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THE BATTALION
-SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1942
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
1-5444.
1941 Member 1942
Associated Collegiate Press
E. M. Rosenthal Editor-in-chief
D. C. Thurman Associate Editor
Lee Rogers f. Associate 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
Russell Chatham Junior Sports Assistant
Circulation Staff
Gene Wilmeth Circulation Manager
F. D. Asbury Junior Assistant
Bill Huber, Joe Stalcup Circulation Assistants
Cedric Landon Senior Assistant
Photography Staff
Jack Jones Staff Photographer
Bob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers
Phil Crown Assistant Photographer
Saturday’s Staff
Keith Kirk Junior Managing Editor
Brooks Gofer Junior Editor
Ken Bresnen Jun
Tom Vannoy
W. A. Goforth
unior Editor
unior Editor
Junior Editor
. Assistant Advertising Manager
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
Pankay, John May, Lonnie Riley, Jack Hood.
Aggie Spirit
Aggie Exes and sons of the Lone Star State
continue to report from the war zones of
their activities and participation in the con
flict. The latest communication to be receiv
ed from the island fortress of Corregidor
was news of the celebration of San Jacinto
Day and also the fact that an Aggie alumni
club is operating within the fort.
The above is evidence of the fact that
the spirit of Aggieland is rising in the face
of the setbacks which the armed forces
have received. A group of some thirty Ag
gies, headed by their commander, General
George F. Moore, have still that spirit which
is famous of Aggieland throughout the
world. The brotherhood of all graduates of
A. & M. is banded together in a common
cause—the defeat of the enemy.
The celebration of San Jacinto Day on
Corregidor was an extension of the Aggie
spirit. It is not the same as the usual spirit,
but signifies that the broadminded Aggie
has reached out and enclosed the spirit of
Texas as a state. All Aggieland should be
justly proud of the part this group of Exes
is playing in the war, and should strive to
keep the standards of a great spirit at the
highest peak.
Cotton Pageant
Eleventh in a series will be this year’s an
nual Cotton Pageant under the direction of
J. S. Mogford, professor of Agronomy at A.
& M. The idea was conceived by Mogford
of sponsoring such a show through the
Agronomy society to raise funds to finance
a world tour for worthy students in Agron
omy.
The trips have been highly successful
.and have covered some of the largest cotton
producing areas in the world. A trip was
made one year to England and another to
Norway and Sweden. Other countries visit
ed have been Japan and Manchuko with
.trips touching in France and Spain.
Last year’s trip was originally sched
uled to go to South America, a continent un
visited by the tours, but it was impossible
to make the trip. This year’s trip was plan
ned for that country but because of the
present conditions this is again impossible.
The students to make the trip each year
are selected by a series of examinations on
subjects pertaining to Agronomy. Those
students making the highest grade on these
•exams are then eligible to make the tour.
'This year three will be selected. The last
-exam has been given and the winners will
be announced at the Cotton Pageant which
will be held this year in Guion Hall.
This year’s Cotton Pageant promises to
be the largest and most successful ever to be
staged as invitations have been set to around
160 duchesses. Last year around 125 duch
esses were in the pageant and that was a
record in itself but has been surpassed this
year.
An undertaking as worthy as this mer
its the wholehearted support of the student
body. Everything possible is being done to
make this the best pageant ever produced
and the corps should accept it as such.
Man, Your Manners
— By L Sherwood 11
The Groom and his attendants are just as
much interested in what-to-wear at the wed
ding as the bride-to-be and maids, but they
don’t make so much fuss about it. What is
to be worn is governed by the formality of
the wedding, and the hour. Proper attire will
add much to the happy occasion, and once in
a while someone happens to say, “What a
handsome bridegroom he made.”
At a military wedding, during war time,
the groom wears the regular uniform of the
service, as do his attendants, if they are in
the Army.
