VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 1944
NUMBER 17
New Group A.S.T.R.P.TraineesTo Arrive
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Construction Program Offices Are
Opened With Spence Named As Director
Construction Program Offices of
the college were opened August 1st
in room 318 of the Administration
Building with T. R. Spence, for
mer vice director of the Engineer
ing Experiment Station, as mana
ger.
This office was established by
President Gilchrist to work out a
coordinated program of construc
tion for the future development of
the college. This new office will
also make plans for the rehabili
tation of existing building facili
ties and for the improvement of
college property. The Construction
(See SPENCE, Page 5)
Presbyterian Pastor
Returns From Church
Fund Meet, Ft. Worth
Reverend Norman Anderson of
the A. & M. Presbyterian church
returned recently from Fort Worth
where he spoke to the Men's Bible
Class of the First Presbyterian
Church. The object of his trip was
to secure funds for the building
of the church here and the West
minster Encampment at Kerrville.
The goal set for the drive is
$150,000, which will be divided
equally between the two institu-
(See CHURCH, Page 8)
Country Club Opens
Pool to Bryan and
College Residents
Scheduled to open to the public
this week, the new Country Club
Pool offers unusual recreation for
the people of the Bryan and Col
lege Station communties. Having
met the approval of military and
health authorities, its particular
designs and facilities will afford
an equal amount of diversional re
laxation for military personnel
and Aggies as it will for civilians.
The pool, built in a fan shape,
(See POOL, Page 7)
Letter From Pres.
Accompanies Grade
Report to Parents
Beginning with the current mid
semester grades, a new system is
being inaugurated. Along with the
usual report of grades will be a
letter from the president of the
(See LETTER, Page 8)
Aggie Of The Week...
"Aggie Spirit" Keeps Football
Team Hustling, Says Cadet,
Grid Letterman Butchofsky
By Dick Goad
Hailing from the barren plains
of deep West Texas, Cadet Maor
Robert L. “Butch” Butchofsky,
is another member of the Senior
class who has made an outstanding
record while attending A. & M.
As Cadet Comander of the 3rd
Battalion in the First Regiment,
Butchofsky is in charge of F and
G Companies, holding one of the
key positions in the cadet corps.
Aside from his military duties.
Butch also serves as chairman of
the Student Activities Committee
and at present owns a varsity
letter in Football which he won
last year.
Butch came to A. & M. in June
of ’42 after having compiled a re
markable high school record while
attending the public schools in
Ysleta, Texas. He was bom Janu
ary 30, 1924 in Ysleta, ten miles
from El Paso, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Butchofsky. While at-
(See AGGIE, Page 2)
n 0 , Classes Scheduled to Begin Monday;
Dorm ottlGS Selectees to Live in Dormitory One
Restricted
In a statement issued yesterday,
the Student Activities Office again
emphasized the necessity of all
student concessions being register
ed with the office.
' Any student operating a con
cession who is not listed with the
Student Activities office is doing
so illegally and is subject to sus
pension from school. It is the
policy of the Commandant's of
fice and Student Activities to
withdraw a concession from the
concessionaire if it does not ad
here to rules and regulations as
set forth by the college.
The college is making every ef
fort to help as many boys work
their way through school as possi
ble, therefore it is essential that
every student and cadet officer
assume his repsonsibility in mak
ing student concessions an aid
rather than a hindrance, the state
ment continued.
FEES PAYABLE NOW
Third installment of mainten
ance fees of $49.80 due August
1-10 inclusive can be paid now.
These fees include board
$38.70, room $7.70 and laundry
$3.40 to September 22, 1944.
The Cashier of the Fiscal De
partment will accept these fees
from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Former Students
Ass’n To Publish
Texas Aggie Revue
- Beginning with the first issue
September first, the Former Stu
dents Association will publish the
“Texas A. & M. Review,” a re
sume of life at Aggieland, to be
sent to Aggie Exes all over the
world.
The magazine, to be printed four
times a year, will serve to keep the
ex-students informed as to current
happenings at A. & M. and let
them know the progress of the
school. It will be mailed to all
Aggies Exes- and will include a
class letter from each class.
At the present, the paper will
publish the latest status of the
Development Fund project, the post
war expanding program, and the
news of interest of today and
tomorrow that will affect the fu
ture of A. & M.
A Former Students Association
project, the paper will include four
pages, each 8%xll inches.
Rio Grande Farm
Program Aided By
Large Donation
Launching a campaign for the
Lower Rio Grande Valley to as
sist in financing its own agricul
tural research program, and ac
knowledging appreciation for serv
ices rendered by the agricultural
experiment sub-station at Wesla
co in the establishment and de
velopment of the 23,000-acre farm
and orchard projects of Rio Farms,
Inc. at Edcouch, R. B. 'McLeaish,
chairman of the corporation’s
board of directors, has sent a
check for $5,000.00 to the Weslaco
headquarters, W. H. Friend, sta
tion superintendent, has announced.
(See FARM, Page 3)
•Arriving this week, the new de
tachment of the Army Specialized
Training Reserve Program will
make ready for the new term
which is scheduled to begin Mon
day, August 7. According to an
announcement by the college au
thorities, 92 men are expected to
arrive for this training.
Similar to the program which
began on the campus in May, this
training is a specialized plan of
army instruction for boys who
have not yet reached draft age,
but who have completed high
school. The course designed for
this new detachment is engineer
ing, and will include subjects such
as the ASTRP men studied during
the semester which ended for them
on July 29.
This new detachment will be
housed in Dormitory No. 1 and
will wear regular government issue
uniforms and be subjected to army
(See CLASSES, Page 3)
Press Club Meets
Wednesday Night
There will be a meeting of the
A. & M. Press Club Wednesday
night at 7:15 in the Cabinet Room
of the Y. M. C. A.
Plans for the remainder of the
semester will be discussed and all
members are urged to be present,
said Dick G'oad, club president.
Texas Aggies Come From the
Four Corners of the World
If you happen, to hear the ac
cent of the Deep South or the Far
West or of some other section of
the United States; or if you hear
a completely foreign accent on the
campus this summer, you will then
recognize the fact that the student
body is not made up entirely of
local personnel.
There are 1,535 Texans here,
but there are also representatives
from sixteen other states and
foreign countries.
Louisiana has a large delega
tion, 54 in number; Oklahoma has
registered 18; and Arkansas, 10.
Next in line from the Midwest is
Missouri with 6 men. Mississippi
has 5 and Kansas 4. Three are from
Tennessee, while California, New
York, and Virginia have 2 each;
and the following states have 1
each: Alabama, Arizona, Illinois,
Indiana, New Mexico, and Wash
ington.
From foreign countries Puerto
Rico heads 4he list with ten men.
Costa Rica has eight; Venezuela,
j 7; Mexico, 5; Panama, 4; and Ecu
ador, 3. Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Peru have two men each, while
the following have one represen
tative each: Canada, Columbia,
Hawaii, Paraguay, and El Sal
vador.