Mrs. A1 Nelson Named President
Of Garden Club for 1949-50
Officers for the 1949-50 club year were elected by the*
A&M Garden Club members at the regular meeting Friday
afternoon. New officers who will assume duties this fall
are:. Mesdames A1 Nelson, president; 0. K. Smith, vice-
president; P. W. Bruns, second vice-president; T. A. Adcock,
third vice-president; Edward
Brush, secretary; Carl Ferguson,
treasurer; and W. M. Potts, re
porter.
Mrs. Fred Hale presided at the
meeting and called for reports
from the treasurer and the various
committees. Mrs. 0. K. Smith,
chairman for the annual flower
show to be held this year on April
20, passed copies of the schedule
* and flower show rules to the mem
bers. Committees for the show
have been appointed and plans are
well under way.
Mrs. E. L. Angell, who had
prepared charts for growing
annuals successfully, was called
out of town by illness. Mrs. f. E.
Roberts delivered the paper in
her absence. Mrs. Angell’s report
claimed year round bloom with
annuals, but she admitted that
good luck in weather conditions
« was as important as good care
of the plants.
Mrs. W. M. Potts strongly rec
ommended planting summer bulbs
for bloom during the hot dry
.months and also because so many
require little care. For College
Station-Bryan climate she suggest
ed planting Caladium of which
there are about fifty varieties;
Tuberoses, Lillies, Dahlias, which
can be grown from seed as well
as tubers; Gannas, Daffodils, Ox-
alis and Daylilies, as well as Span
ish Iris.
The last speaker of the after
noon, Mrs. Marion Pugh, spoke on
“Ideas and Originality in Flower
Arrangements.” She stressed the
basic rules in the art of flower
‘arranging, but challenged each
member to attempt something new
with her final statement: “Orig
inality is created by you and not
.for you.”
The door prizes, 12 gladiola
bulbs, given by Mrs. D. B. Cofer,
was awarded to Mrs. C. M. Sim-
mang. Mrs. J. H. Miliff passed
out the garden calendar.
Mesdames Fred Jensen, E. B.
Middleton, and Cecil Wamble were
responsible for a number of ar
rangements stressing originality.
Succulent plants of several varie
ties made arrangements both novel
and attractive. The plants were
grown in the Jensen greenhouse.
Mrs. Middleton used foliage
turned brown by the recent
snow storm to complement a
brass urn.
Mrs. Wamble scooped out pota
toes, lined them with silver foil
and used them as containers for
those first short-stemmed pansies
from the garden. Then to prove
that all Valentine tables need not
be the conventional red and white,
Mrs. Wamble arranged a tea ta
ble in pink and silver on a blue-
gray cloth.
Hostesses for the afternoon were
Mesdames J. R. Oden, E. F. White,
A. V. Brewer, and V. B. Robinson.
Mrs. Erickson Is
Bridge Hostess
Mrs. Fran Erickson was hostess
for a bridge party, last Tuesday
evening in her College View apart
ment. After a session of bridge,
upside-down cake and coffee were
served to the following guests:
Mrs. Kitty Sommer, Mrs. Doll
Denisen, Mrs. Jean Pratter, Mrs.
Jeanne Rollands, Mrs. Robbie Cau
dle, Mrs. Nancy Lytle, and Mrs.
Mary Cecil True.
High-score prize, a set of hand
made napkins, was wop by Mrs.
Pratter. Second-high prize, a cro
cheted potholder, was won by Mrs.
Denisen.
A&M Student
To Wed Miss
Mary Yopp
The betrothal of Miss Mary Ann
Yopp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Dunlap Yopp of Irving to
Erskine W. MpCants Jr. was an
nounced Sunday. The bridegroom
to be, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Erskine W. McCants, is a student
at A&M.
The Rev. R. S. McKee will offi
ciate at the marriage ceremony
April 13 in the First Presbyterian
Church of Irving. Bobby Goode of
Dallas will be McCant’s best man,
and his other attendants will be
James Mathis of College Station
and Jack Bates of Irving.
Miss Yopp was graduated from
Crozier Technical High School and
attended TSCW where she was a
member of Sigma Tau Delta, hon
orary English fraternity, and the
Music Club.
Airs. Ware Hostess
At Valentine Party
Mrs. Doris Ware was hostess
for a Valentine party and Stanley
party on Monday, Feb. 7, at 7:30
p.m. in her home, 1907 Echols.
Lillien Meriwether won a box
of candy at the Valentine party,
and Mrs. Lois Lykins presented
favors to all the guests during the
Stanley products party.
