prize from
Houston accountants for his ac
counting composition. He, and a
co-winner from SMU will read
their papers before the Houston
men in the near future . . . the
King of Uglies will be crowned
Saturday night, and now that the
contest is over, it might be said
that Kyle Drake must be dead cer
tain that he’s ugly—he really hus
tled . . . ideas are beginning to
come to light concerning ways to
distinguish two classes graduated
in the same year (in the future),
especially on the senior rings.
Someone suggested that graduates
of February ’43 be dubbed “one
smokestack men” and that it be
indicated on their rings. Graduates
of September ’43 would be “two
smokestack men” . . . well, any
way, somebody is original.
• • •
For the Parents
Once a year the Aggies devote an
entire week-end to the “folks back
home” . . . Sunday is our own
Mother’s Day, although the week
end is dedicated to all parents . . .
The campus will be crowded with
events and exhibits for two days
—things which will be of interest
to the parents ... the Engineers
have their hey-day, exhibiting
their work and presenting the sec
ond Engineers show, “Slip Stick
Follies of 1942,” at Guion Hall to
night . . . the Ross Volunteers take
over the social calendar as they
dance to the music of the Aggie
land tonight . . . Kadet Kapers, a
new—and free—amusement, will
unreel as per Saturday night in
the Assembly Hall . . . and the
whole corps will take part in the
Sunday ceremonies.
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT GUION HALL
Saturday—“Ziegfield Girl”
starring James Stewart,
Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr,
and Lana Turner.
Monday—“Honky Tonk,”
with Clark Gable and Lana
Turner.
AT THE CAMPUS
Saturday—“Tanks A Mil
lion,” featuring William Tra
cy and James Gleason.
Saturday prevue, Sunday, .
Monday — “Hellzapoppin,”
with Olsen and Johnson,
Martha Raye and Mischa
Auer.
Nearly three and one quarter
million acres, or about three-
fourths of the acreage sown to
wheat in Texas, is planted in the
31 counties comprising the princi
pal portion of the Panhandle-
Plains region.
EPISCOPAL MUCH SERVICES
for
EASTER DAY
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH - Bryan
(Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quin, Bishop of the Diocese of
Texas, will be in charge).
9:45 a.m.—Church School.
11:00 a.m.—Holy Communion and sermon by the
Bishop.
(The Annual Easter Offering will be received
at this Service.)
ST. THOMAS CHAPEL - College
Rev. Roscoe Hauser, Jr., Student Chaplain
6:45 a.m.—Holy Communion.
9:30 a.m.—Holy Communion.
10:30 a.m.—Church School.
11:20 a.m.—Holy Communion and sermon.
(Authorized absences from formations, granted to
students for the purpose of attending Church on
Easter morning).
Outstanding among the distrac
tions on the campus this week
end is the corps dance tonight
from 9 until 12 with music furn
ished by Toppy Pearce and his
Aggieland Orchestra.
The sky’s the limit for laughs
in the nuttiest, zaniest thing ever
to be called a motion picture, and
that is “HELLZAPOPPIN” at the
Campus tomorrow and Monday.
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson were
imported from the famous Broad
way play of the same name to add
a note of prestige to the antics.
With Martha Raye, Mischa Auer
and Hugh Herbert, all noted laugh-
provokers, the cast gets more and
more on the clowning side.
There is no use to elaborate on
story or plot because there just
isn’t any. Olsen and Johnson re
arrange the film to suit them
selves, and fuss at the projec
tionist in the booth who focuses
the film too long on a pretty girl.
If you expected to see something
on the dramatic side, you are in
for disappointment because drama
was one thing that was neglected
when “Hellzapoppin” was in pro
duction.
For some reason, perhaps be
cause all the other pictures that
were ever made did it, the roman
tic angle was thrown in for good
measure with Jane Frazee and
Robert Paige and Lewis Howard
making up the triangle.
Olsen and Johnson have been a
successful stage team for almost
30 years. They started together in
when vaudeville died. In Septem
ber, 1938, they converted one of
their units into a full length stage
review and called it “Hellzapop
pin”. It broke all records on
Broadway, and although they’ve
produced a new show, “Sons O’
Fun”, the original “Hellzapoppin’ ”
in various companies, still is tour
ing the country.
A big-time musical extravagan
za with more stars than any one
picture is entitled to is “ZIEG
FIELD GIRL” at Guion Hall. A
cast composed of Jimmy Stewart,
Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Hedy
SPECIAL”
“AGGIE’S DELIGHT”
DOUBLE DOGS
AGGIEBURGERS
HAMBURGERS
MINUTE
SANDWICH SHOP
Lamarr, Charles Winninger, Tony
Martin, Jackie Cooper, and Ian
Hunter, spells out a really fine
motion picture in anyone’s lan
guage.
“Ziegfield Girl” is the story of
three girls who started out in the
follies together. Two of them find
happiness, one defeat. Lana Turn
er rises above the rest of the cast
in a role that really makes her
place in the top ranks of the stars
assured.
Another of the stories about life
in the army so popular now is
“TANKS A MILLION” at the
Campus today. William Tracy and
James Gleason are the leading
players in the story. One point in
the picture’s favor is that it is
not long enough to be boring or
to elaborate too much on the in
significant details.
RADIO REPAIRS
THE
STUDENT CO-OP
We Refuse To
Profiteer
ON YOU AGGIES!
Keep These Tailor Prices
Down!
LAUTERSTEIN
Headquarters For
He-Men’s Footwear
ASK THE AGGIES
WHO ARE WEARING
PENNEY’S SHOES
The built right all leath
er line at moderate
prices.
Moccasin
OXFORDS
Rich Browns
$3.79 $4.79 $5.90
•
Penney’s Famous
Regulation Socks
NOT 3 pr. $1.00
But ... .
4 pair $1.00
J. C. PENNEY CO.
Inc.
“Aggie Economy Center”
Bryan, Texas
PARENTS
We Join The Aggies In
Welcoming You To Aggieland
We have a complete assortment of attractive and
unique GIFTS from the East and West, suitable for
any and every occasion.
All Gifts Attractively Wrapped
Expert Packing for Shipping
We also feature a complete stock of the latest
VICTOR AND BLUEBIRD RECORDS
By Your Favorite Orchestra
HASWELLS