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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1939)
Editorial Upstreaming U Not Affie Way The Weather Partly Goody CIRCULATION!5,200—Student Semi-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. Col 'ION 5.200 PHONES COI STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTKRNOON, MAY 9. If Z725 NO. 70 Dormitory Assignments Exes Will To Be Made as Term Ends Entertain Old Dorms Will Probably Not Be Used Next Year | Report on WUtiLr Dorms Will Be Reach for First Term Neit Year Needed Assignment of. Organisations to dormitories for »ekt year will be made before the end of this term Colonel- Moore r P.M.S.AT. and Commandant of A. A M.. stated yesterday. Induced in the distri bution of halls will be the assign ment of organisational to the 12 new dormitories and the probable discontinuance of the use of old balls such as Ross, Postar and Goodwin for the housing of stu dents. * ' t * 1 • Colonel Moore Aid that assign ments bad been held up pending word from the- contractors con cerning the number of dorms that - would be completed in time for the opening of school nest Septem ber but that as soon as this in formation was available that or ganisations wo«i)d be distributed in the halls and project houses. According to tenative plans if all dorms are not finished by the opening of the fall term, units will * be housed in the old dormitories until the completion of the new buildings and will then be moved into the new halls. . The Bellow’s Construction Com pany is expected to make a re port to the board of directors in a meeting next week and after that time a more definite plan for bousing of the cadet corps can be arranged. The commandant stated that ^distribution of th? new dormitories would - be made ** Tar aa possible to units that had in the past lived in the older buildings and that the treatment of the units to the huildings in which they have lived would be coasUMnA Speakt Wednesday li IJL Seniors j/ | j 1 1 The first “Harvest Picnic given by the Former Students As sociation in honor of the 1939 graduating class and the teaching staff of the College, will take place on Tuesday, May 28. from 6:80 to i 7 p. m„ on fhe Formal Garden I in front of the Administration Bryan Amusement Company Files Answer to Suit Exception Taken to All . Allegations In College Hills Estates’ Petition 1 "*•'Dismissal of the suit filed by the College Hills Estates Company against the Bryan Amusement Company was asked in an answer to\he suit file4 Saturday by the Amusement Company. Exception was taken to all allegations m the petition. Building, it was announced today The answer alleges that the Col by E. E. McQuilleh, secretary of HI1U E*tatas Company is not the Former Student’s Association. * ^“7 or ^ r ^ * th * suit, and for this reason the action All men graduating in 1939, both June and Summer School, are invited to attend the picnic. The Association of Former Stu dents hopes this “Barvest Picnic”, celebrating as it d6es the comple tion of years of successful work, Lyaa Undram, columnist with T # “ b * rt o( ^ to * ch the Dallas Meraing News (shews) will address aa A. Jk M. audience here Wedor-rUr night ia the Chem istry Lecture Room. Mr. Undrum is being brought to the campus by the Economics Club. ing staff and graduates an oppor tunity for informal visiting with each other before Commencement. A picnic dinner will be served. Lynn Landrum to Address Student 1 3 » i Club Wednesday “Eroeimi of Economic* in Floor of Politics” Will Be Columnist’* Subject Lynn Undrum, columnist for The Dallas Morning News, will speak in an open meeting here Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the lecture room ^f the Chemistry buildink. W* topic will be “Ero- There will be ao formality and only a very brief program, according to Mr. Mcquillen. The former students have made plans to honor all graduating class- monopoly, as in the future in! a similar man- Exception is taken that the de ner, and a good beginning will Cendant, by artifice, compels Tex should be dismissed. Exception is taken to the allege tions regarding the Incorporation and development of the property, aa act material to the suit Exception is taken to the alle gations that Mrs. Morris Scbnl man, manager ofv the Bryan Amusement Company, was ac quainted with the history and char acter of the subdivision, as not ma terial. Exception is taken to the allega tions regarding the plans of the defendant to erect a new theater in Bryan and to perpetuate an il- Unofficial Report of R.O.T.C. Federal Inspection Is Very Favorable Will Again Receive Excellent Rating First Star to See i Fair i I? sipn at E help to make Me(}uillen said. it it success, r\ / Mr Economics in the Flood of tn( j jjmr Xdtk KYLE ATTENDS MEETING OF FARM CREDIT BOARD Dean E. J. Kyle of the School