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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 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1942 2275 NUMBER 19 Hollywood Will Bring Aggieland to Screen Commando Course Will Be Added to Military Facilities Cross Country Movement Made as Difficult As Possible Conditions Men for Soldiering Attempting- to turn out physically fit men as well as technically trained officers, the military department plans soon to inaugurate a commando course which will be similar in design and difficulty to those used in the training of the British commandos. The proposed course was described to a Battalion reporter yesterday by E. J. Urbanovsky of the landscape art department. Included in the drawings of the course are log hurdles and a ten foot fence which the trainee must scale. Once over the fence, the soldier proceeds through a group of natural obstacles such as trees and dense underbrush. Ascention and descention of a hill through a pipe, crossing horizontal bars and taking hurdles in a thickly wooded area will help Juke Box Prom To Be Held In Sbisa Saturday Main Dining Room Will Be Used Again To Provide Ample Room Another of the Juke Box Proms, which have proved to be so popular with the Aggies, will be held this coming Saturday night from 9:00 to 12:00 in the main dining hall of Sbisa. At the last prom, which was the first one to be held in the big room, it was found to be much cooler as well affording more dancing room. Bobby Stephens, Social Secretary of the Senior Class, said, “The limiting of stags will be left al most entirely up to the organiza tions. Freshmen must have dates and the respective organizations will decide whether or not Sopho mores will be required to have dates.” The admission will be 35c and the uniform for the dance will be the No. 2, khaki pants and shirts. Officers Guides Available Through Student Activities Lawrence Boone, manager of student activities, announced to day that several payments have been made already on the “Offi cer’s Guide.” This book contains general information, the purpose of which is to act as a reference book for new officers entering the army. The sale of the book is being handled this year through the Stu dent Activities Office in the Ad ministration Building, Walter Cardwell, cadet colonel, stated Monday. The deadline for those who plan to buy their books in the first or der is July 22. A payment must be made before 5 p.m. on that day if the book is purchased in the first order. Cardwell also said, “Cadet officers will find that this book can help them in running their organizations here on the campus.” The “Officer’s Guide,” which is published by the Military Service Publishing Company, is designed especially to aid new officers in such subjects as correct uniforms, military court proceedings, cus toms of the service, and other gen eral information. Agronomy Society Hears D L Cothran In the- regular meeting of the Agronomy Society at 7:30 tonight in the Agricultural Engineering building, Donald L. Cothran, State Cotton Crop Supervisor will hold an informal discussion with the members of the Agronomy Society on cotton crop insurance. After the informal discussion by Cothran, the club members will discuss plans for an initiation of new members, the date to be set at the meeting. Also plans for an agronomy pic nic will be discussed at the meet ing. Heretofore, there has been only one picnic during the year; however, the plans for the Agron omy Society show more outings for the future. -enable the trainee to travel cross country through the rough est type of terrain without great physical hardship. Crawling on hands and knees under a low bridge and through a culvert pipe, and running through a maize of barrel sections similar to the staggered tires used in football training will develop agility, surefootedness and the faculty of coordinating mind and body. Completion of the course in volves traversing deep under growth, swinging over a trench on a rope and entering a window after first scaling a wall. The military department will use the course for developing the bodies of the cadets to enable them to meet any and, ’e h conditions of physical exigency in the field and during combaf. Co-op Leaders Hold Three Day Meeting in August Cooperative leaders representing all types of associations from all sections of the state are expected to attend the Texas Institute for Cooperatives to be held at A. & M. beginning Monday, August 10, and continuing to Wednesday noon, August 12. Plans for the Institute are near ing completion according to J. Wheeler Barger, head of the De partment of Agricultural Econom ics at the college, who is chairman of the Institute Program Com mittee. A few national leaders in the cooperative movement have been secured for special addresses, including Ezra Benson, executive ^secretary of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and Dr. O. W. Herrmann, chief of the Co operative Research and Service Division of the Farm Credit Ad ministration. Most of the time on the Insti tute program will be devoted to informal discussions of major co