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1 r DIAL 4-5444 STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 28, 194Q L VOL. 40 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. Z725 NO. 6 H. W. Barlow To Head New Engineering Department Howard W. Barlow, one of the- nation’s outstanding aeronautical engineers and consultant for air craft manufacturers, has accepted a position as head of the Depart ment of Aeronautical Engineering of Texas A. & M. College, it was announced today by Dean Gibb Gilchrist, head of the School of Engineering. Approximately 700 students in cluding 400 freshmen, have signi fied their intention of studying aeronautical engineering at A. & M. this year, Dean Gilchrist an nounced, and Mr. Barlow is now getting the various courses under way. Students may enter A. & M. until October 3. The aeronautical engineering curriculum will include courses in every phase of aviation from ground school to theory of flying and from aerodynamics to airport construction and management methods. Freshmen beginning the course will pursue largely the me chanical engineering curriculum, specializing in the third and fourth years to qualify for the degree of bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering. A fifth year course will earn for them the degree of bachelor of aeronautical engineer ing. Graduate engineers in other branches may return to A. & M. for intensive specialization in aero nautical engineering to qualify themselves for designation as ju nior aeronautical engineers. The aeronautical engineering curriculum will feature such sub jects as airport design, airplane design, airways management and accounting, advanced aeronautical design, aerodynamics and airways traffic management and radio com munication. RECEIVED B. S. AT PURDUE Mr. Barlow’s interest in aviation has taken him through many years of study and practical experience. He received his degree of bachelor of science in mechanical engineer ing at Purdue University in 1927, master of science in aeronautical engineering at University of Min nesota in 1934 and is now a can didate for the degree of doctor of engineering science. From 1927 to 1930 he served as staff engineer for the Glenn L. Martin Company at Baltimore; in 1930 was staff engineer for the consulting firm of Gazley and La- Sha, Inc., at Washington and in 1931 was president of National Aircraft Engineers, Inc., a consult- -ing firm in Washington. Since 1936 Mr. Barlow has been consultant for various aircraft manufacturers including Porterfield Aircraft & Engineering Corp., Col. Roscoe Tur ner, Ai’gonaut Aircraft Corp., White Aircraft Corp., Milwaukee Parts Corporation and others. In 1937 and 1938 he was a member of the timing staff of the National Air Races. A busy man in the aircraft in dustry Mr. Barlow has found time to teach elementary aerodynamics at the National School of Aero nautical Engineering, was instruct or, assistant professor and acting head and later associate professor in charge of CAA program of the University of Minnesota depart ment of aeronautical engineering. He is author of a number of avia tion articles and laboratory man uals and has done research in air plane design, aircraft structures, aircraft structural materials and airways meteorology. Mr. Barlow holds memberships in the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, Royal Aeronautical So ciety, American Meteorological So ciety, Tau Beta Pi, Scabbard and Blade, National Aeronautics Asso ciation and is listed in America’s Young Men, Who’s Who in Engi neering and Who’s Who in Amer ican Education. $360,000 AIRPORT IN SETUP .. The complete aviation setup of the Texas A. & M. College which now includes a proposed $360,000 airport, the first part of which is now established. Civilian Aeronau tics Authority basic and advanced flight training, an application for a Reserve Air Corps unit and the aeronautical engineering curricu lum is the result of months of ef fort on the part of Dean Gilchrist to gear the A. & M. School of En gineering to fit into plans for com plete national defense and the edu cational needs of engineering stu dents. Recently the department of chemical engineering has been seg regated and a stronger curriculum installed; and another phase of en gineering has been covered by ap pointment of Judson Neff to head the new department of industrial engineering. Of the approximately 6500 stu dents at A. & M. College for the 1940-41 session, half of them are in the various branches of the School of Engineering, Dean Gil christ announced. Aggieland Band To Play Tonighi At First Corps Dance of Year Today after the game, starting^ at 9 p. m. in the annex of the old mess hall, the Aggieland Orches tra will begin it’s annual swing and sway session for the 1940-41 sea son. This year brings many new per sonalities to the band to replace last year’s graduating members. This year the band’s new maestro is Ed Minnock. Ed hails from Gal ena Park and is playing his last year with the band. Ed’s brilliant sax work entitles him to the first chair sax in the band. His interest ing clarinet chorouses and “ad lib” sax work will be featured much more this year. Ed has played in Houston with many of the ranking musicians of that city, and has also been a member of the Aggie Band for four years. From all of this credit he is really deserving of the position of director. And inciden tally to all you uneducated people who don’t know, Ed is the ranking grade point man of the Mechanical Engineering Department, which really deserves a hand from all you guys who know the hard spots in M. E. as well as managing and directing a dance band. In the brass section we find old faithful, Henry “Botsie” Baushau- sen who for the past six years (Continued on Page 4) Eight High School Bands To Play For A &M-A &I Game Unusual color will be in store for the Aggies this afternoon when eight high school bands perform at the half. With the prancing drum majorettes and the flashy uniforms of the bands, plus the Aggie music furnished by A. & M.’s 216-piece band the show should be well re ceived and will add extra color over previous opening games. According to an estimate of