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The Battalion Man, Your Manners buck Byayde^
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
aad 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
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Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
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Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-6444.
1941 Member 1942
Pissocioted Gol!e6iate Press
Brooks Gofer.
Ken Bresnen..
Phil Crown....
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
-Staff Photographer
Sports Staff
Mike Haikin - Sports Editor
Mike Mann Assistant Sports Editor
Chick Hurst - Senior Sports Assistant
Advertising Staff
Reggie Smith
Jack E. Carter
Louis A. Bridges.
Jay Pumphrey.—
Sill Huber..
H. R. Tampke...
Advertising Manager
Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager
Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager
...Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager
Saturday Asst. Advertising Manager
Circulation Staff
..Circulation Manage
...Senior Assistant
Carlton Power-
Joe Stalcup
Bill Trodlier
Tom Journeay
John Holman
Douglas Lancaster..
Jaok Hood
Bill Murphy
Allen C. Garner
Thursday’s Staff
...Senior Assistant
...Junior Assistant
Assistant
fing
...Junior Editor
Junior Editor
Junior Editor
Reporter
Reporter
Voting Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday the corps will once again go
to the polls in the rotunda of the Academic
building to select their leaders for the spring
and summer semesters of 1943.
It is natural for you to want to vote for
a man in your outfit or branch, and there is
nothing to keep you from hat-cording this
election just as others have done.
But Army, boil the thing down to brass
tacks. What kind of a man is that man in
your outfit? Is he the best candidate? Would
he serve the corps better than some other?
Is he the kind that can get along with his
associates, working for the corps as well as
himself ?
If not, think again! No one will ever
know how you vote, so when you start
scratching names Tuesday, leave the name
on the ballot that belongs to the man best
suited for the job.
None of you know all of. the candidates
yet, so when they start campaigning, pay
attention to what they say. Try to place
them mentally in the job for which they are
running. If they don’t look so hot, think
again.
Go out and vote next Tuesday, and let’s
all try to be sure the best man wins! —JH
This Collegiate World
:ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS:
If the armed forces get as much officer ma
terial in proportion from»other parts as from
Presbyterian college, the country can be as
sured of having its ramparts well manned.
A recent survey revealed that 20 per
cent of the student body is receiving ad
vanced training in the reserve officers’ train
ing corps, leading directly to commissions m
the army. Another 10 per cent are a part of
the enlisted reserve, a pre-induction program
qualifying them for officers’ candidate school
upon graduation.
Still other members of the student body
are listed in the various programs offering
officers’ training in the navy, air corps and
marines. Only a small portion of students
have no military connections whatsoever.
This group is composed, for the most part,
of first year men.
* * *
Hoping to save at least 50,000 miles of driv
ing annually, Colgate university has estab
lished a clearing house for automobile trans
portation.
Staff members and students going out
of town notify the business office as far-as
possible in advance of trips, giving date and
hour of departure and space available. Per
sons wishing transportation phone the busi
ness office or consult a special bulletin board.
Automobiles have been the principal
means of transportation for Colgate’s 1,000
students and faculty members since the local
railroad abandoned passenger service more
than 10 years ago.
Of the freshman class at B e m i d j i
(Minn.) State Teachers College, 18.2 per
cent were high school valedictorians or salut-
atorians.
From Capital to Campus
ACP‘» Jay Richter Reporta from Washington
French publishers are permitted no more
than enough paper to print one-third of the
normal number of school books. Paper for
other purposes is out entirely.
* * *
Tokyo will eliminate the Dutch and Brit
ish educational systems in Sumatra and Mal
aya in favor of another “which will fully
develop the mental and physical faculties of
the natives.”
* * *
It is not wrong to state that in the martial
arts lie the moral principles of our nation,
Tokyo said recently via shortwave. That’s
what we’d gathered.
* * *
Twenty-five professors of the Univer
sity of Amsterdam have been dismissed hi
reprisal for a bomb attack on general head
quarters of the Nazi student front.
By I. SHERWOOD. - — :
It would be a very unusual young man if he
did not want to be liked by young women.
But pleasing them in general, so they will
like him, is not half so difficult as pleasing
one in particular, and not nearly so import
ant.
Feminine likes and dislikes are just
about the same as they always have been
but if a young man wants to be liked by a
young woman he must make it his business
to know her likes and dislikes; some of them
may seem trivial but they are important to
her.
