The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County), Texas
PAGE 2 Thursday, July 12, 1956
Parking Again
Tomorrow the 1,386 firemen that have been on our cam
pus this week will be leaving'. They learned something about
new ways of protecting us from fire while here, and we
learned or should have, learned what unrestricted parking
does to A&M. All of us gripe about the parking situation
here, but with all the faults we can see that it is necessary
to have control over the parking on our campus.
Next week the second semester of summer school will
start and the lowest number of students for another 12
months will be on the campus. Now, not September, is the
time to get the parking areas prepared for the fall rush.
A&M Also Ran
Tuesday was a disappointing day when we learned of
the United States Department of Agriculture’s decision con
cerning the location of the cattle disease laboratory. We
were proud, however, to see how many of the people in our
state stood behind A&M in our quest to get the lab located
at College Station. To these persons we would like to extend
our sincere “Thanks.”
Far too many to mention here spoke out for us and
backed us in the bidding. We fought a good fight, but no
body likes to lose. It is too bad such a decision had to be
reached during an election year. As Congressman Olm
Teague said “$19 million was too much money to invest in
Texas when the Republicans didn’t count on carrying the
state this year anyway.” — dtm
/. Engr. Head Finds Time
To Ride His Motorcycle
By JOE TINDEL
Battalion News Editor
A. R. Burgess, head of the in
dustrial engineering department,
finds time to ride a motorcycle
when he’s not busy with the duties
of the department.
Burgess has been riding motor
cycles since his high school days
and he says that he still gets a
“kick” out of it.
“Those who know anything about
motorcycles know that two-thirds
of the time you are making repairs
on them,” he said. “Whenever your
riding time exceeds your mainten
ance time you can feel that you
are doing good.”
Most of Burgess’ mechanical
work has been restricted to motor
cycles.
“Modern cars baffle me com
pletely,” he said. “It’s got to the
point where I can’t even stick my
hand under the hood anymore.”
In spite of his lack of knowledge
of modern cars, Burgess says he
would probably buy a Corvette if
he had the money.
Burgess’ activities have not been
limited just to motorcycles. Due to
experience gained while in the
Ordinance Corps during World War
II he has done quite a bit of tin
kering with small, timesaving me
chanical devices. One which he has
in his office is a disk calculator for
figuring averages in certain math-
(See BURGESS, Page 5)
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DAVE McREYNOLDS Editcr
Barbara Paige Woman s Eaitor
J. B McLeroy Photographer
Joe Dan Boyd Reporter
Maurice Olian CHS Sports Correspondent
Deputies Disband
Pogo Panics Parisians
By WALT KELLEY
Special to The Battalion
PARIS, Freptober 31-The Cham
ber of Deputies disbanded in an
abandoned quandary this evening
after an unusually fraughtful ses
sion in which the possibilities of a
Possum being the next American
President were discussed.
Grave complications and impli
cations were seen by Member Du-
Charmegt in an impassioned speech
delivered directly after the meeting
ended. Member DuCharmegt spoke
from a prone position on the floor
from notes gathered at a wedding
party held earlier in the day.
The DuCharmegt speech or fili
buster delayed cleaning women
from their appointed rounds until
dix heures. Laboring circles were
grim.
In part, M. DuCharmegt said:
“Is it not proper en les circon-
stances to say is it not the fact
here that is to say that such a per-
sonne, le possum, in truth, is the
premiere place an animal parti
cular, peculiar et (that is to say
aussi) formidable? He has the
teeth long, the tail prehensible.
This Monsieur Pogo Le Possum, is
it not that he is also like as to the
Dodo ? He is not so greatly and
largement exactment that is to say
extincet.
“It is to say that here in truth
is a development extroadinaire.
Here, mesdames et messieurs, is
the living fossil. Here is something
that has been alive in its present
state for over 2,000,000 years. He
Two Courses Open
In ‘J’ Department
Two journalism courses will be
taught during the second summer
session, according to Otis Miller,
who will instruct both courses.
The two courses offered will be
Journalism 415 (Agricultural Jour
nalism) and Journalism 311 (Radio
News Writing).
Journalism 415 will meet at 9
a.m. until 10 a.m. daily and Jour
nalism 311 will meet at 7 a.m.
until 8 a r m. daily.
Lab periods in ejich course may
be arranged to' suit the individual
student.
