Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1944 cry?? JJolds Students Center Of Recreational, Religious Interest By Billie Blankenship On the date of June 12, 1910 a special meeting was called in the office of Col. R. T. Milner, then President of A. & M., for a dicus- sion of the construction of a Y. M. C. A. There were a total of nine teen prominent men, consisting of the officers of the campus, business men, and faculty members. The motion was made and seconded that work again immediately on the construction of the new build ing. At the next meeting Col. E. B. Cushing of Houston was elected chairman. Under the faithful guidance of their new chairman, the members of the building com mittee began the hard task ahead of them. After asking for donations, pledges were made by the thou sands of dollars. The first three liFFl '"'si THE CHURCH OF CHRIST (Second Block North of Post Office) Invites You To Worship — Sunday — 9:45 Bible Classes 10:45 Morning Worship 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship Wednesday— 7:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting You Will Be Most Welcome at All These Services R. B. SWEET, Minister i large pledges were those of Bryan —$10,000; Officers of the college— $5,000; and the students, who made a pledge of $10,000. At a later meeting, the treasurer of the committee announced that the total fund of $2,019.25 had been collected from the pledges. From then on pledge payments began to come in very slow. With what little money they had and with great determination the committee voted to continue with the building of the new Y. M. C. A. as long as the funds held out.Suet and Bonn, building contractors out of Hous ton, agreed that as long as the money kept seeping in they would continue construction. By November 20, 1912, $32,596 had been subscribed. The slow pro gress was still in motion and by April 1914, the funds were so slow that building was done on even a slower schedule. In June 1914 and January 1915, money was borrowed from the different banks in Bryan. With this money and a small sum that had been further obtained from the public, the construction of the Y was finally completed. The estimated cost from the beginning of this building was around $60,000. This included every thing—ping pong tables, billiards, and other games; also furniture and other supplies for the lounges in the Y. Through the generous donations given by John D. Rockefeller, the construction of the Y was made possible. Rockefeller in his dona tion matched dollar for dollar. He gave his contritmtions in total sums of $10,000 each. For every $10,000 raised by the building committee, Rockefeller would in turn match it with $10,000. In the year of 1920 a new story was added to the Y. The new story consisted of sixteen furnished rooms. This addition cost several thousand more dollars. The total amount of the coat of the Y would add up to around seventy-five to eighty-five thousand dollars. The Y today svands out as the center of attraction of the whole campus. Here the Aggies spend most of their free time. In the basement are billiard tables, ping pong tables, and a bowling alley which is open every day. Also in the basement are the Y Confection ery, and a barber shop. Located on the first floor there is the Y chapel where services are held eevry Sunday. Here too on this floor is found the comfortable Y lounge. On the second floor are the offices of M. L. Cashion, general secretary of the Y, ,and his asso- The A. & M. Presbyterian Church Norman Anderson, Pastor WELCOMES New and Old Students and Servicemen Best wishes for a new term filled with high purpose and fine accomplishments. Sunday School 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. (in Campus Theatre) Student League — 6:30 P.M. Student Open Forum 7:30 P.M. (in YMCA Chapel) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH R. L. BROWN, Pastor SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship 10:50 A.M. B. S. U. Council 4:00 P.M. Prayer Service Fellowship Hour _ 5:00 P.M. Training Union - 6:00 P.M. Evening Worship 7:00 P.M. 7:30 Wednesday A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND THE SERVICES Directory of College Station And Bryan Churches - Ministers College Station BAPTIST—Brown, R. L., Next door to church, Tel. 4-1197. CHURCH OF CHRIST—Sweet, R. B., Boyett Addition, Tel. 4-1163. EPISCOPAL—Farrell, J. Hugh, Jersey St., Col. Park, Tel. 4-9404. LUTHERAN—Hartman, Kurt, W. Park Addition, Tel. 4-8289. METHODIST—Gardner, Walton B., Meth. Parsonage, Tel. 4-4874; Smith, Burton, Tel. 4-4879. PRESBYTERIAN — Anderson, Norman, Timber St., Tel. 4-6189; Of. 4-9207. Bryan BAPTIST—Evanson, Ira D., 28th and Washington, Tel. 2-5575; Fort, J. O., 808 W. 27th, Tel. 2-7749; Landes, J. H., 404 E. 25th, Tel. 2- 5693. CATHOLIC—Bravi, V., 306 So. Parker, Tel. 2-1209; Gleissner, J. B., 608 E. 26th, Tel. 2-2659; Valen- ta, Tim J., 608 E. 26th, Tel. 2-2659; Villani, Peter, 304 So. Parker, Tel. 2-1209. CHRISTIAN—Smythe, F. J., 304 E. 27th, Tel. 2-2145. CHURCH OF CHRIST—John son, James A., 101 Dodge, Tel. 2- 7190. EPISCOPAL—Butler, James