Page 2 THE BATTALION SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1943 STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. A M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural an i —CHRISTMAS— (Continued from Par* 1) will always be sung for the spirit of Christmastime- Work has already started under the leadership of Marion Lyle and Mrs. R. R. Lancaster, but more voices are needed to bring out the successful harmony of the music. Service men and their wives, Ag gies, and the men and women of' this community—all who like to i sing—are invited to join in this special form of Christmas celebra- I tion. HITCH-HIKERS GET LIFT Two Massachuetts Institute of Technology hitch-hikers recently got a lift with a lady who sur prised them with the following conversation: “You boys are work ing hard, aren’t you?” she asked. They nodded vigorously. “Whom do you have for math?” “Profes sor Zeldin,” they replied, adding that he was a good teacher. “Well, you’d better keep working hard—- he’s tough marker,” she said. Be fore they could ask her how she knew all about Tech and its fac ulty, she continued, “You see, I’ve been married to him for twenty- one years.” Talent, breaking out anew, has sired an interesting melody and ly rics through the medium of Pvt. Hermilio “Miff” Cadena. Entitled “Hopin’ and Wishin’ You Were Near,” the ditty had as godfathers Sgt. Stanley Samek, Pvt. Hal Me- lone and one who prefers to re main unkown until the royalties start to roll. If it is all the same to the pow ers that be, the melodists offer their tune for introduction at the Thanksgiving Dance. Whatever is decided, this column wishes the boys all the best with their brain child. Again, with the talent, and Cpl. Morton Reifer comes into mind. Mort, long a favorite among his buddies for his dialecticianing and characterizations is scheduled to play the lead in a Radio Club show one Sunday in the near future. Not because he is one of our boys, but because he is a fellow artist (he even reads “Variety”), we wish this lad well, also. Many is the time that his getting ahead has been predicted; he should, he needs one. Undoubtedly the victim of an error, S/Sgt. Bernard Kirsch is on the lookout for the chap who might have picked up his watch. Bernie says that he makes no de mand for the watch, all he wants is the pawn ticket. The Mystery of Maggie’s Draw ers, or Who Put Them on The Line, Anyway is solved, much to the satisfaction of the column. In true journalistic fashion, we re fuse to divulge the informee, but it may be revealed that the first initials of the last names of the pranksters were Pvts. Mel Tracht- man and Henry Zmijewski (gesund- heit). We are amazed that such stolid citizens as Hank and Mel would stoop so low for a laugh that they would hold up womankind to the ridicule of the public. Still, as Hank said when he tripped his grand mother, “Anything for a laugh.” Song title for Cadena to work on: “Move the Patrolwagon Closer to the Curb, Officer, Mother Can’t Make the Step,” or “Duck Into the Roundhouse, Daughter, the Dastard Can’t Corner You There.” Haply as it may be, the eagle Tessie Talk... By SuSu Beard Hooray! the huge score for last weeks game did belong to the Aggies—in fact, it all belonged to them, v/hich is twice better. To all the girls who went to Houston last week-end the main joy was that it was just like old times with the Ags. Hun dreds o f boys, hundred of girls, and no one un happy. This start ed with the block- traffic yell prac tice Friday night. SuSu Then concerning the similiar yell practice Saturday morning, might I say that it was impressive the way the Rice agitators were neatly shoved back in their places by the whole body of A. & M., so peacefully and without disturbances. Now for the game, which was the best. Just for example, it’s not denied that the greater majority of T.S.C.W, girls tend to be rather lazy, but there’s not one of them that doesn’t love standing for hours, yelling themselves breathless, for the sake of ye’ college spirit.. Dancing and —Friday night only added to the glory of it all. The Plant, Heath, Tune Inn and so on, listing every place, was crowded with spirited Aggies and their dates. Yes, ev eryone was in the mood of the hour as they should have been, so it truly was like ole’ times with A. & M. Our Freshmen presented their semester play last week. As al ways, it