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VOL. XXIX NO. 22 I III BATTALION COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 25, 1931 WEBER DEBATERS Leland Marsh Elmer Gibson Representatives of Weber college, Ogden, Utah, who will debate an A & M team, Friday, March 6 in the physics lecture room. The subject will be, “Resolved, that the Nations Should Adopt the Policy of Free Trade.” Continue Awards] Of Fellowships In Industrial Chem. FOUR FELLOWSHIPS GIVEN BY COTTONSEED ASSOCIATIONS Four graduate felowships in indus trial chemistry at A & M, valued at $600 each and awarded during the past three years by the National Cot tonseed Products Association and the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Associa tion, will be continued by the donors for the academic year 1931-32, Dr. C. C. Hedges, vice dean of the school of engineering and head of the depart ment of chemistry and chemical engi neering, has been advised. The Texas Cottonseed Crushers As sociation has also made available suf ficient funds to publish in bulletin or book form the research papers pre pared by students named as graduate fellows, Dr. Hedges has announced. These papers represent findings in re search work supervised by Prof M. K. Thornton Jr., of the department, and dealing with subjects related to the cotton seed oil industry. Complete cottonseed oil mill and re fining plant for use by the college as laboratory equipment was installed several years ago by the Texas Cot tonseed Crushers Association. Addi tional laboratory equipment donated since by the industry brings the total value of such equipment gifts to about $15,000. In addition, fellowship awards by the industry for the last three years have totalled $8,400. Prelims In P. L. Downs Contest To Be May 10 Tentative arrangements for the P. L. Downs oratorical contest were made last week at a meeting of the faculty committee in charge, according to C. O. Spriggs, chairman. A preliminary contest will be held April 10 to determine the six finalists who- will speak May 1 at the assembly hall. “While there is no restriction on the subjects to be used in the contest, the committee suggests that they be of po litical, social, economic, or literary character,” Mr. Spriggs said. FOUND—Someone who feels as sorry for us as we do ourselves. Miss Ellen Easley, member of the Baylor (Belton) college debating team, thinks so. “I can’t help but feel sorry for the Aggies,” she said, “in the same way that I feel sorry for the girls at Baylor Belton. But A & M as a whole is wonderful. I actually believe that if I were a boy, I’d con sider no other school.” Miss Easley and Miss Cynthia Sory made up the team that debated with R. N. Daniel and A. C. Moser in a no-decision argument on the question “Resolved: The nations should adopt a policy of free trade. The girls, ac companied by a chaperone, arrived on the campus Monday just before re treat, and were hustled homeward im mediately after the debate. “I had never seen such a large body of marching men before in my life,” Second-Hand Uniform Report Given Faculty The report of the sub-committee in vestigating the second-hand uniform problem, favoring the establishment of a used-clothing store on the cmapus, was submitted to the college author ities following a meeting of the Stu dent Welfare committee Tuesday, Feb ruary 17. Other topics discussed were the quality of food in the mess hall, and the building of more tennis courts. Two stores, one store operated by students, and the Exchange store, were favored by the committee to handle the clothing, but since the sub committee will be retained by Dr. Wal ton for further investigation, definite plans were not worked out. After the discussion of the quality of food in the mess hall, it was de cided to have all complaints turned in to company commanders at the time they occur. It was pointed out that this would facilitate correcting the ir regularity. A sub-committee was appointed to try to procure additional tennis courts for use of students. Miss Sory exclaimed, “but it did seem to me that they all had such a hun gry look on their faces. And they walked so fast.” After watching the cadet corps marching to the mess hall, the visi tors were taken through that building itself. Misses Sory and Easley played the part of mailwomen for the Aggies upon their return to the Belton insti tution. In her opening talk during the debate Miss Sory invited the cadets to write notes to their girls at Bel ton, saying her colleag'ue would deliver them. From the deluge of notes that were handed the girls, it is evident that the Aggies are more than willing to save stamps. If Miss Sory were enrolled at A & M she would be what is known as a ‘ Jun ior Fish.” Miss Easley is a sophomore. Work Of A&M Graduate Recognized By Memorial Marked recognition of work in the field of science of Luther B. McMil lan, graduate of A & M who met his death in an airplane accident at New ark, N. J., Aug. 10, 1929, is shown in recent announcement by the direc tor of the bureau of standards, Unit ed States Department of Agriculture, of the appointment of a research asso ciate of the bureau of research work in accordance with provisions of the Luther B. McMillan fellowship. Dr. Ralph B. Kennard, formerly head of the physics department of Robert Col lege, Istambul, received the appoint ment. The Luther B. McMillan felowship was established as a memorial to the A&M graduate by the Johns-Man- ville Corporation of which Mr. Mc Millan, a pioneer in research in heat transfer problems, was consulting en gineer. For some time prior to his death, Mr. McMillan had advocated establishment of a research associate in the bureau to carry on investiga tions in heat transfer problems nad he had worked out a practical program for the work in co-operation with the director. McMillan took his B. S. degree in mechanical engineering at A & M in 1911 and advanced in mechanical and chemical engineering in 1912 and 1913. He was a brother of S. A. McMillan, head of the department of farm and ranch management at the college, and a member of a pioneer family of Bra zoria County. Will Exhibit Work Of Texas Painters Here An exhibition of the work of Texas artists will be held in the