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, SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. 8, 1941
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NUMBER 27
Aggies Play Host to Crippled SMU Mustangs Today
Kyle Will Give Story of Experiences
To Cadet Corps at Yell Practice Monday
Dean Will Tell
Of Three Months
South America Trip
Dean E. J. Kyle will speak to
the cadet corps Monday night at
yell practice at which time he will
tell the student body of experiences
on his trip through Central and
South America.
After spending over three
months on a trip through the Cen
tral and South American coun
tries, Dean Kyle has several rec
ommendations in mind which he
will include in his report of the
trip to Nelson Rockefeller commis
sioner of inter-American affairs,
who with the cooperation of the
Standard Oil Co. and the Ander
son Clayton Co. made possible the
trip.
Leaving College Station on July
27 he returned Wednesday after
flying over 2,000 miles and travel
ing approximately 1,000 miles by
train. Kyle states “I flew over
strips of beautiful scenic country
and wonderful farming land, track
less jungles, and great stretches of
barren land.”
He flew over the deltas of the
Oranoka and Amazon Rivers; the
Amazon over 200 miles wide at
the mouth. The dean flew up the
Amazon in a monoplane which tooK
off and landed on the surface
of the river. About 1,000 miles
was made in this manner.
On the trip he visited the anci
ent rubber captial of Manaos and
flew over the snow capped peaks
of the Andes Mountains.
In speaking of his trip in re
gard to the former students of A.
& M. college which he visited, he
asserted, “I saw lots of country
and lots of people who were all
kind and nice and extremely friend
ly and willing to give information.”
He visited with as many parents
of students now at A. & M. as pos
sible and “received a great thrill
from meeting former students of
(See DEAN KYLE, Page 2)
Returns
Dean E. J. Kyle
Batt Magazine
Features Revielle
With the cover picture portray
ing Revielle tugging at the skirt
of a Texas university coed, the Bat
talion magazine will be distributed
to the corps Monday night at 7:30.
This issue will feature the all or
ill-famed Blue Book, a feature
that was written by Don Gabriel,
quoth magazine editor Pete Tumlin-
son this morning.
This November issue of the mag
azine will also include feature
stories by L. B. Tenison and John
Holman that will cause a history
shaking debate concerning its
meaning. The name of the story
is “Union Now With T.S.C.W.”
Cartoonist Sid Lord has con
tributed and to top it off, ace
humor writer John Holman takes
a dig at Texas university with his
story, “A Page of Sabotage From
the Annals of Phelta Thi.”
Rural Electric
Short Course Has
Three Day Session
The current Rural Electrification
Short Course will come to a close
today at 11:15 after a three day
meeting. The course, held under
the direction of the agricultural
engineering department, had an en
rollment of 70 R.E.A. workers com
ing from all parts of the state.
To end the activities of the first
day, a program on flourescent
lighting was held Thursday night
in the agricultural engineering lec
ture room. The demonstration was
given by T. H. Brannan of the
Texas Electric Service Company,
Fort Worth, concerning types and
uses of reflectors, location of farm
lights, the size of lamps for out
door purposes, and other similar
topics.
Laboratory and discussion work
Thursday and Friday was conduct
ed by L. T. Day, Dallas; Tom
Vernon, Houston; Paul Barmann,
Fort Worth; W. C. Struble, Dallas;
Price Hobgood and Don Christy of
the college engineering faculty; M.
R. Bently, Extension Service agri
cultural engineer; and Gwendolyn
Jones, Hamilton county home dem
onstration agent.
George W. Kable, editor of
“Electricity on the Farm,” will ad
dress the rural electrification work
ers this morning at 10:45 on the
subject of “The Future of Farm
Electrification.”
A Football Game,
A Girl and A Night
Of Dancing For Aggies
A football game, a girl and a
night of dancing to music of Toppy
Pearce’s new Aggieland orchestra
—a perfect weekend—that’s what‘s
in store for several hundred Ag
gies today.
Having set the Aggie Hit Par
ade into effect two weeks ago, Top
py. is using the findings of the
Baylor game corps dance to guide
him. The poll revealed that about
seventy percent of the dancers
preferred sweet and slow music
while the most popular tunes are
swing.
Requests for tunes and announce
ments are handled at the booth
in front of the bandstand.
Nine o’clock is the time when
Pearce will downbeat the first
tune, and the orchestra will play
as late as midnight.
