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THE BATTALION
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1944
STUDENT TKI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
. TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, official newspaper of the
H. Sylvester Boone
David M. Seligman
Tuesday’s Staff
Charles R. West Managing Editor
Jim Gabbard ' Ass’t Managing Editor
Robert English Reporter
Bob Webb Reporter
Lloyd Garrett Reporter
Saturday’s Staff
Calvin E. Brumley Managing Editor
Fred Manget Reporter
Max Mohnke Reporter
Voegelia, R. A Reporter
Special Writers
Archie Broodo (Aggie) For Lass-O
SuSu Beard (Tessie) For Battalion
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me Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Jffice at College Station, Texaa,
under “the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870.
Subscription rate S3 per school year. Advertising rates upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City,
Chicago. Boston. Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Office. Room 5. Administration Building. Telephone 4-M44.
Member
Pis so dated Col!e6icite Press
... Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Thursday’s Staff
David M. Seligman Managing Editor
Fred Manget Soph Edr
John Gutteridge Reporter
Robert Gold Reporter
Sports Staff
R. L. Weatherly Sports Editor
Bob Orrick Sports Writer
Max Mohnke Sports Writer
Circulation Staff
Jack Brown Circulation Manager
Charles Brown Ass’t Circulation Mgr.
WTAW
Bait Chat
Datum of Stratum ....
A pile of new recordings have
been received in the WTAW music
department and regular listeners
to the SUNUP CLUB will attest
to the waxings being currently
aired by Mary Conn each morning
from 8 until 8:30. Incidentally,
there have been rumors current
about the possibilities of slips on
saying the title to the new pro
gram PANTRY PATTER. Make
out what you can and you will
probably be right. This is for the
gals and girls and guys listening
at that time of the morning for
some good music in a pop vein
and chatter and datter to flop on
the platter.
Byron Winstead, that big boogey
publicity man who gives a news
cast at 9:45 a. m. on WTAW each
Monday through Friday, has
troubles. It seems that every
morning someone goes down to
the publicity office to remind him
of his morning duties. Monday
through Friday Mr, Hills, Station
manager, goes down for a morn
ing visit and to call Byron to the
mike. Well, came Saturday morn
ing and Byron finally remembered.
He tore off the news, placed it
carefully in proper order and then
discovered that he did not have
a newscast on Saturday. Guess
those heavy ground fogs must be
the reason.
There is one way to get what
you want on the radio and that is
to ask for it. Send a card or let
ter to WTAW and state your
wishes. If enough people agree
with you . . . you’ll get it!
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“War among the women!” a
statement not far from the com
plete truth. It happened not
nights ago when
one rehearsing
[class was ari-
Inoyed by anoth-
| er. Chasing,
| screaming, and
I relay racing f bi
llowed. Girls drr g-
£ ged each other
over the campus,
: they threw mud,
and the names
SuSu that were ex
changed will here be omitted.
This was all in the spirit of
fun, the stunts, and sportsmanship,
so nothing drastic happened; ex
cluding scratches, bruises, and a
loss of vocal chords.
Plans are being made for the
annual Redbud festival March 11.
This is a traditional event consist
ing of a Coronation Ball with
royal entertainment. Each dor
mitory selects candidates, or
princesses, one of which will be the
Queen. These girls, 104 this year,
are chosen for good character,
agreeableness, high morals, per
sonality, and of course, grades.
The Redbud Festival has always
been a highlight of the spring
when hundreds of the campus red
buds are in bloom—so hope the
blossoms will be there on time.
Various reports have arrived
from A. & M. mentioning recent
near-by lightening bolts. Each
girl is told in her letter that ‘he’
or ‘his’ room was nearly struck.
Now, the question is—were all
these various Aggies by chance
in the same vicinity? Couldn’t
be that keeping the fair ladies wor
ried is good psychology. To be
tray my kind, I’ll confess that it is.
TSCW’s golf enthusiasts were
captivated by the exhibition of
'‘Lord’ Byron Nelson. Mr. Nel
son demonstrated strokes and form
on the campus golf course last
Saturday afternoon. These fu
ture ladies of the links doubtless
ly profited by his professional ad
vice.
