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a 9 # f * DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Texas A«M The B College alion WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER DEEP IN AGGIELAND TEXAS A. & M. VOLUME 44 Town Hall Books Rubinoff, Speaks, Thibault, Bannerman, Hughes for 1945-46 Season The rafters of Ye Olde Town Hall during the 1945-46 season will ring with the merry notes of by far the most en tertaining numbers yet booked by this popular campus or ganization. This became apparent Thursday with the release by the Student Activities office of its tentative 1945-46 of ferings, featuring the most famous name in fiddledom, Rubinoff and his Violin, and the popular radio singing stars, Margaret Speaks and Conrad Thibault. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, 1945 NUMBER 94 Carrying out this general idea of more entertainment and less of the “long-haired” variety of of ferings, the new season will find the Town Hallers listening to and looking at the varied abilities and charms of Lois Bannerman, lovely and talented harpist, who will ap pear in joint recital with the Gor don String Quartet; the music of the Modern Choir from TSCW, re peating their 1942 appearance; a jam-up concert by the Singing Ca dets and Aggieland orchestra, marking the first time these two Aggie groups have appeared joint ly on Town Hall; popular piano technics by America’s own pianist- composer, Percy Grainger. As extra numbers the A Cap- pella Choir of Bryan, the outstand ing high school singing group in the state, will appear on Town Hall for the first time, and, if ar rangements can be made, the en tire troupe of the operetta, “The Bohemian Girl,” with an ex-Met star as director, from the North Texas State’s famous school of music, will present this well known attraction. To round out a season of ten numbers, John R. Hughes, interna tionally famous radio commentator, will present his “News and Views by John B. Hughes”. Season tickets for both students and adults will go on sale late this month, it was announced, at no advance over last year’s prices. Dates for attractions have not been completed, although tempo rary dates have been set for Hughes on December 4th, Rubinoff for October 24th, and December 19th for Grainger. “Cost of Education Is Going Up”,-Adams The importance of education in our democratic system was em phasized at a meeting of the A. and M. Chapter of the American Association of University Profes sors held the night of August 30 at the YMCA Assembly Hall by Representative George E. Adams of Bryan, in an address on “Educa tion in the Texas Legislature.” Adams quoted from the letter ad dressed to the Governor by the Postwar Planning Commission of 31 members to the effect that there can be no retrenchment in expend itures for education. In the fu ture education will cost more and should cost more. Can Texas af ford it? He explained that in 1944 Texans spent $65,000,000 for ciga rettes, $75,000,000 for hard liquor, and $95,000,000 for beer, a total far and away greater than that spent altogether for education. In a candid comment on the gov erning boards of A. and M. and the University, Adams mentioned a seeming confusion between the policy making and administrative functions, and emphasized there should be a clear distinction be tween the two functions. Texas is below the average in the country in educational ex penditures and standards, said Adams. Low salaries have resulted in low teacher standards and scar city of teachers. Referring to higher education, Adams mentioned a trend toward industrial and commercial educa tion, need for a more dependable basis for plant maintenance, and the need for a higher standard of teachers in institutions of higher education. The Legislature’s assignment in the educational field, as Adams saw it, included adjustment of the state administrative repsonsibili- ties of the boards, increased ap propriations for public schools, a buiding program and provision of adequate salaries for the higher educational institutions, and the provision of graduate work for Negroes. About 50 members of the Amer ican Association of University Professors and friends were pres ent. The next meeting will be in October, it was announced. The possibility was suggested of a dis trict American Association of Uni versity Professors meeting at Bay lor University, Waco, at the meet ing of the Texas Academy of Science, November 6-9-10. Gen. Allen Returns College Board, Former Students To Meet Jointly Major General Roderick Allen, an Aggie of the class of 1915, has arrived in the United States to spend a thirty day leave. The 51-year-old commander of the First Armored Division in the European Army of Occupation is a native of Palestine, Texas and majored in Animal Husbandry at A. & M. Known as “Red”, General Allen served as Battalion comman der of the Third Battalion Cavalry while a cadet at Texas A. & M. In World War I, he served as captain in the Third Cavalry in France; and during World War II, he serv ed as commander of the 12th Armo red Division of the Third Army, being shifted only recently to the 1st Armored Division. What’s Cooking FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 3:00 p.m.: A&M Garden Club at YMCA parlor. 6:30 p.m.: Softball, Military vs. Pirates at College Hills Diamond; Tigers vs. Orioles at College dia mond. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 9:00 a.m.: Rosh Hashanah serv ices at YMCA chapel. 