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THE BATTALION
Official Notices
All notice* should be sent to The
Battalion Office, 122 Administration Build-
tor. They should be typed and double
spaced. The deadline for them is 4 :00 p. m.
the day prior to the date of issue.
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
The Fellowship Luncheon is every Thurs
day in Sbisa Hall, from 12:10 to 12:40
noon.
EARLY REGISTRATION
1. Those students who desire may com
plete their registration for the second
semester through the Fiscal Office and
the Commandant’s Office, beginning at 8
a. m., February 1, 1940, and continuing
each day from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. until
the day of registration.
2. Students are advised that they must
register for the rooms that they are now
occupying. Organization commanders will
see that this order is complied with.
COL. GEO. F. MOORE, Commandant
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
All junior electrical engineering students
and all 305 non-E.E. students must have
their leads turned in to the Electrical En
gineering Department no later than noon,
Thursday, February 1.
M. C. HUGHES
Head of E. E. Dept.
FELT CONCESSION
The felt concession (pennants, banners,
and arm bands) is now open. Applications
will be accepted until 5 p. m. Friday,
February 2.
ORMOND R. SIMPSON
Chairman, Student Labor Committee
COURSE CHANGES
Students who are expecting to change
their course of study beginning with the
second semester; should make the offical
change now. Change of course cards may
be secured in the offices of the deans
or the Registrar.
REGISTRAR E. J. HOWELL
CHANGE IN OFFICIAL SCHEDULE
Chemistry 218, Section 500R....ThS 8, M
1-4, T8-11.
Civil Engineering 305, Section 287P,
MWFS 8
Civil Engineering 346, 253M, 263M,
TThS8, Fl-4
Civil Engineering 414, 362R TTh9 Tl-4
Civil Engineering 448 263W MWF 10
Civil Engineering 458, SOON MWF11
REGISTRAR E. J. HOWELL
LANGUAGE SCHEDULE ADDITIONS
Lang. 222, Technical French Readings
(8-0), will be given in the second term, if
registration warrants. Open to graduate
students who have had French (see head
of department) ; open also to undergradut
ates who have had Lang. 201 or its
equivalent, but not as a substitute for
regular course 202, since it is only a two-
hour course.
In case Lang. 222 is not given, it would
be possible to give instead Lang. 224, a
corresponding course in Technical German.
C. B. CAMPBELL
Head of Modern Language Dept.
GLEE CLUB CONTEST
Notice, students and friends of Aggie-
land: Don’t forget the A. & M. Glee Club
contest for a new name! Get your sug
gestion in now and win the easy $5.00
prize. Send entries in care of “Gib” Mich-
alk, box 630, College Station, or room 423,
hall 10. The deadline for entries has been
extended to February 24, 1940, so that
outside friends may also have a chance to
send in their suggestions for a name _ for
this college organization of ninety voices.
Be Contented
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VANITY FAIR PICTURES
Pictures for the “Vanity Fair” section
of the Longhorn must be in by February
l, 1940. All pictures must be turned in
to Mick Williams, 98 Law.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Penalty schedule for payment of taxes
after January 31 is as follows:
February ......... 1%
March 2%
April 3%
June 6%
July 8%
Taxes are delinquent on July 1 at which
time 6% interest begins.
J. C. CARLL
Tax Collector
A. & M. Consolidated School District
CIVIL SERVICE
All seniors are urged to read Civil
Service Announcement No. 10 for Junior
Professional Assistant. There are twenty-
eight different options offered from Jun
ior Agronomist to Junior Range Examiner,
Junior Biologist (Wild Life), and Junior
Engineer.
The closing date for applications to
leave here should be February 1st.
Organizations
ROSS VOLUNTEERS
Those who have not paid their dance
fee, pay it at the Student Publication Of
fice, 126 Administration Building, immedi
ately.
VERNON SMITH
GLEE CLUB
The regular meeting schedule of the
A. & M. Glee Club is from 6:30 to
7:30 p. m. every Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday night—all in the basement of
the old dining hall.
Special rehearsal of the tenor sections
will be held every Monday: of the bass-
baritone sections, every Tuesday. These
are from 5:0O to 6:30 p. m. in the above
meeting place.
d seniors who have no F’s
than the minimum num-
oints noted below should
SCHOLARSHIP HONOR SOCIETY
The deadline for club dues is February
16.
