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"'air^ THE BATTALION THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1945 » £ S' J3 Z® t? £ 5“ £ ^ w in T ragi A Bud loca met add bat' Y bi m The Battalion . STUDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Office, Room 5, Administration Ruilding, Telephone 4-5444 Texas A. & M. College The Pkttalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station is published weekly, and circulated on Thursday afternoon. Member Phsoadod Cplle&ide Press Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3.00 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. John F. Spragins, Jr Editor-in-Chief Sam A. Nixon, Jr Managing Editor REPORTERS Clyde C. Crittenden, M. C. Kury, R. W. Simms, B. W. Cantrell, R. G. Reese, H. A. Pate, F. D. Baca, R. M. Wren, Ed Brandt. Cou 16 18, Cou 215 New Program at Aggieland The eyes of Aggieland for the past week have been Sect directed toward the proceedings of the meeting of the Texas ac( A. & M. Board of Directors. The results of the decisions T - ( and the prescription of the board were made public last week and are reported fully in this issue of the Battalion. The new policies follow the recommendations of a |£ 6 n special committee of the Board made up entirely of Ex-Ag gies. Since these policies will not become fully implemented until the new fall semester, a great deal of hesitancy has c°“ been displayed by the majority of the cadets in voicing any cou opinion on the new program contemplated. As it now stands, the corps definitely prefers to form its conclusions and opin- Boo ion after the measures designated have become fully ef- sis fective. AE] It is the average Aggie’s'opinion that good men have r. i been selected for the new assignments. Dough Rollins is unquestionably an excellent choice for Dean of Men. His ^ 5 ° 4 U staff, composed of Ex-Aggies with outstanding war records, cou should have a full understanding of the problem at hand. • Likewise, there is complete approval of the allotment 353 of $70,000 for more student recreation. That amount has 363 been provided for better facilities inside and outside the Cou dormitory, the general objective being the improvement of 353 student life at Aggieland. The money will be expended 353 under the direction of the President, the new Dean of Men, AG and the Director of Physical Education. Long a topic of discussion, the drive for more recreation funds is beginning c to bear fruit. Coi 1 2 3 4 5x 14 18 Co 16 Co 111 Co Hi Praise and Regrets For many weeks now, talk full of praise for many men in the Reserve of the A. S. T. P. has run high. You trainees in the reserve who have been voluntarily subjecting your selves to humping it at yell practices, erecting*signs in tri bute to A. & M., and contributing generally to the boosting co of A. & M. deserve the very highest praise that can be mus- ^ tered by the Aggie corps. Every Aggie on this campus deep ly appreciates these things you have done to disclose your c« sentiments, and a vote of thanks goes out to each and every 31 one of you men who has taken it upon yourself to become c< one of us. You men have re-acted in the manner so long c5 strived for by the corps, and you are a milestone of progress 3] in bringing about a wonderful friendship between the trainees and the Aggies. You are the type of men that we’d £ like to have as cadets, and we realize that many of you had planned to come here until the army intervened, and pre- c vented your becoming an Aggie. But by your latest actions you have brought yourselves closer to being an Aggie than c anything else you could have done, and we are proud of l you and your efforts to back us. Offering a grim and dismaying contrast to you men, 6 who, sorry to say, are but a minority are the most recent actions of some of the men in the regular A. S. T. P. The Aggie corps is ready and willing to acknowledge the fact that many men in the regular A. S. T. P. have tried to co operate in a general betterment of relations on the campus, for on many occasions the corps has had to deal with some of the men and most times it has found them congenial and anxious to assist. But as in all groups, there are still some who refuse to cooperate. It certainly is to be hoped that last week’s incident will be the last. Nothing but an unpleasant aftermath can follow such fiascos. BACKWASH Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster. By The Collaborators Why doesn’t TEXAS A. & M. have a music department? It oc curred to BACKWASH the other day that such a department would be a great asset to the school. At the present time both John Tarle- ton College and N.T.A.C., junior military colleges, have music de partments. BACKWASH believes that many boys who now are forced to go to other schools for courses in music would come to A&M if they could get the desired instruction. Besides, what happens to these boys who finish the two year course in music offered by the junior colleges? They have to go to T. U. or N. T.S. T. C. or the like to finish their education. BACKWASH ventures the pre diction that 90 per cent of