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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1943
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLT NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, oificial newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Toaas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and iaened
fuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Jffice at College Station, Texaa,
tinder 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 4-6444.
1942 Member 1943
Associated GoUe6iate Press
H. Sylvester Boone Editor-in-Ohief
Andy Matula Associate Editor
Sports Staff
Harold Borofsky Sports Editor
William Baker Sports Reporter
Robert Orrick Sports Reporter
Claude Stone Sports Photographer
Tuesday’s Staff
Charlie Murray Managi
Ed Katten
Charles West
Charley L. Dobbs ,
ng Editor
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Thursday's Staff Saturday's Staff
David Seligman Managing Editor Andy Matula Managing Editor
Max Mohnke Reporter Fred Manget, Jr Reporter
R. L. Weatherly Reporter John T. Scurlock Reporter
J. W. (Tiny) Standifer Reporter James C. Grant Reporter
Special Columnists
Archie Broodo (Aggie) For Lass-
SuSu Beard (T.S.C.W.) For Battalic
Miscellaneous
David Seligman Columnist
J. W. Standifer Staff Photographer
Advertising Staff
John Kelly Business Manager
Charles R. West Ass’t. Business Mgr.
Circulation Staff
Steele H. Nixon Circulation Mgrr.
George Puls Ass’t. Circulation Mgr.
The Battalion, Your Paper . . .
For the benefit of the Corps, the Battalion is in exis
tence to give a little insight into the happenings of the
campus. This tri-weekly college paper has had its ups and
downs since the activation of the juniors and seniors, but
in time, the Batt will again hit its stride. Last semester found
an acute shortage of staff members, but now that the fall
semester has arrived, a number of workers have signed up
with the staff to do their part on their paper. These Aggies
may not have the experience that they should have to make
the Batt the best paper in the nation, but they have the
willingness.
Some members of the Corps are continually bleeding
about the Batt, saying that there is never any news in it
and that ther are too many mistakes. One can look on the
staff to see if any of these slackers are listed there, but of
course, there are names of hard workers only. Now that the
Batt Has a staff with some number to it, it will endeavor
to put out a paper that the Corps wants and is entitled to
have. This will come to the light after the younger staff
men become familiar with the style of the Battalion.
Among improvements that the staff hopes to put forth
for the readers of the Batt will be several columns that should
be timely and interesting to every up-to-date American.
These columns will appear in the Batt at set times during
the week. The nature of the columns will not be announced
until the day that they begin, but it is hoped that this will
not be a long wait. Final arrangements will have to be made
to get these improvements started. Other improvements will
come out as the various issues are printed.
These marks of a better paper are resolutions that the
staff is making to the Corps; the Corps can help in their
own way without even making a trip to the Battalion office.
Letters to the editor are signed that the readers of the Batt
are not only interested in it, but they also show that these
readers want to make Suggestions to make the Batt a better
paper. Send any letter that you might have to the editor
at Box 557, College Station or to the Battalion. Remember
that the Battalion is your paper so help to keep it at the
level it should be by writing these letters and in any other
way that might be suggested through the Batt from time to
time.
War Demands Best Of Education
“The national manpower problem is not primarily one
of numbers. It is a problem of skills and ability.”
With these words, Capt. Harry A. Badt, USN, told
graduates of the first Navy Y-12 class at Hobart college,
Geneva, N. Y., a principal reason behind the college training
they have received. Capt. Badt was speaking at a special
convocation of Hobart and William Smith colleges to grad
uate the first V-12 class and a few civilian students, and to
honor the Charles University of Prague, Czechoslavakia, in
a ceremony of salutation.
“Nowhere today,” Capt. Badt continued, “is there such
a demand for high technical proficiency as in our military
organizations. The Navy uses about every type of profession
al competence that finds expression in civilian life. And, in
addition, it requires men of highly specialized training of
other kinds. Naval officers must be men who have the best
education available.”
Capt. Badt cautioned the men not to belittle their status
of reserves, telling them that the Navy, without reserves,
has never won a war.
“Nor,” he said, “has the regular army ever won one. It
is the reserves pressed into service in time of war who make
it possible to win wars. Always remember this. You re
serves win wars. We regulars simply keep the guns clean
during peace time.”
Bring: Us Your- Used
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We are buying for the five major used book
companies in the United States . . .
Barnes and Noble — Chicago
Wilcox and Follett — New York
College Book Co. — Columbus
Universal Supply — Atlanta
Merman’s Book Exchange — Brooklyn
WE WILL PAY PREVAILING PRICES
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Man, Your Manners
L. Sherwood
Introductions are really very
simple if you know the principles
that govern them and practice
them until you feel sure of your
self; then, even the most important
person won’t frighten you.
There are two things that you
should fix in your mind with re
gard to introductions:
1. Always address the older or
more important person when you
are introducing two women or men.
