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Published Weekly By The StodenU of The A. A Cetlefe of Texas
VOLUME xxxm
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBEI
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College Radicals Start Bonfire
Three Weeks Early; Fire Quenched
After Student Body Is Aroused
LEADS JUDGING TEAM
Tragic Incident Not Without
Its Humor; Five Hundred
Thinly-Clad Aggies Take
Part In Extinguishing the
Blaze.
Eleven Seniors
Take Annual R V
Congratulations
Election of Junior Members
To Be Held This Week; Ini
tiation of All New Members
Scheduled for December.
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This is a year of “New Deals.’*
Started primarily in an economic
sense, the term has evolved into
far-reach in* fields; A and M hav
ing felt its effect in no uncertain
terms. Monday night, November
18, another chapter “Let's Burr
the Bonfire Three Weeks Sooner” _ 4
Customary congratulations were
was begun, and, had it not been ex t rn( j e< j ^ the eleven seniors re
fer the timely arrival of the fire C ently elected into the Ross Vol-
department, might well have been unteers on Kyle Field the after-
noon of Sunday, November 12.
The almost tragic Incident was New Mn *> r m * mb * r8 of ,,hon -
,, , IT, 7 ■ orary mibtasy and social organi-
not without iU humor; put five waUm „ ^ c „ VartM ^
hundred thinly-clad, yelling man- -y l„fahtry; H. K. Westerman,
iacs on a drill field at two i/ciock Llano, “D” Infantry; B. A. Hoch „
in the morning trying all con- tnuth, Houston, “C” ('avalry; R.
oeivable method, of putting out a C - Hermann, Yodtum, “D” Field
_ Artillery; E. C. Ullrich, Hallets-
f,r. .nd humor .. Ih, only po,. yi|1( . ^ ( h ^ c v . n
wbl, rnulu. Thr world’, Urjrst Putt*. Sun Antonio. "D" CdT-
volunteer fire department went in- airy; M. F. Stiles, Houston, “A”
to action with intense enthusiasm Coast Artillery; H. H. Whitfield,
Houston, “A" Coast ArtiUery; R.
THANKSGIVING
DANCES
On November 29, after thr
bonfire, the Aggialand Or
chestra will play for a dance
in the mess hall annex from
ten until one. The following
Dave HarMond and
his 'fourteen-piece orchestra
will furnish muale for the
annual Thanksgiving Ball,
which lasts from nine until
two o’clock. Scrip for the
Wednesday night dhince will
be 81.00 and admission to the
Ball will be 8100. f
22. 1933
NUMBER
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ELECTED
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Homer Norton To Relieve Bell As
Head Of Phyisial Education Next
Fall; To Conduct Spring Training
and no cooperation. Spontaneous
commands of “Put the hose here!
“Point that thing on the other
side!" “The middle! That’s where
she needs it!" all contributed to
the combined effect that the
stream usually missed the fire and
drenched the volunteers. Numer
ous (trenchings hadi their effect;
the would-be helpers finally re
tired to the sides to allow the reg
ain to quench the fire in a
methodical manner.
Thwarting the next attempt to
start the bonfire will be left
wbelly up to the students for, ac
cording to John E. Mitchell, Com
mandant, the fire department will
not answer the next alarm.
Freshman Forensic
Club Will Debate
On Co-ed Subject
A. B. Basset, G. L. Rowsey, J.
M. Cooper and J. H. Hanna
To Debate Subject; "Re
solved, That A and M~
Should Be Open To All Girl
Students.”
The the first program of the
Freshman Forensic Chib Thursday
November 9, V. K. Sugareff of the
history department talked on
“America’s Recognition of Soviet
Russia."
Professor Sugareff predicted
that the U. S. will recognise Rus
sia permanently, but said we
would have to meet her require
ments, few of which are known
to just newspaper readers.
Following the enlightening as
well as sprightly talk, the meet
ing was thrown open to discus-
our government’s desire to reopen
trade relations with Russion. The
United States needs foreign trade
but more than that, they want
Russia as an ally or friend in the
event of war with Japan. The
Japanese pres* immediately sus
pected this to be President Roose
velt's real motive in inviting a res
ponsible representative of the Sov
iet government to Washington,
Professor Sugareff said.
