The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 17, 1946, Image 4

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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1946
AIEE SCHEDULES TALK
FOR WEDNESDAY MEET
A talk by R. E. Hackett will be
the principal feature at the meet
ing of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers slated for to
morrow night at 7:30. The subject
of the speech, to be made in the
E. E. Lecture Room, is “The Sign
of Reactive Power”.
Proposals are before the nation
al AIEE, it was said, to change
the now common direction of elec
trical current flow. This wilj be
the topic to be discussed at the
meeting. All interested are urged
to attend this lecture.
HOUSTON AGGIES READY
DATE LIST FOR DANCE
A date list will be available for
selection of dates for the Aggie-
Tessie dance at the meeting of the
Houston Club tonight at 7:15 in
Room 129 Academic building.
Final plans for the holiday dance
will be discussed and completed.
DR. N. B. McNUTT
DENTIST
Office in Parker Building
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
SAN ANTONIO MOTHERS
PLAN CHRISTMAS DANCE
All students from San Antonio
and Bexar County, which number
about 450, are invited by Mrs. J.
Barto Arnold to dance to the mu
sic of G'eorge Abrams and his or
chestra on December 23, as guests
of the San Antonio A. & M. Moth
ers’ club. The informal dance will
be held at Bolivar Hall (La Villi-
ta) from 8 ’til 12. Mrs. Arnold,
who is entertainment chairman of
the club, has sent invitations to
the homes of all the students, and
stressed that the invitations must
be presented at the door to pre
vent the attendance of outsiders.
Aggie spirit is raging high on
the home front, and at a recent
tea, the “fish” mothers were on
the receiving end of the ole board,
related Mrs. Arnold. Sparking the
club is Mrs. R. M. Kothmann, pres
ident. .
ARCHITECTS CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS TONIGHT
Architecture students, their
wives and their dates will hold a
Christmas party in the Assembly
Hall tonight. The program which
begins at 7:30 will include enter
tainment and refreshments. Those
who attend are asked to bring a
gift costing up to twenty-five
cents.
Hort Show—
TEXAS FULL of oranges and
grapefruit was the centerpiece
for the Horticulture Show, held
on the campus December 10-11.
James D. Storey, member of the
club, stands beside the citrus
Lone Star State.
HI-Y MEETS AND PLANS
STEAK FRY AFTER XMAS
The Hi-Y Club met at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday night in the Assembly
room of the YMCA. The program
consisted of a trio of Bryan girls
who sang “Stardust”, Night and
D a y”, “The Desert Song”
“Dreams”, and “Every Time”, and
two monologues by Joan Todd.
A motion to invite all Junior
and Senior girls from Bryan and
A.&M. Consolidated High Schools
to a steak fry to be held shortly
after the Christmas holidays car
ried unanimously.
Official Notices
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLAGE OF TEXAS
OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN
Memorandum No. 25 December 12, 1946
Subject: Room and Board Accommoda-
* tions for Christmas Holidays
To : All Students
1. In order to conserve utilities and
protect student property, all dormitories
except Walton, Hart, and Dormitory 14,
will be closed and locked at 5:00 P.M.,
Saturday, December 21, 1946.
2. Students other than those living in
Walton, Hart, and Dormitory 14, who
wish to remain on the campus during the
Christmas holidays will contact students
in Dormitory 14 who will not remain
during the holidays, concerning the use
of their rooms.
To secure rooms, students will bring
a note of permission from the occupants
of Dormitory 14 to Room 100 Goodwin
Hall where each student will sign a ros
ter showing his location for the holidays.
3. If any student finds it necessary
to gain entrance to a dormitory which
is closed for the holidays he will check
at Room 100 Goodwin Hall for clearance.
4. Organizatioan Commanders and
Housemasters should urge first floor oc
cupants to lock windows of their respec
tive rooms for security purposes.
5. The dormitories will be unlocked at
1:00 P. M., Wednesday, January 1, 1947.
6. The cafeteria in Sbisa Hall will be
open for students who remain on the
campus, beginning Sunday morning, De
cember 22, and will remain open through
Wednesday night, January 1, 1947.
Meal costs will be in accordance with
prices posted.
Breakfast will not be served unless
the number desiring same is large enough
to warrant it.
(Signed) BENNIE A. ZINN
Assistant Dean of Men
SMOKING
- PLEASURE
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CURRENTLY STARRING IN
"STRANGE JOURNEY"
a Sol M. Wurtzel Production
Released By 20th Century-Fox
Copyright 1946, Ljgqett & Myeis Tobacco Co.
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Department. Student participation
will be voluntary. Duly enrolled
students will be paid at the com
muted ration rate of 66 cents: a
day. Legislation has been pro
posed in Congress whereby stu
dents would be paid an additional
$1.25 a day in lieu of quarters and
uniform allowance.
CLASSIFIEDS
SERVICE & EX-SERVICE MEN—Dec.
31st is the last day to get Life, Time &
Newsweek for $3.60 each per year. John
son’s Magazine Agency at College Book
Store, Box 284, Phone 4-8814.
ATTENTION ENGINEERS: Get your
engineers’ math chart at the Exchange
Store.
THE SCRIBE SHOP—Typing, mimeo
graphing, drawing. Phone 2-6705. 1007
E, 2Srd, Bryan.
