20,000 Shirts a Week
The photograph above is the interior of the A. & M. College
Laundry, showing several thousand freshly laundered shirts ready to
be checked and sent out to the students.
The laundry sends out about 20,000 such shirts each week, which
with other articles of clothing runs the total up to more than 180,000
pieces every seven days.
To take care of this volume of business the plant operates a day
and a night shift, employing 147 persons. Of these, eight are student
laundry distributors, and 14 are wives of A. & M. -students.
Toward the back of the picture stands G. P. Ayers, manager of
the laundry, who first became associated with the establishment in
January of 1913, and who over this period of 27 years has witnessed
A. & M. grow from a mere 1,100 to its present quota of 6,000.
Aggies Have Definite Likes As Well
As Dislikes, Quiz on Reactions Shows
Aggies like: “G” men, practical education, poetry, R.O.T.C., horse
racing, Franklin D. Roosevelt, professional athletes, appropriations
for defence, culture, the Supreme Court, cooperative marketing, the
New Deal, realism, science, glamor girls, a big navy, industrial ex
pansion, liberty, federal relief, fortification of Hawaii, and Aggie
School Spirit. •f
Some of the things Aggies don’t
like: General Franco, Germany’s
lost colonies, the transactions tax,
the C. I. O., Italy, Communists,
radicals, Japan, W. P. A., divorce,
Republican voters, chain stores,
totalitarian states, Russia, econom
ic royalists, the swastika, Texas
University and Socialism.
Aggies are neutral on: old age
pensions, Mexico, Premier Cham
berlain, Philippine independence,
Daladier, Czechoslovakia, pacifists,
the Maginot line, objective tests,
and the Chinese.
Such were the results obtained
on a test conducted by Dr. George
Summey, head of the English De
partment, during the last term.
Several of his classes were asked
to give their reactions, pleasant,
unpleasant and neutral, to a list of
terms dealing with present-day
topics and events of national and
international interest.
Most favorable reactions shown
were those to Liberty, which had a
percentage of 98%, Aggie School
Spirit, with 95%, and Science
95.
Most surprising to Dr. Summey
was the fact that such terms as
modern, culture, poetry, and sym
phony orchestra all received pleas
ant reactions.
The present administration is
still in the good grace of most
Aggies, as Franklin Roosevelt, the
New Deal, agricultural subsidies,
and federal relief all had favor
able precentages.
The Aggies are lovers of sports,
too, as indicated by their liking
for horse-racing and glamor girls.
Anything having to do with Ger
many, Russia, Italy, or Spain was
distasteful to a majority, while
England and France were favored
slightly.
Should the test be given to the
entire student body at the pres
ent, Dr. Summey believes that sev
eral of the general reactions would
be changed markedly, particularly
those concerning the terms hill
billy, Czechoslovakia, and Rus
sia.
Interfraternity Conference Brands
“Hell Week” As “A Thing of the Past”
NEW YORK CITY—Public rela
tions, “hell week,” and leadership
are the three most important prob
lems of fraternities today.
At least that is the conclusion to
be drawn from the fact that these
three subjects drew the most dis
cussion by speakers and resolu
tions committees at the annual
meeting here of the National In
terfraternity Conference.
Before adopting a resolution
which branded “hell week” as a
thing of the past, “outmoded and
unsuited to the present day,” the
delegates heard a report from Fred
H. Turner, dean of men at the Uni
versity of Illinois, which said that
a survey of educational institu
tions throughout the country indi
cated “the elimination of hell week
and the use of the paddle in virtu
ally all fraternity chapters.”
Hell week was condemned be
cause it has been exploited by na
tional publications to throw a poor
light on fraternity activities. Na
tional picture • magazines were al
so condemned for their use of
posed pictures which showed un
favorable fraternity activities. It
was pointed out that these pictures
“cause parental objection that of
fers an obstacle to the pledging of
men by any chapter in the coun
try.”
