Show STUDENT LIFE LOGAN UTAH JANUARY 7 1943 PAGE TWO Can We Govern Ourselves? bounced The iivsi’i problem of student right buck into the lap of the s'udentbody this week as winter quarter opened the occasion being faculty and student sentiment against recurring shady jokes and gags in assembly programs Fail quarter offerings almost to the assembly were admittedly the shadiest of the shady even if student reaction is considered alone to say nothing of facutly opinion So drastic is the reaction that there has even been talk of rutting the weekly programs entirely oft-di- Former Utah Staters Receive Library Stores Commissions In Armed Forces Prized Group Of Old Books Six former Aggie students have received commissions in the armed forces and four Utah Staters for officer have just enlisted training in the Marine Crops according to reports received from public relations officials of the In some easts it is those very students who decry “rigid faculty various branches of the service dirt and control” that have been direitly responsible for the filth Grant Former Buzzer editor M C’s and unpraeticed Bethers recently received his comthat has been dished out by — pei formers No one assembly need be picked on all have fallen far mission as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps and is now staIm'Iow' what should tie th® standard of college student morals tioned at Lexington Kentucky It seems good straight student talent abounts to the extent of at Another Aggie yearbook editor seems also week that It least one student body asembly per college Karl T Homer class of '42 has students of all people should be able to develop original comdy been commissioned a lieutenant in the Marine Corps following an indicative of the high tastes and abilities they claim intensive training course which to revert humor to Instead they have chosen cheap vulger at Quantico Virginia represents nothing but the low society of construction camps and the loung Receives like The movies and radio operate successfully without resorting to Selwyn L Young received his such an extremity wings and a commission as an It is entirely wrong to blame the assemblies chairman for the ensign in the U S Naval Reserve Center at condition Ail programs have been auditioned and censored — that is at the Air Training Christi Texas last week if they were that near readv by the Wednesday night preceding Corpus Ensign Young volunteered for presentation time AnWrif— icry case program chairmen and M C’s “flight training last March after have promised to hold out the censored material and have then completing primary and secondary returned it to the script before the performance Civilian Pilot Training here As a This crying lack of honor is as lamentable as student taste in former student at Utah State he was a member of the varsity presenting such trash Faculty advisors can be and often are a bit basketball squad feel we actions d but in student side straight-laceon the censoring Two Aggies have recently graduthat this is certainly one cause where they are right ated from the Medical Replacement “If the culture of tne average college student dictates no higher Training Center Officer Candidate thinking than that displayed on recent assemblies why continue the school at Camp Barkley Texas They are Lieutenant Daniel A assemblies or college?” Leishman and Lieutenant William —UP D Fronk Fronk was a Weber transfer and graduated from Utah State last spring Marines Commission James William Maxwell class of Throughout the United States today there are various prominent '39 also received his commission figures as well as average citizens who constantly criticize the in the U S Marine Corps after civilian and military leaders for not sending moie supplies to their completing training at Quantit-pet battlefront These individuals apparently believe that the enemies Virginia Marine Corps headquarters also of the United States can be picked of fone by one and in upholding that four Utah State men report of underestimate the the enemy contentions ability their grossly enlisted for officer this week who would not be receiving immediate attention training in the Marines They are Various prejudices and political beliefs are at the root of these Jack Junior Dalton Paul Edward contentions Many believe that the United States has no stake in Soulier Arthur Dale Jackson and Fran com Europe compared to the Pacific and that this country is giving Farrel Jay They enlisted for admission into men and su plies to merely maintain the supremacy of the British the Marine Corps candidates strategists class for commission Empire and all that imperialism represents These would-b- e and will conthick that Russia and England can handle Germany without aid tinue their studies until called to concerned is this States that and United vitally country from the duty only in the Pacific J ig'fA Apparently many Americans have not yet become convinced that is a global war and that ail battlefronts must te supplied with men and equipment To do otherwise would be suicidal since all enemies in this war are extremely wen prepared and have spent ' years in planning their strategy s have clearly shown the ability of United States anu Ui uinh unitary leaders to wage total war Since experts are planning the strategy and future conduct of war we suggest that as tar as trtegy is concerned that we do or die without reasoning too greatly why l’uhiie clamor from people from which