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r if Designed , Furnished i ^ Shamrock I j ,'+~ • -f Student Center D Ranks Among To ■ By DAVECOSLETT ’ Houston, take note. A&M U about to run you a race in the mod ern design field. Helping the “farmers” accom- ■ • plish. this bold move will be one Robert -p. * Harrell, a Texas-born ... gentleman who has through the y£ars gained auite some ability at determining now the placement of a flower-pot or lamp can cOn- vert the common-place to the uni- ■ que. r And there. seems to be littlp ••• doubt that %ith this gentleman’s help, the Aggie bid for a spot *. in the modern design world, the ‘..•Memorial Student Center, will make the folks who know their stuff on furniture and fixture sit uation sit’ up and take note. t 1 - Harrell,—president of Robert I). Harrell, Inc., Designers and Interior Decorators, happens to be acknowledged by those who l^now as one of the three top people in that line in the nn- tton. 4 ' ; In his offices on the famous Wilshlre Boulevard in Ims Angeles /he creates wlfat ho has copyright- I ttd as '‘rnteimatlonal Modern" de* /sjgit. The vreailon Is Just ns lm- ' jHbsalve eg It-shutids, too, Very ycnemlly siieuklng, that meuns liO takes designs and Ideas from all of the famous cultures of the world, combines and mndcrn- laea them, and comes np with some thing that speak* of the (Jreuk, vKqmhn, th<‘ , Tlhetlan, the - .(t'othlc, the Colonial, the good old - American Main Street, the ultra modern, and several others all rolled up in one. It may sound like kind of an In terior decorator’s hush, but it isn’t. "Take the fabulous Shamrock, for ^instance. 1 _ In the famous Houston hotel, Harrell’s produest accomplishment r-to date, he has probably the best *— I . J K Li—. example of what he means t y “In ternational Modern.” A shoi t tour through the plush lobby v ill be sufficient. Then you can decide ioi yourself. The Californian worked four years on the Shamroc c a handled all the designing, eorating, and furnishing. Tie chitect on the job did only engineering and structural Harrell works on the phil isophy ;r*t- 'v that “no room in the world is tug enough for more than one ideja, preferring to handle all shapes of every job he undertakes. He feels that it is not qijite enough to just decorate and beau tify an inflexible space or rO' im A greater unity and, there] ore, a more complete effect com£s when every phase 6f designing, di coi ing and furnishing a par ;icu construction or room is unc ertak- Graduate Stiiden{ts Make Field Tiri Heady, prof** id Forosuy ment. and a jfroup of J4 4 r l t( l u Harold F. the Hnngo and Form students In Range Mam Agronomy, and Animal lluspuitjlry made a field trip ovur thi end to study I'ango prohlci On Friday, the first day trip, the group traveled up Austin, Fredericksburg, springs, and Del Rio. Baiun continued from Del Rio < Fugle Pass and across to On the final; day of their group journeyed through Port Lavaca, and Ballets They studied brush eradication, range cond the management of range . the Edwards Plateau-, South and Coastal Prairie areas. -4 .1* 'M; I'" ; ; \v - eorator irm nt, wc jk- ! tl Coo rh, Ro jk- y tl i«7 wti Co «yl Hr. d le, rd i .iid -1, i nd en with the same m . idea in mind. Among his other jobs, he counts both the Baylor and the Oklahoma University student unions. Born in Celeste, Texas, Harrell hade the Lone Star State goodbye at the age of 12. He, got the earl ier part of his training in both New York and Los Angeles. This he supplemented with education all over the world! He spent 25 years of the earl ier part of his career teaching at the Darker Brothers School of Design. From there he went into business for himself and quickly rose to his present stature. His Work takes him aU over the Wolrld, ! for he likes to spend as muejh time as possible on the location of each of his jobs. “My family,]’ nays Harrell, “doesn’t jeven Mow who I am anymore.” Mo^t of his time in Los Angeles is spent over a drawing board screatipk and supervising all the Work that goes into all of his designs some of his are in no ay elaborate. In one particular nstancW ho achieved a very start ing effsetj with an automobile c»dllgnt transformed into a spcc- ul llgnilng fixture. | Lights, Incidentally. serve us a good illustration of the thor- ; oughiWss with which he attacks ; • job. Knlher than lighting flx- | tares, he believes In lighting effect^. The fixture, ns far as he Surprisingly enough,m most unique creations iway elaborate. In one Im\ cdurernied, shouldn’t even notleeftble.