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(‘uhlished Weekly By The Students of The A. A M.
VOLUME XXXIII
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MAI
Texas
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NUMBER 31
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of each display.
Demonstration periods will bef-
held from 3:30 to 5:30 and front
6 to 8 on the afternoon and even
ing of May 12. The Textile, CUril,
Chemical, Petroleum and Agricul
tural exhibits will be made during
the afternoon session and the
Mechanical and Electrical displays
will be shown during the evening.
Because of the many features of
the show, each department will
present its exhibit in the building
of that department.
To direct spectators to the vari
ous buildings and through the ex
hibits, guides will be placed at the
flag pole directly in front of the
Academic Building. These guides
will take small groups of visitors
through each display and will stay
with those groups until the entire
show has been seen.
The show this year promises to
be the bes't in many years as each
department has set high standards
for the type and quality of its ex
hibits. Some pf the highlights of
displays of the department are:
Petroleum— Eight foot model
•hewing complete operation of a
standard cable tool-pumping rig;
Electrical— Automatic telephone
system explaining the present
commercial system; Textile— Evo
lution of cotton, portraying each
individual step in the production of 1
cloth, beginning with the raw cot
ton and ending with the finished
product; Chemical— Preparation
and commercial uses of liquid air;
Civil— Exhibition of modern sur
veying and drafting instruments
and preparation and tests on con
crete; Mechanical— Modern re
frigerating methods, and Agri-
Greatest Engineering Show
In, History of School Will
Be Presented Here Saturday
Preparations of the Engineers’ Day Show, for which
students of the engineering courses offered at A and M have
endeavored to provide demonstrations which will appeal to
spectators because of their novelty, spectacular or education
al features, are complete, according totL- 0. Zapp, general
chairman, and plans are now being made to handle the large
crowd expected so that every onlooker may enjoy the benefits k • • v
Next Years Football Prospects
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or Mother’s and Dad’s Day
ANSON WEEKS
PLATS DANCES
Indications gathered from the 1 Championship, it a picturiution of
’ortdfL
R. L. Bennett. Receive A
Two Months Trip To Japan
As Awards For Winning
1934 Contest.
Winners of the 1934 annual Cot
ton Contest: were T. P. Porter,
Terrell; F. mhtlnnan, Cisco; and
R. L. Bennett, Decatur, all senior
students majering in agronomy.
Results of the contest were an
nounced this morning by J. S.
Mogford, associate professor of
sgrqnomy, fplowing the comple
tion of the last of- ten examina
tions on cotton sdbject*. Other
contestants finished in the follow
ing order: Wi T.
L. ScarpinatoL Bi
ek, Panna 'Maria; J. E. Loupot,
Dallas; and J. W. Huekabee, Hol
land. i
corjroN Tot r
Porter, Thdrman, and Bennett
will be accompanied by Professor
Mogford on 4 tour of western
United States’ and Japan that will
spirit shown by the spring football
aspirants who ended a month’s in
tensive training in March and also
from the spirit shown by A and
M*s two new coaches, the above
picture, which was taken in 1927
when the Texas Aggies last won
the Southwest Conference Football
what the students are expecting
next year at the end of the foot
ball season. The only thing that
seems to be wrong with the pic
ture is that the communistic look
ing fellow named T C U Homed
Frogs will also have his Rose in
the mire after the season ends.
Only Clarified Seniors and
Those Possessing Special
Invitations To Re Admitted
To Senior Prom.
Crooner
j! Plans for the senior prom are
rapidly being drawn to completion
hs the event which climaxes the so
cial activities of the senior class
kpproaches. Judging from all in-
■catioas, the senior prom this
year promises to exceed in bril-
those
Will Be Held Here Saturday
^ The variety of events and activities which will be staged at the
Eleventh Annual A and M Horse Show will provide more spectacular
entertainment than it has in the past. The show will be held on the
main drill field Saturday afternoon. May 12, starting promptly at
1:30 P. M.
The committee which has made*— • +-
cultural — cut-away model cars . . , , ; . j_ ,
Line and arrives in Japan about
Bruton, Lovelady; arrangements for the show con-
ryan; L. Kaczmar- sists of the following: Lt. Col. A.
