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Page 2- -THE BATTALION- The Battalion STUDENT TKI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agrricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday end 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. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service. Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-5444. 1941 Member 1942 Pissochded Go(!e6ioie 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 1 Senior Sports Assistant N. Libson .-. Junior Sports Editor 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 Bill Huber Circulation Manager H. R. Tampke Senior Assistant Carlton Power........ Senior Assistaht Joe Stalcup...... Junior Assistant Bill Trodlier 1 Assistant Tuesday’s Staff Tom Vannoy Managing Editor Jack Keith Junior Editor John Holman ...I Junior Editor Tom Journeay Junior Editor Reporters irry Cordua, Bob Garrett, Ramon McKinney, Bert Kurtz Bill Jarnagin, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Bill Murphy, John Sparger, and M. T. Lincecum. Morale Study Falling a representative ten per cent cross section of the Cornell student body, Prof. Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr., of the department of psychology has ascertained that the un dergraduates feel morale of the nation is high. Only 9 per cent felt that the nation’s morale was low or very low while 24 per cent felt that morale among Cornell students was in that category. About 43 per cent of the students indicated that they were studying harder as a result of the war, while 35 per cent indicated they are working at about the same rate; only 5 per cent believed in “having a good time while you can.” The students expressed the opinion gen erally that “the war is unfortunate, but being in it, we’ll fight to a finish because we have to.” Eighty-three per cent thought that “victory in this war is worth any per sonal sacrifice on your part, no matter how great.” Ninety-two per cent thought that victory in this war is absolutely essential. —AGP. My belief is that to have no wants is divine; to have as few as possible comes next to the divine.—Socrates. Calendar Reform? American scientists favor calendar reform, a survey reported by Dr. W. E. Castle, re search associate in genetics in the Univer sity of California, indicates. Dr. Castle sent informal post-card ques tionnaires to members of the National Aca demy of Sciences, asking their opinion on the adoption of the proposal of what is known as the World Calendar. “The World Calendar would be one of 12 months and four equal quarters,” explains Dr. Castle. “This retains the familiar month names but adjusts their lengths so as to make them as nearly equal as possible.” “Each quarter begins on Sunday and ends on'Saturday. It contains 91 days. There are 30 days in each month except the first month of the quarter, which by reason of having a fifth Sunday has 31 days. The number of week days is the same in evrey month, 26.” The geneticist explains that this a less radical calendar reform proposal than others which have gained attention. He pointed out that the chief defects of the present calendar are: that a particular day of the month occurs in successive years on a different day of the week, making nec essary a wholly new calendar each year; and that the length of the months is not uniform but varies from 28 to 31 days. “These two defects make the arangement of schedules for industry and education difficult and temporary,” he said. Of the 168 answers Dr. Castle received from National Academy of Science members, 128 or 76 per cent favored it; 17 or 10 per oent were opposed to it; and 23 or 14 per cent were undecided. —AGP. As long as I have a want, I have a rea son for living. Satisfaction is death.—Ber nard Shaw. Quotable Quotes “No serious student of history can doubt that an old epoch in human development has ended and a new one begun. In the new epoch that lies ahead the United States will share largely, if not assume completely, the leadership of nations. Her riches, her geo graphical position and her democratic tradi tion are some of the reasons for this ex panded role in international affairs. It is al most unthinkable that the provicialism of a few isolationists shall ever again restrain - this .nation from the legitimate assumption of world leadership.” Gordon S. Watkins, dean of the college of letters and sciences, University of California, hears the death knell of United States isolationism. This Collegiate World PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis! ASSOCIATED COLLEGE PRESS Blanket graduation requirements are a thing of the past at Knox College, where the fac ulty” has adopted a system of all-out indiv idualization in which each student’s course of study will be tailor-made to fit his own professional aims and aptitudes. Designed to achieve at last that high degree of per sonalized attention hich has long been the beast of small colleges, the new plan took effect