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TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
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VOLUME 41 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 25, 1941
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NUMBER 21
Texas Aggies Seek Fifth Win Against Baylor Today
Bracy, Fish President,
Plans Outstanding Class
Aggies Bag Bear
Class Officers
Back President
In Class Plans
Lawis Bracy, newly-elected
president of the Fish Class, has
decided to do all that is possible
to make the class of ’45 the most
outstanding class A. & M. has ever
known. Bracy, who was elected
Wednesday night in the Assembly
hall at the initial meeting of the
class, is backed in his decision by
the other officers who were elected
with him. Others elected were
Edward Reader, vice president;
Paul McBride, secretary; George
Manousos, treasurer; W. W. Ward,
historian; and I. F. Seikman, stu
dent welfare representative.
The meeting was accompanied by
the general confusion, noise-mak
ing and “political string-pulling”
usually found at the first meeting
of a class. Order was maintained
by Tom Gillis, Cadet Colonel, and
a staff of 12 other seniors, who
also assisted by counting votes.
When the nominations were
opened for president, Jack Orrick,
Jack Kent, Lewis Bracy and Jack
Swenson were nominated. Bracy,
of I Infanry, had a close major
ity of the votes with 760 of the
1,400 votes cast.
Nominees for the office of vice
(See FISH ELECT, page 4)
Helen Jepson
Popular Singer
Town Hall’s Next
Helen Jepson, who is always
more popular with men than women
audiences, will be in Aggieland’s
Town Hall Wednesday night. One
6f the most glamorous stars of
the stage, Miss Jepson is also an
ardent outdoorwomen. She is ev
ery bit an American. Her manner
is straightforward and sincere;
her beauty is striking. Helen with
her slim figure and hair and voice
of gold will be a treat to the corps
at Aggieland.
This red-blooded songstress is
not a canary in a gilded cage but
a songbird of the forest. She hunts
fishes, swims and does everything
else that an Aggie admires in a
girl. Miss Jepson is no Hollywood
sports woman, but a genuine Am
erican girl who enjoys roughing it
with the rest. When she sings,
she puts her whole being into it
and when she plays she plays
wholeheartedly.
Hort Society
Plans Annual
Fruit Exhibits
Large Variety Of
Fruits, Vegetables
And Nuts on Exhibit
The Horticulture Society formu
lated plans for the tenth annual
Horticulture Show to be held Nov
ember 24-25 at is meet Tuesday
night.
T. C. Lambert, persident of the
club, declares this year’s presenta
tion to be the largest and best yet
shown. It includes displays of cit
rus fruits, vegetables, apples, ap
ple cider, pecans, dates (the eating
variety), and various other delec
table edibles.
A sweeping canvass of the Rio
Grande Valley has just been com
pleted by Lambert, during the
course of which entrance blanks
wpre distributed among the citrus
farmers and all other interested
persons. The display is open to ev
eryone and entrants are cordially
invited by the society.
The highlight of the show will
be the presentation of two beauti
ful silver plaques to the outstanding
exhibits of grapefruit and oranges
•—the judging to be based on qual
ity and pack.
As evidence of the immensity
of this year’s show, Lambert says
there will be fruit exhibits from
every part of the United States—
including, as has been said, the best
of Arkansas’ famous apple cider.
Cosmopolitan Club
Hears Sugareff On
First Program Sunday
Dr. V. K. Sugareff, who has tra
velled extensively over Europe and
the United States, will lecture to
the Cosmopolitan Club in the Y.
M.C.A. parlor Sunday at 3 p.m. on
“What the Program of a Cosmo
politan Club Should Be.”
Many students are under the
false impression that this organ
ization does not include Texans as
members; the club welcomes all
Americans of all the states.
Above is one of the many signs displaying the show of Aggie
Spirit over the campus in the form of artistic decorations of the
dormitories. Some of the signs this year have shown great artistic
skill. The one above and many more like it are spurring the Aggie
team to victory over the Baylor Bears when they meet at Kyle
Field this afternoon.
Aggies Entertain Bear Fans
With Dance at Sbisa Tonite
If all Aggie plans for this after
noon go through as intended, the
followers of the Baylor football
team should be a disconsolate
group. So to offset their misery,
as far as possible, Alden Cathey,
senior social secretary is “throw
ing” a corps dance tonight where
by all Baylorites can get a chance
to know the Aggies’ better side.
