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CIRCULATION 5,200 Student Semi-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College CIRCULATION 4£00
VOL. 38 -PHONES
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STATION, TEXAS. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28. 1929
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NO. 66
V. T. Presidem
To Make At
Plays for Hop
Dr. Homer P. Rainey 4 ’
To Make Banquet
Talk Here May 3
ami Higher Education Facias U*
in Texas" win be the Uwiaa of an
address by Dr. Hbnerr p Rainey,
newly-chosen president of the Uni
versity of Texas at the banquet af i
the American Alhoemtion of Uni
versity Professors, to be h«ld in!
Sbisa Hall at 7:00 p. m. next Wed
nesday evetiins. ' : j
Dr. Rhiney wiU be honoretlat the
banquet by the Amoeiatkav Utol
administrative officers of A. A M ,
and the staff of the College The
Science Seminar and the Social
Science Seminar, organisations
which have held joint banquets in
the past, will join with the Asso
ciation of University Profesaors
and the Other troops is wVlcominjr
Dr. Rainey to Texas and to hia now
office.
The program for the banquet, in
addition to Dr^ Rainey's address,
will include rauafoa) selections by
Mrs. Daniel Ru*xel> en<t by the
A. A M. GlOe Club. Dr. w^l
be welcomed, in short addratBM, op
behalf of the coieire. of the^s
students of the University of Tex
who are members of the staff
the college, and of the A meric
Association of University Profi
sors. . 'i
Tickets ft*, the banquet may be
secured from the. office of the Di
rector of the Experiment Station,
from Dale Weddinirton , Extension
Service; from President Walton.
Dr. J. H. Quismberry. Dr. WSU.
Porter, Dr. D. B. Cofer, Dr. C. C.
Doak, Dr. R. P. Ladlum, Dr. W. M.
Potts, R. L. Elkins, and M. L.
Gaahion.
DR. HOMER P. RAINEY
SMlfijONORED
BY WESTINGHOUSE
! MURRAY MAKES
SUGGESTIONS
FOR NEW STAFF
The following reeopunendationi
for next year’s Battalion staff have
been made by Bill Murray, Battal
ion editor-elect, and) turned in to
E. I- Angel!. Manager of Student
Publications, for consideration and
approval by the Student Publica
tions Board:
James “Hymie” Crita as asso
ciate editor. His duties will include’
being managing editor of one is- j
sue of The Battalion newspaper,
which will be issued three times \
weekly next year.
Charlie Wilkinson for managing ;
Mtor.
U E. Thompson or Ray Treadwell
for the third managing editor of j
the paper.
Paul Ketelson for maaaging edi- play for the Composite Regiment
tor of the magazine. Ball tonight in the mens hall from
E. C. “Jeep” Oates for sports 9 until 1. He wit) also play for a
editor. Corps Dance Saturday Bight.
Phil Golman for staff photogra- j —r—* — l —-j—■ 1 ■ ■ •
dairy show to
1 BE HELD TOMORROW
art and photography assistants, as
Art Kaaael aad hia band will
well as new reporter*.
The final decision on all men
given paying positions on the staff
is not made by the editor-in-chief,
a* was formerly the case, but by
the Student Publications Board,
according to a change m the meth
od of their appointment recently
Marvin W, Smith, graduate of
Texas A. A hi. and jnow manager
of engineering tor the Westing
house Electric A Manufacturing
Company in Pittsburg. Pennsyl
,vania. has received the company's I made
highest hooormryj award—Use West- I —
inghouse Order of Merit. | - O If /\
Smith w*.h honored at a banquet & M. UfEtOrS
in Sbisa Hall bent |
A native of
Smith was on*
Flowers Event
CT"2r iSXXSSEl SW.IU w,™
and all ato eligible to the honor.
Smith attended grad* aad high
432 SENIORS TO !
TAKE SERVICE
EXAMS TOMORROW
Pour hundred and thirty-two
seniors will take the Junior Pro
feaaional Assistant Civil Service.
examinations Saturday morning
and afternoon. Three hundred and
ajxteen of the seniors will take the
examination at College Station and
the remainder wiU take the exami
nation in Bryan.
