HAYDON JENKINS was
elected veteran vice-president of
the Freshman class last week
at the Annex.
| Eight-balls And
Bridg es Listed
Among Missing
. By ROBERT BYNES
Have you ever tried playing pool
with two cue-balls or with two
eight-balls? This is quite popular
with the pool addicts in the Annex
Student Center. They’ll be about
half-way through a game and then
discover that they have been
knocking two seven balls about on
the table. Or try playing with
nine balls, as is sometimes the
case, after various pool balls dis
appear from the table.
The other night we started a
game with some friends. (It was
after C.Q., and of course, we re
ceived eight rams before finishing
the game). It was interesting to
note the different things that can
happen while you wait to place a
phone call. There we were, minding
our own game of rotation and our
peaceful session at the pool table
was begun with the customary
eight rams. It ended with nothing
more, except for our loss of the
game. With the cue we all had to
play with, we couldn’t have pos
sibly won. These cues, though, have
since been replaced with tips.
Noticing the chalk on the cues,
we decided to trace its source.
It didn’t come from the usual
powder can, but from a hole in
the wall of celotex, using the in
gredients for smoothing the per
formance of the stick. Oh, well
—sweet misery of life.
Life on the Annex wouldn’t be
complete without a few laughs,
and in this case, the laugh is when
V you start to cross a bridge and
jf titsre is no bridge. This is even
ll funnier after a rain, when the
o water is freely flowing, and you
f. have a handful of books. You pro-
Ij ceed to the spot where the bridges
! have been collected, which is usu-
■ ally near some hostile barracks.
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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949 Page 3
Editorials
Arriving on the Parents’ Day Special...
We have just recalled a suggestion, one of the best we have
heard since our trek to the Annex, of Colonel Robert Melcher. This
man is usually hatching some idea to better the freshmen under
his supervision, but this suggestion seems to exceed any other he
may have. Below are our remembrances of our conversation.
“What do you boys think of having a special guest family
here for our Parents’ Day Program? Here’s how we might work it.
Pick some outstanding cadet from each battalion or squadron, one
who deserves to be with his parents on this day, but whose parents
cannot afford the trip to visit with him. The Freshman Regiment
would secretly bring these families to the A&M Annex, proudly
place them on the reviewing stand, and later call the bewildered,
surprised cadet forward to greet his folks.”
“The costs of such an undertaking would be very slight in
comparison with the happiness it would extend to these cadets and
to their families. With over 1,000 men aiding this plan, the cost
would be very, very light per man.”
“The entire program would have to be done undercover to re
tain the element of surprise for the cadet,” the Colonel said. “His
family would have to keep the secret, also, but it would really be a
fine thing for the fish regiment to sponsor such a program. Most
of the cadet’s families will be able to come, if they desire to, but
there are undoubtedly several youths who would give anything to
have their parents here then, but who just cannot afford the cost.”
Colonel, we think this is really and truly a wonderful idea, and
we are sure that we’re expressing the sentiment of each and every
Annex freshman.
Open Letter to Tom Puddy . . .
Well, Tom, the general opinion around the Annex lately seems
to be pretty low about our Rivoli Theater. Really the grade of these
so-called motion pictures we have been shown during the past few
weeks is unclassified—neither B, C, nor lower.
For example, we attended a showing out here last month on a
Saturday night. For our twenty-five cents, we were subjected to
three films—“Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome,” “Bambi,” and “The
Big Fix.” We believe that nearly anyone would have been willing
to have traded all of ’em for just one fair feature.
We’re sure that you have your problems in securing shows for
us, in addition to Guion, but there should be some method of getting
better ones. In fact, before these shows are shown, it might be
better to go back into the movies made several years ago, yet of
a higher caliber. Or even send the shows out here after they have
played a run at Guion Hall.
Two bits is no fortune, but it really deserves more than the
few hours of visual torture endured lately at the Rivoli.
Taking a Turn for the Nurse . . .
Clinic at Annex is Prepared
To Cure All Your Minor Ills
By JOE MARTINEZ
Stomach aching? Go to the
clinic and let Mesdames D. H. Ar-
enburg and D. B. Bishop fix you
up. These ladies are there to serve
you daily from 8-12 a.m. and 2-6
p.m., and at any other time you
suddenly become ill.
“Do not let those little pains go
without treatment—they may be
come serious,” is the warning they
give. Our Annex clinic has enough
equipment to take care of minor
injuries, and all serious cases are
taken to the campus hospital. On
Wednesday and Friday afternoons,
the college physician, Dr. J. E.
March, comes to the clinic to check
patients who are not in need of
hospital care.
All X-rays, blood counts and
laboratory work are done in the
campus hospital. If you are taken
there, you will remain until you
are completely recovered. There
you will see the familiar smile
of Mrs. P. P. Pyle, who has been
with the staff since September
of 1946. Mrs. Pyle comes to the
Annex to relieve the two local
nurses on their evenings off.
