ROOM 5, ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1943 ^ VOLUME 43—NUMBER 19
Knox is Elected as Head Yell Leader for Semester
George Olsen’s Band Will be Featured at Navy-Marine Dance Tonight J^ 0 ^ 0 a !J.^ Stapling are
Duncan Hall is Scene
Of Festivities at 8
George Olsen and his band with
lovely Lillian Long as featured
vocalist will be on hand to play
for the Navy-Marine Corps dance
tonight at 8 as scheduled. The dance
will end at 12 midnight. Olsen’s
“Music of Tomorrow” has been ac
claimed one of the top-notch bands
of the nation, and it is very for
tunate that Lt. T. (j.g.) Ricken-
backer of the Navy did acquire such
a band. Everyone in attendance is
assured of a good time, and it is
hoped that there will be a large
crowd of sailors and marines.
Florenz Zeigfeld and his “Zeig-
feld Follies” started Olsen on his
way to the top when he snatched
him from the Pacific coast to play
in the production of “Sunny” with
Eddie Cantor. He has been in ever
since that time. Besides playing in
‘Sunny,” Olsen has played in
“Happy Days,” “Follow Thru”, and
a number of other shows.
The playing in such hotels as the
Waldorf and Pennsylvania in New
York, the Sherman and the Edge-
water Beach hotels in Chicago, and
the Rice hotel in Houston have
furthered stimulated Olsen’s popu
larity over the country.
Sunday Open House is
Announced by YMCA
Open house will be held from 3
to 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at
the Y. M. C. A. it was announced
here this morning by J. G. Gay,
associate secretary of that organi
zation. The affair will be sponsor
ed by the Y.M.C.A. and will fea
ture V. Hovhamissian, pianist, of
New York City, who is stationed
on the A. & M. Campus with one of
the ASTP units.
Air Corp wives will serve. as-
hostesses for the occasion, it was
announced.
Lovers of music are urged to
attend this open house and hear
Hovhamissian, Mr. Gay stated.
Free Movies To Be
Shown Sunday At
Assembly Hall Here
“Conquest of Air” is Being
Brought Back by Popular
Demand; 45 Minutes Long
Free movies will be shown at the
Assembly Hall at four o’clock on
Sunday afternoon. This week, Con
quest of the Air is being brought
back by popular demand. When it
was shown here before it proved
to be one of the most popular of
all American documentary films.
The film, which runs for 45 min
utes, gives in chronological se
quence a comprehensive history of
man’s conquest of the air. Some of
the shots are taken from old films.
Beginning with a series of his
toric photographs portraying the
early attempts of man to fly, the
story moves on to the time of the
idea of developing craft lighter
than air. Here are shown many of
the famous balloons and dirigibles
with an explanation of their im
portance in the progress of avia
tion.
In the story of the heavier-than-
air craft there are good shots of
famous planes, designers, and avi
ators, with emphasis upon the con
tributions they made to flying.
Details of airplane construction
and operation are included as well
as an explanation of'the theory of
flying.
The narration is good and serves
to unify the parts of the film into
a satisfactory whole.
Shown with Conquest of the Air
will be a ten minute film called
War News from New Zealand.
With so many of our men in New
Zealand at this time, the film
should be particularly interesting
to both civilians and service men.
(See MOVIES, Page 2)
George Olsen and Lillian Long
will be on hand at Duncan Hall
tonight to give out some swell
dance music for the Marines and
Sailors at their Corps dance.
Everyone is Requested Holidays Confirmed
To Use Aggie Corners J
The Aggie corners have not been
changed, and the Aggie line out
of Bryan and College will prevail.
Service men are expected to co
operate in using the “first come,
first serve” policy that the Aggies
have used so successful for so
many years. It is hoped by all that
this plan will be used in the fu-
turq. For all who do not yet
know, Aggie corners have been es
tablished at the following places:
For those who are going toward
Dallas, Fort Worth, and all points
north, the corner is at the cor
ner where the College Avenue Bap
tist Church is located in Bryan and
not at East Gate. For those go
ing to Houston, the corner is lo
cated at East Gate. All who want
to go toward Caldwell and points
west, the corner is about three
blocks from Main street on the
(See EVERYONE, Page 2)
By Dean Bolton
Confirming the mid term holidays
July 23 to 26, Dean F. C. Bolton
has issued a letter to the heads of
all departments this week. The
holidays were deemed necessary it
was pointed out, because of the
accelerated program.
