The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 22, 1947, Image 1

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Five Architects Win
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Key Design Contest
L D. Cewertz’s
Aggie T Takes
$10 First Prize
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An Aerie M T M with dU-
charge button insignia,
designed by Irving Gew-
ertz, received first prize
in the key design contest
sponsored last week by
the Veteran Students
Association. Gewertz re
ceived $10 for his de
sign, which will be made
into a distinctive key for
officer! and representa
tives of the association.
Four other student ar
chitects also received re
cognition. • •
Second prise of 15 went
to PeeM Porkiao for on
oegto, onoloood la e cireie on
S standard key. Waldo W.
•fcaanoa was rseipiont of tko
ticket to the Veteraa Stu
dents Association's all-coUefe
dance on August tt for kis
third prise winner. It is a
simple, rectangular design
*- eonUiaing only “Texas ASM
—V»A."
An Cagle's bead submitted
by Hebert M. Colemaa was
the fourth place winner. He
also received a free ticket to
the open-air daSce at the
Grove. Fifth prise, another
ticket to the Johnny Sullivan
dance on Saturday night*,
went to Andrew D. BakoD-
ariou for an Aggie ‘T*’ sled-
lar to Geworta’e entry.
Six Jude*.
~ The entries were judged by
Taylor Wilkins, veterans ad
visor of the college; W. -W.
Caudill, acting bead of the
department of architecture
in the abeenee of Ernest
Langford; T. C. “Boddr
Brennan, president of the
Veteran BsudenU Associa
tion; E- O. Courtade, treas
urer; and George A. Knetear
and Arch 1). Barnes, dormi
tory representatives.
-V-. Awards were preoewted
to the five winners Taes-
day evealng ia front of the
Affieland laa.
Pint place winner Gewerts
is a fifth year architecture
student from Kansas City,
Missouri. A married infantry
veteran, he served in the
European Theater. He will
graduate at the end of the
suggest*
maroon "T* with a dotted _
ha, kg round ou • told key.
A disekarge twiiem and
black enamelled VIA letters
completed kta design.
Perkins, second Blast win
ner, 1s a |7-yvar-old marrie<l
veteran from Hoarse. A
feurth-ycar arshlleeture stu-
. malorlne In da-
r i. In Hte service he sorv-
with the 10th MounUln
Infantry Division In Italy and
Austria.
His proposed key called
for the discharge Insignia in
raised gold, with a maroon
onyx background.
Shannon's third place en
try was the simplest design
of the five finalists. From
Houston, Shannon, Class of
'46, to. a married veteran,
having spent two years hers
before entering the service.
. v a bronse, roe-
medallion with the
IVSA letters in black raised
sligktly. -‘Texas A AM" in
white would ho engraved ou
a red background.
Coleman, who submitted the
eagle’s head, is a member of ,
the Class of '46 from Qarks-
dale, Mississippi. Hs is a
fifth-year architecture stu
dent and a veteran of SH
yean servics in the Navy.
His key design suggested
a bronse eagle Band mounted
on u silver skaft, with raised
red enamel letters.
A senior in arch Hectare
• and member of the Ones of
'43 Is Sakallarioo, winner of
fifth prise. From San An
gelo, he served four yuan
in the Army Air Forces, part
of which was with the 36Mh
Fighter Group ia the Europ
ean Theater.
Sakeilariou propoeed a
(fold-filled »hell of maroon
plastic or maroon onyx. His
Gttara {would be fold and
raised flush with the sur-
laiiaMM- m+rn-rm
f.
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l-l BUSHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE
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COLLEGE STATION (AnMaad), TEXAS, FRIDAY. AUGUST 22. 1MT
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Greater A & M Dependent
Irving D.
