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Page 2 THE BATTALION ■SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1942 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The BattaiHon, 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 Ptssocided Golle6ide Press Brooks Gofer - j. 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 Lelarid Junior Editor Douglass Lancaster — Junior Editor Reporters Tom Journeay, Bob Garrett, Ramon McKinney, Harry Cordua, John Baldridge, Charles Kaplan, Gerald Fahrentold, Bert Kurtz, Bill Jarnagin, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Jack Hood, Jack Chileoat, Bill Murphy, and John Sparger. Were You in the Group? Thursday night a group of Aggies, or sup posedly students of the College who claim to be Aggies, amused themselves in a manner which would characterize them more as jun ior high school students than as college men. This group, the number is not known, knock ed out six street lamps along the main drive while walking back from the east gate. Not only is this group of men guilty of knocking out these lamps which add much to the at tractiveness of the capnpus at night, but other Aggies have been responsible for sim ilar acts. Especially along military walk a number of these lamps have been destroyed for no good reason at' all. The action of these Aggies is without any doubt not representative of the true Aggie spirit. It is hurting no one except the Aggies themselves, as replacing the lights takes money which otherwise could be used in'a beneficial way. Because these lights can not be replaced during the present’ emer gency due to priority orders, their absence will cause an unsightly appearance with some of the lights on and some out. Probably one man in the group Thurs day night could have saved the six lamps, but he did not think until it was too late to do any good. In fact all of these men failed to think. Anyway let.us hope that was the reason, and not that they actually knock ed the lamps out maliciously. Next time if you get the urgent desire to throw a rock at a lamp, stop and think what will be the result—the loss of a lamp which costs ten dollars and can not be re placed until after the war. You have to provoke some people into telling the truth. Twenty-Two Years of Service Tomorrow the First Baptist Church of Col lege Station will dedicate its new $50,000 church building located at the North Gate. It represents the culmination of nearly 22 years of tireless effort on the part of Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Brown and stands as a sym bol of the outstanding church work they have done on the campus since 1920. Their work at A&M began with services in Guion Hall, which consisted of one B.Y.P.U. and a short evening preaching ser vice. After three years of struggle to organ ize a Sunday School and raise money for church purposes, a church was organized with 91 charter members. This is the only church in the United States that is known to be the outgrowth of Baptist student work on a college campus. Now more than 1,200 Aggies are Bap tist or of Baptist preference. So far this year nearly 400 students have joined the church. The church has grown to have a well-graded Sunday school of 24 classes, a Training Union with nine unions, a Broth erhood, a full-graded W.M.U. with five cir cles of the Missionary Society and five jun ior organizations, and a very active B.S.U. with a council of more than 20 members. This is an outstanding accomplishment in the religious field of A. & M. for Re^ and Mrs. Brown and the many Aggies who have over the period of years made this church what it is today.—WJC. Two Aggie Heroes Return Two fightin’ 'Texas Aggies return to Aggie- land today to relate their experiences in the theatre of war and more particularly their experiences in dropping bombs on Tokyo. Colonel John Hilger, one of the many decorated former members of B Infantry, was one of the leaders in this attack. Ensign Gay, a member of a younger organization on the campus, has also distinguished himself in the war effort. These men deserve the admiration and respect of the cadet corps while they visit the campus as guests of their old organiza tions. May they receive the honor and court esy which they deserve as graduates of the school and heroes of the Second World War. The World Turns On PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis By DR. R. W. STEEN camp The war picture has not been rosy at any time this year, and during the past few weeks it has taken a decided turn for the worse. The English defeat in Libya was bad enough, even though, they seem to have re covered to some extent. Even if Rommel nev er advances another foot he is 300 miles closer to Alexandria and Cairo than he should be. It will be no easy task to throw him back. Much worse than the Libyan affair is the story from Russia. The Germans have gained more ground in three weeks than the Russians gained in their highly publiciz ed winter offensive, and are now deeper in Russia than ever before. To make matters worse they are in position to trap a large portion of the Russian army and if they succeed they will be in possession of several valuable oil fields. Germany’s spring offen sive turned out to be a summer offensive, but there can be no doubt that it is a full scale offensive. There is much talk about Russian armies withdrawing deep into the country and con tinuing the fight from the very fringe of European Russia. Too many people assume that this would be a simple task, and that there w r ould still be a full scale Russian front. The retreat might be possible, but when it happens, if it happens, the Russian front will become one of secondary importance. There is very good evidence to indicate that not more than one-fourth of the German army was facing the Russians last winter. A much smaller force would be necessary to hold off a Russian army cut off