’ * T r LION Published Weekly By The Students Of The A. & M. College Of Texas VOLUME XXX COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, JANUARY 20, 1932 NUMBER 16 Brazos County Survey Completed By Sociology Students During Holidays * Valuable Information To Be Distributed Over State By Chamber Of Commerce. Work on the social survey of Brazos County and Bryan was completed during the Christmas holidays it was learned from Dr. Russell of the Rural Sociology De partment. Contract for publish ing the results in book form has been let to the Wallace Print Shop of Bryan. All work in connection with the gathering of statistics and the research involved was done by A and M students under the dir ection of Professor Russell. All material has been sent to the press and the printed survey is promised by the printing company on January 19. Two thousand cop ies of the 48 page book have been contracted for, the expense be ing borne by the Bryan Cham ber of Commerce which is to send a copy to the secretary of every similar organization in the state. The book will serve a very defi nite purpose in making available, in collected form, complete figur es and pertinent facts regarding the county and Bryan; something which has not existed here-to-fore. Special emphasis is given edu cational institutions, since they form Brazos County’s outstanding asset, and the Agricultural and: Mechanical College of Texas gains a prominent place in the survey because of its rank as the largest institution in the county. Agricul ture and Live Stock industries rank second in financial importance. Other prominent sections of the survey include; Population and Vital Statistics, Postal Considera tions, Financial Instutions, Busi ness Houses, City and County Gov ernments, Civic Organizations, Re creational facilities, Health Insti tutions, Labor conditions, Religious Organizations, and Public Utilities. Lone Touchdowns Mow Tight Games In Intramurals Despite a prevalence of heavy fields Saturday afternoon, a de cided improvement in the play of every competing Intramural grid team was plainly evident as the fast stepping Cavalrymen and members of the First Battalion of “Wagon Soldiers” sent their op ponents to cover by a margin of one touchdown in each case. The third game of the afternoon, be tween two of the leading rivals in the race, the Infantry Battalions, went to a scoreless draw as both teams muffed numerous chances to push across the other’s counting stripe. Cavalry Game interesting Probably the most interesting game of the afternoon, and cer tainly the one which afforded the maximum number of thrills for the spectators was the Cavalry-Com posite affair, which until late in the closing period looked to be ano ther deadlock. When less than five minutes re mained, Hardcastle, Cavalry quar terback tossed a long areal to Ray Weston, Cavalry halfback, who made a sensational catch on his finger tips as the ball ap peared to be grounded and after being tackled viciously by Bob “Soapy” Suggs, Weston turned a complete somersault and fell over the goal line for the score. Bill Newton converted with a perfect kick from placement. The work of Joe Love, and Buddy Golasinski figured prominently in the victory for the Cavalrymen. While Bob Suggs and “Pug” Dunter were the shining lights for the losers. First Artillery Wins A drive which started at mid- field and terminated across the goal line of the Second Artillery wafe enough to gain the second con- floor p]ay and gQal tossing wag secutive win for Bill O’Dowd and! to perfect throughout the en _ Luck Protects Five As Two Automobiles Crash Sunday Night The old saying that you can not kill a Mexican or negro was again proven Sun day night, January 17, about 10:30, by an automobile crash which occurred north of Boy- ett’s Filling Station on the highway. The Mexican’s car with its four occupants were going at at slow speed tow r ard the Col lege while the negro’s car in quite a bit more of a rush, ran up behind the other car with such momentum that it turned the Mexican’s car completely around, turned them over in the ditch and threw the four Mexicans over the fence toward the railroad track. The negro folded' his car up against a telephone pole and rammed his head through the windshield. Luck, however was with the occupants and the casul- ties were confined to a sprained w T rist, a cut leg, a cut head, and a general scare. Both cars were completely demolished. Winners To Receive Honors As Representative Of Years Work. Aggies And Gents Split Series With Last Game Rally Playing listless ball and pass ing erratically in all directions, Coach Reid’s Aggie five failed completely to check the fast break ing Gentlemen quintet Saturday night in the final meeting of a two game series and took a 43 to 26 lacing after dropping the Shreve port crew 38 to 26 in the opener Friday. In the opening game of the se ries the Aggies displayed plenty of scoring punch and counted almost at will against the visitors. Only once throughout the fray did the Gentlemen threaten to become rul ers of the floor, which was early in the second period when they overcame the Aggie lead and gain ed a two point advantage, only to lose it shortly thereafter. Even though they scored apparently with ease and frequently, the floor work of the Aggie five was ragged and the passes poorly aimed. Gents