THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1943
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See W. F. Oxford, Jr.,
WANTED: Air Corps officer wants sin
gle room in a private home within easy
walking distance of campus. Contact Lt.
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up.
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Announcements
As has been the custom in the past,
Christmas holidays for the CLERICAL
force of the College will be from five
o’clock on the 23rd through the 28th.
Lodge No. 129 tonight at 7:30.
There will be work in
Called meeting Brazos Union
might
the Mas-
’ ter’s Degree All members and
: brethren are cordially
invited to be present.
J. D Benson, W. M.
J. W. Hall, Sec.
There will be a meeting of the New
Comers Club at the home of Mrs. C. A.
Robinson, corner of Pershing and Jackson,
South Oakwood on Wednesday at 2:30.
Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Balance will be
co-hosesses.
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pella Coir of Bryan High School.
Until the close of the semester he
will remain as such, working with
the Bryan group in the morning
and Aggies in the afternoon. His
solo will be the Christmas favorite
“O Holy Night.”
Other soloists for the club will
be Watson Keeney in the “Marine’s
Hymn” and Burl Ervin rendering
the lead in “Short’nin’ Bread”. The
cadets’ select octette will sing
a new arrangement of “The Bells
of St. Mary’s.
Sunday night the Singing Cadet’s
journeyed to Navasota and pre
sented a Christmas program at the
Presbyterian Church. After the
service the church served supper
to the boys who thanked them with
an impromptu program of Aggie
songs. The only other trip sched
uled for this semester will be one
to Denton, Texas, where they will
serenade the “angels in Aggie
Heaven”.
Tickets are now available for
this performance at the Student
Activities Office in the Adminis
tration Building. Individual seats
are priced at fifty cents.
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Contact, Sq. II
Fellow orators, this is your cor
respondent who has been writing
on this column since we’ve been
here and who is repeatedly being
flunked in English essays.
With music etc. in the air and
those gentlemen of Puryear dis
playing that Merry Christmas sign
we thought it about time to inject
a bit a Yule into this.
What do you lads want for
Christmas: Mr. Erkila wants four
buttons for his field jacket and a
can of shoe polish. Mr. Robson is
going to give it to him. It has been
said that George takes at least
three steps before his uniform
gets under way—Mr. Meehan wants
an apology for the slanderous
name we called his. We apologize.
. ... We want to say congratula
tions, luck, and thanks to Dr. Mc-
Corkle. Also, we want to highly
recomment A. S. T. P. Sgt. Green
berg, WTAW, sunday noon warb
ling. Put it on your must list.
Many requests have been made
for a column devoted to the “Or
der of the High Sabu.” Repeated
attempts to get permission to print
such a story has been met with a
fishy eye. We ask anyone who is
on the inside to use his influence
for a release of this story. That's
all for this week, beavers.
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ACTD NEWS
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W. C. Harris ...
W. Fitzgerald
Paul McGinnis
Vincent Nonnemacher
Frances Wallace
Editor-In-Chief
Managing Editor
. Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
M. Soto
Edward Callaham
F. W. Yeutt
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y A. Muller .
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Reporters: Bill
Hilary Matingly,
E. Dubois, Wayne H. Clouse, Edward Bow-
Sports Reporter | ler, John Smith, Jerome Kalk, Paul Bard,
Squadron I Editor | T. Levine, Androjna, Dale Sauers, Douglas
Squadron II Editor
... Squadron III Editor
Squadron IV Editor
Squadron V Editor
Benis, Henry Matzner,
Bill Miller, John Moel-
man, Sidney Palermo, and Phil Stogel.
is written and edited
The ACTD News
by Aviation Students of the 308th Col
lege Training Detachment, College Station,
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Spotlight on Sports
Sunday afternoon Squadron I
again proved its supremacy by de
feating Squadron III by a score
of 64 to 6. Squadron Ill’s only
score came in the last quarter
when Mr. Hoover, from Squadron
I fumbled the ball and Mr. Jerulle
of III recovered for a touchdown.
The lineup for SquadronI was as
follows: At end was Kiingensmith
and Spillsbury. At the center spot
was Wilkens. Benis, Hoover, and
Lorenzetti composed the backfield.
Lorenzetti and Spillsbury stood
out, their passing combination
couldn’t be broken. Squadron III
lineup consisted of Cooper and Je
rulle at ends, Muller, Glass, Mar
tin, and McGinnis were the backs.