She likes:
A man she can respect and be proud
of.
Attention and courtesies and having
her brithday remembered.
To appear independent but secretly
to feel protected.
Things done correctly—women are
more conscious of details than men.
Having men rise in her presence.
A man to be well dressed but appear
casual about it.
A man who is polite to her family.
Him to make all the arrangements in
advance of a date but consult her
about them.
Him to compliment her when she looks
pretty.
She dislikes:
To be made conspicuous and dislikes
men to show off.
To be argued with in public—or any
where for that matter.
A man who expects her to believe too
much extravagant flattery.
A man who is jealous of her.
The liking of a young couple for each
other is based on a mutual admiration and
respect.
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campus ^
t distractions
“The fact that you were a junior G-man doesn’t qualify you ^
to work in this department. Private Buck!”
BACKWASH
By
M Hood
"Backwash: An agitation resulting from aome action or occurrence” — Webster
Something to Read
:By DR. T. F. MAYO!
Setting Our Own House in Order
When the time comes to rearrange the world
at the Peace Conference, America will be
able to speak with greater authority if she
has cleaned house, and settled some of her
own internal problems.
If you will read thoughtfully a few of
the following books and pamphlets, you will
automatically become an enlightening force
in American public opinion. If you don’t be
lieve it, read any one pamphlet and discuss
it with any three people. You will arouse op
position, no doubt, but you will also stimu
late thought and spread information.
Here is the list:
Here is the list:
Toward a Dynamic America; the Chal
lenge of a Changing World, by Mar
quis Childs.
Stimulating suggestions from a skilled
observer of foreign experiments.
Increasing Federal Power, compiled by
Harrison Boyd Summers.
Read what all sides have to say on
this, perhaps the most vital home
which we must answer.
Planned Economy; a supplement to “In
creasing Federal Power,” compiled by
Harrison B. Summers.
Is national planning possible.
Look at Latin America, by Joan Raus-
henbush.
Among our most pressing problems
is that of our policy toward our
neighbors.
Challenge to the Americas, by John J.
B. McCulloch.
Further discussion of our joint prob
lem.
The Montroe Doctrine and the Growth
of Western Hemisphere Solidarity,
compiled by R. K. Showman.
All sides of the matter.
The Good Neighbors; the story of the
two Americas, by Delia Goetz.
What our relations have been in the
past with Latin America.
Federal Price Control, compiled by Julia
E. Johnsen.
Shall we try to shape the trends of
price? Or shall we trust to economic
forces of nature? Both sides, all
shades.
Wages and Prices, compiled by R. A.
Summers.
Thoughtful and authoritative opin
ions of all sorts on these matters, vital
to you and me.
After the War? by Maxwell S. Stewart.
Thirty-two readable pages of sugges
tions for the change-over from war to
peace.
The Negro and the War, by Earl Brown
and George Leighton.
Do you really believe in “Democ
racy ?” Read this pamphlet before you
answer.
America’s Children, by Maxwell S. Stew-
cirt
Don’t get the idea that the “child
opportunity” job is finished.
Aggie Crgptogram
It All Began ...
. . . back in 1916, according to P.
L. “Pinkie” Downs, Jr., which
means it has taken the movie mog
uls 26 years to decide that Aggie-
land is good material for a film
plot.
Universal was just getting off to
a pottering start about 1916, and
“Pinkie” was on the Board of Dir
ectors.. . . which decided to send
somebody out to the celluloid Capi
tol to try to convince the “shots”
that down in Texas is a ready
made story just aching to be can
ned. “Pinkie” was selected to make
the long trek,
to prove it.
. he’s got pictures
It did take a
i long time for the
Universal train to
pull in, but “Pink
ie” says he knew
they’d fin a 11 y
1 make it . . . af
ter all, a man
doesn’t travel
several thousand
miles for noth
ing ,and they had
be around some-
told him they’d
day. . .
Universal’s Best Ears..
If you watch the credit lines that
usually bore movie-goers at the
start of every film, you will see
Benard B. Brown’s name often. . .
he’s one of Universal’s top sound
men. The popular Harry James
musical short that played at the
Campus the last few days was
sound directed by Brown. And,
lately, he’s been on the campus
making recordings of the Singing
Cadets, the Aggie Band, and others
including the King’s Men.
