DIAL 4-5444
STUDENT SUMMER
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, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1941
NUMBER 3
Street Improvement Program Released By City Mayor
NYA Conference Well Under Way With
Good Attendance At Open Discussions
“Schools and colleges have the-
responsibility of providing worth
while work projects for students
employed on student work pro
grams. Projects should be in line
with the interests and apptitudes
of students enjployeiPi John P.
Manning of Austin School Work
Council, Chairman of the N. Y. A.,
said at the meeting of school su
perintendents which has been
in progress here since Monday.
This program is one of thirty-
four which are being held in senior
educational institutions all over
the state. The purpose of these
meetings is to clarify the opera
tions and functions of the N.Y.A.
Student Work and Out of School
Work Programs in Texas.
Officials and coordinators of the
N.Y.A. in charge of the meeting
who are on the campus this week
are as follows: J. C. Kellam, State
N.Y.A. Administrator, and John P.
Manning, School Work Council
Chairman, both of Austin; W. 0.
Alexander, field representative of
Houston; Miss W^ldine Schalter,
Austin.
Coordinators from all over the
state are A. V. Bullock, J. L. Head,
Shelby Phillips, H. L. Foster, J.
W. Perryman, David E. Williams,
J. P. Manning
C. W. Thurston, H. 0. Brown, Nel
son Fuller, L. L. Dixson, Bryan
Dickson from San Angelo, and A.
F. Wagner of Belton.
Monday morning, J. P. Manning
spoke to the school superintendents
and A. F. Wagner spoke to a
Vocational Guidance Class. Mon
day afternoon W .0. Alexander
spoke to county superintendents
J. C. Kellam
and county supervisors on the N.
Y. A. program in Texas. Monday
evening Bryan Dickson, superin
tendent of schools at San Angelo,
talked to an Industrial Arts and
Education class. J. P. Manning ap
peared in a panel discussion in
connection with the school admin
istration conference on the Train-
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Howell Receives Orders To Report For Year’s Service
As Major In U. S. Army In Presidio, California
BULLETIN
Summer school classes will
be suspended at noon Friday,
July 3, for the week-end.
Classes will resume again
Monday morning, July 7 at
7:30.
Dr. C. H. Winkler, Director
of Summer School
Soil Conservation
Projects Object Of
Agronomy Tour
Twelve Students Will
Observe Erosion Problems
In Rural Temple Localities
Dr. L. G. Jones, professor of
the Agronomy department and his
418 Agronomy Class will leave to
day for an observation trip to Tem
ple to study the soil conservation
project.
On this tour the class will see
one of the greatest concentrations
of the soil conservation works,
which is located in a typical agri
cultural region of the state.
One of the problems to be studi
ed will be erosion. The Elm Creek
Water Shed Project will also be
inspected. The class will spend
the day on the trip and return to
college Wednesday night.
Members of the group who will
make the trip are M. B. Cox,
Charles G'eelan, R. D. Halbert, Jack
Hall, W. T. Lawler, H. W. McMinn,
J. M. Norton, T. S. Stephens, T. N.
Turner, E. L. Whitley, G. C. Young
and J. B. Harbin.
E. J. Howell, registrar since.
1932, has been ordered to report at
Presidio, California, where he will
begin a one-year tour of active
duty as a major with the U. S.
Army.
Howell has been notified some
weeks ago to expect such orders,
but they did not arrive until Thurs
day. The orders call for him to
begin his duty June 30, but do not
assign him to any specific duty
with any regiment.
In 1922 Howell received his de
gree of bachelor of science in chem
ical enginering from A. & M. He
did graduate work at Baylor Uni
versity one summer term and then
received his master of science de
gree from his alma mater in 1932.
After graduation Howell served
as chemical engineer for the Gulf
Refining Company at Port Arthur
fore one year before accepting the
post of associate professor of
chemistry at John Tarleton Agri
cultural College, Stephenville. He
held that position for one year and
in 1924 became commandant and
registrar at John Tarleton, hold-
^ Registrar
E. J. Howell
ing both positions until 1930 when
he came to A. & M. assistant reg
istrar. Two years later, he be
came registrar.
