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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1941)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, $18,000,000 Plant Trams US Ofhcers BY GEORGE FUERMANN The facilities of the Texas A. & M. college are an integral part of the nation’s current national de- fense program. The world’s largest all-male military college, 4600 of its 22,000 graduates holding com- missions in the United States Of- ficers Reserve Corps, a physical plant valued at almost $18,000,- 000 and an institution possessing seven branches of military train- ing, the college is extending every resource to cooperate with and fa- cilitate America’s defense pro- gram. A land-grant college opened in 1876, A. & M. is Texas’ oldest state supported institution. Since its birth, when the enrollment to- taled 107, to 1940, with an en- rollment of 6548, the college has required every student to take a basic military training course for the first two years of a cadet’s college career. Only those who are physically handicapped are exempt from this training. During the last two years of a student’s attendance at A. & M., military training is optional and a student must pass certain physical and scholastic re- quirements to be eligible for the advanced course. Get Commissions Upon graduation, cadets who sue- cessfully complete the advanced course are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Officers Reserve corps, thus becoming parts of the United States army. Once in the O. R. C., the men have an oppor- tunity to advance in rank in the same manner as officers in the regular army. Further than that, they are eligible to be called for active duty at any time necessary. Backbone of A. & M’s huge mil- itary training program are its sev- en branches of the Reserve Of- ficers corps. These branches in- clude the infantry, cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery, engineer, signal corps and chemical war- fare regiments. Manning these seven branches is 1941 THE TEXAS AGGIE Three high ranking officers of ¢#Ainsworth, '17, Luling, commander the 71st Infantry Brigade of the Texas National Guard are shown above as they are lined up at Camp Bowie, Brownwood. All three are soldiers of long experience and found little difficulty in settling back down to the military routine. From left to right are Colonel Nat S. Perrine, ’17, Austin, command- er of the 142nd Infantry; Briga- dier General E. A. Eversberg, ’13, Houston, commander of the Tlst Brigade; and Colonel H. Miller of the 14ist Infantry. All three are veterans of World War No. 1 and have been active in Texas National Guard affairs for many years. Brigadier General Eversberg was formerly president of the Minimax Stores of Houston. Colonel H, Mil- ler Ainsworth is president of the First National Bank of Luling, chairman of the Board of Directors of Texas A. & I., Kingsville, and a past commander of the American. Legion of Texas. Aggies Jinx Baylor With Fifth Straight Home Win Coach “Hub” McQuillan’s Aggie$ CONFERENCE STANDING basketball team broke into the vic- tory column for the first time this year with a sensational win over Baylor in the DeWare Fieldhouse Saturday night. Bill “Jitterbug” Henderson was the big noise in the Aggie attack with a total of 17 points with Lang equally as potent in the Cadet defense. The score was 33 to 31 and it was the Aggies’ first win in four games. Incidentally, it marked the fifth straight year the Aggies have beaten a favored Baylor team at Kyle Field, a jinx that is becoming embarrassing to the Bears. Super- ior hustle on the floor was the factor that brought victory Sat- urday night. Lead by Captain Bill Dawson and sparked by Henderson and Lang the Aggies just wouldn’t let the Bears win. 3 = ° A. & M— Henderson, f Lang,” f Dawson, c¢ a staff of 31 regular army officers and 55 enlisted men whose job it Jarrett, g Duncan, c¢ ONO HHT Stevenson, g W. i. Pet. Arkansas oii... re ese 4 0 1.000 I ron RN TAL Seen) 3 1 .750 Rice 3 2 .600 Baylor 2 2 .500 Texas 2 3 .400 Texase Dd. So Mk. x. ati, 1 3 .250 Cr 0 4 .000 Heads New Club Walton Named On Committee Of Higher Education President T. O. Walton has re- cently been appointed by the Sec- retary of State of the United Stat- es to serve as a member on the committee on inter-American co- operation in higher education. The committee will work to en- courage the exchange of students between United States colleges and those of other nations. Another purpose of the committee is to en- courage schools of higher educa- tion to include courses of study in all languages spoken on the Amer- ican continents. It is hoped that this can be accomplished both in the United States and foreign schools. The committee is part of the program of the present ad- ministration to encourage cultural relationships between the peoples of the twenty-one republics of the American continents. Regional