THE I VI I M H S
VOL. XXIX COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUAY 11, 1931 NO. 20
CARLTON NAMED SULLIVAN SUCCESSOR
Faculty Approves Adoption of Five
Year Plan For Architectural Design
A & M Graduate and President Fort
Worth Ex-Students Will Take Over
Duties As Business Manager July 1
Thursday Final Day For
Exchanging Y Tickets
Final date for the exchange of ‘‘Y”
cards for this term has been set for
Thursday, February 12, from 1 p. m.
to 7:30 p. m. All students will present
their identification cards to receive
new cards.
A bill board has been put in the
entrance of the Assembly Hall, and
a schedule of the shows for a month
in advance will be kept. Particular
effort is made to secure the shows
at the earliest possible date, and sev
eral excellent ones have been booked
for this month and next. The follow
ing is a partial list with dates of the
shows that will be here during the next
few weeks:
February 14, afternoon—Free Love,
at night—Just Imagine.
February 18— The Boudoir Diplo
mat.
February 20—The Right To Love,
(Benefit Show).
February 21, afternoon—Laughter;
night—Lightin.’
February 25—The Painted Desert.
February 28, afternoon—Rich Peo
ple; night—The Eyes of The World.
March 4—Paid.
March 6—Morocco, (Benefit Show).
March 7, afternoon— Only Saps
Work; night—Be Yourself.
M^rch 11—Sin Takes A Holiday.
klarch 14-—The Big Trail.
March 18—Love In The Rough.
March 21—The Sea God.
March 25—Min and Bill.
March 28—The Spoilers.
Shakespeare Players
To Appear February 24
On February 24 “Julius Caesar,” and
“Macbeth” will be presented in the As
sembly Hall by The Shakespeare Play
ers, an American company, under the
auspices of the Campus Theater Club.
Claire Brue and James Hendrickson,
who are among the foremost Shakes
pearean players of the day, head a
well rounded company. The diction of
the American players, it is believed,
will be much easier to understand than
that of the British players, who ap
peared during the early part of the
season.
This is the third of a series of pro
ductions being sponsored here this
year by the Campus Theater Club. It
is the intention of the club to bring
high quality shows to College Station
where they can be shown at very mod
erate prices.
A & M Students As Rule
Return Money Borrowed
Whatever may be the failings of
the A & M cadet corps, one of them
certainly is not the failure to pay
back money borrowed for educational
purposes. Although during the last
seventeen years the college has loan
ed hundreds of thousand dollars all
except one-half of one percent has
been returned, according to S. G.
Bailey, secretary to the president. In
the last seven years the Association
of Former Students has loaned many
thousands of dollars and only one third
of one percent is still unpaid.
During this scholastic year a total
of §160,000 has been advanced by the
two loaning agencies on the campus,
§20,000 more than last year. Notes.
ADD GENERAL COURSES IN
ARCHITECTURE AS SEN
IOR ELECTIVES
The faculty of A & M has approved
the adoption of a five year course in
architectural design in the department
of architecture to be effective in Sep
tember, according to Ernest Langford,
head of the department.
Mr. Langford, in comment upon the
change, said “The American Institute
of Architects, through its committee
on education, the Association of Col
legiate Schools of Architecture, and
the various schools offering courses
in architecture, have long realized the
necessity of extending courses in ar
chitecture to five years. The depart
ment of architecture at A & M has
realized the desirability of such a pro
gram, and, after some five years of
study, a curriculum to include a five
year course in architectural design
was presented to the general faculty
on Wednesday, February 4.”
Among some eighteen or twenty oth
er institutions in the United States
offering five year courses in architec
ture are Alabama Polytechnic Insti
tute, Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Colum
bia and the state universities of Cal
ifornia, Ohio. Oregon and Pennsylvan
ia.
