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; DIAL 4-5444 STUDENT TRI WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 4, 1941 Z275 NUMBER 36 Future Military Checks Good for Bowl Tickets [j A&M Plays Alabama; Couldn’t Cancel WSC Game Rose Bowl Officials Offer Bid To A & M if Pacific Battle Not Played On New Year’s Day, 1942, the Texas Aggies will meet the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama in one of the top bowl games of the day. This will mark the third con secutive year the Aggies have participated in post-season bowl games. According to numerous Texas sports scribes, the Cadets were knocked out of a Rose Bowl invitation because of the game with Washington State College on December 6 in Tacoma, Washington. These writers contend that the Aggies were the first choice of the Oregon State officials. Jinx Tucker, sports editor of the'f Waco News-Tribune, said in his article of last Monday, “The A. & M. team of 1939 had been unde feated and untied. It did not get a bid to the Rose Bowl. The team of 1940 would not have gotten a Rose Bowl bid even if it had won its last game of the season from Texas University. The Aggie authorities knew that, so never did they dream that a new Aggie team of 1941 might get one. Oregon Liked A. & M. “But, the fact remains that had A. & M. not had the contest match ed with the Washington State, it would have the Rose Bowl invita tion right now. When A. & M. lost to the University of Texas Thursday, it still knew that it had a fine chance to go to the Rose Bowl, provided the Oregon State team was the choice of the West. “After Oregon State had won the Pacific Coast Conference title, it was not necessary to wait 24 hours to invite Duke. It did wait 24 hours to invite Duke, because Duke was third choice. A. & M. was first choice, and the delay was made in the hope that an amica ble arrangement might be made whereby the game between Wash ington State and A. & M. could be cancelled. The Oregon State team certainly could not take a chance on A. & M. losing to Wash ington State, as it might do, be cause that would, of course, ruin A. & M. as a Rose Bowl attrac tion. It also could not wait until after the December 6 game to make a choice as then it would be too obvious that Oregon State was waiting on A. & M., and too many other teams might sign up for bowl games. Every Effort Made “The College Station wires were kept hot Saturday night, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon. A. & M. was in no position to cancel the game, just because it could get a far bigger game if it did. Babe Hollingerry, the Washing ton State coach, a warm personal friend of Coach Norton, wanted to do everything possible to help Nor ton and A. & M. He did not want (See BOWL GAME, Page 4) Singing Cadets Start Annual Tour At Houston Dec 14 Group Will Appear On Senior Class Program Before Leaving School Beginning their annual tour through Texas the Singing Cadets will go to Houston December 14. The group will leave here Sunday afternoon and will be entertained with an informal reception at the First Methodist Church in Houston at 7:45 p.m. Before going to Hous ton the Cadets will sing on the Sen ior Class Christmas program the afternoon they leave. While in Houston the group will sing for three high schools and at tend the performance of the Mes siah in Houston at the city audi torium Monday night. This pro gram starts at 8 p.m. and is being given by the Houston Oratorical Society and the Houston Symphony Orchestra. The cadets will sing Christmas carols on the campus the night of the 16 and sing for the President’s the 16t hand sing for the Presi dent’s Christmas party the night of the 18th. ASAE Shows Film On Implements and Tires Depicting new developments in farm implements and tractor tires the A.S.A.E. will show a short motion picture at their meeting tonight in the Agricultural En gineering lecture room at 7:30. Crops, Livestock, Meats, and Poultry Judging Teams $1.65 Each Spend Eventful Week in Chicago at International Show Stuart Ties for 6th High Individual Of Livestock Judgers The A. & M. livestock judging team tied with New York for six teenth place in the national inter collegiate livestock judging con test held in Chicago last week. Illinois placed first in the contest. The livestock judging is a part of the International Livestock Show held in Chicago. Members of the A. & M. Live stock judging team include Vic tor Loeffler, Tommie Stuart, Jake Hess, Gordon H. Grote, Jack Cleve land, and W. T. Berry. Loeffler was seventh in the contest in cattle judging; Stuart tied for sixth high individual, and was seventh in sheep judging. The A. & M. team finished the contest in first place in the judging of percherons; Texas and Iowa tied for sixth place in cattle judging; Texas, Connecticutt and Colorado tied for ninth place in the judging of sheep. The A. & M. team was eighteenth in judging sheep and horses. Five Exes Turn Air Corps Cadets