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SEMI-WEEKLY
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M.
DEEP IN AGGIELAND
VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1944
NUMBER 46
Corps To Parade In Austin Prior To Annual Grid Game
Permission Is Granted For Traditional Bonfire On Old Drill Field P ara( l e To IfegmAt^Stafion;
Must Be Completed By November 28;
Wood to Be Fired, Yell Practice Held
In a statement issued by Col. Welty today, it was an
nounced that it would be permissible for the students to
begin building on the annual bonfire which is held each
year before the traditional Aggie-T. u. football game. The
possibility of having one this year was rather doubtful at
first due to the scarcity of materials and the present war
situation.
Bob Butchofsky, corps cadet
colonel, announced that the Bonfire
should be completed by five
o’clock Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 28, with the wood scheduled
to be set afire at approximately
7:30 p.m. that night. He also add
ed that all freshmen will be ex
pected to work on the project on
their off hours except when their
company is practing for the parade.
No student guards for the pile will
be needed until this weekend and
students should not miss classes
to work on the Bonfire, added
Butchofsky. As has been the cus
tom the wood will be placed in the
middle of the drill field west of
Bizzell Hall with no limit to the
size of the wood of height of the
stack made.
As the railroad company will
give no ties to the project, the
freshmen will have to hustle and
work hard to make the Bonfire a
success, said Butch. As to the
guarding of the woodpile, Butchof
sky stated that arrangements will
be made with the unit commanders
as to the protection of the venture.
In the past the college B. C. U.
department has furnished trucks
for the hauling of the wood to
the drill field and it is not certain
as yet whether or not they will
follow proceedure this year.
Butchofsky also wished to point
out that the freshmen should get
only that wood which the owner of
has permitted them to use.
Immediately after the firing of
the wood pile on Tuesday evening
a yell practice will be held on the
drill field,- said Butchofsky.
Tommy Brooks Speaks
To Animal Husbandry
Students Wednesday
Tommy Brook, Aberdeen Angus
Cattle Breeder of Brady, Texas,
will be here to talk to Animal Hus
bandry students on his recent trip
to Argentine and other South
American countries. Mr. Brooks
judged the Aberdeen Angus show
in Argentine and while there took
many feet of movie film showing
various phases of the livestock
industry. This film should be of
interest to students of animal hus
bandry and the general public is
also invited. The meeting will be
held in the animal husbandry lec
ture room at 7:30 Wednesday
night, November 22.
George Powell, County Agent
from Brady, Texas, is bringing Mr.
Brook and is responsible for ar
ranging the meeting.
Community Asked to
Aid In Laying Of
A&M Concrete Walks
Men of the community, especially
those with children in the A. & M.
Consolidated School, are asked to
report at the school grounds Sat
urday afternoon and aid in the
laying of concrete walks that are
being put down on the school
grounds, according to Major Jim
Breland, who is supervising the
work.
All tools will be furnished the
volunteeer workers, it has been
announced.
After plans for the laying of the
concrete walks were made it was
found that due to the labor short
age the work could not be com
pleted without the aid of the
men of the community. Last Sat
urday twenty-six men reported to
the school and got the work under
way so that the pouring of the
concrete has been going forward
this week.
It is urged that many more men
report this week end to aid in this
project in order that the pouring
of the materials for the walks will
not be delayed the coming week.
Aggie Ex, ’33, Home
After 21 Months
Overseas Service
Captained Engineer Co.
Given C. E. Degree Here
Captain Fred V. Lillie, son of
Mrs. Martha E. Lillie of 108 Haynes
Avenue, San Antonio, Texas, has
recently departed on a thirty day
furlough to home after completing
twenty-one months of overseas
service.
He entered the service at San
Antonio in February 1941, and soon
after was with an engineer unit
at Camp Bowie. In March of ’42
he left for Officers Candidate
School at Fort Belvoir, from where
he was commissioned a second
lieutenant in June. He joined his
present unit of Aviation Engineers
in July at Camp Young, Calif.,
where he became battalion en
gineering officer, and was promo
ted to the rank of first lieutenant.
In April of ’43 he became company
commander of “B” Company which
was followed by his promotion to
captaincy.
