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Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, November 6, 1951 January Draft Call Biggest Since April--1,471 Slated Austin, Nov. 6—UP)—The biggest draft call since April was relayed yesterday by the state selective service officer from Washington. Texas was called on to deliver 1,471 men in January. That’s more than four times greater than December’s call for 362. “We expected this and it finds us ready,” said Brig. Gen. Paul Wakefield, state selective service director. “We be lieve the calls will get bigger before they get smaller again.” The January quota brings to 31,903 the number of men called for from Texas since fighting began in Korea. Hospital Committee Announces Flans Parliamentary Course Last Session Tonight Instructions on how to or ganize a club from start to finish will be given at the third and final meeting of the parliamentary procedure course sponsored by the Student Activities Office and the English Department. The meeting will be Thursday after yell practice in room 301 Goodwin Hall. It will be conducted by K. F. Pierce of the English Department, who conducted the first two meetings. Refreshments will be served. Basic procedure and parliamen tary details were discussed at the first two meetings. The course has had an average attendance of 25 people a meeting. If sufficient interest is indicated, the course will be repeated each year, said Pete Hardesty of Student Activ ities. “All student senators, club pres idents, and anyone else interested in learning how to organize a club is cordially invited to this meeting,” Hardesty said. Mrs. Belcher Heads Church Ladies Group Mrs. D. L. Belcher was elected president of the College Station Council of Church Women at a recent meeting of the group at the A&M Christian Church. Other officers elected at that meeting Were as follows: first vice-president, Mrs. Lee Thompson; second vice-president, Mrs. Robert Sneed; secretary, Mrs. Harvey Oakes; treasui'er, Mrs. W. E. Briles; reporter - historian, Mrs. Vernon Young. A change in time of the weekly broadcast sponsored by the Council was announced at the meeting. It is now to be at 9:30 each Thurs day morning over WTAW. Mrs. E. G. Smith, retiring pres ident, introduced Mrs. D. Scoates who was program chairman for the day. Mrs. Scoates explained that this day had been designated as World Community Day and called attention to the warm clothing and blankets that had been colleced for Korea. She then introduced Dr. S. R. Gammon, head of the History Department. In keeping with the spirit of World Community Day, Dr. Gam mon used as his topic, “Live Thy Faith”, as he spoke about the his tory of the United Nations. Fol lowing his address, Mrs. E. E. Vezy gave an appropriate devo tional. The Rev. C. W. Ketch, pas tor of the A&M Christian Church, gave the benediction. Amendment (Continued from Page 1) They inticipate lower fire insur ance and better protection. Oppon ents declare the amendment is un- desh'able because it does not place a limit on the size of the dis tricts. They believe commissioners courts already have power to buy county fire fighting equipment. 4—To permit the total amount of bonds that may be issued by the Veterans’ Land Board to be in creased from $25,000,000 to $100,- 000,000. Proponents say the long term, low-interest loans to veterans for farm and ranch purchases benefit the state as well as the veterans by putting idle land into production without costing the state any money. Opponents ans wer that a depression period might cause defaults in payments on the notes, leaving the state burdened with the problem of paying off the bonds from other sources. USE BATTALION CLASSIFIED ADS TO BUY, SELL, RENT OR TRADE. Rates . ... 3c a word per Insertion with a 25c minimum. Space rate in classified section .... 60c per column-inch. Send ail classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must bo received in Student Activities office by 10 a.m. on the day before publication. • FOR SALE • PINK, green shirts, 15%-33. Pink, green trousers, 32, 34-33. Blouses, short coat. A-9-C College View. FOR SALE: 1930 Model A Ford 2-door sedan. $99.50. Mack H. Goode, A&M Press. • WANTED TO BUY • USED CLOTHES and shoes, men’s — women’s — and children’s. Curtains, spreads, dishes, cheap furniture. 