■ During the past few years the
honorary posts that he has held
include, president of the Associa
tion of Texas Colleges, 1934-1935;
president of the Texas Associa
tion of Collegiate Registrars, 1929-
1930; vice-president of the Ameri
can Association of Collegiate Reg
istrars, 1938-1939; president of the
same organization for 1941-1942;
president of the Bryan Lions Club,
1938-1839, president of the Texas
Department, Reserve Officers As
sociation, 1938-1939. He also has
served as member of the commit
tee on Classified and Associated
Schools of Texas; president of the
School Board, Texas A. & M. Con
solidated School District; member
of the Brazos-Bryan Chamber of
Commerce; member of the Com
mittee on Standards, Association
of Texas Colleges; Past Master,
A. F. & A. M.; and Past High
Priest, R. A. M.
Howell is listed in “Leaders in
Education,” “Who’s Who in Engi
neering,” and “America’s Young
Men.”
Sbisa Basement
Dining Hall Space
Will Be Enlarged
The basement dining room of
Sbisa Hall is being enlarged this
week to increase the seating ca
pacity, J. C. Hotard, supervisor of
subsistence, announced.
This expansion will increase the
seating capacity from 681 to ap
proximately 1400. The offices of
the mess hall will be moved from
the rear to the front of the build
ing and a new loading area for re
ceiving merchandise will be built.
The enlarged dining room will be
decorated in the same colors as
the old basement dining room and
will have walls and floors of tile.
“The refrigeration system is also
being expanded and modernized.
There is a possibilitiy that im
provements will be made in the
acoustics in the main dining room
in the near future,” Hotard said.
New dishwashing and potwashing
equipment of stainless steel will be
installed.
The super-structure at the rear
of the building will be moved. The
equipment in this space will be
moved to occupy the space formerly
occupied by the bakery which was
moved to the mess hall in the new
dormitory area.
Perserverance
Pays • • In Cash
Rigsby Learns
H. P. Rigsby, welding instructor
in the mechanical engineering de
partment, has concrete evidence
that perseverance pays—in cash.
Rigsby submitted an entry in the
Hobart Brothers open contest for
unusual or interesting welding im
provements in construction and de
sign last march. Promptly a check
for $5 arrived attesting that he had
won a prize. But it was not first
prize so Rigsby sent in another
entry for the April prizes.
His second effort was even more
successful than the first, for he
received a check for $50 as second
prize. Then in May, Rigsby wrote
a description of the felded gasoline
towers of the Texas Company re
finery.
His third effort resulted in a
check for $100 and first prize. He
, has been asked to write a magazine
article on his latest prize winning
essay for a forthcoming issue of
the Hobart Arc Welding News.
W. H. Hobart, vice president of
the company, has sent more entry
blanks to Rigsby, and has urged
him to continue submitting entries
in the monthly prize offerings.
First Foundation
Poured As Work On
New Hall Progress
Work is progressing rapidly on
the construction of the new dormi
tories that are to be located on the
west side of the hospital. The
work was resumed June 9, after a
delay of six months because of the
refusal of the state auditor to ap
prove the means of finance.
The concrete has been poured
for the footing of one dormitory
and the remainder of the other
foundations are being evacuated.
W. S. Billows Construction Com
pany of Houston has the contract
for building the new dormitories
and L. R. Dunn is the superintend
ent. They are employing about 150
men at the present time, most of
whom are negroes. A few of the
workers on the new dormitories
are college boys.
“As far as the students are
concerned, it will be an open shop,”
Dunn said. “The company plans
to employ students as soon as they
have progressed further. These
boys will not be required to join
any union.”
The work will be continued with
out any interruption and the dormi
tories should be completed by the
first of the year, Dunn added.
Engineer Class
Begins Survey Of
Campus and City
College Station and the surround
ing vicinity is being mapped at the
present time by fifty five students
who are taking the summer prac
tice course in Civil Engineering.
The main purpose in making this
map is to have an accurate survey
of College Station, showing block
lines, lot lines, location of all build
ings and other things which may
be used in the future, both by the
Civil Engineering Department and
the city.
During the past few summers, it
has been a practice to take the stu
dents to the Brazos River Bottom
and then run a survey back this
way. However, they have been
working around here since summer
school started and will probably re
main in this vicinity throughout
the six weeks practice.
Following the mapping of Col
lege Station, the students will run
the survey for a new county road
which is to connect old highway 6
and the new highway 6, which runs
east of the college. This road is to
be located below the college, start
ing at the negro school and is to
be about two miles long.
This course is for practice only,
and requires about seven hours each
day, except Saturdays. The main
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Horticulture Class
Schedules Fruit Tour
And Inspection Trip
Robert F. Cain, instructor in the
horticulture department, and 12
students taking horticulture
courses this summer will leave on
an inspection trip to Nacogdoches,
Jacksonville, and Grapeland this
week.
