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Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 1945 Pag Fo At A. fasl nig] gro life can the fori thei A the: mm bou old* Brs don Sui tiad S Chi Lt. in ma the The Battalion STUDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Office, Room 5, Administration Building, Telephone 4-5444 Texas A. & M. College The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station is published weekly, and circulated on Thursday afternoon. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Subscription rate $3.00 per school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Member Pbsoaoted Cr»Ue6iate Press John F. Spragins, Jr Editor-in-Chief Sam A. Nixon, Jr Managing Editor Harold Borofsky Sports Editor Phil Lichtenstein A S. T. P. Editor REPORTERS Clyde C. Crittenden, S. A. Wells, M. C. Kury, R. W. Simms, B. W. Cantrell, R. G. Reese, H. A. Pate, F. D. Baca. bute in mind to nie world over that this definition is dedicated ; for it is who fashioned and designed A. & M. into the universal it is today. It is safe to very ’ ’ " ” & M.; and there can be no gallantly as those of the les on is they, the Aggies of yesterdi er say that the records they are painting day can be attributed largely to the training they received while cadets at A. ley, the Aggies of yesterday, lly renewed institution that painting in their blood this and there can be no doubt that present day and as gallantly as those of the past, provided they can things acquired from A. & M. by the by-gone Aggies.) receive future Aggies reap from A. & ca tin rry same When you are privileged to be a “Fish” at Aggieland there are ties that grow between you and the upperclass men who take delight in reducing you to a common denom inator of brother Aggies, who teach you to respect your superior in a manner unexcelled by any other group, who drill a sense of fidelity to each other into the very center of your heart and soul, who make you shift for yourself so that you will build up that inner strength needed to carry you through battle, who require that you learn the ways of an orderly life, who train you for self-sufficiency so that you won’t go yellow when faced with something you feel you cannot bear. These things and only these things will make of you, my friend, a real Aggie, and what’s more—a man! What Is An Aggie? Printed above is a brief but highly impressive and vener ate definition of what it means to be an Aggie. From the time each of us entered this institution, we have had these princi ples impressed upon us; not once but a thousand times, and at every hour of the day. We live and breathe these things, or we can’t call ourselves Aggies. We all are aware of these qual ities by name—but how many of us are able to explain what they actually mean ? These principles are the very essence of what makes the most ordinary human being into the extra ordinary—an Aggie—so why not examine the meaning of each si litle closer ^ When you are a “fish” at A. & M., it IS a privilege— a privilege so great that the majority of us couldn’t live long enough to see a greater honor bestowed upon us. And there ARE ties that DO grow between our “fish” and their upperclassmen. Those ties are not apparent to the fresh man while he is still a freshman, but when he joins the ranks of the upperclassmen, he finds himself engulfed in a multi tude of lifetime friends that once pounced on him in an en deavor to convert him into an Aggie. Those ties are there from the very beginning of his career, and they never lose their velocity. Oh no! They grow and continue to grow with the years, for once a member of the world’s greatest frater nity, always a member of the Aggie fraternity. True, a “fish” IS reduced to a common denominator, but tftat common denominator represents nothing less than the very principles that our nation is founded upon—-those of democracy with utter disregard for individualities, per sonalities, or partialities. Aggies deplore such tripe, and no welcome awaits anyone who entertains that trio. To be re duced to that common denominator is to become but one in the world’s greatest institution, and if a person finds his number such that it can’t be reduced, the Aggies want no part of him. Every Aggie respects his superiors. No group on God’s earth can excell A. & M. when it comes to respecting a superior, because no individual can survive at A. & M. and refuse to obey the orders of a superior. It is through the taking of orders that a man some day is enabled to give orders. Likewise, it is through learning to be