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The,Battalion
Wednesday Afternoon, February 6, 1946
The Battalion
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Give Us a Lift - - -
Return of THE BATTALION to a schedule of three
papers a week calls for the cooperation of many individuals
and the support of the entire Aggie Corps and'student body.
The new schedule of publication would not be possible
without the support of the advertisers, who solicit your
business through the columns of the student newspaper. It
is good business for your newspaper when you reciprocate
their support, and it is a real boost to the publication when
you let the merchant know that his advertisement in the
paper attracted you to his establishment.
Cooperation is also needed in building up the student
staff. Three papers require three times as much editorial
work, and those Aggies who have aptitude and a desire to
write are invited to make use of the facilities offered by
THE BATTALION. Experience is not requisite.
You can help, too, to keep your newspaper abreast of
the flow of news. Club meetings, approaching events of all
kinds, unusual or amusing every-day occurrences—all are
newsworthy items. Regardless of how large a writing staff
may be developed, it cannot hope to cover every event on
the campus. You, as a student at Aggieland, are an ex of
ficio reporter for THE BATTALION. Don't let us down.
Welcome, and Welcome Back - - -
The tide of enrollment has suddenly shot up past the
four thousand mark, bringing with it a lot of new Aggies,
and still more old Aggies.
THE BATTALION takes this opportunity to speak for
the Corps, and to say “Welcome” to the frogs, and to ex
tend a hearty “Welcome back” to the Aggies who had to
leave their education unfinished during the war years.
Four Profs Return
From G. I. Colleges
Back home after a tour of seven
months at the American Univer
sity (G. I. University) at Bar-
ritz, France, four of the five Tex
as A. & M. College professors on
leave reported for duty at the
opening of the current semester
at the college. Only Prof. L. L.
Fouracre, of the department of
electrical engineering, stayed over
to give additional engineering in
struction to the occupation troops
in Europe.
Prof. V. E. Faires, head of the
department of management engi
neering, reported that he found
the service personnel very recep
tive to the courses offered and that
the grades were above those of the
average college student. He re
gretted that he was unable to stay
over for another term but his
leave of absence expired Feb. 1
and the college felt that it would
need his service to handle the
expected enrollment.
Prof. Jack Finney, of the de
partment of architecture, brought
back a similar report on grades.
He says that he found the students
did exceptionally well in those
courses requiring work with their
hands. His particular courses dealt
with art.
Dr. S. S. Morgan, of the English
department, reported the same
findings as the other lend-lease
professors. He was stationed tem
porarily in Shrivenham, England,
but later joined the faculty at
Barritz to swell the Texas A. & M.
representation to five men and
make it the largest representation
of any college on the American
University staff.
The fourth member to return
was Prof. Joseph A. Orr of the de
partment of civil engineering.
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PENNY’S SERENADE
wmmmmmmmmmmmm By W. L. Penberthy
On last New Year's Day I had
the good fortune to be invited to
attend the Oil Bowl Game in Hous
ton. It was a
grand game and
the outstanding
player on the
field was the
much publicized
Charlie Trippi of
Georgia who cer
tainly lived up to
everything that
S< J|| was said of him
before the game.
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He was a fine
performer, but in
Penberthy addition was ex
perienced which certainly showed
up very clearly that day among a
group of much less experienced
players. Seeing Trippi play took
me back to the Rose Bowl Game of
1942 when he stole the show as
a substitute for Frankie Sinkwich
who could not play because of an
injury. Until that game Trippi
was unknown because he happen
ed to be an understudy to a great
player, but I imagine he dreamed
of and hoped for an opportunity
to show what he could do and when
it came he was ready. I have an
idea that he was ready because he
used his time to study the per
formance of others, and worked to
perfect his own play. I don’t ima
gine he sat around bemoaning the
fact that the coach was playing
favorite to Sinkwich.
Just as Trippi got his chance we
usually get a few breaks, but some
of us may be so unprepared that
we just don’t see the opportunity
while others of us see the chance,
but are not ready to cash in to the
fullest extent.
Success is made through devel
oping the habit of making the most
of our breaks. I know of no better
way to be ready for an opportunity
than to make a habit of doing
every task to the best of our ability
(See PENNY, Page 4)
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are returning from service with
the Armed Forces, and to those
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requirement in books, equipment,
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