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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1939)
i I J IN THE THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Dead Week For First Term ‘Dead’ Pre-Exam Problem Will be Settled In Second Term Texan Plays In Our Backyard And Concludes We’re |bt A Bad Plight EDITORIAL * There is ilifht chance that Dead Week will be adopted here this semester, Dean Bolton said today. Dean Bolton stated that “many illnesses and absences of mem bers'’ have prevented a meeting of the faculty this week. The subject was to have been aired at that meeting. Prior to the Christmas holidays, Dean Bolton had announced that the iasue would be seUled at a meeting of the faculty is be held immediately after the holidays. "Such an important matter as this deserves a great deal of at tention and consideration. The exe cutive committee has not yet been able to complete its study of it It now seems impossible that Dead Week can be instituted this semes ter, as the organisation of the i Cannes and plans of the instructors would be too violently disrupted. “However, I believe that for tne second semester we can work oat a satisfactory solution to the pre exam week problem.” r Dean Bolton did not amplify his views as to what a “satisfacUM y solution” is. . “ Students who first learned of the state of affairs were disap- When you want to blind yourself to your own weaknesses, find somebody else’s. That, in short, stems is be the editorial phflttafrhy of The Daily Texan, stadent new* paper of the University of Texas. [ . prtap this yaar The Texan has kit A. 4 k. be low the b< h Th. first time it was about the allege i burning of a ear by Aggies; this last time it was an attack on Coach Homer Norton. Let’s take the last incident first U its Jan. 6 issue, The Texan allowed sports editor to run rampant with twaddki f<>o!i»h on its face against < <mch Norton. ] Among other things, Sports Editor La Roche painted a picture of a total failure in the coaching profc**iog|Wha spent gobs of money geting football players snd Who couldn’t do anything with them after he got them. Bports Editor La Roche should make a study of s roach before he lets lo<*e hi- venom Enrollment Committee Makes Program For ’39 I. haven’t exactly kept ep the standard set while Coach Norton was at Centenary. The Texaa writer tells how Nor Urn could have helped Todd— by saiag him exrlasivel) for end sweeps. We’re sure Coaches Norton. Marty Ksrow, Bill James, Dough Rollins. Man ning Smith et al tjuuid have been glad to have Mr. La Roc be sa tactician kero this year. With regard to the scat roach Norton used to occupy in the press box during games, “it ain’t no more”. He told us the other day that figuring out the game from that position had been his procedure for 12 years, but that he gave itmp immediate!;.- • hen he thought sitting oa the bench would keep the players from thinking he was trying to be "high hat.” And the coaching tower he used to use on the football field after his serious illness will be dis* mantled this year. This all adds up to something like this: Norton is likely to produce a team next year that will sur- pass any he has had here yet. And we sure enough 45 Recommendation* Made at Meeting For Increasing Enrollment Anniversary Day In Mess Hall Sa A program en die way* and He says Joe Koutt, Roy Young, John Kimbrough, believe Mr. La Roc he't Lor^homs are going to get and a host of others were bought for A. A ¥• The ‘ stampeded, along with their $16,000 a year coach, correct statement is that Joe Routt was already at come next Thanksgiving. (Note to La Roche: Com- A. A M. when Norton came here; Roy Young held pare Norton’s first two years here with the two never played • game of football la his life until Dana X. Bible has just gone through at Texas; he came to A. A )i; John Kimbrough came here you'll get a surprise,) because thif is the Kimbrough family school ^ Of couree A. A M. has brought in other football players; so 'bds every other Southwest school. . To get to point uumber two, though: Whet ,1a* Nor tea dene with them after they got here? Hr made Jae Routt aa All-American and he has produced several All-Conference players, in ! * eluding John Whitfield; Virgil Jones, Ray Yswg,» > Charlie