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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1946
Ag Engineers Hear
Daniels Report on
St. Louis Meeting
Price Hobgood, professor of
Agricultural Engineering, was
elected faculty advisor for the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers at their meeting Tues
day night September 24, 1946 in
the lecture room of the Agricul
tural Engineering building.
E. J. Daniels, senior student at
A&M, gave a report of the annual
national meeting of the A.S.A.E.
held in St. Louis, Mo. fx-om June
24 to June 26. Barton presided over
the meeting of 40 members.
F. R. Jones, head of the de
partment of Agricultural Engi
neering, urged that all students
majoring in Agricultural Engineer
ing join the Society. The A. S.
A. E. holds its regular meetings
on the first and third Tuesday
nights of each month.
The time is rapidly approaching
when the girls who have wanted
bare legs to look like they are
stockinged will be wanting stock
inged legs to look like they are
bare.
Burch Is President
On Management Eng.
The Society for the Advance
ment of Management is tfre latest
engineering society to be organiz
ed on the A. & M. campus. Ac
cording to the best information
available, this is the first chap
ter of its kind to be organized in
the south. At the first meeting of
the Management Society, held
Thursday evening, October 3, Aus
tin Burch of Big Springs was elect
ed president; Dallas Criswell of
Calvert is vice-president; Robert
Halton, Fort Worth, was selected
as senior representative to the
engineering council; secretary-
treasurer is Robert Ruce of Hous
ton; Franklin Mikell, from Louis
iana, will serve as public rela
tions officer, and Russell Mc-
Gowen, of Monahans, is junior
representative for the engineering
council.
V. M. Faires, Head of the De
partment of Management Engi
neering, addressed the society on
the history of the organization,
followed by the introduction of
two additions to the teaching staff:
Walter Torgensen and Jack Van.
It was decided to hold further
meetings every second and fourth
Tuesday night of each month.
Foods Club Plans
Program on Oct 23
The Foods Club, a section of the
Veterans’ Wives Organization just
recently organized, will present its
first demonstration program at
the Consolidated High School on
Wednesday evening, October 23, at
7:45 p.m., it was announced •• by
Jean Clark, president. The group
of wives will meet at Sbisa Hall
at 7:30 p.m. that evening, and
rides will be available from there
to the high school. Mrs. J. K.
Riggs will present the program,
the subject of which will be “Roll
Making and Other Breads.”
This is the first such program
planned for the year, and other
demonstrations and lectures are
scheduled on cooking. They will
include every skill in cooking from
elementary foods to a variety of
foreign dishes.
All veterans’ wives are urged
to attend this first in the series
of demonstration speeches.
East Texas Club
Elects Officers
At a meeting of the East Texas
Club on Monday night, October 7,
officers were elected for the com
ing year. Oliver W. (Buddy) Pot
ter from Kilgore, captain of “C”
Company Infantry was elected
president. Vice-president is Elmo
Livingston of “A” Company Signal
Corps, who comes from Kilgore.
Sid Pugh of “D” Battery Field
Artillery, also from Kilgore, was
elected treasurer. William A. Bar
ber from Linden will serve as re
porter. He is a member of “D”
Company Infantry.
It was decided that meetings
will be held every Monday night.
Everybody from East Texas, both
veterans and corps members, are
urged to attend the next meeting
on Monday evening at 7:15 p.m.
in the YMCA.
Baptist Union
Newt Cole of Corpus Christi
was elected president of the Bap
tist Student Council at the first
meeting of the semester. Bob
Moore will serve as secretary, and
Alfred Johnson was elected to fill
the treasury position. Other mem
bers of the council are: Bill Marsh,
Randoll Ground, Garnett White,
Cliff Harris, Oran Jones, David
Fort, Frank Camp, Wilson Beards
ley, and Tony Sorensen. J. L. Ho
ward, who has come to the cam
pus from Oklahoma, will serve as
Baptist Student Secretary.
The first activity of the Bap
tist Student Union will be a state
convention at Baylor University,
to be held November 1-3.
All Baptist students are invited
to attend the regular meetings of
the union each Wednesday even
ing at 8 o’clock.
—STRAUSS—
(Continued from Page 3)
in Vienna, Erwin began at an
early age in the conservatories of
Europe’s capitals. The sound of
Nazi boots marching into Austria
drove him from the scene of his
success. In America, he went to
work as staff composer for the
Radio City Music Hall. He left to
play double piano with Eddy
Duchin. A master at both jazz and
operettas, Erwin reverts to the
latter so that the melodic melodies
of the Waltz Kings will linger on
in the music hearts of America.
All in all, the Strauss Festival
is a “must” performance for ev
eryone. The Concert Orchestra of
Oscar Straus, the four outstand
ing soloists, and the music of the
Strauss’ will comprise a program
which will live long in your mem
ory.
CAREER IN PLASTICS
The Story of
JIM PYLE
TN 1935 Jim Pyle received his B.A; degree in
■A chemistry from the University of British
Columbia. . . .
