NTAC Game Today Looms As Crucial Test For Aggies
NT AC Band To Play After-Game Dance
Sbisa Hall To Be Scene of Affair At
8:30 Sat; Script is $1.10 Stag or Drag
Saturday night from 8:30 until 12 there will be the
first in the series of dances to be held after the three home,
football games. The dance, sponsored by the Student Ac
tivities Office, will be held in Sbisa Dining Hall, and it is an
All-Service affair. - ;
The dance committee has ar
ranged for the NTAC dance band
to play for the occasion. The
orchestra directed by R. D. Iron,
is composed of twelve pieces and a
female vocalist. The band is re
ported to be of an unusually good
quality by those who attended the
Victory Dance in Fort Worth Sat
urday night after the game.
Arrangements are being made
by the Student Activities Office
for a dance to be held after every
home. These can be very success
ful occasions with the cooperation
of the students and the service
men in getting dates for them. It
has always been a past practices
to have a dance for the benefit of
those who had dates down for the
football game and this is a con
tinuation of that practice with the
addition of servicemen to the oc
casion, it was stated. Ordinarily the
name band which played for the
Regimental Ball the weekend would
supply the music for these affairs,
but with the absence of balls less
expensive orchestras are in order.
Promptly at 8:30 p.m. the music
will begin and all who want to
spent three-odd hours dancing are
urged to attend.
Officers of Wesley
Foundation Elected
Officers were elected at the last
meeting of the A. & M. College
Wesley Foundation at the Metho
dist Church. Among the newly
elected officers are Aggies, a cou
ple of men in the ASTP, and one
sailor.
These men were elected to their
various offices: Harry Sims of
Houston, as President; John
Schmitz of Catarina, Texas, as
First Vece President; C. R. Patter
son of Houma, La., as Second Vice
President; Vice Presidents for the
ASTP are Gerald D. Haynes of
Ontario, California, and Lyle Mor
gan; the Vice President for the
Navy is Bill Snow of Gainesville,
Texas; Edgar Steele of Graham,
Texas, as Secretary; R. L. Cherry
of Denison, Texas, as Treasurer.
Pianist to Play at
YMCA Open House
Mrs. Natalie Lane will play the
piano next Sunday at an open
house to be held in the YMCA
from 3 to 5 p.m. She is quite an
accomplished pianist, having play
ed piano for a long time.
Mrs. Lane is well-known over
Texas for her special musical abil
ity, as she has played over var
ious radio stations among which
are KGKB in Tyler and WTAW
here at College Station. She is
from Leona, Texas, and went to
Tyler College before embarking
on her musical career.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend this open house to be held
Sunday afternoon, and the fact
that Mrs. Lane will be the guest
pianist should induce all music lov
ers to be present. Refreshments
will be served.
Concordia Teachers College’s en
rollment this year is the largest
in history. This is the 86th school
year for the River Forest, 111.,
school.
Election of Member
To State Board of
Trustees on Nov. 5
New Member to Replace
H. L. Mills, Now Member
Of Board of Regents
An election is now being held in
Texas for the nomination and elec
tion of a member to the State
Board of Trustees to replace H. L.
Mills, whose term expires this
year. Because Mr. Mills is now a
member of the Board of Regents
of the Teachers College of Texas,
he will not be a candidate for
renomination.
The State Teacher’s Retirement
Law provides for the State Board
of Trustees, and requires that it
have six members. The election is
by popular vote of members of the
retirement system, and printed bal
lots are being mailed to school
officials for distribution to teach
ers. The election deadline is Nov.
6 this year and all members are
urged to secure their ballots before
the deadline. These ballots are to
be mailed direct to the Teachers
Retirement System, Austin, Tex
as.
The present members of the
Board of Trustees, in addition to
Mills are: Weaver Baker, chair
man State Board of Control, ex-
officio, and chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Retirement Sys
tem, Austin; 0. P. Lockhart, State
Life Insurance Commissioner, ex-
officio, Austin; G. B. Wilcox, A.
and M. College, College Station;
Quata Woods, Public Schools, Dal
las; and Irvin McCreary, Temple.
To date, three public school men
have consented to allow their
names to be listed as candidates
for this nomination: Superinten
dent H. W. Stillwell of Texarkana,
Superintendent G. M. Sims of Port
Arthur, Superintendent A. H.
Hughey of El Paso, and Superin
tendent S. B. Graham of Galves
ton.
These men are earnestly inter
ested in the Texas Etate Teacher
Retirement System, and their de
cisions and actions will always be
guided by the best interests of the
membership of the system. Every
member is entitled to vote, and
should exercise the privilege. De
posits of the membership now
amount to more than twenty mil
lion dollars.
Guion Hall To Be
Closed For Game
Due to the crowds that are ex
pected to attend the football game
here Saturday afternoon between
the Aggies and NTAC, the Guion
Hall Theatre will not open until
six o’clock Saturday evening. This
will afford members of the staff
of the theater an opportunity to
attend the game.