these men would prefer A&M. And think what it would mean to the corps in the way of a band and orchestra. —o— So you want to know when the LONGHORN is coming out? You are just one of thousands. Every day the STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE receives between six and twelve letters asking ‘’‘WHEN”. Such has been going on for three months now and is expected to continue until the LONGHORN ap pears. And when that day will be? No one can say for sure, but that the great day will be NOVEMBER THE FIRST. —o— Not so long ago an oldish car was traveling at night .back into the bosom of Mother Aggieland; Inside, it was full of Aggies; out side, there was nought but dark ness—the car was devoid of the usual lights. A campus sarge im mediately began investigation and inquired into the lack of lights. “Sir,” said a voice inside that obviously came from one draw ing himself up with much dignity, “I am driving by instruments.” Have you tried making out your schedule for next semester late ly? Do all of your classes come on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day at Eight O'clock? Do you need just two courses to graduate and find that they are both offered at the same time? Have you deter mined how you are going to make every single football game this fall if they try to shove some nasty old Friday evening lab and Satur day morning classes off on you? Have you hmmm? If so, please contact Backwash immediately and give us your secret for success Here’s a hot tip. The first of next semester, Backwash plans to hold a contest to determine the ug liest man on the campus. This con test will be open to everybody and no politics will be allowed to enter in. It will even be open to the fa culty. We slight nobody. The lucky person’s picture will be run on the front page of the Battalion along With the story of the person’s life and how they catapulted to fame. Start thinking now of pos sible entries. Wait for the big an nouncement. Your roommate or just anybody. I can be gay for a dollar, I can be witty for two, I can write jingles for prizes And dash off punk limericks too. I can write mush for a living Or any such trash that will sell, I can write songs for my dinner, And I can be nasty as hell. I can write radical essays Of either this kind or that; AH I need is some kind of imburse- ment God knows why I write for the Batt. From the BATTALION Magazine- \ Good Neighbors •. PUERTO RICO • • • • Yoiilr City J. Wheeler Barger, Attorney for the City Thirteenth of a Series • • • • The Government of the City of College Station The City of College Station does not have a special charter. Only those cities of the State that have 5000 or more inhabitants are eli gible under the Home Rule Act to adopt charters of their own. College Station functions as a municipal government under the provisions of Title 28 of the general laws of the State of Texas. Title 28 defines the powers that may or shall be exercised by a city and prescribes procedures that shall be followed in the exercise of these powers. The provisions are broad and confer all, or at least practically all, the authority need ed by a municipality the size of College Station for the effective discharge of its obligations to the residents. It is impossible to summarize in a brief statement all the powers conferred and procedures pre scribed for a city operating under the general laws of the State. Th« portions of Title 28, applicable t cities the size of College Station, include 15 chapters containing 233 articles. Some idea of the scope of these provisions may be gained by reference to the titles of these chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the determination and adjustment of the boundaries; Chapter 2 with city officers and their elections; Chapter 3 with the duties and pow ers of the officers; Chapter 4 with the city council; Chapter 5 with alleys and their improvement; Chapter 10 with public utilities; Chapter 12 with commission form of government; Chapter 16 with the corporation court; Chapter 17 with condemnation for highways; Chapter 19 with abolition of corpo rate existence; and Chapter 20 with miscellaneous matters. Chap ters 11, 13, 14, 15, and 18 do not apply to cities the size of College Station. Reference to the activities of the city government, as outlined in prevnous articles in this series, will indicate that College Station has assumed some of the duties and exercised some of the powers con ferred on municipal corporations under all of these applicable chap ters. Questions are sometimes asked concerning the corporation court, and it might be interesting her6 to describe its organization and oper ations. The general laws create in each incorporated village, town and city of the State a court to be known as the corporation court. It has jurisdiction in all criminal cases arising under the ordinances of the municipality and concurrent By Ruben R. Caro-Costas Puerto Rico, an agricultural country, lies in the Caribbean Sea. Its northern and eastern shores are bathed by the Atlantic Ocean while the southern part is washed by the Caribbean Sea. This