THE BATTALION
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Aggies ... Now and Forever
Today, and for many days to come, servicemen will be
returning to the United States and home after many long
weeks and months of overseas duty. Some come back in large
transports, while others, to impatient to endure the slow
voyage by sea, fly home in giant fortresses, gaining the
quickest passage home. On their journey homeward, they
think, in deep silence. Yes, they think a great deal, not caring
to talk or divulge their thoughts to anyone. Their minds are
filled with last impressions and pictures of home, their loved
ones and friends. The faces of their dear ones pass by in
front of them as they meditate and dream of home. Home,
only a four letter word among the thousands to be found
in the dictionaries; but to the returning servicemen, it has a
million dollar sound and it’s the only word they know.
Home, with its own quaint little oddities, and simple design.
Only a mass of wood and nails, but to him every splinter of
wood in that home is sacred, something for which he spent
countless days and nights in cold, philly foxholes. Something
for which he offered his life time and again in battle; the
supreme sacrifice.
He remembers these times for a brief moment but then
quickly changes his thoughts again to home, and those who
are waiting for him. Is home still the same? Have any new
buildings been built? Does Tony still have his ice cream par
lor at the end of the block ? I wonder if they still have the
open-air band concerts every Thursday night in the park.
I sure hope they’re still playing football games every Friday
night at the high school stadium. I won’t mind much if all
the fellows I graduated with from high school are gone. I’d
sure like to see and talk to everyone of them, but I know
they can’t be there. I just want to see once again the places
which gave me one of tne happiest and fullest child-hoods
a boy could hope for. The old swimming hole, the fields where
I used to hunt, and the old- vacant lot where our neighbor
hood had its big football game every Saturday. Just let me
be by myself that I may view these holy places once again
in silence. These are only a few of the th oughts racing
through the mind of the war veteran as he speeds homeward,
—oblivious of the world about him. He doesn’t look forward
to a fast, exciting life when he gets home. He just wants to
“stay around the house awhile” and listen to the radio and
just sleep and take it easy.
Does the returning servicemen want sympathy and pity ?
Many returning veterans are bitter and take hostile atti
tudes toward civilians, scorning them for their happy-go-
lucky routine of life. They have just returned from distant
battlefields where the ultimate was expected of a man at
every moment to a life with people who do not know and
understand what a booming or a strafing or an artillery bar
rage can mean. Some may call it pity and sympathy which
the veteran desires but isn’t there a more rightful term for
it—just earnest appreciation and consideration. Earnest
appreciation and consideration for men, some who are com
ing back to a land they haven’t seen for two years with only
one arm or one eye, or with artificial legs providing their
only mobile means. Some who still retain memories of faith
ful buddies being blown to bits by land mines or shot in the
back by a hidden sniper.
Some will offer temporary condolence to the maimed
servicemen, but years later, when fleeting expressions of
sympathy have long past, that shirt sleeve or pant leg will
still be hollow. These men don’t ask for pity or sympathy.
They will be competing with college graduates and men
whose minds have not been scarred by the memories of dead
comrades and nights of hell and torture on the battlefronts.
But they ask no favors. They were men enough to take all
that the horrors of war could offer without losing their de-
ternjination or initiative; will a missing arm or leg stop
these kind of men? They don’t ask that they be treated with
particular fineness and care. They ask only that they receive
rights and privileges accorded any citizen of this free coun
try ; the rights and privileges which we never stop, and give
any deep thought to; the rights and privileges for which they
offered their lives in battle time and again. Men do not ask
for consideration and appreciation for services rendered but
an act of gratitude or an earnest thought of appreciation
is never to be forgotten and it is sometimes the helping hand
which instills in a man th eself-confidence needed "to lift
him over the barriers which may have previously barred his
path to happiness and success.
On the A. & M. campus today are men who have seen and
experienced the ravages of war in the fullest sense. They
are adjusting themselves once more to the life of a college
student; once again enjoying regulated hours of sleep, study,
and relaxation. Gone are the many tiresome, sleepless nights
spent in the open, facing death in its every form. Yes, at
the age of 19, 20, and 21, they are war veterans. They have
done their part in this war and they are now working to lift
themselves over any barriers which might confront them
on their road to a succesful, happy, and normal life. It has
always been the unwritten law at Aggieland that members of
the Corps show due consideration and appreciation for fel
low Aggies. An earnest act or display of consideration and
appreciation is never to be forgotten and its value is priceless.
The war «eterans on this campus are Aggies now and for
ever.
