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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1943
VOLUME 43—NUMBER 64
Carmen Amaya Is Next
Feature for Town Hall
Flamenco Dancer To Appear on Stage As
Second Feature in Season’s Program
Town Hall patrons are looking forward to the next
Town Hall program which is scheduled on Thursday night,
November 18 for on that night Carman Amaya and her
Troupe of Gypsy dancers will appear on the stage of Guion
Hall.
Town Hall’s second feature of
this season presents the best fla
menco dancer of the current thea
tre. With her, she brings her fami
ly, who dances with her and ac
companies her with instruments of
their native Spain. Miss Amaya’s
partner, in her tantalizing twirls
and frills, is Antonio Triana, also
a product of Spain.
Carman Amaya has been dancing
ever since she was four years old.
Her first appearance was before
the entrance of the bull ring in
Granada. When she was seven, she
took the Barcelona Exposition by
storm with her fiery dances.
Later Miss Amaya was with
Raquel Meller in Paris and from
there she went on tour throughout
Spain and Portugal with the
“Folies Bergere.” The Spanish Ci
vil War broke up all theatrical pro
ductions on the Iberian Peninsula,
so Carmen took her family to South
America for tours up and down
the continent and through Central
America. They liked the Americas
so well that they made their new
home in Buenos Aires. There they
were discovered by American pro
ducers in 1940.
Miss Amaya’s group numbers
seven, of which five are in her
family. Her two sisters dance along
with her while her father, brother,
and cousin accompany the dancing
with instruments. Only Antonio
Triana, her partner, and Raymond
Sachse, her pianist are' not mem
bers of the family.
Miss Amaya weighs only 85
pounds and flys over the stage
seemingly not touching the floor.
While appearing at the Beachcom
ber in New York, she often scatter
ed bobby pins among the tables
nearest the dance floor. Her per
formances have been in Carnegie
Hall and the musical “Laugh, Town,
Laugh’’ of Broadway. She has also
been seen in several motion pic
tures, recently in “Panama Hat
tie.”
Carmen dresses quite informally
around her house usually in paja
mas with a mink or chinchilla coat
(See CARMEN, Page 3)
Looking Back...
Taken from Files of
THE BATTALION
Up until the fall semester of
1938 the Battalion was a weekly
newspaper. At that time it became
a semi-weekly edition, but in 1939
the paper was issued as the tri
weekly publication known to us to
day.
OCT. 31, 1934—The students will
vote to determine if the uniform
for formal occasions will include
gloves. A suggestion has been
made that underclassmen wear
white and seniors wear chamois
ones for reviews and parades . . .
Lee Boothe and Josephine Dunn
will reign as King and Queen of
the Saddle and Sirloin Club Rodeo
to represent the Court of the Lone
Star Friday night.
NOV. 3, 1937—At a meeting held
in the Assembly Hall last Thurs
day night the Senior Class voted
to place a boycott on the Palace
Theater in Bryan if the manage
ment raises it prices from 25 to
35 cents ... A. and M. Cadets
face a second Corps Trip this year
provided funds are raised for the
band’s transportation to Houston
November 13th for the Aggie-Rice
Owls game and a plan devised
whereby those students who do not
attend the game will be kept on
the campus . . . Acting on recom
mendations of the Student Wel
fare Committee the College has
arranged for extra periods of class
es for Freshmen who are failing
and desire to attend the classes.
Salesmen Report
For Football Game
Men who have worked at prev
ious football games are reminded
that they are to report at the
gate between the little gymnas
ium and the swimming pool Sat
urday afternoon at 1:45 for the
purpose of selling at these games
again. The dress will be white
coverall^.
All men who did work at these
games and those who were not
needed are asked to report at the
time set to meet Ben Waidhofer,
manager of the concession. More
men will be needed at this game
to work as salesmen, Waidhofer
stated.
Chem Warfare Ex
Of ’44 Marries in
Houston Saturday
Lamb and Stephenson
Wedding Takes Place
At University Baptist
Miss Betty Gene Stephenson,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. B.
