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I Editorials
Page 2
TUESDAY, FEBKUARY 5, 1952
Half Way Mark
UN Command
Warns Against
Quick Peace
Tokyo, Feb. 5—GB — The
U.N. command today caution
ed against expecting quick
agreement on a Korean armis
tice.
Tokyo minor compromises” at
AROMATIC SPIRITS OP SCANDAl
i FTER THE second day of classes and the new semester of-
fically got off to a start things looked particularly good. Panmunjonp^The^U^NV ^oEiimand
In looking back over the past year, things have gone said, fit “the Communist see-saw
along very well. The corps is regaining its seat of prominence
in the state limelight after a long and hard drouth of the war
years.
If you will look back and remember, some of the advan
ces the corps has made are just short of miracle like. Early
in the year, the leaders in the corps decided they wanted to
havetmore responsibility. The administration felt they should
have the added responsibility. So, the result was a rather
drastic revision in the operation of the corp£
It was also a move of the corps to try and outlaw physical
hazing. To accomplish this they set up a system of afternoon
Bull Rings—to substitute for the quick but sadistic use of tk.ns Command’^broadcastsTo Ko-
the board. While the substitute is not the ideal it does show rea.
the men were thinking about the betterment of the corps.
At the first of this year we had one of the largest, per
centage wide, enrollments in the state. Men heard about the
of progress.” They don’t necessar
ily involve any change in “their
main program of bargaining in
ertia.”
The command pointed out Red
negotiators “have agreed to none
of the really major points of dis
pute. They have instead conced
ed in points of theory or in in
stances where their concessions ac
tually cost them nothing.”
The U.N. views were expressed
in an “unofficial information bul
letin” containing material select
ed from “Voice of the United Na-
Business Representatives
Visit Campus During Spring
(Editor’s Note— During the
Spring Semester a great number
of industries send representa
tives to the campus to interview
graduating seniors.)
The Armstrong Cork Company
will conduct interviews on Feb. 5.
The openings they now have are
for both technical and non techni
cal sales as well as research and
development work. They are inter
ested in mechanical, industrial, and
chemical engineering, architecture,
business, economics, chemistry, and
physics majors..
On Feb. 6 Mid-Continent Supply
Company will interview the follow
ing majors: electrical, industrial,
and mechanical engineering and
industrial education and business.
On Feb. 7-8 Shell Oil Company
will be here to talk with chemis-
pany will be here to interview graduates in the following fields:
chemistry, physics, and chemical electrical, civil mechanical, chemi-
engineenng majors.
Gulf Oil Corporation will con
duct interviews on Feb. 11. They
are interested in the following
majors: chemical, mechanical, civil,
and electrical engineering.
Gulf Research and Development
Company have openings in geo
physical work. Their representa-
cal, and petroleum engineering,
physics, geology, and architecture.
Openings will be in the geophysi
cal department, marketing depart
ment, natural gas and civil engin
eering departments.
On Feb. 14 and 15 Shell Chemical
Corporation will conduct inter
views with chemical, electrical and
tives will be here on Feb. 11 to in- mechanical engineering and chem-
terview geology, physics, mathe- istry majors. There are openings
in exploration and production, tech
nical division, and research labora
tory, and also in the manufactur
ing department of the Houston
Refinery.
The Vitro Corporation will be
ime/?/.
Boyle’s Column
The bulletin was released after
Tuesday’s negotiating sessions at
Panmunjom adjourned. So little
progress was made that Allied
Basic Division and decided it had what they wanted in the spokesmen indicated there was no
first year of college—so we had one of the largest enroll
ments of freshmen we have ever had.
The list of accomplishments could go on for a long time
but it all adds up to the fact, we have had a good first half.
Let’s all hope the second is as good.
By HAL BOYLE
Purceilville, Va., Feb. 5—UP)—
Just Slanguage
Oil Field Dead Man Found
Below Well’s Stabbing Board
Tyler, Feb. 5—OV)—There’s a wires are tied to steady the der-
“dead man” below the “stabbing rick, boiler stacks, and related
board” at nearly every oil well now equipment.
need for the customary briefing
session to the press.
