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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, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1941 NUMBER 89 Seniors Going in Service to Have Special Exercises Easterwood Airport Will Be Dedicated With Review and Ceremony Held Toda Course to Be Dedication Will f Be Held at Airport The official dedication of Easter- wood airport which is named in honor of Jesse L. Easterwood, Ag gie-ex who was killed in an air plane accident following World War I, will be held this afternoon at the airport with many distin guished visitors attending. The dedication ceremonies will be ushered in with a dismounted review of the cadet corps at 1 p. m. Among the visitors in the re viewing stand will be Miss Eva Easterwood, sister of Jesse L. Eas terwood; Brigadier General Ger ald C. Brant, Commanding General, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center, Randolph Field, Texas; and Captain A. D. Barnhard, U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Immediately following the re view, Company B Infantry com manded by Captain R. T. Foster will go to the airport to take part in the dedication ceremonies. East erwood was a member of Company B while he attended A. & M. Dedication of the airport will be gin at 3 p. m. with Gibb Gilchrist, dean of the school of engineering, presiding. The Aggie band will op en the ceremony with the playing of “America.” An invocation will be delivered by Rev. James Carlin, Pastor of the Methodist church, College Station, Texas. After the invocation, Dean Gil christ will pi’esent Miss Easter wood, General Brant, and Captain Bernhard, who are guests for the occasion. A citation in commemora tion of the dedication of the air port to Jesse L. Easterwood will be read by Dean Gilchrist. Miss Easterwood, sister of Eas terwood, will then unveil a marker in commemoration of her brother. Following the unveiling, the Ag gies band will play the “Spirit of Aggieland.” A group of army plan es will then fly over the airport at approximately 3:45 p. m. Easterwood was killed in an air- (Continued on page 4) ROA Honors Becker as Year’s Outstanding Senior Cadet Colonel William A. Beck er was honored as the year’s out standing senior by the Texas De partment of the Reserve Officers Association last night at the local R. 0. A. meeting in Sbisa hall. Becker was presented a brief case by reserve Major E. J. How- ,p11, {.nst president of the Texas R. 0. A. in the absence of Major Charles Anderson, present head of the organization. The presentation came after the introduction of the eight visiting officers who were last night’s hon ored guests as the Reserve Of- icers meeting. These officers were invited to the meeting to allow the graduating seniors to contact them and thereby become better ac quainted with the officers of their respective units. The principal speaker of the ev ening was Colonel C. L. Mitchell, executive of the first military area, who told the future officers of what they should expect when call ed to active duty, the responsibil ities they should have and the prep aration they should make. His talk was elaborated on by Lieutenant Colonel James Bently Taylor who told of the many details in con nection with entering active duty. Following the talks and an in formal recess, at which time punch and cigars were served, the 500 graduating potential officers met in groups, according to their respective branches of service, and personally met their future super ior officers. In these group meet ings the seniors were allowed to ask questions and get information on problems with v-hich they were confronted in relation to being call- continued on Page 4) Easter wood’s Is Life of Service Almost like fiction is the story of Jesse Lawrence Easterwood, Aggie and naval flying officer for whom the A. & M. airport is be ing named. Easterwood was born December 5, 1888 at Wills Point, Texas, the son of Captain and Mrs. W. E. Easterwood, pioneer and worthy citizens of Texas. He lived in Wills Point for 17 years during which time he grew into a well built athletic person with a most pleasing personality. In 1905 he entered A. & M. Col lege and was assigned to B Com pany Infantry. Because of his pleasing personality he soon be came one of the best liked men in the company and his fellow students affectionately called him “Red.” He left A. & M. in 1909. He volunteered to the call of his country on April 7, 1917, by en listing in the Naval Air Service and was commissioned ensign in that service after a thorough train ing at Pensacola, Florida and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. The second American to qualify as a naval aviation pilot, Ensign Easterwood sailed for England where he served with the Royal Air Force. Before the conclusion of the war, he served with the British, Italian, French and Amer ican Air service. He made 16 suc cessful raids behind enemy lines and was presented with distinguish ed service medals by three foreign countries. In November, 1918, Easterwood, (Continued on page 4) Distribution ’41 Longhorns Begun The first of the 4800 copies of the biggest Longhorn in the his tory of A. & M. started on their annual rounds yesterday afternoon at 1 p. m. As has been done in past years the seniors received the first Long horns while the juniors received theirs at 1:00 this afternoon. Soph omores and freshmen will receive