Win Second Game Conversely to the opening fra cas, the Aggie found themselves fighting an uphill battle from open ing whistle Saturday night. In the second encounter the Gentlemen started the scoring early and soon had a comfortable lead until a sud den spurt by the Aggie five tied the score and then gained a two point lead. But the lead was short lived when the Gentlemen began sinking tosses from any and all angles of the court. The battle waged on near even terms with the Gents holding a slight but very evi dent advantage until the half, when the score read 19 to 14 in favor of the latter. The opening of the second per iod saw the Centenary warriors come back strong and as the Ag gies begin to weaken at goal toss ing the battle wore on. The story is clearly told by the scoring which took place in this period, in which the Gentlemen accounted for ex actly twice as many points as the Aggie five. So inspired was the Centenary attack in the closing half that twice the Maroon and White five called for time, at the expense of a free toss in hopes of stemming the Gen tlemen onslaught. Johnson and Nolan, Gent center and forward respectively, were eas ily the shining lights in the de cisive win for the Gentlemen. Their Competition in the Freshman Livestock Judging Contest will be gin Saturday January 23 at the Animal Husbandry Pavilion. The contest, staged under the supervis ion of the Saddle and Sirloin Club, is open to those students who have had the course A. H. 107 since the contest last year, providing they have not had any advanced courses in which judging of livestock is part of the practice. The prizes are awarded to the high individual judging all classes of livestock, to the high individual judging horses, and to the six high individuals judging all classes of livestock. These prizes are the Charles Nitch Trophy, the Purina Mills Trophy, and the Freshman Livestock Judging medals. The Nitch Trophy, Mr. Charles Nitch’s contribution to the Agri cultural freshman since 1914, fur nishes a permanent record of the high individual in judging live stock. This award was won by A. B. Kyle last year. The trophy of fered by the Purina Mills is a per manent record of the high indi vidual in judging horses. This was won by J. E. Miller in 1931. The Freshman Livestock medals are presented each year by a group of Bryan and College Station bus iness men and are reputed to mean as much to the freshmen as the In ternational Livestock medal means to the seniors. The contest promises to be much larger than last year as the en rollment of students in General Animal Husbandry shows an in crease over previous years. Ex-Editor Returns To Complete Work Toward Graduation AIEE MEET HEED HERE LAST lAIEEA C. K. Beyette Of Rice Institute Wins Prize For Best Senior Paper On Electrical Engi neering Subject. At the regional meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers held here Saturday, Jan uary 16, prizes were awarded for the best papers on electrical engi neering subjects by senior electri cal engineering students. C. K. Beyette, Rice Institute, Houston, and C. C. Nash from Dallas, Texas A and M, received first and second prizes of $15 and $10, respective ly. The awards were presented by E. M. Wise of Houston. R. L. Bullock, of Taylor, grad uate at A and M, and Carl Dodge, graduate student at Rice Institute, won first and second place, respec tively, with papers in a contest for graduate students. No prizes were awarded in this contest. Chapters present at the meeting were the A and M and Rice student chapters and the Houston section of the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers. There were ap proximately 150 students and fac ulty members of the schools pres ent at the meeting. HEIAIETT TALKS ■ R. L. Herbert, Lufkin, editor of The Battalion last year, returned to College Station this week and is planning enrolling for the sec ond term to complete his work to ward a degree. Herbert is well known to all upperclassmen as the inaugurator of the magazine edi tion of The Battalion and it has been announced that he will be on the staff for the coming term. McKim Chosen Committeeman By Geographers Houston Man Is Second Speak er On Program Outlined By Professor Barger. his First Battalion “Wagon-Sol diers,” over their ardent rivals. (See FOOTBALL on Page 3) I counter as they repeatedly passed through and around the Aggie de- i fense. The National Council of Geo graphy Teachers have just an nounced the selection Mr. V. C. McKim of the Department of Agri cultural Economics as member of the board of directors of the Na tional Council. Mr. McKim attended the eigh teenth annual convention of the Council during the Christmas holi days. The meeting was held at State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Council pointed out that the University of Nebraska, University of Chicago, Ohio State, Minnesota, and many other leading schools have allowed geography representatives to come into the Social Science and Natural Science groups showing the widespread in fluence of the study of geogx*aphy. This is Mr. McKim’s second year here as Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics. After completion of work at the. University of Nebraska, Mr. Mc Kim made a tour of many ports! of the world. The experience gain ed him much first-hand information on geography and