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VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1944
NUMBER 36
Directors Give Go Signal To Gilchrist’s Expansion Program
Board Approves Establishment of Set
Of Rules for Administration of College
Dormitories Five And Seven To Be Reserved For Weekend Guests
Room Registration
To Begin Thursday
Dormitory 5 has been reserved
to accommodate Aggie guests ex
pected on the campus this week
end for the Junior Prom and Foot
ball game Saturday, and dormitory
7 will also be opened if necessary,
it was announced by the Comman
dant’s office today.
Registration for room reserva
tions will begin at 8 o’clock Thurs
day morning with a fee of 75^ per
person to be charged as room rent.
As has been the custom in the past,
each Aggie will be responsible for
his respective guest and he will be
resulted to furnish the linens for
the room as well as a presentable
appearance of the room.
With the securing of these dorm
itories for the weekend guests ar
rangements for the Junior class
Prom and Banquet are nearing an
end, said. Earnest Baetz, class pres
ident. The Banquet will begin
promptly at 7:30 in the Sbisa Hall
Dining room with the dance sched
uled to begin later on at 9:30 in
the annex of Sbisa. The Aggieland
Orchestra under the direction of
(See DORMS, Page 3)
: BEAT T. C. U.
Extension Chief
Engineering Vice President
Engineering Dean
Executive Vice-President
Dr. Ide P. Trotter
Col. J. T. L. McNew
Dr. Howard W. Barlow
Dean F. C. Bolton
“Senior Favorite”
Pictures Must Be
On Glossy Print
In regard to the announcement
of Vanity Fair and Senior Favor
ites that was made last week, it
should have been stated that all
photographs of entrants submitted
must be on glossy paper. In order
that the engraver can reproduce
the pictures as well as possible,
the entrant’s picture must be of
glossy print of pure black or tones
of pure black.
As stated before, the require
ments for Vanity Fair photographs
are that they be 8x10 full figure
and one 5x7 head and shoulders.
For Senior Favorites the picture
should be approximately 3x5.
The deadline for all entrants to
both Vanity Fair and Senior Fav
orites is January 6, 1945.
It is urgent that all club pres
idents either contact Marc Smith,
editor of the Longhorn, personally
or have some authorized agent
contact him in regard to having
their club pictures taken for the
Longhorn. This must be done as
soon as possible so that arrange
ments can be made with the pho
tographer and club members for a
time of sitting convenient to all,
said Smith.
Trotter Approved
By Washington
Appointment of Dr. Ide P. Trot
ter as director of the Texas A. &
M. College Extension Service was
approved Monday by Marvin Jones,
War Food Administrator, the Act
ing Secretary of Agriculture and
by M. L. Wilson, national director
of Extension at Washington.
President Gibb Gilchrist received
a. telegram from Mr. Wilson which
sttrte that “Dr. Trotter’s recox'd is
highly satisfactory”, and added
“We regard Dr. Trotter as well
qualified for the position”.
Dr. Trotter will not take over
his new duties until sometime in
November when he comjpletes his
work in the Agronomy Department,
which he now heads, President Gil
christ announced.
In the meantime James D. Pre
wit, will continue as acting direc
tor, and when Dr. Trotter takes
over Pi’ewit will be vice-director
and state agent, the post to which
he was elected last August follow
ing dismissal of H. H. Williamson
and the temporary promotion of
George Adams to the acting direc
torship. Mr. Adams was dismissed
in December, and Prewit has been
acting director since that time.
BEAT T. C. U.
Wichita Falls Aggies
To Meet Wed. Night
Announcement has been made of
a meeting of the Wichita Falls Club
by Dick Burch, junior from Wich
ita Falls. It will be held in Room
105 of the Academic Building, at
7:15 p. m., Wednesday, October
18. All men, and especially new
Frogs, are urged to be present.
Gilchrist Outlines Six Point Program
Of Objectives for Texas A. & M. College
In his statement of objectives
for the A. & M. College, President
Gilchrist submitted and received
unanimous approval of the follow
ing:
“1. A state-wide system in ac
cord with the recognized needs of
the people of Texas and dedicated
primarily to the broad fields of ag
riculture, engineering, and military
science, with principal offices at
the main college, for white male
students only, located at College
Station; with such authorized
branch colleges including the
branch college for negroes at Prai-
i'ie View, extension services, exper
iment stations, and other facilities
throughout the State as may be
required to meet all objectives.
