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VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1944
NUMBER 10
Mass Movement Of Corps Starts Saturday
Gurney Will Sing Here Tuesday Trucks To Be Available For Moving
No Classes Will Be Held Saturday;
Metropolitan Star
To Sing Requests
John Gurney, famous bass-bari
tone of America, will be presented
on the campus next Tuesday, July
11. This will be only one of a se
ries of performances while singing
his eighth tour of the West since |
he made his memorable debut elev-;
en years ago, in the South.
Born in Jamestown, New York,
he was brought up in a musical at- i
mosphere. He attended Oberlin
College, in Ohio, where he carried
on his musical interests and dis
tinguished himself in football and
as captain of the baseball team.
Upon graduation there, he entered
the Harvard University Business
School, and soon became soloist
with the Harvard Glee Club. While
(See GURNEY, Page 3) '
College Presented
Service Certificate
By Army Air Forces
Marking the close of the Army
Air Forces College Training Pro
gram, Gibb Gilchrist, President of
Texas A. & M. College today re
ceived from the Army Air Forces
Training Command a certificate of
service attesting to the contribu
tion which Texas A. & M. College
made to the rapid expansion of the
nation’s air forces. The certificate,
signed by the Commanding Gener
als of the Training Command and
the Central Flying Training Com
mand, was presented by Brig. G’en.
M. B. Harbold, as the personal rep
resentative of Brig. Gen. Walter
F. Kraus, Commanding General of
the Army Air Forces Central Fly
ing Training Command.
The scroll, containing the seal of
the Training Command, read:
“Certificate of service award to
Texas A. & M. College in recogni
tion of the meritorious service ren
dered the Army Air Forces Train
ing Command during the World
(See COLLEGE, Page 4)
JOHN GURNE Y—Browny
young singing star who will ap
pear on Kyle Field in a concert
for Aggies and College Station
residents July 11th.
Ceremonial Parade
To Be Held Friday
Tonight at 7:00 the first review
of this semester will be held on
the review field west of Goodwin
Hall, it was stated in a memoran
dum issued by the Commandant’s
Office on Wednesday. It will be in
the form of a special ceremonial
parade, the order disclosed. Cadets
will wear uniform number two,
which consists of the usual sum
mer khaki uniform with tie. Com
panies will be formed in mass
prior to their arrival on the field,
sind will be formed in line of bat
talions when the parade begins.
First in the marching order is
to be the band, followed by the
first and second regiments. These
(See CERMONIAL, Page 2)
Aggieland Band to
Play Tonight And
At Corps Ball
According to arrangements made
by the Student Activities Commit
tee the corps dance will be held
Friday night at 9 o’clock. An all
service dance will be held Satur
day night also at 9 o’clock. The
dance tonight will be semi-formal,
and will be held in the main dining
room of Sbisa Hall and the all
service dance will be informal and
will be held in the Grove.
Student musicians have organ
ized an Aggieland Orchestra and
are to play for both of the dances.
The orchestra is affiliated with
the Student Activities Office.
Arrangements have been com
pleted by the commandant’s office
for dormitory reservations. The
girls will be housed in Dorm No.
14. A charge of seventy-five cents
will be assessed to cover the cost
of matron, maid service, etc. The
girls staying in the “dorm” must
be in not later than 2:00 a.m. Fri
day night and 1:00 a.m. Saturday
(See DANCE, Page 2)
Navy Reduces Pilot
Training Programs
WASHINGTON.—With casual-
ties in aerial combat one-third less
than had been anticipated, the
navy reports it “must reduce sub
stantially” the pilot training pro
gram.
Because of the lowered needs, a
navy statement said, it will be
necessary to discontinue training
of “many cadets at the pre-flight
stage.” It was learned that the
reduction will be about 50 per cent.
Aggieland Orchestra Makes
Debut Tonight In Sbisa Hall
Dewey Hoke Leaves
P. E. Department
Dewey Hoke recently resigned
his job with the college and start
ed working for the City of College
Station in a new capacity.
Hoke came to A. & M. in the
fall of 1937 to work for the Physi
cal Education Department. Since
that time he has been serving as
secretary in that department. He
will take up his new position with
the city as soon as possible.
By Robert S. Gold
Tonight at 9 o’clock the first of
ficial corps dance of the semester
will get under way in the main din
ing room of Sbisa Hall with the
new Aggieland Orchestra furnish
ing the music for the affair. The
orchestra will play for the first
time, and an enjoyable time for
everyone is assured.