Stephenson of Houston, and Pvt.
Frank E. Lamb, son of Mrs. Kate
Lamb of Bryan, were married Sat
urday night at 8:30 in the West
University Baptist Church of Hous
ton, according to announcement re
ceived today. Friends of the young
couple will be interested in this
marriage as Miss Stephenson is
well-known in Houston and Pvt.
Lamb is an ex of A. & M., being
a member of the class of ’44 which
was activated in May of this year.
He was formerly in the Chemical
Warfare Service. Miss Stephenson
attended the University of Houston
before her marriage.
Maid of honor for the bride was
her sister, Miss Ruth Stephenson,
who also lives in Houston and at
tends Lamar High School. Roscoe
Sealy, class of ’43, a resident of
San Antonio and a veterinary stu
dent was best man. The bride was
given away by her pastor, Rev.
Hiner with her father perform
ing the ceremony.
Miss Vivian Foster of Houston
and Miss Nellie Maie Lamb, the
groom’s sister, attended as brides
maids, Edward Streetman, class of
’43, who lives in Nederland and is
a veterinary student and Sylvester
Boone, class of ’46, a resident of
Lolita and an Agriculture Adminis
tration major, were ushers. Miss
Lamb is a student at T. S. C. W.
Mrs. Frank E. Lamb is residing
with her mother-in-law at the pre
sent while her husband is stationed
on the campus with the A. S. T. P.
Breakage Serious
At Kyle Field
All persons and Cadets attending
football games at Klye Field should
try not to break any more soft
drink bottles. Since these bottles
are irreplacable, no more drinks
can be obtained for sale at the
games. Ben Waidhofer, manager
of concessions at Kyle Field, an-
ounced that people are depriving
themeselves of future soft drinks
by destroying bottles now.
EDUCATION IMPORTANT
“If liberal education ever had
any worth, it has more in time
of war. With all the world in a state
of flux, it is the responsibility of
the institutions of higher learning
to make clear the present signifi
cance of this struggle and to edu
cate the men and women who will
shape the future at its cessation.
The bells of education are as im
portant as the bugles sounding the
call for technical skill. Without the
latter the war could not be won;
without the former the victory
would be worthless.”—From the
Hamline University Oracle.
Dr. M. Theron Rankin
★ ★ ★
Former Missionary
To Appear as Guest
Speaker at B.S.U.
Dr. Rankin to Speak
At Services on 6th
And 7th of November
Dr. M. Theron Rankin, an in
ternationally known personality,
will be the guest speaker at the
Baptist Student Union Retreat to
be held here Nov. 6 and 7. He will
speak once Saturday evening and
twice Sunday.
Dr. Rankin was born in New
berry, South Carolina on July 29,
1891. He received his B. A. degree
form Wake Forest College in Vir
ginia and then attended the Sou
thern Baptist Theological Semina
ry in Louisville, Kentucky. He gra
duated in 1921 from the Seminary
and was immediately appointed as
a missionary to China. It was
while in China that Dr. Rankin
has done his best work. He has
held several offices in the Orient
among which were his title of pre
sident of the Graves Theological
Seminary and also as treasurer of
the South China Mission for a
number of years. He was elected
Secretary of the Orient for the
Southern Baptist Convention in
1935.
His wife, the former Valleria
Greene, was born in China, and it
was there that she married Dr.
Rankin. She attneded Oxford Col
lege and several other universi
ties.
Dr. Rankin has had some thrill
ing experiences in the Orient. He
was made a prisoner of war when
the Japanese struck with their
savage attack. He was placed in
Stanley Prison in Hong Kong,
where he was held for six months.
During his stay at A. & M. Col
lege, Dr. Rankin will be a visitor
of the Reverend and Mrs. R. L.
Brown.
City of College
Station Observes
Same Time as A&M
Change is Made for
Convenience of College
Staff Members—Smith
Announcement was made today
by Lloyd D. Smith, business mana
ger of the City of Colege Station,
that the city would observe the
same hours as Texas A. and M.
