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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1940)
DIAL 4-5444 mrKiAt. NEWSPAPK* or THE (TTY or (1MXBGE STATION DIAL 4-5444 8TUDBNT SUMMER WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OP TEXAS AIM (OLLEOB t VOL. 2 122 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING COLLEGE STATION. TEX., THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 15, 1540 220 Feet High Looks 500 Changes IN Plans For T Announced Cuhion Promises Y Will Absorb New Tax Without Price Raise VartwM rhanfw ib tkt urmuf- BMta far Am—bly Hall pirturt •howa for next ymr Karr bom an- ^aouaead aa imiainoot fey M L j Caafetaa. aarrvtary «f tfet Y. M. C. A. TV fart that tfeo federal pur eminent haa levied a tai on mottoa | pktare adnuaaion price to fee viaod far aational defence will hr afe- 1 •orbed fey the Y. M C. A. la tfee present ad to las ion and will not in* j crease the price studenU will have to pay. In effect It will a meant to a redaction in the price of ahewa W ill Succeed Mangelsdorf Nationally Prominent Men Lecture at Second Annual AirConditioningConference Aggie-Elect Bikes 1025 Miles To See Willkie Carrier Is Banquet Speaker; Larson Is Consulting Expert ,i *e \h / \ & Fcatunnf nationally famous That 17 year old Johnny Stout “b.» nanw' men la tt» fiaM oT air <4 Hahdlay, Tarrant coonty, will runditioninp. the Machaaieal En receiee a personal introduction to (taaarlap Department apana a the presidential nominee, Wendell three-day short conree Vpinninp L Willkie, ia the word that haa u>day and laatinp throapb Satar rtmae to the Texaa-for-Willkie club ,toy Responsible for the arranpe- sdaUaa WTAW Bp aaa sf aate dark aad Nffet pahMl from tfee ato. . Photo hy Phil Cohan hare ia the aeo aatenna erected far radio feb piece af e^eipmeat the effective bread haa feeee lacreaeed to 4t miles The alter ip ia aa effort to make it ptaiely vwiMe She Feeds The Most Aggies consider bookkeeping and chanpe-asak inp aa well aa financially benefit ting the student body Because the Board af Directors took no action on tfcr proposal to renovate Guion Hall, it will not be possible to have H in use hy the time school starts anleas the Board meets in the first week af Sep tember The next regular meeting ia m October W 8 Hipp of the Western Electric Company who has charge <>f servicing the projection and aoand equipment estimates that P. fh the move can be made in about a week once the order to move ia given, and that the complete met amorphasis should take leas than two weeks Work on the picture schedule for Aaaembiy Hall shows Has prov ed that several changes need V made Heretofore benefit shows have been ma an Thursday and Friday nights According to the «hen tfea plana for next year, the organ)is M Vtoe^Director tmna will still get two showings 0 f ^ ApWultural Experiment bmt they will consist of a matinee S UU en He succeeds P C Mangels and a night show on Friday «torf, who recetiUy resigned to ar This change means that the eept a position ia Harvard Mr groupings of daya will be changed McDowell's appointment la effort too dhows good dn the "Y" card ive September 1 program will still be shown on dat A former student of A d M., urday night with IV admission for persons not possessing the prie- headquartara ia Dalka Recently Johnny bicycled l.Ott miles from Handley to Elwood. lad., to be present when Willkie makes his ac ceptance speech diace then the Texas youth has been invited to address several group* in El wood on the subject of the Lone Star State Arrange meats for Johnny to meet the prfe idential nominee are being made by the committee in charge of the home-coming ceremonies menu of the short course la Wayne E Long, professor in the M E. Department The purpose of this conference is to bring man of industry to gether to study and discuss the problems, new developments, and new ideas in the fields of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; to foster a closer cooperation and a bettor understanding between the several trades and professions; and to assist in building and main- mi Texana traveling on the special 1 taming a sound engineer mg foan- train to Elwood for the ceremonies t dation for the industry Aug 17 will V met by Johnny Heading the staff of noted au dio* who will make the trip home! thonties will V Dr F E. Gietecke. ' with the Texos party professor emeritus of the Mechan- ! In tV Fall Johnny will enter ‘ Engineering Department, who , who haa been appointed hy the Board TVs throctor of the AgrtraharaJ Experiment dtattoa rf who recently resigned C H Mcftmll Selected Vice-Director Texas Agriodtural Experiment Station with the fat Iowa Park I dtotoaa, af Lairs of the j Texas A. A If College CHEMtBtGK EXHIBIT TO BE SHOWN AT FAIRS ia the national preaidrut of the e American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Dr. Gtesecke has done outstanding work in the . determination of friction josses in six-inch pipe for air conditionuig , plants In fact acveral years ago TV famet advanced another | irrW and pr«l»rtod loaa- stop in becoming cloned allied with «•*•»« recent tost nm made this industry in