BAT TALiON
Published Weekly By The Students Of The A. & M. College Of Texas
VOLUME XXX
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MAY 11, 1932
NUMBER 32
1PH WEBSTER
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Arrangements For Junior
Banquet, Junior Prom, And
Final Ball Nearing Comple
tion.
Price Reduction Will Last
Through Remainder Of
This Term As An Experi
ment.
Ralph Wefbster’s nationally known
twelve piece dance orchestra, now
featured at the Plaza, Hotel in
San Antonio, has been awarded
the contract to play for the Com
mencement dance and parties.
These will include the Junior ban
quet, Junior Prom ,and Final Ball
on the nights of June 2, and 3.
This orchestra was chosen from
a group of prominent Southern
and Eastern orchestras who sub
mitted bids on a competitive basis.
The dance committee, which was
appointed by Junior Class officials,
consists of R. E. Rinn, Yoakum;
H. L. Graves, Corsicana; and C. E.
Praeger, Paris.
Plans for the decorations are be
ing completed by T. S. Roots of
Marshall, and 0. H. Smith of Fort
Worth, who are in charge of that
phase. An adaptation of the mod
ern trend will be used.
“Programs and invitations for
the events are expected within a
few days,” said R. E. O’Connell,
secretary and treasurer of the Jun
ior Class, “and with the exception
of a few minor details, all arrange
ments are complete.”
A motion to the effect that the
existing price of thirty-five cents
for admission to the Saturday night
picture shows in the Assembly Hall
be reduced to twenty-five cents for
the remainder of this school year,
was passed at a joint meeting of
the new and old Y M C A Cabinet.
It was decided that the new ad
mission price of twenty-five cents
should be charged for the three re
maining Saturday night shows
more or less as an experiment.
Should the reduction meet with
favorable approval of the student
body, it is likely that the new price
will prevail during the next school
year.
L. W. Storms
Wins Award In
Drill Contest
Giddings High
Meet Fish Here
In Two Games
Final Games Dated For Mon
day And Tuesday With
Blinn College.
San Antonio Junior Wins Drill
Held As Part Of Mothers’
Day Program.
L. W. Storms, Jr., San Antonio,
was awarded the judges decision
and “best-drilled” medal of the
Ross Volunteers following competi
tive drill of the company on the
college drill field Sunday afternoon.
The competitive drill was held fol
lowing an exhibition drill by the
R V company as a portion of the
program for Mothers’ and Dads’
Day.
Storms, who is a junior in “A”
Troop, Cavalry, was chosen the one
to receive the medal after all but
three men had been eliminated
from the drill and after the three
remaining had been put through
a stiff several minutes of intensive
drill. Members of the final trio
besides Storms were Jack Tarver,
junior from Rosebud, and R. W.
Sanders, senior from Dallas.
Judges of the drill were Majors
B. F. Delameter, J. P. Wheeler, S.
R. Hopkins and W. C. Washington,
all of the A & M military science
staff.
Having been victorious in all
but one game since the season
opened the strong Aggie freshman
baseball nine will entertain as their
next guests the Giddings high
team, on Kyle field in a pair of
tilts on Friday and Saturday after
noons of this week.
After the series with Giddings
high the freshmen play two games
with Blinn Junior College of Bren-
ham, who hold the distinction of
being the only winners over the
“Fish” this season, and will thus
bring their activities to a close,
May 16 and 17.
Mooty Showing Well
Jake Mooty, brilliant little fire
and curve ball artist from Fort
Worth who came to A and M with
a record well worth considering and
who has since upheld it commenda-
bly, is slated to face the Blinn slug
gers in the opener in both ensuing
series, since ample time will be al
lowed between each for rest. C. A.
Hill, the pride of Seagraves, and
M. J. Schriever, who calls Lock
hart home, are the best bets to see
service in the other two games.
Team Line Up
Remaining positions will be fill
ed as follows: C. Steves, San Anto
nio, catcher; Tommie Hutto, Coa
homa, first base; Travis Voehkel,
Fayettville, second; Bob Connelly,
Fort Worth, third, and E. H. Bob
bitt, Hillsboro, shortstop; J. T.
