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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1947)
■ ■ . m « 1/ •4m 4 , ■ TNI BATTALION SUNDAY. T. 1S4T 4 Amon g 131,397 Volumes in Library -J J By Look Monpui Cushing Memorial Library, erected in 1930 at a coat of $225,000, is located directly acroaa the street from the Academic Bufld- ing. The collection of 131,397 volumes which it contains are made available to students through thf assistance of a well-trained staff of library workers. The library is open from ★ f • wm 9 4- ^ nffl I Vi Jw • ' ft ~ ■* (TMIINO Is U» 1 Sf Mw Movies Shown Daily at Guion -Outon Hall, IoonUkI at tha south aod of MlllUry Wslk on tho main campus, provides motion picture en tertainment for students and resi dents of the community. The show opens daily at 1 o’clock and runs continuously until 10:30 a m. Guion Hall Theater, operated under the auspices of the Student Activities Office, is managed by Tom Puddy. Admission prices of 36 cents and 9 cents, tax included, have been kept lower than at any other theater in this area. All ’ r own Hall procrams are pre sented from the state of Gukm Hall. Also, baccalaureate exercises and special religious services are held here. Broadcast facilities, a Hammond organ, and stage light ing are available for special pro grams. Guion Hall seats approximately 1300 persons. One thousand of the latest type cushion seats have re cently been installed on the lower floor. The lobby and front have undergone a complete “face-lift ing" that included a unique color motif, new attraction boards, and a new box office. 8 a m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, until 4 p.m. Saturday, and from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday. Newspapera and periodicals are to bs found on the first of the three floors. Left of the entrance are the scientific and technical journals; to the right, newspapera and pop* ular magazines. Bulletin boards located on the ground floor display current, popular and technical books.' The card catalogues, main loan desk, reference room, and 1 brm- rian’s office are located on the sec ond floor. The card catalogues pro. vide an index of all books, periodi cals, and other publications in the library. Cards are arranged in al phabetical order, and each docu ment is catalogued at least three times—by author’! name, by title, and by subject. The Dewey Decimal Classification system is used. Books can be checked out at the loan desk by filling out one of the three types of library cards. AB books should be returned to the main loan deak on the second floor. The display cases around the wall are filled with current non-fiction books of general interest. In the reference room can bo found dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, hand books, atlases, a visible guide to periodicals, tha Header’s Guide, and an agricultural index. The vertical files art filled with current information from publications and from clippings which are not likely to bo found In boohs. The music room. Asbunr Brows- Ing Room, and the Readers' Ad visors' desk are the main attrac tions of the third floor. The record player and MBS records In the me sic room wore donated by the Carnegie foundation Books about music and composers, as well as scores from operas and symphonlea, are available here. The Asbunr Browsing Room, started by a former A. A M. pro fessor. contains popular non-fiction, fiction, and biographies. AU browsing room books, reouir- ed and reserved books, as well as wrds, are charged from the Readers’ Advisor’s desk. Paul S. Ballance is head libra rian, and Mrs. Wilnora B. Arnold is Reader 1 * Advisor. A&M’s Grading System Is Not As Hard As It Looks r-1 ■ A.AU.'t I and similar systems, confused by tMi Four panning percent range of semester hour, thorn letters are By 4. T. War k rot unique. Many colleges have the same or many freahmen are way it worka. are assigned students. With the each and the number of grade points per country hi every year ma i of the way it ASABAB- -Oae of the alL On that panse te the of the Spring Hortal Henson Ing nrchltorts put thetr wtid according to tha theme for Laat year the theme for the Architectural Society's Beaux Aits Ball waa "Frustrated Ambittona”. la a judges came forth wtth the above two winner*. MIM JEAN MILLER,^ left, who tamo on a hopeful to-be, won the gtrtn’ prise, and E. T. “JAC'U” CROOK, the received first place k the boys’ dlvtoiea. “The OeacrsT wore fear ftanhllgtil bulb-etan os each shoal- With s fUek of the as takes, s short ctr- did the root wtth S little »m iH-nerai wore ionr naaniigm mm head, the stars lit up, (When this picture « cult blow out the stars, so the Balt artist dU white paiat.) 