Mr. Martin and Mueller led Squad
ron III.
Squadron I started by scoring
22 points the first quarter. With
three touchdowns and spectacular
catch made by the fast-moving and
quick-thinking Mr. Hoover. The
second quarter three subs were
sent in by Squadron III. Mr. Mar
tin of Squadron III threw some
beautiful passes but were not com
pleted, thanks to the amazing back-
field of SquadronI who blocked all
of Squadron Ill’s passes; that is,
with the exception of those that
were intercepted. The second quar
ter ended with the score 36-0.
Squadron I started the third
quarter by intercepting a long
pass thrown by McGinnis. In a
few well executed plays Squadron
I zoomed over for a touchdown.
The high spot of the third quarter
was the almost impossible inter
ception by Mr. Spillsbury. Mr.
Spillsbury jumped high into the
blue horizon at least five feet so
say the observers, to snatch the
ball out of the air. His fellow team
mates still don’t believe what they
saw, but as you all know they
passed their 64, so it must have
happened. The score at the end of
the third quarter was 49 to 0.
The fourth quarter consisted of
some amazing single, double, tri
ple, and quadruple reverse plays
sprung on Squadron III.
To quote Mr. McGinnis of III,
“we didn’t know who had the ball.”
“We wuz baffled!”
Everything was one-sided until
Mr. Hoover did his juggling act
with the pigskin. (Frankly though
it’s not a pigskin it’s an imitation
rubber ball.) Mr. Hoover was sup
posed to be at the receiving end of
a long pass. Seeing as the odds
were against Squadron III he slow
ed the ball down thus making it
possible for Squadron III to score
it’s only touchdown. Jerulle ran it
over with Hoover hot in pursuit.
An hour later Mr. Hoover was
found talking to the chaplain about
j buying a T. S. card. (Tug sailing)
i After a few more trick plays by
: Squadron I the game ended with
the score 64-6.
Wing Ball This Saturday
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‘Two Convenient Stores”
College Station Bryan
You Fly Ten
Easy Lessons
(Editor’s note—Article extracted
from Aircrew Newspaper, MC of
M & T, December 6, 1943, Hough
ton, Michigan.)
Flying is a very simple matter
based purely on the skill and co
ordination of the individual. No
difficulties should be encountered
if everything is done properly.
That one word “if” ruined me as
a flyer. Of course I was a pretty
good flyer as pilots go and as
pilots go—I went. I went up for
the first time and made it fine. Did
not have a bit of trouble at all—
except just keeping the wings level
and staying at the same altitude
and going in one direction at a
time. Direction is what messed me
Christmas in
Many Lands
The following facts were re
trieved from the magazine called
“Facts.”
Historians do not have positive
proof that December 25th is the
actual date of the birth of Christ.
However, with the aid of astrono
mers, they have figured out that it
must have been about the time
of the winter solstice—that is
when the days are the shortest
north of the equator and the sun
is farthest away from that half
of the earth. This particular season
of the year also was a period of
rejoicing and feasting on the part
of the ancient Romans. Hence,
when the Christian faith began to
spread, it was thought wise to cele
brate Christmas at this same time
—thus supplanting the customary
old heathen festival.
The first idea of the Christmas
tree is not definitely known. Ac
cording to a familiar tradition it
was Martin Luther. He is said to
have thought of it while trying to
describe to his wife the beauties
of the stars on the night when Je
sus was born. Finding it impossi
ble to give her a picture of them
in words, he brought a fir tree into
the house and placed small lighted
candles upon its branches to sym
bolize stars of old.
Santa Claus, the fat, jovial fel
low with whom we always asso
ciate merry-making at Christmas
time, did not gain his plumpness
until he began climbing down chim
neys in America. German children
have been taught to look upon
Santa as a tall, thin fellow wearing
a peaked hat, who always had his
pockets filled with sugar plums
for the kiddies. Even that is a
modification. Saint Nick, as Santa
was originally called was first pic
tured in the northern lands, where
he was conceived, as a grim figure
riding upon a white horse, and re
sembling our modern fancy of the
image of death.
The Scotch think it is unlucky
for any but a dark-haired person
to cross a threshhold first on
Christmas day.
The country folk of England and
Wales believe that persons dying
on Christmas Eve are certain of
eternal happiness.
