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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1949)
W*&¥ -6 iSSPMe»M? ^««V‘C?*‘' ,:V ” t&.m W'-W-'sh S ? |l J - . ••: .'■.y. ••:, ..*■ > I,V V U' ! . I TCK.-.V'!^. to.iljo*^ t ^ *• I' •■■■■.siUs&M ■ ' K?rpf ::.$~r-;P»i&* -;^ V i- v -yA/, (Jeiw'rul George F. Moore, fonher conunandant at A&M was found dead from a gun-shot wound Friday night. Commandant here from 1937 to regidor during the war. 1940 and was assigned I ■ I i COLLEQE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,1949 j M 1 Gen. G. F. Voor^ Oklahoma A&M Places Past Commandant Here, Found Dead Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, for mer commandant of A&M and namesake of the Moore Awards was found dead Friday night on a mountain road near Burlingame, Cal., a bullet through his head. The Texas-born general, who graduated from A&M in 1908, had lived in Burlingame since his re tirement from the Army in August. The 62-year-old general had spent over 40 years in the Army./' An automatic pistol and. a note to his wife lay near the hand of the general. Police refused to dis close the contents of the note. Cor oner William Crosby, however, said the soldier expressed fear of losing his mind. General Moore had spent three year in Japanese pri son camps during the war. Imprisoned After the fall of Corregidor, he was imprisoned, along with his isle superior, Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright. While in the Japan ese prison camps, they suffered many indignities at the hands of their captors. General Moore was awarded the distinguished service cross by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, just before the latter abandoned Corregidor for Australia. r jAfter serving as Commandant of A&M from 1937 through 1940, he was transferred to Hawaii. En- route, however, his orders were changed, sending him instead to Council Turns Down Request V . ' I ‘ . . J ' I ^ 1 • '' [ I For More Christmas Holidays Corregidor. In November, 1942, while he was imprisoned, he was awarded the distinguished service medal. He was liberated from the Manchuria pri soner of war camp, and came home in 1945. ; <j Awarded Ph. D That year he was awarded a Ph. D at A&M, and shortly there after was honored here with found ation of the Moore Award, annual ly presented to the outstanding unit of the Cadeh Corps. The Battalion, in an editorial in 1940 prior to his departure from A&M, called the general, “the most outstanding and most-loved com mandant in the history of A&M.” Born in Austin, he entered A&M in 1904, calling Enid his home. While here, however, his family moved to Fort Worth. For a year after his graduation, he worked in the Fort Worth city engineer’s of fice. j Was Football Tackle In his senior year of college, General M oore was a tackle on the football team. After his liberation, he later took over other commands, includ ing the Hawaiian Artillery Com mand, Army forces in the Middle Pacific, and his final one, the Philippine-Ryukyus Command. Funeral sendees are set today at the Golden Gate Cemetery in Bur- ; lingame. ' [ By BILL BILLINGSLEY ‘ There is very little chance for an extension of Christmas holidays, the executive committee of the Academic Council told the Student Senate’s holiday committee Friday afternoon, i * : According to L. E. Carroll, chair man of the senate committee group went before the execu committee and presented their for a Christmas extension on jthe basis that students with distant homes would hardly get home, be fore Christmas and that there would be little Christmas shopping time for any students. Request Rejected The faculty group rejected the request, Carroll said, giving as/ their reason ( the many plans already madg by the school based on the holiday schedule as it now stands, including several inspection trips planned over the Christmas holi- ilays. The_ entire semester class sche- - dule is drawn up and approved much in advance of the semester, the committee said, based on the Southern Regional Crediting As sociation’s recommendation for an 18 week semester. The schedule for next semester ha& already been drawn up and approved, the com mittee said. After their first request for an extension to December 17 was denied, Carroll said, his group ask ed the executive committee for a shorter extension to the 20. This, too, was rejected, he added. His committee 1 is submitting a written recommendation to the executive 'committee for the extension to the 17 for next year’s calendar/ Carroll added. Other Schedules For comparison of A&M’s holi day, status with other SWC schools, .is a list of semester (sche dules fh)m Dean Harrington’s of fice: " .1 -> - TCU—Opening date, SepJ)! 