On his European-African-Middle
East Theater ribbon he wears two
stars; one for the invasion of Italy,
and the other for the Rome-Arac
campaign. He also possesses the
Asiatic-Pacific and the American
Defense ribbons, and has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal.
His long tour of duty has brought
him to such countries as New Zea
land, Australia, India, Egypt, Libya
and Italy.
Captain Lillie was a graduate of
Texas A. & M., class of ’33. Here
he mastered in civil engineering
and science. For his last six years
as a civilian he was employed as
resident engineer for a municipal
engineering company of his home
town. His past knowledge and ex-
(See AGGIE, Page 3)
Newman Members
To Have Pictures
Taken November 25
A group picture of all members
of the Newman Club will be made
Sunday, November 26, 10:00 a.m.,
between Masses. The uniform wil
be khaki shirts and wool pants for
freshman and sophomores, and
serge shirts and serge or ice cream
pants for juniors and seniors.
J. R. Palms, president of the
club, announced that Catholic girls
of Bryan will honor the Newman
Club with a formal dance at the
Maggie Parker Tea Room Sat
urday, November 25, between
the hours of 8 and 12 o’clock.
Dr. C. O. Morgan Yet
Instructor Resigns
For Exp. Station Job
Dr. C. O. Morgan, who is now
an instructor in the Department of
Veterinary Physiology and Phar
macology, will soon resign his pres
ent position to take a new post as
Veterinarian of the Veterinary Di
vision of the Experiment Station.
Dr. Morgan is taking the position
vacated recently by Dr. R. D. Turk,
now head of Veterinary Parasitol
ogy.
Dr. Morgan, a graduate of Texas
A. & M., has been teaching Phys
iology since 1943. He has been an
active worker in the American Vet
erinary Medical Association chap
ter located here on the campus, and
was elected by the students as one
of the faculty sponsors of the
chapter.
Dr. Morgan’s new job will con
sist of research in the field of Vet
erinary Medicine.
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Fish become acquainted with “Sully”
An Editorial
Fighting Aggies . . . Sportsmanship
Recently much comment has been passing around
the state condemning the Aggie practice of stopping foot
ball games with their spirited yelling. Aggies have respond
ed with the claim that such yelling is traditional and that
the corps must stop a game at least once before the Aggie
Spirit has shown full manisfestation.
Reflection will indicate that it has been only in recent
years that the Aggies have stopped football games with
their vociferousness and from the opinions expressed by
exes from nearly every class it has the concerted disap
proval of the Association of Former Students. As many of
them have said, it is not their choice as to whether or not
the Aggies yell so that an opposing team cannot get its
signals but their mature judgement on the subject cer
tainly merits consideration.
In 1941 and 1942 the corps was so large that the noise
they made was enough to stop games without effort and it
seems that then something was born which immediately
took upon itself the name tradition. Traditions change from
year to year and every season adds new ones but not every
occurence merits the name of a tradition.
Down through the years, so long ago that no one
remembers when, A. & M. has molded for itself a reputation
as being the school with the best sportsmen in the South
west, in the country, A. & M. cannot afford to blow that
reputation away with a few ill-chosen blasts at football
games.
Aggies are rather a free swinging group of individual
istic characters with a definite distinctiveness about them
which is positively manly. They believe in pulling no punches
and they look with disdain on anyone who does not play
the game hard, as hard as he can if not harder, but they
have always played fairly. That cannot be lost.
Last Saturday a good start was made toward stamp
ing out the practice of stopping a ball game when the Ag
gie football team needs time. It looks like the corps is con
vinced they bring discredit upon themselves with indiscrim
inate yelling but now the big job lies ahead. People over
the state have to be convinced. They will not believe that
the Aggies have of their own volition weeded out unsports
manlike yelling. Aggie conduct this season and the next
will have to be spotless before the public is convinced.
Regardless of how bitter defeat tastes unfairness tastes
even more bitter and remains for a much longer time. As
long as the Aggie teams and the corps play viciously but
fairly there can be no regrets in Aggieland nor condemna-
Don from others.—Calvin Brumley.
School Officials to
Visit McCloskey Gen.
Hospital Wednesday
At the invitation of General
Bethea, commanding officer of Mc
Closkey General Hospital, Presi
dent Gilchrist, E. E. McQuillen,
and F. W. Hensel will visit the
army hospital Wednesday after
noon, it was announced today.
