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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1950)
THE BATTALION Y, MARCH 3, 1950 ; ^ o*8 Who at A&H fa ‘Sweetfae aturday Nigh hi ndlc to Angieton will b* the aeene of hndorUktng of the for. thin year—Satur- M b !>f L »B2 for th! . night’* Sophomore Sweat* , tth the Aggieland Orchestra *u >plyinjg _nusic for the oecasipn, fentivltiCH will get underway at 8:10. [ Six beaudes, representing Texas cities from Paducah near the Pan- ar the aft Soph- George Kadera Tom Calhoun morrow night by a five- group of college officials arid imbers. Included in the sextet will be Mary Louiie Lilies, ah 18-year-old fVeshman at the University of ] foustonAl [iss Liiies, B’S" and 109 Ips. of 'feminine charm, will be es- a sophomore Miss Jackson, lasitc, will be Grover Ellisor Shirley the way from cipate in the fi senior, Carl- Mei l_i.• _ i|| t. _ _aC vICo win TFB With a height et is hr brown hair. Houston’s give added •Jhe appears Kay Jackaon t n. Dallas school. 0-year-old Dai- other entries and wja* named one of tomorrow night' i ' finale. Tho blue-eyed, broom-) hired North Toxae State studeht will enter Sbiea on the arm of 'I 'om Mabray of “A” Coast Artlller; >. Mary Margaret 'Smith, to bo dated by Thurmonrl Munson of “A’’ Company A. S. jyLr completoe i”, MIS. W; with chestnut tdaon will to the Ball when "! *! escort Jack v ndt r oT “A” Plight Air F. 19-year-old ‘®tg H” pi asW is 5’ 4” and tips the seal with ’hair and: ... st wm Anita McDonald Of Dallas, wb withstood competition from m*jny Campus Chest Plans A&M Variety Show I T ■ •a- fe’ifil Cedi Huey Filing Deadline Nearing Bat Competition Slim I As the filing deadline for the ( man of Ward 111, has filed for re- city election draws near, only two! election and to Idate is unopposed, of the five city elective officers! Earnest Langford, veteran may- are being competed for, according or of College vStatipn, is unop- v to reports from Cityr Hall. Fof posed for the city’s top position i councilman of Ward II, the com- 1 a8 ift C. J. Gor?ycki, present cor- petition is quite keen between four : poration court Recorder, who has -candidates. Two men have filed filed for re-election. - I ' n T for councilman of Ward I. The rest of the city offices are running true to the form of past years with only one man filing for each office, these being the present office holders. " R. B. Halpin, present council- m»A of Ward II, and Billie Mitch ell, College Station insurance man, filed Wednesday for the Ward II , position making it ajour-man race with L. S. Berrymait of the A&M mechanical engineering depart ment, and Jack Keesc of the civil engineering department. Competing for the Ward I coun cil position will bo J. A. Orr, pre- flont councilman and professor in the C. E. Department, and Homer 8. Adams, Coliege Station realty rt 1011 - . '. ' * . . .J E. E. Ames, incumbent councii- The moVie “We’ve NeVer Been icked”, pean Bud Barlow’s ot- hestra, ajnd the faculty hillbiliy land will!be featured next Tues- i lay evening in a spedal Guion lall program sponsored by the tudent Campus Chest committee. Admission price will be fifty :ents, Monty Montgomery, Caro ms Chest chairman announced. This' p rogram beginning at 17:30 was. permitted by special iction of the Student Life Commit- I ee after hearing Mongomery’* re- juest on behalf of die Campus Shest. One showing of “We’ve Mover Been Licked” will be made Tuesday evening. "We’ve Never Been' Licked” i* » movie made on the A&M cam- jus. The film attempts to cap the spirit of Aggieland i sarly days of Wofhl War II licture has boon shown many time* on the campus to Aggies who oever seem to tire of seeing it, Montgomery commented. Dean Howard Barlow’s faculty band has achieved State-wide re cognition over the past several years through their music in-the f . i i- * thn Debate Society Tourney Is Set For Mar. 10-11 The A&M Discussion and Debate Society will be host to 10 or 15 debate teams from all over the state at the de bate tournament to be held here March 10-11, Joe Fuller, pres ident of the local society, announ ced today. “Whether or not the United States should nationalize the basic non-agriculture industries” will be the debate question. Senior division of the Aggie de baters is; composed of; James .Farmer and Dan Davis; Joe Perry and Douglas Hearne; Bill Stephen son and George Grupe; Charley Kirkham and Joe Fuller. 