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PubiUhed Weekly By The Students Of The A. * M. CoBefe Of Texas
VOLI MK '!0|
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER Vi. 1931
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AGGIES READY TO INVADE HOUSTOI SATURDAY
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Cadet Corps To Be In Houston For Owl Contest This Saturday
Three Trains To Take Students
Id Ttae For Morning Parade JJ 1^
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- With the departure of the last train early Saturday
morning, the* cadet corps will be on its way to do its part
in helping the Aggies avenge the score of last year’s game
with Rice, and to show the citizens of Houston their appre
ciation in asking them to come to Houston on a corps trip.
Three trains, the first leaving at 7 a. m., and others following
at ten minute intervals, are t6 take the student body.
According to order* isnued by* 1
New Senior-Junior
Longhorn Pictures
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Must Be Made Now
Memories of Last Year s Defeat v
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Inspires Aggies to Conquer Owls
Pole To Be Painted And Re
paired During YuletMe Holi
days.
the coitamsndsnt’t office to all rotn-
pany, troop and battery command
er*. call* for Saturday prior to de
parture ara a* follow*:
Bateman Talks
To Senior-Junior
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Agriculturalists
Finrt. call(_ Reveille), no forma- , I
tion L|.j ......5:40 a. m.’
” Aftnembly (Compulnory for-
y mat ion) 5:56 a. m. •
Me«u> (Uniform No. 1, with
white *hirt*) 6:00 a. m-'
and *enior Agricultural Admini*-
Leave oa Minnoari Pacific tratatm *tudent* .Mr. |l. S. Bate-
Organiaation* have been in-.man. Sale* Manager of rhe t'olum-
Ktructed to board trains in forma- bia Dry Good* Company of Rous-
tion thirty minute* before time of ton, *poke Saturday morning at
departure at the Missouri Pacific eight o'clock in the Agricultural
- atation. The first train, carryings Building. Mr. Bateman * subject
the Infantry regiment with Major wa*
J. P. Wheeler and IX' E. T. Me- ne*»." Mr. Bateman *tde**ed the
Cullough a* Thdtical officer*, will need of new brain* in Jhe retail
leave at 7:00 ^ m. The second field of busine**. and rerommende<l
train, with ('apt. T. -C Harry and, the A and M studenta tar enter the
Lt. J. V. Carroll a* tactical offi- department store of bm^ne**. Mr.
cer* will carry the Artillery regi- Bateman, also recommended hard
ment, the Coast Artillery, and the work and study for the-eoccessful
band. Time for ita departure is business man.
7:10 a. m. The thirtt| section, leav- Mr. Bateman is sell known in
ing at 7:20, will take the Com- the advertising and business world,
posite regiment, the Corps Staff, having,been Business Manager of
and campus residents under the the Chamberlin Johnson Du Bose
command of tactical officers Capt. Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and
“Seniors will not have to have
Uivir pictures made at night in
l order to meet with the revised
! schedule for the taking of the
t pictures which were lost in the fire
. last week as was formerly plan-
, ned.” A. O. Saenger. editor of the
, Ixinghorn announced Wednesday.
Work on the rest of the book has
1 progi eased to such ap extent that
the delay in these class pictures
will not cause the book to be de
livered later than planned.
However, this does not mean
that student* will be allowed as
much time for the taking of pic-
MSiCLI:
A renovated old sight will greet
the eye* of the Aggies when they
return to the- campus after the
Christmas holidays. The oM flag
|w>le will have ita face lifted and
painted, and its back straightened.
A novel repair plan has beea de-
vdoped by James M. Forsyth* '12. ture * as they had at first but
.M - f or the repair of the pole. Th* old muirt attend •„ the matter at once.
