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I ■ % * ( 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 VOLUME 41 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1941 Z275 NUMBER 14 Sophomores to Elect Class Fuermann Selects Mr . , m . r . Gillis as Successor Ollicers at Meet tonight For Aid Fund Head TCU Corps Trip Queen Selected By Aggies Wednesday Winner Announced During Intermission At Friday Night Dance An Aggie-day sweetheart for the T.C.U. corps trip was chosen Wed nesday night by a group of twelve seniors who were guests of the twelve contestants when they vis ited TSCW in Denton. The con testants attended a dinner given by the TSCWites at 7:30 p.m. in Breckenridge Hall after which the group went to the College club and the sweetheart was chosen. Her name will not be announced until intermission at the corps dance which is to be held here Friday night. Seniors who went to Denton to select the honor girl were Dick Her- vey, Rufus Pearce, Bob Russell, Don Gabriel, Russell Heitkamp, Fred Smitham, Alden Cathey, Howard Brians, Warren Ringgold, Pete Tumlinson, J. 0. Alexander, and Tom Gillis. They were the guests of Misses Sara Gillett', Lynn Gibbs, Helen Bratton, Betty Buchanan, Claire Newsome, Fern Hendricks, Sophie Nelson, Marion Good, Anna Ruthe Ashe, Barbara Cook, Bobbie Jo Sanford, and Jo Ann Scott. Government Offers Land Bank Position The United States Civil Service Commission announces open com petitive examintaions for the posi tions of Associate Land Bank Ap praiser, $10.20 a day and Assis- tand Land Bank Appraiser, $2,600 a year, for employment in the Tenth Farm Credit District, Farm Credit Administration, Headquarters, Houston, Texas. This includes the state of Texas. Applications must be filed with the Manager, Tenth U. S. Civil Service District, Customhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, Competitors for the Associate Land Bank Appraiser examination will not be required to report for examination at any place but rat ings will be based on information shown in their applications sub ject to corroboration. Competitors for the Assistant Land Bank Appraiser examination will be notified when and where to report for examination. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first- or second-class post office in the state of Texas; or from the Man ager, Tenth U. S. Civil Service District, Customhouse, New Or leans, Louisiana. ’ Class to Discuss Plans for Coming Year; Gillis Presides The first Sophomore class meet ing of the year to be held in the Assembly Hall at 8 p.m. tonight was announced yesterday by Tom Gillis, cadet colonel of the corps. Election of class officers and dis cussion of plans for the coming year will be the highlight of the meeting. Gillis will preside over the meet ing and the organization comman ders will count the votes. Richard W. Jenkins, head of the Singing Cadets, will lead several songs before the meeting. Gillis expressed a desire for a full attendance of the Sophomore class and full cooperation from everyone attending so that elec tions may be carried on more smoothly and efficiently. Students Injured On Return From Game Recovering All the Aggies injured in the collision Sunday afternoon near Taylor on their way back from the San Antonio game are recovering and all are expected to be out of the hospital in a few days, Dr. J. E. Marsh, college physician, told reporters Tuesday. Most seriously injured of the group is Jack Marsh, driver of the car and son of Dr. Marsh, who suf fered head and internal injuries. Bob Alford and Paul Lloyd who were also in the front seat suf fered head injuries as well as cuts on the face and neck. Otis Grafa, the only occupant of the back seat, has an injured neck and a cut over the left eye. Dick Thompson and Charlie Tannhauser were in the car bur were not hurt seriously enough to have to stay in the hospital. All of the students involved with the exception of Alford who is in C Field, are in Battery D, Coast Ar tillery. The accident occured when the Aggie’s car met in a head-on col lision with an automobile occupied by two men from Taylor. Both of the Taylor men died as a result of the accident. Dr. and Mrs. Marsh accompanied by Mrs. Irene Claghorne, assistant to Dr. Marsh, brought the cadets back from Taylor Sunday evening and toojc them to the college hos pital. Volkenberg Speaks On Alaskan Research The Biology Club will present Dr. Van Volkenburg of the col lege teaching staff at its regular meeting Thursday night after yell practice in the biology lecture room. Dr. Van Volkenburg’s lec ture will pertain to his research done in Alaska. Committee’s Budget Hiked From $1,600 To $2,100 for Coming Year At the first meeting of the Stu dent Aid Fund Committee for the year 1941-42, Tom Gillis was ap pointed chairman of the group by retiring chairman George Fuer mann. Members of the committee voted to retain Fuermann in the capacity of advisory member. Fuermann’s retirement came as a result of this being his fifth year on the campus, and it being the the general custon^ for