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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 ofi College Station,
is published three times weekly, and issued T(f®fiay, Thursday
and Saturday mornings.
Entered as second class matter at the Post 0£[ipe at College
Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress Of MarA 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.
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1941 Member 1942
Pissocided Golle6icrte 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
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 Assistant
Joe Stalcup Junior Assistant
Bill Trodlier Assistant
Tuesday’s Staff
Tom Yannoy Managing Editor
Nelson Karbach Junior Editor
Tom Leland Junior Editor
Jack Keith Junior Editor
John Holman Junior Editor
Jack Hood Junior Editor
Tom Journeay.... Junior Editor
Reporters
Harry Cordua, Bob Garrett, Ramon McKinney, Bert Kurtz,
Bill Jarnagin, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Bill Murphy, John
Sparger, M. T. Linecum, Eugene Robards, and John Kelleher.
Penny's Serenade
======= By W. L. PENBERTHY •=
A short time ago I was sitting on the bench
outside of the gymnasium when the Varsity
Football squad came in from their workout.
They had just completed a pretty tough
workout and some of the boys weren’t real
sure whether football was such a grand game
after all. One of these boys set down beside
me and said, “Mr. Penny, a guy sure is dumb
to get out there and work like we do all
week just to get to play some on Saturday.”
My answer to him was that the thing he
mentioned was one of the -contributions that
football made to training for life, in that in
life we work long and hard so that we may
enjoy a few simple pleasures. But when it is
all boiled down, the person whose life work
is that for which he is best fitted finds the
greatest pleasure in that work and his recre
ation and hobbies afford him the greatest
pleasure because of the happiness derived
from his every day work.
I am sure football practice becomes very
arduous at times, but the boys who enjoy
the practice usually develope into the best
players and are the ones who get to play
the most when the team is engaged in a
contest.
It is of vital importance to all of us that
we fit ourselves into the proper nitch in life
from the standpoint of our location. The
present Frogs had an orientation week prior
to the start of the semester, one important
purpose of which was to help them select
the course for which they were best fitted.
In my opinion this time was mighty well
spent, and for a most worthy cause.
It has been my observation that he who
is happy in his work is a happy person in
work and play; but one who is unhappy in
his work finds it very difficult to find any
kind of recreation that will remove the bad
taste of a long day of unhappiness.
From Capital to Campus
ACP’s Jay Richter Reports from Washington
The Constitution of the United States is able
to meet the problems of modern life because
the Supreme Court is using modern methods
in making its decisions. This is “judicial
statesmanship of the highest order,” de
clares Robert E. Cushman, professor of gov
ernment at Cornell University, in a new
pamphlet titled “What’s Happening to Our
Constitution?” and published by the Public
Affairs Committee.
The changed outlook of the court is
not the result of the whims of new and
younger judges, writes Professor Cushman.
We must remember that the National Labor
Relations Act and the Social Security, Act
were upheld before any Roosevelt appointee
sat on the court. “This revolution in the
Court’s method of work has come as a re
sult of the application of a philosophy which
runs back over 40 years and is most closely
associated with the names of Holmes and
Brandeis.”
With sound legal knowledge to support
his views, Cushman traces the development
of the important theories practiced by these
jurists.
At one time the judicial process was
governed by a mechanical “slot-machine”
theory. It was generally held that the courts’
task was to apply never-changing rules to
each case, as though all they had to do was
to put the facts of a case in a slot on top
and draw out the correct decision below. This
view has gradually given way to the new
idea that social conditions may be an im
portant factor in determining a law’s con-
.stitutionality. This new idea was first pre
sented in the famous “Brandeis brief” of
1908, in support of Oregon’s ten-hour law for
women, which contained only two pages of
legal argument and 100 pages of expert opin
ion on the bad effects of overwork on women.
lliis type of argument made the methods
of the Supreme Court more flexible. The
Court still finds it “desirable to follow prece
dent when the situation in which a rule is
to be applied is like the old one in which
-THE BATTALION-
-TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1942
Open Forum
SO THIS IS A. AND M.
According to the “Commandant’s order so
and so, there will be no more bleeding. But
Army it’s time something was done—last
Saturday’s game proved that.
In September of 1940 about two thous
and of us “Fish” entered Th eAgricultural
and Mechanical College, of Texas. Now in
September of 1942, there are about two
thousand five hundred freshmen enrolled in
The Agricultural and Mechanical University
of Texas. I do not use the word “university”
as slang Army—I use it as the truth, be
cause this is truly a university. The action
of the fish class proved that Saturday.
Is there any class distinction here at A.
and M. ? Sure, you say—boots for seniors—
serge for juniors—G I for sophs—and “fish”
stripe for fish—but so what. If the action
of the underclassmen at Saturday’s game is
to be taken, there is no such thing as class
distinction. Fish and their dates sat in the
junior and senior sections I personally asked
a fish why he was sitting in the junior sec
tion—he answered me with “I’ve got a date.”