of Agriculture recently returned from a weeks trip to Washington trip to W L 4rtnr Suggestions for Placement Bureau Made by Committee The committee requeued by C. L. ' - Babcock, President of the Ex-Stu- dents Association, to study the establishment of a Placement and Personnel Bureau at A. A M.. re cently made the following suggest ions and recommendations in res pect to its functions and objectives. The final decision whether A. A M. will have a placement bureau or not will be made next July. 1. The establi.nhment ef a cam- ■ pus office with a full time direc tor, adequate stenographic help, - and necessary records and equip ment to be of every possible as sistance to faculty members in ' their placement efforts, to students seeking employment or counsel and to ex-students. This office to be a part of the organisation at the Ex-Student Association, but under the direction and supervision at a joint Faculty-Former , Student Advisory Committee. 2. To cooperate with the college staff in its placement and person- ael activities—-rendering all pos sible support and assistance to these activities. 8. The promotion and study of additional placement opportunities and outlets. A The promotion, in cooperation with the faculty, of a program of student education along employ - ment lines. 6. Employment and placement effort* for ex-students. 6. The development 0 f * publicity program to asquaint old and new employers with what the A. A B- College has to offer. The establish ment of active 1 placement commit tees as a part of the program of every A. A M. club. 7. A study qf the trends of em ployment with relation to ednen- tion. B The development and mainten ance of personnel racofds. The members of th# flWIUttWo ch made these suggestions in- (Continued on pa#e 4) . which he attended a meeting of the Farm Mr. t^andrum will be the last Credit Administration with the geest weaker for the Economics President, and lat^r a meeting of elkib this year. * > , [A strict anti-New Dealer, Mr. has written a front-page column, “Thinking Out Loud", for the News since the formation of The Dalits Dispatch-Journal. Prior to that time, he was editorial writ er for The Dallas Journal. In speaking before other groups Mr. Land ram has stated that if he <loej give A one-sided glimpse at times in his column and that causes his readers to think, then his column is serving its purpose. "Teasing readers to think” is his basis for column writing. The Economics Club selected Mr. Landrum for his economic inter est in the field of politics, where he has shown a great interest in the use pf economic principals, the president of the club said. as A. A M. College students and residents of the subdivision to at tend moving picture performance* at the Bryan theaters. No allegation sufficient to show damages claimed, is set out in the answer. The suit charged that the Bryan Amusement Company, which par- chased a lot in College Hilla Es tates, had not started the erection of a theater, as it was alleged it had agreed to do at the time the was purchased, and damages in the sum of $26,000 were asked. The realty company also offered Joan Bennett of the films (right), sad her sister. fe%s. Morton Do*ary, are the Fair's rights, with distinction that Joaa becomes first star to visit the New York Exposition. Joan wisely avoid* t ram pin k over the spacious ground* j .} I EM • Class of ’39 to Celebrate Coming Graduation With Ring Dance, Banquet A. A M. s class of ’39 will hold* their banquet iAud iKuf'daMa » n I. Uk. t»ck U» Irt, rw.n.in, tt. *• f maxing their whirl of activities the Board of Director* of the same organisation. The agricultural sit uation of the United States was discussed at these meetings. There is a great deal of interest in Washington at the present time, according to Dean Kyle, due to the reorganisation plans of the Pres ident, which sre reported to include consolidation of the Farm Credit Administration and the Farm Se- (Airity Administration with the De- paitment of 'AMM|hWa. Dean Kyle attended the opening purchase price with interest from the time of sale. The answer was for the past four years. Del Court filed by F. L Henderson, Coulter "** h “ W,U Hoppess, W. R. Allen and Ritten- ^ popuUr hnnd of " weet mu beck and Rittenbeck of New Or- pbjrin * ' for th * b#n< l uet 4t Wans, attorney, for the defendant. 