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i7a Tex o i & iVl (WTiaAL NEWSPAPER OF THE OTT OF COLLEGE STATION DIAL 4-5444 The B ■ege / \ - age 3 on the •jards alion ROOM 5, ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—VOLUME 43 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1943 2275 NUMBER 1 Texas A.&M. Opens Sixty Ninth Annual Session Fifteenth Annual Short Course Held For Cotton Mill Operators Representatives from eleven states, India and the Re public of Mexico attended the banquet given Thursday night as part of the 15th annual Short Course for Cotton Oif Mill Operators at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. This school, which started Monday and continued through Friday, is held each year by the Department of Chemical Engineering in cooperation with the Texas Cotton seed Crushers’ Association. Gib Gilchrist, dean of the School of Engineering, was the principal speaker at the banquet. Presiding was Harry E. Wilson, Peoples Cot ton Oil Co., Wharton, and the af fair was informal and strictly tie less. Others making short talks were: Dr. F. C. Bolton, vice presi dent and dean of the College; Hen ry Womble, Womble Oil Mill Co., Caldwell, and chairman of the college relations committee of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Assn.; Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the De partment of Chemical Engineering and director of the short course; C. M. Chandler, Lubbock Cotton Oli Co., and president of the National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Assn.; Webb M. Sowden, Sowden Sales Co., Dallas, and president of the Oil Mill Machinery and Supply Assn.; and others introduced from the floor. The history, development and various departments in the School of Engineering were reviewed by Dean Gilchrist. While all students at A. & M., past, present and fu ture, will be proud to answer to the affectionate name of “Aggies”, the speaker advised, still it is a little misleading as in the last census taken of the student body, in October 1942, the figures show- eo there were around 6,500 en rolled, of which 3,427, or about 52 wTr cent, were in engineering. Gilchrist described the set School of Engineering and m number of students kinds, the aeronau- al branches rank- * md respectively, oted showing that minerals, includ- i Texas ranked in reduction of agri- g livestock. rvation atives Visit On Friday xidance of Robert E. nal Training Office, Conservation Service, x representatives of i governments were College campus rday. Carlos A. Fynn, o L. Somaza, Ar- o Custall Anton- and Jader T. de Algueres Batista de Melo, Brazil, bout 25 men from al departments of ix, who came to this dy American meth- iservation and other ork in Texas, Okla- and Louisiana, , r . V. Parr, principal sionist, stationed at College. The other 19 e at various experi- and points in these In 1941 the Texas Legislature established a Cotton Research Com mittee on which were the presi dents of the A. & M. College, Uni versity of Texas and Texas Tech nological College. It was agreed by this committee, Dean Gilchrist said, that a project embracing an oil mill building be built at A. & M. and to cost $35,000. Dimensions of the project were given by Dean Gilchrist. “The money to erect the building is available,” he said, “but we have not been able to get the go-ahead signal from the War Pro duction Board.” Realizing the value of such project to their particular industry and to Texas agriculture in gen eral, the following statement was endorsed unanimously, signed by those present, and is being sent to the War Production Board in Washington. “We, the undersigned oil mill operators, a part of the 150 opera tors from eleven of the cotton producing states of the United States and from Mexico &nd India attending the Fifteenth Annual Short Course for Cottonseed Oil Mill Operators conducted by the School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, of the A. & M. College of Texas in co operation with the Texas Cotton seed Crushers’ Association, take this means of endorsing the Appli cation for Priority Assistance to construct an oil mill building sub mitted by the A. & M. College of Texas under date of January 11th, 1943. We. urge your immediate favorable action on this applica tion to the end that this building may be constructed without further delay, thereby affording facilities for research in the field of oil (See CRUSHERS’ ASSN. Page 8) Wilcox To Direct Student Office Of Personnel President T. O. Walton yester day announced appointment of Prof. George Barton Wilcox as di rector of the newly created Stu dent Personnel Office. The new office, set up at the Commencement meeting of the Board of Directors, will coordinate personnel work with students on the campus that has been handled in several departments heretofore, it was announced. In making the announcement (See WILCOX, Page 4) Plans Are Made For Big Poppy Day All plans for the largest sale of Poppies yet, in Bryan have been completed, and the American Le gion Auxiliary members feel very confident that the money derived from the sale of the little red poppy in Bryan on Saturday, May 29th, will go a long ways in help ing the disabled veterans of the two world wars and their depend ents. Mrs. L. P. Coffey announces that Mrs. H. V. Rau, the President of the Auxiliary, will assist with the sale of the poppies. Mrs. Chas. an governments, m- ^ ... 