1 Both senior and junior colleges will compete in the tournament. Invitations have, been sent to 30 colleges and acceptances have been received from five. The first four rounds will be held Friday afternoon. The six teen best teams of each group will compote Saturday in the eli mination bracket. Many men are needed to act aa chairmen, keep time, and intro duce the teams. Anyone fhtereftted should con tact Harry Hierth of tho English Department, Fuller said. ^ A&M League Hosts To SHSTC Group The College Station ian Student League wil to a group from the Cc byterian League of Ht a supper and tour of the list eyed brown- Angle ton. in The 5’4” blue- red miss is from evkrwear auto PLASTIC SEAT 'COVERS Quilted or Plain Trim %• ** Vi l* ’’. ii" •' !! 15 !' *’ ,,, ‘ ■RF.*-'-"’ ' v ■ • CUSTOM TAILORED TO FIT YOUR CAR Maroon • - While Auto Store yra y. MBUn Qualifications To be eligible for election, a candidate must have lived in Texas one year, and, in the case of the councilmen, he must have 'resided for six months in the ward for which he runs. Those people who have paid their poll tax or have their exemptions and^ live within the respective wards are qualified voters. The parts of College Station in cluded in Ward I are Oakwood Edi tion, College Park, West Park Breeze Heights, Holick Edition, aind the part of Southeast Collegi Park that is within the cify lim its. Ward II includes the area soutlji, of Sulphur Springs road and wea of Highway 6; taking in Collegi Hills. The part of the city north o Sulphur Springs road, including th North Gate area and all of th ■ campus, composes Ward HI. The election will be be nresic ■ ed over by Professor A. Mitchcl ; acting election judge. ‘ i La Fiesta f REGULAR PLATE 65c Chalupa ' Compi Tamales Ench"’ Frijoles Chili Rice Tortillias Tea or Coffee Pralines Bilan’s Original Mexican Restaurant 303 N. College Avenue annual Aggie Follies, presented each year on the evening of All- College Day. The band has a board repertoire of popular danoe selections as well as numerous novelty numbers. ’ Dean of Engineering Barlow serves in the capacities of band leader and drummer. The band has 26 pieces with Burl Erwin, ME Department, vocalizing. {Catering to those who prefer hillbilly music, a faculty hillbilly band will be oh hand to render several folk songs. This band is led by Uncle Ed Harrington of the CE Department. He leads, sings, and strums the guitar. “We’re an ol<{ time band who plays the old time songs like the oldtimers like to hear,’’ commented Uncle Ed when asked what his band was like. , To Raise Funds As additional features to the Campus Chest program, two vocal groups of girls will appear With Barlow’s band. One is a duet and the other, a trio from Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan. Wv P. Singleton, Petroleum ma jor living in Hart Hail, will be on -hand to execute a few Slight of Wand tricks. The famous Aggie Singing Ca dets will also participate on the hour - and - a-half - long Campus Ci^est program of live talent being presented prior to the showing of “We’ve Never Been Licked.” Tickets for this program will go on sale' Monday morning in Stu dent Activities office, Montgomery reported. This program is designed to raise funds in the Camftas Chest campaign being launched Monday, March 1. The campaign will con tinue through Wednesday of next week, Montgomery said. In addition to the program the Campus Chert campaign will con sist of personal solicitations to be conducted through the dormi tories on the main campus and the barracks at the Anhex. Half of the $4,000 quota set by thp Cam pus Chest Committee will go to the sudent body sponsored Twelfth Man Scholarship. Anotheir quartfeb of the quota has been allocated to the World Student Service Fund, an intemation student to student relief organization wqric- i n g through G A R E. The remaining 25 per cent of the Chest money will be held in a reserve fund to meet charitable needs of the student body from time to time, Montgomery said. Montgomery reported that the film “Romance On The High Seas” will be shown at the Annex next Thursday evening, March 9. Like the