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Tragic newt
Saturday afterr
clicked across the wires
Allsup, president of the Student Senate,
sent the following telegrant addressed to
A report from Norman, Oklahoma, told the presiding official of the Oklahoma
of an early morning fire which brought verslty student senate,'
death and terror throughout a two*story "Wo here at A4tM wish to expresf
men's dormitory housing 349 University deepest regrets for your tragic fire
of Oklahoma students. the death of three; of your itudents
Three bodies had been recovered from there is any way In which we can
the still smouldering ruins, hours after you, please feel free to call on us.”
the frame building burned to the ground Gestures such as this telegram aro ob
with a swiftness that gave occupants lit- viously the foundations upon which
tie time to save anything but their lives, firmest relations between schools arj* es-
' ts „ , tablished. Better relations between scliools
More than a score of the suravors involve an idea5> policies and
were injured and burned, many of them prob , ems whicllr in tunii prov ide for each
Hurt as they leaped out of windows. Most 3choo , involved a broader outlook ot its
of those who escaped were still in pa jam- own prablnna ^ wi . n as a broader k 10w .
as and shorts. | , ledge of how to cope with them.
If ever in the future some such i;rag-
edy should befall A&M, an offer oi aid
from any school, would be infinitelj
the
The dorm, housing only unmarried
men, had no chance against the fire. It
sprang up suddenly and consumed every
thing in its way within 30 to 40 minutes, predated and possibly would lift a
It’s speed was so great that firemen gave weight of sorrow off Our shoulders,
it up as hopeless and concentrated on We are sure Allsup’s extension of sym-
keeping the blaze* fron^ spreading. pafchy was equally well recieived anc
ifa
laze
After learning ofthe tragedy, Keith
preciated by the University of Oklahoma.
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Eight Years Ago, Tiny Dots in the Shy . L .
Tiny dots ih the sky over the moun
tains west of Pearl Harbor were hardly
siir
fire gutted warships and burning
stores.
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noticed on a Sunday morning eight years Like a man clubbed on the head \jyhile
ago today. The dots were undoubtedly asleep, American forces rofce from fheir
aircraft, 50 to 150 of them. But Hawaii’s
skies had been! bespeckled ? by many air
craft in late 19j41. ; #
The dots drew closer, an outpost 're
ported, “Numerous aircraft approaching.”
No one was concerned;St was all routine.
From the air, Honolulu sprawled to
the" right front. Ahead was the mouth to
Pearl Harbor. Hickam Field’s runways
and barracks and gangers were between
the harbor and Honolulu. Beyond were
beds stunned and terrified — Confusion
and disorder, bombs and strafing, poise
and dead and wounded.
And in America citizens were fighting
mad. They cursed the Japanese nation,
and vowed, “Well whip her in three
weeks.” < . !
But three weeks turned into almost
four years before Japan capitulated
counted American dead and woundeji
nearly every island ini the Pacific
the oil tanks for the sleeping American blocked thr^e and four years out of
Pacific Fleet anchored in the harbor.
We
on
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lions of men's lives. And we harnessed
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All was perfect for the approaching future generations to a war debt
aircraft—fightdrs,; light bombers, torpedo bought this nation Victory. |
bombers. 'T’heir red Rising Sun’s glittered This date
on their wing tips. special significance. There
An order was barked over the planes’ parades, no bunds playing,
mdiop, the tight formation loosened, then speeches. ! There are ho str
exploded with each diving below for a sentiments atLiched to it.
oil
that
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on our calendars claims no
arc no great
no eloquent
ong patriotic
December 7 is just anot ler day now,
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pre-planned target.
In a moment the attack was on, and a day of petty reraembnancesi to many peo-
the United States was fighting World pie.
War II. Pear! Harbor was ablaze with , Have you forgotten so soon ?