002 N. Main, Bryan, Texas. The Hospital Committee of the Student Senate held their first meeting of the year last Friday, in the MSG. Chairman Fred Brison has an nounced that members voted to accept the plan originated by the committee last year for submitting student complaints to the hospital staff. This policy functions through a typical A&M chain of command. Any student having a hospital complaint should report the facts to either his company commander or housemaster. The commander will inform the dormitory senator who in turn presents the case to the Student Senate members of the Hospital Committee. Members of the committee and the hospital staff will work out a solution to the problem disturbing the student. Then, down the chain of command, through the Student Senate and the commander, the student will»be informed of the in vestigation results. Brison urged all students to submit their griev ances against the hospital in the described manner. “Emergency cases requiring im- Lions Club Hears About Craft Shop Mrs. Carl Moeller spoke to mem bers of the College Station Lions Club Monday about the Craft Shop in the MSC. Meeting for their weekly lunch eon, the group heard Mrs. Moeller tell of the many leather, plastic, and ceremics projects carried on by students who take advantage of the Craft Shop facilities. She gave a brief summary of the organization and functions of the Craft Shop Committee. John W. Coffin, deputy district governor of District 2-S-3, gave a short talk after the program. RVs Authorized Shoulder Cords College military officials have authorized the wearing of gold and white shoulder cords by active Ross Volunteer members, Dick Ingles, RV commander, announced todaay. The cords, similar to the ones worn by Gen. Moore Award win ners and Outstanding Cadets, have been ordered and will be presen ted at the Ross Volunteer Initia tion Banquet, Ingles said. The cords will be worn on the uniform, he added. Vet Med Students Will Hear Lecture “All Veterinary students in the School of Veterinary Medicine are excused from their 1 p.m. classes on Thursday, Nov. 8, 1951, to hear a lecture by Dr. B. T. Simms, Chief, Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. This talk will be given in Room 113, New Biological Science Build ing. Attendance is required.” I. B. Boughton, Dean School of Veterinary Medicine • WORK WANTED • WILL KEEP children under year old for working mother. B-5-A, College View. • HELP WANTED • STUDENT for sales work with Houston Chronicle on campus. Contact Trotter, Room 12, YMCA between 7 p.m. and 11 p. m. Tuesday or Thursday. • LOST • ALAMO Heights graduation ring. Earl 6-220. Reward. r 1 — . - Directory of Business Services ALL LINES of Life insurance. Homer Adams, North Gate. Call 4-1217, mediate action by a doctor should be brought to the attention of the cadet officer of the day who with the tactical officer on call will se cure a doctor,” said Col. Joe E. Davis, one of the committeemen. “When such an emergency occurs after 11 p. m., a cadet officer or. non-commissioned officer should immediately contact the assistant commandant, Lt. Col. M. P. Bow den. If none of the aforementioned are available, contact me or Benny A. Zinn, assistant dean of men,” said Col. Davis. RodeoTeamPicked; Schedules Meet A rodeo team consisting of Bob by Rankin, Don Tabb, Lowie Rice, Jack Willingham, George Garrett- son, and Jim Smith was chosen Monday night to represent A&M in the Sul Ross Intercollegiate Rodeo Nov. 15-17 at Alpine. Each member will be competing in three or more events. The stu dents were chosen by the Rodeo Club on the basis of ability and past experience. The Sul Ross show will be held in nearby Marfa. It is the first intercollegiate rodeo' for the A&M team this season. In team stand ings for this year, A&M is fourth in the National Intercollegiate Ro deo Association. The team will leave for Marfa after classes Wednesday, Nov. 14, and return Sunday, Nov. 18. Alpha Zeta Group Hears Elliott Talk Fred Elliott, former county agent in Gonzales, Wilson, and Guade- lupe Counties and now cotton spec ialist for the Extension Service gave an illustrated talk on “Latest Methods and Equipment in Cotton” at the Alpha Zeta meeting last night in the MSC. Alton Enloe was in charge of the program and introduced Elliott. New members of the Texas Al pha Chapter will be selected at the next meeting, announced Jim An derson, chapter president. Out standing seniors and juniors in the School of Agriculture are only considered in this selection. Borden Vet Award Presented Tonight Newton Lamb, director of qual ity control for the southern divi sion of the Borden Company, will present the annual Borden Award tonight at a meeting of the junior chapter of the American Veterin ary Medicine Association, at 7:30 in Francis Hall. This $300 award is given by the Borden Foundation to the veter inary medicine senior with the highest grades in the fii’st three years of veterinary medicine school. Pre-vet school work is not considered in the award. Exchange Board to Meet A meeting of the Exchange Store Advisory Board will be held at the office of the comptroller today. Pipe Contest (Continued from Page 1) to roll. The products of the twitching thumbs were judged on their gen eral appearance and smokeability. A time limit was also scored in this event. Ramey, Anderson Win Winners for these two contests were R. Ramey in the professional class and Kelly Anderson in the amateur division. Ramey is a senior agronomy student from Hereford and Anderson is a senior animal husbandry major from Pampa. The annual pipe smoking con test was under the direction of Frank Scott and was assisted by Allen Pengelly, Truett Fields, and Bob Jones. Judges were Mrs. Ar- hopulos, Hardesty, “Spike” White, assistant to the dean