. '• r W' - ■ 1 p- Living Vet o Warns 6f En j. \ , ■ if I. i iewnre to rier tomcdl to' fth' life hpre \Z~ s.-i "7: •• ~~i. . ; r : "l ■ 'v X. '■V': .Danger! Dewa whi e j regula ‘ Annex und 5:3b if vovii p with *Tji thatj f Fresliman Week trance Dangers i f ; aren’t accua 1 tion way of life You must be up expect to keep k goes on. • As you pafiuM by the Barrack* " ~ a ..barrage of alarms shake the ground under yop. Merely!for the curiosity of it 1 you ■ atihd ancf watch.;' j .. | I rjTv ; -4 “ . A sudden steady thund* stai rushing toward !yoU( H»n(| befo you can mOye thf thunder is uporjj i - you. It is only tl i-izeithat yon B“ eillo. Someone ~p up land shpves group drags/' yoj where you are s with a very diffi jfou reals a victim of rev| ps to tick ^o\|| u into 1 ne. The along o chour peid in khe facf It problem. Yi have to stand in; line, one bf man ■you are to endure before {the day V-done.. f At breakfast Someone ptrsuadeft you to .proceed to your 8 o’clock class. Rememl|iering your high school training Wvm are soon onto the hang of it. .Taking nptes, lisjl tening to the infetructor, 1 ind seeij! ing everything ; that happens id the (class room.t» : it is time for ] lunch;j| You line up again and do some marching.. Your throat is hot and dry and when you finally march off tp a little rest what should it be, btt&, time for retreat. As the companies fall in. for the salute to the lowering flag, you almost col lapse. r . ' Just then someone whispers that yon will have^ to line up again for some more food. The conversation at the table happen ed to mention an empty bunk and thpt is your chance. s Clamor and noise confront you as you enter the rosy panels of a black sided building with little white windows. Call to quartets quiets everything down and you fall into a bunk. Even though it seemed , that 5 you had beeb asleep, . ~ . for only a few minutes tattoo | that I have sounds bff.j Others in the barracks engage id a friendly bull \session which would stir the dead. At taps lights go out and nightly prayers are ut tered for the relief. Then and only then, you see the only sensible thing that has happened this day; we gxf to sweet dreams! *4 ' Soon i which means a one side of thk ^ othdr. -~ ,i=. After runch in 'a classroom very sleepy. Thr [ ’ best thing for ong trudde from! campus to the t. rou find which mgkes you t, however, is ' next conies dinl yoursell 4 s, - Unioii Servic^ T| Be Held At Annex r- <• onj Churcjlh &l|l Annejk Around I » ' • .• * . i The Annex rnmmm TXT - ' f\ •-V’. w FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1948 > . 1 "•£ • ' - ; . , Man or Monkey? . . McClain’s Antics Remind One Of Theory of Great Biologist There will -pe Union Services held alj; 'the'A& each Sunday: doming ati 11 arfh each Wednesday evening if 7. The / services.are Under the auitpices (jjjf the Inter-Denotnjjnational Minis j of Bryan and Cjollege Station, will be held,by ministers of vsTrio churches in the area. Aj student choir will be oijganixed tnr sing ait these , service*. | " • 1 Also availublje to the new stu dents at the Annex is a counseling /service, offej-edj by the Ministers " Alliance. A minister fron^ that oir- ganizatibh will‘. be in thfe Chapjel from 6 to 7 p^mj each evening Moti- ’ day through; Ptiday. Thilp service is offered tq assist, the mew stja- By DAVID FOLZENLOOfiN The Rivoli Theater at the Annex opened Saturday showing “The Spirit of West Point.” The sound and focus were swell. “Nice work,” goes to the manager. Admission is* a quarter. J We hear the Dean of Men had to rush things and really worked to finish the swimming pool, on time. Thank you, Luke Harrison. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m. All you boys singing around the Campus: the Glee Club is form ing and wants that swell tenor voice of. yours. r. Luke Harrison says the intra mural program will begin soon. The'“Elinor Tomk” or umpires are meeting every night. We will start with “Flag-ball.” Each company Has a team of nine, so look around for a captain!. By “FIG” NEWTON It has been said, ^11 things human, change.” This philosophy has been "quoted in practically eve ry life insurance and camera ad vertisement in every magazine and paper in the land. If this is true, I hope 1 that at least one character ' at i have met is not human. Th& first time I met Fish Mc Clain I gave vent to the longest fnd loudest guffaw ever to be is sued from the human throat and lungs'.'Later on though, I found out that what he lacks in beauty he makes up in personality, pop ularity, and wit. <5 Having a very remarkable sense of humor, he laughs at, as well as recounts, numerous anecdotes. When sounding off on a joke he reminds one of a Frenchman, using facial contortions, usjng his hands to demonstrate so many move ments that one is sure that his, “Right hand, Knowest not what his left hand doesth.” He is very good at imitations of lower animals. His imitation of an orangutan is so realistic that one thinks very seriously of Charles Darwins’ theories of evolution.-The procedure for this 'Although it has never been-of ficially designated, the Road Run ner, commonly called the Chapar ral Bird, is generally regarded a* the State Bird of New Mexico. First Aggie Line Perplexes Fish, But He Likes It By JOHN TAPLEY Slowly I picked myself up off the ground, brushed the dirt from my uniform, and tried to Tepiem- ber what had happened. As my mind cleared, I remem bered today was Saturday;^ we had been in school one week, and to day we got a leave to go home. mimicry is somewhat like this. Stooping over to about a half hump, he practically throws his face out of place, begins to fling his ' arms violently but limply around in the air. He makes noises that have never been uttered by another human being, coming from somewhere deep inside his throat; he begins to jump around on the floor. Up setting things (unbreakable; of course), he gives a charming dem onstration that there is even a.cor rect way of making a monkey of oneself. - To illustrate the completeness of his imitation, I wish to tell what happened one night when we first saw this great feat performed. Fish Margoitta was sitting at his Fish Class of’52 Invacl: Develop A&M Habits By davidIfolzenlogen * ters in the world! Two Sundays ago the A&M College Annex, at Bryan I However, before W Field, which had been sleeping all summer in a scorching and we hope the best,, 1 sun, awoke to cherry “howdys” and the friendly Agtfie hand- Annex briefly so that all clasp, and once again became the greatest “fish" headquar- of life lived by the new ') ’t — ! ♦ jThe Annex is much th* > sa iri» 1 • a u 19 appearance as any of the t Fish in A Barrel? Some Must Wait Till Weekend As Tailor Works Feverishly By L. 0. TIEDT : Are you a victim of the armory rush? Are you singing the Cloth ing Blues? Do your pants drag on the ground, sag at the waist, and give you the general appearance uf a Sad Sack? vi | Do some of your shirts reach only halfway to your wrist, or hang over your hands, or fit you like a barracks bag ? Is your fatigue suit desk writing a letter. Going into/one that was made for a person his act, Fish McClain sneaked up ] twice your size, or do you have to behind him and tapped Mm on the squeeze into it* Does your cap shoulder. After having taken one M 130 ? ov ® r y° ur ears, look and having listened to those | Does your overcoat reach to weird noises, Fish Margoitta re- ] your knees, or is it a one-button moved himself from his desk as y onder with a lead liner; at least quickly as possible arid left the R feels like lead, doesn’t it? Have barracks very rapidly and with | you gotten a chance to use your few wasted motions. “ While laughing, Fish McClain shows that he fs ^ery proud of , his teeth by exposing to view all but approximately eight of them. He certainly should be proud of them. Who else has teeth an inch anti a half long? Who els? can boast that the passage, “A smile c like an acre of sunflowers,” was written for him and him alone? poncho ? If you haven’t, you have quite an experience awaiting you. Getting on the under side of one and not being' able to find the place for i your head is really something. Those of you who haven’t met any of the above obstacles probably are waiting to get your uniforms out of alterations. If you. have met with the previously mentioned bar- Wben not trying to give his own Tiers, don’t feel too sorry for your- special version of sopgs, he sings self, there are several hundred very well. His voice Is; something that should -make his roommates very envious. In short, Fish Mc Clain is someone that practically anyorfS would be proud to give his last cigarette or evqn his last/pair of clean sox to. As I said before, “The first time I met Fish Mc Clain I gave vent to the longest and loudest guffaw ever to be is- rom the Dean i 4 To Eoc>> En+ferinp Freshman: At the invitation of the acting editor, I am addressing tv is open letter to yoy as a sort of postscript to Freshman Week.’