resources of j many foreign countries. Mr. McKim has also recently ac- i cepted a summer teaching position! at Ohio State. A lecture on “The Uses of Life Insurance” was given the students of Economics in the Y M C A chap el, Wednesday night January 20, by Mr. Homer G. Hewitt of Hous ton. He is State manager for the Northwestern National Life Insur ance Company of Minneapolis and one of the two men in Texas hold ing a Certified Life Underwriters degree. Mr. Hewitt is the second speaker on a program, outlined by Profes sor J. Wheeler Barger of the De partment of Economics, who is ar ranging for a series of lectures on insurance. Mr. Hewitt, through his com pany, offers annually a scholar ship of $450 to some senior in this college, who with practice and study in the fields of business and insurance is preparing himself to take a position with the North western National upon graduation. C. W. Herring, C Troop Cavalry, of San Antonio, holds the scholar ship for this year. The purpose of these lectures is to afford the students contact with men in the practical field of in surance so that they may better understand that aspect of their study. These contacts might also prove instrumental in securing po sitions upon graduation. TO PLAT HERE Tl Famous Play By Channing Pollock Being Brought To Assembly Hall By Campus Theatre Club. The engagement bringing “The House Beautiful” to College Sta tion is regarded as the most im portant theatrical event in the his tory of this section. To make the engagement possible, a special train has been ordered so that the company can reach San Antonio for the performance on the following evening. “The House Beautiful” is a play that deals with sophistication and it has received the endorsement of all sorts of people from Texas Guinan and Walter Winchell to Rupert Hughes, George Creel and Dr. William Lyon Phelps and the approval of leaders of all demoni- nations and sects. The company coming here is headed by Ethel Intropidi and John Griggs; and the support includes Alma Brock, Betty Oakwood, Mary Alice Collins, Marjorie Jarecki, John C. King, Philip Van Zandt, Henry Richards, George Oliver Taylor, Homer Barton, and Archie Maddox. The company carries a seventy foot baggage car of scen ery and effects. The play is offer ed in twenty unique scenes with out lowering the curtain. A remark ably low price scale will be in ef fect for this performance. Although the price of seats in New York were $3.85 the highest price will be $1.50 for reserved section, low er floor, other seats on lower floor at $1.00 and 75$ and 50$ for bal cony prices, here. Seats are on sale at the YMCA and at Canady’s in Bryan. Winner Of Story Contest Says He Is A Woman Hater C. M. Block, winner of the Bat talion Short Story Contest, is a true individual in some respects. His prize winning story “Woman Haters” turns out to be a true con fession and True Story Magazine is the probable destination of his story after it is returned to him by the Battalion. Mr. Block has a distinction that few students, on this campus can hold. He has never had a date, hence the title “Woman Haters.” Block is also a confirmed cynic on the subject of women and will re fuse to indulge in any shape, fash ion or form with the supposedly weaker sex. Ideal Man Found On Campus-Adraits He Is “The Stuff” Baylor Bears Ready To Invade Aggieland After Defeating TCU Ex-Student Gets R. Y. Pin Lost Ten Years Ago An R V pin lost in 1921 was finally returned to its owner ten years later. This fall John Winslow, Captain of the Ross Volunteers re ceived a letter from W. H. Caldwell a resident of Phila delphia, Pa. stating that in 1921 while in Port Arthur he found an R V pin bearing the engraved intitials of M. H. F. and wished his assist ance in locating the owner. Winslow immediately ques tioned the Former Student Association and through the aid of the school’s annual, located the owner, M. H. Ford, of Harlingen’i, Texas. The pin was then promptly forwarded to Ford. Ford stat ed that when in Port Arthur he was accompanied by a young lady who had accident ly lost the pin. The young lady referred to is now his wife. Frogs And Steers In Spirited Tilt At Austin Tonight Steers Place Lots Of Confi dence In New Coach; Frogs Think They Will Winw Smith Addresses Agronomy Society On Fertilizers The Agronomy Society received a talk on “The Application of Fer tilizers” given by H. P. Smith of the Agricultural Experiment Sta tion Monday night of last week. Mr. Smith discussed the appli cation of fertilizers with reference to the depth of planting various kinds of seed, particularly cotton. The Society reported the largest attendance of any meeting held this term. Before becoming associated with the Experiment Station Mr. Smith was with the Agricultural Engi neering Department of the college. Here’s a story that the Asso ciated press runs: “A 20 year old Texas has admitted he fulfills all requirements demanded recently of of the “Ideal Man” by several Uni versity of California co-eds who said that they will be glad to pay all expenses on dates if the man is perfect. “The modern Adonis, writing to the University of California news bureau asking he be given the ad dresses of the Berkeley girls, said he attended the Texas Agricultural and Mechani ca i College, and that girls could get j n touch with him by writing “Ch ar i ey C., Box 840, Col lege Station, Texas. “Charley Sa y S( an d ‘eyes a pretty | have been tolcL ’ ” n U1 uen inquiry we have: (See man on Page 3) FORT WORTH, Jan. 19.