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-THE BATTALION-
-TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1942
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No Ties
Saturday morning the cadet corps was
greeted with a surprise which was welcom
ed by all concerned. In an order from the
commandant’s office ties were abolished for
habitual wear on the campus except at spec
ial times as outlined by the order. Also at
the same time student who resided in dorm
itories adjacent to the parking lot behind
the Academic building would be allowed to
use this lot.
Since the beginning of the summer term
agitation concerning the uniform has been
prevelant on the campus, and the only
change that had been made was that at drill
ties would not be worn. But a needed and
welcomed change has been made. Summer
heat will now not be so hard on Aggies who
find it hard to sit through a long lecture
in a hot building. The use of the parking
lot behind the Academic building now makes
it more convenient for the many students
who have automobiles on the campus.
Without a doubt the corps appreciates
these moves and changes in college regula
tions. These considerations all combine to
make going to school an easier and a more
enjoyable job.
Our Neighbors to the South
By HARRY A. CORDUA
James Irwin Miller, vice-president of the
United Press, said in a recent speech: “The
feeling manifested everywhere by the Amer
ican public today is that South America has
just been discovered, this feeling is brought
about by newspaper correspondents and writ
ers who are sent by newspaper syndicates
for a two weeks trip to the continent south
of the Rio Grande and return to the United
States to tell all. They arrive in each of the
great Latin cities as dusk falls, and leave
the next day at dawn. Any articles written
by such hasty observers contain unbelievable
misstatements of facts.” Mrr Miller continues
to say: “but these reports have created in
the United States, for the first time, a hun
gry interest in the South. A satisfaction for
this hunger is the knowledge of the Span
ish Language. Our educators must begin to
teach Spanish in the grade schools, as a na
tional second language. Of what use is a
program to bring the Americas closer toge
ther if we can not understand each other?
The sign language will not help.”
The students of the South American
countries are required to study English, so
why can’t the student of the North Ameri
can country be required to learn Spanish?
Its importance was demonstrated when the
Army officials of Camp Wallace required
that the men acquire a knowledge of Span
ish.
After this war is over, the individual liv
ing in the era to follow the lacking an un
derstanding of Spanish will be greatly handi
capped. The United States is recognizing
the importance of our Latin neighbors and
trying to win their confidence, therefore it
is the concientious duty of the American
public as individuals to aid in the furthering
of this program.
What Latin American is doing.
Plans are being discussed for the in
dustrial development of Mexico after the
war.
The Pan American Exposition plans in
Mexico (450th anniversary of the discovery
of America) were abandoned last January
because of the war.
Gasoline is being rationed in Mexico
City, to taxis.
Guatemala City in mid-March indicated
that U. S. Bombers were carrying out patrol
operations from a base “somewhere in
Guatemala.”
President Somoza of Nicaragua met and
conferred with President Caleron Guardia of
Costa Rica at a town on the frontier during
the second week in April—this could have
something to do with the Nicaraguan Canal
whose Caribbean entrance would touch the
Costa Rican border for some three leagues.
After nearly ten years of aloofness,
Honduras is reentering the U. S. capitol mar
ket, making a loan, the amount of which is
The World Tunis On
PRIVATE BUCK .*. By Clyde Lewis
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
Tbe Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
md the Cit;
By DR. C. C. DOAK
ittahon, olficial newspaper of the Agricull
Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station,
ia published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday
tad Saturday mornings.
Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March
Subscription rates $3 a school year. Advertising rates
apon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service.
Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
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Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
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Associated Golle&iate Press
-Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
...Staff Photographer
..Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Sports Staff
Mike Haikin
Mike Mann
Chick Hurst— Senior Sports Assistant
N. Libson Junior Sports Editor
Advertising Staff
Reggie Smith Advertising Manager
Jack X. Carter Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager
Louis A. Bridges..., Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager
Jay Pumphrey Saturday Aset. Advertising Manager
Circulation Staff
F. D. Asbury, Jr..... Circulation Manager
BIB Hubar Senior Assistant
H. R. Tampke .*. Senior Assistant
Carlton Power Senior Assistant
Joe Btakmp - Junior Assistant
Tuesday’s Staff
Tom Vannoy Managing Editor
Tom Leland : JTunjor Editor
Dwsglaae Lancaster — —Junior Editor
Jaek Keith Junior Editor
John Holman Junior Editor
Reporter*
Joumeay,
ney, John Baldridge, Charles Kaplan, Gerald Fahrentold, Bert
Knrtz, Bill Jarnagin, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Jack Hood,
Jaek Ohilcoat, Bill Murphy, John Sparger, and Henry Holguin.
