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PAGE 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1943 OFFICIAL NOTICES Announcements NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS AND .PA TRONS OF THE A. & M. CON SOLIDATED SCHOOL A public hearing of the A. & M. Con- olidated school budget for the year 1943- Tuesday night, Aug. 24, 44 school year will be held Aug. 24, 1943. The meeting will begin at 8:0J p.m. in the school gymnasium. All P- school patrons are urged to be present. W. D. Bunting Supt. of Schools FOR SALE—Ladies’ and man’s pre-war bicycle, ladies used only 6 months. $50.00 for both, or sold separately. Phone 4-6794 after 5 ;30 p.m. NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO REZONE The City Council is considering a pro posal to rezone that part of the City of College Station lying east of Highway 6 and north of Lincoln Avenue to District 3, Apartment House District. This request comes from Mr. R. L. Myers, who is con sidering leasing a portion of his property to the HOLC for conversion to War Hous ing. Under the present zoning restrictions Mr. Myers is not permitted to convert his property to apartment units. Any person living within this area, and who may be opposed to the proposal, is invited to present his protest to the Zon ing Commission at the City Office at 3 :00 p. m., the afternoon of September 6, 1943. ERNEST LANGFORD, Mayor SOCli its The local chapter of the American As- ciation of University Professors will hold > first open meeting of the summer in Sbisa ' CTn11 o .on the lounge of Sbisa Hall at 8:00 o’clock Tuesday evening, August 24. The objectives ishments of the organizatic and accomplishments of the organization will be outlined by J. P. Abbott and Charles Lt Motte. All members of the research and teching staffs are cordially invited to atend. L. S. Paine, Secretary. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT em- are urged to fill an. application or application renewal with the Placement Office before September 10. oiuurjivi jidvii: 1 ivirjiN j. Those students expecting part-time < ployment during the coming term urged to fill an. application or applicai W. R. Horsley Placement Offic Executive Offices The President’s Office has received the following packages addressed to the “Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas”: A small, round saw blade from the Hammond Machinery Builders of Kal amazoo, Michigan. 4 copies of “The Infantry Journal.” The departments concerned should call for these packages. VICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS AND STAMPS LOUPOT’S Trade with Lou — He’s right with you! maa lH ijL W Gift Novelties See our display of Gift Novelties — they make perfect gifts to send your friends or fam ily at home. We invite you to inspect our com plete assortment. Aggie Pillows Pillow Tops and Table Runners for each branch of service. ‘Scottie” Dogs for Army . . . Air Corps . . . Navy and Marines. ‘Aggie” Animals — there’s plenty of styles to choose from. Navy and Air Corps T Shirts. We have a fine stock of Pennants and Stickers —in all sizes. Novelty Jewelry with Aggie . . . Army . . . Air Corps . . . Navy or Marines Insignia. (jQaldropfig “Two Convenient Stores” College Station Bryan j ASTI) NEWS AEAty ENGINEERS ARMy VERT Gamby Pitches One-Hitter Julius Gambardella made no mistake about locking the barn door after the boss had gone. He tied the Vets bosses and locked the barn door with a single bingle, giving the 1st company bailers their third league win Sunday eve ning. . It was three up and three down in all but two innings for the Ag gie Vets of the 2nd company, with Pitcher Gambardella backed by su perb playing of the 1st company outfield and infield, allowing one walk and one hit for the entire game. It was almost a shutout as the Vets went into the last inning trailing seven to nothing when 1st Baseman Grims was walked and Roth and Weinberger sacri ficed him in for the single score. The game was never in doubt with Peterson and Dykema scor ing in the first on Dyke’s and Malmquist’s hits for the Engineers. Malmquist had a field day hitting 1000 for his three trips to the plate, while Dykema hit .500. Another 1000 hitter was left fielder Sam Lee. Center fielder Ed Dessert proved to be the big stick of the day with his round- the-bagger with two men on. Next Sunday’s game promises to be the big one of the season with the league leading 1st com pany tangling with the “hot as a firecracker” third company outfit. Neither company has lost a league game yet and managers of both teams are readying their charges for big action. Just Ramblin , ’Round By PRITCHARD Well, here we go again, and with nothing much to talk about, either. That comes from becoming so intrigued with Calculus and Physics! Seems as though all thoughts and ideas, with a few major exceptions, revolve around Derivatives and the' various rela tions of “General Gas Law,” not a product of the Army! However the major exceptions may he worthy of some consideration. To begin with, we’re very much interested in the “benefits” to be derived from our new-found friend “The Gripe Box.” Seems as though this should present a wonderful opportunity to some imaginative G. I.! An Officer once told a group of his men, during one of those very rare, informal chats, that he would never make the same mis take that his father had once made long before. That was to allow his men to tell him exactly what they thought of him, for a period of thirty minutes! The reason this particular Officer chose not to fol low in his father’s footsteps ap pears quite obvious; and so it is that, with great interest, we shall watch the progress of ‘‘The Gripe Box.” Here’s another of those major exceptions, and one with which we believe most everyone will heartily agree. We need a little more con sideration for the other fellow in the mess-hall. A few men, and there are just a few, are too prone to fill their plates at the other fellow’s expense. This makes it necessary for some of the men to wait until the dishes have been replenished before they can begin to eat. There’s plenty of food; and if everyone will just take his share, he can always come back for seconds; and everyone will be happy. How about it? Pre Meds To Hold WatermelonSupper Tomorrow At 6:30 The local Pre-med group is hav ing its regular meeting this week as a watermelon supper at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn just north of Anchor Hall, Wednesday afternoon, August 25. Everyone will meet in front of the Science hall at 6:30 and will proceed from there to the above mentioned place. Several special guests have been invited and plans have been made for a good time. All members are urged to come out since this is the last social of the present year. So come on out and join in the fun and meet a really swell group of men and fu' ture doctors. Comment By JOE BENNISON An Aggie graduate would not recognize his home if he were to return to the campus tomorrow be cause of the alterations which have been instigated in order that stu dents conform to and contribute their share more fully toward the total war in which this country is now engaged. Still, one of the most evident reformations has, insofar as this writer knows, not been requested by the military authorities. Refer ence is being made to the lack of cordiality on the part of the new Aggies toward the army, navy and marine personnel. As former Ag gies, the army vets, when not in formation, still greet every group of men they meet, as they go across the campus and their com ment is that too many Aggies don’t answer, mumble a greeting, or merely stare at one. Counter ing an old rejoinder, it is not true that these war students can’t ap preciate and dislike such actions —as kthem. Sports writers and dignitaries who visited this campus in the past were all amazed at the efferves cent, all-embracing spirit of friendliness which they encount ered at no other place in their travels. It’s infectious, enjoyable, laudable, and costs nothing. Let’s try to retain this quality in a world which has already lost too much of its neighborly good will. OFFICERS PLAY FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS Capt. McDaniels is sending his best ten men against the Old Men of Easterwood Airport, in the of ficers’ big game Wednesday night. The game, which will be held on Pickett playground, behind Dorm One, new area, will find the Flight Instructors of the local airport pit ting their strength against Mac- Daniels’ men. Local observers believe that the officers should find easy pickings what with Lt. Heifnitz pitching and the all around good ball play ing demonstrated in last Thurs day’s practice game. —FISH— (Continued From Page 1) campus. You can show them ev erything that’s have seen and a few things that haven’t! —AGGIE— (Continued from Page 1) CHARLES R. WEST Charles R. West who was re cently elected president of the sec ond semester freshman class shows possibilities of becoming an out standing mem ber of the stu dent body if the army does not get him first. West completed his high school career at Ma rianna, Ark., High School where he was president o f the student West body, valedic torian of his graduating class, edi tor of the school paper, and editor of the annual. He was a member of the National Honor Society and the Quill and Scroll Club. Besides these literary achievements, West had time to letter in football three years and basketball one year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. West of Marianna. His room num ber is 114 in dorm 14, and his mili tary organization is the Field Ar tillery, formerly of “I” battery. HAROLD BOROFSKY Harold Borofsky, better known as Blotto, was elected historian of the second semester sophomore class at the recent election of of ficers. He is now writing “Back wash” for the Battalion while com posing songs and poems in his spare time. His compositions in clude “It’s You” and “Love You”. Blotto is now president of the Hil- lel Club and was a member of the A. & M. Rifle Team for three se mesters which lasted until it was disbanded in May. He came to Aggieland with the record of three letters on the high school rifle team, the test of which was