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VOLUME 46
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1946
NUMBER 7
Weekend Entertainment Plans Feature Three Events
Streamlined
Student Govt
Now Effected
Eight Committees
Of Staff-Students
To Make Decisions
As a result of many con
ferences and discussions re
garding student life at A. &
M. College, recommendations
have been approved for the
simplification of the entire
student government system
in that fewer committees
have been appointed and more
specific instructions set forth
for their actual operation.
This simplified program, ap
plicable to both veterans and
members of the Cadet Corps,
has been brought about by
the Office of the Dean of
Men.
There are eight committees com
posed of faculty members and stu
dent representatives to further
advances in the 1946-47 school
year.
Student Life Committee:
The Student Life Committee is
composed of seven faculty and
staff representatives, three cadets
(Cadet Colonel, President of the
Senior Class, President of the Jun
ior Class), three veterans, and one
non-veteran non-military student.
The purpose of this committee
is to coordinate all student life
committees and councils and to as
sist in solving any student life
problems, such as normal student
welfare, student aid, entertain
ment and recreation, clubs, con
cessions, publications, etc.
Veterans’ Advisory Committee:
The Veterans’ Advisory Com
mittee consists of four staff and
faculty members and four veter
ans. The committee will assist
veterans in creating policies and
solving veteran problems such as
housing, discipline, curriculum, re
creation and family. welfare.
Exchange Store Council:
The Exchange Store Council
consists of six staff and faculty
members,* three students from the
Cadet Corps, and three students
from the non-military group. This
council shall decide policies for
operating the Exchange Store in
all matters such as stock, profits,
profit-sharing, handling of sup
plies, prices, method of operation,
and the treatment of student cus
tomers.
This Council shall make reports
through Student Publications giv
ing the policies of the store and
reports on the profit and profit-
sharing plan. The Council will
hear student and staff sugges
tions on methods of improving the
service to students and staff mem
bers.
The Hospital Committee:
The Hospital Committee is com
posed of five faculty and staff
(See STUDENT GOVT, Page 6)
Heat-Ventilation
Society Is Only
US Junior Chapter
ASHVE Meets Tonight;
Plans Made for Summer
Employment, Ryan Says
The first meeting of the junior
chapter of the American Society
of Heating and Ventilation En
gineers will be held in the
Mechanical Engineering Lec
ture Room on Thursday evening,
October 17, at 7:30 p.m., it was
announced by K. W. Ryan, tem
porary chairman.
This new society on the campus
is the only student chapter of the
ASHVE in this country. Faculty
advisor for the group is W. E.
Long of the mechanical engineer
ing department. At present the
ME class on heating and ventila
tion is serving as a guiding com
mittee, it was stated. The society
plans to keep in close contact with
senior chapters in the state, which
are located in Dallas, Hoyston,
and San Antonio in order to ob
tain speakers for its regular meet
ings. The senior chapters have
agreed to aid undergraduate stu
dents in finding jobs in air condi
tioning during the summer vaca
tion period.
Engineering students, especially
those who are majoring in ME, are
invited and urged to attend all
meetings, which are to be held on
the third Thursday of each
month. At present, Dr. F. E. Gie-
secke is scheduled to speak at the
November meeting of the society.
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Town Hall for Diversion
Aggieland Orch. to Furnish Music
For Western Style Dance in Sbisa
Plans are now in progress to make the coming week
end the first big entertainment period of the current foot
ball season. Activity is highlighted by an All-College dance
Saturday night, an Aggie Rodeo both Friday and Saturday
evenings, and a Town Hall program on Sunday afternoon.
The Cadet Corps at Bryan Field is sponsoring a dance
at the Annex to which all veterans are invited. The TSCW
Serenaders, an all-girl swing aggregation, will furnish the
-fmusic for dancing, which will be
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Twelve high-ranking Seniors in the Cadet Corps pictured here journeyed to Denton October 4 to choose from among the twelve Sweet
heart Nominees the most beautiful, the most curvaceous, the best personality to be Aggie Sweetheart. Announcement of the winner will
appear two days before the A&M-TSCW Corps Trip to the SMU game.
The nominees, first row, left to right, are: Norma Walker, Frankie Lennert, Peggy Hendricks, and Kathryn Blankenship. Second row
are: Hilda Harkness, Laura Sessions, Martha Snow, Helen Bell, Patsy Jo Jones, Margaret Ann Browning, Jane Blanchard, and Kappy Reeve.
