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\ Page 2- -THE BATTALION- -SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1943 The Bo, tto,lion Something to Read PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER T&x&s A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, la 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. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 6, Administration Building. Telephone 4-5444. 1941 Member 1942 Plssocided GoUe6iate Pres*; Brooks Cofer.. Ken Bresnen... Phil Crown.— Mike Haikin.... Mike Mann Chick Hurst... Reggie Smith.. Jack E. Carter.. Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Staff Photographer Sports Staff .' Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Senior Sports Assistant Advertising Staff Advertising Manager _...Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager Jay” Pumphrey Saturday Asst. Advertising Manager Circulation Staff dill Huber Circulation Manager H. R. Tampke -Senior Assistant Carlton Power Senior Assistant Joe Stalcup Junior Assistant Bill Trodlier Assistant Saturday's Staff Clyde C. Franklin Managing Editor Douglas Lancaster - Junior Managing Editor John Holman Junior Editor Tom Journeay Junior Editor Rumors Versus Rooks In these days of confusion and rumor, it’s hard to get those old books out at night and hit them in the way they should be hit. No one knows just exactly what will happen around here between now and Feb ruary 1, but everyone knows, or should know, one thing. There are still three more weeks of reg ular classwork, besides another go-around of quizes between now and then, and the results of those class periods and those quizes may well spell the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful semester. It’s a dead cinch that you will need ev ery available grade point and hour to get the most out of what the army wants you to do—and they may mean the difference be tween doing and not doing. Three weeks is a very short time, and means but eight or nine more class periods in most courses. The Commandant and the college authorities aren’t just “shooting hot air” when they urge you to keep up your studying and working. Everything is very indefinite now, and all you can do is wait. While you’re waiting, you may as well keep up your work—it will mean more to you and to the Army when they get you for you to have all the education and knowledge you can. Buck down, boys, keep balling the jack, and you and Uncle Sam will both profit. This Collegiate World : ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESSZ Coincidence continues to rule the lives of two “Fighting friends,” both radio gradu ates of Washington State College. Stanley Warwick and Ed Watson first became ac quainted by trading black eyes in grade school. They became firm friends, each with a thorough respect for the physical prowess of the other. Six years later Warwick was teaching Watson the ropes around the stu dios of KWSC, college station. Both made great successes, particularly with the same early morning program, the Coffee Pot Par ade. Finishing in 1940, Warwick worked in Spokane radio circles and last year joined KOIN in Portland, while Watson went to KWjIL, Albany, Ore., for his first com mercial job after graduation in ’41. Last March a chance street encounter in Portland, Ore., revealed that they were both married, working in Portland radio and furthermore that they were both living in the same block. Recently, Watson went down to enlist in the Maritime Service. Who would you guess signed him up? Yes, Stan ley Warwick was his recruiting officer. Indiana University, less than 100 miles from Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, has bought the last big privately owned library of material on the Civil War president. The Oakleaf Lincoln collection, which historians place among the country’s five outstanding Lincoln libraries, was purchased from a corporate trust of heirs of Judge Joseph B. Oakleaf of Moline, 111. He died in 1930. The collection consists of some 8,000 volumes, many photographs, etchings and busts. From Capital to Campus ACP’s Jay Richter Reports from Washington Which brings us to some significant post war implications of the ’teen age draft bill. As he signed the bill, the President announc ed that a committee of educators is making a study looking toward measures “to enable the young men whose education has been interrupted to resume their schooling and afford equal opportunity for the training and education of other young men of abil ity after their service in the armed services has come to an end.” Although educators and officials here are chary about interpreting that statement, it is evident that there are high hopes it may mean post-war democratization of the Amer ican educational system. Or, in basic English, college education for all whose minds de serve it, regardless of ability to pay for it. Presumably, this would mean vastly ex- Opportunities in the Armed Forces, Maxwell Lehman and Morton Larmon, Kiking Press, New York, $2.95. Opportunities in the Armed Forces is a comprehensive handbook of military infor mation for the guidance of civilians, en listed men, and officers. A few of the interesting points covered in this volume are: 1. How and where you can obtain the mil itary job for which you are best fitted, as an officer or an enlisted man. 2. How to advance in the ranks—how to become an officer—how to advance as an officer. 