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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1953)
jSy vLTQN .'^v. j3QC0jxifc>(5;r X'S. Hi School Christmas decorations are . al ready going up in the cafeteria and in the classrooms at A&M Consoli dated higi) school. During student council meeting time Monday the council decorat ed the large tree in the cafeteria for the Christmas party planned for Friday at 1:45 p.m. The high school band and chorus will provide music for the affair. The band plans to play several tra ditional carols for group singing. The chorus program will include “Legend of the Bells,” “Carol of the Bells,” “O, Holy Night” and “1 Believe.,” There will he a Santa Claus for the gift portion of the program. Students in each class will ex change gifts. The program is open to the public. Annual Christmas Tea Given by Study Club J j The Campus Study club held its annual Christmas tea yesterday at the home of Mrs, R. G, Reeves. Special guests for the) affair were the first year members and officers of the Newcomer’s club and Mrs. M. T. Harrington, Mrs. D. W. Williams, Mrs. R. D. Lewis, Mrs. G. G, Gibson, Mrs. Frank Anderson and Mrs. A. D. Folweiler. Mrs. Reeves welcomed the guests at the door where they were intro duced to Mrs. Carl Lyman, study club president, Mrs, L. J. Horne, vice-president, and Mrs. K, L. Dix on, presidenl of the Newcomers club. The house was decorated with a Christmas theme carrying out the pink and green colors that are pre dominate in the Reeves’ home. The tea fable centerpiece was of pink carnations hi a crystal con tainer topped by a crystal madon na. The centerpiece was flanked by glittering pinl< tapers surround ed by baby carnations and pink tulle, which set off the silver, pink net covered cloth. Mrs. (J. W. Crawford and Mrs. R. M. Sherwood, life members of the club, presided at the silver service. Registering guests were Mrs. Price Hobgood and Miss Ge nevieve Dewerth. Others who acted as hostesses throughout the house were Mrs. M. C. Hughes, Mrs, A. P. Boyett, Mrs. Carl Landiss and Mrs. Robert N, Craig. The committee, in charge of the tea included Mi’S. J. Dennison, chairman, Mrs,' D. A. Anderson, Mrs. George Potter, Mrs. Fred Jen sen and Mrs. Raymond Reiser, The classrooms also show evi dence of the Christinas spirit. A $5 prize will be awarded Friday to the best decorated classroom. Can dles, nativity scenes, and Christ mas greenery and berries are the most popular choices. 4G The FenctiiliiiiT 5 Dec, 18 will be a busy day for high school students. That night at the high school will be the Christmas dance sponsored by the senior class. The dance, which is semi-formal, will honor all former students. Sandra Couch is dance chairman. The Future Homemakers of America will have their annual Christmas party at 2 p.m. Thurs day at the school. The class had divided into two competing groups for the sale of Kiwanis Crippled Children’s but tons. The losing group will act as hostess to the winning group for the party. Bach group will buy gifts for the two high school custodians. Mayo A t Work On New Book By BILL STEWART Battalion Staff Writer Dr. T. F. Mayo, English pro fessor and former head of the English department here is current ly working on a book, “The Great Pendulum”, which explains his theory about Western civilization. Students Taking Florida Field Trip Seven members of the Horti culture society, accompanied by A. II. Krezdom, are in Florida this week on the annual horticulture field trip. The trip will include visits to the Lake Alfred citrus experiment station at Lake Alfred, Florida, celery plantings near Sarasota and citrus and subtropical plantings near Fort Meyer. Also the Fair- child gardens in Miami, a swing up Hie Cold Coast and the citrus experiment station at the Univer sity of Flolrida in ‘ Orlando. The group which includes Wayne Showers, president of the society, Bob Morgan, Ralph Hartman, Dick Hinze, Otis Tempter, B. C. Wallace, and Sunzo Kadera will return Dec. ,20. Wondering