a real Ag gie by taking orders that a man learns to teach other men to become real Aggies by giving orders. From such'a process of receiving first and giving later emerges that sense of fidelity that is so firmly instilled into every Aggie’s heart and soul. There comes not only that instillation of fidelity but that indispensable ability to shift for himself with an inner strength that can and will carry him through battle and storm with a sense of duty, loyalty, and devotion to what is fair and just with a determination to fight to the end for what he thinks and knows is right. And just where would anyone be were it not for the ways of an orderly life? And tell us who in this world has ever grown into maturity without having that orderly life planned, managed, and enforced by some superior? Show us a man, if you can, who can justly claim being a real man, and who has not had his early training designed for him by some superior; and show us an army, a victorious army, that has escaped having its training designed for it by a superior group. The Aggies challenge anyone to do it. It can’t be done, for there is no other way to mold a man. And just how does a man achieve a self sufficiency to meet and withstand the hard and bitter knocks of life? Where does a man get the guts that won’t turn yellow when he is confronted by the unbearable? The Aggies know the answer, for they have spent sixty-nine years producing men that have the right kind of guts. They produce the man who will let nothing short of Hell stop him. Yes, these things and ONLY these things will make of you, my friend, a REAL Aggie, and a MAN—two words that are synonymous. Our fighters have had two wars to win. The home front has two also; that of support of the fighting and mainten ance of the economic level. War bond purchases accomplish both. These knock down and drag out wars, in lieu of formal surrender, certainly prolong the need for War Bond support. l^)ig deeper in the 7th. Remember, the world’s best buy of the world’s best investments—War bonds. Support the 7th War Loan Drive. Set your own quota- and make it! Some day a bomb bought with War Bonds will finish the Jap emperor. Take a chance, buy more and bigger War Bonds. Maybe you’ll hit the jackpot on this. BACKWASH Backwash: “An agitation resulting from gome action or occurence.”—Webster. By Junior Canis Heading this week’s line of gab is the informal corps dance on Saturday night with the Aggieland Orchestra. Of course, everyone has the gripe on the lack of entertain ment around here so the dance didn’t come too soon. Now that the idea has started, everyone is an xiously awaiting the name-band's appearance here for another corps dance. o It seems that lately the campus has had a considerable number of the fair sex wandering about. It has found favor with everyone, since we can never have an excess of females at A. & M. o The laugh of the week and the most head-in stunt can be attri buted to Russell Benson. Someone ought to inform him that military Courtesy does not include saluting campus cops at retreat. • Everyone on the campus would like to hear more about a certain company party at Louann’s in Dal las that didn’t show up for its reservations. It’s rumored that Lou, of that said establishment, got a supreme case of the gripes and a few difficulties arose on that eventful evening. o Dew-drops Shay and Gaines have been observed sweating the local talent, along with serge-head Earl Rasch. It’s always much cheaper to go with a local gal, so perhaps that’s the reason. ' o James L. Stone has demanded that this column print a retraction of last week’s item on him. Com plications, in the form of Jay Poy- ner and John Cox, set it on Jimmy when the announcement of his sup posed engagement was printed, o This column would like to bring up the matter of William Harper again, but since a libel suit hangs over anyone doing so., it is ad visable to let for a while. well enough alone Frogs Richardson and Garfield have been devoting most of their leisure time to local gals, too, Junior is wondering why the sud den turn to Bryan and College girls. Has oil been struck around this vicinity? o Noticed around the campus have been two cuties, one by the name of Betty Veazey, who is well known at A. & M., and the other whose identity is unknown. It is rumored that the other is a Tessie and is visiting Betty. Only one oth er thing, and that isn’t so good— the guest of Betty’s is sporting a huge rock—ring finger, left hand, o Noticed lately is the huge turn over in fountain personnel at the Aggieland