with the summer session. In abandoning the traditional require ments Knox is thoroughly aware of the new and vital importance it thereby attaches to the adviser system. In fact, the faculty ad vised, no longer able to write out a student’s curriculum simply by consulting the cata logue for a list of required courses, must now make a careful and conscientious analy sis of the student’s objectives and abilities. “The student tells us what he wants to do, and then we will tell him what he has to do,” explains Charles J. Adamec, dean of the college. A freshman’s program at Knox is de termined on a basis of his announced profes sional aim, on his aptitudes as revealed in vocational guidance tests or in terms of his major departmental interest. Far from relaxing requirements for the individual student, the new Knox plan in fact intensifies them, Dean Adamec points out, in that once he has decided on a profes sional or scholarly objective the course of study pursue during his four years may be very rigidly outlined. The only general re quirements retained are rhetoric, physical education and the widely discussed survey course in which Knox freshmen approach the problems of living and learning through a study of the Middle West, their own en vironment. “Why didn't you tell me you were wearing new-mown hay perfume, dear? We all thought it was phosgene!” BACKWASH By <lidi Hood “Backwash: An agritation resulting from some action or occurrence” — Webster By John Holman An Omen An experiment in reading tests undertaken several films. Wanger has inter ested the Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs in making short features about Aggieland for dis tribution in Latin America. Jack . . perhaps is the fact that the this year at Barnard college by Gelolo Me- Aggie defeat dealt out b y 1116 L - Leighter, of Motion Picture So- Hugh of the department of psychology has s - u - Ti g ers is the first opener we ciety for America will arrive on resulted in introduction of a new course for have lost since Howard Payne Col- the campus in a day or two to be- next year. lege downed the Aggies in 1922 in gin work on the shorts. . . which The course, “Mental Adjustment Lab- the season starter. That dosen’t will, incidentally, be pure Allied oratory,” will be conducted by Mr. McHugh, mean much, but significant is the propoganda but good and truth- It will have no academic credit. Mr. McHugh fact that year saw the ful propo „ an( j a said it will include conferences for students mighty Longhorns (they are who wish to improve in their adjustment to mighty, ask ’em) bow to the Ag- As a last word > Iet me sa -y tbls - problems of mental »health, educational gies on the turf of Memorial Sta- If you look up next Saturday achievement, and vocational or avocational dium in Austin. We haven’t done afternoon during the football game guidance. it since, but who knows? and see someone poking a motion He added it may include an analysis, by . picture camera in your face—don’t objective tests and standard scales, of the Old Timer . . . blush, because the Wanger crew aptitudes, interests, attitudes, methods of ^ . . . . wil1 probably be on hand. study and other traits of each student, with : V 1 ° n an Arizona ranch 18 as a view to providing information that may c ° loriu L a character as there is be practically useful to each individual. allv ®' The . ol< *, ma £ T ^ e " gendary m the West, and fact * * proves him to be an Aggie en- In cold cash, what is a college education rolled here in the first class. He worth to a girl ? Not as much as you’d think, came here in 1876, and tells proud- In fact, unless she goes on and gets a iy of the cadets firing the campus doctor of philosophy degree, the “invest- cannon at niggers who used to time and money as represented by camp near the campus on their earnings does not seem to be justified, it way north. He left Aggieland in was concluded by the American Association i 8 7 8 w hen the School of Agricul- of University Women in a recent survey. t ure was installed. “Fifty-five per cent of the women who have doctorates had attained earnings of TRCW Locals* $3,000 per year,” said Dr. Susan Kingsbury, professor emeritus of social economy at Bryn • • -Three lonesome TSCW fish Mawr college, who conducted the poll. inform!'me that they don’t know Thirty-three per cent of the Ph.D’s any Aggies and although they see earned between $3,000 and $4,000, and 22 them around the campus in Den- per cent more than $4,000. Only 17 per cent ton and have “ . . . heard that of those with master’s degrees had reached there are even more at A. & M.” $3,000. Only 8 per cent of women with bach- Descriptions indicate blonde hair, elor’s degrees alone had reached that level, weights ranging from 100 to 125 + ^ ^ pounds—avoirdupois. A post script „ . . . ^ adds that they do not like tea- Breaking a tradition of 138 years, the si which undoubted , y shows University of Vermont no longer requires they are intelligent if not beautiful