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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1934)
I 1 ' • I ■ , ' |l Published Weekly By The Students of The A. A M. n of Tei i i VOLUME COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 11, 1934. i Nl’MBER 28 State Highway Short Course to Begin April 12; Two Hundred Engineers Are Expected to Attend Interesting Program Is Plan ned, Including Banquet To Be Held On Friday Night. With ninety-fiy* request* for resenrations having already been received, the attendance this year ia eapected to be much larger than usual for the annual Highway Short Course given under the direction of the Civil Engineering department and the State Highway department April 12-14. 'At this date last year, only sixty reserva tions had been made, and the at tendance numbered about one hun dred aad fifty; over two hundred are expected this year. : Outstanding engineers in high way construction and design will "be included on the program. An added attraction at the meetings are the reports of committees on various subjects of interest, ac cording to J. T. L. McNew, secre tary of the Texas section of the American Society of Civil Engi neers, who is arranging the program. In the past, valuable papers have been prepared for the program by engineers, but this year the subjects will be the result of committee studies. ^ Don Lee. executive .secretary of the Texas Highway Branch of As sociated General Contractors of America, whq has manned the short course banquet for the past several years, will again take over his duties as toastmaster Friday night. Other entertainment has also been prepared for the mem bers, of which will include the two A and M-Texas baseball games on Friday and Saturday, the golf competition in the afternoons, and the intramural boxing finals Satur day night. | Engineering students who desire to attend the banquet must obtain tickets from the Civil Engineering department. “* ENROLLMENT RISE IS EXPECTED FOR 2 SUMMER TERMS Annual FFA Banquet To Be Held Thursday Senior vocational agriculture students of A and M will hold their fifth annual C. H. Winkler Chap ter of F F A banquet Thursday evening in the mess hall annex. 'Each student will have one A and M professor as his guest. R. H. Brister, Superintendent of schools at Taylor, has been select ed as principal spesiker for the oc casion, and will discuss the “Place . of Vocational Agriculture m Our Schools”. Other honor gufsts who will be present are J. B. Rutland. State Advisor of Vocational Agri culture, and P. G. Haineh, State Director of Vocational Agriculture. An interesting program is being planned, according to D. I. Dud ley, president ef the local FFA pbapter. New Regulations Put Into Ef fect by State Board of ration Likely Increase istration. ♦ An appreciable increase is ef pected in registration for the sui P mer session at Texas A college this year in view regulations to be put into effect next Fall by the State Board of Education, according to Dean C. H. Winkler, of the school of voca tional teaching and also direc of the summer session at the lege. The summer session will divided into two terms, the firft to be from June 5 to July 14 and the second to be from July 16 to August 25. The new regulations require that every teacher ir^-a state sup ported public School either be a college graduate or be working def initely towards a college degree. They ah4 specify certain require ments concerning physical educa tion for teachers. In addition tq other general col lege couraaa, classes ia educational administration and methods and in physical education will be base ducted at the college this summer. Under the direction of W. L. Peu- berthy, one of the state’s leading physical education teachers, cours es giving s total of seven credit* in health education and physical education will be offered. Instruction during the summer session at the college will be car ried on by members pt the regu lar staff with two exceptions. K- H. Williams, principal of John H- Reagin high school. Houston, will conduct classes in education dur ing the first terln, and Supt. S. M- Brown, of the Bryan City Schools will teach in this subject during the second term. 1 Valedictorian' N 1,500 Texas High School Students To Compete In 17th Annual State Judging Contests Here Monday Texas Future Farmer of C upy the attention of the students Maintenance Will Be Increased For Next School Year { Attractive Program Is Arranged America Will Feature One- Day Meet. SENIOR CLASS SELECTS HOLMES VALEDICTORIAN At least 1,500 Texas high school students, representing some 160 high schools in every portion of the state, will compete at Texas A and M College on Monday, April throughout the day. including live stock, dajry cattle and poultry judging, entomalogy, farm shop, terracing, crop*, horticulture and cotton classing^ Any one school, however, can . enter . three-man teams in only three of the nine contests. To date dairy cattle judging aad poultry judging lead in the number ef school entries, rea.: Board of Directors Authorize Increase To Take Care of Rapid Advance In Food Price*. 