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Page 2 ■THE BATTALION ■SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1943 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Texas A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, ie published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870 Subscription rates $3 per school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-6444. 1942 Member 1943 Phsocioted GoUe6iate Press Sylvester Boone .............................................................. Editor-in-Chief Saturday’s Issue Sylvester Boone ............... -................... ................. Managing Editor Henry Tillett .............................................. ............ Managing Editor Ben Fortson .................. -................... ....................... Managing Editor Andy Matula ................................................................ Managing -Editor Jack Kelly ... ................................................... Business Management Robert Orrick .............................................. Reporter John N. Troxell ............................. Reporter L. Wolfe .............................. -......................................................... Reporter H. C. Finger ......... Reporter John David Marks ...................................................................... Reporter Claude Stone ........................................................................... Photographs Robert Irving ...................................................................... Photographs John H. Wirtz .................................... Circulation Manager Maurice Zerr ................................. .....................‘ Circulation Manager D. W. May ..................................................................... Editorial Advisor ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF H. P Bradley ................................................................................... Editor Ed Babich ..................................................................................... Associate D. K. Springwater .................................................................... Associate Bill Martin ..................................................................................... Associate M. J. Kaff ..................................................................................... Associate ACTD STAFF Alvin B. Cooter .......... Editor-in-Chiei Jack E. Shaw ............................................................ Managing Editor Fred J. Rosenthal .................................................... Associate Editor Alan E. Goldsmith ............................ Associate Editor Max E. Stump ............................................................ Associate Editor Lloyd Merwin ......................................................... Squadron 1 Editor Joseph E. Platt .................................................. Squadron 2 Editor George A. Martin ................................ Squadron 3 Editor Bill R. Peters ............................................................ Squadron 6 Editor Doing Our Part... We’re not in a trench or driving a tank Or drawing a bead on a Jerry. We’re not in a tent that’s mouldy and dank, Or guarding supplies at some ferry. We’re not under fire from morning till night Like some of the Boys down under, We’re right here at home where skies are still bright And doing our part—I wonder? We’re so far removed from all of the din So darn secure and certain, War is but war, and ‘we’re bound to win.’ Someone should draw the curtain That’s blurring our gaze and hiding the facts, Ah, but the truth appalls us. We’re prone to play, quite often relax No matter what fate befalls us. Yes, we’re not in a trench, we’re not in the groove, We’re not on the path we could be We’re not on our toes to outwardly prove We’re doing our part as should be — We’re mighty darn proud of our lads over- seas, But deaf is our ear to pleading, We just haven’t time for buying War Bonds, To pay for supplies they’re needing. —by Gail D. Salley (WO) Camp Bowie, Texas. Flag Day . . . June 14 is Flag Day, here in the Eighth Service Command states as elsewhere over the nation. Ordinarily Flag Day is just another day, an unimportant holiday observed by few, unknown to many. But war changes all that, just as war has changed so many things—our way of living, eating, dressing, the things we do and the things we can’t do. Before the war many flags fluttered from many flagstaffs, but few people thought of the colors as something apart, something sacred. True, at parades when a martial music heralded the approach of the flag, we stood a little straighter, uncovered our heads and felt a thrill of pride in the beauty of the bars and stars, and in the glorious history behind our flag. Too, the American flag looked mighty good when we saw the red, white and blue banner flying on foreign soil over some con- sulate or shop. For it stood for home, and language and customs and people we knew. But ordinarily the flag was just a part of the landscape, a blending into the hori- zon. Now it’s a battle cry. Our flag has been fired on, captured, sunk, bathed in