The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1944, Image 2

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1944, Image 2

Newspaper Page TextPAGE 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 1, 1944 PAG It legs dow whis is i the clicl a st ing N corr sen: do'w las, in j rea gie me; I STUDENT TRI-WEEKLT NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College 3f Texafe 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 is published two times weekly and issued on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and is the official publication of the students of the A. & M. College of Texas and serves unoffieially in the interest of the enlisted personnel of the United States Army and Navy stationed on the campus. Entered as second class matter at the Post •inder the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870. Office at College Station, Texas, Subscription rate $3 per school year. Ad>ertising rates upon request. 1 Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-1444. Member Pbsociofed Collegiate Press Calvin Brumley Editor Dick Goad Managing Editor Alfred Jefferson Managing Editor S. L. Inzer Sports Editor ). W. Bell Sports Writer Renyard W. Canis Backwash Editor Robert Gold Reporter Eli Barker Reporter D. V. Hudson Reporter B. J. Blankenship Reporter Dick Osterholm ....Reporter Jimmie Demopulos Cartoonist Post War Plans and Starving Suicide . . . Headlines, reports from the fighting fronts, and com ments from Washington all reflect a spirit of optimism as to the duration of the war in Europe and satisfaction regarding the progress of the war in the Pacific. These reports have permeated the thinking of Americans and con vinced them that peace time living is just across the next range finder. As a result, post war plans are filling the air and the columns of newspapers. Many other post war plans are still held secret in brief cases. Industry possesses remarkable inventions and improve ments which will add much to the standard of living. Eco nomists are working on plans to stabilize the standard of living and the economy. Politicians are shaping policies to guarantee future world peace. Agriculturists are developing principles which will attempt to assure the future prosperity of the farmers. Transportation agencies are laboring to es tablish facilities to compete with prospective air transport. Our nation as a whole is preparing to maintain its position as the leading sovereignty of the world. In the feverish activity of postwar planning the individ ual has a tendency to forget that regardless of the broad post war plans that will be made for him there still remains the responsibility of forming a personal plan of living whether it be post war or present. Peace will necessitate individual L readjustment not only for the servicemen but for civilians. The government through numerous legislative enact ments has provided the basis for a sound program of rehab ilitation for the fighting men. Loans will be made available to veterans for purposes of education, business, and building homes; and further provisions are outright gifts camouflaged under the name of mustering-out-pay or some other nomen clature. This is as it should be. Those boys that have been over there fighting, risking and losing their lives and limbs are certainly entitled to the ultimate in consideration and the best that the country can give as a reward for fighting our battles. By their acts these servicemen who will return are worthy of programs that the legislators of the country can provide. A personal post war program for the civilian is his own individual responsibility. Again this is as it should be. No one would contend that it should be otherwise for to do so would be to deny the capitalistic, democratic, independent doctrines upon which the American way of living is based. Civilians facing a changing peace time society and eco nomy should begin thinking of the adjustments that will have to be made and not only should they formulate a plan but they should gather around them the implements that they consider necessary to carry out the program that is most suitable to their problems and personalities. This is especially true for college students. Many college students have failed to fealize that the competition for a living wage will be ultra stiff after the peace time changes have been made. Our economy will not withstand the strain of a continued drain upon natural resources such as has been necessitated by the war. This fact alone is sufficient to stimulate thinking about the prob lems that must be faced by a college graduate when he begins his career. Even though quarter is asked none will be given. Competition will make it a struggle to obtain and hold a job. When the indications pointing to peace in the near fu ture, it will virtually be starving suicide to neglect making a post war individual plan for living. OPEN FORUM Editor, The Battalion, College Station, Texas Mr. Editor: This letter is far from being a bleed letter, but just a letter to wake up those people who have any authority over the question in mind. While around Kyle Field the other day, I noticed the sad state in which “Rev’s” grave is being kept. Unless one knew or had been shown where her grave was, they could never find it or be certain where it was. This is not the respect to be given to the beloved mascot of the Aggies! Before Reveille’s death, a fund was started to secure money to have a portrait painted and a col lar made in her honor. The por trait was painted and I imagine the collar is being made or plans for it taken care of. BUT WHY CAN’T ANOTHER FUND BE STARTED FOR A MONUMENT TO BE PLACED ON HER GRAVE ? With football season soon start ing and people will once again flock to Kyle Field, every Aggie should take pride in the way peo ple will pay respect to ‘Rev”. Her grave should be made to a lasting tribute for her life here at Aggie- land. Sincerely, Buddy Powell, ’47 By Renyard W. Canis Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence."—Webster. New Publication Begun By Exes Going into the mail today to former students is the first issue of “The Texas A. and M. Review”, newest of all publications, sponsor ed by the Former Students Asso ciation. The new publication has a double purpose. First it is designed to supply information to former stu dents concerning the Texas A. and M. Development Fund, how the fund operates, what it is for, and how it is getting along. Its second purpose is to depict, largely by pictures, scenes of Tex as A. and M. College of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, endeavoring to keep all A. and M. men who are away from the campus posted on what is going on in Aggieland. The first issue of The Texas A. and M. Review contains four pages, each the size of business letter stationery. The upper panels are done in maroon and white on the front and back pages, with a narrow one-half inch maroon stripe running across the top of the in side pages. On the stripe and in white, are the words “The Texas A. and M. Review.” The information in this first publication contains accounts of former student clubs, lists of all class agents, reports of develop ment fund, explanation of the de velopment fund, a letter from the president of the Former Student’s Association, and a poem copied from “The Cadence.” Eight pictures are included in this first issue. Three are of re cent scenes on the campus, while one is a scene of the campus in (See PUBLICATION, Page 8) It is only 60 miles over there and they are lovely and friendly, and lovable, and, and, and—they sure are cute girls. Word comes from Sam Houston at Huntsville that, Co-eds have decided that AMC is the most popular place in this part of the state. Why? Be cause the Aggies had one of their famous dances last weekend. Male mail From Bill Huffman, ’45, 2 Hq. F. A., comes a few well spoken words. He says, “I wish to con gratulate the Ole Army on the way the fish are on the line. I met one the other day and as soon as he learned I was an ex I had a devil of a time getting him to stop calling me “MR.” Embaras- sing you know—and me a private. Liked his spirit though—warmed the ole heart. Give ’em H on Kyle field soon and I’ll be listening, probably by short wave.” Army, all those exes out there wherever they are counting on us this fall. The “sports experts” pick us for fifth place but the Aggies are tops and are going to stay on the top of the heap. In The Wash From the looks of the clouds the last few days it appears as if the weather were fixing to go hack to normal and rain awhile. Semester before last it rained for 19* days consecutively. The fresh men thought that they had found a wet country. These few days of wetted bliss have just about washed Backwash out. Drip, drip—doggone these leaky raincoats. Trench coats can’t be beat. In rainy weather they shed water (Part of it anyway because only every other drop goes on through.) and in cold weather they make excellent wind- breakers. They break the wind up into fine pointed icy-needle blasts that tickle the skin into goose flesh. This weather is fine though. But one can’t talk about the weather all the time so the sub- (See BACKWASH, Page 3) Man, Your Manners By I. Sherwood Q. Who engages the minister— the groom-to-be or the bride-to-be? A. The bride-to-be and her moth er make all arrangements for the wedding and they also engage the minister. Circumstances frequently alter cases, and the groom-to-be might be consulted in the matter. If a member of the clergy were a relative of the groom’s he nat urally would be chosen to perform the ceremony or at least assist with it; however, the bride-to-be or her mother would still be the one to extend the invitation. It is the bride’s prerogative to make her wedding plans as elaborate or sim ple as she pleases, since the major expense of the wedding is borne by her parents. The groom pays the minister’s fee. Q. Is it all right to telephone an acceptance to a formal wedding in vitation? A. If the invitation does not in clude a reception invitation it does not require an acceptance or re gret but if it does, an answer should be written in the third per son and he sent by mail. PENNY’S SERENADE Tr.i TBy W. L. Penberthy ■■■ r^7 W '—— In the summer of 1925, while serving as a counsellor at a Boys Camp in New Hampshire, I had the good fortune to be associated with Kim Valentine, singles tennis champion of the Big Ten Confer ence. Kim, a Uni versity of Chica go boy, was not m gjonly a fine ten- ::: m nis player but a fine gentleman ...iP|and sportman as ^ : ’ipl we ll- In diseuss- : :.^|Ming sports with ■ : ft|||llhim one day we i^tidrifted to the ^subject of up- Penberthy sets and he made a statement that has stuck with He said, “Whenever anyone beats me in a match he is better than I am that day—it matters not that I might be able to beat him the next time we play.” I have witnessed a great many contests and have been asked for my opinion as to the outcome of many but I am always dubious about predicting because I have been wrong .so many times. And then I have always felt that the contests are scheduled to determine the best team and until the ‘con test has been completed the best team has not been determined. We are often disappointed at the outcome of a game and are prone to feel and say that “the best team lost.” Whenever I hear that statement the words of Kim Valentine pop into my mind. As long as we have scoring sys tems for the different sports the team accumulating the most points will always be declared the win ner and that is how it will go down in the record and after all it is the record that counts. We have had some mighty close, hard fought games in our Intramu ral Program this summer and my heart has gone out to a great many of our boys whose only com ment on a lost game was, “they just had a better team.”

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 01, 1944, Image 2

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