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VOLUME XXX
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MARCH 9, 1932
NUMBER 23
Marksmen Make New Records
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Welfare Committee Working To Lower School Expenses
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T. C. U. Co-ed Chosen
T C U Co-ed Announced Queen
Of Holiday Dances; Maids
And Escorts Have Been Se
lected.
Announcing Miss Mozelle Bryant
of Goliad and member of the Jun
ior class of Texas Christian Uni
versity as his Queen, Jack Edgar,
King of the Ross Volunteers de
clared his Court for the annual
holiday dances as complete. Miss
Mary Etta Kleburg of Kingsville
has been announced as Maid of
Honor with Alex Weil of Corpus
Christi as Escort to the King.
Court Completed
The complete list of the ladies
of the court and their escorts are:
Miss Helen Jenkins, Houston, with
Freddie Earhart, Houston; Miss
Mary Jones, Bryan, with John Win
slow, Menard; Miss Margaret Par
ker, Bryan, with Rollins Wofford,
San Antonio; and Miss Marie
Byrnes, Bryan, with Clint Herring,
San Antonio.
Miss Geneva Pinkerton, Tyler,
with Bob Hardcastle; Houston;
Miss Peggy Hill, Amarillo, with
Donald (Pinkie) Ralph, Farmers-
ville; Miss Marjorie Kay, Waco,
with Jim Connally, Waco; Miss
Nellie Harris, Dallas, with George
Fix, Dallas; Miss Christine Lichte,
Abilene, with Jack Christian, Abi
lene.
Other members of the court as
Junior Escorts include: Bob Mc-
Lemore, Dallas; Newt Hilscher,
Beaumont; 0. E. Ford, Crockett;
William Machemehl, Bellville; By-
rom Magrill, Marshall; Henry Neff,
Laredo; John Rutledge, Alice; Bob
Montgomery, Dallas; Jimmie As
ton, Farmersville; and Jack Tarver,
Rosebud.
A1 Saenger, Beaumont, will be
announcer of the ceremony, and C.
W. Fitchner, San Antonio, will be
high priest.
Drill Starts Soon
Preparation for the annual Ross
Volunteer drill will begin as soon
as members draw their rifles, John
Winslow, captain of the organiza
tion, stated Tuesday. “Drill will be
held four times a week and will
last until the holidays. Other com
mittees are working on different
parts of the program, and as their
work is completed, announcements
will be made,” Winslow stated.
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—PHOTOS By BRYANT’S STUDIO
Members of the junior class at Texas Christian University have
voted these four girls the prettiest of their number. They are: Irene
McCommas, Bynum; Eloise Barksdale, Fort Worth; Margaret Reeder,
Knox City; and Mozelle Bryant, Goliad. The latter named has recently
been chosen as Queen of the Ross Volunteer festivities here in April.
Student Welfare Committee
Hears Reports Of Exchange
Store Investigation; Dis
cusses Lowering Cleaning
And Pressing Prices.
Concluding an investigation of
the Exchange Store and a survey
of the cleaning and pressing busi
ness on the campus in the same
meeting last Thursday night, the
Student Welfare Committee took
an initial step toward the possible
immediate reduction of cleaning
and pressing prices.
Exchange Investigation
The report of the investigating
committee which has been under
way for some time revealed that
A and M Debaters
Receive Acclaim At
Speech Conference
I. A. Handler and D. L. Tysinger
were the A and M representatives
at the Speech Conference held at
Denton Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, March 3, 4, and 5. Schools
from all over the state sent repre
sentatives to participate in poetry
reading, extemporaneous speaking,
debate, and George Washington
speeches.
There were no judges’ decision
or prizes awarded making this one
of the most unique competitions
ever held. However, from the fa
vorable comment passed upon the
A and M declaimers, a high stan
dard was set and A and M left a
pleasing precedent at the home of
the “Sister Aggies.”
A play was given in honor of the
visiting speakers by the senior
class and also a faculty recital
after a banquet Saturday night.