Texas with the appoint | " un » m » r •" ^ Mrchannml Enr- ment of a Chemurgie Committee to j (Continued on page 4) super erne tV preparation of an _ exhibit of agricultural products to be shown at the State Fair at |B5 la* and at the South Texas PMp at inr mm Black land Experiment ^tatton at Temple This station ia a joint en terpriae with the Federal Soil Conservation Service; and the re sults obtained from research at this location are provtag of value, agronomist in the Agricultural Ex not only to the agriculture of this Group Insurance T« CoatuMie liege card. A picture will be play'd on Monday and Tuesday matinee and night shows if the permission it granted to show a Monday night MWV. Another picture will run Wednesday and Thursday These will be IV admission pictures The times far the beginning of the programs will V the same as for tost year. !:M p m for mati nee*, and 6:4i for evening shows Oa Saturday afternoon the matinee (Continued on Page 4| McDowell graduated from the col lege in ltl2 and rgeeived bis Mas pian* for the preparation of an ex- region, but to the state aa a whole In recommending McDowell for the vme-diteetorahip, A. B Conner, tors degree m IhM. He ha* work! Direr tor of the Texas Agricultural Mbit showing how agrlrultaral pro ed and expenmratod in four of j Experiment Station, aaid, "Mr Mr durU can V effectively and econo tV principal fa ming regiAns of Dowell has actually conducted ex ; mically utilised m as to produce Taxas and has established him penmentol work and famine •P'i many valuable by products which self as aa organiser and manager ' eration in the principal faming c» n be conaamed bp industry TV First identified with the Expen region* of tV state and has work exhibit when prepared will place ment Station in 1*17, at which time od with almost all brand— af ag m the charge of Mr. Elmore R. V waa Superintendent of the Den riealturr. including animal bus Tern memVr of Die Hast Texas ton Station. V reatgaed in 1W1 to Vndry, entomology, plant path..) ham her of Cummer*, who ia accept a position oa tV Taft Ranch, ogy, and other In— I consider this In IMG V waa appointed Sup- experience a very important qualifi enntendont of Suhatot— Mo. 14 catton for service qa Vice Director'' who ia chairman of tV committee; Dr J D Lindsay acting head «T] a ™ , ‘nf presented to tV Die Chemical Engineering Depart bo * rtl o{ directors by Garmld C. ment; and Mr D T. K.Hough. Mann, attorney general of th« Stoto of Texas, forbidding the mainten ance of a group insurance plan by the college, under the present set- pertment Station The committee was appointed by . tV Board of Director, to , ttt<1y | -‘•Hr raising af aU Dairy Plgarea aa her milk prod that to tV 144-day pertod toe gai butter fat. which la nearly three aa dairy eew. toe ka a three-year aid . : —Photo by Phil Golmau k the prise eew af the ( ellegs ■tie* record for tost year reveal ItUt panada ef milk with UL4 mm half Da— that af tV average Many Houses Are Being Built in College Additions As Campus Residents Move Out By Margaret Ana WIHto— * Vet moved from tV campus TV 8. R. Gamatoua are planning to m in North TV general exodaa from tV Campus haa began. Mere aad mere IMP* •• • vacant boa— and evergvwwn yards Odkwood very sei dot toe Campus as toe faculty rue ideate mew off tote toe nearby raoideatml sections Since IV no t—s to vacate the realdeacea hy deptemVr. INI, aere —t but last year. tV where-to liw topic haa Von tV stoat frequent sub ject of conv*nation among IV faculty member* living ea tV cam pus Judging from toe number ef around tV campus thin is a mighty good place far a carpenter. TV Gee. Sum—ps, the W L. tbnbcrtoy*. and tV |. K. Walker* have all moved tote lowly new house* to North Oakwood T P. Mayo has ahm purrhaaed a house la this addition hut V has net The New College Hills Wooded Bafates is tV site ef several nrw homes The f. L Thomases and tV T. W Lrlands art next door a*ighbnrs to this —Den, and the M K Thornton* and T. A Man. sons will soon mow tote til* neigh borhood. 8. W. Biising and G. B Winstead are pleaaing to kuitri to that aertion during tV com mg fmr. The G. 8. Prop* haw already mowd into their new home to Callage Hills, and toe B. G. Reeves expect te move very soon to Dili addition The D. B. Cofen haw been He tog to a new two story home la (Continued oa gage 4) Officer and Sergeant Meet For First Time In Seventeen Years Chpt En—t A. Ftlwood. Field Artillery, who waa called from re tirement to actiw service aad or dered to Ttxae A. A M. College last May. and Sergeant 0. B Jack- son, ia charge of the U. t. Army recruiting off— at the enjoyed a few mtaw Wednesday morning Capt Ellwnod, with tV 4th Field Artillery back in toe 40 s, had been stationed at Pert dam Houston and then was ordered to Laruda la I9B and 19M Sergeant Jackaoh waa his battery dork. The two me* had not met since 1414 bat when Capt Dheeed walk- ad tote tV recruiting office Wed aaeday morning dergeent Jackson tmmodiately recognised him Industrial Engineering Department Is Created; Judson Neff Is Head rVmeryir director of departawnt of Judsea Neff, M E tt. to be called toe Industrial En gtooenng Department