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PAGE TWO The Gold College, Weatmhuter, Md., February 17, 1944 Our World Points From Leiters By Cadet Harvey Smallwood We thought we had ended the discussion of By Cadet James S. Roberts Western Maryland as a college, but there are Three things are dear to the heart of every Army man those who do not will it so. Many letters have -rumors, griping, and week (or is it weak?) end trips. If indicated this, and we feel it no less than neces- With the fall of Germany and Ja- (and, I mention this merely for its we may stretch a point and include Cadets under the gen- sary to let you read parts of three outstanding pan will come the greatest opportun- historical interest, I hope) is isola- eral category of Army men, I'd like to expound a bit on ones. ity that the world has known for a tion. It is not worth spending much these three subjects. Dr. Charles Bish, a former classmate of Prof. lasting peace: of that there can be time on. If the last fifty years Doing this the logical Army way, I'll take the last term John D. Makosky, has this to say, in a letter writ- no doubt. has concerted the ener- haven't proven the policy impossible first. As much as I love Westminster, with its great va- The war ten to Prof. Makosky, and to us: gies of the four foremost nations of for a nation of our magnitude, there riety of entertainment and night spots, I recently felt the urge to join a pilgrimage to the "big city", New York. is little that I Can say in six hundred "1 think I shall send my son to Western Mary- the world. What peace could fail, words. But looking at it as repre- I was all in the mood for a trip, having just success- land, not because it is a college gone Country backed by the manpower of China, sentative of the feelings of the Amer- fully been taken by the weekly physics test. For weeks I Club; but because it is a College and Country the raw materials of Russia, the ican people, there is no policy that had been getting my regular 10% for spelling my name Club. I want him to take work with you, John, wealth of the British Empire, and the shows such fear, such selfish greed, correctly, but at the end of this test I was so ecnfuaed I not because you'll improve his capacity for learn- industrial capacity of the United such utter disregard for humanity as wrote "Meir-sy Doats" in the name blank and "She broke ing, but because, among other things, I know States? None, if each nation were does isolation. it" where it said date. you'll help him develop an intellectual honesty. willing to take its share.. . and only Second, let us take up one of the e In the Money And I am willing for you to set the standards its share .... in the maintenance of more well known modern peace plans Besides I had just collected my so-called $50 monthly which he must meet. However, being the kind of peace. and look at Jt briefly. Most of the pay (deductions that month only amounted to $42.75), individual he will be then, I hope somehow you'll • Peace Not Valued proposed plans seem to be of the co- paid my debts, and written home for money. (Mother's not be unmindful of your total responsibility. Yet, we will have no peace. Not operative type. But _are we artists getting a defense job next week to keep me in the Army). "It is probable that as you measure all-against because Russia wants a world revo- in the field of cooperating! A brief So, swallowing my Southern pride, end distributing my your single standard, you will find him low. I lution; not because China seeks to glance at history would rather money among my 7 wallets and 4 money belts and 2 G. I. set herself up as master of the Ori- shall not question the validity of your standard. ent; not because of British imperial- prove that we are not. Culbertson has shoes (I had heard about the wiles of the big city) I was I do not have the facts. What I shall question is ism; but because America, as a peo- one that is worked out very well. He off-me and 13 other Soldiers-c-oops, beg pardon, Cadets!! we finally for 45 minutes lying in the street After your conclusion that it is totally significant as a ple, values peace all too cheaply, be- proposes an international police force. stopped a truck and all 14 of us rolled into the Union Sta- Each major country has a percentage measure of the whole boy. cause we do not know the full terror r of this force and some territory to tion. At eight o'clock we hit the big city; by nine it was "I sincerely hope that he will so react to your of war. We have not suffered as have police, usually its own. To make beginning to fight back. stimulation that he will enjoy Mrs. Browning the peoples of Europe and Asia. doubly sure that nothing happens, By this time we were at the Hotel Pennsylvania, after when he is middle aged. But, John, this is not In order to have a lasting peace, Culbertson has provided that a "Mo- making several stops along the way to gain some of the all. Perhaps I'm too ambitious. 