In an addres- before the junior wiU j* removed and replac- Mr Sosolik. owner of the A and M
ed by modern electric wddiB|i.j(lv flflZgl Studio with office* in the
mg the pole a tapered outline,, and ^cond floor of the Exchange Store
an erect one. The pole will bo- Building will be ready at any time
equipped with a novel feature b«- during the day to make your pic-
mitting the lowering of the flhg 1 ture, and everyone whose picture
pulley fbr repaint, and simplifying
painting by providing a lift I dr a
Practical Rotnanrh. in Busi- minting canrage. A steel cord on
reel, concealed within the
will control the flag puttejl. per
mitting it to, be lowered to the
ground. The reel will be lock«K| in
a box At the base of the pole, gnd
will relieve the yearly problem at
replacing the rope. The plana hav
ing been completed by Mr. |Pwt-
sythe. are being worked up by
dents ef the Mechaniaal Engineer
ing department, who will assist, in
waa destroyed will be allowed to
have hie made free.
The 7-0 defeat handed them on Kyle Field by Coach
Jack Meagher’s “Night Birds” still fresh on their minds, and
determination to remain in the fight for the thini berth in
• | the present conference struggle, may prove the deciding fa.
Purpose Of Organization To tor in the Aggies favor when they meet the feathered tribe
OiHfum Foreinn Affnim. ! on S**"" 1 *! , k
When the Owls nosed out the Maroon and White in the
i game last November they not only removed the last chance
[n*w saigihatiaa. Th« Intar- 0 Aggie team to win a conference game, but also found
A
national Affair* Club is being themsalves on the long end of the score of a game played at
formed by V. K. Sugsreff, profe*- Kyle Field for the first time in the hiatory of gridiron rela-
sor of history, with the purpose of
discussing affairs of international
arbitration.
“We do not have a chance to
discuss affairs and contemporary
tions between the two schools. And the triumph was also
♦the fourth for the “Night Birds"
in fifteen start* against the Ag-
problems that we are vitally intar-1
ested in and that have bearing on
our national life and effect us,”
Mr. Bugarvff asserted. “We do not
have time in class so there is need
for such a club that will discuss
these problems quite informally
and attendance upon which win in
no way affect one's class room
BEST RODEO IN
HISTORY GIVEN
gies. Of th* retnaining eleven con
tests A and JH has been victorious
in ten games and one ended m a
7 7 deadlock, j
When the two teams takp the
CD ITT A V' \TirUT f,< ‘ W 9" y ** r t,,e> probably
Jp|\JU/\ I [Mlurl 1 I* fo * r evan b' matched than any
before in the history of the two
schools. A ’review of the records
The TfhirteentF Annual Rcdeo, ^ by the two teams thus far this
sponsored by the Saddle and Sir- sea sop show* that in eight games
loin Club for the benefit of the r player the Aggip have five times
Livestock Judging Team, terminal- Ven the victofs. while the Owl*
iU SELECT
landings. K >en i nK without a flgwJaie crHited with four victories and
Meetings for the club will be de- 1 , w _ , j.Aa- .w .. .» •L •-
eided on at a later date, ami all
of those who are interested
Mr. Sugareff immediately.
1. G. Walker and Capt. L. A- Pick.
Parade At- Ten O'clock
On arrival each organisation will
detrain, form far the march and
will move to ita designated place
in the parade. Running on sched
ule, the pradae should be well un
der way by tan o’clock. Baggage
will be cheeked according to or
ganisations on trucks which wilt
later move to the end of the pa
rade, and may be secured there as
in past similar formations.
Reviewing Stand At Lamar Hotel
Line of march of the parade
starts at -the Corner of Texas and
Main streets when the corps will
go into a column of platoons, hence
by the reviewiag stand in the front
of the Lamar Hotel to Dallas street
where it proceed* to Milan street,
and there to Texas street. Hie
corps will be dismissed on Texas
. street in the vicinity of the City
Auditorium.
Special Advertising Agent for the
Officers Picked
For Masonic Club
W. 8. Fields. Irving, president
of the A aad M Masonic club an
nouncea the completion of the el
ection of aftieers for the school
year lMl-32*>«th C. A. Dickey.
Cleburne, as vice president; J.
Kirby Jones, Beaumont, secretary;
and G. B. Kiser, Schenectady, New
York, treasurer.
Meetings of the club are to be
held on the first and third Tues
days of each month in the recep
tion room of the Uses Hall. All
campaa and student Masons are
invited to join the club.
