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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1938)
r i* ' f t NEWS DIGEST WTAW U:S# A. ML TUESDAY A FRID AY IN THE i W -EIGHTH YEAR ? tn»tNT SEMI.WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF TEXAS A. A H COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1988 PHONE COLLEGE 8 ——■ ■■ ^ [pi-, rm NUMBER 5 Cut Prices Work on I ■ Made Clothes >rs V'l d 'Costs on Civilian Outfits Remain At I Priwidfitj Prices | All Collefe .iution Uilora! tjutey ennounrrd a n-duction in prices for work' on students' oilkta^y Mothea, efffcct^ve Oct. 1; The »n- tiounrfinont; wi* nude after ineetti- C tiona by a iemor claw commit f of Tciiy; Polanovieh, David George Staples, 21 StyudenN Vchieve A Perfect Rt (ord For Making a 3.10 Average Two hundred aid fifty-nine atu- dent* of A. A M. College were list- Speaking before the Urge aa- aa' diatinguiabed students for Kyle Speaks Before Aggie Corps at Yell Practice Friday Night seipbly at yell practice Friday ni^t, Dean E. J. Kyle, president of - inf ^ lsfuN , ^ gegt.tra thi' Athlctii (Vitinnl crnvp an in. r. « mw . of T<^iy Thrift, Fred K }Fete F^r, C lofftcera. E; \Jtfry of the jaociatien, co-o jmittee hi ita j The price "cash and ea iductien in z the Athletic Council, gave an in teresting heart-to-heart talk to the i rnb< r* of the student body coa- ceming the policies of the Athletic Council this year. He was intro duced by Hub Aston, chief yell lemr Speaking on the prospects for the u-am this year, Dean Kyle uid that in all hit forty-two yean at Ag- gidand he had never seen a strong er lot of material grouped together ,n, George Staple*. I th * A - 4 M b * nner th * n “ Wimar, and class Vr *” nt th t “ ^ ar ' ^ in h » 0 P in ' h»u he believed that we had the finest coaching staff of spy school in the United State*. Instead of having two seniors serve on the Athletic Council a* in past years. Dean Kyle announc ed that this year there will be an advisory council composed of stu dents only. He suggsted that this McQuillan, secre- irtner Students As- prated with the com- irking. luction is on|y on work, and no re coat df civilnan saMounced Thi* mat- / . lothes iter, comsnrkefj members stated, !u> be pnt later. |i The work of the c<»mmittee will be submitted td a vote of the aenior iclaas for pccdptance or rejection Thursday nikTh: Military pants will be cleaned forrUndents ft>r 25 cents, aa com pared with the formut charge of 40 cents. A blouse and alacka will be cleaned and '.pressed for 50 cents. Action was itaken by the seniors this year ih o^der to equalise the costs betwieeif dormitory, stagdtnts and Aggies living in co-operative bouses. The eosl.ef cleaning and pressing slack* for student* in the co-opetatipe houses is 20 cents. Tailogs MH no longer have a- genta in itbc* dormitories unless the studebU themselves arrange for having them. j I* ■ ' 4 *■“ ’ • AfWWLL TAtLED AWAY EL L/AifeeH. manager of student publication* gt A. A M , left Sun day night for j New York, where hi* toother-imla*. Bumy Skilet, died Sunday. L* Mr. Skkleg waa instructor in Brooklyn College and wa* working toward his Pg. I). degree at Oblum- bia Univerai*. Funeral aervige, it was undefstobd,.are to take place in Denton, Mf Skile*' former home. * board be comprised of the Cadet Colonel, the chief yell leader, the president of the senior class, the captain of the football team, the editor of the Longhorn, ' the editor of the Battalion, two other prominent seniors, and two prom inent juniors. This student board will confer with the Athleti* Coun cil on all matters of policy in the future. Dean Kyle said that over taro thousand students did net pay the $11 student activity fee* this ydar, and reminded those that did not that coupon books could be purchased at the athletic office for oaly $*' 50, which entitles the user to attend all athletic contest* on Kyle Fn*l<J this year. He concluded his apeecty by urging every man to support the team to hit utmost, and to contact other