DIAL 4-5444
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
The Battalion
DIAL 4-5444
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY
NEWSPAPER OF
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
VOL. 40 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 11, 1941
Z725 No. 39
Proposed Student Aid Fund Awaits Faculty Approval
Civil Service
Tests Open to
A&M Seniors
Eligibility Limited
To Those Who Are
Graduating in June
College graduates and students
who will graduate from college in
June, 1941, are wanted by the
United States Civil Service to fill
positions with the federal govern
ment.
The Commission has announced
that applications will be accepted
at its Washington office for Jun
ior Professional Assistant exam
ination.
The purpose of this examination
is to recruit young college gradu
ates for junior professional and
scientific positions in the federal
government. College seniors who
are now in residence and expect
to graduate in June, 1941, may
also be admitted to this examin
ation, provided they meet the edu
cational and other requirements.
In order for applications to be
accepted from senior students or
graduate students attending school
at the present time, the individual
must issue a statement under oath
certifying that he will have com
pleted his required college course
before July 1, 1941. With the ex
ception of the junior engineer
position, the names of senior or
graduate students or law students
who attain eligibility in this ex
amination may be certified and
provisional appointment may come
at any time after that has been
done.
Specialized courses in which the
applicants will be enrolled in their
last semester and which will be
completed prior to July 1, 1941,
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Fred Reimels
Appointed To
New AAA Position
Fred Rennels, who for the past
year and a half has been in charge
of the range conservation pro
gram of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration in Texas, has
been named assistant administra
tive officer of the Texas AAA.
Appointment of Rfnnels, was
announced by the state AAA com
mittee at its meeting in College
Station. He will succeed B. F.
Vance who has been named to the
position of administrative officer
resigned by E. N. Holmgreen to
become business manager of Texas
A. & M. College. All appointments
will be effective February 1.
After farming and teaching
school in Foard and Wilbarger
counties for a number of years,
Rennels became Extension Service
county agent in Foard county from
1922 to 1936 when he was named
county agent of Wilbarger county
where he remained until 1939. Dur
ing these years he studied at va
rious times at Texas A. & M. Col
lege and North Texas State Teach
ers’ College.
Since June, 1939, Rennels has
had charge of the range program
of the AAA.
New Balcony
Completed Recently
At St. Mary’s Chapel
A step to partially relieve the
over-crowded seating conditions in
the St. Mary’s Chapel, located on
the north side of the campus, was
taken recently when a new bal
cony with a seating capacity of
about 105 was finished. The new
balcony will also be used as a choir
loft.
A greater building program in
tended to enlarge the east side of
the Chapel will be started this
summer, but due to the present
over-crowded conditions the bal
cony was built earlier. It was com
pleted at a cost of $360.
Musical Classics-- Every Monday Night
First In Series of "Annotated Concerts"
Will Be Presented Monday Night at 7:15
The first in a series of “Anno--
tated Concerts” of recorded music
will be conducted Monday, Jan. 13
at 7:15 p. m. in the music room of
the Cushing Memorial Library. The
first program will be conducted by
Dr. T. F. Mayo, college librarian.
The concerts, which will be held
every Monday night, will last ex
actly one hour, Dr. Mayo stated.
Each concert will be confined to
the music which is included in the
Carnegie Endowment set which is
a part of the library.
Faculty members and students
who are interested in music will
conduct the various concerts which
will be worked out in advanced.
Program ot all concerts will be
published in The Battalion previous
to each concert.
“The object of this series,” Dr.
Mayo said, “is to give students an
opportunity to compare their own
musical tastes with those which the
various concerts will illustrate.”
The general subject of the various
concerts will be “Music that I like
and why I like it.”
Dr. Mayo pointed out that all
interested students and faculty
members* are cordially invited to
attend the concerts. At a later date,
a complete list of the various con
certs and the persons conducting
each one will be announced in The
Battalion.
The following is the program
which Dr. Mayo will present at the
first concert in the series:
1. Mozart: String Quartet in D-
■Major (Played by the Kolisch-f
Quartet).
2. Wagner: Wotan’s Farewell
and the Fire-Music (From Die
Walkure) (Played by the Phila
delphia Orchestra, conducted by
Stokowski; sung by Laurence Tib-
bett).
3. Debussy: Andantino (From
String Quartet in G-Major) (Play
ed by the Pro Arte Quartet).
4. Sibelius: Vivacissimo (From
Symphony No. 2 in D-Major)
(Played by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, Sergei Koussevitzky,
Conductor).
