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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAV AFTERNOOfi, APRIL 21, 1939 ^ f
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Z725 NO. 61
3 Positions
To Be Filled
Runoff
Editorship, Board
Positions Up To
Students* Voting
Dig out youi yellow ulipa—an
other election’s coining up!
Koaday at 7:S0 a. m. a polling
booth in the Academic building will
be open to send three men to of
fice Kditor-m Chief of TIh
Battalion, Senior Representative
on the Publications Board and Jun
ior Representative on the Publi
cations Board.
Six men, selected by the first
primary last Moaday, will be
the ballot Elected lest Monday
was next year’s yell I'-addr, Bodte
• »Cw»
The rave which is expected to
draw more stUmtien is for editor
ship of The Battalion, where James
"Hjrraie” Crit* and Bill Marray are
conthstiag. ^
Crita was a reporter all laat
year and was appointed managing
editor when school started this
year. Murrey began working with
The Battalion during the latter
part of last year and canee to the
paper at a junior editor this year,
being appointed managing editor
after the resignation of Bit Payne
at mid-term.
The election will be under the
supervision of Junior Editor Char
lie Wilkinson, who will keep the
polls opc4 jBnsgi 7:30 until noon
and from I vntil 5:10 p. m.
No student will be allowed to
vote unless he presents s second
term fiscal receipt for registration
which shows payment of the matri
culation fee;- 1 . | \
All candidates are in a position,
to have representatives at the Jfolla
at all hours if they so desire.
The ballot, actttding to drawing
held Thursday afternoon in The
Battalion office, will be arrangec
In this order:
OFriClAL]BAU.«fl
Runoff Election
IFOR BATtALlOU EDITOR:
James Critt ‘
Bill Murta|’ <
FOR SENIOR REPRESENTA
TIVE oh STUDENT PUBLICAN
TIONS BOARD
Mick Williams t ■
Jimmy Cokinos
FOR JUNIOR REPRESENTA
TIVE ON STUDENT PUBLICAr
TIONS BOARB:
Paul Hainea a
Earle Shields < k
PAGEANT TAKE PIACE TONI
Elion Due
Sullivan Reveals Tentative ‘39-‘40 Entertainment
Programs Planned to Please Aggie Audiences
Walter "Sully" Sullivan, recent-*
ly elected bead of the Entertain
ment Series for the 1939-40 term,
has announced tentative plans for
making the Series a bigger soc-
ceas next year.
A return engagement of the
Houston Symphony Orchestra is
probable. The student body liked it
this year, and for that reason Sul-
jivan intends to bring it back in
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A speaker of the Richard Halli
burton type weald go over with the
boys. Sully believes; also a speaker
like Stuart Chase, well-versed on
social, politics! and aconomical
in the United States,
aad who is most dynamic in his
meaner of speaking.
Another play, of the caliber of
the Jitney players or better is to
other sim. This ydan’s play was
fairly well received, Sully reported.
Definitely, says Sully, there will
tw a popular dance band, to in
clude a stage show if it can be
Sully lives in B-4 Walton and
invites anybody who wishes to
come and make any Suggestions he
has. He pledges his fullest coopera,
tin to the Student body.
Brothers Get Awards
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Hob. in back, aad Gene Shiels, brothers from Dallas, were given
awards by President Walton at a review of the carps held Monday.
Bob received the Field Artillery medal for being the first year advanced
F. A. student who best represent* that unit here. Gene waa cited for
baring shot a -98 in timed pistol fire against the Houston Rifles and
State Department of Public Safety.
SOMA A. H M. MOTHERS CLUB
ADDS S00 ID LIBRARY'S FUNDS
The Sonora A. A M. Mothers Hub
baa juAR' made a contribution of
$60 to the A. 4 M. Library for the
Acts as Nurse-Mother to Aggies,
Receives Pet Name-ThaTs ‘Mom’
Dr. Homer Rainey
To Make Banquet 1
Address May 3
The A. 4 M. chapter of the
American Association of University
Professors will have as its guest of
honor Dr. Homer P Rainey, newly,
elected president of Texas Univer
sity. at its annual banquet Wednes
day. May 1 u
The members of the Board of Dv purchM * ^ booka
tmm 4 M. and the Board T** mone y was left at the .lia-
of Regents of tha Unhraraity will P 0 *^ °f !*• I*. F. Mayo, college
attend, ami also ex-students 0 f "bo hat added it to-the
General Reading Fund of $156 re
cently raised through a campaign
conducted by The Battalion. Thk
like thnt previously con-
will be used to buy books
moat often requested by the stu
dent bo4)r. Of the $165 which was
already in the General Reading
Fund, $100 was contributed by the
San Antonio Mothers Gab, $60
was raised by a dime campaign
among the student body, and $6
was donated by Dean R. P. Mar-
steller.