island, which is approximately one hun dred miles long and thirty five miles wide with an area of about 3,500 square miles, forms part of a group of islands known as the West Indies. Porto Rico is the ex treme eastern island of this group, the smallest in size, but the largest in population. Its closest point to the United States is 963' miles from Key West, Floi’ida. After four hundred years of un disputed possession by the Spanish crown, Puerto Rico became a pos session of the United States as a result of the Spanish American War. With the loss of Puerto Rico, the Spanish crown lost its last foot hold in the Western Hemis phere. Puerto Rico can be divided into two regions: the coastal plains and the interior valleys and high lands. A range of mountains known as the “Cordillera Central” divides the islands diagonally. Starting at the northeastern tip of the island, this range of moun tains extends through the mid por tion of the island to the southwes tern tip. Because of this range, Puerto Rico’s climate can be di vided easily into a humid section and a dry section. The humid sec tion is found in the northern part of the island as this part of the country receives the Trade Winds and Easterlies which constantly blow inland from the northeastern part of the country, while the dry region is found on the southern part of the island. Warm, But Not Hot The climate of Puerto Rico is warm but not uncomfortable at any time. The coolest months are December and January when the lowest temperature is 68 degrees College Station, a “recorder” has been appointed by the council to serve as judge. The city clerk or his deputy serves as clerk for the court, and the attorney for the city as prosecutor. Procedures are jurisdiction with any justice court I similar to those in justice courts. in the precinct in which the muni cipality is situated in all criminal laws of the State in which punish ment is by fine only and in which the maximum of such fine may not exceed two hundred dollars. The taxation; Chapter 6 with fire pre- judge of the court may be either vention; Chapter 7 with sanitation; the mayor or a “recorder” as the Chapters 8 and 9 with streets and city council shall determine. In Cases may be appealed to the dis trict court where the trial shall be de novo. That College Station is highly a law abiding city is evidenced by the fact that an almost negligible number of cases, other than a few traffic violations, have ever been brought into its corporation court. and the hottest months are during August and September bringing- temperature of not more than 85 degrees. Because of its fortunate geographical position, it has the coolest climate in all the tropics. The beauty of Puerto Rico is en hanced by its mountains which of fer an interesting contrast against the surrounding fertile valleys un der cultivation of coffee, tobacco and other crops. Spanish is the predominating language, although a great majo rity of the people speak, write, and read the English language. Compulsory Education Education is free and compul sory. It is widely spread through out the country and during the last few years it has increased ex tensively. Due to this high educa tional program, Puerto Rico ranks with the United States and Argen tina in literates. The University of Puerto Rico with a student body of around 6,000 offers facilities for the study of law, pre-medicine, engineering, agriculture, art, sci ences, education and aviation. The College of Agriculture, one of the best in Latin America, has facil ities for the study of agriculture and engineering. San Juan is the capital with an approximate population of some two hundred thousand people. It is the busiest and most prosperous city in Puerto Rico. It is a beauti ful metropolis where the new minkles with the old. Ponce, at the other end of the island, is the se cond largest city, and retains more of the colonial flavor. Other im portant cities are: Mayaguez, Are- cibo, Aguadilla, Humacao, and Rio Piedras, the site of the University of Puerto Rico. Good Communication System Puerto Rico boasts of having one of the most modern systems of highways in all Latin America. Rapid steamship connections with American and European ports pro vide means of transportation for freight and passengers between the island and these points. The Pan- American Airways maintains a schedule of fourteen planes weekly for the transportation of passen gers, mail, and express between the island and Florida. An Agricultural Economy The financial system of Puerto Rico is based on agriculture since the cultivation of the sugar cane forms the principal source of wealth. It also comprises the larg est single industry. The second most important agricultural indus try in Puerto Rico is the raising of tobacco, which is of increasing im- By Edna B. Woods FOREIGN POLICY BEGINS AT HOME is not a sensational but an important book, for in it James P. Warburg writes of permanent peace and of our role in shaping it. The natural reaction at the end of war is to push from one’s mind the horrors of it, to forget the in conveniences and the heroes, and