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COLLEGE STATION, TEX AS TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 16, 1941
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NUMBER 4
Sells Freshmen on Idea of Aggie Spirit
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For Contracts
Exams by
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mtiMBtcd «rowd of o»er 8,000 heard yell leader Skee« Staley, tell A. A M.'a record hreakina crop of
en about the traditiona and ci^itoin* of the college oa the Y. M. C. A. atepa at the College Night
I ties laxt Tharaday evening. He waa aMawted ia patting over hix ideas by J. O. Alexander, the other , i . ,
or roll Irod.r .od J«k N„rl .od < h«k < h.l..r L .ho junior ,M Irnion. (or .hr ^ .Hp.
it T. O. W niton. Ijrut- Joe Dsvio. Profroeor I>. W. Willinaui. Kirh.rd jmk.n., E. U AxA utd Don. lh ' ,0< ’ t,, * ll * e *-
Senior Meet
In Guion Set
Class Officers
' And Corps Trips
Objects of Action
The firxt meeting of the Senior
Class of ’42 Will be held in Guion
Hall immediately after yell prac
tice Thursday night for the pur
pose of electing class officers for
the coming year, Cadet Colonel
Tom Gillis announced yesterday.
One of the most important items
res
Thoae students who hare qualified scholastically for first
year advanced contracts began taking their physical examina
tions yesterday morning at 8 o’clock at the college hospital.
Examinations are under the supervision of fo«$r regular army
officers and four enlisted men from the an4j| pfilfeal corps.
Physical exams will continue to be given *ntil Wednesday
Gilchrist were the ethers who apeke from the Y steps. At the coanpletion of the talks snd following
presentation of the batons to the drum majors of the band. Coach Homer Norton introduced the mem-
of the football team to the crop*.—Staff Phtoby Jack Jones. *•
r aco Mothers Pledge $100 KtT r ".
or Student Lounge Fund Saturday Morning
Robertson Fair
A king to rule over the Robert-
One hundred dollars was pledged*
LiJf, A f M , stud :"‘ Uo,, * e Aggie to Rule Over
Msnd to aid in furnishing a pro-1
, pfksed lounge for the old dormi
tory area, similar to Kiest Lounge
w the new area, by the Waco A.
a HI. Mothers’ Club at a meeting I xon County Fair next October 2
Id in the Municipal Building of at Franklin will be chosen from
• jtymeron Park in Waco last Fri-1 the a. A M. cadet corp», J. S
•Ay afternoon. 11 Mcgfw^j announced yesterday.
V»m Gillis, Cadet Colonel, Fred
am, “Y” cabinet president; F iMogftwd and Mrs. Mogft.rd,
son, Gillis stated, as well as class
sections in the stadium. The Sen
ior section in Guion hall which will
be used for the; showing of movies
for the Y. M. C. A. following the
completion of work being done to
make the building soundproof, will
be another important item under
discussion. Arrangements for the
exact location of the senior sec
tion have yet been completed.
Gillis,-vice-preaidmit of the Jun
ior class last year wfll preside at
the meeting and during the elec
tion. The votes will be counted by
yell leadfrs and will be tabulated
Club Lists Must
Be In By October
First-Joe Skiles
No Participation '
In Campus Activities
If Requirements Unfilled
The constitution of all campus
clubs and a list from each chib of
its officers must be on file in the
student activities office by Octo
ber 1 if the clubs are to partici
pate in any of the year’s activities
under the direction of the Student
Activities Committee Joe Skiles,
director of the student activities,
has announced.
Under a new system of organi
sation of student activities this
year benefit shows are to be elimi
nated and a method employed
whereby twenty per cent of the
proceeds of Assembly hall—kiter
to be Guion Hall Y M. C. A. pio-1 Artillery, 125; Coast Artillery, 91;
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afternoon Sgt. N. I. Beck, Sgt “
Major of the Military Department,
stated yesterday afternoon. It ia
estimated that approximately 554
or 600 first-year advanced men
fill have undergone the procedure
by that time, he said.