Key points of exchanging pris
oners and supervising an armistice
remain to be settled. Wednesday’s
session would open the way for ar
guing over all three points#at once. John Baired Shinberger made par-
achute jumps as a pioneer organ
izer of the American Army’s para-
troop corps.
But it was while he lay badly
wounded on a Belgian battlefield
in 1944 that he made the biggest
jump in his eventful life—a decis
ion to become a “sky pilot.”
A German mortar had burst in
red rain a moment before. It kill
ed one man and wounded five oth
ers, including Lieut. Col. Shinber-
ger, 35, a battalion commander.
Parachutist Makes
Leap; Now Min ister
matics and electrical engineering
majors.
On Feb. 11, 12, and 13, Chance
Vought Aircraft will conduct inter
views with majors in architecture,
aeronautical engineering, mathe
matics, physics, and mechanical, here on Feb. 14 to discuss job op-
civil and electrical engineering. portunities with physics, electrical,
Hughes Aircraft Company will mechanical, aeronautical, and clic
he on Feb. 12 to talk with mechan- mical engineering majors,
try, civil, electrical, mechanical, j ca [ an( j electrical engineering, Cessna Aircraft Company will
geological^ and petroleum engin- phy s j cs and mathematics majors, conduct interviews on Feb. 14 with
eering majors. Q n p e }j_ 23 an( j 24 j) ow following majors: Mechanical,
Celanese Corporation of Amer- Chemical Company will interview aeronautical, civil, industrial, andl
chemical and mechanical engineer- electrical engineering and archi-1
ing and chemistry majors.
On Feb. 13 representatives from
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
ica will interview chemical, me
chanical, and civil engineers on
Feb. 8. Plants are located at Bish
op, Clarkwood, and Pampa, Texas;
and their current openings are in will be here to interview aeronauti-
process and development work, cal, civil, mechanical, and electrical
plant engineering and production engineering majors,
supervision, and design and plant Representatives of Magnolia will
that they had an investigation into engineering. be on the campus Feb. 14 and 15
it.’
tecture. They have openings in de
sign, aerodynamics, structures and
liaison engineering.
On Feb. 15 the Radio Corpora
tion of America will be on campus
to talk to the following majors:
electrical, chemical, mechanical en
gineering, physics, accounting, and
On Feb. 11 General Electric Com- to interview June and summer busines administration.
Ministers to Wounded!
Chaplain Writes About War
of a well to control the flow of
oil.
(Editors note—The following article was
originally published in “Pacific Stars and
Stripes” and was sent to The Battalion by
the Department of the Army.)
drilling.
Relax. There’s nothing startling
in that situation. It’s one of mild
ness, here expressed in the work-
a-day language of oil well drill
ers.
Their vocabulary is rich in con
venient words that have strayed
f(5r from their original meaning.
Like “cat,” “bronc,” and “Christ
mas Tree.”
A “dead man” in oil field talk
is a buried anchor to which guy-
THERE ARE Texans, who have
THE STEEL fragments mangled
one of his arms, opened an artery
in the other. As he lay there with
This is the story of war as seen through
the eyes of a Chaplain serving in Korea. Chief
. - „ -- Chaplain of the 24th Infantry Division, (Lt.
A “STABBING boairi is a Christmas trees the whole year his life flowing from him, a young Col.) Paul W. Bare, Glen Moore, Chester
County, Pa., recently wrote a letter to his
wife during a lull in the admissions of
regret. He had always in his heart wounded at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
of hearts wanted to be a minister near the front line. Excerpts follow:
temporary platform erected in the through,
derrick at an elevation of 20 to 40 A cotton farmer could be flab-
feet above. the derrick floor. The bergasted by the oilman’s use of
derrickman or other crew member the word “boll weevil,” for in the
works on this board while casing derrick country the expression re-
is being run in a well. It is derived fers to an inexperienced rig man
from the oil field term “to stab,” or oil field worker. His work sta-
meaning to guide a joint of casing tion is sometimes called the “boll
while it is being screwed to an- weevil corner.”
