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THE BATTALION
■SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1942
Ninety Days After Pearl Harbor A&M Marches On
OFFICIAL
NOTICES
Executive Offices
ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING—The
regularly scheduled meeting of the Aca
demic Council will be held at 3 p. m.
Tuesday, March 10.—F. C. Bilton, Dean.
Meetings
CHESS CLUB—There will be an im
portant meeting of the Chess Club this
afternoon right after lunch. Henry Owen.
MATH CLUB—There will be an impor
tant meeting of the Math club Monday
evening, March 9 at 8 o’clock in Room
213, Academic building. Mr. Hillman will
give a short talk on Magic Squares. The
Academic building will be locked except
for the entrance facing the library, so
please come to that entrance.
Announcements
DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS—The dis
tinguished students’ citations which are
awarded each semester by Dr. Walton are
now available for those students who were
distinguished during the fall semester.
Such citations may be had by calling in
person at the information desk in the
Registrar’s office.—R. G. Perryman, Asst.
Registrar.
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Historic Trail
Administrative
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World Events
By G. B. Winstead
Ninety days after Pearl Harbor
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas—the Lone Star
State’s 66-year-old land-grant
school—is operating under a sys
tem of significant streamlined re
forms in college education.
Process of clearing decks for
war action began in May 1939
when administrative heads foresaw
the import of world events.
The attack on Pearl Harbor
found the college already at a high
peak of national defense coopera
tive efficiency—but the quarter-
year that has elapsed since out
break of total war has been the
beginning of a new era in collegi
ate preparation of young men for
leadership in civil or military life
—whatever demand the future
makes upon them.
Today, with the distinction of
being the trail-blazer among ma
jor American colleges and univer
sities in speeding up educational
machinery in order to produce, at
the request of the Government,
more trained technicians for in
dustry, more agricultural leaders
for production of livestock and
farm commodities, and more com
missioned officers for the armed
forces, A. & M. presents a unified
front—its collegiate instructional
facilities on a 12-month basis, its
shops and laboratories on a 24-
hour-a-day basis, its famed mili
tary science and tactics depart
ment producing more army offi
cers than West Point or Annapolis
through senior Reserve Officers
Training Corps Units in Infantry,
Field Artillery, Coast Artillery,
Cavalry, Ordnance Chemical War
fare, Signal Corps, Engineers and
Quartermaster Corps.
Brig. Gen. Frank E. Lowe, ex
ecutive officer for Reserve and
R.O.T.C. Affairs, is authority for
Final Conference
Basketball Standings
W
L
Pts.
OP.
Rice
Arkansas
10
2
651
459
10
2
537
487
Baylor
. 6
6
511
560
Texas Christian
.. 6
6
449
494
Texas U
. 5
7
520
547
A. & M
.. 4
8
449
464
S. M. U
.. 1
11
352
545
Leading Scorers
Parks, Baylor, guard 86 44 214
Kinney, Rice, guard 74 35 183
Henderson, A&M, center .... 60 34 164
Pitts, Arkansas, guard 59 31 149
Palmer, Rice, guard 69 10 148
Gloss, Rice, forward 51 27 129
Carpenter, Arkansas, c .... 45 27 117
Hargis, Texas, forward .... 46 25 117
Sebeck, S.M.U., guard 46 20 112
Humphries, T.C.U., guard .. 43 11 97
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the statement that Texas A. & M.
College is the only school in the
United States having all nine
branches of the service represent
ed in its Reserve Officer program.
Directing administrator since
1925 of the Lone Star State’s old
est institution of higher education
is 58-year-old Texas-born Thomas
Otto Walton, educator in the rural
schools of deep East Texas at the
age of 16. A free thinker on mat
ters educational throughout a life
time devoted to increasing helpful
knowledge of fellow Texans this
determined philosopher still takes
his place in the classroom despite
pressure of manifold duties. Dr.
