Miss Patsy Jo Jones Miss Margaret Ann Browning
Queen’s Court Queen’s Court
Miss Mary Altman
AVMA
Miss Roberta Hampton
Queen’s Court
Miss Joan Jester
Agronomy Society
Miss Alleen Williams
Queen’s Court
Miss Billie Walker
Queen’s Court
Miss Teresa Hiller
Queen’s Court
Among the Duchesses,‘Ladies’ Presented Last Night
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VOLUME 46
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1947
Number 60
Chevalier Forecasts Engineer’s
Opportunities in Atomic Age
A future teaming with opportu
nities in their profession was fore
cast Thursday morning in Guion
Hall before engineering students
and faculty by Col. Willard Cheval
ier, distinguished publications ex
pert, who is making his twelfth an
nual visit to the campus.
Col. Chevalier, who is executive
assistant to the president of Mc-
Graw - Hill Publishing Company,
New York, amazed the students
with his conception of the atomic-
age engineer—an alert, thorough,
understanding technician aware of
the social significance of his work.
Rapid obsolescence of present
knowledge will cause a great need
for research engineers, Chevalier
said, and the need for more and
more productivity will multiply the
opportunities of the engineer, who
must make more power available to
increase the worker’s output.
Stressing the interdependence of
the pure scientist, the engineer,
and the social scientist, Col. Chev
alier pictured the engineer as a
sort of middle man between new
discoveries in the broadening field
of science and the impact of these
discoveries on the people when
they are put to use.
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Col. Chevalier met with editors
and staff members of A. & M. stu
dent publications Friday. Among
those asking questions in the sem
inar session were members of the
Engineer, the Agriculturist and
the Battalion staffs.
“There are no arbitrary rules for
putting out a publication,” Col.
Chevalier told the student editors.
“You decide what job* it is you
want to do with your publication,
and then adopt standing publishing
technique to the problem at hand.
There are no rules that can’t be
broken successfully. But before
you break the rules, it is a good
idea to be familiar with orthodox
technique, so that you understand
ASHVE Meets
Jointly With
Houston Group
The Texas A. & M. Student
Branch of the American So
ciety of Heating and Venti
lating Engineers will journey
to Houston for a joint meeting with
the Houston branch on Friday,
April 25, acocrding to Charles S.
Rudolff, chairman of the program
committee.
Students who wish to make the
trip will be excused from classes
at 3 p.m. Friday, and instructors
in the M. E. department have
stated that no major quizzes
would be given Saturday morn
ing.
Featured at the meeting will be
a panel discussion on duct design
and installation, led by Professor
Israll A. Naman of the Universi
ty of Houston. Prominent Hous
ton engineers in the field of air
conditioning will complete the pan
el. The meeting to begin at 5:45
p.m., will be held at Ye Olde Col
lege Inn, 6545 South Main Street,
Houston.
Students wishing to make the
trip should leave their names and
whether or not they have a car or
a ride with the secretary in the
M. E. office, or with any officer
of the organization as soon as pos
sible. Arrangements will be made
for transportation for any who
need it. It is expected that around
forty men from the student branch
will attend the meeting.
By Yick Lindley
why you want to do otherwise.”
The first function of any editor
is to get suitable material, Col.
Chevalier said. But the second
function of the editor is the most
important—namely, to select from
the materials offered him.
In order to keep a proper bal
ance, Col. Chevalier suggested that
editors of technical publications
here keep charts of subjects to be
covered from time to time, and
mark them month by month as
articles are printed. Such a pro
cedure prevents repeating some
themes too much, while ignoring
others.
Importance of good pictures was
stressed by Col. Chevalier. Read-
Charles G. Bolte, national chair
man of the American Veterans
Committee, in an address Thursday
afternoon in the YMCA said that
veterans still need assistance.
Speaking to students and faculty
members, he asserted that many
people believe all veterans’ prob
lems are now solved, but, he con
tinued, housing problems, legal aid,
on-the-job training, and education
al troubles still require guidance.
Antiquated methods and reluc
tance on the part of builders to
meet the needs quickly keep the
housing situation serious, Bolte
said. The Taft-Ellender-Wagner
Bill, which has A VC endorsement,
will improve matters considerably
if passed, he declared.
Bolte, who lost a leg at El Ala-
mein in 1942 while fighting in the
British Army, advised veterans to
beware of demagogues who would
create ill-feeling between them and
the other citizens in order to fur
ther their own purposes.
In a question-and-answer per
iod, Bolte, who was appointed to
the Veterans Advisory Commission
by President Truman, outlined the
stand taken by his organization on
Foreign Policy. The United Na-
rtions, he affirmed, points the way
Amputee Vehicle
Applications Are
Due Before June 30
Applications for automobiles
provided by the government for
veterans suffering Certain leg dis
abilities during World Warll ser
vice must be filed with the Vet
erans Administration before June
30, Contact Representative J. R.
Varnell has advised.
Both the law and the appropri
ation for the “amputee” automo
bile program expire the last day
of June, he said.