what to serve for des sert when the bridge cl\ib comes ? Here’s a suggestion: Arrange broiled pineapple rings on sponge cake squares and top with hot car amel sauce and a fluff of whipped cream. Plenty of calories in this one, but it tastes awfully good! Chatmans Kent Another Home Alter S ire A house on Welborn road has been rented by Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Chatman, the couple who lost their home on Dec. (> because of fire in the McCullough Addition near the Lincoln high school for Negroes. According to Rev. Charles Work man, minister to students of the A&M Presbyterian Church, the people of Bryan and College Sta tion have been very considerate to Chatman and his wife. They have provided the couple with clothes, an iron bed, a mattress, and food for their home. The city gave the Chatmans a. cook stove and offered them a heater but since there is no gas at their present home, it was re fused. Rev. Workman believes that the only thing the couple needs now is something to put on the floor since the house is old and the floor is cracked. oyes Dinner Attended by 500 Five hundred Memorial Student Center employes, their guests and families attended the MSC Em ployes party held in the ballroom Saturday night. Gifts of fruit and candy were given to the children and a door prize was awarded for the adults. Rosalie Buchanan of the foods de partment won the door prize. Entertainment included a Santa Claus and a film entitled “The Littlest Angel”. . Oley Davis led quartet, vocals, and Dora and De- lores Salzaer sang. After the regular program, the group sang Christmas carols. The high school human relations class will show what they have learned when they are host to the senior class for refreshments at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. David Bonnen, president of the senior class, was chosen “citizen of the month” by the student council at its meeting Monday. Three students were nominated by the facility, and he was chosen by the group to be honored by the College Station-Bryan Rotary club today. David is an outstanding athlete with letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. Plans call for a busy holiday sea son with a party for several of the students next Wednesday, caroling Christmas eve and a New Year’s Eve dance sponsored by the senior classes of A&M Consolidated and the Bryan high schools. Dr. T. F. Mayo Writing Book Aggie Wives Br idge Group Plans Meet The Aggie Wives Bridge club will meet for its final evening this year at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in rooms 2A and 2B of the Memorial Student Center. Hostesses for Thursday’s meet ing are Bonnie Mathews and Heidi England for the beginners, Jean- nine Williamson for the regulars and Vivian Tnce for the intermedi ates. High prize winner last week was Mary Ann Edmiston for the regu lars. Ann Scott won high prize for the intermediates. Other winnei’s were Jeannine Williamson, second prize for the regulars; Lilly Gilchrist, low prize for the regulars; and Mary Brad ley, low prize for the intermedi ates. At last week’s meeting the group also played Bridge-O. Twenty-five A&M Presbyterian Students to Speak Two A&M students will be study group leaders at the Fifth Quad rennial Youth convention of the Presbytei’ian church to be held on the campus of the Alabama Poly technic intsitute at Auburn, Ala., Dec. 20-Jan. 1. Franklin Clark, sophomore from Aransas Pass, and Richard Me- Glaun, freshman from Foley, Fla., will, lead Bible study groups dur ing the convention. Aziz Bayan from Iran and Wan Yuin Chang of China will represent A&M Presbyterian students from overseas. Charles Workman, A&M minis ter to students, will lead a discus sion group in the field of critical isues following an address by Dr. John A. Mackay, president of Princeton Theological seminary. Several other A&M students are planning to attend. “In my book I attempt to explain why the culture of some periods is romantic in tone, while that of others is rationalistic