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THE EATX4LI0N
Published Weekly By The Students Of The A. & M. College Of Texas
VOLUME 30
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, OCTOBER 28, 1931
NUMBER 6
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Entire Student Body Preparing For First Out-of-State Corps Trip
Crowded Program For* Day In
Shreveport Await Trippers
Boarding two trains shortly after midnight for the first
out-of-state Corps trip in Aggie history, the khakie clad cadets
of College Station will leave Friday night for Shreveport
to witness the tangle between the Centenary Gents and the
Fighting’ Aggies. Aside from the game, a most complete
program of entertainment has been scheduled for the corps
which will begin immediately on arrival, and will close only
when the demands of obeying a*
railroad schedule forces their de
parture late Saturday night. Au
tomobile rides with girls, barbe
cues and cafe dinners, picture
shows and musical revues, and a
dance; all free, are among the
high points of the interesting one-
day program.
A parade through the business
section of the city will conclude
the official college part of the pro
gram. At the termination of the
parade, there will be approximate
ly 500 cars and girls to spend the
balance of the morning with the
cadets, and to take them to the
Louisiana State Fair grounds
where they will be guests to a huge
barbecue.
10,000 To See Game
The major event on the program
starts at three o’clock when the
A.ggies will show the Gents who
is who in the stadium at the Fair
grounds. Advance ticket sale in
Shreveport and in the eastern part
of Texas indicates that there will
be approximately ten thousand for
the game which will be one of the
most hotly contested affairs of the
season. Student ticket sale On the
campus late Wednesday afternoon
indicated that the Aggies would
have their share of the crowd in
the stands Saturday.
Many Favors Extended To Cadets
Favors and courtesies extended
to the cadet corps are many and
large. En route to Shreveport, each
student will be issued a coupon
book or ticket which will be rec
ognized as an admission ticket,
or in case of a cafe, a check for
the dinner; at all business estab
lishments listed thereon. These
tickets will be issued on the train
en route to Shreveport, and will
be necessary for students to par
take in such favors.
Big Dance Saturday Night
The chief attraction of the eve
ning will be the A&M dance to be
held at the Washington-Youree
Hotel. The hotel orchestra will
play for this occasion which will
last as long as possible, as it is
the closing event of the day.
Fare for the round trip re
turning Saturday night at 11:59
p. m. is $5.35. Many students have
considered staying over until Sun
day morning, but this will not
prove advisable due to the rail
road schedule on trains out of
Shreveport. To leave Sunday and
arrive here before Monday at re
veille would necessitate a depar
ture from Shreveport at 7:30 a. m.
and arrival in College Station
would not be possible before the
first night train from Houston,
Sunday night.
Details of Parade
Details in regarding the order
of march for the corps issued from
the Commandants office in circu
lar No. 18, signed by Col. C. J|
Nelson, gives a complete schedule
of the march. The circular in parts
reads as follows:
Detraining
The first section will arrive at
Schlemmer
Speaks To
Accountants
Addressing the Accounting So
ciety last Thursday night, H. S.
Schlemmer, Assistant Secretary of
the Retail Hardware Association
and a graduate of A & M College
in 1928, gave air interesting talk
on the retail hardware business.
Mr. Schlemmer explained in de
tail the efforts of the Retail Hard
ware Association to assist the in
dividual members of the associa
tion in the management and oper
ation of their business, by analys
ing the business and suggesting
certain corrective methods.
Mr. F. W. Conrad, president of
the Accounting Society presided
over the meeting and gave a short
discussion on the modern tenden
cies in business to reveal various
secrets as to the operation and
profits of a business to the public
in general.
Vinsons Treat
Press Club To
Delightful Party
Thirty-nine members of the
Press Club spent a very enjoyable
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mr. Curtis Vinson last Monday,
where the first social meeting in
the club’s history was held. Im
mediately on arrival guests were
given a copy of the Press Club’s
unauthorized publication, “The
TechoLongBat” which was full of
startling revelations of different
members of the club that gave the
club topics for much discussion
and repartee during the evening.
A most complete dinner started the
party in a good mood, and the
games of bridge which followed
were very hotly contested. A1
Saenger and* Yonny Yohnson won
the prizes for the scores.
Scholarship Offered By Insur
ance Company Only One In
College.
Clint W. Herring, major of the
Cavalry squadron, has the distinc
tion of being the only undergrad
uate receiving a scholarship.
