The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 01, 1946, Image 1

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 01, 1946, Image 1

Newspaper Page TextRequirement for Advanced Military Contracts Listed By Col. Meloy Requirements for enrollment in advanced course of R. 0. T. C., ef fective this fall, at the A. & M. College of Texas have been re leased by Col. G. S. Meloy, Pro fessor of Military Science and Tactics. A candidate for advanced R. 0. T. C. training is required to meet certain standards for eligibility which are outlined as follows: (a) He must be physically qualified. (b) He must be between the ages of 19 and 27. (c) He must agree to remain in school for two years. (d) He must agree to attend summer camp when ordered by higher authority. (e) He must agree to accept a commission in the reserve if ten dered. Special requirements for non veteran candidates are: (1) Competition of elementary course. (2) Academically classified as Junior. Special requirements for veter ans are one of the following: (1) Completion of 12 months’ honorable service in either Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard. (2) Satisfactory completion of one year of elementary course in a Senior unit and 6 months’ serv ice in either Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. (3) In cases where advanced course contracts have been in terrupted "due to honorable serv ice in Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, for two years or more, individual letter authority will be requested from the War Department to pick up the ad vanced contract where the student left off. To obtain credit for the comple tion of the elementary course in R. 0. T. C., one of the following has to be accomplished: (1) Satisfactory completion of 2 years of elementary (basic) R. 0. T. C. course (Senior Division). (2) Satisfactory competition of the Junior R. O. T. C. at a recog nized institution and the satis factory completion of the second year elementary R. 0. T. C. (3) Twelve months’ honorable service in Army, Navy, Marine Corp, or Coast Guard. (4) Six months’ honorable serv ice in Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, and satisfactory completion of 2 semesters of ele T mentary senior division R. 0. T. C. course. * Applicants who meet these qualifications will be eligible for a training contract with the Ar my. Questions that arise con cerning the above answered by anyone in Commandant’s Office at Ross Hall. Dr. Butts Completes Visit and Report On A. & M. Student Union Building The long awaited plan for the building of a Student Union Build ing bere at A&M took -another step forward Thursday .and Friday of last week when Dr. Porter Butts, director of the Student Union at the University of Wise., made a two day survey of campus facili ties for the establishment of a student union. Dx. Butts’ survey included all functions of College Station ac tivity including school movies, in tramurals and social organiza tions and functions. In his meet ing with the committee, set up to study plans for the building of this union, Dr. Butts discussed all phases of organization necessary for the successful operation of this proposed union, including such questions as finances, where and how money is to be raised, how this money is to be spent, who is to operate the union and the part fo be played by the stu dent and faculty. The college architect, Dr. Ad ams, made a report on his study of the designs of student unions at \other schools along with sug gestions as to the type of union building best suited for A&M. The committee which met with Dr. Butts is composed of mem bers from the administrative staff, college architect depart ment, director of student activity, Dean of Men, Veterans Advisor, and twenty students appointed by the student council. The proposed union is to cost between $800,000 and $1,000,000. Of this amount $234,000 has been contributed in the form of war bonds by ex-students association. The remaining amount needed has been set aside by the college di rectors. , Due to present shortage of building conditions no definite date has been set for construction to begin. American Society of Civil Engineers Meet Planning Future Activities About 40 civil engineering stu dents met last Tuesday night, in Ithe CL IE. Lecture Room for the purpose of reorganizing the ASCE Student Chapter for the coming fall term. Meeting with this group of students were Professors Sand- stedt .and Buchannan, faculty ad visors for the chapter. Clyde Frank lin was elected temporary chairman for the summer, and presided over the meeting. It