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ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. - VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 10, 1942
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NUMBER 66
Scientists Assemble Here
ForTexas Academy Meeting
Numerous Speakers
Fill 3 Day Meeting
To End Saturday
Scientific men from all parts of
Texas will gather in College Sta
tion Thursday, for the annual meet
ing of the Texas Academy of
Science with A. & M. as hosts for
the three-day convention. Delegates
representing every major college
and university together with junior
delegates from many Texas high
schools, are to register in the lobby
of the Y. M. C. A. starting Thurs
day afternoon.
The entire group will gather in
formally on Thursday night, with
the Constitution Board and the Ex
ecutive Council of the Academy
getting together in Rooms 314 and
311, respectively, at 6 o’clock. At
7 o’clock Thursday Evening there
will be a supper for all members
and friends of the Texas Academy
of Science, local and visitors, and
immediately following a general
discussion of Academy affairs by
all members present will take place
in the YMCA lounge.
Tt this meeting matters of gen
eral interest in connection with
the war program, as well as pro
blems of organization of the Texas
Academy of Science, will be
brought up for a general open dis
cussion.
Friday and Saturday will see
the continuation of the program,
with meetings of biological sciences
in the Physics Lecture Room, Geo
logical sciences in Room 115, Pet
roleum building ,social science
meeting in the YMCA Assembly
room, and a general business meet
ing of the society at 8:30 o’clock
Friday morning in the Physics
Lecture room and then again at
5:30 Friday afternoon in the same
place.
The annual Academy Banquet is
scheduled to take place at 7 o’clock
Friday night and at 8:20 Dr. Henry
Baldwin Ward, former head of the
department of Zoology at the Uni
versity of Illinois, and will deliver
the Academy invitation lecture on
utilization and conservation of biol
ogical rescources in the Chemistry
lecture room.
Saturday morning, last day of
the conventionj will be filled by
the giving of two symposia, one by
L. W. Blau of Houston, Texas, on
the utilization and conservation
and use of natural physical recour-
ces, while the other, on conserva
tion and use of natural bilogical
rescources in time of war, will be
presided over by Walter P. Taylor.
These timely symposia promise to
have much in store for the dele-
gats to th convntin, and 11 Acadmy
members are urged to be present.
Cameras to Start
Shooting of Aggie
Film Next Monday
Stars, Technicians Come
To Campus This Weekend;
Casting* Is Not Definite
Actual shooting of the “We’ve
Never Been Licked” will begin
Monday November 16 here on the
campus announced the college pub
licity office after the receipt of a
telegram from G. Byron Winstead,
who has been in Hollywood confer-
ing with picture heads for the past
two weeks.
Three groups of filmland’s tech
nicians, makeup artists, script
writers, actors, directors and mus
ical directors from Universal studio
will arrive here three days start
ing Friday from Hollywood.
Announcement was made by Wal
ter Wanger, producer of the pic
ture about A. & M., that the fe
male leads will be Anne Gynne
and Martha O’Driscoll, two very
talented up-and-coming young Hol
lywood actresses. At press time
it was not definite who had been
selected for the male lead.
Sophomores May
Make Application
In Ordnance Unit
Applications from sophomores
are now being received by the Ord
nance unit for contracts to be
awarded in January, it was an
nounced today by Major Donald
D. Alexander of the Ordnance De
partment.
In order to be eligible for a con
tract, a student must be taking one
of the following engineering
courses: Mechanical, Chemical, Civ
il, Electrical, Aeronautical, or Pe
troleum, and must' be a classified
Junior at the close of the present
semester.
The Ordnance Department is re
sponsible for the design, develop
ment, procurement, storage, issue,
maintenance and repair of all mo
tor vehicles, tanks, amifmnition and
weapons except chemical warfare.
For this reason students receiving
commissions in the Ordnance De
partment make immediate use of
their engineering training and gain
valuable practical experience which
will be of considerable value in ob
taining a good position after the
war, Major Alexander said.
★ *AEMmCIE MY* *
Music Group To
Present Concert
In YMCA Parlor
Program to Consist of
Local Artists; Function
Of Campus Social Club
Lovers of good music will have
an opportunity to hear local ar
tists of musical talent perform
tomorrow at 10 o’clock in the
YMCA parlor when the Music
Group of the Campus Social Club
will present a concert.