1 16, in the seventeenth annual State | Judging Contests for Students of each already having attracted | Vocational Agriculture. The con- entry froik all different schools, tests are sponsored each year by Dean C.£i. WiMikler, of the school i the college in cooperation with the of vocational teaching, is chairman State Board of Vocational Agri- of the coQege Smith-Hughes Day j culture. committee jfor the contests. Other At a meeting of the Board of Directors last Thursday, April 5, it was decided to increase the main tenance beginning with the open ing of school next September, S. G. Bailey, executive secretary of the college, announced yesterday. The Board authorized an increase in maintenance of twelve dollars a semester which will be about three dollars a month. Mr. Bailey said the increase in maintenance was necessary since A feature of the one-day meet- members ^tcludr Dean E. J. Kyle. ther « h » s be « n ■ steady rise 8 *2" ,n « wil1 ^ ,h ' o' th ' - -J"-.. •r my Texas Future Farmers of America W. L. Hu 0>er Five Other Nominee*, i Members of this band, ment ofs The Passing Review ^ f 1 Was “HOTWATER” KEEUNG really in hot water or not when he found hfinself with two dates for the cotton ball and dances . . some .man, this lady killer KEELING ..... have you seen “ITCH” (call him WIL-BUR) MOORE’S opera- ! tion . . he has shown it to everyone in the cavalry . . . Since COLONEL HOLMES’ name isn’t mentioned in the cast of The Aggies, why can he be found pt practice each nite . . can it be to pay the attentions that are growing traditional for three diamonds .... why is it that ao many are asking how BATTERY “A” FIELD ARTILLERY are the officials at every corps dance . . .. how did It happen that WEAVER CANH CAPTAIN OF NEWLY ORGANIZED ASMPISTOLTEAM Challenge For A Contest With 45 Calibre Pistol* Has Been Received From The U. SL Military Academy. R. R. Gantt, ,senior from Saa Antonio and a member of the First Battalion Field Artillery was elected captain of the pistol team at a meeting held Friday. April 1&. As s newly organized unit the team has showd rapid progr«-ss since firing first began, according te Lt. J. F. Binns instructor. *Thf improvement could readily be seen, LL Binns said, “in comparing the scores in the two matches fired.” The competition with the Univer sity of Wisconsin, the second to be fired, showed an improvement it) score of one hundred points. Wis consin defeated the Aggies 1368 to 1190. The Wisconsin team organ ised ten years ago is by competitors mas one ing pistol teams in the country’. The score shot by the A and M team is highly katisfactory con sidering the limited practice they have had. ’ v A A challenge for an out-door match with 46 caliber pistols ha# ■been received from the States Miliury Academy Point to fire ten men, high count. The firiMig is scheduled foi William W. Holmes, civil engi neering student from Shamrock, wae elected valedictorian of the s of 1934 at a meeting of the senior class Thursday night, April |n the Assembly Hall. Holmes, is also a captain on the corps ’f and president of the college nt chapter of the American iety of Civil Engineers, was selected from the twenty-three sen- that had accumulated the test number of grade points, ng their four years at A and M. From these twenty-three students, 4 agriculture, and the depart- band. Members of this band, ment of' rural* education. E. R. which is directed by T, K. Morris Alexander, professor of agricul- of Itasca, are selected from FFA tural education, is chairman of chapters over the state. the rules and , regulation Nine different conteft* will oc- mittee. # student I ami is a fiv^ were chosen Tuesday night to forfn a basis for the final selection, ifcolmes has been a distinguished for the past two years, member and secretary of the Scholarship Honor Society. The other four voted upon Thurs day night were: H. N. Lyle, also of Shamrock; 8 F. Martin, Dallas; O. S. York, Galveston; and W. B. Logan. Dallas. Aggie Marksmen Make Excellent Cotton s For ontest Score In Hearst Entrance Reach 18 ('omplete Season With Hearst Three Trophy and National Inter rlol^iatt Matches. itrant* Making the Score* Will Receive Results of the Hearst Trophy and National Intercollegiate matches have not as yet been heard from, but the scores of Ag gie riflemen are considered cellent enough to assure them a winning place in both matches, ac cording to Lieut. J. E. Reierson, coach. In the Hearst match, a five- man team composed of L. R. Say ers, San Antonio; Roy Huffakcr, San Antonio; C. A. Tosch, Mes Relieved From Post I'T?"""' f* n to mo; and O. A. Seward, Amarillo. Eighteei applicatior Cotton Co April 10 l pleted on I students have made r for entrance in the Maat .4kich is to begin r is to be com- Msy 8 The three en- Colonel W. A. Castle Colonel William A. Castle of the Eighth Corps Area will not be ia charge of the annual inspection this year. He will be relieved from his post May 1. Colon*-] Castle has done much for the R O T C unit of A and M. for which the college is justly grateful. Colonel Castle was a senior in structor of Infantry at Cornell be fore he came to San Antonio. He has been in charge of the iaapec- tions at A and M for the Inst six years, and