You Help Reveille and the War Effort When You Give
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1943
NUMBER 41
KAPERS HEARS NAVAL TRAINING STATION BAND AT 6:15
Band Plays For Juke-Box
Prom Tonight in The Grove
Assembly Hall Scene of Kampus Kapers;
Everyone on Campus Invited to Attend Both
The Naval Training Station dance band of College
Station will be featured on Kampus Kapers tonight, and
they should be worth the time of any Aggie or service man
who is stationed here. The band has only been going a
-4-short while siace it is composed of
sailors and marines who were sent
Walton RestsatPresident’s
HomeAfterResigning Dice
Man to Succeed President Emeritus Not
Made Known Until After September 6th
Following his resignation as President of the College,
Dr. T. O. Walton has been put to bed by his physicians, Drs.
L. 0. Wilkerson and T. T. Walton, the latter his son. He is
suffering from a gastro-intestinal difficulty brought on by
the terrific strain under which he-4
has been working for the past sev
eral years. His physicians believe
that a thorough rest and relaxa
tion will bring a complete cure.
No specific plans have been an
nounced for Dr. Walton in his new
service as President Emeritus of
the College. It is known that he
and Mrs. Walton plan to move
from the President’s Home to their
private home adjacent to the cam
pus in the near future. In a letter
to the faculty and staff of the
College, following his resignation,
Dr. Walton expressed his appreci
ation for the support he had re
ceived during his presidency and
urged that the same fine support
and cooperation be accorded his
successor, whoever he might be.
The New President
Although no official word has
come from the Board of Directors
of the College, newspapers of the
State and rumor lovers enjoyed a
field day conjecturing on who
would be named the 14th President
of The A. & M. College. The Dallas
News declared that Engineering
Dean Gibb Gilchrist was the lead
ing prospect. Austin papers, abet
ted by Governor Coke Stevenson,
presented the name of Former
Governor Dan Moody. Governor
Stevenson stated to a press con
ference that the election of Gover
nor Moody would meet with his
full approval and he guessed that
it would be highly agreeable to
the majority of the College Direc
tors. Board Chairman F. M. Law
expressed surprise when queried
about Governor Moody, but added
that his name was on the list of
possibilities along with 20 or 30
others. Mr. Law stated that the
Board would meet on September 6,
at Houston, and declared “Be as
sured that nothing definite has
been done or will be done until the
September 6 Board session. We
will consider the matter at that
time and it is not definite that fi
nal action will be taken then.”
So far as is known neither Gov
ernor Dan Moody nor Dean Gil
christ is in any wise a candidate
for the presidency nor have they
been approached by the College
Board. Their names were doubt
less among the 20 or 30 which Mr.
Law said had been suggested to
the Board. No official news will
be forthcoming until after the
Board holds its meeting in Hous
ton, September 6.
YMCA Holds Open
House 3 To 5 Sunday
Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5
o’clock the YMCA invites you
to an open house. Mrs. Wendel S.
Arbuckle, wife of Mr. Arbuckle,
a professor of Dairy Husbandry
here at college will furnish the
music. From all reports she is a
very accomplished pianist and
should prove to be a delightful
entertainer.
If the past policy is continued,
the refreshments will be punch
and cake. This promises to be
very profitable to anyone who
drops by the “Y.” Men in the ser
vice and their wives and dates
are especially invited.
Contribute to General Reveille
fund — and help save a soldier’s
life.
Rust-Resistant
Type Of Grain
Discovered by A&M
Small Farmers Aided
By Different Varieties
Of Seed Grains of Texas
Recent development by the Tex-
Agriculturtl Experiment Station
of new rust-resistant virieties of
wheat, oats and barley promises
to extend small grain production
into the Gulf Coast Prairie, Sou
thern Blacklands and a great deal
of the Central Blacklands where
heretofore very little acreage was
seeded to these crops.
Though one-fifth of the cultiva
ted land of Texas is usually de
voted to the production of small
grfains very little has been plant
ed south of Waco due to the pre
valence and destructiveness of the
arborne, humid climate disease
known as “rusts”.
A progress report on “New Rust-
Resistant Small Grains for South
and Central Texas” has been pre
pared by E. S. McFadden, associ
ate agronomist, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, and C. H. McDow
ell, vice director of the Texas A-
gricultural Experiment Station.
Small grains are of considerable
importance for other purposes be
sides grain production for mar
ket or feed on the farm, state Me
Fadden and McDowell. Among
these is that of winter cover crops
to prevent leaching of the soil and
erosion by water. Another is that
of pasture for livestock during
the fall, winter and early spring
when native pastures are more
or less dormant. At these seasons,
the small grains can provide a
great amount of fresh green feed
that is highly digestible and very
nutritious.