operative problems by the dele gates in attendance. Particular at tention will be given to the new responsibilities and problems of associations that have arisen as a result of the war. Time will also be devoted to consideration of some important organization and man agement matters, to plans used with success by some associations, and to possibilities of cooperatives working together on a number of matters of common interest. The first annual membership meeting of the Texas Federation of Cooperatives will be held dur ing the Institute. Directors will be elected and a program of work formulated for this newly char tered organization. Kream and Kow Klub Plans Fish Fry Soon The Kream and Kow Klub voted at the first meeting of this semes ter to have some form of enter tainment such as a picnic, dance, fish fry or swimming party each' month. The entertainment for June was a picnic featured by a soft- ball game between the students and the professors of the depart ment followed by an outside bar becue at Hensel Park. At the regular club meeting Tuesday night the members voted to have a fish fry for this months’ entertainment which is to be held 1 late Saturday, July 25. Whatcha Drinkin’ Gal? Scruggs Submits Winning Snapshot As Longhorn Contest Gains Following Universal’s Walter Wanger|j e Sanders wins To Portray Ag Traditions Movie Will Be Pull Length, All Star Production Costing Around $750,000 Traditions which have been a part of the long and col orful history of Texas A. & M. will live again on the screen, it was revealed in an announcement made by President T. O. Walton. He said that arrangements have recently been made with Walter Wanger, film producer of Universal Pictures, to produce a feature length picture on the dramatic history of the school and its role in the military, engineering, and agricultural scheme of the state of Texas and the nation. It has been said that the film will include an all-star cast. Approval of the board of directors and the faculty to produce the film has been obtained, Walton announces. Pub licity Director G. Byron Winstead has gone to Hollywood C. G. Scruggs, P.O. 2835, is win ner of the snapshot contest for this week. In announcing the win- Seniors Are Urged To Fill Out Forms For Job Placement Seniors are advised by W. R. Horsley, director of the placement office of the Former Students As sociation, to fill out the personnel record form, and purchase the per sonnel leaflets that the office will issue as soon as they are received. Horsley asks the senior classes cooperation in. filling out these forms especially since they are for the purpose of helping obtain for them employment whenever de sired. He points out that when the war is over and the country is in a more normal economic condi tion, there will be many seeking positions in the field they studied in college. At that time the place ment office will be the most logi cal place from which pertinent in formation may be obtained. If contact is kept up during the time spent in the army, arrange ments may be made before being discharged that will place the job seeker one step ahead of the oth ers seeking the same position. Of course there is no guarantee of a position but with full cooperation, Horsley is confident that a posi tion that will best suit the appli cant can be obtained. Even upon promise of a job after graduation, the information may sometimes be of use in obtaining another. To fill out the form much ac curacy is asked in the information which should be as complete as possible. A picture is to be turned in with it, which Horsley suggests be taken the same time gradua tion pictures are made. “Let’s keep Americans the rich est, happiest, freest and most self- reliant people on the earth col lectively by re-selling ourselves individually on the principles and practices that have made us great,” so stated Stanley W. Foran as he addressed juniors and seniors yes terday morning in Guion hall and underclassmen last night. An in terested group of men heard Foran deliver his famous speech “My Country ’Tis of Thee and Me!” Continuing, Foran said, “To do that let’s resell ourselves on the cooperative individualism which has enriched us materially, cul turally and spiritually beyond the dreams of less blessed people, and, by our unified, vitalized and out spoken zeal for effectively func tioning democracy, let’s regenerate belief in freedom in all lands where coercive collectivism is de stroying personal liberty, equal rights, freedom of speech and the ner Longhorn Editor John Long- ley urged the rest of the men to turn in their pictures and try for the chance of the one dollar prize offered for the best picture of the week. The pictures are for the Campus section, and the best picture turn ed in during the week will win a prize. In addition all pictures have a chance of appearing in the Long horn at the time. It is printed the latter part of this year. The snapshots are judged by Howard Berry, photographer of the Experiment Station. They may be turned in at the Student Activi ties Office or placed in the boxes placed in the lobbies of the new and old “Y.” Any number of pic tures may