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Plans Released For Showing
Of WNBL Premier at Ki/le Field
The first showing of Aggieland’s
film story, “We’ve Never Been
Licked” will be marked by the
personal appearance of many of
the film’s stars at its world pre
mier at Kyle Field, May 21, ac
cording to E. L. Angell, chairman
of the premier committee.
A battery of anti-aircraft guns
and searchlights will stage the
sham air raid which will precede
the actual showing of the film.
The program will follow the
Commencement exercises and the
President’s reception. These are
being tentatively scheduled at 6:30,
and from 7:30 to 8:30, respectively.
This will give the crowd half an
hour to assemble in Kyle Field for
the movie.
Starting at 9 o’clock, the stage
appearance of the stars and Uni
versal executives will take place.
Probable representatives from Uni
versal will be Producer Walter
Wanger, Norman R. Raine, script
writer; John Rollins, Director;
Noah Beery, Jr., Anne Gwynne,
and Harry Davenport. Short
speeches by President Walton and
other College executives are being
planned.
After the appearances the world
premier of the movie will be shown
on a huge 35x40 foot screen to be
erected on the 45 yard line. The
audience will view the show from
the north end of the stadium. The
projection equipment is to be in
stalled in a booth on the goal line.
Plans are being made to use the
United Science
Club Contest To
Be Held Tomorrow
Final arrangements have been
made for the United Science club
contest which will be held in the
Biology lecture room at 6:45 to
morrow night. Medals for the win
ners have been furnished by the
Westinghouse Electric and Manu
facturing company. The contest
will consist of picking the' best
paper written by a student on a
scientific subject.
Members of the various scien
tific clubs which are members of
the United Science club are urged
to attend the contest. It is hoped
that a large club representation
will be present.
Campus clubs affiliated with the
United Science club are: Biology,
Entomolgy, * Pre-Med, Fish &
Game, Agronomy, Rural Sociology,
Collegiate Chapter F.F.A., Junior
A.V.M.A., Institute of Aeronautical
Sciences, A.I.Ch.E., and A.S.M.E.
clubs.
Guadalcanal Marines
Help Solve Food Quiz
One group of marines on Guad
alcanal complained because it was
forced to eat canned com for five
successive days; previous immer
sion in the surf during landing
operations had washed the paper
labels from the cans. This problem
was solved by the embossing or
printing of the identity of the con
tents directly on the can.
proceeds from the premier to es
tablish a memorial fund for the
Aggies who are fighting in the
present war. This plan may ma
terialize into the foundation of a
fund for a much needed student
union building.
Bolton Reveals
Probable Fate Of
A & M After May 29
Usual Academic Course
To Be Offered for Those
Not Affected By Draft
According to Dean F. C. Bolton,
A&M will continue its regular aca
demic schedle and basic military
training this summer for students
under 18 and for those who for
some reason have been deferred
by their draft boards.
It is expected, though not offic
ially confirmed yet, that 2,000 en
gineers will be sent here from
various colleges including induct
ed Aggies to take the Army Spec
ialized Training Program.
Dean Bolton says that as far as
he knows, no plans have been made
by the War Department for furth
er college training of students
majoring in any other course than
veterinary medicine, engineering
and specially designed courses in
psychology, language, and science.
Students not included in this field
will probably be sent to basic train
ing camps at the end of this semes
ter, unless they are versitile enough
to switch from their present course
of study and take the Army’s en
gineering course.
Commanders of Red
And Blue Forces To
Meet Prior To Drill
Key commanders for the Red and
Blue cadet maneuvers are request
ed by Lt. Col. L. W. Marshall to
report to the code room in the E.E.
building at 5 o’clock on the after
noon prior to their drill day in or
der to obtain printed orders and
information concerning their next
day’s maneuvers.