was decided to elect perma nent officers .at a meeting to be held during the first week of the fall term in September. Plans are being made to get the organization off to an early start with a sched ule of outstanding programs and guest speakers. M. D. Jones was elected Chairman of this Planning Committee and delegated the power to select his own staff. An entertainment committee was appointed to arrange a social func tion to be held sometime during August. This committee is com posed of T. W. Marshall, Chairman, and Tommy Laros, Billy Ely, and Rex Chitwood, members. Another meeting will be held in the C. E. Lecture Room on Tues day, August 6th, at 7:30 p.m. All civil engineering students on the campus are urged to atend this meeting as final plans of the forth coming social function will be dis cussed. There are no dues for mem bership in the chapter this sum mer, and the only requirement nec essary to attend these meetings is that the student, regardless of classification, be enrolled in a civil engineering course. Recommendations From Batt Poll Forwarded to “Top Side” for Review Recommendations included on ballots filed by those students polled last week by the Battalion were consolidated and presented to Mr. E. L. Angel, the adminis trative assistant to the president. There were approximately 85 suggestions, not including dupli cated ones. The list was not cen sored and all submitted were in cluded. Veterans Club Suggestions were made that the Veterans club become purely a social organization. This was based by different persons on the facts that it was becoming too close to a large political group, and that it was doing little good for the powers to be paid little attention to its suggestions and complaints. One student recommended, that a quorom be established for the meeting of the veterans organiza tion to prevent a minority from passing on action that will later represent such a large group of students. Betterment of Education Many students brought forth the pay raise for instructors again. One suggested that a closer check be made in order to weed out in competent instructors^' Another suggested that all instructors be What’s Cooking Friday, August 1—Laredo A&M Club meeting room 227 Academic Building, 7 p.m. Monday, August 5—Meeting of the Style and Fashion group of the Veterans Wives Club, Sbisa Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, August 5—Fish and Game Club meeting, room 309 of the A. & I. Building, 7:30 p.m.* Tuesday, August 6 — ASCE meeting, CE Lecture Room, 7:30 P. M. required to do so much research and that those who failed to pro gress be replaced by those who could. A few students requested better English instructors. One person suggested that the instructors teach students by helping rather than by attempting to confuse, acting as superiors or ones not capable of making mis takes. Another suggested that all deans be prohibited from teaching as this restricts the field of view of a person of this high position. In regard to courses, one stu dent recommended that a five- year course be established leading to a BS Degree in Chemical En gineering. Another called for en largement of the veterinary school while still another asked that pre-vet students be informed of their chances of completing their desired course of study at this col lege. Many students expressed their opinions that an education here at A. & M. shouldn’t be a general one nor should it be too technical, suggesting that it be a “happy medium.’’ One sugges ted that a greater freedom of speech be given the faculty so that they may set forth their own ideas and opinions on topics of interest to the student body so that the students may gain broader aspects of various sub jects. The graduate school was one topic with suggestions that a sep- erate dean be appointed and that living quarters for single and married students be set aside. This it was pointed out is a neces sity if Texas A. & M. is ever to become an outstanding graduate school. Construction Various students suggested im mediate construction on the pro posed Union Building. One pro posed an outdoor swimming pool (See BATT POLL, Page 4) Texas A«M The B Goflep alion VOLUME 45 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 1946 . NUMBER 15 Gilchrist Goes To Washington On Bluebonnet College and Federal Committees Complete Local Inspection and Study President Gibb Gilchrist is now in Washington to obtain use of the $5,300,000.00 Bluebonnet Ordi nance Plant at McGregor, Texas. He was met upon his arrival by Representative Poage, Democrat fre^n Texas, who will accompany him