DeWafe, Dick Todd. Johnny Morrow.) Martin Liadaay, Joe Boyd, and Nkl Wfl*. j And what have his teams done? Norton's all pointed, since the attention of tjhe 1 soatAiag moond ib 18 gasses won, S$ * gamps faculty was first called to the ,0!,t and 14 Tfci * y<* r his team won foti, problem of the pre-exam week 1<>st fw,r And ^ L “ t 7"* ll lo$t i fkse%^A tk VS /1 • 1 .v.4 SVMA a....... _ .al — _ _! -* this session on Nov. 29. * Short Course For Dairymen Set For Jan. 16 three and tied one. ’Hint record isn’t exactly a slouch In Mr. LaRoche's opinion, A. A M. should hate gotten Coach Norton’s assistant at Centenary, Cm - tis Parkor, But even Mr. La Roche should have redd And now for the other Texas incident. Following the Thanksgiving Day game, a column in The Texan written by Joe Neiscr told a tale of Aggies catting up the seats in a car, saturating them with gasoline and then burning it. As soon as we saw that column we wrote two letters—one to Pat Daniels, Texss editor, and the other to the man whose car is said to have boon burned. Neither was answered. j Mfe also investigated in the office of President T. 0. Walton, and nobody had ever heard a word about the incident. Something smelU, and the stink is coming from outside A. A M. means of increasing the student enrollment at A. A M. in order fill the new dermitories which will b< ready for the fall term was the principal topic discussed at the meeting of the Student Enrollment Committee last Friday. There Imre I 46 recommendation^ drawn •p by the committee, the outstand ing ones being mentioned below. The practice of sending repre sentatives to various high achoa * In the state to present the advan tages of A. A M. is to be continued. In this respndt a special effort * to be made to get the most desir able students to contact their local prigkjmfcool, and send re preset! ta- tires to junior colleges in the state to urge them to finish their work in this college. Stories will be run in local high school papers snd home town papers about boys who are now in A M. and short courses of inter est to the high school students. A» many regular editions of The Bot- talion as possible will be sent to the libraries of high schools to reate an interest in the boy of A. A M The committee promises to mak«* determined effort to keep in hA.A1.PR0F IS HONORED BY AGRONOMY SOCIETY newspapers gnouKh to know that Parker’s team* A note to Mr. Pat Daniela, Mr. Joe Neiaer and Mh Clarence LaRgchf: Why in hell don't you play in your own backyard? It . I The Department of Dairy Hus bandry will hold its twelfth annual dairying manufacturing short course this year from Jan. 16 to 21. This couree is held primarily for plant operators who are unable to be abaent from their duties for a long course. The program is A. A M. Has Had Professorettes As Well As Woman Graduate -Not A Man’s School After All l r presented in a way that makes previous scholastic training unne cessary, but some plant experience highly desirable. This year the dairy department, teaching, extension, extension and experiment station staffs will be assisted by Professors E. W. Stas! knd J. S. Hopper of the engineer ing school and Professor F. W. Hensel, bead of the Department of Landscape Art. The Dairy Hus bandry Department has also se cured the services of Henry Braun stein, W. S. Bussey, E. H. Leien decker, M. E. McMurrsy, J. W. Ridgwsy snd Dr. M. B. Stame* These men are widely known snd recognised ss authorities in tlwir respective positions is Texss. The short course will concern the processing of butter, dtfate, ice cream, and milk with particu lar attention to the productions ef high quality products. By GEORGE FUBRMANN Not only has A. A M. had women fCredpgtes, but, belters it or not, mien jnufcusors also According t^ Df. 0. M. Ball. Curator of thel A. A M. Museum and former head of the Biology Department, the Mp NBMhuAr employed woman instructor at A. AiM) was BIN. Wands K. Farr of Bigr^ Dn Ball employed Mrs. Fan as instructor of “fish” botany during the 1917-1$ semesters. Mrfe. Farr’s hnfhsuf I w$s also a pro fessor in the biology department, and thereby handgs the tale. When the United States entered the war, Df Fgrr was one of the first to go itnd it was his wife who was sppointed as acting