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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21, 1945
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Our Debt to Reveille
• • •
We here at A. & M. are forever hearing and discussing
Aggie traditions, some of them important and others not
so important./Whenever the conversation drifts around to
Reveille, however, there is never a doubt about the place
and the importance that she occupies in the heart of every
Aggie. Few human beings ever receive the publicity that
one lowly little canine did, and to merit such praise and ac
claim required a mighty reason. It would be a task of in
finity to attempt to explain ,WHY Rev occupied the place
within the thousands of men’s hearts that she does, just as
it would be a task of infinity to explain why Aggies love
Aggieland and all that is Aggieland. To every Aggie, Rev
is more than a mere tradition. She is an institution because
she stood for an institution. Consequently, her final resting
place has today become nothing less than a shrine in itself,
and no real Aggie ever passes her grave without being
aware of that fact.
Reveille had no thoroughbred blood in her veins, but in
her endless devotion to her beloved Aggieland and to the
thousands of men in her life, she was something that no
blue-blood could ever be. She lacked a long-winded pedi
gree, but she rose above her doubtful origin to reign over
Aggieland as a queen. Never has there lived a dog that
could be credited with receiving one half as many tributes,
praises, and devotion as did Rev, and no other dog has ever
received the amount of publicity that she did, regardless
of its pedigrees. No other dog has ever been hoisted to the
supreme honor of being Aggie mascot, and that is wherein
Rev’s fame lies. All the blue ribbons in the world could not
displace Rev’s honor of being THE Aggie mascot.
On our campus today are hundreds of men who know
Rev in name and reputation only. Those men are not as
fortunate as some of us who had the honor of sharing our
early school days on this campus with Rev. Yet, Rev is
as much a part of those less fortunate in knowing her as
she is with us who did know her. She is a vital part of
EVERY Aggie, now and forever, and no cqdet who fails to
make a place in his heart for her can justly claim to be an
Aggie. Aggieland and Reveille are synonymous, and a per
son cannot love one without loving the other.
To alleviate that situation on our campus, that situa
tion of the later incoming cadets not knowing Rev, one of
the corps’ most outstanding journalists has edited a book
let in honor of Reveille and has dedicated it to her everlast
ing memory. The booklet itself is a monument to Rev, but
its prime purpose is to raise funds for the completion of
her memorial at Kyle Field. This booklet is to be made
available for everyone today, and all proceeds from it will
be used to complete the fund for her memorial. The book
is something that no Aggie should be without, and the cause
benefited from its purchase by each and everyone in the
cadet corps will give this generation of Aggies something
to be proud of for the rest of their lives. When all of us are
dead and gone, the tribute that we leave behind for Reveille
will survive us, and it will keep her memory ever-green in
the hearts of every Aggie.
The Inefficient . . .
What has become increasingly apparent the past two
years is the unexplainable reluctance of certain employees
on the A. & M. campus to assist or to participate in any
form or fashion in projects undertaken by the students. In
a recent undertaking by the Senior Class, this fact was
literally hurled into the faces of many of the members of
that class. In all but one or two instances, it was nothing
less than a fight to get any assistance at all. More time was
spent in soliciting cooperation of these groups essential to
the project than was spent in actual preparation, and had
it not been for the intervention of some college staff mem
ber, nothing at all would have been done.
Whether these groups under consideration are ignorant
of their duties and obligations, or whether they are aware
of them and simply refuse to do anything about it is im
material. The fact remains that they are failing to do their
job regardless of the cause. What such people forget is that
if it weren’t for the Aggies they would not be here in the
first place. It seems that they have become just a little too
complacent in their treatment of the students.
Call it laziness or what you will—the fact remains some
thing should be done to eliminate or revive those who have
lived too long in the same old rut.
The assistance and cooperation extended to the Sen
iors by some other groups on the campus couldn’t have been
exceeded by anyone, and to them, the Senior Class is most
appreciative. Still, the whole project nearly collapsed when a
few petty groups refused to trouble themselves to do the
job for which they were employed.
Your City
(Third of a Series)
By Tad Moses
First two articles of this series
traced briefly the historical devel
opment of the Texas A. & M. Col
lege and the City of College Sta
tion which grew up in the surround
ing area. This and the next install
ment will give passing mention to
the individuals mostly responsible
for what measures of usefulness it
may have enjoyed. Space will not
permit a recital of all names worthy
of listing, nor the telling of all
major services performed.
J. T. L. McNew was perhaps
the most active in talking incor
poration and discussing the bene
fits that would accrue. Others in
cluded Ernest Langford, J. H.
