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PAGE 2 THE BATTALION The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural 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 3, 1870. Subscription rate $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 4-5444. 1942 Member 1943 Plssocided Golle0iate Press BEN FORTSON, Editor-in-Chief SYLVESTER BOONE, Managing Editor SATURDAY’S STAFF John H. Kelly Business Manager Conrad B. Cone Business Manager LeValle Wolf Reporter Robert Orrick Reporter Claude Stone Reporter Jacob R. Morgan Reporter Fred Manget, Jr Reporter Jack E. Turner Reporter Archie Broodo Columnist Bryan A. Ross Columnist Harold Borofsky Columnist Ed Katten Columnist David M. Seligman Columnist Charles E. Murray Columnist W. H. Baker Circulation Manager D. W. May Editorial Advisor The following staff members use names other than their own when writing their columns: Sylvester Boone Daniel Harold Borofsky Blotto ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley Managing Editor Len Sutton Press Club Representative Marvin Kaff 1st Co. Editor. John Cornell 2nd Co. Editor Joe Bennison 5th Co. Editor Len Sutton Reveille and the Corps Reveille has been true to the Aggie Corps and to Ag- gieland ever since her arrival here some years ago. The Corps has been true to Rev for just as long, but it seems that Rev isn’t being given the support that she deserves at the present time. One week ago, the General Reveille Fund began to raise $100 for the purpose of enlisting Rev in the W.A.C.’s as a general, but it doesn’t look as though the Corps seems to want her to become such a high honor as we want to bestow upon her. The major point, however, is not that we want her to be a general, but the money that is sent in when we enlist her will go toward helping dogs who want to help the army on battlefields all over the world. It is up to you Aggies and anyone else who would like to help out in this great cause to contribute as liberally as possible. Those who have contributed, contribute a little more; those who haven’t contributed, drop a little in one of the boxes even if it is only a few pennies. Remember, Aggies, that Rev has never let you down, and you don’t want to let her down. You might also remember that a collar with four stars on it would look great in the trophy case after Rev has passed on. Think it over. Contribute as much as possible. Looking Ahead - - - In these times and under the present conditions it is very difficult to look ahead any farther than the end of the war. Most of us can expect to serve our time in the service of our country but what then? What’s going to happen to us after the war? No one could rightly make a very good guess at the answer to that question. So what should we as college students to about it? Here’s what to do. Take stock of yourself. Think about it, read about it; would you be able to quit school tomorrow and go into a job that would support you and yours? What about after the war, if you didn’t get to come back to college and finish your studise, what then? Make preparations for the future, don’t wait ’till the last possible minute. Make up your mind and strive constantly toward your goal. Wake up, young America, and look ahead! —BF. The Milner Merry-Go-Round By Archie Broodo Time has come for another ses sion and we’re ready for the works to begin. The latest news is that Pat Gibbons is corresponding with about five women and keeping them all on the line at the same time. What ever happened to that Ca jun, Pat. Congratulations to 8th Co. for winning the tennis and softball leagues. Your outfit will end up with ownership of the in tramural department if you don’t watch out. Joking aside, good playing and sportsmanship put 8th Company up on top and our con grats go out to you. The latest addition to Milner is the presence of Eugene Dye. Leejay couldn’t stand him any longer so they sent him over to a good dorm to get civilized. If the Milner men be come barbarians all of a sudden, blame it on “Doc” Dye. Also in the late news category is the fact that Brant Myers is the proud possess or of a notice to report for induc tion. He’s as pleased as a bear cub that has just bitten a porcupine. Don’t take it too hard, Brant, be cause there is always the chance that the army won’t take you. Maybe Brant hasn’t been living right because he had a pretty good chance of becoming a first string man on the team and that would mean a lot to any Aggie to say the least. Art Graf has threatened to ram anybody that doesn’t beat his roommate Bill Brough out to for mation. Bill was so late to break fast the other day that he was al most the first man out to dinner. A couple of guys beat him then. The Milner men have been whip ping out in athletics lately. Both 5th and 6th companies have been getting out enough men to play their, games. 