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ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1943 VOLUME 43—NUMBER 48 Registration For Semester Soars Upward Past 1800 New Students Registering Numbers Over Six Hundred Town Hall Season Promises }. , “ ti ! lg ? f . To . wn n . n r, Mr , Hall Assistants Best Program hver Ottered At 5 o’clock Today Battalion Subscribers The Student Activities Office announces to all the Aggies who have not received their Batt Cards that they can be obtained at the Student Activities Office in the basement of the Adminis tration Building by presenting the receipt from the Fiscal Of fice with their Student Activities fee paid. For those of you who have paid your Student Activites fee and have not received your cou pon book, they can now be ob tained at the Athletic Office at the gates of Kyle Field between eight and twelve in the morning and between one and five in the afternoon. Eight Feature Attractions at Guion Hall for $2 is Best Semester Offer Town Hall this season promises to be one of the most successful in recent years according to a release from the Stu dent Activities Office received today. Already three hundred and seventy-one reserved seats have been sold. This leaves two hundred reserved seats which- are still available. Among these there are still some very excellent seats. Five hundred season tickets in the unreserved section have al ready been bought by the students here, and the A. S. T. P. anticipates a need for about six hundred seats. If these six hundred are sold, there will remain but two hundred seats for those Aggies who have not bought their tickets as yet. The program this year will be one of the best in recent years also. The first concert will be held October 19, featuring Bidu Sayao. She is a renowned soprano of the Metropolitan Opera. She has adopt ed the United States as a second home, having come up here from Brazil. The second feature of this season will be Carmen Amaya who has come up here from Argen tina. She presents the torrid fla menco dance with all of its original pagan beauty. Along with her will be her troup of gypsy dancers. This second feature will be held November 18. On December 14 the Singing Cadets will present their annual program. What they will sing or do has not been annouced yet, but a really fine program has been promised. Richard Crooks, re nowned singer of the Metropolitan Opera will appear before Town Hall audiences on January 20. He is truly an American singer, having risen from a poor family to his present position through sheer will and determination. Many of you know him for his work on the Firestone Program. Town Hall will present a mystic and psychic on the 8th of February in the per son of Joseph Dunninger. He will perform some super-human ac complishments of the human mind. This performance will parallel that he has done for six presidents. On February 21, Town Hall audi ences will hear the Philadelphia Opera Company with a cast of eighty-six sing Johann Strauss’ opera, ‘The Bat.” Zino Francescatti will bring his famed “Hart” Stradi- varius violin to the stage of Guion Hall on March 7. He is acclaimed one of the best violinists on two continents. The last program on Town Hall this season will have the popular Houston Symphony Or chestra. This season has a really fine array of talent and variation to suit the taste of everyone. The Student Activities Office re quests everyone to purchase their tickets immediately as all indica tions point to a sell-out. This means that there possibly will be no tickets on sale at the door. In order that no one will be disap pointed tickets should be bought now. They can be obtained at the Student Activities Office in the basement of the Administration Building. Aggie Ex Wins His “Wings of Gold” Austin M. Hjnds, Jr., son of Mr. A. M. Hinds of Tye, won his “Wings of Gold” and was com missioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve this week following com pletion of the prescribed flight training course at the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Fla., the “Annapolis of the Air.” Prior to entering the Naval service, Hinds received his B. A. degree from Texas A. & M. Having been designated a Naval Aviator, Ensign Hinds will go on active duty at one of the Navy’s air operational training centers before being assigned to a com bat zone. Aggies Prepare for Game With Tech; To Be at San Antonio Bryan Fliers Defeated By Aggies Saturday Afternoon at Kyle Field The Aggies are now preparing for their game with the Texas Tech which will be played at Ala mo stadium Saturday night at 8:30. Chances for winning the game have improved over those proceeding the Bryan Field game which was won by the Aggies, 48- 6. Coach Norton seemed well pleased over the way the boys played ball, and he is sure that the team will give a good account of itself during the coming semester. Displaying a line that rushed the Fliers backfield men to such an extent that they could do nothing to show their past experience at the game, the Aggies pushed them back toward their own goal line time after time. The backfield for