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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1944
THE BATTALION
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLT NEWSPAPER
< » TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Teas and the City of College Station is published three times weekly, and issued
Tuesday,, Thursday and Saturday mornings except during the summer semester when
it ie published two times weekly and issued on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and
is the official publication of the students of the A. & M. College of Texas and serves
unofficially in the interest of the enlisted personnel of the United States Army and
Navy stationed on the campus.
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Robert S. Gold Reporter w * 15611
Reporter
Reporter
It’s Never Been Told . . .
Across the campus and pulsing in the hearts of thous
and of ex-students the Spirit of Aggieland is writing a glor
ious tribute to A. & M. Scarcely a day passes without men
tion being made of the heroic deeds of valor accomplished
by the fighting sons of A. & M. General George Moore, de
fender of Corregidor, is an Aggie. General Jimmie Doolittle's
second in command on the historic Tokyo flight is an ex-
and the first marine ashore on Guadalcanal is a member
of that greatest fraternity on earth, the Texas Aggies.
Pages and even volumes could be written about the
famous sons of Aggieland but even though the Spirit is
widely publicized it maintains a homely quality. Boys green
from the country, boys slick from the city, boys with an
unlimited checkbook, and boys working their way through
make up the Aggie corps. Though it is felt by thousands
and recognized by hundreds of thousands, never has it been
possible to express the Spirit of Aggieland in words.
It is something that is felt after a period of living on
the A. & M. campus, from attending yell practices, from
seeing the teams play, from attending classes, from obeying
instructions, from association with other men in the outfit
and taking pride in the individual military organizations.
The characteristics friendliness, the cheery hello, the hearty
handshake, and the spirit of unity and loyalty all contribute
to the Aggie Spirit. Strict military discipline and the cam
pus dormitory life play a big role. Juniors and seniors are
the protectors of the Spirit, sophomores are usually the
messengers and freshmen are the receptors. Receptors are
not all that the name implies however.
There are two kinds of receptors. One is positive and
the other is negative. The negative receptor lies dormant and
waits with unconcern while on the other hand the positive
freshman is an alert vibrant man looking for things to learn
tha^t will make him an Aggie. He realizes that an AMC on
his collar does not make him an Aggie although it may give
the unexperienced observer that impression.
Upperclassmen will do all that they can to mold the clay
but they can do nothing with materials of inferior quality.
The question is then posed as to what constitutes the qual
ities that are necessary for the formation of an Aggie. The
answer is simple. An open mind, a desire to learn, determina
tion, gentlemanly attributes, and boundless energy.
Welcome Gibb . . .
“It's Gilchrist's baby now. He's president and it's up to
him to run it." The board of directors of Texas A. & M. Col
lege made this statement when they announced the appoint
ment of Gibb Gilchrist, formerly Dean of the School of En
gineering, to the positon of president of the college.
A. & M. holds a position second to none as a college
which produces some of the outstanding soldiers in an army
of the best soldiers in the world. A. & M. is also preeminent
in the field of training in the agricultural and mechanical vo
cations and ranks high among the schools of veterinary
medicine. Gilchrist has a big job. His job is not one dealing
with a baby. It is one requiring mature judgement as it con
cerns the state of Texas and an intelligent cadet corps.
Gilchrist moved to his new offices with an efficient
administrative record behind him. As State highway engi
neer he was outstandingly successful and as Dean of the
School of Engineering he guided it through its greatest per
iod of growth. It is apparent that he took his appointment
as president seriously as evidenced by his preliminary state
ment regarding his plans for the growth and more efficient
operation of college facilities.
People of the State of Texas, the Aggie-exes, the corps,
and the board of directors have expressed confidence in Gil
christ's appointment and in his ability to do a difficult job
made even more difficult by chaotic world conditions. Hav
ing been on the campus and intimately associated with the
Aggies, President Gilchrist possesses an asset that will serve
him well in his executive and administrative functions. He
is aware that cooperation between all the elements on the
campus is vital for complete harmony.
Campus Distractions
By Alfred Jefferson
The story of the destruction of
Lidice, Czechoslovakia, entitled
“Hitler’s Madman” and starring
Alan Curtis will be on the enter
tainment bill of Guion Hall Friday
and Saturday. Nearly everyone has
heard of this incident, but not
many people know exactly how
and why the Nazi army liquidated
Lidice. This picture is supposed
to be an authentic reproduction of
Lidice’s fall. John Carradine, a
specialist in the horror line, gives
a convincing portrayal of Hey-
drich, the hangman. The cast also
includes Patricia Morison, Edward
Kennedy, and Howard Freeman.
Also on the program is the short,
“Memphis Belle,” the story of this
famous bomber’s twenty-fifth raid
on German industrial centers.
The Lowdown: This is a fairly
interesting war picture, and there
is enough ghostliness about it for
the most rabid horror fan. You
should see “Memphis Belle,” be
cause it is a true picture of war
in the air.
