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DIAL 4-5444
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
Texas A*M
The B
BI-WEEKLY
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M.
DEEP IN AGG ISLAND
VOLUME 44
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 30, 1945
NUMBER 61
Senior Ring Rules
Governing Order &
Delivery Modified
Ring May Be Ordered
Upon Classification
As Unregistered Jr.
Yesterday afternoon the regula
tions governing ordering and deliv
ery of senior rings were changed
by the ring committee. The change
makes it possible for a student to
order the ring immediately upon
classification as a junior. Before
the change it was necessary for
a classified junior to register for
the first semester of his junior
year which caused many students
to register for the sole purpose of
ring purchase.
Requirements for ordering sen
ior rings were lowered to include
juniors as far back as 1942 when
military service began taking jun
iors out of school. At present the
rules are:
1. Any student who has been in
residence two semesters and ful
fills all requirements for junior
classification is Eligible to order
the ring.
2. Delivery will be made to him
upon presentation of satisfactory
evidence of military service or reg
istration as a classified senior.
Ring orders under the new ruling
will be accepted from qualified
persons as soon as records have
been checked and brought up to
date in the registrar’s office. H.
L. Heaton, registrar, estimates this
will require about fifteen days aft
er the opening of the new semes
ter on Feb. 5. He added that the
registrar’s office would accept mail
orders from those students not re
turning for the next semester.
The Ring Committee re-empha
sized that the relaxing of ring eli
gibility requirements for the order
ing of senior rings was a war
measure and went on record in
favor of a return to the old re
quirement of senior classification
as soon as the present emergency
ends.
The following were present at
the meeting held yesterday: Tom
Alley, president; Bill Griffin, vice
president, and Calvin Brumley Bat
talion editor, senior class; Charles
West, president; Jere Higgs, jun
ior class; Jack Lee Ward, president
and Alfred Jefferson, sophomore
class; Robert Lane and John Ad
ams, freshman class, and Messrs.
H. L. Heaton, registrar; W. L. Pen-
berthy and E. E. McQuillen.
Basic Soft Drink
Principles Stressed
In Short Course
Basic principles of soft drink
plant operation and their practical
applications are being stressed in
a three-weeks short course which
opened Monday under the auspices
of the national association of Amer
ican Bottlers of Carbonated Bever
ages.
The Texas A. & M. College is one
of three technical schools in the
United States selected by the Asso
ciation of American Bottlers of
Carbonated Beverages to conduct
this course. The other schools are
the Drexel Institute of Technology
in Philadelphia and the Illinois In
stitute of Technology in Chicago.
Monday forenoon was given over
to registration of the 50 selected
industry representatives taking the
course, with lecture periods, ques
tion and answer sessions and help
ful demonstrations starting im
mediately after lunch. Those taking
the course show postoffice address
es in 20 states.
Instruction which deals with
specialized features of the manu
facture of beverages and plant
operation is being given by ex
perts from the industry, while the
regular Texas A. & M. College
faculty is giving the instructional
work on more general subjects.
President’s Ball
To Be Held In
Sbisa Hall Tonite
Tuesday night, January 30, the
President’s Birthday Ball will be
held in Sbisa Hall. It is scheduled
to begin at nine o’clock and will
last until one. Music will be furn
ished by the Aggieland Orchestra,
and further entertainment will be
provided in the form of a two act
floor show which is to be present
ed by a group of WACs from Bryan
Air Field at 11.
Major James E. Breland, who is
chairman of the Ball, also an
nounced that the Banquet room
would be set aside for the Cadets
and local school children who are
to attend the dance. The Annex
has been designated as the place
of gathering for the adults.
Major Breland said that, there
would be three dances held in the
vicinity, and that one ticket to
any of the dances would be good
at any of the other two. He said
that it would be a simple matter
to make the rounds and attend all
three during the course of the
evening. The other two dances are
to be held at the American Legion
Hall and the K. C. Hall in Bryan.
The Bryan Air Field orchestra is
to play at the K. C. Hall, while
a square dance is to be held at
the American Legion Hall.
Tickets for the dances will be
$1.00 per person for the adults, and
$1.00 per couple for the Cadets and
school children.
