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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943
VOLUME 43—NUMBER 46
Commencement Exercises
Planned For Class of 1944
J. L. Wardlow of Fort Worth Is Speaker at
Exercises Friday Evening at 7 o’Clock
Dr. E. P. Humbert, head of the commencement com
mittee, has made plans for the Baccalaureate Sermon and
Commencement exercises for
of 1944.
Baccalaureate Sermon will be 4
at 10:30 Friday morning at Guion
Hall. Procession for the sermon
will »be at 10:15 and it will form
in the Academic Building in the
following order; F. C. Bolton, act
ing President of the College and
Reverend John Donaho of the Oak
land Methodist Church in Dallas
who is the Baccalaureate speaker.
Next will come Colonel Maurice D.
Welty, Commandant, and the Vale
dictorian, George James Charle-
bois.
Following them will be the
members of the Board of Directors
of the College and the Deans and
Directors of the College. Forma
tion of the line will be in the ro
tunda of the Academic at 9:55 a.m.
and be a column of twos.
Graduating seniors will be form
ed on the lawn west of the Acad
emic Building and south of the
walk running between the Civil
Engineering and Electrical Engi
neering buildings. They will be ar
ranged alphatebtically according to
courses and with those receiving
degrees first in line. Graduating
seniors should report to the Regis
trar for assignment in processional
line.
Guion Hall will be open at 9:45
Friday morning and the procession
will move there at 10:15. Every
one in the procession should be at
the Academic building by 9:55.
Commencement promession will
form at 6:45 in the evening at the
same place as the Baccalaureate
procession was formed and in the
same order. It will move to Guion
Hall at 7 o’clock. Staff members
are also expected to join in the
evening procession.
J. L. Wardlow of Fort Worth
will deliver the Commencement ad
dress. Time for the Commencement
Exercises will be 7 o’clock.
Williams and Dobbs
Receive Bombardier
Wings in Air Corps
Two former students of A. &
M. were included in the graduating
class of the navigation school at
the Carlsbad Army Air Field,
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Their names are Lt. William C.
Dobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Dobbs of Kerens, Texas, and Lt.
William A. Williams, son of Mrs.
W. J. Williams of New Orleans,
Louisiana. Lt. Dobbs received his
bombardier wings upon graduation
from the Deming, New Mexico,
Army Air Field, while Lt. Williams
won his at the Victorville, Califor-
nit, Army Air Field.
the graduation of the class
No Final Review
“Officials of the College
deemed it advisable to call off
the Review which was to be held
at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon,
September 17”, said Major Joe
E. Davis in a statement yester
day afternoon. Since the review
will not be held, school is official
ly out at 3 p.m. Friday.
Registrar Releases
Directions for New
And Old Students
The directions of registration of
the old students on September 25,
were released by the Registrar’s
Office as as follows: (1) Secure
assignment card at Assembly Hall.
Follow directions on the back of
the card. (2) Report to the Heads
of Departments for approval of
the courses to be taken. Heads of
Departments will remain in their
respective offices to assist stu
dents with their registration. (3)
Pay all fees at the Cashier’s Of
fice. (4) Report to your Dean for
approval of the schedule. (5) Re
port to the Commandant’s table
in the rotunda of the Administra
tion Building. (6) Turn in assign
ment card to the Registrar.
Old students who were not in
college at the end of the summer
semester must report to the Reg
istrar’s Office before beginning
registration, if the enrollment per
mit has not been previously ob
tained.
Old returning students who have
received their re-enrollment per
mits will follow the same registra
tion procedure as those who were
in attendance during the summer
semester.
New students registering on
September 24, may get their phy
sical examinations at the college
hospital beginning at 1:00 p. m.
Thursday, September 23. At 7:30
a.m., Friday, September 24, they
will report to the Assembly Hall
where complete instructions will
be given on the registration proce
dure.
College Cub-Scouts
ResumeMonthlyMeets
Thursday, Sept. 16
Following a two months’ sum
mer recess Cub Scout activities
at College Station will be begun
(See CUBS, Page 4)
Shown above is the Del Valle orchestra which will play for the Final Ball tomorrow night at the
Grove. This is the second visit of this fine band from Austin this summer. Their excellent playing
at the Freshman Ball entitled them to return for another dance.
