THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1946
THE BATTALION
Page 3
‘Ole Army Spirit’
Highlights College
Station State Bank
During a short two and one half
months of operation the College
Station State Bank assets have ris
en to more than one half million
dollars. This bank now carries more
than one thousand veterans’ ac
counts. Total deposits exceed one
lalf million dollars. During the
ast month of the summer semes-
;er the bank cashed over a thous-
ind government checks for G. I.
students.
A seven-inch manganese steel
livold vault door with a triple
ime lock is to be installed in ap-
'uroximately two weeks. Due to de-
ay in shipment, safety deposit
■oxes are not yet available, but
# rill arrive about the first of Oct-
ber, and will be ready for use the
ollowing month.
Although this business estab-
ishment is new to the Aggie cam-
ms, a touch of the “Ole Army
Spirit” is already evident. Upon
ntering the front door, you are
’reeted with such signs as: “Beat
'exas Tech” and “This bank will
>e closed at 1:00 p. m. each Sat-
:rday afternoon that a football
•ame is played on Kyle Field.”
Learn to read diagrams of all
inds and take in their essential
oints.—A. & M. Handbook.
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Waco Leads Texas
Cities in Teaching
Vocational Studies
War Surplus Supplies
Used to Equip Modern
Shops and Classrooms
Ed Williams, head of the In
dustrial Extension Service at A.
and M., points to Waco as the
most promising of Texas cities
which have established vocational
and technical high schools. Re
cently returned from opening cere
monies of new Waco Tech, which
was 'instituted on the grounds of
a former NYA center, Williams
stated that: “Waco Tech has the
best start any vocational high
school in Texas ever has had. They
have modern shop and classroom
buildings, an abundance of war
surplus equipment and supplies,
and are recruiting teachers from
industry as well as from profes
sional instructor ranks.”
There were 110 students regis
tered the first day at Waco Tech,
with more expected. Four build
ings of the NYA center, all of
modern construction, will house
sheeet metal, automotive, machine
tool, millwork and vocational-
agriculture labs, Williams said.
Williams will travel to Lubbock
on September 19-21 for a teacher
training conference with all new
trade industrial teachers in that
area.
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Famous Aggie Band to Perform
At All SW. Conference Games
Southwest Conference football
fans are in for something special
at Texas A. & M. games this
season, for the famous Aggie
Band, largest in the conference
and third largest in the nation, is
back up to its pre-war strength
of 225 cadet musicians.
Under the direction of Lt. Col
E. V. Adams the Aggie band will
execute figures in longhand script
on half-time programs and con
ference football fans will see more
of the Aggie Band’s famed pre
cision drill. Living figures in long-
hand will be something relatively
new to Southwest conference fans,
Col. Adams said.
Backbone of the Aggie band will
be 25 veterans, former Aggie band
members, and the one hundred
cadets remaining from last year’s
band. One hundred freshmen, most
of them from first class high school
bands, complete the organization.
Col. Adams has organized the band
into two units for military train
ing purposes, the Infantry Band
of 110 pieces, and the Artillery
Band of equal size.
Col. Adams, who replaced wide
ly-known Colonel R. J. Dunn last
January, is an A. & M. graduate
and former Aggie band member,
having graduated from A. & M.
in 1929. He received an M. S. from
A. & M. in 1932, and has studied
music and band at Northwestern
University, Cincinnatti Conser
vatory of Music, and the Vander-
cook School of Music. He was di
rector of the Bryan High School
band from 1934-40, and director
of the Palestine High School band
from 1940 until he reported for
active duty with the Army in
1942 as a first lieutenant in the
Chemical Warfare Service. He
was released by the Army as a
major in January of this year, and
holds a lieutenant colonel’s com-
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Maneuvers not previously seen
in Southwest conference halftime
programs &re planned by Colonel
Adams for the Aggie band this
year. Writing out school names by
band members has heretofore been
done by forming large block let
ters along the yard stripes of the
playing field. Colonel Adams plans
on spelling out names in longhand
written letters, something which
has not been often seen at South
west conference games. He added
that the Aggie -band will do more
precision drill than in past years,
something which fans always en
joy watching.
Rusty, the little black mongrel
pup, elected last spring to be the
Aggie mascot, will be trained by
the drum majors to march and
prance before the mighty musical
organization, so this fall South
west conference grid fans are in
for an outstanding exhibition of
musical showmanship when the
225-piece Texas Aggie band swings
out onto the field.
Placement Office
And Labor Office
Often Confused
Recent change in the location
and functions of the College Place
ment Office has proved confusing
to students who still seek campus
job appointments through that
office. The services that this de
partment has rendered students
the past few years are now being
shared with the office of Student
Labor under the direction of L. R.
Hickman.
Students seeking information
concerning employment on the
campus will contact the Office of
Student Labor, room 106 Goodwin
Hall, phone number 4-5014. The
two student loans, The Gaber Loan
Fund and The Davis Buck Fund,
are also handled by Mr. Hickman’s
office.
W. R. Horsley, director of the
Placement Office and his assistant,
Lucian M. Morgan, are now locat
ed on the first floor of the Ad
ministration building at phone
number 4-1196. These men are con
cerned with such tasks as plac
ing graduates, operating the short
courses held on the campus, and
working with the Dean’s office in
taking care of week-end room res
ervations for dates and parents.
The Placement Office also serves
as a clearing house for steno
graphic and clerical appointments
with the college.
