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PAGE 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1945 The Battalion STUDENT 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 afternoon. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3.00 per school year. Advertising rates upon request. NicrnDe; Associated Cp|le6iate Press A Teasipper . . . But a Real Soldier By Dick Goad We are reprinting a letter written by a former Texas u. student to the sports editor of the Austin American-States- man which appeared in Wednesday’s issue of the Houston Post. The former student is Pfc. Barrett H. Wyont who is now serving in Germany with the United States forces. His letter was dated January 4. “I have a little story to tell you about the Texas Aggies and the Texas Longhorns. “I attended T. U. for three years prior to my enlist ment in the army and during that time 1 was very closely connected with the Longhorn football team. This naturally made me as bitter an enemy of the ‘Farmers’ as they had. Then I reported for basic training at Camp Maxey. “The inevitable happened. Half of the company were Texas Aggies and the other half were from Texas. Of course we were bitter at first and fought to beat the others—so much that the company turned out to be the best one in camp. “During our infantry training we became closer together and that carried on to six months of training in the A. S. T. P. at Ohio State university. As soon as this group of Texans got away from Texas, the bond became tighter than ever and it was no longer ‘Farmers’ and ‘Teasippers’ but just Texans. “From our training there we were shipped to an infantry division training camp at Camp Swift and very shortly to combat in Germany. “Even if we couldn’t see or hear the annual Aggie-Long horn game, we did the best we could and wagered a few small bets. I won’t be able to collect some of those bets now, be cause some of MY BUDDIES are no longer with us. “Yes, they were my buddies ana cney were Aggies. I may be condemned for that by some staunch Texas support er, but when and if I get back to U. T., every Thanks- game I attend I will face west and salute some of the best friends I ever had. ’Gig ’Em Aggies.’ “PFC. BARRETT H. WYONT.” I doubt if Pfc. Barrett will have to worry about some staunch Texas u. supporter being childish enough to hold his heartfelt confession against him. I don’t believe he even con sidered the thought seriously when he wrote the words. Pfc. Barrett probably didn’t care. The treasure he had found was far greater than any staunch Texas u. supporter. He had found life’s greatest treasure in a group of men who were his friends, loyal and true as only real men can be; as only real Aggies can be. Who could ask for more? Campaign Hats $6.00 We were able to get a limited number of them good hats. Sorry I could not get more. LOUPOT’S TRADING POST TRADE WITH LOU, HE’S RIGHT WITH YOU! THE M/ JAFSf DO YOUR PART * BUY WAR BONDS SPANISH LESSONS OVER WTAW at 7:15 a. m., MON., WED., FRI. Man, Your Manners By I. Sherwood This column is intended for the students at A. & M. It tries faith fully to give you rules on manners that are practical for young men. If you will read it regularly over a period of months you will have a reasonable knowledge of social usage as it deals with introduc tions, table manners, dates, man ners in public, extending and re ceiving courtesies, travel in war time, etiquette for the groom-to-be, and personal appearance. The aim of all etiquette or rules on manners should be the develop ment of a kindly interest in and consideration for others. A leading woman’s magazine has come out recently with a column entitled “Manners and the Man.” It deals with the same questions young men ask of “Man, Your Manners” column, but from the girls’ viewpoint. “Man, Your Manners” belongs to you and questions will be answered gladly, either through the column or by mail, if an address is given. The author feels that you young men sincerely try and want to do the correct thing socially and per sonally and it is the hope of the writer of this column that it will be a simple and useful guide for you. PENNY’S SERENADE By W. L. Penberthy Saturday will see the end of another semester in the speeded- up program adopted by the college at the start of the war. All of us will want to take stock so that we ; can evaluate what ; we have accom- | plished. As the ' j result of this ^ i] check-up some of \ 11 us will feel that A ^ we did a good job / while others of us ' 4' will feel that we , j fell below the illicit goal we had set m f 0 r ourselves. Penberthy Th °se of us who did poorly will have some ex cuses for our failure to do better but these excuses may not be good reasons because all of us have probably labored under some handicaps. No doubt all of us made some mistakes during the term—I know I did—but these should not bother us too much if we are determined to profit by them and not keep on making the same mistakes. As we face the new term we will want to be mindful of our previous weaknesses and try to correct them. We will want to get off to a good start which in my opinion is half of the battle. We will also want to develop the habit of being dependable in our every dealing and to make it a habit to perform our every task to the very best of our ability. I have known many individuals who performed well only those duties in which they were inter ested. Doing our best at all times is a habit and personally I can think of no finer compliment that can be paid a young man than to have it said that “A job assigned him will be done and done right.” Something to Read By Edna B. Woods The Bay of Silence by Eduardo Mallea Translated by Stuart E. Grummon. Modern Central and South Amer ican novels are being translated and published in the United States in increasing numbers. Literary prizes of various kinds are offered to stimulate good writing. This more subtle attempt to foster bet ter relations with our “neighbors to the South,” in my opinion, is quite effective. For the fiction of