12; classes. Sept. 16; end of semester, Jan. 28; Christmas holidays, Dec. 17 to Jan. 2. Rice—Opens Sept. 16; classes start Sept. 19; end of semester, Feb. 2; Christmas holidays, Dec. 17 to Jan. ,8.' University of Texas—Opening date, Sept. 14; classes start, Sept. 21; end—of semester, Jart. 31; Christmas holidays, Dec. 22 to Jan. 4. , ■' j ' . . ; /University of Houston—Opening date, Sept. 9; classes start, Sept. 19; end of semester, Jan. 30; Christmas holidays, Dec. 17 to Jan. 2. 'SMU—Opening date Sept 15; classes start Sept 19; end of se mester, Jan. 28; Christmas holi days, Dec. 20 to Jan. 4. A&M—Opening date, Sept. 17; classes start, Sept. 19; end of se mester, Jan. 28; Christmas holi days, Dec. 22 to Jan. 3. Baylor— (Fall Quarter) Open ing Date, Sept. 13; end of semes ter, Nov. 23; Christmas holidays, Dec. 17 to Jan. 2. (Winter Quar ter) Opening date, Nov. 28; end of semester, Mar. 3. “I believe A&M is the only school which has two Saturday holidays listed in its school calen dar/’ Harrington added. - By C. C. MUNROE A full account of the reasons behind the relatively short Christ mas holidays was given The Bat talion this morning by Dr. M. T. Harrington, dean of the college. ~fju(* *• --- ' cation do from Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. until Jan. 3 at 8 a.m., Dean Harrington said. It was necessary to schedule the holidays as it is now, he said, so that A&M could fulfill the require ments of the Southern Association of Colleges which state that every member school must have at least 18 weeks of classes. “Since the present school term began Sept. 19,” he continued "and since A&M has several official holidays, such as corps trips, which are not normally observed' by oth er schools, it was necessary to set the Christmas vacation at the time for which it is now sched uled.” “I am sure it is too late to" con sider a change in our present school schedule,” Dean Harrington said, "because the teachers have already planned their class work so that the required material may be presented in the time now available to them.” Change Possible Next Year The holiday schedule for the school term 1950-1951 has also been planned, the dean said. It is similar to this year’s schedule. "However,” he continued, “I be lieve the Academic Council would be glad to consider altering it if another satisfactory schedule could be arranged that would meet all the requirements of the Southern Association and the Texas Asso ciation of Colleges.” Dean Harrington suggested that the Student Senate consider the problem of holiday schedules and, if it could evolve another workable plan for the next school year, it should submit its recomr lendations to the Academic Council. Another reason for the relajtively short Christmas holiday! was giv en by Dean Harringtor. A&M’s opening date was severs days lat er than all the other major col leges and universities In Texas. The exception was T8CW which opened Sept. “ ‘ " Sept. 17. The University of Texas, Which opened Sept. 14, three d lys before A&M, will get out for the Christ mas the same day as A&M bi t will have an extra day sinc^ the Uni versity students do not have to re port until Jan. 4. The University semester three days later than A&M’s. Rice, which opened Se; >t. 15, will not end its semester un five' days after the ei)d A&M semester. Lengthening Involves Any lengthening of the mas holidays would nece ssi tending school later in die shorter holidays, which was report ed at Student Senate meeting, could be explained easily, the dean said. Last year, at the end of the fall semester, many students blamed their poor term grades on the long holidays which came up just before finals. These sttdents, the dean reported, said they be lieved they would have done bet ter if the vacation had not been so Ion* However, Dean Harrington said, the question of fulfilling all the re quirements of the Southern Asso ciation and the Texas Association was the prime reason for schedul ing the holidays as they are at present. Another less important but es sential reason why it would be too late to alter the Christmas vaca tion schedule this year was given by Dean Harrington. He said that senior horticulture students have made all arrange ments to make a two week inspec tion trip of the Rio Grande Valley agriculture area. This is sched uled for the period from Dec. 17 to 22. Gibb Gilchrist Suggested As i Atomic Head Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor of A&M, has been suggested &3 a nominee for chairman ship of the Atomic Energy Commission recently vacated |by David E. Lilienthal. Harry Hines urged President Truman in a letter Saturday to make the nomination. Hines is a former Texas^Highway Commis sioner. > According to 'Hines in his let ter, Gilchrist is the “one man who can straighten out your (Tru man’s) atomic troubles, and come very near to keeping them that way.” Gilchrist, however, says *1 don’t know a thing about it i Furthermore, I like it here.” The chancellor went on to say that he doesn’t know what prompt ed Hines to write the letter to Truman. “I haven’t been in con tact with Hines for the past ten years,” Gilchrist added. In