THE AMERICAN LEGION 1943 YOUR battles, too! SERVICE men wear these decorations of honor and campaign ribbons proudly. Some of them you of the Legion remem- ber from other days . some of them are new. Even today they stand for your battles, too . battles that you are still helping to win, though the front line fighting is bemg done by another generation. The pint of blood you donated may have saved a boy's life in Sicily. That rub- ber you saved may have fought in Italy or at New Georgia. The gasoline you didn't use may be helping our armies drive on to Berlin. Today it is more important than ever to buy that extra war bond ... a few more war stamps. To conserve all the food, and rubber, and gasoline we can. We men and women of The Texas Company are helping to win battles, too, by producing millions of gallons of 100- octane gasoline . toluene for explosives . high quality lubricating oils for our fighting forces. The proven valor of our fighting men de- serves the best that we at home can give. THE TEXAS COMPANY TEXACO FIRE-CHIEF AND SKY CHIEF GASOLINES HAVOLINE AND TEXACO MOTOR OILS Full Color Reprints oj this illustration by Douglu>s Crockwell will be sent free on request. <<HI'YA SKIPPER?" "It's great to have you aboard. plan and live your own life in your own is why for the past 21/2 years Republic's way—the American way. production of steel for each month has "I'm taking a good look at you now exceeded that of the corresponding month "I want you to be free to climb as high because I may not have another chance in the previous year.* in life as your own ability will take you for a long while, —free to believe, think and talk as your But, despite military successes and all "I'm shoving off soon, son, but before I conscience dictates—free to live without production records, this war is far from hatred go I want to tell you how I feel about you. fear, without and without war. won. Every American has a bigger-than- ever job to do. Buy more War Bonds "I didn't fully understand what this war "Or else—I'd rather not come back at all!" and Stamps. Donate more blood. Collect was all about until you got here. Now I more scrap. Work harder at the job- really know what I'm fighting for, Helping support our armed forces are whatever it may be. "All I ever want you to know about dicta- nearly 70,000 men and women in Free American business, labor and agri- tors and concentration camps and race Republic Steel's Army of Production. culture, working together, are helping hatreds and slave nations and all the rest They, too, know what America is fighting to speed the day when our boys will come of the mess we're trying to clean up today, for. They, too, are determined to insure home victorious. And when that great day is what you'll read in your history books for their sons and daughters the same comes, we shall owe them more than when you're old enough to go to school, rights and freedoms and opportunities parades and speeches. We shall owe them which they themselves have enjoyed. opportunities for jobs, and an America "I want you to grow up as a free Ameri- worthy of their sacrifices. in can a free world. I want you to enjoy That is why Republic's steel plants for more and better opportunities for getting 33 months have operated at the average *Seven Republic plants have been award- ahead than I ever had. I want you to monthly rate of 100% of capacity. That ed the Army-Navy "E" for excellence. 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Price, single copy, IS cents, yearly subscription, $1.25 his next shipment comes in. when EXECUTlvn AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: Indianapolis, Indiana EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES: One Park Avenue, New York City 16 Postmaster: Please send notices on form 3578 anJ copies returned under labels form 3579 to 777 N. Meridian St.. Indianapolis. Ind. The Message Center CONTENTS THE following comes to us from COVER DESIGN Carroll D. Billmyer of Kingston, By C. C. Beall Rhode Island, an engineer by profession UNITED . LTNCONQUERABLE and a member of South County Post By Warren H. Atherton, National of the Legion. Commander "I have read with keen interest your article Not to Collectivism in the Sep- NO MORE PARALYSIS BY tember number. I agree with you that ANALYSIS 9 our system of secondary education is By Arthur H. Motley far from what it should be, but the SWEATING THEM IN 10 wrongs are more than you enumerate. By Captain John C.Lane If we believe that up to the age of Illustrated by John F. Gould discretion each American youth has the right to pursue a career of his election, WORTHY OF THEIR SIRES 12 both his elementary and secondary edu- By Dr. Lee J. Levincer cation should be sufficiently basic to COME ON. YOU G. I. S AND MAC'S 14 enable him to follow it and also to be a good citizen. This rules out the elec- MILK FOR A PENNY 19 tions demanded by our 'progressive' TO VICTORY AND BEYOND 22 teachers. By Boyd B. Stutler "Further, any good psychologist will The Old Grand-Dad admit that each of us can do several TOURING TROOPS 25 Distillery Co. is en- things sufficiently well to be happy and By Wallcren successful in doing them as the needs gaged in production "MARCHING ALONG TOGETHER" 26 of alcohol for war of society demand. Why then should we By John J. Noll purposes. This be handicapped by too narrow a prepara- whiskey was tion? Why should a boy who is too im- SEADOGS IN THE MAKING 28 made before mature to choose wisely, be allowed to By C. R. Sumner America en- dodge necessary subjects such as math- AT 12. I FOUGHT THE JAPS 29 and civics for tered the ematics, English, physics By Calvin Leon Graham something like dancing. Illustrated by V. E. Pyles "I have seen the results of this ill- 52 {Continiied on page 4) EDITORIALS if you wish to have the mogo- IAAD<^DTAMT ^ V"'' convenience I I : on page 50. llVlrL/K MIN j/ng 5g„^ ff, another address wilt be found of The American Legion and is owned THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE is the official publication Legion. Entered as second class exclusively by The American Legion. Copyright 1943 by The American March 1879. Warren H. A'herton. matter Sept. 26, 1931, at the Post Office at Chicago, III., under act of 3 Publications Commission; Vilas H. Indianapolis, lnd„ National Commander, Chairman of the Legion Charleston, W. 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Zenith was proud of its long series of "firsts"—improvements which made radio history and established leadership in the industry. —today our viewpoint has changed — materially. — engaged exclusively in war production, the things we have been called upon to do — the tasks we have succeeded in accomplishing, make past improvements in civilian radio literally look like "child's play." — the work of our engineers in radionics has made the "im- possible" possible and accomplished the "miraculous." "—mark that word "RADIONICS" (with its subdivisions .