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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, SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 1, 1941 Z725 NO. 48 Navy Wants Engineering Watson Grads As Reserve Officers Talks to Honorees Ship Building Program Is Cause For Big Expansion The Navy Department, because of its extensive ship building pro gram, is instituting measures to procure a number of this year’s college graduates, according to a communication from the War De partment received recently by Col onel J. A. Watson. The graduates sought by the Navy Department are mainly from engineering courses. They will be commissioned as officers in the Naval Reserve Corps. According to the letter, students enrolled in the R.O.T.C. are not especially desired. The Navy De partment is more concerned with obtaining men with the necessary academic and technical training to suit their purposes. However, Army R.O.T.C. students will not be ex cluded from consideration. Navy Department representatives will probably visit the campus sometime this year to interview students interested in the Navy. College Cattle To Be Shipped to Houston on Feb 4 Entries from the college in the cattle division of the Houston Fat Stock Show will be shipped by rail to Houston, Tuesday, February 4, and will be entered in the open competition classes, T. H. Stewart, beef cattle herdsman for the Ani mal Husbandry Department, an nounced yesterday. Stewart will manage all the cat tle sent from the college and ac cording to him, the cattle will be in the peak of condition and should make a creditable showing at the show this year. The herd is com posed of four Hereford steers, four Shorthorn steers, one Angus steer, one Angus bull, one Angus heifer, two Shorthorn heifers, and one Shorthorn bull. Some of this stock will be sold in Houston; however, most of them will be brought back and fed until the Fort Worth Show at which time they will also be shown there and sold to the highest bidder. L. J. Christian will be the man ager of the swine sent from the swine division. The swine will be shipped Feb. 4t and judged Feb. 6. They will be entered in two classes: light weights, 170 lbs-221 lbs. and heavy weights, 221 lbs.-300 lbs. However, they will be judged in dividually and also as pens of three barrows each. Christian is entering 21 swine which consist of six Hampshires, six Duroc JerSeys, six Poland Chinas, and three Berk- shires. E. M. Regenbrecht, swine special ist from the Extension Service, will judge the swine and Fred Hale, chief o fthe Swine Division at the Experiment Station, will be the superintendent of the swine show. From the Sheep Division, J. T. Todd, as manager, will show a Ram. bouillet flock and a De Laine Meri no flock. Todd is also showing three Rambouillet withers, three cross bred withers and a carload of Ram bouillet withers. The withers will be sold at the show. J. M. Jones, chief of the Swine division at the Experiment Station, will be the sheep judge at the show. Battalion Editors Edit Texan Monday Completing the swap-out of ed itors with The Daily Texan, Bob Nisbet and George Fuermann will journey to Austin Monday to edit the Tuesday edition of that pub lication. This event was predicated by Editor Boyd Sinclair and Associ ate Editor Jack Dolph of The Daily Texan appearing as guests of The Battalion staff January 17. Exchanging editorships as a means of promoting good will was the idea behind the event, and the visit to Austin by The Battalion editors is the final act. Architects’ Ball Will Feature Gauchosand Senoritas Daring gauchos and fair senor itas will appear from the depths of the night on February 14, to attend the annual costume ball of the Architectural Society in Sbisa Hall. The Society has chosen “Pan American” for its theme this year, to add color -and zest to the ball, consuls and their guests from many of the South and Central American countries 'now residing in Dallas, Houston, and other Texas cities, have been invited to attend. Ex- Aggies and several practicing ar chitects over the state are expected to join the swing of the “Pan American Way.” Carmen Miranda, famed exponent of South Amer ican swing will also be invited to the ball. Native music will be furnished the ball by Ed Gerlach, a former architectural student at A. & M., and his orchestra. Arrangements are being handled by members, of the Junior Design Class of the Architecture Depart ment. Committee chairmen are: Marion Lyle, music; Louis Tregre, decorations; William Pena, adver tising; Joe Bill Pierce, publicity; and Preston Bolton, invitations. LaVere Brooks, club president, and Sid Lord, general chairman of arrangements, have announced that a limited number of tickets will be available to non-members. Brooks to Replace Molyneaux In RS Dept Position Melvin P. Brooks of the Univer sity of Wisconsin will replace John Lambert Molyneaux as assistant professor in the Rural Sociology Department beginning next semes ter. Brooks will teach undergraduate courses in general sociology and rural organization. He will also teach a course in rural social work. Brooks received his B. A. degree from Washington State Agricul tural College, his M. A. degree from Iowa State College, and he has completed work for a Ph. D. degree at the University of Wis consin. He