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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 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 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 Fraficisco. Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone i-5444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated Colte6iate Press Brooks Gofer ;... Editor-in-Chief Ken Bresnen Associate Editor Phil Crown Staff ' Photographer Sports Staff Mike Haikin — .....Sports Editor Mike Mann. .y Assistant Sports Editor Chick Hurst..... Senior Sports Assistant Advertising Staff Reggie Smith Advertising Manager Jack E. Carter 1. 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 Tuesday’s Staff Tom Vannoy... Managing Editor Jack Keith Junior Editor Benton Taylor Junior Editor Tom Lei and — .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. Don't Rush Off Secretary of Agriculture Wickard is paying special tribute to the largest military college in the nation by accepting the invitation of President Walton to visit A. & M. on Friday, July 3. His trip will be a long one, and his stay short, so its is imperative that every man in the corps accept as his personal re sponsibility the task of making a favorable impression on the cabinet member. Unfortunately the only holiday the corps will have this semester falls the day after the Secretary arrives in College Station, and of -course many of the students will want to leave early. Let us remember first of all that the Fourth was not originally scheduled as a holiday. Had it not been for a favor grant ed by the Executive committee, every man In the school would have to remain for cales- thenics and classes as scheduled. School is not officially out until six •o’clock Friday evening. If the school is worth traveling thousands of miles to see, then at is is also worthwhile for every man to do his part to uphold the Aggie reputation. Now in war time, it is essential that A. & M. remain in high favor with the gov ernment at Washington, so that our men may receive the favors, appropriations, and ^equipment necessary to f turn out officers worthy of being called Aggies, men who can serve their nation and their people well.— K.C.B. Our Neighbors to the South V , —Bv HARRY CpRDUA= Freedom, Democracy, America; three words which are synonyms. None is conceivable without the others. A blow to freedom is a iblow to democracy, a blow to democracy is /a blow to America. Because of that, World War II is America’s War, All the Americas’ War! America has constituted a challenge to the absurd contention of racial superiority. To those who still preach national, racial, or religious supremacy, one may point to this hemisphere and say—‘look at America, unit ed and undivided in what she stands for!” The countries to the south look to us as the protector in time of need, and it is plain ly shown in Mexico’s new mobilization pro gram. The presidential staff, acting on or ders from the president of the Mexcian Re public has started to organize the first mod ern technical corps in its history. Detectors to serve as anti-aerial vigilance along the Pacific coast, a machine gun regiment, a mixed aeronautical battery which includes parachutists, a motorized machine gun squadron, and a light artillery regiment, ma terial for which is supplied by the United States. The Indian tribes of Mexico are also re linquishing to scientists their herb # secrets, such as the Castillian Malva, the healing plant which brings quick recovery from se rious injuries, which scientists hope will end gangrene in war wounds. Nicaragua’s answer to the military aid offered by this country was that she didn’t, need soldiers—she needs arms. The position of Nicaragua is of great strategic importance for the defense of these continents. Next to Panama, this country possesses the shortest inter-oceanic route. The lake which bears the name of the coun try, and the San Juan river, greatly facili tate these communications. The mountains and the impenetrable jungles contribute to the difficulty of a total occupation in case of invasion—the guerilla warfare could harass the enemy for years. Nicaragua boasts of not only being the first American nation to lock up her alien agitators, but also of being the first nation to declare war on Germany—she never signed the Versailles Treaty. Costa Rica, the country known to have more educators than men in uniform was the first officially to declare war on the Axis in this hemisphere. Cuba considers our alliance with Rus sia as circumstantial and strategic and by no means permanent, seeing that our politi cal ideals are so unalike. She states that the The World Turns On Kollegiate Kaleidoscope COVERING By DR. C. C. DOAK In Review—In this column last Tuesday it was pointed out that the very existence of science and the enormous benefits which it has brought to mankind is contingent upon the fact that the laws of nature remain con stant. Attention was called to the dire con sequences which would necessarily follow if any of the laws could be altered by man. Need of Discipline in Social Groups— The bird that deserts the flock falls prey to hawks. The “lone wolf” starves through in ability to bring down game that would be easy prey to the pack. The uncooperative member of a human family becomes the “black sheep” and comes to a bad end. The unpredictable country that signs a pact of honor and then launches an aggressive move ment has the same paralyzing effect upon the social organism as a drink of water would have on a living organism should it explode in the stomach. Social actions in general bring disaster in proportion to % their devia tion from the discipline and predictable reg ularity of honest and truthful cooperation. Men, like the other pawns of nature, must play by known rules or else disrupt the so cial game. It follows that the first task of men is to strive to be as honest