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* K Friday, February 1$, 1951 THE BATTALION Fare 3 Garden Club Ends Forum Fundamentals of plant growing in the home and garden were stud ied in a three-day forum held Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in the Memorial Student Center. The meetings were sponsored by the A&M Garden Club as a Forum, for Home Gardeners. A. F. DeWerth, head of the landscape Art Department, con ducted the lectures and lab periods which were held from 9 until 11 each morning and 2 until 4 each afternoon. Advanced students in High School Seniors to Give Plays in March “Ghost Farm,” and “Prom Date,” two one-act plays, will be presented by the Senior Class of Consolidated High School, Thursday night, March 1, in the school auditorium. ■ Originally, the plays were sche duled for Feb. 27, but the A&M- Texas basketball game in Austin that night forced postponment to the later date. The plot of "Ghost Farm” re volves around the death of a rich widow, while "Prom Date” is a comedy depicting the problems of a young girl who has never had a date. Principal Loyd E. Boze is in charge of the murder mystery, and Mrs. A. R. Orr is directing the comedy. Jlelene Boatner and Royce Rod gers have the leading roles in “Ghost Farm.” Supporting roles are given by Reba McDermott, Dorothy Bates, Marie Cobb, Ann Southern, Roland Jones and Luzon Beauchamp. In the comedy, Liz Miller plays B*:p, the girl with the problems, while Luzon Beaucamp plays Ted, her first date. Other members of the cast are Dorothy Spriggs, Mary Frances Bond, Jack Bur- chard and Dick Weick. Intra-Bridge Tournament Set Feb. 19 An Intra-Bridge Tournament will be held Monday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p. m. in the Game Room of the Memorial Student Center, Joe E. Nichols, chairman of the tourna ment said this morning. Winners of this tournament will receive prizes and represent A&M in competition with teams from other schools. ^Winners of inter-school compe tition will attend the National Bridge Tournament in Chicago with all expenses paid by the In tercollegiate Bridge Tournament Committee. v Two pairs of players from the winning school of each of the eight zones in the U. S. will play in the finals at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago Aoril 21 and 22. There will be bridge instruction and regular playing Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Prizes for tournament will be donated by Judson E. Loupot. the Landscape Art Department helped demonstrate various stages of propagation in the lab periods. Thirty Ladies Attend Approximately thirty ladies from the A&M Garden Club at tended the meetings. Pamphlets and mimeographed copies on subjects such as garden soils, soil reaction, parent propa gation, plants in the home, and flower gardening fundamentals were furnished to members of the forum. Also demonstrations were made on the latest gardening ma chinery such as the most modem lawn-mowers, watering devices and seed planters. At today’s meeting, W. M. Ruff and R. E. White, both of the Flortieulture and Landscape Ar chitecture Department, further demonstrated the fudamentals of landscape planting and propaga tion through models, projection slides and lecture. “This was the first of a series of Forums for Home Gardeners,” said Mrs. D. W. Williams, member of the group. Meetings Educational She added that the meetings and the labs were most educational and the ladies attending the meet ings were very interested in hold ing future forums of this type. “The purpose of this first forum was simply to acquaint the mem bers of the club with the fundamen tals of gardening and propaga tion.” Mrs. Williams added. Dates for the future meetings have not been set, but it has been planned that the next meeting will deal with intermediate principals of landscape planting and propaga tion, and that the third meeting will involve the more advanced principals and practices of these subjects, she said. Kennel Club Show Set This Sunday Local dogs will be shown Sun day, Feb. 18, Mrs. Karl E. Elm- quist, president of the Brazos Val ley Kennel Club announced today. The show, with judging sche duled to begin at 2:30, will be held at Hensel Park or at the American Legion grounds in the event of in- clement weather. Out-of-town judges will judge all breeds. There will be no entry fee or admission charge. Entries close at 2 p.m., Sun day. Trophies will be awarded.