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STUUDENT BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Texas A. & M. College
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas and the City of College Station is published twice weekly, and circulated on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
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Calvin Brumley Editor
Dick Goad Managing Editor
Alfred Jefferson ....4! Managing Editor
Reporters: Eli Barker, Robert-' Gold,
ostein, S. K. Adler.
S. L. Inzer Sports Editor
Renyard W. Canis Backwash Editor
Dick Osterholm Amusements Editor
Henry Holguin
D. V. Hudson, B.
Intramural Reporter
Blankenship, Teddy
rnstem, s. K. Adler.
Student Reporters: Henry Ash, Ernest Berry, Louie Clarke, W. M. Cornelius,
James Dilworth, Edwin Mayer, John Mizell, Harold Phillips, Bobby Rosenthal,
Damon Tassos, R. L. Bynes, L. H. Callahan.
Key for Another Invitation . . ,
Before Saturday the majority of the corps of
cadets will be on their way to Dallas for the game with
the Mustangs from Southern Methodist University and a
weekend of enjoyment.
In years past Aggies have gained for themselves a
distinctive reputation as being the cleanest sportsmen and
the most considerate guests of any other college in the
Southwest Conference. This is not to be scoffed at because
it has opened doors to the corps that otherwise would have
remained locked. This situation did not just happen.
The welcome which Aggies enjoy has been earned by
the conduct of the corps on trips away from the college.
Every man that wore the A. & M. uniform wore it with a
sense of self-responsibility and with the realization that
while in that uniform he was a representative of the corps
and as such should behave in a manner which would not
besmirch the character or standing of the Aggies.
Everywhere the Aggies go they have fun. Their fun
is hilarious and of a bit different variety than that enjoyed
by the student bodies of coeducational schools but this is
as would naturally be expected. It is only reasonable to
asume that a group from a man’s institution would behave
differently under a given circumstance than a group from
another environment. While enjoying this hilarity the
true Aggie always kept in mind that his actions would
form some few persons basis for judging the entire cadet
corps.
Realizing this and with consideration for the future
constantly in mind the student body of A. & M. will leave
for Dallas and leave from Dallas as the best group of men in
Texas or the world.
It May Not Be Again, But . . .
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Unfortunately A. & M. has lost three football games
this season and there is no assurance that the Aggies will
not lose others. No one wants to see another ball game lost
but there is always the possibility that some other team in
the conference will be lucky enough to beat the Aggies.
Certainly every defeat so far except the one suffered at the
Icvanda of Oklahoma University has been the fault of ill-
luck rather than powerful opposition.
A. & M. has grand and beautiful tradition that accom
panies every game that is lost but sometimes this custom
is misinterpreted and often times completely mistaken for
something else. Silver Taps is the tradition and the loss
of a football game is the occasion.
When A. & M. loses a ball game every Aggie whether
in the Aggie uniform, a football uniform, or not in a uni
form at all stands at attention while Silver Taps is played.
Tears are shed and hearts are breaking while the silvery
notes mellow out across the field but those tears or that
respect is not a sign of weakness but rather one of strength
from which is derived the courage and fortitude to conquer
on the following game date.
Silver Taps at the end of a lost football game is an
Aggie way of saying, “You played a good game team. You
did your best. We are burying the lost game and raising
our eyes to the victory which must be ours next game day.
Sorrow not over what has past but profit by the mistakes
of experience and let those full vibrant notes remind you
that the game was a sportsman’s contest and that Aggies
hold no bitterness.”
New men in Aggieland cannot be expected to know the
traditions in a day, in a week, or even in a year but one so
full of meaning as Silver Taps should not have its sacred
ness violated even by ignorance. Every man that wears an
AMC will stand on both feet or one foot if he only has one
and with attention in every fibre of his being observe Sil
ver Taps.
Share Yours . . .
At the present time the local community chest drive
is in full swing and with it goes an appeal and challenge
to every public spirited citizen to dig deep into their purses
and contribute to this worthy cause.
The majority of the funds collected remain in Brazos
County to aid the needy and unfortunate. The money con
tributed serves the most worthwhile causes that a group of
people can find to contribute to. Included in the Community
Chest are the Brazos Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross,
Salvation Army, boy and girl scout organizations, and other
local charities.