When Deanna Durbin played in
“100 Men And a Girl”, she had to
be recorded singing a number with
a great symphony orchestra. . .
Brown to do the recording. So
Brown traveled east and made a
recording of the orchestra play
ing the number. Then he came
back and had Deanna put on ear
phones, and sing to the recording.
But complications (exactly what,
we wouldn’t be knowing) arose, and
Brown had to make a recording of
Deanna hitting a single high C,
another of her running the “trills”
(singers have a word for it), and
another recording of the rest of the
number.
After that, all Brown had to do
was put the four recordings to
gether. . . which, it seems to us,
would be like trying to get four
turtles to run a race neck to neck
from start to finish.
• • •
Sweepings ...
Mrs. Grant Johnson, president of
the Ft. Worth A. & M. Mother’s
Bette Davis is not one of this
reviewer’s favorite screen stars,
but in “NOW, VOYAGER” she de
livers one of her ace performances
in an attraction strongly emotion
al, dramatic and romantic and with
swell comedy touches. As the un
wanted youngest daughter of a
Boston woman, Miss Davis tells
how she sheds her bonds, and as
serts her rights to live her own
life.
Her path toward happiness
crosses that of Paul Henreid, the
man who brings her love that can
never be realized in marriage. The
mother who crushes her spirit and
soul is skilfully played by Gladys
Cooper. Ilka Chase as the kindly
older sister and Bonita Granville,
her thoughtlessly cruel child, are
up to the very high standards of
the rest of the cast.
There is only one fault to be
found in this dramatic presenta
tion. The story is too strong. To
many, it is apt to become tiring,
directing attention to one story
for 117 minutes. Other than that,
the story is tops as a dramatic
thriller.
The Lowdown—a Davis master
piece for lovers of drama.
Affixing itself on the border
line between sophisticated comedy
and downright farce, “GIRL TROU
BLE”, showing at the Campus,
travels along at a lively and en
tertaining clip and lets the chips
Club, writes that the Aggie who
rode to F. W. with Jack Russel
can get a leather coat back by writ
ing to him at 1807 Fairmount, Ft.
W. . . .Plug (unpaid); Don’t miss
The Glass Key which shows at
the Campus soon. It’s a top guy,
gal and gun story. . .
fall where they may. The feature
is substantially produced, brightly
enough written and dialogued and
has enough interesting plot to as
sure attention.
The story concerns a South
American rubber grower who
comes to New York to negotiate a
loan. He gets all involved, socially
and romantically, with an impov
erished femme of the smart set
who, after innumerable misunder
standings are eliminated, brings
him her heart and helps him to ne
gotiate the desired financing. Cast
of characters includes Don Ameche,
Joan Bennett and Billie Burke.
The Lowdown—The Latins do all
right in a slow sort of a way.
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plain-text quetati
into groups of
alphabetically.)
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groups
of five letters, then arranging each of these
Today’s Aggie Cryptogram
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AEHJT BEPSW AELRS A&NTY ES. G C
Marsh, E SC.
Tuesday’s Solution:
THE FISH ARE SINGING XMAS
CAROLS AT NIGHT. AMAb
WE’RE IN THE MOVIES NOW!
By Dr. John Ashton
I’ve read of Ashur-bani-pal and likewise Genghis Klan;
I’ve heard of Tamerlane the Great—he was a mighty man!
Proud Caesar rose to heights of fame, and Alexander, too;
While Cortes Montezuma crushed; Pizarro took Peru.
Invaders all, their paths were strewn with misery and gore,
And when grim fancy made appeal they slew and robbed the more.
Napoleon—no saint was he!—knew where great treasures lay.
Now crafty Jap and Nazi bold both go the selfsame way.
Some talk -of strange and wond’rous things they’ve read about or
seen,
And others tell exotic yarns of places where they’ve been;
But I, for one, affirm this truth—it really is a gem!
The strangest thing I ever saw is here at A.&M.
Invasions come—of divers sorts—and leave us wondering why,
Especially when it’s not our fault; then all our smiles turn wry.
But here we are, we’re in it deep, “for better or for worse,”
We’ve got old Taurus by the tail—it does no good to curse.
Our campus life has never known such goings-on before;
Our students—not a handful, mind, but all the blooming corps!