At the present time ( the exact,
numbdr of contracts to be given
first year advanced students is not
definitely knoskn but it is sup
posed by the Military department
that there will be a minimum bt
500.
• The probable number of new’con
tracts to be given the Ipfantry
will be 118; the Cavalry. 44; Field
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Walton Predicts Great
Year for A & M; Seniors
Have Responsibilities
President T. O. Walton gave the mn d announced from the platform
welcoming address to the old st*- Only one official corps trip is
dents at a meetiipr of juniors and I scheduled this year according to
seniors at 11 in Guion Hall Satur- college regulations. A second
day mornkif. I trip is usually granted to the corps
Dr. Walton announced his plem | by » petition of the senior class
sure at seeing all of the Aggies! to the executive committee. Tho
tures will go to student organisa
tions. The method of allocation ot
funds has not yet. been arranged.
. The official list of clubs and
their officers will appear in the
Battalion soon after October 1 if
they are turned in to the Student
Activities office before this time.
It is important that any club wish
ing to participate in receiving of
funds to be allocated by the hetivi-
ties committee is soon as possible.
All club secretaries in order to
be able to check out and deposit
funds for the club and to act of
ficially for their respective or
ganizations must report to the
Stddent Activities office and sign
a card for their office.
Club reporters who wish to bend
Engineers, 55; Signal Corps, 37;
and Chemical Warfare; 30.
» Those students having success
fully completed summer camp and
desire to continue their work in
military science are, Inf., L46; Cav.,
61; Field Artillery. 139: Coast
Artillery, 86; Engineem; 60; Signal
Corps, 24; end Chemical Warfare,
38. The Signal Corps ia the only
organization eligible for more con
tracts this year than were given
to first year advanced students of
that'branch last year.
4 The approximate number of
students to be enrolled in junior
military science this year is 676.
176 students will be allowM to
take the advanced course as an
elective.
once more and stressed the fact official corpa trip for the ’ll sea- articles to the Agriculturist fbr I - «•
Agricultural and Arts-knd Science Library WelCOmeS
! that by the cooperation of student son w iH he for the T. C. U. game
"tarry Thrift, “Y” cabinet vice- Howard Brians, Tildon Baslhy, and t^y and sta ff xiiaLt would be i" Fort Worth, October 18. In the
Resident, ami Preston Bolton. Bugs Tate went to Franklth Fri- the greatest year in A. & M. his- P ast th e Houston corps trip for
^krtner president of the ”Y” cabi- ] day night to select the queen who, j tojy. He reminded the upperdass- th * Rice K am « has always been the
second trip of the season. Novem
ber 18 is the date of the game
this year.
ifrt attended the meeting. j with the seven ladies of her court | men of their responsibilities and
:This bring! the total pledged ■ n 4 their escorts, will rule with the leadership they would be ex-
nds for the lounge to $915. The
<fther money has been pledged by
Vfcrioua other mothers’ clubs over
tAe state.
k Mrs. W. C. Bledsoe, president of
^e Waco Mothers’ Club, preaided
41 the meeting. Bolton spoke of
the need for the student lounge in
old area, and Gillis expressed
the appreciation of the cadet corps
Co the mothers' club for the pledge.
^ The pledged money ia to be used
solely for furnishing the louoge
not for maintenance after it
VI completed
the Aggie
king.
who is to be chosen
TOWN HALL
TICKETS
Student Season Tickets
for Town Hall may be obtain
ed from any company com
mander for the regular stu
dent price of $2.00 between
Tuesday, September 16, and
Monday, September 22.
ants Entitled To Appeal
Draft Board Classifications
pected to show during the com
ing year.
Richard Jenkins, leader of the
Singing Cadets led the classes in
a number of songs and presented
several selections of his own.
Dr. Walton presented some of
the faculty members and college
officials to the students: E. L.
