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i PAGE 4 Wednesday, September 30, 1959 THE BATTALION EVALUATION mmmm WM'"'' ' V-l ■ wl m r : Color TVs Donated to College Shown above are Ag-gies viewing programs Motorola for educational purposes. The on the new color television set located in other two sets were given to the Aggie the Memorial Student Center. This set and Players and the Department of Electrical two others were given to the college by Engineering. New Braunfels Aggie Key Figure in Location of A&M A&M might today be located in Austin had it not been for the work of one New Braunfels citi zen. This man brought 210 legis la tors and 16 page boys from Aus tin to College Station by train, determined to convince and show them that Brazos County was the best place for A&M. Needless to say, he did just that. That man was Walter Wipp- recht, Class of ’84, a familiar face around Aggieland for many years, who until 1950 owned a cotton plantation in the Brazos bottoms. Wipprecht, born of German par entage, moved to New Braunfels with his parents when he was four years old. The Wipprecht family mved there in 1868 from Sisterdale in Gillespie County, following un bearable hostility from Indians in that area. He was a freshman on the A&M campus in the fall of 1881. His father was professor of language at A&M when Wipprecht enrolled. When he first went there, he was quartered in an old wooden bar rack, something you don’t see at A&M now. While he was a student, he was one of the officers of the Callio- gean Literary Society. This so ciety and the Austin Society joint ly published The Collegian which was the forerunner of The Bat talion, the present daily student newspaper at A&M. Wipprecht graduated in 1884 and then returned in 1885 to re ceive a B.S. degree in Agriculture. He was the first man in A&M Col lege history to receive this degree. After he received his BSA he became an instructor in physics and chemistry at A&M from 1885 to 1886. Wipprecht then went to Europe and did some more work in chem istry. Upon returning from Europe, he went to work for the A&M Agri cultural Experiment Station and was the first chemist ever to be employed by them. He spent two years with the Ex periment Station and then left to become tax collector for Brazos County. From 1914 to 1937, he was busi ness manager of the college. He became manager the same day that Dr. W. B. Bizzell become pres ident of A&M. For the following 23 years he served the college in this capacity. Wipprecht’s favorite boast was, “In my 23 years as business man ager of the college, my books were out of balance only $1.82. I never found the mistake—but neither did my auditors.” During his later years, after his retirement in 1937, Wipprecht, who hajl spent so many years of his long life in the service of A&M, from his early student days to his crowning success' as busi ness manager of the million-dol- lar college organization, liked to reminisce on the early days of A&M. He often referred to the college’s great growth for the good of Texas and Texas boys. He was certainly a great friend of A&M and a small part of Ag gieland was with him wherever he went. On Friday, Sept. 28, 1951, in a Bryan hospital, just 70 years after entering A&M as a freshman in 1881, the curtains closed on the story of a New Braunfels Aggie who was instrumental in the founding of A&M. (Continued from Page 1) procedure for doing things,” was also a common criticism. Blisters “The incoming freshmen should be advised to buy a pair of mili tary shoes no less than a month | in advance and break them in. If I he doesn’t, he will probably have blisters as bad as I do,” was some advice for the future. Some asked for more instruction. “You need to schedule a drill period and more ‘poop sessions.’ Someone should have told me what this school really is like instead of all the inspiring speeches,” he added. One brief statement in the re marks section simply stated, “No upperclassmen!” Most of the remarks were in praise of the present setup, ac cording to Hannigan, and the con sensus of opinion seemed to be as stated by another individual. “A&M is not only a great school, but it will develop a boy into a man.” And in many cases, added Han nigan, the only remark was “Gig- em Aggies!” New A&M Coin Club Organizational Meet Set An organizational meeting will be held Thursday night at 7:30 in the Press Club Library, YMCA basement, for all persons inter ested in forming an A&M Coin Club. The membership will necessarily be limited to A&M students, fac ulty and staff and their families and students of the Bryan-College Station public schools. This short meeting will be held TALKING SERGEANT TWIN FALLS, Idaho (Ah—May be it comes natural to sergeants Army M. Sgt. Robert Richards won a regional Toastmasters Club speech contest, beating a covey of civilians. to consider the organization of a club with emphasis on U.S. and foreign coins. William B. Roman, Jr., 31. D. ANNOUNCES the opening of his office for the practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology 624 Mary Lake Dr. VI 6-6711 Saving Bond Sales Total $213,833 “Savings Bond sales through Au gust, 1959 totaled $213,833”, Judge W. C. Davis, chairman of Brazos County Savings Bond Committee reported today. “Our county has now reached 42.8% of its 1959 goal of $500,000. August sales were $21,839.” Sales in Texas for the first eight months of 1959 were $104,- 463,536 which is 57.2% of the state goal. “Never before have United States Savings Bonds been so at tractive to investors and small savers alike”, Judge Davis said today in commenting on the one- half per cent increase in interest rates on old and new Series E and H Savings Bonds. SLIDE RULE SPECIALS Post $23.75 K&E $20.50 & $23.75 Pickett All Metal Slide Rule Complete With Carrying Case And Strap $20.50 Lou Will Give AH Buyers A 30 Day Period In Which To Ex change A Higer Priced Slide Rule For A Lower Priced One Or A Lower For A Higher , loupots BA TTALION CLASSIFIED SPECIAL NOTICE FOR RENT SUL ROSS LODGE NO. 1300, A.F. & A.M. College Station, Texas Called meeting Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 P. M. F. C. Examinations and degree. C. J. Keese W. M. Joe Woolket, Sec’y 6t2 Bedroom for rent. Boyett South. VI 6-5334. 500 3tfn Two bedroom brick apartments. Second St. VI 6-5334. 400 B 3tfn Bedroom for weekends only. South. VI 6-5334. 500 Boyett 3tfn Will care for children in my home. Two blocks from College View. VI 6-6503 3t6 k Eh V KJ> 4. -c v-ll m m i :f0 •JlyVV Dear John: I’m sending your saddle home. I have heard that a married woman can expect to be a widow for about 7 years. I might reconsider your proposition if you will talk with Eugene Rush about an adequate life insurance program . . . .Mary. Itfn Will do regular child care in my home. Hot noon meal. VI 6-4651. Itfn Mothers, register your children now in Moore’s Day and Night Nursery. Special rates for working parents. Home cooked meals served. 2312 Cavitt Drive, TA 2- 3881. 137tfn Cade’s Auto Repair Department Trained Mechanics—Work Guaranteed Liberal Terms. 1309 Texas Avenue 133tfn Day nursery, experienced child care, noon meal, pick up and delivery, fenced yard, VI 6-6294. 125tfn DAY NURSERY by the week, day or hour. Call Mrs. Gregory, 602 Boyett, VI6-4005. I20tfn TOM THUMB NURSERY SCHOOL Ages 21/2-5 years. Limited number. Story telling, Singing, Drawing, Playing. Oper ated by Shirley J. Waggoner, former first- grade teacher. Close to College. VI 6-5600. References when requested. 116tfn Let me keep your children for you by hour, day or week. Will pick them up and bring them home. VI 6-5505. 