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GAME BROADCAST BEGINS AT 2:15 The Battalion Student Tri-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College Official Newspaper of the City of College Station TEXAS AGGIES pi A V T> Library Campus VOL. 39 PHONE 4-5444 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. 4, 1939 Z752 NO. 19 SEVERAL HUNDRED AGGIES TO ATTEND GAME Air School Physicals To Begin Monday Examination To Be Supervised By Training Surgeon Physical examinations for stu dents applying for aeronautical training will start next Monday at the A. & M. Hospital, according to an announcement by Dean Gibb Gilchrist today. The examination will be super vised by a flight surgeon designat ed by Civil Aeronautics Authorities and will be rigid. More than 200 Aggies have fill ed applications for the flight training, which will begin soon, but only 50 will be able to receive this instruction. Accepted appli cations will receive a minimum of 35 hours and a maximum of 50 hours flight instruction in addi tion to 72 hours class work. (Continued on page 4) Major Drinkwater Leaves For Home . Major John G. Drinkwater, sen ior instructor in military science in the R.O.T.C. Engineer Corps here from 1936 until last spring, had been visiting on the A. & M. cam pus until Friday morning when he left for his home in West Newton, Mass. Major Drinkwater was forced to retire this fall from active duty in the United States Corps of En gineers because of ill health. Major Drinkwater was graduated from Stephens Institute of Tech nology in New Jersey in 1909 with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He en tered the .United States Army as a lieutenant in 1917, at the begin ning of the war, and was promot ed to a captaincy in February of 1918. After the declaration of Armistice he was stationed with the army of occupation near Coblenz. Germany. In 1919 he returned to the Unit ed States and rejoined the regular army in 1920. He was stationed for a time in the Phillipine Islands, and in Augsut 1935, he was pro moted to the rank of major. He was graduated from the Army In dustrial College in 1936 and then came here. His first experience as an R.O.T.C. instructor was at A. & M. All-Round Coast Artillery Junior To Receive Medal Selection To Be Based On Scholastic Work, Personal Qualifications The United States Coast Artil lery Association at Washington, D. C., is awarding a medal this year to the best all around junior in the Coast Artillery Regiment at A. & M. The medal has al ready been sent to the college, ac cording to Major Aaron Bradshaw, secretary of the association, who is handling the affair at the Wash ington office. As soon as the winner of the award has been decided upon, it has been requested by the associa tion that his name, home address, course he is taking, and the high lights of his student work be sent to the office at Washington. The winner will receive the medal at the final review next spring. The following rules and proced ure to govern the award of this medal have been approved by the Executive Council of the Associa tion: 1. The award to be based upon three year’s military and academ ic work, that is, at the end of the junior year. 2. The award to be made to a student who has completed the first year advanced course; pre sentation to be made at final re view at end of the academic year or at an appropriate ceremony at the beginning of the next year. 3. The award to be made in accordance with the recommenda tion of a board to consist of three members appointed by the P.M.S. & T., with the approval of the president of each institution con cerned. 4. The selection to be made as near as possible on the following basis: a. Grades in academic subjects exclusive of military subjects —30 points. b. Grades in military subjects both theoretical and practical —40 points. c. Personal qualifications — 30 points. Rodeo Will Provide Thrills and Chills These pictures made of the A. it M. Rodeo last year illustrate lome of the events the Saddle and 3irIoin Club boys are practicing avery afternoon in order to pro vide the best Rodeo in history next Friday afternoon and night, No vember 10. Usual rodeo events jlus several that are new and dif- cerent promise entertainment for -.11. “MOM” CLAGHORN TALKS HOUSTON MOTHERS’ CLUB Mrs. Irene Claghorn, assistant superintendent of the College Hos pital and known affectionately by the Aggies as “Mom,” addressed the Houston A. & M. Mothers’ Club in Houston Thursday morning at 10:00 at the Y.W.C.A. She spoke on the college hospital and the cadets, answering numer ous questions and relating many anecdotes from her nineteen years’ experience at A. & M. Smith Wins Contest For Best Description Given by “Cattleman” Sam Smith, senior animal hu- bandry student of Marathon, Tex as, won first place and a prize of $10 in a contest sponsored by the Animal Husbandry Department for “The Cattleman” magazine. The prize was offered for the best discussion of the picture that is be ing used on the cover of the No vember issue of the magazine. The picture was that of a Here ford yearling being scrubbed with soap and water by two stockmen in preparation for a show. Smith’s story, which was selected from 59 entries by N. G. Schussler and B. R. Dana of the Animal Hus bandry Department, will be print ed in the November issue of the magazine. This is not the first time that Smith has won a prize by his writing. Last year he won a trip to Chicago to visit the Interna tional Livestock Show by taking first honors in an essay contest on livestock and marketing sponsor ed by Swift & Company. Cadet Corps Gives Team Big Send-Off A. & M. Band In Arkansas For Game; Norton Wires Back For Woolen Socks The “Spirit of Aggieland” echoed through