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FACE 2 THE BATTALION SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1943 STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. t M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Attricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Entered as second class matter at the Post Jffice at College Station, Texas, ander the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3 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. Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-S444. 1942 Member 1943 FBsocided Gol!e6iate Press H. Sylvester Boone Editor-in-Chief Andy Matula Associate Editor Sports Staff Tuesday’s Staff Harold Borofsky Sports Editor David Seligman Managing Editor William Baker Sports Reporter Ed Katten Reporter Robert Orrick Sports Reporter Charles West Reporter Claude Stone Sports Photographer R. L. Weatherly Reporter Thursday’s Staff Saturday’s Staff Charlie Murray Managing Editor Andy Matula Managing Editor Max Mohnke Reporter Fred Manget, Jr Reporter Archie Broodo Reporter Charley L. Dobbs Reporter J. W. (Tiny) Standifer Reporter James C. Grant Reporter Special Columnists ^ Miscellaneous Afchie Broodo (Aggie) For Lass-o David Seligman Columnist SuSu Beard (T.S.C.W.) .... For Battalion J. W. Standifer Staff Photographer Advertising Staff Circulation Staff Charles R. West Ass’t. Business Mgr. Steele H. Nixon Circulation Mgr. John Kelly Business Manager George Puls Ass’t. Circulation Mgr. Class Sections at Kyle Field ... For sometime at Aggieland, a custom has prevailed for the purpose of giving Aggies who have seniority on the cam pus the privilege of getting the best seats to watch all foot ball games. Again this year, the seniors are favorites and are designated as such by their section being from Row 27 to Row 39 in stadium sections 130, 131, and 132. Since it has been the custom for the various sections for the different sections to be recognized, it is only logical that this plan be adhered to. That side which is facing the sun (the East side) has been assigned to the Aggies since erection of the stadium ,and it seems that this will be their side for all time. The freshman class which includes fish and frogs has been put in the three sections mentioned and their rows are from one to sixteen inclusive. Sophomores will occupy rows 17 to 22 while juniors will sit in rows 22 to 27. Seniors who are en rolled in the college and activated seniors will sit in the rows already mentioned. The band will have section 132 with rows one to sixteen but the seats they will sit in will run from the 50 yard line over to seat twenty. Today is the second game of the season that is being played on the Aggies’ own Kyle Field. Every Aggie is asked to be on hand for the start of the game and be ready to give out with some real Aggie yelling. And, of course, the sections for the four classes will be used as said before. WILL PLAY—Pete Stout will be in the line-up for Saturday’s game between the Aggies and NTAC, it was announced here yesterday by a bulletin received from the publicity office of the North Texas Aggies. Stout, who was last year’s flashly tailback for “Dutch” Meyer’s Wogs, freshman team for TCU, received a head injury in last week’s game with Southwestern University, was released Wed nesday from an Austin hosiptal. Although he is not in the starting line-up, he will see service during the game, it was stated. Coach Meyer last year termed him as most promising back and slated him for All-America possibilities. A. S. T. U. NEWS Parade of OPINION By Associated Collegiate Press Democracy Not To Be Forced on Nations - “It is disturbing to a believer in democracy to find per sons who insist that it is the business of the Allies to provide democracy for the conquered Axis countries and the freed captive nations after the war.” This was pointed out by Dr. Knight Dnulap, professor of psychology on the Los Angeles campus of the University of California, lecturing to psychology students. “To think that democracy can be forced on populations is to misunder stand democracy,” he added. “For any nation or nations to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations is typical ly undemocratic.” * “At the close of the war it may be the duty of the Allies to see that populations are allowed freely to choose their forms of government, and to supervise the reconstruc tion of the Axis nations, just as convicted criminals are sup ervised. ... A society of nations can do no more than guar antee to each nation the privilege of working out its own problems, through the maintenance of armed forces and the promise to use these forces against any agressor nation.” Students and Faculty Should Work Together Among the pleasanter traditions of the University there is one that must be stamped out as thoroughly and as speed ily as possible. It is the sub rosa belief that the faculty and the student body are on the opposite sides of an impregna ble wall. North is farther from the truth. For each professor has as much pride in the instiution with which he is connected as each student has in his alma mater. The faculty member works hard to build up activities, to give his students in in teresting course. This year, with both the faculty an dstudent groups smaller than in many years, everyone connected with the University must unite into one camp if we are to get any thing done. The faculty, we fell certain, will cooperate in all student plans to make them workable. They will get the machinery rolling. Let’s make sure the students give them the chance by going to them with suggestions and questions and for advice.