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THE BATTALION
Survey Shows Swing Music Is Losing
Popularity to Sweet Arrangements
AUSTIN.—Current reports that
swing .music has lost first place
among dancers are substantially
correct, at least among college
students. They have voted a pref
erence for “sweet” tunes by a two-
to-one majority in a nation-wide
poll of American campuses.
“Which do you like best, swing
music, or the so-called sweet mu
sic?” was the question presented
to a repreesntative sampling of col
legians by the Student Opinion
Surveys of America.
Jitterbug Is Out
From the answers they gave, it
is evident that jitterbug music,
which took the country over last
year, is definitely out, for the time
being any way. Only 32 per cent
declared they preferred swing,
while 66 per cent “sweet” music
like that of the Lombardos and the
Kings was their favorite. A small
group of 2 per cent said, “Neither.”
Men and women students show
practically the same preferences,
although there are more boys than
coeds who still like swing. When
the ballots were tabulated by sexes,
these were the results in per cent:
Swing 33 30
Sweet 64 69
Neither 3 1
Majority for “Sweet Music”
Although the size of the major
ity varies from section to section
over the country, swing got less
than half of the votes everywhere:
ABC
New England AS 57 0
Mid. Atlantic 35 64 1
East Central 22 75 3
West Central 30 68 2
Southern 35 62 3
Far West 33 64 3
U. S. TOTAL 32 66 2
*A—swing; B—sweet; C—neither.
SMART
ARITHMETIC
Former Aggie Grid
Star Now Heads
Houston Ex-Aggies
C. D. “Babe” Watts, ’26, all
conference center on the Aggie
1925 Championship Football Team,
is president of the Houston A. &
M. Club. Reports have it that he
has found his former football abil
ity in diagnosing plays and han
dling the opposition of considerable
value in riding herd on the robust
Houston Club.
President Watts is with the Tex
as Employers Insurance Associa-
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CAMPUS
CLEANERS
CLAUDE D. WATTS, JR., ’26
tion of Dallas and is safety engi
neer. His headquarters are in Hous
ton and his office is in the Sterling
Building. He has been with this
company for the past five years.
After leaving A. & M. in 1926,
Babe” worked with the State
Banking Department at Austin,
the Ford Motor Company in Dal
las, and the Victory-Wilson Cloth
ing Company in Dallas, before
making his present connection. He
moved to Houston several years
ago and has been an active member
of the Houston A. & M. Club. He
was formerly a member of the
Dallas A. & M. Club. His home is
in Austin.
As a student at A. & M., Watts
was a member of the Ross Volun
teers and played center on the Ag
gie football teams of ’23, ’24, and
’25. He was an important cog and
an all-conference performer on the
Aggie Championship Team of 1925.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts have two
children, an eight-year old son who
“Babe” is grooming as another cen
ter, and a daughter born last Nov
ember 15.
Other officers of the Houston
Club include: Jake Hamblen, ’27,
vice-president; and Melvin Smith
’28, secretary-treasurer. The club
meets each Monday noon at the
Rice Hotel.
Livestock Show
The greatest livestock show in
the history of the Southwestern
Exposition and Fat Stock Show is
being held now in Fort Worth,
March 8-17, states D. G. Talbot,
general livestock superintendent,
shown above.
The Latest in The
Concessions Field-
One Governing All
Classes of Typing
Candy concessions, cleaning and
pressing concessions, shoe-repair
concessions and just about every
other kind of concessions are in
use or have been tried out—so why
not try a typing concession?
It was this idea that R. J. War
ren and J. W. Reagan took to
O. R. Simpson’s Student Labor of
fice to get the school’s authoriza
tion. Not only did they get the
approval of Mr. Simpson’s O.K.,
but also his word of encourage
ment that this was an unusual
concession and one apparently
headed for success. As a matter
of fact it is so unusual that this
is the first time that it has ever
been tried here on the campus of
A. & M.
The boys have announced that
their prices will be based on the
prices which are used by steno
graphers over the campus. It will
be ten cents per sheet of double
spaced type. They will do any
kind of typing work such as
themes, theses, outlines, and re
ports.
Anyone desiring work done may
contact Reagan at project house 19
and Warren at house 3.
Head Livestock Judging
Team Is Second In
Fort Worth Contest
The Junior Livestock Judging
Team of A. & M. finished in sec
ond place at the Ft. Worth Fat
Stock Show Judging Contest Sat
urday with a total of 4203 points,
following the University of Wis
consin which had only a three
point margin to win first place
with a total of 4206 pointk. In
1939 at the Fat Stock Show A. &
M. also finished in second place.
There were 16 teams participating
in the contest.
A. & M. won first place in horse
judging, A. & M. and Nebraska tied
for first place in sheep judging,
A. & M. won eighth in hog judg
ing and thirteenth place in cattle
judging.