100-92 91-84 83-76 f-“ j l / 75-70 0 In the right hand column are listed the number of grade points per semester hour. It k in dealing with these bother some little values that many students, much to their regret, - -tars forced to become ex-students /A * ^ of A. A M. In order to fW, <t)LONEL G. 8. MELOY. JIU above, in (ommmdnat of CaSete nad Prof moor of MUitary Sc tenor nnd Tncttcn at A. A M. A grad uate of Weot Point. Cot. Meioy wtU begin bio second year at A. A M. this falL A GOOD PLACE TO EAT New York Cafe 118 8. Main Bryan College Hospital Rates Among Best Tbe A. A M College Hospital is one of the finest and moot up-to- date hospitals of any college in tbe United States A modern brick building with steam heat snd hot nnd cold shower baths, the hospital has s capacity of 110 beds, ft Is equipped with operating rooms snd X-ray snd laboratory facilities. Dr. John K. Marsh Is head phy sician of the hospital staff. I ‘Grove 9 Furnishes Outdoor Recreation The Grove is a spacious, outdoor recreational center located at the west end of the main drill field at the A. A M. campus. It provides ample facilities for outdoor dances and parties. The “slab” area consists of ap proximately 40,000 square feet of smooth, maroon concrete for danc ing, skating, and playing. Present plana call for a new bandstand and outdoor sUge. Also included in the plans are new real rooms and a concession stand. . Facilities for showing outdoor movies have been constructed and supervised by the Office of Student Activities. Tbe Grove la available for club and organisational parties through the Student Activities Office. Registration Procedure For Saturday, Sept. 13 Hegtstration of stodonta at the A. A M College Annex will take E lace from It te 4. Saturday, September II. The entire procedure will o conducted In tile gymnasium, beginning at the front entrance. New students will register according to the following schedule: Saturday. September 11 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.—All whoee surnames begin with L, M, N, 0. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.—AU whose surname* begin with P, Q, R, 8. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.—AU whoee surnames begin with C, D, E, P. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.—AU whoee surnames begin with O. H, X, J, K 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.—AU whose surnames begin with A, B. 8 p.m. to 4 p.m.—AU whose surnames begin with T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. Directions I ♦ . ■ - CADKT (XU-ONKIs—Heading tha 0a«w af ObAata far ka 1941-4* bmmm! year will bo BIIX BROWN, above, of (Vhanw. last year be woo tha Caldwell Trophy at Mother’s Day osre- moalen, having beea named the nute'aadlag cadet of the Cadet Corpa. x is iv-iv—mat 0 grade points, the number of a student earns FRESHMEN WELCOME Come Out to An^ielaud and Get Acquainted — Drop by our place and let us show you some very nice SLACKS and SHIRTS . . . . tailor made the Aggie style. Tailor made Slacks at prices below “ready mades”. Tailor made with high back, zippers, and flaps. U B I K’ UNIFORM SPECIALIST North Oitr 7 1. Obtain assignment card at the gym, and follow instructions on the bock. 2. Pay all fees at the Cashier's Desk (gym). 3. Report to the Chief of Hous ing (gym). 4. Report to the Military Science Department (gym). 6. Report to the Registrar’s Sec tion (gym). 6. Veterans obtain approval of book requisitions (gym). 