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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1946
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“The Battalion Platform...
"L At the begining of this, which should be the greatest
lischool year in the history of A. & M. College, The Battalion
wrecommends as objectives to be accomplished during the
IJmonths to come:
THAT a new form of student government be adopted
which will be more truly representative of the students, giv
ing voice and effectiveness to their desires, their needs
£\ind worthy proposals. Such student government should be
^patterned more along the legislative form of representation
tiby which the State of Texas and the United States of Amer
Mca are governed.
ai Even the present members of the student council are
p not happy about the organization as now constituted. They
isfeel that it should not be left up to them to decide matters
abf policy in which the whole student body will participate,
Pwhen the rank and file of students have had no chance to
^express their opinions on the matter.
fj A prime source of grief is that so many members of
sthe present council are “tie-in appointments”—in other
Pwords, are ex-officio members of the council, because of
^some other job to which they have been elected. Councilmen
t,should be elected separately as councilmen, and not some-
qthing else.
t< THAT the Ex-Servicemen’s Club adopt a new, modern
^constitution to take the place of the present one, drawn up
l ( when there were about 50 veterans on the campus. The
a need for such a reshuffling has been recognized, and during
cthe summer a committee has been drawing up a new con-
c stitution, which will be submitted to members at the next
meeting. With the huge number of veterans now here the
lEx-Servicemen’s campus group is the most powerful on the
Jcampus and must be properly organized.
In the past there have been several serious complaints.
s One, that the majority of veterans were not enough inter-
IVested enough to attend meetings, can be solved only by a
drealization of the important of the work being done by the
^group.
c The other complaint was that the organization became
vinvolved in the recent state political campaign. What hap-
cpened was that some officers of the club took a very active
c part in the campaign, and though they tried to separate
®their personal acts from their official acts, confusion re-
t suited. A disclaimer of any political views or actions should
Sbe written into the new constitution.
c THAT no efforts be spared to insure cooperation, good
r feeling and understanding between the Cadet Corps and
fthe veterans. Most of the veterans are former cadets, some
thing which most groups should remember.
< Veterans outnumber cadets by more than three-to-one,
iso the responsibility for good relations falls mostly on the
‘shoulder of veterans. Three is no reason in the world why
the present cadet corps and the former cadet corps shouldn’t
<get along smoothly if both display the Spirit of Aggieland.
| Newcomers among the veterans can take their cues from the
• old-timers. The principle “Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie”,
; should be remembered by the cadets.
THAT good Aggie traditions which have slipped away
during the war be restored. There have been countless exam
ples during thie past few semesters of upstream hitch-hik
ing; failure to say “Howdy,” loud talking at Silver Taps.
Some of this was careless, a lot of it was ignorance of tradi
tions. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take a large percentage to
destroy traditions. Few of us are guiltless in these matters—
as we see others ignore tradition, we too let ourselves slip.
THAT means be found for a greater cooperation and a
more friendly spirit between students and faculty. The
tremendous work-load carried by the teachers this season,
and the crowded conditions under which students are liv
ing, makes our tension, snappiness and a lack of that fel
low-feeling that makes life worthwhile.
The Free Discussion Groups held this summer, where
students and faculty discussed current events in seminar
groups, was an activity that helped greatly to break down
the barrier between faculty and students. We need more
such activities.
THAT The Battalion itself bring better news service
to the campus. Hampered by shortage of paper and print
ing facilities, The Battalion is still restricted to one issue
a week. But it is the intention of the staff to resume tri
weekly publication at the earliest moment when it can be
done. With more issues, we intend to get reporters in every
campus organization, to keep close tab on everything that
happens on the campus. Also, as soon as printing facilities
are available, the several magazines which were so popular
before the war should be revised.
A&MAnnexisa "Boom Town.
In First Week of Occupancy
by Red Bennett
Annex Editor
Looking around over the grounds
at the Annex, everythings seems
to be in order and in good shape.
The living spaces are just like all
barracks with a few accessories
added. But it seems to be the gen
eral opinion, over the crop area
anyway, that things aren’t going
to be bad when everything gets
settled.
“I am pretty well pleased with
the set up “out here”. This was the
opinion of Roy Bucek in an inter
view Tuesday afternoon. “We have
almost every office an concern of
the College represented at the
Annex.”
There are from 15 to 20 trailers
in the trailer court, and around 128
other couples living in the Hospital
area, the B.O.Q. area and the vil-
liage area, including instructors.
Other students out here include
230 freshmen and 40 upperclass
men living in the Cadet Corps in
three outfits; two field artillery
units and one calvalry unit; and
470 veteran freshmen living in bar
racks.