Aggie delegates are: Joe Mueller, Buddy Potter, Jimmy Demopulos, John Heeman, Jack Nelson, Ed Brandt, Allen Self, Boots Gilbert,
A. O. Hamon, Clyde Cecil, Bill McCormick, and Joe Putegnat.
Rhodes Scholarship
State Competition
Announced by Mayo
For the first time since the pre
war year 1939, the highly coveted
Rhodes Scholarships will once more
be offered to selected young men
of this country. In addition to the
ordinary appointments, the Rhodes
Trustees have created a limited
number of War Service Scholar
ships, for which men will be elig
ible, who at any time since Octo
ber 1, 1940, were between the ages
of 19 and 25 years, and who have
completed at least one year of
war’service.
Thirty-two scholarships are as
signed annually to the United
States, and for at least two years
the Trustees have authorized an
equal number of War Service
Scholarships each year. There are
eight districts in the United States,
into which all states are placed.
Texas is included in the district
with Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
iana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
In each state there is a Commit
tee of selection which may nomi
nate two regular candidates and
two War Service candidates to
appear befbre the District Com
mittee. Each district commitee
then selects from the twenty-four
candidates so nominated four reg
ular candidates and four War
Service candidates.
In order to be eligible for a
Rhodes Scholarship at the Univer
sity of Oxford, he must (a) be
a male citizen of the United States,
with at least five years’ domicile,
and unmarried (except for War
Service Scholarship, for which
marriage is not a bar) (b) by the
first of October of the year for
which he is elected have passed his
nineteenth and not have his twen
ty-fifth birthday, and (c) by the
time of application have at least
junior standing at some recogniz
ed degree-granting university or
college of the United States. Can
didates may apply either for the
state in which they have their or
dinary private domicile, home, or
residence or for any state in which
they may have received the re
quisite college training. No restric
tion is placed upon a Rhodes
Scholar’s choice of study.
Any student interested in com
peting for these scholarships is
requested to see Dr. T. F. Mayo,
head of the English Department,
as soon as possible. There is a
great deal of information which
each applicant must submit about
himself, and this information must
be in to the Secretary of State
Committee by November 2.
Aggie Players Plan
Program for Year
At their second meeting of the
year held in the lecture room of
the Physics building, the Aggie
Players elected the following stu
dents as their officers for the en
suing term: President will be John
F. Helm; vice-president, Walter
F. Norris; the place of secretary
will be filled by Mrs. Jack Tuck
et, and Roy L. Garner will be
treasurer.
The first production of the Ag
gie Players will be presented dur
ing the first week in December.
Anyone who is not a member and
wishes to join the club is invited
to attend the next meeting, the
time and date to be announced
later.
’Twas H. I. Phillips who said
“Girls who wear slacks should not
turn their backs.”
Here’s 20 Tessies
Who Want Dates
Aggie dates are needed for
20 Tessywites for the football
game Saturday. These girls
are members of the T.S.C.W.
orchestra, the Serenaders, and
are to play for the Annex
dance. They have places to
stay and only are in need of
appreciative escorts for Satur
day and Sunday.
Aggies desiring to have dates
with these girls should contact
the Student Activities before
Friday afternoon at five o’
clock. The dates will arrive
about noon Saturday and will
meet their 1 escorts in the Y. M.
C. A.
Vets Needing Books
And Certificate
Report to Advisor
W. H. Bailey, Veterans’ repre
sentative, states that all veterans
who have not received a Certifi
cate of Eligibility to date should
report to Coy McDougold, Ramp
B, Hart Hall, at their first vacant
period. Mr. McDougold will ren
der the necessary assistance in or
der that the veterans may obtain
their certificates at the earliest
possible date.
It was also announced that
veterans who still need text books
should check with Mr. Bailey, as
there are a good number of books
now available at his office.
We feel awful out-of-date be
cause we have had nothing yet to
do with smashing, perfecting or
testing the atom.
Aggie Hitch-hiking System Based Located in New T
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On Courtesy and Fairness to All
“Houston, please?” “Bastrop,
Austin, please?” “Waco, Dallas,
Fort Worth, please?”
Appeals such as these are heard
every weekend of the year in
Bryan and in every major city of
Texas coming from A&M students,
both veterans and cadets. And
there’s going to be much more of
it in the next few weeks, what
with football games and corps
trips practically every weekend.
First essential in hitch-hiking is
that every Aggie know the rules
and courtesy connected with the
Aggie system. Complaints have
been pquring in by the dozens
from autoists who have had riders
disobey these rules.
