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4 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, THURSDAY MORNING, MAR. 12, 1942 2275 NO. 69. * * ^ Second Negro Orchestra of the Season AggieMuseumPossesses World’s Finest Balinese Woodcarvings By John May At the present time there is an unexcelled collection of Balinese wood carvings in the Museum. The collection is a very fine one and was declared by some enthus iastic observers to be better than that in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. The carvings are made of jack wood, a heavy, dark wood which closely resembles teak wood. They are carved, or rather chipped, by an elderly man in the tribe and several young boys who are his helpers. The old man marks the wood in its initial stage and the young boys, using mallets and chisels, work the wood into its I rough form. The old man then I chips the details of the carving and brings it into its last stages. Di Pardo Signed For Cavalry Ball Tony DiPardo, currently play ing at the fat stock show in Fort Worth, has beeh signed to play for the Cavalry Ball and corps dance March 27 and 28. Originally from St. Louis where he occupied the stand at Club Con tinental in the Jefferson hotel for six months, DiPardo has recently been making the rounds of the larger night spots in the South west. From an engagement at the Houston fat stock show and an other at the Rice hotel, the band leader took his orchestra to Fort Worth. He will come to College Station directly from there. In Texas, DiPardo’s group has played at the Adolphus and Baker hotels in Dallas, the St. Anthony in San Antonio and the Den in Fort Worth where he is said to have made a hit with the dance- goers. Although his band is compara tively new, Tony’s rise has been rapid. In 1939 when the group had been organized for only a short time, the trumpet playing master of ceremonies took his ensemble to the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played nightly on the shores of Lake Erie. Defense Course In Wartime Gardening Production Started Adriance Named Chairman Of Courses; Brison, Gabbard, Whitacre Assist “Gardens for Victory,” a defense course which is being offered by A. & M. for residents of College Station and vicinity will cover va rious phases of gardening, as well as discussions on diet, nutrition, preserving and purchasing. Meeting nights have been desig nated as Tuesday and Thursday of each week from 8 to 9:30 o’clock, the lectures to be held in Room 103 Agriculture building. Governor Coke Stevenson issued an appeal for such courses, but the course in Brazos was started several days before the Governor’s statement. Food production in the regular garden is to be covered in the first part of the training, which will be covered hurriedly as the course is running somewhat be hind schedule. The next topic to be taken up will be nutrition. Then other subjects related to gardening and methods of handling the foods produced are to be discussed. G. W. Adriance, head of the hor ticulture department at the col lege has been named chairman of the course. Food production will be in charge of Fred R. Brison, also of the horticulture depart ment. Others assisting are Mrs. L. P. Gabbard, president of the Braz os County Unit of Home Econ omists, who will handle preserva tion and canning, and Dr. Jessie Whitacre, chief of the division of rural home research of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, who will instruct in nutrition and purchasing. Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy Play At Annual Engineers Ball Friday Famous Topperweins Shooting Show Exhibited Here Saturday : • By Lonnie Riley The famous Topperweins, world’s greatest shooting team, will give a fancy shooting exhibition south of the cavalry stables Saturday starting at 2:30 p.m. The Topperweins’ hold many world records for their spectacular ability to shoot rifles, shotguns and pistols; and a shooting exhi bition by these gun wizards rivals any show in thrills, excitement and unbelievable feats. All sorts of ob jects, including marbles, metal discs, clay pigeons, and of all things, real hen eggs are used as targets; and they are shot at and shattered from every imaginable position by the Topperweins with rifle, pistol and shotgun. It is a debatable question as to just which one of the Topperweins is the better shot—Mr. or Mrs.— and this little touch of rivalry just adds to the excitement of the ex hibition; both of the Topperweins have a bag of shooting stunts although Mrs. Topperwein can duplicate most of her husbands tricks, and visa versa. They each have a few special stunts that the other hesitates to try. One of the most spectacular fea tures of the exhibition is perform ed by Mr. Topperwein, when, with an automatic rifle, he draws out lines of cowboys, Indians and oth er familar characters on a sheet of tin or paper. Mrs. Topperwein began her shooting career shortly after her marriage, and today she is recog nized as the greatest all-around woman shot in the world; she is one of the few shooters who has mastered all kinds of firearms, shooting rifle, pistol and shotgun equally well. She was the first woman in the United States to (See CRACK SHOTS Page 4) The carving is then given a very high degree of polish by rubbing it with pumice stones. The Balinese people have only come into the eyes of other peo ples recently. They are a light skinned, carefree people and these characteristics first brought them out. They love drama and danc ing. It was only since the last war that they originated the custom of carving wooden figures; however, stone