from many of its own resources and from the aid which America and Britain could offer. In such a case it would be necessary for Britain and America to face practically the entire Hilg'er might of a German army flushed with its new successes. COVERING campus distracts By JACK KEITH Twenty dollars in prizes will be detective. Bodies fall out from all given away tonight at KADET sides, producing new murder cases KAPERS to the best quiz answers , and new laughs nearly every min- and bp^t stunt givers among the ute. The famed Allen line of chat- audience. Run on the plan of the ter that has been heard so much “Dr. I. Q.” program, in which over the radio goes on throughout members of the audience answer each succeeding murder mystery questions shot to them from the /until finally she stumbles onto the stage, the program will also in- perpetrator of the crimes, elude a stunt or act of some kind The p i ace usua ii y occupied by from the winners of the prizes. George Burns, Miss Allen’s hus- The regular sing-song and general band and cohort, is played by Wil- fun characteristic of the Kadet liam Postj Jr _ Pau i Kelly turns in Kapers programs will be prevalent. ( See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) “Buck’s often spoken of you in his letters, Sergeant. Now let’s see, are you the Shavetail or the drip?” BACKWASH Gy Jack Hood “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence!”—Webster Time is 7 o’clock; pl.ace—the As sembly Hall. Price of the JUKE BOX PROM tonight in Sbisa Hall has been raised to'thirty-five cents to cover the added cost of having the dance in the main dining room of the building. It is expected that the additional comfort gained by this change will be well worth the slight addition to the price of ad mission. The dance will start at nine and will last till midnight, with the best recordings obtain able being played. Gracie Allen is starred in the mystery comedy showing today only at Guion Hall. Its “MR. AND MRS. NORTH” with Graycie, Wil liam Post, Rose Hobart and Paul Sailors and Marines Your Math Books by Cooke & Dawes Are Here LOUPOT’S Qmpus 4-1181 • Box Office Open Till 10 P.M. WHAT’S SHOWING At Guion Hall Saturday—“Mr. and Mrs. North” with Gracie Allen and William Post. At the Campus Saturday—“Ball of Fire,” Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. Midnight Saturday, Sun day & Monday—“Texas” with Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford and William Holden. If anyone is interested, in get ting a job typeing under civil serv- Kelly. Lt. Col. John A. “Jack” Hilger ice the news comes that the only With her usual zaniness, Gracie Alf Of this means that the condition is is listed in the 1932 Longhorn as requirement is to distinguish be- P^ys the part of Mrs North, a serious and should be treated as such. It a member of the Toonerville Re- tween a washing machine, a ma- lady with the hobby of amateur might be a good idea for Americas to put viewers but according to the gen- chine gun, and a typewriter in away their rose colored classes and quit er al opinion around the campus it three trys. assuming that we are going to win whether wa s one of the practical jokes pre- In case you fail on the original we work hard or not. One thing that does valent during the era . . . shortly exam you are eligible for re-ex- the country no good is the presence of candi- before that time^there was an in- amination upon request, dates for high office assuring the people that terurban running from college to . • • there is nothing to worry about. Chairman Bryan which was called the Toon- Sweeping’s Andrew J. May of the House Military Af- erville Trolley and some trickster _ fairs Committee has just assured the people connected him with the operations Intoxicated driving, uncontrolled that the war will certainly end early in 1943, °f the line. thumbing, and indiscriminate and that it might end in 1942. He says the • • • ^ spooning, a traffic report de information 011 which he bases this predic- Backwashing Clares, are among the major men tion is a military secret. It is undoubtedly a ^ aces of _ our highway safety. (Or secret. It is to be hoped that it is something Following is the text from ap to put it more briefly, hie, hike, more than cheap politics. I ad in the classified section of a and hug.) . , . This darn near , " San Antonio daily .and thinking broke the vacuum cleaner. ■ ' ■ ' . that the soldier might have been • • • an Aggie it ought to be brought Aj^gntion to the attention of the corps . . . • “A CERTAIN soldier’s wonderful ' all profs. The editor of this brown eyes' seemed to send a column considers his studies more message to my grey-green ones important that the editing of same Six hundred Michigan high schools and 100 as he marched along Houston and it is therefore being written from outside the state are being surveyed g^ ree ^. Bridge (right-hand side) today by a ghost guest writer, by the University of Michigan to find out Wednesday p , m . r hope he may how many of this years high school seniors see this and write to box 2992 plan to enter colleges and universities this Express June in accelerated programs like that an- ‘ ‘ • • • nounced by Michigan. 