. 4 H. • • I ‘ 1 . * When 'yoxi reigis f 4red oh: September 10, ypu began writ ing twb^bLories—tte^histfrry of;your own college career and the history of the CIass of ’52'i Whatever vou do.from "f>y “ • 1 “ - * Lutherans Elect Emshoff, Sy, And Stroebel The initial organization of the other new Aggies who are in the same position. The latest unofficial informa- tioiii received from the alterations shop was that all khaki uniforms should be finished by the ,end of next week. Only after all khaki uniforms have been finished that will work begin on the dress uni forms and the field jackets and overcoats that are without patches. , It i§ unknown how long it will take for the dress uniforms, over- I coats and field jackets to be made really for use but'let it be your ! hope that Old Man Winter doesn’t | give Little Aggieland a preview of ; what we will get later' this year. If he does the ranks of the ROTC mow on: day py day, become? a part of both. You will wish The last thing I remember was the | sued from the human throat and word ‘dismissed,’ the rushing on- lungs.” The facts are, I have stop- slaught of the crowd for the gate; ped laughing Very few times since, then things went .black.” Yes, the new Aggies headed home that weekendf In every di rection the “line” stretched as far as the “fish” eye could see. Upper classmen were on all sides. Meet- | Mg everyone in the line wasn’t i bad, but remembering all the i names,, where they were from, and | what they were taking pften j brought horror to the Fish^f Having an Aggie • unifortfr on j was as good as having a car and 1 personal chauffeur. All one had to j Lutheran Student Association was | do to spot a Fteh Was to look at held at Little Agg : e)and Tuesday the guy busting with-pride in the I evening at 6:30. The association -it || £1 • full uniform with an AMC on the/’s formed for the promotion and IFSt 1^11 oCSSlOIl wrong collar, his new brass shin- development of spiritual and social ing in its lacquer coating, and look-1 fellowship of college students, ing for Ssomeone to come along for him to salute. The line moved fast and soon ft was jtime to step out and wave my thumb at a motorist. For most of us, it was not a maiden voyage, but those who were un- New Agates Reveal Strong Lungs At 1 of the LSA group were Roland,W. which Emshoff of Baytown, viceipi/esi- every Aggie loves so, much. fn spp that tjhe records mnike.. trood reading. Onp tvnv tn m^kq fhe class record outstanding is to see ♦ Vof vpiir rjptfcnnal record is ja goo^lone. But since the class thinjthe SUITI of its parts! you will also need to act accustomed to the procedure"soon oa fVcHorb vou are* to the limit of ydbr ability, responsible first class "air men.” fnr wb«t voijr classmates d|o. Whenever Ti great class has After entering the car, the rest | Cisco, treasurer. olnmL’ib tbp TTfld- itd rtiPmWs hftVP rpcoo-ni/pd this the ^'P was ^eventful, but as James Lehmann of Branham; ^PTnp ploncr m f . oast, It£|.j members nave recognized tnis .J neared home, excitement rose in J. p Stein of Fredericksburg; and rlonh'p oespoasiblllty.i ••. J S* me and I was proud to be an Ag- Arthur Geick o£-Brenham will ! Richard Wornat, president of j A freshman at the Annex doesn’t the Lhtheran Student Association use a calendar* he know's the date at the main campus, will also pre- I by the duys until the next big so- side over the branch association cial event. Such an event took place here. Freshmen elected as officers Wednesday called College Night, nf tHtt ISA ri-rmm \voro RolandjW. 