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•TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1942
Official Notices
Announcements
The following articles may be obtained
t the Commandant’s Office on identifica
tion.
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THOSE STUDENTS 18 YEARS OF
AGE who have not, as yet, registered
for the draft may do so today at room
114, Administration Building. This is the
last day that registration will be con
ducted at the College. H. L. Heaton,
Acting Registrar.
JANUARY 1, 1943, will be the last
ave
he "old style" ring.
, all rings will 1
ings. If you want the “old style” be sure
to get your order in before January 1,
1943.
ring. After January
943, all rings will be the "new style’ 1
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICERS will
visit the college Wednesday, January 6
for the purpose of enlisting those sev
enteen year old students who wish to
join the Navy V-l program. Thoee stu
dents who wish to enlist should have
their papers completed before the ar-
visit
papers
the colt
lege Wednesda
lay, January 6,
rival of the enlisting officers. Please
note especially that the parents consent
must be signed before a notary public.
The time and place for the enlistment
will be noted later. Blanks may be ob
tained in the office of the Dean of the
the College.
Meetings
THE COLLEGE CAMERA CLUB will
have its last meeting of this year, Wed
nesday night in the Old Y at 7:45
DAMES CLUB MEETING—Wednesday,
December 30, 1942, at eight o’clock in the
YMCA. All members are urged to attend.
Classified
LOST—One grayish Sheaffer fountain
pen was lost or loaned the Tuesday
before Thanksigving. Please return to
O. M. Brown, room 312, No. 14, or Bat
talion Office. Reward.
LOST—A Hamilton wrist watch. Silver
case and band. Reward. Room 117, No. 9.
—ERC—
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the reservist, then a member of the
regular army, will be selected for
either Officer Candidate School
or a non-commissioned rating, or
one of several other alternatives.
A possibility exists that since A.
& M. was among the first colleges
to start the speed-up plan, the
semester referred to is next sem
ester instead of the present sem
ester with respect to calling out
the body of the ERCs, however
definite announcement about that
possibility and other points will
probably be cleared up within a
few days, said Bolton.
The following statement and
interpretation is intended to an
swer many inquiries from students
and parents as to how students at
A. & M. College will be affected
by recent announcements from the
War Manpower Commission:
This statement is based on the
official release from the War and
Navy Departments and such other
information as is available at this
date. Changes and modifications
in some of the regulations may,
and probably will be made and stu
dents should keep themselves in
formed of any further develop
ments.
1. The College will continue to
operate and offer instruction to
students under draft age, to those
not reached by the draft or not
drafted for physical reasons, to
those given deferments by the Se
lective Service System, and to re
servists left in the College.
The public press today carries
a statement from Chairman Mc-
Dr. N. B. McNutt
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
Common Sense
Dictates
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Nutt of the War Manpower Com
mission urging all men to remain
in college until called for military
service and stating that 18 and 19
year olds “should not hesitate to
enroll to begin their college train
ing at this time. He stated that
Selective Service Boards have been
advised that deferments until the
end of the next semester, May 22,
1943, would be given the following
groups of college students who are
not in the Army, Navy or Marine
Corps Reserves:
(a) Veterinary, pre-veterinary
and pre-medical students who have
completed one year of study.
(b) Graduate students and un
dergraduate students who have ful
ly completed one academic year
of study in approved engineering
curricula.
(c) Graduate and undergrad
uate students majoring in chemis
try, physics, or bacteriology, who
are within two academic years of
completion of their courses.
2. The College expects to enter
into contracts with the Government
under which it will offer training
for young men who have been
called into the armed services and
detailed to the College for special
abbreviated technical training a*
Army expense.
3. The College will continue ap
proved courses for present and fu
ture students in the Naval Re
serve who are to be called to active
duty and assigned to continue
courses of approximately normal
length at Government expense. De
tails of the Navy’s plan for its
reservists are given below.
In general the plans of both the
Army and Navy provide for calling
young men of draft age into the
armed services and after a period
of basic military training for those
in the Army, or without such per
iod for those in the Navy, selecting
those best qualified to profit from
college courses and detailing them
to take such courses at Government
expense.
Army Specialized Training Plan
The Army plan affects students
now in the College as follows:
1. Senior ROTC (Second year
advanced course, including ERC)
will be called to active duty on
graduation, or at the end of the
next semester May 22, 1943, which
ever is earlier. They will be or
dered to their respective branch
schools and commissioned upon
successful completion of the
courses.
2. Junior (third year students
in ERC as well as those not in
ERC who are pursuing approved
technical engineering courses will
continue on inactive status until
the end of next semester, May 22,
1943, and then be called to active
duty and given a period of basic
military training in the army.
