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Pmt« 4 Official Notices Commandant’s Office CIRCULAR NO. 22: In compliance with the request of the committee in charge of the FIELD AR TILLERY BALL, approved by the Or ganization Commanders concerned, DORMITORY NO. 2 will be vacated by cadets FRIDAY and SATURDAY nights, MARCH 6 and 7, 1942, in or der to provide accommodations for vis iting girls attending the FIELD AR TILLERY BALL and CORPS DANCE on those nights. . Cadets having guests will be assessed a charge of 50<t per guest to cover cost per guest to cover cos laid service, and othe incidental expenses. The Organization Commanders are charged with the responsibility for see ing that rooms and corridors are left in a neat, orderly condition for the re ception of guests. Cadets concerned will vacate this area by 2:00 P.M., MARCH 6; guests will be admitted at 4 :00 p.m. Cadets will be readmitted to the hall at 12:00 noon, MARCH 8, by which time guests must be out of the dormitory. Guests staying in the dormitory must be in not later than 3:00 A.M., FRI DAY and SATURDAY nights. Guests must check in with the matron upon their return to the dormitory after the dance. When reservations have been made for guests they will not be per mitted to check out until departure for dockeu UNDERWEAR This spring switch to Jockey — tho underwear that does things for you. Provides mild support. Knitted to absorb and evaporate perspiration. No bulk, no bind, no chafing. Fits like a second skin with "birthday suit” freedom. Buttonless, easy to launder, needs no ironing. Varied leg lengths—special shirts to match. Originated and manufactured by Coopen. in our underwear department features Jockeys in mer cerized cotton, 754; rayon, 754; mercerized cotton and linen, $1. Jockey Shorts 60^ Jockey Midway . . . 60^ Jocjkey Over-Knee $1 Jockey Longs . . . . $1. Jockey Beilin Shorts $1.25 flTaldropa(3 "Two Convenient Stores” College Station Bryan 6. 8. their homes. This will be done with the matron. Escorts will be held strictly accountable for compliance with these instructions. Guests will not be permitted to occupy rooms that are not equipped with shades. Cadets making reservations should check with the occupants of the room to ascertain whether or not the room is equipped with shades and if not provide shades. Reservations may be made by cadets concerned beginning at 9:00 A.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1942. The Chemical Battalion will be excused from Reveille SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1942. By order of the COMMANDANT: JOE E. DAVIS, 1st Lt., Infantry Assistant Commanda GENERAL ORDER NO. 12: With the approval of the Office of Civil ian Defense the following instructions are issued for your information and guidance during an air raid attack. The College has made provision to take care of all emer gencies. Do not attempt to help unless you are so instructed, as this may only add to the confusion. There withoui confusior will be practice blackout without a previous published warning. In case a practice blackout is ordered, the date and time will appear in the Battalion. The signal for an approaching air raid attack will be five (5) blasts of the Power Plant whistle. This is the whis tle that is heard at 9:00 A.M., 1:00 and 6:00 P.M. The ALL CLEAR will be three (3) blasts of the same whistle. In case of an air raid attack KEEP CALM AND OBEY INSTRUCTIONS. When the alarm is sounded, eve; will seek shelter and stay as fa possible away from windows, a. If in a building, seek shelter erably in the hallway of the uy ond floor. If i: pref- sec- church, or in a in where you are. seek shelter in the tiding. r, stop at the curb, be- not to obstruct any drive fire plugs. Turn off the and lights and seek the shelter. lights an< before leaving for use the telephone. The in a movie, at private home, remain c. If on the street, nearest buildi - ' d. If in a car, ing sure ways or fire plugs. 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J. 63 Leggett Japhet, Jim 49 Milner Dusel, Jack A.-10 Walton Brooks, Dick 10 Mitchell....Woolford, John 356 Bizzell Goldstein, Jim and Bruce, Robt. P. H. No. 5 Johnson, J. A. WE DELIVER TO YOUR ROOM Net proceeds for Defense Bonds I STUDENT FLORIST | Across from ME Shops THE BATTALION Dancing Star With graceful dancing skill, Vera Zorina makes an out standing appearance in “Lou isiana Purchase” at the Cam pus Sunday and Monday. lines must be kept clear for emer gency calls. 5. Remain inside until the ALL CLEAR signal is given. 