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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
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NO. 69.
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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
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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.