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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1939)
A Editorial Ba4 Settlement w Student Semi-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College VOL 38 PHONE 8 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1939 CAMPAIGN READING S> N * Malo Wins Plans for N Cashion Addresses Mothers Clubs . Plane Specify Chib 1 Rooms, Dance Floor, • Post Office, Lounges Antonio Halo, senior architect student from Mexico City, was a- warded first prise of $100 for his plans to the proposed new building for the Y.M.C.A. Second prise of 975 went to Msteo Ortiz, third Place to Charles Staodt with s Prise of $60. Ben Christian and Rudolph San Miguel tied for fourth place and a prime of $25. The plans art now exhibit in the lobby of the **Y". Entries were judged by a com mittee appointed by Mr. Oashion in order that all angles of ques tion of suitability would be con sidered. The architect on the com mittee was James E. Monroe Jr. of Houston. AD plans had to con form to certain specifications to cover the nerds of s large student body such ms the one on this cam pus. Male's plans provide for s dance floor of 4000 square feet, 30 rooms with private baths for guests, a recreation. room for bill iards and pingpong, four bowling alleys, s lounge room of 300 square feet, a number of dub rooms, and an executive dub room and- lounge provided with dumb-waiter service from the confectionery. Plans for financing the project were put into action when M. L. Cashion, secretary of the College YJf.GA. went before the meeting of the Mother’s Clubs here Satur day afternoon. At this meeting he told them of all the prospective ar rangements that should be made in starting a campaign for the large sum of $350,(X '0, $300,000 of which la to be for'the ney Y, $50,- “000 for additions to the old Y building. According to Caahion much interest bus been taken in the new building not only by the Mothers, but also by everyone else with whom he hss spoken. y A great many of the Mothers seemed to think that they would be called on to raise practically the whole sum, but Mr. Cashion has several parties in line to help. The national headquarters of the Y. M. C. A. has a committee for the purpose of siding member or ganizations raise funds for various projects. This board has guaran teed that if they are allowed to work on this fund, they will raise the entire sum in three months (Continued on page 4) , Prize for $300,000 Y Here Second Clam Honor Rating wasf awarded The Battalion in recent journalistic judging made by the Associated Collegiate Press, di vision of the Department of Journalism of the University of Minnesota. * V > PARRIS AWARDED R.Y. BEST-DRILLED MEDAL SUNDAY Buster Parris, Battery C Coast Artillery from Dallas, was award ed the best drilled modal of the R. V.’s here Sunday during Moth- ora’ and Dads’ day activities. Par ris wot the sward by competitive drill in which all members of the R. V.’a, crack military organisa tion on the A. A M. campus, took part. Members of the Military Depart ment acting as judges during the competitive drill were CapL L. H. Garrison of the Field Artillery, Major W. R. Irvin of the Cavalry, and Major L. S. Stickney of the Signal Corps. . r Georg* Staples, who has served as captain of the R. V.’s this year, was presented a watch by the company during the drill. Staples carried the company in an exhibition drill around the parade grounds for the visiting parents Sunday before the com petitive drill began. Collegiate Press Awardi Battalion Honor Rating I The Battalion was judged in the two-throe times weekly class for college papers in institutions with enrollments of more than 6,000. I Changed this year from a week ly to a semi-weekly, The Battalion was entered in the competition for the fink time in many years. Kditors were elated over the rating, which placed The Battalion well up with other college papers. Three Texas college papers, The Daily Texan of the University of but they weren’t" Texas, The Lass-0 of T. 8. C. W., and The Toreador of Texas Tech wore among the top-flighters in the judging. The Texan and The Toreador were awarded Pacemaker ratings and the Laas-0 AU-Ameri- can. No other Unaa college papers wore luted in the results. R. L. Does, Battalion editor, said, ?Fm very glad that The Battalion was given a rating as high as R was. We were handicapped the first of this year by a lack of head- letter and a green staff. Next year I'Yn sure The Battalion will be among the very highest Of course, I like to think we’d have got a higher rating if iasues published the second term had been