be submitted. The pic tures should have a glossy finish and should have the name and ad dress of the contestant written on the back of the picture. The con test is open to everyone except staff and commercial photograph ers. Highway Department Engineer Speaks To ASCE Tonight at 7 The American Society of Civil Engineers will have George M. Garrett, District Engineer for the Texas Highway Department as a speaker at its meeting tonight at 7:00 in the C. E. lecture room. Garrett’s topic will be “The Ef fect of Asphalt Freezing on Fu ture Highway Construction.” He is highly qualified to talk on the subject due to his wide experience in the field of highway engineer ing. He is a graduate of A. & M. in the class of ’23 and has been a practicing engineer ever since that time. All Civil Engineering students are urged to attend the meeting as it is on a subject which may vitally concern all of them. dignity of man.” Speaking straight from the shoulder without wasting any words Foran traced the history of socialism from its beginning through its various stages to the present time. He criticised the American people as being the dumbest people in the world, even if they are the richest and the most fortunate. Adding, he said that in the light of past history the American people are the most foolish people in the world also. Commenting upon the dictator ships, Foran said that the great est aid to Hitler, Stalin and Mus solini is the stupidity of the ma jority of the people in their coun try. These dictators have been able to instill a form of blind obedience that has become a religion with the people. This religious hold has enabled these countries to accom plish things which have been im possible for other nations. For the past four years Foran has conducted what he calls a Gala Opening Of Dance Pavilion Set for August 1 Excavations Near Completion as Pouring Of Foundation Begins With construction of the dance slab well under way, the Student Activities Committee is making plans for a gala opening August 1, according to L. D. Boone, acting manager of Student Activities. The Aggieland Orchestra will fur nish the music. Excavations for the slab are two-thirds finished, and sand has already been spread on the finish ed portion. The slab will be fin ished with a maroon top, and a bandstand. The slab will be light ed with soft lights, according to Boone. There will also be a public address system. The slab would be available to organizations for their dances if they so’ desire it. The Student Activities Committee announced that organizations would be charg ed a rental of ten dollars or five per cent of the budget or expendi tures for the dance. This charge covers the use of the public ad dress system, but the organization will be required to furnish its own operator. Boone also announced that an effort was being made to obtain roller skates. These skates are the kind that are used on public rinks and are equipped with fiber rollers. A nom inal charge would be levied the use of these skates, the revenue thus derived going to! pay for the public address system and upkeep on the plant. Filing Deadline For Cotton Service Set For August 1 More than 80 groups of Texas cotton growers, organized for cot ton improvement practices, have filed application for free cotton classification and market news service for the 1942 crops, accord ing to M. C. Jaynes, cotton work specialist of the A. and M. Col lege Extension Service. “one-man crusade” to awaken Am ericans to the value of the Amer ican Way of Life. During that period he has received more than 1600 invitations to deliver his now famous talk on Americanism. He has actually addressed more than 800 audiences located from the Great Lakes to the Gulf and from the Atlantic to the Rockies. In ad dition he has made more than 250 radio broadcasts, and versions of his speech have been printed in millions of copies of newspapers and magazines. At the present time Foran is serving as captain of the 19th Battalion of the Texas Defense Guard. During World War I Foran was a pursuit pilot and held a lieutenancy, at the end of the war. For the last 25 years Foran has devoted all his time, except the period spent in the war, to his work as a public relations and ad vertising counsel. Since 1935 he has headed his own advertising agency in Dallas. to complete arrangements with Wanger. The picture will go into production early this fall and will be released to the nation’s screens early in 1943. $750,000 has been provided for the production of the film. The tentative title, “American Youth Has Never Been Licked,” has been objected to by Dr. Walton and will probably be changed, the president’s office revealed. Norman Reilly Raine, who wrote the screen play for Wanger’s cur rent production “Eagle Squadron,” a story of the American boys in the RAF, has been assigned to the script and will arrive in Col lege Station within the next few days. He will spend several weeks on the campus assembling back ground data on which to base the script. “We here at the college feel confident that the portrayal will be an inspiration to the youth of America and will reflect credit