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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1945
The Battalion
STUDENT BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-6444
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.
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the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
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C. H. Weinbaum Reporter
J. B. Clark Staff Photographer
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Circulation Manager
Z Sports Editor
S. A. Self.. Reporter
B. J. Fincannon Reporter
Teddy Bernstein Feature Writer
L. H. Calahan Reporter
Has Reveille Been Forgotten? , . .
During the past few months there has been consider
able discussion concerning- the erection of a suitable marker
for the grave of our beloved and revered former mascot,
Reveille. But, “discussion”, and very limited and general
discussion of the subject is all that has been accomplished
thus far. The main reason for the delay and inactivity seems
to be the lack of a central committee or person to head
the project and get a purposeful campaign underway. For
several months there has been agitation for the initiation
of such a campaign but as yet no chairman or leader has
been appointed or those in responsible positions have not
taken the initiative in getting such a drive underway. It
has been suggested that the president of the Senior class
or the corps cadet colonel head such a project or appoint*
a committee to investigate the possibilities of obtaining a
suitable monument for Rev’s grave. The attitude of the
corps towards the subject seems to be apparent and with
a student body of 1300 behind the movement it seems feasi
ble that funds for the marker, whatever it might be, could
be obtained easily. And it seems that the corps would be
only too willing to do their part for Reveille, for it was
they who fed her, lived with her, and loved her dearly.
When one stops to consider the simplicity of such a
campaign he wonders why, when, one year after Rev’s
death, nothing has been done to retain her spirit or memory
on the campus. He wonders why Aggies who have pro
claimed their love of the non-pedigreed mongrel the world
over, do not revere the memory of their former mascot in a
manner such that they would demand or take it upon them
selves that her spirit would live at Aggieland for all time.
Her picture has been carried to the far corners of the world
on jeeps and planes; poems have been written telling of her
deeds; she held the rank of a general in the K-9 corps, the
highest position obtainable; but yet, she lies just outside
of Kyle Field where she once romped to glory and fame,
with only a tattered, worn wreath the only semblance of her
final resting place. Surely this doesn’t show the feeling and
the love which the corps has for Rev, but yet the days pass
by and the wreath fades still more. Rev is still there hut
are the thoughts and love of the corps with her? The days
will continue to slip by and the flowers will droop still more
unless the corps finally makes up its mind to show their
love and appreciation of Rev.
The plan is simple. The cadet colonel could appoint a
committee, consisting of a representative from each class,
and they could investigate such a project, determining the
type of monument desired, the price, and a method by which
the corps could supply the funds for such a marker. Such
action has been “put off” for over a year and now is a good
time to undertake such a project and erase the “black mark”
against the corps. One of these days even the faded, worn
wreath will be gone.
Give the Freshmen a Chance . . .
Recently, there has been much discussion as to the
plight of the newly enrolled freshmen. These students have
been condemned unfairly at times because of their limited
knowledge of Aggie customs and traditions. They have been
marked men ever since their arrival on the campus as they
were allowed to live by themselves and have no upperclass
men living with them. Despite the fact that they have had
no one to inform them as to the various duties of a fresh
man at A. & M. and the proper behavior at certain times
they have been the object of much hasty criticism. Many
students are disgusted because the freshmen are allowed to
do as they please while in their dormitory and they believe
they are not subjected to certain rules and regulations which
they had to endure themselves when they were going
through their freshmen year. They use this supposition to
discriminate against the freshmen and, more than likely,
probably always will until they are subjected to the same
regulations by which they were governed.