blood. Again, it’s the symbol of patriots’ sacrifice. The American flag is buying a home on time; it’s fried chicken and ice cream and a loaded Sunday noon table; it’s picnicking in the park; it’s listening to a Republican leader on the radio tell what he thinks of a Demo- cratic administration; it’s decent wages and clean clothes and good food; it’s Mary being graduated from the city high school; it’s Junior winning a 4-H Club prize sow contest; it’s public libraries full of books by all auth- ors, public art galleries with all schools of art represented; it’s movies and hot dogs and cokes and baseball and revival meetings and jokes about big shots and editorials against city government waste. The American flag is the America we love, home and uninterrupted pursuit of happiness. We know it’s worth fighting for, worth dying for if need be, and certainly worth saving for, regularly and systematically, through War Bond buying. This guarantees our nation’s victory and the stabilization of our country’s money. In your War Bond buying you pay a tri- bute to the flag every day of ever year! The University of Detroit is preparing to send its second naval aviation squadron to the wars. Participation in women's intramural sports at the University of Texas has jump- ed U2 per cent above 19^1 levels. Dr. Robert G. Foster, special instructor of sociology at Wayne University, is co- author of a book on “Women After College: A Study of the Effectiveness of their Edu- cation.” Students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin may study radio code in the evening now as a result of establishment of two new evening classes by ROTC. ARMY ENGINEERS The Observation Post By H. Weiner Several New York bred wolves have been allowing little privacy to Denenberg and his wife. Maybe it makes them feel like old home week. What rake-off does Fred Mari- naro get from Coca-Cola Company for picking up those empties he finds all over the campus? A certain section leader doesn’t realize the strength of his vocal cords. When he orders “Column left . . . MARCH!”, practically every Aggie from here to the North Gate performs the maneuv- er. “Pennsyltucky” was reported for cutting out about one mile of the mile and seven-tenths by cutting across a meadow. Probably con- serving his strength for the eve- ning meal. Has anyone thought of taking up a collection to buy a ladder for Jud Sprague for the obstacle course wall? Give him credit, tho; with a boost he makes it, and goes over the rest of the course in fine style. The funniest thing yet is Cadet Sgt. Gibbard, assigned to maintain quiet on the second floor so we can sleep. He prowls around in those squeaky shoes of his, keep- ing the boys awake. 1st Sgt. Guff By D. K. Springwater Notes on a 49er. James Elam, better known as “Tiny,” writes us from Stanford on the coast that their classes are now under way, with the situation normal and all fixed up. Such details as the fol- lowing may silence a few G.I.s in our own outfit for a while: Standing in line for 30 minutes for rotten chow, then marching back in groups of ten. If more than two men have occasion to go anywhere on the campus to- gether they must go in formation, and if just two go they must keep in step! Any G.I. will do that nat- urally, but he hates like hell to be compelled to do it. They are marched to the Psych. Building every evening at 7:00 for super- vised study and return at 10:00. They have no free periods through- out the day. Basic training, in- cluding rifle drill, is the order of the day. As it happens, however, all the 49ers being good men, they are telling the rest of the outfit how to do things: Dick Nelson as C.O., Bud Koehler, 1st Sgt., and Arvidson as Lieut., and what with Corsover as squad leader, the 49ers get away with homicide. Luck to them. They claim they have the best Cadet system in the Army, and say that they didn’t know that the Art and Science of Goldbrick- ing could be organized under a chain of command. The setup has its compensations, however: The school is co-educational and the girls consider it their patriotic duty to date the boys, the poor things! That’s the one fault of A. & M., that there are not enough girls employed at the Exchange Store. Gosh, can you imagine 100 more like those working there now? Colonel Applin of the British General Staff once defined disci- pline as “instant and willing obed- ience to all orders, and in the ab- sence of orders, to do what you thought the order would have been.” But it is a good deal more. It functions most noticeably when a soldier is away from specific duty. Merely because every man in an organization toes the line while “bucking” sergeants ere standing over them, is no necessary indica- tion of a well disciplined outfit. Rather, it is when a man is off duty and presumably unwatched that he demonstrates the calibre of his discipline. The soldier who tosses a cigarette on the lawn or fails to salute an officer merely because he knows he will not be reported, is poorly trained and no degree of assiduous application during hours of duty can compen- sate for that deficiency. He might be the best drilled man in the out- fit and know more about Military Courtesy than any