Under the law enacted in Aug-
usst, 1946, the federal government
will provide an automible or other
conveyance for veterans entitled
to compensation for the loss of,
or the loss of use of, one or both
legs above the ankle during World
War II service. Total sales price
of the car or conveyance, with
special attachments, must not ex
ceed $1,600.
Applications can be filed with
the VA office in the Bryan City
Hall, or with any VA contact
office, or service organizations
authorized to handle veterans’
claims.
ers see pictures before anything
else. From pictures they go to
captions, from captions to head
lines. If all three are good, the
reader is bound to be attracted to
the article, said Col. Chevalier.
“The editor is a purchasing agent
for his readers and his work is
like that of a store buyer. The
buyer selects what he thinks his
customers will buy. The editor
selects what he thinks his readers
will want to read,” Col. Chevalier
pointed out.
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A talk with the engineering fac
ulty at 4 p. m. Monday will close
Col. Chevalier’s visit to the cam
pus.
to peace. The present Greek-Tur-
kish problem is only a symptom of
international balance-of-power pol
itics, he stated. He recommended
economic aid to needy countries,
but declared that military aid
would be harmful to the cause of
peace.
Pay Hike Proposal
A bill to hike subsistence allot
ments is AVC’s current project in
Congress. Based on cost of living
surveys, it advocates $100 for sin
gle veteran students and $125 for
married men.
When asked about President Tru
man’s declaration that wage de
mands are in order if prices are
not lowered, Bolte answered that
“AVC is against inflation just like
it is against sin.” Strong labor is
vital to the welfare of the working
man, he said, and restrictive labor
legislation would only hurt the na
tion.
Bolte is now on a speaking tour
through the Southwest, touching
many of the colleges and universi
ties in this part of the nation. In
August he goes to England as a
Rhodes scholar. He is the author
of the best-selling book, “The New
Veteran.”
WD Representatives
To Interview, Talk
On Regular Army
Representatives of the War De
partment will be on the campus
April 21-22' to interview and dis
cuss the Regular Army Program,
Colonel G. S. Meloy, Jr., com
mandant, announced today. They
will be here for the purpose of
integrating reserve officers and
ROTC contract students into the
regular army. Veterans who were
formerly commissioned officers
grated into the regular army
under the provisions of Public Law
670 79th Congress, should apply
to ROTC headquarters for ap
pointment to be interviewed by
this team.
In addition, all formerly com
missioned officers and all stud
ents who are interested in the
ROTC program will be excused
from classes on April 22 at 1:30
p.m. to attend a meeting in Guion
Hall conducted by representatives
of the War Department General
Staff. They will cover the reg
ular army integration program
and the post-warROTC. All stud
ents and faculty members inter
ested are urged to attend.
Vets Still Need Assistance,
Says National AVC Chairman
By Mack T. Nolen 4
Simple Ceremony Planned For
Aggie Muster Monday Evening
By Charlie Murray
Current and former students of A. & M. will participate
in the traditional Aggie Muster Monday evening on the
lawn east of the Administration Building. Gathering to
commemorate the victory over the forces of Santa Anna in
the battle that won Texas its independence from Mexico in
1836 and to honor the members of the Corregidor A. & M.
Will Dedicate
Memorial To
‘Reveille’
Reveille, A. & M.’s never-to-be-
forgotten dog mascot, will be hon-;
o r e d Monday when a memorial
granite “T” is dedicated at Kyle
Field.
Details of the ceremony had not
been fully settled as the Battalion
went to press, but it seemed prob
able that Silver Taps would be
sounded at the site, shortly before
the San Jacinto Day muster is
held on another part of the cam
pus.
The monument consists of a red
granite “T” about five feet wide
and five feet across, held in slant
ing position by a white granite
block, also in the shape of a “T”.
On the top cross-piece are carved
the words “Reveille” and on the
foot-piece is carved “Erected April
21, 1947.”
Money for the monument was
collected shortly after Reveille’s
death in 1944, and the contract
was issued shortly after the end
of the war, but the stone has not
been available until now. The
money was raised by selling book
lets about “Rev.”
Melvin Pruitt, president of the
class of ’47, is in charge of ar
rangements for the dedication.
The monument is not on the
present site of Reveille’s grave,
but rests against one of the con
crete pillars of Kyle Field stadium.
The grave, where Reveille lies bur
ied in a child-sized casket, is across
the road. The remains will prob
ably be moved at a later time to
the foot of the monument.
Funeral Services
For R. C. Dowling
Held in Wellborn
Funeral services were held in
Wellborn Thursday afternoon for
R. C. Dowling, ’46, a member of
the Building and College Utilities
Department, who passed away at
his home near College Station
Tuesday afternoon. He had been
confined to his bed for over a
month.
Interment was held in the Well
born cemetery with the Rev. J. P.
Brown officiating. Pall bearers
were I. C. Burkhalter, A. J. War
ren, J. H. Wade, F. N. German,
W. D. Burkhalter, and W. D.
Bradley.
Mr. Dowling, a member of the
Wellborn Baptist Church, had been
an employee of the college for the
past four years.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Tennie Dowling and five
children, Robert, Warren, Evelyn,
Jimmie, and Totsy Ruth.
