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Texas AsM Can You Shelter A Printer? The B College alion Ubr»r?. 29 Veterans, Vote Next Tuesday, Wednesday PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A & M COLLEGE VOLUME 46 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1947 Number 33 Six Candidates File Names For Veterans’ Presidency Religious Emphasis Week Begins Monday Longhorn Photo Schedule Listed The following schedule will be followed for taking club pic tures for the 1947 LONGHORN. Pictures will be made at Guion Hall at 12:30 on the day indi cated. Shirts, ties, and dark trousers should be worn. Monday, February 10 Brazoria County Club Latin American Club Tuesday, February 11 I.A.S. Student Branch Biology Club Wednesday, February 12 Petroleum Engineering Brush County Club Thursday, February 13 A.I. Ch. E. Navarro County Club Friday, February 14 Architectural Society Lamar County Club A complete schedule for tak ing the remaining club pictures will appear in the Tuesday, February 11, issue of the Bat talion. Make arrangements with the A&M Photo Shop for any desired change in schedule. T W. H. Alexander Featured Speaker for 5-Day Period The program and'activities for the 5th annual Religious Emphasis Week on the campus have been announced by M. L. Cushion, secretary of the Y.M.C.A. Lasting through a five day period beginning February 10, the exercises feature Dr. William H. Alexander in mid-morning talks in Guion Hall. Dr. Alexander is a noted young peoples’ leader and min ister of the First Christian Church of Oklahoma City. Dur ing the war he served as war cor-+ respondent for the Daily Okla homan, the Oklahoma City Times, and the Christian Evangelist. Schedule for Dr. Alexander’s talks in Guion Hall will be Monday and Tuesday at 11 a. m., Wednes day and Thursday at 10 a. m., and Friday at 9 a. m. Various stu dents will participate in the serv ices by reading prayers and an nouncing the guest speaker. Letters received by Cushion from various ministers all over the Uni ted States heap praise upon Dr. Alexander, who is tall, redheaded, and a former amateur boxing champion. The president of Kansas State College, Milton Eisenhower, wrote: “Dr Alexander works effec tively with men and women of all ages, but especially with young people. He is a scholar, has great vitality and enthusi asm, and is most convincing. We are delighted with him in every way, and would consider our selves most fortunate to have him with us again.” TCU prexy M. E. Sadler wrote: “Dr. Alexander is certainly one of the most capable younger ministers in the United States. He has unique ability in attrac ting and holding large audien ces. He has a most winsome personality. His messages are constructive.” A number of other church lead ers, in addition to Dr. Alexander, have been invited to speak during the five-day affair. Evening serv ices, beginning at 7:15, will be conducted by each church, the speaker being one of its own rep resentatives. Freshmen and sophomores will be allowed out after Call to Quar ters to attend church services. Presbyterians The Rev. James I. McCord, pro fessor of religious philosophy and theology at the Austin Presbyter ian Seminary, will speak to the Presbyterian congregation in the YMCA Chapel, Monday through Friday at 7:15 p. m. Rev. McCord is known as a speaker who is a- cutely aware of the theological trends now influencing Christian ity, and interprets these trends into the language of modem day students. Episcopalians The Reverend Tom Bagby, rec tor of St. James Episcopal Church in-Houston, will speak each even ing of Religious Emphasis .Week, to Aggies in St. Thomas Chapel, adjacent to the infantry drill field. Under the sponsorship of his church, Rev. Bagby has done pio neering work in the field of youth groups in Houston and the Diocese of West Texas. He is the director of an interdenominational youth center in the Riverside addition of Houston. Each summer Rev. Bagby has spoken at summer camps to groups of young people. Rev. Bagby has visited the A. & M. campus several times for talks with Aggies. Catholics Retreat The Rev. Don Jacobs of Bryan will conduct a Retreat for the Catholic Aggies beginning Sunday evening, February 9, in St. Mary’s Chapel, and will continue through Thursday evening. Father Jacobs, a native of Sa lem, Mass., attended St. Joseph’s Seminary in Washington, D. C., and was ordained in 1942. At present he is carrying on mission work among the colored people of Brazos county. Jewish Program A joint meeting of the Hillel Foundation and the Presbyterian Students League on Sunday, Feb ruary 9 at 7 p. m. in the YMCA Chapel will hear Rabbi Robert I Kahn speak on “Religious Lend Lease in the Army”. He will also give addresses at 7:15 p. m. Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Rabbi Kahn is a veteran with three years service overseas as a chaplain. A recent acknowledge ment of his universal popularity was his appointment as Chaplain of the Texas region of the Ameri can Legion. He comes to the cam pus as guest speaker of Religious Emphasis Week from Temple Emanuel in Houston. ROA Dance for All Reserve Officers On Saturday Night The Saturday night dinner-dance of the Brazos County Reserve Of ficers Association is not limited to those who are members of the as sociation, according to E. N. Holm- green, president. All who hold reserve commissions in the Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps are welcome, as are regular of ficers on duty in this area. Tickets are on sale at WSD, Waldrops, Lipscomb’s and other places in Col lege Station. Uniform is requested but not re quired for the affair, which will be semi-formal. Sbisa Hall is the place, and 7:30 p. m. the starting time. Students Urged to Sell History 105 Textbooks All students who own History 105-106 books, Hicks’ History of American Democracy, are urged to sell them to the Exchange Store. At present many students are without books, and there is little chance of them obtaining one in the near future through the col lege book stores. Guest speakers for Religious Emphasis Week include left to right: Joe Boyd, Dr. James I. McCord and Rabbi R. I. Kahn. N.C.A.A. Committee Announce Changes In Football Rules The National Collegiate Athletic Association football rules commit tee, meeting in Kerrville at the summer home of D. X. Bible, ath letic director of the University of Texas, announced Sunday seven rule changes that tended toward code liberalization and fulfilled all requests of college coaches. Foremost among the changes was a substitution ruling whereby a player may be inserted when the ball is dead but the clock is still running. However the use of the so-called running shift was banned. Too, it was decided to move the ball in approximately 18 yards from the boundary line, one-third the width of the field, instead of of the usual 15 yards. A further clarification of the code to the effect that unlimited substitution may be made while time is out and the substitution of one player while time is in pro vided the ball is dead. The shift play which simulates a regular play is to be ruled a false start. This involves two or more players and refers to a fake pass, fake run, or feint in the charge. Such tactics have been condemned be cause they draw opposing players off-side. Other rule changes included the decision that the ball is to be de clared dead if an attempted kick for the extra point is blocked; en forcing the ruling on the illegal use of the hands and arms; on dis qualification fouls the offending player should be removed from the game but the penalty distance should be 15 yards rather than half the distance to the goal; and, for the benefit of the referee after a ball had been kicked across the line of scrimmage, and before it had been touched by any player, penalties on all fouls other than unnecessary roughness and illegal use of the hands will be inflicted at the point of the ball. The others will be at the spot where the play originated. Who Said Asabab? Architects Reveal Mystery Word Meaning by W. K. Colville “A S A B A B ! What the heck does that mean ? I’ve seen it everywhere.” This comment could be heard on most any part of the campus during the last month. The time has come to bare the facts. Feb ruary 14 will mark the day when> anything can be expected. If you see someone parading across the campus in ballet tights or rigged up in full football regalia—think nothing of it—it’s just some crazy architect on his way to the Archi tectural Society Annual Beaux Arts Ball. Customarily a lavish costume af fair, the theme for this year’s ball i s “Frustrated Ambitions” i n which each member and his date (and even the profs) will come dressed as if he were fulfilling that secret ambition for which he had always longed but never had the opportunity or the nerve to ful fill. Have you ever wished you were Frank Sinatra, a boxer, or had lived in the time of Henry the Eighth? Or maybe you would just like to quit this institution and hit the road as a bum. Now is the time to fulfill that ambition. The ball, while sponsored by the Architectural Society, is open to all students taking Architectural Design, Engineering, or Construc tion and Landscape Art. Non- members of the Architectural So ciety should contact Whit Phillips, Joe Hans, or Allison Peery in or der to secure tickets which are set at $3.00 per couple. Music for the affair will be furnished by the Aggieland Orchestra and will be gin at 8:30 p. m., whether Hitler is there or not. Carlson, Ex-Navy Capt. Gets ManE Professor Post , « A new addition to the engineer ing faculty at A. & M. is Captain David E. Carlson, USN retired, who accepted an associate profes sorship in management engineer ing. Carlson, who completed 25 years of navy service last April, wiU specialize in teaching personnel work and labor relations, accord ing to Virgil M. Faires, head of the management engineering de partment. During the war years, when he was a member of the executive staff of the Secretary of the Navy, Carlson headed a branch of the navy office of industrial relations, and also was a top member of the navy civilian personnel board. Valentine Dance Planned for Annex On February 15 With the Student Center at the A&M Annex decorated In a valen tine motif, the Student Activities Office of the Annex, under the direction of Mrs. Ann Hilliard and W. W. Dominy, and in cooperation with the cadet corps and the An nex Veterans Club, is sponsoring a valentines dance to be held at the Student Center on the night of February 16. The Annex orchestra, which has favorably impressed its listeners at previous engagements, has been engaged to play for this social af fair which promises to be one of the outstanding events of the spring semester, it was announced by John Laufenb&rg of the dance committee. As an added