in tone,” Mayo said. “It also shows that in the ro mantic periods the man of feeling is admired, while in the x’ationalis- tic periods the man of sense is ad mired. My book attempts to prove that the two types of men altei’- nate fi’om age to age like the swing of a pendulum.” The book begins around the year 1000 A. D. and traces this altex’- nation up to the px’esent day. It also studies the methods of free expi’ession and aid in each period. “My book has a two-fold pui’- pose—to establish the fact of the alternation and to show why this happens. The explanation of why this happens is that the cultux’e of age is always X’omantic when the ruling forces are xxew forces, and always rationalistic when the rul ing fox’ees ax’e old forces,” Mayo said. \ Mayo, who spent sevexx weeks in Europe last summer studying the architecture of the Middle Ages and the Italian paintings of the Renaissance period, added that this therapy has developed in his mind dux’ing the last 20 years and has in fluenced his x’eading, teaching, and thinking. He decided to document and pi’ove it in book form. He has outlined the book, tentatively writ ten several chapters, and continues his note-taking for it. He is applying for a Fultmght gi’ant, which would enable him to study ixx Europe for nine months xxext year. Curi’ently Mayo is on the Rhodes Scholarship committee, which chooses several college students to x’eceive scholarships to Oxford uni versity in England. City Hall to Close During Christmas The College Station city hall will be closed Dec. 25 and 26. City Manager Ran Boswell said the city offices were closing to give the. employes a chance to travel. “We will he open again Monday after Chrislmas,” he said. The offices are open half a day on Saturday. Since Christmas is on prizes were awarded for the Friday, Boswell felt it would be Bridge-O games. better to close Dec. 26. Arrows Way Out Front As Christmas Gift Favorites Students heading home for a fast round of gift shop ping (and hinting) seem to be generally agreed : Arrows take all the work out of the hectic days before the 25th. They’re one gift that scores high with every guy. Big holiday selections at all Arrow dealers now. ^ ARROW »» —>~- TRADE ® MARK ' • Ties • UUufcBwtArt • H4MuKj*r »Ufc*£ • VrOSTS SniBT# FOR ARROW UNIVERSITY STYLIS Make it a Merry Christmas tor the guys on your list with Arrow Christmas Gifts Shirts . . . Sport Shirts . Ties . . . . . 3.95 Handkerchiefs . 3.95 Underwear . . . 1.50 .50 1.50 It's a fact: men want Arrows more than any other Christmas gift. So, do your gift-shopping the smart and easy way this year. Draw up your Christmas male list. Bring it in to us. And we'll help you choose Arrow gifts to keep all those guys happy. Our selection is at its peak right now . . . stop in today! W. S. D Clothiers Located in Bryan Second List Names 27 Honor Students H g n o r roll students for A “ M Consolidated high school have been named, with the ninth grade leading the list. This is the second list named this year. Twenty-seven stxxdents w e r e named. The ninth gi’ade had 12. Other gi’ades were" tenth, two; eleventh, six; and twelfth, seven. Students are as follows; Ninth grade, Charles Delaplane, Mary Frances Malik, Maurice Olian, Mai’cia Smith, Ronald Gan dy, Joe Marek, Don Patton, Jimmy Simpson, Larx*y Leighton, Russell James Martin, Marcus Reynolds and Jo Ann Walker. Tenth grade, Margaret Berry and Marilyn Davis. Eleventh grade, Anna Beaty, Grace Cummings, Betsy Burchax’d, Bill Little, Boxxnie Carroll, and Bax > - bara Mullen. Twelfth gi’ade, Fred Anderson, Charles Johnson, Penny Laverty, Robert Cleland, Carolyn Landiss, Bobby Jackson and Janice Latimer. ) Club Names Stern President Philip Stem, senior from Lufkin, was elected president of the Stamp club recently. Other officei’s elected in the organizational meeting were R. G. Layer, of the Economics depart ment, vice-president; Lou Stem, of the Math Dept, secretary; and Earl Vondex’goitz, A&M junior, treasurer. S t e i’ n said the