REVEILLE will be honored on San Jacinto Day this year
when a stone memorial is dedicated at Kyle Field.
Investigation To
Resume in Austin
The next meeting of the joint
legislative committee investigat
ing the A. & M. controversy will
be “presumably the first of next
week,” stated Senator Fred Har
ris of Dallas, chairman of the
group.
“We can’t decide who we are
going to call next,” he explained.
The committee will probably
hold several meetings in Austin
before continuing the investi
gation on the campus—“if we go
to A & M.”—said Sen. Harris.
Club, organized just nine days before that gallant fortress
fell to the Japanese in 1942, thousands of campus Aggies
will pay tribute in a simple program beginning at 6:30 Mon
day afternoon.
Details of the program have been prepared by the Braz
os County A. & M. Club through a committee headed by S.
■f’L. Elkins. State Representative
W. T. Moore will act as master of
ceremonies.
Since 1903, former students of
A. & M. have been holding a Mus
ter on April 21 wherever two or
more could get together. Natives
and potentates of the hinterlands
Col. Willard Chevalier, noted
New York educator and publica
tions executive who is now visit
ing the campus, will be on hand
to speak at the Muster.
of the world know about the col
lege from the Musters held during
the war years in distant lands.
The Aggie Band will begin play
ing at 6:30 p.m., with the main
program to start 15 minutes later.
A feature attraction will be ap
propriate numbers by the Singing
Cadets. The seven events sched
uled will be brief, officials of the
Brazos Club stated.
According to Fred Hale, presi
dent of the Brazos Club, the pro
gram for the evening will be:
The Muster Tradition: -Rep-
W. T. Moore.
Welcome Address: President
Gibb Gilchrist.
Message from the President of
the Former Students’ Asso
ciation : Read by Fred
Hale.
Roll Call for the Absent:
Richard Gottlieb, WTAW
student announcer.
Main Address: R. L. Elkins,
Committee Chairman.
Songs and Music: Aggie
Band and the Singing Cadets.
Closing Ceremony: Rep. W.
T. Moore.
A Cadet Corps parade is sched
uled on the main drill field at 4:30
p.m., announced Col. G. S. Meloy,
Jr., commandant; and classes for
the day will be suspended at 4
p.m. in order to permit students
to attend the parade and Muster.
The supper hour at the mess halls
has been changed to 5:45 p.m.
All residents of Bryan and Col
lege Station are invited to attend
the Muster.
In case of rain the Muster will
. . , be held in the Animal Husbandry
zation than is merely the name Pavilion.
Chamber of Commerce. *
College Station Development
Association to Meet Monday
“Citizens believing in the future of College Station and
desiring to assist in its full development will meet Monday
evening at 8 o’clock to form an organization to work to this
end,'” stated Ray Oden, publicity chairman of the suggested
1
Gilchrist Extends
Muster Invitation
Mr. Fred Hale, President of
the Brazos County A. & M.
Club, has asked me to extend
to all staff members and em
ployees of the College a cor
dial ^invitation to attend the
traditional San Jacinto Day
Muster to be held on the lawn
just east of the Administra
tion Building starting at 6:30
p. m., Monday, April 21.
It is hoped that everyone
who can find it possible will
accept this invitation and he
on hand to attend the cere
monies which exemplify one
of the finest traditions of A.
& M. College and the former
students of the College.
Gibb Gilchrist
President
“College Station Development As
sociation and Chamber of Com
merce”. The organizational meet
ing will be held in the Consolidated
School Gymnasium and is open to
all interested persons of the com
munity, including business men,
employed persons, and housewives.
The proposed name of “College
Station Development Association
and Chamber of Commerce” will
be voted upon Monday night, Oden
stated. This title, he said, is more
nearly descriptive of the broad
aims and objectives of the organi-
Membership fees will be anoth
er topic of discussion at this first
meeting. It has been suggested
that the individual fee be set at
$5 annually and a husband-and-
wife membership fee $6.
Recommendations of the organ
ization committee and by-laws com
mittee will be voted upon and of
ficers elected. The prospects of a
large membership, possibly 500, is
good, Oden announced.
Included in the objectives of the
organization are:
1. To develop College Station’s
economic resources for the good
of the community;
2. To protect and foster the
welfare and good reputation of
A. & M., the Consolidated Inde
pendent School District, the city
government, and other worthy in
stitutions in the community; and
3. To encourage and perpetu
ate the ideals of fellowship and
good citizenship in the College
Station community in every pos
sible way.
Veterans Report To
Sbisa April 21-24
All veterans in training under
the GI Bill of Rights who wish
to continue receiving subsistence
payments from the Veterans Ad
ministration must report to the
Veterans Lounge in Sbisa Hall
between the hours of 8 a.m. and
5 p.m., April 21-24, inclusive,
Taylor Wilkins, veterans’ advis
or, has announced. This will be
for the purpose of filling out
Form 1098 in duplicate.
At the time of reporting stu
dents must know their “C” num
bers and the number of days they
have been absent since Septem
ber. Those who have not applied
for accrued leave of absence may
do so at that time.
Veterans in training at the
A. & M. Annex will receive their
instructions in the next issue of
THE BATTALION.