Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1945)
DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Texas A«M The B WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER DEEP IN AGGIELAND TEXAS A. & M. VOLUME 45 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 1 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 22, 1945 NUMBER 9 Daniel and Butchofsky Out for Thanksgiving Day Battle The Aggie Bonfire is officially started, as of yesterday after noon, when Goose Hall took a team, a wagon, and a bunch of fresh men out and started gathering small wood to be used as watchfire fodder. Wood has been found all over Brazos county that the Aggies will be permitted to use for this year’s fire, which promises to be the biggest one yet seen on this campus. Aggieland’s Singing Cadets Are Booked For Baytown and Houston This Weekend The Singing Cadets of Aggieland will leave at 12:00 noon Saturday via special bus to Baytown, where they will present a concert for the Baytown Humble Club. Presented as a feature on the Humble Club’s annual fine arts series, the per formance will mark the first out- of-town trip for the Cadets this school year. The twenty-seven men, who will sing at the Baytown Com munity House, will be lodged in private residences in Baytown Sat urday night. The Aggie singers will stop over ip Houston on Sunday to perform at the Houston Stage Door Can teen in a program scheduled for 4:00 p. m. Included in the Cadets’ repei'toire for the Baytown concert are the immortal songs, “Spirit of Aggie land’’, “Twelfth Man”, and “I’d Rather Be a Texas Aggie” as well as a group of favorites such as “Sky Anchors Away”, “Old Man River”, and “Surrey With the Fringe on Top”. The famous can tata “One World” will also be pre sented. The group is under the direction of Bill Turner, and includes three soloists: Charles Thoma, baritone; Frank Haines, baritone; and Wat son Keeney, tenor. Fred L. Finke Wins Swift Essay Award Fred L. Finke, pre-veterinary medicine student at Texas A. & M. College, from Pottsboro, Gray son County, is the winner of the annual Swift Packing Company Essay contest, and will leave De cember 1, for a two-week trip to Chicago as the prize, it was an nounced here by Dean R. P. Mar- steller of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Finke’s essay was titled “How Packing Plants Distribute their Products”. While in Chicago the Texas Aggie freshman will also take a market study course and visit the International Livestock Show as well as a tour through Swift installations. WTAW Carries Old Program This Year A regular program that every one enjoys is “Between the Book- ends”, a diversified lot of fun that started out fifteen years ago as a pure poetry program by a scared young radio announcer, Ted Malone. It was just a filler, but the public liked it, so he did the , natural thing . . . kept broadcast ing. Ted’s game spread, and al though he often found himself sim ultaneously starred in as many as three network shows, he kept “Bookends” first and foremost. Malone is a master story teller, and he varied his broadcast for mula with philosophy, humor, hum an interest, and tall tales; he in terviewed celebrities; he reviewed books ;he introduced his listeners to unique games and stunts; and he featured talented young writers, musicians, and actors. In April, 1944, “Between the Bookends” went off the air when Ted Malone was sent to Europe as a war correspondent for ABC. On June 6, 1945, Ted made his farewell broadcast from the ETO and returned to this country to begin a new series of programs. This loveable, likeable character is heard each Tuesday and Thurs day at 10:45 a.m. over station WTAW. School for Game Wardens Will Be Operated Here A school for Game Wardens, de signed to qualify applicants for positions as state game wardens, will be placed into operation at Texas A. & M. on February 4 1946. Operated under the joint aus pices of the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission and the De partment of Fish and Game of the College, the school will oper ate for one semester of four months with college degree credit offered in most of the courses scheduled, provided the candidate can meet college entrance requirements. Instruction will be provided by members of the departments of English, agricultural education, and fish and game of the College and by a representative of the State Fish and Game Department. Enrollment in the first school will be limited to thirty. Those who satisfactorily complete the pro gram will be eligible to fill vacan cies on the i£exas game warden force. College Officials Deny Sanction to Weekend Rodeo A rodeo scheduled for a Bryan arena this weekend is the project of private promoters and has no official sanction of Texas A. & M. College or any of its authorized agencies, it has been announced by College officials. Bryan promoters will receive 60% of the profits of the show, it was stated, and several Aggie spon sors have been promised the other 40% of the proceeds. The rodeo is no way connected with the Saddle and Sirloin Club, it was announced. Information received here was to the effect that two performanc es would be given, one on Satur day night and the other on Sunday