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ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1943 VOLUME 43—NUMBER 75 All-Service Show To Give Sunday Affair Over Radio Program to Contain Service Orchestras and Specialty Numbers; Show Supervised by Hill Plans are nearing completion for the second Sunday afternoon All-Service Show to be presented from the stage of Guion Hall theatre and broadcast over the facilities of the college radio station, WTAW. The program will feature orchestras and specialty numbers' representing branches of service stationed here on the campus for specialized training. The program is staged and presented through the co-operation of the special serv ice officers of the various services and the Student Activities Office. Featured on the program next Sunday will be the Navy orchestra featuring Joe Guinaw, vocalist, who proved popular with both radio and theatre at the last Sun day All-Service Show. The shows are produced by the members of the campus radio club and the cast includes Harold Reif- er, comedian, Dick Gottleib, Harry Dillingham and Tom Joumeay, an nouncers; Dick Bolin, music di rector; and John Holman, script writer. Ted Hills, director of the radio station, advises with the group in a technical capacity. The show is presented over WTAW and can be found at 1150 on the radio dial, at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. Those wishing to see the broadcast may do so by attending Guion Hall before 3:00 o’clock on Sunday, at which time the performance will be presented on the stage for broadcasting. Soldier Stationed Here Gives Views Of Students, Spirit (Editor’s ndte: To disprove the belief that servicemen are not aware of the Spirit that prevails on this campus, an un wrote the following article the Spirit that is Aggieland as he pre known soldier wrote lie ! found it. It typifies the belief of most servicemen who were shipped to A. & M. for their educational trai hippe lining.) In the days before the war, there was a school deep in the South which was the home of fine brave young men striving for the golden bars of an Army commis sion, pioneers in agricultural and mechanical achievement, and great Southern football teams. These boys were the “Aggies,” the loyal sons of Texas A. & M. Today this tremendous campus, a city in itself, has not lost the greatness of spirit, nor has war brought any slump in scholarship or character. Rather there is a new emphasis on friendliness, the cardi nal virtue of the institution. Singing Cadets Will Be ThirdFeature on Town Hall Program New Director To Lead Group for First Time In Campus Production The Singing Cadets of Aggie- land under the direction of their new director, Euell Porter of Bryan, will make their first and only scheduled appearance in College Station for this season when they furnish the entire program for Town Hall December 14. During the 1943 season this or ganization has made a limited tour of the surrounding territory including Houston, Nacogdoches, Huntsville, Tyler, Henderson, Jack sonville, and Palestine. These trips were fostered by the ex-director, Richard Jenkins, before he moved to Arlington to take over the posi tion as associate professor of mus ic in the North Texas Agricultural College. The new leader of the widely ac claimed organization has been di rector of music for the public schools in Bryan for the past six years. Porter will continue in this capacity while working with the cadets, the morning hours being spent in Bryan and the afternoon hours being spent in College Sta tion. A large crowd is always as sembled in Guion Hall when the cadets give their annual program. The reason lies in the fact that they always present a program demonstrating their versatility, and one which can be easily un derstood and appreciated by the Aggie Corps. The repertoire will include both classical and popular numbers. Service songs are the club’s specialty, latest ones being “Sky Anchors Aweigh” and “What Do We Do in the Infantry?” Oth er numbers will range from “The Creation” to “Shortnin’ Bread.” Tickets will be on sale during the first part of next week in the Student Activities Office in the The Battalion Suggests - - Since the original plans were made for the arrangement of schedules for this semester, several events have occurred that should alter the schedule for the remainder of the semester. Primary of thse is the fact that Texas A. & M. has received an in vitation to play against Louisiana State University in the Orange Bowl at Miami, Florida on the first day of the coming year. As is the custom, some members of the Cadet Corps would like to go to that game as they have gone to other games in the past—as the Twelfth Man. Biggest problem facing these students that plan to see this New Year’s game is the fact that classes are scheduled to recommence on the 28th of this month. Other difficulties such as transportation and places to stay could be handled in the usual Aggie manner. To remedy this, the Battalion suggests that the Christmas