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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943
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 Offic
senior rings due
The shipment of
September 1st are now ready for delivery
i the Registrar’s Office. Since we ai
rying to close our books for the fisct
ear 1942-43 we would appreciate it i
11 students having rings in the Registrar'
Office at this time would get them out
ssible.HI
yea
all
as soon as
possit
H. L.
Heaton,
Acting Registrar.
—ASTP—
(Continued from Page 1)
ography, military science
and physical education. Men
attend classes from 7:30 to 4,
with one and one-half hours
off for “chow.”
Intramural sports are held from
4 to 6 p.m., after which the men
have the night off. Industrious
ones study for their next day’s
classes, while others recuperate
from their day’s activities by
going to the movies, bowling,
playing pool, and drinking cokes
at corner drugstores.
Sometimes the men gather
in their rooms and have “bull
sessions.” Topics discussed
range widely, a Company B
man said, but usually the
soldier-students talk of the
superiority of their particul-
lar company to that of other
companies, the war and its
conduct, and letters from rela
tives and friends at battle-
fronts.
Comparing their training here
with regular Army life, the men
speak of it as “Life at the L.S.U.
Country Club.”
After the ASTP men complete
their basic and advanced training,
they will hope to be sent to Of
ficers’ Candidate school where
they will reach their long-sought-
for goal—officership.
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* A.S.T.W. NEWS *
ARAty ENGINEERS
ARMy VET/
C. Q. Ramblings
The Aggie Frogs and Fish did
themselves well at the Freshman
Ball this last week end. It’s been
many a day since these tired old
eyes have seen so many lovely
dolls. We wouldn’t worry too much
about the Sophs, Frogs and Fish.
Any group knowing as many cute
tricks as you apparently do need
worry about nothing.
Wonder if the Freshman really
wanted to show the gal friend their
classroom or if they didn’t trust
their fellow man ? Every one
seems to have a gal in town when
going to class.
A bunch of the Bryan Field
boys were about to whoop it up.
Six of them had been pricing the
stock-in-trade of an Avalon Grog
Shopee. The big decision had been
made. One of the Lieutenants call
ed out to a Major, “Come over
here, Major, we’re chipping in on
a pint.” Yes indeed, a bunch of
the boys weer about to whoop it
up.
Johnny Cornell of the 1st com
pany trundled into bed leaving the
radio on. Several hours later he
awoke to hear, “the ball is on the
thirty-five yard line.” “Say, what
the h day is it” he demand
ed, “Wednesday’ . . . “What date?
. . . “August 25” “Whew. ... I
heard that football game and
thought I had slept for two
months.” He’s just the boy who
could do it too.
Under threat of great physical
harm including a punch in the
nose we retract the statement that
the airforce are usually the slop
piest group at any post. We are
very sorry indeed to cause the air
boys embarrassment and we did
not know that they were so sensi
tive about being the slo . . . but
there, we mustn’t say it. (How’s
that, Brownie?)
The eternal feud between the
Arms of the Service was on. The
ex-medico was extolling his
branch. “And talk about marching.
Why the medics out march every
'oufit. Just you remember that ev
ery time an infantry outfit goes
out a medical mutfit goes out with
it. And they carry everything an
infantryman does.” This did not
sound quite strong enough, so he
continued, “And they carry every
thing an infantryman does, includ
ing ...” The air corps came
through with . . . “Including !the
infantryman.”
League Standings
Team W L %
3rd Co 3 0 .1000
1st Co 3 1 .750
2nd Co 1 2 .333
5th Co 1 2 .333
4th Co . / . 0 3 .000
Games This Week
Sunday, September 5th, 1943:
2nd Company vs 4th Company,
CALLAHAN PARK, behind dorm
3, new area, umpires, LeRoy Carl
son, Mon T. Cheves.
3rd Company vs 5th Company,
PICKETT PLAYGROUND, be
hind dorm 1, new area, umpires,
Rex G. Butler, Julian Klashman.
ASTP Track
Meet Sunday
Trial heats begining at ten
a.m. and the regular meet start
ing at 2:30 ASTP tracksters com
pete in track and field events this
Sunday at Kylg Field.
The following events have been
scheduled, 100 yd. dash, 300 yd.
dash, mile run, mile and seven
tenths cross country, 120 yd. low
hurdles, 800 yd. run, mile medley.
Field events will include the high
jump, running broad jump, shot
put, discus and bar chinning.
Any man in ASTU 3800 is eligi
ble to participate and if he hhs not
already done so he should see his
company athletic manager.
—CIRCLING—
(Continued From Page 3)
nutes. It’s swell!
“About the only thing to com
pare it with is love. Of course it
isn’t anywhere near as good as
love, especially loving you, but
it has the same pattern.
“First there is the matter of
getting acquainted; that was ex
asperating. The plane is just like
a pretty gal; a guy gets tense, ex
cited, and just isn’t quite sure of
himself. Then he gets his head
high in a cloud, his heart beats
a little faster, gently and uneasily
the first overture at friendship is
made. When the plane rolls back
out of the first turn, well, it leaves
him feeling as he did after the
first kiss. It is sort of unpolished,
Just Ramblin’
’Round
By PRITCHARD
The question has been posed
and is worthy of consideration:
What Would Become Of The Army
Without The “G. I. Whistle?
From early morn till the very last
thing at night, we are constantly
reminded of his existence by his
shrill, nostalgic call. It can be
safely said that nothing exerts
such an influence on a soldiers’
life as our friend “The G. I. Whis-
tel.” He gets us up in the morning;
takes us to breakfast; to classes
and in general, controls our every
move, with slight exceptions.
Without this dearly beloved in
strument of torture, absoluteljy
nothing could be accomplished.
What else in all the world could
pierce the delirious brain of a
sleep-drugged G. I. so early in
the morning, or by® what other
means would it be possible to in
duce a reluctant “future Engineer”
to scramble eargerly for the stair
way, out the door and into line,
in order to be on time for class?
The answer quite obviously is “no
thing.”
Now, in order to get the very
best results from this “master
piece of slavish ingenuity”, it is
necessary for the user to employ
a few simple rules. In fact these
ruels can all be solved into one
fundamental but very important
rule. That is “To Blow It!” Never
do it gently for this will only
breed contempt for the user and
the whistle. Give it everything
you’ve got and blow until you have
absolutely no breath left. Then re
lax and inhale deeply. This is only
the beginning, for to stop now
would be fatal. You must blow
and blow until, completely exhaust
ed, you can blow no longer. This
last must be followed carefully.
To fail to follow through would
bring nothing but disgrace upon
the entire “Corps of Whistle Blow
ers” and the end of the “G. I.
Whistle” as our most treasured
“secret weapon.”
—PRINCE —
(Continued From Page 1)
of many articles and several books
on history and political science of
Central Europe, including his au
tobiography, “Consuest of the
Past,” published in 1938.
His appointment to TSCW is in
line with that part of the work
of the Carnegie Endowment in
which professors are appointed
to lecture at educational institu
tions in countries other than their
own.
“The purpose of these visits is
to multiply and strengthen the
bonds of intellectual and scholarly
understanding between different
countries and to perform such a-
cademic service as the authorities
of the several institutions may de
sire or suggest,” Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of the
Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace, has written Dr.
Hubbard.
Applicants for Civil
Service Must File Now
Statewide competition began to
day for the civil service examina
tion announced for filling the
$4600 a year position of general
salvage executive with the War
Production Board at Austin, Texas,
according to the local civil service
secretary, from whom the neces
sary application forms may be se
cured.
Applicants must have had six
years of experience involvng the
supervision of employees and the
planning, organizing, directing,and
coordination of their work.
“The salvage executive organi
zes and directs state-wide pro
grams for the collection and dispo
sition of waste and scrap metals”,
the secretary said.
Applications must be on file
with the director. Tenth Civil Ser
vice Region, 210 S. Harwood St.,
Dallas, Texas on or before Septem
ber 6, 1943.
bit his stomach has butterflies
and he gets the same old light
hearted feeling. As the plane re
sponds, he feels a bit more confi
dent, and then he knows that tho
there will be difficult times, gra
dually everything will improve.
“Gee, darling, it was a real ad
venture and even way up there in
the blue I was thinking of you.”
That’s all for now gents. Be
seeing you next Saturday. Look
for me, I’ll be waiting for you.
Come in and . . . “Call for Cir-
cling-The-Field.”
Personalities
S. N. Johnson
Our graduating senior for today
is S. N. Johnson of Dallas. Neil
was born in El Paso, Texas, but
got all his elementary and high
school \york in Dallas. Septem
ber, 1939, found him as a fish in
F Battery Field Artillery where
he stayed through three and a
half years of bull text. Then he
decided to give up his advanced
contract and his chances for a
commission in the F. A., so that
he could continue in his chosen
field of Veterinary Medicine.
Neil was cadet captain of 7th
CHQ following his move from the
battery. Now he is a cadet captain
of the 2nd student company, ASTU
3800.
Johnson’s record as a trackman
at A. & M. in intramural contests
has been one of which any man
could be proud. He has won the
100 yd. dash for three consecutive
years. He also weilds a wicked
arm at golf which is his favorite
pastime.
When Universal Studios finish
ed making the picture '“We’ve
Never Been Licked,” Neil and one
of his friends decided to journey
out to Hollywood via thumb to
see what made things tick out
there. Johnson made the whole
journey to California, eating,
sleeping, and riding without ever
taking off his bright and once
lustrous senior boots. This could
readliy be a record for wearing
boots. When Neil and his friend
walked into a swanky hotel upon
arriving in Hollywood, their dirty
and unshaven appearance created
quite a scene among army big
shots and civilians as well. Johnson
says Universal treated them like
kings while they were there and
the exe’s they met both at Holly
wood and on the trip were swell
fellows.
Woman trouble? No, not exact
ly as he has just been run under
by a second lieutenant. Johnson
you haven’t long to wait before
You will rate that second lieut
enant.
After the war Neil wants to
set up one of those super-modern
small animal hospitals in Dallas.
The hospital will be fitted with
all the latest innovations in mo
dern equipment. Hope you make
it, Neil, and good luck on your
career.
RUMORESQUE
Catastrophe:
When “S. A.” Fickes acquired
two white mice from one of the
laboratories on the campus, it was
with the intention of utilizing them
to affirm or negate the assertion
made in the Battalion several edi
tions ago concerning “Senile Atro
phy” Fickes and “Alopecia”
Boyd. With the zeal of a scientist
coursing through hjs 10-6 H. P.
cerebrum he made preparations
for his research problem while
Tisch, his roommate, basking in
the high frequency oscillations
emanating from Ficke’s frontal
bone, concerned himself with the
menial details connected with the
upkeep of these wee sleekit crea
tures. Finally, the precious mate
rial (The formula for this prepa
ration cannot be divulged at this
time) was inoculated into these
tiny martyrs and a twenty-four
hour vigil was begun.
Then , in the early hours of
this Friday morning passed, a ma
rauder came on padded feet and
unconcernedly and with great gus
to devoured, in several seconds,
what had taken countless cerebra
tions and painstaking precision^
to achieve—Yes! it was a callous
cat that so abruptly yet efficient
ly terminated Ficke’s incipient re
search activity.
Did our hero falter? Nay! Tyro
though he be he has persistency.
Now he is working with several
white rats, and we fervently pray
that neither incubus nor fleshed
sprite molest his solemn rites.
Bullarney
Excerpts from a letter. . . .
“Just because a war is going
on shouldn’t necessitate the draft
ing of all the men and the sta
tioning of all the dodos in our
MARINES
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PoeFs Corner
Two weeks ago this column car
ried an article on Lt. G. H. San
ders, brother of Jack Sanders,
here with the army vets. Today we
are offering you a poem written
in North Africa by a man in the
ack-ack outfit of which Lt. San
ders in commander.
The Stepchild Outfit
You hear the praise of the Infan
try,
The deserving of our forces;
The Field Artillerys’ glory next,
And Engineers of course.
Maintenance and Ordnance
Must surely get their share.
We can’t continue mechanized
Without-them being there.
So one and all they’ve got their
just
Divisions old and young;
But alas, just one battalion left,
Their praises go unsung.
It’s just a “stepchild” outfit
Not wanted anywhere,
They’re never missed, or noticed
But for granted they’ll be there.