club should sti’engthen student - facility rela tions since it is open to anyone in- tei’ested in stamp collecting. The club voted to exclude children as members, but they may attend with their parents, Stem said. The members decided they should meet once a month. The next meet ing is to fee Jan. 8. Aggie Orchestra To Play for Dance The East Texas club will sponser a Christmas dance, Dec. 29th at the Rio Palm Isle club in Longview, said Pete Hardesty. The Aggieland Orehesti’y will play for the dance Hai’desty said. All East Texas clubs along with foi’mer students are invited to at tend the dance. Benefits fi’om the fiance will go to the scholarship fund, said Hai’desty. BATTALION CLASSIFIED »tTY, STCUI,, RENT OR TRADE. Rates ... 3c a work per Insertion with a !5o minimum. Space rate in classified lection .... 60c per column-inch. Send 111 ciasslfted to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. HI ads must be received in Student Activities Office by 10 a.m. on the lay before publication. m FOR SALE • '31 MODEL A Coupe, excellent condition. 600 x I G 1 ires, new upholstering. Bob Black, 204 Ayshire. MATCHED set Johnny Revolt a. golf clubs made by Wilson includes 3 woods, 8 irons. 1 putter and all leather bag. Con tact J. E. Warrick, Dorm 15-212. Leave message If not there. 1941 STUDEBAKER, 4 door, *125.00 D-8-Y, College View. Clubs To Cite Christmas Party A&M foreign students are invit ed to a Christmas party at 8 p.m. Monday sponsored by the interna tional relations committees of the American Association of University Women and the Campus Study club. Students who wish to attend should sign up at the YMCA be fore Friday. They are to meet in the main lounge of the Memorial Student Center for transportation to the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Ritchey, where the party will be held. Chairman for the party are Mrs. John Ashton and Mrs. W. L. Rus sell. SPECIAL for Christmas—Baby Parakeets and cages. Phone 6-2048. HEY AGGIES—Would you like a new ’53 Mercury or a good used car for Christ mas? We have a number of ’53 Mer- eurys on hand and will make you a wonderful deal at. this time, with or without a trade-in. For further inform ation contact Johnny Abbott, 6-1703, A 1-X, College View. • SPECIAL NOTICE • Mexico City—Veracruz, riders wanted. Leaving Dec. .19. A. Samter, Bizzell 305. AGGIE wife would like ride to Virginia, leave Dec. 19, return after Jan. I, will help drive and share expenses. Call 6-3578 after 5. WANTED: Typing. Reasonable Phone: 3-1776 (after 5 p m.) Dr. Carlton K. Lee OPTOMETRIST 303A East 26th Call 2 1662 for Appointment (Across from Court House) • FOR RENT • AVAILABLE Jan. 4 to couple. Southeast, downstairs 4-room furnished apartment near east gate In College Hills. $55. Phone 6-3312 or inquire 103 Francis drive. SEWING machines. Pruitt’s Fabric Shop, • WANTED e VANTED—good used girl’s bicycle, 20”. 22”. Call 4-1272 after 1 p.m. Official Notice We are thinking of giving Biology 21T again in the spring semester If as man) as 12 students indicate previously thal they will take the course. Please let Dr George E. Potter know by December II. if you intend to take the course. George E. Potter Professor of Biology P.y action of the Executive Committee, all classes will be dismissed at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, in order to peimit students and faculty to attend the Twelfth Man Bowl Game. J. P. Abbott Dean of the College GUY H. DEATON, ’20 TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE We Buy, Sell, Rent, Repair 116 S. Main Ph. 2-5254 BRYAN * Blue line prints ® Blue prints « Photostats SCOATES INDUSTRIES Phone 3-6887 >f Christmas Gift Check List >f PAJAMAS All styles, sizes, colors. V, Slosiery Very sheer . . . Perfect quality. Dark Heels and Seams PANTIES •SheeV All Nylon ® SPECIAL BUY Other styles 1.50 and 1.98 m slips Tailored and Lace Styles Nylon — Acetate Rayon ROBES NYLON RAYON COTTON Accessories • BAGS UP • GLOVES I 98 B E I. T S UP UP Collegiate Shop Main St., Bryan