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Page 3 Cash Refund For Two Weeks ACTIVITIES NUMEROUS Local Churches Provide Good Christian Leadership A student has the opportunity to worship while at A&M and will probably find his faith has a church in College Station or Bryan. Many churches in College Sta tion have student centers for their students. Here the student can take part in activities such as Ding-pong or friendly discussions. Some student centers have planned socials or outings during the year. Studying Delayed On Wednesday, and Sunday nights, studying - time is delayed until 8:30 so cadets can attend church. During the year, usually in February, the college sponsors Religious Education Week. Church leaders of different faiths are in vited to hold nightly discussions with students in the dorms and in the mornings the guest speaker talks to the student body. Fish Drill Team Almost As Busy As Older Group Another activity freshmen will be interested in if they are marchers is the Fish Drill Team. Made up exclusively of members of the freshman class, the Fish Drill Team is almost as busy dur ing the year as the Ross Volun teers. The team is picked by tryouts from among the freshmen and practice just like other drill teams to get intricate maneuvers down to perfection. Campus activities of the team include presentations of skill in marching after various reviews held for visiting groups or digni taries. They attend several drill con tests during the year, and past drill teams have brought home top places in almost every meet they have entered. The team’s uniform is the regu lar Class A uniform with wide white belts and white leggings, white helmet liners and white rifle slings. Completing the flashy out fit is a white neck scarf and white gloves. It is a distinct honor for a fresh man to wear the uniform of the Fish Drill Team, and the com petition is great. MSC Operates Own flam Radio Station Ham radio enthusiasts will find a home at A&M, too, as the Me morial Student Center Radio Com mittee has its own station, W5AC, in the area above the bowling lanes. Amateur enthusiasts across the United States and even in many foreign countries have traded iden tification cards with members of the committee. One student tells of a contact he made with a man who gave only his first name, Curt, when calling one evening. - He later ex changed cards with the man, who turned out to be Air Force General Curtis LeMay. The radio club offers a messen ger service for the Aggies who have ham operators in their home towns. They will deliver messages daily if the student fills out the form in the lobby leading from the coffee shop to the bowling lanes. Special services are held in the All-Faiths Chapel on the campus. Included in the churches in Col lege Station are the A&M Meth odist Church, the A&M Presby terian Church, the Assembly of God Church, the A&M Church of Christ, the A&M Christian Church, the First Baptist Church, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Chris tian Science Society, B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation of Texas A&M and Unitarian Fellowship. Others in Bryan Churches not found in College Station but in Bryan are Church of the Nazarene, Bethel Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Faith Church United Church of Christ, Faith Evangeli cal and Reformed Church and United Pentecostal Church. Student centers are maintained by nine churches around the cam pus. Provide Recreation These student centers provide recreational facilities and social programs for the Aggies in addi tion to regular worship services conducted by the churches. Church groups that sponsor stu dent centei'S or who have person nel available for student work are the First Baptist Church, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Thom as Episcopal Chapel, Our Sav- By W. A. KELLEY Aggie wives—what are they? They sometimes double as mother, counselor and bread-winner. The role of an Aggie wife is a diffi cult one at all times. “Mother” must be kind, sympa thetic, all-knowning and a good all- round-girle. She is a playmate, Florence Nightingale and sports- naan to the children. To her hus band she is a g - ood listener and a quiz master. To the entire family she is the spoke around which the wheel of life revolves by keeping house, cooking, sewing and doing any task shirked by the others. Counselor “Counselor” is the person an Aggie turns to when he has a problem. The problem, no matter what it concerns, must be settled. It might be a hard assignment or a big exam and she must have a ready solution for anything that comes up. How do you convince him that his English professor isn’t out to get him—just his grammar. Problems come up every day and she must resolve them each and every one. “Bread-winner” is the efficient hard-working girl behind a desk who has to keep her mind on job, A&M’s curriculum in many fields meet with the requirements of some of the nation’s most out standing accrediting agencies. The college itself is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities and the Texas Education Agency. The curricula in architecture are iour’s Lutheran Church, A&M Methodist Chu? - ch, and A&M Pres byterian Church. The