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ROOM 5, ADMINISTRATION BLDG. — VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1943 2275 NUMBER 87
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
DIAL 4-5444
ERG to Remain in School, Inactive and Unassigned
Singing Cadets Featured on Town
Program
Begins At 8
In Guion Hall
Walter Jenkins to
Appear with Cadets
The Singing Cadets of Ag-
gieland, under the direction
of Richard Jenkins, will ap
pear on Town Hall for their
annual performance tonight
at 8 o’clock. Appearing on the
program with the Singing
Cadets is Walter Jenkins, in
ternationally known baritone
and song leader. This is the
first time since the Cadets
have appeared on Town Hall,
that a guest artist has been
with them.
The program this evening was
moved up from March 15 to this
date due to the unsettled condi
tions at present. The Singing Ca
dets now are 110 strong and Rich
ard Jenkins, their director, con
siders them the best group ever
assembled on the campus.
Walter Jenkins has sung before
the corps before this time, leading
the singing at assemblies in Guion
Hall. At the present he is director
of the choir at the First Methodist
Church in Houston. According to
music critics, his reputation goes
hand in hand with -his ability to
direct choirs and glee clubs, and
to make their arrangements. Jen
kins will be accompanied by Her
bert Rohloff, Houston pianist.
The program will consist of two
parts, the first of which will be
religious and classical- selections.
The last part will feature novelty
selections and military airs.
Town Hall patrons can expect to
hear the following by Singing Ca
dets: The Lord’s Prayer by Ma-
lotte; The Vengeance Song by
Verdi; The Soldier’s Chorus by
Gounod; Jericho, Spiritual; Der
Fuehrer’s Face; This Is My Coun
try, by Raye; and The Spirit of
Aggieland by Dunn.
Walter R. Jenkins, guest soloist
will sing Hear Me, Ye Winds and
Waves by Hawdel; My Prayer by
Squire; and The Hills of Home
' by Fox. He will also sing the solo
in Land of Hope and Glory by El
gar with the Singing Cadets. This
is a repeat performance of the same
song, as it was sung with the
Houston Symphony while the Ca
dets were on their tour to Houston
in December.
Feature selection of this eve
ning’s program is a five-part ar
rangement of the Spirit of Aggie
land, made by Ken Darby of Uni
versal Pictures.
Kimball To Speak
At ASME Banquet
Tonight in Sbisa
Dr. D. S. Kimball, former dean
of engineering at Cornell Univer
sity, will be the principal speaker
at the annual banquet of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineerings, scheduled for 7:30
tonight in the banquet room of
Sbisa Hall.
The speaker, who will be intro
duced by Tommy Bolling, president
of the ASME, is head of the Tool
Priority Board of the War Pro
duction Board. After leaving
Washington, D. C. last September,
Dr. Kimball came to A. & M. and
is now a professor of industrial
engineering here, where he con
ducted a class for industrial eng
ineers last semester. He holds
five degrees, served as national
president of the ASME, is now
president of the Society for the
Promotion of Engineering Educa
tion, president of the American
Engineering Council, and holder
of numerous other honors.
(See ASME, Page 4)
Singing Cadets of Aggieland Presented by Town Hall
F- im
jj^ll Juniors, Sophomores, Fish
Affected by New Ruling
Shown above are the Singing Cadets of Aggieland, under the direction of Richard W. Jenkins, who will appear on Town Hall
tonight as the second of the 1943 programs.
This is the one-hundred ten voice, all-male glee dug which recently delighted Houston audiences when it appeared in the Houston
Colosseum with Ernst Hoffman and the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
Also on that tour they sang before several service clubs and camp audiences, being very successful in each appearance
Tonight they will present the new special arrangement of “The Spirit of Aggieland” made for them by Ken Darby, musical di
rector for Universal Pictures. Also to be an outstanding feature of the program will be the musical-background narration similar to
the stirring one presented on the Showtime broadcast from the stage of Guion Hall several weeks ago.