S., 908 W. 26th, Tel. 2-5060. METHODIST—Gray, D. D„ 1004 E. 25th, Tel. 2-7030; Lokey, C. W., 407 E. 27th, Tel. 2-1294; Willis, W. R., 209 So. Houston, Tel. 2-1324. PRESBYTERIAN—Dyal, A. T., 304 So. Washington, Tel. 2-1534; Watts, Thomas Gordon, 500 E. 25th, Tel. 2-6872. Norton Analyzes Aggie Football For Brazos Exes Better balanced football of the same daring type that character ized the play of Southwest Confer ence teams last year is in prospect for football fans this fall, Coach Homer Norton told some 50 mem bers of the Bi’azos County A. & M. Club at its monthly meeting held Monday night at the Bryan Coun try Club. Norton gave an off-the- record analysis of the style of play the Texas Aggies will use in its 11-game season which opened at 2:30 p.m. last Saturday on Kyle Field against the Bryan Army Air Field. Coach Norton analyzed the pos sibilities of some ten backs and twenty linemen constituting the Maroon and White first string, both as a team and of each boy as an individual in the performance of the expectations for his position. The squad, he said, has more size, experience and power than possess ed by the 1943 aggregation, but lacks the speed and passing threat of the backs of last year. The seven teams of the South west Conference will be more even ly matched than last year, Norton predicted. Texas, he said, should repeat in the championship roll but he did not believe it will be such a walk-away as was the case in 1943. Coach Norton introduced other members of his coaching staff, in cluding Bill James, line coach, Man ning Smith, backfield coach, Pete Jones, business manager of ath letics and assistant coach, and “Bird Dog” Lil Dimmitt, trainer and assistant coach. The latter ciate J. Gordon Gay. Under these two men the supervision of the Y is carried on. St. Thomas’ Chapel Jersey at Pershing Street invites YOU to its services Sunday Schedule Holy Communion, 9 a.m. Coffee Club, 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, 11 a.m. The Rev. J. Hugh Farrell Chaplain Telephone 4-9404 surfacing of all old asphalt streets and double surfacing of other streets, together with drainage work have all been included in the undertaking. The worK has been done, Mr. Smith pointed out, without a spec ial assessment or contribution from any individual. “The city was practically out of debt previous to these two projects, but no city can operate without capital out lay,” Mr. Smith said. closed the meeting with an ex planation of some pet nicknames the football boys use for each other. Dimmitt also told some of his pet stories which were well received. P. L. Downs, Jr., good Samaritan for the club, read a letter from Mrs. Lee J. Rountree thanking the club for flowers sent her while she was in the hospital recently. Downs also told the club of finding seven Aggie graduates and another former student in Mc- Closkey Hospital at Temple recup erating from battle wounds or serv ice connected injuries. A plan has been worked out whereby such of these boys as are able to travel will be brought to all four foot ball games to be played at College Station this fall by members of the Bell County A. & M. Club. Here they will be looked after and fed by Good Smaritan Downs and will be guests of President Gibb Gilchrist at the games. A resolution directed 'the club president and secretary to write a letter of commendation to Pres ident Gilchrist on his set-up of a director of Student Affairs and his selection of Major J. W. (Dough) Rollins to fill the position. A let ter of congraulation to Rollins also will be sent. City Improvements On Streets and Sewage Near Final Completion The sewer and street improve ments in the city of College Sta tion are nearing completion, ac cording to Lloyd D. Smith, City Manager. The sewer project, calling for an expenditure of approximately $7000, has been completed, thus eliminating a health hazard in the area northeast of A. & M. College campus. This improvement included the elimination of the lift stations, the effluent flow by gravity. At the present time the street improvement project, on which the city is spending approximately $10,000, is nearing completion. Re- f i First Christian Church 27th and So. College Bryan Welcomes You to Its Services 10:00 A. M. Sunday School 11:00 A. M. Communion and Sermon 6:30 P. M. Youth Meeting 7:30 P. M. Evening Worship On WTAW 11:30-12:00 Oct. 1, 15, and 29 F. J. SMYTHE Pastor Telephone 2-2145 COLLEGE AVENUE BAPTIST College Ave., at 25th Street — Bryan (At Aggie Corner) Sunday School 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Baptist Training Union 6:00 P.M. Evening Worship 8:00 P.M. J. H. Landes, Pastor T. A. Sweeney, Director Church Music Mrs. Chester Jones, Church Secretary Telephone 2-5691 r ^ # *• y FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bryan Corner 27th and Washington (i/2 Block from Bus Line) Sunday School Morning Worship Baptist Training Union Evening Worship 9:45 A.M. 10:50 A.M. 7:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. Ira D. Eavenson, Pastor Euell Porter, Music Director Mrs. Buelah Lipscomb, Sec. Telephone 2-5575 ft * * v