Colonel Galloway, ’29,
Awarded Silver Star
For Battle Gallantry
Under the provisions of AR 600-
45, dated 22 September 1943, and
Circular 66, Headquarters First
United States Army, the Silver
Star Medal was awarded to Lieu
tenant Colonel Robert B. Galloway,
Infantry, 41st Armored Infantry
Regiment, for gallantry in action
in Normandy, France. He entered
military service from Alabama.
At about 0230, 30 July 1944, Lt.
Col. Galloway volunteered and la
ter insisted upon accompanying the
Division Reserve Commander and
eight enlisted men who were to
proceed from a position near the
Division Reserve Command Post
to determine whether or not St.
Denis le Gast was occupied by
enemy or friendly troops. Lt. Col.
Galloway placed himself in a stand
ing position in front of the vehicle
to act as an observer and to assist
in the covering fire if necessary.
The vehicle proceeded backwards
into the town in order to facilitate
a quick withdrawal in the event of
an enemy counterattack, and con
tacted an enemy armored car. Lt.
Col. Galloway immediately engaged
the German sentries outposted at
the German vehicle in a fire fight,
wounding at least one, while the
vehicle withdrew from the town
under heavy small arms fire. Hav
ing secured positive information
that the town was occupied in force
by a Panzer battalion, the vehicle
then returned to the command post.
Lt. Col. Galloway’s display of gal
lantry, courage, and utter disre
gard for his own safety while en
gaged in a vital and hazardous
mission for a period of two hours,
set a brilliant example of devotion
to duty to the men of his unit and
was instrumental in securing in
formation which led to the destruc
tion of the enemy force in a few
hours.
Colonel Galloway attended A. &
M. College, receiving his degree in
Mechanical Engineering here m
1929. In addition to the recently
won Silver Star, Colonel Galloway
wears the Purple Heart and the
Oak Leaf Cluster.
Keep the young trees green. They
are our future supply of fuel and
timber. Don’t burn the woods.
Bryan U. S. 0. To Hold Open House On
Feb. 3,4,5; Fourth Anniversary Festival
The American public, whose
gifts have made possible USO
clubs and the organization’s other
activities, will be the guest of hon
or Saturday and Sunday, February
3, 4, when USO in Bryan, will
in nearly 3,000 other localities, will
hold Open House on the fourth an
niversary of its founding, Febru
ary 4, 1941.
“As USO is financed by the
American people through the Na
tional War Fund,” Travis B. Bry
an, chairman of the USO council,
said, in making the announcement
today, “contributors to the fund
through National War Fund are
especially urged to attend to see
what their money has made pos
sible.”
“Your husband, daughter, or son
probably has mentioned what USO
means to men in uniform,” Mr.
Bryan said. “Monthly attendance
at these clubs, usually reserved for
those in uniform, is over 30,000,000
and USO-Camp Shows are enjoyed
by 2,000,000 more; so come in, look
around, be welcome, and get a first
hand impression.”
Another high point in which the
local organization will join in the
nation-wide observance will be the
USO Anniversary Dinner which
will be held Monday evening, Feb
ruary 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Maggie
Parker dining hall. Judge Edward
S. Boyles, chairman of the Houston
USO Council will be the principal
speaker, and District Judge W. S.
Barron' will serve as master of
ceremonies. The Personnel Service
department of Bryan Field and
Public Relations and Welfare de
partment of the Naval Training
School will furnish entertainment.
A proclamation praising USO for
its four years of service to those
in uniform has been issued by May
ors Yeager and Langford, who have
asked every citizen of Bryan and
College Station to take advantage
of the open house invitation to visit
the USO clubs in this city, while
Chairman Bryan is also emphasiz
ing that all will be welcome at the
open house celebrations to be held
Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. at both the main club at
210 West 26th Street and the Ne
gro Extension at 22nd Street and
Bryan Avenue. A formal dance at
the Country Club will feature the
anniversary celebration on Satur
day, February 3 from 8:30 p.m.
to midnight. Mrs. W. W. Harris
will be chairman and music will be
furnished by the Instrumental Gen
tlemen of Bryan Field.
