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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 VOL. 40 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, OCT 10, 1940 Z725 NO. 11 Registration for Draft to Be Held Wednesday in Registrar’s Office Failure to Sign-up Could Mean Prison Special arrangements are being made in order that students of the college may comply with the pro visions of the Selective Training and Service Act. The office of the Registrar will be open for this purpose from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m on Wednesday, October 16. This day has been named as national reg istration day by proclamation of the President of the United States All students registered in the col lege may register for the cons cription act at this office, regard less of where they may reside. These arrangements make it un- necesary for any student to re turn home to register. Both grad uate and undergraduate students over 21 years of age and not other wise exempted must register on October 16. The terms of the act state: “Except as otherwise pro vided in this act, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States and of every male alien residing in the United States who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent reg istration, is between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-six, to pres ent himself for and submit to reg istration at such time, and place or places, and in such manner and in such ige group and groups, as shall be t termined by rules and reg- ulat ms prescribed hereunder.” T >se exempted are members of the federally recognized National Guard, the Officer’s Reserve corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the en listed Reserve Corps, the Naval Re serve Corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, and ca dets of the advanced stage, senior division, Reserve Officers Train ing Corps. The attention of those register ing is called to the fact that the full name must be given as it ap pears on their birth certificate. For students in the college hos pital and therefore unable to come to the Registrar’s office, a special (Continued on Page 6) Agriculture Students Hear Olson Wednesday Oscar W. Olson, educational di rector of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, gave an address Wed nesday morning at 11 under the auspices of the agronomy depart ment of economics. Students in the agricultural economics classes at tended the lecture which was held in room 331 in the Agriculture Building. Olson’s talk was one of a series of three which he has recently de livered in Texas. He has spoken before the Agricultural Club in Houston and the student body at Baylor. Olson is the founder of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and is widely regarded as an authority in the field of marketing, particu larly, in the marketing of dairy products. A & M and T S C W Cooperating On Low Cost Housing Project at Denton A low cost housing project to be- on the TSCW campus, with bud gets and plans to be drawn up by TSCW home economics and inter ior decorating classes and the A. & M. fourth-year design class is being planned this year with the Aggie part of the plan under the direction of professors C. J. Fin ney and John M. Rowlett. Aggies in this fourth year de sign class are C. R. Bailey, F. F. Beatle, P. M. Bolton, J. F. Bourn, P. H. Brooks, L. V. Brooks, W. R. Laney, S. C. Lord, R. A. Parrish and F. R. Ross. The plan came about as a re sult of an appropriation of $1000 to take care of the TSCW part of the plan. The design class is busy computing the materials that can be purchased under this plan. Bud gets for the decoration of the var ious rooms will be worked out by the classes at TSCW. A low cost house for the aver age small town family on average income is being planned from ma terials and fixtures available in the small town lumberyards and stores. The home economics class of TSCW made a survey of needs of a small family in several tolvns in North Texas last year. Results •of this survey will be used to de termine the requirements for the house. The design class is working on plans specifications and working drawings to meet the needs of the small town home. The class func tions as the architect and will a- ward contract, and supervise con struction of the house. The classes in home economics and interior decoration will design and make furniture and fittings. The architecture class will de velop the most efficient plan, the most economical type of construc tion with the newest materials a- vailable in small towns. Every ef fort will be made to find new uses for materials which the students will have at hand. This will be an education for the students who will be future home builders and home owners in our state Finney said. The house will be used by all home planning de partments at both colleges. During the year the TSCW campus is visited by home demonstration a- gents, county agents of the U.S. D.A., 4-H clubs, FFA boys and girls, parents, teachers, students and future students from all over the state. l/QA Bruins Are Hard-Luck Team,- Lose First 2 Games on Bad Breaks The U. C. L. A. Bruins, who will be opposed by the Texas Aggies next Saturday, can well be listed as the “hard-luck” team of the West Coast. They lost their first two games, one to the