to the War Assets Adminis tration Headquarters for confer ences. Last week committees from A & M College, the Surplus Proper ty Office of Dallas, and the War Assets Administration Office of Washington, D. C., met in Waco. From there they went to the Bluebonnet Ordinance Plant site to discuss which part of the plant could be utilized by A & M. Upon securing the 18,000 acre site, A&M College will use it as an agricultural and mechanical field experiment station. Kiwanians Told of Engineering Experiment Station A sketch of the history, pur poses, and activities of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station was presented to College Station Kiwanians Tuesday by Dr. A. A. Jakkula, vice director of the Sta tion. Founded in 1914. the Engineer ing Experiment Station is financed through three separate sources, Dr. Jakkula said. Approximately 31% of its funds represent direct appropriation by the State Legisla ture, while 3% are derived from local funds of the College and the remainder is supplied by the Texas A&M Research Foundation. The Station does not maintain a separate research staff, but con ducts its experiments through the teaching staff of the School of Engineering, Dr. Jakkula re vealed. At the present time, it is operating six different laboratories on the campus and has under way 24 active projects, ranging from the construction, of a wind tunnel at the College Airport to a labor- tory engaged In testing and rat ing fans for manufacturers over the country. Eighty-seven bulle tins are available from the Sta tion at the present time, with sev eral others in various stages of completion. Luncheon music for the meeting was provided by Miss Jo Anna Wil cox, and group singing was led by Bill Turner. George Wilcox, pres ident of the club, was master of ceremonies. A report was received from Chairman H. E. Burgess of the Civic Development Committee, which assisted in conducting the polls at College Station during the July 27 election. Heads Wives Club Margaret Kelso Margaret Kelso, president of the Ex-Servicemen’s Wive’s Club is one of the Aggie housewives and mothers who is quite pleased with her little pre-fab apartment at Bryan Field. She and her husband, Rex Kelso, and their gold-minded four year old son, Larry, have been at the field since February and plan to remain there while he finishes a degree in Petroleum Engineering. Mrs. Kelso is the former Miss Margaret Ponder of Fort Worth and Kilgore, Texas. She attends ed Kilgore Junior College and fol lowing her marriage she and Kel so worked for the Cook Drilling Co., in Jackson, Mississippi. Architects Show War Pictures in Library During these hot summer days many Aggies probably think of those days spent in military serv ice. If any prefer those to study ing he should take a look in the library. A total of 184 pictures of military life and scenes is to be seen just inside the main door. The pictures were taken by mem bers of the architecture depart ment while overseas, and were put on exhibit by Jay Cowen, vice- president of the architecture so ciety. Twenty-seven pictures from the European Theatre are to be seen on the smaller right hand board. Such subject matter as wrecked tanks, airplane names and scenic shots representing Germany, France and England were used. A group of 157 snapshots serve to show what the Americans over seas saw in the Philippine Is lands, Okinawa, Eniwetok, Saipan and Japan itself. Such scenes as native women, wreckage and other items were used as subject matter. On the table by this exhibit are two albums. The smaller one has Japanese symbols on the front and contains sketches of life in Sasebo, Japan drawn by William W. Candill. The second album contains sketches in either ink or pencil by Irving Givertz. As regards subject matter, scenes in camps aboard ships and in England and Holland were used. Biology Dept. Revives Many Former Courses The Department of Biology of Texas A. & M. College, according to Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the de partment, will offer courses this coming fall semester, which have not been taught in the last five or six years, for students interest ed in a possible major in some branch of biology. “There is a large demand by the government and industries for persons who have majored in some branch of Biological Science,” Dr. Doak declared. Students, who before the war, were afraid of biology courses, are now, since they are more mature, asking for them. The following courses will be offered. Biology 205, “Survey of the Plant Kingdom”, for those stu dents interested in a possible maj or in