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^ Musical Meanderings
THE BATTALION
Hub of the “West Point of the Air”
Administration Building at Randolph Field, Texas, home of the
Army Air Corps Primary Flying School. This handsome structure
houses various executive offices as well as a complete meteorological
department, theater, and photographic section.
Corresponding to the office of the registrar of a college is the
secretary’s office in this building through which passes every Flying
Cadet of the Air Corps as soon as he reports for his course in mili
tary aviation training.
Classes of Flying Cadets report to Randolph Field every six
weeks under the recently inaugurated plan of expansion for the U. S.
Army Air Corps. Under this system, young men between the ages
of 20 and 27 are given a three-month course in flying at one of nine
flying schools in various sections of the country, then transferred to
Randolph Field for the basic stage of the nine-month course. Flying
Cadets receive $75 per month and in addition are furnished with
uniforms, food, lodging, hospital care and other services.
Twelve Men Happen Upon A Haunted
House, Start Cooperative Houses
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940
Edited by Murray Evans
BON BON BONNIE — Orrin
Tucker is the gent who went across
the ocean and brought back our
Bonnie to us, except that there
wasn’t any ocean. He did take
her across the Mississippi, and
that’s almost as good.
Orrin heard Bonnie Baker sing
ing at the Hotel Claridge in St.
Louis. He liked the way she sang
(clever fellow), and talked her in
to joining his band, out on the
coast (cleverer). That was four
years ago. Oh Johnny was written
23 years ago. Bonnie was born
21 years ago. Maybe numerolo-
gists could have told us what was
going to happen this fall. Any
way, we all know now.
Bonnie, who needs no description
at this late date, doesn’t hold the
FOR
Eye Examination
And Glasses
Consult
J. W. PAYNE
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY
Masonic Bldg. Bryan, Tex.
Next to Palace Theater
mike when she sings. This leaves
her hands free. Her only steady
boy friend is a fox terrier. This
leaves her heart free. Well, what
are we waiting for?
DEFINITION. College students
are People!
This startling discovery, long
rumored in certain^ circles, has
been established beyond a ghost of
a doubt by a CBS New England
network show—Campus of the Air.
Each week students, teachers,
and college organizations go before
a mike in Boston and prove that
you can’t tell a collegian at five
paces—that college students, like
everyone else, do all kinds of things
with their time. Sometimes, even,
the right ones.
A student in each of’ 27 New
England colleges passes on to an
editorial board of ten students
from colleges in Greater Boston
weekly reports of campus people
and activities that would make in
teresting broadcasting. The board
edits the material and puts the
weekly shows together. The board is
headed by Harvard, Northeastern,
>and Tufts editors.
The show, on the air Saturdays
from 5:00 to 5:30 p. m., can be
heard in New England only. To
colleges in other parts of the coun
try, it will be interesting for its
idea.
Twelve young men happened up
on a “haunted” house and a friend
and the result is that 1,000 young
men are attending A. & M. on 82
cents a day. Everything is includ
ed—even tuition and clothing.
The 1,000 students attend Texas
A. & M. and are members of a
student co-operative housing pro
ject, largest organization of its
kind in the U. S.
This housing project was begun
during the depression years when
many boys were not able to finance
their educations either by them
selves or wtih their parents’ aid.
Today, the room and board of
the average student of Texas A.
& M. Qosts him $29.75 a month, or
about one dollar a day.
Twelve youths and Daniel Rus
sell, professor of rural sociology,
had been working on the student’s
financial problems. They found
their answer in a haunted house,
Visiting the Southwestern Expo-
sion and Fat Stock Show is
just like a trip home for W. L.
Stangel of Lubbock, ex-Aggie who
is now head of the department of
animal husbandry at Texas Tech
nological College.
He has been coming to the ex
position since he was a freshman
in the North Side High school in
Fort Worth in 1907. During the
past 33 years he has missed at
tendance once and that was in
1916 when he was studying at
the University of Missouri.
Stangel has held an official con
nection with the show since 1920
and since 1937 has been superin
tendent of the Aberdeen-Angus de
partment.
Born Aug. 16, 1890, at Stan-
gelville, Wisconsin, Stangel became
interested in livestock as a fresh
man at Texds A. & M. in 1911. He
finished high school in Fort Worth
Horse Sleeping
Sickness Now
Under Control
College Station.—About a year
ago it looked like encephalomelitis,
or equine sleeping sickness, was
going to kill off a goodly portion
of the horses and mules in the
United States, but apparently the
disease is somewhat under control
now.
At least, there were 184,622
cases of the disease in 1938 and
only 7,869 in 1939. That is the
report made by Dr. H. W. Shoen-
ing, chief of the USDA’s Bureau
of Animal Industry’s pathological
division, during a recent meeting
of the American Horse and Mule
Association.
In spite of the marked decrease
in number of cases in 1939 as
compared with 1938, precautions
against the disease should not be
relaxed in 1940, A. L. Smith, ani
mal husbandryman of the A. & M.
Extension Service, has pointed out.
Such precautions include vac
cination and consultation with a
qualified veterinarian, he said.
Since most cases of the dis
ease occur in t he spring and
early summer, valuable animals
should be vaccinated in April or
May.
a large two-story building near
the college’s experiment farm. It
was a dilapidated and isolated
place but the rent way very low.
The house was furnished with
articles from the boys’ own homes.
