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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1943
OFFICIAL NOTICES
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Announcements
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pany stated they were sending to the
Library a copy of Supplement No. 14 to
New World Atlas. It has not been re
ceived by the Library; has it, because of
inadequate address, been delivered else
where.
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tions for degrees to be conferred
end of the current semester. This deadline
applies to both graduate and undergraduate
students. Those students who have not
already done so should make formal ap
plication in the Registrar’s Office immed
iately. H. L. HEATON, Registrar.
SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGI
NEERS—There will be a meeting of the
S.A.E. in Room 303 M. E. Building, Wed
nesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. A motion
picture of the manufacturing of the North
American AT6 and Mustang, (P51) will
be shown. AST Engineering students in
terms 4, 5 and 6 are invited.
—AGGIES—
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until they were upset by a weak
T. U. team by a score of 7-0. In
1941 the Aggies found sailing even
easier than the great Aggie team
of ’40 until they met one of the
strongest Texas U. teams in his
tory and went down before the
Longhorns by a score of 23-0-
In '42 the Aggies were only able
to give every one a fight for the
game, losing three games by less
than seven points and the other
two by less than 12 points. The
12-6 loss to Texas in Austin before
a crowd of 45,000 was their most
important game of the season. The
Texas U. game which dicided the
conference champion was won by
Texas by a score of 27-13.
In these five years the Aggies
have always had the corps 100%
behind them. The Twelfth Man has
ranged from thirteen at the Ark
ansas game to approximately 6700
in number. Crowds have ranged
from juts a thousand or two to
73,000, at the Sugar Bowl.
The one good thing about some
people is their opinion of them
selves.
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College Station Bryan
Well, gents, looks as if we all
made that final ride. We can’t all
vouch for the good grades that
we are supposed to have made.
Seems that everyone is satisfied
though. We are just not ready to
give up that old stick, even if it
is only for a little while.
Mister McGlaum claims the most
novel check ride of them all. He
says he was expected to do every
thing that he had been taught. He
had been taught only one thing, so
he took off, flew out the pattern
and got sick. What a ride.
Apologies are in order to Mr.
Branstetter. He has been yelling
to all the reporters about the raw
deal he got in a recent issue- What’s
the matter, Mister, are you saving
your clippings? All we did was
musspell the guy’s (Pardon, I’m
afraid to try to spell it again) name
in that issue.
Mister Stansfield, our Squad
ron poet, really walks in a brace
these days. You have a reason to
strut, C. C.; that wife of yours
is nice looking. Give us a tumble,
will you?
Bob Herndon is the gentleman
of the dining hall. He has the very
unique habit of asking the person
next to him to please have some
meat and at the same time to clean
the dish. It’s rather disappointing
to expect to get something and
then to have you hand us an emp
ty plate, Bob.
Mr. Iffrig, we know you want
to look pretty and smell good; but
some of the other guys like to
shower once in awhile too. We have
to rush also.
We close now, due to the fact
that we are unable to think about
any more news, because we are
trying to figure out what we are
going to do with all the spare time
that we are going to have now.
(Ed. note: Haw, Haw.)
Gremlins
Squadron T
For the sake of giving a “cer
tain” overseas boy a little tip!
(There is a saying that goes as
misspell the guy’s (Pardon, I’m
apples’’) Most of us have
worked hard for a chance to
get as far as we have. Believe us,
we won’t tolerate your actions.
There are certain things we must
do. That’s part of our training. We
intend to pull any “apple” out that
may reflect, or hinder our squad
ron’s progress.
Hearing your remarks just show
your own ignorance and poor dis
play of sportmanship. If you feel
like you say you do about us and
the training, then why in heaven’s
name do you continue to waste
your government’s money and our
Officer’s administration time with
you- There are many men who
were very much disappointed when
eliminated from this college train
ing. For your own information, we
have you pegged. We will bide out
time and see if you will snap out
of it. It had better be soon!
A/S Joseph Tallal occupies the
same room that the late Mr. David
J. Straus once had. Mr. Straus was
a very close friend of Mr. Tallal
and was lost on the USS Lexington
when she was bombed and torpe
doed by the Japs . . . A/S F. A.
Butler, fit. A, plays with the
invisible “Yo-yo.” (That’s Bob
Hope’s gag-‘Yo-yo’.) . • . . Aviation
Students Mike J. Bertch (Michi
gan), Robert P. Boese, (Minn.),
Larry Berlow (Illinois), shine their
brass door knobs with Blitz-cloth
and the heater pipe, too. Boy, what
husbands they will make! PS. They
sew well too! .... A/S Robert
Graham’s (Ishkabibble) haircut?
. . .. The End of this gossip.