—- “The public is invited,” Mrs. Elmquist said, “to come and see Brazos Valley’s best dogs.” Maj. James Visits Local Reservist Maj. Leonard N. James, General Staff Corps from Washington, D. C., visited the College Station Or ganized Reserve Corps Instructor’s Office Thursday and Friday, Capt. M. B. Findlay announced today. Maj. James was here represent ing the Executive for ORC Affairs for a field liaison visit While here, Maj. James inspected the new ORC Armory and visited the ORC units at Huntsville. Which "Joe” has the "GABANARO”? Both, of course! The new Arrow “Gabanaro” sports shirt can be worn two ways. Because of the new Arafold collar, it can be worn with or without tie ... looks perfect either way. In your exact collar size and sleeve length (sized to fit all shapes and sizes!) Washable rayon gabardine. ARROWshirts &TIES UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS A SPORTS SHIRTS Faculty and Tigers Tangle To Increase Athletic Fund The annual A&M Consolidated High School Faculty- Tiger B’s basketball game is scheduled for tonight at 7 p. m. in the school gym said Les Richardson, superintendent of A&M Consolidated Schools. The purpose of the game is to raise money for athletic awards to be presented to junior and senior high athletics. “As you know,” Richardson pointed out, “the school has to maintain, and it does, a full athletic program. How ever, we never seem to break even financially. Lloyd Boze, Jim Bevans, Jack Chaney, Othel Chafin, Taylor Riedel, Mau rice Greenvillion, and myself will play the Tigers a regulation four quarter basketball game with the proceeds going to the athletic fund,” Richardson adds. Serving as cheerleaders for the faculty squad will be Miss Margaret Henderson, Walter Barnes, Mrs. Owen Lee, and Mrs. Paul Landrum Jr. Mrs. Lewis Knowles, Mrs. H. S. Creswell, and Mrs. C. P. Parker will be popcorn, soda, and candy vendors at the all- star game. Referees for the cage “tilt” will be Rev. Norman Ander son and C. A. Bonnen while Joe Motheral will give the blow- by-blow description over the loudspeaker. Weldon Maples Moves to Houston Weldon Maples formerly of Col lege Station, moved early this month to Houston to become Agen cy Supervisor for the American General Life Insurance Company, according to an announcement by Burke Baker president of the Com pany. Since his discharge from the Army in 1945, Maples has been a member of the Central Texas Agency for the company and has made an outstanding record in this capacity, leading the entire agency force on more than one occasion. Rotary Club Show Tickets Available Tickets for the Bryan-College Station Rotary Club’s 1951 Var iety Show are on sale at five busi ness houses in Bryan and at the MSC. The 15-act show will he given the evenings of Feb. 22-23 in the Stephen F. Austin high school auditorium in Bryan. E. H. Utzman and J. E. Bethan- court head the ticket sales com mittee. Handling ticket sales in Bryan are Waldrops, WSD, Jones Phar macy, First State Bank and Trust Company and Coronet Furniture Company. Al Church Sunday Rabbi Stillpass to Conduct Special Jewish ‘Sabbath Service’ in YMCA Rabbi Leo J. Stillpass, of Temple B’Nai Israel, of Galveston, will conduct special “Sabbath Services” in the YMCA Chapel, on Saturday, February 16, at 7:15 p. m. Rabbi Stillpass formerly served in the U. S. Navy as a Chaplain. He was active in student work at University of Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College and the University of Tennessee. He is recognized as an outstanding leader in work with college students. These Jewish services were an nounced by Mrs. J. Tauhenhaus, sponsor of the Hillel Foundation. St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel Father Tim Valenta will say Mass at 7, 8, and 10 a. m. in St. Mary’s Chapel Sunday. Confessions will he heard Saturday evening from 6:30 to 7:30. American Lutheran Church Services will be held at 10:45 Sunday morning at the American Lutheran Church. Sunday School and Bible Class will he at 9:30 a. m. A&M Christian Church The Rev. C. W. Ketch will speak Sunday morning at the A&M Christian Church on the topic “Who and What is A Christian?” Sunday School is scheduled for 9:45 a. m. with morning worship at 11 p. m. The DSF group will meet Wednesday afternoon at 5 to discuss the subject of “Why be a Christian.” A&M Church of Christ Regular Sunday morning ser vices will be conducted at the A&M Church of Christ, according to Mr. J. U. Fowler, minister*. Evening services are at 7:15, preceded by Young People’s Meet ing at 6:15. Bible Study will be held Sunday morning- at 9:45. St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel Morning prayer and sermon will be conducted by the Rev. O. G. Helvey with services at 11 a. m., Sunday at St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel. The Aggie Coffee Club and Sun day School will meet at 9:30 a. m. Evening prayer will be conduct ed by students and followed by Young People’s meeting at 6:30. A&M Presbyterian Church The Rev. Norman Anderson, pas- Aggie-ex Recalled To Active Service 1st. Lt. Frank Eugene Lamb, son of Mrs. Kate Patterson of 504 Cherry St., College Station, was recalled to active duty and as signed to the Research and En gineering Division of the Army Chemical Center. The 27-year-old veteran of three years military service, eight months of which was spent in the European Theater of Operations in 1945, is a graduate of A&M and was a chemical engineer in College Station at the time of his recall. tor, of the A&M Presbyterian Church will be the speaker at the Sunday morning service of the A&M Presbyterian Church at 11. Regular services will be held