R. Emery; Lt Col. S. R. Hopkins;
Maj. B. F. Delamater, Jr.; Capt.
C. S. Richards; Lt- M. H. Marcus;
Cadet Maj. J. H. Willard. Giddings;
and Cadet Lt. C. E. Reichardt, San
Antonio. This committee has put
in much time and energy in an
effort to make the Eleventh An-
last a little oVer two months. The ' nuai Show one of the most success-
party sails frpns San Francisco on ! ful in years, according to Lt. J.
June 6 on the iN Y K Steamship V. Carroll. The field artillery and
and modern farm equipment.
MONIER ELECTED
K. A. J. Monier of San'Antonio
June 20. Three weeks will be spent
in Japan more;or less as the guests
of the Japan Cotton Association.
A two weeks trip will be taken to
Chosen, Mancliukuo, and northern
was elected presidetn of the Luth- ('hjn* where fiointa of prominence
eran Club at a meeting of the j n the cotton world will be visited.
Lutheran students last night. Oth- The party sails from Japan on
er officers elected were George J*# 26 * nd i« l *cheduled to arrive sequence.
« n - 1 - — * ** The show Saturday is to in
clude thirteen events ranging from
liance and distinction those of
Eleventh Annual Horse Show y " n, u ,
Anson necks, “Americas mas
ter of melodies,” and his popular
Orchestra, have been secured to
provide the music for the prom as
well as fur the Corps dance on the
following night. This fact alone
^ftkes, the occasion distinctive
since Week’s orchestra is the most
popular orchestra ever u> appear
here.
■ Only classified seniors and those
possessing special invitations will
b* admitted to the prom on Friday
night and classified seniors will
bf admitted without charge to the
corps dance on the following night.
It has been definitely decided that
civilian clothe* may be worn at
the prom.
At the porps dance on the fol
lowing night, usual uniform reg
ulations Will prevail and the price
of. admission to everyone other
thga class|fied seniors will be one
seirenty-five. On entrance to the
dance, each rtudent will be tag-1
ge<t after having paid the price of
admission and will be given a pas-
out check when leaving the dance.
It will be necessary to have both
the tag and the pass out check for
readmissioa. This precaution was
taken to prevent anyone from go
Dr
>r. King: Vivion To
Deliver Mother’s
Day Sermon
DORMITORIES OPEN
cavalry entries arc
Lt. Carroll and Lt.
in charge of
Marcus, res-
huse class. The fine harness class
is expected to bring out about ten
or twelve three year olds foaled
since January, 193L Among the
present entries in this class are:
Roy. three year old half-breed
gelding sired by >Royal Ford, tho
roughbred stallion of the Waggon
er Stable- at Ariingtao Downs and
owned by Lt. Carrall; Reveille,
three year old owned by Lt. Mar
cus; and Aggie Princess, owned by
the Veterinary Medicine Surgery
Department. There are also a few
three year colls and fillies expect-
Bob Crosby, shown above, and
younger brother of the famous
Bing, will he a featured crooner
with Anson Weeks and his Hotel
Mark Hopkins Orchestra who are
to play the senior prom Friday
night and the corps dtince on the
following night. If young Bob lives
up to the name that his famous
brother has established, and the
critics say that he does, college
dance patrons are in for a real
treat in addition to the fine
rhythms offered by Weeks and
his hand.
pectivefy. Capt. Richards is in ed to he shown by Frank Seale
charge of the arrangements for the which were sired by the govern-
riding hall and is making an ef- ment stallions. Enthroned and
fort to provide a more spacious Palmist, located at Seale’s Ranch.
a reception for students and their
parents will be held on the lawn
of President Walton’s home, with
Dr. and Mrs. Walton as host and
hostess. The reception is to be in
formal, and refreshments will be
served to the gu^ts out-of-doors.
Music will be furnished by the
Aggie Band,
The program Sunday morning
will begin ifith the pinning of
flowers on cadets at ten o’clock
which will tie done, according to
the custom «f previous years, by
ladies who are guests of the dif-
• fetent organization commanders.
