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TUESDAY, MAY 2S, 1939
ON
KYLE FIELD!
THE BATTALION
“TMOIKIH DIXIE 19 THE FAIR”
WILL BE 1RCHITECTS SUIIER TRIP
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Royalty Visits America
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'dmo rad by
HY R. C “JEEP" OATtBB tmural Department
Titled “Through Dixie to tbe FWr,"
Itbe trip will be timilar to tbe owe
sponsored by tbe department
B»»»f airport race tbcroa«h Mexico last summer. A
Owen study will be made by tbe students
’ Out at tbe
SaM^iq^afirnooti, .
txwk drove bis model A Ford sport on the trip ol Colonial and Modern
to victory in tbe clam B
me# and then came back to win
the Novelty race and placed sec
ond in the free-for-all. Cook is an
Affie freshman.
Architecture, and the production of
building materials and the design
of tbe production plants.
Tbs tour will offer six hours
credit to tborn taking tbe trip. Two
1. • jT subjects will ba given. Tbs Du-
W. T. Guy has been elected cap- velopment of American Architec
ts® of the rifle team for tbe com
ing ysar. The rifle team ended up
among the top college teams this
Bob Williams, likable Aggie first
turn' from Colonial to Modern
Times" will ba under Prefeei
C. J. Flawy, and "Building Materi
als and Methods of Production" will
be under Prafeieor J. M. Miller. A
maximum of 22 students may make
the Chicago White Six of the
American league. He will report
to the team as soon as school is
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Dave A las brook, captain
elect of the baseball team.
Played with the Waco Darn
Sunday and collected JaW '
' kits out ef three trips op as
tbe Dobs beat tbe Grand Prim
teaa of Houmos 8 to 7. A|a#>
break Will play for tbs Dor*
tbie samawr. Johnny Morrow,
former Aggie great is aanag-
lag tbe
It.look* like Duty Dean is b»vk
t» fora again. Ha set tbs Boston
Baa# down Sunday with tin
scratch hits aa tbe Cubs won 4 to
0. People in this section still r.
member whan Dixiy and Pouf
wars pitching for Houston i
Elmar was sailing peanuts. Dn
got a couple of tryouta with Hou*-
ton,- but he always ended up sail
ing “gubbers”.
for the past three years, > the trip; 15 have already signed,
has signed a contract to play with Total coot will bo $177AO, including
board, room, and transportation.
The transportation is being fur
nisbed by the Aggie Bus Company.
, Leaving College Station on July
17, the group will go by wey of
Beaumont to New Orleans, where
they will study the old French
Quarter. Then to Baton Rouge to
see the Military Barracks, and on
to Neches, whore they will study
the old Southern mansions and
Colonial Gardena. Next to Birming-
, Alabama, to visit the iron
and steel mills, and on to Atlanta,
Georgia, to study the Government
Housing Project, end the old
Colonial homes. From there the
proceeds through Athens,
where the students will visit the
University of Georgia, to Charles
ton, South Carolina, where they
will visit Ft Sumter.
From Charleston, the tour pro
ofs through North Carolina up
to Norfolk, Virginia. There the stu
dents will visit the U. 6. Navy
Yards, and spend a few days on
< hespeske Bay. Then on to Balti-
MaryUnd, whore Old Ft
John Hopkins Hospital
and Univeridty will bo visited. Next
- at Philadelphia, and tbe
University of Pennsylvania. Then
to New York for eight days, he
wn August 4 and 11 BesMe#
the fair, tbe students will visit tbe
various architectural firms, Green
wich Village, Chinatown, and other
oi architectural interest
While in New York, they will stay
in a boys’ camp just outside of tbe
dtg*
la-avmg New York on August
12, tbe group will proceed to At
Pennsyivania, to see tbe
railroad industrial center, and than
to Pittsburg to sae tbe iron, stool,
paint, and glass factories. Next to
Newport, Virginia, to visit the
shipyards and docks, and Langley
Field, tbe largeet experimental air.
port in tbe world. Then to ML
Vernon, where tbe home and be rial
pltte of George and Martha Wash
ington is located. From there to
Washington, D. C., where the group
will spend several days in seeing
the Lincoln Monument, the Smith
sonian Institute and Library, the
government buildings and offices,
the congressional library, and Un
Grecnbelt Community, which is a
government model town and hous
ing project.
