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Today's Editorial Library Hoars "The Battalion The Weather . \ Coatinood eoM ware tkroscli VOL. 38 PHONE 8 Artillery Ball To Be! ’ Held Friday Frankie Masters And Orchestra To Play for Affair Friday night from 10 til 2 the annual Fi« Id Artillery Ball will bo held featuring Frankie Mastera aad hie nationally famous orchestra. This dance, the first organisation dance of the year, will be held to the ssees hall and “bids fair" to he one ef the best “hops" of the Masters, originator of the fam ous Bell-Tone Rhythm, features the winsome and lovely Marian Frances, and is well known to col legia too because of his long-time run at College Inn. Sherman Hotel, Chicago. His greeting, “Bel le, Hello. Hello,” is well known to all radio listeners aa be has been beard on national networks mace time* in reeent years than prob ably any other orchestra leader. Aa la previous years, this dance will be limited to members of the Field Artillery Regiment and their Invited non-student guests. A few guest bids will t*- given to etructors of the college. The freshman and sophomores ef the Field Artillery Regiment are giving the dance with the juniors and seniors of the Regiment at tending as their guest*. The second battalion of the Field Artillery will vacate their rooms in Milner Hall on Friday and Saturday nights to provide accommodations for visiting girls. The central portion of the noratioaa for the dance will con sist of a large Field Artillery em blem beneath which the insignia of the A. A M. Field Artillery Regiment will be placed. The entire corps will have mi opportunity to dance to the mx of Frankie Masters and hia orches tra on Saturday night at the Carps Dance to be held in the main m hall from 9 til 12. Scrip far this dance will be one dollar. DR. AND MRS. WALTON TO HOLD SENIOR RECEPTION I Dr. and Mrs. T. O. Walton will hold their annual reception far the senior class at their reejdeaee Monday eight from 8 to 10. The president end Mrs. Walton hold this reception every year, for the purpose ef meeting and becom ing better acquainted with ail the members of the year’s graduating COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 21, 1939 Z752 NO. BEAUTIES TO APPEAR IN “VANITY FAIR/ Beauties for Vanity Fair Section of Longhorn Selected by Earl Carrol Nine Selections Made by “Expert* The Bine girls shows above ere the beaattoe selected for the Vanity Fair eectiea ef the Laughers by Bari CarroL They are. top row. left to right. Eleanor Moseley. Boise Wiese aad Helen MUIer: raw, Ariel McKemie. Pat Kirwaa aad Barbara Carfcu; third raw. Helen Kiker. Madeiya Campbell Margncrite Walling. Paul Pbpenoe Will Lecture to Aggie Audience NextWeek 1 Helpful Lesson Might Be Drawn From the I’ojx-noe Family of Poor Brothers BY BILL MURRAY A helpful lesson might he drawn from the Pop. noe family—a les son in heredity, and in the vales of setting one’s goal and in perse vering till the goal is reached Dn Paul Pope noe, who is next week coming to lecture at A. A M., ia one of a nationally famous fcmily ef scientists. He is one of four brothers—ell four of whom have attained nation-wide promi nence in the fields of science. Paul fopenoe ia • noted geneticist, eu- gvnicist, and sociologist. His broth- dr Herbert to a noted psychologist and statistician. His brother Wil- •s to a noted paleontologist and geologist. His brother Wilson to » noted botanist adantifie agri- enlturuisi aad agricultural explor- ♦r- For further information on the lives and achievements of the Pope- hoe brothers, consult "Who's Who te America” and “American Men Of Science." i Next Monday through Thursday, Dr. Paul Pop* noe will visit Texas A. A M. Under the s us pices of the *Y" he will lecture for the general public. Mon (toy night he will lec ture in the Assembly Hall on the •object “When Do You Know You’re ia LoveT** Wednesday night he will speak at the Assembly Hall en the subject “Is There a New Morality ?" Be will also give talks to the Marriage Relations classes, and private interviews to anyone. Dr. Popenee visited this college tost spring, and made on that oc- a popular lecture en mar- (Continued on page d) Entire Nation Celebrates Wednesday as tbe Birthday Of Americas Most Beloved Hero—George Washington BY L B. THOMPSON Wednesday the United