Those seniors taking the Junior
Agronomist, Junior Soil Scientist,
Junior Economist and Joaior Vet
erinarian examinations should re
port to the Ahimal Industry lectqre
room.
Those students taking the exami
nations in Bryan are to report to
the Stephen P. Austin High School.
All exaqjinatioas are to begin
at 8:30-'An'interaussion will be
gin at noon and the examination*
will begin again at 1 o’clock to
last until 4.
^ L mm XJC' i.*A* Vr E U vVP 1 .
re earlier this year. ‘ • n 1
O^rton Texa. P| aCe |Q BattlC
of 24 to win the!
And Thompson Fourth
In Oratorical Contest
schools in Overt+a. He was grad
uated from Texad A. A M. to 1815
with a Bachelor of Science degree
in electrical engineering, aad has
been associated With Westinghouse
since lato to U|a^ year.
In conferring the award, the
Board of Directors cited Mr. Smith
“for his rare intaltactual honesty
at all times; for unusually open-
minded approach to difficult prob
lems requiring solution; aad for
capable aad aggressive leadership
of the Central Engineering and Re-
aasma ’DapairtRkmdg.v
STORE LICENSE
HEARING SLATED
Operators of the Braaos River
Package Store located on Highway
21, 11 miles west of Bryan, to Bur
leson county, have been ordered to
appear before i the State Liquor
Board at Austin Tuesday on a
charge of selling liquor to minors
and have been asked to show cause
why their license should not be
suspended or cancelled.
T. T.’s and Swastikas J4ow Have
Rivals in the “Ctickety Clack Club”
Prizes, both cash and medals,
will go to the winners of the sixth
annual dairy shorn which will be
held Saturday afternoon at the
college dairy. Twenty students who
are majoring in dairy husbandry
will compete. J
The animals, which were picked i
by the students last February, have
been fitted aad trained for the
event. Some fifty animals will be
entored in the five classes of the
contest. They will be classed as
calves, junior yearlings, senior
yearlings, add two-year-olds. Both
Holstein and Jersey animals will
be entered. Half of an animal's
rating will be on the animal itself,
and the other half on its coiMition
and the showmanship of the ex
hibitor.
HOUSE PASSES
SCHOOL BUDGET
BILL TO SENATE
AUSTIN, April 28.—An Keo-
nomy-mindqd. house seat the sen
ate a bill late Tuesday calling for
appropriations of *1 .>.854,625 to
support the state's colleges during
the 1939-41 biennium.
The total, despite an average en
rollment Increase of 12 per gent,
was >624,000 less that that for
the current two-year period. A long
succession of amendments to boost
expenditures was offered but Rep.
E. H. Thornton of Galvedton led
a fight resulting in the death of
all at them.
This wma the fifth of the major
budget toll* to be .passed by the
house. The only one left for house
floor consittoration was that for
the support of state departments.
The total of the appropriation
was less than that for the current
two-year period doe to the rejec
tion of all requests for new build
togs. Aside from the absence of
buildings the proposal showed an
increase of approximately $500,.
000 over the current period.
Thornton said the house total
was approximately *2.0011.000 less
than that to the senate bill.
Andy Hollins Elected
Valedictorian of ’39
36 Out of 72|Vote8 Received by
Rollins, Civif Kngineerinsr Student
Who Has Gnide Point Average of 2.986 f
Andy Rollins was elected v*i-p Harry GoodlOe. Agronomy, whoaa
dictorian of the graduating class
to the senior class balloting belli
by The Battalion last Tuesday and
Wednesday. Rollins rnreive 88 of
the 72 votes cast in tjg extremely
light balloting this yqpr.
The following ten seniors, with
their courses and grade point av
erages, and the order* by nuatoer
of votes, were in tBe race for
Valadlrtnriaa: «' i j
Andy Rollins, CivA Engineer,
whose grade point average is the
highest, 3,986,^ received 'the ma
jority of the votes, 36k«*
Robert Ehrke, Engineering Ad
ministration, has a grade point av
erage of 2.710, and B>t the next
highest number of votes, 14.