other but none- theless when he appears in public out of uniform or behaves in a manner unbecoming a soldier he proves himself hardly worthy of the name. War Games By BRAD GAS!! The game of Gas can be played by any number of persons. The little equipment needed makes it an ideal game to play when away from camp. Supply every man with a strip pack weighing not more than 300 pounds, a steel helmet with chin strap, and a gas mask. Gas should be played while men are occupied climbing down a bank or crawling under a bridge. The leader who is “IT” throws a gas bomb into the group and at the same time shouts “GAS!” At the cry of “GAS” every man will race to get his mask on first. This is accomplished by throwing the helmet back so the chin strap will choke off any gas attempting to enter the lungs. If the player finds it difficult to get his gas mask on while in this position he may claw at the chin strap and take off his helmet. Holding it i® one hand he takes his other hands (three hands are needed playing GAS) and places his mask over his face. Should he drop his hel- met while doing this he loses three points. Once getting his helmet on, the player stands around looking gassed. This last will not be dif- ficult as in all probability he has forgotten to blow the excess gas out of his flutter valve. After several games of GAS those remaining can play “Stretch- er Bearer,” a lovely game the rules of which will be published shortly. Scene from hit production, “Varsity Show” Sunday and Monday attraction at the Guion Hall Theatre Sunday and Monday, featur- ing Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, with Dick Powell, Pris- cilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, in leading roles; Whiting and Mercer music and lyrics. Sympathy Slip By The Chaplain Bring your troubles to Room 111 or 217 where they will be ex- changed sight unseen and no ques- tions asked. Winner of a quart of that pre- cious stuff was Johnny Cornell. With the remark “For many years I have been known as the ugliest man in Texas . . . Stranger you deserve that distinction.” Holick, of the Holick’s Cleaners, presented the award. Editor Bradley appre- ciating the event gave Mr. Holick a small smile and was immediate- ly awarded a similar quart. Cadet Gibbard cannot hold with Professor Underwood that the an- swer is not the thing . . . To put it in strict mathematical formula, let Gibbard turning in answers only equal one vector and the Prof’s desire for more info., particularly formulae equal the other vector. Resultant equals *!? all during discussion of quiz. Quotable Quotes: On SNAFU . . In wartime it is the abnormal that is normal.—Col. Buvens. A certain Cadet C. O. can be found at noon on the steps of the Experiment Station. He is not the only one to be found on the steps of the Experiment Station. It seems that a certain guy, whose name I have forgotten, (he has a beautiful smile—no teeth) “Ah”, he said, “the call I’ve been expecting.” How surprised he was to discover it was his wife. At Ease By Bill Martin Keep your eyes on Babich for hints of what the well-dressed sol- dier is wearing this season. At reveille, Babich suggests a pair of khaki slacks worn over a pair of red striped pajamas. For the best effect the trousers shall be turned up two inches above the pajama bottoms. A saving in stock- ings can be effected by purchasing pajamas of the extra long size and wearing them well over the feet. For the upper portion of the body it is agreed that the dapper effect is achieved by letting the shirt hang outside the trousers. This is known as the Bing method and gets a Bang out of CD's. Babich suggests a pair of green house slippers to give the ensem- ble a certain dash. The complete outfit is topped by a size lO^ chapeau worn on a size 6% head. For the after dinner hours, Bab- ich suggests your fatigues be used as semi-formal evening attire for your after supper smoke a bull session with “the boys” on the front lawn. For those little chores, a pair of jockey shorts and the tops of your long handled underwear are worn by the best people while sweeping, dusting, mopping your room. According to mess hall statictics the Army Engineers have broken all records for the amount of chow consumed at one sitting. Aggies, Sailors, Marines and Air Corps follow in that order. Some one should suggest to Lt. Jors that he put a case of beer at the finish line of the mile and seven tenths run. Even I could manage to make it in less than 19.5 minutes. It happens every time we are supposed to go to press. An hour before lights out, our Editor re- members we have a column to make. A shreiking cry by Sgt. Springwater fills the halls and the “associates” are assembled in the orderly room. What d’ya know, we were so interested in our studies that we forgot all about the copy. After a verbal thrashing by our editor, we are sent back to our rooms to be inspired and to create. One hour later our trash is compiled. Your press staff is as dependable as the day is long. “Short day, wasn’t it?” SUBMARINE IS SUNK BY PATROL PLANE WASHINGTON—Depth charges from a naval patrol plane shat- tered an enemy submarine and sent it plunging to the bottom of the Atlantic after a short engage- ment in which shells from the U-boat’s guns riddled one wing of the plane. The sinking, the navy said, took place last April. It was the first credited to the new Vega Ventura bombers, high speed twin-engined medium bombers that have been officially reported in service only in recent weeks. LEATHER INVENTORIES UNFROZEN BY WLB WASHINGTON .