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BACKWASH
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
positive Results ....
A few weeks ago, there appeared in this column an
editorial concerning the hospitality the Cadet Corps re
ceived at Oklahoma University when the Aggies traveled
to Norman to play against the Sooner football team. The
editorial was written with the hope that better student re
lations between our two schools will be attained in he fu- All good Tessies packed their it seldom was. So Saturday found
ture, and that such maltreatment as the visitors received hubbaing clothes last weekend and the TSCWites concentrating on
will never again be evident. This week we found a letter waited for classes to end so they College Station production. Smith
from an OU campus leader on our desk. could see the men they had heard and Daniels and the others were
The letter follows herewith: so much about, the Aggies, some not a disappointment, either.
Dear Sir, a particular one, some none in
As a student at the University of Oklahoma, I would particular, but all.
like to defend my school. I read your editorial and also the - , —
quip in Backwash and was extremely sorry that any such . ^ ttle d J d . the y ex P ect t0 ° e met headlines have now proclaimed it,
impression was left. m ^ e tia ^ ltlona l manner with even an( j j n ^his fact there is a certain
I have done quite a bit of checking into this deplorable a . ne ^, slow added, but upon step- pride for h av i n g yelled for and
situation and have written an article for our October 17 ] rom y 16 , lday or sat, er, stood with the best team,
issue. In this checking, I found that the Cadet Corps was a u ™ a y t e scw sn-ls were the we will a i ways back,
invited to attend the dance Saturday, October 6 and I also caU8 ' ht in the s aet y of the occa- A&M
jy i i .lv .1 • • 11 • i i—< ■ • i i ;, sion in an instant, when mnior.
It is not poor sportsmanship to
say that the men lost the game in
score only. It is the truth, and
found that the dance was given in their honor. Similarly, the
officers were invited.
sion in an instant, when junior,
senior, and every other kind of
That night the Tessies got the
same thrill as always from dancing
The university committee in charge had also set up a ^ ggl ® s y er ® ^ here to ^ elcome them with ROTC men in the Crystal Ball
date bureau for the cadets wanting dates. There were over m a 0 ,. y eeiS &n songs sung room at the Texas. Besides the
600 girls to choose from and not one single date was made.
in no timid manner were soon
wrangling over the game, new fun
After the small (?) and quiet mingling then which were intend-
(?) yell practice Friday night, ed to be bound closely together
Tales from Tessieland
The students were extremely sorry that you couldn’t ^ ome J, n .° y e gu s ’ an e was added to the evening by the
attend our dances but we heard indirectly that many of you 01 ps np was lea y un elway - knowledge that two schools were
had exams the following Monday and had to return to school
that night.
We also are sorry that we couldn’t offer you housing most of the gals had one particular from way back when, and it’s sure
facilities but the housing situation is terribly bad at Nor- Cadet, and oh those men! Injec- that the postmen between College
man. Many of the students are required by necessity to live tions of Army spirit were made, Station and Denton will be bus-
in Oklahoma City and commute because of the lack of room, were done painlessly if needed, and ier than ever before.
Many of the professors cannot find rooms to live in, let alone :
apartments. I am, having to pay much too much for a single
room extremely far from the campus and I was lucky to
even get one.
The general feeling is that you were upset because of
the incident at the game when you were moved across the
field to a veiy bad section. None of the students knew at the Gosh, we’re a sleepy bunch up ed elevators, the parade, and the
time why and few know now that they (meaning the stad- here at T SCW today. In fact, we’re “Spirit of Aggieland’’ will remain
ium officials) moved you because “you were standing and just recuperating from that won- vivid in our minds for many
bothering people.” The students had nothing to do with the derful we ekend konwn as the Corps months.
feeling of the people behind you and were extremely sorry Trip Rememb e r ? i t was this past The game Saturday? One of the
that such an incident occurred. It is my personal opinion that weekend in Fort Worth. How could best ever, but, well, let’s not talk
you had every right to stand and that they didn’t have any we forget. about the score. Let’s talk about
right to move you but I imagine that is Of little help now. first official one since the the spirit of all you Aggies. You
This letter is really a personal letter to you from me war, the Corps Trip for Aggies and know something? Couldn’t even
and isn’t supposed to include any other feelings around the Tessies is over, until next year, and hear TCU cheering at all. While
campus but I’m happy to say that it does and I personally Cowtown can now settle down once at the game, I overheard a couple
want to apologize for any other acts of ‘non-hospitality’. m0 re. Memories such as midnight discussing the Aggies. They made
Yours for closer relations,
Fred Sawyer.
