The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 31, 1946, Image 4

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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 1946
Accounting Society
Arrange Programs
For Current Year
Gilbert Turner was elected pres
ident of the Accounting Society
which met Tuesday evening, Octo
ber 22, in room 405 of the Agri
culture building. Other officers
were Harold Boyd, vice-president;
Bill Huffman, secretary-treasurer;
Gus Asker, reporter; George Wil
liams, program chairman; and Hal
Patrick, parliamentaidan.
Activities for the semester in
clude several speakers in the ac
counting field. The first lecture
is to be on parliamentary proce
dure and will be presented by a
member of the English depart
ment. Then a speaker from the
Texas Society of Certified Public
Accountants will address the
group.. The third speaker will be
representative of the Houston
chapter, of National Soicety of
Gopt Accountants. Other plans are
to have a member of a Bryan bank
speak on Bank Accounting and a
college faculty member to present
to the club book keeping methods
at A. & M. A social get-together,
a banquet, was also planned for
the semester.
Kream and Kow Klub
Bob Morton, dairy Senior, Whar
ton, and Earl Edwards, dairy
freshman of Floydada, addressed
the Kream and Kow Klub on Tues
day night, October 15.
Morton described his^ ten-day
trip to Mexico this summer, spon
sored by the Mexican government
and Sears Roebuck and Company.
Pictures of the Mexico Irrigation
Projection were then shown to
those members present. Edwards, a
member of the Texas State Jun
ior Judging Team, reported thatt
he placed fourth in the National
Judging Contest at Columbus,
Ohio this month. In this competi
tive test the Texas team was first
in the nation,, defeating 2d other
teams.
After the meeting had adjourn
ed, Kenneth Garvin, president of
the Kream and Kow Klub, ap
pointed Bob Hale, Bob Morton,
and James Simons as program
committee members for the fall
semester.
D E N T I S T
Office in Parker Bldg.
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 - Bryan
DR. N. B. McNUTT
Lamar County Club
Plans Xmas Dance
Planning their largest annual
Christmas dance, forty-six mem
bers of the Lamar County A. & M.
Club met Thursday in the Academ
ic. building with John Good, pre
siding. Reports from the dance
committee revealed that plans were
nearing completion.
A Thanksgiving Dance was also
planned for Friday evening, No
vember 29. This affair is to be held
at the Paris Golf Club in Paris.
Future details will be announced
later.
Fish & Game Club
Plans to Attend
Wildlife Parley
Plans for student attendance at
the North American Wildlife Con
ference next Ferbuary in San An
tonio were discussed at the regu
lar bi-monthly meeting of the
Fish and Game Club. Dr. W. B.
Davis, head of the Fish and Game
Department, urged that all students
make arrangements to attend a£
least one day of the conference,
which is the first of its kind to
be held in Texas.
A fish and wildlife movie, “Know
the Hawks”, was then shown. Gary
Solon, club sponsor, suggested that
the club resume affiliation with
the Texas Academy of Science.
Air Force Reserves
Urged to Cooperate
An Air Force Reserve unit fly
ing from a Bryan Air Field is a
possibility if Air Force Reserves
cocoperate. During the first part
of October, a survey was taken of
the Air Force Reserves in Brazos
County by sending out forms to
each dorm or mailing address of
day students to be filled out. A
large number have failed to return
these forms as requested.
Taylor. Wilkins urg-es each Air
Force Reserve member whether
Army or Navy, enlisted or officer,
to fill out one of these forms. Any
Air Force Reserve who failed to
receive a form call at the Veterans
Advisors office, room 104 Goodwin
Hall and fill out the form.
Junior AVMA Notes
The Junior Chapter of the Amer
ican Veterinary and Medicine As
sociation met on Tuesday in the
Veterinary Hospital amphitheater,
having as its guest speaker Dr.
W. C. Dye of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry. He addressed the
group on the topic of import and
export rgeulations governing the
livestock industry.
Laredo A&M Club
Forty members of the Laredo
A&M Club met on October 17 at
one of their regular meetings
which are held every other Thurs
day evening. Frank Maher, presi
dent of the club, presided over the
meeting.
Tom Herring, chairman of the
Christmas Dance Committee, made
a report on the progress of prep
arations for the Christmas Dance.