— Handbags, dress gloves, brief cases and other civilian leather products, whose production was prohibited after June 1, may be produced through the rest of this year out of manu- facturers’ inventories of leather, the war production board ruled to- day. WPB ruled also that furniture for war workers in federal hous- ing projects hereafter will get pre- ferred priority on furniture pur- chases. In spite of the decrease of en- rollment at the University of Ore- gon, figures for the number of library reserve books checked out overnight are on the increase. J2oojcLoucrn on . (ambus ‘Distractions By Ben Fortson Those of you who like the cur- rent Hardy. Family series of pic- tures won’t want to miss the Guion Hall feature today only, THE COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY, starring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, and Donna Reed. This picture takes up where the preceeding one left off and at the start of it, Andy is working in a garage in Carvel in order to pay off his debts incurred jn New York. The story is centered around Andy’s attempt to “bring out” a local girl (Donna Reed) who is considered a “droop”. Her parents are separated and she hasn’t been having a very good time; that is not until Andy Hardy comes along. The girl falls in love with him and a what follows is a merry mix- up. This is one of the best in the current Hardy series and promises to be well worth while. The Lowdown: You’ll enjoy it just as much even if you have seen it before. Showing Sunday and Monday at Guion Hall is VARSITY SHOW, with Dick Powell and Rosemary Lane and featuring Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. HOCKLEY COUNTY SHOWS INCREASE IN CATTLE, HOGS LEVELLAND.—County Agent Harvey Pool said Hockley county farmers have, in two years, in- creased the number of cattle in the county by 25 per cent and hogs by 45 per cent. In a statement which shows what is being done in the wartime food production program, Pool said Hockley county farmers now own 38,200 head of cattle, 20,200 of which are beef types, and 36,000 hogs. There are 365,000 chickens in the county and 480 cases of eggs are being shipped out of the coun- ty weekly. S' } r 4-1181 Open at 1 p. m. LAST DAY “ORCHESTRA WIVES” — with — Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Saturday Preview Sunday and Monday — with — Patricia Monson Kenny Baker The midnight preview tonight and the feature Sunday and Mon- day is SILVER SKATES, with Kenny Baker and Patricia Morison. The story is centered around an ice skating group and the skat- ing done by a girl named Belita is nothing short of wonderful. Ken- ny Baker sings several catchy songs two of which old promise of hit proportions. For those of you who are ice-skating enthus- iasts the picture presents a stel- lar aggregation of blade specialists including the team of Frick and Frack. The picture is really a lit- tle too pretentious for Monogram, the studio that put it out, but it contains some conventional enter- tainment and comedy moments. Kenny Baker and Patricia Morison present good boy and girl appeal, but the story itself is not extra- ordinarily good. The Lowdown: Good, but class “B”. Phone 4-1168 9c & 20c ADMISSION IS ALWAYS Tax Included Box Office Opens 1 p. m. Closes 7:30 - Saturday Only - Loveable, Laughing Mickey Rooney — in — “COURTSHIP of ANDY HARDY” — with — Lewis Stone — also — Selected Short Subjects Sunday and Monday ALL OUT FOR THE BIG SHOW! WARNER BROS! Re-release with dick powell PRISCILLA LANE • ROSEMARY LANE Directed by WILLIAM KEIGHLEY Nmic ind lyrics by Pick Whiting & Johnny Mercar; — also — Musical and Cartoon llltli Where You Get More For Your Money! ‘YOUR OWN STORE” Come on fellows here’s where you can buy all those books and uni- forms you have been wanting but not buying because of lack of money. Come on down here because the prices are exceptionally low and if you don’t have just the price, you surely must have some equipment or books that are no longer of use to you which we would be very glad to buy. MONDAY, JUNE 14 IS FLAG DAY . . . let’s remember that this year the flag is the symbol of liberty to peoples all over the world—not just Americans. Protect it and care for it’s symbolism with every power that we possess. BICYCLE AND RADIO REPAIRS The Student Co-op “YOUR OWN STORE” 41
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Page 2 ■THE BATTALION ■SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1943
The BattalionSTUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Texas A. & M. COLLEGEThe Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, ie published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1870
Subscription rates $3 per school year. Advertising rates upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Office, Room 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-6444.