Jones, Belton, will patrol the left
outer-garden; William Sood, Fort
Worth, in center. C. M. Reynolds,
Bastrop slugger, will be found in
right.
Old Files Uncovered By Snooping
Scribe In Library Indicate That
A & M Once Boasted Daily Paper
(Editor’s note: This is the first
of a series of articles written by a
member of The Battalion staff to
acquaint its readers with inter
esting though comparatively un
known facts about A and M as re
vealed by old publication files in
the library.)
Several years ago there was a
daily newspaper at A and M!
We wouldn’t dare publish this if
we didn’t know we could prove it,
for of all the startling things we
have learned since attaching our
selves to the staff of this publica
tion this is the most amazing.
In fact, we won’t blame you if
you doubt us and come around to
demand proof, for when we told
our own editor-in-chief, he laughed
us right out of the office with,
“You silly ass, there’s not that
Ice Water Fountain
Purchase Probably
Be Late This Month
Entry List Will Be Replete
With Many Entries In. All
Events.
Final entries in the ninth annual
horse show were made at noon to
day with the exception of the post
entries which are to be made at
the gate. The show will be held
Saturday on the main drill field at
1:45. Prizes and trophies for the
various events are donated by
Bryan and College Station mer
chants and business men.
Committees
The committee for the show is
composed of Major S. R. Hopkins,
chairman; Major I. G. Walker, en
tries; Captain C. S. Richards,
grounds, assisted by Sergeant Er
nest Seeger; Lieutenant J. V. Car-
roll, publicity; Lieutenant J. S.
Seybold, clerk of the course, assist
ed by Sergeant John V. King; Ca
dets G. C. Brundrett and L. W.
Storms, announcers. Major Hop
kins and Lieutenant Nachman were
the committee on the selection of
prizes and trophies.
Judges For Events
Judges for the various events
are Major J. P. Wheeler, Captain
T. C. Harry, Captain L. A. Pick,
Lieutenant E. T. McCullough, Lieu
tenant L. R. Nachman, Mr. M. W.
Sims, and Mr. Frank Seale. On the
committee for the presentation of
trophies are Mrs. T. 0. Walton,
Mrs. C. J. Nelson, Mrs. S. R. Hop
kins, and Mrs. I. G. Walker
Prizes are offered on the fol
lowing events: children’s two gait-
ed class, cup donated by Bryan
Lions Club; mounted tug of war
between artillery and cavalry, blue
ribbon to winning team and show
passes to members of winning team
presented by Palace Theater;
equipment race, cup given by Bryan
Rotary Club; ladies jumping class,
cup given by Sankey Park; cpecial
Shetland pony class, cup by Canady
Pharmacy; senior jumping class,
cup given by Sankey Park; special
tion walk, cup by Dr. Marstellar;
junior jumping class, cup by Bryan
Chamber of Commerce; open jump
ing, cup by Exchange Store; and
cowpony stake race, box of cigars
donated by Casey and Sparks.
Proceeds From Show Will Be
Boosted By “Y” Treasury
To Make Purchase.
Net proceeds of $162.50 were de
rived from the two picture shows
held in the Assembly Hall last
Wednesday, for the purpose of ob
taining sufficient funds to pur
chase and install a refrigerated
drinking fountain in the Y M C A.
One thousand and fifty persons
attended the shows, the overhead
of which amountd to approximately
$100. It is likely that the additio
nal money needed to buy the cool
ing system will be appropriated
from the Y M C A treasury.
Bids to five concerns have been
let by the Fiscal Department for
the equipment which will cost a-
bout $450. In all probability, the
new system will be installed some
time this month, Myron L. Cashion,
secretary of the college Y M C A
announced early this week.
It is the present plan to place
the new electric water cooling de
vice in the basement of the Y M C A
and to continue to use the bubblers
in the fountain at the door of the
building. Specifications require
that the water be cooled from
eighty-five to fifty degrees Fah
renheit rapidly enough to provide
cooled drinking water for two hun
dred and fifty persons per hour.