cap tained by him. His record also says he was president of his sen ior class and a member of the National Honor Society in his sen ior year at Forest High School, Dallas, Texas. Personalities George W. Dobson Our graduating senior for today is George W. Dobson, from Col lege Grove, Tennessee. George “Coon Head” Dobson claims to have graduated from College Grove high school in 1934, “only with the help of my dad who was a mem ber of the board.” After gradua tion George Worked on his fath er’s farm, doing surveying and construction work. A good man just can’t be kept away from A. & M. for long, so in September, 1939, George started in Veterinary Medicine at A. & M. He made a pretty good stab because now, after five years, he is graduating with his class and will shortly have “Dr. and 1st Lt.” prefixed to his name. “Coon Head” Dobson has been a member of the Junior A.V.M.A. while at A. & M. and has found time to sweat the girls of Bryan during his spare time. In case you don’t already know, the nickname came to him as a result of his close association with members of the Negro race during his early childhood. To quote George, the army has hurt him in one way. It has curtailed his nightly visits to Bryan to see the local bells to one night per week. When World Mess II is over George wants to forget about get ting up at reveille each morning and gigs and go into private prac tice somewhere in the good hills of Tennessee. Good luck, George, and keep the trail hot until we get there. But no kiddin’, fellows, that old bull doesn’t go with me. Your gals will be thrilled to death to come to an Aggie Dance in the Aggie Grove. If you don’t believe me, just ask them! P. S. The dance will be carried to Sbisa in case of the much un desired rain. Hangovertures By LEN A setting sun sparkled gaily over the early hours of another weekend graciously ordained for the relaxation of the burly khaki hustler’s dejectedly-drooping soul. He sighed wearily, stared sickly at the mirror, winced, and mut tered through thickened, dry lips —“ah, ah—Bryan.” His hair glis tened with liquid delight and smirched with assorted mint aromas, he lurched down the road. The busses were crowded and after all, it was polite and especially patriotic to help things along by sharing rides. He lay gasping in the rear open door compartment of the latest swivel-axle dump truck. A few breathless minutes later he had tumbled to the hurrying sidewalks of his week-end delight —ah, ah, Bryan! Another week end had come. The hush of the busy city lay heavily upon him. The sharp resonant click of hob nailed heels twisted his distraught face. A tall, slim chap, clad in a clinging blue denim, jet black jerkin, and a well-creased, fin gered sombrero nodded, smiled sardonically, and shuffled off.—ah, ah—Bryan! He stared hopefully down the broad promenades and glared heatedly. The crookedly cut out lines of darkened, slate-gray buildings stared vacantly through their hollow casings and smiled their welcome. Ah—the garden of brew—the pub—the mecca of wine and song and resounding back-slapping joy. The cracked orange bulb spat out colored sparks of light and shadowed his way into the clammy confines of the palace. He lurched suddenly from one side to the oth er and quietly nestled in a lone mushroom topped seat, and gulp ing spasmodically to hold the re mains of a former Monday’s breakfast in its proper order and locale, he smiled meekly at a bur ly feminine mass of hydrogenated oils and fats glistening and oozing with the joy of a luxurious bottle cap-pulling exercise. Her colors washing a merry scheme down frothing cheeks, she trundled up before the saddened youth who had suddenly taken on a rather crestfallen air. She cocked her pineapple-like skull and nodded sympathetically. She lay a greased paw on his week-end em broidery, zestfully decorated in dashing blue and white, and smiled a morsel of encouragement: “Keep trying, youngster; maybe a better break next time.” He murmured hesitantly and slunk through the belching cloud of sprayed briney droplets that had formed systematically over the dusky ceilings, walls, glasses and counters. A well-soused cackle rang shrilly over the blubbering hum-drum of the torpid slubber- ers. Six huskies walked merrily down the road, their hands whip- Rumoresque Announcing If “Kid” McCoy, of McLean, Texas, receives a furlough at the end of this semester he will marry Miss Wynona Wilson, of Caldwell, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. John nie Schweda, of Lockhart, Texas. His fiance is employed by the Austin Road Construction Com pany which built the Easterwood Airport and Bryan Field. The honeymoon will be spent in Colo rado or Mexico if time permits. Our best wishes and congratula tions to both of you. New Blood: S. K. Kirk is our latest addition to the staff of news hounds in the 2nd S. T. Co. Sam has written for the Battalion before and has al ready proven himself to be a very capable and noteworthy adjunct to any group of scribblers. Revelation: “Alopecia” Boyd claims he got that way by beating his head on the floor in some nearby tavern and