their Longhorns on Friday and Saturday afternoons respectively. The September maintenance re ceipt, showing payment of the stu dent activities fee, must be pre sented in order to obtain the Long horn. Duplicate receipts will not be honored in the issuing of the Longhorns. If the receipt has been lost the student should have his name checked off at the Student Publication’s Office so that his is sue will not be given to someone else and he can obtain his copy Monday afternoon. WTAW Music Debate Swing Vs. Classical Swing vs. classical music will be the subject of a debate to be presented by a quintet of Aggies over WTAW Friday afternoon from 4:45 to 5:15 p. m., according to John Rosser, director of WTAW. Chairman of the embattled mu sicologists will be C. O. Spriggs, member of the A. & M. College English faculty in charge of Pub lic Speaking. C. W. Brown, B. J. Edmonds, H. G. Decker, Tom Pow er and William Gammon will do the wrangling, with the odds three- to-five against the classical en thusiasts, Edmonds and Gam mon. The group was invited to broad cast the discussion by WTAW di rector John Rosser, who will be on hand to answer questions put to him by the cadets, in their effort to decide whether swing or the classics should be offered on the daily noontime broadcasts. Criswell Heads Press Club For 1941-42 Session Officers for 1941-42 Px-ess Club wei'e elected at a business meeting following the annual Press Club banquet, Tuesday night. New officers of the club are: Ralph Criswell, president; Tom Gillis, vice-president, and Ed Gox-don, sec retary. The banquet, held each year for the staffs of the Battalion, Long horn, Engineer, and Agriculturist, took place in Sbisa Hall will Presi dent T. O. Walton, Colonel Ike Ashburn, and Dean F. C. Bolton as honor guests. Toastmaster Jeff Montgomery presented the guest speaker, Colonel Ike Ashburn, who said that the responsibility of the press was greater than ever at present and that truth should be the primary objective of the press.. Colonel Ike also said that the work he did on the Fort Worth Record before he came to A. & M. was the most interesting he had ever done. Dean F. C. Bolton presented the awards in the form of keys and watches to the members of the var ious staffs who had shown excep tional ability in the past year, aft er which President T. O. Walton spoke a few words of praise to the members of the Press Club. The banquet was closed with the presentation of an honor award to E. L. Angel, head of the Stu dent Publication’s Board, for the help he has so generously given. y Offered Naval Architecture Courses Open For Students Who Will Complete 4 Years Courses in Naval Architectui’e, Marine Engineering, and Aero nautical Engineering, will be offer ed here during the summer ses sion, Gibb Gilchrist, dean of the school of engineering, announced yesterday. These courses are open only to students who have completed a four-year course in either civil, electrical, mechanical, or petroleum engineering. Students who have completed a four-year course can qualify for a rating as junior engi neering by taking these special ten-week courses. Dean Gilchrist said that efforts ai’e being made now to determine how many graduates would be in terested in taking this course. “De- ferrments might be obtained for those who will take this course,” Gilchrist said. The offering of these courses is contingent upon as many as 20 graduates enrolling for each course. Seniors who are interested in tak ing these courses should come by Dean Gilchrist’s office and obtain forms to be filled in. These forms should be returned to the dean’s office at once. In explaining the filling out of these applications, Dean Gilchrist said, “Should this be done only as a means of expressing inter est, those filling out the forms should strike out that poi’tion in which they agree to enroll and sub stitute some expression of interest. As soon as these forms are in my hands, we should have a meeting at which further steps will be ex plained.” Federal Agency Urges Students To Finish School Efforts are being made to keep students in college who are enroll ed in courses closely i-elated to national defense until they finish their courses was stated in reports from the Fedex-al Security Agency, U. S. Office of Education, Wash ington, D. C., pi'epared by John W. Sturtevant, commissioner. It is pointed out that the demand of industry for fully ti’ained pro fessional personnel in all the fields related to national defense is al ready greater than the supply and the need for these fully trained (Continued on page 4) A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT The Commandant desires to expi'ess his commenda tion and appreciation of the splendid exhibition of discip line by the cadets at the baseball game in Austin on the 19th of May, 1941. Al though provoked beyond the ordinary bounds of control, they showed the qualities of breeding and the results of their military training in the perfect calmness, dignity, and assurance with which they faced a very disagree able situation. Such conduct and such qualities reflect the high standards which the ca dets of this College con stantly strive to maintain. I congratulate you. JAMES A. WATSON Lt. Colonel, U. S. Army Commandant 1102 Cadets Must Report To Posts Before June 5 Ceremonies for Remainder of Seniors Will be Conducted as First Scheduled The following 1 