Mrs. Arenburg, one of the An
nex nurses, graduated from Wash
ington University in Missouri. Her
husband is a student at the cam
pus. Mrs. Arenburg .likes to tell
about the frog who came to the
clinic a few days ago. “He asked
if we had a nursery, too, for he
saw my daughter and then heard
Mrs. Bishop’s baby crying!” she
says.
Mrs. Bishop, a graduate of
Scott and White in Temple, also
is married to an A&M student.
Both nurses are new here, start
ing only early this month.
If you go to the clinic during
the night, please ring the door
bell, the nurses urge. Do not bang
on the door. There is a bell at
tached above each of the nurses’
beds, and the noise they make is
irritating enough to chase them
out of bed.
If you cannot get to the clinic
during the day, see your company
executive officer, who will give
you medicine, the nurses said.
Then come to the clinic as soon
as possible.
The husbands of the nurses
take the boys to the campus hos
pital each morning at 7 o’clock.
If you need hospital care and
do not have a ride, they will
gladly take you in the morn
ings.
As in every field of work, there
is humor present. Mrs. Pyle, the
campus hospital nurse, tells of
several things the students usu
ally try to pull. The boys will try
to get out of quizzes by faking
headaches, upset stomachs, and
blaming bad food. Of course, there
would be no use to try that here,
for we have no bad food—it says
here. So, if you want to miss
classes—and if you can afford to
get behind—all you have to do is
go to the hospital, lie in bed, and
your name will be put on the sick
list.
You are given three meals a
day there, and, here at the An
nex clinic, you receive fruit
juices if you stay only a few
hours. Crutches and canes are
available for those who need and
desire them, but a deposit must
be paid for them. This will be
refunded on their return.
The most frequent treatments
are for colds, upset stomachs, and
sore feet, in that order. You have
all of these services here, so use
them—don’t spread diseases, our
clinic staff warns.
T WiUDistribute
Books on POW’s
M. L. Cushion of the YMCA has
announced that he has' a supply
of “The Yankee Kriegies,” a slick-
sheet booklet published by the ‘Y’
and written by Col. C. Ross Green
ing and Sergeant Angelo M. Spin-
elli.
FRESHMAN STAFF
Editor - Dean Reed
Managing Editor L. 0. Tiedt
Feature Editor G. F. "Fig” Newton
Sports Writers Jim LoCaste, Charles Sebesta
Military Editor.. - John Tapley
Photographer Hank Cole
Staff Writers R. A. Moreland, E. W. Neuvar, David Rice, Phillip Stern,
Bill Thompson, Alfred Thorpe
Feature Writers Weldon Aldridge, Willie Davis, Robert Bynes,
Zane Martin, Joe Martinez
The Freshman Page, newspaper of the Texas A. & M. Annex freshmen, is published
each Thursday as an inside page of the BATTALION, and is sponsored by Saa
Southwell, faculty advisor.
News contributions may be made at the Freshman BATTALION office in thi
Student Center at the Annex.
Pardon My Piano . . .
Little Aggieland Orchestra
One of Annex Highlights
By WILLIE DAVIS
Probably one of our biggest as
sets at the Annex this year is our
“Little Aggieland” dance orches
tra. This is the orchestra’s second
year in existance, and this year’s
group seems to be improving with
every rehearsal.
Naturally, when some boys get
together with extra-ordinary talent
they want to band together. This
is exactly what happened among
these men. Haskell “Hack” Moth-
eral sparked the flame when he
brought out some of his own vei’-
sions of popular music which he
had for his own high school or
chestra.
Other enthusiastic musicians
were quick to respond to his call
for volunteers. Among these were
Bob Biegler and Gene Kennedy on
the trumpet, David Winder, Ches
ter Donlin, and Motheral, saxoph
onists; Charles Rowin and Tommy
Bailey on trombones; Jim Rogers
drummer; Jimmy Kidd, pianist; J.
R. Gottlob, bass; and Ted Stephens
on the baritone sax.
By mid-semester they had al
ready succeeded in making an or
chestra of 15 pieces—five saxes,
three rhythms, three trombones,
Air Reserve Camp
Slated for Texas
Air reservists may have an op
portunity for active duty at Air
ROTC summer camp, Lt. Col. John
H. Kelly, Air Commandant, an
nounced today.
Camp will be held somewhere in
Texas during the period which
overlaps the first and second sum
mer terms. Officers wishing to
apply for duty during all or part
of camp period should submit let
ters of application to Kelly by Sat
urday.
Letters should set forth previous
service, primary and secondary
MOS efficiency rating, and dates
between which officer will be
available, Kelly said.
Further information can be ob
tained from W. F. McCulley, AF
Liaison Representative, Room 220
Academic Building, Colonel Kelly
said.
