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Bryan - College Entertainment Series” Passes
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Around 100 Clubs at A. & M. Are
Formed By Varioug( Student Groups
Th«r« «£• on lb* ounpus
A- A M. around 100 blub*
various kinds. By far moat nui
^ tbs homs totra siuba, e
vo^d of bojn from tbs •
towns, neighborhood or county. Tbs
V*rvo* of tbsss clutai u to pro-
nvota closer fellowship bstwssn tbs
member* P
The home town dub* at A t M.
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Abilene A. A M. Qub.
A ostin- Washington County Club.
Collin County Qub.
Poet Worth Club
Baaumont Qub,
Biy Spring A. A M. Qub.
Broaorin County A. A M. Qub.
Bruablnnd Qub. J
Del Rio A A M. Qub.
I Galveston A. A M Qub.
Gulf Coast A. A M. Club.
I Lamar County A< A M. Qub
Lavaca County A A M. Chib,
limsntans County A A M. Club.
Mount Plsnsndt A A M. Qub.
A. A M. Oil Belt Qdb.
Houston Qub
XnlAtt j County Pius Suts
(lob.
Longview X A M Qub.
Madison Cbunty A A M. Club.
Heart of TVias and Mountaineer*
00b.
IVAabandl* Qub. \
Port Arthur A A M. Qub.
Parker County A A M. Club,
labine, Nechea County dab.
Rio Grands Valley dab.
Southwest Texas A. A M. dab.
Caldwell's Jewelry Store
. i Aggie Jewelers
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WE MAKE EVERYTHING FOR
THE AGGIES
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Belt Buckle* - Fobs - Pins - Vanities
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Bracelets • Rings - Tie Holders
“IF ITS NEW WE HAVE T*
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Diamonds - Watcher- Jewelrq
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A A M.
San Angelo A A M Qub.
Texarkana A. A M Club
A A M. Triangle Qub.
Turkey Trot Qub.
Waco Qub.
Wharton County Qub
Travis County Club
Victoria A. A M. Qub.
Washington County
Qab.
Wichita Pall* Club.
Grayson County Club. •, _
Dallas dob.
Bell County Qab.
San Saba Qub.
Greenville County Qub.
Technical clubs have as their
ain purpose the promotion of
their specific branch of technical
knowledge. Their meeting* are at-
by speaker* in their par
ticular fields. Technical dobs in
dude:
Accounting Society.
Agricultural Engineering Society.
Agronomy Society-
American Institute of Electric
al Engineer*.
Aeronautical Society. '
American Institute of Mechani
cal Engineers.
Architectural Club.
American Society of Civil En
gineers#
Astronomical Society.
Economics Club •
Entomology Club
Fish and Game Club
Biology Qub. j
Radio Qub.
Sociology Club
Saddle and Sirloin Club.
Veterinary Medicine Club.
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers.
Horticultural Society
Industrial Arts Club
Krasin and Kow Klub
Landscape Arts Qub.
Marketing and Pittance Qub.
Poultry and Egg Qub.
Pre-Law Club '
Petroleum Engineering and Geo
logical Qub.
Pre-Medical Society.
The various rellgiou* groups oa
the campus have formed dabs for
the promotion of better relations
betwuea religious groups. These
dube are: i
Lutheran Qub.
HiOel Club.
SAN ANGELO !
CLUB STAGES
ANNUAL DANCE
Climaxing one of the most suc
cessful years in the history of the
organisation, the San Angelo Qub
was entertained with a dance at
the Country Chib Wednesday night
given in their honor by their Moth
er's Club Some 60 members and
gussts were present to make tbs
dance, which bated from nine until
o®* o’doek, one of the best attoad-
functions of the dub this yaar.
The intermission program was
conducted by Dick El well, retiring
vice-president, whs presented the
retiring president. Herbert Mills,
with a fountain-pen desk set aa a
gift from the entire group. Offi-
cers-elect for next year were then
introduced to the group; these in
clude Fred Sandlin, president; Don
Bowen, vice-president; Jack Ay
cock, secretary, and BUI Thick, re
porter.
A. & M. PROJECT-HOUSE SYSTEM
AFFORDS MANY COLLEGE CAREERS!
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Newman Qub.
Episcopal Qub.
T. M. C. A Cabinet
Certain dobs have been formed
for the promotion of scholarship
in general and in each particular
Add, such aa Scholarship Honor
Sodety and Las Trsa Americas
Spanish Chib.
Athletic groups also have their
dubs, made ap of member* of the
various teams. Soma of these are:
Fendag Taam Qub.
Campus Target Qub.
T Qub.
A. A M. Polo Asaoeiatkn.
The A. A M. Press Club com- American
posed of members of the staff* of
the various publication*, works for
the betterment of the publications
Some of the clubs, more or less
social in nature, but not neces*en!y
from the same home town are:
Cosmopolitan Club
DsMolay Club.
Ross Volupteers (honorary mill
tary orgsmistiouj.
The A. A M. Glee Club and the
Debating Qub represent A. A M.
in their respective fidds
The largest cooperative student
la the United
and the largest cooperative
project in Texas—that
ii thg project-house system at A.
A M.
Tbs history of this housing plan
la relatively abort. The Texas A.
A M cooperative bousing program
for college students was Hrst con
ceived, organixed and sponsored m
'M- by the Department of Rural
.‘sociology, chiefly through ef
forts of ten Russell, head of tbs
From a humble be-
with ten members this
baa almost trebled it-
in number for each year to
-P -»are being at the
ti4« 1600 students and some 60
housing units.
