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VOLUME XXXIV
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 0<
R S, 1934
NUMBER 3
WEHNER ELECTED SENIOR
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farmehs leave
TO BATTLE
TEAAPLE
Aggies Entrained At
1:26 P. M. Yesterday
Travel In a Private Car
With th« combined din of the
btnring Aggie Band and the loud
yelling of cadets drowning out the
sound of their own farewells,
thirty-five members of the Texas
A and M football squad, together
with their coaching staff and col
lage athletic officials, left yester
day on the S. P. 1:26 for Temple
University where they will battle
Pop Warners’ Red Devils, Friday
night at 8:30, Eastern Stapdard
Time. v v i*
Effecting a "send-off”, the equal
of which has not been .^tammod
here in some years, the cadets and
band presented a soul-stirring
crescendo of sound and a gorgeous
extravaganza of color. Both tears
amf smiles were seen, as students
and faculty alike gathered to give
the teem their last encourage
ment and pledge of loyalty.
The group that left here will
travel in a private ear, and forma
the nucleus of s bend of Aggie
supporters that will boed the train
at various points en route to Phila
delphia.
This, the first game that A and
If has ever scheduled for play in
the East, will not only strengthen
the establishment of A and M as
one of the outstanding colleges of
the United States, but will also
validate the local claim that A
and M’s athletic plant deserves
national commendation, college
authorities here agree.
Tom Dooley, chief yell leader for
the Corps, and Tony Heldeofels,
editor of the “Longhorn”, A and
M’s yearbook, were the only out
side students to accompany the
NORTON’S MESSAGE TO
! CORPS
Yesterday morning before
the team left, we encounter
ed Coach Norton in the Aca
demic Btfikftng. We seized
the opportunity, and asked
him to leave a message for
the Corps before taking the
boys off to Philly.
This is what he said:
“Tell the Aggies that weYe
going up East to give that
Temple bunch everything
we’ve got. Tell them . . < . "
he said, “ | . tell them
that we’re going to fire both
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K-DET KAPERS
By
BILL BRADFORD
From all reports it appears that
the TUMBLING TEAM has over
looked great material in M. S. Bur
ton, “SNAP-SHOT SADIE” to you.
Although he has only been working
out the last,few mornings, ho has
completely mastered the difficult
“TRQLAND BED-DROP without
benefit of pa radiate—and is his
FACE (?) RED.** OSCAR
SCHIER was seen deserting the
campus for the weekend and head
ed for PARTS UNKNOWN. We
wonder if he could be going to see
the girl at SEALY, from whom he
„ received daily letters while at camp
last summer—if not, we hope that
wo haven't told any stories out of
school.*”* We seel that OUR
“CHARLEY” BELOATE is doing
groat work in his major course
PPE — POSTOFFICE POUCY
EDUCATION— power to you,
Charley, but don’t take any can
celed stamps. Evidently "JUD
LOUPOT”, once owner of “LOU-
POT A LOUPOT CO-OP STORE”
and present "WALKING WALL
STREBT of the CAMPUS”, was
putting one of the latest musical
hits to the acid tost when he was
“JUST.RIDING AROUND iN THE
RAIN” in his powder-blue roads
ter with the girl fren at THKEK
O’CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING.
••••MISS PAHTSY CHANCE was
sporting s new coiffure at the
CORPS DANCE last SATURDAY
nite—after all, VARIETY IS THE
SPICE OF LIFE.**** Much to the
regret of the “Dustiee” and “Sand-
Blowers” that make the “SHUF
FLES” on Saturday aites. It ap
pears that MISS SHAWTY VICK
has been permanently taken out
of circulation by on* of our “EX-
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Urges ( ooperation Among
Students in Aiding Athletes
to Study gnd Train.
Coach Homer Norton spoke to
the company, battery and troop
commanders and field officers
a best getting the support of the
cadet corps for the football team
at a meeting held lest Friday night
in the Y Chapel. The meeting was
informal in nature and Coach Nor
ton spoke to those present so that
they could pass his ideas on to
their organizations.
The idea of cooperation and the
fact that thollHUB is a part of
the student body was ■trseesd by
Norton. "The corps is the import
ant twelfth man of the team and
its support is just as necessary to
the winning of games as is the
playing of the other eleven men.”
