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Page 2- -THE BATTALION The Battalion STUDENT TKI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Open Forum ★ BAcrwAsu ★ jtiy Harold Borofsky T°xas A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Asrricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1874 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. 1942 Member 1943 Plssockoted Golle6icite Press Sylvester Boone Editor-in-Chief Saturday’s Issue Ben Forston Managing Editor John H. Kelly .. Conrad B. Cone LeValle Wolf Robert Orrick ... Claude Stone Jacob R. Morgan Fred Manget, Jr. Jack E. Turner Archie Broodo ..... Bryan A. Ross .... John H. Wirtz .. Maurice Zerr D. W. May — .. Business Manager Business Manager Reporter Reporter Reporter ...., S Reporter Reporter Reporter Columnist Columnist Circulation Manager Circulation Manager Editorial Advisor ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF H. P Bradley Editor Ed Babich Associate D. K. Springwater Associate Bill Martin Associate M. J. Kaff Associate K. W. Parsons Associate ACTD STAFF Alvin B. Cooler Editor-and-Chief Jack E. Shaw Mans -5 — — Jack E. Shaw Fred J. Rosenthal Alan E. Goldsmith Jas. H. Kizziar Joseph E. Platt Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Squadron One Editor Squadron Two Editor George A. Martin Squadron Three Editor Bill Peters Squadron Five Editor The Aggie Handshake .. . A friendly handshake with the person you meet is one of the best ways of show ing the kind of person you are. The Aggies have always put forth a handshake that has had some spirit in it, and they have found that this is the only way to make an im pression on anyone. The “dish rag” shake has always been met with disapproval among It’s high time for someone to hand out a few pats on the back where they are due. We’ve all been bleeding about the general situation and the loss of a lot of Aggie cus toms that have heretofore been on the cam pus. We have a man on the campus who has remedied the situation to a very great ex tent. It is to this one man that we would like to extend our appreciation for what he has done. Many a bad case of “Reds” has been cured in the last few weeks by the afflicted person attending a Kadet Kapers or a Juke Box Prom. The Sunday afternoon free shows give a person plenty of food for thought. Besides that, the shows give free entertainment for Aggies who might be temporarily in a bad finacial state or just out of something to do for the afternoon. One fellow who is well known for his friendliness and swell voice is mainly re sponsible for all of this low price or free entertainment. That man who we all owe thanks to is the Singing Cadets beloved leader, Richard Jenkins. He puts plenty out on his own time planning shows and prog rams for Saturday evenings that might otherwise be very dull. It’s a good thing for Aggies and servicemen here that some one will continue going out of his way for programs, ideas, and laughs that knock the “Reds” right up into the blue. Those Juke Box Proms can even make a success of a weekend at Aggieland. So we say, with sin cere gratitude, a whole bouquet of orchids to you, Richard Jenkins. Art Graf, ’45 Archie Broodo, ’46 Bill Terrell, ’46 anyone who has ever atended Aggieland so if you want to show that you know what you are doing, give out with the straight, forward, and firm handshake. No one likes to have someone come up to meet them, and have a hand come slowly up and limply take hold of your hand. A firm handshake among all the Aggies and everyone else is the thing that people like to see. Army Engineers Our dearly beloved editor has finally returned to the arms of Mother Sweat and sporting'a love ly mouth full of additions to his denture. Of course Sgt. Sweat soon tired of Pat’s smile and made com ment on the new bicuspids. The boys returning from fur lough were too busy the first days back attending sessions of the tall story club, to complain about the new regulations. But G. I.s being G. I.s, the complaints are now flowing as freely as ever. Keep your fingers crossed and maybe they won’t take our coke machine out, but if they do we might get a beer party on the past profits as a condolence. Joe Lasnik returned with a poc- ketfull of Colorado silver dollars. Jim Bedingfield with a pocket full of nothing but what a contented smile. Cornell