We in USO are proud of the
accomplishments of the past four
years,” Mr. Bryan said, “and only
regret we cannot have everyone
see at first hand what is being done
in almost 3,000 other clubs and
operations in the United States
and overseas throughout the West
ern hemisphere. We also wish that
everyone could see how USO-Camp i
Shows entertains in the camps here
and in every theatre of war.”
“Thanks are being extended to
the many men and women of this
city who have given of their time
to make USO a friendly place.
USO is proud of its 1,000,000 vol
unteer workers all over the country
who make its work possible. Some
of them will greet you at the USO
Club and show you the facilities
you have helped make available.”
★
Adaptation of USO to the needs
of those in service as the plan of
war changes, as well as its growth
from a tentative idea to a net
work of nearly 3,000 operations,
will be shown during the organi
zation’s Fourth Anniversary ob
servance throughout the nation
on February 3-5.
Open House for the American
public, partner in the enterprise
of providing facilities for aiding
the will and spirit of the armed
forces, again will be the principal
feature on February 3-4, and an
niversary luncheons are planned
for February 5, according to
Chester I. Bernard, USO presi
dent.
Looking into the future, Mr.
Barnard said today that USO
services are already being geared
increasingly to returning service
men, wounded or well, who are
depending on USO in their off-
duty hours, just as they did before
going abroad. Other changes in
cluded provision for the higher
proportion of women in service,
more personal work with service
men’s wives, meeting changing
conditions in war production areas
and extension of USO-Camp Shows
to meet the larger theatres of
war.
However, it is thi'ough the Open
House that USO has a chance to
show the public how their gifts
to the National War Fund, from
which USO derives its financial
support, are used. Last year more
than 4,000,000 persons took ad
vantage of the opportunity to see
how the organizations, usually re
served for military personnel, func
tion. Practically all of USO’s nearly
3,000 operations participated and
are expected to do so again this
year.
Mr. Barnard pointed out that it
was not only a friendly interest
but also loyal cooperation from the
American people which had made
USO possible. “On February 4,
1941, with the approval of Pres
ident Roosevelt and the War and
Navy Departments and the Fed
eral Security Administration, the
United Service Organizations were
incorporated with the following
members: Young Men’s Christian
Associations, National Catholic
Community Service, The Salvation
Army, Young Women’s Christian
Associations, National Jewish Wel
fare Board and the National Trav
elers Aid Association.”
Original plans called for about
340 clubhouses in 200 communi
ties, Mr. Barnard said, but by
February 4, 1942, the organization
had 554 clubs and other service
units in operation, and as the mil
itary forces grew, USO increased
its volume of services accordingly.
Commenting on the work during
the first year, Mr. Barnard said
the chief services were centered in
the clubs, with dances, games,
sports, music, photography and
all the small personal services
that make “a home awa,y from
home” the first consideration.
“Overseas work began in that
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Commencement Program
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
10:15 a.m. Processional
10:30 a.m Baccalaureate Sermon, Rev. R. C. Terry
,1:30-4:30 p.m. —
All departments open for inspection
7:00 p.m Commencement Processional
7:15 p.m Commencement Exercises
Address—Dr. Harmon Lowman, President Sam Houston
State Teachers College.
Valedictory Address —
Thomas William Melius, Jr., Metairie, Louisiana
Conferring of Degrees —
President of the College
Presentation of Diplomas —
President of the Board of Directors of the College
8:30 p.m. —
President and Mrs. Gilchrist at home informally to mem
bers of the graduating class and their guests, former
students and their families, and members of the faculty
and their families.
NOTE: The processional will form on the walk east of Guion
Hall and will include the speakers, members, Board of
Directors, graduating seniors, and members of the
College staff.
AUPassified Seniors And
Cadet Officers Are Eligible
Modified Order Was Effective Only to Feb. 2
Boots First Suspended September 18, 1942
The order permitting the wearing of senior boots has
been extended to September, 1945, it was announced by
President Gilchrist today. When the suspension prohibiting
the wearing of the boots was modified last summer the order
allowed the wearing of them only until February 2 and now
it has been extended until September after which the order
9fc $ $
Two semesters to live.
