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Something to Read
By Dr. T. F. Mayo
Ten Great Books
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoi.
A vast and powerful novel of the Napol
eonic wars, from the Russian point of view.
Cellini’s Memoirs
A brilliant artist and rapscallion de
scribes his life (not always truthfully, but
always vividly) in the Italian Renaissance.
Montaigne’s Essays
Leisurely meditations on human nature
and affairs by a wise and mellow French
man of the 16th Century. A fine book for
browsing and skipping.
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
A tremendous American story about a
life-long feud between grim Captain Ahab
and the great white whale.
Homer’s Iliad (in Lang’s prose translation)
The father of all war stories. Probably
the favorite book of Western man.
Francis Bacon’s Essays
The worldly wisdom of one of the
shrewdest of all minds, double distilled into
short, pithy sentences.
The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin
The greatest of all biologists writes a
travel diary.
Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
A lusty, breezy 18th Century' English
novel about a healthy youngster who fell
frequently but always scrambled to his feet
again.
King Lear, by William Shakespeare.
It contains about the best and the worst
women in literature.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BATTALION:
Although I promised you a letter on the sub
ject of the newly formed symphony I have
postponed writing it until after the Sunday
meeting of the organization in order that I
might include any plans of public interest
that should be developed at that time.
In view of the fact that membership is
sought from among the college students, air
corps men, and College Station and Bryan
residents who are interested and qualified
the name of Community Symphony has been
adopted as appropriate. The word “sym
phony” may sound pretentious but the group
has adoped the viewpoint of a long term or
ganization gradually building to the size and
musical capacity of a small symphony. The
attainment of this ideal foreshadows a long
hard struggle. The odds may look unsur-
mountable to some but those who face the
task seem anxious to set no less an ideal.
In its efforts to attain its goal the group
had, at its first meeting, authorized the pres
ident to appoint a membership committee, its
personnel confidential, to act with the direc
tor in scouting out desirable material and
passing on qualifications. At the Sunday
meeting it was voted to enlarge the powers of
this committee to that of a general commti-
tee to which the president or director could
refer any matters on whcih committee con
sideration was desired. The standards of
membership set up by vote of the organiza
tion under which the members of the com
mittee will act are as follows: (1) the mem
ber shall be able to read standard music, in
cluding orchestral cuing, with sufficient read
iness to alow rehearsing of new undertak
ings to proceed without unusual loss of time.
(2) the member shall be proficient in the
production of a true, good-quality tone. (3)
the member shall be a person maintaining a
musical standard commensurate with the
rendition of the best music scored within the
organization’s instrumental capacity. (4)
The member shall play some instrument, the
addition of which to the group will be in the
direction of the development of a symphonic
balance.
There is great need for more string in
strument players. There are also openings
for an oboe, a bassoon, and French horns.
The members would appreciate it if any
players of these instruments whose sym-
phathies are with the movement, and who
believe they meet the membership qualifica
tions, will send their names to Col. Dunn for
his submission to the membership commit
tee. There is undoubtedly some excellen ta
lent savailable which is not known to the
orchestra’s members and which we have no
way of contacting unless it comes forward
voluntarily.
Frederick A. Burt, President.
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IMutaVch’s Lives of Celebrated Greeks ahd
Romans
Many short and gossipy biographies of
the men who made the ancient world by a
Greek who lived in that world. Skip about
and read those that attract you, but don’t
miss the life of Antony.
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
“Shooting Fool” is what they called Pvt. Charles Zuke, of
Rapids, Mick, because in line of duty he shot down 22 Jap snipers in
New Guinea. He twice bagged Japs who were trying to pick off his
captain, saving the officer’s life. No sniper’s nest is safe from his
Garand rifle.
We help put Garand rifles in our heroes’ hands with every War
Bond bought.
★ BACKWASH A
JOHN HOLMAN, Battalion Editor
"Backwash: An asritatlon resulting from some action or occurrence" — Webster
Momma!
Most noticeable thing about both
banquets and dances this past
week-end was the number of moth
ers dragging around after daugh
ter. Seniors were surprised at the
banquet Friday night to find so
many mothers around. The ban
quet room was filled before Hotard
knew what hit him. To hear some
of the boys tell it, there were
Ma’s hanging under and over the
door cracks trying to get a gander
at daughter going through that
ring.