College for the convenience of the
faculty, staff and personnel of the
college that might have business
with the city offices. Heretofore,
the city has been operating on the
8 to 5 schedule, but from this date
the city offices will be open from
nine o’clock in the morning until
one o’clock noon and from two
o’clock until six in the afternoon
in conformance with the hours ob
served by the college.
Smith also announces that a
number of residents of the city
have authorized the City of College
Station to draw drafts on their ac
counts for the paymen of utility
services. Others wishing to avail
themselves of this service are
urged to write a letter of authority
to the city and save the trouble
at the first of the month of having
to write checks to pay the utility
charges.
Smith also pointed out that the
city is offering a new free service
to the users of city water. The city
water maintenance and service
man will inspect the pipes and
water connections of any subscriber
to the city water service for leaks
and make recommendations for re
pairs. The city, it was pointed out,
is not in a position to do plumbing
work on the individual’s piping, but
will be happy to make such recom
mendations and aid in keeping
down excessive water consumption.
It was also pointed out by the
business manager that a city per
mit is required to begin any type
of construction, and those that are
contemplating errecting any type
of building the near future are
urged to contact the city office for
proper permit for such type of
work.
Aggie of ’46 Now
At Commerce
Bill Jarnigan, class of ’46 and
formerly of “G” Battery, Field
Artillery, is now stationed with the
A.S.T.P. at East Texas State Teach
ers College in Commerce, Texas.
Jarnigan worked both for the
Battalion newspaper and magazine
while he was at A- & M. He is
still doing newspaper work at East
Texas, working on the servicemen’s
section of the East Texan.
Richard W. Jenkins
★ ★ ★
Vocal Director To
Leave Aggieland
For NTAC Position
Richard Jenkins To
Have Charge Of All
Musical Production
Richard W. Jenkins, director of
the Singing Cadets for the past
two years, is leaving Aggieland
November 22 to accept the position
of associate professor of musie in
the North Texas Agricultural Col
lege at Arlington.
Under this new title, “Pop,” as
Jenkins is more popularly known,
will have charge of all vocal mu
sic and assist in all musical pro
ductions sponsored by the college.
Since September of 1941 Jenkins
has taken an active interest in the
various student activities in Aggie
land. He has assisted in the various
entertainment features sponsored
by the Student Activities Office in
cluding the dances and Town Hall
Progi’ams. Kadet Kaper?, the no
velty show that previously occu
pied the Saturday nights of the
students and service-men with its
guest artists and entertainment
has been produced by Jenkins since
he has been attached to A. & M.
Under his direction, the Singing
Cadets have achieved renown
throughout Texas. Many trips
throughout the state made by the
organization have advertised our
college and our spirit. In Houston
the ’42 Singing Cadets appeared
with the Houston Symphony in a
joint concert at the City Auditori
um.
Accompanying him to Arling
ton where the Jenkins family will
reside are his family; Mrs. R. W.
Jenkins and their son and daughter,
Richard, Jr., and Monette.
Thanksgiving Vacation For
Gerical Staff Only One Day
Corps Will Get Four Days, November 25-28;
Holidays For Christmas Are Announced
Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays for the clerical
staff of the college were announced today by Dr. Frank C.
Bolton, president of A. & M. Only one day will be granted
for Thanksgiving the announcement stated with the offices
of the college closed on November
Chang’e in Uniform
Made Tuesday
On Tuesday, November 2, by
order of the Commandant, cot
ton or woolen shirts will be op
tional with woolen slacks for all
formations and for regular wear
on the campus. Wool garrison
caps, overseas caps, will also be
part of the regulation uniform
for wear on the campus.
It was announced that an
error was made at the Exchange
Store in issuing black ties to
some of the cadets instead of
khaki ties. Those students who
have been issued black ties will
exchange them at the Exchange
Store at the earliest possible
date.
ASTP Insignia
Issued Soon
WASHINGTON, D. C.—More
than 100,000 soldiers participating
in the Arwy’s Specialized Training
program at 209 colleges and uni
versities in the United States will
wear identifying shoulder-patch
insigni, the War department has
announced.