The party will arrive at the
station in time for luncheon at the
base after which they will spend
the remainder of the afternoon
conversing with the twenty Aggie
Exes now recuperating there.
Hensel, head of the Landscape
department on the campus, has
been asked by the Hospital officials
to aid with the landscaping of the
McCloskey.
Texas u. to Honor
Aggies With Dance
On Eve of Big Game
Aggieland Orchestra
To Play for Occasion
Preceding the Aggie-Longhorn
football game on Thursday after
noon the Aggie cadet corps will be
honored at an all school dance in
Gregory Gymnasium by the Dance
Committee of the Texas Union on
Wednesday night, November 29.
A. & M.’s own Aggieland Orches
tra under the direction of W. B.
Turner will furnish the music for
the occasion. The orchestra now
includes sixteen pieces with Nata
lie Lane, vocalist.
The affair is scheduled to be the
(See DANCE, Page 3)
Third Installment
Fees Is Payable Now
Third installment of Main
tenance fees of $53.00, payable
December 1-9 inclusive can be
paid now.
These fees include board
$41.40, room $8.05 and laundry
$3.55 to February 2, 1945.
The Cashier of the Fiscal De
partment will accept these fees
from 8:00 a. m. until 1:30 p. m.
N.F.C.L. Says Dismissal of Rainey Is
“Infringement of Academic Freedom”
The dismissal of Dr. Homer P.
Rainey as President of the Uni
versity of Texas by the Regents
of the University “is a shocking in-
fi’ingement of academic freedom
and a serious attack against all
those fundamental democratic
rights for which this country stands
and for which we fight today,”
stated the National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties at a spec
ial meeting of its Executive Board
yesterday.
Immediate reinstatement of Dr.
Rainey and appointment of new
members to the University of Tex
as Board of Regents who will guar
antee a policy of genuine academic
freedom and reverse the present
dangerous policy trend, is urged by
the NFCL. This statement has been
forwarded to Governor Coke R.
Stevenson by George Marshall,
Chairman of the NFCL. The Na-
tioal Federation for Constitution
al Liberties pledges full support to
this fight to achieve prompt rein
statement of Dr. Rainey:
Complete text of the NFCL state
ment is: “The National Federal
for Constitutional Liberties be
lieves the dismissal on November 1
of Dr. Homer P. Rainey as Presi
dent of the University of Texas, is
a shocking infringement of acade
mic freedom and a serious attack
against all those fundamental
democratic rights for which this
country stands and for which we
fight today.
“Dr. Rainey is known through
out the nation for his constructive
achievements as an educator, for
Butchofsky Announces Corps to Practice
This Week; Sec. Reg. Today, First Thurs.
Sometime Thursday morning, November 30, the cadet
corps will stage a formal parade through the streets of Aus
tin, it was announced by the commandant’s office today.
This announcement was in response to an invitation extend
ed by T. u. officials which was received by the college re
cently.
'' As final arrangements for the
event have not yet been made
President Gibb Gilchrist is plan
ning to send a representative of
the college to Austin to confer-
with officials there as to the ex
act starting time of the parade and
the course it will follow.
To prepare for the coming event,
Bob Butchofsky, recently ap
pointed Cadet Colonel, has an
nounced that practice rehearsals
will be held this week with the
Second Regiment scheduled to
practice Tuesday evening from; 5-6
and the First Regiment on Thurs
day at the same hours. Although
it is not definite yet, a practice
corps parade may be held immed
iately after noon mess this Satur
day. A final rehearsal for the en
tire corps has been set for Tues
day, November 28, from 5 to 6.
As plans for the affair calls for
now, Gilchrist and Governor Coke
Stevenson will be in the reviewing
stand when the corps marches by
Thursday morning. Several other
unannounced officials will also
share the honor stand with the two.
The direct route of march is not
yet known but the parade will be
gin at the railroad station and
terminate at the Capitol Building.
This will make the length of march
approximately a mile and a half
for the corps.
Heading the parade will be Tom
Alley, president of the senior class,
who will substitute for Butchofsky,
the latter being unable to attend as
it will be necessary that he stay
with the football squad. Butchofsky
announced though that all men liv
ing in organizations, regardless of
their class, should march in the
parade with their respective com
pany. Only the cadet corps will take
part in the parade and no officials
or former students will be allow
ed to participate.