S. M. U. Mustangs and the other to the San ta Clara Broncos by the dual score of 9-6. Although they outplayed the Mustangs for three quarters, the Uclans finally wilted before the Texan’s great aerial attack. The same can be said about the Broncos. Only a miraculous catch by Mat hews of Santa Clara late in the final period set up the field goal which spelled defeat for U.C.L.A. Spearheads of the Uclan of fense are Jackie Robinson, great negro halfback, and Leo Cantor, lanky fullback. Robinson, under study for the great Kenny Wash ington last year, is one of the fast est men in U.C.L.A. history. In the S.M.U. game the punters kept their kicks away from Robinson with one exception. That was when he returned a punt 88 yards through the whole Mustang team. Many quarterss state that Robinson can outrun anybody on the Aggie team. Other backs, who will see ser vice, are: Bob Waterfield, brilliant sophomore triple-thr eater; Co- Captain Ned Mathews, slipery let- terman quarterback; Bill Overlin, sturdy fullback; Nick Angles, a triple threat transfer from a junior college; and Merle Campbell, an- (Continued on Page 6) Cream Quality Program Will Be Held Here Oct. 23 M. E. McMurry, manager of the Texas Dairy Products Association, has announced a Cream Quality Program which will be held here at A. & M. on October 23. One hundred butter-processors,' cream-buyers and dairymen are expected to attend the program which will be held in the main lec ture room in the Animal Husband ry Building. It is expected that by increasing attention to the produc tion of better cream, Texas butter that will meet federal require ments will be produced. The program has been tenta tively arranged but will not be is sued until next week. Herman Horneman of Sugar Creek Cream ery, Danville, Illinois, and C. H. Parsons of the reseach department of Swift & Company, Chicago, will be the main speakers on the morning program. During the af ternoon, A. V. Moore, professor in the dairy husbandry department, will give a survey of Texas butter in regards to mold contents. W. B. Maddox of the Extension Service will explain the work accomplish ed with dairy products through the Extension. Turbulent Sophomore Election Sees Bryant And Miller Win Chemistry Majors Have Opportunities The Department of Chemistry in-' cooperation and with the approval of the American Chemical Society has recognized its course of study leading to the B. S. Degree in Chemistry in order to meet the de mands for well trained men in the field of research in industry and government service. The American Chemical Society has insisted upon a curriculum of high standard in order to obtain well qualified men. Due to the cooperation of the United States, the department is anticipating a big industrial dev elopment for the Pan-American countries when our war conditions have been settled. These men train ed in the field of Chemistry are being prepared for research work which is the backbone of all scien tific progress, not only in govern ment service but in all industrial development. The reseach division in industry is known as the “brains of the organization.” It is not ex pected that these men will become routine analysts or plant operation works, except in relation to their research problems. Students majoring in Chemistry are expected to belong to the Chemical Warfare Service Unit, under which conditions they sub stitute two courses in the appli cation of Chemistry for Military Science. In addition to the work in the specialized field of Chem istry, training in the biological sciences, English, history, econom ics, and a modern language is ob tained. A speaking knowledge of Spanish is very desirable in order to do research work in industrial chemistry in the Spanish Amer ican countries. The staff of the Chemistry Department consists of twenty-two teachers devoting all of their time to their work, thirteen of whom have their Ph.D. Degrees and the others their M. S. Degrees from leading institutions throughout the entire country. Their training has been distributed from California and Washington in the West through the Central States and to the Eastern Universities, in addi tion to men trained in the South ern Universities. Assisting these full time teachers is a staff of ten graduate assistants, devoting half of their time to departmental ser vice and the other to their work towards the M. S. Degree. Along with these graduate assistants, we have seven men doing their re search work in the field of Indus trial Chemistry. Requirements for Majors in Chemistry Freshman year—Chemistry 103, 104 (Inorganic) Sophomore year—Chemistry 205 and 216 (Qualitative and Quanti-. (Continued on Page 6) Trotter Returns From Tour of West Texas As A & M’s Pasture Inspection Representative Dr. Ide P. Trotter, head of the-fRange Experiment Station, Tucson,4 three weeks’ special graduate- department of agronomy, returned Monday from a West Texas pas ture tour where he represented the School of Agriculture of Texas A. & M. The tour, which began at Marfa in Presidia County, covered a total of 2,200 miles, and is ex pected to result in a close corre lation of all the range programs in Texas. Members of the tour conferred with ranchmen and ag ricultural agencies within typical areas for the purpose of formulat ing a common understanding of the major problems and opportuni