Molyneaux To
Accept Fellowship
At Louisiana State U
Lambert Molyneaux, assistant
professor in rural sociology, an
nounced this week that he will take
a leave of absence from A. & M.
beginning at mid-term to accept a
fellowship at Louisiana State Uni
versity, Baton Rouge, to do re
search on population trends.
Professor Molyneaux announced
that the fellowship will last but
one semester and that he will re
sume his duties with the depart
ment of rural sociology as soon as
he completes the work there.
In addition to his teaching duties
here Molyneaux serves as the col
lege fencing team coach and as
sponsor of the Rural Sociology
Club.
Howard Payne President Addresses
Annual Meeting of Brazos County C of C
New Committee Chairmen
Outline Programs for 1941
Highlighted by an address from
Dr. Thomas F. Taylor, president
of Howard Payne College, the Bra
zos County Chamber of Commerce
began another year with the annual
banquet at which new officers
opened their term of office by
submitting outlines for their pro
posed year’s activity.
Speaking in the “homespun”
style of Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Tay
lor used as the subject of his speech
“How to Make a Better Communi
ty”. Dry wit and subtle state
ments and hidden meanings kept
his audience alert and interested.
In the course of the address, Dr.
Taylor stressed a good neigh
bor policy both between mem
bers of the same community and
between different communities.
New committee chairmen were
introduced as follows: C. H. Mc
Dowell, agriculture; J. F. Casey,
inter-relations; J. S. Caldwell,
trade extension; Hershell Burgess
■fentertainment; W. C. Mitchell, fi
nance and membership; Dr. T. D.
Brooks, educational; Mrs. Lee J.
Roundtree, public health; Roland
Dansby, civic betterment; A. F.
Ware, highway; Travis Bryan,
legislative; C. M. Bethany, pub-
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A&M Graduates
Have High Rank In
Scout Executive Work
In a meeting of the Fish and
Game Club Thursday night, Bar
ney Carlson, Scout executive for
the Bryan and College district
pointed out the possibilities of stu
dents of biology, rural sociology,
and business administration be
coming Scout executives. Scouting
is comparatively a new field and
offers possibilities for those who
are interested in this type of work.
“In a recent check-up on the
Scout Executives of Texas, the A.
& M. Graduates are of highest
ranking,” said Mr. Carlson.
Littlefield
Ballet to Be
Here Feb 12
The Littlefield Ballet, which will
be the next Town Hall number,
will appear at A. & M. on Febru
ary 12, it was announced today by
Paul Haines, Town Hall Manager.
This is the first ballet to be
composed and directed by Amer
icans exclusively and its rise to
success has been sensational. Com
prising a company of 65 and a full
symphony orchestra, beautiful
girls, gorgeous costumes, and gay
dancing mark this excellent or
ganization. It indeed is refreshing
to witness this beautiful thorough
ly American ensemble.
Its success is the result of ob
taining perfection in the rich tra
ditions of the classics, plus the
unique contribution of time, spac
ing, vigor, and vitality.
Critics and those who have seen
them acclaim the Littlefield Ballet
as a truly great American show of
which no tradition need be asham
ed. It is beautifully planned, ex
cellently staged, and brilliantly
danced.
It was also announced that on
the fifth of March Town Hall had
secured the famous news ana
lyst William L. White, who was in
Finland during the Russian cam
paign and who will arrive in New
York from Europe on Feb. 1. As
announced at the beginning of the
year the Houston Symphony Or
chestra will come to A. & M. on
March 20.
Editor
Associate
Campus Looks Even
More Military As US
Trucks Stop Overnight
Five officers and 63 enlisted men
of the 2nd Quartermaster Battal
ion brought a contingent of 35 new
army trucks to the A. & M. cam
pus Thursday afternoon after a
practice march from Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio.
The new trucks were being giv
en an actual road test to break
them in for army duty. Included
among the motor vehicles were
trucks, scout cars, armored cars,
and motorcycles. All of the trucks
and cars were 1941 models and
were equipped with front-wheel
drives. The men and trucks left
for Fort Sam Houston early Thurs
day morning.
Above, top, is Boyd Sinclair,
editor of The Daily Texan and, bot
tom, Jack Dolph, associate editor
of The Texan. The two will serve
as guest editors of The Battalion
next Thursday replacing Battalion
Editor Bob Nisbet and Battalion
Associate Editor George Fuer-
mann. Nisbet and Fuermann will
edit The Texan Wednesday, Feb
ruary 5.
CAA Students
Now Making Cross
Country Journeys
Students enrolled in the C. A. A.
are occupied at the present time
taking their cross-country flights.