Street Presides
At Iowa Session
W. E. Street, head of the Engi
neering Drawing Department pre
sided as chairman at the Fifth
Engineering Drawing Summer
School held at Iowa State College,
Ames Iowa, recently.
A 10-day school covering evalu
ation of engineering drawing, de
scriptive geometry and graphics
of the future, about 250 persons
from across the nation attended
the session.
As a part of the program of the
school, Street and two other per
sons presented a 15-minute tele
vision program on Engineering Ed
ucation in America over WOI-TV.
The Grove
Schedule
Thursday
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, star
ring Marilyn Monroe and Jane
Russell.
Monday
Inferno with Rhonda Fleming
and Robert Ryan.
Tuesday
Eye Witness.
Wednesday
Destination Gobi starring Rich
ard Widmark, Don Taylor and
Darryl Hickman.
Admission is by Student Ac
tivity Fee Slip, season ticket or
ticket purchased at the Gate. Sin
gle admission tickets are 25 cents
each for adults, child, 10 cents
each. Gates open at 7 p.m. Movie
begins at 8 p.m.
SERVING BRYAN and
COLLEGE STATION
SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR
Lv. N. Zulch 10:08 a.m.
Ar. Dallas . . 12:47 p.m.
Lv. N. Zulch . 7:28 p.m.
Ar. Houston . 9:15 p.m.
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Agent
Phone 15
NORTH ZULCH
Burlington
Route
has not change pas. He has not
progress pas. Nesslerode? Pas?”
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mens (les Enfants du Paris) were
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Life Membership
Given To Pinky
A lifetime membership in the
Brazos County A&M Club was pre
sented to P. L. (Pinky) Downs Jr.,
official greeter for the college re
cently. Downs is a graduate of
A&M, class of 1906.
The life membership cited “in
recognition and appreciation of his
interest in, service to and partici
pation in the activities of, this club
and for his loyalty to the A&M
College of Texas, its present and
former students, the bearer shall
be entitled to all honors, rights
and privileges that may be extend
ed hereafter to any of the club
membership.”
drowned out by the arrival of Les
Gendarmes. Les took M. Du
Charmegt home in a large basket.
It is not thought here that Pogo’s
American chances were enhanced
in this River Paradise but it was
pointed out by astute observei's the
appellation, Living Fossil, may
relp the Possum in any French
election held in the near future.
“Just the material we are used
to!”, declared an unidentified of
ficial of the Metropolitan.
Eng Ext Service
New Supervisor
Elmer Frede, former director of
vocational education for the Texas
Prison System, has been named an
instructor with the supervisor
training department of the Engi
neering Extension Service, for the
A&M College System.
Frede has contributed articles
concerning vocational training to
various trade magazines, and has
prepared instructional material for
a number of training courses at
A&M and the University of Texas.
A native of Missouri, he attended
Oklahoma A&M College. He has
since completed studies at a
number of teacher training courses
held here and Texas University.
He is affiliated with a number
of professional and social organi
zations: Texas and American Vo
cational Associations; American
Society of Training Directors; Tex
as Junior College Teachers As
sociation ; Correctional Education
Association; Penal Industries As
sociation; Kiwanis Club and the
Presbyterian church.
Condensed statement of the
College Station State Bank
at close of business on June 30, 1956
ASSETS
Cash $ 878,7#d«B
U. S. Government Bonds 758,042.70
Municipal Bonds 59,323.40
Stock Federal Reserve Bank 4,800.00i
Loans 1,217,853.(3
Banking House 30,796..65
Furniture and Fixtures 16,339.7®
Other Real Estate Owned ^ .J
Other Assets 1,500.0|1
TOTAL ASSETS $2,967,436.75
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 100,000.00.1
Surplus 60,000.00:1
Undivided profits 42,087.34
Deposits 2,764,299.41 j
Other liabilities 1,050.50‘|
TOTAL LIABILITIES $2,967,436.75 !
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ARKANSAS ...
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RICE . . .
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Reserved Seat Season Tickets - $14
Deadline: July 31
The $8 general admission season ticket is
for first-come seating in four different sections
of the stadium.
Faculty and employees also will be admit-
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throughout the school year if they purchase a
season book. (Top priority will not apply to
single game purchases except with the purchase
of a season ticket.)
Each faculty member and employee will be
limited to two season books.
Applications for top priority seats must
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