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PAGE 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1943 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, Texaa, 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 Pis so doted Cb!le6iote Press THURSDAY’S STAFF Sylvester Boone Editor-in-Chief Andy Matula Managing Editor Harold Borofsky Sports Editor David Seligman Reporter Charles R. West Charlie Murray Reporter Fred Manget Max Mohnkc I Reporter R. L. Weatherly James C. Grant Reporter Jerry Dobbs Ed Katten Reporter Ben Fortson William H. Baker Reporter Claude Stone .... Jack E. Turner Reporter John Kelley J. W. (Tiny) Stanifer Reporter Steele Nixon Robert Orrick : Sports Reporter Ben Fortson Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Columnist Photographer Business Manager ... Circulation Manager Asst. Circulation Mgr. ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley 2nd Co. Editor .'....Joe Bennison Managing Editor Len Sutton 3rd Company Editor R. J. Lomax, Jr. Press Club Representative Marvin Kaff 5th Co. Editor Len Sutton 1st Co. Editor iS.John Cornell A Word to the Corps... Saturday is the- day of the big - game when the Aggies play T. C. U. at Fort Worth to see who becomes the only undefeated team of the Southwest Conference. An unexpect ed order from the Commandant’s office authorized an of ficial corps trip for the Aggies, but it seems that if you give anyone something for nothing, they will take advantage of it and want more. The authorization stated that students may leave the campus after their last class Friday. Leaving after their last class on this day should give every Aggie ample time to get to Fort Worth and have a good time at the same time. As soon as the 'Commandant released the order permitting students to leave on the official corps trip, many of them statred talking about leaving early Friday morning while others wanted to leave Thursday night. A few years before the war nothing was said about leav ing early to go see the team defeat another team; some left two and three days early and their grades weren’t even affected. Along with this, the Aggies didn’t have to worry about whether their next Corps trips would be canceled be cause of leaving before the time set for the Aggies to leave. Now, however, these things should be noted carefully be cause official Corps trips aren’t every day occurences. The Aggie-T.C.U. game is going to be the game of the year; the Aggie-Rice game is going to be a good one also. When November 13 comes up, there will be a talk of another Corps trip coming up. If an official Corps trip is announced, it will be news and very unexpected. The only way for a trip to be authorized is for the Corps to stay until after their last class Friday, leave then, and give the T. C. U. Frogs every thing that an Aggie can give them. The commandant surprised the Corps; it is up to the Corps to surprise the Commandant by staying here until that last class. Which would you like to have, a Corps trip to Fort Worth and to Rice or just have one to Fort Worth? Of course, it is not absolutely sure that the Rice game will be authorized for the Corps, but there will hardly be a chance for one if the Corps doesn’t play ball with the military au thorities now. The Texas Aggie Band ... Col. R. J. Dunn has and is maintaining his reputaion of being the best band director in the nation by bringing forth another band that will prove worthy of bearing the name of the band of the Texas Aggies. Tuesday’s “concert”, at which time the band practiced a little marching, proved this. The band, although it will be good as far as bands go, won’t be as good as in previous years for the simple reason that there are not 210 pieces representing it and it is only a freshman band. Several years ago when the band had so many pieces, it was acclaimed by some critics as being the best band in the nation. Unfortunate circumstances of a semester or so ago which were not the fault of the band members forced the best members of the band from among the ranks of the band. A simple act now would be to put these upperclassmen back in the band and again let it rise to its former positon in the band world. The band is now a 60-piece band, some thing that has been unheard of for several years. It would be a swell thing if the band could come back to where it should be. With another football season getting underway and the band playing during the halves of the games, it seems a shame to have such a small band go on the field when we could have at least a 100-piece band go out. The Corps wants a good band to represent Aggieland so why can’t there be a better one than there is. Col. Dunn has done a very good job with the material that he has, but he could do a better one with more and more mature material. Best Hamburgers Yet! — at the — Minute Sandwich SHOP — North Gate STUDENT CO-OP Bicj'de and Radio Repair Phone 4-4114 No matter what branch of the service you are Headed for, you will find AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES the best way to carry your money. They are not only spendable everywhere, but they have an important •safety feature that protects you. It is this: if they are lost or stolen, you get a prompt refund. Issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50 and $100. Cost 75^ for each $100. Minimum cost 40<f for $10 to $50. For sale at banks and Railway Express Offices. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES Man, Your Manners Students Count the Steps of Passer-by By 1. Sherwood “What is the proper way to eat a baked potato?” The usual way of eating a baked potato, either white or sweet, is to break it open with your fingers or fingers and fork; mix the but ter, salt and pepper into a part of it at a time, as you need it. Do not scoop the insides with your knife or apply butter with your knife. The scooping, if any is done, should be done with the fork and the fork should be used for the buttering, also. The baked skin is considered a choice morsel and it is perfectly proper eo eat it, if you like; your knife may be used to cut the skin, if needed, but the fork is usually all that is necessary. “What, specifically, are the foods one may eat with the fingers?” “Finger foods”—olives, nuts, small pickles, celery, radishes, and other raw vegetables used as a re lish; small fresh fruits, such as grapes, plums, cherries, whole strawberries; or larger fresh fruits, such as bananas, or those that are not too juicy to quarter, pare or handle with the fingers, such as apples and pears; breads, crackers, sandwiches, cookies, non- sticky cake, dry crisp bacon, pota to chips and dry crisp shoestring potatoes, and cor on the cob. Sorry, but fried chicken is not on the list, you are supposed to be satisfied with what you can get with your knife and fork (unless you are alone in your own kitchen or at a picnic) so say those who know. Something to Read T. F. Mayo Russia’s “Winning of the East” Emil Lengyel’s recent book, Siberia, is the most Interesting “travel book” I’ve ever read. In it, Siberia appears as the parallel in Russian history to the Far West ern frontier in the history of the United States. Only Russia’s “Far East” was acquired in the 16th Century by a bloody-minded half- mad despot, for 350 years was peopled by wretched exiles and fu gitives from oppression, and was developed, if at all, not by sturdy individualistic pioneers like ours, but the corrupt and inefficiently tyrannica government of the Czars. The first nine-tenths of Siberia’s history makes the most horrifying story that any country ever had. The bright and promising chapters begin only with the Bolshevik Re volution of 1917, though even for the first ten years of the Commu nist Regime, civl war, counter-re volutionary adventurers, and Japa nese drives for annexation made the country a chambles. But the last fifteen years of Siberia’s history have been a thrill ing period of humane objectives, intelligent planning, enthusiastic and efficient work. The country has been proven to be what even the stupid czarist officials sus pected it to be. An inexhaustible store-house of practically every thing that human beings need. The ropics have been irrigated; the Arctic has been electrically heat ed. The Trans-Siberian Railway has been double-tracked and sup plemented by other lines. The country has been sheltered against Japanese aggression by the de velopment of a great industrial and military establishment in the Far East. Above all, the wretched Siberians have been given work and hope and something to live for. Lengyel’s Siberia is in all its parts and from every point of view an entertaining and informa tive book. But the most interesting thing about it is not even in it (if you know what I mean): It is the implied comparison between the individualictic development (USA) and the socially controlled development (USSR) of a great and rich domeain. If our West hadn’t been practically fool-proof, our sturdy individualists would have wrecked it completely. As it is, we are spending millions now to try to repair the damage they did to the soil, the forests, the minerals, and what-not. As for what happens when a rich new do main is developed under social planning and social control, for social purposes—well, read Leng- yel’s Siberia. When internal combustion lab began to pall on the recently, a couple of V-12 seniors at M. I. T. walked outside, pulled out their sliderules and stop-watches and amused themselves by calculating the walking cadence of female passersby. They also clocked a couple of army officers at 119.5 steps pereminute. This figure compares favorably with the regu lation 120. Conducted by experts who “know their onions,” a special evening lecture series for victory garden ers was conducted this season at the University of Texas. The Crouse College of Fine Arts at the Syracuse University was the first on the North American con tinent. Founded seventy years ago, it was also the first school to con fer degrees for courses in archi tecture, painting and music. Thurs. - Fri .- Sat. “LET’S FACE IT” — with — Bob Hope Betty Hutton o Preview Saturday Night 11:00 P. M. “AERIAL GUNNER” — with — Richard Arlen Chester Morris Also Showing Sunday - Monday - Tuesday When in Doubt About Your Eyes or Your Glasses Consult DR. J. W. PAYNE Optometrist 109 S. Main Bryan Next to Palace Theatre DR. N. B. McNUTT DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan. Texas A.S.T.U. NEWS Chem News In the last issue of the Batt, tall and bewildered Mr. Short ap parently being short on news, just as we are tonight, was forced to print the song of fightin’ Q. M. C. sing in their despondent moods. After several weeks of Stink Bom ber basic at Camp Sibert, Ala., Pfc. Bob Drus (then Pvt.) assem bled and started off the day with the following ditty, sung to the tune of “Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech”: First Verse You know I have a son Sir He studied Chemistry. He joined the U. S. Army for an education free, And when he gets his furlough I welcome home my pet — I telephone the bug-house And tell them to send a VET. Chorus I’m a physical wreck from Sibert Tech My home is my service mask. My morale is o damn low A furlough is all I ask. I eat my chow from smoke pots, I bathe in Chloride of lime, They keep spraying gas all over my tail, I’m having a helluva time. Second Verse Now listen to the story Sir Of poor