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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
Texas A«M
The B
BI-WEEKLY
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M.
DEEP IN AGGIELAND
VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 12, 1945
NUMBER 56
Student Body T o Move T o New Area Next Semester
Seniors Hold Annual Ring Dance Tonight
Aggieland Orchestra And
Singing Cadets Perform
Banquet Will Begin at 7:30 Tonight;
Dean Bolton to Give Invocation
Promptly at 7:30 p.m. Friday,"
January 12, in Sbisa Hall, the an
nual banquet given by the Senior
Class will begin. The invocation
will be given by Dean F. C. Bol
ton, immediately after which the
meal will be served.
After the dinner, Tom Alley,
President of the Senior Class, will
introduce the honored guests. Fol
lowing the introduction, the com
pany will be honored with piano
selections by James Roscoe Oates.
Then J. W. (Dough) Rollins, Di
rector of Student Affairs on the
Campus, will be introduced by the
toastmaster.
The Ring Ceremony will follow
Mr. Rollins’ address. The Grand
March will be held in the main hall.
The couples will form and walk
to the large replica of the class
ring, step in and the date will take
the ring from her escort’s finger
and replace it with the star on the
outside of the hand. The couple
then kiss and continue the march.
Succeeding the Grand March,
the dance begins at 9:30.
Tickets are on sale for the ban
quet at $1.25 per person and for
the dance at $1.50 per person. They
will also be on sale at the door.
Tickets for the informal Corps
Ball, Saturday night, are on sale
at $1.20 per couple. This ball will
be the last one this semester. As
has been the custom, ^ Silver Taps
will be played at midnight follow
ing the Corps Ball.
The officers of the class of 1946
are as follows: Tom Alley, Presi
dent; Bill Griffin, Vice-President;
Sam Law, Secretary-Treasurer;
Charles Haenisch, Social Secretary.
The committees of the class are:
Finance: Joe Atlas, Chairman;
Burl Ervin, Harold Daily, Stanley
Knight, Roy Riddle, Wayne Kin-
cannon, Larry Rogers; Decora
tions; Hayes Stripling, chairman;
Jack Ross, Baker Shannon, James
Vaughn; Banquet; C. D. Brown,
Larry Gore; Program, Harold Bo-
rofsky.
The honored guests of the eve
ning will be President and Mrs.
Gibb Gilchrist, Executive Vice-
President and Mrs. F. C. Bolton,
Dean and Mrs. T. D. Brooks, Dean
and Mrs. R. B. Marsteller, Dean
and Mrs. H. W. Barlow, Acting
(See SENIORS, Page 4)
Senior Invitations
Seniors who wish to buy their
invitations may secure them
Monday morning at 9:00 at the
Student Activities Office. The
price on the invitations will be
25^ and 50^.
Brazos County
C. of C. Dinner
Held Last Night
The annual meeting-banquet of
the Bryan and Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce was held
at 7:30 Thursday evening in Sbisa
Annex. As soon as some 195 guests
were seated, the program was be
gun with the call to order by Presi
dent Atkins and thence the invo
cation, which was read by Rev.
R. C. Terry, pastor of the College
Station Methodist Church.
At the completion of the ban
quet, President Atkins introduced
the toastmaster, A. S. Ware, who
in turn introduced the guests pres
ent. Guest of Honor at the ban
quet was Preston Smith, who is,
incidentally, the first gridder in
Texas to- make the All-State High
School football team without first
being on an all-district team. Oth-
(See BANQUET, Page 4)
Board of Directors
Meets Here Saturday
On Saturday, January 13, the
board of directors of Texas A. &
M. College will meet here for an
important business meeting, Pres
ident Gibb Gilchrist announced to
day.
Attending the board meeting for
the first time on the A. & M. Col
lege campus are E. W. Harrison of
South Bend, who has taken the
place of the former president of
the board, F. M. Law of Houston;
Rufus Peeples of Tehuacana, who
has taken the place of John C.
Burns of Fort Worth; and John
W. Newton of Beaumont. Peeples
is president of the Former Stu
dents Association.
Newton Is
Leachman,
“Foxhole Pillow”,
From WTAW Contest,
Comforts Soldier
Evidently the ‘foxhole pillow”
won by Mrs. Ira Farmer of Con
roe, Texas, has done some ex
tensive traveling since it left her
hands. After winning it in a con
test sponsored by Radio Station
WTAW, of College Station, she
gave it to her nephew, James
Eatwood, just before he sailed for
overseas duty. Since them he and
the pillow have seen service in
France, Belgium, and Germany
with General Hodges’ army.
According to a letter received
by the station, he has used the
pillow, and has thanked Mrs. Farm
er many times for it. She wrote
to thank Station WTAW for mak
ing it possible for her to win it.
