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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1940- THE BATTALION National Events Bring Spanish Prominence As “The” Language To Be Studied By All Collegians Page 3 After many years in the doldrums the study of Spanish begins to awaken new interest. Student en rollments in Spanish language classes in American colleges and universities begin to show substan tial increase over 1939. With the opening of the Pan- American highway to Mexico City in the summer of 1936 fall enroll ments in Spanish classes through out the United States have shown a definite pickup for the first time in more than a decade. A slow but steady increase in enrollment has occurred each subsequent year; the average gain was a little over six per cent for the 1939-40 school year over 1938-39. Guaranteed TO PLAY WHERE OTHER PORTABLES FAIL . . . 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Examples: University of New Hampshire, where enrollment in 1939-40 Spanish classes almost doubled; Harvard, with an increase of 20 per cent for the regular school year and of 26 per cent in this summer’s session; University of Minnesota, 25 per cent in reg ular school year Spanish enroll ment; extension school Spanish classes doubled in the past two years; Michigan State, increase, 1939-40 over 1938-39, 47 per cent; University of Iowa, 20 per cent; University of Nebraska, 65 per cent. In a number of schools where Spanish courses heretofore have not been offered are adding them to their curricula this year. Con gressman R. M. Kleberg of Texas has already suggested making Spanish a required subject in U. S. public schools, and expects to prepare some such legislation for presentation to Congress this fall. 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Marine Band will play, according to Capt. William F. Santelman, distinguished leader of ,-fthis famous musical organization.-^- This band, known Tor its resplen dent scarlet and blue uniforms, is bringing to the A. & M. campus a full program of artistic excellence and stirring marches. This band has been in existence since John Adams officially ap proved the bill that brought the band into being on July 11, 1798. It has performed at White House functions since the days of George Washington. Probably no musical organization so gloriously expres ses the soul of a nation—its his tory, its religion, its patriotism, its r hopes and aspirations—as does the U. S. Marine Band. This band, whose history all but parallels the history of the fed eral government itself, has hailed the return of our conquering heroes. Its cadences have marked the way to the final resting places of the nation’s honored dead. The Marine Band has beaten the tempo for the American heart—whether to steady the patriotic flame in time of war and sorrow, or to sound its joy ous acclaim in moments of triumph, its crescendoes have voiced the nation’s rejoicing and its muted strains have spoken a peoples’ grief. The oldest band in the coun try, its history has been both viv id and eventful. Speaks Sunday Mrs. B. A. Copass of Fort Worth, president of the Texas Women’s Union who will speak at the First Baptist church Sunday morning. Harvey Hatcher Appointed as New Baptist Assistant Harvey Hatcher began his duties this week as education and music director of the First Baptist Church of College Station. Previous to his duties here he has been serving in the same capacity at the First Baptist Church of Oak Cliff in Dallas where he has been since his graduation from the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth last May. Already Mr. Hatcher is known to many of the students. He was in charge of the Baptist church program last Sunday and the Bap tist freshmen social Thursday! Also he addressed about 1500 freshmen on Wednesday. Mr. Hatcher’s home is in Colum bia, Missouri. He attended William Jewell College for three years where he was a member of the Band and Men’s Glee Club and president of the college department of the Baptist Sunday School and Training Union. After two years of teaching he went to the Uni versity of Missouri where he re ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree and finished all the work toward a Master’s degree in English with the exception of his thesis. While at the University Mr. Hatcher was a member of the Glee Club and the Tumbling Squad. He was also a member of the Student Concert Choir and served for two years as its president and one year as assistant conductor. He played the leading role in the first amateur production ever attempted in America of Channing Pollock’s “The House Beautiful,” which was Baptists Observe 20th Anniversary In Week Program The First Baptist Church will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its works at A. & M. College next week in connection with the ob servance of the annual Campus Church Week. The following pro gram has been planned: Sunday, Sept. 29—10.15 a. m.