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VOL S m ADMINISTRATION BUILDING COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1ft, 1M0. Z725
NO. 7
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$350,000 Airport Plans, Being Pushed
\
2nd Term
Enrollment
To Top 1400
Will Be Slightly
Lets Than 1,489
Record of 1st Term
K J How«ll. lUflHrtr, kM an
wcxiw—d Umi »n »KfcW 1,410 am*
4mU vtU tfiroll far Um mm
•MnMtor of tko rurrwot cum mar
aiMloa Tkia flfur* rayraoanta a
Van forront larrooM orar Um 1,111
atmrfanta anrtllad during Um aot-
7b Harvard
They Call Him “Sarge", But His Real
Name Is James T. Carroll - Retired By
The Army 18 Years Before Leaving A. & M.
B.» E. C. “Joof" Oalaa <
HatuMoa H^orU Rdtiar
Hr * a grand old man and will
ba miaaad by hundred* of Agg»r
athlatas and formar athlatr* whan
ha laava* Saptambar 1 aftrr put
ting » many year* in the aquip
mant room at tha athlatw ftald
Thay call him “Sarga" but hi*
raal nama ia Jama* T (arraU, and
ha can aay that during hia king
atay at A A M ha ha* naaar mada
an ana my of a ball playar.
“Sarga" eama tn A. A M in
Saptambar, 1922, and took charge
of Bissall and Goodwin Hall* Tha
following year ha opened tha fir at
atudant poat offiea. tha ona which
ta now known a* tha faculty aa-
thange [hiring tha yean of 1*24-
2b 24 ha waa a day and night ser
geant on tha campus
In 1*27 Coach Dana Bible aakad
Sarge to taka charge of tha equip
ment room, and he has bean there
aver since Hia fint year there ha
waa with a conference champion
Ha saw Bible laava and Matty Ball
struggle through tome lean year*
before Matty went to 8 M U. Ha
saw Coach Hamer Norton strive
in bringing the Aggies from tha
depth* to their prase at position
atop the football world. He came in
with a conference champion and
ha la leaving with a national chant
pion Ha has aaan tha student en
rollment grow from a handful to
over 4,000
Ha enlisted in the army in April,
IBM. at Salem, Mass and was
■hipped to the Phillipme Islands in
F * \k
summer's registration also rep re
seated an Ineome over the preseed
mg mmmer, being eleven perc
more Umm the !•» aacond semea-
tar enrollmeat
Howell alao pointed out the en
rollment for the current semester
ia 1,480 students I? of which are
women Tbit figure indicates that
the 1040 summer session will wit
ness a new summer session enroll
ment record with approximately
2,200 different students register
ing for at least on* semester.
More than 500 students attend-
May of tO Ha entered tha service mg the first semester will not re-
for the Spanish American War and turn for the second term
stayed in. He was with the 10th TH * P^K^ed enrollment for the
Infantry till May. 1002 During •* coru1 °" th «
that time he was engaged in M rrturn * em * lon "^udents who
fighte In July, 1006. he went to ^• v * ^* rT1 * tt * n di**g 0,v * °t ^
Mindeanou and stayed till 1007, re- •^ veni f R O T < camps throughout
turning then to the State, where flr,t Al *°' "* n T Mangelsdorf, Vice-director and
he served in Washington and Wy-| tJr * n *^ r • tu d rnt * expected for ^^nomist of the Texaa A. A M
ommg till 1010. In 1010 be return tlM> • em ^ Ur . . „ Experiment Station, haa been an
B ( onnor. Director
Experiment Station Vice-Director
Mangelsdorf Resigns to Go to Harvard
Construction
Work Is Fast
Progressing
New Flooring and
Ceiling Now Rein*
Installed In gbisa
Re flooring the main dining room
•f Bbtaa Hall, world s largest din.