Walter" R. Jenkins, noted songleader and baritone and father of the Cadets director, will be .guest artist tonight.
Engineers Excused
At 12 Tomorrow
To Hear Chevalier
Engineering students on the
campus will hear lectures during
the week by Colonel Willard Chev
alier, vice-president of the Mc
Graw-Hill Publishing Company
and editor of Business Week mag
azine. All engineering students
will be excused from classes tomor
row at 12 o’clock to hear Col.
Chevalier in Guion Hall.
Col. Chevalier will speak on the
subject, “What Price Victory in
War and Peace”. This talk will
be given to guide the present
seniors after they are assigned to
(See ENGINEERS, Page 4)
Plans Announced By Humbert
For Commencement Exercises
Plans for the commencement pro
gram on the weekend of January
21, 22, and 23 were received yes
terday from Dr. E. P. Humbert,
head of the genetics department
and chairman of the commence
ment program. Thursday, January
21, opens the activities for that
weekend with the Junior Pronj, set
for 10 p. m.
Friday, January 22, will be the
date of the baccalaureate sermon,
and the commencement exercises.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
gin at 10:30 a. m., and will be giv
en by the Reverend Marshall
Steele, D.D., of the Highland Park
Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas.
Following the baccalaureate ser
mon by the Reverend Mr. Steele,
the A Cappella Choir of Stephen
F. Austin High School of Bryan,
Texas, will give a short program.
That evening at 6:00 in Guion
hall the commencement procession
al will begin; the commencement
exercises will open at 6:15 with the
main address by the Honorable
Neth L. Leachman, a member of
the A. & M. College Board of Di
rectors. Leachman is from Dallas.
William J. (Bill) Galloway, A
Battery field artillery, who was
voted valedictorian of the Senior
Class last Friday, will give the
(See COMMENCEMENT, Page 4)
Information Given
As To Assignment
Of Signal Seniors
From the Information Letter,
official publication of the army
signal corps, the following story
was published which might shed
some light on where Signal corps
seniors will be sent. This might
serve as an indication of just what
training will be undergone by sen
iors in other branches too. The
article appeared in the December
issue.
“The enrollment in the Officer
Candidate School reached its ca
pacity November 13. Enrollment of
the school will be swelled further
(See SIGNAL, Page 4)
Fourteen-Year-Old Reveille, Aggie Mascot,
Has Led Life of Queen Here at Aggieland
Revielle, famed symbol of Ag
gieland, had an humble beginning
at this institution one summer
night in 1931- when W. L. (Rip)
Codings, found her in the weeds
alongside the road between the
campus and Wellborn and brought
her. to his dormitory room. A let
ter received from Collins, who
graduated in 1934 and is at pres
ent County Agent of King County,
tells of Rev’s early history that
has become somewhat clouded by
the years that have passed since
she became an integral part of the
college and its life.
Excerpts from Collins’ letter
follow:
“One night in the late summer
school of 1931 I was coming from
a little dance at Wellborn with
two other Aggies in a model T
and had a flat near a railroad
crossing. While we were fixing the
flat I heard a pup whining and
went out into the grass to investi
gate. It seems that the pup had
been thrown out there or was wan
dering along and hit by a car be
cause it was slightly wounded in
one of its back legs. I took it home
to the dormitory and brought it
food from the mess hall until she
outgrew the little ailment. After
a few days she began to feel at
home and was of such little trouble
and friendly we decided to keep
her. She immediately made friends
with all of the boys in the dormi
tory and began taking her meals
in the mess hall too. She would
always come back and sleep in my
room. Every night when she
thought I was asleep she would
crawl up on the bed and sleep be
tween by feet. The following morn-
mer she was accidentally run over
again gy a “hoopee” loaded with
Aggies—but she was taken care of
by a couple of veterinary students
who gave her a general tune-up
besides, and she soon recovered,
never to be a mother of pups.
