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The Battalion
Monday Afternoon, May 13, 1946
ASAE TO HAVE PICNIC
AND BARBECUE WED.
A giant picnic-barbecue supper
climaxing the spring term will be
held Wednesday night, May 15, at
Hensel Park by the Student Chap
ter of the American Society of Ag
ricultural Engineers. All members
and all Ag Engineering students
are cordially invited and will meet
in back of the Ag Engineering
Building at 5:30 p.m. for transpor
tation.
Election of officers for the com
ing year will be held. This will be
the first picnic since the beginning
of World War II.
B. C. R. O. A. NAMES
HOLMGREEN PRESIDENT
E. N. Holmgreen was elected
president of the Brazos County
Reserve Officers Association at a
reactivation meeting held Thurs
day night in the Geology lecture
room. Other officers elected were:
Sidney Loveless, vice president;
“Woody” Varner, secretary and
treasurer; Rev. W. J. McDaniel,
chaplain; and R. Henry Harrison,
surgeon.
R. L. Elkins discussed objectives
of the organization, and Howard
Badgett reported on the reactiva
tion meeting of the state associa
tion.
All U. S. Army officers who still
hold reserve commissions are urged
to secure membership forms by
contacting Varner in the office of
Student Affairs.
AIChE TO HEAR TALK ON
RADAR, PLAN PICNIC
A talk on radar and its wartime
applications will feature a meeting
of the student chapter of the Amer
ican Institute of Chemical Engin
eers scheduled for 7:15 tomorrow
evening at the Petroleum Building.
Since this is the last meeting of
the spring semester, final an
nouncements on the picnic to be
held Wednesday, May 21, will be
made.
Battalion
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for your
ALTERATIONS
QUALITY
Dry Cleaning - Pressing
Military Supplies
SMITH’S
Cleaning - Pressing
CLUBS
CHANDLER SPEAKS ON
INDIA AT BANQUET
Dr. Asa Chandler, professor of
zoology at Rice Institute, and Mrs.
Chandler were honor guests last
week at the Annual Banquet of the
Texas A. & M. chapter of the Am
erican Association of University
Professors and the A. & M. Sigma
Xi Club held jointly at Sbisa Hall.
Dr. Chandler, a world renowned
parasitologist and writer, was the
principal speaker for the occasion
and his topic was “Some Observa
tions on India”.
The committee on arrangements
included Dr. Gene Humbert, Dr.
Wm. Potts, Dr. John Sperry, Dr.
C. C. Doak, Dr. W. A. Varvel and
A. A. L. Mathews. Dean T. D.
Brooks of the School of Arts and
Sciences introduced the speaker.
TSPE ENROLLS 7 NEW
MEMBERS AT BANQUET
Seven new members were enroll
ed in the Brazos County chapter
of the Texas Society of Profession
al Engineers at a banquet held in
Bryan Thursday night, according
to President W. E. Street.
The chapter now lists as mem
bers 56 per cent of the eligible en
gineers in the area, Street said,
making it the second largest chap
ter, on a percentage basis, in Tex
as, although it is the youngest
chapter.
LA VILLITA INSTALLS
NEW OFFICERS
Regular May meeting of the La
Villita Chapter, DAR, was held at
the home of Mrs. S. W. Bilsing
with Mrs. J. J. Sperry as joint
hostess. The following officers for
the coming year were installed by
Mrs. G. S. Fraps:
Mrs. E. B. Reynolds, regent; Mrs.
V. M. Faires, vice regent; Mrs. F.
C. Fudge, Chaplain; Mrs. R. R.
Lancaster, recording secretary;
Mrs. M. Nance, corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. R. E. Patterson, treas
urer; and Miss Bennie Campbell,
historian.
WILLIAMS TO HEAD
IE SECTION OF AVA
Ed. L. Williams, head of the Tex
as A. & M. College Industrial Ex
tension Service, has been appointed
general chairman of the Industrial
Section of the American Vocational
Association Convention, slated for
next December.
• Williams, whose duty it will be
to name sub-chairmen from all sec
tions of the nation, said the AVA’s
fortieth annual convention probab
ly will be held in St. Louis.
Watch Repairs
One Day Service
Stems — Crowns and
Main Springs
One Week Service
Cleaning — Staffs
T. C. H1NMAN
Lauterstein Bldg. - N. Gate
Classified
THE SCRIBE SHOP. Typing, mimeo
graphing, drawing. Phone 2-6705, 1007 E.