“2. An environment for student
bodies comparable to that which
usually prevails in the substantial
Texas homes from which those stu
dents come, superior insti-uction in-
Many Students Are
Hospital Patients
From Over-Exposure
According to an announcement
by Mrs. Irene Claghorn, who is
effectionately known as “Mom” to
thousands of Aggies, there has
been an increase in the number of
patients admitted to the college
hospital.
During the recent cold snap there
has been no heat in the dormitories
and as a result some of the rooms
have been chilled. Mrs. Claghorn
attributed the influx of patients
with colds to over exposure.
Oh, That “Cajun" Country
LS.U. Coeds Give Visiting Aggies
Warm Reception At Open House
Ah, there is nothing like a trip
to view a football game being held
400 miles away, absolutely nothing.
Just ask the man who has done it,
and he will tell you plenty. How
ever, the must be taken with the
sweet, and everything connected
with such a trip is not bitter, but
definitely. All right, all right, so
you did have to spend five hours
in line out here at the East Gate,
so you had a slow ride to Hous
ton, so you did have to ride a truck
to Beaumont, so you did get stuck
in Orange and Lake Charles for
six hours apiece, and so you did
have trouble pronouncing Opelou-
sa when you asked for a ride
there. Does all this amount to
much when you consider your re
ception ?
After arriving in Baton Rouge
and making a mad dash to the hotel
to get that clean uniform on, all
that was necessary was to step
out to the street and be asked by
two or three beautiful co-eds if
you mind riding in their car to the
reception which was being held in
the field house at the college.
Zoom-m-m-m, and fifteen Aggies
are in the back seat. What a terri
ble life those poor LSU boys must
live. Probably they were glad that
the Aggies arrived for one week
end so that they wouldn’t be bother
ed with so many females.
One of the first sights to greet
a visitor’s eye was Mike, the trou
blesome, tired, tiger that is LSU’s
mascot. All sorts of jibes, jeers,
and even threats would not induce
him to move from his peaceful
sleeping position.
Then off to the field house to the
reception. Being in the same audi
torium with all those co-eds was
bad enough, but leaving the win
dows closed was too much. The
heat was terrific, amen. But the
going was really tough when the
girls went through some of their
dance routines, etc. Five stretcher
bearers were kept busy carrying
Aggies who were overcome with
heat suffocation to the hospital.
Boy, will I be able to tell my grand
children plenty about the campaign
of the fall of ’44. A highlight of the
program was the presentation of
“I’d Rather be a Texas Aggie” by
Dave Addicks, an Aggie-Ex of the
first class of 1947. Addicks is now
stationed at LSU with the ASTRP.
After the program the master
of ceremonies insisted that we
mingle with the girls, introduce
ourselves and dance with them. No
one was able to understand why
this was necessary because every
Aggie had a girl on both arms by
this time. A girl on both arms
by this time. A girl on both arms
was really too much, but when
they started trailing along behind,
some Aggies threatened to write
,for their transcripts.
At the game a number of LSU
girls had dates with Aggies and
sat in the Aggie section. They
started yelling for the alma mater,
but they were soon converted to
our side. So, old ai’my, Let’s “Beat
LSU in 1945” and get ready to
make the trip down there.
eluding requirements in the study
of the national and state govern
ments under which we live, with
constant training in leadership,
character, tolerance, clean living,
and physical drill and develop
ment, at a cost alike to all at the
lowest possible minimum commen
surate with substantial living con
ditions and superior instruction; a
staff of competent and worthy
teachers and employees, support
ers of our republican form of gov
ernment and of the Constitution
of the United States and of Tex
as, eligible and qualified by train
ing and example to teach our stu
dents, to work in their interest
and to work toward other declared
objectives of the system.
“3. A strong and effective sys
tem of military training for male
students of the main college or of
any of its branches, compulsory
for all except those to whom credit
may be granted for active military
experience or equivalent training.
“4. Leadership in agriculture, in
cluding veterinary medicine, for
estry, and wild game; and in en-
gineex-ing, including the mechanic
arts and technical and industrial
training; scientific and classical
(See GILCHRIST, Page 3)
BEAT T. C. U.
C. W. Crawford To
Be New Chairman
Of Athletic Council
New Chairman Plans For
More Balanced Program
Mr. C. W. Crawford of the
Mechanical Engineering Depart
ment has been appointed to replace
Dean Kyle in his position on the
Athletic Council.' In a statement,
Crawford said, “I can never take
Dean Kyle’s place on the Athletic
Council, only his position.” Mr.
Crawford has been with the Me
chanical Engineei’ing Depai’tment
for twenty-two years. He was made
head of the Mechanical Engineer
ing Department in 1930.