At a football game the Aggies
are a mean and rugged bunch, but
when they have pretty girls to
dance with and music as good as
that being put out this year by
Toppy Pearce’s new Aggieland Or
chestra—well, they’re a different
crowd entirely.
And the Aggies who have by
now formed the Norma Jean Jahn
“habit” will have their souls sooth
ed tonight because Norma Jean
will be “among those present” on
the Aggieland bandstand when Top
py Pearce kicks off 1-2 on the first
tune of the dance. Norma Jean,
twinkle and all, has already be
come deeply fixed in the affections
of the Aggie dance-goers; some
claim she is already a tradition—
and how these Aggies cling to tra
ditions.
Promised to get under way in
Fort Worth, the Hit Parade, which
Baylor Band To
Be Aggie Guests
During Visit Here
The Baylor band, accompanying
the Baylor Bear football squad,
will arrive at the railroad station
at 10:40 this morning.
From the depot, the band will
march directly to the “Y” for a
Baylor yell practice, leaving their
band instruments in the Y.M.C.A.
par 1 " ? after the yell practice is
over.
The male portion of the Bay
lor band will use dormitory 11, the
Aggie band dorm, as their head
quarters, while the girls will have
access to the facilities of the lounge
in Kiest Hall.
The entire Baylor band will eat
in Duncan Hall at noon and also
tonight for supper as guests of
the Aggie band.
The Baylor special train will
leave for Waco tonight at 7, but
will leave behind a large number
of students who will stay over for
the corps dance.
Austin Club Plans
Dance at Christmas
Plans are nearly complete for
a dance to be held during the
Christmas holidays by the Austin
Club in conjunction with the Wil
liamson County club. Walter
Homeyer and R. A. Holmes were
delegated to attend the next meet
ing of the Williamson County A.
& M. club to discuss plans for the
dance.
cAfartin A^ubu'
One of the Aggies’ prime candidates for top honors this year, he
has been the defensive star of the forward wall in the past four
games. Last week against T.C.U. Martin broke through to block
Kyle Gillespie’s kick which eventually led to an Aggie touchdown.
So watch this boy closely. He’ll give many a tackle a tough battle
for All-American honors this year.
Toppy Pearce is sponsoring, did get
results but not enough for publica
tion. Another set of interviews
will be taken at the dance tonight
where the efficiency of the set-up
will be improved with a request
booth on the bandstand. Composite
results of the two weeks’ poll will
be published explaining the details
of operation.
Addition To
Sbisa Basement
Gives New Space
Beginning Saturday, November
1, meals will be served in the new
addition of the Sbisa basement,
construction of which should be
be completed at that date. The ad
dition of new space will more than
double the old capacity figure of
648 by bringing the new total to
1352 for the basement alone.
The use of the entire space af
forded in the basement will re
sult in the abandonment of the
first floor annex room as a place
for regular meals. However, the
annex will be used for special oc
casions, such as banquets, dances,
an other functions.
The annex will probably be
brought back into use after the
new dormitories are completed.
Rabbi Friedman
Will Be Guest Of
A & M Hillel Club
Rabbi Newton J. Friedman,
newly appointed director of the
Texas university Hillel foundation,
will be the guest speaker of the
open forum meeting of the A. &
M. Hillel Club on Sunday evening,
October 26, at 7:30 in the lounge
room of Sbisa Hall. Rabbi Fried
man’s address will be “Do We Face
Sm’vival or Extinction?”
Rabbi Friedman comes to Texas
from Cleveland, Ohio. He is a
graduate of Western Reserve uni
versity and of the Hebrew Union
college, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was
commencement speaker last sum
mer at the University of Texas
commencement exercises. The
meeting is open to the public.
College FFA Boys
Attend Convention
William I. Cook, John I. Ship-
ley, A. E. White, Max Carpenter,
Angus Dickson, and Eley Yar
borough, Jr., represented A. & M.
at the Fourteenth National Future
Farmers of America convention
last week in Kansas City, Missouri.
Chief points of interest at the
convention, attended by 7,000 F.
F. F. boys, were livestock, milk,
meat, dairy cattle, and poultry
judging contests, and presentation
of awards for outstanding achieve
ments in the agricultural field to
various of its members. Twenty-
four young Texans received the
degree of American Farmer, the
highest degree the F. F. A. can
bestow on a member.
