THE BATTALION
Published Weekly By The Students Of The A. & M. College Of Texas
VOLUME XXX
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 24, 1932
NUMBER 21
McFarlins Honored Here To-Day
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Tour of Cotton Growing Area Offered To Three Students
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Board Of Directors Authorize
Swimming Pool And Agri- Arkansas Games Will Be Play-
cultural Engineering Build- ed With Aggies As Under
ing Construction. Dogs.
The decision handed down by the
board of directors of A and M Col
lege at their last meeting, Febru
ary 12, was that the college would
continue in its present plan re
garding the architectural work
done on plans and specifications
submitted for the authorized new
buildings. This decision followed re
cent requests from various archi
tectural firms asking that commer
cial firms be allowed to handle the
design and specifications for the
college building program.
Student Labor
An important factor in this decis
ion was that too much work has
already been done along this line
and that a change would result in
a delay of the work and loss of
time and money. However, public
bids on the construction of the agri
cultural engineering building will
be advertised for with the stipula
tion that student labor be employ
ed in so far as possible.
Campus Inspection
While on the campus the board
inspected the college grounds and
the plans submitted for future
growth of the college. The board
authorized the locations of the new
agricultural engineering, veteri
nary, animal husbandry, petroleum,
geology, administration, and archi
tectural buildings.
A change in the payment of re
gistration fees was decided on to
the effect that expense would be
payed monthly instead of the pre
vious plan of term payment. The
advantages of this system are that
it will enable the student to attend
the college while raising money,
it will increase the enrollment, and
will increase the number of stud
ents to whom the loan fund will
be available.
Lower Cost
The present schedule of charges
calls for a total expenditure of $290
for the school year, providing
for board, room, lights, heat, laun
dry, and janitor service.
In connection with this the board
considered the reduction of such
charges for the next year, the mat
ter to be taken up later. The board
also made a study of the water sit
uation looking forward to improve
ment in the present supply.
Those present at the meeting
were T. 0. Walton, president of
the college. F. M. Law, Houston,
president of the board, Walter G.
(See BUILDING on page 4)
RELflIS ONLY
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FOR TRIPS TO
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Lack Of Qualifying Material
Preventing Aggies From
Having Strong Representa
tion.
From the “Kettle” into the
“Fire” may well describe the sit
uation confronting the hopefuls of
Coach Reid. As they now stand the
j start of the final series of games
on their present schedule, and two
out of three of them with the fast
1 stepping Hogs from Arkansas, on
Friday and Wednesday night, res
pectively. The series wdth Arkan
sas will be followed immediately
by a game with Texas University,
which will close the Aggie season,
I Saturday, March 5.
While the brand of ball display- j
ed by the Aggie warriors Monday ;
night was far superior to any
[shown- this-season and would pro A
bably match that of the Razor- i
backs under ordinary conditions,
the Maroon and White five will
still be the under-dogs when the
game opens Friday night. The Hogs
yet have a mathematical chance
for a tie for the title in the present
race, having split with both Bay
lor and T C U in their two game
series, while the Aggies failed to
win even once in their four game
series, with the two schools.
In the Hog line-up is to be found
at least two all-conference pros
pects in Murphy, guard, and Sax
ton, a forward. Both of these are
listed among the first ten high-
scorers of the loop, while their de
fensive work is reputed to be the
equal of that on the offense.
Beard, Veltman, and Merka have
improved as the season progressed
and it is likely and of the three
may prove dangerous to the Hogs.
Beard has been a constant threat
all season while Veltman was han
dicapped by an ankle injury dur
ing the earlier part of the race.
Inexperience was the chief worry
of Merka but his work against
Dietzel Monday night removed any
doubt from Aggie fans that he is
capable of handling the center post.
The starting line-up will probab
ly take a form very similar to that
I which started against T C U, which
consists of Beard and Moody, for
wards; Merka, center; Veltman and
Malone guards.
As the track and field meet held
annually during the Fort Worth
Livestock Exposition draws near,
Coach Anderson is still undecided
as to whether he will take a team,
and as to what size team to take.