Angell, who took Colonel Ike Ash-
burn’s place; Dean F. C. Bolton,
vice-president of the College; Dean
T. D. Brooks, of the Gradual*
School; acting Dean D. W. Wil
liams for the Agricultural School;
Dean Gibb Gilchriest, Engineering
school.
Cadet Captain Bradford Hardie
led in the invocation and Reverend
R. L. Brown, CoDege Station Bap
tist Church gave the benediction.
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Every registrant ia entitled to
peal from any classification by
local board and no one has
right to deny him that privi-
, General J. Watt Page, State
] elective Service Director, declar-
la all cases local boards and
I [overnment appeal afanU must
' e *v*ry effort to Inmre pro
of the registrant's right of
regardless of whether or
they think the appeal ia justi-
he said. . ±
Any registrant who if diaaatia-
with a determination of his
board may appeal the'd' >
to the board of appeal*
one baa legal power to toter-
with his efforts to get a ro
of his case, the Director said,
ing Selective Service Rega
rds ting to appeals, General
pointed out that a registrant,
person who claims to be a de-
of a registrant, or any
who has filed written evi-
. of the occupational neces
of the registrant, may appeal
m -any local board claastfica-
4r from aay local board find-
as to physical and mental qual-
tion after physical egamina-
made while appeal ia pend-
clubs should conUct Roland Bing \ olllllteer ( onductors
«m»r of the Ajtneultur.t end re- p Recorded Concerts ,
porters for Engineering clubs
should contact Bjlly Davis, editor
Thb College Library is welcom-
of the Engineer. Reports for the * n g volunteers to present the week-
Battalion should be turned in on
Mondays, Wednesday* or Fridays
after the meetings.
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the National Director of Selective
Service.
Pointing out that the registrant
•r his depondenta must appeal with
in toe days after mailing of the
registrant’s notice of classification
(unless the time ia extended), Gen
eral Page outlined the provision
of the Regulations on how an ap
peal ia taken, as follows:
Methods of Appeal
‘’Any person entitled to do ao
ay appeal in either of the fol
lowing ways:
(1) By filing with the local
hoard a written notice of appeal.
Such notice need not be in any
form, but moat state
name of the registrant and the
identity of the person ap
pealing as to show the right
df appeal "V
“(2) By sinfelqg the ’Appeal to
Board of Appeal’ oathe Question-
air** (Form 40).'*
The person appealing ntkg attach
to his notice of appeal, or tg. his
Questionnaire, a statement spenS-
hig the respects in which he believes f**” 1 sUted -
the local hoard erred; may direct
attention to any information in
ih. h. Begins-TexaR-N. Y.
heves the local board has failed to <
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.SENIOR PICTURE
DEADLINES
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Sept. 16 through 22—Field
Artillery.
Sept. 23 through 29—In
fantry.
Sept. 30 through Oct. 5—
Composite Regiment.
Oct. 6 through Oct. 8—
Cavalry.
Oct. 9 through Oct 18—
Engineers.
Oct. 14 through Oct 17—
Coast Artillery.
Wilmeth Announces
First Issue Of Batt
Magazine Tomorrow
The first issue of the Battalion
magazine will be issued to stu
dents Wednesday an announce-
men! from Gene Wilmeth in charge
of circulation stated today. The
hour for distribuiton will be an
nounced in the mess halls Wednes
day, Wilmeth said.
Pete Tumliaaon, editor of the
magazine, said that all the stories
and cartoons presented in this is
sue of the magazine will concern
Aggies and Aggteland. It will be
the objective of the magazine staff
to keep the magazine cantered as
much as possible on the Aggies
and Aggieland.
Anyone interested in joining the
magazine staff or in contributing
articles should contact Tumlinaon
at the Battalion office. Students
who have a desire to join the art
staff are always in demand Tumlin-
Enrollment Passes
Previous Records;
Still Increasing
The enrollment for the year 1941-
42, as known up to noon Saturday-
showed that this is the largest reg
istration, both of old students and
freshmen, in the history of the col
lege. At that time it showed a 37.4
percent increase over the same
time five yean ago with students
still registering.
