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Texas A&M The B College alion Volume 45 College Station, Texas, Wednesday Afternoon, February 20, 1946 Number 25 Ike Will Attend Victory Muster April 21 Dr. Hall Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting Dr. B. Frank HaF, here for Re ligious Emphasis Week on the A. & M. campus, told the Kiwanis Club Tuesday that the national and in ternational situation of the world today makes brotherhood a vital necessity for practical living rath er than an abstract ideal to be preached about. Dr. Hall cited the ill will evident in the United Nations organization and the confused state of industrial relations in this country as exam ples of international and national spiritual chaos and warned that the time is short for avoidance of a worldwide breakdown in the maintenance of peace. Adapting his talk to the prepon derance of college professors in his audience. Dr. Hall stressed the importance of maintaining academ ic freedom in the state-supported institutions of the country and championed the place of the hu manities and philosophy in the cur ricula of technical schools. With the present trend so definitely in the direction of acquiring manual skills, Dr. Hall said, “We are in danger of training a nation of skilled morons.” He concluded his talk with a challenge to the teach ers present to “effectuate brother hood, or at least train American citizens who recognize the values of the humanities.” Three new members of Kiwanis were introduced at the meeting: W. G. Breazeale, Kenneth Spald ing, and Karl Elmquist. LANDSCAPE ART CLUB IS REORGANIZED Men majoring in Landscape Art and Floriculture met last Friday night to reorganize the Landscape Art Club, elect officers, and make plans for the Student Flower Con cession which will supply corsages for the dances this Spring. Orders will be taken during the week be fore each dance by a representa tive in your dorm or area; the cor sages will be made up in the green houses and delivered by agents the night of the dance. Agents for the Veteran^ dance this Friday night are as follows: Ross, Sully, No. 1, Room 107; Drozd, John, No. 2, Room 118; Bur nett, Maud, No. 3, Room 226, No. 9; Breedlove, Charles, No. 4, Room 227*' Davis, Henry E., No. 12, Room 218; Thornhill, R. T., No. 15, Room 428; Hill, Underwood, No. 16, Room 232; Gore, Jack, No. 14, No. 17, Walton; Weghorst, W. P., Milner, Mitchell, Room 15, Mitchell; Shel ton, Charles, Leggit, Room 318, No. 6; Chambers, C. W., Bizzell, Room 359; Walker, J. M., Hart, Room 11-12; Yarnell, J. W., Out* side Sbisa, Day Students. The club elected the following officers: R. T. Thornhill, Presi dent; J. M. Walker, Vice-Presi dent; J. W. Yarnell, Secretary- Treasurer. Working Aggie Wins Borden Award A. & M. College, has been named winner of this year’s Borden schol arship award of $300 by the Borden Company Foundation, lnc. t New York. Working as a waiter at the 'mess halls and as a janitor at the AAA headquarters at College Sta tion has not interfered with the scholastic achievements of this red headed farm boy from Red River County. He has been a Distin guished Student for six semesters at the College and won the Borden award by holding the highest scho lastic average of his class during the three years preceding his Senior EARL WAYNE GROGAN year. ■V . ■ 1 , Longhorns Needs Junior Workers All Juniors who are interested in working on the LONGHORN for next year are requested to come to the LONGHORN office or Stu dent Activities office as soon as possible. Experience is not necessary to hold any of the positions on the Year Book. There are 3 paying jobs that will be open for next year. The Juniors who will come down and work for the remainder of this semester on the current an nual will be the ones chosen for the above positions. This work is not only profitable but is very good experience for any person. All Sophomores ana Freshmen who are interested in this type of work are also urged to come and help “put out” the 1947 LONG HORN and get valuable experience which will aid them in obtaining a much higher position bn the Staff upon becoming a Senior. Kiest Lounge Open Kiest Lounge, located in Dormi tory 2, will be o^en from 2:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday, for the convenience of veteran’s guests who are here for the Ex-Service men’s Ball and Corps Dance. Williams, Anderson Made Sergeants Two promotions have been an nounced by the Military Depart ment at Texas A. & M. College. John B. Williams, who has been at the College for 26 years, has been advanced ,from the rank of FI1 Be There If I Possibly Can’ States Eisenhower in Reply to Pres. Gilchrist By Warren Rice General Dwight D. Eisenhower will be honor guest of the Texas A. & M. College Victory Homecoming and Muster on Easter Sunday, April 21, barring any “unexpected in terruptions of schedule/’ he wrote President Gibb Gilchrist today. corporal to sergeant. Williams operations. -Through his broad pro served with the 144th Field Artil lery during the first World War and was overseas for about six months. Re-enlisting on August 15, 1920, he has served with the A. & M. military staff ever since. John B. Anderson, who has been in the" Army for nineteen years, has been promoted from the rank of private first class to sergeant. He has been with the Military De partment at the College