ties in range improvement work. The two weeks’ tour, which will be completed this week, is very ex tensive and important. The U. S. Department of Agriculture was represented by Arthur Upson and Dr. W. G. McGinnies, chief of range research. They are both from the Southwestern Forest and Arizona, and are making their first inspection of Texas pastures. J. H. Bell, Regional Range Exam iner from Ft. Worth, and many scattered officials represented the Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The Agricultural Extension Ser vice was represented by the local county agents in the counties visit ed and by R. R. Lancaster, pasture specialist who originated and con ducted the tour. Fred Rendells, in charge of the AAA range pro gram and other state officials were sent by the AAA organiza tion. Vocational teachers in the areas visited were also helpful to the party. The idea of the tour originated in the department of Agronomy while Dr. McGinnies was serving as a visiting professor here at A. & M. Dr. McGinnies taught a course in range management and ecology beginning June 10 this past summer. Miller to Judge At Arkansas-Oklahoma Fair October 14 J. C. Miller, professor in the animal husbandry department, will judge the beef classes at the Wes tern Arkansas-Eastern Oklahoma Fair which will begin October 14 at Fortsmith, Arkansas. He will leave Wednesday by way of Dal las. Miller judged the beef classes in La Grange at the Fayette County Fair last Friday and is scheduled to judge the sheep and goat classes at the Brazos Valley Fair in Waco on October 24. Annual Fish And Game Club Dance To Be Saturday Night The Fish and Game club is spon soring a dance at Maggie Parker’s Tea Room in Bryan, Saturday night at 8:30. In order to reduce the number of stags, a number of unescorted girls will be present. Proceeds from the dance will be used to defray expenses of dele gates to the sixth North Ameri can Wildlife Conference and o- ther important meeting of interest to wild life majors, L. H. Lummis announced. Admission charges for this dance will be 75 cents. All Aggies have been invited to attend. Here’s How Profs Will Be Affected By Conscription Much has been said about the effect of the recent Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as regards students, but little has been brought out as to the effects on college instructors. The Federal Security Agency of Washington, D. C. sent the fol lowing letter to President Wal ton’s office explaining these ef fects: From many colleges have come expressions of apprehension con cerning the consequences likely to follow if and when members of the faculties, who are also members of the Officers Reserve Corps or the National Guard, are called to act ive service in the Army. From sources believed to be reliable, I have learned of the procedures which are likely to operate. I am giving you this information with out in any way committing the War Department to any particular de cision with respect to any indivi dual. Induction—The legislation pro vides: “That during the period end ing June 3, 1942, the President be, and is hereby authorized from time to time to order into the active military service of the United States for a period of twelve consecutive months each, any or all members and units of any or all reserve components of the Army of the United States; and retired personnel of the Regu lar Army, with or without their consent, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary Maples Is Secretary-Treasurer; Wilkinson Named Class Historian Director ■ leei Wells To Address Students Tomorrow Charles A. Wells, cartoonist, journalist, world traveler and lec turer, who is well known as a fea ture writer and artist for over 100 newspapers and periodicals, will speak in Guion Hall tomorrow night at 7:30. Wells is widely known and a welcome visitor on the college cam puses all over the nation. During his brief stay in Texas he has spoken at the North Texas State College, Baylor University, and the College of Marshall. Wells has ranged far and wide over the world and has penetrated most of the spheres of contempor ary life. He has seen Hitler 20 times; knows all of the crowned heads of the world; was in Warsaw when the bombing commenced; has faced execution in China; has been jailed in Russia; and has helped Jewish friends smuggle money out of Germany. He was one of a few in small boats to survive the 1931 typhoon off the Hong Kong coast. His lecture is free to the public. Each presentation is illustrated by cartoon drawn as Wells speaks. mm Ed Minnock, senior of Galena Park and recently elected direc tor of A. & M.’s Aggieland Orch estra. Faculty Tennis Gub Organizes For Current Year The Faculty Tennis Club invites all employees of the College, in cluding graduate assistants, who are interested in tennis to become members of the club. Dues for the year are $3 for new members and $2 for those who have previously been members. Two clay courts are available for members’ use exclusively. An aut umn singles and doubles tourna ment will be held beginning on the afternoon of October 20, the singles matches to be finished on the succeeding week-end, weather permitting. Dues for membership and en tries for the tournament should be submitted promptly to either W. S. Flory, Experiment Station, or G. J. Samuelson, Box 118 Facul ty Exchange. Bryan players who wish to enter the tournament will be welcomed on the same basis as of last year—a fifty cent entry fee covering both singles and dou bles. Quarterback Club Sees Football Pictures Pictures of the Tulsa-A.