7 fro "» 1° ^ * ——— ■ Since its origination three years COTTON TOUR WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED -r Mary’s in Cshfonni 9<i well liked i* his .nook that it fta* b <■ >n Tcile the rj'tcra for shim to lx- held over wherever hf plays an •ngafrement In HonoAlu he on traded rix we< k- and was held over for'2k .' A. « M. Ha* Kept mm Star Rating Since Flr*t ROTC EstabHahed Here An unofficial report from senior officers on th* annual federal in- IPvrtion conducted at A. A M. last week was to the effect that a vary favorable opinion had bean gather ed by the eight officers of the Eighth Corps Area who conducted the inspection and that all A. A M. uhita will again receive the blue • •Ur rating of excellent for next IjM*. y V ' In a sUtement to Col. Moor^i P.M.S.AT., Colonel E. A. Keys, se nior officer in charge of the in spection and Civilian Component * Officer of the Eighth Corps Ahm, ’ sUted that he noted distinct pro* resa in all unite since hk last in spection. Reports on the review held ia honor of the inspecting officers W*t Wednesday indicate that it was one of the best ever present. ! both in attendance and the appear ance of the unite during the rsvib*. Colonel Moore, said that ha felt confident that due to the pleased attitude of the senior inspector that all units would be allowed to wear the blue star of excellence ol the right sleeve of the dress uniform Sihee the establishment of the R. O. T. C. training, at A. A M. the blue star has been won and worn by all unite every year and has become almost a traditional rating for the school in this work. Never in the history at the school has the college failed to secure this rsting. Featured in the d . fhstions will be the crqst of the senior ringj H. F. Good lot-, outstanding bon- of the Nrw York World ■ Fa.,, .it*; ,,,.**1^, ^oior; R V. MoNi*,. no, on UK .fK.k.r. pLtfonn. b, , , nd j. p Aurht M , oonrtJJ,, —bon T n . ^ fir „, ^ nxl third pine vfMMra fprotiv,. n ? y lr o' «>' *oo»*l rotun, .tod, loot. Loo,„.ll,. K.nturk,. p, j g Morford. bW of th. con- test, announced this week. Goodloe was the high point man the sixty-fifth run ting of the Ken tucky Derby. \i a0o, the Senior Ring Dance has become the moat - eagerly antici paled aocial event for the seniors. Programs will be pri Traditional ring ceremony;Jsrill oc- crest stamped in gold copy so much of the available p;^-; p, vori ^ ^ Bu gram time that no speeches have been planned for the banquit ex cept the History of the eke* to be presented by Georg- Fulton, class HistorianT Del Courtney will j lay for both the ring dance and th oirps dance the following night. He and his orchestra have made a sp.etacula rise to nation-wide recognition dne* their origination seven years aro as a college orchestra at St Engineering Marvels and Displays To Be Featured During Annual Skw , The annual Engineering day -atf A. A M. will open Saturday with the biggest, moot complete and un usual show ever presented on the campus.-liot only will all the out standing exhibits of past shows he given but A number of new dk- plays and shows will be presented foL -the first time, according to announcements made by the Engi neer’s Council, a student body which k - responsible for the in creased program. * One of the many outstanding shows on the program will be a model airplane contest and demon stration given by the Mechanical Engineering department In the demonstration win be a number of gas driven models in addition to the regular rubber band powered . TWo at and other buildings, in addition to several outside exhibit*. The Engineer’s Council is com posed of W. C. Leroy Balser, L Ml Gregory, dy Mandril, Tony Moseley, and A. S» Witchell with the the front, ends *39 on very simi »c tradionai a chain leadiag to a | lar to the or^t And ring will be placed «ri the pkt form a for the senior* and their daUs to wplk through} A roae will b plac’d at . ach gir^s plate and a bouq et in the refit r of thr table. Blue candles a«| to be urea with bluj ftQcctors ofi-r the light? to create a near effect of mqon lifdit. 7 ANNA ACCORDING TO M V. Smith, the < ollqge Station Poet Office has recently added three regular clerks to staff. This makes a total form of 11 regular clerks at the local, office. of the contest with a score of 748 out of mne different testa in the contest, and was closely followed by McNiq^e and A ugh try. The thn-e graduating seniors 'and I)r. M or ford will have from A. A M. immediately after the review for an extenaive study ^ the cotton industry in the them states and will visit dur ing the tour ail important South ern points in conn, cion with the industry with a travelogue sche dule which will have the group ar rive ia Washington and New York about the middle of June. Jhftar a short visit at the New York World’s Fair they will sail for Liverpool, England, on “ aboard the SS American (Continued on page College Appropriation Bill Hiked By Senate During Friday Sesao The Texas Senate Friday passed college apprapriation bill, which was introduced to this group last Monday, after tacking to it $7j660,00<i more than finance oom- aMM l MMMMMk^ Includ - ed in the land slide of were two which provided for $36, 009 for.a wool products and $76,000 for a science building at A. A M. The measure total.