The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 05, 1954, Image 4

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THfe BA'fTALTON
Wednesday, May 5, 1954
A&M Mothers
Club Meets
Here Saturday
The annual meeting of the
state Federation of A & M,
Mothers clubs will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday in the as
sembly room of the Memorial
Student Center.
It will be preceeded by a coffee
from 9 to 10 a. m. in rooms 2A
and 2B sponsored by the Brazos
county A&M Mothers club.
The state executive board will
meet at 2 p. m. Friday at the cen
ter. Plans will be made at that
time for the election at the meet
ing Saturday.
To complete the weekend, Presi
dent and Mrs. David H. Morgan
will be hosts to visiting parents at
a tea Sunday sponsored by the
Brazos county club. It will be held
from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m.
Mrs. Spencer Buchanan is chair
man for the Saturday coffee. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Armstrong
Price, who will take cai'e of flower
arrangements.
Mrs. Ide P. Trotter, new Brazos
county president, and Mrs. A. C.
Magee, outgoing president, will
preside at the coffee service. Cof
fee and Danish pastry will be
served.
Hostesses for the morning are
Mesdames H. W. Barlow, O. A.
Ashworth, W. L. Penberthy, D. W.
Williams, T. W. Leland, E. C.
Klipple, Charles LaMotte and Fred
Weick.
The business meeting at 10 a. m.
Saturday will be presided over by
Mrs. Gus A. Becker of Mirando
City, state federation president.
Mrs. Morgan, honorary presi
dent, will give greetings, followed
by special music presented by a
quartet from the singing cadets.
Guest speaker for the meeting is
Morgan.
After the business meeting and
committee reports, the 1954-55
officers will be installed by Mrs. M.
T. Harrington.
Plans have been made for the
Night of Music to be held at the
A&M Consolidated high school gym
at 8 p. m. May 14.
The high school band and chorus
and several small ensembles and
soloists will present umbers.
Jimmy Bond, Janet Folweiler and
Jean Ann Smith will sing solo
parts.
The theme of the program is
1953-54 in review, from football
season to graduation.
The band and chorus will present
outstanding numbers of the year
and will combine to present a tri
bute to Sigmund Romberg.
The entire group will close the
program with “Some Call It
America.”
Tickets go on sale Monday. They
can be bought from any of the per
formers or at the high school of
fice. Price is 50tf and 25^ .
Senior superlatives chosen last
week are Fred Anderson, Carolyn
Landiss, David Bonnen, Martha
Williams, Janice Latimer, Pinkey
Conner, Penny Laverty and Robert
Cleland.
The titles of each of these super
latives will be announced in the
high school annual when it appears.
AVMA Sponsors
Country Dance
The American Veterinary Medi
cine association auxiliary is spon
soring a country dance at 8 p. m.
Saturday at Shiloh hall on South
highway 6.
The dance is to raise money to
send a student wife delegate to
the national AVMA convention to
be held in July at Seattle, Wash.
Frank Sims, president-elect of
the student chapter of the AVMA
is the student delegate to be sent
by that organization. Robbie Sims,
his wife, has been chosen as dele
gate from the AVMA auxiliary.
Prizes, donated by drug and
surgical supply houses, will be
given away during the evening.
Tickets are available from Mrs.
Judson Holt, 6-3082, and Mrs. Dick
Hull, 6-1463. Price is $1 stag or
couple.
Mental Hygiene
Main Speech Topic
Mrs. Mable Sewall, Hogg Mental
Hygiene Foundation representative,
was the prinicpal speaker at the
Child Study club meeting yester
day morning at 9:30.
Mrs. Sewall spoke on “A child’s
development into a well adjusted
adult”.
The meeting was held in Mrs.
Bardin Nelson’s home. Mrs. Bruce
Zobel and Mrs. Melvin Brooks
were co-hostesses.
Thursday night there will be a
bingo party honoring Penny
Laverty, graduating senior. It will
be at the home of Mrs. Frank
Vaden at 8 p. m.
All senior girls are invited.
Marian Gaddis was honored last
Saturday at a coke party given by
Mrs. Dan Davis and Mrs. Ray
Oden at the Davis ho^me.
Guest were the girls in the senior
class.
R. L. Boone’s 10-2 class will
sponsor the annual sports day at
the high school May 14.
Each on the seven home rooms
are nominating candidates for
sports day queen. The candidate
that gets the most votes at a
penny a vote will become queen.
The class getting the most points
in sports events will also receive
votes toward its candidate.
Events include sack race, three-
legged race, ping pong throw, girl’s
shot put, wheelbarrow race, chin
ning, softball throw and four-leg
ged race.
The queen will be presented dur
ing the day’s events, and she and
her court will preside over the day.
Mrs. Eugene Rush and Mrs. A.
D. Folweiler will honor the senior
class with a party at the Rush
home at 4 p. m. Satm'day.
The senior girls are invited.
Plans are being made for the
senior trip to Mission Valley in
New Braunfels.
The tentative date has been set
for May 26.
Church Council
Plans Luncheon
The May fellowship luncheon of
the College Station Council of
Chui’ch Women will be held at 1
p. m. Friday at the A&M Presby
terian church.
The annual luncheon is to further
fellowship amoung church women
of the community.
Those planning to attend should
bring a salad of some kind and 25
cents to cover the cost of bread,
coffee and sweets.
Hostesses for the luncheon are
the women from the A&M Pres
byterian church. Mrs. E. B. Middle-
ton is general chairman. A nursery
will be provided for the children.
