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DIAL 4-5444
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY
NEWSPAPER OF
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
vol. 40 ^Administration bldg.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 8, 1940
Z725 NO. 10
Football Team Leaves By Train For West Coast Tonight
C B S Will
Review Draft
Bill Tonight
Student Questions
Will Be Answered At
9:15 P.M., Columbia
Students who are concerned with
their standing in the selective ser
vice legislation may find answers
to enlighten them on the subject
tonight at 9:15 over the program
“A Student in Selective Service”
which is being broadcast by the
Columbia Broadcasting Company.
The broadcast will be over a na
tion wide hook-up and will answer
specific questions of students and
faculty members regarding the Se
lective Service Act and potential
military training.
The questions will be asked by
Dr. Harry W. Chase, Chancellor,
New York University; and Dr. C.
C. Williams, President, Lehigh Uni
versity. The answers will be given
by Lieut. Col. Lewis B. Hershey,
executive officer at National Se
lective headquarters, Washington,
D. C., and Dr. Frederick Osborn,
chairman of advisory committee on
selective service, Washington, D.
C.
The program which is being
sponsored by the American Coun
cil on Education may be heard over
radio stations KTSA, KRLD and
KTRH locally.
510 Contracts
Will Be Offered
Juniors In ROTC
The total number of advanced
R.O.T.C. contracts offered the Jun
iors of the various military organ
izations on A. & M. campus for the
coming school year will amount to
510 showing an increase of 59 con
tracts over the 451 contracts offer
ed the Juniors last year.
The contracts offered the Jun
iors in each organization are In
fantry, 132; Cavalry, 51; Field
Artillery, 133; Coast Artillery, 76;
Signal Corps, 31; Engineers, 56;
Chemical Warfare, 31.
The contracts offered these or
ganizations last year were infan
try, 126; Cavaltry, 45; Field Ar
tillery, 121; Coast Artillery, 69;
Engineers, 49; Signal Corps, 24;
Chemical Warfare, 17.
Interesting to note about the
contracts offered this year is that
the number of contracts available
to Juniors in the Field Artillery ex
ceeds the number offered the In
fantry Juniors by a total of one
contract, whereas in all previous
years, the Infantry contracts ex
ceeded the contrast of any one or
ganization.
The Infantry contracts offered
this year show an increase of six
over the number offered last year;
Field Artillery, 12; Coast Artillery,
seven; Engineers, seven, Signal
Corps, seven; Chemical Warfare,
14.
Magazine Staff Meeting
Called For Tuesday Night
Tonight an important meeting
will be held by the Battalion Maga
zine staff in room 122 of the Aca
demic Building immediately after
yell-practice.
The- gathering will consist of the
present magazine staff and all of
those artists and writers who wish
to become members of the staff.
The purpose of the meeting will
be the assignment of illustrations
to artists, the completion of the
magazine staff, and the discussion
of plans for future issues of the
magazine.
New artists are invited to bring
samples of their drawing.
Those who are unable to make
the meeting are asked to stop by
the Battalion news office to fill out
an application. The opportunity is
open to freshmen as well as upper
classmen.
Texas A&M’s 1940 Football Squad
6,500 Aggies Will Give Team Send-off;
Train Leaves For California At 6:15 P.M.
Long time tradition says the champions of the Southwest Conference never repeat but this Texas Aggie squad will give that slogan its
first real test in 1940.
Front row, left to right: Odell Herman, Abilene; Earl Smith, Frisco City, Ala.; Bill Conatser, Denison; Derace Moser, Stephenville; Bill
Henderson, Houston; Harold Cowley, Freer; Lester Richardson, Houston; Bill Sibley, Abilene; and Pete Henry, Lake Charles, La.
Second row: Marion Pugh, Fort Worth; Marland Jeffrey, Port Arthur; Charlie Henke, Kerrville; Ernie Pannell, Waco; Tommie Vaughn,
Brownwood; Jim Thomason, Brownwood; John Kimbrough, Haskell; Marshall Robnett, Klondike.
Third row: Sam Rankin, Brenham; Bill Buchanan, Weatherford; Chip Routt, Chapel Hill; Bill Dawson, Crockett; Euel Wesson, Tem
ple; Leon Rahn, Dayton; Joe Rothe, Hondo; Howard Shelton, Hillsboro; and Henry Force, Orange.