During the past induction period wheich began November 12, at least five Aggies have reported for the preliminary training as flying cadets. The Aggies who have been in ducted into the flying cadets are A. F. Timmons, Jr. of Hearne; Danny M. Christ, Waco; John F. Rougagnac, Ji*., Houston; Massey Jack Huber, Lake Chaides; and Robert T. Kissinger, San Antonio. At the air corps replacement center at Kelly Field the air corps cadets will go through a five-week period of preliminary training, af ter which they will be sent to one of the primary flying schools. Glenn Miller Accepts Job As Senior Favorites Judge for 1942 Year Book Glenn Miller, nationally known orchestra leader, has consented to judge the entries for the Vanity Fair section of the 1942 Longhorn, R. L. Heitkamp, editor, announced yesterday. The entries will be sent to Miller after the deadline December 20. He will pick the eight most beautiful entries from the group and return them to Heitkamp. Spalding Program in Guion Part of'National Tour ViaNY' Albert Spalding, American violinist, presented the third in the current Town Hall program series last night in Guion Hall. Accom panied by Andre Benoist at the piano Spalding played three of his own compositions in a 10 selection program. Spalding is making a tour of the United States at this time and it is as he stated “a tour from coast to coast via New York.” He is now giving a series of Sunday aft ernoon concerts originating in New York City and must fly back there from each of his engagements which are booked all over the United States. Spalding played in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Tuesday night and play ed in San Antonio last week. The violinist states that this is his “busy” season. The musician was bom in Chica go where he lived for three weeks. He left Chicago to live in various parts of the United States and was later sent to Europe for his edu cation most of which he received in Florence, Italy and Paris, France. His studies were completed in New York. He made his debut in Paris in 1905 at the age of 16. Spald ing stated “I have fiddled to all who could endure it ever since.” Spalding interrupted his concert tours during the years 1917-1918 to serve in the armed forces of the United States in the capacity of American Violinist Albert Spalding pilot in the American air force. At the close of the war he returned to the stage and immediately be gan a tour through Italy. This tour began in the spring of 1919. Three glossy finish pictures must be submitted for consideration for the section. One is to be an 8 x 10 inch formal pose; the second is a 5x7 inch street or sport pose; the third should be a 5 x 7 inch closeup of the entrant. A light plain background is preferred for the pictures, Ben Hancock, feature editor, said. Today is the last day for pic tures to be taken for the junior section of the annual. Sophomore pictures may be taken until Mon day, December 8. After that date, freshmen pictures will be taken. Deadline for entries in the sen ior favorite section is December 20. A 5 x 7 inch closeup may be turned in to Hancock, room 117, dorm 4, for entry in the section. Cecil B. DeMille, motion pic ture executive, selected last year’s entries for the Vanity Fair sec tion of the Longhorn. Captain McCulley To Leave for Panama Accompanied by Asst Captain W. F. McCulley, sen ior instructor, C.W.S., has been transferred to the Panama Canal Zone. His assistant, Lieutenant H. K. Jackson, will accompany Mc Culley on the trip. Their orders do not state the units to which the of ficers are to be attached, but ap parently both officers will be at tached to the same post. Crops Team Wins Third; Collard Is All Time High Man A. & M.’s Crops Judging team placed third in the Internationa] Hay and Grain show and Livestock Exp&sition at Chicago and F. G. Collard was high point man of the contest. F. G. Collard, a member of the A. & M. team, set a new record for the exposition with 1,404 points out of a possible 1,467. This score was nine points higher than the previous record. He also set a record in judging of field crop seeds for planting purposes. Out of 11 teams in the contest A. & M. placed third while Okla homa won first and Nebraska won second. However, A. & M. had the high point man for the sec ond consecutive year. The contest is divided into three divisions. A. & M. placed sixth in commercial grading of grain and cotton, first in judging of field crop seeds for planting purposes, and third in the identification of major farm crop seeds, weeds, and diseases. The A. & M. members who did the work to win this contest were F. G. Collard, C. E. Butler, Glenn McGourik, and H. C. Warner. The team was coached by R. C. Potts. Potts was high point man at this same contest seven years ago. Poultry Judgers Have High Point Man; Take Third The A. & M. poultry judging team placed third in the national collegiate poultry judging contest. For the first in exhibition poul