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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1941- THE BATTALION Page 11 1941 Texas Aggie Football Team Boasts 10,838 Lbs. of Gridmen By Dub Oxford That famed “Thin Red Line of the Texas Aggies,” a statement which dates back to World War I is not as thin as it sounds judging from the lengths and breadths of the players on the 1941 tentative squad roster. In fact, the Aggies will blot out a considerable portion of the turf when they first trot out on the field September 27 to play the Sam Houston State Teach ers College Bear Kats. Coach Homer Norton had a ship ment of more than five tons of football talent to arrive here Sep tember 5 to start practice. The tonnage was divided among some 57 candidates who average 188 pounds each and were six feet tall. More than three of the five tons is wrapped up in 39 linesmen who total 7,540 pounds. Reducing that draft figure to a one man basis I found that each linesman averages 193 pounds. Stacked one on top of each oth er’s head the team would tower 350 feet in the air, or the equivalent of a 35 story building. Simple mathematics and the use of a slide rule reduces that to an average of six feet. The whole team totals 10,828 pounds, and they could be put in a cattle car, but would have very little room to run around. Going further into averages, they average twenty and one-half years of age. Vying for tall man honors on the team are Jamie Dawson who is six feet six, and Leonard Joeris who scrapes the clouds at six feet five. Euel Wesson, a tackle, Bill Hen derson, an end, and Jim Montgom ery, a tackle, tie for third place with a height of six feet four. Leonard Joeris also takes heavy man honors on the team. He weighs 240 pounds. Euel “Poppa” Wesson takes second heavy man honors with a weight of 230 pounds. The twelve end candidates aver age 178 pounds and have an aver age height of six feet three inches. Ten tackles who average 211 pounds and six feet tall each make quite a formidable group of football players. The thirteen guards merely hit the scales at STUDENT ACTIVITIES INCOME 1940-41 Balance to Begin Dues Ticket Sales Benefit Shows Donations Loans Sales 100—^Accounting Society 120—A. S. A. E. 130—Agronomy Society 135—A. I. Ch. E. 140—A. I. E. E. 145—Institute of Aeronautical Science 155—American Inst, of Mining Eng. 160—Architectural Club 170—A. S. C. E. 175—Aggie Band 180—A. S. M. E. 190—Biology Club 196—Boxing Team ■215—Cavalry Regiment 260—Coast Artillery Dance 280— Crops Team 281— Award Fund—Judging Team 283—Composite Regiment 285—Christian Science Collection Fund 287—College Film Club 320—Economics Club 330—Engineers’ Ball 340—Student Engineering Council 345—Ex 4-H Club 350—Entomology Club 355—Faculty Dance 360—Fencing Team 370—Field Artillery Ball 380—Fish and Game Club 385—Ft. Worth A. & M. Club 387—Freshman Class 890—Junior F. F. A. 395—Geology Club 400—Singing Cadets 425—Hillel Club 430—Horticultural Society 435—Houston A. and M. Club 440—Industrial Education Club 450—Infantry Ball 453—Intramural Dances 455—Junior Class 460—Kream & Kow Klub 465—Lamar County A. & M. Club 470—Landscape Art Club 475—Land of the Lake Club 480—Texas A. & M. Lutheran Association 490—Marketing & Finance Club 520—Pistol Team 630—Polo Association 540—Poultry Science Club 650—Pre-Med Society 560—Radio Club 563—Rifle Club 565—Rural Sociology Club 670—Round Table Club 575—Ross Volunteers 580—Saddle — Sirloin Club 600—Scholarship Honor Society 605—Senior Class 610—Senior Invitations 625—Sophomore Class 628— Student Aid Fund 629— Benefit Football Game 630— Summer Press Club 635—Society of American Military Eng. 650—Town Hall 660—Tumbling Team 665—United Science Clubs 670—Junior Chapter A. V. M. A. 680—Water Polo Team 700—Wharton County A. & M. Club 710—Corps Dances 720—Contingent Fund 