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VOLUME 46
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1946
NUMBER 5
BAIT TRI WEEKLY PUBLICATION TO
BEGIN OCTOBER 15TH IN GOODWIN
New Print Shop Will Make Possible
Revival of Technical Magazines
The Battalion will resume tri-weekly full-size publica
tion around November 1, according to plans approved by
the Student Life Committee this week. Meeting in the of
fice of Dean J. W. Rollins, the committee authorized the
office of Students Activities to purchase a newspaper and
magazine printing plant for the exclusive use of student
•publications, including not only The Battalion, but alsa The
Engineer and The Agriculturalist, technical publications
which are scheduled for revival'
after a long war-time suspension.
The new printing equipment will
be set up in the basement of Good
win Hall, thus simplifying the
problem of distributing copies of
the Battalion. Editorial offices may
also be moved there.
The Battalion has been ekeing
out a slim existence during the
last few years. Though never sus
pended despite the drop in at
tendance at the college, it went
from tri-weekly to bi-weekly and
then to once-a-week. During the
spring of this year it was publish
ed tri-weekly in tabloid form, but
the four-page tabloid was found
inadequate and was shelved at the
beginning of the summer. Purchase
of the new equipment will make
possible the long-deferred return
to a pre-war schedule.
The committee also accepted the
bid of the A. & M. Photo Shop on
photography for this year’s Long
horn, and named that North Gate
studio official photographer.
Application for a concession to
sell sandwiches in the dormitories
was rejected on sanitary grounds.
Request for a newspaper route in
the dormitories was also turned
down, on the ground that the news
stands on the campus were set up
after previous route men had fail
ed to give satisfactory service.
Mess Hall Inquiry
Reveals Shortage
Of Food and Labor
A recent inquiry concerning the
food situation in the college mess
halls has netted some interesting
facts. There are certain conditions
present which have a bearing on
both the quality and quantity of
the food now being served.
The dining halls are faced with
a labor shortage in both the kitch
en and the serving line, due to a
lack of available employees, and
the increase in the number of per
sons being fed this semester.
Among those who are working at
the present time there are many
without experience in that type of
work, according to J. G. Peniston,
chief of college subsistence.
The college creamery is faced
with a limited milk supply, and
since the mess hall must obtain its
milk from that source, the short
age is carried to those persons who
eat there. The reason for this is
a higher ceiling price on milk in
the Houston area which permits
companies in this region to pay a
higher price for milk bought from
the dairies surrounding the college.
The subsistence allowance of the
college for sugar for the months
of September and October is 8600
pounds. This means 86 sacks of
sugar to use for some 800,000
meals served in the mess halls ev
ery two months. Normally this
would amount to a two week’s
(See MESS HALL, Page 6)
Five-Cent Air Mail
Stamps On Sale at
A&M Post Office
In order to meet the decrease in
the air mail postage rate to 5
cents an ounce in all territory in
the United States and to members
of armed forces abroad, effective
October 1, new 5-cent air mail
postage stamps are now in process
of distribution, according to in
structions received by the College
Station postoffice from the third
assistant postmaster general.
This new stamp and stamped
envelope was placed on exclusive
first-day sale at the Washington,
D. C. postoffice on September 25,
according to the instructions re
ceived here.
If a person has left-over 8 cent
airmail, or 6 cent airmail stamps,
he may trade them in for an equal
valuation of the new stamps as
stated in the order.
The new stamp is red, with del
icate shadings around the four-en
gine transport in the center. Above
the plane is lettered “AIRMAIL”.
The figure 5 is on each side the
plane, and the words “UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,” are
printed below.
Class of ’45 Elects
McGannon to Head
New Organization
Ball, Trigg, Bracey
Also Chosen Officers
In Reunion Meeting
At a reunion meeting of the class
of ’45 held in the Assembly Hall
Thursday evening, September 26,
Tom McGannon was elected by his
classmates to be their new presi
dent. Vice-president of the class
is Charlie Ball and Kleber Trigg
was elected to fill the secretary-
treasurer position. Louis Bracey is
the Class Agent.
The motion that the class hold
a party sometime before Thanks
giving holidays was accepted with
out opposition, and a tentative
date of Tuesday evening, November
21 was set for the party. Details
will be worked out by an enter
tainment committee which is to be
appointed by President McGannon.
The purpose of this initial meet
ing was one of reunion and reor
ganization and the second Monday
of each month - was selected as the
regular meeting date. The new of
ficers urge all members of the
class of ’45 to attend these meet
ings.