To develop leaders in the fra
ternity movement, speakers urged
chapters to hold leadership schools.
“At a leadership school it is possi
ble to have present only those
alumni who have son:
offer and who are genui.
ested in inspiring and i.
the active members in c<-.ixormity
with the best ideals and traditions
of the fraternity,” one speaker
pointed out.
In and aside from this discus
sion, Dean J. O. Moseley of the
University of Tennessee declared:
■“If any Greek letter fraternity
is ever able to concentrate its ef
forts on men who are going to
stay in school four years and elim
inate all the other rushees who are
put up for no other reasci than
because somebody from their home
town would like to get them in,
then that organization is going
to leave all of its rivals trailing
sadly in the rear.”
The conference also adopted a
resolution which urged a reduction
in the number of honorary frater
nities and activity societies. It
was pointed out that many of
these have “no social value to the
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V. F. DUPREE TO
EXPLAIN NEW TAX
RULING TONIGHT
Due to the passage, in 1939, of
the Public Salary Act, all salaries
earned by public officials, includ
ing teachers in public schools and
colleges are now subject to in
come tax. Since this is the first
year in which the rule has been
in effect, teachers’ salaries prior
to this year being exempt, some
questions may arise as to the prop
er procedure for the payment of
taxes, by college employees.
In order to clp nv up all points of
P”"" ‘ g the new rul-
s tvdx»«D iann > college
ccounts, an-
uiat V. F. Dupree, deputy
collector of internal revenue, will
give an informal talk on tax re
ports in the Physics lecture room
tonight at 7:30. He will try to
answer all questions and will have
the necessary blanks for making
the reports.
The Battalion
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, TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 6, 1940
Z725 NO. 49
Vice-Director
Experiment
Station Goes
Karper Moved,
Mangelsdorf Is
New Vice-Director
R. E. Karper, formerly vice-di
rector of the Agricultural Experi
ment Station here, left Sunday for
the Lubbock Experiment Station,
where he will carry on his work in
grain sorghum research, a field in
which he is known as the best-in
formed man in the country.
He has been succeeded by P. C.
Mangelsdorf, who was formerly
assistant director.
One hundred and twenty-five
persons attended a banquet
in honor of Mr. Karper, held in the
banquet room of Sbisa Hall Sat
urday night. He and Mrs. Karper
were presented a set of silverware
by members of the Experiment
Station, as a token of apprecia
tion, and also as a silver wedding
anniversary gift.
Karper has been with the Sta
tion here since September, 1925,
prior to which he was superin
tendent of the Lubbock Station.
Altogether, he has been associated
with the Experiment Station irork
for 25 years.
Cornell Offering
Fellowships For
Engineering Grads
Graduates of accredited schools
and colleges of engineering are
eligible for several fellowships and
graduate scholarships at Cornell
University. For students desiring
to become candidates for advanced
degrees in the Engineering Divi
sion of the Graduate School, Cor
nell offers this spring 15 John Mc
Mullen Graduate Scholarships with
an annual value of $900, the
Charles Bull Earle Memorial Fel
lowship in Electrical Engineering at
$800, the Elon Huntington Hooker
Fellowship in Hydraulics at $510,
and several others in various
branches of engineering at $400
and $200, with free tuition.
Complete information concerning
these awards, for which applica
tions should be filled immediately,
has been supplied to deans of en
gineering schools and colleges
throughout the United States. Ap
plications should be directed either
to the dean of the Graduate School
or to Dean S. C. Hollister of the
College of Engineering, Cornell
University.
Texas Dairymen To
Meet Here March 7
Henry Teubel, Tulia, Texas, presi
dent of the Texas Dairy Asso
ciation, has announced that the
annual meeting of the organiza
tion will be held at A. & M. on
March 7th. The association has
for its purpose the advancement
of dairying in Texas. Its offices
are in Fort Worth.
