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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1943
VOLUME 43—NUMBER 47
Registration For New Aggie Semester Begins Today
Aggies to Meet Bryan Field Team Here S3™ BeEled
Six Hundred Freshmen Are
Aggies Begin Football Season On
Kyle Field; Full Schedule Ahead
Nine Games to Be Played This Year;
Four On Kyle Field, Five On Other
Gridirons of Southwest Conference
The opening game of the 1943 Aggie football season
will begin Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock on Kyle Field
when the local eleven will meet the Bryan Field AAF In
structors’ Training School team. This will be Bryan Field’s
second game and the first game for the Aggies.
According to the dopesters-cast
release over the Associated Press
dispatch to WTAW at noon Thurs
day, the Aggies are scheduled to
‘‘ground Bryan Field” in their
first try of the season. The Fly
ers met defeat last Saturday in
their season’s opener with the
strong Randolph Field team at
San Antonio to the tune of 30-0.
A full schedule is on the ticket
of the Aggies, with a game with
the Red Raider team of Tex
as Tech at San Antonio on Octo
ber 2 and L. S. U. at Baton Rouge
on October 9 will finish the pre
conference game schedule. T. C. U.
at Fort Worth on October 16, N.
T. A. C. at College on October 30,
5. M. U. at College on November
6, Rice at Houston on November
13, and the most important game
of all will end the season at college
on Thanksgiving Day, the tradi
tional Texas University day game.
This game will be played on No
vember 25.
Although there won’t be a “39
team” playing on the field, a team
of boys will be there hustling for
every inch of ground, and it is the
duty of every Aggie to keep the
spirit alive and let the team know
that they have a twelfth man
in the stands that will back them
all the way. The boys who make
the team will need the support of
each and every Aggie who makes
up the other man of the team.
This season will be rougher than
previous seasons because there are
very few experienced men on the
team, and the army won’t allow
the Aggies who were activated
last semester to play. It will, how.-
ever, mean that we do have a
team when such teams as N. T.
A. C. are defeated. Most of the
conference teams have V-12 train
ees to rely upon, but this is not
so with A. & M. Some schools are
using their Marine trainees, but
no one other than Aggies will be
allowed to play on the Aggie team.
Because we are playing a team
of freshman and sophomores does
not mean that we have no team;
the other schools are going to find
out the contrary. The Fighting
Texas Aggies are going to field a
team that will hold more than its
own against any other team that
they play. Homer Norton as coach
may not have a National Champ
ion team, but he will make the
other teams wonder how we did it.
Where does the twelfth man
come in? It is traditional that the
Aggies in the stand never sit
down while the game is in action.
The yells are known and when the
signal of the yell leader tells the
Corps to give a certain yell, that
yell is given with the spirit that
an Aggie Corps can give like no
other school can. This spirit is that
of the twelfth man. You new Ag
gies won’t be responsible for the
yells at the first game, but try to
learn them by game time and give
it all you’ve got when the team
takes the field against Bryan
Field.
Today will be your chance to
show what you know of Aggie-
land and how to be an Aggie. Don’t
let the team down by half-hearted
yelling, not “humping” it, or by
acting the part of a teasipper in
general. Let’s play the game with
Bryan Field and all the other
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Press Club Holds
Banquet In Sbisa
September 15th
Wilcox Addresses College
Journalists; Dr. Bolton
Makes Semester Awards
The 1943 summer semester
Press Club banquet was held Wed
nesday night, September 15, in
the banquet room of Sbisa Hall
when 65 guests and members of
the Club assembled for the giving
of awards and a review of the
semester’s work. This was a cli
max to the activities of the Press
Club.
Dr. Frank C. Bolton, acting pres
ident of the college, gave the in
vocation, H. Sylvester Boone, pres
ident of the Club and master of
ceremonies, took over with the in
troduction of guests. The double
octet of the Singing Cadets sang
several numbers.
H. P. Bradley, editor of the
A. S. T. U. News, gave a very
interesting talk on “The Place of
The Battalion in the Lives of the
Campus Service Men.” Henry A.
Tillett, who is one of the editors
of The Battalion, followed with a
talk on “The Place of The Battal
ion in the Campus Life of Aggie-
land.” Both talks gave the ideas
of the two speakers as to what
The Battalion has contributed to
campus life.