The trips, extending within a ra
dius area of 250 to 300 miles, are
much longer than preceding trips
students have taken.
All students making the trip are
accompanied by their instructor.
They are allowed to make cross
country flights only after they
have reached an advance stage in
short-distance practice flights.
The cross-country flight is a re
quirement for the course, serving
for the purpose of developing the
students’ self-confidence and ini
tiative to a greater degree.
Student From England Gives Aggies
Real Idea of What European War Is Like
By Jack Hollimon
The life or death struggle of
England in her war against dic
tatorship has become more realis
tic to Texas A. & M. College since
the arrival of James Eversden, 19
year old youth of Maidston, County
of Kent, England. Eversden left
England October 25 to join his
brother in Canada but the British
ship, St. Mary, docked at New
York and he came by train to
Texas in search of a job. He was
not liable for military duty at the
time of his departure, but in case
he is needed, he will board the
next boat for his home.
Traveling by rail in his journey
from New York, Eversden was
surprised at the sparse population
and immense spaciousness of the
States. Of great amazement to him
however was A. & M. college where
military defense and preparedness
has reached huge proportions in
the business of turning out reserve
officers in seven branches of the
■fUnited States Army. “A magnifi-4-terrific explosions create a roaring-fland’s chances for holding back the
cent and valuable asset to Amer
ica” was Eversden’s comment of
A. & M. He was particularly im
pressed to learn that A. & M. has
been training officers since 1876.
Employed by Casey’s Confect
ionery in the Y. M. C. A., Evers
den comes in contact with all of
the Aggies and he thinks they are
“versy likeable chaps”. He will
leave Aggieland for the U. S. Army
in event the United States becomes
actively engaged in the conflict.
“London has been taking a great
deal of disastrous shelling and es
pecially the east side where the
Jewish people are quartered”, said
Eversden, “but the people have
overcome fear and terror and they
now sing the ‘Beer Barrel Polka’
in shelters and pubs throughout
the raids”. Blackouts cause dis
comfort but the people are willing
to forego their immediate com
forts for a hard won victory, ac
cording to Eversden. “Bombing and
dine each night”, he said, “and all
of London shows sign of the vast
devastation caused by air attacks.
Invasion of England would be
Germany’s most costly venture and
there would be a tremendous loss
of life, both in ranks and civilian
population.”
“Food in the United States is
marvelous after eating mutton and
rationed foodstuffs in England,”
added Eversden, “and the Aggies
really eat plenty.”
James speaks with a light and
carefree cockney accent that com
bines with his cheery disposition to
give all those around him a re
flection of friendliness. He is of
average height and has blonde hair.
He dresses neatly and his English
mannerisms make him liked by
everyone. Following an old and
muchly publicized English custom,
he enjoys a “spot” of tea at dif
ferent intervals during the day.
When questioned about Eng-
Nazi forces, Eversden stated that
“England cannot win unless the
United States brings men and arms
to their aid, and this re-enforce
ment is expected during the spring
of 1941. Germany mass bombing
flights have not reached the in
tensity of which they are capable
but when they do make the push,
the results will prove devastating
unless England has help. Never
theless, England is prepared for
a long war and she looks for a
complete victory after an awful
struggle.” Eversden said that
shrapnel, pattering about London
housetops and flying through the
air, is very dangerous and many
lives are lost by it. Also, that the
scream of the bombs has definite
effect on the population.
In parting, James remarked that
“A. & M. is a fine place and my
time spent here has been excel
lent.”
r
Plan Passes Student
Activities Committee
And Executive Committee
Fund Is Outgrowth of 1940’s George
Stidham Fund Drive; Faculty to Vote On
Plan at Regular Meeting Set for Jan 28
Faculty approval of the proposed Texas A. & M. Student Aid Fund
became the only remaining obstacle in completing the fund’s organi
zation, college officials announced yesterday. A resolution passed by
the A. & M. Executive Committee at its specially called meeting of
Wed., Jan. 8 recommended that the faculty give final approval of the
fund at its regular meeting to be held Jan. 28.
The fund’s organization, still awaiting the final go-ahead signal,
began last May as an outgrowth of the George Stidham Fund drive,
a drive held to raise funds for an injured Aggie. Late last summer, a
tentative committee composed of Col. Ike Ashbum, Registrar E. J,
Howell, Dan A. Russell, E. L. An-
gell, and cadets J. H. Focke and
George Fuermann met to discuss
the feasibility of establishing a
permanent fund similar in scope
to the Stidham Fund’s organiza
tion and purpose.
