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Page 4 THE BATTALION Wednesday, April 28, 1954 i- i.iairfflfffl Curtain time is 8:15 p. m. for the opera “The Lowland Sea” to be presented at A&M Consolidated high school tonight and tomorrow night at the high school gym. Tickets at 25 and 50 cents are on sale from cast members or can be bought at the box office. Leading roles in the program are Jean Anne Smith as “Dorie Davis” and Jimmy Bond as “Johnny Dee.” L Jean Ann Jimmy Jean Anne is making her first solo appearance. She is a sopho more. She will sing the soprano role. Jimmy, a senior, had the lead in last year’s show also. The “Johnny Dee” role is a baritone part. The opera was written by Alec Wilder. Fashion drawings done by girls in the high school art class are now on display in the front hall case at the high school. Final plans have been made for the freshman “Black and White Ball” to be held Saturday night at the high school cafeteria. The dance begins at 7:30 p. m. Admission is 50 cents for couples or stags. All the decorations will carry out the black and white theme. Cupcakes will he trimmed in black and white, and the crepe paper and balloons will carry out the same color scheme. Guests are asked to come in black and white costume, and prizes will be awarded for the best ones. He is Dean W. E. Lowry of Sam Houston state college. Students in the freshman home making class will honor their mothers, other freshmen girls, and next year’s freshman girls with a tea at the home economics lounge at 3 p. m. Sunday. The theme of the tea is “May- pole Festival,” and the invitations and decorations will carry out that theme. There will be punch and a sweet table for guests. A pink and blue color scheme will be carried out in the deco rations, and spring roses will be used to accent the decorative may- pole. Members of the invitation com mittee are Lucy Rogers, Nell Ross, Margaret Todd, Patsy Williams, Mary Beth Hagler, Margaret Man- thei, Mary Frances Malik, Betty Ruth Felty and Betty Mead. Working on the refreshments and decorations are Rosanne Phil lips, Sylvia Williams, Gayle May- hue, Leli Henderson, Deanne Skrivanek, Teresa Barrett, Helen Holmes and Betty Jean Faulber. Seniors’ graduation invitations arrived yesterday at the high school. Juniors are sporting their new class rings which arrived yes terday. A speaker has been named for the high school Bacculaureate ser vice which will be May 23 at the First Baptist church, College Sta tion. Guerard to Appear In Houston Ballet Roland Guerard, who holds week ly dancing classes in Bryan, will be appearing Sunday in the second annual Ballet in Miniature pre sented by the Putnam studios at Cullen auditorium on the Uni versity of Houston campus. Guerard will present his Blue bird from “Aurora’s Wedding.” This is the starring role. Plans are completed for the an nual Mother - Daughter banquet sponsored by the Future Home makers of America to be held next Tuesday at 7 p. m. in the high school cafeteria. New FHA offiecers will be in stalled at that time, and degrees will be awarded to those com pleting requirements. Anna Beaty, Elsie Richards and Sandra Couch will receive chapter degrees and Jean Puddy will be awarded a junior degree. Mrs. Mildred Byrd, chapter ad viser, said that there might be other students receiving degrees at that time if they completed re quirements. Marian Marian Gaddis of A&M Con solidated and Kay Parnell of Bryan will be honored at an informal party Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. H. Binney. Other hostes ses are Mrs. Binney’s daughter, Sue Anna, and Mrs. C. W. Crawford. About 45 girls are expected to attend John Sloan, a former high school science teacher, .will present a demonstration of liquid air at the high school at 2 p. m. Monday. Several experiments with liquid air will be performed, and special mention will be made of the new uses for it. DYERS'FUR STORAGE HATTERS 210 S. Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 Brazos Society Names Reidel New President W. T. Riedel, A&M Consoli dated junior high school principal, was elected presi dent of the Brazos county Society for Crippled Children last week. Mrs. A. A. Blumberg will be secx - etary for next year and Herman Krauser treasurer. Easter seal chairman for next year will be Mrs. Dwight W. Andres, and the chairman for the annual crippled children’s clinic is Dan Russell. The spciety met at the YMCA to survey the Easter seal drive Thursday afternoon. Nearly $1,000 was raised in the Brazos county campaign this year. Funds will be used to provide services for crippled children in this area. Plans were discussed for the annual clinic sponsored by Ki- waians club in connection with the society on May 10 in Sbisa dining hall. Foreign Students To Be Entertained Approximately 125 foreign stu dents here will be entertained Sun day in the homes of College Sta tion church families. This program, “America At Home Day” is sponsored by the in terracial council under the auspices of the College Station council of Church Women, and this is the first year the church families have undertaken this project as a uni fied group. The denominations represented in the day are A&M Methodist, A&M Presbyterian, A&M Christian, St. Thomas Episcopal, Our Sav iours Lutheran. Director of the interracial committee is Mrs. Har old S. Sorenson. If there are any College Station families interested in entertaining in their homes, students from