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Gridiron Greats of the Air Among the college graduates now enrolled as flying cadets at Ran dolph Field, “the West Point of the Air”, at San Antonio, is Pelly Ditt- man, Aggie football star of last year, shown above in the backfield. Aggie Among Former Football Stars Now at Randolph Field “Time out” from flying airplanes- to run through a few plays for Coach Field “Hurry-up” Yost, of Michigan, who visited Randolph Field, Texas, the Air Corps “West Point of the Air” recently. The galaxy of former college football stars, now flying cadets and future pilots for Uncle Sam’s Air Corps, brought a sparkle to the veteran coach’s eyes. Left to right in the forward wall are: Ed Huntington, former pass receiver at the University of Arizona; L. E. Behling, all-con ference tackle at the University of Utah; Claude F. Evans, tackle at University of California when they defeated Alabama in the 1938 Rose Bowl classic; Paul E. Grein er, guard from Montana State Col lege; Ed Cobb Jr., who under- studied the mighty Ki Aldrich at ■T. C. U., in the center; Francis T. Brady, who played lots of foot ball for Niagara University be fore deciding on military aviation as a career is next; and at end is Clarence L. Abercrombie, former Wofford College letterman. In the backfield, left to right is Stafford L. Morton, one of Yale’s iron men of a few years ago, who scored the winning touchdowns against Penn in a 14-6 victory, and Dartmouth in a 7-2 win; Linnon T. Blackmon, fullback at T. C. U. for three years, and member of the victorious Sugar Bowl team of 1936; Fred E. Hild, high-point scorer for Coe College and All- American mention; and finally, Henry Dittman of Goose Creek, Texas, in 1937-38 at Texas A. & M. Coach Yost is looking on approv ingly. Deaf Mute Travels From Detroit To Houston On Bicycle To Ride Airplane Edward Chatham of Michigan, arrived in Bryan last Wednesday night at 8:30 o’clock via bicycle and passed through Col lege Station. Chatham said he had ridden the entire 3,828 miles en route from that northern city and is headed for Houston, where he expects to get relief from his affliction as a deaf mute. Doctors have told Chatham he might get relief at the sea-side atmospheric level and the contrast ing atmospheric pressure he would get by soaring in an airplane to great height into rarer air, zoom ing suddenly to sea level. Chatham wants to hear and to take the air plane treatment at sea level. Being minus ample finances, he conceiv ed the idea of riding from Detroit to Houston on a ibcycle and “mak ing his way” selling First-Aid Detro it,-f Bandages. He sold a few in Bryan last week and then struck out for Houston, final lap of his tour. “I left Detroit three and a half months ago and have ridden my bicycle 3,828 miles to Bryan,” Chat ham wrote. “I hope to hear some day, then learn how to talk to other people like thoke I met along the way. I’m not in a hurry—I just take my time on the road. Now I only have a short 100 miles to Houston from here and feel bet ter from far away north.” Chatham is a youth, apparently about 22. He carries such bag gage and supplies as needed strap ped to the rear of the bicycle seat. His bicycle was “fully equipped” with headlights, tail lights, siren, even a foglight lamp. Aside from his admitted defective hearing he appeared to be in good health. Noted A. & M. Graduate To Help Dallas Solve Its City Garbage Disposal Issue A native Texan who applied him-- self at school and then went out in to the world to put his ideas and training to practical usage in some of the largest cities of the country now is helping Dallas solve its garbage disposal problem. And H. E. Burns, ’06, the engineer and expert, hopes his plans will pro vide a permanent solution. Mr. Burns, has made garbage collection and disposal surveys for many cities. Topping his list of achievements so far were surveys and the designing of incinerators for Cincinnati, Chicago and New York City. Four years ago Mr. Burns de signed two incinerators for New York City that are disposing of 1,000 tons of garbage daily. One of these plants is within a block of fashionable Riverside Drive and so efficiently does it operate 1 that the nearby residents hardly know what it is. “Incinerators are like anything else,” Mr. Burns said Saturday. “They can be efficient or they can be like the ones in Dallas that simply are burning pits that do a poor job. Where they are built properly, incinerators are the ideal answer to a garbage disposal prob lem.” Dallas officials have agreed that ■Dallas dumps. Exhaustive studies on the collec tion and disposal system here are being made by a party of field men under supervision of Mr. Burns. As a result of their work, the city expects to put rock surfacing on many key alleys to speed up the distribution, show officials where the service can be improved and economies can be ordered without impairing results. An outstanding fact uncovered by the survey so far is the lack of cooperation by citizens and the lack of consideration for ordinances requiring proper containers for garbage, Mr. Burns said. Many homes do not have proper recept acles for the refuse and in many cases the field men are finding makeshift containers that spill garbage over alleys or large cans and boxes that endanger health of the men having to handle them. Two Hindu Students To Graduate Here Among the candidates for mas ter’s degrees at A. & M. at mid term are two students from In dia. Allahbachayo Kahn Fateh- khan Mir will receive his master’s degree in horticulture, and an incinerator costing from 8200.