All juniors and senion
and have more
ber of grade-points
see W. T. Guy at F-10 Walton before
February 1, if they have not been notified
of membership.
School Junior Senior
Agriculture 160 204
Arts and Sciences 150 222
Engineering 191 262
Veterinary Medicine 209 274
Lost and Found
LOST: Drill medal—lost in vicinity of
Law and Puryear halls. Please return to
John F. Lyons Jr., 67 Law, for reward.
For Sale or Rent
ROOM FOR RENT: Room within easy
walking distance of the campus. For
further information telephone College 244.
FOR RENT: An attractive, new, one-
bedroom house with new furniture, in-
cludng a Servel gas refrigerator, in a
good neighborhood near campus. Apply at
209 Fairview or call College 918.
£ Field Wins
Class A Water
Polo Crown
E Battery Downs Third
Combat Train To Win
Class Championship
The championship crown for
Class A water polo went to E
Field Artillery Tuesday night. In
the semi-finals E Battery and 3rd
Combat Train came to the top and
in the fast final game that was
full of action and splashes, E Bat
tery took the lead and added to it
during the game to wrest the top
most glory from the Train to the
tune of 5-0.
The winners used their reserve
strength to good advantage, and
the bench boys were just as good
as the first-stringers. One of the
outstanding players for the train
was Dwelli, a sophomore “fish’’
from the Canal Zone, who led his
team in a game that gave the other
side plenty of trouble.
Line-ups for the two teams in
cluded: For Battery E, Oliver, Pot
ter, Donell, Biggs, Cook, Dillon,
Taylor, Kirch, Worth, Griffith, and
Burny. For the Train, Groulx,
Thornton, Wilson, Fraser, Floyd,
Dwelli, Edwards, Finley, and Har
old.
Miami University tests have
proven that men have more rhythm
than women.
FOR
Eye Examination
And Glasses
Consult
J. W. PAYNE
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY
Masonic Bldg. Bryan, Tex.
Next to Palace Theater
CLEAR THINKING
FOR FINAL EXAMS
Can Best Be Accomplished
BY HAYING A
FRESH SHAMPOO
and a
HAIRCUT
at the
Y. M. C. A. BARBER SHOP
Interviews With Prominent Students Are
Featured Part of The Battalion’s Newscasts
Interviewees on the first
Battalion newscasts. Read
ing from left to right,
Conrad Meyer, Tulane na
val R.O.T.C. student; the
president of the Tulane
School of Engineering;
Bill Oswalt, lieutenant-
colonel of the A. & M.
cadet corps; Carolyn Rob-
bert, Sophie Newcomb
yell-leader; Charles Ham-
ner, social secretary jof
'the sejnior class; Bodie
Pierce, head yell-leader;
C. A. Montgomery, Batta
lion associate radio editor
and an editorial assistant;
George Fuermann, Batta
lion radio editor and a jun
ior editor.
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Editor’s note: This is the first in-
a series of features relating to
College Station’s active radio sta
tion, WTAW. Other features, which
will appehr during the coming
month, will concern the Aggie
Clambake, the Farm and Home
Hour, and the station itself and
its director, John O. Rosser.
•
The familiar “Thank you, John
Rosser, and good afternoon, Mr.
and Mrs. Texas Aggie fans” iden
tifies the voice of George Fuer
mann who, with Charles A. Mont
gomery, brings the Aggie news of
the week to the corps and people
in surrounding communities via the
radio.
But actual news alone is not
the only feautre of The Battalion’s
most recent progressive step. At
the end of each newscast a few
minutes are given to the inter
viewing of various cadets who
serve the corps in responsible capa-
-cities. Students interviewed thus -
far include Charles Hamner, social
secretary of the senior class; Bus
ter Keeton, junior yell-leader; Mick
Williams, manager of the Vanity
Fair section of the 1940 Longhorn;
George Mueller, chairman of the
junior class’ publicity committee;
Bruce Davis and Keith Dahl, A.
& M.’s representatives at the re
cent N.S.F.A. convention in Minne
apolis; Walter Sullivan, manager
of the A. & M. Town Hall; Mike
Rodriguez, president of the Cos
mopolitan Club; Maynard Curts,
president of the Glee Club; Jack
Littlejohn, composer, musician, and
member of the Aggieland Orches
tra; and E. W. Seay, president
of the Agronomy Society and King
of the 1940 Cotton Pageant and
Ball.