How many of these upperclassmen knew all the cus
toms and traditions of Aggieland when they first enrolled
at A. & M.? There were some, but not many. Then how did
they learn them? They learned them through their associa
tion with students who were familiar with the life at A.-
M. and through their own initiative and desire to know.
These freshmen have been on the campus three weeks now
and as yet they are still living by themselves, having no
upperclassmen to instruct them in the ways of Aggieland or
to tell them some of the qualities that constitute a true
Aggie. They haven’t had much of an opportunity yet other
than the opportunity to learn through their own initiative
and even this opportunity is somewhat limited. Some of
these freshmen may become as true and faithful an Aggie
as there ever was, even without certain supervision. Others
may be hampered by its abscence. Nevertheless, whether
these students are allowed to move into organized compan
ies, batteries, or troops or continue to live by themselves
for a period of time, don’t condemn them unfairly. Some
of the present upperclassmen were in the same predicament
when they enrolled at A. M. and they should know that
simple understanding, patience, and cooperation will help
the new freshmen at the present time. Was man righteous
before he had been taught what was right?
“Re-education is something the Germans must do them
selves—the hard way. They must take the responsibility for
their political development, and they must get rid of their
ideas of super-nationalism. If the Germans can’t, we can’t.
It is something that cannot be forced upon them. We can only
help them if they want to be helped. My idea and, I think,
the general idea of the Allies is to give the Germans a chance
—a chance to become civilized and cooperative so that they
may be an important factor in the future.” Dr. Konstantin
Reicharit, University of Minnesota professor of German
stresses the need for self-re-education of Germany in a re
cent address.—AGP.
To the growing youngster, home is but a filling station.
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BACKWASH
By
Junior Canis
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
Fayeteville, Oh, Fateville
The Aggie Gagers returned to the
campus Monday afternoon with but
a single thought in mind—how long
before a return trip to Fayeteville
could be made? The reason, well,
it can be summed up in the words,
WOMEN! WOMEN! WOMEN!
Upon first arriving the prospects
of a good time were dark indeed;
however, where Aggies tread some
thing is bound to happen. The
thought of the game was foremost
in the minds of everyone until a
telephone rang and some feminine
voice kindly issued invitations for
dates after the game. Imagine the
surprise upon finding- that different
groups of girls were waiting in
what might be called competition
for the team after the first game.
A man can do only so much; there
fore, the first group was chosen.
The second game still had to be
respected, however, so a time limit
was set the first night.
The following day things began
to pop. The morning was spent
making many acquaintances and
viewing the campus, which is a
very beautiful one. That afternoon
an open house was held by the
Tri Deltas in honor of the ASTP
and Aggies. Naturally, without the
Aggies it wouldn’t have been a
success as the songs and bull ses
sions seemed to appeal to the fair
sex. ’Ole Army was greatly out
numbered, but kept struggling on
the theory of “get away a little
closer.”
The second night after the
game is what might be termed the
climax as the season was over
and the team was free. A dance
at the country club held the spot
light for about seven Aggies and
dates while others chose to see the
campus for about the fourth time.
It was sad to part from this lit
tle piece of heaven as the team
had to be on their way back to
Aggieland. Summing this trip up
brings up one question—“Why
can’t College Station be moved
closer to Fayetteville ?
AGGIES ON THE MOVE
Despite the cold and mud many
venturesome Aggies left the cam
pus last weekend to keep appoint
ments in Denton, Austin, Houston,
Dallas and other nice towns to
keep “appointments” in. Dan Mc-
Gurk reports there’s still no town
like Austin to spend a “pleasant
weekend” in. As you remember,
Dan is A. & M.’s truest and most
faithful Kaydet to the ladies. That
boy just couldn’t be unfair to any
girl. Porky Langford is counting
the days until the next Fish dance
is held when he will once again
get that ’ole gleam in his eye and
maybe “secure” a date. Coy dag
gers, Joe Brannen, and Morris
Boone journeyed to the quiet and
peaceful town of Crockett over the
weekend. They still claim that dat
ing high school girls is a “must”
for all Aggies. They’re right, aren’t
they Kearby?
