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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1942)
DIAL 4-5444 r Tf if jr~|> 1 * DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Ihe Battalion OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION US ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 41 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1942 2275 NUMBER 91 Enlistment in Reserves Is Required for Contracts Juniors Rescind Action Previously Taken on Prom Adopt Overseas Caps; Sophs Will Wear Chevrons as Distinguishing Emblem By a vote of 371 to 50 the Junior class voted by secret ballot to adopt the traditional system of holding the Junior •Prom and extending the usual invitation to the Senior class to attend the dance. Also at this meeting, which was held Thursday night and presided over by Jack Miller, president of the Junior class, action was taken as to what uniform the cadet corps is to wear during the next term. The vote to invite the seniors^ to the dance repealed a previous vote that had been taken at a meeting held last Monday night in which it was decided not to invite the class of ’42. The plans adopted at this and the previous meeting are final for the banquet and dance to be held May 8. A committee composed of Aus tin Nance, Bill Holland, Bill Black, John Longley, Earl Hartman, and Frank Young met with Colonel Welty to consider seven proposals as to the uniform. Two plans were approved which are designed to distinguish between the Juniors In the last few days perhaps some members of the corps have taken some actions which are not in accord with the true Aggie spirit which we are fighting to preserve. This spirit of unity between our classes is all the more import ant in this transitional period of hardship in the history of the corps, and is further heightened by the fact that within two weeks another group of Aggies will complete their work at the ollege and join the ranks of those A. & M. men already fighting at the front. None of the actions were in tended to be tradition breaking or acts of disrespect nor did they have any personal bear ing, and for the good of the Corps we appeal to members of all classes to consider the matter a closed incident. Jack Miller Dick Hervey Austin Nance Tom Gillis and Sophomores and both were adopted at the meeting pending approval of the uniform commit tee. Sophomores and Freshmen next summer are to wear shirts without shoulder loops while on the other hand Juniors and Sen iors are to wear the loops. Sopho mores also are to distinguish them selves from the juniors by wear ing either corporal stripes or the first class private single stripe. Other action taken at the meet ing was to adopt the overseas caps (See JUNIORS, Page 4) Advanced Course Physical Exams Are Next Week Physical examinations for ad vanced contracts will be given next week starting Monday at 9 a.m. The board of medical officers will arrive in College Station Monday morning and will remain here un til Friday afternoon. Maj. A. J. Bennett states that those students who intend to get their contracts next semester should check with their senior instructors as to when they should appear for examina tion so that not more than twenty- five will report each hour. The following schedule of ex aminations will be. followed: Mon day, 9 a.m. 15 applicants for Field Artillery contracts; 10 a.m., 20 F.A. applicants and the rest of that units applicants will report, 20 at 11 a.m., 25 each hours thru- out the afternoon and 25 at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. The examinations for Infantry contracts will be given, 25 at a time beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, continuing throughout the rest of the day and at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Coast Artillery exams will be giv en at 9, 10, and 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Wednesday. * Signal Corps physical examina tions will be conducted at 2 and a£ 3 p.m. Wednesday, followed by the Chemical Warfare at 4 p.m. and at 8 a.m. Thursday morning. Twenty-five applicants from the Cavalry will report at 9 and at 10 and 9 will report at 11 a.m. The Engineers regiment will report as follows: 16 men at 11 a.m. Thurs day, 25 at 1 and at 2 p.m. and 10 at 3 p.m. Fifteen applicants for quarter master contracts will report at 3 p.m. Thursday, followed by 25 at 4 p.m. and the remainder at 8 a.m. Friday morning. The last examina tions will be those of the ordnance department, 25 each hour from 9 to 11 Friday morning. What a Soldier Thinks About! Aggie Tells of High Spirits, Tough Going, Needs in Battle The Aggie spirit thrives amid strife and conflict! In a letter to his father, ex- Aggie, Capt. Paul R. Gregory re vealed the hardships endured and the courage with which the Ameri can soldiers faced the Japanese massacre in embattled Bataan. A portion of the letter reads: General Moore Wins DSC