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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1943
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OFFICIAL
NOTICES
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Those students expecting part-time em
ployment during the -coming term are
urged to fill an application or application
renewal with the Placement Office before
September 10.
W. R. Horsley
Placement Office.
The shipment of senior rings due
September 1st are now ready for delivery
in the Registrar’s Office. Since we are
trying to close our books for the fiscal
year 1942-43 we would appreciate it if
all students having rings in the Registrar’s
Office at this time would get them out
as soon as
time
possible.
H. L. Heaton,
Acting Registr
Announcements
The New Comers Club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 :30 at the home
of Mrs. F. L. Greenway, North Oakwood.
Mrs. L. D. Boone and Mrs. Jack West
will be co-hostesses. Bridge and sewing
will take up the afternoon.
—CIRCLING—
(Continued From Page 3)
and can be. Let’s have everyone
that can even squeek out at our
practice next Monday.
“Halt, who dat?” It’s all over
the Squadron. Some of the Mis
ters have had some rare tales to
tell the morning after the night
before’s guard duty. While stand
ing by the bulletin board just af
ter the new list was posted, I
heard someone say, “I don’t mind
guarding something that needs
guarding, but who, who I ask,
would think of trying to steal Law
Hall?” The best tale of all was
reported Thursday morning. It
seems that a tactical Staff Ser
geant was trying to get to his
room in Puryear Hall Wednesday
night and after several attempts
to get through Squadron Ill’s vo
cal wall of halts, the Sarge came
back to A/S Elek, the Sergeant
of the Guard, pleading and beg
ging Mr. Elek to escort him to his
room so he could get some sleep.
Say, if you gentlemen were
blinded by a glaring Aviation
Student—don’t worry, it wasn’t
one of “Johnny Zeroes” proteges,
it was Mr. Marengo with his new
Scotch plaid “G-I” tie. Mr. Ma
rengo, I wish you would let the
rest of us know where it was is
sued? Wouldn’t that look nice, all
Squadron III passing in review
with Scotch plaid ties—wow!
“Squadron III on the beam”!
yes, we have really been taking
that golden-orange and blue rib
bon home with us for the last two
reviews. Next Friday we’ll see if
our effort has been in vain. Would
not that red ribbon look fine
streaming from our Squadron
Guidon? Well, we can have it
right up in front if we just keep
plugging every minute. We should
put more effort into our marching
to mess and to our academic class
es. We might just as well have all
of the ribbons on our guidon for
the remaining weeks. Come on
men, let’s do our very best and
take all of the ribbons .... we
can do it.
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collection of Holeproof
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There’s many styles in
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. Navy or Marines.
6x3 Ribs in Anklet
or regular lengths
40^ to 600
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College Station Bryan
* A.S.T.U. NEWS *
AEMT ENGINEERS
AE/Viy VETX
C. Q. Ramblings
The sailors across tne street
looked pretty sharp at their last
inspection and the “dress right
dress” command found them lin
ing up as straight as a taut string.
Small wonder . . . Those chalk
lines down the walk a dead give
away, sailors.
Mr. Temple, popular instructor
of integral calculus is as handy
with a ball and bat as he is with
a differential area. Plays with a
league leading ball club in Bryan.
The “Air Force” boys, usually
the sloppiest soldiers at any camp,
loko mighty snappy marching to
class lately. Personally we prefer
the infiltration method of going
from class to class.
Tension is mounting as GIs feel
the approach of furlough time, five
weeks hence. This term should be
a lulu with countless trainees
storming the local depot at one
time. To quel any latrineograms .
. . “To date there is no truth to
the rumor that there will be no
furloughs. Everyone entitled to one
will get one.”
Suggest that a couple of local
GIs inform their wives that it is
customary to stand at retreat. This
is especially true when the Na
tional Anthem is played.—Merely
a gesture of homage to Old Glory
and certainly not too much to ask.
Bruce Tynam got so excited dur
ing the “hot” game between sec
tions 162 and 177 that he forgot
he was the umpire and rushed to
cover second base and put out the
runner . . . Highly irregular, Ty
nam, and hardly convincing that
you are being an unbiased umpire.
Happy lad on the campus was
Bob Geogan whose mother and
dad came down from Boston way
to see their GI soldier boy. Ar
rived just in time for Bob to show
off the entire company at the Regi
mental Review.
Deeter Pitches
Shut-Out
Displaying a brand of pitching
seldom seen outside of profession
al circles, Ansel Deeter 3rd Com
pany firebrand set the Advanced
Engineering 1st company back on
their heels with a one-hit no-run
shutout Sunday night.
Deeter who allowed but one hit
in the first inning, walked a man
in the 2nd settled down to some
fine pitching for the remaining
innings with the 1st company
team having three up and three
down the rest of the game.
The game proved to be a pitch
ers’ duel with Ralph George al
lowing but two hits for the basic
group. Louis Danley proved to be
the hero of the game scoring both
runs for the third company with
out any help from his team mat
es. Danley was walked in the 2nd
and stole 2nd, third and home.
Again in the fourth Danley got
to first on an error and proceeded
to move around the bases by steal
ing.
The win gives the 3rd company
undisputed leadership in the intra
company league of the ASTP.
— NEWS —
(Continued from Page 8)
During a recent interview Ser
geant Gralla, the tactical N. C. O.
of Squadron V, made the follow
ing comments: “It was surprising
to note the number of Brooklyn
men in this Squadron. I have ar
rived at the conclusion that these
men must have been stationed at
Ebbets Field and receive'd their
ground training in Prospect Park.
It is also my belief that they re
ceive their P. E. training in the
subways during rush hour. They
are beginning to learn that they
are to be referred to as Mister in
the future instead of ‘joiks!.”
Don’t be surprised if in the near
future Sergeant Gralla is heard
to use such phrases as “youse
guys.” They say that his Brook
lyn lingo is catching.
We have a super Squadron in
gentlemen. Lieutenant Segrest
wants it known to the Detach
ment that our new Squadron I is
going to be very well represented
in all Detachment activities. Well,
Lieutenant Segrest, the proof is
in the pudding so we’ll see what
kind of a name our new Squadron
I makes for themselves.
1st Company
Well Equipped
Lt. Jors, 1st company Command
er, and Lt. Pickett PT instructor
announced today that they had
purchased enough athletic equip
ment for the company that every
GI can now follow his favorite
sport. Soft ball gloves for every
position, leather covered soft-balls,
fine hickory bats, regulation foot
balls, basketballs, tennis balls for
the net enthusiasts, boxing gloves
for potential new white hopes, and
a badminton set. Any equipment
this item does not include, don’t
worry about it, as it has also been
purchased. Hhis makes the 1st com
pany the best sports equipped
company on the campus. Equip
ment manager Roy Brown says
that this equipment is for the en
tire company and anyone attach
ed to the 1st company may use
any of it during his PT period.
However, since Lts. Pickett and
Jors made every effort to get the
very best it behooves everyone to
treat it with care and refrain from
throwing it around on the ground.
He reminded the company that this
is their equipment, bought out of
their company fund, and the
chances of replacing any are nil.
Review by Brad
Company Formation at 6:30 . . .
Good Lord . . . 6:30 What a deal .
. . . all we do is march, march,
march, . . . now we march in re
view . . . and on our own time . .
. 6:30 . . . “yeah ... I know it,
it’s only 26 minutes . . . that’s not
the idea . . . It’s the principle . . .
. Bleed . . . Bleed . . . Bleed . . .
March in review . . . more bleed .
. . “1st Platoon all present . . ”
sure we’re all present . . . 6:30
and we’re all present . . . “Right
Face” ... I’d rather be back in
troops . . . “Forward march” . . .
would I? . . . Hmmm . . . 6:30 . .
. here I go march, march, march .
. . quit your beefing . . . yeah but
6:30 . . . wish that guide would
rove over to the left . . , pst pst .
. . over to the left a little, Groan
. . . that’s good ... if we must do
this let’s do it right .. . no, not
not right . . . back to the left . .
. I’m not muttering, but 6:30 . . .
Now, Robinson’s too far over . . .
pst pst . . . Bruce to your left . .
. there we look sharp. . . Hup, two
three four . . . Hup, two, three,
four . . . Golly, look at all the gals
out to see us march . . . pretty nice
. . . bet we look good too ....
Column left, March . . . Boy we
looked sharp on that . . . Lordy
day look at the group behind us .
. . Five companies make quite a
showing . . . column left march .
. . now we are on the beam ... a
little to your left, Groan . . . Hup,
two, three, four . . . we’re really
clicking . . . coming right into
proper mass formation ... oh
boy, those Vets sure “doped off”,
. . . got on the wrong flag . . .
wait till I see Bennison tomor
row . . . will I ride him? . . . it’s
worth coming out here just for
this . . . band sounds mighty hot .
