THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1939
Team Now Working
Out for Judging Meet
The first workout of the candi
dates eligible for places on the In
tercollegiate Poultry Judging Team
was held at the College Poultry
Farm the morning of Thursday,
September 14, with E. D. Parnell,
associate professor and team
coach, in charge. Workouts were
held twice a day through Wednes
day, the 20th; and daily workouts
will continue from now until the
Mid-West Intercollegiate Contest
that is to be held in Chicago late
in November. The A. & M. team
will compete with college teams
from all sections of the United
States in the Mid-West Contest.
Last year’s team placed fourth,
with one member placing second
high individual.
This year’s prospects for the
team include O. J. Schulte, Earl
Roesner, Fred Swallow, O. L. Dav
is, Wm. J. Stewart, G. R. Davis,
Onnie Graham, and Bob Logan.
THE BATTALION
Dr. A. S. McKittrick of Elyria,
O., recently received $50 and an
apology for the delay from a man
whose son he treated 22 years ago.
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Library’s Asbury
Room Becomes Room
For Aggie Browsing
The “Asbury Room,” as such, is
no more.
Dr. T. F. Mayo, Librarian, has
announced that with the beginning
of this 64th session of the College,
the Asbury Room of the College
Library becomes the “Asbury
Browsing Room.” “It is a room,”
he stated in making his announce
ment, “that will be open for the
use of the Aggies at all times, to
browse around in and read their
favorite types of books. I have
high hopes that they will make
good use of the room for that pur
pose,” he said.
In the Asbury Browsing Room
formerly used as a club meeting
room, is being shelved all the fic
tion of the College Library, and a
gradually increasing selection of
books on travel, social problems,
popular science, drama, and bi
ography.
Last term The Battalion started
a General Reading Fund with
about $50 contributed by a student
dime campaign at mid-term regis
tration. Generous contributions
from several A. & M. Mothers’
Clubs of Texas raised the total
to approximately $200. At the
meeting of the State Federation of
A. & M. Mothers’ Clubs here on
Mothers’ Day last spring, the
Federation voted to contribute fur
ther to the library so that more
popular fiction and non-fiction
books may be purchased. Dr. Mayo
has announced that all the books
purchased by the original and the
continuing General Reading Fund
will be shelved in the Asbury
Browsing Room together.
Books from the Browsing Room
will be checked out and returned
at the loan desk in the usual man
ner. Said Dr. Mayo, “It ought to
be comfortable and popular, with
fine rugs and excellent furniture,
and with most of the most readable
books in the library on the
shelves.”
Extensive Building Program
Under Way At Both Entrances
Mrs. Margaret Vink of Emi
grant, Mont., killed two rattle
snakes in her kitchen, first stun
ning them with a stick of wood
and then cutting their heads off
with an ax.
, Judy Garland, Frank Morgan,
Bert Lahr in “The Wizard of Oz”
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In a comparison of the condition
of a year ago, the two main en
trances to the campus, the East
Gate and North Gate, show decided
improvement over last year.
Surveying the rapid progress
of the East Gate a drastic change
is seen over that of last year. At
that time there were only a scat
tered few residences. Today, ac
cording to officials of the College
Hills Estates, 65 new homes have
been built, with 12 additional ones
now under construction.
To balance the needs of the ris
ing community a number of bus
iness houses have been established.
Chief among these is the new drug
store, whose neighbor is Luke’s
North Gate. A number of service
stations and drive-ins have found
places along with the additions of
six new cabins to the Blue Top Cot
tages.
In the way of amusement at the
East Gate we find the already
popular outdoor driving range op
erated by Virgil Jones. Lastly, and
to the great interest of all Aggies,
is the promised construction of the
Aggie Theater. According to Mrs.
Morris Schulman, manager of the
Bryan Amusement Company, con
struction of this theater will begin
about November 7, at the cost of
approximately $65,000. It will seat
about 750 people and show first-
run films.
Regarding improvements at the
North Gate, we find a more orderly
conduction of traffic through the
installation of the traffic light,
thirty-minute-parking signs, and a
stricter enforcement of traffic
rules by deputized nightwatchmen
of the College.
Adding to the numerous commer
cial houses is that of the new ice
cream store recently opened and
managed by A. C. Bering, ex-Ag
gie of the class of 1910. Then too,
comes the announcement of a new
first-run theater to be constructed
on the site of the old Boyett res
idence. Alton P. Boyett, College
Station Business man, is under
taking the construction of this
show which will cost about $65,000
and will seat 750 or more. Details
have not yet been announced.
Aside from all these improve
ments is the announcement of the
Board of Directors that approval
has been given for the locating of
a 500-acre airport in the vicinity
of the “Old Fish Pond.” This field
will be named Coulter Field, and
will be advantageous to the Army
Air Corps in that it is in a direct
line with Randolph and Barksdale
Fields. The equipment to be used
is valued at $40,000, and courses
in aeronautical engineering will
be offered by the College at the
field.
Potter Is New Prof In
Biology Department
Dr. G. E. Potter, formerly of
Baylor University, has accepted a
professorship of biology in the
Biology Department of A. & M.
He will sponsor the pre-medical
work.
Dr. Potter, who has had wide
experience in the fields of zoology
and embryology, replaces Dr. T. C.
Evans who accepted a position in
the University of Iowa zoology de
partment.
