Town Hall Presents Thibault and Speaks
Top-Flight Radio
And Stage Stars
Appear Thursday
Two of America’s top-flight con
cert and radio entertainers will be
seen and heard on the stage of
Texas A. & M.’s Guion Hall Thurs
day as Town Hall presents Conrad
Thibault and Margaret Speaks in
joint recital.
Conrad Thibault is the best-
known, most-heard baritone in ra
dio, having been the star of such
big commercial shows as Maxwell
House “Showboat,” Coca-Cola, Phil
lip Morris, Lucky Strike, RCA-
Victor’s “Magic Key”, Manhattan
Merry-Go-Round, the American
Melody Hour, Packard, A. & P.
Gypsies, and others.
One of the things which has
contributed to Thibault’s populari
ty is his thoroughly democratic at
titude toward program-making. He
believes that the best reason in the
world for singing a song is a lis
tener’s request for it. Thibault says
there is entirely too much snobbish
ness in music anyway. “Because an
artist has studied for concert and
opera is no reason why he should
reject simple old favorites or popu
lar songs of the day. I think the
suggestion that popular stuff is be
neath an artist’s dignity is so much
hooey.”
Miss Speaks is best known as
soprano soloist on the Voice of
Firestone radio program, although
she has been acclaimed in personal
appearances in almost every state
in the union and many of the capi
tals of Europe.
Margaret is at least the third
generation of a musical family,
and has been singing since she was
three years old. She is a niece of
Oley Speaks, the composer of
“Sylvia”, “On the Road to Man
dalay”, “When the Boys Come
Home”, “Morning”, and many oth
er beloved American songs. Her
mother and father both sing and
play the piano, one brother is an
excellent pianist, and two cousins
are professional singers. On the
rare occasions that Margaret
Speaks has sung a false note she
has had a swarm of aunts, uncles,
brothers and cousin critics to tell
her about it.
Town Hall season tickets will be
honored at Friday evening’s con
cert. A few reserved seats are
untaken, and may be obtained at
the Student Activities office of the
College. General admission tickets
will be on sale at the boxoffice.
Texas A. & M. College
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Veterans Vote onReorganization
Handsome, five feet eleven inches tall, weighing about 168 pounds
and with a glorious baritone voice which he uses with persuasive skill
in both popular and classical music, it is no wonder that Conrad Thi
bault, concert and radio star, keeps the mailman busy! Asked if he
has a favorite fan, he’ll tell you: “Yes, a lady in Massachusetts. She
writes wonderful letters. She’s my mother.”
A. & M. to Confer
Degree March 22
On Gen. Clarkson
The A&M College will hold a
special convocation on next Fri
day evening tp award the honorary
degree of Doctor of Law on Ma
jor General Percy W. Clarkson,
a graduate of A&M College with
NOTICE
H and M Coast Artillerymen
There will be an important
meeting of all former members
of the Coast Artillery Corps,
“H” and “M” Batteries, on Tues
day, March 19, at 7:30 p. m. in
the C. E. lecture room. The
meeting is to make plans for a
barebcue party in the near fu
ture.
Bill Hamersly, ’42
Dave Scwim, ’42
the degree of B. S. in Electrical
Engineering with the class of
1915. Before World War II he was
a lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army,
stationed at Fort Sam Houston in
San Antonio.
Major General Clarkson was one
of the 21/ generals, graduates of
A&M college, scheduled to receive
this degree at the Victory Home
coming at A&M on April 29 but
notified the College that he would
be overseas at that time.
This special convocation was ar
ranged in order that this honor be
bestowed before his sailing date.
STARK RETURNS TO
ENGINEERING DRAWING
L. E. Stark has returned to Tex
as A. & M. as an assistant pro
fessor of engineering drawing, it
was announced today. Stark was
sup/e rvisor of ESMWT drawing
classes here during 1941-44.
Town Meeting Set
For March 26
A town meeting of the citizens
of College Station will be held
March 25 to discuss current prob
lems of the community, according
to an announcement by Mayor Ern
est Langford. The meeting is
scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m.
in the Consolidated high school
gymnasium.
Some of the more important sub
jects that will be discussed are the
municipal election slated for April
2; a statement of the duties and
responsibilities of the newly-form
ed College Station-Bryan welfare
advisory committee; a resume of
the garbage collection situation;
and a discussion of providing rec
reation facilities for the town.
Legion Offers $400
In Scholarships to
Orphans of Vets
Availability of fifteen American
Legion National Commander schol
arships, ranging in value up to
$400 each, was announced by Maj
or General* P. C. Harris (retired)
national director of the Legion
Committee on Education of Or
phans of Veterans.
Any son of a deceased veteran
of World War I or II, who actually
is in need of financial assistance
to continue his education, is eligible
for a National Commander schol
arship, irrespective of the date and
cause of death of his father.
Application should be made by
letter to the American Legion De
partment Director of Education of
Orphans of Veterans, in the appli
cant’s state or the District of Col
umbia. The letter should give the
name, date, cause of death of the
veterans, and other pertinent in
formation, and should reach the
appropriate department director
not later than April 15, 1946.
BROCK TO TEACH AT
ST. LOUIS THIS SUMMER
A fourth member of the engin
eering drawing department staff
at Texas A. & M. College, Profes
sor G. H. Brock, has been named
to the faculty of the Society for
Promotion of Engineering Educa
tion’s summer course for drawing
instructors, to be held June 18-28
at Washington University, St. Lou
is.