7 , j xi. °, Ranisey will have charge of the sale at the Library, Mrs. J. L. Law- son at A. & M. College, and Miss Pearl Keith will be in charge of the AAA Building at A. & M. Many other citizens of Bryan and College Station have been good enough to offer their services in the sale of the poppies, and the Auxiliary members are most grate ful to every one who has so kind ly promised to help in this great work. New Staff To Be Organized For Summer Battalion The Battalion, as in the past, will still serve as the official paper of the college and the City of Col lege Station. The military branch es stationed on our campus will have a definite part in helping to make the Battalion a better publication. At the close of the last semester we lost our entire Bat talion staff with the exception of two or three reporters. From this you will be able to realize the dif ficulties under vjhich we will be working until Freshman, Sopho mores and other students can be trained to fill their places. How ever, the Battalion will be under the supervision of the Student Activities office with L. D. Boone, manager of publications, L. M. Collins, acting editor-in-chief, and Richard Jenkins, assisting with advertising. There is no reason to prevent a freshman or sophomore student from becoming an effic ient member of a college paper staff. All students who have had previous experience in newspaper work are urged to see Mr. Collins in the Student Activity office in the administration building from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. With the ever increasing war conditions the newspaper has been forced to be cut to a tabloid size because of scarcity of paper. How ever, there will be three issues published each week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All other publications have been abandoned for the duration. Therefore, we should be able to have a better Battalion in order to keep all in terested persons informed as to the activities of A .& M. College. Greetings From The President The administrative officers and faculty of the College welcome the new men that have enrolled in the College for the first time. These are uncertain times. This fact is recognized by all those who labor here. It is the earnest purpose and the sincere desire of the faculty to do all that lies within its power to make sure that you shall have unhampered oppor tunity for mental, physical and spiritual development as long as you are members of the student body of the A. & M. College of Texas. We urge you to apply yourselves diligently to the acade mic tasks and other extensive obligations that you as a stud ent in the institution have assumed. We invite you to coun sel with members of the faculty, particularly with the Heads of Department, your Deans and other administrative offi cers, when problems arise upon which you fell that you need the counsel of these mature men. Our offices and homes are open to students at all times. I trust that you will take advantage of the willingness and purpose of those of us who serve here to render you assistance in every way we can that will assure you a profitable stay at this College. Authorities Expect 800 New Students For Summer Total Enrollment of Both New and Old Students May Reach 2000 Texas A. & M. College will open its sixty-ninth annual session this coming week. This the second time in the his tory of the school that the opening has been in June. The college pledged its facilities to the National War effort in 1941, and the year-round program is a result of this pledge. The enrollment will be less than \ <r President. ntioned have been re- the experiment sta- ain, Beeville, Alice, Se aton and Kenedy. Two il do some work at the al experiment station at li return to College Sta ke special work in the Agriculture under Dr. tter, head of the De- ” Agronomy, ice of their individual this work, Mr. Parr that none draw sal- their governments country and all have pense accounts. The ■ach will spend in es is one year, udies in this coun- f'lnllj®d these 25 men their respective ill head research a soil conservation tto Mr. Parr. Buddy To Operate Guion Hall Theatre Thomas G. Puddy, has been named to assist in managing Guion Hall Theatre, according to L. D. Boone, of student activities. Puddy is a graduate of Belton High School, and attended the University of Texas. He has had several years exper ience in theatre work as an opera tor. Until recently he was employ ed with the R. E. Griffith Theatre, Inc., Dallas. Before coming here he was employed with Hughes Tool Company of Houston. Guion Hall Theatre is operated by the College through the Stud ent Activities office, and ,:t is the plan to obtain the best shows pos sible for your entertainment, said Mr. Boone. Former Athlete Claimed by Death “Little on any football team I ever saw,” said an old friend in commenting on the death of Lt. (jg) Roswell G. Higginbotham at the Quonset Point, R. I., naval air station Tues day. And the one making this re mark has seen them come and go in the past 27 years that he has been on the campus as a student and as an employee. Higgin botham did not recover from an abdominal operation. Little Hig was a star back and punter on the great A. & M. foot ball teams of 1917, 1919 and 1920. In these three years, until the last game of 1920, the Aggies were not only unbeaten and untied but were unscored on. Then in 1920 A. & M. lost the Thanksgiving game to Texas at Austin by a score of 7 to 3. Equally noted as a baseball Player, Higginbotham pitched a no-run, no-hit game against Texas in 1918 which A. & M. won 1 to 0. Little Hig returned to A. & M. as Freshman football coach, leaving in 1936 to accept a similar post at S. M. U. While here he coached the baseball team five seasons and developed two confer ence champions. He was born in Grayson county and was a graduate of the Sherman High School. Surviving are his widow, one son, two sisters, and a brother, Graley (Big Hig) Hig ginbotham, another Aggie football