—Fol lowing a regaining of confidence after their sensational 47-22 vic tory over the Rice Owls, the Texas Christian Horned Frogs will invade Austin Wednesday where they will meet the highly improved Univer sity of Texas Longhorns. In spite of the fact that there is no way of comparing the way that the Schmidtmen looked in their first and second appearance in confer ence competition, they are thor oughly sold on the idea that the youthful Texas mentor, Ed Olle, has injected a new spirit in the 1932 aggregation and has an excel lent team of sharp-shooters to con tend with. As per usual, the spotlight of the game will fall on the center of the court where Adolph Dietzel, the Horned Frogs’ giant all-Amer ican center, and Bill Kubricht will not only vie for the tip-off, but for high scoring honors. In Diet- zel’s last appearance on a Texas court, he tied the conference scor ing record with 26 tallies. With this in mind, the Texans may con centrate on him, and in that event, Capt. Doc Sumner and the brilliant sophomore, Flash Walker, will be left in the open. A comparison of the height of the two teams gives neither the ad vantage as both average 6 feet plus, and there is but two inches difference in the total height of the two teams. However, the Tex ans have the best average height man for man. Elkins and Rundell, with 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 11 inches respectively bring the Long horns’ average down. Dietzel’s 6 feet, 5 inches is the only thing that keeps the Frogs’ average up, since Brannon is the only other man on the quintet that is above the popu lar six foot standard. Capt. Doc Sumner’s hand still refuses to heal, but he managed to eke out 16 points single handed against the Owls. All the rest of the squad is in excellent condition and will be determined to go into its next tilt with Texas February 6 with but one conference loss. No definite announcement has been made concerning the starters, but it is highly probable that Cap tain Sumner and Walker will be at forwards; Dietzel at center, and Brannon and Green at guards. Bruin Offense To Center About Strickland And Al ford. Having successfully subdued the champion Horned Frogs of TCU with a mighty “swipe of the paw” in their opening conference bat tle, Baylor’s Golden Bears will at tempt to strengthen their hold ma terially on the pinnacle of the Southwest conference basket ball race when they meet Coach John Reid’s battling basket tossers on the Memorial Gymnasium floor Saturday night at 7:30. Because of their impressive win over the Horned Frogs, who in turn vanquished Rice’s Owls after the latter had dimmed considerably the Aggie cage hopes in the initial con ference game of the season, the Baylor five will rule a heavy favor* ite to “breeze through” to an over* whelming triumph, when the game opens. Although comparative scores mean practically nothing at Aggie- land, the presence of Benny Strick land and the “Mighty” Alford, cen ter and forward respectively, in the Bruin line-up will alone givq the visitors a marked advantage. Should this pair perform in a manner similar to that in the Bay- lor-TCU tussel there is little that the Aggie guards and center will have a rather large evening keep ing them guarded if the score is to be in favor of the Maroon and White. A and M’s hopes of retarding the scoring of the “Mighty” Alford will rest on the capable shoulders of captain Charlie Beard, while either “Dooley” Dawson or “Honk” Irwin will draw the assignment of stopping Benny Strickland. An other “ray of light” for Aggie fol lowers is the possibility of Lester Squawk Veltman being able to take part in the game. Aggie fans will remember that" it was essentially Beard and Veltman who completely silenced the Baylor aces in the Me morial Gymnasium last season and sent the Bears home with less than fifteen total points to their credit. Other than the possible entry of Veltman into the line-up there will probably be little change in the starting line-up over that of last week. The starting five will be chosen from the following: Clar ence “Bull” Marcum, “Pete” Rob ertson, Joe Moody, and “Shep” Shepherd, forwards; “Honk” Irwin, center; Captain Charlie Beard, “Dooley” Dawson, Gradie King, and “Frenchy” Domingue, guards. American Association of Univer sity Professors' adopted a resolu tion opposing post-season charity football games. Aquatic Prospects Excellent As Team Begins New Season Twenty-two men, six of whom are letter men from last years team, reported last week to Coach es R. M. Smith of Houston and R. L. Suggs of San Antonio at the first call for candidates. for f* 16 1932 Texas Aggie Swimmjpg team. With this number competing, coa ches Smith and Suggs are. now fashioning a probably team. Among those repo rt ’ ng showing temselves capab e s mers are: J. M. Mitchell veston and R. E. C° x ® ^ jj ow - backstroke swimrnc rs ’ ' ‘ ^ Suggs der of Fort Crocket? ^ Q S burn of San Antonio, and R- f ' ree _ s tyle of Fort Sam Houst 011 ^^ Omar and dash swimmers : Cham- Rhodes of Houston? ' ar)d C- #• berlain of Port Art bu ^ n j 0> fancy Swanson of San divers. gwimiuers Besides the reg u a j g being oT ' a Water Polo Te^ '' (See SWIMMlN^j!!,