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Page 4 ^^.LION TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 29, 1944 PEEL OFF! with PEEL Now that a new squadron is in, we are again reminded of a sub ject that has created a dilemma in our mind for some time now. That subject is the method of choosing student officers here in this detachment. Personally, we believe that in some cases the pro cedure is inefficient—and in com plete disagreement with the train ing we are supposed to be receiv ing here. In our opinion, a great many benefits could be derived from some sort of a method of picking these men in which all students could participate. In the first place, we are sup posed to be in training to become officers of the Army. As officers, even as those whose duty is mere ly flying, it will be our responsi bility time and time again to judge men, both for positions and for general efficiency. If, during all our training, we have had absolute ly no experience in this business of weighing the qualities of one man against another, we cannot be expected to suddenly develop this talent merely by vvtue of a shiny new gold bar on jur should er. On the other hand, if we were allowed to gain this perception somewhere during our cadet train ing we would be better qualified forresponsibilities we assume ujjon, being commissioned. Secondly, and one of the strong- est points for election of officers, is the fact that these officers wocfl^gain more cooperation from the men under their command simply - because the men chose them. It’s a well known fact that a man will sleep easier in the bed that he made himself, than he will in a bed of another’s making. If one of our present student of ficers makes a few blunders, the immediate reaction is one of com plete disgust. Everyone, either silently or openly, says, “He isn’t worth a cup of G'. I. coffee. He’s Certainly the last man I’d have picked!” At this writing, we are not, in any sense of the word, advocating a change of policy nor offering a finished plan. What we would like to do is sound out your sentiments concerning this hastily and sketch ily drawn idea. Each new squadron, as it came in, would be furnished a “cadre” of student officers by the senior squadron. For a period of three to four weeks, these officers would take complete charge of the squadron, carefully noting the of ficer qualifications of each man. This would allow the men in the squadron to become acquainted with each man, so as to be able to make wiser decisions when the time comes for him to choose his leaders; this would also give more students in the oldest squadron a chance for leadership during this orientation period. At the end of this time, these members of the senior squadron will submit a slate of not less than two men for each office, and in a squadron meeting at which nominations are permitted from the floor, the voting would be done by ballot. The men who received the most votes would then be the student officers—subject of course. to official approval. We do not believe that this is a panacea for all of the ills of the present system; surely it has a few minor faults, but on the whole, we believe that it has many advantages over current methods haphazard. As one can see, this plan would take a minimum of at least five months to go into total effect. It would be a gradual change, not a radical one; it would not effect the status quo of any of our present student officers. Music Maestro Mike Elliot, who in this col umn’s opinion is the best music officer who has worn those pipes in a long, long time, has some fine ideas on what should be done around here so far as that depart ment goes. One of Mike’s main interests is the detachment swing band, and under his able baton we should be hearing some excellent pieces from that group soon. If these summer dances actually materialize, there should be no reason in the world why we can t have his band exclusively for those balls. With the added money that they would make, more and newer arrangements could be provided, which naturally makes for a bet ter orchestra. Best of luck on all of that, Mike. Gag of the Week Physics prof to Mr. Lininger, “Mr. Lininger, if an empty barrel weighed fifteen pounds, what would you fill it with to make it weigh only 10 pounds?” “Len” paused for a few mom ents, then his face brightened and he retorted, “I’d fill it with holes, sir.” Scraps What a job the Texas Chamber of Commerce has done. And we thought it didn’t rain in Texas!!! . . . Speaking of rain, it sure was fun standing in it Saturday noon while the Squadron I standard bearer marched up to get a rib bon on his standard. ... On the “Y” corner: She, “I wish God had made me a boy.” He, He did. I’m he.”