Well Old Army I had dates my fish year, and
we sat in the “fish” section and were proud
of it.
The class that entered in September of
’40 is proud of everything—proud of those
“Swing Sessions” conducted by seniors, ju
niors, and sophs—proud of those “chicks” de
tails we ran—proud of that “persuasive”
used to enduce us to do everything. We were
the last class to see all that here at A. and
M., and we are truly sorry for you under
classmen. Yes, ole Army, those days are gone
forever I’m afraid—those days that either
made you or broke you: Yes, I know there
were a lot of cases where Sunny wrote home
and said, “Mom, they are treating me so
badly that I can’t make my work here”—Is
that right? No, those of us who didn’t make
the grade can blame no one but ourselves.
I laid out of school two years before I
came to A. and M. and was older than the
sophs and some of the juniors when I started
out. The first two months I was here I felt
like inviting the boys to “fist city” when
they told me I had to do something, but
men—that made me. I know you fish do not
understand these things, but at least you
could try—that is if you are interested in
what A. and M. means. There are approx
imately six thousand five hundred Aggies
enrolled at the present time, if only you could
realize the importance of the connections
you mak enow, in later life you might un
derstand—but what is th euse? The indi
vidual freshman is looking out for himself.
The fish with dates proved that Saturday.
When the fish and sophs fell out for the “T”
formation, what happened—the Aggie un
derclassmen with dates moved out of the
“end zone” and took up the seats of the
evacuated freshmen. Is that what the Aggie
brothership means to you—I’m afraid it is.
You men still hav eabou ttw oyears and eight
months to live with those fellow Aggies—
how do you think they feel—or does it mat
ter. Put yourselves in their place, how would
you feel?
There is just one other thing, and then
I’m through. At the end of the game Sat
urday about five hundred freshmen rushed
out on the field to carry off the Aggie grid-
sters—that is all fine and good, but isn’t
done when we lose on Kyle Field. Of course,
you fish didn’t know that—Why?—Because
you weren’t interested in finding out. At
every defeat on Kyle Field the Corps al
ways stands at attention as the band plays
the “Spirit of Agigeland” and “Silver Taps.”
Listen Army we have the best team in the
nation—why can’t the corps live up to them?
You fish are the answer. But this is a “new
regime,” the “moderns” have taken over.
“Old Army” I guess we are a little old fash
ioned, but at least we’ve got that true Ag
gie Spirit—that is more than you men can
say. This is strictly a new generation at A.
and M., with ideas of their own—traditions
are gone—in fact A. and M. is no more.
Well underclassmen you seem to have
the upper hand, there is nothing we can do
about it—O. K. take over, make A. and M.
what you seem to want it to be—but count
me out!
Bill Bryan, ’44
Musical Meanderings
By BILL MURPHY
The largest dance crowd of the
season heard one of the biggest
bands of the nation Friday and
Saturday nights, when Jan Garber
Thirty-Second Notes
Hal Derwin, formar vocalist with
B. Raeburn and an all-time favor
ite with Aggies, is now singing
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Field Ball and Corps Dance last way, has just finished a full-length
weekend. Without a doubt his was movie . . .
the finest organization to appear If you don’t think that Garber’s
here thus far. His style is some- musicians are screwy, just ask the
times called Mickey Mouse and boys over in Dorm 11. The poor
Corny by musicians, but according fellas had to live with them for
to the crowd it is also very pleas- two days . . ,
ing. That’s the main reason he has Overheard at the dance Friday
been on top for the past twenty night was this following quotation,
years. In fact, Garber can be “This dance has been the best con-
classed with but one other band, ducted dance-of the year, and sets
and that is Guy Lombardo. Both an example for the rest of the
are strictly corny an drucky-tucky, regiments to . follow.” This, my
but at the same time their style khaki buddies, was spoken by one
is fitted to suit the crowd and they 0: f the local Army instructors, and
love it. should make the Field boys feel
Fritz Heilbron, the band’s comic pretty good . . .
mimic, quickly won the crowd with The Hillel Club dance was post-
his novelties and his sweet trumpet poned last Saturday night so as
playing. While Jack Swift kept the not to conflict with the Corps
girls ga-ga every time he put out Dance. A definite date has not been
on a beautiful ballad. Besides this set as yet, but the Aggieland will
the whole band engaged in trying play for it when it finally comes
to make the dance as informal as off. Which, by the way, marks the
possible with their individual nov- first appearance of the orchestra
elties.
To sum it up, the band was high-
on the campus this season.
