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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1943)
Texas A«M OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION DIAL 4-5444 Tho Ft A 11x5 JLJ College alion ROOM 5, ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—VOLUME 42. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1943 2275 NUMBER 138. Registration Schedule Is Announced Starts Saturday; Last Through 5 Monday Afternoon Official schedules of classes for the summer semester was announced late yesterday by H. L. Heaton, acting registrar of the college. Official regis tration for the next semester will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 29 and last through Monday at 5 p.m., Heaton added. Assignment cards will be re leased to graduate and under graduate students from the As sembly Hall in accordance with the following schedule: Saturday, May 29 7:30 to 8:30—All students whose surnames begin with A, B, C, D. 8:30 to 9:30—All students whose surnames begin with E, F, G, H, I, J, K. 9:30 to 10:30—All students whose surnames begin with L, M, Q> R- 10:30 to 11:30—All students whose surnames begin with S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. 11 to 11:30—All students who were unable to register at their regular scheduled time. Monday, May 31, 8 to 5—All new students will register and old re- tunfing students and students granted registration permission by (See REGISTRATION, Page 4) Collins to Head Battalion Staff During Next Term L. M. Collins, assistant advisor of student activities, has been named by L. D. Boone, manager of student activities, to head the publication staff of the Battalion newspaper during the summer month, succeeding John Holman, present editor, and his staff, who is going elsewhere on Army duty after the close of this semester. Collins is a graduate of Vickery High School in Dallas, North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, has done graduate work at the University of Texas, and was bus iness manager of Sherman (Texas) High School for four years. “We will continue publication of the Battalion three times weekly beginning May 28,” said Collins in announcing plans for the com ing year, “and hope to make it a really city and campus-wide news paper. I hope to secure contribu tions from members of the faculty on various subjects and otherwise will continue th§ editorial policy now in effect. I hope also to see as many students as possible on the Battalion staff this summer, as only through them can the paper be successful.” Former Students To Hold Meeting Friday, May 21 The Association of Former Stu dents of the Agricultural and Me chanical College of Texas will hold the annual meeting on the campus May 21 as a part of the Com mencement exercises scheduled for that day. Election of officers for the coming year and a report on prog ress of the A. & M. Development Fund will feature the session. No reunion or homecoming luncheon is scheduled for those who gradu ated five years ago or multiples thereof, because so many alumni are in the armed forces, and travel restrictions will be observed for duration of the war by those not in service. Wingsin Swing, Final Review To Close Spring Term ShowtoBegin 8:00 Sharp Friday Night "W/NG’S IN SWING" Unusual musical effects are possible in the orchestra by the use of these odd instruments. From left to right in the first row of three French horns are Pfc. Harold Yelton, Pvt. Dale Dunn and Pvt. Maynard Odden. The woodwinds in the second row are hand led by Pfc. Kenneth McKay, bass clarinet; Sgt. Bill Loose, arrang er and piccalo player; Pfc. William Cargile, oboe, and Pfc. Eugene Orner, bassoon. Review Saturday Morning, 10:30; Uniform No. 2 Walter Wanger, producer, and Univeral Picture Co., Inc., distributors, of “We’ve Never Been Licked,” are go ing “all out” in an effort to give the Aggies the biggest and finest dance and stage show ever held at the college to cover the disappointment experienced on the campus when conditions beyond their control prevented the World Premiere of the film as a part of Commencement exercises. An array of top line talent —65 in number—has been se cured at the expense of the producer and the distributors and Graduation Exercises to Mark Close Of Sixty-Eighth Annual College Session An army chaplain and an execu tive of a warplane factory will de li vL.i' the Baccalaureate and Com-;"' mencement addresses May 21 to the fifth graduating class to pass from A. & M. since the declaration of war. The weekend’s activities will be gin Friday morning at 10:30 with the Baccalaureate sermon in Guion Hall to be given by Lt. Col. J. Stuart Pearce, post chainlain, Fort Sam Houston. On Friday afternoon, all de partments of the campus will be open for inspection by the corps and their visitors. At 2:30, Friday afternoon, the annual meeting of the Association of Former Students will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Chapel. The Commencement Procession al begins at 6 o’clock, Friday even ing, followed by the Commence ment Exercises at 6:15. The Com mencement Address will be given by Mr. John L. Atwood, Executive Vice-President of North American Aviation Company at Inglewood, California. The Valedictory Address will be given by Cadet Major Robert L. Gulley of San Antonio. (See COMMENCEMENT, Page 4) This country is in tl rible human Wiilic't in tJ middle staplililliif the mosLhor- tf^e history oljprapind.V- — ■ Armies of men lie i}i pools of blood, \with splintered bones and crushed, torn llesh. Their graves are shell holeifc if they are lucky enough to fall into one. Otherwise they lie rotting in the sun and rain. Their funeral dirges are moaned by low-flying, strafing enemy warplanes; their out in tones of artillery fire, or chattered by machine guns. elegies boomed back and forth Think of it. It’s not a pretty picture, is it? And the men of Aggieland are helping their fellow-countrymen create such pictures. It happened 25 years ago, they called it making the world safe for democracy. Today, we’re doing the job over again, on a more bloody scale. Tomorrow? Who knows. Saturday, here on the peaceful campus of A. & M., we will hear no machine guns clattering, no artillery shells will whine a song of death over our heads; there will be no mud-filled, shell-torn trenches full of blood and gore, nor the drone of a foreign