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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1944
The Lowdown On
(ampus ‘Distractions
By Alfred Jefferson
Playing at the Guion Hall Thea
ter today and Saturday is the
weekly double feature, this time
consisting of a couple of good pic
tures. The first is “Presenting Lily
Mars”, with Ju<>y Garland, Van
Heflin, and two of the nation's best
bands—those of Tommy Dorsey
and Bob Crosby. It’s worth your
time just to listen to these orches
tras, but the story is plenty good
too. Judy really looks her best,
and sings better than she has be
fore. Van Heflin plays a theatrical
producer completly disgusted with
young hopefuls in the acting line
(that is, until Judy goes to work
on him). He finally breaks down
and gives her a part in his latest
play, but she doesn't do so well,
and he has to take her out. Natur
ally, this is hard on her morale,
but things come out o. k.
“Shantytown”, playing on the
same bill, is the first picture in
which Mary Lee stars, except for
a few Gene Autry westerns. She
plays the daughter of parents who
run a boarding house in the slums
of a large city. She is the only
one in the family who can solve
a pressing problem, so when every
thing turns out all right, she gets
the credit. The stoi^r is fair, but
not what you would expect a girl
like Mary Lee to play in.
The Lowdown: If you haven’t
seen Judy Garland’s best (personal
opinion only), you should. “Shanty
town” is as good as you can ex
pect for a filler.
For the Saturday night preview
and Sunday, at Guion Hall, we are
getting second run of “They Died
With Their Boots On”. Errol Flynn
plays General Custer in the true
Flynn fashion, and he couldn’t
have a better wife than Olivia De-
Havilland. She is as beautiful as
ever, and of course acts the part
in a way that can't be beat. There
are some very good battle scenes,
and a couple of personal fights
that are worth watching. This
story of Custer’s last stand at Lit
tle Big Horn is a little touched
up, but it makes good entertain
ment.
The Lowdown: This is a very
long picture, lasting over two
hours, but there’s not a dull mo
ment.
Monday and Tuesday Guion is
presenting “Cry Havoc”, the story
of a group of civilian volunteer
nurses on Bataan. Ann Sothern
and Margaret Sullivan do a good
job of playing two women who
love the same man. However, you
will be especially attracted by
Marsha Hunt, who plays one of
the earlier arivals. She just has
something that is indesribable, but
really swell.
The Lowdown: Don’t miss this
one. You are guaranteed to like it
plenty.
Saturday’s double feature at the
Campus consists of “Batchelor
LOUPOT’S
A Little Place . . .
... A Big Saving!
Mother” and “Henry Aldrich
Haunts a House”. Both of these
are fair entertainment, but not
anything to put out any special
effort to see.
Sunday and Monday at the Cam
pus, however, “Cover Girl”, a real
hit, is showing. This is one of the
best pictures Rita Hayworth has
ever made. She and Gene Kelly
sing “Long Ago and Far Away”
like you’ve never heard it sung be
fore. If you are in the mood to
look at some of the prettiest girls
in the movies, this is where you
can find them. It is the story of
the overnight rise to fame of a
chorus girl, and of the man she
left behind her. Phil Silvers handles
most of the comedy, and steals the
scene more than once.
• The Lowdown: Don’t let this one
go by. Even if you have never
liked Rita Hayworth before, you
will this time. She has definitely
improved over her other pitcures.
150 Ex-Students
Enjoy 3 Hour Party
About 150 former students of
the Texas A. & M. College, from
the class of 1885 to graduates last
month, attended the annual stag
party given Monday night by the
Brazos County A. & M. Club on
the American Legion grounds.
The Subsistence Department of
the College prepared a calf which
had been donated by Carl Wipp-
recht and a pig given by Joe Lou-
pot, and supplied the * necessary
trimmings.
There was no set program and
no speeches. For about three
hours participants enjoyed the
comradeship with each other which
always has characterized an infor
mal assembly of Texas Aggies and
which is no respecter of academic
degrees, position or military rank.
Walter Coulter, club president,
announced a nominating commit
tee comprising C. W. Crawford,
Carl Wipprecht, H. L. Heaton and
John M. Lawrence, Jr., and an
auditing committee comprising E.
G. Smith, Chas. Roeber and George
Long. They will report to the next
monthly meeting of the organiza-
tiong.
