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'r>. _ Page 2- -THE BATTALION- -THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1942 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Texas A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three tir and Saturday morni: s ar mes weekly, and issui mornings. ty ed Tuesday, Thursday Brooks Gofer.. Ken Bresnen.... Phil Crown Mike Haikin.... Mike Mann Chick Hurst—. N. Libson Reggie Smith- Jack E. Smith Carter Louis A. Bridges.... Jay Pumphrey Bill Huber H. R. Tampke Carlton Power Joe Stalcup _... Bill Trodlier Jack Keith John Holman Tom Journeay Bill Jarnagin Ramon McKinney Eugene Robards . Open Forum PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rates $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 4-6444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated Golleftiate Press Editor’s Note: The following poem was sent to the Battalion by Harold Borofsky, a freshman, who wrote it on his return to the campus after the Turkey Day game. Aggies Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor ,. v Staff Photographer Sports Staff Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Senior Sports Assistant Junior Sports Editor Advertising Staff Advertising Manager Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager Saturday Asst. Advertising Manager Circulation Staff Circulation Manager Senior Assistant Senior Assistant Junior Assistant Assistant Thursday’s Staff Junior Managing Editor Junior Editor Junior Editor Reporter Reporter .... Reporter Thanks, YMCA Thank you, YMCA, for fifteen years of mo tion picture entertainment in the Assembly and Guion Halls. We, the Aggies, take this means to ex press our appreciation to an organization that has always been on the spot at the right time, pulling and working for the Ag gies and Aggieland. Most of the Aggies don’t know how hard it was for you to keep from ending up “in the red” on your movies, and had they known it all along, they might have seemed more patronizing. But they all know, and appreciate, the wonderful work done by Mr. Cashion and Mr. Gay and the Y. True, not many boys run around the campus singing the praises of the Y, but they all know in their hearts that you are for them and they for you. The Guion Hall theater was perhaps your most obvious evidence that you were working for us, but now that you do not have that theater, we know you will still be in their pitching for Aggies today, tomor row, and in all the days to come.—JH. Some men are brave; some men are bold, In life’s fast-moving stream. But you’ll never see better men than those That you see on that Aggie team. You may talk of guts; you may talk of pride; You may talk of an Aggie dream, And you find them all down deep inside The heart of that Aggie team. On the field of play they fight like hell, But out where the bullets scream, There’s not a man who’ll strike so well As the boys on that Aggie team. They’ve got what it takes to do and to die; Their spirit reigns supreme. Their glory’s emblazoned in the sky, Those boys of that Aggie team. Yes, some men are brave and some men are bold In life’s fast-moving stream. But there’ll never be better men than those On that fightin’ Aggie team! Something to Read \n c=j c=j \the L □ □ □ a □ t=3 □ t=j tn a a fcj campus $ t dstiactions □ □oacnoom "Didn’t you used to be my truant officer back in Oskaloosa around 1920?” BACKWASH By Jack Hood With the advent of the new Guion Hall policy of showing con tinuous shows, an important addi tion was made in the entertain ment field at Aggieland. Under the able direction and management of Charlie Tigner, the Guion Hall shows will be coordinated with the Campus Theater films and thereby the corps will be able to entertain itself more often and more thor oughly. With the shortage of tires, gas and hitch-hiking chances, this step toward bettering the campus movies deserves a vote of thanks from the student body. Adding my say-so to that of a couple of other Battalion articles that appeared a couple of weeks ago—why not engage the Aggie land Orchestra for all future reg imental and organiaztion balls ? With the transportation situation being what it is, not-so-good or chestras charge exhorbitant prices to come and play a one or two night stand. This way, we get mediocre music and also have the headache of paying a high price for it. By hiring the Aggieland, we know we’re getting good music and the price is not so extremely high. In our opinion, some candi- (See DISTRACTIONS, Pag* 4) DALACE ■ PHONE 2-8879 THURS. - FRI. - SAT. MICKEY ROONEY in “A Yank at Eton” with EDMUND GWENN IAN HUNTER FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW Preview Saturday Night 11 P.M. Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth in “You Were Never Lovelier” '‘Backwash: An agitation resulting: from some action or occurrence” — Webster Rumor Mill By Dr. T. F. Mayo = Watch Out! Life on the A.&M. campus is made more bearable with the ever circulating train of rumors. While there is no particular harm in rumors the cadet corps should be ever on the alert for the false one. Dismissal of classes next week has gone beyond the rumor stage but as yet there is no offical information to be issued to the corps and until this official notice comes out beware! If the weather and other conditions are right some classes will be released next week in order that the movie may be completed but until an announcement is made no one should make plans to do anything other than attend his regularly scheduled classes. When members of the corps are needed for shots they will be informed through the public address system in the mess hall or through The Battalion. Complete informa tion on the release of classes will, if avail able, be published in Saturday’s Battalion newspaper. —C.C.F. Selected by the Aggies The following books, reviewed by Miss Ad- room tell it, the Army is moving in ams, have just been bought with the re- December 15 (that’s why the Uni- And saw Dumbie walking along, mains of the Mothers’ Club money, which is versal folks are trying to finish spent at the request of the students. So far by then, why we’re going to be He waved to us all as he went by the good Mothers have not contributed any- excused from classes next week, Couldn’t speak but a twinkle was thing this year. Perhaps they need remind- etc.) so get ready to vacate. j n his eye, i n S- # t Frankly, we don’t believe any- And then I began to wonder why Couldn’t you delicately remind your body on the campus knows defi- He was always happy that way. Mothers’ Club that you all need some good n it e iy what’s going to happen be ne w books? tween now and next semester We are holding dozens of your recent Dr Walton came requests until the Mothers make their con- back from a con tributions. Meanwhile here’s what you asked ve ntion in Chi- for, annotated by Miss Adams: cag0 w ith no See Here, Private Hargrove—Marion Har- morQ i n f orma tion £ rove on the future of That book you have been waiting for colleges than he —the one relating the impudent adventures left with . . . of a private with corporals and sergeants at which means that Fort Bragg—has arrived. Private (unbeliev- the confab was a ably now Corporal) Hargrove could not under- partial flop, be- stand why addressing non-commissioned of- cause it was sup- ficers as “Sir,” or failing to salute commis- posed to clear up the situation to sioned officers always landed him the job of some extent, peeling potatoes or less delicate duties. Sure> we stand a good c b ance 0 f Assignment to Berlin—Harry W. Flannery seei a QU ick-chanire into an of- But still I felt as the bugle blew The man who succeeded William Shirer ficer ,J training C amp—if 200 col- There was something deeper that in Berlin has written a sequel to Berlin Diary. leges are taken over by th e army , very few He was m Berlin when the Nazis invaded we , d be top pickin > s _ but th e i SSU e Of us would understand, the Ba kans; he was m Greece soon after it stm isn>t setUed) and there are was taken, and he was the only reporter to pIenty of people, whose opinions There was a glint in Dumbie’s eye— be taken ^to Crete after the Germans cap- are good( that b eiieve colleges will A challenge to do—to dare—or die, continue to operate, perhaps with And I believe that I know why more emphasis on technical sub- H e h as the courage to dare, jects. Hm4 Aggie Crgptogram (The following cryptogram was enciphered by taking a plain-text quotation dealing with Aggieland and dividing it into groups of five letters, then arranging each of the groups alphabetically.) tured that island. The Last Time I Saw Paris—Elliot Paul For eighteen years the author lived in a little street in the heart of Paris. He tells . ..u 4. u u , ivj j 1 Another rumor that has been how people lived and what they said when ,. , , , i x • 4.u ^ they found that they had been betrayed. A around a lot ls the gett.ng- talented actress best expressed it to him: out-of-clasees-noxt-week-1m.gomg “I cannot go away. I am a part of Paris, of hon, . i :. tale - true that > barr, "« the stifling soul of France. When France a -■Ihon ■nterferences, we may be goes, I go. When Daladier sells France, he sells me.” The Seed Beneath the Snow—Ignazio Silone , , , , An absorbingly real story of Pietro 1 ^ av . e to be on band t0 t0 Spina, an anti-Fascist, who hid in the house class lf lt; rams * * • of his grandmother in the Abruzzi during In a Poetic Way . the period of the Ethiopian