The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 22, 1941, Image 1
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 YOL. 40 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1941 NUMBER 76 Seven Candidates to “Do or Die" in Election Today Smitham and Cathey Win Runoffs in Junior Election Will Be Made Town Hall Manager And Social Sec’y Alden Cathey of Fort Worth, “G” Infantry, and Fred A. Smitham of Dallas, “B” CWS, were elected yesterday to fill the positions of Social Secretary of the senior class as Town Hall Manager respective ly • The election was a runoff for the two highest candidates of the primary which was held last week. Cathey received 176 votes while Lewis Kercheville received 104. The count for Town Hall Mana ger was not separated by such a wide margin as Smitham receiv ed 146 votes and Billy Bolton re ceived 134. R. L. Heitkamp of New Braun fels, “A” Field Artillery, was elect ed to the position of Longhorn editor for next year in the primary election when he ran against Ben nie Hancock. The number of votes cast in yes terday’s election showed a decline as compared to those cast last week. Inclement weather was given as the probable reason for the decrease in balloting. Aggie Band to Piay at East Texas C. of C. Convention The A. & M. Band, the Allen Military Academy Band, the Bryan High School Band and the Lamar Junior High School Band will leave for Corsicana, Texas, by a special train at 8:30 this morning to par ticipate in the East Texas Cham ber of Commerce Convention being held there. At the convention the bands will demonstrate that the county is one of the most outstanding in this region in educational facilities and opportunities. The Bryan and Bra zos County organizations also will be represented in a parade at Cor sicana by a float on which Miss Beverly Ann Sparks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sparks of College Station, who will appear as the Sweetheart of Brazos County. Her escort will be Jack Miller of Troop C Cavalry. Funds for the trip were raised by a music festival held by the four bands last Friday in Forrest Field at Bryan. The festival was plan ned and sponsored by Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, director and past pres ident of the chamber of commerce; W. D. Wilkerson, superintendent of the Bryan High School; and Hugh Emerson, director of the Bryan High School and the Lamar Junior High School Band. Confirmation Classes Begin at St. Thomas Chapel This Evening Confirmation classes for this spring, at St. Thomas Chapel, will begin this evening at 7:15 p. m., meeting in the Chapel, ac cording to an announcement by the Rev. Roscoe Hauser Jr., Stu dent Chaplin. There will be a series of six lectures in the course, in which in formation about the Church and Prayer Book will be given, along with the history of the Church. The final class will be concerned with the use of Symbolism. Bishop Quin will visit St. Tho mas Chapel on the night of Thurs day, May 1, for the sacred rite of confirmation, for those who have received the instruction. This is the primary purpose of these class es, but they are open to anyone who may be interested in learning something of the Episcopal Church and the Book of Common Prayer. Junior Winners R. L. Heitkamp Nine Pre-Meds Make Inspection Trip to Galveston Nine pre-medical students made an inspection trip to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galves ton during the past week-end where they visited the various class rooms and laboratories and the John Sealy hospital. Beginning Saturday morning the students made a tour of the school which included a class in diagnosis of diseases, the anatomy, pathol ogy, embryology and histology lab oratories, pathological museum, chemistry laboratories and class rooms and the bacteriology lab oratories. After the students had inspected the school, they were shown through the John Sealy hos pital, now under the supervision of the medical school, where they witnessed an operation for the relief of arthritis. Following the operation, the students visited the negro wards, the children’s wards and other departments in the hos pital. While in Galveston, the students were the guests of the Phi Chi, Theta Kappa Psi and the Nu Sig- (Continued on Page 4) Candidates Seeking 1941-42 Student Positions Billy Bryant In view of the fact that I am a candidate for the office of Jun ior Representative of the Student Publications Board, I take this means of introducing myself and expressing my feelings toward this office. I feel that I have been closely associated with the corps and its activities during my two years here at A. & M. and through these as sociations and acquaintance I be lieve that I will be able to very ef ficiently serve them in the capaci ty of Junior Representative on the Publications Board. Also I possess an intense interest in the work that this office carries with it and the activities of the corps. Again, let me remind you of my sincere desire and my capability for this office. I will do my utmost to represent the corps on every oc casion that avails itself if I am elected. ........ T. R. (Tom) Vannoy In announcing my candidacy for the office of junior representa tive on the Student Publications Board, I am aware of the res ponsibilities and duties that ac companies the office. I feel that I am qualified to serve because of my work on The Battalion since last September in the capacity of editorial assistant. If the cadet corps sees fit to elect me to the office, I will en deavor to use my judgment bas ed on a number of year’s exper ience in newspaper work to fur ther the policies of the student publications and make them truly representative of the efforts of the cadet corps. I will extend my ef forts towards giving all campus organizations ready access to the student publications. In view of the fact that the stu dent publications find their way (Continued on Page 4) H. E. (Gene) Norton I have attempted to see as many of you as I could since I filed for this office; however, it is an im possibility to reach everyone on this campus in such a short period of time. I believe that I am well qualified for this office, and I can assure you that I will, to the best of my ability, fulfill the duties of this office if I am elected by the mem bers of the corps in today’s elec tion. I believe that everyone that pos sibly can, should vote in today’s election. Regardless of whether you vote for me or for one of my op ponents, every student should take a part in this election. I would like to take this oppor tunity to thank all of those who have helped me during this camp aign, and I will appreciate any help that you can give in my behalf in today’s election. ► Charles Babcock This was intended to be a state ment of one man’s beliefs—my own. I am indued to hesitate in set ting down such beliefs, however, for throughout my campaign, I have not followed any platform, pro gram, or policy. Nevertheless, I will state my thoughts and ideas, for they actually exemplify what I will attempt to do if I am elect ed. First of all, I am very much in favor of improving The Battalion newspaper. A newspaper which represents 6500 boys deserves an All-American rating, and we can achieve that rating through hard work. Second, I believe that we have one of the finest college annuals in America, and I will do all that I can to keep it that way. Third, I will earmestly endeavor to bring the other student publi- (Continued on Page 4) Future Farmers Overrun Campus On Smith-Hughes Day Between 1,000 and 1,300 Boys and Teachers Present for Contests Between 1,000 and 1,300 Future Farmers of America took over the campus in the annual Smith- Hughes Day, the State Vocational Agriculture Judging Contest held here yesterday. All phases of farm life and farm production judging was taken up and the team winners and individ ual winners are as follows: Cotton Classing— 1— Taylor 2— Caldwell High Man—Charles Synazke of Taylor Soil Conservation— 1— Stephenville 2— Cotulla High Man—Guy Thompson of Cotulla Entomology Contest— 1— Tomball 2— Corsicana High Man—John Boyd of Tom ball Dairy Cattle— 1— Bay City 2— Cleburne High Man—Dari Hicks of Ban dera Crops— 1— Breckenridge 2— Terrell High Man—Joyce McIntyre of Breckenridge Horticulture— 1— Waxahachie 2— Alexander High Man—Billy Oakley of Ter rell Farm Shop— 1— Taft 2— Throckmorton High Man—Earl Maline of Taft Poultry— 1— Corsicana 2— Breckenridge High Man—Pope Chance of Sils- bee Wild Life— 1— Taft 2— Stephensville High Man—Aran Park of Taft Livestock— 1— Junction 2— Doole High Man —Billy Allen of Junc tion. E. M. (Manny) Rosenthal The interest in today’s election has been growing every day during the past several weeks and prob ably for the reason that the cand idates from on the campus and the candidate from off the campus have been working and election eering every night. All of us have had the same ends in view. Of course, the first was to go out and get votes for ourselves but the second is surely the most impor tant; that is, get as many of the corps as possible out to vote. We all want the election to accurately reflect the feeling of the corps. No matter which of the candi dates is elected today the Battal ion will have an editor next year that can handle the job, (but naturally I am a little prejudic ed. If I wasn’t I wouldn’t be run ning for the position of Battalion editor. In the first place I have worked on the paper and magazine for a longer continuous stretch of time than either of my opponents. In other words I worked both semes ters last year and BOTH semesters this year, and it was the second semester of this year when the junior editors were being educated for next year’s senior positions. Another qualification that I have is that I have been a junior edi tor on the paper this entire year and was appointed as one of the two junior editors on the mag azine. These jobs followed a year’s work as reporter on the paper and contributor on the magazine. What specific things I will do (Continued on Page 4) D. C. (Bug) Thurman For the past two years I have worked on The Battalion newspa per staff in the positions of repor ter and junior editor aiding in making the newspaper one of which A. & M. College may be proud. I have conscientiously supported all policies which I believe are for the benefit and betterment of