This cooperative movement, con
ceived during the days of tbs do-
pression, served u a means of
bringing a higher education within
reach of the ambitious, yet eeo-
handicapped youth of
the rural arena. Today this student
orgsnizstion serves its original par
pose, but hss been modified to meet
the educational needs of handicap-
pod youth in both urban and rural
arena.
Aa attempt has been made to
tie all the A. A M. projects into
the local community by some type
of local sponsorship. ■ Student
group* may be sponsored by county
agents, vocational agriculture
teachers, parent-teacher aaaocia-
Uona, Lions Qub, Rotary Clubs,
denominational groups, chambers
of commerce, women s dube, the
legion, county school
Estates
BUILD YOU A MODERN; F. H. A.
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A NEW 200 ACRE DISTRICT OF MODERN DESIGN
AND RESTRICTIONS, LOCATED DIRECTLY IN
FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO
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I A- & M. COLLEGE, WITH ALL
MODERN UTILITIES
New Homes Now Completed Are Open For Your
Inspection
ESTATES
BOX 118, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
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Hupvrmu-ndenta. Former Students
Quhe, or numerous other civic or
ganisation* These groups are or
ganised on a basis of common in
terest of locality or social ties.
Sponsors lend moral support and
in contacting and or
ganizing those financially handi-
capped high-school graduates of _
locality who desire to further their
education. One sponsoring group,
Washington County, has financed
the building of a home to house
their student group*. The students
in tarn repay the loan with inter
est through the payment of house
rents over a period of years. Spon
sors are responsible for leadership,
planning, and fostering of groups
before the students are sent to
co I leg*-
The average site of a cooperative
group is 22 members. Groups vary
from six to 64 members. Each
house has a matron or “house
mother*. She creates a “home-like”
stability gnd is responsible for
serving well-prepared and balanc
ed meals. Hers is a myriad role of
mediator, a giver of advice, a fos
ter mother, and a purchaser of kit
chen supplies. The success of a Co
operative group very frequently
hinges on her leadership, foresight,
management, understanding of
way
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“Texas A.&M.
Town Hall” Has! '
Taken Its Place
The Get
youth and knowledge of mi ecoaera-
teal ret well prepared Serving of
foods. I j
The members of each house elsct
wf | i«i iMwn mm
1“*——* r «„d StnMTOr.L, —
The student manager is responsible j w
for diaetpliae, h use ordefliaea*, ia- . ”
-peetion of shidenu rooms, Col-i . ’
iMlMt of rents and money for! , .
payamnt of household bUla. The)
treasurer keeps books and pays A 4 M
all utility, rent, and grocery Mila. 1 The
Thu student treasurer determines I tative
the amount to be paid b* each stu-'
dent es his pro-rata share of the .
total expenses tor a gisen period. hat
The expense account of «aeh coop-
eratb* group ia filed at the De- gagement for the year 1966-40
P * ro TL l>t —h A!., M*jA. 4 M Tow, HJI
month. The household account ia nr(HU(nt . , , , .
open for inspection by studenta of ^
» group at any time. Gladys ^warthout or Helen J
Another musical program will
ft-Bryan Entortaia-
died*' Wednesday af-
result of the actions
ittee com[*osed of D.
Dr T. F. Mayo E. L.
Walter Sullivan. Next
>t will appear
of “The Texas
Hall."
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announced its ten
ia so far aa types j
It is almost certain I
the Houston S
make
Symphony Or-
a keturn sn-
Each student ia respor sibla for
a clean and orderly rooig. Students
iu cooperative house- observe all
college rules in addUioq (© special
house rules wbkh.jhave been for
mulated hy.’tehfcl BuM. I
The head of the Staff of the De-
partment of Rural Sociology eervo
the general rapant n s of adminis
tration, planning, organlxation.
management and sponsoring of the
Student tooperstiv*' Housing
Movement. jAMnoe rsidered are
these: (1) answering correspond
cnee of stndents and civic orgaaixa.
tions inter*-*;, d in the apoperative
housing plan; (9) serving as co
operative purchasing and diatribut-
ing agent for all vrtm«; <&) as
sisting sponsors in locatfrig houses
to be rented for cooperative group*;
(4) conducting timely rtjpoting* of
all matrons and student manager*
for consultation^ (6) ‘‘ironing out"
various difficulties aa they arise
from time to time; («) keeping
records of expenses for 4l groups;
somethiig along the line of
Don Cossack choir, gr |>. ihap*
Mourt Choir. The popular
orchestra for next year will be
best avpilabl* in pries and
and if possible a floor snow will
arranged. This presentation
take place in Guion Hall rat
than ia the mess hall as it waa
past fro years, and should
any on-lfip
Tn addition to
ready been named there
’o speakers, one such as Sir
t .Wilkins, and the othei, a
on public affairs, sucg aa
Chaaa, or Phil LaFollette.
IThriplay to be offered by Tbwn
Hall next year will be one such
aa “Pygmalion" or “It Can’t Hap
pen Here" as offered * by the
Theatre of Modern Raptory, or
a return engagement of the Jitney
Players. “Pygmalion’* was written
by George Bernard Shaw, and "It
Can’t Happen Here" waa written
(7) keeping filet and grades on ell hy Sinclair Lewis. The presenta-
atudenta; (8) assisting ip locating tion of either of these plays should
jobs for students; (9) serving as be tops and will take place in
'student counsellor; (16) lending Guion Hall in all probabBity, for
stability, as a balance wheel to the arrangements are being made to
entire organization; and III) aerv- prepare the hall for all such pro-
ing as publicity ageat. ( . grama. |
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CIVILIAN CLOTHES
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PRESENT SERVICE MEANS FUTURE BUSINESS
Sam Kaplan