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* DIAL 4-5444 r & w jrj jLjL W 9 DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Ihe Battalion OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ¥ ¥ ¥ * 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 21, 1942 Z275 NO. 61 Summer Camps Stopped For Duration of Emergency mi vacancies Graduates Must Complete Basic At Service School Summer camps for college stu dents seeking commissions in the Officer Reserve Corps have been discontinued for the duration of the war and for six months af terward, the War Department an nounced today. In the meantime, all R.O.T.C. graduates of the Senior division and selected graduates of the Jun ior division will be required to complete satisfactorily the basic training course at an appropriate special service school before being commissioned or receiving a Cer tificate of Eligibility. All graduates of Senior units who, in 1942, will have completed all requirements, including a sum mer camp, will be commissioned upon graduation. However, those have not completed a summer camp camp, but who have otherwise met all requirements, must complete satisfactorily the basic course at the appropriate special service school after graduation before they are commissioned. It was also announced that the requirement of a college degree before appointment may be waiv ed in special cases. Any student who has met all other requirements, has completed all prescribed R. 0. T. C. training, and has been recommended for ap pointment by his Professor of Military Science and Tactics, and when the Chief of the Branch in which the commission is to be is sued recommands waiver, would fall into this special category. A limited number of qualified R. O. T. C. graduates of Junior units—Military schools—upon graduation will be permitted to attend the basic course at the ap propriate special service school. Upon satisfactorily completing the course they will be commissioned, if above the minimum age limit, or granted a Certificate of Elig ibility if below the age minimum. Effectve immediately and re voking previous instructions on the subject, no deferment of active (See CAMPS, Page 2) Saddle, Sirloin Boys Set Date For Aggie Stock Show Fuller is Superintendent Taylor, General Manager Hardin, Assistant Manager The “Little Southwestern” was the chief topic of discussion at a meeting of the Saddle and Sirloin Club Wednesday night. Date for the show has been set for Monday night, March 9. This is immediate ly preceding the Southwestern Livestock Show in Fort Worth and many of the animals going to Fort Worth will be shown in this “Little Southwestern.” Animals will be judged on fit ting and showing with no atten tion being paid to the merits of the animal. There will be divisions in cattle, horses, sheep, and swine and every person interested in an imal husbandry should sign up for an animal immediately by seeing the heads of the various depart ments. Shorty Fuller will be superin tendent of the show; Jack Taylor, general manager; and Johnny Hardin, assistant manager. Heads of the various departments are: sheep, Victor Loeffler; swine, W. T. Berry; horses, Jack Cleveland; and cattle, Gordon Grote. About sixty animals have already been assigned, so anyone wishing to enter the show must do so imme diately. Ribbons and Canes will be given. the winners of the dif ferent classes and a pair of shop- made cowboy boots will be given the winner of the entire show. Four members of the Club were selected to represent this school at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo to be held at the University of Arizona, Tucson, March 7 and 8. Two riders are Johnny Hardin and Shorty Fuller and the two ropers are Fred Dalby and Caddo Wright. Tom Rogers and Hicks Gannon were selected as alternates. These boys were outstanding in (See SADDLE, Page 2) "Mysterious Jenkins” Will Be Kadet Kapers Feature Tonight By Tom Joumeay “The Mysterious Jenkifts” will be only one of the many features to entertain the corps tonight at the fifth performance of Kadet Kapers, the new Saturday night fun fest that has been such a hit. Although our correspondent has not been able to give us much information about the new magician that has so recently blossomed forth, he is sure to make a hit with all who see him. The program built to entertain the whole corps will feature Mrs. Chris Groneman on the violin and a number of audience-participation contests that promise to be enter taining to everyone. In regard to the audience partici pation contests it has been rumored that a wide-spread search will be organized to determine the fastest talker of the corps. All those who think that they might qualify for said honors might arrange to be present. “Kadet Kapers” will start to night at 7:15 in the Assembly Hall and will be over at 8:00 in order to enable everyone to attend the bas ketball game. The program last week in spite of the inclement weather was at tended by a large crowd that thor oughly enjoyed the whole show. The Mysterious Howard completely baffled the audience with his feats Humble Company Rep Will Interview Seniors Wednesday Representatives of the Humble Oil and Refining Company will vis it the campus next Wednesday for the purpose of interviewing A. & M. seniors concerning future em ployment. The visitors will inter view at this time only mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering seniors who will not receive reserve commissions following graduation. of magic and card tricks. A capacity crowd is expected for the performance of “Kadet Kapers” tonight