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Page 2 THE BATTALION SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1942 Hie 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 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 t-6444. 1941 Member 1942 Plssocioted Gol!e6icite Press Brooks Gofer — i. Editor-in-Chief Ken Bresnen Associate Editor Phil Crown Staff Photographer Sports Staff Mike Haikin — Sports Editor Mike Mann Assistant Sports Editor Chick Hurst Senior Sports Assistant Advertising Staff Reggie Smith Advertising Manager Jack E. Carter Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager Louis A. Bridges Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager Jay Pumphrey Saturday Asst. Advertising Manager Circulation Staff F. D. Asbury, Jr Circulation Manager Bill Huber Senior Assistant H. R. Tampke. Senior Assistant Carlton Power Senior Assistant Joe Stalcup •- Junior Assistant Saturday’s Staff Clyde C. Franklin Managing Editor Jack Keith .... Junior Editor Benton Taylor Junior Editor Tom Leland ....Junior Editor Reporters Ramon McKinney, John Baldridge, Tom Journeay, Charles Kaplan, Bob Garrett, Gerald Fahrenthold, Bert Kurtz, Bill Jar- nagin, Harry Cordua, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Jack Hood, and Jack Chilcoat. Will Aggieland Orchestra Appear on Fitch Band Wagon ? At this time there is a movement going on which if the goal is reached will mean much to the corps and Aggieland. This drive is the one which the corps is making to put the Aggieland Orchestra on the Fitch Summer Band Wagon. Aggieland’s swing band can be one of thirteen bands which will appear once a week over a nation wide hook-up. There are thirteen regions and from each an orchestra will be chosen to play on the Fitch Company program, which is given each Sunday night. Many wonder how they can help in put ting the Aggieland on the Band Wagon. Sim ply write a letter to the Band Wagon and “sell” the orchestra as the best in this region of the country. Elsewhere in the Bat talion you will find the address to be used. The opportunity for the orchestra to appear on such a program depends upon the .cadet corps which can put the Aggieland there if each Aggie personally writes a let ter. Appearing on the Band Wagon would mean much to the orchestra as a group, but it, would also mean something to Aggieland and its 5000 cadets. Let's make sure, Aggies, don’t leave it to the other fellow; write to- .dayU Had I read as much as others, I had re mained as ignorant as they.—Hobbs. Radio War News “Radio fatigue” is a new mental disease forecast editorially by The American Soc iological Review published in Washington. If it develops as a mass affliction of the »American radio publjc, it will be from an ex cessive listening to emotional broadcasts of war news, and ranting of misguided propa gandists who stir up “ephemeral emotion which cannot build tanks, but does disturb digestions and impair mental and physical efficiency.” “The first news of the bombing at Hawaii probably released enough energy,” the editorial stated, “caused enough emotion, to build thousands of tanks and bombers— if it could have been directed into proper channels. As it was, it merely produced headaches, stomach-aches, sugar in the urine, loss of sleep and widespread wastage of our most precious national resource—emo tional drive. Thus, it damaged morale—for the moment. “The best way to utilize this increased release of national energy is for people to put more energy into their daily routine and for us speedily to find war-effort jobs for every man, woman and child not otherwise employed. If this is not done, people will 'emote' too much, damage their mental and physical health.” The manner of presenting the news is perhaps more important than the content. Strident, excited voices’ damage morale. Calm, factual presentations create confi dence. It is much more serious to put rumor and unconfirmed reports on the air than to publish them in a newspaper, the editorial states. “The press has a professional tradition that distinguishes clearly between the news and ‘allegations’ and rumors. In addition, the reader is not hurried, can check and compare, and is not so stimulated by printed words as hearers are by spoken words.” “ Probably no good purpose is served by broadcasting anything from the Axis powers, even including their official communiques,” the editorial says. “While we know they are mainly lies or twisted truth, they still con fuse, irritate, spread doubt and fear, and rouse pointless rage. All of this