States, and some ef the Latin American countries, will celebrate the anni versary of the nation's most be loved hero, George Washington. The first of such celebrations was in 1781 by a group of Wash ington’s friends and former offi- T.CJJ. CO-ED OPPOSES WAR 'CAUSE AGGIES WOULD HAVE TO GO Dean and Mrs. Bolton, Colonel and Mrs. Moore, end Colonel Ash- burn will be other members of the reception com mitts* with Dr. and Mrs. Walton. Refreshaaenta will be served to all. Seniors should wear their num ber 1 uniform. They may arrive at or leave the party et any time be tween 8 aad 10 p. m. Dr. end Mrs. Walton hope that every member of the class will attend this function TO DATE 300 TURN ! IN APPLICATIONS FOR DEGREES _ Only approximately 300 applica tions for degrees had been turned In to the registrar's office en Mon day according to H. L. Heaton, as sistant registrar. This represents about one half of the total number of expected graduates for the ^ /wgring term, Mr, Heaton said. March 1 has been designated aa the last date that these applica tion# may be filed. Since this Ret is supplied to business cenoema, the need for prompt action on this subject to deemed urgent. , - Apgttouttons have been coming to slowly, Recording to Mr. Hea ton. Since time to growing end there is a great aumher yet left to be filed, the rate at which the applicants come in to expected ears. Virginia Society then began tbe custom of celebrating the oc casion with bails apd dances. Tbe custom spread rapidly, and by the time ef |WashhVton’s death, his birthday w a s being observed throughout the nation. Tbe first official notice was takes en Dee. SO, 1799, when both houses of ■as passed a resolution that the people should coma together aad celebrate his birthday “in such era and maaners as may be sient." WASHINGTON AS A SOLDIRR Most of the writings concerning the life of George Washington deal with hia brilliance as a soldier and statesman. And well they might, for even such military men as Frederick the Great of Prussia proclaimed Washington’s New Jer sey campaign the most brilliant of .the oentury. And every schoolboy knows hew the “father of our country" guided the nation through the first eight yesu-s of her exis tence. Incidentally, the title “Fath er of Our Country" was bestowed upon Washington by a German Al manac, "Nord Americanlache Ksl ender," which was published at Lancaster, Pa. WASHINGTON A SCIENTIFIC FARMER But in addition to being e gen eral and a statesman, Washington was one of the first scientific farmers. Desiring to leave his land in bettor shape than ha had found It, he experimented widely with various fertilisers often mixing them himself. He practiced crop ro tation to better balance his farm The United States should go tof war only If it to subjected to at tempted invasion ,by some foreign That, quite definitely, to the opinion of Texas Christian Uni versity students, as expressed ia a poll taken this week by The Skiff, student newspaper. “I eat opposed to war of any kind under any circumstances, cause the Aggies aril] have to got (A sophomore coed). “I think the United States would be justified in going to war only in case we are attacked on our own shores," to a typical statement. The girls line up with the boys ia this viewpoint, the feminine opinion summed up pretty well in this one: “I don’t think we should go to war at all, and certainly we should not cress the ocean to fight. How. ever, if another country came over here, war would he justifiable." Only a few students took the ex treme position of “war under nc conditions," which was rather pre valent in student circles all over the nation only n few years back. A few typical Student state- I^Faehlngton's livestock was con stantly being Improved by careful, (Continued on page 4) I'm content until they then I'm reedy. “War onlf i M "A . tofensive measure fer the protection of our country from invasion.” VIRGIL APPEARS HERE TONIGHT Virgil, a master magician who is spent e life-time developing unusual attractions, will appear in > with his company of artiste on the stage at the Assembly Itell tonight at 7:16, The Great Virgil recently gave 28 consecutive performances at the $5,000,000 Fox Theatre in San Francisco, Cal. The same complete show will be given here tonight. A special feature of The Greet Virgil show