.. ~ .. Flowers for this ceremony pnp to
Nationally Famous Dance L „ I __j
Orchestra Will Present Va
Husk O’Hare Will
Play Junior Prom
And Final Dance
hall than has been used hereto
fore. All the jumps will be newly
constructed and arranged in a new
The entries of Mr. Seale, however,
are not definite as y«L
Competition in the senior and
junior jumping classas should he
riety of Entertainment.
Husk O’llare and his nationally
known orchestra has been secured
for the Junior Prom and Final
Ball, and will rflsn offer entertain-
be sweet peas and will be funtlkh-
ed through the couHesy of the
Y M C A.
At .tM-tMty, the eadsta 'will
march to Culon Half, where they
will hear the Mother’s Day servi
ces, At twelve the mothers and
dads will be luncheon guests of
Schultis, vice president and host
to visiting pastors; George Gaither
of Brenham, secretary; Travis
Voelkel, Fayetteville, treasurer;
and George Nickerson, San Anto
nio, chairman of the entertainment
committee. , •
in San Francisao on August 10.
One.day will be spent each way,
en route to apd from Japan, in
Honolulu.
Upon their fttraw to the United
States, the group will visit cotton
interests in Sacaton, Arizona, and
in the upper El Paso Valley.
SOURCE OF FUNDS
This cotton tour is made possible
by contributions received from
leading cotton merchants in this
country and Jap^n and through the
proceeds derivel from the Cotton
Everyone is asking “BILL’ Ball and Pageant, Mr. Mogford
BRADFORD, six year sergeant of said that the *14)port and coopera-
The
Passing Review
a children’s three gaited saddle
horse class to the fine harness
class and the five gaited saddle
Five Debaters
Awarded Medals
Monday Evening
ment for the Junior Banquet. This their sons in Uie Mesa Ha 11.
. ‘ . , , ... I*arents 1 are invited to inspect
orchestra is composed cl thirteen . J ' v...
keener than it has beeb in previous . 1 ng into the dance witout having artists iacluding a trio of girls 1 C ’T™ °.
until two-thirty that afternoon,
who will offer special numbers of ''
kit. ,i (Continued to page 3)
shows as the number of sntnes
has been reduced to a minimum,
according to Lt. CardaB.
(Continued to pgge 2)
paid the price of admission.
the ENGINEERS, why he is nail
ed the “RABBIT MAN” .... par
don if a shade late .... JACK
ASKING... . JACK-ASS .. KINS
.... BILL’S big baddy and room
mate . . “betrayed” the part of
a gigolo at the Hollywood Premier
and was awarded the blue ribbon
but had to give it up when
the judges ruled him out on pro
fessionalism ....
Another cadet joint the role of
a crooner .... EUGENE HARRI
SON McCANN, JR. ... . known
in better circles as “PHILLIP”
McCANN .... my CANN he
croon at these corps dances ....
ask any of that INFAMOUS BRY
AN 400 .... “HOTWATER”
KEELING finally persuaded some
one to room with him after “GINS
BERG” TISDALE had turned him
down . » . . an ophidian (snake to
you) .... it couldn’t stand it more
than one night. . Why has “OX”
SCHUCANY become such an ar
dent follower of DOROTHY DIX’S
column since the R. V. Holidays?
GEORGE FAIRBANKS, our sec
ond “carioca kid” .... regardless
of what the music might be, will
be found imitating the carioca ....
“LITTLE,” JOE ASTON and
BARNEY “PRETTY BOY” HOI^
MES played the finals in the in
tramural jacks tournament the
other night on the lawn of a cer
tain popular co-ed .... We won-
tion so willingly rendered by the
cotton companies is sufficient evi
dence of their appreciation of the
significance and value of such an
enterprise. Mr. Mogford also stat
ed that he firtoly believed that
further cooperation and support
will make materially easier the
1 < <mtinued to page 8)
G. E. Wyae Elected To Suc
ceed W. 0. Vela Hub Preni
dent for Next School Year.
The A and M Debate Club held
its final meeting of this school
year in the form of a banquet in
banquet room of the college mess
hall Monday evening. May 7. J. D.
IP. Pnller, professor of histery, was
Heldenfels Announces th ' p "" c r!. ,p “ k " °! '!!'