• —*i
average |l 2.716, got 10 votes.
Dorsey MeCrory, Agricultural
Administration, baa a grade point
avarag* of 2.748 and got 0 votes.
Edward Kluender, Electrical En-
gineei mg senior, who has an aver
age of 2.7168; Archie Sherrod. Civil
Engineer, with an aveaage of 2.704;
W. R. Cowley, senios in Agricul
tural Education, whose average in
2.880; Eugene Pilant, Agronomy,
with a grade point average of
2.817; Ernest Sample, Liberal Arts
senior with an average of 2.736;
and Joe Evnns, Agricultural Ad
ministration students who has an
average at 2.711, followed to that
order. i )
i i 1 I e. .1
Jamas Shoultx and May Tbosnp
son, A. A M. juniors, were winners
af second and fourth places, res
pectively,: to the Battle of Flowers
Oratorical Contest held at the S*n
Pedro Playhouse, San Antonio, tost
Thursday.! Fred Smith of the Uni
varsity of Texas took top honors
and Jack Love of the same tost
tion was third.-
The contestants were sponsored
by the English Departments of
their achodla. Dr. Mayo coaching
the A. A M entries. The subjects
for the orations dealt with early
Texas histegy, as is the custom
each year.
After the contest the hoys wore
honor guests at a sumptuous ban
quet given >by the San Antonio
Fiesta Association to the St. An
thony Hotel. It was at this ban
quet that the prises were awarded.
To the winner. Smith, was present
ed a prize of 1100; to ShouitS. 850;
to Love, $35; and to Thompson.
$16.
Shoultx, who poshed Smith hard
for the winner’s purse, said, “Next
year, I expect to win hands down.
■ Last Monday night the newest*
and most unique elub on the A. A
M. campus got its start, out at
“Unde Ed’s” whore a congenial
group of 16 “politicians” got the
happy inspiration for the organisa
tion and drew up the written “char
ter," inspired by both successful
and unsuccessful candidates, as
well as “onlookers.”
The name of it is, believe it or
not, the “C. C.- C.’s"—“Clickety
Clack Club"—A. A M.’s newest
“frat”
The men who were present and
joined the club aa charter signers
and charter members were R. L.
Doas, this year’s Battalion editor;
Bill Murray, next year’s editor;
James “Hymie” drits, to* oppon
ent in the editor’s vac*; Mick Wil
liams, newly-elected senior repre
ss* tative; Paul Haines, new junior
representative; and Charlie Wilk
inson, Ray Treadwell, Leroy
Crouch, Jim Copeland Guy Her
riaon. Pan] Ketelson, Jeep Oates,
Phil Golman, Cecil Hood, and
‘Tote” Peterson. .
Paul Ketelson eras the man who
— originated the idea for the club.
Robert M. Denhardt, In
structor in Agricultural Econo
mic*. has been invited to become a
and acted a. chairman in drewtag of , the American Geographi-
.w- •• » v_ cal Society by reason of the pub-
up the “constitution.” assisted by
Ray Treadwell and Phil Golman,
and interrupted vociferously at
frequent intervals by all the oth
er members of the convivial gath
ering.
The first motion, that there
should be nh rules and regulations,
was defeated and the permanent
platform of “bigger and mors stuff
able ballot box**" was adopted.
Rules era:
The membership shall be limited
to charter members only.
Any membar^ hAviag more than
three friends shall stand at a dis
tance of not leas than six feet
while conversing with anyone or
be considered a frat man.
This chib shall mast only one* a
year—on the bight of the final
genera I election . after the vote*
have been counted.
The meetings shall be social and
the meeting plane “Unci* Ed's”.
The organization song shall be
“Baer, Beer, for Old A. A M.” The
countersign shall be the middle
finger of the right hand extended
lication last November of an arti
cl* In the “Hispanic Historical Re-
titled “Eqin* Strategy of
Cortes”. The fellows of the So
ciety are limited to the persons
who have made contribution in
geography, exploration and scien
tific research.