They engaged no paid help, except
the house mother who is given a
salary by the boys. They do all
such work as cleaning rooms, set
ting tables, and washing dishes
themselves.
The number of houses increased.
By 1936, 700 men were living under
this plan, and every available
house near the school had been
rented. The Rotary Club became
interested and built a house for its
own sons and friends to accommo
date 20 students.
Six years ago 250 boys were not
permitted to attend the school be
cause of insufficient funds. To
day, 1,000 with no more money
than the 250 had are enrolled.
in 1910, received his B. S. degree
in animal husbandry at A. & M.
in 1915 and his M. S. degree from
the University of Missouri in 1916.
He was an instructor at A. &
M. before he entered the Central
Officers Training School at Louis
ville, Kentucky, in 1918 during the
World War. He was professor in
animal husbandry at Texas A. &
M. from 1920 to 1925 when he mov
ed to Lubbock to head the animal
husbandry department at Texas
Tech. During the Texas Centen
nial Exposition he was manager
of the livestock department. Dur
ing the past three years he has
been president of the National
Block and Bridle Club.
Theo Andrews has been aded
to the staff of the Bryan Motor
Company as salesman. He has
been with the Cade Motor Com
pany in Caldwell. Andrews is a
former student of A. & M. College.
Student organizations on thfe
University of Wisconsin campus
do a half million dollar business
annually.
The University of Kentucky ar
chaeological museum contains 2,100
Indian skeletons.
GOSH !
If I had a girl like that
down for the Architect’s
Ball, I’d keep her at the
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1 | ELEASES
PINCH ME, an Orrin Tucker-
Everett Ralston-Joey Sinay prop
osition, is definitely a song for our
money. A rhythm song with ex
ceptionally attractive lyrics and
melody, we feel this particular
tune can not fail to connect. “The
Three Blue Notes” vocalize in this
Blue Barron recording. WOULD’JA
MIND?, another Orrin Tucker
composition, is sung by Russ
Carlyle. It was recorded at a
more relaxed tempo but also fea
tures the bouncy rhythmic style
of the Barron Orchestra.
• w
Both of the sweet-swing ballads
Glenn Miller has chosen for this
record are set for the works as
far as publisher promotion is con
cerned: FAITHFUL TO YOU, a
really fine song, was written by
Martin Block, Harold Green and
Mickey Stoner. IT’S A BLUE
WORLD is heard in the Columbia
film, “Music in My Heart,” featur
ing Tony Martin, Rita Haysworth,
Edith Fellows, and Erick Blore in
the starring roles. Bob Wright and
Chet Forrest composed the selec
tion. Ray Eberle is vocalist on
both sides of the disc.
•
YODELIN’ JIVE has already
caught on with the public. Lyman’s
version of this novel swing song
with Rose Blane as vocalist is suf
ficiently unique to receive special
attention from your record sales
men. Abe Lyman and his crew
now appearing at Chicago’s “Chez
Paree” are grabbing plenty of
publicity for themselves by way
of stunt photographs and solid
music in both sweet and swing
style. The companion-piece on
record B-10533 is the title song
from the new M-G-M film
“Balalaika.” Nelsorl Eddy, Ilona
Massey, Charles Ruggles, Ray
Bolger, and Edna Mae Oliver head
the imposing cast of this exotic
Russian pre-Revolutionary era
drama.
•
NIGHT GLOW, written by
Jacques Dallin, is here played
at a medium sweet-swing by the
Barnet band. Charlie appears as
both alto and tenor sax soloist in
conjunction with elaborate ensem
ble passengers by his fast-rising
young band. The companion
piece, A LOVER IS BLUE, a new
torch ballad by Young, Mundy and
Carpenter, features the singing of
Judy Ellington.
•
In new recordings of two jazz
classics, Lionel Hampton reveals
three facets of his genius: he sings
and plays both vibraharp and piano.
FOUR OR FIVE TIMES prog
resses at a medium fast swing
with a straight vocal followed by
a scat chorus featuring Ziggy El
man echoing on the trumpet Hamp
ton’s vocal gyrations. Instrument
al solo highlights are offered by
Toots Mondello on alto sax, Clyde
Hart on piano, Ben Webster on
tenor sax, and Hampton on the
vibraharp. I’VE FOUND A NEW
BABY is a Hampton hurricane. A
tour de force of a typically unique
piano style, this recording will
surely become a gem among modern
swing recordings.
•
The Four King Sisters, a tal
ented and beautiful group of girls,
features of both radio and film
entertainment, give us the first
vocal recording of the unique se
lection IN THE MOOD made fam
ous by our own Glenn Miller.
Coupled with this valuable number
is an original version of IRISH
WASHERWOMAN. The first rec
ord by the four King sisters was
enthusiastically received. This,
the second, should create an even
greater sensation.
Almost totally blind since the
age of 10, a Keuka College student
has written a new psychology book
in Braille.
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Are YOU Behind
The Eight Ball
Remember, all work and no play makes Jack a pretty
dull boy. Relax by putting some of your spare time
into the real fascinating fun of pocket billiards or
snooker.
Ladies Especially
Invited
There is no finer recreation. You’re missing one of
the finest parts of your years at A. & M. if you are
not mingling here with the Gang.
TWENTIETH
CENTURY CLUB
North Gate
Former A. & M. Student and Prof Is Head
Of Texas Tech Dept, and a Veteran Showman