The hospital facilities out here
include a clinic with sick call from
8:00 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to 6:00!
Men that need hospitalization will
be transferred from here to the
main hospital on the campus. There
is a nurse on duty 24 hours a day
and the doctor will be at the An
nex clinic from 5:00 to 6:00 every
afternoon.
The Exchange Store is in opera
tion and from the lines in front it
looks as though the place is doing
a booming business. Likewise the
post office and several other agen
cies are under full time schedule.
The recreation hall has facilities
for almost all kinds of recreation
including a nice dance floor and
the post theater is expected to be
in operation very soon.
A net wire fence that runs from
the gate through the field divises
the Annex from the section the
Army still has under its control.
The college is paying $1,000 a
month for the rent on the annex.
Aggieland Orch. to
Play for All-College
Dance September 21
The Aggieland Orchestra, col
lege dance band, will furnish the
music for an all-college dance
Saturday night September 21 in
Sbisa Hall. Arrangements of some
kind will be made to accomodate
dates visiting on the campus.
ASCE’s TO HOLD FIRST
MEETING ON TUESDAY
First meeting of the student
chapter of the ASCE will be held
Tuesday night, September 17th,
immediately following yell practice
in the Civil Engineering building.
All students enrolled in civil en
gineering are invited to attend,
regardless of classification. All
freshman C. E.’s are cordially in
vited.
Purpose of the meeting will be
to get acquainted with the new of
ficers of the chapter and with the
program for the coming year. Pres
ident Gibb Gilchrist has been in
vited to speak.
Keep Your Elbows In . . .
With Aggieland crowded as nev
er before life here takes on some
different aspects. Even in the old
days, you had to keep your elbows
in toward your sides when eating
in any of the local hash houses.
But now you’ve got to keep your
elbows in when walking down the
street. It’s like the bump post
races at Cambridge University,
England. You don’t try to pass,
you bump the fellow ahead and
that means that theoretically you
have passed him. If you don’t get
the idea, try dashing down from
Sbisa to North Gate about five
o’clock.
Many Colors . . .
Joseph—the man in the Bible
who wore the coat of many colors-
had nothing on some of the present
A. & M. students. It seems as
though we veterans are determin
ed to make up for the long years
of uniform-wearing, so almost any
thing goes. Besides which, most of
us veterans wear whatever we have
been able to get our hands on in
the stores, which isn’t much!
Favorite shirt is the old Aggie
T-shirt, either maroon or white,
with the school seal flaming in the
center. We’re not bashful about
letting people know where we be
long !
As for pants, a lot of us still
have khakis left and having been
out of uniform for a while, we
are trying to wear them out.
It’s surprising how many sets
of blue Navy dungarees are visible
on this supposedly impregnable
Army campus. Looks as as though
a lot of cadets, when they left for
service, decided to switch from
khaki to blue.
Mixed in with the heterogen
eous outfits of the veterans ai*e
the trim uniforms of the cadets,
strictly reg. (?). They’d better be!
It’s fun to loaf on the lawn of
the Aggieland Inn, in T-shirt and
slacks, and watch the boys go by,
dressed as though for inspection.
Fable of a Town . . .
Once upon a time there was a
town in Texas by the name of B
located in B county, which deeded
to the state a plot of land on
which to erect the State Agricul
tural and Mechanical College. That
was in 1871. The citizens of B
were very happy.
Now they chew their nails at
realizing that the town of B is
only a suburb of the community
known as CS. For when the orange-
streaked Sunbeam goes dashing
through at night, it stops at CS
but not at B. The airplane serving
this district lands at the college
airport, not at B. Recently the
town of B ran the busses off Main
street, and has failed to O. K. any
other location for a bus terminal.
So the bus companies are said to
be thinking about making Aggie
land their only stop for this dis
trict. Truly, B is becoming more
and more of a suburb to the col
lege!
All Eyes Now On
“F” Company, Which
Holds Moore Flag
All eyes are on “F” Company
Infantry as competition for the
George F. Moore Trophy and Flag
begins this fall.
Last year this outfit, commanded
by Robert McCallum, amassed a
total of 1490 points to gain the
privilege of wearing a specially
designed shoulder patch and of
bearing the red and white Moore
flag at all parades and reviews.
The present Cadet Colonel, Ed
Brandt, was first sergeant.
Competition is based upon schol
arship, military proficiency, intra-
mual athletics, and extracurricular
activities of the outfit as a whole.
Each year at the Mother’s Day
celebration on the campus, the
award is made to the winning or
ganization.
Major General George F. Moore,
’08, formerly Commandant of A.
& M and hero of Corregidor de
fenses in the last war, will present
the award personally when avail
able. Last May, in Gen Moore’s
and the President’s absence, E. L.