6. This order will be read at the first two formations after being received and posted on the organization bulle tin boards. By order of the COMMANDANT: JOE E. DAVIS 1st Lt. Infantry Assistant Commandant Meetings THERE WILL BE a meeting of all persons who are interested in or responsi ble for local science clubs in Room 32, Science building at 6 p.m. Thursday. You are invited to attend irrespective of wheth er your club at present belongs to the United States Science Club of A. & M.— C. C. DOAK, per G. E. Potter, sponsor of United Science Club of A. & M. THE INTER-AMERICAN Discussion Group will meet in Room 124, Academic building at 8:16 tonight.—C. O. Spriggs, Department of English. PRE-MED CLUB—There will be a meet ing of the Pre-Med club on the second floor of Pfueffer Hall Thursday at 8 p.m. sharp. A demonstration in hypnosis will be given and important business plans will be discussed. Everyone please be there. BIOLOGY CLUB—The Biology club will meet Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the Biology lecture room. Dr. Winkler, Head of the Psychology department, will speak on “Dreams.” Members may bring visitors. A.S.C.E.—There will be an A.S.C.E. meeting tonight at 7 o’clock in the C. E. lecture room. All students who want to make the trip to Austin March 13 and 14 must be there. Bill Davis will give a talk on the new college airport. COLLEGIATE FFA MEETING—There will be a very important meeting of the Collegiate FFA tonight at 8:20 in the A. & I. lecture room. Activities for the meeting include the presentation of an interesting program, the election of the Cotton Ball Duchess, and discussion of other matters of importance. All members, juniors and seniors are urged to attend. MARKETING AND FINANCE—There will be a meeting of the Marketing and Finance club Thursday evening at eight in the YMCA lounge. Dr. T. F. Mayo will speak on “Democracy” and all members of the club are urged to attend this meeting. Announcements FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON—The regu lar meeting today is cancelled. This is due to the use of space for exhibits and luncheon by The Texas Dairymen’s Asso ciation. The next meeting will be Thurs day March 12.—H. C. Dillingham, Chair man. BENEFIT SHOW—“Souls at Sea”, star ring Gary Cooper and George Raft is be ing presented today as a joint benefit for the Fencing Team and the Rural Sociology Club. The regular meetings of these clubs will, therefore, not be held that evening. Classified WILL "JACK” who borrowed a tux from 89 Leggett please return it as soon as possible. LOST—One pair of spectacles in blue leather case. Will the finder please return to Florence Morgan at College Library. Reward. LOST—Monday, black Shaeffer fountain pen. Name engraved on band, J. C. Mc Duffie, E-10 Hart. Reward. LOST—Night of Sophomore Ball, Rhine stone bracelet. Return to Room 423, No. 3. Reward. LOST—Ronson black and white cigar ette lighter. Initials D.C.R. Reward for return to Rogers, 94 Puryear. FOR RENT—Two-room furnished apart ment, private bath, private entrance, 223 Dexter Drive, College Park. Vacant Friday, March 6. LOST—Leather cow-boy belt with silver buckle and loops, in Dorm 4 or near west door. Return Dorm 5, Room 110, to J. L. Buford. Reward. LISTEN TO WTAW ==1150 KC— Thursday’s Programs 11:25 a.m.—The Army Aviation Cadets Are on the Air (U. S. War Department) 11:40 a.m.—Voices of Freedom (Radio Speaking Class—Mike Haiken, writer) 11:55 a.m.—The Town Crier and Battalion Newscast 12:00 noon—Sign-off Friday’s Programs 11:25 a.m.—Federal Music Pro gram (Works Project Adminis tration) 11:40 a.m.—Music From Many Lands 11:55 a.m.—The Town Crier and Battalion Newscast i 12:00 noon—Sign-off 4:30-5:30 p.m.—The Aggie Clam bake —BACKWASH— (Contmued team Page I) York” . . . incidentally, the reason for the high prices of admission to “Sergeant York” is that it was released on a national contract which calls for a minimum price of 40 cents for matinee and 55 cents for night showing . . . the film would not have reached here for 18 months otherwise. It sounded like the mournful wail of the lonesome male yester day when Bill Gordon opened a letter from the girl friend to read “ ... and just think, only two more weeks to the Field Ball” . . . Toast the Jap navy: Buttoms UP. “Where you goin’, Bud?” in quired the night sarg of R. D. “Cowboy” Cassidy, returning from his nightly ride'to the gate. “Must be new around here,” muttered Cassidy . . . Overheard: Alvino Rey has a novel version of his latest hit. Calls it “Deep in