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Volume 49: Number 106
First A&M Debate
Tournament Gets
Underway Today
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' The first debate^tournament ever
sponsored by Texas A&M began,
this afternoon at 1:30 on the
* campus. Competing are a total of
36 teams in both junior and senior
divisions, A&M Debate Club spon
sors Harry E. Hierth and Lee
Martin announced.
Entered in the debate tourna-
ment are 31 teams from 11 visit
ing colleges and universities and
fivei teams from A&M. The debat-
ors embarked on a round Of four
debates for each team today, and
^ elirpinations' will bd held tomor
row,.The first debates were started
at 1:30 this afternoon. The second
r round will commence at 3 p. m.;
and eyeniiig debates are scheduled
for 7 and 8:30.
^ Scene of the verbal competitions
Will; be the Academic Building,
Chemistry Building, and YMCA. A
complete- schedule of debates and
locations is posted on the English
Department bulletin board on.the
third floor? of the Academic Build-
* Jng.
Eliminations Saturday
Saturday morning at 8:30| the
first round of elimination debates
* will be held, Participating In these
. debates will be the top eight teams
from .bptn the Junior and senior
divisions. As teams are defeated
In (he eliminations, winning teams_
progress toward the finals.
The final debates will be held
at ; 1 Saturday afternoon In the
YMCA.
Teams entered In the senior di
vision are: Rice, TCU, University
of Corpus ChrlstL University of
Hoiiston, Sam Houston f State
Teachers "College, Buy log, and
A&M.
Junior debate teams have been
entered by Del Mar College of Cor
pus Christ, TCU, Wharton : Junior
College, Midwestern' University
(formerly Hardin College), Uni
versity of Houston, SMU, Sam
Hojuston State Teachers College,
BajylorTand A&M. , “
Girls Teams Entered
Five colleges—Del Mar, Whar
ton, University -of -Houston, Sam
“ State '
Heame, George Grupe and Billy
Stephens, Charles F. La Rue and
Robert E. Huffman.
Freshman debate coach Milford
Allen has entered one freshman
team in the junior division of the
tournament.
j Housing \
Visiting girls being housed" in
Walton Hall. The men visitors are
staying v in Post Graduate Hal).
Attending the tournament with the
debaters are their coaches and
several observers.
The next scheduled debate for
Aggie debaters will be on March
^8 when an A&M team will meet
a team from the United States
Military Academy, West Point,
New York. Last year’s West Point-
A&M debate resulted in an Aggie
victory. The subject was oh fed
eral aid to education.
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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH IQ, 1950
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Here are five of the sharpest officers this school, or any other
ROTC outfit, will probably ever see. They are the leaders of the
Kilgore Junior College Kangerettes who* will appear here for
Sports Day. Standing, left to right are Lt. Joan McCarthy of
Longview, Capt. Judy 'Basden of Dallas, and Lt. Phyllis Foster
Sports Day. Standing, left to right are Lt. Joan McCarthy of
gvtew, Capt. Judy 'Basde
of Kilgore. Seated, left to right, are Lt. Flor*
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gore and Lf. Dottle Jo Holley of White
Florence MeElwee of Kil-
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Sports Day Tries Again, W
Clear Skies Slated Tomorr
Sportsmen of A&M will display
their-wares tomorrow in the an
nual Sports Day, once postponed
but now ready to show the crowds
an equally attractive lineup.
Sponsored by the “T” Assqcia-
tion, Sports Day will be featured
by two major contests—the final
intra-squad football game, Ma
roons versus Whites, and the Ag
gie baseballers in a tangle with
the Brooke Field Medics nine.
Tickets are still on sale for foot
ball and baseball games at $l. The
tennis match is free.
Baseball Game,
Coach Marty Karqw-’s baseball
team will meet the Medics in the
initial event of the afternoon on
the Kyle ■ Field diamond at 2 p.
m; A&M’s varsity tennis team,
under the direction of Coach W.
M. Dowell, meets the University
Houston netmen on the clay courts
Top Graduate Students
Attract Replacements
opposite the field house at 3 p. m.
Details on the tennis match are
on Page 5 of today’s Battalion.