The speaker pointed out the dr-'
cumstances leading up to Prysi-t
dent Roosevelt’s invitation. At the
London Economic Conference last
June, Maxim Litvinoff, Rissia's
commissar of foreign affairs, made
■fartling announcement that
M. Rutledge, Dallas, “D" Cavalry;
J. J. Taylor, Shreveport, La., “D”
Cavalry; aad R. J. Anderson, Mar
shall, “B” CavAlr?.
Election of juniors will take
place so met line this week and
their congratulations will be held
at Kyle Field next Sunday after
noon. 1 *
The annual initiation of new
members, both seniors and juniors,
will be held in December, prior to
the Christmas holidays. Election
of the King of the Festival and var
ious committees will take place at
a banquet held following initiation
ceremonies.
Majors J. P. Wheeler dad B. F. from J
Dels mater have been chosen spon
sors of the Koss Volunteers for
this year.
A. B. KYLE
A & M Finishes
Fifth In First.
Livestock Meet
Texan
Pfau
Kyle
Sixty-
The Tegas A and M Internation
al Livestock Judging team, in com
petition (fith teams from twelve
colleges, finished fifth in contests
held Saturday at Kansas City, Mo.,
in connection with the American
Royal Livestock Show. The Texas
A and M beam placed first in sheep
judging. In individual scoring, A.
B. Kyle, Wkitaey, ranked ninth in
a field of sixty-five contestants.
In a telegram received Monday
by D. W. Williams, head of the
animal husbandry depart m t n t
Knox, professor of
animal husbandry and livestock
judging team coach, it was learn
ed that iq the other events Texas
A and M ranked as follows: fifth
ia cattle, ninth in hogs, and tenth
in horses. Ohio State University
ceptured first place in the contests
and the next four places were a-
warded irt the order named: Iowa
State College, Oklahoma A and M,
University of Nevada, and Texas
A and M.l
Mr. William* announced that the
Texas A and M team will enter
the international collegiate live
stock judging contests to be held
Saturday, December 2, in connec
tion with the International live
stock Exposition, which will be in
progress »i Chicago at that time.
The team will practice at the Uai-
versity of Missouri at Columbus on
Friday, November 24, and will
then go tol Chicago for the opening
of the Show there on November
2ft.
This yegr'i team is composed of
Kyle; R. r. Alexander, Canadian;
I F. Gremmel, Pettus; K J. Hughes,
Dublin, and Earnest Goule, Men
ard
ROSS VOLUNTEERS
TO AHEND ANNUAL
BRENHAMMAYFEST
Military Organization To Give
Exhibition Drill at Bren
ham’s Annual Attraction;
Bryan Chamber of Com
merce Sponsors Trip.
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DR. T. O, WALTON
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K I' ■
ftalton Named
Head of Land
Grant Colleges
President of A and M la Elect
ed President of Association
of I^nd Grant CoileRea and
! Universities at Chicago
247 Rifle Team
Aspirants Enter
Varsity Tryouts
Mvery Collegiate Rifle Team
In the United States h
Challenged by Aggie Marks
men; First Match In Janu
ary. -
Centenary College Coach
Comes To A and M With
Brilliant ( oach Record; Will
Be Youngest Conch In 8.W.
Conference.
Meeting.
Dr. Thomas Otto Walter
presi-
A and M's Honor Military Com
pany, the Rosa Volunteers, have
just completed plans and arrange
ments to give an exhibition drill - elected president of thd Aaao-
at the Brenham Mayfest next: elation of Land Grant College and
spring, according to in announce- UnivseaiUes. at a meeting of that
ment made today by Ross Reid, body in Chicago last week* Nov-
sec rotary and treasurer of that ejnboff! 18-15.
organisation.