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BACKWASH
By
Junior Canis
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
A. S. T. P. Excerpts
In the Spring a young man’s
fancy lightly turns to what an'
Aggie’s been thinking about all
winter and now it looks as if that
time is here. The time when Aggies
sit in classrooms and gaze long
ingly out the windows and instead
of seeing far a way clouds and
waving trees they see an orches
tra at the Plantation, the terrace
at Lou Ann’s, the calm, soothing
breezes at White Rock Lake, a
spry and lithsome little Tessyite,
smiling and gay. It’s the king of
weather that makes Aggies whis
tle on the way to Calculus classes;
send Vet students on a rampage;
(mister, grab your dog); Causes
Non-regs to roll their levi’s a
little higher above their boots;
makes Tommy Penn seep in cass;
causes Rollo Langford to reduce?
Let’s Amble to Austin
All Aggie thumbs point toward
Austin this weekend as tearful
teahounds. relish the thought of
squaring accounts with the cadets
over the two T. u. blankets which
were “left behind” by the teasip-
pers at last week’s basketball game.
A dog always barks loudest in his
own back yard and plenty of howl
ing is expected at teatown after
the Aggie Corps moves in Satur
day night. The trip to Austin will
cost you only the price of the tick
et to the game as sleeping facilities
can be obtained by contacting
some of the Exes now stationed
there in the V-12 unit. At last re
ports the Aggie club there Js as
strong as ever and Jimmy Griz-
zard, Chuck Patterson, Danny
Hearn et al will be on hand to
lay out the welcome mat. (Note:
Don’t forget what happened last
Thanksgiving at T. u.)
Noticed About the
Campus
Seniors eyeing their boots long
ingly, wondering when the proipo-
tion list will come out; Lloyd Schu
mann putting his Fish baseball
team through its paces; the scar
city of Aggies watching football
practice; (company commanders,
take notice) Jimmy Henderson and
Joe Green “dogging” it around the
cinder track; the lights on at 2
a.m. in Hart Hall; must be study
ing; Tommy Murnane outrunning
“speedy” Tassos in the 100 yard
dash; the large stetson worn by
the profs to and from classes; the
many" queries as to when the first
dance will be held; the noticeable
lack of freshmen at the basket
ball game; the sudden popularity
of cartoons in dormitory four;
Sad Sights
The withered, tattered wreath
above Rev’s grave; one would think
she left us as she came to us, alone,
with no friends; is that all that
her memory means to Aggieland;
Rev never did ask any favors,
she was always loved enough or
thought enough of that she didn’t
have to;
Seen Around
Kirk Henderson was on the cam
pus this week; Ole “Red” has fin
ally received that special invita
tion, R.S.V.P. Roses are red, vio
lets are blue, Howard Selby goes
with a sweet Tessie, Wouldn’t you?
Boyd Davies and Graham Barbour
were trodding the famous streets
of Dallas last Saturday; alone, too;
and with boots on; very particular;
Jimmie Evans is a mechanical gen
ius; While on a date he shifted
gears in an Austin without get
ting his face slapped;
Man, Your Manners
By I. Sherwood
The first thing a new student
i should do at college is to seek a
knowledge of his school—even in
war time. If he is called into the
Service he will want to plan to re
turn to A. and M. He should learn
the traditions—the ones the school
is famous for—and the reasons be
hind the rules that govern the
school so that he may be an in
telligent follower of them.
Roommates seldom nave all the
privacy, comforts, and conveniences
they had at home and they must
learn to share their common terri
tory and possessions fairly. Neither
should attempt to make the other
over and both should be equally
fair to the other’s way of doing
things.
A. and M. is a man’s school—
man meaning gentleman, of course
—gentleman meaning man of good
education and nice manners; one
who knows consideration for oth
A gentleman’s manners are an
integral part of him and are the
same no matter where he may be.
A gentleman does not borrow
money except in unexpected cir
cumstances and money so borrow
ed must be returned promptly.
A gentleman does not show a
letter written by a lady, unless
perhaps to a friend if the letter is
impersonal and from someone who
is equally a friend of the one
to whom it is shown; he does not
read another’s mail even when it
is conveniently placed.
ASTU — 1st Co.
By Phillip Lichtenstein and
Harold Squire
In the second week of the pres
ent term Edward Cushen, ASTP
basketball manager, announced
that twelve of the twenty seven
men who turned out at the try
outs held Tuesday evening show
ed a great deal of promise. ’ These
include: John Russell, Alfred Git-
ter, Joe Fisher, and Richard Blake,
of the First Company; and Frank
Lowry, Raymond Lewis, Paul
Georgas, Robert Cooper, Thomas
Robbins, John Centanni, Hector
Barrera and William Ponder, all
of the Second Company.
“Mouse” Carlson seems to be
having considerable trouble choos
ing one of several girls from
Wichita, Kansas, to Austin, Tex
as. Wish we had a similar problem.