studeat* and urge them to do the same. BIOLOGY CLUB STARTS YEAR First meeting of the year for the Biology-Club was held last Thurs day night, and officers for the year were elected as follows: M. M. Pearson, president; A. W. Rrck. Treasure; Frank Hatch, see- rttary, and J. W. Stork, parlia- ■unfarmn . KAPERS WEBB U tent to npe with bin stopped hi streamliner car to nplrndj i with her; wli! CKETT j OMB wa* not con- just a few minutes throb while the train be chased the to Houston ip his a few prcdious hours weile she waited for a train to take her to New Orleans and far gwaV from WEBB. Satardhy night ANDY ROLUKS put on hit gits and went forth to have a hilgnous celebration. At Bryan ho ga* refused a certain hevei and the away said, after GBO his best at Texas fl ed him, socceaafgl. j GENERAL” ALD- een drilling his "F" fi»h and sophomore* Sun- iv, with wool shirts be- uniform for all Nice going, ! if you do that every ernoon you might win Trophy? again, with JOE LITTLE I this Yankee friend when i wimmtng in the Brazos light? * - camera queer, MAX tntertniaed his date for night by showing her the mse he was toe young ge attempted to enter itrj Clu\> be was turned as the doorman are not permitted STAPLES was doing the KC to forget hi* and the way she treat* he seemed to be fairly JA RICH Com pan day af ing the except GE Sunday the Hogell Who )wag FACE 1 they River a The HO an en mechanism* of a pup tent. A bird of a feather, RAY TRIMBLE, yell- 4d out in kia sleep, "Oh Daddy, is thi* what I put the chemieais in?" EGBERT REAGAN is making a trip to Houston every week-end. rom his action* at the corps dance atorday night, BOB ^ ADAMS, Seem* to be two-timing his Jack sonville flame And JEEP DATES has struck up an intimate friend ship with the new waitress at HARDLICKA’S. ALVIN UTTERBACK. RAY MOND PIPKIN, BOB RODDY, and NEIL BURNSIDE were sit ting at a table in the College Inn at the wee hour of two Sunday morning with two quarts of milk on the table. However, they all looked ragged. W. D. BARTON had a date with one of our fair damsels who lived several mde* out of Bryan and who supposedly had engaged her ear for rribed ' IRICfl arrived, be found the car in ne condition to run, and the taxi fares for thr evening has calmed his en thusiasm for the “400". Speaking of the Bryan "400”. PROFESSOR McWHORTHER of the ag ec# department wa* sport* ing one at the corpe dance A flying cushion hit our COM- ■ MANDANT on the frafk of the at the game Saturday. The someone is hurt. Don’t forget to read the lost fountain pen in the official notices, new recruit* will purt.cipst. —- i h 259 Distinguish In Spring Term Of WS Session the spring term of 1M7-J8, accord- J. Howell Of these, twenty use achieved scholastic perfection by having “straight A” record*. In order to distfcguiMi, a student must have no grade below “C" end Only juniors and seniors will be a grade point storage of not less permitted to make the trip to Tyler than 2.25 per credit hour which is slightly higher than a **B" average. Approximately 5 percent of last year’s student body qualified foi University, Lieutenant Colonel the distinguished list, seniors lead George F. Moore, Commandant, an- ing as a class with fourteen percent nounced Monday after conferring distinguished _ , . . with the Executive Committee. Those students having "A aver- _ ages were: L L AppelU frethmaa Fre#hm ** ■ nd •ophomoiga will not be granted p*#*e* to attend the D. Carpenter, third year veterinary game. j All seniors and four year men will be granted authorised passes which will excuse them from class- mediciae student; N. F. Chamber lain, senior chemical engineer; R. M. Collie, civil engineering junior; E. D. Ooutson, senior in liberal arte; B. H. Elliot, petroleum engineering ** Saturday. Tkese passes may be freshman; Joe E. Evans, junior ag ricultural administration student; J. P. Giles Jr., freshman in chem ical engineering; H. F. Goodloe. third year agricultural student; Hugh Graham, senior ia agricul ture; Tom D Harris, sophomore