afternoon. Kiwanians Hear Discussions On School Finances A discussion of the financial bud- budget of the A. & M. Consolidated School was presented Tuesday at the weekly meeting of the College Station Kiwanis Club by W. D. Bunting, superintendent of schools. His discussion was preceded by an explanation of the state school financing program by George B. Wilcox, head of the department of education and psychology of the Texas A. & M. College and mem ber of the Consolidated school board. Bunting distributed schedules il lustrating the income and expen ditures of the local school over the past five years and pointed out that the outstanding indebtedness of the system had decreased from $14,732.00 in 1940-41 to $3,531.87 in 1944-45. He also explained the formula used in computing the amount of rural aid granted to the school and called attention to im provements made in the curricu lum and other school activities over the past several years. Wilcox explained the operation of the state permanent and avail able school funds and distributed schedules showing the results of operation for the year ended Au gust 31, 1944. The club has completed its ros ter of officers elect for the year of 1946 with Sam Clelland receiving appointment as secretary and N. D. Durst as treasurer. Museum Has INew Display on Fruits A colorful group of those plant fruits used by fall migrating birds as food is embraced in the fourth of the new displays now open for public inspection in the college museum. Many of the plants represented are dependent on birds for seed distribution as evidenced by the fact that the plants are found in the greatest numbers along the bird flight from Canada almost due southward along the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The miiseum is now open from 8:00 to 5:00 with the exception of Saturday afternoon and Sunday. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that I, W. J. Poynor, upon serious con sideration and acting upon com petent legal advice do withdraw my name from sponsorship or any other connection whatso ever of the coming rodeo to be held on Saturday and Sunday, Noverpber 24-25. (Signed) W. J. Poynor November 21, 1945. -f ATTENTION At least 200 Ex-Aggies who have just returned from over seas service need tickets for the Thanksgiving Game. The 2500 held for these men has been insufficient. If you can spare a ticket or know where some can be obtained, let us hear from you. Don’t chisel on these men. Even if some of us home folks have to stay home let’s see that these boys have tickets to this game. C. W. Crawford Mech. Eng. Dept. Non-Military Men Decide On Veterans’ Uniform Representatives of non-military groups, acting through the house managers and their staffs, voted Wednesday to adopt certain rules governing the wearing of the ca det uniform, it was announced. The regulations adopted provide: 1. The cadet unifoi'm, when worn by non-military groups, will con form to the uniform of the classi fication of the wearer; however, ex-servicemen who were officers may wear their officer’s uniform without insignia. 2. Servicemen who were not officers will not be permitted to wear pinks and serge unless they a?e classified juniors or seniors. It was pointed out in the dis cussion that er-officers who have completed terminal leave will be committing a federal offense to continue wearing the army insig nia and insignia of rank with their uniforms. The group further agreed that students from Milner, Hart or Dorm 15 will follow the practice of leaving a notice on their doors when they leave the campus for an extended time. This notice will give the destination, probably time of return and emergency address during the time away from the campus. Woody Varner stated the group voted to participate in the regular intramural program effective De cember 1 and that until then the group would participate in a touch football league composed of one team from Milner, two from Hart and one from Dorm 15. This league will get underway November 20th. Representatives attending the meeting included Bob Criswell, Bud dy Brennan, Ned Broun, Charles Hay, Rocky Sutherland, C. P. Mc- Knight, Gene Howard, Henry New by, Harry Holmes and R. L. Stan ley. Dairymen’s Short Course to Be Held Here December 3-4 Resumption of the annual Dairy men’s Short Course is scheduled here for December 3 and 4, accord ing to announcement by E. L. Darnell, chairman of- the program. The 1945 short course, the eighth to be held at Texas A. & M., is the first since the beginning of the war. Members of the College staff, the Extension Service, and the Agricultural Experiment Station will make up the teaching faculty for the short course. Among those who will furnish instruction and demonstrations are: C. N. Shep- ardson, dean of agriculture; I. W. Rupel, head of the dairy husbandry department; O. C. Copeland, chief dairy division of the Experiment Station; A. L. Darnell, professor of dairy husbandry; W. S. Arbuck- le of dairy manufactures; G. G. Gibson, Extension Service husband man; H. E. Hampton, professor of agronomy; F. P. Jaggi, veterinary hygiene; R. R. Lancaster, Exten sion pasture specialist; D. C. Marsh, dairy department; P. B. Pearson, nutritionist; and R. D. Turk, para