The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 08, 1945, Image 3

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8,1945
THE BATTALION
PAGE 3
f *
# l
;i *
f «
t: ' *
The Lowdown On
Campus distractions
By Blimp Sager
CAMPUS: Playing Thursday
and Friday is “Hangmen Also Die”,
starring Brian Donlevy. This is
another story of the German tyran
ny in occupied countries, but in this
one the oppressed people are able
to destroy the hated chief of the
Gestapo. There are lots of thrilling
action in which Donlevy does a
lot of rootin’tootin’ shootin’!
Lowdown: Definitely not a com
edy.
Playing Saturday is a double
feature, “The Housekeep er’s
Daughter,” starring Joan Bennett.
Really a good show in which there
are many funny incidents between
the housekeeper’s daughter and
the hero. Naturally they live hap
pily ever after.
Lowdown: A lovely way to spend
an evening.
The second feature is “Days of
Glory,” with Gregory Peck and
Tamara Toumanova. Peck is the
commander of a Russian guerilla
band that is really a pain in the
neck to the Germans. When her
ballet troupe is overrun by the
Nazis Toumanova becomes one of
them and a bang-up love affair
develops between her and the com
mander. A laugh shows through
the blood, sweat and tears now and
then furnished by a couple guer
rillas who are thoroughly convinced
that they can fight better slightly
stewed. A thrill-packed story of
war and love that starts and ends
with blazing guns.
Lowdown: Don’t miss it.
Playing Sunday is “American
Romance,” starring Brian Don
levy. It is the story of an immi
grant, Steve Dangos (Brian Don
levy), who came to America in
1893 with great hopes and a strong
back. He starts at the bottom, in
fact below bottom in a mine, but
by pure intestinal fortitude he runs
to the top of the ladder of life.
Step by step you watch him achieve
success, wealth, and a family. It is
a beautiful technicolor epoch of
Industrial America, blended with
tender love and unswerving faith.
Truly a timely picture which re
minds us that America is still a
frontier and revives a faith which
is now at a low ebb. An intensely
interesting picture^ that anybody
will enjoy.
Lowdown: It’s your own fault if
you miss it.
Palace: Showing Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday is “Here Come
the Waves,” with Bing Crosby,
Betty Hutton, and Sunny Tufts.
Blonde Susie and redheaded Rose
mary, twins, (both Betty Hutton,
which spells double trouble) are
(See DISTRACTIONS, Page 4)
Hail Fellows! Well Met
GUION HALL
™ 9c <H0c
3ox Office Opens at 1 P.M.
Phone 4-1166
Closes at 8:30
ADMISSION
IS STILL
Tax Included
Sriday and Saturday
Double Feature
MATCHLESS
JAR2AN THRILL^!
and
18 when
Sr 5
taU, th ^
f * on 8 and
Saturday Prevue 9:30
Sunday and Monday
JEAN SULLIVAN • LUCRE WATSON
•Directed by Rooul \A/cil$h • Screen Ploy by loszlo'
Vodnoy ond Mo* Brand • From on Original Story by
Joe May ond loszlo Vodnoy
also featurette
“Wagon Wheels
West”
Tues. - Wed. - Thurs.
The ever-alert Battalion snoop
ing photographer caught the above
picture at the recent banquet hon
oring Ambassador and Mrs. E. J.
Kyle. President Gilchrist and Dean
Kyle laugh at., one., of Morris
Geology Students to
Make Galveston Trip
Professor C. J. Hesse, curator of
the college museum, announced
Monday that five students will
make a trip to Galveston this week
end to study at close hand the
marine life they have been study
ing in class for the last three
weeks. They will also observe the
commercial oyster reefs, shrimp
boats, and estuaries in that area.
The students—Todd Scharnberg,
Stanley Leventhal, Ed Wendt,
Tommy Penn, and Dick Goad—are
going in conjunction with their
course in Tertiary Stratigraphy
and Paleontology, more commonly
known as Geology 306. The Paleon
tology side of the course will be
taken up on this trip.
On the way down Friday after
noon the group will drive through
the Raccoon Bend Oil Field, and
after leaving the field the party
will continue on to Galveston to
a hotel where they will stay Fri
day and Saturday nights.
On the return trip Sunday aft
ernoon the party is to be shown
the salt mine at Hockley, Texas.