included. MODE AIRPLANE CONTESTS HELD OVER REEKEND i'i jl 1 I ‘ Sponsored by the A. A M. Aer onauticsl Engineering Society, the college’s first annual model sir- plane contest* were held last Sat urday and Sunday oa the Cavalry driH field. Featuring both gas and rubber powered modgls, the contests were witnessed by more than 1500 people each day. An estimated damage of more than $100 wda done to the various models that craeked-up. Several hit the telephone wires that bonder on the drill field. In Saturday’s gas model divirion, $15 was distributed between the six winners. First place winner was Glea Wilson of Houston who was followed by Leoa False, Zane Grov- er, 0. k. Cook, B. D. Simpson and V. M. Kummel in that order. Saturday’s rubber powered div- isioa was won by Leon False of Houston. ; fc» Sunday’s contests only gas powered models were allowed. The first prim of $15 was won by Dewy Bonbrakl of Houston. Other win ner* were Louis Faerman, second placg; Wallace Boyd, third place; Glen Wilson, fourth {dace; and W. A. Gsaetto, fifth place. Judges of Uto<contest were pro fessors in the Mechanical Engineer ing Department. Models were en tered from Houston, Port Arthur, and Beaumont \. -i j 4— More Than 5,000 Parents Take Part In Weekend Festivities on Campus Visitors Honored at Annual Engineer’s Day Stow, Track Meet, Review, R. V. Drill Tea, Reception, Corps Dance, FVnic. Music I'rognMto Mora than 6000 mothers and4- dads who attended the college’s an nual Mothers’ Day functions and Engineering Show of the past weekend, returned to their homes of ter a continuous round of festi vities that included] s review of the co^s, a dance, a picnic, and a reception. , ^ • I Saturday s program began with the tenth annual Engineer’s Day show which lasted until 9 o’clock 1 that night. All of the college’s aaftaadvfct ' departments were opened to the vhriting parents and the various bBenches of the engi neering school presented special Saturday afternoon the visitoril saw Rice win the Southwest Con ference track and field meet which was held at Kyle Field. More thsa 3000 persons attended the meet in whid( A. A M. placed third. From 2 to 5 Saturday afternoon the Brazos A. A M. Mothers’ Club honored aU visiting parents with a tea held in the Y. M- C. A. I Saturday night jPreaident and Mrs. T. 0. Walton Held a reception igt their home. Following this re ception the last e4rps dance of the year was held in the mess hall at which Del Courthey’s orchestra played. Sunday morning th traditional Mothers’ Day ceremonies were held, when the mothers and sweet hearts of the various organisation commanders pinaed flowers bn the cadets. Beginning at 10 d'clock Sunday morning a mounted review of tht entire corps was held in honor of the mothers of A. A M. students. The review was witnessed by more than 6,000 persona, j Following the review, a Mothers’ Day program was held at Kyle Field. Glen A. Mooney made an address, "To the Sweethearts”; Ed Hogan spoke, "Tb the Dads”; and David Thrift, Oadet Colonel, toasted the mothers. Bill Duck worth, Band senior, played a cor net solo and several numbers were presented by the A- A M. Glee Club. The brog-ram ended with a prayer, by E. C. French. Bob Ad ams, senior president, was master of ceremonies. At 12:30 a’pkjric lunch was served to 6,500 persons at Kyle Field. Follewing this aU of the dormitories with the exception of Walton HaU were op.med to visit ors. ' * | A musical program was given in Guioe HaU at 2:10 and this was followed by the annual Mothers' Day drill of the Ro»s Volunteers. Sunday’s activities were brought u> a close sa the A. 4 M. Concert Band presented its final program at 4:30. Many of the parentj visited the various offices is the Administra tion Building Saturd4y, end the Registrar’s Office reported a con tinuous flow of visitors throughout the morning. i 4AMii' Illustrated Letiture On Wildlife Given Fish and Game Club Monday night the Fish and Game Club presented in illustrat ed lecture in the Animal Industries building. The subject of the Uis- ture was "The Native Wildlife Of Texas” and was given by E. R Hadden, who is a photographer for the Texas Game, Pish, and Oyster Commission His pictures were of special interest since they were filmed in natural color. L NO. 72 Class of ’40 Is Able To Buy Soon, Howell Say Arrival of New Order Blanks Will Enable AU Juniors To Order Ring* Senior rings for the class of 1940 may be ordered by juniors who will be seniors next year as •oon as order blanks are received, was the announcement made yes terday by E. J. Howell, registrar. He stated that order blanks were expected from J oaten Jewelry Co. of