as nature, as truthful and impartial as a pair of scales, as coopera tive as the parts of the body, and as predict able as the laws of gravity. Such constancy of behavior, however, cannot be based upon the inconstancy of superstition or debatable hear-say. Therefore the second job is to abandon as rapidly as possible the charms, supersti tions, black magic, astrolgy, and other ho- kus-pokus by which our unscientific ances tors sought to suspend basic natural laws. Experience has shown that the human mind must be free of the heavy shackles of super stition before it can function as an instru ment of scientific discovery. The Third job is to use, as efficiently as possible, the one outstanding character of man (the ability to learn) in order to come as rapidly as possible to an understanding of the working principles governing our uni verse, for one cannot set himself in tune with laws which he does not understand. Jf one is to eradicate malaria or other diseases, he must know their causes. If one is to create vitamines, or make synthetic fibers, or pre fabricate plastic houses, he must know or ganic chemistry. So it is with all the applied sciences which collectively give us control over nature and lift us above savages. The fourth job is to utilize all the knowl edge which mankind collectively can amass. The hungry can be fed more effectively oy improving our food plants and animals than by giving each beggar a handout. The ad monition to “clothe the naked” can be car ried out by inventing new fabrics. “Housing the homeless” can follow the'pattern 1 of plas tic pre-fabrication. The facts daily being established by medical research are very ef fectively making it possible to “heal the sick.” Thus the acumulated knowledge which we call modern science can, if properly used, be made to carry out the admonitions of our Great Teacher. The over-all job then is to organize this multi-colored ignorance cursed, superstition benighted, blood-spattered, treaty breaking disease ridden, under-nourished, homeless, non-cooperative mass of mankind into a well nourished, literate, scientific, socially co operative, global democracy. If you think this is going to be an easy task for illiterates, we shall not count on your help. Next week this column will carry for ward some suggestions. Quotable Quoted “It’s an old phenomenon, noticed all over the world and all through history: in times of strain and tension, people seek a way out of reality. Now the best way out of reality is to get into a world of fantasy and the movies supply just that. I am one of those who do not believe that the American peo ple should be criticized for their attitude at the present time. I don’t see that we gain anything by creating anxiety. The more we criticize, the more we emphasize dark news, the more we are playing directly into Hit ler’s hands. We must give people something specific to do, making shells or guns or building air raid shelters. That’s the solu tion for our present attitude—not digging at people, criticizing them and making them feel depressed day after day.” Dr. Charles Bird, professor of psychology at the Univer sity of Minnesota, sees nothing wrong in seeking escape from war’s strain. only two American countries with whom Russia has had diplomaitc relations in Latin America have been Mexico and Uruguay and that in both cases the Soviet legation has only attempted to spread further the Bol-» shevik infection. Nevertheless, temporary diplomatic relations are being formulated. The words of the Mexican labor leader Vincent Lombardo express the feeling of all our Latin allies . . . Tf the United States were to lose this war we’d be but down trod den colonies of Hitler and his gang, and this would be the fate of all the Latin American nations. This isn’t a false statement; the danger is real, and for this reason our duty is to unite with the United States; unite with the other nations in Europe and Asia which oppose Hitler and his accomplices. There are only two fronts in the world to day: against Hitler and his allies, or for Hitler and his allies. It is absurd to speak of neutrality today. The so-called neutral is only a cowardly and cynical Fascist in disguise.” campus dfstracMs By JACK KEITH BACKWASH By -lack Hood ’’Backwash: An asritation resulting 1 from some action or occurrence.”—Webster Hood a pound to be Ag Sideline This one takes the cake . . . it’s a new angle on the money making side for farmers . . . but you would think the farmer that started it was nuts or inebriated. A Washington State farmer is re ported removing dandruff from his cows by use of a vacuum cleaner . . . that in itself is novel enough, but the farmer picks up a few dollars on the side selling the dandruff for twenty-five cents used in making a hay fever rerqedy. If our dairy cows have dandruff, we’ve got a gold mine. • • • One Family Blitz It’s doubted whether even the marines would have had the situ ation well in hand one hectic day in June at the home of the John Hovenec and family . . . the in dignant Hovanecs knocked out two detectives and a policeman after a burglar broke into their home and stole $10—by mistake . . . When Detective James Brown appeared to answer the call for police aid, he was mistaken for the burglar and pounced upon by the whole Hovanec tribe . . . but before he went down under blows from assorted clubs, he shot John Hovanec, Jr., a deaf mute, in the shoulder thinking he was the burg lar. At the back door, Detective Andrew McElligott met the same treatment, and shortly afterwards Patrolman Bert Holzbach was slugged over the head with an iron pipe when he tried to climb in the window to clear up the situation. Half a dozen police finally roared up to convince the Hov anecs the law was on their side. . . . And Hitler thinks the Rus sians are hell. . . • • • Tale A quaint little story sweeping the country . . . it’s been told sev eral ways . . . but it’s supposed to be true: Two young wives were talking loudly on a city bus. Anyone could tell by' their talk they were hair brained . . . before long they started talking about their hus bands . . . One very confidentially told the world her husband would be able to retire in a few years if the war didn’t end. Suddenly an elderly lady marched over and glared down at the young woman. Very slowly, she wound up and let her have one on the cheeky “That is for my son killed at Pearl Har bor,” she said. Then she brought one up from the floor to the other cheek. “And that is for my son missing in the Philippines,” she added. While everyone stared she got off the bus at the next corner, sobbing. The bus driver glared at the young women. “I think this is where you get off, too,” he told them . . . Hastily, they retreated. .. • • • Sweepings The fish in Company B, Engi neers, threw together their nickels and had Buckskin vaccinated be fore the city deadline . . . Classic definitions: Corregidor—a species of bull fighter . . . Colonel Cheval ier who visited the campus last semester, said he had heard of Texas politics, but saw it in action for the first time at an ASCE election of officers ... it seems a few juniors got together and “hat- corded” some pals into office . . . Bette Davis Appears On Treasury Program Bette Davis, two-time Academy Award winner, joins the long list of distinguished artists who have contributed their services to the “Treasury Star Parade,” when she appears at the head of a cast of well known Hollywood players, in “Paris Incident: A Modern Joan of Arc,” on the broadcast to be heard on Tuesday at 11:30 o’clock over station WTAW. Written by Norman Rosten, who has authored several outstanding dramatic fea tures for past “Treasury Star Parade” broadcasts, “Paris Inci dent” tells the story of a woman’s heroism as the Nazi invaders swept into France. Special background music for this presentation will be supplied by David Broekman’s chorus and orctestra. At Guion Hall today and tomor row, Humphrey Bogart holds forth in a new type of role in “ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.” This time Bogie rounds up a gang of Nazi spies for the U. S. govern ment, instead of being hunted down as a gangster by that same gov ernment. As a gangster who has given up his usual activities to support his mother and his gang by betting on sure things, Bogart gets riled when his favorite baker is bumped off by a gang of fith columnists, led by Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre and Judith Anderson. Although the murder is pinned on him, he man ages to gather evidence against the spies and to learn that they plan to blow up a ship in New York Harbor as a climax to their ac tivities. Bogart rescues one of the spies from her associates (Karen Verne) and through her learns all about the operations of the “fivers” as the fifth columnists are called. University Students Adminished on Revolt University students revolting against academic routine in war times have been admonished by their professors that there is no shortcut to real knowledge. In an editorial written for the University of Arizona newspaper, Lois Harvey, 21-year-old senior, said: “Students are crying for con cepts, not little technicalities.” Miss Harvey charged profes sors “have the chance of a lifetime to mould the thoughts and abili ties of their students to meet this crucial business of living,” but “brilliant minds keep on teaching petty details and frowning on min or errprs. “We are taught economic theor ies but nothing about price con trol. Professors seem to be scared to talk about present situations and problems.” “Students were ever thus,” com mented Dr. Alfred Atkinson, uni versity president. “It is easier to ask these questions than to answer them.” Meanwhile the police capture him and hold him for murder—not be lieving his fantastic story about the spy-ring. He effects an escape from the local cops and, with the aid of all the gangs in New York City, captures the members of the Gestapo and is proclaimed a hero. The Lowdown: — Shoot-’em-up Bogart in action, and we do mean action.* Dennis O’Keefe, Jane Wyatt, Philip Reed and Edward Everett Horton appear in “WEEK END FOR THREE,” playing as one of the two features at the Campus today and Wednesday. “Week End for Three” is a comedy with the eternal triangle of two men and one woman as its basis ol oper ations. Dennis O’Keefe plays the part of the too-busy business man who fails to pay enough attention to his young wife, Jane Wyatt. When one of her former suitors shows up, she welcomes the chance to make her husband jealous and in vites him to stay for the week-end. The boy friend prolongs his stay past the week-end thereby making the wife as sore at him as the husband. Their planning and con triving to get rid of him provide the situations which produce the humorous angles to the comedy. The Lowdown:—Lacks spunk. Qampm 4-1181 Box Office Open Till 10 P.M. TODAY & TOMORROW DOUBLE FEATURE “TORPEDO BOAT” Starring' RICHARD ARLEN AND JEAN PARKER • • • Feature No. 2 “Week End for 3” DENNIS JANE- O’KEEFE WYATT Edward Everett Horton Also I “AT THE COUNTY FAIR” Featuring the wise-cracking animals WHAT’S SHOWING At the Campus Tuesday, Wednesday — “Week End for Three” with Dennis O’Keefe, Jane Wyatt and Edward Everett Horton. Also, “Torpedo Boat” with Frederic March, Warner Baxter. At Guion Hall Tuesday, Wednesday—“All Thru the Night” starring Humphrey Bogart, with Con rad Veidt and Karen Verne. MOVIE id VICTOR AND BLUEBIRD RECORDS “JERSEY BOUNCE”—Red Narvo “SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE”—Tommy Tucker “LILY OF LAGUNA”—Bing Crosby “THIS IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR”—Shep Fields HASWELL’S Guion Hall Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30 and 7:00 OS3E 3E=2=> Bogart Veidt - ■ Verne All Thru the Night Comedy News Cartoon