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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1939)
T i. 1 I L \ » “fv- 1 • 11- ■ • ' h The Weather J Fair —but we hope M vanwer! Ever) one ha* been e—plaining abant tW bent Anr- iag tfceae pnal eeveral weeba. And Kins hi land been ball Tkat H really t% is seidsneed. far example, by the [ f tMMWbtwe raeweded an the thermwmeler at Jimmy Caban’s filling statien the ether day. Mandny the mer cery there bK b new high—1«2 degrees m the shade (if yes reuM find any shade). i VOL. 1 PHONE 8 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, A 18. 1939 Z725 . NO. U DECIDE MINY QUESTIONS AT MEETING 1M0RD0W “ ” ciu BOARD 1W Pi Matriculation Oianged: Old To Register Assignment Cards To Be Issued AH In Assembly Hall Congestion. Confusion Are To Be Eliminated lure Itudents ihabeticaUy I2IGRADS GIVEN SERVICE, THOMASON ACT New Sewer Lines Matters To Come Up Include Budget, Naming Of New Buildings, Aviation Unit and Short-Course Dormitory i.'tp^iA^dAudents whose begin arHh T. U, V, W, The Registrar’s Office baa just announced a new system for the iteration of old students for the oafllbg long session, which will change considerably the procedure followed in previoul years and will toad to dhninate most of the con- gegUoa nmsally accompanying reg istration in tke a past. In order to facilitate registra tion, sR old'studi nt s will register September tl according to the fol lowing sebndab / 7 to 8 a. surnames X, Y, Z. 8 to 9 ^ m. —AS Students whose surnames begin wKb A, B. 9 to 10 s. m.—AH Students whose surnames-beg in with R, S. 10 to 11 a. fh.—All students whose surnames begin with C, D, E, F. 11 to 12 a. m.—'All students whose surnames begin with M, N, O, P, Q. 1 to 2 p. m.—All students whose surnames begin with G, H, I. 2 to S p. m.—All students whose surnames begin with J, K, L. -3 to 5 p. m.—All students who were unable to -register at their regularly scheduled time. If s stu dent does not report at the hour indicated he will be unable to'reg ister until 3. All students will begin - i^gistrs- tion id the Assembly Hall where complete instruction will be given and assignment cards issued them. Students are asked not to report to the Assembly Hall until the hour that the^r are scheduled to begin registration, because asstgn- l ment cards fori egch group will not ** l * be brought tb^re until just before |t is time for that group to begin registration. Students in the School of Engi neering will find the heads of their departments located on the aer- ond and third floors of the Aca demic Building during the hours of registration; and students in the School of Agriculture will fiad their heads of devartments in the Agricultural building. All other de- (Continued on page I) Here Will Be In Use By Sept. 1st Compietc UUHty Lines To New I>«rm» Are Ready Woifc is nsar completion on the new sewer lines being laid at Col lege Station to serve the twelve new dormitories, new mess hall, and other smaller building projects mm ajldMMi Mm I According to T R. Spence, pro fessor in the Civil Department, sewage at the time is carried from the campus by a ndrlg! outfall which goes by th« College Cream ery, and a south Outfall line which goes by Kyle Field. These two lines join about oue-hslf mile southwest of the Southern Pacific depot, in a main butfall line which runs on to the disposal plant a little more than a half mile from the juncture of the two tributary mmm The new dorraa had to Connect U: der the Thomason Act passed in 1 >35, twelve seniors who grad uate 1 this past June from Texas A. < i M. College have been taken for me year’s service in the regu lar army. They were representa tive of every branch of military of the college.| Pi ur seniors were taken from the Inft ntry, three from the Field Ar- tille “j, one from the Coast Artil lery one from the Cavalry, One fro11 the Engineers, one from the Sigi a] Corps, and one from the-' To Che nical Warfare Service. They had to be selected from a group of seni >rs that i were taking the ad- van “ed course of military science. The f were selected by the Military Dei irtim-nt. and immediately upon gra fuation were sent to regular am y unite for duty. T Thomason Act provides one yea ’t service in the Regular Army for reserve officers wbo are under 28 pears of age and single, and I 1 *® wh* have passed s thorough phy sics I examination. Each year from fiv« hundred to a thousand rUserve offi :ers from all over the United Sta es are put on this duty. Out of thii group of reserve officers, a few are given permanent coUimis- sim s in the Regular Army as a resi It of an examination given at the condusiun of the year of duty. Thd i is highly competitive, and it is t great reward for one of these off rers to get a commission. up with the south outfall line. e room for them on this, it was necessary to construct k new