Those then selected for further
technical training will be detailed
for such instruction at a college
at government expense.
3. Pre-Medical students,
whether in the ERC or not, will
continue in College on an inactive
status until the end of next semes
ter, May 22, 1943, at which time
they may be detailed on active duty
for further pre-medical or medical
duty under the Army Specialized
Training Program or assigned to
other military duty.
4. All other students in the
Army ERC will be subject to active
duty after the end of the current
semester. Upon completion of the
basic military training period in
the army they will be eligible for
selection for further technical
training in college or for other
military duty. This appears to
include all Army Enlisted Re
serves, except junior engineering
students, pre-medical students, and
veterinary students.
5. At the termination of spec
ialized training in college, whether
as a result of screening of com
pletion of a course, the soldier will
be selected for
a) Further training in an Of
ficer Candidate School.
(b) A technical non-commis
sioned officer rating.
c) Return to troops.
(d) In exceptional cases de
tailed for varied advanced technical
training.
e) In very exceptional cases
may be made available for techni
cal work in the Army, but in places
highly important <0 war effort.
6. Future new students for the
Army Specialized courses will
come from those selected in army
camps and detailed for special
courses. The assignment of sol
diers under the plan will begin
during the month of February,
1943.
Navy College Training Program
The Navy plan affects college
students as follows:
1. Naval Reservists in V-l, V-5,
and V-7 programs will be placed
on active duty a* a date not yet
announced.
2. Those in V-l or V-7 pro
grams who make satisfactory
progress and pass the necessary
tests will be allowed to complete
a total length of time ranging
from eight semesters for engineer
ing students and others in their
seniors years to six semesters for
freshmen or students to enter in
January, 1943.
3. V-5 Reservists may be de
ferred to the end of the college
year current at the time of enlist
ment.
4. Students between their 17th
and 18% birthdays may enter the
Navy’s V-l program at any time
until March 15, 1943. This per
mits new students to enter the
program at the beginning of the
next semester, January 29, 1943.
The Factulty and Administrative
Officers of A. & M. College be
lieve that every young man should
complete as much of his education
as he can at this time and join in
urging all students to continue in
College until called by the Govern
ment.
— ’42 SPORTS—
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due consideration, it is this writ
er’s opinion that Rogers rates the
call over the other two. It is easy
to see how valuable he really was
both to baseball and football. He
was a great contributor to the ac
complishments of the baseball team,
with his seventh-inning two-run
homer against Texas University in
the first game being instrumental
in the 8-4 win. In football, he was
the top pass receiver of the nation
and Aggie field general.
The other two athletes also rate
pretty high. Undoubtedly, without
big John Scoggin, the Aggie dia-
mondeers would have had a much
rougher road to that coveted
crown. As mentioned before, he
was the heart of the team. He defi
nitely deserves much mention for
the No. 1 Aggie athlete.
Henderson Also Great
Bill Henderson won nine letters
in his athletic years at Texas A&M
and definitely should be in the run
ning for top man. He, today, is the
only athlete in the history of the
school, to win four letters in one
year and that is quite a feat in
itself. He was a standout basket
ball star, gaining some All-Ameri
can mention in his last year. In
football, he was the choice of many
for All-Conference, standing out
with his sensational pass receiving.
Naming them in order, here are
the top ten stars of the A&M
sports year:
1. Cullen Rogers — baseball,
football.
2. John Scoggin—baseball.
3. Bill Henderson—basketball,
ball and track.
4. Roy Bucek—Track.
5. Felix Bucek—Football.
6. Pete Watkins—Track.
7. Charlie Stevenson — base
ball.
8. Elvis (Boots) Simmons—
Football.
9. Albert Ricks—Track.
10. Les Peden—Baseball.
Taking the events as they came,
we present to you a thorough re
view of the 1942 year:
January—Aggies defeated by Ala
bama in CoUon Bowl, 29-21. Bas-
keteers score biggest upset of
year, defeating Rice, 36-34.
F ebruary—Cagers lose countless
number of games by two points.
March—Aggies end basketball year
with sensational 46-42 win over
Texas.
Baseball season opens as Ags de
feat Baylor, 2-0, behind two-hit
pitching of Charlie Stevenson.
April—Aggies continue baseball
victories with astounding 26-0
win over Rice being standout.
Track season well under way.
Thinly-clads upset Rice and Tex
as in dual meets. Pete Watkins
and Roy Bucek hot as a fire
cracker.