Tomorrow night’s grid game on
Kyle -Field will begin at 7:30.1
With one of the largest number of!
returning lettermen in the con-;
ference, this Maroon-White- clashj
will be last of the season, since!
the j30-day training period closed!
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Both teams are in top shape,;
than a few injuries, trainer!
k ~yton said this morning, Ex-
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Rangerettes Dance, Drill
In Stadium Show Tomorrow
Coining to College Statiijm
a reputation of unexcelled
liy RAY WILLIAMS
Fifty.three, and yes you can
count ’em, beautiful young ladies
will be on the campus tomorrow
to perform for the student body.
The girls will be at Kyle Field,
with a half of a football game
to precede and a half to follow
their performance.
Bearing the official title of Ran
gerettes of Kilgore Junior Col-!
lege, the group is scheduled to ap
pear as part of the Sports Day
Program. The girls are to put on
their show at the halftime of the
football game.
ami grace in
and dances, they art*
with
poise
intricate marches
due to put
jon: an eye-opening show.
Director of the group is Miss
Gumde Nell Davis, a graduate
of TSCW with a BA and of USC
with ! a Masters. She organised
the group in 1940 and has been
its only director.
Sponsor of the Rangerettes is
L. N. Crim, showman and oilman.
Crim owns pipvies in Ft. Worfh
and Kilgore. Denard Haden is the
choregrapher. He is well known
jih tlje state ks dancing instructor,
ustoh
Houston State Teachers and Bay-
l/foij—have entered girls teams. The
girls’ teams are competing with
men teams in the tournament.
The debate subject for the tour
nament is “Resolved: , That the
si. basic n’on-agricultural industries
of the United States should be,
W nationalized.” This is a national
J, debate subject for 1950, Hierth
said. ’
V - “Interest in. the debate tourna
ment is being encouraged by the
English Department”, Martin said.
‘‘All English 210, 401, and 403
classes are required to attend one
debate”. Members of-the English
Department Sjre assisting in rkan-
< agement of the tournament by act-
,, ing as Chairmen and judges in the
several debates, he added,
* Procedure Explained
;In debating,.-the first speaker
-/- for the affirmative has 10 min-
Utes to present his side of the-
' » debate question. He -is followed
' byrthe tirst speaker for the nega
tive. The four presentation speeCh-
es—two affirmative and two nega
tive—are 10 minutes each. Each of
Cotton. Court Leaves
For Denton Tomorrow
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i the four debaters in a contest pre
sents a five minute rebuttal, the
affirmative having the last rebujtaL
i AggiO members of senior debate
' teams arc: James Farmer and Dan
.Davis, .1 oe Perry and Douglas
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J. A. Mortensen
jfortensen was awarded the an
nual W. R- Burpee award of a
100 scholarship Wednesday
JghL He is a senior horticulture
jiajor from Crystal City.
(Third Installment
'ees Are Payable
j Third installment fees of $46
for corps members and $13.60 for
veterans must be paid before,
March 20 to avoid penalty, an
nounced W. H. Holzmann, comp
troller of the college.
By BILL BILLINGSLEY
The Agronomy Society’s Court
of Cotton, their faculty advisor,
and style show director will leave
TOr Denton tomorrow morning at
eight to select the Queen of Cotr
ton and the eight royal duchesses
for the 16th Annual Cotton Ball
and Pageant. ‘ M
Driving to TSCW in three cars,
the group will stop by gauger
Brothers in Dallas to confer with
Sanger designers on, production,
details for this year's elaborate:
cotton style show.
Both the Pageant, which in
cludes the Sanger’s fashion parade,
and the Cotton Ball are par); of
the Agronomy department’s spring
cotton fete, which provides funds
to send Agronomy students on a
world cotton inspection tour. This
year’s show will be held Friday
night, April 28, on Kyle Field.
