There's an old song that Beatrice Lillie used to sing to the sweltering British troops in the African campaign. It's an oldie, and it's entitled "Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out in the Midday Sun." Well, none of us are Englishmen, orgo we must be mad dogs, because these days you don't even have to go out in the midday sun. It's that hot at midnight and in Disbursing classes. How Lt. Bockham can retain that composure, voice and starched collar is the current mystery.

Despite this great head and humidity (which, incidentally, is sponsored by the Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, Kindness to Southern Sailors Division) the baseball league between the Mid-Officer groups went on as usual. The All-Star series, a group of games played between the best men of both Companies 3 and 4, is now tied up at one win apiece. In the first game Company 4 won, with a score of 4-3, when McBeth bested Brokenshire in a pitching duel. In the second tilt, Company 3 with Gilbert flinging a shut-out, beat Company 4 by a score of 4-0. Thus, with the series all tied up the rubber game will be played this evening.

Also, the standings of the teams at this time are as follows:   Won  Lost COMPANY 6  2  0 Weaver  2  0 Keebler  2  0 Cousins  1  1 Brown  1  1 Pryor  0  2 Matousek  0  2 Company 5  0  2

Al Bizal received a very wonderful, sobering letter from Jim Dever who formerly was with us here at the school. Jim had a lot to say and he said it very well. It's a mystery why he had any difficulty with the Case system. Jim wants to be remembered to all of his friends here, which means just about everybody.

In this letter he told of some of his experiences along with those of the other boys from here who were with him. He reported that Donogan is now in SK school in Idaho; Pickle is at Q.M. School at Great Lakes; Gordon is attending Yeoman School at Great Lakes; and Jim himself is attending Yeoman School down in Bainbridge. We all wish Jim the best of luck.

Norm Brown again makes news this week--but this time it is not because of his famous pajamas. Normie announced this week that the will leave the ranks of us single-men on or about October 24 (1944, of course).

Although a bit early we offer Norm our most sincere good wishes for happiness. Janet gets a good man.

The hallowed walls of F-31 are resounding with the refrain of Dave Blumberg's new song, "I Was Raised to the Tune of the Telegraph Key" or "Shoot the Loco' to me Koko." This little ditty should prove popular with all who are interested in Transportation (alias the glorification of the R.R.'s). Therefore, a conservative estimate places the net circulation of the new ballad at approximately 3.

Of course, most of you know it already, but she's back. Helen is back from her vacation and so again the corridor will be lined with gaping young wolves from 0850 to 0859. Yes, war is hell.