architectur al library, March 18-28. The exhibit will include paintings in oil, water col or sketches, block prints, and etchings; about thirty in number. The exhibit is an annual affair and the public of Bryan and Colege Sta tion are cordially invited to visit the display. CHAPEL SPEAKER Dr. W. A. McLeod, minister of the Presbyterian church of Cuero, will be the speaker at chapel Sunday, March 1. The program will include a number by the A&M Glee club. Final Stock Judgers To Be Named This Week The final cut of the squad to the six men that will compose the A&M stock judging team wil be made this week, D. W. Williams, head of the de partment of animal husbandry, has an nounced. The team will be put through a final week of judging before leav ing Saturday, February 28, on a twelve day trip to west Texas. While on the trip several herds of live stock will be inspected and judg ed. Draft horses will be judged in Waco, Shorthorn cattle at the C. M. Caraway farm at Comyn, and Hamp shire hogs and Shorthorn cattle on the Largett farm in Merkel. From there the team will go to Amarillo for the Amarillo Fat Stock Show, where they will receive their final workout before entering into competition with other colege teams in Fort Worth Mon day, March 9. The results of this contest will be of considerable importance to the live stock judging group, for it will enable us to have some idea of what the sen ior team will be next year that is sent annually to the American Royal Live Stock Show at Kansas City, and the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago, Mr. Williams said. The ten men on the squad at pres ent from whom the team will be pick ed are: R. J. on Roeder, Yorktown, L. C. Ranson, Lamesa, H. D. Pool, Dallas, H. F. Kothmann, Mason, C. M. Cara way, Comyn, T. E. Denman, Brown- wood, Z. C. Dameron, Del Rio, and G. W. Davis, San Antonio. A H Dept. To Exhibit Stock At Fort Worth One of the largest exhibits of live stock ever sent to the Ft. Worth Fat Stock Show will be shipped by the animal husbandry department this year, according to announcement made by D. W. Williams, head of the de partment. Six cars will be required to transfer the cattle, sheep, goats and hogs that will compete for honors in the show ring. Accompanying the show animals will be 150 lambs, and 40 head of beef cattle to be sold for slaughter. Hereford, Shorthorn and Aberdeen- Angus beef cattle; Fine Wool Wethers, Rambouillet, and Delaine Merino sheep; Angora goats; and Hampshire, Poland China, and Duroc Jersey hogs compose the exhibition. Prior to shipment to Ft. Worth, a public exhibition will be held in the A. H. Pavilion, it was announced. “Gentlement prefer blondes—but marry brunettes.” If this be so, as one voter said, the Aggies either are not gentlemen, or are very decidedly the marrying kind. The dark haired lassies with brown eyes led their lighter hued, blue-eyed sisters almost four to one in The Bat talion’s recent poll to determine the Aggies’ ideal girl. “Strawberry blondes,” or red headed girls, were favored by only a small fraction of the voters. And Betty (we wish we could call her a co-ed) really must have her lips of red and cheeks of pink for the Aggies, for the K-dets have quite a hankering for the girls who use cosmetics. But after this friend Betty finds herself well immersed in the prover bial hot water. If she errs and reach es for a sweet, the approving applause Law Is Re-elected President of A & M Directory Board CONTRACT FOR $2,355,000 GROUP INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES F. M. Law, Houston, was re-elected president of the board of directors of the college at the regular biennial re organization meeting held Monday, February 23. Byrd E. White, Dallas, was re-elected vice-president, and S. G. Bailey, College Station, secretary. The session was the first of the board attended by Joseph Kopecky, Hallettsville, appointed by Governor Sterling to succeed Judge W. A. Wurz- bach, San Antonio, who, by reason of election as Bexas County Judge, re linquished his position. Other mem bers of the board in addition to those mentioned and President Walton in clude: H. C. Schuhmacher, Houston; E. J. Kiest, Dallas; P. L. Downs jr.. Temple and Walter G. Lacy, Waco. The Southwestern Life Insurance Company of Dallas received the con tract for group insurance. About 1100 college employees are eligible for in surance under the agreement. The to tal amount of the policy is $2,355,000, and is hoped that it will go into effect by April 1, according to announcement. Sforza Says Students Here Well Informed “I find the students of this college as well informed and interested in in ternational affairs as the students of the other schools at which I have spok en,” Count Carlo Sforza said following his address and interview with stu dents Friday, February 20. He was very much impressed by the college, and the corps. Upon see ing the parade to the mess hall, he remarked on the simple but smart uni forms. He was especially pleased by the band music. A large crowd of students and cam pus people attended the noted count’s lecture on “The New European States” in the Assembly hall. Many also took advantage of the opportunity offered to question him not only on the sub ject of the lecture, but also upon so cial and religious topics. of 302 youths who desire buxom girls will be drowned by the disapproving glares of some 505 lads who prefer their women slender. And if she reaches for a Lucky instead, the 90 boys who don’t care will be offset by the 1019 who have set their foot down upon their ideal girl smoking. Her only way out is to have the boy friend give her jewelry, for those favoring the “smart” dresser are lined up 1034 strong aginst the 176 who like the quiet dressing type. Approximately 1250 of the khaki- clad tribe known as Aggies mutilated ballots with stubby pencils in answer to The Battalion’s questionaire con cerning the type of female that one boy laughingly remarked doesn’t ex ist—the ideal girl. True to their type, however, the cadets display their usual nonchalance by marking only (Continued on page 5) Baylor College Debater Sympathizes With Members A&M Cadet Corps It’s Out Now—A & M Cadets Prefer Brunettes, Questionnaire Results Show