instructor to fill his vacancy. Mrs. Farr left the A. A M. faculty in 1918 and Inter obtained her doctors degree. She is now associated with Boyce- < ompton Institute for Plant Re searchist Yonkers, New York. Hoteever, the list af A. A M. — faculty members does not employ pevertl women instructors in the . Department of Modern mes 1 esd with Mrs. Fair, So many mem bers of the Aggie faculty went to war that it Languagea. Is 1918-lv Miss Yolan- de Rensksw was acting instructor in this department, and she was not without company, tor a period Of one year or less there were five others deluding Miss Daniels. Miss CttofMC jMbs Morrison, Miss Btackshear from Navasota and Miss Tiser Curtis from Henderson. The latter five mentioned women were employed at A. A M. for ssch a short time that their names did not apper in the college cata logue as did the names of Mrs. Farr ahd Mbs Renshaw, In all caste, however, the posi tions that these women held ware refilled by Hen as soon aa possi ble following the signing of the Armtetn Ahieh, ineMratally, is one argfcment for ww. According to E. J. Howell, regis trar, thase are the only women who have acted aa instructors at A. A M. and H is to Mrs. Farr that goes the distinction of being the first woman in the history of the col lege to be appointed to the A. A M Of Best-Liked Men At Afftfieland My A. J. ROBINSON The staff of A; A M. aad agri- cultursf workers' of the entire state have bees aignally honored by election of ong of their numbe- to the honorsry position ef "Fel low” in tlte Aiterioao Society of Agronomy. The recipient is Dr. Me Peebles Trattril,.; head of the de partaunt of Agrtmomy. . Ayt the annual meeting pf the American N. Shepard- Dairy Husbandry en to the banquet rofm of th« Meet Hal last jSttjvdep bight, on the sion of the anniversary of his Urn years of service as hegd of the Do- pa rtmenft. ing Society of Agreabmy in Washing ton, D 0-. three agronomists of the United State* were so honored. Others were Df. W Henry Pierre, professor and hegd of the depart ment of agronomy, Iowa State Col lege, Ames, lotraj Dr. Charles Jul ius Willard, prdfspsor of agronomy, Ohio State CoOqge. and associate in agrteiomy, Ohjo State Agricul tural Experiment 1 Station, Colum bus, .(Mb. r j y , It is believed that this is the first time that a -member of the staff of a’ Texas institution has sum school all those who register »bdI* - * 1 ' thu * ho are capable of doing a collage ■IP^omic oi >norod by this national rginisation. The State grade of wortt. It will also ea-l^ members in Up com H?' more students to come here American Society of Agronomy, to take their pre-law and pre-med ; "h^h jlares it ayong U>e top three I the urorftJ and prepare themselves to teach la high schools particularly such subjects as science and math ematics. The practice of sendiag out personal letters to the 16,000 male high school graduates in the State of Texas will be continued of Texas will be continued. The committee recommended th- Former Students Association' he asked to take the lead in the autk- ing of motion picture films of ai- tivities at A. A M.; such films to be shown free of charge to loca. groups. Ex-students would be urg ed to make commencement ad dressee to Texas high school grad- classes, snd to grant felknr- and scholarships to students tree necessary to Committee To WorkjOn School Song Problem Appointed By Bob Adams faculty. . A committee to inspect songs submitted to Aggies for possible use by the Band was appointed recently by Senior President Bob Adams. The committee will meet with Bandmaster Richard Duim soon to discuss songs already sub lit teed. It To serve In the group are Adams, Cadet Colonel David Thrift, BatU- \lion Advertising Manager ■ MB Smith, Battalion Editor-in-Chief U R. L Doss, Band Major Byrom Wehner, Chief Yell Leader Hub Aston, J. Wayne Stark, snd Senior Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Gar rett. - Col. Dunn and many others have remarked on A. A M.’s need r for more school songs. Most of the large collegiate institutions of the United States use a number of songs. The Jpngs we now hare, and have IH for the past many years, are the “Aggie War Hymn* composed by an ex'-Aggie, “Pinky” Wilson, who wrote the words snd music while