I B R A Y
Of
Aggies Meet Their
Toughest Opponent
Here This Saturday
The Battalion
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 9, 1939
Z725 NO. 21
NBC Network To Broadcast Game Saturday
Aggie Rodeo
To Open With
Gala Parade
Two Performances
Of 21st Annual
Rodeo Will Be Held
With a flare of bright colors,
the 21st Annual Aggie Rodeo will
‘open Friday afternoon in the Ani
mal Industries Pavilion when 60
Aggies turn cowhands for a day.
The afternoon time for the grand
entry is 3:00 p. m. while the night
show will start at 8 p. m.
Contestants will participate in
bronc and steer riding, calf roping,
wild-cow milking, mule mix-up,
and a boot race. Bryan dudes will
be on hand to stage a “wild and
woolly” goat roping contest, and
the Animal Husbandry profes
sors should add a real punch tao
in the fun, hustling to catch the
proverbial greased pig.
King Frank Corder and bis
Queen Elizabeth Hanover will be
officially presented at the 8 m.
opening of the night performance
along with their Hakes James
Grote and Wilson Buster., -escorting
Duchesses Gladys Moerner and
and Mary' Farmer.
Prizes for -each 'event include
$6.00 first money, $4.00 second,
money, and $2.00 third. A silver
(Continued cm .page -six?)
All This Happened While Aggies Were In Arkansas
LASS-0 AND
BATTALION TO
TRADE C0LMNS
An announcement made jointly
this morning by Bill 'Murray, Bat
talion editor-in-chief, and Isabel
Warren, editor of the T. S. C. W-
publication,, The Hass-O, states
that the two publications will
shortly inaugurate the exchanging
of columns.
Withm the near future a weekly
column by T. :S. ; C. W'.’s .columnist
Tess Chahlton will start appear
ing in the Saturday edition of The
Battalion. The IBattalioti-s editor
stated that definite announcement
of this would be made within
week or ten days.
“Backwash,’” 'written iby Battal
ion junior editor George Fuermann,
thus far one of the pqpular fea
tures ©f Sim icumeilt Battalion
newspaper and magazine, will ap
pear in the T. :S. ;C. W. -weekly
publication beginning about .No
vember 17-
In respect tbo the ^exchange of
columns between the rtwo colleges
Murray said, “I believe ‘that tthis
is a novel experience in (Collegiate
journalism which I have had high
hopes of seeing become (successful.
Miss Warren, Eass-O editor, has
been highly instrumental in bring
ing the exchange .about and with
out her assistance the experiment
could not have been possible.”
Record-Breaking
Crowd Is Expected
Aggie-Pony Tilt Is Considered One
Of Nation’s Best by Sports Writers
The major football battle between A. & M. and S. M. U. to be
held here Saturday looms as one of the biggest of the week and
for that reason the National Broadcasting Company will broadcast
the game over a coast-to-coast network Saturday afternoon. Bill
Stern has been selected as the commentator for the N. B. C. broad
cast and will arrive here Thursday to make necessary arrangements
for setting up the booth and stringing wire for the broadcast,
broadcast con-
Everybody had a good time and these shots by
Staff Photographer Philip Golman furnish proof.
Top center, “Wild Willie” Conatser totes the ball
indicates his approval of the whole thing, as he re-
darns in his new lumberjack's cap and checked shirt.
Top center, “Wild Willie” Conatser totes the ball.
Top right, Homecoming Queen Margaret Carolan
seems happy with Bodie and his crew.
Upper center, the cream, of the Arkansas crop and
the Aggie Victors celebrate with Lou Breeze and his
orchestra.
Lower Center, the Aggie Band does us proud as I
it maps «ut Texas on the Arkansas field.
Top right center, the boys thaw out before they
take or ‘some “po’k chops”.
Lower right center, Robnett, Kimbrough, and
Thomason monopolize the Chi Omega house.
Bottom left. Homecoming Quern Margaret Carolan
on her way to the coronation.
Bottom right, Paul Dillon and Wfebb Lipscomb
want to know who said that about the “ugliest girl
in Arkansas” as they look over Arkansas with
Jean. Fletcher and Catherine .Jones.
The contract to
ference games is held by the
Humble Oil and Refining Company,
but they have granted the Nation
al Broadcasting Company permis
sion to broadcast^ since theirs is
not a commercial broadcast. Hum
ble will broadcast as usual over
the Texas Quality Network with
Kern Tips commentating. This
means that there will be two dif
ferent broadcasts of the A. & M.-
S. M. U. game on the air waves at
the same time.
The crowd for the football game
is expected to surpass the record
set at the Baylor game two weeks
ago which was the largest crowd
to see a non-Thanksgiving game
in the history of the school. At
tendance at the Baylor game was
estimated at 21,000. Part of this
crowd will come by special trains
from Houston and Dallas. The
Southern Pacific Lines will run
two special trains from both Dal
las and Houston. The Dallas
specials will arrive at noon, and
those from Houston will arrive at
1:00 o’clock. Both will leave at
approximately 5.30 p. m.