Crippled Bears Put Hopes
On Jack Wilson’s Shoulders
Cadets Expected to Fill Air With Passes;
Moser Counted on to Carry Most of Attack
By Mike Haikin
Battalion Sports Editor
The Texas Aggies, still keeping company with a perfect
record in season’s play, will attempt to make it five straight
when they take on Coach Frank Kimbrough’s crippled but
tough Baylor Bears this afternoon on Kyle Field in their
first home conference game. Kickoff is set for 2:30.
Coach Kimbrough’s Bruins will enter the game minus
the services of Travis Nelson, starting Baylor halfback, who
sustained an injury in the Villanova game last week. Ed
Hickman, regular end, and Jack Wilson, sparkplug of the
Injured Fans
Find First Aid In
little Green Tent’
Ever wonder about the little
green tent erected on Clark street
near Kyle Field on days of foot
ball games at Aggieland ? This
tent is the property of Dr. C. L.
Baker of the Geology department,
and is lent to the Brazos County
Red Cross to be used as a Red
Cross first aid station. This sta
tion is under the direction of M.
L. Cushion, general secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. and chairman of
the Brazos County Red Cross.
Mrs. J. W. Hamilton, register
ed nurse from Bryan, is in charge
of the first aid and she is assist
ed by one helper who holds a Red
Cross first aid certificate.
This is the second season that
this first aid station has been
open at the A. & M. football games.
It has proved its value several
times already when it has given
treatment to persons receiving
slight injuries at the games. Sev
eral cases of fainting and dizzi
ness have been treated at this sta
tion since its inauguration last
fall. This station operates at the
expense of the Brazos County
chapter of the American Red
Cross.
APOLOGY
To the student body of
T. C. U.:
The players and coaches of
the A. & M. football team
sincerely regret the incident
which took place after their
annual game held in Fort
Worth last Saturday. Such an
act did not display the feel
ing of the football team'"to
ward the T. C. U. team. The
Aggies have the highest re
spect for the Frog team on
the gridiron and look forward
to their athletic engagements
knowing that they will play
one of the cleanest and most
sportsmanlike teams in the
Southwest Conference. The
team and coaches hope that
this incident will in no way
effect the friendly athletic re
lations between the two
schools.
Homer Norton,
Athletic Director.
Marshall Spivey,
Student Representa
tive on the Athletic
Council.
Bruin team, too were injured in
week’s game, but both are ex
pected to be ready for the cadets
this afternoon.
Same Combination
Coach Homer Norton, meanwhile,
plans to stick to the same line-up
that he has been using all year. The
combination of Moser, Spivey, Zap-
alac and Webster clicked brilliant
ly last week against the T.C.U.
Horned JFrogs and is expected to
carry the brunt of the cadet of
fensive today.
The Aggie line, led by Martin
Ruby, bruising tackle, and Bill Sib
ley, pepper-box center, enjoys one
of the best defensive records in the
nation. It has held its opponents to
153 yards rushing and 151 yards
net gain forward passing in the
past four games. Others expected
to be in the line-up include Sterling
and Henderson at ends, Wesson at
the other tackle post, and Richard
son and Roy Bucek at guards.
Reserves Potent Weapon
Reserves, wkich have been one
of the Aggies’ most potent wea
pons in their winning streak, are
expected to play a big role in to
day’s game. Such stars as Leo Dan
iels, Tom Pickett, Cullen Rogers,
and Bobby Williams are certain
to see much service and give the
starting quartet a much needed
rest. Daniels, by the way, sparked
(See AGGIE, page 4)
New Pledges
Made For Lounge
Furnishings for a new A. & M.
Lounge in the old Y. M. C. A. are
a step nearer to being a fact to
day as $100.00 in pledges poured
in last week.
The Brazos County A. & M.
Mothers Club and the Paris A. &
M. Mothers Club both contributed
$50.00 to the ever increasing fund
being accumulated by the State
Mothers Clubs for the purpose of
furnishing a student lounge.
The total of this fund to date
is $1,115.