sitologist. Those attending the short course will be housed in college dormi tories and take their meals on the campus. L. R. Hickman, chairman of the short course committee, is in charge of arrangements. Orientation Group To Meet With Deans Students in Freshman Orienta tion Group 101 will meet with their deans at 11:15 a. m. on Tuesday, November 27, according to instruc tions issued yesterday by George B. Wilcox, chairman of the orien tation program. “This will be an important meet ing,” Wilcox stated, “and all stu dents in the group are especially urged to be present.” Arts and Sciences students will meet in the Y. M. C. A. Chapel, Agriculture students in the Chem istry Lecture Room, Engineering students in Guion Hall, and Vete rinary students in Mark Francis Hall Pet Show Postponed Until November 28 The dog and pet show originally scheduled by the Mothers and Dads Club of the A. & M. Consolidated School for November 23 has been postponed until 5:30 p. m. Wed nesday, Nov. 28. The postponement was necessitated by the conflict with the bi-district football game between the Consolidated team and Thorndale. Gilchrist Points To Scientific Farming as New Texas Frontier In an address to the Houston Rotary Club on November 15, Pres ident Gibb Gilchrist declared that scientific agriculture offers one of the best opportunities in Texas for young men returning from the service. “Some days ago,” the President stated, “I was asked by a news paper from a rural section of Tex as to state my views on the best opportunities in Texas for young men returning from the service. At the top of the list was placed scientific agriculture—as offering, in my opinion, the best chance for a young man who is willing to ac quaint himself with the knowledge of his chosen field, to keep up with newly-developed knowledge, and to participate in the development of general farming, ranching, and the forestry industry. . . . “We hear a great deal of talk about frontiers. We had pioneers who left the soil of the East and went West, many times because of the fact that the soil had been de pleted to a point where it would not produce sufficiently. Our ter ritorial frontiers have now been reached. No longer can we go West to any lands fertilized by nature. Our new frontier is the development of what we have. What an opportunity for such develop ment is presented here in this great State of Texas! Not only is it an opportunity but it is a chal lenge to every citizen. At the A. & M. College, we very earnestly realize just what responsibilities have been placed on us by the people of Texas in connection with agriculture, its new horizons, its frontiers, and its vast opportu nities.” President Gilchrist called atten tion to the desirability of keeping the industrial development of Tex as products at home, stating: “In Texas we continue to talk about bringing industry into the state. Because of the fact that most of the research money has been ex pended in the North and East, we still are prone to look in that di rection when we want capital or when we want research develop ments. Many times we pay high prices for their use because the processes were covered by patents, or at least by secrets of develop ment. We brag considerably about Texas and we have much about which to brag. Our friends in oth er parts of the country brag with us about Texas’ possibilities and then quietly note with satisfaction that much of the profit from our developments goes to them and not to our own people as it very well might. We must develop our own frontiers with our own capital.” President Gilchrist concluded by requesting cooperation in a pro gram of research and dissemina tion of agricultural information through the medium of the Agri cultural Extension Service. His re marks were followed by an ad dress by Dr. Ide P. Trotter of the Extension Service. Aggie Quarterback Will Probably Watch Turkey Game With Butchofsky On Bench Longhorns Reported to Be at Top Strength for Crucial Game On Kyle By Ed “Brandt Battalion Sports Editor For the first time this season, the Aggies are seriously plagued by injuries to key men. Tom Daniel, veteran signal- caller and passer and a last year’s letterman, was added to the list of those, through for the rest of the year last Sat urday in the Rice game. Daniel broke his right wrist late in the second quarter; and played but one more play for the remainder of the day. Latest word has it that a bone in the back of the hand as well as one in the wrist is broken. Another Cadet letterman, Bob Butchofsky, will see no serv ice in the game that promises to be the roughest, most spirit ed, and the most looked-forward-to this year. Butchofsky severely injured his kidneys in practice just before the Bay lor game, and has not been in the Maroon and White line-up since. For awhile it was hoped that the extent of his ailment would allow him to take part in the Texas game, if no other, but the final advice of the doctors is for him to give up football for a good long time. Aggies Get Praise On Big H Conduct Despite the bitterness of a cru cial loss to the Feathered Flock of Rice Institute, last week’s corps trip may well go down in history as the most successful in the his tory of the A. & M.