Denhardt Gains
Recognition for
Magrazine Articles
American Red Cross
First Aid Course
Well Under Way Here
•The American Red Cross First
Aid Course held its second meet
ing last night at the Fir* Station.
The course is open to all, and upon
compiotkoi graduates receive n
Red Cross Card and scouts get a
special certificate in their scout-
work. The Standard Red Cross
Course is taught by Mr. Bart
Phipps, instructor in charge ef the
course.
The course is under the spon
sorship of the Brazos County
branch of the Red Cross snd the
Rural Sociology Department. It
meets for three weeks on Tuesday
and Thursday night* from 7 to 9,
and Sunday morning from 9 until
12. Members era expected to have
access to an inexpensive First Aid
Book but otherwise there is no
charge for the course.
M. C. Hughes, Head of the Elec
trical Engineering Department and
chairman to charge of all train
ing courses, states that they had
a very toterestiag and instructive
hour at the first session and that
he’s expecting more bays to enter
the course soon.
CWS Unit To
Give Show for
Reserve Meeting
/'Sturdivant Will G«t
Baker Trophy After
Show by HI* Platoon
The Brain* County Chapter of
tbs iRaoigvh Officer's Association
has invited the Chemical Warfare
Unty of A. A M. to stage 4 de
monstration of chemical troop*
in action before a meeting of the
chapter to be held Sunday morning
at 10:30 on the review field ac
cording to an announcement made
this week.
The demonstration, which has
not bean previously shown public
ly to the vicinity, will illustrate in
reduced scale the operations of a
chemical platoon in occupation of
position aad in simulated firing
of smake sheila from chemical mor
tars. The work anil be shown by
the Kirst Platoon. Co. B CWS,
commanded by Cadet First Lieu
tenant W. C. Sturdivant.
This platoon has recently been
chosen by a board of officers con
sisting of Capt. H. R. Brayton,
Capt. R. A. Eads, and Lieut. R.
L Gsake 11. to racsive the Baker
Trophy for the best drilled platoon
to the Chemical Warfare Unit at
A. A Ml College. The trophy was
designed by Cadet Capt. E. E.
Hagan of B CWS, and given to
the college as an annual award
to he heM by the winning platoon
Howard Payne President, Dr.
Taylor, To Visit Here Sunday,
Dr. Thomas H. Taylor, President' •
of Howard Payne College of Brown-
wobod, wfll speak af the First
Baptist Chul'ch her* Sunday morn
ing according to an announcement
made by R. lg Brown, pastor of
the church here.
Dr. Taylor is one of the best
known college presidents in the
United States and because ef his
gifted oration and similarity to 1
the noted American is often called
the “.Will Rogers of Texas” He is
listed in “Who’s Who'in America
and Why” aa an outefending man
in the forwarding of youth educa
tion in this country. In addition to
his speech on Sunday "morning he
will also address the Cqsath-Braxos
Brotherhood on Monday evening ot
7:30.
H.
londay
A. & M. Boys Have Played Big Part
In Highway Courtesy Station Plan
By GEORGE FUERMANN
Since the Centennih! summer
of 1936, A. A M. Student* have had
an important part tot. the Cour
tesy Station program- developed
by the Texas Highway Department
since that time.
These stations were originally
started to give CanftsByi to—tote
road inforreatian and other in
formation in respect to, the Dallas
exposition. The station* proved to
be a* popular, however, that the
state now maintains is of them
in the summer and fl4e through
out the year.
MRS. RAT K. DAILY, PHY8I-
eiaa and civic leader of Houston
will deliver an illustrated lecture
for the Biology dub members and
guatta Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30
p. m. The title is “Oh. Say Can
You See.” treating of the marvels
of vision, illustrated with
pictures and lantern slides.
Located near the state border,
for the year by Major General these stations are situated at Or-
Walter C. Baker, Chief of the ange, Marshall, Texarlmna, Paris,
Chemical Warfare Service 1 Denison. Gainesville, W^hita Falla
At the conclusion of the demon- Shamrock. Texiine, Glep Rio, Pe-
stration. the Baker Trophy to
gether with an individaal award
of a sabre given by graduates of
the unit wil be presented to .Stur
divant by Colonel Charles F. Will
iam* of Mia ms, Oklahoma, com
manding officer of the Texas-
Oklahoma, commanding officer of
the Texas-Oklahoma Reserve Che
mical Regiment.