the Hurt of Taxes” . . . Rusty Heit- kamp was seen staggering from the hospital after a 11 day stretch of mumps. —KYLE FIELD— (Continued from Page 8) now is developing into one of the leading Aggie hurlers ... he has a terrific fast ball, and, from this corner, it looks like the boy is in for quite a few victories . . . Just mark our words . . . the possibili ties of the Aggie track team as a dire threat for the Southwest Con ference crown will be answered Friday at the Laredo meet . . . —INVITATIONS— (Continued from Page 1) monies. These invitations are 50 cents each. The second grade is a cardboard booklet with the same contents as the best invitation and sells for 25 cents. The third type is a French fold with just the invita tion inside selling for 12 cents. These prices are the same as they were last year as the Southern Engraving Co., Houston, holds the contract for the invitations and the diplomas and has held it for the last three years. A deposit of five cents each will be required to place an order for the invitations. This is the same for any grade of invitation. Orders can he placed for calling cards at the same time. —DEFENSE— (Continued From Page 1) ilian Defense and upon completion of the course are given a certifi cate stating that they have satis factorily completed all work in the different branches of instruction. Applicants for the second class will register Sunday, March 8, and instruction will begin Monday, Monday, March 9. Get the Newest in Both Styles on VICTOR and BIHFBIRD RECORDS “SKYLARK,” — Glenn Miller “BLUES IN THE NIGHT” — Dinah Shore “WINTER WEATHER” — Tommy Dorsey “DAY DREAMING” — Glenn Miller “IF YOU BUILD A BETTER MOUSE TRAP” — Freddie Martin HA SWELL’ S — THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1942 "Java Is Calling" and Letter Tell of A g’s Pacific Experience Officers in Java have been equip ped with rifles for jungle fighting, writes First Lieut. Issac Alvin Morgan, ’40 of the field artillery, to his parents this week in a let ter “shot with holes by the shears of a censor in Washington.” Mrs. Morgan stated that al though a week or two ago a trans pacific phone call from her son was received in Marshall from her son with the salutation “Java is calling” this week his letter, dated Jan. 24, went through a censor at Washington, who evidently had a different idea about any reference to his whereabouts—any and all of which was cut out. “I must tell son to stop writing on both sides of the page,” Mrs. Morgan declared, stating that something snipped out on one side might snip out something on the other side that could have been left in. “The natives here are quaint and School of Arts and Science Has Vital Part in America’s War Effort Staff of the A. & M. School of Arts and Sciences can justifiably feel that it has a part in the contribution made by the college in the training of its technological students along lines of importance in our war effort, since a major responsibility of the School of Arts and Sciences is its service to these students, according to Dr. T. D. Brooks, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate school. “Efforts to improve the per formance of that function is one for steadily improved adaptation to the needs of the technological schools,” Dr. Brooks said. “This takes the form of better trained staff, better facilities, and espe cially better mutual understanding with faculties of the technological schools. However, this service to the student body generally has been definitely affected in some important ways by the response to the war situation. “The School of Arts and Sciences reaches all the students in the, school through one course in Amer ican Government. Immediately aft er the attack on Pearl Harbor, the History Department began plan ning considerable re-direction of this course in the effort to make it contain more information con cerning the background of the war and more understanding of the problems of a wise peace. “The Physical Education depart ment has, throughout the year, been using a one-hour course in tended for its major students to meet the needs of those who will soon be army officers if, as is fre quently the case, some responsi bility for directing recreational ac tivities of troops in camp devolves upon them. “A committee is at work confer ring with other departments that will be concerned about the possi bility, suggested by an army medi cal officer to members of our staff recently, of acquainting our grad uates, particularly those in engi neering who usually