— Mrs. B. A. Copass, President of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas. Monday, Sept. 30—7:30 p. m.—R. A. Springer, President of the State Brotherhood. Tuesday, Oct. 1—7:30 p. m.— Dr. John A. Held, Associate Editor of the Texas Evangel. Wednesday, Oct. 2—7:30 p. m.— Dr. Joseph P. Boone, First State B. S. U. Secretary. Friday, Oct. 4—7:30 p. m.—Dr. J. A. Mclver, District Missionary. Saturday, Oct. 5—7:00—Dr. T. P. Lott, Pastor First Baptist Church of Huntsville. An All- Church Anniversary Social will be held after this meeting. 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For two years Mr. Hatcher was head of the Music, English and Dramatic departments of the Salis bury (Missouri) High School where he organized and sponsored a chap ter of the National Honor Society and Troupe No. 288 of the National Thespians and directed the first band in the state of Missouri to become a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs. After leaving Salisbury he taught in Jef ferson City, Missouri, and then be came head of the Publicity and High School English departments of Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington, Missouri. Work On Sbisa Hall To Be Completed In Next Ten Days P. C. Norton, college architect, has announced that refinishing of the main dining room of Sbisa Hall will be completed within the next ten days. The work, which has been sists of new flooring and acoustical treatment, and will make Sbisa Hall a more highly desirable place for social gatherings and dances. The work of renovating the in terior of the building was begun in the middle of August at which time the ceiling and floor were re moved. The floor was replaced with high grade rtiaple and the ceiling was treated with the best available acoustical material so that it is now possible for an orchestra or singer to be heard in any part of the vast room with out the distorting echos which have hitherto prevailed. According to Norton the ap pearance of the hall and the type of floor represents a vast im provement over the building be fore it was re-worked. Singing Cadets Begin Eventful Year By Recruiting 75 Members The 1940-41 session opened for the Singing Cadets with 75 new members already taken in. This is hoped to be the biggest and most important year in the history of the club, as many programs and tours have already been plan ned. One of the most outstanding performances was a tour of Hous ton, in which the club sang for the A. & M. Mother’s Club, Rotary Club, San Jacinto High School, radio station KTRH, and Loew’s State Theater. The club made numerous other performances on the campus. It sang for Mother’s Day program; the Post-master General Farley banquet, for President Walton’s Faculty Christmas banquet; the National Farm and Home Hour; a program on the NBC Network before the Sugar Bowl game; the Clambake, the Aggies own un rehearsed program over station WTAW; and an octet sang for the Waco A. &M. Club, and for the State Dairymen’s Convention; also for the Methodist Missionary Con ference. Just before the Christ mas holidays, the club made a tour of the campus, on which it sang carols and hymns. The club sang for the annual football ban quet when the players were given their jackets and wards. While making the annual spring tour, the Cadets sang in Waco, Hillsboro, Ft. Worth, Dallas, and Mesquite. It sang for several churches, high schools, and clubs. While in Dallas, the boys were in troduced on the Early Bird Hour, over WFAA. The club was treated like a group of noblemen at T. S. C. W. and an informal dance was given in their honor. This year the Mo dern Choir of TSCW is coming to Aggieland. While here, a concert is to be given in which both the TSCW’ites and the Aggies will participate. HOME AND BACK BY Railway Express! Direct as a “touchdown pass” is the campus-to-home laundry service offered by RAILWAY EXPRESS. We call for your laundry, take it home ... and then bring it back to you at your college address. It’$ as quick and convenient as that! You may send your laundry prepaid or collect, as you prefer. Low rates include calling for and delivering in all cities and principal towns. Use RAILWAY EXPRESS, too, for swift shipment of all packages and luggage. Just phone SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT Phone 9 College Station, Texas Rai lwai^Expre s s AGENC Inc. NATION-WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE im 200 to ^CAMPUS 11 P-m. 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