Auditions Slated For Talent Show
Art 0«w«M, who will bo in chart*
Affto Talent Show tuditiona
will b* held on Oct. 27 and 2ft.
All atudonta who ar* inter**tad
should aign up at th* MSC Di
ractorat* offic# by Qrt 22.
Th« ahow will conaiat of 12 acta
chosen from the auditions, aoid
CIRCLE
FRIDAY
Glenn FORD
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of the audition* and ahow.
When the ahow la hold on Doc.
8, a winner will bo picked to repre
sent the school in the Interrollof-
iate Talent Show this spring, h*
Oswald said ho would like to
get a wide variety of talent this
year in order to put on a perfor-
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Last year’s winner, Dave Wood
ard, was unable to appear in the
Intercollegiate Talent Show last
spring dee to a swimming meet
ho had to enter. During the suifi-
mer, however. , Woodard toured
Europe on a D. S. Government
sponsored college student Ulent
program. ,
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AVMA Meets Tues.:
Hear Veterinarian
, The Student Chapter of the
American Veterinary Medical As
sociation met Tuesday night at the
Veterinary hospital.
Dr. Verne A. Scott, veterinary
practitioner from Stephenville, was
principal speaker, talking o n
“General Practice." Dr. Scott
presented some of hia rases in
handling the more common condi
tions confronting cattle and horse
veterinarians. In addition to his
speech, Dr. Scott presented films
showing some of his cases
TeCMNIRAMA
TiCMNtCCXO*
SATURDAY ONLY
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SCONA Topic
Announced
By Pfeuffer
Sources of Tension; National and
International, is the topic of dis
cussion for SCONA IV’, meeting
Dec. 10-13, according to Bob
Pfeuffer, SCONA IV cheirman
SCONA, Student Conference or
National Affairs, is an interna
tionally known conference for stu
dent leaders in the South and
Southwest United States, Canada
and Mexico and is under the super
vision of the Memorial Student
Center Directorate.
There have been no speakers se
lected as yet, but two Round
Table co-chairmen who served last
year have consented to return this
year They are Dr. Ross Pritch
ard of Southwestern at Memphis,
Tenn., and Dr R. A. Tsanoff of
Rice Institute. Speakers and addi
tional Round Table co-chairmen
will be selected soon, says Pfeuffer
A study of the topic has been
prepared by the Library of Con
gress and the SCONA committee
expects a copy of the study to ar
rive in the near future This study
will be submitted to the delegates
along with other tdbliographic ma
terial as an aid in preparing for
the conference.
According to the SCONA pro
cedure, any interested student may
attend the session*, but may not
actually participate in the discus-
aiona, Pfeuffer said.
Dr. Doak Likes to Help
♦
Young Scientists Learn
Th* Battalion -> Collngp Station (Bmro* County), Tnxai
Friday, October 17, 1958 PAGE 3
“The moat electrifying experi
ence in ail my years at AAM is the
chance to work on the scientific
enrichment program which the
Texas Education Agency ia put
ting on,” Dr. Clifton Doak, head
of Department of Biology, said.
Doak was referring to the tele
vision panel he will moderate Oct.
26. at 8,30 a m . on KBTX-TV, for
gifted high school students inter
ested in science who were in his
class this summer.
Doak was born in Scurry Coun
ty, near Snyder, in 18P5 He
spent his first two undergraduate
years at A&M before enlisting in
the service during World War I.
Immediately following the war
he enrolled in North Texas State
Teachers College where he receiv
ed his B S degree in li*22.
“I wanted to come back to AAM
but the semester was already in
progress so I enrolled in North
Texas State and it was a lucky
thing that I did. For it was in
Denton that 1 met my bride to be,
Henryetta,” he said.
“1 wanted to come back to A AM,
1928; and Ph D at Illinois, 1933
He joined the faculty at AAM in
192fi and bet a me the second head
of the Department of Biology in
1937, replacing O. M Bell.
Doak belongs to Phi Beta
Kappa and Sigma XI. He ia a
charter member of Sigma XI and
a former president
He also belongs to the Rotary
Club where he hat served as pres
ident.
His hobbies include one which
is very unusual; he collects drift
wood which is a branch of crea
tive art. He has given lectures to
private groupa and has appeared
on TV showing his various fig
urines which he has produced from
driftwood.
He is also interested in flow
ers and their arrangement. Both
he and his wife have won various
awards for their flower arrange
ments.
