The Battalion
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
DIAL 4-5444
— VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1943
2275
NUMBER 90
Band Membership Available To All Branches
Staff Excused From Proccessionals
Graduation Exercises To
Be Held Friday January 22 £
Dorm Changes
Announced For
oming Semester
Orders For
1943 Seniors e
Sale of Tickets
Covering Weekend
xpires Tomorrow
Only Directors and Deans Are Required
To Take Part in Commencement Procession
All college staff members below the rank of dean or
director are excused from the Baccalaureate and Com
mencement Processionals, Friday, January 22, according to
an official anouncement by Dr. E. P. Humbert, chairman
of the Commencement committee.
The Processional to Guion Hall for the Baccalaureate
Entire Band to Be Housed
Together in One Dormitory
Each Member To Drill With Organization
Corresponding To Their Military Science
Beginning next term, membership in the band will be
open to students of all branches. Heretofore, to be a mem
ber of the band, one had to request assignment in either
the Field Artillery or Infantry branches of military service
to belong to the band. Because of this, many freshman, who
wanted to continue musical contact in college, chose other
lows:
President Walton, the speaker
of the day.
Minister. Commandant.
Members of the Board of Di
rectors.
Deans and Directors.
Formation of the line will be in
the lobby of the Academic build
ing, in a column of twos. Graduat
ing seniors will form on the lawn
west of the Academic building
and south of the walk, and will
be arranged alphabetically accord
ing to courses, those receiving ad
vanced degrees first in line. Stu
dents should report to the Regis
trar’s office, and see Acting Reg
ister Heaton for assignment to a
position in the line.
The line will form at 9:55 a.m.
and will move toward Guion Hall
at 10:15 a. m. Humbert urges
everyone to be qn hand at least
by 9:55 Friday morning. The
doors will be opened at 9:40.
Proper dres§ for both the Bac
calaureate and the Commencement
Exercises will be the Number One
Uniform, except for those students
who have had permission to wear
civilian clothes throughout the
semester.
For the Commencement Exer
cises Friday afternoon, the Proces
sional to Guion Hall will form
at the same place at 5:45 Friday
afternoon and the same order as
listed for the Baccalaureate will
be observed.
The Commencement Procession
al will move out at 6 p.m. Uniform
will be the same as for the morn
ing ceremony.
Reason given for the deletion
of the college staff from the Pro
cessional is the lack of seating
space in Guion Hall, and most of
the seats have been reserved for
parents and families of the grad
uating class.
In order to accommodate the
overflow crowd expected for the
services, the Assembly Hall will
be opened and connected with
Guion Hall by a wireJ public ad
dress system, so that any not be
ing able to get into Guion may
hear the ceremony in the Assem
bly Hall.
Strictly confidential military in
telligence for girls who are getting
starry-eyed about the glamorous
Aviation Cadets at Randolph.
You are advised to sort of get
in a hurry. When Class 42-F hit
the “West Point of the Air” wear
ing their native olive-drab uni
forms—which already look like
those of officers—over 25 per cent
were engaged.
And blondes and redheads, it
will be an uphill fight with you,
frankly. For of the class as a
whole, 68 per cent prefer brunettes.
But there is some solace, of course,
in that there are not as many
blondes—and even fewer redheads
—to look after that 26 per cent of
the class who prefer girls with
“honey golden hair,” as one Cadet
elaborated. Six per cent preferred
red heads.
But those figures are for the
class as a whole; it’s slightly dif
ferent among those who are al
ready hearing chapel bells come
the day they get their wings and
commission.
For, it is noted that those who
are not engaged—75 per cent of
$he class, mind you—the prefer-
All Persons 18-45
Must Carry Military
Identification by Feb 1
College men, take notice! Be
ginning February 1, all persons
between 18 and 45 who have been
vulnerable to the Selective Service
Act for six months or more must
carry on their persons their classi
fication card (Form No. 57) and
their registration certificate (Form
No. 2) to show that they are in
good standing with their local
board. Those who cannot produce
them w ill be subject to fine or im
prisonment or both.
New Grain Sorghum
Developed By A & M
Experiment Station
A new type of grain sorghum
developed by R. E. Karper of the
Texas A. & M. Agricultural Ex
periment Station may fill the need
for a special form of starch, for
merly imported from Java, used
in tapioca and a multitude of in
dustrial adhesives. Because it can
be grown on the great plains re
gion of Texas, it may become an
important cash crop.
The new sorghum was developed
from a variety imported from the
Philippines some ten years ago.
This variety had the waxy endo
sperm necessary for producing the
starch, but this characteristic had
to be incorporated in already exist
ing Texas sorghums. This has been
done by the Experiment Station.
The importance of this starch
lies in its many uses. Tapioca food
products are made from its flour.