1 which begins the yell practices Ip will be a shivering, teeth-chatter- ing group instead of the normally serene Fish, . As a whole, the clothing sit uation at the Annex is not quite as bad as it has been made to seem. Considering that there were over twelve hundred Fish to clothe, the men in charge did a splendid job of issuing the uniforms to the mass of men that waited patiently in line and then came crowding into the armory hoping to get clothes with a perfect fit. For most of the Cadets, the uni forms were of the proper size, but as can be expected in such a large group, there were some whose measurement* had been mistaken, and thus had to take uniforms that did not hang quite as they should. There were countless others who had to take a cut in issue because of the shortage of certain sizes. The latter will receive the remain* der of their uniforms when the supplies are replenished. Those students who had the privilege of being able to go home rqplize that all the waiting and sweat was not in vain. To have the numerous friends who \yere awaiting your return gaze in admiration at your new Ag gie uniform is an experience that any one would have been glad to stand in line for. There is much tradition and a grealt record behind those uni forms, Fish Aggies, so make it your utmost desire tp fulfill the past tradition and record, and theq do a little more as your share ii» the Texas AGGIES. PPM fields splattered nation. It is some large covered by the low, racks every G.I. nightmares. These barracks (100 feet feet) are divided into two the first of which can b«4 classrooms, and the second quarters. • f The barracks classroom; ■ 11 t- I '4^1 1 / mm Fish Awakes; Suffers Firs Impressions By ANTHONY MARGO group with shrdlu cmfwyp I never anticipated jo many different towijis resented at “Little ond.” Houston, San A Da^as, Amarillo j and have really made thei^ ence known.. j: Why, eVerytime you try new acquaintance, one jou ex the biggest, describe the r conceive the type I '! " >. ra \ -j glia! the if © oat of Wlti the Uvin pn||rtpied b of wboi s f rT* «r 1 for the aubjecta and History. For e.are bigger build- tructed. are concerned arters, which Ibout 1290 boys, ht be your son, 1. The. barrack* contain ten double itwenty deeka, ten. fs two fan heaters, ^wo iguinherx, and twepty ahmen. f Harrison Plans Full Program For Intramural .ggi?lah< T Wak is iji lit e attrjic:ivp if uj.i .nr r i 4* dent; Paul Ernest Sy of Lewisville, secretary ; and Fred L. Stro^beF of TBp rest «-ifld T °f —wW fiat bovbystanders only. - vkn. and voi) sbnpldi exr>edt help from us. miniistrative officers, faculty, and gi« and to wear the uniform of We can help th e corps. As the latest - Th ° se . ” h - <> ^ r ! ,les . dlrectly - serve on the Program and Refresh ment Committee. L. O. ‘ Tiedt of La Grange was appointed cqndi- «inc<5. vdiirfs phoiUd ribolize that it has a chance to become i-oct Thhsp of - iH assiffljpd tojdirect vour progress have |The Aggie uniform is a symbol to ■ ■ 1 L ‘“ J T! 1 . * * *» • j T iiunur. So, fellow Fish, lets live up to ithe standard before us. from the Annex missed a real tional reporter until the next meet- treat that only aggies can receiye. oxides taj exploring our own Mistakes. We pur-J^ ri8ts of courtes y- honesty, and <-W «vripr;Vnhe at voir call, and wish you good use of it.' You be sure that if we expect a hieh level of per- fnrmance fropi you t tlhe expectation is a confident one. T:[1: n 1 " T - 'f 4 DR. y. P. ABBOT-T 'tpy- . -j . I 'l (Assistant to the'"Dean Thanks of the College i i. Pocket Veto is the term comt monly applied to the action of the President in withholding approval of a bill jfor ten days when Con gress adjourns before that time. ing when a permanent reporter will be selected. Reverend Fred .Mgebroff, N a ‘ tipnnl Lutheran Council's Pastor for Lutheran Students and who also serves as advisory pastor at Little Aggieland, urges all All day Tuesday, freshmen me morized the school songs, and Wed nesday night they Sang their hearts out. . * ,• The field was crowded by the By CHARLES SEBESTA Luke Harrison has promis-i ed all j ;i cadets out here af “Little Aggieland” a well rounded and complete intra- mural athletics program k/his year. JThe Intramural program will give the Fish a little relaxation and