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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 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 6, 1941 Z275 NUMBER 26 New Commandant Takes Over iBill?' .j g; ( , i , % k k* Colonel Maurice D. Welty, who has arrived from Newfoundland, will serve as Commandant and P.M.S. & T. at A. & M. Colonel Welty is a graduate of West Point, the Army War College, the In fantry Tank Corps School, and the Command and General Staff Schools. Colonel Welty was delayed in his arrival at A. & M. because his successor at the Infantry base in Newfoundland did not relieve him of his command at the time originally scheduled. Boynton, Impressed with Aggies, Gives Seniors Pointers on Securing Positions The Former Students Associa-t tion of A. & M. sponsored yester day in Guion Hall a lecture by Paul W. Boynton, supervisor of em ployment, Socony-Vacuum Oil Com pany, New York City. Boynton gave a talk to the seniors on meth ods of securing employment. Boynton’s talk emphasized the statement that “in all things suc cess depends on preparation, and without such preparation failure is almost certain.” The lecture showed how this fact applied to the process of securing employment. The talk also brought out sev eral good methods of impressing prospective employers with inter views, employment seeking in gen eral, and many other suggestions made from Boynton’s wide exper ience as an employer, salesman, and personnel director. As a result of his wide study of the reasons why applicants for jobs do not make favorable impressions on their pros pective employers, Boyton was able to give a beneficial lecture. Pedestrian Traffic Gets Attention At Meeting of Student Welfare Group Pedestrian traffic in the streets of the campus, danger connected with the use of chains in blocking off streets, danger of the freshmen rushing out on t|\e football field at the conclusion of the game, and signs on the campus before foot ball games, were the things discus sed at a banquet and meeting of the Student Welfare committee held in Sbisa Hall Tuesday night. The danger connected with the use of chains to block off streets was brought before the committee and it was decided that the chains could be painted or otherwise made visible at night and thereby elim inate the danger involved. Discussion of the sidewalk situ ation ended in the committee giving Dean F. C. Bolton permission to Boynton attended Virginia Mili- appoint a committee to investigate tary Institute from 1915-16, and after World War I, attended Syra cuse University. After his gradu ation from Syracuse, he became a salesman for the Standard Oil Company and later became man ager of personnel, supervising the employment of new men for for- (See BOYNTON, page 2) DEADLINE FOR JUNIOR PICTURES Nov. 3 thru 6—Composite Regiment. Nov. 7 thru 11—Cavalry. Nov. 11 thru 14—Coast Ar tillery. Nov. 17 thru 20—Engi neers. Juniors Reminded Of Kyle Field Section Jack Miller, president of the Junior class, urges all Juniors to be seated in the Junior section for the S. M. U. game Saturday on Kyle Field. The boundaries of the Junior section as announced in The Bat talion prior to the first home game are from the main aisle to row 24 between the 50 and 15 yard lines, and from the main aisle to the last row between the 15 yard line and eight rows into section 128. The Senior section is bounded on the sides by the 15 and 60 yard lines and from the 24th row back to the last row. the pedestrian traffic problem on this campus. Several members of the commit tee made reference to the signs on the campus which appear before the football games and said that the character of the signs could be improved. It was stated that “many of the signs are not repre sentative of the true spirit of A. & M. . . . the signs should be res pectable and decent. . . ” West’s Traditional Pastime, Ag Version, Opens at 2:30 Friday A Message to the Corps After having observed the daily life of A. & M. students these first few days I have been particularly impressed with the military appearance and attitude, of the students. I have served four years at Pennsylvania State College as P.M.S. & T. and I feel that I know boys and like them. I want you to feel free to come to me at any time. I am familiar with the traditions of A. & M. and it is my aim and desire that these traditions be fostered and perpetuated, and make this the best R.O.T.C. unit in the United States. I feel that due to the present world conditions that it should be the aim and purpose of every man here to fully prepare himself for the Army. Col. Maurice D. Welty P.M.S. & T. Local Newcomers To Be Entertained At 7:30 by C of C Richard Jenkins and the Sing ing Cadets will provide enterw tainment at the annual newcom ers entertainment to be held to night at 7:30 at the Bryan coun try club. This much anticipated event will give new residents a chance to become acquainted with old timers and other newcomers. It will give the older residents a chance to renew old acquaintances. J. F. Casey, chairman of the in terrelations committee of the Bry an and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that