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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1962)
THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, August 23, 1962 GA Y IS DIRECTOR YMCA Open All Hours To Serve Aggies’ Needs J. GORDON GAY heads YMCA activities Two Post Office Locations Twelve months each year, 24 hours a day—always open and do ing business—that’s the YMCA at Texas A&M. Housed on the first floor of the three-story YMCA Ruilding, in the center of the campus, the “Y,” throughout the years, has been a home away from home for stu dents and visitors alike. The YMCA is directed by J. Gordon Gay, coordinator of relig ious life and general secretary. He is dean (35 years) in point of continuous service of student YMCA work in the United States. The workings and the very at mosphere of the YMCA at A&M is as genuinely in the democratic traditions as it is possible to make it. The programs provide for the i young men of many lands and t many varied beliefs ample oppor- .^tunity for regular religious ac- Provide Aggies With Service While a student at A&M you will be wanting to hear from your folks, your girls and other friends. This poses a question of just how does a person receive mail at A&M. Mail is delivered at two places on the campus. One is at the main post office temporarily on Church Street. As soon as construction work is finished, however, the main post office will resume its old place in new attire at North Gate. The other is the post office in the Memorial Student Center. You will have to go by either of these two places and fill out an application for a post office box. This is where you will re ceive your mail. Be sure to do this as soon as you are assigned a room so that you can pick the post office nearest your dormitory. The college does have a special delivery service; therefore, it is important that you give your cor rect room number when filling out the caj,'d for the post office box. Immediate delivery is made in the special delivery department. tivity. Under the Christian hand of Mr. Gay, student-led Bible study groups meet once or twice weekly in the dorm^ories. Chapel Also Open A block north of the YMCA is the All-Faiths Chapel, open at all times- for prayer and meditation. Through its weekly programs and various activities, the “Y” stresses Christian leadership by having as many of its responsi bilities student-led as possible. It brings in outside leaders in the Fortims on Men-and-Women Rela tions, the Christian marriage and the Christian home and other pro grams. The YMCA promotes good Christian fellowship ahd inspira tion through exchange programs with other colleges. It encour ages and promotes student partici pation in regional and sectional conferences. Many students choose full-time Christian work as a re sult of contacts made at these conferences. Student chaplains assist the stu dents in many ways. Gay’s Service Long The man directing these and many other programs has served this Christian work for 35 years. He became interested in religious work while a student at the Uni versity of Alabama. Upon comple tion of his training at Vanderbilt University and the YMCA Grad uate School, Nashville, Tenn., in 1926, he went to SMU as YMCA secretary and director of religious activities. In 1928 he came to A&M as associate secretary of the YMCA and in 1952 became general secre tary and in 1957 was coordinator of religious life and general sec retary. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Gay were guests of former A&M students on a tour of the Holy Land. And so it goes, day in and day out, year in and year out— with the YMCA at Texas A&M College. Communication, Transportation Facilities Numerous At A&M Communications and transporta tion facilities are numerous here at A&M. In the Memorial Student Center telephone operators are on duty from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. to place long distance calls for students and to accept payment ,for such calls. Pay phones are also lo cated in many of the dormitories. Western Union maintains an office in the M S C also. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with messenger service for tele gram delivery to dormitories as well as college departments. After Western Union is closed the Housing Office, located in the YMCA, takes over telegraph du ties as well as receiving incoming long distance phone calls. Hous ing Office messengers are on duty 24 hours each day to notify stu dents of incoming phone calls. Students are notified only in cases of emergency after midnight. The Housing Office also main tains a complete locator file of students registered here at A&M. This file serves visitors to the campus trying to locate students as well as furnishing necessary addresses in case of emergency. Passenger trains do not operate out of either College Station or Bryan. Bus service is available. One airline serves the College Station and Bryan area. Flights leave Easterwood Field, the col lege-owned airport, each day. Keep Your Parents Informed On Campus Happenings With A Subscription To The Battalion PUBLISHED 4 TIMES WEEKLY RATES: $6.50 Full Year $3.50. .Semester $6.00 School Year $1.00 Month Plus 2 % Sales Tax CLIP OUT THIS COUPON AND MAIL TODAY Please Start My Subscription September 1st To: THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Enclosed You Will Find My Check or Money Order for: $6.50 per year , $6.00 per school year , $3.50 per semester ,$1.00 per month , plus 2% sales tax. (Check one wanted). NAME ADDRESS.... CITY STATE. L A Familiar Sight A sight which will become increasingly familiar b Aggie is registration, which happens about four!: year. Always a subject of grim humor on camp- registration procedure sparks comments such as, through this, I’ll have it made!” Changes In Corps Of Cadet Prepares Grads For Future The Cadet Corps at Aggieland has taken on a new look. The School of Military Science has made changes and progress is being made in the training of students to prepare them for the atomic and “jetomic” age. The military training prepares the cadet for the future and pro vides him with a foundation for solving the complexities of life after graduation. The objective of the Corps of Cadets is four fold : A. To produce officers who have the qualities and attributes essen tial to the progress and contin ued development as officers in a component of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. B. To lay the foundation of in telligent citizenship for the cadet through a training program de signed to be of benefit to him, to the State of Texas and to the nation whether in military or ci vilian life. C. To provide strong fc basic principles of leafe eluding promptness, how ness, intelligence and ti sense. D. To develop a de«p responsibility, honor ait and to cultivate habits ci obedience and precisiot maintenance of high str performance whatever t!i The Army (ROTC) ill new pentomic army or?£ operations and tactics., li developments in equipmflC not classified are used. The Department of Ai: is dedicated to training y- for the “jetomic.” age. 1 cadets are given the late date material, constant w conducted by Headquaiti Force, located at Man Force Base, Ala., and tit college detachments. COLLEGE STATION STATE BANK A HOME OWNED BANK, SERVING THE COLLEGE STATION AREA It’s no trick at all to y Start A Checking Account COMPLETE BANKING FACILITIES 4% Interest Paid on Savings MEMBER— Federal Reserve System Federal Deposite Insurance Corporation North Gate VI ^