great. A&M Completes Fourteenth Annual Firemen’s School For the benefit of volunteer firemen in small towns and rural communities, the A. & M. College cooperates with the State Fire men’s and Fire Marshals’ Associ ation in conducting an annual School for Firemen. The 14th school was held on the campus Monday through Friday and was conducted by the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Dr. C. C. Hedges, head of the de partment. ’ While the majority of those in attendance were from Texas points, there were some registra tions from Oklahoma and New Mexico. Three general courses were giv en during the 1943 school: General Basic Training, Fire Department Instruction and Red Cross Lay- Instruction. Prof. E. L. Williams, head of the Department of Indus trial Education, directed fire de partment instruction, while Red Cross lay-instruction was under the supervision of Melvin A. Buz- zax-d, first aid and water safety field representative, Mid-Western branch of the American Red Cross, St. Louis. The 1943 school opened Monday with a general assembly at which Dr. Hedges was chairman. “Ne cessity for Civilian Defense,” was told by Major C. C. Patterson, member of the War Department Protection staff, 8th Civilian De- Hig could have played | fense Region. Olin Culberson, member, Texas Railroad Commis sion, spoke on “The Job of a Fire man.” “Training Auxiliary Fire men,” was explained by Chief R. O. Muenster of the Luling fire de partment. “The Convention Pro gram” was discussed by Chief Chester Cherry, president of the State Firemen’s and Fire Mar shals Association, and Melvin A Buzzard told of the “Importance of First Aid Training.” At the aft ernoon general assembly Monday “Illustrated Camouflage” was ex Plained by E. J. Urbanovsky, as sistant professor, Department of Landscape Art. Olm Culberson presided at gen eral assembly Tuesday. Lt. Col. Harold E. Brayton, director, War Department Civilian Pr-J *• Qr-hnni T , “an Protection School, Loyola University, New Orleans, made talks in the fo and afternoon on of Fires” and For renoon The Chemistry Skv” re<?no + - ,“ FireS from th * years £ol p ^ F ° r seve ral years Col. Brayton was professor A had * i aSSembly Wednesday ha as its chairman George C Hawley, chief engineer, Texas Fire roon ra “cLT m t SSi0n - In thef -e! ’ Vl kan Defense As It Af fects the Fire Service” was dis missed by Ja ck w . ^ Fire Defense Section, Office Civil- ren Defense, Washington. In the afternoon, “Illustrated Blackout” was the subject for an address by Ivan H. Purinton, New Orleans Public Service Co. Director for general assembly Thursday was Eugene. Sanders, fire prevention chief and assistant State fire marshal. A talk was made at the forenoon session by Chief Garland W. Fulbright, in charge firemen’s training, Kelly Field, on “Fire Extinguishers.” At the afternoon meeting, a rep resentative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation delivered an ad dress on “Sabotage Investiga tions.” Eight drill periods were given those in the general basic training course, covering ladder and knots, hose, forcible entry, salvage, haz ards and safety, fire fighting prac- tibes, pump operations and meth ods of instruction. These drill pe riods were conducted by represent atives of the fire departments at Fort Worth, Waco, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Luling, El Paso and other points. Lt. Col. W. B. Russ, past presi dent and trustee, Texas Medical Association, was the principal speaker at the banquet for the firemen Tuesday night. Prelimi nary remarks were made by Lt. Col. Ozro Woods, regional medical officer, Office Civilian Defense for the 8th region, comprising the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkan sas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Dr. Hedges was toastmaster. “The Office of Civilian De fense,” Dr. Russ stated, “does not conflict with any other agency set up as part of the war effort or our normal way of life. The name ‘civil ian defense’ does not convey the true picture of the work of OCD. I prefer to look upon it as the medium for training and condition ing our people against our enemies from without and from within, to awaken our people to take their part in the general scheme of things necessary to win the war and uphold the American way of life in the world after the war.” OCD, he explained, supplements the work of the U. S. Public Health Service, the American Red Cross and other organizations. The talk by Dr. Russ swung from sparkling wit to serious ad monition. In appealing to the American people to be self reliant, to depend upon themselves, he Longhorns Ready For Distribution On Tuesday The Longhorns will be given out from the Student Activities Office Tuesday, June 1, according to L. D. Boone, manager of student pub lications for the college. All stu dents returning to the campus for the summer session are urged to drop by for their books within the next few days. These students must have their receipts upon ask ing for the yearbooks. The 1944 Longhorn is a beauti ful book, even though it is some smaller than the pre-war publica tion. Marvin McMillan and his staff have done an excellent piece of work, and especially so when we realize that they published this book in less than one semester. The delay in receiving the books was a great disappointment to the seniors and juniors, but general war conditions and transportation difficulties due to the flood caused the final binding and delivery to be several days behind schedule. All students leaving forwarding addresses will receive their books within a few days. The cover used for the Longhorn is most outstanding and the excel lence of the contents gives no hint of the