Last year, Cravens, Dargan, &
Company, as state agents for the
Northwestern Life Insurance Com
pany, offered one scholarship to
members of the junior class ma
joring in Agricultural administra
tion. This award was given to Her
ring as he was one of the outstand
ing students in the department of
accounting and statistics.
The Northwestern National ori
ginated the idea of an undergra
duate scholarship and similiar a-
wards are being given students en
rolled at Texas University and
Texas Christian University.
IS SELECTED
Turkish Debaters To Contest
A&M Team In December
Government Pay Roll
The government pay to second
year advance students was issued
to 280 Seniors who drew approxi
mately $6,700.00.
Dramatic Club
Play To Be Put
On By Student
A debating team was selected
last Friday night to represent A
& M College in the comming de
bate with representatives from
Roberts College at Istambul, Tur
key. Members of the debatng club
chosen were: J. F. Hilliard, G. C.
Schunior, W. O. Alexander and H.
G. Stromberger.
The debate will be held at A and
M College early in December and
will be on the subject, Resolved:
“That the United States. Should
Recognize the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics.” This question,
one of international interest, will
afford A&M College the opportu
nity of hearing the American as
well as the European version of
the subject as the debaters from
Roberts College are Turkish stu
dents.
Fifteen Seniors Join In Con
gratulatory Ceremony Sun
day Afternoon.
Fifteen Senior members were
added to their roster at meeting of'
the Ross Volunteers called Sunday
for that purpose. This brings the
Senior membership to sixty. The
Juniors will be admitted at a fu
ture date, which will bring the to
tal eni'ollment to approximately
one hundred and fifteen.
Those who gained membership
are: T. B. Hill, Waco; H. T. Mc-
Waters, Pittsburg; Pete Ellis,
Waxahachie; Erwin Holliman, Ver
non; H. D. Thompson, Beeville; T.
J. Elder, Decatur; W. J. Moser,
Dallas; O. K. Miles, Ft. Worth;
E. B. Laughlin, Houston; F. H.
Shepherd, Houston; V. G. Davis,
Dallas; M. Orman, Dallas; C. M.
Evans, Lamesa; O. B. Magrill,
Marshall and J. C. Jeffrey, San
Antonio.
PICK TD TALK
Lecture On Mississippi River
Control Feature Of Next
Seminar Meeting.
Derrick Given
To College By
Manufacturers
The Petroleum Engineering De
partment received a very valuable
donation this summer in the
form of an oil derick pre
sented by the International Der
rick and Equipment Company. The
purpose of this derrick is to train
the Petroleum students in its op
eration and construction.
This type of derrick is used ex
tensively throughout California
and the principle of construction
carries many advantages over the
Texas and Midcontinent type. The
derrick is one hundred and twenty-
“How He Lied To Her Hus
band,” a one act play by George
Bernard Shaw will be performed
9:30 a. m. followed thirty minutes I by members of The Campus Thea-
later by the second section. Sec- t re Club Tuesday night, Novem- j |- wo high and is set in a base
tions will back in and stop with ber 3rd, ^at the Asbury room of j twenty-four feet square. A special
the rear of the sections at Com- j the library. Included in the cast f ea ture of the derrick is the lad-
mon street. Troops will detrain I are Miss Helen Nelson, R. V. Kir- j jjgj. which i s caged to prevent pos-
from both ends of the coaches and j berg, and L. W. Stormes, Jr. sible injury from falling. The der-
form in line facing the train. In- It is a representative play of | rick is built in off-set sections ev-
dividual baggage will be carried contemporary English drama on
in formation, to be placed on trucks which Mr. S. S. Morgan will lec-
later. * ture prior to the performance. M.
The Infantry Regiment will turn J. Block is directing the play.
Capt. L. A. Pick, Professor of
Military Science and Tactics, A and
M College of Texas will speak be
fore the Science Seminar on Mon
day, November 2 at 8 p. m. His
subject will be “The Progress of
Flood Control along the Lower
Mississippi River.”
For three years prior to coming
to A and M Capt. Pick was Engi
neer’s Aid under Herbert Hoover,
then Secretary of Commerce. Sta
tioned at New Orleans, collecting
data and assisting with the flood
control plans, Capt. Pick traveled
over the entire river reviewing the
project in its earliest stages.
The cost of completing the plans
for controlling the river will be
$325,000,000 and will require a
period of approximately ten years.
Work has been under way for three
years with an average annual ex
penditure of $35,000,000.