Included on the program will be
Mrs. Dan Russell, Mrs. H. H. Gar-
rettson, and Richard Jenkins, solo
ists. Pianists for the program will
be Mrs. Albert Goodman, her
daughter, Betty, and Miss Sarah
Watts. It has not been definitely
ascertained that Mrs. Robert Oli
ver will present a violin solo, but
she has been tentatively placed on
the program.
The Campus Social Club was
founded at the suggestion of Mrs.
T. O. Walton who is the president
of the organization. The original
club has recently been divided into
sections such as the music group,
the garden club and others in
order to accommodate itself to
the vai'ied interests and activities
of local residents.
Zoot Suits Find Adaptability
For Protective Use by Infantry
By John Holman
No, the Infantry instructors
weren’t crazy last week like those
/ho passed the Infantry drill field
bought they were. Admittedly,
here were some funny-looking
hings going on out there, what
«th the paddlefeet making zoot
uits, putting them on perfectly
isible human beings, then setting
hem out in plain sight where no
ne could see them! Do^’t think
’m crazy either, because that was
xactly what was going on.
Zoot suits at A.&M.? Sounds
ishy, but it’s true.
It all began when the Infantry
nstructors came out to drill equip-
icd with a bunch of gunny sacks,
ind when they announced that the
toys were fixing to make zoot
uits that couldn’t be seen, we
ooked at them sort of puzzeld like.
Jut we didn’t laugh long, for in
ibout ten minutes they changed
hose puzzled looks to looks of
iurprise, for there in the middle
>f the drill field were Aggies
Iressed in zoot suits, and all they
lad to do was walk across the road
>elow the frill field and none but
he sharpest of eyes could detect
he boys in the gunny sack that
had reat pleats, drape shapes, and
high ties—everything in fact ex
cept the right stripe.
To offset the plainness created
by no stripes, a sort of muckled
green pattern was painted on, or
a handsome brownish black, if you
preferred, could be had quickly
by laying in a mud hole and wal
lowing around a little.
The object of it all was to show
the effects of camouflage to the
future infantrymen, and the in
structors knew what they were
doing.
Lt. Col. L. W. Marshall, the
Infantry’s senior instrurtor, and
E. J. Urbanovsky of the Land
scape Art Department (instructor
of the military science course in
camouflage) directed the instruc
tion.
All that is needed for making
an infantry zoot suit is a group
of three gunny sacks, or something
similar, and a pocket knife. Thread
is taken from the sacks them
selves, a twig may serve as a
needle, aud by putting out about
ten minutes of elbow grease, you
have the neatest and safest piece
of clothing you ever had on.
Six or seven men, in these zoot
suits, were placed within 25 to 100
yards of the entire remainder of
the battalion, and in positions
where they could readily see the
battalion, but the battalion had
to be shown the camouflaged pad
dlefeet. True, one or two men spot
ted a couple of the hideouts, but
the entire battalion could have
been massacred had they march
ed upon the men lying in the grass
in actual combat.
Technically the suits are known
| as snipers’ suits, but popular fancy
I has almost ousted this monicker
in favor of zoot suits.
The camouflage instruction was
given in connection with the mil-
| litary science-landscape art course,
j protective concealment, in which
over 300 seniors are enrolled.
Students In
Reserve To
Get Cards
Cards to Be Issued
Used in Incidents
That Might Arise
Because of seven difficult inci
dents that arose at Dallas involv
ing cadets in the enlisted reserve
corps having to prove their status,
identification cards have been re
ceived and will b^ given out to all
cadets in the ERG that need them
stated Lieutenant Colonel L. W.
Marshall recrutiing officer yester
day.
The identification cards, which
are similar to those carried by
regular enlisted men in the Army
of the United States, are about
four by six inches and contain all
the essential information to ident
ify the holders and to prove he is a
member of the ERG.
Identification cards will be need
ed by cadets whenever they cross
any international boundary or for
any other reason have any need to
identify themselves for any auth
orities as the result of any unfore
seen situation that may arise.
Only cadets that are certain
that they might be required to
present such authority this week
end should come by the recruiting
ofice to get their cards filled out,
stated Col. Marshall, since it will
be an impossibility to give the
cards out to all those in the ERG
before Friday.
“Many times it is necesary for
either a draft registration card
or an enlistment card to be shown
to definitely establish one’s ident
ify when in uniform,” stated Col.
Marshall, “therefore as soon as we
can get around to it, this office
will give out identification cards
to all members of the ERG that
desire them.”
The fact was emphasized by Col.
