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Page 2- THE BATTALION Battalion Man, Your Manners PRIVATE BUCK . . By Clyde Lewis 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 53 a school year. Advertising rates apon 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 (Associated GoUe6icite Press Reporters Enough and on Time! News releases tell us that Corregidor Fort ress has fallen to the enemy. Reason: short age of supplies and reenforcements. They fail to tell that Johnny Jones fell because he was so tired of eating monkey meat that he didn’t much care anymore what happened. They fail to mention that Sam Brown fell because he had nothing to shoot in his model 1903 rifle. Matter-of-fact re ports came in daily that our men on the front are short of supplies, that there are not enough men there to do the job. And the American people are so busy conduct ing “business as usual” that they say, “My that’s too bad, isn’t it.” And then they go back to their “business as usual.” Why is it that a nation like ours must leave those men stranded and at the mercy of the enemy? The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, possessing greater natural resources and a more ingen ious population than any other country. Is it fair to bid our boys adieu and wave them a fond farewell when their ships land them at some far off port, and let it go at that? Stranded to shift Tor themselves as best they can! If our soldiers are not worthy of receiv ing aid and the materials of war from home, they are not worthy of laying down their lives for our nation. The story is told of the old lady who told a soldier (a country boy before the war) how proud she was that he would lay down his life for his country to defeat the enemy. He answered, “No, ma’am, I’m gonna make him lay down his for his’n.” But that pri vate cannot make “him lay down his for his’n” by throwing rocks at him! He must have rifles, bullets and food to fight this war effectively. Corregidor Fortress has fallen! And with it have fallen Aggies! Too little arid too late! Our politicians seem to be too busy log rolling and pork barreling to realize that there is a war to be won, not votes to be sought. For if the war is not won, there will be no votes for anyone. Capital and labor are occupied with their own petty greivances. And there is a War to be won! For if the war is not won there will be great greivances which will not be settled by arbitration. Then let the parents and friends of those Aggies who have laid down their lives that we might keep ours get behind their representatives in the government, let them, if necessary, force industry and labor to produce. Let them run the factories 24 hours a day seven days a week and when the fac tories are worn out, let them build new ones. Let them risk our ships to get war materials to the battle fr<*nts. Aggies and other Amer ican boys are out there risking something that can’t rebuilt or bought with money. Let us replace the excuse, “too little and too late,” with the motto, “enough and on time.” Let’s start winning this war! —KCB. Quotable Quotes “A certain way of relieving the present shortage of pharmacists caused by the emer gency is to induce more outstanding stud ents to enter colleges of pharmacy. The present shortage will become more acute unless pharmacists persuade more high school graduates to point toward pharmacy as a career. “Many boys and girls choose their life’s work as a result of contact with individuals in a community whom they admire. If each pharmacist will point out to outstanding boys and girls the many advantages that the pharmacy profession offers as a career for service, a constant supply of well-trained pharmacists will be insured. The colleges of pharmacy are not filled to capacity; they can increase their enrollments easily and thus supply more pharmacists than is being done at present.” Dr. C. L. A. Schmidt, dean of the University of California college of pharmacy, says pharmacists must make it By L Sherwood E. M. Rosenthal Editor-in-chief D. C. Thurman Associate Editor Lee Rogers 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 Thursday’s Staff Clyde C. Franklin Juinor Managing Editor Ken Bresnen Junior Editor Brooks Gofer........... - Junior Editor Keith Kirk Junk Ed Kingery Junio ...Junior Keith Kirk Junior Editor __ nior Editor Jack Hood.. Junior Editor A. & M. Seniors soon will be entering the Army of the United States, as officers. A thorough knowledge of the courtesies and customs of the Service is essential; such a knowledge will give the young officer con fidence in himself and save him from em barrassing situations. Social life at an army post during war time is limited, but a knowledge of what is customary during peace time will aid in do ing the proper thing at any time. The following is taken from Official Courtesy and Customs of the Service. An of ficer arriving at a post at which he expects to remain longer than twenty-four hours should call on the post commander. If as signed to duty there, he should call on all his intermediate commanders. This official visit to the post and intermediate command ers should be repeated at their residences. If the commander is married, it is the cus tom for the officer making the visit to be accompanied by his wife, if he has one. The calls are formal and should not last longer than ten minutes. It is customary for officers to call on a new arrival as soon as he is situated. If the newcomer is married, ladies call with their husbands. Social Functions: It is customary for officers of all grades to dance or chat with the wives of senior officers of the unit. A member of a dinner party later attend ing a dance should not fail to dance with the hostess and guest of honor. Invitations to dinners and private func tions, when accepted, constitute social obli gations and should be returned. WE SERVE IK4 Sil'EnCE. AT Camp cordon V ^1% ^iii. Fv..