SWEET TESSIE TO REIGN
Once again mild excitement
reigns at Tessieland as nominees
for the coveted honor of Redbud
Queen have been selected. Come
March 17 and the chosen queen
will be crowned at " a formal coro
nation dance to be held at the
school and as in the past Aggies
will have to be present to make
sure that every “sweet thing” is
escorted properly to the dance. The
“veterans” who attended last year’s
ball say there is nothing quite
like it and an A*ggie simply cannot
afford to miss it. Remember, the
date is March 17, so start writing
those “personality” letters now.
NOTICED AND UNNOTICED
Marlin “Boots” Harris and Bill
Peterman, the two quietest boys on
the campus, perfect angels; why
so many dim rooms at night? must
be a light-bulb shortage; And then
there was the slightly tipped Aggie,
who, when asked what time' it
was, replied, Be darned if I know,
there’s two hands on this darn
watch, and I don’t know which to
believe.
:: As The World Turns ::
By Dr. A1 B. Nelson
Tank and plane parts held up by
strike of 14,000 workers at the
Chrysler plant. The War Labor
Board has ordered the workers (or
shirkers) back to work but has not
been obeyed. The
excuse for the
strike was that
eight employees
had been fired for
deliberately loi
tering on the job
and delaying pro
duction quotas.
The strikers ac
cused the man
agement of trying
to speedup pro
duction, which
seems to be a crime in the eyes of
Union Labor, but would probably
seem to be a very laudable objec
tive to the fighting man wh<j| is
waiting for planes and tanks.
Boss Ed Flynn, of the Bronx, who
was appointed Ambassador to Aus
tralia after the 1940 election (also
In part payment of a political debt
as in the case of Henry Wallace)
but was rejected by the Senate,
turned up at the Yalta Conference
with President Roosevelt. He told
reporters that “he just went along
Nelson
for the trip.” John Q. Citizen, that
old reliable taxpayer, will foot the
bill as usual. Some venturesome in
dividual might check with Flynn
to see if he had as high a priority
as Elliott’s dog. Congressmen do
not rate as high a priority as the
dog but they are only elected
government officials, and not can
ine or political pets.
The Foreign Relations Commit
tee of the Senate has approved the
proposed treaty with Mexico for
the division of the waters of the
Rio Grande and the Colorado River.
The only state opposing the treaty
was California, with the other in
terested states either raising.no ob
jection or being enthusiastically in
favor of ratification. The measure
now goes before the Senate as a
whole where it will probably pass.
Carrier planes and Super Forts
again gave Tokyo an interesting
wek-end, leaving fires burning over
a wide area. Some bombs are even
said to have fallen near some of
the Royal Palace buildings. The
Jap Prime Minister expressed his
regret and anger at the insolence
of this act which might have hurt
the feelings of the Emperor’s An
cestors.
A. S. T. P. Excerpts
By Alfred J. Stetter and
Norval Hawkins
For the eighth consecutive time
the.A.S.T.P. Marauders submerged
a Bryan Army Airfield basketball
team, this time to the tune of 58-
27. Paced by Jerry Cooper, former
star of Johns Hopkins University
and all Mason-Dixon Conference
player, 1943-1944, who scored 18
points,. the fast-breaking, smooth
functioning college squad was nev
er threatened. An entirely new but
game Air Corps quintet took the
floor tills past Saturday evening
and proved to be no match for the
college five, as at no time was
the lead diminished by less than
15 points. Before Bryan Field could
counter once, big Coop had sunk
10 points, and at the close of the
first quarter the score read 18-2.
Opening the second quarter with
a safe margin, the college second
squad was enabled to prove their
capability. Sparked by Ed Shep-
tow and Lou Oddo, the second team
was able to overcome the flyers’
second period spurt. The game was
more or less nip and tuck until
the first squad took the floor
again; from this point on, the con
test turned into a rout. The first
half closed with Bryan trailing by
20 points.
During the second half r Shep-
tow and Oddo played several min
utes with the first team—here are
two boys that keep, the regulars
on their toes! Entirely outclassed,
the opposition could only score 13
points in the last half.
