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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1952)
Friday, September 12, 1952 THE BATTALION Page 5 % tr x <5 i V. CS Schools Have Top F acilities College Station has one of Tex as’ most modern small school sys tems. The A&M Consolidated School is composed of a grade school, a junior high school, and a high school. There is also the Lincoln School for Negroes. Combined enrollment of Consoli dated this year is 722. The school plant is located on a 14 acre tract in the Oakwood area, south of the campus. The one story brick high school building was built in 1949. v The classrooms, which have hardwood floors and wall panels, are each painted a different pastel shade. All black-boards are a glareless green, on which only yellow chalk is used. Thirty Instructors Over 30 instructors teach such subjects as English, mathematics, science, home economics, industrial arts, social sciences, music, lang uage, commerce, and Bible. The high school is a member of the Southern Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools, the Texas Interscholastic League, and the National Honor Society of Sec- indary Schools. Besides the main building, the high school has a gynasium with a dressing room, and a unit hous ing the shops and music room. Since more than 95 per cent of the school’s graduates attend some college, it is primarily a college preparatory school. Eighteen cred its are required for graduation. COUNCIL IN SESSION—Discussing business of the City of College Station at their monthly meeting this week are members of the City Council. Left to right, J. Wheel er Barger, city attorney; Wm. Fitch, councilman; Marion Pugh, councilman; Joe Sor rels, councilman; Ernest Langford, mayor; Ran Boswell, city manager; N. M. McGin nis, city secretary; Harry Boyer, councilman; and Howard Badgett, councilman. A City Grew Built Around College The junior high, seventh and eighth grades, is located in a building behind the high school. The junior high places emphasis on helping' the student prepare for specialization in high school. School Facilities Both the junior high and the high school encourage a student government program and other ex tra curricular activities. A rapidly growing library of over five thousand volumes serves the. school system. The elementary school, compos ed of the first six grades, is hous ed in the remaining units of the system. The Sloop Method of phonetic reading used in the elementary school has been adopted by schools all over the nation. It was de veloped by the late Mrs. Fred Sloop, for many years first grade teacher at Consolidated. Mrs. Sloop died last year. Les Richardson is superintendent of the school system. Under him are .7. J. Skrivanek, principal of Ihe high school; W. T. Riedel, principal of the junior high, and W. A. Tarrow, principal of Lin coln School. The School Board for the city is composed of E. E. Brown, C. A. Bonnen, Henry Allen, Ernest J. Redman, Mit Williams, John Rog ers, and Don Vestel. The Mothers and Dads Club, the Kiwanis Club, the College Station Development Association, and the Chamber of Commerce assist the school. They support such annual events as the Pet Show and the Com munity Supper. By HARRI BAKER Battalion City Editor Generally, when a college is to be build, it is located in or near a city. Not so with A&M. 'A col lege was founded in the middle of nowhere, and in due time the city grew up around it. College Station came to have a separate identity from the college, and now calls itself “the home of Texas A&M.” A&M can’t do with out College Station, and College Station can’t do without A&M. The city’s population is approximately 4,500, excluding students residing on the campus. The city was incorporated in October, 1938. A city manager type of government was adopted in 1944, replacing a business man ager system. A mayor and a six- man city council complete the gov- ernment. The distribution system for util ities—lights, water - , and sewer— is owned by the city. Utilities are sold at rates below the state aver age. Unit Headquarters For Reserves Are Here College Station is the headquar ters for two units of the 75th In fantry reserve division. They are the 75th Division Ar tillery, commanded by Lt. Col. Clif ford M. Simmang, and the 897th Field Artillery Battalion, comman ded by Maj. Henry D. Mayfield, Jr. ‘College Station ’--Name Has Practical Beginning “College Station” isn’t a particularly romantic name for a city, but it’s practical. When A&M College was first founded here, the railroad stop was listed in timetables as “the college station.” The post office, which came later, adopted College Station as its official name. The city that grew up around the college took the name of the post office, and has kept it’ever since. Last year’s senior class recommended that the name of the town be officially changed to Aggieland, but the proposal was defeated in a city-wide election. Welcome ~yxtacii AGGIES • DRUGS • SUNDRIES • fountain Aggieland Pharmacy Keep to the Right at the North Gate and You Can’t Go Wrong! Property is assessed at 50 per cent of value and the tax rate is $1 per one hundred dollars valua tion. The fire insurance key rate is 30 cents. A 16-man volunteer fire department serves the city. The city police officers work in conjunction with the A&M Campus Security Office, Bryan police, and county and state officers. A modern city hall is located at the corner of Old Highway 6 and Church Street. It has general offices and a supply warehouse. Ernest Langford is mayor. The city council includes W. H. Badg ett, Marion C. Pugh, Harry Boyer, Joe Sorrels, W. D. Fitch, and A. P. Boyett. N. M. McGinnis is city secre tary, while J. W. Barger is city attorney. The mayor and one councilman from each of the city’s three wards are elected every two years. The secretary and attorney are ap pointed. City Manager Ran Boswell, a veteran of seven years in various capacities with the city, was hired as city manag er last June. College Station also has a Zon ing Commission, E. E. Vezey, chairman; a Planning Commission, J. M. Rowlett, chairman; a Ceme tery Committee, N. M. McGinnis, chairman; an Advisory Committee, T. W. Leland, chairman; and a Human Relations Council, Dan Russell, chairman. Every year the city has several public improvement campaigns, in cluding safety and clean up drives. Handles like a dream. Rich velveteen in the soft skirt, supple jersey in the blouse, and a new twist in the embroidered tab. Car lye, St. Louis. Sizes 7 to 15. (LolPeaicite +S>lu 113 Main Bryatt Home Mail Delivery Starts After many years and many over come obstacles, house - to - house mail delivery for College Station, long a dream of Postmaster T. O. Walton, his staff, and local resi dents, became a reality last sum mer. Foot delivery started June 16, after the post office inspector an nounced the city had fulfilled all requirements. Befoi'e delivery could be author ized, 60 per cent of the houses on each block had to be occupied, houses had to be numbered, and mail boxes had to be put up. Several years ago, the entire numbering system of College Sta tion was revised in preparation for the mail delivery. Residential areas receive mail once a day except Sunday. Busi ness concerns receive mail twice a day, every day but Sunday. Par cel post is delivered once a day during the week. And the people of College Sta tion are delighted. No more hunt ing for a parking place, and no more going all the way to a post office box only to find it empty. 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