Ticket prices and other details
were discussed and voted on by
the. club. Further information con
cerning the dance will be gathered
and reported at the next meeting
by various appointed club mem
bers.
New Architecture
Lab in Foster Hall
On the third floor of Foster
Hall has been created a new archi
tecture laboratory which includes
six rooms and accommodates 21
students. The lab was' established
due to the increased enrollment in
the Architecture Department.
A condemned building, poor
lighting and ventilation, broken
windows, no reference books, and
a lack of lockers comprise the dis
advantages of this Foster Hall
laboratory, which is a long dis
tance from the Main Architecture
Library. The course, Architecture
202, is taught by returning veter
an instructor, T. R. Holleman, ’40.
There is only one instructor for
the six rooms lights and heating
facilities are being installed for
the winter months.
Industrial Education
At the regular meeting of the
Industrial Education held on Tues
day, October 22, W. R. Hosrley
was guest speaker. Mr. Horsley,
who is in charge of the College
Placement Service, spoke on the
organization and service of that
department to students at A. and
M. and graduating seniors in ob
taining positions.
Disabled Veterans
Can Obtain Autos
Recently there has been some
discussion among disabled veter
ans regarding the possibility of
their securing a new automobile
under a provision that was made
possible by the Veterans Adminis
tration.
Public Law 663 solves any ques
tions that a disabled veteran may
have in connection with his elig
ibility for a new automobile.
Those disabled veterans who are
concerned about this matter are
urged to contact the Veterans Ad
visor located in Hart Hall.
Business Society
Is Added to Newly
Formed Club List
Wendell Wortham, ’45, China
Springs, was elected president of
the newly-formed club, named the
Texas A&M Business Society. The
meeting was held in the Geology
Lecture Room on Tuesday night
with 43 members present.
Other officers elected were Bud
dy Potter, Kilgore, vice-president;
Andrew J. Rogers, Childress, sec
retary-treasurer; Clyde H. Patter
son, Memphis, Tennessee, reporter;
Lee lisbett, Lometa, chairman of
the activities committee. A. D.
Bruce Jr., Temple; Ernest Roun
tree, Jacksonville; Earl Bernus,
Houston; and Ed Morton, Groes-
beck were elected permanent mem
bers of the activities committee.
The meeting was called to order
by the club’s faculty-advisor, R. L.
Elkins. Lee Nisbet, head of com
mittee to do preliminary work on
the constitution, took over and put
the new constitution and by-laws
open to discussion by the members,
which were adopted with minor
changes.
Thomas W. Leland, Head of the
Business Department, discussed
possibilities for the future pro
gram of the club.
Drawing Sets Now
Available to Vets
Limited number, Engineering
Drawing sets now available at
Veterans Administration office
Ramp B„ Hart Hall, according to
W. H. Bailey. First come, first
served, the seats are of the follow
ing makes: Chorous, Dietzen and
Minusa.
Mr. Bailey, also announced that
Part VII trainees can now obtain
prescriptions from any doctor
authorization to treat Part VII
trainees. These prescriptions may
be filled at Madeley’s pharmacy,
South Side Drug Store, without
cost to the veteran.
The Veterans Administration
through an agreement with the
Texas Pharmaceutical association
made this arrangement possible.
GRONEMAN ELECTED
AIR AGE SECRETARY'
Chris H. Groneman, acting head
of the Industrial Education De
partment at Texas A. & M. Col
lege, has been elected secretary
and a member of the board of di
rectors of the Institute of Air
Age Activities, a national organi-
tion for development of model
aeronautics in schools and recrea
tional centers.
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Biology Club News
Featured at the last Biology
Club meeting, held on October 22,
was Dr. John H. Quisenberry, head
of the Poultry Husbandry De
partment. He spoke on plant life
in Hawaii, accompanied with tech
nicolor slides on that subject. .
.After the program there was
a short business meetings at
which time new by-laws were
adopted. It was decided that club
dues would include membership in
the Texas Academy of Science.
Meetings of the Biology Club
are held on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month in the
conference room of the Agricul
tural Experiment Station. Ah
science students are invited to
attend.
BSU Meet Planned
At Baylor Nov. 1-3
Forty-five delegates from A. &
M. are planning to attend the
Baptist Students Union convention
at Baylor University November
1-3, according to Bob Moore, Ag
gie members of the BSU council.
