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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1943
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STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
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Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued
Taesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.
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1942 Member 1943
Plssocided Gol!e6iflte Press
TUESDAY’S STAFF
Sylvester Boone Editor-in-Chief
Andy Matula Managing Editor
Harold Borofsky Sports Editor
David Seligman Reporter
Charlie Murray Reporter
Max Mohnke Reporter
James C. Grant Reporter
Ed Katten Reporter
William H. Baker Reporter
Jack E. Turner Reporter
J. W. (Tiny) Stanifer Reporter
Robert Orrick Sports Reporter
Charles R. West Reporter
Fred Manget Reporter
R. L. Weatherly Reporter
Jerry Dobbs Reporter
Ben Fortson Columnist
Claude Stone Photographer
John Kelley Business Manager
Steele Nixon Circulation Manager
Ben Fortson Asst. Circulation Mgr.
ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley End Co. Editor Joe Bennison
Managing Editor Len Sutton 3rd Compafay Editor R. J. Lomax, Jr.
Press Club Representative Marvin Kaff ath Co. cuitor Leu sutto.
1st Co. Editor John Cornell
A Free Press . . .
These modern dictators who have now thrown the world
into this bath of blood all began in much the same way.
Once they had seized power, they lost no time getting con
trol over the newspapers. In so doing, they proved that they
knew their business. They also paid the press the greatest
compliment that lay within their power. They acknowledged
that a modern dictatorship cannot exist when the press is
free. The opposite is also true. Modern democracy
cannot exist without a free press.
Americans take this for granted because the whole
list of individual freedoms that circulate around freedom
of the press have been a part of our political thinking since
the foundation of the Republic. Thomas Jefferson saw the
place of the newspaper in democracy most clear of all. He
said, “Were it left for me to decide whether we should have
a government without newspapers or newspapers without
government, I should not hesitate to choose the latter.” He
meant that a people with newspapers would soon find their
way.
The American press is a people's press. Individual news
papers and individual editors may err or abuse their trust.
But the free press remains the vehicle of democratic thought
and democratic action. It makes democracy possible. It
makes dictatorship impossible.
Scores of millions of people over the globe are learning
this truth now the hard way. Americans do not need to
learn it because they have never forgotten that a free press
and a free people are inseparable.
—An editorial in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in obser
vance of the National Newspaper Week.
Camera Of The Future . . .
With all this talk of the new inventions of the post-war
\vorld going on, it is only natural that newspaper photograph
ers should discuss their camera of the future. The September
18, 1943, issue of Editor and Published carried an interest-
arousing article for editors and photographers on just what
requirements and expectations for improvements in photo
graphy were among hypo-stained members of the profession.
Those who participated in the discussion were Jack
Price veteran news photographer, Frank Noel, chief photo
grapher of AP’s New York photographic Dept, and recent Pul
itzer Prize winner for the best news picture of 1942, Tony
Camerano, Harold Harris' and Carl Nessensohn, all top-flight
news photographers.
We recommended the article to any of you who are
interested in the graphic side of news reporting, but here’s
the highlights of what veteran newsphotos hope for and
expect in the camera work of the day-after-tomorrow.
The discussion proved definitely that news cameramen
are individualists and not easily stampeded by rumors or
frantastic claims by producers of super-gadgets. These men
have their feet on the ground and know what they want.
In discussing what camera size is most desirable, Noel
Harris and Camerano voted to retain the 4x5. Nessensohn
for a 3% x 4V4-
All four of the above wanted a more practical range
finder that would serve as both a view and range finder,
but they were not in accord on the type. Harris stated that
the present type range finders are mere peep sights and are
not practical for general news coverage. All agreed that pres
ent range finders are excellent for amateurs who are not
pressed for time.
There was general agreement on the need for a built-
in flash sypehronizer that would be an integral part of the
shutter arrangement.
According to these gentlemen, the camera-of-tomorrow
should be an all light-weight metal affair with a telescoping
metal bellows. They left the details of how that was to be
accomplished to the manufacturer. They also asked for an
automatic film transport which would do away with re
moving films in a changing bag or darkroom.
In connection with shutters, they agreed on the need for
better device than the present between-the-lens-shutter.
And they also wated a coupling arrangement between the
shutter and the focal plane curtain that would prevent any
mishap when using one or the other. Regardless of long ex
perience, there comes a time in every photographer’s life
when he forgets to open the front shutter when using the
focal plane or closing that shutter when rewinding the cur
tain.
All the men wanted automatic, fool-proof synchroniza
tion. And, in connection with bulbs, they hoped that smaller
bulbs could be made with equal light intensity to those now
employed.
