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LIBRARY CAMPUS FROM THE REVIEWING STAND Prisoners of War Welcome is the belated news seeping through that many of the A. & M. men who were in the Philippines are now prisoners of war. As hard as that fate certain- ly is, it is preferable to its only alternative. A. & M. men every- where join in thanksgiving that the lives of so many of these heroes have been spared and add their prayers to those of their families that their imprisonment will not be as terrible an ordeal as has been feared. Following the desires of the Of- fice of War Information, no list of either these men, nor of casual- ties, will be carried in the Texas Aggie. As such news is received, however, it will be reported under the Class news items. Lest some of that news be missed, however, THE AGGIE will appreciate being advised promptly by anyone who knows of word being received $ter of fact, that request for as- sistance applies to all news items about A. & M. men in the service or elsewhere. It is the ambition of THE TEXAS AGGIE to tell, through its news columns, the story of the part A. &M. men are playing in the War. That com- plete story cannot be told without the aid of A. & M. men themselves. Back to the prisoners, and there will be others from every fighting sector, no general announcement has been made of how letters or packages can be sent with a fair chance of delivery. The National Capital A. & M. Club in Washing- ton has been interested in that possibility for some time and is working on ways and means. Should such a possibility develop it will be passed on for action. In the meantime, please advise the AGGIE of news about prison- ers. That news will be cheering news and welcome news to their about one of these men. As a mat- many friends. Future Still Not Clear Despite announcements concern-1 cerning college students under the new Manpower Program, the fu- ture position of the College is not clear. It is known that perhaps as many as 2,000 students will con- tinue in school, made up of those boys under 18, physically unfit, or students taking some specialized courses. Practically all others will be called out either at the close of the current term in February, or at the close of the spring term in June. It is considered likely that under the new program the College will have a full quota of men sent by the Army for specialized training. Army and Marin The War Department is still] commissioning men from civil life if their qualifications meet pres- ent needs. The following specifi- cations are needed; Ex-officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Reserves, age 20 to 47, who have a working knowledge of trigono- metry and are in good condition. All ex-officers whose commissions have expired since 1931; Electrical Engineering graduates for work for the Signal Corps, ages 18 to 46; Biochemists (Medical); Para- sitologists (Medical); Entomolo- gists (Medical); Biochemists (Med- ical); Parasitologists (Medical) ; Entomologists (Medical); Bacter- ologists (Medical). Anyone filling those specifica- tions is requested to write the San F Authorities of the College have placed facilities of the institution at the disposal of the Manpower Commission to be used in whatever way is deemed most useful in the National Program. A definite out- line of the future should emerge within a few weeks. One part of the picture is certain. There will be no more traditional College stu- dent bodies for the duration and whoever is on the campus for train- ing will be present under orders and as members of the armed for- ces. Whatever the future program may be, Texas A. & M. will con- tinue to play a highly important part in training men for military service. es Want Officers "Antonio Officer Procurement Dis- trict, 1001 Smith Young Tower, San Antonio, giving their age, education, military and civil ex- perience. — THE MARINE CORPS is ac- cepting applications for officer candidate class from men, age 21 to 31 inclusive, who have had two years college work and two years civil work experience, and who can pass a strict physical examin- ation. Interested men should re- port to Marine Recruiting offices in Dallas, Houston or San Antonio for preliminary examinations. Full information and proper blanks may be secured by writing the Procure- ment Officer, U. S. Marine Corps, Room 555, Terminal Annex Build- ing, Dallas, Texas. From the Home Front Dear Sir: 4 It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to send you the en- closed donation to our new De- velopment Fund. This is about all we old-timers can do, but we can do this to the memory of our boys who are now engaged in action in the defense A GOOD CAUSE New Orleans, La. 1 have urgent calls from many good causes: this, in my judge- ment, is one of the good ones. Rev. Glenn L. Sneed, "98 “COLOMBIA 100% Calle 16 No. 1587 Bogota, Colombia, S. A. Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find part of my contribution for the 1943 gift to the college. The other amount will be sent to you by Mr. Herman Lopez of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I meant to send this amount before, but you just do not know how hard it is to get American money down here, My only hope is to go back to the States, and visit with my schoolmates. I did not know A. & M. could mean so much to me un- til I had to leave the place. Where- ever you go or wherever you may be you will always find an Aggie. So far, I know of another A. & M. boy who is working for the Texas Company along the coast of Colombia. I regret to say that I have not been able to get in touch with him, but I will soon find out what his nanme is, and where he is working. I have been getting the Texas Aggie quite regularly, and you may tel! the boys this is a record be- cause of the circumstances. Ever since I came back I started to save money in order to take a trip to the States. I have a litt'c sweet bof our ideals and institutions, and for the future welfare of the com- ing generation of our children who will receive inspiration from the training in good citizenship and democratic ideals they will receive at the college. Truly yours, Edwin F. Flato, ’C5, Corpus Christi, Texas. down here. Guess this is part of the “Good Neighbor Policy.” Everybody in Colombia is 100% pro-allied, and they are very hap- py about what the American troops did in Africa. We are pulling for you and we know that sooner or later we are going to live in a free world. Keep the good work up. I sincerely hope the A. & M. College Development Fund will be a success; it is a great idea, just what we Exes were looking for. I am pretty sure your dreams are going to come true. Congratulations and best wishes. Very truly yours, Pedro J. Chacon, ’41 KANGAROO LAND Dear Sir: The enclosed check is my small contribution to the College Develop- ment Fund. When I read of the purpose of the Fund, just had to put in my share. I think the Student’s Center is a swell idea—in fact, we were talk- ing of such a thing when I was there—and wishing something (1925-30) Aggieland Inn and the “Y” were inadequate. By the time you receive this, shall have been in Kangaroo Land for more than a year. The people are very friendly—and there are lots of ex-Aggies here. Sorry the Aggies lost Turkey Day—better luck next time—espec- ially in Austin Sincerely, John C. Morgan, ’29 LL.Col. C. W.'S. hing in Texas I want to import would be done about it. Even then If this paper is not called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. THE TEXAS AGGIE RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL. XII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1943 NUMBER 37 almost any world battle front. He ed the Aggie basketball team In nick-name, “Double-Time” Morris. of the college Y.M.C.A., business served two years overseas. Remaining in the army after army. ; Trained for Any Battle Front The military career of General Allen has been since his entrance into A. & M.. As a student he as a senior and a tough first sergeant as a junior. RODERICK R. “RED” ALLEN, ’15 When Brigadier General Roderick R. “Red” Allen, '15, completes his present assignment he’ll be ready and experienced in fighting on is now going through desert train- ing as Chief-of-Staff, Third Armored Division, at Indio, Calif. .He moved there from Pine Camp, N. Y., and previously was commanding officer of an armored regiment at Camp Polk, La. General Allen is at present Chief-of-Staff to Lt. General W. H. H. “Bill” Morris, well remembered by A. & M. men of the 1916-1920 period As a member of the Military staff of the college, General Morris coach- 1917, and well earned his student almost continuous was Cadet Major He was president manager of the i215 Longhorn, a member of the Ross Volunteers and active in other student affairs. He emerged from World War I as a Captain in the Third Cavalry and World War I, General Allen has completed the Cavalry School, the Army War College, the Naval War College, the Command and General Staff School and other tech- nical army courses. He served with the plans and training branch of the War Dept. in Washington from 1936 to 1940 and was an early leader and expert in the development of the armored branch of the Mrs. Allen and their two children are making their home in Pal- estine, Texas, at present. Both General Allen and Mrs. Allen were reared in that city, Mrs. Allen being the former Maydelle Campbell, daughter of Thomas M. Campbell, governor of Texas from 1908 to 1912. Dallas A.