The Sonora Club has been giv
ing Fortune and Esquire magazines
as an annual gift to the library.
Says Dr. Mayo. "The library
sincerely thanks the Sonora Gub
for the generous contribution. It
is to be hoped that other Mother's
Gubs may follow this fine ex
ample.
Annual R.O.T.C..
Inspection and
Review May 2, 3
Officers WiU Make
Complete Examination
Of Training, Equipment
The annual K. 0. T. C. Inspection
! A. 4 M. wiO be held here May
2 and t. Officers on every phase
of coiabat will inspect the various
units and their equipment, aa well
attend the theory classes and
the Tuesday drill. The Corps will
have a review Wednesday to cli
max the inspection.
Briefly the inspector's schedule
is as follows: Tuesday morning
visit theory classes: afternoon, ob
serve all drill and inspect the
armories; TRednesday morning,
visit theory classes and inspect
facilities, etc.; afternoon, review.
At some time during their stay, the
senior inspector and members of
the inspection board will call on
President Walton. j t
The inspection is held every year
to determine which college R. 0.
T. CL untie of the United States
have the higHgat rating. The best
are accorded the privilege of wear
ing the blue star on the blouse. .
Laat year the Corps Commander,
himself, came to A. A M„ but this
year officers of his choosing anil
condagt the inspection, i
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Dean Kyle T(* Attend
Meets in Washington
Dean E. J. Kyle*n$ll leave Sun
day morning for Washington. I)
C. where be will attend the meet
ing of the Presidents of tha Feder
al Land Banks and Rid meeting cl
the directors of thg Farm Credit
Administration.
Daan Kyle said |hat probl. m
relating to agriculture will be dis
cussed along with the future of
commercial agriculture.
While in Washington, Kyle will
talk to the Texas delegation in re
gard to the cotton Situation amt t.
the Secretary of S$at4- about th.
relations with Mexi^v Also he will
talk with the Sta$e Department
about organisation of a course here
in agricultural commerce' and for
eign trade.
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Be Best Of
‘39 Season
Pageant Bigger This
Year; Show Offers
Many Attractions
A. & M. Men Speak
At Regional Meeting
Of Professors in Waco
both school^
Tickets for the banquet may be
secured Mra Dal# Weddington, Ex-
tensi.n Service; President Walto
Dr. J. H. Quisenberry, Dr. W
Porter, Dr. D. ,B. Cofer, Dr. C| tl
Doak. R. 3. Clkhut Dr. R. P. LM-
lum. Dr. W. g Potts; M. L. Cash*
ion. Y. Mi C. A.; and the office of
the Director of the Experiment
Station.
flurongh typographical and proof
reading errors, The Battalion re
ported Tuesday that his speech was
to have been Wednesday; the meet
ing is scheduled for Wednesday,'
MayS./ A >
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Her name is Mrs. Irene
Clagham, and hag title is assistant
superintendent of the A. 4 M
hospital—bat by the more than
6,000 students here she is affec
tionately called M ini," and for a
good reason. There’s‘ s lot of sep-
timent stUched to that name the
bop gave har some eight or ter
yean ago; it’s short for mothir.
You see, Mrs. Gaghorn takes t$c
place of each cadet's mother wh|e
he it away from homo pursuing the
activities of College life.
While her chief duty is adm
istering to students Confined
the hospital during illness,
doesn’t stop there. In addition,
acta aa syrqpathetic listener
adviser when an Aggie pours
his problems deaiiag with ma
other than academia Many an Ag
gie has felt better after Mom has
diagnosed his case of the bines.
She always finde time no matter
how tired—to bring a word of ebaer
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and a gracious smile to.her
tients. She adds her perhoAal tough
that brings la botne-like atmosphere
to the hospital nurrodadingB.
Mom does a good job when jit
conies to carinn lot physically ail
ing students ad well aa those suf
fering the pangs of homesickness
And frequently she’s rimn at 2 or
3 a. m, to treat a mounded boy, or
to helij a boy distressed by his love
affaini borne affairs, family trdu-
blee—dverything. ] \
Mont jp careful go see that h|sr
patients alwap have good food
while they are un^er the care of
a( physician—that 11 if the doctor
says it’s all right lor them to qat
certain nahes during illnesa. Pa
tient* us special foods have their
meals peraoimHy supervised by
Mom. Regular meals for patients
<»r special foods ap prepared in
the diet kitchen. More than oOce
Mom has gone out of her way,to
, • (Continued ou page «) ll
Two m. mbors of the staff of A.