Rev. Joe Boyd, Aggie football
star of ’39 and All-American tack
le, will be one of the principal
speakers of the convention. Repre
sentatives will leave here Friday
afternoon, November 1, and will be
quartered on the Baylor campus
over the week-end.
Rural Sociology News
John Winters, executive secre
tary of the State Department of
Public Welfare, addressed the
members of the Rural Sociology
Club on Tuesday, October 29, in
Room 203 of the Agriculture
building.
At the previous meeting held on
October 22, President Truman Tur
ner presented plans for special
social events. It was decided that
wives and friends would be invited
to all social meeting and special
programs. Norris Davis and John
Bertrand, Rural Sociology faculty
members, suggested that members
of the club visit state hospitals,
state penitentiaries, and other in
stitutions.
A constitution was adopted by
the club, arid dues were set at 25
cents each semester. The regular
meeting night is the fourth Tues
day of each month.
Geology Club Notes
“Oil Prospects of Venezuela”
was the subject of a lecture given
for the Geology Club at a meeting
held Thursday evening, October 24.
The discussion was led by Walter
Holden, who has just recently re
turned from that country. He de
scribed mainly the. everyday life in
those regions and the type of
work encountered there, illustrat
ing his points with a number of
pictures.
At the close of the program, re
freshments were served.
Gulf Oil Employee
Addresses Pet. Eng.
The regular meeting of the
Petroleum Engineering Club was
held Friday night. Ed Monteith,
who represented the club at the
AIME meet held at Galveston, gave
a bx'ief resume of the parley.
Guest speaker for the evening
was John Pangtay, ’44, who is with
the Gulf Oil Company in eastern
Venezuela. Mr. Pangtay discussed
the problems confronted by an en
gineer upon graduation. He stated
that there are many opportunities
now existing for young engineers
in foreign countries.
Terrell Named ’46
Representative to
Ex-Student Council
At the meeting of the Class of
’46 Tuesday, October 22, Bill Ter
rell was elected by acclamation as
class representative to the Council
of the Former Students Associa
tion.
Approximately fifty class mem
bers were present for the meeting
held in the Assembly Hall. Plans
for a class dance were discussed
and a committee is to be appoint
ed by Class President Bill Terrell
to make the necessary arrange
ments for the dance and social
gathering.
Newcomers Club to
Meet November 6th
A meeting of the Newcomers
Club has been scheduled for 2:00
p.m., November 6th in Sbisa Hall
it was announced by Mrs. J. G.
Potter. All those planning to at
tend are asked to notify one of
the hostesses not later than Mon
day, November 4th. They are Mrs.
Lucien Morgan, 4-8684; Mrs. F.
W. Swoger, 4-8524; Mrs. J. G.
Potter, 4-7969; and Mrs. O. A.
Wicken.
Aggie Song Makes
A Debut in Print
The song “Sweethearts of Ag-
gieland”, written by Katherine
Phillips and Bill Turner for last
year’s Cotton Ball, has made its
appearance at the news stand and
drug stores of the campus.
Mrs. Phillips has sevreal hits to
her credit, one of them being “I’m
Gonna Biuld a Big Fence Around
Texas.” Her latest song is “Six
Shooter Junction Lil”. Co-writer
Bill Turner is present director of
the Aggieland Orchestra and Sing
ing Cadets.
Paul Martin of the class of ’45
has designed the cover for “Sweet
hearts of Aggieland”.
WANTED
Aggies to Work at
POP SHAW’S
SANDWICH SHOP
Behind the Exchange Store
Rio Grande Valley
Club Reorganizes
The Rio Grande Valley Club met
in the assembly room of the Y.
M. C. A. Thursday night, October
17, 1946, at 7:30 p.m., with 40
members present for the purpose
of electing club officers and re
organizing the club.
Darell Manley of Harlingen was
elected president; Danny Burch
of Donna, vice-president; Bob
Poison of Harlingen, secretary;
Bill Garfield of San Guam, treas
urer; and Jack Tippitt of San
Benito, reporter. It was also de
cided that these officers would
be assisted by a representative
from each valley town.
It was announced that the Ag
gie land Orchestra would play for
a Christmas dance given in Har
lingen for all Rio Grande Valley
Aggies Wednesday night, Decem
ber 17, 1946.
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