Angell, assistant to the president,
completed the presentation.
Today, the Honor Company is
commanded by Cadet Captain Tom
my John, 19, an ex-Marine from
San Antonio. Gus Vletas, Abilene,
is his first sergeant.
The girl who won’t marry you
may have a dozen reasons. Chances
are the first one is that you don’t
have enough money, and the eleven
other reasons are things that she
wants.
Students who paid student ac
tivity fees and who have not had
their yellow receipts stamped
should come to the Student Ac
tivities Office, Room 3, Admin
istration building, and receive
student publications cards to fill
out.
MISS HATFIELD VISITS
WOODWARD STATION
Miss Sadie Hatfield, landscape
gardening specialist of the Texas
A. & M. College Extension Service,
studying at the Agricultural Ex
periment Station in Woodward,
Oklahoma.
Working with horticulturists and
silviculturists at Woodward, Miss
Hatfield will gather information
on the landscape gardening pro
gress that has been made there
in recent years. Her work will be
done with a view toward using
the recent information in Ex
tension landscape work throughout
the plains areas of Texas.
One thing can be said for the
road hog. He meets you more than
half-way.
Tlie Battalion
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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.
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Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
ALLEN SELF ......Co-Editor
VICK LINDLEY Acting Co-Editor
CHAS. E. MURRAY, DAVID M. SELIGMAN Associate Editors
U. V. JOHNSTON Sports Editor
PAUL MARTIN Assistant Sports Editor
WENDELL McCLURE Advertising Manager
WALLACE J. BENNETT Annex Editor
FRED ENGLISH, L. R. SCHALIT - Reporters
A&M Lutheran Student Service
(Serving the National Lutheran Council)
We extend a hearty welcome to all the students and
student’s wives. We are here to serve you.
CHURCH SERVICES
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
(Your Home Church While Away From Home)
NOTE: All services and meetings are held on the A. & M.
campus, in the Y. M. C., second floor, Assembly Room.
EVERYONE IS CORDIALLY INVITED
TO STUDY WITH US: Sunday School and Stu
dent’s Bible Class, every Sunday at 6 p.m.
TO WORSHIP WITH US: Worship services on 1st
and 3rd Sundays of each month at 7 p.m.
A&M LUTHERAN STUDENT ASS’N
(All meetings in Y.M.C.A. second floor Assembly Room)
INSPIRING PROGRAMS FRIENDLY SOCIALS
You Are Cordially Invited to Become An Active
Member
VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
PASTORAL SERVICES
For all pastoral services: pastoral visits, counseling, help in
any need—call or write your Lutheran Student Pastor. He is
your friend in every need.
REV. FRED MGEBROFF, Lutheran Student Pastor
PASTOR’S OFFICE: YMCA Building, Campus.
OFFICE HOURS: Every Wednesday.
PASTOR’S ADDRESS: Rt. 3, Box 55, Brenham, Tex.
With The Corps
By ALLEN SELF
By now most members of the
Corps know that we lost the rating
as an Honor ROTC school, entitling
us to wear the blue star on our
blouses. Last spring’s federal in
spection, the first conducted in
peacetime since 1941, showed that
neither our military knowledge of
science and tactics nor our drilling
ability was up to par. This is the
first year that A&M cadets have
not been privileged to wear the
blue star.
With the arrival of a new Pro
fessor of Military Science and
Tactics, Col. Meloy, who has an
impressive military record in this
war, the Cadet Corps should once
more climb up to its deserving
position as a first class outfit.
Col. Meloy has stated very definit
ely that he is “for the Cadet Corps”
and that he will cooperate to the
fullest with the cadet leaders to
ward building an efficient, work
ing organization in the ROTC. In
the same line, he is going to see
that A.&M. turns out high caliber
officers for the U.S. Army.
Toward this end, the new PMS
& T has done everything possible
to bolster the ROTC here. High
quality uniforms have been issued
to the ROTC cadets. GI field jac
kets and mohair short coats will
eliminate the use of leather and
wool sports jackets prevalent on
the campus in the past four years.
Drill shoes are to be issued. Boots
are to be worn only when the
symmetry of the units is not des
troyed.
All of the new uniforms and
drill regulations should make the
Aggie Corps an impressive mili
tary body to view. Under plans
now worked out, the Corps will
parade at Dallas and at Austin.
Also, before every game on KYLE
Field, the cadets will form and
march into the stadium, before
dispersing to the stands. Of,
course, this will make it somewhat
inconvenient for the lucky souls
who have dates, but we’re sure
they’re willing to sacrifice for the
sake of improving our standing
with the Fourth Army Headquar
ters.