E. W. Hooker, Secretary of the Athletic Council, the largest opening game crowd in A. & M.'s history will be out this afternoon. The visiting bands from Calvert, Caldwell, Hearne, Navasota, Marlin, Madisonville, Hemstead, and Bryan will spell out TEXAS A. & M. and them the “M” will drop into an “I” for Texas A. & I. This will be the first time all the the schools have had a chance to practice to gether. At a meeting of the repre sentatives of the bands Tuesday night it was decided to play two selections while on the field. Because of the short length of practice time it has been the cus tom for the A. & M. band not to march at the opening game each year. Pete Wehner, Band Major, and Pat Ledbetter, Drum Major, have been selected to lead and di rect the visiting bands. Yell Stand Plan Put Before Pres Walton Another step toward the comple tion of the project for a new yell stand was made yesterday by the yell staff, when it presented its plans to President Walton for ap proval. Head yell leader “Buster” Kee ton announced that as soon as the plan is approved, construction of a temporary stand on the east side of Guion Hall facing Colonel Moore’s former home will begin. If it will be possible to use the stand which is used at Commence ment time the project will be com pleted before the Tulsa game next week. The new yell stand will replace the Y steps traditionally, and it will be in a much more convenient location for both sides of the cam pus. The new location also affords the use of the flood light and public address system from Guion Hall. Many members of the senior class have expressed their desire to con tribute to the financial end of the campaign for a permanent struc ture next year. Providing that the president’s of fice does approve the plan, the College Athletic Council has pledg ed its support and assistance. 250 Senior Ring Orders Placed for October 1 October 1 senior ring orders total 250 according to Mrs. Bowers of the registrar’s office. The total number of rings order ed at this time is 363. Orders will continue to go off throughout the year on the first and fifteen of each month. Last year at this time the total ring orders totaled 250. Serge Slacks To Be Worn Until Spring At the Organization Command ers Meeting Thursday night it was found necessary to alter the khaki uniform ruling made by the senior class. Due to the fact that there is a scarcity of supply of khaki slacks at the business houses in college and in Bryan, it would be practically impossible for the mem bers of the corps to obtain the two or three pairs of slacks necessary to comply with the ruling within a reasonably short while. The Com mandant is concerned with getting the corps in uniform dress at meal formations within a short while whether it be khaki or wool, and in order to meet the situation that exists, it was decided at the meet ing to make wool uniform regula tion for all meal formations this fall. This decision was reached be cause of the fact that it would be a matter of probably two weeks before the students could obtain their necessary number of slacks, and in a short while wool would be required at drill and meal form ations due to cold weather. Next spring when the weather permits, khaki for drill and meal formations will be required, as the ruling of the senior class voted that it should be. By this arrangement, the busi ness houses will be able to make available any amount of slacks re quired and the members of the corps will have ample opportunity to buy the khaki slacks for spring wear. It also solves the problem of having the corps in uniform dress for meal formations, which was a difficult matter in complying with the original ruling. The regulation on the khaki uniform, as it now stands, is that khaki is optional for wear during the day, and required only for drill. Only wool slacks are regula tion for meal formations, at athle tic events, in Bryan, and while highwaying to or from college. Organization Of Fish Discussion Groups Started The first steps toward organiz ing the freshman discussion groups for this year has just been taken by a committee of YMCA cabinet members under the chairmanship of Tom Power. Letters were placed in each organization commander’s box asking for his suggestions, and whom he would select to talk to his freshmen. In past years these discussion groups have been helpful to the freshmen in getting themselves oriented to Aggie college life and helping with their problems. Plans are that the freshmen in each or ganization shall have a meeting one night a week for six weeks to discuss with the speaker and se lected topics. Organization commanders are re quested to select their own speak ers and the night most suitable for their meeting and turn the letter in to the Y. M. C. A. Board Votes To Build Six New Dormitories Questionnaires To Be Sent Out By Placement Bureau The A. & M. Ex-Students Place ment Bureau is again following the policy they started last year of making personnel records of all graduating seniors. Approximately 1000 blank questionaires will be sent out to members of the senior class within the next three weeks to be filled out and returned to the placement office. These records will be studied and then made into personnel booklets to be used by graduating seniors as a leaflet of introduction to prospective employ ers next spring. The placement bu reau and personnel • booklets were met with eager approval last year with more than 95% of the senior class subscribing for the booklets. It is suggested by the placement bureau that all seniors have their Longhorn pictures made so that these pictures may be used on the personnel record. The placement bureau here is something new in southwestern college circles as a means of placing graduating seniors with business concerns after grad uation. The A. & M. placement bureau works in cooperation with the various other departments of the college in facilitating the hir ing of graduates. Cravens and Reed Added To Agricultural Eco Department The appointments of Dr. M. Eu gene Cravens as an assistant pro fessor and Mr. A. Doyle Reed as an instructor in the department of Agricultural Economics has been announced by