Who’s Who At A&M
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Choose A&M Over L.S.U. . . .
Ross Hall Sergeant Major
Says A&M Job ‘Best Yet’
By C. C. MUNROE
Just a little over seven years
ago two army football teams were
knocking heads together at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma. Suddenly a voice
blared from the public address
system, calling the attention of
players and spectators to an im-
‘jjortant announcement. “Pearl Har-
■or has just been bombed by the
Japanese. The United States is at
* war!”
That announcement put an end
to the football game and also put
an end to over eight years of army
football for Master Sergeant Ray
J. Chandler, now sergeant major
of the enlisted detachment of the
military department.
Sergeant Chandler is probably
one of the best known members
of the enlisted detachment at
A&M for, at one time or other,
practically every cadet in the
corps has occasion to report to
him for information. With more
than 14 yeafs service behind him
the sergeant is still a busy man.
He came to A&M in December,
1945 and became sergeant major
of the enlisted detachment the fol
lowing month. Asked how he liked
his duty here, he commented, “As
far as I can decide, this is about
the best duty I’ve ever had.”
Probably sharing his opinion
are his wife, Vicy, and his two
children, Ray Junior, and Patricia
Joan. The Chandlers make their
home in Bryan.
The sarge first enlisted in the
army at Fort Sam Houston in San
Antonio where he was assigned to
the 15th Field Artillery. He re-
..mained there for eight years, and
it was in San Antonio that he mar
ried in 1939.
During the war Sergeant Chand
ler served as operations sergeant
with the lOrd Infantry Division.
He was with that outfit when it
was activated in Louisiana. When
it was transferred overseas in Sep
tember, 1944, the Sarge decided to
go along.
That “decision” took h i m
Lent Observed At
St. Mary’s Chapel
Lenten services began on Ash
last Wednesday, at St. Mary’s
Chapel. Services included distribu
tion of ashes and the Stations of
the Cross.
Mass will be held each Friday
morning during Lent at 6:45. Sun
day Masses will continue to be
held at 8:30 and 10.
through France, Austria and
Germany. As a result of his
“tour” through Europe, he now
wears stars for the battles of
the Rhineland, Central Europe
and Ardennes-Alsace.
During the latter part of the
war Chandler was transferred and
assigned as first sergeant of the
105th Firing Battery. It was with
that outfit that he did occupation
duty in Austria before going to
Czechoslovakia an dtjie 5th Divis
ion.
Having added up more than
enough points to come back to
the states, Chandler concluded his
European tour and came back to
the United States and Camp Camp
bell, Kentucky. Although he was
eligible for discharge, he took a
furlough instead and returned to
San Antonio. Looking around for a
new assignment, he was offered
his choice of duty with any one
of the three ROTC units—Shreve
port, Louisiana High School; Lou
isiana State University and A&M.
Since his home was in Dallas and
his wife’s home in San Antonio, it
didn’t take long for him to decide.
Another factor which influen
ced his decision to take the duty
at A&M was a desire to attend
here that never materialized.
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Asked what he thought about
A&M graduate officers, (a stock
question at any interview) Ser
geant Chandler commented that he
had yet to meet one that wasn’t
“tops.” “One of the best things,
too,” he concluded, “they always
were fast in passing out promo
tions, but don’t quote me.”
VAN ADAMSON is the out-
standing individual medley
swimmer of Texas today and is
now holder of the Southwestern
A.A.U. title and record breaker
of the 100 yard Individual Med
ley. He also placed third in the
440 yard freestyle.
Timm On Leave
For Doctorate
Degree Study
Tyrus R. Timm, extension eco
nomist of A&M, began a three
weeks’ leave of absence the first
of last week to complete work on
his thesis for a doctor’s degree in
public administration.
Timm studied at Harvard Uni
versity in 1946-47 under a General
Education Board Fellowship to
complete all courses toward his
doctor’s degree, and passed a gen
eral examination. The completion
of his dissertation is the only re
quirement prior to getting his de
gree he said.
Timm will leave for Washington,
D. C. March 20, to participate in
the National Agricultural Commit
tee of the United States Chamber
of Commerce, he announced. The
membership of this committee is
made up of outstanding business
men, farmers, leaders of farm or-
ganiations and representatives of
land-grant colleges.
Timm and Dr. Asher Hobson,
head of the department of agri
cultural economics at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, were elected last
year as members of and technical
consultants to this committee.
At this meeting, the comittee
wmill give consideration to domes
tic agricultural production, sup
port prices, relations between
farmers and businessmen and gen
eral economic affairs of’the na
tional economy, he said.