This holiday does not apply to
the classes for men in the service.
The department heads may grant
holidays to members of the clerical
staffs of their departments if it
does not interfere with the work
that must be carried on during
that time. In case it is impossible
to grant holidays at the time indi
cated, an equivalent time may be
granted within two weeks of the
above date, it was stated.
Entertainment for
Week-End Offers
Many Features
The week-end on A. & M. cam
pus will present several entertain
ment features according to an
nouncement made this morning by
heads of the various recreational
and entertainment departments of
the administration.
On the stage of the Guion Hall
Theatre Saturday and Sunday,
Cartland and Cook, renowned table
tennis champions will be presented
in eight performances. Men of the
various services on the campus
and the Aggies have been invit
ed to participate in a tournament
against these experts and an award
of a $25 War Bond will be present
ed to every opponent who succeeds
in defeating these men. Show times
for these exhibition matches on
the stage of the Guion Hall Thea
tre are: Saturday, 2:30, 4:30, 7:45
and 9:30; for Sunday, 1:30, 4:00,
6:00 and 8:00. Cartland and Cook
will present several exhibition
matches in addition to the chal
lenges of the servicemen and Ag
gies.
In the Assembly Hall tonight at
6 o’clock through the courtesy of
Lt. T. Rickenbacker of the Navy,
the Aggies and servicemen will
have opportunity to hear George
Olsen and his band who are on the
campus to play for the Navy-Ma
rine Corps dance tonight. Olsen will
present an hour concert of his
“Music of Tomorrow” featuring
lovely Lillian Long, vocalist.
The usual Saturday Service
Dance will be held at the Grove in
the event the weather permits, it
has been announced. Dancing to
the music of the juke box will start
at 8:30 and continue until 11:30.
Men with dates will be admitted
free, it was stated.
In Run-off to be Tuesday
Five Hundred and Twenty-Seven Votes
Out Of Seventeen Hundred Student Cast
The Aggies choice for Yell Leader was made known
Thursday when they went to the polls to elect J. M. Knox
as second semester leader. The margin was small, Knox hav
ing been elected by one vote over his opponent, Burl Ervin.
J. M. Knox, pictured above,
won the Yell Leader election
held Thursday when he polled
one vote more than his oppon
ent, Burl Ervin.
There were 527 votes cast out
of the entire student body of 1700
with Knox polling 260 and Ervin
losing by a total of 259. Eight of
the votes cast were thrown out be
cause of illegibility or for some
other reason.
In the race for first semester
Yell Leader, Archie Broodo and
Hayes F. Stripling were thrown in
a run-off. The votes were so close
and a run-off was assured so an
accurate count is not known. A. C.
English got only a small number
of votes so was thrown out of the
race entirely.
The run-off between Broodo and
Stripling will take place on Tues
day with the Student Elections
Committee handling the polls
again. The polls will be at the
newstand again with polling hours
being from 8 a.m. to 12 noon arid
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This will de
cide the other yell leader while
Knox has already been determined
as Head Yell Leader, the second
semester elector having been de
termined as such beforehand.
Ex-Aggie In Radio
School In S. D.
Pfc. Fred Barshop, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barshop of Dal
las, is attending the radio opera
tor and mechariics school of the
Army Air Forces at Sioux Falls
S. D. He formerly was stationed
at Sheppard Field and is a gradu
ate of Forest Avenue High School
and attended Texas A. & M. Col
lege.
Organization Began With 91 Members
Boys of 17 May Join
Air Corps Reserve
“Enlistment in the Air Corps Re
serve of 17 year olds offers them
unusual opportunities,” stated G.
B. Wilcox Friday morning. Stu
dents of this college Who are 17
years of age and who have not
reached their eighteenth birthday
are urged to apply for Aviation
Cadet training if they are inter
ested in flying, navigation, or me
teorology. The Air Corps is now
giving the finest possible training
to the young men now in those
branches of the services.
First Baptist Church oj Campus Has Had a Very Unique History
New Church Building
Was Dedicated in ’42
By Fred Manget Jr.
Baptist work at A. & M. began
with the arrival of Rev. and Mrs.
R. L. Brown in the fall of 1920.
They came as the first Baptist
Student Secretaries ever elected,
and have been outstanding in Bap
tise Student Work Throughout the
South until the present time.
Bro. Brown, as he is known to
Aggies, was graduated from Wake
Forest College, North Carolina.