Frank Noel expressed the thoughts of all photographers
when he covered the argument that the future cameras may
be operated automatically by an inexperienced person. He
said, “Regardless of the mechanical simplicity of operation
of the camera of the future, it will take brains and experience
to make a good news photo and cover an assignment with
intelligence.”
AMERICAN HEROES
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Scouting on foot in Tunisia, Pfc. Charles H. Evans was captured
by 30 Italian infantrymen and marched to the rear. A bayonet at his
back, Evans whirled, disarmed his guard, and escaped. Although
wounded by rifle fire, he hid in a cactus patch till nightfall, slipped
back to our forces with valuable information picked up as a prisoner.
For this he wears the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. Celebrate
Evans’ escape with another War Bond.
I/. S, Treasury Department
A. S. T. U. NEWS
Jr. A.V.M.A. Meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7:00 p.
m., the Junior Chapter of The
American Veterinary Medical As
sociation will have its second meet
ing of the new semester in the
auditorium at the Veterinary Hos
pital. Highlights of the meeting
will be several announcements by
Dean R. P. Marsteller, a techni
color film on The Anemias, and
the ever-welcome refreshments. All
pre-veterinary and veterinary stu
dents are urged to attend and to
bring their ideas concerning the
furtherment of the organization
before the group so that they will
be funtioning as active rather than
passive members. Bring your room
mate.
Chem News
A couple of Stink Bombers, Geo.
Hatt and Tom Leland, dropped in
on us during inspection last week.
They gave us moral support and
offered sacrifices while we stood
at attention, but it scared them
so badly they wouldn’t stay for
supper. Both are in the Men’s Ar
my Auxiliary Corp.— (A. S. T. P.),
where if you do well you release
a Wac for overseas duty. They
are stationed, respectively, in Lub
bock, and New Hampshire.
Leland reports from the Univer
sity of New Hampshire the meals
are so fine they actually look for
ward to them. There are some six
Aggies living in a girl’s dormito
ry where each room has a tub and
shower for their convenience—^how
ever, there are no girls in the dor
mitory. The University of New
Hampshire is some thirty miles
from the ocean and the fellows
spend their time ice-skating, skiing
and playing poker—have about
cleaned the Yanks out—, but if
they lose they can pick up dough
at the rate of 40c per hour picking
apples in the afternoons. How do
you like that? The women of N.
H. are as plentiful as the apples
but not ripe and juicy like the ones
in Texas, so the report goes.
Geo. Hatt had a good report
from Texas Tech where a bunch
of the tobacco chewing-Aggies are
together. They get off at noon
Saturdays, walk across the street
and take their pick of 500 girls
in the dormitory there. Those ex-
Aggies seem to do alreet from N.
Y. to Letot.
The fellows from New Hamp
shire had the R. A. because they
weren’t returned to the Alma Ma
ter; said they were returning N.
H. with thankfulness in their hearts
after finding us fat and well cared
for.
Have you got anything to pass
on? How about coming around and
telling us, but in the meantime
settle down baby doll, settle down.
Q. M. Review
I suppose everyone around the
campus is wondering just as much
as we of the QMC art, about what
effect the new time schedule will
have on our activities.
There are several important
items foremost in our minds, but
two of the most important ones
are: Do we still get up at six and
will we be able to get awawy on
week-end passes in time to catch
to 6:10 train going north on Satur
day? Not that we are lazy or tired.
However, the majority of men in
the Stackers and Packers Corps
do migrate North when they get
passes.
Some of the boys that are taking
Accounting and Statistics have
been getting floated out leather re
gularly by the non-business minded,
horse, mule, chicken, and cattle
majors. However, for some strange
reason, (probably because most of
the above mentioned stockmen are
now taking A&S 409) all criticism
has practically stopped. And I
mean that It’s a relief to know that
the originators of Ag Taps have
finally found out what it means
to work and study for a degree,
instead of barnyard labs and in
spection trips for credit.
Just in case there are doubters
among the armed forces that the
Fighting Quartermasters don’t
have the spirit, here are two
songs which we will sing in our
despondent moods.
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The historic gowns of the wives
of the presidents of the Republic
of Texas and the governors of Tex
as are housed in a museum in the
art building of Texas State College
for Women, Denton.
AT GUION HALL—Young play
ers from “The Youngest Profes
sion” which will be the feature
attraction at the Guion Hall The
atre Wednesday and Thursday.
In addition to the feature play
ers of this picture, which deals
with autograph hunting, the
leading stars of moviedom will
make brief appearances in this
film.
National Authority
Figures on Four-F’s
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
—It’s a simple matter to make a
geologist chappy. Just give him a
set of statistics and he is quite
likely to make a map out of them.
