TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1942-
THE BATTALION
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Student Leaders for 1942-43 Are Prepared
Class of 1943 Assumes
Leadership of the Corps
Cofer, Longley, Pinson, Gordon to Edit
Student Publications for School Session
The leadership of the student body for the coming school term
will be in the hands of a certain group of students, whose responsibility
it will be to guide the many activities of the corps. Most of these men
have been elected by the student body at large, while some have been
put in office by the senior class of ’43. These men will head the corps
for the 1942-43 school year: John Lawrence, Town Hall manager;
John Longley, Editor of the Longhorn; Ed Gordon, Editor of the En
gineer; David Pinson, Editor of the-f
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Agriculturist; Brooks Cofer, Bat
talion Editor; Bobby Stephens,
Social Secretary of the Senior
Class; Ken Bresnen, Associate
Editor of the Battalion; Chuck
Chalmers, Head Yell Leader; Ted
O’Leary, assistant yell leader; Reg
gie Smith, advertising manager of
the Battalion; and Bill McKenzie
and J. B. Booth, junior yell leader.
These men look to the corps for
cooperation in the many activities
which they represent. The success
of the many student activities will
depend upon the way in which these
men perform their duties.
JOHN LAWRENCE
At the head of Town Hall is
John Lawrence, who has announced
already an outstanding program
for the entertainment of the corps.
Lawrence is a Liberal Arts stu-
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JOHN LONGLEY
The Longhorn, the college an
nual, will be edited by John Long
ley, AA major from Giddings.
Longley served as junior editor of
the staff on this year’s Longhorn.
The plan under the new speed-up
program of the college is to have
a Longhorn with each graduating
class, that is for each class which
was in school at the time of the
change.
ED GORDON
“Flash” Gordon will edit the
Engineer, the student engineering
publication. Gordon is a mechani
cal engineering student from Gil
mer.
DAVID PINSON
Editing the Agriculturist will
be David Pinson, C Troop Cavalry,
who was associate editor before
Walter Cardwell was forced to re-
Brooks Cofer
Head Yell Leader
Town Hall Manager
John Lawrence
Engineer Editor
Ed Gordon
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BROOKS COFER
The editor of the tri-weekly stu
dent Battalion will be Brooks Cof
er, Liberal Arts major from College
Station. The Battalion is also the
official newspaper for the city of
College Station. Cofer is in the
Coast Artillery on the campus.
BOBBY STEPHENS
The important position of social
secretary of the senior class will
be filled by Bobby Stephens of
the Infantry Band. It will be
Stephen’s duty to plan and super
vise the corps dances put on by
the senior class. Stephens also
heads the new outdoor dance hall
which the college is building espec
ially for summer entertainment.
KEN BRESNEN
Ably assisting the Battalion ed
itor will be Ken Bresnen, associ
ate editor. Bresnen served as jun
ior editor on the paper and is well
qualified. He is from Dallas and
is a member of the Scholarship
Honor Society.
CHUCK CHALMERS
The leader of the famous Twelfth
Man will be Chuck Chalmers from
Houston. As senior yell leader
Chalmers will direct the activity
of the corps as it supports the
Aggie athletic teams. Chalmers is
an agricultural administration
major and is a major on the corps
staff for the coming year.
TED O’LEARY
Senior assistant yell leader will
be Ted O’Leary, whose duty will be
to help Chalmers lead the corps.
O’Leary is one of the three yell
leaders for this year who comes
from Houston.
REGGIE SMITH
Reggie Smith heads a strong
advertising staff for the Battal
ion. This year’s new advertising
manager led the junior assistants
in soliciting for the paper. Smith
is from Waco and is a member of
A Troop Cavalry.
McKenzie and booth
Bill McKenzie and J. B. Booth
will assist Chalmers and O’Leary
as junior yell leaders. McKenzie is
in the Field Artillery and Booth
in the Engineers.
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Gillis Spends Last Days of
College Career in Hospital
Climaxing his outstanding col
lege career Tom Gillis, cadet col
onel and corps commander who is
succeeded by Walter Cardwell,
spent the last few days of a flame
of glory in the confines of the
college hospital with a case of
mumps.
Having been selected as valedic
torian of the senior class of ’42
he had prepared his speech but at
the last minute he was unable to
attend his graduation exercises
and Fred Smitham was selected to
read the address prepared by the
unfortunate Gillis.
Gillis had been one of the out
standing students in school all dur
ing his stay at A. & M. He was
the first cadet in the history of
the college ever to attain the hon
or of having a straight A average
for four years of work. He had
a grade point ratio better than
perfect. Gillis received his de
gree in liberal arts and his com
mission as second lieutenant in the
Coast Artillery Corps.
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