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,. AUG. 20, 1942
2275
NUMBER 34
$1400 Funds
ADoted To
CampusClubs
Activities Money
Comes from Show
And Corps Dances
Student activities funds amount
ing to $1,400 were allocated to
various organizations on the cam
pus yesterday at a meeting of the
Student Activities committee. This
fund came from part of the pro
fits earned by the picture show
and corps dances.
A number of organizations were
not granted funds because of in
complete information. On receipt
of the required information, addi
tional consideration will be given
by the committee on granting
funds, it was revealed by L. D.
Boone, director of student activit
ies.
Even though funds were grant
ed to certain organizations, the
were granted with the understand
ing that dues (as shown on the
organization applications) would
be collected and deposited in the
student activities office. Although
grants were made, the funds will
not be made available to the var
ious organizations until these con
ditions are met, if was ruled by
the , student activities committee.
Another ruling passed at the
meeting which was passed by un
animous vote stated; “A student
under the student activities com
mittee may not hold any office
which carries with it a salary
for more than two semesters.”
All grants were alloted all, or
Sn part for delegates, awards, films,
speakers, or permanent equip
ment.
The following grants were ap
proved by the student activities
committee: American Chemical So
ciety, $10.00; A. I. Ch. E, $100.00;
A. I. E. E„, $50.00; A. S. M. E.,
$35.00; A. S. C. E., $150.00; Bio
logy Club, $15.00; and the Ex
Four H Club, $60.00.
Entomology Club, $25.00; Jun
ior F. F. A., $50.00; Geology Club,
$30.00; Intdustrial Education
Club, $15.00; Polo Association,
$100.00; Rural Sociology Club,
$15.00; United Science Clubs, $15,-
00; and the Tumbling Team,
$130.00.
Students Who Are
Reserve Officers
May Not Wear Bars
Cadets Wearing Army
Insignia Are Liable
To Prosecution by Law
Cadets having commissions in
the Reserve Corps or any other
branch of the Army are not only
violating college regulations but
are violating the law by wearing
the uniform and insignia of their
commissioned rank, according to
an order just issued by the Com
mandant’s office.
. Quoting a War Department or
der, the notice said, “Reserve of
ficers not on active duty attend
ing institutions at which military
training is a required curricular
activity are authorized and may
be required to wear the uniform
prescribed by the institution, in
cluding the insignia of any grade
or rating held in the student unit.”
“As to the question of uniform
regulations for students of this
institution who have been com
missioned—and especially those
students who have been commis
sioned in the Medical Administra
tion Corps, it is noted that some
have been putting on their officers
uniforms either here on the cam
pus or when visiting at their
homes.”
No students at A. & M. in the
Medical Administration Corps
have been authorized by the Com
mandant to wear their officers
uniforms, and should wear the
cadet uniform, or civilian clothes
if so authorized, the order went
on to say.
“Students who wear the offic
ers’ uniform, unless especially
authorized, have not only violated
the school regulations but have
violated a statute, and therefore
lay themselves liable to prosecu
tion,” the order concluded.
Dames Club Sponsor
Picnic for Married
Students Friday Night
A picnic for all married stu
dents and their wives will be held
at Cashion Cabin Friday evening,
August 21. The picnic is sponsored
by the A. & M. Dames Club, Mrs.
J. N. Case, reporter for the club
announced.
Couples will meet on the steps
of the Y at 6:45 and the entire
group will go from there.
Skills in War
Trades to Be
Taught Here
Tuition and Medical
Charges Will Be Paid
By Federal Govt
Four new ESMWT courses,
teaching skills vital to the war
effort, will be offered next month
by A&M in co-operation with the
U. S. Office of Education, it was
announced today by Prof. J. T. L.
McNew, head of the college’s civil
engineering department and insti
tutional representative of Engi
neering, Science and Management
War Training.
The courses, which are Survey
ing and Mapping, Testing and In
spection of Engineering Materials,
Advanced Engineering Drawing
and Airplane Drafting and Loft
ing, are to be taught on a full
time basis bf eight hours daily for
12 weeks. The classes start Sept.
28.
Any person with necessary qual
ifications is eligible ot enroll for
any of the courses. Tuition and
hospitalization are to be paid by
the federal government, making it
necessary for the student to pay
only for room, board and books.
Room and board may be obtain
ed reasonably in private homes or
project houses here or in nearby
Bryan. In fact, a thrifty student
should not have to spend more
than $100 to complete a course, ac
cording to McNew.
Those desiring to enroll should
notify Engineering, Science and
Defense War Training, College
Station, Texas, specifying which
course is desired.
Prerequisites for Surveying and
Mapping, which equips a person to
fill one of the many vacancies now
existing in the field, are comple
tion of high school or- equivalent
experience. Positions as rodmen,
instrumentmen or chiefs of party
are available to graduates, at sal
aries from $125 to $250 monthly.