The ASTP is looking forward
with considerable anticipation to
Rise Stevens’ appearance here in
March. We hear she sings a mean
torch song.
In view of the fact that Bob
Athey spent five weeks planning
his furlough last term, his next
is bound to be a lulu since he’s
already started preparing his
itinerary and agenda.
We notice that Brooks Stein and
Marvin Cohn have quieted down
considerably since last semester.
This is the first time married life
has been known to act as a seda
tive.
Considering Joshua’s feat at
Jericho, we are deeply concerned
with the future of Dorm. 1. If
Willie Plant’s trumpet ever hits
the building’s period of vibration,
the results are liable to be catas
trophic.
Lou Oddo is the first male we’ve
ever seen swoon to the crooning
of “Frankie”.
Walter McKibben and Herbert
Neilinger cut striking figures in
their first public appearance on
the stage of Guion Hall the night
of the Adler-Draper concert. As
piano movers, the audience consid
ered the two worthy of an ova
tion. A return engagement has
been promised them.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy
Back in 1926 when I first be
came a member of the teaching
staff of the College, compulsory
convocation was held for the stu
dent body each Sunday morning.
I f m y memory
serves me right,
this custom was
v discontinued i n
| 1927 after a great
deal of discus
sion. During the
time the question
was being debat
ed, I visited in
the home of one
of our graduates
who lived in Bren-
ham. On that day
^ one of his class
mates was also a visitor in his
home.
These men had graduated sev
eral years before and neither
seemed very religiously inclined so
I was surprised when they brought
up the question and showed deep
concern over the possibility that
compulsory chapel might be dis
continued. Both agreed that when
they were students they hadn’t en-
Penberthy
joyed the services nor appreciated
their value but, since, had come to
realize the worth of the program
to them.
I am convinced that proper bal
ance is of utmost importance in
the development of fine perform
ance in sports and in life. If we
are to be happy and successful I
feel that we should maintain a
proper balance between qur work,
love, worship and recreation. In
many cases I am afraid we are
prone to get out of balance by
neglecting our worship. It is easy
to do and one must exert some
self discipline, but the returns are
great and I feel sure that every
one of us would please our parents
a gi’eat deal by regular worship.
Next week has been designated
as Religious Emphasis Week. We
are going to be encouraged to wor
ship at combined services and at
the church of our choice. We are
mindful that many do not have
such freedom and no encourage
ment. If we are a little out of bal
ance religiously we will have a
grand opportunity to get back in
tune.
Each year ajine of fire 33,000
miles long and two-thirds of a mile
wide eats its scarlet way through
our woodlands, striking at the very
heart of our national prosperity.
China once thought she could get
along without forests, but at pre
sent the Chinese do not have
enough wood material to manu
facture coffins for their dead.
ASTU — 2nd Co.
By Bob Frisby and
Dick Augrain
As the second week of the new
term I’olls by, groans can be heard
issuing from the ASTP Dormitory.
To an outsider, it would seem that
a horrible and nameless epidemic
was running rampant among the
personal of this organization.
Well, the truth of the matter is
that an epidemic is taking its toll.
Mainly from the ranks of the new
men. The epidemic? We call it
“Chronic Snafu-ism”. It is a com
plicated, highly contagious malady,
the meaning of which can be sum
med up in a single paragraph.
The new men are just experienc
ing the period of “indoctrination,
innoculation, and frustration”.
They are confused by the regimen
tation of the program, weary from
the physical conditioning program,
and sore from the various and
sundry vaccinations and army
takes liberty of impregnating their
bodies with. There is also a prevail
ing lack of uniforms due to short
ages from our sources of supply.
It is to be conceived that the
next cycle will be “rehabilitation”
with the grace* of God and the
Quartermaster Corps, all these
difficulties will be ironed out in
a very few days, and these men
will be on the road to a much hap
pier and more useful life in the
program.
The mud-covered and thoroughly
bedraggled figure of our own Gene
McCornack was seen doing the
Australian crawl acros the athletic
field Monday afternoon under the
pretense of playing football with
himself. Say, Mac, how old did you
say you were?
Most of last term’s basketball
team has gone to basic; however,
this term finds a new and promis
ing quintet springing into life. At
the first call, twenty-five ambi
tious stalwarts responded. Using
this for a foundation for our high
hopes, we plan to build up some
competition for the seemingly un
beatable ASTP team.
This about winds up the news
from this quarter until the first
termers get the spinal injection
from the corkscrew needle. We all
wish them the best of luck!
devoted to each vegetable. A per
son should select only those vege
tables that his family likes and
will eat. It is not only unprofitable
to plant vegetables that will not be
consumed, but it is a waste of seed
and fertilizer as well as time. The
selection of the ’ right varieties is
quite important because certain
varieties are adapted to certain
localities.