seniors to Appoints Successor George Fuermann occupy all major student offices, Fuermann resigned in favor of Gil lis. The committee approved a bud get of $2,100 for the year, a de cided increase over the $1,600 fig ure of last year. Joe Skiles, mana ger of student activities, was nam ed to succeed E. L. Angell as one of the three faculty members, a position left vacant when Angell was made executive assistant to President T. O. Walton this sum mer. Further business of the group consisted of discussion of the aims and future policies of the aid fund program. It was decided that an ed ; - ucational program would be con ducted through The Battalion as an effort to familiarize members of the cadet corps with the purpose and intent of the plan. TCU Prexy and Bevy Of Co-eds To Extend Corps Trip Invitation The president of the student body at T.C.U., accompanied by a committee of T.C.U. coeds, will arrive at A. & M. Friday after noon. Miss Cayce, president of the student body, will appear at yell practice Friday night to personally extend a cordial invitation to the A. & M. cadet corps to attend the T.C.U. game and festivities at Fort Worth during the corps trip of Oc tober 18. Nichols’ ’’Torrid Trumpet” Opens Town Hall Season, Plays Corps Dance in Sbisa Friday By Tommy Vannoy Red Nichols and his orchestra will be the first presentation of the 1941 Town Hall series to morrow night when his “torrid trumpet” opens the program at 8 o’clock in Guion Hall. The Town Hall series has ar ranged for ten programs to be presented at intervals throughout the year. Nichols has attained fame over the country for his musical pre sentations since he finished Culver Military Academy in 1923. With five friends, he organized his first orchestra and called them his “Five Pennies.” Jimmy Dorsey, now a nationally known leader, played saxophone and clarinet in the original group. The five have now grown to fourteen. Later Nichols aided in starting such names aa Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Glenp Mil ler, Artie Shaw, and Jack Tea garden to successful careers. No girl singer is used in Red Nichols band, but he has two ex cellent male vocalists. Nichols has the rare quality for a musician of being on top tech- mensely popular with ’ the dancing nically and at the same time im- Toivn Hall Maestro “Red” Nichols public. He is admired by other musicians and a decided hit as a box-office favorite. The orchestra has had but two theme songs in its 15 years of existence. The first was “Ida” and the second, “Wail of the Winds.” The latter was written one night at the conclusion of ballroom en gagement by IJed and his friend, Harry Warren. Red’s homes, if they can be cal led such, are in Forest Hills, Long Island, and San Leandro, Califor nia. He is on the road so much that he seldom gets to live in either one of them. Nichol’s father was professor of music at the University of Utah where he also directed the mili tary band. So, it was natural for young Nichols to commence cor net instructions at the tender age of three. He later studied violin and piano, for music was certainly a family trait. His sister was an accomplished cellist also. After the Town Hall program in Guion Hall, Red and his orches tra will play for a corps dance from 9 till 1 o’clock in Sbisa hall. This is the first time that a big- name orchestra has appeared here during the fall semester. Council Okeys Houston Trip, Changes Thanksgiving Holidays Senior Class Makes Advance to Regain Also Granted For Former Powers at Commanders Meeting Authorized Cuts Underclassmen To Attend Dances In Uniforms or Tuxes In an attempt to carry forth the plan of the senior class to restore the former powers of the senior class a meeting of the organization commanders was held last Tuesday night in the banquet room of Sbisa Hall. Cadet Colonel Tom Gillis presided over the meeting and under the direction of Lieut. Joe E. Davis, assistant com mandant, demands for more strict enforcement of some existing reg ulations were adopted unanimous ly. Restoration of power, prestige and privileges heretofore vested in the Senior Class was the sole purpose of the meeting. The uni form regulations concerning cam pus wear was a principle objective of the organization commanders. In the future, seniors* and cadet officers of the day will enforce the regulations governing these factors to the fullest extent of their powers. Freshmen, sophomores and jun iors will not attend corps dances in other than the official full Student Group Gets Money For Y Improvements A student committee composed of Tom Gillis, Fred Smitham, Terry Thrift, Toppy Pearce, and Preston Bolton held a conference with R. W. Briggs, building committee chairman of the Board of Direc tors, to discuss methods of securing funds to make improvements in the Y.M.C.A. Briggs secured for the committee an interview with the Board of Directors last Saturday morning. The Board authorized the college to loan the Y.M.C.A. a sum of $14,- 000 for the improvements. This fund is to be added to a fund of $3,000 already