West Point graduate "felt he would
die. And he experienced a deep
Pierce to Address
Man E Conference
• Frank W. Pierce, a director of
the Standard Oil Company of New)
Jersey, will deliver an address at
the Management Engineering Con
ference, Feb. 27 and 28 to be held
- here. He is an internationally)
known authority on industrial re
lations.
He is a native of New York and
holds a degree in mechanical en
gineering from Cornell University.
When the United States entered
World War II he was the expediter
of delivery of the Goodyear Tire
ajid Rubber Company’s war pro
ducts, and in 1923 he became per-
rpnnel manager of the company.
Pierce went with Standard Oil
Company in 1924 and in 1933 he be
came director of the company’s em
ployee relations. In 1942 he was
elected to the board of directors.
’ He will be among a list of top-
other or section.
The .word “cat” comes easier of
definition. It is a crawler type trac
tor noted for its ability to move
over difficult terrain. The term
probably is a shortening of a trac
tor trade name.
Through frequent use, the oil
AND A COWBOY will find a
new meaning in the word “bronc”
if he saunters into oil field con
versation, for in the latter use it ., T „, ,
it off anymore. I ll become a mi
is applied to a new driller recently , , T , , , „
., ., ter, whether Pm good or not.
and preach the Lord’s gospel. Now
he never could.
Shinberger lifted his eyes and
made a compact with heaven.
“Lord,” he prayed, “if you let
me get off this battlefield in one
piece, I’ll work for you the rest of
my life as a Christian soldier to
the best of my ability. I won’t put
minis-
field expression “Christmas tree” . e( j f rom drillers.
promoted from helper. Also it may
be made to apply to a new tool
pusher (foreman) recently promot-
by now should be ripe enough for
a niche in Webster’s famous book.
It is a term applied to the valves
and fittings assembled, at the top
Radio and Drama
Courses Offered
Courses in radio writing and
stage craft are offered this semes
ter announced Harry Kidd and C.
K. Esten of the Egnlish depart
ment. The course in radio writing
will cover the writing of radio
plays and radio scripts and carries
a three hour credit Kidd added.
A two hour course, Stage-craft
is listed in the catalog as English
382. It will be taught Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 8 a. m. and car-
A “dog house” is a, common ne
cessity in putting down an oil well.
It is a small house located on the
rig floor or nearby and used as
an “office” for the driller or as
storage space for small items. A
“dog leg” designated a sharp
change of direction in the well bore
and refers to an “elbow” ca,used by Episcopal churches in the Virginia
As soon as he was well, he set
about carrying out his pledge.
IT TOOK courage for him turn
his back on his brilliant profession
al military career. But Shinberger
had spiritual fortitude to match his
physical bravery. He retired from
the Army and enrolled as a student
in the Virginia Theological Sem
inary.
Today he is rector of three small
such change in direction.
“Dope" in oil field parlance is
nothing to excite the FBI, for It
does nothing more than lubricate
the threads of oil field tubular
apparatus.
Miss Alma Kasner
dairy country. Both he and his
pretty wife, Lisa—they have four
children—are happy in his new
calling.
The ex-paratrooper, still in rug
ged trim at 43, is a popular pastor.
People of all demoninations come
to him to talk over their personal
troubles. They like his sensible,
down-to-earth manner.
Given Service Post. B «\ SH ' !{8E * GE ?
is still humbly uncertain whether
„ Miss Alma Kasner has been ap- he is—as he Says—“a good preach-
flight business executives who will nes a two hour credit. Stage-craft p 0 j n t e d head of the Service Divi- er ”
take an active part in the con- is designed Esten said, to instruct sion of the Central Texas Life In _ Hc talked about it as we sat in
ference, which is sponsored by the the student in design, building and
Industrial Engineering Depart- painting scenery. It will also cover
ment, R. F. Bruckart is conference hues, colors, make-up, and acting
chairman. technique.