Greek and Latin for its A. B. degree The and : don>t know about the change is only one facet in a movement that look L Th kindl ive out is liberalizing arts and sciences curricula in with ^ p 0 box 3232 Tscw this century-and-a-half-old New England in- Denton Names? Eed , whitie, U The A B degree will be given in 1943 Plnkie ’ an<1 Gl>ldle - • - at least that ’ s j , V uegree win ue given in h t th said to students completing the present classical, literary-scientific, social science and general T rtof science curricula. The curriculum leading to • • * it is designed to insure adequate basic train- . . .On Saturday September 5, a ing in language, particularly in English as raincoat in the car of Mrs. R. H. the mother tongue and the chief tool Of Preuss, of 3104 Georgetown St. thought and expression, and in certain other Houston, who says that the coat subjects essential to an understanding of may be had by the owner upon the various fields of human knowledge. telling where he was picked up In line with the changing of requirements and let out of the car. Write the for the A. B. degree is a modification in the above adress. distribution of subjects required of candi dates. Sweeping aside many required courses Movie . . . that formerly clogged student schedules, Vermont has now limited its required courses * • * Czar Walter Wanger has to two years of English, one course in a for- J ust come back from Washington eign language of at least intermediate grade, where the FBI and War Depart- one laboratory course in science, physical m ent okayed the Aggie film. Both education for men and women and military Norman Raine, (who is writing the science for men. story) and Wanger said there was With fewer prescribed courses there is enough material down here for to be a tightening up in the field of concen- tration. Each student is to have an adviser, The adjoining town houses of and in consultation with his adviser he will President Roosevelt and his mother, • choose a field in which he will do most of his the late Sara Delano Roosevelt, studying. These fields are language and lit- have been purchased by a com- erature, social science, mathematics and mittee of citizens for use as a Qfantpus Box Office Opens 2 p.m. 4-1181 TODAY - TOMORROW DOUBLE FEATURE “She Knew All the Answers” with JOAN BENNETT FRANCHOT TONE 3:31 - 6:17 - 9:03 —No. 2— “A Hunting' We Will Go” ^ with LAUREL and HARDY 2:10 - 5:10 - 7:56 Also Merry Melody Cartoon Dairy Show Is Held During County Fair During previous years the dairy husbandry students through their organization the Kream and Kow Klub have sponsored an annual Dairy Show. This show has been held either in the fall or spring semester at the dairy farm on the campus. This year, due to the co operation of the Livestock depart ment of the Brazos County Fair, the show will be held in connection with the County Fair at the Amer ican Legion grounds in Bryan Oct. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 29, 1942 7-9 inclusive. At a meeting of the Kream and Kow Klub Tuesday evening, it was decided by those present, to meet at the dairy barn Thursday after noon September 17 at 5 o’clock and select the animals to be fitted for this show. It is planned to have as many animals as their are dairy students who are interested in fit ting an animal for this show. Therefore, any student in dairy husbandry who is interested in this show should meet Professor Dar nell of the dairy department at the dairy barn Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock for the purpose of select ing an animal. MOVIE Guion Hall 3:30 and 7:00 P. M. j • » . . Mon. - Tues. - Wed. Sept. 28, 29, and 30 The Corsican Brothers Starring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR. with Ruth Warrick and Akim Tamiroff Two Men With But a Single Soul MEET YOUR OLD AND NEW FRIENDS AT THE Aggieland Pharmacy KEEP TO THE RIGHT AT THE NORTH GATE AND YOU CAN’T GO WRONG It is a common wonder of all men how, among so many million faces, there should be none alike.—Sir Thomas Browne. science. * * * A survey of the employment record of former University of Minnesota athletes dis credits a common belief that collegiate stars shine less brightly after graduation. Clarence Osell, instructor in orthopedics made a study of the extensive file on for mer Minnesota athletes. He discovered that 27 per cent of the former athletes now are professional men, 13 per cent salesmen, 9 per cent engineers, 7 per cent executives, and 6 per cent teach ers. “Only five of 722 athletes are now en- .gaged in professional athletics,” Osell said. community house by, Hunter col lege students. War is -delightful to had no experience in it. those who have WHAT’S SHOWING At Guion Hall Tuesday, Wednesday—“The Corsican Brothers”, with Douglas Fairbanks, Ruth Warrick and Akim Tamiroff. At the Campus Tuesday, Wednesday—“A Haunting We Will Go” with Laurel and Hardy. Also, “She Knew all the Answers” with Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone.