SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1943
THE BATTALION
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By Harold Borofsky
Battalion Sports Editor
Cadet Team Primes for First Game,
Coach Enthusiastic About Chances
As the days roll by there is
slowly taking shape down on
Kyle Field what may turn out to
be the surprise team of the South
west Conference. Understand that
when we say it may turn out to
be the surprise team that’s just
what we mean, for it will take
plenty of hard work and a corres
ponding amount of sweat to put
it over, but who knows, we may
be just the guys to do it.
You may have noticed in one
of the newspapers what the Asso
ciated Press man had to say
about our chances. I believe he
used the phrase “glorified high
school football,” which by the way
was coined by your scribe, to de
scribe the Aggies. Now it may be
true that the Southwest Confer
ence this year is going to be just
that, but remember that Texas
has possibly the best high school
football teams in the nation, and
when you glorify that, brother
you’ve done something!
At the Wednesday session the
A team ran over the C team with
a score of about 27 to 0, but the
“EXHAUST”
Squadron V
During a geography class, a
member of Flight 55 found proof
of the modern conveniences of fast
travel. After a big dinner he
found it increasingly difficult to
keep from dozing. Finally, despite
his efforts, his head fell. A com
panion nudged him back to real
ity and he found himself on Mars
instead of Venus. “Tsk Tsk”, said
his friend. “You’ve missed long
itude, latitude, time and half of
the planets while you nodded your
head twice.”
Babe “Sailor Boy” Dollinger
sports a snazzy new outfit of late.
We wonder if the Blue Jackets
have had any influence on the
change.
Mr. Esbin member of tribe A,
has been sporting a picture of the
WAC he met in Nacogdoches with
real enthusiasm. Tell us Ezzie are
you wacky for Khaki?
Mr. Bernstein, seems to have
two inclinations toward individ
ualism, one is: Serenading his bud
dies on one of the numerous bench
es along Military Walk; the other
is: beating the stuffing out of the
scales in front of the durg store
at the North Gate after he put
in a penny and didn’t get the usual
information.
A long and heated debate has
been taking place in Squadron V.
A four day filibuster was ended
with Mr. Yaroch on the floor ad
mitting that his girl could write
but the X’s on a letter he received
was really kises not repetition
of her signature. Pass the speaker
a pitcher of water—no, not to
drink—throw it on him.
Mr. Cantor, P. E. cannonball, has
a unique way of performing simple
exercises such as holding himself
at arms length by the hair of the
head in mid air, which baffles us
al. The pay off came when he gave
out with his version of the Ran
dolph Shuffle. The picture of flail
ing limbs and G. I. shoes appear
ed more like a combination of the
Turkey in the Straw, Big Apple,
and Brooklyn Boogie Woogie. As
Mr. Persky remarked, “it appears
that he is boogie-ing with his
amrs, when he should be woogie-ing
with his feet.”
Attention! Heads up, stomach
in, chest out, keep that hand down,
dress is right,—Flight, Flight,
Flight,—Fall out, so long.
ON WASHING CLOTHES
Army Air Forces personnel who
find it necessary from time to time
to take care fo their own laundry
will appreciate the tips offered by
Staff Sgt. Arthur H. Brown in his
article “How to Wash Your Cloth
es” in the October issue of AIR
FORCE. Sergeant Brown, former
laundry executive, outlines a com
plete program of do’s and don’ts
in the proper soaping, rinsing and
drying of military apparel.
BAIL-OUT AT 40,000 FEET
Lieut. Col. W. R. Lovelace, who
bailed out of a B-17 this summer
to set a record and prove the prac
ticability of new-type high alti
tude bail-out oxygen equipment,
has written an account of his ex
perience for the October issue of
AIR FORCE. Colonel Lovelace de
scribes in detail how it feels to
hit the silk at such an altitude and
points out what the results of his
jump mean to airmen who may be
forced to abondon their planes more
than seven miles above the ground.
boys on the C team are sure look 7
ing forward to the day when they
will lick the A team all over the
field. In regard to the listing of
the boys, their numbers, etc., do
not get impatient, as the roster
may not be issued for quite a while
yet. It will be issued, however, in
time for the first game.
Just nosin’ around we saw:
Herb Turley really kicking those
extra points ... . Marion Sette-
gast, Eldon Long, James Wiley,
and Bill Geer turning in stellar
jobs in snagging those passes . . .
Brennecke and Keeney looking
glum with a twisted knee and a
broken ankle respectively . . . .
Dick Wright, Bob Gary, and Harry
Sims, the boys “down under” real
ly working at the center spot. . . .
Monty Moncrief making it kind of
hard on the opposing linemen.
Tough news for the D. C.: no foot
ball boys have been affected by the
recent “one way corps trip.”
Scrimmage is really getting good
lately. Let’s get down and watch
that Team!
Wing News
COMMENTS BY WEST
Many thanks to the A. S. T. U.,
“Comments By Buck” for the
most enlightening article. Your in
tentions were good my friend but
your source was wrong. I read
“THE CHURCH SUPPER” in the
September issue of Coronet Ma
gazine. I thought it was pretty
good, so to save every one twenty-
five cents for a Coronet or $2.50
for a “BENCHLEY BESIDE HIM
SELF,” it was much better to let
them read it in my column. Any
way I was honored to have my
name appear on such a well flav
ored page, so 1;o oblige, I shall do
the same for you, three times.
BUCK, BUCK, BUCK.
A few Eager-Beavers, in Squad
ron V are really making them
selves heard around this place.
Thirty minutes before the bugle
blows for reveille noises can be
heard in the surrounding areas.
The reason for this clanging and
crashing is that a few fellows are
up and around, mopping and
sweeping the floor. This isn’t so
bad, but the noise those beds make
when scraped across the floor;
like someone scraping a nail file
through his teeth, really makes it
bad for fellows that have had a
bad day with classes and stuff. So
please boys, sleep in peace.
Did you hear about the soldier
who came from Guadalcanal to
Sheppard Field and after two
weeks, asked for a sick leave to
go back to Guadalcanal to recu
perate ?
A guard, walking his post the
other night saw a person in the
shadows.
“Who goes there,” cried the
guard.
“The ‘Green Hornet’,” came the
reluctant answer.
After studying hard for a Phy
sics exam, Bob Tender lay com
fortably in a supine position on
his bed to let the stuff soak in. At
five o’clock the next morning he
woke up in this same position,
feeling a strange tightness about
himself. His shoes were still on!
—WHEAT—
(Continued From Page 1)
germinate with the wheat, especial
ly if weather and soil are rather
cool at planting time. The para
sitic threads of the fungus grow
up with the plants and at heading
time infest the young kernels.
Miller cautions that successful
control has not eradicated the di
sease. Therefore seed should be
thoroughly cvleaned and treated
before being planted unless the
farmer is certain that it is not
infected.
Chemical treatment consists of
cleaning the wheat by fanning or
otherwise to remove the smut balls
and treating the seed either with
two ounces per bushel of ethel
mercury phosphate called im
proved ceresan. Barley and oats
may be treated with a similar
amount of improved ceresan, or a
mixture of one pint of commer
cial formaldehyde and 10 gallons
of water. The solution is sprinkled
uniformly over the seed whlie it
being shoveled from one pile to
another on a clean floor or wagon
box.
The job may be done in a com
mercial seed treating machine or
homemade container with a tight
fitting lid.
Trimming Tabs
Squadron I
Gentlemen, colleagues and poten
tial scholars, have you recently no
ticed an intangible something, a
new and revitalizing element which
completely enshrouds us these
days ? If not, relax and observe
this interesting metamorphis be
cause it is a good example of man’s
adjustment to a new environment.
At this time we are all, more
or less, wound up to the current
schedule as witnessed by those
who are hitting a safe cruising
speed in most subjects and those
who seem to be struggling for
control patiently waiting the arise
of dawn which we earnestly hope
will come soon, but never soon
enough for those who might be
losing hair and not through the
efforts of any local beautician.
Furthermore, after Scanning our
many, would?be, track stars and
consequent runners-up, one could
hardly believe they were once
the slightly lethargic group which
arrived such a compartively short
period ago, but if the truth be
out—we are, generally speaking,
feeling and looking better even if
some are rather reluctant to admit
said fact in a few instances. One
A/S did mention, though, how he
eagerly anticipated that certain
day in the future when he may
start dissapating again because he
feels that months have already
been added to his existence due to
past training and before he is
finished the aggregate total pro
longing his being should be ex
ceedingly worth his while. Well,
each individual to his own opinion,
but time seems to renovate all.
OFF BEAM STATIC: We would
like to know who is responsible
for those ingenious blackboard
sketches in a certain room^in the
Academic building as they are
proving particularly distracting
being always in the unfinished cat
egory—you know what curiosity
can start—our respective minds
and would-be powers of concentra
tion must be kept free of all mat
ters indinitesimal regardless, so
on your guard and let us retain
this attitude until one better may
be adopted. By the way, one of
the current questions filling the
minds of many is how to refrain
from entering slumberland when
our mental faculties should be ac
tively engaged in expanding energy
on specific topics. Those who may
have a solution must accompany
same with popular cereal box top,
then your reward will be waiting.
Good luck.
Circling the Field
Squadron III
Keep that nose up . . . lookout
for that plane over there . . . why
are you dipping your right wing?
. . . take both wheels off the
ground at the same time . . . .
don’t bounce the ship into the air .
. . lookout for that runway boun
dary marker . . . Mr. Price, what
were you trying to do to your in
structor — keep him from grow
ing old ? In case you gentlemen
haven’t heard about the new C.
A. R. that Mr. Price is perfect
ing, I’ll try to briefly go over
them. You know the rule about not
doing acrobatics below fifteen
hundred feet from the ground;
well, Mr. Price has taken two
zeros off that distance and it
is now going to read, “Acrobatic
flying shall be flown no lower than
a height of fifteen feet from the
ground.” He has also changed the
direction for take-offs. Instead of
taking off into the wind as some
have, we are now going to do all
take-offs cross wind. Mr. Price
hasn’t given his reasons for all of
these, but we know that after his
flight last Wednesday he must
have something to talk about. May
be Mr. Price wanted a prop tip
and didn’t want to have to carry
it back from some field miles
away?
Senior Squadron that’s us.
Doesn’t seem possible, does it gen
tlemen? We’ll never forget those
days of academics we had here.
We had some wonderful profs and
teachers that did their best to get
everything into our skulls. Johnny
Zero and his protege Mr. Giglietta,
Dr. Gammon and his, “At ease
seats,” and still another prof with,
“Now wait a minute gentlemen .
. . wait a minute.” At the time
all of this seemed so tiring and
boring, but when we look back,
we’ll remember all of those little
things that happened.
Don Juan Wajzynski. In case
you don’t know him, his pen name
is Mr. Carl Wajszynski. Our lover
has been writing a girl in Grand
Hapids, Michigan. He’s never seen
her, but he receives two letters a
week from her not including all
the candy and presents. How does
he dot it? The only statement he
(See CIRCLING, page 4)
Hedge Hopping
Squadron IV
ACID
Spotlight on Sports
Squadron I began its softball
season in a very distinct manner
by defeating Squadron V Thurs
day evening by a count of 7-1.
Squadron V began the scoring with
Mr. Masten slamming a tremen
dous home-run over the right field
er. Then Squadron I settled down
to the business of gathering in
some runs for themselves. Rosen-
field started the rally that netted
them six tallies in the second in
ning, they tallied one more in the
third stanza. Mr. Morris of
Squadron V pitched very fine ball
throughout the entire game. He
is regarded as one of the best
chunkers ever seen perform on
this campus. After such an impres
sive win as this one the boys feel
that they are ready for any of the
very best teams. oMst of the mem
bers of the team have played on
Industrial teams before entering
the service and they play a very
good brand of ball, as proved by
the fact that they only commit-
ed one error in the game Thursday
evening. Their new cry is “Bring
on Squadrons III and IV.”
Squadron V has appointed Mr.
Glazer for their new Athletic Of
ficer. Mr. Glazer has had consid
erable experience in dealing with
athletics, having been calisthentics
director at Fort Riley, Kansas for
the 9th Armored Division. He was
also a member of the Sheppard
Field baseball team. His basketball
team will be organized very short
ly, and he reports that material
for a championship team is plenti
ful.
From Lt. Segrest we learn that,
in the future, all hew Squadrons
will be given a full month of tum
bling clases, provided to reduce the
air-sickness which has hampered
some students while on flying
duty.
Help Wanted: Males
Unlimited number of Army
men needed at once to assist
in the completion of a job now
under construction. Applicant’s
must possess the following at
tributes :
1. A desire to participate in
the furnishing of funds for the
war effort by means of the
ARMY PAY ALLOTMENT
PLAN for war bond purchas
es.
2. Be gifted with sufficient
foresight to provide future fi
nancial security for self by the
savings of these war bonds.
3. Be so whole-heartedly im
bued with patriotic desire that
no matter how heavy the addi
tional burden, it will be carried
lightly.
Applicants apply ready for
work to THE BOND OFFICE.