From Washington, the tour will
go to Parkersburg, West Virginia,
visit the Libby-Oweaa Glass
Factory, and then on to Norris,
to study the T. V. A.
Project, and the government model
town of Norris. The group will have
• guide one of the officials of
the T. V. A. From there to the
University of Tennessee at Knox
ville, and oa to Memphis, where the
big saw mills will t* studied. From
Memphis, the group will go to Tax
arkana and down to College Sta
tion. They will arrive at College
on August 26
Melvin Deutach held the Aggies
to six hits when the Steers won
the apeond game at Brenham last
week. It was the third time of the
year that Deutseh had turned the
Aggie tide. > ^
Incidently Clarence Le Roche,
sports editor of the Daily Texan,
picks the entire Texas team for
AH Conference and ndds in Chub
by Nolen for utility infielder, Dave
Also brook for utility outfielder,
Tommy Fine and Billy Dewell for
extra pitchers.
They say that Ernie Lain is down
to 2118 pounds and is rarin’ to go
pext fall That ia about 20 pounds
leas than be weighed last fall.
Opiates teems to point In
tbe direction of T. C U. to re
peat next fall oa tbe grid
Texas oa tbe diamond and Rice
oa tbe track. Arkansas seems
to ba the choice ia |
It look# like this writer ia going
to have to write society for tbe re
maining three issues now that all
college sports are over. I will re
ceive all pictures and will grant
interview# to all good looking girls
during tbe remainder of tbe year
The athletic council will probab
ly meet Ibis week to approve tbe
lettermea in major and minor
sports for tbe spring term.
LUBE OF AIR CORPS HAS DRAWN
1AHV COLLEGE IMDUUIVERSm HEN
The hire of tbe Army Air Corps t
baa drawn numerous college and I
university men from all over tbe
natioh ia the present class at fly
ing cadets with practically all hav
ing bud at least two years collage
work Ninety (or 57%) of tho 117
Flying Cadets are college grad-
duates, bolding degrees in tbe
various arts and sciences. Almost
all have had ROTC training, as
attcu-d by the fact that 64 of the
Flying Cadets already hold eom-
in five arms of the Of
ficers Reserve Corps. There are 27
lieutenants in tbe Infantry reserve,
18 -in the Field Artillery reserve, 8
in tbe Coast Artillery, six in tbe
Cavalry reserve, and five in the
Engineer Corps.
The Flying Cadets are all stu-
<ionts un.l.Ttfomg instruction at the
Air Corps Advanced Flying School,
At rail at their
glimpse ef Canada as
Galf at 8L Lawrence,
nut.mi- »drome oa tbe
caa soil
ting Geerge taM Qoeea Elisabeth get
ipress ef A estrails aoees threegb tbs
bedecked la festive garb, bestowed
monarch*, first to set feet apea Ameri
vs need training at Kelly Field, Te
■•Mlsto at 146 students <4
Regular Army officers, 4 Phil
Army Officers; and 157
Cadets, Air Corps, 8.
The Regular Army Officers Will
transferred to tbe Air Corps uf
WWWhknsflrilis of tbe course |
and the Philippine students will
turn to their native
hare been received tost upon
dust ton tbe 157
he placed on their
duty status for a period of
at Kelly Field, Texas, pending
receipt of permanent duty
meat orders.
Of tbe 117 Flying Cadets,
have made application for tbe
cently announced examination
appointment as Second
Air Corps, Regular Army |
Kelly Field, Texas, and 1 mminaXkm wttl be conducted
from the Air Corps Training Cen- * **8^1" Army Examining
SIC LOVELESS ID
WED JANET NICKS
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
SPECIAL LECTURE
COURSE OFFERED
BY AG SCROOL
JUNIORS CRT
REDUCTION IN
BOOT PURCHASE
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CAN BE MADEiTO BUY
YOUR OWN HOME-
You actually can buy the home you live
in, paying for it in weekly amounts no
greater than you mav now he paying in
T
rent Don’t delay—inquire at once, and
let 1939 be the year that wHl bring you
home ownership!