2:00 p.m.: Intramural track meet, preliminaries. SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 2:00 p.m.: Intramural track meet, finals. MONDAY, SEPT. 10 7:30 p.m.: YMCA cabinet meet ings in “Y” chapel. 7:30 p.m.: YMCA council meet ing in “Y” assembly room. TUESDAY, SEPT 11 12:00 noon: Kiwanis Club at Duncan Hall. Two meetings important to the college are being held this week end. The routine meeting of the A. & M. Board of Directors begins Friday night and will last through Saturday. Its purpose is to handle routine business, put the finishing touches on the Student Affairs set up, and clear the agenda so that no business will be carried over to the next meeting. The Former Stud ents Association will also meet Fri day and Saturday morning with the primary purpose of discussing its gift fund. There will be a joint meeting of the two groups Saturday morning to discuss further and more au thoritatively how through the gift fund an intensive drive may be started to increase the donations to the Student Activities building and other approved college purpos es, such as the research fund and others. According to E. E. McQuillen, executive seci*etary of the Former Students Association, Coach Homer Norton has promised the directors a preview of next season’s football team at a scrimmage Saturday afternoon. The next meeting of the Board will be a joint meeting with the Texas University regents on Nov ember 28, the day before the A. & M.-Texas game as is customary. In addition to the November meet- itig, the A. & M. Board meets on the second Saturday of January, Aggie Heroes Freed From Japs m jflp 1 ' * m : Gen. George F. Moore Following close upon the heels of the liberation of Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright was the announcement last week by the War Department that Major General George Fleming Moore had been freed and had arrived in Chungking. General Moore was with Wainwright in a party of high ranking officers, all of which were liberated from a Jap prison camp. General Moore, perhaps the most illustrious Aggie to participate in World War II, was in command of the harbor defenses on Corregidor when the island was captured by the Japanese in May of 1942. Gen eral Moore was taken prisoner at that time and remained in a Jap prison camp until his release last week. General Moore was a member of the graduating class of 1908. He returned to his old alma mater and served as commandant in the years of 1938, 1939, and 1940, holding the rank of colonel during those years. In 1940 he was ordered to leave A. & M. and assume duty in Hawaii. During his years as a cadet at Texas A. & M. General Moore was one of the corps’ outstanding foot ball players. It was during his years of great football playing that the name “Old Maud” became affixed to him^ because his kicking was so powerful. Col. Tom Dooley The War Department announced last week that a Texan, Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dooley of McKinney, had been selected to witness the surrender ceremonies of the Japa nese aboard the U. S. S. Missouri. The announcement was received with great pride by the corps of cadets at Texas A. & M., because Colonel Dooley is a former cadet of the institution. The reason for Colonel Dooley’s selection to be present at the cere monies to end the war was that he was adjutant to Lieutenant Jona than Wainwright and was taken prisoner along with the other offi cers and men of Wainwright. The War Department announced that Dooley had returned to military control in Chungking, and that he would accompany Wainwright to Tokyo, after which he would re turn to the United States. Dooley went to the Philippines in May of 1941 and was captured in 1942, when Wainwright sur rendered to Japan. Colonel Dooley was in the grad uating class of 1935 at Texas A. & M. While a cadet here, he was voted one of the five most popular cadets of 1935. He was captain of the corps staff, a member of the cadet colonel’s staff, and yell lead er. He majored in mechanical en gineering. At the time of his liberation, Dooley held the rank of Major; but upon his release, he was promptly promoted to Lieu tenant Colonel. Student Affairs Employs Adviser For Servicemen Lt. Colonel Bennie A. Zinn, Class of ’26, has been added to the staff of the Director of Student Affairs as Veteran’s Adviser and has established offices with the college registrar, it has been an nounced. Now on terminal leave after a distinguished military record, Colonel Zinn will revert to an in active status with the army. His new position is in response to the need for a full time veteran’s ad viser and Colonel Zinn’s office will render assistance to servicemen on all types of problems including housing, courses of study, personal affairs, eligibility under the GI- bill, pensions, books and any other matter affecting the serviceman’s welfare. Colonel Zinn has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Croix de Guerre with palm, the Purple Heart, the Com bat Infantryman’s Badge, the American Defense Ribbon and the ETO ribbon with 6 campaign stars. The Legion of Merit was award ed for the efficient planning of the supply and evacuation of the 82nd. Division in the Normandy Campaign; the Bronze Star was awarded Colonel Zinn for the su perior handling of some 169,000 German prisoners, their feeding, evacuation and first aid. The Purple Heart award to Colonel Zinn was for wounds re ceived in the Normandy battles, and the Combat Infantryman’s badge was awarded during the Italian campaigns of Salerno and Mt. Maori. Colonel Zinn served from Aug ust ’44 until his