with a hangover and not much content. COMMENT Service men are at last having some influence on Congress. Ac cording to news-reports, letters from service men and families of service men were in part respon sible for the recent anti-strike legislation. Of course the strikers themselves were mainly responsi ble. We in the service of our coun try know that the American work er is behind us almost 100% and that only a few in this great land of ours hold personal interests above national interests. The manager of a plant manufac turing war materials called his em ployees together recently and told them proudly, that he had received a letter from his son in North Afri ca. The boy wrote that he‘d just seen a lot of supplies with his Dad’s firm’s name stenciled on the boxes. We know how proud that boy was to know that his own Dad was in there pitching. I met a steel worker while on furlough and I asked him just how he felt about being a war worker. He replied that he would work like h for his country and for that boy out there some where in the Pacific fighting with our navy. This man has no more time for strikes than that son of whom he is so proud. TEETH . . . By Brad Dr. Pfc has been admitted to hospital from furlough. Signed Col. “Well now son. . . . been on fur lough. . . . have a good time? Fur lough’s are a wonderful thing. Just take off your clothes, son, and sit over here” .... and (Space with dots) just a little blood for a wasserman . .. just a little more for a blood count .... just a little more, little more . . . open your mouth, Say ah . . . breathe deeply, don’t breathe .... cough .... say ah ... . bend over . . . get on the scales . . . hold this card over one eye . . . read that chart .... hold it over the other eye. . .... hold it over both eyes .... breathe deeply .... cough .... thump on chest . . . cough .... thump on back .... cough . . . . cross your legs . . . thump . . . . cough .... turn around . . . turn over .... turn up . . turn down. .... cough . . . temperature .... blood pressure .... take this jar .... go in other room. . . . run in place, . . . listen to heart beat. . . . bend over . . . cough . . . cough . . . cough .... “Hmmmm . . . doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with you, son, what has been your trou ble?” “Oh there hasn’t been any trou ble, doc . . . The Dentist has been fixing my dentures and he hadn’t finished so the Colonel thought it best I stay here until the work is completed.” EDITORS NOOK Great surprise to return and find so much activity. 1st S. T. Co. enlarged a hundred-fold . . . seve ral new companies added to Aggie A. S. T. T. P . . . Ah progress . . . More suprised to find Sgt. Sweat still with us. Had really expected to find him made first sergeant of one of the new companies. For while Sgt. Sweat and we do not see eye to eye on many occasions, we can also see Sgt. Sweat is a very capable boy with lots of money and likely to be great help to some company commander being reversed in many-sided Army routine. Very well . . . Other companies loss. . . our gain. Old ASTP members like myself feel most proud that we are now old Aggies and should not be con fused with new Aggies. . . . Aggie tradition very fine thing and only sorry Army does not have Frogs and Fish to do our chores. Ex cepting Vets . . . who will always be around. ... 1st ST Co are the old mgn of the campus and we ex pect to get senior rings as of yore. Lt. Jors . . . Co. O. Ise ST. co. . proved acumen with appointment of Jack Jorden as Cadet C. O. and Frank Holmes as cadet 1st Sgt. Both most capable lads and more important both very well liked. Al ways easier to obey a command when given by someone you like. FARMERS PLANT TREES Under the Clarke-McNary and Norris-Doxey Acts, more than 75 million tree seedlings and trans plants were distributed at cost of production to fanners in 42 States last year, according to the U. S. Forest Service. More than 32 mil lion went to Southern farmers alone. Formula-set retail prices on fresh vegetables, lower than current mar ket prices, have been announced. NAVY NEWS REFLECTIONS W. R. Suda Y2c ♦ I made the remark last Satur day about the Sailors and Marines working so hard to get dates for the George Olsen dance. And after seeing the outcome of their efforts they, and their dates are to be lauded. However, for