difficulties under which the publication was made possible. The theme of the book is “Freedom,” and the dedication is made to the United Nations. This is the last Longhorn for the dura tion. Farm Labor Problem Receives Special Attention of Agents Texas’ 236 county agricultural agents have been assigned the re sponsibility of administering the farm labor program within their counties, H. H. Williamson, direc tor of the A. & M. College Exten sion Service announced. Recruiting, training, and place ment of all farm labor within the county, and of directing labor cen ters and the few camps for migra tory workers in the state, will be among the responsibilities of the county agricultural agent. If and when war prisoners are available for farm labor in Texas this addi tional phase of the program also will be under the jurisdiction of the agents. Quoting Lt. Col. Jay Taylor, Panhandle rancher and business man who is the deputy administra tor of the War Food Administra tion in charge of labor programs, Director Williamson said that “99 per cent of the program will be carried on in the State of Texas and the counties, and one per cent in Washington.” He emphasized, “There’ll be no cotton chopped, pigs slopped or berries picked in Washington or College Station. The problem and the job belong to the county.” The national farm labor act as signed the administration of the ever before due to the draft and the absence of the juniors and seniors who were called immediate ly after the close of the semester just concluded. Mr. Heaton, the acting registrar, feels that we will have approximately 800 new stud ents and 1,000 old students who will return for the summer ses sion, making a total of 1,800 or better. Registracior of old students will begin at the Assembly Hall, Saturday, May 29, at 7:30 a.m. Registration of new students will begin in the Assembly Hall Mon day, May 31, at 7:30 a.m. Classes for old students will start meet ing Monday, May 31, and new students will meet classes begin ning Tuesday, June 1. New stud ents may get their physical exam ination at 1:00 o’oclock on Sunday, provided they have their entrance cards with them. All examinations will be given at the College hospi tal. Physical examinations will be continued all day Monday. Mr. Heaton will meet with the new students on Monday morning in the Assembly Hall and will give detailed instructions in regard to their registration at that time. According to F. C. Bolton, dean of the college, all students who are entering college as freshman will receive basic R.O.T.C. train ing. The freshman and sophomores wil lhave at least two semesters and perhaps more before being called into the army, depending on war conditions at that time. Vet erinary students will continue their course toward graduation, and engineering students who ex pect to receive their degree by July 1, 1945, will probably be given time to complete their courses for graduation. i Texas To Follow New Insecticide Law Hereafter it will be unlawful to adulterate, misbrand or misrepre sent agricultural insecticides and fungicides sold in Texas. The state legislature at its current session enacted a law providing for the branding or labeling of all such products placed on sale within the state. The law also requires at taching to each package a printed statement showing the minimum percentage of active ingredients, and the maximum percentage and names of inert ingredients it con tains. According to Dr. H. G. John ston, entomologist for the A. & M. College Extension Service, the act provides for the examination and analysis of agricultural insecti cides. It will be administered by the state commissioner of agricul ture and analyses will be made by the state chemist, located at the Texas A. and M. College. The law exempts household insecticides from these restrictions, and thru the definition of “agiucultural in secticides” also eliminates insecti cides used for controlling insect parasites of domestic animals, Dr. Johnston says. The law provides for taking samples of any agricultural insee^ ticides offered for sale within Texas for analysis by the state chemist. Under its provisions any corporation, firm or person may be prosecuted if they offer for sale insecticides which are found to be misbranded, adulterated, or in tended to deceive the consumer. Dr. Johnston points out that all farm labor program to the Exten- cited many instances of men and I sion Services of the land grant women handicapped physically or colleges in the 48 states. President bom in humble surroundings who, T. O. Walton of A. and M :' hai '' I Te ^dors°of agricriturf'inaMtrcii's through their own efforts, became man of the executive committee of i venaois ui & , . e.., leaders of humankind. Guiding the Land Grant College Associa- ^ Jte commission- their conquest of these handicaps,! tion, recently pointed out that the y eaiJ y onnlWtinn Dr. Russ stated, were indefinable | Extension groups had not sought er °I a £T rica u1 ^ spirit, miracle and mystery—a the program but would accept the , Tor registration. S „ nnv responsibility “like good soldiers.” they are reomred to fde aeopy of While farmers will not be able each label to be attached to pack- to obtain the type of labor to which aged agneu um they are accustomed, the Extension be sold within the stete. TTi a eg- istration must be obtamed on or fighting soul that recognized neith er boundary nor barrier. A breakdown of the registration showed 398 student firemen, six visitors for the speaking program, 30 instructors, and 243 towns as (See FIREMENS, Page 4) Service will help them obtain and make best use of the available workers. before delivery to dealers of any insecticides for sale in Texas.