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4t*nr ROOM 5, ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1943 VOLUME 43—NUMBER 16 Free Movies To Be Shown Tomorrow At Assembly Hall OWI Films Present 5 New Shorts Featuring MacArthur And “Give Me Liberty” Free movies will be shown at the Assembly Hall at four o’clock on Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon’s program is made up, with one exception, of an excellent group of movies about our war activities and those of our allies and the leaders involved in them. MacArthur, American Soldier is a record of the peak moments in the fighting career of our famous general. We see scenes of him in France during the last war; being sworn in as chief of staff, and as an observer in France and Ger many. Recent, exciting shots show him stationed in the Phillipines and his spectacular flight to Aus tralia. Manila Bombed is one of the most incriminating documents we have on the atrocities of the Japs. After MacArthur has declared Manila an open city, the Jap bomb ers roar overhead causing wide spread destruction; callously mut ilating civilians and blowing their homes skyward. Here is an example of completely lawless war. The history of the bombing of Manila is unforgetably told in I Saw the Fall of the Phillipines, a book by Carlos Romulo, Phillipine news paper editor and aide to General MacArthur. The British Commandos and their daring leader, Lord Montbat- etn, have become legendary. The fast moving ten minute film, Britain’s Commandos in Action, pictures one of their Norweigan raids on Nazi garrisons. The Com mandos take off under fire. There is fighting in the streets and from house to house, explosions, fires, and Nazi planes being shot down. The sound and commentary with this film are both unusually good. Bismarck Sea Victory shows de tailed scenes from the now fam ous sea battle. The ever popular Give Me Liber- (See FREE MOVIES, Page 4) Students Are Urged To Apply For Jobs at Placement Office The need for student employ ment on the campus has been urgently viewed lately by the Stu dent Placement Office, under the direction of W. R. Horsley. In past years there were at least four students for every job available on the campus, but now the situation has reversed and there are four jobs for every working student. The main difficulty seems to be finding Aggies who really have the spare time to spend at the work and who really want it. Many dif ferent kinds of jobs are open and there is no trouble for the pros pective worker in finding a job at which he is capable. Along with the labor situation comes the job of instructing and increasing the range of knowledge of the present student laborers. According to Horsley, this semes ter the student welfare organiza tions plan to have movies and talks for the students in their re spective vocations. Anyone interested in applying for a student labor job is requested to come to the Placement Office in the basement of the Administra tion Building. The working require ments have been changed from those of last semester. II Maestro George Olsen as he appears before a microphone on his personal appearance tours. Olsen will play for the Navy-Marine dance on July 10. ★ ★ ★ ★ George Olsen is Scheduled to Play For the Navy-Marine Dance on 10th 4TH OF JULY This year the 4th of July will not be celebrated with the cus tomary fireworks and other festivities, due to the fuss across the big drink. But in the hearts of millions of freedom- loving people here in America, there will be thanksgiving for their forefathers who first fought for their freedom here in the United States of Ameri ca. Let us all be thankful. Mrs. Harry James Get Divorce Wed. EL PASO, Texas—Mrs. Harry James received a quick Mexican divorce Thursday, making it pos sible for her band-leader ex-hus band to marry Movie Actress Bet ty Grable Monday. Mrs. James, who charged in compatibility, was granted a di vorce by Judge Xavier Rosas Ce- ballos of the Juarez Civil Court. She was awarded custody of her two SOnS. , jy J Bryan Minister Meets Ags In Army Rev. J. H. R. Farrell, of Bryan who recently returned from a visit to Denver, Colo., and San Francis co and Los Angeles, Cal., found graduates of the naval radio school wishing for the genial hos pitality of Texas. He met about 50 of them while visiting four brothers at stations in California and on the trip met about 130 former Aggies. They recognized him by the A. & M. Mother’s club button which he wore on the lapel of the coat. While dining out one night, he ask ed the orchestro leader if he knew the “Aggie War Hymn.” His an swer was to play a few bark and immediately a “hurrah” went up over the room. Excessive prices for meals were noted in California, where most meals cost about $3.00. In Denver, they were considerably less. Rev. Farrell visited four broth ers in the service in California and his mother, Mrs. Arthur