25 COMBAT MISSIONS
WITHOUT A SCRATCH
0
Twenty-five combat missions in
three theatres without a crew
member being injured or any en
emy bullet once piercing the skin
of their bomber—that is the record
of a B-24 crew whose experiences
are described in the October is
sue of AIR FORCE by Capt. Ar
thur Gordon of the 8th Air Force.
This “dream crew” saw planes
knocked down all around their
B-24—and got their share of en
emy fighters—but their ship al
ways came through without a
scratch. Recognition was a long
time coming but when the crew
members returned from North
Africa to Britain they found a
few medals awaiting them— min
us Purple Hearts.
LOUPOT’S
Trade with Lou —
He’s right with you!
Ladies Dresses
A Specialty
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George A. Martin.,
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Editor-in-chief
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...Associate Editor
Editor
Editor
Martin E. Ismert, Jr Managing
W. D. West.....
James L. Anderson Associate Ed
Al Loren zetti Associate
Ramon Martinez Sports Editor
James R. Marengo Staff Artist
Robert P. Damsky Squadron 1 Editor
Johnny Jameson Squadron 8 Editor
Kenneth A. Pfeiffer Squadron 4 Editor
James D. Thomas Squadron 6 Editor
Jos
J. Sti
.eph W. Tiffenbach, Reporter; Frank
;iies. Reporter; William C. Daverman,
Reporter; Jack Persky, Reporter; Woodrow
W. Harris, Reporter; Roger C. Randles,
Reporter; Leland R. Schliep, Reporter.
Reply to Texas
Foreign Service
By George A. Martin
(Editor’s Note: After the ap
pearance of the poem “Texas For
eign Service” this office was en
gulfed with angry Texans. It is
the policy of this paper to remain
strictly non partisan. So in reply
to the storm of protest, we are
running the following poem. The
Editor wants it definitely under
stood that he is completely neu
tral, even if he is a Yankee.)
Twas once that I was happy
My life was full of cheer
Till that damn Yankee came to
College Station,
To tear down my Texas dear
I can make some excuse
For his stream of abuse
On some silly pretence or other
But I will bet my last dime
It was his first time,
Away from his home and mother.
Yes the sun is hot in Texas
And the rain a little wet.
But if you stay in Texas,
We’ll make a man of you yet
The Yanks get lots of credit
But ask them down in Bataan,
Who it was had the guts in the
battle
They’ll tell you the Texas man.
Yes, deep in the heart of Texas,
There is sand and sweat and
sleet,
Some of our girls may be bow-
legged
But they’d—sure stand on
Their own two feet!!!
So I’d be more careful, “Brother”,
In spouting off my mouth.
(See REPLY, Page 4)
“At ease; take your seats,” and
so another lecture begins. And
while the good professor holds
forth on the various aspects of
heat and its relation to meteoro
logy, the spitwads begin to fly,
heads nod, and matches begin to
flare under unsuspecting G. I.’s.
Such is the scene that takes place
twice a week at Squadron IV’s
Physics lecture.
A few sport notes: Squadron IV
is all set to take on all comers
in practically any sport, be it
softball, touch football, volleyball,
or golf, and before long they will
have a tough bunch on the basket
ball court, judging by the action
seen in some of this week’s inter
flight contests.
There were quite a few dizzy
lads on the P. E. field Wednesday,
after flights 35, 36 and 37 finish
ed tumbling. More than one Beav
er, including your correspondent,
finished the roll down the mats
(See HEDGE HOPPING, Page 4)
CLEANING, PRESSING
ALTERATION
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LOUPOT’S
Watch Dog of the
Aggies
I’m
Buying!
Aggies have made me the largest book dealer on the campus because they
can get a right deal when they bring their books, slide rules, drawing sets and other
school equipment to me. This semester is about over—so Lou suggests to you
that you keep your books if you can—they’ll be fine in the future for reference—
but if you can’t, bring them to me for best prices.
THE BOYS NEXT SEMESTER WILL NEED LAMPS—SO BRING ME YOURS
AND I’LL PASS IT ON TO SOMEBODY AFTER SEPTEMBER 27.
LOU'S GUARANTEE
As always—my guarantee still stands. If you sell us something
and find out later that you can get more for it somewhere else, we will
sell it back to you at just what we paid you for it. That’s fair, isn’t it?
LOU POT'S T TsT
“TRADE WITH LOU - - HE’S RIGHT WITH YOU ,,