uses up the energy and wastes the emotional drive that should go into the war effort. It lessons mo rale. —AGP If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it again. The World Turns On PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis COVERING By DR. R. W. STEEN The recent British disaster in Libya has giv en rise to a great deal of criticism of the British war effort. Criticism is doubtless jus tified, and the right to criticize is one of the things for which the Allies are fighting. However, in pointing to the British failures in this war we should not overlook the seem ingly insuperable problems Britain has faced and the many contributions she has made to the Allied cause. “Too little and too late” is a charge which has often been made against the Brit ish. It should be remembered, however, that there are reasons for the British acts. Brit ain was unprepared when the war began. Perhaps she should have been prepared, but Americans have small room for criticism on that score. The fact is she was not prepared. Her industries were suddenly called upon to match the war production of German indus tries which had been geared to war produc tion several years before. It took a year or two for British industry to adjust ftSelf, and there is no reason to believe that British in dustry can produce more than German in dustry can. Perhaps this accounts for a great deal of the “too little.” Britain has sent token forces to fight in various parts of the Empire and has built up a very large army within the British Isles. It is charged that this is foolish, and that the army, or at least much of it, should be sent to fight elsewhere. It should be re membered that Britain can lose Singapore and still fight. She can lose Burma and even India and continue to fight. She can lose the Middle East and continue to fight. But she can’t lose the Isles and continue to fight. It is true that Germany has not as yet made an all out attempt to land in Britain, but who can say that such an attempt would not be made if the forces there were weakened. Who can say that Germany did not plan an invasion of Britain last summer? Who can say that she does no tplan one this sum mer ? It is unwise to argue that Britain needs no defense unless one is prepared to say that Britain is safe from attack. Perhaps this explains some more of the “too little.” Whatever else is said, we should re member that year after the fall of France when Britain stood alone; when Churchill rallied his people about him and dared the greatest military machine the world had seen to do its worst. Britain accomplished mir acles in that year. She did not win the war for the allies, but she kept Germany from winning. She deserves credit for her stand. Something to Read CQnps distractions 1*7 JACK KEITH “Honest, Cookie, when I said I was hungry enough to eat a boiled owl, I was only kidding!” BACKWASH By Jack Hood “Backwash: An aKitation resulting: from some action or occurrence.”—Webster Note QMs The Quartermaster Corps in Australia is engaged in a game something like “Cuttin’, Cuttin’, Who’s got the Cuttin’?” The rea son is the AEF has mislaid a ship ment of razors and blades taken to Australia . . . “We are down to our last few blades and there are no razors left,” said a QM officer. “W e know there is a consign ment somewhere in Australia, but we can’t find it.” . . . The AEF-QM’s have the large order of supplying the AEF al most entirely independent of Aus sie aid. Hood By Dr. T. F. Mayo : At Last! A Good Book about Hitlerland (“Pattern of Conquest”, by J. C. Harsch) After plowing through such huge tomes as Berlin Diary in a vain search for a realistic explanation of Hitler’s success, the reviewing staff of The Battalion has at last found a book of moderate length which offers some thing more convincing than (1) Hitler's hyp notic personality, and (2) the natural born cussedness of the whole German nation. Pattern of Conquest makes it clear that the Nazis, as tough a gang as ever cumbered the long suffering earth, have nevertheless given some excellent things to the German people. The catch is, of course, that they have used these good, socially sound gifts as bribes to induce the Germans to support them in the most outrageous of enterprises. Intelligent and generous provision for chil dren—all children—and a high degree of equality of opportunity in both civilian and military fields, are some of the really fine things that these scoundrels have given to Germany. It is disheartening that such gifts should be shamelessly used as means to