serving in the trench es of France during the World WarjI’The Spirit of Aggieland”, composed .by 'ihhlttousier Dunn, which) has been psed every year '' i-^-tsed; snd “There Shall Be No Regrets”, also by Col. Dunn, which was used last fear and the year before during football me CHECKS TO BE READY AROUND JAN. 15 recent weeks the great a of discuwion of the Aggie school songs has awakened the Biteifst of many song writers, who have been sending m an un precedented number of songs sug gested for our use, Included in this and to be considered by the Committee, are the following: Dtour Old Texas”—By Dr. C. L Blocks, D.D.S. of Gainesville, membar af the House of Texah, no Kepr natives of the Texas U- (Continued on page 4) Commutation of pay for advane ed military science students will be paid ah>und the middle of the month. Col.'Moore announced to day. ijhe checks have been sent to the Qp-area in Austin, Col. Moore The Bff for senior military *ci- ence students will bt $23.00 if they hsve attended all classes snd drill.* snd $27 00 for jumois if they have not missed any classes or drills The total amount to be paid out to the advanced students will be ap proximately $20,000. This amount covert' a p<iiod from Sept. 16 until Dec. $1, HrisA’ This yaar there were 486 con tracts far junior students, the greatest number the military ad- ence department has ever had for students, ami 866 seniors are tak ing advanced military science. Most af the boys that kaow him call him just “Sarge”, but the real name of the man in charge of the Al A M. gymnasium is James T. Carroll. ij y' James CarroH was born in Sal- ato, Mafoyto 1877. He served iri the angf for thiAy years from 1191 Hhti April to 1921, when he retired as a master sergeant Besides having visited evary state in the union. ''Sarge" has lad a lift that was full of unusual happenings. He has made three trips to the Phillipine Islands, and he has fought in five wart, the CO ban Occupation War, Mexican War, Bpankh American War, Phillipine Insurrection, and the World War. In 1909 he was honor, ed by bong presented with the medal of The Purple Heart for military merit in the Phillipine In- WruaMwt ' s ' j . J In 1928, after Sergeant CarroD had retired, Colonel Ike Aahburn, who was then commandant at A. A M., asked him to come to A. A M. to work. “Sarge” accepted and in 1923 he opened the first postoffice at A. A M. la 1924, ’26. and 2i he was night sergeant an the A A M. Campus. Since 1921, he has been in charge of the college gym. When he is ht work, you can usually find him behind the grated window in the uniform room at the gym. VANITY FAIR PICTURES DUE Editor W. D. Barton o( tw 'liMpMlU has requested that all aeniora turn la their candi dates far VANITY FAIR u Paul W. Anderson at 78 Law as soon aa possible. The dead line far vanity fair pictnrea ha- been set aa Jaa. 16. Andersen will answer any questions related to the pm: tores for the vanity fair sec- or four jutes in point member ship and participation in the or gintMtoM- l / i Dr. Trotter has worked in this organ nation foe some years and during the pas$ year served as chwrnmn of the Crop* Section of the American of Agron omy, responsible for organising the program recently held in Wash ing ton. He was pne.of a group in terested in havtyg the organisation hold some of its meetings in the South and closer to a large num ber of southern agronomists. Tbit meeting culm in* tod in the action of the Society drhich schedules the next meeting in' New Orleans, La., in November, tfl$9 That will be the first time that Society has held its annual meeting in the South Earl Carroll. Hollywssd’a BlWly “picker ”, will cheese the eigkt girl’s pictures to le entered hi this eectien. - BUDGETING WILL BE TAUGHT NEXT SEMESTER C. I. A. Gals Say Davey Most Popular 1938 Gridiron Hero Texas State College for Women, C. I. A., 2700 girls voted 162 pound Daviey O’Brien, T. C. U. quarter back, the most popular football player in the Southwest Confer enae for the past season. O’Brien was closely seconded by the Aggie* Dick Todd. Sammy Baugh was the first con ference player to bo voted in by the girls in 1936. The next year found the Usees in favor of the Aggies’ twice All-America Jae Routt. 