Especially at this time is it necessary that the Red
Cross has at its disposal all the funds it needs to care for
those sons, fathers, husbands, sweethearts, friends, and even
ladiesoof service that are in need of first aid, travel assis
tance, or are in any other emergency that might exist. The
Angel of Mercy cannot fly to that wounded lad’s side unless
she has the resources that are needed to take her there
and those that are needed to make her useful after she ar
rives.
In these prosperous times there is not an individual,
whether student, business man, or professional man that
cannot easily afford to contribute to something that will
alleviate the misfortunes of those not so lucky as others.
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A Little Place - - -
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BACKWVtJ'H w.rr
Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster.
Last Saturday was one
more of those things. The Aggies
had one to swallow when they lost
to TCU and then along jcame Doc
tor Arkansas who prescribed anoth
er dose of the same thing. Sincere
wishes are herewith expressed
that the Aggies won’t have to hold
their noses and swallow another
defeat because of fumblitis.
Noticed Here and Yon
P ATCHES o* the Mustang
sign hanging on dorm 16 . . . A
freshman with one spur on while
his date wore the other . . . Fish
Paul Yates hugging a ball with
one arm and uh, having a girl on
the other . . . Fish glaring glar
ing looks at upperclassmen at the
weekend dances . . . Stubby Mat
hew’s double exposure sisters . . .
Another double exposure from the
Houston USO at the dance honor
ing the navy . . . More sweaters
than have been seen in a long time
. . . Steak twice in succession in
the mess hall . . . Clouds scurring
past the moon while couples scur
ried past er ah to benches . . .
Geese overhead at night . . . Rain
drops hurrying late scholars to
class. ... A reoccurrence of jing
ling spurs . . . I’ve got spurs that
jingle jangle jingle . . . New jun
iors wondering when they can
wear their serge.
At Long- Last
At LONG LAST the long-
awaited day is about to approach
and the thousands of anxious Ag
gies will see their beloved lovely
sweetheart, Vicki Moran, at the
presentation in Dallas between
halves of the Aggie-Mustang game.
The way things shape up right now
it looks like she will be introduced
to the crowd then the president
of the senior class, Tom Alley, will
present the presentee with a few
or a few more than a few hay fever
causers. Ah-choo!
Bird Dogs Deluxe
Barney myatt wins the
prize for bird dogging at the
dances last weekend. Ask him why.
Dagwood Bumstead gets thorns
from the west Texas cactus for
telling more than one cute girl that
all Aggies from that section
were wolves. Jack Palmer gets
credit for trying harder with
out results. Jesse Martin is in the
market for other men’s previous
dates as evidenced by asking Andy
Jones. Lou Huber takes the prize
for the most effective flirting with
the red headed songbird with the
Aggieland Orchestra. But then
along comes Jack Ruttenberg, an
ex from last year, putting Lou’s
effort to shame.
Next Weekend
EvERYONE should be satisfied
with the prospects for next week
end, for because of the generosity
of the Academic Council Aggies
can leave with clear consciences.
Course they wouldn’t leave before
Saturday without permission. Dates
are available for all in Dallas as
the supply is already ample but
will be augmented by sweet tessie.
Timoshenko Speaks
At A.S.M.E. Meeting
Lecturer Stephen P. Timoshen
ko, Prof. Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Stanford University,
will speak at a meeting of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers in Houston, on the sub
ject of fatigue of metals and stress
concentration. It is to be an illus
trated lecture and will be held at
Houston on Friday, Nov. 10, at
8:00 p.m., f in the Sam Houston
room of the Rice Hotel.
Several topics of interest in the
lecture will be: “Failure of ma
chine parts due to fatigue, Im
portance of Applied Mechanics to
the Design Engineer, and the Ef
fect of Cold Work on Fatigue
Strength.”
The heads of the Mechanical En
gineering, Civil Engineering, Elec
trical Engineering, and Engineer
ing Experiment Station are cor
dially invited to attend.
There will be no charge and it
is presumed the lecture will be of
great interest to all concerned.
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—VICKI—
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Tessie. The seniors were Barbara
Cook, Bonnie Crumpacker, Mar
jorie Monaghan, and Ellecia Mur-
name while Bobby Jo George, Anne
McPherson, Vicki Moran and Elain
O’Leary represented the junior
class. Sophomores were Virginia
Carroll, Ruth Dinwiddle, Peggy
Hendricks, and Jolene Procter,
who was Aggie representative at
the Texas University Roundup last
year. The rest of the original
twelve girls will form a court of
honor for Miss Moran, and they
will be escorted by the senior com
mittee.