. . wish that drummer wouldn’t
beat when I have my left foot in
midair . . . could be I’m out of
step . . . probably the drummer . .
. Left turn, March ... hmmm this
is tough with twenty men abreast
. . . “not so fast, half step, half
step, HALF STEP . . . “You look
good men” . . . pst pst . . . what
did Lt. Jors says? . . . “said we
looked good” . . . “Yeah, said we
looked good” . . . “look good” t>
. . “Eyes Right” . . . here we go
past the reviewing stand . . . won
der how we look . . . Bet we’re the
best company . . bet we’re the best
platoon . . . know we’re the best
squad in the platoon . . . “ready
front” . . . there we dood it . . . one
more left turn and we’re through
. . . say we look pretty good . . .
Wish I’d thought to have someone
take pictures with my camera . .
. probably to dark anyway . . .
tho it’s only 6:30.
yiCTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
WAR
BONDS
AND
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Personalities
Charles Elia
Charles ((Chuck) Van Loon Elia,
of Marshall, Texas, is our grad
uating senior for today. “Chuck”
graduated from Marshall High
School in 1939. He played three
years of high school fotoball and,
according to some of his high
school buddies
was a member of
the “Brother Rat
Fraternity.” He
entered the North
Texas Agricultur
al College in 193&
and spent two
semesters among
the “beautiful
girls of N-Tac”. In the summer of
1940 “Chuck” took up his studies
in Veterinary Medicine here at
A. & M. as a member of “C” com
pany infantry, and now in a very
few weeks he will graduate with
his class as a D. V. M.
During his years at A. & M.
Chuck has been a member of the
Junior A. V. M. A. and Sbisa Vol
unteers. He worked his way up to
the position of a head waiter in
Sbisa mess hall, and those who
have worked in the mess halls many
semesters know that you’ve got
to stay on the ball a good while
to get that high.
Chuck’s favorite pasttime is
hunting and fishing. He says he
especially enjoys his weekend
hunts — for women. He gave a
mediocre-sounding “all right” when
asked how he liked the army.
After his “duration and six
months” is over Chuck would like
to go to work for the United States
Biological Service, Wild Life Divi
sion; “just any place where it is
wild and woolly and women plen
tiful.” Best of luck to you, Chuck,
with those gals and in your work
in the army and after.
THE LOW DOWN
We are wondering what “Dou
ble Dip” Johnny Bryan is going
to do now that his girl has gone
South for the winter. . . We are told
that “Pug” Rentier has been send
ing candy and other presents to
a little redhead “debutante” at
Cedar Hill, near Dallas . . . Pfs.
Strieber was presented with a
litle buddies in 2nd Company, ac
companied by a friendly note wish
ing him much pleasure in his
home work. Personally, I would
suggest some thing on the stoic
side . . . Along the same line,
“Duroc” Coscia is doing . some
scientific research in the field of
eugenics, with most of his statisti
cal information being recorded on
a calendar, which should prove
very interesting when he gets
enough data accumulated and cor
related.
Just Plain Bull: The “Old Ti
mers’ Club”, Pres. Don L. Willi
ams (see him about membership
blanks) has suddenly acquired a
mania for mustaches. Certain lux
uriant growths can be seen with
the application of proper micros
copic technique How did Bob
Kokernoe get all of those scrat
ches he came back with from Na
cogdoches ? For instance details
of W. A. C. inspections, ask Glen
Corley There’s a little sto
ry about Prater, Clayton and
Saunders that would be highly
interesting if all of the facts were
known. It seems that they had
some blind dates in Austin list
Saturday night that turned out to
be baby elephants, the largest
weighing 335 pounds.
The best news we’ve heard of
late concerns the Jr. A. V. M. A.
dance to be held Saturday night,
Sept. 4th. Arrangements are being
made for an orchestra, and it is
hoped that the Bryan Field Band
may be engaged. Let’s all get be
hind it fellows and get those dates
now. It will be informal.
—STALKING—
(Continued From Page 1)
so I lay still and directed my men.
“Once I raised up and threw at
the Japs the grenades I had left.
But it was my men whose rifle fire
picked off the Japs around this
machine gun so well that when we
took the nest, we found only one
wounded Jap.”
