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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1949)
in teSttcatifonai iJuiiSIng • i g "^ A&M Methodist Open New Student Lounge, GameRoom WALLACE BRIDGES, CARL THOMAS, and BILLY SEALEY are pictured in the A&M Method ist Church Lounge. The lounge was built by the L. A. WEBB FUND. By BUDDY LUCE In keeping with its policy of pro viding Aggies a home away from home, the A&M Methodist Church has made another step forward in its program of religious education through the completion of its new educational building. One block from the North Gate, the new building houses the Wes ley Foundation, which organization encompasses students and other young people throughout the na tion. The outstanding feature of the new building is the lounge and its accompanying game room. The lounge is adequately furnished with modem stuffed chairs, tables, sofas, end tables, magazine racks and a matching Zenith radio-pho nograph. Particularly attractive and eye-catching are the draperies on the windows and a blackboard curtain. The game room is on the sec ond floor of the three-story building, and is equipped with a pool table, ping pong tables, cro quet sets, and other game equip ment. The lounge and game room were furnished and equipped through the use of funds in the L. A. Webb Fund set up by Mrs. Webb in mem ory of the late L. A. Webb, an iti nerate Methodist preacher. The idea of the lounge came from Rev. James F. Jackson, who obtained permission from Mrs. Webb to use the funds for the purpose. The lounge will be enlarged and extend ed when the rest of the church plan is completed. Open for the use of students and guests at all times, the lounge is also used for Wesley Foundation meetings, Board of Education meetings, receptions, and for meet ings of the Campus-Church Rela tions Committee. Completed in the spring of 1948, the educational building is the first of three units which will make up the completed church plan. The other two units planned are the student center and the sanctuary. Also included in the building are the offices of Ferris Baker, church director, and Asbury Lenox, asso ciate pastor. Large classrooms make up the rest of the second floor. A small chapel is incorpor ated in the third floor plan. The completion of the new build ing, lounge, game room and other facilities open for the betterment of Methodism in this community is the beginning of a completely new religious program which is now being formulated by the church and its associated organi zations. This new program is to be printed and publicized soon. Austin and I Are Ready to Go . . . Old Man Pfeuffer Wishes To Retire, Reporter Finds By E. H. BUNJES, JR. “Yep, sonny, I’ve been around a long time. Why I was just coming into young manhood when old man Gathright Hall passed away (rest his soul).” The sage old gentleman speak ing is Pfeuffer Hall. You all know him. He has been quietly sitting next to the Academic Building for lo these many years seeing things and doing things and lately getting sort of set in his ways. He is getting old and wrinkled and his great beard long ago turned gray. FOR THOSE WHO DEMAND THE BEST . . . College Shoe Repair North Gate JOHNSON’S UPHOLSTERY SHOP SEAT COVERS Plastic — Straw Convertible Tops Back of Eagle Office BRYAN Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted By DR. JOHN S. CALDWELL Some of the Aggies who have classes with him shout long and loud to do away with the old man. The cries became so deafening this reporter decided, that to be fair, an interview of old man Pfeuffer Hall should be made. These are the old man’s views on the matter: “Well, I hate to offend any body. Why, I didn’t dream that the boys felt thata way toward me. It didn’t use to be such. Back when I was a youngster I had a lot of cadets under my wing. That was in the days when the school was all military. Ev ery student was in the “corps” in my rooms. The Aggie Band and some of them lived right here lived with me for a time though it wasn’t very big then—about 25 members as I recollect. “Yep, a plenty has happened since I came along in ’87. When I was born, people were already grumbling about old man Gath right Hall. Tear him down, they said. He was facing the same thing then that I am now it seems. I guess our once pretty design is drab next to that youngen, the new student center. “When Gathright and I reigned supreme, there wasn’t any such thing as the “T” Association. That bunch was known as “The Wear ers of the “C” then. They were the hearty lads that first tackled the accursed ‘Varsity’, that is—the TU Longhorns as it is known today. Since then I’ve seen our team go clean up to the top—namely the great year of 