The Aggie way of hitch-hiking is
a tradition here. It is a privilege
that should not be abused, for
abuse will eventually bring about
its discontinuation. Some who’ve
never attended A&M don’t know
the rules; others have just neglect
ed to apply them.
In the Line
Opon arriving at the hitch
hiking corner, you should put
your bag in line ,and meet every
one in line. First in line usually
does the hitch-hiking for the
group as a whole. When a car
stops, the person hitch-hiking
should speak to the driver, ask him
how far he is traveling, and how
many he is willing to carry. If he
says he can take two, only two
should atempt to get in the car.
Under no circumstances should the
driver be asked to carry more than
he wants to. When seated the
riders should introduce themselves
to every occupant, including the
ladies, by the way.
No Upstreaming, Bud
Every town of any size in
Texas (and some of the neighbor
ing states, too) has an appointed
corner from which Aggies always
catch rides. Any hometown buddy
who has hitch-hiked before, or an
upperclassman in the Corps can
tell the location of the Aggie
corner.
Upstreaming, or hitching a ride
before getting to the Aggie line,
is definitely taboo. Anyone who
has stood in line for several hours,
only to find that some upstreamer
has hitched a ride with a car
that would have stopped for him
will testify to the injustice of
upstreaming. Cadets found guilty
of this may be punished before
Student Court.
However, going past the line
and waiting by yourself is ab
solutely okay. This is known as
downstreaming, and sometimes
it has advantages over waiting in
line.
Car Courtesy
Once in the car and started to
ward date and merry weekend, or
back to the campus the day after,
the rider should sound out the
driver to see if he wants to talk
or not. Many times at night a
driver will pickup an Aggie just
for the sake of talking to keep
awake. If he wants to shoot the
bull, try to bull him. Listen re
spectfully to him. However, if he
wants to keep quiet, do so. Watch
your language, too. Some people
don’t appreciate rough talk.
Don’t Fall Asleep
Whatever you do, don’t curl
up and tap out, no matter how
tired you are. You may have to
fight to keep those heavy lidded
orbs open, but out of common
courtesy to the driver, stay ready
to aid in any way. If he is tired,
offer to drive for him. Smoke if
you like, but be sure to ask the
driver’s permission first. Some
disapprove of nicotine, other just
can’t stand the smell of smoke.
In case there is a flat, or any
kind of accident, if possible, don’t
desert someone in need.
Be Grateful
When leaving the car, thank the
driver, calling him by name if
possible. It’s always a nice ges
ture to offer to buy him a cup
of coffee or a drink. Remember
you’ve just received something for
nothing, and any sincere show of
appreciation is appreciated.
If these simple, common court
esy, rules are followed by all, driv
ers will continue to pick up Ag
gies. People all over the state have
made a habit of giving Aggies a
lift on the highway. They know
our system and the rules we have.
Don’t be guilty of failing to do
your part.
Arrange Dates Now
For Holiday Dances
The annual Christmas holiday
tour made by the Aggieland
Orchestra is now being planned
by Bill Turner, director and
manager of the band. “Already
we have had to turn down A.
& M. Clubs requesting the or
chestra for certain holiday
dates,” Turner explained.
“Therefore any A&M Clubs
wishing to book the band for
their holiday dances are re
quested to see me as soon as
possible, since many choice dates
including New Year’s Eve, still
remain open.”
For many years the Aggie
land Orchestra has made its
annual holiday tour, pleasing
capacity crowds throughout the
Southwest. Some of the cities
usually on the itinerary are San
Angelo, Wichita Falls, Paris,
Sherman, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Port Arthur, Houston, Orange,
Beaumont, Halletsville, and
Conroe.
Class of ’25 Plans
Reunion on Campus
Before TCU Game
Arrangements have been made
and completed by the Brazos
County members of the Class of
’25, foi- a class reunion to be held
Saturday, October 19. Members in
charge of the reunion are Ike
Dahlberg, Spencer Buchanan, Les
ter Young, and W. B. Orc\
Headquarters for the reunion
will be at Sbisa Hall, where at
10:00 a.m. a program under the
direction of W. B. Armstrong,
class agent from Houston, will get
under way. Highlight of the
program will be a Loving Cup, to
be presented to the member of
the class present having the most
children.
Lunch will be served at Sbisa
Hall for approximately 75 mem
bers and their families who are
expected to attend the one-day af
fair. The reunion will terminate
with the A. & M.-T.C.U. game at
2:00 p.m. Saturday.