2. Address first the women when
a mq,n is introduced to her (the
exceptions to this rule are seldom
encountered.)
These rules mean that you intro
duce a younger person to an older
one of the same sex, and a man
to a woman. Always remember to
say the woman’s name first.
“May I present” is the expres
sion used for formal introductions.
Here is how it would go. “Mrs.
Notable, may I present Mr. World
ly.” “This is,” is the usual form
for most introductions. “Miss
Small, this is Mr. Biggs” or you
may say “Miss Small, Mr. Biggs.”
For the very informal introduc
tions you would say “Mary James,
John James” or “Mary, this is
John James—Mary James.”
To acknowledge any introduction
you had better stick to the accepted
form. It is “How do you do?”
OPEN FORUM
Box No. ?
T. S. C. W. Station
Denton, Texas
November 1, 1943
Dear Aggies;
What’s cookin’ down “Khaki
Heaven” way? Why don’t you
drop us a line and let us in on a
few things ? ^
We know we have your column,
“Amblings ‘Round Aggieland,” to
keep us posted on most things, and
we are really proud of it, but we
also know how the censors do news
paper columns. We want in on all
the details.
We feel sure that we are speak
ing for the entire T. S. C. W. stu
dent body when we say, ’’We’re
just dying to hear from you.” All
that you have to do is address your
letter to your own box number, but
send it to the T. S. C. W. Station
at Denton, Texas.
Writing to your corresponding
number at T. S. C. W. has been a
custom among you Aggies for a
long time, and we don’t see any
reason why it shouldn’t be con
tinued.
Most of the students here at
T. S. C. W. would like to hear
from you so do us a favor and
keep up a tradition at the same
time by writing to us. What do
you say, Army?
Signed
Nita W. Cobb, ’44
Lona Lee Cook, ’47
Mary G'ene Brabham, ’47
Sue Neely, ’47
Nellie Maie Lanb, ’47
3801st Sparkles
Julius Bloom, Reporter
Assembled thoughts after doing
a lonesome tour of guard:
How and when is this war going
to end? From all indications friend
Adolph’s star is in the descendensy,
and with luck the war ■ in Europe
may end in six months. All things
being equal, a German sentry in
Norway might be thinking the same
thing, with the same conviction
that victory will grace his country’s
arms.
The Fates willing, though, the
truth is more well-known here.
Every sign points the road to vic
tory. If we can only hold on to the
pace we have been making, all our
hopes and plans may be realized.
Whatever we do, think or say, the
winning of the war should main
tain the paramount interest in our
lives. Too many men, civilians and
military, have already been sacri-
fired for us to bargain with fate;
we must be the masters of our own
destinies.
Asia is another matter, and
should take more of our time to
end the fighting. Japan is still in
a good position, although her hold
grows weaker every day. If re-
som-ces in the countries she occu
pies are as well-developed as the
informants report, her holding out
may be a matter of years. Time
will tell.
Making the peace, all around, will
be certainly the greatest job the
world’s statesmen have ever set
before themselves. With considera
tion and the taking of pains, the
big shots at the conference tables
can start us well on the road to
permanaent peace. Squabbles over
territory surely will evolve, but
statesmanship should save the day,
if the men sent by the nations have
for their purpose the organization
of the universal society on a scale
that will make war unprofitable,
as well as unnecessary.
The pact signed this week in
Russia may be the start of the
grasping by the people of the
world the idea that they must live
together in the same way they live
with their neighbors in the towns,
villages, cities, counties and coun
tryside communities where they
take up their lives. A world-wide
community sounds like the ans
wer to the quest for permanent
peace; the idea saved the United
States in 1788, when the states,
existing under the loose Articles of
Confederation were preparing to
fight each other.
In keeping with the policy of
the column, this week’s member
ship in the exalted Order of the
Purple Willkie Button goes to Cpl.
Joseph Edelman for extreme pro
ficiency in the art of salesmanship.
Coming upon Pvt. Anthony Ventu
ra trying to sell his protege, Pvt.
John Mondo, an interest in some
of the latest rumors. Joe proceeded
to wind up a terrific yam concern
ing the possibilities of the two
inseparables being sent close to
home. When Joe finished, both
Mondo and Ventura were ready
to lay their life’s possessions at
his feet.
Whenever Edelman becomes in
terested, there is a batch of dirty
old stock in the Brooklyn Bridge
lying around in the family vault.
F/Sgt. Virgil Fulton learned the
practices and procedures he now
pursues at the Roswell, N. M. in
ternment camp for German prison
ers of war. It’s many an interest
ing tale he tells of the experiences
encountered in administrating the
camp.
The prisoners are formed into
companies, with their own non-
coms in charge, and the daily rou
tine emanates from this organiza
tion. Company punishment is meted
out on an average of 20 men by the
Germans themselves, to one by the
American authorities. When a man
refuses to cooperate with the pro
jects and policies, his fellows ac
tually spurn him, and force him
"to move to an empty barracks. Un
usual as the democratic principles
may be to these Germans, they are
grasping the idea.