Srfnnd
Daniel Perkins
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Third
Waldo W. Shai
Ho propoae.i
tangular medal
VSA letten in
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Fourth
. Kobrrt M. Coleman
AMC
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Fifth
Andrew & Sakeilarieu
Berry Speaks on Artificial
Insemination at Kiwanis Meet
By F. F. Block
“Artificial insemination was developed in order to use
highly desirable sires for the production of offsprings/* ex
plained E. 0. Berry before the Tuesday luncheon meeting of
Residents, Students To Vote At
Consolidated School, Shiloh Hall
the Kiwanis Club in Duncan
Brazos A&MOub
Unanimously Back
School 4mcndment
Hall. Berry, a member of the
tAgricultural Experiment Station,
ia spooking on •The Potential Role
of Artificial Insemination in Ani
mal Improvimsnt," said that the
practice is mskfalg a big headway
in Texas, but ■till legs behind the
progress —In sonm cent
and eastern states.
There have b*«n cases of MOO
sows being brad artificially by i
hull la s season, stated H-irry, In
tell tag of th* (irveiopmsst of arti
ficial insemination la the dairy to-
duatay. Whore this practice ha»
been widely used, a definite im
provement in the herd 1ms rest
ad.
While speaking, Barry, exhibited
>me of the apparatus uaad In the
utraetion of semen from the male
specie for breed me purposes
In conclusion Hetty pointed out
that thf technique of artificial In
semination requires a great deal
of time, training, and mcmay. Any
one making see of the practice
must bo In complete sympathy with
the idea before Its success is as
sured.
Saturday, August 23, citizens of College
Station, the students of A. k M. College, and
other friends of education in Texas will be
given an opportunity to help make this col
lege one of the finest in the nation. This can
be done if everyone intereeted in the advance
ment of Texas A. ft M. will go to the polls and
BKAZOH COUNTY POLLING PLACES AND
PRESIDING JUDGES OF ELECTION
Every member of the Braz
os County A. ft M. Club want
on record Tuesday “to do his
best... to secure a heavy and
favorable vote for the College
Building Amendment In Braaos
CountyAt the annual watermelon
party, th# club unanimously en
dorsed the amendment to he de-
id open by Tesas voters Sat
urday.
C. N. Hieiacher via sleeted pres-
Moat of tho club, succeeding r red
Hale. Oscar L. Crain was elected
first vice president, E. B. Sale,
second vies president, and George
McCullough, secretary. Reelections
included Elmer G. Smith, treasur
er; W. N. Colson, sorseant-at-
ms; and P. L. Downs, Jr., good
Samaritan.
Four new members of the board
of directors were chooen. B. H.
Dewey, Jr., Lucian Morgan and
A. C. Wamble will serve three-year
terms Man on Pugh was selected
to sueeood R- N. Holmgreea and
will serve two years.
Head football coach Homer Nor
ton and other members of the Ag
gie football coaching staff wll!
speak at the September maotteg.
** I Land Tenure Meet
for
vote for the College Building
Tbit Amendment permit* A. ft M.
to izzue $5,000,000 in bonds payable oat of
the income from the invested portion of the
Permaneot University Fund which A. ft M.
shares with the University of Texas. The
University will be permitted to issue $10,-
MM00 ia hands under the astand-
•t. A. A M. and the University
Will obtain thetr needed funds from
• seurae, leaving the tetal ef
the ineotM from the I sit read-
itmeat tax fer the ether state-
Deettoa to be Held
at 23, i!H7.
Precinct No. Location:
Alec present as a guest at the
luncheon was Judge A. 8. Ware
of Brasoe County who spoke brief
Iv to the group concerning the spe
rial election August tt. Judgi
Ware asked that all Kiwaniam
make an effort to vote and to see
that others voted Satnnday.
VOTE SATURDAY 1
Two A-M Delegates
Attend Missouri
Albert Payne
Jgrry W L Smith
..N. A. Stewart
Dining
VOTE TOMORROW!
Veteran Students
Back Amendment;
Dance Tomorrow^
Assoc ik
Dm Veteran Students
Won is unanimously supporting
passage of the Coll*-**- Building
Amendment, T C. “Buddy" Bren
nan. pres*don t, announced yester
day ,lps sklng on behalf of the
entire aaaoctetlon, Brennan urged
all qualified veterans qn the cam
pus to vote in favor of tho amend
ment.