The exhibition drill, which is to
be sponsored by the Bryan and
Braxos County Chamber of Com
metre, will be the first appearance
of the Rosa Volunteers at the An
nual Mayfest in Brenham, an af
fair that time has made tradi
tional, and should add vary much
to the attroctioa of the already j tor the second consecutive
Other officers elected a* the
Chicago meeting of the Associa
tion were President Walter E.
rk of the University of Nevada,
president; and Professor Le
nd dl the University of Minne-
seta. Secretary of the executive Tto ^ )| ^ Angies' first match
cemmMUe. will not be held until January, var-
Dr. Walton, who will be serving a , t y |«tterraen are already work
. Two hundred and forty-seven
cadets participated in the tryouts
I for the varsity rifle team held
November ft-17, according to Lieut
enant J. E. Reieraon, director of
rifle marksmanship. In addition
to this large number, each of the
twenty-eight organisations in the
corps will enter ten-man teams in
the intramural contest, bringing
the total to more than four hun
dred and twenty-five from which
to choose members of the varsity
team this year. Practice for the
intramural contest began Monday
of this week and record firing will
begin December ft, continuing un
til December 19.
Challenges have been issued to
all the collegiate rifle teams and
it is expected that at least one
hundred of them will accept
. . . j i hard to hold their places on
colorful event Though it int <to-|4 • member af the expeutive ^ fint ltnnff of ^ thirt y.man
ant College
president of
the
7t .
his country expected "to spend s
•billion dollars in foreign trade. The
representatives of the sevens! na-
,tions were soon dickering for a
share in this market, and England,
France, and Italy have already
succeeded in making trade agree
ments with Russia. But the Sov
iets sat down rigid roles, making
each nation sign on the dotted line
as a promise to pay for a large
part of the Russian products in
r
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A & M DEBATERS •
ARE INVITED TO
MEET WITH USC
The Southern California For
ensic Society; Proposes A Two-
Year Contract Between the
Two Schools.
The forensic society of the Uni
versity of Southern California has
invited the debate team of Texas
A and M College to enter a reci
procal contract for debates be
tween teams from the two schools.
In a letter received by C. 0.
Spriggs, professor of public speak
ing and debate team coach, the
Californians stated that they were
interested in arranging a date to
debate with Texas A and M while
on their tour during the month of
March.
The proposed eeatthei. states
that the host institution shalL 0 -- tT L_ . _ -
guarantee twenty-five dollars «nd ^ M U aSCOt LOSCS
provide twenty-four hours enter- \^heil Freshmen
tainment for the visiting team. It L * j
is their wish that the a and a Slip Through Guard
team schedule a debate at Los
Angeles for following year. Peruna has no tail. The di-
The Southern California debating mmutive pony mascot, weighing
society suggests that the Pi Kappa only 200 founds, that paraded so
Delta question: "’Resolved, that the gracefully during the half of the
Powers of the President of the A and M - S M U game November
finitely known yet, It to expected t^dy tor the Land Grant
that the Roes Voluirtssrs will also Association, was vice-pi
act as an escort to the reigning the same body last year, aad was
king and queen of the Mayfest. boomed as Secretary of Agricui-
Two other exhibition drills are tqre in President Rooeevelt’i Cabi-
now be*ng con«id.-ed by the ssem rft by the entire South toot spring,
hen of the Ron Vetonteen, ef Prior to becoming peseidsai ef A
which the Annual Battle of Flow- and M, Dr. Walton was
ers held In San Ahtonio each with the Texas A and M
Spring is one. Further announce- *k>n Service,
ment* will be made concerning the | The major problem confronting
squad.
A benefit show will be present
ed Friday night, November 24, in
the Assembly Hall to raise money
for sweaters and- to meet other ex
pense that may he incurred during
the year.
other two tripe contemplated.
United States Be Substantially In
creased As A Settled Policy” l>e
argued this seadon.
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Howell Wks Speaker
At Recent Meeting
of Masonic Society
E. J. Howell, registrar, talked
on “The Significance of the Mason
ic Emblem" at the regular meet-
11 was shorn of that beautiful
flowing decoration sometime dur
ing the mice’s visit to College Sta
tion. ' I
While the mascot’s guards had
gone to refresh themselves with a
Preparations For
Bonfire and.Yell
Practice Rushed
Matty Beil and a Number of
Prominent Ex - Students
Will Give Short Talka At
Bonfire.
| the Land Grant College and Uni-
; vfrsities Association, of i which
the Extension Service and Experi
ment Station to a part, ia tfie an
ticipated twenty-five percept cut
by the Federal Government
JRKEK DINNER ID
SERVED IN THE
OF DANQUET
The Banquet Will Be Served
To the Various Organiza
tions On Different'Era*
inga.