Spriggs To Direct
•Whiteheaded Boy*
Prof. C. 6. Spriggs, of the Eng
lish department, is directing the
“Whitebeaded Boy," a play by
Lennox Robinnon. which is to be
produced about the middle of De
comber. It is $ play full of sym
bolical meaning, with politics play
ing a major part. The cast has not
ye* been enmpleted and it is hoped
that full swing of the play will
get into action soon. It will prob
ably be given at the Assembly
Hall.
Election of Juniors for member
the repairing of the pole, during I *hip m the Ro*« Volunteer* held
the holidays Sunday, Nov, 8, resulted jn thirty-
The pole was donated by the nine Juniors being admitted. About
San Antonio Express. He is a most ijjjjj nerving twenty yegrs forty old members participated in
ioterestiog speaker with a brilliant on the | U renovation Will' the election which was held in the
knowledge of department store*. lloubl<> L, )ife |„ vin|t h Assembly Hall. After the election
1 r'*’ - ' rememberanoe for many more ‘congratulations were extended to
Cadets Commissions | - |- j J jlThe admittance of the Juniors
bring* the raster of the company
up to one-hundred and ten.
Aggieland To Play -
Houston War-Hop
At
Are Presented By
Downs Wednesday
P. L. 1 Downs Jr. presented the
cadet commission# at the Armis
tice Day program in Guion Hall
Wednesday, bivocation was said by
Rev. W. W. Da up, and was follow-] day, November 19th
New Magazine To Be
Issued Next Week
The November edition of tbe
magazine issue of the Bat is Up-
ginning to take it* form ih the
hands of printers and pi essindh.
engravers and copyists, and will
be ready for distribution Wed Twe
ed by a minute of- silenl- prayer.
Roll was called in memory of the
A and M men who lost their lives
in the World War. Dr. T. O. Wal-
tpn gave a abort talk, on the part
of the college in the War, stating
that the college had a greater per
centage representation in the war
thaa any other school of higher
learning. A. C. Moser, cadet col
onel spoke briefly on Armistice
Day.
The program was concluded by
the presentation of the cadet offi
cer commissions by Mr. Downs,
Temple, who ia of the class of
1906, and at present, a member
of the Board of Directors of the
College, aiid Chairman > of the
Building Committoe. He had a
very pleasant surprise for the
OMRl'in tbe announcement of a
new 550.009 swimming pool to be
constructed soon. . . . *
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The feature edition again earn**
a cover by Tom S. Roots, archi
tectural student, and is replete
with jokes, cartoons, illustration#,
poems, abort stories and other fi
ture* which the editor* believe
make it the best magazine to
In order to give everyone an
portunity to purr ha *5 as many
ies of this issue asJ^uFVaat. tbe
business staff kawRecided to takt
order* from all who wish to giv*
them in advance. Last month the
demand far exceeded the number
printed, and this month an increav
ed number will be printed if tht
advance sales warrant. r
Magazine
1# order to facilitate prompt is*
suing of the magagine next seek,
students are requested to bring
card* a* soon a* possible..
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Old Stand Pipe Will
Be Put in Use Again
Those who gained membership
are: T. D. Craddock. Burnet; W.
E- Holke, Houston; J. M. Tarver,
Rosebud; L. W. Storms, San An
tonio; L, I. Webb. Flatonia; G. C.
Brundrett. Dallas; T. L. Dahlman,
Cuerp; W. P. Machemehl. Bellville;
R. E. Rinn. Yoakum; L. E. Davis,
Dallas; A. M. Emory. Dallas; 0.
E. Ford, Crockett; J. E. Lou pot,
Dallas; H Durst, Crockett; J. W
Aston, Farmersville; P, A. Sharp,
Moo ring* port. La.; E. O. Wurz
bach, San Antonio; J. H. Rutledge,
Alice; G. R. Rhine, Sait Antonio;
H. B. Delery. Houston; 1. M. Ba
ker, Houston; W. S. Blodgett,
Midland; H. W. Perkin*. Dallas; C.