J. Wheeler Barger, head of the department. Dr. Cravens is a native of Ken tucky and was graduated with distinction from Kentucky Uni versity. He completed his work for a doctor’s degree at Cornell Uni versity. He also served for five years as an assistant in research and teaching in that institution. He is in charge here of the courses in farm management and farm re cords. Mr. Reed received his bachelor and master degrees at Kansas State College. He was also engaged as research and teaching assistant for two years, during which time he had published three bulletins concerning taxation, tenancy, and recent trends of agriculture in Kansas. Olsen To Lecture Here Wednesday, October 7 A lecture on marketing by Os car W. Olsen will be given on Wed nesday, October 7 at 11 a. m. under the auspices of the Department of Agricultural Economics, according to J. Wheeler Barger, head of the department. The lecture will be open to stud ents majoring in any department in the college. ASAE To Hold First Meeting Monday Night The initial meeting of the year of the A. & M. student chapter of the A. S. A. E. will take place after yell practice Monday night, September 30, in the Agricultural Engineering lecture room. A cor dial invitation to attend this meet ing has been extended to all stu dents taking Ag. Engineering, es pecially freshmen and sophomores. The local chapter is affiliated with the National Parent Society whose offices are in St. Joseph, Michigan. The national society was founded in 1907 and has expanded to a country-wide membership of 1,500. The local society sponsors many lectures throughout the year by leading American agriculture men. One of its principle activities is the dance it presents each spring in the form of a barnyard frolic. A. & M. has one of the largest student branches in the country, and it is believed that the local membership will exceed one hun dred this year. F. W. Peikert is the faculty spon sor of the club. The officers are R. M. Magee, president; Lloyd May- field, vice president; J. C. Blood- worth, secretary-treasurer; and J. C. Cook, scribe. Saddle & Sirloin Club To Hold Rodeo October 18 The Saddle and Sirloin Club will present their annual rodeo on Oct. 18, which is the Friday before the T. C. U. football game. In a meeting this week the mem bers of the club selected the various men to head the show. Graham Purcell was chosen as King of the Rodeo. R. T. Caperton and M. R. Calliham are to be dukes in the king’s court. “Shorty” Fuller is director of the show, Johnny Har din is advertising manager. Tommy Stewart is program manager, and Victor Loeffler is ticket manager. Students in charge of the various rodeo events are Jake Hess, calf roping; Travis Richardson, steer riding; W. L. Pendleton, bareback bronc riding. Jack Cleveland, Bill Hampton, and Bill Ward are in charge of building the pens and chutes, and Fred Dalby is the equip ment manager. Anyone interested in entering any of the above mentioned events should contact the man in charge of that particular event. Any fresh man desiring to enter the contests must have two upperclassmen to vouch for his cowboy ability. This is being done to avoid any unneces sary accidents. The Saddle and Sirloin Club is striving to make this rodeo one of the best ever. The rodeo is usually one of the highlights of the school year and should be even more so this year. Site To Be Close To Assembly Hall Pfeuffer and Other Halls To Be Used As Classrooms With $600,000 already promised by the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration for four new dormitories, the Board of Directors voted to in crease the loan application to $900,000 and build six $150,000 dormitories instead of four as plan ned. The new dormitories were lo cated tentatively in the area adja cent to the College Hospital and the Assembly Hall. Two residences will be removed from the allocated site. Record enrollment of approxi mately 6500 students at Texas A. & M. College today had resulted in swift action of the Board of Di rectors to take steps to alleviate problems presented by the over crowding of housing facilities, shortage of classrooms and need for additional instructors. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES The Board approved employment of some twenty additional emplo yees as instructors, graduate ass istants and clerks to assist in handling the record enrollment. In addition to these new employees the college will employ six re serve army officers as instructors in military science and tactics to handle those students electing to take advanced military science, but who do not have Reserve Officers Training Corps contracts. It was believed that congress would grant additional R.O.T.C funds at a forth coming session, and the act of pro viding additional instructors was line with the policy of facili tating every phase of national de fense at the College. To alleviate classroom shortage it was decided to make use of sev eral campus residences recently va cated for instruction purposes dur ing the 1940-41 session. Pfeuffer Hall also will be used as class rooms. These buildings will be pressed into service as soon as possible. The Board also purchased the residence on the campus occupied and owned for many years by the late Dean Charles Puryear; This building will be used as a ladies clubroom and restroom for campus visitors. The purchase' pride was $500. " ' ‘ NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICE Construction of a School of Ag riculture office building to house government agencies headquarter ed at the College will be delayed pending approval of an enabling act by the State Legislature, it was announced. It is planned to locate this building at the north entrance to the campus across the street from the new U. S. post- office building. The Board of Directors voted to accept for the College an oil por trait of W. B. Mitchell of Marfa, one of the foremost Hereford cattle raisers in the state. A group- of friends and business associates- will unveil the portrait in Dallas October 9 at the banquet of the Breeder-Feeder association. It prob- (Continued on Page 4} As $185,000 Worth of Construction Work Nears Completion