Annual Intercollege Rodeo BY JOHN TAPIJCY T?r»cc taatv, anil ao ../J ttVirvur /''nnu«,t BY JOHN TAPLEY A hard riding team from Okla homa A&M College took first place in the first annual Intercollegi ate Rodeo held in the Animal Hus bandry Pavilion December 2nd and 3rd. The Aggies from Oklahoma massed a total of 369 points. Close behind was the Sul Ross College team that totaled 325 points. Harley May paced his Sul Ross team and earned the title of show. All Around Cowboy. May was high man in the two-day show with 240 points to his credit. The team from New Mexico A&M placed third with a total of 260 points to his credit. The New Mexico .Aggies were pacing the field at the half way mark with 105 points, but the sec ond place team, the Oklahoma An gies, overtook them to Win the If roping calves could talk, this one would probably be saying something like “We’U all be kUled!”. Our photographer caught him just as one of the roping contestants In Saturday night’s in tercollegiate rodeo flipped him into, the air preparatory to bushing him down and wrapping him up. -t* ~ i ’ .. .. . - ' • ^ Daughters of the Range Levis, Boots Old Story To Collegiate Cow Girls IUW. [( 1 "I The first Intercollegiate Rodeo was attended by fourteen colleges in the’Southwest area. Three per formances, one Friday might, a Saturday matinee and the final show Saturday, were held in A. H. Pavilion here. The number of points of the other colleges entered were as fol lows: Texas Tech, 180 points; University of New Mexico, 167 points; Colorado A&M, 135 points; Arlington State College, 112 points; Tex^s A&I; College,; 96 points; West Texas State Teach ers College; 87 points; Texas A&M College, 50 points, and; Hardin- Simmons University,; 4Q points. ; Reger Second ; Buddy Reger, Oklahpma A&M College cowboy, .was second in the All-Around Standings with 194.5 points. Harry^Hopson of New Mex ico A&M was third with 155 points, closely followed by Kit Pettigrew of TexaS Tech with 150 points. The show produced onO serious ihjury and several minor (injuries. Fred (Bud) Halsell, a Texas Tech student, w;as most iserjjoUsly in jured when his hand got caught in a rope after he wps thrown from a bull. The fiercely bucking and twisting animal trampled Halsell, lacerated his ear and.partjy sev ered it. He received c numerous -bruises and abrasions. A waiting ambulance rusher Halsell to the hospital where attending doctors grafted the ear back on. His fath er in Fort Worth was, notified and arrived Saturday evening. In the final performance Baturr day night, which proved to be tha showdown producing the champ ions, the audience was treated to a fine exhibition of riding and rop- ing ’ j j Record Broken L. T. Walker of Colorado A&M thrilled the crowd with a record breaking performance in the ; bull- dogging event. He got his tough necked steer down in 6.9 seconds. His show average was 7.8 seconds, which proved to be the best. Dick Barrett, Oklahoma A&M cowboy waa second best Saturday night with 6.9 seconds. ; In the Bare-back riding event, John Wilson, Kit Pettigrew, Joe Reppeto, Gene Duke, Bill Chism, Charlie Rankin, Jim Bell, Jim By DAVE COSLETT Let there be no doubt that the lassies who this week-end shared the rodeo arena with all the col legiate cowboys are really at home on the range. I can personally vouch for three of them. A trio of boot-clad cow-girls made a special trip to The Batt of fices last Friday mofning to prove Off-Duty Prof. til Feb. 2, of the or beginning earlier in Dean Harrington said. fall, o* the seniors, he continued, pilfer to graduate as close to f une 1 as possible because they cept jobs beginning on Therefore, he said, probably be better to betin earlier rather than schedule es into June if a change available. The Idea of students requesting Dictionary Is Forgotten; Footlights Can Change AH Bt ROGER COSLETT The lights are dimmed, the au dience hushed, the curtain goes up, and the play is on. The audience settles back in their seats in an ticipation of an evening of relaxa tion, the majority of watchers knowing or coring very little about the hours of- rehearsing that went into what is about to unfold. Whether it is a big Broadway production or a Community Player sketch, the sweat, the tears, and the hopes of the cast ride with the curtain as it rises. A cast includes more than just actors and actresses. A cast is made up of technicians, property managers, publicity men, directors and countless others. These people are people just like you and I. Some are a HtUe more emotional, perhaps even a little more human and understanding than the average person. A trip over to the Aggie Play er’s “R. U. R." set would prove this point to you. You would find a company commander, ■ (of bloody “C” troop), housewives, radio announcers, secretaries students, and even professors, *j meting, directing or lending a helping hand. Believe it or not there actually are professors that are human. If you don’t