Clark son in Denver. Another brother is in the service in Hawaii. “Music of Tomorrow” Is Style Featured by Band Leader Appearing Here George Olsen and has famous band with their “Music of Tomor row” will be the guests of the Navy and Marines at their Corps dance to be held in Duncan Hall on July 10. The dance will carry on from 8 to 12 with the girls being dressed formally and the men in their regular attire. Florence Ziegfeld started Olsen on his way to fame when she brought his band from the Pacific Coast to play in the cities of the east. The musical production, “Kid Boots,” with Eddie Cantor as the leading character, put his band among the list of famous bands and it has been up at the top ever since. Other musical shows such as “Whoopee,” “Happy Days,’.’ and “Ziegfeld Follies” fol lowed “Kid Boots.” Olsen and his band have been featured at the Waldorf and Pennsylvania Hotels, the Sherman, and the Rice Hotel in Houston, be sides several other well-known hotels. Everyone who attends the Navy-Marine dance is assured of a good time. Former Aggie Weds Tarleton Graduate An announcement of the wed ding of Miss Avis Ann Boyle and First Lieutenant Benjamin Smith was recently made by the former’s parents. Both Miss Boyle and Lieutenant Smith are from Paducah. Smith is now stationed at Fort Sill, Okla homa. He is a graduate of A. & M. and his bride, of John Tarleton College. Juke Box Prom To Be At 8:30 Tonight Tonight in the Grove starting at 8:30 and ending at 11:30, there will be dancing to the music of the customary Juke Box. As has been the custom for the past few dances, those Aggies and Service-men bringing dates will oe admitted free. The price for stags will be 25c as usual. Last Saturday night there was an increased amount of girls at the dance much to the approval of the male dancers. The prospect of get ting girls to come to these dances from Navasota, Brenham, Cald well, and other surrounding com munities, is still vague, but is a good posibility. A good number of new records have been recently received and will be on hand at the prom to be held tonight. A. &M. Radio Club Holds Meeting; Elects Officers Hays, Woolket, and Spaulding Instruct Club Members Wednesday night in the WTAW studios on the third floor of the Administration Building, the A. & M. Radio Club held its weekly meeting. There were 22 members pres ent. The meeting opened with a 16-minute recorded program with members of the club taking part in it. The recording was after wards played back for the partici pants. A dramatic skit in which a Bryan girl was interviewed by an Aggie was the other feature on the program. Professor John Hays took charge while the club officers were elected. Those elected were: president, Jack Connell; vice pres ident, Billy Woolridge; secretary- treasurer, Betty Jo Cook; reporter, Marjory Wipprecht. J. J. Woolket and K. A. Spauld ing offered suggestions to the group about their radio work aft erwards. It was agreed that the club would meet every other Wed nesday night instead of every Wednesday night. The practice periods are Tuesday from 4 to 6 in the afternoon, Thursday after noon from 4 to 6, and Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 o’clock. Woolket, Spaulding, and Hays are directing the club. Groneman Articles Published In June IAVE Magazine The June issue of Industrial Arts and Vocational Education maga zine, published by the Bruce Pub lishing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, concluded a series of six timely magazine articles since January by C. H. Groneman, Act ing Head of the Industrial Educa tion Department. Each article was titled “Teach ing Materials for Industrial Edu cation” and consisted of an annota ted listing of well over 2000 in expensive booklets, pamphlets, charts, models, exhibits, and pro jection materials which would as sist the director, supervisor, and teacher of industrial, vocational and mechanics courses. This listing was comprised only of materials available free or for the cost of transportation from industries and associations. Books and magazine articles from various publishers were not included. Mr. Groneman’s first compila tion of a similar nature, but much shorter in content, appeared in the same magazine two years ago. Merchants Urged to Stock Up on Change It has been suggested by Fi nance Officers that the proprietors and merchants of College Station and nearby establishments should stock up at the end of the month with plenty of change, due to the increasing amount of large bills and checks that the servicemen have to cash. The Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Aviation Students have found it difficult in the past to cash their large bills at local places of business. Cartland and Cook as they ap- year in one of their champion ship matches while on an exhi bition trip. The two table tennis players are tops in their own game and are