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When A. P. Rollins Jr. Is Awarded a Degree in June
Eleven Members of Rollins Family Will Be Aggie Exes
THE BATTALION
FE0M 'THE TEXAS AGGIE f
°n« of th« most taterMtinf and
Mtonithinf storiM of Um long hfc-
tory od the A. A Colltg« and
Eagiimr #f Um State Highway
Departmeni at iD^ka. MUlard E.
Hollina, '14, U ia the engm^rinR
DoQfk" Rolliaa, T7. la Aaaiitant
Athletic Director, Bujt-.m Mhi
agar of Athletic* and Vanity Track
Coach St A. ft M. Jesse Tom
"Uttle Dough" Rollins, H, is
teacher of Vocational Agriculture
at McKinney High School.
• m nwtiAXJB. x^. in UK
2X d “ l “' l, u th *' 0 ' J U> * Mta d^4rtmftit of Um Tom P. A L.
family, a family dearly enUUed x 0 a* - Dallas. John Waala,
to the honor of betag -A. ft 7
First Family." When young A. P.
Bollina, Jr. reeeires his degree this
spring he will be the eleventh
member of the family to gnufahte
from Texas A. ft M«, and that dees
not include Jim Parks, ’27, th* son
of the oldest sister of the original
Rollins brothers, and numerous
other relatives.
Few have been the yean since
C. W. Rollins entered A. ft M. in
185K) that have not seen one or
more of the original Rollins broth
en or one of their seas anrollsd
in th# College. Every one of the
family who entered has received
his degree.
Eight sons end four dssgh-
tors were born to Mr. end
Mrs. John M. Rollins, pioneer
- settlers in Haat Coaaty. Th#
faasUy lived oa a blackland
farm aad not only the eight
•ons hot the four daughters
were seat to ceiioge, every one
of them receiving hie or her
roe. The real heroes of eay
atory of the Rollins family are
thoe# parents, both now de
eeasod. There has been no
death ia Um family since 1W4.
Of the eight sons, seven received
their degrees from Texas A. ft M.
Embarrassing is the dereliction of
one son who received his law de
gree from Texas University in
18W, but blood being thicker even
than A. ft M. ties he is atiU ad
mitted Into the family bosom. Law
yer A. S. RoUins was lured from
retirement this past fall to be
come an Assistant Attorney-Gen
eral of Texas.
Charley W. Rollhu was the
first, receiving his degree in 1893,
now making his home at China,
Texas, and being connected with
the Gulf States Utilities Co., Beau-
i .mont He was followed by Henry
M. Rollins, W, now President of
the Gulfport Creosoting Co., Gulf
port, Miss. A. P. “Andy” RoUins,
’06, is Director of Public Works,
City of Dallas, aad is one of Texas’
best known and respected en
gineer*.
Veterinary Medicine Preset,
Freshmen Vet, and any other
Veteriary Medicine students regis-
< • n d here for the first time this
session-Amphitheatre Veterinary
Hospital with Dean MarsteUer.
TUESDAY. MARCH 7, II a. m.
All Sophomores, Guion Hall with
Preaidant Walton
Students attending this meet-
J. Guy RoUins, ’IS, is Division
MAKIS TNI
BOTANY
WRINKU.PtOOtT
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|TaHored of a special
’•livo" fabric...Retains
resiliency in the whole
of the tie...Knots and
drapes perfectly, and
the knot wM not sip...
Economical, because it
will outlast tho
ordinary He, at
whatever price.
flTaldropfrfl
‘Two Convenient Stores'*
Bryan College Station
With the graduation of the ing wiU be excused from clasa nt
oripn.1 RolUO tn.th.r, th, 11 »’do^ prtxi. pnrtM th„
ond g^nerstion began Its day at .