The orchestra is composed of
thirteen men: Bill (Hotlips) Os
borne, trumpet; Hunt (Mac) Mc
Kinley, trumpet; Bill (Blondie)
Marshall, trumpet; Roland (Ziggy)
Falkenbury, trumpet; Joe (Joe)
Haney, first trombone; Bill (Pin
ky) Langley, second trombone;
Gene (Ike) Eicholtz, drums; Jim
(Jim) Oates, piano; Bill (Slim)
Henry, bass fiddle; W. W. (Kin)
Kindred, first alto sax; Howard
(Willie) Williamson, third alto
sax; J. T. (Foots) Moreland, sec
ond tenor sax, and A. H. (Al) Bau
man, fourth tenor sax. The girl vo
calist is beautiful, young Miss Ear-
lene Nedbalek, from Bryan, who
renders the lyrics with finesse and
(See AGGIELAND, Page 8)
Saturday morning beginning at eight o’clock the cadet
corps will begin moving to new locations as designated by
the Commandant’s Office. In substance the plan of moving
as released by the Commandant’s Office states that the gen-
Fees Can Be Paid
Now At Fiscal Dept.
Fees must be paid to the Fis
cal Department by next Mon
day, July 10. The Fiscal Office
will remain open all day Monday
in order that everyone will be
able to meet the deadline.
The Fees amount to $37.00,
including board, $28.80; room
rent, $5.70; and laundry, $2.50.
The next fees will come due on
August 10.
Wilcox Announces
Trig and Algebra
Assistance Class
A new service for the freshman
has just been created by G. B. Wil
cox of the Student Personnel Of
fice.
The new service is designed to
give assistance to students taking
trigonometry and algebra. Ar
rangements for aid should be made
with the personnel office in the
Academic Building. “Freshmen are
urged not to wait until too late
to take advantage of this aid,” Wil
cox stated.
Eudaly Rejected
As Director Of
Extension Service
National Extension Director M.
L. Wilson, who has refused for
the second time to approve ap
pointment of E. R. Eudaly as Tex
as extension director, says he de
clined to accept him because in
Wilson’s opinion, Eudaly does not
meet the Department of Agricul
ture’s qualifications for the job.
The explanation was made in a
letter to Gibb Gilchrist, president
of Texas A. & M. College, and
made public Wednesday by the
department of information at the
college.
Eudaly, veteran of 21 years in
the extension service, first was
recommended for the directorship
last Dec. 11 by directors of the
college, but the Department of
Agriculture official refused to ap
prove the appointment.
Letter to Gilchrist
Wilson’s letter to Gilchrist
states:
“While in Washington last week
you presented to us the name of
(See EUDALY, Page 4)
•feral flow of the movement will be
from the military walk area to the
Duncan Mess hall area. Classes
will be suspended all day Satur
day.
Reason given by the authorities
of the college for the move is to
enable the college to close Sbisa
Mess hall. Because of the few men
that have been fed in Sbisa during
the last few months the operating
overhead has been such that the
mess hall system has been losing
a considerable amount each day.
College officials pointed out that
the move and the resulting close
down of Sbisa might make it pos
sible for the maintenance cost for
the corps to be lowered.
Another reason given was the
fact that the college has a con
tract which leases a part of Dun
can to the navy for mess purposes.
Under this contract Duncan could
(See CORPS, Page 2)
Dr. Hedges Given
Certificate By
Civilian Defense
A certificate for meritorious
service “for your part in organiz
ing civilian defense in the 8th Re
gion” has been awarded Dr. C. C.
Hedges, head of the Department of
Chemistry of the Texas A&M Col
lege, by R. E. Smith, director of
OCD for the States of Texas, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
The certificate, dated June 30,
1944, recites that Dr. Hedges “has
diligently and faithfully rendered
effective and outstanding service
to his country,” and is in recogni
tion of Dr. Hedges’ activities in
this connection since several
months before Pearl Harbor.
When the Office of Civilian De
fense was organized Dr. Hedges
was made its representative from
the Texas A. & M. College, where
(See DR. HEDGES, Page 2)
Mayer New Manager
Of Radio Station
WTAW has a new manager in
the person of Stanley Mayer, ap
pointed to fill the vacancy left by
Ted Hills. Hills has joined the
staff of KTHT in Houston, a new
station.
Mayer has been employed at
WTAW as program director and
studio manager since he came here
from Indiana last April.