Your Child’s
Fear Is a Scourge
And a Blessing
MISS MARTHA DEVENPORT, Vanity Fair Winner for Ag-
gieland ’49, was presented to the G u i o n Hall audience Saturday
night by Vaughn Monroe. She was escorted by Loyd Devenport.
She is from Greenville, Texas.
David Taylor Marke of the AP
staff says that fear is at once a
scourge and a blessing to man
kind, and a problem for all par
ents of young children. In an in
terview with Dr. Helen Ross who
is a noted educator and psycho
analyst he learned the following
important facts:
The balance between due cau
tion and undue anxiety is a deli
cate one. That is why parents need
great wisdom and great serenity,
based on an adequate sense of the
matter’s importance, if they are
to guide their children.
We teach children not to turn
on the gas, not to run out into
a busy street, she says. We make
use of our own fears and ac
knowledge to the child that dan
ger exists in the service of his
protection. Mothers and fathers
often are puzzled about this.
Dr. Ross, who lectures at the
University of Chicago and
serves as consultant to social
service groups, believes the so
lution is to help the child avoid
danger without being crippled
by unreasoning fears.
For example, how can we teach
a child that not all dogs are bad
just because one dog knocked him
down before he was strong enough
to keep his balance or experienced
enough to know that the dog was
merely being playful ?
Anxious parents, as a rule, have
anxious children. If the mother is
afraid of the dog, she may com
municate her feeling to the child.
“The subtlety of this communica
tion cannot be overestimated. How
often we hear a mother say: T was
always afraid of thunderstorms,’
and in the same breath complain
that her child comes screaming to
her at the first sound of thunder,”
she remarked.
Under normal conditions chil
dren can usually assimilate one
fright if reassurance of safety
and protection is immediately
forthcoming. A kiss on a bump,
an encouraging smile from
mother is normally enough.
Without this prompt undoing
of a fright, a child may worry
or fret until the scare grows all
out of proportion.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1949 Page 3
BOBBYE RUTH SMITH, from New Gulf, Texas, was chosen
by Vaughn Monroe to appear in the Vanity Fair section of Ag-
gieland ’49. She was escorted on the campus last weekend by Ken
Hudgins.
Removing Suspicions
About Superstitions
By DOROTHY ROE
AP Newsfeatures Writer
NEW YORK—Modern men may
understand the atom and the
fourth dimension, but he still re
fuses to walk under a ladder or let
a black cat cross his path.
The most mature minds cling to
childhood superstitions, sometimes
in fun, often in earnest, says
Claudia de Lys in her new book,
“A Treasury of American Super
stitions” (The Philosophical Libra
ry, N. Y., $5).
Having devoted her entire life
to the study of origins of supersti
tious beliefs throughout the world,
Miss de Lys has assembled her
findings in an impressive and en
tertaining volume which will hold
many surprises for the best in
formed.
Did you know, for instance,
that the girl who darkens her
lashes with mascara is following
an ancient superstition used by
primitives to ward off the “Evil
Eye”?
Did you know that the wearing
of earrings was started as an
amulet, to bring good luck and
ward off bad fortune?
How often have you heard some
one say “Keep your fingers cross
ed!” when awaiting the outcome
of a business deal, a horse race, or
an expected bonanza of good luck?
This superstition, one of the most
widespread in modern times, dates
back to the ancient belief that the
sign of the cross brings good for
tune, says Miss de Lys.
Many superstitions surround the
subject of romance and weddings,
and the overwhelming preference
for white as a bridal gown may
be traced back to the old verse:
The custom of throwing rice at
a wedding also has ancient origins,
Extension Club
Holds Luncheon
The College Station Extension
Service Club held a covered dish
luncheon recently at the home
of Mrs. M. C. Jaynes. The Wel
fare Committee of the club acted
as hostess.
Club members brought mag
azines, books, and cash dona
tions to the meeting for the Lin
coln Negro Elementary School
at College Station. The Welfare
Committee delivered the dona
tions after the meeting.
Members of the Welfare Com
mittee are Mrs. Roy W. Snyder,
chairman; Mrs. Joe L. Matthews,
Mrs. R. H. Bush, and Mrs. A. H.
Walker.
The dining room was decorated
with arrangement of rosebuds
and greenery for the luncheon
which was served buffet style
from the dining table.
Thirty members were present.
says the author. It is believed to
be a survival of ancient religious
rites of the Hindus and Chinese,
who believed rice to be the symbol
of fertility.
The word “honeymoon” orig
inated with the ancient Teutons,
among whom a newly married
couole used to be given a kind
of honey wine to drink, for a
period of one month or “moon”
after marriage.
Fashion also is affected by folk
lore, says Miss de Lys, pointing
out that the modern custom of
wearing a triangular scarf over
the head dates back to an ancient
style based on the belief that the
triangle was a mystic symbol, able
to ward off evil spirits.