acquired by the Y. M.C.A., making a total of $17,000 to be spent on improvements. . The construction of the improve ments is to start at once. Two many-windowed rooms are to be constructed over the Barber Shop and Casey’s. The lobby is to be div ided into 3 rooms, forming a stu dent’s lounge, rooms for recre ation and a new lobby. The ceiling in the chapel is to be lowered and flourescent lighting installed. The main office is to be moved across the hall, and a new ladies rest room is to be constructed in its former location. Five long distance telephone booths are to be made; M. L. Fashion’s and J. Gordon Gay’s offices are to be moved upstairs into the present parlors; and two new entrances to the basement are to be installed—one on each side of the steps. The various Mothers’ Clubs have pledged to contribute $5,000 for furnishings to the student lounge, and have already appropriated $1,- 000 toward this fund. Editor White Year’s First Hillel Speaker Dr. D. H. White, editor of the Jewish Herald-Voice, the largest Jewish weekly in Texas, will be the guest speaker at the first open meeting of the A. & M. Hillel Club. The topic of Dr. White’s address is “Why Jewish Survival,” an evaluation of Judaism as a reli gious philosophy, and its place in the world we live in. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Lounge Room of Sbisa Hall. dress uniform or tuxedo. This has always been a uniform regulation but in the past exceptions were made. In future instances no ex ceptions will be made and the privilege of wearing civilian dress to corps dapces will be strictly re served for members of the ’ senior class, regardless of circumstances. In the past the attendance of freshmen at the corps dances was left to the discretion of the seniors in their respective organizations. Henceforth no freshman will at tend corps dances without a date. This rule is to be campus-wide and shall be enforced by all members of the senior class. In the past the restriction on freshmen, sophomores and juniors wearing civilian clothes, or ap pearing non-reg in any manner, extended only within a five mile radius. This restriction has been revised and now reads “freshmen, sophomores and juniors will not appear on the campus or in the vicinity of the college at any hour in other than official uniform. The vicinity of the college is in terpreted to mean Bryan and other entertainment centers within a 15 mile radius of the campus.” Greater emphasis will be placed Here’s One Who Believes Honesty Is the Best) ] Policy Unbelievable as it may seem, there are still some people in the world who believe in the old theory about honesty being the best pol icy. At least there is one Aggie who will benefit through the hon esty of L. J. Patton of Houston who found that he was in possess ion of a suit case belonging to an A. & M. student who was on his way to Dallas. The Aggie had ridden with Pat ton and left his bag in the car where it was later discovered. Pat ton promptly wrote the lost and found department of the Battalion and requested that the person who lost the grip contact him at 1642 Marshall, Houston. Wilcox Boosted For Appointment To Retirement Board George B. Wilcox, former presi dent of the Texas State Teachers’ association is to be nominated to fill the vacancy on the Teacher Re tirement Board, friends of Wilcox have announced. Governor Coke Stevenson will make the appoint ment for a six year term. The position is to be created by the re tirement of C. N. Shaver. Wilcox is being supported by many sections of the state in his nomination. As president of the state teachers association he se cured a full understanding of the retirement system. His wide ac quaintanceship over the state and with the various problems of the retirement system make him an excellent successor to Shaver, it was pointed out by those sponsor ing his nomination. All members of the retirement system are entitled to vote. From the list of nominees, the three names receiving the highest num ber of votes will be submitted to the governor who will make the appointment. Gordon Siegal To Head Tumbling Team New president of the tumbling team is Gordon Siegel, A Coast Ar tillery as a result of an election held a ta meeting of the team Mon day night. The twenty members present at the meeting elected Cecil Laws secretary. W. L. Penberthy is spon sor of the group. Regulations Now Hold in 15 Mile Radius of College on the regulation requiring fresh men and sophomores to be within the confines of their quarters by 12 midnight on Saturday nights the commanders decided. Sopho mores and freshmen having dates will be permitted to be absent from taps on Saturday night until 1:00 a.m. at the descretion of the or ganization commander. The senior section at the T.C.U. football game will be from the 35 yard line to 35 yard line on the east side of the stadium. The sen ior section in Guion Hall will be from row 11 to 27 inclusive in the center section of the lower floor, and the first two rows across the front of the balcony. The commanders agreed that disgracing