cooperating with him has been more than a pleasure. finished in the order named. Say ers will receive a gold Watch chain tor leading the team. The National Intercollegiate match was a fifteen-man event, with ten scores to count in aacfi position and a total of ninety-six shots fired. The following were the high five men on the Aggie team, finishing in order: Tosch; Sayers; Guerdriun; C. F. Henley, Fort trants making the highest scores will be awfrded with an inspection trip to J.ipa i, Choeen, and Mucha- ko. The party will leave in the early part of Jhne sailing from either Galveston ier Los Angeles, the port to be determined at a later date. Three or lour weeks are to be spent in Japan, the remainder be ing utiliidd in t*uring the main land. The purpose qf the trip is to study thej handling of American cotton from the tyme it leaves the ship until -it is converted into the finished pfroduct.‘Particular atten tion is to.be given the marketing and manufacturing phases of the handling,, according to Professor in the price ef food products since the reduction of three dollars a month in maintenance in 1932. This in crease will bring the maintenance back to what it was in 1932, twenty seven dollars a month. The Board discussed the subject of national honor societies for the various schools of the college but as no definite descision was reached the topic will be brought up for final settlement st the next meeting of the Board, Mr. Bailey stated. ROTC INSPECTION MAY 15,16, AND 17 1’reparation Will Begin Soon To l*repare A and M To Maintain It* Excellent Rat ing. AUSTIN, Tex., Apr. 10—The new University of Texas student constitution will have no censor ship clause. This had been decided week by the Students’ Assem- which considered a proposal that the Texas Ranger and Cactus, student publications. Worth; and W. S. Sinclair, Gal-i J. S. Moqford, head of the agro- veston. Tosch also lead his team ' nomy deptrtmept. this Ay, of th, l^d. 10 of ■ •f' 1 - 1 sorship committee. with the highest average for the entire season in all matches. Those who will receive sweaters this year are: Tosch, Huffaker. Guerdrum. Sayers, Healey,, and Seward Monograms will be award ed to: Sinclair; Kenneth Tucker, Burkburnett; C. J. -AndWaon, I .awn; George SchuKis, Harlingen; the A. R. Meador, San Antoiiie; W. R. be Large, Dallas; J. A. Franz, P. E. Fntp* Ambombcc* Tag Sale (Continued to pegs 6) Dr. G. $ Fra pa, state chemist, has announced fertiliser tag sales for March, 1934, accounted for 15,190 torts for Texas. The past year they accounted for 7,348 tons. From Sept. 1, 1983 to March 31, this yerfir, the sales of. tags ac counted fer 46,791 tons as com pared with 24, • 616 tons for iast year. An inspecting party consistini; of officers from various organisa tions over the country will pass judgement on the college’s mili tary efficiency May 15, 16, and 17, according to Colonel A. R. Emery. Throughout the past years, A and M has kept a consistent high standing in these inspections. The personnel of the inspecting party consists of; Infantry, Cap tain Stuart D. Hervey of Houston; Field Artillery, Major Edmond B. Edwards of Fort Sam Houston; Cavalry, Major Edwin O’Conner, of the 63d Cavalry Brigade at San Antonio; Coaat Artillery, Lt. Col onel William S. Fulton of the Or ganised Reserves at- Austin, Er^h' neer. Captain Carl R. Shaw of the National Guard at Fort Sam Hous ton, and Signal Corps, Captain Amory V. Eliot of Fort Sam Hous ton. Hm, officer in charge of the party has not as yet been desig nated. A and M’s past record in these examinations hss been highly sat isfactory. From 1910 to 1927 the college received the rating of dis tinguished, and after that year. (Continued to page 6) TUTTLE TO SPEAX Luncheon Thursday To Open Meeting Colonel W. B. Tuttle, president of the San Antonio Public Service Company, will be the principal speaker Saturday afternoon, ac cording to T. B. Warden, presi dent of the Association. One of tha outstanding events of the meeting {rill be the reunion of the clast of 1^84, celebrating ita golden anniversary at a dinner Saturday evening. Five member* of this class are living, and all ar* expected to attend the meeting and speaker at the Faculty-Former Student luncheon to be held Th«fr*- day noon in the college mess hall to open the Annual Former ’ Stu dents Association meeting. Colonel Tuttle is one of the outstanding, men of the state and has m*d!y A and M men in his emplqj^ He is also the highest ranking reserve officer in the United States. The luncheon will precede the annual business meeting of the Former Students Association to be held that afternoon in the Y Chapel. Off leers fqr the coming year will be elected, and other matters of former student ihteraat will be brought up. All members of the senior class are extended an invitation to attend the meeting dinner. Many old memories are to be revived. At least 230 former students are expected to be present for the oc casion, according to E. E. McQuil- lc»i, secretary of the Former Stu dents Association. This should be the largest attendar.ee in A and M history, he also stated. An interesting program has bees planned, which will include