Fourth row: Harold Teubner, Dallas; Jamie Wilson, Belton; Freeman Thompson, Texarkana; Henry Hauser, Kerrville; Kyle Drake,
Laredo; John Reeves, San Antonio; Bill Blessing, Dallas; rnd Leonard Joeris, Abilene
Fifth row: Jake Webster, Sweetwater; Jim Brewer, Bryan; Bob Mansfield, San Angelo; Marshall Spivey, Lufkin; Woodrow Bando,
Beaumont; Bill Gerner, Dallas; and John Abbott, Corpus Christi.
Sixth row: Zolus Motley, Abilene; Martin Ruby, Waco; Jimmie Knight, LaGrange; Felix Bucek, Schulenberg; Fount Wade, Lexington;
Willie Zapalac, Bellville; and Maurice Williams, Marlin.
Seventh row: Harris Browder, Grosebeck; Jim Sterling, Panhandle; Ray Mulhollan, Belton; Jimmie Parker, manager, Garland; George
Williams, Eldorado; Roy Bucek, Schulenberg; and Elvis Simmons,Somerville.
Coaches on rear row: Head Coach Homer Norton. Assistants: Manning Smith, B squad; Trainer Lil Dimmitt; Harry Faulkner, B squad;
Bill James, varsity line coach; Charlie DeWare, assistant freshman coach; J. W. (Dough) Rollins, varsity end coach; H. R. (Hub) McQuillan,
head freshman coach; and Marty Karow, varsity backfield coach.
Aggies Trekked To San Antonio
1,600 Strong to See Tulsa Defeated
Sophomores To Hold
First Meeting After
Yell Practice Tonight
Immediately after yell practice
tonight the first meeting of the
By Lee Rogers
Refusing to abandon the long
standing tradition of leaving early
for corps trips, 1,600 Aggies start
ed trekking toward San Antonio
shortly after mid-week. In ever
increasing numbers and by every
available means they went. The
highways were jammed, cars were
packed, backs of trucks were fil
led, a special train was run and
by Saturday morning Army City
was literally swarming with Ag
gies. There were Aggies in the
hotels. Aggies on the streets, Ag
gies in the night spots, and Ag
gies—well, everywhere.
They were looking for good
times and they didn’t have to look
■flong. Little did they expect
royal treatment that was showered
upon them.
Mayor Maury Maverick issued
a proclamation which read:
OCTOBER 5, 1940
“A. & M. DAY”
WHEREAS, Texas A. & M. col
lege is an outstanding university
and many of our distinguished cit
izens are among its graduates; and
WHEREAS, it is famed for its
sportsmanship and activities in the
field of sports, as well as being a
seat of learning; and
WHEREAS, a large group of
students and alumni will visit our
city on Saturday, October 5th,
1940, for the football game be
thel-tween A. & M. and Tulsa Univer
sity, and it is desired by the gov
erning body of this city to give
official recognition thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE: IT IS PRO
CLAIMED:
That Saturday, October 5th ,1940,
be, and the same is hereby pro
claimed
“A. & M. DAY”
and that the citizens of the City
of San Antonio are hereby urged
to make their visit in San Antonio
as enjoyable as possible, and lend
their support to the splendid activ
ities of this university.
Institutions like A. & M. which
develop the mind through learning
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Aggietone News Will Have j
World Premiere October 15
Aggietone News producer and"
director George Fuermann announ
ced last night that the world prem
iere of the A. & M. newsreel will
be held Monday night, October 14,
beginning at 9:45 o’clock at the
Campus Theatre.
Following the world premiere,
the first edition of the Aggietone
News will begin its regular show
ing October 15, 16, and 17. To ap
pear every other week on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Aggie
tone News will be A. & M.’s own
story on celluloid and is being pro
duced entirely by students.
Headed by Battalion associate
editor George Fuermann, College
Station, staff members include as
sociate producers Ira F. Lewis,
Mineral Wells; George Mueller, Al
ton, Hlinois; and Graham Purcell,
Archer City. Assistant director is
-Head Yell Leader E. R. (Buster)"
Keeton, Houston. Director of phot
ography is W. Roland Laney, Den
ton, who is assisted by M. K. Sod-
erquist, Hot Springs, Ark. Pete
H. Tumlinson, Bryan, is art di
rector and he is assisted by Sid C.