- I Mortiram R. Thadani will receive 000 to $300,0i :’s degree in economics, pose of all tl AminirT from Sind, India, tentative local 1 ^ Boyd, Dallas, .All-Amer- be made as soon as possible. Then, perhaps, funds can be found to erect the structure and eliminate much of the problem that arises here because of long hauls and most of all because of the smoke and odor that arises from the present North Dallas and South ican football tackle, is another who will graduate on February 8, with a degree of bachelor of science in agricultural administration. Boyd is graduating ahead of his class contrary to the supposition that athletes are usually behind the class in their studies. LIBRARY Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas Student Tri-Weekly Newspaper of Texas A. & M. College Official Newspaper of the City of College Station > VOL. 39 PHONE 4-5444 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 25, 1940 Z725 NO. 44 Friday, February 9 Set As Re-Registration Date DRAMATIC CLUB TO BE FORMED HERE TONIGHT NEW PHONE SYSTEM TO RE INSTALLED HERE Registration To Be Finished On Monday, Feb. 12 Class Schedules To Be Issued By Registrar’s Office Friday Afternoon Friday, February 9 has been def initely set as the official regis tration date for the second semes ter, according to an announcement made Wednesday by E. J. Howell, registrar. At this time all under graduate students now enrolled at A. & M. and not included on the December 1st deficient list are due to register. Class schedules for the second semester will be issued by the Reg istrar’s Office' beginning Friday afternoon. On Monday, February 12, all graduate students, new students, and students who were included on the December deficient list and who have been given permis sion to reregister by their deans will register for the second semes ter. Estimates of the enrollment in dicate that the total enrollment for the full year is expected to ex ceed 6,300 with 4,100 enrolling the first day of second semester reg istration. Formal class work for the first semester closes Thursday after noon, February 1 at 5 p. m. and final examinations start Friday morning at 8 a. m. and last through Thursday afternoon, Feb ruary 8. All grades are to be reported to the Registrar’s Office before noon Friday, February 9 in order that grades may be rec orded in the Registrar’s Office and (Continued on page 4) National Flower Show Tickets Put On Sale at A. & M. Tickets for the National Flower Show in Houston went on sale Wed nesday, January 24, at a reduced price of 45 cents, it has been an nounced by Mrs. L. L. Fouraker, chairman of the local flower show committee. It was explained that the price of 45 cents will remain in effect only so long as a limited number of advance-sale \tickets lasts. After that, the regular gate price of 75 cents will go into effect. The flower show will be held February 28 through March 6. Ad vance ticket sales are being handled by organizations throughout Texas under the direction of Mrs. O. H. Carlisle, chairman of the woman’s division of the flower show, with headquarters in the Lamar Hotel in Houston. C. Oliver Hoopes, landscape architect and installation chairman, announced that more than $1,000,- 000 worth of flowers and flowering plans and trees will blanket a floor space of 72,000 square feet in the main auditorium of the Sam Hous ton Coliseum. A Holland-Dutch garden, replete with cottage, wind mill and Dutch maids will form the central theme, with 25,000 tulips and hyacinths brought from Holland to give authenticity to the scene. Mr. Hoopes said that it is too early to give a comprehensive de scription of what the show will contain, but that early entries, which are reaching Houston from all over the country, include about 1,000 square feet of hydrangeas; a similar exhibit of cinerarias; about 500 square feet'of gardenias; 1,000 square feet of roses of many kinds, including Polyantha and tea roses; 1,000 square feet of azalesas and camellias and several hundred square feet of orchids. Among other entries are an exotic Japa nese tea garden and an elaborate rock garden. Extensive preparations are being made in Houston to welcome thous ands of flower lovers and amateur gardeners from throughout the na tion. Baylor Twin Club Again To Be Host To Texas College Twins Convention The Baylor University Twin Club is sponsoring again this year the Texas College Twins Conven tion, according to Lois and Louise Bailey, Baylor-coeds and presidents of the club. The twins are try ing to get in touch with all twins attending A. & M. and are invit ing them to attend the conven tion on the Baylor University cam pus April 5 and 6. A similar con vention was held last year. “Baylor’s host club this year is considerably larger than last year, and in the light of last year’s con vention experience, we look for ward to a bigger and greater af fair for 1940,” the twins said. “We already are working on our pro gram plans, and should be able to announce some definite things soon. Arrangements for meals and rooms for all twins attending have been made,” they included in invit ing all twins from A. & M. to at tend. All twins attending A. & M. are requested by the twins to write the Baylor Twin Club as soon as possible, letting them know if they are interested in attending the af fair this year. U. S. Coast Guard Officer To Visit Here Feb. 13-14 M. A. Whalen, Ensign, U. S. Coast Guard, will arrive in Col lege Station, on a tour through the colleges of the