Wings News
up. Up there you can go up, down,
forward or sideways. Feels as if
you might just get excited and
scatter in all directions some time.
As I was taking my third lesson
air sickness overtook me—or took
me over, I should have said. You
know what airsickness is! That’s
when you are doing a lot of ma
neuvers and after a while you stop
but your stomach doesn’t! So now
I’m vice-president of the Sad Sack
Club.
Ah, but flying is truly the life.
Only yesterday as we were coming
in off my sixth hour of flight my
instructor complimented me. He
really made me feel fine. As a mat
ter of fact I was all up in the air
about it. It happened like this:
We were flying along on a
straight level (?) course. The in
structor said, “Mr. Dumbjohn, you
have improved quite a bit in the
last two lessons.” (Of course I
enjoy praise as much as anyone, so
I felt good.) “I almost believe,”
he continued, rudely interrupting
my pleasant thoughts, “that if you
continue to improve you might be
able to fly straight and level on
your final check flight.”
The monthly Wing Ball will be
held December 18, 1943, as you
probably will figure out to come
around Saturday of this week. For
the information of the fellows who
have never attended an event such
as thvs, I will try to tell you
Gremlins, Sq. I
During the past few days the
student officers of Squadron V
have been appointed. As you know
these men were first required to
prove their ability in the positions
for which they were chosen. They
began their work last Monday, and
after a week of apprenticeship
there seemed to be no doubt that
Lt. Kettler quickly approved their
appointment. These appointments
were as follows: Misters A. H. Mil
ler, Squadron Commander; E. W.
Marvel, Squadron Adjutant; J. O.
briefly the procedure we try to
follow at the dance. Usually, girls
are invited from the nearby cities
such as Houston, Dallas, and the
such; a group of Beavers are then
detailed to pick np the beauties and
take them to sapper, and later es
cort them to the dance.
The Wing Ball Committee takes
charge of housing, feeding, and the
whole dance in proper. Every
Squadron ha,s three representatives
on the committee. Various officers
are in charge of the committee.
The dance usually begins around
8 o’clock, and follows a suitable
pattern afterwards. The Beavers
are then instructed in the art of
how to dance, and finally let go to
seek their ray of sunshine.
Of course, Beavers, competition
is keen, but don’t let anyone take
your beauty away. A few dancer
with another beaver is okay, but
that’s alL
In previous dances the music
has been grand. As anyone who at
tended the last ball will tell you,
their out of this world. The music
is steam on the beam. All the
“jacks” say they cook with helium,
and not plain gas. Fm telling you,
beavers they are strictly instru
mental. No matter what band
plays we are sure of superb mu
sic from the bandstand.
A little warning for you beavers!
It isn’t too late to get your date
to come down if yon have one. So
let’s use your feet for something
besides marching.
Congratulations are sent out to
Mr. Gallino who went and got
married Saturday to a beautiful
brunett. What’s her name, Mr. Gal
lino?
We would like to suggest to the
“BATT” editor that a small comer
be put aside in the paper with a
mailing blank. This would allow
many service men to put a
stamp on it and send it home. It
would help spread the voice of A.
& M. all over the U. S.
Spirit and Friendliness
“Howdy,” says the Aggie as you
pass him on the street.
“Fish Jones is my name,” says
the Aggie freshman as he grips
your hand in a firm greeting.
Many of the ACTD students
who make A. & M. merely their
temporary home have wondered
what lies behind these A. & M. tra
ditions.
Back on October 4, 1876, the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege of Texas, the Lone Star State’s
first institution of higher learning,
opened its doors to admit a total
of 40 students. The school year of
1942 saw an enrollment of 7,000
The origins of some of the cus
toms that prevail on the campus
can be traced to definite incidents,
while there are still mysteries con
cerning the background of others
ACTD men stationed here saw
the bonfire built the night before
the big Thanksgiving Dag game
with Texas University. They prob
ably heard the freshman greeting
everyone with, “beat the H— out
of Texas U.” They undoubtedly
noticed that the whole Aggie cheer
ing section remained standing
throughout the entire game.
That last custom has a story
to which A. & M. alumnae point
with pride. In 1922 the Aggies en
tered the Centre game with exact
ly eleven men. The squad had been
hit hard by a flu epidemic. After
a few minutes of play, an Aggie
was injured. The coach, in despara-
tion, turned to the crowd and asked
for voluteers to don a uniform and
get in the game. To a man, the en
tire Aggie section rose to volun
teer.
