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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1939)
GAME STARTS AT 2:30 P. M. VOL. 39 PHONE 4-5444 The Battalion Student Tri-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College Official Newspaper of the City of College Station COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MORNING, NOV. 18, 1939 AGGIES IN TILT WITH OWLS TODAY Z725 NO. 25 Aggies, Owls Tangle In Houston Today Cadets Set For Invasion o Of Houston Parade Starts From Southern Pacific Station at 10 a. m. Last minute preparations were being made by A. & M. students yesterday for the “Army Invasion” of Houston where the A. & M. cadet corps makes its second corps trip of the year. Students left College Station yesterday in busses, cars, trains, and by the use of the “thumb.” This morning the remainder of the corps is expected to leave on a series of special trains leaving the Southern Pacific Station be ginning at 7:15 a. m. and which will arrive in Houston beginning at 9:10 a. m. The parade, which will begin at 10, will start from the Southern Pacific Station in Houston, prog ress along Congress Street to Main, turning right on Main down to Lamar, and right on Lamar to the various positions of dismissal. The Infantry Regiment will be dismissed on Smith Street between Lamar and Market Streets. The Field Artillery Regiment will be dismissed on the intersection of Bagby and Dallas Streets; Com posite Regiment at the intersection of Lamar Street and Bagby; Cav alry Regiment at the intersection of McKinney and Brazos Streets; Engineer Regiment at the inter section of Dallas and Brazos Streets; Coast Artillery Regiment at the intersection of Lamar and Brazos Streets; and the Band will disband on Bagby Street between Lamar and Dallas. The uniform for the Corps Trip (Continued on page 4) Dr. Hamilton Leaves, Takes Federal Post Resigns Effective Nov. 19 To Go To Washington Dr. C. Horace Hamilton, econom ist in rural life, Texas Agricultur al Experiment Station, has resign ed effective November 19 to ac cept a position in Washington, D. C., according to an announcement from the Experiment Station. He is a former student of - A. & M., having received his M. S. degree in 1925. His new position will be that of Senior Social Scien tist with the Division of Farm Population and Rural Welfare, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Hamilton came to College Station in 1936 from North Caro lina State College where he held a professorship in rural sociology. During his service here, Dr. Ham ilton has been engaged in research involving various aspects of the problem of land tenure. He has directed his study particularly to ward improving farm leasing sys tems in Texas, having written an experimental farm rental agree ment which was published as a Progress Report and widely dis tributed over the state. As chairman of the Farm Ten ancy Committee of the Texas Agri cultural Workers’ Association, Dr. Hamilton has worked toward the improvement of landlord-tenant relations through educational pro cesses. Dr. Hamilton will be engaged in research relating to standards of living in hi" Bureau of . stldxn«0 His first t formed, wih oe aimed at the per fection of simplified living stand ard indexes for use in subsequent studies of income and living con ditions in various parts of the na tion. New Post Office Sub-Station To Be pened December 1 Boxes for Office Will Not Arrive Until After Sub-Station Has Opened The new postoffice substation, which will be for the use of the new dormitory students, will be opened December 1, according to Mrs. Anna V. Smith, postmaster of College Station. Last Saturday a United States postal inspector came through Col lege Station and announced that the letter boxes would not be com pleted until sometime after De cember 1, however, they will ar rive here as soon afterwards as possible. There will be enough boxes to accommodate all of the students residing in the new dormi tories. Until the boxes arrive, the sub station will only be writing money orders and handling packages. The letters will still be taken care of by the main postoffice at the north gate. The substation will occupy the space in the “new Y” opposite the confectionery and barber shop. Under the present situation, the mail is being delivered twice a day to the supply sergeant of each organization for distribution. This arrangement is quite adequate; however, each student will welcome a private box of his own. $3,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT FOR KIEST LOUNGE M. L. Cashion, secretary of the local Y. M. C. A., announced to day the purchase of $3,000 worth of furniture from the R. T. Den nis Co. of Waco. The furniture, to be used in the new Kiest Lounge, is of the modern Swiss type fin ished in leather. The furnishings will follow the color scheme of Bone-Green and Coral. The lounge, located at the south end of Kiest Hall, consists of two parlors, a powder room for ladies, and a ladies rest rom. There will be maid service and a matron on duty when visitors are on the cam pus. Large divans and easy chairs are arranged about the parlors with two writing desks and sever al coffee tables and end tables adding to the comfortable atmos phere. There will be facilities for making coffee. The windows are equipped with Venetian blinds and covered with drapes. The walls are finished in green and the floor is to be car peted with thick carpets. A piano and refrigerating drinking foun tain are to be added as soon as possible. The lounge is a function of the Y. M. C. A. and fills a long felt need of some place to which guests might be brought to relax on the campus. Officials of the City of College Station Most of the members of the city of College Station government are pictured above, at a recent meeting. From left to right, seated, are S. A. Lipscomb, alderman; Mayor J. H. Binney; Mrs. Marvin Sneed, city secretary; and L. P. Gabbard, alderman. Standing are alderman Joe Orr and city sanitary engineer EL W. Steel. Incorporation of College Station Has Resulted In Greater Expansion and