A. ft M. J. M. "Cerp" RoUins, *26, rep ° rt * d VrmnX at ^ m ^ t -
is with the Ethyl Gasoline Corp., in *
-rr b-adquarters at Houston, and WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, II p. m.
is the son of Hmiry M. Rollins. All Freshmen-Gulon Hall with
Jim M. Farks, *27, is th* eon of President Walton
the eldest Rollins suter and is attending this meet-
With the SoU Conservation Service ^
at lockhagL J. p. Roll in si, *14, son ^ ^ ^ excused from das* at
M 1 wwv ^ oms • ... __ At. _ «n J * »_ • * so a ^o
of d W. foliins, is with an
company in South America. C. H. are reported present at the meet
“’Swampy" Rollins, ’31, another ing
von of Henry Rollins, is assisting
his father ia the ereoaoting bum
MM at Gulfport
J. Guy RoUins, Jr, son of Gay
Rollins, graduated from A. ft M.
in ’38, and is studying law at
S. M. U. A. P. RoUins, Jr, son of
CIRCULAR NO. M:
1. In compliance with request
of the commitee in cnarge of the
Coast Artillery Ball, approved by
Andy Rollins, will receive his de- the Organisation Commanders con
gte* at A. ft M. this spring. H.
M. Rollins, third son of Hoary Rol-
Uns, is a freshman at A. ft M.
this year. In addition Henry Rol
lins has th rep'daughters who heva
graduated from Sophie Newcomb
College at New Orleans. Mrs. Hen
ry Rollins was Sophia Hutson, one
of the famed Hutson twine, raised
on th* A. ft M. campus and
daughter* of faculty member
"Grandpa" Hutson of the early
years of the! century
The second generation Rellini’s
have ' made some unusually fine
scholastic records with both th*
lads now is school ranking
Distinguished Students. The AG
GIE has made no check of the
scholastic attainments ef the first
generation, hot one veteran fscul
ty member at A. ft M. was heard
to remark that tho famUy was get
ting smarter. The more soi*; of
A. P.< Rollins and oae of J. T. Rol
lins are being groomed for future
entrance.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 3—Picture Show, Benefit
Architectural Chib, Assembly Hall
6:30 p. m. '
March 3—Coast Artillery Ball,
Mesa Hall, 9 p. m. *til 1 e. m.
March 4- Corps Dance, Mesa
Hall, 9 p. m.. ’til 12 midnigkL
March 6—Lecture By Dr. Max
iDaner, Auspices Y. M. C. A, As
sembly Hall—6:30 p. m.
The Executive Committee has
authorised the following special
schedule for the 11 o’clock p. riod
Monday through Wednesday, Mar.
d-)v
MONDAY, MARCH €, 11 a. m.
AH regtfta* classes wil he sus
pended for the 11 a m. period on
Monday to permit attendance, and
all students will he expected to at
tend conference# 1 as designated be-
HmJc I . ,r] Jr'
AH Juniors and Seniors in Guion
Hal with Prosidmt Walton
Freshmen:
General AgricOltare-Stoek Judg
ing Pavilion will Dean Kyle
J imMlMMi J Adminutration-
D i: a. in.! jMt.r;, i^-cture room.
; I J^biMWmpI 1trf~ liffrtnl
tural Engineering lecture room.
Agricultural Engineering-Fron
ds Hall lecture room.
iiind-.ap,. Art-lAndscape Class
rcKiSfi, Francis j Hall.
Arts and Seienea Freshmen and
Sophomores, Chemistry Lecture
nKiai with Difa 1 Brook*.
Engineering sophomores, Assem
bly Hall with Dean Gilchrist
(Bring pen or pencil and notebook)
fatetepteAMtoOi
ture, 405 Academic Building
Chemical, Petroleum lecture room
CivS, C. E. lecture room no. 1
Electrical- E. E. Lecture room
Industrial Education, 408 M. E.
Shop Building.
Mechanical, Y.M.CA. Auditorium
Petroleum, (To be announced later)
Textile ft C M. ft C. Textile Eng.
Building.
Patrooiae Ov Agmi ia Ycmr Orranixat.on
hatteh
ERI CAN-STEAM
UND
DRY
shone see
•«
JANERS
BRYAN
the 11 o’dock period, provided they
F. C. BOLTON
Dean of College
cerned. Ramps 1 to 5 inclusive, of
Law Hall, will he vacated by ca
data, Friday and Saturday nights,
March 3 and 4, in order to pro
vide accomodations for visiting
girls attending the Coast Artillery
Ball and Corps Dance on those
nights.
