DIAL 4-5444
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
The Battalion
DIAL 4-5444
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 28, 1942
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NO. 64
Stimson Approves Quartermaster Training
College Station Baptist Church
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Recently Completed Baptist Church Used
For First Time During Religious Week
The new building of the First
Baptist Church at College Station
was used for the first, time
during Religious Week. For many
years, Reverend R. L. Brown, pas
tor of the church, has been plan
ning for an adequate and beautiful
building for the Baptists of A. &
M. and the surrounding community.
However, it was not until a little
over a year ago that definite plans
for this building took shape.
This building was made possible
by a donation of $25,000 from
the Executive Board of the Bap
tist General Convention of Texas,
which consists of three-quarters
of a million members. In addition,
$25,000 was borrowed by the board
for the building here. Members of
the local congregation, Baptist stu-
Aggie Meats Team
Is Third in Contest
The A. & M. Meats Judging
team recently won third place in
Idle International Meats Judging
contest at Chicago.
The team composed of J. H. Jor
dan, J. B. Pumphrey and W. H.
Parker with J. J. Hardin as al
ternate placed higher than any
other A. & M. team has in the
International contest. Jordan was
fifth high man in the entire con
test and Pumphrey, second in judg
ing pork cuts and carcasses was
tenth high man.
dents and ex-students, and friends
have contributed to a fund for the
furniture and equipment of the
building. They have also been res
ponsible for the moving and re
conditioning of the old church build
ing which will be used for educa
tional and recreational purposes.
Dr. Truett who was influencial in
securing the new structure was
Mayo Asks Students
To Stay in Library
When Blackout Comes
Lighted nightly like a beaten
pin-ball machine, the College Li
brary is a key point of black
out effectiveness. Hence Dr. Thom
as F. Mayo, Librarian, today re
quested the cooperation of all vis
itors in making the Library’s part
of the blackout perfect.
It is pointed out that the Libra
ry with its extensive lighting
would be a perfect target for a
bomber looking for a worthy place
to “lay her eggs.” Therefore, Dr.
Mayo asks all readers to observe
the following simple rules during
blackouts:
When master switch is pulled
by a staff member, extinguish all
personal lights, cigarettes, match
es, etc. Remain where you are
until the lights come on.
Fatigue Duty Authorized for Cadet
Privates Upon Approval of Commander
According to a recent order is
sued by the commandant’s office,
a modified system of details may
be installed by the commanders
of the various organizations on the
campus. An interpretation of the
order which was issued in Circular
No. 19 was obtained by an inter
view with Commandant Maurice
D. Welty and Assistant Comman
dant Joe E. Davis.
Only details which are considered
to be for the general good of the
organization such as laundry and
post office details may be assign
ed. This does not include room
orderly service or personal service
of any other kind. No detail may
be assigned without the full knowl
edge and approval of the organiz
ation commander.
A corporal or other non-commis
sioned oficer will be assigned to
keep a roster of all details run. He
will assign the various details and
see that no individual private runs
more details than the rest.
The word “PRIVATE” includes
all freshmen, sophomores, juniors
and seniors without stripes or but
tons. This means that everyone
regardless of classification will be
subject to details unless he has the
rank of corporal or more.
Details may not be used as an
instrument of punishment or in
timidation. All privates will run
an equal amount of details. No
private will be confined to his
room except during C.Q.
greatly impressed with the com
modiousness and beauty of the
building. He preached the open
ing sermon in the church and in the
following services during religious
week.
The sword shaped ornament on
the top of the new building repre
senting the “Sword of the Spirit”,
the large sliding front doors, the
long slender flourescent chandel
iers, the high vaulted ceiling, and
the high arch over the Baptistry
covered with heavy glass blocks
have all drawn words of praise
from everyone who has seen
the structure.
Dr Truett Concludes Religious Week
With Talk on “Which Side to Take?”
Dr. G. W. Truett's sermon on
“Taking Sides with Christ” yes
terday morning in Guion Hall con
cluded the Religious Emphasis
Week programs which have been
in full swing since Monday. The
group which attended the last
daily program was the largest of
the week. Dr. Truett expressed his
appreciation to the Inter-Church
Council, pastors of the local
churches, student officers of the
various denominational groups, the
secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. and
to the whole college family for
their all-out cooperation in mak
ing Religious Emphasis Week pos
sible.
