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Battalion Editorials Page 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1952 CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK Perfect Example IVTOT FAR from the campus, a group of students are gaining a knowledge of the fundamental principle of the Ameri can way of life. These students are holding daily programs this week and displaying scenes depicting the theme of their activities, “Democracy in Action.” Students from Kindergarten to the 12th grade at Con solidated School are actually living the local theme of Public School Week in Texas. They are trying to learn what makes our way of life the best on earth and at the same time are carrying on a vast educational program. This educational program is not only designed to edu cate the students but is also intended to show parents and citizens of our community how Americans should live each day of the year, not merely for one particular week. These children hope, that through their programs and actions, they will be able to carry forward Democracy in Action throughout the remainder of their lives. It is a tribute that the younger members of our society are willing and anxious to learn how to be better citizens. Perhaps they could teach some of their elders a better method for handling themselves. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Facts Omitted Says Reader Editor, The Battalion Since The Battalion is a student publication dedicated to the distribution of facts, and since the words “Published Daily in the Interest of a Greater A&M College,” appear un der the heading, I would like to make a request. Please use facts in your journalistic endeavors, and please use all the facts which are available. Certain pertinent facts were omitted in your editorial of Feb. 29. And in your editorial of March 4, you stated that the election of student senator for dormitory 8 was illegal. That statement was not true. You also stated in the same editorial that underclassmen were told for whom to vote; that is a lie. I challenge you to prove your statements or print a re traction. I can prove my statements. John D. Carter ’52 A Signal Corps. (Editor’s Note—In a Telephone conversation with Mr. Carter, members of the staff got the following state ment ... “I called a meeting of my company and told them if they were not set on him (the sophomore) I 1 wished they would vote for Bill . . . ”) May Soon Be Controlled Treatment Found For Blood Disease -Aggie on Tour Germany Has the Key Editors Note: This is the third in a series of articles on European conditions written by Mr. Davis. The writer was the winner of the European Travel Awai'd last yeai 1 . By DAN DAVIS What European nation holds the key to the future of the Continent? Fx-ance and Italy seem to lack the will to make a determined de fense of the continent arid indus trial x’ecovery has lagged behind what might be expected of these two countries. Spain remairis a question mark because of its dictatorial form of government and the backwardness of its economy after a decade of totalitarian rule. The Benelux countries, though very progressive, lack the size and pi'estige to assume leadei'ship on the continent. Movietime ‘Room for One More’, Year’s Heartwarming Movie Treat By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Staff Writer “Room For One More” star ring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake—Warner Brothers—Pal- lace Theatre. Since they initiated talking pic- tux-es over 20 years ago, the War ner Brothers have produced many movies which have been a credit to the American motion picture in dustry. “Room for One More” can proudly take its place with these films. One of the most delightful com edies to come out of Hollywood in a long time, “Room for One Moi’e” is Ihe stox-y of a young mother (Betsy Drake) who, not content with three children of her own, can’t resist adopting and raising orphans. NEVER FAILING in picking the woi’st bi'at in the orphanage, she also takes in every stray cat, dog - , or x'abbit that, finds its way to her house. This is all vex-y upset ting to her loyal spouse (Cary Grant) who has trouble support ing his own family much less the unwanted juvenile delinquents and lost animals who are turning his house into a madhouse. The situations that arise from this misguided mother instinct provide the movie with one laugh after another. Although overflow ing with refreshing wit and humor, “Room for One More” occasion ally manages to slip in a few heart wringers, leaving the au dience sometimes wondering if they will be laughing or crying during the next scene. Besides being excellent enter tainment, the movie shows a deep understanding of the pi’oblems of adoption and raising of orphan childrexx. THE PROGRESSIVE treatment given by Warmer Brothers to this subject proves Hollywood is in terested in helping a class of peo ple other than the gangsters which it has many times depicted as ac- Backward Glances Memories of Past Years From the Files of The Battalion 20 Years Ago Today Cincinnati, March 5—OP)—A new