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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1943
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 rate $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.
1942 Member 1943
Associated Golle6iate Press
BEN FORTSON, Editor-in-Chief
THURSDAY’S STAFF
HENRY A. TILLETT, Managing Editor SYLVESTER BQONE, Editoral Assistant
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Conrad B. Cone Business Manager
LeValle Wolf Reporter
Robert Orrick Reporter
Claude Stone Reporter
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Fred Manget, Jr Reporter
Claude S
Jacob R.
..Reporter
Jack E. Turner Reporter
Archie Broodo Columnist
Bryan A. Ross Columnist
Harold Borofsky Columnist
Ed Katten Columnist
David M. Seligman Columnist
Charles E. Murray Columnist
W. H. Baker Circulation Manager
D. W. May .- Editorial Advisor
The following staff members use names
other than their own when writing their
columns:
Sylvester Boone Daniel
Harold Borofsky Blotto
ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley
Managing Editor Len Sutton
Press Club Representative Marvin Kaff
1st Co. Editor John Cornell
2nd Co. Editor Joe Bennison
5th Co. Editor Len Sutton
Greetings, Air Corps
To you men who arrived on the A. & M. campus for the
first time just a few days ago, the Aggies would like to ex
tend a hand of friendship toward you and hope that you will
like Aggieland just as much as we who go to school here
like it. It will be new to you for a while, but tradition at
Aggieland will soon put you at ease. It has been a tradition
on the campus to speak to everyone that is met and we are
sure that as you walk around on the campus now, you will
still hear those ’’hellos” and friendly ones too. We will try
to treat you as we would like to have you treat us, and if
we do this, everyone will be the happier for it. A friendly,
cheerful word to everyone we meet will make that person
feel much better, and you will have satisfaction for having
spoken. It won’t hurt you as you can probably find out it
hasn’t hurt the Aggies so let’s get together and all enjoy the
situation as much as we can. Anyway, welcome to Aggieland,
men.
The Freshman Ball —
Friday night will probably be a night htat will be re
membered by all the Fish and Frogs because it is this night
that will be filled with music and dancing; in other words,
the Fish Ball will be held. Del Valle Orchestra will play
with Lucile Garza as the featured vocalist.
The ball will be held in the Grove although it hasn’t
been customary for any but the corps dances to be held
there. Ina Rae Hutton was the last such dance to be held
under the stars. Comments on the holding of the dance in
the Grove have been numerous, but it seems that this
is the only logical place to hold the ball since the cost to hold
the dance in Sbisa will be considerably more than it will be
in the Grove. There will be enough time for the girls to see
what Sbisa looks like on Saturday so that is not a logical
reason. We believe that the Grove can be enjoyed almost as
well, if not as well, as if the dance was held in Sbisa.
From all reports that come in about the Del Valle
Orchestra, it seems that the music will be just about as good
as anyone could wish for. To further back this, the leader,
Sergeant Ream, has had a background of music that well
qualifies him to be the leader of a good dance band.
It will be an occasion to remember so frsehmen, let’s
get those dates and really enjoy yourselves when the big night
comes.
Reflections-"
I don’t quite get it. . . What is
all of the row about anyway be
tween the Aggies and H. I.
MONK ? . . . .I’m inclined to think
the Aggies took exception to Mr.
Monk on a misunderstanding of
his column. . . . From what I read
it didn’t seem to knock A. & M.
. . . Merely Walter Wangers pro
duction, WNBL. . . . He did judge
A. & M. from the picture but he
did not slander the College in any
way. . . . He simply stated that it
was a poor picture and being of
a great southwestern institute,
should have been better .... Even
little known Missouri University
or Washington University, with
their little spirit, could have been
the background of just as good a
picture. But here I am between
the devil and the deep blue sea. . .
. My wife is a rabid Aggie fan . .
. . Her brother was an Aggie and
her younger brother intends to be
one, some day, and what the de
vil .... I graduated from Missou-
University .... Do you wonder
why I don’t sleep nights .... The
picture will undoubtedly be the box
office attraction of the Southwest
and if it draws decent crowds
through the East and North it
could easily be one of the hits of
’43 ... . However, I don’t think
the quality of the picture, as a
picture, merits a Little Oscar ....
Why, when a super-show, such as
Braggiotti and Shaw are busy dis
playing their very excellent ta
lents, does a swarm of planes have
to be flying overhead causing a
sound dim-out .... Silent curses.