Discipline Under Aggie Democracy—There
is nothing that Aggies as a group hate more
than a “Boot-licking, Apple-polisher.” One
who gets or asks for advantages without
earning them merits all the slobbering con
tempt expressed in that noise which disgust
ed Aggies often make in imitation of young
calves at their dinner. Man is a gregarious
animal, and as such the approval of others
within his group is so important to him that
no amount of physical pain will hurt quite
so much as social disapproval. Proof of this
comes from the widespread preference of
“The Board” to the “Bleed Session.” When'
analyzed in terms of the corps, or any other
social group, this means that man has at his
command two means of enforcing discipline:
The first or physical method is represented
by “The Board,” “The Water Cure,” “Knee
Bends,” “Bread and Water,” “Kush Stuff
ing,” “The Bull Ring,” “The Guillotine,” and
“The Firing Squad.” These methods are
cruel, and often ineffective. They are the in
struments of young,, ignorant, and primitive
peoples. The second method is social. It con
sists of “A lifted eyebrow,” “A resolution
of condemnation,” “A Bleed Session,” “Ex-
communication,” or any of the other expres
sions of disapproval. Since, in a democracy,
social pressures exercised by the majority
are used to restrain minorities, any Aggie
who wants to make the corps more demo
cratic will, at every opportunity, place his
voice and his vote on the side which to him
seems right.
Corps Morale in a Changed Aggieland—
Last week this column pointed out that both
the Corps and the Army have some bene
ficial shaping influences upon individuals.
Both organizations are doing some magnifi
cent work in spite of handicaps. Both seek
to reduce physical punishments to a mini-
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BACKWASH
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"Backwash: An a citation resnltinr from some action or occurrence'’-Webster
by John Holman
September graduates with con-
find that she is not only ill, but
married, and gone with her hus-
_ - _ band who has been called to the
mum. Both are trying to build unified work- tracts had bet ter start packing. . . armyi S0) no more blood tests un _
ing groups by bringing social punishments ’tis told that next Thursday is til a new technician can be obtain-
under the control of mature and experienced their last day here. Camp classes ed. . . which reminds us that Dr.
persons with some understanding of the re- can , t wait on coUege c i asses> > . Potter is the only man on the
lations of individuals to groups, and of , ,v , , TViaT1 „ * campus with a minnow named
groups to nations, and of nations to human and * , seems that not many of after him. He found it in McClen-
successes in both war and peace. It is not ^ fiftn year vet students will nan County a few years a after
for us as Aggies to say what we would do .be around much longer either. ascertaining that it was a new-
I Q ^ azll 1 1 f legalized, or if freshmen Burt p arker> Ordnance, has the found species, it was named Notro-
dormitories were less the best of h i tch . biking heard phis potted after the good doctor,
crowded, or if our cadet officers were more . ,.
mature men r or if we had more and better ,, , „ nj f , ™ e ' ' ' TSCWites have long been bleed-
teachers, or if any or all of the impediments J Missouri^On his tdn bad^ ing a b°' u t the lack of men’s swim-
P”WV be , ren ?r ed - “ iS / ath f he-dMn”' far as tranks at the co„e E e pool. . .
fV, f ^ 6 they aie and make city wben an Air c g ii euben _ the girls have been unable to in-
portuiSties. I^Aggi^moral^ha^been^clrav- ant asked Burt if he wanted a lift ! ite the ! r visiting b °y- friends in
vino- bottom of Into it ran bo attviUntod to Dallas—a lift in an Army plane. t or a di P- Rumored now around
u q ’ 6 Burt accepted, flew to Dallas with that Denton campus is that men’s
realized that 6 conditions °beyond^ our control kind U a„ W d “wS trunks will he purchased short, y
have chaneed the [picture at Avsrieland Sulk lllm a letter 50 he could provc his t0 accommodatc the sals and
r n 7and coTpS “ e *» his “ what »°" ,t “7 w feiiers - ■ ■ a r hc ’r fro,n
ment and weakness. They are signs of a happOT next!
trv 0I avah, r Be"' when . b f. te " onc «- wi . 11 not wi ‘ h * l '<’ "'hi* a T «« »f this „it7 her 0 gW° friendsThen **0
SL g f' B d- ^ P ?f rt ‘ Adn ? lt and welcome piace loosening up and doing took her Denton-visiting-Aggie-
f^ko^t’of ooftbi nl^toboof^Al^f P1 w re l S ‘ awa y with ties for the most part, fish brother bowling the other
.Like it or not the ole school Am t what she this classic tale comes to light nig-ht
used to be and. there s little we can do about Ace Hudson, captain of E
about it except either to try to wreck the battery F. A. Ace was standing in Members of a University of Ak-
lemnant or make it better than before. Let the hall of Ross Hall when Alex ron sorority, hearing that girls
US either join hands with other good Aggies Wallace, who works there, came were buvinc more defense stamns
Tte Ct CornTat CrCC nfn ° U * ^ We, ‘ y,s » fti “ " ith the ^ SCS
dead wfffht P * P f freahls ' siencd n °- tie order - He stamp sold on “bargain day”. Sales
S handed lt; t0 Ace > wlw read jt w j tb jumped 400%. . . while the boys
one band > and t° re b i s tie w itb of some frat at Purdue, not to be
the other, then handed the order outdone, sold tickets to a charity
back to Alex. Just about that time banquet. When the guests arrived
a well-known officer approached a f ee( j ) they were informed
and demanded of Ace why he was that the money to be spent for food
so non-ieg in Ross Hall. Ace sa’d bad been donated to the Red Cross!