a dance of that size (I mean the stag line) it looks like the Welfare Department will have to go to work and pro mote more of the fairer sex of the surrounding territory. We had a good turnout from neighborhood towns but not nearly enough for all the sideliners. I suggest the Welfare Department devote some energy and men to go to surround- inging towns and entice girls to come to our dances, and by the way make certain their parents know they won’t be left to wolves as they get off the bus but will be escorted to and from the dance. I was wondering how the date si tuation would turn out and while it wasn’t so terribly bad it certain ly wasn’t good. And the fellows fouled themselves up when they wouldn’t tag. Personally, I don’t like tag dances but under circum stances I expected a stag line that just wouldn’t let you alone. Instead they simply stood and watched. I wondered why they came to the dance. Wake up fellows and if you don’t have a date then tag or stay out of the way and don’t create a dancefloor the size of a throw rug. I didn’t stay very long Just long enough to see the celebrities ar rives and then I went to the Slab and danced to the platters, which, incidentally was much more nejoy- able then listening to George Olsen. Neither hot nor cold he was just another band, with a name that was a name 15 years ago and still is, but how that name has changed. WANTED: A six man working party to handle the draft from Radio School this coming gradua tion. If and when found have them report to Sebald, Y2c in the Per sonnel Office— Did you notice how the fellows ran Monday af ter noon chow. Marines and Sailors came out of Duncan Hall like rab bits out of a hat, and scurried in all directions, futiley trying to drop raindrops It just can’t be done fellows.— BLUE GARDENIAS: To BRAD, author of that interesting column SAGA—Hurry and get well, we wanna read.—To Lt. McFarland, the Cuspid Extractor, who is un doubtedly the busiest man on the station and I must add, the gen tlest, and for a dentist that is re markable. ... to Crowley and the Ship’s Service crew and their ser vice with a smile. During the noon and evening rush it looks like they take care of the 8th Naval District and 8th Service Command.—To the Aggies and Air Corps for not fagging the daylights out of the sailor and his wife on the Slab (See NAVY NEWS, Page 4) “Baakwaabi jLa afttatiMi t—Mat’ trmm or TT——" — Wohotar Latest Diversion around town is the new nine-hole miniature golf course. Data for all interested is as follows: Price 15c, hours, five o’clock to eleven on weekdays and one till eleven on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s a swell place to take your date, according to the grape vine, and there’s a contest involv ing ten smackers in War Stamps beginning next Tuesday . . . The Favorite Spot for couting cadence seems to be the library. At least every time I pass by and see a group of boys marching in for mation by the library they seem to take special delight in display ing their wonderful ability to count cadence. Let’s all remember that if we had work to do in the libra ry we’d want it quiet, and treat others the same way . . . She was only the pitcher’s dau ghter; everyone knew her curves. There has been much said about manners around this campus and I’m not one to start it all over again. But let’s remember one thing; good manners are not a mark of the “highbrow society” but a definite asset that means the difference between a real man and a weakling. A real man does the hard things, not the easy ones, and keeping your manners is some times such a very trying matter that a weakling would turn it aside by calling it “sissy”. Aggies do not like to be called gentle men, for we consider ourselves better than mere gentlemen; we are Aggies. Let’s remember every thing that name stands for . . . Corps Ball in Houston is still be ing talked about, although no definite plans have yet been made. Seems that the general opinion is highly in favor of this idea if it can be done . . . She was only the geologist’s daughter, but loh, what natural resources! So far there have been no cas ualties from the Army moving in to the two top stoops of one of the freshman dorms, but who knows there may be an Aggie Ex in the crowd . . . ....More and more letters come in from Aggies who have “gone in” and who constantly