Texas A&M
The B
College
alion
Volume 45
College Station, Texas, Wednesday Afternoon, February 13, 1946.
Number 22
JIMMIE THOMPSON, 17, outstanding third-year student at the
A. & M. College of Texas, is congratulated by Dean T. D. Brooks on
becoming the first winner of the Julia Ball Lee memorial award, which
grants him a sum of $200 for the next semester. First Sergeant of
Battery B, Field Artillery, in the cadet corps, Thompson has been a
Distinguished Student every term he has attended Texas A. & M.,
and has been earning a portion of his college expenses as a waiter
in the college mess halls and as an employee of the Texas Forest
Service.
Berryman and Orr Sustain Injuries
In Collision With Deaton Yesterday
Veterans In New
Area to Occupy
Dormitory Twelve
By James A. Davis
Veterans now being housed in
various corps dorms over the cam
pus, will soon be moved to dormi
tory number twelve, it was an
nounced Tuesday. Some of the ex-
servicemen started moving today,
and others will follow slowly, until
the new location is filled. Approxi
mately 225 men will be placed in
Utay Hall, and the remainder, prob
ably numbering about twenty-five,
will be distributed between Moore
and Moses Halls.
The Military Organizations which
leave Utay, a .cavalry dorm, will be
housed in Dormitories Eight and
Ten. The problem which had to be
overcome was simply this: The four
troops, comprising the smallest unit
on the campus this semester, were
too small to fill an entire dorm
with two troops, but too large to
be placed in a single hall. Thus,
three troops will be placed in
dorm ten, and one in dorm eight.
This action was necessary to over
come the ■'difficulties which con
fused housing caused.
This new system should work
admirably, since there will be no
over-crowded area to eliminate,
and since a uniformity in person
nel occupying each dorm, will be
realized.
Dr. Frap’s House Is
Damaged By Fire
The home of Dr. and Mrs. G’. S.
Fraps, located at Walton Drive and
Milner, in College Hills Estates,
was damaged by a fire of unde
termined origin Monday morning.
The damage was limited largely
to the roof of the home, where the
fire broke through, and to a large
amount of water, which will neces
sitate refurnishing of the interior
of the house.
As volunteer help was on the
scene without delay, little property
loss was sustained. Furniture and
personal possessions were moved
out of the house and away from
the fire.
No estimate of loss or a statement
as to insurance has been given.
Joe Faulk Opens
New Auto Store
Joe Faulk, ’32, on terminal leave
from the Army after more than
five years service, has gone into
the auto accessory business at Col
lege Station.
His store, connected with the
Kenyon Auto Stores Association,
is located at the South Gate next
to Madeley’s Pharmacy.
Before going to the European
theater of war Major Faulk was
with the Military Science Depart
ment of the College as an instruc
tor for about 18 months.
Three men sustained light cuts
and bruises and one man is still
in the hospital with a fractured
kneecap and several fractured ribs
as a result of a wreck ocuring at
5:20 yesterday afternoon. A. R.
Orr, M. E. professor, will be in the
Kiwanians Witness
Girl Scout Service
College Station Kiwanians wit
nessed the investiture service of
the Girl Scouts Tuesday as Fran
ces Sinek became a member of
Troop 2 of the girls’ organization.
Led by Mrs. Elizabeth Little, the
troop is sponsored by the Ki.wanis
Club. Patty Hensel is Mrs. Little’s
assistant.
A brief history of girl scouting
was given by Barbara Birdwell,
after which Ann Hickerson out
lined the duties of a sponsor and
Nancy Stevens gave an explana
tion of the ranks of Girl Scouts.
In the colorful investiture serv
ice, members of the troop gave the
Girl Scout . laws as they lit can
dles. Songs used in the ceremony
were “America, the Beautiful”,
“White Sand”, and the Girl Scout
campfire song and hiking song.
Miss Sinek repeated the Girl Scout
oath as she was inducted as a
member.
Members of the troop who took
part in the program were Ann
Hickerson, Shirley Long, Hilda
Stoddard, Dorothy Spriggs, Bar
bara Birdwell, Patricia Kelt, Fran
ces Copeland, Sarah Hudson, Gem
ma Dobrovolny, and Nancy Stevens.
Bryan Clinic indefinitely with a
shattered kneecap and some bro
ken ribs. Lloyd G. Berryman, also
of the M. E. department, suffered
a severe cut on his forehead and
several minor cuts and bruises.
Guy Deaton, typewriter repair man
and distributor of Bryan, and his
unidentified companion, were taken
to St. Joseph’s in Bryan, where
their condition is unknown. Wit
nesses to the accident, however,
stated that both had quite a few
small cuts and abrasions on their
hands and faces.