&M. nd the A.&I-A.&M. games will be shown tonight to the general pub lic at 8:00 o’clock by the quarter back club. The Club was organized last year for local football fans and Aggie supporters and has gained popu larity rapidly; outgrowing every meeting place until ultimately Guion Hall became the hangout. Women are invited and even urged to attend these meetings. Fans in attendance will be given oppor tunity to ask questions pertain ing to rules, formations, defens ive paterns, etc., and members of the coaching staff will be present at each meeting to answer the puz zlers. Bryant and Bright Are Welfare Representatives Bill Bryant, G Infantry, was elec ted president of the sophomore class Tuesday night in one of the most hotly contested elections in the memory of any one on the cam pus. The other officers of the Class of ’43 are: Jack Miller, C Cavalry, vice-president; Joe Ma ples, Band, secretary-treasurer; John Wilkinson, historian; and Bob Bryant, C Chemical Warfare, and Bum Bright, D Coast Artillery, student welfare representatives. The meeting was presided over by Tom Richey, president of the sen ior class. So noisy was the meet ing with cries of protest and in that the assembly did not complete its selection of officers until 8:45. The first vote in the president’s race gave Bryant a majority of only 2 votes over his opponent Jack Nagle, F Field Artillery. The actual count was Bryant 273 and Nagle 271. This close vote was chal lenged on the grounds that more sophomores had entered the hall since the balloting was begun and that the majority of 2 might be over ruled. The chairman ruled that since the meeting was called for 7:15 and had not actually begun until 7:30 everyone should have had ample time to get to the,hall and the vote would stand. In the vice-president’s race Jack Miller, C Cavalry, nosed out Aus tin Nance, C Coast Artillery, by a vote of 296 to 255. At this point the president’s race was challenged again on the basis that there were some freshmen in the hall. Upon investigation by the chairman, 2 freshmen were found and expelled from the hall. Since these may have been the deciding 2 in the presi dential race, the count on the cand idates was retaken. In the second count for president, Bryant’s elec tion was substantiated by a vote of 277 to 263 for Nagle. The chairman repeatedly asked for order and then accepted the nominations for secretary-treasur er of the class. Those nominated were C. E. Storm, Hugh Lyle, Joe Maples, Mike Cokinos, Winston Ir win, Wade Kyser, and Bill Bucy. All except Hugh Lyle, A Engineers, and Joe Maples, Band, withdrew in favor of these two candidates. Ma ples was declared the secretary- treasurer by a vote of 276 to 243. Before nominations were call ed for in the race for historian, the chairman’s attention was called to the fact that some of the soph omore’s had left the hall to round up more members of their organ izations, and the chairman order ed the doors closed. The nominees for the office were John Wilkinson and Bill Crown, A Coast Artillery. Wilkinson won by a count of 273 to 221. In the student welfare repre sentative race, Bob Bryant, C Chemical Warfare, and Bum Bright D Coast Artillery, were declared elected by a vote of 215 and 155 respectively. Two other nominees for the office were Leonard Pars ons, F Infantry, 42 votes, and Ce cil Carlyle, E Coast Artillery, 20 votes* Six Aggies Are Now Enlisted In the Royal Canadian Air Force; “We’re Fighting for the U S ” They Say Six former Aggies are now en--fpractically all have previous fly- listed in the Royal Canadian Air Force where they are receiving further training before they see active duty. Jack Garner, Houston, ’40; Bill Tyler, Corpus Christi, ’43; Bill Gibb, Sweetwater, ’43; Jerry Jones, Sweetwater, ’43; Allen Lind sey, ’39; and one other who pre fers to remain unknown met by coincidence in a recruiting station two thousand miles from their na tive Texas. Strange to relate, ninety per cent of the present class of flying cadets enlisted in the Royal Can adian Air Force are Americans and ing experience. The group concurs with the Aggies in possessing the same motive for joining the war. They believe that the economic well-being and the actual future of the United States are at stake. By their entrance into the issue, they can aid the cause of the British and her allies. A letter from Garner states that the Canadians are more patriotic and religious than the majority of the Americans. Blue laws are in effect and have caused some amus ing situations to the Americans. Midnight shows are held on Sun day nights and the admission is higher in the balcony than for the main floor. Garner comment-* ed on the dances that are held, because the boys and girls go to each dance separately and arrange for dates afterward while they are dancing. At present, all of the Aggies are living in the Y.M.C.A. in Windsor, but are expecting to be transferred to Toronto soon. Garner and Tyler were grad uates last year from the C.A.A. flying course offered at A. & M. Bob Peacock, a University of Tex as graduate, has joined them to form a Texas squadron.