was a fairy tale, so being light in mind, each performance was crowded with varied ages of boys and girls. Girls ranged in age from two to fifty-two, whereas boys ranged in age from two to ten. Those attending went to see the play, solely. Another College picnic was held last Tuesday night in Lowry Woods. Naturally, those attending took advantage of the opportunity to again lose themselves in their enormous plaid flannel shirts, which have been restricted for cam pus wear. By the way, in the event that you might not know what Lowry Woods consists of, it’s the group of trees behind Dormitory Row, in which you don’t venture after dark—owls, and watchmen! Saturday night there will be the Freshman — Sophomore Turkey Trot. Not conveyed by the name, it’s to be a formal dance. The two classes are giving the dance joint ly, primarily, because the freshmen seem to know all the men, however, in defense of the Sophs, I’ll say that isn’t true. (Commission basis). Ever so many of the girls are ex pecting Aggies to come, likewise, ever so many girls are hoping Ag gies will come, so will all these boys try to make this dance a suc cess? In other words, be our extra added attractions. Sincerest ever an’ yours til then, SuSu. * finally got around to screaming in our direction the other day. Prior to said screaming, there were many bold promises made as to what our cohorts would do on that happy day. We are proud to relate that only 50 per cent of the organiza tion staggered through the gates late. Impetous youths, all of them, but we love them all like brothers. S/Sgt. Erwin Schwartz was in vited to change his residence to company headquarters, where he will be awakened every morning to the satisfaction of everyone. It is not that F/Sgt. Virgil Fulton wants to be hard on the lad, but that Schwartzie is a valuable man in these parts, and it would not do for him to arise late. To him, for the entire company, we say “Cou rage, old man.” We wonder whatever became of: F/Sgt. Walter Staggs; the foot ball tournament; Pvt. Morton Breg- man’s moustache; our Fraternity pin; snow; the practice of sleeping until noon; Sgt. Harvey Neber- gall’s car; our Miami tan; Pvt. Ed Meyer’s Betty; our own Betty; Phyllis, Josephine, Helen, Gloria and Vivian, not to mention Desde- monia; the 40-hour week; Alfred Landon; our desk at the “New York Times.” Just about this time last year, we were dizzily planning toward our annual Fraternity Convention. It was to be in the Hotel New Yorker, and we had made the for- j tunate bargain of a fifth of good - scotch for less than five rocks. And [ it turned out to be quite an affair, j too, but that is another story. The point is that now we settle for a glass of brew and a juke box. The j old general was very, very right.! Of* £< ovjclown on Qampus distractions By David Seligman “Bringing Up Baby” is scheduled for the Saturday preview and Sun day showing at the Campus Thea ter. In the leading roles are the stars of “Philadelphia Story,’’ Ka therine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Also in the cast is Charlie Ruggles. The story concerns a doctor, played by. Grant, and a girl, Hepburn, with whom he is in love- The big problem seems to be a pet lion owned by Hepburn who dosen’t hold Cary in great esteem. Though a lit tle old, the show has a good cast and should prove enjoyable. The Lowdown: You’ll find it en tertaining. Showing at the Campus as the Monday feature only is “Top Ser geant” with Leo Carillo, Andy De- vine, and Elyse Knox. The part of AEF I play in training men for this war is the fundamental theme of this picture. There is also a murder angle. The story hangs to gether. There are opportunities for wonderful sham battle scenes which Dial 4-1181 OPENS 1:00 P. M. LAST DAY WALTER WANGER’S SPECTACULAR TRIUMPH w^ l, S CDBYmnGH ^G V Mbs OF TEXAS A. & M. RICHARD QUINE GWYNNE NOAH SZcKY, JR. 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The Lowdown: This soldier is weak in the knees. The weekend attraction at Guion Hall is “Cowboy From Manhattan”. This is a pleasing comedy notable for providing Frances Langford, songbird of stage and radio. Fran ces is top-flight singer of popular (See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4) Phone 4-1168 ADMISSION Q p Pr OAp IS ALWAYS ou 0l Tax Included Box Office Opens at 1:00 P. M. 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