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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, August 16, 1962 i.ADET SLOUCH HU HOWDY from PARIS, FRANCE msmm® By J. DONALD DELIZ The other day I was sitting on the terrace of my favorite Paris sidewalk cafe with a few French students from the Sorbonne. We were commenting about the frilly feminine passersby who looked mighty prize winning, when I felt the ground trembling be neath us. For a moment, shades of Judg ment Day began to cloud my thoughts, so I asked my friends if they had felt it too. They assured me that it was nothing to worry about for this happened all the time. Then I felt better since I knew they had gotten the same feeling. They went on to tell me that the ground under Paris has taken the appearance of a Swiss cheese throughout the centuries. Catacombs Built The early Christians started first by building the catacombs underground in which to bury the dead and hold secret church services. A tour through these with a lighted candle in your hand will make even the most beautiful date look like Hallow een Incorporated, so it’s best not to take her there. You only get to see old tombs and the line keeps moving very fast through the narrow passage anyway. Each church in the city has a huge network of catacombs under it. There are also the many tun nels for the subways called the Metro and the many underground stations. When the trains go through, the ground above vi brates and the automotive traffic on the surface answers with its own peculiar vibration. Famed Sewers Then there are the famous sewers of Paris which are a vast subsurface labyrinth too. I had read about these in Les Miser- ables, by Victor Hugo. In this book the much wronged hero, Jean Val Jean, is pursued and hides out in the sewers. Soon armies of policemen follow him there and they have an interest ing time splashing around until he gets caught. I thought that this was only another ugly invention from the mind of Mr. Hugo, who also gave us the charming Hunchback of Notre Dame, but I was wrong. I found this out when I took the very famous trip that is offered by the Paris Sewer Department called “A Tour of the Paris Sewers.” This excursion is scheduled for certain days, the first and last Saturdays and the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. You go to the Place de la Con cord and meet behind the statue of the City of Lille. It costs 30 centimes (ten cents) for this cul tural experience. Dim View There you enter a narrow flight of stairs and get into a large, long boat. You sit on the seats which line the sides of the boat. Four men wading in black hip boots tow the boat, using four chains attached to the sides, through a half mile of the sewer. NOTICE ELECTROLUX SALES SERVICE & SUPPLIES By Authorized Dealer 1003 S. College Ave, Bryan, Tex. TA 2-4143 There is only a half-light which comes in through the street aper tures of the sewage system, and you can dimly distinguish the signs which mark the various water pipes on the wall. There are also street and “arrondiss- ments” signs. The arrondiss- ments are the zones of the city. The water is not filthy because each city zone has a center which treats the sewage before it comes into the system. However, the smell down there isn’t exactly treated, and I would liken under ground Paris more to Roquefort than to Swiss cheese. But my curiosity about Jean Val Jean’s plight was satisfied and Victor Hugo was exonerated. When it begins to rain, or if it’s threatening, the tour is can celled because the street sewers lead directly into the tunnels and they get flooded. I wondered what would have happened if it had begun to rain while we were down there. I guess I would not have been able to say “Howdy from Paris, France” for awhile. Paris At Night The gathering that evening was very illustrious, but more interesting to me was the view of Paris at night. The important public buildings are all illumin ated. With this artificial device, one thing stands out more than anything else. That is that Paris is a city that is very akin to the country. The buildings are low and there are trees jutting out all over the skyline. There are many trees and a great number of parks with trees and flowers right in the heart of the city. They say that people in large concentrated areas miss the country, but this is not so in Paris. There are huge chestnut trees which give off a sweet musty smell after a rainfall and at times, it doesn’t seem like a big capital city at all. One of the guests at the gath ering was an architect