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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940
Eighth Wonder—Aggies’ Juke Box Prom
Juke Box Is Summer Sensation
Featuring Low Prices, No Ties
Juke Box Proms—their popular
ity spread like wildfire throughout
the student body after their world
premier the first weekend of sum
mer school. With self-imposed rules
outlawing coats and ties, the Col
lege Station hep cats flocked to
Sbisa in droves of 500 or more,
and they danced to the music of
the leading orchestras in the
country. They are the eighth wond
er of the Aggie world.
With informality the theme of
the affairs, the admission charge
hit the new low of 15 cents per
person or 25 cents for a couple. Ev
erybody came, and everybody had
a whale of a good time.
Directors and co-founders W. L.
Penberthy and Luke Harrison ori
ginated the affairs as a function
of the intramural program, charg
ing admission only to cover the
cost of operation. Twice, at the end
of each semester, a Prom was giv
en free out of the profits made
►from the other dances. Altogether-
there were nine Juke Box Proms,
four the first semester and five the
second; their popularity grew as
did the crowd with each week.
Penberthy pointed out that the
attitude which the summer stu
dents took in respect to the dances
was the finest part of the social
function. “People who think that
the students don’t appreciate
things which are done for them are
all wrong,” he said. “Their at
titude and willingness to cooperate
was wonderful and any credit for
the tremendous success of these
dances should go entirely to the
students.”
The history of the popular sum
mer dances is an interesting story
in itself. While visiting his alma
mater, Ohio State University at
Columbus, Ohio, Penberthy was
favorably impressed by the recrea
tional program being carried on
by that institution. Returning to A.
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■& M., he decided to request that
the Intramural Department here
be placed in charge of summer act
ivities and the summer program.
Thus came the introduction of
the Juke Box Proms with their
low admission price. The name of
the proms was derived from the
slang-name of nickelodeons which
furnished the music for the dances
—“juke box.”
“Mr.” King Called
To Manilla, After
20 Years At A.&M.
Getting accustomed to being
called “Mr.” after having been
addressed for twenty years as
“Sergeant” is the not-too-unpleas-
ant task of one John Lee King. This
new title comes with his recent
appointment as warrant officer.
When asked what he will remem
ber longest about A. & M., he re
plied, “The champion football team
of 1939”.
Chief clerk in the office of the
m WEEK SPECIALS
I.E.S. Lamps - Clocks
A. & M. Stationery - Brooms
Window Shades - Tennis Shoes
School Supplies - Waste Baskets
Electrical Supplies - Regulation Socks
Military Shirts - Ties - Belts
CAMPUS VARIETY STORE
NORTH GATE
P.M.S.&T. has been his official
status the whole time, and a more
complete set of files were never
kept than those of John King; but
he also served as door sergeant in
the mess hall and for 13 years
was in charge of waiters. He learn
ed to fly in Ft. Worth, and he pur
chased the first airplane in Brazos
County.
His appointment to warrant of
ficer was obtained as a result of
an examination which he took in
1936 to be placed on the eligibility
list. There are only 600 of these of
ficers in the army. He obtained
notice of his promotion April 1.
On October 18 a beloved little
man will sail from San Francisco
taking his wife and son to Manilla.
He once said that after retirement
he would like to return to live at
A. & M. Certainly “Mr.” John Lee
King will be welcomed back.
Sound waves of African tom
toms travel more than 1,000 feet a
second or 21 miles in about 1%
minutes. Instances have been
known where messages were trans
mitted 1,000 miles in little more
than one hour.
Summer School Was Eventful
Complete Dial Net
Installed For Use
In College Phones
New Antenna For WTAW;
Mess Hall Meals—30^;
Awards To New Students
Since the opening of the first
semester summer school on June
10, many important events have
occurred to make the past summer
one recorded in the annals of his
tory as outstanding.
Among the more noteworthy hap
penings was the decision of the
Board of Directors in August to
construct four more new dormi
tories at a cost of $600,000. The
decision on the location and the
type of buildings to erect were not
made at that meeting, but it is
hoped, however, that construction
can be started sometime this fall.
Also contrived this summer, plans
are well under way for securing
$350,000 to build an airport for
A. & M. which will be the equal of
any college or university airport
in the nation.
On July 11 the distinguished ca
reer of Charles Puryear, dean emer
itus of the college, was brought to
a close with his death. Dr. Puryear
had been connected with the col
lege for almost fifty years,
The resignation of P. C. Man-
gelsdorf as Vice-Director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
in order that he might join the
teaching staff at Harvard Univer
sity, left^a vacancy that was filled
by the appointment of C. H. Mc
Dowell who has currently been the
superintendent of the Blackland Ex
periment Station at Temple.
Effective during the summer was
the separation of the department
of Chemical Engineering from the
department of Chemistry. This new
est addition to the field of engi
neering makes it possible for the
accreditation of the department by
the Engineer’s Council for Profes
sional Development. All equipment
and machinery of the Chemical En
gineering Department has been
moved and set up by students in
the rear of the Petroleum Engi
neering building under the super
vision of the acting head of the de
partment, Dr. J. D. Lindsay.
Dial System Complete
With the addition of 450 new
dial telephones, the city'of College
Station became 100 per cent dial,
according to an announcement of
District Manager Atkins of the
Southwest Telephone Co. In Aug
ust of last year a 250-unit dialV
system was installed principally
for A. & M. College and subscrib
ers on the campus. Now an addi
tional 450-unit line has been added.
The manual board has been main
tained at College Station so that
subscribers wishing to call Bryan
may dial “O” and give the operator
the Bryan number. At the Bryan
exchange, the new automatic equip
ment has arrived and installation
of this equipment started about
August 15. The new building ad
joining the present building is
■nearly completed. It is said
installation of the system in Bryan
will require about twelve weeks
altogether, and that the change
over will be made about November
15.
Mess Hall Visitors Charged
By employing an efficiency ex
pert this summer to study past
accounts and methods, J. C. Ho-
tard, director of subsistence, has
announced that new savings can
be made in the food bill by the
amount of 6 cents per day per stu
dent. These savings will be accom-
that-fplished by a new 30 cent charge
on visitor’s meals which was ap
proved by the Board of Directors
at their last meeting in August.
The efficiency expert reported that
the guest privilege was being abus
ed by the students in such magni
tude that some remedy was neces
sary. In reducing the cost of the
day’s meals from 69 cents to 60
cents, the maintenance for this
year will be reduced $15. Mr. Ho-
tard pointed out that this saving
will enable each boy to have 50
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