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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, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1942 2275 NUMBER 30 Open Foram Talks Featur Of Co - op Institute Meet f Fifth Annual Conference Will End At Noon Tomorrow; Election Officers to Be Held Fifth annual Texas Institute for Co-Operatives and a conference of the Texas Federation of Co-Operatives meet ing here finished its first of three days of open forums, talks, and banquets concerning the co-operative movement here in Texas Monday. Two open forums were held yesterday in the chapel of the YMCA. The morning program was a discussion of the relationships within the co-operative asso ciations. Two old timers in the co-op movement in Texas, Mrs. Maggie W. Barry, of the extension service here, and Mr. W. p Cadets Urged To Have Blood Typed dr Emergency Use Onlj^ 8 of First 100 Tested Had Rare Types; Tests Short, Painless Texas spoke on the Monday pro gram. M. Allen Baker information agent for Farm Credit Adminis tration in Houston spoke on*the imoprtance of keeping the mem bers interested and working within the co-ops. He pointed out the importance of keeping the mem bers informed and suggested the newspaper, posters, pictures, and pamphlets as methods of keeping the co-op movement before the eyes of the members. Graham Killough, Edinburg, Texas, told of the relationship be tween the locals and the larger federations. R. B. McLeaish, pub lic relations director of the Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange was a speaker on the Monday program. Charles P. Martin, student here from Plainview, was introduced by J. Wheeler Barger, head of the college’s department of Agri cultural Economics and general chairman of the co-op convention. Martin made a talk on the teach ing of the co-op movement in the high schools of Texas. Troy Stal lones from the University of Tex as Law School was also introduc ed by Barger. He spoke on the history of the co-ops giving at tention to the time when his fath- fer was the secretary of the In stitute. A. Mitchell gave a review of the history of the co-op houses here at A&M. He said the project be gan in 1932 with ten boys and now has 480 students. The highest en rollment in the project houses was in 1939 with a total of 1171. He said that the houses-' were saving the boys who lived in them around $871 per house per month. J. Frank Triplett from the pro ducers grain corporation of Amar illo was another speaker of the Monday forum. The program for today starts at 8:30 o’clock in the YMCA Chapel with a forum on “Organization and Management Problems.” This will include such subjects as “When is a ‘cooperative’ a co operative, “Dividend Policies” and “New Problems in Finance.” At 12:15 in Sbisa’s banquet room 'Miss Mary Mims, Extension Spec ialist in Organization, Louisiana ,State University, will talk on “The Place of Women in the Co- Operative Movement.” A program on inter-group rela tionship will be held in the YMCA Chapel from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Such subjects as “The Value of Cooperative Oil Mills to Coopera tive Gins,” “Possibilities of Co operative Trucking,” and “Possib- (See OPEN FORUM, Page 4) Lowcut necks, naked midriffs, and flowing veils were the order of the day at Kadet Kapers Sat urday night at the Assembly Hall. A portion of the “Slipstick Follies of 1942”, the Engineer’s show of last year, was presented in full costume on the KK stage much to the amusement of the audience— both Aggie and feminine. The Kadet Kaper presentation opened with songs led by Richard Jenkins, originator of the Saturday night free stage show, sung by the audience. A call was put out for several handsome boys to assist Jenkins with a stunt on. the stage. After a mad rush to be first, the lucky Aggies were detailed to move the piano. (Ed note: This was a detail by Richard Jenkins, a member of the college staff, and did not invol ve upperclassmen or freshmen in particular.) They did it and then, being so happy at the great honor accorded them, proceeded to grab themselves partners and dance Placement Bureau Asks Seniors To Fill Questionnaires Records on File Will Enable Graduate to Get Job After War Period Ends W. R. Horsley, recently appoint ed director of the placement bureau has sent out to the 1943 senior class the personnel record sheets similar to those sent to the last year’s 1 seniors. Horsley has urged all seniors to fill out these reports regardless of whether they are to enter the army or not. In order that a stu dent have a better chance in the scramble for jobs after the war ends, he should use the placement office to help him