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Only Three Candidates In Running For Yell Leader SingingCadetsHoldElection After Return From Trip Group Returns From Nacogdoches and Elects Marvin Brown As President At a meeting of the Singing Cadets yesterday after noon at 4:30, officers for the current semester were elect ed, Richard Jenkins, director of the Cadets, stated. Marvin Brown was elected president and Watson Keeney, vice- president. Business manager is Burl Ervin and Ben Sevier is librarian. The Cadets spent the past week-'f end touring in East Texas and presenting three concerts. The first of these concerts was given in the auditorium of the Stephen F. Aus tin State Teachers College at Nac ogdoches Saturday night and was followed by a dance honoring the organization, at which the co-eds of the college were hostesses. The second concert of the tour was presented Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church in Nac ogdoches prior to the preaching service. Sunday night the Cadets presented a concert at the First Methodist Church in Lufkin and returned to College Station after the concert. While in Lufkin they were the guests of the Young Peo ple’s organization of the Meth odist Church who entertained the organization with a buffet supper. Thirty-three members of the Singing Cadets made the trip. Dr. Hedges Has Legend About Suits It’s only a rumor but it traveled all the way from Emory Universi ty, Georgia, to the University of Indiana. J. Edward Hedges, acting direc tor of the Indiana personnel and placement bureau, didn’t shake off a legend about himself when he left Dixie. When he taught at Emory, Dr. Hedges had a wide variety of suits, and soon his students began to keep a record of what he wore in order to find out how many would pass before he repeated the cycle of his wardrobe. “I used to throw them off the track,” Dr. Hedges said, “along about the middle of the semester when I wore a suit that had been packed away for months.” Thereafter, Dr. Hedges was known as “the man with the variety of suits.” The legend was trans ferred to I. U. when he furnished an Indiana reporter with some clippings of his days at Emory. Journalism New Course at S. D. Former Student’s Secretary Settles Rumors as to Exes “Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie”, States McQuillen “ONCE AN AGGIE, ALWAYS AN AGGIE”, was the basic prin cipal quoted by E. E. McQuillen, Executive Secretary of the Ex- Student Association when question ed today about the recognition of present day students in connection with alumni affairs. “Every A. & M. man, if he possesses the Aggie spirit, is considered a member of the A. & M. Ex-Student Associa tion when he leaves school”, declar ed McQuillen, “and this is true regardless of the time he spends here.” The Alumni Secretary went oo to point out that some confusion would doubtless develop in connec tion with what class irregular men belonged to, but that time would eventually clear that confusion. Many of last year’s students, some of whom attended A. & M. only a year are now receiving the alumni paper, The Texas Aggie, and are otherwise playing their part in the program of the Ex-Student organi zation. “Older Alumni hope thousands of students whose college careers have been cut short by the war will return to complete work for their degree” said the Alumni Secre tary, “and their Ex-Student Asso ciation wants to be of every pos sible assistance to them. In the meantime the ranks of the organi zation are open to every A. & M. man. We have hundreds of loyal, active members who for one rea son or another were prevented from competing their four years or more at Texas A. & M. The old rule we have always followed and that we believe in sincerely is ‘Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie.” Election of Member To State Board of Trustees on Nov. 5 New Member to Replace H. L. Mills, Now Member Of Board of Regents An election is now being held in Texas for the nomination and elec tion of a member to the State Board of Trustees to replace H. L. Mills, whose term expires this year. Because Mr. Mills is now a member of the Board of Regents of the Teachers Colleges of Texas, he will not be a candidate for renomination. The State Teacher’s Retirement Law provides for the State Board of Trustees, and requires that it have six members. The election is by popular vote of members of the retirement system, and printed bal lots are being mailed to school officials for distribution to teach ers about Oct. 15. The election deadline is Nov. 5 this year and all members are urged to secure their ballots before the deadline. These ballots are to be mailed di rect to the Teachers Retirement System, Austin, Texas. The present members of the Board of Trustees, in addition to Mills are: Weaver Baker, chair man State Board of Control, ex- officio, and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Retirement Sys tem, Austin; 0. P. Lockhart, State Life Insurance Commissioner, ex- officio, Austin; G. B. Wilcox, A. and M. College, College Station; Quata Woods, Public Schools, Dal las; and Irvin McCreary, Temple. To date, three public school men have consented to allow their names to be listed as candidates for this nomination: Superintendent G. M. Sims of Port Arthur, Superinten dent A. H. Hughey of El Paso, and Superintendent S. B. Graham of Galveston. These men are earnestly inter ested in the Texas State Teacher Retirement System, and their de cisions and actions will always be guided by the best interests of the membership of the system. Every member is entitled to vote, and should exercise the privilege. De posits of the membership now amount to more than twenty mil lion dollars. Battalion Staff Meets Wednesday At 6:45 Tonight at 6:45 the Battalion staff will meet in room 5 of the Administration Building for the purpose