. . . - Can anything at all be done about the orchestra both ering the boys on the lower floors of Law Hall when it practices dur ing study hours? They’re getting mighty peeved. Bouquet of the Week A fine masculine bouquet of flowers to Lt. Segrest for the ex cellent program of both intramur al and detachment athletics that he has planned. The program seems complete in almost every detail except detachment baseball, and if the rest of us will do as good a job participating in this program as he has done in making it, we’ll have a detachment that is tops athletically. Pillow of Thorns The longest, sharpest, most prickly thorns that the state of Texas produces should go to make up the pillow of Squadron 5’s first sergeant, J. O. Knost, for his in efficiency in posting a ramp guard list. At the latest count, the squadron supply officer, Albert Hebert, has had it three times al ready. Invite Mr. Hebert in to share the pillow, Mr. Knost. 7 Campus distractions X Bv David Seligman ACID Today jampus and Wednesday at the is playing “Skylark”, haudette Colbert and Ray Mil- * - . j.— the nd 1m get the top billing with the supporting cast Managing Editors Richard K. Brome | EDITOR Francis Hilary Mattingly ry Sports Editor Ken Ramers Editorial Board Academic Editor Howard E. Leap Lt. W. F. Moist Copy Editor William A. Miller A/S W. A. Miller Wallace | Music Editor Harr j o j ea ded by Brian Ahem. Here is Reporters: Douglas e. DuBois, Ed ware* first class demonstration of how V. zaucha. Walter R. Pack ham, ^Sidney I* roduction teamwork, good direc- better than ordinary, therefore is not what is said, but how it i; said. The Lowdown. A nice way to spend the two hours between mess and C. Q. Wednesday. A/S F. D. Wallace I Greenberg, Jay Werle, Clifford R. Gerry, A /S R. K. Brome I Edward A. Editorial... During the stillness that covers a college campus on Saturday nights, a new baby squadron ar rived to take its place among the other squadrons of the 308th C. T. D. We, the other squadrons, take this medium to welcome you new Beavers, and to wish you the best of everything during your stay here at A. & M. Our Detachment is known to be one of the best, and we feel sure that you gentle men will see to it that it con tinues to set that high standard. From our past experience, we know you are going to enjoy your stay here. True, it will be rather rough going at times, but then that is to be expected. These C. T. D.’s are the first step in the long months of a Cadet’s train ing, and it is here that we pre pare ourselves to endure the hard ships of that long road ahead. So, to you gentlemen of the new Squadron III, we extend our wel come and friendhip. These first few days will seem a bit strange to you, but we’re sure that before long you gentlemen will be feelisg right at ease here among us. Thirty-Three Advanced To Squadron V Flying Old Stuff To Many Students of Squadron Four V By Clifford Gerry >-After four months of hard study in ^academic subjects, the men of Squ^ron IV are starting school E, flying. Everyone is at least a little bit excited and anxious to go up, many for the first time. Several students here have al ready had a number of hours in the air and are ready to go again. A/S Frank L. Hays of Denver, Colorado, is believed to have more previous flying than others of Squadron IV. He completed three courses, one each of primary, sec ondary and cross country. The three courses were finished in six months. He then completed a course in the United Air Lines school at Denver. After that he spent seven months flying for United Air Lines as a reserve Co- Pilot. He also instructed an Army indoctrination course for three and a half months, which was some what similiar to the ten hour course taught here. Mr. Hays flew some before the war as a hobby and worked for sometime at Boulder City, Colorado airport for Mountain States Aviation. To watch quiet, easy-going A/S Earl W. Bennett one would never know that he has had 320 hours of flying time and would probably be LOUPOT’S A Little Place . . . ... A Big Saving -an instructor if Uncle Sam hadn’t reduced the War Training Service program of which