That’s what Dr. Stuart A North
rop, head of the University of
New Mexico geology department,
did with the statistics from Gene
ral Hershey’s annual Selective Ser
vice report published recently. Dr.
Northrop’s map shows the distri
bution of 4-F’s throughout the na
tion.
General Hershey reported that
2,206,115 registrants out of a total
of 26,332,900 have been placed iin
class 4-F, which is composed of
men classified as “mentally, moral
ly, or physically unacceptable to
the armed forces.” The percentages
for the individual states range
from 5.2 for Wyoming and 5.3 for
Utah to 11.6 for Louisiana and
12.8 for the District of Columbia.
The national average is 8.4 per
cent, while New Mexico’s average
is 9.2 per cent.
Dr. Northrop used five differ
ent colors on the map to distin
guish percentage ranges. All of
the healthy states are in the north;
all of the unhealthy states are in
the south and southeast. This in
dicates some correlation between
climate and 4-F’s.
Mold Culture Is
Studied by Group
BERKELEY, Calif.—Optimum
conditions for the growth of peni-
cillium, the mold that produces
penicillin, are being studied on the
Berkeley campus of the University
of California by Dr. Michael Dou-
doroff, assistant professor of bact
eriology, and Helen Jackins, re
search assistant.
The present process for making
penicillin is slow and tedious and
often produces small yields. The
studies in the laboratory are an
attempt to find out what consti
tuents of the vegetable extracts
used in the cultivation of the mold
will stimulate the formation of
more of ches needed drug. The ad
dition of some unknown compound
might increase the production, Dr.
Doudoroff pointed out. The mold
is now grown in complicated vege
table media; it might be possible
to find a simpler one, he added.
“Many people throughout the
country are studying this problem
of periicillin production,” Dr. Dou
doroff said. “There are many chan
nels of attack and we are working
on only one phase.”
Shortly after University of Kan
sas freshmen had finished meeting
with their dean, Jim Calkins, Beta,
was seen whipping out the back
of Fraser hall, one hand grasping
a fistful of hair, eyes frantic,
teeth set. He loiked around and
shouted in despair, “My gosh!
They’ve gotten away!” Turning to
an acquaintance, he explained,
“Those rushees—they sneaked
down the fire escape and eluded
me.”
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Qampus distractions
By David Seligman
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The feature attraction starting
at the Campus Theater today is
“Follow the Band” starring Skin-
nay Ennis, Mary Beth Hughes, and
Frances Langford. All those who
like hep rug-cutters, toe-tappers,
and catchy music will enjoy the
show. The story of the picture is
a means of combining a number of
comic specialties. Misses Hughes
and Langford are by no means hard
on the eyes. Leon Errol furnishes
some fairly good laugh-lines.
The Lowdonw: Good entertain
ment—a two-bell show.
Background to Danger starts at
Guion Hall Tuesday for a two-day
run. Turkey furnishes a setting
for this story of intrigue, mystery
and murder. The Nazis are trying
to end Turkish neutrality, the Rus
sians are trying to outwit the Na
zis, and George Rafe, an American
agent, is trying to gum up the
whole works. A few murders, an
automobile chase, and tense mo
ments keep the picture moving.
Brenda Marshall and Osa Massen
have some eye-filling scenes, and
Peter Lorre gives out with some
spine-thrillers.
The Lowdown: Action fans will
love it—two bells.
Bidu Sayao is making an appear
ance at Town Hall tonight. The
voice fans on the campus should
enjoy the program. She is to sing
many of the popular selections fa-
Physics Teacher
Now In Navy
Ward O. Mathews, former In
structor in the Physics Depart
ment, was commissioned an Ensign
in the Navy and reported for ac
tive duty October 1.
Ensign Mathews came to Texas
from the Division of Research
NACA where he was a Junior En
gineer in the Free Flight aeronau
tical air tunnel at Langley Field
in Virginia.
He is now stationed at Cornell
University which is a Naval Train
ing School. He can be reached by
addressing Ensign W. O. Mathews,
Room 205, Founder’s Hall, USNTS,
Cornell, Ithaca, New York.
Dial 4-1181
Open at 1 p. m.
TODAY and WEDNESDAY
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SKINNAY ENNIS and ths GROOVE BOYS •
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miliar to most of the public. The
presentation will be held in Guion
Hall at 8 o’clock.
Phone 4-1168
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Box Office Opens 1 p. m.
Closes 7:30
Tuesday and Wednesday
with
PETER LORRE • Brenda Marshall
Directed by RAOUL WALSH • Screen Play
by W. R. Burnett • From a Novel by Eric Ambler
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October 25 and 26
2:15 P.M. to 8:15 P.M.
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