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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1963)
lANY FAITHS REPRESENTED THE BATTALION Thursday, August 22, 1963 College Station, Texas Page 5 Places For Worship Offered A student has the opportunity to ■hip while at A&M and most ■find that his faith has a church Bing distance of the campus. Many churches in College Sta in have student centers for Ag- ■ Here the student can take ■ in activities ranging from ble tennis to friendly discussions. ic 'k iK laplains Are ager To Help ith Problems Editor’s Note: The following i statement prepared by A&M pent chaplains for incoming hmen.) f any one would be first, he it be last of all and servant 11.” This is the position of lijlent chaplains at Texas A&M Sjversity — servant of every Ipent of the campus. Chap- Ins are available to students ly time, day or night. Many of you are leaving home the first time. You are going e faced with problems that u never thought would exist. 1 are here to help you solve ly of your problems, spiritual otherwise. We want to try ake your stay at A&M as sant as possible. le don’t profess to know the wer to all questions and prob- s that you might have, but can find a person who does. Man shall not live by bread te, but every thought that ceeds from the mouth of 1.” We do not wish to des- the religious convictions of one, Christian or non-Christ- but we feel that everyone ds to have his spiritual needs Hied. ome of you for various rea- s will not be able to attend jlace of worship regularly, hope that we can enrich your •itual lives of filling in the i between you and your place worship. ririt Glows ach Year At hanksgiving glowing symbol of the renown- ggie spirit is the massive bon- ignited each year just before annual Thanksgiving football i between A&M and the Uni- ity of Texas. Wording to the tradition this 's will be “your” bonfire as aing freshmen. Each class s back on the fire built its liman year and knows for sure fas the biggest and best in ie history. ie bonfire is the culmination of i hai’d hours in the woods sur ging College Station — long, 1 hours of stacking logs at the behind Duncan Dining Hall, bout one week before Thanks- ! ag each year Aggies invade | 6 landowner’s oak forest to cut | S logs and place them on tracks ad for the stacking area. When stack is ready, it is soaked i oil and highlv-flammable avi- a fuel. hen the big moment arrives I leaders heave torches on the k and' crowds shrink at the in- j « heat as it flares, lie largest yell practice of the ' is then held to prepare for d’s most serious football busi- ! I of the year. i Some student centers have planned socials or outings during the year. ON WEDNESDAY and Sunday nights, studying time is delayed until 8:30 so cadets can attend church. During the spring semester, usually in February, the university sponsors Religious Emphasis Week. Church leaders of different faiths are invited to hold nightly discussions with students in dormi tory lounges. Each morning dur ing the week guest speakers talk to the student body. The All-Faiths Chapel was erect ed on the campus in 1957 at a cost of $257,000 to provide students of all religions a place for individual worship and meditation. Special services are held there many times during the year. INCLUDED AMONG the church es of College Station are the A&M Methodist Chui’ch, the A&M Pres byterian 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, Christ ian Science Society, B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation of Texas A&M and Unitarian Fellowship. Churches not 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 Evangelical and Reformed Church, and United Pentacostal Church. STUDENT CENTERS are main tained by nine churches near the campus. Three student centers provide recreational facilities and social programs for Aggies in addition to regular wQrsjaip services. Church groups that sponsor stu dent centers 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 Saviour’s Lutheran Church, A&M Methodist Church. A&M Presbyterian Church, A&M Christian Church, B’nai B’rith Hil lel Foundation of Texas A&M and A&M Church of Christ. SOME OF the facilities available at the various student centers are recreation rooms for playing table tennis, checkers, dominoes and oth- Several weekends during the years, Aggies bring: their dates to the campus, dress in their finest, and attend the various balls held in Sbisa Dining Hall. Each class has its own ball dur ing the year. The Fish Ball is usually held just after the begin ning of the spring semester. It is an occasion when the freshman dons his best Class A uniform and prepares for the brightest week end of his fish year. Other dances which freshmen may attend are the Cotton Ball and all dances held for the stu dent body in the Memorial Student Center basement and Ballroom. Army cadets of all classes don their best fatigues for the Combat er similar games. Television sets, libraries are rooms for study, medi tation or Bible reading are also available. Programs for the Aggies are weekly or monthly meetings which may include vesper services, dis cussions sessions, cost suppers, programs of various types or fel lowship meetings. Pre-school retreats for study and relaxation are held by some of the chui’ches before the fall semester begins. Exchange meetings with similar groups from nearby col leges are also sponsored by some student centers. MANY AGGIES take part in their churches’ regular worship as ushers or choir members. Ball, another annual dance feat ure. The setting for this dance is usually some historic combat zone, as well as faculty and staff attend ing, dress accordingly. Air Science cadets have their individual ball in a little more splendor, with the Air Force Ball being a formal affair. The two factions of the Corps combine each spring on the night following the Army’s Combat Ball for another highlights, the Military Ball. This is a formal affair. Bands are usually imported from large cities for these dances, al though on some occasions a local group known as the Aggieland Orchestra plays for the dancers. Aggies, Dates Enjoy Many Dances Held During Year WELCOMES THE CLASS OF ’67 SAVE 20 TO 25 PERCENT % UNIFORMS—Form Fitting & Other Alterations ® BRASS • SHOWER SHOES—SOCKS ® LAMPS—BOOKENDS • WASTE BASKETS • LINENS • LAUNDRY BAGS • OTHER SCHOOL SUPPLIES WATCH YOUR MAIL FOR OUR . . . SPECIAL DISCOUNT CARD Taylor's Campus Store North Gate College Station, Texas Freshman Annual Portraits for the “Aggieland ’64” are scheduled to begin with the first week of classes! Watch for the schedule and PLAN NOW to have your portrait in the yearbook. We’ll be looking for you! you save by ordering portraits from yearbook proofs North Gate College Station All-Faiths Chapel Erected by the Association of Former Stu- ship. 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