1942 Member 1943
Phsocioted GoUe6iate PressSylvester Boone .............................................................. Editor-in-Chief
Saturday’s IssueSylvester Boone ............... -.................................... Managing EditorHenry Tillett .............................................. ............ Managing EditorBen Fortson .................. -................... ....................... Managing EditorAndy Matula ................................................................ Managing -EditorJack Kelly ... ................................................... Business ManagementRobert Orrick .............................................. ReporterJohn N. Troxell ............................. ReporterL. Wolfe .............................. -......................................................... ReporterH. C. Finger ......... ReporterJohn David Marks ...................................................................... ReporterClaude Stone ........................................................................... PhotographsRobert Irving ...................................................................... PhotographsJohn H. Wirtz .................................... Circulation ManagerMaurice Zerr ................................. .....................‘ Circulation ManagerD. W. May ..................................................................... Editorial Advisor
ARMY ENGINEERS STAFFH. P Bradley ................................................................................... EditorEd Babich ..................................................................................... AssociateD. K. Springwater .................................................................... AssociateBill Martin ..................................................................................... AssociateM. J. Kaff ..................................................................................... Associate
ACTD STAFFAlvin B. Cooter .......... Editor-in-ChieiJack E. Shaw ............................................................ Managing EditorFred J. Rosenthal .................................................... Associate EditorAlan E. Goldsmith ............................ Associate EditorMax E. Stump ............................................................ Associate EditorLloyd Merwin ......................................................... Squadron 1 EditorJoseph E. Platt .................................................. Squadron 2 EditorGeorge A. Martin ................................ Squadron 3 EditorBill R. Peters ............................................................ Squadron 6 Editor
Doing Our Part...We’re not in a trench or driving a tank
Or drawing a bead on a Jerry.We’re not in a tent that’s mouldy and dank,
Or guarding supplies at some ferry. We’re not under fire from morning till night
Like some of the Boys down under, We’re right here at home where skies are
still brightAnd doing our part—I wonder?
We’re so far removed from all of the din So darn secure and certain,
War is but war, and ‘we’re bound to win.’ Someone should draw the curtain
That’s blurring our gaze and hiding the facts, Ah, but the truth appalls us.
We’re prone to play, quite often relax No matter what fate befalls us.
Yes, we’re not in a trench, we’re not in the groove,
We’re not on the path we could be We’re not on our toes to outwardly prove
We’re doing our part as should be — We’re mighty darn proud of our lads over
seas,But deaf is our ear to pleading,
We just haven’t time for buying War Bonds, To pay for supplies they’re needing.
—by Gail D. Salley (WO) Camp Bowie, Texas.
Flag Day . . .June 14 is Flag Day, here in the Eighth
Service Command states as elsewhere over the nation.
Ordinarily Flag Day is just another day, an unimportant holiday observed by few, unknown to many.
But war changes all that, just as war has changed so many things—our way of living, eating, dressing, the things we do and the things we can’t do.
Before the war many flags fluttered from many flagstaffs, but few people thought of the colors as something apart, something sacred.
True, at parades when a martial music heralded the approach of the flag, we stood a little straighter, uncovered our heads and felt a thrill of pride in the beauty of the bars and stars, and in the glorious history behind our flag.
Too, the American flag looked mighty good when we saw the red, white and blue banner flying on foreign soil over some consulate or shop. For it stood for home, and language and customs and people we knew.
But ordinarily the flag was just a part of the landscape, a blending into the horizon.
Now it’s a battle cry. Our flag has been fired on, captured, sunk, bathed in blood. Again, it’s the symbol of patriots’ sacrifice.