A full program of events will
be offered this weekend to enter
tain the visitors. Besides the foot
ball game there will be a rodeo Fri
day night, Armistice day observ
ance Saturday morning, and a
dance Saturday night featuring
Fahy Godfrey’s Orchestra and the
Aggieland Orchestra, in a battle
(Continued on page six)
Vendley Appointed
As New Agricultural
Economics Instructor
The appointment of William F.
Vendley as instructor in agricul
tural economics has been announc
ed by J. Wheeler Barger, head of
the department.
Mr. Vendley received the bache
lor’s and master’s degrees at North
western University, and has had
further work toward his doctor’s
degree at the University of Indi
ana.
He has had both teaching and
practical business experience, and
served as lecturer in the School
of Business at Indiana University
while taking graduate work.
Mr. Vendley fills the position of
Mr. Frank C. Jansen, who resigned
on November 1st, to enter sales
promotion work with a large milk
products company p# flip Papjfic
Coast.
Campus Turns Hillbilly As
Result of Arkansas Trip
Arkansas Travelers Show -f-they were all sitting a round tfihe
Bright Caps and Shifts
A stranger, visiting A. & ,M. for
the first time this week, would
think that the campus was ;a cross
between a hunting camp amd a
backwoods settlement in the
Oazrks, judging by the hm^ting
costumes being worn fey the cadets
that made the trip t© Fayetteville
for the Arkansas game.
The hillbilly outfits consist of
brightly colored plaid shirts asid
radio and radiator in their garb.
They '.were thinking about leasery-
thing -in the world except ;a Sack
ing at the hands of the Porkers.
In their new clothes they (claimed
to fee “fpig herders,” and that is
just what they turned out to he.
After :the game Saturday night
the players bought Homer Norton
rig and he hastened to get i®
it. He and his charges had herded
multicolored, fur-lined hunting caps j •
that are the “rage” in Arkansas :snd brought home the.
at the present time and are bid
ding fair to become the off-campus
uniform at A. & M., due to the
large number that were brought
back by the Arkansas travelers.
As last weekend was homecom
ing day for the University of
Arkansas the campus was alive
with alunani of the college as well
as Aggie cadets and University
students.
The fraternity and sorority
houses, the .stores, the students,
were all decorated with things
showing how the Aggies were to
be roasted by the Hogs. There were
Hogs sweeping Cadets off their
feet. There were Hogs roasting
Cadets over coals.
While all of that was going on
in Fayetteville the night before
the game, the Aggie team was in
Rogers, and they presented a dif
ferent picture. They had all
bought red and green hunting caps
and plaid red and green shirts.
They looked like real lumberjacks.
At the Harris Hotel Friday night
bacon. They were grinning from
ear to ear.
And they had a right to!
S3 STUDENTS
APPLY FOR AIR
CORPS TEST
To date there have been 53
students who have made applica
tion for Army Air Corp examina
tions, members of the examining,
board announced Wednesday.
Though the examinations have
not been completed as yet, the re
sults so far have been excellent.
The average for the students tak
ing the examination here is much
higher when compared to results
received at regular air corp re
cruiting stations, members of the
board stated.
Thursday morning at 8:30 is the
latest possible time for students
wishing to take this examination
to make application.
Y. M. C. A. WILL
HANDLE TICKETS
FOR RICE GAME
In order to make it more con
venient for A. & jM. .students, tick-
efcs for the A. & M.-RIco game to
he ^played in Houston .next Satur
day,'will be hold at the .main desk
of. the Y. M. C. A. instead of the
.Athuetic Office where they have
previously been sold, E. \W- Hooker,
head (of the athletic office, an
nounced that the change had been
made an .order that students could
obtain tickets wMi the leaet pos
sible trouble and so that the en
tire Athletic Office could ibe (given
over to handling of ’.tickets ft&r the
Texas game to be played here
Thanksgiving.
Tickets for the Base (game will
gs ©n sale Monday at tShe (desk. Stu
dents tickets will be .$1.10 plus
coupon No. 34 in the Athletic
Coupon Book.
Position of Clerk
Open At Post Office
The position <ef substitute clehk
and city carrier is mow open at
the 'Colleg'e Station post office ac
cording to an amnouncement made
this week hy ithe United States
'Civil Service (Commission.
Foma for applicants for the posi
tion may he obtained from the
secretary 'of ithe Board of Civil
Service Examiners at the post
office.
In -order for any person to be
elgiMe for the competitive exami
nation of the -position the necessary
application must be 'Oiled out and
on file with the Manager, Tenth
United State® Civil Service Dis
trict, Customhouse, New Orleans,
Louisiana before November 15,
1939.
Anyone interested in the posi
tion may obtain full details of
the work, examinations and other
information at the main office of
the College Station post office.
