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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
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