The insignia will depict the sword
of valor against a lamp of know
ledge. The sword and lamp are in
dark blue on a yellow, octagon-
shape patch.
Artists of the Quartermaster
corps and Special Service Division,
Army Service Forces, collaborated
in designing a series of insignia
which would serve as the official
emblem of the A. S. T. P. To learn
the preference of soldiers in the
program, a large number of sol
dier-trainees were invited to view
samples of proposed insignia. The
pattern selected ran far ahead in
popularity.
The insignia will be distributed
to various units in November.
A twenty-five dollar United
States War Bond is being offered
by Campus Comments, student
newspaper, for the best editorial
submitted to it suggesting how
Mary Baldwin college girls can
further participate in the war ef
fort.
Polo Game Will Played Here Sunday
Servicemens’ Team to h
Play Aggregation
From Dallas at Field
When Major W. F. Long, Dallas
aviation power and sportsman,
brings his hard-charging 17-goal
polo quartet to the Aggie Polo
Field Sunday afternoon to tangle
with the A. & M. Servicemen
team, he will be met by a group
of young men who think of polo
as something more than just an
easy way of getting a leg broken
or a skull cracked open, for the
Dallas horsemen will be riding
against a group of goal-hitting
gallopers that love the dashing
recklessness of this, America’s
most dangerous game.
Most people around here don’t
know much about polo, because
most people around here have never
seen a polo game. However, if
you’ve had your blood curdle at
a fast-moving football game, can
feel butterflies in your backbone
watching a good basketball quin
tet in action, then you’ll like polo.
But before we go any farther,
let’s take a quick look at the
young men who will be facing
Major Long’s veterans here Sun
day afternoon.
First, there’s 18-year-old Joe
Mertz, captain of the present team,
captain of the Aggie team last
year, and a two-ye^r letterman.
Joe, who very ably fills the num
ber three spot on the field, is a
dribbling fool, can herd that lit
tle ball down the field, keep it
under control and then smack it
between the uprights with the
speed and ease of a national
champion. Hailing from San Ange
lo, Pfc. Joe is the sparkplug of the
Aggie four.
Next there’s Joe’s older brother
Mort. “Mortie,” like Joe, has vir
tually been raised on a polo field,
and has made 200 yard shots a
common thing at Aggie scrim
mages. He is a very strong hitter
and therefore quite capable of
filling the number 4, or goal-pro
tecting spot on the team. He is
also a 2-year letterman on the
Aggie team.
Jack Buie, the only other exper
ienced player familiar to Aggie
land, takes care of the number
post. Jack is a one-year letter-
man from the Aggie team of last
year and boasts the fastest string
of ponies in the A. & M. stable.
Following Buie in the number 2
position is Bob Morin, a newcom
er to Aggie polo but an enthus
iastic player with lots of promise.
Another number 2 man is rook
ie Les Evans, ex-rodeo star, who
is perhaps the hardest riding man
on the Aggie team. He can cover
an opponent like a carpet covering
a floor, and can be counted on to
be an asset to any polo line-up.
Then there is Lamar Nobles, ano
ther newcomer to Aggieland but
who gained valuable experience
while riding hard on the bamboo-
root ball for Oklahoma . Military
Academy.
Last, but not least, is number 3
man J. T. Westbrook, who made a
reputation for himself during the
past two years as a calf-roper and
bull rider at rodeos all over the
Southwest.
Coaching the A. & M. team is
Lt. Melville Beams, himself an
expert horseman who was, prior
to his entering the Army, a Virgin
ia racing and steeplechase stable
owner.
Major Long’s team is rated* as
a 17-goal outfit by the National
Polo committee, and as such, the
Aggie team should enter the game
with a spot of 17 goals, but Team
Captain Mertz stated implicity
that this handicap would be re
fused and the two teams will play
on the flat or not at all.
