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Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 10, 1944 The Battalion STUUDENT BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Texas A. & M. College The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College as and the City of College Station is published twice weekly, and circulated sday and Friday afternoons. Entered as second class matter at the Post Jffice at College Station, Texa*, t.eder the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870. Subscription rate $3 per school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, "nicago, Boston. Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Member Plssocided Co!le6icite Press Office, Room S, Administration Building. Telephone 4-4444. L. Inzer ard W. Canis ....fSports Editor Calvin Briimley Editor Dick Goad '1 Managing Editor Alfred Jefferson Managing Editor Reporters: Eli Barker, Robert Gold, Bernsitein, S. K. Adler. Student Reporters: Henry Ash. Ernest Berry, Louie Clarke, W. M. Cornelius, Dilworth, Edwin Mayer, John Mizell, Harold Phillips, Bobby Rosenthal, Tassos, R. L. Bynes, L. H. Callahan. Renyard W. Canis Backwash Editor Dick Osterholm Amusements Editor Henry Holguin Intramural Reporter D. V. Hudson, B. J. Blankenship, Teddy James Damon Three Words .... First on the mind of every Aggie this weekend are three words. They will suffice: Beat The Mustangs Something to Read By Edna B. Woods Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence.”—Webster. By Renyard W. Canis Medicine as a subject for popular literature, came into full swing during the past ten years. From works describing the dangers of patent products to biographies of doctors, both famous and obscure, these books spotlighted the medical profession, satisfying an already mounting interest in Medicine and precipitating further interests. Morris Fishbein’s Fads and Quackery in Healing and Arthur Kellet’s One Hundred Million Guinea Pigs stimulated the common man’s thinking mechanism to an awareness of ridiculous commer cial drugs and of the dangers of pseudo-doctors and their harmful remedies. Paul DeKruif, one of the most widely read authors of popu lar medical books, wrote Hunger Fighters, Men Against Death, Mi crobe Hunters, and many other similar books. At their best, his books recapture the excitement of the research scientist and recount the dramatic discovery of the causes and cures for perilous dis eases. Books like Lee M. Kline felter’s Medical Occupations and Harvey W. Cushing’s Medical Career point out the many* oppor tunities and kinds of work doctors may do and help students decide whether or not they are suited for careers in medicine. Some of the finest contributions to medical literature are the works of Dr. William Osier. His Principles and Practice of Medicine and Old Hu manities and the New Science, while not new, are excellent works. Magic in a Bottle by Milton Silverman is an interesting book on drugs. But the lives of the doctors themselves, whether written as personal mem oirs or done by a biographer are read more than any other type of book about medicine or associated with it. Victor Heiser’s An Amer ican Doctor’s Odyssey, Arthur Hertzler’s Horse and Buggy Doctor, and The Doctors Mayo by Helen Clapsattle are outstanding biogra phies. Those interested in Veteri nary Medicine will find Hoss Doc tor by R. J. Dinsmore an absorbing story of a Vet who worked 18 to 20 hours a day and who found life to be one continuous, exciting ad venture. Two recent books in the field of populor medicine, Behind the Doctor by Logan Clendering and The Ad vancing Front of Medicine by George W. Gray meet the standards of the scientists and are also able to attract and hold the interest of the layman. Behind the Doctor is actually a story of the romance of medicine. A series of anecdotes, beginning with the practices of primitive medicine and continuing to the present day, emphasize the role played by the common man in the evolution of medical science. Mr. Clendening’s thorough knowledge of his subject permits him to combine fact and near fact into a fascinating book, entertaining as it is enlightening. George W. Gray, one of the most capable writers in the field of popular medicine, has written an account of the methods and results of scientists who through inter national and interracial coopera tion strove to discover truth and to conquer disease. The Advancing Front of Medicine contains chap ters on such subjects as Anxiety, Sleeplessness, Drink, Smoke, Aging, and Sulfanilamide. Mr. Gray shows what medicine is try ing to do, describes the way in which it works, and points out the achievements and problems that are engaging the attention of scientists at the present time. ArIZONA and its deserted vil- liages will