Teubel is president of the organ
ization; E. F. Kruse, Brenham, is
vice-president; J. W. Ridgeway,
San Antonio; Grant H. Johnson,
Fort Worth; C. J. Waldrop, Shiner;
Chas. O. Howe, Yoakum, and R. R.
Robertson, Lubbock, Texas, are
directors; M. E. McMurray is asso
ciation manager.
John B. Collier Jr., Fort Worth,
chairman of the convention ar
rangements committee, comment
ing on the meeting and its pro
gram has to say, “I believe it will
be one of the most unusual meet
ings of its kind ever held in the
state. I base this on the fact that
for the first time dairymen, breed
ers of dairy cattle, processers of
dairy products, civic leaders, farm
ers, bankers, newspaper men and
agricultural workers will sit to
gether for a common cause—that
of improving dairy conditions in
Texas to the point where the in
dustry will become profitable, an
asset to the state.”
Methodist Church
Starts Drive For
New Chapel Soon
City Of College Station To Buy Utilities
System Now Used in Oakwood Addition
The Shooting Stars
Shown above is the A. & M. Pistol Team, national collegiate
champions of last year, who have started this season by recapturing
the Kaufman Trophy and winning a number of other awards.
Top row: William A. (Bill) Becker, junior of C Field Artillery;
William D. C. Jones, sophomore of B Field; James M. Singleton, also
of Battery B; Howard C. Warner, of F Field; and Bert Burns, senior
yell-leader, of A. Engineers.
Bottom row: William E. (Bill) Lewis, senior of H Coast Artillery;
Robert T. (Bob) Shiels, senior of D. Field and lieutenant-colonel of
the Field Artillery regiment; Charles A. Lewis, junior of F Coast
Artillery, and brother of Bill; Lewis C. Kennemer, junior of C Coast;
and Eugene F. (Gene) Shiels, junior of D Field and brother of Bob.
Pistol Team Out To Repeat
As Intercollegiate Champs
The active drive in the Methodist
Church campaign to raise $125,000
to build a chapel and student’s
center at A. & M. will take place
during the first two weeks of
April, James Carlin, pastor of the
A. & M. college church, announced
this week.
Acquisition of a particular piece
of property just off the main cam
pus from the new dormitories has
already been authorized by the
Methodist Wesley Foundation and
as soon as the drive is completed
by the church active plans will
be made to start building of the
church.
An executive committee has al
ready been appointed by the Foun
dation for the supervision of the
campaign and will also direct ac
tive building work of the church.
The committee is composed of Col
onel Ike Ashburn, chairman, and
F. R. Bryson, M. C. Hughes, J.
Gordon Gay, and Reverend James
Carlin together with Dr. Carl
Quillian, Houston; Dr. John Berg-
land, Houston; and Rev. James
Thomson, former pastor of the
Methodist Church at A. & M.
The council has selected H. M.
King, Louisville, Kentucky, who is
head of the Bureau of Architecture,
Board of Church Extension of the
Methodist Church, to do the pre
liminary planning for the church.
Later Mr. King will also do the
detailed planning and submit spec
ifications for the church to the
board. A local man will do the
actual supervising and building of
the church.
O’DanieFs Secretary
Heads Capitol Club
William J. (Bill) Lawson, ex-
Aggie of ’22 who is now secre
tary to Governor W. Lee O’Daniel,
was installed as president of the
Capitol City A. & M. Club at a
recent meeting of that organiza
tion. Lawson was formerly execu
tive secretary of the State Park
Board before being drafted by the
governor for his present position.
Other newly-elected officers of
the club include Grady King, ’32,
first vice-president; H. G. Bossey,
’21, second vice-president; and
Temple B. Ingram, ’27, secretary-
treasurer. Herman G. Heard, ’22,
is the retiring president and H. G.
Bossey retiring secretary-treasur
er.