Walton’s class in Administration
for seniors is one of the most pop
ular of Texas A. & M.’s courses.
Up from the ranks of rural
school teaching, through vocation
al agriculture work, a pioneer ex
tension disciple of Dr. Seaman J.
Knapp, President Walton has serv
ed as State Extension Agent, Di
rector of Extension Service and
for the past 17 years has been
guiding the destinies of the Col
lege through a period of tremend
ous growth and ever-widening
scope of educational service.
Accorded unstinted cooperation
by a Board of Directors in ex
panding the services of A. & M.
to students and to the Government
in critical times, surrounded by
able deans and faculty, Dr. Wal
ton’s leadership has kept the col
lege at a high peak of efficiency
and flexibility for utmost coopera
tion throughout the National De
fense emergency period. Through
out the years of his stewardship,
Dr. Walton’s progressive attitude
has enabled the College to become
one of the Nation’s leading insti
tutions in adapting its teaching
program to the needs of the stu
dent.
Final examinations, useless as
indicators of a student’s mastery
of a course in Dr. Walton’s opin
ion should be a thing of the past.
“Any instructor who cannot judge
the degree of a student’s mastery
of the subject in 16 weeks of ob
servation, recitation and review
quizzing should quit teaching,” Dr.
Walton observes.
“The Government needs officers,
industry needs technicians and ag
riculture needs farm and livestock
experts. It is our duty to, provide
them. A. & M. is at war, and' will
remain so until final victory is
ours.
“This war has changed our ideas
about many of the so-called ‘basic
theories’. A battleship cannot sur
vive without aerial protection. In
fantry troops cannot stand against
tanks.
“It isl my belief that peace will
not bring a resumption of the ‘old
order’. We never again shall oper
ate under the rules of the game
as we knew them before this war.
I doubt whether education ever
will be the same. Educational pro
grams will have to be kept flexi
ble enough to meet the demands
of the future, and it is a blessing.
Some ideas and practices needed
a thorough stream-lining. This
modernization is being brought
about by the war. Higher educa
tional institutions in the peace to
come, must prove their value pr
perish. The changes we have made
only indicate the progress to come.”
The chronological list of events
marking A. & M.’s active support
of the Government in the present
crisis reveals what long-distance
planning and a clear-cut under
standing of the problems at hand
have accomplished.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 12:
With the approval of the Office of Civil
ian Defense the following instructions are
issued for your information and guidance
during an air raid attack. The College has
made provision to take care of all emer
gencies. Do not attempt to help unless
you are so instructed, as this may only
add to the confusion.
1. There will be no practice blackout
without a previous published warning.
In case a practice blackout is ordered,
the date and time will appear in the
Battalion.
2. The signal for an approaching air raid
attack will, be five (5) blasts of the
Power Plant whistle. This is the whis
tle that is heard at 9:00 A.M., 1:00
and 6:00 P.M. The ALL CLEAR will be
three (3) blasts of the same whistle.
3. In case of an air raid attack KEEP
CALM AND OBEY INSTRUCTIONS.
4. When the alarm is sounded, everyone
will seek shelter and stay as far as
possible away from windows.
a. If in a building, seek shelter pref
erably in the hallway of the sec
ond floor.
b. If in a movie, at church, or in a
private home, remain where you are.
c. If on the street, seek shelter in the
nearest building.
d. If in a car, stop at the curb, be
ing sure not to obstruct any drive
ways or fire plugs. Turn off the
motor and lights and seek the
nearest shelter.
e. Turn off all lights and radios in
your room before leaving for
shelter.
f. Do not use the telephone. The
lines must be kept clear for emer
gency calls.
5. Remain inside until the ALL CLEAR
signal is given.
6. This order will be read at the first
two formations after being received
and posted on the organization bulle
tin boards.
