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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1939)
THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1939- THE BATTALION PAGE 3 1939-40 Student Welfare Committee Organizes for An Active Year Faculty-Student Group Met Tuesday Night for First Time This Term, Planned Many Projects for School’s Betterment Scholastic Standings, Telephone Service, New Area Problems, Traffic Jams, Were Discussed What is certainly the most am bitious Student Welfare Commit tee in A. & M. history, and bids fair to be the most active, got well under way with a long business and social meeting in the banquet and reception rooms of Sbisa Hall, Tuesday night, November 14. The Student Welfare Committee was organized a number of years ago as a faculty-student group be fore which both faculty members and students might bring their problems, so that each might bet ter understand the other side and so that work might be started to ward remedying these problems and instituting new projects for the betterment of A. & M. College. With the years the group has grown in both size and accomplishments. This year the membership includes seventeen members of the college staff arid twenty-five representa tives of the student body; and the most ambitious program of the organization’s history was inaugu rated with its initial meeting Tues day night. Meetings henceforth throughout the year will be on the first Thursday of each month. Following the customary banquet, the members held a business ses- siori which was introduced by Dean and chairman F. C. Bolton’s pre liminary explanation of the his tory and purposes of the organi zation. Thereupon the meeting was thrown open for a general discus sion by the entire group of num erous problems affecting the school. The first pr-oblem discussed was that of scholarship and failure of students. Methods being applied by various organizations on the campus to better the scholastic standing of their students, and ( measures tried by various depart ments to the same end, were brought out. These included such things as faculty guidance, sen ior council, and employment of approved student tutoring. It was unanimously agreed that all or ganizations on the campus should be requested to adopt these meas ures in order to raise scholastic standings. Approved student tutoring lists are on file in the Registrar’s Office, in accordance with the approved student tutoring plan adopted last spring. Seniors in every organization are asked to lend underclassmen all the as sistance possible in their studies, and to see that freshmen failing any subjects be allowed to study undisturbed during the extra time needed to keep them from “flunk ing out” of school. Next several problems arising from the new dormitories recent- Saxet “GOOD” Ice Cream BRYAN DAIRY STORE 109 E. 26th BRYAN BUY NOW AND SAVE ROSS TAILORS Bryan ly completed at a cost of $2,000,000 were brought up. Most urgent was the need of sidewalks in the new area, and Dean Bolton stated in this regard that according to his latest information these walks were to be surfaced with asphalt before the end of the year. He also stat ed that as soon as possible, the windows of shower rooms on the second, third, and fourth floors of all the halls would be painted; that specia locks would be installed on the wall cases holding the fire hoses, which have in some cases been put to wrong use; and that a means will be found to close up the space left at the bottom of the new doors which has resulted in drafts, dust, and excessive noise penetrating the rooms. The question of College Station traffic was next brought up, and the opinion of the committee was unanimously that those boys who are impending traffic by loitering- down the streets of the campus, crossing diagonally, straggling, and those who are discourteous to drivers who give them car rides on the highway, are seriously in juring the impression created by the thinking majority with the res idents of College Station and vicinity and more especially with all the visitors to the campus. It is agreed that the sidewalks should be more widely and wisely used, and that the various organ- iaztions do their part to keep down the bad practices mentioned above, and thus help preserve the good reputation of the school in these respects. In regard to a long-standing need, that of student restrooms in the Academic Building, Dean Bol ton declared that one would be made available to students in the very near future. Other questions of importance to the student body which were dis cussed at some lengtji included the need of a first-aid station in the new area and of more tennis courts for the student body. These were unanimously approved, and Dean Bolton stated that at the earliest possible moment they would be provided. A discussion of the telephone situation on the campus took place, and general criticism is expressed of the excessive slowness of the telephone company in installing telephones long ago applied for, and also of the poor quality of the phone service af forded all residents of College Sta tion. Members of the committee in clude the following: Faculty: Dean F. C. Bolton, vice- president of the college; F. W. Bensel, head of the Landscape Art Department;' M. L. Cashion, gen eral secretary of the College Y. M. C. A.; Ernest Langford, head of the Architecture Department; E. E. McQuillen, secretary of the Former Student Association; Col. Ike Ash- Complete Longhorn Staff Is Announced George W. Smith, Band senior and editor-in-chief of the 1940 Longhorn, recently announced the complete and permanent staff of this session’s annual, as follows: Douglas H. Watson, of A Field Artillery, is advertising manager. James C. Shoultz, of the Infan try Band, is managing editor and sports editor. James F. Fouts, of G Coast Artil lery, is associate editor. H. D. (Doug) Miller, of C In fantry, is in charge of the military section. James M. “Dan” Sharp, of the Infantry Band, is in charge of the sections of clubs and