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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1939)
1 4- Editorial - Trtuportation U fag Ucal prob- U 1 1 ‘ i % j p i •' VOL 88 PHONE 8 v. the Weather Partly' claady tkraafb Tawdajr. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTt RSOON, MARCH 14, 19 39 SW NO. PREXY SCORES BILL TO CHANGE FISCAL METHOD Dorm Steel Workers on Strike i Threatens To Hold Work Upas Result Carpenters, Steel Workers Disagree On Placing Windows Unlaaa negotiation* can be in the near future, work on the new dormitoriea hare threatens to come to almost s complete stand still by the and of next week as the raealt of s strike Friday of the local Maal worker* union which grew out of disagreement with the carpenter** local orar the placement of window sashes, it was learned today. , The argument causing the strike . caatera about the fitting of steel window frames by carpenters in the buildings which have Wen part ly completed to <fcte. Due to the frames being madt of steal, (the steel workers union went on strike claiming that such work rightfully belonged to their union and not the carpenters union. , ‘ STANDSTILL POSSIBLE J Because of the lack of construc tion steel caused by the strike, all concrete work has been seriously hindered and vi[ill soon t* brought to a complete standstill, thus af facting all other pisses of the am struction work except s few minor Jobs such as basement excavations and landscaping. Any major tit' u|> of work at this time will seriously handicap finishing the dormitories ami mess hall in time for use at the begin ntng of school in Septe^har. |k- tenor work up n which it hour shifts cannot be used vent eompletior^pf th» NEGOTIATION8 lNSICCESFl’L AU attempts of aagotiations up to the present have been entirely unsuccessful, bat serious site for settle meat will be made weak both by the two anions in volved and the contractors in an effort to prevent the complete tie- up of work which is the prospect at present. IP-jhH CAMPAIGN FOR; NEW V BUILDING WILL BEGIN SOON A campaign to raise funds for a new T. M. C A. building at A. 4 M. will begin soon, according to Dean T. D. Brooks. Around tJMi.OOO or $:iU0.0O0 will be needed -for a new_ luild >. an Brooks believed. Dean Brooks has been ap pointed to serve as rhsinaau of the commit to. The measure has been discussed and passed by the Board of Direc tors of the College who have not as yet named the other members of the committee. A Sub commute, of the boerd will invwtigste what needs of the Y. M. C. A. must be filled by the new building before a definite goal tor the campaign may be sot « The funds will be raised from contributions to the measure from organisations .ird fr.. T..U . f th. college. The present Y. B. C. A. building was erected fro it I funds raised in a similar ntano*. ) M. L. Cash ion is goners! seew- tary of the A. A M. Y. M. C. A. and J. G. Gay Is - tary. “T” Clubsters and Guests Trip the Light Fantastic Involved, Inefficient Operations Would Result From Bill, Walton Says w Election of four r< l.-nt body officers has buen set tor April 17, it was announced today following canvass of Student Publications Board members and potential can didates by E. L. Angell, manager Student Publications, and The Battalion. Officers to be elected are edi tor-in-chief of The Batulion, chief yell leader, and junior and senior representatives on the Publications Board. . • James 8. “Jaime” Critx, a managing editor of the Bat talion, today bees aw the first stadeat to announce his iatsa- tioa to seek a publications po sition. Criti sill seek elec tion as editer-in-chief af The Battalion. According to tradi tional rales, only twa students may ran for chief yell leader, Bert Baras and Rodie Pierce, who were elected Junior yell leaders last year. New election rules passed this year by the Board will apply to this election. Bsrly this year recom mendations by Mr. Angell and Tbo Battalion were adopted, which clarify rules governing eligibility ‘(Continued on page 4) Seat of'jTrouble Senate BB1 218, which if enacted would concentrate all Ipcal tom collected by the college in the state treasury, has come in for strong opposition from President Walton. The bill would force all money collected here from students to ha transferred to the state treasury. President Walton said, in a state ment to Texaas, "Compliance with the provisions . would impose hardships upon the institution and. its patrons, which would so handi cap the college that its efficient operation would be impossible. He explained that no economy would result if the provisions of the state constitution which af firm the samednesa of special funds Urn! the purpose for which they are collected are not to be respected. LIVESTOCK TEAM WINS SECOND AT FAT STOCK SHOW MESS HALL COSTS UP “Serious interference and delay in the operation of federal funds snd their expenditure would result from provisions of this bQl, with So constructive purpose being aw ed," he said. A A M. is supported m part by federal funds. President Walton stated that management af the college by its board of directors and administra tive officers would tie impaired seriously ! and that industry and initiative in making departments self-sustaining would be greatly re duced. 1 | # “Great inemaae in the cant of operation of such institutkne as the college mess ball would result through the hmbility to taka ad vantage of discounts in payments, of bills and because of discounts required for financing deficiency warrants. The results of the livestock judging conteats held at the Fat Stock Show in Port Worth last week-end showed the A. A M. team won second place. One t»f fourteen livestock judging teams from all over the United States participat ing, the Texas A. A M. junior team fan a close race losing first place the Missouri points. Other tel Henry Dfttmaa. scalar ssember af the Aggie football team, and girl friend Betty Siderman esie their schiag feet b.tween dances at the “T’ Slab dance last Friday night ia the upper left head picture. Head Coach and Mrs. Norton in.