&M. Club Re-Elects Officers; Adds Directors Austin C. Bray, ’29, heads the new slate of officers of the Dallas A. & M. Club, elected recently to serve the first half of 1943. It was a re-election for Bray and club members drafted his services for another term after he per- formed so well for the club during the fall term. He is in the real- estate business in Dallas. Other officers also re-elected were Jake Metzger, 24, Vice Pres- ident and Robert L. Koerth, ’31, Secretary-Treasurer. New Direc- tors are F. H. Cunningham, ’10, Hal Moseley, 00, L. C. Crow, ’'14, and Murphey Dalton, 27. Re- elected Directors are Ed. L. Stapp, 31, J. A. “Hop” Reynolds, ’30, and R. T. “Bob” Shields, ’10. The Dallas Club meets every Friday noon for lunch at the Adolphus Hotel and visitors are always welcome. Ring Dance To Be January 15; Junior Prom Week Later Barney Rapp Orchestra To Play For Seniors And For Corps Dance Climaxing the end of the ’42-43 year will come the Senior Banquet January 15, followed by the Senior Ring ceremony and dance. A corps dance will follow on January 16. January 21 the Junior Prom will take place and the Final Ball will be January 22. Rocky Sutherland, president of the senior class, said Wednesday that the Senior Banquet and dance committee have made final ar- rangements for the affair and have selected Barny Rapp’s or- chestra for the dance. Brownwood, Texas November 16, 1942 Dear Mr. McQuillen: “I have just arrived from Afri- ca where I have been with Pan Amrican Airways, Africa-Ltd., for the past thirteen months. Actually I am on leave, and will enter the Army very shortly in the Air Transport Command. I thought you might be interested to know that there were other Aggies in Africa with Pan American, who now are either in the Army, or are going in soon. They are Thom- as F. Collins, ’39, (capt.) Bob Mec- Elhannon, 40, (Capt.) C. V. Thorn- ton, ’42, (Capt.) F. A. StClair, ’37, Naturally we are all doing a job directly helping the war effort, consequently we were not called to active duty until recently when the Army decided to take over the Back to Africa toperations of Pan American in Africa. Two members of my class went through my station on their way to India. These were Alfred “Pop” Vivian, ’41, “C” Cavalry, and Thomas Ackerman, ’41, also of “C” Cavalry, both in the air- corps, in heavy bombardment. Jack Watkins, ’40, now a captain in the aircorps, stepped off the Clipper as I stepped on to come home. He is leading a squadron of fighter pilots, and I cannot tell where he is going. I know the boys will be inter- ested to know where their class- mates are, and I’m interested in hearing from my buddies—my present address is: 1301 8th Street, Brownwood, Texas, but in the very near future it will be “somewhere in Africa” again. EDWARD P. WHITNEY, ’41 HPO 834 CLUB S ANonYmous BUT THRIVITG The “A. & M. A.P.O. 834” is the newest organized A. & M. Club. Its location is outside the contin- ental limits of the United States and its only address is A.P.O. 834 C/o Postmaster, New Orleans, La. No list of officers of the A.P.O. 834 Club is known but among its ring- leaders have been Major Jack A. Reynolds, ’32; Major Raymond Sar- tain, ’33; J. C. “Bill” Francis, Jr., 29; and Lt. Alton W. Bryant, '30. That group was .in charge of a meeting of the club held on Jan- uary 8. Details of the program have not yet been received. The Club’s latest roster (it changes often) included the follow- ing: Lt. D. H. Bancroft, 37 ;Lt. Charles A. Bell, 42; Lt. Alton W. Bryant, ’30; Capt. W. B. Clute, 29; Lt. J. M. Connor, ’40; Lt. C. M. Cunningham, ’42; Will Davis, 32; Lt. W. V. Dean, Jr. ’32; Lt. Col. Ralph A. Donsmore, "15; Dist. Engineer J. C. Francis, Jr. ’29; Lt. Fred C. Hagner, '32; Capt. Ray- mond Helpert, ’38; Chief Quartine Officer Henry A. Holle, 25; Lt. W. B. Hubbard, ’34; Lt. Massey J. Huber, ’43; Lt. J.P.J. Jacobs, ’41; Capt. Ben