To the first’ attached, on time
To leave, no one objects;
Just anyone who’ll feed us,
Is the group who’ll get us next.
But it’s not fair to criticize
Until you get our side;
We’ve seen as much as all of you
And had our share who died.
We’re better known as “Ack Ack”
And cannons everywhere,
But still you do not need us
Or want us anywhere.
You keep a few machine guns,
That’s not‘to be denied;
If a plane is brought down “we
do it”
Till after it’s identified.
If it’s a ME or Stuka
The honors, of course, you claim,
But if it happens to be a “Spitfire”
“Sure” we’ll take the blame.
home town. Of course, we can’t
complain that all the wolves have
gone .... Those animals, I am
happy to say, are as yet not ex
tinct. Enough howls still follow
one across the street to make one
realize that in uniform or out
they all sound alike and all have
the same subtle approaches: Hey
Toots! am I going your way?’ or
‘Hm! Hm! isn’t that delicious?
Let’s see if we can take a bite.’
These are only two of the “crum
my” lines. I don’t think you will be
able to stand up under others.”
Notice: Stan Vezey will be the
guest of honor at a party to be
given by his friends sometime in
September .... What will be the
outcome of the incident created
when that dulcet-voiced dainty
creature telephoned “Iron-Man”
Munson several days ago?
With “Bird Boyd”—the man
who discovered the Fickes fora
men at the handle of the bicycle
pump and Krakoff wielding the
hose, this duet spent the better
part of this Friday night past
in chasing the dust from the cre-
vises on the backs of the compa
ny dressers amazing ingenu
ity and selfless service eh wot?
And set them to be seen
One of the first to hit Oran,
Last to leave Kasserine.
We’ve “drug” our guns thru mud
and rain
And set them up in view;
And took the fire of 88’s,
Those shells were meant for you.
We’ve been thrown in as Infantry,
Stood guard both day and night,
It’s not a thing to boast about,
It’s everybody’s fight.
As far as we are concerned, you
can
Claim every plane,
We’d gladly leave you to yourself,
For a nice airport again.
So take all the glory;
And credit we deserve;
We’re just a bastard outfit,
“Cowards with no nerve?”
This poem was written by a
member of an Anti-aircraft Batta
lion while in North Africa.
— TRIMMING —
(Continued from Page 3)
their output could be absorbed;
nevertheless, we appreciate the in
terludes without further question.
Thanks for all of us, Misters.
Right now, it is honestly and
firmly felt that each member of
this organization should pat the
back of his nearest respective as
sociate at the next formation be
cause the general attitude and re
sult of our first road run was
far from poor which is a excel
lent indication of our future reac
tions and progress. It must also
be remembered that many were
acting with cumbersome handicaps
and in spite of same, at times,
there -seemed to energy .and breath
to spare on the part of a few hardy
souls which quickly evaporated
through miscellaneous jesting. Yes
sir, many men surprised themselves
but we may be amply assured that
bigger and better surprises are
ahead. Of course, the elemen of
“harmless griping” might be con
sidered a necessary evil, yet it is
felt sure that this factor will be
kept rewarded if one can see the
“light”. Can you? Have you tried?
It is considered great sport by
many fortunate individuals.
Each and every time we atten
tively listen to Captain Hill orate,
irregardless of subject matter, all
concerned become definitely con
verted to almost all ideas express
ed and this scribe has been re
quested by many to openly ac
knowledge earnest thanks and ap
preciation not only for genuine
enjoyment received in the past,
but also for the actual help from
which we have all benefited. This
is a recognized debt by many and
should be repayed by all in a man
ner of an obvious ftature. Regard
ing “OF BBBBEAM” news . . . The
complete seriousness with which
Mr. Holderbaum and Mr. Kemmler
throttle their musical band instru
ments is more than well appreciat
ed at all times, but it seems that
there are those individuals who
insist on peace and decorum at
all times also, well, a word to the
wise should be ample. Cooperation
accomplishes wonders. Goodnight
gentlemen.
—SPOTLIGHT—
(Continued from Page 3)
Squadron III remains on the
idle side as far as sports go; it
looks is though this flying is
using up plenty of their time. Du
ring P. E. they have been playing
some volleyball. (Plenty good on
those air legs.)
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