body exercise to take some of the academic load off their minds: That is the program’s purpose. Harrison is completing plans for the program and ironing out mi nor details at nightly meetings, t Competition will be between the 12 Companies, and plans include: an Athletic Officer for each Corn- Aggie band whose 1 reputation isjpany to organize the Company 5 known everywhere; however, for i teams. The prograin is due to start; many it was the first time they later this month with Flag Foot- had seen it, and they are still talk ing about it. The program contained such ball. The sports will include football,: basketball, track, softball, boxing, well-known people as the football horseshoes, and cross country. Tournaments will be held in open tennis, golf, and softball. In summing up the program/ Hanison said, “It is the aim of intramural athletics at the A&M Annex to allow each Freshman to take an active part in a program coaches and captains Jimmie Cash- ion, Jim Winkler, and Odell Stautz- enberger; Junior yell leaders ';Ja:«ies Duke and Glenn Kathman ui ij.ii.c iand vetfcran yell leader, William students who are interested to„ ! Languist, attend the next meeting of the | Everybody had a great time yell- association. The meeting will be ing and singing, and if there are held in Barracks T-347 Monday | any hoarse voices, the hospital has evening, September 20, at 6:15. 'plenty of listerine. * i | .; • 1 ; . • . • ■’V ; } -■ ■ ■ •. I Snpnkinc for fhe Freshtnart Class-Jwe jvant to thank the Co-Editors aid the readers of The fiatialion for allowing us a regular weakly page in & newspaper whose standards vye cannot p(|8sibly 3 hjope as journalists to achieve. lip ' We are |h6 Clasjj of ’i)2 at A. & M. It’s easy to say hnd easy to be proud of, but how easy • is It to live Dp to? i This is the largest freshman class-to evPr. enter T^xas A&M. Will it be the largest graduating clawi.eyhr tofgrrtduaie fronjii A&M? Will it be the best to graduate? f ' i; ^ No teackar/ no parent knows—only the Clasa of ’52. JOnly wreftn make tie grades that*will make our,class the greatest 1T»n fate this elaas Ja placed "in the hands of . us here |at| thfe Abnej;: ; ■r, - Our preceding flass left a great record; can we do 4^ better? The point llj W milxt do better. - Fourteen hundred . students—^how many) \^ih wear those senior boots, which j one will lead the student body that last semester, who’will stand for Si ver Taps thatjrlast day? Which one? How many ? No one per ion knows. ' { '* Thg riame “Class of ’52” becomes more than just an other name, more tl an just another set of “fish,” It be- « , comes a chal enge. A. challenge to each and every one of us here, at the Anmx. A challenge to make this ily? best 7 gpsh-durned, tdass eier to graduate from the Agricultural and Mechanical Colle ?e of Texas—Fourteen hundred strong. ■ _—. - . : l : V . V A The Freshmcft Battalion.. - Material * Freshmen class n£ the Anne^. Freshman Staff Pairt: appears one ,4ay each week a* for this page tail collected and Written by 1 an integral part of The members of the | , ■ » Freshmen ROTC studente ^ le^right the boys are George V designed to encourage competition, to promote sportsmanship, and to have a ‘hunch of fun,." ANNEX INTRAMURAL; CALENDAR FOR 1948-49 First Semester Monday, September 28, *48, Meeting of all unit athletic offi cers and veteran team managers in the Dean of Men’s Office, 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, ’48, Entry cards due in the Dean of Men’s Office for Flag Football! by 5 p.m. Thursday, September 23, ’48, Flag Football demonstration on the Intramural fields south of rihe gym, 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 1, ’48, En try cards due in the Dean of Men’s Office for basketball nm! horseshoes by 5 p.m. Monday, December l, ’48, En try lists due for Cross Country In the Dean of Men's Office by B p.m. Thursday, December 18, '48, Cross Country Meet. Second Semester . Monday, February 7, '49, Meet ing of all athletic officers in the Doan of Men's Office at 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, ’49, Entry cards for volleyball and team tennis due in the Dean of Men’s Office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, ’49, Entries