Dairymen’s Short
Course Scheduled
The annual Dairyman’s Short
Course will be held on the campus
for three days starting Monday,
November 17, A. L. Darnell, pro
fessor in the dairy husbandry de
partment, announced yesterday.
This short course will be the sev
enth to be held here.
“An extensive program has been
arranged which will provide infor
mation on current production prob
lems,” Darnell said.' “The Dairy
man’s Short Course is primarily
designed to serve the dairymen of
Texas who do not have the time
to take more extensive training in
dairying. The problems to be dis
cussed this year are more import
ant than they have been in many
years. In addition, special atten
tion will be given to the economic
factors affecting dairy farming.”
DEADLINE FOR
JUNIOR PICTURES
Nov. 7 thru 11—Cavalry.
Nov. 11 thru 14—Coast Ar
tillery.
Nov. 17 thru 20—Engi
neers.
Gohmert Directs
New Lost and Foum
Under the supervision of W. A.
Gohmert of 2 Hdq. Field Artillery,
a lost and found department has
been organized. Articles may be
turned in or claimed at room 328
Dorm. 8. Already the laundry
has sent items valued above $150
to Gohmert.
Any rewards collected will go
to the finder or to the Student
Aid Fund. This is a non-profit
organization and all students are
asked to cooperate.
Since the founding of the col
lege in 1876, there has been a need
of a centralized lost and found
department. The continual loss of
personal belongings by the students
(may now be minimized.
Breath-Taking Thrills, Spills, Plus Beautiful
Cowgirls Make Aggie Rodeo Exciting Show
Thrills and spills, breath-tak
ing events and beautiful cowgirls
•—that’s the twenty-third Aggie
Rodeo in a nutshell. The first two
performances Friday afternoon and
night were superb examples of a
well planned rodeo, and the per
formance tonight promises to be
even better with the final winners
in all events to be chosen.
Shorty Fuller, king of the rodeo
and director of last year’s rodeo,
pronounced last night’s perform
ance the “best that has ever been
held at A. & M.” Cowgirls from
all over Texas lend color to the
affair, and perform expertly in the
special ladies event. Miss Anna-
belle Edwards of Big Spring is
the queen of the rodeo and leads
the grand entry with Shorty Ful
ler.
Winners of yesterday’s events
will compete tonight to determine
the final winners. Johnny Hardin
of D Cavalry was outstanding in
the mule riding race in the after
noon performance. The other con
testants either failed to saddle
their mules or were unable to start
them going after they were sad
dled. In the calf roping events,
Bill McBride and Tainey Towns
made excellent showings by finish
ing in less than 45 seconds.
Cowboy clown Duke Harrison of
Hdq. Cavalry, provides the laughs
of the show. Between the evenrs
he also gives whip-cracking and
rope-spinning demonstrations that
are worth the price of admission
by themselves;
Joe Hall and Johnny Bonner
were outstanding in the bare-bronc
riding. The ride for such events
lasts only a matter of eight sec
onds, but due to the wild careening
and pitching of the broncs many of
the contestants are thrown off in
a fraction of this time. Judging
for these events is based on the
manner in which the performer
rides and the wildness of the
mount.
Other exciting events of the
rodeo are the bull riding, the
wild cow milking and the ladies bal
loon race. Every minute of th;
show is packed with thrilling ev
ents, excellent riding and suspense.
The final performance of the
show will be given tonight in the
Animal Husbandry Pavilion. Gen
eral Admission tickets are 50 cents
each and reserved seat tickets may
be purchased for 75 cents in the
AH office of the Agriculture build
ing. The Aggie rodeo is sponsored
by the Saddle and Sirloin club and
is directed this year by Caddo
Wright.
Three Musketeers By Pete
Red Maley and Joe Pasqua
To be on Sidelines Today
Largest Home Crowd of Season Expected
To Attend Festivities; Kickoff Set at 2:30
By Mike Haikin
Battalion Sports Editor
Bowling over 26 opponents out of their last 27 games,,
and climbing their last six foes, the Texas Aggies will at
tempt to keep their slate clean today when they take on the
crippled but unpredictable S. M. U. Mustangs on Kyle Field
this afternoon at 2:30. A crowd of approximately 23,000
fans are expected.
Considered a “darkhorse” team at the start of the
season, the cadets have surprised everyone with their vic
tory streak. Many experts still contend, however, that the
■Ags have not really been tested.
