THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 29, 1945
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Thanksgiving . . .
Lord, we are thankful. For thy many blessings and
thy never-ending care we are grateful. We know full well
that it has been many years since we were able to give
thanks on this day in peace. It has been but a few short
months ago that this earth was rid of the most terrible war
that mankind has ever experienced. The fearsome shadow
of such monstrous proportions that enslaved so many of the
free peoplesof the world and threatened all of them has been
smashed, beyond all ability to ever rise again, we hope.
Just one year ago American families were sitting down
to their bountiful Thanksgiving tables and the prayers were
not,so much thanks for the measure of success that had
been ours on the battlefields, as they were entreaties to
you, Almighty, to bind up the wounds of thy children and
end the dread conflict that promised to swallow all that
we held dear or sacred, until there was nothing left in the
world but the black gulf of tyranny and the stench of the
battlefields.
The price for our safety and liberty has been dear.
Thy charges have had to lay down the flower of their youth
and the wisdom of their aged, but still we are thankful.
For we know that had thou not tempered thy righteous
judgement with mercy, our price would have been much
greater, our burdens much heavier, and our strife much
harder.
Now we no longer exist under the terrible shadow of
the recent years. Mothers may sing to their babes uninter
rupted by the roar of the artillery. Children may play in
the streets as they did before, even to the time of thy son,
unafraid of bombs. Were we to pray to thee as a nation
we would offer our prayers especialy for thy mercy in spar
ing our cities and homesteads from the torch of the enemy.
Now, when we celebrate the birth of thy son, there will
once again be “Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will.” Lord,
we are thankful.
BACKWASH
Backwash: “An agitation resulting from some action or occurence.”—Webster.
Maybe It’s a New Atom Bomb
By The Collaborators
Doctors,
and
made men;
lawyers, priests,
then
The Devil got in and stripped the
gears,
Norton Locks the Gate As
Aggies Take Last Workouts
Pardon us for this week’s col-
„ , , , . ,, , . umn, but we have been so busy cut-
God made a machine; the machine .. , , ,. •
j ting classes that we don t have
time for anything else. . . you know “What’s cookin’” at Texas A. & Others just allow that he is work- only look back to that game of
how it is. M. College, as the Aggies ready ing up a new play or so planned 1940 when Marion Pugh, who held
■°" for their annual football battle here to shake Bob (Jo-Jo) Goode or the same responsibilities then, was
During an idle discussion the Thursday, November 29, against Preston (Peewee) Smith, his two out of action for the vital game.
And turned out the first batch °ther day, the question arose of the Texas University Longhorns, freshman ball carriers, loose. Still That was the game won by Texas,
of engineers ^ ow muc k P ar t Madame Fate had is a deep, dark secret to all but others are quite sure that what- 7-0, in 58 seconds—the first minute
0 played in the transfer of gridder the squad and staff of coaches, ever is going on behind those of the game. The teams battled
Where is the memorial for Rev- Ralph Ellsworth all the way from The “SECRET PRACTICE, KEEP closed gates is something that scorelessly for the last 59 minutes
eille? Now that the war is over the U - S - Naval Academy at An- OUT” sign has gone up and the should better the slim chances for and two seconds. That game broke
isn’t it about time something was na P olis to Texas u. for his navy gates to all entrances of the Kyle an Aggie victory over the Long- the Aggie winning streak of 19
done about spending the Rev Fund training. Which in turn led to some Field area are closed tight. , horns. games and knocked them out of a
on the monument? conjecture regarding the timely One man’s guess is as good as While all is secret behind the Rose Bowl bid.
release of Bobby Layne by the another. Some say that Coach gates it is no secret that Norton’s It is no secret that the Ag-
As the little dog said when he Merchant Marine. Quoth Mr. P. L. Homer Norton has thrown out all ace passer and quarterback on the gies have no Rose or other Bowl
came out of the tobacco field “Does Downs (referring to ex-Aggie men- the stuff he has been using this T-formation, Tom Daniel, is out game aspirations this year. All
your cigarette taste different late- tor Dana X - Bil >le): “I never saw season and intends to present a of action with a broken hand. Ag- they want is a victory over the
a man work so hard to get a team “secret weapon” of some kind, gie and Longhorn grid fans need Longhorns. And that is no secret,
together. He may have the material
ly?”
T , . x beBt us in those twenty-two men from A. & M. was outstanding and
Is there or IS there not going to (indudl „ g t „, cnty other Navy . fllr . the b e st he has seen around the
1 Lra . ua Ion exereise a e n j sbe( j Teasippers), but the catch hotel in a long, long time.” Thank
end of this semester? Nobody ap- is that he can>t , but eleven of y0Ui Mr CarteI . wc are criti< , ized
pears to know. A meeting of the them at ^ ti an(I that just s0 treqU e„tl y that we really ap-
graduating semors in order to de- enou g| 1 »
Tonight’s the Night
cide on the question would not be
a half-bad idea.