Scout Work Is
Studied With
Sociology Now
Course Leading To Scoutmas
ter’s Certificate Open To
Everyone.
much news on the campus and there
never has been. Now go find some
thing to help fill this darn weekly
sheet up and be sure you don’t take
another drink.”
We didn’t pay any attention to
him, however. Not that we took a
drink but that we went over to the
library and dug out our proof—sev
eral bound volumes of The Daily
Bulletin and its successor, The Rev
eille, dated from 1917 to 1925, evi
dence sufficient to prove our vera
city, if not our sobriety, to the edi
tor.
First known as The Daily Bulle
tin and later as The Reveille the
publication was a four-column, four
page newspaper published by the
Publicity Department of the col-
Seminar Hears
Dr. Ball Talk
On Paleobotany
Plans Made For Joint Ban
quet Meeting With Social
Science Seminar.
(See FILES on page 6)
An illustrated lecture on Paleo
botany by Dr. 0. M. Ball, head of
the Botany Department, at the
Physics Lecture room, Monday eve
ning May 2, ended the current
schedule of meetings for the
Science Seminar. At 6:30 on Mon
day evening, May 16, the Science
Seminar will join with the Social
Science Seminar in holding a joint
informal banquet at Sbisa Hall to
close the activities of both organ
izations for the year.
Following the dinner Dr. Harry
B. Wiser of the Depaidment of
Chemistry, Rice Institute, will give
an illustrated lecture on “Some
Colloidal Phenomena in the Forma
tion of Gall Stones.” Dr. Wiser is
recognized as one of the outstand
ing scientists in the field of Physi
cal Chemistry and has the reputa
tion of being a very interesting
speaker.
Tickets for the banquet, at 75b
per plate, are now on sale and
may be purchased anytime before
10 a. m. Monday, May 16, from the
following men: C. H. Winkler, W.
T. Leland, J. W. Barger, L. G.
Jones, E. W. Steel, J. T. Lonsdale,
F. L. Thomas, E. B. Middleton, N.
F. Rode, and E. E. Vezey.
Meeting once every week at the
Y M C A cottage at the old college
zoo, students of Rural Sociology
404 are studying scoutcraft meth
ods preparatory to receiving a cer
tificate as scoutmaster in the Boy
Scouts of America, according to
Daniel Russell, professor of rural
sociology, whose class has chosen
Boy Scout work as its project for
the year.
Aids Rural Sociology
Although taught primarily as a
project for Rural Sociology 404,
the course is open to anyone inter
ested in the work, Mr. Russell said,
and all students who attend thir
ty-two of the forty hours offered
will receive certificates as scout
masters.
Three classes have already met,
but full credit will be given to all
students who attend the remainder
of the course, according to Mr. Rus
sell.
Classes Once A Week
Classes will be held at five
o’clock every afternoon next week
and the course will be closed with
a overnight hike Saturday, May 21,
to the Lock and Dam Club on the
Brazos river. The overnight hike
will give twenty hours’ credit.
The course is being offered
through the co-operation of three
officials of the Boy Scout Organi
zation in Texas, James P. Fitch,
Dallas, regional executive in the
Southwest; R. R. Adcock, Houston,
South Texas director; and W. W.
Simpson, Houston, Boy Scout
Executive of the Missouri Pacific
Railway.
All three of these men have at
tended meetings here during the
past three weeks and Mr. Adcock
will be present at the meeting next
Monday afternoon.
Military Work SEIMS 0 K
Rated Highly In py RK[
Last Inspection
Expected To Arrive Here Dur
ing Week Of May 23.
Students may expect to receive
their copy of the 1932 Longhorn
about the first part of the week of
May 23rd, according to a statement
from the annual office this _^iorn-
ing. This will be possible should
the printer be able to ship the
book on the scheduled date, and
there is not an unusually long time
spent in transport.