Ineligibility of some of the
players has hurt many football
teams; therefore Norton asked that
members of both th4 varsity and
freshman squads be given a chance
to study; that everyone should try
to be as quiet as possible during
study hours; sod that help should
be given to any ef the players who
needed it. Hie also wanted the
opinion of the students about the
use of cards on the doors of rooms
occupied by athletes. These cards
re to contain the information
that the occupant of the room was
an athlete and had to study or was
'mug to root
PRESIDENT
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Band Captain Selected ^ith Bare
Majority Over Wears at Banquet
DR. WAUTON OVER
I ILLNESS
Dr. T. O. Walton assumed
his duties as chief adminis
trator of the college yester
day, after being confined to
his home for several days
with a mild case of erysipe
las.
Monday, the following re
port was issued by his soe.
Dr. Turner Walton, M. D.:
“He hi not confined to his
bed. fever has left him, and
he will b<t entirely well in a
few day*”
DRIVE TO ILL
Ydl Practice: Y
Dr. Summey Addresses
Debate Club Members
The debate Hub met Friday
night and disetmsad plans for the
current season. President George
E. Wyse, of Palestine, preaided
over the meeting aqd Dr. Summey,
head of the Epgtiah deportment,
was the principal speaker.
Negotiations are sow being
made between k m and M and the
Associated Students of California
in -seder to bring about o debate
on one of the following subjects-
that medirin, houid be socialised
in the United States, that a World
War is imminent, or that Japan
should bo given naval parity with
the United States.
Should the California negotia
tions fail, trip# will ha made
through Oklahoma. Arkansas, and
Texas. In each of these states, de
bates will be held with the most
v.-rsa’il.' universities and colleges
“FORMAL” LATEST
COLLEGE MAGAZINE
MAKESMST BOW
A new college magastne, “Form
al,” started its career with the pub
lication of the October issue which
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is now on the news itanAi l-
In its columns “Formal” intends
to present to college men and wo
men a type of fiction of particular
interest to their group. There will
also he articles by nationally known
business and social leaders written
:h month to aid undergraduates
in choosing their life's work; so
phisticated humor of n satirical
nature; articles on college life at
famous foreign universities; inti
mate glimpses of campus life at
some of our own larger colleges;
fraternity and sororiety origins
end personalities; books, cinema;
and radio.
H. L. Laupheimer is publisher;
Charles Van Cott, editor; Robert
Seaman, art director; and Marion
E. Weiver is associate editor of
the magastne which will be pub
lished monthly by The Formal
Publishing Co. in New York.
New Proceedures
[ Are Initiated At
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Court of Seniors
A AND M TO HAVE
iHORSESENTERED
inTstate fair
Trial Judge.
Defense
Board and
To Make Up
A carload of horses will be ex
and hitited at tie Dallas Flair this ysar
by*, the anilnal husbandry depart-
mint. Amorig the animals to be ext
hihited are four Amorican saddle
horses, two mules, and five Per-
cherima. Oie of these Percheron
By J. 0. Me
Cadet Col—ei i
.. ! [mares was< winner of the Grand
Monday night, the Senior Court Champion prize at the Southwest
met for its first session of the now Exhibit and Fst Stock Show hold
at 'Ft Worik/lMt March.
school year, initiating an entirely
new system and proosiure in try
ing cases of discipline arising in
the Corps. The court is composed of
a Trial Judge Advocate, Prosecu
tion and Defense Counsels, a board
of five Law Members, and a Court
Reporter.
Cases are tried according to biblted
court-martial and civil procedure,
a combination of the two being
more expedient than Strict adher
cnee to either civil «r military
jurisprudence. Were military court
procedure adhered to. the
New Officers Are Elected
By “Heart ot Texas” Club
Ed L Mears, Renard, was elect
ed president of the Heart of Tex
as and Mounfedisors Club at the
first meeting of the dub, Sunday.
Other officers elected were: Vice-
President, R. F» Moety, oSp
Point; Secretary and Treasurer, V.
T. Addler, Boernp; Reporter, G. F.
McMillan, Mason.
Plans were dizeuwed ruganUng
the annual dance and yearbook
Psife by the tw«ity-fjva members
Cochran Heads Houston Club
W. B. (Bill) Cochran, senior in
Company B Engineers, was elect
ed president of the Houston Club
in s meeting held last Tuesday,
September 25. The meeting was
the first for the current school
year. The other officers elected
wore Bob Russi, vice-president, and
Leonard Giesecke, secretary and
treasurer.