Welcome, Exes . . .
The Battalion, together with the faculty and students,
extends a hearty welcome to the “exes” as A.&M. approaches
its annual Thanksgiving when thousands of graduates of
this institution will be on the campus.
This Thanksgiving will be the climax to a most suc
cessful football season. In view of this fact, we, the students,
invite the alumni to join with us in a proper spirit of cele
bration to show our appreciation for those who made it pos
sible.
Anybody Seen My Clippers? . . .
Adventurous Teasippers Attempt
Arson; Leave Minus Wavq Hair
predate your kind words in our
behalf. Please remember them
when we again visit Houston next
■°" Still speaking of the Rice trip. year.
If you think our jokes are poor, The longer we wait, the more good Tea
You’d quickly change your views reports we get from it. It has been Tea is used for everyone
If you’d compare the jokes we passed on to us that Mr. Bruce Over at Forty Aches
print Carter, manager of the Rice Hotel, If one forgets his quota
With those we could not use. said “that the conduct of the boys He usually gets the shakes.
rood i\
r eighbors \
EL SALVADOR .
. Land of Coffee
Fratty rats and sorry gals
Are indulging- all the time
From B. Hal Ito the drag and back
You can hear the Tea-time chime.
■
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The cai'bon black and gasoline
industry of Texas dominates that
of the entire United States.
—COOPERATION
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By Ed Brandt
Equipped with Molotov Cock
tails, gasoline ignitors, the latest
Zippo lighter, and a gallon of that
nasty orange paint, three of the
wavy-hair boys from the forty
acres visited the A&MC campus
Tuesday night with the intention
of setting off the annual bonfire
and smearing a little paint here
and there. But alas, alas, their
little scheme went up in smoke of
its own when they were caught by
the bonfire guards.
There were three of the little
men in the visiting party—three
of the scrawniest looking speci
mens of human life anyone can
imagine. On the top of their heads
was that beautiful T.u. wavy hair
that you hear so much about, and
dangling from their belts were
those ever present keychains. But
on their feet were tennis shoes
that showed much evidence of hav
ing been used much for some fast
and.fancy running, which is prob
ably the reason that they were
worn. Two of the teadrips were
clothed in regulation winter wool
uniforms, while the other seemed
to be the more braver of the trio
wearing blue drapes and a bright
red plaid shirt. .
Ax-riving on the campus around
6:30, the adventurous sons drove
around the gx-ounds “getting the
lay of the place” until shortly be
fore'9:30. In their minds was the
idea of crawling onto the parade
grounds from the Grove, heaving
their cocktails, and taking out for
the tall timbers, where the car
had been hidden earlier. But upon
seeing the strength of the bonfire
guards, it was decided the best
thing to do would be to go into
Bryan and go to the show, coming
back about 3 in the morning when
the shift should be changing. There
was only one small matter the
lads hadn’t counted on, and that
was the fact that they were caught.
When asked what they had to
say about the whole thing, one of
them came up with the remark “We
was robbed,” which is certainly the
truth, as they are now minus that
lovely wavy hair they were so
proud of. Another said that they
would probably be laughed at when
they got back to Austin, and that
they, would most likely have to
hide out for about a week. The
third was so weak from tx-embling
all night he didn’t have the strength
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speeches by the yell leaders, followed by short talks by the coaches
and team members.
The Battalion
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Mark Kury, James Davis, J. A. Anderson, H. A. Pate, R. B. Cawthon, Harold Borifs-
T. S. Turner. I ky.
By Ruben R. Caro-Costas El Salvador’s coffee is of the fin-
E1 Salvador is an agricultural est quality,
country bounded on the north and Other products of importance in
northeast by Honduras, on the the economy of El Salvador ax-e
south by the Pacific Ocean, and sugar cane, cotton, henequen and
on the,west by Guatemala. balsam, the latter placing El Sal- houses. Two roads lead dh-ectly
With a population of approxi- vador as the world’s principal pro- fi’om this area to Navasota, Hemp-
mately 1,700,000 and an area of ducing country of this medicinal stead, and Houston, and this area
14,700 square miles, El Salvador gum. . should be used by Houston traffic,
is the smallest and most densely Thar’s Gold in Them Hills especially those turning off the
populated of the Central Ameri- The mineral wealth of El Sal- main highway north of the Nava-
can republics. vador is one of untold i-iches which sota river bridge and coming to the
Was Member of Federation lie untouched on the mountains campus on old highway which is
El Salvador was part of the and in the valleys. El Salvador is’ asphalt-topped and all-weather.