<i.:u-» , K ii, i(^ i | IIc World 4-S Clyde LEW|$ “Couldn’t I be disguised as something else, Sir? I’m allergic to termites!” BACKWASH By Jack Hood “BaokwMh: An agitation resulting from •ocna action or oeenmenoe."—Webstar Rhythm By Raeburn Sweepings From Capital to Campus ACP’s Jay Richter Reports from Washington The Civil Service Commission faces a tre mendous task. Recent passage of the Rams- peck amendment brings 85 per cent of fed eral jobs—an all-time high—under commis sion scrutiny. Workers in non-war agencies must be funneled into at-war agencies. Countless new workers must be found and dovetailed into the government army. This means thousands of potential jobs for college people, whose specialized training is eagerly sought. Often the government is stepping in, through civil service, to give college people on-the-job training—“majors” in lines where they are needed most. An example is the recent move to enlist college women for “men’s work.” As labora tory aides in army arsenals, they inspect gauges used in testing ordnance materials. Co-eds who wish such jobs should have at least two years of college work, including some physics, chemistry and trigonometry. The goal of civil service is 100 girls a month for the next 10 months. Initial pay, $1620 annually. Although about 87 per cent of govern ment jobs are “in the field,” as Washington ians blithely dismiss the United States, some are located here in the capital. Don’t take too seriously what you read and hear of crowded and costly living conditions here. A salary of $2,000 here is equal, roughly, to one of $1,800- in a city of comparable size. Living quarters are crowded to be sure, but turn-over of tenants is high. Which means you’ll always find a place if you watch close ly and jump quickly. If you were one of the some 16,000 col lege people who filed with civil service last month for a “junior professional assistant” job, it may interest you to know the exams won’t be given until this spring. It’s open season “indefinitely” on seniors and graduates in chemistry, physics and en gineering. So hot is the pursuit that civil service has abandoned competitive examina tions in these fields—probably for the dura tion. Simply show on your application blanks that you have had requisite training. In the case of successful candidates who are sen iors, “provisional appointments” will be made. Which means jobs, come spring and graduation. You’ll be classed as a “junior profession al assistant” with starting pay $2,000 a year, although many agencies will try to get you for less . . . unless you say on your blank that you won’t take less. Others of Uncle Sam’s favorite nephews and nieces are economists. Currently favored are those with at least two years of gradu ate work or experience. Successful applica tion through civil service may bring a job paying from $2,600 to $5,600. their business to induce high school students to study pharmacy if the present acute short age of pharmacists is to be relieved. * * * “Basic to sound civilian morale in a democracy is public understanding. Ameri ca’s schools, colleges and libraries, therefore, have a vital part to play in developing civi lian morale soundly based on an understand ing of the nature of the present struggle against totalitarianism and of the problems which face us as a people in our resolve to defend democracy against all threats, foreign or domestic.”—John W. Studebaker, United States commissioner of education, points to a morale function for American education al institutions. Raeburn’s 14-piece band plays four dates here—and Town Hall . . . leading off with the Junior Banquet-Prom and corps dance, he will dash over Alabama way for dates, then back to Aggie- land for the Sen ior Ring Dance (Thursday), and Town Hall and [Final Ball (Fri day). Hood Keynoting the orchestra’s style is Boyd’s own fresh, young personality . . . the band is recognized as one of the better versatile outfits, giving out with everything from swing to waltzes. They broke the record with a 14 week run at Chicago’s swank Chez Paree—where they were trademarked “Rhythm By Raeburn” . . . Leader Raeburn is a bright boy—graduated from high school with the highest grades (valedictorian), was offer ed several scholarships and accept ed the one for the University of Chicago. He organized his band in his soph year, quitting school to take a tempting commercial offer. • • • The Open-Air — —dance floor is scheduled as a fast job ... it should be finish ed the first week of the semester. The site will be directly behind the Assembly Hall, but back about 100 feet and about 100 feet south of the street. Next semester’s seniors will graduate in February, so the cal endar of dances will have to be jammed up—^resulting in summer regimental dances, etc. . . . Social Secretary Bob Stevens hopes to sign the “mosta of the besta” bands this summer . . . good ones