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Sfudeni Tells Club
About Native India
“For Beauty’s Sake”, a three-
act comedy will be the senior class
play at A&M Consolidated high
school.
Tryouts for the all-girl cast be
gan yesterday, and the cast mem-
bers will be announced later this
Week.
Money raised by the play will be
used for the senior trip to be held
at the end of the school year.
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To help 7*aise money for the trip
the class held a cake sale during
the holidays. The, mothers of class
members were bakers for the oc
casion.
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Plans are underway for an all-
school operetta to be held this
spring.
Being considered for the pre
sentation are “The Fortune Tel
ler” by Victor Herbert, “Waltz
Dream” by Oscar Straus, “The
Hither and Thither of Danny
Dither” by Gury and North or an
American opera entitled “A Parfiet
for Irene”.
Another musical program, the
annual “Night of Music”, is being
discussed by the school chorus and
R. L. Boone, director.
This year for the first time the
band may be included in the pro
gram, tentatively scheduled for
early May.
The theme that has been chosen
is “The Evolution of Choral Music”.
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The architects’ drawing of the
new high school building is now on
display in the case at the high
school.
Poll Tax to Be Sold
At CS State Bank
College Station residents will be
able to pay their poll tax at the
College Station State bank from
Monday. .Tan. IS until the dead
line, Saturday, January 30, said
Norton Burkhalter, Brazos county
tax collector.
Deputy tax collectors will at the
College Station State bank and
other banks in Brazos county to
accomodate the rush of poll tax
payments.
The tax of $1.75 will be accepted
all day Jan. 30.
What’s Cooking
7:15 p. m.—Port Arthur A&M
club meeting, room 106, Biology
building.
Fayette - Colorado A&M club
meeting, room 26, MSC. Plan party
between semesters.
Houston hometown club meeting,
room 301, Goodwin hall. Business
meeting, very shoi-t.
Tyler - Smith county hometown
club meeting, Academic building.
Beaumont A&M club meeting,
room 104, Academic building. Im
portant.
U. S. farmers and ranchers ope
rate about 10,000 airplanes.
P. V. Popat, A&M graduate stu
dent from India, spoke on “India
of Tomorrow” at the meeting of
the Campus Study club yesterday
afternoon at the YMCA.
At the meeting announcement
was made of the federation tea
scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 20
at the Memorial Student Center.
Mrs. E. E. Dudley of Abilene,
president of the Texas Federation
of Women’s Clubs, will be guest
speaker for the seated tea.
Reservations may be made
through the federation committee,
Mi's. C. W. Crawford, Mrs. S. A.
Lynch, Mrs. P. T. Montfort and
Mrs, Norman F. Rode. Reservations
must be made by Saturday, Jan.
16.
The meeting was opened with the
reading of the club Collect led by
Mrs. W, S. Allen, hostess for the
day.
During the business meeting,
conducted by Mrs. Carl Lyman,
president, reports were given
from the welfare committee, by
Mrs. A. D. Folweiler, from the
federation committee by Mrs.
Crawford, and from the interna
tional relations committee by Mrs.
John Ashton.
The speaker was introduced by
Mi’s, Horace Blank. He spoke on
various phases of Indian life and
showed slides taken in that
country.
Kiwanis’ Drive
Collects 500 Toys
About 500 toys were collected for
the Kiwains club’s annual Santa
project.
Robert Shrode, in charge of the
toy drive, said at least 500 toys
were collected and distributed to
needy families in College Station.
“Contributions ranged from baby
rattles to bicycles,” he said. “How
ever, we were only able to distri
bute the articles to people in the
College Station area.”
W. A, Tarrow, principal of Lin
coln high school for Negroes, aided
in the distribution. He said 23
families in his area were taken
gifts.
“They Were happy to get them
and it was a pleasure to help in
the distribution,” Tarrow said.
“The whole pioject was a success.”
The gifts were collected and re
paired by the Kiwanis club. The
distribution was Christmas eve.
MSC Has Show
Of Texas Artists
A collection of 32 of the out
standing works of Texas Artists
is now on display in the Memorial
Student Center, said Emilita Terry,
MSC art director.
Featured in the display are David
Addicks’ painting, “Celebration*’
and Janet Shook’s prize-winning
painting, “Friends of St. Francis.”
Included in the collection are 19
oil paintings, nine water colors,
and four paints.
TWice each year the Texas Fine
Arts association selects 500 pic
tures from members to be placed
in the Fine Arts exhibit in Austin.
The paintings are judged and cash
pur-chases awai’ds are made. The
best paintings are then put on
three different circuits in Texas.
Popat discussed the many re
ligions his country and said, “The
way India will go will depend on
the religion of India.”
He commented on Nerhu’s lead
ership and Gandi’s influence on the
country, the caste system and the
government.
More Money
Needed for TV;
Appeal Made
An appeal to A&M Mother’s
clubs and to Former Students
clubs has been made by the
Memorial Student Center Tel
evision Committee to help
raise funds for the “Let’s put TV
in the MSC” fund drive, said
Charlie Parker, chairman of the
committee.
After a month’s work in attempt
ing to place television sets in the
MSC, the committee reports that
approximately $500 has been
raised. The goal, which includes
money for the antenna, is 2,500.
Money collected from tubs plac
ed in the MSC amounted to $100.
Mother’s clubs have contributed
ninety dollars, students have con
tributed $100, and the auction of
lost and found articles amounted
to $213.
