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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 per school year. Advertising rates
upon request.
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Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
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Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-5444.
1941 Member 1942
Phsocided Golle6icite Press
Brooks Gofer... 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
N. Libson Junior Sports Editor
Advertising Staff
Heggie Smith Advertising , Manager
Jack E. Carter Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager
Xouis 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
Benton Taylor : Junior Editor
Jack Keith Junior Editor
Reporters
Tom Journeay, Harry Cordua, Bob Garrett, Ramon McKin
ney, Gerald Fahrentold, Bert Kutrz, Bill Jarnagin, Bob Mere
dith, Bill Japhet. Jack Hood. Bill Murphy, and John Sparger.
Open Forum
Non-Reg in Bryan
Much has been said in the past few months
in regard to maintaining the status quo here
at A. & M. We have objected to many
changes, but have overlooked one change that
it is within our power to correct.
In years past it has been the policy of
the senior class not to allow the other classes
to go to Bryan non-reg. We can remember
when it would have been worth our life, or
certain parts of our anatomy at least, to be
found in Bryan in Civilian clothes, or with
out our hats, or with our collars open and
sleeves rolled up. Rather than being the ex
ception now it is the general rule to see jun
iors, sophs, and fish all over town in every
stage of undress.
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With only about three more weeks to go
in this term it is time for the senior class
to stamp out this condition so that the in
coming fish, frogs, or whatever they are,
will not think it their privilege to .dress as
they please.
We take this means to enlist the sup
port of all seniors in correcting this condi
tion and to inform the underclassmen that
we expect to see them reg in Bryan at all
times. ,
John Lawrence
Tip Tall
Bill Parker
Lee Housewright
Mike Cokinos
Jimmie Lynch, Jr.
Tommy Schleier
Henry C. Lamar
Bob Butler
Hal Carr
Ken. J. Edwards, Jr.
Phil Crown
Tommie Pierce
Frenchy Bennett
Reggie Smith
W. M. Romane
Bobby Stephens
Bill Gandy
Ford Albritton
Roy P. Gates
Cecil Carlisle
Edward Tschoepe
Rocky Sutherland
Bill Rountree
Worth Parker
George Driskill
K. C. Bresnen
Robert Moore
Henry Crew
R. H. Taylor
Ed Rafferty
Tom Rogers
Bill Black
J. R. Fuller
A. R. Huse
John Smith
John Gerrity
Max Rotholz
E. 0. Jonsson
Hal Stalling
Ed Ogdee
Charles L. Crowder
R. H. Miller, Jr.
Buck Ware
Our Neighbors to the South
By HARRY A. CORDUA
We usually visualize the Latin-Americans as
lazy and without any drive and energy. This
is a result of paintings depicting the Mexi
can peon. This annoys the Latin as much as
if he would paint a picture of the average
W.%P. A. worker and claim that he was rep
resentative of the North American people.
Two important causes for the lack of
energy of some people of the Latin countries
is due to the climate and elevation of the
■ countries in which they live. These countries
will be found to be in the hot, wet tropics.
They naturally have less drive and energy
than those who live in cooler climates.
We also uncontinuously believe that all
Latins are the same racially and culturally,
but this isn’t true. Argentina’s population,
for instance, is almost entirely white. Haiti’s
is black. Guatemala’s is 60 per cent pure
Indian. In nearly all the republics these races
have inter-married. But in each country, the
pattern of culture and development is large
ly set by the numerous elements in the pop
ulation.
Latin America is made up of two orig
inal stocks, Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)
and Indian. Soon after the two stocks began
to mix, a third was added, the Negro slaves
brought from Africa. Then during the 19th
century, a modern /immigration movement
began. This added a fourth element consist
ing of new arrivals from-many parts of the
world.
Latin America in a way is like the Unit
ed States, just a conglamoration of all races.
The South American Indian being more cul
tured and its conquerors being willing to
intermarry with them have made up a great
majority of the population of most of the
Latin American countries. However, the
American Indian, being of the more savage
intermarry with them, has graduallv died
type, and its conquerors being unwilling to
out in prominence.