The reason all boys made friends
with her was because of a little
trick she played. When she saw a
boy standing around idle, she
would go about looking for a rock
or piece of brick and would place
it in front of the boy who would
of course throw it off so she would
bring it back, then when the boy
would reach for it she would dodge
around and try to make him chase
her. I have seen as many as eight
or ten boys trying to hem her in
and take the rock. Her teeth were
finally worn down from biting
rocks. That game and leading the
band became her favorite sports.
There was never a more proud-
acting majorette than Rev. She
seemed to be pleased to parade in
front of one of the world’s largest
college bands.
“During the regular terms of
school Rev. learned to like all boys
with khaki, because I guess, she
was never abused by them. I’ll
never forget how much she liked
P. O. (Pat) Bellinger (now de
ceased) because he could blow a
bugle. I know she missed him when
he didn’t return from summer
camp.
“About a week after the regular
term started Reveille was stolen
from me and of course I had about
a dozen fish out looking for her.
They brought her in but the same
thing happened nearly every night.
We always found her in a different
Aggie’s room in bed. In the morn
ing when she heard reveille sound
she would jump up barking and
running around the hall waking
everybody up. This is why we call
ed her Reveille. About the first
three or four weeks of schoo II
nearly ran my legs off trying to
keep her at home. I finally let her
go because 1 knew she was some
where safe on the campus. That
was my last claim on her because
I guess she found out that all Ag
gies were about alike, and like
most other girls she just liked
khaki. Later she started staying
around the Y.M.C.A. following the
night watchman, and greeting ev-
every passing Aggie that came in
late at night. After she began act
ing as maporette, our yell-leader,
Herman (Two-Gun) Parker took
up nickles from Fish to buy her a
jacket and some light harness. A
Fish was always appointed to care
for her on visiting trips. If she
happened not to go on some of the
trips she would meet all trains and
busses until the boys and the band
came back.
“Now, I have a three-legged
spitz, and a bird dog in the clinic
with a broken thigh and being
treated by a couple of Ex-Aggie
Veterinarians—Burch and Roberts
of Wichita Falls. No one likes pets
better than I, but I have never
seen a more loyal pet and mascot
than Rev. She always remembered
me when I went back to the short
course every summer. I know you
Aggies will take care of her to the
end and pay just tribute to her for
all of us.
“Here it is Rev.:
Many are regrets over loss of pets
By people who possess them
But none compare by Aggies out
there
Who knew Reveille of A. & M.”
Walton Says Regular Courses To be Taken;
Order Effective Until End of Next Semester
By Tom Journeay
Juniors, sophomores and freshmen in the Enlisted Re
serve Corps will remain in school on an inactive basis until
the end of the semester starting February 1, according to
a statement made to the press late yesterday afternoon by
President T. O. Walton, on his return-from Washington.
Seniors taking second year advanced military science
will be called to active duty upon the completion of the cur
rent semester and sent to their respective base training
schools.
— + Present Juniors will be allowed
to continue at least one more se
mester of schooling on an inactive
status, continuing their regular
Curley Brient
To Play For
Junior Prom
Ticket Sales Start
Thursday, Jan. 14;
Dance Held In Sbisa
Curley Brient’s Aggieland or
chestra has been signed to play
for the Junior Prom and the Final
Ball on Friday and Saturday
nights, January 22-23, according
to Prom-Chairman Bob Latimer.
Choice of the Aggieland came
as a result of the difficulty in
securing bands, and because only
one or two small bands were avail
able through the regular booking
channels.
Juniors only may purchase tick
ets for the banquet, Prom, and
Final Ball from Thursday of this
week until Wednesday of next.
Either one ticket covering all three
events may be bought for $3.15,
or a separate ticket for each may
be had. Banquet tickets are $1;
Prom tickets $1.50, and Final Ball
$1.65.