terminal leave started in July of this year with the 18th Airborne Corps. The new veteran’s adviser will be domiciled at 256 Clark Street on the campus. He is married and has one son. City Asks Public To Cooperate In Preventing Polio The spread of polio, dreaded summer epidemic which has thus far made little or no headway in College Station, can be kept under control only by vigorous attention to sanitation, according to City health officials, who this week urged all residents of the City to provide their homes with garbage cans with covers. “Flies are suspected of being one of the sources of polio. When garbage is left exposed it pro vides food for the deadly carriers of this dreaded disease. Thus far College Station has been fortunate in keeping polio down. The^ fight should not be relaxed. Every thoughtful citizen will cooperate by getting a good tightly sealed garbage container,” the officials said. Local hardware stores report that metal containers are now available without priorities, it was stated. Plans Begin for 1946 Longhorn While the Corps anxiously a- waits word on the delivery of the 1945 Longhorn, plans are being made to publish a 1946 edition of the Aggie annual with the first re quirement being delivery on or be fore May 15, 1946, acording to a statement issued by the Student Activities Committee. War time shortages and labor difficulties, responsible for the big delay in the 1945 book, are expect ed to be settled before the 1946 book goes into production. The manager of Student Activ ities was authorized by the Com mittee to work with a committee representing the present Junior Class and ascertain the feasibility of publishing in 1946. The present Senior Class will be represented (See LONGHORN, Page 4) Corps Will Elect Four Yell Leaders and Battalion Editor Sept. 14; Town Hall and Longhorn Jobs Also Open STUDENT ELECTION SUMMARY DATE: PLACE: Rotunda of Friday, September 14. Rotunda of Academic Building. PURPOSE: To name 2 Senior Yell Leaders, 2 Junior Yell Leaders and an editor of The Battalion. WHO CAN VOTE: Any Aggie registered for this semester. ELIGIBILITY: For Senior Yell Leade 1. Must 2. Must last semester now be in at least fifth semester at Texas A. & have passed at least sixty percent of school work emester registered in A. & M. ,de point wise sati egistered Must have a grade point average of at least 1.5 Must have other’ M. during satisfactory record, rtaining at leas vities For Junior Yell Lc; st file petition containing at least 20 names with the Student tivities Committee by 1:30 Monday, Sept. 10th. Activitie I Leader 1. Must now be in at least fourth semester and ready to enter fifth reader be in a semester at Texas A. & M. 2. Must meet same requirements as listed under Senior requirements 2, 3, 4, and 5 above. , an For Battalion Editor 1. Must have grade point ratio of 1.5. 2. Must have passed at least sixty percent of school work last se mester. Must have otherwise satisfactory record, file request to have name on tl ptember 10th at 1:30 with Must Monday, September 10th at office. (No petition required). the ballot not later than i'ith the Student Activities For Longhorn 1. nghorn r.ditor Must be a member of the Second Class of ’47. Must have a grade point ratio of 1.5 and must ha ra las ave passed sixty percent ot school work last semester. Must have otherwise satisfactory record. Must notify Student Activities office noi day. The names of day, Septen Second Class meeting of the class. For Town Hall Manager Same as for Longhorn Editor. For Representative Student Activities Committee Senior—same as for Senior Yell Lead' ijor—same as for Junior Yell not later than 1:30 Mon candidate, certified to the held at a called Junior—same as for eaders. Leaders Green and Boynton Take Top Honors In Engineering Slide Rule Contest J. E. Green of Brownsville, and Gene Boynton of Hamilton today were announced winners of first and second place respectively in the 1945 slide rule contest con ducted each year among first se mester engineering^ students at the Texas A. & M. College. Green and Boynton, rated as the most proficient in a course in en gineering problems in which the slide rule is used, were each given a new L. L. Decitrig slide rule by the Keuffel and Esser Company, which has donated these slide rules each year since the contest was started in 1928. Winners of the large bronze and aluminum plaques awarded by the College for first and second places respectively in each branch of en gineering represented among the contestants were: Electrical En gineering: Green, and W. M. Men- ger, Vicksburg, Miss; Chemical En gineering: Boynton, and J. W. Thompson, Shreveport, La; Me chanical Engineering: L. R. Lane, Glen Rose, and J. B. Snyder, Waco; Petroleum Engineering: Pat Brown New Gulf, and J. T. Berry, Sweet water; Aeronautical Engineering: T. A. Goodwyn, Dallas, and J. D. Morgan, Tyler; Management En gineering; T. W. Flenner, Dallas, and P. M. Dodson, Dallas; Civil Engineering: J. M. Swingle, Sher man, and W. F. Bohlman, Schulen- burg. This slide rule contest is dis tinctively a Texas A. & M. College practice. So far as is known here no ^other college or university has a similar contest to spur interest in proficiency in the use of the slide rule. To be eligible to enter the contest a student at mid-semester must be among the top 10 percent of all students taking engineering prob lems, which is known officially as M. E. 101 and 102. The course, says Chas. W. Craw ford, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, simply is