The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 12, 1946, Image 4

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The Battalion
Friday Afternoon, April 12, 1946
CLUBS
GARDEN CLUB TO HOLD
FLOWER SHOW TUESDAY
The A. & M.- Garden Club will
have its annual Flower Show April
16 at the YMCA from 4 to 7 p.m.
The social club is also having its
spring tea in connection with the
Flower Show.
The Flower Show and tea will
be open to the public and everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. J. E. Roberts is president
of the Garden Club. Mrs. A. B.
Stevens is second vice-president
and general chairman of the Flow
er Show. Mrs. Sam Hopper is chair
man of arrangements. Mrs. C. A.
Robinson is chairman of registra
tion.
Mrs. F. I. Dahlberg is chairman
of music and Mrs. John Miliff Has
charge of table sponsors. Mrs. C.
B. Campbell is chairman of the
judging committee.
PRESBY. YOUNG PEOPLE
SCHEDULE PICNIC SAT.
The" Presbyterian Young People’s
League is having a picnic Satur
day afternoon. The group will
leave the YMCA for the picnic
grounds at 4:00 p.m. The picnic
will last until 7 p.m.
E. F. Evans Joins
Forest Service
Plans for a long-range program
of forest conservation instruction
in the schools of the state were
made known this week in a joint
statement from Dr. L. A. Woods,
state superintendent of schools,
and W. E. White, director, Texas
Forest Service, A. & M. College.
Mr. Everett F. Evans has joined
the staff of the Texas Forest Serv
ice as school education specialist
to develop the forestry program
for the schools. He was employed
in similar work with the Missouri
Conservation Commission before
leaving to serve in the armed
forces.
McNEW IN PHILADELPHIA
FOR ENGINEERS MEETING
J. T. L. McNew, vice president
for engineering of Texas A. & M.
College, is in Philadelphia attend
ing a meeting of the board of di
rection of the American Society of
Civil Engineers. While there he
will meet with the committee on
engineering education of which
McNew is chairman. He also will
confer with Prof. Samuel T. Car
penter of Swarthmore, who is chair
men of the cooperative committee
on civil engineering education for
the Society for Promotion of En
gineering Education.
CHEM SOCIETY WILL
HEAR ABOUT ROCKETS
The Student Chapter of the
American Chemical Society will
hold its monthly meeting at 7:00
p.m. Tuesday in room 10 of the
Chemistry Building. Mr. R. L.
Bolin will speak on rocket power.
Classified
FOR SALE—Dachshund Pups. 13 weeks
old. Excellent pedigree furnished. 115
Highlands—West Park, Call 4-8354.
FOR SALE—Sealy Mattress. Call 4-6167.
FOR SALE—Underwood No. 6 typewrit
er, excellent condition. Betty Higgins,
Phone 4-5684.
FOR SALE—1939 Ford Tudor with radio.
May be seen by calling at Ramp I Room
6-8 Walton Hall after 5 p.m.
FOR SALE—Brand new bicycle acces
sories. See Frank Litterst, 403 Jersey St.
College Park or Box 415.
WANTED—Round trip ride for two to
San Antonio on Wednesday afternoon of
Easter Holidays. Call 4-6854 or come by
I 14-16 Walton.
Three day Laundry Service. Courtesy
Cleaners. 409 S. College.
Official Notices
DANCE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR
LADIES
1. In compliance with the request of
the Committee in charge. Law Hall will be
used to provide accommodations for visit
ing girls attending the dances on FRI
DAY and SATURDAY, 12 and 13 April,
1946.
2. Students having guests will be as
sessed a charge of $1.00 per night per
guest to cover cost of matron, maid serv
There’s been an endless parade of mecha
nisms to eject ice cream from dippers.
But somebody noodled... 64 Why not make
a dipper with no moving parts?” Make it
so that calories of heat from the user’s hand
shoot right down the handle to the cup.
Then the ice cream will drop out easily.
That called for a material that transfers
heat fast. So the dipper was made of Alcoa
Aluminum, and the hollow handle filled
with liquid. And, by golly, it worked • • ;
perfectly. The dipper sells.
No “Einstein” at work here; •; just plain
American ingenuity of the kind graduated
every year from our colleges and universi
ties. Imagination plus engineering . . ; or
“Imagineering” as we like to call it at
Alcoa . . . did the trick.
This is just one example of invention and
adaptation of things aluminum ... of men
with ideas working them out in this versa
tile metal. Men who do this often draw
upon the greatest fund of aluminum knowl-
edge in the world . . . Alcoa’s. Aluminum
Company of America, Gulf Building,
Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania.
mrst IN ALUMINUM
ice, and other incidental expenses. Refunds
cannot be made. Since rooms may be lim
ited, those desiring accommodations for
both nights wil Ibe given first considera
tion.
3. Guests staying in the dormitory must
be in not later than 3 a.m., FRIDAY night
and 1 a.m., SATURDAY night. Guests
must check in with the matron upon their
return to the dormitory after the dances.
When reservations have been made for the
guests, they will not be permitted to
check out until departure for their homes.
This will be done with the matron. Es
corts will be held strictly accountable for
compliance with these instructions.
4. Linen, towels, lights, etc., will be
furnished by the College. Students will be
held accountable for this equipment.
5. Guests will be admitted to their
rooms at 4 p.m., FRIDAY, 12 April, and
must be vacated by 11:30 a.m., Sunday, 14
April. The College cannot be responsible
for personal property of any guest or
student.
6. Room assignments may be made by
students beginning at 8 a.m., THURSDAY,
11 April in the PLACEMENT OFFICE,
Room No. 104, Goodwin Hall.
J. W. ROLLINS,
Dean of Men
By W. R. HORSLEY,
Vice Director Student Affairs
As stated in the College Calendar, the
Spring recess for students will include
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 18,
19, and 20.
F. C. BOLTON,
Dean
SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION—
Registration for the Summer Session will
occur too soon after the close of the cur
rent semester to enable the deans to re
ceive and check the records of students on
probation during the current semester,
chough the grades will have been posted and
students themselves will know whether or
not they have met the terms of their pro
bation. Students who have not met the
terms of their probation who register for
the Summer School before their records fo?-
the spring semester can be checked do so
at their own risk and may be required
to withdraw from the Summer Session when
their records reach their deans.
F. C. BOLTON, Dean
Battalion
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