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The Battalion OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITT OF COLLEGE STATION DIAL 4-5444 ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. - VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 13, 1942 2275 « NUMBER 54 Representatives from 12 Schools to Come for Meet Congress Will Open + At Banquet in Sbisa Thursday Evening Journalism schools and student publications from twelve colleges in the Southwest will be represent ed at the sixteenth annual meeting of the Southwestern Journalism Congress and the Southwestern Students’ Press Club to be held here Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, October 15, 16, and 17. “At no time before has A. & M. played host to so many visitors from various campuses in the Southwest as will be present for this conference,” stated Dr. John Ashton of the rural sociology de partment. Estimates indicate that more than 250 representatives will be present. Members of the A. & M. Press Club and Rural Sociology 416 stu dents will be eligible to take part in the activities on payment of a $1 registration fee. Nothing is yet known definitely but it is hoped that students will be able to obtain authorized absences in order to participate in the conference. Officially opening the congress Dr HB Ward Will Speak for Texas Science Meeting Scientist Has Served As President Of Numerous Natural Life Societies Word has been received here from the secretary of the Texas Academy of Science that Professor Henry B. Ward, a world-renowned zoologist who for many years be fore his retirement was head of the Department of Zoology at the University of Illinois, will be one of the outstanding scientists to de liver an address here during the an nual meetings of the Academy to be held here in November. Dr. Ward will address the annual banquet audience on the evening of Friday, November 13. His subject will be “Utilization and Conservation of our Biological Resources.” Dr. Ward became professor of Zoology at the University of Illi nois in 1909 and before his retire ment in 1933 hS had made it one of the most outstandig zoological will be a banquet in Sbisa Hall [ departments in the country. He Thursday night at 8:15 o’clock. Dr. Ashton will deliver the opening address while Dr. T. O. Walton will present the address of wel come. The keynote address, “News papers and the War,” will be pre sented by Major James E. Crown, editor of the New Orleans States. Entertainment is to be furnished by the Singing Cadets. Friday morning and afternoon will be devoted to discussion group meetings. At noon, student visitors will be guests of the A. & M. Press Club at a luncheon in the Mess Hall while visiting faculty mem bers will hold a luncheon in the directors’ room of Sbisa Hall. A barbecue will be held Friday night at the Bryan Country Club fol lowed by a juke box prom at the Grove. Election of new officers will be held Saturday morning in Guion Hall. The farewell address, “After 25 Years,” will be delivered by Silas B. Ragsdale, managing ed itor of the Galveston News and Tribune. Visiting students and faculty members will be guests of the col lege at the A. & M.-T.C.U. football game. They will be entertained Sat urday night at the corps dance. Students from Baylor, Hardin- Simmons, LSU, Mary Hardin-Bay- lor, Oklahoma A. & M., SMU, Tex as A. & M., TCU, TSCW, Texas Tech, Oklahoma University, and Texas University will attend the conference. has served on the U. S. Fisheries Commission in surveying the mig ration of salmon in West Coast waters, and has been associated with a number of other important surveys in this country and abroad. He has been president of The American Society of Zoologists, of The American Fisheries Society, of the Association of American Medical Colleges, of the American Society of Parasitologists, and of The Icaac Walton League of Amer ica. In addition, he has held many other high offices in these and a number of other national ad in tranational organizations. From 1933 to 1937 he served as permanent secretary of the Amer ican Association for the Advance ment of Sciences—a full-time job —without giving up many of his other activities. He is author of books and periodical publications on fresh-water biology, parasites of human eye, spread of the fish tapeworm, relations of animals to disease and on many other topics. He founded the Journal of Para sitology and was for many