The ancients believed the hair
often harbored evil spirits—hence
the phrase—“He gets in my hair.”
Thirteen has been considered an
unlucky number ever since man
learned to count, except among the
Egyptians, who regarded it as
lucky. The number has been call
ed “the devil’s dozen.”
By JAMES MARLOW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (A>)—
The trouble with heart disease is
that doctors don’t know what
causes it.
Yet, it kills more people than
any other ailment. Last year it
killed 625,000 people. It will kill
as many this year.
In an effort to help find the
cause, the American Heart Asso
ciation today begins a one-week
campaign to raise $5,000,000 for
1949.
There are three main kinds of
heart disease: the kind that comes
from rheumatic fever; high blood
pressure; and hardening of the
arteries.
Right now about 7,000,000 peo
ple are walking around with some
form of heart disease.
Some know it. Some won’t know
it till they’re taken to a hospital
and checked over, or until they
have an attack.
The American Heart Associa
tion was founded in 1924 by a
group of doctors. It was entirely
a professional organization which
distributed scientific information
on the heart among doctors.
And it was supported by doc
tors. But last year the association
decided to widen its work by get
ting help from the public and doing
more work in the heart field.
So last year it made its first
campaign for public help and rais
ed about $2,500,000. This year it
Veteran’s Wives
Bridge Club
Invites Members
The Veteran’s Wives’ Bridge
Club met in weekly session Thurs
day evening at 7:30 p. m. in the
YMCA on the Campus.
Marilyn Whitehead won high
score prize, a lovely serving dish.
Edna Beard, second-high winner,
was given a Tulip pot plant.
Eight tables were filled for the
meeting. Club members join in
asking all veteran’s wives to be
come members of this club which
meets regularly at 7:30 on Thurs
day evenings in the YMCA. Dues
are 500 for the first semester that
a wife joins, and 250 for each suc
ceeding semester.
Methodist Circles
Hold Joint Meet
A joint meeting of the four
Methodist women’s circles was
held last Monday evening in the
lounge of the church in College
Station. The A&M Methodist Wes
leyan Service Guild was hostess
for the program.
Members of the Aggie Ruth
Circle, Aggie Wives Circle, Eve
ning Circle, and Wesleyan Guild
were present.
A study of Hawaii was the
theme of the program with Miss
Clarie Hassel giving a devotional,
and Mrs. Ferris Baker telling of
the work done for the Susanna
Desley Home for Girls in Hawaii.
Miss Dorothy Brightwell, rur
al recreation director of the A
&M College Extension Service,
was principal speaker. She dis
cussed the tribal customs, mores
racial and political problems,
and folklore of the eight islands
making up the Hawaiian group.
A business meeting was held
preceeding the program, and Mrs.
O. F. Allen of the Women’s Society
of Christian Service presided. Plans
were discussed for a fellowship
dinner to be held Wednesday, Feb.
16, during Religious Emphasis
Week, and Mrs. W. M. Turner was
appointed chairman of the Plann
ing Committee.
From the World
Of Music
Jussi Bjoerling will make his
first Hollywood Bowl appearance
next September in a joint recital
with his wife, Anna-Lisa Berg,
who will be making her American
debut. She formerly sang at the
Royal Opera in Stockholm. . . .
Following her first appearance
with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
pianist Ania Dorfmann was imme
diately signed for a repeat next
year. . . . Igor Stravinsky will
conduct his “Divertimento,” which
he has recorded for RCA Victor,
with the Houston Symphony, Jan
uary 31st, and in three February
appearances with the Boston Sym
phony. . . . Yehudi Menuhin is
extremely enthusiastic about the
new film in which he appears,
“Concert Magic.” The film is pure
music with no plot or commentary
and Menuhin hopes to make an
other of the same type ... so
prano Eileen Farrell sang Wag
ner’s “Gedichte” song cycle with
the Toronto Symphony recently.
wants double that sum.
The American Heart Associ
ation, the parent body, has 40
local branches: in big cities, or
state-wide, or even regionally,
as in the case of the New Eng
land Heart Association.
How will the money be spent?
This way:
1. To support research. That is,
giving money to centers, or in
helping support doctors, doing re
search in the cause and treatment
of heart disease.
2. In educating the public and
doctors about heart disease by get
ting information to them.
. In helping get better treat
ment for heart cases all over the
country, as in hospital equipment
and room and other aids.
4. Helping out, perhaps, with
higher pay for people handling
heart cases, like curses.
How do you give money in the
campaign? You can do it in one
of two ways:
1. Send it to your local heart
association. The full name of the
local association will vary from
city to city and state to state.