line from the old mess hall ou t the entire running southwest intjftont of Wal- stated, as com pa 1,100 STUDENT LABOR JOBS WILL BE ASSIGNED NOW Around 2300 applications for student labor at A. A M. during the coming regular session will he answered by letters mailed out tomorrow night, Ormond R. Simp son, director of student employ- 'toont, simoMsd todny. ! Every boy will be notified of the fsth of his application, whether K has been accepted or rejected. Apiwoximately 1,100 job* are be ing assigned St present Plans « to keep about 75 jobs in reset to assign at the start of the s ■ion, and *n additional fifty to give out at the beginning of the second semester. About 1300 to 1,600 jobs are expected to be kssigned through- ston, Simpson with 1,300 last at the ton Hall to old highway 0. Thin lot* term. At leeat*750 of those new hnc will take waste from the w j|| b* jj. y A jobe.Vf the 1,100 R« J-Headod Girl Subject Of Ohio Instructor's Test I tupert Koedinger, Ohio State Sm iology instructor, has a swell of htimor, and here’s the pU 'f ,j •; He opened s tbcmA class hour with th is hnnoudeemMit; “Because of I a red headed girl who is visit ing m* ri^ht now, there will he no test todsy.” ‘How much does she weigh?" s student asked, srwl Koeninger ne -vously wrote on the blackboard “9 1-2 * ounces," But here’s the payoff: Subject pMkabnasion that day was Population Problems!" North Gate area, Walton and Post Graduate balls, the Aggteland Inn, Sbhut HsU, and the College Laun dry ahd will take it t.y gravity in to the north outfaH line, which has more than enough capacity to take igh relief on the south outfall line to enable it to lake care of tri new dorms. The main outfall Bn running to the disposal plant -a ten-inch line which was overtaxed even during the last regular session—is being increased by the addition of a new 15-inch line fo> the last 2,400 feet of the distance That wil give the main* outfall line capacity for a population of 25,000, as compared with an K.OtRE-population basis last Bngr.t The college ia doing the work, under the Buildings and College Utilities Department. The • Continued on t ^f the 1,1 P*I« 4)\ fo Place To Hold N Yell Practice Is Still Not Decided Pretty 1 Cat!” “Rob, It’s a Skunk!” A skank is a skonk is a skonk” —as Gertrude Stein might sap. But te Willie Stevens, San An tonio sophomore-to-be of the com ing regular session who is now en rolled hsre for the second summer semester sad is staying in Poster Hall, a skunk—-or polecat (call it what you will)—ia a very pleasing as well as pretty pet. SteVeus is the prowt—but not too hiyh <-ivied- possessor of 2H-nionth-o|.l female skunk which be glorifies by the name of “Geral dine.” He’s had her since last Sat urday. She's the third of the species be has possessed. The form, er two, as well as Geraldine, were operated on and had the musk glands removed, so that the owner and others might not be drenched with t|ie mephitine (skuikish- smelliai) fluid which muses all ordinary members of this flsmily of manfmals to be so abhorred i Geraldine actually is a very fine- furred. pretty animal—a tome and im-ek-lopking creature indeed. She certaihljr doesn’t look the type that has won such a bad name for itself among men. But still, no one takes any chances! No one dares ap proach her, until he has been in- \ formed that Geraldine is a very tame pet and no longer capable Directors Also Will Pass on Sub-Station, iProposed Park, Moving: Livestock Barns, Revising Regulations, and Other Items Tomorrow morning—Saturday, the 19th—the Board of Director, of Texas A. A M. College will meet on the campus to diseass and pass on a number of matters of great interest and importance to the entirel ehQage and community. Following is a comprehensive list of the purposes for which the Board is 'sMeting: < 1. Te approve the bod get for the college and its branches and major departments for the fiscal year beginning September 1. Out side of certain changes in mess hall orgstiitation and a few other small changes, approval of the $1,022,400 budget for next school yeer, recently signed by Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, is expected to be a formality. M Consideration and hearing of the $2,000,000 for the thirteen new buildings now being compk*ted here. Application was made first for a loan to build a hotel, but the R.F.C. did not approve. The Board is expected to decide to eipply for a loan to build a hall to hquee short coarse students and other temporary residents and visitors, which the R.P.C. has indicated may be granted. 7,*. Proposal of resideats of the Southaide Development area to deed to the college certaia Nads ad jacent to the campus to he used as a park. This proposed park is the College Park lake area. X $. Cuasideratiou of reodjuot- menta in the livestock department of the college that are msAe neces sary by the location of the i* | of spreading that dreaded soent. '* Heard from onlookers cojisecu- The place for yell ptartice going to be changed this coming lonir session, college authorities j questioning Stevens, have decided, because the street in 8 kunlfy owner' and handler: ^ HoWl old ia the?