in* hall, and tNe treatmont of Um
walls and eeillhg with acoustical
material la now In progress at a
com of IlIJMMk Phil C. Norton,
Collate Architect, declared that Um
new flooring arid scenetlcal treat
mont has been heeded for the past
five years with the event of voatly
improved A A M. aoclol seasons
and tho Importing of many name
oreheotras. All major A. A M
fthfftip and mfMlary haft* are Md
in the main dining room of Bbiaa
Hall
Pour weeks ago carpenters be
gan destruction of the floor and
ceiling of the main dining room
which ia 252 feet long and 71
feet wide This work will be com
pleted in shout ten days at which
time the Acoustical and Flooring
Company. Houston, will begin work
installing the new floor and ceil-
in*
War Department
Agents Inspect
Proposed Location
GUrkri* Back la
Washington ta Make
Plaal Paak Far Airport
Plana fur securing la.so oo.. fro*
the War Department ta build an
A. A M airport, as anaouamd In
In* week's Battel ion, mere being
hard-peaked this week an new 4o-
vt*iofimrntn MMNNMl BlIg^iMkgrlvm
Dmm Gikk OUckrtft to rwtnm to
Waahlngtoa, D. C Menday night
Monday aftemooa Colonel Qaergs
B. Lovell, Jt, AM Cerpa off leer,
IlOhth Cerpa Am, and Major
Dan W. Maykov, ttnd Amin!
Squadron, inspected the proposed ,
site for the War Department Al
though the l ns porting officers mad*
comment tn reaplet ta their
dee ia ton, thay were tremendously
im pressed with Ute -Oalleg* In a
tour of the campus which Otlekrtat
and Colonel George P. Moore, A.
A M Commandant, showed them
later in the afternoon Plying bore
from Port 8am Houston, Colonol
Lavell and Major Mayhew were
met at the Collage Airport by Gil*
christ and Cot* Moor*.
The proposed airport, tf grant
ed, will he built on the ait* of
the preeent College Airport and
ill be the equal of any college
The new floor will be of the or university airport in the nation.
The resignation of Dr P. Gf
drought resistant variety adopted ^ th , VMt rooro w ,teout an ech*
to West Texaa and to late planting
in other parts of th* State; Yel- !
low Tuxpan, a tall-growing, weevil
resistant corn for the Gulf Coast
Norton indicated that the work
would probably be finished by Sep
tember 1.
Construction Is also well under
the second semester
ed to th# Phtliiptnes to stay until A <*•* Monday, July 22,
1012 when he came back to tk# U I fr °» 6 P »>» ^ «*r * A
8. for a couple of year* During votwl 10 r n<* t ' r * t ‘ 0 " Thursday, of the Experiment Station Dr
1014-16 he waa in Vera Crus, Mex J,I, V **• ^ ^ deadline for Mangebdort’s reeignatmn become,
iro and then came back to the registration in the College Dm- effective September 1 at which time
a« t j Tt ^ < tmrrri #n .ion to obtain credit for the second he will begin his new duties as
tered the World War. In 1017 he trn " CWeaqa for the second term Professor of Economic Bo tony and
waa with the 1st Division in France " w *Mdly bqgm Tuesday. July 23 Assistant Director of the Botanical Texaa The release of these varie
He .taved there until Sept . 101* dormitories will again be Museum at Harvard t’givermity ties furnished Texas farmers for k., ^ completed on the laun
From then until 1021 he wa. ste- "“d* •***»•**• t® summer students f>r Mangelsdorf ha. Aron agron the first time with well adapted dry nviting of the steel frame
tamed tn Ohio and was retired in who >■■*** for the second term charge of corn and small varieties, a* high in vitamin po work „ mt \\ under
that year His rank at that time Mall will house married gram txpenmenU ia Texaa since tency as Corn-Belt varieties and The first floor of the dormitory
waa master sgt During the World < ‘ uu Pk* and siagta woman; Hart Ju nu gry 1, 1027, Hi* resignation at the same time as productive a* | S rapidly nearing completion and
adapted to all parts of the
State, Texaa Golden Prolific,
edapted to the more fertile toils
of East Texaa; Golden June, a
finest maple and the ceiling will
be of the beat available acoustical
treatment substance which will
improve the acoustical qualitie*