was an assistant in structor of graduate work in rural sociology at both Iowa State Col lege and the University of Wis consin. Dr. Freeman to Take Position at University of Florida Dr. T. R. Freeman, professor of dairy husbandry, will leave A. & M. at the end of this semester to take a similar position in the Uni versity of Florida. He will be re placed here by Dr. W. S. Arbuckle, research technician in the dairy laboratory of the University of Missouri. The state of Florida is working on a problem of preserving and storing dairy products during the low production season. Dr. Free man’s new duty will be to super vise the activity of this experiment. Receiving his Ph.D. degree at Pennsylvania State in 1937, Free man came to A. & M. in the fall of that year as a full time instructor in the Department of Dairy Hus bandry. Ele Baggett Released From San Angelo Hospital Ele Baggett, editor of the 1941 Longhorn, who shot himself in the knee while hunting during the Christmas holidays, was dismiss ed last week from the San Angelo Clinic Hospital. He is expected to return to A. & M. about Feb. 5, although it is not known whether or not he will enroll for the second semes ter. Meet Is to Prepare Seniors For Rigid Exams Thirty-one honor graduate sen iors, who received applications or commissions in the regular army last month, met with Col. J. A. Wat son yesterday afternoon in prepar ing for the final examination to be given them by a board of regular army officers on February 17, 1941. Col. Watson called the caucus of the prospective army officers merely as a means of preparing them for the rigid mental and phys ical tests to which they will be submitted. “These students will have to undergo the strictest type of exam in February, so we might find it profitable to orientate them now to the kind of questions which they will have to answer two weeks frorti now,” said the Com mandant. The board of army officers in charge of examinations at College Station will be composed of Ma jor Richard G. Babbitt, 9th Infan try; Captain William H. Bertsch, Jr., 38th Field Artillery; Captain Walter L. Peterson, Medical Corps, and, Captain Fred W. Seymour, Medical Corps. Those students se lected by this commission will re ceive commissions as second lieu tenants in the regular army upon their graduation this June. To be eligible for application at this time the student has to be at least 21 years of age, a graduate in June, and have at least a 2.25 grade point average. Those seniors who applied are as follows: William J. Montgomery, Tom D. Harris, Jr., Ernest L. Weh- ner, Robert A. Lynch, Joe W. Mc Crary, Keith W. Dahl, William A. Becker, Thomas D. Hill, C{abe D. Anderson, Jr., Robert S. Hoff, James P. Giles, Jr., Paul G. Haines, Tommy C. Davis, John L. Zerr, Johnnie M. Dixon, James R. Puc kett, George C. Taylor, Hubert W. Gillespie, Jr., Aubrey V. Hamil ton, Frank A. Loving, George P. Townsend, Lynn H. Grassoff, How ard W .Shea, Ralph B. Hartgraves, Will A. Ransom, Jr., Andrew S. Downs, David S. Angell, Harold L. Hausmann, James H. Shelton, Ernest Schott and Edwin H. Ivey, Jr. President T. O. Walton and Col. Watson selected 50 of the top rank ing seniors in military science and academic work last December, and these 50 were sent application blanks. Of the 50 selected, 31 re turned the applications filled out, signifying that they desired an opportunity to become a regular army officer this June. As yet, plans are incomplete as to the entertainment which will be provided for the visiting board of officers who will be on the cam pus for one day. College to Take Active Part in National Defense Week Program #1 Littlefield Ballet Troupe Is Made Up Entirely of Young American Artists Winners of Wildlife Contest to Leave Soon on Tour A. F. Halloran, Pierce Uzzell, Shirl Coleman, winners of the Wildlife contest will leave soon on a tour awarded them by Fish and Game club. Halloran, a graduate student was picked on his grade-points, his fa miliarity with literature on birds, fish and plant* and a written paper based on acceptability for its pub lication in some journal. Uzzell was selected by the same rating and according to his service for the Fish and Game Club and other or ganizations. Since no juniors qualified, Cole man, a graduate student was chos en on the same rating as a senior except for the paper and a test on knowledge of birds, animals and fish. These boys are to go to different places in the United States. It has not been definitely decided as to where each will go; however a meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in Chicago and the North American Wildlife Con ference Meeting in Memphis, Ten nessee, will probably be among the places they will go. The Littlefield Ballet, which will appear at A. & M. on February 12, will be the first artist group to en joy the beautiful new curtain and cyclorama that have only recently been installed in Guion Hall. It will indeed offer a proper setting for the beautiful costumes and dancing of the ballet. According to Paul Haines, stu dent Town Hall manager, this is the first time that Town Hall has brought a ballet ensemble of this type to A. & M., and will probably be the first opportunity for many to see a dancing group such as this. The Littlefield Ballet, led and directed by Miss Cathrine