LET’S GO
TO ARKANSAS!
The Battalion
Student Tri-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College
Official Newspaper of the City of College Station
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VOL. 39
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 2, 1939
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES NEW DORMITORIES
15 Buildings
Named By
A.&M. Board
Band Will Make Arkansas Trip
Seniors Get
Authorized
Game Passes
Special Train Will
Carry Cadets
To Arkansas Game
By Bob Nisbet
For the first time in history the
faculty voted unanimously on a
subject. This first unanimous
vote was cast in favor of sending
the Band on its first out-of-state
trip in nine years. Five members
of the student body brought about
this phenomenal occurrence with
speeches in the Band’s behalf, and
as a result, the band is “Arkansas
bound.”
Woody Varner, cadet colonel,
made a speech as a representative
of the student body. Tommy Bal-
mer, major of the Band, repre
sented his organization. F. A.
“Bodie” Pierce, head yell-leader,
and Max McCullar, president of the
senior class, also spoke in the same
trend. The football team was
represented by Marshall Robnett.
Few, if any, members of the
student body can remember the
last time the band went on a trip
of any length. It was back in
1930 when the Aggies played a
football game with the University
of Nebraska that the band went
to Lincoln.
Over $1,600 is required to send
such a large organization as the
Aggie Band on a trip of more than
a thousand miles. In order to
raise these funds, contributions are
necessary since the band has no
regular appropriation for this sort
of thing.
The senior class is giving some,
the faculty has made a number of
individual donations, business
houses of College Station and
Bryan have contributed to the
fund, but the biggest contribution
of all is expected through the stu
dent body itself. Each of the 55
organizations on the campus has
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REGISTRAR GIVES
SUMMARY OF 1ST
TERM FIGURES
From the Registrar’s Office
comes a detailed summary of en
rollment by schools and depart
ments for 1939-40.
The total enrollment of all
schools and departments reached
the peak of 6,063 by for the great
est in A. & M. history.
Compared with the total enroll
ment of 1938-39, with was 5,582 ;
an increase of 481 is shown; while
compared with the total enrollment
of 1937-38, 4,926, there is an in
crease of 1,137.
First in enrollment by schools is
the School of Engineering with a
total of 3,004 for 1939-40, an in
crease of 158 over 1938-39, and
over 1937-38 an increase of 595.
Second is the School of Agricul
ture with a total enrollment of
2,075 for 1939-40, an increase of
197 over 1938-39 and of 379 over
1937-38.
The School of Arts and Sciences
comes third with a total enrollment
of 598 for 1939-40. The increase
over 1938-39 is 97, while the in
crease over 1937-38 is 117.
The School of Veterinary Medi
cine is fourth with a total of 386
for 1939-40. This comparison
shows an increase of 29 over last
year and an increase of 46 over the
enrollment of two years ago.
The Mechanical Engineering De
partment is tops in the School of
Engineering with an enrollment of
919, while Petroleum Engineering
comes second with 686 enrolled
All students are counted in the
enrollment, including special and
graduate students.
Directors of A. & M. College
Deadlines For -
Junior Pictures
In Longhorn Set
Announcement of the schedule
for underclassmen for Longhorn
class and military pictures has
been made by George Smith, Long
horn editor.
Juniors in the Infantry have the
first three days in November.
Field Artillery juniors are al
lotted the 4th, 6th, and 7th days
of November.
Coast Artillery, Signal Corps,
and Chemical Warfare juniors must
have their pictures taken Novem
ber 8, 9, and 10.
Engineer and Cavalry juniors
are given the 11th, 13th, and 14th
days of November.
The sophomore schedule is as
follows:
Infantry—Nov. 16, 17, 18.
Field Artillery—Nov. 20, 21, 22.
Coast Artillery, Signal Corps,
and Chemical Warfare—Nov. 23,
24, 25.
Engineers and Cavalry—Nov.
27, 28, 29.
The freshman schedule includes:
Infantry—Dec. 6, 7, 8.
Field Artillery—Dec. 9, 11, 12.
Coast Artillery, Signal Corps,
and Chemical Warfare—Dec. 13,
14.
Engineers and Cavalry—Dec.
15, 16.
This schedule must be followed
strictly in order to eliminate omis
sions of class pictures.
The deadline for seniors was
Tuesday, October 31.
New Dorm Aerials
Being Repaired
The Sales Sound and Engineer
ing Company of Houston which in
stalled the antenna systems in the
new dormitories now has a repre
sentative here repairing this sys
tem. Work is now being carried
on in dormitory number three and
antennas in all of the new dormi
tories will be repaired as soon as
possible. All defective parts are
being sent to the R.C.A. factory
for repairs.
The trouble has been caused by
plugging small AC-DC sets which
require no ground or aerial into
the antenna system causing the
transformers in the system to burn
out. As yet no remedy has been
found to permanently repair the
system.