the Brazos bottoms Thursday night as the Southern Pacific’s Sunbeam pulled out of College Station, carrying with it the fighting Aggies from the deep south toward the rugged Ozarks in northwestrn Arkansas where they will meet the Arkansas University Razorbacks today. Latest reports say that snow is on the ground in Fayetteville today. The station yard was swarm-*- ing with 6,000 students before the team left, all down to bid them farewell and wishing them good luck with their game with the “sharp-spined” hogs today. Last night at seven another train pulled out from A. & M. carrying other A. & M. students New Consolidated School Buildings Are Being Erected College Station will soon have its standing as a city improved by an entirely new school plant. The W. M. Smith Construction Company of Waco started construc tion on six new school buildings for the A. & M. Consolidated School District about the middle of last September. Two of the new build ings will house the high school class rooms and shops. The other four buildings are for the gram mar school. The buildings have only one story, and this feature combined with the large number of build ings provides adequate protection from fire hazards. The comple tion of the grammar schol is ex pected by mid-term and the re mainder of the buildings should be finished by February 2. The new school buildings are located about a half mile east of the new dormitories and cover four teen acres of land. Though no definite plans have been made, the old grammar school which belongs to the state will probably be razed to make room for streets and sidewalks to the new dormitories. THE FURNITURE FOR THE “Y” parlor is Kiest Hall has been ordered but since some of the equipment had to be manufactured the date for completion is not yet known, according to Y. M. C. A. of ficials. Venetian blinds have al ready been installed and as soon as the new equipment arrives and is installed the parlors will be ready for use. First Meeting of Texas Pecan Growers Association Since 1916 To Be Held Here Next Tuesday and Wednesday The Texas Pecan Growers As-‘f-“tractor room” on the first flooi-f-held in the lecture room of the sociation will hold a meeting here next Tuesday and Wednesday in the ' Agricultural Engineering Building. The meeting, which will consist of pecan growers of Tex as and research workers, will be held here for the first time since 1916. One feature of the meet is a display of pecan handling and pro cessing machinery which will be exhibited in the actual process of handling pecans. This feature will be shown in the west room or of the Agricultural Building. A pecan show and contest will be held in the lecture room and will include two-pound samples of pecans entered by various pecan growers. The contest will be judg ed by a committee of A. & M. stu dents majoring in horticulture. First prize will be a cup offered by John Nance Garner, vice-president of the United/ States. Another cup and cash prizes are also offer ed. The program of the meet will be Agricultural Engineering Building. The program will begin at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday morning and will be presided over by president of the association, P. K. Delaney, Sr. Material for speeches in the meet ing will consist of various topics relating to the growing and han dling of pecans. Speakers will include several men from A. & M. Jack Shelton, an ex-Aggie and vice-director of the Extension Service at A. & M., (Continued on page 4) Rodeo Friday To Be A Pre-Climax to Football Game This coming Friday is due to put a pre-climax on the football game with S. M. U. A real show put on for the senior livestock judging team by and with real Aggie talent should set off a real weekend. The only outside event will be a goat roping contest here at Aggie land will get a chance to do their stuff for a capacity crowd as advance ticket sales have been running off smoothly. R. T. Capterton, who is in charge of advertising, has made several canvasses of Bryan and quite a bit of interest has been shown by the people of Bryan and the surround ing communities. The steers to be used are to be obtained from Rockwall, Texas, and show plenty of “vim, vigor, and vitality.” The Broncs used two years ago are returning and prom ise to have “plenty of bumps.” Graham Purcell and Frank Say- ner have devoted most of their time this past week to collecting the odds and ends and arranging last min ute affairs. The boys declare a rodeo to be a man-sized job, but from all indications they have done things up right. Maintenance For This Month May Be Payed Until Next Wednesday Payment of maintenance fees to the Fiscal Department for the month of November began last Wednesday and will continue until next Wednesday, according to a report from the department. After Wednesday a penalty of one dollar will be imposed on late fees. The maintenance fee this month is $27.50. Students may avoid last minute rushes by paying their fees as early as possible. Picture Show At North Gate To Be Finished This Year Construction on the new College Station theatre will be completed around Christmas, according to the building contractor. It is not def inite, but it is hoped that the fix tures and screen will be installed by January and that the theatre will be opened some time that month. Permission was secured to build the new theatre after it had been proved that College Station was not a suburb of Bryan. It will soon be possible for the Aggies to see first-run shows at home, in stead of having to wait until they are shown in Bryan. The new show is in no way connected with the entertainment company in Bryan. The building, which will be of brick and tile construction and will be constructed at a cost of ap