WACO CLUB BANQUET
Russian Musicians
Will Give Concert
At Assembly Hall
Again the Royal Russian Chorus
visits the A and M campus under
the auspices of the College Thea
ter Club Monday, March 14th, at
eight p. m. Last year this famous
troupe were the high praise of
those who heard them.
This company, which is on its
second world tour, has won the ap
plause of many eminent critics of
music and has played to capacity
assemblies in many of the largest
cities in the world. Princess Mar
garita Slaviansky leads this sing
ing and dancing chorus and is the
daughter of the founder. A feature
of the group is Mme. Mara Slavian
sky, soprano soloist and accompan
ist, and daughter of the conduc
tor.
Gorgeous costumes, sensational
Russian dancing, Balalaika orches
tra, and musical programs of all
nations will furnish the high spots
for the evening’s entertainment.
Prices are: students twenty-five
cents, adults fifty cetns.
Waco students will be honored
with a banquet by the Waco Moth- ,
ers’ Club in the banquet room of
Sbisa hall Saturday evening at
6:30. Election of officers of the
local club will follow the banquet.
Aggies Expecting Hard Season
As They Defend Championship
First Game Scheduled With^the line-up Saturday are “Bob”
Semi-Pro Team Of Southern
Pacific Will Be Next Sat
urday.
Pre-conference competition for
the champion Aggie baseball nine
promises to be tougher than usual
ly encountered when they open the
1932 playing season with the strong
Southern Pacific railroad, semi-
pro team, on Kyle field Saturday
afternoon.
Remnants of the 1931 title win
ning combinations are likely to be
found in at least six of the nine
positions as the Aggies prepare
for the start of the extended jour
ney through a number of practice
tilts and sixteen conference games.
Those lettermen who will pro
bably fill their regular positions in
Garvey, catcher, Walter E. “Sweet
ie” Davis, second base; George
Carpenter, third base; W. W.
“Mitch” Mitchell, shortstop; Les
ter “Squawk” Veltman (captain),
center field; and “Bob” Scheer,
pitcher.
Carpenter and Mitchell were
shifted from first base and right
field posts to fill the places left
vacant by Pampell and Henderson.
Both formerly played at these po
sitions. Either Scheer or Fischer,
the latter a freshman numeralman
of last year, will start the game,
and both will probably participate.
Marshall Shaw, ace of the Aggie
mound staff and all-conference hur-
ler last season, who received a
broken wrist in a speedball game
(See BASEBALL on page 4)
Fitzhugh Scores
Highest At Fort
Worth Stock Show
Team Wins First Place In
Sheep, Hogs; Second In
Horses; Place Third In En
tire Contest.
Scoring more points than any
other participant in the contest,
H. A. Fitzhugh, junior student in
Animal Husbandry, was high in
dividual in the Livestock Judging
Contest at the Southwestern Expo
sition and Fat Stock Show held in
Fort Worth Saturday. The A and
M Junior Livestock Judging Team
placed third in the whole contest,
being one point below Texas Tech
nological Institute, Oklahoma A
and W winning first place.
First In Sheep
In the individual contests, A and
M won first place in Ramboullet
Sheep, first in hog judging, second
in horses, and third in cattle and
sheep. For individual honors, Joe
The complete report of the inves- |
tieation committee of the Exchange |
Store will be found on page 3.
Student Volunteer
Program Completed
For Session Here
Meeting Will Bring South Tex
as Students Here For Two
And Half Day Conference
Starting Friday Week.
the prices of the Exchange Store
were ten per cent under current
prices on similar articles purchas
ed in Austin, Texas, and fourteen
per cent under uniform prices quot
ed from San Antonio.
The committee in concluding its
report stated that as the handling
of books brought little or no profit
to the store, the store should be
given the second hand book busi
ness to offset its loss in handling
new books. The Welfare Commit
tee voted to adopt the report.
Members of the committee mak
ing the investigation included C.
M. Evans, chairman; A. C. Moser,
and H. T. McWatters.