Your funds for home purr has
injf urs insured when you uas
ths FHA plan. Let us tell you
how you may avail yourself of it.
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College Hills Estates
Call College 411
I NBWBLL E. HOUGHTON, Developer
Bmfeak!Jones — Paul Durlami — Jimmie Garrett
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By last Friday night, a total of
276 juntvre bad rignsd up to pur
chase their senior boots for next
year from Lucchese Boot Company
of San Antonio, and had paid tbe
initial deposit of $2.50 which was
required, receiving in return n re
duction of 16% in tbe combined
price of boots, spun and chains as
sold rsgriaiQr.f
According to a plan worked out
recently by tbe president of tbe
junior class with tbe officials of
tbe Lucchese company in an effort
to secure lower prices on boots for
next year’s senior class, tbe paying
uf the small initial deposit by this
mber at boys will effect each
buyer a saving at $2.50 on a pair
of boots regularly sold at $36, and
a further saving of $1 on the pries
of boot chaise and spun for each
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So«imo Lucchese, president of
tbe firm, was her# Tuesday through
Friday of last week, taking orders,
deposits, and measurements.
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GAINESVILLLE, Texas, May
m-*Dr. and Mrs. W. If. Micks
have announced the
and Hpprosrhmg marriage* of their
daughter, Janet Evelyn, to Sidney
L Loveless of College Station. Tbe
wedding will take piece on Friday,
June $0, in tbs Whaley Memori
Methodist church at Gainesville.
The bridegroom b the son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Loveless at
Coolidge, Texas. He attended tbe
Uaiveraity of Texas and Turns A.
AM. from whkh be graduated in
with degrees in science gud
agriculture. During his senior year,
Mr. Loveless was editor of the
Longhorn, A. d M. yearbook, and
was captain of A Troop Cavalry.
For the past year, he has beim aa-
sociated with the Seaboard life
Utourance Go. in College Station.
Miss Micks attended the Gaines
ville Junior Collage and Texas State
College for Women, Denton, where
she has been employed as aa at-
■istant in the mathematics <l<-|>a't
went this year.
Tbe couple plan to make their
home in College Station. «
Geology Students
Will Make Trips
Daring the summer school ■
•ions of June 6 to July IS and
July 17 to August W, tbe Geology
department will sponsor field trip#
to the west Texas mountains and
Wyoming where tbe students will
study and identify tbe various for
mations of rocks.
TV <500 mile field trip for the
first semester wiU cover tbe moun
tains west of the Pecos River ia
Texas and new Mexico. Professor
U. S. Civil Service
Announces Several
Competitive Exams ,
The United States Civil Service
un mission has announced open
rompt-titive examinations for tha
following positions:
Consultant 16 Public Service, $5,-
606 a year, Office of Education.
Dept, of the Interior. A 4-year
college course and completion of
all requirements for a Master’s de
gree in political science, economics
or education, plus certain experi
ence in educational administration
must be shown, partial substitutioo
of additional postgraduate study
for experience being allowad.
Senior Marketing Specialist
(Wool), $4,600 a year; Marketing
Specialist (Wool), $3,800 a year,
Bureau at Agricultural Econo mica.
Except for the sebstitution of cer
tain specified experience, college
training with courses in economics
er subjects related to wool pro
duct ion and marketing, ia required;
in addition, experience in the field
A special lecture course oa the
Conservation of Natural Resources
will be offered by tbe Department
of Agricultural Economics during
the first term ef tbe Summer Ses
sion, according to J. Wheeler Bar
ger, Head of the Department
The court will be given with
the cooperation ef ten ether Texas
colleges and several federal and
state agencies. Dr. G. W. Schleasel
IMm,. Professor of Agricultural
Economics, will be in charge, and
will present an outside lecturer on
five periods each week and will
speak to tbe group each Monday
The whole field of conservation,
including water, soil, forest# and
other vegetation, wildlife, minerals
and man, will be covered. Among
tbe visiting speakers will be W. J.
Tucker, Executive Secretory. Texas
State Game Fish and Oyster Com
mission; Dr. Walter P. Taylor,
Senior Biologist in charge, Texas
Cooperative Wildlife Service; Dr.