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THE TEXAS AGGIES HAVE
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SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANVTHING
THIS TEAR AFTER THE LOSS
OF LAST TEAR'S CHAMPION
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“Touchdown threesome '
Brazos A &MClub
Show Aggie Games
To Local Backers
College Station and Bryan foot
ball fans will be the guests of the
Brazos County A. & M. Club next
Monday night November 10, at the
second public showing of A. & M.
football games. The movies will be
shown in the chemistry lectuie
room starting rt 7:30, club of
ficials announced Friday.
The remaining pictures up to
date are the A. & I.-A. & M., Ar-
kansas-A. & M. and the S.M.U.-
A. & M. games, with two out of the
three of these games to be shown
Monday night.
The football movies are open to
the public following several re
quests by College Station faculty
members. Copies of the Texas Ag
gie football books will be given
away at the door by H. B. McEl-
roy. This new edition of the book
will prove to be of great value at
the home games to be played here
in the future, McElroy stated.
A Honor System To
u Be Subject First
Round Table Meeting
Senior members of the Round
Table club will lead a discussion
on the honor system at the or
ganizing meeting of the club Mon
day at 7:30 p. m. in room 316
Academic building.
Election of officers or arrange
ments for their election will take
place at the meeting. Plans for
the activities of the club this
year will also be discussed.
All students interested in debate
work are invited to attend the meet
ing. Freshmen especially are wel
come, according to Dr. George
Summey, Jr., sponsor, and provi
sions will be made at the meet
ing for their participation in the
work of the present club or for the
formation of a new club composed
entirely of fish.
Petroleum Club
Hears Dr Patten
The speaker at a meeting of
the Petroleum Engineering Club
Thursday was Dr. F. V. L. Pat
ten, whose subject was “State Sup
ervision of Oil Production.” As an
introduction to his talk, Dr. Pat
ten gave a short history of the Tex
as Railroad Commission and its
purposes. He enumerated many
of the actual controlling powers
of the Commission and how these
powers were executed. After the
completion of his talk, Dr. Patten
held an open discussion. Dr. Pat
ten is associated with the Texas
Railroad Commission as chief sup
ervisor of the Oil and Gas Divis
ion.
Following the discussion cook
ies and hot chocolate were served
to the sixty students and the five
faculty members who attended the
meeting.
Hillel Chib To
Be Guests Of
Presbyterians
Members of the Texas A. & M.
Hillel Club will be the special
guests of the Presbyterian League
tomorrow night at 7:00 in Guion
Hall as the Presbyterian Student
League takes a step forward in
promoting the national interfaith
movement on the campus. The
special league program will be giv
en by the Presbyterian students
on the practical value of religion
in inter-human relationships.
Dr. Thomas W. Curry, president
of the Austin Presbyterian Theo
logical Seminary in Austin, and
Speaker
Col McIntyre
Is Honored With
Farewell Banquet
Field Artillery
Seniors and Officers
Attend Farewell Banquet
Lieut. Colonel O. C. McIntyre,
senior instructor of the Field Ar
tillery, who has been transferred to
active duty with the second divis
ion at Fort Sam Houston was given
a farewell banquet in Sbisa Hall
last night at 7:30 p.m. Approxi
mately 125 seniors from the Field
and officers from that branch of
the college military department
were present.
Louis Kercheville, I FA, toast
master, introduced Lieut. Colom-l
J. K. Boles, who is replacing Col.
McIntyre. Col. Boles told that
group that he would do his best to
fill the vacancy and that he was
glad to be at A. & M.
All the officers present were in
troduced individually and each ex
pressed his reluctance that the
Colonel was leaving and commend
ed his work here.
Following these speeches, Kec-
cheville presented Col. McIntyre a
watch on behalf of the Field Ar
tillery Regiment in order to show
their appreciation of his work fo:
them.
Thomas W. Curry
formerly the moderator of the
General Assembly of the Presby
terians of the South, will be the
guest speaker at the evening wor
ship directly after league. He
will also give the sermon at the
morning worship with “Jesus in
Presence of Sin” as his subject.
His topic for the evening service
will be “That Which Has Made
and is Making the Fortune of
Judeaism and Christianity.”
Dr. Curry is an outstanding edu
cator and author. The title of his
last book is “Studies in the
Psalms.”
All Presbyterian services will be
held in Guion Hall.