“ delegation* asking the location of a sub-station (No. 2t) of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station for the Cross Timbers Beit of the state. The Legiglatura re cently appropriated $144 09 for the first year, and $8,940 for the sec ond, for this sab-station for rd- dormitories. This involves the moJ- March on fruits. - Senator Penrose ing of the goat, sheep, and hog Metcalfe is expected to' be hero to bams, which K is expected the press the claim of Brown County, Board will decide to move west- in which is the town of Brownwood ward beyond the railroad tracks Weatherford in Parker County, and on the west side of the college. Stephenville in Erath, are other 9. Periston on the question of a iMMflM.- Poet Office and other tpare to J. .ubniltrri TT* “V*" TW. ■»- b, th. A. A M (iHiiulidatnl School. clud ” * , " rWr **“?• * “Wslrtlk Voter, of th. district .1. finoncto, * t *~ 1 ' *«<•■ H to «- the construction front of the College Y. *. C. A. is no longer large enough to accom modate the huge enrollment which is expected. President T. O. Walton, Colonel Ike Ashburn, and Dean E. J.' Kyle fuels a who ia chairman of the AthleUc 1 pi ain6( j a bove work have been consulting | J J ’ - - “WhsjCa his name?" “How l\ng have you had it?" ) Ho# pome he doesn’t smell?" Well, theVhe” is a “she”—and her have been ex- of s new conaoli- ^Idstivl .-chool by n bond issue. The plans foi* the new building have been orrdisplay in architect Ernest langford’s office in the Architec tore Department; and building is expected to ge under way around October 1. The requests to be sub mitted are expected id. deal with the use of the present buildings until the new ones are completed, and with the construction of utility Ikies to the, new school by the col- IMge. ! 4. Naming the twelve new dor- raitoriea snN the dining hall. The Officials Bonder What To Do About Hoi hate tridr v of inge will all be completed, and the new •"“>"« themselves and frith the \ sewer system in operation by the ‘ nd ■»‘ or T*»l *** A. & M. Mefc Attend first of September, at s total cost 1939-40 as to the mo* suitable of $3,000. j »>*»«« »«> to. U»e acene of the nightly * au M oa The line from the old mess hall yeil P™^**** As yet no definite j Agt, r U‘ F OOtbaUStW| tlown to pld highway 6 is now com- ^ 5C * ,l ' on lH * n reac ^*d. 1>c * n Willi# Zapelac, outstanding high- ®°* r ^ '* expected to discuss this plete, as is 2,400 feet of the main Kyle ^ achool football sUr of Rellville, W»tt4r, to decide on part or all of outfall. The remaining 950 feet of thought that the step, of the Agri- wbo A A ^ ^ the namri ami the details of the the main line involves replacement cu, tural Building would be- the new honore< i by a barbecue given for Many questions have been of the present ten-inch line on a rite; kowover. Dean Kyis said. “It him by the A. A M. dub there thi# of late, and a knmr bridge, wKh a new 18-inch th »t tMrse steps will not be evening. . \ J# 1 ® MW h * v « bet ‘ n line! to aceommodate the x ^ of A A „ ^ Made for names. ^ Certaia minor alterations are al Aggie BM^j of more than 200 ^ atten< | |be function. 5. DMcAsskm of the need for so being made at the disposal plant Piece* ' I These deluded Dean E. J. Kyle,' new classroom buildings at North itself, to enable It to take care of ‘‘8° far."m# coMMtmd, “the most chairman of the Athletic Commit- Texas AgrirtAtavat College, the increased toad, pending the an- writable places sre the location g £ MrQuillen, seercUry of branch college j>f Texas A. A M tkipated construction of a new east of Guion HsU. where the col- the Former Students Association; plant at some time In the future, lege might build s pisiform for the w. L. fenberthy, director of phy- Complete utility lines to the new band and the yell leaders; and the «»cal wlacstien; E. W. Hooker, of dorms have been finished. These location in the area to be parked include hot and cold water lines, steam and telephone lines, and electric lines in conduits under ground to every one of the thir teen new buildings. ference do not play on that Hay in order that the Longhorns and Ag gies may have a clear field. Head Coach Homer Norton is out of town and do# to return Satur day. Dean & /J. Kyle, chairman of the Athletic Committee, declar ed that A. A M. would not know definitely whether the date of the game this year will be changed from November 30 to the 23rd un til A. A M. athletic aathorities confer With the University offi- ^rialt. action as to be between \he athletic c th e two institutions just ms possible," Dean Kyle "What makes the change