THURSDAY, MAY 16, 194a
THE BATTALION
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COMPOSITE VIEW OF BUILDINGS ON TEXAS A. & M. CAMPUS
Women Enter
A.&M. During
Summer Term
Texas A. & M. College, long
known as a man’s stronghold,
throws open its doors to the fair
er sex during the summer months
for the two six-week summer ses
sions, which are under the direction
of Dr. C. H. Winkler.
These summer sessions offer
work in practically all the differ
ent fields of learning included in
the regular college year.
The general purpose is thus to
extend the activities of the resi
dent teaching division of the col
lege throughout the entire calen
dar year. The large variety of
courses provides instruction for
regular students in the various
schools of the college, and for
those engaged in teaching, an op
portunity to pursue work for col
lege credit and further professional
development.
Annually about 2,000 men and
women take advantage of the
chance offered by the college and
enroll for various courses offer
ed. Married couples form a large
part of the summer enrollment,
and are housed in one of the mod
ern dormitories on the campus.
Meals are served in the college
dining hall at a nominal cost.
When the days are long, classes
hard, or evenings warm, the stu
dents have the use of the college
swimming pool, or an early round
of golf on nearby links or a set
or two of tennis on the college
courts on the campus. Each sum
mer the physical education depart
ment sponsors a Twilight Softball
League with teams made up of
members of the summer school,
the faculty, and merchants of the
College Station business district.
Dr. Winkler came to Texas A.
& M. Colege in 1923 and was
promoted to his present position
as director of the summer session
and head of the Department of
Psychology in 1935. He received
his bachelor of science degree from
the University of Texas in 1904
and his master of science degree
from the same university in 1914.
Twelve New Dorms, New Mess Hall Furnish Aggies
World’s Largest and Best Living and Dining Setup
By C. L. Babcock
Two thousand six hundred ca
dets are living in the twelve new
dormitories at Texas A. & M.
which were built and equipped with
the new mess hall last year at a
total cost of nearly $2,500,000.
These new dormitories are the
latest word in construction and con
venience. Each room is specially
designed to care for two students
and afford them ample space. There
are two clothes closets in every
room with a shoe and boot rack,
a clothes bar, and two large shelves
in each. They are built in the wall
on each side of the door and fur
nish a small hallway entrance. An
extremely comfortable two-decker
bed is placed in every room along
with two large study tables and a
six-drawer black walnut-finished
metallic dresser.
Then there are a wash basin and
a medicine cabinet, including even
a wall container for discarded razor
blades. Above each student’s desk
is a book shelf and next to it is a
bulletin board.
The doors to the rooms are metal
and close-fitting and have foolproof
locks on them. The lavatories and
shower rooms are located at each
end of every floor near the stairs.
There are two stairways in every
dormitoi'y. One specially built room
in every hall is used as a gun and
equipment room.
Three of the dormitories are a
bit different in arrangement from
the other nine identical buildings.
Kiest Hall is equipped with a beau
tifully furnished Y. M. C. A. ladies’
lounge and restroom. The Aggie
Band hall at the southeast end of
the new addition has a lai'ge re
hearsal room on the fourth floor
of the building. The athletic dor
mitory contains heat and training
rooms along with all of the neces
sary equipment such as rubbing
tables, steam baths, and sun-ray
lamps.
The new dining hall at the ex-
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Twelve new dormitories and one new mess hall were opened at the beginning of the 1939-40 school
term to over 2,600 students. Constructed and equipped at a cost of $2,500,000, they are as modern and
up-to-date as any to be found in the nation. A. & M. now has the world’s two largest dining halls.
treme south end is the primary unit
of the new area, although the
older Sbisa mess hall is still used
by those cadets residing in the old
area. The new mess hall has two
large dining halls with kitchen be
tween. On the second floor may be
found offices and the public address
system booth, while below in the
basement is the storeroom for sup
plies as well as other offices.
A large courtlike park is situated
in the center with the dormitories
built around it. Asphalt walks con
nect all of the halls and lead to
the various classroom buildings.
Although the project of landscaping
the surrounding land will not be
completed until this summer, there
have been numerous improvements
achieved along this line since this
school year began last September.
There are many rock and flower
gardens located throughout the
grounds, and there will no doubt
be a fine carpet of grass covering
the area by next September.
In passing it should be mention
ed that the new dormitories have
been given names selected by the
Board of Directors from a list of
foimer presidents of the college,
past and present members of the
Board, and outstanding citizens and
faculty members who have con
tributed to the school’s success.
The twelve dormitories are named
in honor of the following named
men: T. W. Spence, Edwin J. Kiest,
R. W. Briggs, Walter Lacy, G. R.
White, Joe Utay, H. C. Schuh-
macher, Byrd E. White, C. S.
Gainer, L. L. Mclnnis, H. H. Har
rington, and E. J. Fountain. W. A.
Duncan is the name given to the
new dining hall.
FOREIGN FOWL, WILD GAME
FOR POULTRY HUSBANDRY
The student in Poultry Husban
dry at Texas A. & M. College has
something more than ordinary do
mestic fowl with which to work.
Besides Leghorns, Barred Rocks,
Rhode Island Reds and New Hamp-
shires and a flock of turkeys, the
college pens hold 50 Mallard ducks,
15 white Chinese geese, 20 pheas
ants, 50 quail and 10 Chukar par
tridges.
Commandant To Leave Soon;
Is Aggie of Class of ’08
Thirty-five years ago a boy by
the name of George Moore enroll
ed at Texas A. & M. College. He
was a freshman private in the col
lege cadet corps. Today he is a
colonel in the United States Army
and Commandant of the school he
attended years ago.
Colonel Moore is being transfer
red from service here by the War
Department at the end of the pres
ent term—a year before the term
ination of his period as Command
ant, because of his value to the
War Department for higher mil
itary duty. It is expected that he
will go to Hawaii.
He was born in Austin on July
21, 1887, and in 1904 he entered
A. & M. College. For two years
he played as substitute on the foot
ball team. During 1906 and 1907 he
made the team and was a regular
guard and tackle. He also took part
in other school activities.
In 1908, when he graduated,
he thought he was going to start
out on a career as civil engineer.
With his appointment as 2nd lieu
tenant in 1912, he turned to a mili
tary life. In 1917 he was appointed
lieutenant colonel and during the
last session was promoted to full
colonel.
Col. Moore was a distinguished
graduate of the Coast Artillery
School in 1927, the Command and
General Staff school in 1928, and
the Army War College in 1934. His
graduation from the War College
not only completed his formal army
schooling, but also automatically
placing him on the list of officers
eligible for War Department Gen
eral Staff duty.
On Sept. 1, 1937, Col. Moore took
over duties as Commandant of the
college cadet corps at A. & M. This
position made him the head man of
all college military activities. He
is the first Reguar Army officer in
the past seven years to be Com
mandant of the cadets. Reserve of
ficers held the post during the five
years before his appointment.
Old Entrance to Campus
Even though the college now has a new main entrance from
the opposite direction, the former main entrance leading off the old
Bryan-Navasota road still offers one of the best views of the old
campus. The Academic Building, old Main Building with dome, where
many classes are held, is in the middle of the picture.
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