Jack Finney, ’38, donated one
television set. Three more are
wanted, Parker said.
Plans for an antenna on the new
physical edxication plant have not
been approved as yet. This would
cost approximately 1500 dollar's.
Parker expects a large response
from the Mother’s clubs and For
mer Student’s Associations and
hopes to have “TV in the MSC”
sometiirm this spring.
News Briefs
; Announcements
Available Now
GRADUATION announcements
for January graduates who ordered
them are now available in the stu
dent activities office, Goodwin hall.
They should be picked up as soon
as possible, according to W. D.
(Pete) Hardesty, business manag
er. There are a few extra an
nouncements, Hardesty- said,
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ARMY CONTRACT checks are
hero and the air force, contract
checks are expected during the
week of Jan. 18.
The army checks are for the
month of December. Air force
checks will be for October, Novem
ber and December.
COLLEGE STATION had 29
cases of influenza last week.
Thirteen cases of diarrhea were re
ported. There was only one case of
strept throat, according to the
Brazos County health report.
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$2,300 grant-in-aid to begin studies
of construction techniques for tilt-
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F. Austin high school. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ai’e making their
home at 102 Waverly Dr.
Mrs. A ngi-lt To Speak
On Chrysanthemums
Brazos Scouts Hold
Last District Dinner
Mrs. E. L. Angell will be the
featured speaker at the meeting
of the A&M Garden' club at 2:30
p. m. Friday at the-Memorial Stu
dent Center.
“Chrysanthemum Growing in the
College Station Area” is the theme
of the meeting. A color film,
“Modern Chrysanthemums for Fall
Beauty”, will be shown.
Mrs. Dan D. Cook and Mrs,
Tyrus R. Timm will bring samples
of flowers from January gardens.
Mrs. R. R. Lyle will lead criticism
for arrangement^ done by the ar
rangements circle.
The centerpiece “table of the
month” will be arranged by Mrs.
A. B. Stevens and Mi\s. Joe E.
Davis.
Hostesses for the meeting are
Mrs. J. S. Mogford, Mrs. P. W.
Burns, Mrs. Timm, Mrs. Stevens
and Mrs. Davis,
Cooked shrimp and cooked snap
beanS, when combined With a sa
vory cream sauce, make a fine sup
per casserole. Season the sauce
With Worcestershire, celery salt
and dry mustard.
The last annual Recognition Din
ner of the Brazos Boy Scout dis
trict was held in Sbisa hall Satur
day.
Attending the dinner were 215
local Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and
their families. W. IT. McMullen,
district executive of the Beaumont
district, was the speaker.
It was the last meeting f o i*
Exploding
Plane Canopy
Injures Boy
The canopy which blew from
a Bryan air force base jet
trainer several weeks ago has
been found.
The step-son of William F.
Murdock of lola found the
plexi glass “hood” in a pasture
near lola. A powder charge
exploded as the Murdock lad
was dragging the canopy from
the field, resulting in burns
on his arm and leg.
According to safety men, the
charge is placed in planes so
pilots may be ejected from
the plane in an emergency.
Turner To Leave
A&M for Navy
Bill Turner, assistant manager
of student publications, will leave
A&M to report to the U. S. navy
between Jan. 15 and 20.
Turner will be on. 2 4- month
act vie duty in the aviation branch
of the navy. He hopes to work as
a photographer or in a public in
formation capacity.
Turner was graduated from Sam
Houston State Teachers college
with a BS degree. He later went
to the State University of Iowa and
received his master’s degree in
journalism in August of 1953.
Turner has been handling ad
vertising for student publications
since August.
His three month old daughter,
Kathryn, and his wife, Amy will
join him.
the Brazos district because Brazos
and Robertson counties have merg
ed to form a new, larger district,
which is as yet unnamed.
Each Pack, Troop and Explorer
unit will submit suggestions for a
name for the district. A selection
committee will recommend one of
• the suggestions to the district com
mittee at the next committee meet
ing, Feb. 8.
The executive board of the Sam-
Houston Area council will have to
approve the name selected by the
district committee.
New officers for the Brazos-
Robertson district were installed
by Lawerence Hood, vice-executive
of the Sam Houston Area council,
Roland C. Dansby of Bryan is
new district chairman. Vice-chair
men are D. D. Burchard of college
Station and Charles Blake of
Hearne. Edward Ivy of College
Station was appointed district com
missioner.
Four Art Students
Exhibit Pictures
Four Students of the Memorial
Student Center art class have been
honored by having eight pictures
selected for display in the Fall
show of the Texas Fine Arts As
sociation, said Emilita Terry, MSC
art director.
Mrs. J. S. Mogford, Mrs. Dewight
Clark and Mrs. W. J. Dobson of
College Station and Bessie Womble
of Caldwell, submitted two paint
ings each to the show and the
paintings were chosen for exhibi
tion.
Mrs. Mogford’s painting, “In
Dock”, and Mrs. Dobson’s paint
ing, “Nuts and Bolts”, were chosen
to go on circuit and are now on ex
hibit at the Texas Federated Wo--
men’s Club in Austin.
Vandalism At_ Minihrari
Here During Holidays
Vandalism on the campus daring
the holidays was at a. minimum.
“A few street lights Were shot
out either with a rifle or air rifle.
Outside of that nothing out of the
ordinary happened,” said Fi-ed
Hickman, chief of campus security.
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