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The offensive was proceeding according to
schedule. There was no faltering. In quick,
business-like fashion, the troops were moving
ahead. They were meeting stiff resistance,
but experience and training were paying off.
Five days of combat had largely decimated
several Chinese divisions. They were being
rocked back on their heels, but it was not
without casualties for the attackers.
Chaplains were spotted at the forward
aid, battalion aid and clearing stations. What
a magnificent lot of men they were. Without
relief, they worked endless hours. These men
of God met the wounded, knelt by their litters,
steadied them, comforted them and prayed
with them.
WITH SOME the situation demanded bed
side prayers, Others needed a bit of joshing.
Some needed a quiet assurance that all ■would
be well, and yet others needed a calm voice
bringing them back into a world of reality.
Occasionally, there was an extremely critical
case and the chaplain dropped all else to min
ister to the dying. Great care was taken to in
sure that the ministry to the critically wound
ed was done by a chaplain of his particular
creed/either Protestant, Catholic or Jewish.
At five minutes after midnight, Eddie Bir-
beck, my sergeant, from Philadelphia, called
and said there were a couple of critically
wounded patients at a mobile hospital who had
not been seen by a chaplain. They were Pro
testant boys from the 24th Division, and
there was just no one else available. Since
a good many of the lads in the collecting sta
tion were not seriously wounded, and since all
seriously wounded were sent to MASH any
way, I left at once.
You have some nights of your life so en-
OVER HERE is a lad from Tennessee. He
wanted to see a Protestant chaplain. His legs
were blown off by a land mine, and is par
tially blinded. The nurse whispers that he
probably isn’t going to make it. He is con
scious but doesn’t seem to realize the ser
iousness of his condition. He hasn’t too much
pain, thanks to the merciful numbing effects of
morphine.
You ask him simply, “What can I do for
you, lad?”, and he replies “Just read some
verses of Scripture and say a nice prayer.”
You talk to him for a few minutes and
then you begin to recite a Psalm, and another,
and another . . . and they all seem to fit. You
are amazed at your selections and a little
prayer ascends from your inner soul. “Thank
God I merilorized these Psalms, used the right
ones, and got the proper meaning into their
recitation.” You make a little impromptu
prayer and he smiles and presses your hand.
You pray again; the old stately prayers of
the church, prayers of general confession,
prayers for pardon, and the beautiful words
Of assurance made so familiar through the
Ritual Service of Holy Communion, tremble
from your lips. You know he is going to die
but you know that his soul is going to live—
and he smiles and says “Thanks, Chaplain-
Thanks, I’m all right now.”
most important, and you’ve built a foundation
stone for that attitude. For the rest of his
life he’ll probably emphasize how lucky he is
to be alive rather than how unlucky hc is at
being handicapped. You ask him if he wants
you to say a little prayer. He does, so you
fervently and reverently thank God for him
that this isn’t a fatal wound, that its not as
bad as it might have been.
There’s an old sergeant who is badly, but
not fatally hurt. He is an old regular, a high
calibre non-commissioned officer. His pride in
his platoon is like that of a young mother’s
pride in her first-born child. The platoon has
been hit hard. He is confused, and dazed.
He sees the cross on your cap as you walk
down the ward, and he calls in a whispery
voice “Chaplain.” You bend near his head, and
listen. “Where’s my men?” he gasps. “Where’S
my men?” You say “They’re alright. They’ri
up on the hill.” He answers “They’re dead . ..
They’re all dead ... I saw them die.” Then sob
bing with pain, he says, “Oh God, it wasn’t ,
my fault.” You find yourself saying a prayer
and he settles down.