Ex-Student And
Aviator Now In
College Employ
A licensed pilot and graduate of
Brooks and Kelly Fields resumes
his course of study in foundation
and ground work but the work con
sists of employment on the new
Chemistry building. A. C. Robert
son, formerly of the class of ’28,
after leavng A&M entered the
air service and finished from bo*h
Kelly and Brooks Fields. He then
served sixteen months actual ser
vice but his employment was ter
minated on account of the govern
ment economy slash. Robertson in
tends to finish with the class of
’34 and if possible resume his for
mer activities.
Two other luminaries employed
on the Chemistry building are
LAID FDR SIG
Russian Theme , ^e Carried
Out In Decoration And Cos-
Tume.
November the sixth is the date
set for the Thirteenth Annual Ro
deo sponsored by the Saddle and
Sirloin Club, according to H. A.
Fitzhugh, Publicity Manager. Ac
tivities will begin at eight p. m.
in the Animal Husbandry Pavilion.
The purpose of this annual affair
is to raise money to send the Sen
ior Live Stock Judging Team to
Kansas City, Chicago, and other
cities where they will participate
in livestock judging contests.
Preceeding the Rodeo proper,
there will be a pageant, of which
Mrs. John P. Wheeler of Bryan is
sponsor, carrying out a Russian
theme in decoration and costume.
John Winslow, Menard, has been
selected king of the Rodeo and has
chosen Mary Jones, Bryan, to act
as his queen. Oscar Privell, Ft.
Worth, will be jester for the court,
which likewise carries out the
Russian motive, will be the Royal
Court of Russia with costume and
decorations featuring a red and
white color scheme. Other mem
bers of the court are yet to be an
nounced. Additional features of the
pageant include a rendition from
the Glee Club quartet under the
supervision of Mrs. K. H. Beach,
numbers by the Aggie Band, and
several interpretative dances in
cluding one by Miss Josephine
Greenwood of Bryan.
The sponsors of the Rodeo pro
mise the audience a performance
from horses and steers that will
do their stuff. The program includ
es broncho riding, Steer riding,
(See RODEO on page 3)
Prestige of Conference To
Be Tested On Foreign Soil
More than just winning a football game will be at stake
when Captain Carl Moulden leads his fighting Aggie eleven
against Coach Homer Norton’s Centenary Gentlemen, at the
Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport, Saturday afternoon. Be
sides merely the game, the prestige of the Southwest confer
ence and of the Aggies, will be at stake when the Aggies and
the Gents tangle for the third time in the history of the two
* schools. And more than that, since
each has won one game, the title
Marketing
Club Elects
New Leader
Out Of Town Speakers To Be
Heard Once A Month In
Regular Meetings.
Officers of the Marketing and
Finance club were elected at their
first meeting last week. I. C.
Corns, Stuart Place, was chosen
president, with C. D. Hall, Italy,
vice-president; H. B. Horne, Spur,
secretary and treasurer. Elected to
the program committee, were:
Jack Edgar, Cuero; D. B. Porter,
Belton, and C. J. Simms, Port Ar
thur.
Meetings of the club will be on
the first and fourth Mondays of
the month, in the Asbury room.
One meeting each month will be
given to out-of-town speakers. Mr.
Kirkland, vice-president of the
First National Bank of Houston
spoke on the Relationship of the
Country Bank to City Con*espon-
dents at the last meeting. .
There are about forty members
of the Marketing and Finance
group of Juniors and Seniors. Dr.
V. P. Lee, head of the Account
ing Department, is faculty spon
sor of the club. Speaker for the
next meeting will be Mr. McFar
land of The Temple Lumber Com
pany of Houston.
Marine^Offreer Visits College
On National Navy Day Program
First Lieutenant Frank J. Uhlig*ied
of the United States Marine Corps,
was a visitor on the campus Tues
day, October 27th. He arrived from
Fort Crockett, Galveston, by plane,
at ten o’clock in the morning and
took off after lunch of the same
day.
While watching the noon meal
formation, Lieutenant was high in
his praise for the splendid appear
ance of the cadet corps. During
the lunch hour he gave a short
address on Navy Day, outlining
the work of the Marines since its
founding after the Revolutionary
War and continuing the function
of its work through the World
War. He also explained the sig-
nifigance of Navy Day.
Lieutenant Uhlig is with the Ma
rine Guard on the U S S Wyom
ing which is no longer a battle
ship but is being used as training
‘ 'P by the United States Naval
Scnool at Annapolis during their
summer cruises. This ship was the
one that towed Sir Hubert Wilkin’s
Nautilus to port after being dam
aged in the storm when on its trip
to the North Pole. The Wyoming
came to Galveston recently from
the Sesquj.Centennial celebration
at Yor ktown and will be in that
by Lt. H. H. Covington with
the third attack group at Fort
Crockett, who piloted the plane.