Chief Yell Leader “Pete" Coa-
nor and hia assistanta are rushing
preparations this week for the big
yell practice to be held the night
before Thanksgiving, The yell
practice preceding the University
of Texas-A and M game at Col
lege Station has always been the
moat colorful of that particular A . rV)
year at Aggieland, and this year’s ^ ^ npltLcid
rally will be no exception. y ^ r ^ ^ dj nn#r , n the form of a
The cadet corps will assembly ^ to ^
infrimtof the YMC A stopaaoou NtuIi#nj( on ^en.ngs
The order in which the organi-
LEE GIVES VIEWS
ON THE PRESENT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Real Uaiuie of the Depres
sion Was the Poor Distri
bution of the National In
come.
“Money For the Consumer" was
the subject of a talk given by V.
P. Lee, professor of marketing and
finance, before the members of the
San Antonio Forum at San Anto
nio Friday. November 17, and be-
fore the Marketing and Finance
(3ub in the Asbury Room of the
library Monday, November 20.
Thif Thanksgiving will mark an Dr * ^ op * ned hi * * pwh wlth
innovation in the method of serv- •toteiaent that the real un-
ntg the annual turkey dinder. In der, > rin « c#w of th *
,r effort to give a better dinner "•* th * P oor ******* of the
apd to serve with some suggestion n * t ' on *l back in the pros-
o( style, the usual noon day meal j 1*™* tlmM of the 1920, ‘- Tow
rved on the day preoeeding
Homer H. Norton, head coach of
Centenary College, will relieve
Matty Bell as head of the depart
ment of physical education and
head football coach next year.
Dean E. J. Kyle chairman of A
and M's athletic council announc
ed Thursday.
Norton will be in charge of the
Aggie athletic program including
baseball, football, and track. He
will remain at Centenary until
spring at which time he will coma
to College Station to direct the
spring training of the Cadets.
Brilliant success at Centenary
College has marked Norton’s re
cord at that institution since he
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became head coatftt in 192ft, when
he relieved Bo McMillan. During
the eight years there, his teams
have won fifty-four games, lost
fifteen, and tied eight, marking
up a total of 1,44ft points to op
ponents 601. In 1927, the Cento
were untied and undefeated and
in 1932, duplicated this record un
tile the last game of the season
when Arkansas held them to ■
nothing to nothing tie.
The Gents have hot tasted a de
feat in the last seventeen starts,
eight of which were against
Southwest Conference teams. They
have not been scored on in the tost
thirteen games and they have
played such teams as the South
west Conference offers plus L 8
U, the team that gave Arkaaaaa
a 19-0 licking earlier this season.
Norton, w ho ia only 35, will be
the youngest Coach in the ttonth-
west Conference. »
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Tosch Is Elected
President of The
A & M Press Club
after supper Wednesday night.
After a brief yell practice there,
the students will gather around the
big bonfire on the drill field.
Short talks will be made by
head coach Matty Bell, Horatio
Preacher” Durst, “Rfd” Thomp
son, Beaumont Buck, and other
prominent ex-student of A and M.
tions will be served is as fol-
Bnt
fr
cold drink
dad cadeti
fenxeless 1
left tied b
to auch ai
modest hoi
some ferocious khaki
set upon the poor de
feature who had been
a post and sheared H
extent that now the
e, taking his loss ter
a fence
w kail of
iously, makes it a point to always
keep that spot where his flowing
ing of the Masonic Club Thursday black toil used to be backed up
November Ifttk., in the Mess Hall against
parlor. After Mr. Howell’s talk A ne
a short business meeting was held.
Refreshments consisting of coffee
and cakes were served. Plans for
the future will be made at meet
ings to be held each month. The
club’s first entertainment, a barbe
cue, was given at the “Y” cabin
Thursday eveniag, November 9th.