If you want to see an “Ultra-
Extra Special” bunch of “Tip-toers”
and “Eager Beavers,” watch us!!!
We got “us’ uns” books galore!
(Math, Physics and more Physics.)
All of our orientation, issuing of
school texts, swimming test and
complete. Now for some highly
complette- Now for some highly
concentrated organized school
work. GIGS BECOME EFFEC
TIVE.
LOUPOT’S
Watch Dog of the
Aggies
MARINES
Let Ua D* Tear Akeriaff
LAUTERSTEIN’S
James L. Anderson Editor-in-Chief
A1 Lorenzetti • Managing Editor
W. C. Harris Associate Editor
W. Fitzgerald Associate Editor
Paul McGinnis Associate Editor
Vincent Nonnemacher Associate Editor
Frances Wallace Associate Editor
M. Soto Sports Reporter
Edward Callaham Squadron I Editor
F. W. Yeutter Squadron II Editor
Leroy A. Muller Squadron III Editor
Patrick Dilliard Squadron IV Editor
Henry J. Owens Squadron V Editor
Reporters: Bill Benis, Henry Matzner,
Hilary Matingly, Bill Miller, John Moel
ler, John Smith, Jerome Kalk, Paul Bard,
T. Levine, Androjna, Dale Sauers, Douglas
E. Dubois, Wayne H. Clouse, Edward Bow
man, Sidney Palermo, and Phil Stogel.
The ACTD News is written and edited
by Aviation Students of the 308th Col
lege Training Detachment, College Station,
Texas.
Squadron I and Instructors To Hold Sbisa Hall Banquet Today
Retraction
Due to a mistake in the Batta
lion issue of December 4th, the
sub-title of the story “New Direc
tor of Training Arrives at 308th
A. & M.” was changed so that it
left the impression that Captain
Greeson was the 308th College
Training Detachment’s new Com
manding Officer. Captain Sam B.
Hill is still the Commanding Offi
cer. Captain Jack Greeson succeeds
Captain Murphy as Director of
Plans and Training.
Spotlight on Sports
Two games were in the offering
Saturday. Squadron I and Squad
ron IV fought it out; Squadron II
and Squadron III also clashed in
an afternoon of football.
In the games between Squadron
II and Squadron III most of the
outstanding plays were accounted
for on passes from A/S Perry
(No. 2) to Porter (No. 2). They
scored twice, once in the first quar
ter and another time in the sec
ond quarter. However their cun
ning wasn’t enough to offset the
speed and agility of Squadron II,
thus losing to Squadron II by a
score of 31-14.
Squadron I and IV provided the
spectators with the thrills usually
witnessed in college football. A/S
Bob Herndon of Squadron I who
hails from the University of Ore
gon was outstanding throughout
the game, and responsible for exe
cuting most of the brilliant plays.
In the first quarter A/S Ken
Garwood, of Squadron I scored on
a run around left end with the
help of some beautiful blocking by
his teammates; the extra point was
accounted for.
A short time later A/S Soto of
Squadron I scored; then completed
a pass to A/S Herndon for the
extra point.
At the half the score was 21-13
in favor of Squadron I. Mr. Soto
threw a pass to A/S Iffrig for a
score and A/S Hunter tried for
the extra point on a pass but it
was incomplete.
Squadron I received the ball on
the kick off with Hunter running
a latei’al to Soto for another
score. The extra point was com
pleted on a pass from Hunter to
Iffrig.
Squadron IV came through again
with another score in the last
quarter; completed a pass for the
extra point at which time the whis
tle / had blown ending the game.
The final score—Squadron I 34,
Squadron I 20.
Wing News
A committee led by A/S’s R. R.
Hunter, C. R. Ives, J. K. John
son, and R. L. Summers have ar
ranged to hold a banquet in Sbisa
Hall tonight with the .C. A. A.
instructor pilots as the guests of
honor. Cigars and cigarettes will
be passed out after the steak din
ner is over. The banquet will be
held in the banquet room of Sbisa
Hall shortly after regular supper
is over, approximately 1900.
Those attending the banquet
will be the instructors of Easter-
wood Field, the detachment offi
cers, tactical non-com Sgt. Hutch
eson, and the members of Squad
ron I. Speakers for the occasion
will be Captain Sam B. Hill, Lt.
Segrest, Sgt. Hutcheson, several
of the instructors, and a few of
the students.
The affair is strictly stag and
the seating arrangement is such
that the students will be seated
by the side of their instructor.
Splendid cooperation was received
in organizing and financing the
banquet from all of the students.
Tribute should well be paid to
the students of Squadron I who
have been so thoughtful as to or
ganize this in appreciation for
the patience shown to the students
by the Easterwood Field instruc
tors, who day after day patiently
work with their students in leach
ing them the fundamentals and
basic principals which lead to the
creatioin of a pilot.