Cotton Court
Composing, the male half of the
Court of Cotton,/and making up
the Denton selection group, are
King Cotton Nelson Brunneman
and dukes of the court Conrad
Ohlendorf, Jim Troublefield, David
Rives, Roy Cook, Raymond Kunze,
Leo Mikeska, Tommie Duffie, and
Don Hcgi:
Faculty sponsor is Professor Eli
Whltely, W the Agronomy depart-,
ment, and director of the pageant
is Mrs. Bill Turner. Accompanying
the group to Denton will be Mrs.
Whiteley; Mrs. Joe Mogford, wife
of last year’s faculty sponsor/ and
a Battalion publicity representa
tive.
32 Nominees
Nominees^ for the court are 32
of TSCW’s - fairest, chosen eight
each from the four classes.
Senior nominees are Frances
Abernathy, Dorothy Brueck, E)ru-
ena Collins, Norma Beth Cobke,
Geologists to Hear
Salt Dome Speech
G.-C. Clark, Division Geologist
for Stanolind Oil and Gas Com
pany at Tyler, will discuss his
paper, “The Interior Salt Domes
of East Texas”, for the Geology
Club in the main lecture room of
the Petroleum Building on Tues
day, March 14, at 7:30.
Clark has received much recog
nition for his work on this paper
and presented it before the re
gional meeting of the A. A. P. G.
in Biloxi, Mississippi, October of
last year. j
The Geology Club extends, an in
vitation to anyone who wishes to
hear Clark, to be present Tuesday
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Antoinette Gratz, Mary Anjne Hill,
Imogene Newton, and LeVerne
jVolkman, |
Sophomores are Joanie Abra-
hamson, Mary Jane Burkett, Ber
tha Candelaria, Patricia Aim Her
ron,iJo Arm jKing, Mary Jahe.Con-
crjief, Patricia Ann St. Clair, and
Katherine Sunkel.
! Jdnior representatives are Helen
Beys, Margie- Cupples, Betty Jo
Johnston, Hkzel Jean Kylp, Eddy
Lobbnstein, Docia Schultk, Mary
Leyte Webbj, and Sarah Witmer. ;
From the Freshman class tome
Jekn Bond, Lillian Collins, De-
loreS Fowler, Nan Hasslet, Rose
marie Lbissner, Elizabeth McPher
son, Jean Puthamj and Mitzie
White.
and is secretary and treasurer of
the Texas Dancing Association,
and an active member of the Na
tional and International Dancing
Association.
Some of their appearances es
pecially noteworthy arc the In
ternational Lions Convention, New
Orleans, 1911; performances at
bond shows, service camps, and
hospitals during the war; the 1946
Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Cal
ifornia; 1949 Cotton Bowl, Dal
las; and the 1950 Sugar Bowl,
New Orleans.
Co-ed leader of the group
for 1949-50 is Captain Judy
Basden. Judy is a graduate of
Adamson High School, Dallas,
where she was the majorette
with* the band. She is a straight
A student and sweetheart of
Kappa fraternity at Kilgore.
Accompanying the Rangerettes
will be the Ranger Band. This or
ganization is made up of 50 mem
bers and four majorettes. Director
of the Band is H. L. Walker, and
drum major is Lex James of Ter
rell, Texas.
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Activities of Group
Schedule for the A&M group is
estimated at a noontime arrival at
Sangiers, a ; three hour tour there
and a 4 p.! m. arrjvel in Denton,
and; jarrival back ih College Sta-
tiort sometime Sunday afteirnoon.
\ Sahger’s direiitob of (he Pu-
geahl. which is tentatively sche
duled for a [Colonial theme is Mrs.
Margaret Wedell.
Bernhardt Chosen
Prexy of Gulf LSA
! Ken Bernhardt, 'senior account
ing! major from Port Arthur, will
be ! installed _ as Gulf Regional
Lutheran Student Association
12 Seniors Finish
Practice Teaching
Twelve June Agricultural Edu
cation seniors will complete their
two week practice teaching duties
in five Texas high schools on
March 12.
All seniors enrolled in Agri
culture Education must complete
two weeks of practice teaching be
fore becoming eligible for a de
gree. according to state require
ments.
L. J. Gentry, Jr., ^nd J. C. Frisby
are (doing their practice teaching
at Waxahachie, while G. B. Gil
bert! A- Keown, and R. B. Wal
ler gre teaching at Mineral Wells.