Guion Hall program, the An nex show will be sponsored by the student senate Campus Chest com mittee. The film will be shewn at the Annex Starting at 7:00 in the idges Named Judging the select group will he Grady Elms, assistant to the di rector of Student^Activities; Sid ney L. Wise, assistant manager of tudent Publication* J Lt. Col. John Kelly, U. S. Air Force; Dr. J. P. Abbott, deap of the School of Arts and Sciences; and M. T. Har rington, president-elect and dean of the college. Selection at the sweetheart will take place approximately midway through the dance. The sweetheart, who will be the class’ duchess to tfae Cotton Ball, will be presented a gift by class President R. A. [“Dick” Ingels. Sbisa’s ceiling wiH be figura tively “lowered”,-!' according to Eric Carlson, chairman of the de corations committee. With multi colored crepe paper draped acrofts the ballroom only a few feet above the heads of the dancers, a bet ter apffearance should be obtained. Carlson said. Light yellow and green is the general color scheme, and balloons will be suspended from the center of the hall. Ferns will add to the surroundings. Carlson issued an appeal for workers last night, as he and his crew began work on the decora tions. Anyone interested in help ing should meet hhn at 7:15 to night in SblsaJ The orchestra will play from the east end of the ha|l Saturday night instead of the usual north position, Carlson added, j Other members of the decora tions committee are David Carna han, John Richardson. Phil Huey, Don Austin, Luther Lentherwood, James Lehman and Doak Neal. Last-Minute Sales Invitations will be available through unit i-ejiresentatives un til noon tomorrow, John Tapley, (See BALL, Page 4) wmmm City Makes In Short 12 w This dp id G ro ear His tty GEORGE CH (Editors Note—this la thi l*at In a series of stories on th< development of the City of Col lege Station.) With tho cstabltsiWiont of its office in a 12 by 2j0 foot room over Aggieland Studio, tho neW^y formed government of Collogc Sta tion was ready to settle Aown and begin business. Councilmen rented ; city govern ment offices, "hired a .secretary, bought a typewriter, and put her to work.” ; Now; they were ready to the money si(tuai rily haU been so remedying the which temporal by a $1,000 k tax collector, local estate men, and citizens, the cfl found out who owned pi ty within city they set up values taxes. Arid in an editorial' i shortly after fi‘l . ’“^7 supper campus cording pastor Church. Presbyter- will play host front the College Pres- Huntsville at nd tour of the A&M turday afternoon ac- Rev. Norman Anderson, A&M Presbyterian Class Meet Changed All Kuril Sociology 408 Class- at the Bryan Country 2130 p. m. Sunday, Dr. Russell, sociology department said today. ^ vV All 408 students will be dismtsft- ed from next Thursday’s Ciasa, ah Kunu es will meejt i Club at 2I3C Dan Russell, h th< Hhnor, which wil be held in; the Country Club. Dke flew IJorLi We Now Have — STEAKS.. 30c FILLET MIGNON STEAK! With Potatoes, Salad, Vege ol n«, yu 118 S. MAIN Mayor Earnest Langford Mayor Langford has announced a that he will ran for re-election t* Ms present post. Filing dead- i line for eity offices Is this/Sat urday. r *f; -y expressed appreciation concovning tho pop ulace’s acceptance; of thu tax,. It road: “The board of; aldermen of the City of College Station are glad that the I habit sals of thl city are accepting the taxes As set up by the ejquklisatloh board with *heir -whole hearted ap proval. It is of the general opin ion that the tape* are equitable and on the right level. When the residenta Of e locality band themselves together and resolve to make theirs a better com- munity hi wMch to live and hc- eept the burdei of financing the W to nake it such, then Is belig made.” Perhaps not like a whirlwind, vas! being made, revenue! coming in from first tax, College Station was t* pay ba:k;its $1,000 debt and buy more le»ks, typewriters, and chairs for it* city office. In 1948, pity offices were moved and expanded at the Burgess Building ait SjUth Ga,te. Paper ■work was hecoi nihg to* big a job for one secretary, so a second Kimrs MEXICAN DINNI! Ralph Stacey, Owner Our' Specialty 60c C,ood 3ocJ.(M 21) S. 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