to clamor for a return to “norm alcy”. If one reconsiders his im mediate reaction, he may observe that normalcy wasn’t so good, since it produced or allowed the pro duction of a war. Some persons would absolve the United States from responsibility. Others cling to the idea of geographic security and self-sufficiency. An article in the August 20, 1945 issue of “New Republic” magazine called “The Bomb and the Future” may dis- PLANTS AND THE CITIZEN John J. Sperry The Popularizers of Science In recent years the number of books and articles popularizing scientific subjects has increased tremendously. Some of these arti cles are written by scientists and bring scientific information to the citizen with a minimum of error. Many popular articles are written by professional writers. For the most part these writers do a fine job, but from a pecuniary view point their position is anomalous. The creators or discoverers and perpetuators of strictly scientific information are not the ones (as individuals) that are given the most lucrative monetary reward by society. Few, if any, professors have become wealthy by writing a book. Many investigators are forc ed to pay to have the results of their scientific findings published. An author of a scientific article must buy separates or reprints so that the may give them away. Of course, much of the paying is due to overly long articles and the giv ing away of reprints is' - to some extent a courtesy used to bring about personal good will. In recent years an erudite citizen of California has published a re port on the plants that are alien to that state. Upon request, his plify” and glamourize it. In so doing a popular article will created. Thousands of people will buy the magazine containing that article. In all probability the the information will receive little more than the honor and the sat isfaction that accompanies the ac complishment of such work. The creator of scientific information should receive the greater, rather than the lesser, share of any mone tary reward that may come from such information. Of course, we know that major motivating force in the creation of information is not of a fiscal nature. portance in the island’s economic life. The principal market for this product is the mainland. Although it ranks far below sugar and tobac co, coffee is of peculiar importance to the island in that the industi'y is entirely in the hands of the nat ive farmers, many of whom are small land owners. The shipment of citrus fruits, pineapples, coco nuts, and other products constitutes the balance of the principal agi'i- cultural commerce of the island. Other industries which are product ive of income are the bottled mo lasses, straw hats, men’s clothing, and shell button manufacture and jewel cutting and polishing. Puerto Rico’s contribution to the war effort has been a very signif icant one. Standing strategically in the Caribbean Sea, it has been the “watch dog” of the Panama Canal. Its importance in this war can be easily understood by the name it was given as the “Gibral tar of the Caribbean”. Thousands of Puerto Ricans saw plenty of action wherever there was fighting going on—in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. Whole regiments com posed entirely of Puerto Rican troops were sent against the Ger mans and Japanese. Puerto Rico not only offered its sons but also contributed a gi-eat deal by buying war bonds. pel their optimistic illusions. Two billion dollars and 65,000 workers were utilized in producing the most destructive offensive weapon known to man. The atomic bomb was used to end a war. Yet the idea that 65,000 people be em ployed and 2 billion dollars ex pended to insure a permanent peace is not even considered. Is permanent peace less desirablt than the cessation of fighting? Or, is this another instance when “forgetfulness” is a curse ? The first sixty pages of FOR EIGN POLICY BEGINS AT HOME outlines briefly the back ground of the second World War, discusses the evils of runaway cap italism, points out the differences between Fascism and Communism, restates the dangers of racial and religious prejudice, and empha sizes the “domestic requisites of peace”. The remainder of the book, except for a brief discussion of our prospects for peace, traces the his- tory of our foreign policy. World War II, according to Mr. Warburg, was actually two wars— the military war against Germany and Japan, and the war against Fascism. The war against Fascism began long before Germany march ed on Poland, and it wasn’t local ized in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The United States was no excep tion. Mr. Warburg says that this second war will not end when the armies of Hitler and Hirohito have surrendered and that “Fascism, no matter in what country it ex ists, is directed against the people as a whole. Fascism is the anti thesis of popular revolution. It is the ganging up of political and economic racketeers at the expense of the people.” Victory in the sec ond war, the war against Fasciscm, is necessary if we hope for perman ent peace. “If we proceed to re organize our