2. Cadets having guests will be
aaaeseed e charge of t04 per guest
to cover the cost of the matrons
maid service, and other incidental
expenses.
3. The Regimental Commander
of the Cavalry Regiment is eharg
ed with the responsibility for see
ing that rooms and corridors are
left In a mat, orderly condition
for the reception of guests
4. Cadets concerned will vacate
Law Hall by 1:10 p. m., March 3;
guests will be admitted at 3 p. m.
Cadets will be readmitted to the
hall at 12 noon, March 5, by which
time guests.mat be out of the
dormitory.
6. Guests staying in ths dormi
tory must be in not later than 8
a. m. Friday night and not later
than 2 a. m. Saturday night Guests
must check in each night with the
matron upon their return to the
dormitory after the dance, end
they must check out with the ma
tron on their departure from the
College to their respective homes.
Escorts wfll he held strictly ac-
countablv for compliance with
these initructions.
A Reservations may be made
befining at ft a. im, March L
GEO. F. MOORE
Commandant
N. Y. A. STUDENTS
All N. Y. A. students mast file
N. Y. A. form 21 and an affidavit
of citizenship at the Student Labor
Bureau before Saturday noon,
March 4^—0. R. SIMPSON.
The fees for board, room rent
and laundry for th* month of March
are now due. These fees, totaling
$28 25, muM be paid not later
than Monday, March A
Fiscal Department
PROSPECTIVE TEACH BBS
Men who desire positions as high
•chool teachers for next year are
invited to call at the Education
Offiie, Room 121, Academic build
log, and register by filling out an
application blank. The Education
Department undertakes to help got
the prospective teacher in touch
with vacancies in teaching posi
tions.—W. L. HUGHES, Head of
Department
Dr. George E. Potter, head of
theDepartmeat of Biology at Bay
lor University, will address the
Science Seminar ia the Physics
Lecture Room at 7:20 p. m. Mon
day, March ft on the "Animal Ano-
W1LL1AM MORRIS8 ENGLISH
CONTEST Fob SOPHOMORES
William Morris* of Dallas, ah
A. ft M. College alumnus who
knows the value of good English
in the Mmteaas and professional
world, hte authoiised me to say
that he will again offer the cash
prises he has been giving for sev
eral years (A»0 and |6) by way
of encouraging superior work in
English. The prises will be award-
Sd in May on the basis of a com-
tx’titiv* Stuoftmtion to be held in
the latter part of April or very
•arly in May The conditions of
admission to , the examination,
exactly th* same aa those is effect
* year ago, are as follows: (s)
Distinguished Student rating in one
semester of the Freshman year,
(h) grade A or B in English 207,
210, or 232 to April 1 of the cur
rent semester, nod (e) grade A on
the required course paper or hook
teriew. Eligible students are asked
to notify their English teachers
promptly in order that teachers
may make their plans for the re
quired papers and in order that
students who hope to take the ex
amination may he told as early m
possible what sort of examination
they may expect Th* contest ex
amination will count as th* semes
ter examination.—GEO. SUMMIT,
Head, Depart meat of tngliah.
F. Marten BagiMi Contest
Far Fresh amit
‘IMi F. Morion Lew of Houston,
*9* President of the Board of Di
meters, has a|f»in offered cash
prises, $20 end 35, for the saperior
work ia Bn^ish, to be awarded on
the beak of a competitve exaaina-
en in the latter part
tion t<) he
of April.
of eligibility am aa
in English 103
Student rating,
first semester; grad* A or B in
English 104 to April 1, and satis
factory oral work in the same
eourat to AftwU 1ft. Students who
ham so far ^4 fthaos condition*
am being asked to notify their
teachers promptly i* order that
thoae who arc to take the contest
examination may he given in good
time the necessary information a-
bout the material and the type of
examination for which they should
prepare. The contest examination
will count an the semester exami
nation io English 104.
GEO. SUMMEY, JR.,
Bend, Department of English
Thors wfll b<- a meeting of
freshmen baseball prospects Fri
day night at 8:30 in the Y.M.CJL
MAIMDIG MVV
During the dances each Friday
and Saturday the YJI.CJL will
have • maid on the second floor
of the building, indents and their
girl friends are welcome to lounge
in the parlors as long aa their
guests am on the campus.