Those who had planned to attend
the theater Saturday afternoon are
asked to take note of this change
in the opening hours, it was stated,
and everyone is urged to attend
the football game at Kyle Field
and to view the cinema attraction
at Gnion later.
Men on the Kent State campus
are outnumbered six to one, with
115 men enrolled and the rest be
ing, rather naturally, women.
AGGIE DAY SWEETHEART—Pictured above is C. Sumner Hunter, president of the Junior Class,
Miss Lena Marie Adams, Aggie sweetheart from TSCW, and Robert Cox, president of the Senior
Class, as they appeared at the presentation of the sweetheart at the half of last week’s game at Fort
Worth.
C. W. Rodgers Is Made Secretary of City
Aggie-Ex Heads
Tax Department
The City of College Station is
fortunate in having secured Claude
W. Rodgers as assistant City Se
cretary and City Tax Collector.
Mr. Rodgers, who is the son of the
late L. P. Rodgers and Mrs. Rod
gers, came to College Station from
Nacogdoches.
He received his high school
training at Stephen F. Austin
High School in Nacogdoches and
in August of 1942 he was gradua
ted with a B. S. degree from the
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers
College. He was awarded his M. S.
degree from A. & M. College Sep
tember 1943.
While a student at S. F. A. col
lege he was active in many student
organizations. He was president of
the Baptist Student Union, presi
dent of the Boy’s Fraternity, vice-
president of the Business Adminis
tration Club, member of the Stu
dent Government Council and a
member of the SFA band for five
years. He majored in commerce and
t Active In School
And Churches Here
sistant in that department. He was
also a member of the Accounting
Society at A. & M.
By profession Mr. Rodgers is an
accountant. He is already pro
ving himself valuable to the City
of College Station, according to
the city’s business manager, Lloyd
Smith, and also to the First Bap
tist church where he is an active
member and teacher of a large
Sunday School class.
Claude W. Rodgers
★ ★ ^
served as graduate assistant in
accounting.
While doing his post graduate
work at A. & M. he majored in
Accounting and was graduate as-
Fourth Ration Book
Will Be Issued Soon
Students who have not turned in
ration book number 3 to the Mess
Hall must do so immediately. The
reason for this is that the Mess
Hall will make argrangements for
ration book number 4 in the near
future and must have ration book
number three before they can se
cure another one.
Davis Buck Fund Here Lends
Money To Aggie Studenfs
By David Seligman
“If you are financially bent just
say ‘Lend me a Davis Buck.” This
is the slogan of the Davis Buck
Fund. With its headquarters in W.
R. Horsley’s office, this idea is
one of the most beneficial plans on
the campus.
The fund started in April of this
year here at A. & M., but the
idea is somewhat older. It began
on Christmas Day in 1939 at Penn
sylvania State College. A $5 bill
was mysteriously left on the door
step of the president of the col
lege. Mrs. Ralph Hetzel, the prexy's
wife, decided to create a fund for
the use of students who in a pinch
might need a little ready cash.
There were no interest charges,
no questions asked, or other obli
gations connected with the loans
made. By 1942 the five dollars had
grow in $5,000 because of the ad
ditional amounts paid back by
grateful students. Occasionally
some generous student, member
of the faculty, or alumni would
make a contribution to the fund.
Most of the amount advanced to
borrowers was used for gradua
tion expenses, books, and shoes,
eye glasses, and other personal
needs.
Like the fund at Penn State the
amount here at college was first a
five-spot donated by W. K. Davis.
In the six months that the loan
has been in existence the original
five dollars has increased to twelve
times the amount. Four hundred
and fifty dollars worth of loans
have been made to date. In all this
transacting only one loan has gone
“sour.” It is hoped that someday
the fellow who borrowed the mo
ney in good faith will return the
loan. As is the rue, no questions
were asked of him, but he will have
a black mark against his name.
The only way that the fund can
be increased is by one, who bore
rows from the fund, to throw in
some change when he pays back
the money to show his apprecia
tion. Many of the later students
who have obtained loans from the
Davis Buck Fund have not been
very obliging when the money was
returned; even a dime thrown in
by everybody who borrows would
swell the amount. No one is en
riched by chipping i in something
extra, you are only helping others
by providing more capital to be
used by them. If you are ever in
need of some cash, do not hesitate
to call at Horsley’s office and ask
for all the bucks ydu need, but re
member some other fellow may
need a “Davis Buck” too.
North Texas Puts Versatile
Attack On Ryle Field Today
Pete Stout Back in NTAC Lineup But Is
Still Doubtful; Cadet Team in Good Shape
By Harold Borofsky
When the high-stepping Cadet team of Coach Homer
Norton’s steps out onto Kyle Field they will be facing what
is perhaps the most crucial test that they have yet gone
through. There is no doubt that the North Texas college has
Tickets On Sale
All tickets for the Aggie-N. T.
