DIAL 4-5444OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER

OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION

Texas A&M

The B SEMI-WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER

TEXAS A. & M. DEEP IN AGGIELAND

VOLUME 44 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 27, 1944 NUMBER 39

Plans To Be Made For College-Wide War Bond DriveSophomores Hold Ball Tonight In SbisaKhaki Shirts, Wool Pants Lawyers Say BoardAre Regulation Uniform jL*d$isiL

Aggieland Orchestra to Furnish Music;Corps Ball on Schedule For Tomorrow

Preparations for the Sophomore Ball have been complet­ed by the members of various committees, and the dancing is to begin at 9 p.m. tonight in Sbisa Hall. Music will be furnished by the Aggieland Orchestra, under the direction of W. M. Turner its sponsor. Miss Natalie Lane will handle the vocals for the band. It will also play at the Corps Ball

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Student War Bond Finance Committee To Meet Monday

College To Win Flag if Ninety Percent Buy Stamps Each Week, Penberthy Says

Next Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. the Student War Bond Finance Committee will meet at the home of W. L. Penberthy, who was appointed War Bond chairman by Pres­ident Gibb Gilchrist.

* Penberthy announced that Cadet Col. Strickhausen and senior class president Alley are to head the activities

Saturday.Dates are housed in dormitories

5 and 7, in the New Area. They will be expected to leave the dorms by sometime Sunday morning, said Harry L. Boyer, dormitory assign­ment director.

Uniform for the dance will be either cotton number two uniform, or a split uniform, made up of wool slacks and khaki shirts. This has been the custom for the soph­omore balls held in recent years during this season. Wool uniform wil be regulation only for the dance, however. Lieutenant ColonelA. C. Bennett, who gave permis­sion for this uniform to be worn, warned that men wearing wools at any time other than the dance would be considered non-reg and subject to the usual penalty for this offense.

Decorations for the ball were handled by Eli Barker and Dick “Pete” Prater, who are both ex­pert interior decorators, having had much experience in this line of work.

Tickets were sold by a com-(See DANCE, Page 3)

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ASME To Meet Next Monday, October 30

A meeting of the Student branch of the American Society of Me­chanical Engineers will be held at 7:15 p.m. Monday, October 30, in the Mechanical Engineering Lec­ture Room, it was announced by C. W. Crawford, of M. E. department.

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Exes Hold Meeting On German Soil

The Western Chapter of the Texas A. & M. Club has held its second meeting on reich soil, and claims to have held the first alum­ni association inside Germany of any American college.

After dinner, members had their pictures taken around a portrait of Hitler, but the fuehrer certainly would not appreciate the poses.

Those present were Capt. Alfred Moffitt of Conroe, Texas; Major Phil Gregory, Fort Worth; Major Herbert Mills, El Paso and Alpine; Major Joe Slovak, Beaumont; Lieut. Col. Jack Barnes, Waco; Lieut. Col. Marion Whitter, Dallas; Major H. W. Dugan, Shreveport, La., and Major John Star, Conroe.

A Battalion FeatureAnnually for the past 4 years

the students, and the trainees while they were on the campus, have made contributions to World Student Service Fund. Last year the amount raised was more than $1200.00.

The students of America have a goal of $200,000 this year with the fund designated to relief of Chinese students, and students of other over-run countries, and to interned students and to the war prison camps. This campaign will be made simultaneously with the National War Fund Drive to which the Fac­ulty and College employees will contribute through the Community Chest.

A Committee consisting of the Cadet Colonel, a representative from the YMCA Cabinet, the Com-

College Community Chest Campaign Starts November 6

This Year’s Quota Will Be $15,000;Two Ends Aimed ForThe College Community Chest

Campaign for 1944-45 will be con­ducted during the week of Novem­ber 6-11, and all members of the staff, business men in the college community and students are urged by its committee members to keep this date in mind. The budget for this year is $15,000.

The College Community Chest was organized more than ten years ago in order to accomplish two major aims: first, to enable the community to meet its obligations to all deserving charitable and community organizations, and sec­ond, to free the citizens from the visits of a never-ending group of solicitors.

Under the Community Chest plan a committee appointed by the president of the college conducts one campaign for funds each year, and no other groups are permit­ted to seek funds. Agencies seek­ing donations are directed to the Community Chest Committee.

An analysis of the budget will be published in the two issues of the Battalion appearing next week.

The members of the Community Chest committee are: Ide P. Trot­ter, chairman; C. W. Crawford, J. C. Miller, R. W. Steen, J. H. Milliff, Fred Hale, D. L. Wedding- ton, P. W. Schoen, J. G. Gay, W. W. Wallace, W. F. Munnerlyn, Lt. W. R. Senders, and Major J. E. Breland.