May—Aggie baseball team sweeps
Texas series to win baseball
crown. Scoggin, Rogers, Peden
and Porter contribute greatly.
Annual Parent’s Day
Festivities Cancelled
A. & M.’s annual Parent’s Day
program will not be held this year,
states E. L. Angell, executive as
sistant to Dr. Walton, because of
transportation difficulties. This
decision was reached at a meeting
of Rocky Southerland, president of
the senior class, and Walter Card-
well, cadet colonel, yesterday to
gether with Angell.
Angell said that few parents
would be able to come to College
Station for both Parent’s Day and
the graduation exercises, and that
both the senior class president and
the corps commander felt that the
parents would rather be present
at the graduation exercises. He
also stated that awards normally
made on Parent’s Day would be
given at Final Review.
Student Reading Fund
Receives Donations
Generous gifts to the Student
General Reading Fund have been
made by the San Antonio and
Houston A.&M. Mother’s Club, ac
cording to T. F. Mayo, college
librarian. Mayo stated that this
money is spent by the Library
according to rules set up by a
student library committee for good
books which the boys want to
read, but which the library would
not be able to afford without the
help of contributions made to this
fund.
Mayo also said that we wished
to thank all the members of both
organizations for their gifts to the
library.
Annual Conference track meet.
Aggies come out second best be
hind Texas University.
June-August—Intramural program
highlights summer athletic sea
son at A&M. Twilight softball
league also bright spot.
Aggie softballers, comprising the
Twilight League All-Stars sweep
Bryan two-game series for the
first sweep in 11 years.
September—Football fall training
opens. Aggies suffer first defeat
of year, losing to LSU, 16-7.
October—Cadets down Texas Tech
for first win, 19-0. Nortonmen
upset by Corpus Christi, 18-7.
Also lose opening game to TCU,
7-2. Biggest upset of year comes
when Baylor drubs Aggies, 6-0.
Ags win first conference game of
year, defeating Arkansas, 41-0.
November — Nortonmen outpass
SMU to the tune of 27-20.
Ags hold Rice to scoreless dead
lock after outplaying Owls most
of the way.
Cadets lose to Texas University,
12-6, Thanksgiving, but have the
pleasure of crossing Texas goal
line in Memorial Stadium for the
first time in 18 years. Barney
Welch’s 71-yard touchdown run
highlight of game.
December — Aggies end football
season in blaze of glory, defeat
ing Rose Bowl-bound Washing
ton State Cougars, 21-0.
Basketball non-conference sea
son opens. Aggies win initial
game and have exceedingly suc
cessful Christmas tour with three
wins out of five games.
That, sports fans, about rounds
up the Aggie sports year in 1942.
It has been a good year, consider
ing the many obstacles that were
endured by many sports during
1942. The Aggies suffered the loss
of three of their top coaches in
Marty Karow, Dough Rollins and
Charlie DeWare. Also, a few key
figures, especially in football,
joined the armed forces. But, after
all was said and done, I think, that
the sports fans of Aggieland and
the many other close followers of
major sports will readily agree that
the Maroon and White wearers of
A&M College always proved to be
a worthy opponent, one filled with
a never-say-die spirit.
Bucek and Henderson
Make Fine Showing In
North - South Tilt Sat
Felix Bucek and Bill Henderson,
All-Conference Aggie Football
stars, added to their laurels last
Saturday as they starred in the
forward wall of the South All-
Stars as that team roundly defeat
ed the North All-Stars by a score
of 24-0. Homer Norton of the Ag
gies, one of the Southern coach
es, stated that Bucek and Ramsey
of William & Mary, were the best
pair of guards he had ever seen.
These two were also commended
by Allyn McKeen, Mississippi
State, head coach of the Southern
squad. Dutch Meyer of T. C. U.
praised the play of “Jitterbug”
Henderson and stated that he play
ed a remarkable game.
The Elm Creek Soil Conservation
Project, Bell County, Texas, is
the oldest project of its kind in
the United States.
Earthquakes Due Jap Pack Howitzers Hit
Homeland During 43
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
11:25 a.m.—Music.
11:30 a.m.—Treasury Star Parade
(U. S. Treasury)
11:45 a.m.—Brazos Farm and
Home Program—C. A. Price.
11:55 a.m.—Town Crier—Richard
Gottlieb.
12:00 noon—Sign off.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30
11:25 a.m.—Music.
11:30 a.m.—M i 1 e a g e Rationing
(Office of War Information)
11:45 a.m.—Brazos Valley Farm
and Home Program—County
Agent.
11:55 a.m.—Town Crier—Conrad
Bering.