Timm will return March 26.
Crippled Children
Society Sponsors
Easter Campaign
The Brazos County Crippled
Children’s Society was reorganized
in a recent meeting to plan for
the annual Crippled Children’s
Easter Seal campaign.
Officers elected were Daniel
Russell, president; Mrs. D. W. An
dres, vice-president, and Mrs. W.
E. Wimberley, treasurer. Other
elected members of the committee
are Dr. G. W. Schlessman, Claude
Edge, Mrs. Joe Barron, Mrs. Sid
Perry, and J. M. Abercrombie.
Sixty percent of all money col
lected from the Easter Seal drive
will be retained in the local county
Russell said. This money will be
used by the local committee to pay
for sending crippled children from
the county to the orthopedic hos
pital and for buying mechanical
devices to aid crippled children so
far as the funds of the committee
will permit.
BILLY KAROW of College
Station, a freshman at Texas A4
&M, placed third in the 220
yard breaststroke and the 150
yard backstroke at the South
western A.A.U. Meet in Dallas
last Sunday.
Judging Team Will
Compete in Contest
To Be in Memphis
The A&M Junior Poultry Judg
ing Team will go to Memphis,
Tennessee to compete with teams
from 12 other southern landgrant
colleges in the Southern Collegiate
Poultry Judging Contest to be held
there March 29, C. B. Ryan, poul
try husbandry instructor, has an
nounced.
The team members are Bob May-
field of Dayton, Grady Scroggins
of Bowie, Delvin Barrett of Bell-
ville, and J. W. Ponix of Ft. Worth.
Ryan said that the team would
leave on March 26 and will arrive
in Memphis the following day. On
March 28, the contest manager, Dr.
O. E. Goff of the University of
Tennessee, will accompany the
teams in making a tour of the city.
The junior judges will get their
chance to judge poultry on March
29, in the Ellis Auditorium. The
contest will have three divisions—
breed Selection, market poultry and
eggs, and production hens.
After the contest, the teams will
attend a banquet at which time the
scores of the teams and individ
uals will be announced. Medals
along with cash awards will go to
the high scoring individuals and
teams. The . team winning first
place will receive a silver loving
cup, Ran concluded.
Hypnotist
Scheduled
For Guion
By OTTO KUNZE
Dr. Franz Polgar, a mental
wizard and hypnotist, will
appear on the stage of Guion
Hall on April 11, Grady Elms
assistant director of student
activities, announced today.
Dr. Polgar has a remarkable
memory with an unusual grasp of
telepathy. His hypnosis are kept
on a “fun” basis and are in no way
harmful, Elms said.
Dr. Polgar grew up as a son of
a school principal of Enying, Hun
gary. He was a great day dreamer
and says that he was continually
haunted by the thought of great
mental and psychic powers. In
1918 he was made a second lieu
tenant in the Hungarian Army and
served on the Italian front.
An Italian shell buried him
alive in a trench and his mem
ory was blotted out for half a
year. While recuperating in
Graz, Austria, he developed his
senses of telepathy.
Later I)r. Polgar attended the
University of Budapest and there
began his study in psychology.
When Dr. Polgar arrived in New
York, he could not speak English
but soon learned. His first job was
that of a waiter whereby he often
mystified the customers by telling
them what they wished_before they
told him. The Nati nal Artist
Club and the Detroit Town Hall
were two of the first groups to
recognize him.
THE BATTALION
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TEUESDAY, MARCH 8, 19<
TUCKER CONCERN GOES
INTO TRUSTEESHIP
CHICAGO, March 7 —(7P)_The
Tucker Coropration was placed in
trusteeship yesterday for a reor
ganization of the automobile con
cern under the Federal Bankruptcy
act.
Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe,
acting on the corporation’s petition
for appointment of trustees, nam
ed John Chatts and Aaron Colnon,
both of Chicago, to the posts. He
gave them until May 2 for their
first report on progress of re
organization.
Chatts, an attorney, has figur
ed in numerous, receiverships. So
has Colnon, a real estate man who
was trustee of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Com
pany before it completed reorgani
zation recently.
Fort Worth Cattle Man Will B
Honored at Saddle, Sirloin Bal
By JAMES R. DAY
If John C. Burns, is typical of Fort Worth citizen
there’s little wonder that Dallas’ next-door neighbor deserv<
the nick-name “Cowtown.”
This 64 year old prominent Fort Worth livestock ma
has probably seen more cows than the average packing hou, 1
owner. And he probably knows ,
much about walking T-bones
any meat packer.