he was a part. The modest Mr. Bennett seldom talks of his experience un less questions are asked and then he speaks freely as one would talk about driving an auto or some other vehicle. Mr. Bennett started flying four years ago at the age of 17 and before enlisting in the W. T. S. had 200 hours as a civilian in Missis sippi and Louisiana. This school was discontinued late in 1943 and Mr. Bennett, along with about a thousand others applied for Avia tion Students in the present course here. A/S Arheleger was in the W. T. S. Air Corps reserve and has 127 daylight and 10 night hours of flying, taking part of his train ing here in Texas last year. The rest of his training was in Mis sissippi. A/S Clifford McGilvrey flew 178 hours with the Civilian Pilot Training program for about six months completing the primary, secondary and cross country courses. He studied at Pella and DesMoines, Iowa, taking a 25-hour instrument flying course and also 10 hours of Ling instrument fly ing. - - A/S Clark. J. Abbot took 40 hours at W. T. S. Elementary fly ing school at Little Rock, Ark. 'A/S Victor Jordan also had 55 hours at Gainesville, Texas at a similiar school. Along with the acceleration of 35 men from Squadron V to Squadron IV, the week-end also found some 33 gentlemen from Squadron I moving ahead of Squadron V. Under this new advancement, some of the members of Squadron V will be housed in Law Hall, Ramp 8, besides the large number normally housed in Hart Hall. These gentlemen that are quarter ed in Law Hall will fall out with . Squadron I for reveille, but will be with their squadron for all other formations. The following Aviation Students were those advanced to Squadron V: Edward J. Ainsworth, Richard M. Browning, George T. Burrows, John W. Cherry, James W. Clemons, Thomas R. Druhan, James F. Ford, Robert E. Fred- erickson, Melvin M. Gamble, For rest I. Gompf, William H. Heid- inger, Desmond F. Johnson, Doug las M. Leonard, Anthony J. Let- tier i, Richard S. Litton, Jack Montgomery, William H. Mullin, Walter R. Packham, Lloyd Peter man, Ralph E. Purcell, James G. Rathe, David P. Richerdson, Ed ward E. Shaw, Peter Skovran, Sherman S. Sollie, Robert J. Van Roeckel, Dallas M. Villines, George Williams, James D. Wilson, Rich ard E. Woodward, Franklin R. Wright, R. R. Watts and Edward V. Zaucha. Besides the above, two additional men were moved to Squadron IV from Squadron V. These men were A/S Russell King and Wal lace T. Geyer. The Set-Up By Ken Ramers A new and permanent name, anything can be considered per manent here. And the meaning is as you read it. For as long as I can I intend to keep everyone in formed on the athletic set-up here at the 308th CTD. A week ago this column went to the wailing wall. A week ago practically no one knew that there was such a thing as intramurals. Thursday you were told that this was mainly a lack of interest on your part, not on the part of the P. E. Department here. And that the lack of publicity played a ma jor part in this lack of interest. Part of this has been remedied and from here on in it is strictly up to you yourselves if the I-M system succeeds or fails. Last Saturday this column inter viewed the man who is really in back of all the athletics in this detachment, Lt. Segrest, in an ef fort to get the real set-up. And it is quite an imposing one—if you carry it through. First in importance on this schedule is swimming, and the meet with the ASTU in the Aggie natatorium next Friday night. Several calls have been made in the squadrons for swimmers and as yet the response is poor. The interest shown wouldn’t make a class B high school proud. And the percentage of athletes here is much higher than any class B high school. Following the choosing of the CTD team a league will be opened for inter-squadron competition on the same basis. These meets will probably be run off on Saturday mornings or on open Friday nights. All athletic officers should either appoint a man to take charge of the organization of these teams or do so themselves. To date the schedule calls for participation in at least eleven different sports, all to be opened up within a short time. These sports cover a large scope and be cause of the variety it should guarantee the participation of every student in at least one of the eleven. Bowling will continue as it stands. A new schedule for the month of March has been drawn up and published on this page. Squadron 2 enters the