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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, MAY 3, 1941
NUMBER 81
Winners of Cotton Study Tour Announced at Pageant
Robinson, Hartgraves
And Collard Are Selected
ACP Gives ’41
Battalion Honor
Newspaper Rating
Features, Editorials,
Make-up, and Headlines
Receive ACP Recognition
The Battalion newspaper has
been awarded a first-class honor
rating by the Associated Collegiate
Press, for the year 1940-41, in a
nation-wide journalistic contest re
cently completed, according to an
announcement received here this
week.
It was judged in a class among
papers published two or three times
a week at colleges with more than
a 5000 enrollment.
The judging is conducted not for
the purpose of creating rivalries
between the newspapers of the
various colleges, but to encourage
and suggest further improvements
that may be made in each paper.
Ratings are made on the basis
of news value; extent and variety
of news coverage; news writing
and editing; headlines, typography,
and page make-up; and sports and
special features.
In regard to collegiate newspap
ers, the A.C.P. stated, “Student
newspapers of today are far super
ior to those of 10 years ago. Each
year improvements are noted and
as a result standards are higher.
This constant improvement means
that no matter how good a paper
may have been yesterday, it is
surpassed today, unless it too has
, progressed.”
The Battalion was complimented
by the judges for its feature stories,
headlines and make-up, and editor
ial features.
A total of 1375 college news
papers were judged. The Battalion
also received the first-class honor
rating last year.
Queen Cotton’s Maids of Honor
Stephens to Give
Annotated Concert
G. D. Stephens of the English
department will conduct the reg
ular annotated musical concert in
the music room of the Cushing
Memorial Library Monday even
ing at 7:15.
The program will consist of the
following symphonic poems:
Borodin: “In the Steppes of Cen
tral Asia”
Respighi: “Feste Romane”
Smetana: “The Two Springs”
and “Rustic Wedding” from “The
Moldau”
Sibelius: “Valse Triste”
Grofe: “Painted Desert” and “On
the Trail” from the Grand Can
yon Suite.
Liszt: “Les Preludes”
Barlow, Higgins
Confer in Wichita
H. W. Barlow, head of the de
partment of aeronautical engineer
ing, and P. R. Higgins, instructor
in the aeronautical engineering de
partment, have recently returned
from the Southwest Aviation con
ference held at Wichita, Kansas
April 24, 25 and 26.
About 1700 representatives from
aviation companies as well as col
leges participating in the civilian
pilot training program met at the
conference for the purpose of dis
cussing the problems of aviation
as related to the Southwest.
Following the meeting at which
Barlow was chairman of the policy
committee, Barlow and Higg;ins
visited the Beech and Stearman
aircraft factories.
“There is a great demand for
aircraft mechanics, engineers and
shop personnel in the airplane fac
tories of the Southwest,” Barlow
said. “The Stearman people told
me that young men from the south
west furnished the finest kind of
a reservoir for aircraft product
ion personnel.”
The seven ladies-in-wait
ing to the royal court of
King and Queen Cotton, all
of whom are T.S.C.W. stu
dents, are, top row, left to
right, Dava Robinson, Hon
ey Grove, sophomore; Bet
ty Bowman, Mineral Wells,
freshman, and Sara Gillett,
Whiteright, junior.
Second row, Edith Ellison,
Denton, freshman and Paura
Gainer, Menard senior.
Bottom row, Margaret Tru-
lock, Paris, senior, and Ruth
Tilley, Shamrock, freshman.
The queen of the Cotton |
Ball and her maids of hon
or may easily be considered
the “beauties of the beau
ties” because only those girls
who were participants in the
Rose Bud Festival, the fes
tival of beauty and charm,
at T.S.C.W. were considered
as candidates for the Cotton
Ball honors. «
The Queen of the Page
ant and Ball was selected
from among this group. The
girls who were in the finals
of the Rose Bud Festival
became the ladies-in-waiting
for the Queen.
A & M to Sponsor First Short Course for
Frozen Food Locker Operators Here May 5-6
The first Frozen Food Locker.
Plant Operators short course in
the history of A. & M. will be held
May 5 and 6.
Approximately a hundred plant
operators of the 125 frozen food
locker plants now in operation and
the 35 plants that are now being
designed and planned throughout
Texas are expected to attend the
course.
The short course is being spon
sored by the Animal Husbandry
department in cooperation with the
Extension Service for the benefit
of operators of frozen food lockers
and all persons interested in the
installation and operation of such
plants. This new industry involves
many problems that are to be dis
cussed during the short course in
cluding the processing of fruits,
and vegetables, possibilities for
killing plants next to lockers, sani
tation, records and bookkeeping,
methods of interesting city patrons,
the cause and control of changes
taking place in frozen meats and
foods, recommended methods of
cutting beef and lamb for lockers,
and machine operations and meth-
Nut Culture Class
Makes Inspection Trip
The Nut Culture class of the
horticulture department left Wed
nesday on an inspection trip of
pecan groves and shelling plants in
Central Texas.
The class left college at 11 a. m.
and made their first stop at Taylor.