proximately $70,000. It will have a seating capacity of seven hun dred persons. The seats are to be cushioned and spaced 32 inches apart, which is four inches more space than customary. The build ing will be air-conditioned and will be equipped with the highest qual ity sound and screen equipment available. Smoking rooms and a mezzanine floor will be constructed so the pa trons will have a place to smoke without damaging the carpeted floors. The building will rank along with the best of theatres in this part of the state. A. & M. Head Coach Homer Norton wired E. W. Hooker of the Athletic Office for “long wool socks” for all the mem bers of the Aggie team, Fri day afternoon. Latest reports available from Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Aggies play the Arkansas University Razor- backs this afternoon, tell that the Aggies have run into cold and rainy weather. A light snow fell Thursday, followed by rain Friday. Judge Wurzbach, Aggie Graduate In 1888, Dies At Home Judge William A. Wurzbach, graduate of A. & M. in 1888, a former President of the A. & M. Alumni Association and a former member of the A. & M. Board of Directors, died October 22 at his home on Wurzbach Road in San Antonio, according to a report received by the Former Student’s Association office here. A former Bexar County Judge and one of San Antonio’s best known lawyers, Judge Wurzbach was a leader for many years among A. & M. men in San Antonio as well as being active in the A. & M. Former Student’s Association. Judge Wurzbach was a native of LaGrange, Texas, and attended Southwestern University and Tex as University, as well as Texas A. & M. When a young man he was a member of the State islature. At the time of his death he was president of the Alamo. Farm and Loan Association. During his long life-time Judg-e Wurzbach was a loyal and aggres sive friend of A. & M. and active in all affiars of the alumni. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, a son, Wm. A. Wurz bach, Jr., graduate of A. & M. in 1925, and five sisters. to the Arkansas game. Of the 300 on the train 210 were from the band. However, these were not the only ones to go as many stu dents went by car and others used the proverbial Aggie method of hitch-hiking. According to the Commandant’s office 64 seniors obtained author ized absences while over another fifty) students received excused absences to make the trip. Student tickets for the game were on sale at the Athletic office until Thursday afternoon at which time 103 had been sold. E. W. Hooker, who was in charge of the sales, said that there might be students tickets available in Arkansas. The special train is due to ar rive in Fayetteville at 9:45 this morning where it will stay until 2 a. m. tomorrow. At this time it will head for Aggieland, arriving at 4:15 Sunday afternoon. This is the longest planned trip of the year for the band and their first time to travel inter-state as a body in nine years. Their last out of state jaunt was to Lincoln, Nebraska, back in 1930 when the Aggies met the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska. The student body itself is one of the main factors that enabled the band to make the trip, for it was from that source that over $600 of the needed $1600 to make the trip was raised. The balance was given by the senior class, members of the faculty, and Bryan and College Station business houses. A spectacular show is promised by the band during its portion of THE ENTOMOLOGY CLUB the period between the halves of had as its guest speaker last the game. Among other intricate Thursday night Dr. Bretz of the maneuvers it will make an outline Biology department who gave a of both the states of Texas and lecture on the relation of pathology Arkansas. |to entomology. Coach Of Tennessee Football Team Failed To Letter At A. & M. Here is a piece of news with a bit of irony attached to it. Major Robert R. Neyland, head coach at Tennessee, No. 1 foot baller of the nation, failed to let ter while on the varsity team at A. & M. However, he only at tended school here for one year, 1910-11. In the school year of 1909-10, he he attended Burleson Junior Col lege, Greenville, Texas, where he was the captain of the football team and first baseman on the basketball team. He also played first base for the Aggie baseball team when he attended school here. Major Neyland is originally from Greenville, Texas. Boy Raised As Orphan, Finds Father While Hitch-Hiking To School Waco, Texas, Nov. 4.—Here’s a- true life story to put “living hap pily ever after” authors to shame. A university student, raised by his deceptive grandfather as an orphan, has at last found his true father—a man who picked him up as he was hitchhiking to school. The story, as told to Dr. Sandor B. Kovacs, Baylor University so ciology professor and radio councel- or, begins with a wedding in 1916 against the wishes of the bride’s father. Shortly afterward the groom was called overseas for service in the World war. A son was born six months later. A year latei the child’s mother was killed in a railway accident. The grandfather wrote the soldier father that his wife and son had been killed. In turn he told the child that his father had been killed in battle. Thus, for a score of years the grandfather raised an “orphan boy” and started him to college. The lad’s father had not dared to visit the maiden home of his wife because of the father-in-law’s objections to him. Thus he had lived the life of a man devoted to a lost cause. The father, now a traveling man, picked up the college lad on thc- highway and became intensely in terested in him when he learned the lad had his own given name and his wife’s maiden name. As the weeks passed the traveling man (Continued on page