announcement was made by the Academic Council following their meeting yesterday afternoon: “It has been brought to the attention of the Academic Council that 102 members of the senior class have been called to active duty in defense of their country prior to June 6, the date normally set for their graduation. “This Council in its desire to accord all honor to those young men who, after four years of preparation through the ROTC, are now subordinating their normal objectives and ambitions to the country’s call for military service, hereby sets Friday, May 30, 1941, for a special commencement and graduation exercise for all such members of the graduating class who have completed the requirements for graduation.” Of the seniors affected by this order 32 are in the Engineer reg iment and have received notice to report for service on June 4; 49 Coast Artillery seniors have received orders to report June 5; and 21 seniors from the Signal Corps battalion must report for active duty on June 4. Student Labor Renewals Must Be In Before June 1 Wendell R. Horsley, Student La bor Dix-ector, stated today that nearly all the student labor em ployees, excluding seniox*s, have applied for job renewals for the coming summer and fall. These renewals must be in by May 31. This means quite a number of the A. & M. student body, or approxi mately 2,000 Aggies ai’e holding down a like number of jobs. Receiving between 5,000 and 6,- 000 applications for work before the beginning of each school year, the Student Labor Office rapidly cuts the number of applicants down to appi’oximately 2,000. College funds avei’aging $14,000 per month furnish the cash for the employment of 1,200 students. NYA also provides jobs for 650 students by adding $74,000 to stu dent funds during the year. Other employment is fui’nished in and ai’ound College Station. Mr. Hoi’sley stated proudly that 45% of the distinguished students last semester were student em ployees and that 43% of the senior class held jobs. Equipment May be Stored for Summer The Student Labor Office has announced that stoi’age space, available to all students, will be fui’nished for ti’unks, lamps, radios, etc., for the summer months. Fees from $.25 to $1.00 will be charged for each article submit ted and any income from storage operations in excess of opei’ating costs will be used to provide addi tional student employment and to supplement funds of student or ganizations and activities. Taylor to Speak to Three Ag Clubs Stark Taylor, of M. Hohenberg and Company, will speak before the combined meeting of the Agron omy Society, the Marketing and Finance Club, and the Cotton So ciety which will be held tonight at 7:30 on the second floor of the Textile Building. He will discuss the merchandising of cotton and how textile merchants do business; the making of standards; and the prospects for business now and af ter the war. Taylor is Dallas Manager of M. Hohenberg and Co. which is second only to Anderson and Clayton in the cotton shippers of the world. He is coming from Dallas to ad dress the group. He is former pres ident of the Texas Cotton Shippers’ Association, a director of the Amer ican Cotton Shippers’ Association, and a representative of the Texas Cotton Shippers on the committee of Gi’aduating and Stapling of Cot ton in Washington. Major Hartley Becomes CAC Head Major Burton Hartley took over his position as senior insti'uctor in the Coast Artillery Corps at A. & M. yesterday following his arrival on the campus Tuesday. Major Hartley, who was a re serve officer in the Houston area before coming here, is the third officer to hold the position of sen ior C.A.C. instructor this year. He was preceded by Lieut. Col. Frank A. Hollingshead and Major E. B. Spiller. The Coast Artillery hits also been notified that its staff will be sup plemented by one other officer be sides Major Hartley. Captain Adam J. Bennett of Harlingen, Tex as, has been called to active duty to fill the position here. Chemical Warfare seniors’ or ders require that they report to their assigned posts on June 15, and Field Artillery seniors must report on June 24. The Executive Committee rec ommends that daily grades through May 30 be counted as semester grades on the same basis as is pro vided for candidates in College Regulations Par. 24 (4), for those seniors not candidates for gradu ation at the close of this session who have been called to active duty prior to June 7, 1941. The graduation exercises as they were originally planned will be held for the remainder of the sen iors who are not affected by as signments to active duty. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at 10:30 Friday morn ing, June 5, by Reverend Umphrey Lee, D.D., President of Southern Methodist University. Fi’iday afternoon from 1 until 4 all departments of the college will be open for inspection by cadets and their guests. The evening ceremonies will be gin with the commencement pro cessional at 6 o’clock and will be followed by the commencement ex ercises. The address will be delivered by Leonard Blaisdell, Commercial Vice-President of General Electric Company in Cleveland, Ohio. The valedictory address will be given by Cadet Lieut. Col. William Jeff Montgomery of Mason. Pi-esident T. O. Walton will con fer the degrees upon the candi dates and the diplomas will be pre sented by F. M. Law, President of the Board of Directors. Following the graduation exer cises President and Mrs. Walton will hold an informal reception at their home for the graduating students and their families, mem- (Continued on Page 4) No Doubt About It! The Book’s a Real Beauty Aggieland - National Defense Is ’42 Longhorn Theme In these trying days of a nation al emergency, the editors of the 1940-41 Longhorn could not have chosen a more fitting theme for this years edition of that book than that of National Defense. An Amei’ican eagle, wings out spread and talons open, swooping down upon an unseen foe forms a dramatic and aggressive cover for the Longhorn. The eagle is in gray against a background of deep rich brown. The words “Longhorn” appear red and gold written ac- cross the lower part of the cover. Among the striking new fea tures of this year’s Longhorn are the beautiful division pages, con sisting of full page color photo graphs portraying the military and defense aspects of A. & M. A huge Aggie “T” formed by the entire Aggie band forms the sub ject of color photograph which is the first division page for the book. ’ Other division pages show the activities of the various militai’y units hei’e at A. & M. Across from each full page color photograph is the description of the military organization which appears in the photograph. As a background for each description appears the hat cord of that organization in its natural colors. The section devoted to the clas ses at A. & M. is introduced by a view of the Infantry conducting extended order drill against a sky- blue background. The classes sec tion is devoted to individual photo graphs of members of the senior, junior, sophomore and freshman classes. Descriptions of members of the senior class appear opposite their pictures. The border for these class pages is the gold officers hat cox’d which appears at the top of each page. “Aggieland” Section The “Aggieland” section is de moted to snapshots of Aggie life as seen here on the campus, on corps ti’ips, and other oecassions. Twelve 75 mm guns of the Field Artillery Regiment, manned by cadets, makes up the division page for the “Aggieland” section. Prom inent among the photos in this sec tion are many shots which show Aggie social life during weekends here and at T. S. C. W. in Denton. Student activities at A. & M. form another section of the Long horn and group pictures of organi zations such as the Student Pub lications Board, the Engineering Council, and the various judging teams which represent A. & M. are included in this section. The religious groups at A. & M. are also featured in this section. A group of Signal Corps cadets in stalling a communications system is the subject of the division page for the activities. Cecil B. deMille, famed motion ’♦•picture executive, selected the-f troop in line is seen on the division beauties which appear in the Van ity Fair section of the Longhorn. Also included in this section are photogi’aphs of students who are included in Who’s Who at A. & M. Pictures of girls who are senior favorites also appear in this sec tion. Cadets of the Chemical War fare Service are seen firing chem ical mortars in the color photo graph that serves as the division page for the Vanity Fair section. Military Section The military section of the book consists of pictures of all staff and military organizations at A. & M. As usual this section con tains snapshots taken at the var ious summer camps. As an added i feature of this year’s Longhorn, | page of this section. Members of the corps of Engi neers are engaged in map x’eading in the color photograph which in troduces the section devoted to ath letics. This section is always popular with many readers of the Longhorn. A sp eial part of this section is devoted to the Cotton Bowl Game. Sports of which are repx’esented in this section are football, baseball, basketball, track, swimming, water polo, boxing, po lo, cross country, tumbling, golf, fencing, rifle firing, pistol firing, and tennis. Intramural winners are given group pictures in a special section devoted to these activities. A. & M. Societies Organizations and Societies of this section also includes photos A. & M. form the last editorial of the maneuvers taken in West section of the Longhorn. All clubs Texas and New Mexico by the are represented with group pic- cadets at the conclusion of their I tures in this section of the Long- regular camps. A mounted Cavalry (Continued on page 4) Tentative Plans Being Made For Lounge in X M. L. Cashion of the Y. M. C. A. announced that plans are being made to construct a lounge for stu dents of the old dormitory area and their friends in the old Y. M. C. A. building. The A. & M. Moth ers’ Club agreed to furnish the lounge and the Y. M. C. A. board is requesting permission of the College Board of Directors to go ahead with this project. Cashion said that the lounge would probably be located in an extension over the barber shop. He expressed his opinion that there is a great need for this lounge in the old area. He stated that the Kiest Lounge in the new area is used extensively but that it is too far away to take care of the students in the old area. Plans for the extension over the barber shop have already been drawn and all that is needed is the permission and aid of the College Board. Dean Bolton will confer with President Walton and the matter will be brought before the board at its meeting next Satur day.