0 , j--, i., 9 A letter to high school principals, de- oportS IhQltor. scribes the university’s three-term plan and Just icted thu in thc rub . asks for information on number of high bish but it mi ht b<! the ( , e3Cri school students to be graduated this spring, tion of a s ts Editor how many will go on to college, how many will enter the university’s new summer term, LAST DAY COOPER - STANWYCK GENE KRUPA ORCH. “BALL OF FIRE ,, Plus “MARCH OF TIME” PREVUE TONIGHT SUNDAY ~ MONDAY TEXAS William Claire Glenn HOLDEN-TREVOR-FORD Plus Merrie Melody — News World Today Go in at 9:30 p.m. and see both shows This Collegiate World = ASSOCIATED COLLEGE PRESS = Family Gardens Are Life Savers Due To High Food Prices Have Us Fix Your Radio and Bicycle FOR THE DURATION We Strive To Please You STUDENT CO-OP Phone 4-4114 and what studies students intend to pursue. Each term of the university’s new program will be equal to a full semester, and students entering this June will be able to be gradu ated with the bachelor’s degree in February, 1945. Information obtained from the survey will be available to other educational institu tions. * * * Taking into consideration the varying needs of students to fit into the defense effort, Kent State university has conducted a sur vey of students expecting to attend the summer session to find out their individual needs. When God gave out brains, I thought He said trains and I missed mine; When He gave out looks, I thought He said books and I didn’t want any. When God gave out legs, I thought He -said kegs and I asked for two short ones. When He gave out noses, I thought He said roses and I asked for a big red one. When God gave out ears, I thought He said beers and I asked for two short ones. Gee! I’m a mess ... Yes, could be. Publication of the summer catalogue 01 j.* ^ oi i j delayed until results of the survey were UlRStlHg’ Uaps oHOUlu was tabulated. J. F. Rosborough, horticulturist of the Extension Service, said to day that increased food prices was causing many families to lean heavily on the home supply of fresh vegetables. Those who have these gardens are finding that they are life savers. * The gardening program is not, however, over for this year, ac cording to Rosborough. The winter gardens of the southern half of the state are usually the best for that section of the state. In preparing fall gardens all weeds should be removed before plowing. After removing weeds, summer manure, or barnyard fer tilizer should be broadcast over Be Handled Carefully to b ; Ijh ' nted ; The ^ r<Je " i- ... should then be plowed to a^ depth Students have a still better chance of earn- _ Wlt 1 recent mont h s bringing to of three or four incbes> be i ng sure ing their way through college now than they Texas a g reat n y mber of defense that the soil ig we jj pu i ver i zed . had before war was declared, according to constructlo j 1 projects, the danger An add } t jonal fertilizing should be Arno Nowotny, director of student employ- resuitmg from the careless han- done us i ng commercial fertilizer, ment at the University of Texas. dlmg of blasting caps has been three to four pounds per hundred Looking toward possibilities of employ- §' reatly magnified, according to feet of row ment for students in future university terms, £ r - Geo - w - Cox ’ state Health 0f - Certain seed, such as beans, peas Nowotny declared: ^Due to occasional carelessness and cabba ^ e > should be treated be- “There has been a tremendous turn-over L,ue t0 occasional carelessness mwine- Gabbae-e blackles? in nart-tiiup infm because of the laro-e rmm on tbe P ar t °f workmen, live caps 10 e P a S- cud Dag o leg sometimes aee .eft in the nei.h- ^ navy. There are more jobs open and more ^; 3 °° d et 0 f cb " d degrees F. for 25 minutes. Hard- employers coming to us for student workers tbus & et into the bands of cbd - arI 0 m as their emnloves are drafted We have a dren or others ignorant of their 0 seed y be s butdbers? character,” Dr. Cox said, “Curios- over night It will also be soda jerkers and filling station operators.” % often leads to tampering with u 0 press . e 801 aioan In normal times, approximately two- these blasting caps with resulting 1 e seed by tamping wi a oe thirds Of the men students and one-fifth of serious injury.” 01 ’ by on the row after the the co-eds seek jobs. Although no exact fig- Parents and school teachers seeds aie p an ed - ures have been kept, it is probable that the should stress that it is perilous to Spinach should be planted in percentage of co-ed job hunters now more hit blasting caps with a hammer October or early November in or- closely approximates that of the men stu- or Other instrument, and that it der to escape the heat of late sum- dents. As more and more students don uni- is equally hazardous to throw them me r. Rosborough also recommends forms, more and more unskilled jobs—such iuto fires, Dr. Cox state. Children that certain vegetables, such as as waiting tables—are open to girls. should be warned not to touch beans, mustard, potatoes, English * * * blasting caps. If they come upon Peas and radishes mature before Declaring that education of people to be a stray one they should report the fi'ost. Other vegetables will stand more discriminating radio listeners is “high- fact promptly to some one in au- light frosts with little ill effect, ly imperative” in a democracy, Raymond W. thority or to their parents, so that according to Rosborough. Tyson, instructor in public speaking at Penn- proper steps can be taken to re- sylvania state college, urges that public move this potential danger to life Laid in 1820, the cornerstone of schools and colleges give more courses in and limb. Bentley hall, Allegheny college, radio. . _ With the dangerous character of contains a piece of Plymouth Rock. Tyson is teaching a course in radio ap- blasting caps sufficiently empha- marble from Dido’s Temple, mortar preciation at Penn state, stressing program sized, and children trained not to from the Tomb of Vergil and planning, ligid adherence to professional touch them, the hazards now as- brick from the Tower of Babel. standards of timing and study of production sociated with them can be prac- technique. tically eliminated, Dr. Cox said. Juke Box Prom Saturday...35 cents MOVIE Guion Hall SATURDAY 1:00, 7:00 and 8:30 Grade’s so dizzy ...she's delightful! She’s so wrong ...she's right! She's catching killers now ... in the fun-thriller of the Broadway year! with WILLIAM POST, Jr. PAUL KELLY ROSE HOBART VIRGINIA GREY TOM CONWAY FELIX BRESSART STUART CRAWFORD — Also — Mickey Mouse: “Art of Self Defense’ News - - Cartoon