H. Johnson, ’29; Capt. W. S. Johnson, ’37; Ensign W. R. Kerr, ’26; Lt. Wm. A. Langdon, "40; Lt. James C. McBride, '34; Maj. Wm. S .McCulley, 36; Dist. En- gineer A. Montavain, ’42; Lt. Geo. R. Morrs, ’24; Lt. Leo J. Pichoff, 43; Lt. R. G. Powell, 42; Maj. Jack A .Reynolds, ’32; Maj. Ray- mond R. Sartain, ’33; Lt. Charles Stechman, ’40; Lt. I. B. Stitt, '41; 42; T. C. Sullivan, '42; Lt. Charles Aircraft Electrician N. L. Struve, D. Turrentine, ’32; Dist. Engr. A. P. Tyre, 28; Lt. Charles van de Putte, 34; Lt. R. P. West, 40; Am. Red Cross C. S. Whitman, ’21. All can be addressed through the Tex- as A. & M. Club, A.P.O. 834, C/o Postmaster, New Orleans, La. erinary courses in the ERC, ably early in February). Present Juniors enrolled in first year advanced ROTC training, regardless of the academic course they are tak- ing, will be called to active duty at the end of this semes- ter and reassigned here for one more semester as enlist- ed men at regular army pay rates, according to a directive received here and released late yesterday through the office of the Dean of the Col- lege. Juniors in the ERC taking en- gineering, pre-medical, or veterin- ary courses will be called to duty after the completion of the next semester (probably in June). Seniors Called As Usual Seniors in military science will be called to active duty upon graduation and sent to their re- spective branch schools for further training, and commissioned upon successful completion of their course. No students in the ERC, and this statement was emphasized by Colonel Welty, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall, and Dean Bolton, yester- day, will be called before the com- + All Reservists Allowed To Complete Present Semester Contract Juniors Not Taking Approved Courses Called At End of This Semester By Tom Journeay, in The Battalion Future of A. & M. cadets, especially those in the ranks of the Enlisted Reserve Corps, has been set forth in a bulle- tin released Saturday, December 19, jointly by the President and Dean of the College, and further clarified by Dean F. C. Bolton and Lieutenant Colonel L. W. Marshall yesterday. All freshmen and sophomores in the ERC, and all jun- jors not taking approved engineering or pre-medical or vet- will be called to active duty shortly after the completion of the current semester (prob- stay in school and complete with the best grade possible the cours- es they are now signed up with, since grades will in all probability be one of the factors taken into consideration in selecting reser- vists for further training. “It is a certainty, in my way of reasoning,” declared Lieuten- ant Colonel Marshall, “that those who accepted the government’s re- quest to join the ERC will be given a chance to work for a commission just as if they had stayed here to complete their advanced course. I believe that many or possible all reservists will be assigned here for the completion of their train- ing at government expense.” Definite Dates Announced i This Week The War Department has issued definite information that within a few days they will release dates and other statistics on when en- listed reservists will be taken in the army to complete their mili- tary training. “Until that time, we can only surmise what the context of the announcements will be, but of this we may be sure,” stated Bolton, “every bit of education a student pletion of this semester. This statement was issued on the basis of the information now on hand as released through of- ficial War Department sources, and definitely advises cadets to National Capital Club Hears About Siege of Corregidor; New Officers Check Roster and Plan Future Activities “Siege Days on Corregidor” was discussed by Mr. E. D. Hester, of the Department of Interior, at the December 17 meeting of the Na- tional Capital A. & M. Club in Washington, D. C. The speaker spent two months on the rock and in a submarine He was was evacuated shortly before surrender. personally acquainted with General George F. Moore, '08, and several | other A. & M. men at Corregidor and his remarks were inspiring and deeply interesting to his listen- ers. Another distinguished guest at the meeting of the National Capi- tal Club was Major General An- drew Moses, U. S. A., Retired, who was commandant at A. & M. from 1907 to 1911 and known and loved by the men who served under him during that period. Ernest J. Holcomb, 32, was re- elected president of the club. Lt. Colonel James A. Aston, ’33, and Leonard J. Watson, ’30, were named vice presidents; C. L. Brock- schmidt, ’26, secretary-treasurer. Club meetings are held regularly at the Capitol Park Hotel on the third Thursday evening of each month at 7:30. One of the aims of the National Capital Club is to secure and main- tain a correct roster of the A. & M. men in the Washington, D. C. area. Those who have moved there recently, or others whose addresses have been changed, or incorrect, are asked to mail their addresses and phone numbers to Secretary Brockschmidt, 3133 S. Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia. His phone is Republic 7500, extension 6750, or Jackson 2365-J after 7:30 p.m. All A .& M. men in the Washington area and all visitors are extended a cordial invitation to meet with the club on the third Thursday of each month. b- Kansas City Club 5 To Meet Jan. 29 At Phillips Hotel First meeting of the re-organized Kansas City ‘A. & M. Club will be held on the evening of January 29, seven P.M. at the Phillips Hotel. are invited. All A. & M. men in the Kansas City area are urged to be present and to make re- servations through any of the men listed below. Decision to re-organize the club came from a meeting held in De- cember and called by Arthur Bay- less, 26, and John B. Jones, 26. Others present included C. C. Yates, 17, George W. Reese, '07, E. W. Wilson, ’30, and Frank M. Lyle, ’17, all of Kansas City, James M. Flinchum, 14, Wichita, W. M. Wolf, ’32, Long Beach, Calif, and Herbert L. Peavy, ’38, Ft. Leavenworth. The group determin- ed that the club should function again after a lapse of several years. Any additional details can be secured from any member of the above group. Bayless can be reach- ed by mail at 141 West 61st. Ter- race, Kansas City, Mo. Movie Making DaysEnd As Film Unit Departs; Premiere About April 1 The movie-making days of the A. & M. cadet corps are now offi- cially ended as the first unit of the Universal production unit has start- ed back to Hollywood—with regret on the part of those who didn’t end up being Gables, Flynns, or Barry- mores, and relief on the part of those who spent day after day at hard work on the movie set. Any- Dinner will be served and ladies | may get here, will certainly bene- fit him in whatever way he is called to serve his country.” Specialized training plans do not include students in the Army Air Corps reserve, Bolton stated. Those reservists will be called when the army sees fit at the discretion of the air corps and not until immed- iate assignment can be made. No Definite Date For Navy Reserve Calling No definite statement has been made concerning the date naval reservists will be called, however, they will be called in the future. Those in V-1 or V-7 who make satisfactory progress and pass the necessary tests will be allowed to complete a total length of time ranging from eight semesters for engineering students and others in their senior year to six semes- ters for freshmen or students to enter in January, 1943. V-5 reservists will be subject to call around the first of February. May Be Assigned Here Army enlisted reservists will un- dergo a period of basic military training in the army after being called and then will be eligible for further technical training in col- lege (possibly here at A. & M.) or for further military training. No statement has been made with regard to whether the two year ROTC basic course could be used to supplant the “basic military training period in the army” men- tioned in the plan outlined by Walton and Bolton on December 19. After the specialized training the reservist, then a member of the regular army, will be selected for either Officer Candidate School or a non-commissioned rating, or one of several other alternatives. A possibility exists that since A. & M. was among the first colleges to start the speed-up plan, the semester referred to is next sem- ester instead of the present sem- ester with respect to calling out the body of the ERCs, however definite announcement about that possibility and other points will probably be cleared up within a few days, said Bolton. War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt simultaneously announced the deferment until the end of the 1943 academic year of students and instructors in some medical, engineering and technical fields. how, to the relief of the profs, the number one excuse for not having one’s lessons has now been exhaust- ed.