As this is the first Corps pa
rade held since the T.C.U.-Aggie
game in 1941, Butchofsky urged
that all students be present, and
that they have their blouses and
clothing well fitted to present the
best possible appearance. The ex
act starting time and route of
march will be announced later.
his far-seeing Americanism, and
for his unimpeachable personal and
professional integrity.
“The Executive Board of the
NFCL believes his dismissal a far-
reaching threat to standards of
academic freedom in this country,
and to the intellectual honesty of
every feculty member in every in
stitution of learning.
“Dr. Rainey’s dismissal is a tri
umph for forces whose policies
are completely contrary to the
principles of American democracy
and academic freedom. These forces
have championed! bigotry and
feared honest enlightenment.
“The Board of the NFCL urges
the immediate reinstatement of Dr.
Rainey as President of the Univer
sity of Texas. We applaud the
courageous stand of the three mem
bers of the Board of Regents who
have resiged in protest against Dr.
Rainey’s dismissal and the uncom
promising support which both the
student body and the faculty have
given Dr. Rainey. It believes also
that the Board of Regents of the
University should be reorganized
to include a predominance of mem
bers who by their understanding
and experience will reverse this
dangerous trend and encourage
policies in step with the great
need of the time for searching en
lightenment on all of the issues
of the day.
“We pledge the full support of
the National Federation for Con
stitutional Liberties to this fight
to achieve the prompt reinstate
ment of Dr. Rainey.”
NTSTC A Capella
Choir Postpones
Town Hall Showing
Cancellation of the appearance
of the North Texas State Teachers
College’s A Capella choir has been
announced by the Committee of
Student Activities, which sponsors
Town Hall.
This group was supposed to per
form on Thursday evening, Novem
ber 23, in Guion Hall, but was im
possible because of the necessity
for the director to be out of town
on that date.
There are no definite plans as
yet when the choir will make its
appearance, but it will be some
time next spring.
Geology Club Meets;
Films to Be Shown
The Geology Club will meet
Wednesday night at 7:15 in Room
113 of the Petroleum Building.
Films on the sulfur industry and
the iron and steel industry will be
shown. Important business of the
club will be discussed. Members
and all others interested in geology
are urged to be present, by Am
brose Lyth, President of the Club.
Dean Barlow to Attend
Aviation Conference
Sunday afternoon, Dean Bar-
low will journey to Fort Worth
to attend an Aviation Education
meeting scheduled to begin Mon
day, November 27.
The Conference is being called
for the purpose of writing a Texas
Plan for Aviation Education in the
public schools. Representatives
from elementary schools, secondary
schools and colleges will meet in
a three-day Conference to decide
upon the most feasible plan for
Aviation Education in the public
schools. Both classroom teachers
and administrators will participate
in the Conference. Representatives
from the Aviation Industry have al
so been invited to attend.
The Conference will be held on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 27, 28, and 29, at the
Texas Hotel.
The Civil Aeronautics Adminis
tration is planning special educa
tional and entertainment features
for the members of the Conference
attending. Definite plans have not
been announced as yet.
The plan devised by the Con
ference will be published for gen
eral distribution to the schools.
Annual A&M Dog
Show to Be Held On
Campus Sat. Night
To Have Special Exhibit
For Registered Dogs
The sixth annual dog and pet ,
show of the A. & M. Consolidated.
School will be held at seven o’clock
Saturday night at' the animal
husbandry pavilion on the A. & M.
College campus, it has been an
nounced.
The show is held by the first,,
second, third and fourth grades of
the school and is sponsored by the-
Mother’s Club of the A. & M. Con
solidated School. The club will
serve supper at six-thirty o’clock
Saturday evening before the show
opens and food sales will continue
throughout the evening, although
it is urged that patrons arrive ear
ly for supper so that the parade of
entries can be held promptly at
seven o’clock as scheduled.
A special exhibition class for
registered dogs, non competitive
will be held, and it is asked that
all owners entering dogs of this
class place their entries in this
group. A short description of the
breeds and their use with the name
of each dog and the owner will be
given over the public address sys
tem.
An exhibition ribbon of the
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