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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1943
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Why Is It?
Our government has asked that every person begin
his college education immediately following graduation from
high school and stay in college until the draft calls. This
is a very sound idea, and it should be done by all who can
possibly get the money to begin that valuable amount of
education—no matter how small the amount is. Most Amer
icans have heeded their country’s request to start to college
or to stay in college as long as possible, and they are to be
commended for it. It is real patriotism for a person to pass
up a chance at a high paying position, (although some high
paying positions are also included in this class) and get as
much education as possible.
With these facts mentioned above, one would think
that colleges would cooperate and try to help these students
stay in school. This is not the case as one will find out by
being in close contact with a military school—if such an ex
ample is needed. By suspending a student from school for
a week or ten days, the only harmed agent is the government.
Although a certain number of demerits is supposed to be
enough to suspend a person from school for that semester,
it is not always carried out, and if it were, it would be con
trary to the wishes of the government. No, by suspending
a student from school for any period of time for any minor
offense, the government is the loser, and that is not being
as patriotic as a country such as this deserves and should
get. Why, then, do colleges, both military and non-military,
suspend any of their students when the government has
asked that Americans get as much education as possible?
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Man, Your Manners
By 1. Sherwood
A social letter of introduction
may take either of two forms.
When someone you know well is
to be stationed near or in a strange
city or in a college where an inti
mate friend of yours lives, you may
write a note suggesting that the
friend look up the newcomer. It
is important, however, not to make
the suggestion a request, for it
might be inconvenient for your
friend of the note lest he be dis
appointed should your friend be
unable to do anything for him.
The other method is to write a
note to a friend and give it un
sealed to the person who is leav
ing. It is then sealed in your
presence and carried to the other
city or place. Upon arrival if the
newcomer is a man and the person
to whom the note is addressed is
a lady, he calls at her home and
leaves the note along with his
card. He does not ask to see her,
but if she is interested she will
contact him as soon as possible
and invite him to her home at a
definite date.
If the note is to a man, it is
mailed—unless it is a business let
ter, in which case it is presented
in person at the other’s place of
business. Now that so jnany men
are being shifted about over the
country it is a courteous thing for
us to do everything to make their
stay in strange places as pleasant
as possible.
Marine Mad-Caps
Saturday evening, the 4th of
December, 1943, the Marines and
Navy held a smoker, for the first
time since they have been on the
campus, at the A. & M. Gym. The
evening’s festivities began with a
wrestling match between L. R.
Aman, Marine, and Sailor, Simon.
Aman weighing in at 203 pounds,
and Sailor Simon at 188 pounds.
This event was won by the Navy,
and these boys really put on a
swell match.
The second event was a Judo
demonstration by two Marine ex
perts. Judo as you probably already
know is an art practiced widely by
the Japanese. It is an art which
enables a small man to overcome
weight and strength of his oppo
nent by trickery. Fifty different
throws and holds were demonstra
ted for the audience, and all of
them executed perfectly- Nice show,
fellows.
The third and final event of the
evening was a series of six boxing
bouts consisting of three, two
minute rounds to each bout. The
first match was won by Marine
Krause weighting 155 pounds, and
hailing from Nebraska. His oppo
nent Sailor Cox put on a beautiful
show but was out-pointed. Cox
weighed in at 147.
The second match was won by
Marine Marquardt of Company 32.
Marquardt weighed in at 155 and
his opponent Sailor Brewer weigh
ed in at 155 also. Both boys really
put on a battle royal with the de
cision going to Marquardt. Mar
quardt was "saved by the bell in
the first round but retaliated in
the second to win the fight with
an amazing come-back.
The third bout finished a draw
with Marine Costa and Sailor Lu-
bich as opponents. Costa hailing
from California and Lubich from
Arizopa. Both boys were evenly
matched and really put on a swell
match.
The fourth bout was won by
Rocky Engle of Company 34,
weighing in at 165 and hailing
from Pennsylvania. His opponent
Sailor Stoinich of Company 32
weighed in at 160 and hails from
Montana. Rocky had a littl® too
much on the ball for Sailor Stoinich
and judges, Commissioned Warrant
Officer J. W. Peden and Ensign
Baker stopped the bout in the
second round-
The fifth bout was won by
Sailor Peria weighing in at 150 and
hailing from Florida. The lad won
by a decision and really seemed to
know what he was doing in the
ring. His opponent Marine Eales
weighed 160 pounds and hails from j
Oklahoma. Both boys really did a
good job-of entertaining.
The sixth and final bout was
another draw with contestants
Dinnon the Marine and Byles the
Sailor. Dinnon weighed in at 175
and Sailor Byles at 185. Both boys
were pretty evenly matched and
the judges awarded the bout a
draw.