A&M Chris tian Church, the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation of Texas A&M and The A&M Church of Christ also maintain student centers or cam pus workers. Some of the facilities available at the various student centers are recreation rooms for playing ping pong, checkers, dominoes and other similar games, television sets, libraries and rooms for study, meditation or Bible reading. Programs for the Aggies are weekly or monthly meetings which may include vesper services, dis cussion sessions, cost suppers, pro grams of various types or fellow ship meetings. Pre-school retreats for study and relaxation are held by some of the churches before the fall semester schoolwork begins. Ex change meetings with similar groups for nearby colleges are also sponsored by some of the student centers. Ags Serve Churches Many Aggies take part in their churches’ regular woi’ship as ush ers or choir members and occa sionally entire services are con ducted by the Aggies. Most of the churches have a campus worker, in addition to the pastor, who is in charge of the student center, the student center programs and student counseling and guidance. husband and children all at the same time. In spite of all this she manages to stay neat and fill all her roles with equal facility and ease. She is a necessity to her employer and appreciates this fact. She is proud of the good job she is doing. High Goals What keeps this woman of many faces going? She has a high goal set for herself and her Aggie. If she neglects any one of her roles there is always the chance that the goal will be missed. This thought keeps her on her toes. Aside j’rom her determination she has tradition on her side. As an Aggie wife she feels it her duty to keep up that “old Aggie do or die.” This pushes her on and makes her work harder when the odds against her are greatest. When it is all over and grad uation day is here, she should get as much congratulation as anyone. She refused to give up when the bad came and she refused to let down her vigilance during the good times. Hers is a difficult but worth while role. Without her guiding hand many a good Aggie would have “bit the dust” long ago. accredited by the National Archi tectural Accrediting Board, and the veterinary medicine degree program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical As sociation Council on Education. Other agencies have accredited the engineeiang curricula, the chemistry program and the jour nalism department. Aggie Wives Serve As Mother, Helper A&M’s Curricula Meet Rigid Standards Welcome Aggies BRYAN’S ONLY CHRYSLER CORP. DEALER Servicing all Chrysler Products Factory Trained Mechanics New and Used Cars HALSELL MOTOR Co, Inc. DODGE LANCER — DODGE DART CHRYSLER — IMPERIAL 1411 Texas Ave. TA 2-3784 Serving Bryan Since 1922 THE BATTALION Thursday, August 23,1962 College Station, Texas: BAPTIST STUDENT CENTER . . . example of many found here Story Of Reveille, Texas Aggie Mascot, Began With Two Aggies, Unlucky Stray Aggie spirit takes life at each football game halftime when a 50- pound brown and white shepherd dog - romps back and forth through the 260-piece hand captivating thousands of fans. The story of this lovable Aggie mascot, Reveille II and her earlier counterpart Reveille I, began 27 years ago when a group of Aggies returning to A&M from Houston in an automobile ran over a little mongrel pup near Navasota. They picked up the yelping, in jured pup and brought her to Col lege Station and began one of the greatest traditions in the history of a tradition-rich school. Dubbed Reveille The next morning the dog began barking at the sound of reveille and was immediately dubbed “Rev eille.” For 13 years the little dog en deared herself to thousands of Aggies’ hearts as the school’s offi cial mascot. In January, 1944, Reveille I died and was buried with full military honors. A memorial in her honor was erected at the north entrance of Kyle Field. Two dogs “Rusty” and “Spot” were then in as the official mas cots of the school, but never re gained the prominence of Reveille I. Needed Mascot In an election in the fall of 1951, the students expressed a desire for another mascot. Their wish was granted in Jan uary of 1952, when the late Arthur Weinert, ’00, donated a three- month-old Shetland shepherd pup to the school. Reveille II began living with Sophomore Sam Netterville in “A ,: Quartermaster, and she has lived with the Quartermaster Corps ever since. The unit is now Co. E-2. Reveille eats two cans of dog food a day, but usually turns up her nose at the dining hall food. She marches in all formations to chow. Without fail, Reveille is up front at The Grove at yell practices harking at the top of her voice with the Aggies. x-. r ■'■•it-,•, V- ■■ i , vy. ... ■ y> Stop and Consider Our Book Policy Before Yon Buy We Will Buy Back All Books We Sell When Edition Is Still Current. When You Buy From Us - We’ll Buy From You. USED BOOKS ARE A REAL SAYING But They Never Last Long. BUY EARLY and SAVE MONEY. If You Know Your Course WE KNOW YOUR BOOKS. You Can’t Lose When We Guarantee Full Cash Re funds For 2 Weeks. This Eliminates Errors and Allows For Course Changes. LOUPOTS MADE BY TRADES WHERE TRADES ARE MADE