Is batog ea tabliabaii with offl— at present to tV Petroleum Engineering build ing The department win offer cwuree* this comi’g year to tV training of student* ia toe amaage- nMHit of Instruction to the aew depart ment is to renciaDH ea Cound'ng out tV Eitgineertog knowledge of student* who take Mm basic Engi- — aad to tor— Dtoir chances af *ucs**s in indue- try, according to Mr. Neff Back ground work to Death Taken Former Student Norman J. Dually, of Bryan News ef toe pasemg of Neman J. Danaby, far—r student ef A. A M . at a hospital to Houston a weak ago lato Wednesday canv as a great shock to hi* many . % Norman j. P—hy was a son of tV lato H P. Danshy and Mr. Mlaaie M Danshy. H* graduated from A A M. to I4M after a ea- ruer as aa Hkataading football piayar. He is survived by bis wi- dew, Mrs Sue Danshy, his meth- marketmg m neertog will V oMawd to Die cur riculum which wRl V in tV near future. TV department will offer eeur* e* in tV handling at specific en fftoeertfig and indaetrial problems and will streea decision making oa tV part of toe student Staff and organisation pm bio— ef the de partment are unsettled at this Dm* hat will V rleaned up in orddt that tV students will find toarses avail able to this field at toe beginning •4 toe fall tom Mr. Neff, head of tV department, graduated from Texas A. A M. to 14a with a B. $. to Mechanics! V has had mi to onllege employees ever 10 years of age concerned under toe group in surance plan, this week All other employee*' premium* will V paid from the group fund. Since 1181. tV College baa pro vided its employee* with a method ef group insurance whereby the insurance was obtainad at a lower rate to tV policy holders. Under this pian. the college paid a ear- tain percent ef the premiums aad Die root was paid by to* employe* or staff member who bold to* pol icy. The group insurance waa taken •at wtta toe Southwestern Life Insurance Oe, Dallas, aad allowed _ those receiving the policies to ben- Effective Weptamksr L all the college ompleyeea over 50 will re ceive a raw* In salary te cover toe neoMsary amount which baa here- tofore been paid by toe college but cMtorture Detta'tment will be in charge of designing the exhibit TV various products that will V featured in the exhibit are cot ton. cor*, peanut*, flax. Uing. cas tor Vans, soy beam, sweet pnta "4Vr agricultural products which, hy the coordinating efforts of agronomists and cVmista, valuable by products used in industry can V produced. The exhibit will eon- I* . d..,U, of r.. prufert. w, '‘ rk *• »» * a tracing of the products' life cycle . 909 from tV time it ia planted until *, * ,< * f it emerge* aa a finished product f*** <*» V eentVuad sad tV coL ready to V consumed hy industry, way ** wW* tV and a photograph section to shew ^ thing* .bout Die product whwh, ■"f** 3 would V impossible to show by dia **.**7’.. S ***",* toe potky-boiden held a policy far TV committo. particutorly —-l“ u . j phaaiaed their thanks to the many age ef tV employee, and other t departments which have rnnpseatad ™*^ l ***f~* "* with them ia tV designing of tV pr,m,u " ^ eo - ■I ef too coat of tV msur- exhibit An enormous amount of I"""' * wn " WK,rr a enthusiasm has been shown here r,vrn prrrtnt °* h "' in * ur,inc »’ F^ on tV campus a* well as all over Judeeu Neff. wV will Veeme head ef toe newly crested Depart- ■seat of laduatric tV state for tV aew movement Many industrial concerns have dis placed their faith ia Die project bf furnishing products and exhibit wterial ft is tV opinion of the commit (Coattoued on page 41 >r Raandl Relume Hero and to induetml centers eleewhere He attended the Harvard Graduate _ _ M .. .. buMoew «dv.K,l and studied bus- Afltf 11 Vhnilkttl mess administration and sales man agement. Upon graduation ffom A duatiial work, betk to tki* A M V was employed as Aset to Chief Engineer ef toe Soathem Ire and Utilities Ce. of Dallas. Later V worked for Die Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in Philadel phia. Following this V waa eia- yeans af practical ployed oe Chief Engineer ef the •ad to- Merchant toe and Cold Storage Co. in Loaisvilto. Ky. mhiass paid by the college. Siam it is now forbidden that tV college continue Dlls practice, it was n«*ea- ■ary to instltpte this plan to keep tV employee from having to pay tV Dill amount of tV policy. Thi* will mean that each em ployee over 10 will new receive a * salary increased by the amount srhich V haa had Vretofore paid I for him hy tV college H* will then roarnd this amount along with the ftr. Dan Russell, head of toe j re—iaing amount ef the payments Rural Sociology Department, re V haa been —king, to take od< turned to tV campaa last Wcdne* day after Vvtng 'been away far almost a month Dr. Ra—ll V* been m Houston •ad Gah—ton whwre V underwent • aerie* ef t—ttaenta for smas that tV aalt n swm vrw—q— hie h wV to air along the vantage of tV group toaurance to this aew manner. Group in sura uM can V conttowH, doapite tV new ulmg. college off trials stated, and will result in s r mtmued saving to tV policy holders. There will V w» change to tV amount of Die peasant payments under tV new Ian. , '' T\ \ 1