Full Length
Football Films
To Begin Tuesday
T Club To Present
Films For The Corps
Following First Showing
With the kick-off promptly at
7:30, the Chemistry lecture room
will play host to a full-length foot
ball game every Tuesday night un
til the end of the season. Every
exciting play of each Aggie game
will be unfurled in all its immens
ity and double-barreld action be
fore a crowd of teachers, clerical
workers and business men.
These .16 mm panoramas were
taken by Manning Smith and Ho
ward Berry for the use of the ath
letic office and the athletic com
mittee of the Brazos County A. &
M. Club is able to present them
free of charge to all residents of
Bryan and College Station. The
shows will not be open to the stu
dent body as there just simply is
n’t room for everyone. The Aggie
T-Club will present the films later
on for the corps, proceeds of which
go into the clb’s treasury.
The entire sixty minutes of play
is covered in the films, and high-
spots in the play are rerun in slow-
motion. This adds to the enjoy-
men and understanding of the
game.
The series begins next Tuesday
with both the New York Univers
ity and the Sam Houston State
Teachers games. The following
week the A. & I. and the Texas
Christian games will be on the
bill.
The committee responsible for
the presentations consists of S. A.
Lipscob, chairman; P. G. Haines,
Roland Dansby, Sanky Park, and
C. K. Leighton. This committee
and the Brazos county A. & M.
club as a whole deserve a great
deal o fcredit and praise for the
many fine services it has rendered
the college and the community.
Hold Your Collar Ornaments;
The Red Coats Are Coming
Prepare to Defend Your Heart
By Nelson Karbach
“The Red Coats are coming. So
prepare your defenses for it is
their intent to challenge any in
difference you may present and
to capture your hearts merciless
ly.” Those are the words of Mrs.
Byrd Creekmore, dean of Reagan
High school and sponsor of the
Reagan Red Coats. Be on your
guard, old army, unless you want
to be roped in by the Red Coats.
Here’s what the girls themselves
have to say about the situation:
“Opportunity knocks but once,
they say, and I think I hear him
now. I know I’m speaking in be-
nalf of the Red. Coats when I say
that we’re going to make the most
of this opportunity. And if it’s
up to us, his first knock won’t
be his last,” states determined
Ethyl Beth Heimann.
“If wishing will make it so,
then A. & M. will defeat Baylor
this Saturday and the Red Coats
will have a wonderful time during
their visit there because I’ve wish
ed for those two things on the first
star of the evening for the past
two v^eeks,” quotes Patsy Russell.
There Aggies, the girls are
ready. Are you ready old army
for the girls when they get here
shortly after noon (today?
The Reagan Red Coats will in
vade College Station by special
train from Houston just before the
A. & M.-Baylor game. From the
train, they will go immediately to
Kyle Field where they will drill
for the corps. They will attend
the game as guests of the college.
From Kyle Field, they will go to
the Assembly Hall where they
will meet their dates. Then, both
the Red Coats and their dates will
eat supper in Sbisa Mess Hall. The
girls will then go buck to the train
to dress for the dance. Their
special train back to Houston will
leave about an hour after the
dance.
Extensive preparations are be
ing made by the girls during the
past week. They have been hold
ing special drills every morning
so that they will be at their best
to harmonize with the dress, and
a change of hair style.”
While the girls have been get
ting ready, the Aggies haven’t
been asleep on the job either. Jun
ior yell leaders, Chuck Chalmers
and Jack Nagle, have been swamp
ed for the past week by anxious
Aggies who want a date with one
of the lucious Red Coats. Tuxes
are being borrowed and cleaned.
If you have a set of studs missing,
don’t worry—they have probably
teen “borrowed’ by some Aggie
who is taking a Red Coat to the
corps dance tonight.
The Red Coats were formed in
3926 and were one of the first
drum and bugle corps of their
kind to be organized. Since then,
they have grown in popularity until
they are one of the best known
drum and bugle corps in the state.
This year’s Red Coats are head
ed by Muriel Howell, drum major;
when they drill before the corps. Ruth Doss, drill master; Maggie
Preparations are being made along Jo Turner and Patsy Porter, as-
other lines also. One Red Coat, j c-istant drill masters. The 'lieu-
Laverne Knigge, has gotten “a j tenants are Laurel Lee, Joyce
new evening gown, a different, | Harveson, Patty Scott, and Margie
more glamorous perfume, a new Fite. Their colors are’ maroon and
shade of lipstick and nail polish J white.