The highlight of the banquet
program arrived when George B.
Wilcox, Manager of Student Per
sonnel, spoke to the assembled
group on the various phases of
The Battalion and the training
that it gives a person after he has
worked on it as a reporter and
then as an editor or in some other
responsible position.
Dr. Bolton presented the awards
at the close of the program. Silver
keys were given to the four edi
tors for having served on the Bat
talion staff at least two semesters
and to the service men editors for
their work. Bronze keys were
given to all first semester men
and to service men who had done
some work of mention under their
respective editors.
A special awai'd of a Swiss Cro
ton wrist watch was given to H.
Sylvester Boone who had been
voted the “most valuable staff
member” of the semester by the
Student Activities office and the
staff members. Editors Ben Fort-
son, Henry A. Tillett, and Andy
Matula received Schaeffer pen and
pencil sets for the outstanding
work that they did on The Battalion
during the semester.
BAPTIST GROUP ATTENDS
CREATH-BRAZOS MEETING
Among those from the First
Baptist church who attended the
Creath-Brazos Baptist Association
workers conference in Bedias re
cently were Rev. R. L. Brown,
Mrs. W. D. Lloyd, Mrs. R. S.
Smith, Mrs. R. P. Adams and Miss
Opal Meyers. Rev. Brown brought
the morning sermon.
games just as hard as if you were
a member of the team. Let’s go,
Freshmen, show that you have
the making of real Aggies.
A Message from the President
To those of you who are entering A. & M. for-the
first time, I wish to extend a welcome and to express the
hope that your stay may be pleasant and profitable.
While these times of stress put greater responsibil
ities than usual on you and on the College, we hope that
you may find time to enjoy your college days without
neglecting your main objective of getting a college
education.
Your faculty wants you to learn the history and ac
complishments of the institution and its graduates, and
to cherish its highest traditions and best customs.
ACTING PRESIDENT
Aggie Traditions Are Guide
For Conduct of Freshmen
Now that a new semester is be-+-
ginning and a number of new stu
dents are entering, it is time to
set forth the things which go to
make A. & M. the school that it is.
Every school has its traditions, but
at Aggieland these are more than
just traditions. These traditions
are imbedded deep in every Aggie
and are just as deep when an Ag
gie becomes an ex.
Speaking to people you meet on
the street or on the campus; in
troducing yourself to everyone that
you stop to talk to, attending yell
practices; knowing the yells, the
location of every building on the
campus, and the other traditions
that have always been a part of
Aggieland—knowing and observing
these has always meant that a
freshman was on his way to be
coming an Aggie. “Once an Aggie,
always an Aggie” will be signi
ficant to the freshman when he
does things the Aggie way, and
when he really has the Spirit of
Aggieland.
“Aren’t you speaking, Fish?”
will be heard quite often if a cher
ry “Hello” or “Howdy” isn’t giv
en on the campus during the day.
you know him or not, is a good
sign that the Aggie spirit is alive.
It makes no difference to whom
you speak, speak to him and he
will return the greeting. It may
startle some people to have a
stranger speak to them but they
are glad when someone does speak.
Service men have mentioned the
fact that their first impression of
Aggieland is that the Aggies al
ways seem to be friendly and
cheerful. It is now the duty of
you new Aggies to carry on where
former students left off.
Know the yells so that you can
rattle them off when someone
asks whether or not you know
them. Going to yell practice and
giving the yells without a mom
ent’s hesitation gives you a satis
faction in yourself, while at the
same time giving the upperclass
men a better opinion of you; and
at Aggieland, a good opinion of
you by upperclassmen goes a long
way in getting along as an Aggie
should. Get a copy of the yells
as soon as possible, learn them,
and go to yell practice without
fail whenever there is an an
nouncement that there is an au
thorized yell practice.
There is no better way to reach
your goal at A. & M. than to know
as many Aggies as possible. When
ever you speak to anyone for only
a minute, introduce yourself and
make an effort to remember his
name. Being alble to recognize
people about the campus and call
ing their names out in greeting is
reason enough for speaking to Ag
gies on the campus. So, meet
people; it will pay dividends.
A tradition that has always been
a part of Aggieland is that of
knowing the location of the var
ious buildings on the campus.