some phase of Botany. Biol ogy 424, “The Biology of the En docrine Glands”, which is for those students interested in animals. Biology 345, “Aquatic Biology,” which offers new work for those interested in sanitation, the cycle of life in lakes and streams, and other related problems. “Students in the past came to A. & M. with a view to gaining, in the shortest possible time, suf ficient training in the various fields of applied science to earn a reasonable income. Lack of finan cial support for continuing beyond a bachelor’s degree has prevented many students from continuing work toward careers as profes sional scientists,” according to Dr. Doak. There is an increased demand for persons who have majored in such sciences as, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Taxonomy, Ecol ogy, Forestry, Range Management, Teachers of Botany, and many other fields of research in Plant Sciences. Dr. Doak also pointed out that (See BIOLOGY, Page 4) Two Students File For Julia Ball Lee Scholarship Dr. C. C. Doak, head of the Bi ology Department, has announced that only two students in the field of biological science have placed applications for the Julia Ball Lee Scholarship. The deadline for turning in applications is August 10. This scholarship is offered to those students showing outstand ing scholastic progress in the field of biological science. Students desiring to make applications for the scholarship should write or call on the Biology Department or Dean Brooks regarding applica tion forms. Though the scholarship is us ually awarded for two semesters, a student may forfeit it for the second semester by failing to maintain a 2.25 grade point av erage during the first semester. Major J.E. Davis Is “One Man Army” During This Week The military department of Texas A. & M. College has an nounced that while Capt. Walter D. Sowa is on a seven day leave of absence, Capt. Ross Snider is on a ten day delay enroute and Lt. Col. William Orr is at Camp Hood, Texas on temporary duty, Major Joe E. Davis will assume the duties of Adjutant, Fiscal Of ficer, C. O. of the headquarters detachment, 3843 AUS ROTC, and headquarters detachment, 3800 AUS Army Specialized Training Unit, Sugar Rationing Officer, Personnel Officer, Personnel Af fairs Officer, Insurance Officer, Postal Officer, Classification and Testing Officer, Statistical Offi cer, Intelligence Officer, Civilian Personnel Officer, Custodian of Lapel Buttons, War Bond Officer, Legal Assistance Officer, Soldier’s Voting Officer, and Claims Officer, in addition to his other duties. It looks as if Major Davis is going to be a busy man for a while. New Slab for Grove Is Being Poured; Will Triple Size Work has been started to en large and improve the Grove dance slab, which is expected to be com pleted by September 1. The area is to consist of a dance slab, triple the present size, and a new or chestra shell large enough to ac commodate a large size musical group. A new fence will surround the slab, chairs and tables will be put around the dance floor, and rest rooms will be installed. The new dancing area is to be treated with a special finish to insure smooth dancing. The present facilities were con structed in 1942 with funds made available by the college. It was apparent from the beginning that the area was entirely too small but due to war time restrictions on material work was prevented until now. The improvements are being fi nanced from the special funds made available by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of President Gibb Gilchrist for the improvement of campus rec reational facilities. Vets Hear Report On Cafeteria The mess hall problem was re hashed at the called meeting of the Veteran’s Club Friday night. The mess hall committee gave a report and Claude Buntyn, Treas urer of the club, was appointed to work with the business man ager’s office. Buntyn and a rep resentative from that office will make a trip in the near future to observe the operation of the mess halls at Texas University and several other colleges. No more regular meetings are scheduled for this semester but a meeting may be called at any time that the need arises. Student Council Votes to Try Reorganization Rouganac Reports On Tulsa Convention of Student Councils The student council held its first meeting for the summer se mester Tuesday night at Sbisa Hall in the council room. Bennie Zinn, attended his first meeting in the capacity of Assistant Dean of Men of the College. John Rouganac, the vet’s rep resentative to the student gov ernment league at the University of Tulsa, gave his report on the