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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
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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
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for only
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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.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
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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!
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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!
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OF THROAT IRRITATION
due. to SkiO&iiu
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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.
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