3. The tests you must take—^physical and mental, documents required—for a 11 branches of the armed forces. 4. Basic salaries—maintenance pay—extra earnings—special privileges and guaran tees. 5. Opportunities for women in the armed forces. 6. Special opportunities available for men now in high school and college. 7. Special opportunities open to men in various age and physical condition (lim ited service) groups. Opportunities in the Armed Forces also gives the complete addresses of all recruit ing and officer procurement centers: lists and indexes all trades, skills, and profes sions recognized by the armed forces; and offers a special supplement service free to the purchasers of this book, guaranteeing up-to-date information. Written with the aid of over 100 offi- cers of the Army, Navy, Marine, Merchant Marine, and Coast Guard by two experts in the field of government employment, this book explains the broad policies of enlist ment and advancement set up by the armed forces and answers the specific questions you might ask about the Armed Forces of the United States. It comprehensively covers all phases of the Navy, Army, Marines, Merchant Marine, Coast Guard, Women’s Auxiliary Corps, and Civil Aviation.—JH Quotable Quotes ‘The increasing need for the services of women with young children in industry may result in delinquency, health break-down and emotional break-up in children not only to day but for many yea^s after the war. The relation between the mother, who leaves her children with just anyone who will take care of them, and the children; and between the children, the parents, and the parent and the care-taker are usually bad. In the United States, private nursery schools are attempting to solve our problems. These can not begin to meet the need of all the women in industry who have young children. This need must be met by good all-day nursery schools.”—Dr. Ada Hart Arlitt, University of Cincinnati authority on child psychology, urges that this country emulate Britain by widespread adoption of the day nursery school plan.—AGP * * * “The challenge of the new day for Amer ican colleges is very great. All our energies at the present must be devoted to winning the war. Yet winning the war will be fu tile if we do not throughout the period of its winning keep our people prepared to make a lasting worthy peace. This time the peace must be global the same as the war has become global. Around the peace table the voice of the United States will have great weight. It is of tremendous importance that that voice shall represent the aspirations of a people determined that mankind every where shall go forward to its destiny. The soul of that destiny is maximum freedom of the human spirit.” — President Roosevelt, in a letter to Everett Case upon the latter’s inauguration as ninth president of Colgate University.—AGP tended government financing of higher edu cation. Even though the President’s statement appears to apply only to veterans-to-be, it carries greater promise of post-war educa tional opportunity than that enjoyed by vet erans of the last war. As the president pointed out, “Some useful action along this line was improvised at the end of the last war. This time we are planning in advance.” After the last war only men who suffered a certain degree of disability as a result of their service were provided post-war educational aid by the government. College and university enrollment dur ing the years immediately following this war will be doubled that of pre-war days, accord ing to some Washington educators. \iu ^ a a s a a C3 j y Uhe \L 1 Ouu w d c&mpus ^ Cl K □ ° / D =>° e diMons a a nni— / ' ‘‘What a life! No rest, no cigarettes, no nothing! If we didn’t keep so cheerful, I don’t know what would pull us through!” ★ BACKWASH ★ “Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence” — Webster By John Holman Aggies vs. Army . . . Recent news about the Aggies and the Army have the place in quite a furor . . . Most notable is the revival of the Aggie Rumor Mill, which, fortunately, seemed to die over the holidays . . . It’s running three eight-hour shifts now to keep up with the world. “Rythms by Rapp” will be the thing of the hour when the Sen iors are walking through the tra ditional ring and osculating that traditional bit of osculation. In cidentally, Barney is one of the old timers who have stayed up there ... He ranks in the musical world with Fred Waring, Ted Lewis, Guy Lombardo, Jan Garber, and Hor ace Heidt. His place today is per haps due to his showmanship— which is the reason his Cincinnati nightery is so popular. Take it from me, he won’t disappoint the Seniors. He definitely has a good band and a swell bunch of en tertainers. New Year (Shh-h-h) . Quietest New Year’s this