LFL ABNER
sufance Agency, announced Sidney his study, where hang pictures of graved in your memory that you’ll never for-
L. Loveless, District Manager. his two great heroes—Robert E. get them. Last night at MASH was such a
Miss Kasner has been with the Lee and Stonewall Jackson, who night. Walk with me through the hospital,
agency since 1944. A native of was a deeply religious military '
Westphalia, she is a graduate of leader.
McKenzie-Baldivin Business Col- Leaving the Army to enter the
lege and has lived in College Sta- ministry doesn’t seem as unusual
tion for 11 years. to him as it does to others.
As head of the Service Division, “During West Point’s first hun-
Miss Kasner will supply the per- dred years about 45 per cent of
ens- its graduates became clergymen,”
he smiled. “In fact so many did
THAT YOUNGSTER over there is in his
seventeenth year, wounded for the second time,
though neither seriously nor very painfully.
But something has happened to him inside, He
seems like your own little boy, scared and con
fused.
You ask, “What’s the trouble son?”, and
you know from the look in his eyes that
you’re standing in his dad’s place. You talk to
him like a father, like you’d talk to your own
boy if he was frightened in the dark, and
after a while he relaxes, and smiles, and he
dings to you, and you know you’ve done him
good.
See this chap with his shoulder bandaged.
The muscles, are ripped and torn and you
known that he’ll never use his good right arm
in its normal way again. He knows it too.
You help him to see that as bad as his situa
tion is, he still is a mighty lucky boy. An inch
or two and he would be a corpse instead of a
patient.
HE HASN’T thought of it just that way.
His attitude toward his handicap is going to be
SUCH AS he cannot be spared. They arc
the very backbone of the army. Suddenly you
realize that he mistook your voice for the
Voice of God. You hope desperately that
you've planted in his delirium a confidence
that God does know that is wasn’t his fault.
So you step out of your evangelical back
ground long enough to say, “Son, thy sins be
forgiven thee . . .” and you know now that
he thought that you were God, and you let
him think it. God forgive you for presumption.
God forgive you .. .
That Oriental waving at me is a Chinese
prisoner. They brought him in with a badly
shattered leg, and a superficial head wound.
While the corpsmen were dressing his leg for
transportation to MASH he gritted his teeth,
and held your hand. You gave him a couple of
smokes, and got him a cup of water. He seem
ed quite appreciative. He sees my cross every
time I hurry through the ward, and smiles
and waves.
Could he be a Christian, impressed into the
Chinese Red Army? He has an intelligent face
and a nice spirit. His leg has been set* and his
headwound has a fresh dressing. The litter-
bearers are carrying him to the waiting am
bulance for evacuation to the prisoner of war
hosiptal, far to the rear. Hc is smiling and
looks your way; he waves his hand, and you
wave back.
J
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By Local Red Cross
Col, Brooks Given
Engineer’s Award
Eugene Brock, on leave from the
college since July 1948 will return
and assume his duties with the en
gineering 'drawing department
early in February, W. E. Street,
head of the department, said yes
terday.
During his absence from the col
lege, Brock Was a planning engin
eer for the University of Califor
nia Los Alamos Scientific Labora
tory until early 1951. Later he
By Ai Capp
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POGO
By Walt Kelly
The Red Cross is sponsoring two
new classes in home nursing and
first aid in February.
The class in home nursing will
begin within the next two weeks was loaned to the Atomic Energy
at the Red Cross House on the Commission to become chief de
campus. sign engineer for the Atomic Bomb
The first aid class will be taught Testing grounds in Nevada,
by John W. Hill, 401 Foster, at After the tests, he returned to
the Travis School in Bryan. California.
Anyone in College Station or
Bryan interested in enrolling in
these classes should call Mrs. W.
F. Hughes, 3-2383'. Mrs. Hughes
is a member of the Projects Com
mittee of the Travis PTA.
While in New Mexico, Brock was
active in art circles. He served as
president of the Los Alamos Art
Association, and as a board direct
or for the New Mexico Art Alli
ance.