believe me come over to rehearsal and see for yourself. One would hardly expect a stern English prof—since they seem to havo dictionaries for hearts, and can’t seem to comprehend anything that is not grammatically correct— to be human. (1 have no fears as you can see they won’t be able to understand this). The director of the Aggie Play er’s is a English prof, and he, con trary to what you might believe, is human. He answers to the name of George J. Dillavou and has been an instructor of English at A&M since the Fall of 1946. Dillavou took over the directorship of the Aggie Players along with his teaching duties. His first production was “The Male Animal". Since then he has directed “A Murder Has Been Ar ranged", “Pure As The Driven Snow”, “Hedda Gabler”, “Our Town”, “The Plays The Thing”, “Ghosts”, “Chocolate Soldier”, and at present, “R. U. R.”. Dillavou, a native of Billings, Montana, received his B. A. in French at the University of Illin ois. His interest in theatrical work began in high school, where he was active on the stage, carried through college, and resulted in his receiv ing a M. S. degree in Drama from Columbia University in 1948. Although he has a crowded schedule U doesn’t keep him from his social life, for his social life is directing. Dillavou seems to be sold on the friendliness of Texans and says that he has met more people worth knowing here at A&M than any place he has been. Still single at the ripe old age of 27 he enjoys his work with the Aggie Players and has great con fidence in their acting ability. Ac cording to Dillavou he enjoyed put ting on the production “Ghosts” more than any other play yet pre sented by the Aggie Players. He believed that the cast of “Ghosts” was the most homogenious he has had the pleasure of directing. Quiet, spoken, frank and friendly, Dillavou could hardly be taken for an English instructor if you were to see him at a rehearsal. At times he is spread awkwardly over a chair, head toward the floor, feet over the back, a coke in one dang ling hand, and a script in thelother. Unlike most directors ho does not tear his hair out. In hik own words he says, “I can’t afford t6.” Perhaps his declining hairljine is his reason for remaining caljn and collected. His greatest drawback in pro duction, according to him, js ing to many actors and too technicians. “Help is badly need ed in the scetiery and the stage hand line,” said Dillavou. He is as proud of his cast as they are of him, and believes that there is;more real (unappreciated) talent for this size community than any he has ever seen. Some bf this talent will appear in he Dec. 8 and 9 “R. U. R." production when it appears at 8 p. m. on the Guion Hall stage. Admission is only twenty-five cents. Willie, the “R. U. R.” robot, will rust to scrap long before the Ag gie Players find a director as ori ginal as Dillavou. Having read most of the theories available on the theater and directing, he finds that he is unable to get away from his own self developed style. And according to the results this style produces, maybe others would profit by copying it. that there was nothing at all “drug-store” about them. The three ladies, part of the Sul Ross repre sentation to the A&M Inter-Col legiate Rodeo, are full-fledged members of the National Inter collegiate Rodeo Association. One of them, Evelyn Bruce, Jias been with this business of rodeo ing for three years. A Santa Anna girl, she is the present publicity director of the NIRA. She lives on the out-skirts of that West Texas town, but spends con siderable time on a ranch owned by her family. Her interests, other than rodeo ing, include Journalism and Eng lish. She began her college ca reer at John Tarleton studying to be a newspaper woman, but switched to English after going on to Sul Ross, since that school did not offer journalism studies. Evelyn’s a rather active girl in school activities, too. She belongs to the Pioneer Club, Sachem’8 (a Sul Ross literary society), the Bar- S-R Bar Rodeo Association and the Kappa Delta Pi. This is her last year in college. . fjr Another senior of the Trio, Jackie Hayter, has been rodeoing since last year. A Ft. Stockton co-ed, she’s majoring In elemen tary education, and some day plans to teach a bunch o f young cow-boys. She was raised on her family ranch near Ft. Stockton and ia well versed in range-land proce dures. At Sul Ross, she belongs to the Pioneer Club, Sachems find the BAR-S-R-Bar Rodeo Associa tion. The youngest levi-wearing lass put four years of rodeo experience to work for her over the week-end to win the wild-cow milking hon ors. t $1 L Jo Gregory by name, this lady is a sophomore physical educa tion major at Sul Ross and calls a ranch near Colorado City, Texas, home. At school, she be longs to Sachem’s, Is vice-presi dent of an association known as the W. S. A., and is a member of the Bar-S-R-Bar Rodeo Asso ciation. - 1 $f In addition to the wild cow mifking