The course will afford thorough
training in construction surveys,
principles of land surveying, plot
ting of field notes and construction
of topographical maps.
To enroll in the Testing and In
spection of Engineering Materials
'course, the applicant must have
(See WAR SKILLS, Page 4)
Old Year Book Reveals Early
Struggle of College for Prestige
By John Holman
“When the Agricultural and Me
chanical College of Texas opened
in the year 1876, there were only
two buildings to accomodate those
who at that time realized the ad
vantages and necessity of securing
an industrial education.” And the
1909 Longhorn wasn’t kidding
Those two buildings were Main
Building and Gathright Hall, the,
first used for recitation and dorm
itory space, the second as a mess
hall and dormitory.
In the late eighties, however,
Peuffer, Austin, the M. E. build
ing, and the Assembly Hall sprang
from the Brazos prairie, followed
in 1892 by Ross Hall, 1897 by the
Mess Hall, the Ag building in 1880,
Foster Hall in 1899, and the Tex
tile building which then also serv
ed the chemistry department early
in the 1900’s.
1909 saw the foundations in the
ground for Goodwin Hall, the Vet
Hospital, the old Natatorium, the
Shirley House (a recreation hall),
another engineering building, and
what is now the Academic build
ing. Things were moving fast
around Aggieland, for by the time
the 1909 Longhorn came out, Good
win had been finished. Dr. Mark
Frances was professor of veterin
ary medicine, E. J. -Kyle was pro
fessor of Horticulture, R. P. Mar-
steller, D. V. M., was an instructor
in vet, Alva Mitchell was an in
structor in “drawing”, F. E.
Giesecke was professor of archi
tectural engineering, Charles Pur-
year was dean of the faculty and
professor of mathematics, John W.
Mitchell was an instructor in math
ematics, Chas. B. Campbell was
professor of modern languages,
Capt Andrew Moses was comman
dant. All of these except Dr. Fran
ces, Charles Puryear and Capt.
Moses are still on the faculty.
Captain Moses is now a major gen
eral.
The cadet corps had been pro
moted from' a battalion to regi
ment, complete with two battalions
of four companies each with about
fifty men in each outfit. The corps
totaled about four hundred twenty,
and the band boasted thirty-one
members.
Ross Volunteers numbered six
ty-four, and had Miss Pauline
Webb for their sponsor.
Uniforms were modelled after
those of the United States Mili
tary Academy, with gray coat
with huge, British-looking strips
running up the sleeves, and snow-
white trousers for a number one.
The number two was the pants
that matched the blouse and'gray
shirts with a black bow tie. Span-
ish-American war campaign hats
were quite the thing those days.
Lots of the boys still lived in
tents with a board frame around
the bottom, two to the tent, and
Seniors Will Be Given
Degrees If Called Out
There are seven seniors graduat
ing in September who will have
completed all requirements for
commission as second lieutenants
except for six weeks summer
camp. The next summer camp will
be held on September 1 which
is two weeks before the end of
the current semester. Acording to
a statement made by Dean Bol
ton, these seniors will be allowed
to leave for camp if called by the
and and receive their diplomas
without completing the semester.
when the corps went out to drill,
they made the modern Commando
course look childish. They dug
trenches, camped out, and actually
fought battles way out in the woods
about where the new dormitories
are now.
The Class of ’09 boasted twenty-
three men and of it, the 1909 Long
horn said, “Ever since the day
when our Class as Freshmen
fought for nearly two hours in
the memorable cane rush of 1905,
when we battled against Upper
Classmen until most of us dropped
from exertion, ever since then has
qur class been drawn closer and
closer together, and that which has
concerned the Class has concerned
the individual.”
Statistics for the year showed
varied reasons among the corps
for coming to A. & M. Some of
them were “Parental persuasion”,
“Ignorance”, “Lord only knows”,
“To stay!” and “To compete with
gas manufacturers”.
Y. M. C. A. socials were listed
among the three most pleasant
experiences on the campus, and
the average expense per year in
cluding maintenance, trust fund,
medical fee, and so forth, was
$319.53, while thirty-six per cent
of the corps smoked with an aver
age annual cost of $15.67.
Football was the major sport,
and when the 1908i season started
the previous fall the coach was at
the English Olympic games. ‘Maud’
Moore, ’08, (better known now as
Gen. George F. Moore) came to
the school’s rescue and practice
was started, Moore coaching with
but one letterman from the 1907
squad.
Perhaps the only thing on the
(See YEARBOOK, Page 4)
Looks Like the "Good Old Days"
Holding a board in one hand and saluting an officer with the
other, this senior’s heart was no doubt in his mouth. Of course
with tne young lady present, he had a legitimate excuse. He could
have claimed that the girl friend was “off the line” and that he was
taking the proper steps to right the situation. Anyway the com
mittee on Longhorn snapshots thought it was good enough to
win this week’s contest and the dollar that goes along with the
distinction.
