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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1960)
! Housing Office Gives Rides, Too By TOMMY HOLBEIN Battalion Staff Writer “It may sound strange, but whenever a campus organization needs transportation, they usually come to the Housing Office to get it,” said Allan M. Madely, assist ant Housing Office manager. Madely said this was accomp lished through “Operation Bus,” a system through which the Hous ing Office offers transportation to clubs teams and other organiza tions wishing to make trips. Four Station Wagons “At present, we have four sta tion wagons and one 12-passenger bus at our disposal, which are stored in the Department of Buildings and College Utilities,” said Madely. “We charge eight cents a mile for using the station wagons and 12 cents a mile for the buses. The Housing Office pays all expenses for the trips out of this charge.” “Usually, the vehicles are used by judging teams on their fre quent trips to contests and their respective departments pay the charges on the transportation,” said Madely. “We almost always have at least several of them in use and quite often all .of them are rented at one time. For ex ample, we have had as many as four station wagons in Chicago together on one trip.” Have Traveled Far “The longest distance one of our vehicles has traveled, has been to Portland, Ore., made by the Range and Forestry Club, vdiich traveled there between semesters in the 12-passenger bus,” said Madely. THURSDAY and FRIDAY “WESTWARD THE WOMEN” With Robert Taylor Also “STARS IN MY CROWN” With Joel McCrea THURSDAY & FRIDAY WALT DISNEYS , sytfGill and the e, ‘ .UttlePeople ^TECHNICOLOR • Show Opens At 6 p. m. TODAY THRU SATURDAY Tlhe Also “THE SHEEPMAN” Glenn Ford Shirley McLaine THE M S C FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS FROM THE FABULOUS BEST-SELLER! m Gregoiy PECK-Jennifer JONES) Fredric MARCH J 20th CeMvcaiCno*?' THURSDAY 7:30 MSC BALLROOM ADMISSION 25c He said that the bus has been to Washington, D. C., on several oc casions and at least once or twice each year, the vehicles are used by judging teams to go to Chicago. Madely said the vehicles must be driven by staff members and can only be rented to groups con nected with the college. “Operation Buses” began after World War II when the freshmen were quartered at Bryan Air Force Base and needed transportation to and from classes,” said Madely. “At this time, the college had four 32-passenger buses, but the need for these diminished. Even tually, they were put to other service in the college system and several of them are still left and in use today,” said Madely. In 1948, the first 12-passenger bus was ordered, and in 1952, two more were specially made by a firm in Arkansas which specializes in turning cars into these buses, said Madely. He said another bus was purchased by the college in 1959. Law Enforcement Chance Available “If you are interested in a ca reer in Law Enforcement with the Texas Department of Public Safe ty, you should apply now,” Maj. W. J. Elliott said today. Elliott, regional commander for the 46 County Waco Region of the Department of Public Safety, pointed out April 1, 1960 is the deadline for applicants who desire to take the Entrance Examination in April. Over 100 vacancies are open in the Field Services of the Depart ment of Public Safety at the pres ent time. This means young Tex ans between 21 and 35 years of age, who have the necessary qual ifications, have a grand opportun ity to join one of the nation’s most respected law enforcement organi zations as a Patrolman in High way Patrol, Drivers License, Mo tor Vehicle Inspection or License and weight. PALACE Bryan? Jim LAST DAY “BRAMBLE BUSH” STARTS TOMORROW TONY DEAN JANET CURTIS-MARTIN LEIGH QUEEN LAST DAY “TOBY TYLER” CORPS SOPHOMORES Yearbook Portrait Schedule All sophomores in the corps should have their portrait made for the yearbook according to the following schedule. Portraits will be made in class “A” win ter uniform, at the Aggieland Studio, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the days scheduled. March 14-15 Company I-M, Maroon & White Bands March 16-17 Squadrons 1-8 March 21-22 Squadrons 9-17 Six top experts on transportation will speak before delegates to the Second Conference on Transportation, sponsored by the Texas Transportation Institute and its Citizens Advisory Committee March 31. Left to right, top row, speakers are: Everett Hutch inson, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C.; Gordon C. Locke, general counsel and executive secre tary of the Committee on Oil Pipelines, Washington, D. C.; Dewitt C. Greer, State Highway Engineer, Austin, Tex.; bottom Transportation Speakers row, left to right, are: Daniel P. Lommis, president of the: Assn, of American Rail roads, Washington, D. C.; Fred J. Benson, director of the Texas Transportation In stitute and dean of the School of Engineer ing, at A&M; and J. Robert Cooper, chair man of the board and immediate past presi dent of the American Trucking Assn, De troit, Mich. The meeting is open to all per sons interested in all phases of transporta tion. Sessions will be held at the Memorial Student Center. DeWerth To Speak Junior Pics Due Today At Perlite Meet Dr. A. F. DeWerth, head of the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, will be one of the featured speakers at the 11th annual Perlite Institute meeting,to be held Friday at New Orleans, La. The professor will discuss the latest developments in horticultur al perlite, a light weight soil sub stitute material. Juniors have until 5 p.m. to day to turn in pictures of girls to be entered in judging for the Junior Sweetheart to be selected at the Junior Banquet and Ball March 26. The pictures may be turned in at the Cashier’s Office in the ground level of the Memorial Student Center. Engineering Staff Members Counsel Several staff members of the School of Engineering will act as counselors for the Career Days at Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan, Wednesday and Thursday. The counselors will be Profes sors Fred Hall, aeronautical engi neering; S. J. Buchanan, and E. L. Harrington, civil engineering; N. F. Rode, electrical engineering; R. M. Wingren and A. B. Alter, me chanical engineering and R. B. Bossier, petroleum engineering. Tiire$tOne Mileage &»>#» m-*. ) / A / / / j / ; : i v ‘ H ff> ■ YOU DON'T NEED CASH Your old tires moke the down payment I ' ' w w m ^ Firestone Champion New Treads Applied on Sound Tire Bodies or on Your Own Tires /Same Tread Width f^Same Tread Depth F^Same Tread Design f^Same Tread Quality AS NEW FIRESTONE TIRES SIZE 6.70-15 BLACKWALL Plus tax and recappable tire ALL SIZES AVAILABLE... Bargain Buys On Firestone extra Value Merchandise GEO. SHELTON. INC College Ave. at 33rd FREE PARKING TA 2-0139 — TA 2-0130 •/mmiq qoa tuttlt fMDNSI 838 JUNE’58 M.P.8 Snowdrift 3 LB. CAN 59 £ LB. CAN 59c LIMIT 6-CAN §c (Limit 5-lbs.) 5 LB. BAG 29c LARGE 2 1-2 CAN 19 c FLAT CANS "IQc 6 - 6-Oz. 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