Lt. Howard Holaday will leave
soon to take pilot training in the
Army Air Forces. Keeping his nose
into the blue is a long-standing
hobby ef the lieutenant. The com
pany joins us in wishing him the
happiest of Happy Landings.
Among the letters coming back
from men who have left, Cpl. Wil
liam Brankas paints a veritable
paradise of his situation at Pur
due University. The quarters are
super de luxe, with carpets, fire
places and radios the lesser of the
more necessary comforts of home.
Bill has only praise for the cam
pus and its facilities, and the near
by towns are strictly on the beam
for entertainment and hospitality.
Pvt. Robert Wood writes that
he would appreciate our sending
him the address of the cute wait
ress in the Aggieland Pharmacy
who wears her hair off the face.
This department will engage in a
thorough search for said waitress,
and will forward the address, with
the young lady’s permission, whe
ther she wears her hair up-sweep
or swept-up.
That’s us, anything for a buddy.
Ely Culbertson, bridge expert and
author, opened this year’s lecture
series on Contemporary Social
Thought at Miami University, Ox
ford, Ohio, with a discussion on
his plan for world peace.
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! Qampus ‘Distractions
By David Seligman
Starting at the Campus Thurs
day and continuing through Satur
day, is a picture which was made
WAR RATION BOOKS
GASOLINE—No. A-8 good for
three gallons in Southwest; B and
C worth two gallons in Southwest.
SUGAR—Stamp No. 14, valid
for five pounds through October;
stamps Nos. 15 and 16, each good
for five pounds of canning sugar
sugar through Oct. 31.
MEATS, BUTTER, Etc.—Brown
Stamps C, D, E, and F valid thru
Oct. 30.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 2,
Stamps X, Y and Z valid through
Nov. 20.
SUGAR—Book 1, Stamps 14, 15
and 16, each good for five pounds
expire Oct. 31.
SHOES—Book 1, Stamp 18, good
indefinitely. Stamp 1 on airplane
sheet of book 3 valid Nov. 1 and
good indefinitely.
with the cooperation of several
studios in Hollywood, directed by
a number of the number one di
rectors, and filled with a host of
movie stars all for a certain pur
pose. “Forever and a Day”, fo
cuses a bright light on why family
and love and unquenchable faith
in the British and American way
of life make these nations willing
to fight for what they believe is
right. When the story gets moving
it keeps on going with a rising
J intensity of dramatic action that
bites deeply into the conscipushess
of the beholders and leaves them
with a feeling that they have seen
something very much worthwhile.
The all-star cast includes such
favorites as Merle Oberon, Anna
Neagle, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray
Milland, Claude Rains, Ian Hun
ter, Charles Laughton, Edward
Everett Horton, Ida Lupino, Brian
Aherne, and Robert Cummings.
The Lowdown: Rated as in the
better ten percent of films.
“Mrs. Miniver”, the show that
captured the hearts of the nation,
is featured at Guion Hall begin
ning Thursday. With Greer Garson
and Walter Pidgeon in the leading
roles and a great supporting cast,
it is one of the best films to be
made to date. The picture was
given top honors by the critics and
acclaimed by the audiences which
saw it. “Mrs. Miniver” is the soul
stirring story of England during
the time of Dunkirk and the Lon
don blitz. It shows the actions and
reactions of the populace under
the strain and especially the char
acter of the Britisher as it really
is.
The Lowdown: Don’t miss it!
DR. N. B. McNUTT
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Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
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At Denison there have, been some
complaints from the Navy men on
the campus about the fish on Fri
day nights. Said one sailor, “It
really isn’t so bad once you get
used to the smell, bqt I can’t wait
four days for it to blow away or
I’d starve.” One fellow went to a
local restaurant to escape the fish
but apparently was somewhat dis
satisfied with his substitute. “I
asked for my steak rare, but they
just crippled it and dragged it in.”
Metals just don’t act the way
they used to any more. In a recent
lab on the Massachusetts Inst, of
Technology campus Mr. Bartholo
mew expounded at length on the
weakness of aluminum castings
while hot, and to demonstrate his
point he gave a casting, just made
by the class, a healthy whach with
a pair of tongs. The “weak” cast
ing stood firm while the tongs
broke in two. Now whose theory
has been upset?
“Butter vs. Oleo” was the Uni
versity of Kansas’ Roundtable to
pic last week over radio station
KFKU. Speakers on the Roundta
ble were Leslie Waters, assistant
professor of economics; Miss Viola
Anderson, professor of home eco
nomics; and,Richard Wagstaff, of
the Jayhawk creamery.
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Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Teresa Wright
in Academy Award Winner:
“Mrs. Miniver”
also Pete Smith’s “Marines in
the Making” travel short
and news
TOWN HALL
NOV.
18th.
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