Lieutenant Anderwald, son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Anderwald of
Bandera, is a graduate of Texas
A&M. He received his commission
last August upon graduation from
the Eighth Candidates’ Class at
Quantico, Va.
SPORTS
Last Tuesday’s Battalion carried
a very nice write-up of the Texas
A. and M. Polo Club, and we are
proud to point out to those who
are unaware of the fact that the
first team is made up entirely of
vet. students, namely Jack Buie, J.
T. Westbrook, Bob Morin, and
Claude Richie. Of the second string
Jimmie Winne, Frang Dogulas, and
Henry Tischler are also vet stu
dents. The number is fairly equal
ly divided between the army vets
and non-army vets, but in addition
to Buie, Richie, Winne, and Tisch
ler, we have several good alter
nates from 2nd Co. A. S. T. U. 3800
out for polo. With better than 100
fellows out for polo that is a
mighty good record, and it all goes
to show that these vets not only
know how to doctor ’em, they also
know how to ride ’em.
Incidently, Jack Buie, president
of the club and captain of the
team, was largely responsible for
organizing the club this season and
arousing such an enthusiastic in
terest in it, made possible through
the guidance and direction of Lt.
Col. Ralph G. Perkins and 2nd
Lt. M. H. Beams.
As for softball, we are still
pretty rusty, but nothing is the
matter that a little bit of practice
won’t fix up, so watch out you
other A. S. T. P. companies. How
ever, we are proud to say that our
intramural basketball team hasn’t
had any trouble in winning all five
of its games so far. Perhaps if we
concentrated on one sport at a
time as the other companies do, in
stead of going in for basketball,
swimming, track, polo and all of
the others that we can get a finger
in, in our meager spare moments,
after eight-hour stretches of class
es per day, we might do better at
that sport. Do you think so, En-
giners ?
\ — TRIMMING —
(Continued from Page 3)
happy about everything, in spite
of the fact that all have been at
“attention” since bailing out of
the bus while experiencing very
little “rest.” One chap, in parti-
cularj had his mind so preoccupied
that upon preparing to dine for
the first time he quite earnestly
proceede to pour milk into his
overturned glass but he pulled out
of the stall with milk to spare,
(no offense Mister). This author
almost got lost himself, upon be
ing turned loose as one only stu
dies the back of the gentleman’s
neck in front of him while at at
tention and some day it is felt sure
that a comprehensive book posses
sing great authority will be pub
lished on this subject for the in
formation and guidance of all by
a member of this squadron.
In all seriousness, though, we
are beginning to realize how each
and every one has set his course
tolerating not even the slightest
deviation and when such an atti
tude is coupled with proper leader
ship such as exeists in our sphere
there is no limit regarding worth
while results. The proof of the
above few lines, in actuality, hap
pened during the last formal re
view because each and every mem
ber of this organization honestly
tried and even though we were not
“tops” yet, all hopes run high re
garding the winning of a pennant
or, should be said, pennants—it
can be done and will be done—so
kindly bear in mind this scribe’s
prediction. Incidentally, the form
ation of light aircraft overhead
during said ceremony added con
siderably to the spirits of all as
it is a well known fact that we
are anxiously awaiting “that” day,
meanwhile, we continue ti listen
with awe concerning our not-to-
distant immersion in courses aca
demic as related by those upper
classmen who are now facing the
ruthless foe, and capably so.
Now for a few OFF BEAM
notes, if you please. It is earnest
ly hoped that all gentlemen re
siding on the penthouse floor will
calm down sufficiently enough so
that they will not dash madly to
terra firma on the slightest pre
text—be calm (it sounds good any-
M ARINES
Let Us Do Your Alterations
Lauterstein’s
LOUPOT’S
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— INSTRUCTORS —
Aggie Athlete
Now In Air Corp
(Continued From Page 1)
cipal firemen and conducts train
ing coursese for fire department
officers.
W. A. Bandy holds classes
throughout the State for Water
Plant and Sewage Disposal Plant
officers.
A. E. Wittman and R. C. Brown
conduct coursese for maintenance
men and custodians of public buil
dings.
A. V. Hoefflin conducts instuc-
tor training coursese for the eta-
chers in the War Industry Train
ing Schools. The mose recent ad
dition to the staff was Arthur H.
Ryder who will conduct conferences
for foremen in industrial plants.
During the past year classes
were held in 258 towns. Towns re
presented in the classes numbered
502 and 5808 individuals were en
rolled.