attraction the All- Girl Choir from Beaumont, has consented to appear at the ball and sing special requests during the evening and at intermission. This will be the second appearance of the Melody Maids at the An nex; they are returning by special request of the study body because of the fine entertainment they of fered at the beginning of the fall semester last September, it was said. Room accommodations for dates may be arranged for at the Stu dent Center of the Annex. Dance tickets may be obtained for $1.20 stag or drag. Those assisting Mrs. Hilliard and Dominy with arrange ments are: John W. Laufenberg, Gus W. Lampe, Johnny Hagan, and Buddie Foitik. To Leave April I . . . Chalmer G. Kirkbride ChE Professor Accepts Research Manager Position Chalmer G. Kirkbride, profes sor of chemical engineering at A. and M. since 1944, announced re cently that he had accepted a posi tion as manager of research and development for the Houdry Pro cess Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa. Chosen as one of a handful of U. S. scientists to serve as observ ers for the Bikini bomb test last summer, Kirkbride will supervise the administration of a three-mil lion dollar per year research fund for Houdry. Kirkbride, who won renown for development of high- octane fuel processes during the war, already has turned in his resignation here but will remain on the campus until April 1. His laboratory, located at Linden, a Philadelphia suburb, will work mainly on petroleum and natural gas problems. Phases of Cotton Research Reviewed At Monday Meeting A&M, UT, and Texas Tech Officials Hear , Latest Information A review of all phases of cotton research work underway in the state was heard Monday at a meet ing here of 60 representatives of organizations and agencies inter ested in Texas cotton production. The meeting was called by the State Wide Cotton Committee to familiarize interested groups with latest informaion concerning cot ton research work in Texas. Research men of A & M, Texas Technological College, and the Uni versity of Texas reviewed proce dures and results of cotton re search work underway at those in stitutions, as well as at various substation laboratories and experi mental farms over the state. Staff members of A & M and other local men attending the meet ing were: Thomas R. Richmond, A. A. Jakkula, J. W. Hayward, Fred Elliot, H. P. Smith, E. A. Miller, Carl M. Lyman, A. A. Dunlap, D. W. Williams, Ide P. Trotter, D. T. Killough, L. P. Gabbard, Paul J. -Talley, L. M. Blank, J. C. Gain es, S. E. Jones, R. D. Lewis, H. G. Johnston, F. L. Thomas, H. J. Im- hardt, Paul Gregg, R. K. Fletcher, C. A. King, H. A. Dea, L. F. Wat son, David R. Ergle, Mary Anna Grimes, E. N. Holmgreen, F.. E. Lichte, Fred Hale, and J. Wheeler Barger. Signing the register at the meet ing were: Robert W. French, Bur eau of Business Research, Univer sity of Texas; M. K. Horne Jr., National Cotton Council, Washing ton, D. C.; Victor H. Schoffelmay- er, Dallas News; Leonard Smith, National Cotton Council, Washing ton, D. C.; Harold H. Weber, Cot ton Research Committee, Austin; C. L. Welch, National Cotton Coun cil, Memphis, Tennessee; R. C. Goodwin, Texas Tech; L. T. Mur ray, Texas Cotton Association, (See COTTON on Page 4) Hot Election Campaign On; Balloting To Be Feb. 11-12 Platforms Feature “Social” vs “Serious” Phase of Association’s Activities Six candidates for president of the Veterans Students Association had filed their names at dead-line time Tuesday afternoon, and a hot campaign was expected until election, February 11-12. Ballots will be cast in the rotunda of the Academic Building on those days, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, during the school day. + Most of the presidential candi- dates were running independently; Just 3-a- Week Is All We’re Asking The housing problem is threat ening to interfere with the Batt- ation’s twice-a-week publishing schedule. You don’t get the connection? When the Battalion jumped from once-a-week publication recently, it was due in large part to the fact that the A&M Press was able to hire an experienced newspaper makeup man. This man has been putting the Batt together ever since, and many improvements in the paper are a result of his skill. But he’s a lon ely man down here, for his wife and grown son are in Oklahoma. And that’s much too far to com mute! If anyone can give this man a clue as to where he can find a home for his family, it will go a long way toward helping. This printer isn’t looking for anything fancy—just a place large* enough for three adults to stay in out of the rain. Can somebody come to the rescue of the Battalion ? If so, contact the Student Activities Office, phone 4-5324, Room 2, Ad ministration Building. Metropolitan Star To Make Town Hall Appearance Feb. 20 Donald Dickson, popular singing star of radio, opera, and the motion pictures, will appear on the stage of Guion Hall on February 20 in a pro gram of . classical and operatic music. His artistry, musical since rity and dramatic understanding have led to his being acclaimed a great American singer and a fav orite of millions. Dickson made his operatic de but in “The Merry Wives of Wind sor,” in a role which also made famous Lawrence Tibbett. He sung Rigoletto, Scarpia, Germont, and Count di Luna, and he prefers the heavier, more dramatic roles. Radio has been his major inter est during the past several years, though he still makes guest ap pearances with the Chicago Opera Company and other companies throughout the nation. Critics have written praisingly of his perform ances in such terms as “warmth, sincerity, and stirring talent” College Enrollment Figures Drop From Expected High Enrollment in Texas schools of higher learning slumped sharply with the beginning of the spring semester. Reg istrars attributed the drop in expected enrollment to lack of finances and to prejudices of students toward starting school at mid-term. Texas A.