1 want him to we must desire it above all, save life bile Corps" be 'set up. It is com- local color. (You know-red noses, etc.) By this time I be able to do more-to get along well with people. and liberty. And we must work for posed of citizens of the smaller na- had cleaned out 6 of my wallets and 3 money belts but as I've learned from experience that that's import- that desire. Unfortunately, we do tions, and together they represent a long as my shoes didn't wear out I was still without a ant. And so--I hope he'll get a bid to The Coun- not as yet hold peace in sufficient force larger than any single contin- financial worry. try Club. I want him to participate in its pro- high esteem. In a sense we do not gent. • Hit High Spots gram-etc take part in some of the dramatic pro- want peace. For we make it subser- .America Profits At one place, Charlie Spivak was playing downstairs ductions so that he can better interpret and un- vient to our greed, our hates and His is quite a fine plan-e-for Amer- and after we left there (at the doorman's request), we derstand a wide variety of emotions and person- fears, our lust for power, and our icans. America gets 22% of the decided to sing upstairs at Local 338's "Dance for Wom- alities. I sincerely hope he can participate in national pride. world police force and England gets en Welders and Sand Hogs". some athletic activities-and learn to take it- ."American Peace" wanted 150/<. Now, England may agree to After several numbers, they started throwing hot riv- after he's hurt. We don't want "peace", we want second fiddle, but you can bet your ets at us so we went to Jack Dempsey's famous restaurant an "American peace"-just as the bottom dollar that Russia, who also "Don't sell a college short that's full of experi- and bar. We had heard about this place but not about ences consistent with good living. English want a "British peace". And" gets 15%, will not be content-not the prices they charge. It cost more for a Bromo Seltzer although I haven't read of one, I am "Look over your picket fence and see it as a sure the Russians want a peace fav- when she faces a possible Anglo- there than it did to see Dempsey fight Tunney. to see Ted Lewis, Next we blew into the "Hurricane" American alliance. whole. And if you can't beat 'em-join 'em. orable to their nation. Shc couldn't even count on the but no one recognized him because he didn't have on his That would be wonderful! Let us look for a moment at the "Mobile Corps" which is composed hat (that's as good an excuse as any!) Here I had to "P.S. You can't persuade parents to send the two methods by which we hope and largely of South American countries take off my shoes to pay the bar tend-er-ah-wai ter ; but I heads only-they send them whole or not at ail." had hoped to secure peace. First" (Cont. on page 4, col. 1) made the mistake of putting the change back in my shoes These are only excerpts from and I've got the blister to prove it. a longer letter. We also wish to \Ve were nicked at "Nick's" and ~~~tesr:j:~~ :~oR~;~~~':a p~:~Studies ... "Cafe Society"--downtown of course. this \ve Visited' several -places,~ After turn to the ca;mpus: the namt:s of which are still hazy to "It is not the duty of colleges In Olive Drab me. All I remember was that people and universities to train the kept taking off my shoes, tickling my mind of a student only. They By Cadets R. le~is and F. Maddox feet, and putting the change back. At must go a great deal further- .the last place I didn't get anything intelligence is not enough; men back-not even my socks. .One Hour Shot are not mere thinking machines. The following ~ the first in a S6rieS ,of a?·t-icles which will attempt to pl'csellt eketchee of some of the outsta1l.d- To train the minds of students illg members of the A?'my S'fMcialized Training C01jJS owcho Hill. About this time (the sun was just and to neglect their spirits is to coming up) we thought it might be give them stones for the bread We hope to slww you ?1wn who are outstanding as students; thoee who exael as members of the arm.cd ecr-oicee ; well to find our hotel room (yes, sing- they seek." and those who /r.ave distinctive pcrsonalitifl8. Th.e first three we present ere Cadet Robert S. RC(1Y, Cadet Virgil C?'ip- ular) , and after hailing three police Miss Betty Bryan, now a stu- pin, and Cadet Phil Rizzo. cars we finally got a taxi and arrived dent at UCLA, writes indig- at the hotel. We decided to go in by threes, ten minutes apart, and one ~~~i~,o:St~i~~ o~~ ~~lf::~~zlf\~~ • Robert Reay terms it. Among his dislikes is an where he was a trainee ill gunnery. hour later we were all in the room. equally strong to physi- antagonism obser- Contrary to the Commandant's