for Bravery In Action at Corregidor Major General George F. Moore, former commandant and an ex student of the college, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross according to radio reports from Australia and General Mac- Arthur’s headquarters. This decoration was recommend ed for General Moore by MacAr- thur and the citation indicated that it was for constantly visiting all components of his command while under fire of the enemy. Moore is in command of the island forts of Mills and Corregidor, and has a large number of A. & M. graduates under him. “I am commanding the company I was with before the war started and am now a captain. Both of my roommates (Texas A. & M.) Harry and Paul, are also captains. “The three of us first learned of the war while eating break fast. The radio was on and the news that Hawaii was bombed sort of startled us. Immediately we packed and got ready to take our field positions. I had two army lockers, my steamer trunk, two boxes and my Gladstone bag packed and stacked in my bed room at the barracks. All that is gone now. When we left Fort Mc Kinley I left my car parked under my company barracks. That is gone too; and I had just done a lot of work on it and the motor was in good S shape. Right now, we are in the same province where I was last spring. Have been building a lot of roads across some mountains. In peace time they would never think of putting a road across here. Some times it goes as high as 2,800 feet. Some fun. Have not been in combat yet and have not seen a Jap yet. (See WAR NEEDS, Page 4) Prexy Signs Up Air Corps Also Offers Enlistment Plan, But Prevents Holding Advanced Contract Dr. T. O. Walton, president of the college, is depicted above signing up under the 45 to 60 Selective Service Act. Even men in high positions of public responsibility are not exempt from the call of their country to lend aid in the common cause of all free nations, that of defeating the axis powers. In view of the fact that Wal ton is now serving by directing the training and education of soldiers and technicians who will be called upon to lead the United Nations to victory, the Selective Service Board will probably not call him from his present position. Students to Register for Sugar Rations Books Monday and Wednesday All students eighteen years, of age or older must register for War Ration Books Monday, May 4, and Wednesday# May 6, in the corridor of the Administration building. Tuesday is omitted because of previous class cancellations for re views, lectures, etc. Registration of students with surnames beginning with A thru L, inclusive, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, and stu dents with surnames beginning with M through Z will register at the same time Wednesday. Stu dents should not cut classes to register, but should register dur ing an off-period. If a student has no off-periods on the day sched uled for him to register, he may register on the alternate day. Be cause of limited time, Acting Reg istrar Heaton urges that students exert every effort to register as scheduled. Civilians will register for War Ration Books at the high school in their district. Superintendent Bunting, of the A. & M. Consoli dated High School, stated there would be no high school classes Monday, and urged that everyone in that district try to register Monday. Those who cannot possi— 1 bly register then will be signed up on the 5th, 6th, or 7th of May. A facsimile of the application for War Ration Book No'. 1 which will be filled out for the students appears on page 4 of this issue. Students are requested to study carefully the application blank and be prepared to answer all ques tions. The Office of Price Adminis tration estimates it will take four minutes to fill out each form if questions are answered promptly. Fifty members of the junior class will be selected to assist with the registration—tWenty-five to help Monday an3 the remainder, Wednesday. These students will be excused from classes while assist ing. Chief of Subsistence Hotard states that no cards will be taken up this semester, but beginning next semester all students eating in the mess halls must turn in their books. Students under eigh teen years of age will not be re quired to register for books, but will secure them through their families. Enlistment to Be at Same Time as Signing of Contracts According to releases from the War De partment all Sophomores who plan to take advanced military science must enlist in the | Enlisted Reserve Corps before they will be permitted to take advanced military science. The physical exams for all potential ad vanced students will be given sometime next week. As soon as the candidates have suc cessfully completed their physical"!' they will be required to enlist in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. All students who may leave college for any reason prior to graduation , with his class will