Marshall that only those that are
sure they will need their cards
should come by the recruiting of
fice on the third floor of Ross
Hall before this weekend.
College to Hold
Trial Blackout
Thursday Night
Five Blasts on Whistle
Sounds Beginning Period;
3 Whistles Is All-Clear
A trial blackout will be staged
in College Station Thursday night,
according to an announcement by
Professor J. J. Woolket, Executive
Chairman of the Air Raid Wardens
Committee, at a meeting of air raid
and fire wardens in the Agricul
tural Engineering building held
Monday night.
Woolket stated that the blackout
will take place between 8:30 and
9 o’clock, Thursday night, and that
it will last about 15 minutes. Five
blasts' of the power house whistle
will be the alarm signal, and three
blasts will be the all-clear signal.
All automobiles in motion should
be parked along the side of the
street so as not to obstruct emer
gency traffic, and the motor and
lights turned off. Observers will
be watching the community from
points of vantage throughout the
city and from airplanes to check on
the completeness of the blackout.
A motion picture illustrating an
incendiary air raid over England
was shbwn at the meeting by Cap
tain L. C. Jordy of the Army Spe
cialists Corps, Chemical Warfare
Service. Captain H. A. Hammer of
the Chemical Warfare Service dis
cussed civilian defense activities
in Texas, while Dr. John H. Quis-
enberry, assisted by R. E. Snuggs,
put on a demonstration of first aid.
The next meeting of the wardens
will be held on Wednesday, Decem
ber 2, in the Chemistry Lecture
Room. At this meeting, along with
other events, certificates of pro
ficiency will be awarded to all Col
lege Station Civilian Defense
Workers who have completed their
prescribed course of instructions.
Ordnance Seniors
To Visit Camp Hood
Navy, Marine Wives
Invited to Musical
Navy and Marine wives have
been invited to the meeting of the
Dames Club for a musicale at the
home of Mrs. C. B. Campbell, at
the corner of Suffolk and Jackson
in^Oakwood addition, Wednesday,
Navember 11 at 8 o’clock.
Ordnance seniors will go to Camp
Hood near Killeen Friday, where
they will inspect the Tank Destroy
er Command. Welcoming the group,
led by Major D. D. Alexander, Ord-
Enrollmcnt Increases I nance instructor, will be Major
General A. D. Bruce, commander
of the Tank Destroyer Command.
The Aggies are to spend the en
tire day looking over the repair
facilities which serve one of the
army’s most potent branches of
modern warfare.
Major Alexander states that the
group is to make the trip in gov
ernment trucks, and that they will
retutn late Friday night.
10 Percent This Year
A final check on the registration
figures by H. L. Heaton, registrar
at the college, disclosed that a new
all-time record enrollment of 7695
was reached for the 1942-43 school
year and that 6535 students are in
school during the second semester
of the same school year which will
end January 23, 1943.
Armistice Review Will Be
Staged by Corps Tomorrow
Sophomores Must
Join ERC Before
Getting Contract
Applications Cannot Be
Considered Unless Cadet
Has Completed Enlistment
“Every cadet, especially sopho
mores, that is getting ready to turn
his application in for a contract
this next semester, should have
completed his enlistment in the
ERC before even turning the ap
plication in,” according to Lieuten
ant Colonel L. W. Marshall, re
cruiting officer.
New regulations recently impos
ed on the giving out of advanced
contracts if the applicant has not
completed his enlistment in the
ERC. This applies to all branches
of ROTC here, added Col. Mar
shall.
The question has been brought up
many times about what action will
be taken on enlisted reservists in
January with regard to thestate-
ment was that in January, the
end of the present semester, it
might be necessary to “call some
or all” of tlje students at ROTC
colleges who are in the Enlisted
Reserve Corps.
With, regard to that announce
ment, Col. Marshall made the
statement that the situation is
unchanged, however in the opinion
of informed sources, students tak-*
ing courses “that will prepare them
for service to their country in some
capacity” probably will be allowed
to complete their education pro
vided national conditions get no
worse.
“No man in the ERC has been
called out of A. & M. because he’s
in the ERC yet in this war,” was
the remark reiterated by Col.
Marshall. The main thing to under
stand is that every possible effort
is being made to keep all men that
are signed up in the ERC in
school until they can complete
their education.