the Aggies were making a name for itself on every play that they possibly could. After the firts six points for the Aggies, there was very little doubt as to who would win the game. Saturday night will give the in experienced Aggies a chance to Town Hall Manager To Be Chosen From Among Assistants This evening at 5 o’clock, all Town Hall assistants will meet in the Student Activities Office to pick a Town Hall manager. The meeting was called by L. D. Boone and D. W. May. Those expected to attend the meeting are as follows; Juniors: Marvin Brown, Burl Ervin, Bill Terrell, and James T. Mathis. Second Semester Sophomores: Frank Albright, W. R. Liscomb, and James G. Gabbard. First Semester Sophomores: C. R. West, J. E. Jackson, and Theo dore S. Clark. Freshmen: Phillip Donahue, Ed Farrow, James R. Dickson, and Joe B. Taylor. These men will be the ushers and assistants for the coming Town Hall season. Dried Foods Are New Experiment Many Texas rural families dried foods this year for the first time and have had little experience in the preparation of dehydrated fruits and vegetables. While they will not equal in flavor, texture, or appearance the quality of cooked fresh vegeta bles, they are quite satisfactory if properly prepared and season ed. The yield of prepared dried products varies, but usually one cup of dried vegetables will serve from four to six people, accord ing to Hazel Phipps, specialist in food preparation for the A. and M. College Extension Service. In preparing dehydrated vege tables, here are some principles to follow: Soak the dried vegetables in hot water just long enough to plump them, and cook them in the water in which they are soaked. Thirty minutes to one hour is usually sufficient for this ‘‘refreshening” period. show how well they will against the Southwest Conference teams this year. It will be the second straight year for the two teams to play, thev having met last year when the Aggies emerged victor ious, 19-0. This week will add another annal to the football year. A. & M. Specialist Discusses Leaves Yellowing of the leaves of shrubs, rosebushes, shade trees, peach trees and other plants in spring and summer is preventable. Generally, says Sadie Hatfield of the A. and M. College Extension Service, addition of copperas and sulphur to the soil at the rate of about one pound per large shrub or small tree corrects the trouble. Sometimes, too, fertili zers are mixed with the soil at the same time. But as wartime con ditions limit the availability of these materials, Miss Hatfield who is the specialist in landscape gar dening, suggests other effective means of control. A four or five inch vegetable mulch applied to shrubs for the next few weeks will help to pro tect their roots from heat, cold and drying winds. Because it con serves moisture, a mulch reduces the amount of water needed by plants. It should be applied seve ral inches thick over an area of several square feet about the trunk of the plant, where it will be gradually worked into the ground. The materials for mulching plants may consist of compost, grass cuttings, straw, or almost any kind of decaying plant sub stance. Grass clippings furnish nitrogen and other plant food. Al so, in decaying they will help to acidify the soiil and release iron for the plants. Miss Hatfield says that yellow ing of leaves in Texas frequently indicates a lack or iron, although it might be lack of nitrogen or other elements. Most Texas soils have ample iron but it is combined with other minerals and not avail able for plant use. But as soon as the soil is acidified the iron is re leased for plant roots to take up. Iron deficiency is especially no ticeable in limestone regions, blacklands and other areas con taining an abundance of lime. However, ceniz jaujullo and other plants native of west and south west Texas require alkaline or lime soils and to make them acid would spoil the health and appear ance of these plants. AVALANCHE KILLS COUPLE SANTA PAULA, Cal.—William Bagley, 57, and his wife, Ona, 53, were crushed to death by an ava lanche of mud, trees and debris that buried them as they slept in their ranch home early Sunday. Col. Dunn Urges New Students To Join Band First Year Students May Join; Sophomores Not Given Permission Of the many applications from prospective students for registra tion this term, ninety-nine indicated that they had been members o f their high school bands. Of this number, twenty-four expressed a desire to become members of the college band, many of the others stating that they thought it would take too much of their time. Some few years ago a survey showed that among twenty-six or ganizations, the band was second in scholastic standing for four consecutive years. More recently, of the tweny students with highest scholastic standing who were se lected as a group from which to choose a valedictorian, FIVE were members of the BAND (25%). This should indicate that being a member of the band does not take too much of a student’s time from studies. A. & M. College has been very proud of the AGGIE BAND in the past and during the “LEAN” ath letic years, the common