^ r a V- mg. Dr. Fuller praised the work
1935 Longhorp St&II of the organisation and urged con
> ♦■■■4- jl •'* tinuance of “such a worthy and ed
M. S. Burton. Tyler, who has for ucational undertaking”,
the past two years been the fea- George Summey, Jr., head of the
ture editor of tHe Longhorn,'will English department, was the hon-
be retained in that capacity on or guest at the banquet. After
next year’s Longhorn staff, ac- few remarks on the year’s work,
cording to H. CJ Heldenfels, Bee- Dr. Summey presented medals to
ville, editor of the 1933 Longhorn, the members of the Debate Club
and Jack Askins,; Pallas, who has who were eatitled to them for mer-
been assistant sporta editor on the itorious work in that field. W. O.
1934 Longhorn, will take over the Vela, Laredo, club president, and
J. N. FERGUSON
SELECTED TO HEAD
’35 HONOR SOCIETY
Hobby and Monier Will Serve
aa Other Offlcera of Society
Next Year.
SOPHOMORE LIVE
ISM JUDGING
CONTEST MAY 22
Medala for International. Jun
ior, Sophomore, and Freah-
ntan Judging Contests To
Be Awarded Imter This
l MOL!
various song hits and ilances.
Having just finished an engage
ment at the Jefferson Hotel and
at Statfcfai KMOX ia St. Louis,
this noted band is making its ini
tial appearance in Texas. It has
been featured at various times at
the Hotel la Salle and the Canton
Tea Garden in Chicago, the Lowry
Hotel in St. Paul, the Arkansas
Theatre in Little Rock, and the
Crystal Slipper Ball Room in-
Cleveland, and it is well known be
cause of the tremendous amount
of broadcasting time it has had.
Plans for the Junior Banquet
Drawing Dept. Will
Show Prize Sketches
der who holds the lead
TON or HOLMES?
AS-
duties of sports editor. G. E. Wyse, Palestine, each had
H. C. Heldcnfrfls state* that the numeral ’34 added to medals
plans are now in progress for next awarded them last year. H. G.
year’s Longhorn and that the sum- Seeligson, Dallas, T. K. Irwin, Dal-
mer sports are being written up las, and W. C. Bently, Luflc
now so that an ekrly start can be were presented medals for the first
made on the annual. He states time.
further that he expects to appoint Wyse was elected president of
the art editor beftra school is out, the club for next year. It was vot
ed that election of other officers
should be postponed until the first
meeting in the fall. The club una
nimously elected Colonel P. L.
Downs, sponsor of the P. L. Downs
Oratorical Contest, an honorary
members of the group.
so that he may get started on b>*
drawings. No sn p* will be taken
toward the appointment until plans
for the annual are completed. Oth
er members of tie staff wiD be
named soon after school opens ia
September.
J. N. Ferguson. El
elected president of the
ship Honor Society for the next
school year st s meeting of that
group last night. Others elected
were L. M v Hubby, Waco, vice-
president. and K. A. J. Monier,
San Antonio, as secretary and
treasurer. The norainatfteas, and
elections were carried en entirely
THr annual Sophomore Live
Paso, was Stock Judging Contest will be held and Junior Prom are rapidly being
Scholar- ' n t**' unimal husbandry pevillion completed as well as the arrange-
the afternoon of Tuesday, May 22. ment* for the Final Ball. The Ban-
from one until five o’clock, D. W.
Williams, head of the animal hus
bandry department, announced
early this week. All students who
hove completed the freshman
course in animal husbandry’ and
have pursued at least one other
course in that field are elegible
for the contest. Mr. Williams said
by the junior members of the so
ciety, after the motion to such ef-'that about thirty-five
feet was carried. would' enter the contest
Dean F. C. Bolton spoke to the The contest requires judgment
society prior to the election, en- of classes of livestock with
couraging the seniors to make the | r<*j»<on* for each. Certain faculty
best of their education ^fter grad- member* of the animal husbandry
and showing the juniors
how they may better, prepare
themselves during next year by
continuing their good record. The
theme of keeping up yoip- courage
and confidence was alse brought
out in the talk.
After the election, the past pres
ident made some explanations re
garding the work already done to
ward the establishing of nationally
recognized honor societies, and the
meeting for Tuesday, May 22, was
announced, as the last - meeting
of the year.