try judging, the Alliance Milling Co. presented the team a trophy. In addition each member of the team was presented with a medal, from the American Poultry Association for their first in exhibition. Wesley Ballman was the high in dividual in exhibition as well as in the entire contest ,winning three medals for accomplishment and seventy dollars. Kenneth Whitfell, winning third in judging market poultry, received a medal and ten dollars, Ballman and Whitfell along with Edward Schuyler made up the three-man team. The group returned Tuesday night after the ten-day trip to Chicago for the contest. While they were gone they visited six agricul tural colleges and outstanding poul try breeding farms. They were accompanied by Alex G. Warren, team coach. The record made by the team at the Chicago meet was probably the most prominent ever made by an Aggie team in this division. This was also the first time a member of the team has been high in the en tire contest. Jarrin’ John Goes to Houston For "Ranger’s” World Premier “The Lone Star Ranger,” John Kimbrough’s first starring movie, will have its world premier at the, Kirby Theater in Houston at 8 o’clock Thursday evening, according to an announcement received here Wednesday. Accompanied by his bride, John arrived in Houston Tuesday and will be on hand for the gala opening. Accompanied by his bride, John arrived in Houston Tuesday and will be on hand for the gala opening. Officials of the Twentieth Cen tury-Fox Corporation, producers of the film, have invited officials of the college, the students and all ex-Aggies to be on hand for the first showing anywhere of “Jarrin’ Jawn” Kimbrough in a role other than smashing his way the length of a gi'idiron. The former Aggie All-American fullback will return to Hollywood after the opening to begin work on his next picture, the title of which has not been announced. An effort will be made to have him here for the initial local show ing Sunday but unless the shoot ing schedule can be changed from Saturday, Dec. 6, he will be un able to be on hand. At noon Wed nesday Dick Owen, field manager for the producers, said he would call Hollywood and try to arrange for a change in the schedule but felt that it would be impossible since the rest of the cast had been ordered to report on that date. T U Students Fail To Show Up for Big Mental Contest Nov 27 Texas university might have won physically last Thursday but they refused to try themselves mentally, Doctor E. P. Humbert, head of the department of genetics and sponsor of the A. & M. chess club, received a special delivery letter the night before the scheduled chess tourn ament explaining that due to fac tors beyond the control of the Tex as chess team, the players would not show up. The match has been postponed indefinitely. El Paso Mothers Give to Library Fund Ten dollars was contributed to the A. & M. library fund by the El Paso County A. & M. Mother’s club last week. This fund has been contributed by A. & M. Moth ers for four years. It is spent by the library for books and class ical records requested by the stu dents themselves. Meat Judges Finish First in Pork, 3rd In Entire Contest The A. & M. meats judging team placed third in the national inter collegiate meats judging contest held in Chicago last Monday. The meats judging contest was a fea ture of the International Livestock Show in Chicago. Oklahoma placed first in the contest. Contestants on the A. & M. team included J. B. Pumphery, J. D. Jor dan, Worth Parker, W. G. Hamp ton and J. H. Hardin. Jordan fin ished fifth in the contest and fifth in lamb judging; Pumphery came out tenth in the contest, second in pork judging, and sixth in lamb judging. A. & M. finished the contest first in pork judging and third in lamb judging. Fourteen teams competed in the contest. All America Aggies To be Named on Kate Smith Program Friday The Aggies will be represented on Kate Smith’s All-America broadcast, Friday of this week. The names of 33 outstanding gridiron greats will be announced on this all collegiate squad which was selected by more than 500 college coaches. The following telegram was re ceived by Tom Gillis: “On Friday night, December 5th, during our Kate Smith hour, Jim Crowley, chairman of our master board of football coaches, will an nounce the names of the 33 players awarded positions on our All-Col legiate squad sponsored by Kate Smith... These boys have been chos en by the coaches of America—for more than 500 college coaches were polled for their choices of the out standing players of the season. Your school is represented. Listen in if you can for you will hear the announcement of the awards to be given these boys. Each of the 33 will receive specially de signed, solid gold, 21 jewel Benrus strap watches. It will be All-Amer ica night on the Kate Smith hour.” Aggie, Date Ducats Sell Regular Seats Go On Sale Friday For $2.50, $4.40, $6.60 # All students who are taking the advanced course in mili