of the room to such an extent that
an orchestra or a singer's voice
can be distinctly heard through-
tad tha Iwwar Bla Gnade Valley, wty on both the new four-story
and Golden Thom*, for !v>uthwe*t dormitory and the new
college laundry. Foundation work
Gilchriat pointed out, as he left
for Washington, that he expected
to return July 26 at which time
he hoped to have definite infor
mation in respect to the project
He reiterated ha statement mad* ,
in last week's Battalion to th* ef-
f«rt that ,4 One thing particular I
want to stress. Although we have
•very hope that this plan will b«
approved by the War Department,
we have n«>i yet received any ia*
dwation that it will be, and w* are
not over confident in this reaped •
as it w entirely within the realm
l Continued on Page 4)
War he wa. a 1st lieutenant and
temporary captain
In 1*<»0 Sarge wa* wounded in
service The duty he was on when
injured mad* him eligible for mem
bership in the Order of the Purple
Heart, but because of an over
sight of the War Department he
went through his remaining year,
ta the army without receiving this
honor In 1*34, M years later, the
War Department found their er-
rill house graduate students, and
Buaell, Law. and Puryear will ac
commodate all others
focuses attention on the outatand- the best native white varieties construction of the second floor
ng progress in cereal breeding Dr Mangelsdorf was appointed «il| begin late this week It ia
which has been made m Texas in Assistant-Director of the Texas expected that both buildings will
the past fourteen years Fourteen Station in September 1924 and be completed by September 1.
Hia tong stay at A A M came ror and sent him th* beautiful gold
only after he had put in enough
years to be retired from th* army
He put m enough time for retire
ment from th* army, and has put
in II years at A A M . and ta still
only 42 year* old
medal
“Gimme a towel, Sarge”
“Well, I just gave you a towel,
what did you do with it?"
Good lurk Sarge. w* will ad mi*.
Major James C Short, Class of
16, Featured In San Antonio Light
Prom Th# Ban Anteute light ♦tion which is commonly known as
A native Texan and an honor operations section, and draw*
graduate of Texas A A M C*.|* ** «*ich
. ww to teat the efficiency and
lege is the officer serving as as- . . .. , ,
% skill off the divwioa as a team
■istant to th* aasietant chief of I R addition, the day todav tram
staff in rharg* of plan* and train- mg which will enable each man
inf of Second Division at Port to funfftion hi his particular caps
Hey Engineers -
Wanna Job? Robert
And Company Needs
"Slip Stick” Artists
new varieties of corn, wheat, oats,
and barley have been perfected
*. Library, Hospital and
Swimming Pool Hours
For Second Semester
Gibb Gilchriat, Dean of th*
School of Engineering, haa an
nounced that Raheii and Company,
Engineers of Atlanta. Georgia, are
in need of a number of engineer*
in connection with their contract
for a large naval air base to be
constructed at Conroe Christi
Gilchrist stated that any recent
graduates tr former graduates of
A A M who might be out of work
should communicate with Mrs A
G Stanford. Robert and Company,
lac.. Corpua Christi. Texas, m
connection with this work.
and arc now m th* hands of Texas problems and opportunities m the
farmer* or are ready for reloaae Station program has made him
tn the near future moat valuable member of the staff
Two sweet corn varieties, Honey His eontributiona to the Station
June and Surecropper Sugar, de literature are maaterpieces of
veloped by Dr Mangelsdorf are sound, srientifk writing whieh. at
widely grown in Texas for roast- the same time, he has presented '
ng ear* and canning These new with such simplicity as to remove j Library wfll continue th*
varietM*. the firat true sweet corn th* feeling of mystery that often dur1nf mm /i m .
adapted to the South, combine th* becloud# th# reader
reaietaace of drought and ear ■ -
worm damage of native field com, , i
with the high sugar contnent and Fllfcll&g
Sam Houston.
