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THE BATTALION
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 193j
Many Events Took Place at A. & M. This Summei
New Regulations, Many
Changes, Announced
Daring Summer School
New Graduate Rule, Excess Absences
Ruling, Corps Organization Changes,
Are Among Those Made Known
By George Fuermann
A. & M.’s thirty-first summer
session began Tuesday morning,
June 6 with a total registratiqn of
1,357 students including 89 women
On the same day, the first issue of
The Summer Battalion was dis
tributed, marking the first edition
of a summer publication in the col
lege’s 67-year history. The early
editions of The Summer Battalion
differed from the long-session pub
lication in that they were smaller
in size, being a five-column tab
loid-size paper instead of the reg
ular seven-column publication.
WINKLER AGAIN DIRECTOR
Beginning his sixteenth consecu
tive summer as director of A. &
M.’s summer school. Dr. C. H. Wink
ler headed the summer faculty of
nearly 200 professors and instruc
tors.
TWILIGHT LEAGUE GETS
UNDER WAY
June 13 witnessed the beginning
of the softball season as eight
teams began play in the college’s
annual Twilight Softball League
held each summer. Under the di
rection of “Jeep” Oates, the eight
teams were Aggie Cleaners, Aggie-
land Pharmacy, Lipscomb Phar
macy, Seaboard Life Insurance
Company, Campus Cleaners, Col
lege Inn, College Laundry, and Ag
Educators.
DIAL TELEPHONES
Dial telephones began making
their appearance on the campus as
the Southwest Bell Telephone Com
pany announced the gradual instal
lation of the dial system in Bryan
and College Station.
SENIOR EXEMPTIONS, WEEK-
EARLY FINAL REVIEW RULED
^ajlujvtion exerci^aa^iU Upheld
*Fiiday and Final Review Sat-j
"Airday, one week before the end of
the regular session; all seniors
with passing grades will be exempt
from final examinations, and se
niors who on April 1 lack not more
than two subjects may take special
examinations in order to graduate,
according to new regulations pass
ed by the Executive Committee.
A senior who on April 1 lacks
not more than two subjects, in
cluding his current program, and
has a mathematical chance to grad
uate at the end of the semester,
may be allowed a special examina
tion in each of two subjects taken
subsequent to his junior year. Such
special examinations are to be
scheduled on designated Saturday
afternoons about May 1.
IVaihumni
LAL “FROG” WADHWANI DIES
A streptococcic infection of the
heart prevailed in an eight-month
battle for the life of an Aggie who
was close to the hearts of all Ag
gies. Lai “Frog” Wadhwani died
on Friday, June 9, in the College
Hospital.
The following day last rites were
held for the Hindu whose stoicism
with an admixture of Aggie spirit
had amazed physicians who had
held little hope for his recovery
from the inception of the illness.
His remains were taken to his
home in Hyderabad, India.
LECTURE SERIES ON
CONSERVATION
“An Administrator’s View on
Proration and Conservation of Oil
and Gas” was the topic of Rail
road Commissioner Ernest O.
Thompson of Austin, who deliver
ed one of the series of addresses
on “Conservation of Natural Re
sources” held at the college
throughout the summer by the De
partment of Agricultural Eco
nomics.
SUMMER PRESS CLUB
The Summer Press dlub elected
George Fuermann president, Hub
Johnson vice-president, Sara Allen
Gofer secretary, and Ross Cox
treasurer.
TEN BIG SHORT COURSES
The first of the summer’s ten
big short courses was the State
Veterinary Medical Association
meeting held here June 6 and 7.
Beginning on Monday, June 19
and continuing through the fol
lowing Friday, the Cottonseed Oil
Mill Superintendents Short Course
was held under the supervision of
Dr. C. C. Hedges, head of the De
partment of Chemistry and Chem
ical Engineering.
SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT
SERIES
The annual summer entertain
ment series got under way with
the program of Frank Speaight,
distinguished English actor, which
was held on the morning of June
22 in the Assembly Hall.
