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The Weather CoWer and Wetter < j'J FT ' . /T! I • »> Open Letters I' A. a M.-l’i«hr«ndty Feud Battle to Stay Out of Cellar On Slate for “MacMen^ Coach -Hub" McQuiIWa quin tet mcote T. C. U. here tonicht in • fame will be a fight for the bottom of the conferee®* aland- teg. Before the Vanity game, die fnakmen will meet Coach Klepto Ho**®*’. » former Aggie athlete, N.T^.C. eagen in a melee that •tarte at 6:10. Monday night at WO the Aggies play the once ‘••T^-Uading 8.M.U. Ponies here. ObasMirs won’t place any odda 00 »»y of the gamea, but they do ■ay they wouldn’t be eorpriaed to aee the Aggie representatfrea take all three garnet. T. C, U. has not announoad Ha •tarting lineup, but it ia expected WATO WORKS SHORT COURSE REGISTERS 300 The Water Works Short Course, dd here en the campus Feb. 14 17, hid a registration of 800, an inenaae of 10% oear last jroar Bleedn regional distrjets were represented at the meetteg this year |tbe course, which was sddreaaad hy George Rohan, Superintendent «f the Water Works at Waco, formed a proposal for new water plant standards. The course was directed by R. W. Steele, Muni- oipal and Sanitary Engineer hare at College. Some of those who at tended were Or. Carl Nan of the State Health Department, Prof. J. J. Human of the UnieeraHy of lojra, ex-Aggie V. M. Ehlera, Chief Sanitary Engineer of the State Health Department, and many oth er men prominent in water works. The course drew to a close with a banquet held Thursday night in the mem hall over which Dr. O. W to be Groseclose, Abney, Billings-' President of the Texas diris- Wy, Best and Duckworth. Snod- hm of the American Water Works graaa, who was ineligible the first semester because of s penalty im posed following a secret marriage 7®*r, is back and may get the call ortr G no sec Jose The Aggies wtl start Jude South, Red Carrigan, Bill Dawson, J* T. Lang and Tommy Tinker. This will be the Aggie lineup for both the S.M.U. and T.C.U. gamea. SJLU. wil] atari Billy Dewsll, “Sniper” Nerton, and Wilkinson, but the other two positions are not . TTTV settled. Coach Baccua i. haring ,ro " trouble getting his eagsrs back in their first term form. Episcopal Church To Present Series Of Lenten Lectures 1 Episcopal activities daring the Unten season here will include n •cries of church dignitaries as ■peakers. They are, 4n order, as follows: Feb. 22 (Ash Wednesday, at 7:30)—The Rt Rev. Clinton 8. Quin, bishop of the Diocem of Tex as. Thurs., March 2, sit 7:80—The Sam 0. Capon, Rector of Christ Church In San Antonio. March 0- Bishop Harry T. Moore of the Diocese of West Texas. March 30 -Rev. Gordon M. Reeee, motor of the Church of the Re deemer at Houston. WITH THE ALUMNI BT a a McQUILLEN. Bac’y. Farmer Students’ Asa's. J. W. Tompkins, '88, has gone with the Soil Tors, rvation Service at Floreoville. . . . M. J. KAmm? ’17, is assistant county agent at Wheeler. v . . W. C. O’Neal, who graduated at mid-term, tea been appointed to the Texas Apiary Ser. rice at College Station and ia al ready on the Job. ... J. Weldon Young, ’37, tea teea sleeted voca tional agricultural teacher at Eos coo. ... C. E. Loag, Jr, Tn, ia with the Humble Oil and Refining Company at Rio Grande, Texas. .... Robert E. Mitchell, ’SB, M taking a year's active duty aa a sec ond lieutenant in the 16th Field Artillery, U. 8. Army, at Fort Sam Houston. . . j, Louis Nagy, *88, is assistant county agent at Rio Grande City. ... Malcolm O. Slay, '86, ia teaching vocational agrirul- tare at the Ben Hur High School, Route t, Marshall, Texas. . . . H. W. “Howdy” White, ’88, ia tshtwg a year’s service under the Thomas- ton Act as second lieutenant 16th FieM Artillery, Fort Sam Hous ton.. Earl C. Fry, '88, ia assist ant county agent at San Angelo. .... James W. Aston, '88, Bfryaa’s new city manager, was cadet col onel in his Senior year; captain of a member of the Y cabinet A. R. Reinarx, ’37, ia with the Na tional Supply Company at Long view, Texas. . . . Recent newly , Weds include: Jesses Keeling, ’88, will be of the ume general design Magnolia Petroleum Company, with a few variations to give a more pleasing appearance. Each hall will be divided in the center by a partition. The side rooms will be 11 by 14 feet with an individual Loving, New Mexico; Ben E. Dil Ion, ’38, Lampasas; Dr. J. W. Hea ton, ’38, Bethany, Missouri; E. H. Staples, Tl, Falfurrias; Oscar 8. T . Long, ’38, Firastone Tire Company, closet for each occupant, one large Houston; Joe C. Gilbreath, *37, alnmtaum-framrd window, g lav- Aostin; John E. Derabiner, ’38, story and closet The cor Galveston; and R. C. Holmes, ’38, ner rooms will be 12 by 14, with Pwm- two windows. For each tide «f the A Senator Shines Association, presided. EI-STUDENT WIRE FAME IE BOXIHG CIRCLES .