in. which they participated here, the female cowpokea take spins at barrel racing, flag rac ing, goat tying and stake racing. They would like to include a few of the rougher rodeo events in their curriculum, but the pow ers that be say “no.” Stuff like that, they say, would be unladly. thrown in.o In the funnU the pig scramt ment won out i slippery jork^ chase and sue lot of nqise,. bd Coquet, Aubbn f Day and Bupdy Reger lasted (the required 8 onds. Mat Syljer from Texas A was slightly injured when he ■ wall. it event of the nljght le, the Fourth r£gi- v«r the Second; The s put (up a gune; ceded in makinr n the Aggies woind up on tob e4iepy time. However after the ev^nt some specta ors were worn erin j Who had the n ost grease on then; the'pigs, or the contestants. * ‘ Lrahpas Rough ’ Snortinr Brihma bulls were the toughest ( ustmners in the arena. Although the hulls were non-p ty ing custo mer^ they were m are than "gale cifcshers”, they were bone crushers. From the moment they left t le clmtes until they were returned to tRe pens they domin ated the spectators attention. In the Girl's; Cow Milking evfent, Jo Gregory of/Sul Ross State Col lege was first Saturday night t^ith a.time of 12.1 keconds. Roxie Kbet- er, also of 8u>l Ross, was seond with 13.9 seconds. The Br dimes bull riders ha I a tough tine as usual Saturday night; hoveve)*, u few were able to last th< bouncing eight secopds. These stoi t riders were Roy Russel of Oklahona A&M, Forrest Bon ham of Tuxoa. Tech and Bill Dl» muke, University of New Mexico. Final tiillys in the events Were announced at the, end of the snow along wit ) thtj all-around’ awards. In the baiebacg riding event, Har ley May of Sul Ross and Coyle of New Mexico A&M with 36 pDints each, B&idy Oklahoma A&)d was third 20 points, nnc( Harry Hqpso New Mex co A&M forth with points. i Buddy iteget took first pfai the saddh bfonc riding wit! points; Harley May was second with 30 points. -Rop Adams of Texas A& t toojc third p points, ard miry;Hoc with 10 point|, Top Ropers D. D. points to tak^j top ho •calf roping. Hurley May (was ond; Hairy j/Copson, third; lace wit i 20 i son foirth Faltin ammassed takft( top honors in (See Page 4) Inspectors Arrive At A&M Tomorrow The Federal informal inspection J. Browns of team will arrive here tomorrow for their annual inspection, Col. Qscar B. Abbott, Chief of the Texas Mil itary District, said today. The inspection team is under the command of Col. Paul B. Malone, staff officer of the TMD. :Col. Malone will be accompanied by Lt. Colonel Ray L. Inzer and Walter Col. Paul B. Malone q TMD land foui- of ficers froih thd Fourth Army head quarters, I j Capt Albert jW, Stockall, ganized Hese(A(| Corps instn for the Bryani irea, will join team whtn thjey arrive. The insDectfing team will inspect military sciefjicb classrooms, the , —^ the other ac-l drill Wednesday, and.i tivities of tjjei Military Sc fence Departmeit. Alt of these impec- tions will |be carried out inform ally, The (Mi itary property Cust< dian and Mi|lita|ry Science Departme it at be corrected unit Result,- Col[ Malom is a West. PoMit'graduate and been with thtfl (Alining office^ the Organized Reserve Con; Quiz Busters First To Be Consoled by, Prizes nc| a more effii >L. Abbott said] bead of the dent Texai since Previous to Col ' 1949. jhia appointil Malone vfrisf stationed in (Chi like—even for genuine cowgirls, 'thought) BOB PRICE Thq low man on the totem- pole is finally coming into his \ own right The totem pole in this: case is the grade scale. The low man’s benefactor is Shaffer’s Book Store. . r ' 'll Herb Shaffer, still puzzling over the question of whether the chicken’ or the egg came first, hap ; now come up with a new contest, He is going to give apprize to the person that registers the (lowest test grade for each week. The priM will be one of consola tion to make the unlucky winner feel betteir in his time of sorrow. The contest is not being held to en courage bad grades (perish ’the La,/ something in prize to A&l week. Names of not >e made/ is cne con will probabi, eligible. Andf that no one wi i^iature of a b low. pointer rton* entering will die. In fact, this for which you vRsh you weiWt erb seems uure. went to winj, \ He, too, thjjhkji that the misfor tune of making i the grade ii bad res that you something— ipeless set- ip. tion—don’t! be win too ma ly of u might nit be irpther contest The enoug h so might as we! of an ^ An idle greedy and the (rises or able o enter; affa|i is limi rolled) student to preeentl; of A&M. A • 'ii U 1 J ry Science Ross Hal will ’be inspected.! Wednesday’Ajjternoon the offi cers win attend ^hfe regiment* l re view. This mqtoi- pool and other military mitsjj will be inspected, along wit h thfe (relations betvceii: the MS dspartoeni and the sahool officials. ^ I The purpose qf this annual in spection is to' bring to the atten tion Of the PiMS&T’s the deffcien- cies found in 4>rder that they may