vital war information must be withheld" can do Httle to promote the prosecution of the war and may impair the successful completion of the war —Evan Iverson Rertnt event® STUDENT LIFE 1943 1942 Member Fbsoaoied Colle&ide Press News Campus Rooms Campus 110 Commons Building p m Wednesday telephone 50 75 — after 7 Telephone Published weeklv by the associated students of the tJtah State Arlenl-tur- al College Printed by Clark ft Earl Printing company Entered a see ond class mail matter September 1904 at Logan Utah under 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program” "evidence of this is the faict that we now have four women on our staff as assistant instructors who are working towards an instructorship rating” he added lege All of these women are in the Girls should not pay too much aircraft division Professor Jeppsen attention to advice to be a good explained Two are instructing in listener it was disclosed The men radical engines — engines used in defined a good conversationalist attack and other light bombers — a as one between a constant chat- third is instructing in allison terer and an unadulterated listen- engines with which the 's snobbishness Only seven votes each were given to beauty a sense of humor and intelligence five favored good figures and five a “reasonable amount of reserve” four ruled out smoking and two vetoed wearing glasses Three voted for blondes and two for red heads - TO WIN) By investing WAR STAMPS and other fast P-4- pur- suit ships are equipped and the last teaches in aircraft instruments In summarizing the activities or the division Professor Jeppsen points out that the instruction office snd maintenance staff now numbers 94 “A good many of our graduates to enlist -j in their V- -l program These applicants may be either college students or high school seniors who are “accepted for admission to an accredited colfor the next succeeding lege term" First of the ’teen-ag- e draftees are being called up this week in order of their birth dates the oldest being called first Marine Corps Releases Details Behind Hiner’s Navy Award take this Gee what a line! It’s as long as Rommel’s African line of retreat Say don’t crowd! Who do those guys think they are edging in? I've been standing here so long the nails in my shoes have rusted to Ha! A desk I’m on the floor my way to success What? I forgot to get that class sectioned? I have to start over? Aw nuts I'll do It tomorrow Lines are long classes full the sectioning committee has adjourned Where does that prof hang out? Say Bud is this Dr Zee’s The mast of sir THOMAS UPTON S’ SHAMROCK Sister Eileen” is- - of -- ancient reputation and contains all types people To the village come the rich young debutantes from New York'a 500 looking for fame and fortune on the stage Writers artists musicians all come there In “My Sister Eileen” tW spirit of Greenwich Villlage was demonstrated in such vividly sequences as the one when the' fruit peddler stopped to criticize the landlord's surrealistic painting The peddler showed that he too had a knowledge of art probabljt gleaned from his years’ association with the screwballs of the village characters Interesting ' DR WALTER C JONES OF THE BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN FACULTY ISA MEMBER OF NINE GREEK-LETI- tR FRATERNITIES that there’s only two days left to 5400 WILL BUY ONE BARRAGE BALLOON BUY A BOND TODAY- - were those of “The Wreck” beefy player enacted by Gordon Jones and the chiseling Greeli landlord done by George Tobiax foot-ba- action would not tell his story in detail it remained for his commanding officer Captain John W Greaves lo describe the courageousness of the former Utah State forestry student Captain Greaves has unending praise' for his junior officer in released today special dispatch from the Philadelphia navy yard where the battered but victorious Boise is undergoing repairs heroic rival Paul Bunyan and Robin Hood The little gremlins are the best piece of alibi floating around to- - ' day When we get back our grades and they don’t look so good we cun blame the gremlins which arc synonymous with “feelings of thd times” I can blame the gremlins for my inability to get to school at eight o’olock The football team can say gremlins caused its de“ feats We have a few gremlins around Utah State too They constantly of get in the way of students faculty Misfortunes may abound but the gremlins may also be the chief cause of them This exclusive story reached Student Life last week from the Public Relations Section of the Marine Corps Western Recruiting Station in San Francisco It is the Comic Strip Review f most complete account that has Well what do you know Atlas been released to the press of Lt Maiden-Swoon was Baron MonHiner’s action aboard the cruiser soon and Daddy Warbucks isn’t Boise ' dead too bad And Joe Palooka still punctuates his sentences with “Lieutenant Hiner was in direct plugs for war bonds command of an Important station Baron Monsoon does have s ’ manned by Marines This station nasty brother strangely reminissuffered a hit as well as being cent of the nasty Piune-Fac- e What endangered by an explosion De- rats Poor old Smilin’ Jack is spite this Lieutenant Hiner stayed having one nightmare of a time at his station even after he had these days Too bad they don’t transferred his men in an orderly turn Pretty-Pus- s the Persuader a manner to stations where they loose on Annie Tipple Skippy could assist in fire fighting