AH sophomores, those who ex
pect to get contracts now as well
as those who intend to get them
in June, are again reminded that
they must complete their ERC en
listment now. “The Senior instruc
tors in deciding to whom contracts
will be given, base their decisions
largely on whether the applicant
is in the ERC. That is, they have
been instructed not to even con
sider those applicants for con
tracts have not completed their
ERC enlistment,” added the recruit
ing officer.
The recruiting officer here on
the campus has received instruc
tions from the War Department not
to enlist any Sophomores after
the first of the year, therefore it
behoooves them not to wait until
the last minute, since it will be
physically impossible to take care
of them by that time.
Captain Hanks Will
Take Applications
For QMC Contracts
Captain Lester Hanks, senior
instructor for the Quartermaster
Corps, announced yesterday that
he will be in his ofice 36 Ross Hall
tonight and tomorrow night at 8
o’clock to interview students de
siring to make application for ad
vanced contracts in the Quarter
master Corps.
All students who will complete
their basic military training at the
close of this semester and who de
sire to obtain training toward an
officer’s commission in the Quar
termaster^ Corps Reserve, should
make their application immediate
ly, Captain Hanks stated.
Commanders Banquet
To Be Held in Sbisa
An organization commanders’
banquet will be held tonight in the
banquet room of Sbisa Hall at 7:30
o’clock. All regimental, battalion,
troop, battery, and company com
manders are urged to be present
as C. N. Shepardson, head of the
Dairy Husbandry department, and
J. C. Hotard, supervisor of sub
sistence will speak on the diffi
culties of the mess hall in obtain
ing meat and other foods because
of the national emergency.
' Number 1 Is Worn;
Classes Dismissed
Two Hours at Ten
Amidst the shellfire of the sec
ond great war, the some 6500 ca
dets, future officers * of the IT. S.
army, will assemble at 10:10 to
morrow morning to pass in review,
a review commerating the signing
of the armistice of the war that
was to end all wars.
The Aggie Cadet corps x^ill stage
the first review of the current
semester tomorrow on the old
drill field at 11 a.m. states Colonel
Maurice D. Welty, commandant of
cadets.
The uniform will be number one
with khaki shirts.
Classes will be dismissed at 9:50
and first call will be sounded at
10:10. Three minutes later assem
bly will be sounded, shortly after
which the regiments will march
to the review field and assemble.
At 10:45 President Walton will
deliver a short talk to the assem
bled corps.
At exactly 11 a.m. the entire
corps will be called to attention
and silver taps will be played af
ter which two minutes of silence
will be observed.
The battalions will then pass
in review and march back to their
respective dormitories.
Major General Bruce Magruder
has been invited to receive the re
view. If the general accepts he
will arrive about 10:45 by car
from Camp Wolters, where he Ts
the commanding officer of that
Infantry Replacement training cen
ter.
A practice review with only the
corps, regimental, battallion, and
company commanders and their
guides will be held this afternoon,
at 6 o’clock stated Welty.
Seniors May Order
Invitations, Cards
Rocky Sutherland' Senior class
president, announced that orders
for Senior invitations will be taken
in the Corps Headquarters Office,
Ross Hall, today, Wednesday, and
Friday of this week.
The office will be open from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. on these three days
and no invitations can be received
unless ordered on one of these
days. The invitations are in three
different price ranges, 12, 25, or
50 cents each. The down payments
on the invitations are 5, 10 and 25
cents respectively.
To save time, each Senior should
decide at this time the exact num
ber of invitations to be ordered.
At the same time, orders may be
placed for personal cards. These
orders will be received by John
Longley, editor of the Longhorn.
Practice Review
To Be Held Today
In order to insure the Armistice
Day review running off as sched
uled, a practice review will be held
today at 6 o’clock stated Col. Maur
ice D. Welty, Commandant.
The practice review this after
noon will not include the whole
corps, however, Colonel Welty add
ed, but will be run off with only
the commanding officers and their
staffs and guides present.
The Corps comanders, regiment
al commanders, battalion comman
ders, company commanders, com
pany guides and guidons with the
company colors and corps band
will completely rehearse the review,
stated the comandant.
Car Registration To
Be Held Nov 12, 13, 14
The registration of all car owm-
ers for milage rationing will begin
November 12, 13, and 14 at the A.
& M. Consolated School. All per
sons reporting for the registration
must have their license numbers,
motor serial number, the serial
numbers of five good tires per car.
No ration card will be issued
to any pei’son having more than
five tires for each automobile. Tires
in excess of this number must be
sold to the government.