For high point individual of
all classes, Buster Gentry led A,
& M.’s participants by winning
fifth place. I. E. Brandes finshed
in eighth place and J. L. Rice
finished in tenth place. Brandes
and Gentry tied for third place in
sheep judging and M. R. Calli-
ham was sixth in cattle judging.
To the Class of ’42
Next Year’s
JUNIORS
. . . Next year’s Juniors who wear
a uniform “Made by Mendl &
Hornak” will be satisfied custom
ers.
—They Cost No More—
The Symbol of Uniform Distinction
“Made By Mendl & Hornak”
ECENT
ECORD
ELEASES
Dniform Tailor Shop
The stirring music which intro
duces the third act of Richard
Wagner’s “Lohengrin” is perhaps
one of the most brilliant orches
tral excerpts in all operatic litera
ture. As performed by the Victor
Symphony Orchestra on this 10-
inch black label record, it becomes
a “must” for all lovers of fine
orchestral music. The famous
MINUET IN G of Ludwig von
Beethoven in a new' orchestral set
ting by Lucien Cailliet of the Phil
adelphia Orchestra comprises the
“B” side of this double. The popu
lar young American maestro,
Charles O’Connell, has achieved ex
ceptionally charming interpreta
tions of this highly diversified mu
sic.
The names of Mitchell Parish
and Peter DeRose are sufficient to
command immediate attention to
any new popular tune bearing theii
names. THE STARLIT HOUR,
one of their latest songs, however,
has aroused unusual excitement
among publishers and others con
nected with popular music promo
tion. The selection will be includ
ed in the new “Earl Carroll Vani
ties.” Dorsey’s recording is a
model of smooth sweet-swing style.
To baritone Jack Leonard fall the
singing duties after a beautiful
introductory chorus played on the
maestro’s trombone. DEEP NIGHT,
the familiar Rudy Vallee-Charlie
Henderson number, appears in the
now famous “Marie” arrangement.
Of course, Tomipy plays and Jack
Leonard sings. This combination
of delightful songs and smart ar
rangements comprises a record of
singular appeal.
Mary Ann McCall makes her
first recording session with the
Barnet Orchestra a memorable oc
casion with her singing of two
smart new ballads. BETWEEN
18TH AND 19TH ON CHESTNUT
STREET is a composition of Dick
Rogers and Wdll Osborne, while
Mack Gordon and Heni'y Nemo
composed SOMEBODY TOLD ME.
The first selection is a medium
slow swing song descriptive of a
most interesting musicians’ hang
out. The second is a more usual
love ballad with a strong musical
background and grand lyrics.
Retired Major
Returned to A. & M.
Engineer Training
Herbert E. “He” Ellis, ’10, Ma
jor U.S.A. Retired, is operating
engineer on the huge new High
Street bridge connecting Oakland
and Alameda, California. He lives
at 2643 Hillegass Ave., Berkeley,
Calif. The structure is a draw
bridge and cost nearly a million
H. E. ELLIS, ’10
dollars. On the first day it was
opened for traffic last December
7648 vehicles made the crossing.
After retiring from the army in
1932 Major Ellis qualified at San
Jose State Teachers College and
taught school for a couple of
years. He served one year as edu
cational advisor at a CCC camp.
But teaching proved tough on the
nerves and Ellis fell back upon
the electrical engineering know
ledge received at Texas A. & M.
“Thanks to Prof. Bolton, “King”
Lear, Captain Kidd and others”
he writes, “I have been able to
qualify on county and state civil
service examinations. My work
with the High Street Draw Bridge
is intensely interesting. The draw
bridge is operated electrically and
my control room and panel would
delight any electrical engineer”.
Pomona College Is
Sponsor of Robert
Taylor Play Contest
The editors of Criterion, student
literary magazine of Pomona Col
lege, have announced their spon
sorship of a nationwide, intercol
legiate, one-act play competition,
with a first prize of $50 offered
by cinemactor Robert Taylor,
Pomona graduate of 1933, who will
look over the winning manuscripts
for screen adaptability.
The editors have announced that
the purpose of the contest is to
encourage collegiate production of
one-act plays of high dramatic
merit. Competent judges are be
ing selected and the list includes
Mary Inloes, chairman of hte play
reading committee of the Pasadena
Community Playhouse, Philip K.
Scheuer, drama editor of the Los
Angeles Times, and Norman Phil-
brick, playwright and director of
dramatics at Pomona.
All entries must be postmarked
no later than April 15, and should
be mailed to Criterion Editors,
Student Union, Pomona College,
Claremont, California, from which
address entry forms and further de
tails may be obtained.
We’re beginning to lose our faith
in the Chinese goodluck charms.
They don’t seem to have helped the
Chinese much.
