Page Four NEARLY THREE MONTHS ago, when Japan first started her unde- clared war on China, Japanese army commanders had not anticipated much resistance. However, they soon found that an invasion of organized China was not the for: party they had ex- pected it to be. IN THE FACE of tremendous handicaps, China has put up such a determined resistance that the Jap— anese Military Heads have become both alarmed and enraged. A great part of this successful resistance has been due to the fact that the Chinese have had sense enough to withdraw in orderly fashion whenever a crush- infl blow seemed imminent. By the simple but effective procedure of re- treating and sniping, Chinese soldiers have repeatedly inflicted tremendous losses upon the Japanese advance columns. Because of this Chinese morale is now much higher and the Japanese myth of invincibility has been destroyed. ALTHOUGH POPULAR opinion in the United States, as well as in England, is against entering into a war with Japan, an amazingly large number of people in both countries believe that we should chastise the Japanese now, before they become too ambitious. JAPANESE ASIATIC POLICY, within the last few months has he- come so atrociously inhuman that rising indignation has just about reached a feverish pitch. Conse- quently Japan as a nation has become more and more unpopular until now it is commonplace to hear people ex, press the opinion that every “.lap” in sight ought to be wiped out. THESE PEOPLE have, however, overlooked one major point. Nation- al policies of any country are not made either directly or indirectly by the masses. The Japanese Asiatic Policy is no exception. Japanese mil- itary leaders, and not the people, are responsible for the present uituation. Therefore while we may rightfully hate Japanese national policy we have no right to hate the Japanese in gen- eral. ’ A NOTED commentator recently remarked that “The average Japanese *has been told so frequently that his army is carrying the light of chilly» tion and peace to China that be ac— cepts the statement without question. He is convinced that Japanese arms are unconquerable and believes that victory in some vague way will mean prosperity for Japan.” THE MILITARY propaganda ma- chine is so powerful that none of the defeats or setbacks which the Chinese administered repeatedly to the Jap- anese, at the outset of the melee, were ever known in Japan. The average Japanese believes Japan’s armies are :Idvancin'z' with little resistance—we know that they are paying dearly for every foot of advancement that is being made. How long Japan can afford to keep this conflict going is a matter of speculation Japan’s National Debt is steadily mounting and national bankrupcy may soon be in sight. With future exports probably much lower (raw materials will be needed at home for other purposes) and a ris- ing national debt, inflation is bound to occur A— and this means higher prices. China. on the other hand, has no such problem. Although China will need great assistance from abroad, its economic problems are not so great lt must. he remembered that about 80 per cent of China's popula— lion is directly dependent upon agri- culture. Since there are no transportation facilities to speak of. provinces have learned to become self Sufficient. This will probably be a major factor in deciding: who will win the struggle. The ('(l'fllfl‘Le’lll/(llOTS of this columnl will again utteinpf to oil on 1'}ch SIDELINES and interpret in theirv humble way the bulls and strikes of, the World’s ball game. Again we in» ll‘lfe the Armour student body to wait-c flmir opinions mid‘ ink-c (m ac- fiim inlrrcst in the oldest and yct most myslorious engineering subject: Human cnginerriwg. A]. N. Schriebcr. A. M. Zurcm. Psycholow (Continued from page one) or the trial-and-error methods em— ployed by a monkey in securing a de~ sirable banana which is just out of his reach. “It is to be assumed without ques- tion that success presupposes a good degree of factual knowledge. No matter how comforting and confi— dence-inspiring may be a doctor’s personality, if he has not a good knowledge of the principles of medi- cal diagnosis and treatment, he will kill off an undue number of his pa~ tienis. And if an engineer does not have accurate knowledge of the laws involved, no matter how charmingP he may be, he may build a building; or a machine or a hridn’c or a scaf- folding which may cost the lives of many of his fellow men. But how many examples we have all seen of the highly trained, intellectual man whose fine knowledge is of little use to the world because he either does not know how to ~impart his learning: to others, or his qualities of arro- gance, diffidence, domineering: argu- mentativeness or other offensive- ncss estrange him from his eon: frores." Another slant on how the otrongcr sex feels about the weaker one is get tea from the U. of Oklahoma. Sor- ority pledges are listed on a chart with numerous blanks [allowing their names, allowing young men to place orders for their preference. “Darling blonds with trusting blue eyes” lead the parade, with “sophis- ticated brunettes that show Spanish influence" following; demands for in- telligence do not exist. ARMOUR TECH NEWS Night School Registrations To Top Last Year’s Mark Over 1000 students have been en- rolled in the special college credit and post—graduate evening division courses during the past. week. Ac- cording to the registration trend of previous years, final figures should bring the total to 1400 or some 200 more students than last year. The increase is due partly to the up-to—dale program and variety of courses ufl‘ere. A total of seventy-six different subjects will be given. En- gineering; drawing has an enrollment of 178, college algebra, 163; general chemistry, 52; English, 102; and ma- chine tool work, a class given on Sat— urday afternoon, 160. Evening class- es will also be held Wednesday ove- nings this year. Professor to Use Radium to Produce Stingless Bees Alfred, N. Y.