holidays be changed to start on 22nd of this month and end on the 3rd of next month. Not only would these new dates give Aggies who attended the game a chance to return to school on time and without missing any work, but it would also permit students who are not going to the game a chance to spend both Christmas and New Year’s Day at home. This new arrangement would not put class schedules off balance since ASTD and ACTD classes will be held while the Corps is on vaca tion and the teaching load would probably be better arranged if the holidays were changed. Commandant Issues Cadet Officers Certain Privileges Associate Editor Of Batt Resigns School For Army Matula Leaves Press Club President’s Post; To Enter Army on 11th Andy Matula, associate editor of the Battalion and President of the A. & M. Press Club, resigned as a member of the Corps Wednes day afternoon to enter the armed services through the selective serv ice. Matula, who has been a popular member of the corps for several semesters, is in his sophomore year in the college. He will leave the campus this morning for his home in Houston where he will visit with his family before his induction December 11. Matula states that it is his plan now to return to A.&M. and finish his studies as soon as the war is over. The Battalion staff, with whom he has worked since his freshman year, joins the entire college in wishing Matula well and a speedy return to the campus. To the Marines, Sailors, Army Administration Building. All Ag- Air Corps students, and hundreds of Army Specialized Training can didates at home here, the cheery “hello” of the typical R.O.T.C. boy with his gold “A.M.C.’’ on his collar makes one forget long hours of training and marches at camp or station. And for the past week or so we have heard the chant, “Beat T.U.,” prelude to your annual battle with the University of Texas. That too is a revelation to some of us sent here from training, because we had almost forgotten that freshmen building a rally fire, that slogans and school rivalry, and even a homecoming football game is im portant. All of us, from every corner of the nation, are glad to have been here and we will not forget, not even on the field of battle, that the spirit of this thoroughly Ameri can, fine Texas institution is “worth fighting for.” gies, servicemen, and residents are urged to buy tickets at once to insure their seeing the last out standing feature before tbe Christ mas holidays. Unclaimed Package of Books Held by Library The Library has received a pack age, number 68332, from the Bobbs Merrill Company. The package contains “This Fascinating Lum ber Business” by Stanley F. Horn. The package has no address on it designating a department. Intend ed receiver should notify the Li brary. Awards Given Members Of Extension Service The Texas A. & M. College Ex tension Service was advised that the following Texas county agri cultural agents have been given the distinguished service award at the annual meeting of the National County Agricultural Agents’ As sociation which met in Chicago, Tuesday, November 30: N. H. Hunt, Frio; Frank Newson, Mason; W. S. Foster, El Paso; R. 0. Dun- kle, Knox; J. O. Stovall, Hemp hill; V. L. Sandlin, Wharton; G. R. Warren, Denton; Jack Williams, Hays; V. F. Jones, Lamb; S. Whit- sett, Guadalupe. The award, established four years ago, goes to county agents with continuous service of ten years or more and who are college graduates or the equivalent. The award is granted for outstanding work in agriculture. Consolidated Team Meets Marble Falls In Bi-District Tilt Tigers Will Play In Bryan December 3rd; Tickets Now on Sale The A.&M. Consolidated High School Tigers will meet the Marble Falls football team on Friday eve ning at 8 o’clock. The event will take place on Bronco Field in Bry an, and it will determine the win ner of Bi-District, Class B. The local squad has been through strenuous scrimmages for the last several weeks in preparation for the Marble Falls eleven. The passing attack of the Consolidated team has been much improved dur ing late practices. Even though the Marble Falls team is ten pounds heavier in average to the Tigers, all indications show that this will be an exciting thriller for every one. Aggies, servicemen, and resi dents of College Station will enjoy this Bi-District match, and every one is invited to attend. Tickets are now on sale at Lipscomb’s Drug Store, Aggieland Pharmacy, Luke’s Grocery, and Southside Grocery. The visiting team has been guar anteed a large percentage of the proceeds, so a large crowd is need ed to support the home team to victory. Late Lights, Absent Call to Quarters, Eat During Mess Hall Announcements Are Rights Recently appointed cadet officers are being given cer tain priveleges that will apply to them only, it was an nounced by the Commandant’s office yesterday. It is with the approval of the Eecutive committee, however, that these •^.priveleges will be authorized. Lights in rooms of these officers may be left on until 12 midnight every