&M. enrollment num bered 7,605 for the current semes ter according to an announcement by H. L. Heaton, registrar, Wed nesday afternoon. This is con siderably less than the pre-enroll ment estimate of 8,500, but several hundred over the pre-war record enrollment of 6,814. U. of H. Drop 2,000 The January 31 issue of The Cou gar, University of Houston jour nalistic voice, held out hope that the expected enrollment would be met, before the enrollment deadline, but according to a later report written in the Houston Post their expected enrollment dropped 2000. Dr. Terrel Spencer, registrar of the University of Houston, stated that educators over the nation hadn’t expected a slump in enroll ment until spring of 1949. “Col leges all over Texas are experienc ing the s$me thing,” he said. TU Slumps, Too Texas University enrollment was off 2,500 as late as Tuesday, with a few late registering students trickeling in. Ony 16,407 of 19,000 expected students registered at the University. Chief attributing factor to the drop in enrollment seemed to be the inability of Ex-G.I. students to live on their government allot ments, particularly the married veterans with wives and children to support. Academic failure, caused gener ally by lack of proper preparation in high schools, also caused many students to drop out of school. Faires Asked to Write For Encyclopedia Edition Virgil M. Faires, head of the management engineering depart ment at A. & M. and well-known textbook author, has been invited to write the chapter on “Analyti cal Mechanics” in a new encyclo pedia to be published by the Crow- ell-Collier Publishing Company. Faires’ textbooks, in wide use today at American colleges, in clude an alalytical mechanics work, two thermodynamics texts and two problem books. however, the group supporting “Buddy” Brennan filed a complete slate. Candidates are: President ? William S. (Bill) Andrews ’44. T. C. (Buddy) Brennan ’46. A. D. (Dave) Bruce, Jr. ’44. David Neal (Ish) Elliott ’48. James Edward Kelly ’46. Wm. T. (Bill) Murphy ’45. Vice-President & Social Director: Robert Allen (Bob) Poison ’46. W. R. (Jelly) Steymann ’45. Treasurer: Sam S. Williams, Jr. ’45. Serrpf.arv • Edward Kay (Ed) Fisher ’45. William D. Taylor ’45. Parliamentarian: Joe E. Sonley ’44. Karl Edward Wallace, Jr. ’44. Sergeant-at-arms: None. Member, Student Life Committee: Arthur R. Buckner ’46. Marvin L. Brown ’45. John P. Garrity ’45. Charles E. Murray ’46. Mess Committee Charles D. Kirkbride, Jr. ’50. Platforms Given The Battalion has received plat form statements from several of the presidential candidates, which read in part: Dave Bruce: “The social aspect of the Asso ciation seems to me to be the pre dominant issue and while it is essential that certain conditions be discussed and recommendations made to the administration, the majority of the veterans do not have time to get involved in polit ical issues and debates such as went on last summer. The social pro gram should have events that would include the married veterans and their wives as well as the single veterans. “Although I was the one that advocated a ; party system at the last meeting of the Association’s Officers and the Veteran Board of Representatives, I believe after con sideration of the matter that a party system would split the vet erans. This must not happen, so I gave up the idea and am run ning independently.” Buddy Brennan, Bob Poison, Bill Taylor, Sam Williams and Karl Wallace, as a group: “Under a revised constitution, and a new name, the Association has made much progress with its social program. So much, in fact, that it now represents only those students who are. socially interest ed. We feel that there is definite ly need for a well-balanced and unified organization to represent the veteran students to the college administration.” Bill Murphy: “I am running for president on an independent ticket, and not with a coalition or cooperative group ticket, to represent veterans who would have a veterans association, and not a veterans group. I pro pose a committee for Veteran em ployment, a committee for im- (See ELECTION on Page 4) Revolving Fund To Publish Books Is Association’s Aim Establishment of a revolving fund of $200,000 with which to publish important books on Texas is the current objective of the Texas State Historical Association, according to Dr. R. W. Steen, professor of history at A & M. This was made public following a dinner honoring the association’s fiftieth anniversary. The dinner, held on February 1 in Austin, was attended by officers and friends of the association. The ‘ fund’s success is assured, Dr. Steen, a member of the exe cutive council, stated. Dallas has already raised $40,000 in spite of the fact that the announcement has just been made. Camera Club to Meet The A&M Camera Club will meet Monday, February 10, in the clubroom, located in the basement of Guion Hall at 7 p. m.