Dr. Potter received his B. S. at
Ottawa, Kansas, and M. S. and
Ph. D. in Iowa.
Dances To Be Held
In Old Mess Hall
Contrary to rumored reports the
corps dances this year will be held
in Sbisa Hall and not in the new
mess hall.
The first dance of the ’39-’40
session will be held Saturday night
and will be given to entertain the
visitors who will attend the A. &
M.-Centenary game which is to be
played Saturday afternoon. Music
will be furnished by Tommie Little
john and the Aggieland Orchestra.
Tommie and his orchestra are rec
ognized as the best in the line of
swing.
Rodeo Plans Talked
At Saddle, Sirloin
Club Meeting Monday
Talks by department heads and
plans for the annual rodeo were
the main features of the first Sad
dle and Sirloin Club meeting held
Monday night.
The rodeo, which is an outstand
ing event on the social calendar
is put on annually by the junior
members of the club to defray part
, of the expenses of the Senior Live-
] stock Judging team.
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year.
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sota would be made available here,
subject only to the cost of moving.
This equipment is valued at ap
proximately $40,000.
500 Acres in Tract
Dean Gilchrist stated that the
location in question included about
500 acres, that the soil was suit
able and of a type that could be
stabilized cheaply if this were de
sirable. It is located in the im
mediate vicinity of the Old Fish
Pond about IVs miles from the
Academic Building and about 5.5
miles from Bryan. It is accessible
from the Jones Bridge road.
Dean Gilchrist supported the
statements of Colonel Ashburn as
to the plans of the college, and
also that the establishment and
proper equipment of the field
would give facilities that neither
college nor Bryan, working alone,
possibly would be able to set up.
The objection made to the loca
tion on Highway 21, west of Bryan,
about the same distance from the
city as the proposed location at
college, was that it was too far
from college to be used for stu
dent training, in view of the fact
that the time of the students would
be limited and too much would be
required for transport.
W. J. Coulter, representing his
family, which made a gift of money
to the city, which made possible
the purchase of the land on high
way 21, stated that if the field
were established at college and the
name “Coulter” used he felt
sure members of his family would
have no objection to the change in
location.
Proposal of College
The proposal of the college is
that it will supply the land and
that Bryan make available at least
$8,500 realized from the bonds vot
ed for airport purposes, in order
to aid in the improvement of the
property. Various details, such as
Bryan's measure of control in the
property and operation, share of
maintenance and other important
matters, are to be worked out by
the conference between the Walker
committee and Dean Gilchrist and
others representing the college.
Limit Taxicab Loads
The commission voted to grant
a taxicab license for three cabs
to Cecil P. James, of College Sta
tion, in cooperation with the board
of aldermen of that community,
which will license the six taxicabs
now operating in Bryan. The com
mission also took the position that
no taxicab, rated as a five-passen
ger vehicle, should carry more than
five passengers, or six persons with
the driver. Any infraction of this
rule, it was ordered, should result
in cancellation of the license. It
was said the College Station aider-
men would join in this move. Act
ing City Manager Scott was in
structed to have Chief of Police
Jess Conlee advise operators of
this order and that it would be
enforced.
Frank Corder, president, brief
ly discussed plans for the year and
outlined the scheduled dates for the
coming rodeo, an annual event
looked forward to each year by the
student body.
Around ninety members were
present, and visitors were the mem
bers of the Animal Husbandry de
partment and assistants.
D. W. Williams, head of the de
partment, gave the welcome talk
for the department. Mr. Williams
extended his welcome and forecast
a successful year for the club.
Grade Points To
Be Reduced For
Excess Absences
The number of grade points earn
ed by a student in any semester
shall be reduced by one grade point
for each two unexcused absences
in excess of the credit value of the
course, effective with the 1939-40
session, according to changes in
the college regulations enacted by
the general faculty.
The new ruling reads as follows:
“Each instructor in charge of a
class or section shall keep a record
of the work and attendance of its
members and shall report the num
ber of unexcused absences when he
reports the grade in the subject.
“The Registrar shall reduce the
number of grade points earned by
a student in any semester by one
grade point for each two unexcused
absences in excess of the credit
value of the course.”
Paragraph 18 (5) of the college
regulations has been omitted. This
paragraph provided that “a student
who in any course except military
science accumulates a number of
absences exceeding the credit value
of the course shall have his daily
grade reduced five points, with an
additional five points reduction for
each additional week of absences.”
Similar provisions were also made
in that paragraph for military
science students.
“Absences in excess of the credit
value of the course” means a great
er number than that equal to the
number of hours assigned the
course. For instance, in a three-
hour course a student is allowed
three absences, in a two-hour
course two absences. This number
is still allowed under the terms of
the new ruling.
The above changes in college reg
ulations became effective with the
beginning of the present school
term.
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
The initial fellowship luncheon
Will be held Thursday, September
28, at 12:10 in Sbisa Hall annex.
Such fellowship luncheons are be
ing scheduled for every Thursday
noon throughout the school year,
except (1) for times when the
Teachers’ Conference may choose
to have a luncheon-program, (2)
for times when some student affair
may have priority, and (3) for
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the possibility that these luncheons
will have to be discontinued for
lack of sufficient numbers in at
tendance.
These luncheons are for all mem
bers of the teaching. Experiment
Station and the Extension Division
staffs who may wish to attend.
Tickets are 35<£. Announcements
will appear regularly in Tuesday
issues of The Battalion.
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