will be Julie, the psy chic enigma, who will offer her startling mindreading specially,,in which she demonstrates hs remark able ability to peep into the future end toll what awaits there. Mi ben of the audience are not asked to write or acquaint her in ; way with what they wish to know, yet she reads their ‘ husarmaut thoughts and answers their ques- Hindu Princess that Max Brauer to Lecture At A. Hi M. March 6 Hon. Max Brauer will lecture in (be Assembly Ball on Monday, Harch 8, on “Totalitarianism Causes. Curs, Prevention." Mr. Brauer baa long been recog sized as one of tbe finest examples of the Incorruptible public servant who characterized the old Ger- Saany. Knowing Germany aa he doea from the standpoint of prac tical administrator and educator, men aro better qualified than he td" disease the present state of gffairs and the internadonsl con sequences of its policies. Mr. Brauer to sponsored by the Churches ef and brought to Y.M.GA. Among the exciting erea during the many scenes of bo stay at home j Great Virgil’s performance are the ever here, end Beautiful Notice, Club Prexies! All club presidents ere reminded that the remainder of the bill for their club sections In the Longhorn to due before March. 1. Bee A! Beckman in 99 Leggett or E. L. Angell in room 1*6 Adminisrmtion building. floats in space, “Satan man", “the dissolving of the bodies of two human beings’’, “miracle “spirit paintings", “mystery of the Chinese opium den" end others. The Greet Virgil, at the climax of his performance, allows one of bis girl assistants to be tied ia strong sack and locked and tied in a trunk, then while being watched from all sides he with the girl in lees than one sec ond. This one illusion to said to “stagger the imagination and defy solution 1” Aggie Juniors And Seniors Entertain Stephens College Girls Here March 14 300 Stephens College girls will arrive at College Station March 14 their annual educational tour and will be entertained during their Stopover here by A. A M. juniors triieleg . by special train from Houston at five o’clock, they will be met by their escorts and taken to dinner in tbe Mess Hall at seven that night. At eight p. m. a dance will be held in their honor in the Mess Hall and will last until 11 Only Juniors and seniors are invited to the dance which is being sponsored by tbe senior class. Seniors wishing dates most see Bill Livingston who has a list of all the girls making the trig. Jun iors will be permitted to sign up tor dates after the seniors, if any are left. Last year on their annual tour the students visited Texas Univer sity where they wens entertained by members of the student body, however, it is believed that the Aggies can show them as gopd a time and in the future College’sta tion will be a regular stopover en their trip, through tbe Southwest Of the six hundred making the tour oal^ half of them wig visit Texas while the other half will visit the other Gulf after separating in A{l seniors are urged Liviligston as soon as possible and sign , op for their dates. He has e list of all the girls names, their heights, and their “home towns”. ■If Coast states Florida, urged ' to see PASQUIER TRIO McQUILLEN LEADS TO PLAY HERE STATE ALUMNI) MONDAY NIGHT COUNCIL MEETING E. E. MeQuiDea, secretary of the Former Students Association and director of. the Texas District of the American Alumni Council, led a meeting of representatives frojn fourteen Texas colleges and universities in tbe Union Building at the University of Texas Sunday. The genera) theme of the pro as “Building an Ex-Stu dent Organisation Through Ser vice to aa Institution”. Thp plan aa expressed was to make the Students look forward to. the time when they would be part of the alumni organisation and make them conscious of their duties in the future. -V Daring the course of the meeting in the Union Building several psp- (Continued on pege 4) Fill Length Picture* Of Benatiee Will In 1939 Aggie Annual Nias comely girts—the pick ef feminine beauty fat Texas—have been selected by Eari Carrol ef Hollywood, California, to bo placed ia the Vanity Fair section ef the 1*39 Longhorn, Texas A. A M. Annual. Originally asked to mike a selec tion of eight girls from the group of pictures sent to him by the Longhorn editor, Mr. Carrol said that there were eo many beautiful girts ia