FOR SALE: 5 acres of land, house with
2 large rooms, bath, pantry and hallway,
built-in closets, hot and cold water, lights
and butane gas, located on Palasota Drive
in Bryan. Write or see J. B. Huggins,
Rt. 1, Box 17, Bryan, Texas or George O.
Buchalts, Bryan.
LOST in Assembly Hall last Sunday,
pipe and tobacco pouch. Please return to
Jack Andrews, Box 2909 or 2C Project
House.
WANTED: Garage to rent. Near
school. T. Sinclair, 76 Leggett or Box
2658.
WOOD DELIVERED: Per cord, 4 ft.
$9.00 ; 2 ft. $10.50 ; 16 inch $11.50 ; 10 inch,
$12.50. Telephone 4-1188.
FOR SALE: 1 Forest Green Blouse,
(size 87 or 38) ; X Forest green and tropi
cal cap. Size 7, $30.00. Box 5029, Phone
4-9044.
FOR SALE: ’38 Buick Special 4-door
sedan in unusually good mechanical con
dition. Contact C. F. Gilmore at Box 644
or Room 406—No. 17.
FOR SALE: Lovely fur coat and
matching muff. Man’s new brown tweed
suit. Size 40. Phone 2-6240.
WHY PAY HIGH RENT? Own this
new four-room cottage in Lakeview Acres,
2i miles from College on Houston High
way. Price $3500.00. See T. L. Evans,
Lakeview Acres, or send card Box 2723.
FOR SALE: Home furnished or unfur
nished consisting of living room, dinette-
kitchen, bedroom, bath, 2 screened porch
es. 7 ft. Westinghouse refrigerator, table-
top gas range. $5000.00 unfurnished.
$5750.00 completely furnished. Immediate
possession. P. O. Box 289, Bryan for
appointment.
WANTED: Furnished room, vicinity of
North or South Gate, for occupancy be
ginning next semester, quiet, sober, single,
references, and willing to pay well for
good room. Box 2321.
FOR SALE: Pair Senior Boots size 9i
D in excellent condition. A pair of pre
war short shank spurs with non-kink
chains goes with the boots. Phone 2-5791
after 6:00 p. m.
LOST: In lobby “Y” Friday night,
field jacket, name McDaniel inside, glas
ses in pocket. Please return to desk
of Y.
FOR SALE: One tuxedo, size 44 or
46 long; excellent condition. Dorm 17,
Rm. 224.
FOR SALE: 100 lb. white porcelain
Coolerator ice box. 3 burner white por
celain gasoline stove with oven. Conger,
Trailer L-6, Trailer Area oN. 4.
FOR SALE: ’42 Dodge Tudor. A real
clean, low mileage car. See at Project
House" No. 4, Apartment. A.
LOST: Blue top coat with blue over
plaid. If found please contact Jim Cal-
lan, Rm. 220, Dorm. 16. Reward.
Give a live gift for Christmas. Cocker
Spaniels, English Setters. Registered.
Ro-LO Ranch, L. B. Felt. 7 miles south
of College on Highway 6.
WANTED: Ride for Veteran and wife
to Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York for
Christmas. Can leave December 18. Share
expenses. Phone 2-5445.
CHRISTMAS TREES all sizes. Special
selections of small trees for dormitory
rooms and apartments. Holley, Painted
trees. Special decorations, fire works. See
Frazier’s Christmas Tree Stand across
from Kraft Furniture Store, Bryan.
LOST: 5 keys (including car keys) on
a ring. Report finding to P. O. Box 243
Faculty Exchange, Campus, and receive
reward.
LOST: Senior Ring, Class ’45, diamond
mounted in center, engraved. Reward.
Notify Box 161 or Rm. B Ramp 5 Law
Hall.
FOR SALE: Harley-Davidson motor
cycle. See owner, 49 Milner.
WANTED: Ride to and from Kansas
for holidays. Call Mrs. Steves 4-6609.
FOR SALE: Registered, pedigreed
Cocker Spaniel puppies. Dark Red’s, Dark
Buffs, and Red and White Particolors.
Ideal Christmas Gifts. 226 N. Munner-
lyn, Munnerlyn Village.
FOR SALE: Pair Senior boots, spurs,
size 9i, made by Lucchese. Atwater-Kent
radio, good condition. Call Davis at
2-8199 or see at 808 East 23rd Street,
Bryan, after 6:00 p.m.
Will the Aggie who rode from Mexia
to Groesbeck on Sunday, December 8,
please write to A. Robin Henderson, Groes
beck, and he will return a, pair of gloves
left in his car.
For Future Veteran Accounts of the
.
Federal Housing Project Only:
We are offering a special discount to you on all
furniture purchased. This also includes merchan
dise bought on terms, on which no carrying charges
will be added. Additional discounts will be made on
ALL CASH PURCHASES. This does not apply on
Appliances.
Furniture Bought Now Will Be
Delivered on Your Request.
Furniture JCompanq
J.fl. Ferreri and J.E.CIanton
SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS
WITH A GIFT IN LEATHER...
Choose a favorite gift from the many
appropriate items in leather goods every
man likes—
Bill Folds, Key Cases, Portfolios, Belts,
Suspenders, Gloves, Brush Sets, Ciga
rette Cases, Tobacco Pouch, Travel Kit
(fitted or unfitted), Brief Cases, and
Luggage.
CLOTHIERS
College and Bryan