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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1940)
* r V —sL- Lighted Tennis Courts Are Needed Here; Summer Sports Program Would Be Helped / t : _ ion t MONDAY, JUNE 10, DAr*c< o PAltE 3 ‘ Tlrack mm ti Um l uiroruity «| Mkhiraa dispro^d Um old tkury achoUrship god aUMltiea voal nui hjr oorninf « B avorago I Hi ring the past tea boon uary tktla to do m tie way TWro aro oory trm \ of tWm tome at thorod This eohnati thinks there ia a dents great need far tightmg the taoaiu n , eoorta, o#ee«ally thoae day eoorU moat oa the north aide of the gym If day thoae eomrta ware lighted it would whan the ehidenta and fnemlty «re provide rorvantioa of a high type haay with their rleaeae, papera, kg aad at a time when it wouldn't Quit Worrying Fellows LET 08 TAKE ( ARE OP YOIR CAR THIS SI MMER. GO THE HCMBLE ROITE I HUMBLE Service Station Kant (iale Thie column would like to eet the L*nd». apt- Art Dapartaaent or the Guiding and Orounde Depart- meat, di both, provide the lights for theee tennis courts This ehoukd bo dune as ble aa they die a needed badly It to thought that this could he done with ealy a nnaH oast attach- 01 hpH will got andor full and hare next Monday, ar I Id L«Aa Harrioon, hand rf the mmmer aports pragmas. It has been decided that the rules far thie year wfll be the same aa those used hi past ten ■one here The aaaae rules as ap ply to kneebal will prevail ac cept that the pitcher will be al lowed to balk It was ale# annoanced that gamos will be started at six e'clock, aad tVr will bo as von inning tilto. Harrison aaid, **11 looks like we will have aa eight South'» Pool ed aa eWctrieity ia right to team loagae, agd we Will figure an the sonrts, and the hwfcdUng of playing either |wo or Mnwc lights and paloa should nm a grunt deni. Mr Ashford has informed ua that he has some ve fleckers and equipnmnt that could be aaad and this woald help de fray the coat. There ia comparatively fettle ac tivity here In the The Commercial League ef try an has eet their invitation tourna ment early this year so that teams from A. A M. can enter if they wish The exact dates will be aa- noudued at a later date It ia ind understood that an entrance foe ef the! $1.00 wHJ he rha especially at tight, bat at tho|$soo »Kj he charged for same time thorn aro some 1,000 team entering this tournament MAMMi Mi IMMl hMdrad pm- ^ Th* season ypually ends with the feamm who would like to have K ^ n o( ^Iga playing the something te do at night Tennis itop pby#rt ((f Bn4 |t h exported that this game will be played again this seaaon ia om of the favorite games in the summer and with lighted court*, tits colump ia aura that it t would create a great deal of inter- Utt If any of tie teams are inter ested they c|n schedule game* , with the Bryal teams and pipy at When the atudenta are gimn , nifht ^ ^ ^ ^ are on tap something to do they will not be found at some of the other places to which they go to have their fun We don't think it would hurt anyone in any way as we advo cate setting a time of say 10 o'clock, or 10 SO, for turning them off. During the sammei months it ie too hot to go to bed before this hour and the court* P. L DOWNS NATATORIUM Wfll BE OPEN FOR STUDENTS THIS SUMMER The P L Down* N state Hum or bers of the Intramural Depart the Aggie swimming hole, ie the merit for their swimming cards The pool will open this afternoon at five bells (three o’clock) and from then until August SI it will be splash day five hours each day ECENT ECORD ELEASES “KEEP COOL” Electric Fans $1.39 up Aggie Polo Shirts 63c Summer Trousers $1.00 Swimming Cap* KV & 23c CAMPUS VARIETY NORTH GATE STORE most up to-date and must modern swimming pool in the entire South would not conflict with any of the This pool will be open to the residents ef th$t vicinity, but would students and faculty and their fam give those people something to do. I iliea fills summer during the hours — .— All of the courts need to be light-1 from thm* till six and frsm seven ed. but at leapt those clay courts ’ till nine. It ia the best place in IjOiir Hours of Work should be lighted y soon as pus Brstos county to go and cool off. ^|||| PlnfHIIHR HRVR »ible. j It is the best place on the campus ._ . s * A s « f>i i This writer |as talked with many to go and drown your aerrows— aaWPCfl AtHl®tlC ■ Iftllt j n ’* of the student#, faculty, ami other ; yes. drown your sorrows, you college employees in addition to I can’t drown yourself cause the some of the eferutive officers anil lifeguard won’t let you every one of them is highly in favor of the idea It is hoped that this matter will be looked inte as soon as possible land in, ( ant pus people should SECOHD HMID BOOKS FOR SALE WE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH YOUR SUMMER NEEDS. ... COME BY ... STUDENT CO-OP NORTH GATE The bay* at the R.O.T.C camps are dauholes* having a ’Time" now They are prababii iearniai ta "fall ia” dad 'Tall ndt," jamp • hea the whistle Maws every five mmates. take their "daily doten " rail tent flap# up and daw a. peel »pnds. and th« like. ATM EDI LE OK EVENTS Was talking to Luke Harriaon, , _ . . . . i the Judge Landis of aports for the j summer, and he comes up with some pretty fair stuff. lAike tells Us that softball will start next Monday evening To be eligible to plgy in this league all the person Has to do it to be connected with the college in some say or live ip this vicinity Play ers from BiySn will not be allow ed to play with any of the Twi light team* Beauty is the thing that is want ing during this age. and the Ath- Swimminf in th, l.mt indoor lrt " K-P-nn-nt of A * SI » no pool m the South is sonwthiag or **f*P**o*» Thousands of dollars