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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1939)
THE BATTALION 4 PAGE 4 - Cornell Ornithology Prof Will Give Talk HW Life Monday Dr. Arthur A. Alien, Professor ©f Ornithology at Cornell Univer- on* of the beat known •athorities on bird life, will give • free illustrated talk on a number of rare and interesting American birds nt the* Assembly Hall next Monday xt 7 p. m. Or. Allen is best known for his ■access in taking moeing pictures of birds and recording their m He has thus recorded the habits of the rare ivory-billed woodpeck or, the lesser prairie chicken and a number of other birds. He will ar rive at .College today, and spend the week-end photographing and 'recording the booming of the near ly extinct Attwater Prairie chicken ' llfcrColorado County. Dr. W. P. Taylor, Dr. W. B. Davis, and Val- gene Lehmann, officials of the Tex- m Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, will accompany him to the breeding grounds of this bird. Dr. Allen’s talk is being spon sored by the Pish and Game Qjlh of A. A M. Dr. Allen ie a meet entertaining speaker and the pro- * gram promises to be an interest ing one. The public is being in vited. T.S.C.W. Sophomore Class Will Hold Its Annual Ball Saturday The sophomore dass of the Tex- State College for Women, com monly k^own by the Aggies ae L A^ at Denton, wfB present its annua] dass ball tomorrow (Sat. urday) night BUI Murray, editor-elect of The battalion, who win attend, will try to complete arrangemente while there for a regular column from T. S. C. W. for The Battalion for next year. ASHTON WRITES FOR FARM PAPER “The Triumph of the Hereford" the title of an article written recently for the Texaa Perming and Citriculture Msgasine by Dr. John Ashton of the A. A M. Rural Sociology Department, A history of the development of the breed in England, its first famous breeders, and the story of the importation of the Hereford breed to this country are included •1 SPORT SHIRTS SLACKS AND MATCHING ENSEMBLES We Arc featuring smart new sport clothes that will be certain to please every “Aggie.” Sport ahirts ... slacks ... ami matching ensemble* in all the season’s newest styles an dfabrics. Select several of thei «Uy. to- Two Convenient Stores Bryan College Station MOTHER’S DAT PROfCMA*- (( nntiassl from F igs 1) events from early morning until late afternoon. Tbj kjorps will form aa the drill field at 8:10 a. m. Mathers or sweethearts of company commanders will bt in troduced and wfll pin flowers on every maa in the various compan ies. The junior and senior officers of each company will select Ateir choice of sophomore members of the company to receive "best-drill ed" medals. A review of the Cadet Corps will follow this ceremony, at 10, and this will be followed by services at Kyle Field honoring parents. An all-student program will be given, with campus leader* taking part along with tbs Ai A M. Glee Club. i A picnic lunch in the stadium will follow with fried chicken and all the trimmings at 12:16 jx m. for all the Aggies and their visit- ora. After this all the college dormitories will b* open to visit ors. A musical program wil bo given in Guion Hal] at 2:80 p. m. fea turing Miss Margaret Finney of Temple, and this event will be followed at 8:80 by an exhibition drill by the Rose Volunteers. The day’s program will be brought to dose by a concert at 4:10 by the A. A M. College Band under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard J. Dunn in the triangle near the President’s home. For Engineer’s Day the elec trical engineering department has arranged exhibits which illustrate the beak principles of electrical phenomena. Such interesting items as a heat!ess stove, jumping iron rings, cathode ray oscilloscope showing the shape of soun stroboscope which makes moving objects stand still, a talking light beam, an electric shooting gallery end a bron* motor ¥ be in operation for visitors td this de partment 4 A liquid air show, magic show, "Oskar" the problem solver. Rube GoMbmt setup, chemical gardens, solid alcohol, a "lie de tector’’ end names weighed and sealed in glass tubes, all await the visitor at the Department of Che mistry and Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineers wil] display equipment test and break steel, cause freak failure of a scaffold, and analyse soils for edification and entertainment of visitors to their exhibition. ‘‘ Mechanical engineers have ar ranged e two-day contest of model airplanes both rubber and gasoline powered which is --calculated draw entries from Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Beaumont and many other sections of the state. Cash prises and merchandise will go to the winners. Exhibition flights will be held on the Artillery drill field Saturday] and at Basso Airpert on the Madisopville highway Sunday. In addition to the contest, displays of fbundry equipment, metallurgy, tools, gauges and machines have been arranged. The students will stage an eruption of a miniature ML Vesuvius in the A. A M. foun dry at 1:45 p. m. Saturday. Architectural engineers have ar ranged numerous exhibits of de sign, models, freehand drawings, \U*terco!ors and a construction materials museum for the visitor. Petroleum engineers will display laboratory equipment and abow a drilling rig in operation. More than 10,000 viaitors are expected to throng the 5/600 acre campus of A. A M. for the two- Many Wonders To Be Seen at New York World's Fair Pillars of flame will startle vis itors to the New York World’s Fair