this party is particularly for the new comers and urged that all who are new residents of this community at tend. Invitations v-sre sent to all those who the committee knew about, but there are many who are not known to the local chamber of commerce. Every recent arrival should take this opportunity to begin taking an active participation in the affairs of the community. Mental Wizards Also Meet Turkeyday; T U Challenges Chess Team Not only will A. & M. and Tex as U. clash in a physical battle on the gridiron, but also a mental battle will take place Thanksgiving. This battle will be fought not on the football field, but on a chess board. The University of Texas chess club has challenged any team of A. & M. chess players to a match to be played here on the day of the Thanksgiving game. However, the Aggies cannot accept this chal lenge without some chess players, so all A. & M. chess fans are urged to meet tonight at 7 o’clock in the chess room at the “Y” to make plans for a team. Plans are being made to establish an annual series between the Ag gie and Texas chess players. Kyle Returns To A & M After Pan American Trip Dean E. J. Kyle of the school of agriculture arrives in College Sta tion this morning after an extensive tour of South and Central Ameri ca. Kyle left July 27 to make a sur vey of agricultural conditions in the Latin American countries. It is hoped that through knowledge gained on this trip, the dean will be able to make some changes in the agricultural courses that will be of benefit to many Latin Am erican students here at A. & M. During his travels, Kyle visit ed many of the large South Am erican colleges and universities and observed methods and techni ques used in teaching there. Fol lowing a tour of Central Ameri ca, the dean traveled down the east coast of South America, mak ing inland trips to the land locked countries along the way. He worked his way northward along the west coast to complete his visit. Dean Kyle flew into Houston last night and is driving here this morning. D. W. Williams of the animal husbandry department has acted in Dean Kyle’s capacity during the latter’s absence. Shorty Fuller, Annabelle Edwards Share Throne as Rodeo King, Queen By Mike Speer Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 will mark the beginning of the 22nd annual A. & M. rodeo when hundreds of enthusiastic fane will jam through the gates of the A. H. pavilion to witness the Aggie version of the West’s traditional pastime. Cowgirls of wide renown from all over Texas will be present to contribute their part to making this rodeo the grandest rodeo spectacle ever witnessed at A. & M. college, officials said. Under the supervision of rodeo director Caddo Wright, members of the Saddle and Sirloin club have- 1 worked diligently for two weeks in preparation for the grand event. Shorty Fuller of D Troop Cav alry and Miss Annabelle Edwards Reigns at Rodeo Shorty Fuller Interviews for Signal Corps Commissions To Be Held in Alamo City Lieutenant Tolbert Cook, from the personnel division office of the chief signal officer will be in San Antonio Saturday, November 15 to interview applicants for commis sions as Second Lieutenants in the Signal Corps Reserve. The interviews will be held in Room 407 of the Federal Building between the hours of 8 a. m. and 12:30 p.m. Applicants must be un-married, between the ages of 21 and 36, and they must be grad uates in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Physics, or the equiva lent and must volunteer for duty outside the continental limits of the United States. Supply Priorities Board Grants New Dormitory Fixtures Little Trouble Expected To Complete Buildings If Other Requests Fulfilled Continued construction on the- new dormitories is assured as far as the plumbing supplies are con cerned, E. N. Holmgreen, business- manager, reports. The supply pri orities board has issued the college preference rating in obtaining sup plies necessary for the plumbing contractors to finish their work. Prior to the issuance of the pref erence ratings the oollege has had difficulty in obtaining many ma terials which were needed in order that the work might progress. At present the returns on the ratings for the plumbing fixtures are the only ones in, the others are ex pected soon. If the additional re quests are granted, Holmgreen ex pects little trouble in obtaining the remainder of the materials needed for the completion of the building. Metals and metal alloys are among the important materials which have been difficult to ob tain. Rubber, plastics and similar supplies are also being diverted for use in national defense. of Big Spring, Texas, will share equal honors on the throne of the king and queen, and shall reign as rodeo royalty for Friday and Saturday over their rodeo domain. Fuller acted as director of the rodeo last year and was chosen as king this year by the Saddle and Sirloin club. Miss Edwards has appeared twice in Madison Square Garden, several times at Ft. Worth rodeos and was chosen as Chesterfield’s Girl of the Month for January, 1941. The queen’s court will be attend ed by two