United States, in behalf of the U. S. Coast Guard, Tuesday night, February 13. He will present a movie and lecture on the Coast Guard, with particular reference to the Coast Guard Academy and the examina tion for entry, in the Assembly Hall on February 14. This examination is open to young men between the ages of seventeen and twenty-two years. The mental requirements are, in general, those necessary for ad mission to engineering colleges. The Coast Guard Academy is lo cated at New London, Connecticut, where both an education and a career are offered to those who meet its high standards. The course of instruction is basically scientific and engineering in char acter. Annual cruises aboard mod ern cutters to European and South American ports give an opportu nity to check classroom theories by practical seagoing experience. Anyone wishing further infor mation regarding the Coast Guard Academy may secure it at room 101, Academy Building. Club Will Present Two Plays Second Semester All students interested in the formation of a student dramatic club at A. & M. for the produc tion of around two plays during the second semester are being invited to meet tonight at 7:15 p. m. on the second floor of the li brary in the office of Dr. T. F. Mayo, librarian. The movement for the beginning of the club has been started by students alone, and Dr. Mayo of fered his office as a meeting place after it was learned that no other library room would be available at that time. It is planned by those who are interested in the club’s formation to have the activities directed by students and to invite faculty mem bers and campus residents who are interested in dramatics to aid in the productions. All matters pertaining to organization, con trol, plays to be produced, and so on are to be in the hands of the students. A. & M. has been without a dra matic group here for several years, the last attempt being the College Little Theater, which was compos ed in large part of faculty mem bers, and which merged with the Bryan Little Theater a few years ago. Professor C. O. Spriggs of the Department of English and Professor J. J. Woolkett of the Department of Modern Languages have been invited to attend to night’s meeting. While it is not expected that any serious work can be done un til after the beginning of the sec ond semester, tonight’s meeting is expected to indicate the interest the student body has in restoring dramatic activities to the A. & M. campus. NEW COURSE IN FISH AND GAME TO BE OFFERED The Department of Fish and Game will offer a course in Pond and Stream Improvement this spring term, Dr. W. P. Taylor, de partment head, has announced. It is the purpose of the course to study plants and animals that have a bearing on the production of -fish in farm ponds, tanks, and small recreational lakes. Methods of conducting stream surveys will be studied and put in to practice. There will be a con tinuation of the cooperation of this department with the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commis sion on the stream survey work in Kerr County so that members of the class may acquire actual exr perience in biological stream sur vey work. A rowboat and other equipment for studying aquatic life, recently acquired by the department, will facilitate class study of ponds in the vicinity of College Station. City Council Acts On Zoning Plan At Special Session The City Council met Monday night in a special called session to act on the zoning ordinance and other items of business. Among other things accomplished at the meeting was the adoption of the ordinance recommended by the Zoning Commission in regard to the zoning of College Station with such changes as noted on the map and the wording of the ordinance. The purpose of the ordinance is to regulate and restrict the density of population, use of buildings, industry, and to promote the gen eral welfare of College Station. Those making up the Zoning Com mission are E. W. Steel, chair man; Ernest Langford, W. R. Horsley, V. M. Faires, and Guy Boyett. The council also let the contract for the city garbage col lection for this year. Beginning shortly garbage will be collected twice each week by city employees. Rhodes Elected Biology Club Head J. C. Rhodes, veterinary medicine student from Kilgore, was elected president of the Biology Club Monday night. He succeeds R. M. Colquitt Jr., president of the club last year. Other officers elected were Rob ert S. Crawford, vice-president; G. D. Mackenzie, treasurer; and D. C. Thurman Jr., secretary. Out going officers are: Bill Murray, vice-president; A. W. Erck, treas urer; and Preston Dobyne, secre tary. Dr. Charles LaMotte re mains as counselor and Dr. C. C. Doak as advisor. The club has expressed pride on its record during the past year in which it bought and has com pleted payments on a sound motion picture projector. The club was able to earn money for buying the projecter by presenting educational pictures at the Assembly Hall with the help of E. L. Angell, head of student activities. The projector will be rented to other clubs and departments on the campus and a member of the Biology Club will operate it. MILITARY CHECKS TO BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK Military commutation of subsist- ance payments for members of the first and second year advanced Reserve Officers Training Corps at A. & M. will, in all probability, be made during the early part of next week, according to an announce ment made Wednesday by Colonel George F. Moore, Commandant and P. M. S. & T. “I’d Rather