automatically be called to active duty in the army, provided he has no valid reason for getting de ferment. This compulsory enlistment for all advanced military students must be made so that reserves will be available and so that the student who is now in college taking mil itary training will be protected until graduation. Men who are not yet 18 years old will not be enlisted in the re serve but may be enrolled in the ROTC advanced course if they agree to sign an agreement which will require them to enlist when they reach that age. Advanced course students who are now taking military science whether they have contracts or not, are urged to enlist in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. Hospital Insurance Headed by Anthony Group hospitalization insurance matters will be handled hereafter by M. L. Antony in the College Hills Estate office, according to an announcement by the College Insurance Committee. Antony will succeed Seldon W. Henslee, who expects to enter the army. Antony will collect prem iums from members of the group, accept applications for new mem bers, and handle hospitalization claims. The insurance plan is open to all full time employees of the College, and at present has about 350 faculty members and other college employees in its member ship. Any member who enters the hospital receives $5.00 per day during confinement and is reim bursed for surgical operations in amounts up to $150, depending on the nature of the treatment. The present semi-annual prem iums are $7 per member. The pro tection went into effect over a year ago. During the first year, the members paid $5,134.50 in premiums and received from the insurance company $5,258.90 in claims. The usual experience is for claims to be higher the first year than thereafter. It is hoped that claims will be fewer this second year to prevent increase in rates. Singing Cadets Join In National Music Week Celebration The Singing Cadets will present a full-hour of entertainment Mon day night in the Bryan High School auditorium for the benefit of the public. The program is in observance of National Music Week and is only one of several such programs to be presented throughout the week, according to R. W. Jenkins, director of the Singing Cadets. Other entertainment features designed to emphasize the import ance of music to everyone will be presented by the Bryan A Cappel- la Choir and a piano and harp re cital by high school students. Members of the cadet corps are especially invited to attend all of these programs, sa#S Jenkins. Names of Draft Advisors Made Public by Barger A list of the associate members of the Brazos County Draft Ad visory Board has been made pub lic by J. Wheeler Barger, member of the board, for the benefit of those residents of College Station who have registered recently in the selective service nation-wide classification of man-power, in finding out particulars about their classification and in aiding in clearing up any disputes that might arise over their standing. The associate-members of the board are Lt. A. P. Utterback, Lt. E. B. Sale, B. D. Marburger, W. J. Butler, M. L. Cashion, E. L. Angell, Capt. Joe Davis, Harold Vance, S. R. Gammon, R. W. Steen, A. B. Nelson, M. F. Nelson, W. L. Penberthy, W. Horsley, F. G. An derson, T. A. Munson, G. B. Wil cox, J. T. McNew, F. B. Clark, I. G. Adams, D. B. Gofer, C. O. Spriggs, M. C. Hughs and C. C. /Hedges. For help on any problems which might arise from questionnaires or other information men affect ed may contact any of the above named associate-members. Welty Compliments Corps on Conduct Inspectors Were Well Pleased Commandant Says Colonel Maurice D. Welty, in a statement yesterday, commended the cadet corps on the fine co operation shown during the feder al inspection Wednesday and Thursday. Although the report of the inspecting officers has not yet been made public, Welty express ed the opinion that the corps made a fine impression on them. The officers conducting the an nual inspection arrived on the campus Tuesday night and were here until late Thursday. Wed nesday they were guests of the senior cadet officer of each unit in Duncan and Sbisa halls and Wed nesday afternoon the party visited President T. O. Walton; Executive Assistant E. L. Angell and Dean T. D. Brooks. Welty’s complete statement con cerning the inspection was, “I feel that the corps made a fine im pression on inspecting officers who were here. Inspectors were entirely satisfied with the cadets individually and collectively. How ever, their report will not be known until it is released from the War Department. I personally want to commend the cadets and thank them for their fine coopera tion.” Highlight of the inspection was the mounted revie^r of the corps Thursday afternoon. The review was the first in the history of the school at which khaki shirts were worn with the Number 1 uniform. Members of the inspecting party were