The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 21, 1943, Image 1

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    ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1943
VOLUME 43—NUMBER 83
Christmas Holidays Begin Wednesday Afternoon At 5
Aggies Prepare To Attend
New Year’s Orange Bowl
New Rulings
About Rings
Changes Date
Seniors, Servicemen
Are Only Onces Who
Can Receive Rings
A. & M. Rings ordered by mem
bers of the Junior Class will not
be delivered until they are regis
tered as classified seniors or are
called from school to military ser
vice, according to a ruling made
at a meeting of the Ring Com
mittee last Friday. The new regula
tion was enacted to prevent the
confusion that has followed with
more than one class wearing the
senior ring on the campus at the
same time.
This new ruling does not alter
basic ring eligibility requirements.
Men registered as classified juniors
may continue to order their rings,
but these rings will be held by the
Registrar’s office until the stu
dent registers as a classified seni
or, or receives his military call. In
the latter event he must present
evidence that he is leaving school
for military service. Full payment
of the ring cost must be made with
each order.
The rale permitting classified
juniors to purchase rings was
adopted for the duration of the
war only, and in order that men
prevented from continuing in
school by military reasons might
also wear the Aggie ring.
Men now registered as classified
juniors who have not yet ordered
rings must do so before February
first when the new rule goes into
effect. These rings will be deliver
ed upon arrival. After Feb. 1st., all
ring orders will conform to the
above change.
The Ring Committee is com
posed of the following student and
faculty representatives; R. G. Cox,
President, Senior Class and P. Q.
Olschner, seniors; C. S. Hunter,
President, and W. J. Terrell, Vice-
President, Class 1946; D. F. Man-
ley, second semester sophomore
class; C. R. West, President first
semester sophomore class; and Don
Lamberson, 1947 Class; W. L. Pen-
berthy, Bob Cherry of the Regis
trar’s office, and E. E. McQuillen.
Sunday Service Show
Receives Top Honors
For Entertainment
The fourth consecutive Service
Show went on the air over WTAW
at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon with
Harold Reifer as master-of-cere-
monies. The program began with
the Aggie Band, under the direc
tion of Col. Richard J. Dunn, play
ing a medley of songs of the
armed forces.
The 308th Air Corps Orchestra
and Glee Club presented their ver
sion of “Night and Day,” followed
by a commercial of “Snappier
Snipe” Cigarettes. “What Marines
Are Doing at A. & M.” was the
subject of the Marine commander
stationed here on the campus.
The skit, “Asking For a Pass,”
was presented and received with
much applause from the audience.
The Air Corps then sang the
“Manhattan Serenade.” The pro
gram concluded with the Aggie
Band playing several marches.
The staff for this show, besides
Reifer, was Harry Dillingham, John
Holman, writes the script, Tom
Journeay, and Dick Gottlieb. The
shows are presented through the
cooperation of the Student Activi
ties office and post’s special ser
vice officers stationed on the cam
pus.
A Thoughtful Wartime Christmas...
We’ve heard the bells on Christmas-
day,
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet, the words re
peat of
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.
Once more Christmas has come!
The cold has stung our red noses
and nipped to our ankles. We are in
a hurrry to shop for last minute
presents to carry home. Christmas
carols have drifted across a silent
campus to leave us staring at the
ceiling above us for hours. And
we wonder why Christmas is dif
ferent this year from Christmas
a few years ago—and all the time
we know—
And in despair we bow our head
“There is no peace on earth,” we’ve
said,
“For hate is strong, and mocks
the song
Of peace on earth, good will to
Yes, the last two Christmases
have past in which we have lived
in a strangely different world,
wandered in pessimism, walked in
chaos and destruction, or blinded
ourselves to the tragedy of a world
at war. Of course, this is not the
first war that has stifled the
Christmas spirit, nor the only war,
—but it is the worst war. . . . The
worst war because more money has
been spent on machines of destruc
tion than ever before . . because
operations are developed on a
larger scale than ever before . . .
because more lives are being lost
than in any other war . . . because
more “isms” are striving to
WTAW Presents
“Rapsody in Blue”
To be presented over WTAW on
Wednesday, from 12:15 until 1:00
o’clock, there will be a transcrip
tion of George Gershwin’s “Rhap
sody in Blue” in its entirety. Brag-
giotti and Shaw, famous piano
team, will present this recording.
As many will remember, this
well-known team played on Town
Hall early in the summer, playing
a series of piano solos from Bach
to boogie. Everyone will enjoy
this Braggiotti and Fray piano
team.
strangle our way of life . . . be
cause men are fighting against
the teachings of Christ, the Prince
of Peace.
