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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1943
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Classified
LOST — Sterling silver, gold plated
identification bracelet. Please return to
Tommy O’Dwyer, 44 Milner, for reward.
Want to buy a Log Log Slide Rule.
Come to Student Activities, or call 4-5324.
LOST—Class Ring from La Porte High
School, class of ’42, initials R. L. Z. Find
er please return to P. G. 14 and receive
reward.
Anyone having extra Christmas tree
ornaments and willing to lend them to
the 1st Student Training Co. of 3801
(Stars) far a Servicemen’s Tree please
contact Capt. Earll, Phone 4-9254.
WANTED—Ride to Baton Rouge, La.
Dec. 22 or 23rd. Will share expenses. K.
Knight, 60 Milner or Box 1328.
LOST—-A brown Parker fountain pen
cn Friday, December 17 in the Fiscal
Office. The finder is asked to please re
turn to Wesley Works in room 10, P. G.
Hall or make notification of the finding
to box 2021 and receive reward.
LOUPOT’S
Commandants Office
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
Circular No. 17:
All student dormitories will be vacat
ed by 9:00 a.m., THURSDAY, DECEM
BER 23, 1943, by which time the dorm
itories will be closed and locked.
nain on the
ng to re:
ipus during the holidays may sign
for rooms in FOSTER HALL begin-
rema
Students desirim
cam]
up for rooms
ning at 8:00 a.m., MONDAY, DECEM
BER 20, 1943.
Students moving to FOSTER HALL
Range their
key to FOSTER
may exch;
F
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rsday mo:
By order of Colonel WELTY.
as they move on
and Thursd;
esent key for
hey sii
ednesday
rning.
as
We
gn up or
afternoon
JOE E. DAVIS,
Major, Infantry
Assistant Commandant.
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
Circular No. 18:
1. The following action of the DISCIP
LINE COMMITTEE, duly approved by
the PRESIDENT of the COLLEGE is
announced.
A. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 772—Cadet
Cacob Tolbert Chapman, Jr.
CHARGE: Conduct unbecoming to a
student in a public places and making
false official statements concerning a
civilian clothes permit.
FINDINGS: Guilty.
SENTENCE: To be suspended indef
initely.
M. D. WELTY
Colonel, Infantry
Commandant.
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a Fair Trade
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tide cheer brightens each moment of
your Happy New Year!
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East Gate
GREETINGS
May the joyous ring of laughter and
the happy sound of song fill your home
at Christmas and all year long.
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At New “Y”
We’re here again ... to wish you the
best of everything throughout the
Christmas holiday and the New Year!
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ACID
James L. Anderson
A1 Lorenzetti
W. C. Harris
W. Fitzgerald
Paul McGinnis
Vincent Nonn
Frances Walk
emacher
ace
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
. Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
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
Reporters: Bill Bents, Henry Matzner,
Hilary Matingly, Bill Miller, John Moel-
ron
Squadron V Editor
mis, Henry Matzns
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 301
lege Training Detachment,
Texas.
the 308th Col-
College Station,
Air Corps Cagers Topple Aggies 61 To 37
Trimming Tabs, Sq. 1
Gentlemen, this is the last time
we will be addressing you. The
Aggies go on their Christmas va
cation, and the next issue of the
Battalion will be issued after we
have left, therefore this will be our
last column.
As the saying goes, “A lot of
water has passed under the bridge
since we arrived here.” We have
changed our appearance slightly,
losing a few men to the old squad
ron V, and then gained some who
moved up from Squadron II and a
few who were left behind by
Squadron V, but our spirit and
character have not changed. We
are still just as eager and con
scientious as the day we stepped
off the busses and became part of
the 308th C. T. D.
The other squadrons may not
think much of us for praising our
selves, but we are proud of the
things that we have accomplished.
When we arrived, we really showed
the detachment how to march, and
have those two red ribbons hang
ing in the orderly room to show for
it. The Squadron I softball team
was really something to shout
about; it was good enough to go
undefeated against the other
squadrons in the detachment and
to beat the Marines once, and Bryan
Field a few times. We were the
first squadron to hold a banquet
for our flying instructors, which
turned out to be quite successful.
We had a championship football
team, and our basketball team
didn’t do too bad at the beginning
of the season either.
Don’t get us wrong, we are not
trying to state that we were the
perfect squadron before we ever
arrived. We have learned much
by being here, but as yet are far
from that goal of perfection. We
learned how to march, so that we
were able to appear to be the
soldiers that we are. We learned to
be gentlemen and also the mean
ing of the word discipline. We all
compained about having to have
our uniforms fitted, but we forgot
about this when we saw how much
neater we appeared.
Our time here was quite well
spent. We all griped about the
courses that we were taking in
school, but when we stopped going
to school, many men complained
that they wish that they could get
some more physics and math. We
complained time and again about
P. E., but we keep asking ourselves
are we physically fit for SAACC.
We were present. We doubt if any
one will be able to say to himself
when he departs, that he has wast
ed his time here.
To the other Squadrons of the
detachment, we wish to say that
we will always be proud to boast
about our being an “Eager Beaver”
of the 308th C. T. D., and to
be associated with any of the
members of this detachment; past,
present or future. Someday we
may get together again, but at
present, we are learning, and we
want to wish you the best of luck
along the line.