_ ___ . 4 M., A. F. Chalk of the Economies
Airfripg Whn Will I i D 'v* nm * ni ' Dr. R. p. Ludium,
JJ 111 , Of the History Department recently
I® HIJh a regional meeting of the
Schools Banqueted \merican Association of ptshawlly
I Final instructions to a Urge num- ^ W * co ‘ R«pr«*nU-
ber of cadeU-who will journey tq] ***** w « re P re# « ,t fron » mott of
their borne towns soon to talk to
high school students reUtive to
Pre-Meds Inspect
Galveston Hospitals
Recently the Pre-Medical Gub
made a trip to Galveston to in
spect the medical school of the
University of Texas. Saturday
morning, the club started out by
visiting one of the illustrated lec
tures on childrens’ disease* Next
on the program was a tour of the
different buildings and hospitals
Two of the hospitals, the Childrens
Charity Hospital and the . Negro
Charity Hospital, have just recent
ly been built. Later in the morning,
the club members were allowed to
entering 4- A M., were given Wed-
nesday night at a banquet ia the
Mess Hall.
Speakers at the annual occas-
ekm were Dr. T. 0. Walton, Col
Ike Ashbum, Dean Bolton, Dr. Dan
Russell, E. f. Howell and David
Thrift, toastmaster. Information
concerning plans for next year was
given the studentk j
Three hundred bop will make
the |,ripe this yegr. which will be
the sixth year that such a pUn has
been used.
the college in Texas, and from some
out Rke colleges in neighboring
Statet.
Other A. 4 M. staff snembers
who httonded the meeting were Dr.
C. B. Campbell of the Modern Lang
uage Department; Dr. Ide P. Trot
ter of the Agronomy Department;
and Dr. Ctmrles LaMotte, Dr. 8. 0.
Brown, and Dr. S. H. Hopkins of
the Biology Department
Savage Drummer
SUlths Kal.T.
I ft 1 Last night the Aggies were eat
ing their supped quite peacefully
in the mess hall.
All of a sudden a savage drum
ming broke the ‘‘silence’'—that is,
stood out over the usual din. To a
man everyone looked up, startled,
and wondering whether some can
nibal had entered th* dining hall.
Soon before everyone** fax*
pranced a half-clad figure bedeck
ed with a sheet and beating out
his savage rhythm on a snare
drum. For a mo aunt no one could
understand this mysterious-look-
irg person or his drumming about
the moas hall. But upon cloker in
spection a colorful sign could b*
A* & M. Concert
Band To Give Hour
Concert Sunday, 4:30
Sunday aftemmin at 4:30 the A.
4 M. 80-piece concert band will
give an hour of familiar marches
and semi-clasnral selections ia the
triangle below the mess balk The
concert^ia part of the tour of Tex
as hpebonnet trails arrpnghd .by
the Houston Press, and a number
of visitors on this tour are expect
ed to be here that afternoon
Tm program follow*: 1
Mirch, "French National Defile''
(Turjbi)
witness several operations whuk
proved to be very interesting. The s^rn hanging in front of him, am|
anatomy laboratory »bere the another in hack. The signs bore
freshmen study human bodies, was colored advertise meats of the mov.
also a point of. interest. ing picture "Drums", shown in tb4
1 Some of the members of the club
remained in Galwtston Saturday
afternoon to witness a sham battle
on the beach between the army and
navy, j,,
Assembly Hall last night Sad to.
The drummer was, underneath
his disguise! Fish <\ckrrll of th*
F’. ij Artillery.
WF%W
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Duckworth,
"The Silver Chord"
The most glamorous epirt of th* •
entire social season at Aggieland
will take place tonight, beginning
at * o'clock, when the Agronomy
ty presents the annual Cot
ton Bull, Style Show aad Pageant
The Honorable W. Leo O’DaaM,
Governor ef Texas, will be prafeot
to place the crown on the head of
King Beal Hargrove of Troy,
senior of "A" Infantry, who will
reign ever the occasion with Qumo
Ruth Gordon of Bryan- Fallowing
the coronation, the presentation of
the Queen’s court 2$ Maids of
Honor and 75 Duchesses represent
ing twriou* schools, dvic organiza
tions over the slate, anf campus
clubs, will take place.
The Style Show for this year will
surpass any previous performance,
according to r-port- Professional
mannequins from Foley Broo. hi
Houston will model the most ex
clusive modern creations, both for
informal, sports and formal even
ing wear, all, of jeourse, made of
in cotton. Climax of the Style Show
will be e wedding party,
The Pennington School of Danc
ing cl Houston will furnish 41
highly spectacular and interesting
Floor Show follow!ug the Style
Bhgw. (There will be varied numbers
to suit every taste. Admission to
the Pageant will be 25f for children,
50c fojr adults, and 7$f for restrv-
ed Seats.