resume the ca reer planned during his college years, Horsley stated. The personnel records which have been sent to the seniors will enable the placement office to be of maximum service to the stu dent. From these personnel re cords, a set of printed personnel leaflets will be printed and sent to prospective employers. These will contain a picture of the stu dent and a wide variety of infor mation stated in a concise logical manner. '"S*- Even seniors who have already secured a position upon graduation are urged to fill out these person nel records as they may be of use in bettering a person’s position. A photograph and the personnel sheets should be turned in to the placement office in accordance with the instructions issued with the personnel blanks at the stu dents earliest convience. Horseley has invited any senior to call on him at any time for help or information in regard to to his finding employment after graduation. Amos V Andy to Be On WTAW Today Amos’n’ Andy submit a report on what Harlem is doing toward winning the war, when they ap pear as “Treasury Star Parade” guests in the broadcast to be heard over Station WTAW on Tuesday at 11:30 a. m. In a laugh-studded sequence, the popular blackface comedians demonstrate that the American negro is doing his part in the nation’s war effort. Special music is provided by David Broek- man and his orchestra. to the strains of recorded music (through the courtsey of Hasn’t- wells in Bryan) much to the glee of the female audience. Then came the part of the show everyone was waiting for—the summer style parade by the cam pus beauties from the architect ural society. Amidst comments from a well- informed voice on womens? styles, a dozen ravishing beauties parad ed out on the stage and exposed themselves to the awe-stricken au dience. There were moments a many when the - beauties paraded up and down the aisles for the clos er scrutiny of the style conscious spectators. All the latest summer fashions illustrated in this month’s Vogue and Womens Home Companion were on exhibit in the salon by the most ravishing beauties on the campus. It is not known what Kadet Ka pers has on hand for next week, but Jenkins has issued the fol lowing statement: “It’ll be good.” Dr. George E. Potter, chairman of the Blood Service committee for local Civilian Defense, announced today that only slightly more than one hundred persons have report ed to the hospital to have their blood typed. Members of the committee ai*e Dr. John Quisenberry, Dr. George Edds, and Potter. Tests are being made by the college hospital and records placed at the disposal of civilian defense leaders. “We want every junior, sopho more, or freshman (or anyone else that will probably be on the camp us for another year) to have this test made. It only takes a few minutes, and we would like to get six or seven hundred names on our records so that there will not be a shortage of the rarer types if they are needed,” said Potter. Proof of this statement is that out of the first hundred tested, only eight men had blood types other thah the common “O” and “A” types. There are four of each of the other two rarer types list ed in the first hundred. , Those having the rare types are: J. M. Bryan, type AB; Porter Garner', type B; Henry Maas, AB; Jack Robbins, type B; R. E. Scott, type B; Jack Simons, type B; Robert Singleton, type B; E. J. Smith, type B; W. B. Thomas, type AB; all others were types O and A. Lists of those already typed will be placed on bulletin boards in the Biology building, Veterinary Hos pital, and the college hospital. “It is very helpful to doctors in emergency cases to know the type of blood required for a transfu sion,” said Potter, “so whether you feel that you will be called on in the near future or not for a transfusion, you should know your type. Tests are still being made at the hospital. They are painless and take but a few minutes. We want everyone to help us out in this war cause.” • Surgical Dressings Institute Will Be HeldinBryanToday The U. S. Surgical Dressings In stitute will be held in Bryan to day and tomorrow at the Red Cross Volunteer Service Headquar ters in the Carnegie library build ing. Instructors at this meeting will be Mrs. E. S. Boyles and Mrs. Aug ust Schumacher, both of the Harris County Chapter, Houston. The attendance is limited to two persons from each of the ten count ies comprising this region. It will not be open to the general public because of limited time and train ing personnel. The representatives from Brazos County are Mrs. J. H. Quisenberry of College Station, the county chairman, and Mrs. James Butler of Bryan. These persons will in struct others at a later date to