Dr. C. M. Pomeret of the Uni
versity of Texas Medical School
will escort the group throughout
the Galveston part of the tour.
/ . \
qmpu\
i
Opens 1 P.M. — 4-1181
Thursday and Friday
Brian Donlevy
“HANGMEN ALSO
DIE”
W CONWAYi
KA MARIS
fuced by
AURICE
IAGHTY
jcted by
LLIAM
ERKE
Also News
also News and Cartoon
«.■*i>’**~:*>*<±:
Saturday Only
Double Feature
No. 1
Gregory Peck
“Days of Glory”
also
No. 2
‘The House Keeper’s
Daughter’
Sunday and Monday
“An American
Romance”
in technicolor starring
Brian Donlevy
Tuesday - Wednesday
“Masie Goes to
Reno”
— with —
Ann Sothern
Thursday and Friday
M-G-M’s
“Dragon Seed”
Man, Your Manners
By I. Sherwood
All the rules of table manners
are made to avoid ugliness. Strange
as it may be we spend a lot of
time eating but we never see our
selves doing it. Perhaps if we did
see ourselves as others see us we
might want to change some of our
eating habits.
“Is it a breach of etiquette not
to break your bread into single
bites?”
Bread and rolls should be broken
(never cut) into small pieces and
buttered as eaten, except that hot
breads may be buttered while hot
then broken a piece at a time as
needed.
“Is it wrong to put bread in the
plate and put gravy on it?”
Technically, gravy belongs with
the meat and not on bread or po
tatoes either but with butter cost
ing so many red points, gravy
makes a good butter substitute—
it’s patriotic.
“What is the proper way to eat
a baked potato?”
The usual way of eating a baked
potato, either white or sweet, is
to break it open with your fingers
or with fingers and fork; mix the
butter, salt, and pepper into a
third of it at a time with your
fork as you need it. Do not scoop
out the insides with your knife or
butter it with your knife. Food
should never be mixed up on the
plate.
“Should I take some of all the
foods that are passed to me?”
- One should take a little from
each dish passed. Take the portion
nearest you.
-MEMORY LANE-
(1—5—15 Years Ago as Seen by The Battalion of Yesterday)
ONE YEAR AGO:
General: Aggies edit the Lass-0
for Tessies then attend a week-end
of entertainment including a picnic
at Lake Dallas. . . . Conductor
Ednst Hoffman, director of the
Houston Symphony is slated for
Town Hall. . . . First aggie to win
the Medal of Honor comes from
the class of ’43. 2nd Lt. Lloyd H.
Hughes has been awarded the
Medal of Honor posthumously for
action above and beyond the call
of duty in the raid on the Ploesti
oil fields.
Sports: :Bright prospects ahead
for the Aggie Tennis team under
the supervision of Manning Smith.
. . . Aggies have definite date with
the Longhorns on April 7-8 and
May 11-12 while the dates for
Service teams are still tentative. .
. . Aggies will take on T. U. to
night with Facio in fine form.
Showing: MacMurray in “No
Time for Love”, Jimmy Lydon in
“Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour”,
and Brian Donelvy in “Nightmare”.
FIVE YEARS AGO:
General: Varner, McCullen,
Pierse, Sullivan, and Bums select
ed as most popular seniors.'. . .
George Hamilton and orchestra to
play for the Engineer Ball and
Corps Dance. . . . Bill Owens is
DALACE
■
Wed. - Thurs. - Fri. - Sat.
March 7-8-9-10
“Here Comes the
Waves”
Bing Crosby
Sun. - Mon. Tues.
‘The Master Race’
All Star Cast
signed for a tour to lecture on
Folk Songs. . . Architecture stu
dents to Houston to study dates
for Cotton Style Show.
Sports: Aggie sports day turned
out swell with a 11-5 victory over
Grand Prize. . . . Aggie pistol
team continues chalking up honors
in late matches. . . .Maroons polo
team drops a hot one to Shreve
port 10-4. . . . Aggie golf team
set up for a championship year
with Texas only one expected to
give any static.
Showing: Robert Donat in the
Count of Monte Cristo, MacMur
ray in “Little Old New York”,
Clark Gable in “Gone With the
Wind.”
TEN YEARS AGO
General: Faculty members pre
sent array of costumes ranging
from ‘babies’ diapers to Madame’s
nightshirt. Some with models. . . .
