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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 3, 1944
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Worth Fighting For . . .
WE ARE AGGIES, THE AGGIES ARE WE—Such are
the words of A. & M.’s alma mater. Do they mean anything
to the men here at A. & M.? They should, for they are the
sole inspiration of what the corps stands for. In the word
Aggie, is embodied the deep principles that have stood for
years and become molded traditions of the Aggie Spirit.
They stand as a bold challenge to people who dare to oppose
the spirit of the men of Aggieland, and they stand as
pillars of faith to the strong unity of the student body of
Aggies.
TRUE TO EACH OTHER, AS AGGIES CAN BE—And
how true are these words to the true Aggie. Unity in cause
and spirit mark the character of Aggieland and its men. And
men is the proper word, for when someone can stand up
for the right and fight for the true principles of what he
believes in, not caring what the cost, he is a man. In the
host of Aggies, there is not every one a man for there art
those, the two percenters, who cannot claim membership
to the fighting fraternity of the Aggies. Those men who hide
behind their institution title are not true to their faith
nor faithful in their principles.
WE’VE GOT TO FIGHT—Not only do Aggies have to
fight for what is right, but they have to take a solid stand
for the principles believed in. We have to fight the strong
without and weak within. A chain is only as strong as its
weakest link, and the fight to find that weak link must
be carried on diligently. The link that tends to destroy the
chain of principles which are embodied in the cause of the
Aggie Spirit, must be taken out and replaced. Only when the
unity of a body is assuredly safe by being sound within, can
the aggressive fight toward opposition be carried on.
These few words are not the whole song, but only the
beginning, the challenge to carry on for truer beliefs. It is a
challenge for those who do not see the greatness of the Ag
gie Spirit to set this as their goal. And it is a call to those
who boast of the true Aggie Spirit, to carry on toward the
goal set up in the principles made by those before them.
But does the saying, once an Aggie always an Aggie,
hold true? Do those men who have no affiliation with the
campus life now, still boast of prowess bold? Are they will
ing to fight for maroon and white as those on the campus
are? Can they look a true Aggie in the eye and say, “I’ve
still the spirit to fight beside you for what the principles
of A. & M. stand for. For I was once an Aggie and will be
till I die.” This is the spirit of unity, loyalty and faithfulness
that must exist today if the rights and privileges of the
Aggie Spirit are preserved.—D. 0.
Welcome Dough . . .
J. W. “Dough” Rollins is now on the campus and has
taken over the newly created job of director of student
affairs. It is not certain as yet just exactly the scope of
this position but it is entirely probable that it will be
to coordinate all offices that are concerned with student life.
The statement has been made that Rollin’s position will deal
with anything affecting the students of Texas A. & M.
In the past the system that has made A. & M. such a
great institution has catered to cadet officers and placed the
burden of corps and student administration of discipline
and student life in the hands of cadet officers. There is no
denying that this has certain shortcomings and that there
has always been a need for someone to which the seniors
could take their problems and discuss them freely.
President Gibb Gilchrist has recognized this need and
brought to the campus a man with a sympathetic under
standing of student problems to handle the job. Dough Rol
lins comes back to A. & M. to fill the most pertinent posi
tion relating to student affairs with a long list of qualifica
tions.
He has in his character and personality a spirit of A.
& M. dating from before the turn of the century. He is a
graduate of A. & M. and as such realizes the problems which
confront the cadet corps. There are few if any men better
qualified than Rollins.
When he begins the active administration of his duties
he must feel free to call upon the members of the senior
dass for aid in any undertaking which he feels is worthwhile,
rn reciprocation he must also maintain such an atmosphere
that students will not only feel free to consult with him but
will feel that they are able to offer suggestions.
Every member of the corps extends a welcome to Dough
and sincerely wishes him complete success.
Tonight a large number of Aggies will attend their last
mid-night yell practice before graduation. They will see their
last game on Kyle Field when the Aggies go out there to
butcher the Razorbacks.