the group that only narrow hi Fir# of the girls chosen ere stu dents of T. 8. C. W. Tbe following to e list of the beauties chosen by Mr. Carrol: Eleanor Moseley of Quanah, a student at T. S. C. W.; Kloiae Wiese of Brenhem; Helen Miller of Bryan, student of T. S. C. W.j Ariel McKemie, of Heurue. T. 8. C. W. student; Pat Kirwaa of Dallas; Barbara Corkern of Dal- , S. M. U. student; Helen Kiker of Houston, e student at Rica In titule; Madeira Campbell of Long view, student at T. 8. C, W.; and Marguerite Wailing of Lubbock, student at T. 8. C. W. The picture* fer the Vanity Fair section of the Longhorn were sub mitted by seniors of A A M. had full length pictures ef the beauties selected by Mr. Carrel will be an- tarod In -the Longhorn. The Paaquier Trio from Peris will appear here Monday night in Guion Hall. The trio to appearing on the Entertainment Series pro gram fer this year. The Paaquier Trio consists ef three brothers, Jeanne, Pierre, wi musicians and who play the violin, Viola, and violiaeatto, respectively. They were bora in Tours, France and began their musfcal education in Tours end later eontineed their music studies ia Paris. The Paaquier brothers, who are r artists, this sixty concerts in Holland, Belgium, Prague, Budapest, Berlin, id England. At present the Puequier Trio is ho Fays For Sunday Afternoon Free Shows? Someune Has to Pay the Piper 4 win FUERMANN e Aggies are frequent of the Sundhy after low, but few stop to to that they are fortu- thia advan- the piper, it to the A. A M. By GEORG Most of patronize ra noon free think how i hate cnought to have tags. Someone pays and in this Former Students Association. In belief that them free ahoiri Would not only present a form of regular entertainment for the Corps, but would also discourage many Aggies from leaving the campus on Week-ends, this practice instituted five years ego. Al though it is doubtful that the plan very many cadet* from making week-end trips, its obvious success and popularity has been continually evidenced by the C wds that regularly attend them .we. often filling the Assembly Bell beyond its normal capacity. : As far aa has been learned, there is no other American college university that present* stan- film productions to its stu- features. After next Sunday, free of charge. It to true aeries of six Grand National films enough that most at tbs features will be run; following which the i be presreited for the first The throe brothers are said to ive an almost incredible unity hi their playing due to be three having are two very good reasons for this. Ilk the first place, none of. the' major fQm companies will allow to he shown to the public free ef charge. Renters of their films must contract charge at least ten cents per pev- aop admission. Consequently, what few of tbe major company produc tions we de see are only old ones that have been sold out right to distribution firms. In the second place, there to on ly a' very limited supply of them major company films that have been sold to diatribe tion firms. When the Y.MU.A. has purchased oil of these that are KvaQable, it’s only alteruatrve to to films of some of the completes who allow their pro ductions to be shown without shy admission stipulations. Next Sunday “Sky Devils”, fea turing Spencer Traty, will be shown. This is the last film of the hsastga&gJgisgggai presented are either very old productions made by one at the companies, but there or production independent Jl,f '..-'j J *\IJ *i- 1>* “Y” hopes to again be able to ob tain more at the Saajor company Pictures of Cotton Tour To Be Shown In Waco by Dr. Trotter Dr. Ido F. Trotter, bead of the Agronomy department, will aceora- party to Waco Feb. *8 movies of' last year’s foreign oottoa study tour at Eu rope pad to expiate tbe ceCton pag eant to be held here this spring. Thu audience will be the Texas Lund Association composed of re- prebeetstives of lending agencies. The meeting will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel at 7 p. m. Samples of cotton falsely packed ia Texas and skipped to English com pan ice sHil be shown also. These samples are actually cross sections of cotton b*j*e that hsve good eet- ton around 'the outside end cheap cottos on the inaid*. Fibers made from milk aad eeL we w as that are competing with as a prodJcer for clothing will