-GOLD FOR SONJA
NEW YORK —UP)—Sonja Henie
wears a costume of solid gold in
the opening numbers of the cur
rent edition of her Hollywood Ice
Revue. The costume is made en
tirely of 14-karat gold mesh, is
valued at $5,000 and was put to
gether by a jeweler.
Ty Cobb won the American Lea
gue batting championship 12 out
of 13 seasons between 1907-1919.
and four trumpets.
They made their first Annex
appearance at the Christmas
party in the Student Center.
There they stole the show, and
the boys just couldn’t get enough
of it. After this, they were of
fered many engagements, among
them being several at the Bryan
Country Club.
This semester it was necessary
to cut the orchestra considerably
for a good balance, since some of
the key members had been lost. At
present, Motheral, Bailey, Kennedy
Winder, Donlin, Gottlob, Rogers,
and Kidd comprise the musical or
ganization.
The group holds rehearsals each
Wednesday night, and they extend
an open invitation to anyone to
drop down to T-159, their practice
room, and listen to some good, hot
music.
1050 Students Now
In Fish Regiment
The Freshman Regiment now
numbers 1050 cadets, according to
the Commandant’s office at the
Annex. Of these, 109 cadets are
“frogs.”
The Second Infantry Battalion
is now in majority with 360 ca
dets. This is because more frogs
were assigned to that Battalion
than were assigned to either of the
other two. The Second Battalion
acquired forty-two frogs at the
beginning of this semester.
The Third Squadron runs a close
second with 355 cadets, but it has
the greatest number of fish—322.
The remaining thirty-three are
frogs.
The First Battalion is the small
est on the Annex. There are 335
cadets in the First Battalion, 34
of which are frogs.
Company 5, of the Second Bat
talion, is the largest unit on the
Annex. They have a total of 96
cadets, 13 of which are frogs.
Company 3 and Company 8 both
have the most frogs assigned to
any unit—16.
The following is a list of the
Annex outfits and their strengths:
Company 1 (Band) 79
Company 2 80
Company 3 90
Company 4 .....86
Company 5 96
Company 6 88
Company 7 90
Company 8 86
Flight 9 94
Flight 10 90
Flight 11 95
Flight 12 76
One barracks, T-161, has only
10 occupants, the smallest number
on the Annex.
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"Over The Exchange Store”
Committee for Ball Named;
‘Sweetheart’ Contest Begins
By L. O. TIEDT
Distinguished
Student List
Totals 123
One hundred and twenty-
three of the 1,214 students
who completed the first se
mester at the Annex made the
grade of “distinguished” stu
dents”, said Dr. J. P. Abbott, dean
of the college at the Annex Mon
day. “Of the 1,214 students, 18.4%
made an average grade of ‘B’ or
better” he added.
This information was received by
Dr. Abbott through a report made
by Mrs. E. G. Batte of the Regis
trar’s office, he said. Mrs. Batte
has been working on the disting
uished list for several weeks, but
has only now completed it.
A complete list of these students
will be placed in each barracks as
soon as possible ,Dr. Abbott said.
Distinguished Student cards and
the ribbons for members of the
corps will also be available soon, he
said.
Additions to Fish
Batt Staff Made
Several new additions and re
placements for the Freshman Batt
staff have been announced by Dean
Reed, editor of the Freshman page.
Phillip Stern, mid-term entrant
from Lufkin, has been added to the
staff, and also Joe Martinez, Rob
ert Bynes, and Charles Sebesta.
Stem, former editor of the Luf
kin high school paper, joins the
staff as a staff writer, while Mar
tinez and Bynes will do feature
writing, Reed said. Sebesta will
collaborate with Jim LoCaste in
handling the Annex sports depart
ment.
The sports department was left
one man shy when Frank Manit-
zas, sports editor for the first se
mester, moved to the campus. No
sports editor will be appointed for
a time yet, Reed said, and both
LoCaste and Sebesta will do the
sports reporting. Any other stu
dents at the Annex interested in
writing sports are urged to come
by the Freshman Batt office in the
Student Center and talk to Reed.
A. C. Margoitta, news editor,
has resigned, due to an excess of
academic work, Reed also announc
ed. His position will probably be
filled soon by one of the other
staff reporters.
Theer are still several good po
sitions open on the staff, which
will probably lead to positions on
the daily Battalion of the campus
next fall, Reed said.
Government Plans
Meterology Exams
An examination for the position
of Meteorological Aid has been
announced by the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission.
These positions are mostly lo
cated in Washington, D. C. and
vicinity, but a few positions in
Alaska and in foreign countries
are to be filled.
Plans for the annual Freshman Ball are beginning to
take shape. Freshmen Class President Ralph Rowe reveal
ed Monday that he had appointed chairmen to head the var
ious committees necessary to make the Fish Ball a reality.