Second Bus Line
Not Approved
Examiner Harkley of the Texas
Railroad Commission will recom
mend that the Commission not take
jurisdiction in the operation of
another bus line between Bryan and
College Station. J. B. Langhorn of
Houston had made application for
a permit and Harkley had heard
testimony on the necessity for
the operation of another bu§ line.
Eugene Edge, president and
general manager of the Bryan
and College Station Traction Com
pany, M^.yor E. E. Yeager, Dis
trict Judge W. S. Barron, County
Judge A. S. Ware, Rep. J. T. Mc
Donald, City Manager G. O. Sum
mers and N. A. Stewart attended
the hearing and testified to the
local company’s service. Langhorn
witnesses were examined by City
Attorney F. L. Henderson, who
also took part in the presentation
of testimony.
Two witnesses were called by
Mr. Langhorn, who were repre
sented by an attorney. Neither of
these witnesses lived in this com
munity and one of them is in
Langhorn’s employee. Langhorn
took the stand also in his own be
half.
Development Fund To Provide Large
Recreation Center For Aggieland
A Battalion Feature
A Student Activities Center for
the A. & M. College, to provide fa
cilities normally found in Union
Buildings on other campuses, will
become a reality after the war if
present plans and programs of the
ex-students of the College con
tinue to materialize. Texas A. &
M. is the only major institution in
the United States without such fa
cilities.
“$132,000 in War Bonds have
already been given to the College
for this purpose during the past
two years,” declared E. E. Mc-
Quillen, executive secretary of the
Association of Former Students,
“and by next June another $50,000
in War Bonds will be added to that
fund.” The money comes from A.
& M. men all over the world who
have made annual contributions to
the Development Fund, the only
financial solicitation of the Ex-
Student Association. Each man is
asked to make a gift to the Fund
each year for whatever amount he
wishes.
The 1945 Development Fund, ac
cording to Mr. McQuillen, will
close next May 31. Over 6,000 Ag
gies have already contributed this
year and the Ex-Student Associa
tion hopes that number will reach
10,000 by the close of the Fund
year. In addition to the War Bonds
for the Activities Center, $25,000
of this year’s Fund will be set
aside to aid in the education of
the children of A. & M. men killed
in the war.
Long Time Dream
For over a quarter century A.
& M. students have been talking
and dreaming about a Student
Union or Student Activities Cen
ter building That dream now bids
fair to become a reality in the
years following the war. The Cen
ter is proposed to be located in
the general area bounded by Kyle
Field, the Drill Field and Guion
Hall. It will contain guest accom
modations for campus visitors,
sweethearts, parents and others,
ample lounge and social facilities.
Special meeting rooms for student
organizations, a faculty club and
other features are visioned.
The Center would serve as a real
“heart” of the far-flung Aggie
campus, providing a central meet
ing and a social and recreational
center for the entire campus. La
ter additions to the center look
toward an extended Physical Edu
cation plant and facilities.
A Useful Memorial
The Activities Center will be
built as a living, useful memorial
to the A. & M. men who have
served in the armed forces of their
country, and particularly to those
who have paid the supreme sacri
fice. “The Great Hall or Lounge
of the building,” said McQuillen,
“might well be made into a Hall
of Heroes, where the names of
those men might be immortalized.”
Talking to Aggie exes about
their dream of the Student Center
impresses one with the fact that
they plan something really big, yet
useful in making a great contri
bution to the everyday life, pleas
ure and comfort of the student
body of the future. Authorities of
the College have placed their stamp
of approval on the plans for the
Center and their assistance will
be given to the realization of the
dream.
Appointed Director;
Briggs Are Retained
T. u. Appointments
Made at Same Time
John W. Newton
Dairy Fieldmen’s
Short Course
Is In Progress
Necessity for Texas farmers
adopting labor saving devices was
brought home to the second war
time Dairy Fieldmen’s Short Course
in an hour session Tuesday by C.
Hohn, State fann labor supervisor,
and R. B. Hickerson and M. R.
Bentley of the Texas Extension
Service, in citing that farm pro
duction goals for 1945 are 37 per
cent higher than production in
1940 and there are around 260,000
fewer people on Texas farms than
four years ago. It also was point
ed out that the best potential la
borers are in the armed services
and the older and younger workers
available are not able to nerform
(See SHORT COURSE, Page 3)
Naval Recruiters
Be Here January 17
To Interview Cadets
HOUSTON, Jan. 11.—Accord
ing to Lt. Comdr. J. F. Beebe, of
ficer in charge of the Houston re
cruiting district, Navy representa
tives will be at Texas A. & M. Col
lege on Wednesday, January 17 to
interview students who are inter
ested in the Navy and especially
the radar/radio technician train
ing program. Qualifying examina
tion, known as the Eddy Test, will
be given to anyone desiring to take
it in the Assembly Hall commenc
ing at 9:00 A. M. Subsequent ex
aminations will commence at 11:00
A. M. and 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 P.
M. It is suggested that the stu
dents who desire to take the ex
amination appear at the Assembly
Hall about 15 minutes in advance
of the examination time to permit
the necessary preliminary prepara
tion of papers.
