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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1944)
> « i‘. -jm- Zoc A, L'lDLUli ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1944 VOLUME 43—NUMBER 93 Students May Pay Fees For Next Semester On Monday Rapp W ill Play Annual Senior Ring Dance Contractor of San Antonio Gives Gift Of $50,000 to School Contribution, To Be Used in Development Of Post-Var A. & M. Tickets Are On Sale for $2.50 Dance, And $1.50, Banquet; Dorm to Vacate Barney Rapp and his eighteen-piece orchestra has been engaged to play for the traditional Senior Ring Dance and Banquet, which will be held in Sbisa Dining Hall on Friday night, January 28, it was announced by the Ring Dance committee. Tickets* are now on sale at $1.50 a plate for the banquet and $2.50 a couple for the dance, and they may be purchased from Bob Lay- ton, E-10, Walton, Art Graf, or designated members of 2nd, 10th, and 11th companies who have al ready been appointed. * Through the Student Activities office, money from the Class of *45 treasury was released for the ring dance and banquet. This fund was begun in September, 1942, when members of this class en tered chool, and its original pur pose was for this annual affair. Senior favors are no longer ob- . tainable as in years gone by; how ever, ‘programs will be better than ever,” stated Hank Avery, chairman of the Ring Dance Com mittee. It has definitely been arranged for a dormitory, or part of one, to be vacated in which to accom modate dates for Friday night. As yet, the dormitory to be vacated has not been decided upon. it*, the past the ring dance and ceremony will be held immed iately following the banquet, which will be in the Annex of Sbisa Hall. The dance will begin around 10. Barney Rapp played for the Senior Ring Dance in January, 1943, and also for the Dallas A. and M. Club Dance during the Christmas holidays. All who have heard this orchestra stated that it one of the best bands yet to hit the campus. This orchestra is now playing at the Plantation in Houston, and after his one-night stay at College, he will go to the Palm Isle at Longview. “Investment” by the Agricul tural and , Mechanical College of Texas of-$1,000 in the form of a four-year college education has returned a “dividend” fifty times as large as the original sum in 27 years, and this investment is only one of thousands made by the state's Land-grant college throughout the 67 years of its service to the young men of Texas. It long has been the policy of the college to grant employment to students needing it in order to obtain a degree in engineering, agriculture, liberal arts or vet erinary medicine. Such a student was Robert W. (»“ Briggs, who entered A. & M. in and graduated in 1917 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering* Now, 27 years later, Mr. Briggs and his wife, residents of San Antonio, have graciously present ed the college with $50,000 in cash to be used as a “contribution toward the sound development and constructive growth of Texas A. and M. College.” A successful general contrac tor who has built highways, buildings and army camps, Mr. Briggs also is a member of the (See Contractor page 3) Spawn of the North Houston Club Plans Shows at Assembly Mid-Term Activity Book Of‘Rev’ Slated For Publication Volume Includes Pictures and Poems About Aggie Mascot A book entitled “Reveille—In Memoriam” is being compiled and edited by the Student Activities Office of the College. The book is a written memorial to the fam ous mascot of the Aggies. Included in the edition will be pictures of the dog on different occasions on the campus, a story of her life, and some of the more important tributes that were paid her at-’khe time of her death. The latteV consist of a radio broadcast over WTAW, speeches, pb*ems, and her portrait painted by Marie Haines a short time before Rev’s Passing. The money derived from the sale of the publication is to go into a Reveille Memorial Fund for the construction of a monument over her grave. The money not used or this purpose will be spent for War Bomdy ugaLst .tlifc Drue When the Student Union Building ie to be built. At that time a room to be designated qs the Reveille Room yjiir be furnished - * from the sum on hand in the Memorial Fund. Her portrait will also be hung in the room. The Student Activities Office is absorbing all of the cost of publication of the book in order that the fund will not be drawn on for that purpose, it was announced by L. D. Boone of that office. The result will be a handsomely made volume with an attractive cover that will be a momento which every Aggie will be proud to have. It will be a reminder of life at Aggieland when Rev was still living. The price will be nominal. Press Club Awards Presented by Dean Bolton at Banquet Four Special Awards Presented; Nineteen Receive Certificates Four cadets received special awards for journalistic, proficiency and 19 were given certificates of merit at the banquet oLthe A. & M. Press Club 'held in’Sbisa Hall Wednesday evening. Presentations were made by Dr. F.