-Rice relation ship, according to the general con census of opinion of corps and col lege officials. Moving into Houston Friday eve ning for the traditional pre-game color and yell practice, the Aggies conducted themselves in such a courteous manner that high praise has been received from wide sources commenting on the remarkable In place of Daniel and Butchof sky will be Lillard Hart and Bill Engle. Hart has played some fine ball for the Aggies this year, and is scheduled to hit his peak against , .... ...» , the key-chain boys from Austin, abdxty of the famous twelfth man He a { , ood passer> and ^ ^ to take a loss, as one letter said, “like real champions.” “I was mighty proud of the ring I was wearing Saturday when I saw how the Aggies were be having,” one former student wrote. Dean of Men J. W. Rollins was high in his praise of the entire week-end. “In 1914 I participated in the first game between Rice and Texas A. & M. Since that time I have closely followed the meetings of these two schools, especially the corps trips to Houston. In my opinion last week’s corps trip was superior to all of the others. The Corps’ behavior was outstanding and this has brought favorable comment from all over the state, from A. & M. Former Students, from Rice alumni, city officials all have been high in their praise of the conduct of the Aggies, commend the Corps for their out standing job. It is a fine reflection of the ability of the Corps to cept responsibility.” Dean Rollins pointed out that Ci ty of Houston police records did not list one complaint during the entire weekend involving an Aggie. Fav orable comment was received from high ranking navy personnel for the fine manner in which the Corps paraded, it was stated. The following comment from the pen of Lloyd Gregory, Houston Post Sports Editor, reflects the general opinion of the public to ward the well, behaved Corps. “AGGIE CADET CORPS WON FRIENDS HERE. Although they gave a stin-ing performance in backing their football team, the famed “Twelfth Man,” the Texas Aggie cadet corps, here last Sat urday won many friends by keep ing quiet when the Rice Team was putting the ball in play, With Daniel and Butchofsky out of the picture, the outlook for the Aggies takes on a very gloomy tinge. Texas boasts one of the heaviest lines in the conference, and runs some of the fastest backs seen in play this season. Daniel is an excellent signal caller, and dis plays splendid deception on his choice of plays. Butchofsky is a two letterman at the blocking back slot, and has the, name as well as the game for being one of the hard est blockers in the loop. He is also consistent ground gainer and heads'-up defensive man. signals, with a good bit of decep tion. Engle is a relatively new man on the Aggie squad. He came to the Aggies just before the trip to Baton Rouge for the LSU game. Engle is a three year high school letterman, and played in the an nual high school all star game in Abilene last year. In the games that he has played for the Farm ers, Engle has been about the surest tackier on the field, a hard blocker, a crushing line plunger, and an alert and shifty defensive man. He, like Lillard Hart, is a freshman and has three years of college eligibility left. Rounding out the team that Coach Norton will put on the field on the 29th will be Norton Higgins and Bill Geer, ends; Monty Mon- crief and Leonard Dickey, tackles; Jim Winkler and Grant Darnell, guards; Hub Ellis, center; Peewee Smith, fullback; and Bob Goode, halfback. Over in Austin, the T. u. boys are reported to be in top physical shape and ready in every way. Bobby Layne was suffering with an injured knee a week or so ago, but is now back in top form, as can be readily seen from his pass and run record in the TCU tilt, a game which the Orange and White took 20 to 0. Gillory, Wetz, Plyler, Bechtol, and all of the rest are in top form, and the Texas team will be in the best shape it has been in. Plenty of trouble can be expected from the Longhorn ag gregation, and the Aggies will real ly have to put out to take the game. New Librarian Is Ex-Aggie’s Daughter Hillel Club Will Review Books Sunday A Thanksgiving party and book Review contest will mark the pro gram of the Hillel meeting Sunday, November 25th at 7:00 p. m., at the Lounge Room of Sbisa Hall. Books of Jewish interest will be reviewed by five members of the club, and the best review will be given a $5.00 Victory stamp. Judges for the contest will be Mrs. Edna Woods and Mrs. W. H. Thomas of the College Library and Mrs. J. J. Taubenhaus. The meeting and the book review contest is open to anyone who wishes to partici pate. Miss Billie Jo Lochridge is the new Reference Librarian at the A. & M. College Library. She re places Miss Margaret Peirce, who left early last spring to become Librarian at MeCloskey General Hospital. Miss Lochridge attended Texas State College for Women, from which she has a B. A. degree and a B. S. in Library Science degree. She was a cataloger at Baylor University for one year, and for the past two years has been Assistant Reference Librarian at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Miss Lochridge is from Dallas, Texas. She is the daughter of J. L. Lochridge, class of 1910.