WHAT LATIN AMERICA IS DOING!
Bolivian Defense Minister announced in
mid-June that a Bolivian military mission
was in the United States endeavoring to
purchase fourteen million dollars worth of
armaments.
The Chilean Army has taken over re
sponsibility for rationing of gasoline in the
cities of Santiago and Valparaiso.
Mexican engineers are aiding the Guate
malan government in the construction of
the Pan-American Highway bridge over the
Suchiate River.
Panama’s Ambassador to the United
States signed with Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull an agreement for the sending of
U. S. officers to Panama to aid the people
in the organization of local defense.
The Colombian War Minister, after re
turning from an airplane survey of Colom
bia’s coastal regions declared that these
areas were as well protected as they possibly
could be. The Minister is bitter on the sub
ject of Colombian newsmen who magnified
the gravity of the situation; of sensation
seeking foreign journalists, (he didn’t state
what country) he suggested they had better
return home.
Mexico is collaborating with the United
States in a large-scale anti-sub campaign for
the Gulf of Mexico area, and states "that
planes and mosquito boats would be issued.
Spanish Falangists were accused of fo
menting Axis propaganda, in Latin Ameri
ca. A report from the Venezuelan Congress
added that many Falangist occupied import
ant positions in that country.
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BACKWASH
By
lack Hood
"Backwash: An aaritation resulting from aome action or occurrence.”—Webster
Something to Read
: By Dr. T. F. Mayo :
Are You Using the War Information
Center?
Miss Clara M. McFrancis of the College Li
brary? supplies the following notes on some
interesting pamphlets to be found in the en
trance hall of the Library. (They may be
checked out, by the way).
Blackouts. 1941, by the U. S. War Depart
ment.
“The effectiveness of a blackout system
depends upon the knowledge and the coop
erative spirit of the people at large ... It is
inherent strength of character which enables
a people to survive air raids . . . This pam
phlet ... is published to provide information
as to how certain typical installations may be
effectively blacked out.”
Australia, official handbook. 1941, by the
Australian National Publicity Association.
Very readable material on the continent
“down under,” with excellent illustrations.
Air-conditioning young America. 1942, by
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Why and how high schools and colleges,
should step-up aviation education.
Fundamentals of air fighting. 1942.
“The information . . . has been derived
from official and accurate reports of actual
air combats and operations.” Excellent illus
trations.
Questions and answers on regulations con
cerning aliens of enemy nationalities. 1942,
by U. S. Department of Justice.
Who “alien enemies” are and what is
being done about them.
First aid in the prevention and treatment Grciy Makes Life . . .
of chemical casualties. 1941, by the U. S.
office of Civilian Defense.
, “ . . . Intended for the personal emer
gency medical field units and others who
may be immediately concerned in the decon
tamination of persons and the administra
tion of first aid to chemical casualties.”
Graphic illustrations.
By Clyde C. Franklin
Guest Writer
Joke . . .
Although there was no highly
objectionable matter in the August
issue of The Battalion mag the
mere fact that it wasn’t issued
caused more publicity than any of
the jokes heard lately could have.
After passing the joke around sev
eral times it finally got enough
added to it to make it a pretty
good one.
Members of the Press club gath
ered around yon festival place to
present 'W. C. Stone a little me
mento with which to remember
them when he goes to his new post
at Stillwater.
Postal officials are recommend
ing that if you want to send Christ
mas packages to armed forces out
side the United States you gotta’
mail early. When they say early
that is really what they mean too.
To get them there by the twelfth
month and twenty-fifth day they
must be in the mail in October, not
November or early December.
It seems as though the Coast
Art Seniors got wisened up to the
fact that they are supposed to wear
undershirts out to calisthenics in
the morning.
On one of the recent cavalry
overnight hikes one of the seniors
in the group decided he would test
the guard and see whether or not
he was awake and on his toes. He
was! The senior got a konk on the
noggin with a club.
• • •
the lights were turned on all of
the men raised their hands and in
a few minutes one of the men
lowered his. How did he know the
color of the spot on his head and
what was the color of the spot?
