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JC Press Group
Selects Officers
Fred Anderson and Pinky Cooner
were named “Sweethearts of 1954”
by A&M Consolidated high school
Future Homemakers of America
Saturday at a banquet and dance in
Bryan.
Held in the Knights of Pythias
ball, the dance-banquet lasted fi’om
7:30 until 12 p. m. Maggie Parker’s
dining room catered for; the ban
quet.
Decorations included a bowl of
red roses for the head table. Cupids
and red hearts rounded out the
Valentine’s day motif, said Mrs.
Hildred Byrd of Consolidated, ad
visor to the FHA.
The two sweethearts each re
ceived an identification bracelet
with their names engraved on the
front and “Sweetheart of ‘54” en
graved on the back. The bracelets
are the type that open so pictures
may be placed inside, said Mrs.
Byrd.
“The names of the two sweet
hearts were a well-kept secret,”
said Mrs. Byrd. “The kids were
really surprised when the two boys
were named,” she said.
Attendance at the dance surpass
ed any FHA sweetheart dance since
she has been advisor to the group,
said Mrs. Byrd. Ninety-six per
sons were at the dance. Twenty-
eight of the group were faculty
Bone Tissue Study
Results In Grant
Dr. Sidney O. Brown of the
biology department and D. H. En-
low, research associate, have been
granted the National Science
foundation grant of $2,050 for re
search on bone tissue.
Bi’own and Enlow have perfected
a new “peel” technique of obtain
ing exteremely thin slices of bone
for microscopic study, said Dr. C.
C. Doak, head of the biology de
partment.
The technique involves the ap
plication of a clear plastic to a
polished and etched surface of
bone. When the plastic is peeled
from the bone, a thin section of
tissue adheres to it, Doak said.
Today and Wednesday
PHILIP CAREV RITA MORENO • PAUL PICERNI AMANDA BLAH.
GEORGE O'HANLON toFsIackburh - noeismiVh
members or their wives or hus
bands, said Mrs. Byrd.
L. S. Richardson, superintendent
of schools in College Station, ex
plained plans for the new school
to students and faculty members at
the dance.
Sylvia Williams sang two select
ions at the banquet. She was ac
companied by Claire Rogers. Both
are Consolidated students.
Courses Scheduled
In Butane Safety
The Texqs Engineering Extens
ion service is holding two day
butane safety courses throughout
Texas during February and March.
The 14 hour course for butane
handlers is sponsored by the Texas
Butane Dealers association. Classes
this month are being held in Corpus
Christi, San Antonio, Austin and
San Angelo. March classes are
scheduled for Abilene, Snyder,
Midland and Fort Stockton.
Library Course Set
For 5:30 p.m. Today
An extension course in library
training to be taught by the Sam
Houston Teachers college will meet
today at 5:30 p. m. This is the last
meeting at which registration is
permitted.
The meeting will be held at the
Allen academy library on Ursuline
ayenue in Bryan. No previous
library experience is needed and
interested persons may call 2-1909
for information.
The world premiere of A&M’s
technicolor sound movie, “We Are
The Aggies,” could be the nation’s
most publicized 35—minute film.
Television networks, radio sta
tions and Time and Life magazines
have been invited to the premiere
and to the other military weekend
activities. Dignitaries such as Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgeway, and Gov.
Allan Shivers also have been in
vited.
The movie will be shown March
5 in Guion hall. There will be
four showings. One at 7:15 p. m.,
8:15 p. m., 9 p. m. and 9:45 p. m.
Tickets cost 25 cents a person.
All profits from the showing
will be given to the 12th Man
scholarship fund.
A typical “Hollywood” type pre
miere is scheduled, with search
lights, big cars and all the trim
mings. Guests will be intervied be
fore entering the theater, and a
Ross Volunteer guard has been
requested to line the walk from the
cars to Guion’s entrance.
“We Are The Aggies” is a
documentary film about A&M that
has been several years in the mak
ing. It originally was an under
taking of Aggie seniors, but A&M
mothers clubs and the Exchange
store had to help in order to raise
enough money.