1939. National Champs, you know. “Presidents have come and gone, new buildings have popped up from the prairie; the government finally apprehended Chief Sit ting Bull; new states have been added to the union; three major wars have been fought, and the Schmoo was created—all in my lifetime. “Oh yes! I’ve seen better days— glorious days, but now my ribs contain smelly laboratories full of test-tubes and bottles, white rats stuffed with dope, yowling cats, and a few class rooms. I suppose I’ve outlived my usefulness. I am fairly well worn out. “So I’ll say this, and you can quote me, sonny. I am ready to go. Austin Hall and I are in agree ment. We old fellows must make way for all these youngens coming up in the future like the student center. Tell the folks that will you? Now leave me alone, I’m getting a crick in my back again.” ZIGGY TALENT, another per former with Vaughn Monroe, will appear here February 12. The group will appear in Guion Hall and at the Military Ball. British statesman Cecil John Rhodes went to Natal in 1870— the year diamonds were discovered in the Kimberly fields—and the next year struck it rich. Before he was 19 he was financially hide- pendent. ■—Office— Caldwell’s Jewelry Store Bryan, Texas PICK-UP SHOP 418 NORTH MAIN, BRYAN — New — Officers Wool Pinks and Greens .... New Army Khaki Pants .... Combat Boots .... Field Shoes ... Para-troop'Boots . . . . H. B. T. Coveralls .... B-15 Jackets .... Fatigue Trousers .... 3-Piece Rain Suits. _ Used — M-43 Jackets .... Short Field Jackets . . . Blankets Send THE BATTALION Home The remainder of the school year for only $2.00 SEND TO: Name Street Address City & State ... Interest Rates For GI Loans Will Not Differ Interest rates on Cl loans will be kept at four percent for the present. Decision to keep the inter est rate unchanged was made by Carl R. Gray, Jr., administrator of Veterans Affairs. The administrator made that de cision after consultations with gov ernment leaders, lenders, veterans organizations, and individual vet erans. Decrease in the number of GI loans has been attributed to dif ferent factors in different sections of the country. Some sections cite the high prices of houses. Others point tothe absence of an adequate secondary market. Still others point out that veterans seriously in need of housing have secured it and that potential housing cus tomers are in a “shopping mood.” Veteran enrollment in colleges and universities, like demands for homes, has also decreased 15 per cent .This includes trainees under the GI Bill and disabled veterans training under Public Law 1G. The 15 percent decrease adds up to about 185,000 fewer students during the year. At the same time, the number of veterans in schools below college level showed a 2 percent increase during the same period. This would be an increase of well over 14,000 students during the year. What’s Cooking ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Club, 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, Room 10, Science Building. AGGIE CHRISTIAN FELLOW SHIPS, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, YM CA, Bible Study. . HEART O’ TEXAS CLUB, 7:30 p. m., Thursday, ME Shops Lecture Room. LI’L ABNER ’’ Brain Trust 51PTO- By A1 Capp ! I'VE CALLED ; YOU TOGETHER, 1 BECAUSE I HAVE .A LITTLE PROBLEM. i» WANT A TOWN -*■ ! DESTROYED. M. DOGPATCH .r W/ b I'LL BUILD A NEW BRANCH OF OUR DYNAMITE FACTORY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. IT'LL EXPLODE, MYSTERIOUSLY -AND, THE BEST PART OF IT IS-OUR LOSSES ARE ALL. DEDUCTIBLE. 1 ? TC TOO COMPLICATED// OUR CHEMICAL FACTORIES ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH POISON GAS ACCIDENTALLY -ONE BOMB CAN DROP ON DOGPATCH. TOO BAD//-HOW'S THAT? IJ'I. ABNER .IWbylWl.dl leg. U. S. Pet. Of HOW ABOUT(c^WE-C)THIS ONE?—THE SOLE INDUSTRY OF DOGPATCH IS TURNIPS. IF TURNIP TERMITES GET THE CRCf? DOGPATCH WILL DIE OF STARVATION. THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT TURNIP TERMITES IS WITH TURNIP TERMITE EXTERMINATOR. T CONTROL THAT// j —- WE'LL SIMPLY ) take it off “N THE MARKET.^! IT'S A MASS DEATH ^ SENTENCE.?' Mammy’s (-DAISY MAE BIN GONE A ^ _ MONTH-AN'THET LOUT IS ^0- AS HAPPY AS EVER— HAPPIERTf -AH GOTTA REMIND HIM OF HER"-) ir^ Li’l Abner Got Short’nin’ Brains- By AI Capp LI’L ABNER Three Little Words mm**' THIS IS TH' BIGGEST TURNIP CROP IN ALL TH'GLORIOUS HISTORY OF TURNlPDQM.r AN,' WHUT'S MORE-WE GOT TH' PRICE OF ENUFF TURNIP TERMITE EXTER MINATOR T SAVE TH' CROP FUM TH' TURNIP TERMITES/? -AN'THEM VARMINTS KNOWS WE CAIN'T HARVEST IT UNTIL T'MORROW NIGHT-SO THEY'LL ARRIVE T'MORROW MORNIN; A-DROOLIN'WIF TURNIP HUNGERJr WAL,WE'LL FOOL'EM Tf . OFF WE GOES T'SOFT-HEARTEDJ JOHN'S, VIF A SONG IN OUR HEARTS-T'BUY TH'LIFE- SAVIN' EXTERMINATOR.'