activities. Thomas F. McCord, of C Infan try, is in charge of features. Mick G. Williams, of C Cavalry is in charge of the “Vanity Fair” and “Senior Favorites” sections. Junior assistants are W. A. (Bill) Becker, of C Field Artillery; Phil W. Levine, of B Infantry; Jack B Bailey, of F Field Artillery; and Alton M. Citzler, of C Engineers. Of these a junior editor for the year will be named in the spring. Announcement of the “Green horn” editor will not be made until the book is published. The Wallace Engraving Com pany of Austin is doing the en graving, and the Gulf Publishing Company of Hosuton the printing “The work on the book is progress ing as well as could be desired, Smith stated. Temple University gridders have names for their plays, instead of using numbers. burn, executive assistant to Pres ident Walton; C. W. Crawford, head of the Mechanical Engineering Department; Daniel Russell, head of the Rural Sociology Depart ment; Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Biology Department; E. J. Howell, Registrar of the college; Harold Vance, head of the Petroleum En gineering Department; O. W. Sil- vey, head of the Physics Depart ment; Major R. E. Hill, professor of the Military Science Depart ment; J. T. L. McNew, professor of the Civil Engineering Department , and a member of the College Sta tion City Council; P. W. Burns, head of the Veterinary Physiology Department; J. C. Hotard, man ager of subsistence; and D. W. Wil liams, head of the Animal Hus bandry Department. Students: Durward B. “Woody” Varner, cadet colonel; F. M. “Max” McCuller, senior class president; Bill Murray, editor-in-chief of The Battalion; Rudolph E. Michalka, representative of the Aggie Band; F. M. Pool, Jack Lippard, Jack Bibbs, J. E. Copeland, Jr., J. Q. Mayhew, Lawrence Edens, Fred Sandlin, W. H. Dyer, R. D. Evans, E. C. Parker, J. B. White, D. L. Colbath, E. F. Fullwood, and J. C. Brown, senior class representa tives; W. L. Mayfield, J. P. “Pat” Ledbetter, and A. V. Hamilton, junior representatives; D. S. Shel ton and J. E. Ball, sophomore rep resentatives; and R. L. Rix, repre sentatives of the freshman class. The senior class representatives are chosen one from each battal ion; and the junior class always names three representatives, the sophomore class two, and the fresh man class one. HERE ARE MEN WHO LEAD ARMIES These are the men, all over 50 years of age and with the World War sharp in their memories, who command Europe’s warring ar mies. GERMANY — Wilheim Keitel, chief of the high command, at 57 a soldier of 40 years. He’s tall, blond, courtly in the Prussian manner. Talks little. Likes music and ma chines—war machines. GREAT BRITAIN — Viscount Gort, chief of staff, 53-year-old brisk veteran who won A. V. C. directing a world war attack from a stretcher. Wealthy, he likes yachting, plane piloting. In 33 years of soldiering the nickname “Tiger” has stuck. FRANCE—Maurice Gamelin, su preme commander of sea and air forces, short, baldish and 67, his hobby is poring over maneuver maps. POLAND — Edward Smigly- Rydz, a 53-year-old blunt spoken military expert who built his coun try’s arm. Poland’s iron man, who quit art studies to help his country find freedom. His last name means “swift mushroom.” RUSSIA’S Defense Commissar Klementi “Klim” Boroshlioff, at 58, is second to Stalin. Couldn’t read until he was 12. Has been min er, factory worker, servant, strike agitator, convict and exile. Start ed military career by organizing troops in invaders. 1918 to fight German University of Dayton Prepares a “Salad Bowl” Here’s something new in bowl games: University of Dayton stu dents are planning a “pansy bowl.” The game’ll be between the “Daz zling Day Dogs” and the “Battling Border Rats.” Which doesn’t sound a bit pansy like to us! LEADING BALL CARRIERS Player-School Times ....Carried Yards Gained Yards Lost Times Stopped Aver. Gain Crain, Texas 76 583 63 6 6.84 Moser, A. & M 63 321 23 3 4.73 Conatser, A. & M. .. 40 181 20 4 4.25 Bearden, S. M. U 44 181 2 3 4.06 Johnston, S. M. U 67 261 19 7 3.61 *Cordill, Rice 31 129 18 1 3.58 Mallouf, S. M. U 33 137 20 0 3.55 Lyon, Arkansas 46 172 12 3 3.48 Atwood, Arkansas 49 188 20 6 3.43 Witt, Baylor 64 283 65 7 3.41 Layden, Texas 31 113 8 2 3.38 John Kimbrough, A. & M. 106 369 13 9 3.36 Wilson, Baylor 79 297 44 15 3.20 Pugh, A. & M 40 138 10 3 3.20 Hamberg, Arkansas .: 35 127 19 3 3.09 Southwest Conference Football Statistics (Through Games of Nov. 11) (Compiled by H. B. McElroy, Texas A. & M., from official statistical summaries submitted by team representatives.) A.&M.- Opp Ark-Opp Bay-Opp Rice-Opp SMU-Opp TCU-Opp Tex-Opp Games 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 First Downs 91 49 113 60 62 47 82 89 62 39 76 57 54 84 Net Gains Rushing 1187 374 968 783 844 502 784 1112 877 589 611 759 1020 1068 Net Gains Fwd. Pass 656 327 944 714 479 519 749 772 379 273 968 436 280 569 Net Gains R. & P 1843 701 1912 1497 1323 1021 1533 1884 1256 862 1579 1195 1300 1637 Fwd. Passes Attempted 133 144 198 129 81 120 160 158 99 64 183 97 91 103 Fwd. Passes Completed 54 40 76 46 30 45 67 71 30 25 94 39 39 43 Per Cent Completed 406 .278 .384 357 .370 .375 .419 .449 .303 .379 .514 .402 .429 ..417 Own F. P. Intercepted.. 14 23 20 9 11 14 14 12 14 8 9 11 10 14 Average Punt 37 36 37 37 35 34 40 34 35 36 36 36 34 36 Yds. Lost on Penalties .. 491 254 283 386 185 190 169 311 133 259 200 356 232 232 Paine Presents Paper At Meeting- of Texas Academy of Science L. S. Paine, associate professor of agricultural economics at A. & M., presented a paper at the meeting of the Texas Academy of Science in Austin on Friday. Appearing before the Geography and Geology Section of the Aca demy, Professor Paine discussed movements of farm populations with particular reference to sub marginal land areas. He empha sized the increasing public seri ousness of the low standards of living in areas with inadequate economic resources to support the size of farm population found in such areas. 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