Director G. C. Street, Jr., ’05 Gus C. Street, Jr., known to foot- ball fame in the class of ’06, and in subsequent years an outstanding engineer, architect, and contractor in Houston, is now Regional Di- rector of the Wage and Hour Di- vision, U. S. Department of Labor, or Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Mr. Street’s engineering and con- struction operations covered many parts of the southwest, and for I some time he was an executive of the Public Works Administration XT dad 'Ketterson-Gunter He was elected president and A. Y. Gunter, 25, secretary-treasurer of the New York City A. & M. Club at a recent meeting of that organi- zation. Ketterson is with the Sin- clair Refining Company, 630 5th Street, New York City. Gunter is with the American Locomotive Company, Also Products Division, 30 Church Street, New York City, N. Y. Both officers and members of the New York City Club invited any visiting A. & M. man to get in touch with them and to attend their meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at the Bedford Hotel, 118 East 40th Street, at 12:30 p. m. Details of the last meeting of the New York City Club are suc- cinctly related in the following minutes composed by Secretary- Treasurer Gunter. Pres. Pfaff Host To Tyler Aggies A. G. “Bert” Pfaff, ’25, president of the Association of Former Stu- dents, was host to approximately 32 members of the Smith County A. & M. Club at his Greenbriar Minutes Show Interesting Program John B. “Skinny” Ketterson, ’24,4 ad N. Y. Club “The meeting held informal dis- cussions on the following points: 1. “The Weather: “(Mr. Paul J. Washburn, ’25, won this contest by predicting a dry year.) 2. “The Political Situation: “(Mr. Hugh H. McDanield, ’27, left every one at the post by stating the arrival of H. H., Jr. created additional presiden- tial timber of 1975.) 3.. “The War: “It was agreed General Sher- man’s statement had won this contest back in 1864. 4. “The Tallest Story: “The Evils of Drink: “This was investigated with relish and will continue until the supply and/or problem is exhausted. “The election of officers was held without benefit of secret bal- lot and Mr. J. B. Ketterson, ’24, was unanimously elected President; and Mr. A. Y. Gunter, ’25, secre- tary-treasurer. There is still some question in regard to Mr. Gunter’s election as up to date he has been unable to furnish a satisfactory surety bond.” ot Lake home in Tyler. Following a barbecue with all the trimmings, the host introduced as a surprise feature of the program, football movies of the A. & M.-T. C. U. and A. & M.-Rice Games. The pic- tures were shown by Coach Charlie DeWare, ’37. Following the meet- ing and movies, the club enjoyed a general football discussion with Coach DeWare. Sixteen Ex-Aggies Enrolled At Moffett Field as Flying Cadets Sixteen ‘former students from Texas A. & M. are members of the new class of flying cadets at Mof- fett Field, Army Air Corps Train- ing Center, officials at the field announced recently. Out of 146 young men who are in their second stage of training at this school, 65 are from Texas. The University of Texas at Austin sup- plied 138 former students to take sec- cond place in the list of schools and colleges from which the cadet grad- uated. A score or more of other Engineering Graduates Sought By Naval Reserve The United States Navy has re- cently instituted a program to bring college engineering students into its commissioned personnel. Because of the great expansion of the navy at the time, a large demand exists for trained grad- uate engineers as officers of the navy. Many advanced naval engineer- ing courses require as a pre- requisite graduation from an en- gineering college. The navy is mak- ing a special effort at this time to urge engineering graduates to take advanced courses in marine en- gineering and naval architecture. All students completing this work are eligible for appointment as commissioned officers in the Navy. Men with training in Diesel, Radio, Aeronautical or Aerological engi- neering are also being accepted as officers. “This contest is not ended yet. | Texas.schools were represented, as Page Five ’ iets TODAY Sgr © “Bob George Fuermann and other members of the student Bat- talion staff for originating the very fine idea of an “Editor To Editor Nisbet, Exchange” between student papers of conference schools. A recent edition of the Bat- talion was edited by the staff of the Daily Texan, University Student publication and the Cadet editors will pay a re- turn visit to the Texan. After all, there’s not much difference between the student bodies of Texas schools; they're all just good Texas boys and girls. More contact with other cam- puses and other student bodies will be of mutual benefit. To Ben Warden, ’03, and Bill Lawson, ’22, both of Austin, for well deserved recognition. Warden was recently elected