Pry It would rate the car“He later joined his men in toonist who dreams up “Smilin their tireless efforts to effect Jack” the Victoria Cross or somerescue For these services he was thing awarded the Navy Cross and we are all certainly proud of him” Show Plug Here in a short space wt Captain Greaves related Telling of the action Captain present a bit of free advertising It’s for a show named “Once Upon Greaves said: a Honeymoon” a good combinaCaptain In Huddle “All of us were tense as the tion of action romance and drama range closed and we waited for In which Gary Grant and Ginger the order to commence firing The Rogers run wild all over Europe Captain (E J “Mike” Moran) was You see Ginger has a mean husin a huddle with the other officers band who’s a rich baron and who “Then there was a blinding precedes every major invasion flare of cur guns and the fiames Adoif perpetrates And Gary shot up into our faces The shells doesn't like him very much So were like a cluster of red pin Anyway it’s worth seeing points as they went toward the Math and Stuff target to strike and explode in a While checking registration geyser of flame leaving only a books Monday- I noticed a preball of smoke where the ship had vailing number of students signing been up for the tough classes given in the departments of mathematics Salvo Stalled Cruiser ’I remember the target— a large physics etc which also means cruiser It seemed almost to dis- fall in loots of guys' averages integrate as our salvo stalled it However this seems to be a good I remember vividly that she broke in two with her stern high in the idea Even a few women students air as she plunged downward with broke down and indicated a desire to struggle through math 35 her screws turning 'From then on things moved How About Reserves? rapidly as we shifted from one Just heard that in the last few target to another Then came the enemy salvos first short and then days Professor Welti has received over us We received several hits" numerous telegrams from the each one rescinding Wins Navy Cross government Lieutenant Hiner who won the the information given previous Navy Cross in a naval action communications in regard to col ( which dealt the Japs one of the lege mens’ status with the remost punishing blows of the pre- serve programs It seems that In times as unsent war was graduated from the school of Forestry of Utah State certain as today the least the He was a range examiner in south- government could do would be to issue some definite Information in ern Utah before the war e status of The officer is the regard to the son of Q Lyle Hiner of Pocatello the American youth One definite Idaho and joined the Marines in outlined program would be much better than a lot of Information April 1941 which serves only to disturb alarm Arrangements for making a ser- aud make uncertain the boys of vicemen’s plaque for Idaho Falls this country and-Len- -- - T war-tim- high school are now complete The plaque will be made so that additional names may be added as they are made known Students by taking the names rank and address of alumni servicemen to the office For a Cab 4 PHONE HITLER UNIVERSITY Jhj f H IS NOM USED ASA FLAGPOLE ON THE NEW YOPK HFICHTS CAMPUS “My ' A Utah State Agricultural college alumnus Marine Corps Lieutenant Harold L Iliner today holds the navy This Gremlin Yarn cross but behind the coveted award is a thrilling tale of When the RAF pilots dug up heroism he demonstrated that night of October 11 off the the gremlin story to alibi their Solomons when the American cruiser Boise sank six Jajf misfortunes they added to the Although Lieutenant Hiner pro- - world another piece of folklore t9 warships moted to first lieutenant for his Aggie Concludes Well Begun Isn’t Always Half Done Training Program (Continued From Page One) dent Edmund E Day Cornell university This committee first met in Washington on December 31 “Because of the complexity of the program for utilizing colleges and universities for maximum effectiveness" Mr McNutt said “several meetings will be necessary before final recommendations will take shape” ‘ VOpen to 17- ear-olMeanwhile the navy continues During the breathing spell afforded “Boise” crew members at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Marine Corps First Lieutenant Harold Hiner and his superior Cajllain Graves looked over the painted effigies of the six Jap warships sunk by the Boise in a single action Lieutenant liiner was awarded the Navy Cross for his ‘ action during the battle their names as the "spectators' That’s just what they were too In those days of no newspapers these two men wrote daily essays and comments on events which were distributed at all the public houses and coffee shops The Spectators’ essays covered everything from po“You can't even depend on a litical events in the latest news in dog these days” marines demusic cided when they returned to Another 18th century book to their barracks the other night which Mr Davies points with pride and found Myrtle their friendly is ‘The Rambler" by Dr Johnson little white mascot dog gone This edition was obtained last year Up until this time it was from booksellers In England Myrtle’s usual habit to receive Of later date but interesting to the fellows personally at the Mormons' is a special version of entrance to their barracks She the “Book of Mormon" written in also made a habit of hopping inan original alphabet Along about to any taxi full of