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V 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 17, 1941 NUMBER 87 % * f 1 ( [M A&M to be Saluted Over National Network Tuesday “Spirit of Aggioland” Is Chosen to Be Played As a salute to Texas A. & M. college, “The Spirit of Aggieland” will be played on a coast to coast network Tuesday night on the Ral eigh cigarette “College Humor” program. It is the intention of the program to give a musical “bow” to the University sending in the most votes from the students as to the most popular tune on the campus the week prior to the date of broadcast. In a letter received by the Pub licity department of the college, the advertising directors for the program indicated that they want ed a song representative of the college which they might play as a salute. R. E. Jeffers, director of public relations requested that the song not be an ASCAP number since it could not be used over this coast to coast network. He sug gested the selection of a BMI num ber. “The Spirit of Aggieland” copy right of which is owned by band director, R. J. Dunn, was suggest ed since it is representative of A. & M. and Colonel Dunn was able to grant permission for use on the “College Humor” pix>gram and al so a blanket release to all net works both in New York and Los Angeles so that it may be used at any and all times. The salute will be accompanied by a credit line to Texas A. & M. college. The placing of A. & M. on the program “College Humor” was brought about by R. E. Jeffers and Freeman Keyes both of the Russel M. Seeds advertising com pany which is handling the adver tising for the program. Keyes, president of the company, is an ex-Aggie and a native Texan. Experiment Station Reports on Lots and Lots of Teeny “Woims” The weekly census of the worms in the rural sections of the state (not to be confused with the senses of the farmers or the pecuniary condition of the land sharks) is dutifully taken by the Division of Entomology, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station for the infor mation of the Texas cotton farm ers. Beginning May 1 and lasting through September 1, weekly re ports on the advances of insects affecting cotton throughout the state and predictions as to the fu ture outbreaks are being prepared by experiment station workers and sent to newspapers, periodicals and trade journals through the cotton growing section of Texas and Louisiana. These reports which have been sent out for the last twelve years concern weevils, flea hoppers, cot ton leafworms, cotton bollworms and thrips. They give the conditions existing in the cotton fields and predict outbreaks of these pests in Texas cotton. Eco Club Hears Speech by Duplan Luis Duplan, Mexican Consul to the United States, addressed the Economics club Thursday night on the subject of “What can the Unit ed States do to improve its rela tions with Latin American coun tries.” This was the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Econom ics club and was presided over by the club’s newly elected officers for next year. Jack Owens is the president elect; other officers are R. L. Rominger, vice-presideht; Ben Hancock, secretary-treasurer, and Don Gabriel, publicity agent. Duplan stressed the need for a more complete understanding of the various problems of the Latin American countries by the Amer ican people. “The good-neighbor policy of President Roosevelt has done much to cement the friend ship between the Americas,” Dul- pan explained. In discussing the economic as pects of Latin American relation ships, Duplan discussed the need for a reduction in tariff barriers between Mexico and the United States. When questioned on this subject, Duplan expressed a be lief that a closer approach to con ditions of free trade would prove beneficial to both the Latin Amer ican countries and the United States. “The tourist trade is one of Mexico’s chief industries, and no& is a great opportunity for Ameri can citizens to visit their southern neighbor,” Duplan added. Ag Crop Team To Get Gold Medals Members of the A. & M. agron omy crops team will get gold med als for their part in the team’s winning second place in a contest held at Fort Worth Monday. The medals are donated by a number of commercial seed com panies who also sponsored the con test. Those on the team are F. G. Collard, C. E. Butler, Glen C. Mc- Gouirk, and J. B. Tate, alternate. Professor R. C. Potts was coach for the team. Eleven Seniors To Get Watches At Press Banquet Other Awards Include Silver, Bronze and Gold Keys Eleven gold watches, indicative of meritorious service to Texas A. & M. Student Publications will be given to senior members of the publications staff at the annual Press Club banquet May 20, given by the Student Publications board each year. Other