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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1930)
:;:;s os;..c.. yrw* :;>s Patronize 7T4 cm 44 t * They Make Our This Adver- tj ijf^ Willi 1 i11 Sill Paper tisers vlfll Possible Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical Coll ege of Texas v6l. XivTff BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 22, 1930. NO. IS COMPANY SELECTS A. & M. COLLEGE School Chosen for Testing of Trans mitting Device Here Much in compliment to the Col lege and particularly to the Mechan- the action of the Lufkin Foundry and Machinery Company, of Lufkin, in selecting the A and M. College for testing the mechanical efficiency of one of their torque transmitting de vices last week. The device that was tested was a Lufkin oil well pump speed reduction gear and to give one an idea as to its size, it weighs ten tons and covers a floor space of some 25 square feet; it was of size six and one-half, as they describe it. It is understood that a similar de vice having a larger efficiency but being sold by a competitive company was the cause of the late calcula tions and the results which were ob tained by the more complete equip ment of the College, were highly satisfactory to the men making the tests. Such a high efficiency as 96% is very desirable especially when the efficiency curve had a good slope at the point beyond which the ad ditional power output could not be taken by the absorption apparatus. The tests underwent by the ma chine included speeds of 20, 25 and 30 r. p. m. with loads equaling the maximum and minimum exerted in its pumping an oil well. Such testing and usage of College equipment is encouraged because o the variety of learning that a dif ferent apparatus affords while un dergodng testing, even though -‘the instruction staff it not always ac cessible for the setting up of the jol for testing. The actual testing, how ever, is done by the instructors. I. A. CLUB TO HAVE BANQUET ON 24TH L. G. Fields of Houston will be the Principal Speaker on Program. At the regular meeting of the A. and M. Industrial Arts club Monday, January 13, the date of the annual I. A. banquet was set as Friday eve ning, January 24. In keeping with its policy to promote Industrial Arcs in the college and over , the state the club secured L. G. Fields, director of Industrial Education in Houston, as the principal speaker. Mr. Fields’ is one of the outstanding leaders in his field, and it is expected that much will be gained from his talk. Another feature of the banquet will be the presentation of a bronze paper weight bearing the Industrial Arts club design, to those present at the banquet. FIER Y BLASTS AND ICY PERILS CAUSE DISCOM FORT TO AGGIELAND Dusk: the silvery column of mercury slowly settling, sink ing to zero and below; cold, penetrating north winds, chill with slithering snow; treacherous drifts and icy lawns grey and bleak to meet the approaching night: what a setting for Vul can to loose his Tongues of Flame to charge in mortal combat against the chill Forces from the Tundras! The scene for this encounter—this deadly duel of the elem ents—was Captain I. G. Walker’s servant house and barn. The Fire Gods in their wrath shot lance after lance of flame sky ward in defense to the Forces of the Artie which retaliated with renewed vigor showering sheets of sleet upon the rising blasts. But the battle was uneven; victory was in sight for the Red Warriors of destruction; ’twas nearly thumbs down for the shivering Gladiators from the North when the brave mili tary epartment joined the unequal struggle. Fire Chief Colonel Nelson rushed the barn door but was re pulsed by a volley of flame. Major (fireman) Sloan headed an attack which broke into the very heart of the Red Forces, but as is so often the case in warefare, he was mistaken by the Icy Warriors as reinforcements for the enemy and effectively disabled by a drenching of cold water and snow. Captain Wal ker, from a safe positidh, was holding a tricycle with one hand and shouting orders with the other. Then a sudden devastating attack by the Troops of Vulcan and victory was theirs; how ever, it was not a complete victory for fortunately several hundred containers, once full of a delicious beverage, were res cued from the burning structure. Engineer Displays Will be Exhibited All Engineering Departments Are Planning to Put on Show At last it seems that those here who are interested in their educa tional work are blooming forth in their glory to make this an institu tion composed of more than just a few intellectuals. A big day for the engineers is being planned which will give the boys and the departments a chance to exhibit their merits to an appreciative audience as fully as they care to. A day or part of a day has been utilized by some of the more pro gressive institutions of brain develop ment to such advantageous work and, even though we can not be the initiator of such a program in col leges, we can be credited with fur thering the idea. Having attended a college whose annual program included an engin eer’s day which met with success as often as it passed, Professor V. M. Faires of the M. E. department sug gested to the local A. S. M. E. branch chapter that such a day be set aside here for the purpose of giving (Continued on Page 3) Dairy Short Course To Be Held in Feb. Many Interesting Lectures to be De livered at Fourth Annual Short Course Numerous leaders in the commer cial dairy industry of Texas as well as specialists of the college are scheduled as lecturers for the fourth annual dairy manufacturing short course to be held at the A. and M. College of Texas, Feb. 10-14. An nouncement of the program has just been made by Charles N. Shepard- son, head of the dairy husbandry de partment of the college, under the auspices of which the short course will be held. The course this year, at the request of members of the in dustry, has been enlarged to include butter and market milk as well as ice cream, Prof. Shepardson has an nounced. , While designed especially for those who have had experience in dairy plants, everyone interested in dairy manufacturing work is invited to at tend, Prof. Shepardson has pointed out. Demonstration of points under discussion during the course will be given at the college creamery. Ad (Continued on Page 2) FIRST STUDENT OF A.& M. DIES Banks, First to Enroll in the College. Was Member of Class of 1879. A. L. Banks, who was the first student to enroll at the A. and M College of Texas, died suddenly fol lowing a heart attack last Thursday at Denton while he was on his way to the Robert E. Dee public school of which he was principal, there. Mr. Banks, who was a veteran in the Texas educational field, was borr in Memphis, Tenn., the son of the late W. A. Banks, and came to Texas with his father when the latter wa appointed to the faculty of A. and M. when that institution was found ed. He was the first student to en roll in the college and was a mem her of the first graduating class o 1879. After serving as a member of the Salado county faculty and as prin cipal of the Bryan public schools, he renewed his connection at A. land M., this time as associated professor of mathematics. He later became dean and professor of mathematics at the College of Industrial Arts, a position he held in 1915, when he resigned to become postmaster at Denton. He became a member of the Denton high school faculty in 1924. Mr. Banks is survived by his wid ow; two sons, William Banks of Ch' cago and A. L. Banks of Houston, and two daughters, Miss Anna Banks, of Chickasha, Okla., and Miss Marie Banks of Fairbank, Alaska. Doctor Watts held the funeral ser vices at First Presbyterian Church. The pall bearers were: Dean Charles Puryear, M. F. Dansby, Pro fessor R. F. Smith, Dr. Mark Fran cis, J. Webb Howell and W. J. Coul ter. E. W. RENNER IS FACULTY MEMBER Succeeeds Professor Clutter Whose Resignation is Effective Jan. 1 E. W. Renner, graduate of Iowa State College, Ames, la., and with eight years’ experience in the field of commercial dairy manufactures, has become a member of the A. and M. College of Texas faculty, .suc ceeding J. A. Clutter as professor of dairy husbandry in charge of dairy manufactures. Prof. Clutter resigned effective Jan. 1, to become associat ed with the Southwest Dairy Prod ucts Company, with headquarters in Dallas. Prof. Renner, a native of Iowa, taught two years at Iowa State Col lege following his graduation in 1918. For the next eight years he (Continued on Page 3)