Spanish vice-royalty of Guatemala rich in gold, silver, copper, lead, No.3—New drill field south of
from 1526 until the Fedex-ation of mercury and many other valuable Duncan dining hall and new dox-mi-
the Central American states in minerals. In livestock El Salvador tory area. Easily accessible from This wil1 8° U P in smoke tom S ht at seven-thirty on the mam
1821, becoming an independent ranks among the leading countries Highway 6, and is reached most drill field, with several thousand spectators observing. As is cus-
country in 1839 when the federa- of Central America with cattle as directly by using asphalt road tomary, the whole pile is topped with the usual T. u. tower . . . Chic
tion was dissolved due to the in- the most impoifant closely followed marking the southern boundary of g ale wag t j ie arc j,jtect.
ternal civil wars. by horses, s-vvihe, sheep, mules and the A. & M. campus.
Geographically it can be divided goats. 5. Extx-a police will be on duty at As the fire is burning, the Corps will be assembled in front of a
into hot and unhealthy low coast- The climate is healthful in the all roads to direct txaffic. Highway temporary stand for the yell leaders. The program will consist of
lands, and cool and healthy high- highlands, with a hotter climate blocks will be placed on campus
lands in the interior of the coun- prevailing in the coastland. The streets at 10 a. m. on the day of
try. A range of mountains rises year is divided into two seasons— the game, and passes will be re-
on the northern part along with a the rainy months being those fx-om quired of those who are allowed
similar range running- parallel to May to October, the dry ones fx-om to pass.
the coast. November to April. 6. A parcel checking stand will
Agricultux-e is the principal oc- San Salvador is Capital be maintained in the Campus
cupation of the inhabitants of this San Salvador, the capital, with Y. M. C. A. lobby for convenience
country,^ with coffee, the principal an approximate population of 100,- of visitors.
agricultural products, fox-ming 000 is a colorful city in which the 7. Drinking water will be prov-
about 91% of all total exports, old mingles with the new in sharp ided at a score of places about the
( : :— 1 contrast. Other cities of import- campus.
to speak. They also stated that ance are, Santa Ana, San Miguel, Since the bulk of transportation
they were second semester fresh- Santa Tecla, San Vicente, and to and from the game will be by Being host to a visiting school as pleasant as it would be for a
men, had no fraternity connection, Ahuachapan. automobile, and since traffic con- an< ^ its football team is a difficult guest to come into your home and
and that they were the only three Education is free and compul- ditions will be extremely hazardous fo rm of hospitality; it calls for as k f 01 your most pxized posses-
on the T.u. campus who would sory. During the past few years at best, college officials have earn- the best in public behavior. You sion.
even attempt to try anything. The the government has encouraged ed- estly requested visitors to bring no n °t only have the x-esponsibility of Courtesy is the most important
rest, they said, all had some good ucation up to the point that El liquor to the game. y° ur own good manners but those act ^ c j v jjj ty . j n a situation like a
excuse why they had to stay in Salvador is today a leader in adult “The thrill of witnessing such a °f y° ur college, as well. A visiting f 00 tb a u game; the team uses it
Austin Tuesday night. education, and its public school spectacle as the football game team is an enemy (friendly of cons ta n tly or they would get fif-
The total extent of their damage system is expanding greatly. The should provide exhiliration enough course) and you are expecting to teen y ar( j s . should also be a
was painting out the words “Col- government controls all schools, for anybody”, College officials beat him. As a rule any exhibition characteristic part of the behavior
lege Station” on two city limits both private and public. The Na- pointed out, “and for the sake of of bad manners toward the other ^ p ar ^j sans f or hoth sides,
signs, and replacing them with tional University offers facilities safety and good manners, please team or its school is not a lack of
“Texas u.” in sickening orange for the study of engineering, chem- do not bx-ing liquor to the game.” good manners but a case of forget- “Don’t check your manners at
paint. When this was discovered, istx-y, social sciences, medicine, H n S them completely for the mo- the gate; take them with you into
the tea sipping boys gladly obliged dentistry, pharmacy, and law. The average 1944 value for all Tnen *- the stands.” That is the advice
in removing the paint when they Means of communication and cattle in Texas was $50.00 per Having a visiting team carry given for all sports fans by “Social
were “asked” to do so by their transportation are improving. Rail- head. away the score would be just about Usage for Moderns.”
captors. road service connects the capitals ^
After adorning their car with of Guatemala and El Salvador and
little verses to let all know where at the same time gives El Salva-
the boys had been, the thx-ee bald- dor an outlet to the Atlantic coast,
headed rascals were sent on their Air sexwice is maintained with the
“merry” way back to Austin, the United States, South America and
home of the Longfaced Longhorns other republics of Central Amer-
and the Disgx-aced Dogies. ica.
Man, Your Maimers
By I. Sherwood
MOW 'EM DOWN,
AGGIES—
LET’S BEAT THE
LONGHORNS
For the best in . . .
EATS
DRINKS and
SMOKES
come to
GEORGE’S CONFECTIONERY
YOU CAN DO IT, AGGIES
Let’s break this five-year jinx with a win over T. u.
WE ARE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY.
CAMPUS CLEANERS
“Stay Weil Dressed”
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