Upon the completion of the elec
tion, RusSi asked for the coopera
tion of the club In planning the
annual Christmas dance, and David
Meyerson, whose mother is presi
dent of the Houston A and M
Mother’s Chib, asked for the names
of all the freshmen from Houston
in behalf of the Mother’s Club.
of the court would tje long and
tedious, necessitating
time and deliberation than could he
devoted to each individual ease.
The accused will hei prosecuted
by the Prosecuting Counsel or at
torney, and ho is at liberty to
choose hie own Defence Counsel,
preferably a person familiar with
the true merits of Mji particular
case. An organisation commander
or any other senior f rah the accus
ed’s organisation will beat
as Defense Counsel.
After the ease has been present
ed to the Court and bojth prosecu
tion and Defer
tented their case
witnesses and
the law members of
liberate to attempt to
just, and impartial
Since the Fair rulaa. require cat
tle; to be kept on the fair grounds
for st least sixteen days, the ani-
husbandry depatment has do-
ch%d not to enter any cattle this
f*4 r -
AH horses and mules to be ex-
Werp bred and developed
at khe college, ae it is the policy
of the schoel to raise the animals
thsj are to be exhibited
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Jj. S. To Enter Olympics
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The Executive Committee of the
Anglican Olympic Association last
Thursday stated' that the United
States would be a contender in the
Olympic games to be held in
Gomnmqr.
Acre were reservations made,
however, in which the council is
certs in to withdraw its acceptance
and) refuse to send its representa
tive* abroad! if Germany refuse* to
accdrd equal and courteous treat
ment of Jewish athloteo. The reeo-
lution of acceptance was based
upon the^report of Mr. Brundage,
president of [the American Olympic
' ortmittee end representatives of
to remittee, and the attitude and as
surances of the German Olympic
the German
Only Few Reserved Admis
sions to Bryaa-Coi lege
Series as CanxusnerM
Make Rounds
With Only 30 out of 400 tickets
for the Bryss-College Entertain
ment Seriee remaining unsold, stu
dents are urged by Jack Ferguson,
sponsor of the seriee, to take ad
vantage of the balance ef the tick
ets at the usual student rate of
$1.00 pet ticket
Students are reminded that the
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faculty and outsiderp are paying
$3.00 per ticket for the seriee, and
also that the venture is a non
profit undertaking, and any sur
plus resulting from the sales of
tickets would he psetf. to bring an
added aUractien to the ones al
ready contracted
The present list of ittrmctiona is
as follows:
1. TMpalmur Stefatisson, fam
ous Arctic explorer sod scientist
2. The Hedgerow Fla yen of
Pennsylvania, in Milnt’s "Roman
tic Age, 1 !
3. Dr. David Coyle, distinguish
ed engin^m, economist, and writ-
speaking on "Technology *nd
Revolution." -
4. The All-Star Ensemble which
includes in its membership Lela
Turner, soprano, and Chase Baro-
( lass Decides Upon Dallas as
the Most Desirable Town
for ( orjw Tript
Band, was elected
elas#%4 a
Frits Wehner, Dal Rio, captain
of the A|
president of the senior
banquet gives in the mess hall
banquet room last Friday night
Other officers elected were: Ed
Mflarp, Menard, vice-president; Roy
Ford, Fort Worth, secretary and
treasurer; George Schaltis, Harlin
gen. histoiiap; Raymond Kerr, -
Amarillo, social secretary; and
John Crow, Milford. Ktudent rett-*
rc««-ntativc on the athletic council. •
Wehner, Who is a student of the
• • it .«•!»' .•nirinccring department
was a distinguished student both
his freshman and sophomore years.
He won the mathematics contest
his freshman year, and last year
was historian of the junior class.
The election fer president was very
close; Wehner received 119 votes
and Mears, the other candidate,
received Ilf. As a result of a mo
tion made by Joe McHaney, Mears
was elected vice-president by ac
climation.
Bob Russi. Houston, president of
the junior class last year, acted
as toastmaster at the banquet Col
onel A. R. Emery offered a word
of appreciation for the way the
seniors had 'vs ponded to the re
sponsibilities placed upon them at
the beginning of the year. Colonel
John E. Mitchell stated that be was
pleased with the cooperation
shown among the members of the
senior class In the organisation and
operation of ihe various military
units on the cfuapgfc ;
Hie class decided to go to Dal
las Nov. 1! for the corps trip. A
few seniors were in favor of mak
ing the corps trip to Beaumont but
when told that only 850 seats had
been reaerved for A and M, Dallas
wan unanimously chosen. A letter
written by Jessie A. Moore, presi
dent of the 8 M U Students Asso
ciation, was read to the class; it
stated that the officers of the stu- ,
dent council are laying plans which
will cause the expression "cool Dal
las,” often us<><i by the students to
be banned forever. Moore promises
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C. E. Dept Engages
(iraduate Teachers
.