British drug is helping some peo ple with one form of chronic leu kemia, the blood cancer. It came from a 20-year search into the cauce of cancer, and that hunt promises far better cancer- killers to come. The dnxg and research were de- serdbed today to the Second Na tional Cancer Conference by Dr. Alexander Haddow, director of the Chester Beatty Research Institute, Royal Cancer Hospital in London. Named for Chemist The drug is GT-41, a code name in honor of George Timmis, the chemist who “created it. It is a butane chemical in a new family of anti-leukemia drugs. In early tests in Britain and the United States, GT-41 brought tem- poi’ary remissions or improvements in 25 to 50 per cent of cases of Myelogenous chronic leukemia, Dr. Haddow said. One patient has stayed improved for a year. The drug does not affect any other forms of leukemia, including any of the acute or rapidly-pic- gressing leukemias which usually affect children. No Bad Effects GT-41 can be taken by mouth and has no serious bad effects. Dr. Haddow termed results to date “as good as with any” other drugs used for leukemia. The work of Dr. HaddoW and associates earlier led to ux'ethane and nitrogen mustards in tablet form for use against leukemia. All were based upon clues turned up in their main research — of learning just how a normal, heal thy cell grows, and exactly what happens to - turn the healthy cell into a cancer cell. By learning that mechanism, sci ence then can build more effective drugs that could prevent the concer progress. Plans for changing the college entrance so that it would face east on the new Houston-Dallas highway were only some of the major construction ideas to be put in operation immediately. The con struction work included the build ing of an Administration Building. The distinguished student list named 184 students who were eli gible for the honor. Of this num ber 87 were registered in the School of - Engineering. Qualifica tions for DS were that the student make a total of 54 grade points per year and not fail any course. 10 Years Ago Today hectic games played on the De- Ware Field House court during the conference campaign. SMU fell to the Cadets in a five minute over time period 59-58. With the close of the basketball season sports fans at A&M turned their thoughts to the Aggie swim ming team which was rapidly be ing established as one of the fav orites for the 1947 conference crown. The swimmers downed TU 54-39 for win number seven. 1 Year Ago Today Three foreign countries, Nor way, Denmark and Italy were scheduled to have military repre sentatives at A&M’s Military Ball and Parade. The Military Day tually a loveable but misunderstood group of individuals. Cary Grant is excellent as the confused, unhappy husband. He em ploys his usual abundance of shocked expressions and sarcastic wit to perfection thus making his role comical yet sympathetic. A master in subtly putting over a risque joke or situation, Grant uses this talent to its best advan tage when he is called upon to ex plain the facts of life to one of the kids. FOR ONCE Betsy Drake em ploys her monotone voice in a way tha doesn’t suggest a sleepwalker coming out of a trance. She finally manages to put enough expression in her speech to create a lovable and human role. The story’s only fault is that it does . not know when to stop. During the final portions of the movie, the plot becomes overdi'awn and misses several scenes that would have xnade a more appro priate ending j than > the one with which it finally concludes. Although lengthy, this fault is so minor it xxever detracts from the charm of the story which makes “Room for One More” one of the highlights of this year’s screen entertainment. Scholastic Society To Choose Duchess Phi Eta Sigma, the scholastic honor society, will choose a duch ess for the Cotton Pageant, An drew Gary, chapter vice president, announced today. Members wanting to enter their girls’ picture should see Gary in room 208 of dorm 6 before March 12. THE KEY to the continent of Europe lies largely in Germany, our former enemy. In that bomb shattered country real stirrings of productive effort are becoming moi’e and moi’e apparent. Americans traveling on the con tinent often find a great many points of similarity between the German people and those of the United States. The Germans, as a whole, are energetic, thrifty, and inventive. New factories are replacing those destroyed by bombs and i’ep- arations. A great many of these plants are financed with Ameri can funds, but a great many more are being built by the West Ger man government. Production is rising rapidly and has already surpassed prewar lev els. New homes and highways are also being constructed in their re building program. ALTHOUGH MUCH reconstruc tion remains uncompleted, one fact is becoming more apparent. Ger many, once again, is going to be- cohxe the most poweidul nation in Europe, at least ori this side of the “Ii’on Curtain.” The question is, “What role will Germany choose to play?” At the present time Germany seems to be playing the East against the West in order