expression after a losing football game was, “Well, even tho we don’t have much of a team, it was worth the trip to the game to hear and see that ‘AGGIE BAND’ in action.” It is our opinion that every stu dent should take part in some school activity and that the stu dent who has had high school band experience and does not become a member of the college band is refusing to contribute to what has long been known at “THE SPIRIT OF AGGIELAND.” Should a student become a mem ber of the band and later decide that it interferes with his school work, there is no reason why he could not withdraw from the band. Every effort is made to encourage the band members to study to pass their work, and frequently a stu dent is excused from band prac tice to study for some particular examination. The college owns some few band instruments, and all that is neces sary to join the band is to report to the band room on the fourth floor of dormitory 16 at four P. M. Wednesday. Band practice hours are from four until five P. M., Mondey, Wednesday and Friday of each week. Richard J. Dunn Bandmaster Registration to Continue Through Next Monday; Corps Increases Over Past Term By 5 o’clock Monday afternoon, 1850 students had reg istered for the fall term, H. L. Heaton, Registrar announc ed. This is not the total number expected to be here for the present semester as students have until next Monday to register. The new registration is a 40% increase over the summer semes ter. Of the total, 600 were new freshmen. The Registrar’s office had expected only 1,500 to come to A. & M. this fall and the unexpect ed number overflowed the available dormiitories. Old students returning to school this time found that the Military Science curricum had changed to a general course, called Branch Immaterial. This course is design ed to give all students a general military study instead of a spec ialized course. Notice: Day Students Day students who are taking Military Sciences 121 and 221 are requested to meet their re spective military branches at the following locations: First semes ter freshmen now taking M. S. 121 will form in front of Dorm No. 14, second semester freshmen M. S. 221 will form in front of front of Dorm No. 16, and so phomores who are now taking M. S. 121 will form in front of Walton Hall. The regulation uniform for drill on Tuesday at 1 p. m. will be the cotton cloth No. 2 uniform with campaign hat unless it rains at which time the rain coat will be added to the regular dry weather No. 2. BUY THAT EXTRA WAR BOND TODAY New Singing Cadets Needed as Members The Singing Cadtes announce their schedule of rehearsals for the coming semester. All those boys who can make three rehearsals a week are invited to join. The re hearsals will be held every Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri day from four o’clock to five at the Assembly Hall. You don’t have to be able to sing Grand Opera to join the Singing Cadets. All that is asked is that you be able to carry a tune in a basket and have the de sire to join. If you are interested come over to the Assembly Hall any afternoon after three o’clock and talk it over with Mr. Jenkins, director of the Singing Cadets. SEVERAL LEAVE TO ENTER T. S. C. W. Among those who left the first part of the week to enter Texas State College for Women at Den ton were Misses Mary Frances Lenert, Patricia Orr, Phyllis Mc- Fadden, Sheila Rode and Betty Rode, who will enter as freshmen; Miss Rosalyn Reynolds, sopho more; Misses Helen Thomas and Beatrice Ivy, juniors; and Misses Helen Thomas, Peggy Mendina and Alice Silvey, seniors. Reveille Mode General Through Generosity of Corps and Exes; Painting and Collar to Be Made By Sylvester Boone Reveille, the Aggie mascot for the past 12 years, has been award ed the highest honor ever be stowed by any master, and that honor is her recent enlistment as a general in the army. Plans to enlist Rev as a general were be gun several weeks ago, and the Corps came through in fine style to see that the enlistment was made. For the benefit of new students, though, the story must go back a few years. Rev came to Aggieland in 1931 or so the story goes. Conflicting stories as to her entrance to the chmpus make us wonder when she did arrive, but it is generally accepted as true that she arrived in ’31. Several Aggies were on a Corps trip when they discovered a small black puppy with a pain in its leg and a lonesome look about it’s face. These Aggies took the dog to their dorm and kept it there where they could supervise it’s recovery. The next day at Rev eille, the dog began to bark in protest of her right to sleep in peace. Thus, Reveille came to get her name, a name which everyone except Rev has come to know. Rev will never know her name. The life of Rev was a varied one in those days of her recovery, for she was knocked around con siderably until she became known about the campus. At that time, no dog was allowed in the mess hall, but it didn’t take Rev long to get her way about things such as that. The first day that Rev tried to march in the hall with the Corps, she was thrown out, but she got up and attempted