In solving the problem remem
ber that these men were very wise
and consequently anyone who
solves the problem must be very
wise also.
The latest JUKE BOX PROM on
the social calendar for this sum
mer is scheduled for tonight m
The Grove. As in the past, inform
ality and coolness will be the main
objective of the prom, with music
of all the best known orchestras
being played from records. Price
of admission is only 35 cents for
three hours of cool entertainment
between 9 and 12 o’clock tonight.
Michele Morgan, Hollywoods’
newest discovery from France, is
co-starred with Paul Henreid in
“JOAN OF PARIS”. Henreid, a
British actor, has been in Holly
wood making pictures for only a
short time also. These two refu
gees turn in a suspenseful, enter
taining movie in “Joan of Paris.”
The story tells of the attempt
of five British fliers to escape
from Nazi-occupied France after
being forced down there. Henreid
is the only one unable to escape to
England. He finally takes shelter
in Michele Morgan’s room and per
suades her to tell Thomas Mitchell,
a priest friendly to the Free
French, where he is so that a get
away bay be effected. The couple
are caught and meet a tragic fate.
The movie is a combination of
life, love, hatred and death com
bined to produce fine entertain
ment. The two foreign stars are
excellent in their parts, along with
May Robson, as a British, and
Thomas Mitchell as the friendly
priest.
The Lowdown:— an on-th-edge-
your-seat movie.
Laraine Day and Lew Ayres of
the “Dr. Kildare” series are united
again for the first time since her
cinematic death in “Dr. Kildare’s
Wedding Day” in the movie now
showing at Guion Hall. Basil
Rathbone plays the part of the
boogey man who goes around com
mitting murders by proxy.
“FINGERS AT THE WINDOW”
is the name of this murder mystery
which contains six (or is it seven)
axe murders. When the beautiful
night club dancer, played by Miss
Day, has her life threatened twice,
Lew Ayres steps in and starts do
ing some amateur sleuthing. He
traces the murderer down by find
ing records in a hospital indicating
that a certain doctor has been
treating a number of lunatics and
these same lunatics are the ones
trying to comit the various mur
ders.
The doctor turns out to be a
magician who Laraine knew back
in Paris; he’s been trying to get
rid of all the people who knew
his real identity so he could abscond
with a large heritage. Ayres and
Day capture him and collect the
(See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4)
Handbook of first aid. 1941, by the U. S.
Office of Civilian Defense.
“ . . . Prepared for the supplementary
training of members of Civilian defense
units and as a guide for continued practice
after completion of the first aid course.”
Well illustrated.
Divide and conquer. 1942, by the U. S. Of
fice of Facts and Figures.
Hitler’s recipes for the “war of nerves.”
Nutrition handbook; a guide for county and
municipal food and nutrition committees in
Texas. 1942, by Texas State Nutrition Com
mittee.
“Nutritionists have the knowledge to
conquer both hidden and hollow hunger. This
knowledge has been translated into a simple
guide—the Texas Food Standard which was
prepared by Texans for Texans.”
Revised tire rationing regulations and the
tire rationing guide. 1942, by the U. S. Of
fice for Emergency Management,
Organization of the Army. 1942, by the U.
S. Office of Civilian Defense.
The organization and functions of the
various branches of the army services.
The Personnel of the Army of the United
States. 1942, by the U. S. War Department.
“Information regarding the appoint
ment, enlistment, and induction of commis
sioned officers, army nufses, warrant offi
cers, cadets, officer cadets and enlisted men.”
The United States Navy. Information rela
tive to organization, personnel, fleet, and
shore establishments. (1941) (Walsh, David
Ignatius).
Similar in scope to the War Depart
ment’s “The Army of the United States,” in
the Library’s cataloged collection as Serial
10312. Types of ships and aircraft are illus
trated.
Ensign Geo. H. Gay whipped
out with a cover picture on LIFE
this week and a nice story inside.
The story gives some interesting
facts about his flight for which he
is now famous.
For those who like riddles here
are some. If you think you can
solve them write the solution on
a penny post card and mail it to
box 2402, College Station and the
names of those sending in correct
solutions will have their names
published in a future issue of The
Battalion.