Thei pealed the heels more loud
and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth he
sleep,
The wrong shall fail, the right
prevail, v
With peace an earth, good will
to men.”
Yet, there is good in this war.
Good because the forces of evil
are fighting the forces of right
and justice. Good because right and
justice will triumph over evil. Good
because our children will live in a
better world—to speak what they
desire, to be blessed with abund
ance, to fear no evil, to worship
as they desire. Good—because this
(See THOUGHTFUL, Page 2)
Singing Cadets To
Appear Before
TSCW Students
First Appearance Of
Cadets in Denton in
Several Semesters
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the Singing Cadets of
Aggieland to present a program of
popular, semi-classical and classi
cal numbers to the T. S. C. W. stu-
detn body when they appear on the
campus Saturday evening, January
8.
This will be the first appearance
of A. & M.’s all-male choir in
T. S. C. W., the “Sweetheart
School,” in several seasons. The
program will be given in the col-
(See SINGING, on page 2)
Episcopal Chapel
Announces Services
Rev. J. H. R. Farrell will be
celebrant at the service of the
Holy Eucharist in St. Thomas’
Chapel on December 24th at 11:15
p. m. He will be assisted by G. C.
Willman, John Lambert and Van
Adamson.
The choir will be under the di
rection of Farl F. Manke and the
organist will be F. Lee Richards of
Philadelphia. Confessions will be
heard on Christmas Eve and any
one may arrange for the Sacrament
of Baptism.
All members and visitors are
urged to be in the Chapel by 11
o’clock and as there will be no ser
mon, the Holy Communion will be
over shortly after midnight.
Dr. Samuel E. Asbury's Daily
Routine is Scientific Research
By J. C. Tanner
The state of Texas employs
man here at A. &M. whose every
day activities include practically
everything in scientific research.
That man is Dr. Samuel E. Asbury,
better know as “Doc.”
Dr. Asbury came to Aggieland
on November 1, 1904 after grad
uating from North Carolina A. &
M. and has been here since then,
except for a year in graduate
school at Harvard. Still going
strong at the spry age of 72, he
does analysis work as a state
chemist..
Every monring at eight, Dr.
Asbury begins his day’s work at
the experiment station where he
works until noon and then contin
ues at his home until midnight.
While at work, he lays aside his
chemical research and pursues one
of his very interesting collection
of sidenies. At the present, his
main sideline is historical research
and Texas mysteries.
Dr. Asbury is closely affiliated
with the university historical
world. Since 1920, historians have
submitted to him baffling articles
of history. He has a very unique
method of deciphering these mys
teries. Upon receiving a subject,
he copies every document he can
find in his enormous historical li
brary on the subject. Making six
copies of all this, he sends them to
six different historians. In return
the historians usually send him
all the information they have on the
subject. This exchange of thoughts,
informatioin, and views on the sub
ject presents a good collaboration
of information, and Dr. Asbury
solves a very interesting mystery.
The doctor says that there are
two kinds of historical study and
research hunting and writing. He
cares nothing for the writing, and
searching for possible clues by
tackling hard problems as a
hunter interests him greatly.
At the present, Dr. Asbury has
about 120 different projects, some
containing as high as 600 itmes,
documents, and records. Each of
these will be solved separately. Ve
ry often he takes sides in histori
cal debates. After learning all pos
sible from one side, he changes to
the other and exhausts their store
of information. Dr. Asbury, being
of the firm belief that you get
more out of your mistakes than
you do out of your successes, never
hesitates to delve deep into any
problem confronting him .
Dr. Asbury has other activities
to round out his everyday life.
Among these are musical compo
sition, drama, scientific research,
mystery of the growth of plants,
poetry, and all the other fine arts.
In this, he is chiefly interested in
the criticism, moods, and composi
tions of art.
The Asbury Browsing room in
Cushing Library was named after
Dr. Asbury because of his work
and his contributions to A. & M.
Among these contributions are his
Several Hometown Clubs Arrange to Hold
Dances During Holiday Season at Home
Tomorrow afternoon at five o’clock the official Christ
mas holidays begin. These holidays were changed from the
dates previously announced so as to permit students to attend
the New Year's Day football game without having to miss,;
fclasses. The holiday time extends
till reveille on Jan. 3, 1944. Many
students will take advantage of
the extra time to go as far as
South America to spend the holi
days with their parents and
friends. The recent epidemic of
flu made many students fear about
the holidays and going home, al
though the time was not altered in
any way. The army men on the
campus all get Christmas day off
and many of them are going to
get three day passes to go home
or at least away for the weekend.