be announced. Following the completion of this two day meet, the Brozos county chapter, working at the Carnegie Library in Bryan and at the Red Cross Headquarters in College Sta tion, will begin its assigned quota of sixteen months of surgical dres sing work. Because the surgical dressings must be thoroughly stex - - ilized and supervised, no work will be taken into private homes. M E Freshmen Meet Schedule Help Classes There will be a meeting of all Mechanical Engineering freshmen in the Electrical Engineering Lec ture room at 7 o’clock tonight to make plans for holding slide rule help classes. These classes will be taught by M. E. seniors for the benefit of the freshmen, T. J. Bolling, president of the Student Chapter of the ASME stated Mon day. Former Commandant Visits Here Monday Brig. Gen. A. R. Emery, former P.M.S.&T. at A. & M., stopped on the campus for a brief visit yes terday, while en route from Cali fornia to Ft. Benning, Georgia. Band Wagon Campaign Progresses Vote May Be Cast With Each 25 Cent Purchase in Stores The campaign to get the Aggie- land orchestra on the Fitch Sum mer Band Wagon NBC program from Dallas September 13 got un der way this week. Curley Brient, leader of-the Ag- gieland Orchestra received word last week that the orchestra has a definite chance to get on the sum mertime broadcast from Dallas next month. “The competition is going to be very strong because several pretty big bands in Dallas as well as the SMU band are all trying to get the chance to get on this coast-to-coast radio prog ram which could very easily “make” a band.” “We’ve got the stuff down here to get that broad cast if every Aggie will cooperate in voting for us when he buys any thing at a drug store.” Brient 'stated. The number of votes cast in drug stores in this area during the next two weeks will determine -the Aggieland’s possible chance at fame and fortune. One vote may be cast with every 25 cent pur chase of anything in drug stores in the Dallas area. That means that a purchase of cigarettes, prescriptions, fountain drinks, stationery—matter of fact, any thing on the counters of any drug store will count as a vote for the Aggieland if the purchaser will simply tell the clerk that he wants to cast a vote for the Aggieland orchestra of A. & M. Drug stores in the following cities will take votes for the Ag gieland orchestra: Abilene, Big Spring, Breck- enridge, Cisco, Denison, Fort Worth, Henderson, Kilgore, Midland, Mineral Wells, Paris, Ranger, Sherman, Sweetwater, Tyler, Vernon, Weatherford, Wichita Falls, and Waco. / If you are in doubt as to whether your town is included in the Dal las area for the Fitch Band Wagon voting, a post card inquiry to The Battalion will bring the answer. Deer Prove to Be Definite Asset To Edwards Ranchers That deer in the Edwards Pla- tean county of Texas constitutes an economic asset of undoubted im portance was indicated by studies conducted by the Division of Wild Life Research of the Texas Agri cultural Experiment Station in co operation with the Extension Ser vice, the Kerrville Chamber of Commerce, the Kerr County Wild Life Association and the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commis sion, in the vicinity of Kerrville, Texas. Reports were made recently on 497,331 acres of Kerr County land. One thousand and thirty-three deer were reported taken in the last open season, or one deer to each 481 acres. Seventy-six of the 214 ranchmen, or 35%, received pay for hunting leases, taking in $20,- 981, or an average of $270. Hunt ing lease money was received on 313,583 acres, or 63% of the total acreage reported on. One hundred thirty-eight of the 214 owners, or 64%, reported receiving no money from this source. Their acreage totaled 183,748, or 36% of the tot al. Of the 214 ranchmen reporting, 151, or 70%, owning 342,947 acres, or 68%, reported damage by deer. Estimated deer damage totaled $13,723, an average of $90.88 for those reporting damage. Reports of damage tended to decrease with the size of the ranch. Nearly all the small farmers complained of deer damage, but less than half of ranchmen owning acreage of 2,000 acres and up, complained of dam age. Returns from the questionnaire clearly indicate the need for some form of protection of cropped areas from deer damage. Juke Box Prom To Be Held in Grove Saturday Evening New Record Equipment Allows 45 Minutes Of Continuous Dance Music Dancers will get their first op portunity to attend a dance at The Grove at popular prices this weekend at the first outdoor juke box prom to be held Saturday night, stated Bobby Stephens, Sen ior class social secretary. Price set for the prom by of ficials is 35 cents, and the