veterinary medicine studentf E. C. Kluener, junior In electrical engi fleering; George R. Lewis, fresh mah science student; H. H. Lieb- hofsky, sophomore in liberal aria; F. A. Loving, freshman chemical engineer; A. M. Martin, architec tural engineering freshman; H. C. Martin, senior agricultural admin istration student; C. R. Matehett, freshman in chemical engiaeering; T. A. Murrah, liberal arts senior; A. P. Rollins Jr., junior civil ei*i- neer; and H. G. Talbot, freshman in agricultural engineering. RODEO PLANS MADE BY SADDLE AND SIRLOIN The Saddle and Sirioin Club held its first meeting of the year Thurs day night, with plan* for the an nual college rodeo as the main topic of discuss km. Present plans for the rodeo, which is one of th4 features of the school year indicate that it will be the biggest and most colorful df any yet staged. Herbert Mill*, president of the club, introduced the new members of the Animal Husbandry Depart ment and called upon old members of the department for talks. Mr. Murphy, head of the meats depart ment told of the efforts now being made to: send the meats judging team, which wot In Fort Worth last spring to the Royal show in Kansas City and the International Show in Chicago. The meeting was thea turned over to the rodeo committee who told of the plans for the rodeo which is to be given on Friday, October 28. which is the day before the Arkansas game Features of rt»e mdep are to be a queen who is to be elected by the popular vote of the students of the college and the resilient* of College Station and Bryan. A big pre-rodeo parade, and a number of regular and the evening. When BARTON ro<,eo rV * nt * » och “ bell calf roping, Mexican Ribbon roping, boot rato, Brahma steer riding, and as many other events as can be worked in the program. GLEECLUB IS TO BEGIN PRACTICES A. A M - - Prof. Joe Woolket's ... * „ throwing throe cusiona Glee Chib will Mi its first re* ^ ^ BBT111¥1 “ Ular ****** ht - the window is open from ft a » to 6 p m to bo seriously chapel of the Y. M G A. Sixteen old members and appi-v.mat. l-. to attend the football game bo- tween Texas V A M and Tulsa obtained from the office and those Commandant's who content I VMM plate attending / the game should put these passes through imme diately. Juniors and third year men will not be granted authorised passes like the seniors, but instead will bo given only regular passes, which will permit them to be absent from the college. All classes that they miss Friday and Saturday will be counted as single cuts. To obtain these passes authorising them to be absent from the campos, juniors must obtain permission from their parent or guardian to the effect that they are given special permis sion to attend the Tyler game. It ia suggested that all juniors who contemplate making the trip write home immediately and have their parents or guardians send permission directly to Lieut. Col. Moore. If, sufficient time is not available for a letter |o reach fhe Commandant’s office it ik suggest ed that the student have hia pm enta send a telegram, for permis sion will not be given to leave the campus unleaa special permission to attend the game is obtained from home. All cadets who make the trip to Tyler -will be required to wear the No. 1 uniform, and any violation of the rule will be punished by the college authorities, the Command ant said. Under no condition will sopho mores and freshmen be permitted to make the trip, so they are here by requested not to inquire at the Commandant's office for the same, aa it will only add to the congestion around the windows. Col. Moore stated Juniors and Seniors Will be Permi To Make Tyler Trip for Ag-Tulsa Freshmen and Soph Passes To be Rejected Seniors To Be Granted Excused Absences for Game JOIN SUDETEN [FREE CORPS \ * \ \ < V v © Above are Sudeten Germans who have gooft'within Merman bor ders to join the Sudeten "Free Corps.” A Nali party representative ia siipiing them up. Their future will be guerrilla warfare along the ( zeck