A. C. game will be on sale at re
gular booths beginning at 9:00
o’clock Saturday morning, ac
cording to a statement issued by
the Athletic Office today. All Ag
gies with coupon book<s will have
No. 2 stamp removed at Kyle
Field gate upon entrance.
ASTP Program
Tests to Be Given
Here November 9th
George B. Wilcox To
Administer Exams At
A. & M. College
It has been announced through
the Commandant’s Office that the
second qualifying test for' the
Army Specialized Training Pro
gram and the Navy College Pro
gram V-12, will be given through
out the country on Tuesday, Nov.
9, 1943. It will be administered at
the A. & M. College by Mr. George
Wilcox of the Student Personnel
Office. All information concerning
the tests may be found at this of
fice together with a pamphlet of
general information which con
tains an admission identification
form. The form when properly
filled out will admit students to
take the tests who are between
the ages of seventeen and twenty-
one, inclusive who are high school
graduates or who are attending
college here. All with intent to
take the test should notify Wilcox
immediately in order that the nec
essary test supplies may be or
dered.
The same examination will be
taken by both Army and Navy
candidates for the program. The
test does not require the individ
ual to enlist in either the Army
or Navy; however, when he takes
the exanv he should state which
service he prefers. This point is
of extreme importance. If the
candidate successfully passes the
test he will be notified by the re
spective service.
After successful completion of
the prescribed courses that will be
given at any one of numerous col
leges at government expense will
be followed by officer training
that leads to a commission in the
Army or Navy. Any questions that
applicants or candidates may have
concerning the exams can be an
swered either at the Student Per
sonnel Office, or the Adjutant’s
Office in the Military Department
of Ross Hall. It is recommended
that all eligible students take this
examination.
Service Show Tonight
In Assembly Hall
A Saturday Night Service Show
will be held tonight at 6:15 in the
Assembly Hall, it was announced
by the Student Activities office.
The show will last approximately
an hour; this will give those who
want to attend but have other
things planned time to go after
the show is over. Residents of this
area besides Aggies and service
men are invited to attend this
program at 6:15 and stay until
the last feature is over.
Plans are being made for the
'a formidable array of college foot
ball stars to pit against the Ag
gies, for N. T. A. C. has already
drubbed Southern Methodist by a
score of 20 to 0 and has lost only
to the powerful Southwestern Pi
rates.
The Aggies, though boasting a
versatile attack themselves have
not yet met up with a team that
has a top-notch passing attack.
N. T. A. C. promises to hit the
Cadets both from the air and on
the ground. While Pete Stout, star
backfield ace, will not play, Howard
Maley is in top condition. You may
remember that Maley played for
Woodrow Wilson of Dallas in his
high school days and then went to
S. M. U. where he again starred
in the backfield. He has been
playing the same spot for at least
four seasons and should be almost
at the peak of his football career.
In front of the N-Tac backfield
will be a line as strong and versa
tile as the backs. The average on
the North Texas line is about 205
pounds and the Cadets cannot
boast an average closer than 20
pounds to that solid-looking figure.
However, things are not too bad
as far as the Aggies are con
cerned. Since the game is being
played here there is assured an
abundance of material as well as
of ouiside support from the stands.
The Cadet roster shows only two
on the injury list, Eldon Long,
end, and George McAllister, back,
who hurt his back this week in.
scrimmage. Hallmark, Flanagan,
Turner, and Butch of sky are ann in
top condition and will probably
Cadets. These four have worked
form the starting backfield for the
together in four games and their
smooth-clicking teamwork might
easily prove just what it takes to-
flatten the N-Tac men.
The Aggie line looks as strong
as ever. Marion Settegast is back
in the line-up, and other regulars
such as Moncrief, Turley, Bryant,
Neville, Wright, Overly, Geer,
Eberle, Hohn, and Shira will be
ready, willing, and able to hold
their own and perhaps a bit more.
Summing up the counts on both
sides it looks like a lot of football
is on tap. Should the Cadets come
through this test they should enter
Kyle Field on Thanksgiving day
untied and undefeated. You can
bet anyone either way, for the ex
perts are only guessing on this
one. A win for either team would
give a boost to that team’s stand
ing, locally and nationally, and
five wins for the Cadets would
really be the crowning success for
the boys who are currently being
referred to as the t “Kiddie Korps.”
The main issue is which team can
prove that it has that little extra
power that is needed to pull in the
winning score. This afternoon will
tell the tale.
Graceland College of Lamoni,
Iowa, has no football team this
year, but love of the game is not
dead among the Graceland student
body.
show to be entertaining for all who
attend but it is going to be a sur
prise so these plans will not be re
leased until the time for the show
to begin. An entertaining hour for
everyone is assured, so remember
that the place is the Assembly
Hall at 6:15 tonight.