the Aggie uniform in any place or in any manner is not to be tolerated and all public ap pearances at motion picture houses, football games etc., will be required of every student. Violations of any of the above and other new or revised restric tions will be liable to senior court for disciplinary procedure. Student Activities Office Again Opens Official Club List The Student Activities office has reopened the list of clubs wish ing to obtain an allocation of part of the Student Activities Picture Show Fund. Tomorrow will ab solutely be the last day the clubs may turn in their application for this assistance. Since the list was closed several clubs have desired to be included and the list has been reopened. The applications must be turned in to room 126, Administration building by October 15. The following clubs are the bal ance of the original roster not run in the Battalion previously: A. S. A. E. President—Walter H. Crump. Vice-President—Earl Pettil Secretary-Treasurer—Earl Lewis Reporter—Wm. Tip Hall “Agriculturist” Reporter — Joe Autry Azteca Club President—Porfirio Cadena Vice-President — Augusto A. Eickelmann Secretary—J. M. Garcia Cosmopolitan Club President—Porfirio Cadena Vice President—David Phillips Secretary—C. W. Hall Treasurer—Clayton Collins New Officers to be elected Oct. 12. By Tom Leland The long anticipated opening of College Station’s newest motion picture theater, Guion Hall, final ly became a reality last night with the showing of William Powell and Myi’na Loy in “Love Crazy.” The theater opened with a short address by J. G. Gay of the Y. M. C. A. who explained that the new projection equipment had not been completely adjusted, as the lens of the projector cast a picture which was slightly too large for the size of the screen; However, a new lens has been or dered to remedy the situation. A fine example of the Aggie spirit Was shown by the good sportsman ship of the audience during sever al temporary blackouts which oc curred as a result of this new Unadjusted equipment. All the Aggies who attempted Arkansas Journey Houston was authorized as the city for a second corps trip by the academic, council at a meeting held Wednesday afternoon. Absences for the A. & M. - Arkansas game and a change in the Thanksgiving recess were approved also. Authorized but not excused ab sences will be granted for juniors and seniors in good scholastic standing who wish to attend the football game with the University of Arkansas. These absences will allow the juniors and seniors to leave Friday, October 31. Thanksgiving holidays have been changed to begin November 27 and last until 6 p.m. Monday, Decem ber 1. The holidays as they were originally published in the college calendar were Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 20-22 in clusive. Authorities of the city of Hous- to must be consulted and must ap prove the issue before final plans for the official corps trip there for the Aggie Rice football game can be made. Brazos A & M Club Trying To Get Game on Air The Brazos County A. & M. Club met Monday night for a business session, presided over by Presi dent P. L. Downs, Jr., in which they instructed the athletic committee of the club to try to secure arrange ments to have the A. & M.-NYU game broadcast and to find out if motion pictures of all future A. & M. games played out of town can be obtained. Since the Aggie—A. & I. game was not broadcast, the committee will contact the Humble Oil and Refining Cohipany, or another com pany, to seek out the possibilities of having the Aggie-NYU game broadcast. The committee will also find out if motion pictures of A. & M. games can be obtained to be shown at some future date, accompanied by a personal narration by one of the football coaches who will des cribe some of the interesting plays of the games. The members also discussed the club’s present membership drive. Jocko Roberts, chairman of the membership committee, reported that during the current member ship drive, which began August 5, two hundred new members have joined the club. Cotton Society Hears Specialist Tonight F. E. Lichte, cotton gin special ist of the U. S. D. A., will speak to the Cotton Society tonight aft er yell practice in Room 201, Tex tile building. Everyone interested has been invited by the society to attend. the opening were pleasantly sur prised by the great contrast be tween Guion Hall and its predeces sor. The windows and hall ways were darkened by attractive red draperies, the atmosphere was much more theater-like, and a quietness unusual for an Aggie mo tion picture audience prevailed dur ing the performance. Guion Hall will now house all functions formerly held in the As sembly Hall, which in turn will now be used to take the place of Guion Hall. In spite of the fact that many people are sorry to see the end of the old “screech-a- torium” as the center of Aggie en tertainments, the new arrangeb ment is a great improvemnt and a much needed contribution to the college. (See CLUBS, Page 4) Days of Screech-a-torium Gone As Guion Turns Aggie Theater