They were received and shown a-
bout the campus by Captain Lewis
A Pick, and Captain D» S. Buch
anan, Marine Reserve, and pro
fessor of animal nusnandry at A
and M. The visitors were surprised
to find A and M so large an in
stitution, and made many inquiries
while lunching with Captain Pick.
Everyone is invited to visit the
U. S. S. Wyoming at Galveston.
Lieutenant Uhlig promised to have
all visitors shown about the ship,
it being part of the program to
acquaint the people with our navy.
The Wyoming was a one time bat
tleship, but is now used as a train
ing ship having six of its twleve
guns and its armor plate removed.
The ship is 580 feet long, with a
90 foot beam, drawing twenty-eight
feet, and displaces 30,000 tons.
It was learned through Lieuten
ant Uhlig, that A and M graduat
es are eligible for commissions in
the Marine Corps, the school be
ing a distinguished military col
lege. The commissions are proba
tionary for two years. At entry on
probation, one is sent to the Ma
rine school at Philadelphia for ten
months. The only remaining re-
ery fifteen feet for the purpose
of construction and observation.
This off-set section is also advan
tageous as it enables workers a
to the left on Common street to There is no admission fde and J greater safety from falling. This
Milam street and halt with the the general public is invited to at- landing platform is also a safety
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“Red” Delery, Houston apprentice iuri {to W n nd will
carpenter and W. C. Bonyillian,iport until N^embs.- 12tt. -
way through school, although they I dresses ^ they will deliver ad- tion at
Saturday afternoon is the “sugar
game” of the series.
Back in 1928 this same bunch of
the south’s best backfeld perform
ers in “Bear” Allday and Jake
Hanna came to College Station
and took the Aggies in camp
6 to 0, on Kyle Field. This
defeat was the first for an A & M
team in their own back yard in
two seasons. The next year there
was no game between the two
schools, but last year saw the Gen
tlemen return to Kyle field with
another powerful team, which la
ter defeated a strong Iowa State
eleven, only to be sent home on the
short end of a 7-6 decision.
On the eve of the scrap this year
both teams boast a fairly impres
sive record, and present indica
tions are that the teams are about
evenly matched. Both have defeat
ed Baylor, and both have been de
feated this year. However, in the
games won and lost the Gentle
men hold a slight edge, having
lost only one while A&M has
twice been on the short end of
the final tally. Centenary, last
week, held the powerful undefeat
ed Mustang eleven to a 19 point
margin, but could do little against
the airtight Pony defense, which
should be ample proof of the cal
ibre of the Gentlemen 1 defense.
The Aggie defensive to date has
(See GENTS on page 2)
Dairy Men
Back From
Dallas Trip
The Junior Dairy Judging team
composed of E. H. Babbett, G. W.
Coleman, E. W. Dobbs, R. P. Mar
shall and E. O. Wurzbach, attend
ed the Dallas .Fair last week for
the purpose of practice judging.
Professor Shepardson and Profes
sor C. H. Staples, a graduate of
the University of Louisiana, now
doing graduate work at A & M,
accompanied the team.
The membership of the team has
not been definitely decided, Pro
fessor Shepardson stated, and jun
iors in the Department of Dairy
Husbandry are training for the
Junior Contest of the Fat Stock
Show to be held at Fort Woi*th in
March.
Many Topics
Discussed At
Hillel Club
An excellent program was ren
dered by J. J. Gates, I. A. Handler,
and Walter Gershovitz at the sec
ond meeting of the Hillel Club in
the Asbury room of the library,
Sunday, October 25th. Their talks
on philanthropists, medical schools,
and feats of engineers in the Near
East proved interesting.
M. J. Block was appointed chair
man of a committee to investigate
the advisability of a banquet to be
given in the near future. Plans
were also laid for printing a mim
eograph sheet as a club newspaper.
started with only
twelve dollars j as part 0 f Sc ^ 00 ^ s > civic clubs, etc.,
I Lieute* the Nav y Da y P ro 2
(See CORPS TRIP on page 3) ‘tend.
| requirement of the California type. | between them.
Lieut® ' wie wavy ua y Program.
Uhlig was accompan-
Everyone interested, write to Maj
or General Commandant, Marine
Corps Headquarters, Washington.
An~optimistic old
j married man says it
[is better to have lov
ed and bossed than to
have loved and lost.
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