Jeanette Hudson Is Cotton Queen
v Miss Jeanette Hudson will be
crowned Queen of the Cotton Ball
on April 12th by Martin Vick, Cot
ton King. She was selected from
the princesses of the Redbud Fes
tival at T. S. C. W. by eight A. &
M. students Sunday morning. Miss
Hudson is a senior majoring in
English and is from Ola, Arkansas.
The queen’s immediate court will
be composed of Mary Ann Barrier
of Omaha, Margaret Ann Brown
ing of Sherman, Peggy Hendricks
of Kilgore, Katherine Reeve of
Amarillo, Laura Sessions of Waxa-
hachie, and Norma Walker of Ama
rillo. These duchesses were also
chosen from the Redbud princesses
and are to be escorted by Agronomy
■ Mrs. Manning Smith, director of
the Pageant who accompanied the
committee to Denton, expressed
her approval of the selections and
joined the boys in voicing appre
ciation of the splendid attitude and
co-operation given by the girls
and the Dean of Student, Mrs.
Mattie L. Wooten, and her staff.
R. E. Moriarity, display director
and Mrs. Southworth, style show
director of Sanger Bros., Dallas,
came to College Station March 13,
to confer with J. S. Mogford, spon
sor, Mrs. Manning Smith, director
of the Cotton Style Pageant and
members of the Agronomy Society
on plans for the 12th Annual Cot
ton Style Show and Cotton Ball.
Plans were worked out on the or
der of presenting the different
events.
At 8:00 o’clock sharp, the Cot
ton Pageant will get under way.
The forming of King Cotton's
Court, the floor show and style
show will be held in Guion Hall
and the Ball will follow at Sbisa
Ha on April 12.
The floor plan and general scene
setting has been drawn to scale
by De Wayne TeVault, sqnior archi
tect student. All of the stage set
tings will be constructed by the
Agronomy Society.
Sanger Brothers representatives
were highly pleased with our loca
tion, stage setting and general ar
rangements. The style show will
consist of fifteen models from
Sangers that will give a complete
showing of cotton style of the
past, present and future.
Society seniors.
Aggies Want to Use
Phone-Calmly Walk
Into Sorority House
It happened in the Alpha Delta
Pi sorority house Saturday night.
Two Aggies made it to the sec
ond floor before finally being ac
costed by a surprised co-ed. The
Aggies were immediately subject
ed to a severe tongue-lashing that
left them quite subdued.
Finally they were able to reply
and said, “We just wanted to use
the phone, and the captain of the
Battery told us it would be all
right to come up here.”
Reprinted from the Daily Texan.
(What’s wrong with that—the
fish were merely following orders.
—ED. NOTE.)
Heaton to Attend
Garden Conference
C. R. Heaton, associate horticul
turist for the A. and M. College
Extension Service, will attend the
National Garden Conference in
Washington, D. C., March 26-28,
Director Ide P. Trotter has an
nounced.
Called by Secretary of Agricul
ture Clinton P. Anderson, the con
ference will be concerned with an
analysis of the domestic and
foreign food situations and the part
home vegetable gardening may
play in contributing to our supplies
of health-protecting foods. The
last of the three days will be spent
at Beltsville, Maryland, observ-
research work in horticulture that
is being carried on there.
Mr. Heaton has been serving as
emergency assistant in garden
work and has given nearly all of
his time during the past two years
to this particular subject, says Dr.
Trotter.
Petroleum Dept.
Will Hold Short
Course In April
On the heels of a highly success
ful well-logging conference, plans
are being made by the petroleum
engineering department of Texas
A. & M. College for a conference
on reservoir engineering, to be held
here April 22-26.
Harold Vance, department head,
said that Park J. Jones, well-known
petroleum consultant from Hous
ton, will attend the conference.
Jones is author of “Petroleum Pro
duction”, Volume I of which was
recently published. The course will
cover methods of petroleum produc
tion.
23 Directors With
Staggered Terms
Make Up New Board
The steering committee for the
prpposed reorganization of the Ex-
Servicemen’s Club will present the
first concrete evidence of their ef
forts tonight in an open meeting
of the club. This will constitute sub
mitting a proposed amendment in
stituting a Board of Representa
tives which it is hoped will uti-
mately result as the final basis
for maximum organization to rea
lize the Club’s full potentalities.
The plan, as compiled by the
steering committee, for the pro
posed Board of Representatives es
sentially consists of the following:
The Board will be composed of
twenty three members, consisting
of one elected representative from
each area large enough to merit
representation plus the present of
ficers of the Club, with the pro
vision that the number of members
may be increased or decreased as
necessary to provide ample repre
sentation.
The electea representatives must
reside in the area represented and
shall serve on the board for one
calendar year, with the term of
one half of the members expiring
at approximately six month inter
vals to provide for continuity of
adequate leadership.
The president of the Club will
serve as chairman of the board and
the election of representatives will
be secret ballot.
The future success of the or
ganization of the Ex-Servicemen’s
Club will, to a great extent, de
pend upon the reception and co
operation given the plan by the
individual members of the club. To
present the plan of the Club with
its possibilities and favorable as
pects, it is recommended that all
members of the organization make
plans to be present.
Full working details of the plan
will be discussed at the Monday
evening meeting.
As this appears to be the first
consolidated effort of the Ex-Serv
icemen’s Club to assume its posi
tion commensurate with its num
bers, the full support of all mem
bers is anticipated.
POULTRY SHORT COURSE
PLANNED FOR SUMMER
A three-week poultry short course
will be held at Texas A. & M. on
June 24 to July 12, it was announc
ed by E. D. Parnell of the poultry
husbandry department.
A special visitors’ day is being
planned for Wednesday, July 10,
and a number of outside speakers
will appear on the program.