Burns, who will be awarded ,
certificate of honorary member
ship in the Saddle and Sirloii
Club at their forthcoming Cattle
man’s Ball, has made quite i
name for himself in the live
stock industry. He was selectei
for the award because of his out
standing contributions in tha
field.
No stranger to A&M, Burns on
held the position of head of ti
Animal Husbandry Departme
here. He has been engaged at va
ious times in almost every kind
cattle work.
Included among his past jobs a
these; field man for the Americi
Shorthorn Breeders’ Associatio
secretary of the Texas Shortho
Breeders’ Association; secretary
the Texas Hereford Associatio
general manager of the Texas Li
stock Marketing Association; ge
eral manager and senior trustee
the 307,000 acre S. B. Burnett E
tate and manager of the Tom
Burnett Estate; and president
the 1940 Southwestern Exposith
and Fat Stock Show.
Cattle hasn’t taken up all o
Burns’ time. He has also serve*
as executive secretary of th<
American Quarter Horse Associ
ation.
In addition to these tasks, 1
has found time to gain somewh,
of a reputation as a livesto*
judge. He has officiated at the I:
terantional Livestock Show, ti
American Royal Livestock Sho*
both the Houston and Fort Wor
Fat Stock Shows and various oth<
expositions.
At the present time Burns
engaged in his own livestock e:
terprises.' He is currently servii
on the board of directors, of tl
North Texas Fair Association ai
on the board of directors of tl
Texas Cattle-raisers’ Associatio)
JOHN C. BURNS will be hon
ored at the Cattlemen’s Ball to
be held here March 19.
C. G. White Elected
Council Chairman
C. G. “Spike” White was elected
chairman of the College Station
Recreation Council at its annual
election held recently, Tad Moses
secretary of the council announced.
Other officers elected were Ray
G. Perryman, vice-chairman; Tad
Moses, secretary; Mrs. O. K. Smith
treasurer.
Mrs. Fred Hale was elected the
representative on the Girl Scout
Association, with election to other
vacancies contingent upon accep
tance by the elected persons.
Members of the nominating com
mittee were Grady Elms, chairman
Dean Howard Barlow, Mrs. R. B.
Hickerosn, and Mrs. R. W. Steen.
Tri-Club Meeting
To Be Here Friday
A tri-club conference for teach
ers, supervisors and directors of
industrial arts, trade and indus
trial education, will be held here
March 11-12.
The conference is sponsored by
the Industrial Education Depart
ment, the Industrial Extension
Service and the School of Engi
neering. The conference will rep
resent the East Texas Industrial
Education Association, the South
east Texas Vocational Education
club, the Gulf Coast Industrial
Arts club and other industrial per
sonnel.
C. H. Groneman, head of the
Industrial Education Department,
will be chairman of the first ses
sion. Welcome E. Wright of the
Industrial Education Department,
will be chairman of the Saturday
morning session.
Louis Williamson, president of
the East Texas Industrial Educa
tion Association, will be chairman
of the Saturday afternoon session.
E .L. Williams, director of the
Industrial Extension Service, will
discuss activities and program of
the American Vocational Associa
tion at a luncheon conference
March 12. Williams is president of
the association. W. R. Horsley, di
rector of the Placement Office,
will be toastmaster at the con
ference and Groneman and M. T.
Harrington, dean of the college,
will deliver talks.
Meat Lab’s Locker
Gets Swiss Cheese
A 182-pound block of Swiss
Cheese was received by the meats
laboratory recently according to
Roy Snyder, meats professor.
The cheese is a year old, and was
manufactured by the Franz Brand
Co. of Monroe, Wisconsin.
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Orange A&M Club
Holds Election
Ralph Greenberg was elected
president of the newly organized
Orange County A&M Club at a
recent meeting.
Other officers elected were Bob
Simmons, vice president; Otis
Smith, secretary-treasurer; Ellis
Russell, reporter; and Glenn En-
mon, social chairman.
Our next meeting will be March
10 and all Orange County Aggies
are invited, he added.
Students Offered
Tree Cut’ for Help
Students taking sophomore phy
sics are needed to help with the
Physics Department’s Open House
Day demonstrations, J. G. Potter,
head of the department, said to
day.
As a reward for their help, Pot
ter said, these students will be
given a free cut in one of their
physics laboratory experiments.
Interested students are request
ed to attend an organizational
meeting next Tuesday afternoon at
5 .If anyone wishes to help but j
cannot attend the meeting, he j
should contact Potter in the Phy- '
sics building
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