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, DEC. 11, 1941
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NUMBER 39
Yell Leader Replacement Election Held Dec 17
Brazos County Starts Hum
Of Home Guard Machinery
Eight Air Observation Posts Set Up;
Sabotage Investigated as Bombings Tried
Immediately on the outbreak of hostilities between the
governments of Japan and the United States, Brazos County
was fully organized for civilian defense against any emer
gency. Under the supervision of Judge A. S. Ware of Bryan,
coordinator of civilian defense for Brazos County, eight air
craft observation posts have been established at strategic
points throughout the county.
-•f These observation posts are un-
‘Remain In
School’ Profs
Tell Students
Need is Technicians,
Not Cannon Fodder,
Faculty Poll Reveals
By Clyde C. Franklin
“Stay in school; students will be
more valuable as technicians than
cannon fodder,” advise the faculty
of A. & M.
Since the first notification of
an attack on this country its citi
zens have done much serious think
ing and many opinions of the sit
uation have been formed.
Many members of the faculty
think that the war will be a long
one, but all think that students,
particularly engineers, should
continue their training.
Opinions and attitudes of fac
ulty members in representative de
partments are printed below.
J. E. Breland
Mechanical Engineering Dept
“This is going to be a long war.
Students should stay in school as
men will not be considered slack
ers in this war if they are work
ing for the good of their country
at home rather than going to the
Army.”
F. R. Jones
Agricultural EngineeringDept
“A student should always keep
uppermost in his mind the neces
sity for getting an education while
the opportunity presents itself. At
the same time, however, he should
use his best judgment as to serv
ing his country in time of emer
gency.
Dr. Roy L. Donahue
Agronomy Department
“I am Irish but rather slow to
anger. When our citizens are
bombed I am ready to help push
away the invaders. I’m ready to
do my part.”
Dr. F. B. Clark
Economics Department
“We are in the war and must
fight it out. We are not to blame
for the present conditions as noth
ing which we have done in the last
(See PROF’S POLL, Page 4)
der the 3rd U. S. Interceptor com
mand of the U. S. army air force.
The posts are managed by carefully
selected air wardens who have
been ordered to remain constantly
on the alert. These wardens com
municate with the army air force
and the Brazos County Civilian
defense headquarters at the court
house in Bryan in the case of any
emergency.
Home Guard Organized
J. G. Chaney of the A. & M.
mathematics department has been
appointed emergency communica
tions officer for the county to co
operate with the defense movement.
The mayors of each incorporated
city in the county are working in
cooperation with Ware.
A trained unit of civilian home
guards has been organized to a
strength of 40 members and will
soon be enlarged to its full enlist
ment of 60. Qualified members of
the Boy Scouts have also been or
dered on the alert for any emergen
cy. In addition to these precau
tions, a fully equiped sound truck
for public address is ready for
use in the advent of a blackout.
Investigations Started
These defense authorities have
already begun investigation of two
attempts to destroy a railroad
bridge and are conducting con
tinuous observation of power
plants, telephone lines, railroads,
and other utilities to prevent any
attempt at sabotage.
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Isn’t Call to Arms
Those students who were recent
ly called to the administration
building to sign up as draftees are
not registering for an early draft.
They are men who have already
registered for the draft and have
been deferred until a further date.
They were called on to submit addi
tional information to the draft of
ficials in Washington so that their
records may be better systemitized
and so that they may more accur
ately be assigned to the branch of
service in which they would best
be suited.
This added registering and the
submitting of additional informa
tion to the draft board is in con
junction with the draft registra
tion procedure that was begun long
before the present crisis. These
men are not subjects of an early
draft.
Major Bennett Recalls Tour Of
Duty at Post Bombed Monday
Bombs fell Monday on the Phillipines where several A. & M.
military instructors have been stationed, among them Major A. J.
Bennett, T7, and Sergeant George Daisa. Stationed for five years in
Coredor Major Bennett recalls rather hazily the lay of the land there
and states that there have befen many changes since his departure
in 1934. He served two tours there.