night, excepting Saturday nights when they may remain lighted until 1 a.m. This is because Call to Quarters is not sounded un til 12 and one extra hour is given to duties which may arise. Lights must be out by the time that has been set by the Commandant, how ever. Cadets in good standing acade mically and otherwise may secure a pass to be absent from Call to Quarters through the Command ant’s office if the approval of the tactical officer has been received. A pass is not needed by those of ficers who have business out of their rooms during Call to Quar ters if their absence is no longer than 20 minutes. This latter, how ever, holds true if one man is on duty in the organization while the others are absent from their rooms. Cadet officers must wear their insignia rank at all times on their shoulders unless such times as Physical Education classes make it impossible. Reading of announcements dur ing mess in the dining hall may be disregarded by all cadet officers. It is voluntary to to whether they come to attention or not at these times. These priveleges and orders con cerning cadet oficers have been made public by Major Joe E. Davis, assistant commandant of the col lege, and are to be adhered to at once. Three Movies To Be Shown At Assembly Hall on December 4 Two War Shows And A Cartoon; Admission , Is Free To Everyone On Saturday evening, December 4, three short movies will be pre sented at the Assembly Hall at 6:15 o’clock. The first show to be presented will be “The Battle of Midway” in technicolor. “Prelude to War,” which will present the motives leading to war, will be the second feature. For the third show, there will be a Walt Disney cartoon, “The Spirit of ’43.” This series of movies will take the place of the Saturday night Service Shows for this week, al though it is hoped that these serv ice shows will be resumed as soon as possible. With the loss of Rich ard W. Jenkins, a new director of the shows will have to be found. The following Saturday, Decem ber 11, the “Count of Monte Cris- to” will be presented at the As sembly Hall. These shows are free to every one, and their purpose is to pro vide entertainment to all Aggies and servicemen stationed on the campus. Final Installment Of Maintenance Now Due Students are reminded that the final installment of main tenance fees is now due at the Fiscal Office. Fees may be paid between December 1-7, and ad ditional cost will be required for late payment. The total amount is $48.30, including $36.10 for board, $9.05 for room rent, and $3.15 for laundry service. The Fiscal Office is open on week days from 8 until 1:30 o’clock. On Saturday, December 7, the office will remain open until 5 o’clock. Wing Bach... Taken from Files of THE BATTALION TheF“Cowboy” and the "General” Spark Up Camp Life in Carolina... AVMA To Hear Guest Speaker Wednesday Next Wednesday night, Decem ber 8, 1943, the Junior Chapter of AVMA will meet in the amphithea tre of the' Veterinary Hospital at 7:15 o’clock. The guest speaker will be Forest N. Hall, Regional Director for Dogs for Defense for Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Hall, a resident of Dallas and a noted breeder and judge of purebred dogs, will speak on “War Dogs.” Advance notices indicate that this meeting should prove to be one of the most inter esting and instructive meetings of the year. Two Aggie-exes GiveTexas Atmosphere To Camp Davis By Playing on Football Team and Boasting of School (Editor’s note: The following is a clipping from ’’Graymatter”, a column which appears in the “AA Barrage”, of ficial newspaper for Camp Davis, North Carolina.) By Sid Gray “Lay that pigskin down, pard Lay that pigskin down Pigskin-totin’ podner Lay that pigskin down” Those are the few words of ad vice handed out freely by two Blue ^ngade linesmen to rival would- be ball-carrier 3 . As you might sus pect such cockiness is betrayed by r”a,T 0 ^ ‘l 0tin ’ T'™,'.ester taeHe r ^’ a,lno y, and acMe J lra .. The Gencra| „ nrur , the t M. brand stamped these two holler outplay the opposition but them as well. The Cowboy i s m Camp grid circleg ^ ^ « p P roac h to a 60-minute ago wh Sq,,ad - A few Sat «^ays un a • en J Ur AA * Wcre P a sizeable score Vannoy played thl 7 ll 0 Comin S ^ck to bench the good-natured and upon them outtalk a two-year vet easy-going Cowboy drawled, “Shucks, t’s getting to be a sissy game when a feller can’t play the whole game. Cripes, wait until the folks down Sierra Blanca way hear about this. They’ll get to thinkin’ I’m an ornery critter. Say, Major Johnson, how about stickin’ me in there. I’m ready to go-” Until a month ago the Cowboy was the lone star contribution from Texas. Then one afternoon a broth of a lad—six feet three inches and 220 pounds—made his Davis grid debut on the practice field. Came an intrasquad scrimmage and im mediately the newcomer piped up from his defensive tackle position, “Rock ’em and sock ‘em. Knock down the interference and you have no baM-carrier.” And when a first -string picked up two yards the new talkie went