awards to be given will be 42 bronze keys, 21 silver keys and 13 gold keys. These are for active service on student publications, bronze for one year’s service, sil ver for two years’ and gold keys for three. The toastmaster for the even ing will be Jeff Montgomery, pres- (Continued on Page 4) English Awards To Be Announced Thursday Evening Successful Contestants To Receive Cash Prizes For Ranking Placements Winners in the annual English contest held last Thursday night in the library classroom will be announced at the English-Mathe- matics dinner in Sbisa Hall Thurs day evening, Dr. George Summey, head of the English department, said yesterday. Entries in the William Morriss English contest for sophomores were R. H. Benbow, Bryan; R. L. Chatham, Baird; D. B. Gofer Jr., College Station; 0. L. Culberson, Luling; J. C. Denny, Italy; J. S. Durell, Wills Point; W. J. Gallo way, Throckmorton; J. G. Goppert, Edna; R. R. Hidell", Dallas; and George R. Thenn, Dallas. The 17 entries in the F. M. Law English contest for freshmen were G. D. Boesch, Fort Worth; R. H. DaiT, Eagle Pass; C. F. Gilmore, Dallas; R. C. Hatfield, San An tonio; L. H. Horner, San Antonio; Herbert Pacobson, San Antonio; D. F. Johnson, Brady; V. P. Kelly, Wichita Falls; D. S. Leventhal, Stamford; J. W. Lipscomb, Pala cios; O. G. McKee, Paris; A. S. McSwain, Bryan; K. C. Minter, Gonzales; J. G. Richardson, New- gulf; J. G. Swope, San Antonio; D. S. Ware, McKinney; and S. E. Young, San Angelo. Prizes to be awarded in the William Morriss Contest will be $15 for first place and $10 for sec ond place. In the F. M. Law Con test, $20 will be given to the first place winner and $5 as the second prize. Conditions of eligibility for the sophomore contest were Semester grade of “A” in English 203 or 231, distinguished student rating for the first semester, and grade “A” on any course paper or book review that may be required in the sophomore English course the stu dent is now taking. For the freshman contest, condi tions of eligibility are semester grade of “A” in English 103 and distinguished student rating, first semester; semester grade “A” or “B” in English 104 to April 1, and satisfactory oral work in the same course to April 19. Sohpomore AH Student Judging Contest Held Today The sophomore livestock judg ing contest will be held this morning beginning at 10 in the Animal Husbandry pavilion. All eligible sophomores—they must have had A. H. 107 and A. H. 202 with no other course more ad vanced than that—who are enter ing the contest will receive excused absences for their 10 and 11 o’clock classes. There will be nine classes of livestock in all: three classes of cattle, three classes of hogs, two classes of sheep and one class of horses. Gold medals will be pre sented to the three men with the highest scores, which are figured by totaling the scores of each of the nine divisions that are judged. Fifty Students Will Judge Today In Poultry Contest Over fifty students will partici pate in the second junior poultry judging contest to be held on the college poultry farm Saturday, E. D. Parnell, professor in the poul try husbandry department announc ed yesterday. This annual contest is sponsored each year by the Poultry Science Club under the direction of the poultry department. Parnell will be the official judge of the contest. Rhode Island Reds, Barred Ply mouth Rocks, and White Leghorns will be judged by the contestants, with both exhibition and product ion birds included in the ten class es. The Woodson Lumber Co., Par ker Lumber Co., and the Howell Lumber Co., all of Bryan, will award the winners of the contest with gold keys. Change of Final Review Doubtful Speaks in Guion Hall Monday Assignment of ROTC Grads Is Cause of Rumor Plans Yet to Be Worked Out Concerning Seniors Who Leave Early for Army Posts “As things now stand, it looks as if there will be no change in the date of final review,” Dean F. C. Bolton, dean of the college, stated yesterday afternoon. “There appears to be no need for action.” The college authorities have discussed the matter, but various plans in con nection with the graduation ceremonies and final review have pro- gressed to a state which would be inconvenient to change. The discussion concerning the date of final review was raised after orders were received here from Eighth Corps Area headquarters ordering 102 seniors to report to active duty before the date for which exercises are now scheduled. Of the seniors now taking ad- Darrell L. Brady, world traveler and young adventurer, who will speak to juniors and seniors in Guion Hall twice Monday. At the age of 25, he has had wide experience in this and other countries. Sponsored by Town Hall, Brady’s chief address here will concern his courageous philosophy of action. Last Town