Following his graduation he served
as superintendent of one of the
state high schools near Raleigh,
N. C. He went from there to Louis
ville, Ky., where he attended ttie
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
inary. He then attended Crozier
Theological Seminary in Chester,
Penn.
From the time of the organi
zation of A. & M. until 1920 there
was no church program nearer than
Bryan. Bro. and Mrs. Brown lived
in Bryan until February of 1925.
At this time they moved into the
home they now occupy, which is
located one block from the north
gate. This parsonage was made
possible by the local Baptists and
the State Executive Board. The
beginnings were most discouraging
for the young preacher and wife.
And the results seemed almost neg
ligible. The first services were
held in Guion Hall. There was only
one B. Y. P. U. and a short eve
ning preaching service. During
those first years there was no Sun
day School at all.
As the services grew, the Bap
tists were giving the Electrical
Engineering Building to use for
their meetings. After three years
the Browns were permitted to have
Sunday School, then only to Fresh
men, Sophomores, and Juniors.
The Sunday School for the local
people was started with a class of
four children.
In April, 1923, a Church was or
ganized with 91 charter members.
This is the only Church in the
United States to be the outgrowth
of B. S. U. Work on a campus. The
lot beside the parsonage was pur
chased for a Church building. Ser
vices continued to be held in col
lege buildings until February 1929,
at which time the group moved in
to a temporary building that was
erected on the lot just off the
campus.
The growth of the Baptist work
here has been nothing short of
phenomenal. In October, 1939, the
walls of the building had to be
literally pushed out to accomodate
the crowd. In a week’s time the au
ditorium was enlarged and addi
tional class rooms were built. This
building was used until the sum
mer of 1941, when it was moved
to make room for the new struc-
Rev. R. L. Brown Has
Been Pastor Since ’23
ture.
July 12, 1942, was a day of cele
bration for Baptist Aggies and
the local Baptists, for it was on
that day that the beautiful new
building was dedicated. This buil
ding will stand as a monument
to Bro. and Mrs. Brown for their
work here. The new building was
made possible by the donation of
$25,000 from the Executive Board
of the Baptist General Convention
of Texas. In addition $25,000 was
borrowed by the Board for the
construction of the building. A
year ago the students asked the
ex-aggies who had been members
of the church to help them in pay
ing for a Hammond organ which
had been placed in the Church. The
organ is now paid for, and it was
paid for entirely by donations from
students and ex-students.
The Browns carried on the work
here unassisted until 1938, when
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson
came. Johnson served in the capa
city of Educational and Music
Director for two years. Then in
September, 1940, Harvey Hatcher
came in the same capacity. He
served until he was called into
the army in October, 1942. Mr.
and Mrs. C. Roger Bell are at the
present time assisting Bro. and
Mrs. Brown in their work. Those
! Aggies that know Bro. and Mrs.
! Brown love and honor them for
j what they are, and what they have
* meant to so many Aggies who are
j spread throughout the World to
day.
According to a recent announce
ment of the Air Corps, the pro
gram is as follows: ‘The applicant
should first make out an applica
tion for the Aviation Cadet exam
ination. This may be done at the
Post Office in Bryan. Upon pass
ing the exam (it consists of two
parts, mental and physical) the
Cadet will be given a letter for
induction into the Army as an Avi
ation Cadet. This letter should be
presented within ninety days, or
before induction in the Ariny by
your local Selective Service Board,
to an Army induction station. The
applicant will then be sent to a
selected college for a period of
5 months preflight training. His
course will consist of work in
mathematics, geography, modem
history, and English. After com
pletion of this course he will then
be classified as to whether he will
be a pilot, navigator, or bombar
dier, and sent to the proper school
for his type of job.
The requirements are different
for each position in the air crew.
This type of training will help the
applicant after the war in a great
many ways. The future of Avia
tion will be in the hands of the
men who avail themselves of this
plan. “The credits earned while
attending preflight school will be
acceptable, in most cases, can be
applied to a degree after the war,”
stated Wilcox.
If more information is wanted
it can be had by writing to Eighth
Corps Headquarters in Dallas or
by seeing Col. A. J. Bennett or
Wilcox here on the campus.
-CHUNGKING — Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek was decorated
Wednesday as chief commander,
Legion of Merit, by Lt. Gen. Joseph
W. Stillwell, United States com
manding general for China, India
and Burma.