Butter Served
For One Week
In Mess Halls
Butter will again be served this
week (October 2) at the A&M Col
lege mess halls after an absence*
of almost five years according to
J. G. Peniston, supervisor of sub
sistence. Mr. Peniston states, “High
quality oleomargarine has been
colored and used in the mess halls
in place of butter during the War
since the Army had first choice on
butter.” Oleomargarine has about
the same food value as butter and
many people can not tell the dif
ference in the two foods.
One thousand pounds of butter
is on order for next week. The
price is 79.5 cents per pound. Stu
dents consume about 170 pounds
each day; so this should be enough
butter for one week. Mr. Peniston
says, “The butter situation is
still uncertain and it may be
months before a normal supply
may be obtained.”
Judging Team Will
Visit Dallas and
LaGrange Exhibits
The Texas A&M Livestock
Judging Team, just back from a
week-end trip for judging practice
on ranches near San Antonio, will
leave Friday for the LaGrange
County Fair, Foi*t Worth Stock
yards, and the Texas State Fair at
Dallas for additional judging prac
tice, it has been announced by W.
M. Warren, Instructor, Animal
Husbandry.
Fifteen students are making
trips, six of whom will be selected
to represent Texas A. & M. at
the American Royal Livestock
in Kansas City, Missouri, October
19, stated Coach Warren. Twenty-
five to thirty colleges and univer
sities are entered in the Collegiate
livestock judging contests.
While at San Antonio, the team
visited the Alamo Hereford farms
to judge classes in breeding cattle
and fat steers, followed by a visit
to Essar Farms to judge classes of
Angus and Hereford breeding cat
tle.
On October 4, the team will
judge classes of fat lambs, steers,
and barrows at the LaGrange
County Fat Stock Show. Saturday
Coach Warren stated that the
team will visit the Fort Worth
Stock yards to judge classes in
horses and mules. The team will
be in Dallas from October 6-8 to
judge classes of fat steers, lambs
and barrows at the State Fair.
Veterans Urged to
Fill Out VA Forms
It has been announced through
Taylor Wilkins, Veterans’ Ad
visor for the College, that ap
proximately 1,000 veterans at
tending school under Part VIII
of the GI Bill of Rights have
not filled out VA Form 7-1961.
This section applies to all ex-
servicemen who are not drawing
disability compensation.
Mr. Wilkins urges all veter
ans who have not filled out the
above form to report to Rooms
103 or 104, Goodwin Hall, as
soon as possible. This form must
be completed before subsistence
checks will be received.
TCU Students
Select Aggie
Tilt for Trip
Dance, Rodeo, and
Gridiron Clash
Top TCU Week-end
A. & M. will play host to TCU
on the week-end of October 19,
which was chosen by the TCU
Student Council as the school’s
student body trip. At this time
Sbisa Hall will be the scene of an
all-college dance following the
Aggies-TCU football game to be
played that afternoon. Music for
the dance will be furnished by the
Aggieland Orchestra, according to
Joe Skiles of the Student Activi
ties Office. Admission to the dance,
which will last from 9 p. m. until
midnight, will be $1.50 with or
without a date.
Another feature of the week-end
will be -the Aggie Rodeo in Bryan,
to be held October 18-19. “For this
reason”, Mr. Skiles stated, “this
dance will have a western atmos
phere in order to agree with the
Saddle and Sirloin Club’s Rodeo”.
The rodeo on Saturday evening will
be over in time for those desiring
to attend the dance.
Southern Pacific railroad lines
have agreed to run a special train
from Fort Worth for the TCU
student body. It will arrive in Col
lege Station at 12 o’clock noon
on Saturday, and will leave at
6:30 on the return trip to Fort
Worth.
Arrangements have been made
for housing a limited number of
dates on the campus. A small fee
will be charged for linen and maid
service.
Small Number of Books
Available to Veterans
A small number of used copies
of textbooks currently not avail
able in book stores are now avail
able to veterans in the Veterans
Administration office, B ramp,
Hart Hall.
• • •
That Gridiron Disaster
(An Editorial)
During the war we learned to keep our mouths shut
when by sounding off we might give aid and comfort to
the enemy. Football is in many respects like war, and after
last week’s A&M-Tech gridiron disaster, there are many
things being said on the campus that would be hurtful if
repeated too far.
The Battalion has received several letters on the sit
uation, properly written and properly signed, which if print
ed now might ruin any chance the football team has for a
come-back later in the season.
Under the circumstances The Battalion feels it wisest
to withhold publication of these letters until the first issue
after Thanksgiving day, when the season will be at an end
and the hot-stove league will begin functioning.