• • •
Riddles.. .
Assuming that the distance from
New York to Chicago is 900 miles,
which of two speeding trains will
be nearest Chicago when they
meet? The train leaving Chicago
is traveling 600 miles per hour
and the one leaving New York is
traveling 300 miles per hour. Slide
rule calculations are barred from
the solution of this problem.
(Hint).
King Boney once reached the
point in life when his chief chan
cellor died and he was confronted
with the problem of selecting a
new one. He called together all the
wise men in his realm and gave
them a series of quizzes. The be
ginning of the modern quiz pro
gram, no doubt. He narrowed the
group down to three men and to
decide between them he performed
the following test.
He carried the three men into
a dark room and told them that he
was going to paint a spot on each
of their foreheads, either red or
black. When the lights were turned
on the men were to raise their
hands as soon as they saw two oth
er men who had black spots on
their foreheads. The man seeing
two black spots was to keep his
hand up until he knew the color
of the spot on his own head. When
New Electron Micro
Technique Found
Plastic films one five hundred
thousandth of an inch in thickness,
equal to about a tenth of the
length of yellow-orange light
waves, have been found best by
General Electric scientists for
revealing details of metal surfaces
under the electron microscope.
Such instruments magnify these
details as much as 20,000 times,
far greater than the useful limit
of the ordinary optical microscope.
These micrographs have already
revealed important knowledge
about metals used for war mate
rial.
A full account of the technique
by which these films are made and"
used is published in the July is
sue of the “Journal of Applied
Physics,” in an article by Vincent
J. Schaefer and Dr. David Dar
ker, of the General Electric Re
search Laboratory. They perfected
the method which is basically sim
ilar to one that Mr. Schaefer used
as a hobby to preserve snowflakes
and frost patterns.
After the metal sample is pol
ished and etched for a few sec
onds with acid, it is dipped into a
dish containing a solution of
Formvar, a plastic, in dioxane, a
commercial solvent. The authors
point out that it is necessary to
do this within a few minutes af
ter the sample has been etched and
dried. Otherwise an infinitesimally
thin film of grease or other con
taminating material may start to
form, and this affects the quaality
of the results.
Schaefer and Dr. Barker find
that the exact thickness of the
Formvar film is important, and
this can be regulated by the
strength of its solution in dioxane.
Very thin films, about a millionth
of an inch, do not show much con
trast in the final electron picture.
This seems to be because the film
both on top and bottom follows
the hills and valleys of the metal.
Thus it is all nearly equally
transparent to the electron beam.
If the film is as thick as 1-250,000
of an inch, contract is also poor.
Then the difference in the film
between the hills and valleys is
slight and all parts of the film of
fer nearly the same difficulty to
the passage of the electrons which
take the place of the light waves
in the ordinary microscope.
Best thickness is around a five
hundred thousandth of an inch.
These are just thick enough to
make the top of the film level,
while the bottom reproduces the
hills and valleys. To the neglect
of previous experimenters to ap
preciate these factors, the two G-E
scientists attribute the failure of
others to obtain satisfactory elec
tron micrographs by films strip
ped directly from metal specimens.
WHAT’S SHOWING
At Guion Hall
Saturday—“Fingers at the
Window”, with Lew Ayres,
Laraine Day and Basil Rath-
bone.
AT THE CAMPUS
Saturday—“Sweetheart of
the Fleet”, with Joan Wood
bury and Brenda and Cobina.
Midnight Preview—“Joan
of Paris”, with Michele Mor
gan and Paul Henried.
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BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART .... Bing Crosby
HOLIDAY INN Bing Crosby
CROSSROADS Vaughn Monroe
ALL THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS . . Gene Krupa
HASWELL’S
Bryan
Juke Box Prom Saturday . . . 36c
MOVIE
Guion Hall
SATURDAY
1 p. m. — 7 and 8:30
LEW AYRES — LARAINE DAY
BASIL RATHBONE
“FingersattheWindow"
Orchestra
News
Cartoon
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