years its chief editor. The Academy will hold its annual meetings at A. & M. this year for the first time since 1935. The dates of the meetings are November 12, 13, and 14. Dr. G. E. Potter of the Department of Biology is chair man of the committee in charge of local arrangements. Several hun dred scientists from over the state and from elsewhere ai’e expected here. Cavalry Horse Show Directors Held as Climax To Weekend Activities Eight Events Featured Cadet Riders Exclusively; Major Mann Was Judge Appropriate WTAWFunds Fine weather was in the offing for the Twelfth Annual Cavalry Horse Show held on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the horse show arena on the cavalry drill field, before a representative crowd of cavalrymen, army offi cers, college personnel and week end guests on the campus. The horse show served as the climax to the weekend of activities for the Cavalry regiment. Winners of the trophies were as follows: Hunt course. First place—Clyde Raley, Mg. Cav.; Bill Braid, Mg. Cav.; J. M. Plyler, Hq. Cav. Second place—Jack Irving, D. Cav.; Shorty Fuller, D Cav.; Vance Carrington, C Cav. Freshmen seat and hands class. (Placed in the order listed): D. R. Blakelock, Hq. Cav.; C. A. Rags dale, C Cav.; Marvin Rice, A Cav.; and G. G. Randell, B Cav. Sophomore seat and hands class. R. S. Harding, D Cav.; Jene Moore, A Cav.; Charles Elwood, A Cav.; and C. 0. Irving, D Cav. Senior Jump. Worth Parker, A Cav.; Hap Goodman, F FA; Dyke Gillan, C Cav.; and J. M. Plyler, Hq. Cav. Junior Jump. E. A. Dwyer, 2nd Hq. F. A.; Bob Shaw, C F. A.; J. R. Bradley, Mg. Cav.; and R. .C. Cox, D Cav. Studios Will Move To A** Building- When B^uipment Comes Most important business trans acted in the October meeting of the board of directors Saturday was the appropriation'of $4130 for building new studios for WTAW on the third floor of the Admin istration building, states the office of the president of the college. Purchase of new studio equip ment including microphones, turn tables, recording equipment, con trol boards and the like was author ized at a previous meeting. That equipment has arrived and will be installed in the new studio loca tion as soon as the extensive re modeling soon to be started is com pleted. With the move into the new lo cation, WTAW, the college radio station, will have one of the most modern radio plants in the country, John Rosser, director of WTAW, stated. Dick Hervey, President Of Class of ’42, Has Been Made Army Capt Open Jump. Dyke Gillan, C Cav.; Harold Goatly, C F. A.; Lee Woods, B Cav.; and Ken Bresnen, A Cav. Pop Race. John Scott, A Cav.; Morris, Cav.; Jack Trees, C Cav.; and C. O. Irving, D Cav. Musical Chair. John Scott, A Cav.; Jack Miller, C Cav.; Fred Pochyla, C Cav.; and Archer Parr, Mg. Cav. The horse show this year was an all-military affair with no.civilian events scheduled as there has been in past years. Each troop entered an equal number of cadets in the meet and they received credit for their entry. Major J. A. Mann from San Antonio was judge for the show and managers for the show were Captain A. P. Utterback and Lieu tenant W. G. North, Cavalry in- strqctors. M H Brown to Speak For AIEE Meeting Student chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will have an important meeting tonight immediately after yell prac tice in the EE lecture room, ac cording to the chapter president. Feature of the program will be a talk oh transmission lines by M. H. Brown of the electrical engi neering department. J. B. “Dick” Hervey, president of the class of ’42, has been pro moted from the rank of second lieutenant to captain in the short time of a little over four months. In his last year at A. & M. he was captain of K company, infan try. Now in the air corps, Captain Hervey is stationed at Gowen Field, Idaho. Juniors May Get Copies of Cadence At Ross Hall Today Issuing of the Cadence, new freshman handbook, is reported to be proceeding at a fast rate at the corps headquarters office in Ross Hall. Over 5000 copies of the guide to the customs and traditions of Aggieland have been printed, and the supply left on hand is running low. Seniors, fish, and frogs have al ready received their copies, which may be gotten free upon presenta tion of the yellow registration re ceipt at corps headquarters. Juniors* may receive their copies today, according to Walter Card- well, cadet colonel, and if there are any copies left after today, sopho mores may obtain them during the latter part of the week. Texas Had Wonder Team of Year, But They Tied With Aggies! 