whol ly indefensible ends. There are other interesting things in Pattern of Conquest, including the clearest explanation I’ve seen of the Nazi machinery for exploiting conquered countries; an analy sis of Nazi war aims; a description of the Nazi revolution in warfare; sketches of the five Nazis closest to Hitler (Goering, Ley, Himmler, von Ribbentrop, and Goebbels) ; and a very cheering and convincing estimate of our chances of winning the war. But what really sets this little book apart from the rest of the flood of “inside” stories is its fearlessness in admitting the really strong points in our enemy’s case. As the author says in his fine “Conclusion”: “Hitler’s greatest source of strength is the equality of opportunity for youth in Ger many, which is a new thing for that coun try. Those who overthrow him must recog nize the importance of equality of opportu nity to the vitality of any society. It will be come not only the partialy fulfillled promise it is in Nazi Germany, but much more of a reality in the society which can generate the internal strength necessary to overthrow him.” Quotable Quotes “Society needs a changed conception of scientific management, which has too long been considered as hard and detached and coldly analytical, whereas it depends for its success no humane considerations. Our new conception of scientific management involves greater consideration for each of the factors involved in production, namely: men, ma chines, materials and money.” Dr. Vernon D. Keeler, professor of management and in dustry at the University of California, stresses importance of the human equation in industrial management. Knock-Knock Freshmen who are hunting some extra-curricular pastime which of fers fun, travel, and a swell op portunity to “get into something” should look in on the Singing Ca dets . . . they even give scholastic credit for it. The Cadets activi ties are scheduled to take up as little of the member’s time as pos sible. • • • Trivia Current story newsmen tell is the one about the private in World War I, who asked a news corre spondent what he thought of civil ization . . . the man came back, “It’s fine! . . . but when is it going to start?” . . . anyone who is miss ing a large faded blue trunk which was picked up at Legett Hall May 14, should get in touch with the Railway Express Agency at Gal veston . . . (What is this, the lost and found column?) . . . nowadays the average Aggie’s income is Save Scrap Rubber From Careless Fires “Don’t let the collection of scrap rubber be destroyed by fire due to careless handling,” is the plea of Marvin Hall, state fire insur ance commissioner. Storage of scrap rubber where it can be protected from fire haz ards was a suggestion Hall offer ed today. “Rubber will burn,” he said. “When ignited, rubber creates an intense heat and makes a fire that is difficult to extinguish. “As vital and essential as our stockpile of rubber is now, we must assume the responsibility in seeing that every measure is adopt ed to protect the scrap rubber ac cumulations from fire. This is a responsibility that rests on every one of our communities until the scrap can be transported to re claiming plants.” about two o’clock in the morning. ... We are just wondering. Who started using the name “Forty Acres” first, Texas U., or the University of Dubuque in Iowa . . . the guy who still has the first dol lar he ever made is either a miser or a bum counterfeiter . . . • • • You Often ... . . . wonder just how some pro fessors get absent-minded. The’ following accounts for one, a Prof. O. W. Wilson: At Michigan State, Prof. Wilson found the going rough in his Span ish class. The recitation first was disrupted when a co-ed’s string of beads broke and a 20-minute search was made ... No sooner had order been resored than the classroom door opened ... a young man stepped in . . . calmly surveyed the students . . . spied a certain young lass, and threw her a candy bar. Then he turned, without a word and walked out . . - Class was dismissed, and Prof Wilson studied up on the .whims and habits of the younger gener ation. New System Used On Soldiers Mail In Foreign Service A new system for sending mail to men of the armed forces serv ing overseas has been inaugurated by the Post Office of the U. S. It is the plan that all mail in tended to go to these men should be on some special form; one that will take a minimum of space and weight. This new service is called the V-Mail, as stated in the Postal Bulletin of June 15. There are to be special forms that the Post Offices will