6th company doesn’t seem to have any trouble at all. Why can’t we have that softball game some 6th company men have been talking about sometime soon ? What about it, 5th Co. ? Latest name for Hmcirik is Gremlin. He’s just like one of those little guys, don’t you think so? Dan Cupid Boone is really plan ning to get around. He’s planning to go to California between semes ters. He’ll have plenty of company if he goes. A couple of us would like to meet some movie stars too. Don’t know why though wjien there is plenty of local pulchri tude to keep some of us in a daze. Moonlight, go away. That sick teasipper is walking around and will soon be in circulation again. That means that you birddogs had better get tuned up ’cause Cakkie Foster is better and will soon be able to stand the grind of getting around and doing things again. She’ll be here till November be cause she won’t be going off to the forty acres till then. Don’t say you weren’t given the news in time this time. There has been lots of talk on the campus about a final ball. If you want one, let yourself be heard and maybe it can be ar ranged some way or other. If all the classes go together, we might be able to have one. Another thing that needs attention is the Rev for General fund. Let’s get this thing done, army, and give Rev the honor that she deserves. The dorm to dorm collection helped some but we are still short and we are still able to give some more so let’s get it done. After the freshman ball, the fish dorms should be able to better their gift to the fund. The expression about Bryan Field that is going around the campus sure sounds good. Make It heard all the way out there each time you say it. Let’s form the good habit of watching the team more often. All of that will help to win the conference and show that the Aggies are still the best. See you Tuesday if I live through the weekend and “Let's Beat the Hell out of Bryan Field!” Pictured above is Lana Turner star of “Slightly Dangerous” now playing at Guion Hall. Co-starred with her are Bob Young and Walter Brennan. Meet the Mrs.! WEDDING BELLS tolled for George Huber, an Engineer senior, at 4 o’clock last Saturday afternoon. The cere mony took place at Port Arthur, Texas. Carl Huber, the younger brother of ‘J’ ramp, seems elated at the idea og having a sister-in- law—and such a pretty one at that. George gave up his room in Walton to live with his wife at the Aggieland Inn. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Huber . . . New nicknames heard around the dorm: “Papa” Kochtitzky (no initials needed) of ‘C’ ramp ac quired his name for having such a paternal air about him. Then there is Milton Koehler (pronounc ed Cola), who is known as Coca, Pepsi, or R. C. Cola. . . Here’s a challenge to members of any other dorm—Bill “P. E.” Price made an excellent in all ten parts of the P. E. “B” quiz, giv ing him a total of 100 points . . . At least he said he did, and he’s hoping the P. E. department will acknowledge it. There is certainly no harm in giving credit where credit is due . . . The fish and frogs are really improving in speaking on the campus, and externally the fresh man cadets seem to have “that ole Aggie spirit”. The BEAT THE HELL OUT of BRYAN FIELD has increased considerably. Fresh men, don’t let these few words of encouragement cause you all to slacken. . . Keep up the good work! Lately several fish have ap proached your scribes and stated that they do not like the idea of “fish-heads” for next semester . . . Quote one fish: “It’s mighty nice to have a new privilege for next semester.” Walton Hall as a whole seem to like the idea of “fish-heads”. The old saying around Aggie- Marine Mad-Caps The Marine Aviation Detach ment of Texas A. & M. College is indeed becoming the ideal post of the Marine Corps. A plan has been formulated but is operating at the present time on a comparatively small basis. The plan will tend to increase as soon as the word is passed around. Here is the gist of the thing