Cadet Officers In
Class ’44-’45 Get
Certificates Wed.
Major Joe E. Davis announced
today that engraved officers com
missions will be presented to the
various cadet officers tomorrow at
retreat. Those cadets that were
cadet officers under Cadet Colonel
George Strickhausen will be award
ed commissions.
Major Davis also stated that due
to the amount of time it would
take to present each man his com
mission it would be impossible to
hold a special ceremony at the
present time. The awards will be
presented to each man individually
by his own tactical officer. Com
panies will fall out in their own
dormitory areas where the com
missions will be presented.
It has been the custom in the
past to hold a special ceremony or
review for the officers who were
to receive commissions, but due to
the limited amount of time before
the end of the semester no special
plans could be made, said Major
Davis.
Those cadets receiving commis
sions were made officers when or
ganizations were again created on
the campus last summer, and these
men resigned their commissions at
the middle of this semester so that
men from two different classes
would not be cadet officers at the
same time. Most of the men who
are to receive commissions are in
the class of 1944-45.
Water-Sewerage
Short Course Is
Underway Here
Some 20 representatives from
the 24 water districts comprising
Texas are enrolled in a week’s lab-
oratoVy course featuring water and
sewage treatment which started
Monday at the Texas A. & M. Col
lege under supervision of S. R.
Wright, acting head of the Depart
ment of Municipal and Sanitary
Engineering. This course is a fore
runner of the 27th annual Texas
Waterworks and Sewerage Short
School which will be conducted here
February 5, 6 and 7.
Cooperating with the Texas A.
& M. College in staging both the
laboratory course and the short
school are the State Board of
Health and the State Board of
Vocational Education. The State
Board of Health has two instructors
here assisting in routine tests and
interpretation of results in water
and sewage treatment. The labo
ratory session will run eight hours
-per day Monday through Saturday.
•positively will not be extended, said
Gilchrist.
As to his reasons for the ex
tension he said that some of the
members of the Junior class might
have misunderstood the previous
announcement and purchased boots
and he thought it only fair to ex
tend the time so that all students
would be clearly familiar with the
order next September and there
would be no misconception of the
suspension.
As in the past two semesters
only cadet officers and classified
seniors will be permitted to wear
boots next semester.
Wearing of the boots was sus
pended September 18, 1942, by
direction of the executive commit
tee, and an order released by the
commandants office last August 9
lifted the suspension until Febru
ary 2.
Clothing, Textiles,
Condition Critical
Even After War Ends
Even after the war in Europe
ends, the clothing and textiles sit
uation in this country is not ex
pected to improve materially, Miss
Alice Sundquist, Federal Extension
clothing specialist from Washing
ton, D. C., told members of the
home demonstration staff during
a recent visit to the headquarters
of the A. & M. College Extension
Service here.
Weather conditions in the Pa
cific theater cause rapid deteriora
tion in clothing and tentage fab
rics, and of late the demand has
been so great that all coarse cot
ton yarns now are going to mili
tary purposes and none to civilians,
the speaker said. As a result, home
makers will have to prolong the
lives of slip-covers, draperies,
counterpanes and sheeting. Similar
ly, the shortage of denim work
clothes will continue to pinch and
conservation of these was never
more important.
In fact, the consumer is getting"
squeezed from all directions, Miss:
Sundquist explained, since prices’,
of clothing increased 41 per cent,
between August, 1939, and August,.
1944. The increase has been about
10 per cent in the last 18 months.
Nor do these figures take into ac
count the decreases in quality or
durability of garments.
Miss Sundquist’s advice to home
makers was to make an inventory
of unused or pre-war material
which might be stored in attics,
trunks and cedar chests. Making
clothes over and making the best
use of materials salvaged from
flour and feed sacks will continue
to be “musts” for many rural wom
en, she said. These principles have
been emphasized in Extension’s
war-time clothing program by the
Texas clothing specialist, Mrs.
Dora R. Barnes.
Consumers who feel the govern
ment should work toward textile
standards for color fastness, laun
dering, shrinkage protection, and
better measurements should con
vey their wishes to J. A. King,
head of the War Production Board
in Washington, she said.