Binney, Alva Mitchell, L. P. Gab
bard, J. A. Orr, E. W. Steel, S. A.
Lipscomb, Luke Patranella, J. W.
Barger, C. A. Bonnen, Charles
Gorzyski, Frank Brown, B. D. Mar-
burger, W. W. Sparks, M. C.
Hughes, F. W. Jensen, E. E. Vezey,
and many others.
Included in the original incor
porated city limits were College
Park and South Oakwood, part of
College Hills, the College Campus,
the two railroad depots and the
North Gate business districts.
Early in 1939 the remainder of Col
lege Hills was taken into the city.
First Officers Elected
Under Texas laws, cities having
less than 5,000 population have a
commission form of government
with five aldermen elected by the
voter’s. Other elected officers in
clude a mayor and a city marshal.
Upon this basis the first official
family was set up through an
election held Nov. 28, 1938, to hold
office until time for the general
election to be held the first Tues-
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BACKWASH
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
By Junior Canis
Heading this week’s chatter
around the campus is talk about
the release of the new Rev book
let. It has been announced that
it is to be released today, and sales
are to begin immediately.
For those who are Tessie-W fans,
we have one in our very midst.
She is the new librarian at Cush
ing, and if you’re interested, it
might pay you to look into the
matter.
And speaking of that wonderful
land called Heaven (T. S. C. W.
to the freshmen), Junior has been
informed that there is to be a gala
affair up there this coming Satur
day night in the form of an all
college dance. If like its predeces
sors, it will prove to be a bang-up
affair!
From observation around the
campus, we have surmised that a
few people like Bob Nevin have
a weakness for picnics. A good
way to detect such a weakness is
to be on the alert for those who
scratch chiggers. Hmmmmm!
Junior has always heard that it
is the custom for the boy to give
the girl a ring, but Dick Burch has
given the practice a new interpre
tation. He is now sporting Bert
Kelly’s ring—her Bryan High
School ring, no less.
Another little irregularity but
a good idea is the system that
Frog Glass (Joe) has worked out.
His woman, Frankie Rattan, drives
up after him each evening in her
automobile and waits behind his
dorm for him.
It seems that the blonde at the
Exchange Store by the name of
Dot Ward is now sweating the boys
in Dorm No. 6.
Another observation of Junior’s
is that Ralph Flesher’s health is
showing a decided improvement
these day?.
Don’t get alarmed, ole army,
when you think you are seeing two
Jay Poynors running around the
campus. It’s just Jay’s little broth
er, Frog Poynor, who is identical
to his older brother in looks, gold
teeth and all.
We are still all ears for news
about that corps dance with a
name band. And we aren’t exactly
uninterested in hearing some more
about a Freshman dance. Let’s get
the ball rolling on some kind of
entertainment this summer, ole
army, because it is going to get
mighty boring down here.
We hear hinted that it will be an
aisle-date for Sleepy League some
time in December. We know now
the reason for all those trips to
Austin.
Also rumored to be pretty near
the altar is Jimmy Stone. That
siren from Crockett and her con
vertible seem to have weakened
his resistance.
Eddy Daniels can’t resist the
urge to write torrid love letters
to a certain little Tessie W.
beauty. In fact, he is employing
the assistance of several of his
clase-mates.
For tips on how to have a good
time in Galveston, see Jim Evans
or Buddy Howland. They have
ideas (and what ideas) on how
to make such a trip most unusual.
Since today is the day for the
release of Rev’s booklet, ole army,
ISts all buy one and back up her
memorial fund! The sooner' we
complete that fund the sooner we
will have her memorial on her
gi-ave.
\ Good Neighbors
ARGENTINA . . . South America’s Big Power
By Ruben R. Caro Costas
The most European of American
countries, Argentina traditionally
look? toward Europe. This is per
haps because unlike the other east
ern countries of the Americas she
was colonized strangely enough
from the west. The first colonizers
coming from the Old World failed
to hold foot in Argentina and not
until a handful of Spanish settlers
coming from Peru was it that the
first settlements were established
in Argentina. This happened dur
ing the years 1551 to 1573. These
early settlers found the Pampas,
Argentina’s great plains, well
stocked with wild horses and cattle
left there by the earlier colonizers
who failed to colonize the country.
Geographically, Argentina has
everything — extensive grassy
plains, wide navigable rivers, enor
mous grazing plateaus, forests
and mountains. Her area comprises
1,079,965 square miles, most of it
lying in the temperate zone. She
has a climate similar to the United
States yet her seasons are just
the reverse, winter coming in sum
mer and summer in winter.