O. Moser. Dallas; Omar Rhode*.
Houston; D. M. Eichelberger,
Waco; J. R. MontgomA?, Dallas;
L. W. Hueble. Glidden; S. P. Stone,
Houston; J. C. Erskine. Seguin; W.
H. McKenzie, New Orleans, La.;
II. A. Kelley. Monroe, La.; R. H.
McLemore. Dallas; G. T. BitUe.
Eastland; G. F Lord. Jourdanton;
H. L. Woodall Jr., Port Arthuk; J.
H. Brown, ID i-tonj C. N. Hibl-
scher, Deiaumotft; O. H. Smith Jr
Fort WartK '
and wad the best Rodeo in the three defeats fbr the season’s Tec-
history pf the College, according ord. In their eight battles the Ag
io Mr. D. W. Williams, tuad of haw scored a total of 123
the Anidial Husbandry ' DeparMb^Hs while their opponents have
ment. ^^JMlnted for J9. The Owls offenae
The Pageant, which preceded the has bettered that of the Aggive by
Rodeo, .began with selection!, by nine points in total semes, hilt the
the Band, followed by a number, defense of the feathered tribe has
f mm * tt “T*'* Vogts Boat iumn," rendered by not fared quite so well as that of
hnd O M31^ , the Glee|Club under tha.-direction the Maroon and White, being the
of Mr. K- H. Beach. The first td victims of 47 points in their seven
enter of the Court, which was the encounter*. The Owl offensive has
The nineteen thirty-one Aggie- Royal Cpupt of Russia in name yet to be shut out in any game,
land orchestra is now in full swing an< ) motif, were the Peasants and this season, while the Aggies have
and has the best outlook it ha* thp Pagih. Following the Page* experienced the whitewash in each
ever had for a completely success- were the Duchesses, who were at- of their three reverses,
ful season. The Aggieland has been^tiaed in elaborate evening gown*. With four of the seven confer-
playing tbe corps dances this year an( j theif escorts, who wore full ence teams now tied for the third
dress uniforms with slacks. The position in the standings, the game
Maid of Honor and eacort. Helen Saturday will likely determine the
Nelson and George Carpenter, were* See MEMORIES on page Six
exclusively and their music ha*
been much complimented by the
ones who prefer the slow type of
music to the stamps of the past
few years. This organization 1*
made up entirely of A and M stu
dents. who are using this means
to defray their college expenses.
The Aggieland orcheab* has
gained the reputation of being the
foremost College Orchestra of the
South, and has played^-in the lead-.'
,n» W .ml of .ki. .U« I ntraraura | Rjf| e
Two years ago they had the dis
tinction of being picked as the fea
ture orchestra for the Carribean
Cruise which was sponsored by
the Beaumont. Texas. Chamber of
Commerce.
This next week-end the Aggie
land Orchestra will visit Houston
and will play a special football
dance in conjunction with Curtis
Smith and kit Orchestra at the
End ’o Main. This dance.is under
the management of Ed EtSsman
and is conducted especially for the
Aggies. The personnel of the Or
chestra ia as follows: Donald Gif-
fen and H. A. Mueller, trumpets;
Dalton Rossatto, frombonc; Edwin
Bassett, Fritz Mueller and WiIHe
Machemehl. saxophones; Newt
YMCA Cabinet Holds
Steak Fry Monday
« Hielscher, Souaaphone end
fiddle; Gordon Langston, drums;
and Podge Reed, piano and direc
tor.
the next to appear, end were fol
lowed by the Queen and King.
Mary Jope* and John Winslow.
An interpretive dance by Mis* Bil
lie Mae Rfarberger, pupil of Mut
Greenvinod. Teacher of the .School
of Danctag. Bryan, Texas, was the
See RODEO on page Six.
Shoot Postponed
The Intramural small bore in
door rifle matches, formerly sche
duled for Saturday, November 14
have been Indefinitely postponed
because of the corps going to
Houston for the A and M-Ricc
football game on that) data.