of electing officers for the present semester’s Press Club. All Aggie members of the staff are urged to attend this meeting. GLAMOUR GIRL—Bidu Sayao of the Metropolitan Opera Company will appear on Town Hall here October 19. Miss Sayao appears above in the costume she wears when she sings in the “Barber of Seveille.” She will present a varied program of operatic arias in her perfor mance here. Aggie Orchestra Reorganizes Under Student Activities Formers Members of Bands Urged to Fill-in Entry Blank This Week A war-time Aggieland Orchestra is in the process of organizing, according to the Student Activities office. There was no orchestra last semester, but a need was dis covered when the present semes ter and the football season ar rived. Members of every sort are need ed to fill the positions of those who have been activated or have not enrolled in school this semes ter. Men who have played in dance bands previous to their enrollment or have otherwise played an in strument enough to have gained some experience. An entry blank will be found at the bottom of this page, and it is urged by the Activities Office that every person who has a tendency toward this line fill out the blank and send or take it to the office sometimes this week. The Student Activities office is located in room 3 of the Administration building with 4-5324 as the phone num ber. Aggie-Exes in ASTP Sent to East Texas Twenty-three Aggies are listed tbe< 200 members cf the Army Specialized Training Unit No. 4813, now receiving instruction at East Texas State Teachers Col lege at Commerce. They are as follows: Pvts. Wil liam Wilson, Sam Williams, Jr., Fowler Welch, Richard Swanner, Joe Sample, William Meacham, Robert Maclin, James Mcllroy, James McGowan, Henry Foldberg, Jr., Harold Kkrtz, Jr., Joe Lang ston, John Knight, Bill Jarnigin, Bill Huffman, George Golman. Joe Foster, Joe Harrell, Jack Elliston, Jr., Leo Ehlinger, Jr., DSvid Bin der, George Burt, and Victor Clesi, Jr. Dean GilchristReports OnTrip to Washington Dean Gibb Gilchrist, of the School of Engineering, returned this week from a trip to Washing ton, D. C. All Mr. Gilchrist had to report was: “Don’t travel unless you have to, It’s crowded and there- re to many lines to stand in.” Whiel in Washington Mr. Gil christ conferred with A. S. T. P. officials on the A. S. T. P. pro gram. Famous Soprano, Bidu Sayao/Glamour Girl Of Metropolitan Opera", To Sing Here BROOKINGS, S. D.—To do its part in alleviating the severe short age of trained help in newspaper and job printing plants, South Da kota State College is offering a wartime service in its printing and rural journalism department. Special six-week concentrated courses in linotype operation, typo graphy and presswork are being offered to students who are sent to the college for the work on re commendation by publishers of South Dakota papers. Graduation from high school is not a require ment in the wartime printing courses. Corps Trip! At presstime Monday after noon, the Commandant’s office released a General Order permit ting students to leave Friday afternoon after their last cla^s for the A.&M.-T.C.U, game in Fort Worth next Saturday. All students going to the game need not make out passes as the ab sence is authorized. Uniform for the trip is optional, either wool or khaki. Uniforms must be reg ulation. Cadets will be back in time for C-Q. Sunday night. By David Seligman The Magazine “Life” calls Bidu Sayao a “glamor girl of the Met ropolitan Opera.” The enchanting soprano will appear here at Guion Hall on October 19th. The great maestro, Toscanini, introduced her to this country in 1936 in the lead ing feminine role of Debussy’s “Blessed Damozel.” When she ap peared as the soloist in this pro duction at the Metropolitan Opera, she stirred the critics to high praise. The singer has starred in many of the famous operas such as Mimi of “Boheme,” Rosina of “Barber of Seville,” and Violetta of “La Traviata.’’ Town Hall is indeed privileged to have the dis tinguished soprano on its program. Bidu Sayao is a slim, petite, dark-eyed miss with red-brown hairtf chicly dressed, and with a charming manner. Bom of an old family in Rio de Janeiro, she spent her early life on their fruit plan tation, riding horseback and on a bicycle. As a small girl she was mad about the theater. Her folks, believing that rich girls should have no careers, paid little atten tion. Miss Sayao began to think of singing very seriously and on the sly took lessons from a Mme. Theodorino. The teacher realized the potentialities in Bidu and con vinced the Sayaos of the facts. Her folks then sent Bidu to Paris to study under the famous Jean de Reszke. The master did not con centrate on the mechanics of voice culture but more on interpretation. It is here that the soprano ob tained some of the unusual oper atic abilities that she possesses. Undoubtedly Bidu is one of the best operatic actresses of all time. Her movements and emotions set forth on the stage are not easily obtained. She made her concert debut at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. From there Miss Sayao went to Europe. It is there that she got most of her valuable ex perience. She made appearances in many of the famous stages of that continent, including the Royal Theatre of Rome, Milan’s La Sea- la, Teatro Regio of Turin and the Paris Opera. After many brilliant perform ances in Europe, Bidu Sayao re turned to her native country to play at the Teatro Colon. She came to the United States as a tourist, anxious to see the sights. It was during this visit that she met Tos canini, who recalled having heard her at an audition at the La Scala several years before. He immedi ately sent her home to learn and rehearse the role in “Blessed Damo zel.” And so she made her debut sing ing under Toscanini with the New York Philharmonic-Symphonic Or chestra. The