The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 17, 1960, Image 4

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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.
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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.
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P1ACHIS
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Mayfield’s Grade A Eggs .... Medium Doz. 39c
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Oleo Banner . . Colored and Quartered 7 Lbs. $1.00
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Delsey Quality Tissue 4 Rolls 49c
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Crackers Hi - Ho Sunshine . . Lb. 33c
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Baby Beef Brisket Stew 45 c
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