Then Saturday night the Juniors
had a hard time finding a place
to sit down for the hawk-line
lining the wall.
Power . . .
Proof that the Aggie uniform
still means something in this world
comes from up E'enton way. Seems
a North Texac State Teachers
College boy ha(s a complete Aggie
Senior "outfit, tibots and all, arid
hitch-hikes to Big “D” in it . . .
and speaking of Aggie uniforms,
there will be a' lot of them with
white stripes on the left cuff
come May 30, around 1200 fresh
men are expected.
Backwashing . . .
Frank Dailey’s famous Meadow-
brook Club will not be opened this
summer, thus jive fans will be
without their favorite mid-after
noon program “Matinee at the
Meadowbrook” . . . reasons for
the closing is the shortage of gas,
liquor, bands, in fact, everything
except customers . . . Moviegoers
who have recently seen “Happy
Go Lucky” (ahem) might be in
terested in knowing that Betty
Hutton’s singing, or screaming, or
whatever you call it, can’t be re
corded in the usual manner—re
cording the song separately then
attaching the sound track to the
film. Instead, her’s must be re
corded directly when the number
is shot. A light piano accompani
ment is taken along with Betty’s
noise (good noise, however) and
is later covered by the orchestra
sound track.
TSCW
Rudder Dust
Here another week has come and
gone, bringing closer and closer
the day we all await, some anx
iously, while others wish it would
never come. Another week which
brought us the music of Bob
Strong and his orchestra in Kadet
Kapers. Betty Martin, vocalist of
Bob’s famous radio band made a
definite hit with the boys with her
singing and personality. Rufus was
surprised to see his old shipyard
mate slapping that big bass fiddle.
Yes, Bill used to entertain us with
his singing and playing at the
Houston shipyard. It’s a small
world that such old friends will
meet at these unexpected occa
sions.
streamer. Incidentally maybe some
of you artists could cook up a good
heading for our section. It’ll be
out soon.
Rufust is glad to have Alvin B.
Cooter, the diminutive little man
aging editor, who was on a week’s
emergency leave of absence, back
at work on the staff.
Most of the boys have taken the
second physical fitness tests of
the army and they all seem to be
improving. That’s the spirit. Keep
the ol’ muscles a growin’ and the
Axis will soon feel your might.
When will the twilight softball
league begin ? Why not form teams
among the Squadrons and bat the
ball around a while? (We’ve been
sitting “on the ball” a long time,
you know.)
The attention of all men of the
detachment is directed to section
6 of bulletin number 13. “During
graduation of this college, each
Air Crew Student is expected to
conduct himself with the utmost
care in manners, dress, and con
duct.” Let’s take heed, fellows,
and show ’em the air corps knows
how.
01’ Rufus has his drawing tools
out from behind the barracks bags,
working on the new A. C. T. D.
It is with a certain touch of
feeling that we of the detachment
bid our good friends among the
Graduating Class of 1943 a fond
farewell. They go into the differ
ent branches of the Army, but they
leave behind them the memory of
their thoughtfulness, courteous
ness, and tact toward us. To you,
gentlemen, our sincerest best
wishes and congratulations on your
accomplishments; may you carry
on the traditions of A. and M. Col
lege.
Well, that’s the way it goes.
Squadron II is given a full sched
ule of academic subjects and
Squadron III just turned in their
books. Squadron III flies every
day but Squadron II skims along
the ground at the drill field. But
don’t worry, misters, your day
will come. Now there’s Squadron
Five . . .
After the war Italy should win
the field events in the next Olym
pics. They practiced distance run
ning in North Africa.
Well, this is all for now, fellers,
hope you all enjoy your weekend
and don’t forget to write home.
That reminds me . . .
Captain Hill presented the offi-
(See RUDDER DUST, Page 4)
Duty, Honor,
Country
By Alan Goldsmith
“The code of Duty well per
formed, of Honor in all things, of
Country above self is the unwrit
ten, unspoken guide on which the
official acts of officers of the en
tire Army are based.” Thus spoke
Major General David C. Shanks,
U.S.A.