At the time Bennett was stationed there, there were four regiments
of Coast Artillery along with allf*
Ole Army got the spirit starting Sunday afternoon when news of war with Japan broke out. The
Aggies took the news in characteristic cadet style, grinned, and settled back, prepared to do their part
when needed. The lighter side of the crisis came in for a session at A. & M. as was witnessed by the
sign above. In the two lower pictures Aggie fish stage a mock war with Japan as the victim. On the
right a spy is executed and on the left fish infantrymen put up an anti-aircraft defense with brooms.
—-Top photo by Ralph Stenzel, others by Jack Jones
Specially Designed
Walks to be Laid
Hold on, Sabotage
Sleuths; Aggie Japs
In New Dorm Area Are Atrierican Citizens
PG, Walton Halls Will
Also Benefit by Concrete
Work Extending to Sbisa
Rainy weather need not phase
the cadets who will occupy the new
dormitories which are being cons
tructed on the northeast corner
of the campus as the walks in that
area are designed to eliminate
necessity of wading through water,
according to F. A. Lewis, repre-
sentative of Alfred C. Flinn, arch
itect of the building.
The walks will be crowned in
the middle and will have curbs and
gutters on both sides. Iron grates
will be used at intersections to
further eliminate the water. The
walks will be either concrete or
asphalt.
Residents of the Post Graduate
hall and of Walton hall will also
benefit by the new walks as they
will extend from the new dormitor
ies past those halls to Sbisa hall.
Bids on the walks which will be
over half a mile long, will be
let on Friday December 19. They
are expected to be completed by
the last of February. All walks
will be 16 feet wide with the ex
ception of the military walk re
placing Henderson street which
will be six feet wider.
There will be no drops at the
ends of the walks, as they will be
sloped to the streets in accordance
with requirements specified by the
military department.
Buildings in the area are in the
last stage of construction. By the
first of the year Lewis expects all
the work will be confined to the in
side except for the landscaping and
the work on the walks.
services of supply. Headquarters
for the Commanding General of
Manila and Subic Bay were located
there. This post is now under the
direction of General Geo. F. Moore
who is under the Department Com
mander in Fort St. Ago.
Bogio is some 200 miles from
BATTALION MAGAZINE
ISSUED TONIGHT AT 7
The December issue of The
Battalion Magazine will be
issued in the mailing room
in the basement of the Ad
ministration Building be
tween 7:00 and 7:30 tonight.
Manila and is a rest camp. Officers
went there at least once a year to
take advantage of the altitude and
recreational facilities located there.
A military school is also located
there. Stotsenberg is on the way
from Bogio to Manila and is the
Cavalry and Field Artillery post.
Sergeant George Daisa, retired,
was stationed in the Phillipines
from October 28, 1911, to January
1912 and went to China with the
15th Infantry that same month
staying there until April 1914
where he was stationed at Fort
Wm. McKinley. When he was sent
on into China he was stationed
with Japanese, Germans, and Ital
ians to watch the railroad from
Tientsin to the sea and keep it
(See BENNETT, Page 4)
WTAW Changes
Broadcast Schedule
The WTAW newscast, “The
Town Crier,” has been lengthened
in order to be able to furnish this
area with more of the local news.
The program which formerly be
gan at 11:55 and lasted until 12:00
noon, will now begin at 11:50.
“The Town Crier” brings the
latest news of interest to resi
dents of Bryan and Brazos county
reported by Conrad Bering and Col
lege Station and A. & M. news
reported by a member of The
Battalion staff, and other miscel
laneous announcements.
The weather forecast usually
given has been discontinued in ac
cordance with new regulations im
posed by the United States Navy
since the outbreak of hosilities
with Japan.
From the first announcement
of the hostilities between
America and Japan, every Ag
gie has been on the point of
frothing at the mouth to get
started on that “Tokyo corps
trip” and give our Nipponees
neighbors the trimming of
their lives. Nevertheless, Ag
gies, don’t let that spiirt turn
you into amateur sabotage
sleuths and spy catchers as far
as the Japanese students at
A. & M. are concerned. These
students have been investigat
ed by Brazos County defense
authorities and all have ma
triculated at the college as
American citizens; so let’s save
that fight for the Japanese
army.