one or more of the 35 countries re- pi’esented at A&M, they may call Mrs. Sorenson at 6-4394. SMU Alumni Plan ‘Mustang Corral’ Southern Methodist university alumni in the College Station area will have their annual Mustang Corral at 7 p.m. Friday. It will be held at the Girl Scout little house at Williamson park in Bryan. This first informal get-together of SMU former students in this area will be an ice cream supper and bingo party. Husbands, wives and children are invited. Those who plan to attend are asked to contact Mrs. B. H. Evans, 4-9363, so their names may be add ed to the list of SMU alumni in this area. Mrs. Evans said that she felt there were many faculty members, students and student wives who are not registered in this area. The foods committee asked that each family bring their cookies or cake. Home-made freezer ice cream is being made by several members of the planning committee. Architect Wives Set Officer Election The Architect Wives society will elect officers at 7:30 p.m. Wednes day in the south solarium of the YMCA. Plans for the final party will be discussed at the meeting. - Battalion Classifieds - BUT, SELI., RENT OR TRAOE. Rates ... 3c a word per insertion with a 25c minimum. Space rate in classified Section .... 60c per column-inch. Send all classified to STEOENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must be received in Student Activities Office by 10 a.m. on the day before publication. 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Reasonable rates Phone: 3-1776 (after 5 p.m.) IF YOU SEE this ad, other people will see the ad you run. Call 4-5324 or 4-1149 for Battalion Classified Ads. FOR RENT AVAILABLE June 1. Four rooms. Nice ly furnished apartments in College Hills, summer rates. Ph. 4-7666. EFFICIENCY one bedroom apartment fur nished with utilities paid. See at 1200 Foster E., College Station. Rent $40. GARAGE APARTMENT. One large room, kitchenette, bath and garage. Electric refrigerator and wall to wall floor cov ering. Ideal for couple. Two blocks from North Gate. Call 4-4764. Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 803A East 26th Call 2-1662 for Appointment (Across from Court House) HELP WANTED BEAUTY OPERATOR. Pruitt’s Beauty Shoppe. Official Notice The final oral examination of Mr. Stew art H. Fowler, candidate for the. degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Phys iology of Reproduction, will be held at 1:30 p.m., April 30, 1954, in the Graduate Coun cil room, Graduate School office. Mr. Fowler will present and defend his disserta tion entitled “A Study of Some Factors Affecting Reproductive Performance.” The examination is open to all members of the Graduate Faculty. IDE P. TROTTER, Dean The final oral examination of Mr. Wal ter T. Matzen, jr., candidate for the degree fo Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Electrical Engineering, will be held at 1:00 p.m., April 30. 1954. in room 101, Bolton hall. Mr. Matzen will present and defend his dissertation entitled “Sound Transmis sion Through Natural Ventilation Open ings In Walls.” The examination Is open to all members of the Graduate Faculty. IDE P. TROTTER, Dean Ring orders are being taken for those students who become eligible for the ring with their preliminary grades for the Spring Semester. The Ring clerk Is on duty Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. Delivery of these rings will be made August first. Rings will be delivered In person to the Individual or they will be mailed to the owner at an additional charge of twenty- five cents. No rings will be mailed to summer camp addresses. All rings must be paid for in full (including mailing charge) when the order Is placed. H. L. Heaton, , , Registrar^ * " T-'-T ' ' '-it'- A- , CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER—The new student center library, terrace, kitchen and snack bar. The large sliding for St. Mary’s chapel will be dedicated at 2:30 p.m. followed giass wall can be lolled back to Loim a large area with the by open house. The building includes a student lounge, a terrace. Catholic Center To Be Dedicated The new student center for St. Mary’s chapel at College Station will be formally dedicated at 2:30 p. m. Sunday by Most Rev. L. J. Reicher, D. D. Open house and reception Will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p. m. Benediction and prayers of thanks giving will be in St. Mary’s Chapel at 7:30. Plans for a social to be held in the new center that Sunday even ing from 8 to 12 have been made. The Aggieland Combo has been scheduled to provide the music for the dance. The $100,000 building is planned around the needs of the Catholic students of A&M. A main feature of the building is the student lounge which has been designed to provide a home like atmosphere. In this room stu dents can talk, read newspapers, or generally relax. A radio-phono graph console will be placed in the lounge. Adjoining the lounge is a library 14,953 X-Rays Taken In College Slation-Bryan A total of 14,953 x-rays were taken this year in the College Stp- tion-Bryan area according to the Brazos County Tuberculosis as sociation. This is an increase of 1,129 over the previous High of 1950 when 13,024 x-rays were made and 3,098 oyer last spring. About 1,610 residents of College Station and 4,289 A&M students had x-rays taken. This shows that ovhr 78 per cent of the student body turned out for x-rays. 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