president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Lawson has been appointed Secretary of State by Governor W. Lee O’Daniel. Both are members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Former Students at this time. D. H. PERSONS, ’15 % General Contractor %* Phone Bryan 1481W 2209 S. College Ave. NURSERY STOCK LANDSCAPE SERVICE Visit NEW BRAUNFELS NURSERY & FLORAL CO. Howard W. Locke, ’32 Manager “Next to Landa Park” New Braunfels, Texas Fruit Trees - Shruse - Plants LOUPOT’S TRADING POST Now offers a new service to Ex-Students. Begin- ning Jan. 1, they began to_buv_ Regulation Uni- TS Tain TPT Lexas Aggie in the various fields of military science and tactics. Heading this group of army officers is Lieut. Col. James A. Watson, commandant and professor of military science and tactics. Airport Program In addition to the seven regi- ments mentioned above, a civil aeronautical administration course (basic and advanced training) has been in progress at A. & M. for two years. Plans now under way call for a $367,000 construction program at the A. & M. airport. Officials of the School of Engineer- ing, headed by Dean Gibb Gilchrist, recently pointed out that within a few months an aviation division of the R. O. T. C. might be added to the college military set-up. World War Work During the World war the college was staffed by only two regular army officers, had an enrollment of less than 1200 students and had only one regiment of cadet in- fantry, yet furnished more than 2000 commissioned officers to the army and a greater number of trained personnel to essential in- dustries. A survey made by The New York Times in 1918 showed that A. & M. furnished a greater proportion of graduates as commissioned offic- ers to the armed forces of the United States than any other col- lege or university. Waco Club Eats Venison - Plans Feb. 19 Meeting Venison dinners are becoming a habit with the Waco A. & M. Club. The club enjoyed its second venison dinner of the winter at its regular January meeting on the night of January 15, with City Engineer John H. Strange, ’22, furnishing the venison. A previous venison dinner host was Walter Crippen, 22. President L. Ed Berry, 29, has announced that the February meet- ing offers entertainment in the form of the Texas Aggie-Fordham University Cotton Bowl Game. He extends a special invitation to all Central Texas A. & M. men to be present for the meeting on Febru- ary 19. Additional details as to the time, place of the meeting, and so forth, will be announced later. abors, Totals = k=] Baylor Terry, f Wilson, f Parks, of Walters, f Frivaldsky, c¢ Bryski, g Vaughn, g Belew, g RO 08 © gd conmpmooo~T ot | = ok NAORNGOW ot Totals 13 31 Personal fouls: Henderson, Lang 3, Dawson 3, Jarrett, Nabors 2, Parks, Fri- valdsky 3, Vaughn 2, Bryski 3. Free throws missed: Henderson 38, Jarrett, Fri- valdsky 3, Vaughn, Bryski, Belew. Half time score: Texas A. & M. 17; Baylor 14. Officials: Boggess and Ziggy Sears. New Guidon For RV’s Is First In College History For the first time in the history of the Texas A. & M. Ross Vol- unteer Company there will be a company guidon. This was unani- mously decided upon in the first meeting of the R. V.s and plans are now complete. The guidon will be very similar to the Cavalry guidon, being the same shape, and divided into two parts. The top half consists of the gold crest of the company on a half is a gold field with the name “Ross Volunteers” in white. All edges of the flag will be decorated with gold fringe, and the flag it- self will be mounted on an alumi- num staff with a gold and white tassel at the top. $50,000 WPA Project Here Is Given Approval Approval of a project for various improvements at Texas A. & M. has been given by the Works Pro- jects Administration, according to word from San Antonio. The agen- cy will supply $35,200, and A. & M. will furnish $10,268. Approximately 100 workers will be employed. The improvements include con- struction of two units to a sewage disposal plant, 500 lineal feet of sanitary sewer; six tennis courts, and razing of five brick and 10 frame buildings. The location of the tennis courts has not been decided and the build- ings to be demolished have not been determined. Work will begin | when plans are complete. —white background, while the lower, Cody Lentz, ’30 Cody Lentz, ’30, was elected pres- ident of the newly organized Gua- dalupe Valley A. & M. Club com- posed of A. & M. men in seven counties, Victoria, DeWitt, Jack- son, Refugio, Goliad, Lavaca, and Calhoun. Lentz lives at 2307 North Wheeler, Victoria, Texas, moving there from Austwell. He is a well known cotton seed breeder. He was a distinguished student at A. & M,, a member of the Scholarship Honor Society and cadet major in the cavalry regiment. Whites Victors In Grid Game To Aid Britain Playing for the Bundles for Brit- ain Fund and the Student Welfare Fund, the Whites and Reds