ASAE Members Hear
George Kable Speak
George Kable, president of the
parent organization of the Am
erican Society of Agricultural
Engineers, was the guest speaker
at the regular meeting of the stu
dent branch of the A.S.A.E. last
Thursday night. Kable’s topic was
the agricultural engineer’s place
in making modern farming more at
tractive.
Also on the program was J. N.
Brannan, engineer for Texas Elec
tric Service Company, who gave a
lecture and demonstration on flour
escent lighting for the farm.
Vasquez Selected
As President For
Cosmopolitan Club
H. V. Vasquez was elected pres
ident of the Cosmopolitan club at
the first meeting held October 26.
Xavier Fernandez and R. M. Lynn
were elected vice-president and sec
retary-treasurer respectively.
Following the election, “Count”
Sugareff of the history department
discussed the history of cosmopol
itan clubs and stressed the develop
ment to the present day.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the speech and music
in the Cugat manner featured.
The second meeting will be held
on Sunday, November 9, at 3:00
p.m. in the chapel of the old “Y”.
Mr. Schlesselman of the Ag Eco
nomics department will be the guest
speaker. His topic will be the geo
graphy and natural resources of
Latin America.
but admit that if the Maroon and
White gridsters of Homer Norton
get by the Ponies today, they will
be a tough lot to handle the rest
of the year.
Defensive Team i
Coach Matty Bell’s Mustangs
were given tHe No. 2 spot behind
Texas at the start of the year,
but that 34-0 plastering by the
Longhorns last week made many
of the “smart” boys shudder. The
Ponies haven’t displayed any of
fensive tenacity most of the year,
but, then, Coach Bell is noted moie
for his defensive strategies. Since
opening their season with a 54 0
win over Denton, the Mustangs
have not had an easy time of it.
With a breather in College of Pa
cific in between Fordham and
Auburn, the Mustangs have had a
hard time getting their offense-
started. The real break and the
answer to the Pony strength came
in their game with Auburn when
they had to fight hard to gain a
20-7 victory.
Moser vs. Johnston
Again, this game, like nearly
all others, promises to be an in
dividual duel battle. This time it’ll
be between Derace Moser of the
Aggies and Preston Johnston of
the Ponies. Both are known to be
good kickers, and it is in that de
partment that most of their duel
will be centered. Johnston is lead
ing the kickers with an aver
age of 41.9 average while Moser
has an average of 33.3. However,
Moser’s average can be remedied in
the fact that most of the Aggie
star’s boots have been attempted
coffin corner kicks thus reducing
his average. When he has had to
kick out of a hole, he has come
through in fine style with punts
of 55 and 58 yards respectively.
To add to all of Matty Bell’s
(See AGGIES PLAY, Page 4)
Colonel Welty
To Speak to Corps
Colonel Maurice D. Welty will
address the corps for the first
time this year at yell practice
Monday night. Head Yell Leader
Skeen Staley will introduce the
Colonel.
It is usually the practice for the
Commandant to address the corps
at the first yell practice of the
year, but as Colonel Welty could
not take over the duties of Com
mandant until November 1, the
corps will hear him express his
views at yell practice Monday.
Aggies, Do Not Stay Out Late
Today Sadie Hawkins Roams
By Clyde C. Franklin
Ole Sol rose at 6:32 today on an
other annual Sadie Hawkins Day.
All you Aggies beware of the fe
male element which according to
the traditions built around the day
will chase yon fair lad until she
catches him for her own.
Ever since Fish Blotto left the
north gate open in the days of
yore, November 8 has been ac
claimed as a dia de fiesta or Sadie
Hawkins day. Lil’ Abner is ex
pected to be seen running through
the north gate closely pursued by
all the fair young women of Dog-
patch running in true Dogpatch
style. If one of the women catch
him maybe she will take him to
the game on Kyle Field this after
noon.
Sadie Hawkins Day was origi
nated by Sadie Hawkins and her
father in an effort to get Sadie a
husband so the story was told to
me. Sadie had always hoped for
a husband but was not getting
one, although she was ageing rapid
ly. Pa conceived a scheme where
by the women would chase the men
after giving them a fair start and
the one that she caught she would
wed.
On many college campuses all
over the United States the day
is observed with various degrees
of enthusiasm. In some schools
the girls dress in rags Dogpatch
style and go through the entire
ritual. The men line up and when
the gun is fired start running and
are closely followed when the sec
ond shot rings forth in the morn
ing air.
Possibly TSCW will get the idea
and come on down for the week
end.