1922 Longhorn Was Dedicated to Dana X, Who Produced Three Southwest Champs “September came and with it came our hopes for a winning team. None dared to hope for too much. Plainly there was not the wealth of experienced players that had characterized former Aggie teams . . . It is when we consider this meager number of experienced men that we can admire the most the spirit of fight and determina tion that, along with Coach Dana X. Bible’s coaching, did such won ders for Texas A. & M.” . . . And so went the 1922 Longhorn. On the first page of that classic annual was a full-color portrait of Head Coach Dana Bible of the Texas Aggies—dedication of the Longhorn to the man who won the 1922 Southwest conference for Ag- gieland’s fighting farmers. In that, the third football season since World War I had ended, the Aggies lost for the first time in seven years to the L. S. U. Tigers by a score of 6-0—the only defeat of the season. The rest of the sea son looked like the Aggies meant business, with no other defeat dark ening our doorway: Howard Payne lost to us 14-7; Baylor 12-3; Ari zona, 17-13; S. M. U. 10-0; Rice 7-7; Oklahoma U. 23-7; and the praying colonels of Center in a three-inch snow, 22-14. The tea- sippers had the “wonder team of the year” and were stopped in their tracks by the Aggies under Bible who held them to a scoreless tie on Kyle Field. Won Basketball Championship But football wasn’t the only thing that was in the headlines around Aggieland that memorable year. The basketball team, again under Dana X., won its third consecutive basketball championship, and for the first time Aggieland won the Southwest track crown. The dia mond nine scared the hell out of Texas and her baseball blue ribbon. Nowadays we don’t have a wrest ling team, but in 1922 the Aggie grappling squad took its second consecutive state championship and second in the entire Southwest. Those boys that graduated in ’22 came to A. & M. while it was still a training center for the army, but with the Armistice in Novem ber, 1918, “We, the long Neglected Fish, began to become familiar with cushless days and fishkillers, and many other implements that would make a freshman dream of a love lier spot back home . . ..of our sophomore year, we say this, ‘We did not fail!’ ” Class Produced Rhodes Scholar Proud of their record as student leaders and scholars, the class of ’22 produced the first Aggie ever to win the coveted Rhodes Scholar ship to Oxford University, C. W. Thomas. Dr. Bizzell was president of the college, and the class’s gift to the school was a three-quarter life-sized painting of Dr. Bizzell. During its fish year, the first fish class to make a gift to the college, it built the baseball stadium be side Kyle Field. Famous that year was the very bold attempt by the fish to put an abrupt end to the Junior Ban quet. Naturally, after all of the fire simmered down, the fish were found about 20 miles from college —just as “aired out” as they could possibly have been. And the juniors in 1922 boasted thusly, “The fish our sophomore year were brought up in true A. & M. style until a certain investigating committee stamped the heavy foot of disap proval on our training methods.” Hart Was President Directors L. J. Hart was president of the board of directors. Other members were Mrs. J. C. George, R. L. Young, F. M. Law (now president of the board), Charles E. Marsh and W. S. Rowland. And believe it or not, we had “shock troops” on the campus. Crack drill companies, from which Dear Adolf possibly and probably got the idea for his infamous blitz boys. Twelve Outfits in Corps Twelve outfits made up the corps of cadets, one of which was an air corps company. The Field Artillery, now the largest regiment on the campus, then had but two bat teries, and the Cavalry boys barely filled two troops. Naturally, the Ross Volunteers were always on hand and added much color to re views and ceremonious drill. The Signal Corps was another one of the outfits to spring from the war, and in 1922 it had three complete organizations, equipped with regulation army communica tion rigs. Ashburn Was Commandant Commandant, and a civilian at the time, was Colonel Ike Ashburn, with Major L. R. Dougherty, F. A., U. S. A., serving as P. M. S. & T. (See LONGHORN, Page 4) Entries still Open \y £ white Appointed New forWangerEssay „ . n . p.. . Contest on Picture t orest Service Director Winner Will Receive $50 War Savings Bond Plus Meeting Anne Gwynne The essay contest sponsored by Walter Wanger, producer for the forthcoming picturetf'We’ve Never Been Licked”, is now underway with four entries already turned in to the publicity office. All entries should be submittted before Octo ber 14, but entries will be accepted after that time. G. Byron Winstead, college di rector of publicity, who is assist ing the production staff of the picture, has urged as many Aggies as possible enter the contest. The best essay on the meaning of the Spirit of Aggieland will net its writer one $50 war bond and an introduction to Anne Gwynne, fem inine star of the Aggie picture. Second prize will be a $25 war bond. All those entering the contest should also submit a title for the picture, since the name “We’ve Never Been Licked” was selected only for use until a better one could be found. The entries will be judged on content only not on grammar. No limit has been set to the length of the articles. Judges will be E. E. McQuillen, secretary of the Foi'mer Students Association; Wal ter Wanger; Jack Rawlins, director of the picture; and E. N. Holm- green, business manager of the college. The article is to draw a picture of just what the writer thinks a Texas Aggie is. This may be done by pictures, jokes, or in any way appropriate. Jaft Garber to Give War Stamp Swing Session in Sbisa Orchestra Leader Gives Services for Extra Hour Free to Cadet Corps Jan Garber, idol of the airlanes, and his orchestra will present an hour War-Stamp Swing Session in the mess hall Saturday night in the interest of the national war effort. Admission will be the purchase of a twenty-five cent war stamp at the door, the Student Activities of fice announced Monday. Previous’ Stamp Sessions have been played by Anson Weeks and Herbie Kay, both of which have been included in their contracts. Garber, however, is donating the services of his band free, as his contract calls only for the Field! Artillery Ball and the Victory Corps Dance. “Jan Garber is not bound by his contract to play for the War-Stamp Session,” said Richard Jenkins, di rector of the Singing Cadets, “but when we were feeling his manage ment out about the concert, they were immediately agreeable and en thusiastic, and gladly offered to play the extra hour free of charge.” “Garber’s band is a big name outfit, and usually is paid, and paid well for an hour’^ music. If they are willing and glad to help our war stamps sales that much, then the least the Aggies can do is to come on out and fill Sbisa to ca pacity next Saturday night,” con cluded Jenkins. Featured with the Garber ag gregation, which has been a top- notch name band for twenty years,’ are men like Jack Swift, romantic tenor, Fidtz Heilbron, ace come dian, and Johnny Drake, swinging singing saxophonist. Prizes for Football Signs to Be Awarded Prizes totaling $50 will again be awarded for the best freshman football sign by J. E. Loupot, class of ’32. Each week $2.50 will be awarded for the best sign, and $25 will be awarded for the best sign of the season. Cadet Colonel Walter Cardwell and the ^ lieutenant-col onels of each regiment will be the judges for the contest. Because no awards have been made for the first two games, $5 will be given for the best sign of the TCU and Arkansas games. The winner for this week will be se lected today or Wednesday and announced Thursday, Loupot said. Neiv Director W. E. White Retiring Director Teachers Will Not Meet This Year; Due to Rationing Committees Scheduled * To Meet to Map Out Work For Association for 1943 Dean Pittenger of the University of Texas, and President of the State Teachers Association has an nounced that the main meeting of the Texas State Teachers Associ ation has been cancelled due to the threat of gasoline rationing and the general chaotic condition. The meeting this year was sched uled to take place in Dallas, No vember 26-28. This convention usu ally drew from 10,000 to 15,000 teachers. . In lieu of the main meeting, Pit tenger plans to call only the ma jor committees for a conference at some date before Thanksgiving. At this conference the Executive Com mittee and the State House of Delegates will transact the Asso ciation’s business and determine its policies for the ensuing year. Elec tion of officers for 1943 will also take place. The committee members will