-,! $25,428,186 next biennium, or about $9,6004)00 more than was allotted type. contest will be held Sat-1 urday afternoon at the Field Ar- 0 { jf, committment 100 years age 1&J»'**.?*S**'*\» ■ P»kUc o, contestants expected from all over I the *tek to take part jrouth; but th#t ( < Mi » >tlon * h ‘ , »' r new feature of' this "“de never was envisioned to in- show will be a complete map- dude even the preient percentage to follow in seeing the that ia responding. Dr. Homer Spectators will be able Rainey, presidentelect of Ttxas the entire ihow in • shorter University told ftk) educators h re Dr. Rainey Delves into American Youth Proble During Address to A. & M. Association of Prof America today jfaoes matur.ty irs less confusion and still last week. The occasion was the stration, delved into findings of rhjri ped exh to time not miss pBa.; Delays are being arranged in all engineering buildings and shops, with the Science Seminar and th the cbenikflry’ T Other prominent speakers on the program were Dr. T. 0. Walton, president of A. A M., and repre sentatives of Baylor, Texas Uni versity. Texas Medical College, and N. T. A. C. In discussing the subject Dr. Rainey, who is retiring director at the American Youth Admini- in its education of youth for joba which they will newer fill I He stated that since 66 r V of the John now available in America re quire only routine, repetitive,; op erative practice for proficiency, the college gradual.- stands no bet ter chance of promotion than the jouth who has finished the eighth grade. In America our educational anj work programs must be of the interesting de- meeting of the A. A M. chapter of an exhaustive four-year stpdy of It aught together. 19 is a dark pic*- the American Association of Uni versity Professors in joint session building, the library Social Seminar the American youth problem to]tu* —bat aa honest one -that give a fundamental base for his chailonges us u> evolve a new talk on the erring of the aims of .-ype of secondary education for the American educational system A jeticsn Youth.” a ^ by the House. The of the Senate bad ai TTS.lSb’ expenditure visions for r flood of floor th* total after Sena •on of LqbbopkM lance of an a| agriculture building to start tbt * onrush ilar amendment it differs from the House, the conference additions face p Senator Morris tos voiced protect ginal Texas Tech amei setting that mat could use more but primary need was aries of instructor* thing in the bui! have.” group ved a $17,- no pre- but a ts boosted G. H. Not. acoep- for an Texas Tech other aim- bill. because pasaed by will go to where the death. ;] rts of Pen- mat the the Ari- t by aa- mstitution* but the rie sal- “pdt some they now He said it waa committee p..li. to deckle a two-yea* maqatorisru on plant expansion rijiile fanti tie- were \ increased and f remunerated in line With increasing student en rollmeuL The finance^hairman ex plained the com mitts | bill was «p. proximalely $1,76(1,011> snore lhan current ^appropriatloi i, despite th. fact it deleted requie ad building* Juniors May Get 10 Percent Off in Boot Purchase A l(k% reduction in the price of senior boots purchased from Luc- cheae Boot Company it San.An tonio can be secured if as many as 350 juniors will* sign up and pay a $2.50 deposit before Sunday night. Woody Varner, pre*.d. nt of the junior claas announced today after a contereaoe with officials of the boot company. 1 M Under this plan the regular pne ed $35.00 boot would be reduced in price to $31.60 for a reduction of $3.50 a pair. If aa many a* 300 juniors sign up for the boots they will be $32.00 per psir and if 260 sre signed up the reduction will be to $32.60 a pair. In addition, if aa many as 260 or more sign for the boot* the company agn-.-d to a further reduction of $1 00 on the combined price of spurs and chains for thgae who have signed for the boots. If aa many as 260 junior* haw* not signed up and paid the deposit with their first sergeant, day stu dents may sign with Jo* Doran in Room 28, seventh ramp at Law hall, by Sunday Bight the pries of the boots will be $36.00 and the money deposited will serve as a down payment for the boot* at that price. All those who do not sign up for the boots on thk plan will be charged the regular $36.00 pric- even if A reduction is secured, Var ner stated. Mr. Luccheae will be in roller- Station next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to take* measure ment* for all boots ordered. He stated that the boots will be de livered any tine and any pi are that the purchasers desire them. w. Howard badgett, -29. was elected Vise President of the Texas Reserve Officers Associa tion at the meeting at Dallas last week. He was also authorisod to attend th* annugl convention of the National Reserve Officer* As- •ociatien fan Porto Rico this Jane. Badgett is how with the A- A M. Experiment Station. _ M /