emphasize the great amount of good their P. E. at A. and M. is doing them in the service. Maybe Mr. Penny has the right idea, in spite of what we all think . . . She was only the optician’s dau ghter; two glasses and she made a spectacle of herself! I’m still cackling over that sup er-deluxe meal we had last Thurs day night. Of course, the milk was a bit thin, but after all . . . Rumor has it that Martha O’Dris coll walked out at Universal be cause she wanted a “suitable” leading role and claimed that she wasn’t getting it. Seems like she doesn’t think much of W. N. B. L... Overheard: “We will now hear Miss Gladys Twerp playing ‘Why I Was Born’ on the piano with the permission of the copywright own ers ...” Oh well, this could go on indef initely, but I have to get my beauty sleep, so I’d better fold up. Ha! Six more days and ZOOM! |j BRANDINGS . . b y dan,el A million thanks to the manage ment of the m'ess hall for ex plaining the reasons for the short age of “cows” on the tables. A number of Aggies had asked me about the situation, and now they have their answer. Thanks again for doing this. It won’t be long now, and the lawn on the campus will be begin ning to look like something. As I passed the lawn south of Ross Hall, I noticed that the grass was becoming green and showed the makings of a real lawn. There are some, however, who still walk across the grass which does not help it any. A little more consid eration in this respect would help the lawn become prettier faster than it is now. Let’s try to use the sidewalks more, men. “Cush” on the mess hall menu is one of the Aggies’ favorite, and it is the way that the puddings are divided that have caused com ment. Remember that there are ten to a table, and all of the men want their equal portion. Try to think of the rest when you dish out a little pudding and everyone will get as much as the first person does. Appreciation should be given the service men foi; their splendid co operation with the Aggies in this “tumbling” business. They really showed us that they are the kind of people you would like to know and would enjoy knowing. The Sailors and Marines, along with the other men on the campus, have especially been cooperative and it is to them that we give thanks. But, to speak on the other hand, there are some Aggies who still persist in upstreaming the Aggie line. It is up to you boys to find out the way of hitch-hiking, and do it that way. We would like to see everyone obey the common courtesy rule at every opoprtunity. You Aggies who are guilty of up- streaming, try to act as Aggies. And, remember that the same tradition about upstreaming ap plies to the Bryan corners also. Several A. & M. students have shown the discourtesy of getting ahead of some sailors who were in line. Boys like this are few, but they are still too many so let’s do as Aggies should, men. Thanks again for your cooperating spirit, service men. A blue “U. S. Government” pen cil was lost at the foot of the south stairs of the Academic building yesterday morning at 9 by some Air Corps cadet. It can be found at room 52 Milner so drop around if you have lost one. Fish Tales By Bryan A. Ross “Dorm” No. 14 has some brand new additions to its family. Last Wednesday a unit of S. T. A. R.’s moved into the third and fourth stoops. And although we fish aren’t allowed to go up on those stoops, we’ve managed to get around and meet some of the fel lows on the outside and around the dorm. There has been a new crop of bleeding lately. Not that the boys haven’t been weened yet, but a fish has just got to have his daily quart of milk. We are in hopes of an enlargement of our dairy or something in the near future. It seems as if a certain fish on the second stoop has become another Edgar Allan Poe. A little verse that was being passed around the halls the other day entitled, “B.F.K.” was very interesting, in deed. Among the many “wolves” that lurk about No. 14 is King Peve- ler. King believes all the girls are she-wolves, so he and the weaker sex are on equal terms. But I’m afraid that most of us aren’t in his boat. Much manual slaughter has been going on on the second stoop in the form of wrestling. A lot of mauling of fish and friends seems to be a nightly event. But to date the champion seems to be “Frosty” Moore. “Frosty” is well built and is of the “Charles