Besides Cooper’s 18 points, Fred
Lewis scored 14, Bob Lewis 8, and
Bill Freeman and “Sparky” Cohn
each 6, while Parshall, Russell and
Sheptow each sank one field goal.
One sad note during the week
was the transfer of Dick Halpern
from the company to another unit.
The peppy, fighting little spark
plug was a vital factor in the im
pressive string of victories the
team has rolled up (having lost
only one game in 16). He was a
great ball player and no doubt
we’ll miss him, but with the great
wealth of talent we have, he can
be replaced. Well, so long, Dick,
and good luck!
The quint has a home and home
series this week with Bergstrom
Field. Tuesday evening, Bergstrom
Field comes here and Saturday
evening we return the visit.
In coming editions the writers
The Lowdown On
(jimpus ‘Distractions
By Teddy Bernstein
of the A.S.T.P. unit plan to give
the readers a short sketch of some
of the men in the company. In
cluded in our company are many
men of achievement whom we
would like to tell about; who better
to tell about first than our unit
commander, Major Charles D. Ap
ple?
Born on an Arkansas farm, he
began to earn his own living at
the age of fourteen and worked
his way through the remaining
years of school.
Major Apple first entered the
service in May 1917, was enlisted
at Dallas, Texas, and assigned to
the 16th Cavalry, Fort Ringgold,
Texas. In September, 1918, he was
sent to the Central Infantry Of
ficers Training School, Camp Mac-
Arthur, Waco, Texas, from which
station he was discharged Novem
ber 26, 1918. He entered the Offi
cers Reserve Corps in November,
1924, as a second lieutenant of the
cavalry, trained with the 5th and
7th Cavalry Regiments and en
gaged in other activities of the
organized reserve until January 15,
1942 when he was called to active
duty with the armed forces.
Since his recall to active duty
Major Apple has served with the
Houston Recruiting District, Hous
ton, Texas, as Aviation Cadet Pro
curement Officer and member of
the Cadet Examining Board. Was
Executive Officer, Houston Re
cruiting District from May 15, 1942
to April 1, 1943, at which time he
was ordered to Dallas, Texas, and
assigned to duty with the Dallas
Recruiting District. Coming to A.
& M. College on June 15, 1943, he
was assigned to Army Specialized
program and placed m command of
the Second Student Training Com
pany which at that time was com
prised of the men in the Veterin
ary Medicine School.
Guion—Playing Tuesday, Wed
nesday, and Thursday is “Com
mandos Strike at Dawn,” with
Paul Muni. The British Comman
dos raid a German strong point
and leave this commando to get
information on an airfield. The
Commando is a Norwegian and he
finds his wife and lives with her
for a while, then the British at
tack again and he has to leave his
wife to carry on his work.
Lowdown: An old picture, but
still good.
Campus—Showing Tuesday and
Wednesday is “The Mask of De-
metrious” with Sidney Greenstreet
and Peter Lorre. Demetrious, the
famous, is not up to par when he
is compared with these two horror
men of Hollywood. The typical
scare picture is concocted out of
an old tale and made a successful
picture.
Lowdown: A mystery and very
typical.
Showing Thursday and Friday is
“Up in Arms” with Danny Kaye,
Dinah Shore, Dana Andrews, Con
stance Dowling, George Matthews,
with Major Apple’s military serv
ice is that to date his service in
both world wars has all been in
the State of Texas. After the war
he plans to return to his home in
Rusk County, Texas, and pursue
his favorite hobby of growing fruit
trees. Major Apple is married and
has a 17-year-old son who tells his
Dad that he is coming to A. & M.
some day.