The American flag is buying a home on time; it’s fried chicken and ice cream and a loaded Sunday noon table; it’s picnicking in the park; it’s listening to a Republican leader on the radio tell what he thinks of a Democratic administration; it’s decent wages and clean clothes and good food; it’s Mary being graduated from the city high school; it’s Junior winning a 4-H Club prize sow contest; it’s public libraries full of books by all authors, public art galleries with all schools of art represented; it’s movies and hot dogs and cokes and baseball and revival meetings and jokes about big shots and editorials against city government waste.
The American flag is the America we love, home and uninterrupted pursuit of happiness.
We know it’s worth fighting for, worth dying for if need be, and certainly worth saving for, regularly and systematically, through War Bond buying. This guarantees our nation’s victory and the stabilization of our country’s money.
In your War Bond buying you pay a tribute to the flag every day of ever year!
The University of Detroit is preparing to send its second naval aviation squadron to the wars.
Participation in women's intramural sports at the University of Texas has jumped U2 per cent above 19^1 levels.
Dr. Robert G. Foster, special instructor of sociology at Wayne University, is coauthor of a book on “Women After College: A Study of the Effectiveness of their Education.”
Students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin may study radio code in the evening now as a result of establishment of two new evening classes by ROTC.
ARMY ENGINEERSThe
Observation PostBy H. Weiner
Several New York bred wolves have been allowing little privacy to Denenberg and his wife. Maybe it makes them feel like old home week.
What rake-off does Fred Mari- naro get from Coca-Cola Company for picking up those empties he finds all over the campus?
A certain section leader doesn’t realize the strength of his vocal cords. When he orders “Column left . . . MARCH!”, practically every Aggie from here to the North Gate performs the maneuver.
“Pennsyltucky” was reported for cutting out about one mile of the mile and seven-tenths by cutting across a meadow. Probably conserving his strength for the evening meal.
Has anyone thought of taking up a collection to buy a ladder for Jud Sprague for the obstacle course wall? Give him credit, tho; with a boost he makes it, and goes over the rest of the course in fine style.
The funniest thing yet is Cadet Sgt. Gibbard, assigned to maintain quiet on the second floor so we can sleep. He prowls around in those squeaky shoes of his, keeping the boys awake.
1st Sgt. GuffBy D. K. Springwater
Notes on a 49er. James Elam, better known as “Tiny,” writes us from Stanford on the coast that their classes are now under way, with the situation normal and all fixed up. Such details as the following may silence a few G.I.s in our own outfit for a while: Standing in line for 30 minutes for rotten chow, then marching back in groups of ten. If more
than two men have occasion to go anywhere on the campus together they must go in formation, and if just two go they must keep in step! Any G.I. will do that naturally, but he hates like hell to be compelled to do it. They are marched to the Psych. Building every evening at 7:00 for supervised study and return at 10:00. They have no free periods throughout the day. Basic training, including rifle drill, is the order of the day. As it happens, however, all the 49ers being good men, they are telling the rest of the outfit how to do things: Dick Nelson as C.O., Bud Koehler, 1st Sgt., and Arvidson as Lieut., and what with Corsover as squad leader, the 49ers get away with homicide. Luck to them. They claim they have the best Cadet system in the Army, and say that they didn’t know that the Art and Science of Goldbrick- ing could be organized under a chain of command. The setup has its compensations, however: The school is co-educational and the girls consider it their patriotic duty to date the boys, the poor things! That’s the one fault of A. & M., that there are not enough girls employed at the Exchange Store. Gosh, can you imagine 100 more like those working there now?
Colonel Applin of the British General Staff once defined discipline as “instant and willing obedience to all orders, and in the absence of orders, to do what you thought the order would have been.” But it is a good deal more. It functions most noticeably when a soldier is away from specific duty. Merely because every man in an organization toes the line while “bucking” sergeants ere standing over them, is no necessary indication of a well disciplined outfit. Rather, it is when a man is off duty and presumably unwatched that he demonstrates the calibre of his discipline. The soldier who tosses a cigarette on the lawn or fails to salute an officer merely because he knows he will not be reported, is poorly trained and no degree of assiduous application during hours of duty can compen
sate for that deficiency. He might be the best drilled man in the outfit and know more about Military Courtesy than any other but nonetheless when he appears in public out of uniform or behaves in a manner unbecoming a soldier he proves himself hardly worthy of the name.