Col. E. A. Keyes, Col. C. L. Mitchell, Col. Wm. J. Calvert, Col. John Perkins, Lt. Col. O. C. Mc Intyre, Lt. Col. B. F. Chadwick, Lt. Col. R. A. Eads, Maj. J. B. Wise, Capt. G. T. Turner and Lt. D. C. Cutter. Old AAA Building Renamed Anchor Hall The old AAA Building which has been turned into classroom and of fice space for the Navy school has been named “Anchor Hall,” it was announced by E. N. Holmgren, Business Manager. The name, An chor Hall, was the choice of Navy personnel on the campus and will be the official name by which the building is referred. Air Officers Present Plan Monday in Assembly Hall Officers of the U. S. Air Corps will dis cuss the new Army Air Force enlisted re serve plan Monday night at 7:00 in the As sembly Hall, according to an announcement made by Reynolds Smith, former Dallas golf ing star, who is now connected with the Pub lic Relations office at Randolph Field. Cap tain Blaine B. Campbell and Lieutenant J. E. Michael will explain the new plan to interested Aggies. Smith stated that the following requirements applied: ages past 18 years and not yet 27, married men are acceptable but all must submit a birth certificate or acceptable proof of age. Normal Air Force physical and mental tests must be passed. Applicants, upon the basis of special aptitude, are classified as pilot, bombardier or navigator. Students with special college train ing can pursue training in ground crew subjects such as armament, communications, engineering, met eorology and photography. Within eight months the applicant can win a commission as a flying of ficer. Smith stated, the Air Force ex amining board is scheduled to be on the campus May 13th and 14th. Under the new plan aviation ca dets are procured through prelim- the Air Force Enlisted Reserve inary enlistment as privates in providing enlistment on a deferr ed service basis until the cadet is required for Army training. The Commandant’s Office inter prets the plan to mean that the Enlisted Reserved men are sub ject to active duty at any time, although deferment is permitted to provide for further scholastic training. Students enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, will be order ed to active duty upon graduation or upon call with opportunity to compete for commissions in the same manner as aviation cadets. Students enlisting for the Air Corp will be unable to get advanc ed R. O. T. C. contracts since ex isting army regulations do not permit membership in more than one arm of the service. The Army Air Force Enlisted Reserve, authorized on April 4 r 1942, is open to college students who have not completed their edu cational training and who wish to continue in school. The plan will serve the purpose of insuring the Army Air Force a continuous sup ply of well trained men to become officers in all branches of the Army Air Force. Don Hackney to Swing in the Goodman Style >wm With the AggielamrDuring Summer Months Above at the extreme right is shown Don Hackney, the new lead er of the Aggieiand Orchestra for the coming semester. The pres ent leader, Toppy Pearce, is shown at the extreme left in the pic ture playing a baritone sax. ■ Don Hackney, clarinetist with the Aggieiand Orchestra, was an nounced as the new leader of the organization last night at the Cot ton Ball. Hackney was selected by vote of members of the orchestra and will succeed Toppy Pearce as leader. Hackney has already made plans for the orchestra as it will be un der his direction. He plans to use the style of Benny Goodman and to make the music “sweeter” than it has been in the past. An addi tion of two saxaphones will be made to give the orchestra a more rounded staff. Among selections to be played by the orchestra for the corps dance tonight is “Milland’s Ver sion of Fighting Doug MacAr- thur,” a novelty number. A num ber of Jimmie Lunceford’s ar- (See HACKNEY, Page 4) Collegiate F. F. A. Elects New Officers For Coming Semester The A. & M. Collegiate Chapter of F. F. A. met last Monday night and elected the following officers for the coming year: Philip Alford,. president; John Pesek, vice-presi dent; Oliver Rinehart, Jr., secre tary; Charles Wyatt, treasurer; H. C. Clemons, reporter; I. D. Smith, adviser, Jack Barton, par liamentarian; Lloyd Clyburn, watchdog; “Doodie” Rice, histori an; and Jack Robertson, song lead er. Committees to set up plans and goals for the coming year were appointed. A program committee was selected to present the enter tainment for the final meeting of the year. Cosmopolitan Club Holds Annual Banquet The Cosmopolitan Club will hold the last business meeting of the year Sunday afternoon in the Chapel of the old “Y”. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the time, and place for a farewell banquet for the graduating club members. Election of officers for the com ing term will be held, and it is urged that all members, both grad uating and otherwise are urged to attend.