Students interested in the Battle
ef Flower* Orato rical Contest am
reminded that the preliminary con
test will be held in room 316 Aca
demic Budding, Friday, March 24.
Speeches, ten minutes in length,
should be pi> pared on topics close
ly related to early Texas history.
(A reading list is posted on the
door of mom 11* Acad. Bldg.)
Judges in the preliminary con
test will select two students to
represent A ft M College in the
final contest id be held in Sen
Antonio, April 12.
Lest year the Battle of Flowers
Aasociaion swarded $106 for first
place and *&o for second pines in
the final cosiest
C. 0. SPRIGGS
CHURCHES
< IIKISiUN SCIENCB
Services are held every Sunday
morning at 11 a. m. ia the Y. M.
C. A. parlor upstairs.
ST THOMAS’ CHAPEL
Rev. R. G Hauser, Jr , Rector
8J0 a. m. Holy Communion.
9:J0 a. m. Coffee Chib and Bible ) w f our "tickets” from the
Aggie polteemsa, the whola thing
a. m. Holy (ommunion a’id jg beginning to annoy him no and.
Class.
Si
Sermon by the meter
Wednesday, 9:30 a. m. Holy
Communion.
Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Lenten esr-
'**■ Rt Rev. Harry T. Moore,
Bishop of the Dieoeso of DaOaa,
"iH be the preacher at this ear- httl# ^ AuUin IS **»•
vice. i
A. ft M. METHODIST < H l Ri H
. James Carlin, Pastor
The Church School, 10 a m.
Morning Worship, 11 a. m.
Young People’s Epworth League
Meeting 6:46 p. m.
Evening Service, 7:1ft p. m.
I'RKMUfUBLAN NOTICE ^
Norman Anderson, Pastor
9:30 Sunday School
11 Morning Worship Service
6:80 Student lampic
All services ia th* ‘Y’ Chapel.
First Baptist Ckurek. College
R. L. Brown, pegtor; Walter
Johnson, Educational Director
Sunday School, 9:46 o. m. C. H.
Bates, Superintendent; Morning
Worship, 10:50 s. ». . f 1 *
Baptist Training Union, 6:46 p.
®v T. Parmer, Dimeter; Even
ing Worship, 7:40 p^ m.
Wednesday pjnteg. B.T.Uj
Council, 7; Prayer Meeting, 7:80;
Choir rthersal, k:l5
MISSOURI SYNOD LUTHER
AN CHURCH SERVICES will he
held Sunday afternoon at ft o’dock
in the Y.M.C.A. Chapel. Rev. Look-
ens of NavasoU will speak.
First Baptist Church hi Bryan
William H. Andrew, Pastor
Sunday School, " The Dan Rus
sell A. ft M. Class”, 9:4ft a. m
Morning Worhip 10:60 o. m.
Baptist Training Union, 6:30 pA
Evening Worship, 7:30 p. m
Free busies to the church leave
the Y.M.CLA. and Project House
Area at 9:20 every Sunday Morn
ing. •
- FRIDAY, MARCH 3 t 1939
PROFS LITTLE— <
‘ fchi teg* ft)
but after receiving do
Ho has boon to the Commandant's
Office on three separate Occasions,^
and each time he has carefully ex-
plained to the power- that he that
he IS an in.-tructor and that the
Nor do Mr. Ransom s automobile
troubles end hem. H« often goes to
bed of a night with the assurance
that Bmenhilda is mtfdy parked in
front of his home, only to awake
in the morning and find "her" on
hie front porch or in the front
yard. However, evenjMr. Ransom’s
stele personality was considerably
ruffled one recent morning when
he found BruenhiMa in a very un
ladylike position upside down. To
add insult to an already graviona
injury, three gallons of gas had
spilled on the ground and, to quote,
“ .v(. they had dented h*U out of
COURTEOUS
SERVICE
We regard yon fta a val
uable customer ■— and
serve yon well In every
poosible way.
AGGIELAND
Service Station
, 1 Block East of P. O.
Phone Col 123
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