12:00 noon—Sign-Off.
—KYLE FIELD—
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Felix commented, “I saw the
greatest guard in my life in that
North-South game” .... “Who
was it,” the writer quered the big
All-Conference Aggie guard?”....
None other than Ramsey of Wil
liam and Mary, who played along
side with me,” Felix answered
“He really was tops” .... Re
ports coming out from San Fran
cisco rate Willie Zapalac, the Ag
gie blocking back, tops among the
Western football aces .... Wil
lie is almost a sure starter for the
West January 3 in the annual
East-West post-season classic . . .
Bubo Barnett, the fine Baylor
guard, is the only other South
west Conference player on the
West squad .... Jamie Dawson,
the tree-top Aggie cage star, looks
like the best bet on the team to
develop into a real scoring star
. ... He is big and rangy and
has a knack of hitting that basket
very constantly .... Les Peden
and Mike Cokinos are others that
may develop into scoring stars....
they have already shown ample
ability. . . .
Federal Employees
Get Overtime Pay
According to advices received by
wire from Luther C. Steward, pres
ident of the national federation of
federal employees, it is announced
by local members of the organiza
tion that President Roosevelt has
signed the overtime bill and has
instructed all governmental de
partments and agencies to estab
lish a 6-day 48-hour week. This
will provide 8 hours of overtime
each week.
A summary of schedules of over
time payments under this newest
action of the President is as fol
lows: all persons working a 48-
hour week and receiving a base
pay of $1,260.00. The new bill car
ries an increase for the 8 hours
they work on Saturday of $5.25
per week or $283.00 per year over
and above what they are receiv
ing now.
The present constitution of the
State of Texas was written by
convention which convened at Aus
tin, Sept. 6, 1875, and adjourned
Nov. 4, 1875.
According to the law of averages
Japan should not be far from an
other serious earthquake—perhaps
next year, Rev. J. S. Lynch, S. J.,
of Fordham University, declared in
a General Electric Science Forum
address here.
Speaking on the subject of
“earthquakes in Japan” Father
Lynch said that the last major
earthquake in that country was in
1933 when 3,000 lives were lost.
“The quake previous to 1933,
strangely enough, was in 1923,”
he pointed out. “Will the next be
in 1943?”
Discussing the location of the
Japanese quakes, Father Lynch
said that the three worst ones that
the main islands have suffered in
recently times were in 1891, 1923
and 1927.
“In 1891 the main island of Ja
pan was practically broken in two,”
he explained. “Cracks were ob
served clear across the island from
the Sea of Japan on the left to
the Pacific Ocean on the right. In
this Mino Owari quake about 8,000
lives were lost.
“Tokio was the scene of the next
big quake in 1923. The loss of
life in this one was about 100,000.
The quake actually occurred some
miles off shore but was of suffic
ient intensity to cause slippings
along the coast amounting to six
feet in places. One cannot mention
the Tokio earthquake without pay
ing tribute to the American archi
tect, Lloyd Wright, who designed
the earthquake-proof Imperial Ho
tel which withstood the shock suc
cessfully.
“The third big quake of 1927—
the Tango earthquake—occurred on
the main island some 100 miles
south of the 1891 quake. It caused
horizontal slips amounting to eight
feet and extending 60 miles in
Japs in Solomons
Production of 75-mm. pack how
itzers at a General Electric plant
somewhere in Pennsylvania went
forward with a little more zing the
other day.
In newspaper pictures, workers
identified guns used by U. S. Mar
ines to defeat the Japanese in the
Solomon Islands as the howitzers
which have been made there for
the last two years, largely on
equipment previously used for
making street-car motors. Pro
duction of the howitzers is now
approximately a third greater than
under the original schedule.
The picture, showing Marines
blasting, away with the howitzers
to pave the way for a successful
advance on the Matanikau River
on Guadalcanal, has been posted
on the factory walls and repro
duced in the plant newspaper.
Although it is a weapon designed
for mule transport, the pack how
itzer has found new uses in the
present war because of the ease
with which it can be towed by
trucks or transported, sometimes
without disassembly, in airplanes
and boats.
With a barrel only 47 inches
long, the weapon hurls a 15-lb.
shell nearly three inches in dia
meter more than five miles. It
is designed to drop its projectiles
accurately behind hills, buildings
or other obstructions.
from the Sea of Japan. Only 3000
lives were lost since it was not a
thickly populated region.
“All these quakes were surface
quakes with visible surface effects.
The main belt of Japanese quakes,
however, runs along the Pacific
side of the main island some dis
tance off shore.”
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