Someone is always asking where a
dorm, or maybe the Administra-
(See TRADITIONS, Page 2)
Freshmen Meetings
Are Announced for
Friday, Saturday
Groups To Meet With
Deans At Various
Places on Campus
The Freshman Convocation
meeting will be held Friday eve
ning in the Assembly Hall at 7
o’clock, according to an announce
ment made today by George B.
Wilcox, director of Student Per
sonnel.
The meeting will be opened with
an invocation by the Rev. Walton
B. Gardner, chairman of. the Col
lege Station Ministers’ Associa
tion which will be followed by
group singing led by Richard Jen
kins. Greetings of welcome will
be extended to the new students
by Dr. F. C. Bolton, acting pres
ident of the college, and Col. M.
D. Welty, commandant and profes
sor of military science and tactics.
Major J. E. Davis, assistant com
mandant, will discuss college rules
and regulations.
Directions for locating class
rooms and other timely suggest
ions regarding the freshman’s first
days at A. & M. will be discussed
by Lloyd H. Heaton, Registrar of
the college.
Following these discussions, Mr.
Wilcox, who will preside at the
meeting, will introduce the follow
ing officers of the school: T. D.
Brooks, Dean of the School of
Arts and Sciences; Gibb Gilchrist,
Dean of the School of Engineering;
E. J. Kyle, Dean of the School of
Agriculture; R. P. Marsteller, Dean
of the School of Veterinary Med
icine; L. D. Boone, Director of
Student Activities; M. L. Cushion,
Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. and
Council; Rev. Walton B. Gardner,
Chairman of the Ministers’ Asso
ciation; Col. R. J. Dunn, Director
of the A. & M. Band; W. H. Holz-
mann, Business Manager of A. &
M. College; W. R. Horsley, Direc
tor of Placement and Student La
bor; Cliff Hotard, Head of Sub
sistence Department; Richard Jen
kins, director of Singing Cadets;
Dr. J. E. Marsh, College Physician;
E. E. McQuillen, Executive Secre
tary of Association of Former
Students; Homer H. Norton, Ath
letic Director. A. & M. College;
and W. L. Penberthy, Director of
Physical Education and Intramu
rals.
Saturday morning the Freshmen
will meet with their Deans at 10
o’clock in the following rooms:
Arts and Sciences, Room 123,
Academic Building; Agriculture,
Animal Industries Building Lecture
Room; Engineering, Guion Hall;
Veterinary Medicine, Amphithea
tre, Mark Francis Hall.
Student Helpers
Wanted At Kyle
Those interested in working at
the Kyle Field concessions during
Saturday’s game with Bryan Field
are requested to. meet Ben Waid-
hofer, student concession manager,
at the gate between the swimming
pool and the handball gymnasium
at 12:30 Saturday afternoon.
Waidhofer asks that the men
wishing to work Saturday come
attired in white coveralls or in
Work clothes and that as many as
possible report for this activity. A
commission on the sale of cold
drinks, ice cream, and other re
freshment items handled by the
concession will be paid to .each
hustler.
BUY THAT EXTRA WAR BOND TODAY
Information Concerning Registration Will
Be Available At the Registrar’s Office In
Administration Building; All Urged to Read
An estimated 600 new Freshmen will be enrolled at
A. & M. College today, according to figures released by H. L.
Heaton, registrar. Mr. Heaton stated that between 1700
and 1800 students would be enrolled in the Aggie school
"♦■for the coming semester.
Registration for old students
will begin Saturday, according to
Mr. Heaton, at which time sec»nd-
and members of the Junior and
Senior classes who are on the cam
pus will sign up for courses.
Mr. Heaton pointed out that stu
dents may register in the college
for courses until October 4, which
is a week from next Monday. After
that time a penalty will be as
sessed for lateness in registration.
Until October 4 students may
change courses or adjust their
schedules, he stated.
Students are urged to meet
classes Monday, September 27, and
absentee counts will start on that
date.
Complete instructions for regis
tration, both for the new freshmen
and for old students are available
at the registrar’s office, Mr.
Heaton pointed out, and urged each
student to procure a copy of these
instructions and study them care
fully to avoid confusion at time
of registration.