| Ham II, who is still the consult ing designer for the Shamrock,, jplans t<| have the Memorial Student jCenter jready to turn ovet\ to the ischool by September. / Then the Aggies like the Hous- nites | will be able to proudly j/fion early show mlmiring visitors A&M’s iexample of “International Wn”^ie^igni. History Class Has Field Trip Students of History 314, History of Mexico, are plan ning their second annua) field trip to Mexico during the Eas ter holidays, according to Dr. A1 B. Nelson, sponsor. The group will cross the bor der at Eagle Pass and go to Ros- ita to inspect the silver mine and smelters. fTrom there they will continue to Monclovia and to Sal tillo, the present capital of Coa- huila. After visiting the state archives and the Buena Vista Bat tlefield, they will go to Monterrey to visit the campus of the Univer sity of Monterrey. Reservations are now being made and Dr. Nelson reports that ar rangements are being made to at tend a couple of dances and also spend one day on a Mexican ranch. Dr. Nelson added that many ex- Aggies are now employed in the area of Mexico that the grout) is to visit. He said that two of the men who went on the trip last year made contacts which later led to jobs in Mc*ieo. Agronomy Group Takes ifield Trip An ovgrnight fluid tilt) to th Gulf Goftxt Region of Texas will b»> taken by the Agronomy 417 puMluru ninnaijcemcnt claxit on April ft and 8,. The group will visit the Angle- tOn Experiment Station to study pasture research now under way there. “Stopover*'' will also bo made on aeVeral farm* In HuitIh “anil adjoining counties to study pasture production ami improved pastures In that region. AUUB” a oudly yt\ i ow !//)■( w Thu group will leave .Go) lege Sta in early Wednesday morning and return Thursday afternoon. They will travel by bus and will spend Wednesday night in Houston. Page 4 T H IE BATTALION FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1960 "T 1 !. 1 ’■■i j'rsri 1 w alm,t r v 1 Tex pnd his Tejanos will appar as Club program for .the'Open House left to righit are Tommy Turner, Stanlj Peoples a»d Jimmy Eller. - Annex Sports - (Continued from Page 3) representatives of Flight 11 in two straight contents, 15-1 and IG-S- Beck~ led the airmen with some nice spiking while Buckhoit and Wetx wem outstanding for the lloiid, Scott led Flight 13 to atralght sot victories over Flight k as the two uir out fits put up a great scrap. Flight 13 won lft-10 and 15-11. | * One of the host games' of tho tournanicnt look place whoa Com pany 2 and Company 4 nud on Tuesday afternoon. Conipany 4 won the first game by th« ckMM margin of Ift-lil. In the second contest which (>i- tended Into a “ducce game’’ the Company 2 outfit defeated the musicians on the Spanish Program May 13. From Oakley, Tex Beck, Reddy pany _ "Figntln’ Four” Company 17-16, In the thli-d and deciding |ri r. f, _ „ „ 'ame the Company 2 intry came from be hind to defeat the Olsen iuid Gar cia led 4, 16-12. - OPINIONS- (CoivtigpejJ f<ojn Page 3) Census of the Annwc' Opinions apd Attitudes pn the subject of the Basic Division policy. As is evi dent from the answers given above, a v*st maporlty are In favor o( the Rosie Division program. If any of you readers have any questions suitable for thla column and would like to know what the rest of the Annex thinks, send It to tbi N office and it will receive due consideration ua a question of the Week nominee. * * * The Anhox Freshmen baseball team has been holding Intra-squad contests on the drill field and tho squad seems to be moving along nicely under the coaching of Mr. Esten. The team will hold Its flret contest with Allen Academy on the Aljen Field on Saturday. ' BANKING SERVICE COLLEGE STATION’S OWN '0 ^ 7; ^ ‘ • College Station State Bank North Gate The Exchange Store v “Serving Texas Aggies”, . With Two Stores Main Campus \ A&M Annex *• *" Wilson - Bearrie Company M v FUKMll HE & AFl’MANCES i North Gate CoUege Ktatlon -'v"' American Laundry — and — J; Dry Cleaners - Bryan, Texas - ; I : ’ “ j v Ji X/' Serving the College Station and Bryan Communities Since 1909 First State Bank & Trust Ok always and Mrs. Chirp a*« vary vary busy thsss Spring sgs. It takss molt of thsir tlms to kstp their children well supplied with worms and other dainty Is on which fledg ings thrive, tl icy must be can fit! to return shortly lest some enemy disturb the nest. Too often Mr. and Mrs. Chirp have liad tci defend their children from danger. But fought with all their might, end fr BRYAN}TEXAS Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Henry A.'Miller & Co, North Gate ;v ^ Hardware Phone 4-1145 7 Furniture Gilts —•] they have .V- & 6:00 A & M 8:45 A.M.- 10:45 A-lt- 7:15 a* 9:30 10:00 A.1R 11:00 AJC. 7:3Q P.I I. through their love have raved the babies from calamity. ' And • > it is-that sverj living thing dwells In danger. Malt especially must gtiftrd against evils; for in him they threaten body, mini, and soul. He, like the fledg lings, m ut depend on some power greater and stronger If—a gua i 1 our ref* _ help in trouble.” To Him we must look for love and J protection. To His Chutch.we must come for salvation. than hinself—a guardian of love. “GOE is our refuge and strength, a very present CacnUM ISM. B. B. Kalitrr, Btrubarf. Vi. , i [ Calendar of Church Services T stian Church S w! Irshlp am* of Christ routk Seic ■ Worship ting Church Hour Society Mp , College Station Baptist 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School 10:50 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:15 P.M.—Baptist Training Union 7:15 P.M.—Evening Worship St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel 8:00 AM.—Holy Communion 9:30 A.M.—Aggie Coffee Club 9:30 A.M.—Church School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:30 P.M.—Evening Service 6:30 P.M.—Student League 7:30 P.M.—Fellowship Service Lutheran Church -Bible Class 10:45 AM.—Worship Service A&M Presbyterian Church 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship • xj Floyd’s Radio Shop Serving The Texas Aggies Since 1942 North Gate College Station City National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatior Bryan, Texas The Night Owl y 1 Qf ‘gone And Hot Night’riea hen John Whitmore, our ghost ome up with a review of f‘The rnered by our friends and quei ] | Since Wednesday when i l . the audacity to coine uj we have been cor I quest! as to whether we’ve given up the ship because of uhfavoi criticism. '!/ ' I '1 .7 "1 I/I ' Writer, ' Neva- toned avorable the rounds of the nighteries for the uninhibited and light of hyfirt, - , : i | • **'■ -.1 '! . An inoffensive and unpretentiqus little pater, “The Neva dan” spruces up its wealth of stock western ingredients— disguised as bad man, Federal agent the ferocity and daring of ulous rancher who owns henchmen who always fol saloon pi d behave like chases, et:.—with some and a preoccupation with winking t. spoofing eye at ' o|f the laugh* como f 11 an ■■ tractable (Jeff Corey), j Moat olf the laughs come rro| (hi)rust Tpqker), a pair of “Abbol one /harp i^nd conical (Frank pa; uggeruted iierformancea And wlille we're on tho ■vbJect of , couplt of vote* for tho Filin Hi on the cam;m« If enough Intoi'Ult |a ftho In u coupli of vote* for tho he ram]>ua If enough intorMt h ahotfn by al With inch a plonltudo nf modlonlty in our xoreon faro today, If* to foiiret that tho cmemu, form U eiaaentlur o**lbl / nrxt yoar tho Hucloty could uudoiiukc a pi'eMmtatlan of the hlfttory of tho movlek, tracingItholr uroafena from allaiit to talklex r thono fllma which had tho greutemt Influence on the Indua- ! Burch’s)—corner of North and Carroll. This joint is so jungie-like in its atmosjphere that you expect Tarzajvto leap over the bar any mjn- LAUNDROMAT HALF-HOUB LAUNDRY & CLEANERS Authorigod Dealer Hamilton (Home) Dryer One Block Ea»t of College View ApU. | ^ ‘ l I ! ‘ ! /•: j! ' • 7 ! College Station, Texas -— —f A&M Grill North Gate j,.