is therefore not to be cen sured as harshly as “Half-Moon” Fickes whose condition was brought on by senile atrophy . . . “Handsome Hobart” Sibley is look ing for a vacuum funnel with a magnetic attraction attachment to aid him in his outfielding . . . W. D. Cornelius and “Snake” Stanger vs. “Kid” McCoy on the subject: “How to Keep Grahma Cattle from Freezing on the Coastal Plains?” was the theme of a debate which still has the dormitory reverberat ing to the sonorous oratory that ensued several nights ago. Mr. F. N. Champion of Kansas City, Mo., connected with the Kan sas City Southern-Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad visited with C. L. Champion this past Friday and Saturday. Your reporter found C. L. busy absorbing some Champion genealogy as outlined on a piece of cardboard by his uncle. Reminder: Petition for your A. H. courses now! Aggie News There are several men in our outfit who have been fortunate enough to acquire a college de gree while working for their vet erinary degree, and it is the pur pose of this column to give a short history of these individuals. Bill Parker, of Sherman, Texas, entered A. & M. in September, ’33, beginning in Pre-med. He left school in spring ’34, but re-entered for the ’37-’38 term. In ’38 he entered North Texas State Teach ers College and continued there until he received his B.S. degree in Business Administration in 1940. He taught and coached foot ball at Woodson, Texas. From there he went to Balmorhea, Tex as, to become the principal of the high school there. This wasn’t ex citing enough and Bill resigned to join the State police force. Bill volunteered for the Army in Oc tober, 1942, and was stationed at Perrin Field in the Air Corps. From there he went to Oklahoma A. & M. in a S.T.A.R. unit. Then a request for the Vet school at A. & M. landed him here with us. Bill is married and has an 11- months old boy. After the war he wants a stock farm of his own and a practice of veterinary medicine. T. B. Carroll, a Bryanite, re ceived his B.S. degree here in 1939 in Agricultural Education. He taught Vocational Agriculture at Era for three years before enter ing the school of Veterinary Med icine here in September, ’42. Jim wants to be a private practitioner somewhere in North Texas. He is married and has a 7-months-old girl. B. B. Phillips, Ladonia, Texas, received his B.S. degree at Texas Technological College with a dou ble major in Dairy Husbandry and Agricultural Education in ’39 and entered the Vet school here in ’42. B. B. is another of the mar ried boys and has a one-year-old girl. He plans to grubstake some where in West Texas after the mess is over. “Kid” McCoy of McLean, Texas, entered A. & M. in September, ’38 and has studied Animal Husbandry off and on ever since. Well, any way, he got his B.S. in A.H. last —POLO— (Continued From Page 1) ly by its members. They buy their own mallets and other equipment. Students are required to take care of their mounts and riding gear. Dues to the club are $1.00 monthly. In past year additional revenue was secured from ladies’ and child ren’s riding classes, benefit shows, and small contributions from the athletic department. Around 100 boys have reported for polo this season. Most of these are from the cavalry regiment but polo is open to all students. In the College’s all-out war effort little time is left for the amount of practice needed to make a well balanced team. Practice for beginners starts on foot with small mallets. As fundamentals are ab sorbed the trainee is mounted and real instruction begins. “I was surprised at the natural ability shown by a number of these boys,” said Lt. Beams. “They are natural horsemen and have the strong wrists required in polo. Many of them came right off your ranches and stock farms. The training they had while growing up will come in handy in their polo work here at Texas A. & M.” For a great many years Texas has been a center of polo activity. Some polo historians claim the first game of polo to be played in the United States was between some Englishmen at Boerne, Tex as, in the late 1860’s. Others state the game was introduced into the United States from England in 1876. Be this as it may, there has been quite a business in raising and schooling polo ponies in Texas for many decades. In the 80’s and 90’s this centered around San Antonio and in the San Angelo country. By 1910 there were a good many ranchmen in the Midland, Ozona and Brady sections using Thor oughbred stallions on their Quar ter mares and training some of the best colts in polo work. With the advent of the U. S. Remount Service following World War 1, its buying and breeding Thoroughbred stallions, and loan ing them to ranchmen and farm ers, plus the natural advantages of Texas as a breeding and train ing ground, a remarkable improve ment has been made in the quality of the State’s horse stock. Raising, training and selling horses to polo enthusiasts and to the army has become a profitable sideline on many Texas ranches. These are the traditions the boys bring them to the Texas A. & M. College. “Polo is encouraged as an in