A1 Saenger, editor of the Long
horn, stated Tuesday night that
distribution would be made as soon
as possible on their arrival. Ship
ment of the books this year will
be made by freight, and under rea
sonable handling will take a week
to reach College Station. The books
will form such a large shipment
that they will require one whole
box car for their movement.
Col. Castle Expresses Opinion
Of Staff Following Review
Wednesday Afternoon.
Managers At
Work On New
’33 Longhorn
Contract For Engraving To
Be Awarded Last Of This
Month.
Inspection of the Military De
partment of A and M, by the board
of inspectors of the Eighth Corps
Area, was being completed today.
The inspection was under the di
rection of Col. W. A. Castle, the
units being inspected by officers
in their organizations: Lt. Col.
D. D. Tompkins, Cavalry; Lt. Col.
R. N. Pennell, Field Artillery; Maj.
G. P. Anderson, Coast Artillery;
Mstj. N. P. Groff, Infantry; Capt.
Clay Anderson, Engineers; and Lt.
Nickelson, Signal Corps.
The visiting officers were honor
ed at a dinner, given at the Aggie-
land Inn by the resident officers,
Monday night.
A review of the corps for the
inspectors, this afternoon, impress
ed them very much, Col Castle
stating that the military here con
tinues to show great improvement,
and the corps has made an excel
lent showing.
The report of the inspectors on
the units of the college was not
made public, but intimations were
that, as always, the college would
receive an excellent rating.
“Engraving contract for the 1933
Longhorn will be let probably the
last of this month,” J. E. Angell,
business manager of student publi
cations announced Wednesday
morning. The contract is pending
complete plans for the book, which
are being drawn up by B. M. Gott
lieb, editor of the yearbook.
Gottlieb is also finishing the ap
pointments of a staff, and will be
at work in a few days on a rough
plan of the book. No appointments
have been made to date, other than
the advertising manager, who will
be T. C. (Ike) Morris of Forres-
ton.
Several engraving firms have
signified interest in the contract
for next year, and will probably bid
on the work. Engraving for the
book will be let by contract to the
bidder chosen by Gottlieb and An
gell, following a submittance of
bids in a few days.
Contract for the printing of the
book will not be made before Octo
ber, at the earliest, as at this time
the plan of the book will be in more
detail and the printer will be able
to make a closer estimate of the
work.
Riflemen Fall To
Thirteenth Place
In Hearst Matches
Case For A & M Trophies To
Be Parting Gift Of 1932
Class.
A & M Sharpshooters Place
Two Teams Among First
Ten In Recent Contests.
“Terror Riding” For
Co-Eds Before Being
On Girls’ Polo Team
Captain Lyons Gets
Order For Transfer
To Hawaiian Islands
Notice has been received by the
Military Department here that
; Captain E. L. Lyons, assistant pro
fessor of military science and tac
tics, Infantry, is to report to the
Hawaiian department of the Unit
ed States Army in Honolulu, Octo
ber 1st.
Special to The Battalion
DENTON, May 11.—Riding bare-
back, playing polo, and jumping
hurdles, approximately seventy
students are enrolled this semes
ter in the Eastwood Riding Acad
emy at Texas State College for
Women (C I A).
The forty freshmen must com
plete a period of “terror riding” or
bareback gymnastics on a gallop
ing steed before they are allowed
to choose one of several types of
saddles and ride outside the pad-
dock.
After leading the nation’s best
riflemen for two straight years,
in which they easily took first place
in the National Intercollegiate and
a pair of seconds in the Hearst
International matches, the Aggie
sharpshooters fell to thirteenth
place in the former, but placed two
teams in the Hearst matches.
Washington State University won
a double victory as they took hon
ors in both the National Intercol
legiate and Hearst matches. Their
scores were 7811 out a possible
8000 in the National and 960 in a
possible 1000 to cop the Hearst.
While they failed to win the
match the A & M crew set a new
precedent in the Hearst competi
tion, placing two teams among the
first ten. That Aggie team known
as the third string was second and
the first team took third place.
There was a difference of only
four points in their total scores.
