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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!
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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—
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campus. You can show them ev
erything that’s have seen and
a few things that haven’t!
—AGGIE—
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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
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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