cowgirl duchesses and escorted by the dukes Jack Taylor, Hdq. Cavalry, and David Shelton, Captain of C Troop Cavalry. Seven cowgirl sponsors who have appeared in rodeos in Fort Worth, Madison Square Garden, and other rodeos of note, will ride in com petition for the honors of being chosen as the most beautiful cow girl present. The rodeo will consist of eight major events beginning with the wild mule race. Cowboy clown Duke Harrison, Hdq. Troop Cav alry, will appear as the traditional funny man that no rodeo would be J 66 young men who completed their complete without, and display some i enlistment as aviation cadets, No fancy roping and rope tricks, jvember 3, at Fort Sam Houston, Besides the wild mule race and , Texas, cowboy clown events there will be They were Thomas F. Hethering- a wild cow milking contest, sad- j ton, San Antonio; Arthur L. Foster, die and bare-back bronc-busting, Jr., San Antonio; Edward W. bull riding, calf roping and the cow- | Gamard, San Antonio; John G. girl sponsors contest, which is the j Korman, Taylor; and Charles H. (See RODEO, page 5) Williams, San Antonio. Vet Students Hold Dance Friday Night Vets of A. & M. will hold their annual AVMA dance Friday night in Sbisa Hall. Music for the dance will be furnished by Toppy Pearce and his Aggieland orchestra. In accordance with the ruling made by the Student Activities committee earlier in the year, only the members of the AVMA and the chaperones which the group wishes to invite will be allowed to attend. The dance will be followed Sat urday night by a corps dance which will also be played by the Aggie land Orchestra. Five Exes Complete Aviation Enlistment Five ex-Aggies were among the He’s a Football Enthusiast Too: New Commandant Already Admires Aggie Spirit And Plans to Make A&M Best ROTC Unit in Nation By Mike Speer A football enthusiast with the Aggie spirit—and he’s only been here since Monday! Such a man is Colonel Maurice D. Welty, new P. M. S. & T. who reported here for active duty on November 3, having been transferred from command of the Newfoundland Base Command at Fort Johns, Newfoundland. When asked about his first im pressions of A. & M., Colonel Wei- ty immediately replied “I am par ticularly impressed with the mili tary appearance and attitude of the students.” Although he refused to predict the outcome of any football games played by the Aggies, he is 100% behind them and has that Aggie Spirit to the last. Having heard of the Texas Aggie football team pre vious to the time of his arrival here, he has been looking forward with great enthusiasm to his first opportunity to witness them in ac tion. He is anticipating the game Saturday against S. M. U. with a desire for a great game and a fa vorable outcome for the Aggies. After attending yell practice the other night, Colonel Welty was more than impressed with the Ag gie spirit and is looking forward to Saturday, not only to see the Ag gie machine in action but to wit ness the A. & M. cadet corps in full attendance. Colonel Welty’s particular aim as commandant of A. & M. is not only to make A. & M. one of the best R.O.T.C. units in the United States, but the best. Colonel Welty stated that from experience he has learned that the best way to settle any problems that might arise between him and the student body is to settle it per sonally. He expressed a desire that if ever any student should have a problem and he might help, that the student would come immediately to him and that his door will be open at all times to the student body. Col. Welty was bom in Greens- burg, Pennsylvania. Attending the public schools there, he graduated in 1906 and entered West Point the same year. Graduating from the school of Infantry, he was commis sioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry branch of the service and was assigned to the 3rd Infantry division. Immediately after receiv ing his commission, he was station ed at Jolo, Philippine Islands. Sub sequently he served with the 15th Infantry division in the Philippines and the 5th Infantry at Plattsburg Barracks, New York. In 1914 he was again assigned to the 3rd Infantry and accompan ied that regiment to the Texas bor der, serving at Eagle Pass. July 1, 1916, Colonel Welty was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieut, and made aide-de-camp to Brig adier General Henry A. Greene. He served in this capacity with Gen. Greene at Eagle Pass and San An tonio until March, 1917, when he was transferred to Douglas, Ariz ona. On July 1, 1917 he was promot ed to the rank of captain. In Aug ust, 1917, he accompanied Gen. Greene to Camp Lewis, Washing ton, as his aide in the 91st division. On May 8, 1918, Col. Welty was appointed as a temporary colonel and from August, 1918, to June, 1919, he served with the A.E.F. in France. He returned to the United States in June, 1919, and during the month of November, that same year, was promoted to the rank of Lieut. Colonel. He was then detailed as P. M. S. & T. at Pennsylvania State Col lege and served in this capacity from 1919 to 1923. After serving four years at Penn sylvania State College as P.M.S. (See COMMANDANT, page 6)