number two uniform will be regulation. Sophomores and freshmen will be required to have dates to attend any juke box proms, as was de cided by the Senior Class in a re cent meeting, although sophomores can go to Corps dances without dates. Saturday night will be the first time the new $350 record playing and sound equipment will be used. The new equipment which is in stalled in the base of the band stand has provisions for playing forty-five minutes of music with out interruption over six high fidelity speakers mounted on poles around the border of the floor. As well as provisions for records the new sound equipment has mi crophone plugs installed in the front of the band stand where the sound- amplifiers can be used for microphones for vocalists as well as for records. Aggie Riders Will Be Featured in 24th Annual S&S Rodeo The 24th annual Texas Aggie Rodeo, held in Bryan at the Amer ican Legion Park, August 14 and 15, will offer a wide variety of entertainment including calf rop ing, bareback and saddle bronco riding, wild bull riding, ribbin rop ing, cowhorse contests, and many other attractions, and feature ca det riders. v The rodeo is sponsored by the Saddle and Sirloin Club in order to raise money to send A. & M.’s International Livestock Judging team to the annual Chicago live stock show and judging contests. The ceremony of the king and queen of the rodeo will be omitted this year, the Saddle and Sirloin Club stated. Busses have been secured to run from the College to the Legion Park in Bryan. None of the pro ceeds from the rodeo will go to any promoter. Camera Club Elects Officers; Drafts Plan For Future Activities Newly created College Camera Club formally approved their new constitution and mapped out a pro gram for future activities last Wednesday night, according to Frank Tippitt, second vice-presi dent of the club. The meeting was shown some color pictures and slides taken by the Landscape Art Department and members of the club. Officers elected at the, meeting were as follows: Phil Crown, presi dent; Bill Evans, first vice-presi dent; Frank Tippitt, second vice- president; Tom Robb, reporter; Linton Robertson, secretary-trea surer. Tomorrow night another meet ing will be held in the lecture room on the second floor in the Y.M.C.A. A program has been planned and any new members will be wel come. The club is open to stu dents and college employees as regular members, and to others as associate members. The only re quirement is an interest in photo graphy. Press Club Will Hold Meeting Tonight at 7 The Press Club will hold an im portant meeting tonight at 7 o’clock in the Battalion office at the Administration building, ac cording to E. A. Gordon, presi dent. It is imperative to that all mem bers of the Press Club be present to transact important business. Anyone who is a member of the staff of any student publication is eligible to attend the meeting. Summer Style Show Feature Is Highlights of Kadet Kapers Scholarship Honor Society Eligibilities Announced 66 Seniors of 4 Schools Named Members; Juniors Will Be Determined in Near Future Names of sixty-six seniors eligible for membership this year in the Scholarship Honor Society have been announced by the Registrar’s office. Those eligible for membership are the highest ranking eight per cent of the seniors in each school and four per cent of the juniors in each school. The list of Agriculture juniors is complete and the other schools will be ready in a few days. Seniors who were members last year are automatically elig ible for membership this year. In a few days, the Society will have a meeting to elect ^.officers. Seniors in the School of Agri- Cadet Chess Team Tackles Faculty Players Tonight Aggies Defeated By Profs Last Week; Out For Revenge This Time Tonight at 7 o’clock the Aggie chess team will match their skill against a group of faculty chess players in contest to be held in the chess room in the first floor of the new “Y”. All persons interested are invited by Eugene Canfield team captain, to come out and watch the battle of wits. Dr. C. M. Kelly of the chemistry department; Dr. S. S. Share of the physics department; Malcolm Or chard, agricultural education; B. R. Holland, chemistry department, and Dr. E. P. Humbert, genetics department. In a practice, skirmish held last Tuesday between the Aggies and the faculty, the Aggies were soundly defeated by a score of four games to one, however, in the actual contest to be held to night, the aggies are out to better their record. Chess activity is on the increase every Tuesday night at the regu lar chess club meetings. All per sons interested are invited out to join the sessions. A chess ladder is