According to many polo experts
throughout the country, the “goal”
system of handicapping should be
eliminated entirely, because only
those teams which play in nation
al tournaments are rated by the
NPC, therefore many rated teams
must play excellent non-rated
Seventeen-Goal Men
To Be Seen Here
In Fast Match
teams under a handicap just be
cause many good teams purposely
avoid national tournaments to
prevent being rated.
The Dallas Club, according to
their rating, hits the field with
something better than a 4-goaler in
each spot—and a 4-goaler is no
slouch on a polo field. On paper
they should be heavy favorites in
Sunday’s tilt, but the advantages
of playing on their home field and
riding their own ponies will tend
to balance the sheet.
Since their return to the A. &
M. campus under the Army Spec
ialized Training Program, the Ag
gie team has played only two scrim
mages together, but like Homer
Norton’s breadless wonders, should
prove to be excellent opposition
for the more experienced Dallas
outfit.
This writer won’t make an at
tempt at predicting a score, but
I will say that despite their rec-
orgnized ability, Major Long’s team
will have to battle Lt. Beams’
fighting privates until the last
minute of the final chukker—a bat
tle well worth seeing. Remember.
The Aggieland Polo Field, between
the North Gtae and the East Gate,
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
25 only. The clerical staff will be
expected to remain on the job for
the balance of the week with the
various offices and departments
operating as usual.
The clerical staff will be given
a five day holiday beginning Dec
ember 23 and extend through De
cember 28.
The corps will have a four day
holiday for Thanksgiving, it was
pointed out, with November 25
through the 28 off. The Christmas
holidays for the corp will begin
December 18 at noon and will con
tinue until December 28 at 6 p.m.
The current semester will end
January 29 and the third semester
will begin on February 7, with reg
istration taking place on the 4 and
5 of February.
First Two WAVES
Report for Duty
The first two members of the
Waves (Women Accepted for Vol
unteer Emergency Service) have re
ported for duty in the administra r
tion offices at the Naval Training
School at College Station.
These two young ladies, Miss
Vera Mae Curtis, Sk3c of Elwood,
Indiana and Miss Margie Howell,
Sk3c of Fort Sumner, New Mexi
co, attended the Wave indoctrina
tion school at Hunter College in
New York City and after one
month’s training were transferred
to the Storekeepers’ school at the
University of Indiana. Upon com
pletion of the three months’ course
there, they received ratings of
Storekeeper, third class and became
eligible to replace men of the same
rating at a navy shore activity
such as the one at College Station.
Waves are taking the place of
men at shore acitivities throughout
the country thus making these men
available for duty with naval units
afloat.
WNBL Is Received
By Florida People
The following is a review of
“We’ve Never Been Licked” taken
from a Miami, Florida newspaper
and reprinted for readers of the
Battalion.
“Except for an exciting war cli
max and a rather insignificant
campus romance, “We’ve Never
Been Licked” might be fairly de
scribed as a Texas A. & M. college
publicity picture . . . This is not said
disparagingly since Texas A. & M.
has much of universal interest to
publicize both as an educational
institution and as a military acad
emy, whose graduates have played
glorious roles in this and past
wars . . . But a big part of the film
footage is devoted to an impressive
and inspiring presentation of its
traditions, students, activities, its
buildings, training courses, and col
lege life in general.
“From the standpoint of pure en
tertainment I would rate “We’ve
Never Been Licked” ahead of simi
lar films designed to dramatize
West Point and Annapolis. Some
of it is a bit sophomoric, while
other sequences are little more
than moving pictures of the fami
liar catalogues and other press ma
terial sent out by all colleges . . .
Still most of it is interesting; and
the whole thing is put together in
such a manner as to recall the
glories of the school and its illus
trious sons. These include some
7,000 officers and men now serv
ing their country on all the battle-
fronts of the present war with con
spicuous gallantry . . . This spirit
is deftly written into the picture
in a manner that makes it all more
than an illustrated narrative; and
which will interest you even
though you might ordinarily find
other film subjects more interest
ing than Texas A. & M. Collge.”