-e far The BattsUoa photographer in the upper right hand pktare. i .; • ] ' i ' ' i la the lower left pi. taM (reading from left to right) Byron Winstead, director of publicity of the college; Jot Utay, member at the Hoard of Directors; sad Marty Ksrow, baseball sad aaaisUBt football coach seem to he ia the midst af a baseball disenooioa. Loaghora Editor W. D. Barton swings oat with Virginia Dimmitt during the frnlies la the lower right picture. r-q- \ Tommy Littlejohn and his Aggieland orchestra furnished the mask for the affair which lasted from • ‘til 1. ft M ’ 1* Bill Duncan, who played football during spring training with a brok en hand suffered more injuriei Friday night when he cut his chin badly as the result of a sign board crash. Skull of Extinct Elephant Found And 1 Maced in Museum The skull of an extinct elephant was discovered last week by two Brsxos County farmers, Steve Glowakie and Louis Paholek, living about seven miles west af College Station, near the Brazos River According to C. J. Hesse, paleon tologist of the A. A M. museum, this is tbs first skull of this kind to be discovered in this vicinity, although it is known thatnAnaa! animals once existed in this region 17>e skull is in fairly good con dition although it was broken in severed pieces when it was removed from the ground. The skull will be repaired and placed on display in the museum within the next two months, as it will take this long to put in shape. ^ Stephens Gals Will Arrive Here at 5 O’Clock This Afternoon En Masse Some 818 Stephen college girlsf docked at Galveston this morning at six o’clock from the S. 8. Algon quin for a day of sight seeing in Houston snd Galveston before they boarded their special train for A. A M. where they are due at five o'clock this afternon for the dinner and dance to be given in tbeir honor here toaigbt Not only will the entertainment to night present some of the most beautiful coeds of the country but will be sa event unequalled in ori ginality ia the history of the school. The girls will dress for the din ner and dance while on the train from Houston and wiH arrive in full evening dress to meet their dates for the evening. In order to ASME CONTESTS HELD FRIDAY FEES NOT ^ATE FUNDS “We hold that the fees collected from parents and students snd from operatiorf of many erf the college services essentially am not state funds, but are special funds for specific purposes Furthermore the collection snd expenditure of these funds are under the scrutiny of the state auditor and the Col by a few lege hoard of directors, and detail- which won ed reports of tti. tiHnssctioas atw Students, af A. A M., Rice and Texas University participated a contest held here last Friday night sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prises of $12.00, 88.00. snd $5.00 were offered for the best speeches on subjects pertaining t« some par- eliminate confusion snd save time the cars of the train have been let tered sad each girl assigned to a specific car so that her date css locate her immediately. Introduc tions will be performed by a chap- eron after which girls will be shown about the campus until the j ticalar ot "* ch * n * c * 1 «>**- banquet which is to be held in the ne * rin * basement of the mess hall at seven. First prise was won by R. D.l The dance will start immediately Bodemiller of Texas University, after the dinner snd will last from whose topk was “Exhaust Smoke 8 until 11 o’clock when it will stop j, D< of A 4 j, In order to give the girls time to . . board the train which leaves at 12 d P h y for Stephens college at Columbia, r,n,t D^P^t of the Canti- Missouri, where the girls will ar- j lever Wing". Third high with "The rive late Wednesday afternoon to Sunbeam Locomotive* was G. Wj resume classes. Jtteplea, alao of A. A M. places were Oklahoma A. A M Nebraska, snd Wisconsin. The A. A M. junior livestock team, m charge of Prof. N. G. Schuesaler of the Animal Hus bandry Department and team coach, won third place in horse judging, thiril place in bog judging, fifth place in cattle judging, snd eighth place in sheep judging. R. S. Huddle snd W. B. Buster wore the two high men in the A. quarters of the Eighth Corps Ares places respectively in the contests Individually Huddle won third place in horse judging and Buster won third place in hog judging. Other members of the team who went to Wort Worth were F. H. Corder, W R. Lehmberg, P. W. Jacoby, J. F Grote, James Gallant, snd J. E Epperman. It is from these boys that the Senior team to represent the college next year will be drawn. submitted to the legislature,” ha said. He concluded. “Financial loan, not economy would result; fiscal services would become highly in volved and costly; and neithsr ad ditional information or control would accrue to the governing agencies ef the state of any funds collected and expended by the col lege.” Subsistence Checks Requested Before April 7 by P. M. S. & T. According to Col. Moore a special letter has bees sent to the head quarters of the Eighth Corps Ares by the office af the P. M. 8. A T, requesting that subsistence checks for the months pf January, Febru ary, aad March for juniors and seniors be paid on or before April 7, the h ginning of the spring hol idays. Payment will be made on the basis at 90 days, 25 teats a day, which • should amount to $22.50, AGGIES AND PROFS GO TO OKLAHOMA MEET | Leaving Thursday morning far Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Southwestern Journalism Congress l at Oklahoma A. A M are E L. Angell, manager of Student Pub lications, Dr. John Ashton, profes sor of agrfeultural journalism, James Critx, Battalion managing editor, and B 1 Smith. Battalion advertising managtr. 1 The meat Will last through noon Saturday and will be attended by college journalist* and their ad visors from all parts of the Sooth- west Critx, who today announced his cahdtdacy for editorship for next year, was aairu-d by R. L. Does. Battalion editor-in-chief, to repre sent The Battalion editorial staff at the maeting. Mrs. E. L. Angell will accompany the group to Denton, Where she is to visit relatives snd fi x-nds