the A and M-Texhs University baseball games Friday aad Saturday after noons, the A; and M-Rice track meet also to t|e held Saturday af ternoon, th*- finals in intramural boxing Saturday night, and many class banquets and annual ball pens. Ross Volunteers Announce Plans For Spring Festivities 000 000 000 1 T • • • • • • Red Mill*’ Orchestra Will Flay for Festha! Dance* Which Begin With Coronation of King and Queen. April IXth. R. N. Reid, chairman of the com- May 15, but Lt* Binns pointed out i mittee in charge of dance arrange- and SCARBOROUGH -Of this bat- that the annual horse show also on men ts for the Ross Volunteers' c " spring festivities, announces that 4 tery of social elites manage to gain that date which would make ac« and lose a girl for the cotton ball ceptance of the challenge on th .... everything on the up and up? Could the bad weather Satur day night have been sufficient rea son for DICK “LITTLE SQUARE” CUTTING staying out aB night and come dragging in the next morning with blouse and Sam Browne under arm at 9:15 ... . what course is “PORKY RAGLE” taking now .... pretty liberal, eh? A good man lost or JACK SLOAN joins the ranks of the teasippers. date impossible. The competitio will probably be htld on an earlief day convenient to the challengers. The squad is made up of mem bers from every organization on the campus, eack unit having a separate team. The Field Artillery team is slated to fire for th# National Rifle Association cup for Field Artillery units some time be fore May 15. This ia the only in dividual firing to lie scheduled thi# “Red” Mill#, formerly feature sing er with Herman Waldman's orches tra an<( who recently completed an engage nent at the Grovo in liou.-*- ton, ha i been secured for the Rosa VoIunt#er dances. Mills, while with Waldman, was one of the most popular feature artists to be con nected with any of the toaay or chestras fulfilling various cities over should provide music which will JI KOW BMtmuj VI - engagements in r the state, and sic which will be _ thoroughly enjoyed by everyone attending the dances, according to Reid. The festivities will begin Thurs day night. April 18, when T. E. Jarman, Jr., of Waco and Miss Polly Jordan of Waco, »ho is at tending Sophie Newcombe College, are crowned king and queen of the “Annual Ross Volunteer#’ Spring Festivities” amid the regal splen dor of their Royal Court. Mias Evelyn Baggett of Houston, es corted by L. O. Zapp from Hous ton will attend Mias Jordan as Maid of Honor. * Following these ceremonies the coronation bull will be held. In t way of the sett: street cial ing out the motif of whi^h will depict a of Paris, several ape- number#, including the Apache adagio, will be offered by students pf the l^lss Mary Eliza beth Dufay’s School of Dancing in Houston.- . The dagices to b* held on Friday gnd Saturday night will be of a more informal nature, with the for mer taking the form of $ dinner dance, wkich wttl be exclusive for members of the K V until after nine or fen o’clock. Many small parties ing the h«14 in Bryan dur of entertain- greuter of which Morris To Sponsor Soph Theme Contest . XL l' , | William Morris qf Dallas will sgsin offer prises for the best two papers received in sophomore English, which includes |mth English 219 and English 232. The first prise will be twenty dollars- and the second prise five dollnra. The papers may be of an investi gative nature or they may be book reports, bat in either case they must not exceed twenty five hun dred words. The papers most be in the hands of the judges by not later than May 7. The names of the judges will be disclosed short ly- Mr. Morris ia a distinguished graduate of A and M, and in Dal las he is * owner of the Morria Buick CongMinf. It has been his practice to offer these prizes each year for a number of yeara. The only stipulation being that either or both prises may be withdrawn if in the opinion of the judgee, the papers are below a reasonable standard of excellence. Such an outcome has not yet occurred and is, of foufse, not likely to come about this year. will be intermission parties. Guests of the R Vs will be enter tained Saturday afternoon with an exhibition drill to be presented by the crack company under the'cap taincy of J. H. Willard, Giddings. All juniors and seniors will be welcome at the dances to be pre- Mptod darigg the week-end. The Thursday and Friday night affairs will each cost two dollars, while the one to be given Saturday even ing will cost one dollar. - , Although arrangement# ar* not now entirely complete, tentative plans indicate that a dormitory will be set aside for the use of vis iting ladies during the week-cad.!’ Rifle Team Elects 'fucker *35 Captain Kenneth Tucker, Burkburnett, was elected captain of the rifle team for next year at a meeting of the men#bers of the team Mon day night. Yurker, who has letter ed on the ‘team for thp past two -years, succeeds Ct A. Tosch, Mes quite. Plans for tkdj annual banquet were also discussed, and designs for the monograms for this year's sweaters were submitted. Final selections were made Tuesday night and order# for the sweater# wiD be placed qdthin the next few t i T . r, -i