In 1943 he was appointed director of the General
Electric Plastics Laboratories. ; ; ;
Eight years to travel from college senior to
leadership in the laboratories of the world’s largest
plastics molder—the record suggests that perhaps
Jim has found in his test tubes some secret formula
for success.
Jim’s friends say, however, that the secret is
merely a compound of two very simple elements:
he was well prepared before he came to G.E.,
and he has worked energetically and imaginatively
since accepting his G-E assignment.
For the college student interested in plastics,
Jim recommends as a preparation “a solid ground
ing in the fundamentals of chemistry, physics and
mathematics.” His own preparation for research
comprised two years in biochemistry, two more
years in synthetic organic chemistry and a final
year in the chemistry of lignin.
At G.E. Jim found that the Company’s process
ing of resins could be improved and improved it.
He was placed in charge of development of
laminate plastics—and worked out a new line in
less than a year. He helped develop new types of
plastics materials, new chemical products, syn
thetic fibers, synthetic rubbers, and ion exchange
resins—each of them a milestone of his career in
plastics:
Next lo schools and the U.S. Government, General
Electric Is the foremost employer of college engineering
graduates.
One of Jim's special studies in college was
an investigation of carbohydrate metabolism
Today for G.E., he directs research in new
plastics materials for the home
GENERAL
ELECTRIC
Geology Club Choses
Reily as President
M. M. Reily, veteran senior, was
elected president of the Geology
Club at a recent meeting held in
the Petroleum Building. Other
officers are W. C. Vercellino, vice
president; W. C, Gill, program
chairman; W. T. Davis, secretary
and treasurer; and E. A. Elwood,
reporter. Prof. Joseph J. Graham
will be the faculty advisor for
the club.
The club plans to have several
well known speakers this semes
ter, and will also engage in activ
ities pertaining to the geological
sciences, the dates of which will
be announced in the near future.
NEWCOMER’S FETED WITH
TEA AT MRS. GILCHRIST
Mrs. Gibb Gilchrist entertained
the Newcomer’s Club of A. & M.
College with a tea on -Wednesday
afternoon at her home. This is an
annual affair at which over 150
Newcomers called between the
hours of 3 and 5 p. m.
Guests were greeted by Mrs.
Bennie Zinn and received by Mes-
dames Gilchrist; Meloy; Frankie,
president of the Newcomers; Pot
ter, vice-president; Murdoch, sec
retary-treasurer; and by the wives
of the deans.
The next regular meeting of the
Newcomers will be Wednesday,
October 16th at 2 p. m. in Sbisa
Hall. Members are directed to
contact the hostesses if they plan
to attend.
Southwest Texas Club
At a meeting of' the South
west Texas A. and M. Club,
held recently in the Cabinet Room
of the YMCA, Ed Zimmerman of
Crystal City was elected presi
dent. Sam Mikulinsky of Eagle
Pass will serve as vice-president,
and Ed Gray of Uvalde, secre-
tary-treasui'er.
It was tentatively decided that
the Christmas holiday dance be
held in Uvalde on December 28.
Approximately twenty members
were present. Future meetings of
the Southwest Texas club will be
held each Wednesday evening in
the YMCA.
Kaufman County Club
Thomas Seely of Terrell was
unanimously elected president of
the Kaufman County A. & M. Club
at its first meeting of the semes
ter. Those men chosen to assist
Seely were Shannon Jones of
Kaufman, vice-president, and An
gus Dickson Jr., of Terrell as
secretary-treasurer. Bill Oakley
from Terrell, Charles Pannill of
Kemp, and O’Dell Hall from Kauf
man were appointed reporters for
the group to cover the activities
of the club for the year. Enter
tainment and social activities will
be in the hands of the new social
chairman, Gene Lewis, a Terrell
Aggie.
Seventeen cadets and veterans
were present at this first meet
ing. Plans were formulated for a
joint banquet or dance for the
members of the Kaufman Club and
former students of the county, to
be held during the fall holidays,
either Thanksgiving or Christmas,
said Seely.
Abilene Club
Thirty-five Abilene Aggies were
present at the first meeting of
the Abilene A. & M. Club, held re
cently in the YMCA. W. B. Mc
Daniel Jr. was elected president of
the group for current year; James
D. Tittle will serve as vice-pres
ident; Fred L. Hughes, secretary-
treasurer; and O. B. Stephens Jr.,
and Bill Sayles, social chairman.
Plans have been made for a
social event to be held in Abilene
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
PALESTINE CLUB ELECTS
The Palestine A. & M. Club was
formed last Thursday evening in
the Physics lecture room. Officers
elected for the year were: Harold
Allbright, president; Ted Maffitt,
vice-president; Don Hodges, secre
tary-treasurer; Ralph Irvine, re
porter; and Edwin Perry, social
secretary.
All Palestine Aggies are invited
to attend the next meeting of the
club, to be held Thursday, October
17, at 7:30 o’clock in the Physics
Lecture Room.