turned in an entertaining football game before 2500 spectators at Kyle Field on Sunday afternoon, Janu- ary 19. The Whites were victorious, 13-7, in a game that brought back memories of old “Company” and “Battalion” football days. Charlie DeWare coached the winning Whit- es against “Brahma” Jones’ Big Red Team. Players for the team were se- lected from the student body, with all men having any varsity squad experience ruled ineligible. One team came from the new dormi- tories, the other from the old group. An estimated $600 dollars was earned for the charity funds. The game was sponsored by a commit- tee representing the senior class. Climax of the battle was in the fourth quarter when a White tackle blocked a pass attempt, caught the ball in air and lumbered 60 yards for a score. A substitute from the Red bench took up the chase but made his tackle too late as the winning tally crossed the goal line. A real surprise to spectators was the type of play put on by the two teams. Trick plays, passes and in- tricate formations were freely us- ed and well executed. Ivan Langford, ’17, is cashier of the First National Bank in Bryan. WIth heaaquartets mrt Wort Many former students of The A. & M. College are now engaged in industries and occupations which are affected by the Fair Labor Standards Act, or Federal Wage- Hour Law as it is usually known. If any of these desire to obtain de- tailed information about the law, or to have answers to specific questions with regard to it, all they need do is drop a line to Gus C. Street, Jr., Wage and Hour Divis- jon, 824 Santa Fe Building, Dallas, Texas. More Contracts Given A. & M. By War Department One hundred additional advanced well as schools in every section of the country. ed Texas A.&M. are J. P. Anderson, W. H. Ardis, C. D. Beck, L. H. Bowman, A. J. Buck, E. D. Easley, R. C. Hannah, O. Hillberg, P. P. Menzies, M. E. Moore, D. A. Rob- inson, J. M. Rowland, R. D. Russell, R. E. Sherman, D. P. Simpson and D. A. Story. The Butlers They’re Bill and O. D., both Ag- gie-exes, both stewards in the larg- est dining hall system in the world, and both are doing an excellent job if you want to believe their boss, J. C. Hotard. Those men who formerly attend- R. O. T. C. military science con- tracts have been awarded Texas A. & M. College by the War De- partment, according to a recent announcement by Commandant Lieutenant Colonel James A. Wat- son. The additional contracts are badly needed for junior and senior students at A. & M. For the past several years Col-- lege officials, A. & M. clubs, and A. & M. men, have endeavored to convince the War Department of the need and desirability of addi- tional advanced military science contracts at Texas A. & M. The additional one hundred contracts will offer considerable relief, al- though still more might well be used. The new contracts went into several years the College has faced a situation in which advanced con- tracts for junior and senior R. O. effect on January 10. For the past That’s O. D. on the left swing- ing the ax and Bill is doing the holding. Sbisa Hall claims Bill and Duncan gets O. D. As stew- in these matters, Bill and O. D. respective mess halls. ards, in case you aren’t informed act as general managers of their | of the city of Bryan. At the present time, Ivan is Mayor | T. C. students were available to only approximately one half of the members of the upperclasses. The additional 100 contracts now gives the College 1,051 men taking the advanced R. O. T. C. course who will graduate as second lieu- tenants in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. D. C. Kelly, ’16, has recently been promoted from Major to Lieuten- ant Colonel and transferred to Headquarters II Corps, Fort Meade, Maryland, from 1st Division, Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. Dave was Captain Company M, took chemical eng- ineering, played football and bas- ketball while a student at A. and All A. & M. engineering students are being encouraged to apply for Naval Reserve Commissions upon in a letter to the college says that “Graduates in all branches of en- gineering are being considered prime material for commissions.” All students interested in the Navy should write to the Navy Depart- ment, Bureau of Navigation, Wash- ington, D.C.,, for further infor- mation. William A. Ohls, ’32, is located at CCC Camp NP-2-N, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. He was recently transferred from Quemado, New Mexico. graduation. Captain Randall Jacobs forms and Books that are being used. If any Ex has any article that might be of value to the student, describe it in de- tail as to what it is. If clothing, size, condition, tailor if possible, and year purchased, if bought new or used. Drop this information in the mail and convert the uniform, book, or drawing instru- ment into cash. 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