In a past issue we requested
that Miss Sue Hargrove, Air
Corps “Eager Beaver” Dance Band
vocalist, make an appearance at
one of our detachment meetings
with the band. Last Friday, Miss
Hargrove and the band played sev
eral numbers for the students.
There was not the slightest doubt
of Miss Hargrove’s popularity.
The applause drew her back for
numerous encores. “Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes” drew the longest
applause and Miss Hargroves
vocalism was magnificent.
The band, led by Mr. Bossert,
brought the roof down with their
rendition of “In the Mood”. The
applause didn’t cease until the
band consented to repeat the num
ber. The dance band appeared at
the Bryan Country Club over the
week end accompanied by a novel
ty singer whose performance of
“They’re Either Too Young or
Too Old”, was enjoyed by the
dancers especially well.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
—“Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty.”—John Philpot Curran.
The seven day week, the 12
divisions of the year, and the sun
dial all originated in Chaldea.
1 Letters to the Editor
Dear ‘Boys’ of the 308th Detach
ment,
This is ju*st a short note to let
you know how very much your
every plan and attention for me
was appreciated.
I could truly never express a suf
ficient ‘thanks’ or a paper expres
sion of my wonderful impression
of you. I only regret I could not
meet you, each and every one, and
really come to know you.
Never in my life have I felt so
honored and so proud to be able to
be as one of you—preparing to be
well equipped, mentally and phy
sically for the greatest and most
terrible of all wars. I can’t tell you
the feeling I had a,s I stood on the
review field.
Honestly, you can’t realize how
inadequate our part as civilians
seems, how that I have actually
witnessed the achievements of your
detachment.
I know this may sound ‘over
wordy’ etc.—but I sincerely have
never been so impressed—not only
by your attitude and manner but
by your unselfishness in doing all
to achieve the be*st for the group
as a whole.
Again, I want to thank you and
hope you realize what I sincerely
mean by ‘THANKS’—appreciation
for the trip, which aloh^ was
enough for any single wish, for the
attention and plans which took up
much of your time, for the details
of arrangements and for the band
(which I think sums up your very
attitude and genuineness as a true
group of good old ‘American Fel
lows’!!!! I know I have left out
so much but to include all would
take a small library—So until I
see you again. Thanks a million.
All the luck in the world to each
and every one of you,
Pat.
P. S. If any of you get hard up for
.some one to write to, my address
is Patricia Travis, St. Mary’s Col
lege, Notre Dame, Holy Cross, In
diana, I’ll answer.
San Antonio Club to
Meet Tomorrow At 7
Students from San Antonio are
urged to attend a meeting of the
San Antonio Club Wednesday night
at 7 o’clock to discuss plans for
Christmas social and party to be
held prior to the beginning of the
Christmas holidays December 18.
The meeting will be held in Room
212 of the Academic building, it
was announced.
The San Antonio Club is one of
the many organizations on the
campus as home-town clubs, and
all students who live in San An
tonio are urged to be present at
this meeting.
Contact
Squadron II
Dear Mabel:
Today is Tuesday and I’m in the
barracks writing to you. The bar
racks are dormitories with serial
number. You might even say they
are rooming houses that the F. H-
A. ain’t got nuthin’ to do with. Bar
racks are places where hot pilots
do their best flying and where in
structors are all no-count guys
who do a lot of dumb things.
We got a guy here who plays
the tuba in the orchestra and he’s
mad as all git-out because the
manager won’t let him play his
solo “Sweet Sue.”
We also got another fellow here
who is a “never say die” Irishman
from L. I. I don’t know where he
got it but the fellows call him
“STINKO.”
The gentleman next door took
away our ribbon for marching to
mess but we’ll get hungry again
and they won’t have it long. Some
people say we’re always hungry.
Gosh, Mabel I wish’t you are
here. Even my friend Mr. Shandor
has his wife and cute little child
here. You should see how happy
he is. He looks like he’s in love or
sump’n.
You should see our new T/Sgt.
Why Tiny Tim is taller than he is,
but maybe it wasn’t his height
that obtained them for him. It’s
said that in order to, increase his
address book he has to give the
girls something which the rest of
us don’t have-
My roommate is in the clouds,
waiting for that long anticipated
letter from a certain M. M. of
Dallas. He met her at the Wing
Ball and hopes to take her to this
one.
Gee I was glad to see Mr. Saw
yer preside over last week’s Re
view. That means when we be
come “Hot Pilots” he’ll be Wing
Adjutant. His inspiration must be
in Hearne.
Well taps just blew, so I’ll turn
artist and draw to a close.