At a formal evening wedding, clothes
are formal, “tails” or tuxedo. At a formal
morning wedding the groom and his attend-
The World Turns On
By Dr. R. W. Steen:
From the American point of view the most
interesting event of the past week was the
bombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
The raid certainly excited the Japanese, and
made many Americans feel much better
about the whole situation. The American
government has made no announcement about
the raid, and Americans are beginning to be
almost as curious as the Japanese as to
where the planes came from. Best guess so
far is that they took off from carriers near
Japan and then made their way to bases in
China. At least one is said to have landed in
Russia, and tlie Japanese claim that others
landed in occupied China.
There is no way of knowing as yet just
what damage was done. The Japs, in true
Axis fashion, declare that only schools,
churches, homes, and cultural centers were
damaged. They also announce that funds are
being made available to rebuild damaged
factories. These factories doubtless caught
fire from burning schools and churches. It
would seem that the Axis powers would have
learned by this time to locate their factories
and railways at great distances from such
military objectives as schools, hospitals,
churches, and cultural centers.
The amount of damage done is of minor
importance when compared with other as-
pects of the raid. It was of enormous psy-
chological value. For the first time in twenty Cotton
centuries war was brought home to Japan.
The people must feel far less secure than they 0ne more week! In ah bull ses-
COVERING
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WITH
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“Oh, I see, one for quarts and one for pints!”
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Jack Hood
“Baokw&ah: An agitation resulting from aoens nation or occurrence.”—Webster
Hop
of April—exactly two months
apart. (Yes, someone pointed out
that it would hold true in College
felt two weeks ago, and there will now be sions > tbe coming week-end is the Station almost any time of the
the constant worry that more raiders will to P ic • • • Spirited scheming and year.)
come to spread incendiary bombs^among the planning by Aggies will make next Since weather reporting has
paper cities of the island.
Just as important, is the fact that Amer
ica learned positively what had only been
suspected before. That is that the Japanese
air force is spread very thin, and that almost
none of it remains to defend the homeland.
It is estimated that sixty bombers took part
in the attack, but the Japanese claim to have
shot down only nine of them. This is not a
heavy loss when it is remembered that the
attack was made in the day time, and that
the attacking planes were over Japan for bolt Wednesday—and leave us just c ^ ass on a cold day with no 1 coat:
more than two hours. Japanese announce- as speechless. ~ '
ment say that the planes were so low that T ...
civilians in the streets could see the mark 1 y inquiries > we answer
civilians in uie greets couia see tne marK that Cotton Ball ticket will
mgs on the planes. This would indicate that en , 0 g ™
the Japanese either have little in the way “ le , """'"f “'TJ!
of antiaircraft defense, or that they were g B dg. at a buck-fifty
week-end one of been labeled “Q.T.” by the brass
the best of the , hats . maybe our black gang will
whole year. kee P °ur schedule of floods up-to-
Lovelies, cuties, ^ a t e -
and beauties will • • •
be the big order Redblld
of the day as
hundreds of the This bit of classroom dial-
meaner sex hit °£ ue was told for the truth—we
the campus like don’t believe it. A professor was
that lightning scolding a student for coming to
this kind would doubtless call home many
Japanese planes from fighting fronts in
Burma and near Australia.
Something to Read
:By Dr. T. F. Mayo:
buck-fifty
taken compktely"t7rurprTse:'A few raidYof ^ “L^MMgelrTad!
mission 35c, reserved 50c) ... It
will be (in the Aggies view, any
way) a show full of the “purttiest
gurls” each of the various A. &
M. clubs could pick.
• • •
Wanted—Gable
But don’t feel bad if you’re not
a Gable—it’s not required.
Getting around and laying our
hooks on anything we can, Back
wash is privileged to offer to one
lucky lad, a lovely date for the
Cotton Pageant-Ball. Mrs. John
son, who annually prespires
(sweats, then) over the C. P.-B.
arrangements, informs that one
Jean Elaine Lawson has asked her
to provide one Aggie for her date.