Tomorrow’s game- is not just a big conference game.
There will be tears in many a senior eye as he leaves the
stadium after the game. There is something about the spirit
that prevades the Aggies that makes a person deeply re
gretful when he begins to realize that he is doing some of
the things he loved so well for the last time as a student
at Texas A. & M.
When the band plays the Spirit
of Aggieland ending mid-night
yell practice there will be seniors
walking away crying like babies
and the first person that laughs
will find himself splattered over
the ground but a much wiser
man.
The team has much more to do
than win a conference game. They
must and will play until their mus
cles refuse to function, until their
brains are clouded with fatigue,
and until their hearts are sagging
from the beating. But never will
the spirit be daunted. Those boys
playing football are Aggies too.
They will win this game, the last
on Kyle Field for the seniors.
At mid-night yell practice there
will be not one bit of foolishness
for to that old Aggie there is no
foolishness in the Aggie spirit.
It is not something to be trifled
with. To him who would trifle
with the spirit in an Aggie’s heart
let there be eternal ostracization.
They do not belong here. They
are unwanted. For him who dis
turbs the solemness of mid-night
yell practice there will be no rest.
To him who blunders there will be
no forgiveness. To him who feels
no chilling of the heart and no
burning in the blood there will be
no sympathy.
That game tomorrow is the be
ginning of the end for the present
seniors and they deserve every
iota of respect that the corps is
capable of. They have been h$re
four years and longer and will al
ways be Aggies but tomorrow
they begin their graduation. Solem
nize it and fight for it.
The man that loves an institu
tion, the man that can fight and
cry for it, the man that can laugh
and live with it, these are the men
that A. & M. is proud ,of.
Man, Your Manners
By I. Sherwood
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You young men here at A. & M.
College should not belittle the im
portance of proper conduct and cor
rect etiquette. Even though you
may instinctively have good man
ners, a knowledge of how to adapt
yourself to any situation, accord
ing to accepted social usage, will
give you distinction. Any well-bred
young man may do a kind deed by
intuition, yet a knowledge of how
to act “correctly” will enhance his
poise.
As college men you will be ex
pected to observe certain rules and
techniques of etiquette. Even
though you know all the rules you
must also have the judgment as to
when and where to use them. You
will sometimes find yourselves in
situations in which it is wiser to
disregard a tradition of the stu
dent-body than to reflect discredit
upon your school and its Faculty.
At the present time it might ap
pear that in certain very young
circles it is considered smart to be
rude. But don’t make the mistake
of trying it if you would not ap
pear juvenile.
Remember that many a fine mind
may be disasterously handicapped
by the manners of a rough-neck
and low-brow.
PENNY’S SERENADE
mmmmnmmmmmmi By W. L. Penberthy
Experience Before Formulation . . .
In the formation of governing bodies from the raw
material of a primeval society there are certain problems
that must be faced squarely and settled definitely so that
there will be no misunderstanding as to the meaning, scope,
or power of the regulations passed by the governing body
which is established to perform the governmental functions
for the people.
From the very beginning those that have been delegated
the responsibility of creating the government are faced with
the duty of forming the government in such a way that it
will function for the good of those governed. Always at this
point there arises the question as to whether or not the
governed as a unit will in the future as well as the present
know what acts of regulation will best benefit them.
This question is not one that can be answered empiriclly
but one that must be solved by logic. There is no doubting
that certain of those who are governed will be so inexper
ienced and so ignorant of the phases of proper regulation that
they will not be eligible to have a complete franchise in the
deciding of issues. This has been recognized in the United
Recently I read an article deal
ing with the submarine service of
our country. The article stated
that the crew of the average sub
marine consisted of seventy-seven
men. The writer went on to state
that the ability
of a man to get
along well with
i others was given
I primary consider-
| ation in the se-
| lection of men
for this branch
of the service.