The members of the party will
leave College Thursday morning
for Nacogdoches where they will
visit the experiment station and
study peach varieties. This area
is in the heart of Texas peach
producing region and is at present
in the process of harvesting.
From there they will drive to
Jacksonville and visit the famous
Simpson orchards owned by the
well-known millionaire originator
of the Simpson Dining Cars in
Houston.
The party will then conclude the
trip by journeying to Grapeland
and witnessing the packing and
shipping of plums.
[Waldrop Begins
Construction On
New Drug Store
Nash, Local Architect,
Designed Building Which
Will House Other Business
Construction is proceeding rapid
ly on the new modern business
building being erected for A. M.
Waldrop and Company by Mrs. A.
M. Waldrop just east of the Aggie-
land Pharmacy and will be ready
for occupancy by September 1,
A. M. Waldrop, manager of the
Bryan and College branches of A.
M. Waldrop stores, said.
The architect, William E. Nash,
graduate of the school of architec
ture in 1936, has designed the
building in a most modem trend,
giving emphasis to the individu
ality of the other store fronts
which are to be included besides
that of Waldrop and Company.
“The contractor, Sam R. Mur
phy,” Mr. Waldrop said, “is well
known as a builder in this locality,
having erected several other busi
ness establishments in the North
Gate section. The erection of this
commercial building shows a con
fidence in the future growth of the
city of College Station. The plans
of Mrs. Waldrop should be an at
tractive addition to the commu
nity.”
Asmundson Will
Teach New Turkey
Production Course
Dr. V. S. Asmundson, visiting
professor from the Poultry depart
ment of the University of Califor
nia will give a special three weeks’
turks production course which will
be held from July 21 to August
9.
“The course will be the first
turkey short course to be given by
the Poultry department,” D. H.
Reid, head of the poultry depart
ment, said. “Dr. Asmundson has
been devoting a great deal of his
time during the last few years to
the study of inheritance in tur
keys. He is recognized as on out
standing authority on this subject.”
Assisting in the short course will
be R. M. Sherwood and Dr. J. M.
Thompson of the Experiment Sta
tion, Guy Powell, county agent
from Gatesville, and E. D. Parnell,
professor in the poultry husbandry
department.
“Although the course is primar
ily intended for undergraduate stu
dents, the course is also open to
mature individuals, community
grain cooperatives and farmers
who are specially interested in im
proving Texas market turkeys,”
Reid said. “Approximately 30 to
40 students are expected to reg
ister for the course, judging from
reservations already received.”
The theory of the course will con
sist of lectures on breeding, feed
ing, marketing and general turkey
management. The practice will con
sist of breed identification, select
ion of breeding stock, grading of
market turkeys, methods of prep
aration for market, demonstrations
of use of turkey equipment and vis
its to some successful turkey farms.
College Park, College Hill
And Oakwood Receive Aid
Roads Will Be Surfaced With Asphalt and
Pea Gravel On All Streets With Proper Beds
An extensive road improvement program will begin within the
limits of the City of College Station, Mayor Frank D. Anderson,
announced when he released a progress report late yesterday after
noon. College Park, College Hills and Oakwood will be the additions
which will receive new surfacing on streets.
“College Park and Oakwood will build their own roads,” Anderson
said.” “They have money in a treasury to which the city will add $200
per mile. They are assessing themselves the necessary amount to put
a seal-coat top on the roads they have now. This coat will be asphalt
with pea gravel intermixed.
Twelve Year High
School Curriculum
Conference Theme
A joint banquet of the Texas
Association of County Superin
tendents and Supervisors will bring
to a close the 8th annual meeting
of the Texas School Administration
Conference, Dean T. D. Brooks,
dean of the graduate school and
executive secretary of the confer
ence, said. All that remains is
the election of officers Thursday
morning.
The conference began Monday
morning with a short panel dis
cussion of “The In-service Train
ing of Teachers for Guidance
Work” led by David F. Sellars,,di
rector of Curriculum Research in
the Fort Worth Public Schools.
Monday afternoon two short
panel discussions were held on the
topics “The Feasability of a Junior
College” and “The Purposes to
which the added year in the local
schools can be used.”
A review of recent school legis
lation was held Tuesday. Other
short panel discussions completed
the Tuesday program.
Adequate physical and health
education programs and guidance
programs will be discussed today.