Occasionally persons other than
students are interviewed on the
newscasts. Representatives of Tu
lane University, on the campus to
'extend a welcome to the corps for
the Sugar Bowl game, were inter
viewed from the stage of Guion
Hall December 15.
Following WTAW’s popular Ag
gie Clambake which begins at 4:30,
the newscasts hit the ether each
Friday afternoon from 5:15 until
5:30 and are heard by an estimated
15,000 persons. Five newscasts
have been presented thus far, the
first being from the stage of
Guion Hall the afternoon of Dec
ember 15, 1930. Since that time,
however, they have been moved
to the studio of WTAW in the
Y.M.C.A. because of Guion Hall’s
poor acoustics.
Students to be interviewed on
the coming newscast will include
managers of A. & M. project
houses, Roth Parker, house mana
ger of the Old Army Barracks, and
Monty Mitchell, manager of the
American Legion cooperative
house; James G. Denton; and C.
J. “Foots” Bland, junior yell-leader.
rr Innocence Abroad”-A Typical Aggie’s Travel
Notes As He Looks at Europe and the East
(Editor’s note: This is the first"
of a series of stories written by
A. C. Basset, a Texas Aggie, relat
ing his experiences on a trip from
the United States to Europe and
the near East. Additional install
ments will appear in later issues.)
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By A. C. Bassett
John Pranglin (A. & M.), M. G.
Beavers (Texas U.), G. S. Tinsley
(Wash. U.), Robert Beresford
(Iowa State), G. P. Wilson (Cal.
Tech), Edward Frisius (Cal. Tech),
J. R. Leggett (Cal. Tech), and my.
self left Houston August 24, 1938,
for Egypt to do geophysical work
for an oil company.
Aug. 26—Arrived in New York
and reported to the office, had a
session with the head geologist
that had just returned from Egypt.
Pictures of the desert looked rug
ged. Most of his comments on his
trip were centered on Marseilles.
The company doctor gave us a
checking over, and we were free
for the remainder of the day.
We spent the afternoon shopping
and craning our necks looking over
the city. We gave the subways
and the elevated trains a trial but
couldn’t get very excited over them.
We started the evening with din
ner at Jack Dempsey’s—$20 for
seven tough steaks and a look at
the great Dempsey. After taking
a look at the bright lights on
Broadway and Times Square, we
called it a short night and turned
in.
Aug. 27.—Another morning and
afternoon was wasted at the office
and shipping. With a half-dozen
telephone calls and a great amount
of luck we located one of my
friends that was in town for the
weekend from West Point. Beavers
and myself joined his party as stags
and we journeyed to the German
American for a gala evening. The
place is an oversized beer joint
where all the guys and gals from
the different colleges get together
to sip suds and sing college songs.
We met kids from Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and just about any other
college or university that you can
think of. And if the South pro
duces all the pretty gals there
certainly are lots of Southern gals
going to the Northern and East
ern colleges! Anyhow, we had a
nice time.
Aug. 28—We slept late and
killed the rest of the day riding
a taxi all over Brooklyn trying
to locate a friend of one of the
gang. Our West Point friend got
us dates for the evening. We had
dinner at the Eiffel Tour, a French
restaurant, and then went up to
the Astor Roof to pass judgment
on Hal Kemp and his Southern ac
cent. The accent was O.K., the
music was good, and little Judy
■had us all crawling around on our
knees—looking for her “Little Yel
low Basket.” His floor show was
also very good, so we voted him
second to Kay Kayser. During
the run of the evening we met
more and more pretty girls and
dated up our choices of the group
since the West Point boys were
leaving town the next day.
Aug. 29—We spent the day get
ting more pointers at the office,
securing visas, and doing last-
minute shopping. After dinner 1
called the lovely little lady back
home to say goodby, and then we
were off for our last night of fun
in the “good ole U. S. A.” Since
Kay Kayser was out of town for
a ten-day engagement we decided
to go back up to see our pal Hal.
His show was good enough to see
the second time and the music and
floor couldn’t have been beaten any
where, so we stayed with him un
til he folded up for the night.
Our next stop was the Hickory
House where the Lady with the
Harp charmed us for a couple of
hours. To round out the night we
went over to the Kit Kat Klub.