supply or that will be obtainable at. des ignated places after the system is well under way. These forms will be a combination envelope and writing paper, which can be fold ed in a prescribed way so that they may be easily opened and photographed. The letters are to have a dupli cate made to be photographic mic- filming, which will be placed on file and in the event that the ship carrying the letter does not arrive at its destination, another copy may be sent and the man in the service that the letter was destin ed for will get it, regardless of the circumstances. The original is to be sent first and if that does not reach the recipiant, photographic copies will be sent him. By using this new type of mail, more letters may be sent to the men “over there” an das it takes about half the space to send the same number of letters, more vital war materials may be supplied them at the same time. Don’t fail to go to Town Hall Monday night to see “THE RO MANCE OF OLD MEXICO,” pre sented by Colonel Ricardo de Es camilla. The program promises to be something different in the way of entertainment—something uni que for the A. & M. campus. As the colonel tells a story of Mex ico, the troupe’s own orchestra will furnish musical accompaniment. The costumes and stage equipment that Escamilla’s company brings with it will be worth going to see, to say" nothing of the fine sing ing, acting and dancing. Showing at the midnite show to night at the Campus and also Sun day And Monday is “THE LADY IS WILLING”, with Marlene Die trich and Fred MacMurray. Others in the supporting cast are Aline MacMahon, Stanley Ridges and Arline Judge. Portraying a standard Holly wood plot, in which boy meets girl through the medium of some body else’s baby, “The L. is W.” is a fair combination of comedy and drama. Dietrich, as an actress, goes walking one day and comes back with a baby in her arms. To accomplish two purposes—the first, to provide a father for the baby so she can adopt it; second, that a doctor for the baby will always be around—she proposes to a young baby specialist, Fred MacMurray. This convenience marriage is al most broken up when a former wife of the doctor shows up and tries to throw in a monkey wrench. The day is saved by an illness of the baby which enables the young medico to use his skill and effect a reunion. The Lowdown:—Old plot, new angle. Starring a glamorous girl, Hedy Lamarr as, of all things, a street car conductor, “COMRADE X” is showing today t only at Guion Hall. Show times are 1:00, 7:00 and 8:30 p. m. Clark Gable is j co-starred with Hedy in this one land the combina tion provides enough hilarity to suit anyone. As a newspaper correspondent in the U. S. S. R., Gable smuggles uncensored news to the United States until he is forced to leave the country. Naturally, he takes his shot-gun bride, Hedy, the street car conductor, with him. It’s a chase between Gable and Lamarr in one tank with an army of tanks after them. This one takes care of all the jokes rampant in the past few years about Communism and Rus sians. The Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr combine is one that is definitely a riot. The Lowdown:—It’s a chase to end all chases. BICYCLE REPAIRS AND PARTS STUDENT CO-OP Phone 4-4114 Have Your Eyes Examined Lenses Duplicated Dr. John S. Caldwell Bryan, Texas Cw"> 4-1181 Box Office Opens 1 P. M. LAST DAY “THE LADY HAS PLANS” with PAULETTE GODDARD RAY MIDLAND ROLAND YOUNG Also Cartoon - Sport - News • • • PREVIEW TONIGHT SUNDAY - MONDAY /flan&Ke .. ' DIETRICH-MacMURRAY ■ . MITCHELL LEISEN’S . IT \ § L Clark Gable W COLOMBIA PICTURE Also Information Please - News (Madcap Models Cartoon) Enjoy The Summer On Our Cool Terrace Built For Your Dancing’ Pleasure Franklin’s r College Formulates Plans to Save Books Plans for protecting its 40,000 books and manuscripts in event of air raids have been formulated by Yeshiva college. The Yeshiva library possesses a number of rare manuscripts and valuable sixteenth-century books, which with certain important docu ments, will be placed in a special steel vault. WHAT’S SHOWING At Guion Hall Saturday—“Comrade X,” with Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. At the Campus Saturday—“The Lady Has Plans” with Paulette God dard and Ray Milland. Saturday Midnight, Sun day, Monday—“The Lady is Willing,” Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray. MOVIE Guion Hall SATURDAY 1:00 p. m. — 7:00 and 8:30 Clark Gable — Hedy Lamarr in Comrade X News - Mickey Mouse - Comedy <=33[ COMING Tuesday and Wednesday All Thru the Night