Pharmacy. Now that Janie is gone, what will Harris do? o Leon Parke, Sollie Wells, and Sam Nixon have been casting very ugly sneers all week at anyone even attempting to lay a hand on their backs .... perhaps those five hours last Saturday afternoon at the Country Club swimming pool had a little bit to do with it. o Rumors have been going around the campus that Eep Brown had an armored car, et al, to take him and that hunk of ice to Austin this last weekend, but Eep swears up and down that he thumbed it alone. The lucky girl is Joy Snod grass. o A familiar face to everyone on Tuesday was that of Jim Grizzard, V-12, who is stationed at Tealand. Seems the tea-hounds are out, so Jim tore out for good ole’ Aggie land to see all his buddies in ’47. o Everyone is still waiting for that first yell practice of the semester. It ought to be a good ’un so let’s get the ball a rollin’ in that direc tion, ole’ army! \ Good Neighbors URUGUAY STRONG DEMOCRACY Japan is an earthly scourge that can be kept forever I past, penned up on its island by the purchase of more and bigger War Bonds. 1 l n By Ruben R. Caro-Costas One of the most progressive and youngest of South America’s republics, Uruguay ranks very high as a true democratic country. Uruguay is the smallest re public of South America and com prises about 72,000 square miles of territory, bounded by Brazil on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east and Argentina on the west and south. Unlike the rest of the South American republics, Uruguay was not settled by the Spaniards in their search of gold. Instead of the precious metal they found here one of the best grazing lands of the world, a land of promise for those loving the livestock in dustry.. Here they found that about 90% of the land was exclu- ively,, pastoral and therefore a dream land for the grazing of livestock. Since then the country has developed into one of the out standing livestock countries of the world, her chief exports being meat and canned beef, hides, skins, and wool. In the exportation of meat to the outside world Uruguay fur nishes 25 per cent of the whole meat export. Outside the livestock industry Uruguay has little or no natural resources of minerals, and raises wheat, rye, oats, linseed, and corn for export. With a population of 3,000,00 Uruguay traces her racial and cul tural heritage to Spain and Italy with some Portuguese, German and Brazilian mixed in the national bloodline. One third of the popula tion lives in Montevideo, the capital and most important city,of Uru guay. The remaining two thirds live in small villages and towns where livestock is the leading in dustry. Montevideo—City of Progress Montevideo still preserves part of her colonial atmosphere, with red-tiled roofs, flower-packed patios, and grilled windows; but for the most part it is a modern city. Skyscrapers and modern buildings predominate. The city life is-gay. Music, literature and philosophy means a lot to Monte- videans, as they are a kind of people that are more keenly inter ested in the present and future than in the past. They are in terested in progress rather than I a still culture belonging to the Education Is Free education, Uruguay ranks among the most widely educated countries not only of South Amer ica but throughout the world. Edu cation is free and compulsory for the elementary schools, and for those wishing to continue higher education the state provides col leges and universities with free tuition. Education is free not only for their own people but also to foreign students who wish to pur sue some line of advanced edu cation. Books and all the materials concerned with education are fur nished by the state. This is why this country ranks so high in educational standards, and why it is so democratic. There is educa tion for everybody, without re gard to race, color, beliefs and social standing. Uruguay believes in the education of its people for the betterment of their social and economic standing. Industrially, Uruguay is im proving fast. Although obliged to import the coal and petroleum from England and the United States which are vital to the oper ation of its industries, Uruguay’s industrial life is improving steadily. Many hydroelectric plants are under construction at the present time. Utilities Are Government Owned With the government controlling the industries and the utilities, Uruguay has improved economical ly a great deal. Bus lines, street cars, railroads, electric lights, tele graph, and power plants are own ed by the government. The insur ance and mortgage banks are also