/' i-%o u.'H'.fS’oSS By Al Capp Hy/V HL ( YO' HEARD HAINTW none.// WTjS NONEft noneRYjyo ^ The Battalion CLASSIFIED ADS Page 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949 BUSINESS SERVICES HAVE your themes, thesis, typed by ex perts. Phone 2-6705. THE SCRIBE SHOP, 1007 E. 23rd, or see our agent after 5:00 p.m., College View, C-13-A. TYPING—Phone 2-G988. WANTED WANTED—5 or 10 gallon aquarium. E. Flanagan, Aero. Engr. Dept. 2-7110. Robert Wayne Lowe free show it Campus. NEED capable pianist. Interview Thurs day (January 20) at Country Club be tween 1 :00—2:00 p.m., or call 2-5570 for appointment. Clara Howard School of Dance Arts. Box 1706, College. FOR SALE FOR SALE ■—• Portable “Easy Whirldry” washing machine in excellent condition. See it at 506 N. College Ave., Apt. 10. FOR SALE—Blue studio couch, 22-B, Vet Village. GRADUATION SALE—Handmade phono graph console cabinet and automatic record player. Very presentable. .$25.00. Owens, Dorm 15, 232. FOR SALE—Studio couch with slip cover —$25.00. C-19-Z, College View. FOR SALE—One newly overhauled size 28 bicycle. New tires, tubes, bearings, and sturdy carrying basket. Just the thing for campus transportation! For details call 4-7088. FOR SALE—Student desk; excellent con dition. See after 5:00, C-3-W, College View. FOR SALE—Love seat, occasional chair and two end tables. Good condition. Walters, D-8-W, College View. LOST—Girl’s red raincoat. If found please notify B. Baker, 9-426. REWARD—For the return of a small leather traveling bay lost January 3 in the parking lot behind Dorm 11. See Walter Wendlandt, 11-218. REWARD—$2.00 for Parker “51” gold tip pencil. No name on pencil. Turn in to Room 209, Goodwin Hall. Marvin Stockwell Mixon free pass to Campus. LOST—$3.00 reward for K&E slide rule in black case. Initials A. E. scratched on metal ends. Return 209 Goodwin or Allan Eubank, No. 4-425. CHIROPRACTOR Geo. W. Buchanan, D.C. COLONIC X-RAY 305 E. 28th St. Phone 2-6243 SEAT COVERS Plastic or Straw JOHNSON’S UPHOLSTERY SHOP Back of “Eagle” Office Bryan, Texas Phone 2-1232 EXPERT SHOE REPAIRS While You Wait Cowboy boots made to order JONES BOOT SHOP Southside LAUNDER IN LEISURE . . . LAUNDROMAT EQUIPPED ONE-HALF HOUR LAUNDRY —Open Daily 7:30 a.tn.— Last Wash Received— Mon. 7:30 p.m.—Sat. 3:30 p.m. Other days 5:30 p.m. STARCHING & DRYING FACILITIES AVAILABLE STORAGE Store Your Furniture, Foot Lockers, etc. at BURGESS-PUGH Fireproof Warehouse blocks south of Kyle Field on old Highway 6 Phone 4-4236 H. E. BURGESS ’29 MARION PUGH ’41 MONOGRAMS! One day service—Names and initials in gold, silver or colors engraved in leather goods, stationery, etc.- SHAFFER’S BOOK STORE North Gate Phone 4-8814 For the . MODERN KITCHEN Servel Gas Refrigerator Chamber’s Gas Range Bendix Washing Machine WILSON-BEARRIE CO. North Gate Phone 4-8531 PLUMBING and PLUMBING REPAIRS WILSON-BEARRIE CO. North Gate Phone 4-8531 For YOUR Everyday Needs! See our variety merchandise! TAYLOR’S VARIETY STORE (At the new North Gate) SUL ROSS LODGE NO. 1300 A.F.&A.M. Call meeting Thursday, Jan uary 20, at 7:00 p.m. Work and examination in E.A. de gree. J. J. WOOliKET, W.M. W. H. BADGETT, Sec. CANGELOSI BOOT SHOP For fancy, hand-tooled Cowboy Boots, Leather Belts and Billfolds... Expert Boot and Shoe Repair. Place Your order Today For HAND MADE BOOTS Across Street From Bryan Motor Co. Im) cm, a. Hear CONNIE HAINES' new version off "Stormy Weather" ...you'll know! (A Signature Record) That great number that everybody was hum ming back in 1933 comes to life again with Connie Haines’ sensational, new recording. Here’s little Connie Haines, smooth-singing, phono-fan favorite, talking over this all-time hit-tune with fellow musician, Jerry Jerome. 30 DAYS? I'VE SMOKED CAMELS FOR 5 YEARS. THEY'RE MHO AND THEY TASTE SO GOOD! 'id fiew MILP c&n, a ctiateXCt i)t / Make the CAMEL 30-DAY TEST ...and you 11 know! W.MCJ Yes, make the 30-day Camel MildnessTest. See for yourself how mild Camels are. In a recent test of hundreds of people who smoked only Camels for 30 days, noted throat specialists, after making weekly ex aminations, reported NOT ONE SINGLE CASE it5t camels for ME,TOO, CONNIE. I MADE THAT 30-DAY CAMEL MILDNESS test! 1 H (J \ .1? STIC OF THROAT IRRITATION due. to SkiO&iiu iO- iA(cney=gBaeA ^uaicmfee! Smoke Camels and test them in your own "T-Zone.” T for taste, T for throat. If, at any time, you are not convinced that Camels are the mildest cigarette you ever smoked, return the package with the unused Camels and we will refund its full purchase price, plus postage. {Signed) R. J. Reynolds To bacco Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. m HITIONAl fOUNDMION FOR INFANIIIF PHRIUSIS