Passage of Needed Regulations STUDENTS HAVING SATUR- day classes are reminded that Monday morning the regular Sat urday schedule will be followed. Monday afternoon classes will meet according to the schedule. Because of the very rapid growth, and expansion of the area Sur rounding A. & M. College, the idea of the incorporation of the city of College Station, Texas, had been in the minds of the citizens, resid ing in and doing business in this area for several years; but it was not until March of last year that the citizenship, under the leader ship of Dr. J. H. Binney, in a mass meeting selected key leaders to petition the residents and business men of the community, and the Board of Directors of A. & M. College, on the proposal of incor poration. The whole-hearted approval of the petition was later evidenced at the polls, when the present mayor and city officials were elected and duly sworn into office in February of this year. Starting from this meager be ginning, the city now has an of fice etablished in the Sosolik Building, located at the North (Continued on page 4) Major Hill To Address Student ASME 21st Major R. E. Hill, army officer in the Coast Artillery here, will speak to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Tuesday eve ning after yell practice in the Electrical Engineering lecture room. The subject of his talk will be “The Problem of Defense Against Air Attack and Its Solution.” Major Hill spent two years in France during the World War, was assigned to Aberdeen Proving Grounds to test defense equip ment at one time, and served in the Philippines, California, and Pennsylvania. He has been sta tioned at A. & M. for the past three years. Chem Prof Named Member of Chicago Alumni Committee Professor William M. Potts, Col lege Station, has just been appoint ed a member of the national com mittee of the Alumni Foundation of the University of Chicago and chairman of the Foundation’s Col lege Station committee. Appointment of Professor Potts by Clifton M. Utley, vice-chairman of the foundation, marks the open ing of a series of activities by Col lege Station alumni looking to par ticipation in the fiftieth anniver sary celebration of the University in 1941. First objective of the foundation is an alumni gift to be presented at the anniversary cele bration. Professor Potts shortly will ap point other members of his com mittee from the ranks of Chicago alumni in College Station. Graduate of the University of Chicago in 1921, Professor Potts was awarded the degree of master of science in chemistry by the Uni versity of Chicago in 1927 and the degree of doctor of philosophy in chemistry in 1937. He is now prof essor of chemistry at A. & M. A national organization with 350 local committees enlisting the support of leading alumni, the foundation has been organized to bring the alumni into closer as sociation with the University. For the first time in its history, the University now has an alumni body covering the normal span of life. There are approximately 46,- 000 living alumni. NEW PLACEMENT BUREAU OPENED NOVEMBER 10 A placement bureau for the pur pose of assisting students and for mer students of A. & M. in finding employment is now in operation in connection with the Former Stu dents Association. The bureau is directed by Lucian Morgan, a former student here, and is locat ed in a new office on the first floor of the Administration Build ing. The office was opened Novem ber 10th and although the services of the bureau have been extended only a short time, activities for the future have a bright outlook, Mr. Morgan said. The only difficulty involved so far is in finding men who need placement, he said. First Issue Of Scientific Review Issued Wednesday The first issue of the Scientific Review for the year 1939-1940 will be issued next Wednesday, ac cording to an announcement made by the editors today. Appearing in this first issue will be an article on the ventilating of attics with fans. This article con tains information on the fan test ing lab in the Mechanical Engi neering Shops. Also included in the issue will be an account of the Dansforth Fel lowship trip which was made by Durwood Varner last summer. The itinerary embraced Michigan and the nothem states. A description of the new Olds- mobile Hydra-Matic drive will like wise be featured. For Second Week Aggies Play in Oassic of Week Rumor Says Owls Have Sworn That They Will Not Let Aggies Win Today’s Game By EL C. “Jeep” Oates Battalion Sports Elditor For the second straight week the Texas Aggies play in the classic of the week in this section of the football world. This after noon at 2:30 they tangle with Rice Institute in Houston, a team that has been a sleeping giant to date, and a team that has been reported as set for this game. The Rice Owls have had a poor season to date, and have lost most of their games, but their’s is the team that was picked to win the conference before the season+r started. They have everything that is needed for a championship team. They have weight, power, passing, kicking and reserves. It all boils down to the fact that they are a sleeping giant, but that giant is liable to awaken any moment and from the way some 30,000 people have bought tickets for the game, maybe they know something that the rest of us don’t. Maybe that giant has come out of bed. Maybe those Aggies that went down to burn their bonfire set off a spark on the team. Recent reports say that the Owls have sworn to each other that they will not let the Aggies win this game. We all remember just what happened in Austin last year when the Steers made that same vow. Newspapers have been full of injury stories concerning the Owls this week, but they are not true. Rice is trying every way possible to be the underdogs and their record gets them that spot, but don’t be fooled as to the potential strength that is at the Institute. It will be game number “9” for the Cadets. Will it be victory num ber “9” or will it be just the Ca dets added to the long string of defeated teams ? There is a slo gan that hangs in the Aggies’ dressing room. It