motor. No. We won’t have blood. Instead, a feeling, a sensation that too often lies too deep for tears. ; For the second time in a quarter of a century, the juniors and seniors of Aggie land will pass in review as they bid farewell to their beloved school and .take their places beside those men in the shell-shocked acres of the world’s battlefields. The Classes of 1944 and 1945, thirteen hundred peace-loving, brave, loyal young men, will salute their alma mater, and the Spirit of Aggieland. They go unheralded, and no matter the degree of fame they bring to themselves and their school, their hearts will forever more be here. To those we of these classes leave behind us, to the new freshmen who will put their Aggie uniforms on for the first time next week, we say “That which is worth pre servation will preserve itself.” We saw Aggieland, you will see Texas A. & M. College; but you can’t see one without getting at least a glimpse of the other. When the Spirit and the traditions come your way, take them up, hold them high, and cherish them. Cherish them as you love life itself, because only through them can A. & M. College ever mean more to you than just the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Wings In Swing Features Only Two Female Vocalists In Nation Singing With All-Male, All-Army Orchestra ★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★ And One of Them Is Little 7-Year-Old Donna Gale Sanders Donna Gale Sanders, 7-year- old singing discovery, is win ner of the honor of appearing with the Majors Field “Wings in Swing” orchestra on the stage in Kyle Field. Donna Gale is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sanders of Greenville, and her song in terpretations and natural dramatic ability first won at tention when at the age of 4 she was singled out for a test by David O. Selnick for “Gone With the Wind” Bonnie Buler. She will be sportlighted twice in Friday night’s hour and half show presented the Aggies by Walter Wanger and Universal Pictures. New “Engineer” Tells Industry’s Expectations Student Activity Center Shown for First Time; Available at Newsstands “What Industry Expects of the Engineering Graduate” is the theme of the new April issue of the Texas A. & M. Engineer now available at local newsstands and in the Student Activities office, and also featured are plans for the new Student Activities Center to be built by the Former Students Association after the war,” said Bob Latimer, editor, in announcing the issue late yesterday. In the current issue are articles by officials of Douglas Aircraft, Inc., Briggs Construction Com pany, General Electric, Allis- Chalmers, and the Hughes Tool Company, explaining in detail just what the* industry expects of a college engineering graduate in the various fields. Captain Lyle V. Kleinjan, post adjutant at Majors Field, Green ville, Texas, and Band Com mandant in charge of the Army air field musical group present ing Wings In Swing here at Kyle Field tomorrow evening. will be presented in a big free concert and stage show at Kyle Field tomorrow night at 8 p. m. This big free entertainment, which will be open to Aggies, Air Cadets, Marines, Navy personnel, special- (See WINGS IN SWING, Page 4) Battalion Not Printed Saturday This issue of The Battalion is the last for the current semester, editor John Holman announced yesterday. The first issue for next semester will be distributed Sat urday, May 29. Commencement Speaker Native Texan,- Designed North American Aviation's First Trainer CAROL GABLE She sings the blues and has sung with Kay Kyser and other big name bands. Lovely Carol Gable, torch singer with the organization, has sung with such name bands as Kay Kyser, Henry Busse, Del Courtney and Bernie Cummins. DONNA GAL^‘SANDERS Dona Gale will Appear with the Wings In Swing Orchestra, Kyle Field, Friday nighb John Leland Atwood, executive vice president of North American Aviation, Inc. Born, 1904, in Wal ton, Boone County, Kentucky. He moved with his family to Plain- view, Texas, a few years later, where he completed high school and two years of college at a small academy called Wayland College. He received his A.B. degree at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, in 1926, and a B. S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas in 1928. During college years his in terest was divided between mathe matics and athletics. He was quar terback on Wayland football team. At Hardin-Simmons was star high hurdler and at University of Texas specialized in pole vaulting, plac ing third in this event in the 1928 Southern Regional Olympic Trial at New Orleans. After graduation from the Uni versity of Texas, Atwood became a junior engineer in the Army Air craft Branch at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, where he spent two years in stress work. In 1929, he was employed by the Moreland Aircraft Co., on the West Coast and on Jan. 1, 1930, became affil iated with Douglas Aircraft Co., where he worked on structural design problems for four years. In July, 1934, he became chief engineer for North American Avia tion, Inc., then newly organized. A year later he was promoted to the vice-presidency. Then he be came assistant general manager. Red Cross Worker At YMCA Tonight Red Cross representative, Mrs. Thompson, will be at the old radio room on the second floor of the YMCA today from 6:30 to 8:30 for consulting with service men on any problems they might have, according to Captain R. S. Hop kins, personnel officer. Mrs. Thompson has had wide experi ence in this type of work and will be glad to answer any questions of service men. I He is credited with a large par of the design of the first BT-! Trainer, in fact, there is n< North American ship in the ai today into which there has no gone some part of Atwood’s gen ius for design. Academic honors, in addition t< his two degrees, include member ship in Tau Beta Phi, honorary en gineering fraternity at the Uni versity of Texas and a fellowshij in the Institute of Aeronautica Sciences. Atwood is married and has a 12- year-old daughter. He lives ir Brentwood Heights, California. FBI Will Hold School for Police At A & M June 17 The Federal Bureau of Invest! gation will hold its quarter! school of instruction for polic officers and others interested i the work at the Agricultural an Mechanical College of Texas Jun 17.