-• ■ ' T j ;ir THE BEST SUNDAY DINNER IN COLLEGE STATION AFTER \ CHURCH HOLICK’S Shoe Repair Shop North Gate r>v ? ' I • JJ • * Student- Publications 1 !: Texas A&M College ■* >ii r • CoUege Station i- : ,n, blubbery sheriff with tmouse, tyranical and unscrup- town, his devoted and odious i him into the hack room of a f-store cowboys, posse-outlaw original cinecolpr photography nqr that suggests it might be hilariously'unscrupulous bandit i Costello -like outlaw brothers, d art overall hieh 1 indicate aw brothoin. .. otter duH and w ill» ** ami bundanco of cliches and ex- arody. ovlc*, wc might ps well toss which will te orgunixad y students and faculty. Hoty d: tm, the greatest Influence ipplvment Hie slmv nbershlp fee Within the bounds mem and showing those films try, and bringing In guest sneakers) tu supplement, the show, In onlt r to cover rental tees, i membership fee within of even the most tightly-budgeted: pocketbood would be reoulred. Whoth ir or not we start the pociety depends on you. Fill out the blank that r * • ' ■ r ■' it ovsr wil Buck t ow to business Ho mt jippeured in Tuesday’s Batt, or drop up to the office and talk wit) us. We’ve got a gren|t spiel on the deal. .a a_. v to business— 1 j . * Bryan-College Station ’s—College Airport Road. Like Sully, Pfouffer. and the , Franklin’s has become an A&M landmark. If it’s dancirLg Jnk dpwn the cover charge—60c a couple on week-nights, Frankli n’»—Collegi Water Townr, Franklin you want, i lunk down tb $1.20 on Saturday—and shuffle your feet to canned mi dining room, and when its hot, in the patio. Or if you’re the type that likes to soajk your nose in suds, try the bar, an enlarged closet which, when crowded, has the subdu service gooi here. ", try the bar, an enlarged m.uvii. I atmosphere of a yell practice. Food and Beaumont i n Club—Orange Highway. Owned and operated by Aggie- Jimmy, Pete, and Mike Cokonos, the Southern goes out of ''>ys in Southe exes Andy, its way to show the Ho; Cover is 50 ‘ a head. Vith AMC on their collars a good time. i 7 i ilveston \ Sky-way—on Galveston Municipal Airport Road. A targe chan delier rotates slowly above the smooth dance floor, casting its dim yel low light oi the heads of dancin of the romantic song hits charge. ng couples, while a juke box purrs one the day. , It’s the Sky-Way—no cover Dallas I ute. Walls are adorned with jungle murals, everything else engulfed in leopard skin covers. A colored; gent plays an ardent boogie piano and mouths scat songs, whi|e couples .gjt among the dim blue lights and sip their way to cirrhosis of the liwif, No cover, no dancing. ' Swabbie’s—Vickery place, out Greenville Avenue to Vickery. ! Informality is the keyword ftt Swiibbie’s, where a BOr Saturday coyer I a large dance floor to juke box symphonies. Studio Lounge—Oak Lawn at] Lemon. Decorated with u modem charge (gratis admission during tjhc week) gets n doUple dancing oh dance floor to juke box r ‘ ’ i r , -.. P , v ..| — Jiiduy nlglv Gene Austin, the composer pf “My Hluu H ’ * 1 a j A art design, on the^iame^patt^m us jan artist's studio, the Studio Lounge leaven.’ Port Arthur Mil HigjlW Ion—a700 Beaumont Highway, DJnlng and:dancing atrlctly here, but you nay for w|nt you get. Cover Is $1.80 on Hat- Of the rent of the Week, Avalon—2700 Heaumoi the best here, urdny, 00c tho • ii |‘ -i-lf J " j ‘ Fools Matties, Fools Faces . ThU four*ome raught si so informal moment at the Flamingo l,ounge. Jack Willlam- Hon (left). G. Flight senior, and J. D.i Hin ton, C. Battery topkick* (sec his pretty sirlpes) gase silently at the ashtray, while dates Nany Dll) < and A n n Malcolm (Ann was sweetheart of this year’s Junior Ball) en gage in witty patter. Flamingoites—Lowell Raun and ‘'W ho’s Who Taylor drinking e other under the table . . . F. O. Koupmann looking at himself in the bar mirror . . . Charles Neely, Gust Tsesmeiis, Vic Duval, George Lang, playing chug-a-hif: *-«#4 **I .U * BHH BL . ttaufmann, recounting beer bottles ». . Francis Peterson,!our nomination for best waitress in (See NIGHT OWL, Page 6) , — ± A&M METHODIST : CHURCH Yov are cordially invited to at tend all the church services. -..7, P j'X"'’' : ’ L'ni- i' ; Sunday; .7 | 9:S0 A.M.—Church School |.1:00 A.M.—^Morning Worship 7:00 P.M.—Evening Worship Bev. #1 "eMlDinner- program iM ;J