Owatonna, Minn., in the next few dayi so that orders for the ring* can probably be taken next week. Delivery of the rings will b< next year. Ring orders will be handled by the Registrar's office again this year so that only classified mem bers of next year’s senior daas can obtain rings and thss prevent undergraduates from ordering them as was often times the case when the rings were handled by private jewelry firms. • I A deposit of at least $3 00 will be required with each ring order and will not be refunded if the student does not classify. Prices for the rings will run sevmtV cents cheap er fer the same weight of ring as the present prices and will be $18J60 for 12 penny-weight, $19.35 for IS pwt., $20.20 for 14 pwt., $21.06 for 15 pwt., $2100 for 16 pwt., $22.75 for 17 pwt,, and $23.60 for the 18 pwt. ring. Seniors of this year's graduating class who have not puroha-v-d rings and wish to buy from the Jos ten Co. may do so by waiting until after June 1, the date of the expiration of the present contract with Star Engraving Co of Hous ton. Anyoim wishing to see one of the new rings and compare it with the present one may do so at the Former Students' Association Of fice, Room 104, Administration Building, DORMlim WORK IS OH SCHEDULE Dormitory construction is on schedule and barring unforeseen delays will b< finished before the 11 of September was the report made by the Bellows Construction Company to the Board of Direc tors at the meeting Saturday ac cording to an announcement made yesterday by Col. Ike Ashburn, executive secretary to the presi dent. In line with present plana of the construction company^ all 12 of the dormitories and the furnished before the opening the fall term. As a result of the plan students of the will be able to occupy the dormi- tories at the beginning of the would have been the case if eon struction el the new unit could not have keen completed in time Jewish life insurance National c; CESSFUL m.* M th. bwinnhw ot Khool «*r i. .hart,. Cut next vear. coa< * 8erg**i»t Clged Thempasn (right). Mote Will Make Annual Contribution Federation Also s Campaign 1,000 New Y The State Fskeration of A. A M. Mothers Club session Si mess hall meat of an ing Fund as Following Doss, BettaJ A. A M.’s pistol team, recently aamed national pietm. They are front row. left to right. Bob Shiels, Bncfc row, Uois Keaaemer. Bill Becker, and J. T. (Wft) explained the Gene Shiels. Copies of Commencement Cal Passed Out to Company Com Schedules Intended To Be Sent Home by Of Studfnt Caps and Gowns Will By Student* Who liefer Them Over Uni Copies of the 1989 commencement^ vsou; mwwtr v mruvrmrfUT — — oilendKr h.„ W.„ d.-triboted Suti(m , through each company commander • to members of his compaql. It is " . 8t ** f intended that students send these v calendars home so that knowledge concerning the program will be widely distributed. Additional cop ies of the calendar may be secured at the YMCA desk. There are $ few extra copies of the "formal invitation t4 Com mencement" on hand in the Pres ident’s office. They will be given out on personal application as long as they last The uniform for ■'he CorSmenee- ment Ixerciso* Friday, Jhne 2, wfll be uniform No. 1, or academic gown. This order applies to all undergraduate and graduate stu dents receiving degrees. For the Baccalaureate Sermon, cap- and gown will not be worn. Undergrad uate student will be in No. 1 and graduate students in civilian cloth es. « The processional for the Bacca laureate Sermon will indlsde the President, the speaker, a local min- 4 inter, members of the hoard of Directors, Deans and Directors of the College and candidates for de grees. The processional for the Commencement Exercises will in clude those listed above and mem ber* of the teaching staff, the Ex- WiziK Elected Hinel Club Head Bernard Wisig, Waco junior of — — — the Field Artillery Band, Was elect- hall will be completely finished and ed president of the HilUl Club at of the annual election of of leers held Sunday night in the Astjury Room library. Other officers elected to serve , during the next long Session in tern and will not have to crowd elude Harold Hausman, vice-pros- up into the present dormitories Went; Morris Lichenstebi, treasur- until the new ones are finished as er; and Paul u rlt^Lsmstai) Following the election of officers. Rabbi A. V. Goodman spdk* (on L- Service staff. Admission to Baccalaureate ticket only, up t > li srill not be held for! ft, the Exten- the« Forest Hall for the will be by 16 a. m. Seats ticket holders. If each ticket hfcldet claims a seat by 10:16 none able; however, kit ly will not come ei holders may