to fur ther German interests. While put ting hereself in the Western camps, the Germans have made it clear that they expect sovereignty as a condition of rearmament. VA Benefits Listed By Waco Manager Some points of interest to the 696 beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration of the campus were announced by Dr. George T. McMahan, manager of the Veterans Admin istration Center at Waco. He said that payments to vete rans for benefits administered by the VA and dividends which vete rans have r'ebeived on their GI in surance policies are exempt from taxation, and need not be reported. Other tax-exempt VA payments are subsistence allowances for vet erans training in schools, on farms and on-the-job under the GI Bill and Public Law 16 (for the dis abled). Included are payments by VA to be applied to veteran’s GI loans. Under the GI Bill, VA pays the lender an amount equivalent to four percent of the guaranteed por tion of the loan, which is credited to the veteran’s account, Dr. Mc Mahon explained. Since German rearmament is seemingly essential to European security against Russian attack, these conditions are gradually be ing met. The re-education of Germany, which was launched with such fanfai’e after the last war, has largely been a failure. It was not pursued with enough vigor, pux^ pose, or for a long enough pei'iod of time. A THUS WE find that a country,, which twice during the past/ 30 years has threatened world peace, is now once more on the ascenden cy- But some factors tend to indi-’ cate that the modern Germany will xrot embai’k upon a plan of con quest again. For the first time a real effort has been made toward European unity. Perhaps, instead of for power between France, ^Hmiany, and Italy, Europeans may work to gether for the benefit of Europe. The Schuman Plan, pooling the iroxr and coal resources of the major powers on the continent, will make it increasingly diffi cult for any of these countries tjl go their separate ways. AND THE European Army that has now been approved in princi ple will make it virtually impost sible for one country to turn against the other. If the countries of Europe can subordinate their fear of Germany to their desires for a strong, pros perous Europe, a workable system under which Europe can operate may evolve. That is, it may if Germany lives up to the trust that is being placed upon her. American foreign policy is based upon the assumption that she will. That is, admittedly, a gamble ill which the stakes are high. But ii a unified Europe is ci'eated which remains faithful to the West, tht balance of power wall be permair ently shifted against the East. German political action will bi^ the key. BICYCLES New & Used WE CARRY PARTS for All Makes Bicycles We Repair Bicycles Key Duplicates Made on most types of keys Student Co-op Store Next to College Station PHONE 4-4114 State Batik Miss Lena Marie Adams, soph- -n, ' •, , „ . o , i mo^-nr , x Programs were planned lor March r>/MV» t vrwvx 'I Xl VA/ xxracs /-» n rv c- n f The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradition* "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published by students five times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms. The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods. Sub scription rates §6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Ser vices Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco. omoi’e from TSCW, was chosen to represent the college at the 30th Annual Roundup in Austin March 27-29. The TSCW 'Coed was a Bryan resident. An announcement that the col lege was to ti’ain 400 Royal Air Force pilots had not been confirm ed. The director of the Canadian Aviation Bureau said in Dallas that the plan had been appi-oved, but college and RAF officials denied that approval had been re ceived for the training. Years Ago Today. The YMCA began taking stu dent contributions for the World Student Service Fund. M. L. Cash- ion, Y secretary, explained that the coming year would mark the crisis because funds contributed were to be used to meet the needs of 400,000 students. The Aggie cagei’s closed their 1947 season in one of the most 10. Six A&M students escaped ser ious injury when their car, a 1948 Pontiac convertible overturned in the early morning hours at the traffic circle north of Bryan. The commandant’s office releas ed a new promotion list which in cluded advancement in rank for 350 members of the corps. WELCOME To the NEW . . . ZARATE RESTAURANT Mexican Dishes Our Specialty We also serve . . . Shi’imp, Steaks, Fried Chicken Mr. and Mi’s. Lupe Esquivel, Owners and Operators (Formerly the Flamingo Lounge) College Station SURVEYS PROVE MARINES PREFER KIWI 38k) Covers Scuff Marks! • Gives Shoes Richer Color! BC1WB Shoe Polish (Kee-Wee) Ask any Serviceman SLACK • TAN . SSOWN • SLUE • DARK TAN • MIO-TAN OK91000 • MAHOGANY . CORDOVAN • NEUTRAL News contributions may be made by telephone or at the editorial offiae, • rooms 201 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. 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