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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1943
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Classified
LOST — Sterling silver, gold plated
identification bracelet. Please return to
Tommy O’Dwyer, 44 Milner, for reward.
LOST—Log Log Duplex Slide-rule—No.
94B678, Saturday Please return to Dorm
3, Room 420.
MISSING—One serge shirt, size x
32 made by Mendl and Hornak. Reward
for return or information leading to re
covery. No questions asked. See B. W.
Levy, D-7, Walton Hall.
rent furnished or un
furnished apartment. Will also consider
purchasing home. See W. F. Oxford, Jr.,
Chemistry Dept.
WANTED to
partment.
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.
Commandants Office
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
Circular No. 16:
1. The following actions of the DIS
CIPLINE COMMITTEE, duly approved
by the PRESIDENT of the COLLEGE
are announced:
A. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 771—Cadets
John R. Wade and Carroll S. Weaver.
Gremlins, Sq. V
A Letter Home
Dear Mom;
We have been here over two
weeks. After our processing period;
getting our books and clothes in
order, we finally settled down to
expect the worst. Most of the old
timers warned us about class work
and the tough work in math, phy
sics, history, and geography. Our
physical training is the real prob
lem, and hard.
However, after we get used to it,
we won’t find it too hard. I feel
better now after taking the exer
cises, which we take. I still have
trouble getting my second wind, but
if the others can take it, so can I.
The school is grand and the
variety of men on our campus are
congenial. Our military brothers;
the Navy, Marines and Army Spe
cialized Training boys and the Tex
as “Aggies” are very friendly. Na
turally, we have a few rubbing re
marks, but all of it is in fun. After
all, Mom, we look forward to a lot
of fun.
It has been a long time since I
had classes in physics, math, his
tory, and geography. Our classes
are fast and the work is not too
hard except that its literally thrown
at you. Every class session has its
significance in our career as
good soldiers. We do the best we
CHARGE: Having accumulated demerits
in excess of their limit.
FINDINGS: Guilty.
SENTENCE: Cadet John R. Wade to be
suspended until 6:00 p.m. December 17,
1943, and upon return to be campused for
the remainder of the current semester.
Cadet Carroll S. Weaver to be suspended
until 6:00 p.m. December 17, 1943.
M. D. WELTY,
Colonel, Infantry
Commandant
can.
The weather is fine. Please do
not worry about me. Uncle Sam
takes care of his ‘boys/
Say hello to the neighbors for
me. I’ll write you later this week.
Yours,
“Kaye”
Trimming Tabs, Sq. 1
Dear reader, and we do mean
you. The English prof before you
is’nt talking through his hat. Stop
reading and listen to him. Well,
now that we are all alone, we can
say what we please. You know,
that would be fun. Oh, the people
we would roll in the ditch!
Dirty doings: There’s a new fad
going the rounds of our Squad
ron. Some guy got the idea of
pouncing on innocent, sleeping fin
gers and piggies and giving them
a glossy coating of “Dragon’s
Blood” nail polish. Woe to the
many victims; some of us have to
swim every day. The boys would
be embarrassed to go swimming
with a bunch of ladies. We haven’t
got the dope on the guy to sleep
at night with the cover up to his
LOUPOT’S
Trade Wtih Lou —
He’s Right With You!
ears and' his hands are well hid
den.
The honorable Mr. Bridge claims
that he was a life guard at one
time. Tsk, tsk, Bridgee, old boy,
what are you doing in the swim
ming class ? Giving the boys les
sons, huh?
Mystery of the week: Where did
all the buglers disappear to?
Couldn’t be that they were drafted ?
Mr. John Lazar wins the Sad
Sack nomination of the week. He’s
tearing his hair out over what to
give dear wifie for Xmas. Sugges
tions, John, read the shopping
news. There’s only seven shop
ping days to go.
Well, fellow C flighters, have
we got the spirit? I’ll say we
have. Mr. Martin and Mr. Levine
like to strut to the tune of “Ind
iana State”. They really are good
cheer leaders for the rest of the
gang.
So long, fellow mourners, the
time is drawing nigh, the sun is
setting behind that wonderful hill
we talk so much about. You know,
the one you go over (on the way
to town.)
For His Christmas
SHIRTS
Every man will welcome a gift of Manhattan
Shirts. We have a host of sma^t shirts in Regulation
Army fabrics, or civilian shirts in stripes . . . .
whites or plain colors. Choose his favorite brand . .
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College Bryan
James L. Anderson Editor-in-Chief
A1 Lorenzetti Managing Editor
W. C. Harris .1 , 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.
Bull Bomber, Sq. IV
The marked change in morale
last week in squadron IV, accom
panied by low moans, wailing, and
weeping, requires explanation. Its
cause was the edict that all pin-up
gilrs were to be off the walls by
reveille Tuesday. When news of
the liquidation of the “morale-
girls” broke on the already bowed
seads of the Squadron IV men, it
left in its wake a flood of gloom.