have no con tact with the biological sciences, with problems of hygiene and san itation to enable them to cooper ate more effectively with the med ical staff when they enter the army. “The Physical Education depart ment also has begun plans to in crease its service through intra mural sports and recreation to off set the staleness which might re sult from the new year-round pro gram the college has adopted. “It is apparent also that the war is causing many non-technologi- cal students who formerly would have attended other institutions to turn to A. & M. The registration in the School of Arts and Sciences for the fall semester showed a growth of 15 per cent over the pre ceding year, whereas the growth for the institution in general was only about two per cent. The school has enjoyed a very satis factory growth for a number of years, but presumably the concern for military training now tends to increase its registration. This makes it very important that we make available for these students appropriate training for civilian life along with their military train ing. We are trying to meet this responsibility as fully as possible. “The greatest number of these students seek a general training for business, which is made possi ble by enrollment in liberal arts for major work in economics and usually for minor work in acount- ing. Our pre-professional courses in preparation for medicine and law serve the next largest groups. “It is highly important that we expediate the training of these groups, particularly those who will enter medical schools, in order that they may have an opporotunity to begin their medical work before being called to military service. Show Sunday to Give Aggies Idea of Actual Bombing of England Sunday afternoon at 5:15 in Guion hall a movie will be shown on incendiary bombs and their con trol, a subject which everyone should have some knowledge of in preparation for future eventuali ties. The film includes “London Can Take It,” a short shown in this country to illustrate the experi ences of the citizenry of London, England, during the heavy bomb ings they were subjected to last fall. The show lasts one hour, and is free. Everyone on the campus is urged to attend and profit by the valuable instruction and ex perience of those who have actual ly been under fire. iMpw* *!**#« LA SALLE HOTEL BRYAN, TEXAS 100 Rooms - 100 Baths Fire Proof R. W. HOWELL, Mgr. Class ’97 clever,” Lieut. Morgan wrote, stating that invitations to “high society” came frequently. Drill is held in the morning, but not in th eevening or night, for it always rains, he wrote. He said however, that there was plenty of room to work inside. The native vegetation—except for the palms, the bamboo, and the cocoanuts which are everywhere— is much like it is in Texas, he said. He wrote that he had seen many of his schoolmates there. Money is “cheap” and he didn’t need much of it, and the camp was so nice one could hardly think of war, he said. Stating that he would cable as often as he was permitted, he said: “Keep things coming our way— we’ll da our part out here if you’ll do yours over there.” A reconnaissance officer, Lieut. Morgan said they have been look ing the roads over “Just in case.” “I have bantam cars to . . . “but what Lieut. Morgan does with the cars will have to wait until a bet ter day, when he himself returns for the telling for there the cen sor caught him again. Lightweight Comfort in The Height of Style! AIR-CLADS 18 Feather light, yet they hold their shape for lasting crisp appearance! Rich, porous Air-Clad fabrics with plenty of stamina and plenty of style! Illustrated is an espe cially eye-catching chalk stripe in the draped Kenley model! J. C. PENNEY CO. LET US... CLEAN AND PRESS YOUR CLOTHES For the Field Artillery Ball and Corps Dance CAMPUS CLEANERS Over Exchange Store and in New “Y” —FOOD COURSE— (Continued From Page 1) will be given several nights each week, and the course is open to everybody interested in producing their own vegetable foods for the duration of the war. Organization meeting of the group will be held in the lecture room of the Animal Industrial building at 8 p. m. Tuesday, March 10, Dr. Adriance announced. In the meantime it is urged that those wishing to take the course signify their intention immediately by telephoning Mrs. Beulah Marrs in the College Horticulture depart ment, 4-7614. CORSAGES nm.mYiMJ " "r ■■ v ' ' ' 1 " ’ i: u im I FOR “FIELD BALL” Call Us Early for Your Order mm ■ i WYATT FLOWER SHOP WE DELIVER Phone 2-2400 26th and Main t i «