Cleaning and pres sing, tailoring and shoe repairing have been costing the Marines here a considerable amount of money. As you know money is not an ar ticle the average Marine has plen ty of. So Marine Gunner Peden, Commanding Officer of the Ma rine Aviation Detachment seeing the Marines plight, rolled up his sleeves and went to bat and here’s the results: We now have at all Marines’ disposal a cleaning and pressing contract with a local establishment; we also have a con tract for tailoring and shoe re pair . . . here’s what this is ac complishing: First it cuts cost con siderably; second service is terri fic; and third slick work is guar anteed. Yes sir, fellas, we sure have a fine Commanding Officer. Let’s cooperate with him and his NCO’s at all times. There is a certain Sergeant I know that is doing a terrific retail candy and peanut business in the Coke Room .... Keep up this strenuous work Sgt. and who knows you may lose some of that excess baggage you are forced to tote around. Sgt. O’Neill, Instructor at the Naval Aviation Radio School, has been confined within the walls of sick bay for more than a week . . . his condition was at a time quite critical. He is however on the road to complete recovery. I bet you’ll think twice before you have ano ther wisdom tooth pulled ... Eh What ? See you up and around soon Sgt. JEST JOKES Did you hear the one about the little Moron Who: Went to the football game be cause he thought a quarterback was a refund. Was dyeing so he went into the living room. Cut off his arms but it didn’t bother him, because he played the piano by ear. Ran around the bed at night trying to catch some sleep. Put his old man in the ice box so he could have a cold pop. Corporal L. McCusker U. S. Marine Corps Spring has sprung; Fall has fell; Winter has come; And its colder than .... It was last year. Wednesday the 25th of August, the Marines played another in a series of ball games at Kyle Soft- Ball Field. Training Unit No. 3800—Engineers—part of the Ar my Specialized Training Program, were our opponents. The game be gan with a bang when the Engi neers scored the first run in the first inning. The Marines rallied from the blow and tied score in the last half of the second inning, with a homer by that “Cincinnati Flash” Pvt. John W. Eiser of Co. 28B. Game ran nip and tuck with both teams tied at one and one until the last half of the 8th when “Flash” came through with ano ther homer to make final score 2 to 1 in favor of the Marines. Sgt. Boles was relieved from be hind the bat last night by Pvt. Vinny P. Noll of Co. 30A who is a first class catcher and played a swell game. Pvt. Evan D. Price was again on the Mound for the whole game and pitched a sweet baal game. Pvt’s Joe Wehmeier and Dave “Irish” Walsh both of Company 28A covered first and se cond base like majors. Sgt. Moi- phy shifted positions with Eiser and played short stop like he never played third. Nice game, Moiph. Pvts. John W. Mattessich and Ed dy Shea played short center and left field like seasoned pro’s. Pvt. Bob G. Young of 26B played cen ter field and snagged some sweet flys. Ole Stf. Sgt. “Rock-Rock” Davis covered right field and ma naged club with typical Davis pro cedure. Keep em winnin’ and grin- nin’ “Rocky” that’s the way we like it. The crowd was not monstrous, but was not small either. Coke, and ice cold too, was peddled and sold to audience, who gobbled them up like water .... or should I say Beer? Well all in all the game was a success, and I believe all who at tended enjoyed themselves. Corp “Maxey McCusker sp6i ‘8z xsnnnv 'qninhoh AVQanj.yg Frog... Stuff By Frog Dubose Now that the torpedoes, and other fireworks have died down, Dorm 15 is again livable. Besides, a little thing like the incident the other night is soon forgotten when there is the Freshman Ball to look forward to. All week tele grams and letters flew thick and fast from College Station to all parts of the country; dates were made and broken, and there were big moments and disappointments. By the time of the hop, most ev eryone has forgotten his dislike for the Grove, and, in most cases, it is understood that this IS the ideal place for a Ball in the summer. After the Ball there is another day with the girl-friend, and may be another date that night. Man, these Balls just can’t be beat! Wonder why Frog Johnson and Frog Thompson rate so much attention in Dorm 17. Seems as if they are