deciding It was a simple matter (Cont. on page 4, col. 3) Cadet Robert S. "Porky" Reay is cal exertion of any kind, although he vations that every soldier has two where we were going to sleep-e-we all slowly becoming what will amount to admits to being rather muscular, es- favorite posts-the one he came from dived for' the bed and when that a legend in the memory of those who pecially in the mid-section. Porky and the one he's going to next, Crip- broke down everybody slept on the THE GOLD .BUG are his fellow strugglers in the try- has been and is' one of the unit's pin believes that Randolph Field is floor. When I regained consciousness staunchest the best of all Army stations. He is supporters of the canine Olllel.t sludanl new.paper of W·e.tern M.r,.· crew which makes the barracks and no slouch as a mathematician and several hours later, the room looked land Coll",e, publiohed .aml·monthly. on like the scene of Japanese atrocities- 'I'huroday, durin .. October, November, Janu· vicinity its home. keeps Professor Makosky's mind busy bodies strewn everywhere. .,.,.,_February. March, Ind April. and mon'thly dunn .. September, December. and Ma,.. _En· • Breadline luad I •• eound 0180. matter"l We.lmln.lor Post olllc~. under the Act of March 3, 1879. • Phil Rizzo We all went out and stood in a bread line for breakfast, and after Subscription PriO!! ,:!.OO a Year Those who know Phil Rizzo may going up the Empire State building wonder what makes him such a (believe it or not, it's as windy up Editor-In-Chief Lillian Jackson, '45 friendly, good natured G. I.-perhaps there as it is on the "Hill"), it was Managing Editor Mary V. Webb, '45 it is the warm, sunny climate of his time to start back-you know, 7:30 News Editor. Bob Adams, '45 native state, California. Cadet de- study hall. Assist. News Editor bates about whether the climate of As we settled down with physics Virginia Voorhees, '46 California is desirable or undesirable, books and bottles of aspirin to study 'Feature Editor ..Lucinda Holloway, '45 would probably urge the conclusion for the following Saturday's test Sports Editor that his good-natured disposition is there was one thought uppermost in Dorothy Rovecamp, '44 not a result of any climatic condi- each man's mind-"Should I write Copy Editor John Del Vecchio, '47 I tiona, but that rather, he's just nat- home for money tonight or wire to- Cadet Editorial Council: urally a swell guy. morrow?" Robert Lewis, Howard Weissman, Before coming to Western Mary- .]\Iore to Come Ronald Wheeler, William Weimer, land as an A.S.T.P. Cadet he was a Well, looks like we've 'bout filled Sidney Wise, Forrest Maddox, Jim flight engineer on a B-17 bomber, and our quota of words, guess we'll wait Roberts, Edmund Silva, Martin we can well believe that even now, till later to write about rumors and Burrus, Howard Gillkeson, Harvey "PORKV" his mind may wander from his duty griping_if anyone is stili here by Smallwood, Stuart Massie. as a chair-borne engineer back to his then---or is that a rumor?? Busfnese Manager air-borne engineering feats. Dennis Blizzard, '45 Phil has proved himself to be a Intercepted Lefler ••• Advertising Manager ing battle for higher learning. This good student, and he also qualifies as Nevin Lindsay, '47 genial rotund G. l. hails originally a basketball player and musician wor- To the Powers That Buy: Circulation Manager from Alberquerque, New Mexico, and thy of mention. The most casual passerby cannot Catherine Waring, '45 entered S. U. 3308 via the Ail' Corps fail to be thrilled by the snap to at- Contrtbutors s Marianna Murray, and Camp Maxey, Texas. His droll • Virgil Crippin C121PPIN tention and the stirring sound of the Shirley Jones, Mary Davies, Mar- tongue, forever voicing dry humor, bugle as the flag is lowered at retreat. garet Frederich, Irma Young, Theo. is weI! known to nearly 'every cadet, Cadet Virgil Crippin with sandy He cannot fail, alas, to be shocked by of our appearance Jones, Margery Zink, Lee Wallen- though the instructors are probably hair protruding stubbornly from un· the weather-worn Why can it not be national banner. stein, Janice McKinley, Henry Lama- acquainted with nothing more about del' his jaunty set cap should be one replaced by an Old Glory with a new drid, Audrey Studds, Bonnie Beth him than his inscl-ntable stare squint- of considerable wisdom, having been explaining the intricacies of analytic glory? In short, why not buy a new Blake, Connie Stone, Josephine Bove, ing through G. I. spectae1es. Among for some time a worker in the Con- geometry. His tawny complexion is flag? Donna DuVall, Grace Jemison, Helen his likes is a deep-seated apprecia- gressional Library .in Washington. evidence that his home is in the west -AI, TausIT Harris, Evelyn Clark. tion of sJeep or "sack-time" as he He too hails from the Air Corps -Oklahoma.