Soph Ball Will
Be Held in Sbisa
On September 4
Committees Are Working
On Plans for Class Dance;
No Band Selected Yet
Plans are now being formulated
for the Sophomores Ball, to be
held in Sbisa Hall Friday night,
September 4, according to Bobby
Stephens and members of the soph
omores dance committee.
No definite arrangements have
been made about the orchestra but
committees for the various items
necessary for the ball have been
appointed by Jack Orrick, presi
dent of the sophomore class.
On the orchestra committee are
Bill Murphy, Bill Watken, Phil
Haskin, George Golman, and Bill
Elmore.
Ticket commiteemen are Charlie
Thrash, Stinkie Zedler, Bill Schap-
er, and J. B. Owings.
Decorations have been left up
to R. E. Bale, Nick Zelios, D. L.
Brown, J. B. Ariail, and J. E,
Wesp.
Refreshment committee consists
of Rocky Sears, D. G. Ray, Charlie
Baker, and A. K. Sparks, while the
accommodation committee is made
up of Charles Yoakum, Bob Gar
rett, Tom Moore, and Jack Tur
ner.
On the invitation committee are
J. H. Blakelock, L. W. Angels,
Baker Davis, W. E. Clemmons,
Jim B. Christy, and on the public
ity committee are Dick Gottlieb,
Edmund Bard, Tom Journay, Dick
Bolin, and G. H. Morris.
The coordinating committee is
composed of A. D. McDonald, Dick
Kruger, Gordon Preswood, Morris
Albers, and J. V. Cavender.
Traveling Aggie Dean
Hits Road Again To
Attend Houston Meet
He’s gone again. Who? A. & M.’s
traveling dean, that great Pan-
American fanner, E. J. Kyle. But
this time he hasn’t taken off to
Mexico or South America to solve
ponderous problems in internation
al agriculture. He’s just taking a
short jaunt to Houston to attend
a meeting of the directors of the
Farm Credit Administration. He
left Tuesday evening and will re
turn sometime today.
Summer Barnyard
Frolic Has Been
Set for Sept 5
Rural Decorations
Planned; Only Costum.ed
Dancers Will Be Admitted
Barnyard Frolics for the sum
mer season will be held on The
Grove as a corps dance Saturday
night September 5, according to
obby Stephens, social secretary of
the senior class.
Hay and other suitable “rural”
material will be spread around the
Grove as decorations, and an at
mosphere as counrty as the coun
try itself will prevail.
Prizes will be given the dancers
appearing in the most appropriate
costumes, and no one will be allow
ed ha the gate dressed as a human
being should be dressed. Uniforms
will definitely be non-reg for the
affair.
Chairman John Otto, of the Ag
Engineer’s social committee, is in
charge of this colorful Aggie soc
ial event, and the Ag Engineers
are acting as sponsors for the
dance.
This dance is an annual affair,
and last spring’s arnyard Frolic
was given a double-page photo
spread in Peek magazine.
Juke Box Prom
Saturday Offers
Aggie Hit Parade
Saturday night from 8 to 12
a Juke Box Prom will be held in
The Grove, featuring a Hit Parade.
Requests will be taken at the band
stand, tabulated, and then played
according to popularity, said Bob
by Stevens, Social secretary of the
senior class.
The usual price of 35 cents per
couple will be charged, and the
number two uniform will be worn.
As already announced, the senior
class had decided that sophomqres
and freshmen must have dates to
attend Juke Box dances.
Music will be very effectively
produced by the new equipment
at the base of the band stand and
amplified through six high quality
loudspeakers. The Grove slab is
said to be smoother than at it’s
first opening, and minor irregular
ities in the public address system
“ironed out.”
Information Concerning
Senior Camps Comes In
College Schedule
Moves ForwardOne
Hour September 28
Reveille and Classes
Will Be Later to Save
Corps Rising in Darkness
With the beginning of the new
semester on September 28, the col
lege schedule will be advanced one
hour according to a ruling made
by the college administrative
council. This is the same schedule
that was adopted during the wint
er months of the past semester.
As a result of this order, reville
will be at 7:25 a. m. instead of 6:25
a. m. Classes will begin at 9 a. m.
instead of 8 a. m. and will end at
6 p. m. instead of 5 p. m. All meal
formations will be advanced one
hour.
“The purpose of war daylight
savings time is to conserve electri
city. This has very little effect
on the college since students will
use electricity at both ends of the
day anyway during the winter. The
change was made so that the stu
dents and college employees would
not have to arise so long before
daylight,” said Dean F. C. Bolton.
Community Dance
Held to Promote
Civic Friendship
Cadets, sailors, marines, and the
entire community of College Sta
tion are invited to a community
dance Saturday at 8:30 in the A.