holders of champ ionships. ★ ★ Cartland and Cook To Give Exhibition Match July 11-12 Table Tennis Team Has Just Completed Nation Wide Tour The cut above shows two of the world’s best table tennis artists in action. They are Douglas Cart land and Harry Cook, Southern States Champion and Canadian National Singles Champion, re spectively. The two have just completed a nation-wide tour on which they played exhibition matches for school audiences, colleges, and clubs. The famous team will be on the stage of Guion Hall here on the 11th and 12th of this month. They will play any Aggie or service man who thinks he can beat either one of the team. The prizes will be $25 war bonds to all who beat the champions. Also on the program, Cartland will discuss the various methods of playing the game. Afterwards the team will divide and play against each other for. exhibition purposes. Those who have had the pleas ure to see the two in action say they are well worth while to see and the program they put on is very interesting as well as being helpful to the novice at the game. Ex-Ag Is On Duty At Okla. Field OKLAHOMA CITY AIR DE POT, TINKER FIELD, Okla. July 3.—Among the officers on duty at Tinker Field, Okla., is Second Lt J. W. Adams, formerly of Mert- zon, Texas. He is an assistant plans and training officer at this model establishment of the Air Service Command for the maintenance and repair of aircraft and the training of air depot groups. Lieutenant Adams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Adams, Mert- zon. He is a graduate of Mertzon High School and attended Texas A. & M. College. Veronica Lake Is Hurt In Studio HOLLYWOOD, Cilaf.,—Film Ac tress Veronica Lake, an expectant mother, was taken to Good Sama ritan Hospital suffering from the effects of a fall at her studio. Hospital attendants reported her condition was favorale. She fell when she tripped over a cable, the studio said. The film star is the wife of Ma jor John Detlie of the United States Army. Kapers Presents Humorist, Accordionist Tonight, 6:15 Featured Artist Frequently Referred To as “Bob Burns of Washington, S. C.” Kampus Kapers will feature one of their best shows to night at 6:15 when Ed Harding is presented on the stage of the Assembly Hall as a humorist, philosopher, and accord- ianist. -f The program which will last TSCW Present Scholarship To Stephanie Wanger Texas State College for Wo men at Denton, Tuesday, award ed a scholarship to a four-day- old girl—Stephanie Wanger, daughter of movie actress Joan Bennett and Walter Wanger, producer for Universal Studios. The student scholarship was in recognition of the part given TSCW in the Texas A. & M. movie, “We’ve Never Been Lick ed,” produced by Mr. Wanger. President L. H. Hubbard sent the following telegram to Mr. Wanger in Universal City, Calif: “Congratulations. Since you want to give Stephanie every advantage, we are awarding) her scholarship at Texas State College for Women, session 1960-61.” Committees Have Been Appointed by Soph Presidents In a meeting with L. D. Boone at the Student Activities Office Wednesday evening, activities for the Sophomore Ball were gotten under way. Bill Terrell, president of the second semester Sophomores, and G. C. Allbright, president of the first semester Sophomores, are co- chairmen of all which they have appointed. These committees are equally represented from each class. The decoration committee is composed of H. H. Landers and W. Shannon while H. J: Roberts and Marion Rosmarion make up the orchestra committee. On the finance committee are A. C. Muse, J. H. Torros, F. F. Dye, L. Moss, John Taylor and Bob Huff. The orchestra committee has al ready begun to function and is contacting various orchestras throughout the state. Members of the Sophomore class are reminded that, due to the small size of their class, tickets for the dance will be slightly highel than in the past. Although the weekend of Aug ust 13-14 has been tentatively se lected for the dance, every effort will be made to have it on the same week-end that “We’ve Never Been Licked” is premiered. around two hours is expected to be of interest to everyone in the vicin ity of College Station and Bryan and should draw a larger crowd than any of the previous Kapers. Harding, who comes from Wash ing, South Carolina, has the ability and personality that will please any audience and send them away with the feeling that their even ing was well spent. “Bob Burns of Washington, South Carolina,” as he is frequently referred to, has a homespun philosophy and with which is interspersed with singing and accordian playing that can’t be topped by anyone that has ever been to College Station. Starting his career as a hobby, Harding soon went into it as a professional and has kept at it ever since. He entertained at var ious local clubs and army camps before touring the country, but he became such a hit that he turned