In addition to the five year course
in architectural design, another plan
was devised whereby those students
who are not taking architecture but
who desire a general knowledge of the
fine arts and history of architecture
may take the prescribed courses in
the department of architecture as lec-
tives. «
Mr. Langford says that of the ten
suggested courses to be taken as elec
tives, the course which is particularly
desirable is the study of fine arts
which includes the following: a gen
eral survey of the history of the fine
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Longhorn Opening
Sales Campaign On
Monday, Feb. 16
Beginning next week the Longhorn
staff is opening a subscription cam
paign under the supervision of Karl
Watterson, business manager, the ob
ject of which is to sell as many extra
copies of the publication as possible.
Subscriptions will be taken in the
Longhorn office or in 42 Goodwin un
til February 25.
According to the advance reports
received, the new Longhorn is to be
more pictorial and colorful than here
tofore. While the Longhorn staff
does not make any claims for the
yearbook, it feels that, due to the
slight change in arrangement, it will
be more interesting to the student
body as a whole.
There has not been as much adver
tising this year as in former year,
but the staff believes that the interest
for the publication is still in the
corps, and that the appreciation of the
corps will be shown in the coming
campaign.
Modified Ring Is
Chosen by Juniors
ADOPT RING ONLY SLIGHT
LY DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE OF PAST
Voting to adopt the modified ring
presented for their approval by the
class ring committee, members of the
junior class Sunday made definite se
lection of the 1932 senior ring. Ballot
ing was close.
Sankey Park, local jeweler, has been
chosen dealer by the ring committee,
and has given notice that orders may
now be placed. Prices are the same
as in former years.
An effort is being made to enforce
a restriction upon the purchase of the
rings, making them available this
year to the class of ’32, and present
seniors desiring to obtain them, Jack
Hurley, chairman of the ring commit
tee, stated.
In accordance with the agreement
with the manufacturer, if this ring
had been voted down, none would have
been made. It is not a radical change
from types used by other classes, mere
ly adding a band bearing the words
“Texas A & M College” in bold faced
lettering around the head.
Announce Summer
Camp Locations
Final dates and arrangements for
the summer R O T C camps have re
cently been made, according to Major
J. E. Sloan.
The infantry, signal corps, and
artillery will be at camp Bullis, San
Antonio, from May 31 to July 11
During the same period the engineers
will be in Ft. McIntosh, Laredo, and
the cavarly, at Ft. Clark, near Brack-
etville. A limited number of students
of chemical engineering will be al
lowed to train at the Edgewood Ar-
sensl, Maryland. They will begin
June 12 and continue until July 23.
Major Sloan also said that 38 mem
bers of this year’s graduating class
will be given the opportunity of at
tending O R C camps immediately
after graduation. The. rest may at
tend during July or August if they so
desire.
Film Is Presented At
A S M E Meeting
At the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the A S M E, held Thursday
February 5, in the Mechanical En
gineering building, the techical film,
“Happy Landings”, was shown.
The picture dealt with the various
jrocesses that must be completed in
order to turn out a perfect parachute
Views were shown of the Japan silk
industry, the special weaving neces
sary, the attachment of rope, and the
final packing of the product. Several
slow motion jumps done by army
jumpers gave added thrill to the ex
position.
Seventy members and visitors were
present. The next meeting will be
held February 19 in the M E build
ing.
DR. FROST CHAPEL SPEAKER
Dr. S. E. Frost, pastor of the Con
gregational Church at Austin will
occupy the pulpit for chapel Sunday,
February 15. A selection by the
Glee Club will be given.
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SENIOR RECEPTION
Invitation to the annual sen
ior reception to be given by
President and Mrs. T. O. Wal
ton Monday evening was extend
ed to members of the senior class
by Ray Walker, class president,
Tuesday. The reception will be
held on the lawn of the Walton
borne. Uniform Number One will
be worn.
Debaters Will Meet
Weber College Team
Professor C. O. Spriggs, coach of
the debating team, announced recently
that a team yet to be selected from
the A & M Debating Society, will rep
resent A & M in a debate with rep-
sentatives from the department of
public speaking of Weber College,
Ogden, Utah. The A & M team will
have the negative side of the question,
“Resolved That All Nations Should
Adopt the Policy of Free Trade”. The
argument will take place in the lec
ture room of the physics building at
eight o’clock on the evening of Feb
ruary 23.