H. N. Wheeler, Chief Lecturer,
United States Forest Service; Dr.
Georgs W. Cox, Texas Health Of
ficer; and Col. Ernest O. Thomp
son, Texas State Railroad Comrais-
ter with the customary ceremonies.
Upon graduation they will receive
their covetrd wings as Airplane
Pilot, commissions as Second Lieu
tenant#, Air Corps Reserve, and
orders detailing them to extended
active duty with tactical unite of
the Regular Array Air Corps for
a period of three or more years.
While on active duty they will re
ceive tbe pay and allowances at
Regular Army officers of their
respective grade. After their ini
tial three-year active duty period
they have tha option and tbe priv
Uegs of continuing on extended ac
thre duty far an additional two
years in the grade of First Lieu
tenant, receiving tbe prescribed
pay and allowance for that grade
Commercial aviation organ nations
usually absorb all tbe Army-train
ed airplane pilots leaving active
aervice, who are always in great
demand. ’ 1)' ,
Tbe present elaas undergoing ad-
where all of these young
have high aspirations of
these examinations successfully i
being one of tbe fortunate $80
candidates who will
a Regular Array commission.
Mini
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HALL
1939’S ‘GREAT
ZIEGFELO’OFTKl
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FOR CAMP
or VACATION
WITH TWO OF THE FOUR
major Southwest titles pecked
away with a couple of minor sport
pennants, University of Texas ath
letes this week looked forward to
a still better season in 1938-40.
No Lontrhorn team will ba seri-
ously crippled by graduation and
tbe usual quota of promising fresh
men will come up id fill in tbe
*»ps
.Texas won tbe basketball, base
ball. cross-country and swimming
crowns; Rice captured the track,
tekvus and golf titles, and Texas
Christian was football champion,
In all sports except football Texas
was either champion or runner-up
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LUGGAGE
You’ll find the newest
tvpe of wmart liiKKage
here.
ARMY LOCKERS
HAND TRUNKS
TWO-SUITERS
V AIM-PACKS
GLADSTONES
HANDBAGS
KIT-BAGS
j TRAVEL KITS
Pitted or Unfitted
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CLOChlERS
Tuesday - Wednesday
Mby 23 and 24 6:30 P. M.
Goldich and the students irill go li
tbe station wagons of tbe depart- ef wool production and marketing
ment cookng their own meals and meat be shown except for partial
aleepmg in tbe open. During tbe substitution of certain poatgrada-
trip accurate notes will ba kept
of their findings and seven hour#
credit with grades will bfc given on
the completing of a report after
retiming to college.
Professor Baker and Turner will
conduct the second semester field
trip to Wyoming where they will
study and identify the various for
mations of the Rocky Mountain
range traveling the same way and
making out the same kind of 6
report as those on the first trip.
This field trip will also probably
include tbe Yellowstone National
Park, and Zion Canyon. Many
times tbe students will be over a
hundred and fifty miles from tha
nearest railroad.
ate study.
Principal Engineering Dnafte-
man (Aeronautical) $2^00 a year;
Senior Engineering Draftsman
(Aeronautical) $2,000 a year; En
gineering Draftsman (Aeronauti
cal, $1,800 a year; Assistant Engi
neering Draftsman (Aeronautical)
$1,626 a year.
Applications most be on file in
tbe Commit ho In’* oflee, Washing
ton, D. C., not later than June 12
if received, from States east of
Colorado, and not later than June
15 if received from Colorado and
States westward.
Full information may be obtain
ed from Olin E. Teague, Secretary
of the U S. Civil Service at tbe
College Station post office.
Junior Dnifonns
LA SALLE
BARBER SHOP
Stewart-OToimrr-Jones
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FISH FINALE: A DePAL’W
University albmnus has gulped
5JM0 goldfish to end all such eon-
teste in the future.
AMERICAN-STEAM
DRY-CLEANERS
RHONE 581
Patrariae Owr Afcmt to Yaw
Our uniform* are of the beat
material available with only ex
perienced tailors to make them.
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Come by and see ua before
you buy.
QUALITY UNIFORMS
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