It was only with a good deal of
persuation that Calvin Precht was
persuaded to leave his room even
to make formations. He pleaded
to be allowed to spend the last
fleeting moments with his Dotty,
Heddy, and Alyse. “Give me a do
zen tours on the ramp if you
want,” he raved, ‘but please let me
stay with them.”
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Christmas Then--Now-Fo 'ever
Yuletide Spirit
When the month of December
comes hastily dashing off the
last lingering days of the old
year, free peoples anticipate with
reverence and joy, the festival of
Christmas. America has always
risen in a great and spontaneous
extravaganza of its freedom pros
perity, and love of things fine
and good.
But what of Christmas 1943?
America finds itself in a greater
extravaganza of its - freedom,
prosperity, and love of things fine
and good, and Americans, spread
ing their might all over the world,
and showing their willingness to
sacrifice all for these virtues.
That children may forever share
in the joy of a Christmas Eve
and sit among their families, ex
periencing all the beauty of the
Yuletide; that carolers may sing
their joy and praises on a star-
studded, white-velveted night; that
lover? may dance over shining
floors of golden dreams; that
proud mothers may happily con
jure great feasts for those they
idolize; and that Christians every
where may go to the little church
by the way or the Cathedral on
the avenue; and bask in the peace
and security of Him, for whom
this day is dedicated, America
rises like some great giant with
it’s unfathomed might to sweep
from the world the filth that it
has gathered. So that on another
Christmas they may make this a
cleaner and more deserving world
for the Prince of Peace to look
upon on his birthday.
And so as we spend this Christ
mas, many of us far from home,
let us resolve that those men who
gave their lives in flaming, cruel,
Hangar Flying, Sq. Ill
Back again trying to get this
column in print. If we are lucky
perhaps Squadron Ill’s Beavers
will be able to catch up on the
news . . . Here is a reprint on a
badly mutilated bit in a former
column. It concerns Mr. Shambolin.
He was bragging to us that he
never had a broken bone in his
life. So now we will proceed to
disprove both statements. We
happen to know that at one time
Little Leo was leading the cows
home from pasture and when go
ing down the ranks to see if they
were dressing rightand covering
down, had his toe stepped on by
one of the mastedons. The result
was a broken bone. Don’t get to
close to Flight B. Mr. Shambolin,
those clowns are liable to break
both your legs . . . Squadron IPs
mascot is back. Mr. “Pint-Sized”
Brodrick took up where he left
Off and stood the K C dance on
its collective ear by picking on
and dancing with the tallest dam
sel in the room. Same ole lad . .
. Came a luscious chocolate cake
the other day from a young lady
down Dallas way to Mr. “Ilove-
mall” Johnstone. It seems the gen
tleman had a birthday. (We didn’t
know he was born, we thought he
was invented.) Well any way he
returned the favor and now they
are knocking the postman out with
long juicy letters. Meanwhile Mr.
Peter Dell is turning green with
envy. He couldn’t get to first base
with the girl. Try that best seller
by Dale Carnegie . . . This place
must be getting Mr. Papic down.
He hasn’t reached the stage where
he cuts out paper dolls, but he is
buying toy ones. Tsh-tsh, Mr.
Papic, and at your age too ... We
wish to make this announcement,
quote Mr. Shaw “Crime don’t pay.”
After all those tours we don’t
doubt that he will change his
ways. Also this gentleman was
classified as a Non-Swimmer at the
test the other day. He shouldn’t
be after all the experience he has
had with water both throwing and
dodging . . . Glad to have Mr.
Maddox back, we all missed his
version of Frank Sinatra’s version
of Bing Crosby’s version of White
Christmas ... So long Gents—
See you in next Tuesday’s column
. . . Little Dog.
valiant death on the dozens of
blood-stained fields of battle, shall
not have died in vain. And those
untrained, poorly equipped, but
spirited Americans who died in the
last war should not have died in
vain. They strove to make the
“World safe for Democracy” and
must look upon it today with bit
ter tears.
When those heroes came back
the last time they had ideas about
what needed be in the world. They
knew that the German nation was
not defeated and only given a
brief respite. They returned to
live in the spirit of great Christ
mases and now must now watch
with anxious eyes their own sons
plod through the mud of battle
knowing that they had won a war
and lost a peace. And as those
men kneel before God on Christ
mas morn, they bow their heads
and ask that American youth set
this world right for a final and
definite victory, so that their sons
will not be marching off on
Christmas of 1965.
American youth, a large portion
of your life has been taken in
this war. Unfortunately this came
at the time that you were en
deavoring to establish a niche in
this everyday strife. Let us re
solve that those persons who would
take away your right to do those
cherished things, such as voting,
be reprimanded whether they seek
to do these things by democratic
or tyrannical methods. You are go
ing to emerge the mightiest body
of men ever assembled for the
preservation of love, life and hap
piness. Resolve yourselves on
Christmas day to ask God to for
give this foolish world and for
guidance in the post-war reestab
lishment. Ask that once again the
American way of living be re
sumed. We don’t ask that drastic
changes be made.