Col. Marshall said yesterday that
the battalion drilling this afternoon
will carry out the second phase of
the Red and Blue maneuvers, and
that Wednesday’s battalion will do
the third phase. Both battalions
will walk to the battle area, in
stead of liding out in trucks as
they did last week, said Col. Mar
shall.
Units drilling Thursday will re
peat the third phase of the ma
neuvers, and with more perfection,
in order to impress the inspecting
officers from the Eighth Service
Command, Col. Marshall added.
Campus Study Club
Meets This Afternoon
Lt. Eve Mansfield from WAAC
headquarters in Houston, will
speak at the regular meeting of
the Campus Study Club this aft
ernoon at 3 o’clock at the YMCA.
Mra. W. E. Street will be hostess.
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Room, 5, Administration Bldg.—Vol. 42
College Station, Texas, Tuesday Morning, April 27, 1943
2275
Number 128.
Review To Be Held Saturday Morning
Flying High
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Pete Watkins Leaps 6-8 To
Smash 21 Year Record A t Drake
By Bill Jarnagin
Battalion Sports Staff
Before 8,000 spectators, Pete
Watkins broke a 21-year high
jump record in the Drake Relays
last Saturday at Des Moines,
Iowa.
In 1922 Harold Osborne of Il
linois set the mark at 6 feet 6
inches, which stoll 21 years and
was threatened only four times
since then. Saturday Watkins clear
ed 6 feet 8 inches on his third
jumy, but failed to clear 6 feet 9
inches in three atempts. Osborne,
now a coach at Illinois, rushed to
congratulate Watkins and had a
hearty talk with him after the
clamoration of admiors died down.
Watkins’ new record was one of
two set that day. He left his com
petitors behind at 6 fet 4 inches;
tLoy wc.’G Jorry Donov*»i., •Li't.Uu j
Tom Scofield, Kansas; Rosa Nich
ols, Oklahoma A&M, and, Rober
Hqdgell, Wisconsin, all of who
jumped 6 feet 4 inches.
Ralph Tate of Oklahoma A&M,
because of winning two highly com
petitive events—the 120 yard high
hurdles in 14.6 seconds, and the
broad jump with 24 feet 7% inch
es—tied for high point man and
was selected as the outstanding
Permission has been asked by
Coach Homer Norton to have an
other yell practice Wednesday
night in preparation for the two-
game baseball series with the
Texas Longhorns Friday and
Saturday.
performer of the 1943 Drake re-
la.y& by nfewup»p«r nuwi radiomen
who reported the two-day meet.
Coach Lil Dimmitt accompanied
Watkins and both returned last
evening.
Star track athletes from all over
the United States participated in
the Drake relays. Four hundred
and fifty representatives from 49
colleges and universities competed
for honors, in which southwestern
athletes did well. Jerry Thompson
of Texas U. won the gruelsome two-
mile run by 50 yards. Texas took
places in the 120-yard high hurd
les, 100 yard dash, quarter mile
relay, and half-mile relay. Okla
homa A&M placed in the 120 yard
high hurdle, high jump, and broad
(See WATKINS, Page 3)
Lt Gen Hodges To Present
DSM to Col Welty at Review
Visiting Officers Will See Repetition
Of Maneuvers at Drill Periods Thursday
Highlighting a week-end of military activities will be
a review starting at 11:15 Saturday possibly including the
Air Corps and sailors, said Col. A. J. Bennett to the
Battalion yesterday.
Lt. General C. H. Hodges, commanding officer of the
Third Army with headquarters in San Antonio, will receive
the parade and will present Col. M. D. Welty and Distinguish
ed Service Medal for founding bases at Newfoundland before
coming to A. & M.