have nothing on Aggie- land this weekend when the corps leaves to swell the population of Dallas for the weekend football trip. Last year the cad ;ts cowboyed to Cowtown to ride to a victory over TCU but this year the corps is thumbing its way until after Saturday when they will be fully mounted after capturing a few Mustangs in the wild pasture lands sometimes called SMU. Fumble Kids S OME REFERRED to them last season as the “Whiz Kids” and others called them the “Kiddie Korps” but this year they have taken upon themselves a new name. A name full of meaning, negative meaning. The “Fumble Kids” are pointing for their first conference victory and they mean to make SMU the victim. The Reason For Glue IS STICKY. It makes things stick to other things. The Aggies lose the ball. They can’t keep it in their hands. Nothing was more logical than for them to soak their hands in glue all during the past week. In effect they have been doing that and as a result they are go ing to carry the ball when the run. In the event that more glue is needed they will have plenty of material for a glue factory. Old horses are the cartoon’s favorite source of glue. Pacific "Magic F ROM THE SOUTHWEST Pacific and a PT Boat comes a Q. Is it proper to typewrite a letter of a personal nature? A. Generally speaking, no. Cer tainly you would not type a note which acknowledged a gift that you had received for your birthday or at Christmas time; nor would you type an invitation or the acceptance of one. Correspondence with a very close friend may be carried on in typewriter form but you must not answer a letter from a social acquaintance except in written form. And a word about sta tionery: have as fine paper and envelopes as you can afford. Fancy headings, bright colors, are not in good taste. Stationery serves as story about not a marooned Aggie and an island princess, but about a parrot tnd a magician. One particular Mosquito Boat had a parrot for a mascot and being a remarkable pet he spoke rather freely. The boat’s chief magician frequently snatched ap ples, oranges, and other things out of thin air and at other times made substantial objects disap pear. Things were peaceful until a Jap torpedo blew the boat out of the water and the parrot about 323 feet into the air. The parrot came down on a r’aft populated soley by the magician. The feathered boy cocked his head, uttered a bit of profanity,, then said, “Cc-cc-cut out this nonsense you so-and-so magi cian. You can’t fool me. What did you do with that (Here is where goes) Boat?” For this Lil Dimmitt must have credit. Noticed This Morn A symphonic cadence of spurs as the companies marched to mess. ... A wet moon hanging over the mess hall. . . . Hopefully flickering flames of a fire beside the road keeping Aggie hitch-hik ers warm. . . . Aggies leaving for the highway before breakfast. . . . A small headache down across the right side. ... A feeling of duck shooting weather in the crisp ness of the moning. . . . Smoky breaths from marching men . . . Seniors going back to bed after breakfast. ... A confident hilarity at the training table. ... Every where a will to BEAT SMU. your representative, and the sim pler it is the better. Writing with a pencil or leaving blots or using mis-matched paper proclaims you as a careless person. The rapidly increasing use of air mail/service is having a tendency to lessen the weight of corres pondence paper, not only for bus iness but for social communication as well. If you are using this light weight stationery you should have an envelope of heavie stock but it should match the paper in color and finish, A man should never write any thing in a letter that can furnish damaging evidence against him. PENNY’S SERENADE By W. L. Penberthy n ■ i hihh Man, Your Manners f | By I. Sherwood Penberthy It has always been my belief that our success or failure is largely dependent upon how we live each and every day, and so I am passing along a little poem from The Baptist Standard which I feel covers the subject pretty well: YOU TELL ON YOURSELF “You tell on yourself by the friends you seek, By the very manner in which you speak, By the way you employ your leisure time, By the use you make of dollar and dime. “You tell what you are by the things you wear, By the spirit in which your burdens bear, By the kind of things at which you laugh, By the records you play on the phonograph. “You tell what you are by the way you walk, By the things of which you delight to talk, By the manner in which you bear defeat, By so simple a thing as how you eat. “By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf: In these ways and more, you tell on yourself; So there’s really no particle of sense In an effort to keep up false pretense.” Year's Polio Scourge One of Nation’s Worst The 1944 epidemic