McQuillen Reports
Making a report of the cleaning
and pressing prices now on the
campus, E. E. McQuillen, stated
that the Campus Cleaners, operat
ing with their present volume of
business, would be able to do a cash
and carry business at a reduction
of almost forty per cent of present
prices.
Following a discussion of the ad
visability of abolishing all agents
and discontinuing delivery service,
the Welfare Committee voted in
favor of the cash and carry plan,
and recommended that the com
mandant stop student collectors,
from taking up cleaning and press
ing in the halls.
It was brought out that it would
possibly lead into a discontinuance
of local business for all cleaning
and pressing concerns not located
on or adjacent to the campus, as
these firms would doubtless have
an advantage in securing cash and
carry business.
No definite action has been an
nounced following the recommenda
tions of the Welfare Committee to
the college, but investigation of the
situation is continuing by college
officials.
The South Texas Union of the
Student Volunteer Movement to be
brought here the week-end of
March 18, under the auspices of the
Y M C A Cabinet, will follow a
complete schedule devised by I. C.
Corns, Harlingen, president of the
Cabinet, and his associates, during
the conference. The theme of the
conference will be “The Living
Christ in the World Today.”
Porter Will Speak
Paul Porter, secretary of the
League for Industrial Democracy,
has been chosen the chief speaker
of the conference. Mr. Porter has
made extensive investigation of un
employment conditions in the steel
and textile industries.
Because of his unusual back
ground of travel and study, his dis
cussions on a stable economic order
should be of special interest to
both students and faculty mem
bers.
Other Speakers
Other speakers are: William Mil
ler, missionary to Persia, who is
also a travelling secretary of the
Student Volunteer Movement from
New York; Rex Hopper, mission
ary to Paraguay; George Baker,
former director of young people’s
work at the University Methodist
Church, Austin, and now with the
Travis Street Methodist Church in
San Antonio; and either Bishop
Quinn or some other outstanding
minister who will be invited to give
the closing address Sunday morn
ing.
Play On Program
The University of Texas dele
gates to the conference are to pre
sent a missionary play entitled,
“Ba Thane.” The following Univer
sity students will appear in the
play: David Minter, Elizabeth Har
per, Mary Lynn Young, Bob Re
gan, Lynn Brown, Owen Hutchin
son, Betty Love Rugely, and Haver
C. Currie.
The schedule for the conference
is as follows:
March 18—4:00 Registration.
6:00 Banquet and opening pro-
Queen
Rifle Team Setting Up New
Records As They Out Shoot
Every Team In The Country
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(See STUDENT on page 4)
PAUL PORTER
Speaker at the Student Volun
teer Movement Meeting here next
month.
Beaux Arts Gives
Students Mention
Word has been received by the
department of architecture from
the Beaux Arts Institute of New
York that several placements have
been accredited to sophomore Arch
itectural students on their prob
lems “A Niche and Vase” and “A
Textile Museum.” Mentions were
won by M. D. Lovett, Roby, and A.
R. Wright, San Antonio, on the
Niche and Vase Problem, and half
mentions were won by J. H. Brown
of Houston, S. J. Krenek of Cald
well, and J. A. Tibbits of Sour
Lake. Honors for the Textile Mu
seum problem were shared by
Krenek, Lovett, Tibbits, and L. E.
Kojak of Beaumont, who each scor
ed a half-mention.
Walton’s Holding
Senior Reception
Monday Evening
Members of the Senior Class
will be honored with a reception
Monday night, March 14th at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Walton ac
cording to Luther Beil, president
of the Senior Class at a meeting of
the class called Monday afternoon.
“This is the annual reception held
each year by the president, and it
j is indeed essential that every mem
ber of the class be present,” Bell
stated.
Uniform for the evening has been
; announced as number one with
slacks.
College Livestock
Takes High Rating
In Ft. Worth Show Southwestern Sport Scribes
Individual High Point Score
For This College Raised
Twice In Two Consecutive
Weeks.