posted on the blackboard of the chess room which shows the posi tion of the players. There’s al ways room at the bottom for any one who wants to work up to a top place. College Capers TSCWite Signs Selected from ten TSCW girls in the cast of “College Capers of ’42”, two have been awarded movie con tracts. Margaret Mary Hancock, has accepted a 10-week contract with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer at $250 per week. Ruth Tilley, is be ing considered, but has not an nounced definite arrangements. In the production playing cur rently in Fort Worth, Miss Han cock and Dick Gregory of SMU give a comedy interpretation of a jitterbug team. They are featured in a new dance creation, the Col lege Capers Stroll, with five jit terbug couples, each doing varia tions of' the fundamental steps. culture eligible have grade point averages ranging from 2.017 to 2.63. They are, in order of their standing: Walter Cardwell, John Pesek, Harriot Kunkel, Tom Moore, William Parker, Dean Davis, Char les Wyatt, Raymond Terrell, Percy Bell, William Lawler, Haywood Clemons, Alanson Brown, John Powell, William Lehmberg, W. Bland Harrison, Bryant Caraway, Tommie Pierce, Kenneth Smith, Jack Barton, Bill Morehouse, Or ville Foster, E. C. Shillinburg, James York, John Ellison, Jack Miller and Ray Mulhollan. Engineering senior’s averages ranged from 2.22 to 3.01. In order they are: Bill Galloway, William Adkisson, Kent Roy Barnard, Wil liam Bever, Stephen Kaffer, Earl Hartman, Jean Goppert, Guy John son, Addison Lynch, Adolph Spec- ia, Russell Jolley, Jack Baird, J. C. Denny, Spencer Baen, Don Little, Sam Burks, Luther Marshall, John Pratt, George Thenn, John Cox, Austin Nance, William Bowie, Roy Grim, Dan Lansdon, Don Griffin, Russell Chatham and Richard Worth. Arts and Science seniors eligible have grade point averages running from 2.094 to 2.60, and are: Ken Bresnen, Charles Hancock, David Gofer, James Lynch, Ralph Green, and A. L. Stautzenberger. Veterinary averages range from 2.029 to 2.84. Eligible seniors are: George Charlebois, Wilford Lur ies, S. H. Madin, Robert Faha, Frederick Baker, and Tyrrel De- Volin. Anyone feeling that there is a mistake in this list is requested to come by the Registrar’s office, said R. G. Perryman, assistant to Acting Registrar H. L. Heaton. Juniors in the School of Agri culture eligible for membership are: Arthur Lacy, Albert Lacy, Joe Hollingsworth, Benton Taylor, Joe Kelsey, Marvin McMillan, Dan iel Anthony, James Robertson, Harold Holdeman, Edward Bonn, and Jack Morgan. Grade point averages ran from 1.86 to 2.71. Juniors in other schools will be announced shortly. H J Hansen Appointed To Timber Committee Howard J. Hansen, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, has been appointed as Chairman of a Committee on Timber Structures for the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engine ers, according to J. T. L. McNew, head of the Department of Civil Engineering. Week-end Filled With Good Times Climaxes Summer Term Pretty Ina Ray Hutton front ing the band and singing the vocals with the white background of the r new bandstand at The Grove to fill in the picture’ presented an attractive sight to the over-ca- pdcity crowd on the slab and to the many onlookers who flocked to The Grove as the strains of music drifted over the campus Satuur- day night. As a climax to what will turn out to be one of the biggest week ends of the summer, Ina Ray Hut ton and her all male orchestra played for the largest corps dance yet of the summer session Sat urday night before an overflowing crowd. Final tabulations showed that 1259 paid admissions crossed the entrance to “The Grove” while 84 complimentary passes were is sued making a grand total ticket purchase of 1343. The familiar landmarks of the campus were covered with more weekend visitors than have been seen since Easter weekend last semester was the opinion expres sed by many. The corps dance Friday night was played by Curley Brient and and the Aggieland Orchestra, and was the first dance to be held in The Grove. The dance Friday night was not as crowded as was the Ina Ray Hutton hop on Saturday, therefore many expressed the opin ion that dancing was better. The area above The Grove was roped off to - keep back onlookers from getting to close to the slab and blocking ventilation from the dance floor. A near-capacity crowd attended Kadet Kapers prior to the dance to witness a summer style show put on by members of the Archi tectural society. Richard Jenkins, director of the Singing Cadets and producer of the Saturday night show, acted as emcee for the pro gram that, several members of the corps and their dates participated in.