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Pauline Mclnturff, Elora Dale, Ruth Thompson, and Katy Michal-
ski are engaged in routine analysis work in the laboratory of the
State Chemist’s Office on the Campus.
Dorothy Copeland, Fran Gardner, and Katherine Saunders are
* busy analyzing soil samples in the State Chemist’s Laboratory.
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THE COLLEGIATE SHOPPE
Vet. Student’s Wives Find
Many Interesting Jobs
By NANCY LYTLE
Many of the students’ wives on the Campus have found
interesting and rewarding jobs working for the Agronomy
Department in the State Chemist’s office and laboratory
located in the Old Experiment Station Building.
The State Chemist, Dr. J. F. Fudge, is responsible for
seeing that certain state laws are carried out so that the
farmer will not buy feeds, fertiL-f
izers, and economic poisons of an
inferior quality
All fertilizer control in the
state is handled through the
State Chemist’s office, and all
analytical work in connection
with state feed laws is done
here. In cooperation with the
Department of Agriculture at
Austin, the State Chemist does
the analytical work on official
samples of economic poisons.
The State Chemist’s office also
handles routine chemical analysis
of research samples for the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Taking part in the State Chem
ist’s work are T. L. Ogier, associ
ate state chemist in charge of the
routine analytical laboratory, and
Ewing E. Brown, assistant state
chemist in charge of microscopic
work.
The Soil Chemistry and Fertility
section of the Department of
Agronomy is located here with
Dr. Fudge as Professor in charge
and Dr. H. E. Hampton, Dr. L. C.
Kapp, Dr. Carl E. Ferguson, J. C.
Smith, and M. K. Thornton on the
staff.
A soil testing laboratory is lo
cated here also, under the direc
tion of Dr. Kapp. The laboratories
analyze several thousand samples
a -year for the Experiment Station.
Most of the girls employed in
the office and laboratories are
students’ wives. Fran Gardner,
Katherine Saunders, and Dorothy
Copeland run chemical analyses
for fat, water, ash, and crude
fiber content of commercial
feeds. Fran’s husband is a Pe
troleum Engineering major;
Katherine’s is taking Veterinary
Medicine, and Dorothy’s is a
Physical Education major.
Ruth Thompson and Pauline Mc
lnturff run routine analyses for
nitrogen in commercial fertilizers
and soils and for protein in feeds.
Ruth’s husband is a Chemical En
gineering major, and Pauline’s is
taking Animal Husbandry.
Elora Dale and Vera Quinn run
routine analyses for potash in
commercial fertilizers. Elora’s hus
band is an Architectural Eng. ma
jor. Vera’s husband is not a stu
dent.
Katy Michalski and Jean King
do chemical analyses for the total
phosphoric acid content of commer
cial fertilizers and soils. Katy’s
husband majors in Agricultural
Ed., and Jean’s husband is another
Vet. Medicine major.
Jeanne De Mottier and Waldo
Walker are technicians on the
staff.
Frances Fehrmann and Frances
Ellison are technical assistants in
the soil testing laboratory. Both
of their husbands are Petroleum
Engineering majors.
In the office are Rosie Paul,
Frances Ponthieux, Slzie Cobb,
Betty Farr, and Pat Spalding. El-
zie is chief clerk. Betty’s husband
will graduate in June in Electrical
Eng. Pat’s is getting his master’s
in Animal Husbandry. Rosie’s hus
band is an Agronomy major.
Judge Hughes
Gives Subject
For Talk
“Woman, A Half Citizen,” will
be the subject of an address by
Judge . Sarah T. Hughes when she
speaks before the Bryan-College
Station Branch of The American
Association of University Women
at a luncheon on March 19th. The
luncheon is to be held at 1:15 p.m.
at the Maggie Parker Dining
Room. Members of the local Bus
iness and Professional Women’s
Club and guests have been invited
to attend.
Judge Hughes, state chairman
of the committee on economic
and legal status of women,
AAUW, is judge of the 14th Dis
trict, Dallas, Texas. She is also
first vice-president of the Na
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Mrs. A. W. Melloh and Mrs.
Leonard Wing are co-chairmen for
the luncheon. They are assisted
by the following committees: Mrs.
Price Hobgood and Mrs. Ben Fer
guson, decorations; Mrs. J. C. Mil
ler, general planning; Mrs. John
Edwardson and Mrs. H. P. Rigs
by, publicity; Mrs. Leonard Wing,
Miss Lucy Harrison, Miss Frances
Arnold, courtesies; Mrs. Chas. N.
Shepardson, hospitality.
Mrs. Leroy L. Fouraker is
regent of the LaVillita Chapter,
College Station, of the DAR.
She is delegate to the Golden
Jubilee Conference of the Texas
DAR to be held in Galveston
March 20-23.