7. Meet classes Monday, tember 15, as scheduled. A Last Tribute Silver Taps is one of the most beautiful ceremonies observed at A. A M. Whenever an Aggie dies, the entire Student Body assembles at 11 o’clock that evening, and with every light extinguished, six bu glers sound “Taps” from the bal cony of the Academic Building. On the night before final review, this same tribute is paid to all Sep- seniors who will be leaving Aggie- land. ijff ■'W* Aggieland Drama Plays A Big Role With Aggie Players In the field of dramatics, A. A M. footers the Aggie Player*, a group of stulents and students’ wives who annually present two or three plays in the Assembly Hall. Under the direction of two members of the English Depart ment, the Aggie Players give stu dents an opportunity to take part in all phases of dramatic produc tion. Last year Art W. Angrist and George J. Dillsvou, members of the English fsculty, were in charge of the Players. During the past two summers the Singing Cadets and Aggie Players have combined to present two light operetta*. “H. M. 8. Pin afore" and 'The \1.k.d«»- Organisations! meetings, to be announced in THE BATTALION, are held In the Musk Hall, acroas from George's Confectionery on the main campus. ty in school, and in good grace* of their respective deans, students must post s certain number of hour* and grade points. Usually this number is 10-10—that is, 10 hours and 10 | Computation of the points which s • J s semester can be explained by example: I Assume that a student poets a B" in Chemldtiy 101, whkh is a course. By multiplying 4 mm* t (the tatter figure is the NMhber of xrsde points per tames- Ur hour), a student will find that ha has earned I grade points for that particular course. Thus, by adding the toUl number W hour* and grad* p<nnU for each rourw. Agglei can at ones kit whether or not they hare become a member of list Infamous campus •ockty—The Doan’s Tsam." The Doan's Tsam Is a formal list of students sent out by the ad- mlnlstraiinn twice sach semester, tl contains the names of those men who appear to be unable, by hook, crook, or juct brains, to post the remilred number of grade points and hours—usually 10-10. Appearing on the Dean’s Team usually results In an Increase In hMT and grade point reouiremente. Simple, Isn't It? Getting on the Dean's Team, that Is. Tht best advice to freshmen who feel that their nsmes will be In the next edition of the list, or to those who** names are already on the roster, le to get off as soon as pos sible. How T Lay off wine, women, and *ong, and study, stady. stady* Uniform Notice The major portion of the re- Muirrdl uniform in furnished by the gevenuaeat and will be ia- saed from Building T-34S at say time during the week when sta- de«u are set regularly ached a led fer other aetivitka. Additional usiform supplies may be purebred from the Ex change Store of the A. A M. College Annex. DR. N.-B.! McNUTT D E N T I I T Office in Parker Building Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 8-1487 Bryan, Tosaa DR JOHN P. ABBOTT, kft. and EI THER A. “LUKR - It ARR1NON. Hill be AnaUtant to the Dena of the College nnd Aa- nintMt to the Dena of Meet, eeapectlvely. DR. ABBOTT, form erly with the A. A M. EngUnh Department, waa named during the summer. HARRIHON. a former member of the Pbysknl Education staff and A. A M. graduate of 19S8. waa appointed by Dean of Men W. L» Penberthy. Wei come Freshmen -Publications— Continued from Page 1 printer* on September 16, will have 484 pages, and THE 1948 LONGHORN ia expected to be equally as large. Next year’s an nual will be edited by Henry T. “Tommy’’ John and Bobby Lee Williamson. They were elected last spring by the veterans and junior Claes, respectively. John la a veteran student from San Antonio, studying Mechanical Engineering. A member of the Class of ’48, he served in the Ma rine Corps. Williamson, a Cadet Corps member, is In Company F, Infantry. From Zephyr, Texas, he le studying Agricultural Educa tion and is In tne Claad of '49. THE LONGHORN Is divided in to flva sections for easy refsr- , snee—administration, diasses, se nior favorites and Vanity Fair, sports, and campus activities. Each year a prominent figure in the United States selects six or eight beauties among senior fa vorites, and the winners are placed under the Vanity Fair section. Al Capp, creator of the comic strip. Lit Abner, made the selections for THE 1947 LONGHORN. THE LONGHORN office ia lo cated on the second floor of Good win Hall. Students interested la joining the staff are requested to contact the editors in THE LONG HORN office. L. A M. FOOD MARKET FRRR DELIVERY TO COLLEGE STATION Fh. MIM DIAMOND EDGE POCKET KNIVES A SPORTING GOODS HillcresI Hardware 2018 Colkft Rotd Visit our store for Regulation r, J • 'fw i 'll Ja/) Uniforms and Equipment. Every . item is moderately priced and will M L ? L * / T . ijr | / / give you good looks plus long wear. CONWAY 8 CO. 215 WIN* MU Bryan From Um Poat Offtoo i .I ■— - Yj /■ * ( , i '