On Sunday “Princess O’Rourke”
comes to Guion. This is a really
good show, and if you have seen
Olivia DeHavilland before, you will
want to go take another look. This
is one of her best pictures. She is
a princess in exile, and Robert
Cummings is a transport pilot.
You can imagine the difficulties
he has when they fall in love.
There are more good comic situa
tions in this show than you’ve
seen in quite a while.
The Lowdown: This one is defi-
tentiely worth a look. You don’t
have to study on Sunday anyhow,
so why not take it in?
A pretty good double feature
will be p-resented by the Campus
Theatre Saturday, consisting of
“Icecapades Revue” and “Too
Many Girls.” “Icecapades” is o.k.,
but strictly something to do when
you are bored. “Too Many Girls”
can’t be bad, and you’re right. Lu
cille Ball, Ann Miller, and Frances
Langford make it interesting,
among others. As usual, the story
is not much, but there are plenty
of laughs.
The Lowdown: Since this is com
ing on Saturday, it would be a
pretty good way to while away
the time.
The Bible is the world’s best
selling book.
-CADET COLONEL-
(Continued from page 1)
with an overflow in 17. The first
battalion is quartered in the Dun
can Hall area.
During the time that the ma
jority of the corps was made up
of freshmen and sophomores with
very few juniors and seniors on
the campus the cadet system was
discontinued for an indefinite time
but with the return of sufficient
numbers of upperclassmen to take
the responsibility for disciplining
the corps the military department
reinstated the cadet system as
nearly as possible like the one that
was in forte in the days previous
to the war.
Heavy boulders in the bottom
of river beds have been known to
be raised to the surface and float
ed downstream by ice which has
formed around then.
—LIFETIME—
(Continued from page 1)
to me and I’ll be glad to have my
secretary renew them.”
Those receiving the honorary
lifetime membership cards were:
Dr. Gibb Gilchrist, president of the
college; Dr. F. C. Bolton, dean of
the college; Prof. A. Mitchell, re
tired, one of the founders of the
A. & M. YMCA; George B. Wil
cox, director of Student Person
nel; Dr. T. D. Brooks, dean of the
School of Arts and Science; Donald
W. May, publications supervisor;
Col. M. D. Welty, commandadnt
of the college; Col. A. J. Bennett,
adjutant of the college; and Dr.
J. H. Quisenberry, Professor of
Genetics.
—Y.M.C.A.—
(Continued iiom page 1)
excellent work the Y is doing on
the campus.
Following the program, the
Guion Hall Theatre presented a
motion picture to the group assem
bled. The new freshman class at
tended the program in a body and
many upper classmen, faculty
members and residents of College
Station were present at the pro
gram.
—FIFTEEN—
(Continued from page 1)
lations, lack of junior and senior
courses, and the increased number
of students entering the armed for
ces or some reserve immediately
after graduation from high school.
Freshmen enrollees are predom
inately those taking engineering
with only a few taking agriculture
and liberal arts while the seniors
are mostly enrolled in the School
of Veterinary Medicine with a few
men not qualified for the armed
services taking other courses.
—STUDENT—
(Continued from page 1)
head of the committee asked that
members of the corps submit ideas
for dances and any other variety
of entertainment that they might
wish.
A permanent chairman was not
elected as that was left to the
members of the committee and
neither were any sub-committees
named or appointed. The commit
tee began functioning immediate
ly and the names of the men on
the committee listed in the Office
of Student Activities.
—STAGE SHOW—
(Continued from page 1)
tivity Office and there will be no
admission charge.
The show, straight from sunny
California, has many excellent en
tertainers in its- ranks. The master
of ceremonies, Leon Fishback, Jr.,
youthful and talented entertainer
is under contract to Metro-Gold-
wyn-Meyer. He was seen last in
the picture “Best Foot Forward”
as a student of the Winnsoke In
stitute. His specialty is doing com
edy impersonations of various
pieces of popular music, taking
them apart and explaining them
as he goes.
Armand Delmar, who played
many of the music halls of Eng
land and France before the war
broke out is one of the feature
players. Delmar combines feats of
juggling, balancing, etc., and un
like other jugglers does his work
with his feet, being what is known
an upside down juggler. ^
Marshalle who is another of
the featured players with the Sun-
kist Vanities, is billed as “Ameri-*
ca’s Most Amazing Girl.” Thisit
young lady takes up where all
other contortionists quit. Mar-C
shelle is noted for her beauty*
and grace, in addition to her re
nown as a contortionist.
The show also presents DorisP
McBride who gives out with old
and new songs with a hot blues
voice; Beth McMurray a comedien
ne dancer of rare, exceptional
ability; and Billy Taggart and his"
Orchestra.
9c & 20c
Phone 4-1168
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Closes at 8:30
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
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BELLE”
An actual combat mission
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