Aggie debaters take on Kansas
A. & M. on the subject of the Agri-
cultual Adjustment Project.
Sports: Aggie basketeers invade
Austin seeking second win over
Steers in final game under coach
Reid. . . . Outcome of game will
determine final conference stand
ing. Aggie water polo team scores
5-5 over the Steers. . . . With the
gridders intheir third week of try
outs many are selected.
Showing: Garbo in the “Painted
Veil”, W. Beery irv “The Mighty
Barnum” and Ester Ralston in
“Strange Wives”.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
General: J. H. Quisenberry leads
in Valedictorian race. Aloha bene
fit show for the Battalion sched
uled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
(Students attending are excused
from Call to Quarters—Opt.) Band
is working hard for San Antonio-
Temple Trip. . . . The campus is
quiet as the tidal wave of feminity
for the E. E. .and “T” dances re-
ceeds and Aggies settle down.
Sports: Baseball season opens to
day with the Agiges playing the
Houston pro’s. . . . Riflemen win
the eighth corps Area Champion
ship and are well on way to na
tionals. . . . Intramural Golf starts
this week. . . Aggie backfield
shows up well in spring workouts.
. . . Track season opens Saturday
Showing: Joe E. Brown in “Go
ing Wild.” Jeanette MacDonald in
“Don’t Bet on Women.”
Frank’s “side-busters”, while Mrs.
Kyle, more restrained, nods her
approval.—Photo by Clark.
S O C / £ T Y -•
Mrs.J.E. Roberts Re-Named
President Of Garden Club
The A. & M. Garden Club mety
on Friday afternoon in the lounge
of the YMCA, made especially at
tractive with floral arrangements
brought by Misses Edith and Ethel
Cavitt, and Mesdames G'. B. Wil
cox and R. K. Fletcher.
Following the business session
conducted by the president, Mrs.
J. E. Roberts and her assisting of
ficers, Mrs. D. W. Williams, chair
man of the annual Flower Show,
announced that the date would be
near the 20th of April and that the
club plans to keep the doors open
from 4 to 8 p.m. so that every one
will have an opportunity to view
the exhibits.
The A. & M. Social Club was
extended an invitation to hold their
annual tea on the same afternoon
as the Flower Show.
The club voted to furnish flow
ers for the Bryan Army Air Field
Hospital this month and to buy
$10 worth of flower containers
for the hospital.
A display of interest was the
assortment of Year Books of Gar
den Clubs over the State.
Announcement of the presenta
tion of a lecturer, Mrs. G. B. Mc-
Knight of Dallas on March 27th
at the YMCA was made, the sub
ject to be “Flower Arrangements.”
Mrs. J. E. Roberts was elected
delegate and Mrs. A. J. Bennett,
alternate, to the State Garden
Club meeting in Dallas on April
3 and 4.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: Mrs. J. E. Roberts, re
elected president; Mrs. S. H. Yar-
nell, vice president; Mrs. A. D.
Stephens, second vice president;
Mrs. C. A. Robinson, secretary;
Mrs. J. E. Marsh, treasurer; Mrs.
G. B. Wilcox,^reporter.
Mrs. W. F. Adams Is
Hostess to Campus
Study Club Meeting
PERSONALS
O. L. Foster, formerly with the
Bryan Production Credit Associa
tion as secretary-treasurer, has
been named assistant city secretary
and tax collector replacing Dewey
Hoak, who is now manager of the
Quin Furniture Company, Nava-
sota.
* * *
Friends of C. W. Crawford have
filed his petition for reelection to
the city council, the election to
be held April 3rd.
* * *
Colonel and Mrs. Ike Ashburn,
Houston, were campus visitors
Sunday.
* * *
College Station moves:
Out: Captain L. L. Kelly, from
112 Gilchrist to Bryan; H. A. Lu
ther, from 402 Dexter to Erie, Pa.;
Lt. R. H. Wallace, from 303 High
land to Lubbock; J. C. Smith, from
305 Highland to out-of-town.
In: Mrs. George Bell, to 112 Gil
christ from Bryan; W. E. Robra-
bacher, to 113 Highland; Lt. R. F.
Miller, to 309 Highland; Lt. L. C.
Schenk, to 303 Highland; C. W.
Carter, to 305 Highlaand.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Connor of
Spur are guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Holleman in
Bryan.