Adhesives for stamps, envelopes,
high-speed packaging, and sizing
for textiles are also made from
the starch. It may be useful too
in the production of synthetic rub
ber.
ance for blondes rises to 29 per
cent; red heads are 8 per cent in
favor; brunettes drop to 63 per
cent.
Those Cadets who have got ser
ious about this business of mat
rimony, however, lean 79 per cent
to the brunettes, cutting the
chances for blondes down to 17
per cent, red heads to four per
cent.
Such is the dope, girls, straight
from a poll taken of this swash
buckling bunch of fliers-to-be.
M E Church Council
Has Officer Election
In a recent meeting the A. & M.
Methodist Student Council elected
Roger Bassett, E Infantry, as their
president for this year. Harry Ben
nett, B Chemical Warfare Service,
was elected vice-president and
Cleve Walkup, A Infantry, was
elected secretary.
LeRoy Adcock was re-elected
treasurer for the coming semester.
The Council extended an invitation
to everybody to visit the council
meetings.
Signal, Composite, And
Infantry Regiments Moved;
No Change Made for Others
Changes in dormitory assign
ments caused by the usual reorgan
ization of the corps for next se
mester will require several bat
talions to be moved, according to
the announcement from the com
mandant’s office.
The Signal, Composite, and In
fantry regiments will live in the
new area; the Field Artillery reg
iment will continue to live in the
newest area; the Coast Artillery
regiment, in Law and Puryear
Halls; and the Cavalry regiment
in Hart Hall, if tentative arrange
ments are followed, stated a com
mandant’s office spokesman.
One of the dorms in the newest
area will be used to completely
house all the students signed up
in the air force reserve; the Navy
VI, V5, or V7 programs; and those
in the Medical Administrative
corps, according to tentative plans.
The Signal Regiment will live in
all of Dormitory One and the first
floor of Dormitory Three.
The Composite Regiment will
live in the remainder of Dormitory
Three and all of Five, with the
Chemical Warfare Battalion in the
top three floors of Three, the Ord
nance Unit in the first two floors
of Dormitory Five and the Quar
termaster Unit in the top two
floors of that Dormitory.
Stenographers,
Typists Needed
In Nation’s Capitol
The passing of legislation to pay
civil service workers time and one-
half for over time brings the salar
ies of stenographers and typists
up to an all time record peak for
the workers who man battle sta
tions in Washington, D. C., where
new dormitories and cafeterias
have lowered the cost of room and
board and improved living condi
tions, the College Station local
civil service secretary, said today,
beginning a New Year’s drive to
recruit women 17 Vz years old and
up to fill essential war jobs with
out delay.
“All red tape has been cut, and
“within 72 hours after the test,
you will receive your appointment,
if you pass.”
Dictation as well as typing speed
has been lowered to such an extent
that almost any typist or steno
grapher can pass the test, accord
ing to the local secretary.
“Despite the fact that large
numbers of clerical workers went
to Washington last year, many
more are needed to fill vacancies
left by women as well as men
who joined the armed forces.
Stenographers and Typist are
entered on duty at a salary of
$146.00 a month including overtime
for a 48 hour week; however ap
plicants with two years experience
as a stenographer may qualify for
a $164.00 a month position in
cluding overtime.
Women not engaged in war work
of equal skill who are interested
in these federal positions should
contact local civil service secretary
at Post Office.
Former A&M Prof
Promoted to Lt Col
Major E. W. Steel, former head
of the Municipal and Sanitary Eng
ineering Department, received a
promotion to the rank of Lieuten
ant Colonel recently and has com
pleted a short visit henF.
Colonel Steel has been assigned
to South America for further duty
with the army corps of engineers.
Are Received
Travis B Bryan
Helps A&M Grads
Reach CSC On Time
This morning approxirrtately 160
seniors left for tjie Houston induc
tion center, through the untiring
efforts of Travis B. Bryan, Chair
man of the Bryan Selective Serv
ice board and prominent Bryan
banker. This was the first contin
gent of some 571 seniors to leave
Bryan who now will be able to re
port to their respective branch
schools at the date announced for
their OCS class to begin.
All seniors who have not as yet
reported to a selective service
board or have already reported
to their own board in their home
town are urged to wire their draft
board and have them send their
papers to this board before Friday
at the latest, in order that the
rest of the seniors, apprqximately
400, can be transported to Houston
en masse on Monday morning, Bry
an stated.
“I want to express our appreci
ation to Mr. Bryan on behalf of
the entire senior class,” said Bill
Galloway, corps executive late last
night, “for his personally arrang
ing a method of getting us to our
branch school in time, which would
not be possible through regular
channels.”
Provisions made last Friday by
the war department and announced
to the corps on Saturday revealed
the method the army had decided
to use to get senior ROTC college
graduates in the army and to their
respective branch school at the time
the next class begins.