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Hillel Club Plans Quiz Program Sunday

The A. and M. Hillel Club will meet this coming Sunday night in the lounge room of Sbisa Hall, it was announced today by Harold Borofsky, newly elected president. The time of the meeting will be 7:00 p.m. and the program will consist of a “Dr. I. Q.” quiz pro­gram. All Jewish Aggies and servicemen ape cordially invited to attend.

mandant Adjutant and the Com­manding officers on the campus will be in charge of the campaign.

Mary Howard, traveling secre­tary of the W. S. S. F. will be on the campus next week to meet with the local committee and help com­plete its organization.

Miss Howard graduated from Abbot Academy in the class of 1940, and from Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, in the class of 1944, where she took hon­ors.

During her college years, Miss Howard was active in dramatics, music, athletics, the social science club and student government. Her major job during her senior year was that of President of the YMCA. She worked on several com­mittee of the Student Christian Movement in New England and

Asst. Attorney Gen.Says Authorities May Exclude Any VisitorsThe Board of Directors of the

Texas A. & M. College, or its au­thorized representatives, have the authority to regulate visitors to the College campus and restrict their activities the same as an in­dividual has over his property, the Attorney General’s office has ad­vised Dr. F. C. Bolton, vice presi­dent and dean of the College.

Such an opinion was rendered by Benjamin Woodall, assistant at­torney general of Texas, in a let­ter to Dr. Bolton dated Oct. 23. It was in answer to a general inquiry made by Dr. Bolton, who advised that school authorities had no spe­cific action in mind but just want­ed to learn what authority the College had in order to make its plans for future contingencies.

Pointing out that people of ques­tionable character may make a practice of visiting the campus and annoying the students or the fac­ulty and employees, that the stu­dents were careless in leaving the doors of their rooms unlocked and petty thievery was thereby invited, Dr. Bolton poised the question: “What authority does the Board of Directors <Jf the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, or its authorized representatives have to restrict acts and move­ments of persons other than stu­dents on the A. & M. College cam­pus?”

Holding that the Board of Di­rectors, or its authorized repre­sentatives, have recourse to the same remedies as are available to owners of pz-ivate property, Attor­ney Woodall wrote: “Persons hav­ing no legitimate business with students, faculty or personnel may be refused entrance to the campus. Those having bona fide business, or visitors desired may be admit­ted, subject to such z-easonable rules and regulations as may be promulgated by competent author­ity, i.e., the Board of DirectOi’S, or its authorized repi'esentatives.”

The opinion fuifher stated, . . . “The College has authority to pro­hibit business enterpi’ises from operating on the College property. You further have authority to re- -quest undesirable persons to leave the campus, and upon their failure to peaceably make their exit to eject them, using only such force as may be necessary to effect this object.”

In requesting this ruling to de­termine what authority College authorities had, it was stated by Dz\ Bolton that, “Of course we welcome visits from the students’ parents and friends and from other

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seiwed as chairznan of a Vocational Conference for college womezi sponsored by the Episcopal church in New England.

Miss Howard has woz’ked as a camp counselor, a salesgizd in a de­partment store, and a farmerette on an apple farm.

Her interest in the World Stu­dent Fund grew as she organized and helped to caz-ry oti a campaign for the World Student Service Fund in college. She feels that the Fund affords the best possible oppor­tunity to begi^z now to build the kind of fellowship and understand­ing which must chaz’acterize the post-war world.

Miss Howard’s experience as a public speaker, her ability in or­ganizational planning and her poise and chaz’m make her a welcome vis­itor to any campus.

Aircraft School Is Succeeding

One of the first applications of President Gibb Gilchrist’s plan for the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to bridge the wide gap between the semi-skilled worker and the highly-trained tech­nical engineer is the Aiz’craft and Aircraft Engine Technical School which has been under way here since Aug. 15 for a full section of fifteen young men from about as many Texas communities.

This technical school is spon­sored by the War Manpower Com­mission, and is conducted by theA. & M. Industrial Extension Serv­ice in cooperation with the State Boai’d for Vocational Education. C. H. Groneman, of the Industrial Ex­tension Service, is coordinator of the sTzort course.

Twelve different phases of A&AE znechanics are covered in the full- 40weeks’ course, each complete with itself, Groneman said. As a result, new students may enroll at any time, pz-ovided they are Amer­ican citizens, 16 or older, and pre- fez’ably have at least three years of high school educatiozz.

In addition to the regular tech­nical school, part-time training in the same subjects is being given to 43 civilian maintenance employees of neaz-by Bryan Army Air Field.

Students in the A&AE Techni­cal School pay no tuition, but are required to furnish their own books. They are being accommodat­ed in College dormitories and take their zneals in the College dining hall at a nominal charge.