Thank you, Mr. Sawyer, we are anticipating next year’s
Aggie-Sooner game.
“A Good Job Well Done ,, . . .
During the past week, reports and letters have been
coming in to the office of the Dean of Men concerning the
Fish Can Obtain
Reveille Booklets
The story of Reveille in word
and picture is now available to
yell practice in front of the Texas the remark that no school could
Hotel, cheers for the Aggies, crowd- compete with A. & M. when it
—— came to the spirit and loyalty, and
that’s just about right. '
It was really something, too,
Aggies, when your band played our
Alma Mater, and Mary Ann was
presented. Also, we like your yells.
I agree with Aggie correspondent
Bill Withers that the Aggies are
Corps trip to Fort Worth on October 20th. These reports new cadets wl J 0 ^ av ^ not Imd a U p to par in their traditions, spirit,
are from members of the Fort Worth A&M Club, city of- pr< T 1 . oas oppo ^ u ! 11 y 44, ° r? in f a - ncl T ® ssie . reIationshl P- He men -
ficials, parents and friends of students, and others. °° ^ . pu h , y , ! e , ass , tioned in his column that the corps
In every case the reports have been favorable and com- * . opic . s 0 £ ao e ™ ay tri P would prove it, and it did.
plimentary, indicating that the men of the Cadet Corps, both °^ tained in the Student Actlvlties There s just one thing. Why could
individually and collectively, conducted themselves in a man- 0 J,?®' . , i f not the SAVeetheart nomm ees sit
ner reflecting credit on th^ institution. pro< ; n h t T the SpeCia T ieWmg Stand Wlth
Deari Rollins takes this opportunity to congratulate 00v aic ems . s , e ° eS p. , Aggie escorts .
hsh a lasting memorial to the first Anyway, this was a weekend to
lady of Aggieland, the beloved remember, and one to look forward
Rev. At present almost $1,000.00 ne xt year,
has been raised. Plans are now * * *
under way to erect the monument Here’s what I’ve been wanting
at the entrance to Kyle Field. To- to tell you. There’s going to be a
tal cost is expected to be around surprise for you soon. It will be a
$1,200.00. choice bit of news, so watch the
At the beginning of the spring Battalion for further news and al-
he died, semester the Frogs donated more s0 this column. As soon as plans
each of you on a good job well done.
.Good Neighbors
HAITI Sister Republic.
By Ruben R. Caro-Costas
Haiti, an
like the rest of the West Indies
republics, is the only French-speak
ing country of that group of is-
oner to France, where
agricultural country Dessalines followed him > and whan than $200.00 to the Reveille fund are'completed, 'you’lf be let in on
- - — - he foi ' ced the slaves to work on the an d this money has been added to t he secret, and we think you won’t
plantations, was murdered. the proceeds of the booklet sale b e disappointed.
1Iie ^ ia _ Since the days of the . French > to make one appropriate marker Gu e S s the Corps Trip proved
lands located in the Caribbean Sea When coffee ’ sugar ’ mdlg0 > and to the memory of the Aggies’ best quite a discovery for Aggie
known as the Greater Antilles. She Jrtfn T'' T™ "“T “ hundre ^ booklcts Schwartz, at least in one way. He
shares with the Dominican Repub- ei , value than that of the thirteen have been sent overseas. Major Sid found the answer to his problem
UcTelZ^oureaTof Cut “ Ts ^ his s “ us * ^
, . , , , ,, ,, . ,. duction has radically changed, recently was discharged after al- ir-nH
and rs bounded on the north by the T *,i„>,4-„4-,- u . r „ ianu.