place has seen—although most previous ones have been celebrated by the Aggies scattered all over the country—still home for the Christ mas holidays. We weren’t, but just think, if we had two weeks, they would just about be gone, now, and we’d be coming back for five months of solid (spelled s-o-l-i-d) work. As it is, we have been home, seen our girls, and now can look forward to another week between semesters—the Ar my permitting. Christmas, 1942 . . . Speaking of Christmas, here are a few well-known facts that you might just think about. Most of the German children had to be satisfied with one toy and a pound of apples for Christmas ... A Washington news corres pondent writes that the' capitol city is just like a madhouse—he ought to stay down here awhile and wade through some of these ru mors ... You probably noticed while you were home that most of the Christmas wreaths hanging in home windows were hanging be side service stars . . . The best read books this day and time are those new editions edited by old- man Ration. More About War . . . Speaking of the war, this gag rolled in here all by itself the other day: Visitor (in defense plant): “Look at that youngster, the one with the cropped hair, the cigarette and overalls on. It’s hard to tell whether it’s a boy or girl.” War Worker: “She’s a girl and she’s my daughter.” Visitor: “My dear sir, do forgive me. I would have never been so outspoken if I had known you were her father.” War Worker: “I’m not her fath er, I’m her mother.” From Germany . . . From Germany via CBS, comes word that Dr. Joseph Goebbel’s latest line of propaganda to his woeridden people is an attempt to console German families who face extinction because all their male descendants have been killed in action. Saith the good Min ister of Propoganda of the Third German Reich, “the gods let those die young whom they love parti cularly”. Saith Backwash, “They must be mobilizing in some heaven somewhere and will attempt to take Stalingrad from the air.” Through a change in the orig inal schedule, Guion Hall will show “BIRTH OF THE BLUES” to day and Monday. This comedy with Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy and Rochester, is well worth seeing though it is over a year old. Outstanding points of the show || are the nostalgic tunes by Bing, in cluding “Melan choly Baby,” “St. Louis Blue s,” “Memphis Blues,” and by the Light of the Sil- v e r y Moo n”; Rochester’s ex planation of how music is born; and a warm and tingling feeling about the whole thing that will bring back mem ories of the past. The story has Bing, after many setbacks, rounding up his first W. R. Woolrich, University of Texas dean of engineering, has been elected president of the newly organized Engineering College Re search association. Since the state constitution of Texas was ratified in 1876, ap proximately 100 amendments have been adopted. Texas’ budget is handled by the State Board of Control, which submits to each session of the legislature an itemized statement of the various governmental de partments’ needs, as well as rec ommendations for appropriations to state educational and eleemos ynary institutions. The chief sources of revenue to the Texas State Government in clude: ad valorem tax; gross re ceipts tax; inheritance tax; fran chise taxes; motor fuel tax; oc cupational taxes; wine, beer and liquor stamp taxes; and auto li cense fees. Formerly one of the Texas State Government’s chief sources of rev enue, the ad valorem tax now con tributes Jess than one-fifth of the state’s total revenues. The total value of Texas’ tax able property exceeds three and one-half billion dollars. Texas spends more than $2,000,- 000 annually for the development conservation of natural resources. The main difference between people in large towns and people in small towns is that the former live in large towns, and the lat ter live in small towns. and wild. Through the aid of Mary Martin’s singing, they get a hearing and prove to be sen sational. According to the story that’s how blues;! music was born. Bing, with his^ easy-going, lack-| adaisical way of, doing things, is^; very good in alL his songs, espec ially “Melancholy; Baby.” Mary) Martin is easy to; look at but her singing ability isn’t anything to write home about. The Lowdown — red, hot and blue. Playing a return engagement at the Campus is “EAGLE SQUAD RON” tonight at midnight, Sun day and Monday. A technically accurate portrayal of what goes on among those American men who flew and died for Britain, before American entered the war, “Eagle Squadron” is tops in the line of war dramas. Robert Stack is the hero of the story, but our vote for top per formance goes to Diana Barry more. As the British equivalent of a WAAC, she’s excellent. Others in the cast are Jon Hall, Nigel Bruce and Leif Erikson. Through the use of official shots of the squadron in action, Producer Walter Wanger has giv en the picture an arresting air of spectacle. It goes far toward producing picturalization of Eng land at war, with air raids on London and a Commando raid on an enemy flying field. WHAT’S SHOWING