That part of Aggie spirit and
hospitality which Air Corps men
are most familiar is the custom
the Aggies have of greeting every
one they pass on the campus. The
Aggies develop this habit in their
freshman year. Formerly they were
“encouraged” by upperclassmen to
develop this habit, but since the
hazing and “Float-Out System” has
been eliminated for the duration
of the year, the freshmen have
maintained this custom on their
own initiative.
All freshmen lose their first name
as soon as they hit the campus and
in its place they assume the name
“Frog.” When they reach their
second semester they’re promoted
to the rank of “Fish.” No one
seems to know what lies behind
this tradition, but like all the rest
it is an unforgetable part of the
A. & M. College of Texas.
SIDNEY I. GREENBERG
(WILLIAM A. MILLER)
REWRITE
THEODORE LEVINE
best girl he sees: “Dear Red, I was
married last week to your friend
Fore F. Drafty. Isn’t that simply
wonderful?” After this he is car
ried away to a quiet room in the
local hospital for shock treatment.
A long period of deep considera
tion elapses before he meekly re
plies with his congratulations and
asks if her husband would mind
his writing to her possibly once a
month In the place of his formerly
well-expressed feeling for her, he
writes of things like the new Clas
sification Center in room 1-13
and the good jokes that he heard
Sunday night at the “bull session”’
under the direction of “Benito.”
All this adds up to but one thing;
a broken heart. Unless something
is done to revive him soon his mo
rale will reach the breaking point
and thereby render him useless.
For this cause A/S Eddie Christ-
opherson has contributed the name
and address of one of his “spare”
girl friends. Information pertain
ing to above-named “babe” can
be obtained in “Chris’s” room any
hour after eight at night.
He ends with the words, “That’s
all.” That’s right, that’s all.
Bull-Bomber, Sq. IV
“MAIL CALL!” At the sound
of this familiar phrase comes a
long shrill whistle as “THE RED
BULLET” (AgS.B. Eager Beavers)
buzzes around corners and down
stairs, halting in the midst of his
buddies to listen for his name to
be called.
At long last a letter is passed
to him. He mumbles and fumbles
as he nervously opens the sweetly
-scented envelope. There written in
the familiar feminine hand of his
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- - - Presents
The Singing Cadets
Knost, First Sgt.; P. Lightstone,
W. Mendricks and R. Fisher, Flight
Lieutenants; A. L. Herbert, Supply
Lieutenant; J. Kalk, M. Wolfe and
E. Samppalo, Flight Sgts.; F. Ma
gee, Supply Sgt.; Berlow, Albers,
Bartz, Camp, Wood, Moss, Rieke,
Shaffer, Hodge, Leoney, Formanto
and Burkett, Flight Cpls.; and E.
E. Meuckler, Athletic Officer.
In order that the men of this
squadron can know their student
officers better, we would like to
devote part of this column to intro
ducing our Squadron Commander
Mr. Alvin H. Miller. Mr. Miller is
a native of Richmond, Va., is 23
years of age and has been in the
service for over a year. Before
being assigned to the Air Force,
he spent ten months in the Infan
try at Camp Howze, Texas. In the
infantry he served in a mortar pla
toon and also in Battalion Intelli
gence. As a civilian Mr. Miller was
a fingerprint expert working with
the F. B. I. in Washington, D. C.
He is a graduate of Richmond
Univ., and a member of S. A. E.
fraternity.
Mr. Miller is eager to do his
best in the position he now holds.
He wants to thank you men for
the cooperation you have shown
him in his first week as Squadron
Commander, and feels that if this
spirit is sustained by the men in
each Flight that the Squadron is
going to be an efficient organiza
tion. Although he realizes the na
ture of time spent by you men in
the Army may vary greatly, he
feels sure the cooperative spirit
will prevail among his men.
H. Ohm.
December 14—8 P. E
at GUION HALL
Singing Religious - - Patriotic - - and
Aggieland’s Traditional Songs
A SPECIAL SECTION ON THE PROGRAM IS
DEVOTED TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC
HELP BRING VICTORY . . .
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Guest Artist Will Be
MR. WALTER K. KERR
who will render four numbers
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