not a word, but took the order
from by-stander Alex’s hand and Madisonville citizens will soon
(Another sheaf of suggestions from Miss Hazel offered it to a good lienuteant. be playing host to a host of the
Adams, of the Library Third Floor) Words can not express the embar- governments interned aliens. Con-
rassment of said b., nor the ex- centration camps will be construct-
Ramparts of the Pacific by Hallett treme pleasure of said Ace! ed at Madisonville, Hearne, and
Abend concerns recent developments in Aus- Buffalo (54 miles northeast of
tralia and its environs. ‘ Last week the Ratt carried an Hearne). With the Navy, Marines,
For our other great ally,' China, there aricle P u R in g t° r mor e blood do- and Aggies here, along with the
have been many spokesmen, Edgar Snow’s mors . to be tested and t yP ed at tbe R. A. F. boys expected when the
Battle for Asia gives specific examples Of bos P’ tal - Wbe n tb e Story appeared, bomber' school is finished, all we
the Japanese psychology of cruel disregard the bos P ital informed Dr. Potter, wou i d need j s some interned Japs—
for human life, and Pearl Buck’s Dragon bead 0 * tbe b i° od committee, that but don >t i a ugh, they’re consider-
Seed makes that psychology even more plain the testin s nurse was ill. Now we ing tbe beautiful banks of the Bra-
to US. zos according to the latest wash-
Free Fiance is our ally and will exist so Milk consumption per capita bouse & aze tt e -
long as there are writers and aviators of the could be increased considerably, Henry Scott, the highly versa-
kf-HW S . t '' E . XUper v y ’ ' V 'J 0Se Fh ^ h , t J. 0 Eudaly belives, by the introduction tile and entertaining young pianist
las stirringly describes the suicidal flights of vending machines or nickel-in- who recently appeared on Town
over roads jammed With refugees after the-slot milk. Some war industries Hall, is now making audiences
’ V W rep ° rt faV0Tably ° n the USe 0f ha PPy a t Michigan site College.
We have a lies but This is Your War, these ma c h i nes , but priorities on
says Marquis W. Childs as he answers prac- materials have curtailed their tiro Today’s orchids go to Captain
tical questions about income tax and gas duction After Se war the dairy Hunter, who let the 0. Ds. at the
and sugar rationing. He says, too, “It is not industries exnect a boom in this duke Box Saturday night take off
written in a book that we shall win this type J mn k distribuSon The their Sam Brownes and enjoy the
war/’ Mr Childs could not have read Major T ^ s ‘Le L evening. . . which brings to mind
De Seversky s Victory Through Air Power, recently expressed interest in pro- that the swm g last Saturday night
Something to Read
—■ ■ By Dr. T. F. Mayo —
This War Again
A flavor of American tradition
and a warm atmosphere of family
life are in “THE VANISHING
VIRGINIAN” now showing at
Guion Hall. It’s the story of Cap
tain Bob Yancey and his wife and
five children—their trials, tribula
tions, and their good times.
Cap’n Yancey is a blustering and
lovable old Virginian who, for as
the townfolk can remember, has
been elected City Attorney. His
kids have their troubles too, with
their financees’ fathers\having di
sputes with their own fathers on
legal matters, and with the unap
proved desire of Margaret to be
come a woman lawyer.
Frank Morgan appears in the
title role as Cap’n Bob. He is com
pletely in command of the fiery
character he impersonates. Spring
Byington is Mrs. Yancey and the
parts of the children are played
by Kathryn Grayson, Natalie
Thompson, Juanita Quigley, Dickie
Jones and Scotty Beckett. Miss
Grayson sings three songs in the
movie, “The World Was Made for
You”, “Steal Away”, a negro
spiritual,' and the formerly popular
number “Won’t You Come Home,
Bill Bailey”.
The Lowdown:— typical Ameri-
ican home lift.
Here’s a far-fetched one that’s
hard to believe even with a vivid
imagination. First they bury the
corpse out in the woods and then
they get shot at by this same cor
pse. Detective Michael Shayne
steps in and solves the mystery
after the family physician gets
bumped off. The plot is almost as
unbeliveable as the title, “THE
MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE”.
The lowdown:—why not let it
die, it stinks already.