the college and after the best in terests of the Aggies. It is my opinion that a college newspaper is to serve and aid the students by presenting as nearly as possi ble a complete news coverage of the college and its activities. If I am selected by the Aggies as ed itor of The Battalion’this will be my objective. My experience with newspaper work has been extensive in that I spent fifteen months working in all capacities for a weekly news paper after graduating from high school and at one time was a cor respondent for a leading West Texas daily. I will be guided by the will of the corps in furthering the interests and fame of Texas A. & M. College. A&M Has Champion Milch Cow at Dairy In her lifetime, Colantha Lad Princess, a Holstein of the College dairy herd, has produced enough milk to fill 4,750 ten-quart pails and allow enough over to feed the cat. Her latest official production figure is 103,084 pounds of milk with 3,582 pounds of butterfat pro duced in eight lactations. Tom Gillis Our student publication is to reflect and guide student opinion on matters conceiming the corps. Through wide activity and work ing with the corps I have learned what we need and want as stu dents. Through long newspaper experience, including this year writing a personal column for every issue of the paper, a knowledge of making-up and putting out a news paper has been acquired. With a combination of this campus activi ty and publication experience, I would put out a Battalion vig orously supporting Aggie tradi tions and things the corps needs and allowing better use of the newspaper’s columns for all stu dents. The Battalion will be the student’s newspaper, publishing their news fairly and completely, actively supporting and leading the corps to worthwhile activities. Marstellar Judges Horse Show at Mexia Dr. R. P. Marstellar, dean of the school of veterinary medicine of Texas A. & M. College, was judge of the horse show held at Mexia Saturday. He was accom panied by Mrs. Marstellar and by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pelot. Dr. M. M. Brown of Mexico, was chair man and master of ceremonies at the horse show. Some fine animals were display ed, Dr. Marstellar said, and ex cellent horsemanship was exhibit ed by the handlers of the animals. Polls Will Open at 7:45 This Morning Editor and Student Representative Posts To Be Voted Upon Winding up strenuous campaigns with speeches before the corps at yell practice last night, seven cand idates presented final pleas for votes in today’s general election. The offices of The Battalion ed itor and Junior Representative on the Student Publications Board will be voted upon in a general elec tion in which every member of the corps is eligible to vote. To day’s election is the primary. A run-off, if necessary, will be held Thursday. Working without the usual elec tion ballyhoo of signs and posters, the candidates have carried out quiet but effective campaigns in their efforts toward election. The outlawing of printed matter was made last year by the Election committee in order to reduce can didates’ campaign expenses and en courage more men to file for of fice. Each voter must present himself at the polls in the Academic Build ing between the hours of 7:45 a.M. and 5:30 p.m., submitting at the time his maintenance receipt for the second semester. Brief statements from the var ious candidates have been submit ted and accompany their pictures elsewhere on the page. The ballot as printed to be voted reads as follows: BATTALION EDITOR E. M. Rosenthal D. C. Thurman Tom Gillis JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE Billy Bryant Tom Vannoy H. E. Norton Charles Babcock Howell Elected President Of AACR At Chicago Meeting Four-hundred Members Were Present at the Twenty-Ninth Meeting E. J. Howell, registrar of the College, was elected president of the American Association of Collegiate Registi'ars at their twenty-ninth annual convention in Chicago from April 14 to 17. Howell has for several years been an active member of the as sociation and served as vice-pres ident in 1938. The organization is composed of some 800 members from colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. While attending the conven tion Howell took an active part in its program by serving as a member of the Regional Associa tions Committee and by conduct ing an open forum talk on the last morning of the meeting. There were approximately 400 members of the organization in attendance with Joseph C. Mac Kinnon of Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology acting as pres ident and Ernest C. Miller of the University of Chicago as secretary. The theme of the speeches at the convention was based on the part of collegiate registrars in nation al defense. Two of the main speak ers on national defense were Dr. Clarence Stephen Marsh, Vice-Pres ident of the American Council on Education and Col. Carlton S. Dar- gush of the Selective Service Sys tem. The purpose of AACR is to pro vide, by means of annual confer ences and otherwise, for the spxead of information on problems of common interest to its members and to contribute to advancement in education in America.