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Thursday Meeting Set For Moms & Dads Club A&M Consolidated's Mothei- and Dad’s Club will meet Thursday Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of the Consolidated High School fiuilding, announced Fred R. Brison, president, today. Plans for the next scheduled event—the Pet Show—and considera tion of the proposed budget will be discussed. Following is the proposed budget for 1950-51: Income Item Aomunt Balance on hand Magazine subscxiptions Pet and Mutt Show Chi’istmas cards Membership dues Community supper Spring activity Community chest $ 45.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 1^5.00 500.00 300.00 1,000.00 $2,770.00 Expenditures Item Amount Library t Playground Equipment •Chairs, folding Health Movie Proj. Record Players Film Rental Reception Supt’s Fund Contingencies Entire School and Books Community 700 Gymnasium 700 Each Room 700 Jr. High 160 Two for Elem 400 and one each in Jr. and Sr. H.S. All Schools 700 Entertainment Faculty & community.. All Schools 700 Submitted by Budget Committee: Dr. Chas. LaMottee G. W. Litton Fred R. Brison L. S. Richardson E. C. Kiipple $400.00 . 645.00 . 425.00 ■ 75.00 . 215.00 . 310.00 200.00 30.00 400.00 74.00 $2,770.00 New School Bus Purchased Here ’^A&M Consolidated schools have received a new school bus accord ing to L. S. Richardson, superin tendent of schools. The new bus, a 54 passenger Ford, will be used to supplement the city bus now used to pick up the Consolidated students, Rich ardson said. The bus will be used to take stu dents on field trips, athletic trips, end music trips as well as trans porting them to and from school, the superintendent said. ^There has been no definite route set for the bus as yet, according to Richardson. 3 Short Courses Set for Novemher Three short courses have been scheduled to be held at A&M dur ing November. The Tetfas Nutrition Conference will be held Nov. 2-3. Dr. J. R. Couch is chairman. It is sponsored by the Biochemistry and Nutrition Department. More than 120 are ex pected to attend. •The Fourth Annual Job Training and Safety Conference, of which W. W. Mills is chairman, will be held - Nov. 3-4. An attendance of 100 is expected. Industrial Exten- sjon Service is sponsor. More than 100 are expected to attend the meetings of the South western Section of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, to be held Nov. 10-11. The Bio chemistry and Nutrition depart ment is sponsor. Dr. John R. Trot ter of the Arkansas School of Medi cine is chairman. Mrs. W. F. Farrar Undergoes Treatment Mrs. W. F. Farrar of 225 Ash- burn Street, underwent surgical treatment yesterday in the Bryan Hospital. Mr. Farrar is employed by the college business and ac counting department. Battalion City News - Society WED., NOV. 1, 1950 Page 3 Board Hears New Building Proposals A proposed elementary school building for the Consolidated School System has been under dis cussion recently, said Superinten dent Les Richardson this morning. Yesterday afternoon the Elemen tary School Board met with a committee of three teachers to discuss classroom lighting, color, seating, flooring, wall space, and shelving, as well as the displace ment of drinking fountains, lava tories and playground areas., Mrs. Fred L. Sloop, first-grade teacher; Mrs. C. K. Leighton, third-grade’ teacher; and Mrs. G. B. Holzmann, fourth-grade teach er; are the members of the com mittee which met with the school board. This group served as an advis ory committee last year for arch itecture students here at A&M. They gave their ideas on what teachers want in elementary schools, Richardson added. Complete AUTO CHECK . . . . Yes and we do mean complete. Our expert re pairmen will check your car from bumper to bump er. Low cost! Drive in 1 today! . JANAC BROS. GARAGE & SERVICE STATION 1911 South College Ph. 2-8740 Leland Addresses Accounting Society Professor T. W. Leland, head department of Business Adminis tration, was guest speaker at a meeting of the Accounting Soc iety in the Psysics lecture room last week. His speech was primarily con cerned with recent developments in accounting. In regards to pre sent trends in accounting, Leland called attention to the demand now being widely expressed for more unifoivnity in the presentation of public statements by business or ganizations. Plans were discussed in regards to a panel discussion to be held at the next meeting, and a com mittee was appointed to choose a chairman for the panel. Herbarium Gets Grass Specimens A select set of 369 grass speci mens from the Hebarium if the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, has been received by the Tracy Herbarium, Depart ment of Range and Forestry, ac cording to Dr. F. W. Gould, cura tor of the Tracy Herbarium. These grasses came on the con ventional specimen exchange that is maintained between the her- beria of this, and of foreign coun tries. Included in the set are plants from 23 states, and from seven foreign