will be easier to get. We Will Buy Your Coat Hangers LAUTERSTEIN’S The Society of Sigma Xi, national scien tific organization, is installing chapters this spring at Louisiana State university, Utah Agricultural college and Illinois Institute of Technology. MOVIE GUION HALL Thursday and Friday 3:30 and 6:45 James Stephenson — Ronald Reagin in International Squadron NEWS COMEDY Coming Saturday By popular request we are having a return engagement of PHILADELPHIA STORY’ One of the best pictures of the year! -THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1942 COVERING disnaciM i 4 By Jack Keith Movie goers who like pictures of planes, pilots, and everything as sociated with them will enjoy the movie Thursday and Friday at Guion Hall. The picture is “IN TERNATIONAL SQUADRON”, starring Ronald Reagan. Reagan plays the part of an American test pilot who lives for today “for tomorrow he may die/’ After ferrying a bomber over to England, he is induced to join the Royal Air Force by a pair of his old friends. As a member of the International Squadron, composed of men of all nationalities flying for England, Reagan continually gets into trouble for disobeying the rules and pulling tricks on his fellow flyers. His love affair with Jeannette (Olympe Bradna), a French girl who drives a taxi cab, causes the flyer to realize that he has been running too wild and he does what he can to ease his own conscience. The picture, with its background of war-torn London, air raids, Spit fires and Messerschmitts, is one of the best of the present-day pic tures depicting the war. The Campus is showing “MAN HUNT” tonight for the benefit of the Sailing club. “Manhunt” is a unique story about one man hunt ing down another. The cast, in cluding Joan Bennett and Walter Pidgeon, produce a top-ranking adventure story which is a novel portrayal of a fugitive from death. Feature at the Campus Friday and Saturday is “LYDIA”, with Merle Oberon, Joseph Gotten and (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 6) The QMC and Ordnance flipped for the best location next semester —the QMC got the two top stoops of Legett and the Ordnance boys claim one of the new halls. Sez the Q-masters: “We wuz robbed!” . . . Cadet Colonel Tom Gillis is the only Aggie to graduate with a perfect “A” average in the school’s 66 years . . . Brig. General Bruce, who will hand out the commissions to seniors is an Ag gie-Ex, class of 1916 . . . best yet is the full page picture of Reville in the Longhorn. She is shown with a No. 1 cap on and a bag beside her—ready to “hit the road.” Under the photo is this identification: Reville; mascoting; home town, Peach Creek; age 10; Queen; Best dressed and best drill ed co-ed of 1932-42; No. 1 Surber- chaser; Most traveled Aggie; President K-9 club; and Most pop ular Aggie . . . Colonel Welty ap pears in the latest issue of the screen feature “March of Time,” filmed while he was in Newfound land . . . Famous Last Words: Knees are a luxury—just try to get hold of one. WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE CAMPUS Thursday—Benefit show, “Manhunt,” with Joan Ben nett and Walter Pidgeon. Friday, Saturday—“Lydia” starring Merle Oberon with Joseph Gotten and Edna Mae Oliver. AT GUION HALL Thursday, Friday—Ronald Reagan in “International Squadron.” LOUPOT’S AN AGGIE TRADITION timpus Dial 4-1181 PALACE ■ PHON E 2 - 8879 Thursday - Friday - Saturday BOB HOPE MADELEINE CARROLL “MY FAVORITE BLONDE ,, PREVIEW 11 P. M. SATURDAY NIGHT RAY MIDLAND PAULETTE GODDARD in “THE LADY HAS PLANS” Shown Sunday - Monday TODAY ONLY “MAN HUNT” with WALTER PIDGEON JOAN BENNETT Also Picture People Comedy — Sport Benefit Show, Sailing and Geology Clubs FRIDAY - SATURDAY ALEXANDER KORDA presents with ALAN MARSHALL Also Donald Gets Drafted Picture People — News Jane Doe didn’t do much out of the ordinary—just went to class at Eastern Oregon College of Edu cation—but she certainly caused a commotion. It just happened that this Jane Doe was the real thing, a deer doe. The little deer wander ed into ai hall at the college, cas ually looked over the students in classrooms and wandered out again. .1 . PENNEY’S MEANS A LOT TO MOTHERS Homemakers with families to plan for know that our thrifty way of doing business makes it easier to get the things they need. . . . And now, just before Mother’s Day, their children will come to Penney’s to buy for Mother the gifts she never thinks of buying for herself! This Year.. More Than Ever It’s Important to Remember Handkerchiefs For Mother! GAY SWISS PRINTS Mammoth squares of sheer batiste covered with fragrant looking posies! Bright colors! DESIGNED FOR MOTHER! White cottons with “Mother” embroidered on! Gay prints, too! PRINTS WITH REAL SPARKLE! Dancing floral designs or big bold posies on generous squares of cotton! I 23* Leather Gift Lace Trimmed Rayon Satin! Handbags CYNTHIA* SLIPS 1.21 1.98 Fitted waist ’ ful1 skirt! 1 Pouch, under- PERT TEA APRONS arm and nov- Novelty trimmings! elty styles. 6 Light, smart Pure Silk Hosiery colors .in pat- Gowns and Pajamas ent or grain Lace Table Cloths leathers! Gay Luncheon Cloths 49* Sally Lea COTTONS 1.29 Fresh prints in shirtwaist, dirndl, or midriff types with novelty trimmings! Bright colors. 12-52. m Cool, Dainty HOUSE COATS 2.98 Slim waists and flaring skirts! Puff sleeves and square, V, or sweetheart neckline! J. C. PENNEY CO, INC. AGGIE ECONOMY CENTER BRYAN * A k «