A certain group of students here
has been having visitors from a
French Military mission recently
and temporarily located at Shep
pard Field. These young French
men were formerly stationed in N.
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By David Seligman
Africa, fighting as Free-French
under General DeGalle. They can
barely speak and understand Eng
lish, yet this does not appear as
a hinderance. Reverting to sign
language and pictures seems to
work in the more difficult in
stances.
Each of these young Frenchmen
desired to be a perfect gentleman,
but French manners differ. They
could not understand why the
girls invariably waited for them
to open the door instead of going
through first. It was impossible
for them to grasp the meaning of
“cut the butter” when crossing on
opposite sides. Then when the
girls affected a Brooklyn ‘goil’ an’
boid’ dialect, they were utterly be
wildered. One of the mysteries to
them was why ice cream cones
didn’t leak. Such as this made
their visit an experience for all
concerned.
It is hoped that ever so many
Aggies will be able to come for
our festival, and that those who
come for the stunts realized their
importance as an incentive for the
girls to really put extra added
zest into their parts.
Signing for now,
SuSu
The weekend show at the Cam
pus Theater is “Mr. Lucky”, star
ring Cary Grant and Loraine Day.
Here is one of those films that
humor, love, and action are all
combined into to make up the
story. It must be good if it can
put a Creek relief worker and a
high-class gambler together. Grant,
the fellow whose racket is mak
ing, illegitimately, is known as Mr.
Lucky because of his two-headed
coin which always allows him to
win a toss. Seeking to evade the
draft so that he can continue his
gambling ship the ‘Briny Marlin’,
he assumes the name of a former
friend now passed into the beyond.
The friend is Greek and this con
nection leads Grant to the relief
agency. He likes this because
Miss Day, who he could like very
much, works there. Through his
criminal connections he obtains
things which the agency needs.
Miss Day shows a negative reac
tion towards Cary but he is in love
with her. Deciding to go straight,
when he gets ready to leave his
gambling career, the gang objects
and holds him tip. Eventually he
and his ship leave with some re
lief cargo to foreign shores. Miss
Day now discovers that she loves
An edition of Diophantu’s
“Arithmetic,” published in Latin
and Greek in 1621, has been pre
sented to the University of New
Hampshire by Dean Herman L.
Slobin of the university’s gradu
ate school.
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ed, Jean Bartel, currently holds
the title of Miss America.
Saturday
8 :00—Sunup Club Studio
8 :30—Breakfast Club BN
9 :00—Record Album Studio
9 :05—Popular Music Studio
9 :25—News Studio
9:30—The Green Hornet BN
10:00—On Stage Everybody BN
10:30—Land Of The Lost BN
11:00—Blue Playhouse BN
11:25—News Summary BN
11:30—National Farm and Home Hr. BN
12 :00—Hep Parade Studio
12:15—News Studio
12:30—Farm Fair Studio
12 :45—Brazos Cowhands Studio
1 :00—Metropolitan Opera BN
4 :05—Tea and Crumpits BN
4 :30—Popular Music Studio
5:00—Service Serenade BN
him and waits for him nightly at
the docks. When he returns they
go into a clinch on the dock and
finis.
The Lowdown: Here is an extra
good one.
At Guion on Sunday and Mon
day and also Saturday night pre
view is a peculiar picture of the
type I have never seen the like of.
Strictly class B is this film with
no outstanding actors in it and a
plot which is distinctively hard to
get. It concerns a girl and her
sister, the latter of which is sup
posed to be sane, but I doubt it.
She joins a blood cult group and
begins to act peculiarly. Her for
mer employer, a cosmetician, is
also a member. The good girl
leaves a private school for lack of
money and proceeds to seek the
sister whom she has not heard
from for some time. A murder or
two follow and in the end a suici
dal death ends the life of the sis
ter. Oh, yes, the name . . . “The
Seventh Victim.”
The Lowdown: A penny saved
is a penn yearned. Earn 20 cents.
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WRITER, editor, newsreel com
mentator and top ranking radio
reporter, John B. Kennedy, one
of radio’s old guard, broadcasts
over Station WTAW and the
Blue Network each Sunday,
from 12:00 to 12:15 p.m.