... it never fails .... I noticed
that the Houston Symphony is to
play on Kyle Field tonight .... I
just hope they are better than they
were in Guion Hall this spring. . . .
Anyone care to hear a woeful tale?
.... Then just start a conversa
tion with the station Photogra
phers Mate .... His sad story
will leave you weeping .... Just
sit your little self down and tell
us all about your little troubles,
Lennard .... Hats off to Andy
Matula, Aggie brain trust on ta
king over BACKWASH After
Candy McGrane left, the column
was nearly backwashed out of the
paper .... Nice comback, Andy .
. . . Also noticed Len Sutton has
quite a vocabulary .... Slightly
too much so for easy reading ....
but perhaps some more epsom will
make it run smoother .... Glad
to see BRAD as EinC of ASTU.
.... What do you know, the Navy
has a ball team .... Glad some
one brought it to my attention ....
Guess I don’t get around much
anymore . . . .“Alabama” Zeenah
and “Texas” Wilkinson of Co. 17,
Section 8, are quite popular with
Mr. Hillman, the broad “a” instruc
tor with the vigorous action ....
Ensigns BAKER, WISE, and SEN
DERS are getting a reputation as
volleyball players .... Sone one
said there should be a law against
them playing on the same team . .
. . I tried out the new dentist the
other day and came away minus
an ache or two and a high regard
for his dexterity and painless ef
forts .... That makes two of a
kind .... Lt. Me FARLAND and
Lt. (jg) DILLARD .... So I sug
gest that if any of you fellows
want your teeth looked after, do
it at this station, the next one
won’t be so gentle .... Notice
Zimmer walking around with an
armful of books .... 1st class has
made the PhM industrious.
Trainees CAN still still take out
insurance .... The only difference
between now and the deadline of
August 10th is, now you ^ have to
take a physical if you have been
in service more than 120 days, but
you CAN still take out insurance.
NAVY WINS OVER
MARINES 5-3
The Marines burrowed out of
their love-nest long enough the
other day to take a licking from
the Navy ten, 5-3. Now they can
hibernate again. With a rally in
(See REFLECTIONS, Page 4)
Something to Read
By Hazel Adams
TO UNDERSTAND OUR
SOCIETY
Descriptive
1. Polakov: The Power Age
Thesis: The Industrial Revolu
tion (so far) should really be di
vided into two stages: (1) The
steam age; (2) the electric power
age. The supremacy of electric
power has fundamentally changed
the social situation as regards (A)
the status of labor; (B) the con
centration of financial control;
(C) the status of technical man
agement.
2. Burlingame: Engines of De
mocracy. • ,
3. Burlingame: The March of
the Iron Men.
(Both books discuss the effects
on social, economic and political
arrangements of inventions and
increasing mechanization.)
4. Berle and Means: The Mod
ern Corporation and Private Prop
erty.
(The modern classic on the sub
ject. Its thesis is: that claims on
the profits of production have su
perseded ownership, as the chief
form of property; and that cor
porations give to their directors
immense social power without so
cial responsibility or control.)
5. Chase: Men and Machines.
An enumeration and analysis of
the ways in which inventions and
machines have affected human
life; with a balancing of the good
and the bad effects. Conclusion:
Machines are bad unless their ef
fects are socially determined and
controlled.
6. Beard: America in Mid-Pas-
(sage.
A history of the U. S. (social,
political, economic, cultural) from
the inauguration of Coolidge to
1937. Dominant trend recorded and
underlined: From economic “indi
vidualism” toward social control
of economic processes.
Controversial
7. Burnham: The Managerial
Revolution.
Thesis: That western society is
entering a stage in which the
Managerial class—not the owners
nor the laborers nor the “people”
—more and more dominate indus
try and government. This is as
true of Russia as of Germany or
the industrial democracies.
8. Veblen: The Engineers and
the Price System.
Thesis: There is a fundamental
conflict of interest between (1)
Engineers, who are trained for
maximum production; and (2)
Owners (financiers), whose aim
of profit sooner or later makes
them hold down production. This
throttling of production, Veblen
says, is the real sabotage of in
dustry. And it is not sporadic or
accidental. It is inherent in the
profit system. This, by the way, is
the basic thesis of practically all
recent criticism of capitalism.
Chase, Dreher, etc. In this con
flict, the .interest of the public
(consumers) coincides with that
of the engineers. Both want abund
ance. The half-ironically suggests
that the control of industry should
therefore be vested in a “soviet of
technicians.”
9. Chase: Economy of Abund
ance.