S. W. A. K.
(signed)
Superkalfragisticxbealidotious.
“The Case of the
Living Corpse”
Preface: Any similiarity be
tween characters depicted in this
article and other persons, living,
dead, or in the army is purely co
accidental.
Relatives of A/S James L. And
erson of this detachment believed
him to be dead until receipt of
Christmas Cards dated November
30th. Hometown papers printed a
story captioned, “JAMES L. AND
ERSON OF TEXAS DEAD IN
GRANADA, MISSISSIPPI PLANE
CRASH”. The amazing similarity
of names led friends of the family
to send sympathy cards to his fam
ily. Mr. Anderson is at the present
working feverishly to try and find
out which of his acquaintances
had the nerve to send a card of
congratulations.
If the population of College
Station would observe Military
Walk closely you will notice Mr.
Anderson’s ghoul like figure trip
ping the light fantastic on the way
to mess three times a day with
amazing regularity. (And for a
corpse he stows away more food
than any ten decent corpse’s
should.)
“Gigdens”
Squadron V has been a “hail
fellow—well met” up until recent
ly. It is a well publicized fact
that they brought a menagerie of
gremlins with them when they
came. Read their column if you
haven’t heard about it. The prin
ciple kick back comes as a result
of intensive investigation by our
detachment detectives, Herlock
Sholmes, Tick Rracy, Fillo Vance,
and Ellery Keen. In the process
of their miserable existence they
uncovered the fact that the grem
lin parasites attached to Squadron
V were also accompanied by their
cousins, called Gigdens. Gigdens
are always around us here. They
are a pretty hard creature to spot
although they cause a lot of mis
chief. In order to see them you
must first stand on your head
without using your hands, and
then twist your left foot around
and point the toe at the North
Star—bring your right foot down
until the tip of your unpolished
shoe rests just below the cartilage
of your nose. Sight along the bot
tom of your shoe with your eyes
crossed in such a manner that, the
line of sight trisects the heel of
your shoe—Bingo—that horrible
minature Frankenstein you see is
a Gigden. They are encased in a
hard shell with a row of shiny sil
ver diamonds down each trouser
seam. The head is a hard dome
like structure with a quarter inch
GI haircut. The most noticeable
characteristic is the evil hypnotic
gaze of the gigden—this alone
promises many gigs for you with
out the guttural threatening arti
culations.
In order that the students of
this detachment may be better pre
pared we take this opportunity to
warn you of the misdeeds of the
Gigdens so you may successfully
fight the saboteurs.
One of the most common prac
tices of, theirs occurs just about
15 seconds prior to an open rank
inspection- Several of them will hop
upon your collar and grasp your
hair by the ends to pull it part of
the way out, increasing the length
of it and making it look as if you
haven’t had a haircut for the past
five weeks. A chemist Gigden
sprays your brass with a special
preparation, “Emulsion of Corro
sion.” Carpenter Gigdens quickly
go to work on your leather with
sanding machines in order for it
to be left scuffed and tattered in
appearance. Result—many gigs—
cause—Gigdens (that is how they
got their name.)
This is not all of their reper
toire of tricks. There are many
others, so in the future—stop,
look, listen, and be very careful or
the Gigden may get you next.
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SqmdrM IT
The more handsome gentlemen
have had some effect on Mr. Mai-
senso as since he met them he has
shaved for his second time since
entering the armed forces.
A/S R. E- Otto and Calvert
seemed to have ridden in the best
of the worst, first! Only a cou
ple of days after payday, they
used some hi octane shoe-gas in
hoofing it from Bryan back to the
college. I think they are consider
ing transferring to the infantry.
The fact that Squadron Five’s
Mr. Owens and Mr. Mattingly are
superior to the inefficient Beavers
of the older squadrons is greatly
appreciated by all. Mayhap the
“on-the-ball-super-boys” will also
be able to dish out a little advice
on physics as I’m sure they know
all the finer points of such a sim
ple thing as this along with their
other widespread knowledge. The
real Beaver of their squadron might
be stated as being A/S Francis D.
Wallace after his excellent work
on their first column.
*lTr THAT KXTHA WAM BOND TODAY
—DALLAS—
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messengers and first-aid carriers.
The college AVMA is very for
tunate in obtaining such a noted
and highly qualified authority to
lead the discussion. The program
will prove helpful and interesting
to all who attend. Members of the
club and faculty and guests are
cordialy invited to be present at
this arousing discourse.
LOUPOT’S
An Aggie Institution
ARMY MEN
Let Ua De Year Altering
LAUTERSTEIN’S
LOUPOT’S
Trade Wtih Lou —
He’s Right With You!
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that refreshes, —has become a symbol of the American way of life.
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