Three Additions
To Ag. Eng. Staff
Fred R. Jones, Head of the Ag
ricultural Engineering department
of Texas A. & M. College today
announced the addition of three
members to his staff.
They are: R. N. Craig, Joe Hol
lingsworth and E. B. Hudspeth. R.
N. Craig, from Panhandle, Texas
and a graduate of Texas A. & M.
College with the class of 1937 will
be an assistant professor replac
ing M. F. Thurmond, formerly
with the college as associate pro
fessor, who has recentyl accepted
a position with the State Depart
ment of Education.
E. B. Hudspeth, from Caddo,
Texas and an agriculture engin
eering graduate from Texas A. &
M. College with the class of 1942
will replace R. L. Ratrick, who re
signed to do full time graduate
work at Iowa State College.
J. B. Hollingsworth, a 1943
graduate of Texas A. & M. Col
lege has been added to the depart
ment as assistant in rural elec
trification research replacing E.
C. Holman, who accepted a posi
tion with the University of Ken
tucky.
HORTICULTURE SOCIETY
ADDRESSED BY REED
H. M. Reed, Horticulturist from
the experiment station at A. and
M. College, spoke at the meeting
of the Horticulture Society, held
Tuesday night at 7:15, in the Ani
mal Husbandry Pavilion. G. C.
Wilson, president of the Horticul
ture Society, presided over the
meeting.
Mr. Reed made several experi
ments in 1930 of the shipping of
dried fruit from the University
of California to Manila and Singa
pore. The purpose of the experi
ment was to test the keeping qual
ities of the various fruits under
actual shipping conditions, and al
so a test on different kinds of
containers for the fruit.
Meetings of the Society are held
every first and third Wednesday
nights at 7:15 p.m. Wilson requests
that anyone interested in Horti
culture and especially Horticulture
majors atend the meetings.
Marshall Club Elects
Elkins President
Irvin Elkins was elected presi
dent of the Marshall Club at its
inaugural meeting on Wednesday
night, September 25, in the YMCA.
Other officers elected were as fol
lows: Sam Williams, vice-presi
dent; Joe Carter, secretary-treas
urer; and Ray Hengst, reporter.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday evening, October 23,
at 7:30 p. 'm. in the Ex-Students’
Lounge of the YMCA. All persons
from the Marshall area interested
in membership are invited to at
tend.
Lamar County Club
Newly elected president, John
Good of Paris, presided at the
first meeting of the Lamar County
A. & M. Club, with 35 members in
attendance. James Barnett was
chosen vice-president of the club;
Pat de Pamphilis, secretary; and
Harlan E. Wright, treasurer, all
of whom are from Paris. James
Wilson of Brookston was elected
vice-treasurer.
Plans for the annual Paris
Christmas Dance were made by
the social committee, composed of
W. T. Murphy, James S. Griffin,
and Wm. Hagood.
San Antonio Club
The San Antonio A. & M. Club
held its first meeting of the
season and elected Tommy John
to serve as president for the year.
Vice-president is Franklin Young;
Willie Kramer was elected secre
tary; Joe Wolpman, treasurer; A1
Munster, sergeant-at-Arms; and
Bob Taylor, reporter.
The social calendar for the
coming year was outlined and a
membership drive was planned.
The social season will begin with
a dinner-dance at a local night
club to be held after the TCU
game.
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R. R. Rhodes Joins
Range Management
R. R. Rhodes joined the Range
Management department of Texas
A. & M. College as assistant pro
fessor in charge of farm fores
try work on Oct. 1, Dean C. N.
Shepardson of the School of Agri
culture announced today. Rhodes
is a graduate in forestry from the
Louisiana State University.
He will correlate his work at
Texas A. & M. College with the
Texas Forest Service and will
make arrangements for summer
field courses for his students to
be held at the Field Headquarters
of the Texas Forest Service at
Lufkin.
Get-Together Planned
For Former Bandsmen
As planned at the reunion meet
ing of the Former Band Members
Club, a social gathering will be
held on Friday evening, October
18, at 8 p.m., Stanley Marwil, act
ing chairman, stated. The event
will take place at Ed Hrdlicka’s,
and it is hoped that Col. R. J.
Dunn and Lt. Col. E. J. Adams
will be present.
This get-together will give the
former bandsmen a chance to
reminisce of the past. Classes
from 1941 to 1946 will ^be repre
sented.
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Of the U. S. Navy
Dean of Agriculture C. N. Shep
ardson of Texas A. & M. College
has been appointed agricultural
member of a civilian advisory
committee to Secretary of Navy
James V. Forrestal. Dean Shep
ardson will work with the commit
tee on problems dealing with ed
ucation, spiritual welfare and re
creational programs for enlisted
personnel.
RUPEL JUDGES CATTLE
Dr. I. W. Rupel, head of the
Dairy Husbandry department of
A. & M., has been judging the
dairy cattle at the Panhandle
South Plains Fair, Lubbock, for
the last two days, it was announc
ed by that department. The offi
cials of the Fair invited Dr. Ru
pel to judge the Holstein and
Guernsey dairy cattle.
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