^ ,, 4. u 4-u Large plantations have become most four years of service, was * * *
Windward Passagi, on The 8 east by SmaU farais - This chan &e brought among those who heard of the Freshmen elections for class of-
the Dominican Republic, and on orodTctTaTdThe TbaTdTnment, 0 of booklet , and ® rdered lt; from hls ficers are under way up here now,
the south by the Caribbean Sea. “.d cacao CoHee and cot- ^ ^ ^ ab ° Ut ^ th / y
thfSiLTTt T.F.M.A. Meeting ^7" Zid-L-Sicianf 18 ° r
crops of Haiti, are followed in im-
these
strewn everywhere. It seems at
adopted French as the national uortaTice Hv ^ne'flr and Viatifl The Texas Feed JManufacturers
language and has retained it ever p0ltaace by sagar ’ sl ® aI ’ and bana ’ . ine . ^. exas M1 f ,, f ^ . the yell practice Friday night here
language anu nas leLaineu n. ever nag _ Manufacturing has been hm- Association will hold its fall meet- ,, ^ .
since -w i , . . ., i 4. m on the campus that some Aggies
ited by the comparative small mar- mg in the YMCA Chapel at Texas , i , r • ^ f j? „
Indians were the original inhab- k e t. The imports consist chiefly of A&M College Friday, Geo. P. Me- , e pe e , .i^, 6
itants of Haiti but after its dis- textiles, wheat, flour, machinery, Carthy of Fort Worth, secretary- a ^ gn e ^ ]i ^ a .^ g
covery by Columbus, due to the automobiles, soap and petroleum, treasurer, has announced.
reprisals followed by the Spaniards, The most important railroad runs Other officers of the feed man-
they were extinguished. African north along the coast from Port ufaturers association are R. E.
slaves were then introduced to au Prince and inland up to Verre- Wendland, Temple, president, and
work the sugar cane, tobacco, cot- tes. There are almost 30,000 miles T. E. Melcher, El Campo, vice pres-
ton, cacao, and banana plantations. 0 f roads, including an all-weather ident.
The slave trade was so large that roa d from Port au Prince to Ciudad The Legislative Committee of
the Spanish crown had to limit Trujillo in the Dominican Repub- the organization also has called (<
importations to 4,000 a year, and ii c . Bus service connects the im- an executive meeting for Thurs- a urnad oat to be on * e
this is the reason, why the popula- portant towns. Air and sea trans- day afternoon. This committee con- a acc01 Ing to re P° lts U P t is
tion of Haiti is entirely negro or portation is available to South sists of Wiley Akins of Dallas; way ‘ * * *
descendants of negro parents. America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the W. C. Homeyer of Houston and
the yell practice. Good publicity
for the freshman candidate, too.
* * *
Rumor has it that several fresh
men Aggies and Tessies started
off what might be a “four year
tradition” for further corps trips
and weekends. Anyway, blind
On January 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques United States and the Dominican McCarthy. They were appointed
See you again next week, but in
Sue Jones
TSCW Correspondent.
Dessalines, one of Toussaint’s gen- Republic. from the industry to work with e . °P a you re more
erals, declared the independence Port au Prince, the capital, is a the Feed Control Service on mutual awa e in ^ asses an we are up
of the country and named it Haiti, modern city following the French problems. F. D. Brock, chief of the ere< 1 Qi ^ n ' T
an Indian word meaning moun- pattern in her buildings and parks. Feed Control Service, will attend
tainous. Haiti thus became the Here are found the greatest con- the executive meeting.
first of the other American repub- centration of the population of the "
lies to be free and the world’s entire republic with an estimated f“'W'yw ‘w-'k ^ y *
first negro republic. Before this 150,000 people. Gonaives, Les Cay- M 1 J f \
declaration of independence Haiti es and Cap-Haitien follow Port au M. A l* l CX- » » § £
went through years of fighting. Prince in importance. All of these
In 1791 the slaves, who had long are coastal cities.
STUDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Office, Room 6, Administration Building:, Telephone 4-6444
borne the repressive treatment of Since the founding of the repub- The Battalion> official ne wlpa^r A oV 1he M kScXrai and Mechanical College of
the French planters, rose up in lie, free education has been one of Texas and the City of College Station is published weekly, and circulated on Thursday
arms. In the north, large numbers the chief desires of all Haitian gov- !
of whites were killed, and horrible ernments. Rural education is car-
retaliations ensued. Many of the ried on by the Department of Ag-
remaining white population fled the riculture, and urban education by
country in search of a safer place, the Department of Public Instruc- Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under
Toussaint L’Ouverture was the tion. Although education is com- the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
first ruler of Haiti. He led his peo- pulsory, the lack of sufficient Subscription rate $3.00 per school year. Advertising rates upon request.