—The Kent Stater. War-time pressure finds Dr. Wilson T. Lawson, oldest living graduate of Wabash College en joying good health and maintain ing office hours in his home town, Danville, Ind. Dr. Lawson is car rying on as Hendricks County Health Commissioner] Dr. Lawson was a member of the graduating class of 1876. )!/ JAPS! DO YOUR PART * BUY WAR BONDS Yet Clippings The Junior American Veterina ry Medical Association held its second meeting of the year last Wednesday night at the veterina ry hospital amphitheater at which a capacity crowd was in attend ance to really get the ball rolling for what looks to be the most successful year in the local chap ter’s history. A short business meeting was held at which the junior class reported one-hundred per cent paid-up membership. This is the first time on record that a junior class reported nearly paid- up, and expect to have reached the 100% mark by the end of the week. The other classes are show ing more interest than ever be fore; so with such an outstanding paid-up membership, lots of enthu siasm, and the able leadership of Dwight Lichty it looks like the most successful year for the Jr. A. V. M. A. Lets all get behind it vets! As is customary at the begin ning of each new school year, Dean R. P. Marsteller gave a short address and introduced the mem bers of the staff of the School of Veterinary Medicine. This was fol lowed by a medical film in techni color an the Anemias. Refresh ments were seryed at the beginning and end of the meeting and choice cigars passed out. Dance News It has been brought to our at tention that tickets are now on sale for the 2nd Co. dance October 30th. The price is $1.10 per couple, At The Campus TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in •“Gone with the Wind” so start getting those dates lined up, fellows. We wish to remind the boys of 6th and 7th companies that they are invited to come and bring their dates. An added attrac tion and incentive to attend the dance includes a plan to give away all of the profits from the dance in the form of war bonds to lucky individuals determined by a draw ing at a dance. This is to be your dance, fellows, and remembed that the Bryan Field Orchestra has al ready been engaged for the af fair to held in Sbisa Hall. Army Aggies Come Back From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli and all inter mediate points the Aggies are wending their way back to Aggie land. It has all been happening ever since the United States be gan taking an active participation in World Mess II, but the “home coming” didn’t really get under way in earnest until this past sum mer. At first it was a few here and there in the Navy, then some in the Marines, then a smattering of the Air Corps proved to be Aggies in every group that came in. La ter, last spring, the ERC’s of A. & M. were activated and sent back to A. & M. for the rest of the semester before going off to va rious basic training camps all over the country. That really knocked a big hole in the student body and personnel of Aggieland, but right now, and for most of the summer, there has been a greater concentration of trainees and stu- Next Monday and Tuesday October 25 and 26 Features at 2:15 and 8:15 THE GREATEST PICTURE EVER MADE GONE THE WIND FULL LENGTH! UNCUT! dents than ever before in the school’s history. Aggies To G.I/s June 2, 1943, A. & M.’s own non-reg. “Clips”—The Fightin’ Vets—resigned their commissions, took off for Fort Sam Houston for induction and processing, and, June 15,returned to the alma ma ter to become the first all-Aggie A. S. T. P. Company at the Agri cultural and Mechanical College of Texas. We were only 100 men strong then, and real honest to goodness green G. I.’s, but since then a lot of changes have been made and our ranks swelled with many a hardy character. A brief sketch of the history of 2nd S. T. Co., A. S. T. U. 3800, reveals a ra ther heterogeneous but interesting story. Strating out with 100 vet stu dents, in June, 1943, we then existed on paper as 1st S. T. Co., ASTU 3800, with Lt. Col. D. D. Alexander as Company Command er and Sgt. A. W. Sabo as Com pany 1st Sgt. June 16, Major C. D. Apple replaced Lt. Col. D. D. Alexander as Company Command er, and on the 17th, 1st Co. was redesignated 2nd S. T. Co., A. S. T. U. 3800. June 20th Sgt. Sabo fractured his wrist in a Sunday morning sofeball game and return ed from the hospital July 17th. Promotions July 9th all Privates in the Com pany were promoted to the grade of Private First Class and Cadet Of ficers appointed with S. N. John son Cadet Captain, J. Krakoff Cadet 1st Lt., A. J. Clark 1st Sgt; G. E. Grimes, W. A. Phillips, and Wm. Bumstead Platoon Leaders; and A. M. Smith, T. W. Melius, and R. C. Mallet Platoon Sergeants. July 10th, 1st Lt. Wm. L. Mor gan was assigned to Major Apple’s staff, and by July 19 our company ranks had been swelled to around 135 men, all taking