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1 “Gents” Hace the Ball—But Not Long Centenary’s Birkelback (No. 23) starts around left end with the ball, but doesn’t get far before Joe Boyd tackles him. Conatser Takes Off “Waltzing Willie” Conatser starts off on a thrilling run of about sixty yards down the side of the field. Nearly Makes a Touchdown Conatser went over the goal line for a touchdown—but it was invalid because the officials ruled “off-sides” on the Aggies’ part. Moser Tosses One Derace Moser, an outstanding star of the game with the Cen tenary Gentlemen Saturday afternoon, is shown here making a pass, which was incomplete. • “Big John” Plows Through “Big John” Kimbrough plows through for his eighteenth point of the season. Here he’s making the Aggies’ second touchdown of the game. library Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texa Colleee Station, Texas. The Battalion Student Tri-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College Official Newspaper of the City of College Station VOL. 39 PHONE 4-5444 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 3, 1939 Z725 NO. 5 Juniors in Run-Off Tomorrow Registration Now 6,030 Only Two Days Left In Which To Enroll According to figures released Monday by Registrar E. J. Howell, the registration total is still ris ing slowly with the present en rollment at 6,030. This figure is not expected to change greatly since there are only two more days remaining in which students may register in any course without automatically receiving a grade of “F”. October 5 is the registration deadline. Complete figures giving the en rollment by classes and organiza tions will be available October 10. Support Given Campaign For More Mattresses Support to a “Make a Mattress” or “Buy a Mattress’ campaign in Texas was pledged Monday at a conference called by H. H. Wil liamson, director^ of the A. & M. College Extension Service, for con sideration of launching a mattress campaign in Texas. Approximately 65 representa tives of state organizations and agencies are present to discuss the advisability of the movement and the facilities each can contribute. Among the various agencies rep resented are the Texas unit of the National Cotton Council of Amer ica, the Texas Agricultural Work ers Association, the State-Wide Texas Cotton Improvement Com mittee, the Texas Cotton Ginners Association, the State Department (Continued bn Page 4) SWIFT AND CO. AGAIN TO OFFER PAID PRIZE TRIP Again this year Swift and Com pany is offering a trip with all expenses paid to Chicago to study livestock marketing and to the In ternational livestock Exposition to the A. & M. student who wins the Animal Husbandry Essay Contest. The essays must be turned in by October 25 and will be judged by the Animal Husbandry teaching staff.. Details are posted on the bulletin board in the Animal Hus bandry Building. Anyone interested should see Mr. Murphy of the A. H. Dept, or Sam W. Smith, winner of the contest last year. Additions Made To Collection of Wild Life In Museum Two mounted beavers have re cently been added to the wilflife collection in the A. & M. Museum. The beavers came from Kimble County and were given to the Mu seum by A. H. Cook, graduate student in wild game conserva tion, who is connected with the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Com mission. They were mounted by R. L. Peterson. There has been several new dis plays arranged since last term, among them a huge skull of a pre historic elephant found recently by farmers near Pitts Bridge which is located near College Station. Another interesting collection of semi-rare metals is nearing com pletion. C. J. Hesse, assistant curator, announces that he is now working on a collection of old fire-arms and would be glad to contact any one possessing such relics. N.Y.A. Places L.S.U. On Probation Because Of Bad Management Administrator Aubrey Williams of the N. Y. A. Federal Security Agency has placed Louisiana State University on probation as far as federal student aid for that institution is concerned, on the ba sis of an official investigation which disclosed evidence of political interference, inadequate work sup ervision, and low scholastic stand ard’s in the school’s N. Y. A. pro gram. The investigation was made by Dr. Floyd W. Reeves, professor of administration at the University of Chicago, on request made by Williams following the suicide last month of the university official who directed the student aid pro gram. Dr. Reeves’ report to Williams said the university had moved to remedy the situation by setting up a new