730—Yell Staff Fund Total Total Income Expenditures Balance 8.00 202.05 9.13 34.91 102.60 13.90 8.84 82.41 82.20 75.10 158.49 100.00 89.05 12.95 15.20 65.43 20.00 123.00 24.23 113.03 185.76 49.16 3.30 70.03 10.60 158.53 51.54 16.49 4.80 27.60 86.00 121.50 108.60 13.00 42.65 301.00 38.26 683.96 631.76 52.20 41.03 s 60.16 46.15 4.01 99.90 141.25 241.15 214.27 26.88 16.00 120.75 14.90 186.56 138.14 48.42 70.75 5.00 75.75 57.60 18.15 16.00 25.00 125.40 269.00 250.65 18.35 65.46 75.00 29.10 88.38 271.84 271.58 .26 107.50 81.44 134.70 81.66 414.13 269.72 144.41 118.50 118.50 118.50 —0 19.50 92.20 72.25 40.50 266.36 223.50 42.86 4.00 76.70 63.35 13.35 76.10 65.50 9.60 685.03 686.03 677.28 7.75 1,194.75 1,353.24 1,237.94 115.30 566.87 656.87 481.18 76.69 100.00 —0 100.00 760.45 750.45 730.23 20.22 47.20 136.25 52.50 83.75 167.00 179.95 177.05 2.90 21.50 33.25 .76 70.70 66.05 4.65 953.60 1,019.03 922.62 96.41 178.75 10.00 114.00 322.75 180.60 142.15 34.00 34.00 81.58 2.42 10.06 178.75 33.00 221.81 220.75 1.06 118.84 1.32 120.16 120.16 —0 141.60 . 141.60 141.60 —0 1,267.24 452.25 i,832.49 1,675.97 156.52 33.50 48.10 69.11 164.94 164.57 .37 20.00 20.00 5.00 15.00 748.10 748.10 323.69 424.41 58.95 171.98 173.95 1.97 17.50 10.16 213.41 205.59 7.82 23.00 200.00 108.15 47.51 427.82 413.00 14.82 152.66 152.66 152.66 —0 6.92 264.83 264.05 264.05 —0 35.25 341.50 - 376.75 376.50 .25 8.00 31.61 6.46 115.10 105.72 9.38 1,130.12 639.20 1,669.32 1,667.79 1.53 278.25 288.85 233.05 65.80 3,171.60 1,000.00 616.80 4,846.83 4,184.54 662.29 44.00 881.25 92.50 983.76 1,171.80 1,002.73 169.07 6401 461.75 461.75 —0 24.94 3.10 18.50 48.24 3.10 43.63 3.10 4.61 —0 9.26 20.45 29.71 18.90 10.81 6.31 12.00 18.31 —0 18.31 1.00 82.65 25.00 67.00 165.65 142.05 23.60 60.67 58.25 118.92 77.71 41.21 103.41 29.00 66.40 33.57 222.38 181.08 41.30 71.68 34.50 2.01 108.19 108.19 —0 88.06 4.00 92.06 86.25 6.81 102.00 3.50 8.00 113.50 107.81 6.69 61.73 30.94 92.67 79.50 13.17 2.82 167.00 159.82 131.84 27.98 25.79 1,885.70 1,911.49 1,911.13 .36 81.21 424.00 751.25 290.20 326.25 1,872.91 1,752.65 120.26 37.06 75.00 112.06 109.75 2.31 513.45 1,274.19 87.50 250.00 1,053.75 3,178.89 3,173.06 6.83 2,399.56 2,399.56 2,399.56 —0 405.02 531.00 936.02 398.75 637.27 88.34 1,111.36 1,199.70 491.69 708.01 636.65 636.65 636.65 —0 11.71 2.10 13.81 13.33 .48 80.20 11.01 91.21 78.75 12.46 70.62 1.00 4,426.26 104.90 8.14 4,610.91 4,610.91 —0 68.14 101.10 3.25 2.93 175.42 175.42 —0 5.00 5.00 2.20 2.80 37.88 328.00 365.88 337.36 28.52 23.31 84.21 962.41 275.33 1,345.26 1,267.33 77.93 22.00 22.00 22.00 —0 402.78 9,628.40 10,031.18 9,977.12 54.06 3,610.70 3,610.70 1,617.37 1,993.33 228.28 228.28 228.28 —0 $3,944.63 $4,021.14 $30,276.82 $2,584.73 $5,699.81 $1,320.60 $7,440.25 $55,287.88 $48,992.69 $6,295.19 Benefit Shows To be Eliminated Under New Policy Y.M.C.A. to Place Percentage of Profits In Special Central Fund A new plan designed to aid stu dent organizations has been de veloped which will eliminate the old policy of holding benefit shows, M. L. Cashion, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., announced. Benefit shows will be discon tinued under the new plan, but in their place, the Y. M. C. A. will give twenty per cent of the total accrued profits to a special central fund from which the various clubs will receive pro-rated dividends. A committee will be appointed to de termine the basis on which clubs will receive allotments from this central fund. “Contrary to any rumors, all clubs will benefit from the plan,” Cashion said. “Last year the clubs received a combined total of $503.30. Under the proposed plan the central fund will receive around $2,000. Thus, the proposal will ben efit the entire group of clubs. “The old system of benefit shows was far from desirable. As a rule, the students were unfa miliar with the set-up. In