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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas Thursday, March 12, 1959 PAGE 3 ■■ It v In Days When YMCA Was Campus Center! Casey’s Was Campus Hangout By BILL REED Battalion News Editor During the so-called “01’ Army Days,” the YMCA was the Me morial Student Center of the cam pus. The whole ground floor housed everything from Casey’s Confec tionery to a bowling alley to a swimming pool and a barber shop. However, the YMCA is best known by “OF Army” Aggies be cause of the confectionery. Casev’s Confectionery was the central hangout on the campus for 35-odd years. Aggies went there to buy fountain drinks, cigars and cigarettes or just to chat with their friend Jesse Casey, better known as just plain Casey. W. ‘M.’ Sparks, Casey’s partner for 36 years, describes Casey by saving, ‘‘There was never a man who walked the A&M Campus who was more popular than Jesse Casey.” Casey’s Confectionery was lo cated where The Battalion and Of fice of Student Publications is now. Casey opened his confectionery a (jpuple of years after the YMC A w^as built and right off the bat his .v. .’ V - ,:v-;v TODAY THRU SATURDAY “THAT NAUGHTY GIRL ,, Brigitte Bardot ML THURSDAY & FRIDAY m AH allied artists picture Plus AN ALLIED ARTISTS PICTURE place became the Aggie hangout. In a few years Casey’s Confection ery became famous. Up until Casey’s death a couple of years ago, former students drove back to A&M just to chat with him. The confectionery doors were opened early in the morning and remained open until Call to Quar ters (CQ). Many Aggies made a mad dash for Casey’s before the tain drinks and candy to eat and drink during CQ. Sparks said one of the most im portant things the partners did while ruix-'ng the confectionery confectionery closed to get foun- was the selling of boxes of candy to I - r ~<' : J : Is.; 4 '; - ; W ' Si -ass l the students who sent them to their girls and parents. Casey’s was the wholesale out let and students served as retail ers in the dormitories. Each salesman had his own floor to serv ice. Casey sold thye candy to them and they marked >the goods up so they could make a profit — and keep themselves in school. Each year about 30 to 40 stu dents were able to go to college who would not have otherwise gone if it had not been for Casey. Sparks recalled that one year during the three days prior to Valentine’s Day three pickup truck loads of candy were sold. Casey’s Confectionery also serv ed as a student loan agency. Before each Corps trip, students swarmed Casey’s to write checks and borrow money. Sparks said, since the confectionery did not keep large amounts of cash on hand, “I had to go to the bank sometimes three or four times a dav to get more money.” Casey had a system of collecting his loans that made the students want to pay up. When a student’s loan expiration date came around Casev posted the borrower’s name on the front of his cash register, and at the top of the list he wrote “Come A Running.” Students almost broke their necks to get to Casey’s to scratch their names from the list. Students liked the place so much that is was common to hear, “I’ll meet you at Casey’s.” Casey went on a tour of the YMCA just before his death and was amazed at its look. As he rode dovn the elevator and entered the ground floor he remarked, “Gosh, where am I?” CSC Meets Tonight To Plan Weekend’ With the glow of Civilian Week end, March 21, in their eyes, mem bers of the Civilian Student Council will meet tonight at 7:15 in the Senate Chamber of the Memorial Student Centeer. Prior to the meeting the council- men will have their pictures made for the Aggieland ’59 in the Main Lohfiy of the MSC. Discussion on the Civilian Week end, including various reports from the weekend committees, will head line the night’s topics. Pennsylvania’s 1 9 5 8 football schedule includes the same nine rivals the Red and Blue faced in 1956 and 1957. mmm THURSDAY & FRIDAY Yul Brynner in “THE BUCCANEER” Plus Shirley Booth in “THE MATCHMAKER” PALACE STARTS TODAY AGGIES . . . get your flowers for the MILITARY BALL from Congdon s Florist 1 ’ Townshire Shopping Center TA 2-6112 UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL presents TONY CURTIS''JANET LEISH feecTFuS^V' c.—~p e COLOR rntfuTw to-sfeniig WAN WYi • ELAINE STM ''LINDA CRISIAL DOUBLE FEATURE “David & Bathsheiba” & “Wolf Larsen ,, -GROCERIES- 6-Oz. Jars—Maryland Club Instant Coffee jar 88c 12-Oz. Pkg.—Nabisco Ritz Crackers pkg 28c No. 2 Cans—Libbys Pineapple Juice 2 cans 29c No. 1 Flat Cans—Libbys Sliced Pineapple 2 cans 35c No. 2 , /z Cans—Libbys Fruit Cocktail can 39c No. 303 Cans—Libbys Golden Cream Style Corn 2 cans 35c Marvland Club COFFEE 1-Ib. can 75c 300 Size Cans—Alma Brand Fresh Cream Peas 2 cans 27c 300 Size Cans—Alma Brand Fresh Blackeye Peas .... 2 cans 25c 14-Oz. 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AFTERNOON, FRI. & SAT.—MAR. 12-13-14 CHARLIE'S ,OOD NORTH GATE —WE DELIVER- MARKET COLLEGE STATION CHS Junior Class To Present Play The junior class of A&M Con solidated High School will present “January Thaw”, an unsophisticat ed comedy, in the school auditorium March 24 at 8 p. m. The play, under the direction of Mrs. Ermine Worrell, is a Michael Todd production and has appeared on Broawday in the last several years. Members of the cast in order of appearance are: Janis Card, Judy Rasmussen, Yvonne Parker, Kelly Parker, Ann Elkins, Dorothy i Berry, Dee Smith, Ben Jackson, Ann Rudder, Brenner Sayei’s, Joel Mills, Larry Godfrey and Jimmy Holland. Safety Equipment Lecture Scheduled Gary Scott, representative of the Mines Safety Appliance Co., will speak to the Industrial Education Club and safety class on the topic “Personal Protective Equipment and the Uses of Each” Tuesday. He will lecture in the Biological Science lecture room at 7:30 p. m. 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