According to F. B. Brown, head
electrician for the college, the
trouble will continue until students
cease to plug these sets into the
system.
Shown above are the directors of A. & M. in the most recent picture available. Left to right: directors Rollie White of Brady,
F. M. Law of Houston, H. C. Schuhmacher, of Houston, R. B. Davis of Houston (since replaced by A. H. Demke of Stephenville);
Mrs. Melle Williamson, secretary to the Board of Directors; Board members R. W. Briggs of Pharr and Joe Utay of Dallas; Pres
ident T. O. Walton; and director E. J. Kiest of Dallas. Director Water Lacy of Waco was not present when this picture was taken;
and H. L. Kokernot of Alpine and A. H. Demke have been appointed as members since that time.
Dean Kyle, Exponent of Education
Plan, Honored by Secretary of State
Home Demonstration
Board of Directors
To Meet Here Monday
In Annual Conference
The board of directors of the
Texas Home Demonstration Asso
ciation will hold its annual meet
ing here Monday and Tuesday.
The meeting which will be held in
the college mess hall will be made
up of presidents, vice-presidents,
and secretaries of the various units
throughout the state and will be
presided over by Mrs. E. J. Brown,
state president. The main objec
tives of the meeting will be to or
ganize the board and make plans
for the coming year’s work. Of
ficers from the various parts of
the state will speak for their re
spective units in making sugges
tions about the association and its
activities. They represent more
than 2,200 members making the
home demonstration work one of
the largest branches of the Ex
tension Service.
- Dean E. J. Kyle of the School of-f-
Agriculture, long an exponent of
a comprehensive plan by which
students of the Americas may be
brought to the United States for
completion of their education, is
about to see his plans materialize.
For in Washington, D. C., Nov
ember 9 and 10, will be held a
Plans For Annual
Saddle and Sirloin
Rodeo Take Shape
As Chutes Are Built
Activity around the Animal Hus
bandry Pavillion has greatly in
creased this week as preparations
for the annual rodeo get under
way. Pens and chutes are rapidly
taking shape and everything points
to a first-class event which will
more than live up to past per
formances according to reports
from Graham Purchell and Frank
Sayne, junior managers of the ro-
Members of A. & M.
Crops Team Chosen
The final four boys who will
represent A. & M. as a team in
the two coming international in
tercollegiate crops contest have
been selected, according to R. C.
Potts, team coach. The boys are
C. G. Ward, L. L. Jacobs, C. G.
Powell, and Ernest Guilloud.
At the beginning the school year
22 boys entered the competition to
determine the four to represent A.
& M. in these two contests. The
team will compete against about
13 other team from the major agri
cultural colleges of the United
States.
R. C. Potts, coach of the team
will first enter his team at Kansas
City, Missouri, November 29, in
the contest sponsored by the Kan
sas City Board of Trade. Next the
Mess Hall, Dorms,
Two Engineering'
Buildings Named
Names have been selected for
15 heretofore unnamed buildings
on the campus. These buildings
include the twelve new dormitories,
mess hall, the Electrical Engineer
ing building, and the Civil Engi
neering building, according to an
announcement made Wednesday by
G. B. Winstead, director of publi
city.
These names were selected from
a list of former presidents, past
and present board of directors,
members of the faculty, and out
standing citizens who have contrib
uted to the school’s success.
As yet there has been no deci
sion made as to which dormitories
the names will apply, except in the
case of numbers 2 and 12, and the
dining hall. The name of Edwin
J. Kiest has already been inscrib
ed on Number 2, and dormitory 12,
the athletic dormitory, has been
named for Joe Utay. The dining
hall has been named Duncan Hall
in honor of W. A. Duncan, retired
head of A. & M. Subsistence.
Bronze plates similar to the
one already inscribed on dormi
tory number 2 will be used to mark
all the buildings. These will be
put on by Thanksgiving, when the
dormitories will be officially dedi
cated.
Listed in order of selection, the
names are as follows:
Edwin J. Kiest T. W. Spence
Walter Lacy Byrd E. White
G. R. White C. S. Gainer
R. W. Briggs L. L. Mclnnis
Joe Utay H. H. Harrington
H. C. Schumachei E. J. Fountain
W. A. Duncan (dining hall)
James C. Nagle (C. E. Building)
F. C. Bolton (E. E. Building)
Edwin J. Kiest of Dallas, Walter
Lacy of Waco, G. R. White of
Brady, R. W. Briggs of Pharr, Joe
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deo. They also report that all
the rodeo stock are in excellent | team will enter the contest at Chi-
GOOD GAMBLERS DON’T
BET IN FOOTBALL POOLS
Good gamblers don’t bet in col
lege football pools!
That’s the concensus of the big-
time gridiron money experts in
this midwest capital of what has
become one of the big branches
of the betting industry, for it was
here that gambling on football
game results was started in 1912.
