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MONDAY NIGHT
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IN THE INTEHhST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE
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VOLUME 47
E STATION (Afftetend), TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1947
Number 2
Saturday Luncheon Introduces
26 Opportunity Award Winners
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1 j';iru of the state are rep>
6pportunity Award Schol-
Twenty-three counties in all
resented in the selection of 26 Opportunity
arships for 1947, and the winners will be announced at a
luncheon here Saturday, according to R. Henderson Shuffler,
director at the program.
President Qibb OUchrlst has UMrttsd a representative group of
leading Texas business, professions!, and industrial leaders to wttnsas
ths presentation ceremony and to meet the M Texas high school
graduates and their scholarship^ 1 ■
sponsors.
Sponsors of ths Opportunity
Award Scholarships are the As
sociation of Former Students, don
ors of 10 scholarships; Jesse H.
Jonas of Houston, donor of six
agricultural scholarships; ths Will
Rogers Memorial Fund, two schol
arships; and ona each from the
following: Jamas Robsrt Astin
Msmonsl Fund; Julia Ml Las
Memorial Fund; Albsrt B Banta,
' Estate, Shreveport; John 8. Red-
dltt, Lufkin; Ban Antonio AAM
Mothers Club] Wofford Cain, Sou
thern Union Gas Company, Dallas;
Mouthwsst Reserve Ufa ineursnce
. Company, Longview; and R. B.
Hodgson, Lubbock.
The snnuth Opportunity Award
program was started in IMB when
ths ABM Association of Former
L * Students Initiated* ths program
with tan scholarships, and Jesse H.
Jones furnished five, ths Albsrt
B. Banta Estate, one, and A
Mitchell of Corsicana, one.
Selection sf recipients la made
Bingo Game
Heralds Opening
Of Grove Monday
Brennan, Bruce in Race For
Yet Association Presidency
Quarters at Annex
Open for Couples
Sixty-four additional officer
quarters have been opened for
married students at the Bryan
Field Annex. According to the Chief
of Housing, Harry Hr>>,.r, ths
apartments may be applied for now
and will rent for 112 par month.
Ths a part menu consist of two
bed rooms and a sitting room. Ths
bathrooms are located outside, but
are conveniently placed for all
the quartern. The walla of the
apartments are panalsd with bee-
verboard.
Children's Dancing
Z.W «1I« U Nn.'.'lhj'i Instruction Slated
F. ths tenants lee buses are furnished |
.by the college at an additional
charge of $1 per month.
Official opening of The Grove Monday night, June 1«, with a
mammoth kin^o game was announced by the Office of Student
Activities tpday. Games will be free, and prises will constt of
merchandise, candy, and dgarsttss. Latent recordings will be
oivaed ov ir ths tubs box.
A varied program to planned for Itoc Grove throughout the
summer; iteOelttos will include a weekly movie, skating, Mngo, re
freshments, bridge, and dancing every night except Sunday. Ar
rangements have been made to provide M»tos for rent on certain
nights. Tftiose who care to play bridge will find tabkw nd chairs
conveniently placed, but must bring thetr own cards
Ths Orovs has bsen converted Into a summer Mecca for Ag
gie* families, and friends. Those who find rooms and apartment*
too warm for sarty evening hours will find cool nooks at Ths
Orovs for a cold soda, bridge games, or a general get-together
Wicker chairs, glider* and setteoa have been placed in The Grove
for the comfort of students.
On July 1 at 1:16 pm. a show, free to studsnt* will bs pre
sented at the Grove featuring William Wright, bass-baritone, and
Robert aprerhsr. tenor. This presentation will bs part of ths
summer entertainment program provided by ths college
through state-wide competition on t Additional Information may be | for children win as held this sum-
ths basis of scholarship, leader- obtained from the Chief of Hnr mar under the auspices of ths Col-
Mrs. F. B Pearson announced
that fret Instructions In dancing
be I for children will Ms held this sum-
ship, character, and
Ing In Room 100, Goodwin Hall. | togs Button Recreation Council.