“Examination and interview do
not in any way obligate an indi
vidual to enlist in the Navy,” Com
mander Beebe said.
Some physical defects can be
waived on men who qualify for this
specialized training. The use of
slide rule is permitted in solving
examination questions.
Details on the program or the
examination may be obtained from
G. B. Wilcox, Director of Student
Personnel.
Interested students are invited
to call by the Assembly Hall any
time Wednesday, January 17, to
obtain information on any of the
various branches of the Navy and
to take the radar/radio technician
examination if they like.
John W. Newton, A. & M. grad
uate of 1912, is the latest appoint
ment of Governor Coke Stevenson
to the A. & M. Board of Directors.
At the same time Stevenson re
appointed R. W. Briggs of San
Antonio and Neth L. Leachman of
Dallas for six year terms.
In the same series of appoint
ments Stevenson reappointed Dr.
C. O. Terrell of Ft. Worth who
was appointed to fill a vacancy
last fall in the Board of Regents
of Texas university. Others ap
pointed to the Board of Regents
are: Ed B. Tucker, Nacogdoches,
graduate of the University of Vir
ginia; Ernest E. Kirkpatric, dril
ling contractor, graduate of Dan
iel Baker College; and Dr. Walter
H. Scherrer, dentist of Houston,
graduate of the University_of Cin-
cinatti. Stevenson has also ap
pointed two other members, Dud
ley K. Woodward of Dallas and
David M,. Warren of Panhandle,
to the Texas university Board of
Regents.
Newton gradauted in 1912 from
A. & M. with a Bachelor of Science
degree in chemical engineering.
For two years, 1912 to 1914, he
taught chemistry in the Chemistry
Department. At the present time
he is Vice-president and General
Manager of Magnolia Refineries at
Beaumont. He is also Vice-presi
dent of the Magnolia Pipeline
Company.
While at A. & M., Newton was
a second lieutenant in I Company,
infantry. He was a Ross Volunteer,
member of the Y. M. C. A. Cabinet
and played on a championship in
tramural baseball team of I Com
pany. Newton came originally
from Bryan.
A. & M.’s Board of Directors is
now composed of nine members
three of whom have been appoint
ed in the last three months. E.
W. Hai'rison, Rufus Peeples, and
John W. Newton are all recent ap
pointees of Governor Stevenson.
Other members of the Board are
G. R. White, chairman of the
board, R. W. Briggs, vice presi
dent, Neth L. Leachman, D. S.
Buchanan, on leave with the U.
S. Marine Corps, H. J. Brees, and
H. L. Kokeimot. Six of the men on
the Board of Directors, White,
Briggs, Peeples, Newton, Buchan
an, and Harrison ai-e Aggie-Ex
es. Leachman is a graduate of
Texas university and Brees is a
West Pointer while Kokernot is a
banker and cattleman from Al
pine, Texas.
Governor Stevenson since he has
been in office has appointed five
of the nine members of the A. &
M. Board of Directors and six of
the nine members of the Texas
university Board of Regents.
The appointments are subject
to confirmation by the Senate but
until they act the men appointed
will be authoratative members of
their respective boards. There has
been no reaction from the State
Senate as to their position regard
ing the recent appointments.
A. H. Demke ,poultryman from
Stephenville, was not reappointed
by the Governor. Newton takes his
place.
Aggies Leaving
School Must Seqd
For Longhorn
Aggies leaving school will have
to mail their Longhorn receipt to
the Student Activities Office about
the first of May in order to receive
their copy of the publication, it was
announced by the Activities office.
The Longhorn will be mailed to
the sender of the receipt. No re
funds will be made on orders for
the Longhorn.
No Date Set For Change;
Outfits Will Stay Intact
Dormitories To Be Used Not Yet
Named; Announcement Made Yesterday
Here we go again!
Girl Scout Meet
Held In Bryan
Appointment of the chairman of
the standing committees and ex
pediting of plans to install a paid
director marked the first meeting
of the year of the Girl Scout Coun
cil that was held Monday morning
at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms in Bryan.
Ira N. Kelley, new commissioner
of the group, assumed control at
the first 1945 meeting with well
laid out plans for the coming year.