Mr. Ci’awford said that the view
point of the council would remain
the same. The Athletic Council
has been hampered by a big debt
(See CRAWFORD. Page 4)
BEAT T. O. U.
Ice Assn. To Give
Scholarship To
Graduate Student
A scholarship of $1,000 is to be
given by the Southwestern Ice
Manufacturers Association for the
study of the effect of cracked ice
on fruits and vegetables, it was an
nounced by the Horticulture De
partment. The scholarship is to be
given to a graduate student, and
the Horticulture Department will
assume responsibility for directing
the research and investigations in
determining the losses that result
from the handling and storing of
(See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 4)
Retirement After
65 For Professors
The approved retirement policy
which provides for modified service
at the age of 65 is as follows:
Each employee of the College or
any of its divisions or branches
shall retire on his or her sixty-
fifth birthday provided, in the case
of a teacher, that the President of
the College be authorized to con
tinue full employment to the end
of the semester during which the
sixty-fifth birthday might be
reached. Any retired employee who
has been continuously in the em
ploy of the College for ten or more
years may, if he or she so desires,
be assigned to modified service
which shall require full duty, but
shall be based on part-time, serv
ice, authorized as hereafter indi
cated.
Between the sixty-fifth and six
ty-eighth birthdays of employees
of 10 or more years of service;
modified service ^hall be based on
a maximum of two-thirds time and
pay and shall be calculated on the
basis of payment for services ren
dered during the preceding five
fiscal years and in cases of admin
istrative heads and teachers shall
include payments made during reg
ular sessions, plus payments for
any summer service.
Beginning with the sixty-eighth
birthday, the annual returns for
service shall be calculated as fol
lows:
Twenty-five per cent of the aver
age rate of pay received by the
employee during the previous five
fiscal years, plus one per cent of
this average rate of pay for each
(See RETIREMENT, Page 2)
BEAT T. C. V.
College Host to Feed
Manufacturers As
Conference Held
Noted Lecturers Speak
At Two-Day Conference
Last June the Educational Com
mittee of the Texas Feed Manu
facturers Association wrote to the
Animal Industry group of the col
lege, asking for a nutrition coun
cil to be held sometime in October.
In response to this request the
men working in the Animal Hus
bandry, Dairy Husbandry, and
Poultry Husbandry Departments
of the college together with mem
bers of the Biochemistry group met
and appointed a committee of six
men, two from the teaching force,
two from the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, and two from
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice.
These six men include O. C.
Copeland, chief of the division of
Dairy Husbandry, of the Ag Ex
periment Station; Fred Hale, chief
of the division of Swine Husbandry
of the Ag Experiment Station; J.
C. Miller, acting head of the De
partment of Animal Husbandry;
and R. M. Sherwood, chief of the
division of Poultry Husbandry of
(See COLLEGE, Page 2)
With a six-point statement of objectives approved and
on record and a new administrative setup completed, the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas had been
given the “full speed ahead” signal by its Board of Directors
and President Gibb Gilchrist’s program “for making a great
institution greater” was underway.
Transacting a mass of business-4 —
in record time, in perfect harmony,
the A. & M. Board and President
Gilchrist Saturday cut the pattern
for greatly expanding the useful
ness and services of the college to
the people of Texas.
In the order of their adoption
the following items received un
animous aproval of the Board of
Directors as they were presented
and recommended by President
Gilchrist Saturday:
1. The six-point statement of
broad objectives for the College.-
2. A complete set of rules and
regulations for administration of
the affairs of the institution.
3. A retirement policy calling
for modified service at the age of
65, and making provision for var
ious levels of compensation com
mensurate with duties peiTormed
between the ages of 65 and 68,
and between 68 and 70.
4. Approved budgets which had
been revised to cover operations
for the 1944-45 fiscal year.
Trotter Elected
5. Unanimously elected Dr. Ide
P. Trotter, head of the Agronomy
department, as director of the Tex
as A. & M. Extension Service, sub
ject to approval by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. A vote
of thanks was extended James
Prewit, acting director, for his
work with the extension division.
Prewit becomes vice-director and
state agent.
6. Elected Dr. Howard W. Bar-
low dean of the School of Engi
neering. He was made acting dean
when President Gilchrist became
president. Dr. Barlow also will be
acting director of the Texas A. &
M. Engineering Experiment Sta
tion.
Vice-President Created
7. Created the position of exe
cutive vice president and dean of
the college and extended the title
to Dr. Frank C. Bolton who served
as acting president from the time
of Dr. T. O. Walton’s dismissal and
election of President Gilchrist. Dr.