AVC to Plan Fall,
Summer Program
At Monday Meet
The A. A M. Chapter of the
American Veterans Commit
tee will hold ita first meeting
of the summer session Mon
day night, June 16 in ths Assembly
Koom of the YMCA at 7:80. All
old and prospective members era
invited. During ths masting pro
jecta for summer and fall will be
discussed TsnUtive plans include
the organisation of an A V C
chapter at Prairie View Univer
sity; creation and support of bet
tor racial understanding la this
area; renewal of food pries sur
veys in this vicinity; establish
ment of a housing registration pro
gram for the fall semester; s cam-
C iign to Inform veterans of legit*
tion concerning them; obtaining
speakers for meetings of Interest
to all students; tnd the institution
_ _ _ . .of closer cooperation between A
Wednesdays-^!:80_ to *:48_ a. C and other student organisa
tions on the enmpus.
la recent months the local chap
ter of the A V C has taken a great
deal of Interest in pending legls-
ip, rhythmic, and
folk dancing will be held, as well
as singing games, according to
Mrs. Pearson. The following sche
dule tiy age groups will apply i
(4-6 year olds); t.45 to 10 a. m
(7-0 year olds); Thursdays—8:80
to 0:4! a. m. (10-11 year olds);
9:46 to 10 a. m (18-14 year olds).
1 Behind 214 Houston Street in a Converted Garage . . . , I
‘Lowest Prices in the Largest State 9 -- ThaVs the
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OLIVES FOR MRS. C. D.
HILLARD, upper left,
who la < ont«*m platiag a pur
chaae at the St ml eat Com-
missary located at 214
llouatoa Street,
TPS CRYSTAL WHITE
SYRUP for MR. aad MRS.
BILL BECK, upper right,
who find shopping ao ©co-
aomical every Monday,
Wedneaday, and Friday af-
aftenaoou from S to 6.
OOPS, WE KNEW there
waa a catch! You do have
to pay, but not much! MRS.
C. E. CLARK, behind eaah
regiater, with hut>l>y, CAR*
EY, manager of the eom-
mkaary, check out MR. aad
MRS. W. L. SCOTT, JR.
aad aoa.
Price* at the commlaaary
range IA to 20 percent low
er than thane of grocery
atoree la the miiiiiaualty. *
The remmhnery to now
completing lie Monad
month In
AM
BALLOT
FOR PRESIDENT
Thomas C Brennan
A. D. Bruce, Jr.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Jerry Sutherland
f / 7. m/z
FOR SECRETARY
Robert G. Pritchett
Sam S. William* Jr.
FOR TREASURER
E. O. Courtade
FOR PARLIAMENTARIAN
. Frank P. Yatee
national and state, and
an extensive letter
writing and telegram campaign,
approving the Taft-EHeedev-Wag-
ner Bill, which provided for the
granting ef Federal aid for a tong
range housing program; approv
ing the Gregory BIU, which advo
cated poll tax exemption for vet
erans of TsaM; and oppoaing the
(He# AVC. Page Four)
Thomas C. “Buddy” Bren
nan and A- D. “Dove" Bruce.
Ir. wHI vie for president of
the Veteran Students Asso
ciation in an election to be hald
Monday from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
in the rotunds of the Acad emu
Budding. ,
Brennan, '4C. veteran senior from
Houston, to a Liberal Aria stu
dent, and Bruce, *44, la a senior
Business and Accounting student
from Tempi*
Jerry Bathcrland *44, to ancon-
tested in the race for vice-presi
dent. He to a jtottor studying Civil
Eaglastring and Hails from Winns-
Robert G. Pritchett, *47, and Bam
8. William* Jr, ’46, are in the raea
for secretory of the Veterans Stu
dents Association. A senior Indus
trial Education major, PritchaM/ii
from GtodewaMp. WUltoms, from
Marshali, tr.-u«ur*r of the VBA '
for the past seas vs ter, is studying
Accounting.
Hole audtdfM fir tiaaeam to
Edward O. (eartadc, TO, from
Waco, who Is a sophomore Horti-
•Blhwo sUsdant i
Fra ah f. Ystf* '40, to the only
candidate for thv pusiUon of Pst-
Hamontarian. Ha is a Pre law jua-
irh» #rehfM llmllmu
tor from Dallas.