The program is in the charge of
Cadet Lieut. CoL R. M. Adams.
Student Vice-President of the R.
O. A. aad J. C. Glenn. Cadet Lieut.
Regiment, Junior
A,
nerve,* «x. ami X
motion CoL Composite
member R- O. J
cos. El Paso and the I
Station at Laredo.
The Courtesy Statio^, as they
are bow called, are maigiod entire
ly by students 'of statf-suppottod
senior colleges and te>iv*raities.
Only student* who need, the money
to attend college the- following
September are employed, and the
selection is limited, the main
part, to sophomores and juniors.
In 1936 and 1937 only A. A M.
students ware employed and the
Aggie uniform was Worn while
e«i duty- In 1938, howevqr, th* sys
tem was broadened and today the
meri are chosen from other Texas-
supported colleges and universi
ties. A white auH is the uniform
now used.
TIT_ Tv is j. .
From Bwo to three men are em
ployed at eacti'station, making a
total of 38 men to all. Of this
nomber. from five to
M. students Will be i
duty this summer.
Marion! A. Smalley, a
the Maintenance Engine
Texas Highway Departs
recently completed hia
nual interviewing of A-
dents ia respect to
work. The Student
mlttee selected 20 men
viewed bty Mr. Smalley j
the middle at May,
of these men will be,not
they have a sumn
Taxes nginmqr
The cooperation and approval
of therwamlsrs comknerce of
nearly every Texhs city ha* been
given this plan Also, other state’
departments have coo periled with
the plan.
urd an-
M. stot
Art Kassel’s Orchestra To Play For Composite
Regiment's Annual Ball In Mess Hall Tonight
The Composite 'Regiment * sec
ond annual bull, featuring Art
Kassel and hia famous "Kassels
in the Air" will ha held tonight
to the mess hall from 9 until 1.
Kassel and his orchestra have
made numerous appearances thru
out the country, in addition to their
broadcasts over NBC and CBS. The
leader is also widely known aa a
composer. Th* orchestra will also
be featured at th* Corps Dance
Saturday night
Decorations will h* in the colon
of tbs two organisations with a
fan-shaped panel behind the or
chestra, and the insignia of th*
two organisations at each and of
the dance floor.
Faculty members of the Electri
cal IBigineering and Chemistry
Departments, and th* Chemical
Warfare Service and Signal Corps
officers and theit wives, aa wall
aa other prominent persons con
nected with the college, wttl be
hoaor guests at the .halt
An original feature of the dance
win be the showing of eolorud
slides of the regiments at drill and.
during th* intermission, a moving
picture ef the April 17 review.
Saturday afternoon the Cham
Warfare juniors and their dates
will be guests at a pieaic. yjimn
and refreshments have b< * n |.lan
ned for this big event. *
Sunday morning the Baker Tro
phy - for the commandpr «f the
best-drilled platoon wll be
son ted to #. C. Sturdivant, first
lieutenant of “B” CWS.’This
be the first presentation at til
trophy on the A. A M. Campaw.
will
job.;
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Corder To Lead
Saddle & Sirloin
Club Next Term
Prank Corder of RoChepji^e
was elected president of t^e Saddle
irlotn Chib Mcadayi night as
fieeka
aad Sirlo
the ofl
r.'.-re 40
for the club to
were chosen. Corder
retary-troaaarer
tion this year.
James Grots of Mason has elect
ed vice-president for next) year. He
was ringmaster of the Rodeo this
ipagr. ' I
Other officers chosen at the
meeting were Graham PuroelL aae-
retei y-treasurer; Frank; SaytMT,
rink mas ter of the Rodea; Tommy
Foster, social secretary; R. R.
Caperton, publicity manager of the
Rodeo; ahd Jack
Flans for t
to take pfce* may 5. were discussed
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