some cases this unfamiliarity resulted in the loss of a show because of insufficient booking time. Then too, it was not always possible to book pictures for the entire group of clubs on an equal basis. Conse quently, some shows failed to draw as well as others.” In the past, each club was given the opportunity to give a motion picture show and to receive all profits above the actual costs. By dint of ticket drives or unusual shows some clubs were successful in clearing good dividends. How ever, due to a poor show, inclement weather, or a bad book date, many clubs failed to receive the profits anticipated. While no definite plans have been given which will form the basis for the distribution between the clubs, indications are that a merit system will be developed which will take into account the activities of the clubs during the past year. -PROMOTION LIST— (Continued from page 2) Company “B” Captain Miller, M. A. First Lieutenant Moore, W. A. Acting First Sergeant Chachere, C. W. Second (Chemical Warfare Service) Battalion Company Commander Second in Command Major Captain Swain, W. C. Overbeck, E. M. Company “A” Terrell, K. V. Burch, W. J. Captain First Lieutenant Acting First Sergeant Baker, E. E. Company “B” Captain Packard, L. H. First Lieutenant Lynn, H. P. Acting First Sergeant Stautzenberger, A. L. Company “C” Captain Powell, R. G. First Lieutenant Thompson, J. W. Acting First Sergeant Bryant, R. L. Battalion Commander Executive Company Commander Second in Command Company Commander Second in Command □ Company Commander Second in Command Get the Newest in Both Styles on VICTOR ad Bl CFBIRD RECORDS VICTOR RECORDS 50c BLUEBIRD RECORDS 35c “I Guess I’ll Have To Dream The Rest”—Tommy Dorsey “Wasn’t It You”—Sammy Kay “Love Me A Little Little”—Artie Shaw “It’s So Peaceful In The Country”—Jan Savitt. i “Bluebirds” 1 “Chattanooga Choo Choo”—Glenn Miller “You and I”—Dinah Shore “Blue Champagne”—Freddy Martin “Yes Indeed”—Teddy Powell Ask about the new RCA Victor Long Life Needle HASWELL’S STUDENT ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURES 1940-41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTAL 100—Accounting Society 28.75 61.50 18.25 108.50 120—Student Branch A. S. A. E. 31.50 45.05 256.00 10.00 22.48 8.76 126.00 82.98 531.76 130—Student Agronomy Society 26.50 6.65 13.00 46.15 135—A. I. Ch. E 34.00 17.00 19.00 66.28 76.89 1.10 214.27 140—A. I. E. E. 35.00 6.00 6.60 11.00 66.75 13.89 138.14 145—Institute of Aeronautical Sciences 49.10 8.50 67.60 155—A. I. M. E. 11.60 80.00 1.50 134.40 18.75 4.40 250.65 160—Architectural Club 8.00 88.38 28.15 125.00 22.05 271.58 170—Student Chapter A. S. C. E. 40.80 80.00 23.40 56.75 100.00 18.77 269.72 175—Aggie Band 78.20 24.67 15.63 118.50 180—A. S. M. E. 68.10 60.00 10.00 61.73 33.67 223.50 190—Biology Club 1.00 27.50 9.10 4.60 21.25 63.35 195—Boxing Team 27.50 33.00 6.00 65.50 215—Cavalry Regiment 97.60 90.80 470.00 18.88 677.28 260—Coast Artillery Dance Fund 61.93 320.77 100.08 720.00 35.16 1,237.94 280—Crops Team 446.18 25.00 10.00 481.18 281—Award Fund—Crops Judging Team —0 283—Composite Regiment 62.49 17.30 104.34 20.00 480.00 46.10 730.23 285—Christian Science Collection Fund 6.00 40.00 3.75 3.75 62.50 287—College Film Club 3.75 160.00 13.30 177.05 320—Economics Club 30.75 3.30 30.00 2.00 66.05 330—Engineer’s Ball 3.00 75.15 256.12 92.35 480.00 16.00 922.62 340—Student Engineering Council 63.60 1.75 22.75 89.00 53.50 10.00 180.60 345—Ex 4-H Club 17.60 4.65 9.43 31.58 350—Entomology Club 1.00 49.75 64.09 10.00 78.65 17.26 220.75 355—Faculty Dance 8.00 67.43 44.73 120.16 360—Fencing Team 3.75 11.91 63.25 43.37 19.32 141.60 370—Field Artillery Ball t 2.00 152.23 556.71 158.57 20.00 750.00 36.46 1,675.97 380—Fish & Game Club 1.00 25.00 60.00 2.20 79.66 6.72 164.57 385—Ft. Worth A. & M. Club 5.00 6.00 387—Freshman