be notified of the time and place as, soon as the results of a vote of the Executive Committee has been completed. Several of the faculty of A. & M. are concerned with these an nouncements since they are mem bers on various of the major com mittees of the Texas State Teach ers’ Association. \rmv Makes Scallion Available for Use Here at Horse Barns U. S. Army remount stallion, Prince Barton—293836, has been turned over to the Animal Hus bandry department by the Quar termaster Corps South Central Re mount Area in San Angelo. Made available by Col. C. A. Wilkinson, (Cavalry) Q.M.C-, who is in charge of the San Angelo re mount area, Prince Barton will stand for public service at the Horse Bara for the benefit of all horse-breeders in the Bryan and College Station area. Foaled April 7, 1929, the horse is a sorrel with a large tar and short stripe on his face, and is the offspring of Sire Sir Barton and Dam Madras Gingham- Siecke Resigns After Being Head Service Since 1918 W. E. White of Lufkin was ap pointed director of the Texas For est Service by the board of direc tors of A. & M. College Saturday, following the resignation of E. O. Siecke, director for the past 24 years. Siecke said that the illness of his wife, who physicians have directed to Omaha, Nebraska for prolonged treatments, necessitated his decision to withdraw from state forestry work. White, associated with the Texas Forest Service since 1927, has served as chief of the division of forest fire protection. In 1940 he was also appointed vice-director. Previously he was employed by the U. S. Forest Service in Ore gon, Washington and Arkansas, ; and did private forestry work in Florida for a number of years. ’ He received his technical for estry training at Michigan Agri cultural College in 1910. During the last World War he served with the forestry regiment of the Tenth Army Engineers overseas. Action on Siecke’s resignation and White’s appointment was taken at Dallas, Saturday during a reg ular meeting of the board of di rectors of A. & M. College. F. M. Law of Houston, board chairman, expressed regret over Siecke’s leaving and the board passed a resolution citing the director for his “faithful and meritorious serv ice.” Siecke came to Texas A. & M. College to take charge of state forestry activities in March, 1918. He had previously been associated in forestry work since .1905 in Iowa, Washington and Oregon. His 37 years experience in for estry work has been equalled by only few other men in the United States and only one other state forester has served longer than the 24 years that he directed for estry activities in Texas, Dr. Wal ton revealed. Under Siecke’s leadership, the Texas Forest Service has made steady progress and it is recognized as one of the outstanding organi zations in the country, according to officials of the federal govern ment with whom he has been asso ciated in administering certain co operative forestry funds. In 1926 the board of directors designated the state forestry de partment as the Texas Forest Serv ice, made it one of the four main (See W. E. WHITE, Page 4) Cadets Yrged To Have Blood Typed Blood-type tests are again being made at the college hospital, sslys Dr. George E. Potter, chairman of the local Blood Service Committee. Field Artillery cadets are urged to report to the hospital between the hours of 10 and 3 o’clock. Dr. Potter urges all students reporting to do so in the hours specified, as the hospital has about all it can do at other times. Shortly, a schedule will be ar ranged whereby cadets can report on certain days and hours set aside for members of his battery, and Field Artillerymen are asked by Dr. Potter to consult their battery commander about their outfit’s time. In case of emergency, local de fense officials will know just who from and where to get specific blood types for transfusions. McElroy Sells Story To Esquire Magazine An article entitled “The Fightin’ Texas Aggies Fight On” has been purchased from H. B. McElroy of the College Publicity department by ' Esquire magazine. The story traces the careers of some 750 Aggie lettermen after they left A. & M. Using the 1939 teams as criteria, McElroy has pointed out that an unusual num ber of those who have been prom inent in college sports have carried their fighting spirit from the ath letic field to the field of battle in Uncle Sam’s armed services. The article will probably appear in the next issue of Esquire.