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THE BATTALION
SHOW TALK
(By Fred L. Porter).
If two packed houses mean any
thing, then the free matinee at the
Palace last Sunday afternoon indi
cates that a majority of the A & M
cadets and a goodly portion of the
Bryan citizenry are interested in that
form of Sunday afternoon entertain
ment.
And if that many people need some
thing to do on Sundays, then we can’t
understand why we don’t get our
Sunday shows. The enemy can’t with
stand our attack much longer, so we
are staging another attack next Sun
day afternoon. Come along gang and
help us put it over.
* * *
“What A Widow,” is the feature
at the Palace Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Gloria Swanson, in her sec
ond talkie, revels in a modernistic
spree of casting off suppressed de
sires. An unusual comedienne, an un
usual comedy. Perfectly safe for your
maiden aunt.
* * *
For once the Marines do not win
a war!
They do storm the citadel of Hon
olulu society and capture the hearts
of the debutantes. Their method pro
vides the theme for Radio Pictures’
“Leathernecking” which comes to the
Palace for the Saturday night pre
view, and for Monday’s feature.
Proof that “Leathernecking,” adopt
ed from the stage play, “Present
Arms,” is designed for laughing pur
poses only is seen and heard in the
array of comedians in the story. Ben
ny Rubin, Louise Fazenda, Ken Mur
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ray and Ned Sparks do the clowning.
* * *
“All Quiet on the Western Front,”
which as a book proved one of the
most sensational best sellers, will be
the feature at the Assembly Hall Fri
day.
A splendid war epic of youth with
out hope in a war without glamour.
* * *
Jim Tully’s “Way for A Sailor,”
featuring John Gilbert, is the attrac
tion coming to the Palace Tuesday for
a two day run.
It’s the same old story of a sailor
with a girl in every seaport—and a
few more thrown in for good mea
sure.
Since Gilbert must have his ro
mance, he meets the girl in a shipping
office—and she’s a nice girl. The
usual reformation provides the plot.
Polly Moran and Wallace Beery al
most steal the picture.
s!« * *
The second Sunday matinee offers
“Liliom,” a Fox picturization in the
German manner of carnival life, of
death, of Heaven, of Hell. Charles
Farrell is the star of this unusual
picture.
* * *
“The Grand Parade,” with Helen
Twelvetrees and Fred Scott, is com
ing to the Assembly Hall Saturday
night. A wife—a shady lady—a strug
gle to redemption. The power of love
takes another kidding.
* * *
Wednesday at the Assembly Hall
we find William Haines “Way Out
West, city slicking the cowboys.
Haines is not up to standard, but
he is funny.
* * *
Thursday afternoon at three o’clock,
Sir Phillip Ben Greet and his English
players will present Shakespeare’s
“Twelfth Night”. Thursday evening
that same group of players will pre
sent “Hamlet”, Shakespeare’s great
est tragedy.
FT. WORTH A & M DANCE
Plans for an elaborate Ft. Worth
A & M club dance during the Christ
mas holidays were discussed at a re
cent meeting of the Ft. Worth club
in the Y chapel.
The dance will be given at the Glen
Garden Country Club, which will be
appropriately decorated for the occa
sion, and an eleven piece orchestra
will furnish the music. As yet how
ever, no definite date has been de
cided upon.
Officers of this club for the year
are as follows: G. H. Bigham, presi
dent, W. T. Askew, vice-president, R.
P. Gregory, secretary-treasurer, T. W.
Walker, sergeant-at-arms. The publi
city committee is composed of P. J.
Mims, P. F. Crozier, and T. R. Buck-
man. Ernest Russell and G. S. Wil
liams are on the dance committee.
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“Twelfth Night” and “Hamlet”
WILL PRESENT
IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL
Thursday Afternoon and Night November 6
Tickets on sale in the rotunda of the Main Building and
at the Y M C A Desk
STUDENT TICKETS 75**
STUDENT SEASON TICKETS $1.00
THE PAN
By D. B. McNERNEY
Helo everybody—
My debut, dear reader, The title
is quite original and implies the
means whereby many a goose is
cooked. In other words, there will be
many things forthcoming which will
merit an analytical “panning,”
hence the name, hence the “PAN.”
Came the dawn—
of a new school session and with
it comes various and sundry
changes, some commendable, some
rather distasteful. Among those of
the former type is the radical re
foundation, the football team, has
its recent action whereby at least
a small bit of justice will be ac
corded the erring cadet it can now
claim, without pang of conscience
nor outside criticism, the name of
“court” is the sense that the word
is defined.
The yell leader’s job—
Is much harder this year than it
has been in the past because its
formation of the Senior Court. By
proved somewhat disappointing to
Aggie followers. For that reason
Freddy and his “hired help” should
not be unjustly ridiculed. However,
rumors are circulating hereabouts
which aren’t very complimentary
to our leader’s ability. We think
that Freddy is being misled by the
enthusiastic reception which the
freshmen accord his “bull-pen” tac
tics. The “old” man doesn’t care
for this plan of things. With the
memory of Peeples and Cook in the
back of his mind he can’t picture
the hallowed “Y” steps as a stage
for nightly comedy. Monday night
was regarded as “crow night” and
on Monday night only did the cadet
corps release its laughter. As sure
ly as Tuesday rolled around yell
practice became deadly serious with
blood heating “fight talks” rising
in temperature with each successive
night until the eve of the long look
ed for combat. That sort of thing
appealed to us in that it was dis
tinctive from the “pep rallies” one
hears so much about from other
schools. The night before the T C U
encounter, Freddy was superb and
brought back visions of previous
yell leaders. Since then—well, our
enthusiasm has cooled.
A word to the wise—
New organizations can’t claim an
undeniable rjght of changing time-
honored customs. Our advice to
those who attempt such would be
to tread lightly as our bretheren
are too quick to ridicule. The skep
tical shall see this verified tomor
row by the comments which will
invariably follow the introduction
of this column.
Pigskin enthusiasts—
Who have turned elsewhere for di
version might center their attention
on a contest now in progress here
on the campus. The Battalion
staff and the yell leaders vie in
trying to present the smuttiest
jokes. By sheer audacity shown
at a recent meeting the yelling
staff has the lead at present. Here
is a good chance to bet, men, but
we wouldn’t ask odds if we were
you.
See you next week, meanwhile, let
fly what will.
RETRENCHMENT ON PASSES
According to information issued by
the office of the commandant, no
passes for the week-end will be is
sued that are effective before noon
Saturday, November 8. This is being
done in an effort to get the greatest
possible number of students to make
the corps trip to Dallas, and thereby
have a true representation of the col
lege in the parade. “Each year,” said
J. E. Mitchell, asistant commandant,
“the Board of Directors authorize one
official trip of the cadet corps to a
large city of the state in order that
Texas citizens may learn more about
A & M, and see for themselves on
what their tax money is being spent.
We will be on inspection, more or
less, so it is up to us to have at least
a good representation there.”
CAPTAINS A PLENTY
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (IP)—Twenty-
two members of the Marquette Uni
versity football squad this year were
captains of their respective high
school or prep school elevens, while
nine others were captains of their
track, baseball or basketball teams.
Strained economic conditions have
greatly reduced the number of fra
ternity houses on the campus of De
troit College, a canvass of fraternity
houses shows. Many brotherhoods
which maintained rooms last year,
have postponed such activities until
next year.
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