of infantile paralysis has officially become the second worst in the recorded history of the disease in the United States, it was announced today by Basil O’Connor, president of The Nation al Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis. At the same time, Mr. O’Connor stressed the need for more skilled polio fighters, especially physical therapists, and urged that men and women who have the proper quali fications make applications for scholarships offered by the Nation al Foundation and its Chapters. In the first 41 weeks for 1944, or up uptil October 14, there were 16,133 cases of poliomyelitis, ac cording to the latest report from the U. S. Public Health Service. This is 353 cases more than were reported in the country for 1931 which previously had been the second worst year for the disease. The all-time record was in 1916 when there were 27,621 cases. “Although the peak of the out break was passed more than a month ago, the epidemic itself has not yet ended, “warned Mr. O’ Connor. He pointed out that there were 710 new cases reported for the week of October 7-14, or nearly half the weekly total of the peak of epidemic, the week ending Septem ber 2 when 1683 cases were report ed. “This great outbreak has tested not only the resources of the Nat ional Foundation and its Chapters, but also those of the nation,” he added. “The National Foundation’s greatest problems were in obtain ing sufficient doctors, physical therapists and professional person nel to cope with nearly simulta neous outbreaks in widely separated sections of the south, the east and the middle west. Seven skilled polio doctors, 65 physical therapists and nearly 10 tons of wool for use in hot pack treatments were rushed to stricken areas by the National Foundation. All 26 respirators owned by the National Foundation are still in use in epidemic areas. At the request of the National Foundation, the American Red Cross recruited more than 700 nurses from all parts of the coun try to staff regular and emergency hospitals.” The seven states most severely menaced were New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jer sey, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, but emergency aid in the form of money, professional personnel and supplies has been sent this year by the National Foundation to 21 states and the District of Columbia. “Although the National Founda tion and its Chapters have trained many physical therapists in the modern principles of treating in fantile paralysis, many more tech nicians are still needed for this present fight,” said Mr. O’Connor. The greatest handicap in rendering effective aid in any epidemic of infantile paralysis has been the lack of physical therapists. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis through its scholarships in accredited schools of physical therapy has been and still is seek ing to enlarge this first line of defense. “These scholarships sponsored by the National'Foundation are avail able to graduate nurses, graduates in physical education or those with a minimum of two years under graduate college work with science courses. Such applications may be made through the National Founda tion or to The American Physio- theraphy Association, 1790 Broad way, New 19, N. Y. “The field of physical medicine is expanding rapidly and this is an opportunity for men and women to enter an interesting lucrative profession with a chance of per forming a humane servee.” The Lowdown On Campus Tiistractions By Dick Osterholm Playing at the Cuion Hall thea ter is a double feature, scheduled for Friday and Saturday. “Cross Roads” with William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. This picture is dif ferent from the Thin Man series that Powell played in for so long. This is strictly a dramatic piece of acting, filled with thrills and sus pense as he plays the part of a hunted man. People stalk the streets with the fear of being dis covered and fear in their souls at this crossroads of the world. This picture is suspense the length through. The Lowdown: This picture is a little old but still a good one to see. Good acting. Showing second on the same bill is “Mexican Spitfire’s Blessed Event” with Leon Errol and Lupe Velez. This is a hilterhilarious comedy of tangling events as Er rol gets mixed up with first one —TWELFTH— (Continued From Page 1) membered a sophomore hack who had been working out with the squad all season, a hoy named King Gill with plenty of dash and fire but without the weight and experinece of other backs. Gill had not been taken to Dallas with the team but he had told Bible he would go at his own expense and would be in the stands if needed. Bible sent a yell leader into the stands to find Gill and tell him to suit up and join the squad on the bench. King Gill was the first Twelfth Man. The records of the game do not show Gill got to see any action in \ & M.’s 22 to 14 defeat of the Praying Colonels but he did letter in football, basketball and base ball his remaining years at A. & M. Eight years were to go by be fore the Twelfth Man was called upon again. The A. & M. coach in 1930 was Matty Bell, a great end on the Centre College team that memorable day in Dallas. 