Be A Texas Aggie” Tops Aggie Hit Parade; Published in Sheet Music Form By George Fuermann You’ve been waiting for it—now it’s here: Jack Littlejohn’s already popular song, “I’d Rather Be A Texas Aggie,” has been published and is now on sale locally and will soon be available throughout the state. But it wasn’t as simple as all that. There’s an interesting story to relate in respect to the birth of Jack’s latest song. The seed was planted last summer when Jack was hitch-hiking to Denver, Colorado. One of the men who gave him a ride was a former stu dent and, before long, the conver sation naturally turned to A. & M. “I’d rather be a Texas Aggie than a student of any other college in the world,” the ‘ex’ declared—and his words ‘stuck’ in Jack’s mem ory. The seed sprouted late in August when Jack had returned to his home in Tulia. It was while Jack was miscellaneously improvising at his piano one afternoon that the- tune came into being. “I just ran into the tune accidentally,” he said, “but it seemed to have pos sibilities so I put it on paper and then forgot about it.” And he almost forgot about the song permanently too, but just be fore last October’s Aggie-Baylor game, the Aggieland Orchestra de cided to pay a musical tribute to A. & M.’s team at the corps dance that night. Jack was called upon to write the song and, as a result, out of the dust came the yet-un- titled song which he had “run into accidentally” a few months earlier. And there’s a story in itself about the writing of the words. While riding the bus to Fort Worth for the T. C. U. game Jack wrote the words on a paper napkin and several Aggies tried singing it. The arrangement written for the song’s first playing at the Bay lor corps dance was dedicated to •the A. & M. football team and, since that first playing, “I’d Rather Be A Texas Aggie” has been an almost unparalleled favorite with Aggies everywhere. So words and lyrics by Jack Littlejohn “I’d Rather Be a Tex as Aggie” takes its rightful place among Aggieland’s already well established songs: “The Spirit of Aggieland,” “The Aggie War Hymn,” and “There Shall Be No Regrets.” , And here are the words to the chorus: I’d rather be a Texas Aggie, A mean so and so. Than be from any other school. And rolling in dough. I’d rather be out on the high way, A-thumbin’ a ride. Than have Miss Greta Garbo, For my blushing bride. (Continued on page 4) New $200,000 Dial System To Connect Bryan And College Intercepting Board To Be Installed; Work Will Be Finished Here June 1 Dial telephones will be installed at College Station and Bryan this year, according to an announce ment made by M. C. Atkins, man ager of the Southwest Telephone Company with district headquar ters in Bryan. Work will be com plete at College Station about June 1, Mr. Atkins said, and the sys tem will be cut over about June 15. Work in Bryan will begin between July 15 and August 1 and the system here will be cut over about October 1. The cost of the new dial system will be approxi mately $40,000 at College Station and $160,00 in Bryan. At present there are forty dial telephones at College Station. In all there will be about 2,500 tele phones to be changed in both places. The cost will run approx imately $30 for each. At pres ent there are twenty trunk lines between Bryan and College Sta tion. There will be twenty more built. Trunk lines will be built to serve College Hills Estates, Col lege Park, Beverly Estates and North Oakwood Addition. All equipment is being purchased from the Automatic Electric Com pany, originators of the automatic system. Kellogg quiet dial tele phones will be used. (Continued on page 4) Film on “Money At Work” Shown Here More than three hundred peo ple came away from the lecture room in the Chemistry Building at A. & M. recently with a better un derstanding of banking and the gathering of news because of hav ing seen the film, “Money at Work” and the talk of Henry Oliver, vice- president of the State National Bank of Houston. This film was sponsored by the Economics Club of the college. Roy Caldwell, president of the Economics Club, introduced John M. Lawrence Jr., vice-president and cashier of the City National Bank, of Bryan, who introduced the bank officers and employees and the speaker, Mr. Oliver. “Money at Work” is built around the newspaper business because it was found that the news paper field presented the desired parallel because of the close kinship between the gathering and disseminating of news and the bringing together and investment of funds by the bank for the best interests of the community. . The film opens in the New York office of the Associated Press in the Rockefeller Center and takes its audience through the scores of departments and fa cilities of the vast cooperative and non-profit organization with all of its world-wide ramifications in gathering and distributing news to the office of the treasurer. Here the audience is told in mov ing picture the story of how pay ments by banks are made, one by (Continued on page 4) $200,000 Dormitory To Start at Baylor WACO—President Pat M. Neff of Baylor University has announc ed that construction will begin im mediately on a $200,000 dormitory for women, the nucleus of which sum is the gift of friends of the university. The new structure will be four stories high and will accommodate 168 girls. The $30,000 site was given to Baylor by the people of Waco. The building will be third girls’ dormitory on the campus. Some 125 girls were refused admission to the dormitories last fall because of lack of space.