Voting will take place tomorrow
from • to 6 at Rhiloh Hall and the
A M Consolidated Reboot Build-
Dormitory students will vote
Lh all othar re at dents Uvti
of Highway 6 at the
■teMM MB. Persons rest ding oast
of Highway * wtllpoit atlMall
Hall. In Bryan, student a will vote
in (heir
High
'hool I
is living west
live precincts,
The AlhOoHsgs Dance of the
VRA will be hald tomorrow evening
from • till II at tho Grove Dck-
ets selling for 91 and II.SO, stag
or drag, may bo purchased from
any veteran officer or dorm repre
sentative or at tho fats Tickets
for holders of Social Assist
Card wll coot only U. whet
non paid members must Day II BO
Johnny Sullivan, orchestra leader
from the Houston Plantation, will
be on hand to provide muaic for
tho evening.
VOTE! VOTE! '
Harrison Named
Dean of Men At
Bryan Field Annex
Luther A. “Luke” Harrison
has been appointed Dean of
Men at the Bryan Field An
nex, W. L. Penberthy, newly-
appointed Dooa of Men on the
main campus, announced today. I
Harriaon, who graduated from
A. A M. ia IMS, was an instructor
in tho Physical Education Depart
ment prior to his appitatassnt He
■erred five years In the Army, e
was discharged with the rank
major.
He replace* Roy Bucek, arnist-
to tea Dean ef Men at the
rho resigned sf
■ ester to eatei
tt business in Schule nburg.
Joe R. Mother&l and John
H. Southern, Agrricultural Ex
periment Station economist,
are now in Eldon, Miaaouri,
participating In the second annual
land tenure workshop. The work
shop, which began August 11 and
continues through August 23, is
sponsored by the Farm Founda
tion, and is attended by represen
tatives from 18 experiment sta
tions and the Bureau of Agricul
tural Economics.
Motherel is serving as chairman
ef a committee to evaluate land
tenure research. Other assignments
for tho two A. A M. representatives
include tho analysis of specific
tenure bulletins, development of
project ■tatemenU, educational ac
tivities, and tenure policies.
The success of tho 1646 workshop
resulted In so many applications
for this year that many applica
tions had to ho denied in order te
maintain' the meet desirable work,
shop technique Three graduate
rauraee in laad tenure baaed upon
the material developed at tho 1641
workshop have already been Insti
tuted In different land-grant sol-
lagee. In addition. rvp<.rte prepar-
ed last year have been widely dis
tributed and utilised by ressursh
the United
Praaidlnf Judge
1 —MilUoaa. A. T. Laagjtalft
2 —Wellborn Ed Moaley
t —Coftece etetton,
A. ft M. ( on*M>lktat«d School H. Ek
4 —Steele’e Store Charles Oatrone
5 —Harvoy _N. C. Cole
• —Kurten A F.. Lloyd
7 —Tabor Joe T. Locke
8 —Edge
9 i —Smetana
10 —Bryan, (Carnegie Library).
11 —Bryan, (Courthouae) ^
J.2 —Reliance - ^
13 —Bryan, (Country Club)
14 —Bryan, (City Hall)
15 —Bryan. (North Main Street)...John M. Moore
16 —College Hffla, (Shiloh Hal) V. J. Borttkle
17 —Bryan, (Bowie School) B. H. Dewey, Jr.
18 —Bryan, (Stephen F. Austin
High School) Coulter T. Hoppess
AH campus rmkleats and College Statioa people
residing west of Highway 6 will vote at Precinct S, lo
cated at the A. ft M. Consolidated School Building. HL
E. Burgees will be presiding Judge.
All othere, mostly including reeidewto of Coftege
Hills end those living eaet of Highway 6, will vote at
h V. X Boriskle ia chance.
The 14 state schools, other thaa
A. A M. and the UaivunRg, wiU
bo givtn tho 9 >rnl unused p<iriion
of the prooontly suthsriasd T-uaat
Mate |pro(H-r1#jla» for r.>nfo<l«rst«>
|MMteM te a 66-yuar hull Bag
Thor* will he no incraass la tax-
sines the amendment Is eetf-en-
asdng. tho Tends can he m»d«
svallshU Immediately after tbs
election. Ah assured amount of rrv
eniw for Immediate and future or
derly development of these 14
- I, M v by the 6-rant
tax.