Large groups of cadets as well
as the many professors and their
wives and outside groups and
individuals from surrounding com
munities, have attended the ser
vices which were held each morn
ing in Guion Hall. The night ser
vices that were held in the var
ious church meeting places prov
ed to be complete success. Groups
from Mary Hardin Baylor, Texas
University and other colleges at
tended some of the night services.
The program in Guion Hall Fri
day began when Manny Smith,
president of the Hillel club, intro
duced Harvey Hatcher who is Edu-
'cation and Music Director of the
College Station Baptist Church, as
the leader of the songs, “O Wor
ship the King” and “Sweet Hour
of Prayer.” Following the songs,
Stephen Williams, president of the
Presbyterian Church student
group, led the congregation in
prayer.
In Dr. Truett’s talk he stated
that the big question of life is
“Which side shall I take concern
ing the Lord?”
During the time that Dr. Truett
was on the campus he had many
conferences with the students on
religious questions and other vit
al life problems. Dr. Truett stat-
John W Hughes to Speak Here Sunday
Under Auspices of College Y M C A
John Williams Hughes, radio
commentator, journalist and world
traveler, will speak Sunday noon at
Guion Hall under the auspices of
the Y.M.C.A. Sunday evening, he
will appear before a combined
Baptist and Methodist group at
the new Baptist auditorium at
8:30.
“Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and
You” is the subject of the morn
ing talk. The evening lecture is
entitled “It Shall Not Perish.” The
public is invited to attend either
or both of the talks .
Hughes, whose home is in Eng
land, is a leading figure in the Eu
ropean Peace and Youth Movement
as well as in the political and liter
ary circles of Britain. Although
still young, he has had an eventful
career in connection with his work.
At the age of 25 he was invited
to become a candidate for the Brit
ish House of Commons.
Many Aggies recognize Hughe’s
voice as the one which brought
news over the airwaves direct from
Put on Your Yaller Shoes And
Come Over to the Hayloft Hop
By KEITH KIRK
There will be a hot time in
the old hay loft tonight—when the
Aggieland Fiddlers start sawing
and tootin’ on their instruments
something is going to move and
my bet is that it’ll be you if you
are a hanging around the Agricul
tural Engineering building be
tween 9 and 12.
The Barnyard Frolic which is
the only perfectly non-reg dance
of the year at A. & M., will fea
ture all sorts of dancing plus any
new steps that have been thought-
up since last year. Men, if you
have always been a wall flower
and have been embarrassed when
you stepped on the little lady’s
toes, then you will feel at home
tonight at this blow-out.
Speaking of dance steps, if you
are an old square dance caller from
way back, you’ll get to compete
with Colonel Anderson, Mayor of
College Station, when the lassies
start that bowing and bending.
Now here is something you can
work for. The best dressed couple
will get a prize for their achieve
ment. Rumor has it that the guy
with a tuxedo or any facsimile of
the same will get tossed right out
the third story window. And did
you know the Kadet Kapers pro
gram will dedicate its program to
the Frolic? There are no rules or
regulations to keep anyone from
attending this function. Engineers
even like to dress like farmers for
a change.
Now neighbors, don’t forget to
bring that Bull Durham and those
old beat-up shoes cause somebody
is going to have some fun tonight.
besieged Madrid in 1937. His news
commentaries on the action there
were broadcast over the . entire
world. At that time he had organ
ized and was commanding a medi
cal unit on the Sapinsh war front.
As a visiting lecturer, he has
talked before numerous groups in
the United States. During Decem
ber he made a movie short for the
U. S. Government entitled “What
Price Liberty?” In 1940 on Chirst-
mas day he opened the Pan-Am
erican Swimming Meet in Florida.
He is an expert long distance
swimmer.
The subject of his evening talk
“It Shall Not Perish” is also the
title of his new book which will
be published this month. The morn
ing talk will deal with dictators and
the means of preventing their
growth.
Sergeant Miller
Retires After 30
Years of Army Life
Effective today, Master Serg
eant Virgil M. Miller will be plac
ed on the retired list, having com
pleted thirty years faithful and
efficient service in the United
States Army. Sergeant Miller has
been on duty at A. & M. since
November 29, 1929.
Before coming to A. & M., Ser
geant Miller spent three years in
the Hospital Corps, fifteen years
with the 52nd Coast Artillery, and
three years with the 69th Coast
Artillery.