tegral jpart of cavalry instruction,” Lt. Beams declared. “Not only is it a wholesome and interesting sport, but more important, it is the finest combat training a caval ryman could have as it teaches him to make decisions quickly.” It is part of the plan of Col. Perkins and Lt. Beams to give each of the team’s 100 candidates as much actual polo competition as possible. From 25 to 30 boys will be assured of playing at least one period. On what might be called the first string are eight boys whom these officers feel can car ry the A. & M. colors with dis tinction and credit. Members of the first team are: January and will get his D.V.M. in ( ? ?) Don’t worry, he will get it. Keith Kirk, Harrold, Texas, en tered school here in September, 1939, as an entomology student. After three years of bug chasing he changed to Vet. Med. He got his B.S. last May and will get his D.V.M. sometime in 1945 if he passes Physiology. J. P. Derryberry hails from Gainesville, Texas. James got that old sheepskin in 1936 for work done in Dairy Husbandry. J. P. taught Vocational Agriculture for two years at Trenton and four years at Gainesville. He re-entered A. & M. in October, ’42. T. O. McMilflan didn’t want his name mentioned, so we promise not to say a word about it. P.S.—He graduated here in ’38 in Science. Henry Ticheler of Austin, Texas, entered A. & M. in Feb., 1939— Yes! a frog, received his degree in A.H. in May of ’43, and is now studying Veterinary Medicine, which initially interested him while he was working for the Tex as State Agricultural Department, Jack and Stallion Division. Letter From Wife of Ex Aggie Received By Battalion Office The following letter has been re ceived by the Battalion: Hi Aggies! I’d like for you to put a piece in the paper for us. We’ll leave the wording to you. It’s this way. I’m a former TSCWite and my husband is a former Aggie. We were married August 9th in Min eral Wells, Texas. Buddy was in the Infantry, Company A, before he enlisted in the Army last Janu ary. I was Alice Hoss of Dallas. We were married in a double ring ceremony with Cpl. Charles C. Orr and Miss Lucille Armstrong. Charles is also a former Aggie. He enlisted in February. Lucille attended North Texas State Teach ers College in Denton. Both cor porals are stationed at Camp Wel ters at present. I’d appreciate it if you would publish this in the next issue of the Battalion and send me one at: 4521 Hall St., Dallas (4), Texas. Sincerely, MRS. A. E. DENTON Capt. C. W. Cox Gets Majors Promotion BROOKS FIELD, Texas.—Pro moted to Major in the Air Corps this week was Carroll W. Cox, son of Mrs. Leo W. Cox of Buda, Texas, and husband of the former Miss Velma Newton of Cameron, at present of 532 Fair Avenue, San Antonio. Major Cox is a former student of Texas A. & M. College, where he received his B.S. degree in 1934. He has served at Brooks since July, 1941, and is now Com manding Officer of the field’s base headquarters squadron. He received his new insignia from Col. Stanton T. Smith, Com manding Officer at Brooks Field. Barnett Receives Navy Wings Of Gold Frederick Worth Barnett, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barnett of 113 E. Akard St., Weatherford, won his Navy “Wings of Gold” and was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve this week fol lowing completion of the pre scribed flight training course at the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Fla., the ‘‘Annapolis of the Air.” Prior to entering the Naval serv ice, Ensign Barnett attended Tex as A. & M. College for three years where he was a member of the varsity tennis and baseball teams. Having been designated a Naval Aviator, he will go on active duty at one of the Navy’s air opera tional training centers before be ing assigned to a combat zone. Jack R. Buie, Kilgore, Texas, cap tain and president of the Texas A. & M. Polo Club, riding at number 3; J. T. Westbrook, Menard, Texas, number 1; Bob Morin, Evanston, 111., number 2, and Claude H. Richey, Austin, Texas, number 4. Alternates are: James A. Winne, Houston, Texas, number 1; David A. Rogers, Los Angeles, Calif., number 2; Frank Douglas, New Orleans, La., number 3, and Henry Tischler, Austin, Texas, number 4. There was a time when polo was considered a fashionable sport for the idle rich, played on a few Long Island estates only. Before the curent war interest in polo had become nationwide and it was played by men in all stations of life. One authority estimated that in 1940 some 5,000 people were playing polo annually and their play required some 30,000 horses. DR. N. B. McNUTT DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas LOUPOT’S A Little Place and a Big Saving! ped forward in a loose-slinging manner—six yo-yo’s. He grimaced, rubbed his teared eyes, sobbed, and ran helplessly to the waiting post. The deep blue of restful night blanketed his clammy soul—the stars twinkled the lone, cracked, side-shuffling hulk of a blood-clotted, rolling bus crawled promptly down the road— Ah — ah — Bryan! VISIT OUR SHOP OFTEN GET A HAIRCUT And be neat and military at all times. AGCIELAM) BARBER SHOP North Gate