The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 05, 1939, Image 4

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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