War GamesBy BRAD
GAS!!
The game of Gas can be played by any number of persons. The little equipment needed makes it an ideal game to play when away from camp.
Supply every man with a strip pack weighing not more than 300 pounds, a steel helmet with chin strap, and a gas mask. Gas should be played while men are occupied climbing down a bank or crawling under a bridge. The leader who is “IT” throws a gas bomb into the group and at the same time shouts “GAS!”
At the cry of “GAS” every man will race to get his mask on first. This is accomplished by throwing the helmet back so the chin strap will choke off any gas attempting to enter the lungs. If the player finds it difficult to get his gas mask on while in this position he may claw at the chin strap and take off his helmet. Holding it i® one hand he takes his other hands (three hands are needed playing GAS) and places his mask over his face. Should he drop his helmet while doing this he loses three points.
Once getting his helmet on, the player stands around looking gassed. This last will not be difficult as in all probability he has forgotten to blow the excess gas out of his flutter valve.
After several games of GAS those remaining can play “Stretcher Bearer,” a lovely game the rules of which will be published shortly.
Scene from hit production, “Varsity Show” Sunday and Monday attraction at the Guion Hall Theatre Sunday and Monday, featuring Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, with Dick Powell, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, in leading roles; Whiting and Mercer music and lyrics.
Sympathy SlipBy The Chaplain
Bring your troubles to Room 111 or 217 where they will be exchanged sight unseen and no questions asked.
Winner of a quart of that precious stuff was Johnny Cornell. With the remark “For many years I have been known as the ugliest man in Texas . . . Stranger you deserve that distinction.” Holick, of the Holick’s Cleaners, presented the award. Editor Bradley appreciating the event gave Mr. Holick a small smile and was immediately awarded a similar quart.
Cadet Gibbard cannot hold with Professor Underwood that the answer is not the thing . . .
To put it in strict mathematical formula, let Gibbard turning in answers only equal one vector and the Prof’s desire for more info., particularly formulae equal the other vector. Resultant equals *!? all during discussion of quiz.
Quotable Quotes: On SNAFU . . In wartime it is the abnormal
that is normal.—Col. Buvens.
A certain Cadet C. O. can be found at noon on the steps of the Experiment Station. He is not the only one to be found on the steps of the Experiment Station.
It seems that a certain guy, whose name I have forgotten, (he has a beautiful smile—no teeth) “Ah”, he said, “the call I’ve been expecting.” How surprised he was to discover it was his wife.
At EaseBy Bill Martin
Keep your eyes on Babich for hints of what the well-dressed soldier is wearing this season.
At reveille, Babich suggests a pair of khaki slacks worn over a pair of red striped pajamas. For the best effect the trousers shall be turned up two inches above the pajama bottoms. A saving in stockings can be effected by purchasing pajamas of the extra long size and wearing them well over the feet.
For the upper portion of the body it is agreed that the dapper effect is achieved by letting the shirt hang outside the trousers. This is known as the Bing method and gets a Bang out of CD's.
Babich suggests a pair of green house slippers to give the ensemble a certain dash. The complete outfit is topped by a size lO^ chapeau worn on a size 6% head.
For the after dinner hours, Babich suggests your fatigues be used as semi-formal evening attire for your after supper smoke a bull session with “the boys” on the front lawn.
For those little chores, a pair of jockey shorts and the tops of your long handled underwear are worn by the best people while sweeping, dusting, mopping your room.
According to mess hall statictics the Army Engineers have broken all records for the amount of chow consumed at one sitting. Aggies, Sailors, Marines and Air Corps follow in that order.
Some one should suggest to Lt. Jors that he put a case of beer at the finish line of the mile and seven tenths run. Even I could manage to make it in less than 19.5 minutes.
It happens every time we are supposed to go to press. An hour before lights out, our Editor re
members we have a column to make. A shreiking cry by Sgt. Springwater fills the halls and the “associates” are assembled in the orderly room. What d’ya know, we were so interested in our studies that we forgot all about the copy. After a verbal thrashing by our editor, we are sent back to our rooms to be inspired and to create. One hour later our trash is compiled. Your press staff is as dependable as the day is long.
