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NEWSPAPER OF
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion
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122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 6, 1941
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NUMBER 26
New Commandant Takes Over
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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)