In turn, Mrs. Johnson wants us
to call for a dark-haired, six foot,
handsome Senior with accessories
(consisting of a convertible—rea
sonably new—and a fat bankroll).
Any takers? No? Then, read on.
The young lady’s picture may be
seen in room 300 of the Ag build
ing. She is eighteen springs old,
five feet-four inches high, 116
pounds sweet, with brown hair and
grey eyes as weapons . . . and she
is the daughter of W. J. Lawson,
president of the Association of
Former Students.
In case you need a date, here she
is . . . we’re not claiming to be an
authority, but, glancing at the pic
ture, she is cute . . . and forget the
Gable-car-money angle. v
Prof—I had a little brother
few years ago who strolled out
into the snow to play with his
sled. He didn’t put on his coat,
and later caught pneumonia and
died. ,
Two minutes silence.
Student—What happened to the
sled?
Number one distraction around
the campus this week-end is the
corps dance in Sbisa Hall tonight
at 9 o’clock with Toppy Pearce and
his Aggieland orchestra supply
ing the music. It promises to be
a gala evening for everyone in at
tendance.
The sultry siren of the screen
who possesses the silky blonde
shoulderlength tresses has risen
| rapidly in the
| ranks of the
star s. That’s
none other than
[Veronica Lake,
[who made such a
Ihit in her first
picture recently,
“I Wanted
Wings” and is
[currently starred
in “S U L L I -
VAN’S TRAVELS” that will be
playing at the Campus tomorrow
and Monday. The midnight pre-
vue tonight will start right after
the corps dance ends at 12.
The Sullivan of the title is Joel
McCrea, known as John L. Sulli
van, no relation to the famous
I fighter, a fam-
]ous Hollywood
iirector. In his
new role as a
[comedian, Joel
iecides to go out
n the world and
see for himself
ust how the
mights of the
oad live. In the
"course of his
wanderings he meets a beautiful
actress, Veronica Lake, who is dis
gusted with motion pictures and
is going home, and together they
go out to hunt for material for a
serious drama.
But Sullivan finds that people
want to laugh and be happy—so
he returns to Hollywood to resume
making comedies, to do his bit
towards making people laugh.
“Sullivan’s Travels” is an hour
and a half of downright good en-
(See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4)
Dial 4-1181
Box Office Opens at 1:00 P. M.
LAST DAY
“International Lady”
with
GEORGE BRENT
ILLONA MASSEY
Also Community Sing
Cartoon — News
PREVIEW TONIGHT
AFTER DANCE
SUNDAY - MONDAY
jon VIRONICA
McCREA-LAKE
la RoromovoCi
Also News
Cartoon
Short
Bought with the Aggies’ Money
The A. and M. Mothers’ Clubs are still send
ing money to the College Library in order
that the Aggies may have not only the books
they need, but a fair number of those they
want. If you would like to read some good
new book that you don’t find in the Library,
drop a request slip into the box in the en
trance hall. Be sure to give (1) full infor
mation about the book, including approxi
mate date of publication, and (2) your own
name and address, so that you may get first
access to the book.
Here are the books most recently pur
chased by the Library with the boys’ money:
Akatugawa, Ryunosuke, “Tales Grotesque
. and Curious,” translated by Glenn Shaw.
Allen, John E., “The Modern Newspaper;
its Typography and Methods of News
Presentation.”
Allen, Roy M., “Photomicrography.”
Beach, Joseph W., “American Fiction, 1920-
40.”
Bellamann, Henry, “King’s Row.”
Caldwell, Erskine, “All-out on the Road to
Smolensk.”
Collins, Henry H., “America’s Own Refu
gees: Our 4,000,000 Homeless Migrants.”
Fergusson, Erna, “Our Hawaii.”
Guedalla, Philip, “Mr. Churchill.”