19 Exes Graduate
At Randolph Friday
Out of a class of 254 aviation ca
dets to be graduated tomorrow
from Randolph Field, 19 cadets
are ex-Aggies. The class of 254
student pilots represent 37 states
and Canada, 135 colleges and uni
versities.
The graduates who attended A.
& M. and the respective classes are
as follows: Jake L. Wilk Jr., ’40;
John Tyson, ’42; Howell P. McCor-
kle, ’43; Franklin D. Lown Jr., ’41;
H. M. Locker, ’41; Richard G. Hill,
’41; Burgain G. Hayes, ’40; Charles
C. Halton, ’42.
Raymond J. Berger, ’41; Jack
S. Griffin, ’41; Bobby M. Good
win, '42; Robert S. English, ’42;
Herschel B. Ellis, ’42; Donald W.
Corley, ’40; Albert L. Chase, Jr.,
’40; Remmel R. Cowan, Jr., ’43;
Daniel A. Story, ’41; Howard N.
Sturkie, ’39; and Paul J. Stach,
’41.
Vanity Fair Deadline
Dec 18, Editor Warns
The deadline for all Vanity Fair
and Senior Favorite pictures for
this year’s Longhorn is Dec. 18th.
There are definitely no exceptions,
Editor Russel Heitkamp said yes
terday.
Reservations for club pictures
must be made by December 20th.
These reservations must be turn
ed in to Ben Hancock, 128 No. 4, or
Jack Grantham, 107 No. 10. An
application blank must be obtain
ed before making club reserva
tions.
Navy Wants 250
Texas Radio Men
Within Sixty Days
Only High School Degree
Required; Candidates Sent
To California for Training
An urgent call for radio techni
cians, repairmen, and maintenance
men was issued today by the Unit
ed States Navy, with the
Petitions Signed by 200
Must be in by 3 pm Monday
Nagle Resignation Leaves Position
Open; Winner Eligible for Head Job
Replacing Jack Nagle as junior yell leader will be the
business of the junior class at a meeting in the Assembly
hall Wednesday, December 17, at 7 p.m. Tom Gillis chairman
of the student election committee announced yesterday.
Nagle was forced to leave the post to go into the army.
In order to be eligibile for the-|
election, the prospective candidate
must present a petition signed by
at least 200 names by 3 o’clock,
Monday, December 15, to the Stu
dent Activities office, room 126,
Administration building and pay a
50 cent filing fee.
All Juniors May File
Any member of the junior class
may file for the election. The yell-
leader elected will be eligible to
participate in the election for head
yell-leader next spring.
Members of the student election
committee present at the meeting
yesterday afternoon included Tom
Gillis, chairman; Dick Hervey, pres
ident of the senior class; Warren
Ringgold, vice president of the
senior class; Austin Nance, vice
president of the junior class and
secretary of the committee; Vance
Carrington, vice president of the
sophomore class; Edward Roeder,
vice president of the freshman
class; H. L. Heaton, registrar, and
Joe Skiles, director of student ac
tivities.
Resolution Passed
The resolution passed by the
committee concerning the resolu-
(See ELECTION, Page 3)
TSCW Seniors
Help Decorate Y
Nine T. S. C. W. seniors will
visit the campus tomorrow and Sat
urday to inspect construction on
nouncement that qualified candi- the student lounge at the Y. M. C.
dates may be enlisted as radiomen
second class in the Naval Reserve.
A. They are members of the in
terior decorating class of the fine
ai’ts department at T.S.C.W. The
Texas and the Eighth Naval Dis- class has taken the decoration of
trict has been assigned a quota the lounge as a project and will
of 250 men for this branch of the make suggestions about the fur-
service out of a nationwide total of nishings, Preston Bolton, mem
1,000 men within the next 60 days, her of the student committee, said
Candidates for ratings must be yesterday,
high school graduates and must
hold or have held a Class A or
B license. However, in the ab
sence of these qualifications, a
man must be actively engaged in
technical radio work.
Accepted candidates will be sent
to a naval training school at Los
Angeles and may be, by the officer-
in-charge of the school, recommend
ed for ratings up to and includ
ing chief radioman. Enlistments
in this branch of the Naval Re
serve, known as Class V-6, are be
ing taken at all Navy recruiting
stations and sub-stations.