By order of the COMMANDANT:
JOE E. DAVIS
1st Lt. Infantry
Assistant Commandant
War Time Log of A&M
1. May, 1939—Board of Directors authorize President T.
O. Walton to offer entire college personnel and facilities to the
Government in any needed capacity.
2. June, 1939—Campaign launched urging Texas high school
boys to enter institution where military training and high scholas
tic standards would better equip them for civil life in peace or
wartime.
3. September, 1939—Civilian Pilot Training program
launched for A. & M. students with overflow enrollment.
4. June, 1940—Second campaign urging Texas boys to enter
college resulted in record-breaking enrollment in September, 1940.
5. July, 1940—Facilities for National Defense Cooperation
of A. & M. and its branch colleges set forth in brochure and pre
sented to Government and State officials and libraries.
6. July and August, 1940—College Directors appropriate
$10,000 for improvement of Easterwood Airport, and in Febru
ary, 1941, appropriate $14,000 more. In the meantime Civil
Aeronautics Administration contributed $150,000 in grants of
December, 1940, and August, 1941. Coupled with Works Progress
Administration grant of $131,000 in January, 1941, the College
now has a $305,000 airport nearing completion and in use at
present time.
7. September, 1940—School of Aeronautical Engineering
inaugurated under direction of Dr. Howard W. Barlow. (School
instantly popular and equipment, enrollment and accomplish
ments to date place it among the finest in the United States in
shortest time).
8. May, 1941—At request of War Department graduation
of seniors holding Reserve Officers Training Corps contracts
moved up two weeks, and 535 commissioned officers went into
active service. (This brought the total number of commissioned
officers graduated from Texas A. & M. to more than 5000 since
establishment of the Officers Reserve Corps in 1920.)
9. February, 1941—To remedy acute shortage of trained
men in National Lefense Industries, special courses in camp san
itation, civil engineering, materials testing and inspection and
engineering drawing were launched at the College, cooperating
with U. S. Office of Education. To date 3000 men have been
trained in 65 courses, all oyer state.
10. March, 1941—Continued demand of industry for trained
men puts A. & M. shops and laboratories on a 24-hour-a-day
basis for training machinists, welders, tool and die workers and
specialty engineers. Twenty-five new courses soon will start for
an estimated enrollment of 1000 additional specially trained in
dustrial experts in several Texas cities.
1. January, 1942—College goes on year-round basis of
three 16-week semesters, cutting to two years and eight months
elapsed time necessary to complete four-year course for degree,
without lowaring academic standards.
12. January, 1942—Special courses added to college curricu
lum to fill war needs.—Examples—Chemistry of powder and ex
plosives, camouflage, and subsistence management for prospective
army mess officers.
13. Chemical Warfare Service school inaugurated by War
Department at A. & M. to train selected OCD leaders in handling
all phases of civilian defense in emergencies. (A. & M. school
one of several which will serve entire United States.)
14. February, 1942—A. & M. designated as Key Center of
Information and Training for wartime duty of keeping one mil
lion Texas inhabitants informed on war policies and to promote
civilian morale.
15. February, 1942—A. & M. requested by War Department
to install senior R.O.T.C. Quartermaster Corps and Ordnance
Units to train minimum of 200 officers for army service in addi
tion to the 1064 already holding R.O.T.C. contracts in Infantry,
Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Cavalry, Signal Corps, Chemical
Warfare and Corps of Engineers. (A. & M. only college having
all eight branches of armed forces in officer-training program.)
16. February, 1942—A. & M. Association of Former Stu
dents pledge aid in establishing major aeronautical engineering
research center at College Station comparable to facilities at
Langley Field, Va., and Sunnyvale, Calif. Movement launched to
provide initial funds before State and Federal appropriations are
sought to expand facilities for aeronautical research.
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dropped the throw. Newberry scor
ed and Peden stopped at third on
the error. Glass promptly doubled
to score Peden and Ballow to end
the game.