Music Studios and
Practice Room Are
complete remodeling
of the “New Y”, located across
from George’s Confectionery, a
place where students interested in
music and dramatics can practice
is now being provided by the col
lege. Music practice studios, a
music library, a dramatics work-
ship, and a practice room for the
Aggie Players are among the pro
posed improvements. In addition
there will be instruments available
to students and a store room where
those who have their own instru
ments may store them.
The building is being equipped
with acoustic wall paneling,
flouregcent lighting, asphalt tile
flooring, and a new roof. On the
first floor will be an office for
Bill Turner, director of the Sing
ing Cadets and Aggieland Orches
tra, a store room, and the Dra
matics Club’s practice room and
workshop.
On the second floor will be lo
cated a music studio for the Ag
gieland Orchestra and Singing
Cadets, to be equipped with the
thousand dollars worth of record
ing and sound equipment and will
be suitable for broadcasting. Four
practice rooms for students will
also be situated on this floor. All
rooms will contain music stands,
and three of them will have pianos.
Practice rooms may be reserved
at any time by contacting Bill
Turner.
McNEW ATTENDS ASCE
J. T. L. McNew, vice president
for engineering of Texas A&M
College left Friday for Kansas
City to attend the fall convention
of the American Society of Civil
Engineers.
in the recreation hall Saturday
night from 9:00 p. m. to 1:00 a. m.
Despite the decision of TCU not
to make this game a student body
trip, a good many dates will be
down if the number of invitations
sent out by the Aggies are an
indication.
Music for the semi-formal af
fair at Sbisa Hall Saturday night
from nine to midnight will be fur
nished by the Aggieland Orches
tra. Motif for the dance will fol
low the pattern set by the Aggie
Rodeo, with students urged to
wear cowboy garbs.
To the best dressed cowboy cou
ple will go a five-dollar prize. Ad
mission is set at $1.50, with or
without date.
The Aggie Rodeo, sponsored by
the Saddle and Sirloin Club, is to
be held at the Roping Club Arena
one mile north of Bryan. All
events will be over in time to at
tend the All-College dance, it was
announced. Competition will be
gin at 8 p. m. Friday and at 7 p.
m. Saturday. Admission price is
$1.20.
Rounding out the entertainment
for the weekend is the first Town
Hall presentation of the season.
On the stage of Guion Hall will
be presented the Strauss Festival,
featuring a concert orchestra and
several talented vocalists.
Dormitory 6 is being vacated to
provide space for dates which
could not be accomodated in P. G.
Hall or in the community.
Corsages are available through
the Landscape Art department.
Students in every dormitory are
selling them, the proceeds of which
will go toward providing a land
scape art scholarship.
Ball Awarded Arc
Weld. Foundation
Ag Eng Scholarship
Charles E. Ball, a 22-year-old
senior agricultural engineering
student at A&M, has been awarded
the James E. Lincoln Arc Welding
Foundation agricultural engineer
ing scholarship of $250, Dean of
Agriculture C. N. Shepardson an
nounced today.
A committee of three A&M men
Dean, Shepardson, Fred R. Jones,
head of the Agricultural Engineer
ing department, and Dr. R.
Hunt, of the Agricultural Econom
ics department, selected Ball on
basis of his scholastic record
imagination, and promise in hb
chosen field.
The scholarship was established
at A&M by the James F. Lincohj
Arc Welding Foundation, Cleve
land, Ohio, as a result of a Nai
tional Essay contest the Founda
tion sponsored. Miss Laura Lane
editor of the A&M College Exten
sion Service, won fifth place in th
contest, entitling the agricultura
college of her state to the schol
arship.
Ball is from Pattonville, Lama
county, and entered A&M in 1942
but his training was interrupte'
by three and one-half years as a
Infantry officer, where he attain
ed the rank of captain.
Band to Salute TCU
In Script letters
At halftime during the T. C. U
game on Kyle Field, October 1
the Aggie Band will salute TC
by writing out “Frogs” in scrip
form to the accompaniment of th
TCU school song. They will the
salute the Corps by writing “Aj;
gies” and playing THE SPIRI
OF AGGIELAND, according t
Col. E. V. Adams.
History Society Selects
Dr. Steen to Exec. Council
Election of Dr. Ralph W. Stee
professor of history at Texas
& M. College, to the executiv
council of the Texas State His
torical Association is announces
in the current issue of the “South
western Historical Quarterly.]
Dr. Steen is the author of severa
works on Texas history, the mos
popular being “Twentieth Cen
tury Texas”, now on the list
adopted high school textbooks.