The announcement over the
weekend by the military depart
ment stated that these seniors
would have to report to their local
draft board, request that they be
voluntarily inducted, take the usual
physical examinations, be sent to
an induction center to receive a
serial number, and then await their
orders to be issued by the Eighth
Service Command. All this was
expected to be accomplished by the
date set for reporting at the
branch schools, which for some
branches is February 4.
After this announcement was
made a flood of telephone and per
sonal inquiries were received at
the Bryan Selective Service board
about what steps these seniors
could take that would enable them
to report to their OCS at the ap
pointed time. Bryan immediately
set the wheels into operation that
would enable him to get the “red
tape” cut from the usual channels
of induction and put the process on
a streamlined basis, enabling the
seniors, to report at the proper
time.
This morning the seniors that
left were picked up by a bus ar
ranged for by Bryan and were
transported to the Houston induc
tion center by train through his
efforts on their behalf. They will
be assigned their army serial num
ber and given transportation back
to Bryan from where they will be
able to go home after final review
and then report at the date speci
fied below at their respective
branch training schools in accord
ance with orders they will receive
from the Eighth Service Command.
Definite dates have been an
nounced by the War Department
(See SENIORS’ ORDERS, page 4)
El Paso Club Will
Elect Officers Tonight
There will be a special meeting
of the El Paso club in Room 206
of the Academic building at 8:00
tonight. Election of officers will
be held.
Price $3.15 for All;
$4.15 Cost Thursday
If Individuals Bought
Tomorrow is the last day that
tickets for the Junior Prom, ban
quet, and Final Ball can be pur
chased. After Wednesday, |the
total cost of tickets will be $4.15,
including Banquet ticket, $1; Prom
ticket, $1.50; and Final Ball ticket,
$1.65.
Junior Prom and Banquet will
be held Thursday night, January
21. Banquet starts at 7 o’clock
and the Prom begins at 10 o’clock,
ending at 2. The Final Ball is to
be held the following night, Friday
from 10 ’til 2 o’clock.
The Aggieland Orchestra will
furnish the music for both dances.
Tickets are good with or without
a date at the option of the buyer,
and can be bought at the Corps
Headquarters Office for $3.15 un
til Wednesday.
Uniform for the Prom and Ball
will be number one with shoulder
strap or cloth belt.
Horticulture Dept
To Conduct Victory
HomeGardenProgram
The department of horticulture
will again conduct a series of vic
tory garden programs which will
consist of lectures and demonstra
tions on home gardening. The first
meeting will be held tonight at
8 o’clock in room 103 of the Agri
cultural Building.
The meeting tonight will con
sist of organization and a discus
sion of the location and prepara
tion of soil for gardens. The hor
ticulture department urges all per
sons interested in the course to at
tend the meeting.
Farm Mobilization
Program Assisted
By Agronomy Dept
The Agronomy department,
working with the Brazos County
Farm Mobilization Committee, has
been helping the farm education
program throughout the county.
Farm Mobilization Week, which is
being observed all over the Nation,
started January 16.
Dr. Ide P. Trotter has led one
of the two nightly meetings in the
county; Coulter Hoppess, chairman
of the committee, directed the
other. Movies and lectures were
used to show farmers how they
can do their utmost toward victory.
Classes End at 4 P M
Friday for Exercises
Classes will be dismissed for the
semester at 4 p. m. Friday to en
able seniors to get to the com
mencement exercises on time. This
dismissal of classes applies to the
whole corps, stated Dean F. C. Bol
ton, dean of the college.
Calisthenics Stopped
For Rest of Week
Calisthenics at reveille formation
has been suspended for the rest of
this semester according to an an
nouncement made last night by
Colonel Maurice D. Welty, com
mandant. They will be resumed
next semester.
Fees Payable Now
For Coming Semester
First installment fees of $67.00
and semester total fees of $146.90
may be paid from 9 a.m. until 2:30
p.m. at the Fiscal Office.
After payment of fees has been
made, it will be necessary to take
your receipt to the Commandant’s
Office where a room reservation
can be made.
Citizens Urged
To Help Officers
Find Draft Dodgers
FBI Trailing Delinquent
Who Failed to Register
At Time Designated by Law
General J. Watt Page, State
Selective Service Director, today
urged all Texas local boards to
give their most active cooperation
to the current nation-wide program
for eliminating delinquencies under
the Selective Service Act.
“I have conferred with the
United States Attorneys and rep
resentatives of the F.B.I.” Gen
eral Page said, “and we have
formulated a plan designated to
accomplish this objective in Texas.
“Publicity and patriotic appeals
through the press and radio, and
other media of reaching the pub
lic, will be the principal weapons
used by the local boards in en
couraging suspected delinquents to
get in touch immediately with the
local board in the area in which
they live.”