of men for student activities, Maj. C. L. Thom as, Air Force ROTC instructor, Barney Welch, director of intra mural athletics, and C. K. Esten, English instructor. DAR Leader Mrs. Frank Garland Trau State Regent of Texas Society D. A. R. What’s Cooking INDUSTRIAL ED CLUB: Tues day, 7:45 p. m., M. E. Shops, Divisional DAR Meet Opens Here AGRONOMY SOCIETY: Tues day, 7:30 p. m., Assembly Room MSC. AIIE: Tuesday after yell prac tice, Room 3-B MSC.' AMATEUR RADIO CLUB: Tuesday after yell practice, Room 2-C MSC. CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE: Tuesday after yell practice, Room 303 Goodwin. CRAFTS COMMITTEE: Tues day, 8:15 p. m., Craft Shop MSC. Important meeting. EASTLAND-STEPHENS COUNTY CLUB: Tuesday after yell practice, Acd. Bldg. Important meeting. ENTOMOLOGY SOCIETY: Tuesday, 8:00 p. m., Room 104 Sci ence Bldg. Refreshments served after the meeting. FISH & GAME CLUB: Tuesday, 7:00 p. m., Ag. Eng. Bldg., third floor. HILL COUNTY CLUB: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., YMCA Reading Room. Christmas party is to be discussed. Movie, speaker, coffee and donuts. PERMIAN BASIN CLUB: Tues day after yell practice, YMCA Lounge. Emergency meeting about Christmas party. . PRE-LAW SOCIETY: Tuesday after yell practice, Assembly Room YMCA. Sam Hoyle will speak on the subject “Law as a Profession.” PRE-MED PRE-DENTAJj SOC IETY: Tuesday after yell practice, Biology Bldg. Room 107. Going to visit Searcy’s Clinic in Bryan. POULTRY SCIENCE CLUB: Tuesday, E:30 p. m., Room 2-A MSC. Refreshments. RANGE & FORESTRY CLUB: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., third floor Ag. Eng. Bldg. Movies and re- •fypqj'ym PTVi'S! ROBERTSON COUNTY CLUB: Tuesday after yell practice, Good win. Plans will be made for Thanksgiving party. TEXAS ACADEMY OF SCI ENCE: Tuesday, 7:00 p. m., Sci ence Bldg, lecture room. Mrs. Frank Garland Trau, State Regent of the Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, president at the DAR divisional meeting at the MSC at 10 a. m. today. The meeting, in the form of a woi'k clinic, included reports from state officers on the various pro jects and interests of the organ ization. Among the state officers attending, in Addition to Mrs. Trau from Sherman, was Mrs. Ed ward Rowland Barrow of Houston, who is also Vice President General of the National Society of the DAR. Representatives of District 4 came from Athens, Brenham, Bry an, Cameron, College Station, Con roe, Corsicana, Huntsville, Luf kin, Mexia, Nacogdoches, Navaso- ta, Palestine, Tyler, and Waso. La Villita, of College Station, was the hostess chapter. • 4 : StudentsApplyFor Rhodes Awards Marvin Atwins, a senior archi tecture major, and Roddy B. Wal ton, a senior physics major, have applied for Rhodes Scholarships to England’s Oxford University. Dr. T. F. Mayo, head of the English department, will be on the six-man committee to choose the two men that will represent Texas in the distinct competition for the scholarships. This committee will meet in Houston Dec. 12. For the purpose of awarding scholarships, the United States is divided into eight districts of six states each. Each district awards four scholarships. A meeting will be held later in New Orleans to determine the four winners in the district which Texas is in. Dr. Trotter Ill In Bryan Hospital Dr. Ide P. Trotter, dean of the graduate school, is in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan with an acute digestive disorder. A consultant from Galveston was called in to assist Trotter’s doctor. They believe that the dis order will clear up with rest and .time. Four nurses are in atten dance. Mrs. L. S. Paine, Regent of La Villita, welcomed the visitors, in behalf of the local chapter. An arrangement committee com posed of local DAR members was headed by Mrs. R. E. Callender, who was general chairman of the meeting. She was assisted by Mrs. A. C. Baker, Mrs. F. B. Brown, and Mrs. Paine. A “Dutch Treat” luncheon, which concluded the meet, was held in the Assembly Room at 12:30 p. m. Ap proximately 100 DAR members at tended. ‘God of Creation’ Movie Set for ‘Y’ The Aggie Christian Fellowship will present a movie entitled “God of Creation” in the YMCA As sembly Room Wednesday night at 7:30, announced Bill Munnerlyn, vice-president. “The picture will show the as tounding way in which God devel ops the things he creates,” Mun- nerlyn said. “Photographed in beautiful natural color, this .pic ture contains awe-inspiring scenes that disclose the size and number of the heavenly bodies, and ex plains in easy-to-understand lan guages the marvels of the ‘unseen’ world—the realm beneath the mic roscope,” the vice-president added. MEN! Mtisetes available now! BOYS5 From Hollywood to you! HEM.THWJYS WM The Sffar’s Own AMERICA’S WAYS TO HEALTH The World’s fines?/ adjustable/ revolving Barbells and Duntbells Healthwaysfrom Hollywood ore Scientifically De signed! Modern! Makes muscle building easy! Exciting! Fun! Not a fad! Use at home! Be a man! Start now! 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