Duty means exerting one’s self
to the utmost toward doing the
almost impossible. An adequate
sense of duty is essential to men
who, like ourselves, are to become
officers. It calls for a great deal
of self-sacrifice by the officer;
many times at the expense of his
own comfort and ease. An offi
cer’s conscience must serve him
and tell him whether he is per
forming his duty or is shirking
from it to gain personal comfort.
Rely upon your conscience and you
will faithfully perform your duties.
An officer’s word is always ac
cepted as truth. Were an officer
to make a false statement, his
men would lose confidence in him
as a leader and the spirit of the
fighting team would be lost. The
men will respect one of high moral
character and will follow him more
readily for it.
Always must we,place the wel
fare of our country above our own.
Our country, the principles for
which we fight, the ones we love;
all these are deserving of the high
est degree of loyalty and, if nec
essary, self-sacrifice. An officer
must always bear the thought that
he is serving his country foremost
in his heart and to let nothing
move it.
We who are prospective officers
must practice this code of ethics
in our daily lives, that we may
live it when it is our turn to lead
the Armies of the United States
of America to the final victory.
A.C.T.D. NEWS STAFF
EDITOR-and-CHIEF
Raimund D. Alvarado
MANAGING EDITOR
Alvin B. Cooter
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Jack E. Shaw
Fred J. Rosenthal
Harold S. Zimmerman .... Squadron One
Alan Goldsmith Squadron Two
Joe Murphy Squadron Three
Hood Keeton Squadron Four
Jack A. Abadie Squadron Five
GLEANINGS
Squadron I
By Lloyd Merwin, Jr.
Our own Uncle Sam proved to
us Saturday that he is still true
to his nephews. We received our
first pay since we entered the
service (seven weeks).
Huey Cretini informs us that
most of the boys liquidated their
pay Saturday night.
Dots and dashes . . . Bill San
ders debating whether to ask Lana
Turner or Baby Snooks to the
wing dance . . . Clifton Bridges
(See GLEANINGS, Page 4)
HART THROBS”
Squadron Y
By Jack A. Abadie
Mr. M. A. Coalter, an Aggie
waiter who is really on the ball
and well liked by the men he
serves, has gotten Uncle Sam’s
call. We are sorry to see him leave,
but wish him the best of luck in
his army career.
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Girls along “dormitory row” at
TSCW are still all out for the Ag
gies, even though Aggieland isn’t
like it used to be and Tessie W.
looks like Des Moines, Iowa. They
AIRCREW TRAINING SCHOOL NEWS
PROP WASH
Squadron II
By Alan E. Goldsmith
Squadron II, the “baby” of the
detachment, has grown up and now
has its own cadet officers. Fore
most among them is Squadron
Commander Cadet Lt. Gerald O.
Anderson. “Andy,” as he is known
when off duty, is a likeable chap
with a shock of very blonde hair
and winning smile. He attended
grade school and high school in
Osage City, Kansas, where he was
born. Later he attended tre Col
lege of Emporia, located in Em
poria, Kansas, where he finished
two years before answering Uncle
Sam’s call. He was a Physical Ed
ucation major and during his
course of study developed a strong
pair of lungs which now serve him
well when he shouts commands.
His only ambition is to lead a team
to victory. May that team be com
posed from our squadron.
Featured at the Campus today
and tomorrow is delightful musical
comedy “When Johnny Comes
Marching Home,” with Allan Jones,
Gloria Jean, and Phil Spitalny and
his all-girl orchestra.
As the title implies, the picture
is basically patriotic but the flag
waving is done in an unobtrusive
way. The story itself has to do
with the man-of-the-hour, portray
ed by Allan Jones, who on his re
turning from the war is met with a
hero’s welcome. When his furlough
is about half shot he puts on his
mufti again and goes to his old
boarding house to enjoy the rest
of it.
The smooth music of the all-girl
orchestra, directed by Phil Spital
ny, and the jargon of Donald
O’Connor combined with the sing
ing of Allan Jones and Gloria Jean
and a smattering of story, come
together to form a show that
should prove enjoyable to most
movie go’ers.
The Lowdown — For those who
like musical comedies, this show
should prove entertaining and
worthwhile.
Guion Hall brings to the screen
a melodrama concerned with the
age old well known gangster-re-
form-newspaper yarn that crops up
periodically. George Brent, Brenda
Marshall and Gene Lockhart have
the title roles and turn in fair
performances in You Can’t Escape
Forever.
have more old-fashioned Aggie
spirit than a lot of the boys in
school down here . . . Speaking of
WAACs, the Bryan Recruiting
Station would like to have some
more applications from this area.