“Any person listed as a delin
quent who voluntarily reports to
his local board during the month
of January, 1943, will be allowed
to comply with his obligations,”
General Page stated.
He pointed out that investiga
tions of reported delinquencies of
ten reveal that the registrants
merely have been careless in com
plying with the requirements of
the Selective Service Act and Reg
ulations. He* said:
“Many registrants, through their
own negligence rather than
through willful intent on their
part, have been reported as de
linquent. Many of these reported
delinquencies have resulted through
carelessness of registrants in fail
ing to keep their local boards in
formed of changes of addresses.
“Very often, too, registrants are
reported as delinquent because of
illegible addresses or other de
fects in completing their cards
at the time of registration, or be
cause cards were lost in transit,
or sent to the wrong local board,
or because of some other technical
omission failed to reach the proper
local board.
(See DRAFT DODGERS, Page 4)
A&M Ex-Student
Receives Navy Wings
Jones Miller Robinson, son of
Lieutenant and Mrs. W. F. Rob
inson, Camp Bowie, Texas, was re
cently commissioned an ensign in
the U. S. Naval Reserve at the
Naval Air Training Center at Cor
pus Christi, Texas.
Robinson, former student of Tex
as A. & M., volunteered for flight
training last February and re
ceived preliminary instruction at
the Dallas reserve aviation base.
He was presented his “Navy
wings of Gold” at graduation cere
monies where he received his des
ignation as a Naval Aviator. He,
and other members of the class
were addressed by Rear Admiral
Alfred E. Montgomery, USN, Com
mandant of the training center.
Completion of the intensive
training at the world’s largest
air station qualifies today’s grad
uates for duty with the fleet, or
assignment as an instructor at one
of the Navy’s preliminary flight
training bases.
The instruction at the “Univer
sity of The Air” included num
erous phases of aeronautics, as
well as gunnery and bombing tac
tics, radio communications proced
ure, navigation and aerology, and
a rigid officer training course.
"♦"branches whose drill and instruc
tion conformed more to the sub
ject in which they wished to major.
“Under existing conditions it has
been decided that a member of the
band may be assigned to any
branch and be attached to the
band for shelter and duty,” Colonel
R. J. Dunn, Bandmaster, said yes
terday. “This will require that all
members of the band live in band
dormitories and report for drill to
the particular branch of which
they may be a member.”
Although students will be taken
in from all branches of military
service on the campus, the designa
tion of Field Artillery Band and
Infantry Band will be retained.
Upperclassmen who desire mem
bership in either band should con
sult Col. Dunn, phone 4-7134, or
Fred W. Martin, phone 4-9309.
Extensioners
Promote First Aid
For Texas Farmers
Safety first now means better
farm production and fuller par
ticipation in war activities, says
Louise Bryant, extension special
ist in home management of A.
& M College Extension Service.
In addition to preventing farm
accidents, farm people should pre
pare for emergency treatment in
case of an accident. Proper first
aid measures reduce suffering and
save Imman lives, as many rural
Texans have learned since the Tex
as Home Demonstration Associa
tion began promoting first aid
training more than two years ago.
Miss Bryant suggests that a
first aid kit or cabinet might well
be placed in the kitchen. It might
include: A Red Cross first aid
text book, three-inch squares of
sterile guaze; sterile gauze and
assorted sterile bandage com
presses in individual packages, and
one-half inch and three-inch roller
bandages, triangular bandages, roll
of adhesive tape, picric acid for
burns, absorbant cotton, two per
cent iodine, tincture of merthio-
late for scratches and cuts, and
a swab for the throat, castor oil
or mineral oil for use in the eyes,
calamine lotion for skin irrita
tions, burn ointment, such as tannic
acid jelly, aromatic spirits of
ammonia, oil of cloves, boric acid
crystals, rubbing alcohol, swab
sticks, tongue blades, three-inch
splinter tweezers, eye dropper, and
scissors.
The contents should be packed
so that any article can be located
quickly without unpacking the en
tire kit. Miss Bryant says mater
ial should be wrapped so that un
used bandages and the like do not
become soiled from handling.
American Association
Of University Profs
Holds Meet Thursday
The A. & M. Chapter of the
American Association of Univer
sity Professors will meet Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock in the Physics
lecture room, to hear a talk by
Dr. D. S. Kimball, visiting profes
sor for this semester in the De
partment of Industrial Engineer
ing.
Dr. Kimball, Dean Emeritus of
the College of Engineering at Cor
nell University and past president
of the national ASME, will give
his personal observations on the
ideal curriculum of land-grant col
leges.
All members of the college staff
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
Hurry Up, Girls; Randolph
Cadets Soon to Be Married Off