at the Assembly Hall. Richard Jenkins, director of the Singing Cadets, is the master of ceremonies. New Promotion List Issued To Adjutant Carries 113 Names on List Of Men Now Classified One hundred and thirteen names appear on the new promotion list issued last night by Major A. J. Bennett, adjutant. This list carries names of men who have been pro moted to fill existing vacancies and men who are now classified but who were not when earlier lists were distributed. Vacancies were caused by grad uation, death, and students drop ping out of school for various rea sons. The majority of these pro motions are for men to fill exist ing vacancies. Hedges Will Speak on War Gases and Bombs War gases and bombs, incendiary and explosive, will be the subject of an address by Dr. C. C. Hedges, chairman of the College Defense Council in the Chemistry lecture room at 8 p.m., Thursday, Febru ary 26th. Dr. Hedges was asked to deliver the discussion on bombs and war gases by a majority of the faculty members of the College Tuesday evening, and agreed to set the date sobn. Men, women and children of Col lege Station and Bryan are urged to attend and hear the discussion of the subject by Dr. Hedges, who has attended the Edgewood Arsen al school and who probably is one of the best posted men in this section on all phases of Civilian National Defense. Six Professors Discuss Problems For National Contest Six A. & M. professors will an alyze inter-American problems and offer possible solutions in a round table discussion in the Y. M. C. A. parlor at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. The meeting will primarily be held for the benefit of students taking part in the National Extempore Discussion Contest on inter-Amer ican affairs but will be open to anyone interested in the subject. The professors taking part in the discussion are G. W. Schlessle- man, A. F. Chalk, Ralph Steen, V. K. Sugareff, S. I. Scheldrup. John Paul Abbott will serve as chair- Plans Complete for Religious Emphasis W eek to Begin Sunday Leads Religious Week mm. ill 11 Mwmi Opening the Religious Week Sunday morning at the Baptist Church Dr. George W. Truett will be the principal speaker at a regular morning lecture series to be held daily in Guion hall at 12 on Monday and Tuesday, 11 on Wednesday and Thursday and 12 on Friday. Dr. Truett is an international Christian leader, having trav eled extensively in Europe, the Holy Land and in the Orient. He is a former president of the Baptist World Alliance. Town Hall Will Present Quentin Reynolds on Monday Night Program Quenton Reynolds, writer for Collier’s, author of “The Wounded Don’t Cry,” as well as recent press advisor to the Harrison Committee in Moscow, will be heard on the Town Hall program at 8:30 Mon day night. Reynolds has seen Britain in her hour of trial, and has written many sincere and warm articles about her people and her fighting men. The American people have read Profs Study Civilian Defense Reynolds fiction stories and art icles in the Collier’s magazine for years. He traveled to Europe at the outset of hostilities and wit nessed the activities on the West ern Front. He retreated before the German hordes during the bat tle of France and traveled from Bordeaux to England on a small freighter. He was in London dur ing the terrific bombings of the winter of 1940-41. * In his lecture Monday night Rey nolds will present facts concerning Britains stand, and first-hand in formation recently gathered in Russia, the Near East and North ern Africa. Inter-Church Council, YMCA, Local Pastors, Combine Efforts for Week Final plans for the A. & M. Religious Emphasis Week were made Thursday night at a meeting of the religious lead ers of the campus in the parlor of the Y.M.C.A. Members of the Student Inter-Church Council, the pastors of the local churches, the student officers of the various denominational groups, and the secretaries of the Y.M.C.A. combined their efforts in preparation for the first all-school religious em phasis week which gets into full swing Monday. The religious leaders of the-*." campus have been busy for many weeks making plans for the com ing week. J. Frederick Miller of St. Louis, National Student Sec retary for the Southwest, has been on the campus more than once meeting with various groups who have been responsible for plan ning Religious Emphasis Week. Mille r has had considerable experience in such meetings on other college and university cam puses. Under auspices of The Inter- Church Council in cooperation with All students who attend the daily meetings in Guion Hall will get excused absences from classes which are held at that hour. Supper will be held at 6:45 Monday night so that those students attending the Town Hall program may also attend the program in their own church the same night. the Y.M.C.A. and the A. & M. College Administration, the Relig ious Emphasis Week program is made possible. Dr. George W. Truett, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Dallas, will speak in Guion Hall each morning at the following hours: Monday and Tuesday—12 a.m.; Wednesday and Thursday—11 a. m.; and Friday at 12 a.m. Dr. Truett will speak in the new building of the Baptist Church each evening at 8:00. The following denominations will hold evening services at 8:00 in their respective churches at col lege: Baptists, Methodists, Catho lics, Church of Christ. The Christ ian Church will hold their services in Bryan. The Hillel Club in the Y. M. C. A. Annex. Beginning Tuesday morning at 7:45 and continuing through Fri day, the visiting Religious Leaders