■■■ w ^ Master Magician ^.T* ^~'° n r > : Will Present Act Here for Senes a large group of boys to fight in the Golden Gloves Contests in Davenport, Iowa, this week. He is expected to be one of the main contenders in the content, which ie to be held to ee- lect a team that will go to Chica go to vie for a place on the Chi cago Tribune’s team. Garay, who balls from Mexico City, Metieo, is a former member of A. j A M.'s boxing team. He was a- student at A. A M. during the years 1936-87 and 37-38, majoring in agricultural administration. He is now a student in the St Am brose Catholic School at Daven port. The -Mexican Mite’’, as he is commonly called at St. Ambrose, has been training for the past two months, bringing himself down to a fighting weight of 147 pounds He will fight in the 147-pound class of the novice division, and his opponent will be picked from a group of 30 boyx that will be AdMlte i» that class. Enrollment Now 5,888 for Term, 5,088 for Semester • Total enrollment for the 1938- 39 session has risen to 6£8% only 1* short of the predicted &4KX). This is an increase of approximate ly 700 over 'the total enrollment teat y+ar. The total enrollment of this war Js the largest ever re fer Texas A. A M. Students of U.S. Desire Sex Courses 62% of Collegians Believe Such Courses Should Be Required By STUDENT OPINION 8URYEY8 OF AMERICA AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17—Sex •(location should no longer be ■utter te be whispered about, a terje majority of American eollege students believe. In fact, slmo*t 62 per cent of them favor making mas <m tfce principles of compulsory, a nation-wide study by the Student Opinion Survey* of America shows. In summary, comments from collegians evurywte* wumJ.-d like this: "We have been prudish about this matter too long. Authonu- tive information has either been bidden or prohibiu-d from young people.” Time has beguA to change this attitude, it would appear, for many colleges are now offering marriage courses. Students regard this an important part of their education when they say they believe such instruction should even be made obligatory. Interviewers have ask ed this question te a scientifically- defined cross-section from coast to coast: "Sboald sex education cour ses in colleges be made compul sory! YES, say 61^% •t NO, say * 88.1% Of the schools where the survey pany #f artiste to be shown on the wa * held, only about 10 per cent had required courses. Perhaps of some significance ia the fact that (Continued on page 4) Senator H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire gives his shoes a last- minute shine before entering the ‘St# chamber. He was on way te tear PrmMent Roosevelt deliver message te joint session of the House and Senate. Z726 An exciting fun show based on mystery is promised cadets when “The Great Virgil’’, famous magi cian and illusionist, brings his com- stage at the Assembly Hall next Tuesday night at 7:16 p. m. for the benefit of the Entertainment Serin. A special feature of the pro gram will be Julie, the psychic enigma and scientific marvel, with her act of “Human Television”, fc| which she reads the minds of the •pectators like an open book. Pre-Medical S Society Hears Dr. Quisenberry Dr. J. H. Quisenberry, pf the Gene ties Department, made a talk before the Po Medkal . Society teat Tuesday on “The Use of Her edity of Medical Work.” He cited heredity aa being one,of the impor tant factors in the diagnosis of ailments such as cancer and high blood pressure. Aa to the use of heredity in clinical work, he gave aa an inter esting example a case where there is a dispute over the parentage of a child. The inherited characteris tic*. present ia the blood of the child, are checked and compared with the specimens of blood taken from the parties disputing over the child. Dormitory Erection Progressing Features of New Halls Explained | Htelltraction dn the new dormi-#- tories is progressing according to schedule, according to Alfred C. Finn, Jr, supervising architect Whether or not the dorms will be finished by the time designated depends mainly upon weather eon- 'litiona. j 1 Foundation for the new mess hall it now being laid. When completed, it Will accommodate 2,800 boys. It it to be divided into two large roams of the same sise, one on each side of the main door, with the kitchen between. In the bane men t. the Aggie football team