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Pat Spalding and Betty Farr are two student’s wives who are
helping to carry on the work of the State Chemist’s Office located in
the Old Experiment Station Building. Both couples live in College
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Five and Two Club
Is Organized
The Freshman Veterinary Wives’
Club met last Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. W. W. Buck, Mun-
nerlyn Village.
The president, Mrs. C. D. Bour-
ke, presided during the business
session. Members decided upon
two meetings a month, the 2nd
and 4th Thursdays, and upon the
name “5 and 2 Club.”
Mrs. Thomas B. Angel Jr. was
elected candidate for Cotton Ball
Duchess. Mrs. Warren, B. Ross,
Mrs. John L. Harper, and Mrs.
Buck were chosen to be the May
Party committee.
After the business meeting, cold
drinks, potato chips, and sand
wiches were served to the follow
ing: Mrs. Virgil Patterson, Mrs.
James C. Mullins, Mrs. G. Ken
drick, Mrs. Dick Lewis, Mrs. An
gel, Mrs. Stewart N. McLeod, Mrs.
Otho C. Collins Ji\, Mrs. Bourke,
Mrs. Robert J. Goodwin, Mrs.
James Carroll, Mrs. Ross, Mrs.
Harper, and the hostess.
Hostesses for this meeting were
Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Angel.
Five-0 Club
Meets to Plan
Membership Tea
The Five-0 Club met Thursday
evening at the Bryan Country
Club to make plans for the Mem
bership Tea which they are giving
March 20.
The club president, Mrs. Kather
ine Saunders, presided over the
business session. Final plans were
made for the tea which will be
held in the South Solarium of the
YMCA on Sunday, March 20, from
3 to 5 p.m.
According to the club reporter,
Dorothy Neville, the tea is being
given mainly to interest the wives
of members of the junior class of
Veterinary Medicine who have not
yet joined the Five-0 Club. The
veterinary faculty wives are invit
ed and also members of the ’49er
Club as a token of appreciation
for the help they gave the Five-0
Club in getting organized, last
spring.
Bulletin Board
V.M. ’51 WIVES CLUB, Wed
nesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Ash
and Eisenhower.
FRESHMAN VETERINARY
CLUB, 8 p.m., March 24 in the
Cabinet Room of the YMCA. Mrs.
Arlee McLeod and Mrs. Francis
Collins as hostesses.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
WIVES’ CLUB, picnic, Sunday,
March 20, at 3:30 p.m. in Hensel
Park, located just beyond the traf
fic circle on College Ave. All fam
ilies of Industrial Ed. majors are
invited.
College Women’s Social Club
Holds A Musical Meeting
The College Women’s Social Club met Friday at 3 p.m. in Sbisa Hall. Mrs. M. T. Har
rington, the president, presided. After the reading of the minutes by the secretary, Mrs.
Bryant Holland, and the report by the treasurer, Mrs. F. R. Jones, the president an
nounced that election of officers would be held at the March meeting. She appointed a
nomination committee composed of Mesdames T. W. Leland, P. W. Barnes, P. P. Brison,
Norman Rode, and D. L. Belcher.
LaVillita DAR
Studies Indians
At Meeting
, 49er Club
Hears Review
Mrs. Herschel Burgess reviewed
Robert Browning’s “The Ring and
the Book” at the March 9 meeting
of the ’49er Club. The meeting
was held in the Assembly Room
of the College Station YMCA.
A short business meeting was
held before the review, and brief
plans for a dinner dance to be
given March 18 were discussed.
Refreshments were served after
the, review by the following hos
tesses: Mesdames Virginia Hart,
Helen Riddle, Ann Waddell.
The next regular meeting of the
’49er Club will be held on March
23 in the South Solarium of the
College Station YMCA. At that
time Mr. John Cummings will dis
cuss American Furniture.
DAR Conference
Attracts Officials
Mrs. Roscoe C. O’ Byrne, the
president general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, is
scheduled to be present for the
state D.A.R. Golden Jubilee Con
ference to be held in Galveston
from March 20 to March 23.
The College Station delegate to
the conference will be Mrs. L. L.
Fouraker, regent of the La Villita
Chapter, College Station.
The La Villita Chapter, DAR,
of College Station met Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs.
Nance in College Park.
The April program as given in
the year book was changed to this
March meeting, due to the dates
of the State Conference which will
be held in Galveston March 20-24.
Program leaders were Mrs.
Richard E. Callender, American
Indians; Miss Lucy Brogdon,
Ellis Island.
The paper prepared by Mrs. Cal
lender gave a brief history of the
Indians of colonial days on the
eastern coast, and some engrav
ings were shown made by Theo
dore De Bry before 1700, after a
visit to America. A number of
pictures of the Navajos were also
shown, which gave an idea of their
way of life today. Many of these
Indians are now in colleges, and
an outline was given of the educa
tional work now being done by the
DAR for these First Americans.