Little field, proves the oft disputed point that ballet, too, can be American. “Americans,” says Miss Little field, “are the best dancers in the world.” The entire personnel of the Littlefield Ballet is Amer ican born. In commenting on the Littlefield Ballet, Arnold Haskell, the world’s foremost authority on ballet, had this to say. “Catherine Littlefield, the charming leader of the ballet, is a very remarkable woman—her whole method of setting about things proves that. She has real ized that young American venture needs young American artists, and, instead of buying up some names discovered by others, she has de cided to discover for herself. The first name that she has made has been her own. The dancers of this ballet were naturally pretty, musi cal, and well built, and their tim ing was on an exceptionally high level. Catherine Littlefield her self is indeed a dancer of charm, intelligence, and a strong person ality.” Dies Is Guest Preacher Sunday At St. Thomas Chapel The Rev. Frederick G. Dies, DD., Executive Secretary of the Diocese of Texas, will be the guest preach er at St. Thomas Chapel this Sun day at the 10:45 a. m. Service. Dr. Dies, who was a missionary in China for over fifteen years and who has traveled all over the world, came to Texas over a year ago from the Diocese of Chicago where he has been serving as Arch deacon. The Rev. Roscoe Hauser Jr., Student Chaplain of the Chapel, will return from Washington this week and regular services will be resumed on Sunday, February 9th. Billiard Champion To Perform at “Y” Another sport feature, exclusive of the program set up by the Ath letic Department will be the fourth visit of Charles Peterson, national billiard champion. He will come to College Station Wednesday, February 12, for a public demonstration. The show ing will be free of charge and will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Chapel. Peterson comes to College Sta tion under the auspices of the National Association of College Unions. ■ It is indeed with a great deal of anticipation that Town Hall looks forward to the coming of this beautiful American group. Its gay dancing, gorgeous costumes, and beautiful girls mark the Littlefield Ballet as one of the finest dancing ensembles in the world. Eligible Members Of College Credit Union Get Dividend 1 At a meeting of the Texas A. & M. College Federal Credit Union last night the membership voted to declare a dividend of 5%, to all members who are eligible under Farm Credit Administration re quirements. W. L. Edmonston, Managing Di rector for the Texas Credit Union League having affiliation with the Dallas credit unions, spoke briefly and acted as advisor in the open forum at the close of the business meeting. The following were elected as Directors: President, Ide P. Trot ter; Vice-president, C. E. Bowles; Clerk-treasurer, G. W. Schlessel- man; L. P. Gabbard and George Summey Jr. The Credit Committee is com posed of H. L. Boyer, L. S. Payhe, L. D. Smith, and L. G. Jones. The Supervisory Committee is composed of F. C. Bolton, W. E. Paulson, and W. M. Simpson. The Educational Committee in cludes Laura Lane, H. C. Bradshaw, and G. J. Samuelson. The Treasurer’s report revealed that $8,610.50 has been loaned to members since organization, with the average loan about $70.00 per person. The share deposits have doubled during the year 1940 and the assets have more than doubled, indicating a definite need for such an organization in the College. For the convenience of the mem bers and prospective members the Assistant Clerk-treasurer, Seldon W. Henslee, maintains an office in the Casey-Sparks Building at Col lege Station. Cowley Heads Life Service Group Harold Cowley, Texas Aggie foot ball player, has been elected Pres ident of the Life Service Band, a group of Aggies in the Baptist Student Union who have dedicated their lives to Christian service. Other officers of this group are: extension chairman, Frank Camp; student chairman, Roy Robertson; social chairman, Roy Chappell; secretary-treasurer, W. B. Wetzel. The following students are also members of the group: E. D. And ress, Harvey Beauchamp, Billy Criswell, Spencer P. Ellis, Benny Etheridge, Giles Fort, W. F. Fow ler, Harvey King, Robert H. Koker- not, J. B. Langston, Marvin M. Monk, T. A. Moore, T. H. Owens, Ed Smith, M. C. Williams, John Ellzey, Fred Olney, and Sam Lew is. Mothers’ Clubs Make Substantial Donations to Fund The Dallas A. & M. Mothers’ Club, the San Angelo A. & M. Mothers’ Club, and the Fort Worth A. & M. Mothers’ Club, in keeping with their past policies, recently made donations to the Library Gen eral Reading Fund. They contrib uted $85, $50, and $25 respec tively. The donations by the Dallas club and the San Angelo Club brings (their total contributions for the year to $100 each. These contributions and others received throughout the year will be spent for good fiction and non fiction books to be selected by a committee of students. Many val uable additions to the library have been made from this fund in the past three years. The Library General Reading Fund was started by The Battal ion in 1938 to supplement the lim ited amount of money appropri ated by the legislature for this type of books. Since that time, a large number of mothers’ clubs and students have made donations. It s