any generation is more reflective of the life and ideas of its people than is any other form of writing. Understanding is the most desir able goal. Martin Tregua, the fictional hero of the Bay of Silence, tells enough of the story of Argentina, during the thirteen years immediately pre ceding the outbreak, of the present World War, to make Argentina’s actions since that time seem logical. Martin Tregua’s story is of a group of young intellectuals who join together to publish a journal. These young men, without political or personal ambition, wrote to de cry and protest the evils which they believed to be permeating their native land-the evils of poli ticians, of money grabers, and of the buyers and sellers of the hu man integrity of the Argentines. Yet even the journalistic staff was not immuned from these evils, and the entire project had to be aban doned to prevent the Journal’s mis use. Most of Martin Tregua’s friends are concerned more with ideas than they are with things, con sequently the characters of the Bay of Silence are highly individu alistic. His two best friends were Anselmi and Jimenez. Jimenez, restless and taut, worked at one of the ministeries. Anselmi, a fel low law student, more deliberate and slow, was proportionately more vital than Jimenez. For the most part, the women who claimed Mar tin Tregua’s acquaintance were sophisticated careerist attempting to overcome boredom. However, the unhappy and disinterested Glo ria Barbil deserves mention, since with her Martin more closely ap proached reality. The beautiful unnamed wife of evil Senor Carde nas, a daughter of one of Argen tine’s old, aristocratic families, is the’person to whom Martin addres ses his entire story and this line, as he writes: “You represented the culmination of my deep aspira tions for our countrymen; such dignity, integrity, faith in the nobler quality of an older Argen tina, and scorn for the parvenue.” This lady, of course, parallels Eduardo Mallea’s hope for the Argentina he loves and writes of. Buenos Aires, the New York of South America, is the scene of most of the story. Its cosmopolitan population, art life, society, great wealth and utter poverty, its wa ter front and post midnight ac tivity create the atmosphere in which these and other characters express themselves. Eduardo Mal lea portrays Buenos Aires con vincingly and with real feeling. This is the life of South American intellect, of sophistication almost French in essence. The Bay of Silence retains even translation a literacy much above average and an actuality that carries the reader with the characters within their world. The Bay of Silence is well , written and thoughtful. Its story is important and full of meaning. It is one of the best of the modern South American novels. Books Received By College Library Literature: Dictionary of World Literature; criticism,—forms—technique, edi ted by Joseph T. Shipley. What are Masterpieces, by Ger trude Stein. The Poems of Alice Meynell. Early Victorian Novelists, by Lord D. Cecil. Blood for a Stranger, by Ran dall Jarrell. Shakespeare’s Problem Come dies; in this book Professor Law rence has emphasized the impor tance for an understanding of Shakespeare’s plays, by William W. Lawrence. The Novels of Turgenev. Religion: The Great Century in Enrope and the United States of America; a history of the expansion of Christ ianity, by Kenneth S. Latourette. The Oxford Book of Christian Verse, chosen and edited by Lord D. Cecil. Introduction to the Old Testa ment; the only modem introduc tion which combines a study of the history and literature of the Old Testament, by Robert H. Pfeiffer. Sociology of Religion, by Joach im Wach. The Babylonian Talmud; edited and translated from the original Hebrew and Aramaic, by Leo Auer bach. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? by Allan R. Crite. Education: The Role of Higher Education in War and After, by J. Hillis Mil ler and Dorothy V. N. Brooks. Thirty Schools Tell Their Story. Exploring the Curriculum, by H. H. Giles, S. P. McCutchen and A. N. Zechiel. Appraising and Recording Stu dent Progress, by Engene R. Smith, Ralph W. Tyler. Did They Succeed in College? by Dean Chamberlin, Enid S. Cham berlin, Neal E. Drought and Wil liam E. Scott. Sciences: The Role of Scientific Societies in the Seventeenth Century; third edition, by Martha Ornstein. The Chemistry of Cellulose, a compendium and critical digest, with due consideration of the mi croscopic and submicroscopic struc ture of the cellulose fiber, by Emil Heuser. The Vitamins in Medicine, by Franklin Bicknell and Frederick Prescott. Electron-Optics, by Paul Hat- schek. Pressure Gauges ludicators, Thermometers Pyrometers, by James Smith. Substitutes; a handbook of sub stitutes and alternatives for chem icals, metals, fibres and other com mercial products, including a plan for choosing proper substitutes, by H. Bennett. Biography: J. Pierpont Morgan; an intimate portrait, by Herbert L. Satterlee. 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When someone comes to your ta ble to talk to an upperclassman, get up and meet him. He may not remember all the names at first, but it won’t take long for him to get to know you. Also, you should always know everyone at your ta ble. If someone who doesn’t usually sit at your table happens to come there, meet him, if he doesn’t beat you to the draw. The announcements in the mess hall are made for your convenience. Remember this, and don’t talk while they are being made. It is an upperclassman’s privilege to not come to attention when they are read. Sometimes visitors will sit at your table. When they do, always learn their names; if they are la dies, their escorts should introduce them to everyone at the table. Some of our names for food are a little strong for outsiders, so call the bull-neck “meat,” and the blood “ketchup,” while you have visitors. We only use “Slanguage” among ourselves. Always ask a sophomore for your cush, if there is one at your table. 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