servicemen 1869 the Mormons developed an and accompanying them on an of own their made up of evenings recreation alphabet returning strange and original characters and with the last cab She made printed their own books in this lanher home at the barracks where guage The idea didn’t “take” howshq received food and flattering ever and the new alphabet was attention abandoned The only remaining Howevef the marine’s faith in traces of such an alphabet are the dogs was renewed when they few original printed books such as discovered that a local dog catthe one our library has cher had forced Myrtle to change British Officer Goes West her residence from the marine Another book of interest' is “Life barracks to the local dog pound in the Far West” published In 1849 It seemed she lacked the usual in Edinburgh Scotland It's a adornment of a dog license about story by George Frederick Ruxton ' her neck of his wanderings and experiences The marines promptly took up with trappers and Indians In the a collection to buy Myrtle’s liWest we know as Utah Idaho Wyocense which was the only thing ming and Colorado Ruxton was necessary to make her legal masan officer in the British army who cot of the marines and official found life in Europe so dull for resident of the barracks him that he came over to America An old book with a catchy title is the 1890 hints on “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies” by James McNeil Whistler This edition was issued with a note in the front in which Mr Whistler said “This book is dedicated to my enemies with the hope that each one of School starts today and I’m gothem will buy a copy and if they — ma'ybc do the book will be an outstanding ing to register on time Let’s see starts at ten ' Swell but success it’s eleven now and I’m still sitting are now holding supervisory posi- waiting to get my book Gee I tions at Hill Field others from have it Wonder what I got last the radio department are stationed quarter? Oh no not that bad! in Alaska and in Hawaii and Wow! Was I robbed That promany others are holding welding fessor he knows I tried I sheet metal and machinist posi- even went to class Guess'l should tions in ship yards and airplane have dropped math oh well! factories up and down both coast Gee this library looks lik the lines” he declared “Still more draft board did the day I registerare instructing in this and other ed Where the heck’s that prof? war production schools’ Hi gang! Hello girls did you hear the new one about Well it’s only three o’clock now Where’s that prof? Oh there he is stuffed in a corner Boy I’d like to see him in a corner stuffed Hello Professor Glad to see you again! Caught in the draft? Not me I’m allergic to chills No not this quarter I hope My schedule? Oh yes my schedule Well frankly I’m way behind schedule Now let’s see maybe I should Plans Commission lunatics Campus Camera Co-e- d applicants rated height as a virtue with 26 of the 64 specifying it Ten objected to conceit three to drinking one to cigars and one to glasses — A CP -l (BUND TO AMERICA’S WILL 1 r A recent Of 79 male applicants 21 rated conversational ability as essential 17 demanded good dancers 17 requested brunet dates 16 voted for slenderness 14 asked for a talkative date 13 said the date should not be too quiet 12 objected to too much makeup and 10 condemned By Calder Pickett—— Greenwich Village One of New York’s most amaz ing and fascinating sections a place which can certainly riva Brooklyn or the Bronx is the home of the city's wouid-b- e “artists'' Well portrayed in that epic of — -- — Lt Karl T Homer Didel Artists Meet On Famous Street brown-staine- Brunet Beauties To Blonde Cuties er llidel Boise Scoreboard musty-smelli- 's rate $100 per Views spit Collegians Prefer nets two to one” It seems the old adage “Gentlemen prefer blondes” is now a thing of the past The entire hair rinse industry has been revolutionized The sale of black dyes like the income tax while bottles of peroxide have been tossed into the ash can (Too bad blondie!) The following article from the Associated Collegiate' Press gives further proof that brunets have finally come into their own Brunets who dance well and are are the good conversationalists ideal date according to applications received by the Independent Women’s association dating bureau at Pennsylvania State col- Hiner In these days of marching armies and shnekiflg bombs the average college student hasn't much time to think about books as anything but texts for classes or as something that must be purchased and sold with each quarter But there are Milton’s other kinds of books kind containing "the precious life blood of a master embalmed and treasured upon purpose to life beyond life” Deep down under the main reading room of the library is a huge vault full of old d volumes The very oldest book is a “Breeches” Bible one year after printed in 1589 the defeat of the Spanish Armada It's a big heavy volume of rich English printing bound with calfskin which in those days was the fashionable mode for binding books Another calfskin bound set of books printed in 1793 in the library contains Dr Johnson's “Life of Addison” (Dr Johnson was the literary dictator of the 18th century) The binding on this set of books is known as “tree calf binding called that because the calf- - Citizens Sponsor Pet Battle fronts th-- 1 drop classes Well come on fellows let's go have a coke at the Bird We can go to classes any time 24 Hour Service |