‘‘Committees and committee chairmen,” Rowe said, “are
David M. Yeager, pictured
above, was elected campus vice-
president of the Freshman class.
Yeager is a physical education
major from Houston and is liv
ing in Hart Hall.
Texas Stations
Will Air Muster
The Aggie Muster will be broad
cast April 21 over WTAW and re
broadcast over five Texas stations
the A&M Information Service has
announced.
The re-broadcast will be over
KPRC (Houston), WOAI (San
Antonio), WFAA (Dallas), KRIS
(Corpus Christi) and KVAL of
(Brownsville).
The broadcast schedules for the
muster are 8:30 to 9 p. m. over
KPRC and WOAI; 9 to 9:30 p. m.
over, WFAA; 10:30 to 11 p. in.
over KRIS and KVAL.
Radio Editor And
Assistant Attend
Directors Meeting
Miss Frances Arnold, assistant
radio editoi’, and Ed Langley, stu
dent assistant of the editorial of
fice of the Extension Service, at
tended a meeting of the South
western Radio Farm Directors in
Dallas recently.
The purpose of the meeting,
sponsored by radio station WFAA
was to discuss problems, compare
programs of work, and combine
efforts in disseminating agricul
tural news. Interviews with agri
cultural specialists and ways to
bring up to date information of
interest to farm people were dis
cussed.
The Texas Farm and Home Pro
gram, a local program, was broad
cast from WFAA during the two-
day meeting.
■♦■transportation, Don Dees, P&ME
major from Carthage; orchestra,
William Bennett, EE major from
Alvin; invitations, Lloyd Reedy,
Vet. Med. major from Dallas;
sweetheart, William Sears, Ag. ma
jor from Houston; refreshments,
Robert Hinton, E&MAN E major
from Baytown; James Arnold,
Arch, major from Houston; pub
licity, L. O. Tiedt, Ag. Ed. major
from La Grange; guests, George
Grupe, BA major from San Angelo;
and social secretary, Alvie Burk-
halter, Eng. major from Houston.”
The date of the Fish Ball was
postponed from March 4 to
March 12 by the majority vote
of the Freshman Class.
Grady Elms and Roy Blanton,
who attended the first meeting of
the committee chairmen, offered
their aid and support in making the
ball a success. At this meeting
the committee chairmen made the
primary plans for the ball.
The Freshman Ball will be held
in Sbisa Hall on March 12. Danc
ing will begin at 8:30 p.m. with
the Aggieland Orchestra fur
nishing the music. Following the
standard policy of the college,
the ball is scheduled to end at
midnight. Price of tickets has
been set at $2.50 per couple. This
price includes hat-check service,
free refreshments and cookies.
Tables and chairs will also be
provided. All funds left over
after the ball costs have been
deducted will be placed in the
Freshmen class treasury.
Invitations will be sent to special
guests of the Freshmen class, the
committee chairmen decided. It
was also decided that Seniors with
dates and members of the Ross
Volunteei’s with dates be permitted
to attend the Ball as paying guests.
Freshmen student’s “buddies” with
dates will also be permitted to en
ter as paying guests; however, this
is restricted to “buddies” not en
rolled in A&M, Rowe said.
Special attraction of the ball
will be the presentation of the
Freshmen Class Sweetheart.
The first six contestants will be
selected by two pictures, one
portrait and one full-length shot.
Freshmen who wish to enter their
dates in the contest must have
the two pictures in the office of
Luke Harrison on or before Wed
nesday, March 9.
The six final sweetheart con
testants will make a personal ap
pearance before the judging com
mittee the night of the ball. It is
by this person appearance that a
winner will be selected to be Fresh
man Sweetheart of the Class of
’52.
Plans are being made for busses
to meet all trains and busses ar
riving in Bryan apd College Sta
tion on March 12 to pick up all
dates that may be arriving, Rowe
said. Busses will also be sent to
and from Sbisa Hall on the night
of the ball for those students who
do not have other transportation.
Rowe requested that students who
have cars share them with theil
fellow students.
A defenseman has never won the
Lady Byng trophy, awarded to the
National Hockey League player
who combines “gentlemanly con
duct” with ability.
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Thursday, March 3, 1949
Fried Flounder, Tartar Sauce
Broiled Club Steak with
French Frys
Italian Pork Daube with
Spaghetti
Chicken and Dumplings
Braised Sirloin Tips, Bordelaise
Stuffed Green Pepper,
Creole Sauce
Curried Veal Sumatra with Rice
Chicken Pot Pie
Friday, March 4, 1949
Broiled Redfish, Maitre d’Hotel
Shrimp a la Creole and Rice
Roast Veal with Dressing,
Poppy Jelly
Fried Jumbo Shrimp,
Remoulade Sauce
Seafood an Gratin
Steamboat Hash
Salisbury Steak with
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