I am of the
| opinion that a
great many of
our troubles, lit
tle and big, re-
Penberthy suit from our be
ing selfish. We all have selfish
tendencies, but some of us have
been trained by good parents to
control these tendencies to varying
degrees. Then there are some who
have never been trained to be un
selfish and foi; the most part these
individuals are thoroughly disliked
by evereybody, but they are not
bothered as long as they can get
what they want.
I feel that competitive sports,
and especially team sports, do
more to teach unselfishness than
any other part of a person’s train
ing. When we are a member of a
team we must subjugate our own
interest for that of the team if
the team is to be successful. Dur
ing these times there is no room
on a team for a boy who is selfish,
and consequently our selfish boys,
those who want personal glory, do
not get to play much.
In life it seems that the same
thing is true. If great things are
accomplished it must be done by
unselfish, hard working individ
uals who have no thoughts of per
sonal glory or recognition but are
willing to subjugate their own in
terest to that of the group.
SOMETHING TO READ
By Dr. T. F. Mayo
States by not allowing citizens to vote until they reach the
age of 18.
In institutions of lesser stature this same principle
should be followed. It simply means that the entire body
of those subject to the regulations have veiy little say in the
formation and enforcement of the regulations until exper
ience has qualified them. This principle is followed in nearly
every successful institution which deals with a group of
people.
There is no doubt that those not qualified by experience
will have an opinion regarding the administration but those
in the positions of ultimate responsibility do not formulate
their policies and regulations from the whining of those that
are not well enough acquainted with the institution to know
what its real functions are.
In national and business institutions the evolvement
from a position of following to that of leadership is spread
over a life time but in institutions where the tenure is of a
much shorter time the evolvement takes place in a much
shorter time. Those with the most seniority are the ones
that are qualified to direct the activities of the group. Of
course the^e is no objection to this group with seniority ask
ing advice from older heads but once authority is granted
there should be a clearcut relationship which is stable enough
Wgive those with delegated authority the confidence which
is so necessary to capable leadership.
MUM) VISIT SOT
THE WAH, TOU'lL WANT TO KNOW Vi
Are You Prepared for the Peace?
You, my Aggie reader, are re
sponsible in some degree for the
sort of world settlement which
will be made after the war. Every
American is, in fact.
Your responsibility is to make
yourself intelligent about the prob
lems of the Peace.
If you refuse or neglect to take
these problems seriously, if you
fail to read and think seriously
about them, then you will have
surrendered your influence over
their settlement. Of course they
will be settled in any case, one
way or the other. And of course
the leaders of the United Nations
will do the actual work of settle
ment. But you (and millions like
you) have it in your power to de
termine: whether those leaders do
their work behind a dark veil of
popular ignorance and indiffer
ence, or in the white critical light
of an alert and well-informed pub
lic opinion.
It seems obvious that for the
peacemakers to work in a bright
light (which only you and I, by
reading and thinking, can turn on)
will hamper the forces of greed
and check the inhuman drive for
power. To work in the bright light
of an alert and informed public
opinion will give their best chance
to those leaders who really desire
a decent and a lasting peace.
If you agree, if you do take se
riously this best of all chances to
make a decent world out of chaos
and old night, if you do want to do
your part in seizing the chance,
here are some Library books to
choose from. To read one or two
of these books thoughtfully, to dis
cuss sometimes their ideas and the
questions they raise, may seem a
feeble and unimportant gesture in
the face of a world problem. But it
is never unimportant to do the
right thing. And you and I (and
the millions like us) are anything
but feeble.
Peace Plans and American
Choices, by Arthur Millspaugh.
107 pages. 1942. An impartial
sketch of all the possible kinds of
world organization among which
we must choose.
On the Threshold of World Or
der, by Yera Dean. 96 pages. 1944.
(A “Headline Book”). A brilliant
summary of the problems that face
the peace-makers.