Mr. Spriggs remarked that the A
& M team was victorious last year
when they debated with representa
tives from Weber College on a ques
tion of disarmament.
Junior Livestock
Judgers Working
Daily work-outs are being held by
candidates for the junior live stock jud
ging team which will be selected in
a few weeks. The team, composed
of six men, will represent the college
in a live stock judging contest at the
Fort Worth Fat Stock Show in March,
Through a process of elimination
the best men will be selected and
will be given final coaching here be
fore leaving for Amarillo to attend
the Amarillo Stock Show the week
before the Ft. Worth show. While
in the Panhandle, they will judge
some of the fine live stock that will
be exhibited at that show and get
ready for their contest.
At Ft. Wox-th they will enter in
competition for stock judging hon
ors with teams from other schools.
The animals at this show will re
present the best of the finest herds
in this part of the country and by-
grading this show, it is hoped some
fine material for the team that will
to the American Royal Live Stock
Show next November will be develop
ed.
A large exhibit from the college
is being prepared to be sent to Ft.
Worth and will consist of about six
carloads of animals. There will be
a car load each of sheep, swine, and
horses and three carloads of cattle.
This exhibit, consisting of some of
the best examples of pure bred livn
stock, has wide reputation in the
show ring, and receives recognition
where ever it is entered.
IS NOW AVIATION AND CON
VENTION MGR. FORT
WORTH C. OF C.
D. W. Carlton, aviation and con
vention manager of the Fort Worth
Association of Commerce since 1926,
will succeed James Sullivan, recently
resigned, as business manager of
athletics at A & M, it was announced
Monday by Dean Charles E. Friley,
chairman of the A & M athletic coun
cil. Carlton advised of his accep
tance in conference Monday at Waco
with Coach Madison Bell, and he will
assume his duties here July 1.
Carlton is a graduate of A & M
of the class of 1923 and as aviation
and convention manager of the Fort
Worth Association of Commerce dur
ing the past four years he has had
much experience in handling large
crowds and in dealing with the pub
lic. He is president of the Fort
Worth A ^ M club and since his
graduation from the college has tak
en an active and outstanding part
in A & M former student activities.
Carlton is thirty years old and is
married. He took his B. S. degree
in agriculture at A & M. After
graduation he taught in the Fort
Worth public schools and held a posi
tion with the city health department
there. In 1926 he became connected
with the commerce association. He
is a Shriner and captain of Field
Artillery, Officers’ Reserve Corps of
the United States Army. He came
to A & M as a graduate of the Cen
tral high school at Fort Worth. In
his high school days Carlton took
part in athletics and at A & M he
went out for baseball although he
did not make his letter.
Much gratification was expressed
by members of the athletic council
and Coach Bell over Carlton’s ac
ceptance of the post at the college..
Textile Engineering;
Dept. Given Oil Spray
Through the influence of J. J..
Brown, Weston, who graduated from
A & M in the class of 1928, an oil
spraying apparatus valued at §209
has been donated to the department
of textile engineering by the Borne
Scrymser Company, oil refiners. Pro
fessor John B. Bagley, head of the de
partment, explained that the device is
used in spraying cotton with a light
grade of oil as it goes into the first
processing machine.
The apparatus is an invention of
the Borne Scrymser Company and is
handled by them, however, their chief
revenue is derived not from the distri
bution of the pump, but from the sale
of the oil used in its operation.
Mr. Brown is a representative of
the company and he personally at
tends to the installation and adjust
ment of the small machine. The chief
feature of the appliance is that it is.
so regulated that the cotton is allow
ed to absorb only 2% of the oil. The
"purpose of the machine is to prevent
the fly waste of cotton that is caused
by the centrifugal force of the mill
machinery.