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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY AFTENOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1945
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Aggies Are Only Human . . .
Every day, and for days long past, America has read of
the valor and fighting spirit of the graduates and ex-stu
dents of Texas A&M. Every day, letters come into the Pres
ident’s office, to the Deans, to the Battalion and Publicity
D^artment telling of something some Ex has done some
where. Personal citations from such men as General McAr
thur fill the pages of the histories of the sons of Aggieland,
and as long as there is an A&M man alive, they will continue
to give their all to their country.
But A&M men aren’t supermen. They are the same as
you and I—Mr. John Q. Public himself—and have the same
love for Life that the average American possesses. Neither
do A&M men have the physical strength of giants, because
they are from the farms, the cities, and the little towns in be
tween, just as you are.
We do have a strength, however, that supercedes that
found in any school in the World. We have a mental fortress,
commanded by a spirit, and which will never surrender or
though defeated, fail to try to regain those walls.
And where do we get this mental courage and strength ?
From the traditions of Aggieland, from the associa
tions, the education, the “ideaology”, from humping at yell
practice, and the tears that stream down thousands of faces
when the band must play “Silver Taps”—yes, that’s where
we get it, America; that’s why we can fight on and on and
on. That’s why Corregidor withstood that savage fury so
long, and why a movie is named “We’ve Never Been Licked.”
So much good can be done each day if everyone will say
“hello” to every man he meets on the campus. Sure, you’ll
be saying “hello” about every two seconds, but every two
seconds you’ll be showing that somebody is your friend
and you would help him if he needed your help. We have about
forgotten that.
Then, by having our band play the “Spirit of Aggie
land.” “The Twelfth Man” and “Recall” at meal formations
instead of some stock march, and playing them over the mess
hall loud speakers, we can again consolidate our spirit and
present again that old Aggie feeling of “You’re my buddy,
brother” to the entire world.
Something to Read
By Edna B. Woods
Warm, sunny days have an
nounced the coming of spring, and
small, frilly bits of red and white
paper announce the clay which has
been set aside for lovers to ex
change greetings. Observance of
this annual day varies with the
individual, but the tradition is to
send candy or flowers to the one
or ones who claim your affection.
In connection with Saint Valen
tine’s Day, I thought it might be
interesting to recall some of the
great lovers of literature.
Anthony and Cleopaira, and Ro
meo and Juliet, by William Shake
speare, are two excellent love
plays. Anthony and Cleopatra is the
story of an ill-fated love ending in
the hero’s death and the heroine’s
suicide, with the aid of a poisonous
adder. But Cleopatra still ranks
as the most noted siren of all
times. The story of Romeo and
Juliet is of a youthful love, thwar
ted by family and parental influ
ence, but a love triumphant in its
finality. From Romeo and Juliet
come many sentimental quotations,
including such common expressions
as: “Parting is such sweet sor
row. . . ”
The immortal love of Dante for
Beatrice is one of inspiration. From
the time, at the age of nine when
Dante first saw Beatrice, Dante’s
works reflect the thoughts and
emotions which she inspired. Their
acquaintance was casual, but one
can hardly imagine Dante’s works
without Beatrice.
Another interesting love story,
from the pages of French litera
ture, is the story of Cyrano de
Bergerac. Cyrano was repulsively
ugly to Roxanne, yet he loved her.
Roxanne was favorably inclined to
ward Christian, whose appearance
was agreeable. More important,
though, was the.fact that Christian
wrote beautiful letters to her and
spoke to her with feeling after
dark, across the nunnery wall.
Christian’s sudden death revealed
the fact that Cyrano had been the
author of these letters and that
he had posed as Christian after
dark in order to talk to Roxanne.
With discovery came forgiveness,
and Roxanne realized that she
loved Cyrano for his beautiful soul.
Another French story from real
life, during the 12th century, is of
Abelard and Heloise. The legends
of their intense spiritual love can
hardly be distinguished from the
facts concerning their lives. It is
believed that they were entombed
together, despite the fact that
twenty-one years elapsed between
their deaths.