Hauser, Ernest O., “Honorable Enemy.”
Huxley, Aldous, “After Many a Summer Dies
the Swan.”
James, Will, “The American Cowboy.”
Mclnnis, Edgar, “The War: Second Year.”
Parran, Thomas and Vonderlehr, “Plain
Words about Venereal Disease.”
Rawlings, M. K., “Cross Creek.”
Ray, Marie B., “Two Lifetimes in One.”
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de, “Flight to Ar
ras ...”
Schuman, F. L., “Design for Power.”
Steinbeck, John, “The Moon is Down.”
Stolper, Gustav, “This Age of Fable ...”
Thompson, Virginia, “Thailand, the new
Siam.”
Tomlinson, H. M., “The Wind is Rising.”
Johnson, Melvin M. and Haven, Charles T.,
“Automatic arms; their history, devel
opment and use.”
Zeimer, Gregor A., “Education for Death . .”
ants wear the conventional morning cos
tume of cutaway coat, dark gray-striped
trousers, white linen shirt, gray cravat, and
patent leather shoes. Except that the bride
groom’s boutonniere is a bit larger and more
elaborate than those worn by the grooms
men, their attire should be uniform. A reli
able haberdasher will be able to advise you
about current fashions in accessories.
Southern men have adopted the custom
of wearing white linen suits for formal occa
sions during late spring and summer sea
sons.
At an informal morning wedding the
men wear business suits, with a single flow
er instead of a boutonniere. White shirts
q.nd black shoes are necessary.
Hair-Raiser
Small talk of Wednesday was
the thunder bolt which scimmed
the Ag and Ad buildings, scaring
the wits out of even the lion-heart
ed. No one can be found who ac
tually saw it strike—but there’s
an interesting angle to it. The lo
cal black population has a “weath
er superstitution” which claims if
it thunders on the 23rd of Febru
ary, it will be stormy on the 23rd
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT GUION HALL
Saturday — “Billy The
Kid,” featuring Robert Tay
lor.
Monday — “The Bugle
Sounds,” with Wallace Beery,
Marjorie Main, and Lewis
Stone.
AT THE CAMPUS
Saturday— “International
Lady,” starring George
Brent, Ilona Massey, and
Basil Rathbone.
Saturday prevue, Sunday,
Monday—“Sullivan’s Trav
els,” with Joel McCrea and
Veronica Lake.
Auto Accidents
Continue to Mount
Even During War
Last year, when the need of
human energy and natural re
sources proved more desperately
urgent than ever before, the
American people proceeded to
liquidate more of their number
and to demolish more of their
mechanical facilities than in any
year since the introduction of the
motor car, according to a new
booklet entitled “The Wreckord”
just issued by the Travelers In
surance company.
There were more than a million
accidents during the year involv
ing injury or death and several
million others involving property
damage only. Probably 1,000 auto
mobiles a week were demolished
beyond repair.
“The nation, if it is to succeed
in its victory program, simply
cannot afford a continuation of
this waste of life, of man-hours,
of hospital space, of machinery
and of morale,” the foreword
states. “The record of death and
injury is one that should leave
every American with a sense of
shame and should move every one
of us to resolve that it shall never
happen again.”
Some of the increase in deaths
and injuries can be laid at the
door of drivers under! 18 years of
age and older drivers with less
than a year’s experience at the
wheel, the analysis shows. Acci
dents also increased somewhat out
of proportion in the 18’ to 24 age
group. Gasoline consumption and
motor vehicle registration in
creased last year, but not in as
great proportion as did accidents.
Pedestrian deaths and injuries
actually dropped from the totals
for 1940. Weighing all these fact
ors, statistians find no explan
ation for the abnormal record
other than that drivers were more
careless and reckless than ever
before.
The insurance company will dis
tribute more than two million cop
ies of the booklet this year in the
interest of highway safety. Single
copies or quantities are available
through the company or any of
its representatives.
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