Fencing Club Open
For Membership
Marty Karow, backfield coach,
gives out the dope from the steps
of Goodwin Hall.
New Genetic Feat-
Radio and Telephohe
Are Cross-Bred
If you attempted to telephone
any of. the offices in the Admin
istration Building last week and
failed to get your call through,
the reason might be that the office
personnel were listening to our
local WTAW—over the telephone.
However, you might have succeeded
in getting the call through and
then yourself have enjoyed hearing
both the telephoned person and the
radio program then in progress.
Dean Bolton, thinking only his
office might be receiving the add
ed telephone-radio service, inquired
in some of the other offices, and
found that almost the entire build
ing was receiving the dual service
for only the price of monthly tele
phone rent. The interest soon wore
off, however, after the office per
sonnel became tired of explaining
to those who telephone the Admin
istration Building that radios were
not on in their offices, but that
the sound was coming over the
wire. By Tuesday afternoon the
telephone lines were serving their
intended purpose—of transmitting
conversation without the sideline
entertainment.
Frank J. Sosolik, Chief Engineer
of WTAW, explained that the sit
uation was caused “by a high-re
sistance joint or by water moisture
acting as a conductor between the
lines of the radio station and the
telephone lines which served as
a radio receiver.” Edith Siddall,
President Gilchrist’s secretary, re
ported that when the telephone re
ceiver was first raised and until
the call was put through, the sound
from the radio station was quite
loud, but died down to a pleasant
background during conversation.
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There will be a meeting of all
men interested in fencing at 5:00
p.m. on Monday, September 30 in
the gymnasium. Membership in the
club is still open to all students,
and anyone wishing to join at this
time is urgently requested to be
present. Temporary officers of the
fencing club are W. E. Wallis,
chairman; I. Kleinman, secretary;
F. R. Keen, treasurer. Mr. W. M.
Dowell, of the college physical edu
cation department, will serve as
sponsor of newly organized fencing
club.
A limited amount of equipment
has been ordered and will be re
ceived around November 1, accord
ing- to Bill Wallace. Students wish
ing to place an order Tor more
equipment are requested to contact
F. R. Keen.
PROF. BRAYTON NOW
A FULL COLONEL
Pofessor H. R. Brayton of the
Texas A. &M. chemistry depart
ment, has been promoted to the
rank of colonel in the Officers
Reserve Corps.
“All Part VII Trainees in school
for the first time must contact the
Training Officer in Ramp B, Hart
Hall before they can receive their
subsistence allowance,” says Mr.
Bailey, head of the Training sec
tion.
Most of those who have not
reported are men who hold letters
of authorization from regional of
fices other than the Waco Office.
Mr. Bailey urges that these men
report to his office in Ramp B,
Hart Hall as soon as possible.
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Der Single and The Lip Make
Platters of New Fall Hits
By FERD' ENGLISH
After a six weeks vacation your
reporter comes back to find lots of
material for his first column since
the end of the first summer term.
Stan Kenton, Der Single, with the
assistance of the Andrews Sis
ters, Johnny Mercer and Harry
“The Lip” James have all come
through with some mighty fine
waxings of hit parade tunes.
To begin with, Stan Kenton’s
newest release, “ARTISTRY IN
BOOGIE” is one of the finest
pieces of drifting instrumental
swing to come out in a long time.
The song gives every man in the
band a chance to strut his stuff
in front of the solo mike. Typical
of the Kenton type of music, it
combines good solos with fitting
back up work. On the bottom is a
swingy novelty tune entitled
“RIKA JIKA JACK”. Lovely June
Christie turns on the steam for
this one to do it up in her own
inimitable style.
Riding the crest of present pop
ularity is a tribute (?) to our La
tin American neighbors. Bing Cros
by and the Andrews Sisters send
up the “Saga of the Shakes”, or
TWENTY-FOUR NOW
TAKING MAN. ENG.
“SOUTH AMERICA TAKE IT
AWAY”. The combining of rhum
ba, samba, and conga rhythms pro
duces a weird, but pleasing effect.
The innocent truth of the story
told by song is undoubtedly what
has put it on top. The reverse
side is all cut up by “ROUTE 66”
and the arrangement is second on
ly to King Cole’s.
Johnny Mercer has done it again
by putting two clever novelty tunes
on one platter. “MY SUGAR IS SO
REFINED”, and “UGLY CHILE”
repeat the Mercer history of hits.
Both songs are dancable ,as well as
witty.
“THIS IS ALWAYS”, warbeled
by Buddy DiVito and backed up
by Harry James is almost a cinch
to be right up on the top before
many Aggie victories have piled
up. The rhythm is that slow,
smooth type that, has always
shown a large following. DiVito
is at his baritone best on this
one. Ginnie Powell does an equal
ly fine job on the bottom of the
disc when she chirps “I’VE NEVER
FORGOTTON”, a swing ditty from
“Earl Carrol’s Sketch Book”. Al
so featured on this side is a very
good solo Jjy “The Lip” himself.
We do expert
The Management Engineering
Department reports that not only
has the number of men pursuing
a degree in management engineer
ing alone jumped to twenty-four
seniors, but that some twenty
others, by their own statements,
will obtain a management engi
neering degree together with
another engineering degree by the
end of next summer, making a
total number of graduates in this
new curriculum of forty-four men
during 1947. Since the number of
graduates during 1946 was six
men, the increase is over 630%.
Several of the senior courses in
management engineering are open
to engineering seniors of other
curricula who wish to take them
as electives.
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