of 1989. They will be seen at the gas exhibition. Among the stectri- eal wonders will be a tfay lamp that can be held in the palm .of the hand, yet whose light is more in tense than the sun’s. If the flower bulbs in the grounds of the New York WorA’s Fair were planted in solid rows in open fields, eight acres would be re quired to hold them. A million tu- ips, hyacinths and set Has will bloom this Spring. Mors than 100 nurses will assist a corps of physicians at ten first- air stations on the grounda ef the fair. Despite accident prevention measures, Fair officials estimate that 40.000 of the 40,000,000 •vis- Kars will receive some degree of medical service. Unlike the "white fairs" of the past, the New York World’e Fair, representing “The World of Tomor row,*’ will be » fairyland of color. Exhaustive research has made available to architects and decora tors 499 carefully graduated shad- Official Notices For the first time in the history of international expositione, the World’s Fair will devote an entire building to apparel and aoeeaaoriea The Hall of Fashion will contain all that b dear to women ia her costuming and the things that go with it Hate, jewels, fun and handbags will occupy an important part of exhibition. A new international broadcasting station, TAQ, has brought the voice of Turkey across land and sea to the United States for the first time. President Ismet InAn addressed American in a "Salute of Nations" program under the auspices of the New York World’s Fair. THE FOLLOWING RUL* IS repeated for the informs lion of candidates for degrees at the June Commencement: - ’Advanced Course RjO.T.C. stu dents who are awarded degrees at the June fommencement are required to attend the graduation exercises in No. 1 Uniform, and non ROTC students are requiml to attend in appropriate academic coetume." . I am informed that relatively few cape and gowns have been ordered. Noon Saturday, May ii, is the latest date on which these orders can be sent in with assur ance that the garments 'will be received. Students who do not provide themselves with appropri ate costume will not be eligible to participate in the graduation ex ercises. The Exchange Stole will receive orders without requiring a deposit at'lMa time. DEAN F. C. BOLTON CHURCHES ST. THOMAS’ CHAPEL Rev. R. C. Hauser, Jr., Rector 8:10 a. m. Holy Communion 9:80 a. m. Coffee dob and Bible Clase 11 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon by the reefer. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BRYAN W. H. Andrew, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship, 10:60 a. m. Baptist Training Union, 6:80 p.m. ’ Evening Worship, 7:30 p. m. Free busses to- the church leave the Y. M. C. A. and Project House Area at 9:20 every Sunday morn ing. A. A M. METHODIST CHURCH James Carlin, Pastor The Church School, 10 a. m. Morning Worship 11 a. ra. Young Peeple’j Epworth league Meeting 6:45 p. m. Evening Serviee, 7:15 p. m. ALL STUDENTS WHO BX pact to hold any job under the direction of the Student 1-abor Committee next September sure, reminded that they must file the v application form. This ruling applies to all students no^ em ployed as well ss to present ap plicants. Blanks may be secured between the hours of 1 and 6 at the office of the Chairman of the Student Labor Committee, Room 216 Administration Build- tof. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Norman Anderson, Pastor 9:80 Sunday School 11 Mbnifer Worship Service 8:80 Student League All services in the Y Chapel I- Baptist Training Union, 6j46 p m W. T. Parmer, Director. | Evening Worship 7:40 Jjna. Wednesday eveniafi B T.f. eoun- oB* 7; Prayer Meeting 7:80; Choir rehearsal, 8:16. 1 CHRISTIAN mTKM K SBRVU K Services are held every Sunday at 11 a. m. in the Y Mi C. A. ; parlor upstairs. T 1— 1 •' i CHURCH OF CHRIST R B. Sweet, Mfetofegi Sunday Morning, Bible Classes, worship and communion*, begin ning at 10 o’elock. T I Sunday evening: The jBvening Worship begins at 7 o’clock >AY, MAY 6, 1939 LASALLE tER SHOP LUTHERAN SERVICES | Lutheran s,rvi.es * ! b< held in the Y Parlor at 7:15^Bunday night Rev. Kfert BnfeMMA Pastor. T 1 Mother’s Day Gifts Linen • Vases • Lanoe Pictures • Chimes - Pottery Mirrors * Bric-A-1 HASWELL’g Book Store Biraa Texas Lutherans Will Meet in San Marcos on Sunday' The annual convention of the Texas Lutheran Students Associa tion, composed of students from Texas University, San Mareoe, Texaa Lutheran College and A. A M., will be held in San Marco* on Sunday, May 7. U. C. Hopman, A A M. senior, ia president of the association. The University of Pittsburgh chapter of Phi Eta Sigma gives free tutorial service to all Pitta students. Lm — ALL SENIORS IN THE school of Agricuhrue are ed to come by my ofics and out personnel sheets. E..J. KYLE, Dean FOUND: Junior Senior oelt Owner can get same at Commend ant’s Office. FIRST BAPTIST CHURGB ; R. L. Brown, Pantor; Walter Johnson, Education Director Sunday School, 9:46 a. m., C. H. Bates, superintends; * Morning Worship, 10:80 a. m. RADip REPAIRING Parts and Tubes STUDENT CO-OP Phon»Cl8B*t4 13* North Gate -J EW DIXIE I. • MON. - TUGS. The COLLEGIATE I I f , ■ K | !'| i Ml ■ •‘I Shoppe Distinctive Apparel for Smart Women Bryan, Texatf If Get Central HAND MADE Boils And You Get The BEST! The makers ot Central guarantee a fitting loot as won at a looking boot at reasonable prices. You can’t afford to bfcf your boots until you hare In spected the Central line. H. J. GINKS DHrigner and Fitter . I’ THE CEimUBOOT CO. 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