Filming began in 1953, and was
finished this year. Howard Berry,
of the photo and visual aids de-
Here’s a nutritious sweet: Steam
and pit large prunes, then stuff
them with pecan or walnut meats
and coat the stuffed fruit with sug
ar. You’ll need about a quarter
cup of granulated sugar for coat
ing half a dozen or so large prunes.
Junior colleges in Texas now
have their first official press
organization as a result of the
meeting of the First Annual Texas
Junior College Press association
here Friday and Saturday.
The two-day conference was at
tended by about 45 student publi
cations workers and advisors from
nine junior colleges. Wayne R.
Dean, senior journalism student
from Brownwood, was general
chairman of the conference which
was sponsored by the A&M
Journalism club.
Shirley Yancey, Kilgore college
freshman, is the association’s first
official president. Miss Yancey was
elected by the delegates in a Satur
day afternoon business session.
John Cameron of Arlington State
college was elected vice president
and Helen Dillon of Tarleton State
college was named secretary.
The advisory council which will
direct planning for next year’s
conference is made up of the spon
sors who accompanied delegates to
the meeting. It was a unanimous
agreement among the delegates
that 1955’s conference should again
be held at A&M, and D. D.
Burchard, head of A&M’s journ
alism department was elected exe
cutive secretary.
Registration was held at 3 p. m.
Friday. That night the delegates
' attended the conference banquet
partment, filmed the movie, The
script was written by A&M’s Har
ry Kidd ji\
Everyone at the college is
pictured at least once in the movie.
“A person may have to look hard
to find himself in the movie,” said
C. G. (Spike) White, student activi
ties manager, “but he’s in it.”
“We Are The Aggies” was made
so people interested in the college
could see what it was really like,
and high school students could
learn something about the school
before they come here, said White.
Interested persons may obtain a
copy of the film by writing A&M’s
student activities office. There are
four prints of the movie.
World premiere committee mem
bers are John Akard, Bob Hendry,
Jon Kinslow, Bob Manner, C. D.
(Buddy) Foxworth, B. K. Boyd,
Otis Miller, Tom Puddy and White.
and heard speeches by James Wag
ner, assistant managing editor of
the Houston Press, and President
David H. Morgan.
Wagner gave a talk entitled “It’s
A Great Business’ in which he
pointed out the exciting life of a
newspaper reporter and listed the
requirements of a good newspaper
man.
Morgan’s address officially wel
comed the delegates and included a
brief rundown on the organization
of the A&M College System. Dean
was master-of-ceremonies.
Saturday’s activity consisted of
workshop sessions in which repre
sentatives of newspaper and year
book staffs discussed the problems
common to junior college student
publications. The sessions were 45
minutes long and were directed by
three—member panels made up of
representatives of different schools.
A member of the A&M Journ
alism Club moderated each session.
Problems of the editor, the report
er, make-up, copy editing, year
book staffs, advertising and finance
were discussed.
Moderators for these sessions
were Jim Ashlock, Harri Baker,
Bob Boriskie, Ed Holder, Jerry
Bennett, Jon Kinslow, Bob Hendry
and Tom Skrabanek.
Roland Bing, manager of A&M
student publications on leave of
absence, directed the yearbook ses
sion. Assisting him were Tom
Murray, chief artist for Taylor
Publishing company of Dallas, and
Carl Jobe, manager of A&M stu
dent publications. Murray spoke to
the yearbook group on the topic
“Layout In Choosing A Theme.”
Final remarks by Dean and
Burchard, ended the conference
Saturday afternoon.
Dean expressed his sincere ap
preciation to the delegates for their
attendance and thanked those mem-
bers of the A&M department who
had helped him to make this first
meeting of the press conference a
success.
Dean’s assistant’s in planning
the conference were Harri Baker,
program chairman; Bob Alderdice,
publications chairman; Chuck
Neighbors, social chairman; and
Jim Ashlock, publicity chairman.
Colleges, represented at the con
ference were Kilgor college, Whar
ton Junior college, Victoria college,
Tarleton State college, Arlington
state college, Decatur Baptist col
lege, Southwestern Bible Institute,
Howard County Junior college and
Paris Junior college.