The main feature of the Summer
Entertainment Series is the ab
sence of an admission charge. Al- ;
though a charge was made in the 1
earlier years of the series, a pro
vision is now made in the summer
school budget which takes care of
the expenses of these programs.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
MEET
The sixteenth^apfiual conference
of counj^y*'superintendents and
■upervisci's wac held on the
campus Juno 26 through 98.
Headed by Arts and Science Dean
T. D. Brooks, the purpose ol •'the,
conference was to study methods of
improving the quality of rural
school education.
NEW GRADUATE RULE
PASSED
The A. & M. graduate school,
which is even more important dur
ing the summer session than dur
ing the long terms, enrolled more
than 300 students during the two
semesters of the past summer ses
sion. This figure represents a con
siderable increase over the enroll
ment last summer and is a new
attendance record for the graduate
school.
One of the principal reasons for
this increased attendance is a new
ruling recently passed by the fac
ulty which vitally affects graduate
students. The rule states that all
credits obtained more than six
years previous to work on graduate
degree may not be applied to the
degree after this past September
1.
WHITE WINS $100 PRIZE
Vincent White, Aggie senior, was
the winner of a $100 cash award
made by the Goodall Company of
Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturers of
Palm Beach suits. White was first-
place winner in a nation-wide col
legiate slogan contest.
SCHOOL HEADS MEET HERE
The sixth annual Texas School
Administration Conference was
held at A. & M. June 27-30. Among
the conference’s outstanding speak
ers were two A. & M. men, George
B. Wilcox, president of the Texas
State Teachers Association, and
Dean T. D. Brooks.
NO R. O. T. C. AT UNIVERSITY
Just before adjournment, the
Texas Legislature voted 17 mil
lion dollars to Texas schools
Much interest was aroused by
the proposal to establish an R. O.
T. C. unit on the campus of the
University of Texas. After having
advanced as far as a final reading
in the House, it was defeated. Dur
ing the reading of the bill there
were loud comments and demon
strations from the balcony by op
ponents of the bill. General stu
dent opinion on the University
campus was as usual against the
passage of the bill.
FIRST SUMMER PASTURE
PROM
The Summer Press Club spon
sored the college’s first successful
summer dance in many years. Un
der the chairmanship of Peggy
Campbell, the Summer Pasture
Prom attracted over 300 couples
and was declared highly enjoyable.
Summer Mascot
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“Backwash Charlie”, property of
the editor, and mascot of the Sum-
mer\Press Club.
RIZK IS SECOND ON SERIES
The summer’s second entertain
ment program brought Salom Rizk
to the stage of the Assembly Hall.
Popularly known as the Syrian
Yankee, his highly entertaining
lecture “The Americanization of
An American” was presented on the
morning of July 11.
2,455 HERE FOR JUNIOR SHORT
COURSE
A new 4-H Club Short Course
enrollment record was set at 2,455
boys and girls registered for the
1939 event held on the campus
July 5 through 7.
AG ECO FIELD TRIP
Leaving College Station on July
17, 15 students made a 42-day
study tour of the eastern, northern,
southern, and middle-western sec
tions of the United States, and
southeastern Canada. The 6,000-
mile tour is an annual field trip
sponsored by the Agricultural Eco
nomics Department and each sum
mer carries the students over a
different route.
BadiolSS?
Zenith - Emerson - Stewart Warner
$14,00 and Up
One-Third Down
Three Months To Fay Balance
LIPSCOMB’S PHARMACY
North Gate
r Health-iest” Summer-Schoolers
W. L. Penberthy, physical education director, lecturing to his outdoor summer-school class in
ganization of Health and Physical Education”, in the shade of Kyle Field stadium.
TAXI REGULATIONS PASSED
Finally settling a problem which
has long been a major thorn in
the side of the Aggie student body,
the College Station City Council
enacted a much-needed regulatory
ordinance in respect to taxicabs
operating within the city limits.
The ordinance not only provides
for heavy penalties for anyone op
erating any passenger vehicle for
purposes of compensation or hire
unless a license has been obtained
from the city.