This is the second semester of
the 1943-44 school year, the 69th
since the founding of the college.
Town Hall Offers
Attractive Season
Town Hall season is again com
ing to Aggieland with talent that
will equal or better that of previ
ous years. Under the supervision
of the Student Activities office of
the College, Town Hall has flour
ished as a non-profit organization
with the entertainment of the Ag
gies as its primary reason for ex
isting. With the coming of war
and the campus becoming an army
post, service men were added to its
aim, and programs of musical
worth have been presented. Each
year brings forth new and better
programs for the enjoyment of Ag
gies, service men, and citizens of
near-by towns.
This year will feature eight pro
grams by well-known entertainers.
These programs will include the
most famous of violinists, Zino
Francesca tti; Joseph Dunninger,
the mystic and psychic, who will
perform some unbelievable things
on the stage; the Singing Cadets,
who have been acclaimed one of
the finest male singing organiza
tions in the country; Bidu Sayao,
who will bring some of her native
Brazilian songs to the Town Hall
stage in her lovely soprano voice;
Richard Crooks, who has won
world renown as a tenor with the
Metropolitan Opera; the Philadel
phia Opera with its dramatics and
beautiful voices; the Houston Sym
phony Orchestra with a better pro*
gram this year than on any of its
previous presentations on Town
Hall; and Carmen Amayo, who
(See TOWN HALL, Page 2)
Bryan Field Ready
For Grid Contest
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR
FORCES INSTRUMENT IN
STRUCTORS’ SCHOOL, BRYAN,
TEX.,—Stimulated by the presence
of several new candidates previ
ously unable to turn out for daily
practice, and a stepping up of the
defensive workouts, the Bryan
Field football team is pointing to
their game with Texas A. & M. at
College Station on Saturday.
Arcienega, Proudfit and several
other regulars slowed up by minor
injuries will probably be ready for
action against the Aggies. The
squad, although small in number,
is spirited and rugged.
In addition to the Texas A. & M.
game at Kyle Field, Sept. 25, the
Bryan Field schedule includes the
following games:
Schedule:
Oct. 2, Blackland Army Flying
School at Waco.
Oct. 8, Randolph Field Ramblers
at Yoakum (night game).
Oct. 23, Blackland Army Flying
School at Bryan.
Nov. 6, Southwestern Universi
ty at Georgetown.
Starting Line-up:
End, Hallin, Ross; Tackle,
Young, Linne; Guard, McGilvray,
Brown; Center, Slemmons; Bl.
Back, Dudley; Tailback, Azzarel-
la; Wingback, Barber; Fullback,
Blackburn.
Coach: Lt. Roy C. Johnson.
Ass’t Coaches: Lt. Francis To-
masi, S/Sgt. Frederick E. Doherty,
Lt. Don Dudley.
Team Physician: Lt. Gordon R-
Herod.
Concessions Mgr.
Asks Cooperation
The cooperation of the student
body and the public in general is
requested by Ben Waidhofer, stu
dent manager of the Kyle Field
concession, in regard to the break
ing of beverage bottles during the
games. There are several reasons
this year why extra care should
be exercised in the handling of
bottles, Waidhofer points out, the
first of which is that due to the
restrictions of the WPB, the manu
facture of beverage bottles has.
been discontinued for the duration.
Each bottle that is broken means
that there will be one less drink
at the next game, he stated.
Other outstanding reasons for
the reduction of the breakage of
bottles, Waidhofer pointed out, is
the danger of broken glass in the
stadium and the unnecessary trou
ble it will cause the caretakers of
the stadium.
Journalism Course
Offered At A. & M.
A new course in journalism, Eng
lish 331, will be offered to all stu
dents of A. & M. The only require
ment is the permission of the in
structor. This course is being of
fered to help students know the
journalistic field better; it will
also help the student with the reg
ular English course. It is hoped
that a large number will take this
regular 3-hour course. The student
who takes this course will auto
matically be qualified for a posi
tion on the Battalion staff as a
reporter. Freshmen are especially
urged to take English 331.
New Agronomy Text
At Exchange Store
Students taking Agonomy 301
are reminded that the new 1943
edition of Lyon and Buckman,
“Nature and Properties of Soils”
on sale at the Exchange Store is
the text to be used. The 1939 edi-