at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. First Baptist Church “The First Commandment” will he the sermon topic of the Rev. O. Byron Richardson. The morning service will be at 10:50, and the evening service will be at 7:15. Sunday School is scheduled for 9:45 a. m. and Training Union will meet at 6:15 p. m. Christian Science Services Man’s identity as the expres sion of Soul, Owd, is made clear in the Lesson-Sermon on “Soul” which will be read in all churches of Christ, Scientist, Sunday Feb. 18. The group meets In the Assem bly Room of the YMCA at 11 a. m. A&M Methodist Church The Rev. James Jackson, pastor of the A&M Methodist Church, will deliver his morning sermon at 11. Sermon topic is ‘‘Magnificent Obsession.” Sunday School will begin at 9:30 a. m. preceded by the Coffee Club at 9:15 a. m. A religious film, “Simon Peter, the Fisherman” will be shown Sun day evening at 7. Bethel Lutheran Church The Rev. W. C. Petersen, pastor, will speak on “Why Should We help the Heathen” at the Bethel Lutheran Church Sunday morning service. Sunday School and Bible Class will be at 9:30 a. m. Lenten Ser vices will be held Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., when the Rev. Petersen will speak on “Christ’s Prayer in Geth- semane.” ■■ X DY A* DYE R5- FUR 3TORAGE HATTERS ymmmvYvwms Loupot’s Trading Post—Agents Be Sure To Attend Church Sunday! BANKING SERVICE COLLEGE STATION’S OWN College Station State Bank North Gate Central Texas Hardware Co. Bryan, Texas • HARDWARE • CHINAWARE • CRYSTAL • GIFTS The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” American Laundry and Dry Cleaners Bryan, Texas Serving the College Station and Bryan Communities Since 1909 First State Bank & Trust Co. BRYAN TEXAS Member Federal Deposit insurance Corporation Henry A Miller & Co. North Gate Hardware Furniture Gifts Phone 4-1145 Calendar of Church Services A&M CHRISTIAN CHURCH 9:46 A.M.—Church School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST 9:45 A.M.—Bible Classes 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:15 P.M.—Youth Meeting A&M METHODIST CHURCH 9:50 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship S. MARY’S CHAPEL St. Mary’s, Sunday Mass, 8:30 and 10 a.m. A&M PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:45 A.M. — Sunday School 11:00 A.M. — Morning Worship Service 6:30 P.M. — Student League and Fel lowship. COLLEGE STATION BAPTIST CHURCH 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School 10:50 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:15 P.M.—Training Union 7:15 P.M.—Evening Worship AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH 9:30 A.M—Bible Class 10:46 A.M.—Worship Service ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 8:00 A.M.—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 Services 6:30 P.M.—Student League 7:30 P.M.—Fellowship Service BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Missouri Synod) 800 S. College Ave. Bryan, Texas 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School and Bible Classes 10:45 a.m.—Morning Worship Service Wednesday Vespers—7:30 p.m. Luther Club—Wed. 8:30 p.m. The Rev. Wm. C. Petersen, pastor CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 7:30 P.M.—Supper Group (3rd. Wed.) 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship Student Publications Texas A&M College City National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bryan, Texas , -- - /-iff ^vi it our children could alwcrys If only they could go through life that w Y- face the difficult steps hand in hand Yvdth 0 e would we But our children grow up and walk ^ ^ strange We canno t cannot always be near when the roaa ^ answer the questions always teach the lessons that have to be e < ^ ^ ghed .ha. have to be answered, or dry the .ears ^ Stren g th ,ha. will But this we can do ... we can 9 ive 0 , s ans wer mysteries . • ■ a always conquer (ear ... a Truth that will our c hjldren to the Comfort that will always heal sorrow. We ca Friend who walks hand in hand with men ... who loves and leads forever. Parents] The Church is your servant in teaching your children the Truth and Faith that will be come their most treasured posses sions. And the Church is the ser vant of Christ in bringing you-and. your little ones to Him. f THE CHURCH FOR ALL .... ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest (actor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a store house of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend service regularly and support the Church. They are; (D For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake ol the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support Plan to go to church on Sunday and read your Bible daily. Copyright 1946 by E. E. Keiiter.Straiburg, Virginia LAUNDROMAT HALF-HOUR LAUNDRY & CLEANERS Authorized Dealer Hamilton (Home) Dryer One Block East of College View Apts. College Station, Texas A&M Grill North Gate THE BEST SUNDAY DINNER IN COLLEGE STATION AFTER CHURCH J. C. 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