Plans are underway to stage a
ly amusing, versatile and mediocre, victory dance next Saturday night
BUT you haven’t heard the best . TTr .
yet. Watch out lor Boyd Raeburn ln W5 * c0 - The t,me a " d
and his band when they come down n °t known, but the Aggieland will
for the Infantry Ball.
play if the dance is held
“BERLIN CORRESPONDENT”
with Virginia Gilmore and Dana
Andrews is just what its name im
plies, the story of a radio corre
spondent and newscaster in Berlin.
It is showing as one of the fea
tures at the Campus Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Dana Andrews is the radio an
nouncer. Through secret codes, he
is succeeding in letting America
know the real facts behind Ger
many’s war efforts while he seem
ingly broadcasts only the infor
mation given him by the minister
of propaganda. The Gestapo sus
pects as much and sends one of
their agents, Virginia Gilmore, to
trap him. She succeeds, but in do
ing so, discovers that her own
father is the informer.
There follows a series of thrill
ing though highly imaginative
events whereby Andrews effects
his own and his informer’s escape
from a German concentration camp.
Then he gets out of the country,
taking the girl with him, for a
happy finish.
We like this one for the mild
melodrama that it is. It’s no great
masterpiece, but it is good enter
tainment.
Airplanes May Be Tested for Climatic Electronic Device
Performance Without Leaving Ground Can Distinguish
2 Million Shades
Engines for airplanes of the fut- Calrod heaters before being deliv-
ure are constantly being tested by e red to the carburetors. The total
the Army Air Force to determine reheating power of this installation
performance at different altitudes, w iH be 1500 kw.
temperatures, and humidities. They The amount of moisture pei ._
are tested not only at altitudes as mitted to remain in the air wiU
high as 40,000 feet, where temp- be ^ egu i ated by the extent of chill- studying the possibility’of obt’ain-
eratures diop to -67 F and where ing to which the air is sub j e cted. ing standardization of colors
an pressure al is to 5 5 inches o steam will be mixed witb t he air through the use of color curves
mercury (absolute), but also at low to raige the humidity .
altitudes over deserts, where the
temperature soars to 120 F, the , . ^ . , , , ....
... , ., , , drive compressors, which with the latter fade under different temper-
relative humidity amounts to only . • , ,, . j i. jv j
electric heaters will regulate the atures and handling conditions and,
temperature of the air delivered to it is said, cannot be relied upon to
the carburetors. Evacuating equip- give the same shade of colors at
ment will produce any pressure all times. The instrument being
between 29.92 inches of mercury used is a photoelectric spectro-
at sea level and 5.54 inches at 40, photometer, produced by General
000 feet. To similate flying condi- Electric engineers.
tions completely, provision is made At present, the studies apply
for cooling the gasoline to -10 F
and for heating it to 80 F.
Using an electronic instrument
which can distinguish between
2,000,000 shades of color, the Ma-
P er ' terials Laboratory of the Army
Air Forces at Dayton, Ohio, is
produced by the device, instead of
Six General Electric motors will using colored chips or samples. The
The Lowdown:—A little ace.
Ever since we saw “TARZAN’S
NEW YORK ADVENTURE” sev
eral weeks ago, we’ve been deter
mined to see it again when it came
to Guion Hall. This time we’re go
ing to enjoy to the fullest extent
the remarks of the audience at the'
idiosyncrasies of Johnny Weis
muller as Tarzan. These cracks
are guaranteed to be better enter
tainment than the picture.
The show is filled with such in
nuendos as “Me Tarzan, we like
you, me shake your hand.” Maybe
such speeches are intended to be
true to life representations of a
man of the jungle, but they strike
your reviewer as being so silly that
the gist of the story is lost in
laughing at the talk. It’s typical
of the Tarzan pictures that have
been produced in the past.
The story has a group of circus
promoters landing their airplane
in the jungle and kidnapping “Boy,”
Tarzan’s son. So Tarzan, Maureen
O’Sullivan and their chimpanzee
take off across the jungles and
oceans to New York City to find
him. There follow scenes in which
Tarzan discovers civilization, in
cluding telephones, radios, and
clothes. A bit of exciting stuff
comes in when Weissmuller makes
his way across skyscrapers and
dives off the Brooklyn Bridge to
get to “Boy” before the circus men
sell him to another outfit.
The Lowdown:—-The chimpanzee
is good.
5 to 10 per cent, and the pressure
may rise to over 30 inches of mer
cury.
The engines undergoing test nev
er leave the ground, but meet these
extremes of atmospheric conditions
in the Army Air Force laborator
ies, where refrigeration equipment,
electric heaters, and evacuating
equipment are taking over the ele
ments.