- C. Bolton, acting president. of the Cqllege. Principal speaker of the ban quet was E. E. McQuillen, secre tary of the Former 1 Students’ As sociation, who gave jin account of “Alumni Plans for the Stddent Activities Center.” Several num bers were sung by the Singing Cadets and piano solos were played by Cadet Pinky Hull. Da vid Seligman, Battalion Staff, told of “The Benefits Gained By Students Working on A College Newspaper”;. “The Battalion Used as a Means of Contact for the Air Corps Trainees” was the subject of a talk by Francis D. Wallace, editor of the ACT®> news section, and a tribute to Reveille, former Texxas Aggie mascot, was made by Charles R. West of the Battai- War Prisoner Fund Begins Over Campus Contributions Boost Morale of American Prisoners Overseas Total Amount Of Expenses Is $158.55; $70.25DueNow Reg-istration for Rooms to Start Tuesday At Eight; All Dorms Available Not Known It was announced today that students may pay their fees for next semester starting Monday, January 24th at the Fiscal Office*. The office will not stay open later than their regular time of 1:^0 p.m. until some day later in the ■fweek. Taxpayers Notice Current City taxes should be “paid before January 31 to avoid penalty and interest. Claude W. Rodgers, City Tax Collector. president, was t< •Special awards,, a pen and pen cil set, v?ere made to Chas. R. West, David Seligman, Chas. E. Murray and Sylvester Boone. These four also received the cer tificate of merit, and certificates were given to: Joe Bennison, Ar chie Broodo, Max Mohnke, Fred Manget, Jr., R. L. Weatherly, Francis Wallace, Jack Mdndo, Marvin Cox, Pat Bradley, Harold Borofsky, Stanley Weiss, Robert Orrick, Richard K. Brome, Wm. A. Miller and Ed Katten. In normal times students in journalism at the Texas A. & M. The Young Men’s Christian As- ■ sociation with M. L. Cashion in charge has begun its campaign to collect money from the various organizations on the campus for the purpose of aiding in boosting the morale of war prisoners, it was announced today. This fund is one of the worthiest funds that has come out of this war, it is believ ed. Money which is raised will go to the YMCA which will in turn send it overseas in form of ath letic equipment, musical instru ments, technical books, and other forms of morale builders. No fund has such a wide range of aids to the many service men who are now war prisoners; some of the men that will be helped might be the relatives of some of the givers. Last night the Agj canvas- 5 Uoxiiio by ro f /ms, but a -report has not yet come from R. G. Cox and Jack KnoX as to the success of the drive. The Air Corps started their drive Thurs day with a booth in H-ramp of Hart Hall; they will continue this campaign indefinitely. No report has come from ttie A. S. T. P. as yet. The Naval Training School (See WAR, Page 3) Commander of Air Crew Detachment To Leave Tuesday Capt. Hill Ordered To Victoria Field For February 1, 1944 Captain ;Sam B. Hill, commander of the 308th Aircrew College Training Detachment on the cam pus for the last nine months, has received orders to report to a new post February 1, it was announced yesterday by the detachment. Captain Hill, whose tour of duty on the A. and M. campus, marked by expansion of aviation student activities on the campus and numerous changes in military procedure, announced the roctipt of his transfer to one of the opera tions theaters. He will leave Tuesday, January 25, for Victoria, Texas, where Mrs. Hill and their eight-year old son will remain with the Captain’s family. Students may sign up for rooms in the Ross Hall Tuesday at 8 a.m. All of the dormitories that will be opened to returning men have not as yet been announced. Note of this will be made Mon day or Tuesday. It is also not known if organizations will be es tablished, but the coming meeting of the Executive Committee should throw light on this subject. Following are the amounts which make up the expenses of the Spring Semester: Total fees come to $158.55 which may be paid in successive installments of $70.25 on February 4th and 5th, $37.10 from March 1st to 7th, and $51.20 from April 1st to 10th. The total amount is made of. Matriculation, $25; Medical fee, $5; room rent* $20; board, $96.60; laundry, $8.80; and Student Activities fee( volun tary), $3.15. The first installment payable Monday consists of matriculation: fee $25; medical fee $5; room rent to March 7, $5.90; board to March 7, $28.60; laundry to March 7, $2.60; and Student Activities fee (voluntary), $3 15. College publish several papers and trade magazines but at the pres ent time these activities are cen tered on the Battalion, student newspaper published three times weekly. / Inspired by the success of its