23rd, Bryan.
FOR SALE—312 Foster, College Hills,
three bedroom home, two screened porch
es. Recently redecorated. Furnished from
radio to refrigerator.
WANTED—Small desk size adding ma
chine and standard typewriter. L. J.
Westbrook, Office 4-7779, Residence 2-6359.
Twenty-Five dollars reward for in
formation leading to recovery of Royal
Noiseless Portable, excellent condition, ser
ial numbers A-1041414. Box 118, F. E.
FOR SALE—Man’s bicycle. Walton Hall,
J 2 and 4.
Buy a 2 Ton Guaranteed Car Jack
from me and save two dollars. G. N.
Thomas, B-2, A. & M. Trailer Court.
ENGINEERS SURVEY
HOUSTON INDUSTRIES
Two inspection trips to Houston
are scheduled today and tomorrow
for Texas A. & M. College Engin
eering students.
Fifty junor aind senior mechan
ical engineering students make up
one party and 18 management en
gineering undergraduates the oth
er.
The M. E. Group, led by Profess
or W. E. Long and L. G. Berryman
and C. M. Simmang, is visiting the
plants of the Reed Roller Bit Com
pany and the Houston Power and
Light Company today, and tomor
row will view operations at Shef
field Steel, A O. Smith Company
and Humble air-conditioning plant.
Conducted by V. M. Faires, head
of the department, and Professor
J. T. Elrod, the management en
gineers will take in Hughes Tool
Company, Sheffield Steel, Reed
Roller Bit, A. O. Smith Company,
and Kelley Manufacturing Com
pany operations.
NEWMAN CLUB PLANS
OPEN RETREAT
An open Retreat will begin with
Mass and Communion at 6:00 a.m.
in St. Mary’s Chapel on Wednes
day and continue through Friday,
the 15th, 16th and 17th of May.
All Catholic students are urged to
attend.
On Sunday, May 19, a Dedication
Banquet will be held in the Mess
Hall. This banquet will mark the
YOU CAN INCREASE
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Our factory skilled me
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Aggieland Service
Station - and Garage
East Gate
96 Exhibits Shown
In Kiwanis Hobby,
Handicraft Contest
A total of 96 exhibits were en
tered in the Kiwanis Hobby and
Handicraft Show Friday at the
Consolidated High School.
In the high school division, John
Gay won the first-place ribbons in
coins, bottles, and news pictures;
Anna Jean Godbey took first in
the pictures section, Charles Gilles
pie in model airplanes, Aden Ma
gee in match covers, and Willie
Blumberg in magician props.
In the grammar schqol division,
winners were as follows: Robert
Shuffler, Indian relics; Tom Bar-
low, leatherwork and metalwork;
acceptance of the Newman Club
of Texas A. & M. College into the
National Federation of Newman
Clubs. Several guest speakers will
be present. All members are urged
to attend the banquet, and Catholic
students who are not members are
invited.
Phillip Buchanan, airplane models
and ship models; Frances Primmer,
soap carving; Orin Helvey, match
covers; Joe Ralph Steen, coins;
Ernest Tanzer, bottles; Aden Ma
gee, stamps; Eddie Kosh, insects;
Alice Simms, rocks and shells; Ce
leste Curran, dolls; Audrey Nolan,
sewing; Hilda Stoddart, dress de
sign; Jason Magee, postcards;
Frank Ballance, license plates;
Metche Franke, whatnots; Lucille
Pfrimmer, salt and pepper shakers;
Gordon Graham, art; and Jo Ann
Nowotny, pitchers. In the miscel
laneous section, winners were Phil
ip Buchanan, model soldiers; Lee
Adcock, flat silver; and Louise
Street, cups and saucers.
Each of the winners received a
ribbon award. Judges were mem
bers of the Kiwanis Club.
CHILD CARE GROUP
POSTPONES PARTY
The Child Care Group of the
Ex-Servicemen’s Wives Club has
postponed its Wednesday party for
children until a later date.
YOUNGBLOOD’S BARBECUE
HICKORY SMOKED
Drive Out for a Quiet Meal
at the
Rockhouse — Midway — College Road
Cold Drinks Phone 2-8038 for We Make
Party Reservation Our Sauce
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