society with the de als of justice, equal opportunity, and the interests of society as a whole always before our eyes— we shall be able to do our share toward establishing peace and justice throughout the world. If we move in this direction we shall be able to meet our own immediate post-war problem. We shall be able to re-train and re-employ the ten to eleven million men and women now working in our war indus tries. We shall be able to get our house in order to receive the eleven million men and women who will be returning home from the armed forces. We shall be able to receive them into a society which welcomes them as badly needed productive workers instead of once more giv ing them apples to sell on the streets. In a recent article in the “Atlantic Monthly” President James B. Conant of Harvard Uni versity said, ‘The demobilization of our armed forces is a God-given moment for re-introducing the American concept of a fluid socie ty. If it is handled properly we can insure a healthy body politic for at least a generation. Handle it improperly and we may as well sow the seeds of a civil war within a decade.’ ” Individual political inferiority is a disease which claims most of us as victims. It is based partially on laziness and partially on an un willingness to accept responsibil ity. Mr. Warburg suggests that we discharge our responsibility as in dividual citizens first by ^under standing the idea that democracy becomes a reality only through the sum total of the personal lives of individual citizens. It is a belief in human nature....It is the convic tion that all human beings—irre spective of race, creed, color, sex, cultural, economic, or political background—are inherently cap able of thinking and acting for themselves, providing they are giv en a chance to do so....We must plan for the full utilization of the productive capacity of our factor ies, farms, and natural resources. We must plan for permanent full employment. We must develop practical ideas for better housing, better nutrition, better education, and better medical care for ALL Americans. We must think of equal opportunity for all as the supreme goal toward which we are striv ing-.” Qampu\ Church Notices FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH R. L. Brown, Pastor 9:46 a. m. Sunday School 10:50 a. m. Morning Worship 6:16 p. m. Training Union. 7:15 p. m. Evening Worship. All are Invited to attend all these serv ices. You will be most welcome. COLLEGE AVE. BAPTIST CHURCH 203 N. College Ave. J. H. Landes, Pastor 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Service 6:15 Training Union 7:30 Evening Worship Service A cordial welcome awaits all who attend this church. THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Corner Twenty-Seventh and S. College F. J. Smythe, Pastor 10:00—Sunday School 11:00—Communion and Worship 6 :00—Recreation Hour A 7:00—Christian Youth Fellowship 8 :00—Communion and Sermon A cordial invitation is extended to all who desire to worship with us. CHURCH OF CHRIST R. B. Sweet, Pastor Sunday, 9:45 Bible Classes; 10:45 the Morning Worship; 7 p. m. the Evening Worship. Wednesday 7:15 p. m. the Prayer Meet- CATHOLIC STUDENTS Sunday Mass 10:00 a.m. Confessions, Sunday before Mass. ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHAPEL Rev. Hugh Farrell, Chaplain Sunday Services Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Coffee Club 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer or Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. JEWISH RELIGIOUS SERVICES (Y. M. C. A. Chapel) Every Friday evening, 7:00 p. m. AMERICAN LUTHERAN CONGREGATION Y.M.C.A. Assembly Room, Campus (2nd Floor of Y. Bldg.) Rev. Fred Mgebroff, Pastor Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Divine Service at 7:15 p.m. 2nd and 4th Sundays. Office hours in Lutheran Student Serv ice. Pastor’s office in the Y. every Wed nesday. Radio broadcast: Wednesday, 3:45 to 4:00 p.m. over WTAW, 1150 Kc. , A. & M. METHODIST CHURCH AND WESLEY FOUNDATION Rev. R. C. Terry Sunday: A Church School—9:46 a. m. Morning Worship—10:60 a. m. f Wesley Foundation—7 p. m. J Wednesday: Choir Practice—6:45 p. m. 1 Wesley Fellowship and Midweek Devo tional—7 p. m. - The A. and M. Methodist Church is one ] block east of the Post Office at the North 1 Gate. ■ A. & M. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ^ Norman Anderson, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 in the Y.M.C.A. chapel. Morning Worship 11:00 in the Y.M.C.A. chapel. h Student League 6:30 on the lawn east 1 of Guion Hall. " Summer Vespers 7:30 on the lawn east of Guion Hall. _ We have Brown Rubber Heels Any Size Holick’s Boot Shop | Air-Conditioned Opens 1:00 P.M. — Ph. 4-1181 THURSDAY and FRIDAY SATURDAY Double Feature No. 1 Basil RATHBONE Nigel BRUCE j LYN ANKERS DENNIS HOEY ESMANDFR MARY nnOflflN No. 2 ANN MILLER “eadTewas a LADY” Also MGM Cartoon r OF THE 5 CHARLES W1NNINGER iok»t munoftc ruwna «tu * »~ UMUUwnUMI — - - tctemd ki RAO R*da Pctam i«t TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY WILLIAM GARGAM LEON ERROL VIVIAN AUSTIN MILBURN STONE | Cartoon