on the institution and the entire State of Texas,” Walton wired Producer Wanger on receiving advice from Winstead that arrangements for the production of the film had been completed. Combination Army Navy CPT Course Is Underway Here Training Not Available To Students; Trainees Arrive at Gov’t Expense Yesterday the new double phase program of the C.P.T. got under way. This program is divided into two different groups: the Army group, which is for men who have reached their eighteenth year of age but not their thirty-seventh, and have been rejected for combat flight duty; and the Navy group, which is for members of the Naval Reserve, secondclass seamen, Class V-5, Aviation Cadets and members of V-l who indicate then- preference for flight work. These courses are not open to Aggies. Most of the Navy men are en listed in V-5 and will be sent here by the Navy, while the majority of the Army men will be those who have passed the C.A.A. physical yet failed the Army combat phy sical. There will be no cost to the cadet; all expenses being taken care of by the government. The courses offered in the C.P.T. program will include 240 hours of ground school training in such courses as mathematics, physics, civil air regulations, navigation, general service of aircraft, radio code, military and physical train ing, aircraft identification, mili tary science and discipline and meteorology. This will be an eight weeks course and will average 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. All who are eligible and are in terested in this C.P.T. course should see Dr. Howard W. Bar- low, Coordinator C.P.T., Aeronau tical Engineering Depart. Kyle Arrives Today From Inter-American Conference In Mexico Returning from a two-week stay in Mexico City where he has been attending the second Inter- American Conference on Agricul ture, Dean E. J. Kyle of the school of agriculture will arrive on the campus sometime today, it was re vealed by his office. Presidency Of Freshman Class Boistrous Political Coups Characterize Election Meeting Wednesday night in the Assem bly hall the freshman class elect ed the following officers: J. El Sanders of Dallas, president; C. E. McWilliams of Gainesville, vice president; A. R. Orsinger of Sam 'Antonio, secretary; W. J. Terrell of Navasota, treasurer; M. A, Coulter, also from San Antonio, historian; and J. D. Thompson as Student Welfare officer. A number of political parties at tempted to railroad their men through, the largest being the com bined Field and Coast Artillery with the Engineers winning four out of six offices. Cadet Colonel Walter Cardwell emphasized everyone should be al lowed to vote as he personally wished, and that military organi zations had nothing to do with the ■ qualities of a candidate. Cardwell had a difficult time getting the 'uproarious fish quiet; however, the election rolled off smoothly when it finally got started. Head yell leader, Chuck Chal mers, talked to the fish on the spirit of A. & M., which thoroughly aroused them, and almost the roof. Chalmers said he was glad to see the new freshmen show real spirit by their energetic yelling and good reponse. Suggestions On Curricula Changes To Be Considered A committee of outside college executives will visit A. & M. to make a survey of the various cur ricula offered by the college at the invitation of President T. O. Wal ton, with the approval of the board of directors. While on the campus, the committee will conduct an ex tensive inquiry concerning the courses offered by the college and will recommend various changes which will improve the general curriculum. Represented on the committee will be Dean A. A. Potter, dean of the .school of engineering of Pur due university; Dr, John J. Tigert, president of the university of Florida; and Dean H. L. Walster, dean of the school of agriculture at North Dakota State College. Last March Dr. Walton present ed a resolution before a meeting of the board of directors to invite these men to the campus. He felt that since the curriculum of the college had not been gone over in several years, a survey should be made with the view of making im provements. He felt that outsiders would be able to do this better than members of the college, a spokesman for the president’s of fice revealed. Members of the committee ar rived here yesterday and will re main on the campus for a week or ten days gathering material for their report. After gathering their material, they will leave A. & M. and will send in their report as soon as it is prepared. Official sources stated that the report to be made will be similar to the Griffenhagen report made several years ago. Holmgreen Addresses Aero StudentsTonight E. N. Holmgreen, business man ager of the college and assistant squadron commander of the local Civil Air Patrol, will speak tonight at 7 p.m. to the Institute of Aero nautical Sciences in the Electrical Engineering lecture room. All members are urged to attend this meeting. LONGHORN SCHEDULE July 14 to 20, Coast Artil lery Seniors. July 21 to 27, Composite Regiment Seniors. '"My Country ’Tis of Thee and Me” Presented Thousands of Times to Awaken Americans