Informal Radio Programs
Featured In WTAW Schedule
By Glenn Green
Another experiment in informal
radio technique will be tried out
Friday afternoon over WTAW, the
“Voice of A. & M.,” from 4:30 to
5:30, John Rosser, new managing
director of the station, has an
nounced. The program was inaug
urated last Friday, and according
to Mr. Rosser, “it was so terri
ble it was really pretty good.”
The new idea is to broadcast
an actual rehearsal of the Aggie
Glee Club. Members of the Glee
-f-Club, under the direction of Dr.
J. J. Woolket, will be handed a
song they have never seen, and
try to learn it in the five minutes
alloted to them on the air. All
the sour notes, horseplay and acid
criticism that usually take place
at such a rehearsal will go on the
air.
The program, called “The Aggie
Clambake,” will also continue to
feature student talent, including
the popular “two-man swing band,”
(Continued on page six)
Mothers’ Club
Of Temple Makes
library Donation
An addition of five dollars to
the General Reading Fund of the
College Library by the Temple A.
& M. Mothers’ Club has been an-
mounced this week by Dr. Thomas
E. Mayo, librarian.
In addition to the reading fund
by the Temple Mothers’ Club was
received by Dr. Mayo from Mrs.
George G. Yates, treasurer of the
club. The check has been added to
the reading fund which is used to
purchase books requested by the A.
& M. student body.
The General Reading Fund was
started by The Battalion last year
to help answer the need of the li
brary for the popular fiction and
non-fiction books desired by the
students. The state Legislature
does not appropriate sufficient
money for the library, so another
way had to be found to get the
funds necessary.
The State Federation of A. &
M. Mothers’ Club of Texas, at a
meeting on the A. & M. campus
last May, decided to undertake to
help the reading fund as one of
their most important projects.
Last year the A. & M. Mothers’
Club of San Antonio, Sonora, Dal
las, and Grayson County along
with The Battalion’s “dime cam
paign” and private contributions
raised almost $300 for this fund.
This year $230 has already been
received for the fund enabling the
library to purchase new editions of
popular books already in the li-
KIEST LOUNGE
TO BE OPENED
FOR S. 1. U. GAME
Lounge Will Be Opened
To Accommodate Visitors
The ladies’ lounge in Kiest Hall
will be open Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night with a maid
and matron in charge to accom
modate guests here for the game,
M. L. Cashion, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., announced Wednesday.
He stated that ladies may also
change dresses there for the dance
Saturday night.
“The permanent furnishings for
the lounge have not arrived, but
the lounge will be furnished with
plenty of chairs, mirrors and
towels,” Mr. Cashion stated.
“The furniture for the lounge
should arrive this week and will
be installed in time for the
Thanksgiving game. The furniture
is to be modern swiss upholster
ed in green, bone and coral leather.
The lounge will be furnished withi
writing desks, lamps, mirrors and
tables and a two-tone green car
pet. The walls are finished in
pale green similar to those in.
dormitory rooms.”
This lounge was made possible by
E. J. Keist, noted Dallas publish
er, and a member of the A. & M.
Board of Directors* who. contribut
ed $1,000 for alternations neces
sary in the dormitory. The Y. M.
C. A. is furnishing the lounge at
a cost of $3,500.
There will be maid and matron
in the old Y. M. C. A. building Fri
day night, Saturday and Saturday
night so that ladies may change
dresses after the rodeo and for the
dance Saturday night.
Mrs. R. M. Sherwood, represent
ative of the State Association of
Mothers Clubs,, will be hostess in
the Y. M. C. A. parlor, Saturday.
Cosmopolitan Club
Will Hold First
Meeting Sunday
The A. & M. Cosmopolitan Club'’
will hold its first called meeting
Sunday evening in the Y. M. C. A.-
parlor, and extends special invi
tation for all foreign students to
attend the first meeting. The
Cosmopolitan Club is a national
organization and is made up of
foreign students in all the major
colleges and universities of the
United States. Then central pur
pose of the club is to help ac
quaint foreign students with local
customs and make college life
more enjoyable. Every club has
at least one-third of its members
native Americans which work with
foreign students in all club activi
ties.
There is a total of twenty-five
chapters of the Cosmopolitan Club
in the United States with a mem
bership running into the thousands.
The one hi" aim of the club as
a whole is to develop a feeling
brary as well as new books asked ' of harmony and friendship among
for by the students.
Five Mothers’ Clubs out of the
fifteen in the state have contribut
ed thus far.
Mothers’ Clubs contributing to
the fund so far this year, in addi
tion to the Temple Club, include
the Sonora Club, San Angelo Club,
Dallas Club and the Fort Worth
Club.
all members. For this purpose the
club holds numerous meetings
throughout the year to acquaint the
members and friends with all the
various countries represented. This
is accomplished by national pro
grams put on by the club’s rep
resentatives of the various coun
tries depicting their habits and
customs.