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rn ] si c F dj t£ ai C( ill a Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 17, 196f Worth Mentioning By Johnny Johnson The A&M Fine Arts Festival has enjoyed a considerable amount of success throughout the week. They have sponsored the Recital Series concert by Da vid Bar-Ilian, the MSC Art Show, and will present a film in connection with the Film Society. The MSC Council Evaluating Committee has put their seal of approval on the program. .★ ★ ★ The Air Force cadets have in itiated a program of professors visiting the dorms and getting better acquainted with the dents and their life. This gram could lead to a better lation between students and pro fessors. ★ ★ ★ Explorer Scouts of today could be Aggies of tomorrow. They are coming to Aggieland this weekend for a visit. Fifty-one boys from The Fort Worth troop will be here Friday and Satur day. It is a good time to get 51 new Aggies. COST OF FINANCING HOMES APPEALS TO MANY BUYERS NOW WSHINGTON (A 3 )—If you are appalled at the financing charges you must pay to buy a home, you have a reason. They are at about the highest point in 30 years, and have bumped into the usury laws of some states. Some mortgages, it is sus pected in Washingtoh, .may ac tually have violated usury stat utes, although it would take a court action to find out for sure. For that reason, the govern ment’s Federal National Mort gage Assn, recently refused to buy a dozen or so mortgages offered for sale by Tennessee lenders, until their legality was attested. That was a rather remarkable incident. In effect, one federal agency declined to accept obliga tions insured by another agency —the Federal Housing Adminis tration—for fear the paper would be found illegal and void. Among the 11 states whose usury laws ... forbid interest charges higher than 6 per cent, some have considered raising the ceiling so as not to choke off housing credit. Builders and organized real es tate dealers recently have at tacked what they called excess ive discounts demanded by lend ers. When the builder; of a new house finds a buyer, he usually sells the mortgage to a bank or loan company, which will collect the monthly payments. When money is tight, the builder has to take a discount on the mort gage; in other words, he accepts less for it than its face value. Lawyers generally agree that a discount cannot be construed as part of the interest charge, even though the home buyer may What 9 s Cooking The following clubs and or ganizations will meet tonight: 7:30 Port Arthur Hometown Club will meet in the Biological Sci ences Bldg. South Louisiana Hometown Club will meet in Room 2-D of the Memorial Student Center. Brazoria County Hometown Club meets in Room 103 of the Academic Bldg. Amarillo Hometown Club will meet in Room 126 of the Aca demic Bldg. Fayette and Colorado Counties Hometown Club meets in Room 105 of the Academic Bldg. Plans for High School Day will be dis cussed. pay for it ultimately. The build er who knows he will have to take a discount may simply jack up the price of the house to cov er it. The federal housing agencies are showing some nervousness over the situation, because the FHA permits a 5% per cent in terest rate on loans which it insures—just under the usury level of several states. On top of that is added % of one per cent as an insurance premium, bringing the total charge to 614 per cent in the first year of the mortgage. If the insurance charge were held to be interest, the usury limit would be exceeded in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Ver mont, Virgina and West Virginia. IIPR Among the Faculty and Staff M.€^iigious Education Leaded Has 30 Years Experiencel Firms Announce j ob Interviews CHS Begins Annual Drama Work Soon By RUSSELL BROWN CHS Correspondent With February quickly draw ing to a close, the junior class of A&M Consolidated Hfgh School is busily working on its annual dramatic production set for Feb. 26. This year’s junior class is ex perimenting with the idea of a triology .of three one-act plays rather than the conventional one three-act play. “Theater Trio,” as the produc tion is known, is under the direc tion of Mrs. Ermine Worrell, Mr. Jim Tom House, and Mr. Frank Coulter. The plays are of the type that require very little scen ery and few stage settings, leav ing much to one’s imagination. “Antic Spring,” a light produc tion of a happy day in the fresh air of the country, protrays a group of teen-agers on a picnic, mixed witl^embarrassing compli cations. “The Happy Journey,” the fav orite production of Thorton Wil der, one who uses strange gim micks to keep the audience on its toes, deals with a segment from the everyday life of a common family on a journey. “Sorry, Wrong Number” is a suspense-filled episode of a self- centered neurotic invalid who has difficulty in explaining to au thorities the plight of an unfor