May we all enjoy brighter Christ
mases to come and on those days
may we feel a deep-rooted pride
and satisfaction in saying, “Peace
on Earth and Good-Will to Man.”
It is your responsibility to God
and country, may both give you
strength.
WING NEWS
A suggestion has been made to
your Editor that the following re
quest be printed:
Students, who are seeking to
eliminate much of the confusion,
are asking that cards with num
bers or letters designating the
type uniform for the day or for
the next formation be placed on
the double bulletin boards at reg
ular alloted times. This will pre
vent students from coming out for
formations not in the proper uni
form. Placing these cards on the
bulletin boards could be a duty
assigned to the Charge of Quar
ters for the day.
A/S and Mrs. Morgan S. Bos
ton represented the 308th College
Training Detachment in last Sun
day’s “Battle of the Sexes” radio
quiz program over WTAW.
1st Lt. Jack G. Norris, adjutant
of the 308th C. T. D., is in the
hospital at Bryan Field recuperat
ing from his recent illness. We all
hope to have him rejoin us in
good health shortly.
Sometime ago the ACTD Staff
issued an appeal for men to work
on the staff. The staff has been
increased until there are two full
staffs. This eliminates the burden
of too much extra work on the re
porters. All but one squadron co
operated to the full extent. Squad
ron Four has only two men on the
staff. With this issue we appeal
to the students of that squadron
to turn their name in to the Ad
jutant, to Mr. Nonnemacher or
Mr. Dilliard of Squadron IV, or
to A/S J. L. Anderson, ACTD Edi
tor-in-Chief. These men will be
required to put out every other
issue.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Now comes the melancholy days
of year; too soon for whiskey
straight; too late for beer. —
Shakespeare.
You Too Can Fly
(So we speak—theoretically)
Physics is a wonderful subject.
First you have it and then you
don’t: Gentlemen, when is an inch,
not an inch? Ans. An inch is an
inch when you multiply Density
by hot boiling water, kick around
some pressure, pick at the volume,
delute it with Math, subtract the
pot, blow the flame-out (brains too,
if any) decide the exit you wish to
use and take it. Please close the
door quietly. (Authorative resour
ces: Physics Vol. T. S.—Sec 8.) T.
S. Meaning ‘Tough Subject’ (?).
Mother told me there would be
—daze—like this. Contrary to pop
ular belief, we’re the cream of the
crop. What crop in Texas? With
paper as a scarce item, we do the
following to speed up the paper
drive: Carefully copy all notes in
class that the instructors give us
and prepare to file them away—
neatly folding them 5x5 and ex-
rting them into the waste paper
basket—using the Bombardier
method. Let Tangent Angle equal
60 degrees travel Northeast by
Southwest at elevation—Zero. Be
spre not to mention the weather
reports—the Enemy has ears
(dirty ones, too.)
Summary—you have learned that
what you know is—what you know.
It’s an elementary disputed fact.
When is a Nautical Mile not a Nau
tical Mile? A D good question.
That’s easy! Ans. (Geography.)
When you can get enough gas
from your ration board to paddle
your own canoe cross-country, see
ing and using the North Star along
with Venus, located in the Solar
System.
Next, we’ll find the conclusion
that Day is Night and Winters are
LOUPOT’S
Watch Dog of the
Aggies
In Room F3, the sorrowful occa
sion was observed by Silver Taps.
As each picture was taken from
the wall ceremoniously by Michael
A. Hunter, his room-mate, Luther
Hunnicutt, accompanied by Paul
Maisano and C. Hubert Nelms,
sounded taps. As the evening wore
on, Hunnicutt, Nelms and Maisano
became completely winded and
Hunter removed the last thirty
pictures in impressive silence, bro
ken only by the attempts of the
“buglers” to regain their collective
breath. Or possibly those were the
submissive sighs for the passing
of the pin-ups. Room-mate W. W.
Johnson has even greater plans to
keep alive the memory of the cheer-
ing-nifties. He was seen shopping
for crepe last evening at North
Gate.
However, little by little, signs
of the old life are returning to the
Bull Bomber Squadron. William
Napier’s jaded appetite has again
returned and his outstanding short
stop play with miraculous ability
to roam over the dining table is
leaving his stable mates (or rather
table-mates) open-mouthed—a n d
empty handed. Another sign is that
James Murphy’s imitations of Hit
ler again have the old verve. Final
ly, the last sign of all, Victor Jor
dan is again found to be chewing
his nails for fear that he will get
the same “farewell to bachelor
hood treatment” that Edmond Gal-
lino received at the hands of his
ramp-mates.
With these signs everywhere,
can the Spring of the old IV spirit
be far behind?
You Too Must Invade—Your In
come.
Everything is over but the
fighting!
around the Equator. Let it be
known by these presents (Christ
mas shopping daze—6 days) that
we are a selected lot and chosen
by our neighbors through the per
sonal greetings of our “My
Friends” Committee.
You too can fly—on paper. P. S.
Is it drafty in the tailend of a
B-17 ?
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