He is an amateur photographer
with a collection of more than
4.000 pictures which he has taken
in various parts of the United
States. This is one of his most
time consuming hobbies.
SATURDAY
GEORGE
RECRET OF SUCCESS
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.
Keith I/ocke, discussing his record
breaking mile in the state high
school track meet, was asked by
a fellow church member if he
prayed during the race.
Yes, he said he did. “I said.
Lord, you pick ’em up and I'll
put ’em down.”
Fquipmcnt Course
To Re Meld Here
Town
On Trial
■Bit . COMM . UTK 1
Plus
John D«rek in
“HIGH HEEL”
and
Gary Cooper in
‘‘DALLAS”
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COMMAND
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Johnny
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THE MSC FILM SOCIETY
Prments
“AN
AMERICAN
IN
PARIS”
Starring
GENE KELLY & LESLIE CARON
FRIDAY
7:45 P. M.
IN
THE
MSC
BALLROOM
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FRIDAY
James Craig in
‘THE PERSUADER”
Plus
Robert Taylor in
THE LAW AM)
JAKE WADE”
SATURDAY
George Montgomery in
“MAN FROM GOD’S
COUNTRY”
James Craig in
‘THE PERSUADER”
Forreet Tucker in
‘THE ABOMINABLE
SNOWMAN"
The largest class to date is ex
pected for the Heavy Conatruction
Equipment Operators Course which
begins Nov 3, conducted under the
auspices of the Engineering Ex
tension Service.
Approximately 18 to 20 men ar*
expected to enroll for this course
which consists of two schools. One
school is of six weeks duration and
covers crawler tractors, motor
graders and motor scrapers. The
other school is of eight weeks du
ratic- and covers boom equipment,
such as drag lines and clam sheila.
Both schools will be held in the |
area immediately behind Easter-
wood Airport on college property !
This course is the last of six |
courses which have been taught in j
the past year Anthony L. Kra
mer is coordinator of the program 1
and Larue W Jones is Chief In
structor for the program. Assist
ing these men are James J Wal
lace, Charlie Brannon, Heston Tho
' in W Jones.
The charge for this courae is
$3F>0 for the six-week school and
$500 for the eight-week school
Anyone desiring to attend either
of these schools should contact A1
vin W Jones of the Engineering
Extension Service.
Two Indians Doing
Geophysics Work
The Department of Geophyaira
has announced th* presence of
two atudente from India here to
ork on Ph.D. degrees in that
uepartment.
The two students are here on
scholarships provided by the State
Department under the Internation
al Cooperation Administration
Program.
laian Kanti Bhattacharyya and
D. X Chowdhury are the two
graduate students.
Head of Department of Biology
Dr. Clifton I>oak, head of the Department of Biology, will
moderate a panel on a statewide televiaion broadcast for
gifted high school students interested in science Oct. 26,
at 8:30 a. m.
l i\ Club Members Hold First Session
Th# United Nations Club, whose
objective ia to promote interna
tional goodwill and understanding
on the campus, met for the first
time this season Friday night in
the Gay Room of the YMCA.
After business there was a
speech by Jack D. Gray, Foreign
Student Coordinator, on “Rural
Improvement in Developing Coun
tries.” Following the speech was
a social where coffee and cokes
were served
Dr Isaac Petera, club sponsor,
said that any student or faculty
member can join this organisation
by paying the $1 membership fee.
To be eligible to vote one muat
attend at leaet one-half of the prev
ious meetings of the current ses
sion, he said.
The next meeting will be in the
YMCA on Oct 24, the 13th birth
day of the l nited ^$tiona.
AGGIES—
TRY—
YOUNGBLOOD'S
Hickory Cooked Barbecue
Beef — Pork — Chicken
Plenty To Eat
Rea-Honahte Prices
Rock Building Midway Between
South College Bryan A College
Guion Hal
Prevue Saturday Night 10:30 p. m Also Sunday and Monday
-AUTHENTIC GREATNESS]
A bQll is to ring
but without the clapper, ‘
you’d miss the whole idea of a bell
A cigarette is to smoke
but without flavor-you miss
the whole idea of smoking
When it comes to flavor
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Its whats
up front
that counts
CAMPUS
Today thru Saturday
From the creator! of: “And God Created Woman”
now comes . . .
"The Night
Heaven FelT
WITH
BRIGITTE BARDOT
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The big Weutern that \
haada ail the other* off *
.nt the peeet Here’s the \
entertainment that la the
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