Other officers of the Brazos
County A. & M. Club are Jocko
Roberts and Fred Hale, vice presi
dents, and Chas. W. Crawford, sec
retary-treasurer.
HELP BRING VICTORY * • *
BUY WAR BONDS TODAY!
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filtering through the leaves while
I sit on the lakeshore and fish. Sure
I know we haven’t an Issac Wal
ton equipment but don’t you think
my line will be good enough. Af
ter all—been down here three
weeks.
One other little thing, . Pop,
after one trip to the North Gate
I was cleaned. Do you think I need
two campaign hats and an overcoat
this summer? Some sophomore told
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sity of Arkansas, S.M.U., Rice In
stitute, and T.U., will be South
western Conference games. Last
New Year’s Day, the Aggies took
on Louisiana State University in
the Orange Bowl and it ended with
the score 19 to 14 in favor of
L. S. U. A. & M. finished the con
ference race in second place last
season.
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tradition, one that only a war
could uproot. They were, to fresh
men of the old days, as important
as senior boots were to the seniors.
They are made of a white cloth,
about one-fourth of an inch wide.
The fish stripe will be worn at all
times, off and on the campus.
me that Texas weather wasn’t de
pendable as I handed him ten dol
lars for the overcoat in the best
of condition. Say, Dad, Does your
coat have air-conditioning vents
through the collar ?
Your son,
Fish Howe
P.S. Say, Pop. I’ve just been made
a Fish Sergeant.
Church Notices
A. & M. METHODIST CHURCH
AND WESLEY FOUNDATION
Rev. Walton B. Gardner, Pastor-Director
Associates, Abie Jack Adrian and
S. Burton Smith
Sunday:
Coffee Hour—9:15 a.m.
Church School—9 :45 a.m.
Morning Worship—10:50 a.m.
Wesley Foundation—7 :00 p.m.
Wednesday:
Choir Practice—6:45 p.m.
Wesley Fellowship Night and Midweek
Devotional—7 :00 p.m. ,
The A. and M. Methodist Church is one
block east of the Post Office at the North
Gate. You will be welcome.
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Corner Twenty-seventh and S. College
F. J. Smythe, Pastor
10:10—A. and M. Servicemen’s Sunday
School Class.
11:00—Communion and Sermon.
6 :00—Recreation hour on lawn of church.
7 :00—Young people’s Meeting.
8:00—Sermon and Communion.
A cordial welcome to all to attend any
or all of these services. The pastor is eager
to help you in any way possible. Telephone
2-2144.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
R. L. Brown, Pastor
C. Roger Bell, Ed. and Music
9 :45 a.m.—Sunday School
10:50 a.m.—Morning Worship
3:00 p.m.—B. S. U. Council.
4 :00 p.m.—Cnoir Rehearsal
5 :00 p.m.—Fellowship
6:00 p.m.—Training Union
7 :00 p. m.—Evening worship.
Circle meetings of the W.M.S. Monday
at the regular times.
We welcome all students and servicemen
to any and all the services of our church.
Visit our recreation room. .
American Lutheran Congregation
Y.M.C.A. Chapel, Campus
Kurt Hartmann, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
Divine Service at 11:00 a.m.
“Fifteen Minutes With the Bible,” every
Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 over WTAW.
GUION HALL
Phone 4-1168
ADMISSION IS ALWAYS—9c and 20c—Tax Included
Box Office Opens at 1:
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
PREVUE SATURDAY NITE
9:45 and SUNDAY
Scenes that out-thrill fiction’s
most exciting pages . . .
“THEY DIED WITH
THEIR BOOTS ON”
—with
Erroll Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
P. M.—Closes at 7:45
Double Feature
FAY BAINTER ^
RICHARD CARLSON
Spring BYINGTON • Morin EGGERTK
Connie GILCHRIST ‘ Leonid KINSKEY
TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Dial 4-1181
Opens 1 p.m.
TODAY and TOMORROW .
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
— in —
“WAKE ISLAND
SATURDAY ONLY
Double Feature
j
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
— in
“BACHELORS
MOTHER”
— and —
SATURDAY PREVUE
Starts 9:30
SUNDAY and MONDAY -
musj Ca/
— plus —
Cartoon and Short
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