There they inspected the pecan
shelling plant which puts out 3600
pounds of shelled pecans daily.
From Taylor the class visited sev
eral groves of pecans on the Little
River bottom in the vicinity of
Holland. They returned to college
late Wednesday evening.
.ods of planning new plants.
The program will begin Monday
morning at 8 a. m. with the reg
istration of the operators. The pro
gram will be opened at 9 a. m. by
C. E. Murphey of the Animal Hus
bandry department, who is chair
man for the morning. P. T. Mont-
fort of the Agricultural Engineer
ing department will speak on “The
Place of a Freezer Locker Plant
in Texas,” and C. E. Bowles, co
operative marketing specialist
from the Extension Service will
speak on “Planning a New Plant.”
During the afternoon session, R.
F. Cain of the Horticulture depart
ment will discuss “Processing
Fruits and Vegetables for Locker
Storage” and K. F. Warner, ex
tension meat specialist of the
United States Department of Agri-
Reserve Officers ,
Smoker to be May 21
The Brazos County chapter of
the Reserve Officers association,
in cooperation with the Texas
State department, R. O. A., will
hold a Reserve Day program for
the benefit of the senior R.O.T.C.
students who will be commissioned
second lieutenants in the Reserve
corps upon graduation.
The affair will be held in the
banquet room of Sbisa hall at 7
o’clock May 21.
The program this year will be
in the form of a smiker and Col.
C. L. Mitchell, chief of staff, first
military area, San Antonio, will
be the principal speaker.
Col. Mitchell will be accompanied
by members of his staff from each
of the various branches of service.
Officers of the Texas State R. O.
A. department and many out of
town reserve officers will also be
present.
culture, will speak on “Paper Car
tons and other Packaging Mater
ials.” After an intermission, W. W.
Bailey of the Animal Husbandry
department will talk on “Getting
New Customers and Maintaining
the Old,” and Roy Davis, secre
tary of the Houston Bank for Co
operatives, will discuss “Records
and Bookkeeping.” T. G. Kelly,
Cai-rollton, will talk on “Locker
Plant Legislation” during the night
session.
The Tuesday morning session
will be given by L. S. Keen, out
standing locker plant operator of
Corsicana, on “Possibilities of a
Killing Plant in Conjunction with
a Locker Plant,” R. W. Snyder,
specialist in animal industries, on
“Sanitation in a Plant,” and C. E.
Murphey on “Cutting Pork for
Curing and Locker Storage.” Fol
lowing an intermission, Murphey
will talk on “Curing, Smoking and
Storing of Pork,” and K. F. War
ner will speak on “Changes that
take place on Frozen Foods.”
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Rufus Pearce to
Be ’41-’42 Leader
Of Aggieland Band
Will Replace
Present Maestro, Ed
Minnock, Who Graduates
Next year it will be “Rufus ‘Top-
py’ Pearce and His Aggieland
Swing Band” according to an an
nouncement made at the Cotton
Ball Friday night. He will take
over the baton at the beginning
of the fall sehnester.
Pearce, a junior in the Field Ar
tillery Band, has played the saxo
phone in the Aggieland orchestra
for several years. He will succeed
Ed Minnock as maestro ,of the
band. Minnock, who has led the
orchestra through a successful sea
son since last September, will grad
uate this semester.
The Aggieland orchestra plays
for corps dances during football
season, faculty dances, and has a
standing engagement for the Cot
ton Ball. The members also make
frequent week-end trips and play
for other organizations.
Arrangements for the band for
the past two years have been made
by Jack Littlejohn, former director
of the orchestra and composer of
“I’d Rather Be A Texas Aggies”.
Many arrangements are by Bud
Nelson of Albuquerque, New Mex
ico, who is recognized as one of
the best arrangers in the south
west.
The new leader of the orchestra
was chosen by a vote of its mem
bers. His term will last through
the 1941-42 season.
Next Saturday’s
Paper Will Be
Special Edition
One week from today, The Bat
talion will be Issued in the form
of an annual special edition which
is distributed to 10,000 seniors
graduating from high schools in
Texas.
Total circulation will be neaidy
16,000, including the usual 5,000
faculty-student subscription list.
Distribution on the campus will
be at the usual time on Saturday
morning; the 10,000 high school
copies will be mailed out during
the two days following.
An attempt is being made to
present as complete a picture of
A. & M. College, its divisions and
activities, the Texas Aggies, and
Aggie life as space will permit.
Object of the special edition is to
better inform the high school stu
dents of the state about the school
and to furnish the boys graduat
ing an added incentive to enroll
at A. & M.
Mellman Will Speak
To Hillel Club Sunday
Dr. Harry B. Mellman, National
Field Secretary of the B’Nai Brith
Hillel Foundation, will be the
guest speaker of the Hillel club at
an open meeting Sunday, at 7:15 p.
m. in the Lounge Room of Sbisa
Hall.
Dr. Mellman is a graduate of
Washington university in St. Louis,
and holds a doctor’s degree from
the University of Illinois. Though
only 25 years old, he held teaching
positions in American government
with special bearing on the prob
lems and responsibilities of Amer
ican youth. The meeting is open to
the public.