veterinary medicine. The first week in July the Vets walked off with the school Intramural Track and Field Meet for the second straight year and challenged the other four A. S. T. P. Companies to a meet. This challenge went unaccepted un til late summer, and the meet fi nally held Sept. 5th, the Vets of 2nd Co. winning by a total of 73 points to the combined total of 53 for the other four companies of Army Engineers. The month of August was an uneventful month except for lots of drilling, studying, and ball games. Softball predominated, but at the same time the Vets manag ed to enter a team in the school intramural basketball league, which easily won its first six games and should have won the championship. Due to lack of op portunity for practice, however, the Vets won very few of their softball games with the Engineers. September 10, the Chem. War fare Juniors returned to A. and M. and were assigned to 2nd Co. A.S.T.U. 380, as were the Quarter master Aggies on the 14th. They were immediately given seven-day furloughs, and by the time they returned the summer semester had come to an end and the 130-odd Vet students were given a well-deserv ed 6-day vacation between semes ters. Pruessner Leaves Harold Pruessner, one of our sophomore Vets of 2nd Co., was transferred last Wednesday to one of the STAR units on the cam pus, awaiting shipment to a pre- med. ASTP unit at some other school. Harold wants to get into medical school as soon as possible, but he still has to take a couple of courses that are pre-med re quirement. Harold, we are going to miss you a lot, but we’ll keep with us memories of a likeable, hard working fellow with lots of friends. Here's wishing you lots of good fortune in medical school and the army. After the Game Drop By The Aggieland Service Station Magnolia Products East Gate CTlfc Jlovc&ovjn on * (ampus distractions By David Seligman Fire, romance, and comedy are what make up the theme of “For est Rangers” starting at the mid night preview Saturday at the Campus Theater. This is a better than usual action yarn of a triangle in the forests of the Northwest. Fred MacMurray is a ranger, Paulette Goddard is his wife, and Susan Hayward is a log- mill operator who causes all the trouble when she tries to steal Fred from Paulette. A fire-bug starts fires continuously through out the woods which keeps Mac Murray busy. There are some thril ler scenes in the midst of a roaring forest-fire with Goddard and Hayward trapped. Trucks dashing through fire and parachute fire fighting hit high notes in this picture. The technicolor scenes are superb. The Lowdown: Unusual show which should prove good entertain ment. “Gone With the Wind” starts at the Campus for a two-day run. Little needs be said in praise of this picture. Undoubtedly it is among the top productions in the movie world. Clark Gable as the renown Rhett' Butler and Vivien Leigh in the role of the calamitous Scarlet O’Hara, supported by a great cast including Olivia De- Haviland, Leslie Howard, and Thomas Mitchell, is an unexcelled combination. The picture appears in an uncut form and in brilliant technicolor. Those who have not seen it should not fail to miss this opportunity and those who have will enjoy it even mote the second time. The Lowdown: At the top of the ladder of movie successes. Guion Hall presents a double fea ture for its Saturday midnight and Sunday program. The two shows Dial 4-1181 Opens 2 P.M. LAST DAY SATURDAY PREVIEW SUNDAY and MONDAY Starts 9:30 are “Once Upon a Honeymoon” and “The Hard Way.” The former feature is a comedy starring Gin ger Rogers and Cary Grant. The story follows the actions of Grant as an American reporter and radio commentator who is trying to keep up with Hitler’s conquests. Ginger is a Brooklyn ex-stripteaser mar ried to Germany’s No. 1 finger man. The film has many funny in cidents, but fell short of the great expectation of its producers. The Lowdown: Above the aver age picture of this type. The second feature at Guion is typical of Ida Lupino screen mean- ie roles before she began to have her parts in pictures varied. Flee ing a husband and a life of squar- lor in a Pennsylvania steel town, Lupino takes her sister to New York. By cheating, convincing and other means she gets the sister in the theater and finally up on top. Eventually Cupid wins over all. The co-star in the show is Dennis Morgan. The Lowdown: Mediocre. Phone 4-1168 STs 9c & 20-' Tax Included Box Office Opens at 2 P.M. Closes 7:30 Saturday — Double Feature Gary GRANT GINGER ROGERS “ONCeT upon a HONEY MOON” — also ““ —V Saturday 9:45 Prevue also Sunday and Monday IMMO^PEWIS MORGAN with JACK CARSON • GLADYS GEORGE rAYE EMERSON • Directed by VINCENT SHEffMAN Screen Play by Daniel Fuchs and Peter Viefttel dttv 1 = 4?^"= vs kT^E On Sale Lobby r Added attraction, “Happy Times and Jolly Moments” Popular Science No. 4 Meet the Gang-- AT AGGIELAND For the pause that refreshes be tween those grueling classes, drop by and let us fix you up with a little pick-me-up. We have a modern, sani tary fountain service, juke-box with all the latest recordings, note-books, stationery, practically anything you need fellows. Come on, drop by and pay us a visit and let us send you out smiling. 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