M. E. Elliott and W. W. Fox
are relieving the regular Voca
tional Agriculture teacher at
Weatherford,
“Before A&M can be in a posi
tion to draw top graduate school
students from other colleges, it
must send good graduate students
to them”. ■ \ .
Dr. Ide P. Trotter made this
statement to the local chapter of
the American Association of Uni
versity professors last night.
The subject of Dr. Trotters talk
was, “Problems now Confronting
the Graduate School."
“It is the business of everyone
connected with the college to helji
advance the standards and repu
tation of the graduate school of
A&M,” he said.
New I'rohleniH , j
"The Individual enrollment of
the graduate school has increased
from 57 In the fall term of 1944 to
529 for the fall term of 1949.
“This increased number of stu
dents in the graduate school has
brought about problems that must
be straightened out immediately if
we expect to have u graduate
school standard equal to that of
other schools”.
Problems presented by veterans
that re-enrolled after having their
schooling interrupted during the
war was given considerable discus-
| sion at the meeting.
Rule Amended
An old rule that only permitted
students with a grade point, ratio
of 2.0 to enter graduate work has
been amended to allow for those
students that returned and began
making better grades than before,
Dr. Trotter said.
Since the war many students
have been permitted to enter the
graduate school on a provisional
basis. The provisions depending
upon the grades made during un
dergraduate work.
In 1940 the total enrollment for
A&M was 6,534 of which 2.7 p«r
cent was graduate student. In
1949 there was a total enrollment
of
means should be worked out where
by courses would be offered only
in certain semesters thereby in
creasing the number of students
ih each Class.
Dr. Trotters talk was followed
by a question and answer discus
sions with all members participgt-
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Leprosy Issue
Speaker Topic
In T March 13
The Christian approach to
the religious, social, and medi
cal problems of leprosy will
be presjented at the YMCA
Chapel on Monday, March 13,
Ut 7:15 p. m. by Eugene R. Kel-
Ifrsbergfcr, General Secretary of
the American Leprosy Missions,
Inc.
Drawing on his world wide study
and observations of leprosy work,
Kellefsberger will discuss the key
role played by Christian Missions
in arousing international concern
in behalf of leprosy Victims.
; Ho will also relate how Christ
ians missions have influenced var
ious governments to take preyen-
tive steps ih the fighting of this
disease.
Kellersberger, through exper
ience received as a medical mis
sionary in the Belgian Congo, has
become an expert in ’the field of
leprosy and other tropical diseases,
notably African sleeping sickness,
and he was twice decorated for
i-esearch 1 in that field by the Bel
gian Colonial Government.
In addition to his position in
,.m. stud.,.,, arLss
'W“ ,n S, 7 - 65 per rent. Dr. £ , ht . F , ubllc Hea , th ^
vice Commission on Leprosy, the
Ameritah Society of Tropical Med
icine, hnd the International Leprosy
Association, among others.
Deadline Set For
Senior Favor Orders |
I Senior “favors” must; be order
ed by Marj:h 25 in order to have
them available for the Senior Ring
Dance^ Grady Elms, assistant di
rector df Student Activities, said
ithis morning. Others are to be
placed with the Student AytSvi-
tie* office j for the favors, which
are replicas of the top of the Ag
gie ripgl. They can be ordered with
or without a chain and guard,
Elms said.
Patny Ann Ntultz
Miss Stultz of Kirhardmin will;
represent the Landaeape Art So
ciety at the annual Cotton Hall!
and Pageant. Iter eacort will be|
Ray Jorhetc. She is a graduate
of Richardson High School.
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pjected to m is» the- s
Man Heatherly, Dave
Kay Graveii. Only
plague the trio.
h Has Vi
EJach of [he teami
tory in, the two pr|
training games, a
night’s ganie should
tivy, with J the winr
majority of the prac
In the two earlier
teams exhibited a sc 'ong defense,
with most 1 of the ai ores coming
after long run - — ^
Both squads appei
ly matched, with
indicating that the
go to either team.