old . Corporal Jake, While stationed on the main guard He made an awful break; And did they sentence him To ten years in the pen, no, They sent him back to Sibert Camp And made him train again. Third and succeeding verses are strictly censored. Similar songs are included in the Sibert reper toire. Drop in anytime, pull us away from our Wee Willie Chem istry, and we shall sing in silence. Seniors Leave On September 17, at 7:15 p. m., the above men received their de grees in Veterinary Medicine. All of these men were members of the 2nd Co. Today some of them are actively practicing their profession as 1st. Lts., in the Veterinary Corps of the Army of The United States. Others are engaged in the fight behind the lines. These men are preserving sanitation, saving the lives of valuable domestic ani mals, and preventing the usage of spoiled or contaminated food by opr fighting forces and our civilian for ces. These men are today fighting the battle that tomorrow we vets of the 2nd Co. must fight. I Challenge You It is far from easy for all of us to stay in classrooms and prepare for the future when our closest friends and relatives are out on the battlefronts of the world killing and being killed—a sanguinary but necessary action which will eventually lead to peace. Yet, at this time, it’s wise to re call that victory on the field of bat tle will only be a prelude to ulti mate victory which will take at least one decade to initiate and a century to realize. The destruction and undermining of our material things and moral values will leave their indelible stamp upon succeed ing generations to the extent that we leave our work of reconstruc tion undone. True! The challenge is bold and entails many hardships and priva tions which will have to be con tinued even after the actural fight ing is over, but it is for us to de cide—do we want a world of peace or more wars for our children? A new semester has just begun, and now is the time for a resolute decision to pitch in at the very beginning and stay in there so that we will not fail in our duties when our time comes to contribute to ward the making of a better and more friendly world. Sgt. Sabo Marries I walked into the room of Sgt. —Sabo, 2 nd Co., 1st Sgt., yester day to get some news. Some stran ger was the only person in the room. I turned to walk out, but was suddenly halted by a familiar voice—“Well, what do ya want?” Behold, it was no stranger. It was the Sgt. himself but with his ap pearance greatly changed. His hair (?) was combed; his pants had a razor crease, and his shoes shone like a magnesium flare. I knew that it was true. The Sgt. was married. After a few ques tions the story came out. The Sgt was married to Mrs. Gussie Pla- gens at the Evangelistic. Church at Kurten, Texas, at 8:00 p. m. last Saturday night. The bride is the postmistress of Kurten. The Sgt. said, that after 8 years of eating army chow and mhking up bunks the army way, he was going to enjoy the help of a wife. How this is going to work, I can’t see, for while Mrs. Sabo wil Itake up residence at 2905 College Road, the Sgt. will have the extreme plea sure of living in room 127 of Dorm.ll and will partake of his meals in Duncan Mess Hall. The men of the^ 2nd Co. wish the Sgt. all the luck in the world and hope that he may get an over night pass every night of the week. ASTP Patch Uncle Sammy has finally gotten around to recognizing his ASTP brainbusters as a separate part of the army. To prove this recog nition, the ASTP is soon to be gi ven an arm patch of its own. This information appeared in the Oct. 15th issue of “Yank.’’ The patch has the sword of valor against the lamp of knowledge. The sword and lamp both are blue against a background of yellow. Consult the above mentioned issue of “Yank” for a picture of the patch. Production has started of the patch, and maybe we will get them by January or February. P. E. and Ha! Ha! Last Saturday afternoon the boys in the 2nd Co., had a work out—and what a workout. Sur prisingly, none of the weary wan derers grumbled about the task. The majority seemed to enjoy the trek, and the rest remained neutral. The jaunt started at the Caval ry stables; nicked the edge of Fish Lake; and wound up at Kyle Field. This all around 5 mile journey was made in three speeds—a high gal lop, a slow trot, and a struggling stagger. Guion Hall comes through with an up-to-date hit this time with PRESENTING LILY MARS, star ring Judy Garland. This is a gay story of backstage life in the big-time theaters with delicate play of emotions all through it, the show concerns the consuming ambition of a girl who can take it; a family of cute kids; a man who falls in love with him self. Joseph Pasternack, the pro ducer, has lived this boy and girl struggle to get someplace and is still young enough to translate his memories into entertainment that will please most any audience. Also in the cast are Van Heflin; Fay Bain ter; Richard Carlson, and Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. Qumpu Dial 4-1181 Open at 1 p. m. LAST DAY A Pqjamovnf Picture Tomorrow and Saturday “ESCAPE TO GLORY ,, The Lowdown: Strictly o. k. At the campus today and to morrow is ESCAPE TO GLORY, starring Pat O’Brien and Constance Bennett. One of the many pictures now being produced about the war this one has no unusual qualities in that it is a sea picture. Pat O’Brien is a fine actor and it is no fault of, his when he is put off with this kind 6f role. It contains a good bit of excitement when ddie ship and crew have to fight it out with a German submarine. There’s lots of gun-play for those who like it and the romantic angle is fairly good. The Lowdown: O. 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