The second game proved to be
much closer than the first. Smokey
Carden started on the mound, and
showed excellent form. He was
supplemented by Weldon Acrey
who finished in a blaze of glory,
whiffing four men in the last two
innings.
BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME
Sheppard Field (5)
Day, 3b
Mabry, lb
B. Black, If .....
Ziemba, rf
Jeffrey, cf
Phillips, c
Bingston, es
Dillon, 2b
Janosicek, p
AB R H E
5 0 0 1
4 1 1 0
4 0 0 1
4 0 0 0
4 2 3 0
4 1 1 0
4 110
4 0 10
3 0 0 0
TOTALS
Texas A. & M. (6)
Porter, lb
Smith, 2b
Glass, 3b
Scoggin, c
Rogers, If
Stevenson, p
Shuford, p
W. Black, cf
Daniels, rf
Newberry, ss
Peden
Ballow
...36 6 7 2
AB R H E
4 0 2 0
3 0 1 1
4 1 2 0
4 1 1 0
3 1 1 1
2 0 2 1
2 0 1 0
4 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
4 1 0 1
0 10 0
0 10 0
TOTALS 36 6 10
Score by innings: ^ ^
Sheppard Field 031 001 000—5 7
A. & M 010 200 003—6 10
BOX SCORE—SECOND GAME
Sheppard Field (4)
AB R H
Day, 3b 3 1 0
Mabry, lb ° 0 0
B. Black, If 4 0 2
Ziemba, rf 3 0 0
Jeffrey, cf f 3 0
Bingston, ss 3 0 2
Phillips, c 3 0 0
Dillon, 2b 3 0 0
Johnson, p 1 0 0
Carroll, p 2 0 0
TOTALS
A. & M. (5)
Porter, lb
Smith, 2b
Glass, 3b
Scoggin, 3b ...
Rogers, If
Newberry, ss
W. Black, cf .
Daniels, rf ...
Carden, p
Acrey, p
Peden
...29 4 4 6
AB R H E
4 1 1 1
3 0 10
4 1 0 1
4 0 2 1
2 1 1 0
2 1 0 1
1 1 0 0
3 0 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
TOTALS :. 25 5 6 4
Score by innings:
R H E
Sheppard 010 111 0—4 4 6
A. & M 110 002 1—5 5 4
Robert Fulton, a sophomerre at
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during his spare time.
bined to lead the Dallas Furniture-
men to victory in their game
Thursday . . . Henderson account
ed for 13 points while Jarrett hit
the bucket for 15 . . . Some votes
on the baseball game Thursday .
. . . Big Bill (Dog) Dawson kept
showering orchids on every player
that got a base hit . . . Ditto for
Marion (Dookie) Pugh . . . Bob
Hall, former Aggie football play
er, and present manager of the
Sheppard Field Flyers, cried out
-when his boys started booting the
ball all over the lot on one play,
“Now I’ve seen everything” . . .
-INTRAMURALS—
(Continued from Page 3)
spective leagues.
G Infantry, 2; E Engineers, 1
was the score of the class B hand
ball match held in the little gym
yesterday, 3rd Hq. Field Artillery
and A Cavalry hit the pellet
around the sideboards quite a bit
too. 3rd Hq. won the match be
cause of their superior players.
The score of the match was 2-1.
A Infantry downed Headquarters
Signal Corps 2-1 in a definitely
heated handball match yesterday,
too.
Wrestling
This time I’m going to back
up my claim that the intramural
wrestlers are good. In the Mc-
Carty-Lyons match, B Fieyld Ar
tilleryman Lyons pinned H Coast
entrant McCarty to win the bout.
The following list is the results
of last night’s outstanding bouts:
Bout Winner
Spangler (H CAV)
King (B CAV) King
Barnes (E CAC)
Harrang (2nd Hq. F.A.) Harang
Escobebo (CHQ)
Matthews (C FA) Matthews
Turner (Hq. Cav.)
Jenins (L Inf.) Turner
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