Rangerettes
The '‘Rangerettei
or College, gue
ad clash are
uncan, and
nor injuries
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(orjy t
has one vic
ious spring
tomorrow
■ovide tncen-
r having a
e- tilts,
games, both;
runs or passes.
fairly even-
vious scores
►ictory could
•t ;
iere
ill
i i rt
this
me a<
. ha f-ti
campaign,
will moot Brook* ,
second home game
Ope of key men in
field, all-conference
Wallace, Will be
up duo to a bud spr
ankle. Wallace is i
ready at leiist by tin
of the conference
Dayton said, f-
Flrtt conference
agalnat Baylor in
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(!ett|ng a lute st
pruetlce tipis Ht'Usol
Moon,•Hobby Furme
Witt, who nave oo
their tiimj with 1.
Yale LapyJ, who ha.,
backing many ploys
of JKilgore
of the “T”
kend, will
viffen ut the
year’s SWC
lusebpll team
“Id in their
the season.
Cadat in-
Guy
line-
of hU right
ipected to be
opening game
ljusnn, trainer
rumo will bo
|nro on April
corn,
Trotter said.
Standards Raised
“This raises the standards of our
graduate school tremendously but
it also presents us with numerous
problems that must be solved”, he
said.
One of the main problems con
fronting the graduate school ih
the cost of carrying classes with
a limited number of students.
Curricula Changes Proposed
The State appropriates approx
imately $176 for each student en
rolled in thie school. But the cost
of carrying a graduate student
through one year of work is close
to $1,200 per aiudent. Dr. Trotter
pointed out, C*"
The group agreed that some
College groups throughput Tex-
s. Oklahoma,
as,! Oklahoma, Louisiana hnd Ark-
ansas make up the Gulf Region
LSA.
The annual Regional 5 Ashram
Will be hjeld ait Mo R^nch, 25
miles west of Kerrville. 1
Purpose | of the Ashram is tq
bring students together for a
week-end West of Kerrville. f;
Recreatipnal facilities df swim'
ming, boating, fishing, basketball,
tennis and! bowling are available!
! The A&jM LSA bowling team!
last, year’s winners of the church
bowling tournament, has challent
ged the LSA team from TU to a
match scheduled for Saturday af
ternoon, April J.
Members who have already sent
in reservations from A&M arp
Wemer Lindig, Doug Dlttmar,, Al
ton Tieken, Les Fisseler, Quinton
Johnson, Leon Tolle, Ken Bern
hardt, Eric Carlsan, Calvin Beck-
Jaihes Lehmann, Oscar
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for the talk.
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Forman Will Be
‘Great Issue’
Guest Monday
Karrison Forman, traveller anjc
explorer during fifteen years ir
China, will address the Great U
sues Class with a “Report Frotr
Red China” in the Physics Lep-
ture Room Monday night.
Fifteen years of travel and ex
ploration in China has given Fof-
man .first-hand knowledge of tha;
country and its inhabitants.
Forman has recently published i
series of articles in Collier’s maga
zine entitled, “Can We Save Chipa
From the Kremlin.”
He is a Fellow of the American
Geographical Society'|and a mem
ber of both the Explorers Club
and the Overseas Press Club. ,|T
He has worked as foreign cor
respondent for the New Yoyh
Times, London Times, Colliefa
Magazine, and the National Broad/
casting Company.
Everyone interested is invited
to attend the talk.
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Tennessee Gas Co.
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Awards Fellowship
The Tennessee Gas Transniissiiijn
Company again has made available
a $2,000 ,fellowship for graduate
students In petroleum ungineerijig
at A&M.
The fellowship edvers n 1;0-
month period beginning next Sept-
tn addition to the $2,000 stipend
#500 ih available for. purrhaHo of
necessary research equipment. Re
search work, preferably to b
done In the field of nutural
transmission, may be accepted t7
w^fd a master’s or doctor’s dt
fcree. , f ] . Ir
Candidates considered for tjtie
fellowship must hold a degree ijin
netraleum from an accredited col
lege add must meet the requitje-
ments for admission to the grad
uate school.