Although President R. B. Fisher
of the Association was delayed in
arriving, the meetings went off on
schedule.
The exceptionally well attended
conference will conclude its meet
ings with an election of officers
Thursday morning.
Appointees To
Board Awaiting
State Confirmation
Recently placed on the Board of
Directors are John C. Burns, trustee
for the Burnett Estate in Ft. Worth;
Major General H. J. Brees, retired,
from the United States army; and
D. S. Buchanan, manager of the
Keep Dairy Farm at Buda, Texas.
F. Marion Law, president oi the
Board of Directors and president
of the First National Bank of Hous
ton, was appointed to fill the un
expired term of H. C. Schuhmacher
who died recently. The term of ser
vice on the Board is six years.
Others of the nine members are
G. R. White, Brady; H. L. Kokernot,
Jr., Alpine; A. H. Demke, Stephen
ville; E. J. Kiest, Dallas.
“College Hill improvements will
“require a greater outlay and each
person is asked for twenty-five
cents per running foot of ground
bordering their lots. The street
improvement will be a layer of as
phalt, pea gravel, and a layer of
asphalt. Committees have been ap
pointed for various streets and resi
dences for soliciting for sufficient
funds.
“Reports are that the people are
ready to co-operate. The city will
in all cases contribute $200 per
mile for street improvements.
Streets fixed as planned should
last a good many years. After
completion of the resurfacing, the
city will take care of all further
maintenance of streets.
“People who live on streets which
have not been properly graveled
will be expected to contribute an
additional amount if they wish to
put their streets in first-class con
dition as the above plan does in
clude a coat of gravel. The city
has recently bought and paid for
a heavy truck to haul material and
a street grader for the necessary
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Park Director
Begif^Coiirse In
Youth Leadership
V. K. Brown, director of play
grounds for the Chicago Park
Board, arrived at A. & M. Monday
to begin a week of intensive work
as director of the short course in
rural youth leadership which is be
ing conducted by the department
of Rural Sociology in cooperation
with the Hogg Foundation of Tex
as.
Brown worked from 1907 until
1916 at various jobs with the
Chicago parks, served as director
for recreation at Newark, N. Y.,
from 1916 until 1918 and worked
as morale officer with the Muscle
Shoals nitrate plant for a year
during the war. He served as field
representative of the National Rec
reation Association for a year, and
returned to Chicago in 1920 as
South Park System superintendent
of recreation.
When all the parks were consoli
dated he was made directing head
of the recreation division of the
consolidated parks. Brown has
traveled and lectured widely, and
has written numerous articles on
recreation for publication.
Brown also has officiated in
many sports events and has served
as the president of numerous na
tional organizations. He officiated
during the Olympic Games in Los
Angeles in 1932.
Dance Bands Get Into The Grove As Jitter-Bug
Wrestle To Latest Dance Hit At Juke Box Prom
By Elizabeth McNew
Some like it hot—Some like it
100th—Hot, smooth, sweet, jazz,
ring, blondes, brunettes, or red
:ads—the Juke Box Prom has
em all. With ties and coats for-
>tten (right along with Monday’s
lizz and the letter home) “hep
its” and the rest of the “dance
iffies,” “nigger shuffled” and
altzed from eight till twelve Sat-
rday night in the annex of Sbisa
Jr ill.”
With “Marie Elena” leading the
-f-was an even greater success than- 1
the first.
Since these novel dances were
previewed last summer their pop
ularity has increased by leaps and
bounds. The attendance and splen
did cooperation well proves this
point.
In case you have wondered what
your two bits goes for—the original
plan was to import an orchestra
for a “Final Ball” at the end of
the summer. Although the orchestra
did not materialize, because of in
sufficient funds, the Final Ball did.
VY 1 III ILL cl I JEjlCUd leaning cue
luest list and the “Hut Sut Song” | This ball (still definitely informal)
d “Intermezzo” running a close ; was given with no admission charge
:ond the second Prom, if possible,' and was the great-grandaddy of all
dances.
History may be being made over
seas but it is also being made right
here at the Juke Box Proms. If
you don’t believe it, come find out
for yourself.
“A cordial invitation is extended
to the parents and faculty by the
student body to come as special
guests,” Luke Harrison said. “There
will be a constant change of records
to assure a supply of the latest
dance hits. Any requests for songs
to be added at later Juke Box
: Proms may be left at the door.
I Every effort will be made to secure
‘ them because the dances are given
I for the students.”