Intramural Flag
Won By 8th Co.
With 440 Points
1st and 7th Cos.
Win Place 2nd and
3rd Respectively
The 8th company of Leggett
Hall won the Intramural flag
this semester, with the 1st and 7th
companies close behind in 2nd and
3rd' positions. The 8th company
piled up a total of 440 points,
while the 1st and 7th companies
made 375 and 285 points respec
tively.
The Intramural Flag will be
presented at the first appropriate
time next semester. Intramural
manager for the 8th company was
Kyle Drake, who did an excellent
job in that position. T. H. Lantz
handled the 1st company and Wil
lie managed the 7th company.
The 2nd S. T. of the ASTU,
composed of Veterinary students,
came in fourth place although
they entered but three events.
Their total was 215 points. Mil-
ton Beeriwinkle, Vet Intramural
manager, is to be congratulated
for the fine preformance his com
pany turned in.
The Fifth Co., managed by
Archie Broodo, and the Band,
managed by H. C. Van Horn, fin
ished in fifth and sixth place re
spectively. There were two of the
Freshman companies that forfeit
ed all their games during the se
mester. These companies E and
F in Dorm 16 and Dorm 17.
As Many Students
As Possible Urged
ToWorkthisSeason
Students wishing to work at the
Kyle Field concession during the
home football games this year are
requested to make application to
Ben Waidhofer in care of the Stu
dent Activities office as soon as
possible. Waidhofer stated that he
would like to have as many stu
dents as possible to -sign up for
this work and in compensation that
would be paid a commission on the
sales they made during the games.
In this edition of the Battalion
is a coupon by which students
wishing to work at the Kyle Field
concession might express their de
sire to participate in this activity.
It is Waidhofer’s request that this
coupon be filled out as soon as
possible, before the students go
home for the between-semester
holiday, and mail it to the Student
Activities Office through the Fac
ulty Exchange.
Attention Called to
Beverage Bottle
Breaking This Year
With the approaching football
season, Ben Waidhofer, student
manager of the Kyle Field Conces
sion calls the attention of the corps
to the breakage of beverage bot
tles during the games. The greatest
of care should be exercised this
year, acording to Waidhofer, in
handling the bottles for several
reasons.
Outstanding among these reasons
is the fact that the manufacture of
bottles of this type has been stop
ped and every bottle broken means
one less cold drink for the fans
and followers of Aggies’ football
team during the season. Other rea
sons include the extra work plac
ed on the caretakers of the stad
ium grounds and the danger that
arises from broken glass about
the stadium.
The co-operation of the corps is
enlisted in a drive to prevent the
breakage of bottles at Kyle Field
during the coming football season.
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Ben Waidhofer,
c/o Student Activities Office
Campus
I am interested in becoming a student salesman at the
Kyle Field concession for the home football games this year.
Name
Campus Address
Date
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Grove To Be Scene of Final
Ball Tomorrow Night 9 to 1
Del Valle Orchestra Plays for Departing
Seniors, Mitchell Hall Opened For Dates
Plans for the Final Ball to be held in the Grove
on Friday night, September 17, have been completed and
the final arrangements are being worked out. The ball will
begin at 9 o’clock and end at 1 a.m. The Del Valle Orchestra
*.
Large Crowds To
See Aggie Games;
Tickets Now On Sale
Team Opens Season Sept. 25
Against Bryan Field; Other
Games NT AC, SMU, & TU
With the intercollegiate football
season just around the corner, the
A. & M. College Athletic office
today put Southwest Conference
season tickets on sale.
The curtain will rise on the 1943
Texas Aggie season on Saturday
afternoon, September 25 when
Kyle Field well see the initial
game between Coach Homer Nor
ton’s 1943 team and the Bryan
Field Flyers,.
Coupon book purchasers this
year will get to see the Aggies
play Bryan Field, September 25;
North Texas Agricultural College,
October 23; Southern Methodist
University, November 6 and the
Thanksgiving Day game against
the Texas Longhorns on Novem
ber 25.