Final enrollment figure# will not
be known until October 10, when
final count of the students signed I English Rnd Biology
up for the different courses will rt n „ „ .,4.,, ,4 ,, 4 j j
be made Up until Saturday there Departments Add
were 123 more students registered ! Members To Faculty
than at the same time last year! _ . „
with <610 how and 6387 it th. Th ' con '«' ^ b ~" ^
-m' d.u Uit ,mr and 4076 in "’“T* , by ‘"° Mw ">
10M, five mn ago. ' th V En f!" h ^
Approximately 6.3*6 .tod«.te 0 ‘’ B,olofy D ‘ I, * rt,,M "*-
are now in dormitories, and the Th# Department of Biology haajian by Saturday. September 20
rest are divided among project the <*"*<** of J. J. Sperry
houses sod approved homes at Col-K Lto *»**’ Nebraska. Sperry la to O,¥!_* _ If
lege Statioa and Bryan. P* in ‘^rtructor the fields °i MAllTllOr Of HllffP Ifli
I Botanv and Plant Ernlrxrv **
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eviUil
Govern neat Agents
Regulations also provide, he
that appeal* may be taken
appeal agent for
board area, a State Di-
of Selective Service for any
board area in hie State, and
Pipe Line
ly Monday evening record concerts
in the Music Room. In the sched
ule of concerts the library offi
cials wish to offer the room to
any music lover, student or offi
cial, who may desire to give to the
public an hour’s record concert with
comment*.
The Music Room was used by
over 5 per cent of the student body
last year who enjoyad the Carnegie
College Music set, the remote con
trol phonograph and several hun
dred books on music and musicians
which the room contains
The Carnegie College Music Set
consists of 1,000 records, card-in
dexed to facilitate their use by
students and college officials who
wish to enjoy Ahe music.
In the last two years, about 100
records have been added on student
request and bought with 15 per
cent of the Student General Read
ing Fund, which is contributed
by the A A M. Mothers’ Clubs. 1
Those who would like to partici
pate in this project for the inform
al sharing of musical enjoyment
are requested to notify the Librar-
Drum and Bugle
Corps Furnishes <
Cadence For Meals
Starting yesterday morning, the
Drum and Bugle corps made its.
first appearangt to pMy for the •
corps while it] marched to meals. *
Two units aer<- organised last
spring, one fpr each mfss hall;
and they will alternate weekly at 1
each mess hall ao that the same '
unit will Rot be required to play
at the same place all the time.
Arrangemerft* for the drum and
bugle corps to play were made last
year by Lieuti Col. J. A. Watson, ,
former commandant and funos
were provided to pay the muaeiana. ;
The drum and bugle corps waa or
ganized to improve the appearance
of the cadet, corps marching to t
meals, Ur famish a uniform ca
dence, and j tot increase the morale '
of the eadhtm | . i k I r-
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Ground Broken For ,
New Baptist Church |
The -ground-breaking ceremony
for the new building of the Firut
Baptist Chutvk Sf” College Sta
tion Was held »t 12:30 Monday. A. J
large group of students, local peo
pie and out-<g-town guests gather
ed in front df the old building for
this service.! Ji. ) ' ' • J M; j *
Reverend A L. Brown, pastor of
the church, read Scripture passage,
which was fallowed by the dedica
tory prayer )>y Dr. W. D. Hudgin,
pastor of tjie Broadway Baptist j
Church of 1^$ Worth.
A. D. Foreman, Houston, presi
dent of the Baptist General Con
vention of 'texas, spoke briefly
the assembled crowd. He said
that the erection ot this building
waa of the greatest importance
and of unusual significance he* *
cause of the fact that it I* the
culmination «f twenty year* of ef
fort. He aa>d that this is the first
time that Texas Baptists have
built a building ia its entirely. The
new church building is made possi
ble by o.-ariy three-quarters of a
million Baptims of the state.