Hall Program Slated for Monday Night Brady Will Also Speak to Juniors and Seniors In order that all students will have a chance to be present and hear Darrel L. Brady, described as one of the outstanding repre sentatives of American youth, jun iors and seniors will be excused from classes at 11 o’clock Monday. All others will have a chance to hear him on the Town Hall pro gram at 7:30 Monday night. Brady’s remarkable achieve ments and courageous philosophy have been inspirations to many young people and students through out the United States where he has brought his message of hope and call to action. His talk that gives new confidence to all who hear him is embodied in his spirit of initiative, independence and en terprise. From a fatherless boy, he rose to become president of Brady International Enterprises at twenty-five years of age. Chosen by International Conven tion of Rotary to speak to Amer ican youth because he is one of the most eloquent spokesmen of the younger generation, Darrell Brady typifies the best in Amer- (Continued on Page 4) vanced military science, 32 in the Engineer regiment have been or dered to active duty June 4; 49 Coast Artillery seniors have re ceived orders to report June 5; and 21 seniors from the Signal Corps battalion must report for active duty on June 4. Chemical warfare seniors’ or ders require that they report to military posts on June 15, and Field Artillery active duty does not begin until June 24. No or ders for active duty have been received yet by the Infantry or Cavalry. Seniors in these regi ments will not be affected by the orders. Any action in the date of the final review would come as the result of a petition presented by the cadets, Dean Bolton stated. There has been no indication that the majority of students, particu larly seniors, desire that the date be changed. Any request for ac tion on the question would have to be submitted to the faculty of the college for their decision. Plans have not yet been worked out as to how the seniors leaving early will receive their diplomas. Diplomas for the remainder of the graduates will be presented at commencement exercises June 6. The dates on the diplomas have already been printed, and com mencement speakers have been in vited. Since the date for the Junior Prom, Final Ball, Final Review, Commencement and Baccalaureate ai'e fixed relative to each otjjer, all must be changed or allowed to remain as now scheduled. A contract has been signed by the junior class for the music of Lou Breeze for the nights of June Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the de- and 6. The dates which juniors partment of Biology, conducted the | mus I ; report to camp would not be initial program of the organiza tion of the United Science Clubs Doak Conducts Initial Program Of Science Meeting of Sam Houston State Teachers College at Huntsville, Tuesday night when he and ten represen tatives of the A. & M. United Science Club were guests of the Sam Houston group. Among those Aggies in attend ance at the first program of the Teacher’s College organization were Billy Clarkson, H. Ezell, T. B. Long, L. G. Kent, Randolph Peterson, Bob Crawford, D. C. Thurman, J. E. Gillaspy, James T. Anderson, and Harry Trodlier. The organization is built on the same principles as the A. & M. organization and has as its ob jective, participation in the Texas Academy of Science. It is built fi-om four organizations, the Science Club, the Vocational Ag riculture Club, the Atlas Club and the Pre-Medic Society. affected, Some plan must be worked out (Continued on Page 4) New Longhorn Ready Wednesday The 1940-41 Longhorn will be distributed to members of the stu dent body Wednesday, May 21, Morton Robinson, editor, announc ed. Distribution of the Longhorns will begin at 1:00 p. m. This year’s Longhorn is the largest in the'his tory of the book. The Longhorns will be given out as in the past. Seniors will receive their books first with juniors, soph omores, and freshman following in that order. Further plans for dis tribution will be announced in Tuesday’s issue of The Battalion. Singing Cadets Elect Pete Adams President For ’42 Ceilings, Bartlett, Lyle, Pauls, Martin Named New Club Officials George A. Adams of Bryan was elected president of the Singing Cadets for the school term of 1941- 42 Thursday night at the home of their director, Professor J. J. Wool- ket, who gave them a barbecue for their last meeting. Charles Zahn, retiring president, was presented a gold key in ap preciation for services rendered the club. The other officers elected were: Tommy Collins, vice-president; Marion Lyle, honorary vice-pres ident; J. O. Bartlett, business man ager; Everett C. Pauls, publicity manager; and Bernay “Tony” Mar tin, librarian. Col. Ike Ashburn was made an honorary member of the organi zation and presented with a key. The Singing Cadets gave Profes sor Woolket a traveling bag to show their appreciation for his fine work while they sang “He’s a Jolly Goodfellow”. The first year members received keys as their awards, but sweat ers for old members will be award ed when they arrive in June. Manager Smitham Says It’ll Be the Best Ever Outstanding 41- 42 Town Hall Program Promised One of the outstanding programs-face war correspondent and feature.