Bolton had held the position of
vice president and dean of the
college for several years and his
designation of Executive Vice
President’s Tenure
To Be WithoutTerm
The Board of Directors also
adopted the policy that the presi
dent of the college would hold of
fice for an undetermined length
of time and that his term should
be subject only to the approval of
the Board.
In the adopted rules and regula
tions the chapter on appointments
reads as follows:
“The President of the College
shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors and shall hold office
without term, subject to the pleas
ure of the Boai’d. Vice-Presidents,
the Dean of the College, Deans of
the Schools, the Business Manager,
the Comptroller, the Directors of
extra-mux*al services, the Deans
and Principal of the branch col
leges, and other general officials
provided by law or authoi’ized by
the Boax-d of Directors shall be ap
pointed by the Board pursuant to
nomination by the President with
the advice and consent of the
Board.
“All other officials, teachers, and
employees shall be appointed by
the President subject to confirma
tion of the Board of Directors.
Teachers and employees shall be
subject to dismissal for cause at
any time by the President of the
College, subject to review by the
Board of Directors.
“In each biennium of the meet
ing of the Board of Directors at
which the budget for the ensuing
biennium is reviewed, the work
and the records of the President
and the general officials will be
reviewed and such appropriate .ac
tion as may be for the best interest
of the College will be taken.”
President was in recognition of
his services and qualifications.
8. Created the position of vice
president for agriculture, to be
filled later upon x-ecommendation
of President Gilchrist. In creating
this position it was announced
that the vice president for agricul
ture would coordinate the work of
all agencies of the college allied
with agriculture—the School of
Agriculture, the Texas Extension
Service, the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, The Texas
Forest Service and the School of
Veterinary Medicine.
9. Created the position and
elected Col. J. T. L. McNew, head
of the civil engineering department,
vice president for engineering. Col.
McNew is now on military leave
in sex-vice in India. Prior to his
departure for military duty Mc
New headed up the Engineering,
Science Management War Train
ing program for the college. Upon
his retun he will take over his
new duties, and also will head the
Engineering Experiment Station.
Kyle’s Retirement Okayed
10. Accepted, with a resolution
of appx-eciation for sex-vice render
ed, the resignation of Dean of
Agriculture E. J. Kyle as chairman
of the A. & M. Athletic Council.
Elected Prof. C. W. Crawford,
head of the Mechanical Engineer
ing department, to succeed Dean
Kyle, and named C. N. Shepardson
of the Dairy Husbandry depart
ment, and J. W “Dough” Rollins,
Director of Student Affairs, as
the other faculty members of the
Athletic Council. In this connec
tion the Board of Directors athletic
committee was abolished on mo
tion of its chairman, Neth L.
Leachman of Dallas. Athletic mart
ters in the future will be sub
mitted to the entire membership
of the Board of Directors.
11. Authorized incorporation of
the Texas A. & M. Research
Foundation with broad powers to
conduct scientific investigations on
a large scale. Incorporators will be
the college committee which x*ecom-
mended the foundation, and wrote
the articles of incorporation and
by-laws for its opex*ation. Dr. L. P.
Gabbard was chairman.
12. Authorized employment of
Dr. Alex G. Oblad as research pro
fessor of chemical engineering.
13. Authox-ized establishment of
a department of range management
in the School of Agriculture. It
was pointed out that range lands
in Texas total 100 million acres,
and that instruction in latest meth
ods of best utilization of such
lands is essential to the future of
the livestock industx*y of the state.
Property Grants
14. Authox-ized President Gil
christ to sign requests for con
firmation of title to approximately
$100,000 worth of property turned
oVer to the college and to Prairie
View College by the National
Administration.
15. Approved Dean Barlow’s
recommendations for operation of
Easterwood Airport, the college’s
million dollar flying field.
16. Appx-oved construction per
mit requests covering an oil tank
for mosquito control work, power
and water line extension, incuba
tor house for Feeding and Breed
ing station, tomato disease office
and laboratory building at Jackson
ville and remodeling of the North
(See DIRECTORS, Page 4)
BEAT T. C. U.
Dallas A. & M. Club
To Meet Wednesday
An important organizational
meeting of the Dallas A. & M.
Club will be held Wednesday night
at 7 in the E. E. lecture room.
Plans will be formulated for the
social activities of the club for the
current semester.
Larry Rogers, newly elected
president, has requested that all
men, freshmen and upperclassmen,
attend the meeting to contribute
their ideas.