Few words art wise men’s
counters—they do but reckon by
them—but they are the money of
fools.—Hobbes.
department, not yet designated,
will act as judges for the contest
The j following business fii
and individuals have contributed
livestock judging medals for this
year’s contest winners: Freshman
medals: Casey and Sparks, Cam-
pea Grocery, Montgomery Ward
A Co., A. M. Waldrop A Co.. Ag
gieiand Grocery, and Caldwell
Jr*dry Store; Sophomore medals
I‘slare Thm t.-r, J. C. Penney Co*
*nd one half of a metkl was con
tributed by V. W. Woolworth A
On); jink* i+nd*b: D. W. Wil-
liaau, ( ampue Cleaners, Caldwell
Store, the following firms
five do liars each for
medals:: J. F. HoBck A Sons and
Uniform Tailor Shop.
I
qiet is to be held st 6:45 p. m.
Thursday, May 31, and will be fol
lowed by the Junior Prom begin
ning at 9:00 and lasting until 2:00
a. m. The Final Ball ia to start at
10:30 Friday night and will end at
3:00 a. m. Saturday morning.
The designs for the decorations
have been completed by the deco
rations committee composed of
H. K. Smith. San Benito; E. F.
Hiidebrendt. Brenham; and M. F.
Martin, Bryan. Actual design of
the general layout was completed
by Smith. This design drawn to
scale will be displayed in the Main
Building soon.
Word has been received from
L. G. Balfour Co. that work is rap
idly progressing on the Junior
Banquet favors and Prom prog
rams. At the present time the
exact prices for these various ar
ticles have not been estimated but
will be announced shortly. In view
ef the fact that the Senior Class
recognizing only classified s«*n-
s at their functions, the Junior
Class extends a very hearty
to all unclassified
year anen and will be pleased to
have them attend any of the class
functions as juniors.
Prices for the dances are: Junior
Prom, $3:00; Pinal Ball. $2^5.
i j ! I ST ' : -t
• The prize winning drawing of
the Society fur Promotion of En
gineering Education contest of last
year will be On exhibit ia the
Drawing Department during the
week of May 12 to 19. First prise
in “Technical Sketching” was won
by R. O Loving, Pine Bluff, Ark-
anus. in competition with entries
from lesding universities of the
United State*, such as Michigan,
Northwestern, Wisconsin, Perdue,
Iowa State, Columbia, and others.
This exhibit will also be ia con
nection with the displays pot on
by the Drawing Department for
the Engineering Day exhibits,
cording to H. C
■or of drawing.
Twenty-five Students have been
(■vIIm tot entef the content this
year on the basis of their grades
in drawing courses, and the win
ning drawings jadged here will be
sent to Cornell ;for judging by
nationally knows men in the field
of drawing. Any others interested
in entering the Contest may do
by application to tl
part ment
Spencer, profes-
the Drawing De-
ty wel-
fourth
Coleman Win* Down*
Oratorical Contest
Charles L.
has been a
winner of tha
Down* oratories!
A and M
of Alpine,
gold medal as
annual P. L.
at Texas
The medal was
presented by C«I ; P. L. Downs, of
Temple, who
college with the
Other contestant
included W. 0.
D. Mayfield, Sai
Wyse, Palestine;
well, PlainvWw.
ited from the
class of 1879,
for the medal
tela. Li redo; H.
Antonio; G, E.
and J. k* "Bos-
Reception At Eight.
1 O’CIock Saturday
Night
j. Dr. King Vivion, President of
Southwestern University, and at
one timd student pastor on the
A and M campus, will deliver the
sermon for the Mother’s Day ser
vices to be held st eleven o’clock
Sunday ip Guion Hall, it was re-
vealed iirpr-this week by Jack
Harding, Chairman of the Mother’s
and Dad’s Day Program Commit
tee.
Being well known at Aggieland.
Dr. Vivion will be welcomed by
many friend* here, his visit being
in the nature of a home-coming.
“We are very fortunate in getting
Dr. Vivion as the speaker, aa he
enjoys an enviable reputation
throughout Texas a*' an able pub-
' lie speaker," Harding uid.
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Saturday night at eight o’clock
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