mathematics and physics problems applied to engineering in which the slide rule is the working tool. Much of the credit for success of the slide rule contest belongs to Mr. Crawford, who has headed this department since 1929 and was a member of the department staff the preceding year when the first contest was conducted. Until three years ago awards consisted of the two slide rules for first and second place, and all other contestants were given a small bronze paper weight appro priately inscribed. At that time, D. W. Fleming, assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering De partment, made plaque patterns which are cast in the College foundry by M. W. Watson, depart ment instructor, and these are mounted on mahogany backgrounds made in the College wood shop. Each plaque bears the emblem of the society or institute for that particular branch of engineering. Now all other contestants re ceive an aluminum paper wieg’ht mounted on a small mahogany shield. Not only is there rivalry among students in the whole course, but also among students in the same branch of engineering, and this ex tends to the heads of the various departments making up the School of Engineering at the Texas A. & M. College. Marianne Featured with the Sonr f ' Dun ham Band is the sultry and tan talizing Marianne, dynamic blonde songstress of the Dunham aggre gation which will bow in at Sbisa Hall on Friday evening, Septem ber 21, at the Final Corps Ball. AVMA Elects New Officers for Fall Semester Elmo Crenshaw was elected pres ident of the A. & M. chapter of the A. V. M. A. for the 1945 fall semester at a meeting of the socie ty held last nig-ht at the amphi theatre of the Veterinary Hospital. Other officers elected we^e: Bob Ward, president-elect; Dan High tower, vice-president; Robert C. Buie, secretary-treasurer; Wayne Grogan, reporter; David G. Smok ier, sergeant-at-arms. Dr. Turk and Dr. Milliff were elected senior sponsors of the society, and Dr. Dunn was named honorary sponsor. Jim Carol, re tiring president, expressed his ap preciation to members of the club for their cooperation during the current semester. A membership drive will be held during the month of October, and plans are being made to give a bonus or prize to the first class turning in a 100 per cent membership. Students to Elect Representatives to Activities Council The return of student acti vities on the A. & M. campus to a pre-war basis was given impetus in the Monday meet ing of the Student Activities Committee when general elec tions were ordered for Sep tember 14 to fill several im portant positions in the Corps, including editor of the Bat talion, editor of the 1946 Longhorn, Manager of Town Hall, and the important posi tions of Junior and Senior Yeljt Leaders for the coming school year. Two other positions will be fill ed by a general vote of the Corps. Representatives to the Student Activities Committee will be nam ed from the Junior and Senior Classes. These are important posi tions in determining the policy of activities on the campus, making the social calendar and planning the general welfare of the student body. The entire Corps will choose Yell Leaders from candidates from the present Junior and Sophomore Classes. The Corps will also elect the Editor of the Battalion. The Town Hall manager and the Long horn editor will be named by the present Junior Class. Present Sen iors, first class of ’47, have agreed that major corps officers would be filled from the present Junior Class which constitutes the second class of ’47. Petitions for candidates wishing to appear on the ballot to be voted on September 14th must be filed with the Student Activities office by 1:30 P. M., Monday, Sep tember 10th. Requirements for the various offices to be filled are listed in today’s Battalion. Balloting will be in the rotunda of the Academic Building and the election will be under the super vision of the Student Elections Committee. Election judges will be named by the Committee when it meets at 2:30 Monday afternoon, September 10th, to pass on the petitions submitted. The final bal lot will be carried in the September 13th edition of the Battalion which will be distributed by carrier on Thursday preceding the election the following Friday. Candidates approved by the Elections Committee will be af forded an opportunity to issue a statement in the Battalion. Present acting yell leaders will serve this semester only and newly elected yell leaders will be respon sible for the yells at the first football game with Ellington Field, only one week following their elec tion. That the entire Corps must cooperate with the new yell leaders is an obvious fact, one Aggie lead er stated following the decision to elect new men before the first game. “Here’s a chance for the TWELFTH MAN to come to the rescue,” said J. B. Kearby, Senior prexy. “I urge the Corps to turn out and vote for the men of their choice.” Experience Not Required For the first time in many (See CORPS, Page 4) MAINTENANCE FEES Fourth instalment of Main tenance fees of $21.70 payable September 1-7 inclusive can be paid now. These fees include board $15.00, Room $5.35, and Laundry $1.35, to September 22, 1945. The Cashier of the Fiscal Department will accept these fees from 8:00 a. m. until 1:30 p. m. In accordance with College Regulations any student who has not paid his fees by 5 p. m., Fri day, September 7, will be drop ped from the rolls of the College and will be required to vacate his dormitory room and cease eating in the Dining Hall with in 24 hours.