He received his first promotion
in 1914 when he became sergeant
in the Coast Artillery. In Novem
ber, 1932, shortly after coming to
A. & M., he received a promotion
to staff sergeant. In November
1938, he became master sergeant.
This position he retained until his
retirement today. During tfie en
tire thirty years of service in the
United States Army, his character
rating has been excellent.
ed time and again that his pur
pose on the campus was solely to
help others. In fact, he told two
A. & M. students Friday that if he
had helped them only during his
stay here his visit to the campus
would not have been in vain.
J W Marshall
Rev. J. W. “Bill” Marshall, Bap
tist Student Secretary of Texas,
showed technicolor films of his
recent trip to Hawaii, Japan,
and China Sunday night at the
Baptist church.
Kadet Kapers Go
Dogpatching Tonight
Before Barnyard Ball
Tonight is Hillbilly night at
Kadet Kapers in the Assembly
Hall, it was announced by “Lone
some Polecat” Jenkins. Two of the
many features to be presented on
tonight’s program will be music
by Toppy Pierce and his Aggieland
Fiddlers and singing by “Big
Barnsmell” Cathey.
Kadet Kapers will begin prompt
ly at 7:15 with Lonesome Pole
cat Jenkins, director of the Sing
ing Cadets as master of ceremonies.
Brayton to Head
Brazos A & M Meet
Next Monday Night
The March meeting of the Bra
zos County A. & M. Club will be
held at 8 p.m. Monday in the Chem
istry lecture room, and the pro
gram will be presented by Colo
nel H. R. Brayton, head of the
Chemical Warfare Service School
for Civilian Defense now in prog
ress at the college, it was announc
ed by P. L. Downs, Jr., president
of the group.
Colonel Brayton will explain the
from the rank of Major to Lieu
tenant Colonel yesterday.
Colonel Brayton wil lexplain the
workings of the War Department
Civilian Defense Training School
which opened at the College Mon
day with an enrollment of 48 men
selected by State Civilian Defense
Directors of several states in the
South and Southwest.
Two reels of films having to do
with defense against incendiary
bombs in war time will be shown
at the meeting. The films were
made in London and show actual
combat scenes, and demonstrate
how civilians can handle incend
iary bombs when fire departments
are busy in other areas.
Informal Conference
Held by Baptist Rural
Workers Group Tues
Members of the Rural Works
committee of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas held an in
formal conference with staff mem
bers of the Extension Service and
other farm agencies on the campus
Tuesday in an effort to become
better acquainted with the agri
cultural activities of A. & M.
H. H. Williamson of the Texas
Extension Service, B. F. Vance,
State Administrator of the AAA,
and Dan Russell, college professor
of rural sociology, were among the
representatives of A. & M. who
A&M Only School With All
Branches of ROTC Courses
Government to Bear Expenses of Training;
Between 50 and 100 Students to Enroll
The most complete R.O.T.C. school in the nation was the
acknowledgement given A. & M. Friday with the,final ap
proval of A. & M.’s quartermaster R.O.T.C. training by Secre
tary of War Henry L. Stimson.
Brigadier General Frank E. Lowe, executive for the
army’s reserve and R. O. T. C. units, stated in a letter to
President Walton. “This will cause
your institution to have the only
R.O.T.C. unit in the country, at
present, at least, where all branch
es of the R.O.T.C. are represent
ed.”
This further establishes A. & M.’s
position as the largest military
school in the nation by giving it
a complete military training cur
ricula in the branches of field ar
tillery, infantry, engineers, chemi
cal warfare, coast artillery, cav
alry, signal corps, and now, the
quartermaster corps.
Harvard university was the only
R.O.T.C. school which heretofore
trained oficers for the quartermas
ter corps. Under the same orders
which gave this training to A. & M.,
the University of Alabama, Mich
igan State, and the University of
Washington will also offer this
type of training.
A minimum of 50 students must
enroll in the course and no more
than 100 may be enrolled at one
time. All students in the school
must have completed two years ba
sic training and must be able to
meet the requirements for sec
ond lieutenant in the Quartermas
ter reserve before attaining the
age of 30. The training will cover
a two year period.
The cost of the training pro
gram will be borne entirely by the
government and not partially by
the school as was previously the
announcement in The Battalion.