Cotton And Corn Season n The Greenhouse The fact that cotton is opening and corn is tasseling in mid-winter at College Station may be doubted by those that hayp not seen it. What might appear to be a Ripley’s “believe-it-or-not” story becomes only ordinary, however, when you find that the cotton and corn is sheltered in a glass greenhouse where the climate is the same ev ery month in the year. The greenhouse is located direct ly behind the Experiment Station here on the campus and the cot ton and corn is being used for ex perimental purposes. School Purchases New Shop Equipment Among the recent advances made by the A. & M. Consolidated school is the purchase of equipment for a woodworking shop. Some of the equipment was acquired from the A. & M. shops, but the Consolidat ed school purchased mostly new equipment. Among the power tools are a band saw, a jointer, a jig saw, a circular saw, two wood lathes, a metal lathe, and other equipment including numerous hand tools. Many things are being made by the shop students from woods of gum, walnut, and pine; also plywood is used. The instructor is J. R. Badgett. Practice teachers from the college shops also help out in the shop work. A course in mechanical draw ing is now being offered in con nection with the shop. Committee Named To Plan A & M’s Part In Program Review of Cadet Corps, Mass Meeting- In Kyle Stadium May Be Features Texas A. & M. college, in cogni zance of the fact that it is the world’s largest all-male military institution, will take a salient part m the nation’s observance of Na tional Defense Week, Feb. 12 to 22, Col. Ike Ashburn, executive as sistant to President T. O. Walton stated Friday morning. At a request coming from mem bers of the cadet corps for such an observance, President Walton appointed a joint student-faculty committee Wednesday afternoon to make plans for the event. Committeemen include Cadet Colonel W. A. Becker, Kaufman, Cadet Lt.-Col. Paul G. Haines, Bryan; Battalion Editor Bob Nis bet, Bryan; Battalion Associate Editor George Fuermann, Hous ton; Senior Class President Tom B. Richey, San Antonio; Band Major E. L. Wehner, Del Rio; R. L. El kins, president of the local chap ter of the Officers Reserve Corps; Lt. Joe E. Davis, assistant comman dant, E. J. Howell, registrar and past state president of the O. R.A.; and Col. Ashburn, chairman of the committee. The committee’s first meeting will be held in Col. Ashburn’s of fice, Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. At that time a program for the college’s part in National Defense Week events will be worked out. The program will include among other things, a review of the cadet corps and a mass meeting of the corps in Kyle Stadium, Col. Ash burn said. It is expected that the college and the local branch of the O.R.A.* will cooperdte in A. & M.’s part in this program. Col. Ashburn pointed out that probably the committee would set aside two or three days during National Defense Week to conduct the program. One committee member declared that A. & M.’s program would be one of the most ambitious in the state. Poultry Farm Undergoes Several Improvements This Year The A. & M. poultry farm has undergone many improvements this fiscal year in the rebuilding and landscaping program which was started early in the school year. All of the breeder houses and other buildings have been rebuilt and painted. The driveway has been enlarged and graveled and land scaping has been done at the main entrance of the farm. Prof. D. H. Heid, head of the poultry husbandry department, has acted as supervisor of the work. N. Y. A. boys have been used to do most of the labor. Special Features Added to Make Group Hospitalization Plan More Attractive Applications to join the Group Hospitalization Plan will be ac cepted until February 24, without any medical examination required of the applicant. After that date all new members will be charged the regular dues of $7 for his semi annual payment and will be requir ed to take a physical examination. The organization is designed to protect its members in three dif ferent way. Bills are paid for hos pitalization of members up to 70 days; special hospital services up to $25 for any one accident or sickness; for all surgeon’s bills for any surgical operation up to $150. In order to make it more con venient for the policy-holders the following special features have been added: (1) no questions re garding the physical condition or medical history is required: (2) the applicant selects his own hospital and his own physician; (3) no age limit; (4) reimbursement is made direct to the employee; (5) chronic diseases, pre-existing diseases, and diseases not common to both sexes are covered; (6) no waiting period between diseases; (7) individual certificate's can not be cancelled because of recurring illnesses; (8) dependents of group members are eligible to apply for individaal hos pitalization and surgical policies; (9) if members of the group desir ed, it would be possible later to extend coverage to include reim bursement for services of physi cians. The cost would be 35 cents per month per member. Reimburse ment would be at the rate of $3 for a home or hospital call and $2 for an office call. The total reim bursement for a year would be $150, with the first three calls eliminated.