These experts point out there
is a; place for small grain for pas
ture on practically every farm in
Texas, even in regions where grain
production is not feasible. Over
large areas of Texas, the new
production is not feasible. Over
large areas of Texas, the new rust-
resistant varieties now available
(See RUST, Page 4)
Richard Crooks
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Richard Crooks To Be
Heard Here Jan. 20th
Singer Is a Noted Tenor Of The
Metropolitan Opera Association
Program Planned
For Next Term
The Young Men’s Christian As
sociation first made its appear
ance in Aggieland in 1912. Since
that time it has had the privilege
of serving thousands of Aggies. In
earlier days almost 80% of the
cadet corps was in weekly con
tact with the Y’s activities. When
the new system came into being
and the juniors and seniors left,
the YMCA activities were greatly
curtailed. Since that time several
Y councils have been organized
to promote socials, carry out
school projects, and bring about
an exchange of ideas on subjects
of interest to the corps. This pro
gram includes the entire corps.
All boys who are interested are
urged to come by the “Y” and see
Mr. M. L. Cashion or Mr. J. G.
Gay for further information.
4 The young American singer has
come into his own everywhere to
day, says Richard Crooks, Ame
rican tenor of the Metropolitan
Opera Association, who will be
heard in recital here Jan. 20th on
Town Hall. Some years ago, he
points out, a young woman or
man with an American name had
no chance whatever, in opera or
concert. Audiences wouldn’t even
listen, and perfectly good Ameri
cans were forced to sing in Europe
first, then come home with Ital
ianized names.
“But now,” he explains, “in the
Metropolitan, Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Cincinnati and other opera
companies here you will find more
Americans than foreigners. The
reasons are obvious.
“The accent upon opera in the
United States today is one of
realism. The stage picture, at least,
must be logical. No fat, unwieldy
(See CROOKS, Page 4)
V-5 Aspirants: Notice
An S. O. S. is being sent out
by Dean Bolton’s office for the
Aggie who signed a V-5 appli
cation Friday but failed to sign
his name. Will any Aggie who
filled out a form like this and
doubtful as to whether or not
you signed your name to it come
" he-signed hi k s name to it come
by this office and get his John
Henry on it.
Tortilla Flat To
Be Feature At
Guion Hall Tonight 0 n Kyle Field
Show To Start At
9:30; Stars Lamarr,
Garfield And Tracy
The midnight show at Guion
Hall tonight starting at 9:30 will
be TORTILLA FLAT starrng
Spencer Tracy, John Garfeld, and
Hedy Lamarr.
This is a rather old picture but
is one of Miss Lamarr’s and Mr.
Tracy’s best performances^ The
story is one about a man who lives
off of the fat of the land through
his dealings with the rich people
of Tortilla Flat. A romance be
tween John Garfield and Hedy
tends to disrupt his job and hence
Tracy undertakes to disrupt the
romance.
During the turn of events, Tra
cy attempts to borrow the savings
of Frank Morgan but this is
thwarted and things turn out for
the best for everyone concerned.
These midnight shows are a
new feature at Guion Hall and
have been going on for only about
two weeks. The feature starts at
9:30 and is over in time for all to
make Call to Quarters.
A group of selected short sub
jects will also be on the bill of en
tertainment.
Word Received From
Major Paul A. Brown
Word has been received by the
wife of Major Paul A. Brown,
from the Major who is now a pri
soner in the number 1 prison
camp of the Japs on the Philip
pines.
The camp is located just out
of Manila.
The message was in the Major’s
own handwriting and stated that
he was well and not under treat
ment.
Major Brown is an ex-Aggie
graduating in 1928. His home was
in Galveston, Texas. Last year he
received the Silver Star decoration
from the Army for gallantry in
action.
Visiting Servicemen
To See Games
Fund Started to Purchase
Tickets by Former
Student of A&M College
Through the generosity of a for
mer student and a man interested
in the welfare of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas,
at least 15 visiting service men
will receive free tickets to South
west Conference football games on
Kyle Field this fall, head coach
Homer Norton announced today.
While no attempt has been made
that Texas A. & M. supporters
unable to be present at any game
or games send in money to buy
tickets for service men, two parties
have sent a total of $7.50 to date
for this purpose. For evilians a
ticket to a Southwest Conference
game is $2.50 but to service men
in uniform the price is 50 cents.
“It is a fine gesture that these
boys wish to keep their connection
with the school in this way,” Nor
ton said. “Though they may not
be present in the flesh, their spi
rits will be urging the team on. I
know thousands of them will be
hovering over radios or scanning
the sport pages of the newspapers.
It is nice that we can have a num
ber of tickets to hand to visiting
soldiers, sailors and Marines.”
The first letter received was
from Randal H. Morrow of Tyler,
Texas, associate member of the
Texas A. & M. Ex-Student’s Asso
ciation, reading:
‘‘Am attaching check for $5.00
to be used to purchase tickets for
enlisted men and distribute as you
see fit.”
From the Army air field at
Hondo, Texas, E. L. Fairbanks,
aviation cadet and member of the
1944 class, wrote:
“Please accept this money
($2.50) for a ticket to the ‘Tur
key Day’ game. . . . Give it to
someone who can see the game. I
will be too far away. However, I
want to be represented at the
game.”
here by the army to go to this
specialized school. The Kapers
program will begin at 6:15 as
usual and last an hour. The show
is free to Aggies, service men,
and residents of this area or visi
tors.