'Bell needed another center and called upon the student body to produce him. Joe Love, a former freshman center, responded. Love did not let ter in 1930 but he did letter each of the next two years despite the fact that he weighed hut 155 pounds and stood only five foot, nine inches. .... Again several years were to go by before the next Twelfth Mart call was made. In 1941 Coach Norton found him self in the same dilemma as Matty Bell had faced in 1930—he needed another center. Nine candidates from the student body reported, but a shift of a husky end to cen ter solved the problem and none of the nine boys was used. In the same year, 1941, Mrs. Ford Munnerlyn, wife of a former Texas Aggie, wrote the words and music to a song, “The Twelfth Man,” which the corps accepted as a school song. This is why the students stand throughout a football game in which Texas A. & M. is playing. And spectators hear the strains of the “Twelfth Man” roar across the field—an encouragement to the coaches and to the team and a warning to the opposition: *When we’re down, the goin’is rough and tough— We just grin and yell, “We’ve got the stuff’ To fight together for the Aggie dream, We’re the Twelfth Man on that fightin’ Aggie team!” RIDE THE MUSTANGS HELP BRING VICTORY .... BUY WAR BONDS FRIDAY and SATURDAY ‘RAINBOW ISLAND’ — with — Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken PREVUE SAT. NITE 11 p.m. also SUN. - MON. - TUBS. thing and then another and final ly with Velez’s first bom. It will keep you guessing and laughing. The Lowdown: Not a complicat ed plot but funny. For the Saturday night Prevue and Sunday. “Gentleman Jim” is showing with Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith. The show is about the days when boxing was carried on with bare knucks and was usual ly a fight to the finish. It tells of the rise to fame of Jim Cor bett, played by Flynn and the big time battle of the boxing world, the fight with John L. Sullivan. It’s not fighting all the way through for Alexis Smith adds her bit. You will laugh at the Corbett family though and enjoy the show as a whole. The Lowdown: Here is a good show. Not too recent a picture but still worth seeing. Feature attraction at the Cam pus Saturday includes a double bill. “Vivacious Lady” with James Stewart and Ginger Rogers. This picture gave them the open door to fame in its day. Strictly good acting the way through. It was action, romance, and comedy. Gin ger doesn’t go to extremes in this one but Stewart does to win her. It’s funny. The Lowdown: Try this one for size. “Lady Scarface” with Dennis O’Keefe and Judith Anderson is playing second on the same bill ing. This show is the usually mur der mystery that provides for a thrill a minute in the picture. Bodies fall out of closets and peo ple lurk in the dark and ladies scream. It has a romance angle too. The Lowdown: Not unusual but worth seeing. Showing Sunday and Monday with Edward C. Robinson is the war time comedy “Mr. Winkle Goes to War”. Eddie plays his usually hard-face routine but not in the gangster role. What you see in this picture is what happens when someone in the big time gets fed Opens 1 P.M. — 4-1181 SATURDAY ONLY Double Feature No. 1 Ginger Rogers “Vivacious Lady” No. 2 “Lady Scarface” — with — Judith Anderson Also Disney Cartoon We have discontin ued Saturday night prevues. Our box office will remain open ’til 10 o’clock. Also News — Merrie Melody up with red tape of the political machine and decides to go to war. Of course the draft board is a de ciding factor. The Lowdown: A new show and good acting. Don’t miss seeing Dal las though to see it. In Bryan over the weekend showing at the Palace is an extra ordinary good picture. “Going My Way” with Bing Crosby and Berry Fitzgerald. This picture has been acclaimed the nation over by peo ple of all faiths as the best. It’s not propaganda but a down right heart warming picture of human people. It’s simple but excellent in its story. To tell you of the story cannot be done without tell ing you of people themselves. Crosby sings, and Rise Stevens, operatic star sings, and Fitzger ald will keep you laughing. The Lowdown: One of the best to be at the Palace. Try to see this one, it’s showing through Tuesday. Phone 4-1166 fs™™ ,9c & 20c Tax Included Box Office Opens at 1 P.M. Closes at 8:30 FRIDAY and SATURDAY Double Feature — and — MONDAY and TUESDAY m