Airplane Pictures
Shown. Ito ASME
A record representation of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers met Monday evening in
the Mechanical Engineering Lec
ture Room to see a picture show
on Aeronautics showing the resis
tance of wind against airplane*.
Tliis feat was made possible by
tbe use of a high speed photo
graphic camera and by using
smoke in the wind to show the cur
rents. Moot of the pictures were
taken at the rata of 2.100 pictures
per secoad, but some were taken
at the amaxing rate of 20.000 pio-
Nntwithm#tiding this .the team* tures per second in order to show
will begin regular practice thus | th , mtntmU Jjfafla. .
week. Ten men from each unit w|ll Thf rec#ntly in¥ented Handly-
be allowed to practice on the range p ar , aat> whi< . l , ia ^ further
of which seven of these will Are mf ^ ty of . viatlo „ incnMM . the in-
in competition with the five high . UIMnr angit , and climbing an-
scoring men constit.tlng a team rU> and ^ Ufld i n|r
from thoir respective organise- of .irp,.,*,, prated in de-
tion *- tail to the society in the pictare.
The. members .of the winning p,.^^ W> p Stephenson
team, one shooting thohigest score,
regardless of the team he
Another relk of the old days is
«o<,n to be changed. Tbe old stand
pipe, landmark of *91, will be made
to serve another purpose. Thirty
feet of it will be left standing, and
converted into a de-aorating heat
er, by the addition of two heeds.
The system will de-gasify the wa
ter before domestic use, removing
oxygen and carbon dioxide, and
thereby reducing the corrosion of
year, in pipes.
Fifteen feet of it will be con
verted into an expansion tank for
the heating system, assuring am
ple and uniform heat in the build
ings at all time*. Tbe remaining
fifty-five feet will be dismantled
for the nse of the iron plates. U
is hoped to have moat of the wort
done by student labor.
The standpipe sms erected when
the pipes, and saving the college Sullivan Ross was president of the
many thousands of dollars each college.
At the Y M C A club house in
College Park. Monday afternoon,
the Y cabinet and invited goesta
totaling shout fifteen. , who were
invited by the cabinet members,
were titrated to a steak fry.
After the meal was served a short
routine meeting was,held and plans
and business of the cahinA^were
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/ TV Y cabinet ia a group of men
made up of cadets and officer* of
the college YMCA. The cabinet
conducts the shows in the assem
bly hall and determine* other ways
in which the YMCA can be of
help to the students.
sent*, will also receive an -Intra*
mural medalJ-'
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promised .the society many
speeches from prominent engineers
as well as educations! pictures at
reguldr tatervala during the year.
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Livestock Judging Team Leaves
Snyder Addresses
Kream & Kow kitib
For Annual Inspection Tour
[' m ] tlon Superintendent for the Bor'
R.
The Eighteenth Annual Live
stock Judging Team left this morn
ing on a month’s tour of the north
to participate in judging contests
and to inspect farms ahd ranches,
and also to visit some of the North
ern UnivenriUaa.
boro; H. D. Pool. Dallas; and
J. Von Roeder, Yorktown.
Step la Ft Worth
The team spent the day at Kar
ri sdale Farm in Ft. Worth today,
looking ever Hereford cattle and
studying some of the problems
This year's team ef si* men, so- confonting cattle dealers. They are
looted oa competitive basis from a
field of eleven eligible student*
are: C. M. Caraway Jr., De Leon;
L. C. Reason, Lamesa; H. F. Koth-
man. Mason; C. E. Reese, Hills-
scheduled to stop Thursday, Nov.
12, ia WicMta. Kansas, to parti
cipate with thirteen other colleges
ia the National Live Stock Forum
So* LIVESTOCK on page Five
den Milk Company of Warn, spoke
at the regular meeting of the
.Kream and Korn Klub. Tuesday'
evening. November 10.
Plans for tho dairy products
stand to he erected for the Thanks'-
giving Day football .crowd were
practically completed. The proceeds
from the sale of these products
are used to offset the expenses of
tbeDqiry Judging Team on its an
nual _ trip to the National Dairy
Show. M
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