Cost of Milk To
Rise Because of
Present Shortages
Elimination of some milk routes
and delivery of larger quantities
of milk at stations offer about the
only possibilities for decreasing
the cost of milk to consumers.
E. R. Eudaly, dairyman for the
A. & M. College Extension Service,
points out that the cost and scar
city of labor, high cost of feed, and
transportation difficulties mean
the dairy farmer must get rela
tively high prices for milk if he
is to stay in business. Much the
same problems confront distribu-
tors. Some plants are having dif
ficulty in obtaining parts for keep
ing machinery in repair.
One contribution the dairy in
dustry might make to better diets
of the nation is selling bottled
skimmed milk. It is a valuable food
and in some seasons goes to waste
in Texas plants, Eudaly says. The
difficulty is that it costs the dis
tributor as much to bottle and de
liver skimmed milk as whole milk,
for which he can get a much high
er price.
The doings of a tipsy spinster
are portrayed in “MISS POLLY”,
with ZaSu Pitts in the title role.
In a little town where nothing
ever happens, ZaSu sets ’em all
on ear with her antics after drink
ing some of the contents of the
family wine cellar—accidently, of
course.
This is slapstick comedy with a
bit of sentiment mixed in. ZaSu
is aided in her mirth-making by
Slim Summerville, a crack-pot in
ventor. This combination is better
than usual, perhaps they’ve been
cast in a script that’s better than
what they usually portray. Ro
mance in the show is handled ably
by Elyse Knox and Dick Clayton,
a young couple who have been re
fused permission to marry, until
Miss £olly comes along and fixes
things up.
WHAT’S SHOWING
AT GUION HALL
Tuesday, Wednesday—“The
Vanishing Virginian”, with
Frank Morgan and Kathryn
Grayson.
AT THE CAMPUS
Tuesday, Wednesday —
“The Man Who Wouldn’t Die”
with Lloyd Noland and Mar
jorie Weaver, Also,“Miss
Polly”, starring ZaSu Pitts
and Slim Summerville., f
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4-1181
Box Office Opens at 1:00 P. M.
TODAY - TOMORROW
DOUBLE FEATURE
1:00-3:04 - 5:08-7:12- 9:16
“MISS POLLY”
2:05—4:09~6:13~8:17-10:21
Also
BtU: Sunny
“The
Wabbit
Who
Came
to
Supper”
where it is written in a book that we shall
win and how it is to be done. This is the
most effective work we have had on indi
vidual fighting forces. Major De Seversky is
moting nickel-in-the-slot milk.
was undoubtedly the best Juke
Box this summer. For some reason,
there was not a heavy stag line,
a brilliant aviation technician and in an'ex The word “ ain,t ” is American and therc were plcntyof girls Cool
a oriinant aviation tecnmcian, and m an ex- distinct contribution and chea P> an y° ne there will tell
tremely dark fme his book ,s one of hope. “theTn^Iish S it was swell.
yet undisclosed. The money will partly be Ltf Tea^hers^Con^Dr.^t* ShllbT Howell,'^^ni^Vst'yeai
used for highway construction, partmuiariy insists it ain’t too tod to use in D Coast, now a seecnd-louie in
unfinished _90 miles Honduras section “ain’t,” because the word is being the Ordnance. Seems Shelby is a
WhlCh f at acce P ted b y raore and more P eo P le - gold-barred company commander,
present is alEw ^ tEer s U rf ace. He believes it gradually will come an d 0 ne night while a private was
a smashing vote of 52 to 18, the to be considered correct usage. “If 0 n guard dutv at his outfit a gen-
Chllean Chamber of Deputies decided on May the American people have con- eral approached and asked to see
act!vitiv\ UP a COmmitteeS to mVestlgate Nazl tributed anything to the English the commanding officer. The pri-
* on • -n . | v.,., l an S ua & e >” sa ys Hr. Beck, “it is yate blinked, but replied, “Sir, we
A decree of May 20 m Brazil, prohibit- the quality of terseness and vivid- have no commanding officer a
ing. further trade iu dollar currency was ness represented by -ain’t’.” Dr. ae^eutoZt la ta W
designed to impede the functioning of Axis Beck believes the word developed
propangandist, operating with funds filched in the days when, pioneers spoke
from invaded European Countries. sparingly and constantly sought
South America, it is said by many, hasn’t short, simple terms. “And while
felt the war yet—but, have we? The Latin men might not speak sparingly
countries are trying to do their part in the today,” he says, “there neverthe-
defense of the hemisphere which is as much less is still a tendency to stream-
theirs as ours. line language by using ‘ain’t’.”
MOVIE
Guion Hall
Tuesday and Wednesday
Frank Morgan - Kathryn Grayson
in
The Vanishing Virginian
Comedy
Cartoon
o*gc
COMING
Thursday and Friday
Gary Cooper -- Merle Oberon
in
Cowhog And The Ladg
fill!