& M. Consolidated School gym
nasium for the purpose of creating
a more universal friendship in Col
lege Station. Dancing, bridge
games, and other forms of enter
tainment will make up the pro
gram. Couples will pay 50 cents
and children 25 cents.
Mrs. G. Byron Winstead, presi
dent of the Consolidated Mother’s
club, says the funds will be used
for the beautification and improve
ment of the sidewalk and area
around the Consolidated School.
Technicolor Films
Of Army Planes To Be
Shown Aero Students
A technicolor film featuring the
Bell Aircobra will be shown at
the meeting of the Institute of
Aeronautical Sciences Thursday
evening at 7 o’clock in the Physics
Lecture Room. The meeting is open
to all persons who. are interested.
" Quartermaster Corps
Will Go to School
At Camp Lee, Va
Information has been received by
the Military Department stating
that all cadets in the Quartermast
ers Corps upon completion of their
military training at A. & M. will
attend a special service school at
Camp Lee, Virginia. At present
there are 19 Seniors in the entire.
Cadet Corps who will be required
to go to the service school before
they will be commissioned as of
ficers in the army. One Senior in
the Quatermasters Corps has al
ready attended a summer encamp
ment, and he will be commissioned
an officer in the U. S. army as
soon as he completes his military
training here at college.
As a result of the new set up,
attending school all year cadets of
the Corps will not be able to at
tend the usual “summer camp” at
the completion of their Junior
years. Therefore, before receiving
their commissions, all students will
have to attend special service and
training schools upon completing
the military training here.
According to Lt. Col. Bennett,
Adjutant, the Military Department
is co-operating in every way pos
sible with the Senors who are try
ing to find out where they will be
sent after their graduation. Upon
receiving the information concern
ing the locations of the different
service schools of the various
branches of the service the Mili
tary department will notify all
those concerned so that they will
know where they are to be sent
and how long they will be in train
ing.
Bennett requested that all grad
uating seniors wha hove not com
pleted filling out all their papers,
do so at once in Room 18 Ross
Hall.
Fireman Saves!Life]
Of [Little - Man]] Who N
Wasn’t There'Anyway
It did look silly for all those
grown men to hold a twenty-eight
foot ladder up against thin air
while they went tearing up and
down it, sometimes carrying a
hose hooked up to a fire plug
from which no water came to put
out a fire that wasn’t there.
However, it wasn’t child’s play,
but just Chief F. B. Brown of the
fire department teaching his men
the technique of climbing and hang
ing onto shaky ladders with a high
pressure water hose over their
shoulders.
Seats for Dickenson Concert
Are 50 Cents; Sellout Expected
A two dollar concert for fifty
cents! That’s what you get on the
Town Hall Program featuring
Jean Dickerson tomorrow night at
eight o’clock in Guion Hall, John
Lawrence, Town Hall manager,
said today. Lawrence added that
this price is the regular student
price and that seats for patrons
other than students might be ob
tained for a dollar each.
Miss Dickenson was born in Mon
treal, Canada. Her father was an
American mining engineer and her
mother an American short story
writer. When she was six months
old, the family moved to New York.
Hopper AppointedN ew
Assistant to Gilchrist
J. S. “Sam” Hopper, associate
professor in the engineering de
partment, was appointed yesterday
to the position of assistant to
Dean Gibb Gilchrist. He will as
sume his duties on September 1.
Graduating from Texas Tech in
1933, he came to A. & M. as grad
uate assistant in engineering. He
received his master degree from
A. & M. in 1936 and was made as
sistant professor of engineering in
1938. He taught thermo-dynamics
and steam lab. Early this year he
advanced to the position of asso
ciate professor.
This proved to be the first leg
of a trip to India, where her father
was manager of a mine at Chur-
rahmahisanj, about 150 miles from
Calcutta.
When Miss Dickenson was five
or six years old the family moved
to London and later to New York.
The Dickensons must have had
gypsy blood in their veins, how
ever, for they again moved, this
time to San Francisco. But not for
long Twenty eight days after set
tling in San Francisco, the family
moved to Denver.
It was in Denver that Jean be
gan her singing career. She enter
ed the Lament School of^Music and
began studing with Florence Hin-
man. When the family again mov
ed, this time to New York, Jean
remained in Denver and lived at
the school.
Upon graduation from Lament
with a degree in Music Miss Dick
enson stepped directly into a com
mercial program over a national
radio net work. In January 1940
she made her debut with the Metro-
ploitan Opera company, Singing
the role of Philine in Mignon. She
has also appeared in Denver in
the role of Gilda in Verdi’s “Re-
goletta”. She has also appeared in
a number of west coast broad
casts and as featured artist on
the Sunday evening “American Al
bum of Familiar Music.”