meeting at Tulsa, and also some of the suggestions that were made by this group for the bet terment of student government at this and other schools, After Rouganac’s report a dis cussion was held on the subject of student government. The number one suggestion was that the student governing body be elected by the students themselves, and not appointed either by the administration or by other stu dents. The council decided to try to revamp itself, and have all types of students represented, with equal representation of the groups concerned. It was also vot ed to have the first meeting of the fall semester on Wednsday, September 11, to draw up a new plan for the election of the coun cil and its officers. Contract Let for Vets’ Polo Field Village Contract for erection of the vete rans’ housing units on the old polo field has been awarded to Henry C. Beck Company of Dallas by the Federal Public Housing Authority, and first locations wil be staked next week, it was announced by Charles Leighton, construction pro gram engineer. The college has advertised for bids on approximately $65,000 in utility facilities, and grading and graveling of streets will begin this week, it was announced. The new veteran housing units will be two story buildings with four apartments on each level. The apartments will be 20 by 30 feet each and will contain two bedrooms, living room kitchen and bath. Classed as semi-permanent con struction, the buildings now at Foster Field, Victoria, will be dis mantled in sections and will be trucked to the_.campus and erected. They are of frame construction and have asbestos shingle siding, gable roofs and sheetrock interiors. It is contemplated that new housing units will be completed for occupany by Jan. 1. There will be approximately 450 units in the entire development. Class of ’48 Prepares Question List For New Fish Appointed by the Senior Class, the class of ’48, a committee headed by Marshall W. Amis, sen ior civil engineering student, has prepared a list of questions which will appear in a booklet to be pre sented to freshman this Fall. The questions might be asked of many Aggies enrolled prior to the war for refreshing the knowl edge of facts required during the “fish” year and are certainly worthy of putting before veterans who have enrolled since the war. How many of these do* or did you know? 1. When was A. & M. opened? A. & M. was opened on Sep tember 17, 1876 with only six students appearing. Therefore, the opening date was postponed until October 4, 1876 at which time 40 students enrolled. 2. Who was the first president of the College? The presidency, first offered to Jefferson Davis, who refused, was filled by Thomas Gathright. 3. Under what act was A. & M. College established? The College was set up under the Merrill Act of July 2, 1862. 4. When and where did the Twelfth Man originate? On January 1, 1922 in Dallas in a football game against Center College a man in the stands went in as a substitute; Hence, the phrase Twelfth Man. 5. Who wrote “The Twelfth Man”, “The Spirit of Aggieland”, “The Aggie War Hymn”, and “I’d Rather be a Texas Aggie”? “The Twelfth Man”—Mrs. Ford Munnerlyn, 1941; “The Spirit of Aggieland”—Marvin H. Mimms, while a Junior in A. & M. in 1925 wrote the words; Col. Richard C. Dunn wrote the music; “The Aggie War Hymn”—J. V. (Pinky) Wil son, while standing guard on the Rhine in the AEF immediately af ter World War I; “Fd Rather be a Texas Aggie”—J. Littlejohn. 6. How are the 52 Aggies killed in World War I commemorated? There are 52 trees, at the base of which are stond markers, around the Main Drill Field; there are 52 flags flying over Kyle Field at each football game; and there is a graduate memorial at the West Gate. 7. What is the value pf the physical plant at A. & M. ? $15,000,000. 8. When was the first football game with T. U. played? In 1894 at Austin. 9. How many dormitories does the college maintain? Twenty six are now in use in cluding Hotard Hall, No. 13. 10. What is Silver Taps and where is the notice posted? Silver Taps is the final tribute *paid to departed Aggies by the Corps. The notice posted at the base of the flag pole in front of the Academic Building. 11. Who was Revielle and when did she die? Revielle was the Aggie mascot and died January 18, 1944. 12. How did A. & M. obtain its new mascot? At a student election in the spring of 1946, Rusty was chosen because of her similarity to Revielle. 13. What American school has the most extensive intramural pro gram? Texas A. & M. College. 14. What is the largest indoor natatorium in the Southwest? P. L. Downs, Jr. Natatorium. 