reads: “Many beginners, few finishers”. The Owls also have a sign up in their dressing room now. It could be a sign that will put them in the right frame of mind to go out and win that game. Many a hurdler has fallen over the last couple of hurdles and lost the race. That could happen to the Aggies. Victories are never recorded until the game has been played, and it NOVEMBER BAT MAGAZINE READY BY NEXT WEEK The football issue of the Battal ion magazine is expected to be out either Wednesday or Thursday. The center-spread will consist of a “pictorial panorama” covering the football season. “Jeep” Oates, sports editor, has a lengthy article covering the pros pects of thei Thanksgiving Day game. Among the other articles will be short stories by Paul Ketelson and George Fuermann. Bill Murray and Fuermann collaborate on the first serial ever to appear in a Battalion magazine. J. D. Leach contributes a discussion of the highly controversial subject “Should College Football Be Sub sidized?” Photos by Phil Golman and car toons by John Moseley are promis ed. Don Cossack Chorus, Recognized as World’s Finest Men’s Chorus,‘Brings Down The House’ In Town Hall Program Before Audience of Fifteen Hundred Persons In Guion Hall Thursday Night is the records that count. Two years ago it took twelve men to win for Rice, and it may take twelve men to win for the Aggies today. The Aggies will not have twelve actual men on the field, but they can certainly use the spirit of the “twelfth man” from the stands. The Aggies are not in the best of shape. Two broken noses and a badly cut mouth will slow some of those boys in the middle of the line, but they will be giving their best. Head Coach Homer Norton has announced that Ernie Pannell and Tommie Vaughn will be the cap tains, and he could not have found two better ones. Vaughn will be like a “pepper box”, and Pannell will lead the team with his vicious play down there at tackle even with a broken nose. All-American Joe Boyd will be playing his last game in Houston and next to his last game of his bright career, and nothing would suit him better than to win over that crew. The seniors on the team would like to finish with a one-game ad vantage over the Owls and they will be fighting today. Ernie Lain has been heralded (Continued on page 4) Before a near-capacity audience of 1,500 persons, the world-famous Don Cossack Chorus, under the di rection of its diminutive and gen ial conductor, Serge Jaroff, pre- in outstanding performance oncluded with enthusiastic of “more, more” from the listeners. Recognized as the world’s finest men’s chorus, the thirty-six singers presented an all-Russian program which included numbers varying from eighteenth century hymns to ■"-rollicking native war and comic-4 They were originally organized-pearly songs. The latter, especially, were applauded with vigorous approval by the cadets. The program marked the first appearance of the Don Cossacks at A. & M. Immediately after the concert the chorus boarded their specially equipped bus bound for Beaumont where their next con cert was held. The current season is the group’s tenth in the United States, hav ing first appeared here in 1930. however, in 1923, from which time their concerts in Europe have been great favorites with the French. English, and Germans. Their American tour generally lasts four months—from late September through December. Because of European war condi tions, the Cossacks will remain in the United States when their pres ent tour is concluded. Their last European concert was quite recent, having been presented in Berlin last September. Although nearly all of the Cos sacks are able to speak a little English, only seven of them are able to speak the language fluent ly. Vladzimierz Wasilewsky, boss, pointed out that, “English has been very difficult for us.” An interesting sidelight in re spect to the chorus is that nearly all of the members are attempt ing to become American citizens. In 1936 the men took out their first papers and next spring twenty-five of them will become American cit izens. On the current tour the chorus will sing 86 engagements through out the nation. In appearing at these concerts it is estimated that the group travels nearly 30,000 miles in a specially chartered bus. Thursday night’s concert, the second in the 1939-40 Texas A. & M. Town Hall series, was presented in Guion Hall. Town Hall man ager W. W. Sullivan introduced the chorus. New Machines Installed In Assembly Hall Equipment Includes Latest Projectors Out Completely new motion picture equipment, which will eliminate all flickering, has been purchased by the Y. M. C. A. and placed in the Assembly Hall, M. L. Cashion, local secretary of the Y. M. C. A., has announced. The equipment was purehasecF from the National Theater Supply Co. of Dallas and was installed this week by W. B. Hardin of the company. The equipment was purchased for $2,500. It was first put into use last Thursday night. The equipment installed includes the latest simplex projectors with both front and rear shutters and with the new fly-trip safety shutter which prevents film from catching fire should it break. Since this new two shutter action has been added to motion picture machines, the public can very easily notice that third dimension or depth has been greatly improved upon. Here tofore, the scenes in the back ground of a picture have been blurry. The company also installed the new type Peerless Magnarc with the 5,000 watt generator. The equipment used before was recti fied alternating current in which there was a noticeable flicker on the screen. The new equipment gives straight direct current serv ice eliminating all flicker and do ing away entirely with eye strain. The source of light in the new magnarc lamps is the latest de velopment of the National Carbon Company. It is made of a suprex carbon which gives a very white and natural light. This is the same type of equipment used in Hollywood to produce pictures and is the latest type known to the picture industry. Not over 5% of the theaters in Texas have this new equipment to date.