—-(ACP)~By shoot- ing radium—rays through queen bees, Dr. Lloyd R. Watson, of Alfred Uni- versity, hopes to produce a stingless variety. “If this summer’s experi- ments should lead to the secret of a new kind of bee, a kind that will have only harmless stingers or lock them entirely, the United States can become a country of stingless bees by 1940," he said. In the trial and error experiments, Dr. Watson will expose fertile queen bees to radium in hopes that their offspring may develop stinger pecu— liarities. “We see no reason why it can’t be done,” said the Alfred professor. “We may have to try as many as 10,000 times." Copyright 1937. 14on 8: Myrtle Tomcco Co. Some parents might think that their sons aren’t learning much in college if they could have seen the seniors poking around Chicago’s race~ tracks. It’s all a very necessary thing however, for the fellows have to know what makes the turnstiles go ’round so that they will stay on the right track when they begin their projiets. We me now hoping that someday we will have to design a penny-pitching field because then we could apply our ample experience to good advantage. The sophs are working on a novel system. Each student wrote his own program and now he has to design his building according to the require» ments that he set for himself. This method makes everything easier for everyone but the jury; and who wor— rios about how hard the jury works? Modeling class started off with a bang -—— the bang being caused by lumps of mud aplatting against much besplntlccl doors. The most worthy [hing accomplished (besides the nec- essary work) was a nice lump on: Jake’s head caused by his lack of agility. Some people do any queer things, and Cunningham, with a gleam in his eye, whispered that are things limit are painted on the wall behind the bur. We’ve heard differ— ently, but mud on your projet— Anr GUM. morals here's l Tuesday, September 28, l937 Freshmen Will Find Worm Friend‘s, Worthwhile gimme, infipper Classes By ME. ’Tic September ago/in, the time of the year when it is our happy duty to wclomnc all the new suicides—cw frosh. However, as most of you owe a. bit, shall we only, awed in this strange studious atmosphere, we will not merely take you. into our midst with a casual “Welcome, fellow scholar" —bul we will instead who you into our hearts and tell you all about Dear Old Armour and hor glorious tradi- tions, which we endeavor to maintain. lo the best of our abilities. Now bear with its, door new school— mates, either you. sweet little follows wear a green cap or you’re empty little skulls will be bashed against yon cement curbstonc. Either you. clte'mbs adorn, your cm‘ly domes with a. green pol or sufl'cr tho indignity of an embarrassing im- promptu. modeling of the lalesb—«im yonls' underclolhing. Either you wear a, green, cop and wear the third piece to your coal and? west, or you don‘t wear a, gram: cap and get rllewmdtism in the lemon and . . well, wear a green nay—it’s crwior far all con— corned. Secondly, if any of you squirts are found riding the elevator your grubby little bodies will be introduced to a healthy scrubbing in the Rainbow Room on the 5th floor of Main. This doddering‘ mechanism is solely for the convenience of the seniors who have consented to tolerate the faculty and the juniors. So you see, we at Armour are one big happy family. little strangers. Thirdly, you will have much free» . . .becauee they're made of Milli) MFR“: whaccoo ldom here at the Institute. You will be free to arrive here at any time before 8:30 and leave at any time ‘afler 5:00 that you may wish to. Your lunch period may be devoted to eating. You will not have to spend much time doing homework. Merely one evening each day. Since your time is precious you will find it to your advantage to go home imme- diately upon leaving. From time to time you will be forced to ultend ath- chie meetings and dry pop—talks ad- vocating your attendance at various athletic events. What did school spirit ever do for you? Time is pre- cious and meant for studyl Your sole recreation must be in the pun suit of knowledge—wand that alone! Fourthly, and finally, you must put in the time prescribed in the school catalogue which can be purchased from ME in my office up in the New: rooms for the sum of fifteen cents, You will be allowed to do your home-- work on any sheet of unused paper with any standard lead pencil or with pen and ink. You will not be per- mitted to cheat as you have done at high school. For the standard hand~ book in “Rules and Regulations for the Gentleman Cribber," sec ME in my office or borrow a copy from one of the senior“ I f at any time in the future you find the sledding rough, the going hard, conditions adverse and the fu- ture dark, come to ME with. your problems and we will console and ad,- visc you as we have done for the sire alarms of Freshman in the past eight , yam-3.