These orders were changed im
mediately after that edition of the
paper.
An instructor for the new unit
will be recommended by the Quar
termaster General and submitted to
Colonel Welty in the near fu
ture, according to announcement
made by the War Department.
Don W. Williams
Receives Ensign’s
Naval Commission
After months of intensive flight
training at the U.S. Naval Air
Station in Jacksonville, Florida,
Don Wesley Williams, 24, of Gil
mer, Texas, and a graduate of A.
& M., has just received his com
mission as ensign in the Naval Re
serve.
Williams has learned to fly all
types of naval aircraft from the
slow-moving Searman trainer to
the speedy combat planes. In ad
dition, he made a thorough study
of aviation engines and structures,
aerology, gunnery and communica
tions. '
Seniors to Pick
Aggie Sweetheart
For T U Roundup
Each TSCW Class
To Have Four Girls
As Representatives
A group of sixteen seniors left
for Denton yesterday to select a
TSCWite as Sweetheart of A. & M.
The sweetheart selected will rep
resent A. & M. at the Thirteenth
Annual Roundup at Austin on
March 27, 28, and 29.
Sixteen girls, four from each
class, have been nominated and
the seniors will select the sweet
heart from this group. The sen
iors will dine with the candidates
in Brackenridge • Hall and will
make the selection later at the
dance in the Stoddard Guest Room.
The Sweetheart selected will be
presented at the Texas U. cor
onation and will attend numerous
dances and teas in Austin.
The seniors making the trip to
Denton to select the sweetheart
are: Tom Gillis, Cadet Col.; How
ard Brions, Lt. Col. Cavalry;
Skeen Staley, Head Yell Leader;
Harry Herrington, Lt. Col. Com
posite Regiment; Warren Pendle
ton, Maj. corps staff; Austin
Nance, First Sergeant Ross Volun
teers.
Benny Hancock, Longhorn staff;
Robin Ronninger, golf team; C.
B. Marsh, Cadet Major Coast Ar
tillery; Louis Kercheville, Lt. Col-
Field Artillery; Walter Cardwell,.
Sergeant corps staff; Steve Kaf-
fen, Sergeant Major of cadet corps;
Bob Russell, Band Maj.; Dick
Hervey, president of the senior
class; and Fred Smitham, Town
Hall manager.
Mid-term Grades
Go to Registrar’s
Office on March 27
Mid-semester grades for this se
mester are due in the registrar’s
office on March 21. The grades are
being posted ten days early this
time because of the reduced length
of the semester. They will be
mailed home by the registrar’s
office as soon as possible after
March 21.
Civil War Pistols, Derringers
Are on Display at Museum
By John May
An interesting exhibit of pis
tols, derringers and revolvers has
recently been put on display by
the Museum. The display is of
American made pistols, most of
which were made about the time
of the Civil War.
The pistol came into use about
1540 and got its name because of
its resemblance to a pipe. Thous
ands have been made with from
1 to 6 barrels, but all are of the
same essential design. In 1830
Colt invented his famous revolver,
a single-barreled weapon which
carried six loads in a revolving cy-
clinder. The revolver took the
place of all hand and side-arms
until 1890 when Browning and
others brought out automatic ac
tion, which discharged and re
loaded a single barrel until the
magazine is exhaused. The de
crease in the use of the pistol to
day is due to the greater fire
power of light machine guns and
automatic rifles.
On exhibit are dueling pistols,
underhammer pistols, pepperbox
pistols and others. One unique pis
tol is the Sharp’s four barreled
pistol which had four barrels,
placed two above and two below.
The firing pin revolved striking
each of the barrels in succession.
This pistol was designed by the
famous gun maker Christian
Sharps so as not to infringe upon
the patents of Colt’s revolver.
There are also several “belt guns”,
small sized Colt revolvers which
are in direct contrast with the
heavier Army models.
Colt was the outstanding mak
er of pistols in America during
the last century with Remington
next in reputation. In 1851 Colt
developed his Navy Pistol which
was used extensively during the
Civil War. This weapon was a
great improvement and was a
popular, powerful piece. In 1873
Colt’s .45 caliber pistol was adopt
ed as the official side arm of the
Army and was the first metallic
cartridge gun made by Colt. This
gun was issued in 1875 and was
used until after the Spanish-Amer-
(See PISTOLS, Page 4)