Included in this book is a very
excellent item, and that is the
name and address of the state agri
cultural college of every state
where a person may write for
free bulletins and information.
The chapter on the preparation
of the soil, proper fertilizers to
use, whether organic or chemical,
and the one on sowing and early
care of seeds are simply written
but cover the subjects most ade
quately.
The various kinds of vegetables
are discussed in alphabetical or
der beginning with beans and end
ing with turnips. The varieties,
culture, storage and pests and
diseases are the chief topics under
each heading. The author devotes
a chapter to culinary herbs, and
(See BOOKS, Page 4)
‘Aggies In Action’
Fightin’ Texas Aggies
CLASS OF 1945
Sidney L. “Slim” Inzer, former
sports editor of the Battalion, who
graduated last month, is now work
ing for the Humble Oil and Refin
ing Company. Pfc. George D.
Dickie is now on overseas duty.
Pfc. Jack L. Turner is now at the
school of medicine at Tulane Uni
versity. He would like to hear from
any of his old buddies in “M” In
fantry. Pfc. Robert Sims was re
cently awarded the Combat Infan
tryman’s Badge. Lt. Frank S.
Haines, Jr., at last report, was
somewhere at sea, along with sev
eral other members of his class.
Pfc. John A. Knight reports that
a jeep in the »99th division was
given the name “Texas Aggie.”
Thomas J. Tighe, Houston, was
commissioned a 2nd Lt. upon com
pletion recently of the advanced
single-engine pilot training school
at Foster Field, Texas. Cpl. Lad
die Liska, Range, Texas, was a
starting halfback for the Fifth
Army Mudders when, they met the
12th Air Force in the Spaghetti
Bowl football game somewhere in
Italy on New Year’s Day. He
played on the Aggie team here in
1942 before entering the service.
Lt. Julian B. Honeycutt, Jr., re
ports there are quite a few Ag
gies on the same island with him
somewhere in the South Pacific.
While waiting for an assignment
he has been enjoying swimming,
mountain climbing and fishing.
CLASS OF 1946
Pvt. Darrell F. Manley, Miles
J. Luster, and Charlie Moseley are
now with the Marines in the South
Pacific. Lt. Jack W. Howell is now
a pilot in the Air Corps on duty
at Spence Field, Moultrie, Georgia.
Jack L. Roger, ball turret gunner
on a Liberator bomber of the 15th
AAF in Italy, has been promoted
to Staff Sgt. He has flown over
25 combat missions covering eight
European countries since his ar
rival overseas in September, and
holds the Air Medal with the Oak
Leaf Cluster for meritorious
achievement in aerial combat. O/C
Ben Reynolds, now at the Infantry
School, Fort Benning, Ga., is now
in a hospital with a broken ankle
but hopes to be up soon. Murdoch
E. Darsey has received his com
mission as ensign in the USNR
and is at Landing Craft School, Ft.
Emory Det., Coronado Heights,
San Diego, California. A/S Danny
Hearn, a member of the Navy V-12
Club there is doing fine. John W.
Cooper, III, is in OCS at Ft. Ben
ning, Georgia.
CLASS OF 1947
Pvt. James E. Fix, former “F”
Company Infantryman, is now in
school at Oregon State College,
Cornwallis, Oregon. O/C Jack
Thompson is a member of OCC
No. 132 at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Shelton P. Prator, F 1/c, has been
in the Navy six months now.
SILVER TAPS
Lt. Jarvis O. Butler, ’45.
Pvt. John W. Waldrop, ’46.
Something to Read
By Paul S. Ballance
GARDENING
This is the season of the year
when our friends in the northern
and more severe climes are doing
their gardening from one or more
beautifully illustrated seed cata
logs. We, who live in a more mode
rate climate, are beginning to have
sore muscles and blistered hands
as a result of our contact with
the real thing.
Daniel J. Foley has written a
book entitled “Gardening in Color”
that will almost make one hungry
to look at the illustrations. The
illustrations of the principle vege
tables are in color, and they are
just as vivid as those in your
favorite seed catalog. In fact, many
of the plates used in the illus
trating of this book were taken
from the seed dealers.
The illustrations in this book are
not the only things of interest.
The general facts about gardening
and the various types and kinds
of vegetables are not only inter
esting but would prove most help
ful to anyone in planning a gar
den. If anyone expects to succeed
in any task, they must make some
kind of a plan. This is especially
true in gardening as it is neces
sary to make a garden plan. Upon
this plan you will outline the
types and kinds as well as the
varieties of vegetables you expect
to plant and the amount of space
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