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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1952)
A,- r \ Page 4 THE BATTALION Friday, September 12, 1952 DISTINGUISHED MAYOR—With minutes of the last city council meeting before him, Mayor Ernest JLangford sits at the head of the council table at a meeting in Col lege Station City Hall. Langford has been mayor since 1942. College Station Sea tiered City Surrounds A&M The city of College Station al most completely surrounds the in land of state property that is A&M College. The city’s three main sections, 'which aren’t con nected to each other, are each on a different side of the college. The oldest section is to the south, past the hew area dormito ries. It was to this location that professors moved when the col lege’s accelerated building plan pushed them off the campus in the early 1930’s. Houses Moved Many houses were moved bodily- at this time and put down in their present, location. This area has four subdivisions, College Park, the oldest, Breezy Heights, West Park, and Oakwood. It is an area of winding, tree- lined streets. Some of the streets divide to go ’ on both sides of a tree that was growing in the path of the street. Across Highway 6 from East Gate is the largest section of the city. College Hills, Woodland, Ringhoffer, Kelley, and Cooner Additiohs are also the newest and the fastest growing. Like the oth- «r sections, College Hills has sev- >ral parks for the convenience of the residents. Well Known Street Names The streets in this section are tamed for well-known men of the tollege: Walton, Puryear, Kyle, JVIilner, Foster, and others. The third section is behind North Gate. Composed of Boyett and Tauber, this section has most of the city’s churches. It also has the distinction of being the loca tion of the City Hall. The new subdivision near the circle, which is partly in Bx-yan and partly in College Station, is lim ited to personnel from Bryan Air Force Base. Business Districts Each section of the city has its own modern business district and shopping center, making each self- sufficient. Also, each district is a city government ward. The city limits of Bryan and College Station meet off the north boundary of College Station, vfhicjj limits growth in that direction. But the city has unlimited areas toward the east and south, and if the past is any indication, Col lege Station will take advantage of its opportunities and grow with the college. Most Residents Are Employees Mayor Ernest Langford esti mates that less than 50 families in College Station are not connect ed with the college in some way. Almost the entire population either teaches or works at the college, or operates business es tablishments for those who work for the college. “Even when a man has retired from the college, he naturally comes back here to live,” Lang ford said. AGGIELAND Service Station MAGNOLIA GAS & OILS General Auto Repairs WE CALL FOR & DELIVER John J. Bravenec • Owner East Gate Ph. 4-1138 Local Recreation Program Offered For the benefit of people of all ages and sexes in College Statioh, the Recreation Council offers a varied program of social and ath letic activities. The city-sponsored council gives free instruction in all its activi ties. , Among the events are ’softball, square dancing, volleyball, picnics, swimming, and handicrafts. College Station On Safety Honor Roll College Station is on the Na tional Traffic Safety Council hon or roll for the year 1951. , No traffic fatality occurred with in the city limits during the past year. ’* Mayor Langford Began First Term in 1942 By HARRI BAKER Battalion City Editor Not many cities can boast of having the same mayor for 10 years—but -College Station can and does. Erpest Langfprd was first elect ed in 1942. He had been on the city council since the first one organized when the city was in corporated in 1938. Why does he devote so much time to his city ? “Everyone has to have a hobby”, he says. “Col lege Station is mine.” He has been head of A&M’s de partment of architecture since 1929, but the people of College Station think of him mainly as a civic leader. This indicates a double person ality, because thousands of A & M men, past and present, think of him as a great teacher. Fulfilled Dream Teaching is the fulfillment of a dream for Langford. When he was a boy an Bertram, he himself says he “never knew anything but a hammer and a saw”, but from that basis has developed an architec tural ability that he has been able to pass on to his students. Possibly because his father was a building contractor, the boy was Clubs Emphasized In College Station Clubs and organizations, ranging from chapters of national federa tions to informal bridge clubs, round out College Station’s social life. Service clubs for men include the Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary. The women have the A&M Garden Club, a Daughters of the American Revolution chapter, and the Col lege Social Club. Many clubs are jointly Bryan and College Station, like the Art Group and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Instead of PTA organization, College Station has the A&M Con solidated Mothex-s and Dads Club, open to all parents with children in Consolidated School. a competent carpenter even befoi'e he entered A&M in 1909. After he was graduated, he did routine work in an architect’s office in Austin. In 1915, he was offered a job here, teaching drawing and a few architecture courses. Area Housing Is Scarce The College Station area has an acute housing shortage. Incoming professoi’s and married students say it is almost impossible to find a place to rent. On the other hand, prices for buying a house are down consider ably. House prices hei'e are almost five thousand dollars below prices for comparable houses elsewhere in Texas. No new housing projects are planned for the immediate future. In 1919 he went to the Univei'- sity of Illinois, where he received his masters degi'ee in 1924. He retuimed to A&M the next year, to be made head of his department four years later. The quality of Langford’s teach ing is measured by the fact that fxe has many students in his depart ment who are not architectux-e ma jors. They take courses such as the History of Architecture for electives. Should Know Architectui’e Langford believes that everyone should know something about arch-, itectui’e, if only to develop an abil ity to appreciate life. Also, he believes in helping his students as men, to grow up with an eagerness to accept life and its responsibili ties. But what of the future of Mayor Langford and College Station ? He says, “The town will grow, but I personally would like to see it stay a college town, with the restful atmosphere that only a college town can have.” QUEEN — Now Showing ..ANTHONY QUINN imm JOHN MdNTIRE»ANDREA KING „ RAOUL WALSH • * BORDEN CHASE • p.«x*m t» AARON ROSENBERG ^)rue icislincj (jiiciiilij ^Specths ior ... In STONE it may be marble Granite or Limestone But in HARDWARE it's J. W. SORENSON CO. North Gate Phone 4-1145—College Station xperilu till ciiloretl . . . In the fashion that has made Uniform Tailor Shop a real tradition through its many years with *'01 Army ,, . . . "another AGGIE tradition’* Mendl & Hornak s Uniform Tailor Shop PALACE TOMTE — PREVIEW 11 P.M. Also Wed. thru Sat. f ! ! soon Marilyn Monroe SATURDAY MTE PREVIEW 11 P.M. Also Sun. thru Tues. 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