Debate Club Holds
Practice Debates
On Current Topics
In a discussion of the current
intercollegiate question, “Resolved,
that N R A Is Detrimental to the
Best Interests of the United Stat
es”, C. A. Montgomery, Denton,
upheld the affirmative? in a prac
tice debate with J.' if. MsgweM
ursday. November 23,• 2nd
talton Field Artillery
ridxy, November 24, Cqvalry,
Saturday, November 25, 1st Bat
talion Infantry.
Sunday. November 2ft, Engineers
and Band.
MonAy, November 27, 1st Bat
talion Field Artillery.
TueMtey, November 28. 2nd Bat
talion Infantry.
Wednesday. November 29, Coast
Aitillery and Signal Corps.!
t>inn«r is to be served promptly
at {five forty five.
to be served is as fol-
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Fruit Cocktail, Celery and Oliv
es, Oyster Milk Stew, Roast Tur
U cp!
>oodr{c
yarn woven in
Ion was contrived by
h, director of the S M
Plainview, and T. M. Brown, Hous-1 key with Dressing, Giblet Gravy,
ton, at a meeting of the Debate Cn nberry Sauce, Candided Yams,
• Club held Thursday night. Fol- Sti ing Beans, Salad,
lowing the debate the entire dob
joined in the discussion of the
U band, however, and now Peruna question.
ia gradually becoming accustomed For the next meeting, to he held
Hot Rolls,
Biifuita, Mince Pie, Ice Oream,
Nuts and Asst Fruit, Coffae-
to the new appendage.
A lover without indiscretion to
no lover at all.—Thos. Hardy.
on the first Thursday ia December, las ;
members will debate the current
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fear, aor wish for, your
"the toany still must Ulor for
one.—Lard Byron.
much of the annual income want. ,
inu, capital good, Maad of to th, ll "
lege, is sponsor of the Club, and
pockets of the laborer, farmer, and
stockholders who have spent is for
consumer's goods.
In closing, Dr. Lee stated that
government backing of labor and
consumer^ cooperative organisa
tion. radical change of govern
ment regulation of banks in be
half of the public interest, and
strict regulation of sales of se
curities to the public are some of
the things that may be done in the
T. K, Mayo, college librarian anu
professor in the English depart
ment, is an honorary member.
Plans mera made to sponsor a
Press Chib literary award contest,
though it will not be definitely de
cided upon until later. Sketches of
keys that were made last year
were inspected by the members
and they decided to adopt one of
them for a club emblem at the
next meeting. A banquet will be
future to prevent production ea-,,, , _ , .. .
P4ctty from too f.V oh«m If 1 ” 1 , “f- “ *"
of the purchasing power of the
public.
Williams Speaker
At Meeting of the
ASME Thursday
At a regular meeting of the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers Thursday night in the
Agricultural Engineering Build
ing, D. W. Williams, head of the
animal husbandry department,
was the pricipal speaker.
Ifr. William* spoke on “Types
and Clasrifieation of Horses in
Tana." He laid particular stress
on the value of the Racing Bill in
the future breeding and devolp-
ment of horses into racing and
polo stock.
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ing speaker will address the mem
bers.
Anyone interested in joining the
chib is invited to attend the next
meeting, the second Thursday in
December, in the Asbury room of
the Library.
( HARTER PROHIBITS
FLOW OF LIQUOR
AT NORTHWESTERN
Evanston, III.—Repeal of*prohibi
tion will have no affect on thv
status of Northwestern University
is far as the liquor question is
concerned, the administration an
aounced this week.
No liquor may be sold within foU)
miles of the university, under a
clause contained in the chart«v
which established the institution.
C. A. Tosch, Mesquite, A^jntuMi
of the Second Battalion Infantry,
was elected president of the A and
M Press Club at ita first meeting
Thursday night, November 1ft, h»
the Asbury room of’.Bw MRraary.
Other officers elected were Jack
Sloan, San Benito, second lieuten
ant of Campany “B" Infantry, ana
J. G. Otta, Cuero, Captain on the
Infantry Regimental Staff, seer*
tary-treasurer.
All students connected with the
four publications of the campus—
.The Battalion, Longhorn, Texas
Aggie .Countryman, and Techno-
scope—make op the membership
of the Press Club. Curtis Viaaon.
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