border unless the speech made by Hitler yesterday afternoon precipitates highly organised warfare. We Hear the Aggie Band Regularly . But Rarely do We Realize the “Inside” chards Becomes Vice-President; 1 Doran is Secretary '' Representatives Are j: (’hosen At Class Meeting Monday itv vx.d Varner, supply sergnant on the Infantry rqgiLiHgl staff, ! waa elected president of the junior daro Monday night on the firm ballot by aa overwhelm mg major! ty. His only opponent waa W. T. > Guy, Jft, sergeant major of Uw r Battoatr ragiamnL j' d I; Tom Richards of the Fluid Artil- fery was ulMteil a race which necesmtat. 4 a runoff election between Richards aad Ed Ore is. of the Field Artikry. - Elected secretary-treasurer was Joe Doran of^MMiilElIfc two "pponeata were Jack Bibba, supply sergeant of the Eamivaft M^hnaL and Buddy Bornifield of the Coaal Artillery. T John HeaMe, sergeant major in j the Chemical Warfare ^Service, was elected historisn K. pre^-ntatM 1 on the student welfan- (ommittalb will be Ed Dreisa, Jack Bibb*, and Jack BaJmer. ♦ jjl Clourot contort was the historian me, ia winch H< able was the vio- tor by six votes over Fete Gerlieh, ) technical sergeant of the Canftf ) regiment Gadrt Colonel David Thrift woe in charge of the nmettag. Beal Hargrove 'poke ia support of the Entertainment Scries, ask- ing the juniors to ajd him ia tnak* • tag this year’s program a sueoesa,« and W. D. Bartoa, Longhorn i-di- tor, asked the co-operation of the juniora in meeting deadlines on photography. • k mavewurs at Aggie football Itdjj, , j • w. ftit do you ever stop tp think what lies behind all this—to realize what an enormous sacrifice in tima, work, and even money these patient and persevering bandsmen make frt the sake of our school? Just stop for s moment to consider. The Aggie Band, consistiug of two. divisions—Infantry and Field Artillery—toUlling m-.., than 200 members, is the second largest col lege- band in the United States, »ct- Vallp exoeeded in site only) by t&ft University of IHinoii Band. But the Aggie Band couat* not only iti - r< nut inequality, and the latter is obtained by grueling hours of re bcarsal and (*rill. Each week-day aftetnonn one can see the Band devoting a full hour ta its drill. Here jthr members be- corqe proficient at playing their instruments while nmrchittk, at performing the various fancy turns, A new addition to the t ollege counter-marches, and oth<i ma- Station p.,.t offle I. tht mural „ forwjw ^ rU „ jmintiu, b, Victor Anmumff of , kK , Urn Califonna School af Fin. Art. th , B. nd Thu mural, which has been hung ot on the north .all of the port offkc. ^ djtk)n . „ cb nl(ht , ltrr „ la mi cipenalre putt <4 wortt which , tKtke (f „ which the j.. . BY BILL Ml KK tY Every dnft the A. t M. Band plays for all the rest of the Aggie Corps to march into the mess hall to dinner or supper. Nearly every night the Band plays for our yell practices. You hear the Band play at all athletic contests of the Ag gie teams here as well as at most *!■ r > „t > *y 1 """ ’ l ”T' ** B *~ i »#■£•. furthermore” com other cities You sec the Band pre. sent its intricate aad spectacular spring the Band consider able trouble to present a series of special Concert* for the Aggie Corp, and visitors. And every day, as pre viously mentioned, the Rand plays to match the corps in to dinner or suppei. Despite all Uwir duties, the Band averages high scholastically. Arnautoff Mural Secured by Kyle For Post Office 4 was secured through the efforts of Dean Kyle. I According to Miss Anna V. Smith, postmistress, all mail leav ing in morningai should be in the poet office by 9 a m; for after noons by 11 a m; and for night by 9 p. m. All light mail ia put up by 7:S0 a m and during the day all diail from the south is up by 12 soon, and from the north by 3 p m. Fer quicker mail service all letters arriving should have the box lum ber on them so that they can be put up without troublesome delay. The money order and postal savings and any trouble with mail or boxes