James W. Smith, licensed CAA aircraft engine mechanic, is in­structing the shoz-t course, assisted for the Bryan Field personnel by Owen Northcutt.

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Baptist Aggies Will Attend Statewide Church Conference

Staz-tir.g Friday aftez-noon and ending Sunday at noon, the Bap­tist Students of Texas will hold their annuah convention in Abilene. Some of the Aggies who will at­tend ai’e: Cliff Haz'ris, Bill Marsh, Wilson Beaz’dsley, Bill Withers, J.B. Cauthen, W. R. Halbrook, J. W. Williams, David Fort, and David Mitchell. Some of the local people who will attend are: Rev. and Mrs. Bz-own, Dr. Lemuel Hall, District Missionary, Miss Theo Palmer, Miss Nora Lee Lloyd and Mr. and Mrs. John Mouser.

Some of the things the program contains in Abilene, and the Uni­versity Baptist Church are: Anopening barbecue, Inspirational Ad­dresses, music, six practical forums, Informal Reception, Luncheon and Banquet, a Campfire Circle, Ridge­crest movies, Sunrise Prayer Hour, Hardin-Simmons Breakfast Sunday morning, and then a closing Conse- cration Service.

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East Texas Aggies held their fiz'st meeting of the semester Wed­nesday night. Among the business that was taken up was the election of new officers. Those elected were as follows: President, J. T. Raw­lings; Vice-Pz*esident, Greg Shiff- lette; Secretary, T. R. Arney; Treasurer, Bob Pritchett; Reporter, Fish Overly.

Plans for the next meeting to be held Wednesday, November 8, were made.

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Former 4-H Members To Meet Wednesday

According to Cloyce Terrell, freshman, there is to be a meeting of all former 4-H Club members who desire to reorganize the A. & M. Ex-4-H Club. This meeting will be held next Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Lecture Room of the Animal Industries building.

Freshman Ball to Be Held in Sbisa Friday, Nov. 3

Aggieland Orchestra Will Play; To Cost $1.50, Couple or StagFriday, November 3, the Fish

Ball will he held in the East Main Dining Hall of Sbisa, with music furnished by the Aggieland Or­chestra, R. E. Lane, president of the Freshman class announced to­day. He said tickets will be $1.50, couple or stag, and will go on sale the latter paz*t of this week. Sat­urday an informal Corps Ball will be held from 9 to 12 at Sbisa with the Aggieland Orchestra playing, he added.

A 25c£ tax will be charged to Seniors who are all invited to at­tend, Lane added. He also invites members of the military staff to be there.

Dorms 5 and 7 will be open for dates at a charge of 75$, Harry Boyer says.

The committee is still working on arrangements. E. R. Baugh is taking care of the tickets and Raymond Hennig is planning the decorations.

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Biology Club Elects Officers

The Biology Club held its first meeting Wednesday night in the Biology Lecture Room in Science Hall. This was the first meeting of the club in three semesters. Dr. La Motte, the club sponsor, pre­sided over the meeting. The club is well on its way toward being one of the largest and most inter­esting clubs on the campus, as in former years.

Officers elected for the current semester were Bill Huddleston, president; John Burns, vice-presi­dent; and Byron Harzis, reporter. A secretary-treasurer is to be se­lected at a later date.

Next meeting will be held Wed­nesday night, November 1, at 7:15 o’clock in the lectui'e room in Sci­ence Hall. The president promised that a series of interesting pro­grams would follow. Visitors are coz’dially invited. New members need not be taking biology subjects at the present time and all former biology students az’e urged to at­tend.

By Jim GabbardThere seems to be a mistaken

idea of the methods of hitch-hik­ing the Aggie way going the rounds this semester, especially among the freshmen. A number of complaints have come in con- cenzing conduct on the way to the L.S.U. game. Upstreaming, dis­organized corners, and car-z*ushing are making an already discourag­ing situation worse, thus forcing many an Aggie to miss his date in “Big D”, and moz’e than a few sailors and marines to lose pre­cious furlough time. More careful obedience to the simple rules of the Aggie Hitch-hikers Code will do much to remedy the situation. This logical, courtesy-based sys­tem has been getting Aggies there “fustest with the mostest” since the earliest Model T bumped north­ward past A. & M. In 1941 it took Keyes Carson to New York, across to the Pacific, and back to A. & M. over the week-end. In ’42 it moved our 6,000-man Cadet Corps en masse to Dallas for the last S.M.U. Corps trip. It works because it’s common sense.

This common sense tells us that we’re better off if we cooperate. That’s why certain corners are designated highwaying corners for each z*oad out; that’s why we put

Senior Pictures To Be Completed

Saturday, October 28, is the last day for seniors to have their pictures made for the “Long­horn.”