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Shiloh Hall, with
★
You can vote Saturday, August 23 for the College
building Amendment if you are 21 years old, a citizen of
the United States, a resident of Texas for one year, a resi
dent of this county for 6 months, and have paid your poll
tax (unless a former member of the US armed forces, dis
charged within the past 18 months).
If you reside east of Highway 6. you should vote at
Shiloh Hall. You should vota at A \ M. Consolidated School
If you live west of Highway $. If you live off th« campus,
you should vote at vour respective booth in Bryan. Voting
bootha will be open from 8 a m. to 8 p. m.
This adjustment r. cent tax will
he effective (or 80 poaMk-Some
r w | $45,000,010,000 WiU become sv.il-
E* Gammon .bl* to the 14 school* (luring tho
C. N. Shealv »-F*ur period Th.- approximate
r i ■ mounts svallabU to sash school
L L. r ou raker ^ 30-yqtt period an:
-C. M. Bethany Conoge of Hines and Metallur
gy. *1
■art State Teachers Coflago, / / ,
Commerce. 6S.ft46.000 '/ / /
John Tsrleton Agricultural Co!
logo, StepMnville, $2,566,000. J
North Texas Agricultural Col
lege, Arlington. 93.160,000. ^-T
North Texas State Teachers CoL // }
iegv. Denton. $5,670,000
Frairie View Agricultural sad / )
Mechanical College, Prairie View, j -y
12.386.000. /77f
Sam Houston State Teachers
Coll.g. , H --v; i, . $2,476,000.
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College, San Marcos. I8-016,000,
Stephen F. Austin State Teach- . /j
. r* Collegs/Na
000
JaoogdocheB, |2,026,-
Sul Ros* State Teachers College,
Alpine, $946,000
Texas College of Arts and Indus
tries. Kingsville. $1,116,000.
Tubus State Cottage for Women,
Pswte% W.lfftJXK).
t f > a ■ Tuchnological
Lulihock, $1446,000.
Wort Texas State Teachers Col-
luaa. Caaroa. IL4l$.0Oo
personnel ihroughout
States.
VOTE TOMC'HK.IW!
Transportation
For Voters
priv-Rt
Texas
mx last year,
tho spring i
TOT* SATURDAY!
To facilitate voting for the
College Building Amendment by
students Saturday, a booth will
be art up tn the Academic Build
ing Friday and Saturday to give
information to veterans on how to
vote. Statements of qua!trica
ns issued from Judge A. 8.
Wars office in the county court-
uea wiU be available.
By contacting men on duty at
e booths transportaion can be
ranged to and from tho polling
plncoa Wives of students who
Mi to vote will also bo te
re of If their names and ad
orn are loft at tho booth.
All those arrangsmsnte wore I
ado by R. Henderson Shuffler,
nd of tho Information and puh-
-attona department who is ro-
onaibie for the get-out-Uw-vote
Alpha Dana Ft Notice
All alumnae of Alpha Delta Pi <
are requested to contact I v o n |
Pewter, Zeta, Box 666, Bryan,
as soon as possible. Information
UMMsralwf pees sat uddrsssn
dates of initiation art needed for |
the state directory
FREE AT LAST!—StudenU from In
dia, China, Egypt, Puerto Rloo, and the
United States posed last Friday to help the
four Indian stndents celebrate their inde
pendence from Greet Britain.
First row, left right, are: T. C. Kata*/
India; Howard W. Spencer. USA; Stadtti
Singh, India; K. L. Gurnaai, India; and Y.
T.^ eh, China.
Second row; A. 8. Heibe, Egypt; R. 8.
Robertson, USA; 8. C. Uae, China; J. K.
Arrieta, Puerto Rice; T. Wu India;
and O. A- QnilicHini. Puerto Rica,'
'TUN row: Louis Morgan, U8A; A. D.
Brae*. Jr„ USA; H. 8. Ku, Chin. , ud X
\ce' rdo. I'uerto Rico. / / -•