(See JUNIOR PROM, Page 4)
Freshmen Present
Largest Fish Ball
In Class’ History
Thirteen hundred dancers filled
Sbisa Hall at the annual Fresh
man ball Saturday night. Presi
dent of the Fi-eshman class, C. E.
McWilliams, said the ticket sales
at the door were heavy and the
total intake more than met all
corirtacts. There were plenty of
girls at the dance, in spite of early
transportation problems.
Seniors, guests of the fresh
men, came stag and drag to help
fill the dance floor.
Summing up the dance, L. D.
Boone, acting manager of student
activities, said the dance was one
of the most successful freshmen
balls ever scheduled here.
Rosser Found Dead
In Automobile Here
John O. Rosser, 27, manager of
Radio Station WTAW, was found
dead in his garage at his residence
in College Park yesterday morn
ing.
Sam Royder, Brazos county cor
oner, returned a verdict of acci
dental death from carbon monoxide
poison. He said Rosser had been
dead about eight hours.
Rosser came to A. & M. in No
vember 1939, and was well known
throughout the Southwest for his
early morning Farm and Home
programs and his School of the
Air broadcasts each Thursday
afternoon.
Before coming to A. & M. he
was with the Transradio Press
Service, Radio Station KGKO and
the Dallas Morning News, all in
Dallas. He graduated from South
ern Methodist University in 1936
and lated worked for one year in
New York Station WQXR and
other stations before returning to
Texas. His home is in Dallas and
he is survived by his wife and
parents.
Funeral arrangements are as
yet unsettled.
All engineering freshmen, re
gardless of their ERG status, who
have completed one year of their
schooling with satisfactory grades
will be allowed to stay through the
next semester. The same will ap
ply to sophomores taking engineer
ing, Walton added.
“These are the definite plans of
the war department at the present
date,” stated Walton, “and every
indication points that these will
be the plans followed.”
President Walton made the fol
lowing additional statement:
“Military authorities will require
men who remain in college for the
purpose of taking additional aca
demic and military work, to be
placed under a much more definite
military regime. Certain hours for
study and recreation and other nec
essary activities will be set aside
and all cadets will follow that
schedule.
The cadet system will remain
substantially as it is until military
requirements demand a change.
Military and physical training will
be much more accentuated. In oth
er words the status of cadets here
will probably be very similar to
what it would be if those cadets
were actually in the army and as
signed here.
Walton further went on to say
that students taking and making
satisfactory grades in engineering
courses, whether or not they are
in the ERC, will be allowed to con
tinue with their schooling.
“Ultimately, we will have prob
ably many more regular army of
ficers here to instruct military sci
ence since there will probably be
additional training given, although
the actual number of hours spent
in military drill might remain the
same,” states the president.
“We might take this opportu
nity of effectively and definitely
squelching the rumor that this col
lege would be taken over and that
there would be no classes held here
after this semester,” continued
Walton. “That is absolutely not
true. Classes will be held as usual
and registration will take place at
the date heretofore announced, and
I strongly urge all students, both
those in the ERC and those not in
the ERC, to go ahead with their
plans for next semester as they
normally would.”
Classes will go on as before as
nearly as possible with emphasis
placed on training all students for
a specific place in the war effort,
further states the president.
The Navy V-l enlistees will also
be allowed to continue their edu-
catio nuntil the Navy changes its
policy, and that class is open as
yet to enlistments of students un
der 18.
Walton concluded his statement
to the press with this announce
ment: “The War Department ulti
mately will completely utilize all
the facilities of A. & M. College
for a united stand in the war ef
fort.”
Senior Class Holds
Meet Tomorrow Night
There will be a meeting of the
Senior Class tomorrow night in
the Assembly hall at 7:45 p. m.
The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss a good beneficial and
useful gift for the seniors to leave
A. & M. College on the departure
into the armed service of Un«le
Sam.