SKorthorn Show Head
The Shorthorn cattle exhibit at
the Southwestern Exposition and
Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth
March 8-17 will be the best ever
shown in the South in the opinion
of Craig M. Logan of Valley Mills,
superintendent, who is shown
above.
Scoutmasters To Be
Offered Course
The Scoutmasters Training
Course, which is offered each
spring by the Rural Sociology De
partment, is now open to those
students who wish to sign up for
it, as announced by Dan Rus
sell, head of the department.
Only sophomores, juniors, and
seniors will be allowed to take the
course.
The scheduled date for the
course is the last week in March
and the second week in April. At
the end of each week, scoutmas
ters’ diplomas will be presented to
the students who have completed
the requirements for the course.
Each student will be allowed one
cut during the week. The classes
will start each evening after sup
per and last until about eight
o’clock.
This is the largest course of its
kind in the Southwest and it may
prove of great assistance to any
one who wishes to take part in
scout work after graduation. Last
year 155 diplomas were issued
students who completed the course.
Students may sign up at any
time before the scheduled date for
the course by seeing Mr. Russell
in the Agriculture Building.
U. S. College Hazing
‘MilcT, Says Dutch Gal
PULLMAN, Wash.—Collegiate
hazing, European style, makes
American college freshman-hazers
look like Little Lord Fauntleroys.
Such is the observation of Miss
Joop Ruurs, a Washington State
College exchange student from
Amsterdam, Holland.
The blonde, blue-eyed Dutch miss
related that at some of the Eu
ropean universities she has at
tended—she has studied at Am
sterdam, Munich, Cologne and
Paris — freshmen are hazed un
mercifully. They must shave their
heads completely, wear green caps
and ties, and jump to do the bid
ding of any upperclassman who
stoops to give any order to the low
ly frosh.
One of Miss Ruurs’ brothers,
during his shaven-headed, green-
capped period, was made to hold
on to a rope with his hands and
hang on as the rope dangled three
stories from the ground. His
hazers then began lowering the
rope slowly. At the end of twen
ty minutes, when his hands and
arms were almost numbed from
the strain, he finally got his feet
on the ground.
Never Too Old
To Learn!
We’ve noticed always
that the greatest number
of our patrons are among |
the upperclassmen. It |
seems to take time for ; |
most students to find ; j
out that keeping shoes I
new looking even when
they are worn hard and
long is but a matter of :
having us repair them I
regularly at the first
sign of wear. You’ll find
it costs but little and
adds much to your ap- j
pearnce!
HOLICK’S
BOOT SHOP
North Gate
•THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
Going To Build A
House? Here Are
Your Headaches
Instructors in the department
of architecture at the University of
Texas have compiled the leading
causes of headaches among home
builders and described the most
frequent errors as follows:
Buying a lot without visualizing
how your house and lot will look
and function together.
Failing to understand what an
architect does.
Forgetting your family probably
will increase and will require
changing, flexible features.
Taking just anyone’s opinion on
house building.
Stinting today and repenting to
morrow that you didn’t provide
for termite control, central heat
ing, airconditioning, weatherproof
ing, insulation and adequate foun
dations.
Overbuilding — forgetting that
you will want landscaping, furnish
ings and maintenance after the
house is built.
Failing to discuss frankly with
all concerned the costs, fees and
John L. Lewis indicates he is
willing to compromise A. F. of L.-
C.I.O. differences—as long as ev
erything goes his way.
For the 23rd time in his life,
Frank Cowell, 83-year-old farmer
of Sawyer, N. D., is a proud fath
er. His wife recently gave birth
to a nine and one-half pound son.
other practical matters, avoiding
extras.
Overlooking such privacy factors
as separation of the sleeping, din
ing, living and service functions
of the house.
Failing to obtain permanent and
adequate zoning protection.
A Good Haircut
We
Know
How!
Varsity Barber
Shop
In New “Y”
EASTER...
. . . Is only a few days away! So be at your best
with a good haircut before R. V. Holidays.
AGGIELAND BARBER SHOP
North Gate of Campus
(Opposite the Post Office)
Spring Weather Special
SLACK SUITS
IDEAL FOR SPORT WEAR
$2.00
— $2.75 —
$3.75
1896
ALL SIZES - ALL COLORS
ZUBIK AND SONS
Uniform Specialists
44 Years of Tailoring
1940
“LOUISE/’ H. E. REED
Gifts — Lingerie Watchmaker - Jeweler
ANNOUNCE
... the opening of their shop on Highway
No. 6 opposite main gate of the college.
PHONE COLLEGE 166
The Following will be given
FREE
... to the holders of the lucky numbers.
•
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Come In And Get Yours
EVERY ONE HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE TO WIN
THESE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS OF JEWELRY
DRAWING OF THE LUCKY NUMBERS WILL
TAKE PLACE ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1940