since De cember 6, 1934. Freshmen Schedule Election Meeting The Freshman Class at Texas A. & M. College will holds its or ganization meeting for the new semester at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, February 28, at the As sembly Hall. An election of of ficers is scheduled, and all mem bers of the class are urged to at tend. Stevens Awarded Legion of Merit The citation for the Legion of Merit awarded Lt. Colonel Albert B. Stevens, now professor of Pe troleum Engineering at the Col lege, has been received here and pays a significant tribute to his war record. The high-ranking award was for services in the •ETO from March 1944 to May 1945. The citation reads: “Stevens was responsible for the successful execution of plans for the support of military fessional background and inherent good judgment, he solved many technical problems in addition to his duties in connection with the direct supervision of these sys tems.” Colonel Stevens rendered notable service, the citation points out, in the pipeline crossings of the Seine and Rhine Rivers. ATTENTION: CLASS OF ’45 In order to obtain a complete list of fellows back in school for the Class Letter, all ’45 men are requested to enter their names and box numbers on blank ros ters to be placed in convenient spots in all dormitories. It is imperative that this informa tion be in by noon, Saturday, February 23. Jerry Ferrel, Box 11, College Station, Class Agent. Music in the Morgan Manner . Straight Style Is Best, Says Maestro Russ Weathering all fads, styles and crazes of musical forms and de spite all conflicts between the fads of “sweet” versus “swing,” the American public has never wav ered from its time-honored adher ence to straight music—which is rhythmic, melodic and easy-on-the- ears. So says maestro Russ Mor gan and the available evidence proves his point. This explains in part the great and- growing popularity of Mor gan’s “Music in the Morgan Man ner” which will be heard on the A&M campus for the Ex-Service men’s Ball and Corps Dance Friday and Saturday. He tries to give to listeners and dancers alike an inti mate style, a style that is apt to flow right into your lap if you’re sitting down and massage your heels if you’re dancing. The Mor gan music shifts with novel ar rangements of the instruments or by lilting switches in rhythm from sweet to hot. Tunes from Offen- back or the classic balladists are eased into your consciousness so you’d think they were composed originally for the feet. Morgan’s own musical back ground is hard to surpass. It was young Morgan who was responsible for the fine arrangements of the now immortal all-star Goldkette Orchestra which included such stars as Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Venuti, Chauncey Morehouse and Bix Beiderbecke. At twenty he was arranger for two of America’s America’s greatest composers, Vic tor Herbert and John Phillip Sousa. Today, the Russ Morgan or chestra is well equipped musically and vocally with several star solo ists. Morgan himself makes a smart looking and versatile leader, who handles shows and dance sets with equal facility, and whose easy-to-listen-to voice is a pleasant surprise for his audience. > The Chief of Staff’s acceptance was the result of a personal in vitation to General Eisenhower delivered by President Gibb Gil christ on a recent visit to Wash ington. After his return to the Col lege, President Gilchrist wrote confirming the invitation, and Gen eral Eisenhower’s reply was, “I will certainly do my best to get there,” and he authorized an nouncement of his intentions. The Victory Homecoming cele bration will begin April 19 and will be climaxed by the Annual Aggie San Jacinto Day Muster at a sunrise service in Kyle Field stad ium. The college is preparing for not less than ten thousand men to re turn tbthr’r-caTnpas with their fam ilies for this year’s Aggie Muster, according to President Gilchrist. The Victory Homecoming will sponsored jointly this year by the Association of Former Students and the College. “We have looked forward to the Victory Homecoming celebration each year since the outbreak of hostilities. Throughout the war we were cheered by the spirit of A. & M. men who held their musters in every corner of the world on San Jacinto Day . . . General Eisenhower’s presence wil mean a much grander celebration than we could have otherwise.” Ag Eco Seminar Hears Argentinian Dr. Raul Garcia, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Na tional University of Argentina at Cordoba, was the speaker at the meeting of the Seminar in Agri cultural Economics on Wednesday. Dr. Garcia is studying in the United States on a Guggenheim Fellowship. He has finished one school-year in post-doctoral work at the University of Minnesota and is now visiting a few of the lead ing land grant colleges. In that connection, he is spending two weeks at this college, studying methods of research, extension and resident teaching in agricultural economics. At the Agricultural Economics Seminar, Dr. Garcia discussed the problems of Argentina, particu larly with respect to trade relations and the social and economic prob lems of agriculture of that Coun try. Ten graduate students work ing toward their Master of Science degrees in the Department of Ag ricultural Economics, as well as the departmental staff, participate in the seminar.