Thesis: Technologically, it is now
possible to produce plenty for all;
economically, we live under a sys
tem which can thrive only on
scarcity (i. e., the profit system).
We must either throttle down our
engineers (cf. Veblen) or control
our financier-owners. At present,
of course, we do the former.
10. Dreher: The Coming Show
down.
Thesis: After the war, America
must choose between (1) a drastic
cutting of production by the mo
nopoly corporations seeking prof
its which can be brought about
only by force (Fascism); and (2)
socialization of the control of pro
duction, not necessarily of Own
ership.
Open Forum
August 23, 1943
Editor of The Battalion
College Station, Texas
Dear Mr. Boone,
Enclosed is my check to apply
on the funds to make Reveille a
“GENERAL.” Amount two and
50/100 dollars. The first football
game I ever saw was at A. & M.
in the fall of 1898 and I have
missed very few since then. It was
not my good fortune to be able to
attend A. & M. and become an Ex,
but as E. E. McQuillen remarked
at one time when Ex-Aggies were
registering, “Come on. You have
been following them long enough
to qualify as an ex-Aggie.”
I saw Reveille trot on the field
her first time and as Aggies, have
been proud of her ever since.
I want her to be a “GENERAL”
and have a diamond studded collar
and when she is no more, that col
lar to repose in the trophy case
of A. & M.
Although not an Aggie by at
tendance of A. & M., my wife,
daughter, and I are Aggies at
heart, my daughter having mar
ried a graduate of A. & M.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) H. O. FERGUSON,
P. O. Box 887,
Bryan, Texas
The Milner Merry-Go-Round
By Archie Broodo
Duck men, here goes again.
Enough guys bled about the ab
sence of the Merry Go Round to
make a guy believe that they like
to see their name in print. The
only excuse for the absence of the
Milner dope (written, not the
writer) Tuesday was that the Mer
ry Go Round broke down. And to
think that some of you guys
thought it had already gone its
limit. Let’s start with the best
gossip first. Then the other stuff
that characterizes these columns.
Graf, Boone, and Knight took a
little trip to Huntsville last week
end and had a favorable report to
give of the place when they got
back. Boone is going back and we
bet his mother gets tired of seeing
him. That’s who he goes to see he
claims. Knight received a wonder
ful letter from the woman already
saying something nice about a real
nice horse doctor. Maybe more guys
will want to take vet medicine
now. Someone wants it mentioned
that Goose Ball is from the same
home town as Jack Garner. Aren’t
you proud, Goose? Or are you?
Can’t seem to start a feud with
that man from Leejay. People say
he’s too nice. Can’t quit now
though. Can you fence, Ross? If
you can we’ll finish our affair
with water pistols or something
similar.
Allan Stratman is making all
kinds of dire threats about what
will happen if he gets called a
Mormon. Thought all Utahans were j
Mormons. Anyway a guy who i
takes Ag calculus shouldn’t make
himself heard too much. What we
want to know is, why is Charlie
Harrison going around with that
satisfied look on his pan ? The $64
question right now is, “Who made
that hydrogen suHide Tuesday
night?” The bottom floor threat
ens to moider the bum. A couple
of second stoop boys will" help | -
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Fish Tales
By Fish Ross
Greatest talk of the year is now
lingering around Dorm. No. 14.
And of course, we mean the Fish
Ball. That gala event is about to
take place. The Grove is the spot,
and Friday night is expected to
bring forth many, many cuties.
The Fish are expected to have
gals from far and near. From
Bryan to El Paso; from Galveston
to Laredo. From the looks of
things now, the Fish and Frogs
will really bring ’em down.
Biggest worry of the week goes
to Fish Wallace. He has been des
ignated as “Chairman of the Deco
ration Committee.” Fish Wallace
is now out looking for a large
crystal ball made of mirrors to
hang over the dance floor.
A note to all Freshmen: It would
be a good idea if we would kinda
hold ourselves down Friday night,
because any bad report on our be
havior would more than likely ter
minate our social activities in the
future. We all wanta have more
dances, etc., so let’s all watch our
step while we’re at the dance Fri
day night.
Well, those P.E. tests have
started again, and now they’re
giving points. Not so long ago,
the P.E. tests amounted to 100
points. That athletic minded Fish
Pike had to do it again. Out of
the 100 points, he got 96 . . .
really whipping out, eh boys?
Fish Gratz has another big job.
From the latest rumors, he’s try
ing to supply about ten boys with
dates. They’re all from Dallas.