Huge Premiere Planned
For 6 We Are The Aggies’
PALACE
LAST DAY
STARTS WEDNESDAY
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WOMAN!
Starring LlOyd BRIDGES
Lee J. COBB • Marie WINDSOR - Luther ADLER
QUEEN
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SHOWING
TYRONE POWER in
‘YANK IN THE R.A.F.'
STARTS FRIDAY NITE PREVUeT
* ^ I james Stewartjune Allyson
K J The «a,
glenn Miller story
CHARLES DRAKE
Vi CEORCE TOBIAS ■ HENRY MORGAN
and thmsa Musical Gfatt as Gvasf Stars!
FRANCES LANGFORD • LOUIS ARMSTRONG • GENE KRUPA • BEN POLLACK • THE M00ERNAKES
will conduct
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
on campus
February 18 and 19
Boeing has many positions open for graduating
and graduate students. These opportunities are in
all branches of engineering (ae, ce, ee, me and
related fields). Also needed are physicists and
mathematicians with advanced degrees.
Fields of activity include design, research,
and production. Your choice of location: Seattle,
Washington or Wichita, Kansas.
A group meeting, first day of campus visit, will
precede personal interviews. Details of openings,
nature of assignments, company projects, etc.,
will be explained. Married students are invited
to bring their wives.
Come and learn about these excellent oppor
tunities with an outstanding engineering organiza
tion—designers and builders of the B-47 and B-52
multi-jet bombers, America’s first jet transport
and the bomarc F-99 pilotless aircraft project.
PLACEMENT OFFICE
Seattle • Wichita
- Tuesday, February 16, 1934 THE BATTALION ~ Page §
Church Briefs
Waltlier Club Plans Hayride
Th e Aggie Walther club will
have a hayride at 7:30 p.m. Thurs
day.
Students will meet at the Bethel
Lutheran church. Comtnittee chair
man is Margaret Ann Lenz.
Revival services will begin ^t
7:30 p.m. ( Wednesday at the
Church of the Nazarehe.
Rev. Paul Pumpelly of Pineville,
La. is the evangelist, and he will
be assisted by his wife, who will
handle junior services.
MSC Directorate
Approves Change
The MSC directorate passed G-5
last night a resolution, to improve
the organization of the directorate.
The reorganization plan will be
sent to the MSC council which will
pass on the revision next Tuesday.
Doug Krueger, chaii-man of the
bowling committee, made a motion
which amended the report of a
special committee which studied
the matter, to include a provision
for the directorate to elect their
representative to the council before
the annual meeting in April.
Under the new plan, the direc
torate will consist of eight groups
which will replace the 15 commit
tees under the present system.
The groups named under the
plan are public relations, forum,
dance, housfe, games, art, music
and hobby.
Revision of the directorate was
suggested by a committee headed
by Jules Vieaux, art gallery com
mittee head, Doug Krueger of the
bowling committee, Oscar Garcia
of the dance committee and Bob
King of the music committee.
The Women’s Missionary society
of Our Saviour’s Lutheran chui-ch
will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Devotional leader will be Mrs.
A. H. Alex. “A Few Drops of
Water and —?” will be the theme
of the program led by Mrs. T. H.
Swygert.
Uostesses will be Mi-s. A. L.
(liesenschlag, Mrs. M. A. Jandt,
and Mrs. Alfred Thielemann.
“What is Predestination ?” is the
sermon topic for vesper services at
7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethel
Lutheran church.
Holy Communion will be follow
ed by breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Wed
nesday at St. Thomas Episcopal
chapel.
Dr. Louis Evans will speak at a
special commitment service con
cluding Religious Emphasis week
at 7:15 p.m. Friday at the A&M
Presbyterian church.
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Come by the Fashion Shop and see the lovely new Spring
Navys we have for you. Many styles in both juniors and
misses sizes.
The Fashion Shop
Edna Beard
380G Hwy. 6 S.
Free Parking
We Give Black Gold Savings Stamps
Double Stamps Tuesday.
Open 'til 9 p.m. Tonight.
Lena Beard
Fashion Show
Each Tuesday
MSC 12 to 1