*a glorious voice, a vital intelligence,-fernment, and with the rosette of-fical acclaim accorded her was that in the history of Town Hall was approved at a meeting of the Town Hall Committee Thursday after noon, Fred Smitham, manager of the program for next year, an nounced late Friday afternoon. Again consisting of eight num bers, the series brings to A. & M. such new features as Helen Jepson, glamorous soprano star of opera, concert, and radio; Albert Spald ing, one of America’s most bril liant violinists; Agnes De Mille and her Dance Theatre; “The Mar riage of Figaro,” an opera presen tation of the Nine O’Clock Opera Company; and Quentin Reynolds, writer for Collier’s magazine and widely-heard radio and newsreel commentator. The ever-popular Houston Sym phony Orchestra and A. & M.’s own Singing Cadets will give return performances and a popular swing band will round out the year’s program. All this will be brought to students at no increase in price, Smitham stated. Any one of the attractions would cost the price of a full season ticket if attended at a city performance. Leading prima donna of the met ropolitan opera, the lovely Helen Jepson brings to the concert stage and a winning charm. Her life is the story of a brilliant talent which has grown into fame. Her one working goal has been to be a singer. The masterful performances of Albert Spaulding have refuted once and for all the American credo that no native artist can compete with the foreign artist. There is scarcely a musical center of the universe where he has not appear ed and his name has gathered to itself a world-wide musical sig nificance. He has played before royalty, was decorated with the Crown of Italy by the Italian Gov- the Legion of Honor by the French. Granddaughter of the famous economist, Henry George, and niece of the film producer, Cecil de Mille, Agnes de Mille has earned acclaim both in America and in Europe in her brief years on the stage. In dividually and with her troupe she has appeared before many appre ciative audiences from coast to coast and the programs to be off ered next season are among the most versatile and finished she has yet presented. On May 21 she opens a six-weeks contract in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Cen ter. Probably the outstanding crit- of Deems Taylor who wrote: “I hate to use the word ‘genius’ but I got something from your danc ing that I never before had from any dancer.” Since it was first performed in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” has been popular the world over. The attraction is a new type of opera presentation sung and acted by a brilliant group of American singers. Given an enthusiastic re ception in New York, the company is pr-eparing to tour the entire country next season and bring the performance within the reach of (Continued on page 4) Criswell Chosen Advertising Head Ralph Criswell, junior from Cal vert, has been chosen as adver tising manager of The Battalion newspaper and magazine for the 1941-42 school year. Criswell, who is a member of the Infantry band, has been a jun ior assistant of the advertising staff this year. His appointment was announced by E. L. Angell, manager of student publications. Senior assistants who will serve on the advertising staff with Cris well for next year are Jack Lam- berson, K Infantry, Nome; Alden McKellar, B Cavalry, San Antonio; and John Sleeper, C Infantry. These served as junior assistants on the staff this year. Criswell is the newly elected president of the advertising divis ion of the Southwestern Journal ism Congress which was held at Abilene during the Easter holidays. Winners Named In Crops Contest The winners of the 1941 crops judging contest, sponsored by the Agronomy Society for freshmen were announced yesterday after the results of the contest held May 15 became known. The winners, listed in the order of their rating with their scores, are J. L. Kelsey, 1290; A. J. Kolinek, 1285; J. V. Hales, 1280; H. W. Norris and W. O. Adams, tied for forth place with 1275. Give gold medals, donated by Casey’s Confectionery, Luke’s Gro cery, The Aggie Cleaners, A. M. Waldrop, and the Exchange Store, were presented to these men, and the high man, J. L. Kelsey, will have his name engraved on the silver plaque in the Agronomy library.