faculty committee to super vise future student aid and schol arships, along lines which “repre sent a marked improvement over the situation that existed last year.” Williams is asking the Southern Association of Universities and Secondary Schools to investigate and report on conduct of the L. S. U. student aid program during the six months’ probationary period. The study is to include both ad ministration and the validity of the work to which N. Y. A. student aid recipients are assigned. Steen Publishes New Book On The “History of Texas” Announcement has just been made of the publication of a “His tory of Texas” by Dr. Ralph W. Steen, associate professor of his tory. The 500-page book is divided into twenty-three chapters, and covers in a most interesting man ner the history of Texas from 1500 to the summer of 1939. Numerous chapters are devoted to social and economic developments, and the book contains the most complete discussion available of the history of Texas since 1900. “History of Texas” is beautifully illustrated with one four-color plate and more than one hundred black and white drawings and photo graphs. Many old and rare photo graphs are included, as well as numerous pictures of present day Texas. A number of the pictures were taken by the author, and one —a view of Governor O’Daniel’s inauguration—was taken by Philip Golman, Battalion staff photog rapher. Modern maps illustrate graphi cally many important movements in the history of the state. Since coming to A. & M. in 1935 Dr. Steen has published, in addition (Continued on Page 4) A. & M. Represented At Meeting of Baby Chick Association A. & M. is well represented at the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the Texas Baby Chick Associa tion now being held in San An tonio. E. D. Parnell, associate profes sor in the Poultry Department, will speak on “Producing and Mar keting Broilers in Smiley”. In ad dition to being in charge of the three-day hatchery school, D. H. Reid will speak Tuesday on “Breed ing Up the Hatchery Flocks”. Dr. R. P. Marsteller, dean of the school of Veterinary Medicine, will ad dress the convention on “The Re sponsibility of Veterinary Medicine to the Poultry Farmer”. President T. O. Walton of A. & M. will tell the Convention about “Some of the Contributions A. & M. College Is Making to the Poultry Indus try”. Ross M. Sherwood of the Experiment Station will speak on “Turkey Hatching Egg Problems”. Senior President Slicker And Francis M. (Max) McCullar of Kingsville, mechanical engineering student of Company C Infantry, was elected president of the Senior class of 1939-40, by the seniors meeting in Guion Hall last Wednesday night. He has been prominent in student activities. Aggie Team Leaves After Big Send-Off Before a howling mob of six thousand cadets, the Texas Aggie football team boarded the train Monday night at 7:46, bound for the west coast to play the annual game with the Santa Clara Bron cos. The send-off was one of the noisiest and loudest ever accorded an Aggie squad. With the band swirling in and out among the mob of victory-hungry Aggies, and the Aggies, themselves climbing on one another to pat their player on the back, it appeared evident that the highest degree ever attained in that good ole Aggie spirit, had been reached. The Aggies took advantage of their spirits to hold one of their famous yell-practices with “Bodie” Pierce and Bert Burns leading the war cries. Before retiring into the dark ness of the Pullman, head coach Homer Norton gave the cadets a hearty wave that was taken to mean that nothing but a clear-cut victory would satisfy his desires. All of the Aggie players seemed in excellent spirits and they too were thinking of nothing but a vic tory. The party making the trip in cluded the following players—Bill Audish, Bill Conatser, Bud Force, Marland Jeffrey, John Kimbrough, -f-Derace Moser, Waleman Price, Ma rion Pugh, Ed Robnett, Marshall Spivey, Jim Thomason, and Frank Wood, backs. Bill Buchanan, Jim Sterling, Bill Dawson, Bill Duncan, Jack Kim brough, Herb Smith and Joe White, ends. Joe Boyd, Leonard Joeris, Ernie Pannell, “Chip” Routt, Martin Ru by and Euel Wesson, tackles. Roy Bucek, Charles Henke, Le on Rahn, “Bubba” Reeves, Marshall Robnett, guards. Tommie Vaughn, Odell Herman, Henry Hauser, centers. Coaches in the party include Homer Norton, Bill James, Man ning Smith, Lil Dimmitt, and J. W. “Dough” Rollins who has acted as advance publicity guard for the Aggie party, along with G. B. Winstead, A. & M.’s Publicity Di rector. G. T. Ashford, equipment man for the Aggies and Jimmie Parker, student manager, also are making the trip. Others included in the group are Mrs. Ed Lee, Mrs. Homer Norton, Mrs. Paul Haines, Jack Finney of Greenville, F. A. “Bodie” Pierce, head yell-leader, and Dean E. J. Kyle, Chairman of the Athletic Council. Dr. P. A. Woodard of the College Hospital, with his wife and daughter, is going along tc (Continued on Page 3) Applicants for Air Training Can Now Fill Out Blanks; Must Be Citizens. 