tunate woman. The following companies will interview graduating seniors Thursday in the Placement Of fice on the second floor of the YMCA Building: Chemstrand Corp. will inter view all chemical and mechanical engineering and chemistry B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., and physics B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. candidates. McDonnell Aircraft Corp. will interview all aeronautical, civil, electrical and mechanical B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. candidates for engineering and technical assign ments. National Supply Co. will inter view civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical and petroleum engi neers, and accounting, business administration, finance and eco nomics candidates. North American Aviation, Inc. will interview aeronautical, chem ical, civil, electrical and mechan ical engineers and mathematics B.S., M.S. and physics B.S., M.S. candidates. Atomics International, Division of North American Aviation, will interview chemical, electrical, in dustrial, mechanical and nuclear engineers and all majors in chemistry, mathematics and physics (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.). Autonetics, Division of North American Aviation, will inter view chemical, electrical and me chanical engineers and mathe matics and physics candidates with a B.S., M.S., Ph.D. or Doc tor of Science. North American Aviation, Inc. (Missile Division) will interview aeronautical, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. majors and mathematics and physics (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) candidates. Rocketdyne, Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., will in terview aeronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineers (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.) and chemistry (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.), mathematics B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., and phys ics B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. candi dates. Rocketdyne, Solid Propulsion Operations (Division of North American Aviation, Inc.) will in terview architectural, chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering B.S. and M.S. candi dates. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemi cal Corp. will interview chemical, electrical, civil, industrial and me chanical engineers and account ing and business administration candidates. Autonetics, Division of North American Aviation will interview electrical and mechanical engi neers and mathematics and phys ics candidates. By BOB SAILE Battalion Staff Writer The Rev. Mr. Norman Ander son, pastor of the A&M Presby terian Church in College Station and head of the Department of Religious Education, in one of A&M’s leading religious teachers and scholars. Rev. Anderson came to College Station in 1928 as pastor of the A&M Presbyterian Church. He has been head of the Department of Religious Education for 30 years. Born in San Antonio, Rev. An derson lived in Austin, Freeport and Taft before coming to Col lege Station. He attended Geor gia Tech, the University of Tex as and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Presbyterian Church members who were here before the present church was built in 1948 can re member when Rev. Anderson held services in such unlikely places as the Campus Theatre. Before a permanent church was con structed, Rev. Anderson was forced to move from location to location in order to conduct serv ices. The first location for the A&M Presbyterian Church was the Assembly Room and the Chapel of the YMCA. From there, Rev. Anderson moved his pulpit to Guion Hall. The next location was the old Assembly Hall, which was situ ated where the new Chapel now stands. It was after moving from these quarters that Rev. Anderson held services in the Campus Theatre. “Holding services there didn’t work very well,” he recalls. The present chapel was moved in section from Bryan Air Force Base in 1948 to its present loca tion on College Avenue. Rev. Anderson participated in World War I as a member of the Marine Corps. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Ma sonic Order. Residing with him at their home at 208 Timber St. is his wife, Mary Evelyn Anderson. Outfit Active in Early World War II Begins Air Defense of Southwest MINERAL WELLS <A>)_One of the few military units in con dition to fight when the Japan ese bombed Pearl Harbor for mally takes up Friday the de fense of the Southwest against air attack. The outfit is the 64th Artil lery Group, which will exercise command over Nike missile bat talions in this region. Civil leaders and senior com manders of the Army Air De fense Command will meet at Camp Wolters near here to acti vate the group. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Hart, chief of the Air Defense Command, will present the colors of the 64th Artillery to Co. James W. Milner, commanding officer of the activated unit. Milner’s group will be respons ible for the Nike missile bat talions at Dallas-Fort Worth, Abilene and Austin; a battalion at Roswell, N. M., and another at Shreveport, La. The battalions are expected to be operating by July 1. KEYS Made Now At LOU S IF YOU WANT A REAL GOOD STEAK TRY The Texan We Specialize In Steaks PEANUTS I SUPPOSE YOU OJOULON T CARE TO PLAY “ROOC-A-BYE BABY " FOR MY LITTLE SISTER MERE, JUST ASA FAVOR, OOOULD YOU? By Charles M. Schulu LUCKY STRIKE presents ~ Z&QA/it fbood? THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Publicati ; Dr. A. iingineering ; O E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. Members of the Student Student Publications, chairman ; Dr. A. — K. J. Koenig, School of Engineering ; Otto Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences ; Dr. Kunze, School of Agriculture : and Dr. L. iol R. Kunze, School of Agriculture ; The Battalion, a student newspaper ion, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, through May, and once a week duri Station, Sop tern be: at Texas A.&M. is published in College Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, ng summer Ly, anu school. cond-cla ass ice Entered as seci matter at the Post Offi in College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 8. 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising n a i Advertising Services, Inc., New York cago, and San Francisco. ty, ies 2es, Ch Los An- The Associated Press is entitled dispatches credited to it or not otl * ” J herein. republication of all news per and local news of ws spontaneous origin published nerein. rtignts or repuniication oi all other matter here in are also reserved. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester. $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4. YMCA, Station, Texas. Adve: College editorial News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the jrial office. Room 4. YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. Social Whirl Wildlife Wives Club will meet with the Range and Forestry Wives Club in the Cashion Room of the YMCA at 7:30 p.m. The Bryan Sewing Machine Co. will give a sewing demonstration. JOHNNY JOHNSON - EDITOR Bill Hicklin * - Managing Editor Joe Callicoatte ...Sports Editor Robbie Godwin News Editor Ben Trail, Bob Sloan * Assistant News Editors Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Tommy Holbein, Bob Saile, Al Vela and Alan Payne Staff Writers Joe Jackson - Photographer Russell Brown CHS Correspondent Finest Early American Maple KRAFT HOMESTEAD HOUSE (Next to Miller’s) 3820 Texas Ave. Send your troubles to Dr. Frood, P. O. Box 2990, Grand Central Station, New York 17, N.Y. Dear Dr. Frood: Presumably college is a time of intellectual ferment a period of curiosity and discontent preceding a man’s plunge into commercialism and the material life. Why must this inquiry after lofty truths suddenly give way to crass financial motives? Ibid Dear Ibid: It’s the children. AH they seem to care about is food, food, food. Dear Dr. Frood: I am a skin diver. Is it possible to enjoy a Lucky under water? Jules Dear Jules: Certainly. You may have a little trouble lighting the match, however. Dear Dr. Frood: Every now and then you sneak a plug for Luckies into your answers. Is this subliminal advertising? Psych Major Dear Psych: No, sir. Subliminal adver tising is much less obvious. For example. Notice what the first letters of aU the words in the next answer speU. © A. T. Co. SUBLIMINAL? FROOD PLEADS NOT GUILTY Dear Dr. Frood: Is there any old maxim that proves it pays for a young man to go to college? A. Youngman Dear Youngman: “Let us collect knowledge young. Soon thou reapest in telligence kings envy.” (See previous question). Dear Dr. Frood: I’ve been kicked out of college, rejected by the Army, divorced by my wife, disinherited by my father, and fired from my job. What is there left for me? Sturgis Dear Sturgis: You could still be black- baUed by the Book-of-the-Month Club. Frood, Old Man—Seriously, friend, your brand of wit doesn’t sit with a sophisti cated student body. Try to sharpen it a bit, old sock. Make it chic, what? Skoal. Dink Dear Dink: Makes good sense. Friend Dink. Will give it a go. Now, old bean, as tor that part of your letter you asked me not to print. Don’t be afraid of girls. Sure you stammer and choke and blush. But just walk right up and announce, “Hi, I’m Dink, and I think you’re sweU.” Skoal. COLLEGE STUDENTS SMOKE MORE LUCKIES THAN ANY OTHER REGULAR! When it comes to choosing their regular smoke, college students head right for fine tobacco. Result: Lucky Strike tops every other regular sold. Lucky’s taste beats all the rest because L.S./M.F.T.—Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. TOBACCO AND TASTE TOO FINE TO FILTER! Product of — 'Jcd/cLCco- is our middle name