THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941-
THE BATTALION
-Page 3
Aggie Wins Election at
TU for Cactus Editorship
Wayne Stark Beats
Frat Opponent in
Political Upheaval
J. Wayne Stark, Winters, A. &
M. graduate of 1939 and former
associate editor of The Battalion,
who is now attending law school at
the University of Texas, was elect
ed editor-in-chief of The Cactus,
University of Texas annual publi
cation, by a vote of 3553 to 2963
over his opponent in general elect
ion Tuesday.
A former president of the Sing
ing Cadets and a former staff
member of the 1939 Longhorn, he
entered the university law school
>in
the fall of 1939.
An independent candidate for
The Cactus editorship, he is the
first such candidate to win this
election in 22 years. In years past
the editorship of the university an
nual has been held by a fraternity
man and Stark’s election marked
one of the year’s biggest upheavals
in university student politics.
Employed in the office of Sen
ator Penrose Metcalf, an A. & M.
graduate of the class of 1916,
Stark has been head of one of The
Cactus divisions—the club section,
the same he headed for The Long
horn—for the past year.
Outstanding in university student
life, he has also served as president
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Among the Aggie participants
at the Navasota Bluebonnet Fes
tival were the Ross Volunteer
unit and the Aggie Band.
Above the 30-float parade held
Saturday afternoon gets under
way with the Aggie Band out in
front leading the way. Some 150
bandmen made the trip.
To the left are a part of the
R. V.’s participating in the coro
nation ceremonies as escorts to
the maids of honor and duchesses
at the court of Queen Audrey
Louise Jones of Navasota.
Duchess to the court represent
ing A. & M. was Miss Floylee
Hunter of Dallas. Her escort for
the affair was George Mueller,
Cavalry Senior.
"F/s/i Out of Water" Organize
To Form 1st A&M Sailing Club
A sailing club, of all things, is'
in the process of being bom at A.
& M. Without lake or pond for
practice, the idea at first glance
might seem as foolish as an inland
Naval R.O.T.C. unit, but Billy Gill,
who has been elected president of
the club will quell all misgivings
as to the nature and purpose of
the newfoundling.
Sponsored by the Houston Yacht-
of Roberts’ hall, largest men’s dor
mitory at the university, during
the past year.
In general campus election at A.
& M. in the spring of 1938, Stark
was defeated for Battalion editor-
in-chief in the run-off by former
Battalion Editor R. L. Doss,
Whitewright. Leading by a wide
margin in the first primary of this
election, he lost to Doss in the
run-off by a narrow margin.
ing club, the A. & M. Sailing club
has applied for a charter as a
recognized college club and filed
notice of its existence with the
Student Activities committee. It is
the intention of the club to enter
the annual intercollegiate meet held
in Houston in May, but the pri-
r.r.ry purpose of the club as stated
by its preident, Gill, is to foster an
interest in sailing on the A. & M.
campus.
For that reason the club is open
to all students who might be in
terested in sailing and no previous
experience with sailing is necessary
to become a member. Club meet
ings are held the first and third
Fridays of each month.
To learn the ropes of sailing the
club will hold practice sessions on
weekends convenient to the mem
bers. First of these sessions will
be held during the spring holidays
Students Engaged in Industry
Vital to Nation May Be Deferred
Information received from the'f'draft boards. In determining which
National Headquarters of the Sel
ective Service System at Washing
ton, states that students who are
now without an advanced contract
and who are classified in class I-D
or I-E, can be reclassified in
group II-A if they are engaged in
training or preparation for any
necessary industry, business em
ployment, agricultural pursuit, go
vernmental service, the mainten
ance of which is necessary to the
national health, safety, or interest.
This will apply particularly to
those students enrolled in profes
sional, scientific, technical, or high
ly specialized studies. The reclas
sification of these students will be
necessary men, the local boards
will consider such factors as the
length of time the student has been
pursuing the course, his relative
progress and standing in the course,
and his relative chance for employ
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for which he is preparing.
Students affected by this an
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cal draft boards and make their ap
plication for reclassification if they
wish to be deferred. The period
of deferment in the new classifi
cation may not exceed six months
but the deferment may be re
newed from time to time if the
local board finds that such pro
cedure is justified under the draft
entirely in the hands of the local | regulations.
when 16 men of the club will take
their paraphernalia to Houston for
an outing. They plan to meet with
T.S.C.W. sometime in the future
if arrangements can be made.
Yachts 21 feet in length are
standard equipment, Gill said.
Officers of the club include W.
G. Gill, commodore and president;
G. W. Haltom, vice-president; J.
R. Covington, secretary and treas
urer; B. A. Barker, reporter; and
S. A. Smith, social chairman.
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