Miss Moran is a junior at T. S.
C. W. and is majoring in Costume
Design and Fashion Illustration..
Being very popular, she is a mem
ber of the Art Club and is also
vice president of the Army Daugh
ters Club. Last year she was treas
urer of the Fort Worth Club and
is now a Chaparral Club Pledge.
Besides being a beauty nominee
for the sophomore class in 1943,
she was a Redbud Princess and a
nominee for A. & M. representa
tive to the Texas University
Roundup.
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—STUDENT—
(Continued From Page 1)
Hardy and Charles Stevens, both
freshmen. Hardy said, “I don’t be
lieve in changing presidents dur
ing a war.” But Stevens came
right back and said, “Roosevelt is
too old for office, and he is *not
indispensable.”
Two seniors, Tip Patterson, of
Broomington, and George Huebner
of Bay City, are both Dewey men.
Patterson says no man is indis
pensable, and Roosevelt has been
in three terms. Huebner is in fa
vor of Dewey due to the fact that
he has shown remarkable leader
ship and business initiative. But
Barney Myatt, another senior of
Houston, does not see eye to eye
with Patterson and Huebner.
“Roosevelt is my man because I
think it would be wrong to change
presidents in time of emergency,
and I don’t approve of any man
who will criticize another man in
stead of getting up and saying
what he is going to do,” Myatt
said.
Raymond McCauley of Houston,
and Alva Walsh of Waco, both
sophomores, are avid Roosevelt
men. McCauley takes him because
he has been in office long enough
to know the ropes, has things or
ganized, whereas Dewey would
have to reorganize and the situa
tion might become even more in
tolerable. Walsh wants him because
of his foreign policy. “I believe the
foreign policy supported by Roose
velt is more logical and would
bring about a more lasting peace.”
Summing up the opinions of all
the men your reporter talked to
would be impossible, but the main
trend seems to be for Roosevelt.
And the trend all over the nation,
according to the men who claim to
know, seems to be for Roosevelt.
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—COLLEGE—
(Continued From Page 1)
some of the best analyses of var
ious phases of junior college edu
cational possibilities were brought
out in the general discussions that
followed each session. In the main
addresses the philosophy and his
tory of education with the growth
of the various school systems were
developed in an interesting and
understandable manner.
Thursday night there was a gen
eral discussion of the postwar
conditions that will affect the jun
ior college program. Friday morn
ing and afternoon highlighted the
responsibility of junior colleges to
college youth, followed that even
ing by a program on the respon
sibility of these institutions to out-
of-school youths and adults. The
discussion Saturday forenoon was
built around inter-institutional re
lationships.
Among the resolutions adopted
at the final session was one thank
ing Dr. Frederick Eby, professor
of education, and Dr. C. C. Colvert,
professor consultant on junior col
lege education, of the University
of Texas, and Dean A. H. Nolle of
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College at San Marcos and presi
dent of the Association of Texas
Colleges, who had a pai’t in the
discussions under consideration,
“thereby contributing to their suc
cess.”
Other resolutions expressed ap
preciation to President Gibb Gil-
Christ whose prospectus for agri
culture and mechanic arts schools
to be established after the war in
various centers was explained, and
appreciation for the efforts put
forth by Deans Brooks and Bar-
low and others at Texas A. & M.
College to make the junior col
lege executive meeting a success.
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HELP BRING VICTORY
BUY WAR BONDS
Mrs. Brooks, Mother
Of Dean, Dies at 92
In Austin Hospital
After a lingering illness, Mrs.
Minnie Brooks, 92, mother of Dr.
T. D. Brooks, dean of the School
of Arts and Sciences and of the
graduate school of Texas A. & M.
College, died at 3:30 Monday morn
ing fin Austin. Funeral services
and burial will be held Wednesday
morning, likely at 10:00 o’clock in
Hillsboro, where the Brooks family
lived for a number of years.
A native of Mississippi, Mrs.
Brooks had lived a great portion
of her life in Texas. She had been
remarkably active for her age up
to the past few months.