controlled by the state, and there are public associations that run the government-owned packing plants. In her social attitude Uruguay’s government has shown a deep in terest in the welfare of her work ers, and a great deal of social legis lation has been passed for their benefit. A program for the con trol of unemployment is working at the present time; and programs of public housing, state care for mothers, free medical treatment for the poor, fixing of wages, the regulation of the labor of women and children, child welfare, and socialized medicine form part of the plan of Uruguay for social improvement. In the fields of transportation and communication Uruguay is among the leaders in South Amer ica. She has the greatest mileage (Continued on Page 3) By Edna B. Woods Books and more books about Russia—the country and the peo ple—have been published in the past few years. Some of them are repetitious; others expound the private deductions of Continental and American visitors, who, after hasty tours, are certain that they understand all about Russia. For tunately, there are some writers like Edgar Snow (PEOPLE ON OUR SIDE, 1944) who write only after long and thorough visits and careful study. However, with the increased numbers of books dis cussing Russian philosophy, social conditions, politics, and govern ment, there has been no corre sponding acceleration in the pro duction of Russian fiction. Russian fiction today, may not reach the rung of literary success achieved by such classics as WAR AND PEACE, ,and RESURRECTION by Tolstoy, or CRIME AND PUN ISHMENT, and THE BROTHERS KAMARAZOV by Dostoevsky, but some of them are worth more than a passing glance. The Stalin Prize Novel of 1944, A. S. T. P. Antics By Phil Lichtenstein Softball interest seems to be flourishing under balmy Texas sun shine. Although no league has been formed, four or five outfits have been organized and several games are already on the record books. A First Company team from the bottom floor took a 2-0 win from CE Section 262 Monday night, with George Otani pitching three-hit ball for the winners. In one inter company contest Saturday, the Second Company went down, 9-1, with “Willie” Stoecker on the mound for the winners. The entire battalion welcomes Lt. Jack S. Connell, veteran offi cer recently returned from combat in the ETO. Lt. Connell landed in Normandy with the famous 30th Division and fought in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany as forward observer for an 81-mm. mortar outfit. He wears the Com bat Infantryman’s award and two battle stars on his theater ribbon. Already busy instructing military classes, Lt. Connell’s experiences and tales will prove valuable train ing for the battalion. Incidentally the lieutenant is a native Texan, hailing from Houston. MISCELLANY . . . what’s this “morning serenade” echoing from the third floor at 0646 . . . early week rumor has it that rifles are back with the T/E . . . what hap pens to our slide rules? . . . Ag gies have handed cordial invite to ASTP for Corps Dance Saturday night . . . how many will be lost from bachelor ranks come furlough time four weeks hence? . . . room mates Harry Straw and Art Ward are among top contenders . . . wanted: items for this space . . . donate to room 310. Noticed that those greedy hogs in Section 41 turned mighty elusive this Sunday when they got hold of a couple of watermelons. They were all going around with that compla cent “I’ve got something you ain’t got” look, and when an overambi- tious neighbor came requesting a handout, he was treated to cold stares and warm rind. Curious about how a certain member of Section 21 got so much mail addressed in that curlycued feminine handwriting, some of us made a checkup. Sure enough, deep in a drawer we found a little book entitled How to Write Love Let ters, and such trash! Where did you say that place was, George? When a list was taken around to all the Reserves who wanted to play softball, a lot more than a full team signed up, but when somebody mentioned practicing, most of the signees became con spicuous by their absence. J. E. Riley is in charge and will talk to all Reservists interested, but re member that if we want a good team, we’ll have to work. When the rumor went around that we were to clean all those nice new rifles for our Wednesday workout, Gerry (not to be confused with Gary) Cooper was heard com plaining that he might get his lily white hands all dirty. Now isn’t that too AWFUL? THE RAINBOW is included among the recent Russian novels, although its author Wanda Wasilewska is a