Class 3.75 92.96 150.00 76.98 823.69 390—Junior F. F. A. 3.75 112.00 58.20 173.95 395—Geology Club 29.11 22.20 34.08 101.64 18.56 205.59 400—The Singing Cadets 82.40 228.58 74.75 27.27 413.00 425—The Hillel Club 58.16 6.25 76.00 12.25 152.66 430—The Horticulture Society 4.00 15.00 230.00 8.30 11.75 264.05 435—The Houston A. & M. Club 85.00 341.60 376.50 440—Industrial Education Club 34.00 39.09 26.63 6.00 105.72 450—Infantry Ball 2.80 10.25 592.50 104.37 800.00 53.12 104.75 1,667.79 453—Intramural Dances 233.05 233.05 455—Junior Class 290.10 727.92 189.60 93.78 1,500.00 383.14 1,000.00 4,184.54 460—Kream & Kow Club 1.00 31.25 280.00 47.50 39.66 695.07 8.25 1,002.73 465—Lamar County A. & M. Club 28.50 4.50 2.30 30.00 250.00 146.45 461.75 470—Landscape Arts Club 25.00 18.63 43.63 475—Land of the Lake Club 3.10 8.10 480—Texas A. & M. Lutheran Association 15.00 3.90 18.90 490—Marketing & Finance Club —0 520—Pistol Team 3.75 29.29 33.00 4.00 63.25 8.76 142.05 530—Polo Association 10.05 60.67 6.99 77.71 540—Poultry Science Club 2.00 22.55 75.00 10.03 71.60 181.08 550—Pre-Med Society 1.00 29.40 4.50 62.91 17.13 8.25 108.19 560—Radio Club 86.25 86.25 563—Rifle Team 10.25 8.00 68.69 12.87 8.00 107.81 565—Rural Sociology Club 34.00 6.35 39.15 79.50 570—Round Table Club 3.75 39.00 70.25 18.84 131.84 575—Ross Volunteers 207.90 466.50 121.34 154.73 50.00 800.00 110.66 1,911.13 580—Saddle & Sirloin Club 98.00 69.20 707.00 4.00 294.51 88.38 310.46 125.00 66.10 1,752.65 600—Scholarship Honor Society 40.00 32.50 37.25 109.75 605—Senior Class 1,654.24 87.05 246.76 195.00 750.00 40.01 250.00 8,173.06 610—Senior Invitations 327.00 1,955.82 1.80 114.94 2,399.56 625—Sophomore Class 6.25 35.44 105.96 150.00 101.10 398.75 628—Student Aid Fund 491.69 491.69 629—Benefit Football Game 636.65 636.65 630—Summer Press Club 13.83 13.33 635—American Society of Military Eng. 10.00 68.75 78.75 650—Town Hall 180.00 367.60 1.25 159.50 9.02 11.04 3,725.10 130.40 4,610.91 660—Tumbling Team 81.63 67.90 14.70 11.19 175.42 665—United Science Clubs of A. & M. 2.20 2.20 670—Junior Chapter A. V. M. A. 11.00 65.80 7.75 2.25 71.48 125.00 54.08 337.36 680—Water Polo Team 3.25 368.34 4.50 10.00 90.76 37.80 752.68 1,267.33 700—Wharton County A. & M. Club 15.85 6.15 22.00 710—Corps Dances 305.00 264.35 237.50 1,326.52 188.40 4,999.00 1,256.35 1,400.00 9,977.12 720—Contingent Fund 59.30 14.06 179.47 35.05 1,329.49 1,617.87 730—Yell Staff Fund 228.28 228.28 $812.00 $159.30 $6,537.98 $3,061.80 $55.50 $5,209.66 $954.20 $4,986.43 $1,302.74 $17,107.60 $3,995.51 $4,809.97 $48,992.69 1. Salary 2. Dues 3. Printing & Advertising 4. Inspection trips, delegate expenses, and tournament trips 5. Speaker Expense 6. Gifts, prizes, awards and contribu tions 7. Picnics and Banquets 8. Benefit Shows (Y.M.C.A.) Rent on Sbisa Hall, Equipment, Livestock, etc. 9. Permanent Equipment 10. Orchestras and Entertainers 11. Incidental Expenses 12. Loans a 189 pound average, but the four centers are below them with a 178 pound average. Eighteen backfield men average 182 pounds and they also are six feet in average height. In fact, the Texas Aggie team will hit the six foot mark in an average of heights. But here is an interesting side light. All the work of the statis tician has been in vain. These weights were taken from the 1940 roster and by now the players are heavier and probably taller. Please pass the adding machine. Welcome Aggies SEE US For Expert Barber Work DEALERS IN Hair Oils, Shampoos, Hair Tonics JONES BARBER SHOP Bryan & North Gate WHY WORRY ABOUT YOUR UNIFORM? ROSS TAILORS Are On The Job Opposite Woolworth’s in Bryan WELCOME BACK, AGGIES! ACGIELARD STUDIO JOE SOSOLIK, Proprietor PHOTOGRAPHS OF DISTINCTION Official Photographer for the A. & M. COLLEGE LONGHORN KODAK FINISHING North Gate of Campus PICTURE FRAMES College Station, Texas