Should be inquired shout time. playi), one or both branches of qn r, i the Band rehearse for an hour WHUIC 1 0 oC OH SillC more their marches and other mu sk. |On many week-ends the Band makes trips to other citieu, to lead parades of the Aggies Corps and play at the football games there. The Band plays for all football, baake’tbull, and baseball games, for horse shows, reviews (practice and formal) of the Aggie Corps, re ceptions of and occasional confir mation of degm-s upon distinguish ed visitors to Aggieland, BaocaUu reate aad Commencement exercises, midnight yell practices before big f v..tb*ll games, welcoming home or seeing off the Aggie football team to and from games at other locali ties, and other occasions. In the pose the two fine dince orchestras that play for many Corps and oth er dances here and elsewhere. And when you consider, in addi tion to all the above, the time and trouble each Band member must devote to individual practice on instrument"; the expenses they bear in buying instigmenta, instru ment accessories, and their distinc tive while Band belli with shoulder strap*; their having to forego, be cause of then Raid duties, tak ing as many week mid trip# as the rest of the Aggies take; the time they must sacrifice from study and recreation in ordev< to live up to their Band obligstlhna; and other minor trials and tribulation, the hard-workiag bandgmen undergo- then .dpi of you, fellow Aggies, should bettor understand and ap preciate out great Aggie Band But to the members of the Band the result* and returns of their labors are well worth the sacrifices r- Tickets for Tyler Game To Be on Si Through Thursday Aayone who ha* art pur chased * ticket for the Tulsa University-A. 4 M. game, Which will be p4*'.-d m Tyler Saturday, way get them at the athlrtk office IMy .iky from eight antil fivem*clock through Thursday. A fir? that time the tickets will he sent hock to Tylro. Ducat* far seuts hetweea the tw* Ift-ysrd Mae* sell fer MAO regularly, with others rooting $2Jft. Student* with art i \ it \ books may secure tickets ft ll.lft. ' 1 w i :> i . J. ! Z DEADLINES FOE LONGHORN CLASS PICTURES ; Rf. D Barton,‘‘Ciughorn editor, .mnounced today the following deadlines for elaro Section pictures for the 1939 Longhorn; for fresh- men, November 3ft; for sophomores, Nov. ft; for junior!, Oet 1ft. For members of the senior the deadline ia Oet Kj ut uhift MMhft- they must fB! out ftftljiMMuunM^ll card, if the achievftmdits of thulr mrs at A. 4 M. are to be recorded in the annual. These individual picture* must be token at the Aggielond Stud,I from whteh they aft sent directly to the Longhorn -office. Burton also anno timed that all pictureiuijtn at the aaaual R. Q. T. C. camp for junior* during the summer must be turned in to the Stuili nt I’ulilirations Office by ev ery organisation as soon aa pos •ible. As the Longhorn office ha* »o other camp pktpre*, "tudentft who attended camp will be repr, seated only by 4M ]jph«u>grapbs they took, and are urged tn briag for publication in the annual aB 1 the pictures they have of camp life. It m also urgently requested anyone having any pictures of any sport—intramural or varsity; fooip [ bull, baskftball. ha—hall. Hurt,' tennia, golfing, or any other ath letic contest of the Aggies, of last spring or thi* tore* to the Office as them published All picture* turned. It is these pk- Publkation* . to huve th.- lAinghont used will be re- that the stu dent body wlfl give She Unghom ■toff every cooperation in the above mutters. Barton declared. jyj j ll-Ll , | REC HTION HELD TTi ‘j £ : . jf *. | A reception was held at the Col- legc poultry farm for new d. par * ment members and students last Tuesday night OldlMrtfti/(■£• hosts to Dean and Mrs. E. J. Kyle. lf r ' S hUd Mm. R. M, Sherwood, E. M. Hofamgreeu, Iff- uud Mrs. George IfaOartfcy. Mr. a«l Mrs. D. H. Retd. Mr. and Mrs. W. H WBey, Mr. and Mrs. Bd ffanaul. Mr. snd Mrs J. R. Couch, Mrs. Colrkrhmidt, Mor ton Rosenberg. Creorge Logan, and George Roesuer.