last dance, the Houston A. and M. Club has planned another soc ial get-together for the mid-term vacation. According to Tommy Penn, club secretary, the dance is to be held at the Plantation on Wednesday night, February 2, at 8:30 o’clock. Houston’s Ex-Students Associa tion was contacted and given an invitation to the party. The group readily accepted and pledged its full support toward making the dance a succes. At the last meeting of the club, it was suggested and approved that all Aggies should appear at the dance in uniform, but blouses were optional for wear. Saturday, January 22rid at 7:00 p.m. the Assembly Hall Show will feature one of Paramount’s best movies, “Spawn of the North’ featuring Henry Fonda, George Raft and Dorothy Lamour. Akim Tamiroff plays the part of a pirate leader and does some of the best acting of his long career. This movie is put on for the bene fit of the service men on the cam pus and is free to anyone who may wish to come. These shows are under the direction of the Student Activities Office with T. G. Putty in charge. Singing Cadets Cease Meetings Until Feb. 7 The regularly scheduled meet ings of the Singing Cadets of Ag gieland will be discontinued until February 7, after the cadets re turn from the mid-semester holi days, according to Euell Porter, director. The obvious reason for the dis continuation lies in the fact that the students will be allowed addi tional time which may be used in preparation for the final quizzes. Crooks Brings House Down At Town Hall By Stanley Lee Weiss Last Thursday night, Town Hall had the pleasure of present ing Richard Crooks, distinguished tenor from the Metropolitan Opera and his accompanist, Mr. Fred erick Shauwecker. Mr. Crooks entertained the audience, compos ed of Aggies, service men, and citizens from College Station and Bryan with numerous selections from operas and other songs. Barney Rapp and Eighteen New Englanders Will Play "Rhapsodies by Rapp,” On Jan 28 Jokes Wanted For Negro Minstrel Show A Negro minstrel show, which was launched on Thursday even ing, will be presented on the cam pus during the middle of Febru ary, it was announced yesterday afternoon. . Jokes turned in by students and servicemen stationed on the cam pus will be used. These jokes, preferably concerning the Navy and Marines, should be written Negro Minstrel Show, Faculty Ex change, Campus,” and dropped into any campus mail box. The name and address of the sender must accompany each joke. Dead line for turning in jokes is 5 o’clock, Monday afternoon, Janu ary 24. Persons whose jokes are used in the show will be given a free ticket to the performance. By Fred Manget, Jr. Barney Rapp and his well known New Englander’s will provide the musical melodies for the annual Senior Ring dance, January 28, for his second visit to Aggieland. Rapp and his orchestra have al ready acquainted themselves with an Aggie Senior Ring dance that was held for the graduating Sen iors in January of last year. Barney and his band rank well among leading bands throughout the nation and for many years his band has won favorable recogni tion. Bands like Rapp’s rank with such veterans as Fred Waring, Ted Lewis, and Guy Lombardo whose bands seem to keep their popularity forever. Probably the main reasons for Barney’s popularity is that wherever his band entertains it al ways has some sort of a novelty feature or a bit of comedy to re lax and entertain its listeners. With the band’s music and Bar ney’s showmanship and band has been eagerly sought for many years. Actions speak louder than words in most cases and his or chestra has made names for their selves at many exclusive engage ments. Some of his engagements have been: The Astor Roof in New York, The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, Hotel New Yorker, and The Adophus Hotel of Dallas. Be sides these many various engage ments all over the country, Rapp owns and operates his own night club in Cincinnatti called “Sign of the Drum” which is incidentally a very successful club. The original New Englanders’ club was in Con necticut, but when the hurricane hit the coast a few years ago it ruined the original ‘Sign of the Drum Club” which was shortly moved to Cincinnati. This unique orchestra not only puts out good dance music but has a glee club of talented performers together with Ruby Wright the vocalist of the band who usually puts over the whole occasion. Ruby previous to her engagement with the New Englanders was one of twenty girls in an Indianapolis Beauty Contest. Barney Rapp hap pened to be a judge and Ruby won herself an audition with the al ready famous band. Ruby has sung over a few radio stations, but she devotes all of her time now to the orchestra with which she vocalizes as well as adding beautiful. Playing in many outstanding hotels and night clubs through the country, Barney has secured for himself a name in the band world of today; and his