countries. There are now some 11,000 grass specimens in the Herbarium files mostly from Texas and adja cent areas of the United States and Mexico, Dr. Gould said. “Serving the Aggies and their Families’ , State Wo-Det ULTRA MODERN CABINS (for the end of a perfect day) North of Sulphur Springs Rd. on Hwy. 6 South Rt. 3, Bryan, Texas Phone 6-2024 Scout Week Includes Hike, Church Meet Girl Scouts and Brownies of the various troops in the College Station area have been participating in the ac tivities of National Girl Scout Week which began last Saturday, Mrs. Don Williams, Executive Secretary of the local Girl Scout council, said yesterday. Saturday morning, together with their leaders and assistant leaders, the girls of each troop met and hiked to the girl scout hut. As soon as the troops had assembled, a song service was held. A flag ceremony and games followed the singing and at noon a lunch was served before the troops were dis missed. Each troop chose a local church to attend as a group Sunday. Troops 14, 2, and 1, with their respective leaders Mrs. Joel Har per, Mrs. J. W. Kiipple, and Mrs. W. G. Meade, attended the Pres byterian Church, while troops 20 and 21 with their leaders, Mrs. John C. Adams and Mx-s. J. W. Sorenson, visited the Church of Christ. The Baptist Church was host to Troop 15 and Mrs. W- J- Dodson, and troops 5 and 13 with Mrs. S. W. Gould and Mrs. Bill Henderson, attended the Episcopal and Metho dist chui’ches respectively. Today each troop will meet for its regular weekly gathering. The programs, in keeping with the Na tional Girl Scout theme, “Impor tant Days in Scouting,” will be given by the troop leaders. VFW Auxiliaries to Hold Game Party Commander C. C. Wren and President Nan Thompson of the Brazos County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4692 and Auxiliary an nounce a game party they will sponsor to be held Thursday even ing, Nov. 4 in Bryan. The Woman’s Club, 708 Bryan Avenue, will be the place of the meeting. The party will consist of card games, “42” and dominoes, and refreshmens will be served. A door prize will be given for both men and women. A fee of 50<j! per person will be charged, with money to be used locally in the V. F. W. treasury as needed. The, public is invited to attend, the president said. Promenaders Hold Club Square Dance Approximately 70 people attend ed the supper and square-dance held by The Promenaders Satur day, night on Patranella'Slab be hind Consolidated School, The supper started at 6:45 p. m. and was followed by square-danc ing. 5 The Promenaders is a group of people which get together every other Saturday for square-dancing, said Mrs. H. A. Luther, chairman. . For these affairs they use rec ords, which are at times substi tuted by “callers” from the group. Agronomist Meet Set in Cincinnati The annual meeting of American Agronomist and Soil Scientist is being held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio, said Dr. R. C. Potts, pi’ofessor of Agronomy. The meeting Will be attended by top Agronomists and Soil Scientists of America. Other members from the Agro nomy Depaifment and the Expei'i- ment Station attending the meet ing are: Dr. J. E. Adams, J. B. Page, A. W. Crain, T. R. Richmond, E. C. Holt, E. H. Templin, and graduate student Doyle Peters. Reserve Unit Holds Weekend Meeting The 4004th Research and develop ment unit of the Army reserve went on active duty at A&M over the past weekend. The unit, composed of scientists, engineers, and research specialists assigned to the unit on a selective basis, is one of the last reserve units to go on a two day home- station training tour. Capt. Albert W. Stockwell, unit instructor, and his staff are in ad ministrative chafge of the unit. Williams at Safety Meet E. L. Williams, vice-director of Texas Engineering Extension Ser vice, will participate in the annual meeting of the Fort Worth Safety Council, Nov. 1 at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth. Begins November 6 Ross Chamberlain looks at his winning poster “Tiger Genie” in the main hall at Consolidated High School. His poster placed first in the boys’ division of poster contest at Consolidated last week. Glenda Brown and Wanda Goodwin won first place honors in the girls’ division.) Second places went to Louis Street and Liz Miller, and to James Johnson. Social Events Calendar Compiled for November (A social calendar has been compiled by the Battalion society editor for your convenience for the month of November. Why not exit this calendar out and keep it for reference?