for open tennis, golf, and soft- ball due in the Dean of Men’s Office by 6 p.m. C Friday, April 1, ’49, Track entries due in Dean of Men’s Office by 5 p.m. j/ Friday, April, 16, ’49, Boxing entries due in the Dean of Men’s Office by 5. All entries must weigh in by 6 on this date. Monday, April 25, ’49, Appre ciation barbecue for all athletic officers and Intramural manag- erst {a turns out to be a Houston San Antonjo Fish. Let’s ,nol the other Fish, for they friendly freshmen ready I “Howdy.” V Finally Gave Up All bf my barracks buidd ei ly enjoy he-man life. To s)6^ enthusiastic they are, they i ' on taking me on a snipe 1 consented without a second tlj on the matter.. They skid here, now; stand next tp lihfa and hpld this bag opeii \ n; chase some snipe into i it.” walked away dapping tjheir in order , to stir the fcjirc s quickly. Well, anyway, we get to eat any snipe the np I’m still grieving over liny Surprised! I ,was surprised to fiqd pi everyone conducted thejmslel such an orderly manner, equally surprised fe find lohl campus of “Little Aggifel in the condition jt could be made more some trees were added. I know one thing tb be cleanliness, orderliness, an(i school spirit at “Little* Arngi met all my expectations] ape qualities are heria, and Ihfe' stay. acts , acteil, tror som c I e the 1 ■gNMipl these quarters are two. 11 fields^ an exchange store, or hmen: so aptly termed p stofe;” barber shop, lip joint;” (A'lori or “misfit "i gymnasiupa; army supply njeHs hall, or “slop hpuse;” of coiurse,: a snack bar, und nt center. Also on the Annex is are a student center, swim- pcjolj, hospital, fiscal office, argie chapel. ’ j * you see a boy who limps on. feet,; whbsd hair resembles on aj youing porcupine, who $ a|t jail girls likel they were Com| strange creatures, ai\d who as; rio civilized person ever eri that boy is a Freshman e Annex] He always has ing wrong with his uniform; W one with his shoes on wrong! feet. ybu meet is boy who gays “filth,” don’t grub your rod and re< . it’s; fust a freshman and thi t is|w|hat.he Says to everyone ijhe meets] J li ycjui| son ‘ icomes home and 11 thir ic he ip insulting your cooking. / He s just asking for salt, pepper, breud ,aintl sugar; If you hear him ,spe k bf Ibis “old lady” and the ‘•‘ho tp |n which he lives don’t be- edm *, angry. He is just talking abo t h|s room! and his room mate .< iirls, 5f. you i and your Aggie 'j bor friend Ro;ti» a show, and h© juihps into the first line he sees,* do 't tpke him fo a psychopathic wi rd. He's suffering from a “like Cbmplex” developed at the Ai iie.xi ; V • / . Btht don’b sell him short. « An . I Agi iie’sj conduct jjin the chapel, at| conlcrencb, oh’t sell; him short. ' ' I ' On a date, attending a fpo^haH] gamo, and with a Strang? ulwSys impressive, but even! sb Is the Wutrrhe jocks you >e [ eye With self assurance, ling that he comes from one »e best colleges in the world, land stjll am, amazed at .iei spir]it.every student dis- [ready Whether flunking or losing pr winning. Draft Deferment Established 1 Worried about th^ of 18 and 26 are, ext are beyond the stage bl Certain deferments' postpone military servac)^ colleges and univepsitiei. I To provide for deferment number of students ; Wljio ! a rfe ] eri rolled in the ROTC prjogHnjui! de ferment quotas are being lished for each school Which tains a Senior Division kCfTfi While these quotas prpbabl not be large enough to penwi ferment of all men enrolled who wish to enroll in tth^ they will permit the sejeoti )h deferment of the besjt m dl students who wish to pairtijriph the ROTC program. The selection students to be deferred w(i determined by a board bp ed at each school and jw made on the basis of imli qualifications and military academic standing. Each will be considered separutH All ROTC students between: ages of 18 and 26 will be |r^i to register. Those students red will be required to gp tive duty for periods of jfijd days to 2 years after they r|eb|ebje their commissions as Rosen ficers. If a student fails jto fy for a continuance {of ferment and his defernjmrjt continued, he will immediai eligible to he called up by h draft board. All members of the IR