At the Campus Saturday — “Thunder- birds”, starring Gene Tier ney and Preston Foster. Midnight preview—“Eagle Squadron”, with Robert Stack and Diana Barrymore. At Guion Hall Saturday, Monday — “Birth of the Blues” with Bing Crosby and Mary Mar tin. Aggie Cryptogram (The following cryptogram was enciphered by taking a plain-text quotation dealing with Aggieland and dividing it into groups of five letters, then arranging each of these groups alphabetically.) Today’s Aggie Cryptogram AEGGI ADLNO CEHRS AORTT AAEHV FLLUW EEEKN D — B. H. Luther Thursday’s Solution PREXY WILL BE HOST TO ALL SENIORS MONDAY EVENING. Pilot at American Aero Laboratory With Tunnels Supplant Famed Test Wind tunnels at American aero dynamic laboratories often test Army and Navy planes more quick ly, better and more easily than hu man test pilots, Dr. Everett W. Thatcher, co-ordinator of civilian pilot training at Union College, Schenectady, declared in a Gen eral Electric Science Forum ad dress in collaboration with the U. S. Army Air Forces. Dr. Thatcher paid tribute to the fine work being done by the Na tional Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which last year re ceived appropriations of more than eleven million dollars from Con gress. The NACA maintains a big research laboratory at Langley Field, Va., another one at Moffett Field, Calif., and one at Cleveland, Ohio. Ather wind tunnel labora tories are maintained by the Army Air Force near Dayton, Ohio; by the Navy, and by some of the large aircraft manufacturers. A few uni versities and technical schools also have them, according to Dr. Thatch er. “A wind tunnel is a tunnel, big enough to hold an airplane, in which a powerful wind is generated by propellers,” Dr. Thatcher point ed out. “It is used for testing the flying characteristics of airplanes and models of planes. One of the new NACA installations has a wind tunnel that goes up to more than 500 miles an hour.” “The flow of air in a wind tun* nel can be charted with smoke and photography,” the speaker ex plained. “Of course, there are many types of wind tunnels of dif ferent sixes. Some are vertical for testing miniature planes in spins, for example. “A wind tunnel is entirely en closed. You might say that the passage of air in a wind tunnel is a closed circuit. After air has passed by the plane being tested, it is guided back and blown through again. That is the best way to build up a tremendous wind blast and control it. “Turbulent air currents are dif ferent from normal air currents, and often have a different effect on an airplane. But great progress has been made in recent years in smoothing out the air flow in wind tunnels. Then, too, there is the factor of air density. “For example, if a half-size air plane is being tested, it would not be subject to the same type of air flow as a full-sized airplane in the same air. Engineers solve the problem of compressing the air to twice the normal density if they are testing a half-size model. In this way, they can duplicate full- scale effects by changing the density of the air according to the size of the model. “To test the behavior of a full- size ship flying in a high altitude, A writer complains that nowa days popular tunes get on the wireless, on the gramophone, and on the talkies. And, he might have added on the nerves. As an old paper hanger, Hitler should be interested in the way the American public is plastering up with Defense Stamps and Bonds. the air in the tunnel can be ‘thin- ned-out’ by creating a partial vac uum. Workers in these extra-dense or extra-thin atmospheres have to go through decompression cham bers just like sandhogs in tunnel construction.” Dr. Thatcher said that the air plane is held firmly by one or more supporters that extend down to a workroom directly below the wind tunnel. The forse of the various ef fects of the air stream on the model are measured accurately by recording scales. Engineers can predict an air plane’s ordinary flying behavior from these measurements, Dr. Thatcher continued. There also is a gadget to measure how the flow of air has Been disturbed by the airplane. This is called the wake survey apparatus, and hangs right behind the ship, he explained. Nowadays, engines are always enclosed in a metal cowling de vised by the NACA, Dr. Thatcher declared. By reducing the air re sistance caused by the engine, and presenting a smoother surface to the air, the speed has been in creased many miles an hour. And the NACA also worked out a wing-shape formula that is just about universal the world OTer,” the speaker added. Dr. Thatcher said in conclusion that “as far as we know, no nation on earth can match the equipment and aeronautical research that go into the job of making American fighter planes and bombers the fastest and best ships in the air.” Box Office Opens 2 Closes 10 P. M. P.M. "SSSi EBIW^ T H E A T R £ Also , Shorts Merrie Melody ‘A Lotty Hooey” Telephone 4-1181 B°x Office Opens 2 p.m. LAST DAY PREVIEW TONIGHT SUNDAY - MONDAY BOSAUND RUSSELL BRIAN AHFRNE JANET I ■» » i » ) # V + iV A COLUMBIA PJCTURE Go In at 10:00 and See Both Shows