The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 17, 1939, Image 1

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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
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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
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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