always in the limelight. Frog Freed of Dorm 15 had quite a race with Frog Fulbright when Frog Fulbright found out that Frog Freed had received a pack age in the mail. Frog Freed tried to make him believe that the package contained shoes, but on the outside it said “Fragile”. Frog Donahue has had three dates for the Ball offered to him, but as yet he is still uncertain. So far he has had a chance on a Hempstead girl, a Mexia girl, and a girl submitted by Frog Ross. Ain’t these blind dates undepend able! Wichita Falls is to be well rep resented at the Ball. Eight beau tiful W. F. females will make eight W. F. boys of A. & M. mighty happy. Frog Bauer, Frog Webb, and Frog Reagan are all happy with expectations. “Beat the Hell out of Bryan Field!” This has been spoken hun dreds of times over the campus in the last few days, and it is slowly building up the spirit it takes to win those games. In closing I would like to pass on to you some handy rules on what to do in case you fall on the dance floor. If you trip and fall on a crowded dance floor you have three options; First, rise slowly— everybody will think it is part of the dance. Second, just stay there —people will think you fainted. And third, take out your handker chief and start wiping the floor— they will think you work there. These rulies might come in handy in case we ever have another Ball. BEAT THE HELL OUT OF BRYAN FIELD! Today only at Guion Hall is M-G-M’s REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford, *■ John Wayne, and Philip Dorn. Romance, drama, suspense against the sombre background of fallen France furnish the set-up for this one. The picture has many great moments but some of them challenge the patience and credi bility. The assets out-number the liabilities however and lead to an appraisal of genera audience satis faction. In the story, Joan Craw ford undertakes to flee from Paris with an American flyer in the RAF who has recently escaped from a German concentration camp. Making good their escape she leams at the border that her fi ance, whom she has suspected of being a quisling, is in reality the head of the Paris underground movement. She risks all and re turns to him just in time to avert his betrayal to the Germans. The Lowdown: This is a good one. At the Campus midnight to night and tomorrow and Monday is one of the best comedys of the year. THE MORE THE MERRIER, starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. This story, comically depicting the crowded conditions in Wash ington, concerns an inventor, a stenographer, and a couple of pretty shrewd business men. Charles Coburn, a visitor in town, rents half an apartment from Miss Dial 4-1181 Open at 1 p. m. Air Conditioned By Refrigeration LAST DAY “MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY” — starring — Martha O’Driscoll Richard Carlson SATURDAY PREVIEW SUNDAY and MONDAY Arthur, much to her dismay. He then proceeds to rent half of his half to' Joel McCrea, an inventor about to go into the Army. He tries to keep it a secret as long as possible and then is when some really funny complications set in. McCrea and Miss Arthur fall in love, but Jean is already engaged. Cobum handles the de tails and everything works out happily in the end . . . very hap pily, in fact. The Lowdown: See this and laugh your cares away. (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) Phone 4-1168 ADMISSION Qn W OAn IS ALWAYS vb (X dUb Tax Included Box Office Opens 1 p. m. Closes 7:30 Saturday Only Also Cartoon, “Red Hot Riding Hood” Prevue Saturday Nibht 9:45 P. M. Sunday and Monday KFURMER ^rYoutJ© are riotously romantic together j£ J| iH Kk mmm M//6£R0(f£ SJum BRENNAN » land,, “that the fish always have the prettiest dates,” still holds true . . . Have you seen, or could you help but see, those beautiful creatures walking around up here for the Fish Ball ? Oh, for the life of a fish! . . . The latest joke about a frog: While walking down the street in San Antonio, an upperclassman happened to pass a frog, “Hi, ole Army”! greeted the upperclassman. The frog’s reply was, “Nope, not in the Army yet.” Until then, “15” for TEAM, Farmers Fight, and call it a night! TotpotF Trade with Lou — He’s right with you! < >1 » ■ » 3 —I > Ladies Dresses A Specialty Lauterstein’s When in Doubt About Your Eyes or Your Glasses Consult DR. J. W. PAYNE Optometrist 109 S. 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