Some may remember the day
when a staff officers duties were
practically nil. Here is where an
other innovation is taking place.
Joe Coddou, corps' adjutant, is one
on which the weight of new re
sponsibilities will lie. He’s the per
son who will issue all orders from
the Cadet Corps Headquarters.
Instead of orders coming from the
Dean of Men’s Office, they will
be distributed by Corps, regimen
tal, and battalion staff officers to
the units.
It’s comforting to note that more
and more responsibility is being
delegated to the cadet officers
after all the row which ensued
last year on the controversy.
We’re going to try with this
column to give the pulse count of
the Cadet Corps—what they are
thinking, what they are doing,
and what they are planning to do.
We might even do some sage com
menting on events; perhaps even
some gentle chiding of wayward
Kathy Returns to TSCW
After Co-ed Summer Here
by Kathy Wilson
They say variety is the spice of
life. Well, it seems that I have had
my share and they are now sending
me packing back to Tessieland
after a summer as a tansfer stu
dent at A. & M. For I was one of
the several Bryan girls who daily
trod the steps of the Academic
building carrying a stack of books
and trying my best to look intel
lectual this summer:
Registration day was something
for the records. Four of us braved
it together. You Aggies are not
the most discreet creatures—“Hey
sister, Whatta ya doin’ here ?
Dontcha know this aint co-ed”. A
hearty welcome!
Then too we had a little trouble
finding courses. We were almost
sure that T.S.C.W. wouldn’t accept
Animal husbandry credits. And
when we did get settled I person
ally had a little difficulty convinc
ing my teacher that the Wilson in
the back row, corner, (for they in
variably put us in the back) was
not a Mr. or a Mrs. but definitely
and unquestionably a MISS.
I must admit that that quick
change from “Skirt Hill” to Aggie
land was quite a contrast. I really
would have paid above ceiling
prices for a hole in the ground on
the first day of school when my
car horn stuck at North gate. Red
is not my best color. Having been
brought up by Aggie brothers, I
knew Aggie traditions, but I was a
little bit on the slow side with the
Aggie “howdy”—Tongue tied, that
is.
One day I wandered ino the Stu
dent Activities Office and since
they couldn’t let me join the Sing
ing Cadets I found myself pound
ing a typewriter—a reporter on the
Batt staff. Of course I have a na
tural curiosity, in fact an over
developed one. So I had a fine time
sticking my nose into campus af
fairs. After a couple of week of it
I got hep to a few things. About
that time I discovered that to get
a story on the Kream and Kow
Klub I did not have to go down
to the Dairy Barn and hunt up a
cow’s sewing circle. The Dairy
Husbandy Department was quite
nice about giving out information.
When H.M.S. Pinafore dropped
anchor I hoisted my slacks aboard
ready to reveal all skeletons in the
cabins but found the whole thing
ship-shape as did the audience
when the operetta was presented.
I made the trip with them from the
time the scripts came ’till the last
curtain call and it was fine sail
ing.
So I’m signing my last “thirty”
for the Batt staff and then Tessie
land here I come, still full of curio
sity and with printers ink in my
veins.
PENNY’S SERENADE
By W. L. Penberthy
Another school year is under
way and it promises to be very in
teresting one in a great many re
spects. We have the largest en
rollment in the history of the
school. We have a most interesting
football season in prospect and
there will be many things to chal
lenge us in many ways.
The new students will be given
a great deal of advice .on the wise
use of their time, and this is very
fine because much of our success is
dependent on the
Handbook,
our time. When
we think of this
we are prone tc
think only in
terms of allocat
ing the maximum
time for study.
There are many
other important
uses of our time
and I am passing
along twelve good
ones suggested on
page 71 of the
YMCA Freshman
Penny Handbooks.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE
that is what time is for.
TAKE TIME TO WORK
it is the price of success.
TAKE TIME TO THINK
it is the source of power.
TAKE TIME TO PLAY
it is the secret of youth.
TAKE TIME TO READ
it is the foundation of wisdom.
TAKE TIME TO BE FRIENDLY
it is the road to happiness.
TAKE TIME TO DREAM
it is hitching your wagon to a
star.
TAKE TIME TO LOVE AND
BE LOVED
it is the privilege of the Gods.
TAKE TIME TO LOOK
AROUND
it is too short a day to be selfish.
TAKE TIME TO LAUGH
it is the music of the soul.
TAKE TIME TO PLAY WITH
CHILDREN
it is the joy of joys.
TAKE TIME TO BE COURT
EOUS
it is the mark of a gentleman!
strayings. We don’t intend to of
fend; we hope we don’t. This is
the best way, we thought, to show
what’s going on in the cadet or
ganizations.
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