The recipient of the fellowship
wiij be chdsen bv the head! of the
Petroleum Engineering Depgtt-
mvnt, in consultation with other
members of the staff, and with
the approval of the company. Ap-
nilcations must be received on
before April 25.
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White Band Wins First
In Regimental Review
The -White Band came in fi
in; the Composite Regimental
view Wednesday afternoon,
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ball varsity.
-j Lind (off
Llndloff,
•ker who
be misse
•up this
ct in baseball
were WiiUy
I and Jonn Dc*
< (pied most of
sketball, and
been quarter-
for the foot-
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hit
Cotton
Second Sac
year, will
field ■ line-
Joe Snvurino will
for the 19j>(h squad
all indicat
creditable
Large
are up fo|r 'the vafsityv veterans
t ons that
job thCrj
numbers
nl 1-cotjfejence !
rnduutcd last ;
from the In- ;
icason. Little j
tandle second ■;
(ind has given !
TuT will do a
:
,ers ;
of last yei.r’s fresh
they seem
an campaign,
be "looking
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A&M Sepks JC
Ag Gra
At the Agrip
n the 1
meeting
of YMCA last
Shepardnon, D1
School o ' Agrict
ed the net essity. of
ating agricultural,;
the Junior Colleges
iates
roll at AJ|M.
Acting upon Ij)ei
suggestior that s
are perha|)s the
these stucents, thi
to invite all pn
College agricultu
A&M for j weekei
and entei-jlainment|
A committee
Richard [Chasy
Douglas Wythe 1 ,
Calvin Rbese wa
make arrangemen*
College students’
Charlie ] Modise
the Open! Hodse
proceedinipi, He
all agriculture! c
their Open Hdusij
in by March |5.
If
ural Pouncil
embly room
ight, C. N.
ja n of the
ture, stress-
hhying gradu-
tudejits from
f the state en-
^ Shepardson’s 1
dent contacts
way to reach ;
ouncil decided !
tective Junior •
graduates to ■
of observutian'
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onsisting bf
lobert Webb,;
y Peyalch, and!
appointed to:
for the Junior!
sit.
reported 6 on; !
)ay committoe;
11 nouncud that;
bx must have!
Day progrumM
Doug i rebu
culture cl
ub meml
, , Mt
tlernen’x Dull t»
in Sbisa JI*U.
F reburf
will be
School of
announjitd that the Hall
>pen to anyone in the;
Agric.iil(||jre.
Senior InvllaiionH
Available for Order
' Seniors
ment inv tations
tivities office froi
12, ,Grad)
or of student ac
day.
Imvitati ms
leather wa
board coyer, for
list of graduates i
eluded, Elms sail
Br
March 10,
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The Army ROTC rifle team recently won first
place in the Fourth Army Intercollegiate and
Interscholastic rifle matches. Eighteen teams
Lindig
entered in the competition. Members of the team
seated are R. G. Durrille, G. S. Kent, R. E. Gros
ser, C A. Taylor and jR. T. Zapata. Standing 4i
P. J. Arhelger, C. T. Easley, C. C. Taylor, Mss 1
Sergeant W. R. Reese, J. E. Braun, F. P. Wilhite,
and R. D. Cook.
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L. Boatner, commandant
nounced this morning.
A Chemical Corps came in
ond and A Signal Corps came
Third.
The remainder of ,the compan
ies in the regiment were graded
in the following order; A Tn
portation, A ASA, A QMC, B Q]
A Ordnance, and B Transpor
coming in last, Boatner said.
roll type
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This tyjpe is tl
embossed «
Engraved
cards [may
Seniors Select
Duchess
All • meh who j
pictures fbr the
ess to the Cotton
by Friday, Mar
i
ivltod all Igrl-i
rs to the Cat-!
held April 22!
H
may-
ver, foii
at 0V
cover
‘j
er commence-!
Student Ac-i *
j-njow until April; !
Assistant direct-;
Tivities said to--
f| •VI I j*j
available in
|6pV each, card--
;i23e each, with ;
Ind etchings in-j
or, jn French
tch.
invitation and
ly, Elms said. •
brinted personal
t ordered he oddj-
l;-r
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or
et
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