If seniors’ individual pictures are not made on or before Sat- uday, they will not be printed in the annual, as shortages of help and full schedules do not permit the photographer to sandwich late sittings in.

Editor, The Longhorn.

Taking of Club Photos Postponed

It has been announced by the editor of the student organizatiozzs section of the 1945-46 Longhorn that the pictures of the vaz'ious student clubs will not be taken until after the 1st of January, 1945. This change has become a necessity since the Official Longhorn photo- gz’apher will be too busy with the pictures of the military section to handle the clubs.

The interest shown so far in taking of these pictures is greatly appreciated, he said.

Applications for pictures should be turned in as soon as possible in order that these pictures may be disposed early in January. Ap­plications may be obtained in the Longhorn office, located in the basement of the Administration Bzzilding.

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Chem Engineering Club to Meet Monday

The American Institute of Chem­ical Engineers will hold its regular bi-weekly meeting Monday evenizzg October 30 at 7:15 p.m. in the Geo­logy Lecture Room of the Petro­leum Building.

All students taking Chemical Engineering are urged to be pres­ent.

upstreaming first on our list of “don’ts.” Anyone who has stood on a corner two hours, just to see someone who has just put his bag down up the road fz'om the corner take the next ride, realizes the un­fairness of upstreaming. The up- streamer may be chuckling at his “luck”—but he’d see it in a dif­ferent light if you had taken that ride by walking past him. That sort of tactics would soon result in a free-for-all race to see who could get the farthest up the high­way. Downstreaming, though, which is thumbing for rides down past the corner in the direction of your destination, has always been anybody’s privilege.

It doesn’t take a physicist to realize that thirty fellows holding their thumbs out on the same cor­ner is wasting energy, and it doesn’t take a psychologist to know that a driver with one empty seat is going to hesitate to stop in front of a mob like that. The sim­ple solution is to put your bag in line in the order of your arrival— and get back from the corner so that one fellow can stop the car. You’re getting thez-e as fast as you would standing there smiling and thumbing, and it’s taking lots less energy. When the man who is first in line does have luck, he

of the Commzttee. H. Sibley, B. A. Ervin, H. Daily, C. Haenisch, A.C. Jones, J. Veien, B. Butchofsky, and Calvin Brumley, Editor of the Batt, were appointed by Strick­hausen azzd Alley.

Qualification to fly the Treasury Departzzzent’s Schools-at-War flag will be awarded the college, when at least ninety per cent of the students have purchased at least one ten cent war stamp each week for four consecutive weeks, then the college will be entitled to fly the flag.

Everyone is urged by Penberthy to take part in this war bond drive when it gets under way.

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Galveston Aggies Elect New Officers

The Galveston A. & M. Club met October 25 at which time elec­tions of officers for the fall semes­ter was made. i

Those elected are as follows: B. Castigloni, president; J. W. Bell, treasurer; I. Serzzer, secretary, andD. Wall, business chairman.

Plans were made for a club pic-tuz-e to be placed in the “Long- hoz*n”. The club wil meet again Wednesday, November 1. All Ag­gies from Galveston County are urged to attend.

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Quality Control Course Going On

First short course on Quality Control by Statistical Methods ever to be held in the Southwest opened at the Texas A. & M. Col­lege Wednesday with 35 regis­trants for the first-day executive session and 25 seven-day students welcomed by President Gibb Gil­christ.

Subject of the short course was described by V. M. Faires, head of the Department of Management Engineering and co-sponsor of the meeting, as a new but proven tool for industry mazzagement that not

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alone talks to the driver to find out how many rides he has—and the line moves up.

Once you have your ride your highwaying is not over. The im­pression you make on the driver can do much to prompt him to pick up someone next time. The first thing you should do is intro­duce yourself. If your host in­clines toward conversation, it’s your duty to talk. Unless the driver is smoking it’s always best to ask before lighting up. If he asks, you should be ready to help out with the driving.

At the end of your ride you should make it clear how much you appreciated the lift. If drivers find out how much a ride means now-a-days, they aren’t so likely to pass you up next time.

So when that old thumb gets to itching, or that long-awaited fur­lough comes through, why not re­member that there’s a way even to hitchhiking. Find out where the right corner is. Watch that you aren’t upstreaming. Insure future rides by being courteous to your dznver. Let him know how much you appreciated the lift. Hitch­hiking isn’t dead—especially if we don’t purposely kill it. Hit the road —but hit it right—and good luck.

Traveling Secretary of Y.M.C.A. WorldStuden Service Fund To Help Organize Committee Here

j. East Texas Ag-gies L Choose New Officers

Hitch-Hiking Aggies Take Notice; Few Seem To Know the Traditional System