E. J. Howell, the Registrar, an
nounced today an enrollment of
3.000 students. 1 ,
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Dean Kyle Resigns Post
FRONT BASEMENT
E. J. Kyle, Dean of the School of
Agriculture, has tendered his resig
nation as chairman of the Athletic
Council to Dr. T. O. Walton. As
his renson for this action he gives
the increased dntjes placed upon
him ns n result of being a director
in the Farm Credit Administration
of Houston, n trustee in the Luling
Foundation and the larger amount
of college work required of him
do# to the great increase in en
rollment.
The resignation has boon accept
ed, according to Dr. Wnhon, with
“the deepest regret.”
Dean Kyle, during his It years
at A and M, has dona as math for
the athletic program as any per-
» ever connected with the eot-
Athletic Council
for
o will be regret-
ind fatuity alike,
the peat he has
lege. He is largely
the acquisition of
coaching staff and the necessity
for his resignstioo will be regret
ted by students end
Several times in
had to resign from tits Athletic
Council on account of increased
duties but he has always returned
later at the insi*U'r*-e of the stu
dents and fncuhy.
Dana Kyle's letter to t>r. Walton
follows: j j
Dr. T. O. Wnhon, President
ARM. College
CoDagd Station, Tens
as a
of the
A M.
affective Sep
My dear President W«
my
resignation
Athletic Coctodl of the
College of Texas, sffe.
temher 25, 1884.
A few months ago I, with your
consent, accepted the position of n
in the Farm Credit Ad-
of Houston. The du-
tles and responsibilities of this
position, together with the duties
imposed upon me as a trustee In
the Luling Foundation, art rather
heavy and require that I spend sev
eral i days away from the College
e*<-h- month. I feal, however, that
the contacts made and the oppor
tunities for terries to Agriculture
in the state nr* to important, my
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The civil engineering depart
ment of A and M College has ad
ded three gradsate students to its
list of instructors.
Professor J. J. Richey, head of
the department at civil sngineei-
will assist in teaching surveying,
a graduate of A and M College,
will assist in teaching surveying.
D. G. Gentry, Kansas Agricultural
College graduate, will assist in
teaching engineering problems, and
W. F. Imre, graduate of Texas
Technological College, will audst
in teaching freshman engineering
drawing. Except for these addi
tions, the staff ef instructors re
mains the same as the staff of Inst
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ing and Finance Chib ;
J. R. Martin, Shamrock, First
Lieu tenant in D Infantry, was elect
ed President of the Marketing and
Finance Club at the first meeting
of the year in the Banquet Room
of the Mato Hall last Monday
night Other officers elected ware:
W. D. Percy, Jonsh, Vk-President;
J. M. Hay, Waco, Secretary and
Treasurer, had P. H. Helm, Bridge
port, Chairman of i $bt Program
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NATIONAL CHIT-CHAT
by
George Wonnacott
Mississippi river boats may
once more be employed for freight
shipping- A revival of their use
is being attempted by various ele
vator companies. New Orleans, of
course, would be the principal port
Oat of 750 students enrolled in
the University of Chicago, 56 were
vs ledictoria ns for their high school
clanes and 200 were formerly as
sociated with their school news-*
papers. Looks good for the Uni
versity publics lions.
Japtib has nrwiptitlil one of our
leading museums with a batch of
•kallaiV- pearls. You so*, they
raise ’em ovpr there, and it takes
only 60 years to grow a crop.
Word conies down from the
tortilaad that'the warblers ara on
their way down for the winter,
thousands ot them. Let’s hope a
few stay in our vfeinRg.
The highest temperature record
ed ia North America this past
week was right her* in Texas. Abi
lene recorded a warm 96. The low
est was found m Qu Appelle, Sas
katchewan. Sure, that’s in Canada.
Joliet prison “hoys” disapprove
of playing football with the Sing
Sing inmates They say the Sing
Sing hoys art too illiterate.
Once again Lloyd George, form
er Prime Minister ef “Mcrrie Eng-
land'' is digging up the sentiment
for which he is famous. This time
It’S about America’s attitude ia the
Great War. He should he suffi
ciently well versed in the art of
“digging" to take up archeology.
And now we see that hogs have
declined ten cents. WeU, maybe
they ere more independent than
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