figures had been made on a smaller scale before their advent. In the collection are some 14 figures, a platter, a, powder horn and a bamboo water bucket. Prob ably the best in the collection is the carving of a Chinese field worker, as the features are por trayed exquisitely. There are two sets of a boy and girl of a tribe which display different features and head-dresses. Several lelong dancers are also featured which are remarkable for the detail in the head-dresses. They are complete in every detail. Two of the figures are made of a light, rose-colored wood called sawo wood. Sawo wood is not as hard as jack wood but neverthe less it is possible to make excellent carvings from it. The bottom of the cases are covered with a cloth which is used in the native sarongs. The dyeing of the cloth is done in a very ted ious but remarkable manner. An outline is drawn on the cloth and certain parts of it are covered with wax drippings. The cloth is then dyed a certain color and certain bits of the wax are removed. The cloth is again dipped in dye and other bits of wax are removed so that as the wax protects the cloth from the dye a certain design may be made. This remarkable collection is owned by Bruno Winkler, ’27, son of Dr. Winkler, head of the depart ment of Psychology. Winkler is employed by a large oil company and has lived in the past in South America and in the far East. While living in these places he and his wife collected the carvings, blow- guns, knives, clothing, firearms, paintings and other relics. Ken Bresen Files For Batt Editor Other Candidates Must Announce,Pay Fees By March 18 Ken Bresnen was first to file his candidacy for the office of Battalion editor in the forthcoming general election on April 14 to fill the offices of head yell leader, Battalion editor, and junior and senior representatives on the Stu dent Activities Committee. Candidate for editorship of The Battalion must have had one year’s experience on The Battalion staff in a capacity which will provide training for the editorship, must be a junior with at least a 1.25 grade point average and academic stand ing such that he can graduate with his class by carrying a normal load, and must have passed at least three-fifths of a normal semester’s work in the semester preceding the election. Deadline for filing notice of can didacy with the Student Activities Committee is March 30. A filing fee of $2 is also required to defray cost of printing ballots and other expenses incident to the election. Band Comes From Grand Terrace Just Completing a Stay in Chicago Featuring the second negro orchestra to come to the campus this semester, the Engineers will hold their annual ball Friday night from 9 a.m. until 1 a.m. Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy come to ’College Station from an engagement at the Grand Terrace in Chicago. Before the dance, Companies A and D will hold banquets at the Aggieland Inn. Company C plans a similar affair at the LaSalle hotel in Bryan. Adjutants Office Is Unable to Supply More Information On Q M C New Cry; Not Who Will be Yell Leader But When Work Starts A new problem has come up. The junior yell leaders of the past have had the opportunity of lead ing the corps vocally shortly after their first semester started, but now they are going to have a full summer of going to school to wait through. What they will do during this time seems to be worrying those who believe that there should be no rest for the wicked. Perhaps the baseball season will take up some of that time. But whatever the solution may be, the hopeful leaders will have to get down to business soon, for they are required to have a petition with 200 signatures and must dig deep to get 50 cents for a filing fee. Both of these requirements must be met by March 18. Announcement has been made by the Adjutant’s office that no ac tion will be taken on the new con tracts for Ordnance and Quarter master departments until the offi cers- in charge of these branches arrive on the campus at the lat ter part of this semester. At that time all applicants will be inter viewed and selections made by the new officers themselves. Names may be submitted to the various military departments now, but no disposition whatsoever will be made until the later date. Civil Engineers Go To Capitol Fri Saturday to Meet Dr A A Jakkula Speaks On Protection Against Future Air Bombardment Three professors and twenty-five students will attend the Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engin eers in Austin March 13 and 14. Meetings will be held in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel begin ning with the registration Friday morning at 8:30, followed by the Address of Welcome by Mayor Tom Miller of Austin and a re sponse by E. C. Woodard, Presi dent of Texas Section. Friday afternoon will be devoted to a business session and that eve ning to a dinner dance. Immediate ly following P. M. Ferguson’s talk on “Protection Against Aerial Bombardment,” Dr. A. A. Jakkula, professor of structural engineering here, will lead a discussion. Other A. & M. professors at tending the meeting will be J. T. L. McNew, head of the department of civil engineering and director of District 15, composed of Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana. J. M. Pettigrew of the A. & M. chapter will speak on the “Con struction of the Easterwood Air port.” Students who will attend the meeting are Pettigrew, W. C. Da vis, T. N. Hardeman, H. G. Creel, B. R. Anderson, W. D. Cavender, R. Capt, A. Specia, J. C. Denney, J. A. Teague, Joe Bauml, Ralph