Last week A. & M. dropped from fourth in the nation
to twenty-ninth, according to the Williamson ratings. But
a victory over Oklahoma would put us back up again. So
don’t write off the entire season too soon. The team is
fighting mad and may pull some upsets of its own. Eager
fans over-rated the team earlier this season, but now we are
under-rated, and that is when Aggies are most dangerous.
However, if you are burning up inside and you want to
tell the world how you feel about things, write a letter to
The Battalion now and we will publish it at the end of the
football season.
Aggie Sweetheart Nominees
Primp for Twelve Aggies’ Nod
Twelve seniors delegated by the
Senior Class will leave this evening
for Denton and Tessieland to
choose from among twelve class
nominees the Aggie Sweetheart
for the coming year.
Tradition calls for the Aggie
Sweetheart to be presented every
year at either the SMU or the
TCU Corps Trip. This year she
will be the date of Cadet Col. Ed
Brandt at the SMU game in the
Cotton Bowl on November 9 in
Dallas.
The group, made up of Cadet
Colonel Ed Brandt, Senior Class
President Bill McCormick, Batt
Editor Allen Self, Longhorn Edi
tor Jimmie Demopulos, Social Sec
retary A. O. Hamon, Cadet Lt.
Col. Joe Putegnat, Cadet Lt. Col.
John Heemann, Cadet Lt. Col.
Jack Nelson, Clyde Cecil, Buddy
Potter, Boots Gilbert, and Joe
Mueller, will select the Aggie
Sweetheart Friday evening, and
accompany the nominees to a
small dance.
Expenses for the trip are being
paid by the Student Activities Of
fice, and cars have been made
available for transportation. The
TSCW Dean of Women has stated
that arrangements have been made
for feeding and housing the dele
gation while on their mission.
One Aggie Clubbed
Others Menaced, in
SA Near Riot
Bill Halcomb, senior in “C” Bat
tery and native of San Antonio,
was hit over the head with a billy
club swung by a special policeman
near the close of the midnight yell
practice in front of the Gunter
Hotel in San Antonio Friday night.
The disturbance began when a
special policeman, not knowing
that the yell practice was authoriz
ed by the San Antonio Police De
partment, attempted to drive his
car through the milling throng of
Aggies on Houston street.
Security Office
Advises Owners to
Register Vehicles
Unregistered Motor
Vehicles Total 1600,
Security Chief Says
According to the Campus Secur
ity Office, there are more than
2000 automobiles registered on the
campus. This figure includes not
only the college, but also day stu
dents and Bryan Air Field students
attending classes on the campus.
At the present time there are an
estimated 1600 additional vehicles
not yet registered. Fred Hickman,
chief of the Campus Security Of
fice, urges the owners to register
these cars at their earliest conven
ience. Any type of motor vehicle
should be registered, including
cars, jeeps, motorcycles, motor
bikes, and motorscooters, for regis
tration of which there is no
charge.
A. & M. has an immaculate rec
ord of no traffic fatalities, but
there are many mishaps which
could have been serious. For this
reason, it is imperative that every
vehicle be registered. “If this is
done, and if drivers abide by the
ordinary traffic regulations, we
will have come a long way in hav
ing a safer and more orderly cam
pus,” Mr. Hickmian stated.
With the great increase in stu
dent population, there is a propor
tional increase in the number of
cars on the campus. In consequence,
there are severely growing dou
bles in the parking areas at pres
ent. Law, Puryear, Mitchell, and
Legett have been without parking
space, except along-one side of the
street, or even both sides, making
pedestrian traffic especially haz
ardous. Tentative plans are in the
(See SECURITY, Page 6)
Students Association Offers Aid
To 16 Needy High School Youths
“The best brains are not always
born on the right side of track. Is
it fair or right for a brilliant youth
to be denied the education to bring
him to the full power of his pot
entialities and usefulness because
of the accident of an inherited
poverty”?
The Opportunity Awards pro
gram that has been initiated at
A&M College by the Former Stu
dents Association will make some
of these unfortunate’s dreams come
true.
According to R. Henderson Shuf
fler, executive director of the A&M
College Development Fund, the
Opportunity Awards program was
started by the joint action of the
Board of Dh’ectors of A&M Col
lege and the Board of Directors of
the Association of Former Stu
dents, giving to the A&M Develop
ment Fund the responsibility of
handling the Opportunity Awards.
Mr. Shuffler went on to say,
“the Development Fund governing
board is made up of well-known
and truly outstanding Texans, who
are serving in this cause with no
other compensation than the satis
faction of doing a worth-while task.
Heading this governing board is
A. F. Mitchell, Corsicana capitalist
and engineer.”