With no brilliant individuals to
compete with those of other schools
of the conference, especially those
of Rice, last year conference win
ners, Coach Anderson will enter in
very few of the events where for
the last few years the Aggies held
sway.
Entrance in the mile relay is pro
bably more decided than any other,
having twice won in that event one
more win will place the trophy per
manently in possession of A and
M. Of the quartet that won the
relay last year, Maurice Sessions,
Austwell; Rube Tracy, Fort Worth;
George Lord, Jordantown; and G.
R. Addicks, La Grange; onl Ad-
dicks and Lord will be available.
Captain Percy Mims, Fort Worth;
S. S. Harrison, Jordanton; J. J.
Backloupe, Ennis; and C. D. Long,
Roscoe, fill out the list of available
applicants.
With the strong track and field
aggregation of Rice, and Texas,
and with T C U boasting its strong
est team in the history of the Pur
ple and White, the coach is in
deed skeptical.
All Expenses To Be Paid By
Cotton Firms Aitd College
Will Give Opportunity To
Study Cotton Culture.
Hillel Club Hears
Student Program
Houston Lumberman
Billed For Lecture
By Marketing Club
Student Volunteer
Meeting For South
Texes Secured Here
At least three students, yet to be
selected, are to make an extended
tour with all expenses paid, at the
end of the school year, which wili
show them the journey cotton mak
es after it leaves the field until it
is a finished product, according to
J. S. Mogford of the Agronomy
Department. The tour, which will
last aproximately two months, will
begin in the cotton belt of the
United States and will tentatively
include many European cities as
well as points in this nation.
Selection of Students
' Selection of the students who will
take this trip will be made by a
series of examinations which will
be held in the early part of May.
Three examinations will be held;
the first covering questions on a
number of different phases of cot
ton, second on grading and stapl
ing of cotton, and the third on cot
ton textiles.
Special effort has been made to
secure representative questions on
all definite phases of cotton, which
will be used by the students who
will review for the examinations.
Any Junior or Senior student who
has taken, or is taking, any course
in cotton is eligible to be one of
the men to take the exam and make
the tour.
Aim of Department
The aim of the Agronomy De
partment in advocating this con
test is to inspire students to delve
into the fine points of the cotton
industry, and ultimately to turn
out more efficently trained men
in the field of cotton producing,
marketing, and manufacturing of
(See TRIP on page 3)
Masonic Banquet
Honors Memory
Of First President
An unusual student program was
heard at the last regular meeting
of the Hillel Club, Sunday, Febru
ary 14, in the Asbury room of the
library. This program consisted of
talks by Joe Golenternek and Philip
Brinn.
After the program the business
of the club was dis cussed and it
was decided to keep a permanent
record of all members of the club.
A committee with Abe Wizig as
chairman was appointed to ascer
tain the advisability of the plan
and to report on the most effective
method. After discussing the reg
ular business of the club the meet
ing was adjourned.
The Marketing and Finance Club
has secured I. B. McFarland, man
ager of the Temple Lumber Com
pany of Houston and president of
the Houston Building and Loan As
sociation, as speaker for its meet
ing in the Asbury Room of the
Library on Thursday night at sev
en thirty. Mr. McFarland will dis
cuss, “Opportunities in the Build
ing Industry.”
This is the first year of the club’s
existence, its membership is made
up of junior and senior marketing
and finance students and is spon
sored by Dr. V. P. Lee, professor
of marketing and finance and head
of that department. Club officers
are: I. C. Corns, Harlingen, pres
ident; C. D. Hall, Italy, vice-pres
ident; and H. B. Horn, Spur, sec
retary.
Efforts Of YMCA Cabinet
Bring Meeting Here In Mid
dle Of March—Probably
Eighty Delegates.