together with the pastors of the local churches and student officers of the various church groups will have breakfast at the Aggieland Inn for the purpose of devotion, fellowship and conference. From 5-6 p.m. oh Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after noons a coffee hour will be held in the Y. M. C. A. Parlor so that the students and the Religious (See EMPHASIS, Page 2) Students Needed For Key Center Twenty-One Boys Who Have 2 Hours To Spare Required Twenty-one Aggies who can spare two hours a week of their time, are wanted immediately to become active participants in the work of the Key Center of Infor mation and Training Committee recently established on the cam pus at t he request of the Federal Security Agency, U. S. Office of Education. The Agricultural and Mechanical College has been hon ored by the designation of this committee on the Campus, and the work of this group will serve one million people in Texas. The faculty-student committee which will be in charge of the War Information Center in Cush ing Memorial Library will work on a volunteer basis in arranging dis play of materials, counseling speakers, writers, teachers and others in the use of the available materials. They will distribute pamphlets to those who call at the War Information Center and collect and package materials to be sent out from the Center. The work will not be difficult, but will be educational and very helpful and interesting. Aggies wishing to assist in this patriotic work are requested to contact D. Hennessy at the Library Loan Desk and inform him of the hours open on their schedules. If you are interested in volun teering to give two hours each week for the remainder of the semester, and want any additional information about the work before contacting Hennessey, please con tact any member of the undersign ed committee for full details: V. M. Faires, Mechanical En gineering Dept. (See KEY CENTER, Page 4) Out Goes the Bad Air-In Comes the Good; Upped left—Entire group of air raid wardens of the Civilian Defense. Upper right —J. E. Breland and R. E. Snuggs demonstrationg con trol of an incendiary bomb. Lower right—L. S. Payne and J. E. Roberts demonstrate First Aid bandage. G. W. Adriance and R. F. Mitchell examining training gas mask. The faculty members sign ed up for the course are enter ing into the active training as their contribution towards the Civilian Defense Program now in progress over the United States. Capacity crowds have attended each lecture-meeting. First Aid Classes Study Hard, Like Quizzes - Believe It or Not By Keith Kirk Out goes the bad air—in comes the good air—reach; out goes the bad air—in comes the good air— reach; these are the words one might hear if he should happen to be within shouting distance of the Academic building sometime dur ing the day or night when C. E. Tishler of the physical education department is teaching one of his three First Aid classes. Just in case you haven’t already guessed it, the above commands are given while the students are practicing the Schafer method of artificial res piration. Tishler, who has come to A. & M. from Ohio University, has been giving the 85 boys who are taking the first aid course a practical workout each time they meet class. In addition to a quiz each time they meet, and believe it or not rip, the boys don’t even dread them, each boy must learn how to tie bandages, apply a tourni quet, and a dozen other manipula tions which are explained in that day’s lesson in the standard Red Cross textbook. Some of the questions asked by the instructor get many varied and humorous answers. One boy seem ed to think the victim of a dog bite, as well as the dog that did the biting, could be turned loose at the end of ten days provided the dog showed no symptoms of hy drophobia. Another boy was ask ed about the treatment that should be given for a compound frac ture of the leg. The student went on in detail to explain how the vic tim should be treated for shock by keeping the patient warm and yourself co<jl, that the patient should not be moved and that band ages should be applied. “But how about using splints?” asked Tish ler. “We haven't studied about them yet,” was the quick reply. Knowing what not to do is just as important as knowing what to do in the case of most accidents. Every day on our highways many people lose their lives because of some careless road demon who thoughtlessly tosses an acident vic tim in his car and tears down the road towards town with him. In most accidents, that is the worst thing that can happen to the vic tim. When there is evidence of ser ious bleeding or stoppage of brea thing, treatment must be adminis tered immediately and it is up to the first aider to do it. Many times accident victims with broken bones are moved unnecessarily which causes severe damage to the tis sues and muscles surrounding the break and in many cases the person dies because of internal injuries inflicted by the. sharp ends of the fractured parts. Puncture wounds result from powder burns in many cases. Some actual burning of the skin may result but the chief dan ger is usually from the many small puncture wounds caused by the small particles of burned pow der penertating the skin. The first aid treatment of a wound of this kind consists of encouraging the bleeding, being careful not to bruise the tissues, then working iodine down into the wound. Now if any reader of this article should fracture a jaw, get hooked to a high tension wire, or break his neck, just call a member of the first aid class and he will fix you up as good as new.