Here’s the way “one of the boys”
describes the odds against your
cashing in on a pick-the-winers
ticket: “I’ll bet you 200 to one
you can’t flip a coin and make it
come up heads 10 times out of 10.
Same way with picking football
winners. It just isn’t done.”
The one sure thing about the
whole business is that the betting
commissioners always win, whether
it’s 10 per cent average on their
straight odds on bets, or 30 to 50
per cent on their parleys.
SENIOR SUBSISTENCE
checks are now being checked for
drill absences and class absences
and will be issued sometime in the
future. These checks will be
$19.25 and will be for the period
from July 15 to September 30 in
stead of November 1, as was pre
viously stated by the Battalion.
Dean E. J. Kyle
conference on Inter-American Re
lations in the Field of Education
called by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull.
More than two years ago Dean
Kyle conferred in Washington with
Secretary Hull, Francis Sayre, at
the time Assistant Secretary of
State, and Ben M. Cherrington,
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condition with several of the broncs
still being riderless for the con
test. Several contestants are also
needed for the Mule Mixup. Con
testants for either event should
see Nig Calliham at 101 Law.
Purchell stated that all students
are especially invited to attend
the afternoon performances. Stu
dent admission is only 25 cents
and there will be many more
choice seats available then than at
the night performances as a full
house of visitors from Bryan is
expected. The rodeo will be held
on the afternoon and night of
November 10, the day before the
A. & M. - S. M. U. game on Kyle
Field.
cago, Illinois, December 1, which
is held in connection with the In
ternational Hay and Grain Show.
The team having the highest
score in the Kansas City contest
will receive gold medals and a
silver loving cup. To the highest
individuals in the contest will be
given gold medals. A $50 cash
award is given to each of the first
three teams. At Chicago four $100
cash prizes are to be given to the
four teams making the highest
scores. To the highest point indi
vidual will be given a diamond
studded gold medal and to the first,
second, and third winning teams
will be given gold, silver, and
bronze medals respectively.
LANDSCAPING PLANS FOR NEW DORMITORIES
BEING HELD UP DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS
Leveling' of Ground
In Vicinity of Dorms
Will Be First Action
As soon as sufficient funds have
been raised, improvements around
the new dormitories will begin, ac
cording to information released by
W. R. Horsley of the Landscape
Arts Department.
Much of the ground has already
been leveled, but gulleys will have
to be filled and hills cut down.
The depression to the left as one
enters the new dormitory area
•will be filled in and terraced. About
six feet will be cut off the top
of the rising just behind the mess
hall, and that area will be leveled
to be used as a drill field.
The general design conforms
with the landscape plan of the
whole college. Arbor-vitae, Jas
mine, Eleagnus, Ligustrum, and
Live Oak will decorate dormi
tories, walks, and steps as they do
at other parts of the campus.
These shrubs and trees to be trans
planted will come from the college
■nursery. Some of the details-
were worked out by students, but
F. W. Hensel is responsible for
the master layout. N. Y. A. stu
dents will do practically all the
work of grading, setting out plants,
and upkeep.
Plans include widening of
walks and later topping them with
asphalt. Wet weather now renders
them nearly useless; however, with
storm sewers completed, and with
hard top walks, drainage should
not be a problem.
Walks Widened
And Shrubs Planted
By Proposed Plan
On the east side, animal pens
will be removed, and the parking
lot adjoining dormitory numbei
eleven will be graveled. Many an
Aggie who got stuck in this park
ing lot last week will be pleased
when work has begun. Traffic
problems will be reduced consider
ably by widening of the gravel road
on the east side of the dormitories.
“Aggie War Hymn”
To Be Broadcast
On Kraft Program
“The Aggie War Hymn” and
perhaps a short sketch of A. & M.
will be broadcast on the Kraft
Music Hall Thursday night ac
cording to an announcement made
by Burt Burns, senior assistant
yell leader.
Burns stated that the song would
be broadcast by the Bing Crosby
hour if the planned program was;
approved by the Kraft -Cheese
Company, sponsors of the broad
cast. It is the custom of this pro
gram to give a short sketch of
a leading national team each week.
A. & M. was selected this week due
to their rating and the game with
Arkansas, home of Bob Burns who
is one of the members of Kraft
Music Hall.
This will make the third large
commercial broadcast this year
that has paid tribute to A. & M.
A program was broadcast over
radio station WSM at Nashville,
Tennessee, last Fridaly night en
titled “The Twelfth Man.” On
this broadcast, A. & M. traditions
and school spirit formed the sub
ject for the 15-minute program. In
it the custom of the entire yelling
section standing throughout the
football game and the precision
and facility with which the yelling
section is handled were mentioned.
Also on the program was a dram
atized sketch of the 922 A. & M.-
Centre College football game which
A. & M. won 22-10.
Tuesday night “The Aggie War
Hymn” was broadcast from coast-
to-coast on the Brown and Wil
liamson Tobacco Company’s pro
gram, “Uncle Walter’s Dog House.”