it again. Since this day, Rev has been al lowed to go into any building on the campus with no restrictions whatsoever. Reveille stayed with her one master for only a few days, then she began to recognize the Aggie uniform at sight so she attached herself to the college as the mas cot of the Aggies. She has stayed with the Aggies from that time to this. The famed mascot of the Texas Aggies marched with the band at all football games, and when a Corps trip was made, a freshman was assigned to watch over her until she was returned safely to the campus. Rev is getting old now, and no more games will be hers to march in. She has been true to the Aggies and they have been true to her. Now, after 12 years as the Ag gie mascot, Rev has been made a general and plans to have her por trait painted and a collar made are being arranged. The painting will be made as soon as possible and the finished portrait will be placed in some building on the campus. An unveiling of the pic ture is also being arranged for the day of the Texas University game, but this plan may not be worked into the day’s activities. The collar that is going to be made will be of the best quality that can be had with the money that is on hand. When the collar is finished, it will be placed in the trophy case which is located in the rotunda of the Academic building. The certificate showing that Rev is a general will also be placed there with the collar. To make Rev a general in the army, $100 was needed, and this was raised by the Corps during the first week of the drive. This money was sent to the office of Dogs for War Defense where it was used to process dogs before their acceptance into the army. Processing of dogs is the same as going to reception centers for men who enter the human army. The army won’t pay for processing dogs, but they will take care of all expenses after they are found ac ceptable. Money that is sent in goes to help the war effort in this way, but as an added inducement of getting people to contribute money, ranks were assigned to the various amounts that were sent in. Rev was enlisted as a 4-F mem ber because she is too old to get into active duty. All of the dogs who are physically unfit are enlist ed as 4-F members upon the pay ment of from $1 for privates to $100 for generals. Thus, Rev be came a general to climax her life as a mascot of the Aggie. To date nearly $225 has been raised by the Corps and interest ed exes or people who love dogs. The A. & M. Club of Fort Worth sent in a check for $25. This put the fund over the top, and the Corps is grateful for this. When present plans are complet ed and everything is carried out, Rev will have been repaid for the things she has done as a mascot. The painting will be a remem brance that will serve to give the future freshmen some idea as to who Rev was when she was on the campus. These things will be fit ting for such a dog as Rev has been. Jewish Services On Campus Soon Dr. H. J. Ettlinger, Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas and well known in Jewish communal affairs will conduct Jewish High Holy Days Services at the campus for the Aggies and Jewish Service men stationed at A. & M. The Services will be held at the Y. M. C. A. Chapel. Excused from quarters, and authorized absences have been approved by the College and Mili tary authorities to enable all Jew ish men to attend Services. New Year and Atonement Day are the two major religious holy Days on the Jewish calendar. New Year Day was originally an agri cultural holiday. It was later made to symbolize the beginning of Creation according to Biblical fig ures. Today it stands solely in Jewish life as the symbol for the recreation of one’s spiritual self. Atonement Day carries the same meaning. New Year will be observed this year on September 30th, and Atone ment Day October 9, but according to traditional Jewish rites, -all holy days begin at Sunset the evening before. Schedule of hours for Services will be found elsewhere in the Battalion. Ex Is Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Third Air Force Headquarters announces the promotion of Major Jack Gross, of Houston, Texas, to lientenant colonel. Colonel Gross, a graduate of Texas A. & M. with a BS degree in checmical engineering, was em ployed as a chemical engineer for the Gulf Oil Co., at Port Arthur before he was called to duty from the Officers’ Reserve Corps in June, 1941. He attended the ad ministrative inseptcors’ school at Fort Logan, Colo., and the inspec tor general’s school at Washing ton, and now is a field inspector for the Army Air Forces. Colonel Gross is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Gross, of 6819 Ave. E., Houston. His wife and two children reside at 2618 Wichita, Houston. Prof, and Mrs. A. B. Weaver Horn the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo., are visiting in the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Arbuckle. Miss Ruth Williams was a visi tor over the week end from the University of Texas and brought with her Miss Shirley Gibson of Port Arthur, her roommate at the university. Monday was a holiday there.