He ia Maj James C. Short, who
waa kftrn at Bandera and who re
ported far duty at Port Sam Hous
ton on Oct It, 10S8, after serving,
with the Pint Cavalry Brigade
at Port Clark. Texaa. "
Major Short graduated with
honors from Taxaa A. A M Col-
log* ia 1*14, and the foltowtng
year was commissioned a second
^ lieutenant of cavalry. He also ia
a graduate of the Cavalry SchooJ
1*24; th* advanced eqatteUau
course of that school. 1*24, the
Italian Cavalry School, 1*20; the
Commaad and General Staff
School, 1*84, aad the Army War
ft College, IMS
During th* World War Major
I Short aorved in Praam with tha
78th Ftald Artillery
It M the duly «f the G4 Sec
tion, that ta which Maj. Shari Is
on duty, ta prepare aft plana for
Um training of Ike troops of the
‘ Amend Division This ia
city is directed by this office
Training schedules are carefully
planned to be complete and com
preheaaiua, and each working hour
of every day is devoted to some
particular phase of the soldier’s
training which will better equip
him to perform his part m th*
■rheme of things
At present Maj. Short ia bus
ily engaged In, or preparing for,
the conduct of th* various summer
training camp activities with the
Remrvv Officers' Training Corps,
the Cttiaons' Military Training
Cai
Dean Puryear
Dies In Bryan
Death in the WUkerson Memorial
Hospital. Bryan, ended the dieting
uished (oncer of the late Dean
Emeritus Charles Puryear at 11:10
p. ns. last Thursday, July 11
Dr. Parymr was connected with
the college for almost fifty yaara
His active teaching career
in 1*10 following a paralysis
stroke On Jutp 4, last, it
necessary to MaputoU hts right
Cama aad reserve officer* at Camp tag la prpeual the spread of an
BulH*, which ia commanded by infection Be raOUd for n few day*.
Maj. Goa. Walter Ki
man dor Port Sam
the Smaad Division
At tha mm* Urns, Maj Short
M drawing up dotailod plans far
tha Bsssnd Division's particMotion
in the Third Army maaeuvon ta
he hold ia conjunction with thorn
of tha National
ana during August
but tha infirmittpi wf hia 18 yaara
of ago ytavaft to ha the tool
elements In hia fight far Ufa
hi keepMg with hia wiakoa, aim
pis funeral services
Calm Hal Saturday morning All
elamm wars mopanded am
of Ik* cottage rimed early
students tad faculty i
might attend Ike service
Vice-Director in
His commanding
February 1940.
grasp of the
table quality of Northern sweet Contract Awarded to
with I, A tun. (;u ! f Pub,i8h ‘ n * Co-
H Stanael. H P Morris, and J i The contract for the prinUng of
Roy Quinby. Superintendent of the the 1941 Longhorn, A. A M an-
Taxaa Substations at Beeville, An- ^ been awarded to the
gieten, Nacogdoches, nd Chillicoth#, GuJf of
Dr. Mangelsdorf has developed five ^ ^ ^ ^ t
MW y.lio. fi-id com nmUn ,0 " V **
Them are Yslto. fturrmnner sn Board for th* third coaaecutive
Yellow Surcropper, an j Board
early-maturing, drought resistant year.
mester as were in effect through
out the first semester They are
ft a. m to 10 p. m. Monday through
Friday; ft a. m to 12 noon Satur
day; 1 to 6 p. m and 7 to 10 p.
m. Sunday.
The College Hospital hour* wtU
be 10 a. m. to t p. m Monday
through Satardaf; 8 to 10 a. m.
Sunday; 12 to 2 | m. o« holiday*
The swimming pool will be open
from 3 to 4 in Um afternoon and
7 to 9 at night daily except Sun
day. The pool will be closed Sun
days.