The importance of offering them
more educational advantages was
stressed. Mrs. J. J. Sperry pre
sented this part of the program.
Delegates to the Golden Jubi
lee Conference, Mrs. Leroy L.
Fouraker and Mrs. F. B. Brown,
will make their report to the
chapter at the April meeting
which will be held in the home
of Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Nance served small sand
wiches and colonial tarts with hot
punch at the conclusion of the
meeting.
4- Mrs. D. W. Fleming extended an-i
invitation to the members to at
tend the A.A.U.W. luncheon to be
given for Judge ,Sarah T. Hughes
on Saturday March 19. Mrs. W.
W. Armistead announced that the
next meeting of the College Em
ployees’ Dinner Club will be held
on March 17, in Buttons and Bows
style, although there will be ball
room as well as square dancing.
At the conclusion of the club’s
Enter Your Baby
In Woman’s Page
Baby Contest
In case you may have missed
them last week, here are the rules
for the woman’s page baby con
test:
(1) Anyone connected with the
College in any way may enter pic
tures of their babies.
(2) There is a two-and-one-
half year age limit.
(3) Pictures should be black
and white glossy prints, though
snapshots are allowed. If sending
snapshots, it is better to send the
negative. Chlidren will make a
better appearance in a head view.
(4) Deadline for the contest
will be announced later, as will
the prizes.
(5) All pictures received which
follow rule 3 will be published in
the Women’s Corner as soon as
cuts can be made.
(6) At the end of the contest,
all pictures will be given to a
judging committee for the award
ing of prizes. The decision of the
judges will be final.
(7) Send pictures in to the Bat
talion, Women’s Corner, Room 202
Goodwin Hall, A&M Campus.
if--:
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Sue Nell Popejoy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Popejoy of
College View, is 18 months old.
She is one of the first entries
in the baby contest, now under
way.
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Gerry M. Monson, Jr., age 16
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Mrs. Holeyfield
Gives Party
Mrs. Tom Holeyfield, who lives
in Veteran’s Village, entertained
sixteen of her neighbors with a
Stanley Party last Wednesday eve
ning. Mre. Lois Lykins, the deal
er, conducted games and demon
strated the products she had for
sale.
The favorite game was a contest
in which Mrs. Lykins read a part
of several proverbs and the ladies
supplied the missing portion or
word. Margaret Stone and Lauda
Geeslin won prizes for the most
correct answers.
business, the president turned the
meeting over to the general chair
man, Mrs. J. E. Roberts who in
troduced Mrs. Grace Krug, direc
tor of the Harmony Club. The
following program was presented
by the choral group: Morning.
Hymn-Henschel, The Piper from
over the Way—Brahe, Spirit Flow
er—Campbeil-Tipton, The Voice in
the Old Village Choir—Woods. Mrs.
Howard Furr, soloist, sang “The
Awakening” by Spross and “Open
Your Heart” by Bizet. Mrs. Ralph
Steen was the accompanist. Mem- - ’
bers of the Harmony Club are:
Mesdames T. W. Leland, Edward
Brush, W. V. Nedderman, S. E.
Crites, P. W. Barker, J. B. Coon,
M. T. Harrington, W. L. Penber-
thy, W. L. Horsley, J. H. Bass,
T. H. Terrell, F. I. Dahlberg, E. M.
Hildebrand, W. W. Caudill, How
ard Furr, Jack Pound, Daniel Dus-
sell, and F. W. Hensel.
After the musical program, Mrs.,
Roberts invited the guests to tea,
served from two beautifully ap
pointed tables covered with lace
cloths. An impressive silver can
delabrum filled with yellow candles
placed in the center of each table,
formed the principal decoration.
This was surrounded at the base-
by yellow jonquils and English ivy,
which also entwined the candela
brum. Mesdames J. E. Marsh, W.
L. Penberthy, I. B. Boughton, and
A. D. Folweiler poured coffee and
tea from silver services. Mints
and toasted cheese strips were also
served.
Mrs. S. A. Lynch was general'
chairman for the meeting, assist
ed by Mesdames Fred Farrar,
chairman of decorations, Ralph
Lee, and Bennie Zinn. Mrs. R. D.
Lewis was in charge of refresh
ments. Hostesses were Mesdames
W. E. Schenk, Fred Smith, John
Zinn, L. C. Kapp, Vernon Young,, ,
J. P. Clark, L. R. Richardson, H r
J. Miles, R. V. Jarvi, A. W. Crain,
and R. L. Peurifoy.
The next meeting will be on '
March 25 at which time there will
be a display of Treasures from
Around the World contributed by
members of the club.
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