Chuck Jendricks is the sponsor
of the band which has eleven mem
bers. Among these members, you
will find Harold Dixon who has
made a name for himself by play
ing the clarinet with Will Os
born’s band. John Kimbrough of
Sherman, Texas beats the drums
to perfection. Foster Pollachek is
a player of note on the tenor sax
while John Kos is hot on the trum
pet.
The band played for the U. S.
O. of Bryan Saturday night at the
Bryan Country Club. They were
well received there, and they are
sure to go over just as well at
the Assembly Hall tonight.
The Juke-Box Prom will have
the band play instead of the pop
ular records that are usually play
ed on Saturday nights. This will
be a deversion for the dancers,
and everyone who would like to
do some dancing is urged to be at
the Grove tonight at 8:30. The
Prom will last until 11:30 which
will give the Aggies enough time
to get to their rooms before CQ.
The admission of the Kapers is
free for everyone who wishes to
attend and enjoy a full hour’s en-
tetrainment. Contrary to the usual
price set for Juke-Box Proms, 35$
for stags and 25$ for couples will
be charged. Everyone is invited
to both of these Saturday night
features.
"'General" Reveille Needs Your Contributions Now
Plans to Have Portrait Painted are Being Made
More Dollars Needed
In Reveille Fund
To Complete Drive
By Sylvester Boone
The Aggie Spirit will never die!
At least it won’t if you can get
them to cooperate as well as they
have so far in the Reveille for
General campaign. Reveille has
been made a four star general
in the WACs, and every indica
tion points to her portrait being
painted and a collar made and put
in the trophy case of the rotunda
of the Academic building. The la
test figures on the success of the
drive show Rev to still be in the
hearts of the Aggies and that she
will never be let down by a real
Aggie.
The initial $100 has been sent
to the Dogs for Defense office in
New York and the papers will ar
rive in a few days. Some $154 had
been contributed by Aggies when
the boxes were taken up late
Thursday night and the money
counted. The Aggie Vets contri
buted $25 to show that they are
behind Rev in every way. The Ft.
Worth A. & M. Chapter promised
$25 to apply on the first $100,
but the Corps made this amount
without any trouble, so it is hoped
that the Ft. Worth Chapter will
send the money in to help finance
the collar and picture. Other clubs
are urged to send in money as this
Chapter has.
The collar will be made within
the week so that it will be ready
when the papers certifying Rev
is a general have come from New
York. The kind and type of col
lar to be made has not yet been
decided, but it will be the best
that can be made. The man to
make it has yet to be decided also.
Several people have called the
Battalion asking if they could have
the honor of painting Rev’s por
trait, but it is the wish of most
Aggies that an Aggie-ex who has
had some experience at painting
portraits be asked and paid to do
the job. If such a person can not
be found, another person with
known skill will be employed. A
portrait that is worthy of Rev is
the only requirement of the fi
nished portrait. Anyone desiring
more information may call the
writer at 4-4544.
The General Reveille Fund is
now completing its second week,
and the Corps has responded to
the call to get Rev a general and
help the war effort at the same
time. If the response is made at
the end of the third week which
will be next Saturday, 200 will
be in the Fund. Your help is need
ed, army, how about jutting just
a little bit more in the boxes
that are located about the cam
pus? There is a box at the west
door of Sbisa, the rotunda of the
Collar for Rev to be
Made and Put in Case
Of Academic Building
Academic building, and the the
front door of Duncan.
The Fund must go over the top
before the 17th, the last day of
School. Every effort to get the
minimum $200 is being made, and
it will be in by then. Don’t let
Rev down, Aggies. Send your
money to the General Reveille
Fund in care of the writer at Box
5571 or Jack Knox, Head Yell
Leader, at Box 2501. Aggies, Ag
gie-exes, Aggie Loyals, and any
other person who knows or likes
Aggieland is urged to send their
contribution in as soon as possible.
LISTEN TO
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Saturday, September 4
6:02 a. m. Texas Farm and Home
Program, TQN—Extension Ser
vice, Helen Swift; Treasury De
partment, Jack Criswell
11:20 a. m. Musical Moment
11:25 a. m. Today’s Summary on
the Home Front
11:30 a. m. Your Neighbor, Mex
ico—Dr. A1 B. Nelson
11:40 a. m. Dramatized News
Event
11:45 a. m. News Summary—Dr.
Ralph Steen
11:55 a. m. News-Interviews
12:00 a. m. Sign-Off
Sunday, September 5
8:30 a. m. Music by Master Com
posers
9:10 a. m. Let’s Go to Church
9:15 a. m. Hymns of All Churches
9:30 a. m. Sign-Off
Mondey, September 6
6:02 a. m. Texas Farm and Home
Program, TQN — Horticulture
Dept. Dr. Guy Adriance; Ani
mal Husbandry—J. K. Riggs
11:20 a. m. Musical Moments
11:25 a. m. Today’s Summary on
the Home Front
11:30 a. m. School of Engineering,
—Aeronautical Engineering
11:40 a. m. Science News of the
Week
11:45 a. m. Singing Cadets
11:55 a. m. News-Interviews
12:00 a. m. Sign-Off