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Any' Questions? In Manhattan, the party where
issing games) are played,
’s Life listed some rules be sure to gargle frequently
magazine Woman
for kissing: 1) “do it on the quiet and do
not _tempt others,” 2) “plenty of fresh
air . % . is a prime necessity,” 3), “at a
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feel ‘all in* after kissing or
take a hot mustard foot bath
” 4) “if you
being kissed
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Building contractors have their troub- allowed a claim of $176 for medical ex-
les, not the least of which is the poor penses .to Actor Mell Turner, who said
quality of lumber frequently offered to that duf-ing a love scene he misjudged the
them. A despairing contractor recently distanced broke his noise on the leading
dispatched this telegrarh to the mill that lady’s forehead—Time, j
had sent him a carload of lumber: “Knot ^ r
holes received, please send the knots.”
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In Richmond
the Virginia State Industrial Commission
Love is lik^ an onion
You taste it with delight,
And when it's gone you wonder
Whatever made you bite.
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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Ode ToLaurenyHubby, Or
Intimations of Senility
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Letters To The Editor
(AU letters to the editor which are algned by a student or employee of the
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FROM T U
dlvulged^to
Editor, The Battalion:
Your open letter to (the TU foot
ball squad was without a doubt
well taken; however it seems to me
that it served no purpose than to
serve as a threat to oar team and
to develop Aggie spirit. If this is
the means you must use to develop
spirit in your school, 1 think that
you would be much better off with
out it.
I cannot understand how you in
tend to control this spirit during
the game. If ypur team, or any
one’s team, goes into the game
with this “spirit”, it is inevitable,
that as some excitable point of the
game it will break loose from them
and cause an incident similar to
that which took place on the field
this year.
Spirit is a fine thing, and I
have always admired A&M’s
spirit greatly; however, I j think
that spirit such as this cab lead
only to one end, namely the dis
continuance of the UT-A&M foot
ball encounters. If this • happens,
(one of the teams would have to
be dropped from the Southwest
Conference. Which one? No one
knows, and I am sure that no one
wants this to happen. It is for
this reason that I sincerely hope
that any person in our university
or yours who share this "spirit"
Official Notice
niVHU'N DKI’AHTMKNT
Pm'liilM'r A, 11)0)
Scvcrnt viirnncicH «xl*t in the slnff of
HHnicnt nMlrtnnU in Phyiicn OniHrtmoni
l.ahnnitorlM. M»n who wvru prorloitnt In
nnphoniorn phyiHm or whn hav« iom«
knowlwlgc of iihaingntphy nr» nmdvd «l
vnrtnun pvriodH OiroUKhoui thr week. Oom-
iH-wwiion In l.tin |«er hour for now Nludniit*.
Applh'iintN kindly oomo to the office of the
I’hymcH ncjiartmrnt.
J. a. roTTBR.
Hend, Phy»lcH Deimftment
kKCOND AND THIRD YEAR STUDENTS
m'HOOl, OP VETERINARY MEDICINE
All ticcoliJ and third yenr otudenti In the
School of Veterinary Medicine arc required
|tq attend the meeting on "The Bureau of
{Animal Industry Trainee Program" from
IS A. M. to 9 A. M. on Tuesday. December
jllth, In the amphitheatre of the Veterinary
{Hospital.
Scheduled classes for these students will
foe dismissed for this hour. 7
{ (Signed i I.-B. HOUGHTON. Dean
School of Veterinary Medicine
retaliate their thqyghts before
game time next year.
Sincere^ yours,
Robert A Gude
.Sophomore, University of Texas
FOR MORE HOLIDAYS
Editor, The Battalion:
I was very surprised when I
read the article about our short
Christmas holidays which appear
ed in Friday’s Batt. Everyone that
I have asked about this says that
they definitely do not agree to
have such a short holiday period.
I’m quite sure that if all or
almost all the students here; at
A&M were asked, the great major
ity would ask for a longer holiday
than we are getting.
Some of us live rather far from
College Station, and we do not
get home very often.
F. M. Carpenter’50
FROM THE ANNEX
Editor, The Battalion:
Friday’s 1 issue of the Battalion
brought qut the^ fact that our
Christnias 1 holidays were originally
to extend frony December IT; to
January 3. It also said that
reason the holidays were shor 1
iroqd
of students requested it,
Bt PERCY BYSSHE GOI
O Bogart, Humphrey,
face ie wrinkled, Uty
Jexlon wan.