Inquire at the Post Office in Bry-
Wings in Swing .. .
“Downbeat” magazine should
perk up its editorial ears and get
a line on the Majors Field organ
ization. Even such hard-crusted
Southwestern critics as John Ros-
enfield, Fairfax Nisbet and Gray-
don Heartsill (first two Dallas
News, Heartsill on the Times-
Herald) go overboard for this
unique “musicalia.” Ro^enfieid calls
them “Kostelanetz in Khaki.” Bry
an Field, Aggie-Sailors, Marines,
Air Corps and STP boys are in
vited to the show on Kyle Field.
The Final Ball is strictly Aggie—
and in case of rain the show will
be restricted to Aggies and held in
Guion HalL
Still Talked About. . .
Still talked about are all the
“sandwich” ring-turnings done
Friday night. You know, two boys
and one girl. Two bright lads
were seen flipping a coin to see
who got smacked first . . . Hank
Avery, Batt sports man, almost
cut a finger off yesterday just be
fore noon with his pocket knife.
He says it was an accident, hut I
think he did it to get out of writ
ing “Kyle Field.”
Men of Mitchell Hall: Five short,
sharp blasts on the whistle means
fire! Drop everything and get out
as fast and as silently as possible
and fall in formation directly be
hind Flight “C” of Squadron I.
Get that—and stop the confusion
that issued from last Thursday’s
fire drill.
Harvey D. Adams is the star
basketball player of section thirty-
two, while Samuel S. Stout is the
star player for his opponents.
We all know we have a swell
staff of officers, but we of Squad
ron Five would like to take time
out to again thank them for special
privileges. While this extra pass
a month will serve as a great re
laxation for the men after long
(See HART THROBS, Page 4)
Start your originality hunting
for a name to supersede “Aircrew
Training School News.” We have
not been here long enough to get
in a rut, so let’s show the oldsters
what a definitely good title should
contain. The rules and date of the
contest will be in an early issue.
May a few words to the wise be
sufficient? Just a reminder that
the conduct of all sections at all
time is to be understood by all
men. Forgetting this may easily
(See PROP WASH, Page 4)
The general theme has been
worked over and had a modern
touch added with the insertion of
sugar and tires as the racketers
booty. It’s the big city boss man
on one side versus the crusading
newspaper on the other. The for
mer has a couple murders and
other nefarious deeds to his credit
while the newspaper has managing
editor Brent carrying the stand
ards with pretty girl reporter
Marshall getting in some good
licks for our side.
The Lowdown — This show has
got plenty of fast moving action—
and romance for those that like
it—and should prove just fair
movie-going.
The time comes when all good
things must come to an end. Your
distraction reporter has faithfully
written up his opinions of the
shows, etc., around this place for
some while now and so he decided
that it was time the column got
passed down to other hands. There
fore let me introduce your new
distractions reporter, Ben Forston,
who will ably carry on while a
few of us leave to go report on
distractions in Berlin, Tokyo and
other locales. His first show is
When Johnny Comes Marching
Home.
* WHAT’S SHOWING *
* At the Campus *
* Today and tomorrow When *
* Johnny Comes Marching *
* Home with Allan Jones and *
* Gloria Jean. *
* Today and tomorrow You *
* Can’t Escape Forever with *
* George Brent and Brenda Mar- *
* shall. *
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AIR-CREW QUIZ NUMBER ONE
By Jack E. Shaw
1. This may be a new science
to some, but what is cartography?
2. Where is Dakar? You may
need this info some time.
3. The cadence of a motor is
commonly called the ?
4. A man in a P-47 left his base,
flew 60 miles south, 40 miles west,
then directly back to his base. How
far did he fly?
5. An elementary question but
catchy to some—what does CAVU
mean?
6. If you were using an iron
compass, is it likely that you’d get
rust on your hands? What would
you be using?
7. A good many of us may see
action under this title—what does
“avigator” mean?
8. Compass deviation is caused
by what technical imperfection?
9. What is the shortest distance
between two points on an oblate
spheroid ?
10. If you were employed in aero
station, what wouid you be doing?
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