to it professionally and started on a tour of entertaining army camps service men. College Station and Bryan Ro- tarians will remember Harding as the man who entertained them so well at their district convention held in Beaumont this year. Hard ing has spent all of this year at army camps and Civic Clubs with entertainment for all as the prime purpose of his visits there. A special invitation is isued to the A. & M. faculty, College Sta tion and Bryan residents, as well as to the Aggies, Sailors, Marines, Engineers, and Air Corps who are here to attend this show. There is no admission charge and there is hope that the Hall will be filled to capacity. Richard Jenkins, who is in charge of Kampus Kapers is confident that Harding will have something of interest for all who attend and he hopes that everyone who possibly can will be on hand at the time for the program to be gin. AMC Student Has Enlisted in V-5 Vernon Francis Dullnig son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dullnig of San Antonio, Texas has been enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman, Class V-5, for future training as a Nav al Aviation Cadet. He will remain home on inactive duty until he is either admitted to the new college training program or is called to ac tive duty as a Naval Aviation Ca det after reaching his eigthteenth birthday. Dullnig is now attending A. & M. College and will complete his second year in September, if not called into the training program prior to that time. Aggies Show Happy Reaction Toward Holidays on the 23rd Upon announcement of the mid- semester holidays last Thursday, Aggies on the campus let forth shouts of excitement and joy. Relief from the strenuous life of a Cadet gave many students a new burst of energy for the coming weeks. hoy to spend them all during Plans were being made as to morning mess, and by noon every thing was fairly well settled. For the campused Frogs, any place off the campus will do. The upper classmen are harder to please. Missing the care free pre war days, “Spider” Westbrook will be content with anything less than “Wine, Women, and Song. Well, women anyway.” A vengeful sophomore plans to stay here the whole eighty four hours here just so he can “rib the Air Corps” about their drill ing; he is in the Naval Reserves, no doubt. To the “Fish” it’s the best news they have heard since they have been here, which is just long enough to get the “reds” de-luxe for the tender embrace of that woman “back home”; therefore, they hope to quence those “reds” by having feminine companionship for a good part of the time. Someone always has to “bleed,” but the most unusual one heard this year is that of A. R. Kahn. “I don’t believe they let us have enough time off,” complained “Dew Drop” Kahn. “Anyway, I be lieve its a bribe before we get some more restrictions.” “Frogs are really getting bad when they have to go to the “Forty Acres” to find amusement, which is just about what the ma jority are going to do. Others plan to do everything from just visit Mom and Dad to stay here with the service men. What ever we do let’s make the most of it, “ole army,” so that when we come back we will really be ready to get back to the old routine; maybe mid-semester hol idays will be a regular part of the A. & M. schedule for the dura tion) we hope. To all you fellows in the Air Corps, Marines, and the Navy, we are sorry that you don’t get a holiday, too, but we will be think ing of you and try to have a good time for the both of us. College Girls Are Invited To Attend Navy-Marine Dance The following letter has been sent to all the department heads: “The Navy is sponsoring a special Navy Dance on Saturday, July 10, featuring the music of George Olsen and his orchestra at Duncan Hall from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. “They would like to invite all of the young ladies to attend the dance, both for their own enjoy ment and to provide enough girls of the Navy men at the dance. “If you will give us a list of the young ladies in your department who are interested in attending this dance, we will glady see that they are extended a formal invi tation. ‘Please provide us with a type written list of these names and addreses, so that we may have the list in our hands by Tuesday morning, July 6.” M. E. Shops Install New Equiment Here The Mechanical Engineering Welding Shop has just received and put into operation, three new General Electric, 200 ampere weld ing machines. This department is now taking care of its regular college classes and is now completing three sec tions of A. S. T. P. courses. It has also just completed a series of instructions of two groups of Aggie Vocational classes. The shop has built and put into operation two large ventilating fans for the comfort of the students, according to information from C. W. Crawford, head of the depart ment and S. E. Murphree, the In structor.