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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1941)
i i THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941- Watson, Burkes Appointed Texas FSA Regional Jobs THE BATTALION New Jobs Will Be Aiding Small Farmers To Raise Living Standard Appointments of C. T. Watson as state director for the Farm Security Adminstration in Texas and W. M. Burkes as assistant state director have been announc ed by Eegional Director C. M. Evans. Watson has been serving as act ing state FSA director since last April, succeeding V. R. Smitham, who resigned to become acting city manager of Dallas. For six years previous to this time, Watson was assistant state director. He is also a former county agricultural agent of Dawson County, Texas. He holds a degree from East Texas Teachers College, Commerce, with a major in agriculture, and has done gradute work at Texas A. & M. college, Texas university, and Northwestern university, Evanson, 111. Burke was advanced to his po sition from that of F.S.A. dis trict rural supervisor which he has held for four years, serving prin cipally in Central Texas. From 1929 to 1935' he was county agri cultural agent in Upshur County and during the previous six years taught vocational agriculture in rural schools in Polk, Lamar and Red River counties. He holds a degree in agriculture from Texas A. & M. college. In their new position, Watson and Burkes will direct the Farm Security Administration’s program in Texas for helping small farm ers and stockmen to remain on the land and make a better living. NOW, OLE ARMY, Let’s Take Those Longhorns LOUPOT’S North Gate LISTEN TO WTAW 1150 KC Bt sure to listen to the Town Crier which is carried on WTAW six days each week, Monday through Saturday at 11:55 a. m. This program in cludes a newscast by staff members of The Battalion. • • • Thursday’s Programs 11:25 a. m.—The Army Aviation Cadets Are On The Air (War De partment) 11:40 a. m.—Music From Many Lands. 11:55 a. m.—The Town Crier and Battalion Newscast. 12:00 noon—Sign-off. Friday’s Programs 11:25 a. m.—Federal Music Pro gram (Works Progress Adminis tration) 11:40 a. m.—Music From Many Lands 11:55 a. m.—The Town Crier 12:00 a. m.—Sign-off. 4:30 - 5:30 p. m.—THE AGGIE CLAMBAKE. Saturday’s Programs 11:25 a. m.—Life for Wildlife (Department of Interior) 11:40 a. m.—Interlude 11:50 a. m.—A Moment for Re flection (Bryan and College Sta tion Pastors. 11:55 a. m.—The Town Crier 12:00 noon—Sign-off. Sunday’s Programs 8:30 a. m.—Roans Chapel Sing ers 8:45 a. m.—Classical Music 9:30 a. m.—Sign-off. Town Hall To Present Albert Spalding on Dec 3 Famed Violinist Has Appeared Throughout The Wolrd in His Performances In its third presentation of the year, Town Hall will bring Albert Spalding, noted violinist, to the A. & M. campus for a program Wednesday night, December 3. Spalding’s name is synonymous with great violin playing. In the course of a brilliant career, he has made a name for himself as a foremost concert violinist. There is scarcely a musical center of the universe where he has not ap peared, and by his masterful per formances refuted once and for all the American credo that no Violinist ‘Tune the Car’ Motorists Advised In Order to Save Gas “Tune the car and trim the consumption” is becoming a popu lar slogan as American motorists seek to save gasoline to serve defense. However, the motorist himself has to be attuned to the idea of using a little less gasoline during the emergency. Pumping the tires every week to the recommended pressure, ad justing the brakes to eliminate dragging, tuning the motor to greatest efficiency, and greasing every moving part every 1,000 miles are obvious means to the mechanical end of defense saving. 'Rev’ Celebrates Her Tenth Anniversary as Aggielands’ One Female Student and Has Place in Hearts of 6,500 Students Albert Spalding native artist can compete with the foreign artist. Spalding made his debut in Paris at the age of 16. In the course of his career he has played before royalty, was decorated by the Ital ian government and by France with the rosette of the Legion of Hon or. There is scarcely a musical cen ter of the world where he has not appeared and been accepted as a master of the violin. It is said of him in some of his critic isms that his playing is as fine as the violin he uses; he has been called by some “the aristocrat of the violin.” By Charlie Babcock She’s just a black and white non- pedigreed dog, and she’s not as young as she used to be, but there are 7,000 Texas Aggies who would fight if so much as a hair of- her body were harmed. Reveille is her name, and she is the only female at Aggieland who is enrolled as a student. But she doesn’t take any classroom work and can never receive her de gree. Perhaps her main claim to fame is that she is the official mas cot of A. & M. and has been for ten years. Reveille came to the Aggie campus back in 1931 when some Aggies were on their way home from Navasota late one night in their Model T. Halfway home, the cadets ran over a small puppy, and stopping the jalopy, they went to see if they had killed it. However, the little pup stood on its feet and wagged its tail, so the Aggies put it in the car and brought it back to their dormi tory. That night, the group decided to keep the dog as a pet. When it was discovered that their new pet was a female, the boys assum ed a more kindly attitude and be gan searching for a suitable name. The search was ended the next morning as the reveille bugle sounded, for the new pet set up a howl that emphasized that she, too, disliked that call—so her fin ders promptly dubbed her “Rev eille.” She made mess formation that morning with her guardians and had the run of the mess hall. One of the waiters spied her filling her stomach and tried to throw her out when her four foster par ents rose up and nearly threw the waiter out instead. From then on, Reveille made all meal for mations and had the right to go and come as she pleased in the mess hall. She was an instant hit when she made the first formation on Kyle Field with the Aggie Band and capered in front of the drum major as though the whole show was staged for her own benefit. That set her up as the official mascot and won for her the first annual Reveille blanket. Reveille eats where and when she feels like it. When sleep overtakes her, she wanders into any dormitory and hunts an open door. Once located, she calmly walks in and jumps into the lower bunk. Tradition has ruled that to spend the night there, the own er shall sleep on the floor or else where. The Aggies won’t forget Rev eille . . . they love her . . . and the owner of the' bunk shall not besides, she is the Aggies’ No. 1 dislodge her, and if she chooses girl student. Eyes Tested Glasses Fitted Dr. John S. Caldwell Bryan, Texas ✓ Gifts 1 I Don't Wait Any Longer To Do Your Christmas Shopping Come In And See Our Large Assortment Of Gifts Now The Exchange Store An Aggie Institution CONGRATULATIONS AGGIES!!! -v\ 1 . 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