One of the gayest love stories
One of the hardest things for
most young men to accomplish is
a graceful introduction.
The following simple rules will
make introductions very easy for
you.
Always present:
1. A gentleman to a lady.
2. A younger man to an older
man.
3. An unmarried lady to a mar
ried lady.
4. A child to an older person.
Thus:
1. “Mrs. Jones, may I present
Mr. Smith?”
2. “General Smith, may I pre
sent Mr. Jones?”
3. “Mrs. Jones, may I introduce
Miss Smith?”
4. “Mr. Jones, may I introduce
my little sister Joan?”
A proper response is “How do
you do?” Don’t ever say “pleased
to meet you.”
Men nearly always shake hands
when introduced to each other un
less at a distance which makes it
awkward. Never shake hands with
a lady unless she offers to first.
Ladies often acknowledge an intro
duction with a slight bow of the
head. However, it would be rude
for either a lady or gentleman
not to shake hands if the other
person puts out his hand.
OPEN
FORUM
Editor’s note—The Open Forum is open
to anyone who wishes to contribute. All
letters will be published on either side of
any subject provided these letters are not
libelous. It is not the policy of the Bat
talion to suppress any opinion and it is the
belief of the Battalion that every one has
a right to express that belief.
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FROM ITALY
Januai’y 5, 1945
Dear Coach:
I guess up until today, I have
never really sat down and thought
about how I’d feel if I only had a
few minutes to live—If I knew I’d
never return home!
Well Coach, I’ve been thinking
of that today! And here’s just
about what would pass through
my mind:
First—I’d think of my Parents
and my family, and then about
the woman I love, and then here
is what I’d feel—I’d feel how much
of my life I owe to you. I realize
now more than ever I would have
from literature is that of Robert
and Elizabeth Browning. They were
both poets, and they wrote best,
when they were together. According
to some stories, the Brownings
lived the 16 happiest years of mar
riage which has been recorded. This
love poem from Sonnets from the
Portuguese, by Elizabeth Barrett
is an old favorite.
How do I love thee? Let me
count the ways.
I Jove thee to the depth and
breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling
out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal
Grace.
I love thee to the level of eyery-
day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and can
dle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive
for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn
from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put
to use
In my old griefs, and with my
childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seem
ed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee
with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and,
if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after
death.
Any or all of these stories may
be read in full. If you read one or
two, you’ll realize that love is
neither new nor untried and that
the classics suggest some rather
interesting variations.
HELP BRING VICTORY
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never finished College without your
assistance, and the chance you
gave me.
I sit here now and look at my
Senior Ring from Texas A. & M.
and I’d look at it on my death
bed and say to that piece of 10-
Karat gold—“I hold you sacred
in my heart, because you are a
reminder of the many happy days
I spent at A. & M. You are a rep
resentation of a dream complete.
You’re one thing that makes my
life complete. I’m proud of you to
the bottom of my aching heart.
I want you to be buried with me
and on my finger just like you
are. And you know ole pal, we
owe our privilege of being proud
of each other to Coach Homer
Norton. He’s the man that wrote
me in the summer twice when I
was loafing around playing base
ball, and told me to come back to
school and he’d see that I had the
chance to graduate, and get you,
A Senior Ring. He said I’d be
proud of you and what you stood
for. Well ole pal, he never lied
to me did he ? He’s a man of wis
dom, a man with a heart, a man
I owe much of my life to, and I’d
like to dedicate my life to him.
Yes Sir, I’d like to give my life’s
last breath in praising a man that
gave me a wonderful opportunity
—A man that will give that same
opportunity to many, many others.
May God Bless him and look after
him until Eternity. And my wish
and last prayer would not be com
plete until I uttered a word of de
sire to God, that every boy that
Coach gave that chance to would
take advantage of it—Take advan
tage of that chance for a feeble
Texas Boy that gave his life in or
der that this Country I love can
be at Peace. So bye ole ring!!