63tfn New two bedroom unfurnished duplex, washer connections and central heating. Inquire at 809 Montclair. Call Dixon 5- 3115 in West Columbia, Texas. Itfn Nice upstairs bedroom, garagA, block from bus line, TA 3-2208, 600 East 33rd. It8 Roomy, 2 bedroom apartment. Near Crockett School. Available immediately. Phone VI 6-6660 or VI 6-4916. • 137tfn Two one bedroom furnished apartments. 403 Boyett. Near North Gate. $55 per month. VI 6-4488 or VI 6-4248 after 5 p. m. 136tfn Nice and clean furnished apartment available immediately. Private bath, ga rage, utilities paid. Couples only. Call VI-6-4657 or VI 6-4531 104 Gilchrist. 135tfn Unfurnished apartment across street from South Side Food Market, 205 Mont clair. Stove furnished. Rent $27.50. Phone VI 6-6544 or VI 6-6630. 134tfn APARTMENT FOR RENT North Gate near campus. Two bed rooms. Refrigerator and stove pro vided. Insulated and paneled walls, 220 connection. VI 6-7214 122tfn Electrolux Sales and Service. Williams. TA 3-6600. G. C, SOtfr FOR RENT Brick duplex apartment. Unfurnished one bedroom, Central heat, tiled bath, car port, storeroom. North Gate area. Call VI 6-6468. 133tfn Furnished two bedroom apartment. Available September 1. 400-A Second Street. Call VI 6-5334. 130tfn To rent September 1. Rooms in my home near the College. 401 Dexter, VI 6-4233. 133tfn FURNISHED APARTMENTS, large and small. CALL TA 2-7314. 127tfn When things get too close for comfort S- ^ m 'Mfe STICK DEODORANT OrmM 7b f/fa,/WCu& / ► Old Spice Stick Deodorant brings you safe, sure, all-day protection! Better than roll-ons that skip. Better than sprays that drip. Better than creams that are greasy and messy. NEW PLASTIC CASE PRE-SET FOR INSTANT USE 1.00 plus tax land or by sea—you need this Social Security! Two bedroom unfurnished house 109E Sulphur Springs Road one block A&M Campus, $40.00. Phone' VI 6-4554, College Station Texas. 6t8 Apartment two blocks from north gate. Nicely furnished, freezing unit in refrigera tors. Several walk in closets. Clean as pin VI 6-7248. 5tfn Roll-A-Way beds, . baby cribs, portable TV, vacuum cleaners refrigerators, ranges, and automatic washers for rent by week or month. Kraft Furniture Co., Bryan. 5tl • ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SUPPLIES • BLUE LINE PRINTS • BLUE PRINTS • PHOTOSTATS SCOATES INDUSTRIES M3 Old Sulphur Spring* Road BRYAN, TEXAS Sewing machine*. Pruitt Fabric Shop. «8tfii Two bedroom, unfurnished, brick apart ment. 402B Second St. Twin Oaks Apart ments. VI 6-5334. 115tfn Unfurnished two bedroom apartment. 400-B Second Street.. Call VI 6-5334. 130tfn Bedroom with kitchen privileges. For young lady. VI 6-5334. 130tfn THE FIDELITY HOUSE 2014 Texas Ave. RADIO—PHONO—TV Service By SOSOLIK TUBES TESTED FREE BY EXPERTS 713 S. Main TA 2-1941 Bryan Early Bird Shoppe, Inc. Curtains — Fabrics — Toys Ridgecrest Village / J 9 0 l • Where the Art of tard 6 Cafeteria Cooking h Not Lost FOR SALE New and used automatic washers and sewing machines. We service ail makes, free estimate. Call Bryan Sewing Machine and Appliances, VI 6-6723. Necehi-Elna and Maytag dealer. 5t8 Ideal for bacheloi's and couple excep tionally nice one bedroom apartments near east gate in College Hills. Modern, com fortable furniture, draperies, new stoves and refrigerators. $60.00 and $65.00 with out utilities. VI 6-5031 after 6:00 p. m. all day weekends. 5tfn ’57 Ford Fairlane 500 4-door, tutone, white walls, automatic transmission con tinental kit, power, excellent condition. Many extras. Call owner VI 6-6394 5t3 Coldspot refrigerator, 7 ! /2 cubic foot, good working condition. $45.00. See in operation. 220 Inlow, Bryan. 5tfn AKC Registered Toy Manchester Terrier Puppies, 3 months old. Ernest Redman, Wellborn. 5t8 Used furniture bargains lowest prices on living room, bedroom dining room furniture, desks appliances and televisions. See bargain Furniture Co. 218 S. Main St., Bryan. 5tfn Girl’s bicycle 27”, $10.00. Call VI 6-4638 after 5. 5t4 Army serge uniforms. Practically new ideal for active duty. Have two pants, 1 shirt and blouse. Size about 30-33, 15-33, 38R. Half price. VI 6-5409. 