The holidays were originally
planned for December 18 till De
cember 28. The executive commit
tee met to see if a change was
plausible since so many students
wanted to be able to go to the
New Year’s Day game and all
wanted to have this time off. The
committee recommended that the
holidays be changed to start De
cember 22 and to continue until
reveille on January 3 of next
year. This change in the time
also gives the students and some
of the faculty a little more time
to be away from the routine of
classes.
Association Will
Meet in Ft. Worth
January 11 and 12
Annual Meeting Will
Have Six Agriculture
Topics For Program
Annual meeting of the Texas
Agricultural Workers’ Association
will be held at the Texas Hotel in
Fort Worth, January 11 and 12,
Mary Anna Grimes, Textiles and
Clothing Specialist of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station,
and secretary of the organization,
announced today.
Six general agricultural topics
are slated for discussion in the
program for the 1944 meeting. Va
rious phases of each subject will
be discussed by specialists from
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, the State Department of Agri
culture and the Texas A. & M. Col
lege system, as well as speakers
representing private business life.
Forenoon session of January 11
will be devoted to conservation and
plant industries, while the after
noon program will cover the home,
horticulture and animal industries.
Agricultural economics will be the
topic for the forenoon of January
12, followed by a business meeting,
during which officers will be elect
ed and the 1945 meeting place
selected.
Officers of the Texas Agricul
tural Workers’ Association, in ad
dition to Miss Grimes, are: D. T.
Simons, Fort Worth, American Jer
sey Cattle Club representative; W.
L. Stangel, Lubbock, head of the
Animal Husbandry Department of
Texas Technological College, and
T. P. Priddie, Houston, president
of the Federal Intermediate Credit
Bank.
The program for the convention
will appear in a later issue of the
Battalion.
Silver Anniversary
Banquet to Honor
Faculty and Staff
Affair To Be in Sbisa
Lounge Wednesday 7 PM
Tickets on Sale Til 5
A silver anniversary banquet is
being held by the members of the
faculty and staff of the college to
honor those who have been in the
employ of this institution for twen
ty-five years. The date set for the
dinner is Wednesday at 7:15 p. m.,
the place is the Sbisa Hall lounge.
This is an annual affair pre
sented by the staff and faculty, it
was announced by W. R. Horsley,
director of the Student Placement
Office. There are nine members of
the faculty and staff who have 25
years of service behind them; each
of these will receive a walking
cane in recognition of the fact.
The banquet is dedicated to these
members and the walking cane
is the traditional gift presented
to the group each year.
The students have been making
the usual preparations for a big
holiday and a good time while
away from school. The volume of
shopping has increased a great
deal lately and although there is
little for a student to get for those
at home, when the Aggies come
in their friends will all be made
happy with gifts, The Post Of
fice is doing a good job of keeping
up with the huge volume of holi
day mail. The spirit of the season
is indeed in the air. Several of
the dormitories are decorated and
the songs of the season are being
played in the mess hall and humm
ed on the campus. New and old
uniforms are being spruced up
for the trip home which everyone
is anticipating.
During the holidays many home
clubs are planning dances and
parties. Some of those that are
already planned are the parties or
dances to be given in Dallas,
Houston, Corpus Christi, Galves
ton, Abilene, and Little Rock, Ark
ansas. The A. and M. Mothers'
Clubs in many towns are going
to give their annual parties and
dances. The main event during
the holidays will be the football
game in Miami and all Aggies will
either be in Miami or listening
hopefully by their radios for the
battle between the Aggies and the
L. S. U. Tigers. On January 3 all
the corps will return to classes
as usual after a much needed rest.
Baotist Church Will
Hold Christmas Party
A Christmas party is being held
by the First Baptist Church of
College Station in the social room
of the church December 25. The
party will start at 7:30 and end at
10:30. A group has been trying to
obtain a wagon and some hay with
the intention of ending the eve
ning singing carols around the
campus.
Friday night, before Christmas,
a group will gather in the Y. M.
C. A. next to George’s Confection
ary. They will meet at 10:00,
starting with the story of Christ,
and ending with Christmas carols.
They will be out at 10:00.
Tickets for the occasion are on
rare collection of books, musical! sale in the Student Placement, and
compositions, historical records, j Student Activities offices and of-
and valuable paintings, all willed ' fices of th e heads of departments,
to the college. I continue their until today at
Dr. Asbury offers a fine example ^ p.m. The price is $1 per person. | many cadets sleeping on hay and
of a hard-working researcher. He Th® tickets will not be on sale living in holes; only mess served
sticks to the job, and he obtains after this time or at the door of in eating hall; and barracks full
results. I the dinner it was stated. I of fish.
Tokyo happy to report terrible
conditions at A. & M. Spy says