Such a laboratory will soon be
put into operation in the United
States. It will house several test
chambers, all of which will be test-
WHAT’S SHOWING
At Guion Hall
Tuesday and Wednesday—
“Tarzan’s New York Adven
ture,” starring Johnny Weiss
muller and Maureen O’Sulli-
At the Campus
Tuesday and Wednesday—
“Berlin Correspondent,” with
Virginia Gilmore and Dana
Andrews.
Submarine Electric
Devices Aid Nation
particularly to the standardization
of camouflage colors, color charac
teristics of luminescent hiaterials,
and measurement of light trans
mission and reflection of transpar
ent plastics. In the latter case, for
(Jampm
Telephone 4-1181
example, color curves are obtained
The rapidly expanding U. S. sub- 0 n plastics used in airplane win
ing engines under different condi- marine fi eet j s m ore and more dows or turrets, both before and
tions. To accomplish this, air will d e m0 nstrating its usefulness in the a ft e r the material has undergone
be partly conditioned and then de- war at sea> sinking enemy fighting Florida exposure on the light trans-
hvered to the various test chamb- cra f t an d destroying shipments of mission or light reflection of the
ers by a 250-horsepower blower, supplies routed to enemy forces, materials. In the case of lumines-
At each test chamber the air will And these submarines have many cen t materials, the spectrophoto-
be further conditioned to obtain uses for electric equipment. meter is used to measure the re-
General Electric is making a flection color,
large part of the vital equipment Wendell Koch, engineer in charge
upon which the submarine is de- of the Physics Unit of the Ma-
pendent. Generators, propulsion terials Laboratory, states that the
, . . „ . . to measure
the exact humidity, temperature,
and pressure for the particular
condition desired 1 ,, and then deliv
ered to the engine carburetors.
. t ^ ie air °f extremely low hum- mo j- ors ^ reduction gears, and pro- improved standardization of color
idity is desired, the air will first
Box Office Opens 2 P. M.
Today - Tomorrow
DOUBLE FEATURE
“Berlin
Correspondent
with
Virginia Gilmore
Dana Andrews
2:06 - 4:55 - 7:50
pulsion control provide the driving which is accomplished through use
power for maneuvers both on the of the recording photoelectric spec-
surface and below it. Many kinds trophotomoter, represents an im-
of auxiliary equipment, such as portant forward step in the speci-
le ea ^e to t e^ proper . empera- mobors ^ f anSr radio sets, pumps, fication of the stability of colored
lighting equipment, and galley ap- materials used by 'the Army Air
pliances add to the all-round effi- Forces,
cieney of the U. S. Navy’s subma
rine fleet.
be dropped in temperature to a
point as low as -70 F to condense
out the vapor, which will then be
ture by General Electric firmed
Dean T D Brooks
Addresses Hillel Club
—No. 2—
“True to the Army’
with
Ann Miller
Judy Canova
3:23 - 6:18 - 9:13
Also
Merry Melody Cartoon
What good, honest, generous men at
home will he wolves and foxes on change!—
Emerson.
One father is enough to govern one
hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one
father.
the rule developed,” but there is no longer
a slavish bowing to earlier decisions.
It was Justice Holmes who first applied,
especially to social legislation, the theory
that “the legislature should enjoy a large
freedom to make mistakes of policy and
judgment” and that “the courts should step
in only when unconstitutionality is abund
antly clear.” The Supreme Court has been
won over to this view by degrees.
Professor Cushman reviews in detail how
states’ rights gave way to a strong central
government—how the federal power over
interstate commerce has been extended to
include practically all of the nation’s busi
ness—how there has been a growth of fed
eral police power to protect the nation’s social
welfare.
In summarizing, the author declares that
“we need not feel that these constitutional
changes, startling as some of them may
seem, reflect disloyalty to the founding fa
thers . . . They would be the first to scorn
the constitutional ancestor worship which
would deny to the dynamic constitutional
system created in 1789 the vitality and flex
ibility necessary to make it an adequate basis
for efficient 20th century government.”
A submarine has tremendous
“Winning the Peace after the power built into a minimum of
War” was the subject discussed space. It is stripped to indispensa-
by Dean T. D. Brooks at the open b l e equipment; not an inch of
meeting of the A&M Hillel Club space is wasted. Generators, en-
Sunday night in Sbisa Hall. gines and gears are so compactly
“The purpose of this talk is to installed that the deck has to be
stimulate thought on one of the removed to make replacements or
most vital issues of our time,” any extensive repairs. Much of
Dean Brooks stated, Dean Brooks this equipment has been pioneered
took the view that we should ex- by General Electric.
amine our own selves very closely
to see whether we actually think
and live democracy; to believe in
democracy is not sufficient if we
do not live it. Numerous other
questions were brought up during
the talk in order to stimulate
thought along these lines.
Dr. N. B. McNutt
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
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Tuesday - Wednesday
4:30 - and - After Yell Practice
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Tarzan'sNew York
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