other This pool it 100 feet long and thousands of man hours are and til) feet wide It will aroom spent each year in conditioning and modate all who wish to take a beautifying Kyle Field, the home of dip. the Texas Aggies In addition to the water within At one time, not so many grid eM < n ti*||y * psper man Tommy Dorsey, individually, and his orchaatra, aa an tnsemble. seem to ranch a naw high with record 2«Ml IMAGINATION, a compo sit ion of Jimmy Van Heuaen and Johnny Burke, is a medium "sweet tempo song of great beauty Tom- s muted tromliotie solo is so smooth and glowing that it seem* to transcend all the imaginable possibilities of this instrument The orchestra's ensemble is organ like in ite mellowness (’HARMING LITTLE FAKER, in contrast, is a swing song. “The Pied Pipers" handle the vocal business and Tisqi my hrtf^k* us out with some hot trombone just to prove he is not The en the pool there are sprmgbowrds Mars afpi, Kyle Field was more of for thoae who like to take a high • sand pile than a sodded turf Then jump and then there are boards G. F Ashford began bis meentiQg for those who rather stay close and work on the field. He carrwM to the wet stuff and hope to m many yards of sandy loam to semble kicks with Bunny Berigin's lead trumpet responsible for much of the punch Be C-o-o-l Be Comfortable.. Wear “LA PLAY A” Sportswear You’ll enjoy the cool comfort »nd smart styl ing in I-* Play a Sport Clothra. Meah weave* and sheer weight* of cot ton or apun rayon in a large aelection of color* to chooae from. Sport Shirts $1.00 to $2.93 Slack Suits $2.93 to $7.,30 7 t * CV _T\ wMeitRar STOnC DAMil* w.xjrn/ CLOCMCRS "BRYAN” Dr. I). W. Andres To Open Practice Dr Dwight W Andres of Rose bud, Texas, has announced his in tention to practice modicin# and surgery at College Station. In conjunction with I>r Andres’ medi cal practice, G. E Msdeley of Navaaota, Texas, will operate a drug store with a prescription de partment They will be located in the Burgeaa Casey Building Dr. Andres did his premedies! work at Baylor University in , . . Waco. He obtained has medical receipts with them to the poo for n u._ training at t)Mk_JL.arversity of Arkansas at Fayetteville, serving The hours the pool will be op*n ^ |I|Urn „ hl| are from thr«r till six m the after SWIM 1*001. OPEN The swimming pool is open now and everyone connected with the college may use it Students should take their aummrt school WELC01E SU11ER AGGIES BACK TO OLD AGGIELAND and BULLOCK & AKIN THE FRIENDLY STORE FOR MEN • L* , . . i. . . . wk«rt ytm will Hud high glyM gwality weiring apparel it gnnMty prk*. . . Run over and let us say Hello— Bullock & Akin noon, and fr#m seven till nine at night -» The tennis courts art available at all times and nets will bt up Just take ypur -bat" and balls down ami start playing DANCM BAtl EDAY Yes, the first dance will be Sat urday evening It will be held in the banquet room of the eld mess hall W L. Pedberthy ia building s new bouse peer at HOOEEE- VILLE, yeah, H is named after K. W. Hnslpr, and “Dew Drop” Hoke, Lake Harriaoa. All-Ameri can E. W Pannell, "I ain’t no Eng- ItshaMn" Adgmson, your scribe, and a few otherg are planning on giv ing R a Mpisewarming when he finiahea. “Curley*' %’instead, the ace direc tor of the feurrau of Information Hospital Fr Mr. Madei at Freeport Charity rt. La obtained his taper- in drug work at NavaaoU where he was connected with one of the local firms His phanaateu- tical work eras done in fart Worth, and has been a registered pharmacist for P years. A formal opening is being plan ned for the new store which will be about June 20 raise grass. In the spring when the grid-iron gladiators are butting heads on the practice field, Ashford is working the soil on the main lot. He ploughs the turtle-backed grid, harrows it. sows seed and then keep* it water ed By the time of the first game each year the field resembles a huge grassy rug Just a few springs ago. the foot ball field was encircled by a track of Mack cinders. Then track coach "Dough*' Rollins decided be would arid some color to set off the huge concrete stadium and the green turf, so he imported some “red dog” to cover the track. “Red dog” ia s material of slag and slate. 1 along with some coal, that is the residue left when the material is burned, after being set off %y spontaneous combustion It is the material that makes the fastest tracks in tbs country In l»3ft Chink Wallender of Texas tied the 100-yard dash record of 91 a»d established a new record of M S in the 2M dash This was on the old cinder track here With the green field, the red truck and the white three-quarter ovtl stadium, the Aggies have one of the best looking plants ia the DINE “WHERE GOOD FOOD IS BETTER” . . . and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of a place built for your enjoyment. We Specialize in Chicken, Sea Food and Steak Dinners DINE and DANCE at WILLOWOOD located on Highway No. 6 Between Bryan and College % and CoHufu Publics terns, is n sporting a new ear. Yeah, R is on* of thoae new rad, jobs, “Flam inf Mamie” they cdll it Couch Harry Faulkner is almost sold on a little stone house over in the Estate* Maybe rapid has but the “bee" on Harry Wonder what Coorh Dough Roll ms has been doing during the last few days? He's been flitting around like be bad something on BRYAN MMM i i DO YOU SEE WELL? It’* smart to take car* of your eve* at it t* wiadom to take care of your teeth i cxercifee a proper care in all matter* affecting visit he! juat H.vai.^sn.-mteu-w J. W. PA’ m . SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS WELCOME... V »• BOOKS BOUGHT AND SOLD * Make The Store Your Headquarters For ► SUPPLIES AND SPORT CLOTHES THE EXCHANGE‘STORE S' —