Atlas” type of he-man, ahem! Charlie Suit and Alan Pike are two more first stoopers who are “COYOTES”—(fish wolves). The 1st Company beat “I” Com pany of Dorm. 14 last Wednes day. But that won’t keep those fighting fish down. I believe we can win the rest, what do you say, boys? We fish now have soldiers marching into mess behind us. Let’s see if we can’t put on a lit tle better appearance for them from now on and show them how real Aggies should march. WANTED: Men who will remain on the campus during the holidays to be Dorm. C. Q. for the unfor tunate ones who want to go home, but can’t because of their having to stay here for that job. The Aggies are expected to be well represented in the major Tex as cities and surrounding towns for the next two weeks. One good rea son for this is because they will try to get in as much fun as pos sible before being “campused.” The Registrar’s Office publishes a little booklet entitled “The Defi cient List” twice every semester. All seems to be quiet on the “frog” front. Our little friends in numbers 15, 16, and 17 have learned their ole “drowning out” lesson. And incidently, the frog band has improved lately. Oh yes! We fish never say any “bad” words to the frogs anymore. I LOUPOT’S j Where You Always Get a Fair Trade nMl1 ” 1 — l — IIMII— I — IM IMIIM -SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1943 Toujdoojn on . Qamlms ‘Distractions By Ben Fortson Things take on a kind of sad note this time in the distractions circle. Pat Barlow was called to her home in Oklahoma yesterday by the sudden death of her father there. Emily, her pianist and a life long friend, accompanied her home. I wish to take this oppor tunity to express my deepest sympathy for Pat and her folks in their grief and now that I am expressing the feelings of all here on the campus. The rest of the distractions are carying on with THE DESPERA DOS showing mid-night tonight and tomorrow and Monday at the Campus. The show stars Randolph Scott in one of his best roles as a settler of the wold west. The story is one of the old west as it was in the days of Wyatt Earpp, Wild Bill Hickock, and many others. As us ual the romantic angle is there, but the excitement overrides it. Everyone who has seen the show has enjoyed it. The Lowdown: A westerner so real you can smell the powder- smoke. At Guion Hall today only is a double feature. The first show is TRUCK BUSTERS, with Richard Travis and Virginia Christine. This is a badly worn story brought up to date by attaching it to war problems. The big truckers are trying to crush the small inde pendents out of business because they cannot buy trucks without (Jqmpu.s Dial 4-1181 Open at 1 p. nu Air Conditioned By Refrigeration LAST DAY Great Drama of the WestJ — also — “FIGHTING ENGINEERS” A Technicolor picture taken at Fort Belvoir, Va., showing duties and Training of the Engineers Corps. SATURDAY PREVIEW SUNDAY and MONDAY wm. RANDOLPH SCOn-GLENN FORD CLAIRE 1REV0R • EM KEYES • EDGAR BUCHANAN — also — priorities. They hire a rackteer to do the dirty work for them and plenty of action follows. There is a lot of excitement in the form of gun-play and a spectacular tum ble of a truck driven by the hero off the road. The love angle is played up only in a minor way by Virginia Christine, a new comer. The Lowdown: Definitely class B. The other feature at Guion Hall today only is THE MUMMY’S TOMB, with Dick Foran, John Hubbard and Elsie Knox. (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) Phone 4—1168 4TX°y n s 9c k 20c Tax Included Box Office Opens 1 p. m. Closes 7:30 SATURDAY ONLY With RICHARD TRAVIS • VIRGINIA CHRISTINE CHARLES LANE • RUTH FORD Directed by B. REAVES EASON • Original screen Play by Robert E. Kent and Raymond L Schrock Hf:Uf^BUY!l;Ii]:L>i Z n h*byi Also Selected Shorts SUNDAY and MONDAY A NEW WARNER BROS. TRIUMPH .itb WALTER BRENNAN-JOAN LESLIE GEORGE TOBIAS • STANLEY RIDGES A HOWARD HAWKS PRODUCTION Original Screen Play by Abem Finkel & Harry Chandlee and Howard Koch & John Huston • Based Upon the Diary of Sergeant York • Music by Max Steinac Produced by Jesse L Lasky and Hal B. Wallis A Warner Bros.-First National Picture 3 Stooges Comedy Latest News Short Subjects Especially Selected KEEP COOL--- On a Hot Day drop in for a refreshing drink that’s really cooling — at — GEORGE’S Everything’s Regular Now! Visit Us!