Through the efforts of the Y M
C A Cabinet, the Student Volun
teer Conference of South Texas will
be held here March 18-20. Speech
es and discussions conducted by
missionaries at home and abroad
will be the dominant feature of More than 200 Masons, members
programs presented during the con- of Brazos Union Lodge No. 129 and
ference. neighboring Masonic Lodges, gath
The Student Volunteers is an or- [ ered Tuesday evening in the mess
ganization composed of those stu- hah annex dining room to attend
dents who have signified their in- a banquet and hear a program
tention or carrying on missionary which was presented in memory
work in foreign fields or have ex- °f George Washington on the 200th
pressed their interest in this kind anniversary of his birth,
of work. By bringing the confer- W. G. Giggs, worshipful master
ence here this year the local Y M of Brazos, presided and, George C.
C A Cabinet hopes to promote in- Purl, Dallas, who acted as toast-
terest and activity in the Student master.
Donors Of Valuable Property
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert McFarlin
Debating Squad TCU Downs Aggies
Working Towards In Last Minute of
Scheduled Meets Hard Fought Game
Property Given
To Form Larger
Loan Depository
Two Farms Valued At Million
And Half Presented To
Former Students Associa
tion At Chapel Today.
Aggies Let Frog Hold Place
In Conference Race.
Professor Of Public Speaking
Selects Two Teams To Pre
pare Arguments On Popular
Issue. 1>a jjy which netted two field
goals and the necessary margin of
The debate squad for this year, v j c ^ or y j n the final minute of play
announced by C. O. Spriggs, prof- climaxed one of the season’s keen-
essor of public speaking and de- est cage battles and enabled the
bate team coach is composed of the Texas Christian University Frogs
following men: A. C. Moser, Jr., I to barely nose out a fighting Aggie
Dallas; G. E. Schunior, Edinburg; | five 26 to 24 on the Memorial gym
nasium court Monday night.
The Frog spurt not only allow
ed the pupils of Coach Francis
Schmidt to win a bitterly contested
battle by a scant two points, but
also kept them in the race for a
possible tie for the Southewest con
ference flag this season. It so hap
pened that the closing minute of
both halves proved disastrous to
the Aggies and very much in favor
of the Froggies.
Two Point Lead
With a lone sixty seconds to play
in the initial half and the farmers
J. F. Hiliard, Rosebud; B. M. Gott
lieb, Corsicana; H. G. Stromberger,
San Antonio; I. A. Handler, Gal
veston; P. Brin, Terrell; and D. L.
Tisinger, Garland. Moser and Schu
nior are the only members who
were on the debate team last yer.
This year’s Phi Kappa Delta
question will be used for debate:
Resolved that Congress Should
Enact Legislation for Centralized
Control of Industry. The schedule
of debates is as follow: March 12,
Baylor College for Women at Bel
ton, (A and M the affirmative); holding a two point advantage over
March 17 Cemenary at Shreveport, champion Toads, a foul com-
(A and M the affirmative); and m itted by an A and M player gave
on the same date, T C U at College , x C U two free tosses by means
Station, (A and M the negative); 0 f which they tied the score as the
March 22, University of Florida at g Un soun ded. Likewise when a sin-
College Station, (A ana M the neg- gi e m inute remained in the final
a ti ve b period and A and M leading by
Arrangements are being made ^ W o points, the Frogs again came
from behind to tally twice.
Joe Merka, brilliant Aggie soph
omore pivot-man from Bryan, de
monstrated how that position could
be played and how “Too Tall” Diet-
for other debates.
Cadet Rifle Team
Shows Improvement
Over First Record zel could be guarded by controlling
(See T C U on page 3)
During the second week of In
Marion S. Church of Dallas de
livered the principal address. He
stressed the greatness of Washing
ton and his steadfastness in the
Volunteer Movement at A and M
according to I. C. Corns, Harlingen,
president of the Cabinet.