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—PROGRAM—
(Continued From Page 1)
turned to this country and has
had notable success in opera and
light opera. “My Hero” from “The
Chocolate Soldier” by Oscar Straus
will be the subject of her solo.
The lower octaves will be han
dled by John Dudley, tenor, and
John Brownlee, baritone. Brown
lee will be remembered by Aggies
for his appearance here last sum
mer on Summer Town Hall. Be
ing a Metropolitan Opera star, he
is quite famous for Gilbert and
Sullivan and also Mozart.
Prices are $1.30 for reserved
seats, 80 cents for general admis
sion, and 50 cents for students
and servicemen.
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Geology Club Meets
Wednesday night at 7:15 a meet
ing of all Geology students on the
campus is to be held in room 115
of the Petroleum building.
Professor F. A. Burt, Geology
Department head, urged all Geol
ogy majors to attend the meeting
as it is to be the first of the se
mester with officers for the com
ing term to be elected and club
plans made.
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—OFFICERS—
(Continued From Page 1)
held each forenoon and afternon,
and such night sessions as may
be necessary, include outstanding
experts in the field of traffic con
trol, nationally recognized in
structors from the Northwestern
University Traffic Institute in co
operation with the Safety Division,
International Association of Chiefs
of Police, trained and experienced
instructors from the Texas Depart
ment of Public Safety, and the
staff of the Industrial Extension
Service which has had six years’
experience in training Texas police
officers.
The sponsors of this training
school “are convinced that it will
help to save lives and property in
every city represented,” Mr. Eng-
berg declared.
Highlighting Monday’s forenoon
program was the address of wel
come and explanation of the ob
jectives of the Traffic Officers’
Training School by E. L. Williams,
director of the Industrial Extension
Service; discussion of how to take
notes by Vernon L. Engberg; and
explanation of how to study by
Capt. J. O. Musick of the Texas
Highway Patrol. In the afternoon,
Capt. Musick continued with a dis
cussion of traffic control and basic
accident prevention plans.
Tuesday’s program largely was
devoted to traffic police organiza
tion and administration, with Capt.
Musick again on the program, as
sisting Daniel G. Reynolds, acting
director of field service, Safety
Division, International Associa
tion of Chiefs of Police, of Evans
ton, 111.
Meetings of the Traffic Officers’
Training. School are being held in
the Machine Shops Building of the
Texas A. & M. College.
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—MARINE—
(Continued From Page 1)
City, Mo.; Jos. Earle Derby, Glen-
side, Pa.; Joe Gordon Hochderffer,
Tonkawa, Okla.; Cyril Vestin Aus
tin, Kennett, Mo.; James Paul
Jones, Slaton, Tex.; Joseph Ames
Daggett, Milwaukee, Wis.; Lyman
Hans Lindas, Chicago, 111.; Law-
ton Brevard, Talpa, Texas; and
Ellis Martin Harbolt, Oklahoma
City, Okla.
Others, being sent tc^ Marine
Fleet Air Wing, Miramar, Calif.,
are Harry Val Stockdale, Twisp,
Wash.; William Robert Wilson,
Virginia, Minn.; James Stephenson
Ober, Whittier, Calif.; William
Francis Rose, Louisville, Ky.; Ed
ward Byron Parker, Venice, Calif.;
Jack William Wood, Buffalo, N.
Y.; Don Clifton Wood, Farming-
ton, Utah; William Stanley Ulrich,
Oakland, Calif.; Robert Joseph
O’Brien, South Boston, Mass.;
Robert Huewell Page, Jr., Home-
wood, Ala.; Henry Erving Mull,
Algiers, La.; Otis Hayes Legg, Mt.
Lookout, W. Virginia; Harry Le-
Mar Meader, Pasadena, Calif.;
Richard Dale Nelson, Kuna, Idaho;
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7, 1944
The Lowdown On
Campus ’Distractions
By Dick Osterholm
Showing at the Guion Hall thea
ter for the last time today is “Her
Cardboard Lover,” with Robert
Taylor and Norma SheareT. Here
is a slap-stick romance where Tay
lor plays the part of a playboy
wolf after Shearer. Of course
there are difficulties in the way of
other suitors but nothing stops
Bob. He gets his woman or the
other way around. But it’s a good
comedy as comedies come.
The Lowdown: This picture is A
little ancient. If it’s not cut too
bad, then it may not be too bad a
picture. However it wasn’t a bad
comedy in its day.