—AGGIE—
(Continued from Page 1)
the Gun Waddin”, or “Flush the
Blood.”
This reporter, a student of folk
lore and obscure cultures has or
ganized his own S2 to record the
private code of these Aggies, and
now for the first time the Sibert
NEWS publishes the small portion
of the Aggie mess hall synonyms
that the Will Hays office would
okay.
Iced Tea and Soft Drinks .... Stud
Coffee Dope
Bread Gun Waddin
Desserts * Cush
Milk Cow
Salad Rabbit
Mustard Baby
Ketchup Blood
Salt Sand
Pepper Dirt
Sugar Saw Dust
Sauce Winchester
Meat Bull Neck
Peas Shot
Macaroni Worms
Carrots Sunshine
Spinach Popeye
Beans Artillery
Com Horse Food
Beets Red Eye
Water Sky
Pineapple Wildcat
Dry Cereal Scabs
Pepper Sauce Shot Gun
—A. & M.—
(Continued irom Pur* 1)
Conditioning and Heating Co., G-E
distributor in San Francisco, sent
some copies of the new General
Electric psychrometric chart to
Frank W. Hutchinson, assistant
professor of mechanical engineer
ing at the University of California,
and received the following letter
back from the professor:
T have just returned to Berke
ley from an air conditioning re
search project in Central America
and found here your letter and at
tached copies of the revised G-E
Psychrometric Chart. The new
chart certainly seems easier to
read and appears to be a decided
improvement over all of the other
existent forms. All that is now
needed is a G-E flourescent lamp up
in the right-hand corner to flash
red when you follow an incorrect
process line.’
The improvement suggested by
way). By the way, “Onward We
Go’’ is an expressive Squadron
song by Mr. Lorenzetti. Mister
Terry must cease his dreaming
about S. L. C. days, they must be
gorgotten together with the fa
mous Wasatch because the day
is not far off when we will all be
pouring over subjects of much
more important nature—you know
whet we mean Joe. Well, thanks
for your kind attention and “good
night” for now.
Andrew Findley Lavender, has
been transferred to the Army Air
Forces Thirtieth College Training
Detachment (Aircrew), Xavier Uni
versity, Cincinnati, Ohio from
Sheppard Field, Texas, where he
will take a five months prepara
tory pre-flight course of military
and academic training.
The academic instruction at
Xavier University, under the jur
isdiction of the Army Air Forces
Gulf Coast Training Center, Ran
dolph Field, Texas, consists of col
lege-level courses in physics, math
ematics, English, history &nd geo
graphy. The Aviation Students
sprout their wings through ten
hours of dual flight instruction at \
the Cincinnati Airport and at
Lunken Field. They also receive
requisite training in navigation,
meteorology, Civil Air Regulations
and military indoctrination.
Upon completion of the course,
he will be classified as a naviga
tor, pilot or bombardier, and after
training as an Aviation Cadet will
be awarded the silver wings of the
United States Army Air Corps.
Resided at Rt. No. 1 Azie, Texas,
with parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Lavender. Attended Azle High
School, and Texas A&M. Won let
ters in baseball and basketball in
high school. Member of Marketing
and Finance Club at college.
5,121,740 Bushels of
Sweet Potatoes Are
Predicted For Texas
With a 5,121,740-bushel sweet
potato crop in prospect and limited
facilities for storing, curing and
shipping available, the Texas US
DA War Board is speeding up plans
to help farmers handle the expect
ed record crop, B.F.Vance,chair
man announced this week.
“Proper harvesting, adequate
storage and curing, correct gra
ding and packaging, sufficient
shipping containers and available
markets are essential for handling
the crop without loss and with
profit to growers,” he said.
He warned that any widespread
effort on the part of growers to
sell more potatoes than the mar
ket can absorb at harvest time in
evitably woupld result in serious
losses and addede that uncured po
tatoes are perishable and the vo
lume marketed at any time should
be limited to amounts which avail
able markets will take readily.
To encorage and assist produ
cers to store and cure their pota
toes, the War Food Administration
has announced that prices will be
supported at designated amounts
per bushel with progeressively
higher prices scheduled as the sea
son advances to take care of the
added costs of storing and curing.
Prof. Hutchinson has been taken
under advisement by the engineer
ing section for post-war develop
ment. At last word the engineers
were not only considering the
lamp, but also a built-in medicine
dropper arrangement for keeping
the wet bulb lines good and wet.”
DR. N. B. McNUTT
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
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