—The Editors.) Wednesday, Nov. 1 Newcomers Club 2 p. m. Art Group 2 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 2 Extension Service Club 3 p. m. Dames Club 7:30 p. m. Veteran Wives Bridge Club 7:30 p. m. A A U W International Re lations Study Group 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 St. Thomas Episcopal Church Bazaar ‘All Saints Day’ Mass Tomorrow This morning at 6:45 Mass Was celebrated in honor of “All Saints Day” at St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel. “All Saints Day” is a holy day of obligation. Thursday, “All Souls Day” Mass will be celebrated at 6:45 a. m., and Friday, being the first Friday of the month another Mass will be said at the same time, A special Mass will be said for the football players Saturday at 6:45 a. m. This Mass is celebrated before each home-game, and this Saturday’s Mass is also a first Saturday celebration. Vet Med to Send Four to Meeting Four members of the School of Veterinary Medicine will attend the 33rd annual convention of the Southern Veterinary Medical Asso ciation to be held in Dallas Nov. 6-8. Delegates from the A&M staff who will attend and take part in the program are Dr. W. W. Armi- stead, Dr. R. D. Turk, Dr. L. C. Grumbles, and Dean I. B. Bough- ton. Dr. Taylor P. Rowe of Rich mond, Vt., is the president of the association. Sessions will be held in the Baker Hotel. Nutrition Course To Meet in MSC The Biochemistry and Nutrition Department is sponsoring a Nu trition short course to be held at A&M on Nov. 2nd and 3rd. Thursday morning, Nov. 2nd, participants of the coui’se will tour the agricultural facilities of the college. The same night a banquet for an expected 110 course parti-? cipants will be held in the Assem bly Room of the Memorial Student Center. Tickets for the banquet may be secured at the registi’ation desk. The course will close at 5 p. m. Friday, Nov. 3rd. McDowell to Talk To Geology Club A. N. McDowell, of the geology department, will speak to the Geo logy Club at a special meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1. at 7:50 p. m. in room 2A and 2B of the Memorial Student Center. His talk will come fi’om a paper entitled “Model Investigation of Salt Dome Structure,” written by McDowell and Travis J. Parker, also of the geology department. Slide illustrations will accompany the presentation, and refreshments I will be served. r 2>l*84m Loupot’s 'Trading Post—Agents Wednesday, Nov. 8 Ait Group 2 p. m. Town Hall 8 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 9 La Vallita Chapter DAR 7:30 p. m. A&M Consolidated Variety Show Friday, Nov. 10 A&M Garden Club 3 p. m. Monday, Nov. 13 AAUW 7:30 p. m. Bryan Artist’s Series 8 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Handicraft Group 9:30 a. m. Chamber of Commei’ce 2 p. m. Child Study Group 3 p. m. Campus Study Club 3 p.m. A&M Gai’den Club Flower Show Musical Arts Guild 8 p. m. Pet Show at A&M Consoli dated Wednesday, Nov. 15 Newcomers Club 2 p. m. Art Group 2 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 16 Extension Service Club 3 p. m. Dames Club 7:30 p. m. Veteran’s Wives Bridge Club 7:30 p. m. College Dinner Club Friday, Nov. 17 Foods Group 1:15 p. m. Monday, Nov. 20 A&M Film Society 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 Recreational Council 9:30 a. m. Poultry Science Banquet AAUW Drama Group 8 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 Art Group 2 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 23 Veterans Wives Bridge Club 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 Campus Study Club 3 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 30 Regional Extension Service Conference. TU Football Game, Austin William J. Waldrip Joins Range Dept. William J. Waldrip, of Wichita Falls, has been appointed instruct or in the Department of Range and Forestry, Dr. V. A. Young, head of the department announced to day. Waldrip will assume the teach ing duties formerly held by David G. Wilson, assistant professor, now on extended leave of absence for military service. He will also have a part time appointment with the Texas Agri cultural Experiment Station, Dr. Young said. Wilson has reported for duty with the 4020 Regiment at Camp Chaffee at Fort Smith, Arkan sas. National FRA Week Plans Made by High School Group By TOM ROUNTREE A&M Consolidated’s chapter of Future Homemakers of America will begin their observance of Future Homemakers Week with a formal installation of officers Mon day, Nov.-6 at 7:30 p. m. Officers for this year will he in stalled in a candlelight ceremony in the library of Consolidated High School. Parents of the girls and all Consolidated teachers are in vited to attend the cei’emony, ac cording to Mrs. W. K. Frey, spon sor. Officers Installed Officers who will be installed are Celeste Curran, pi’esident; Mary Frances Bond, vice-president; Doi’- othy Spriggs, recording secretary; Reba McDermott, treasurer; Doi’o- thy Bates, coi’responding secretary; Liz Miller, parliamentarian; Sara Puddy, reporter; Martha Ergle, sergeant-at-arms; and Wanda Goodman, song leader. Election of the officers for the following year are held in the spring of every year. Installation of officers will be followed by a x-eception for parents and teachers. Girls who are in their first year of home economics have been assigned a class at Consoli dated grade school and they will talk to the students on “Essentials of An Adequate Diet.” The