The Cotton Ball, honoring th*
King and Queen, will begin at L0
o’clock, with Tommy Littlejohn and
his Aggieland Orchestra fumish-
md the; music. Admission to the
B# nil I be $1.50,
3 of 9 Ciiuon
Tour Exans Left
For 9 Contestants
Throe more exan
to be taken by the contestants fsr
the 1939 Foreign-^ Cotton Tour.
Seven examinations > have been tak
en, but no resultsdiave been an
pounced, j T I $. ,
Three men are picked each year
by the Agronomy Department, to
go on * two-month four of Europe,
through s series of competitive
examinations involving the botany
of the cotton plant/cotton produc
tion, diseases, inaputs, machinery,
textiles, genetics, mgrketing, grad
ing and stapling. RHe expenses of
the trips are paid J>y the Agrpn-
omy Society through funds raised
by the Cotton Pageant and Ball,
and through contributions from
various sources. Anderson and
Clayton, Cotton Marketing Asso
ciation. Houston, ahnually contri
bute $500'to this fiaid.
The idea of the Cqtton Tour was
origisted by S. Evags and Dean K.
J. Kyle, and the qualifications and
examinations were Worked out by
J. E. Mogford, of the Agronomy
Department, who is charge of the
tour.
Mr. Mogford and the throe mem
bers of the party wiR leave A. 4 M.
on Jurfe 3, and taiLon the Amer- Geographic March’’ composed by
kan Importer for Liverpool from Thomas P. Darcy, Jr.j Darcy i« the
CHEM WARFARE
ADOPTS A SONG
The Chemical Warfare Battalion
ha* adopted an official oong for
us* in ceremonie* end on special
occasions.
Words to the song were written
by William Small, a Chemical Waf-
fajv Senior in the B^nd. The mel-
o«fy U* a part of '*111* National
New York June 16. W week or ten
days will be spent iit; Liverpool and
Manchester. From t^ere they will
either sail from Newcastle to Ber
gen, Norway, th. q to Sweden,!
Denmark, and back to England, or
go through Northern England,
across the Vhannel -’to the Conti
nent, visiting H*la|um. Holland,
Switzerland, and Prince. Tie Iti-
nerpry will be chosep according to
conditions then existing in Europe.
Twelve men orlg^tally were in
the contest, but this number has
been reduced to nine.fThose remain
ing in the contest a|W J. D. Augh
try. W. L. Colburn, $1 S. Goodloc.
R. L. Gregg. Beal Hh .rove, L. L
Jacobs, P. U Mebape, R. V. Me
Ncicr, Agronomy ma.' rs, and John
KanU, Cotton Mari-eting Major.
The three tests repaint’ g to be
• aken are Colton <}en*ti *, April
28; Colton Marketing, May 3; and
Grading and StapUfM, Ma|r I.
i. H icr of th* U. S. Army Band.
Though no details for ita presen
tation to th* Chemical Warfare
Bkttalion have been made, the ten
tative plan is to make Orrangemento
with Art Kasael to play it at the
Chem Warfare Ball BUI Small said
he was trying to find several beys
who would be willing to sb^ it;
however be also said that be wasn’t
having much success.
The words to the song run sis fol
lows: '
We’re the boys in the Chem War-
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We never have -a care
Well fight all day, then go our
nwn (tarn way ;
Our carts and mortars without a
lmy. ;
There is no gas exists that me
cannot resist
We’ve everything that's in tbs
W*t; j
We’re the men in the C. W. 8.
O'Daniel and Party Arrives Today,
<jSy*jTo Review Corps, Crown King Cotton
by Band senior Bill
"Brown’s Autograph I
Polka" (Casey >. -
Paraphrase, “The World
ing for the Sunrise
“Southern Rhapsody"
with Miss Cynthia Lancaster on I A thirteen-gun mlute and
the harp This work is dedicated mounted escort wil£ be tendered ijh* honor from a position
to the United Daughters of the (;oYerTM)r w ^ ^ Wot Id War Monument on
Confederacy. , '! T! bus Thor* H«> will r.vtM, i
Section from the comic opera • rnv ” Tndm > • f ^ on ^
"Sktethearts” (Victor Herbert) the «<*•'« r '> r P* 36> •ttend tht
War March of the Texas Ag- Cotton PhgeanL Gotibmor O’Dar
gie^ > # lei and his party will be met it
bellowing the concert the Band, the East Gate and rfcorted to th>
will play for retreat. While the vis reviewing stand on the review field
iu.rq witness an army of Aggks Troop B Cavalry, tohih- Batter*
marfhing to the mess hall. D Field Artillery wiff fire a aalut
i
the
cam
pus There he will review the Entire
corps under arms at 5:30.
I: Govhmo! O'Daniel will
the Cotton Pageant after th* re
view, where he will crown
Hargrpvc as King Cotton,
daughter Molly, aa& hia sonsj!
pad Mik-, will prohahly act mi any
im