Now find themselves in glamor-land with its magnetic thrills;
What care they now for Strategy, for Tactics, or for Drills ?
What matters if they “cut” a class, or two or three or more ?
They’re bound to learn of many things they never knew before.
They boast of ‘films” they’ve helped to “make” and peeps behind
the scenes.
They jump at every whistle’s toot, and know what “Action!” means.
They’re warned when they should smile, or yell, and when to act
serene;
But find ambition stifled when told they’re “just too green.”
And so it goes: the “run around” is based on man’s conceit;
O, how these movies try men’s souls when work and frolic meet!
Some bizarre things are happening here, our ladies do agree.
We cannot give you all the news nor tell all that we see;
But ne’er before have campus folks, so used to dull routine,
Come stepping forth, like Hackney colts, to see and to be seen.
•
They crowd around the camera man—some try to catch his eye;
Some make suggestions how to “shoot,” and tell their reasons why.
They’re critics all; their interest flares: THEY’RE IN THE
MOVIES NOW!
O, could they only have their way, they’d show you—yes, and
HOW!
If Universal wants it so, why! so ’tis understood.
We simply have to love, obey, these folks from Hollywood.
It’s: “We want this,” or “We need that; deny us if you dare!”
And who are we to brook their will, or mutter: “I don’t care”?
Still, never mind! we'll see this through; the play it shall succeed.
A little sacrifice betimes exalts each worthy deed.
We’ll do what’s right; just count on us; let Universal heed.
But when the day of parting comes, we'll wish them all “God
speed!”
Centrifuge Device
Used for Testing
Pilot’s Reactions
Not only are the planes of to
morrow subjected to exhaustive
tests in U. S. Army Air Force lab
oratories, but pilots as well are
given various tests to make certain
that the speed and maneuverability
of a new plane will not exceed a
pilot’s physical limitations.
It is recognized that the limita
tions of a pilot are most affected
by temperature and altitude, rate
of change of altitude, and rate of
acceleration. Study of the first two
factors is well advanced, and means
of protecting pilots against their
effects are already available. The
last factor will soon be investigat
ed by flight surgeons in an east
ern laboratory with the help of a
“human centrifuge machine,” which
will reproduce acceleration con
ditions corresponding to all known
or desired air maneuvers.
The centrifuge machine, for
which the General Electric Com
pany is now building an electric
drive, consists of a horizontal
boom with a driving sha s
center. Cockpits are mounted near
each end of the boom, 20 feet from
the center shaft.
The boom will turn as rapidly as
64 revolutions a minute, and will
be able to reach this speed in only
five seconds from a standstill. It
will decelerate in the same length,
thus simulating even more than
the severest operating conditions
now encountered in a plane.
However, normal tests will aver
age from 15 to 20 seconds running
time, with lower values of accelera
tion, since a pilot would black out
before reaching 54 rpm in such a
short space of time as five sec
onds. The shortest test run is ex
pected to be approximately five
seconds and the longest to be three
minutes.
To simulate the effects of any
desired air maneuvers, a flight sur
geon will mark a pattern of speed
changes on a shart in a heavy,
wavy line. A G-E control device
then transmits the speed changes
to the driving motor.
The Texas Legislature meets in
regular biennial sessions on the
second Tuesday in January in odd-
numbered years.
Free textbooks have been fur
nished the children of publio schools
in Texas since 1918.
Texas has a total of approxi
mately 186,000 miles of public
roads, including both designated
and local roads.
WHAT’S SHOWING
At the Campus
Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday—“Girl Trouble,” with
Don Ameche, Joan Bennett
and Billie Burke.
At Guion Hall
Thursday and Friday—
“Now Voyager,” with Bette
Davis, Bonita Granville and
Ilka Chase.
PALACE
■ phone 2-3879
THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 11, 12
“Major and the
Minor ,,
with
Ginger Rogers
SAT. PREVIEW
Through Dec. 16
“Springtime in the
Rockies”
with
Betty Grable and
John Payne
Telephone 4-1181
Box Office Opens 2 p.m.
TODAY - FRIDAY and
SATURDAY
CtNTURY-rOX
Also
Cartoon — News
Stranger Than Fiction
PREVIEW SAT. NIGHT
SUNDAY - MONDAY
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New Weekday
Schedule
Box Office Opens 2 P.M.
Closes 10 P. M.
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