Playing Wednesday and Thurs
day is the war time riot picture,
“Rationing,” with that comedy
team, Wallace Beery and Marjorie
Main. This picture is one of the
humorous satires on the red tape
of the rationing program. It’s
comedy the length through as
Beery gets fed up with red tape
and gets into trouble with the
OPA. It’s scandalous when the
black market becomes involved in
the picture. It’s good with the
laughs.
The Lowdown: This picture will
do you good. It’s the same sort of
Beery acting and maybe you don’t
like Beery, but for a show that
will make you laugh at your own
troubles, this one will do it.
Tonight and Wednesday at the
Campus Theater is playing “A
Night to Remember” with Loretta
Young and Brian Aherne. This is
the almost fantastic laugh filled
murder mystery that ever came on
the screen. It’s got thrills, chills,
and laughs a minute. A mystery
man becomes tangled in the pri
vate, personal affairs of a young
couple who try to lead a quiet,
and Ralph B. Prather, Ukiah, Cal.
All of these men have completed
the full radio operator’s course,
including radio code sending, plain
language, code sending, typing,
procedure and theory.
As the school closes here, Com
mander Peden points with justifia
ble to the splendid records made
in the handling of 2,380 men, pass
ing through this school. He cites
that there have been no desertions,
no serious disciplinary infractions,
no disease epidemics and no deaths
among the student groups of this
Marine detachment.
When the school opened in 1942,
the first company consisted of 75
men, sent from North Island, Calif.
Sixty-three gradauted. Major
Charles C. Bradley, now a lieuten
ant colonel at Corpus Christi Ma
rine Base, was in charge. In May
that year, the detachment was in
creased to 90 men, 45 from the
west coast and 45 from the east
coast. Total administrative unit
consisted of* the commanding offi
cer and five enlisted personnel. Lat
er, graduates of classes were add
ed to swell the total at one time
to 18 men.
, Mr. Peden is the third command
ing officer of the detachment, hav
ing taken over in January, 1943.
He is popular with all members of
his classes, and reports that he now
receives letters from graduates
sent to all parts of the world from
this school at Texas A. & M. Col
lege.
Opens 1 P.M. — 4-1181
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY
It’s a Slick Mystery—
Don’t Miss This One!!
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
Also Two Cartoons
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
“YOU WERE
NEVER LOVUER”
— co-starring —
Hayworth and Astaire
— with —
Xavier Cugar’s Orchestra
— Plus —
Merrie Melody — Fox News
normal life. Of course when the
corpses start hiding in closets, and
other things, then it ceases to be
quiet.
The Lowdown: Not too recent a
picture but still good for lots of
laughs.
Showing Thursday and Friday
is the musical picture, “You Were
Never Lovelier” with Rita Hay
worth and Fred Astaire. Astaire,
who is hired to sing at Rita’s wed
ding to another man, falls in love
with her on sight, and proceeds to
break up the wedding. Her other
two sisters who want to get mar
ried but can’t until she does, com
plicate things a lot. But “never
say die” Fred does his bit and
comes through with the bride. The
picture is filled with dancing and
music of the kind you like.
The Lowdown: A light musical
that you may like. The romance
angle is spoiled by the musical
touch. But it all depends on which
you like whether or not you like
the picture.
Still showing at the Palace in
Bryan tonight is the laugh hit of
the season, “Up In Mabel’s Room.”
Join the husband crowd in the
merriest picture of the year. Start
ing Wednesday and showing
through Saturday is “Rainbow Is
land” with Dorothy Lamour and
Eddie Bracken. This picture is an
exaggerated paradise where allure
in the form of Lamour hangs out.
It’s filled with the excitement of
her other island pictures and Ed
die Bracken fills the comedy bill.
He almost loses his head over La
mour. It’s got music, girls, and
dancing, what more does one ask.
The Lowdown: This is a good
picture, maybe not for the acting,
but it has comedy and laughs and
dancing, and Lamour. What more
could you want.
Phone 4-1166
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Tax Included
Box Office Opens at 1 P.M.
Closes at 8:30
LAST DAY
“HER CARDBOARD
LOVER”
Robert Taylor
Norma Shearer
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
THAT FUNNY PAIR
IN ACTION AGAIN!
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