21 OUTFITS GET THEIR TELEPHONES i Onr 100 seventy the Kreant the banquet, officials of dents of the of the state homage to occasion. In congra highly and former throughout Following of the college took •or the work of Department, the ou this field G. G. ‘Hoot- dairyman tension presided ing the First the introduced to the entire name, yew of sent occupation, a graduate ol the Husbandry member of tie Directors, s| rt Husbandry sthdenta uated, like bil Shepardson"), He good old dayp' the College tributod on 4 w of an ojd waj |tto horse; when milk the mess hal| in of half-pint were struck with an Twenty-one telephones have been recently Uatalbd in the dormi tories, and ten more that have been ordered will be put In within the visitors Kow than thirty and ex-oto ■ »U| present to Shepardson on Profe at A. A Exes present s informally giving ttMT ition, and pr$- Roy DavK M. Daffy 1 ik Board Of the Daily had grad L" (Before ire* products *if were dfe- by means by an did served hr Next, gave As an aid to working oat the answer to the question of “What is in the future?”, the Accounting and Statistics Department wi| of fer a two hour course in perOonal budgeting to be known as A. A A 310 next semester which will em- Am ) technique in estimat ing future incomes and expenses. [mm, * record of actual expendi tures and incomes over the given period, and then working o«t an analysis of the net result obtained by comparing the two records. R. A. Dolan, who srill teach the > ( irse. stated that it will not be necessary to have any previfa* ac counting coursea to take this eooree and work already taken in acoum iag will not be duplicated. The rourse will through class- work explain the budget and also will acquaint the student with out side sources which he may or may not read for his further eah$$rtf - ment on the subject. It alaa will ■how the students how a*irv« offered in other department* srill be beneficial to him aa wall aa be a great aid srhen he graduates. text two weeks, which will make tot*] of thirty one There are now three phones in Mitchell Hall, one in Roes, three in Milner, three m Leggett, fodr in Puryear, four in Law, tsro iq Hart, and one in Kosto#.. Those won to be installed include one m Bascii, one in Walton, one in Hart, two ig Mitchell, three in Law, and two in Foster. All the dorm itoi-y! telephones installed up to January 3 will be listed in the pur Rryan-College directory to come oat next meek. At least three phones erill be put in this week. These are the statistics given by l4 C. Atkifs, district manager of OwBouthtovst Telephone Com pany, with offices in Bryan, serv ing that city, College Station, and this part of .tlte stale. “Aa far aa the concerned,” de claret Mr. Atkins, “sre are very (Cootiaasd on page 4) er, was not p whit disconcerted, but returned the onslaught by giv ing hit assail$nt a terrific beatigg Tux- 1 fo- preaentotive of thd graduates of A. A Mr. Shep sme head )of the Depai >29. He prafa- «d Mr. S [or the great love for I id interest jfu his stud* i has ahrpya shown, i >d that Mr. Shepards* r recommend ed for a r student that ♦ Un-American Groups Steer Colleges, Students Report PRO- wiD grew pig- be seen, bat that will have • ges- of rice is an easy E. W. Bo yet t, a larg* •r and a loyal stp- M. baa donated a rice to the boys Is Th* oecu- project houses were the He* Saturday l of I hauling. Gear Of ' J I* T ’ I n Survey By Student Opinion Surveys af Ateartsa | g 6 AUSTIN, ;.J*n 10.—Communist, socialist, and Taacwt propaganda among college students is being HapahAy lit the East Central Middle Atlantic atetea. This lajsMva bp -a nation-wide poll taken by the Student Opinion Sur veys of A me rite just aa the Dies committee Wxfcd Ha investigation of un-American activities and is making preparations for another. TH* committee questioned pro fess# rs of a Npw York college and other witnesses whan H directed its search for J propaganda to the coL lege and puteeraity ranks ef the nation What there people L en and 1 card went into the re*, or* -but, t hat tbout the views od the t>Uide*ta themselves who are ■up) oaedly beh4 hemegud a mi Ititude of “lama?* with The StAdgift America or the out what say in al Although whan en nationally; o rertiona of rhdn th# results are tgk- one student la evegy (Cintepird en pagu 4)