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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1949)
THE BATTALION Jage 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 Local Doctor Anthony Smooths Tribulations of A&M Veterans 1 jjif, ,11' ' | ■ | If you think you’ve got troubles, ■' forget ’em, and step right up to the man who not only handles his own but also those of thousands of other people. His name is Tay lor Wilkins. His official title is Veterans Ad visor, but he’s really a father- — Whitloek-Briehan Marriage is Held Miss Pauline Helen Briehan of Troup and Cleo Collis Whitlock of Dallas were married in Dallas last '■--Friday. Whitlock is a senior Architec ture major who lived in Walton last year. He was graduated from Adamson High School in Dallas and -served three years in the Navy -before returning to A&M. The couple will be at home here ... in College Station for the next se- - mester. confessor to those men who drag down the long green from Uncle Sam at the end of every month. Sitting in his office at the west end of the main floor of Goodwin Hall, Wilkins could easily be mis taken for a cigar manufacturer’s advertisement, for seldom is he found without a stogie either clamped in his mouth or within handy reach. But take away the cigar and you’ll find that he is the man who makes the final decisions on the regulations governing ex - GI’s. The college benefits from Wil kins’ presence too. All the col lection of fees and tuitions for A&M’s veterans are handled through his office. But, as if this were not enough to keep him busy, Wilkins found time yast year to coach the fresh man basketball team. Then he took over the reins of the Aggie softball team and helped them pile up an impressive record. I SPlIlit I!ilf■ . ' Witt' ■ - 1 WELCOME AGGIES! DON’T FORGET — Good grooming begins with your shoes See Us . . . For a job well done in repairing Holick Shoe Repair North Gate Library Ready For New School Year’s Demands Books, books and more books fill the cata- on the second floor. It is here that records for loguing room of Cushing Memorial Library. The the more than 150,000 volumes kept in the library room is located just to the right of the loan desk are compiled. r McCarty Jewelers Welcomes You To WATCH REPAIR HEADQUARTERS WATCH REPAIRING OUR SPECIALTY All Repairs are Made by Certified Watch Maker and Electrically Timed Freshman Band Will Ride To Cowtown, Houston, Austin The Freshman Band of the Class of ’53 may turn out to be the most traveled freshman band in the history of Bryan Field Annex. This fact became apparant when Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, director of the Aggie Band, announced plans for formation of Lthis year’s Freshman Band. Present plans for the Fish Band The Cushing Memorial Library located across the street from the Academic Building on the main campus houses a collection of more than 156,000 books, documents’ and bound periodicals. Approximately 37 people are employed to complete the proces ses necessary to prepare these books for your use. The building, which was com pleted in the summer of 1930, was constructed at a cost of about $215,000 dollars. It was named for Colonel E. B. Cushing, ’89, former president of the board of directors. As you enter the building there is a large lobby which is used for exhibition purposes. Jackets of new books are often displayed there to advertise library addi tions. Two oil paintings, one of Dr. T. O. Walton and one of Dr. W. B. Bizzell, hang on the lobby walls. Newspaper Room The newspaper room on the right of the lobby contains racks for many nationally known papers as well as papers from every sec tion of the state. In this room are the more popular magazines of which Life, Time, Esquire and United States News are but a few. The technical periodical room, where current issues of technical journals are kept, is directly across from the newspaper room. Also located on the first floor are the Acquisitions Department, which handles orders for new books, and the bindery. On the second floor of the build ing are the loan desk and the reference room, together with a file of all the items which are kept in the library. Library Assistants There are library assistants available in the reference room to aid students with research work and in locating the books they need. The Reader’s Guide, The Agri cultural Index, and the Industrial Arts Index are kept *in the refer ence room together with technical reference books for every subject. The music room, which is well equipped with a custom designed phonograph and a large collection of classical music, is located on the third floor. An assistant is there to aid students in selecting and playing the music. The reserve book room, where books designated by professors are kept on file, is also on the third floor. These reserved books are available for library and over night use. In addition, collections of books for required reading are kept in this room. Asbury Browsing Room The Asbury Browsing Room, where books for recreational read ing are kept, is also on the third floor. There are easy chairs and comfortable furnishings to con tribute to a student’s enjoyment of leisure reading. A limited, but selected library is maintained at the Bryan Field Annex. It is located in the Admin- (See LIBRARY, Page 5) SOPHOMORE BOOK SPECIALS Save USED § MARKETING 205—Maynard-Beckman ECONOMICS 203-204—Ise-Meyers EDUCATION 121—Russell-Jude CHEMISTRY 207—Talbot SOCIOLOGY—Ogburne Nimkoff Loupot’s Trading Post save North Gate College Station Ginny T o \v n 1 e y, Huntsville’s Twirler Par Excellence include furnished transportation for the corps trips to Fort Worth and to Houston. The band will also make a trip, with all trans portation furnished, to the Aggie Fish, Texas University Shorthorn football game in Austin. In addition to these three trips, Col. Adams said, there is a strong possibility that the Fish Band will be taken to play for the Fresh man football game between A&M and Rice. Last year’s Freshman Band, numbering 88 men, was named the outstanding military unit at the Annex. And, when the mem bers of the Annex Band joined with the 144 members of> the campus band they constituted the largest college band in the nation. Only one member of last year’s Freshman Band failed to sign up for the campus band to be formed this Fall. Col. Adams announced that no tryouts will be required for the Freshman Band. This will be un necessary, he said, because there will be no need to limit the band membership because of any hous ing shortage. Any Freshman who wants to apply for the band may do so (See BAND, Page 5) WELCOME AGGIES ... FOR Complete Real Estate Service All Lines of General Insurance FOR HOMER ADAMS, ’45 HOME LOTS FARM LAND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 'yr’*r«u 2 Doors East of College Bank PHONE 4-1217 COLLEGE STATION -v*’’ r SAVE 01’ Lou —Welcomes 01’ Army SAVE TO AVE BRING US 5 BOOKS YOU DON’T NEED - AND TRADE FOR 4 THAT YOU DO NEED * SLIDE RULES * DRAWING INSTRUMENTS * NEW & USED LAMPS $10-M up $7-50 up I.E.S. 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