“Short day, wasn’t it?”
SUBMARINE IS SUNK BY PATROL PLANE
WASHINGTON—Depth charges from a naval patrol plane shattered an enemy submarine and sent it plunging to the bottom of the Atlantic after a short engagement in which shells from the U-boat’s guns riddled one wing of the plane.
The sinking, the navy said, took place last April. It was the first credited to the new Vega Ventura bombers, high speed twin-engined medium bombers that have been officially reported in service only in recent weeks.
LEATHER INVENTORIES UNFROZEN BY WLB
WASHINGTON .— Handbags, dress gloves, brief cases and other civilian leather products, whose production was prohibited after June 1, may be produced through the rest of this year out of manufacturers’ inventories of leather, the war production board ruled today.
WPB ruled also that furniture for war workers in federal housing projects hereafter will get preferred priority on furniture purchases.
In spite of the decrease of enrollment at the University of Oregon, figures for the number of library reserve books checked out overnight are on the increase.
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(ambus ‘DistractionsBy Ben Fortson
Those of you who like the current Hardy. Family series of pictures won’t want to miss the Guion Hall feature today only, THE COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY, starring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, and Donna Reed.
This picture takes up where the preceeding one left off and at the start of it, Andy is working in a garage in Carvel in order to pay off his debts incurred jn New York. The story is centered around Andy’s attempt to “bring out” a local girl (Donna Reed) who is considered a “droop”. Her parents are separated and she hasn’t been having a very good time; that is not until Andy Hardy comes along. The girl falls in love with him and a what follows is a merry mix- up.
This is one of the best in the current Hardy series and promises to be well worth while.
The Lowdown: You’ll enjoy it just as much even if you have seen it before.
Showing Sunday and Monday at Guion Hall is VARSITY SHOW, with Dick Powell and Rosemary Lane and featuring Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians.
HOCKLEY COUNTY SHOWS INCREASE IN CATTLE, HOGS
LEVELLAND.—County Agent Harvey Pool said Hockley county farmers have, in two years, increased the number of cattle in the county by 25 per cent and hogs by 45 per cent.
In a statement which shows what is being done in the wartime food production program, Pool said Hockley county farmers now own 38,200 head of cattle, 20,200 of which are beef types, and 36,000 hogs.
There are 365,000 chickens in the county and 480 cases of eggs are being shipped out of the county weekly.
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LAST DAY“ORCHESTRA
WIVES”— with —Glenn Miller
and His OrchestraSaturday Preview
Sunday and Monday
— with — Patricia Monson Kenny Baker
The midnight preview tonight and the feature Sunday and Monday is SILVER SKATES, with Kenny Baker and Patricia Morison.
The story is centered around an ice skating group and the skating done by a girl named Belita is nothing short of wonderful. Kenny Baker sings several catchy songs two of which old promise of hit proportions. For those of you who are ice-skating enthusiasts the picture presents a stellar aggregation of blade specialists including the team of Frick and Frack. The picture is really a little too pretentious for Monogram, the studio that put it out, but it contains some conventional entertainment and comedy moments. Kenny Baker and Patricia Morison present good boy and girl appeal, but the story itself is not extraordinarily good.
The Lowdown: Good, but class “B”.
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- Saturday Only -Loveable, LaughingMickey Rooney
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“COURTSHIPof
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Selected Short Subjects
Sunday and MondayALL OUT FOR THE BIG SHOW!
WARNER BROS! Re-release with dick powellPRISCILLA LANE • ROSEMARY LANE
Directed by WILLIAM KEIGHLEY Nmic ind lyrics by Pick Whiting & Johnny Mercar;
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Come on fellows here’s where you can buy all those books and uniforms you have been wanting but not buying because of lack of money. Come on down here because the prices are exceptionally low and if you don’t have just the price, you surely must have some equipment or books that are no longer of use to you which we would be very glad to buy.
MONDAY, JUNE 14 IS FLAG DAY
. . . let’s remember that this year the flag is the symbol of liberty to peoples all over the world—not just Americans. Protect it and care for it’s symbolism with every power that we possess.
BICYCLE AND RADIO REPAIRS
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