2. Or, send it directly to the
American Heart Association, Box
500, New York, N.Y.
HOLIDAY
Am Adventure in
/ Good Smoking
Children
WILL BE
Children
And spotless school clothes don’t stay that way long.
Let us share your burden . . . keep your youngster’s
hale and hearty in dry cleaned clothes.
CAMPUS CLEANERS
''Over The Exchange Store”
Doctors Don’t Know
Heart Disease Cause
MARTHA KELLER, from Dublin, Texas, was chosen for Ag-
gieland ’49 Vanity Fair. She was escorted last weekend by bands
man Hiram Smith.
SCF Director Visiting
In Bryan-College Area
Mrs. Charley Tidd Cole, director of American rural
child service of the SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION
will spend a week in Bryan and the Brazos Delta area begin
ning Monday, Feb. 14. Mrs. Tom Hillman, area director, has
arranged a schedule of speaking engagements in 6 counties
4 adjacent to Bryan, as well as in
Bryan.
Dishes Are Alike
In Taste Appeal
Cecily Brownstone, the versatile
AP food editor, gives suggestions
for two dishes ... of decidedly
different types, but alike in one
important thing . . . their deli
cious flavoi’.
STUFFED FRANKFURTERS
Ingredients: 9 bacon slices, 2
cups soft bread crumbs, % cup
chopped onion, % teaspoon salt,
% teaspoon pepper, % teaspoon
sage, 9 frankfurters. Method:
Partly cook bacon; drain on
brown paper, reserving fat. Mix
together bread crumbs, onion,
salt, pepper, sage and 3 table
spoons of the bacon fat. Make a
lengthwise slit in each frank
furter. Fill slit with bread stuf
fing. Wrap each frankfurter with
a slice of bacon. Fasten bacon
with toothpicks. Arrange frank
furters in a 3-quart heat-resis
tant glass utility dish. Baek in a
moderate (350°F.) oven for 25
minutes.
Frozen/Cream Cheese and
Fruit Salad
Ingredients: 1 three-ounce pack
age cream cheese, 3 tablespoons
mayonnaise, 1 cup canned sweet
cherries, % cup maraschino cher
ries, 1 cup orange membrane-free
orange sections, 1 cup sliced wal
nuts, 1 cup crushed pineapple
(drained), 1 cup whipping cream.
Method: Allow cream cheese to
stand at room temperature to
soften; cream with mayonnaise.
Cut sweet cherries and maraschino
cherries in halves. Cut orange
sections in thirds. Combine cream
cheese mixture with cherries,
orange, sliced walnuts and pine
apple. Whip cream and fold into
fruit mixture. Pour into 12 cus
tard cups, 5-ounce size. Set cups
in freezing compartment of re
frigerator for about 3 hours, or
until frozen. When salad is frozen
remove from refrigerator and un
mold by slipping a small knife
around salad. Serve on salad
greens.
Mrs. Cole has studied at first,
hand conditions affecting children
all over the nation. She is skilled
in the interpretation of those con
ditions, based on years of exper
ience as a social worker, teacher,
agricultural extension agent, and'
welfare administrator. She visited,
Bryan and the Delta area in 19421
when the work of the SAVE THE !
CHILDREN FEDERATION was
started in Texas. Eighty rural
schools are now under the joint
sponsorship of the E’EDERATION
and clubs, lodges, schools, and so
cial-service m i n ded individuals.
Mrs. Cole will make an inspection
tour of these schools, speaking to
civic groups and SCF committees
in the larger towns of the area.
The itinerary for her week’s
visit includes: Monday, Feb. 14-
Brenham; Tuesday, Caldwell, Cam
eron, and Rockdale; Wednesday,
Franklin and Hearne; Thursday,
Giddings; and Friday, Bryan. Mrs.
Cole will meet with Bryan and Col
lege Station women who have been ■
active in SCF work locally at the
area headquarters in the Masonic
building at 3 p. m. on Friday. She *
will present a program based on
her many interesting experiences
in the field of Child Welfare, af
ter which a short social hour will
be held.
Mrs. Cole’s headquarters while
in the area will be at the E’EDER
ATION area office in the Masonic
building. The forenoons of the
week will be spent in the office,
and anyone interested in child wel
fare, especially its rural phases,
will be welcome to meet Mi’s. Cole.
Quoting Mrs. William C. Pough,
past president, DAR: “Mrs. Cole
is one of the most inspiring speak
ers I have heard. Her detailed
knowledge of conditions affecting-
children, with human interest stor
ies secured at first hand, make her
speeches come alive.”
In using an electric range, place
saucepans, skillets and other uten
sils on units that most nearly
match their size.
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