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Mrs. W. H. Badgett will give a
party for Sandra Couch " at the
Badgett home at 7:30 p. m. FrL
day.
Several of Sandra’s friends and
their dates have been invited.
The junior plays will be present
ed at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the high
school gym.
There are two one act plays,
“Where is My Wandering Boy To
night?” and “Wildcat Willie Gets
Girl Trouble.”
Tickets are on sale from cast
members and at the high school
office. Prices are 50 and 25 cents.
Mrs. David H. Morgan will be
the guest speaker for the junior-
senior banquet May 15 at the ball
room of the Memorial Student
Center.
This banquet will mark the 10
anniversary of the presentation of
the gavel from the president of the
senior class to the president of
the junior class.
Several merit awards were dis
cussed at the last meeting of the
student council, and a tentative list
of requirements was drawn up.
The council suggested perfect
attendance, highest scholastic
standing in class, outstanding club
workers, outstanding athlete in
each sport, outstanding person in
band and chorus, Interscholastic
Literary league winners, outstand
ing home room leadership and best
mannered boy and girl.
The list was submitted to J. J.
Skrivanek, high school principal,
for consideration.
FHA President Given Gavel
Marilyn Floeck, outgoing presi
dent of the Future Homemakers of
America, was presented with a
silver gavel at the annual Mother-
Daughter banquet last night at the
A&M Consolidated school cafeteria.
The program was opened by the
president. Welcome to the guests
was extended by Marian Gaddis,
first vice president.
Response was given by one of
the three chapter mothers, Mrs.
Play Presented
For Kiwanis Club
“High Pressure”, a playet writ
ten for mental hygiene week was
the program for the Kiwanis club
yestei’day.
Members of the cast included
Sarah Phillip Goode, Jeanelle La
Motte, Sarah Wright and David
McNeely, all members of A&M
Consolidated junior high school.
They are the daughters and son of
Kiwanians.
The play dealt with two teenage
girls undecided to whether the
advice of their parents should be
always correct as they grow older.
The girls are invited to attend
a party with persons older than
themselves and find it difficult to
understand why they should not
go to the party.
In the end, they realize the par
ents are always striving for the
most happiness for their children
and always try to disclude any ex
periences which might have a bad
effect on the children’s lives.
You can keep pecans in the shell
for two or three months, at room
temperature, before the nutmeat
flavor deteriorates.
A. M. Gaddis. Invocation was given
by Clair Rogers, chapter song
leader.
The dinner was then served by
members of the eighth grade home
making class.
Tables were decorated with red
ribbon intwined with honeysuckle,
and all the decorations carried out
a red and white color scheme. At
each table red and white silhouettes
of mothers and daughters carried
out the theme of the decorations.
The head table was centered with
an arrangement of red verbena.
Chairman for the program was
Elsie Richards. Jean Ann Smith
and Janet Folweiler presented
musical numbers.
Degrees were then presented by
Carolyn Landiss, second vice presi
dent, to five of the members. Jean
Puddy received a junior degree, and
Anna Beaty, Elsie Richards, Bon
nie Carrol and Sandra Couch were
awarded chapter degrees.
The chapter mothers were in
troduced by Anna Beaty, incom
ing president. They received silver
FHA thimbles. They are Mrs. Jim
Beaty, Mrs. Gaddis and Mrs. S. S.
Floeck.
Transfer Deadline
Set For June 1
Parents who wish to transfer
their children to A&M Consolidated
school from other school districts
should do so on or before June 1,
said L. S. Richardson, superin
tendent.
In past years, transfers were
permitted during the summer
months, but the last session of the
legislature set the date as June 1,
he said.
Transfers may be made by com
ing to my office, Richardson said.
The final part of the evening
was the installation of new officers
for 1954-55. The installation table
was centered with an arrangement
of red roses and a tall red taper.
This was surrounded by eight white
candles representing the eight pur
poses of FHA. The red and white
FHA emblem accented the table.
The officers were installed by
the outgoing president. The pro
gram was closed with the FHA
creed recited by both groups of
officers.
Mary Hardin Exes
To Hold Meeting
Alumnae and former students of
Mary Hardin - Baylor college will
hold an organizational meeting at
7:30 p. m. Friday at the home of
Mrs. E. B. Reynolds, 200 Perishing,
South Oakwood.
The purpose of the meeting is
to form a permanent organization
for this area.
Two teachers from the college,
Misses Elizabeth Q. Alexander and
Miss Lucille Capt, will meet with
the group.
Dr. Leipper
Elected Prexy
Dr. Dale F. Leipper, head
of the oceajiography depart
ment, was elected president of
the Educational commission
of the A&M Consolidated
school district at the annual meet
ing in the CHS cafeteria Monday.
Mrs. Phillip Goode was elected
vice president and Mrs. Raymond
Rogers was elected secretary- trea
surer.
The main speakers were Dr.
Joseph Griggs, superintendent of
schools at Huntsville; and B. H.
Dewey jr., state representative,
44th representative district.
Griggs spoke on “Legislation,
Past and Future, Which Will Af
fect Our Public Schools”.
Dewey’s topic was “Legislation
Enacted by the 53th Legislature
Pertaining to Our Public Schools”.
A Gei-man band and flute gi-oup
from A&M Consolidated High pre
sented a short musical progi-am.
Members of the band included
Mickey Williamson, Ann William
son, Tom Ivy, Nancy Smith and
Ernest Tanzer.
The flute group consisted of
Ann Williamson, Mary Varvell
and John Harrington.
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