Sections two through six provide
for various factors in respect to
the license and the operator. Sec
tion seven, however, is one of par
ticular importance to the student
body as it prevents overcrowding
of busses and taxis.
Another important part of the
ordinance, section eight, provides
that any taxi or bus must be main
tained in suitable mechanical con
dition for the safe transportation
of passengers over city streets and
highways.
The remaining five sections of
the ordinance deal mostly with the
administration of the ordinance.
It will be put into effect before
October 1.
WRITERS CONFER, FARMERS
MEET
Nearly 50 Texas newspapermen
and women met on the campus
July 12 for the annual Texas Writ
ers’ Conference.
1,200 persons attended the 29th
Farmers’ Short Course held here
from July 12 through July 14. One
of the most important of the an
nual short courses, this event
draws farmers from over the en
tire state.
O’DANIEL SIGNS MONEY BILL
Governor W. Lee O’Daniel Wed
nesday night, July 12, signed th(*
appropriation bill providing fundi.
for A. & M. for the coming bien .
nium beginning last August 31. [
The sum of $1,042,400 for eactfj
of the two years had been voted thfc
college proper by the State Legist
lature. Governor O’Daniel, in sign{-
ing the bill, vetoed items of $15,000
each year for laboratory equip
ment and $6,000 each year for thU
employment of qualified research;!
ers by the Engineering Experiment
Station. This reduced the appro
priation for the college proper t^o
$1,022,400 a year or $2,044,800 fdr
both years, ending August 31, 1941.
PRESIDENT WALTON’S
FATHER SUCCUMBS
Word was received at the collegie
Monday, July 10, of the death of
James Austin Walton, 80, father
of Dr. T. O. Walton, A. & M.js
president.
GRADUATE STUDENT PICNI-
A picnic supper in honor of tl e
graduate students and the faculty
was given by the College in tl e
gardens fronting the Administr;
tion Building Monday evening, Ju
10.
MARCHING MEN OF SON
One of the highlights of theii939
Summer Entertainment Serig^ was
presented at the Assembly.Hall on
Tuesday, July 20, when world-
famous men’s choir, “Marching
Men of Song”, camel to College
Station to give another of their
fine programs of .college songs,
folk songs, and popular melodies.
The choir, copiposed of seven
men, is alread:/ well-known to
many, as it has/been touring lead
ing colleges in' the nation during
the past 12 years.
(Continued on page 5)
HOW GOOD IS THE
TEXAS A. & M.
TEAM THIS YEAR? j
A Football Expert Tells You in This Week's Post
• What players from here will make headlines this
season? Which opponents will be most dangerous?
Francis Wallace has just completed a swing around
the country, chinning with coaches, getting the in
side, and now brings you the names to watch. What
new tricks will add more touchdowns per game, and
what players in colleges coast-to-coast have All-
American chances? Turn to this week’s Tost for a
fact-crammed article that predicts this year’s win
ning teams. Wallace has been right two years in a
row. Will he be right again?
Pigskin Preview of 1939
by FRANCIS WALLACE
ALSO in tSiss week’s Post
FUNNY MAN BENCHLEY
Laughs from the life of a humorist
by I. BRYAN, IEI
VARIATION ON A THEME
A modem love story
by PAUL GALLICO
HENRY AND THE GOLDEN MINE
An imaginative fantasy
by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET
SWING YOUR PARTNER, HECTOR!
Puzzling murder in a rural setting
bySIGMAN BYRD
ONE TO MAKE A BARGAIN
What’s the real trouble with NLRB?
by CARET GARRETT
THE BIG ONES GET AWAY
Short story of big-game fishing
by PHILIP WYLIE
THE YANKS ARE COMING—BACK
How New England is making money again
by STEWART H. HOLBROOK
AND . . . serials by REX STOUT and MacKINLAY KANTOR,
editorials, poems, cartoons, humor, 104 pages of entertain
ment for your nickel. Out today.
THE SATUHPJIY EVENING POST