15. In whose memory was the College airport named? The largest college-owned air port was named for Jesse Easter- wood, a former student of the col lege, killed while a Naval pilot. 16. What is the largest military school in the U. S.? Texas A. & M. College. 17. How many Aggies served in World War II?- 20,000 including 7000 officers, more than any other school in cluding West Point. 18. What is the only state- owned hotel? Aggieland Inn. 19. What are the main branches of A. & M. College? Besides the school itself, there are: the Extension Service, the Agricultural Experiment Station, the Engineering Experiment Sta tion, John Tarleton Agricultural College, North Texas Agricultural College and Prairie View Universi ty & Industrial College and Texas Forest Service. 20. Give the name and Department of each of the seven (7) Deans of the College. a. Dean F. C. Bolton—Vice- President and Dean of the College. b. Dean J. W. Rollins—Dean of Men. c. Dean T. D. Brooks—Dean of Arts & Science and Graduate School. d. Dean H. W. Barlow—Dean of the School of Engineering. e. Dean C. N. Shepardson— School of Agriculture. f. Dean —School of Vet erinary Medicine. g. Col. G. D. Meloy—School of Military Science and Acting P. M. S. & T. 21. What are the four basic rules of Aggie hitch-hiking? 1. Never “upstream”; also al ways go to the Aggie line if pos sible. 2. Meet the driver and carry on intelligent conversation according to his pleasure. 3. Offer all assistance in time of trouble or emergency. 4. Thank the driver for the ride, remembering his name if at all possible. 22. What class designed the Senior Ring? The class of 1899. 23. What is the Student Court for ? It is for the disciplining of stu dents by students. 24. Who is on the Student Court? President of the Senior Class, four senior Regimental Represent atives, and the presidents of each of the other three classes. 25. What is the governing board of A. & M. College? The Board of Directors, ap pointed by the Governor of the State. 26. What is the annual Aggie Muster ? On April 21st of each year on the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, A. & M. men muster together wherever they may be. The tradition was born on April 21, 1903. 27. In what major sport does Tex as A. & M. lead $.11 conference competition as to the number of championships. Football—eight (8) undisputed championships and one (1) co championship with S.M.U. 28. In what year was Texas A. & M. National Champion in football? 1939. 29. What is the most perfect rec ord that an Aggie football team has held during a regular season? The 1917 team was undefeated, united, and unscored upon. 30. What is the size of the A. & M. campus proper? 8,000 acres. 31. How many generals did A. & M. have in World War II? 28. 32. What Aggie became U. S. Am bassador to Guatemala? Dean E. J. Kyle. 33. What is the Elephant Walk? Annually, before the Thanksgiv ing Game, the seniors gather in front of the flag pole on Military Walk and wander aimlessly around as an old elephant about to die. This symbolizes the seniors will graduate the following spring and will be of no further use to the Twelfth Man. 34. What is the Bonfire ? Each year before the T. U. Game, all the Corps gathers wood and timber to build a huge bon fire which is burned the night be fore the game. 35. What does this Bonfire sym bolize? It symbolizes “the burning de sire of every student to beat T. U. and the undying flame of love that all Aggies have for their school.” 36. What is the seating capacity of Kyle Field and when was it built? Built in 1927, Kyle Field has a seating capacity of 33,000. 37. What are the two largest permanent mess halls in the world, and what is their seating capacity? Sbisa Hall: 4,000. Duncan Hall: 3,600. 38. How many Aggies won the Congressional Medal of Honor and what are the names of those liv ing? Six (6) Aggies won the Con gressional Medal of Honor: Lieu tenant Thos. W. Fowler ’43; Staff Sergeant George C. Keathley ’37; Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes ’43; Lieutenant Turney W. Leonard ’42; Captain Eli L. Whiteley ’41; Sergeant Wm. G. Harrell ’43. Those still living are: Captain Eli L. Whiteley ’41; Sergeant Wm. G. Harrell ’43. 39. What two Aggies were named All-American two years in suc cession? Joe Routt, John Kimbrough. 40. What is the “T” Association and when was it formed ? It is composed of men who have won letters in varsity sports. It was formed in 1907. ' Comments on the above ques tions have been invited by the committee addressed to the Bat talion.

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