rest of the story was inevitable: a Metropolitan Opera contract, the beginning of a great concert career. The beguiling little soprano has been called by President Vargas of Brazil “Brazil’s Singing Am bassador;” and she is an ambas sador made to order. In her dainty person she sums up all the sparkle and charm traditionally associated with Brazilian women, but in the fact that she has made a success ful career Bidu is much closer to the women of North America. Everyone she meets is attracted by her likeable character and per sonality. Many distinguished per sons including nobles and presi dents have been affected by her enough to make favorable comment and praise. Everyone in this vicinity should see Bidu Sayao’s performance which will be held by the A. and M. Town Hall. He will be impressed by a desire to hear her sing again and again. Miss Sayao’s person ality, combined with her abilities make an attraction which is very hard to beat. Confidence Vote Needed To Put These Men In Office Corps to Vote Wednesday At The Newstand To Elect Leaders For Fall By Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, only three students had handed in their petitions for Yell Leader to The Stu dent Activities Office. All three are representatives from each of their respective classes. Rode, Professor of Engn’ring, Resigns To Enter Navy E. E. Prof. Leaves After Twenty-One Years on Staff Norman F. Rode, Professor of Electrical Enginereing at A. & M. College, has been awarded a com- mission as Lt. Comm, in the Naval Reserve and ordered to Annapolis, Maryland, where he will teach in the United States Naval Academy. Professor Rode has served on the College staff since 1922 where his work has been primarily with seniors and graduate students. He has also served as Director of the College’s Public Utility Short Courses and conductor of training conferences for electrical meter- men in the southwest. During the last two years, he has been in charge of war-training classes in electrical engineering in about twenty cities of the state. Prior to joining the College fac ulty, Professor Rode served as a marine engineer both with ship building companies and on active duty. He holds a license as Chief Marine Engineer. While on the College staff, he engaged in a con siderable amount of consulting work with leading utility concerns and on federal projects in the Southwest. During the summer of 1940, he was employed as a con sultant on electrical power plant operation with the principal util ity in Cuba. Professor Rode is a member of Taii Beta Pi and numerous pro fessional electrical engineer societ ies. He was recently elected a fel low in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He is a co author of two books and author of several technical articles and papers, and holds degrees from Clemson College and A. & M. Science Club Will NotSponsorContest According to Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Biology Department, there will be no local contest in the United Science Club attempted during the present semester. Dr. Doak attributes this fact to the war, which has interfered with the regular activities of the club. However, the program of the Collegiate Division of the Texas Academy of Science will be at tempted as in previous years. For that reason,, any undergraduate student of A. & M. who has a hob by of any scientific subject would be welcomed as a prospective con testant from his school. This year’s meeting of the Tex as Academy of Science will be in Austin, Texas, November 11, 12, and 13. Anyone interested should notify Dr. Doak, Room 26 of the Science Hall. ► Voting for the position of Yell Leader will take place from 12:30 until 5 Wednesday afternoon at the newsstand at Sbisa Hall. Vot ing will not be held Wednesday morning since no member of the Student Elections will be available in the morning to take votes. Reg istration receipts will be presented in order to vote. Senior candidates for Yell Lead er is Arthur Graf. Jack Knox and Hayes Stripling, present Yell Lead ers, are the only candidates from their respective classes. Their names will remain on the ballot though, for a vote of confidence. The arrangement for this semes ter’s election was made in compli ance with the Corps wish that a representative come from every class for this position. TSCW Enrolls 114 Studentsln Summer Session At Saltillo DENTON, Texas—One hundred and fourteen students attended the 1943 session of Texas State College for Women’s Summer School in Saltillo, Mexico. Eighty-eight of the students were from Texas while 13 other states were repre sented. Courses included a laboratory workshop for teachers of Spanish in the elementary grades, Mexican civilization, Spanish conversation and Mexican literature. But all was not work at the Saltillo session. Entertainment was varied and included a picnic at a high mountain pass, a charro fes tival on a large Mexican ranch, swimming in mountain pools and excursions to neighboring cities, factories and artists’ homes. Fortune Issues Needed The Texas Engineers Library have released the dates of issues of Fortune magazine which are needed to complete the files of their library. Anyone having any of the following issues of this publication, are asked to contact the Texas Engineers Library by calling 4-1147. 1933— Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec. 1934— May 1935— Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Ang., Oct. 1936— February 1937— April, October 1938— Mar., Apr., July, Ang. Sept., OcL, Dec. 1939— Mar., May, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec. 1940— Whole year needed. 1941— Feb., Mar., June, Aug., Dec. 1942— Feb., Mar., May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct„ Nov., Dec. AGGIELAND ORCHESTRA ENTRY Name Campus Address Instrument Played What Part? Can Improvise? What Experience?