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
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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-
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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-.
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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
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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.