tary science and have con tracts will be allowed to pur chase tickets for the Cotton Bowl game by signing an I.O.U. drawn against their military science checks and payable when the checks ar rive, Cadet Colonel Tom Gil lis announced yesterday. Since it is not possible to draw advances on these United States government checks, arrangements have been made to wait until the checks arrive for payment on the tickets. When the checks arrive in January, they will be distributed from the offices of the senior ins tructors. A representative of the Fiscal department will be station ed in Ross hall with enough money to cash the checks. This same representative will be authorized to receive payment for all tickets which were bought on credit. Tickets will cost $1.65 for all students, and coupon books must be presented at the time of pur chase. A limited number of date tickets will also be sold at this price, only one going to each stu dent. Friday morning will be the first time tickets may be purchased. Other admission tickets will sell for $2.50, $4.40, and $6.60. Muny Engineers Conclude Two Day Meeting Here Today The second annual conference of municipal engineers conducted by the department of municipal and sanitary engineering at A. & M. with the cooperation of the League of Texas Municipalities will con clude a two day meeting today. Noted municipal engineers are leading the discussions here with highlights such as “The Outlook for W.P.A. work for the Next Year,” by E. A. Baugh, state di rector of operations for W.P.A., San Antonio; “Financing and Con trol of Utility Lines In New Sub divisions,” by Karl F. Hoefle, dis tribution engineer, City of Dallas Water Department; “Planning Now’ For Post-War Conditions,” by J. C. Douglas, state director, Public Works Reserve, San Antonio. It Ain’t War, War Equipment Filled Trenches A re Merely for Display Purpose By Ken Bresnen War hasn’t been declared! No, it isn’t an invasion. The equipment that you will see in the trenches southwest of the infantry drill field on December 11 and 12 is being brought here for display purposes only. Difficulty in placing weapons in the correct strategic positions was experienced by many young officers during the recent maneuvers in Louisiana and Arkansas. Most of the reserve officers had seen the big guns on the parade ground but had never had occasion to use them under simulated battle con ditions. To set a machine gun out on a bald prairie clearly in the sight of the enemy seems illogical enough but yet that very thing happened several times simply because no one knew any better. Next week Colonel Keyes, di rector of R.O.T.C. work in the Eighth Corps Area, will send a detachment from the Second In fantry Division at Fort Sam Hous ton in San Antonio to College Sta tion. This detachment will be equipped with all the weapons used by combat and reconnaissance ele ments of the infantry and cavalry. These weapons will be placed as nearly as possible in the loca tions where they will actually be used in combat. Anti tank guns will be placed at vantage points where they could prevent the ap proach of enemy tanks without be ing put out of action. The proper location of high angle fire wea pons like the 81 and 60 mm. mor tars is in a defiladed position where they will be safe from grazing fire of enemy guns. On display will be a five ton scout car equipped with one 50 caliber machine gun, two 30 cal iber water cooled machine guns, and one 45 caliber Thompson sub machine gun. This conveyance is manned by a crew of six. Capable of a maxi mum speed of 55 miles per hour, the car can travel 250 miles on one fill of gasoline. It can ford streams 30 inches deep. All of the equipment which will be on exhibition is used by the cav alry. The infantry has no’ scout car or sub machine guns, but cav alry reconnaissance units equipped with both are now attached to each triangular division. Each piece of equipment will be demonstrated and explained by army personnel. The 37 mm. anti tank gun has an effective horizon tal range of 3500 yards, and can be fired 120 times per minute. However, maximum efficiency is obtained at about 1800 yards fir ing 15 rounds per minute. The ef fective radius of burst of the 37 mm. shell is about ten yards. Garand semi-automatic rifles are rapidly replacing the old style Springfield rifles in the service. This new rifle has fewer parts than the old one and fires a clip of eight shells instead of five. It is said that the secret of the Garand is not in its construction but in the metal used. No other similar arm will hold up under rapid fire because the secret for processing the steel lies in the hands of the United States arsenals. Other weapons on display will be the caliber 45 semi-automatic pistol, the Browning caliber 30 automatic rifle, and the “Jeep” a new light reconnaissance car. *earl “at but rt. the orce by a bor, ipal pair ate- )lled Ad« ntiy ilnd »t of bled full o be it at res- his hief > be bat: 1