"Spotlight on Sports
Air Corps Cagers Topple Ags 61-37
With Jack Spilsbury and Bob
Norris spearheading a vicious at
tack, the smoothly functioning Air
Corps basketball combine took the
measure of the neophyte Aggies
Friday afternoon to the tune of
61-37. Lieut. Segrest’s charge used
a combination of dead-eye set
shooting and fast breaking plays
to outscore the Aggies. To this
they added a baffling zone defense
which stopped the Farmer offense
every time it got started. Spils
bury, former Arizona University
ace, led the Beaver scoring, gather
ing in a neat little total 19 points.
Norris was next in line with 16.
For the first period it was nip
and tuck with both clubs matching
basket for basket but as the game
entered the second phase the is
sue became clearer, and as the
half ended the Beavers were out in
front 35-22, and staying there the
rest of the game. The most deter
mined effort made by the Ags
came as the third period opened.
Coming to within six points of the
lead, it looked like the underdog
would do it again, but the coolness
with which Spilsbury and Co. con
tinued to hit the cords broke the
back of the Aggie effort. With the
brilliant backboard work of Nor
ris and Kueck adding the final
touch, the Beavers put the game
in their pockets in the final quar
ter and settled down to stave off
the final Aggie thrusts. Outstand
ing for the Farmers was the play
ing of Chuck Atlas, high man for
Wings News
We wish to apologize for the
way the Bryan Field—Detachment
game was written in the past issue.
We did not mean to infer that the
team from Bayan Field were poor
sportsmen. To the contrary we
doff our collective hats to the.way
they conducted themselves during
and after the game. We hope that
no offense was taken, gentlemen.
Now that another Wing Ball has
been tucked into our memories and
we look forward to the next, let
us pause to thank the different
committees for the excellent job of
decorating and arranging for the
girls. Special commendations to the
308th Dance Band for supplying
some grand danceable music. All in
all it was a grand evening with
everyone enjoying themselves.
Now that Squadron I has fin
ished their training here at A. &
M. we wish them all the luck in
the world in their future at SAACC
and Pre-Flight.
the Aggies, with a total of 15
points.
Squadrons I and IY Victors
Squadron I stayed on the high
road to victory by trouncing the
Squadron I footballers 56-35. The
green cald warriors of Squadron I
were no match for the razzle dazzle
handed them by the firm of Loren
zetti, Benis & Co., speed merchants
par excellence, and finally suc
cumbed to an overdose of decep
tion. Feature of the day was the
semingly miraculous pass snatch
ing of Mr. Hooven.
In the other game of the after
noon, Squadron IV soudly laced
Squadron 3 in a rough and tumble
battle, coming out on top by the
lopsided score of 56-23. A newcom
er to the football wars hereabouts,
Squadron IV uncovered a powerful
and baffling offense that kept the
outclassed Squadron III team on
its the entire game.
All Star Game to Be Played
A team made up of players from
Squadrons I, II, III, IV, will tackle
the once beaten Squadron I team
before the Squadron leaves for Shn
Antonio. Having lost only once to
Squadron II, the Squadron I boys
have taken everything else in
sight. Always the modest fellow,
Mr. Lorenzetti says “We’ll moider
the bums.” After some of the per
formances turned in by Squadron
1, it should be quite a battle.
HELP BRING VICTORY . . .
(iBISOlft BEST
Greetings we extend on Christmas
Day and may Yuletide lights burn
brightly in the All-America way!
Our Store Will Be Close All Day Christmas!
LIPSCOMB PHARMACY
North Gate
We hope this Christmas is merry and
the coming year bright for you
and yours!
STUDENT CO-OP
Bull-Bomber, Sq. IY
There comes a time in every
man’s life when friends must part.
At this time we say farewell to a
swell group of real Eager Beavers
from squadron one. The boys about
are trodding to the ancient “wail
ing wall” with a tear of sadness
in one eye and a tear of gladness in
the other as our loss is SAACC’s
gain. Though we grieve our loss,
we’re happy to see them progress
ing along that path to their wings.
Good Luck in your classification
and later in your flight training
gentlemen.
Circulating about the squadron
are several poems that have
caused a bit of comment; here are
two of the most popular:
“Oh gosh, Oh gee,
I go for she;
But he love he
And he ain’t me,
So goodbye she,
It’s gotta be.”
To kiss a miss is awful simple,
To miss a kiss is simply awful.
Kissing spreads germs (so ’tis
stated);
Kiss me, kid, I’m vaccinated.
If your poetic minds go for
these, let us know as there are
more where these came from
The comments are that the “Bird
Dog” failed to appreciate the Wing
Ball to its fullest as he seems to
have lost his Dallas darling in the
rush. Give us the full details, Mr.
North, and we will se if it is de
serving of a “TS” punch.
Inspections have been the thing
of the day for this past week as
not only was there a detachment
inspection on Saturday but the
“people’s friend,” “THE RED BUL
LET” held inpsection of the squad
ron during drill. After his peak
had been reached as an inspecting
officer, “Red” issued the order
that anyone wishing to speak to
him would have to go through the
chain of command. His only com
ment on the appearance of the gen
tlemen was on Benito, quot (&X
$%”*1%**XZ GUY, unquote.
Good-nite for tonite . . .that’s all!
BUY WAR BONDS TODAY!
LOUPOT’S
Watch Dog of the
Aggies
'
May your home be bright
with Christmas light . . .
and thankful knowledge
that right will make might!
UNIFORM TAILOR SHOP
Mendl and Hornak
North Gate
May Christmas hope and cheer fill
each heart now — and throughout the
coming year!
HOLICK’S BOOT SHOP
North Gate
Yuletide happiness in the old merry
way, is what we wish for you on
Christmas Day!
HASWELL’S BOOK STORE
In Bryan