Members of the teams placing
in the Hearst matches are: First
team—J. S. Porcher, team captain
from El Paso; F. K. McGinnis, Dal
las; C. W. Crass, Palestine; O. D.
Members of the senior class vot
ed their approval of specifications
of a trophy case to be presented to
the college as their parting gift,
and authorized its immediate pm’-
chase at a meeting of the class
Tuesday evening.
According to specifications giv
en to.the class by C. W. Herring,
chairman of the trophy case com
mittee, the case will be octagonal
in shape, suitable for display in
the rotunda of the Main Building.
Made Of Steel
A steel frame will be used in
stead of the wooden frame which
was suggested at first. The case
will have a heavy stone base and
the walls will be of thick, heavy
quality plate glass, Herring said.
It will contain two shelves for
trophies, in addition to the base.
Specifications for the case were
drawn by S. C. P. Vosper, of the
college architectural staff. Contract
for the steel frame probably will
be let to a firm in San Antonio and
it is estimated that the complete
case will cost $350. The base will
be made on the campus.
Assumes Debts
The class also voted to assume
the debts of this year’s yell staff,
incurred as a result of the decrease
in sale of yell books, and to pay
a balance due on sweaters for the
yell staff. The total amount of this
debt is approximately forty-five
dollars, J. U. Parker, chief yell
leader, told the class.
A committee was appointed by
Luther Bell, president of the class,
to investigate the possibility of the
class assisting the juniors in bear
ing the expense of the junior prom.
Suggestion was made at the meet
ing that the class share a portion
of this expense and that the sen
iors be permitted to attend the
prom either without cost or at a
reduced cost.
Consolidated Class
Play Will Be Given
Next Tuesday Night
(See RIFLE TEAM on page 5)
“Mail Order Brides,” a rollicking
farce in three acts, will be pre
sented by the senior class of the
A and M Consolidated school at the
Assembly Hall Tuesday evening,
Mrs. C. H. Spencer, director of the
play, has announced. The perform
ance will begin at eight o’clock.
The setting of the play is laid
on the Nevada cattle range. Ruby
Heart ranch has plenty of men
but only two women, one of whom
is an Indian squaw, and two of the
cowboys decide to remedy the sit
uation by sending to a Chicago
mail order house for wives. The or
der is tampered with and when the
brides arrives there is one too
many. And there the fun begins.
Swimmers Enter
Intramural Meet
Saturday, May 21
Intramural interest will center
about swimming Saturday, May 21,
as the intramural splashmen vie
for aquatic honors in the Y M C A
pool. There will be six events in
this meet which are as follows:
40-yard free style, 40-yard back
stroke; 40-yard breast stroke; 100-
yard free style; plunge for dis
tance; and fancy diving.
'Honk’ Irwin To Enter Shot Put Events
In National Intercollegiate Track And
Field Meet — May Go To Olympics
Has Thrown Shot Further
Than Any Collegian This
Season.
Should the precedent of previous
years at Aggieland hold true then
“Honk” Irwin, premier weight man
on the Aggie track team and in the
conference this season, is due for
a trip to the National Intercol
legiate track and field meet, to be
held in Chicago in June.
Irwin’s 50 feet 1 inch put last
Saturday is the best any person
south of the Mason-Dixon line has
ever made, as far as can be learn
ed by all available records. Not
only is it the best mark in history
in the south but is also the best
distance any collegiate weight man
in the nation has obtained to date
during the current season.
Exceed Other Records
Considering the fact that “Honk”
has surpassed every shot-put par
ticipant’s best put this season, and
in all likelihood will elevate the
present conference record by more
than two feet Saturday, it is only
reasonable that he could likewise
cop the event in the national meet
if entered. A win in the national
meet would also win him a tryout
for the Olympics and possibly a
place on the team.
A number of A & M athletes
have competed in the national meet
in the past, among them Hai’ry
Stiteler and Herman Harlan last
year. They are the present holders
of the pole vault and high hurdle
records, respectively, in the con
ference.