Lord, San Antonio. H. O. (Hub)
Johnson is sports director. John
son is assisted by R. V. Myers,
Harlingen, and Jack C. Hollimon,
Houston. Fuermann announced that
three additional staff members
would be appointed within the
week.
College officials and student ex
ecutives will be present at the
world premiere Monday night. It
was also announced that prominent
citizens throughout the state would
be present for the premiere show
ing.
Following the showing of each
-edition of the Aggietone News, the
film will be donated to the college.
A special air-tight vault will be
obtained by the college to properly
care for the film which will serve
as a diary of A. & M. activity now
and in years to come.
Fuermann repeatedly pointed
out that the corps should not ex
pect too much from this first ef
fort. “Although we have every
hope and expectation of making
this newsreel the equal of the major
newsreels which are international
in content, yet we cannot do this
in a week or a month,” he said.
“Next Monday night’s premiere
will please some persons and dis
appoint others, but it is not at all
out of the realm of reason to be
lieve that Aggietone News will
reach professional qualities by the
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Sophomore class will be held in
Guion Hall. Class officers will be
elected and all necessary business
will be taken care of after the el
ection.
The officers to be elected and
installed by the class of ’43 are
president, vice president, secre
tary-treasurer, historian, and two
student welfare representatives.
They are to be chosen from clas
sified students only and everyone
is urged to have someone in mind
before he comes so as to hurry
the election as much as possible.
Cadet Colonel Bill Becker will
preside over the meeting that al
ways creates a lively interest ev
ery year, and the sophomores are
requested to keep the meeting as
orderly as can be expected. If this
ness of the positions the officers
should be over in less than an hour
but if the campaigning becomes too
boistrous, more time will be spent
in maintaining order than in carry
ing on the business. The serious
ness of the positions th€ offivers
will take over should be kept in
mind and everyone should act ac
cordingly in the election of the of
ficers and the conducting of the
business.
All sophomores are urged to
attend the meeting so as to have
as many students present as pos
sible so a spirit of good will and
cooperation can be established and
maintained throughout the coming
year.
Last year the sophomores elec
ted Willard Clark, president; Tom
Gillis, vice-president; E. C. Bell
secretary-treasurer, Alden Cathey,
historian; and David Shelton and
Jeff Bell, student welfare repre
sentatives in a stormy session that
took almost two hours. If the meet
ing is conducted in an orderly
fashion, the time can be cut in
half.
Draft Bill
Interpreted
For Students
By Jack Hollimon
Tonight at 6:15 P.M. the Texas Aggies will board the Southern
Pacific streamliner, Sunbeam, for the West Coast and a gridiron
battle with the U. C. L. A. Bruins. At the station will be some 6,500
Aggies who are known as the “Twelfth Man” of the A. & M. eleven,
and their yells and enthusiasm will send a squad of fighting Aggies on
the way to the third game of the season.
Homer Norton and his assisting coaches and trainers will lead their
charges to Dallas where the team and followers will change trains for
California. On arrival at El paso
Wednesday, the footballers will
run through a light workout to
stretch their legs and keep their
planned attack in working order.
Thursday the team will take light
drills at Tuscon, Arizona, and then
finish the last leg of the journey
by Friday morning. Upon their ar
rival in Los Angeles, the team will
be entertained with a luncheon
at one of the motion picture stud
ios, and then they will be shown
through the production depart
ments of the studio.
Saturday morning will find the
team taking it easy and resting be
fore the starting kick-off that af
ternoon. The game will be played
in the Coliseum, capable of seat
ing 104,000 grid fans. The game is
the headliner of the coast for the
day, and it is expected to draw
around 60,000 customers.
Following the football game Sat
urday afternoon, the Aggies will
be the guests of honor at a din
ner dance held at one of the mo
tion picture studios. This dance
should prove to be a highlight of
the year for the boys, and every
thing is being taken care of to
show them a great time.
U. C. L. A. will be one of the
toughest aggregations the Aggies
will meet this year, and the game
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Of vital interest to all students
concerned are the provisions of the
recently passed conscription bill.
A bulletin published by the Amer
ican Council on Education gives
the provisions of the bill that per
tain to college students.