Advance ticket reservations re
ceived to date by the Athletic de
partment indicate that the 1943
season again will see large crowds
at Kyle Field, despite the war
time travel restrictions and the
dearth of experienced football ta
lent on the teams.
After practice sessions Monday
Coach Norton told his team that
their running game compares fa
vorably at this stage of training
with the best teams he has pro
duced that is not excluding the
nation’s Number 1 team of 1939.
The youngsters on Norton’s squad
seem to realize the responsibility
that is on their shoulders to play
the high class of football that
fans have come to expect from all
teams wearing the Maroon and
White of Texas A. & M. College.
“We must admit that there is
a lack of experience on the squad,”
Norton says, “but by the same
token the other schools are facing
just as serious problems of having
to mould a team out of boys who
never have played together be
fore this season. Some of the
Conference teams have boys who
have played a little bit of foot
ball, but they all are strange to
the various systems of play em
ployed at the different schools.
“I look for a fine football sea
son, and a type of football that will
(See CROWDS, on page 3)
from near Austin will furnish the
music.
Mitchell Hall will be used Fri
day night to provide accommoda
tions for visiting girls attending
the dance. Those cadets having
guests will be charged 50# per
guest to pay for the cost of ma
trons, maid service, and other mis
cellaneous expenses. Guests will be
admitted to Mitchell Hall at 4:00
p.m. Friday, and they must be
out of the dormitory by 9 o’clock
Saturday morning.
Arrangements for the decora
tions of the Grove have been made.
A large A. & M. seal will be
placed over the band stand, and
chairs will be placed around the
side for the convenience of the
guests.
The Del Valle Orchestra is ex
pected to arrive some time Fri
day afternoon and will be guests
of the students that evening in the
mess hall. The Orchestra will also
play for the Wing Ball on Satur
day night.
The Final Ball is an all-Aggie af
fair and everyone is urged to at
tend, to make the dance the best
social event of the semester.
WTAW
1120 k.c.
Thursday, September 16
11:20 a. m. Musical Moment
11:25 a. m. Today’s Summary on
the Home Front
11:30 a. m. Something to Read
11:40 a. m. Melody Spot
11:45 a. m. Brazos Valley Farm
and Home Program—FSA
11:55 a. m. News-Interviews
12:00 a. m. Sign-Off
4:30 p. m. Voice of the Army
4.45 p. m. Swing Serenade
5:00 p. m. “Back the Attack”
5:30 p. m. Sign-Off
Friday, September 17
6:02 a. m. Texas Farm and Home
Program, TQN; Dairy—O. C.
Copeland; Forestry—S. L. Frost
11:15 a. m. Sign-On
11:15 a. m. D. A. R. program—Dr.
Steen
11:30 a. m. Student Personnel
Work
11:40 a. m. Industry Looks to the
Future
11:45 a. m. Melody Spot
11:55 a. m. Air Corps News
12:00 a. m. Sign-Off
4:30 p. m. Ponel Discussion—E. R.
Alexander, W. R. Sherrill, J. M.
Orchard, Henry Ross and L. S.
Paine.
Chronologically Speaking...
Here’s What Happened At Aggieland This Semester
When the first issue of this
summer’s Battalion came out, its
readers found out that A. & M’s
enrollment for this semester was
1,500. The Batt asked for report
ers and Charles Smith, Herbie
Smith’s little brother came to Ag
gieland to take his place on that
“fightin’ Aggie team.” As those
first few weeks passed on from
spring to summer, enrollment rose
to 1,650 and the Juke Box Proms
became a regular weekend feature
on the campus. Everybody walked
on the sidewalks (even freshmen)
so grass could grow, where, in
years before it wasn’t given a
chance. E. N. Holfgreen, business
manager of the college became
a major in the Army and left
us. The sophomores prepared to
elect class officers and the Army
Engineers and Stars Units carried
on their rivalry by seeing who got
in the messhall first. President
Walton addressed the Intramural
banquet and the Corps held its
first Yell Practice in front of
Walton Hall on June 17. Frank
Dobie spoke at the annual AAUP
meeting and the girls at East Tex
as State Teachers published a plea
in the Battalion for dates. They
were well taken care of. Lt. Col.