Wheeler, Director Of
Foreign Agricultural
Relations, Visits Here
Dr. L. A. Wheeler, Director of
the Office of Foreign Agricultural
Relations, Washington, D. C., is
visiting A. & M. for the first time
this week, as the guest of Dean
E. J. Kyle.
He is making a study of the
work that is being done here in
the field of agricultural admin
istration.
By Bob Nisbet
The Aggie Pistol Team is at it
again! Not content with claiming
the title of last year’s Intercol
legiate Champions, the boys are out
to repeat, and they have a mighty
good chance to do just that. In
fact, the coach and sponsor of the
team, Captain Philip Enslow, Field
Artillery R. O. T. C. instructor, says
he will match them against any
pistol team in the world, bar none.
The team is composed of eleven
men: W. A. Becker, B. H. Burns,
G. E. Duncan, W. A. Gohmert, L.
C. Kennemer, C. A. Lewis, W. E.
Lewis, W. L. Mayfield, E. F. Shiels,
R. T. Shiels, and H. C. Warner.
Other men formerly on the team,
but just now ineligible, include:
T. L. Jones, W. D. C. Jones, J.
M. Singleton, and G. M. Stone.
That pistol-shooting ability runs
in the family was exhibited years
ago by the Hatfields and the Mc
Coys, and the A. & M. Pistol Team
has proved the point beyond the
shadow of a doubt. Just look at
the list. Two sets of brothers, Bob
and Gene Shiels, and Bill and C.
A. Lewis. It is strange, too, how
these brothers delight in surpass
ing each other’s records.
For example, Bob Shiels entered
school as a freshman a year before
Gene came here. That year he es
tablished a college record for an
aggregate score. The next year
-f-Gene entered and outshot his broth
er to take over the aggregate rec
ord. Not to be daunted, Bob last
year blazed away to set a record
that still holds—287 out of 300.
But keep your eye on Gene this
year.
The Lewis brothers feud runs
much the same as the Shiels. As
a freshman, Bill was on the rifle
team, not giving pistols a thought
until one day when he tried one
just for a lark. Before long he set
a slow-fire record. Then Bill left
school to do some I. E. practice
teaching, and brother C. A. came
to school to take up where his
brother had left off. He did and
fired over anything his brother had
done. Last year Bill returned to
the squad and not only outshot his
brother, but the whole squad as
well. Now it’s C. A. again who
is doing the family honor justice.
However, these brothers haven’t
done all the good shooting the
pistol team has scored on its rec
ord. Bill Becker and L. C. Ken
nemer have been in there fighting
it out with the brothers and set
ting record scores of their own.
The trophy that is shown in the
picture with the team is the Kauf
man trophy won in Houston last
year. A week ago the boys took it
back down to Houston to defend
it against the stiff competition of
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Aggies Travel Over Three Continents and 7,000 Miles
To Go to Work; Are Disappointed in Pyramids and Sphinx
(Editor’s note: This is the third-
in a series of stories of a trip
taken by two Aggies—John Prang-
lin and the writer, A. C. Bassett—
through Europe and the Near East,
to do geophysical work for an oil
company in Egypt.)
• .
By A. C. Bassett
The company officials met us
at the train in Cairo, as they met
the boat in Alexandria, and took
us to our hotel. We ate dinner
and walked around the block,
which was enough for one night,
especially the first one. Seeing
all the Arabs running around in
what looked like nightshirts to us,
and hearing about six different
languages in the one trip around
the block, made us cater to the
privacy of our rooms where we
could talk to each other in peace.
The following four days we spent
in getting orders and getting ac
quainted with the company offi-
■cials. At the first opportunity we-
went out to have a look at the
Pyramids and the Sphinx. They
were the biggest disappointment of
the trip in our opinion. After
climbing and crawling through
tunnels for what seemed to be
about an hour we found ourselves
in a small musky-smelling little,
room and were informed that we
were in the only known tomb of
the pyramid. However, how the
huge blocks of granite (weighing
over 20 tons each) were ever stack
ed in the symmetrical form that
we found them in, was just as
mystifying to us as it has been
to every other person that have
viewed them.