Polish woman. Mrs. Wasilewska’s novel is the story of the German occupation of a small Ukranian village. The author's own political career probably made it possible for her to write realistically about the military occupation. These staunch, unbending villagers, through strength of mind and body, were able to withstand the (Continued on Page 3) Your City BY TAD MOSES (This is the fourth of a series of articl rganization of the City of College Statibn. p to the incorporation of the city, while Pi up to the incorporation of the city, uals to whom credit is due for th tory the Part 4 is a continuation of last wei Parts 1 and 2 related the events leading art 3 gave mention to some of the individ- e accomplishments achieved in the city’s progress. ;ek’s nts achievei installment.—Editor.) PART 4 / ' The first official family show ed J. H. Binney as mayor, and Alva Mitchell, L. G. Jones, G. B. Wilcox, Ernest Langford, and L. P. Gabbard as aldermen. J. S. Hopper was city marshal; J. W. Barger, city attorney; J. T. L. McNew, city engineer; J. E. Marsh, city health officer; E. W. Steel, sanitary engineer, and Sid Loveless, city, secretary, with L. P. Gabbard, mayor pro tern. In the first regular election, S. A. Lipscomb and W. E. Long re placed Langford and Mitchell, the mayor and the other aldermen being re-elected. However, Long resigned and in a special election held in October, 1939, J. A. Orr was chosen to finish his term. Anderson Becomes Mayor An April 2, 1940, Frank C. And erson was chosen mayor, and Lang ford and T. A. Munson replaced Gabbard and Jones, with Lips comb, Orr and Wilcox being hold overs another year. All three were re-elected for two-year terms on April 3, 1941. Later that month the city was divided into wards from each of which two councilmen were to be selected in the next general elec tion. Ward 1 covered South Oak- wqod Park and West Park; Ward 2 took in College Hills east of Highway 6 and south of an ex tension of the Sulphur Springs road, and Ward 3 embraced the rest of the city and the College campus. In the election of April 7, 1942 the following councilmen were chosen from each ward and the first named drew . the two-year term: Ward 1—Orr and Wilcox; Ward 2—Munson and P. W. Burns; Ward 3—Lloyd D. Smith and W. D. Llyod Lloyd Smith resigned Dec. 1, 1942 to become city bus iness manager, and T. A. Munson was called into the Army, hence the election of April 6, 1943 brought out two new councilmen each for Wards 2 and 3, with Chas. W. Crawford and M. T. Har rington for No. 2 and R. L. and E. E. Brown for Ward 3 with the first named in each instance draw ing the two-year term. Orr car ried over in Ward 1 and Wilcox was re-elected again. Langford Takes Over On April 4 last year, Langford was re-elected mayor, and Orr, Harrington and E. T. Brown were re-elected councilmen. In the latest election, April 3, 1945, Wilcox, Crawford and R. L. Brown were re-elected. ALTERATIONS LAUTERSTEIN’S PHONE 4-4444 Box Office Opens at 1 P.M. Closes at 8:30 ADMISSION IS STILL Tax Included Phone 4-1166 3N .9c & 20c SATURDAY and SUNDAY “THE THIN MAN GOES HOME” — with — William Powell Myrna Loy Also News and Short ■SIS.! When S. A. Lipscomb finished his term as alderman, he was chosen city secretary and has con tinued in that capacity. Lloyd Smith’s title since the April 1944 election has been city mana ger instead of business manager. Other members of the official fam ily are Dr. T. O. Walton, Jr., city health officer; C. J. Gorzycki, city judge; J. W. Barger, city attorney; S. R. Wright, sanitary engineer, and J. T. L. McNew, city engi neer. All of these officers, as well as the mayor and the councilmen, serve without remuneration. Salaried personnel, in addition to City Manager Smith, include O. L. Foster, assistant city secretary and tax collector; Lee Norwood, city marshal; Otis E. Carroll, foreman; and Mrs. Florence Nee ley, secretary. Succeeding installments of this series will discuss what might be termed issues and policies and will be written by selected citizens of the community. We have Brown Rubber Heels Any Size Holick's Boot Shop a /■ anipu.\ Air-Conditioned Opens 1:00 P.M. — Ph. 4-1181 Thursday — Last Day Gregory Peck Thomas Mitchell — in — Friday and Saturday Double Feature No. 1 Jeanne Crain — in — “In the Meantime, Darling” No. 2 Phil Baker And All Star Cast in “Take It or Leave It” Plus Color Cartoon Sunday and Monday CENTURY-fOX PICTURE — also — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Popular Science Tues. - Wed. - Thurs. Hedy Lamarr George Brent co-starred in “Experiment Perilous”