Yes, the telegrams and special de
liveries have really been flying
fast and furious lately.
If you wanta know where the
best “Seegars” in town are, just
ask Fish Rosenthal. This man is
positively the worst fiend for the
rope that we’ve ever seen. Of
course, it’s all right to smoke those
things, but he doesn’t have to as
phyxiate his roommate. So he puts
down his El Ropo. Fish Seawright
(his roommate) finally gets his
breath. All is well, until in fiend
ish desperation, Fish Rosenthal
(See FISH TALES, page 4)
them, too. This comes under the
head of classified ads but it might
do here. Deisler and “ladies’ man”
Hrncirik wants someone to go out
each night and get them coffee
and doughnuts. They’ll pay a reas
onable fee, they say.
While speaking of Deisler, he
and Ralph Griffin are planning to
take over the job of the guys in
the “B. OOOOO.” advertisement.
If that is your job, beware. They’ve
got that B.O. pretty good. Hmmm.
Hope they don’t read this. Oh well,
she wouldn’t marry me anyway
(See MILNER, Page 4)
DALACE
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Thursday - Friday - Saturday
“Lady of Burlesque”
— with —
Barbara Stanwyck
Michael O’Shea
— plus —
Cartoon and News
O
Preview Saturday Night
11 P. M.
‘Tarzan Triumphs’
— with —
Johnny Weismuller
SAILORS
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LOUPOT’S
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1800 S. College Rd.
Phone 2-6725
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fampus ‘Distractions
By Ben Fortson
At Guion Hall today and to
morrow is Mickey Rooney in THE
HUMAN COMEDY.
Co-starred with Frank Morgan,
James Craig, Fay Bain ter and
Marsha Hunt, this is one of
Rooney’s best performances. This
film has its moments of comedy,
tragedy, pathos, and flag-waving
that should surely make for it a
place in the ranks of top pictures.
The story is one of a typical Amer
ican family in a typical American
city. They are the Macauleys of
Ithica, California. The picture
shows how no matter how serious
the situation may be, there is com
edy in it for some.
The Lowdown: A good show but
it gets pretty sordid at times.
Today, tomorrow, and Saturday
at the Campus is Martha O’Dris
coll in MY HEART BELONGS TO
DADDY.
Assisted by Richard Carlson and
Cecil Kellaway, Miss O’Driscoll re
veals that she has more acting
ability than she has heretofore
shown. The story is strictly story
book stuff on the highly implaus
ible side but nevertheless it is a
When in Doubt About Your
Eyes or Your Glasses
Consult
DR. J. W. PAYNE
Optometrist
109 S. Main Bryan
Next to Palace Theatre
C*ampu.
Dial 4-1181
Open at 1 p. m.
Air Conditioned
By Refrigeration
Today, Friday - Saturday
“MY HEART
BELONGS TO
DADDY”
— starring —
Martha O’Driscoll
Richard Carlson
— also —
This is America
“MEDICINE ON GUARD”
— and —
Cartoon — News
satisfactory one that should pro
vide entertainment for most. It
tells of the complications growing
out of a snowstorm which deposits
a childbirth in the home of Rich
ard Carlson, Nobel Prize winner
and widower. His in-laws, by self
appointment live with him and
thereby make the complications
the more difficult to unravel. Love
comes to the professor and unex
pected mother and everything turns
out all right in the end.
The Lowdown: Not so hot.
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Box Office Opens 1 p. m.
Closes 7:30
Thursday and Friday
RIGHT or DAT - BUY WAR BONDS and STAMPS AT tOEW’l.
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Van NHNSON • Donna REED / *
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lolm CRAVEN • Ann AVARS / CLar ENCE BROWN
Mary NASR • Henry O’NEIU
—plus
Borrah Minevitch’s Rascals
and News
Saturday Only
Also Cartoon,
‘Red Hot Riding Hood”
CLEAN CLOTHES---
GIVE BETTER SERVICE
Have your clothing cleaned properly for longer wear
and keep looking neat and military.
LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY
AGGIE CLEANERS
J. E. Saxton, Mgr.
North Gate
SEND HOME A PHOTO
There’s nothing that will be appreciated more at
home than a picture—come in today for a setting and
let us give you prompt and quality service.
Open 10 A. M. to 8 P. M.—We specialize in Uniform
photos. Marines: We can supply you with a blue uni
form for photographs.
A. & M. PHOTO SHOP
At North Gate
Next Door to A. & M. GriU