Yallow fiscal receipts must
presented at the polls.
Commissary!
in the larK«it sUte!” That’* the
w 46, manager of the veteran student
commtoaary which haa been aerving married student* for
over two month*.
This comes as good news to those who arc trying to “get by" on
800 a month allotted by the govemnirnt Thin HtibsiMtenre waa hard
ly sufficient In the winter of m'. 4tt when price controls were still
in effect, and today, with the OPA dead but not forgotten, relief from
prevailing high prices are welcome
_One of the reasons for the low price* »n Uaaiiconiniiaeary la tto
autoUMip aiaall overhead. This store. o[H-rated entirviy by Mr. and
Mrs. Clark, la located esmt of Kyle Field just behind 214 Houston
Street in a converted garage. While not a beautifully designed modem
supermarket, the commissary nevertheless makes up fer the lack of
air conditioning and handsome cash registers by offering to the stu
dents a wide variety of groceries at rock bottom price*
at the com
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Let's examine a few items now in stock
commissary and
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compare them with prices listed at other stores ia the vicinity. Fol-
ger’s and Maxwell House coffees are at this time seMng at cost,
according to Clark. And so is shortening. These two items by them
selves would warrant s trip to the commtoaary. Hbre are some com
parative prices given by Clark. Check them for yourself
Item Caw
NBC Bread „...; ;.
No. 2 can Grapefruit Juice . 94
Peach and Apricot Preserves , ■ J £14
Mission Asparagus Spears ... ..X..!)....
Planter's CorktaB Peanuts
6 Lbs. Gladiolu Flour
Johnson’s Glo-CoSt
All nickel candy, -
Kleenex
The
eggs end the more
obtained bv ordering a
According to Clark,
are the biggeel
greater inventory
down the soet of
I to i p. ni an M
Id RCftlMlfHtMtMit 1
The Slav* Is
reonsisting of Dan
Howard
under the sponserahta <
n Russell, W |4 Penbei
the usual commodities, except
and vegetables. Meat can he
and ass ef only one cash register
■ fftw* raam would permit a
t ahtpmenfs, thereby putting
■leu stated that regular store hours,
ay*. »nd Fridays, may be lengthened
of a stadent life sub-
rthy, and veteran student 1
Employee* Picnic*
Set for Thimcday
College employees will
the great eatdeem
June 19, at 7 at the
meetiag of the College
eee Dinner Cleb, accerdtag
aaneaacemeat ef the program
committee. A picnic laach wlH b,
served to reltogc employeM sad
their families at the Grave.
Tickets at 7S* each may be
purekaaed at the Aggielaad laa
until Wednesday seen. • Ptmlr
clothes will he the order ef the
dayigaams aad daariag will fal
low the picnic laach.
. Ia case of inclement weather
the perty will be held ia Sh.*.
HalL
Swimming Classes
Planned by City
Recreation Group
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The swimming com mil tee
of the College Station Recre
ation Council ha« completed
plans for an extensive swim
ming program to begin this week.
swimmers will
Early Morning Fire
Damages Cow Barn
Fire bedly damaged
story center section of
tto barns early Wedr
ing, destroying $5,000
feed and causing dan
will take an estimated
$10,000 t* repair. The
cm ted Just south .f the
kite, and
be condactod
son in the
Mam
d by Coach Art Adam-
cotleg# pool. •
registration fa* of |2 will be
for each student, payable
costs of the program,
awards for various a-
a during the courses will
and some of the better
swimmers 'will he taken to meets
m other, cities. During the sura
mer water carnivals will also be
EfiSSfK
Beginners will swim on Tuesday
•d Saturday mornings at 11; in
tormadtates on Monday and Thurs
dny at II; and advanced ssrlmatori
in Wednesday and Friday at II
The two wings, which
KifMt mprnrm am
Origin of the firs waa thought la
b* the feed grinder motor In which
there arm several wire Installa-
Husbendry pavilion, caught fire Additional classes will be created
about 1 a.m. last Wedns^lsy, and
•hortly thereafter the Colkge Sta
tion Fire Department had the blase
under cont rob •
Cs Hk*.X Mr. r.
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