ficult is that the Aggies Institute and Texas plays Christian on November no one would class either T. C. U. as set-ups. Three Pit& r»M since Monday night over of Texse-A. A M. College t’s proclamation Monday id of November 30, as A. A M. officials have been in a what to do about the traditional Uni football game, in view of President designating Thursday, November 23, Thanksgiving. Longhorn-Aggie gridiron jousts always have been Thanksgiving Day, and th# other#'~ Texas teams in the Southwest Con- staged on ve 7 little time to prepare for a co itost as important to students an I alumni of both schools as the A| gie-Longhorn battle,” he cc t is generally b< lu-vcd. despite thi Hfficulties involved, that the ch mge will be made. The con tract for the Aggie-Longhorn game (Continue on frige 4) n -sity h< .n s>., am) Mike oi Texas b«An commissioned etil Claads iV. I Hahi* Aides ral Now O'Daniel, students. Uni have Major Gen- genersl’s Tuesday. of Governor W. Lee Oftetriel have the rank of second in the TYxss National (that is, made a park of 1 just east of Kyle Field, We do not know yet where yeti practice is to be; hut the matter is to be settled soon. That’s all we can say as yet." the At>( ietic Department; and Ag- gb coal rhes "Dough" Rollins, Hub McQuil) en. and Lil Dimmitt. > pc b said to be the best fullback 1 prospect ever to eater s Southed n college. American Legion Community House Deciding upon the loan to be tor with the Recoastrec- usee Corporation for a short emirs.- student dormitory. It was the H.F£. which lent A. A M. pected that temporary structures will be provided for, to serve until the permanent baUdlatfs m . tMVfi the new halls can be erected. 1CL cJaaiAsrstiss of a report from the Athletic Council oa hous ing athletes. The Board, ia expect ed to set aside that dormitory which has been equipped with a steam room, trainers’ rooms, and other facilities for athletes, for the Aggie athletes; and to decide on regulations for and shout those who are to live there. 11. Reqecstn for out-of-state travel of college staff members. ; 12. Matters pertaining to the R FC. requirements, the financial ■iluatioa, etc., of the buildings now under construction. 13. Discusshm sad derision oa the proposal of th# Civil Aeronaa- tMs Authority to establish a unit at the college. It is quite possible . that an aviation unit assy be estab lished here. 14. To discuss student enroll ment. 1$. To discuss rules sad regala- tioas of the college. The last re vised edition of the rules sad regu lations was made in 1926; and it (Continued on page 4) “Fish” To Seniors They Think/ Alike - “It Won’t Be Long Now” 1 "In the sfring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." In the fall a young man’s thoughts turn to school >' The high-school graduate Is looking forward to donning a girl- thnHing uniform. The sophomore is jnMHMng up on looking at his left sleeve without the embarrassment of the white stripe. Th# junior beginning to This Is the architect'* conception of the American Lefioa •traction here, an it will lash when finished. The house, just north of the b more than half sum plated now, sad b to be ready for ocrapancy by The building will bouse 76 to 75 bays, whs mast be sons of Americas War veterans obese fathers have died. They will farm their owa gov endec project house under con cern pus project hoU'-e*. r sew of World body for this | turn up his cuff* to catch the girts’ eyas by means of. dark serge slacks. The senior* is trying to get that correct ankle break in those boots and wondering if they will ever stop bnrting his feet. In other words, the boys are beginning to realise that another new term b about to begin at "Deer Ole Aggiriand." To start things off with a bang, the first official dato# September 18, b the date- of examination* But don’t get this wrong as these examinations are only for who have to take entrance exams. On the night of September 20 the eahmed will be nursing tired, )Mb-out feet, as this b the day will go through the registering for the date will also play in the life of al) (he children,” a# .the re- will be givgn at that time. By the way, fellow “problem children," these exams wjll be given only between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m. When registration of eld I begins September 21, they, Kke the freshmen, will find selves in a whirl. No. maMgf how many times one ha# here before, the next^tfme b al ways different- BubAhi§ time registration procedure has been adopted that wij) be more s»ethodi- cal and efficient than ever before. The "fuqP really begins on Sep- Uadwr YR This b the day when w e al^, tuck our books beneath our and start the fbdk.-’ef our treks to the 4|assc->oms So "Ole Army," polidh those fluar Browne belts and tan shoos, pres# those slacks, and most of all, thsrpea your whs, ’cause school is just around the proverbial earner.