in ’82; and which will be under the center of the main floor, will be another room of the same she as the two ubovi,* , The dormitories, when finished, hall on each floor, there will be a shower room with six showers. The rooms will Save concrete floors and ceilings, and plaster walls. In addi tion to the regular light sockets in the walls, each room will be equip ped with s plug-in socket te a built-in radio aerial which will be installed. The dormitory being erected on the east side of the mess hall will be used as a band hall, and will have, on the top floor, a practice room large enough for the entire band. Dormitory No. 3, west of the mess hall, will be equipped for the athletes. It will contain a steam of athletes in training. te a reception room, furnished and conducted by the Y.lM, C. A., which will occupy the space of about 8 normal rooms. It win be furnished for ladies, and may serve The Braxee County Reserve Of-# ficer’f association wiU hold its annual banquet honoring Na- AERONAim MAKE PLAHS, NAME OFFICERS The newly form.-d A. A M. Aero- nautieal Society held its second meeting last week. . L Ttoetner, sponsor, and J. A. Trail, M. E. department in-'* J***- structor, were introduced to the club members. After this officers were elected. Jadk Holt was elect ed president, Ed Martin, vice presi dent, and Ed Mlnnock, secretary- treasurer. At the meeting a seven-foot gasoline-powered flying model was displayed. Plane were made to start work on a glider and a radio- controlled flying model. Arrangements have been made for the Houston Minjature. Ain- craft Chib to conduct a flying model demonstration on the drill field behind Law Hall Monday, Feb. 20, from 4 te 6 p.m. The de monstration is open to the public. - Everyone interested in Joining the society ia being invited to at tend the next meeting Monday, Fbb. 20, 6:80 p. m, in room 303 M. E. Building. NTAC Working On Plans for Training Students as Pilots North Texas Agricultural Col lege officials are making final plana for the opening of the gov- emment-sponsored civilian flying school after federal officials de cided that Fort Werth Municipal Airport will be the landing field for the school. NTAC ia one of jhe 12 colleges throughout the country that have been picked for student flying cen ters. The nomber of students to be taken there has keen set at 80. |No definite starting date was i , a-vsu jrv'ia v vvi sii g61 (Ja PIIt |i M room, an X-ltnj room and various announced, hut it win be no later thiag aa a “divorced houa*”! No! other conveniences tor the benefit than March. 1. Bids will be open “ ed Feb. 80 for the contract to pro- fJL? 0 ™ 7. Consolidated vide flight instructions and equip- nationally puhhemd; yet bow many School, on the ground floor, will ment for the school. y U the systems works out at the heard of it! O % a* * a -J— —' 12 flying schools it may he install ed in hundred of schools and anl- versities throughout the United States. If this is done, about 20, r0 ° m f ° r 10 ^t* 9 *** W toi* unique stroetara. It was all |a coat of approximately FJ300,000 Dick! Todd Refuses L icials of Washington * Redskins INSPECTAM.VeFaRTMENT Britt To Sign Wllh Philadelphia fl I 3 Ail 1 • ; • ftf V * : % - IT : E 1 , inspecting meat ia the Animal Industries building durine N. A. M.—Texas Farmer meeting hero are Professor A. K. the Animal Husbandry department (bareheaded) and War- v t , : < * mak * rt of Agriculture committee of the National Association of Manufacturers. Ashburn Will Speak Tuesday Before R.O.A. -National Defense Banquet tional Defense Week in the col lege mete hall annex next Tues day at 7:00 p, m. Col. Ike Ash burn, Executive Secretary of A. M 1 'ollegkt | will be the main speaker of the evening. Bob Blak(. Hearne new> paper man and enter- hmr, will be the toa8tmaBUr. lal sabre will be presented dur ing the evening by Col. George F. Moore, P. M. 8. A T, to Gapt. James Breland for being the out- $ landing reserve officer of the 969th Coast Artillery Reserve for OsA Beesly will be introduced by ( apt. W. H. Andrews, Chaplain of Brasoa County R. O. A. Officers C hosen, Meetings Planned, By Biology Club Monday night at 7 the Biology Club will witness a 'preview in the Assembly Hall of the educational feature film "Damaged Goods”, which by its flank treatment of a story dealing frith n usually taboo subject has aroused much comment everywhere it has been shown. This [eWteta for the banquet are now eVerJn " rl, * on sale for T.