band prom ises to be tops for a return en gagement to Aggieland for the coming Ring Dance. Part I consisted of Bach’s “If Thou Be Near,” “Star Vicino,” by Rosa, “Sound An Alarm’! from Handel’s “Judas Maccabaeus, : and Purcell’s “Passing By.” Mr. Schauwecker, in Part II, played four compositions: “Piece en forme de Habanera” by Ravel Ericourt, Grieg’s “Danse,” “Inter mezzo, opus 119, No. 1,” by Brahms, and Lecuona’s “Spanish Dance.” As an encore he gave “Nocturne” by Glazounow. In Part II Mr. Crooks rendered three selections: “Plaisir d’amour” by Martini, Paladilhe’s “J’ai dit aux extoiles” and “Chevauche cosaque” by Fourdrain. He gave as an encore a Greek song, “I will Love Thee” and his most beauti ful selection of the evening, Schubert’s “Ava Maria.” After the intermission he sang an Aria, “Come unbel di d’i’Mag- gio,” from Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier.” In the fifth and last portion of the program Mr. Crooks sang four songs. They were “Sailing Home ward” by Elinor Remick Warren, a negro spiritual, “Were You There”, Mendelssohn’s “On Wings of Song” and “Land of Hope and Glory” by Sir Edward Elgar. By request Crooks sang Tchai kovsky’s “None But The Lonely Heart” and “Oh, Sweet Mystery of Life” by Victor Herbert. For his last number Crooks asked the audience to join him in singing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Crooks is to continue on to San Antonio where he will sing in a concert tonight. Student Employees Must File Renewals Student employees should renew applications for employment and concessions before January 29, it was announced recently by W. (See STUDENT, Page 3) Dallas Club Elects Vice-President and Plans Mid-TermDance At the last meeting of the Dallas A. and M. Club on Wednesday evening, January 19, plans for a mid-term picnic and dance were made and discussed. The dance is to be held at Lou Ann’s whereas the picnic will be held at White Rock Lake. A vice-president was elected to replace Danny Green, who was re cently inducted into the armed services. Jimmy Fix, a freshman, was elected to this position. Station WTAW Features Bizet’s “Carmen” Today Bizert’s opera, “Carmen”, will subordination also, he is forced be broadcast this afternoon at one o’clock by WTAW direct from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York—the fourth opera to be presented this season since WTAW joined the Blue Net work. The broadcast of “Carmen” will be sponsored as usual by the Texas Company. During inter missions there will be the usual Opera Quiz Forum, and another Victory Rally. Although this opera by a French composer, with a Spanish setting, was poorly received at its initial performance in Paris in 1875, ever since its London success in 1878 it has been one of the three or four most successful operas of all time. The story is easy to fol low. Don Jose, a Spanish soldier, becomes so enamored of Carmen, a beautiful, daring gypsy girl, that he allows her to escape after he has been put in charge of her fol lowing her arrest for attempting to stab one of her fellow workers in a cigarette factory. Because of her escape, Done Jose is him self arrested and imprisoned. Meanwhile Carmen flees to a smugglers’ tavern to await Don Jose’s release, but while she is there she is attracted by Escamil- lo, a dashing toreador. After Don Jose arrives, she says nothing to him about Escamillo, but attempts to persuade him to desert and join the smugglers. At first she fails, but Don Jose has overstay ed his leave, and when his super ior officer comes for him, he gets into a fight. Guilty now of in to desert and join the group. The two do not get along, and Don Jose discovers about Escamillo and becomes ragingly jealous. Meanwhile Micaela comes in, Don Jose’s betrothed from his native town to tell him that his mother is dying. Don Jose departs for home, and Escamillo invites Car men and the rest to come to see the bull fight. The last scene takes place outside the bullring at Seville. Don Jose meets Car men just before the performance is to start, and pleads with her to come back to him. She scorns him, and he stabs her, just as the triumphant Escamillo emerges from the ring. Escamillo finds Carmen dead, and Don Jose throws himself across her body and expires from a very touching attack of “opera mortis.” The score is filled with singable music. In the first act there are two songs by Carmen—the “Hab anera” and the “Seguidilla.” In Act Two Escamillo sings his fam ous “Toreador” song, and in the third act we hear Micaela’s beau tiful air. The instrumental music is also well known, particularly the introduction to the first act, when we hear the march of the toreadors and the “Toreador’s Song” and the quiet interlude be tween the second and third acta. The principals in today’s per formance will be Lily Djanel as Carmen, Nadine Conner as Micae la, Raoul Jovin as Don Jose, and Alexander Sved as Escamillo.