The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County)^ Texas
PAGE 4 Thursday, August 23, 1956
IS THAT THE SHORTEST BOOK YOU HAVE?—Tommy Smith, senior agricultural eco
nomics major from Lawn, checks out a book from Mrs. Doris Morrill at the main loan
desk on the second floor of the Cushing Memorial Library. '
Activities
WELCOME
FRESHMAN
to AGGIELAND
Come by and let's get
acquainted
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direction of C. K. Esten is an
organization made up of students
interested in the theatre and de
sire to participate in plays. This
group presents a number of plays
annually for the students and
general public.
The Golf Course, under manage
ment of Joe Fagan, has . an 18-hole
course 6,800 yards long and is one
of the longest courses in the south,
available for students interested
in this sport. This course is self-
supporting and a fee of 50 cents
for single play is charged and $10
per semester.
The Music Activities of the Col
lege are directed by Bill Turner.
He directs activities of the Aggie-
land Orchestra and Singing Cadets.
These organizations are available
to all students and travel across
the state, giving concerts in the
larger cities.
All of the foregoing and more is
available at nominal cost for the
student. These, activities are in
cluded (with exception of the Golf
Course) in the Student Activity Fee
charged at registration in Septem
ber. The fee is optional and in
cludes, for $21.90; intercollegiate
athletics; town hall; student publi
cations; great issue and recital
series.
These tickets may be purchased
singly, but the total price if bought
separately is $35.
In 1954-55, 305 students attend
ing A&M under the Opportunity
Award program. These scholarships
are for $250 per year and offered
each spring through state - wide
competition.
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Library Offers Many Facilities
A building on the campus located
directly east of the Academic
Building should be one of the most
used buildings on the campus, but
many students struggle through
four years at A&M without taking
advantage of the services of the
Cushing Memorial Library.
Staffed by professional librarians
and headed by Robert Houze, the
library has over 250,000 books at
the students’ disposal. Other facili
ties are included in the building
which has become a popular study
ing place since it has been com
pletely air-conditioned.
New furniture and tables have
been placed in the library for the
students’ convenience and new
lighting fixtures have been in
stalled.
First Floor
As you enter the first floor of
the library $uu enter the news
paper lounge where the library
has over 50 newspapers from over
the state and nation for your in
formation. The periodical reading
room is on the left (sorry they do
not subscribe to Playboy) and al
most any magazine you can think
of is located in this room. On the
right is the reserve and required
reading room. As you will find
certain books are required to be
read in certain courses and this
room is where you will find those
books.
Second Floor
Going up the stairs to the sec
ond floor on the left is the main
loan desk. This is where books
from the general collection are
located. In the lobby on the floor
are located card catalogs to help
you locate the book you want.
On the right at the top of the
stairs is the reference room. Here
are located periodical indexes,
encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases,
bibliographies, yearbooks and cer
tain issues of the New York Times
and other newspapers including
The Battalion are on microfilm for
your reference.
Third Floor
The third floor houses the
bondery and cataloging depart
ments and the Asbury Browsing
Room. In this room are located all
works of fiction and is used for
study and reading.
Cushing Library is operated on a
closed-stack process. This means
to get a book from the general
collection you have to fill out a
catalogue card, present it to one
of the people at the main desk on
the second floor, then wait until she
goes and gets the book. Books are
returned to this desk when finish
ed.
Library Hours
Library hours during the long
semesters are from 8 a. m. until
10 p. m. Monday through Friday
The YMCA extends a cordial wel
come to the class of 1960. There
is always a place for you at the
“Y”, according to J. Gordon Gay,
secretary.
“It is only natural for a Fresh
man to feel lonely and perhaps a
bit homesick. Friendships have
yet to be made, the Campus ex
plored, and Aggie customs ac
quired. The Y can play an import
ant part in your life on the Cam
pus now and in the future,” Gay,
added.
The Y is located in the center
of the main Campus. It is a four-
story building. In its basement are
located the offices of The Battal-
ian, the school paper. On the first
floor you will find a newly deco
rated lounge, where you will be
free to relax, read the latest
magazines and newspapers, or
watch TV. Here also is a general
information desk where you can
acquire information when needed.
But the Y is more than just a
social center. During the school
year it provides many organized
activities to enable the student not
only to gain materially but spir-
’tually as well. It provides' discus'
sion groups from time to time on
subjects vital to every student here
at A&M.
Bible Studies during the school
year are sponsored by the Y. These
studies enable students to. meet-
and from 8 until 12 noon on Satur
day. Sundays the library opens at
2 p. m. and remains open until
10 p. m. Books are checked out for
two weeks and may be renewed for
two additional weeks.
Other libraries are located on
the campus under the various
schools and divisions of the college.
The largest of these is the Texas
Engineers Library. This is located
directly east of the Cushing Li
brary. It was established in 1943
in a cooperative project between
A&M and the State Board of
Registration for Professional Engi-
in their dormitory lounge to dis
cuss questions concerning the
Bible informally.
Twice each month the United
Nations Club meets. Here is a good
chance to become familiar with
the customs and religions of other
lands.
Once each year Religious Em
phasis Week is held on the Cam
pus. Classes are dismissed for one
hour during each morning of that
Each year before the annual
Turkey Day classic between A&M
and their arch rivals the University
of Texas - known better in these
parts as the tea-sippers-a game is
played the outcome of which is
supposed to represent or predict
the score of that years football bat
tle.
This game is played at Texas
State College for Women in Denton.
Two field hockey teams are chosen
and one takes the name of the
Aggies and the other the Long
horns.
These two teams play on the
Saturday preceding the clash,
either at Austin or College Station,
neers. The present building was
completed in 1952 and boasts some
30,000 technical books and periodi
cals.
The Veterinary Library is locat
ed in the Veterinary Building west
of the main campus across the
tracks. It is a specialized library
for the School of Veterinary Medi
cine.
The Architecture Library is
located on the fourth floor of the
Academic Building. Another speci
alized library this is used primarily
for the students in the Division of
Architecture.
week in order to allow all students,
faculty members and personnel of
the college to meet in Guion Hall
for services. Religious Emphasis
Week is designed to be an inspira
tion for all.
Following Religious Emphasis
Week there will be a series of
forums on marriage. Both married
and unmarried students attend
these sessions which are led by
Christian men, each experienced in
his own field.
between A&M and TU.
This is an old tradition of our
sister school and goes back to the
early 1930’s. Year before last the
school paper at Tessie repoi'ted one
year the teams battled to a 2-2
stalemate. The following Thurs
day A&M and TU came out in a
tie also. (This happened before
World War II.)
Last year the girls playing on
the Aggie team won a 22-13 victory
over the “Longhorns.” As you pro
bably know or have observed this
did not take into consideration what
actually happened on Kyle Field
on Turkey Day. The Longhoras
won.
Home away from Home
YMCA Extends Welcome
Hockey Game at Tessieland
Predicts A&M-TU Score
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