13 Aggies
Attending
Marine Camp
Thirteen Aggies are now en
rolled In the U. 8 Marina Corpo
Reaerva ( amp at Ban Diego, Cal-
iforma Each recruit receive# $30
per month, hia room and board
while at ramp, and expenses to and
from camp Th# recruits art being
drilled and trained intensively hi
th# firing of all weapon# and ma
terials, the major part ef this be
ing Infantry,
After attending camp for six
weeks next lummar, Um recruits
will receive commimioaa As 2nd
Lieutenants in the U. ft./Marfa*
Corps Reserve upon graduating
from the collage.
Thom attending Include: Edward
L Bala, Payne G Coffman, Hor-
acc L Chaim, Joe H Cm. William
0. Karrher, Kyle H Morris, Paul
D. Parker, Silas 0. Sander*. Hobart
L Smith, Charles B Spradley,
Alexander 8. Welker, Horace 0.
Hogan, and William G Gardner.
fl orid - Premiered Last June 15, A. & M.'s Renowned
Juke Box Proms Rate Tops As Student Entertainment
B> Ivaa MacGallicaddy
Thay ware world-premiered last
me It ... . Pour of them were
held during th* first semester ....
Attendance upped from 300 at the
dehut event to 600 an July IS ... .
Thye war* rhytkmed by Benny
Goodman. Gian Miliar, at al . . . .
Aad they've “caught on" as noth
mg rim haa in the 44 year history
of a college that ia accustomed to
•miag thing* catch on.
They're the Jake Bex Prema
Um eighth wonder ad Um Aggie
_JJ|
won®.
Maybe you like t* nigger-ahuf-
fle—mayhe yea don't. Mayka ye*
Hke te ant mgs. .... Or maybe
yen Hka to wait* .,, But H deoeat
make aay different# at Um Juke
•ix twe-and-
teven that youll find them all attheW during the second semester* The history of Um popular
the regular Saturday night swing- beginning Saturday night, July 27.
feats. Pour were held during the first
Keynoted by anything goes and roaamter The last dance held the
everyene’s invited, the bid charge firm semester July It, waa free,
hits a new low ia Aggie hiatory- As announced earlier ta the ae-
a head or two-for- maatar, ail profit on the functions
two-Mts. Nor do ya have to bo
aay particular breed or specie* to
attend a Juke Box Prom; a College
Station soda akeet, a Texaa U.
coed, a Bryan High School senior
! WEN® IH •mil pi)U THIS ■▼OVFClIipOlB pg
and a bell a from north of tha
Mason-Dixee Haa double-dated a
meant pram aa a matter of fact,
Hf* romhfaatiima Hke that which
are rmpoaalble far tha Juka Bag
Proms botng what thay am.
•
Directors W. L Penberthy and
Lake Harriaan have announced that
fiv* «f th* unique dancee wtft ha
would ba returned to th# atudenta
mar dances ia an internaUng story
in iteeH While visiting hia almn
mater, Ohio State University at
Columbus. Ohio, Penberthy waa
favorably impmaaad by Um raevaa-
tional program being carriad on by
the Intramural Department of that
aad th* free dance offered the institution. Retarding to A. A M.,
beat means of doing this. ho docided to roqneot that Um la-
iVr Oerthy pointed out that the
attitude which the summer stu
dents have taken ia reopart to the
dances was the finest part of th*
new social ftmcti<>n “People who
think that the students don't ap-
pceehite things which are done
for them at* all wronf," he mid.
‘Their attitude aadt Wflfagnesa to
cooperate ha* been wonderful and
any credit tar tha tremohdous ana-
asm at them dance# should go sn-
tiraiy ta tha studanta,"
tr*mural Department hare he plac
ed M charge ef eummer acUvtUm
Thu* came tho^hfa^dncUea ef
i Juke Box Prams with their
r admiasMn priaa. Tha aama of
furnish tho muaic for tha dam
“juka box"
Another reason which ia cr
ad far tha popularity of tha di
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