Students From Latin
American Countries to
Take Part in Meeting
A feature of the Conference on
Latin American Relations to be
held at the A. & M. College of
Texas on May 12 to 14 will be the
participation of students of the
college from Latin American coun
tries.
The conference is conducted by
the college under the sponsorship
of the Fourth District of the Tex
as Federation of Women’s Clubs
and over a hundred club members
are expected to attend.
The Latin American students
have been invited to eat with the
club members, who will have their
meals as a group during the con
ference. The students will also par
ticipate in discussions following
lectures on the program.
Latin American students who
will appear on the program for
talks or entertainment are Daniel
Cornejo of Venezuela; Miguel Soto
of Porto Rico; Xavier Fernandez,
Gabino Fajardo, and Gustavo Carl-
sen of Peru; and Porfirio Cadena
of Mexico.
In the top picture is J. H. Rob
inson, who was business manager
of the ball. He was also selected
as one of the cotton tour win
ners.
In the bottom picture is J. W.
Pinson, Social Secretary in charge
of the Cotton Ball.
Consul for Britain
Is Banquet Speaker
For Civil Engineers
H. E. Slaymaker, British consul
in Houston, will discuss the British
war efforts Tuesday night when
he appears as principal speaker
at a banquet of surveying and
mapping engineers attending the
short course sponsored by the civil
engineering department.
Slaymaker served in the British
army during the last World War
and is in close contact with events
in Europe through his consulship
He will discuss British efforts in
the present war and the need for
aid.
Following the banquet the sur
veying and mapping engineers, who
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Evans Delivers
Coronation Address
At 10th Cotton Show
Announcement of the Cotton
Contest winners and the crowning
of Connie Lindley, of Fort Worth,
as Queen Cotton by Sterling C.
Evans of Houston helped to make
the Tenth Annual Cotton Style
Show and Cotton Ball, Friday
night, one of the most colorful
events of the present social season
at A. & M.
Winners of the Cotton Study
Tour to South America are Ralph
Hartgraves, G Inf., Jonesboro; J.
H. Robinson, A Inf., McAllen; and
F. G. Collard, M Inf., Oglesby.
Collard is the second junior to ever
win an annual cotton contest.
These winners were announced
immediately after the crowning
ceremony to Queen Connie Lindley.
The contest winners this year wilt
tour several South American coun
tries to make a study of cotton
and general agriculture in these
countries.
Evans is Founder
The idea and plan of the cotton
pageant and ball was conceived by
Sterling C. Evans in 1932. Since
that time Professor J. S. Mogford
of the Agronomy department has
been chiefly responsible for the
progress and success of the project.
The cotton tour, money for which
is obtained each year by the cotton
style show, pageant and ball, is
awarded to the three students
making the highest average on
nine competitive examinations.
These examinations are given each
year by nine different departments
in the school of Agriculture, and
are offered to any student who
wishes to participate.
In the past nine years tours have
been to England usually, once to
Japan and the Orient, once to Med
iterranean countries, last year to
Canada and six times to continen
tal Europe.
Design by Thompson
This year a former tour winner,
L. M. Thompson, instructor in the
Agronomy department, designed
the scenery and setting for the
pageant.
Sterling C. Evans, president of
the Federal Land Bank of Houston
delivered the coronation address
and crowned Queen Cotton X in
side a huge cotton boll. The back
ground portrayed the realm of
King Cotton as a map of the
Southeastern, Southern and South
western states which extended the
full length of the scene. Across
the top of the background on a
large scroll were the words “T|he
Land of King Cotton.”
King Cotton Challenged
In closing the “Coronator” stat
ed that a challenge faces King Cot
ton from the world of synthetic.
“Let us hope,” he said, “that you
will face this challenge with know-
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Chem Engineering Department to
Otter Explosives Course in Summer
An engineering defense training - '
course in powder and explosives
will be given this summer for
persons w T ho are interested in this
work or who plan to qualify for
inspectors of the ordnance depart
ment or as operators for manu
facturers, J. D. Lindsay, profes
sor in the chemical engineering
department, announced Wednes
day.
ond section.
The first section will be open
to students who have completed
two years of college work includ
ing courses in chemistry. The sec
ond will be open to those who
have completed the first section,
and have completed three years of
college work.
Both sections are scheduled to
start about June 2 and will take
a month for completion. Full time
work will be required consisting
of six hours a day.
Except for the cost of board,
room, and books, the expenses of
the course will be paid by the
U. S. Office of Education.
England Gets
63 Knitted Garments
From College Station
A box of 63 knitted garments
has been shipped to Houston for
Bundles for Britain, according to
Mrs. N. M. McGinnis, chairman.
From Houston the garments will
be put in with clothes from other
cities and shipped to England.
The box sent from College Sta-
; tion contained the following ar-
; tides: 12 v-necked sweaters, 17
j square necked sweaters, four tur-
j tie neck sweaters, two pairs of sea
boot stockings, ten pairs of socks,
| seven helmets, five pairs of mit-
i tens, and four pairs of wristlets.