Rix, D. R. Sutherland, E. C. Muse, W. E. Holand, R. D. Gambrell, J. B. Porter, L. A. Sears, L. A. Du- Bose, Martin C. Hughes Jr., Clyde C. Franklin, James O’Connor Jr., and James H. Williams. Number onq uniform will be worn by all cadets who attend the dance, and no civilian clothes will be worn by attending students, it was announced by the committee in charge of arrangements. Members of the Engineers’ Ball committee are as follows: Jimmy Griffith, C. K. Voith and Dick Saunders, Company A; Stanley Smith, Bob Wright and J. R. Ball, Company B. Steve Kaffer, Edgar Wareing and E. L. McKinney rep resent Company C, and John Mc Ghee, James Letos and Jimmy Hill are the D Company committee members. Ed Rogers, Braulio Flowers and C. W. Reagan of Company E and Lee Housewright, Jr., Ed Tschoepe and D. M. Grif fith of D Company constitute the rest of the committee. Kirk’s band is now on a tour of prominent colleges throughout the country. On his itinerary are in cluded Yale, Princeton and A. & M. This is one of the few dance bands which carry female features on tour. June Richman is the fe male vocalist and Mary Lou Wil liams is featured at the piano. Male vocalist with the orchestra is Pha Terrell. The Clouds of Joy recording of ”47th Street Jive” for Decca sold 45,000 disks in the month of January. After the Engineers’ Ball Kirk will continue on his journey to the West coast where he will make some musical shorts. Additional Promotions Announced by Dept The Military Department an nounced additions to the ranks of cadet officers, effective March 9, 1942. Listed below are the students advanced. Infantry Regiment: Company D, M. W. Hill; Company G, B. J. Hinson and L. H. Lummus; Com pany I, L. B. Ellis; Company L, D. R. Kerby and Jack. Meador. All appointments are to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Recently Completed Civilian Defense Course . Above is pictured a civilian defense course which was initiated here. Top: Here is how a magnesium bomb should be treated. Use a very fine spray and wet the surrounding material. Cover the face with a coat of canvas to protect it from the heat, and possibility of a light explosive charge purposely in cluded to discourage handling by victim. Center: Thermite bombs are another problem so here the en listed men show the students how to cover the missile with sand to smother the flame. Next shovel it up on a wide point shovel and dump it in a strong bucket full of sand. Get it outside by slipping the shovel handle through the bucket handle and let it burn outside. This picture loaned The Battalion through the courtesy of The Houston Chronicle. Waltons To Hold Senior Affair Mon Regimental Officer Will Introduce Each Senior Attending Monday night, March 16, from 8 to 10 p.m. the President’s an nual reception for members of the senior class will be held at Dr. T. O. Walton’s home. At this annual reception all sen iors are urged to drop in some time during the evening as this is the only time the President gets to meet all of the seniors. The cor rect dress for the occasion will be the number one uniform, Dick Her- vey, president of the senior class, stated yesterday afternoon. In the receiving line will be President and Mrs. Walton, Dean and Mrs. F. C. Bolton, Colonel and Mrs. M. D. Welty, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Angell and Dick Hervey. Introducing the members of their regiments to the receiving line will be the six regimental com manders: Howard Brians, Joe Gibbs, Ransom Kenny, Harry Her rington, Lewis Kercheville, and Sam Brown. Warren Ringgold, Fred Smitham and Bob Russell will pour the coffee and tea and assisting will be Rufus Pearce, Elmo Bueh- rig, R. D. Brown, Jack Wolfe, Jack Taylor, Alden Cathey and Skeen Staley. More Recreational Facilities Discussed For Old, New Areas Increased recreational facilities for the college were discussed yes terday afternoon at a meeting of the Campus Recreation committee. The purpose of the suggested in crease is to provide ample facili ties for student recreation during the new summer session. The opinion of the committee is that if these proposed facilities are placed in the dormitory areas instead of at the regular athletic fields, cadets will use them more frequently. Additional basketball, handball and baseball fields are under discussion by the committee. Members of the committee are E. L. Angell, chairman, Cadet Col onel Tom Gillis, W. L. Penberthy of the Intramural department. Ransom Kenny and Roland Bing, Juniors on the committee are Bill Galoway, Walter Cardwell, Steve Kaffer and J. B. Longley. After further discussion the Campus Recreational committee will make recommendations to the Campus Planning committee and the board of directors. Barger Proposes New Travel Class Two summer travel courses, each six weeks in length and each car rying six hours’ credit, are being considered by the Department of Agricultural Economics, according to J. Wheeler Barger, head of the department. The department has offered such travel courses for the last four summers. Students who have gone on these trips in previous years have unanimously agreed that they gained more educational value from the travel courses than they could have expected from any six weeks of ordinary resident in struction. It is expected that three groups will be interested in enrolling in the travel courses, according to Barger. They are students who lack only a few hours for graduation; students who can financially afford to spend six weeks in school but not a full semester; and teachers and others who can get releases from their duties for only six weeks.