Construction of the lounge is
now in progress. Exterior brickwork
is being done at the present. The
Building and College Utilities de
partment holds the contract for the
work which will cost $17,000.
Two solariums are being built
at either end of the lobby and two
lounges will be created in the
lobby. The telephone booths will
be moved to the south wall and the
present Y.M.C.A. offices will be
moved to the hall below the stairs.
The offices in the rear of the cha
pel will be moved to- the second floor
parlors.
Wishes Of
US, College
InAgreement
War Dept Only
Wants Volunteers
Who WiU be Drafted
A call for volunteers into
the army has been made by
the War department. The A. &
M. college officials have ad
vised all students to remain
in school as long as possible
but the wishes of each party
do not conflict as it would
seem.
Only Eligible Draftees
The War department wants on
ly those men who are eligible for
the draft, who do not have con
tracts, and would therefore be
drafted into service eventually.
They are not asking for men who
are eligible for commission or inel
igible for the draft because of
age.
Those students possessing con
tracts or who are ineligible for
the draft are asked by the college
to remain in school as long as pos
sible in an attempt to complete
their college career.
Recruiting Service
Captain W. H. Culbertson of
the Recruiting Service at Hous
ton, and Corporal C. C. Roberts
were on the campus Tuesday for
the purpose of informing those stu
dents only who are eligible for im
mediate draft of the advantages
of volunteering for service now. No
attempt was made to enlist any
man who might be exempt from
the draft because of contracts or
under age.
According to Captain Culbertson,
there is a decided advantage in en
listing before being drafted. You
may select the branch of service
in which you wish to serve and
in many instances select the for
eign service you desire.
Every Aggie an Officer
Captain Culbertson’s purpose it*
coming to A. & M. was to interest
students eligible for the draft in
enlisting in the Air Corps or one
of its immediate branches. “Every
(See RECRUITING, Page 3)
Say, Bud, Tell me Somethin’
Alabama’s Crimson Tide Boasts
One of South’s Finest Schools
By Charles Babcock I The Crimson Tide school is sta-
Alabama—the name of a great tistically imposing, too. The Un
state and great university, the Ag- iversity offers 12 schools of in _
gie’s opponent in the Cotton Bowl. , ,
And *hen “great university’' is structl ° n m to" 1
mentioned, reference is not made to > Steering to home economics. The
the Crimson Tide football squad, a | main library contains more than
team that has been in the Rose 200,000 volumes, nearly 40 books
Bowl five times in the last 15 for each of the 5,500 regularly en-
years.
But not detracting any glory
from Alabama’s fine gridiron
rolled students.
With their scholastic year divid
ed into three terms instead of the
giants, the campus at Tuscaloosa is customary two, Alabama students
the home of one of the finest un- budget their expenses accordingly,
iversities in the South. Standing It is estimated that room and
as one of the oldest, most compre-, board may be had for as little as
hensive, and most historic institu-1 $18.50 per month, with total an-
tions of higher learning, the school nual expenses ranging from $350
was established in 1820 and was
first opened to students in 1831.
Tuscaloosa, a city of 25,000, is an
ideal college community which af
fords an unusual combination of
rural and urban characteristics.
Once the state capital, it is an edu
cational, religious, and industrial
center.
keep an accurate record of her
expenses as part of her work in
“Freshman Problems.’
And that is the background of
the University of Alabama, a
newcomer to the Cotton Bowl but
not exactly unfamiliar with New
Year’s Day acievements.
Although necessary expenses are
kept at a minimum, prospective
Seniors Urged To
Attend Meeting Of
Reserves December 16
Plans are being made for an im
portant meeting of the Reserve
Officers Association, Brazos Coun
ty Chapter, to be held Tuesday
night, December 16 in Sbisa hall
at 7:30.
Seniors taking advanced mili-
students are urged to prepare bud- tary training are especially urged
gets and arrange to meet all of to attend this meeting, as plans are
their expenses during the first being made for them to join as jun-
year unless employment is secured ior members, Sid Loveless, presi-
before coming to the University, dent of the local chapter an-
Each freshman girl is required to nounced.