Bert Nowotny an Aggie-Ex inspect
ed the Air Corps Detachment on
the campus.
The rumor mill, famous around
this part of the country started
telling about the premier of “We’ve
Never Been Licked”. Everything
it told wasn’t true and Aggieland
had some time to wait for WNBL.
Class officers were elected. Bill
Terrell and Frank Allbright lead
the two Sophomore classes. Char
les West and S. C. Herring were
elected by the Fish and Frogs.
Coach Norton sent out a notice for
all boys interested in football to
see him. The Texas Aggies start
ed beating T. U. early. The Corps
found out that only two yell lea
ders were going to lead the Corps
in Farmers Fight this year. The
Summer Cotton School took in wo
men as students and John Hol
man, ex-Batt editor wrote home
and told how the Texas Aggies
were running Camp Roberts, Cali
fornia.
Good news came to Aggieland
on July 1st. Dean Bolton announced
that the Corps would get three
and a half days for mid-semester
vacation on July 23. The world
wasn’t, so bad after all. The Army
began importing girls for the
Juke Box Prom. Now the stags
had life a little easier. George
Olsen and his music of tomorrow
was signed to play for the Navy-
Marine Corps dance on July 10.
There were five candidates for
yell leader July 6, and while the
corps went on vacation the rest
of the people here saw Scheetz
and Company, magicians.
Jack Knox was elected senior
yell leader; Archie Broodo and
Hayes Stripling were runners up
for his running mate. The Corps
was putting everyone concerned
on the line about Aggie corners.
Col. Welty addressed the freshmen
class and told them about West
Point. The Aggie service Flag, de
dicated to those Aggies serving in
the World War, was blown down
by a summer storm. Hayes Strip
ling was finally elected yell lea
der. The North Gate was to get
a new four lane highway running
down the middle of it. Preston
Bruckmiller did 1201 setups for a
world’s record. The Corps pre-
red to have a review on July 21st.
Hitchhiking had improved. WTAW
planned to broadcast all day long.
Alvin Cooter, ACTD News editor
shipped off to points unknown.
Mid-semester holidays were just
around the corner; so was the
dean’s team. The Aggie Review
turned out better than expected,
and the “cow” shortage in the
mess hall was explained by Char
les N. Sheppardson of the Dairy
department.
The school lost E. L. Angell,
assastant to the President, to the
Army. Durwood Cline was signed
up for the Soph Ball on August
13th. At last, “We’ve Never Been
Licked” was to be shown to Aggie
land. Maj. Gen. G. F. Moore was
reported safe in a Japanese pri
son camp, and WNBL lived up to
Aggieland’s expectations of it. The
Class of '46 thoroughly enjoyed
themselves at their ball on August
13th. Braggiotti and Shaw were
scheduled, for the first Town Hall
program this summer.
President Walton’s resignation
on August 10 came as a surprse to
everyone in Aggieland. He resign
ed because of bad health and Dean
Bolton relieved him of his duties.
The Texas Aggies had nine games
scheduled for the football season.
The Battalion starts out to make
Reveille a General. The Fish and
Frogs began to get ready for the
Freshman Ball. A few scattered
reports came in from other parts
of the country disliking “We’ve
Never Been Licked.” Danny Green
set a new record in New Orleans
for the 220 yard swim. The Hous
ton Symphony played for Town
Hall on August 26th. It was the
sixth concert they have played in
Aggieland. General Reveille’s fund
grows. The Army Vets hold a
dance on September 4. Juniors in
the Quartermaster, and Chem
Warfare Service return here to
resume studies.
Up to the present time, these
are the highlights of the summer
semester. For the Battalion, its
been one of experimentation on
journalistic styles so that the
Corps can have a better newspaper
next fall. Oh, yes, Reveille’s a
General now. That’s 21 male star
shouldered men for A. & M.
and one female.