War. Winward Passage—Hamilton Cochran. excused from classes for four days, excepting 11 or 12 o’clock classes. But don’t pack your grip yet— Below is a poem by Bill Huff man about the Aggie spirit—per- Here’s an example of the solution of cryptograms: Cryptogram: AEGHTS AEGIS AEERR DFORY AHISW GNNOT AESTT THEAG GIESA REREA DYFOR WASHI NGTON STATE Plain-text: THE AGGIES ARE READY FOR WASH INGTON STATE. THE AGGIE SPIRIT by Bill Huffman Today’s Aggie Cryptogram AEGHT EGIIS ADENV AALMO CISTY ADRTU AY Quotable Quotes “Why is it that in the enslaved countries of Europe the hand of the dictators falls so heavily upon colleges and universities? It is certainly not because of sheer blind rage that Hitler, both at home and abroad, has struck with savage fury against academic freedom. A sure instinct leads totalitarian rulers to undermine and overthrow those citadels of independent thought from which free men and free women can proclaim the truth and rally the forces of democracy. By that same token, we are defending by force of arms the democratic way of life must cherish our liberal arts colleges as never before. Our best revenge on our enemy is not to be like him. The surest way to fortify the American way of life, that strange compound of idealism, tolerance, and belief in the capacity of the individual for self-improvement, is to pre serve and strengthen the liberal arts tra dition. We must do this even while we have t f e W the ^ n ’ a 7" isPC ? SiSt t d b n0 t t °f ly “Dumlte" ChtL P Thi'ptm'Zw of silks hnens brandy, and port but of a J beautiful, double-crossing woman. . . , A • i Sabotage—Michael Sayers and Albert Kahn WG rGm ,77 ^ e3 ’. a 7 Ga ’ This book by two journalists who have : ng . t0 ” s 40 h “ ‘ 6 gB,e Spmt won fame for their fifth-column investiga- lg tions, contains fifty pages of secret papers, photographs, and spy letters, and consider- able information tracing Japanese and Nazi conspiracies in America. Dollar Cotton—John Faulkner The brother of William Faulkner has written a story of cotton farming in the Mississippi Delta land which is notable chief ly for its characterization of a self-made cotton king. Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage—Ice land P. Lovette The first part of the index of this book, from Columbus to Etiquette, indicates its wide range. Consolation Room—Frederic Loomis A famous woman-doctor with a lusty humor and a broad sympathy for all mem bers of the human race, tells the dramatic stories of cases chosen from his file of twen ty years collecting. Judo—T. Shozo Kuwashima Thirty lessons in the modern science of Jiu-Jitsu. WHAT’S SHOWING At Guion Hall Thursday and Friday: “Panama Hattie” starring Ann Southern, Red Skelton, and Ben Blue. At the Campus Thursday, Friday and Sat urday: “Wake Island” star ring Brian Donlevy, Albert Dekker and MacDonald Ca rey. ATTENTION! AGGIES, SAILORS, MARINES For That Week End Trip or Inspection ... To Avoid Disappointment Bring Your Clothes HOUCK CLEANERS Phone North 4-9674 Ben Youngblood, Mgr. Gate Efficient Workmanship—Courteous Service The foundry of the State College of Washington is producing light metal alloy castings for the war effort, in a cooperative project with the Washington state planning council. to bend more and more of our efforts to training men in skills that are indispensable in a war for survival.” Dr. James Phinney Baxter III, president of Williams College, contends dictatorship’s blows at education are no accident. HASWELL’S mm Bryan VICTOR AND COLUMBIA MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU—Bing Crosby WHITE CHRISTMAS—Freddie Martin DER FUEHRER’S FACE—Spike Jones We were out at Retreat the other day, . . . and, boy, we’ve heard some Just standing there—in the usual good ones lately. way. To hear the boys in the back When I looked up in the sun’s last ray CW Telephone 4-1181 Box Office Opens 2 p.m. TODAY - FRI. - SAT. In a minute the bugler blew Re treat, And there was the sound of click ing feet— Don’t know why I glanced across the street And saw that Dumbie had stopped. He drew himself up erect and smart, Placed his hand above his heart, And stood as motionless as a part Of the earth beneath his feet. He had seen the others salute I knew, Brian Donlevy McDonald Cary Robert Preston • • • Plus Musical — Porky Pig Sport — News This man could neither speak nor hear, Still Retreat to him was some thing dear, (See BACKWASH, Page 4) Sat. Preview - Sun. - Mon. “TALK OF THE TOWN” iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ u ,,. “ •- New Weekday Schedule Box Office Opens 2 P. M. Closes 10 P. M. TODAY - FRIDAY WM Fro<l»c.d by Hi. Odie. .(War InfornoH... Film Unit Dttfrlbvted by W.r AcH.H1.! CommIHM. 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