% for adults and 60c '* li h< '* P riv *te showing for dub for studeats. They may be ot urn- memt* rs only. ' Tuesday at 7 p. m. the Biology and the Fiah and Game dube will hold a Joint meeting in the Animal Industries lecture room. Thu pro mises to be a program of unusual interest. Members will be allowed to bring guests. Dr. Doak, head of the Biology department, will mak< the feature address, a talk on the fundamental aspects of life, and other talks of interest will te made, to be followed by an open forum. ed ftrom Luke Patranella, R. L. Elkins, Olin Teague, Joe Davis and B. E. Nowotny. Students who de- airo to hear QoL Ashbum’s talk, but do not care to attend the ban quet may do so; he speaks at 7:30 P * , ’I Another occasion with which the local chapter ia oteerving the Na tional Defense Week (February 12- 22) will be a talk Monday after noon by Lieut Col. 0. E. Beecley at the Tiravig School in Bryan on the subject “A Strong Nstionsl Defense as a Permanent Agency”. Negro Couple Divide Property After Divorce-House is Divided Literally CMCacfX Mouse, CUM", -j&£l 'V, J\ ' ij, m I • j' By BILL MURRAY Did you ever tear of There is one—end it’s right here at College Station. Lately it’s been of ua have ever seen R or even If you go about three-quarters of i- a mile south of the campus, south of the project houses, in the Col lege Park addition, you can find one once, when a negro couple by the name of Curtis and (Rosy) Checks lived in it But Curtis snd Rosetta separated—us the neighbor woman said, “they just couldn’t agree’ and they separated the house at he improved. Spence Street, w by the new do ed the house In two, and moved the two teuseu thus made a abort Surveyiig on the streets is Mart immediately.' separate existences in their iwspoc- (Continued on page «) Ruy Young Will Go 1b Medical School; Brnite SohroederfWUI Coach, . > Dick Todd, Aggie backfield star for the lent throe yuan, has re fused an offer of around $2500 for a year’s aqrvke with the Wmhfc*. ton Redskfoa, R was learned today. An ageqt from the Redskins was here Wednesday night to nonsuit Todd, who was drafted by the Red skins following the does of foot- hull season. If he ia to play pro Ptettuill. it will he with the Red- I ' ‘ | ' Roy Young, former Aggie grid groat, who played with tha Red- last neaaon, will not play football next year. Ho intend^ to go to mnfira] school next year. Rankin Britt, Aggie end, tea roived « second contract from the PKiladelphia-pro team and will probably accept. K was learned. He ted previously rrfused U Sign a contract with the team. Zad Cam- ton. center, who was sUo drafted by Phihtdciphis, has aaU he wfll pUy no more football. Bruno Sr brooder, another Aggliy. end, was drafted hy Brooklyn, but has not yet made known kfc in tentions WORLD VAR ' ‘ SHOE TO COIE, SAVE VAEDERBILT “I am convinced, from the wa; world affairs are shaping up nos that we will have another generi world 'tjmr within the next tw years, greater than all other* ii hmtory .md aU of ns WiU te la vobred in ttl" declared (Cornelrj Vunderbilt Jr., ialMHlI^to^ known travslar} journalist, aathoi and leetoier, to the intensto aodience that heard his talk t Guion HaB last night A man who has done all tha we have wanted to do whs te gone everywhere, aeon and don everything—who baa crossed th Athlantic 67 times, croaaed th Pacific 44, and girdled the glob 12- wW for twenty years te been a ’roving correspondent fo 700 larger newspapers and num.-r oos magaginee of the United State who ha| Witnessed hittorie Went i ! > tcrvi. w.'d moat of the head line |H-rtonalities of the world U day, Yanderbik epoks as an as t hoi Ity on past and present world ai fairs. I In the rourae of hit talk Vandei bUt who ii known aa “tbit friend « kings and emperors,” gave a nun ber of Amusing and amaxing saw dotes about Hitler, Musiclm Stai n, Chisng-Kai ('h, k. Presidi-r Roosevelt the Duke and Dsch. i of Wminor, King Georgu'gl Quees Rlixabeth of England, Q King of the Bedouins, and othi famous people whom te teajfcbi viewed and known personally. V.i-iderbilt declared JfcpA M world la beading in.-vitahiy towai another and greater war 'eharii book. Ha alas atetod that at U tery moment he wa* speakiaf I a tremendously important el was taking place in France srl •ould help shape future w* history and which would coma in the newspapers of this eeea within the next week. Ha dedai too, ■ that be possessed pcood, (Continual on page 4) College Streets To Be Paved And Named State Roads Three streets of College Stat Rosetta are to te paved and designated ■tate highways, according to formati#i just received by Col Executive Assistant Ashburq, Kxccutivi the PrriidenL . The Ads on the north and ao sides of the campus which