have claimed at 10:lji The Assembly with a public a accomodate the exp crowd. Tlfit program a. m. June 2. Coi ciaes will be hdd 6 p. m. June 2. nqcesssry for this seats are avalable weather is bad the Exercises will be HaU. . . Details concern! sional will be ifound Battalion. Place curing tickets will in the May 23 Bat to E. P. Humbert, Commenoemegt Coi 1 'r—rH will be avail- fmany probab ly, non-ticket >ae seats not I srill he wired system to overflow grins at 10:30 t Exer- i stadium at are not sm, and If the Dmmencement rid in Guion the proAes- the May 30 time of ae- announced n, according of the A. & M. Association Of Professor* Elect Officers for Dr. Ide P.j A . A M. i elected prei A. A M. American University lYof. esurFfbr the year 1939-40 during th4j association head of the Department, of the mtion of meeting bene last •or C. W Crawl Mechanics) ment, was elected and Dr. Chatfea La tor in the Biology De named secrytary- Profea- 1 qf the Depart *-pre»Hj-h\ otto, instfuc- srtment. was Annual Math and English Contest Winners Will Be Honored at Banqiet The anneal Mathematics-Englkh Contest dinner will be held Wed nesday at 6:$(> p. an. in the Me> quet room of the mess hall A- warda wfll be toa^to the win ners of th* recent Math and Eng lish contents Also at the dinner, medals srill be presented to Six members of the debate team. The final exam in the math contest was given last night, and grading will have to be rushed in order that the winners can be an nounced at the dinner. Twenty bqys were eligible to compete in both sophomore and freshman contests, and aU this number will' AtteM it to hear required sines only body first 18 were sophomores tile dinner tomorrow Die winners No final exam for the English 40 hoys In the whole were eligible to exam. Qf this freshmen-and 22 Dr. George Summey Jr., Head of the English Department, in tak ing some more statistics found that 27 out of the 40 are in the •ehool of engineering, eight are liberal arte students, one is a veterinary medical student, and four are from the School of agri culture. making tion of debate team cadet Sinner to re- f efforts dur- ysar. These npaon, Don Gabriel. Jt L. Dogs, W. C. Cans, and J. r NtehoU No speaker* hsv« been ache for the banquqt since Lynn M. Casey. Countj fleers in the Undrum is to speak flut night He whe ha* heel Invited tub attend dinner. D. B. Gofer, a proftoaor in the English Department, wfll act as tosMmaiterfor t«r short pro gram that wfll be (Necessary to th* started thia Mrs. A. S. W state Federation, pledging the the 16 Mo annually to first in then changed the Walton, F morning In the the estabUsb- General Read- of their project*. > address by X* editor-in-chief, who of the drive by The Battalion, of San Antonio, chairman for the I a motion of each of Club to contribute fund. Th* motion as a resolution, its final status on i of Mra. T. O. president More than io mothers of A. A M. boys attended the meeting. Eighty dollars was added te 1 the fund at the meetiag, bring- iag the total fer the year t* $289. The Dallas A. A M. Math- era Qab tentribuKd $75 and the Grayak Conaty A. A M. Mothers Ciab eeatriboted $6. The Saa Angelo dab also proasised immediate aid. The Fede ation alio voiced Ha support of lb* drive for $360,000 for the ereci ion of a new Y. M. G A. building wre. M. L Cashion, Y secretary, «plained plans for the newbuilding to the delegate*. The Federation’s pledge of sup port to the General Reading Fund climaxed a Battalion campaign for it of such a fund the establ for the ular of a non RES WILL AW of the most poji non-fiction book mieal nature. OFFICERS IlKE ROTO S SUNDAY T** Bravos Covnt4 Pea try* O ficcru Aviation wll have as t K»**ta Uh regular army office] on duty w th the Reserve Corps I Texas Sunday noon for lunch ai • short meeting afterward* whei tha R. O. T. C. seniors may gi acquainted with their future con manders. | The rej (internal commanders < the-various unit* will have tli seniors t4ke the vfeitfc* army a to |inch where they can mm the atksr senior*. After lunch thei will be a abort meeting in the bai quet room where the officers wi be prosektad. Briga<$er General Henry Adjutant General of the State Texas, Will be the principal a fith (olonel C L Mitchell, . taM, l*t Military Area " C, M. Florer, the .Texas department Officer* Association talks. The to the A. 4 M. will Floanr. ident tion Majofr E. J at 1^* sociatnjn, and wotny, president Chapter] Who will be 11. ex-presid Officer* Lieutenant ] f the Bra all cadet 'ter grad 8 to attend they can meet and talk future commanders •t It woald be a to them in with their ■■■ they woald get aMv^ ■rve units,