Pie With tact and they all deposited schools and trained teachers has . Represented nationally by National Advertising service, Inc., at New York City,
in him a deep faith. The slaves, made difficult the education of the Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Member
Pbsocided GpUe6icite Press
although free, returned to work on people in Haiti. Much work remains Sam A. Nixon, Jr.
the plantations. A few years later to be done, particularly in revising
L’Ouverture was captured by the the curricula which is now based
French forces and taken as a pris- on French Classical education.
Editor-in-Chief
Corresponding Editor
Sports Editor
EDITORIAL STAFF I SPORTS STAFF
Mark Kury, James Davis, J. A. Ander- H. A. Pate, R. B. Cawthon, Harold Bo
son, T. S. Turner. | rofsky.
Between the Book Ends: “The Lost Weekend”
Five Days In Life Of Alcoholic
Offers Something New In Novels
By Edna B. Woods
(Reader’s Adviser for College
Library)
Charles Jackson’s first novel,
THE LOST WEEKEND is unusual
enough to satisfy readers who are
constantly searching for “some
thing different”. The book, which
covers five days in the life of an
alcoholic, is actually a very good
psychological study. With the aid
of mind wanderings, flashbacks,
and twisted recollections, the story
covers practically the entire life
of Don Birman, a sensitive, charm
ing, and well-read man, but a man
mightily afflicted with the char
acteristics and habits of a drunk
ard.
Having recovered only three days
from a hectic and thoroughly ex
haustive episode, Don is persuaded
by his brother, Wick, and his
fiance, Helen, to go with them to
the opera and then to the country
to recuperate. As time for the
opera approaches, Don is reluctant
to go. Already he is contemplating
a long weekend in the city, un
hampered by the solicitous concern
of Wick and the feminine kindness
and tactfulness of Helen, who loves
him so much. Pretending to be too
ill to enjoy an opera, but promis
ing to be ready for the country
jaunt later in the afternoon, Don
persuades Wick and Helen to go
without him. Thus begins the lost
weekend of this man, confused,
convincing, convulsed, tortured by
himself and his inherent weakness
—a man inexplicable.
When questioned about the as
tounding reality of his boqk,
Charles Jackson replied that one-
third of it was biography, one-
third autobiography, and one-third
imagination. Whatever the propor
tions, the combination has been
handled so skillfully by the
author that one finds himself tak
ing a part in this horrifying and
at the same time curiously moving
experience. The reader becomes at
once sympathetic and understand
ing. The art of narration applied
to medical case history has produc
ed a convincing character.
THE LOST WEEKEND could
never be called “pleasant reading”
but it is extremely interesting.
It has the drive of a murder story
and the excitement of an adven
ture story; yet its real accom
plishment is that it portrays the
character and activities of a dip
somaniac.
You won’t forget this story, for
suspense carries the plot. An in
terlude in the alcoholic war of a
city hospital, the drunkard’s ridi
culous attempt to commit the per
fect crime by stealing a purse in a
cafe, and finally his frantic ef
forts to pawn a typewriter on
Yom Kippur are unforgettable
episodes in this novel.
THE LOST WEEKEND has
been made into a moving picture
reently. Its importance as a book
and as a movie is the fact that
there are approximately six hun
dred thousand alcoholics in the
United States.
Have Aggies Forgotten How to Hitch-hike?
Weekend Hitch-hiking Marred By
Flagrant Miscourtesies On Road
The travel to Fort Worth and
back on the highway this week
end certainly left much to be de
sired in the way of Aggie cus
toms and courtesies. Whether it
was due to a total ignorance of the
unwritten code governing Aggie
hitchhiking, or whether the viola
tors were willfully disobedient re
mains to be ascertained. But so
that no one will, in the future, be
able to claim that he was not duly
informed of his obligations toward
the others who happen to be on
the highway, this article is now
being written.