The A&M College Development
launched its Opportunity Awards
program because it was fully be
lieved that there was severe need
for such a benefit in Texas today.
Out of 25,000 boys who graduated
from Texas high schools each year
less than 13 percent ever graduate
from college. The principal rea
son for this was because so many
boys simply do not have the re
quired amount of money.
Out of the 87 percent who do
not have a chance to go to college,
there are as many potential lead
ers and outstanding citizens as
there are in the small group that
have the financial support to ob
tain a college degree.
The superintendents of Texas
high schools were asked if they
had any outstanding boys who
would be unable to secure further
education due to financial reasons.
A tremendous volume of mail
reached the college within a shoi’t
time, listing more than 1800 boys.
The Development Fund has
made the necessary arrange
ments to hold State competitive ex
aminations, which assures that the
outstanding boy is selected for the
Opportunity Award. Scholarship,
character and evidence of qualities
of leadership, plus need, are the
determining factors.
Now the question arises as to
where the money will come from
to finance these awards. The For
mer Students Association has
chosen as its main objective the
financing of ten such awards each
year in order to give these boys
an opportunity to secure an edu
cation. Of course the Association
will not be able to finance such
awards for a definite period of
time unless outside help is received.
Recently Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H.
Jones of Houston added five schol
arships a year in the field of agri
culture. A. F. Mitchell (’09) of
Corsicana also added another award
for this year, with a special gift.
The A. & M. Development Fund is
convinced that within a shoi’t time
it will be able to award 100 such
scholarships each year. Deep in the
heart of every man should be the
feeling that every boy deserves a
chance.
The Former Students Association
puts forth this equestion: Are you
willing to donate a small amount
to the Development Fund so that
some needy boy may have the
chance to obtain an education that
he so greatly needs today? “A
good deed done always warrants
a return.”
Voting Booths To Be Open
From 8 to 5 p.m. Monday
Three File for Battalion Co-Editor;
Constitution and New Name on Ballot
Veteran Town Hall
Tickets for Sale
Now on sale from the respec
tive house-masters are a limited
number of veteran season tick
ets to Town Hall. These ducats
were on sale for a while near
Sbisa cafeteria, but have been
transferred to the house-masters
for distribution.
The price of the tickets cover
ing all twelve events of Town
Hall this season is $3 and only
holders of a season ticket will
be admitted to any show, it
was announced. Sale of tickets
to veterans will cease Monday,
October 7th, and any remaining
will be offered to other pur
chasers.
Winkler Resigns
After 23 Years of
Service at A, & M.
Hackney, SMU Grad,
Succeeds Winkler on
Psychology Staff
Dr. Charles H. Winkler, profes
sor of psychology and former dean
of the School of Vocational Teach
ing, has resigned because of fail
ing health and pressing private
business, according to an announce
ment by Dean of the College Frank
C. Bolton. His resignation is ef
fective at once, terminating serv
ice with the College since 1923.
Born in The Grove, Texas, in
1878, Dr. Winkler was educated at
A. & M., Texas University, the Un
iversity of Chicago, and Cornell
University before returning to
Texas University for his Master’s
degree in 1914, majoring in educa
tion. He received his Ph. D. from
the University of Missouri in 1916.
Prior to his coming to A. & M.
in 1923, Dr. Winkler taught at
Texas University, the University of
Missouri, Peabody College, and the
University of West Virginia, where
he was head of the agricultural
education department.
In 1904, he was in charge of the
Texas Forestry Exhibit at the St.
Louis World’s Fair; in 1917-18 he
was state director of the West
Virginia U. S. Boys Working Re
serve; and from 1919 to 1923 he
was consellor to war veterans at
West Virginia. He came to A. & M.
in 1923 as Dean of the School of
Vocational Teaching and head of
the agricultural education depart
ment. In 1925 he travelled in
Europe, returning to continue his
work at A. & M. In 1935, he became
head of the department of psychol
ogy, and last fall gave up his ad
ministrative duties but continued
teaching as professor of psychol
ogy.
Kenneth Hackney of Dallas has
been added to the teaching staff
of the pyschology-education depart
ment to succeed Dr. Winkler, ac
cording to G. B. Wilcox, head of
the department. Hackney is a
veteran of over three years in the
navy, and is a graduate of Southern
Methodist University, where he re
ceived his M. S. degree in psychol
ogy last year.
Aggie Rodeo Slated
For October 18-19
The Saddle and Sirloin Club of
Texas A&M met Tuesday evening,
September 24, in the A. & I. lec
ture room to make arrangements
for the Aggie rodeo to be held Oc
tober 18 and 19.