schedule for the first time next Monday and the new Squadron 3 will take their place during their third week, at which time they will take the same place in the standings that the old squadron 3 had before them (first place at present to be exact). More mention will be made on Thursday of the schedule for the remaining sports. However here is the list for you to look over— not overlook—and for you to be making your plans accordingly: football, softball, volleyball, and track as soon as the weather per mits, basketball, golf, tennis, cross country, and water polo. on, proper casting and a lively, |lmart script can whip a basically bhin plot into a presentable, if not |njoyable, picture. Not a great leal goes on, as far as the story, p “Skylark”. In fact, it’s the Snore or less familiar one of th< “Send out the old, bring in the 1|;i P" an ^' com ^ n S y° un ff business ex this doesn’t apply only to|cutive—he’s Milland and an ad- * * ' i * J.' Beaverettes’ Column new a New Year alone but also to the' new squadrons of students brought in from time to time to the 308th Let us extend at this time for the Beaverettes a good wish to the! newly-arrived Squadron 3. We hope your stay here is both happy and successful. Our sincere wel come to all new Beaverettes * * * The party given last Tuesday night was a great success except for the fact that Squadron III boys] had open-post pass on that night and a little party was only a mat ter of secondary importance to the girls and who can blame them? However, the next will be held fai enough in advance to avoid suchi a conflict. Our sincere thanks tt Mrs. Angell, of the Y. M. C. A. whose cooperation was the main source for the success of the gath ering. A group of four Beaverettes wil’j_ remember that party for some time to come. It was on this very night they waged a terrific battle with Mother Nature in the form of mud. The girls shed their shoes and hose and splashed and waded through *?!-?* and high water. They pushed and pulled at the qiar which had by this time sunk into it as high as the running board. It finally budged with the assis tance of an heroic former Squad ron 3 student and a merry time was had by all. ertising executive this time— yell nigh wrecking his five years )f marriage with Claudette Col- aert on the rocks of commercial ambition. He almost does a per fect job of kissing himself out of the situation and paving the way completely for Ahern the third side of the triangle, until Miss Colbert makes up her mind the divorce is nerts and it’s Milland, not Ahern and the moonlight, that she wants. What makes the show Grocers To Meet On Tuesday Night All grocers of Bryan and Col lege Station have been called to meet at the offices of the Brazos County War Price and Ratior Board Tuesday night at 8 o’clocl to discuss price control measure in this community. Phone 4-1166 ADMISSION On rons will participate in t LOUPOT’S Trade With Lou— He’s Right With You |\ Dial 4-1181 Opens 1 P-nt- squadron cross country meet. The leading ten men from each squad ron that will run will be deter mined from the best times that are turned in on the daily mile and six-tenths run during the P. E. period. As yet both the length of course and the course are unde termined. TODAY AND WEDNESDAY Claudette Colbert Ray Milland in & litOrOlU.., except on Tuesdays and Satur days the time will be extended from 3:00-5:30 p. m. The squad is especially in need of breast and back-stroke men and all are urged to report immediately. Lt. Segrest is attempting to procure swimsuits for the men who make the team. commissioner. She took over the job her husband was elected to last fall when he came into the Air Corps, and plans to finish out the two remaining years „of his term. Wing Tips SQUADRON I Squadron 1 gloated smuggly Sunday night after Squadron IPs exuberant and confident challenge to a softball game ended in a 9-0 route for the challengers. That extra month of seniority at A. & M. hasn’t made the Beavers of One senile—not with the B-and-G brand of P. E. they get. That slinky looking Mercury with the solid grey top—a la Hol lywood—belongs to Squadron I’s own Harvey Blumenberg. Satur day A/S Blumenberg was as ex cited as an expectant father over the sudden arrival of the dream- car. * * * New,, pictures and ash-trays abound in the part of Law hall that provided the detail that cleaned up Puryear before the ar rival of the new Squadron III. Apparently the