As day began to break the girls
decided that it might be a good
idea to get home and let their
families know that they hadn’t
sailed for Egypt.
Aug. 30—After getting back to
the hotel we had a little time to
do some packing before going
down to the office to get last-min
ute instructions. By noon we were
all packed and ready to set sail.
One of the gang had to be tagged
with a baggage tag in his button
hole to assure his making the right
boat!
The boat was late putting out
and it was nearing dusk as we
went out past the Statue of Lib
erty. The hazy but famous sky
line of New York was our last
view of the U. S. except for the
lighted beaches as we passed out
of the harbor.
The ship was very nice but
small, about 130 yards long and 40
yards wide, three decks and car
rying 130 first-class passengers
only. The staterooms were excel
lent, the food very good—^ten-
course dinners and four-o’clock
teas. Tournaments in bridge, ping-
pong, shuffleboard, chess, and
dominoes were held to take up time
in the afternoon, and shows, danc
ing, or bingo took care of the
evenings.
The seventh day out we passed
the Azores, our first sight of land
since New York. The eighth day
we found the Rock of Gibraltar
huge and still solid and the tenth
day we landed at Marseilles.
A direct connection between in
telligence and electrical conditions
in the brain has been discovered
by Cornell University scientists.
Registration—
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year to more than 6,300, although
estimated enrollment for the second
semester is expected to be only
about 5,500.
Friday, Feb. 9 is the official
registration day, with all under
graduate students now enrolled at
A. & M. and not included on the
Dec. 1 deficiency list due to
enroll. Monday, Feb. 12 is regis
tration day for all graduate stu
dents, new students, and students
who were on the deficiency list
and have obtained the permission
of their deans to re-register for
the second semester.
Fees may be paid any time from
Thursday, Feb. 1 until time of
registration. If old students wait
until after Feb. 12 to pay their
fees, a penalty of $2.00 will be as
sessed them. Fees due on regis
tration day are $56.50 for dormi
tory students and $30.50 for day
students. This does not include
the Y. M. C. A. card. Total fees
for the second semester for dorm
students total $141.00.
Second-semester classes start
Tuesday morning, Feb. 13. Any
student that registers late will be
charged with all class absences
that have been incurred by the
delay.
Monday, Feb. 26 is the deadline
for students who wish to add or
drop courses and receive proper
credit for thesm at the Registrar’s
Office.
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Shaky Knees Are An
Asset To Speaking
Says Baylor Teacher
WACO.—If your knees shake
a little the next time you speak,
don’t let it worry you. You’ll
probably make a better speech be
cause of it.
Dr. Iva Cox Gardner, head of
the Baylor University psychology
department, held so when she told
a down-town speech class that an
emotional drive—even though it be
fear—makes for a better, more
convincing talk.
“If you are frightened a bit
you’ll be on your toes resolved to
make a better speech,” she coun
selled. “But don’t allow your emo
tions to get control of your intel
lect,” she warned.
Ex-Aggie—
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supplies—such as tractors, trucks,
and pipe daily, and an average of
3,600 pounds of clothing daily.
“Once soft ground, that field,
built so we could work from the
center toward both ends, now is
the busiest airport south of Wash
ington.
“Indians, untamed and seldom
seen, were quite a handicap.
“They killed eight men with their
long arrows. I tried one of the
bows, and shot through an inch-
thick board at 100 feet.
“They could really shoot. I saw
one arrow pass completely through
one of our men. We made special
instruments to remove the barbed
tips.
“Only one Indian was captured
while the line was being laid—a
small boy who had been hurt.
“I think the only thing that
saved us much trouble,” Atwell
said, “was that they were as much
afraid of us as we were of them.”
The pipe line, which now car
ries 25,000 barrels of oil to the
coast daily, was laid on an eight
per cent grade—from a point 250
feet above sea level, across a 5,-
400-foot-high ridge and rivers.
Atwell admits he made one mis
take in the project. He bet an as-
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sistant a suit of clothes that some
where along the 12-inch welded
line a leak would show up. It
didn’t.
Mr. Atwell’s permanent address
is the Texas Company, 135 East
42nd Street, New York City, N. Y.
Mrs. Atwell accompanies him on
most of his trips to foreign coun
tries.
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KEEPER’S DAUGHTER
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star of “Trade
Winds”in an
hilarious laugh
picture made
by the produc
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February 1 & 2
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