and Goldwyn Girls. A super-hypo
chondriac working for a clinic
finds himself drafted even though
he is quite sure that any minute
he is liable to have contusions of
some sort. His two favorite nurses
become lieutenants in the nurse
corps and complications develop
aboard a troop ship. Mainly the
trick of hiding a stowaway on a
troop ship. The stowaway is the
pretty Dinah Shore. In trying to
attract the Colonel’s attention so
she can sneak up to the nurses
deck he falls on his head. A wild
dream results. He is surrounded
by a bevy of beautiful girls and
dances to and from among them
till Lieutenant Shore appears, then
he wins her. The amount of trouble
he gets into cannot be estimated,
but he stays in the clear because
Lt. Shore tells the Colonel that
she was drawn by her love for him
to come on the ship. Once they
reach the scene of battle he be
comes a hero by capturing a bunch
of Japs. The CO is still not through
(See DISTRACTIONS, Page 3)
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Anmnusual feature in connection
“Aggies In Action” . . .
Fightin’ Texas Aggies
CLASS OF 1945
F/O Charles A. Skidmore is a
co-pilot on a B-17 somewhere over
seas. At the present Lt. Fred S.
Love is assigned to Company A,
72nd Mortar Battalion, Camp Shel
by, Mississippi. Lt] Thomas J.
Tighe is now located at Moore
Field, Mission, Texas. Pfc. Leroy
Macha has recently been trans
ferred to the Amarillo Air Field,
Amarillo, Texas. Tampa, Florida
is where Lt. Peter N. Reed is now
stationed while Lt. Jerry D. Fer
rell is attending B-20 School in
Amarillo, Texas.
Staff Sergeant Vernon G. Hunt,
20, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, re
cently was awarded the Distin
guished Service Cross for extra
ordinary heroism in action on the
Fifth Army front in Northern Ita
ly. A squad leader in Company I,
113rd Infantry Regiment of the
34th “Red Bull” Division, Hunt was
cited for leading a daring and
brilliantly executed attack on a
force of German Paratroopers de
fending a strategically situated
building in enemy territory, si
lencing two machine gun positions,
killing one Nazi and capturing
nine others. At the present Hunt
is in the McCloskey General Hos
pital recovering from a wound
which was inflicted subsequent to
the action in which he won the
DFC.
Lt. John H. Elphick is with the
382nd Bm. Group at Smoky Hill
AAF, Salina, Kansas. Recently
transferred to Lowry Field, Colo
rado, was Lt. James C. Rowland
while Lt. James H. Sells is now at
Kessler Field, Mississippi. Now
practicing veterinary medicine at
Metairie, Louisiana, is Thomas W.
Melius, Junior. Lt. Robert F. Neely
is a pilot of a B-24 somewhere in
England.
Lt. Bernard Sampson, veteran of
the Normandy invasion, is visiting
relatives at 2402 Southmore, Hous
ton, while on leave awaiting new
assignment. Sampson was a senior
at A. & M. when called into the
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
“KISMET”
— with —
Marlene Dietrich
and
Ronald Coleman
SUN. - MON. - TUBS.
“SEVENTH CROSS”
— with —
Spencer Tracy
service, and had been overseas a
year as a member of an amphibious
tank and truck battalion when he
was wounded last October.
Lt. Marshall C. Dunn, 104 E.
Wharton Street, Electra, Texas,
has been killed in action according
to a War Department notice which
was received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde S. Dunn. Just re
cently he had been awarded the
Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster
for having completed 15 combat
missions. Lt. Dunn was a graduate
of Electra High School and had at
tended A. & M. prior to his en
listment in the Army Air Force.
He had been overseas since last
October and was a member of the
Eighth Air Force.
c MlO 0F 1946
^ : iued ^^ iVa4ze ^> CM 1/c is some-
whe[ ie pn New Guinea and writes,
“My skipper is a Texas u. man.”
S/Sgti Jack E. Jackson of Dal
las and Farmersville, Texas, has
been awarded the second Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Air Medal for meri
torious achievement on bombing at
tacks over Germany. The airman
displayed courage, coolness and
skill” while serving as a left waist
gunner with the 490th Bomb. Gp.,
a B-17 Flying Fortress unit of the
8th Air Force.
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