Argentina is divided into four
geographical regions varying from
a humid subtropical climate to a
temperate climate. The most im
portant region is that one com
prising the area of the great Pam
pas. Its deep, alluvial soil produces
Argentina’s great agricultural
wealth: cattle, pastoral products,
alfalfa, wheat, corn and flax.
Her rivers originating in the
Andes drain into five great river
systems, all of which flow into the
Atlantic Ocean, as do all major
rivers of South America. The Pa
rana, Paraguay, and Uruguay riv
ers, which comprise the Plata’s
river system, are navigable for
more than a thousand miles and
on their shores are located some
of Argentina’s greatest commercial
cities.
Great Melting Pot
Although Argentina is essentially
an agricultural country, two thirds
of her population lives in cities of
100,000 or more. With 14 millions
as her population, Argentina is a
great melting pot. Here in this
country immigrants from Italy,
England, Germany, France, Rus
sia, Poland, Scotland, Austria, and
many other nations have found a
country to live in and engage in the
development of natural resources.
As in the United States, the Indian
is the only race which is almost
exterminated. The few who survive
I extermination have been absorbed
into the Argentine population, es
pecially in the gaucho blood.
From the first settlements es
tablished by the Spaniards in Ar
gentina have developed what to
day are the greatest cities of this
country, especially one—Buenos
Aires, which has developed into
one of the great cities of the world.
Buenos Aires, with a population of
3,500,000, is today the largest city
in South America, and the second
port in the western hemisphere, the
first being New York. Rosario and
La Plata are the two next im
portant cities in Argentina. Buenos
Aires is cosmopolitan, with excel
lent shops, hotels, theatres, libra
ries, art galleries, and restaurants.
Its social life is backed by its
agricultural and commercial activi
ty, made possible by the fertility
of the Pampas.
The city boasts skyscrapers,
industrial plants, markets, parks,
beautiful buildings and broad ave
nues. It is modernistic and progres
sive.
Pampas Furnish Livelihood
Agriculture is the most im
portant phase in the life of almost
every Argentinan. The great cen
tral pampa, comprising about one-
fifth of the national area, produces
the things that give Argentina her
economic status in the world.
Among these commodities meats,
linseed, wheat and flour, corn,
wool, hides, quebracho, cotton, oats,
barley, and dairy products pre
dominate.
Exportation of agricultural prod
ucts is the big business of Argen
tina. The exportation of meat—es
pecially chilled and frozen beef—is
the most important. This meat is
exported primarily to the United
Kingdom. Still unsolved, however,
is one big and important point of
economic issue—the question of
shipping Argentine meats—es
pecially fresh meats in chilled and
frozen form—into the United
States. Such meats are now pro
hibited from entering the country,
partly because the United States
has not ratified the Sanitary Con
vention of May 24,1935. The United
States claims that the issue is the
hoof-and-mouth disease while Ar
gentina claims that it is a dis
crimination through political pres
sure from the important United
States livestock producing states.
Besides her meat and cereals, Ar
gentina produces quantities of su
gar, rice, potatoes, and other food
stuffs for local consumption.
Foreign Capital Predominates
Like most of the other Americas,
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Paul S. Ballance
PEACE PLANS
I am sure that all of us have been
made more “Peace conscious” dur
ing World War II by having wit
nessed the events after World War
I. If we (and the “we” includes
all of the peoples of the United
Nations) make the same or similar
mistake in writing the peace terms
for the enemy, we cannot give the
excuse that we did not know of the
pitfalls that confront us now as
compared with 25 years ago. Every
agency and organization that dis
seminates and distributes informa
tion, whether it be the newspapers,
magazines, books and pamphlets, or
the radio, have done their shar-e
of warning the populus of the
consequences if undue caution is
not taken in writing the peace
terms. <
The complete volume that I have
examined on peace plans bears the
title “Searchlight bn Peace Plans”
A. S. T. P.
Antics
By Pvt. Phil Lichtenstein
The baseball team took the count
from Huntsville in a bitterly con
tested game at Huntsville POW
camp Sunday afternoon by a
score of 4-2. This ended the ac
tivities on the diamond for the
A.S.T. nine, since it was announc
ed that all baseball players will
henceforth report for regular P.T.
The reactions of those affected by
this decree need not be recorded
here.
The A. P.’s of the second com
pany will be reunited with the
rest of the regular's in the battal
ion on July first, it is reported,
when a large number of reservists
arive to augment our ranks. The
A.P.’s will occupy Dorm 1, the re
serves, Dorm 3.