The last couple of days we hir
ed a guide and visited many of
the numerous places of interest
in the surrounding country. About
two miles of tombs underlie the
desert waste between the pyramids
and Memphis. We visited only
■three, that of the Sacred Bull,
Rameses II and some lesser-known
one. We also visited the Cuidad
and a number of old mosques and
cathedrals. We thought we were
seeing some old things in France
and Italy, but they were only
youngsters in comparison. Most
all the places we have visited here
in Egypt are four to five thous
and years old.
Nov. 5, 1938—El Arish, Sinai.
Finally we were told that our
camp was ready and that we could
quit prowling around in old ruins
and try our hand at a little work.
We were ready for a change and
were quite willing to cooperate.
Our first assignment was across
the canal in Sinai, consequently in
to Asia, our third continent. Over
three continents and seven thous
and miles, a long way to go to
work, huh? Our first camp was
just across the canal from Suez.
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City Council Also
Plans Addition Of
College Park Lines
Lights, Water, Sewage
Lines Included in Deal
At a meeting of the City Coun
cil of College Station last Satur
day night, an agreement was reach
ed with the Oakwood Realty Com
pany and the Southside Develop
ment Company regarding the pur
chase by the city of the utilities
system now in operation in the
Oakwood Addition.
The city desires these utilities in
order that they may be brought
under the direct control and man
agement of city authorities. The
system includes lights, water,
sewage lines, and a sewage dis
posal plant. The lights and water
are property of Oakwood Realty
Company, but the sewage system
is a joint ownership between the
Southside Development Company
and the Oakwood Realty Company.
Also at this meeting plans were
discussed for taking over utilities
in the College Park Addition own
ed at present by the Southside De
velopment Company. The conclu
sion of these contracts is being held
up until the city can arrange to
make some suitable plans for fi
nancing the move. The manage
ment of these utilities will provide
a future source of income, but will
mean a present indebtedness. Since
finances form the only difficulty
in the way of completing the pur
chase, J. Wheeler Barger and
Luther Jones have been appointed
to give the situation special con
sideration. \
For the time being at least,
the rates on lights and water will
remain as they are. The matter
of rates will be studied later, but
according to J. H. Binney, mayor
of the city, it is certain that they
will not be raised, and if any
thing, probably lowered.
“Improvements will certainly be
made throughout the entire sys
tem,” Binney stated, “but special
changes are contemplated immedi
ately in order that proper facili
ties can be furnished to the new
picture show soon to be completed
at the North Gate. Soon the city
hopes to complete a loop in the
water lines in College Park. The
purpose of this will be to fulfill
a requirement of the fire insur
ance commission which fulfillment
will cause a reduction in fire in
surance rates.”
Members of the City Council in
clude L. P. Gabbard, George B. Wil
cox, S. A. Lipscomb, Luther Jones,
and J. A. Orr. City attorney is.
J. Wheeler Barger, and city secre
tary is Sid Loveless. At pres
ent Mrs. Marvin Snead is acting
secretary.
Mayor Binney announces that the
contract for the collection of gar
bage throughout the city has been
let to O. W. Richards, and actual
collection has already begun. The
city plans to draw up regulations
for garbage collections and hopes
to satisfy impatient citizens with
immediate action.
Also announced for April is a
coming city election. At this time
two of the positions of aldermen on
the City Council and also the of
fice of city secretary will be put
up to the general public for vot
ing.
A. & M. Baptists
To Give Program
At Baylor University
A. & M. Baptist Student Union
members will take charge of the
Religious Hour at Baylor Univer
sity in Waco on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 14, Reverend R. L. Brown,
pastor of the College Station Bap
tist Church has announced.
Reverend Brown stated that A.
& M. had accepted the invitation
for an exchange program with
Baylor University and that Baylor
in return would present an ex
change program at College Station
sometime during the spring term.