This issue of the bulletin is
given up largely to citation and
discussion of these portions of the
Selective Training and Service
Act of 1940, formerly the Burke-
Wadsworth Bill, that are of par
ticular interest to institutions of
higher educaton. These provisions
with quotations from the bill in
clude the following:
1. Sec. 3 (a) All male students,
except advanced ROTC students as
noted below, who on the day of
registration “have attained the'
twenty-first anniversary of the day
of their birth and who have not at
tained the thirty-sixth anniversary
of the ; day of their birth” must
register.
2. Sec. 5 (f) “Any person who,
during the year 1940, entered up
on attendance for the academic
year 1940-1941 —
(1) at any college or univers
ity which grants a degree in arts
or science, to pursue a course of
instruction satisfactory completion
of which is prescribed by such col
lege or university as a prerequis
ite to either of such degrees; or
(2) at any university described
in paragraph (1), to pursue a
course of instruction to the pur
suit of which a degree in arts or
science is prescribed by such uni
versity as a prerequisite; and who,
while pursuing such course of ins
truction at such college or univers
ity, is selected for training and
service under this Act prior to the
end of such academic year, or prior
to July 1, 1941, whichever occurs
first, shall, upon his request, be
deferred from induction into the
land or naval forces for such train
ing and service until the end of
such academic year, but in no
event later than July 1, 1941.”
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Slightly Less
Than $20 Was Lost
At Assembly Hall
It was probably blue Sunday
for some Aggie when he awakened
on the morning of October 6 and
discovered that he had slightly less
than $20 missing. More than likely
he is still in the dark as to where
his money went, but to his good
fortune it has been found and is
waiting to be claimed.
On the way out of the Assembly
Hall after the last show Saturday
night Joe Polland of “M” Infantry
came across the major part of the
money. Following close behind was
Kenneth Liles, graduate student
in the Ag. Eco. department, who
discovered the balance of the lost
bills. They turned their findings
over to Fred Gibson at the Assem
bly Hall, and Gibson in turn con
tacted the Battalion office.
At the present the money is in
the hands of Bob Nisbet and may
be had after proper identification
has been made. Nisbet may be
reached any Monday, Wednesday,
or Friday afternoon in room 122
Administration Building.
If the proper owner is not found
by the end of the week Gibson
plans to return the money to Pol
land and Liles.
Project Truck
Overturns With
Seventeen Aggies
Sunday afternoon this side of
Gi’oesbeck, seventeen Aggies over
turned in a project truck driven by
Bill Cordell on their return to Col
lege Station from McKinney and
Dallas. Cordell was thrown through
the ceiling of the cab as the truck
turned over one and one half times.
But neither he nor the passengers
were serioussly hurt. All but four
were released from the College
hospital Sunday night with minor
cuts and bruises; the others are to
be out within the next twenty-
four hours, according to hospital
authorities.
Bobby Morris, freshman in “C”
Coast Artillery from Dallas, was
the only one who was thought to
be seriously injured. An ambulance
sent from Groesbeck carried him
to a hospital there where X-rays
proved that the extent of his injur
ies were merely bruises. Morris
later hitch hiked back to College.
Station and went to the local hos
pital.
The accident was occured when
another car suddenly stopped in
front of the project truck. In. order
to avert a collision, Cordell swer
ved the truck to the left, and as a
result turned it over on its right
side. After the accident, the truck
was laying on its left side and
facing toward Groesbeck. Cordell
estimated the cost of the damage
to run between two and three hun
dred dollars.
Other than Morris, those still in
the hospital are J. M. Logan of
“C” Infantry from Dallas, J. A.
Villamil of 2nd CHQ. and Edwin M.
Schuyler, non-military junior.
Famed Cartoonist,
Writer And Lecturer
Speaks Friday Night
Charles A. Wells, renowned car
toonist, writer, lecturer and world
traveler will speak in Guion Hall
Friday night, October 11, at 7:30.
He will speak on the subject:
“Christ and World Needs”. Each
of his presentations is illustrated
by a powerful cartoon drawn as he
speaks. His cartoons are syndicat
ed and run in some 150 newspapers
and magazines.
Mr. Wells is brought to A. & M.
Baptist Church of College Station
under the auspices of the First
and the Baptist Student Union.