Dr. Marsh’s Home for Wednes
day Afternoon Neurotics recorded
a new high in attendance during
mid-week maneuvers when the
khaki-clads queued up in an ef
fort to have their gi'ievances wept
over.
Bouquets to our two new green-
braiders, M/Sgt. Miller and S/Sgt.
Fick. Sergeant Miller has worn the
khaki for twenty-nine years and
sports several rows of last-war
decorations over the left breast
pocket. Sergeant Fick recently add
ed a rocker to the chevron pile.
Mel Brown’s body in Houston
evened the score with him. She mar
ried during the week, and the male
voice that resounded in his ear
when he called on Saturday, left
no doubt in his mind that a beau
tiful friendship had been ended.
That seductive creature strolling
the campus last weekend may have
looked clean, but “she” certainly
needed a shave.
A T-5 mail censor, a T-4 elec
trician, two supply sergeants, an
M.P. guard of honor at the late
President Roosevelt’s funeral, and
a ballistics expert, are numbered
among the A. & M.-ASTU alum
nae. So study hard, young s men,
and you too may someday put those
heads to good use.
The Bryan Chamber of Com
merce was mightily pleased by a
greater-than-usual influx o f
ASTP’s into their fair “city” this
weekend. Trains to Houston aren’t
fast enough to compensate for a
0900 inspection on Sunday morn
ing.
Since last Wednesday’s informal
discussion of Aggie-ASTU ill-feel
ing among the Aggie Corps cadet
officers and the assembled AST
battalion during orientation, the
greeting of “Howdy” has been re
sumed in place of the fishy-eye
stare. “Sully” will maintain his
dignity, and Dorm 3 will not float
away from its foundations. Gre
nades will be tui'ned in, and base
ball bats will be used only for the
purpose of conveying a leather-
covered sphere from one point in
a ball park to another. Peace will
reign.
Our heartiest congratulations
and best wishes to Captain and
Mrs. Charles W. Rice upon their
recent marriage. Upon the return
of the second company’s new C. O.
and his wife from their abbreviat
ed honeymoon, they will reside on
the campus.
LUPUS
WHERE YOU ALWAYS GET
A FAIR TRADE
by Edith Wynner and Georgia
Lloyd, published by E. P. Dutton
in late 1944. The authors have ena-
lyzed the various plans, and they
have condensed millions of words
into a single volume. The essentials
of each plan are set forth briefly,
after having been stripped of all
unnecessary literary superlatives.
The types of peace plans are actual
ly broken down into two groups,
one that the authors call “Theoreti
cal Plans”, to unite nations dating
from the earliest in 1306 to 1914.
The other group is “Theoretical
Plans” to unite nations since 1914.
A great number of the proposed
plans are not familiar to the aver
age person, but, on the other hand,
many of them are. An entire sec
tion is devoted to the United Na
tions plans, and included here is
the text of the Atlantic Charter, the
text of the declarations of many
other meetings and conferences.
The authors go further than to just
mention the various peace plans.
They devote much space to out
lining the various practical at
tempts of actually attaining peace
by the nations and countries of the
world, and these practical attempts
date back to Egypt in 1375 B. C.
when Amenophis IV was persuaded
by his mother and wife to with
draw all of his troops from the
conquered lands, leaving only his
ambassadors to represent him. All
of the states had autonomy, Ameno
phis retaining only advisory con
trol. The federation lasted until
his death, when his son-in-laws’s ef
forts to maintain it were defeated
by the priests and generals. This
continued down the centuries. The
formation of our own United States
under the “Articles of Confedera
tion” for common defense in the
War of Independence from England
is another typical example. The
most “Practical Attempts” are sum
marized under “Charts of Confed
erate and Federal Constitutions”.
This volume is not exactly light
reading, but it is recommended.
I am certainly not in favor of
overdosing ourselves with peace
plans, but I feel that the average
American does not concern himself
enough with world affairs and
passes the whole matter off with a
shrug of his shoulders, merely say-
jng that those things are the other
fellow’s business. We certainly
cannot take that attitude if we
want to be a peace-abiding, peace-
loving, and peace-living people.
Harold Callender, foreign corre
spondent of the New York Times
for more than fifteen years, has
written a very readable book en
titled “A Preface to Peace”, pub
lished in 1944 by Knopf. This book
is divided into four major parts.
Part I, entitled “Looking Forward”
discusses briefly some of the tasks
which victory imposes upon the vic
tor. Part II, entitled “America in
the Mediterranean” outlines the
development during the war of our
policies, military and political.
Part III, which includes four chap
ters and is entitled “Democratic
Failure”, points out the errors of
the democratic powers, including
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