up and down his own line telling his mates they were slipping when they permitted a back to get up to the line of scrimmage. So completely did the stranger take over that his soldier buddies dubbed him ‘The General” and thus “Cowboy” Vannoy got his first glimpse and Production to his Tex as sidekick, Jim “The General” Montgomery. “The General” is of course no longer a stranger to the team. Less than one full practice session convinced his football bud dies that they were going to like a chappie built along his lines and possessing the characteristic chat ter and scrap inculcated among those Texas A. & M. specimens. The Cowboy preceded The Gen eral to Texas A. & M. by five years. Both came from different directions—they live 250 miles apart. As kids neither envisioned an Aggie career. Vannoy had Sou thern Methodist bound up within his mind while Montgomery was practically packed and ready for shipment to U- of Texas as far back as a thirteen-year-old. In Homer Norton’s first year as Aggie fotball coach, Vannoy and fourteen all-state high school aces dropped into College Station for a whirl at frosh ball. Out of that assortment was developed one of the Southwest’s greatest and speed iest halfbacks—Dick Todd. This unstoppable went on to greater heights as a Washington Redskin and is currently starring for Iowa’s Naval Seahawks as Notre Dame noy subsequently went to Ouachita College in Arkansas. Why? He merely liked the sound of the name. From that institution he migrated to Thermapolis, Wyoming. He was always picking the unpronouncable way stations. There he settled down to a cow-punching festival which endured until induction time. “General” Montgomery came to Texas A. & M. the hard way and therein lies a romantic (or unro mantic) angle. It was in grade school that “Monty” paid less atten tion to books and more attention to the brown-eyed brunette who sat alongside him. “Monty” wouldn’t say whether he carried Miss Betty Elliott’s books home from school then but it would appear that he carries her letters around today. The gleam in “The General’s” eye finally matriculated at the U. of Texas which was all right with “Monty.” But after committing himself half-heartedly to coach Da na Bible and track chieftain Clyde Littlefield, Jim visited Texas A- & M. and in his wanderings he was taken in by the course offered plus the appealing voices of coaches Homer Norton and “Dough” Rol- well discovered at South Ben. Van- i lins. Montgomery owned the state in terscholastic title in the shot-put at the time and not only were foot ball mentors cajoling him but track coaches as well. To this day Jim can’t figure out why the Elliotts ever tolerated his entrance into their home after his Texas A. & M. signing. Betty’s parents weer both graduates of the U. of Texas so the pressure was on in earnest. Each time Monty “hitch-hiked’ to Betty’s home the Aggie-Longhorn debate was sure to ensue. Each year the teams met Jim and Betty wagered all of one dollar on the outcome and the bet still goes for this Thanksgiving Day. .... Withal, their attachment still endures. And that because even football must finish second to ro mance. Never does Montgomery tire on the ballfield. He always recalls his line coach, Bill James, saying. “No body gets tired. It’s all in the mind.” To James goes all the cre dit for The General’s progress as tackle. In eight years at College Station James developed such All- American linesmen as Joe Routt, (See AGGIES, page 3) DECEMBER 4, 1935—Aggies up hold tradition when they swamp Texas on Kyle Field 20-6. Dick Todd, galloping ghost from Crom well, Texas, paces Fish team to win over Shorthorns 18-0 . . . The Hillel Club is now in its eighth year of its organization . . . Guion Hall to bring Bohumir Kyrl, world famous cornetist, and his sym phony orchestra to its stage. DECEMBER 2, 1938 — Texas master Granger opens state meet here. Aggies to pick George sweetheart for 1938 . . . The A. & M. Corps team took sixth place at meet held in Chicago . . . Hours for sick call are changed at hospital to 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. . . . The Battalion ran a poll in the form of a cut out slip in the paper in order to find out how many students were in favor of maintaining Dead Week on the campus. Former Student Sent To Pensacola School Edgar T. Morris, 20, son of Mrs. Aphra V. O’Leary of 1017 Fern St., New Orleans, was re cently appointed a Naval Aviation Cadet and was transferred to the Naval Air Training Center, Pensa cola, Fla., for intermediate flight training. Prior to entering the Naval service, he attended A. & M. for two years. Upon completion of the intensive course at the “Annapolis of the Air,” Cadet Morris will receive his Navy “Wings of Gold” with th* designation of Naval Aviator, and w ill be commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve or a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve. The southern tip of South America is farther south then the southern tip of Africa. The Panama Canel is 50 & miles long.