Contact Man Is First
When hitchhiking to any place
from A. & M., the Aggie traveler
goes to the proper line and places
his bag at the end of the line, so
that the bags are in line in the
order of the arrival of their owners
at the line. Having done this, there
is now lots of nothing to do until
the Aggie becomes first in line.
When the people ahead of him
all do catch rides and Ije is first,
he gets out by the side of the high
way, being careful not to himself
in a position to obstruct traffic,
precedes to wave the old thumb at
all passing traffic. But until this
time, he remains well back from
the highway, so as to not to give
the line the appearance of a lynch
ing mob to an oncoming motorist.
When a car stops, the man doing
the hitchhiking approaches and*
asks the driver how far he is go
ing and how many passengers he
can take. Naturally the first man
in line has the first option on the
ride, and if he doesn’t want it, then
the second in line has the choice
of taking it or not, and so on
down.
Introductions In Order
When getting into the car, the
first thing the Aggie does is to
meet the driver, if he is a man,
and all the other men in the car.
When meeting the occupants, hand
les are never dropped, unless the
ride is caught more than fifteen
miles off the campus. If the Ag
gie is in the car with another Ag
gie hitchiker whom he does not
know, then he meets that man
also, provided that this second
party is of an equal or higher
classification than himself. Do not
smoke in the car without first
asking the driver’s permission.
Above all, do not go to sleep, as a
motorist usually picks up a hitch
hiker in order to have a conver
sationalist. The most important
thing to remember is to always
observe those standard rules of
courtesy that are practiced in po
lite society in order to make the
man glad that he picked you up,
and so that he will be sure to stop
the next time he sees an orderly
Aggie line down the road.
Remember Driver’s Name
When an Aggie leaves the driver,
he never forgets to thank him for
the ride, and tell him that he is
glad to have met him. Always re
member the man’s name and when
leaving him make it a point to
say, “Clad to have met you, Mr.
Smith,” not merely “Glad to have
met you, sir”. Remember, there is
nothing sweeter to say to any man
than the sound of his own name,
and the first statement will more
than likely leave an indelible im
pression on the motorist. And an
Aggie should also remember that
to the man giving him a ride, his
conduct is examplary of the entire
corps, and act accordingly.
Find The Aggie Line
When leaving his destination and
returning to A. & M., the Aggie
observes the same rules as in
catching out from college. In every
city of any appreciable size in Tex
as, there is a fixed place for an
Aggie line. Find out where these
lines are and always start your
hitchhiking from there. Any one
hitchhiking so that the traffic
reaches him before it reaches the
Aggies in the line is guilty of
“upstreaming,” which is one of
the blackest marks an Aggie can
have against him, and is punishable
by removement from school. Of
course, “downstreaming”, that is,
moving down the highway so that
the traffic reaches you after it has
gone past the line, is anyone’s
privilege.
This Is The Aggie Way
The orderly manner is which
Aggies carry on their hitchhiking
has transported the entire Corps on
all of its Corps Trips when it was
7,000 strong, and time has proven
it to be both the quickest and the
best method, as well as the fairest
to all on the highway. It is sin
cerely hoped that the flagrant vio
lations of this code which persisted
last week-end will be ended im
mediately. The Aggie line for all
points north is on the northeast
corner of the courthouse block in
Bryan, and no hitchhiking- is al
lowed south of this point on the
highway. The line going south is
on highway No. 6 at the east gate,
and there is no hitchiking north
of this point. Remember, this is
the Aggie way; there is no other
way for Aggies.
Funeral Held for
Prof. Blumberg
Albert Asa Blumberg passed
away at a local hospital on Sun
day evening about 5 o’clock fol
lowing a heart attack suffered at
his home, 100 Dexter Drive, Col
lege Station.
Born in Waller county on Aug.
22, 1891, he had been a resident
of College Station since 1924
where he was a professor of Math-
See FUNERAL, page 5)
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Look at these sections, freshmen. Memorize them and never allow yourselves to forget them or not
to observe them again. These are the time-honored sections that have existed on Kyle Field since the stad
ium was erected. There will not be any further violations permitted here or at any other place the Aggie
team plays.