According to Charlie Crawford,
head of the M. E. department,
Berryman and Orr were g'oing
home from work last evening at
about 5:20. As they were turning
into Gilchrist Drive, two blocks
south of the campus entrance, they
were struck by Deaton’s car, trav
eling north from Navasota. Both
cars were considerably damaged.
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Drivers License
Can Be Renewed
At Security Office
J. F. Hickman, Chief of Campus
Security, has announced that he
has on hand, for the benefit of vet
erans, a supply of driver’s license
renewal blanks. Veterans whose
licenses expired while in the serv
ice are permitted to renew them
without taking an examination.
Hickman stressed again the
necessity for all students owning
cars to register them at the Offic
of Studnt Affairs. Campus police
must be able to tell at a glance
whether a car is “foreign” or not.
Birdwell Proposes Exclusive
Veterans’ Book Exchange
A solution to the acute problem'
encountered by the Exchange Store
this semester in supplying regular
and veteran students with essential
King Cotton, 1946
To Be Elected by
Aggies Tonight
King Cotton, to preside over the
Cotton Ball of 1946, will be elected
tonight at 7:00 p. m. at a meeting
of the Student Chapter of the
American Society of Agronomy in
the Agronomy Library, Agricultu
ral Building. Plans concerning the
Cotton Ball and election of the
queen will also be discussed.
All students majoring in Agri
culture and all old members ai'e
especially urged to attend, as this
will be one of the most important
meetings of the year.
Coach Karow Calls
For Golf Meeting
Marty Karow, backfield coach
in football and head coach in bas
ketball, has taken on additional
duties and this year will coach the
Aggie golf team.
Just back to the Aggie staff
after three years in the Navy he
is familiar \vith what he has for
material this year so is issuing
this call for all candidates for the
1946 golf team to report to him
at the DeWare Gymnasium on
Thursday evening, February 14, at
5 o’clock, when he will have a
brief meeting and outline the plans
for the coming season.
Any golfer of more than dub
ability should report to Coach Ka
row and perhaps the Aggies might
have a better chance for the con
ference title this year.
Ex-Aggie Debates
Military Merger
Brig.-General G. H. Beverly,
ex-Aggie presently commanding
Kelly Field, Texas, will be one of
the affirmative speakers at the
meeting of the Bryan News Com
munity Forum scheduled for Fri
day evening at 7:30 in the S. F.
Austin High School Auditorium.
General Baverly and Major Harry
Logan, Executive Office at the
Bryan Army Air Field, will up
hold the affirmative of the' ques
tion “Should the Army, Navy and
Air Corps be Merged?”
Allan Mudgett, Bryan Attorney
and formerly a Lt.-Commander
(See DEBATE, Page 2)
NEW STUDENTS
There will be an important
meeting of all students who
were not enrolled last semester
in the Assembly Hall at 5:00,
Thursday afternoon.
books and supplies was proposed
yesterday by Carl Birdwell, mana
ger.
“As the GI Bill will be in effect
for at least the next ten years, a
complete and separate book store,
designed for handling requisitions
of veterans only should be estab
lished before next September, when
veteran attendance is due for a
tremendous rise,” stated Mr. Bird-
well.
“That arrangement would ena
ble the present Exchange Store to
care for the needs of the uniform
cadets, and eliminate the necessity
for lengthy and tiresome lines,” he
added.
The present confusion surround
ing the book supply picture can be
explained. First, the Registrar
underestimated the enrollment for
this semester last December by
nearly 1100, whereupon the Ex
change Store, basing its stock on
a smaller figure, could not meet
the demands of the swelled num
ber. Also, the publishers have been
unable to fill orders for badly need
ed books.
“I appreciate,” said Mr. Bird-
well, “the patience and courtesy
that veterans and Aggies have
shown in waiting to be served.
There has been criticism, but it
has been constructive.”
Hunter College
Offers War Bonds
For Best Essays
In celebration of its seventy-
fifth anniversary year, Hunter Col
lege of the City of New York is
offering a series of prizes totalling*
$12,900 in Victory Bonds for the
best essays on intercultural rela
tions, it has just been announced
by Professor Broderick Cohen, di
rector of the evening and exten
sion sessions of the College, and
chairman of the essay committee.
The prize money has been made
available by Lane Bryant, Inc., of
New York City.
Awards will be made to win
ners in three categories. College
and university students are asked
to write on the general topic, “How
Can American Colleges or Other
Social Institutions Promote the Ap
preciation of the Culture of Other
Peoples and Cooperation Among
Them?” Contestants may concen
trate on some portion of the gene
ral topic. A first prize -of $1,000,
a second prize of $500, and 18
prizes of $100 each, all in Victory
Bonds at maturity value, will be
awarded to winners in this group.
Teachers in colleges, universi
ties, high schools and elementary
schools of the continental United
States can compete for a similar
group of awards, writing on the
topic, “How Can the American
(See HUNTER COLLEGE, P. 4)