Two meetings of the tentative
committee resulted in the appoint
ment of Russell, Angell and Fuer
mann to prepare a plan for the
proposed fund to be presented to
the faculty for approval. This plan,
as finally prepared, was present
ed to the Sudent Activities Com
mittee Jan. 4 which approved the
establishment of the fund and sent
it on to the Executive Committee.
As approved by the Student Ac
tivities Committee and the Exec
utive Committee, the Student Aid
Fund would do the following:
1. Money from the fund would
go for the following purposes:
a). To pay for emergency op
erations for students who are
unable to obtain the necessary
money through other channels,
b). To send a suitable expres
sion of sympathy to each fam
ily of an Aggie whose mother
or father may die during a
long session.
c). To take care of any other
cases of merited need which
may come to the Student Aid
Fund Committee.
2. Money for the Student Aid
Fund would be obtained in the fol
lowing ways:
a) . The Student Aid Fund
would have an initial capital
of $774.43, the remainder of
the George Stidham Fund.
b) . Through an annual drive
in the corps each year, prob-
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Texas Dairy
Situation Discussed
At Recent Conference
Lewis W. Morley, secretary of
the American Jersey Cattle Club,
with offices in New York City and
D. T. Simon of Fort Worth, field
man for the American Jersey Cat
tle Club, were on the campus of
A. & M. College this week for a
conference on the dairy situation
in Texas. They plan Wednesday to
attend the annual meeting of the
Texas Jersey Cattle Club in Whar
ton where Mr. Morley will make
an address.
Among those taking part in the
conference were Joe Shelton of
Brownwood, president of the Tex
as Jersey Cattle Club; C. N. Shep-
ardson, head of the college depart
ment of dairy husbandry; O. C.
Copeland, acting chief of the dairy
husbandry division of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station;
Jack Shelton, vice director and
state agent, E. R. Eudaly, dairy
man, and G. G. Gibson, assistant
dairyman, all of the Extension
Service, and A. L. Darnell, profes
sor in the department of dairy
husbandry.
Thurman Wins
2nd In Essay Contest
D. C. Thurman, A. & M. Junior,
won second place in an essay con
test for college students sponsored
by the Texas Academy of Science.
Thurman entered the contest
through the Entomology Club, one
of the eight affiliated clubs in the
United Science Clubs of A. & M.
Thurman received $15.00 for his
winning entry in the contest.
BULLETIN
War Dept
Grants A&M 100
More MS Contracts
An announcement made by Com
mandant and Lt. Col. James A,
Watson just before press time re
vealed that 100 more advanced
military science contracts had been
awarded Texas A. & M. college by
the War Department.
“We are already selecting the
men to receive these contracts,”
Col. Watson said, “and it is our
hope that even more will be re
ceived in the future.”
Col. Watson received the com
munication by long distance tele
phone message from Washington,
D. C. early Friday.
Last September he asked the
War Department for 150 additional
contracts and the fact that the
leouest was partially fulfilled is
an indication that the War De
partment is anxious to further in
crease the ranks of the nation’s
officers.
A. more detailed story concern
ing the new R. O. T. C. advanced
contracts will appear in the next
issue of The Battalion.
Robinson,
Pinson Elected To
Head Cotton Ball
John H. Robinson and Jim D. Pin
son were elected to head the Tenth
Annual Cotton Style Show and
Pageant and Cotton Ball at a
meeting of the Agronomy Society
Thursday night. The pageant and
ball will be presented May 2.
Robinson was elected business
manager and Pinson was elected
social secretary. King Cotton,
chairman of other committees, and
committee members will be elected
at a future meeting. Professor Joe
Mogford reviewed briefly the pro
posed tour for this year’s winners
of the cotton contest. This year’s
tour will include countries of North
America, Central America, and
South America if international af
fairs permit the trip. He stated
that this tour was equivalent to
an $800 trip for each boy, and
urged that all boys interested in
making this tour should plan to
take the cotton contests which
start January 17.
Announcements were made by
Dr. Roy L. Donahue in regard to
Civil Service examinations to be
given in the spring for Junior
Agronomist and Junior Soil Scien
tist.
Giesecke To
Address Meeting*
Of Heating Engineers
Dr. F. E. Giesecke, professor em
eritus, heating and ventilating, A.
& M. College of Texas, and presi
dent of the American Society of
Heating and Ventilating Engin
eers will address the annual meet
ing of the Louisiana Engineering
Society at the St. Charles Hotel,
New Orleans, Saturday morning,
January 11.