3tfn Exceptional offer. One Man’s tuxedo, size 44, tall tailor made. One man’s white evening coat, size 44, tall. Price $50. for both. Call TA 3-3611 or 2100 Echols. Ant. 6. 3t8 WORK WANTED Will keep children for working mothers Noon meal provided. Reasonable rates. 401 Pease St., Bryan. TA 2-0492. 137t7 ATTENTION WORKING MOTHERS: All Day Nursery, experienced child care, supervised play, $25.00 per month. VI 6- 6146. 136tfn Typing wanted, neat, accurate. Reanson-, able rates. Mrs. Carlson VI 6-7936. 122tfn' Your reports will be typed quickly and accurately on electric typewriters at the Bi-City Secretarial Service, 3408A Texas . Avenue. Phone VI 6-5786. 71tfn Part time secretary, permanent resident, fast accurate typist, shorthand. Ability to work with students. Desirable if interested in national and international affairs. Ap ply in person. Director’s Office, Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M College. 137tfn TV - Radio - HiFi Service & Repair GILS RADIO & TV TA 2-0826 101 Highland WHITLEY’S PEST CONTROL GUARANTEED SERVICE , TA 2-4285 3706 So. College Ave. 1 DR. M. W. DEASON Optometrist Contact Lenses Hours — 9:00 to 5:30 Evenings by Appointment 214 No. Main TA 2-3530 HELP WANTED Waitress wanted. Experience not neces sary. Apply in person. Triangle Restau rant. 4tf» Several openings for laboratory assist tantships in the Physics Department ar( available to above average students wh« have completed the equivalent ot Physic* 204 or 219. The openings are for labora tories meeting on Tuesday 8:09 to 10:00 and Thursday 8:00 to 10:00. Students not previously employed by the Physics Depart ment will be paid $1.00 per hour including time spent in grading reports. Inquire at room 201 in the Physics Building. OFFICIAL NOTICES Official notices must be brought, mailed #r telephoned so as to arrive In the Offlc* »f Student Publications (Ground Floot VMCA, VI 6-6415, hours 8-12, 1-5, dally Monday through Friday) at or before the deadline of 1 p.m. of the day proceeding publication — Director of Student Publica tions. Any student who normally expects to complete all of the requirements for a degree at the end of the current semes ter should cal] by the Rgistrar’s Office NOW and make formal application for a degree. October 31 is the deadline fot filing an application for a degree to bft conferred at the end of the current semester. This deadline applies to both graduate and undergraduate students. H. L. Heaton, Director of Admissions and Registrar Changes in the list of courses for which any student is currently registered may be made only on the written recommendation of the head of each departtment con cerned and with the approval of the dean of the student’s school. A student may not add a course tfter Saturday, Septem ber 26, 1959. Any course dropped after Saturday, October 3, shall normally carry a grade of “F”. H. L. Heaton, Director of Admissions and Registrar 4t5 Ph. D. Language Examination Examinations for meeting the foreign language requirement for the Ph. D. de gree will be given Thursday, Oct. 1st at 8:00 a. m. and 1:00 p. m. in Room 129, Academic Building. Students wishing to take this examination should leave the material over which they wish to be ex amined with the Secretary in the Depart ment of Modern Languages not later than 5:00 p. nj., Monday, Sept. 28. J. J. Woolket, Head Department of Modern Languages 3t5 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY I960 Model J-Be K Light weight motorcycle 4.8 h.p. $375.00 del. Bryan Sold and serviced by— MOTOR IMPORTS Franchised dealer: Ducati, Zundapp and Sachs 5-L Puryear, Box 721, College Station or 600 Old Sulphur Springs, Bryan NtAi. Iff 51 " CATES WRITER CO. -r adding f smsi MACHINES imta I CALCULATORS uhw. ; ELECTRIC L 7fEMS ,j & MANUALS DISTRIBUTOR FOR ROYAL & VICTOR 909 S. MAIN BRYAN, TEX. TA 2-6000