# * *
Mrs. Dan Russell is spending a
few days in Marlin.
* * *
Milton Sorrels, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Sorrels, left today for
San Antonio to be inducted into
the army.
* * *
Mrs. T. G. Boddie, daQghters
Anne and Frances left Friday for
Atlanta, Ga., to join Mr. Boddie,
who is connected with the Civil
Aeronautics Authority.
* * *
Mrs. R. L. Jackson spent several
days in Houston last week.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne S. Laughlin
of Oklahoma City are campus vis
itors to see their son Jack, an Ag
ricultural Engineering student.
* * *
B. F. Kennedy, representative
for Veterans Administration in
Waco has been on the campus since
Friday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rose of
Irving, Texas were week-end guests
of their son Thomas Henry, a Pe
troleum Engineering student.
* * *
Some of the guests seen at the
Aggieland Inn over the week-end
were Miss Jean Smith, Austin;
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Matthews, Al
pine; Mrs. George S. Wright, Aus-
(Continued on Page 6)
As hostess for the afternoon,
Mrs. W. F. Adams greeted Campus
Study Club members for the regu
lar meeting Tuesday afternoon at
3 o’clock in the Y.M.C.A. parlors.
Flower arrangements of purple
iris, pink spirea and pansies on
the president’s table, and white
iris, white spirea and narcissus on
the piano gave a touch of spring
beauty to the club room.
The business session was con
ducted by the president Mrs. John
Ashton after which a program on
China was presented.
Mrs. G. E. ”Madeley discussed
briefly three timely, interesting
and readable books: “Virgil of a
Nation” by Lin Yupang; “Among
the Powers” by David Nelson
Rowe; and “China After Seven
Years War” by Hollington K. Tong.
Some insight Into Chinese cus
toms and philosophies as well as
Chinese culture from a literary
viewpoint was given through “The
Play” in the Chinese manner, ar
ranged and directed by Mrs. R. M.
Sherwood. The scene was laid in a
formal Chinese graden with the
following cast: Reader, Marguerite
Lyle; Li Chee and Tu Fu, Messen
gers for the Gold Kingdom, Alice
Riggs and Lois Roger; Musicians,
Linda Dunlap, and Luella Haupt;
Yuan Lu, Emperor of Gold King
dom, Louise Edmonson; Fing Hu
Lu and Chu Lu, daughters of Yu
an Lu, Stella Haupt and Emma
Pearson; Ming Huang, Charming
Prince of Rose Scented Kingdom,
Dorothy Shawn; and Po Chu,
Ghost of Unearthly Kingdom, Ruth
Clark. The colorful costumes along
with the ingenious stage proper
ties were a contributing factor to
the success of this playlet in pan-
tomine.
Mrs. W. F. Adams introduced
the guest speaker, Mrs. T. R.
Spence who discussed Chinese art,
displaying interesting examples
from the collection made by her
sister, the late Miss Hayden Baugh.
Practically all types of Chinese
handiwork were included. There
were linens, china, silks, lacquer
ware, bamboo, carvings, and porce
lains, and paintings. Their paint
ings have developed from their
artistry in caligraphy.
Of the silk, Mrs. Spence says
that to the Chinese it is more than
clothing for the body, it is an
artist’s dream of beauty come in
to being.
The Chinese feel that their work
in Cloisonne is the acme of the
porcelain art. The lacquer work is
an especially interesting process
using wood and silk with the lac
quer.
The Chinese people are happy
and friendly and their art depicts
their finess of character and their
love of beauty.
At the next meeting of the club,
the Reverend J. Hugh Farrell will
discuss “The Land of Mahatma
Gandhi”, on Tuesday, March 20, at
the Y. M. C. A.
Presbyterian Young
People Entertain
The College Presbyterian Young
People entertained the new Pres
byterian students from six-thirty
to eight-thirty o’clock Wednesday
evening at the Presbyterian
Church. Following games Mrs. W.
A. Duncan and Mrs. Clinton Med-
berry served home-made cakes and
coca colas. There were sixty young
people present.
ALTERATIONS
LAUTERSTEIN'S
PHONE 4-4444
LOUPOT’S
A LITTLE PLACE - -
- - - A BIG SAVING!
STUDENT CO-OP
Bicycle and Radio Repair
PHONE 4-4114