Foreman paid tribete to R*-v.-r
end and Mr*. R. L. Brown who
have given their liver ia faithfel
devotion and service in beginning
and carrying on the Baptist mark
for A. A M and surrounding
community-l
Pictures were taken of Mr. Fare-
man and the Reverend Brown an
troy turned over the first shovsie
of dirt. i
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Lindholm Added To
Economics Dept
Richard W. Lindholm of Dallas [ g utlon
was recently added to the staff
of the Economics department fill
ing the vacancy left when R. L.
Elkins wa*i called to the army
He was an Instructor in tha Uni
Botany and Plant Ecology. He
cornea from the Univarsity of Ne
braska and has been on summer
employment with Dr. F. E. Clera-
entaat of Pikes Peak Ecological
Brings Many Visitoi
James T. Howard and Dr. A.
Persistant rumors ot a snake
reputedly weighing 126 pounds
have brought numerous inquiries
and visitors to the A. A M. Mu-
M. Sounders were recently added I eeum which supposedly hod the
to the staff of the English de- reptile on display. Attempte by
partment apd Dr. A. H. Sakowitx the Museum staff to determine the
versity of Texas last year where >» returning after three years ah- source of the rumors have been
consider or give sufficient weight;
sad may set out in full pay evi
dence which was offered M Ke lo-
ealcal board and which A. local
board failed or refused to include
in the registrant’s file. General
Page emphasised.
Neither registrants nor rep
(See SELECTEES peg# 4)
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he taught economics.
lindholm received his B. A. de
gree from Gustavus Adolphus Col
lege at St Peter, Minnesota in
1935 and hie M. A. degree from the
University of Minnesota at Min
neapolis ia 1938. He has been
studying at the University of Tex
as at Austih where he ia a caadi
date for a Ph. D degree
senceto the English staff. I unsuccessful
rw ~ - i_ w , . , v About two weeks ago, the first
Dr. Sakowite, in his absence, / to .. mboot the mMke ,
been working on his 4%. D. from • r .
Harrard Uniter.it,. Howard ra- .
cited hi. M A. from tha U.iter. h^ ~ camad In . Hon^n
ia_ T—— a,, ml-. JIJ O.. P*P* r Sbmt a huge snake which
sity of Texaa. He also did gradu ^ found NavmaoU A
ate work at the University ^ «avmw>i*. a
North Carolina.' -
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Somewhere between Texaa and
New York men tat undertaking
preliminary work on wfyat will be
one of the world’s great pine lines.
It ia designed to aid the national
defense program, and -to relieve
the oil shortage oa the Atlantic
Seaboard caused by the division
of tonkships to war service.
had been found near Navasota.
Mexican who allegedly found the
snake waa reported dead from
Dr. Saunders received his Ph. D. I btie. According to the story, the
As an instructor in the Uni-1 from John Hopkins University, snake was killed with dynamite,
versity of Texaa and at the Col- | He did graduate work at Alabama • and was a water moccasin weigh
lege of St, Thomas at 8t Paul, Polytechnic Institute and received ing 120 pounds. A check of files
Minnesota, lindholm has gained his M. A. from University ot HU-1 of the Houston paper failed to lo-
coriNiderabl# experience as shown nois. He taught at Alabama Poly- cate the story,
by a transcript of his record that | technic, Mississippi and at the A few days later other visitors
wss presented to Dr. F. B. Clark, | University of Illinois besides John said the water moccasin had been
head of the department of Econom- Hopkins where he worked on hi* j seined out of the Navasota River
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by two negroes, who were bitter:
and died. One visiter said ho rand
story Which stated thnt the ''
specimen was being prepared for
display by; the A. A M. Museum
or was txiafci studied by prefer
•ora from the college.
Another version stated that the
snake had bitten a small Joy who
had sursftwsd.
No apparent source far the stegr
Can be offered by the majority of
v in torn It the Museum Host
of them have heard the story S»L
prated by someone.
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sli'tai
curator
and that
• Ur*, ana.,
m received by the
AM. So far an
the story baa
Dr. O. M. Ball,
the Museum, said
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