who con tended that the immense stones of the Place de la Concord glor ified the human beings that walked there. “It makes them look impor tant,” he said. “It is not like this modern stuff that is so func tional that it belittles man.” This concept sounded a little farfetched to me, but I did try to see his point. The next day I tried to concentrate on this theory. I saw some people cross ing one of the streets, their out line against the big stone statues which represent the important port cities of France, and I began to get a glimmer of what he meant. However, it will take a lot of practice. Every time I return there, I see more grandeur in the people who look very important among those gigantic stone stat ues. I guess one can try for the same feeling in front of the Aca demic Building. But this is Paris. 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Commerce, San Antonio CA 3-0047 Wives’ Clubs To Combine The number of wives’ clubs on the campus will be decreased this fall as arrangements for combin ing the Wildlife Management and the Range and Forestry Wives’ Clubs were made this week. Wildlife and range and forestry are closely related fields, and the consolidation of these two wives’ clubs will add varied interests, make a larger membership, and enable the group to plan a more active program of work. Shirley Sullivan, president elect of the Range and Forestry Wives Club, and Sharon Henson, presi dent elect of the Wildlife Man agement W T ives Club, will be co presidents of the newly organized group. Other officers include Merilyn Schwille, vice president; Beverly B r u m m e 1, secretary-treasurer; and Alice Wilson, Aggie Wives Council representative. Mrs. W. B. Davis and Mrs. R. J. Baldauf are sponsors of the club. One other sponsor is to be elected. A get-acquainted tea is planned for early fall to introduce the members of the two clubs, fac ulty wives, and wives of students majoring in wildlife or range and forestry who are not yet members of the new organization. ROBBIE D. GODWIN .EDITOR T. S. Harrover Managing Editor “STORK — AWAITING”? SHOP FOR YOUR COMPLETE MATERNITY WARDROBE AT JOYCE’S 608 S. College Bryan LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed able Mayor and City Council lay< Station, Texas, will be of Ran Boswell, Cit: to the :il of Honor- College un received at the of; an JLJosweU, Uity Manager, until S , August 24, 1962, for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery, equipm superintendence, and labor for constr ing a certain sanitary sewer line for City of College Station, Te: imate quantities are as fo equipment, uct- the xas. The approx- quantities are as follows: 150.0 L. F.—10" Vitrified Clay sewer pipe 532.0 L. F.—12" Vitrified Clay sewer pipe in place 4.458.0 L. F.—15" Vitrified Clay sewer pipe in place 1.122.0 L. F.—16" Cast Iron sewer pipe in place 11 Bach—Standard 4' Diam. Manholes 10 L. F—Extra depth Standard Man- L. F.—-Exti ep' hole Wall tra Wall I'all d epth 12" Manhole 82.5 C. Y.—Concrete in piers 16.8 C. Y-—Concrete for pipe embedment 1 Each—Boring under State Highway 30 1 Each—16" x 16" Cast iron pipe tee and plug Proposals shall be accompanied by a Cashier's or Certified Check upon a Na tional or State Bank in an amount not less than five (5%) percent of the total maximum bid price, payable without re- to the City of College Station, Tex- urse Ov ity of College station, a bid bond in the er, ■■ amount from a reliable Surety Company i n a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The successful Bidder must furnish per formance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner. The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Docu ments may be secured from the office of the City Manager, City Hall, College Sta tion, Texas, on deposit of twenty ($20.00) rding Documents are complied with. Signed: City of College Station. Texas By: S/Ernest Langford Mayor Attest: S/K. A. Manning City Secretary wmwm \W JUBILEE SALE! Top Spred Oleo J. W. Special Coffee Shortening ~ 3 Salad Dressing Pineapple Juice Ice Cream Pkg. L c Food Club Food Club 46-Oz. Can Sweet Cream ] /2 Gallon 4 5 3 1 FARMER BROWN U.S.D.A. INSPECTED Whole Cut-Up Fryers Lb, Rath Smokies .... 12-Oz. Pkg,' Ground Chunk Lb, 1 TOP FROST Cod Fillets .. LbJ These prices good thru Sat. August 18 only. We reserve the right to limit Jasmine Franks Fresh Celery Meat 12-Oz. Pkg. U. S. No. 1 Stalk Each 3 1 FOOD CLUB SWEET PEAS No. 303 Can 5 For $1.00 TOP FROST BROCCOLI 10-Oz. Pkg. 7 For $1.00 FOOD CLUB PEARS No. 303 Can it FOOD CLUB SPINACH No. 303 Can 8