Ineoyea encircled with ringe
Thy vote# reminiscent of itko-
,lae hath.
AIm! Old Aga hath thee over
taken,.
Bo . why portray "the loverj"
'iia an action mistaken.
Kafr Humphrey,' heneefortli
Kefard pereen romineing ,a
cardinal sin,
Leave such doings to suave
Errol Flynn.
Several years back, Warner
Brothers parlayed a sentimental
storyiand Schmalry long entitled
"As Time Goee By” Into a box-
office gold mine which went by the
name of "Casablanca.” ^
A mtural as far as public Ap
peal goes, that tautly penned, cli-
macUcally paced film left not an
emotion unused as it jerked tears,
provoked laughter, and generated
suspense.
And Director Raoul Walsh did
exceptionally well in . exploiting
the talents of his star-studded cast
which included Humphrey Bogart,
Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid,
Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet,
Group Says War Ovdr
Washington—UP)— The District
of Columbia Zoning . Commission
has decided the was is ovex*. It. has
rescinded a wartime order permit
ting homeowners outside designat
ed rooming house areas to take in
more than two roomers to help Re
lieve the housing pinch.
Qampu
TODAY thru SAT.
FIRST RUN
—Features Start—
1:40 - 3:45 - 5:50 - 7:55 - 10:00
BOGART AT HIS DEADLIEST!
Peter Lorre, end the lat«t Conrad*
vf *To jr
onee-ln-a-Hfetlme role of “Rlek"
-CroM sentimentalist *lth a
iSsS-SS
clastic, made by Columbia: stanlng
none other than Hairbreadth Hum
phrey himself, and now showing
at the Campue.
Columbia icriptera hive been
scrupulously careful to leave the
original —** 11 ‘
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— have
ously careful to leave
* Casablanca” plot Intact,
ne only « few changes here
and there for comic effect. Bo
gart, in a subtle imitation of his
Casablanca “Rick", again wears
his familiar trench coat and
slouch hat. Again he is the owner
of a night-club. Again his only
love is married to another man, a
respectable, refined chap. : Again a
sentimental tune—this tim*» "These
Foolish Things” which he asso
ciates with his One And Only
Florence Marly brings tears to his
eyes, and provides the film’s back
ground music.
Compliments should be extend
ed to thC entire cast for their
ability to keep a straight face
reciting the hilarious lints from
this pungent comedy. Especially
should the angular Miss Marly
be congratulated. She reflected
noUytbe slightest smile when
’ Grandfather Humphrey held Her
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in h|a doddering 1 arms and
tered through 1 bayed i
"Baby, I love ya! H
Bogart la a knock-out ii
hla first chance 3
comic talents. Rhys
rome Courtland, and Seaaue I aysk-
swa art also around to add to the
jrtnsral mirth, i f |
J Thursday and Friday evtnlngs'
Gtrion Hall audlrt
ed to the Aggie
faring of the yeai
If the gallons
and ookes expended by
George Plllavou and his ch»t ih
any way
- , y it the
production, "R. U, R. J ’ sho|dd Im
au<
(nock-out in thiii
day evt _
hmtes will be treat-
< Players’ flist of«
mr, ’^R. U. t.”
bf blood, Jsweat,
n(led by director [
and
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their preparation la In
indicative of the quality
.AST DAY
“THE. LIFE O)
RILEY”
!— Starring —
William Rendix
T O N I T E —
Lucky License
ood
it,
an't forget all they had learn
ed wan because a
sliudc
wouldn't
ed. Wio In this barracks feel it is
a very amall minority who made
the ijeOueat.
Wo know the Student Senate is
doing all that is possible, hut there
arc a few thinga for the Academic
Council to consider: .
(1) A large number of students
have Ao travel a groat distance to
get l)ome. This really knocks off
the vacation time.
(2) Some students could well
use thSei monoy they could earrt by
working during the holidays.
(3) Nearly all other schools are
getting out the seventeenth.
We tjhink we speak for the ma
jority of the students in asking
(S(ee LETTERS, Page 4)
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