I know deep down in my heart
I’ll get to come back and maybe
someday I’ll get to talk to all the
freshman athletes and put there
sentiments into real live words,
and tell them just what it could
mean to them in later life to take
advantage of this chance they are
getting. But if I don’t come back,
I want to take this chance to thank
you and to let you know I do
yiCTORY
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Prewar Weekend Tourists
thank you Sir, I thank you with
all my heart.
Sincere Regards,
Cpl. Charles H. Stevenson, Jr.
ASN 38415074, APO 16742-B
c/o Postmaster
New York, N. Y.
Charlie Stevenson, Jr., was a
member of the class of 1943, re
ceiving his degree in Agriculture
in that year. Stevensgn’s home is
Johnson City, Texas, and while at
A. & M. he was a member of the
basketball and baseball teams dur
ing 1940-41, and ‘42. He was named
most valuable player on the base
ball squad in ’42.—Ed.
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The Lowdown On
Campus distractions
By Teddy Bernstein
Guion—Playing this Friday and
Saturday is a double feature with
“The Rains Came” as the number
one attraction. Playing in this
grand old picture is Tyrone Power,
Myrna Loy, and George Brent. The
picture is about an Indian mon
soon. A dam full of back water
from the long sessions of rains be
ing shaken to pieces by an earth
quake, brings the picture to a cli
max of action.
Lowdown: A real good and ex
citing picture.
Also playing is “Henry Aldrich
Plays Cupid” with Jimmy Lydon,
Charles Smith, John Litel, Diana
Lynn, Vera Vague, and Olive
Blakeney. Henry tries to find the
solution to Ris troubles by getting
his principal a girl friend. The re
sult in the end is naturally fatal.
Lowdown: A real funny picture.
Playing at the 9:30 prevue, and
Sunday is “Show Business” with
Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan
Davis, Nancy Kelly, Constance
Moore, Don Douglas. This is a pic
ture that shows George Murphy as
a successful vaudeville man and he
takes Eddie Cantor into his act
and then they join up with Joan
Davis and Constance Moore. A
grand show all about show busi
ness a generation ago.
Lowdown: If you haven’t seen
it you are missing something.
Showing Monday and Tuesday
is “Buffalo Bill” with Joel McCrea,
Maureen O’Hara, Linda Darnell,
Thomas Mitchel, and Anthony
Quinn. This is a screen biography
of William F. Cody, covering his
manifested career as guide and
hunter, and his efforts toward
making peace between the govern
ment and the western Indians. A
truly great American was Buffalo
Bill and so a great picture has
been made as a memorial to him.
Lowdown: A rip-roaring wild
western.
Campus—Playing Saturday is
“Conspirators” with Paul Henreid
and Hedy Lamarr. This is a story
about the exciting lives of those
who carry the important secrets of
the world in their minds. The Fly
ing Dutchman feared by all the
underworld is the central figure in
this picture and he solves the mys
tery of the lost coin and wins the
heart of the most luscious lady of
the underworld.
Lowdown: A picture that you
ought to see.
A second feature is “Fiesta,” a
story about a Mexican fiesta. The
picture is full of dancing and the
sort of thing an Aggie just eats up.
Lowdown: Not worth words.
Playing Sunday and Monday,
“And Now Tomorrow,” with Lo
retta Young, Alan Ladd, and Susan
Hayworth. This is a story about a
doctor, Alan Ladd, who has almost
perfected a cure for a certain
kind of deafness and for an old
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Big Double Feature
No. 1
HEDY LAMARR
PAUL HENREID
Sydney GREEHSTREET
J iTwe fat man 1 ;
PETER LORRE
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VICTOR FRANCEN
No. 2
“FIESTA”
— also —
Donald Duck Carton
Sunday and Monday
ALAN LADD IS BAUM
In th« greottit
rol« of hit m«f«*
ork career!
friend of his tries to cure a young
rich girl. In trying his first cure
he fails, but with a close scrape
with death he cures her with his
second try. The cure lets her find
out that her sister has fallen in
love with her boy friend and so
she naturally falls for the doc.
Lowdown: A nice picture about
some nice people.
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ScrMn Play by Joseph Quillan A Dorothy Bennett
Story by Bert Granet
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