girls will talk to the grade school stu dents Tuesday, Nov. 7. Brazos Home Economists Meet Today Brazos County home economists will gather for an informal meeting and party in the Memorial Student Centex-, Wednesday evening, Nov ember 1, at 7:30. A recent survey by a county committee of the Texas Home Eco nomics Association shows more than 80 home economists reside in the area. The meeting will offer an oppox-tunity to meet socially and to assist financially with the fund for national headquartex-s to be built in Washington, D. C. Bess Edwards, former president of the Texas Home Economics As sociation, and district agent for the Agricultural Extension Sex-vice at Stephenville, will discuss the headquax-tex-s fund, and a special px-oject of the Association called “Consumer Speaks” during- the evening. Every home economist, employed px-ofessionally or at home, is wel come to attend the social and bring guests to play canasta and bridge. The committee arx-anging the event is Jessie Whitaci*e, Syl via Cover, Mrs. L. P. Gabbard and Fx-ances Ax-nold. FFA Group Hears Convention Report The Collegiate Chapter of Fu- tux-e Farmers of America met in the agricultural engineering lec ture room, Monday, Oct. 23. After the regular business meet ing, Wilfred Eckerman and Bob Griffin, Ag Education seniors, ac count of their trip to the National Future Farmers of America Con vention at Kansas City. Doughnuts and coffee were sex-ved following the meeting. Cake and Pie Plates Available at School People leaving plates for cakes and pies donated for the community supper at the A&M Consolidated School last week can pick them up in the Home Economics Depart ment at the school, according to Mrs. Joe Motherall, a co-chairman of the supper. In the talks, the girls will ex plain what various nutrients do for the body and use blackboard drawings to illustrate. Another feature of the girls’ talks will be “Loading the Nutri tion Train.” This will be done by drawing a train on the blackboard and as they tell the students what foods a person needs each day they will fill one of the railroad cars with that type of food. The students will be given a pamphlet, “Texas Food Standard,” which is published by the A&M Ex tension Service listing the daily nutritional needs of an individual. As the “loading of the nutrition tx-ain” progx-esses the students will look at the pamphlet and draw a “nutrition train” at their desks as the girls at the blackboards fill the train. Girls who will talk to first grade students are Polly Carney, Jove- line Elbrich, Mary Lois German, and Marilyn Floeck. Second grade students will hear Sandra Couch, Bertha Greer, and Dorothy Huff. Sylvia Havel and Elise Marquat will talk to the third graders. Students Talks Fourth grade will listen to Judie Warren and Marian Gaddis and the fifth graders will hear Ann Wil liams and Margie Wox-sham. The Consolidated chapter will be host to future Homemakers of America district at which they are a member Saturday Nov. 11. This district is comprised of eight to ten counties. The meeting will be held in the ballroom of the Memorial Student Center from 10 to 12 a. m. At 12, the visitox-s will be served box- lunches. Principal speaker for the meet ing- will be Mrs. Eloise T. Johnson, family life education specialist for the A&M Extension Sexvice. Mrs. Johnson will speak on “Growing With Our Family.” “Strengthening Our Family” “The main theme of the meeting . will be “strengthening our family,” according to Mrs. Frey. District president last year was Liz Miller of Consolidated. She will ■ preside at the opening of the meet ing. Officers for the coming year* 1 will be installed at the meeting. , President for this year is Louise Street of Consolidated. Louise will speak to the visitors on “Family Life Today.” The Consolidated chapter is expecting approximately 200 visitors from the other chap ters in the distinct. Activities of the week will be dosed when the girls of the chap ter attend church Sunday, Nov. 12 in a group. The church that the girls will attend will be voted upon this week during- their regular meeting. To be a member of the Future Homemakers of America the girl must have had one year of home economics or be presently enrolled in a home economics course. There are forty-three girls in the,.. Consolidated chapter. In Princeton, New Jersey, there is always a friendly gathering of Princeton students at the Campus Center. And as in university cam pus haunts everywhere, ice-cold Coca-Cola helps make these get- togethers something to remember. As a refreshing pause from the study grind, or when the gang gathers around—Coke belongs. Ask for it either way ... both trade-marks mean the same thing. BOTUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY THE BRYAN COCA-COLA BOTTLINCx CO. Auoduio^ Dp^-ojo^ am 'oj6l © PLATE LUNCH 60c One Meat Two Vegetables Bread & Butter Dessert, and Coffee or Tea WILSON S CAFETERIA 40c One Salad Two Vegetables Bread & Butter Coffee or Tea NORTH GATE COLLEGE