Constant improvement displayed
weekly by the Aggie riflemen,
National Intercollegiate champions
for the past two years, brought
them to what appears to be the
peak of form when they fired a to
tal of 3848 out of a possible 4,000
points. They are now preparing to
enter the Hearst National matches.
The win last week gave the Ag
gies a total of forty victories and
one loss for the season’s record thus
far. The defeat was administered
by the University of Kentucky team
which was one of the victims in
the match just finished.
Defeat West Point
Outstanding in the rather elon
gated list of victories of the team
this year was their recent slaugh
ter of the U. S. Military Academy
team, which they defeated easily
1439 to 1359 and avenged them
selves of the setback handed them
by the West Pointers last season.
This match was a special five
man affair and was fired by a team
consisting wholly of Seniors. Those
participating in the match were:
J. W. Dodson, who was high point
man in the week’s firing and in
cidentally established an all time
record of 390 out of a possible 400
points; C. S. Porcher (team cap
tain); F. K. McGinnis; C. W. Crass;
and O. D. Price.
New Records Made
Dodson’s new high mark broke
the all time record for A and M
students for the second time in as
many weeks, Crass having fired a
new-record of 388 the week pre
vious.
In two other special matches the
University of Iowa and Carnegie
Institute of Technology fell before
the Aggie attack.
Hearst Matches Starting
After completing the Hearst
matches the team will finish the
Eighth Corps area competition, and
if successful in this, then they will
enter the National Rifle Associa
tion’s Intercollegiate matches. In
four of the past five years the
Aggies have won the Eighth Corps
Area with little difficulty, and in
the past two years have secured
two “legs” on the National Rifle
Association trophy. They need only
to repeat as champions this year
to have permanent possession of
the cup.
Walton Will Talk
At Senior Banquet
Next Monday Noon
A banquet for the Senior class
is scheduled for the noon meal of
Monday, March 14th, when Dr.
W T alton, will address the class. The
nature of the purpose calling the
banquet has not been divulged.
All men attending the banquet
will be excused from classes during
the duration of the meeting should
(See STOCK TEAM on page 4) lit last longer than one o’clock.
Steer Takes Second Place In
Selection Of Grand Cham
pion Of The Show; Much
Interest Evidenced.
Defeating all senior entries for
the different breeds, Texas Pride
2nd, A and M steer entered in the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show held in Fort Worth
this week, was judged senior year
ling champion and champion Angus
Steer of the show, but after much
controversy, lost the title of Grand
Champion of the show to Superior
Mischief 42nd, Hereford Steer own
ed by C. M. Largents and Sons of
Merkel, Texas. Texas Pride 2nd is
a full brother to last year’s grand
champion steer, College Pride, and
is an excellent specimen of Aber-
deen-Angus stock.
Select All Conference Team
Seven Student Sport Writers*(A and M) and “Chuck” Bassett
Compile Mythical Team Of (Ark.), tie, Coaches.
(See LIVESTOCK on page 4)
Conference For First Time.
Inaugm-ating something new for
college newspapers, the respective
sports editors of the seven papers
in the Southwest conference have
cooperated in selecting an “Offi
cial all-Collegiate Press Team” for
the first time.
The selections are as follows:
First team: Sumner (TCU) and
Strickland (Baylor), forwards;
Dietzel (TCU), center; Brannon
(TCU) and Murphy (Ark.), guards;
Francis Schmidt, coach. Second
Team: Alford (Baylor) and Hess
(Rice), forwards; Merka (A and
M), center; Beard (A and M) and
Sexton (Ark.), guards; John Reid
Three Men Tie
A slight difference of opinion
manifested itself throughout in the
three men, Ad Dietzel, Raymond
Strickland, and “Doc” Sumner each
receiving six votes for first choice
and one each for second, there be
ing not even one man chosen una
nimously.
It may also be noted that Strick
land was named at least once for
every position on the team, but was
placed at forward because four
first string votes placed him there.
Tom Murphy, Arkansas guard,
was next with five first choices and
two seconds while “Doc” Sexton,
(See BASKET BALL on page 4)