departing students were a little flustered about their trip to SAACC—as best revealed by the Squadron I man who ran into several pair of good sox. * * * Mrs. Truman Lee and her daughter and mother, left last weekend for Austin, Minn., after spending several weeks here with A/S Lee. J Mrs. Fred Cox, deputy tax com missioner of Greys, Ky., will be in College Station next Saturday to confer with her boss, the com missioner. Of course, the confer ence ntay include a great variety of items. Th4 cemmiSsioner is A/S’Fred Cox. Free! has the con- ferenqg ,dgtq 'marked, with a big black circle on his calendar, .and his ‘ Yootthnates' -report : he’s' how counting thjg, Sours; Mrs!' Uok was here in January and returned to attend to her dutijes as deputy SQUADRON II Mr. Schupack—you too may be come a genius some day! * * * Mrs. Charles Reed, wife of A/S Reed, has completely recovered from her slight injuries resulting from her automobile accident of several weeks ago. Charley says she’s as good as new—whatever that means! * * * A familiar scene and sound of late behind the dormitories has been Mr. Zimmel pounding the skins as he marches proudly to and fro in the mud oblivious of everything but the drum hanging from his shoulder. Apparently it won’t be long before all of us are marching to the tune of A/S Zim mers rhythm. SQUADRON IV Three roommates of G-16 have an 85 average and higher. Mr. Guckes, Mr. Costing and James Hargett all show talent along these lines. Could knowledge or brainwork be contageous? * * * Mr. Eunice Young suggests for the benefit of thbse who expect a “washout” to do their washing to avoid the rush later on. * * * In G-9 Ramp Mr. Nallick and Mr. Magnino have just purchased new pocket books in anticipation of a raise in pay by Uncle Sam. * * * Mr. Bird Dog is now working for S 2—intelligence branch of the service. He started out by checking up on the new squadron 3 that just arrived. He sneaks up to frighten each new individual to get secret information about long hair cuts etc. Several have asked what recruit is teaching the new cadets. * * * Frank Sinatra cannot compare with Mr. Jordan at singing a song CTD Club Sings At Presbyterian Church The Glee Club made it’s first appearance last Sunday under the direction of A/S Mike Elliott. They sang threO selections at the First Presbyterian Church in Bry an. All of the members enjoyed singing very much, and were es pecially grateful for the hospital ity shown them by the members of that church. There were twenty men present Sunday giving the Glee Club a balance in the four parts, resulting in a well-blended performance. like “Ida Red”. He sounds off loud and long to the accompany- ment of Mr. Mitchel and Mr. O’Rourke with their Accordian and Guitar. * * * Mr. Dillard is sour in the mouth already because of the guard de tail he drew for next week. After many days of struggling to get a Waco date and clinching the deal he finds out that Sunday is his day for guard. SQUADRON V An open apology: Mr. Owens and Mr. Pollett wish to take the space to apologize to the Detach ment for not letting Mr. Purdy practice his bugle calls. In case you didn’t know, it was Mr. Pur dy that blew those, quote, bugle calls, unquote, last week and also sounded Retreat Saturday. It has been suggested that the next time Mr. Purdy is scheduled to blow Re treat, that the Detachment whis tle instead. * * * There was quite a mix-up of dates over the weekend. If you don’t believe us just ask A/S John A. Fitzgerald. * * * It is hereby declared that Avia tion Students Watkins, Camp, Avey and Bartz be henceforth known as the “Gruesome Foursome.” LOUPOT’S Watch Dog of the Aggies The Bryan Banks will be closed Thursday, March 2, in observance of Texas Independence, a legal holiday, CITY NATIONAL BANK FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Bowling Schedule Sqdn. vs. Sqdn. March 1 ... 1 99 4 March 6 ... 2 99 5 March 8 ... 5 ” 2 March 13 ... 1 99 4 March 15 ... 3 99 2 March 20 ... 4 ” 5 March 22 ... ....... 3 - - _ 1 ~ March 27 ... 2 ” 1 March 29 ... 3 99 4 HELP BRING VICTORY BUY WAR BONDS TODAY! DR. N. B. McNUTT DENTIST Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas His Favorite! ^ The NORGE 2^ favorite with men of all ages is this moccasin style by Edgerton. Stop in—see if you don’t agree! Other Edgertons $6.50 to $7.95 rpaldropaff “Two Convenient Stores” College Station Bryan STUDENT CO-OP Bicycle and Radio Repair Phone 4-4114