The Saturday review is a separate function from the
Federal Inspection Thursday and
Benefit Program
Ticket Sales Lag
Seriously To Date
Boone Urges All Persons
To Boost Sales; Proceeds
Will Be Used By Servicemen
Ticket sales on the scheduled
Servicemen’s Benefit Program to
be held Thursday night, 8 o’clock,
in Guion Hall, are lagging serious
ly, according to L. D. Boone. Di
rector of Student Activities. Since
the program is to be entirely for
the benefit of servicemen, everyone
is urged to get behind the ticket
sales and boost them to a point
where servicemen can profit from
the proceeds, Boone stated yester
day.
The money received from the
performance will be used to fur
nish recreation halls and other en
tertainment facilities for men in
the armed forces. Arrangements
will be made to adjust CQ regula
tions in order that Aggies may hear
the concert.
Tickets for the program, which
will feature Miss Nadine Conner,
soprano, and Private George Grif
fin, formerly a tenor with the Na
tional Broadcasting Company, may
be obtained at the Student Activi
ties Office, the YMCA, the Aggie-
land Inn, Mrs. T. R. Spence, and
John Lindsey, Town Hall manager.
Ticket prices are 50tf general ad
mission, and $1.00 for reserved
seats.
Miss Conner, a former pupil of
the music school of the University
(See BENEFIT, Page 4)
Friday. The federal inspection of
ficers will not be able to remain
for the Saturday review, and Gen
eral Hodges’ busy war-time sched
ule prevents him from appearing
any day other than this coming
Saturday.
Lt. Col. L. W. Marshall said the
cadets will repeat the third phase
of the Red and Blue maneuvers at
drill Thursday. The federal inspec
tors are expected to review the ac
tivity in scout cars that after
noon as well as other drill classes.
Thursday afternoon will be devot
ed to inspecting practical classes,
or drill, and Friday the inspectors
will visit theory classes.
Again the military department
urges that all cadets make special
effort to look their best and keep
their rooms spotlessly clean and
orderly these two days, since the
impression the corp makes on the
officers may influence A&M’s fu
ture status.
Aggieland's Yell Practice of Year
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Commandant of Air
Corps Unit Ordered
To a Different Post
Major Selwyn C. Woodard, com
mander of the Air Corps student
detachment here, was transferred
unexpectedly to another post over
the week-end.
For military reasons, details of
the transfer cannot be made known
at this time; nor is it known who
will replace Major Woodard.
Much of the credit for the or
ganization and function of the Air
Corps unit in College Station goes
to Major Woodard. The now ap
parent success of the unit and the
intense respect from the men are
the Major’s reward for his untiring
effort here during the past three
months.
To Major Woodard was given
the task of making fit for officers
hundreds of men shortly removed
from civilian life. To a man, the
same hundreds were inspired by his
leadership—by personal chats, in
terviews and actions—to ideals un
thought of three months ago.
Major Woodard’s wife and two
children expect to remain in Col
lege Station until the close of the
current school term before rejoin
ing the officer.
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These pictures were taken at a good old-fa^ one d Aggie jyell
practice held Wednesday evening after mess orAhe old drill field.
The yell leaders shown inthe inset picture a# J° e Pettit. ]5illy
McKenzie, head yell leader, and Kan Kuykendfl- Pettit and Kuy
kendall are junior yell leaders. This was the last yell practice of the
year and was attended by the Aggie Band and members of the
cadet corps.
Soil Conservation
Fil mTo Be Shown By
Agronomy Dept Today
An illustrated moving picture,
“The Life of the Soil”, will be
shown today and tomorrow, April
27 and 28, in the Francis Hall lec
ture room. The film is being spon
sored by the Department of Agron
omy. %
First showing of the movie will
be tonight at nine. Three shows
will be given tomorrow, the first
at 8 o’clock, the second at nine and
the final showing at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Potts will run the picture and
other members of the Agronomy
staff will also be present for ex
plaining.
The film shows not only the con
servation methods but also the
methods of keeping up the quality
and fertility of the soil by such
simple practices as saving plant
residues and the use of farm ma
nure. Much of the information will
be valuable not only from the
artistic standpoint but to the vic
tory gardener also.