Possible Program
Tenative programs include the i face of troubles and dangers. The
folowing men who are expected to | speaker declared that “The tra-
attend the conference: William Mil- gedy of a man's life was not his
ler, a missionary to Persia; Rex death but the failure of those who
Hopper, missionary to Paraguay;
George Baker, former director of
young people’s work at the Univer
sity of Texas; Paul Porter, one of
the secretaries for the League of
came after him to take advantage
of the examples he set.” In this
connection Church pointed out that
those of today who complain at
the depression and hard times
Industrial Democracy; and either would do well to emulate George
Dr. C. T. Wharton, missionary to Washington, who in spite of op-
Africa, or Bishop Quin of the Epis
copal Church.
tercollegiate Rifle Firing, the Ag
gie rifle team showed a marked im
provement over the first weeks fir
ing, closely approaching the cham
pionship form shown by them last
season, scoring a total of 3746 out
of a possible 4000 points. The team
defeated eight teams throughout
the country and lost to none. The
professional team of the New York
Stock Exchange was second with a
score of 3699, trailing the Aggies
by 47 points. Culver Military Aca
demy was third with 3633.
In a special match with only five
of the regular ten-man teams fir
ing, the team won over Western
Maryland 1898-1808.
For the second consecutive week
C. W. Crass, Palestine, was high
point rifle with excellent scoring
of 386 out of a possible 400. Cap-
“T” Association
Working On Plans
For Annual Dance
Formal presentation of deeds to
lands donated to the Association of
Former Students of A and M Col
lege, was made this morning, by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McFarlin, of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, before an assem
bly of the cadet corps and faculty
of the college.
Dr. Walton opened the exercises
with a short introductory talk in
which he expressed the gratitude
of the college. Col. P. L. Downs
spoke in behalf of the Ex-Students,
reviewing the past philanthropies
of Mr. and Mrs. McFarlin, and
commending them on their dona
tions to institutions of higher learn
ing.
E. E. Me Quillen, secretary of
the Association of Former Stu
dents, introduced the donors and
their friends, who were guests of
the college Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Beautiful Book
A beautiful book containing tes
timonials of thanks from Dr. T. O.
Walton, J. B. Thomas, president of
the Association of Formert Stu
dents, Mrs. T. O. Walton in behalf
of the A and M Mothers’ clubs.
Governor Ross Sterling, F. M. Law,
president of the College Board of
Directors, and Senator C. S. Gain
er, was presented to Mr. McFarlin
by Col. Downs.
There was but one copy of the
book printed, it was learned
through Mr. McQuillen, who ar
ranged the program.
A review of the corps of cadets
Tuesday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
McFarlin, was followed by a tour
of the campus and an informal din
ner for the donors and their party.
Large Farms
The gift to the college comprises
7,000 acres of highly improved
Trinity River bottom farm land in
Kaufman, Ellis, and Navarro coun
ties, representing with improve
ments an investment of about
$1,500,000.
The only provision of the gift
was that the proceeds from the
lands be used for the establishment
of a memorial loan fund by the
Ex-Students Association. Prior to
the donation, the amount of loan
fund administered by the Associa-
(See LOANS on page 3)
The date of the dance given by
the “T” Association has been
changed to March 18, P. J. Mimms,
president of the club, announced to
day The dance will be given in
the mess hall annex this year and
the Aggieland orchestra will play.
Bids for the dance will be given
to members of the club tomorrow.
There will be no admission without
bids.
An unusual plan of decorating
has been adopted using “T” blank
ets, and pennants of other schools
with trophies, and awards which
members of the Association have
Gaston Chosen By
Landscape Artists
position and appax^ent defeat, had
fought on to establish this nation.
tain G. S. Porcher, El Paso, was : brought to this institution in past
second wdth a score of 382. ! years.
J. E. Gaston, Henderson, was
elected secretary of the Landscape
Artists Cub, replacing A. H. Cris
well, Marlin, who left school at
mid term; at a meeting of the club
held February 18. At this meeting
contracts between the work done by
the club and clubs of other col
leges were made and plans were
made to exchange problems with
other colleges.
A plan was formulated for the
publication of an annual to contain
a history of the club, notes regard
ing gx-aduates of the department,
and a i-ecord of each of the club
members. Details were announced
for refreshments for the members
at their next meeting.