The Road We Are Travelling,
1914-1942. 106 pages. 1942 and
Goals for America. 105 pages 1943,
both by Stuart Chase. Probably
the clearest and shortest state
ments of the internal problems
which must be settled if any sat
isfactory world settlement is to
stand.
The Time for Decision, by Sum
ner Welles. 431 pages, 1944. Mr.
Welles’ scheme for regional or
ganizations topped by a world
body.
War, Peace, and Change, by John
Foster Dulles. 170 pages. 1939. An
eminent Republican asserts: “The
problem of war is one that can be
dealt with.”
Germany After Hitler, by Karl
B. Frank (pseudonym, “Paul Ha
gen”). 240 pages, 1944. This Ger
man liberal believes that there is
a large and powerful anti-Nazi ele
ment in Germany which must be
liberated and used in reconstruc
tion.
Labour’s Aims in War and Peace,
by C. R. Attlee and others. 153
pages. 1940. The leaders of the
British Labour Party on Labour’s
social and international aims.
Make This the Last War; the
future of the United Nations, by
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By Dick Osterholm
Playing for the last time tonight
at the Campus is the technicolor
hit, “Reap the Wild Wind,” star
ring Ray Milland, Paulette God
dard, John Wayne and a fine cast
of supporting stars. This picture
was acclaimed by movie critics and
rightfully placed among the year’s
best. The scenes take you to the
Florida Keys where the sponge
fishermen dwell. The aristocrats of
Boston and the fishermen of the
Keys fight for the love of the
lovely belles. It’s an action filled
picture with the kind of acting and
romance you like.
The Lowdown: An out of the or
dinary picture that you should see.
For the kind of entertainment you
like from, the big time pictures,
this picture has it.
For entertainment Saturday, the
Campus bills a double feature.
“Something to Shout About,” with
Don Ameche, Janet Blair, Jack
Oakie leads the cast of the picture.
It’s the story of a girl who tries
to sell her song writing talent
and to do so, lands a big job in
her boss’s show. Of course, the
jealousy angle figures into the
business and the eternal triangle
looms big. But it has good music
and fine songs.
The Lowdown: If you like music
and not acting, this picture has it.
Take your own chance on this one.
Playing second on the same bill,
“Ladies of Washington,” with Tru
dy Marshall, Ronald Graham and
others. Another plot of the war-
filled Washington is filmed here.
It gives the girl situation and
makes you want to go to the big
city. There’s a small plot about the
romance angle and that’s about all.
To see the intimate facts about
the girls’ life in Washington you
will have to go there yourself be
cause this picture doesn’t show
them.
The Lowdown: It has a worn
out acting cast, new stgrs and
isn’t too good acting. Suit yourself.
Showing Sunday and Monday is
an exception to the shows preced
ing, this one is good. “Passage to
Marseille,” with Humphrey Bogart
taking the leading role. The show
is about the will of hunted men,
who try to get back into the
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France they love, to fight for her
liberation. Under the leadership
of Bogart, they fight their way
through hell to get back to France.
Bogart fights to get to the woman
he loves..
The Lowdown: This picture has
everything that “Casablanca” had
except Ingrid Bergman. It’s action
all the way through. See it.
Playing at Guion Friday and
Saturday we have a double fea
ture, “Ship Ahoy,” with Red Skel
ton, Eleanor Powell and the music
of Tommy Dorsey. This is an MGM
musical hit, loaded with songs,
dances and a screwy plot filled
with spies. You’ll laugh when
Skelton turns on the charm to woo
Eleanor and patch the Nazi hench
men.
The Lowdown: It’s top stuff in
the musical hit line. Funny with
Red Skelton, good with T. D.’s
music.
Also playing is “Gildersleeve ? s
Bad Day,” with Harold Beary.
Gildersleeve is in hot water again
as. he runs loose trying to catch
neighborhood burglars and is
branded one himself. It’s loud, and
funny the picture through.
The Lowdown: Just an ordinary
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