AIR CORPS
WING-TIPS
We nominate A/S Bryan L. But
ler as the “best dressed man” in
Squadron 5. Any time of the day
Mr. Butler is neat, trim and look
ing fresh as a daisy. This type
of student is bound to succeed.
* * *
A/S Whitfield and A/S Sethne
seem to be giving A/S Blackstock
and A/S Hymel a close race for
the honor of being the prize “chow-
hounds”, pardon, “mess-pups” of
the Squadron.
* *
Mr. Wallace T. Geyer is the new
squadron clerk, succeeding Mr.
Harry J. Owens who was advanced
to Squadron IV. We propose in
verted pfc. stripes for Mr. Geyer.
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Double Feature
SISTER of SATAN...
Marked for death by
the "DevfP* Symbol ,, J.
r K O JEAN BROOKS’ISABEL JEWELL
TTTjjjr and introducing K 1 M HUNTER
V Produced by Val Lewton.
Directed by Mark Robson.
Written by Charles O'Neal
and DeWitt Bodeen.
also
“Go West, Young
Lady”
With Ann Miller, Glenn Ford
Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
SATURDAY 9:45 PREVUE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
LORETTA YOUNG and
FREDRIC MARCH in
“The Bedtime Story”
also
Cartoon and Community Sing
5:15—Storyland Theatre BN
5 :30—Ink Spots BN
5 :45—Leon Henderson BN
6:00—What’s New BN
7:00—Early American Dance Music, BN
Sunday
8 :00—Blue Correspondents BN
8:15—Popular Music Studio
8:30—Coast To Coast On A Bus .... BN
9 :00—It Happened During the Wk...Studio
9:15—Music for Sunday Studio
9 :30—Lutheran Hour Studio
10 :00—Music By Master Composers, Studio
11:00—Weekly War Journal BN
11:30—College Ave. Baptist
Church Studio
12:00—John B. Kennedy BN
12 :15—New American Heroes Studio
12 :30—Sammy Kaye BN
1 :00—Chaplain Jim BN
1:30—National Vespers BN
2:00—Life of Riley BN
2:30—Hot Copy BN
3:00—Fun Valley BN
3 :30—Metropolitan Auditions BN
4 :00—Mary Small 1
4:30—Musical Steelmakers BN
“Trade With Lou—
He’s Right With You!
5:00—Radio Hall of Fame BN
6:00—Drew Pearson BN
6:15—Dorothy Thompson BN
6 :30—Wake Up America
7 :00—Greenfield Village Chapel
Service BN
Monday
8 :00—Sunup Club Studio
8 :30—Breakfast Club BN
9:00—Sweet River BN
9:15—Pantry Patter Studio
9 :45—News Studio
10:00—Breakfast At Sardi’s BN
10:30—Gil Martyn News BN
10:45—Living Should Be Fun BN
11:00—Spiritual Life BN
11 —Meet Your Neighbor BN
10:45—Time Out Studio
11:00—Treasury Star Parade Studio
11:30—National Farm & Home Hr., BN
12 :00—Baukhage Talking BN
12 :15—News Studio
12 :30—Farm Fair Studio
12 :45—Brazos Cowhands Studio
1 :00—Rodriguez & Sutherland BN
1:15—Mystery Chef BN
1130—Ladies Be Seated BN
2:00—Songs by Morton Downey .... BN
2:15—My True Story BN
2 :45—News Studio
3 :00—Blue Frolics BN
3 ; 30—Time Views The News BN
3:45—Brazos Valley Extension _ Studio
4 :00—News from Belgium,
Australia Studio
4 :15—Economics Department Studio
4 :30—Sea Hound BN
4 :45—Dick Tracy BN
5:00—Terry And The Pirates BN
3:15—Hop Harrigan BN
5 i30—Jack Armstrong BN
5:45—Captain Midnight
Armstrong BN
. iin Midnight BN
6:00—Horace Heidt BN
5 ; 30—The Lone Ranger BN
7:00—Watch The World Go By BN
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