18 Students interested in Aeronau-- tical training may now obtain ap plication blanks at the Y. M. C. A., Col. Ike Ashburn’s office, or Dean Gilchrist’s office. Applicants must be citizens of the United States, must be at least 18 years of age and not more than 25, and must have completed their Freshman year. In addition the student will be required to fur nish a statement signed by himself and his parents or guardian, re leasing the College, the flight op erator, and the Government in case of passenger accident. A fee of $40.00 for the course will be charg ed. (Insurance and medical exami- ^-nation are covered by this fee.) The instruction consists of sev enty-two (72) hours of ground school training with a minimum of thirty-five (35) and a maximum of fifty (50) hours of flight training The course will extend throughout the academic year. Applicants must not have had any solo flight ex perience. If the training Is given, it is expected that the enrollment will be limited to 50 students at the fee stated, and that some elective credit will be offered for the ground school course. Applicants filling out these forms are in no way obli gated to take the course. In Key Race Nearly 400 Attend Lengthy Class Meet In Guion Hall Sunday Joe Slicker, of the Coast Artil lery, and Ele Baggett, Infantry man, will be in the run-off for the junior class presidency when the final election is held tomorrow night at 7 o’clock in Guion Hall. Leading a field of nine candidates, all of whom were closely bunched. Slicker had 82 votes and Baggett 45. Other candidates included Jack Nelson, Paul Haines, Jack Bailey, Bill Becker, W. B. Simms, Joe Cain, and Frank Thompson. In the first primary of the vice- presidential election Jeff Mont gomery, Infantry, and Tom Richey, Cavalry, were elected to oppose each other in the finals. Montgom ery received 86 votes and was clos ely followed by Richey’s 82 votes. Other candidates were “Pete” Weh- ner, George Trotter, Preston Bol ton, Tom Stovell, “Rudy” Ruther ford, and D. A. Dashey. I. B. Stitt, Coast Artillery, and Thomas Duce were elected from a field of seven to oppose each other in the finals of the election for secretary-treasurer. Stitt polled 68 votes and Duce 55. The two were closely trailed by Roy Roberts, Tom Power, Boyd Edmondson, Jimmy Riley, and Bill Potts. In the race for historian, H. W. Shea, with 83 votes, and Jeff Clark, 80 votes, were elected to run in the finals. With the smallest field of nominees in the election, other candidates were Ben Roberts, Her bert Stucke, and “Slick” Matthews. The three members of the Stu dent Welfare Committee were elected outright, it being decided that no runoff would be held for these offices but that the three man with the greatest number of votes would be declared elected in the first primary. The three elect, ed were J. P. “Pat” Ledbetter, of (Continued on Page 4) DICKERSON COMES TO A. & M. FOR SECOND VISIT Roy E. Dickerson, noted authori ty on marriage relations, arrived 1 at A. & M. Monday for his second visit in as many years. He wilb give a series of lectures to the freshman physical education class es and will hold several informal discussions in the Y.M.C.A. chapel during the evenings. The subjects of Mr. Dickerson’s talks will be based on educating the college student for marriage and family life, for, as he says,. “Morals reflect one’s intelligence or ignorance”. Following a two-week stay here, Mr. Dickerson will go to West Texas State Teacher’s College for one week. He will then begin a nation-wide lecturing tour of Ame rican and Canadian colleges. Marsteller Will Address Two Groups During Next Week Dr. R. P. Marstellar, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, will attend two conventions next week and make talks at both gatherings. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Dr. Marstel ler will speak at the convention of the Texas Public Health As sociation at Galvestion. His topic will be “Diseases of Cows and Herd Management.” The next day he will go to San Antonio for a convention of the Texas Baby Chick Association. His address will be on “The Responsibility of Vet erinary Medicine to the Poultry Industry”.