We would like to thank Com
missioned Warrant Officer Peden,
Ensign Baker, Chief McLaury,
Stf/Sgt. Murphy, Stf/Sgt. Walden,
Stf/Sgt. O’Neill and all the par
ticipants in making an evening of
rare and enjoyable entertainment
possible.
We are planning another smoker
for Wednesday evening the 15th of
December, 1943, be sure and be
there, for more of this clean-cut
type of entertainment.
Any Sailor or Marine wishing
to participate in this coming smo
ker, get in touch with Sgt. L. Mc-
Cusker at the Marine Administra
tive Office.
3801st Sparkles
By Jack Mondo
It is with a plethora of pride,
yet accompanying apprehension,
that “we” (the editorial usage of
our predecessor will be maintain
ed) assume the authoship of this
profound pillar. Yes, Parishioners,
Brother Bloom has gone the way of
all (STAR) flesh and in the wake,
shall rest on our semi-circular
shoulders, the same being an ana
tomical gift of nature and not
via “sweat of the brow.”
We shall attempt to carry the
mail in equally brilliant fashion.
This may be something to strive
for and never attain. But s’help us,
Hannah! the commensurate effort
will not be lacking. However, to
reach press “paydirt,” the way
truly Julie did every try, we must
adopt pretty much the same plat
form.
So brethren of 2801, if you are
hot copy, you’ll grab your share
of ink and through this inglorious
medium, you’ll shine like a hot
neon. This is a personal guarantee,
let the chips fall where they may.
We shall endeavor to rattle the
skeletons in your respective closets
until they cremate themselves and
leave you nary a mess full of ash-
Now is the time for all accredit
ed “sensayumas” to come to the
aid of this wary scribe. Remember,
Gents, YOU and YOU and YOU
DR. N. B. McNUTT
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will pay for whatever chuckles we
can provide. Here, the end will have
to justify the means.
With this as a prefatory note,
we can discard all thoughts of libel
litigations, defamations of charac
ter, and even challenges to part
with some of our already insuf
ficient type No. 2 hemo. If the
going really gets rugged, we’ll have
to slap a “Don’t Open Until
X-mas” tag on our proboscis and
refuse to divulge the Yuletide we
mean. In that way only shall the
integrity of our most reliable
sense be preserved, at least for the
saduration (borrowing from Wal
ter) and the sordid sextet of ad
justments that follows.
So, on with this travesty in
trivia and today’s journal will as
sume the “specie rara” of an open
letter to our lately lamented cor
respondent, whiqh we deem de
finitely in order. Currently, Julius
is studying the tongue of Tojo at
the University of California in
sunny (?) old Berkley. To wit: the
better to remove the little red
man’s “syllable shaper” if he gets
his chance, after learning the Nip
pon language.
Dec. 9, 1943
Dear Julius:
Perish the though, old man, but
dire straits necessitate your best
friend (?) and severest critis (!)
taking up where you had to throw
in the towel. So the wish of your
swan song in print is hereby re
alized. Yea, verily, “The torch is
ours . . .to hold it high.” And in
sofar as we are able, we shant
“break faith with” . . . you who
have departed.
As we go to press on our initial
offering, we have but one serious
regret: that lament rests inside
the G. I. personage of one khaki-
khoated pfc. Bloom. It was ironic
that you, the popularly conceded
“hottest copy” of the entire unit,
had the dubious distinction of
spreading the gay “entrez-nous” of
our 3801 Satellites. When you
consider that we played stooge for
some of your purging “invactive”
and, so to speak, the object of
your infection, YOU have chosen
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“One Night in the Tropics”
comes to the Campus on Thursday.
This is an old film, being the first
one with the Abbott and Costello
team on the screen, but is never
theless a fairly good comedy. Slap
stick is the word of the day in the
picture with the A-C combination
throwing the pies. Also starring
in the production are Nancy Kelly
and Alan Jones-
The Lowdown: Old, but good
comedy.
Guion Hall brings one of the
year’s top productions to its screen
fo ra two-day run starting today.
“Princess O’Rourke” with Olivia de
Havilland, Robert Cummings, and
Charles Coburn, the story of the
poor little rich girl and the male
Cinderella, is herein given full be-
the refuge of “in absentia” and
deprived our circulation (both of
them) of a profile shot of your
self, a torrid tale in itself. So that
constitutes our two strikes.
J. B. your “Bloomisms’ will be
adhered to but we cannot steal
steal your thrice weekly award of
“The Order of the Purple Willkie
Button.” This must be kept sacred
in solemn retrospect. Herewith, we
shall inaugurate our own citation
from the Oshkosh Women’s Aux
iliary for Non-Intervention after
Pearl Harbor and with their per-
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The film contains just enough war
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A closely-guarded princess in-exile
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