The outstanding work accomplish
ed by Mrs. H. B. Hickerson, com
missioner for the past year was
praised by Mr. Kelley, who point
ed out that the plans discussed
at this meeting are those that
were started in the year that Mrs.
Hickerson was in charge of the
group.
The council voted to send a let
ter of appreciation to Mrs. Hick
erson for the work that the group
completed under her direction.
“The Girl Scout organization of
Bryan and College Station has ap
proximately 400 girls on its rolls
and in another year will have
many more. This makes it one
of the most outstanding organiza
tions in our community”, Mr. Kel
ley pointed out in his initial ad
dress to the group. ‘We are work
ing towards a goal of more and
more Girl Scouts in Bryan and
College Station and in our rural
areas”, he said.
“We sincerely believe that the
training and the fun that our girls
receive in a Girl Scout troop or
in our Girl Scout Camp is worth
while training for good citizenship,
whether our country be at war or
whether it be at peace. Now is
the time to keep up sustained ef
fort and surge forward with our
plans,” the new commissioner said.
Council members for 1945, who
will direct the Girl Scout organi
zation in this community and who
were present at the meeting Mon
day were: Commissioner Kelley,
Mrs. W. E. Morgan, deputy com
missioner, Mrs. S. C. Richardson,
registrar, Mrs. W. L. Penberty,
treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Norman,
secretary, Mrs. Lester Blank, pro
gram committee chairman, N. C.
Baker, finance committee chairman,
Mrs. Wayne Long, organization
committee chairman, Ray Oden,
house committee chairman, Mrs. O.
C. Spriggs, camp committee chair
man, Mrs. Byron Winstead, public
relation committee chairman,
Mrs. W. H. Cobusier, and Mi’s.
(See SCOUTS, Page 4)
Hillel Club Meeting
Will Not Be Held
There will not be a meeting of
the Hillel Club this Sunday, Jan
uary 14, it was announced at the
Hillel Council meeting Wednesday
night by Harold Borofsky. The
final social of the semester is to
be held the following Sunday, how
ever and members are urged to
attend this meeting.
Regular services are to be held
this Friday night and each suc
ceeding Friday until the end of
the semester.
+ The cadet corps will move from
the military walk area to the Dun
can Hall area for quarters next
semester it was announced to the
cadet officers Thursday at noon
by Major Joe E. Davis, assistant
commandant.
Major Davis also stated that as
far as he knew the cadet organiza
tion would be retained. This con
sisted of senior cadet officers, jun
ior non-commissioned sergeants,
sophomore corporals, and fresh
man privates.
Last July 8 the corps moved
from the military walk area to the
Duncan Hall area to enable the
college to operate only one mess
hall rather than two. Another per
tinent reason which was valid then
and is the main cause of a move
this time is that A. & M. has a
contract with a bonding company
which makes it obligatory to fill
all the rooms in the dormitories
in the Duncan Hall area before
using any of the other dormitories
on the campus.
In the latter part of last Sep
tember the corps moved from the
Duncan Hall area to the military
walk area because there was not
room for the entire corps in the
Duncan area.
No announcement has been made
yet as to the actual time of move
ment nor has there been any des
ignation of the dormitories that
will be used. Neither has the Com
mandant’s Office stated whether
they will furnish transportation.
Nearly 200 Frogs
Expected February
H. L. Heaton, Registrar, an
nounced yesterday that present
figures indicate that approximate
ly 200 new students will enroll in
A. & M. at the beginning of next
semester.
This is a considerable drop from
the fall registration of new stu
dents which approached 750. It
is an even further drop from the
new enrollment at the beginning
of the summer semester when about
900 students enrolled as fresh
men.
Heaton accounted for the dif
ference by explaining that high
schools do not normally graduate
many students at mid-term.
Agriculture Dean
Attends Meeting
C. N. Shepardson, Dean of Ag
riculture, left yesterday morning
for Dallas where he will attend
the meeting of the Agriculture
Workers Association and the Tex
as Jersey Cattle Club at the Bak
er Hotel. This is an annual meet
ing where the important agricul
turists of Texas discuss important
agricultural problems of the state
and make plans for the coming
year. Dean Shepardson is expect
ed to return Saturday morning.
E. D. Profs Register
With Engineer Board
Associate Professor J. G. Mc
Guire, Assistant Professor B. F.
K. Mullins, and Assistant Profes
sor G. C. Stiles, all of the Engi
neering Drawing Department of
the College, have been recently
registered as professional engi
neers by the Texas State Board of
Registration for Professional En
gineers.
Civil Engineering is listed as the
major branch of McGuire and Mul
lins, while Mechanical Engineer
ing is the major branch of Stiles.
All of these men have had several
years of practical experience in
their respective engineering fields,
besides many years of teaching En
gineering Drawing and other sub
jects.