Two top cowboys, Prince Wood,
the rodeo and arena director, and
To*m Kingsbury, his assistant, will
be the main leaders of the rodeo.
Tom Kurkenydall was chosen as
the announcer and Jay Poynor will
act as clown. Committees were also
appointed for advertising, parking,
publicity and tickets-.
Only A.&M. students will be
eligible to enter the rodeo as con
testants. Profits from the rodeo
will be used to send the Aggie live
stock judging team to Chicago and
Kansas City.
Livestock for the rodeo will be
furnished by Hugh Thurman of
Bryan.
Approximately 45 members of
the club were present at the meet
ing, with Morty Mertz, of San
Angelo, presiding.
The jack of all trades is what
the tradesmen collect on pay day.
On Monday, October 7, in
the rotunda of the Academic
Building, the veterans will
elect officers for the Ex-
Servicemen’s Club for the
fall semester. A new name
for the club and a new constitu
tion will be voted on also.
Polls will be open from 8:00 a.no.
until 5:00 p.m. in the Academic
Building and at the College An
nex. Each veteran will present
his yellow fiscal receipt before
voting.
Annex voting will be done in the
Student Activities Office in the Ad
ministration Building at Bryan
Field. Voting will be under the
supervision of Ike Ashburn, Jr.,
Roy Bucek, and William Dominy.
Candidates who have filed for
offices are as follows:
President
W. D. (Pete) Hardesty, Henry
Crew, Jr., and Sid Smith.
Vice-President
Harris E. (Gene) Norton and
John Lindsey.
Secretary
Harold Law, and W. W. Walton.
Treasurer
Sam S. Williams, Jr., John
Powle, Shelton Waggoner, and J.
Norton.
Co-Editor of Longhorn
Harry W. Saunders.
Co-Editor of Battalion
Cecil Vick Lindley, Charles E.
Murray, David M. Seligman.
Parliamentarian
Bill McKenzie and Frank Yates.
Sergeant-at-Arms
Alfred W. Davis, Walter Perrion,
Hugh Dickey Jr., and L. T. Weber.
Because no one had filed . for
some offices, nominations were
made at the Wednesday night polit-
cal rally in the Assembly Hall.
Daniels Succeeds
Hamon in Social
Secretary Post
Edwin R. Daniels of Corsicana
was elected Social Secretary by
the Senior Class of the Cadet
Corps to fill the vacancy left by
the resignation of A. O. Hamon,
who was elected at the begining
of the semester.
Hamon, stating the urgent press
of his academic duties would pre
vent his devoting sufficient time to
the post, requested that he be re
lieved of his office, and that a
person more able to bear the re
sponsibility be instated.
Daniels, cadet major in com
mand of the First Infantry Battal
ion, has worked on the various
committees planning class dances
for the past six semesters.
A&M-OU Game Over
Four Stations Sat.
The Humble Oil and Refining
Company will broadcast again this
Saturday, bringing to the radio
audience the four collegiate foot
ball games that feature Southwest
Conference schools.
The broadcast of the Texas A.
& M.-Oklahoma University game
will start at 2:20 p.m. with Ves
Box and Fred Kincaid handling the
play-by-play and color, respective
ly. Stations WTAW, College Sta
tion; KRLD, Dallas; KTRH, Hous
ton; and KABC, San Antonio will
carry the game, which is to be
played at the O. U. Stadium in
Norman.
Another broadcast will start at
2:20 p.m. when Texas U. and
Oklahoma A. & M. will tangle at
Memorial Stadium, Austin. Kern
Tips will be the play-by-play an
nouncer and Alec Chesser will as
sist with the color. Stations car
rying this contest will be WFAA-
WBAP, Dallas-Ft. Worth; KPRC,
Houston; WOAI, San Antonio; and
KTBC, Austin.
The third Saturday afternoon
Humble broadcast will feature the
TCU-Arkansas game. Bill Mich
aels will be the play-by-play an
nouncer with Bill Hightower ad
ding color. KGKO, Dallas-Fort
Worth; KTSA, San Antonio; and
KXYZ, Houston will carry the
broadcast, which will start at 2:20
p.m.
Saturday evening at 7:50, the
broadcast of the SMU and Texas
Tech game will start. Charlie Jor
dan will handle the play-by-play
with Jerry Roggett relieving for
color. Stations carrying the broad
cast will be KGVL, Greenville;
KBST, Big Spring; KCRS, Mid
land-; KMAC, San Antonio; KTHT,
Houston WRR, Dallas; KFJC, Ft.
W orth; WACO, Waco; KNOW,
Austin; KFRO, Longview; and
KFYO, Lubbock.